Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22

lived in the woods with the gypsies. Are
you that sister grown up? The place Where
We played together had a tai fence with
points at the top. There were flowers and
there were bushes with currants on them
all round the fence
she made a sudden move and I felt her
arms about my neck. l think she cried a
little. l didn't l was too glad. knew
she was that sister the moment our faces
touched and 1 knew she would care for
me, and that 1 needn't go back INTO the
talked a good deal and told her what I've
been telling and she tried to answer, tried
as you did to write, but all L could under-
stand was that she meant to keep me, but
not in the place where we were, and that
l was to go out again. But she hxed me
up a little before We went out, and she
bought me some things, SO that looked
different Then We went into another
house where she talked with a woman
for long time, and then sat down with
me and moved her lips very patiently,
motoning me to watch and try TO UNDER
stand But l was frightened and couldn't.
So she gave up and, kissing me, made
motions with her hands which under
stood better; she wanted me to stay there
while she went away, and l promised 10 II
she would come back soon. At this she
thu watch, and she let me look at It, and
inside against the cover 1 saw picture.
You know whose it was.
The depths to which her voice sank, the
trembling of her tones, startled Ransom.
Had she been less unfortunate he would
have moved to dllerent seat, but he could
not show her discourtesy after so pltitul
a tale But the nod he gave her was a
grave one, and her cheek flushed and her
head fell as she softly added 1t was
the first time l ever saw face l liked
you won't mind my saying so.-and L
wanted to keep the watch, but sister car
ried it away She didn't tell me what 1t
meant, her having your picture where she
could see it all the time, but when she
came again she made me know that you
and she were married by pointing at the
picture and then throwing something white
over her head. l didn't ask for the watch
after that, but
A PARKWAY look, a trembling Of her
whole body, finished this ingenious con-
fession. Ransom edged himself away and
then was sorry for it, for her lip quivered
and her hands, from being quiet, began
that nervous interlacng of the fingers
which bespeaks mental perturbation.
II am very ignorant she faltered; per
haps 1 have said something wrong l don't
mean to, 1 want to be good girl and
please you, so that you won't send me
away now sister is gone: All. l know
as he seized her by the arm and looked
inquiringly at her. You want me to tell
why 1 jumped out of the carriage that
night and vexed Georgian and was naughty
and wouldn't speak to her. I can't, l can't.
You wouldn't like it if l did. But I'm
sorry now, and will never vex you, but
do just what you want me to. Shall I go
upstairs now?'
He shook his head How could he let
her go with SO much unsad? She had
talked frankly till she had reached the
very place where his greatest interest lay.
Then she had suddenly shown shyness of
her subject and leaped the gap. as it were,
to the present moment How recall her
to the hour when she had seen Georgian
for the second time? How urge her into
a description of those days succeeding his
wife's flight from the hotel of which he
had no account save the feverish lines of
the letter she had sent him? He was rack
ing his brain for some method of commune
eating his wishes to Anitra when he heard
step; behind him, and, turning, saw the
clerk approaching him with telegram.
He glanced at her slyly as he took it.
Somehow he couldn't get used to her deaf
ness and expected her to give some evil
dence of surprise curiosity. But she
was still studying her hands, and as his
eyes fingered on her downcast face he saw
a tear well from her lids and wet the
cheek she held partly turned from him.
He wanted to kiss that tear, but refrained
and opened his telegram instead. 1t was
from Mr.. Harper, and ran thus:
Expect a visitor. The man we know
has left the st. Denis.'