The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

Sell, QreW q 10TH DTeitilj dliu MAUI eh
attempt to escape
But Lord William cody detained hor
by putting his hand on the sleeve OF
her Jacket, and saying:
'.No, no. Don't run away. please II
It's q secret, III keep 1t. trust me! j
can always keep secret for q pretty
girll''
Maggie. who had been speeches. up
to that point, could contain her anger no
longer:
"cad!" she Kissed out between her set
teeth In q very low voice, but with such
a flash Of tho eyes from behind her
black veil that there was no mistaktns
the fact that she was In deadly earnest.
Il He did not relax his hold on her Jacket,
but he drew back q step and then, bond
ing forward, whispered:
"Oh, come now, don't be unkindl
Whatever I've done, rye not insul I'l
you, like those Deverills."
What do you mean?"
'Do you think Two no ears2
watched you go through the curtains at
tho flat, and that cub. young Deverill,
after you. And then l heard you slam
the door. and you didn't appear again
at NIL. SO can guess that you weren't
too we'll pleased with your interview. But
you might have managed to say good
night to me- I've mover chased you or
LllEuSL ulSSGll uppIA SOut INV A|S'SAA'
nnd his uncle. And moro than that;
I know at once that you couldn't belong
to tho people OF the flat"
Maggie had got her breath back, and
her self command. Wrenching herself
free wit l1n neat little movement Of the
wrist, she said in a low voice:
your discrimination Is really wonder
full! To begin with do belong to
the people OF the flat My name Is
IT, dop Tn Tho
next place, Mr.. Devcrill has never In
suited me ho Is not capable OF such a
thing. And If Mr.. Deverlll were pres
ent, you would be incapable OF II, too
The words were hardly out of her
mouth when Devcril himself. having
deity missed his uncle at the booking
office and at onco started on search
for Maggie, appeared at her elbow as
opportunity as If he had heard her pas
sionate speech.
But, as n matter of fact, she spoke
too low, and the crowd was too great
for him to have learnt more than this
that she was talking to Lord William,
and that she was not pleased.
"By Jove!" said Lord William below
his breath, when Deverill drove his way
through the jostling passengers and came
UP with them.
And muttering something about getting
Ills AllCNcl, 11OIu N1Ae~PPS>AsS>~t
leaving Deverill with Maggie.
For one moment neither Of them ut
tered word Then suddenly the young
man discovered that she was shivering,
though the weather was not cold anu
she had been walking fast.
"NIy darling, what's tho matter?"
whispered he impulsively, leaning down.
and putting his arm protectingly round
her under cover OF the swaying throng
asr,S,a CO o1 n
way, to let herself CO. to remain passive.
5,1nresisting, cowed, in the grasp of his
arm.
Then she tried to push him away,
and whispered family:
Don't, don't please. It's-it's all so
so dreadfully hard. Don't make 1T
harderl"
maggie. Maggie!"
She looked UP into his face. and he
saw that he reyes were red and that
her face was disflgured by tears. The
momentary effacoment of her beauty
made an even greater impression upon
him than her usual radiant charm. A
tremor passed through him: he drew n
long breath that was like q Sob and
clenched his fists as he bent over her.
But all no could find to say was again
nothing but:
Maggie, Maggie"
She drew herself up suddenly:
'.Where's your uncle?' said she sharp.
4ly.
CT don't know, I'm sure Fumbling
for his ticket under some lamp, ] ex-
pect.''
About me?"
mo"
"It-it would DO very silly OF you i
you did. For-for mean all that
said ALL all. I don't want to talk to
you: don't want to know anyone who
your set know, and don't want to
be like them. Now go away, please.
Go back to Sir Wilfred, and toll MIN
you'll be sensible, and do as I wish, and
never see me again" @
She was very much excited but she
was keeping herself under strong con-
troll, and speaking deliberately, though
not quite evenly.
Deverill's heart went out to the girl
In her struggles.
z 'No, Maggie. no. I shant' go back to
him, and II l were to go. all 7 should
tell him would be what I've told him
already, that I love you. and that I'm
determined to marry you. There!'
And how can you, against my Willy"
retorted she.
But under all the fierce little airs she
gave herself. Doverill saw, Or fancled he
saw. something which told him she was
not so Indifferent as she wished to
appear.
Look here. Maggie" said he. dellb-
erately taking her by the arms and lead,
Ing her up the platform out OF the crowd.
you're only pretending to be hard AID
cold once thought It might be genuine,
but now can see 1t Isn't. You do care
for me q little. I believe, Then why
can't you look at things squarely, as !
do, and understand that It's no longer
q matter OF your people and my people,
but OF you and me-"
but that's just what It's not, what
R It mover can be- cried she with ex-
citement. ''Once dare say 1t was SO;
in tho primitive ages when people dressed
in skins, and there was no such thing
as social rank. man could take wife
where he liked. and there was nothing
TO prevent him. But now when one
marrles, It's not only a question OF
oneself. And tell you again, as Two
told you before, that ] wouldn't marry
you. even II Sir Wilfred quite approved
Of me--There!"
MN