The Washington herald., 1907-06-02

Of fear. Neither fear nor shame nor
/ pain nor sorrow had touched her then.
/ What is she afraid ofe' he asked.
/ The housemaid did not know
only she seems anxious to see you, "
she said
/ Geoffrey turned and walked slowly
along the great corridor until ne came
/ 10 the door of the room into which Hetty
/ had been put.
Hetty was lying on a couch. propped
/ up by pillows. Some one had found for
/ her pink flannel dressing gown. and
I the color seemed % throw a deadly
whiteuess over her face and give a
queer. feverish light 70 her eyes.
She raised herself quickly as the door
closed behind him. and. leaning on her
elbow stared AZ him ueryousIv and
EauNiousiy as be- crossed the room to-
ward her. Her face thin and white. and
pDc1sd. looked gray against the pill
+ lows. All the old bright light had gone
from &c. All the old grIish youth and
he1Uty-tle exquisite c0lor-had lefr IL.
Her hair, loose about her shoulders.
{ looked heavy and lgsterless. Her hands
her poor thin hands-rienched unon
the coFerlet were rough and reddened
with work
Geoffrey half way across the room.
. almost came Co. "a standsuI as he saw
Egr there clearly i'm the electric light
Ee had not realized when he had held her
DO His arms an hour or two ago how
changed she was. I'm spite Of what pr.
North had told him, he had never i'm
aE'1ed her except as he had seen her
eight years ago in the park at Oldcastle
ON that last ugly morning when he had
left her 10 Lord Fanshawe
She had leaned forward as he crossed
% her, and had not taken her eyes from
his face
Il had TO see you tonight" she cried.
hreftl-essly. as he reached her side "I
could not rest-I could not sleep I want
ed 20 see you and find out why Won
brought me here. 7 could not under
stand IT, I th0uEht-I thought ua~bs9z
you would turn out TO be some one l
knew"
His heart sank stupidity. There was
no recognition I'm her ayes-onlv a faint
relief, as if she had been afraid Of
whom he might be She had nor re-
membercd him all those years-She did
not know him. and he could see. clear
IN her face, the look Of glad1ess as she
found he was a stranger 10 her
He stood almost stUptdly by her side.
Were you afraid-afraid Of finding
some one you knew he asked. abrupt
ly. she started a little and drew
quick breath
on she cried. with a sort Of sob in
her voice, Il was afraid altogether. And
anu ooaIdn't understand it, Gentlemen
don't take strange girls 10 their hotels /
AS rule Why did you do it to-night?''
He sat down suddenly I'm the chair al .
her side Of the couch, with his face a !
little in the shadow.
Ny brOugham knocked you down" /
he said, slowly. 1T was only fair to .
look after you and see that you were T.
all right"
He put out his hand. tempted 10 tell |
her there and then who he was. But |
he hesitated a moment
Why shouldn't T." he asked. 1t
was the sight of your face. I couldn't
leave you at any hospital-after 1 had
seen your face
She stared at him duly, and her face
seemed to grow whittier under the bright
electric light. He fancied she shrank
from him.
1T was that that made me act as I
Of your f3Ce-that is all."
This time IL was no fancy that she
shrank from him He saw her lips
trembling.
Perhaps it was kindly meant" she
said a little unsteadily. "but 1t would
have been kinder to send me to a hos
Dital-or to have left me alone. I am
nothing to you, and never can be any,
thing to you. and it was a mistake 10
bring me here She looked round and !!
then back at his face. 1t looked stiff
md set in the half light in which he
sat
80 if you really meant It kindly" she
added in a shaken voice you will let
ne go as soon as it is morning. The
nurse means 10 keep me in bed. but
am not really ILL., I have often been
worse than this when | have gone To
work; so that I shall be quite able TO
20, if YOU will tell her that she is to
ct me"
Worse than this, She had been worse
han this and obliged to 50 70 work? {
His poor Hetty, L
They say that your name is Waring
md that you are the Mr. Waring who
las just come from India she went