The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-18
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Leslie Nerne, gOvsrness, Goes 70
walk BY the - and n spoken 70 BY
Z man she does not know. She ID
rescued from his attentions ~ Victor
Steele, ! sergeant n the British army.
whom she later marrieS. She finds
married life wsaYisome and refuses to
follow Steele 70 Egypt. Then she hears
Of his death and conceals tho fact that
she II his widow. She meets Oswald
Varney aud agrees to 80 on . picnic
with him and Rose barley, her chum.
CHAPTER VI.
She lowered the glass and pretended
to have been examining the poise Of
her hat. She bit her lips nervously
and hoped he could not see the red
ness OF her cheeks.
II believe he knows you" ventured
Miss barley, who had seen the mans
smile.
Il met him once years ago" said
Leslie, In . low tone. ITS hardly pos
sible that he remembers me. II he
does he viii introduce himself. Let's
60 now"
The two girls rose, Miss barley
somewhat reluctantly. and moved to-
ward the stairs. Leslie, she hardly
knew why, steadily diverted her gaze
from the man at the next table as they
passed him by. AS they descended the
stairs her friend turned sharply on her.
"You are fool" she began, then. hear
ing q step behind her, checked herself
and swung out at the door, shutting
Leslie in.
The man had followed them. Allow
me-" he said, politely, passing his hand
over Leslies shoulder to open the door.
He held it open for her to pass and
looked intently In her face. why
didn't you want me to speak to your"
he asked.
Il didn't think you remembered me" "
faltered the girl, turning to face him
as she passed into the street.
His eyes met her with quizzical ex-
preston. "Oh, but of course l did"
he said in q tone that would not have
carried conviction to most people; per-
haps he felt this, for he at once asked,
Are you going up Bond street? AS
your friend has disappeared. perhaps
may come with your"
He did not wait for her leave, but
took up a position beside her, falling
into step with her. She was immense
ly glad at their meeting, and only fear
ed that looking into her eyes he might
know it. He could little imagine the
glamour with which young girls
fancy had first invested him and which
had taken on an evermore golden hue
the past six years.
She glanced around at him shyly.
Her childish impression of him had
been vague. She saw now a smartly
dressed man Of about forty. She no
tfced that his hair was gray about the
temples, that below each of his eyes
Il myriad OF tiny lines formed fine
on his florid skin.
His chin was square and obstinate,
his nose inclined towards aquiline, his
lips beneath a dark brown mustachc
flecked with gray showed red and
prominent. Other men would have
put him down as eminently a man of
the world who had INDUCED q good
deal In field sports and was often in
the open air.
II am going to walk across the
park" she informed him, hating at
the corner of Grosvenor street. Il live
at Noting HILL"
He Makes 4 Gallant
Remark to Leslie.
The further off tho better" he re-
piled, so long as 1 may accompany
you" He did not attempt to disguise
his approval as he looked at her. She
smiled and turned away her head.
He began at once to talk about the
theatres and to compare Impressions
Of the plays they had both seen. He
told her that he liked jolly plays-no
problems for him. It struck her that
he had found life itself very jolly and
not at all perplexing.
He had been yachting good deal
that summer, he told her, and plunged
at once into some amusing anecdotes
in which the laugh was often against
himself. He observed cheerfully that
London seemed to be filling up again
and asked her If she would remain in
town during the winter.
She laugh ed. II am always in town."