New-York tribune., 1910-11-20
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Transit of Venus

Gated. he OCCultatlDn OF had abrupt
her appearance and he rubbed his eyes AID looked
again at the familiar holdings Of the white door with
lis glass handle and brass hinges and wondered Il he
hadn't fallen asleep and dreamed. But he heard tie
sound OF footsteps and the closing 0 the door at the
farther end Of the short corridor. and after thatsi
1ence There was an odor Of lavender too and on the
chair arm beside him was HANDKERCHIEF with lace
border and the initials \. Gone Of the letters his
well as hers How little that had sgnihed to him in
the month Of solitary existence in the city; but how
much here at the Grange, which tonight he shared
alone with her. He picked UP the piece OF lace and
pressed it to his lips.
If the Bolted Door had had eyes, II might have whs-
ered his secret down the corridor; but It stared at him
nurelv less unfriendly than on other nights some
months ago when its auStere lines had spoken elO
queny Of intolerance and inhospltllty 1t was very
handsome door. He wondered that he had never had
The taste to appreciate its admirable proportions. the
slul ointS and we'll fitted mOld1ngs gracious door,
the gate to his own particular heaven.
The genuneness of her cOntrition almost atOned Tor
its dispassonate origin an awakening conscience and
q DELAYED sense of Justice. OF course It would have
been folly to expect more and he found himself ongu
arv content to sit where she had sat and 60 over again
with new interpretations each chapter OF her avOWaI
She had laid particular stress upon the PIatonc char
cter Of her sentiments forgiven him his transgressons
and in the same moment praised his sanity HIS sanity
orsoOthl Perhaps She did not know how near madness
he had been It made him happy to think that he could
have brought her womanhood to blossom, though the
reasons for lis blos-onng were still mystery 1t was
the ONLY time they had met terms OF under
standing The circumstance that had made the early
breach between them still existed and ITS shadow still
was less substantial than before; more Ike veil u tog
which even bv morning might be blown away.
SF,. had not spoken Of Abby kempton and he was
grateful for her forbearance but II seemed possible
That her silence was lctuaed by de1caCy rather than
;niIfTarence for no woman OF Natahe9 stamp cOut
care for the publicity that had followed his 1ndlscreIon
His conscience troubled HIM on Abby htnlptOn ay-
count as much his Own. Tie puzzled ioIlS ana When
ae went to bed his problems We're still unS"Ned-
THE morning brought him note by the hands OF
L Iton-ine and Tibbott. Please don't 60 to town
-o-Iav There are many thngs want to talk 10 YOU
about If YOU viii stay | shall breakfast with you 1T
len.
l. was command and he lost time in making a
d-ci.on though the black usage OF Dowd obtrudet
and the new work the truck oeckoned irssteniy
He was already down reading the morning paper when
She ioned him. dressed in -hrtwtst. short skirt, and
Il pair Of high laced boots.
You sce. SAID he ga1lN, nm ohe\Hlg lie 'Tder' u
She rewarded him with a gracious look. Il hope
vouu always prove IS obedent- she took heT char
before the great Sheffield tray winch bore the JudSon
silver and deity presided Ism II Il heaNenf morn
ing? What Is the news;
Nothing much The world seems to have 7to!PPrf
in It's tracks to listen the pulse OF NaI street.
Stocks are down, of course she sald WIN tf""n'
They ALWAYS seem To- be nowadays
Y-s lower than ever There were TWO bank failures
In Pittsburgh yesterday, one IN Ne" OH We ltNT
had 10 bother much about bu-lTc7~ matters uhiH Re-
cenv but ccrn> a. though there was real cause f"T
I'm sick of it al. please don't tell me-, not nov
I'm going have my day Spolled- Later We IL ta'K
think after all TT have c.l On YOU Tor adNIee-
'Tu oer it % he laughed, only if EouH promise not
10 take IT,"
She held the sugar tong- suspended over the coffee
cups. one lump, OF tNo' -'e asked '''R'' 10
one It. never too late to begin l feel almost
certain have sat here before 'nd ASKED 'i '''e'
The same question:. ,.....t..,r