The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
 I.ADY ATHLYNE.
Copyright, 1908, by BRAM sTOKER Entered at Stationer's Hall-AH rights reserved

l oH secretiVe ways and come out into the open where she could see him l close. and hear the sound of his voice | that voice whose every note made music In her ears. It was the pres enee of her father which kept him hidden. It was imperative. both in ac- cordance with his wishes as well as | from her own apprehensions of what might happen if they should meet ,1n- expectedly before she had time to warn him. that no rnischance should prevent an early meeting, free from l any suspicion between herself and MT Hardy. When Daddy was well on his way. Here she would close her eyes: definite thought was lost in a languorous ecstasy. The coming day would mean to her everything or The drive was a fairly long one and they did not get back till nearly one o'clock. Colonel Ogilvie had said to Joy:
 shall have a good time to-day have plenty of fresh air and be ready Tor sleep when get into the train. As snail arrive early in the morning shall have 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. fancy it will do me good to say what feel: or at any rate enough to give them some indication of what could say. and shall say if there is any fur f-ther delay in the matter"
 When they arrived Jov went at once into the hotel leaving her father to tell the coachrhS1 at what hour to be ready for 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 in structed the driver herself so that she would have been sure that he knew; but on this occasion wave of difh- dences suddenly overwhelmed her Times were coming when she would not be able to afford the luxury of such an emotion, so she grasped it whilst she could.
 Colonel Ogilvie was to catch the train from Wfndermere at nine o'clock so the second drive should come after lunch and not after tea: and when she was in her own room. Joy feared that He might miss them. When, however before going Downstairs she looked out of the window she saw that he was ing experience had had it's own psy- chology. Seeing that there was some change in the Ogilvie day he had ar Whilst they had been taking their morning drive he had provided himself with some sandwiches: he had deter mined 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 1t possible that there had been any meaning or intention in her words more than was apparent? Was the spontaneity consequent on some deep feeling which evoked memory? Could he believe that she really. He would wait now before sending the let ter. whatever came. In that he was adamant.
 During the drive Joy was mainly sil- ent. It was not the silence of thought: 1t was simply spiritual quiescence. She knew that the rest of the day was so nt n O rpIf 0vx nVx11 be marred by an untoward accident. There was this. in His persistent wait ing that she had come to trust 1t. There was some intention. so manifest, though what it was was unknown to her, that it was hardly to be disturbed by any sudden exigency. She lived at the moment in a world of calm, a dream world of infinite happiness. Now and again she woke to the presence of her father and then poured on him in ev- cry way in which a young woman can all the treasures of her thought and affection This made the old man so happy that he too was content to re- main silent when she ceased to speak.
 When they got back to the hotel. she spoke to the driver:
 wi be hsrs % at hav eight t oelGcs eI;S Colonel Ogilvie to the station at Wind armere in good time to catch the nine o'clock train. shall not want you in the morning as I intend to take a
  to meet my father at five o'clock. If tomorrow afternoon there is any change in his plans he will wire the hotel people and they will let you know. Perhaps you had better call here on your way to Windermere as I may go over in the carriage. But if I am not here do not wait for me; may possibly walk over. When you have left Colonel Ogilvie at Winder- mere tonight you will have to leave me bacE here. am going to the depot with him.
 Then she went into the doorway and hurried to the sitting-room where she looked out into the garden-where the nlacs grew.
 CHAPTER XIII.
 Instinctive Planning.
 Mans unconscious action Is a strange thirg. Athlyne had just heard words which took from him a strain under which he had suffered for a whole week of waiting and watching; words which promised him the opportunity for winch he had 1onged for many weeks. His nerves had been strung to Iii hot