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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1885-6-12, Page 7Jun 12, 1886, ..aFt 111iowo Its tins ' 'lovorte retreat," Ali Ulu liguros glassed a lIgdtbod window ho r000gnized thong, and was also obsorvod. He was too angry and jealous now to carry out his purpose, and he returned to tho geuoral hallway, He was joined a moment later by DIN Wildmere and Mr. Arnault, and the for. mor began to chat with him in imper- turbable 0aeo,while tllu gentleman bowed and sought another partner for tho waltz tint watt about to bo deuced. Graydon would not show his chagrin ardor the many uyes dirootud toward them, but sho novurttloloss saw his anger in the cold oxproseion of hiuoyes, and ronlizod ]ler danger, Sho ignored everything with inimitable skill and sweetness, and there was nothing for hien to do but to talc° her out with tho others. Another obeorvod her, however. Ma Igo did come down nt last, for dm had eou- clndod that the me(norablo day should not close until she had one more glimpse of tho problem which had grown su dark and hopeless. Graydon soon ohsorv(d her standing in the doorway, bub thou she was talking and laughing with a lady friend. A moment later silo glided out on tho floor with ono of a half dozen who had been waiting for the favor. Graydon sought to catch her eyo, but olid not succeed. Again sho mado upon bis mind the impressionoftroubled per- pioxity, but his purposo was uppermost, and he was bent oil carrying it out. "Come," he said to &Liss Wildmore, in quiet tones,' 1 should oujoy a stroll on tho piazza, the room Inas grown 8o Warm and close." Fooling that she must yield, she did so with ready grace and apparent will - ,116814, and Graydon led her ont through main entrance, that it might bo ob. ed that ho recoivod no less favor "• 1n had boon given to another. "Sho is playing them both pretty . ;roug," whispered one of the committee, t afore referral to, that sits per -•'.;sally c a she ,,bases of lira ,• 0.il reports. 1 sb„rcu yon would not bo very pa- tient,” said Miss Wildmore, in a low ton0. "I (laid S would be reasonably patiout," was the reply. "Reason again." "Von, bliss Wlldmero; I think 1 can justly nay that 1 am endowed with both heart and reason. Thorn are soma que.;tious in life that demand both." "Please do not speak so coldly. You do not un(lerstaud." "I wis.l I did.,, "13e patiout and you will. After maintaining friendship true and strong tor years, it hurts mo to be misjudged now." "But, Miss Wildmore—" ho began, impetuously," !lush," elle said, hastily ; then added, a little coldly, "if I am not worthy. of a little trust I am not worthy of anything." Graydon was touched to the quick. honorable himself, he felt that he was acting meanly and suspiciously,—that jealousy and irritation were loading him to unmanly couduot. Those was some reason for hor course, which would bo explained eventually, and he ought not to ask (t woman to he his wife at all un. less ho could trust her. Therefore ho said humbly : "I beg your pardon. In my heart I beliove you worthy of trust. I will wait and bo as patient as you do. Hire, since I know that you cannot hero failed to uudorstand mo." Time ho added, with a deprecating laugh, "Thera are times, I suppose, when all men are a littlo blind and unreasonable." "IIoaveu keep hint blind 1" she thought, yob she winced under his hon. est words in their contrast with horcelf. "I hope some day to prove worthy of your trust," she breathed, softly, and looked in dread into the) darkness lest in some way her words should reach Arnault. "Como, please," she added, with n gentle pressure on his arm, "let us return, or the hotel may be closed upon us." "Please give me all the time yon can," pleaded Graydon, as they pausod at the door. Looking within, she saw Arnault with his back toward them, and said, hastily, and as if impuleivoly, "I will—all that I can. Possibly my rogrot will bo deeper than yours that 1 cannot givo you more," "You should know that that is not possible," ho said, in low, earnest tones. Then he addod, in a whisper, as sho was entering, "I can trust you now and wait.,' "My good fortune is still in the ascendant," was her thought; "I can still keep him in hand, in. spito of papa and lir. Arnault." "Her father's relations with Mr. Arnaulb must give him some hold upon hor," he thought, "and for hor fathor's suite sho cannot yield to ine nt once, but she will eventually," -lir. Arnault came forward with smiling lips, light words, yet resolute eyes. Graydon felt that ho hail rooeiacd all the as0n1an0e that 110 11(0,10(1,—illat situ was undo:: some ucressity of keep• mg els rival. in good-humor,—so 'ho 8mtlai significantly into hor oyes, and bow•.d intimate away. CHAPTER XVI. nem !mentos 01) 113i)I('1n10IONCP•,. Mrs, Muir came into Madgo's room for a bit of the gossip that sho clearly loved, but, as usual, obtained littlo in. formation or snrmiso from the young girl. "I'm glad you came down," she sail, "if only to pvovo to Graydon that you wore not moping up -stairs." "Why should I mope UUp•Staits?" Madge asked, with a lceon look n1, her 5181011. ...No reason that I know of, only Gray. clop has hoot slightly spoiled by his success among ladies, and Society men ar0 always imagining that girls ate lltngnidhing for theist." "Have 1 given Niru or any oleo soon all i(nJ11'cwsiou?" Madge again inquired, iiiligualtly. "G11 no, Wood I (ha tho contrary, you (100111 se lndilTOrunt as not to ho quite natural, liven Graydon feels it, and is put''ploxnd and troubled. lie was uquirlu:, for you during 1110 uvuning, and I told him you worn kindly caring for deck, no that I might he v0 it littlo hush air with floury onr.the ]damn." "'There 1t is again ,—p 01,lox01.l 11011 111'011611(1, 1.'111 siek of being 1rti8nni100. 51001 5o ridiculously. Tho scraps of time that lie gives mu when :hiss Wild. more ,1(w1 not fill his 0yo5 and tbought5 u.('0 (nu doy0d in criticism, 'Why sh0nld I t,urplux and tlotible him ? 1 have told him to pl0a5O himself with Miss \Vilelnlere,—that I should certainly pionsc myself in 1ny choice of Hoods, and that 110 e)8 a man assurodly had a right to do tho $1(00. Igo will soon bo engaged to lier, and probably is alroady, but he has no right to demand that 1 81100111 re0oiv0 this girl with Open a0tn0. She already detests m0, anti I do not a(lmir0 her. If ho wants my 50010ty, let him treat me with natural friondli- ue+8. If ho's afraid to do it—if Miss Wildmore won't let him—rest assurod I won't 0000lve any furtivo, deprecatory attontions. .1. and abundantly ablo to take care 01 inyself fu my own way." "0 Madgo, you have so chnngod 1 Beforo you wont away the stn seemed to rise and sot in Graydon." "Wolf, the sun now rises iu the west aid sots in the oast— What am I saying? Well, perhaps it's true for mo, after all. In the West I gained the power to live a strong, resolute life of my own choesin•,,, an(1be may 05 well rocogoize the truth first as Inst. Lot him t,ivo all his thoughts to Miss Wi;te.' pro. From what I sen and loves in ar.l oho will keep them bunv !:elore. m 1 arbor marriage.' ''lie's not engaged to hor yob; bo said so positively." "Oh, well," Madgo replied, with well- a55n010d indifference, although her heart bounded at the tidings, "it's only a question of time. There, we'vo talkod enough about lu r. Of course I remem- ber (rrayelou's oldkindness, and all that; a»(1 if he would broat me with frank and sensible friondliness,I should enjoy hie society. Why not 1" "I thought he regarded you as a sinter," "Sister, indoodl I'm Henry's sister, nob his. I'm only an objoctof criticism, of porploxity, a sphinx, aid all that kind of nousOnso. He was bent on sec• Mg a 'littlo ghost,' as ho used to call mo. I'm not a bit of a ghost, and havo as much proud blood in my coins as he has.,' "Well, Madge, I'm glad you fool that yon aro Henry's sister. He likes and admires you 5o much that I'm half jealous." "Henry and I understand each other. IIo thinks Pin sensible, and I certainly think ho is. Good night, now, dear. It's after twelve, and. I wish you a morry Fourth of July; I mean to havo one." Graydon had. not found himself in a sleeping mood until the shadows of night were almost ready to depart, and so came clown vory late, Mrs, Wild. mere, w1(0 was On tho piazza 001111 !.ler child, informed flim, with adeprecatory smile, that Stella had gond to drivo with Mr, Arnanit. Ito bit his lip, and wont to make a loisuroly breakfast. lay the time ho had finished, Madgo canto in with a party of young people who had been on a rumble. %Ier greeting was frioidly, but nothing marc, au 1 having roccived a long letter from Mrs, Wayland, sho took it to nontall rummer. house. Graydon soon strayed after her in a listless way, and in no very amiable humor. She greeted him with a slight slnilo, and wont on with her letter. Iia watch- ed her curiously and with contracting brow. "Will you evor finish that letter ?" 110 soon asked. "I eau read it some other time," sho said, laving it down. "Oh, that is askiup far too much I" "Is it?" "Confound it, istaiigo i Why is it that we aro driftieg farther and farther apart every day ?" "I am not drifting," she said, quietly, "nor do you givo that impression. I am just whore you found me on your return. Since we aro so far apart you must bo doing the journeying." "Wo11, heaven knows I found you die - tont enough 1" "1 bog your pardon ; Heaven knows nothing of the kind. It's not my fault that you value friendship so lightly," "You know I wished for s0 nt11011 more." "Yolk thought you did at first, Gray don," sho replied, with a quiet smile, "but I imagine that you soon became (pito reconciled to my view of the case. The relation would surely prove embar- rassing to you. Haven't you since thought that it might 3" she asked, with sweat directness. He colored visibly, and was provoked with himself that he did. "If you par. sist in being at swords' points withMiss Wildinoro—" he began, hesitatingly. "I persist in being simply myself, and true to my own perceptions. Wherein haus I failed in eourtosy toward Miss Wl Idtnero.' "But you dislike her most cordially." "And you lige her most cordially and morn. Itfavo 1 not granted your perfoot right to --do so ?" "If you were even the friend you claimed to bc, you would nob be so in. (1 ,fors 1,t," 1 havo not maid : was indireront. alley ',1 i..imnre is far from mdifibronl to mo. What have I done to gain 11or ill•will ?" "Much, as human nature goos. You have mado yourself her rival in beauty and attractiveness." "Is that human naturo7 If thnt is TBE BRUSSELS POST. ,-l;,r :.,t hut. (10x1111171 5110111(1 say it un. 1, les 11'ddrnore's uaturo," "I„ t u., 0hm,g;n 111° subject," said (1, nye) 1! , a littlo irritably. "Wu shall 101(4(11 rill this 110101,, I fear; you share in 1luury'5 J1l ndic05.,' "i (lel not to trodinic the subject, ilrap ton. and L think for myself." "lime; it all, :lladgo 1 you aro 50 (1(110)011 (0areoly know you. 1'J very tine' w" enrol i llnd yon more of a cou- unirum, 10300,1 indeed You cer- tainly have boon a distant 0710 in ovary (..1.080. 11 11tad boon the friend you say I w'e8, you wou:d have Wl'itt('n 1110 about the mare/dim-to tramdbrotation you were aeoomplishing." She sprung up, and her clerk oyes 11a(1wd indignantly, "I 1(0) beginning to think that you aro uhangol mow than 1," 5110 said, impetuously. "You know, or might, if you took the trouble, that I did not tell ;1lary, my own H1.100, of my pro"r05( toward 11801111 and sbrougth. My wish to give you all a pleasant surprise may seers a littlo thing to you, or you may give 8001c sin- ister, untutored moaning to the not, It was not a littlo thing to go away 'a ghost, a wraith,' as you WOTO wont to call mo,—it was not a little thing to go (TO BE CONTINUED.) tea.®.,.®® \ jEAT.IAIMET, MAIN ai1't1E8a'r, IIIf 1$S1il.g ANDREW CURRIE, Prop'r. FRESH AND SALT MEATS 011110 boetqual lty always ot.hann and doily area 10 anypart of tho Villagtfree 02 charge TE1IMS Very Favorable), FAT CATTLE WANTED, FO rwhaoh the highest n1Rrk01 price Wil ibO Ialao =ken Speoinl yofbnymghido tan Stine . Dort' tl'or(et the Phan, neat door V t WIC telter'e.teWell rYS tar!. ANDRES'V ODDEST ALL ALIVE ! 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