Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-30
CHAPTER III.
De Hodges Spruit.

In Italy Joy Ogilvie learned to the full.
consciously and unconsciously, all the
lessons which a younger civilization can
learn from an elder. To the sympathetic
there are lessons in everything; every
spot that a stranger foot has pressed
has something to teach. Especially to
one coming from the rush Of strenuous
life, which is the note of America, the
old-world calm and luxury of repose
have lessons in liberation which can
hardly be otherwise acquired. In the
great battle of life we do not match our
selves against individuals but against ma
lions and epochs; and when it is finally
borne in on us that others, fashioned as
We ourselves and with the same strength
and ambitions and limitations. have lived
and died and left no individual mark
through the gathering centuries. we can.
content to humbly take his place.
The month spent at and round Naples
had been a never-endlng dream of de-
light: and this period of Quiescence told
she had accepted the idea of a man
worthy of love: and the time went to the
strengthening of the image. There was
a subtle satisfactoriness in the received
Idea; the wealth of her nature had found
a market-of kind. That is to say. she
was satisfied to export. and that was the
end Of her thoughts-for the present I'm
portation might come l-.'er-
The minds Rialto hath its merchan-
disc
None of the family ever alluded to Lord
Athlyne in the presence of her father.
Each in her own way knew that he would
not like the idea: and SO the secret-it
had by this very reticence grown to be a
secret by nOw-was kept.
On the voyage back to New York Joys
interest in Lord Athlyne became revived
by the surroundings. They had not been
able to secure cabins In the Cryptic: and
line from Southampton. BY this time
Aunt Judy's interest in the matter had
begun to wane. To her it had been
chiefly jest, with just that spice of in
she supposed the episode would have on
joys life. AS JOY did not ever allude to
the matter she had almost ceased to re-
member it.
1t was joys duty.she thought of it as
her priviege-to make her fathers morn
ing cocktail which he always took before
breakfast. One morning it was brought
by Judy. Col. Ogilvie thanking her asked
why he had the privilege of her ministra-
ton. Unthinkingly she answered:
"Oh. it's all right. The countess made
1t herself. but she asked me to take it to
you as she is feeling the rolling of the
ship and wants to keep in bed
brows wrinkled in wonder What count
ess? I did not know we had one on
board
Lady Athlyne. Of course. OH she
had suddenly recollected herself. AS she
saw she was in for an explanation she
faced the situation boldly and went on:
THAT Is the name you know, that we
call JOY"
THE name you call Joy-the countess.
Lady Athlyne, What on earth do you
mean, Judy? I don't understand" In
laughing. offhand way. full OF false mer-
riment she tried TO explain. her brother
in-law listening the while with increas-
ing gravity. When she had done he said
quietly:
rs this one of your jokes. Judy: or did
the countess make two cocktails?" He
stopped and then added: Forgive me. 1
should not have said that. But is 1t
joke, dear?"
mot Bit she answered spiritedIy
THAT is. this particular occasion is not
a Joke. 1t is the whole thing that is that"
IA Joke to take Is there a real
man OF the name of the Earl Of Athlyne?'
81 believe So" she said this family; she
had an idea Of what was coming.
explanation of how you come to cou.le
my daughters name In such a way with
that Of a strange man. 1t is not seemly
TO say the least of II. Does my daughter
allow this to be done?.
..Oh colonel, II is only a joke among
ourselves. I ho2e you won't make too
much out Of it,"
enough of Il. II the damned fellow was
here I'd shoot him.
But. my Gcd the man doesn't know
ANYTHING about 1t: no more than You did
a minute ago" Miss Judith was really
alarmed; she knew the COLONEL He waved