The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05

Exclamation, that had grown SO dear
land familiar to him. There WAS a ST..
Ilcnce.
"Perhnps you will come back to the
country some day." he said. for some
thing to say.
She smiled mischievously. II shall
never come back to the country" she
said.
"Oh!'' said Winston, helplcssly.
She leant her arm on the wall and
looked down at him. 1T Is etiquette
Ito return calls. you know" She said.
,"If you call on me In town, must, of
course, call on you in the country.
II am nevcr%in town" repeated Win.
:ston, 3. a., mechanically.
Miss Eve! Miss Eve!" called a voice
in the distance. from tho white Orchard
House.
she said. and that means that must
lgo." She leant over the wall and held
out her hand to Winston. Good bye"
ishc said.
After n barely perceptiblc pause
his back. Goodbye" he said. His
fingers hardly touched the little kind
ones held to him. Take care ofsyour-
lsclf In London
Miss Eden ponted. = think YOU
going" she said. II am sure the real
Adam would have done. II Eve had
been going away"
Winston forced himself to smile. u
regret your going away very much.
he said stifly. He loosed her hand.
Good bye he said.
She turned to go down the ladder.
Good bye, she echoed.
He waited till there was nothing but
the bare top of the wall. then he. too.
turned to go. A voice. half-laughing.
half-tremulous. called his name. He
stopped and looked back. Her pretty
f,r,c IN uYniln1 hin
"Catch!" she said.
Mechanically Winston. B. A., extend
cd his hands. and something small and
hard fell into them--it was rosy ap-
%rhats for keepsake" said Miss
Eden.
October came and went. but winston.
sittIng-roorn that overlooked the APP
pie trees and the orchard wall. Every
morning when he woke he told himselt
that there would be letter from me !,
there was not he told himself that ne
had never really expected there would
be.
1t never occurred to him to write to
her. For one thing, though he knew
her address, he would not nave known
what to say. and the days dragged on
Then. one bitter November afternoon.
'Lisbeth came over to tea win ner sis-
ter.
From his sitting room Winston heard
them talking. and he longed. achinSiy'
to ask II there were any news OF inc
girl, but he know he could NOT.
When the sister OF Lisbeth came IN
With his supper he looked up from ms
paper with elaborate carelessness.
Did hear yonr sister 80. nope
ishe Is very well
| And then the sister OF 'Lisbeth told
him that the girl was engaged TO be
married. $3.50,
she said. Importantly. And she said
we was to tell you. He's very
rich gentleman. and Miss Eve VIII
keep her carriage. and all, andsbe pre-.
scented at court 'Lisbeth says -- ---------
And SO she ratified on.ifand Winston
sat in silence, listening.
Later on In the evening, when Inc
sister OF Iisbeth came to ask II there
were anything more he wanted, she
found him still sitting as she had lett
| him, staring into the dying nre.
He shook HIS head. In answer to her
question:, but when she reached the
| door he called her back. Il am leav-
ling here Tomorrow morning.. he said.
TT have been called away on import
ant, business. 81 shall pay for the
cottage, as arranged, till the end OF
| the month";
When the door had once more shut
between them Winston got up from
his chair slowly. as II he were very,
| very tired. and crossing to his desk.
! unlocked 1t and took from 1t a small.
withered apple. For moment he held
Lit in his hand, as IL 1t were something