The Washington herald., 1921-06-12

speak, he looked the look he knew 20 wen
how to look from his eloquent, long flashed
eyes; both word and look had become some
thing Of parrot repetition with him. The
passionate child Of the south reciprocated
this sembance Of a love with q love that
was only too real, hot from the depths Of q
hitherto unstirred but impetuous heart Fara-
week that he adored her.
He told himself that the little girl was very
lovely; that she undoubtedly loved him, a.
he undoubtedly loved her-for the moment;
that southern women were 30 much more
sympathetic than their English sisters, and
that this summer idyI was very beautiful
and held fresher elements Of interest to his
taded senses than any heretofore.
For the time being he walked and talked
and thought wholly with and Of Roberta;
spent moonlight hours with the romantic
child in the garden after dinner; accompanied
her to all the cathedral services, because
sacred music and dim stained glass and
mystic hush. and kneeling by Roberta in .
vast empty twilight space all appealed to his
aesthetic sense. Together. too. inadequately
chaperoned sometimes by Mrs. simmonds-
Smith, whose increasing portliness made her
very sleepy out Of doors in hot weather, they
foated up the narrow river that wound
round about St. Medbury, Roberta, In q
happy dream at the tiller, he lazily on his
oars. the two pairs OF eyes speaking eloquent.
ly what In their hostess presence they might
4T a.
things many times before, delved for the
same sensations. but to Roberta It was the
great the glorious. the. sacred, the inefiabls
first time.
She had coms to st. Medbury straight from
a convent school and awesomely unsorhisti.
Gated. except by the intuitions Of her pas
sionate nature. TIL now the intuitions had
lain dormant, but th-y were there, trae,
potent, ready to awake at the touch Of tho
first hand that a.igh. unlock her heart-satss
Fate willed that Fsraday'. should be thst
hand-and-they evoke.
God help her! Cha,Jas ysrseay's was the
hand He was at this tine . slim ycuns man
Of twenty-six or thereaoouts, very ta:, With
the long, looss sresstul ranth.r hthenes.
~-.S Ne-iS oceehOh mo dtulcUc k1l9 SS-
pearance. however. belied Faraday. His
eyes. too. long dashed, beautiful eyes, ex,
pressive of the very soul sf cando: .nS
honor. his fine, sensitirs mouth 49, post
tongue, all belied h..r Honor witt: Faraday
was an elastic quantity: his pocsy If analysed
would have been found usually to reflect only
his own ego. But the snaly4:. was one which
few women ever made and thos. few only
in the bitterness that fGusvei tn. learning
Of the lesson he had 'aught them Women
Of the world were among them.
Who. then. shall voosSr It Htt.. Pcberta
bowling down, blind with faitb, 20 .aorship
the idol? Afterwar-t. when re had 9th his
own hand, shown her the c'cy fset. sne know,
balm to a wound hut rather su adde's pans
that the pedestal was stu tiers ia her heart
for him. with the unwcrthiners VI tAs iJoi
upon It mouthins anc Sibdns st lar f1s hsr
own helplessness to cast I. out
1t was when Faradsy'a wrAk's VISIT nad
lengthened into a fortnight nat Ma Aim
D:onds-Smith. whose perturpatiou vs. sruw.
;ng. ssoke "a her niece:
Roesrts- I've duty before r>-
Yea isn't" said RobsraA Srssv,.ng.
Dudss s,s unpleasant nen~esif'~s.' said
Mrs. S.m1nc,dssmith. fann.,s d, ss'f. bot
I'm sucb On sggressive,y >,,nl s.~t Of per.
son that rever can sciyt .kscr with any
sense 81 .@'isfactisn b aeys-n A. ysa
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