The Washington times., 1902-01-05

ter" but his lips refused to frame Che
! words. He ended abruptly. but Agnes
turned and told him with sp..le, The
Windsor, and"
BE careful. Agnes, There's a ster
| there
Chester Interrupted her with this re-
mark and her Sentence remained unfp-
ished. They had reached the main cabin
| by this time, and Denslow's aunt beck
oned him to her side. With lifting OF
his hat and "Good afternoon" he part
! ed from the woman who had stirred mis-
| pulses as he though they never could be
| stirred. Carried away by an impulse he
could neither explain nor condone, he had
| allowed his admiration for her to make
| itself too manifest to be mistaken. And
| she? Well, she certainly hal not showed
| that she disliked 1t.
| Denslow's brain was in whirl when
they reached the hotel and he had gone
| to his room to make himself ready for
tea. That he, sober sided Warren, as his
| friends had often called him. should be
| carrying on Irritation with a married
| woman, ard a bride Mt that. seemed to
| him an astounding fact. He must cut
| himself loose in Some way. He could
| not bring scandal upon the family name.
] He WOULD return to New York the next
morning. although he had promised to
stay day OF two longer. He could plead
business contingency Clearly Atlantic
| City was very unsafe place for him at
the present time.
He broke the news to Mrs. Roslyn at
the tea table.
II was afraid you would find 1t stupid
here Warren" was her comment.
Stupid! If she only knew the real rea-
son for his going, was Denslow's reflec-
tion!
The next day was. even more beautiful
than it's predecessor. Denslow decided
to walk to his trainsin order to breathe
in as much of the Atlantic ozone as pos
sible before getting back to town. AS he
neared the station he saw Agnes stroll
ing up and down the platform with Ches-
ter. she was not in travelling dress. She
| had evidently come down to see him Off.
1t was strange he should leave her if
they were in their honeymoon, Denslow
thought Perhaps, though. it occurred
to him, they had been married for some
time.
She smiled sweetIy when she saw him
coming, but he imagined a cloud came
over her face when her eye fell on his
valise. which he stepped onward to take
from the omnibus driver.
Are you going to leave so soon?' she
said.
It's must get Ddch " tN"h a.
once" he replied,
He knew that the answer was terribly
commonplace, but with those fascinating
eyes looking straight up into his all his
ideas seemed frozen, leaving only one
sensation behind, that OF bitter. burning
love. '-,.-
I'm SO sorry" she said. "Dick has to
go back to that hcrrid business, too l
was hoping that we might have cavalier
who could drop in and see US now and
then if we couldn't afford one in the
house.
We" Denslow looked his perpleXlty
Eyes. Lena and |. She's my sister. l
think you never met her. She was south
that winter. Why, didn't you know | was
staying with her ana her husband here?
She was not well. SO she told DICK to
bring me back Without there Is your
train just starting"
She besan waving her hand to Chester.
who stocd On the step calling out; Re
member to telegraph me at the first turn
fOr the worst"
Denslow did not move. Hc saw the cars
rolling out from the station. saw Agnes
look of amazemert rs she turneq To ma
him still beside her. Then.
It's too bad" I've made You miss your
train, rafting on in this way, sne SAID
It's no matter" he answered. Gazing
to the bus driver to take his Talise I've
decided | won't go back to town TO-DAY.
And they walked away from The statles
together.