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nlcharuN hmtru3luS Am4et.
p,,,nlv Miss ROby In Mr. Charles Mar
At. story oi The lhtruding Angel
,,,h, Lane Cumpany). was an attractive
-, vb,n she cams down visiting in Corn
~ where he tim mines were. Richard
g. paiicrd al thsir frut meeting that ahe
IA. Young and pretty. small and round.
.h A aeNihle mouth. soft brown eyes and
~ dnelv marked eyebrows. He thought
- slightly japanese In appearance
o., ysry slight Lancashire accent pleased
sn and he got from her further an In
-,,.-,on that reminded him of the Ansri-
=, ladies' that he had seen. 6hs was
,,- a, they had been. She snOticsd-
,,pr II she had cried out. 'Oh. inn't
,h., cururg'- in reference to a teao,lp ha
would not have been surprised.
she bore herself we'll Whsn abe went down
IN Richards tin mine. Her reception Of
M kiss when they became engaged Was a
bue frosty and he was not ontiFoly
reasei by his mothers expression Of Ap-
rrovaI "A lea-nihE Of the engagement
Wh,i h . mother sGid was: I'm dad you
voure going to marry. Dick. She ian't
,he girl I should have sxpecasd you to
choose but like her. and u you love her
I'm ouite safisfied.' On being urged the
scod aiy said further. after q thoughtful
rslse What mean IL that shOulin't
Rave expected you 20 choose At ell. I
should have expected Il 70 happsn'
Pauline Roby was not a all the right
shoice She did not make Richard happy.
II vas when they had been married for
,ome time that 'oDe blIie and gold October
nornlng' Richard met Mrs. 0rmiston.
Thsy encountered each other in the uaFest
she met his eyes without embarrassment.
but with some intorest and speculation.
q Il she were wondering who he was
shs was no more dlsconcerted at being
aared at than he was At being caught
sanng' A. the last moment Of its dura-
tion he seemed 10 receive q message from
her look II was a. n she had told him
% be calm II he could manage 20 bs
oalm he would be a. che Was. After long
thinking he found a word 10 describe her.
'She vas serene
Mr. OrInistoR's husband vas a paFson
n IN health She was devoted 70 him
she and Richard met presently az the
house II friend He walked home with
her We may quote briefly here. The
story SAYS They had nothing 20 hide
What Is your nameT he aaid. Ross.
'Hov perfectly beautifulr he said. startled
a. the appropriaisness Of the name gor
the experience more than the woman
sbs laughed gently ct HE exclamation
and aaid. and yours. know. IL Richard
Rose Richard They tried the names
aloud and then put them away And
again. About half way along the prone
made at the bottom Of the road leading
up to the terrace where she lived Mrs.
Ormiston stopped and held out her hand
DOnt come any further she sAid.
Hs not ced that In the lAss few minutes che
had removed her glove, and more than con-
'spt with the delicate surrender. he held
hsr hand for a moment Withoui pressure.
Good-by. Rose. he said. and shs answered
Good-by Richard Neither in public
nor IN private did they expect 10 nso the
rance again
There is a remarkable acOount Of what
hAprsned when Richard surprised Pauline
With a lover lie was going 70 send her
TsCkinE, hut Il was plain that she didn't
want 70 90 and that the lover didn't want
to ale her Richard was bothered.
the story says. -ile felt that she ought 10
60 she must 90. and yet Il vns like shaking
~ drowning person What a nuisance
inoompa,ent sinRere were 20 be sure.
he was ve1ed with himself for this in
convenient emotion. this intTnding angel
oi con- paasiOn- The lover went and Paul
Inc stayed At home. There was M scandal.
Richard vas exceedingly patient and
kind. When he and Mrs. Ormiston vent
o Paris. years after she had become a
yldoW. Il was no unLindness 10 Pauline.
= would have been dihsoult indssd 10
ljure the feelings Of that lady deeply.
she was very queer; and 20 is the story.
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