The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-04-19
Copyright. 1909. by the Bobbs. Merrill Co.
By
LUCIA CHAMBERLAIN

hedh. sue ledneu Ddch IN the carriage,
smiling, looking happy and triumphant,
aud 1t was a strange thought that
these days so dreadful for me were
good days for some one e,se.
BY the end of the week the theory
that johnny was hidden in the city was
abandoned. and search was directed to-
ward the mining camps, whence from
time to time came reports that he had
been seen. But all of these turned out
to he false leads. and the idle talk
about II swung into just the channel
that ! had feared-how that of course
he had been guilty since he had tried
to escape and had succeeded.
Whatever chance there had been for
him before, chance of appeal or chance
of pardon. was gon now. IL was as il
he had sunk into a deep pit. out of
which he would never rise. | told my
self that | must not think about it,
that surely he could not be anything
to me any more; and yet my mind
turned to nothing else but the mem
ory of him and seemed to fix and fas-
ten upon the thought. | knew that
father saw | brooded. Whether he
knew why. | did not like to think. but
he used TO take me out upon long
drives among the hills across the bay
and out 10 the Preside 10 see the mil
itary manoeuvers. so hat he kept me
with him much OF the time. Aud he
would urge me TO 90 about to see the
girls | knew.
Halle was the only one | went TO see
at all. She had been very tactful after
the first outburst OF enthusiasm over
me upon the witness stand, and as
Dol as she understood how I hated
and couldn't endure any illusions TO
II. had never mentioned 1t to me again,
though I used sometimes to catch her
looking at me in a way which made me
know she was sympathetic and curl
Gus. and that made a bond between us.
The FerGusons had a charming gar
den. planted with roses. with big, blue
Chinese jars at the elbows of the paths
and on the porch. and a dear little up
per balcOny-just such n one as Leo
more walks out upon IN ''Il Trovatore'
which overlooked the convent and
its gardens. Sitting here with Halle
one late afternoon. while sunlight was
still among the housetops. but with the
convent garden in shadow S % deep it
looked like Il reflection In water. ! saw
the procession of nuns. slim. black fig
! ures and bending heads, winding slow
L.. tl-a,,v1 - Tho Ciuhf fpttaba1 mo
with a very melancholy, yet not quite
unhappy feeling.
what would you think, Halle" |
asked. "if | should become n num-
"A num-" Halle almost shrieked.
"Why. you would have to cut of all
your lovely HART"
Yes" | said. lone of the sisters
there told me that she had hair as
long as mine when she was a girl, and
vet she doesn't look unhappy now.
And then everything is so peaceful over
there. the garden is so quiet. and they
are so calm, | think | should love to.
and oh, dear, Halle. you don't know!
| am very unhappy.
Halle put her arm around me and
said firmly. "You will do no such thing!
| You will come TO Estrella's party to-
night and forget all about converts.
OF course. / know what the matter is,
and it's very lovely and awfully ro-
mantle. but really I'm afraid that he is
quite gone. dear. Don't you think you
could think of some one else:'
III 4 ,.nlJnst haar m fhnf / didn't
want to go to Estrella's party, that
hated the thought of the people l
would have To meet. But Halle can
no very persuading. and when ! left
her my resolution had weakened con-
siderably.
why not Go?' | argued with myseIf
ON nv way home. II VIII nave TO ne
gin this sort of thing again some TIM
that il. surprising | don't go into the
convent. and | am afraid father
wouldn't like me to do That
When | reached home ! felt restless
and the house seemed very snai''
Rather efficiently | preached the SUD
icct of Estrella's ball TO father, but ne
was quite delighted.
Excellent" he said, hurried on a boy
IN the Mendez house with word that !
was coming. sent out for flowers anu
made n lovely little fuss about me |
tried to make myself look as pretty as
nosslbla in Il pale tulle. with little rosy
wreatlis upon it and the high old Tor
toisesbell comb that had been mother
IN nv hair. The excitement gave me
more color than had had FOR weeNs.
/ thought. Even If | am not happy ~
least | can be excited.
Father looked so tired that when ne
lar, me nj the Mendez house askeu
whv need he come back for me- why
Why h0N" IJa woulun't