The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17

sight Of oil the avenue. How much bot
ter will It be for her to use the private
entrance, and come and 60 by a sort OF
stealth! But then she does not regard
It that way Sic Is so ignorant OF this
wicked world that 1t seems to her merely
n saving OF ten minutes walk around
the block We'll all there Is OF It. must
find n place for her before SHE domes-
tlcatcs herself here
,rhe thought OF what should be done
with her remained perslstently with him
md kept him 5irritated by the vision OF
her provoking and useless beauty. IF
she were princess" he thought, :'all
the poets would be twanglng their Tyres
about her nl tho artists would be dying
to paint her; she would have songs made
to her, and sacred oratorios given under
! her patronage. Sho would preside at
church fairs and open the dance at char
lty balls. II could start hsr In liiia as
II princess, the thing would go on wheels.
But to earn her own llvlng--that Is Il
trade Of another complexion. She has not
breeding or education enough fora gov
crncss: she Is not clever ctbugh 10 write
or paint; she Is not steady enough to
keep nccounts,--by the Great Tornado!
I have a grievous contract or my hands"
"a He heard the sound OF hoofs outside
y
groom holding a young grown horse by
the bride, the we'll groomcd coat Of the
animal shining In the warm sunlight.
In a few moments Farnham was In the
saddle and away. For awhile he left his
pcrplcxities behind in the pleasure of
ra pid motion and fresh air. But he drow
rein half an hour .afterward Mt Aclnnd
Falls, and tho care that had sat on the
crupper came to the front again. AS n
last resort" he said, II cnn PERSUADE her
she has voice, and send her to Italy,
and keep her the rest of her life cutivnt-
Ing It In Milan"
i5t8 All unconscious of the anxiety she was
occasi onlng Maud walked home with her
feet scarcely aware9of the pavement. She
| felt happy through and through. There
was little thought, and we may say lit
| tie selflshness in the vague joy that filled
| her. The flowers she held in her hands
| recalled the faint odors she had inhaled
in Farnham's house; they seemed to her
! a concrete idea Of luxury. Her mind
was crowded and warmed with every de-
| tall OF hcr3Gvlst: the dim, wide hall; the
white cravat OF Budsey; the glimpse she
caught Of the d!ning-room through the
| open door; the simmer OF cut glass and
porcelain; the rich sortncss of the car
pets and rugs, the freight dancing on
the polished brass. the tender glow of
| light and repose OF shadow on the painted
| walls and ceilings; the walk In the trim
| garden. amid the light and fragrance Of
| the spring: the hot air OF the rose house.
| which held her close and made her feel
! faint and flushed, like a warm embrace;
! and through all the ever-present image
| of the young man, with the pleasant, UNI
! embarrassed smile, the white teeth shin
| Ing under the dark mustachc; the eyes
| that seemed to see through her, and vet
] told her nothing; and more than all this
to poor Maud, the perfect fitnnd fashion
of his clothes, filled her with n joyous
| trouble. She could not dwell upon her
4 plans for employment Shefelt as If she
! had found her mission, her true trade
| which was to walk In gardens md smell
/ ot-house roses The 2perpleXltles which
1 filled Farnham's head as to what he
/ should do with her found no counterpart
lin hers. She had stopped thinking and
! planning: things were going very we'll
/ with her as It was She had lost the
! place she had wished and expected. and
| vet this was the pleasantest day of her
| life. Her responsibility seemed shifted
to stronger hands, It Ind become
1 Farnhams business to find some
| thing nice for her: this would be easy
/! for him; he belonged to the clnss to
whom everything is easy She did not
| even trouble herself to think what 1t
would be rs she lotered home In the
| sunshine. She saw her father and in-
| formed him In a few words of her fnil-
! uro; then went to her room and sat down
| by her window, and looked for hours Al
the. sparkling lake.
She was called to supper In the midst
of her reverle, She was inst saying to
| herself. III there was lust one man and
| 1t,oi, In yvn =, ft,a
picking out OF the man and the woman.
| this world would suit me pretty well"
| She resented being called into other So
| cIety than that IT her idle thoughts. md
| sat silent through gIFper, trying to kocp
| tho thread Of her fancies from breaking.
But shn was not allowed to 70 back nm
dl$hwbcd to ltrfool's paradise.
| Sleeny, who had scarcely removed his
| eyes from her during the meal, rose with
| n start rs she walked into the little
sittng-room OF the family, and followed
| her. She went to the window with a
| novel to make use Of the last moments
| OF daylight, He, stood before her without
| speaking, until she raised her eyes. and
said sharply:
| well, sam. what's tho -mattcr?"
He was not quick either of thought or
| speech. Ho answered.: M
! "Oh! nothln Only -
t"Only what?" she snapped
Wont you go and take walk by the
(! Bluff"
| She threw down her book at once. Sho
liked exercise and fresh air, and always
| walked with pleasure by the lake. sam
was to her such a nudity that she en-
+, joyed his company almost us muCh rs
| being alone. She was ready In Il moment
and short walk brought them to the
little open place reserved for public use,
overlooking the great fresh-water sea.
There were n few lines Of fshado trees
and q few seats, and nothing more; yet
the plantation was called Bluff Park, and
It was much frrnuented on holidays and
| Sundays by nurses and their charges. It
was in no sense a Fashionable resort or
Maud would never have Nenturcd there
IN company with her humble ndorer, But
among the jovlal puddlers and brakemen
| that took tho MIR thcre 1t was well enough
tc have an escort so devoted and SO mus
(, cular, So pretty II woman could scarcely
| have walked alone In Bluff Park without
insulting approaches. Maud would hard