Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
Copyright. 1907, By
;. N. and A. NJ. WILLIAMSON.
II won't look" I stammered. almost
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| II won't look" I stammered almost
choking
Some one. can't see who, is letting him
In: The gates shut behind him
Let us so now" l begged.
| mo. no. not yeti cried Lisa. II must
| know what happens next. We are In the
| midst OF II. indeed"
| hardly cared what she did now. Ivor
| had come TO see Maxine de Renzle. and
| nothing else matteTed very much. had 10
| strength to insist that we should g,
| Il wonder what the man in the shadow
| would do IL he saw us?" Lisa said Then
she leaned out on the side away from the
hiding man. and softly told the driver TO
go very slowly along the street. This he
| did. but the man did not move.
| stop before that house behind the wall
| with the creepers" directed Lisa, but |
| would not allow that.
| claimed. Lisa. l forbid it You've had
your way in everything so far. l won't let
| you have IL in this"
| Very well. well turn the corner into the
| next street to please you" said Lisa. and
she gave orders to the driver again. Now
| stop" she cried. when we had gone half
| way down the street. out of sight and hear
| ing Of any one In the Rue dHollanie.
| Then. In another instant. before | had any
| idea what she meant to do. she out Of
| the cab. running like a child in the dlrec-
| ton whence We had come. / looked after
| her, hesitating whether or not to follow
| Cor could not bear to risk meeting Ivor>,
| and saw that she paused at the corner. She
was peeping into the Rue d'Hollande, to
| find out what was happening there.
| She will come back In moment or
| two l said TO myself YEARLY. and sat
| waiting. For little while she stood with
/ her long dress gathered up under her cloak
| then she darted round the corner and
| ished. II she had not appeared again al
| most at once. should have had to tell the
| driver to follow. though 1 hated the
| thought OF going again into the street
where Maxine de Renzie lived. But she
| did come. and in her hand was a pretty
little brocade bag. embroidered with gold
| or silver that sparkled even in the faint
| light.
II saw this lying in the street and ran TO
pick 1t up she exclaimed.
you might better have left it, I said
| stifhy. Perhaps Mademoselle de Renzie
NO. don't think So 1t wasn't in front
| of her house"
1T may belong to that man who was
1T doesn't look much like a thing that a
man would carry about with him. does t?''
| NO. 1 admitted indifferently. Now we
| will go home.
| Don't you want to wait and see how
| long 1vor Dundas stops?'
| Indeed / DON'T" / cried. Il don't want
| to know any more about him" And for
| the moment almost believed that what
| said was true.
Very we'll" said Lisa. perhaps We do
| know enough to prove to us both that
| haven't anything to reproach myself with.
| And the less you think about him after this
| the better"
| Il shan't think about him at ALL / said.
| But / knew that was a boast ] should
| never be able to keep. try 1 might. 1
felt now that l could understand how peo-
| pie must feel when they are very old and
weary of life. 1 don't believe that l shall
! feel older and more tired If I live to be
| eighty than I felt then. 1t a slight
comfort to know that were our way
| back to the hotel. and that soon l should
| be in my room alone, with the door shut
and locked between Lisa and me: but 1t
| was only very slight. / couldn't imagine
| ever being really pleased about anything
| again.
You will marry Lord Robert now sup
pose" chrped Lisa. and show Ivor Dun
| das that he hasn't spoiled your life
| AS she asked this question she was tug
! sing away at a knot in the ribbons that
| tied the bag she had found.
| perhaps 1 SHALL" I answered Il might
| do worse"
II should think you might!' exclaimed
| Lisa. "Oh. do accept him soon. l don't
want 1yor Dundas to say to himself that
| you're broken-hearted for him. Lord Bob
| Is sure to propose to you tomorrow-even
If he hasn't already; and if he has. he'll do
it again. 1 saw 1t In his eye all today. He
| was dying to speak at any minute. If only
he'd got chance with you alone. You will
| say yes when he does won't you, and
| have the engagement announced at once?'
| III how 1 feel at the time. If 1t
1
| but making failure of 1t.
| AT last Lisa had got the brocade bag
| open and was looking in. She seemed sur
| prised by what she saw and very much
| interested. She put in her hama and
| touched the thing. whatever 1t was; but she
| did not tell me what was there Probably
| she wanted to excite my curiosity and
| make me ask. But didn't care enough to
| humor her If the bag had been stuffed
| full o. the most gorgeous jswels in the
| world at that moment, l shouldn't have
| been interested in the least. / saw Lisa
give a little sidelong peep up at me to see
! If l were watching; but when she found me
looking entirely Indifferent. she tied up the
| bag again and slowed 1t away in one of the
| deep pockets of her travelling cloak.
1 was afraid that when we'd arrived at
| the hotel and gone up to our rooms, Lisa
might want to stop with me. and be vexed
/ when l turned her out. as felt l must do.
But she seemed to have lost interest In me
| and my affairs now that all doubt was set
| tied. She didn't even wish to talk over
| what had happened. but when / bade her
| good night, simply said good night in re-
| turn and let me shut the door between the
rooms.
II suppose" thought, that the best
| thing I shall have to hope for after this.
| until 1 grow quite DID, Is to sleep and be
| happy in my Dreams" But though / tried
| hard to put away thoughts Of all kinds and
| fall asleep, couldn't My eyes would not
| stay closed for more than a minute at q
| time: and always I found myself staring
| at the window, hour after hour, hoping for
| the light.
Go be Continued Next sunday.)