The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-06


time with her. but she was govern.
caa for years 10 her young sisters.
She often comes to stay with uH,
my wife is extremely fond of her"
Margaret PaitlHer n goYrrncsn' 20
be- echoed. still holding tight 90 my
arm why. man alive. when ! knew
her. her father vas millionaire
"Oh. yes. | HnoW that they were
very rich. ! have heard her say ~. -
I Haid hut. canon am afraid this
has knocked you over. this uncN-
pccied meeting Let me give you
some brandy come into the dining
room
Yes. yes. viii have some
brandy You vii think me very
odd. Dallas. hat didn't expect 10
sec Miss Paillatef here today ! have
not seen her Tor years | thought
nhe was married sEes since year,
ago
NO. no. abe has never married.
She Ia Niles palliatef still
gave him n brandy aud soda. he
drank n without word. and sat
resting against the edge Of the table.
Dallas" be said a. last. Il feel
AZ " ! had seen a ghost
Something better than a ghost.
canon" said. booking straight al
him.
THAT depends. be replied Then
he stood upright. shook himself to-
geihar with an inaomiiable gesture
81 pride and resolution. and said In
his ordinary nourt eouH. melOdiouH
tones that be vas all right and
would go into tie garden.
A. he went across the lawn 10
where RassYh tea table was oct. n
suddenly occurred to the that n the
sight " Miss rAiiiatsT had no I'M
neryed this strong man. what would
be- the effeet of meeting Canon
Herloi upon Aiss Paillaier7 How
ever. there vas no drawing back
thrn. Ne we're already close 90 the
ladies. aud the next moment Hoaey
was greeting him with her usual
cordially. And let me introdues
YOU Ga my dear friend Miss Fallis-
Ter. rhe sald. indicating our visitor
by a gesture.
''Aisn Palhaier and have met be
fore" said Canon ilerlDt. many
years ago | had the privilege II
knowing her
watched them both eagerly. I
must admit - { Has the sudden
blnnchlnE nf Margaret Pailislera
cheeks aud the equally swift return
~ the blood to them. she rose ron
her chair. put cat her hand bali
heaiisiiuely. and said. Yes. Il IL
hong since Nc met little thought
Go meet you hsfe-of today
Mrfeifaliy II thai moment the Ad-
mirahle Vincent arrived on the
Arnna Bringing more visitors. ard
isnHry'a attention uaN taken CON-
plefeiy away from the tao who had
met again IA Anah uumisfakAisir sur
prise They did ms move from the
spot where they had stood on meet
tnK he made "a nreisnse OF low
eriug bis voice. | beard every word
iAaf he said. I could not help u. Tor
was wodKed In be- the tea
table and them. and could not get
away without making myself more
conspicuous than as necessary.
I thought san were married
years since he aid. atili holding
her hands and hooking 6own upon
her with Hteh wealth of love In
hiN luminous eYas that the little
meek. almost dnNdy woman ia
brown. whnm Nr bad regarded as a
born old maid. seemed positively -
quail hcfaff hin VIZ did you not
marry him.
Because ! feif Il msKt, not
marry the one that loved me and
thai i loved she said. tn a ioR
voice. but without ans uixtenns at
runceAimeut. I would rather 80 I'M
married 20 nv grave And after
warda. ahen the money went and
ruin came. IL did nut worry ine I
was not worth anything then"
And that vaa@hoW long sgnf''
"hearH and years. she said with
n dEh.
Wasted Years. ! heard him an
sWer. And then { made q dive past
ihc tea table and ] heard no more.
But the esnuusa new house la the
close had found n mistress. and all
the unmarried ladies Of Northiowcrs
were cut Of the running