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THE NEW YORK. WEEKLY.
in keeping.
of rete ious
silver,
suit the aaa
realized all
The
to answer
it :
to
mured
and remorseful at the
the “dea da ok 1?
rtenay
an frawing
near re.
let ‘me look at you:
gt nod ing “an
to-morrow?" “You kno: i have
“7 and not you,
énitd
tLeda avoided his eyes as her mother
Then it is to be Rich
have shepping todo, tn
traveling without a tznid—and we leave the| must
day after to-m!
‘$0 soon?” "enluimed Jack, with a
sere
wes
her to me
2 answered Mrs,
ebeen away from tenon:
ioc ho intended, and I re?
abo:
Sut Conny ia very well, mamma,” said ’
.s Woodward is with her. over to the ray
tt home,” returned her ra
mother; “and London ts hateful j y
knows is out o town. SY thoroughly fasei-
why you should ch jarred upon
3 poor fellows who are
*ine are you doing this
evening? Will you be at hom
“Noise have an engigement,” answered
nice as Jack's
the
Both als Tooke mee auickly at the an-
ponacement ; b ething in
her mot! checked the
to fol-
said
gm afmid we shall be quite busy,”
Mrs, Armstrong, coldly,
not come up until the
the rebuff the more
regretful glance
recovered now
confusion.
be very
I dislike so
CHAPTER IV.
a‘pony’ Pl
base nose, too,
said a second voice. “I
be a fool, Geral” The
! no. Mamma is not—not very Jack Holtoi
well, ened Leda. “And, Jack, you can turned
morrow afternoon—early—if you cool
ike; we aged not all be busy, you know.
me.”
She blushed again, but not so beantifully
thas and, besides, Jack did not see the
is the matter with Mrs,
he Sse “Have I
‘amma is waiting,” called Daphne
the ve of the stairs; and the lov
ried down,
“Won't you walk to fhe station?”
aske ong. “It
near?
But Mrs. AtmstrOmy would have a cab
called.
“T hate walking in these ”? she
said ; a then she gave Jack
he was forced to accept
38 our engagement, mamma?”
asked Leda, ns they drove off.’ “I did
know we ha
“T promised {fo see Leila Courtenay in,
dinner,” answered her mother.
teply to
nis brother,
a quarter of
Dil do it.”
t.
not seem gecala, ‘well pleased ‘at the
Prospect, thought
mammat, Why are you so unkind
oo Tam sere he would be very glad
otany good in his brother”
“sFerhapay” returned her mother.
Gerald is the heir, and younger sons
not often mach Attached to their
brothers, Besides, when Gerald is away,
Jack Holton is of more consequence, you
now,
wn0 mamma! an you? Jack isso
exclaimed
strong, “y of
and of the
are
to
only
up and means
ishalf an hour yet before
be up, Come with
fair play,” said
at ashe
the door.
» said the guests, rising in
a
boisterously ‘as they fol-
his and
seems to
tr
gone before,
flame of her as it
LeiJa that
imprudent
few
was
round of autumn
gon
e 5
mistaken
an
as to
a through the
; i hem at a
woman in mat a
no dipfomatiet; young Pieltows,
agrand coup when
from ‘ack’ vehaby hail of
all
for
iw had
night, with
and the
As yet it
that
knew
was not enough
one occupie:
he reached
even
10
echoing
un was mine,” said Jai
ing forthe first time. “1 forgot te
Then it was your fault!" crie
Lady Octavin cried
tyes,”
4 quickly,
al ack,
€ found the gun?” said
‘they he
impr: | Lady Octavia. “Giles said they find founds
ttered Jack between
ihey ‘bent on putting up
had heeded
say. Jove, be
seen moving
the
his
not
Gerald, who
gone up t.
a
spurring
doctor.
éjaculated the
ve,
of the
slower trot
altogether
evident that
mmoner
, and at
stood still in the
then
as the assed,
silently side by side across the park
them in the hall, look-
been very ill again,”
Dr. yan hour
e yet. Reu'Thave been
dior sou, onWS Rat can have kept the
the matter with my father?”
that of last
Jack, #1 hope
was
a tacks
an hour before
Sir Jot
where were eithe two sons of
in. writing,
moodily ovet the fire.
ve
detained,” he said,
am sorry to say matters
poor
Tips now.
he began, and
been a gan ”
the gun, I
poacher.
state of
to
way a
let the first
”
gO
must tell
we
see
Lady
on Dr.
don't you see,
was yours}
fired it,
went on,
Gerald ;
on
voice rose
‘shield
face
never
in
; and then he
his face as if she
thi Jack
break
to save us aun ot
against you to make a mis-
a
me; leave
exclaimed
he exclaimed.
aside, and
a
CHAPTER V.
had risen
the gate
It
me
“Mamma has gone to bed;
but Miss Woodward an
over the drawing-room
me
see that
said Daphne, slowly,
was Leda’s surprised
drew her into the
“Why
say?”
urged
shawl
Isaw
was
shadow
VOL, 583—No. 36.
He caught her to his heart at t once;
Passing so fast, and who
nhey shoald meet nha
‘
it is
throught you may hear,
may all’ come right,” added
frighten me} an-
his “Wha
Mf
trust
I
heavy Step, and, opening the gate,
white, moonlit road toward |
bless he said as he walked
as ‘teue as she i is sweet,
ill all_ com “ht,
conquer things. Courage, rack
We'll the storm yet
Li was Shivering
and Miss
cold hands with
Armstrong, where have
have you been doing?” ex-
stammered Leda,
of the fireplace,
with @ half:
we do?” Miss
as
am itl,
turning to
and glasse:
Fue Gemanited of Leda, as
together upstairs,
to Jack?”
to you
stared at this very obvious sugges-
ion,
“He
Mrs,
ly.to
it
voice,
up just
first
time
“Be
0 she shivered.
was
was
you you
Between relape-
her feelings by more of
demonstrations peculiar
said nothin
softly to sleep at hers ae
unusual ani-
fied the country.
‘Sir John and Lady Octavia,
was handed over to universal rej
the her
Leda only
terri
satisfaction,
“They always
way. This is @
any of poor Gerald’s,
Leda! Why don’t you ak?”
Daphne, “Jack Srouldn'y—he
e know Jack! It isimpossi-
man will die, they say,” went 0
ind Jack has done wise
way at once. Of course
to ‘engagement, Leda. I
the race pot’ to write}
hear it at o ‘he
without any y rouble to
called indign®®)
can i ac
of
Li étavia and
is very iJ], said Mrs.