The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-07

x WdluTOn WOho On6 July
morning. a morning on which the
dawn of a tragedy broke, feeling more
light-hearted than usual. She loved tue
early morning hours. and liked to opel
the windows and doors to let the fresh.
fragrant air fill the house. Her father
ate his breakfast and went away. 1t
was not much after seven, and before
her lay the whole of a long July day.
There was nothing to do, and no one
to see; she must amuse herself in the
best way she could.
"I wish,'' said the girl to herself,
or anything to love or talk to. or
amuse myself with"
By and by Maggie went out. There
was more companionship in the woods
where the birds were singing, than In
the lonely house where the old servant
was al work. She wore a dress of
pale pink print and a broad-brimmed
hat with a wreath of pink roses. She
knew she was beautiful, but she did
not know what a lovely picture che
made as she went singing merrily
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After walking some distance she felt
tired, and sat down to rest In the very
heart Of the woods. She took off her
hat to let the cool wind play In the
masses of her dark, glossy hair. Near
where she sat grew some peoples; the
pink roses in her hat looked faded and
insignificant beside the crimson flow
ers, so she wreathed the peoples in
| their place, laughing gaily as she did
so.
Suddenly a shadow fell across the
grass. The girl did not notice 1t at
first, for the great boughs as they
stirred in the breeze often made such
shadows; but 1t grew larger. Then she
raised her eyes, and saw standing be-
fore her a handsome young man., hat in
hand.
II have lost my way" he said. Gould
you tell me how to find the nearest
path 10 the high-road?"
In one ome the whole course of
the young heirs life was changed. A
poet says, Love is no love unless it
comes at once AS he stood there
with commonplace words on his lips,
the swift arrow of first owe pierced his
heart.
He a seen beautiful women-some
of the fairest girls in England had
sought to please him-but this was the
first time he had ever locke at a
woman's face md had been unable to
take his eyes away. He did not ask
who she was, he did not wonder
whence she came. He stood looking at
her with the intent gaZe of one who
was charmed.
Only a minute had elapsed since he
had entered this glade where the shade
was so cool and the vino so sweet, n
already his life lay far behind him. He
had never been refused any wish or de-
sire in his life: why should he begin to
practise self-denlal now? He ought to
have listened to Maggie's answer and
have passed on. As 1t was. he stood
| still, feeling that he could not move
away.
He recovered himself with a start
when the girl spoke. her dark. laughing
eyes looking into his.
1.-THE nearest path that leads to
Armytage? 1t is certainly not this
way. Tt is quite half a mile from here"
"In that case" he said. 81 will rest
for a few minutes before I try to reach
1t. I have BEEN walking for some hours
and I am tired"
He sat down opposite to her.
1T think" he said, slowly. looking at
her, chat this is the loveliest day OF a
lovely year. One ought to have MOTH
ing to do In the summer but lie under
the trees and dream"
Bees make honey in the summer
time to last through the winters cold"
she replied.
1T am glad I am not a bee" said Sir
Carlos, watching the dark lashes "a
they lay like silken fringe on the cheek
that was like the fairest leaf of a rose.
To Sir Carlos, whose life had known
no greater charm or interest than sport,
this wonderful passion OF love came
like a revelation. Maggie's easy. care
less manner had a wonderful charm for
him. As a rule. when he was i'm the
society of Girls. they did their best to
entertain him. Maggie leaned her dark
beautiful head against the trunk of
a tree and listened TO him, weaving the
peoples into all kinds of fantastic
forms. and seeming much more inter-
ested in them han in him, but secretly
delighted as she noted the looks of adj
miration he cast on her.
When he could stop no longer he told
her that he could not endure the
thought of leaving her unless she prom
ised to see him again. She did prom
Use. and went HON with her heart and
mind fun of him: he had told her all
about himself, and she had given him
the outline of her simple life.
"You have never seen Lord stan
leigh. I SUPPOSE" he said; and Maggie
answered mo" but that she knew
Hiram West, his lordship's valet. He re-
SOLVED that he would not mention Mag
Gle to Lord Stanleigh. lest he should
try to win her himself. She told him
that she had nothing to do In the day
time; and he asked her to meet him In
the woods on the morrow.
Had Maggie been ever so Inclined TO
talk about her adventure. there was no
one who would care to hear II. jean
netto dotested all men, young or old;
50 she could not expect sympathy from
her. The girl had a shrewd suspicion
that. even if her father was disposed to
listen. It would be wiser not TO tell him.
SO day after day Sir Carlos and Mag
gle met in the woods. and every day