The Washington herald., 1919-01-01
CHAPTER xv-continued.

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Meanwhile. the guests in the IL
brary were rapidly becoming ac-
quainted. Maud's heart. already
predisposed. warmed to the two
girls at once. They both wore
white gowns and broad. crumpled
satin ribbons about their heads,
after the fashion of the day. Err
inestine's was pale blue; Marjorie's.
rose color.
Maud drew them aside and en-
gagged them in conversation. She
loved girls, and these were unusu-
ally attractive. She meant to find
out how much they knew and what
their experiences had been. SO she
plunged at once into light running
comment upon the opera and Eu-
rope. the books OF the day. and the
doings of prominent folk. To her
delight and surprise. they responded
at once. They seemed to be as ia
miliar with It sll as she was her
I self. And then she gradually learn
ed that Ernestine spent much OF
each year in travel and that Mar
jorie's family were New Workers.
And now you are teaching up
here, away from your family and
the frolic of the town! What a
good little girl!' She smiled into
the dark face with it's soft, yet bril-
liant. eyes fringed by wonderful
lashes.
! Two Expressiona.
Was there a strange heeting ex-
preston of self-consciousness in
| their depths and an upward culver
at the corners of the mouth?
/ You taught here last year, didn't
your" she asked, her face growing
noncommittal.
| Yes" answered Marjorie.
Had you ever been in Huddles-
| ford before that?"
| Yes" This time the reply was
trifie more faint. II spent one
summer here at girls camp. But
love to teach. you know"
She spoke defensively.
! TT is delightful" returned Maud
although what she knew about II
would be difficult to say.
II was at this point in the con-
versation that Bige turned and look
ed at Marjorie. She saw him. and
her eyes glowed. They looked as
luOuSH sldIs ndt suuutHlg lcdptC
into them. The older woman saw
also. and Marjorie was aware of II
She looked at her Questioningly and
a little shrinkingly as well, while
a flush slowly mounted her cheeks
How exQuisiteT' was Maud's
mental comment, but she did not
allow her gaze to linger upon her
to her discomfort. She began al
once to talk with Ernestine. She
had reached a decision, however.
Marjorie had fallen in love with
DR.. Ewing during that summer al
the girls camp, and her position as
schoolmistress was the result Er.
nestine. the delicate blond. would
never have been capable of it; but
the other. the brown. flashing little
, gypsy-of what would she not bt
capable?
To herself, Maud smiled. Becky,
lRbOrs to unite those two hearts
would not prove very onerous.
Talked with Rector.
Bige was talking with the rector
and old Mr.. Moore, senior vestrymar
at st. Agnes. who had been invited
to round out the dozen. Vainly did
his eyes rove to the corner where
Tom Farnum discussed fishing with
Billy HaN erhill. and still mors
yearningly to where the two girl.
chatted with Mrs. Haverhill-he wa:
held fast in the discussion started
by DR.. Manfred and Mr.. Moore, and
ably seconded by Mrs. Vanderpoo
and little Miss Blake. who timidly
upheld the rector's views on various
matter sppertaining to orthodoxy.
But still neither Rebecca nor Mar
tin appeared.
Then the Japanese boy. whom the
cook had brought with him from
New York, announced dinner
| The guests eyed each other inter
negatively. They had not known
| that the Vanderpools kept a Japa
nese servant. The boy threw wide
the dining-room doors and drew
back the portieres
Directly across the threshold stood
Rebecca, with Martin by Der side.
| Philip had transformed her She
was beautiful now, really beautiful
although in a queer japanese fash
| ion. The blackened eyeIashes and
the black. turned-up eyebrows en-
| phasized and enlarged her eyes
which tonight were dark with ex-
! citement.
l Her too curling hair was smoothed