Evening star., 1909-04-29
mo. but I wrote to him."

How do YOU know that he got your
letter.
Because he answered it'' She would
have given all she possessed to have been
silent or to have answered more discretely
| when she saw her brother-in-laws face
wrinkle into hard smile. and noted the
cruel keenness of his eyes and the cynical
smile on his mouth. She answered sharp
ly; and, as is usual. began the instant
after, to pay the penalty for such sharp
ness. His voice seemed to rasp her very
! soul as he said:
l. Il am glad to hear that the gentleman
| has consideration for some one-even 6
! lady-who writes to him. But to my
mind such but empha sizes his rudeness-
if for the moment I may call 1t so-of his
conduct to others. AS for myself. when I
meet the gentleman-should I ever have
the good fortune to do SOL shall require
him TO answer for his insult-among
others"
Insult murmured Judy in a panic Of
apprehension.
"Yes. my dear Judith. There is no
stronger word; had there been ] should
| have used it. When the same man who
to accept or decline my proffered hospi-
tality carries on at the sa me time a clan
destine correspondence with ladies of my
family he shall have to answer to me for
ii. BY God he shaIl!' Judy thought
silence wiser than any form Of words, and
remained mute. Col. Ogilvie went on in
the same cold. raspng voice:
May l ask you, Miss Hayes. Miss
trembling He went on: IF my daughter
has had any meeting or correspondence
with him."
No, No. Mo- cried Judy. Il can
answer for that
Indeed. May ask how you can speak
with certainty on such a subject. l
Thought YOU were in Italy and that my
daughter had been with me-" In despair
she spoke impulsively:
II don't know. Lucius. How could I
I only think So
/ Exactly! Then you are but giving
your opinion, For that my dear Judith.
l am much obliged: but it has been for
so long my habit to judge for myself in
matters of those mutual relations be-
tween men which we call honor that
have somehow come to trust my own
opinion in preference to that of any one
clse-even you. my dear Judith-and to
of anger ana humiliation IN her cheeks,
| while the tears seemed to leap into her
eyes, he felt that he had gone too far,
and added:
\ Il trust that you will forgive me- my
dear sister, if I have caused you sinnec-
! essary pain. Cnhappily, pain must fol-
low such dereliction of duty as has been
shown by that young man. and by you,
too but. believe me. l would spare you
| If l could. But / can promise-and do
SO now-that. shall not again forget
myself and speak bitterly, ont of the
| bitterness, of my heart, I have done.
| l pray your forgiveness. and trust that
| it may be extended to me-" The cynical
it may have been meant only added fuel
| to her anger. Words were inadequate.
SO she sought refuge in flight. As she
| went out of the. door she heard Col.
| Ogilvie say as IL to himself:
Il may not know how to speak to
women, but, thank God do know how
TO deal with that damned fellow"
| judy threw herself on her bed in a
but feel that she had been brutally treat
cd, but She was powerless to either re-
| sent or explain. But well she knew
that she had helped to leave matters
worse for poor Joy than they had been.
All the anger that Col. Ogilvie had been
| repressing had now blazed out. He had
expressed himself and she had never
known such expression of his TO fail In
| tragic consequences. He would now
| never forgive Mr.. Hardy for his double
| was sorry for the young mans sake, but
| was in anguish for the sake of the poor
| girl who had. she felt and knew. set her
! heart upon him. Joys romance in which
ture happiness-had been embarked was
practically over. though she did not know
| it as yet All the lifelong brightness
that even her father had ever hoped for
only a poor derelict. like Judy herself.
| wrecked on a lee shore. Judy had al
ways pitied herself but she had never
realized the cause of that pity as she
did now. seen as it was through the
| eyes Of loving sympathy.
L III
/ As If held II in my hand
| Somewhat coldly with a sense
| OF fulfilled benevolence
/ And poor thing negligence"
| Col. Ogilvie went out in a very mill
tant humor to interview the motor agent.
He felt angry with himself for having
anger had to be visited on some one. In
any case he considered that the motor
people had treated him scurvily and
should suffer accordingly. In reality he
He was an affectionate husband who had
been deeply concerned at his wife's long
| illness. and lonely and distraught in her
| long absence. Only that morning he had
met her again and had found her quite
restored to health. and as though she
had regained her youth. He had shared
| in her pleasure at the good account he
had to give of JOY. 1t was. after all,
perhaps natural to man of his peculiar
! temperament to visit heavily his dis
| pleasure on the man who had. to his
| mind, ill used him. and on all concerned
| with him in the doing. Mr.. Hardy it
| was who had Jared the wheels of his
chariot of pleasure. and Mr.. Hardy it
| was who must ultimately answer to him
| for SO doing.
| The expression of his opinions As to
| the moral and commercial worth of the
| motor agent and of the manufacturer
| with whom he dealt seemed to relieve
his feelings to some degree: he returned
| to Browns in much milder frame of
| mind than that In which he had gone
| out He was kept pretty busy till the
| time of departure. but in his secret heart
made up to action during the time OF
his work--he determined to try to make
amends to Judy for the pain he had
given her He rejoiced now that his
which it already panied him to look
| back upon.
| He was somewhat fncensed that as he
could not leave by his intended train he
would have to postpone the journey by
| several hours He could not now arrive
at Ambleside till nearly midnight.
| In the train he took the first opportunity
of making the amende to Judy. Mrs.
Ogilvie had fallen asieep-she had been
so the colonel said quietly to his sster-in-
| law:
/ Judy / want you to forgive me, If you
can" She thrilled with pleasure as ne
| spoke her name in the familiar form. 1t
| seemed some sort of presage OF a change
| for the better sort of lifting of the ban
which had all day lain SO heavy on her.
As he went on her hopes grew; there
were possibilities that after all. Joy was
At all times Col. Ogilvie was impressive
in his manner: the old ia ShiOned courtesy