New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-09

stella he went on. quickly. do you mean that
girl toto pass the time. say. while you were Ia
Egypt that YOU would make me marry her when
Yes. said L "Of course. I should: but you
strangely determined look on his handsoms face.
80 see. he said II see. congratulate you on
mirably- have been a fool not to have seen be-
FORE that you were tired OF ne. have been blind
i interrupted him with Of agqnissd aston
meani 1t isn't yoq who have-it isn't really youT'
Please cont pretend that you didn't Know who
- - - - LslL vs.. vas an lGioC not 10
on I murnured- How can you? How can
And IN any case he said whether you know
or not. You viii wish me now toto 20 and make
sazed at him with miserable eyes-struck dumb
ought 70 De in such matter that I have no hesi-
tatIon in following it at once
= can't believe ~ said slowly that II you had
cared for me you wo.-.1 have driven away
make love TO another woman But perhaps your
way Of loving and mine are different"
Have you anything to say before go to do your
was silent Had ANYTHING to sayT What could
IT, q. rIC-. -
tHInS 20 40 HOW couid go pack on ny wore now
that l knew 1 sank back against the seat and
ssarched his face vita appealing eyes could sac
Il see you have nothing to say to me. WON'T
annoy YOU with my presence any longer. It Is
good thing that you have insisted On keeping our
S nova: secret 1t Will make things easier
buried my. face IN my hands. HIS step crunonsda
listened with a benqmbed and aching heart TO ths
@ beavensI what bad I dore7 II rad seemed so
easy to lay down the law and talk wisely OF righs
But now! on. how could bear TIT How could Z
leaned nv bePPd s 9 t5s bstersd wooden
panks and cried because the end OF the world bad
come to and the light OF life had gone oue
utterly and entirely.
~Oh please. please DONE cry IKE that"
happy 70 care who found ne out In my misery so2
,r.'If You would only, only. stop crying should
Il was Peggy Give. Her thin. slight figure and
white frock were suited to her childish age. but
her comprehensivet compassionate eyes were the
eyes OF woman who had suffered.
said quickly but was in the kitchen garden be-
hind this hedge a fey minutes ago and heard
Stumbled hastily Up from the ground, AZ tnls
vantage OF an unidentified position; and stood
bling for the handSerchief IN my sleeve that
The girl went on hurriedIy. 7 don't know you
very well" she said but I'm not afraid to s2esz
seventeen be 50 calm and sslf-possesssd 7 Won
Il couldn't understand why you have always
been so nice 70 me; People generally seem to lo9<
saying under their breath. How young Miss Civs
IS. and now very silly But now. OF course
'Yo1 understand" 7 cried what 90 you Under
She laughed
II undsrstand what mistake everybody has
'.11istaEeF' I echoed. uissrabIy. What mis-
Peggy Give looked steadily before her;
light" she said IN a low voice.
I stared at her stupidity,
People seem 70 think, she went on. "thas De
Mr.. FairIight kind and nice to me In the
spring that IL misunderstood his motives. know
OF course. I knew that he was only kind to me be-
eaq9se s was shy and everything was ne"
! looked steadily into the girls pale face. but she
a. Ter he from rnrea
brown eyes was steadier than my own.
Please believe what am saying she continued.
earnestly. cot course. understood perfectly why
# was that he-he stQpPed-stopped being Kind. It
things BY that time and have lost my shyness
There was nothing FOR TO say.
If missed BIN a little at first" she went on.
Because he had been 50 kind and good Iike-Iks 2,
sort Of brother. you know. You understand, don't
yes" said understood better than Peggy
thOught- She took my hand and stroked 1t gently
Please don't be unhappy any more" she whis-
and-and was so very sorry mat Il should nave
= wonder why you ars so nice 20 me-" said at
Peggy squeezed ny hand. NO one can help
being nice to you" she said -And no one can help
" Sh TasIirv Ssttere the vfite frfs Of her skirt
II can see she said. with a courageous suaf1e,
that only one thing viii comfort you no~-1 VIII
what do you nnean?'' cried.
81 am going to find Christian.- she said. ''eo-so
BGt I caught at her hands. "Oh, ny dear. ny
DEAR I cried. Wait a minute before you
20 you see what you dOing2 Don't you know
U-hv Christian left ue2 Don't you know that he
vent to look FOR yOu-tO-ask you"-
She wre0ched at her hands but held them fast
yes" she said. ''but he loves you. I dOn't want
him am not at all interested IN him IL rathsr
dislike him. il fact
once more she tried 20 free her hands but did
u an, going, away" she said; II an going 20
GERMANY next week-to Leipzig for my music.
don't suppose I shall see either OF you again.
Nv heart ached for her.
''Peggy'' I said. dear brave little girl Dor-t
lie to me agaInl Tell me the truth Why a-s you
doing this2 You doing it Tor me and can
see that you still love him Why do you give
Suddenly her face was flooded with a rush ot
scarlet and with a last wrench she released her
hands.
'sPerhaps-for the pleasurs OF tho game"
But I knew better, and when Christian cane 60
me presently to make Up our quarrel told him
re truth and he didn't Ike it--(Ths Taller.