The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-23

air. With half-cloSed eyes and weary
+, motion of her head she turned to gaze
| at her visitor; she felt that she was
| doing it beautifully. Then her eyes
| came open with flash and she sud
| denly blushed to her temple in the
wave of confusion that swept over her,
! as she saw the TALL superb man before
her, who was bowling with such splen-
did grace, and with the most perfect
air in the world that she had ever en-
CCuntered.
"Whyl" she gasped, "really-oh, you
don't know how you startled me, Phil
ip, 1 mean Mr.. Brownell-do sit down."
and, Strengthening up in her confu-
sion, she quite forgot all about her
practiced languor and wicked slippers.
She was frankly embarrassed for the
first time in her life, and she showed
1T plainly, as she looked at the man
who had seated himself and was gaz-
ing at her with such handsome eyes
and with such a tantalizing smile.
well" he said, with flash of his
white teeth, Il upset you bit, didn't
II"
He looked her over critically; the
loose, flowing tea gown, the lace petit
coat, the satin shoes, the cigarette be-
side her. There was an amused twinkle
In his eyes, and she felt suddenly an
cry with herself and with him, but
only grew the more confused in conse-
Quence.
Il was so surprised to see you," she
said lamely. She, the woman famous
for her wit and epigrams, to come out
with a speech as trite as that; she
could have bitten her tongue off for 1t.
Didn't you get my note?" he asked,
with surprise. Il said I would call at
8. I felt sure that could have a visit
all to myself at that hour
''Yes-why, of course-but, don't you
see-I still fancied you youth" she
blurted out, with still greater confu-
sion.
and folded his arms, bending his head
gracefully and looking at her with
smiling eyes.
She felt that he was reading her
through and through, and that he was
laL Ching at her as we'll. She made a
brave effort to collect her scattered
wits, and to say something to redeem
herself in his sight, but all she man
aged to say was:
"Have you lived in Garnersborough
ever since that. summer was there?"
The twinkle in his eyes increased;
she fairly wrfthed under his steady
gaze; she knew she was a guilty
wretch, but she did wish he wouldn't
gaze her out of all her self-control and
have such intolerable command Of HIM
self.
"Do you think look as if I had been
in Garnersborough ever since" he
said. 81 am glad to know 1t If do, be-
cause then shall be convinced that
the old story Of the pewter cup is true
Il have always had my doubts about
1t. No." he went on, Il have been
there but two months since I saw you
last, and six weeks of that time have
just spent there. I have been in near
ly every. country under the sun since
then, however, and I have got good
deal Of life out of those eight years."
Millicent gazed at him helplessly.
IT shouldn't have known you," she,
said, still feeling the awkwardness of
all her words, and thinking at the same
time that he was the most distinguish
ed looking man she had ever seen;
such a manner; such a voice; such
perfection of dress. She suddenly let
her eyes fall to his hands In fearful
remembrance-they were slender and
white and extremely graceful-Was it
possible that they could be the same
that were so awful eight years ago2
Millicent drew In her breath with
little gasp and Strengthened her Shout
ders Phillip" she said, laughing a
little, for she was getting hold Of her
self again, won't you please tell me
where you have been and what you
have done all these years?"
''There isn't much to TELL" he said;
"eight years do not count for much in
passing. I have been in South Ameri-
ca; / went there first on a ranch; then
I was consul in Central America: after
that I went to Cairo and Algiers for a
firm of importers, for whom I after
ward went to China; then back to
Vienna for another firm, and finally to
London on my own account, where
have lived for two years-and have