Evening star., 1909-04-18

that hold-and have hitherto held what
| believe TO be your secret as sacredly as
| | hope you will hold mine And if | am
right-and from my knowledge and in
sight won by past suffering | pray to
| God that / am-you have no time to lose
! to make matters right. and possibly to
save the world one more sorroWful heart
like my own. 1t is only d word that is
wanted-a morning Gala visit of cere-
| mOny. Anything that will keep open the
doors of friendship which you unlocked
| by your own bravery. We are going in
day or two to Ambleside. In the mean
| time We shall be in London at Browns
Hotel -Albemarle street. where my sister
and incidentally myself. shall be glad to
see you.
Won't you let me have line as soon
as you can after you get this? l an
/ torn with anxiety till I know what YOU
| intend TO do about visiting Col Ogilvia
| Again forgive me. Your true friend.
| JUDY.
/ "P. S.-Ifshould not dare to read this
over. lest when | had ! should not have
all its faults and be tolerant of them
and of me-.
| Athlyne read the letter through with
out making pause or even an internal
comment That is how letter should
be read. TO follow the writer's mind not
ones own. and so take in the sequence
| of thoughts and the general atmosphere
as we'll as the individual facts. As he
/ F6du lie Ielt fnONGu. mere was In
| the letter that manifest sincerity which
showed that IL was straight from the
! heart. And heart speaks to heart what
ever may be the medium If the purpose
| is sincere. II was surprise 10 him to
| learn that Miss Judys high and volatile
| spirits rested so sad a base. His
appreciation of her worthness came in his
unconscious resolution that when he and
| JOY were married Aunt Judy should be
an honored guest in the house. and that
| they would try to tighten. with what
| sympathy and kindness they could the
| dark shadows OF her life.
He sat with the letter in his hand for
some time. lie was sitting in the window
| the lake. 1t was still early and the life
of the day had hardly begun At Bow
! ness the life was that of the tourists and
| visitors and il would still be an hour or
their objectives. He had very many
various and whring thoughts. but
supreme amongst them was one: Time
was flying. He must not delay. for every
! hour was more and more jeopardiZng his
chance of winning tie woman he loved.
! He realized TO the full that his neglect of
/ Col. Ogilvie. for it was being con-
strued was makins-had made-a difficult
| ty for him. Each day. perhaps each
| hour was widening the breach: if he did
not take care he might end with the door
| permanently closed against him. AS he
came to the conclusion of his reasoning
| lie drew once more from his pocket the
sealed letter to Col. Ogilvie. and stood
up. He fancied that his determination
! was made that he would see Col Ogilvie
as soon as possible and broach the sub
| ject to him. AS. however. he went toward
! the boat-ior he was going 10 Ambleside
! by water--he postponed the intention of
an immediate interview. He would wait
! this one day and what would turn
up. If nothing happened likely to fur
| ther his wishes he would While at Amble-
side the next morning put the letter in
the post. Then he would hold himself
ready for the interview with joys father
for which the letter asked.
! AT Ambleside he took his place behind
the lilacs in the garden and kept watch
on the window where JOY was wont to
appear. \ little before breakfast time
She appeared there for a brief space and
then moved back into the room. He
waited with what patience he could till
nearly IL o'clock. when the same car
ra2e which they used drove mp to the
door: waiting became an easier task.
Presently COL Ogiivie came out and stood
on tie steps. Athlyne wondered: this
was the first time that JOY had not been
before him. Throwing his eyes around