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It yon could secure invitatlons
#0,"
rem or
“ a ‘Ah the areutest of ploacnre,”” declared, the
na ate a shall see that you have
‘That a atiernoos there was a note for
holiow of the eli-tree, deseribing Tho
they were to hare on the morrow ‘and ce ths
rte that sie could. nob. Io
fant Mle Da a and bimaelf, £08 they ‘were 10
auch glorious ti
‘How surprised sh when me
re! he thougdte ri " Nemiles but bis: brow
ive
ned to note Nhat, ste would be glad to have
Dau hero as well as
day of the mica damned bright and clear,
The sun eoze nana niden ou the Budiling
Fild-fowens and the ints so from
rane! rope a and loverlife
‘There was nothing for it but to bow to Flora, and.
ira away aud greet te young lady who stood by
Miss Bernie's side.
lea what she looked like or what she
Ile only know that Florrie had
's arm and was walking off with bim
Budee the trees, and the sun seemed to durken for
Jim then and there,
poke at hit, Atty Banks sald to herelf that
he as a lly Hnnetsome; Mut, of! so dully Evi-
dently she was mak impression upon the
handsome champio chip bleselerilers
ro was OnIY ous Peuark that chained ts or
tention in the least, aud that
¢ heand of yort, Mr, Dana, eyen betoro we
met; my v elnse mate. Flora Gariand, has spoken of
you? sth witha foguish Lue adi
bana Diusied to tho roots of his falr, curling
“nope that you have heard nothing of me but
erry ero
gathered in the glen, and the seminary fivis bad | what wes easint,” he remarked, 6
zrarclied there all 13 thelr white dresseg.and | | * Indeed
Fikoa ‘ances Guttering is the. breeze, Flore
eed heading the coluua, Sliss Beals bringiug up
the rear,
Fiora’s checks were all aglow, and the brizht
dlack ey om that roved over the Tuco moriug about
under the trees were as bright as
ae oho whispered, nedeing Milly
Banks;’ “if it isn't too provoking for anything!
Neither of my adorvrs is here, al
a good time. 1 had rather not ‘iene * Fal than
young man
on the opposite skis of the groun
ere’s one of them now! cried Flor-
He. nater her breath, to her companions, “its
the henibomest oo blonde. He't < ce Dan a
‘At that self-same instant he saw Florrie, and wi
jas about to fost onae her, when pradence held
im back. Ife caugitt Miss Bemils's eyes fixed full
upon hits, and ‘he feallzed. that it would never do
for bim to go up and speak to her without the
formality of an tuttoduction,
To make the matter all the worse, the lawyer's
son, With whom he had come, had just returned
from college, and had no acquaintance with Miss
Bemis; but be declared that he xeu manage the
introduction for Dana ns 1d be a
gormplished. adding that hes 10 100, “ae quite eager 1
he presented to the charming Miss Flora,
(At that mom as if a bombshell had exploded
among them, there ¢ruddealy emerged from around
an abrupt bend in the road and into their midst
fwouty young men fauitiesely attired jn thoie sane
mer suits, and headed oy Septorth Wylde.
Miss Belmis fairly gasped for breath at this unox-
pected and anusual sight,
He approached her at once, ralsing bs bat with
a winning amile, astor’s letter,
aching her to kindly’ ‘welcome his young friend, Mx.
Wide, aad the friends he brouzit with him, adding
that tho minister, wouid ts appreciate any
courtesies exrended | to the
‘Miss Bem! to Dana’s fn-
tense astontshusont ho saw ie tnue his weal by
the arn and commence to introduce bim right and
ng the seminary girls, and then lead him up
to, ‘where Flora Garland stood.
. While Dana had becn thinking about securing a1
introduction to Flora, his rival had accomplished
4, and, to make the matter worse, had marched off
te Rings county Wh Wheelmen, of whic
served by
attract him to hee
‘would give him an oppo:
Mr. Waste seins to be m
Out in the next breath: “ Why, how stupld!
Rould never forgive me for giving him away
torted, “and, If T mignt o1
Ageacat a way thaewentd Pens
go up to yout frlend Miss
tritling question, will
to me??? askod Mily, title je suspiciously.
ia nol thor mr a
as, declared sige and, fortner
more, I Sliall wi tnt Florrig an
try to get to that bicraler
regent,
one of the boxes ou the, fd 3
ie the prisate box whtel is accorded i
By Fe fis alrapea tm my
own; those are the Golare of
4 ain is
draped i
ef
28555
member. the private box
our eld eclors to lene one of the Kings connty
members, Ulmont Paige.” ge remark be
anded her two dain cards, which
sity managed to slip ine! ie Pocket quite unob-
the lynx-eyed M “Tell Miss
shail be ex] octlog her there with you,”
ite
Flora that I shi
he cinta impressively.
Mr, Seyforth Wylde?” sho asked, indl-
With a nod of her er head the tall, handsome
If this
to take an interest,
eth Wylde, perhaps she might manage to
side for & te while, and tnat
10 be at Florri
wnat Manage it in
Side for a little while, rey ea
‘oreo of attract tion between yourself and
mutual,” he sald; crying
Wyico
lke
‘Why, was that young gentleman saying a:
thing aboar me?" 8h asked. delightedly, the color
coming and going on her face iu @ great, rushing
tide.
“Tam gure he is anxious to secure an introduc.
lon.” sald Dana, smiling to eee bow well the bait
then "Why don't you Introduce ust” asked Milly,
archly and innocently, firing the question at him
point-blank.
ter bash when, Tam aronind,”
y be porn tuted Teoxta
sie tienes
Hora, and
be giad to
Tait of. inirodueine. you to het friend aed
Wylde will be dleifgiited, S arnestly aastre you.”
he teil you to suggest anything of that kind
“He fs rat
She Ww tecizo'the op
“It ia not proper them any tales
“Te did not know that she had again accepted bis | out of school inated Dana with 9 low
vals attentions throagh “It he want: SLs Ne should come to
b pigue,
All the yoting men ad accompanied Wylde
Were ai30 ftiends of Datalsefois biesele fellows
Who were to tal
Bad all beard of tag serious ue astel between Ws and
and Clarence “Dana, and, being true friends, to
with either one.
Doty, would not take part
knew that the trouble
eine Clarence's blood
oxert his fascinating:
find some one t
pats
fe east about right and ‘te to
Inteodue bina; bat
aitempt, He cow
Hie woul! go up and claim Flora's acquaintance
hough it brought down the wrath of earth au
heaven on bis a
the time he sartdy quite unaware of his
. Wylde had gallantly offered to go fora
Bisse of feo ater for Flortie
Thus fato had ordered st ‘that fora moment he
a ent ag Dana approached. Never
a2 (here-a prettier pleture thiar Fiore: presented,
Tanding there under the green trees, ia her pink
‘and shite dotted mull dress and broad pink flutter-
Jng sash, and the pink and white clusters of apple-
biresoms at her belt aud twined amid the meshes
of her jet-blacl
happened to catch her
ike thonabt bad
over and tal
Ghat very a
however, in the graceft
el
“ w ih "you two please
He
asl
not evar to Mies anf and
te," pouted ‘Mily.” ere there’s a will there’s
‘at that moment, lanes toward Flore, she
tha
“ihrongh ore Gann
he contd only get Mili ks to sore
tnik to Mg. W3 ly she coud ind an «
0 Pang; and 1 Fiore
0 WI 4 aD
But é
sro come over t
eed he mvelt with bam
a
nd
st sh, nn ber
et to her f
ted piers ioe rte vie tledtte
eet ced a boat-ride, and,
she bad not yet answered hin,
He acknowledged the introdtuetion to Mies Banks,
charm manner
haracteristie of hin
is locking for ime,” she said,
reuse me?”
Ceftainly,? said Mbily. But Wylde was not to
be Pat of 20 cai
witha
few moments onl,” he said,
‘he end of that tine, If you do
myself, be assured
528
shall go in search of
i, dashed the handsome riers along the cheer,
Toe iioos o-and-one-balf point back they
lashed, tis i ‘he gu full In tele face, but by
the time the gra ‘as reached there were
omy tens the bata ninco ofthe riers bad fallen far
behind. "Swift asm afta they wed the grand
and 0 the tyro an-one: halt polnt,
a
hoarse ery from
f throats,
AAs If In anawer to that mluhty ery £0 whee
shot forward, nelther @ buir's-breal
Siler, “Every one rerogntaed the ebampion ay
Sexforth Wylde aud Clarence Dart
ewan a mutter of the wiltest conjecture as to
which would Wi
Thousands “ field relnsegs ware raised, and the
ory rang from Ii :
ont eat ‘hares atk ta far behind, Ab! theyare
oahat on and on, tide the champions, With never a
glance behind. ‘Thoy bath reach the ast earn
Point, both wheol about with the Fare idity of light
ning, and o1 ert hme, making te lest lap
toward the: the ast and virco
‘9 from every thront
each bends forward.
human, and to kuow their Tiders" touch and slight-
et mOve,
‘Twenty rods and the-grard stand will be reach-
ed! Which will pasy the white tape first? Twn!
thousand peop’ hold thelr breath ‘and every eyo is
e advancing with the
ton lity of Lightning,
rth Walde's fac
black “eves glow lke: bleang coal
Dana's face is terribly fish The veins stand
Whip-cords, and perspiration Ike rai ote
down his handsome face
0 is gs wate as death; his
goale, | Clarence
like a beacon star before
be Joves: potter than life, Oh, God! will he win it
yf lose it? A fow revolni{ons of those silver wheels,
and it lefeat, “With ove m id
wil mean victory
Plunge oth riders rel sable Hiei
it dash fortran for tbe tape, for love an
or victory.
(To be continwed in our next.)
Pleas that Laura Jean Libb
writes exclusively "for The New York Firside
lompanion, in which paper all her new
will appear. ‘Other journals ean furnish her
tories aly.
TOE SWEETEST ‘St WORDS,
BY ORB
Wyrar are the swevtet words that fal
the
‘That ice
"Th tainiinx ‘oun ‘iecheer?
They stazid for types of highest bliss,
‘To eering moriais piven
Wend all ‘contort hone, and peace,
. ner home and eaten,
‘They shine Hke Hare along the way
One fairing feet must go.
Andiphere fe dept cudows cling,
ke ieee ling Uti, they goth
A ing bales, they soothe
‘The hearts oppressed with care
Who nd the tulten and the heat
Agric
‘We hear them io the morning time,
“And in the nocatide rest:
tn
tk sinner
; ind is here,
by ogres he inns ave riven
TH” Sg veyron faiths puro wiogs
Sper, hong, and heaven,
ey 5
x —
eoteven “congress tn the gene 181, by
SHES Cog ede
‘Bote ‘Td Lil.
By CHARLES GARVICE,
Author of “On Love's’ Altar; or, A Fat
“she Trusted Hem,” “ Paid For,” * Elaine,”
fal Fancy,"
ete,
Thinstory wens commenced tp No. 128 of Tre New Your
hese Coumawoe nck Bunibers can be obtalued
fromail Newedeaiers.
[rats sToRY WILL Not 3E PURLISHED IN DOOR FoRM.]
suchdcniy she fet 8 et ‘chan ber shoulder, “Hines ee lease Mine i ang. means. HAPTER XXXT,
and, turning quickly, she found herself standing | “It loot e Were more in love with Flora,
face to fave tn Clarence Dana, Jan me,” sie thonzht, biting her lip angrily. Tr was tho happiest time, imaginable, and ten
bare 2 few words with zo Flora— te was plainly ‘oviaunt 10 ie hat Bi. «Myles yras the placid an sane 'y Ceollia was carried away by
Garmin he “Take arm, We } ds deeply in love with Florrie Gari the Joyous streain of Pleasure a o gages. evon
SaP'atre iowa, the pao yon er tothe atcherg | ence Pana, he noted how bis ves followed Her due sec singe genulty in planning
ands, They are gesting ready for'a a reguiar old- frend as sho mens away, ond how ‘commonplace “
feist ‘Tunes on the green: Will you be my | his conversation She hd to do all tho tall cole se sac Dito tea San |
su Florrie’s chance to avenge herself for Inert Couvertion would ave dase some iuneh there, row up, to Hampton Court:
tne fancted. slight of the “1 shail not try to Interest his ft fs his business ] ever seett Hampton Conny Pilecd, ay tes wot
Fine matty pnt | cotry'to interest me,” she thonchipetulantly: ae going over, Fe Fou—then drive ote
I ber ve ht "promo hat t lancers 5, . Wylde. nach to is dette wit, she excused herself, a1 ae et eesti swe must not he very fate,
Ho will retars moment m standing there, ° " .
Dra bit his tp tind his fate, hantsome face crew Mr the baianeo of the afternoon tt was araus- | You and Fda will went alittle resto |
ashade paler. © Will you give the Inestone tome?” | ing to te how pretty Flora Garland played havoc aete aie ‘ oar before, and The lune aa tho
RE with the hearts of het two desperate lovers. Her te forgot no siete detail—tho ta signe |
di 0 take " HC ghey annced ould " boat, with its fou jorses, and spick-
mpesadezapon 10 take von roving on te [1 tee ama wept tates | ann nz nal Ci roi cna
oulda’t mind after abil.” sald Florrio. Sroile and a nod Hack fo hit that weald make his to tho box ree os ihe envy and aduieation
na ast, ast, do honor heart leap into lis mouth, And this was enacted wot " 0)
for you, oF au Thavotters.
oF acting as your escort, if they spread a clotll
aud na Paouna te
tell you that later,” sald Florrie, saucily,
suing ft best not to grat Lim too many favors
1@ thing,’ he ureed: “that even
i Ebcomts
with
should you Fefuse bie, that you Will NOt go Wi
Wylde.”
aby not asked Florrie, opening her great
dark eyes in amazement. “I'n 3 aw
fay alee.”
or the Govt time in his life Clarence Dan
ble gould nol eas: Becanse
‘are both striving desperately
d him to
manner; adding,
alls
erenge.
fs Twinkle tn her i ieciy
i the winpies coming and golng on
ter peas, Gracie
jonkedd at hor sta ai ng there in ait the
glow of net lovely youth and beatty, Clarence Dana
fold fimelt that he would ive n inured lives if
e to win hi
"AC tint Moment be eepied Wylde coming hur-
riadly toward thera with a is of water in bis
a
paeMOOMl he remain there and witness his rival
walk off with Flora, oF beat au iimominious retreat,
thus admitting that he was vanquished in love's
warfare?
Dunn was bot -tempered. ‘The
9 od him to madness
from bis band a
me," he rejoined, in an off-hand
eagerly: "But do youd you ra
‘Now way her chance ea
Up
sight of his rival
‘Should be daek
‘of bis d give him the
thrathing be eo velehny denen
Nearer und nearer came Wykle, with that pro-
his Ups: Dut”he did not discover
eho the young man Was thet stood talking to Flora
i fe
CHAPTER VI.
‘TU TERAILE BACK, FOR Fax, ole Love, AXD
id WORLD'S CILASIIONSIEP.
other saitor for the pond; and thus the
fternoon. parsed, and neither Bt. them sould tell
whether that piehie had gaiued for him any ad-
vantage over his rival
Hoth were in a aespair schen the breaking-np hour
for the picni¢ rolled round, for neither eauld get a
parting word with Flory though both looked what
they wished to
‘Al the gitls voted the pionte a grand snecese, de-
claring that they would not have had a good time
al I It bed not been for the twenty young gen:
flemen who had enme up ww York; aud
there tras great suprise when Flore secretly told
thera that they were all bicycle fellows, and were
RU entered for. the great face on the following
Wednesiar, From thet time on the
atest of kcheming aa to how all the girls should
Tuunnge to attend that F
Tho wonlorful day dawned brieht and clear, at
last. and all the early trains brought great crowds
yan punding eb
and the “diatond medal, but no he there knew
that i race for ifeto the death for the prin
cipal ne find that they were rac
‘ts favor and a young wit
Xo ono knew rut ‘ho Be Raprened ‘hut the
i soa have recourse to
ith a
383,
‘iianer, gee erined eno
Strange slerpingepotions VAG first ave neviel ever
the text-book, and thea—abt it must be told—fell
fast asleep.
veils les time than ft takes to tell tt the school.
red; ani twenty. rairutea inter fly
ie Sindiea'arcivon’ breathleesy at the grand
hes all uecured seate, while Milly ond
Florvie Garland elipnes 10 the box beariug
emblem of the Ke
“Mey ind tenncely crated themselves ere the two-
ancL-uwenty riders full uniform, dashed through
the sunlight and np to the
inighis cher roe twenty henna onnnts, and
two-and-twenty caps Were raised gallantly in re-
sponse.
fity:
stan?
A moment more, and the wheels all etood in a
row, and every heart beat bigh with excitement.
else it would be: Did you ever see Epping
Fores, Bobby? Wot do, you ag to ou taking a
And they would epia
sor tases and pienie among
cockney traunted though the for.
the most beautiiul in Eng-
fio. Wout amouee tat a
at Blackfriars?
Pier, and they sei the mighty
Thaines, ‘pat the Uousea “and whrfs, and Owe {0
e Ni ‘Tht wee xs a trip we hich filled Bobby with
am ecstasy th cep for words, Hie spent
IL Gino ting when Iunch was
eee fie the . het, iiehly rilded cabin—in tie
engine-room, Oo as jn the seventh heaven when
the engincet ‘llowed Vin to “drive? the boat on
Pe neice aon He was aa black a9 coal, and
Jooked, a8 the shocked | Geeta remarked, as it be
‘iia rt eae tet e A
. oy Init the depth of His haps
Mette he sa grime, and that only faintly
pes i
ere were “swell ” picnics, garden-parties,
‘tournaments alWays “on; and always a
fonnis ervanee to which they could go i
Ginnor-party or
me evening.
ecilia had had some doubts and ings
about her Airesser, but Tila goon disposed of thera,
that is of all the ridiculous money, if
Teau't help ing Joved ones!” she remarked.
And she Jnsisted pe, ya, Preseutings Cevilia with tro
or three evenin; nd Fevondale rarely
gare Jo go tuich oedinaer without Producing some
article ot ere ich “had struck him as just
the for ¢ cis"
as any one'so kind, none
rons! » Cecilia declared In
© A his mind is coment
we to © Tua’s—and T mi
Th
80 tachi neon
to ber
var
ein juerense
our—happiness. tle fronid lout meas toaded
me—with net contly presenta, and I have bat
wil
to tell him ee that T will not encourage suc
Frigked « Hravagallce accepting any more. ie
Toe aeree two of the heat clubs, and Of
has
Rae but Hobby ep tion tnsnres Bobby's. election,
nd ia altogether £0 Mberal and. unscifsh thal
heing spoiled for life,
Bothy is falely on the was 10 a
mil, #8 to his treatment of Ida, no words ot
dear papa, could adequately deseribe it, Ido
wonder at her pe eset 0 ore of im or bor erent
of tite th th London; hich is absurd
thany lovely roo
Bue 1 ‘donee thin ae of them
Mat piritucte
an ever, lating dear Ia.
nest od beam
bored ai of the chorus of adm
couple, ie marriage and th
mi atraid you miss mn mit
paral find'in the houees and T
returning, but “neither Ida no:
while, and refus
couple are th
hI mean {n
me
par yety—and we are all very happy.
etting:
willy return 6 thom,
‘There was no doubt "about the Levondales' popa-
sone a At appeared
ie W
of Lords ‘on state occasion
grandly.
lage cera was tn >
jg
dim particntariy Palitane! but thoveterane onthe
softly padded benches = proke
the leaders of tI came round the new lord
nd dealt ont hentty congratuta
was Nlght,""suid Lord Stonehenge, aftorward;
“1 fat that Uuore was the making of & statesmad
is epeedh devolope my suspicion into
We must keep our eye lipon b
End eve bins every ch
from Lord Stonehenge was praise indeed,
& were in the House among the pceresses,
eard the speech, and guzed upon {he stall, eat
commanding figure, in its scarlet robes, and Ida’
fenre swelled, ander yes filed with love and
pride.
‘Thore ts po oue here—uot one—so handso
otis ia and Ida Tarely—Levondate never—apoke
the past, ee] cia ‘of that portion in which she
‘been ehgaed to Lor Lond Richnyores but Jda knew
tint ho hedveone abrond, and that be Was not exe
ected to return for sonte years, and though the
orlaines were in town, sue’ iad, by mere clisnee,
not yet met 1
coption—Ida and ‘Cecily on entering te 100m,
saw the whole batch of them.
‘ccilla murmured & W
i
viandly, © theta foreaecal shel en
and Wahoo atehero-—wil bed
laine?”
“Delighted, my dear,”
28 quo genuo, forthe frendabip of aueh an fn-
Tuential perso
dale washiot 10 be 4
Iarriageable dangliters, And dea
dale, @ looks, and how bappy?”*
fevtied relly, and tapped Toa with he fan,
blushed, ‘and glanced at Levondale, who was talk
ing to Lady Crownbriiants, but see
that ia) pire was Wookta
her.
about Me noogens Hn the House the other day, and
Jord Poriaine ays that itis conidently ra
mored that Lord Levondale will be offered a place
Inve Cabinet
- *Edon't know, fs said Ida, but
{implied that she Would not be
ere asked to rule the ole our.
are you all well, Lady
“AIL quite well,
Lady Porlaine.
more the other day,
ecoms to bo very
bright and cheerful let
“Tam very glud,” sai
most ontinary of fons int there week she fae
ter e Which Cis—and, no doubt,
in a tone wi
“And—and
Ahem! We heard from Kich:
He isin
Hen eae 50,
Povlain
fora moment.
But w
sald, with a sigh of reli
haved ear
“Dia 2? said Ida, rather abser
he is happy. quite
Pasting ance. Yes, fa
One ay the vicar’ aime
his hair eut.” He got
a to
ib roy
not be induced to remain for more than
three nights,
Your grand and bustling life rather ‘ flurries
me,
Fomarked, oraculany.
and most polished of old gentlemen "—'
pretty manners and kindly words, I
“for all thei
ied a portrait of
old ont the rt eaieion rome
condate bad bard work to keep bi
Portratt ont of the shop. windows
Royalty had hi
alts with fda, bad been
8 Nipon her, which, on thelr being repeated t
bers zai Ida blush.
modesty, from the position of count
‘ly of tho
As Anan. ‘are
nigh, Levondale, who wat
enfhnsiastic gardener bestows ‘upon bis
orghid, noticed hint sho had Brown rather | at tt
‘what do yo
countess,’ as if she were the only beautiful woman
of course, for
ms sect full
I Possess
d_ brightness which Dow,
Her appt
a
weren't ‘iar bth adoring sister, I should be almost
Iration and
ribe ‘ised
Tiatrioge made in heaven, and a perfectly ry
Is
the
hove several times
and wo
fi Sent father,” added the saibtly Ceetlia that
Tam f jome duties, or that J shall not
16 lovely countess * the
up thelr ears, aud
pelle Was a great “deal coming from bim, for praise
Toa and
sald the old lady; and she
Jeepeeed by a moter With four
Lord Levon-
Ida
med to knor
at him, and sent ‘asmile
« Everybody is talking
surprised if Laurence
Thani ‘you, my dear,” replied
Tndia, you know, and
Steh a
dns asin tospeak in the
t, Lady a
cated, and het color eame and went | get, ‘her small dshingrod ready,
6 a fiy—
hen Lady Poriaine bad sailed away, Cecilia
Titatis over, Tow well you be-
“to have
fa tion and.
loving welcome at Eteeronor Sqlares but he could
“The father ia the dearest
felt asif I were
an old crab in the midst of a pretty shoal of shrimps
anda ait to its
jored the ecertton, and, after
heard to puss enco-
°
werks she had stepped, with natnrat
fete ‘ ‘tanghiet to that of the most celebrated
jad
hed
orn ing care and attention which an
op
om Bay 2 going to Lochmulr?”
wired yesterday to Wille "—ho looked at her plate
2 he spoke the name—""to any that they me ex:
Pe eat die kata,
with alittle indrawing of
breath. “That is he
on
her
fe yon, Laurencel, Te tere oy"
Yes, 1 should ike, to
setting hot hore in London, and 1-1 U
‘am a Ilo tired, do you kom
ho anid quietly buttering his
Tike can soureely go petore the bostoning
ut we'll fo then, Ls
a shooting-partys but you need ot
you like, we could
tonst,
of hext, weak
1 have to ask
for a week, atany ral
aye Cis ald Bobby.”
path, oa ant | had left the room—and
mut nee ‘tent ‘nee!
“Cis is Tight, ” ae ani ‘With an
tion: “ there hover Was any one like you, F Yoauseuces
CHAPTER XXXIL
very Oni
man persons bnpw Loch
Fisting the Land oF Cae for the rst time, an
had only beard of ber busband’s famous castle,
Sioiand [and Lochrauir seemed far too wonde erful
for
fording Levondile's band tightly, as the carla lage,
ost Deautifn aud “ohana of ber sex.” Very } with its fery jrish orses, dashed through Loch-
oon atter theit arrival In Tondon, Lora stone | muit Yass and turned up the steep drive t0 the
tent, the pre ntimated that he should be
glad fo geal fp ads with his famous eoare “int the ‘ie of Willle, who eamo to meet them
esy—if Lor abe vondale would take an uctive part xe, loosened her tongue, and eke. was
in politi ca; Shee ore She bene, light-hearted gi egreet-
irl as
oc her old playmate, "lover, and friend for ¢ “erertore
She held out both hands to bm, with an Oh, Wil
lie, Willie?” and he, forgetting her countesship—
i] le gave the Ida of old pressed her hands,
an eyes
Stil Toved taste was Lue; aud would ove ber ti
hho died; but there was novan ounce of disloyalty
int
“Oh how glad I am to see you, Willie?" said Tda;
“ a what ‘8 wonderfal piace this fs
say so wien fon aco i he responded,
es proudly as if i were his own. It
rohit aay the frat time T came down, and
Raven't quite recovered yor, thouuh J knov every
Inch of the place, and every aére and roek round it,
“You'll have to introdtiee me, Willie,” said Lev-
en ale with his ait alle He hi neon
t until to-day. fda
fe had’ never
t that it was his fi
bo noble-looking, reat as. g he, she murmures! | vistt, ‘nd started Stent
lmost inandibly aid her and pressed | |" WWilie will have to be eieerone,” she said, with
her hand 4 aecting\y, 8 ‘and ae moment Levon- a lax
Gale caught his dariing’s eve upon him and smiled, “Te ball be delighted, countess,” he replica.
‘moment before he had looked pale and tought: | Ida ¢ bina reproach full.
Sul for he was asking bimselt whether it baal been EGonteast she
really he who, only months ago, had call’ Teddened sight. Tie had been asking him-
fhe Wentmintior okie qaning WE, hopeless, dos | self what ho should eall her, and veacling hansele
spairing eyes uy 10 House inside rich he was iSiforset the Toa
now the observed ot ‘a ol rors! It dificult “Why,” she said, with a piteous appeal to Lev-
to realizo, to beliove it, until he foand Ida in the | ondale, “we were boys—I mean boy aud girl—to-
coridor dnd felt ber Hand stealing into bs, aud | gether and always ‘Willie and ‘Lda. And 3¢ ho
heatd her whisper: “Oh, Lauren + | calls the ‘countess,’ eball have to all ita «fr.
my deares Su ten. 1,
G
Jot tt be Lady Ida, then,” sald, Wile,
pit is’ ‘aa [blush and stammer, and “Lad
lat time for
Ne quiet and repose afier the wild rush of the
London season wero delightful, No state dinners
Filet seemed to syinbolize eternity; no receptions
Jasting tuto is eee hours of the morning; no
ver
midering over the purple
heather beside’ hima who, though her hushed, as
BUI her. devoted lover; who, unlike, most. nen,
shared hi 1 as big heart with the woman
tend-tét reside th
consisting of tanuvwiches and blecuitsand Vadraught
‘The problem was soon caved, t for Lady Porlaine } of the avifterauning erpstal water! Who ean de-
gaine, ra up to them, and With he seribe
a i et Mifostionately. ayShe Fas almost corey when Cis and Bobby ar-
Tevoudaic,” she rauriinred, | rived, wed as she wes t0 500 Tem. For Bobuyy
Yoohintie held
there’ not fsbing of a kind surpassing’ bis; met
th dreams, and shooting of an extent and
2 bees ber yond ima paging?
id Ta, a ee downtigit fashion; “ar He Willie wore out from, early morn, to
cone "to Inueb, all of you, Will you, Lady Por: | dewy a aud. before a week had passed,
y
‘a8 burned the color of @ red Indian, and made
Gs, she declared, grow hot whenever she looked at
im.
the course of a week ot two, the great
with guests, and the vaulted roof
nace was Bil
lace Was
of
tl
BE the ‘anetent banquet ball echoed tue ring
voices and laughter
Ida, Countess of Levondalo, was as successful
and popular at Lochinutir as sh had proved su Lon:
lon—miore so, indeed, if that le—for here
flor sweee, wuattccted gfrlictmess, pet Inthe frame
Work of the old east, shone to still greater ad
vantage.
‘as young as the yourigest girl hore,” said
wight, who remained her moet, devoted
“Noi
tery yi
you have not ‘potted Sher
nals itd”?
ithstanding all the
sen her with, al of you
She is still as bright and
thongs the castle was full of guests, Tda con:
tried to spend a great deal of time with her b
band, The castle was Liberty Hall inthe fu ules
sense of the word, and it was generally w
that the earl and contest, ‘the host “and. cr
were still a pair of lovers, and to be treated ac-
cordingly.
So Ida would say quictly, “Tam going with you
this morning, Laurence,” and he would nod and
00
Bott Ny raid—and tiey would walk off to
day alone together beside the rippling stream, and
in the silence of the eternal hills.
6 0 trouble. Strong as a youn;
mp by Hed to even for Hons sehen
oy her
‘a kiss hall way 83 Shia forr
when the fish weren’ rising, t they
by side, holding each other's bands,
‘nt as the hills, wrapped in love's
Or cael not,
wonld sit side
aud, though 6)
‘communion,
panptonaale’s
, st—the hldeans past, of whfch he
y dear," he said, in. is gentle was, to Iida, | bad n —rolied away from him
who would eat im go out of her sight. entiecly y during that time at Lochmuir. ‘The foolish
‘last night ft cen ae out of water "he had | lad who had married beneath him—ntles beneath
eption where | him—-and ho sat thero with bis arm round
tent ody had beee ery kind to hinn-and ‘Lady | hdate wolst were two distinet persons. Even the
Starbright tate so. “It 13 easy 5 fotell where look of the dead woman jn the dimly lighted room
the lovely countess got that sweet way of hers,” she | in Clanbrook Street was fading from his memory.
Lovo, happiness, Were dissolving {t into a baseless
‘The
‘Tre
ir
aN September they went to Levondale.
county teccived thems aa if they wore royalty.
tumphant arches spanned the road from the station
‘oung seals. But I am very glad you are s0
happy, muy ehild,” patting ber hand, “aind that yon | and that leading to Levondale. ‘Tue betis rang
soar husband are so Topular, | Yoa will find clamoranslys the way way lined with men, women
ite consi laerabiy shrunk when you come | and children. The neighboring gentry drove out
to ‘evomdates" ho added, whintslenly, as he looked fo'mect the fovontalo carriage, Gnd escorted Ito
ound the magnificent drawing. “Bat the gates of Levondal
jist Jarge enough for me. ‘The fame of her eason had ed
So he retumed to his goirt parsonage, rand did | her, and «the parson’s Gaucher” was forgotten in
r the Counters of Levondale's great re: | the tevely countess.” No gitests at
ie as 89 dos a stieeeen that dale, and, Jerondal ale and Ida wetted down
hte Darby’ and Joan among thelr own people, per-
cally eotitented. Of eourre there were dinnet-pat-
ot tee Pela the Daymans, the Bultons came;
J. | but instend of being bored to death, a9 is usnally
tho fate of all who take pact th the ordinary eounty
inner-party, they Were amazed to find that even
that dread function can be made amusing and de-
Nehru.
“ Ida was sins 8 Pright and cheerfal,” o id Lady
<thut it 18 Lond Levondaie Who
one
Bulton remar!
has oh changed ‘ ewondetiy never met an
i
anne ting, and
until T saw that
where and forgot
at Ida's pride in
oniy Ie nines the tears come Into soir eyex—to 80
her at tho hea of the table listening to him w ith
sa ‘exelting moment and there would
have been @ couflict but for the timely appearance | At length a pistostiot rent the alr, and, like | and exeecding bay il eTantoutided | be fomiced, an fo enanally that smile on her Tips."
at that snoment of Miss Bemis. meteors Booting forward in a blaze of glory, the | by the Siepanin et, Sistook nger thanwhen | Bbe looked op quickly, Trith a fond and happy |_ Almost every day the vient came over to the
baye just t been looking for you, Mr. Dana,” ver steeds, with thet gallant she married; that fs Is not surprising, seeing how | smite, Hall. He was fond of wandering throngh fhe
she gail, ‘to present you to sone of our song Hier, hnot out into space ‘on the ten-mile ie minst have suffered In sceret. just then; and sho * Oy Laurence! Really? When! Faron mh grim io aot of ee he
Teeny geo you have alreacly met Mise. Garlat oohM2,and one bait mules down the Donicrard, up | ls ‘more Deantical nn ever. “All the people one ‘o-morrow, tye Tee he sal, ‘ailing ather | loved child; and bis lined face geew touchingly
allow me to introduce Miss Banks to you."” ne hill and down another, like swallows on’the | meets rave about het. They call her ‘the lovely charmingly youthful eagerness and alacrity. “I | happy end penceful at these times.
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