The Washington herald., 1908-01-26

iaitWeH or an adfQifef. AHefe was li1k a
masculine heart even Of the tenderest
age that had not succumbed TO Bettys
fascinatons
At the children's ball every week at the
casino the little "Anglaise" was the ac-
knowledged beauty. Just before they left
the sands Katherine turned and looked at
the sea- it was growing cold and gray
now. the pale moon gave it touch Of
sadness.
Somewhere over where the sea and the
night Sky met lay the land where he was
II only her spirit could wing itself through
these thousands of miles and look upon
him.
He seemed lost 1t was not only dis
| tance that divided them.
Since that June night in the old garden
| there had been silence between them-a
silence that was fraught with the most
hurtfui significance to Katherine.
She turned away and cuddled Baby
closer.
News from Camilla" said Mrs. Bren-
ton. as the little cavalcade turned into
the hotel gardens. she IS in Dieppe. We
shall see her tomorrow. She writes in "a
/ great hurry. but seems in the best of
/ spirits. 1t is useless. added Mrs. Bren-
ton. with faint smile "tO pretend that
can keep up a defensive attitude with
Camilla. She writes foT all the world as
/ If she had never given me an hours un-
easiness in all her life"
Katherine dressed for dinner an hour
1 later with nervo,s feeling, that was al
most apprehension. weighing her
why has she come 20 Deeper she
asked herself. "Can she know that lie
| is there? I wish ! could be more sure
Of him It is Just because he never
| speaks of her now that he makes me SO
| horribly uneasy, so anxious,
AS luck would have Il, that night when
they went for their usual stroll after
dinner Agnes BrentOn introduced BroX-
/ bournes name
1t was her husband who had urged
! her TO let the matter stand an this time.
I She would not have spoken now. only
/ that she really was perpleXed by Kath-
crimes manner and could not rid herself
/ Of the suggestion that though the girl
/ was so bright, and her spirit seemed so
unfiagginE. she was in reality not at all
I happy. From this IL WAS "a very short
step 70 imagine that the man who was
undoubtedly lowering about Katherine
was the cause of this unhappiness.
They stood "a long time in silence
watching the moonlit sea; then Mrs.
| Brenton said, with a sigh.
Il shall be sorry 20 80 away from
/ here" and Katherine said.
so shall T. 4 moment later she said
/ 81 wish I knew what my future is going
/ 10 be-"
I Mrs. Brent0u looked at her
What DO you mean. dear chiid?"
81 mean" said the girl that every
/ thing before me is uncertain. Uud0ubt-
edly the childreus mother VIII make an
attempt To have them with her, but this
cannot possibly be q lasting arrangement
/ because / know something about Cuth-
/ bert Baynhurst and ] can hardly picture
him living in the same house. however
large. with children, And" said Kath-
crime, with "a little catch in her voice.
'assuTedly in that house there would
I be no place FOR me-
Mrs. Brenton was silent a minute, and
then she said.
Camilla knows there is always room
ut GelyeTtou for Tho children and 7
should bee hauDy if I could hope that you
would be with them fog "a long time o.
come. But this is unreasonable. So too
/ is our desire To- keep you with u.s. In
deed, ] have been preparing myself 10
hear that you were thinking Of having
! "a home Of your own" Then Agnes Bren-
ton slipped her arms round the girls
shoulder II must know" She said.
'kathie. are you going 10 marry
Sammy
/ She was almost amazed by the en-
phatic way in which the girl Tepudiated
I this
/ But he wants 20 marry you? That is
patent 90 all the world is il So hard
T FOR you 60 speak % me. Kathiee"
/ II know so well what you have in' your
mind an this time the girl answered
/ not very steadily II know YOU think il
most extraordinary that ] should en-
/ courage Sir Samuel. and 7 know that a
/ lot Of people would think il very wrong
/ Of me TO seem to 'eHcOura ge him. He has
/ asked me four times already if I viii
/ marry him, and II he asked me 400 timc.
1 should answer the same thing"
Then said Mrs. Breuton. and She
stopped, and all az once she drew the
girl round and looked at her almost
( sternly. Il think 1 begin to understand.
There IS something you are hiding.
Kathie."
/ And taxed so straightforwardlv. Kath-
/ crime found it impossible TO prevarieafa
further
/ There Is something that 7 have tried
I TO deal with singlehanded, but IT is grow
/ ing too difficult for me-" she said. and
she spoke almost YEARLY. 1T IS not INV
/ secret and ! cannot share II even with
you
What an ass I have BEEN said Agnes
! BTenton, suddenly. Then she bent for
/ ward ana kissed Katherine. Now" She
/ said, I'VE stand together. I don't ask Won
/ TO tell me what this trouble is. onIv
want YOU TO answer two questions. Does
/ il affect Camilla2"
! Katherine said Yes"
Does it affect others besides Ca
milIa?'
| Again Katherine said YES" And then
/ the words broke from her fnvoIuntariI,-
| 1T might do lasting harm to the chill
/ dren It might spoil their future. don't
! believe" the girl said half passionatelv
/ that she for one instant realizes this
l don't believe she has grasped for q sin
gle instant the danger that has threat
| ened her"
Mrs. Brenton sighed.
''Oh, to put some depth into Camilla
| she said Then, And you have managed
TO stand between her and this danger.
but how my dear dear child?"
! 'HoW2' said katherine Granger. She
| laughed. but IT was a WTetched laugh
Indeed, l scarcely know. I think have
attracted him just because 1 have been
/ truthful with him. ! have never once
pretended that I liked him. I have given
/ him more home thrusts than 7 fancy he
has had from anybody else, And he only
wants me because he thinks / am not
/ easy to get At the same time" the girl
said, Il must do him this justice. lie
/ gave me a promise. il was not a little
thing, indeed, remembering what he is.
I II was a big thing: and up to now he
/ has kept this promise. I am only afraid
he won't keep it much longer. He is get
/ ting tired. katherine said, with break
in her voice "I saw q difference I'm his
manner when he was here the other day
! If I lose my power Of attraction" the