The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-03-23

ullll. ne iSll us IL lIlclT HIVES were III
ready upon the loom of destiny. With
out moments hesitation he stopped
passing cab and, with few hurried
words to the driver, jumped In.
"Do you happen to know the Gran
villes of East Twentieth street," he In
quired of Bartram, with whom he dined
that night. for he had learned SO much
In the Intervening hours, Bartram nod
ded, stopping to blow few rings of
smoke into the air before replying. as
II II We're matter of no special impor
lance.
Nice people" he observed Mt last,
but rather quiet and old timey.
Why
Il should like to meet Them" an
swered Da0bury, with II straight look
that conveyed perfectly that no fur
Their explanation WAS forthcoming
And so, before many days elapsed.
he was presented To the lady of his
dreams In a room where the odor of
lilacs was as heavy MS ii had been in
the garden of his hoyhood. As their
eyes met he fancied that Miss Gran
her glance was puzzled and inqulring
There We're several other guests pres
ent, but at the end of quarter of an
hour Danbury and she were separated
from them by enough space to make
condolences possible. 1t was then that
Faith Granville turned her clear eyes
upon him and said naively:
l.. la.
sending the lilacs? But how did you
know who | was. and why have you
done it,
There was vague disapproval in
her voice, but not enough to make him
despair of forgiveness. Besides, her
question proved that she was more
child than woman and that In the
midst of IL society bound by precedent
she dared to be herself
So he threw prudence To the winds
and after II diplomacy AID convention
and stood before her the man that he
was, telling her how II had happened.
how he hud come back TO New York
and how, even before he had seen them,
the scent of the lilacs had taken him
bdth W HIS bbN 1911 AluNS, IbN Nllt llutl
appeared suddenly, clothed In the very
colors of his dream All this he told
her rapidly and earnestly and rs only
n clean souled. natural man could hive
done Then he waited breuthlesSly fer
her TO speak. by her answer he would
know whether he had read her Alright.
'O-oh!' she said, with little gasp.
L.,
suspicious humidity In her eyes, but
she lifted them brnVcly 10 his and eon-
tinucd: Il am not worthy anything SO
poetical and beautiful as this, and
when YOU come TO know me you will
find it out / should hate at-hnving
you discover what n commonplace girl
l nm" She stopped and tried 10 steady
her somewhat trcmulous lips.
But that is my risk" was the nm
swcr, "and am not afraid. May we
call this the beginning of the begin
ningf' And he smiled down mt her
with IL look In his eyes that quickened
the beating of her heart deliciously.
The end of the beginning came about
year later. The lllacs had made their
| appearance III Tue Guy once more, np!ll
ed upon the pushcarts ut the curb
where their naughty sisters the roses
and vlolcts. would sometimes stare dis
dalnfully out at them from behind the
| plate glass windows of the flower
shops. Had you been passing through
East Twentieth street early in the aft
crnoon of II certain day you might have
seen big, athletic man ana II slender
deep eyed girl descending the steps Of
one of the somber brownstone resi-
denccs. The man was IN the regulation
twccds. with his gloves graspcd firmly
in one hand, and the girl was gowned
In lilac of n shade as elusive aud beau
tiful AS memory.
At the sight Of the gorgcously dec
GRATED carriage that awaited them they
half hcsitatcd. Then rs II shower of
something fine white and hard as h1il-
stones began To patter about their
heads they dashed down precipitousIy
and gladly awaited themselves of its
protection