The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-02
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get 1t for q little whilel''
But the bridegroom WINS III no mood

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But the bridegroom, wns III no mood
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IN the strntd, whispered he, bending
his head to coax. d \ '"rell Claudia you
jumped into a hansomo and went further
nfleld for them Como, Maggie, come"
But she would not When. however,
she found that ho was not In a mood to
DO pitt OF, shc consented to arrange u
littlo fraud on Claudia, to 90 back holnc,s
have breakfast, and then to mako an OK
c,iso Of a shopping excursion, and to
come straight to- tho rooms he had taken
In the Strand.
% This settled, ho gave her two kisses
under shelter Of the umbrella, saw her
MS far MS she could allow, and then
jumped into hisfhansom and drove away.
How the hours dragged while he
waited for her! Hs tried to- emit but
everything tasted like chaff. He tried
TO count tho omnibuses, as they lumber,
cd by, each with an elegant canopy OF
dripping umbrellas, on their way to tho
city. Thon he went out. and watched
for her coming from the wet and muu-
gdy pavement outside.
But the hours passed, and she did not
come. And at last, wearicd with watt
Ing, and beginning to get anxious about
her, no sent her a telegram, paying the
reply, and addressing her by her maiden
name
Within an hour he got the answers:
Cannot manage 1t, am watched; 40
not call or write yet a
Dcvcrill felt sick as he read the mes
sage. What did It mean? Had she been
watched? Had their secret been discover
ed? II so, surely tho only way to meet
her relations was by boldly confessing
the truth. and owning her real position!
Why was she so shy, so frightened, y
she loved him? And why, II she did not
love him, had she thought Of marrying
Z him at all?
An answer to his doubts and fears and
torments he must have, and that without
delay. He could not pass n night with
out seeing her again, without getting an
assurance from her lips that she was not
sorry for what she had done
With a gdisconsolate look around tho
little sitting room which he had MADE so
smart and so snug in anticipation OF tho
happy hours they were to pass together
there, he passed out, locked the door ana
went down into the wet street.
An idea struck him.. II he could only
get n word with Maggie, perhaps he could
persuade her to come, not merely down
to his little new home to the Strand but
away with him altogether. He had not
dared to propose such thing before IN
the timld state she had been in. But now
It occurred to Inn ito think that, II she
had been very much teased and worried
at home that day, she might be IN mood
TO listen to such n suggestion.
He resolved. therefore, to go to his
chambers. to get some money which he
had there and his cheque book. and then
to go up to Bayswnter and to loaf f1out,
on the chance of finding a chance
which would certainly turn up-of COM
munlcating with Maggie.
When he got to his chambers he found
Dudley Carrs waiting to see him.
Dcvcrill said :s"Hallo" without tiny par
tcular enthusiasm, as indeed he was
irrtated by the delay entailed by the
presence Of his visitor.
you've been out carly!" said Cars,
who was standing on the hearth rug,
looking at n portrait Of Maggie.
It annoyed Deverill that he should
look at that picture. and he frownsd
Dudley Cars looked at him, and then
at the portrait.
II say" said he, excuse my asking
the question, but hadn't you, when l
saw you last, some intention Of keeping
TO your old notion of marrying Miss
Maggie Brown?
Yes" said Dcverill shortly.
Cars broke in before he could say
more:
by love, then, you've had lucky
escape! Who do you think she turns
out 10 be?'
Deverill could not for a moment answer.
He staggered against the table and
glarcd at his visitor
(To be Continued-)