The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-03


I'm glad you got that" I said, IT
posted 1t soon after l loft you last
night
Why didn't you tell me when We
we're bldding each other good-by, that
you wouldn't be able to see me this
afternoon, instead OF waiting to writer"
FRANKLY and honestly" 1 said (for
had TO say IT.. Just Mt the moment.
ana only for the moment, / forgot
about tho Duchess of Glasgow's bazaar.
mat was because. after decided To
drop In at the bazaar. something hap.
pehed which made 1t impossible for me
90 so. In my letter / begged you to
let me see you tomorrow instead;
ana now i beg 1t again. DO say .yes.,''
III say yes on one condltion-and
gladly She replied, with an odd. palo
littlo smile, that you tell me whera
you're going this morning. 1 know Il
must seem horrid in me to ask. but
but-oh lvor, 1t isn't horricd. really.
You wouldn't think 1t horrid If you
could understand"
II IN going to Paris" ] answered, be-
ginning to feel as IL had 4 cold po-
tato where my heart ought to be ar
am Obliged to go. on business"
You didn't say anything about Paris
In your letter this morning, when you
told me you couldn't come To tho
Duchess's" said Di, looking like ~
beautiful. unhappy child, her eyes big
ana appealing, her mouth proud. Won
only mentioned an urgent engage
ment which you'd forgotten"
II thought that would he enough to
explain, In hurry" ] told her, Iamely.
so II was--so 1t would have been.
she faitered. "if 1t hadn't been for
what we said last night about-Paris.
Ana then--1 can't explain to you, lvor,
any more than 1t seems you can to me.
But l did hear you meant to go there.
and-after our talk, / couldn't believe
y. 1 didn't come to the station to
find you; I came because / was per-
fectly sure, wouldn't find you, and
wanted to prove that hadn't wound
you. Ye;--you're here"
And, though I am here, you will
trust me Just the same" 1 said, az
firmly as / could.
"of course. I'll trust you. Il"
IF what?"
III you'll tell me just one little. tiny
thing that you're not going to SEQ
Maine de Renzie.''
II may see her" / admitted.
'Rrt-but at least, you're not going
OIL rurpose?"
This drove me into a corner. With-
OH. Icing disloyal to the Foreign Sec
rotary, 1 could not deny all personal
desire to meet Maxine Yet to what
suspicion was l not laying myself open
in ccnfessing that / deliberately in
tened TO see her. having sworn by all
tlnns! a man does swear by when ha
wishes to please girl. that i didn't
wish to see Maxine, and would not SEQ
Maxine?
You said you'd trust me, d." re-
minded her. For heavens sake don't
break that promise,
Buff you're breaking promise
to me?"
"A promsc?''
Worse, then! Because / didn't ask
you TO promise i had too much faith
In you for that. L believed you when
you said you didn't care for-any on,
but me. I've told Lisa. 1t doesn't mat
ter our speaking like this before her.
l asked you to walt for my promise
for little while, until could be quite
sure you didn't think OF Miss de Rem
zie as--some people fancied you did.
If you wanted to see her, l said YOU
must go, and you laughed at the idea
Yet the very next morning, by the first
train, you start
.Only because / am obliged to-" I
hazarded in spite of the Foreign Sec
rotary and his precautions. But / was
punished for my lack of them by maxi
ing matters worse instead of better for
myself.
'oDllSed + 10. she ccHOeu lHcu
there's something you must settle with
her, before you can be-free."
The guard was shutting the carriage
doors. In another minute should loso
the train. For her future and mine.
as well as Maxine's. I must not.
Dearest" said hurriedly. x
am free. There's no question OF free-
DOM Yet shall. have to go. hold
you to your word. Trust me-"
Not If you go to hcr-this day OF
all days" The words were wrung from
the poor chid's lips | could see, by
sheer anguish. and it was like death tn
me that l should cause her this ans
guish. instead of soothing it.
"You shall. You must" l commands
ed, rather than implored. "Good-by.
neutrality-suspicious. one. shall think
of you every instant, and shall come
back to you tomorrow"
"You needn't. You need never coma
to me again." she said. white Tipped.
And the guard whistled, waving his
green flag.
Don't dare to say such a cruel
thing-a thing you don't mean
cried. catching at the closed door Of
q tirst-class compartment. AS l dld
so, little man inside jumped to tho
window and shouted. Reserved! Don's
you see it's reserved?" which explained
the fact that the door seemed to be-
fastened.
stepped back. my eyes falling on
the label to which the man pointed, am
would have tried the handle Of tho
next carriage. had not two men rushed
at the door as the train began to move,
and dexterously opened 1t with rail-
way key. Their throwing themselves
thus in my way would have lost mo
my last chance of catching the moving
train, had not dashed in after them.
If + could choose. I would be the last
man to obtrude myself where ! was
not wanted. but there was no time TO
choose: and / was thankful to get IN
anywhere. rather than break my word.
Besides, my heart Was too sore at leav-
ing Diana as had had to leave her.
to care much for anything else. had
lust sense, enough to fight my waySin
though the two men with the key tnot
the one who had occupied the CONS
partment first), yelled that it was re-
served, and would have pushed me out
If I hadn't been too strong for them.
had dim impression that. instead
OF Joining with the newcomers tho
first man. who would have kept the
/ In no IN bimSelf hefOre their entrance.