Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01

was distinctly shorter and less nahosoMe
than Mrs Lees own-which. OF course |
passed to her daughter.
Anna seemed happy enough-only Fentoh
noted with loves keen prescience that she
was no longer the Joyous spirit VINO nau
danced into his heart. But ne kept ms
own counsel being wisely satisf1eo 70 iease
the future to time and wise love. ne was
carefully tender of her, foregoing ardens |
demonstrations. chivalrous in Difference 70
her widest whims although the chiefest OF
them. her fancy for lonely morning gahops'
gave him many very bad half hours:
Anna herself did not know why she con-
tended for them Who ever does know now
and why fate works to an end! inc Weo-
that she went out earlier. mounting when
dawn was barely flushing the east, ano
racing along the red road to meet lhe SUI
rise Thus she came face to race Win
with a hard nights ride. There was no
pretense of greeting-Anna drew ASIDE 10
let him pass feeling herself nush nhe
the dawn clouds. and wishing eartn niisn,
omen to hide her from his sight. he relneu
directly across her path, and SAID duly.
so you sent wedding cards! Iaey
got to the fort yesterday nave riohe''
sixty miles-to wish you JOY. ,.,, h,,+
Anna tried to say: you are KIM, ~
trembled so she dared not speak II Was
all a hideous mistake-she saw II nov" ";
when it was too late. John Dacre nao ~.
changed-his eyes loved her as OF oIu: ~
sands and moonlight with John LOOKING up
| into her eyes and whispering: me earn III
| shall not part US, nor the wind, nor ne
great sea-" He had gone away DAY ia.el
! saving nothing more For year she nao
hoped and trusted bearing up against 'hs
J burden of his silence. And then sne t ht.u
| put a thing SO vital to fools arDitla. i,lr
| with the love vine. Her hearts uioo'As
| was all her own doing.
| Capt Dacre turned away his eyes -heI
| face was too infinitely piteous he thous
| he knew the root of trouble-he plunheieu
| on. Il do wish you joy. Don't, don iooh
| so sorry for me. 1t cut deep-but your
| mother was right to send me away. You
| deserve everything-and l had nothing Out
| a heart to give" ,o,,.
| Anna clutched her reins so hard she drew
Tr.xy almost upon her launches as sne
echoed. her face going white: MY m'the'
| sent you away! When?"
| AT Christmas-she said you had CONS
| to agree with her. Dacre said, ms eyes
| compelling belief. He bent humoly towaiu
her, took her hand, pressed 1t to ms hps'
then galloped headiong away: oo
She knew she would see him agalii-see
him in her bridal robes. He was not tne
sort to finch from task he had set MN,
self, however hard. All day long ner SOU
CROPPED in a maze. Where lay [lsm. !
when she swept down Exeter's great plach
polished stairway, a tall, Whlte sha ~, !,
misted over with priceless lace. Inc o,e
hall was sea of faces-other faces p a,-en
eu tne uouple pa, ioi', CO.. +ool, not @
fringed the lawn beyond she TOOK lo ~,
of only one. John Dacre, upright anu SUI SUI
| dierlv. stood recessed in one OF the lal
| colonial mantels, with his head hlgh, III
the poise of hunted stag at bay u
| Ali things were cloudy to her unti tthe
h;sbon had begun his office. He had d
wonderful voice, sweet and stirring, o.
strange carrying powers 1t pierced through
her dulled and fevered consciousness WI. 1
the words: IF you, or either OF you Kno"
anv inst or lawful impediment-' and MADE
,, her fling up both hands in arrest IN nos
! fash there had come back to her the MAY
, morning, the race. Fentons ngnI spee sav
, she turned to him, her eyes luminous, say
ing so all might hear: kings excuse M
Fenton? l don't love you. do love-an
other man" And then before anypou.
could speak, she had crossed the room =
49, nacre's side and stood with her lac
hidden in his breast, whispering softly: y.
! am yours-yours only, If you Will nav
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