The Ordway new era., 1907-07-19
rney-Croft
| BY
|pH BROWN COOKE
=, iy; By story -rrsss corporsusaJ
CHAPTER XVII.
o.c,lI of the Wanderer.


~ and when luncheon was
Miss Carney remained away
,nh Miss Weston. who was
10 her room. II not to her
,rer which was n formal af.
honor OF the rector and his
IS Carney greeted me cordial
unaflectcdly. but. beyond an
emf flush that lighted up her
bd vanished as quickly as II
Ibe gave no sign that my te-
Of the night before had made
khtest impression upon her
She was superbiy gowned. and
nner. while natural and entire
pnstrained. impressed me as
Il a way, unusually thoughtful
rlous: vet at times her face
lowed with the contented. sat
EXPRESSION of one whose cup
Illness was filed and overflow
~ what II meant. for l could
ker hide the truth from myself
hula. and yet even then strove
ise a plan by which could
yself away and out OF her life
in time her heart would again
this In good faith, for. realiZ-
unworthincss as | did and
b. well that many circum-
had conspired to give her an
opinion Of me and my abil-
which, otherwise. she never
have reached. / felt II my duty
b aside and not stand In the
the far greater conquest that
b. surely destined to make.
tongue can tell the extent to
| regretted my act OF tempo
feakness on the previous even
nd cursed my indiscretion in
advantage OF her hour of sor-
nd despair when l should have
ktrong enough to Withstand the
er. II only by virtue of the great
yer Increasing magnitude of my
on That she knew II now there
be no doubt. and I knew with
certainty that she returned my
Rith all the ardor OF her great
heart.
Arthur Sedgewick. the rector.
p to be n jovial sort of an indi-
of the forid type and port
complexion. while his wife was
hure little woman who regarded
mn unconcealed admiration and
3 greatest satisfaction In life
erived from half.stified exclama-
Ioi mock horror at his constant
Ventional sallies and jests.
You saw all the plays in New
ne asked. as the conversation
Fcepubly took "a theatrical turn.
p yes exclaimed Miss Carney,
most her childish enthusiasm.
went every night and to all the
lPees' too. We had not been In
|hslish'speaking country in so
mat We fairly reveled in the
and we even saw Maud Adams
times"
pn ike her. then" remarked.
ant OF something better to say.
e.eiing it my duty to show an in.
! clearly at variance with the
ooJect OF my thoughts.
DIV, Mr.. Ware. that is altogether
'ad returned Miss Carney. in
''iously assumed tone of bad
iou said that in exactly the
'"at the traveller at sea greeted
one morning. when he
'eo politely. but with about as
enthusiasm as you yourself have
'nowh' Good morning. old man,
you are well: not that l care
: nut Just to start the conversa-
Iectors wife looked properly
20 ea' while her liege lord laughed
''ously and cried:
leard that story when l was in
7, Miss Carney. but unless my
uy ~ tails me, the wording was
vhat different"
ssApurgated 1t for your especial
T. SIR returned Miss Carney SOL
= and then. in reply to my ques-
she added.
mink Miss Adams is Just too
al. ana dainty for anything. Is 1t
.rue that she is married?"
mas been rumored that she is
u TO her manager" l replied, |
hardly think 1t possible, for
''e almost never together. You
she spends her summers in
while he II in Lon |
'aa' a lust as soon q he re. |
IN the autumn, she always
:, ,or the west with the Little
rey!' exclaimed ths rector |
~ unfeiene1 IN tbeiat tr6Gat.
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