New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

slowly it seemed TO catch fire from the day. The glow
that the girl imagined perhaps rather than saw, made
the sleeping face it framed seem all the winter
But suddenly pair OF eyes opened wide and dark
staring straight up into Daura's.
"Oh what a shame I've looked the poor darling
awake thought the girl. But she did not speak or
move, hoping that her sister might doze off again.
"Dole-what IS it? the elder girl asked with kind
Of dazed sharpness.
Nothing, Dear Dama soothed her. $50 back to
sleep
But Annra's eyes did not close. 81 had dream
she said. 81 thought time to wake up-that
Hamar had begun to
We'll he hasn't and he won't for hours yet, paura
broke in quickly 1T can't be much after four. DO go
to Sleep Darling. You don't want to look like ghost
for your wedding. | sha'nt talk so its no good try
ing
Without another word Annira turned on her side,
with her back Daura, and with relieved sigh pre-
pared to be obedent Daura lay down again too; but
she could not sleep. Her heart was no longer beating
fast. but DULY and heavily She afraid. 1t was
like being told to expect attack in the dark, and not
knowing what il would be, or whence 1t would come.
Daura was very glad that Annira had gone to sleep
again She remembered, when they had agreed to stop
talking at o'clock that Annira last words had been,
81 know can't Sleep Then she had with all her force
tried to will her sisters mind to become quiet, to be
empty Of all but pleasant thoughts; and actually 1t
seemed as she had succeeded last for Anrra must
DAURA could think OF nothing but her sister, and
pray that, ii anything to happen, 1t might hap
pen to her and not to Annlra. Poor Annira so
gorgeousy, spendidy happy, after the wctched year
Of believing that she and George Conway would never
each other again Only last night she had SAID, 1T
good to be true that everything has worked
for hasl It's like the ending OF novel
than anything in real life.
\ year ago, when the two beautiful girls had made
their great success in London Annra and George CON
way had met at garden party given by the wife OF the
American Ambassador They had fallen in love at first
sight people do in story books but Conway had no
money, beyond salary good enough for ordinary
midde-class bride: not for Lord GormeS daughter.
The only hope Of the family for the girls to make
ch marriages. Their father had brought them up for
that, and expected it OF them. Both had been willing
enough, until il became for Annira question OF the
she loved. Even George Conway had been reason
able enough understand the situation from Lord
Gorme's point Of view, after the two men had had
serious talk. Il won't give her up he said. Il worship
her. But all ask is a chance Let me have year, 10
show what | can do. If can't come TO this side
again at the end Of twelve months with at least hun
dred thousand dollars, I'll step into the background
He good looking SO manly, desperately in
earnest, and he and Annira both so deep in love,
that the which lies in the heart OF every Cet
stirred Lord Gorme Against his will for he had al
ways imagined that he did not care for Americans,
against his judgment because he did not believe pos
sble for Conway to succeed, and because in any
he wished his daughter to marry a man Of title and
fortune their side of the Atlantic he agreed to
what CONWAY and Annira asked There was to be no
obligation whatever, and no correspondence between
the two; but at the end Of year the money had been
made, and Annira still cared, her father would not
object 10 an engagement
1t was only four weeks ago now that George had
cabled 10 Lord Gorme:
have the hundred thousand five times over Am COM
ing 10 take YOU a your word
So he had come all the way to skye and by sheer
force Of personality had so hustled Fate that the