Evening star., 1909-04-18

In vague wondering as to the cause, he
saw JOY standing in the window dressed
and pulling on her gloves. She was
radiantly beautiful. Her color was lit
tie heightened and her lovely gray eyes
shone like stars. Her gaze was fixed, so
that her eyes seemed to look straight be-
fore her but beyond him. The look made
him culver as though he felt it We're di-
rected at him, and his knees began to
tremble with a mighty, vague longing.
For quite a minute she stood there. till
her eyes falling she caught sight of her
father standing by the carriage below.
She drew back quickly and almost i'm
mediately appeared at the hall door,
saying:
Il am SO sorry. daddy I hope 1 did
not keep you waiting too long,!
Not a bit, little girl. 1t is a pleasure
to me to wait for you: to do anything
for you. my dear. Whatever else Is the
use of being a father?'
You dear. May we go today up the
mountain road where we can look over
the lake? / want you to have nice
glimpse Of 1t again before you co.
Here Athlyne's heart sank for an IN.
stant This was the first idea he haC
of any intention of moving. and it actu-
ally shook him. Joy had as usual
handful of sugar for the horses. She
went to the off-side horse first and gave
him his share. Then when she stood al
the head of the other. her face toward
said in a low. thrilling tone:
Daddy am / nice today? Look al
mer She stood still while the old mar
looked at her admirinSly. proudly. fondly
that's it, She was evidently pleased al
the compliment. for her color rose to a
deep flush. Her gray eyes shone through
it like two great gray suns. While hel
father was speaking TO the cOachmaf
She gave the other horse. now impatient
T.; ,c hn
across the road. Athlyne could hardly
restrain himself The few seconds. al
though flying SO fast. We're momentous
Past and present rushed together 10 the
creation of moment or ecstacs- ihe
sound of the words swept him; the idea
and all il revoke and intensified, trans
figured his very soul. And then he heard
her sav in a low languorOuS voice which,
yibrated:
THANK YOU daddy. for such a sweet
compliment. | am glad | SAID LOOK al
me-" AS she spoke it seemed to Athlyne
that her eyes fixed across the road sent
their Iightnings straight into his heart
And yet it did not even occur to him al
the moment that the words could have
been addressed to him.
During the drive Joy kept her father
interested i'm all around them. He saw
that she was elated and happy. and il
made his heart glad to that receptive
mood which is the recrudescence of youth
In the girls mind today several train.
of thoughts. all of them parental OF
analyze them: indeed, she was hardl!
conscious of them. The mechanism Of
mind was working to a set purpose. bu
one which was temperamental rather
intentional-of sex and individual charac
ter rather than of a studied conclusion
For that morning was to her momentous
She knew il was all her instincts. Tn.
consciously she drew conclusions from
facts without waiting to Cevelop THEN
logical sequence.
A telegram had arrived from Mrs. Osil
vie saying that she and Judy were now
ready To leave London. and. as her hus-
band had said that lie wished to escor,
them to Ambesde. they would be pre-
pared on his coming TO leave on the next
morning or whatever time he might fix
After glance AT the timetable he had
wired Lack thai he would go up on that
night, and that they would ali start on tht
following morning. JOY had offered tc
it, No. little girl he said ''Trave
at night is all very well for men but i,
takes ii out OF women. want you,
mother TO see the bright red-cheeked CIR
that has been with me for the last week
and not pale. worn-out. dra ggled young
woman. with her eyes heavy with weari
ness. You stay here. my dear and se,
plenty of air and sunshine. You VIII no,
be afraid TO be here alone with youl
maid.' JOY smiled
Not bit, daddy. l shall walk ant
drive all day and perhaps so down til.
lake in a boat. If do the latter / shall
take Eugene with me and we shall lunch
down at Newly bridge. We shall b.
home here in good time to drive ovel
and meet you all at the station at Wind
mere
Ito be continued tomorrow