Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
BY EDITH MACVANE

ment had not known how dear he to mellow
bitterly, how unspeakably, dear!
Of course it of my business-I a
stranger Henry Stuart; the promised wife, moreover
of another man,-but when he finally came back, pale.
red eyed, and smiling, to restore my roses to me-
could not thank him: had something else to say.
Monsieur you said little while ago that my wishes
had weight with your
EYES, he answered.
And you told me to try!"
AZ did"
@'Then Monsieur don't fly again. Promise me you'll
fly again.
The crowd, acclaming the popular aviators success
surged around us. Every instant, Henrys notice
claimed. Then, smiling, he turned back to
4Mademoiselle your roses! They will tell you how
sweet it is, that upper air"
Eyes; but they dead, the petals shrveed and
curled. No, it's sin: meant to go so
high! Promise me, promise mel
Because don't want you to-because l can't bear
it! That's why! Promise mel
Never in my whole life did feel such excitement,
vital point My eyes looked into Henrys What he
read there do not know. But he smiled with strange
expression much the reflection of what felt that
seemed to be looking into mirror.
"Since you ask it, l promise" he said. Never
again!"
The next moment his friends had carted him off, and
Mrs. Cobb claiming my attention to tell me that
Victor, poor boy, feeling neglected All, Victor!
That what had forgotten. All the life seemed
Gle down out of me- and the blood stopped pusng in
my head. After all, what had been thinking about?
Why had asked such favor,-the remuneration of his
dearest ambition, of this American whom l hardly
knew,-and why had he granted it to me?
MY dear Lii" said Mrs. Cobb that evening, while
~ her keen eyes through and through me,
though nothing could be latterng as we'll
as to you than the immense hit making here and
in the very first set too still must ask you when we're
all out together, to take little notice of my da
ling boy. Mr.. Stuart, now-o course it's evident he's
wildly in love with you, like every other this
isand-you naughty little fascinating Carmen, you!
But-wel don't forget the tenth of August A word
to the wise-1num! The wedding invitations have
arrived from New York, Dear. Would you like to see
them?'
Of course 1 had to say yes So with heavy feet
followed her to the library where the white paper boxes
ty engraved l thought. They in Aunt Eliza
beths name for the church, in Mrs Cobb's for the
breakfast to follow The next day the secretaries began
the work of addressing them and writing in the
When feel my thoughts wandering too much |
always come to this comfortable shaded where
the pens scratch and the small boy with the little
sponge vets the enveops and sticks them 1t sight
that convinces me.
@This,' said to myself "is success Yes, had at
tanned success. What would have been my delight if
two months ago at Brent or SIX weeks ago in the de-
spairing days of my voyage, had had vision of this
triumph this security this petted luxury this swiftly
tanned goal of mlionaires husband! l had grasped
this fulfilling of all my ancient prayers. given me the
sudden glimpse of another felicity that left my
dead and bitter in my hands, like withered herbs?
| suppose, because had deserved nothing better. |
realized it now, how wrong had done, how far had
fallen since the day when knelt and prayed Papas
picture for help to find the lady he had loved. When
| had been offered something more tangble-"money,
much money! had given up the search very easily.
Yes, must have done wrong, could not be in such
perplexity, in such misery, at this And the
of it is whatever do now, feel that it wrong
Shall turn to the right to the left? Shall do
what 1 want to do what l ought to do? But what
ought to do? Since Mrs Cobbs warning words called
suddenly to myself, have avoided Mr.. Stuart But
his eyes-how grim and sad they are when they meet
mine! And Miss Carroll, laughing, leases for a
"ittle French coquette' Ay that-never, never But
that is what appear to him, and | that the
him S,,ffe Hanr1-f he fee