The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-12

looker-on, slowly rubbed her whlte hands
one over the other. H s ri 35 s
"Ah, yes" said Millicert. unblushingly
that was her strong point, blushlng In
the right place. bit not iii the wrong
"N1r Oscard; he is associated with Mr.
Meredith, Is he not, In this hare-brained
scheme ~ 1
q believe they are together in 1.-THE y
smiac.nc. you mean2" said Jocelyn. M
What else could she nean?" reflected h
the looker-on. Sf
| 'tYes--the slmtaclne. Such singular
name, is It not? 7 always say they will (
ruin themselves suddenly. People always
do, don't they? But what do you think
OF 1t? should like TO Know IL
II think they certainly will make d for-
! tune" replied Jocelyn-and she noted the
| light in Millicent's eyes with a sudden
| feeling OF disl,ke--''unlcss the risks prove
4 too great and they are forced to abandon
!! It," il N g5sy
what rsks?'' asked Mlllcent, quite
| forgetting to modulale her voice.
well, Of course. the Ogowe River IS n
! most horribly unhealthy, and there are
4 other risks The natives In the plains
| surrounding the Slmincne Plateau are
antagonistic. Indeed, the Plateau was
surrounded and quite hcseged when we h
/ left Africa. ~ 4a III
SIts may have hurt arlllicent, but 1t hurt
| Jocelyn morc--for the smile had left her
shearer's face She was off her guard
/ as she been once before when Sir John
Twas near, and Millicent's face betrayed
something which Jocelyn saw at once
| with sick Notwithstanding that Slrs
tJohna knew from the morning when he
xl. r. ar,,a f,,o al
something that Lady Cantourne mad
4 known all along. 81 * Sd Y
Y5 And was Mr.. Meredith on the Plateau
| when 1t was beseged?" asked Millicent.t
4 with o. drawn, crooked smile. 8: 5s$
..Yes,s answered Jocelyn. She could 1
mot help SEEING the poor little satisfac-g
4 tion of this punishment: but she felt all 4
the while that 1t was nothing to the pun
,Iishnent she was bearing and would bea y
all her life. There are few more con-
.ktradictory things than the heart OF II
women who really loves. For one maj
1T Is very tender; for the rest OF the
world 1t Is the hardest heart on earth
.ltif 1t Is called upon TO deferd the object
or its love or the love itself n,
f25"But.' cried Millicent. "of course, some
sthing was Done They could never leave
4 Mr. Meredith 5unprotec s5S
5f..Yes"4 answered Jocelyn q nietl y, ~. w.
4 Oscard went up and rescued him. NJ
brother heard yesterday that the relief
had been effected> II
Miillicent smiled again in her light.
hearted way. 81 a 5ss
"That is all right" she said. What 4
good thing we did not know Just think
auntie dear, what a lot of; anxiety we
have been spared! Y IA
.sIn the height of tile season, too y said \
Jocelym s Ss s4 4 5I3 4fs,
',Y es.' replied N1illicent rather doubt
y
1 j .ady cantourne was Snuzzled. There
4 was something gong ON which shA5 a tl.
Enot understand, Within the sound OF tn rs,
4 pleasant conversat ton there was 1he c "
A nuetis of the foil; behind the POI lite smile
\ there was tho CLEAN of steel. she W q 7 i
rat her relieved to turn at this monen1
/ and see Sir John Meredith entering the
room with Ills usual courtly bow. i ~
always entered her drawing ON u ne !,
that. Ali that little secret OF mu!ual
now will wish, before they hay We grown
old, that they had known II.
IIeS shook hands with Lady CanLouInte
and with Millicent. Then he stood Win ~
n deferential half-bow. waiting ior me
introduction to the girl VINO was you ms
enough to be his daughter-alnlost TO pc
his granddaughter There was something
| nathetic and vet proud in this old man =
uncompromising adherence to the lessons
of his youth.
Sir John Meredlth-M!ss Gordon.
The beginning-the thin end OF ~. me
wedge, as the honely saying has Tins
! end which we introduce almost every
aau Of our lives, little suspectng to what
lit may broaden out II.
II had the pleasure OF seeing you q la -
night,,. said Sir john at once "a Lazy slti;V
/ Titzmannerings evening party, or,.,.t
Home 1 believe we cal. them now :, a;,
some Of the guests read the invitat :,
tod
t.ste y Tfey we're so much at home that
I fearing to intrude. left rather early.
III believe the skirt-dancingd fris htened
YOU away, sir John. said Milllcen1t, nier-3
rily, = ~, :. Il A.
may sometimes be alarmed by q scare -
crow
(ro be Continued Tuesday,