The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14

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Sourselfl You wouldn't have done !, I'M, Una,
u you had thought he iooheu ~ 49, ~
wotlil Souri'sss 49,,
Deverills did ttot ut once answer. me N
Fact ,@s.s that llc had been so hiuc , Is. ~
llieved to-, find athat the MAJOR ilaa . ti.e
saving grace OF keeping his daugh ,,.ls
out Of the atmosphere of the llat ti' nv
he had yielded to an Impulse wili ny IA "a
felt was not wholly Justified' nnu n .1..
taken In hisSn hand which ne coui tua ny
look upon as clean
For the second time he made q resolve,
when he got back to his chambers tilh !.
night, that lhe would forget Massie =
he could; for on the one hand II WIS .!s
plain that she did not care ior MN ,a,.u
on the other It was nbundah,iy e.eaa
that Sir Wilfred, even If he haa peeI -. .
much more lenient and indnlgent pe..
son than he was, would never nave c t'
sented ia His t,enhews marrying into a
family Of such very dubious surroundings i,l
For that he had been cheated At POKER
as he had been cheated at roulette, DeeV -
erlll could not doubt.
And then again. try as ne Would y, ~
forget the whole matter, there wo o.l.,,
crop up that haunting duestioh nov
much did poor Maggie Know H..
He was not quite s,lro whether he was
glad or sorry that he did not know Where
the enree girls were staying; 1or ,"hlle,
on the one hand, he congratulated MN
self upon the impossibiity OF his see.
Ing them again. and told himselt tnat
for him to forget Maggie was reaily INC
best thing that could happen. Set ne
found himself yearning for a slgnt o..
bright eyes. for the sound OF her tres 81
young voice.N
And when, ten days later he caught
sight OF the girl herself stepping WIN WIN
her sister Aline out of hansom I. ~
Regent street, his heart leapt up within
him. and no earthly consideration OF
prudence could have prevented ms sprils-
ing forward to8help them 70 aIisn..
He was struck by the transformation
In their appearance. Instead OF the
two shabbly-dressetl girls whom no re-
membered, he saw before him Two grace
full women in the smartest OF tolicttes,
their gowns Of fawn colored cloth SNOW
ing off their slender figures, and poth
wearing hats as pretty IN themselves as
they were becoming to their Wearers;
Maggie too, Sins tead of avoiding MIN
as she had done on their previous meet
ing welcomed him with blush ana y
beaming smile which famed his SUM
bering passion into instant life again
..This Is luclty!" said he, as he shook
hands with her. I'D been wondering
what had become of YOU Where are
you going 2?
"shopping!" said Maggie, with her
eyes sparkli@g. "The most iasclhatl1'g
occupation ever Invented. At least,
think so. Poor Aline doesn't because
she has Just been to the dentists ana
she can't forget the fact
.Well, It's better to be coming from
than going to the dentists. at any rate,
said Deverill, cheerfully' Don't you
think so. Miss Aline?"
II don't know said she rather woe
fully. II feel as IT, instead OF having :;
Come and have some luncheon at tl ~
savoy" suggested Deverill. and go to
n morning performance afterwards, ana
laugh the pain away
4IAlino shooke her head.
mo. thank YOU" said she. II couldn't
eat or laugh to-day. really. Maggie,
please make haste and get what you
want, for I'm longing for nothing SO
much as to get home and bury. my he ao
in sofa cushion
Maggie, whose pretty brown eyes had
suddenly grown twice their normal size
at Deverill's Invitation, put a. pleading
hand on her sisters ARM
ooh, Aline, don't you think you could 2.
whispered she. And her voice trenble d
with excitement 1T would pc " 50
lovely" ),
nimbly taking advantage OF his VI oppor-
tunity. II can lessee you're In pain, and
that you won't be conf table TIL you
can lie down quietly; and get little
Sleep VIII you let me put you into q
hanson, and I'll take care Of Miss Mag
gle and see that she doesn't spend too
much money, in the first place, and ~
undertake to keep her fed and amused
for the rest OF the afternoon, and bring
her home safely, with the newest sweet
things In hats and anything else she
wants to buy"
s"Oh!" said Maggie,
And the tone Of voice In which she
uttered the little try, the way IN which
she put her head pleadingly on one side.
told eloquently OF her own wishes.
Aline looked rather grave
IT don't know what Claudia would
say she began. zS
And again Deverill noted that she used
not her mothers but her sisters name.
f"She'd say" said Deverill boldly, that
It would madness to miss such chance
OF doing your shopping under an In
| telligent masculine eye. Y on shou ID Away;
have man to help you to choose your
things, you know. then you get things
that please both sexes. instead OF only
one.
ooh. Altne, do let MEL
Aline sighed murmured. gave way
The poor girl, was indeed, longing &c
go quietly home, and she suffered her
self to be put in a. hanson. not without
a faint protest, charging her sister earn
estly not to be late. 81
Where shall l tell him, asked Dev'
GRILL, when the hanson doors were shut
4Aline grew red. stammered.
| oh NNnta MI ~ said she
Then as she thought he looked sur !!
prised she added quickly: We are stay
Ing with friends-at Croydon"
| For one moment the remembrance O
the ugly mystery. Of the SWretched Sc
crets OF the life at the flat, made hin
hesitate. appalled, at the course upot
| which he knew himself to be entering
Tho next, he caught sight OF the ra
| diant face Of the beautiful Maggie AM
| prudence. discrction,F flew to the winds
as he raised his hat to Aline and sh
drove away, and he found himself one
| more by the side OF the girl who ma
won his heart and turned his head
'Where shall we so first? = said nc
"Do you really want to go shopping