The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-30

again by his glance, and never for
one moment thought of resisting the
appeal it made to her. With a con-
scious tenderness she waved him an
adieu whose spirit he could not but
feel. In the same moment he lifted
his hat and stood bareheaded looking
at her with a pathetic inquiry, which
made her inwardly cry out, ooh. what
does he mean?" Then the Doctor
touched her:
why do you do that?" he asked
angrily
Because must do it, father;
cannot help it, desire to do it,"
Il am in hurry; let us go home !"
She turned away with a sigh. The
Doctor drove rapidly to Maiden Lane
and did not on the way speak a word,
and Cornelia was glad of it. Hence.
forward she was resolved to love
without a doubt. She would believe in
Joris, no matter what she had seen,
or what she had heard There We're
places in life to which alas! truth
could not come, and this might be one
OF them. Though all the world blam.
ed her lover she would excuse him.
Now a woman's intuition is like a
leopard's spring. it seizes the truth
if 1t seizes it at all-at the first bound,
and it was by this unaccountabe
mental agility Cornelia had arrived at
the conviction of her lovers fidelity.
She reflected that now he was so far
away, it would be possible for her to
call upon Madame Van Heemskirk.
She resolved therefore to call upon
Madame Van Heemskirk the following
week. She expected the old lady
might treat her a little formally, per-
haps even with some coldness, but she
thought it worth while to test her
kindness
One morning Mrs. Moran said, "Cor.
nelia. | wish you to go to William
Twins for some hosiery and Kendal's
cottons."
VERY well, mother. will also look
in at Fishers" and it was at Fishers
that she saw Madame Van Heemskirl.
Good morning, madame" said Cor
nelia. with cheerful smile.
Good morning, miss. Step aside
once with me. A few words | have
to say to you,' and as she spoke she
drew Cornelia a little apart from the
crowd at the counter, and looking at
her sternly, said:
'One question only-why then did
you treat my grandson SO badly? A
shameful thing it is to be fiirt."
II am not a flirt. madame. And 1
did not treat your grandson badly.
No, indeed!"
Pray then what else? You let a
young man love you-you let him tell
you so-you tell him yes, 1 love YOU
and then when he says marry me,
you say, no. Such ways l call bad,
very bad. Not worthy of my Joris are
you, and so then, l am glad you said
no."
Madame, you are very rHde."
''And very false are you"
Madame. l wish you good morn
ing" and with these words Cornelia
left the store Her cheeks were burn
ing. the old lady's angry voice was in
her ears. she felt the eyes of every
one in the store upon her, and she
was indignant and mortified at meet
ing so inopportune. Why had Joris
lied about her? Was there no other
way out Of his entauglement with
her?
She could arrive at only one con.
clusion-Annie's most unexpected ap-
pearance had happened Immediately
after his proposal to herself. He
was pressed for time. his grandpar.
ents would be especially likely to en-
barrass him concerning her claims.
and Of course the quickest and surest
way to prevent questioning on the
matter. was to tell them that she had
refused him. And then after this
explanation had been accepted and
sorrowed over, there came back to her
those deeper assurances, those soul
assertions, which she could not either
examine or define, but which she felt
compelled to receive-He loves me!
feel it! 1t is not his fault! must
not think wrong of him.
One day at the close of October she
put down her needlework with a lit
tie impatience. Il am tired Of sewing,
mother she said, land l will walk
down to the Battery and get breath
of the sea. l shall not stay long"
On her way to the Battery she was
thinking of Hyde, and of their fire.
quent walks together there, and ere
she quite reached the house of Ma
dame Jacobus she was aware of
glow of fire light and candle light
from the windows. She quickened her
steps, and saw servant we'll known
to her standing in the open door, She
Immediately accosted him.
Has madame returned at last,
Ameer?" she asked joyfully.
Madame has returned home" he
answered. "She is weary-she is not
alone-she will not receive tonight"
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