A TRAPPED SENSATION. 





tant trees showed clear against the 

 yellow sky. Those in the yard cast 

 deep shadows. A young moon com- 

 pleted the picture. Ralph was non- 

 professional this evening. The 

 beauties of departing day were un- 

 seen by him. His thoughts had fol- 

 lowed his cigar smoke and were 

 at that upper window with Mary 

 Glenmore. 



She was a tiny dot of a girl, or 

 woman, pale, with brown eyes; not 

 exactly pretty, but better than that. 

 She reminded one of something 

 lovely, either seen or heard. Ralph 

 had known her slightly for a long 

 time, and both of them had seemed 

 indifferent to the attractions of the 

 other. Yet Ralph was not indiffer- 

 ent, he was slightly proud. He could 

 not make love to a rich woman, like 

 Miss Glenmore, without some sign 

 from her that his attentions would 

 be welcome. The advantages were 

 hers. He would not object to the 

 wealth, of course, but he could not 

 see through a wall of ice. He fan- 



RALPH LAY IN AN EASY CHAIR. 



"SHE REMINDED ONE OF SOMETHING 



LOVELY." 



cied that there was such a wall be- 

 tween them. 



So, here was all the fine material 

 for a first-class romance going to 

 waste and no one knew ot it. All 

 Wychly and her guests were em- 

 ployed in the excitement of the 

 chase. Ralph had to leave the vil- 

 lage the next day, and though he 

 and Mary were twin halves of the 

 same sphere, they did not know it, 

 and each half would go its crippled 

 way alone. This would be a real 

 misfortune in Miss Glenmoi 

 timation, but that, also, no one knew. 

 Certainly Ralph never dreamed of it 

 as he sat in the twilight and men- 

 tally sketched a portrait of a -mail 

 pale face, with dark eyes. 



He had never been successful in 

 drawing it from tin- memory, and 

 had not enjoyed the advanl 

 sittings. lie was too practical to 

 waste time in sentimental i Ik- 



was gathering his faculties ami re- 

 solving to think no more of her. 

 The village sensation had helped 

 him over' the past few days. He 

 was a practical young man and en- 



