Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-06-04

her joyously. but perhaps his eyes
more than his words spoke his greet
Ing.
lie directed her attention 10 orc OF
his pictures. which he called Loves
Reality" and taking advantage OF Mr..
Duttons cOnsideratc pre0ccupation
with the sketches she saw everywhere
displayed. he tenderly asked Jean
nct;e. Can you guess who was my
model for thats''
Jenny's eyes met his. and hc thought |
he never saw her look more glowing
May / guess that II Is your future J
wife," she whispered
with difficulty he suppressed the inn |
pulse TO clasp her then and there 10 !
his heart. But he pressed her hand. /
which had somehow stolen toward his
own. and his face told an the rest.
"Oh. my darling ne brcathcd
Would we We're alone FOR one short
minute
eve are" She laughed. Mrs. Dut-
ton =, very short sighted. and - deaf
when she thinks 10 best 90 bc that she
cannot really bc looked upon MS an in-
truder We can talk unrestraincdly
and that is great privilege. Tor we
have much TO say 90 each other. have
we notf'
Much. we have 90 plan Tor iifc-
I time" ne declared.
And you have 20 explain why you
left me for three days hcverinc hc-
/ tween hope and despair
His face fell. q shadow fitted darS
/ ana threatening across his satisfaction.
He sighed ami reluctantly admitted
that he had rolled upon tho Judgment
OF n friend who had conceived an in-
expiicahle distrust OF her. She felt as
n an axe had been laid at the root 81
her hanuincss. She faiteriuliy asked
who was this person. and when DEE an-
1 swered Mr.. Byrd" her ewes looked
wild and her speech sounded thick.
she pressed for am explanation of this
mans distrust. Her lover replied that
no did not know. Tie only told her
why he had not gone 90 her after Dor
loving revelation az Miss ASpinwalis
seccption.
ST yielded 10 his earnest entreatics."
he said. "Afr. Byrd asked me to visit
"a week until Doc could suhstantiate Dis
, doubts. sec now that I did wrour
should have trusted you implicitly.
, | withheld myself from Won for three
days. Then my love triumphed.
went 20 him and told him 7 could NOT
and would not believe that Won wer.
not am your sweet facc promised. au,
, gave as an argument in Your favor OBJ.
. fact that you were ready 90 give uI
your great fortune TO please my within
i. He was overwhelmed. ana confcSsc,
that Do had n total misconception col
your character This was at s o'clock
=, Jenny. At $50 I was at your house
There We're lights n the parlOr but
. was not admitted"
1T was through mistake" she mur
INJURED. with lowered head and brow
turned away. O. And there ~h
paused How could she go further
How explain this situatione Beside.
-. she felt weak and shaken That an
7, man should have distrusted her am
7, made her lover share her doubts.
only for Few days. was terrible
her She did not know raw 90 hide D.,
agitation. nor how 90 keep back h,
- tears.
"I love Won So he said. forccttin
"a Mrs buttons presence. which. indies
i, did not obtrude itself land my tru
is So completely restorcdi I can nev'
80 doubt YOU again. nor viii I ever in O
-, future listen Co any ones words again
80 YOU. Jenny. Jenny. my Quecn' Do
ufei Look around. give me- your han
~ breathe sweet forgiveness. and fo
to- get"
nd At this iuncture Miss Aspinwau "a
-k tered. and great was her ASTONISHING
az the scene before her
dv "Nlr Degraw, Jenny 7 did u
ln- think 10 find you here together" s.
lev calculated. with a pointed look.
so. Jenny seized hold OF a small tai
near her 20 steady herself. and east
an entreating glance upon her friend.
ed That friend did not see It,. or fail
she 20 understand il.
.au Il have just come from an intervr
nid with Mr.. Degraw. OF Cleveland. VIII.
lsh met unexpectedly at Tinany's q
'or. morning" Miss Asniuwau continu
not He told me you had engaged yours
Ter 70 him. Jenny. and I came here I
full. sweet look 40 the artist told W
ina BUT robody saw that look He q
,ur- Jenny We're both absorbed in the g
ave wild glance each had cast upon
other at the utterance OF these IN
words
and What facts are these:" exclain
:. IS the artist after one terrible NOME
''You have engaged yourself go
her. rival. and now come herr
q TO "Oh. can explain it," interrup