Evening star., 1909-04-14

been quite ready when they left. spd
SO It was arranged- that ut should fol-
low them. He wanted to have It IN p3-
session so that they could ny All over
the region: the American I'm him. was
clamorous for movement. for. Speed
and progress! He kept up an endless
telegraphing with the motor people i'm
London. iSI. on and when at last theyswlred Y
map and traced out the route. Each
day he marked out space that he
thought 1t ought to have covered.
crediting 1t for every hour of day
ter. what our ages may be. we are bit
children and the new toy but renews
the old want and the old impatience:
bringing in turn the old disiliusion-
ment and the old empty-hearted dis
content. And the new toy may be- of
any shape. even that OF a motor car
or a beating human heart.
Partly out of affection for her fa-
ther, and SO from sympathy with him,
and partly as a relief to herself. JOY
car. She used to go with him to the
post office when he was sending his
kilograms: Indeed. she never left him:
and be sure he was glad of her com,
come over her an overwhelming wave
Of nt-grief-regret-sh
knew not what-when she thought OF
the friendship SO romantically begun
Aunt Judy used to worry and even hu-
initiate her. For Judy could not under
stand why there was no meeting: and
her questions. made altogether for tife
girls happiness. but made in the help
lessness of complete ignorance. gave
her niece new concern. She had to give
reasons. invent excuses. This in It
self, for she was defending the man.
only added fuel to her own passion.
Joys love was ripening very-fast: all
ho vie fn
day seemed to make her triffe thin
ner. Her eyes seemed to grow bigger
and at times to glow like lamps.
Whenever she could. she kept looking
come. Walking or driving or in the
hotel 1t was all the same. In the sit
ting room her seat was near the win
dow. her place at table where she
could command a view. All this added
to her beauty. and so her father took
no concern from it. He thought she
was looking well; and as she was
hearty and always. while with him. In
good spirits and vivacious. and even
eager in her movements. he was more
than satisfied.
One morning as she was sitting alone
CLOSE to the window. presumably read
ing. for she had book in her lap. she
caught sight with the tail of her eye
of a figure that she knew. There was
no mistaking on her part that tall. up
right man with the springy step: the
image was too deeply burned into her
heart for that. For fraction of a
second her heart stood still; and then
the wave of feeling went over her.
Instinctively she drew back and kept
her head low So thar only her eyes
were over the line of the window sill.
She did not wish to be recognized
all at once. With the realization Of
her woman's wishes came all the in
stinctive exercise OF her womans
wiles He was walking SO slowly that
she had time to observe him fully. to
feast her eyes on him. He was look
ing up at the hotel, not eagerly She
thought. but expectantly. This. though
it did not chill her. somehow put her
on her guard. She slipped behind ths
window curtain and peeped cautiously.
AS he came closer to the hotel he went
still more slowly. He. did not come to
the door. as she had expected, but
moved along the street.
(To be continued tomorrow.)