Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

| have the divorce proceedings stopped
and be reinstated as his wife, but he de-
sired the whole Denning family TO un-
derstand that was now impossible: he
was fervently. feyerishly awaiting his
| freedom which he expected at any hour
He said IL was ,sickening to remember
the WEAKNESS OF body and soul Dora had
given him about a non existing child
and though this could never be atoned
for, he did think he ought to be refunded
the money Dora's contemplate revenge
had cost him
How could he? How could he?'
"of course. Mr. Denning sent him n
check, pretty large one. dare say.
And 1 suppose he has his freedom by
this time, unless he has married again.
He viii never marry again.
Indeed that is the strange part OF
the story. 1t was because he wanted to
marry again that he was 'fervently, fe-
verishly awaiting his freedom
| Il can hardly believe it, Ethel What
| does Dora say?"
| when Mostyn was ignored by every one
| in the neighoorhood. woman stood
| up for him almost passionately. Do
| You remember Miss Sadicrg'
THAT remarkable governess OF the Sur
reys? Why. Ethel. she is the very ugliest
/ woman ever saw.
| she Is ugly that she Is fascinating. IL
/ you see her one minute you can never for
| get her, and she is brains to her finger tips.
She ruled every one at Surrey House. She
| was Lord Surveys secretary and Lady Sur
/
| and they adored her: she ruled the serv-
| ants, and they obeyed her with fear and
| trembling. Nothing was done IN Surrey
| House without her approval And II her
| face not handsome, she had "A noble
presence and a manner thai was irresist-
| ible"
And she took Mostyn's part?'
with enthusiasm She abused Dora in
| dividually. and American women generally.
| She pit.ed Mr.. Mostyn. and made others do
| so; and when she perceived there would DO
IN Sha md IA r{V rpef m for
socially. she advised him to shake off the
/ dust of his feet from Mouk-Rawdon. and
begin life in some more civilized place. And
In order that he might do SO, she induced
Lord Surrey TO get him very excellent
civil appointment in Calcutta
Then he is going 10 Indian
HE is probably now on his way there
He sold the Mostyn estate
''I can hardly believe tt
He sold 1t to John Thomas Rawdon.
John Thomas told me IL belonged TO Raw
don until the middle of, the seventeenth
century, and he meant TO have 1t back. He
has got it,.
Miss SadIer must be a witch"
"She is a sensible, practical woman. who
knows how 30 manage men. She has sootheB
Mostyn's wounded pride with appreciative
fiattery and stimulated his ambition SAs
has promised him great things IN India. ana
she will see that he gets them
He must be completely under her con-
troll
''She will never let him call his soul his
own. but she will manage his affairs 10 per-
lection. And Dora IS forever rid of that
wretched influence. The man can never
again come between her and her love-
never again come between her and happi-
| ness. There will be the conference OF the
world a barrier.
There will be Jane Sader as a barrier.
She will be sufficient. The Woman Between
will .anuihilate The Man Between, Dora is
now safe What will she do with herself
She will come back to New York and be
social power. She is young, beautiful,
ri
cial influence. Social affairs are ruled by
finance. l should not wonder TO see her IN
st. Jude's. devotee and eminent tor sood
works"
And If Basil Stanhope should return?'
Poor Basil-he is dead
How do you know that?"
what do you mean, Tyrrel?
Are you sure Basil is dead? What prooh
| have your
you must be dreaming OF course he IS
| dead! His friend came and told me So
| told me everything"
rs that all?
-4There were notices in the papers"
Mr., Dennfng must have known 1t when
! he stopped divorce proceedings.
'Doubtless he believed it; he wished to do
! So"
''TvrreI, tell me what you mean"
81 always wondered about his death rath-
er than believed in It Basil had a con-
Stunning sense of honor and aftectioh Toe
the church and its sacred Offices lie would
have died willingly rather than drag them
| into the mire of a divorce court When
| the fear became certainty he disappeared
| really died to- all his previous life
| But l cannot conceive of Basil lying for
| any purpose"
| took on themselves the means they thought
! most likely to make that disappearance q
| finality."
Have you heard anything, any
| thing?"
lone night Just before 1 left the west a
| traveller asked me for nights lodging. He
had been prospecting in British America IN
the region of the Klondike. and was fun OF
Incidental conversation. Among many other
things he told me of wonderful sermon he
had heard from young man In large
mining camp. l did not give the story any
attention at the time but after he had gone
away II came to me like flash of light
that the preacher was Basil Stanhope."
.Oh TyrreIl If it was-if IL WAS! What
A beautiful dream! But il Is only dream.
If 1t could be true. would he forgive Dora?
Would he come back to herr
MOI Tyrrere voice was positive and
even stern No he could never come back
10 her She might go to him. She left
him without any reason. / do not think ne
would. care to see her again.
II would say no more Tyrrel. do not
think as you do 1t is dream, a fancy.
lust an imagination. But il II We're true,
Basil would wish no pilgrimage of abase-
ment He would say to her. Dear one.
hush! Love is here. travel-stained, sore
and weary. but so happy 10 welcome your
And he would open all his great. sweet
heart to her. May l tell Dora some day
what you have thought and said? It VIII
be something good for her 10 dream
about"
love him.
He was her first love. She loved him
once with all her heart If it would DO
right-safe, 1 mean. to tell Dora"
ION this subject there is so much not TO
say | would never speak OF it,
ut may be a truth"
Then It is among those truths that should
be held back and 1t Is likely only a trick OK
my imagination, a supposition, fancy
"A miracle! And of two miracles l pre-
fer the least, and that is thai Basil is dead.
Your young preacher is a dream; ana, on
Tyrrel 1 am so tired 1t has been such IL
long, long happy day! l want 20 sleep My
eyes are shutting as l talk TO you. Such
a long, long, happy day"
And so rlany long happy days to come
dearest"
so many" she answered. as she took
TyrrePs hand and lifted her fur and fan
and gloves. what were those lines we read
together the night before we were married.
| forget / am so tired. 1 know that HE
should have many a hope and aim, duties
enough and little cares, and now be quiet,