Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

she. and her little face betrayed the lie,
but 1 was tired, and besides 1 was be-
ginning to be cold, for 1 went out without
my fur"
you should not have gone without it. 1t
grows so cold when the sun goes down,
said Mrs. Ewing. Then a chime of Japan
csc bells was heard which announced din
per.
Doctor Elliot Will be glad of dinner
said Doctor Gordon. He has walked all
the way from Gresham"
Clemency looked at him with approval
and tried to look as If she had never seen
him walking in her life. THAT is good
walk" said she. twenty-five miles 1t
must be. If more men walked instead OF
working poor horses all the time 1t would
be better for them
THAT is a hint for your Uncle Tom" said
Gordon laughingly.
Il never hint, said CIemency. 1T is
Just plain statement Men are waking
animals. They could travel as well as
horses in the course of time If they only
put their minds to it,"
We'll, your old uncle's bones must be
saved even at the expense Of the horse s,
said Doctor Gordon.
Bones are improved by USE said Glenn
ency severely, as she took her seat at the
dinner table. They all laughed. The girl
herself relaxed her pretty face with a
whimsical smile. 1t was quite evident that
Clemency was the spoiled and petted dar-
ling of the house, and that she traded in
nocently upon the fact The young doctor,
woman was still upon him. yet realized the
charm of the young girl. The older woman
was, as II were crowned with an aurSoIe
of perfection, but the young girl was
with mystery. She looked prettier now
that her outer garments We're removed
and her thick crown of aSh-blonde hair was
revealed The lamp lit her eyes Into bluer
flame. She was darling of a young girl,
and more a darling because she had the
sweetest confidence in everybody thinking
her one.
However. James Elliot, sitting in the we'll
appointed dining room, which was more
like city house than little New Jersey
dwelling, did not for second retreat from
his first impression of Mrs. Ewing. Be
hind the coffee urn sat the woman with
whom he had not fallen in love, that was
too poor a term TO use. He had become
worshiper. He felt himself, body and soul,
PROSTATE before the divinity of woman
hood itself. He realized the grandeur OF
the abstract in the Individual. What was
any spoiled, sweet young girl to that? And
Mrs. Ewing was in truth, a wonderful
creature. She was a large woman with a
great quantity of blue-black hair, winch
had the ripples one sees in antique statues
Her eyes. black at first glance, were IN
reality dark blue. Her face gave one
neyer-end!ng surprise. James had nor
known that woman could be so beautiful,
Vague comparisons with the Greek Helen,
or Cleopatra, came into his head. Now
and then he stole glance at her. He
II.
but he was rather pleased with that fact,
although her Voice was so sweet and gra-
cious. Speech in a creature like that was
not an essential. 1t might even be an ex-
crescence upon a perfection 1t did not
occur to the daZed mind of her worShiper
that Mrs. Ewing might have very simple
and ordinary reasons for not talking-that
she might be tired or ILL., or preoecupied.
But after number of those stolen giances
James discovered with great pang, as II
one should see for the first time that the
arms OF the Venus were really gone when
his fancy had supplied them. that the
woman did not look well. In spite of her
beauty there was ill-health evident in her
face. James was a mere tyro in his pro-
fession as yet but certain infallible signs
They were the signs of suffering, possibly
OF very great suffering. She ate very little
James noticed, although she made pre-
tense of eating as much as any one. James
saw that Doctor Gordon also noticed IT.
When the maid was taking away Mrs Ew-
ing's plate he spoke with a gruffness which
astonished the young man. For heavens
sake, why don't you eat your dinner,
Clara?'' said he Emma, replace Mrs
Ewing's plate. Now, Clara, eat your din
ner. To James utter establishment Mrs
Ewing obeyed like child. She ate every
morsel although she could not restrain
ker expression of loathng. When the salad
and dessert were brought on she ate them
also.
Dr. Gordon watched her with what
seemed, to the young man. positive bru-
tally. Ills mouth under his heavy beard
ouivered perceptibly whenever he looked at
his sister eating, his forehead became cor
rugated, and his deep-set eyes sparkled.