Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-03-09


ordered as she stepped inside. motion
ing Chilcote TO the -eat opposite.
They moved up Bond street smoothly
aud rapidly. lillian was absorbed in
the passing trafiic until the Marble
arch was reached; then. as they glided
through the big gates. she looked
across at her companion. lie had
turned UP the collar OF his coat. though
the wind was scarcely perceptible. and
buried himself i'm il 90 the ears.
lit Is extraordinary she exclaimed
suddenly as her eyes rested on his
face. II was seldom that she felt
trawn 10 exclamation. She vas usual
~ too indolent 10 show surprise But
now the feeling was called forth be
fore she was aware.
Chilcote looked up. What's extraor-
dinaryT' he said sensitvely.
She leaned forward for an instant
and touched his hand.
Bear" she said teasiugly. did I
rub your fur the wrong wayT Then,
seeing his expression. she tactfuny
changed her tone. LII explain. 1t
was the same thing that struck me the
night Of Blanche's party-when you
looked at me over Leonard Kaine's
head. You remember She glanced
away from him across the park to
where the grass was already showing
greener
Chilcote felt m at ease. Again he
put his hand 10 his coat collar.
"Oh. yes" he said hastily; yes" He
wished now that he had questioned 10
Ger moro closely on the proceedings OF
that party. IL seemed TO him on look
ing back that Loder had mentioned
nothing on the day OF their last ex-
change but the political complications
that absorbed his mind
Il couldn't explain then" Lillian
went on. 81 couldn't explain before a
crowd Of people that IT wasn't your
dark head showing over Leonard's red
one that surprised me. but the most
wonderful the most extraordinary
likeness She paused.
The car was moving slower. There
was delight IN the easy motion
through the fresh. early air. But Chill
cote's uneasiness had been aroused.
He no longer felt soothed.
"What IkcuCssF" he asked sharply.
She turned to him easily. ooh, a
likeness ! have noticed before" she
said. "a likeness that always seemed
strange. but that suddenly became in
credible 80 B.auche's party"
He moved quickly Licensees are
an illusion" he said. "a mere imagi-
notion or sfr., l.-.f-.s,t NJ -... ...- ....
short; bis annoyance seemingly out OF
an proportion 20 tho cause Lillian
looked at him afresh ia slightly Inter.
ested surprise.
Yet not SO very long ago. yourself
she began
Nonsense he broke in i've al
ways denied nkcnesses. Such things
don't really exist Likeness seeing is
purely an individual matter-a precon-
cepuon." lie spoke fast He was
uneasy under the cool scrutiny or her
green eyes. And with a sharp attempt
az self control and reinsurance he al
tered his voice. After all. we're being
very stupidr he exclaimed. We're
worrying over something that doesn't
exist"
Lillian was sull lazily Interested. To
her own belief she had seen Chilcote
last on the night OF her sisters recep-
ton Then she had been TOO preoccu-
pied 20 notice either his manner or his
health, though superncially 10 had lin
gercd in her mind that he had seemed
unusually reliant unusually well on
that night A remembrance OF the i'm
preston came 20 her now as she
studied his face. upon which impercep-
tbly and yet relentlessiy his Vice was
setting It's mark in the duh restless
ness Of eye the unhealthy sallowness
OF skin
some shred OF her thought. some sug-
gesuon OF the comparison running
through her mind. must have shown -
her face. for Chilcote altered bis DO.
ton with q touch OF uneasiness ,