Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
CHAPTER Ix-Continued.

CHAPTER IX-Continued.
Not a word about her; not even hel
name! And yet she must know that II
would be of some interest to me to heal
Of her. wonder If 1t would do to run
over to Ischia. There seems to be 9
party of them ." He read over
the letter again with a puzzled look
which all at once changed to smile
Good old judy So that's 1t. Is 1t!
That's not the first letter Miss Judy has
written with a double meaning In It
She hasn't those fine eyes and that quick
wit for nothing. Why it's as clever and
as secret as that sent to Basing at Pre-
toria" For a good while he pOndered
over 1t. making notes on the back of the
envelope Then he read these over:
we are at Ischia.
Il am writing because I promised.
The habit of personal reticence Chat
means not saying thing for YOURSELF
is for both young and old.
Our voyage was dull, no adventure,
no meeting any one like you.
Mrs. Ogilvie and Judy remain at Is
CHA some weeks.
Col. Ogilvie doesn't like going alone
and goes to the lake country (who is to
be with him but Joy0.
HE wants to go motoring Seems more
in this-lthink 1t over.
The rest Of us chat can only mean
joy are looking forward to meeting
friends in England Ohat proves she is
going with her father)
Let me know where you will be during
the coming weeks.
My brothers section of our party The
and joy leave here next week.
Il haven't told Mrs. Oglivie or most
of the rest of us. besides Mrs. o. there
are only two. SO that most of them must
mean the bigger-that is. Col. Ogflvie-
she has not told that one of the two
; then she has told the other. And the
other is JoyD
IF any of those kept in ignorance
knew, they. too. would send their love!
-. Tool Then one does; judy dso sends ends
other one, Joy, sends her love-to me.
Joy sent her love to me!'
He sat for a moment in an ecstacy,
holding the letter loosely in his hand.
Then he raised 1t to his lips and kissed
it. Then he kissed it second time, a
lighter kiss. murmuring:
That's for Aunt Judy!' He proceeded
with his comment:
The postscript: After few days in
London-will go on to Cumberland or
Westmoreland.' No address in either
place; what does that mean? She has
been SO clever over the rest that she
can't be duh in this. She must know
it best not to tell 1T to me-why?"
That puzzled him. He could not make
out any reason from her point of view.
He was willing to accept the fact and
obey directions, but Judy had been so
subtle in the other matter that he felt
she must have some shrewd design in
this. But the simple fact was that in
this matter she had no design whatever.
She intended to write to him again on
nearing from him and to give him all
details
But for his own part Athlyne had sew
eral reasons for not seeing Col. Ogilvie
In London. knowing that the father
ing to his home in false name, he want
ed to make sure of the daughters af-
lection before explaining it to him. Be-
sides there was the matter Of continuing
the fraud-even to Judy. Until things
had been explained, meeting and any
form of familiarity or even of hospitality
on either side was dangerous. He could
neither declare himself nor continue as
they knew him. He was known In Lon
don to too many people to avoid possible
contretemps. even IL he decided to con-
tinue the alias with them and take
chances, until he could seize q favorable
opportunity. And as he could not In
troduce the old gentleman to his friends
and his clubs 1t would be wiser not to
see him at all. When all was said and
done the pain of patient waiting might
be the least of many ills.
All the morning and afternoon he
write to Judy. He despaired of writing
anything which could mean so much
and beyond that again he felt that he
could say nothing which would be SO i'm.
portant to its recipient as the message
of Judy's letter had been to him. How
could he hope for such thing! The let
ter, which just before the time of collec-
tion he posted with much trepidation
ran:
MY Dear Miss Hayes: Thank you very
much for your most kind letter and for
all that you have said and left unsaid l,
too. had dull journey from New York
and found London duller still. AS a towr
1t seems to have fallen off, but it will
brighten up again am sure before long.
/ am glad you are all well. I suppose
your party will reunite after Mrs. Ogil-
vie's cure has been completed. 1t is
strange how we are all taking to motor
cars. am myself getting one, and hope
in the early summer to have some lovely
drives. am looking out for a companion
But it is a difficult thing to get exactly
the one you want. and without such II
rs lonely work. Even going the upmosi
pace possible could not keep ones mint
away from the want. When / went Il
America that time / was feeling lonely
and dull, and have felt lonelier and dull
er ever since. But when get my motor
i hope all that will shortly cease
hope that when you arrtve-if you AND
Mrs Ogilvie do come over-you will
honor my car by riding In it. 1 shall
hope to have some one with me whom
you must like very much-you seem to
like nice people and nice people seem tc
be possible for me to see Col. Ogilvie In
London, for / have to be away VERY
shortly on some business. and I prob
ably shall not be back in time, but an
going up north in a few weeks-in m,
new car il 1t is ready-and 1 shall hopa
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