Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1, Sunday, December 18, 1892 Page: 18 of 20
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Beautiful Miss Armadale
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Victor Forsyth and Alan Craig were
greeting each other with restrained but
unmlstakablo satisfaction on the plat
form of the little station at Indian Beach
Hello old manr
How are yon Craig
Tint rate John will take your trapp
I suppose youd rather walk to stretch
your legs
By all means
Tho traveler handed bis well worn va-
lise hia overcoat checks umbrella and
cone U tho servant and the two young
men started onward at a swinging pace
It was ft late August day warm and
rtllL Just as they left tho station steps
village cart containing a couple of
Jadlos came whirling along the eandy
toad Tho horse woro a gold plated har
c8 and the ladies toilets gave an lm
of elrganco which was shored
Session
even the shmt straight whip dec
pratod with a narrow streamer of pale
blue ribbon The occupants of tho cart
bowed graciously to Craig in spite of
their apparent haste to reach tho station
The young man lifted his straw hat
and hla friend of courso performed tho
samo ceremony
Who are they ho asked as one of
tho two alighted and entered tho tele-
graph office
Lucille Eliot and her friend was
the answer
Mighty good looking girls was tho
careless remark of Forsyth an he and
his host struck across the eandy high-
way toward tho beach against which
the summer sea broke in slow caressing
ripples
loJwastho thoughtful rejoinders
they soom between them to unite meet
of tho attractions of womankind Ono
or the other might suit even you For
syth unless with a quick glance you
havo loft your heart in Germany with
some of those placid fraulcias
No said Forsyth In an indifferent
way Ive seen very littlo of ladies
society theso past three years
IIo lifted his hat as ho spoko and faced
tha cool salt air and the shining eea
with a tired travelers weary satisfac-
tion
You never were ovcrsonllmental
about girhilanghcl Craig even in our
sophomore days I doubt if youvo over
bei n genuinely in lovo
No and I never shall ho but once
and tho time hasnt coino yet was tho
rejoinder
The two young men were near the
nw boight and weight but hod no
othor point of rosembbuico Victor For
syth was dark Intellectual refined look-
ing no had groy eyes never intended
though thoy were handsomo eyes for
Indiwriuiuiato service in lovemaking
Ho wore his full dark bean In Oenoan
fashion and tho whito hand with which
he chanced to stroko it as ho gnrod off
over tho shining sea was a hand for ges-
ture for rfulnosion or command a hand
which had soul in iU nonoos lines
Crate was handsomer in a more com
raonplace way Ills older litters had
dubbed him a girl runner at fifteen
lie was tho masher par excellence of
his college class Attwcnty flvohowas
still so fascinating with his elegant fig-
ure bis largo Uue eyes and exquisite
golden mustache that Ids pert littlo
Cousin Clare had declared only that
morning that any girl who married
Alan might expect to share him with
womankind in general adding thAt for
her part she believed In monopoly in tho
marriage contract All of which meant
that Clare in her way was also in lovo
with her cousin
Craig and rorsyth walked slowly
along the beach They had been great
chums and they did not dream that tho
throe year of separation which had fol-
lowed their graduation from collf go had
brought any changes which could affect
tbdr friendship Nothing biiitA could
Oo that unless it was a love affair It
was perhaps tho oonacionsness of this
which caud Cralga abrupt question
ccncoraliur thostotoof ForsythV affec-
tions
This la a sort of lotos land Alan
was tho nawoomrrt remark presently
Blank ooesn and mere sky1 that is
whatFvabooolongingfor lamwcanod
out with pcojlle and things How I shall
enjoy thia ozhptwesa with your
A qubuicl smile crossed Craigs face
Will oertalaiy we are not crowded
heroiit the beach But I suspect youll
havo to admit a good deal buddes -blank
ocean ana mere airy Into your life dor
leg tho next month or so duck shoot-
ing for instance
Have 3 on a houseful of company
Forsyth Inquired with a sort of dis-
may
Well my married sisters friend
keep coming and going and my Cousin
Clare you remember hor ho is the
Miss Craig now and a more terrible
child at eighteen than sho was at fifteen
But tho worst of it Is Victor added
Alan with sudden seriousness youaml
1 are the only tnen in the family and
Vo can t expect much time off duty
JSl odftir kavr Invaded tt
lonely strip ot ooactr was tho inosrnral
comment
Blew me man how elso came the
rairwl and t logrsph aud tho villas
friondrWM Li 1m EUl
Yes I might havoTmovn
Bntitfcjgoodsociety Comfortyour
Kit Witt llt Jltai faetUKauWuh
friend Hope Armadale
Does language fall to dcscrlbo her
asked Forsyth with quiet Irony as Craig
paused abruptly in his description
Yes it does that is any language
I can command Sho is very f oscinat
iog
Ah so Alan Craigs hour has struck
then
You and I wont joke on tho subject
Victor I I dont think lveo ghost
of a chanco with Miss Armadale Every
man at the beach is moro or less in love
with her
And she
Wait until you seo her She is to
dine with us this evening
A formal dinner sighed rorsyth
Uoi up in your honor my philos-
opher But here is Craig cottage
turning toward thospocious Queen Anno
villa that stood in dull red outlines
against the gray sky with clumps of
bluo hydrangeas massed in the center of
tho smooth green lawn It is scarcely
five oclock he added and I propoeo
to smugglo you into your quarters and
leave you alone until seven
Thanks said rorsyth adding 1
littlo knew into what n vortex I was
plnngfng It is fortunate that I have a
drees suit
The vortex will do you good was
tho reply In a month those two sig-
nificant lines between your eyebrows
will havo disappeared No no Victor
it is too soon for us to begin to grow old
Forsyth found himself established in
a chamber overlooking the sea with
drosslng room attached HU cases had
been opened aud toilet articles arranged
his steamer trunk unpacked the con-
tents placed in the wardrobo with sooth
ing dexterity by an accomplished valet
and an hour remained to him before he
must dress
Ho hod not taken this wesrleomo jour-
ney for the sako of studying dinner cards
and doing tho agreeable to his next neigh-
bor Ho felt bored in advance and spent
tho tlmo wondering how ho could con-
trive to cut short his visit And as he
tat by tho open window listening to the
but of tho waves against tho rocks he
could hoar from time to tlmo in tho in-
tervening silence the thud of a tennis
racket a succession of rapid soprano ex-
clamations and baritone protests and
finally the laughter of tho chorus
For heaven s sake ho muttered is
this same sort of thing going on still
Has Alan kept atitsteadiiy for the three
past years
By and by silence fell Tho tennis
players had dispersed It was half an
hour before dinner
Promptly at seven Craig tapped ot Us
friends door and they went togother
through tho winding corridors down
tho broad stairs Tho fading summer
du light mingled with tho soft glow of
shaded lamps and tho damp salt air
made tho scent ot burning pine knots
grateful
What ore you going to do with roer
Forsyth asked
You will tee My slater is only
waiting our appearance to givo tho sig-
nal for dinner
Mrs llaoy a handsomo blond Hko
her brother Alan held out a cordial
hand sparkling with costly rings
Welcome homo and to Craig cot-
tage Mr Forsyth
How do 1 shall examine you later
from Clare Craig extending one finger
tip as she glanced with big black ejes
over her bare shoulders and returned to
her companions story
Mies Eliot ptrmitme Mr Forsyth
Forsyth found himself bowingsilently
for tho third time with the oppreesho
eenso of tho necessity of pulling himself
together and doing tho agreeable
Miss nilot ceased moving her fan
Sho wore nooutented smile as though
lifa on tho whole was a very pleasant af-
fair while in her largo blue eyes was a
latent wonder as to whether there
might not be in existence some possibili-
ties not compassed by dinnera and drives
and sails and calls
Tho dinner signal was given and For
syth and Miss Kllot were drifting to
their places among tho sixteen others
who assembled around tho tablo with
tho centerpiece of ferns the branching
silver candlesticks tho thin stemmed
glasses and over all the becoming rose
colored light
Of course as the soup in the royal
Worcester plates aud the Ices In tho
cut glass cups camo and went they
talked about Indian Beach and then
about Berlin about undertows and
thronerooms all in tho subdued way of
peoplowbo are bound to keep np this
sort of thing as the resigned dog keeps
up the tread upon the platform which
is attached to tho churn
Suddenly Forsyth had rcany become
a little interested in his conversation
Miss Eliot was so calm so unaffectod
so Intelligent suddenly therefore
warming somewhat In bis own talk he
sat upright and glanced as he was
speaking down the table Craig sat ut
tho end and on his left was n lady upon
whom Victor Forsyths Intense oyos
rested for n moment jurt a moment
from which his wholo after life bore tho
Impression as flesh bears a scar Tho
lady was leaning forward speaking to
some ono opposite Being on tho somo
eido with rorsyth it was her sido faco
that he saw She had the low Greek
brow but no straight Greek lino from
eyes to chin had ever tho seduction that
lurked In this slight inward curving
profile the delicate spirited nostrils tho
babyish mouth the protruding chin tho
swelling throat the bare shoulders
Her dress was of tho simploet ft
creamy silk gathered about her form as
if to merely drapo it Sho More no
jewels or ornaments her dark brown
hair was twisted to conform to the shapo
cf her heal a frimry ring ot two straying
upon her forehead curling against tho
whjtu new Iwr neck
jls sno ceased speaking she moved
backward OUt of Tsmra ftf KViravfl
cinating eye n recovered himself as
ii a meimeno tnauenco had suddenly
beta removed
The young lady who was driving
with you this af toruoon la at the table
I think he stammered
Miss Armadale yes she is here Sh
Is my guest this sumraorreturncd Miss
Eliot with calm surprise
True Mr Craig mentioned youi
names I had just come In by the train
as yon drovo to tho station persisted
rorsyln
I know Wo were forewarned ol
your arrival oleourse on account of this
dinner
Crate end I are old friends said
Forsyth vaguely
It Mia Eliot iai been vers brllLaot
ma uMJsrm mi woiim bunmy pecemheb mu
hcfseTf sTie would Tiavdwonucral per
hape that Victor Forsyth of whom ens
had heard so much did not appear raoit
brilliant bbe was rather relioved al
his quiet way She had already said tc
herself He is n very nice fellow Nt
ono would suspect ho was worth half a
million Now she added mentally
it will be pity if ho too is going daf 1
over Hope Armadale Sho has destroyed
Alans pcaoe of mind and that is enough
though ho Is such a flirt
Tho dinner went on Forsyth bad nc
longer but ono Idea It was to gain an
other look at tho enchanting faco thai
had appeared and disappeared Furtive
almost feverish ho watched thu endoj
the table Ho could see that Crolg had
eyes and thoughts only for tho lady be-
side him At times a moody look cams
over his handsomo face which Forsyth
nover remembered to have seen there
before But Miss Armadalo did not
come fairly within range again
When they rose from the table Ton
sylh had but one motive It was to gt I
presented to Miss Armadale For that
reason ho devoted himself to Lncills
Eliot as tho most likely means of ac-
complishing his purpose But Craig and
Miss Armadalo had disippeared from
tho drawing room Forsyth thought
tho figure in tho long whito cloak which
passed and repassed tho windows oa
Craigs arm was sho but ho had no ex
enso for joining them
Presently thcro was a strong touch on
the kej board of tho piano gliding into
a measured waltz The servants vers
rolling up tho long rugs that covered
the hardwood floors and setting the
chairs against the wall Somo one was
inviting Mia Eliot to waltz Shoes
ensod herself to Forsyth and he re-
mained standing watching tho door
Two or threo couples were moving to
slow waltz time up and down tho floor
Torsyths attention was caught by Boms
ono clapping their hands together smart
ly und calling out in a peremptory way
Faster
It was Hopo Armadale She and Crals
had entered by a sido door und stood
together at the extreme end of the long
room She had a bnnch of blaerioleU
in her bosom which rorsyth was sure
sho hod not worn at dinner Had she
just accepted them from Craig WsJ
he her lover Ho was placing his arm
about her waist Forsyth had never
before seen poetry in a womans mo-
tion His senses swam 03 Hopo Arma
dale came fljing past Urn
Tor pitj s sake Mr Victor rorsyth
havd ou left your manners in Ger
man Dont jou eeo there arent
dancing men enough io go round II
was Clare Craig in blue wrap and silvci
bangles who had como up to him un
perceived
Bnt Mies Claro I dont waltz
Ridiculous Come She seized bis
hand Hold mo tighter You are a
great deal too tall for me
No matter Wo are getting on nil
right
Of conrto we are
And when jou nre tl rough with
me won t you introduce mo to tho tali
est lady in tho room
Tho tallest lady Hopo Armadalo
Yes
Of courpo I will just to teoso Alan
Is Tore ths heartbeats almost
choked him Is Alan cngigcd to Miss
Armadale
Hod like to bo
Forsyth rould have hugged tho elfish
Clare for tho comfort of her saucy
words
Come sho said suddenly stopping
midway in a revolution disengagta
herself and catching her small handj
around her partners arm Alan lm3
gone for her cloik or something Now
is jour chance Mr Forsyth uunts to
waltz with oa Hope becuuso youre
tall sho went on all In a brenth 1
dont show 1 im off enough sho was
pa ing Then her hands were unclasped
and sho was gone
Forsyth was murmuring something
about pleasure Ho hod partial con-
trol of his words nono whatever of his
ejes which looked oxaltingly into Hopo
Aruindalost
Wotallpooplocan sympathize with
each other sho said
If height is a bond of sympathy
blessed bo my many inches laughed
Forej th Will j ou givo mo ono turn
Mr Craig has just gone for tho car-
riage Wo promised Mrs Eliot to como
homo early
Ono turn repeated Forsyth be-
tween entreaty and commind
Miss Armadalo rose half undecided
but still sho row He held her in hia
nrms They caught the time which tho
musician quickened whon ho saw that
Miss Armnlilu was dancing again
Forsyths protest to Claro wns an af-
fectation Ho waltzed superbly Tho
luir moved in swift smooth circles oa
though by a singlo will Fors th knew
this knew that the will thoy moved by
was his Ho breathed tho odor of tho
bluo violets in Hope Armadales bosom
and It suffocated him Ho was snro
Craig had placed the flowers there Ho
could almost have snatched them away
and scattered them underfoot
They were the last left dancing
Wo must slop Miss Armadole said
He obeyed her almost abruptly They
wore faco to faco with Miss EUot and
Alan Craig Miss Eliot Had her wraps
about hsr Sho looked a little dis-
turbed
Voa are waiting for mo said Mill
Armadalo penitently
You know that momma is ill and
alono with tho sorvnnts
Whats that when ono is having a
good tlmol criod Clare Craig mock-
ingly
Clarol said Alan gravely
Oh Im speaking for peoplo la general
not for myself When I speak for
myself its as good as a Bormon said
tho incorrigible girl
Lets have a cigar Victor said Alan
Craig when the lost enest had gone and
tha servants wero puTting out tho lights
They went Into tho library together
A pale late moon looked in through tho
tail stained window and they heard tho
ruh of Ihj tide without
How did you como to danco with
Hopo Armadale Craig asked abruptly
at tho end of several minutes of eQence
in which both felt that something was
browing His words had a hard threat-
ening sound
Forsyth hesitated before be said stub-
bornly 1 supposo bocauso 1 was de-
termined to do it And bo added with
aoor I Miss Armadale private prop-
erty
CraleahandsfsaLcUnched altrctl
as
rnn An CPlJ4 Choir
Let her alone Vu tor ho said b
tweu bis tceih yo r r
friendship
Forsyihgotuphaushtily
Have you a claim on Miss Armadale
Yes or no ho said angrily
Alan sprang to W feet also Then
his expression changed He was an even
tempered fellow oa wo wuoie
r i it
fatlu that I am no longer
man
A gleam of triumph crossed Craigs
handwmo face
Sho has got to marry a man with
money she has none ho said
All right then retorted rorsyth
fiercely sho can chooso between Us
And ho liehted hia candlo by the ono
burning on tho table Come ho said
let us gh e np tho struggle for tonight
and tomorrow when I patch up some
excuse for taking tnytelf out of your
I
to takoino to them im awfully giau
1 halo Indian B ah
Tho tide whs downbvsunet and Alan
Craig and Hopo Armadale wero walking
on the hard smooth sand
I am going away for a wcek Bald
Ainu
So yoor cousin told us
Give mo my auswer before I ro
-That wouldnt bo polite Mr Craig
irtn t she laughed You
wonut nave
XVL0 ET -EH l to look forward to to bring o
- -- luirV
wo shall never quarrel About awmw
But wo nI to bo confidential of old
I am ready to keep up tho habit And
oI am going to tell you that about all
I coro for In the world la to win Hopo
Armadale
rorsyth winced
I wish yon had not told me
IVo flirted with lots of girls as you
know Craig went on Ivo fancied
myself in lore several times and havo
discovered that I was mistaken But
now I tell yon frankly I nm in for It
If I cant win Hope Armadalo 1 sliall
go to tho dogs I am a different fellow
since Ive known her Tve thought 5 on
know that 1 was irresistible with n
short nenons laugh Well now Io
no pride left as you may judge from
nhat llnsaymg I have justonodesiro
one determination and that is to maLe
nyxelf neceeeary to that girl1
Forsyth faca was etern and unsym-
pathetic
I supposo I ought to foci honored by
onr confidence Craig but to tell tho
truth thero ore como sentiments which
men had better keep to themselves
Tho two wero standing Tho cold
moonlight streamed through tho stalnod
window into tho dimly lighted room
Their faces looked fierco and ghostly in
tho wan light
Do you mean that wo aro to be ri
valsf asked Craig slowly
You havo no reason to fear a book-
worm like me equivocntod Forsjth
contemptuously And besides since
you have set tho example of confidenu
I will tell you that myinveatments havo
1 dont understand you
he said al
most roughly Does it amttso you to
torture lne
Alan she said in her soft voice
think how shortatlmo we havo known
each other not two months
Dont you think jou understand me
yetT
faho smiled in the gathering darkness
It was so absurd the haro notion that
she did not comprehend every In and
out of that frank masculine ntlure
Yon know that you do ho mid
Yon understand me thoroughly though
you havo only known mo two months
Now then do I understand ou No
Hope Armadale and 1 never shall No
hotter in two centuries than in two
months But what is more to the point
1 lovo ou I lovo yon without under-
standing yea I love you bo blindly and
wildly that nothing I could learn re-
garding jou could alter my Ioe So
there la nothing to wait for Will you
mirry mt
Givo me the week of your absence
she said almost gently Let me think
Alan let me bo 6urc
You mean leao oufreo to experi-
ment on Victor Forsyth while I am gone
You wire on the point of engaging 3 our
Belf to mo last evening when our talk
wu3 interrupted by Miss Eliot remind-
ing you that it was time to leave In
tho threo mlLUtea that I was away about
the carriage jou weio Introduced to
rorsyth You waltzed with him and
the v holo tenor of y onr feeling changed
If j ou belies 0 that aud still ask mo
rich i caro or yn should despise jou
i Denevo 1 am mau 1 say imnga
which only a mndmin would say You
nro right to dospiao me I am glad 3 ou
wero fiank Piay go on and say that n
woman cant lovo n man for whom sho
feels contempt Bat no you need not
Eay it I will spare you tho disagreeable
task Goadby Miss Armadalo I ac-
cept jour rejection 1 will try to bo
man enough to endure my disappoint-
ment
Alan She paused standing in
house and when afterward it is found I the shelter of tho sand dune Sho put
4X XT1 it Ji ntlA Mflllfl to nVftF her Al no Ilin other
that I havo not left tho boach after ull
you will understand that it is best to lei
my reasons atand unchallenged
Ono w ord more said Craig Miss
Armadalo has as good us accepted mo
ihnvononghtoallytotell this But
tonight on the piazza after diniier I
Baid irrevocable words to which sho
listened without dissent If you should
cut me out Forsyth yon cau havo the
satisfaction of knowing that in her heart
sho has already accepted me
Forewarned is forearmed said For
syth moving to tho door And for tho
first time hi thtlr eight years of friend-
ship ho felt a senso of superiority to
his friend that superiority in things in-
tellectual which tells even in a contest
for a womans heart
cnAnxu IL
Tho dull hour or tho day at Indian
Coach w aa that w hieh followed luncheon
During thu hour 011 tho day following
tha Craig dinner party Miss Eliot and
Miss Armadalo sitting behind tho scal-
loped awnings of tho piazza saw Claio
Craig In her short red shirt and broad
brimmed hat in which eho suggested a
gypsy at a masquorade lacking her way
along the beach over w Inch tho rising
tide from moment to moment epread
higher and higher
Claro umt walk from her house to
ours without trjing to get a littlo ex-
citement out of it remarked Miss
Eliot w hoso knoes were co ered by
some huge undertaking in Bolton cloth
and Kensington stitch
It is a queer time to come Tho tide
H11 bo ud in half an hour and sho will
havo to return by tho road remarked
Mrs Eliot who sat just within tho hall
Miss Armadale enid nothing bho was
wondering that Claro camo alone
Claro waa waving her hand in triumph
at hor own agility as tho scrambled by
aid of the bayberry buBhes over the sand
dune and out of tho way of an uncom-
monly strong swift wave
I didnt seo any of you at tho bathing
beach this morning 1U10 said establish-
ing herself in a hammock in one corner
of tho broad piazza and to 1 thought
Id como and toll yon tho nows
Is thero any news at Indian Beach5
queried Miss Armadalo Bho sat in a
low hung chair her gmU bionzo clip-
pers protruding from under her white
gown
There wouldnt bo but foryouMro
pliod Claro sharply
Havo 1 anything to do with your
news pray
You can jndgo Alan and Mr Tor
ejth have quarreled They camo to
breakfast separately And then John
harnessed up and drove Mr Forsjth
threo or four miles back in the country
v horo ho has found board aud taken all
his traps ITo told mo that ho wan
obliged to do somo literary work and
must be quiet But of course 1 know
Alan didnt like his waltzing with jou
last night and Forsyth wouldnt stay hi
the house
My dear Clare you jump at conclu-
sions said Miss Armadalo languidly
but Claro saw tho cool glitter flash in
her sleepy cj cs at tho thought of new
excitement
t
Youd better follow my example and
jump at sumo conclusion as to which of
your beaux youll marry retorted Clare
My choice Deems to interest you
said Hope Armadale maliciously Sho
knew of poor Clares devoion to Alan
who hid nover thought of her other than
as a little tieter
The crimson blood tingled In Clares
dark cheeks
You phy with mens hearts as if
they were tennis balls she flashed out
1 dont bslievo any good woman
doess
Clare child I from Mm Eliot
I beg your pardon but Uun glad 1
said it was tho quick retor And
oh Lucille I wanted to tell you that I
had a letter from tho Dacres this mom
tug Thty want me to join them on
their trip to Yellowstono park And
Im going I btart tomorrow for Bos-
ton thero I pasel them Alan Is souur
cover ejes
she held toward tho angrj man who was
tuminj from her Uow unreasonable
how violent jou nrel Do you expect
mo not to ako a second for reflection-
1 do not mean to bo uureasonable
Hope But 1 love you till I havo no rea
eon loft he eiid iiiming
Take mj hind Let us bo friends
for u week more
Ard after that1
Ho held her hand and leanod beside
her against tho sand wall of tho nlcho
within which they fctood
Will nothing content jou
Nothing but ouo kin Hope Arma
dalo from jour sweet lipa Givo me
that and I can wait for eternity Lot
mo havo that to rcmombor and t will
go uway and stay till j ou recall me till
3 ou say I may come
She did not shrink from him or mock
him IIo w ound on arm about her fair
litho form just as he might for n waltz
Ho stooped and with his disengaged
hand ho held her head and so
mouth to mouth they kissed each other
with a long hllent kiss
1 am content raid Craig with flash-
ing ejes Irak no more no promise
no pkdgo till j ou aro ready to givo it
I nm jours It shall be for jou toeay
w hen you will bo mine
Bho pressed his hand over so sllghtlj
Lot us go homo now sho said with
a vague alarm in hor oleo
Craig left her at the door There w as
company in tho parlor and ho was in no
mood for careless talk IIo etrodo along
tho wet dark beach and already began
to reflect upon tho naturo of tho bond
which he had to eagerly ratified
That night Lucillo Eliot went to her
guests roou aftei the lutterwac in bed
Hope she said you aro going too
far with Alan Cnig Recollect I feel a
responsibility in tho matter
Since men aro fools what can ono
dor
Ono can bo honorable Hopo
Doar Lucillo dont peach to mo
Nothing makes mo eo icked as being
preached U Craig thank Heaven goes
off tomorrow to stay till I call him
back I nover could haoeparod him
but for his fnend Forsyth s arrival
Now I must seo Tlmt 1 can do with
him
Miss Eliot sighed a bitter little sigh
Torsyth had made nbrief call that o en
ing while Craig and Miss Armadale were
down on the beach nndhad accepted an
invitation to join a horseback party for
a visit to im Indian encampment several
miles from tho beach next day
Miss Eliot had found this
new ac-
quaintance unusually agreeable But
sho could not etnoct in hnt i
- va mo
lion of any agreeable man whom it
amused Miss Armadalo to flirt with
Craig himself was such a flirt that tho
ElioUj had regarded him and Hopo as
equally matched But lately tho serious-
Met tho affair had begnu toTaoy
thorn in a way rather incomprehensible
to persons to whom Miss Armadalo was
a mere acquaintance of tho season
The day of tho visit to tho cnonm
ment was ono of those strange danthS
como Qt the ead of ammcrattGiSI
shore hot andstUl
Nvithasmallcop
Bun in a fcny Bky copper
Miss Armadale had two escorts on tho
ride out a couple pf college boys with
ofSrtr06 reckleaslauco
serr 1JT f Lwue Wtt
It niT5 u Mfor bo do-
HVawaTcaheTbuXaW 1
whoa cLanco itoToSSS
getlier
V1 h Mka a thev rod
thlinpUcablocoinuTonssnss SrE
lad never talked iT f Fr
-- uicai common
thoucbt tflSr raeUir
form in thow baratifnl
tho thin i 001 row under
I WM
wo near tho
Attsrssttz
-
abont tteir waists and so went rHIna
What aro you talking aboutr MIm
Armadalo reined up suddenly alon sido
Tor th nud Jliss Eliot ho ti ere ttalk
ing their horses ni sho put tho question
Thoy wero within two or threo miles of
tho beach and sho had not succeeded ia
attracting his altention during tho whols
excursion
Talking of what h best north livlnu
for answered iiudllu seriously
Why fun of lourse returned Miss
Artuadnlo
Anything that is fun for ns though
it may be dentil to soinobody else uske l
Torajthquickl
Oh that is too nico n distinction for
ma said Miss Armadalo that is some-
thing for tho frogs and tho boj s to settla
between themselves
A woman without fooling ia n mis-
take in creation said Forsyth In a low
tone reining hia horse to Miss Aran
dilos Bide and looking at her with a
sort of ferocity
What do jou know nbout mistake
in cieationr sho retorted If 1 could
choose 1 would bo a woman without
foellug rather than unj thing else
Why
So that I might bo indifferent to such
treatment as I have received thhi after-
noon
Treatment from whomr
bho looked at him with her soft dark
eyes with her lonely curtes and hor
glow and bloom
Did my waltzing dlsguBt you last
night that ou have not given iao a
word or a look today
I am not a man who bestows his
words or looks whoro they aro net
wanted
No I see that That is why youi
words and looks aro worth having
If that is your opinion I am at youi
Borvico Miss Armadillo
Oh you misunderstand me of courso
Men alw ays mlsuuderbtand mo
I do not w c ndtr You seem an enig-
ma to me
I am sm a you could read me though
not overy ono cau
I am going to try to read you
Ah then I shall try to provent you
Why Have ou anything to con
ceal1
In tho shadow of the pino ho saw a
change of color in her face
A woman alwajs has her feelings to
conceal
Why no not necessarily 1 canim
ngiao that to tho proper person sho w ouid
liko tp re eal them
To the proper person repeated MIsi
Armadalo with a shrug But tho fun
consists in revealing them to tho im-
proper person
What a strange bold speech this was
Torsyth reflected after ho had left the
party Hope Armadale vls truly uu
enigma But what a fascination sno
possessed
When ho found that Craig had left
the beach 80 unexpected for an indefi-
nite absence he Buspected that Miss Ar
madalo had refused him and as tlmo
passed without his return ho was con-
vinced that tills was so But one day
coming upon that young lady unexpect-
edly he found her reading a long letter
in what was to him Alans unmistakable
handwriting
Miss Armadale he said frankly
looking significantly Bt tho sheets which
the hastily attempted to fold 1 ac-
knowledge myself beaten I had begun
to suspoct that I could understand j ou
uui i Eeo mat i do not
What do you misunderstand Mr
rorsjti sho asked haughtily
Th1 encouragement you liave given
my attentions during tho past threo
weeks
Your attentions Mr Forsyth
Certainly my honest and unmistak-
able attentions which jou hive re-
ceived as a woman receit es snch marks
from a man who she knows ia about to
ask for her lovo
rorsyth stood tall and sevcro beforo
hew
I ara suro I do not understand yon
Hopo Armadale jjju hao known
from tho first minute J looked at you
that Iwaa in lovo with j ou my hrsl
love let mo tell jnon for any woman
After that first meeting I let j ou alone
I belie ed that Jaig had a claim on
Jou You remember tho rido homo
from the encampment and what you
6aid to mo to luro lne on Days passed
Craig did not return and you gave ma
ecry evidence of picferenco
btop Mr rorsythl
Pardon mo I am not through Yon
nro ueanng -with somo one besides Alan
Craig today You havo given mo I
say every mark of preference Alans
continued absenco convinced me that
every tiling betwocji you and him won
ended I have been v aitinff for a miltn
bio opportunity to sny in words what
j ou well know that I feel I como here
today and Gnd you smiling and bluBhing
v ers lovo letter from my rival
You aro cry cross Mr rorsyth
she poutod
Ia that all jou have to say to me
What would j ou havo mo say Sho
was a little afraid of him
Which of us two you lovo ho an-
swered fiercely
Sho turned unexpectedly polo Sh
clasped her hands in n mechanical wav
Jetting tho pipers fall to the floor
Thero wero tears ia tholustrous eyes
she hfted to Toreyths Btern face
You must wait sho stammered
Wait to bo fooled further No Miss
Armadalo I am through with yoj
heartless unscrupulous
Morcyl he criod
It is the merciful who receive mercy
May you never know its meaning
Tho interviow took place In a bow
window from which thero wero steps to
luo iawn Aa Torsyth uttered tho Ia1
woiistcps wero approaching through
theparjor lie was too much agitated
to control bis manner and hastily open-
ing the French window ho sprang down
tho steps and Was coon ont of sight
lie was beaten His violence his sell
betrayal had not elicited anything which
he sought to know He was Ignorant
whether Hopo Armadalo cared for him
whether sho waa engaged to Alan Craig
just oa ignorant as when his pursuit
began a month before
CHAPTER IIL
He strodo hack to his boarding piac
and spent the night writing Opening
his window ji tho chill gray dawn b
heard the dull distent roar of tho tea
hoard it ho thought nearer wilder than
0W before AjtrouaoUaeaiijoUakiu
StSM3l
iv I
sound a lWt
Boat tCi
abont Jt5
ronyth ei m
theheich TwTw lai
mnbfaJiS
stream ofW
above UudUtantLiSj
Alan Craig aaihuwa
Flai
Forsyth lom
th eat
The wave nm u
Let us make Lute i
A moment later UutuJ
the villa MaMtteS
of people too rtukbrT
cries Uiat were droCfK
ofthewates M
They have escaped j
toon muttered PMiOtaL
rorsyth was pram0
Unotthafamilj KlW
groaned as thskalfeUlmS
Waiting for nothing be
tat not so fast MttsNjluf
crash of BhattcnJ tatul
loo winuons wers rmnjrn i
ran nowlilo aiaao posasi j
tiful villa was croaUa hbl
among the touto tint Ih
tides of fonittoM wen Haifa
These are tho clamlOTt
and began the asceal cf ikft
Btood it did not new tj ha j
how it csjao Urere uitelEi
dalos window
Inthograykzitamattifa
roar of wind salmis hi Iim
tho girl s chanter Ana raj
him This maa stood ljt
Hopel he shtieW u la s
unawakened prl ad mjJSi
sheet about her stasis
dow with his load npislj
Hopo aweks mnr aoitdt
fear struggled frcmfcmil
saviour and tha tlra rAxsV
another Alan Crair fasvKl
woman they both lord D I
Tho water Ictoilihilvkii
was knee deep fatal to
little party torethar l Lrfrk
the women tdtBpsrfttif I
Their lives biIsWkJ
flew from theKraifrJinratj
sweeping thrpifl WTpfttxM
through thspatUBSoaj
garments scftttoKzaIfl
let cases and Jivstei 1
At the nearest pVnitttll
breakfast aadckrtijwfcn
stranger who iivtaJ to
tho Eliots wsi WolwnJljri
and Craig HTMtUHk
grizzled geaUoWtl
lions under lea jjraiail B
stances A
Mr AncWlosolW7
title by which lova P8
arrived only last eveafci Btjv
formed by Lucille
It Is Hopes uletMfS
know Jin EUot oplW
Torsyth when op3rtartr
They aro to bo EuroMJB
addod hastily BKf
placo in England is tut1
w ould net bare it w
Auehinloss could coninsR
and I trust sho will irsndj
foituue
Torsyth made rarepW
added with a qalojsa l
IloMhubseii
pccthornirtinidJJJ
A few weeks later BjJ
wedde4hlauwnJwf3
water to bo a grand 4J 5J
nor Fonylh Sfjii
morning V
oach other amidliu raSMj
But tho months nWrE
fearful dvlj
Victor Forsyth
in the PJW
uoacti nun V i jr
gagement will
n1 hest man aw
il that hCPPT
IwasinSaaFrsnctJ4
down to
within a few ZZa
Dick Goodwin fffil
enco meeting JJrf
cornders
front A rn5blt toSl
w ouau can
of a burning cffif japkflf
herself into of a H
sasher W Wffw
by excitement sTA
rtrovTtoMOSf
sobbed I1 ffiStttW
tttdthtlJJfrfI
had in too WW JL ilicJ
wonderingwrfj
in an office
prcW Cfrtsr
rather
word for tWW S
smoke lKW
knew anJ 1W
wd itWK
ThenIbegSLfie
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