The Caucasian., 1913-10-19

race side by side. ana - lviiratclN did
they mancl.ver that their races always
ended III Il tie.
After that happy day the people
around KoSemead grew accustomed to
seeing Celia and Noel riding side by
side on Paul and rauline Noel took
Paul to his own stables at the Oaks.
but there was rarely day that the
young lovers did not enjoy a gnllop on
Colonel Dilworth's betrothal present
Paul and Pauline.
Hannah and Sukey sat by the kitch-
en- fire In the early twilight OF a day
three months later.
Nom" inquired Sukey, does yo'
reckon dey'lI ever git over dis yere
madI"
Hannah looked up her dim old eyes
! filed with tears.
''Yo' mean Miss Celia and Massa
Noel?" she asked
"Of co'se | dor'
The older woman shook her turban
ed head.
II reckon when engaged folks quar-
rel dcy's obstinate rs muels. | spccks
dcy's as much chance Of dem two
maxim mp as dey is of yo' and dat no
|. count uiggcr Dan Ecebe."
Sukry shrugged her shoulders
ITS mighty pore chance" she
said haughtily. Then coaxingly she
added, Nom. whuffore did dey fight
| obcr-hey:'
| "If knowed. which | don't, |
| wouldn't tell. and if | did tell. which
| wouldn't If | knowed. hnccome 1t
would do yo any good? Tell me dat,
chile" was .Hannahs enigmatic reply.
| Sukey sighed heavily II reckon it
! was over some no count triflin' thing"
she muttered. and she knew not that
she was speaking the truth.
Pretty Celia Dilworth, sitting gloom
| ily in her own room. was harboring
| the same thought. while Noel Milton.
| galloping madly across the country on
the back Of black Paul. was anathe-
MIXING the unlucky moment when he
had fatty disagreed with his sweet-
| DeHTC, E0T IL Hut eIlueI III IL blttSI Iudi
rel and broken engagement.
AS for Colonel Dilworth. he was in
happy ignorance Of the broken engage
ment. which meant the shattering of
all his plans. He was enjoying visit
| in the north with hi1) only son, and
Celia's daily letters gave no hint Of her
unhappiness Meantime the colonel
| took delight I'M purchasing various arti-
cles to add to Celia's wedding outfit
Celia dried her blue eyes and rang
the bell sharply.
Sukey painted heavily upstairs and
appeared at the door Of Celia's sitting
room.
"Yaas. Miss Celia" she said.
Tell Dan to saddle Pauline and
bring her around at once. Then come
back and lay out my riding habit,
And. Sukeyw Celia turned away her
| face and started out at the leafess
trees
''Yaas, Miss Celia"
| About that wedding cake your
mother baked. tell her to give it to the
first bride on the plantation. I shall
| not need It,
Sukey gasped Dat yere weddin'
cake wild all de white sugar frostin'
weddin' bells and turkle dubs and
hearts? Oh. whuffore. Miss Celia
whnffore all dis trubble?" she walled.
Celia did not reply. sukey had been
her little maid ever since the black
girl had been old enough to render
! service. and Celia knew that the girl
was almost heart broken over the can.
celed wedding Of her mistress. Still
Celia would not discuss it,
Dan BeelaS received Celia's message
from Sukey through Hannah. and
presently Pauline came prancinp
around to the door. eager for run
She sorely missed her brother Paul
and one night she had vaulted the pas
ture fence and galloped to the Oaks
where she took up position under
| Paul's stable window and conversed
with him in her own language Now
she was eager for race with bel
brother. Had not Noel and Paul al
ways joined them at the gate of Rose
mead? Today could not be any ex
ception although many days had elaps
ed since Celia had mounted her satir
back.
Celia rode slowly down the avenue
the sun shining on her fair hair be
meath her black sailor hat, her litht
young form in its black broadclotl
habit swaying easily to every motion
Of the impatient nare
Out of the gates of Roscmead n tnr1
to the left and a dash into the oal
woods whe-e t." vile bride natl
wound among the great trees over
thick brown carpet obnfd leaves
Az If Ivy instinct Pauline stopped he
Meath the bare branches Of the rrca
"trvsting oak" :s it WAS ci'lled in III
neighhorhood. Here 1t was that Celi
and Noe' n1wavs par~cd for an ir.nr
change of tender words and kisses.
Now. the action Of the intelligen
black mare stung Celia to suddel
J anger She struck her heel sharpl.
into Pauline's flank. and the anima
T.