The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-23
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M Which the Ghost Appears. S;iS
Difficult work II was keeping sealed
Hips while we .c6nyersed upon matters
Rftars away. each endeayorlng to avoid
I my ference 10 present surroundings.
+ Iknew could fully. trust this. woman,
could safely conhde 5in her, yet surely
there was mo 5imme date necessity for
telling her this latest development IN
Tattle q case. 4 Already she had bur.
den enoughJto bear, and the manner In
which shes bore III awoke my sincere
admirad ton Whatever Of despair, Of
Womanly shrinking her private cabin
may hayess during those weeks Of
Sioneiine she brought nothing out.
Hide lis doors but courage and inspl.
ration Once i remember she fingered
beside the srail with me, clinglr5 to
my arm for support against the
yacht Stumbllng, her loosened hair
s1applng I'm the wind her cheeks tin
4 cling from the Aging spray which oct
OCCASIONALLY dashed our faces. 1t was
nv ~ look 81 inquiry that unlocked III her
Sllpa Ii, confession n
I..If cannot ann help It, Mr.. Stephens, but
Ssthes spectacle of the sea awakens all
tint Isl divine within me- she said,
sher$ lips smiling; her eyes grave, =
must have been born with the love
SofSitSin my heart. ! know that sounds
fanciful, like the speech Of q school,
4 siirl; yet that rs the fascination the sea
tRexertsR upon me. ! never tire Of y
I and sits must be that i possess the SOU
3of; the sailor
sHtitWas II, because of your Innate love
( fort such things that Lord Darlington
\ took Stos yachting" questioned, Gu
griously, always eager to observe her
2awift changes in expression. she
llarlst with d queer little indrawins
gofibreath. and uplifting Of iashes.
n. on, no; n far from II. He was IN
enthusiastic yachtsman!lon before we
tirstl met, but had contentedly confined
his cruising 10 the English coast and
Sthe5 Med lterranean waters. No doubt
3litS was my enthusiasm which induced
him Is attempt longer voyages and
tsttIriange r seas l lack. interest In or
Sdlnarys social life, and was far happier
8 $aon board the yacht than in London
s3draWIng rooms. His lordship was
I was always most considerable" y
n The 81. Git change Of voice per
Il ceptibles in4thls final sentence might
have excused Sthe utterance OF the
X question trembling on my lips, yet
Y e,tsmJys teeth and remained silent.
9sEsf Us odd how our lives are inhu'
Fenced She continued, thoughtfully.
:s'Is feel that the charm Of the. sea has
been the zone great lmpelllng force
which has nodded mine ] wonder Is
itIdestined always to be 50? Are these
waters even now bearing me on as
Fate willis Nh Ever since l can remenl'
sberSf Il have permitted the ocean to
take sIthatEplac in my heart which,
sperhaps,& should BIO otherwise occu
gipled. hit has been my master. my
4 strongest Sloye. But must not think
Hills, much less say It," hastily awak
Y ening, and pointing forward. "see, Mr.
d stephens, how those clouds and the
waters blend yonder; in such fantastic
forms: they appear an army OF sheeted
Ghosts Il bearing down to block ollE
i paasage Into. the Polar. sen.
\ u looked lii the direction indicated
scarcely noting the i phenomena. but
\ wondering what WINS the real meaning
4 concealed behind Iheryelled utterance
ss1n8 truth Lady Darlington was not q
woman easily interpreted. She vas
i bys no means q creature Of moods, yc,
behind her effort at outward cheer
ssfulness II was constantly aware Of
I Esomething hidden, some haunting
menory Of sthcSpast, more to be
seyen than her present envlr
onment. VI /: w u
Some times5 1Seven thought she DELHI
!! erately played with me; yet this was
4 not Sso. There was nothing OF the CO
\ Q1et ia lii her mature, nothing Of pur'
deceit. In either words or ac'
sEttion, and q cast the unworthy thought
L from me with the Indignation It de
served still ,SSller method wns most
8strange Slnost peculiar. Indeed. she
\ was like two women, ever keeping me
Il On! the EEqll ;ylYe, alive with expectancy
yet never quite bringing to mo that
II open.heart edness II SO much desired
& one second \ as though by purest acct
\ dent, looked down into her soul; the
isnextS d saw, nothing but the outer GOV.
I erlng! Without In the least meaning
Etobbefso she became d teasing puzzle,
+ IN enigma or womanhood. before
sswhomS1 was beginning to worship. I'M
ssable to analyzej even my own feelings
half;hopetuli half-afrald.! 3 ID e
Hence was that on this day | re
Smalned sleanlng against the piano
< listening To- her really brilliant exc
d tationss Of difficult music gazing down
upon her unconscious face. the swing
otStheS deck under my feet, but with q
heavy heartIbehind the smile unon my
lips The music finally ceased, yet we
fingered there conversinE over the
memory aroused BY Its rendition. when
3 futile EN- erged from his room, ,pre
pared Tor his turn Of service on deck
L He stopped and stared across at us
This hand on the knob Of the closed
door " Y I. 4 n n
ssSnch songs are most llnscemly un'
\ der ou H. present circumstances he