Evening star., 1909-04-19
CHAPTER x1I-Continued.

From that moment JOY hardly left her
father out of her sight. Instinctively
she knew that the chance Of her life
had come. She had convfction-it was
moro than a mere idea or even a be-
lief-that II she were alone while her
father was up in London or on the way
down, that figure which even now was
hidden by the lilacs would abandon Sc
cretive ways and come out into the open,
where she could see him close and hear
the sound OF his voice-that voice whose
every note made music in her ears. 1t
was the presence of her father which
kept him hidden. 1t was imperative, both
in accordance with his wishes as we'll
might happen II they should meet un-
expectedly before she had time to warn
him. that no mischance should prevent
an early meeting. free from any suspicion
daddy was well on his way. -
Here she would close her eyes; definite
thought was lost in languorous ecstasy.
The coming day would mean to her every
The drive was a fairly long one and
they did not get back till nearly I
o'clock. Col. Ogilvie had said to JOY:
Il shall have good time today. have
plenty OF fresh air and be ready for sleep
when i get into the train. AS l shall
time to express my opinions on their
conduct to those automobile people. They
won't expect my coming and be able to
get out of the way. l fancy 1t will do
rate. enough to give them some indica-
tion of what 1 could say, and shall say
II there is any further delay in the mat
ter
When they arrived Joy went at once
into the hotel. leaving her father to tell
TO- the afternoon drive. She went straight
to the window. and, keeping, as usual,
behind the curtain looked over at the
lilac bushes. She could see through the
foliage that there was some one there,
and that satisfied her. She would have
liked to have instructed the driver her.
self SO that she would have been sure
that he knew; but on this occasion a
wave of difndence suddenly overwhelmed
her. Times were coming when she would
not be able to afford the luxury of such
an emotion, SO she grasped 1t while she
could.
Col. .ogilvie was to catch the train
from Windermere at o'clock, SO the
second drive should come after luncheon
and not after tea: and when she was In
her own room. Joy feared that he might
miss them. When. however, before go
ing down. stairs she looked out Of the
post. Athlyne's campaigning experience
had had its own psychology. Seeing
that there was some change in the Ogilvie
day he had arranged his own plans to
| meet 1t. While they had been taking
their morning drive he had provided him
! self with some sandwiches: he had de-
termined not to leave his post until he
knew more. Joys words had all day
rung in his ears, and he was now and
again distracted with doubts. Was II
possible that there had been any mean
| ing or intention in her words more than
was apparent? Was the spontaneity con-
sequent on some deep feeling which
evoked memory? Could he believe that
| she really He would wait now be-
| fore sending the letter, whatever came.
| In that ller was adamant.
During the drive Joy was mainly silent.
It was not the silence or thought; It
was simply spiritual quiescence. She
knew that the rest of the day was so
laid out that 1t was unlikely 1t could
be marred by an untoward accident. There
was this In his persistent waiting that
she had come to trust 1t. There was
some intention. SO manifest though what
| 1t was was unknown to her. that it was
hardly to be disturbed by any sudden
exigency. She lived at the moment in
q world of calm. dream world of in
finite happiness. Now and again she
woke to the presence OF her father and
then poured on him in every way In
which young woman can all the treas
ures of her thought and affection. This
made the old man so happy that he, too.