Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09
By BRAN STOKER.

For a few minutes Judy Joined in the
conversation with her usual brilliancy.
But today she was distinctly restless. sit
ting down and jumping up again; NOV
back noisily-the proper way as she said
on an after occasion for all old maids to
move. Whenever she came back she
would join in the conversation in a sort
OF butterfly fashion till she fitted away
again.
In one of these trios when Mr.. Hardy
happened to remark that he would like to
know what the movements of the Ogilvies
would be, and what address they gave
for letters when they were away. Joy
answered:
Daddy always has our letters sent to
Brown Shipleys in Pail Mall But we
shall be moving about good deal. I ex-
pect. Mother has to take baths at Ischia
again. and one of us will stay with her,
but daddy wants to go about bit and
see something of England. He is set on
seeing the border counties this summer"
Then how am i to know where You
are?" he asked. impulsiyely. With a
bright smile Joy nodded over to Miss
Hayes
You had better ask Aunt Judy She
might keep you advised. She's the letter
writer of the family
When, In her turn, Joy had moved away
on some little domestic duty he turned to
Judy and said:
Won't you let me know the moves on
the OO6TO, MISS Hayes. IL WOuIO De very
kind Of you" He looked SO earnest over
| 1t that she felt her heart fiutter. She said
at once:
"Of course 1 shall, If you will let me
have an address to write to-" He had
evidently thought over this part of the
matter. for ne took from his pocketbook
| a card on which he had written below his
printed name: Care Jonathan GOldsworth.
| Solicitor. Al Lincolns Inn Fields, Lon
| don. w. C. That will always find me. I
may be away or travelling. but my letters
are sent on every day.
Judy thanked him. and. seeing that Joy
| was out Of earshot, added on her own ac-
count:
ut Is only right that you. who did so
much for my dear niece-and SO for us
| all-should. know at least where she is
THANK you very, very much said
| Athlyne impulsively. He had all an Irish
/ mans instructive knowledge OF woman's
| character and felt that Judy was to be
| trusted, that she was heart-wholly de-
voted to her niece. On her part Judy
| knew that he could be trusted to the full,
| especially where Joy was concerned And
| from that moment she began to take an
! interest in the love affair. an interest
quite personal to herself and Independent
of her love for the girl. She felt that
/; she was a participant in all schemes
which were to be; and that. she came to
| the conclusion. was about all the real ro-
| nance that an old maid could share In.
Thank God there's that left at any
| rate" was her prayer of gratitude.
Athlyne felt a powerful impulse to
| make a confidante of her. This was the
| first chance he had of disclosing the
reality of things. and he was just about
| to begin when Joy returned. Once again
did that self-distrust incidental to his
| state of mind, cramp him. He fancied
that II might be premature. Not knowing
| how deeply Joy cared for him already,
he was unwilling to take any chances
which might initiate against his ulti-
| mate success. There was also another
nampering feeling coinc!dent with the
| self-distrust. He thought it might be pos