The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21

lying in bed with fortnight's growth of
beard to when shaver and spruce as their
ordinary habit; while women, when
smartly dressed with fashionable hats and
f1imsy wells, are very different to when
in illness they lie with hair unbound,
faces pinched, and eyes sunken, which is
the only recollection their doctor has of
them. The duchess and the servant girl
present very similar figures when lying
on sick bed in critical condition.
There was an element of romantic mys-
terry in that fragile little figure huddled up
in the far corner Of the carriage. Once
or twice when she believed my gaze to be
averted she raised her eyes furtively as
though to reassure herself of my ident-
lty, and in her restless manner I dis
cerned a desire to speak with me. 1t was
very probable: that she was some poor
girl OF the lady's maid or goWerness class
to whom I lad shown attention during an
illness. We have so many in the female
wards at Guys.
But during that journey further and
much more important matter REQUIRED to
me, eclipsing all thought of the sad-faced
girl opposite. I recollected those words
l had overheard, and felt more convinced
that the speaker had been none other
than Ethelwynn herself.
Sometimes when mans mind is firmly
| fixed upon an object the events of his
daily life curiously tend towards it. Have
you never experienced that strange phen-
| nomenon for which medical science has
never yet accounted, namely the impress
sion of form upon the Imagination? You
have one day suddenly thought of a per-
son long absent. You have not seen him
for years, when, without any apparent
| cause, you have recollected him. In the
hurry and hustle Of city life thousand
faces are passing you hourly. Like a
flash one man passes, and you turn to
! ing resemblance to your absent friend.
| You are disappointed, for it is not he. A
second face appears in the human phan-
tasmagoria. You are amazed that two
persons should pass SO very like your
friend. Then, an hour after, third face
himself. All of you have experienced sim
liar vagaries Of coincidence. How can we
account for them?
And so it was in my own case. Sc
deeply had my mind been occupied by
thoughts of my love that several times
that day, in: London and in Brighton.
! had been startled by striking resem-
/ blances. Is Thus I wonder whether thai
! voice had heard was actually hers, OF
only a distorted hallucination. At any
| rate the woman had expressed hatred o.
Sir Bernard just as Ethelwynn had done
! and further, the old man had openly de
1 fed her, with a harsh laugh which showed
/ confidence in himself and an utter dis.
/ regard for any statement she might make
i At Victoria the palefaced girl descend
i ed quickly and, swallowed In a, momen
in the crowd on the platform, I saw he
.lno more.
i She had. before descending, given me ;
final glance, and fancied that fain
smile Of recognition played about her lips
i But in the uncertain light of a railwa.
4 carriage the shadows are heavy, and
could not see sufficiently distinctly to war
lrant my returning her salute. So tn
i wan little figure, 80 full Of romantic mys
1ltery, went forth again into oblivion
4 was going my round at Guys on TIN
4 following morning when a telegram wa
q put into my hand. 1t was from Ethel
!. lwynne's mother-Mrs. Mivart, at Meme
i ford asking me to go down there with
8 out delay, but giving no reason for tn
!! urgency. had always been favorit