The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-04
Silk Lined.
BY JULIA TRUIrr BISHOP.

BY JULIA TRUlTT BISHOP.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pab. Coz
Their meeting had been by accident, he
said to himself sfterwsrds in bitterness
OF spirit; coming when he felt most des-
olate and most weary of everything he
had been and was going to be. And into
that utter tiredness had come up girl
out of his old life; a girl with clear eyes.
so young. SO sweetly and lovably young;
-and knowing the charm could last but
for two days, he had not the courage to
break 1t with a word.
1t had been an accident of a crowded
woman who pushed him aside and against
someone else with a murmured word of
apology. and she looked up, caught by
the tone.
ed. half-frightened. I'D is Fred-Mr.
Robertson. isn't it? And don't you re-
Edith Vane!-little Edith, who had been
young man. and whom he had left eight
years ago, tiny girl with ruffled white
aprons and bag Of school books! How the
years had flown.
look about his eyes suddenly clearing
away. How you have grown! l never
should have known your
A rose flush had swept into her face. as
were frightened with importance. How
was he to know that he had been the
hero of her childhood, the fairy prince
OF all the stories, the gallant knight of
memory of them that sent the rush of
color to her face and made 1t more al
Turing than before He was watching her
with the intentness allowed to one who
found the little girl he left behind sud
denly shot up into beautiful and graceful
young womanhood.
Il Thought Of bunting you up-you and
to be here only two days"
"Oh, you must Gomez she cried Gag
erly. Dick is a physician now, you know
and / am the head of the house. Do
come this evening. We are at the old
home. A.
And so that evening he went. Dick had
been called out at the last moment. and
| the delightful chance gave him another
he might have told which would have
| made all the difference in therworld, but
l he did not tell 1t. There was no need
| and there was a look in her eyes which
| somehow made 1t hard to tell.
He went again next day, but DIR. Vane
| had been called to a consultation; and
| SO he and the little Edith of the old days
| went out into the streets and walked and
interest. one of them said-he did not
i remember which one. when he tried to
| recall 1t afterwards, and what it was they
| saw he did not know.
After awhile they found with dismay
l that the hour for lunch was long past,
| and he took her into a restaurant.
'At any rate. l am not going to starve
you, simply because l am glad to see
you" he said laughingly. dimly conscious
| that he was quite unreasonably happy.
Think of poor Dick she cried, her
| face dimpling with mischief. mo little
sister there to preside over his lunch"
She was facing the door. and the light
| from 1t was on her face. 1t sent glints
l Of gold running through the little brown
| rings about her face. The shadow of the
them into unfathomable depths of dreams.
/ II his life had depended on it, he could
not have told her the one thing that
| would have made all the difference in the
world.
Dick won't be angry" he said con-
oh" she laughed. 81 am not afraid
| of Dick. know all his moods and lenses.
| I've been studying Dick so long to see
| what the indications were that / have
| become the finest judge of human nature
/ you could find anywhere"
Il II would have known 1t at once," he
| said with hooking gravity. You have
| such a judicial air-something like stern
and impartial canary"
He was saying anything. merely to
| keep her talking. 1t was something so
new and so lovely to watch her as she
| talked.
"Oh. but am" she said. smiling up
| at him. You don't know For instance,
yonder is a lady at the second table be-
yond yours-I have never seen her before.
and her back is turned this way; yet I
could tell you things about that lady that
would surprise you"'
| You brighten me-" he said, half-jes
ingly. But l am willing to use all the