The Washington herald., 1908-06-11
CHAPTER XXvII-Continued.


"Oh. Mr.. Dare, 7 am so glad for your
sake" said the girl. holding out her hand.
II congratulate you thousand tines
how delighted you must be-about the
success Of your book. mean. Aren't
YOU tremendously grateful 10 PIoyi-
dence?"
He paused q moment. stirring up las.
years leaves with his stick before he
answered her.
Il suppose ought 20 be grateful. but
one sometimes wishes Providence would
begin a little further back. Now I feel
like a child who has been given sugar
plums 20 keep him from crying because
be has been deprived of his dearest pos
session. Yes" De added bitterly. every
thing comes To the man who waits, and
works while he waits, except the one
thing he really wants The stars throw
that into the mouth Of some other man
who has neijher worked nor waited. but
only opened his mouth and shut his
eyes
so some other spolt child has the
sugar plum YOU wanted?' said the girl
lightly, half hoping she would not sue
ceed in keeping him from speaking the
words no woman is willing 10 take for
granted. "But you know we all think
that the other children's sugar plCms are
nicer than our own. What child"
'Vandrakenr' he burst out. Il wouldn't
ten YOU n ] wasn't certain YOU already
knew L. I wouldn't tell you If my love
wasn't PROSTATE at the feet OF your
spirit in such holy reverence as a knight
OF the holy grail might throw himself
at the feet Of the Madonna. I wouldn't
tell you II I thought you were giving that
part OF yourself 20 the man you are going
10 marry; but you won't II may not be
Tor me- but IL VIII never be FOR him"
The grl was deeply stirred. and bent
before the pent-up forces which she had
liberated; but she made her woman's
protest.
You ouEhtnt 10 say such things Mr..
Dare. You take too much for granted.
Just because Mr.. Vandraken is rich. you
think like the rest Of the world. that 7
am marrying him for his money
Il think IL IS almost worse than that"
he whispered. Il think
4 don't want 20 know what you think. %
answered Lady Kitty. hastily. getting UP
from the log. and I am very angry
with YOU"
And she went away leaving Fabian
Dare. who knew very little about women.
under the impression that she really was.
That night. when Lady Donoyle had
come 20 ,cr daughters room 10 say good
nicht. the girl almost upset her brilliant
ly maintained calm by asking:
'TNhat is the best way 10 break of an
engagement, MOTHER"
But she managed TO answer. with a
/ sleepy yawn.
1T depends on the reasons. Kitty. II
moral, you take a high moral ground.
II financial. you take "A much higher
moral ground. Why. whose engagement
were you thinking of breaking?"
My own" Kitty tried 10 say Il firmly.
Few things In this world are worth
taking seriously. my dear; but really. a
girl should regard her engagement 10 the
richest young man IN the world as some
thing too sacred to jest about. I'm
afraid I have brought you up badly"
I'm not jesting," answered the girl,
tensely. Il have come to the conclusion
I ought not to marry Standish Van
dralJen.'
"You don't think he would make you
happy
Not in the right way. mother It is
the worst in him that has appealed 20 me
Il did not know it till to-day. but ]
know Il now. There is something very
I
"As I told you once before. there is
nearly always dust and things at the
back Of pictures-specially mems pictures,
my dear. What's the good of loohng?'
II tried not to. mother. 1 suppose !
wouldn't have minded few cObwebs on
the canvas, but there is an entirely diff
/ ferent picture Of Standish painted on the
| back. and it's rather uncanny. A little
bit OF me wants TO see more OF ii, but
thank goodness! the most Of me never
wants TO see it again
Lady DOnoyle started. and looked al
most disturbed. but forced the cynical
smile back to her pale blue eyes as she
answered: "You have been got at, Kitty
/ Somebody has been talking nonsense &c
you. and helping you to take yourself tC
| pieces and look at the bits. But IT wOn't
( come 10 anything Convention and reall
/ ties. and the good things Of life, are
! stronger in the end than moOnbeams, anC
soul sickness. You have an ingrowin-
/ temperament, Kitty. and II is giving yol
| trouble: but ii won't last. I shall sleeI
/ perfectly soundly. You have discovered
/ that you are not as much in love witt
Standish as you thought. Well I have
always known that and been glad of it
/ You know my theory on the subject OF
marrying for love-marry him for his
money, and be happy"
1T is too late now replied her daugh
/ ter. sadly Il would be living among tn,
ruins of an ideal. l shall break the en-
/ gagement"
you think you will, Kitty, but yoJ
won't. In the end you will follow IN,
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