Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-16

ton out Of doors. Ethel and Ruth we're to
receive on the lawn. and at the open hall
door the squire would wait to welcome
his guests
Soon after o'clock there was a brilliant
crowd wandering and resting In the pleas
ant spaces; and Ethel. wearing a diapha-
nousiy white robe and carrying rush bas-
ket full of white carnations was moving
among them distributing the flowers She
was thus the center of a little laughing
bantering group when the Nicholas Raw
don party arrived. Nicholas remained with
the squire, Mrs Rawdon and the voung
men went toward Ethel. Mrs. Rawdon
made very handsome appearance-''an
arfstocratic britannia In white liberty silk
and old lace. whispered Ruth, and Ethel
looked UP quickly, TO meet her merry eyes
full of some unexplained triumph. In
truth, the proud mother anticipating
great pleasure not only In the presenta-
ton of her adored son, but also in the Gu
riosity and establishment she felt sure
would be evoked by his friends. SO. with
the boldness OF one who brings happy It'd
ings. she pressed forward Ethel saw her
approach and went TO meet her Sud
denly her steps were arrested. An extra
ordinary thing going to happen The
Apollo of her dreams the singer OF the Hol-
land House pavement was at MRS. Raw
don side, was talking to her was evil
aehtiy familiar friend. She was going 10
meet him, to speak to him at last She
would hear his name in a few moments:
all that she had hoped and believed was
coming true. And the clear. resonant
her ears she said with an air of tri-
umph she could not hide:
Miss Rawdon, / want you to know nv
son, Mr.. John Thomas Rawdon, and also
John Thomas cousin, Mr. Tyrrel Rawdon
or the United States" Then Mr. Tyrrel
Rawdon looked into Ethel's face and IN
that marvellous meeting of their eyes,
swift as the firing of a gun their pupils :
dilated and flashed with recognition and
the blood rushed crimson over both faces
one gave the gentlemen flowers, and lis
tened TO Mrs. Rawdon's chatter and said I'm
reply she knew not what swift and ex-
qulsfte excitement had followed her sur
prise. Feelings she could not voice were
peaung at her lips, and yet she knew that
without her conscious will she had ex-
pressed her establishment and pleasure II
was, indeed, doubtful whether any after
speech or explanation would as clearly sat
lsfy both hearts as did that rnomeutnry
flash from soul to soul of mutual rennen-
brance and interest
Il thought I'd give you a surprise" said
Mrs: RaWdon delightedly. You didn't know
the Iyrrel-Rawdons had a branch In Amer
lea, did you? We are a bit proud of then,
can tell you that
And indeed, the motherly lady had some
reason. John Thomas was a handsome
youth of symmetrical bone and flesh and
wel-developed muscle. He had clear.
steady, humorous eyes; manner frank
and independent. not to be put upon: and
yet Ethel OWNED, though she could not
nave declared, the want" in his appear-
ance-that all-overish grace and elasticity
Whlch comes only from the development OF
the brain and nervous system. HIS face
was also marred by the seal of commonness
Whlch trade impresses on so many men,
the result OF the subsection of the intellect
70 the VIII, and of the impossibility of
grasping things except as they relate to
SER. IN this respect the American cousin
was MS antipodes. His whole body had a
psychicaI expression-slim, elastic alert.
over his bright gray eyes the eyelids drew
themselves horizontally; showing his dex-
terlty and acuteness of mind; indeed his
whole expression and nien
We're, as are the eagles keen
All the man aquilnep
Ihese personal characteristics taking
some minutes to describe were almost an
instantaneous revelation to Ethel, for what
the soul sees IL sees in a flash of under
Standing But at that time she only an
swered her Impressions without any in
qulry concerning them. She was absorbed
by the personal presence of the men and
an that was lovely and lovable in her ma
ture responded to their admiration
(To be continued tomorrow