Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-07-06
CHATTER xVuI.
-he ReeaI d the Wanderer

CHAPTER XVIII.
The Recall Of the Wsnderer.
did not come down 70 breakfast
next day, and when luncheon was
| served Miss Carney remained away
Co be with Miss Weston. who was
| confined 70 her room. if not 20 her
bed
At dinner. which was a formal az
fair in honor OF the rector and his
! wife. Miss Carney greeted me cordial
ly and unanccted'y. but. beyond an
| evanescent flush that lighted up her
face. and vanished as quickly as it
came. she gave mo- sign that my te-
merity OF the night before had made
the slightest Impression upon her
mind She was superbly gowned. and
her manner. while natural and entire
| ly unconstra ned. impressed me as
being In a vav. unusually thourhtful
and serious set az times her face
fairly glowod With the contcnted. sat
isfed expire on OF one whose cup
OF happiness aas filed and overflow
ing
knew what 20 meant. for I could
no longer hide The truth from myself
n J would. ana yet even then strove
20 devise O. plan Boy which I could
take myself away and out OF her life
so that in time her heart would again
be free.
! did this in good faith. for. reallz-
ing my unvorthiness as I did and
knowing wen that many circurn-
distances had conspIred 90 give her an
Exalted opinion of me and my abU.
| ides whiC. otherwise. she never
would have reached. I felt il my duty
90 step aNtn and not stand in the
way or the Tar greater conquest that
she was surely destined 20 make
No tongue can tell the extent 20
which / regretted my act OF tempo
rary weakness on the previous even
Ing. and 7 cursed my indiscreuon In
taking advantage OF her hour of sor-
row and despair when I should have
been strong enough 20 Withstand the
temptor 10 only by virtue OF the great
and ever Increasing magnitude of my
devotion. That she knew 10 now there
could Doe no doubt. and I knew with
equal certainty that She returned my
love with ali the ardor of her great
/ warm heart.
Mr. Arthur Sodgcwick, the rector
. proved to be iovial sort OF an indi
b vidual. of the norid type and port
, | wine complexion. while his wife was
a demure little woman who regarded
! him with unconcealed admiration and
, whose greatest satisfaction In life
p was derived from halfstihed oxclama
lions OF mock horror at his constant
D | unconventional sallies and jests
$50 YOU saw all the plays in New
{ York; he asked. as the conversation
| impercepubly took a theatrical turn
] "Oh, yest" exclaimed Miss Carney
] IN almost her childish enthusiasm
r We went every night and to all tn,
e matinees. too. We had not been il
an Enslsh-speaking country in S,
| Ions that we fairly reveled in the
e alter aud we even saw Maud Adams
i four tines"
D You ike her, then" 1 remarked
I for want OF something better 10 say
but feeling IL my duty to show an in
terest clearly at variance with IN,
true object OF my thoughts
"Now, Mr.. Ware that is altogethe
too bad" returned Miss Carney, il
an obviously assumed tone OF bad
| Image. You said that IN exactly tn,
way that the traveller at sea greete,
his roommate one morning. when h.
observed politely, but with about a
much enthusiasm as you yourself hav
just shown. Good morning. old mar
! hope you are we'll not that l car
rap. but just 10 start the converse
tioni"
The rector's wife looked properl
shocked, while her Iege lord Iaughe
uproariously and cried:
Il heard that story when / was 4
college. Miss Carney. but unless m
memory fails me. the wording wa
somewhat different"
Il expurgated 1t for your especis
| benefit, sir" returned Miss Carney so
emily and then. in reply to my quei
ton. she added:
Il think Miss Adams il Just TO
sweet and dainty for anything. Is
really true that she is married?"
1T has been rumored that she
married TO her manager" I reptile,
but / hardly think IL possible, fc
e they are almost never together. 70
d know. she spends her summers
e Massachusetts, while he is IN Lol
q dan, and, Just as soon as he II
o turns in the autumn. she alway
& starts for the west with the IAttl
Minister"
Mercy" exclaimed the rector
wife. In unfeigned astonishmen
while we ali laughed In spite OF GU
selves. and the reverend gentlems
fell into a violent ut OF coughin
and dropped his fork on the foo
y When the general levity caused b
J. my remark had subsidized somcwha
: and he was able TO speak. he explain
e led: The Little Minister my dea