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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 1891-10-16, Page 2, i f I N,,u 11 �.JR 1, tl •, " 1. ,••R..� , i �, .. , . . C-::.'<. t�.:- 1j ,Rn �X+ff.'{.,.-^ y..i:,i.,� CS iL',X,IT!'S:ln•Y4i:IM5.1:r .w','Yfl;,'44T' 'k:"4'U•i4`:.'F{1`FkX' .:..�i.'"S•va- .,•'3iMC.L.Y 'P,5•'•?i:�v^-b filka<M pw.w Mvm. .. •na-i.. n.M!).s.. ... 11 I .. 1 - . ,y.. . - .. , .1:.........-.... I. �.... . I.;- . .. �_..7 . . -. I . I I I •.... .- -.1. e. . .. .. ..,. . .. . ve hidden Hush-hush ! DQm t. let the .tlat►&cr)lbe>rts >tit+tmeltitt, toot. If you don't, ya>z will sae t,hat he. will . tiny nook or normae that would " �. ' re he any They did not hurry themselves oder. their Pb,.thQ�u,Powapow terbgy .' just throw.0 everything,, and be too rqud hu_ . and her from a; h for th$ next half ifs B1lzabeth !' )ouch *,;O wh u the t g�g t 1<, r a left the refreshLnent- so coy, too take it book, He will lose 1}iI hour Yes--Ustea, If Mrs. Duff -Scott will room they, went and , sat dowel on two It �s'pu>d s�Qe'�ne ltuurl!lance ot'fo • %9,n,@y slid the influence for cod tl}at it °i Wh ovuld�►'t Qat have told z}ae a week .free) coueont a d a rove --" c sire b e ` .. to tyoy $ „ y Y Y rl pp b the Brinemoad pianos an. listened i'or a vs<s .him ee h1un. a o Y" lie demanded, with a thiol)) xu his '� You may consider that settled an how, y P" minute:or L�tro__ a and You velli$., . y to a little music (in that worst lave that Y_ Orth three -- 1 ! 1.`f -I I r .shall aotf'"' ,asked. Elizabeth,' d�ek, voice. "Y`OU midst have knot+ you know she will;" over�ves forbearing it li p ` With thQ Go.Q,of my'ehoe. )sarin c.r ),, Thep bice. 'Y'elver: . 9 vostinet vely upon thin Lno a woe w d take me 'then, or you would not 9nd if you will see Mr. Brion tb - ton too& his fur�ice �to .get a cup of lildraat ,- y, On the.Q,. , ogora egtta spirit. " Upo kale sett of th ,pants, sP have. .cQ'ihe to me. like this t�day. VVliy . night,- tea, Theme he )coated at his veath gravely. ' ' ` -" `y hat fun I; - " ,ow Y" echoed. Patt looking at her .didn'.t you give yourself to tale at first Y "Mr,, Brion Y What do we want with " Da you knave," he said, " I really have ' ' but 00 the chance, sister with brilliant eyes. Y� "Oh !' drawing ,When we should have been together all this Mr. Brion Y Settlements Y an immQnse Boal of business to get through ° . 'tic 410401 a long breath, and speaiking with a.,yearam time -Nall these. precious day`s• that. we. have " No. But he has Something to el you ore a' asAlQA than was. bs olid the • ower a wasttetd--and we should have been b the ba G e -a g t l y 'before xght if, we are t, be rznarried tab- ` - 4 -1. t i}1t3>it and flim ni h 1SQforo, P y P # y a .0 m , boat my family- somethung morrow Morning. ." , I -t;norg, .:d u>muar tq. erQsa-� old, if it was sea at *.o�nent, sixtin lir apse bi that Qwu�et 1a►o�e efoze w caL� b good, , E T,baPerlis q>iiy .,' rooks, or wandering avpa into the ilii. 'g` b n e fir' " , t ere fua, no reason. why ws. ehotald be 4 ta>µeol, at tltet Iron ted $ t X shy ried, mare d tomorrow mornin was hex un- • � wore-•.- , y'ar ao. a er was seen _ ..... - _- .._ _- _-- IX• _ where obodg could interi`ere with as." "_What is j t L-C!an, , yo , l ma -Agte aQntlrieat._ -'e In o gg - t is - - QIAPTER f lad's d ed -indeed, i ' ° - ta3nf talc, -- AN ASSIGNATION. oke, a. only, o i s' atrailed is Y" He looked su rased and uneasy, far too soon." .8 asp he rp h 'or3t#over has been into the court, .and a caned book upon his '"Don't frighten meZ Elizabeth --it is not - ++fit ma be soon Elizabeth., but dd _.� That aveni ng�Mx. Yelverton, was )afar - - - - it p" - - - - con rel y ` w,. 3!onng xnan, I just wish to nay oasluoried seat'to-wait rintirtiliey weFe gone matter; 3s 4 a it La too s octant a amt con - to day., finishing dinner at the club when a note again, They looked at the pictures, with " I don't know. I hope not, I caairat trttd=Etry 11 -�` ds� W. . - .ThaIar xzly nawopapcsr I pay, t?r=a brought to hiin. He thuaght he knew one eye on Niton, dawdled np and down for tell yon myself He will explameverythmg Id fixed, irrevocably. We have on con- or•ma. the writing, though he had never•seen vt five minutes, trying t assert their right to if you will see him this evening. He came aider" -he broke off, and consulted his before and put it into his pocket until he be there if the chose ; and then, too un- back to Melbourne with us, aad he is wait- watch again, thinking of railway and tele- s And I give you fair warning now could politely detach himself from three Y jf comfortably conscious of beigg de trap,, de- ing t see you, rah a >i toatch ,ou>4 ()< 1♦hink I know how) semi -hosts semi -guests, with -whiom he was „ g p rrangements. " Am I obliged 'to �' 1.��, , ; parted. After which'the lovers were alone Zell me this much, at an rate, said see Mr. Brion to -d" Y" he asked ober i Ei. er., .�.,,4 n, ,. Y . .n. . _._y.. aa:. -.-� . , s w .-;fif'.�,'L•sk-.. :.- rzr:m .:: - r.. .r . , .w:,.,a. -m-• m.., ao - .,,IP .aG...,..,,.o,,., a,, . 7��� <+. ? v i� �e ,� _•.� sec t�ty1 � 1 i�R11 .1�&t- W—Lli .)OIN�3 fi�J oN+ !�.' i?�31'tii lei. " va'a °a " v t: rs ,•• •^�. _ e ' • 4 ' . " m I fe r gilt �y�• ring coon his letter as he went, siiiaed possession of Elizab.Qth'a hand, and cause or im edam nt to o r beim nO Lhm or anotler'� time)' And, arrived at the readin -room sat down P g married Because, you know, he may say list what - Yon• wilt Peddle papers no mote , re eared his rather cruel question. y , g P q t,o-mor%ow, �q it Y ever he likes and it won t make tI I smallest r' down hors, at a tab) took pen in hand and dashed off +' Didn't an know all alon that it must " No. At least, I don't think so. I hope partiole'of df%rents." ' ^ and -why, „ e tainly'be comet this?fe g you won't.' " ., „ iii •take warning mir tad an imine ate reel -y. " I vQill ter because I am' mad, there, h , wrote , in a hand more vigorous !' A week ago I 'did not know what I "' Very well. We will go a$d have our Oh, she relied earnestly, ".you moat •c „ (Iced -bye! sit than elegarit. I will wait for ydu in the know nawictur," she replied. lunch then. We'll join the table d'hote of see him, I can t marryyou till he has told rasn fotwa4 a ppGvesslble, rman Awhile Mlle )ince eo ui t ' rAndmeasea s 11 �' my dear, you knew it in your the Exhibition, Elizabeth -that will give us aaded�°iermyu gel . I wish I could !" aha ;:r ' f1 'M.';'.,. • Navin clo e - I? q heart,�but you would not listen to your a foretaste of our continental tiavele.. .To- +, P Y ,� - - e ,w.•fi. .�kaw .. �Cli--• ` -,.,a *" -r .a �.__ _ - - - r -- __.a c a �� n_t, oesn ma er� e e i . i �he _ -- ` arm.gha%r;,A rhotiet coin, .all by himself, - he r. Yelverte Mra.. Duff Scott's, Tsuppose-it would be keel me ion dQ 9v x''" "- • ` S was beginnin to- speak -seriously-, but too hard on -her for leave her -lite,Kall at ., Anse ;, tzp Y. I thinkcry likelhe will. ', medvtating, He felt he had a great he stopped her. No," he said, " I am the church door. Yes, we shall have lunch "Then m darlin ,'w'e must go. Give F{ deal to think about and it indisposed not going to be . called Mr. Yelverton by at Mrs. Duff -Scott's, ban I suppose 'the Y him for convivialities. The weak since d PP me our fin ou shall have it back to - 1. A� C 1, The. story, as -told by himself for to in r you. Never main, remember. My name major will insist on drinking our healths in' night. Go andy ark o crinin ',, ` formation of his children who as • ohildi en ting with Elizabeth, long as it had .vs Kingscote, of yon wish to know. My champagne, and makin us a prett speech. of rnoon P Y P ntean this r , . � a,�, ( seemed to im had not rite ran out an - g y , so that you �P a little spare E ever do, came La time t have interests of ' d, people at home, when I had any people, Never mind, we will have our dinner In time for Mra. Duff. -Scot . She will be sure , 'i+ .' ''r ' ` ' their own that transcended in imp ortance the had made an assignation which, though called me King. I think you might as Weil peace. _To morrow evening�ee s alt hA at torn _ ... "' ,�'s �`` � M --ti mo-tht w+;r� ir�iereT ersona sir otlAxiuwl'� ap uneclu�ua°al to-tli cagl nae- Ig ; keep your dear name home Elizabeth and you and I -will dine �en4ttg' y`ou need not " "' 'F y take much; you know -just enough for s M ,a , Y P cocoa eye, was to him extremely perplex- alive in the family when on no longer tete-a-tete, without even a single parlor- week or twD. She will be only to delighted } s� Ria ,, parents), was much more brief and bald in She had come back h y y g wY, , , .. t,fian this,, and the readin of it did not take g- , aad a e wanted answer t it yourself. Now ";-as she maid to stand behind our chairs. I don't ,jq:' g t see him, and she wanted to see him alone, nosed, and was lookin at him rather to look after your clothes while you are „ i'; `"r" , r many minnteai: When he had finished it, and she asked him if he would meet her at err ngel "what were looking cin 9„ quite know yet where i shall discover those away, and" -with asmile-" we'll buy the ' `.fir "': ifs• dead silence the la . er took from the I y- Y going to say • blessed four walls that we shall dine in nor �s ; 7 , �r tab, • wY the Exhibition in the morning. And she ad- ' was cin to say that I have not what sort of dinner it will be -but h will trousseau in Paris on our way home. I am paoket''of )lapses a third and smaller doer dressed him as her dearest friend, and wasted this week since y n went away. A find out before I aloep to -night." credibly informed that Paris is the proper 4 , a '�`a 'I d"'J. .',� r��Y 11 ti sraptri?� , , ��, � .X.., anent, which he also proceeded t read signed herself affectionately his. He tried great deal has hap enod--a great man place t go to for the trousseau of a lady of � {' �f ^t,� 1•' A%ud to those whom it concerned. very hard, but he could not extract his ex- p y CHAPTEIb XL. qualit • changes -and I was helped by something +' Trousseaus are noriaense " r4� v'R°, This •proved t Ki a certificate of petted comfort from such a communication outside myself t make u my mind." MRS. DUFF -SCOTT 8AS TO BE RECKO1 E D , said Eliza- , tk ' pi`s ;1 the marriage of Kingscote Yelverten made under such cireama ccs. • ' ++ , beth who perfecta understood his motives I don't believe it- don t, believe it veers. �' �, :, "$, �.ud Elizabeth Lei h . celebrated in an ob� In the morning he was amen t the first Elizabeth. You know you love me, and Prosaic as were [their surroundings and for this £�. N"w 't.� . g , 8 gs g proposition, +' in theca days of �+,� . " -, '+ Y " , acres London parish b� a curate who had batch' of breakfasters in the club coffee- you know that, . whatever our religious their occupation -sitting at a long table he rapidly changing fashions, unless the bride �F ; K a', been the bridegrooms Eton and Oxford room, and amen st the first t r y g g cannot trust her husband to give her enough g epresent the sentiments ma be, you would upt do vio- at the end and she at the corner on his left oc -et money." y $ t 4y;�� chum, and,witnessed by a pair of humble public at the ticket -windows of the Carlton lance to tem for anything leas than that. Band, amongst a scaatered crowd of hon P .+, ,1 folk who had had great difficulty in coin- Palace. When he entered the great build- You are taking me because you love me too folk in the refreshment hungry � : f 4Er� I I -W,` 1 osing their ,respective signatures, on the in it was in the , . f eshment room of the exhi- And Precisely. don't ant That tosl a sde rived f he -, " j pp g possession of officials and well to give me up -for any consideration' bition,- eating and drinking p g you. But for week k + 2b'si of November, ti the year res, And, workmen, and echoed is a hollow manner t a » g , g leasure of dressing • whatever. • So don t say you are not. champagne and soda whter-it was like a or two Elizabeth, we are going out of the ,k { 4 '�, x ,`� X�, , filially, half -folded round the packet, there his solid foot -fall. Without a .glance "She touched his shoulder for a -moment dr ' o.�> �I- � , V ' •was a slip of paper,.on which wap,written- to right or left he walked ,upstairs ,+ "t Elizabeth, this foretaste of conti- world just as far as we can et where ou } z 2(r4 " Not t be -opened until' m deet." g ' P with her eek. Oh, I do love you, I do mental travels. In the background of her ' get, gs what want 'much dressing. Take only Rt Y t the gallery and lilt that •love on ! she murmured drawin a ion consciousness she had a sense of Navin i "And ' it ail ht never have been o coed y g g' g what is necessary f ort, dear, enough I R %�� , , , }�` • g s,� P cosiest nook of the whole 1Jxhibition, si Nin' breath. acted madly if not absurdly, in committing for a for night -or sa res weeks. That r until yon were all dead . exclaimed the the 'German room and there waited for his gg . � �• • •• lawyer, holdin u hie hands. " He must mistress. _ _fig „ ;rOa with ata Ca _ •- a eve It well, and he, did not; know herself to the programme that her audaciopa will do. t '"t Mk r - - Ihave�rieaat ta- y t� r how to bear to sit there, unable to respond Inver had' drawn out ; but the thoughts and B » d tell alt ; where I shall,find Mr; . y r� give it t' oil at'the last and' Acted floor and velvety settees (so grateful to her touching confeasvou. He could -only fancies floating ' on the surface of her mind Brion. 2' ".1 t,f u , . did not reckon bn being straok helpless in a t the weary), its great Meissen vases in the- kneed her hand between his palma. were too absgorbin for the resent Thay, veer passing out of the Exhibition 'T, il a;, jsx,f5, "lkj ,moment when his time came. middle and casts of antique statue's all +' g P to buildin a sin that noble row of listen- r}'(I'llS f, „'Ny4 ,,� �� » ' q And you are going to trust me, my leave room for serious reflections. ing hounds andhuntsmanhat stead be- ' tY , a f Oh, poor, father, ! sobbed Elizabeth, round, was quite empty of visitors, and love-�me and yourself Y You are not afraid Dreaming as she was, she not only � r� i d, " �'' �Y ,� whose head lay on the table, crushed down looked as pleasant and convenient a place: of now Y en eyed. ed• the Nein 1 charm of y tween the front entrance and the gate -and Z `e �' in her handkerchief. And .the other sisters 'rendezvous as lovers could desire. Tf .owl Y. e y sitting at Elizabeth .was, wandering }low alio .should • sr, " { a r ti y " I will trust yon -Y will trust you,,, she meat with him in this informal; independent find Mr. Brion at once and make sure of that e- • put their arvr�a about her, Patty with a net Elizabeth would come quickly; he thought, went on leanin twardo him as he as y , « . , , white face and EleAnor whimpering a little. they might have the •most delicious quiet beside her. " Ygou are do's o t manner, but. she enjoyed her lunch as well, eveiz}ing_�interview, when she caught sight of - ! , Bat Mr. Brion and Paul were incensed with talk, sitting aide -by side on a semi -circular in the world than I had even t u° ht of after her rather exhausting eiriotiona. It is the old lawyer himself 'coining into the + Y g ommonly supposed, I know, that over- $aRsery .enclosure from the street. " Why, . „ ,; ; �, the dead man, and could not pity him' at Littman opposite to Lindenschmidt's until I knew you.- It is I who will not be ppowering hapl3inesa takes away the appetite . �► �. I i��'. '`I' v ,�� �reaeat. " Death of Adonis "-not . regarding that 'u to mark not yon. 'But I will help b , there he is . she exclaimed. And my . i 't i^"` "ter' It was late before the two friendly. ad- g g P Y p lit experience Nae taught me that it is not t e icer :are with him." q } , p "�r�c1. y unhappy subject; of course, nor an other A3 It" 11r ;�� vises; summoned to canner by their.land- object but themselves. He would not gat to give my. life ou as much as yt helping,ou will tau .a And ag" use ane ar a nage. The miser of sus-. +, I �_ $ r k 1 lady, went bask t No. ?, .aad the - did not doea can ke yy king him an airing," I. t.. __ .. ...... ... _ _ . ._ _ Y - down. until she came, but round an- . - _ _..,, k? - - _- . axe you sicken at the .. _. . -_.� b d least -you believe ul God, she ,sight of food, but the bliss of rest and vx nor, who wasf glorious in her like going.. It did not neem to .them at, all round; pausing -now and then t investigate concluded earnin for some tan ble and Cup -da a costume and evidently ' 4 Vt x h ash r ., "_ eight that the three girls should be left.alas,�e a 'picture, but thinking of nothing but his '- y- - - -- security in haviLagg got what you want has y in an eller- . g definite evidence oaith, as she had under- an invigorating effect, physically as well as vescence of good spirits, when she recog- ;, rt� ,l F ti �� r� wader .present ci Mrs. Duff-. tt, Brion .beloved for whose light' step he was, listen- stood faith, wherewith t comfort her spiritually, if you are a healthy person. So sized the engaged pair. Mr. Paul was b,xy , t wanted to summon Mrs. Duff Scott, or even ing, If his bodily eyes were fixed conscientious soul " We are together in I say that Elizabeth was unsentimentally Mra 1tdoIntyre, t bear them company and o;i the Cloister Pond or "Evening," that -toe chief thing of all -are we not Y" Nun and enjoyed her too bray to attend .to him; and he had J. h r �� g y nobody but us, poor man I So we are going "�U'" that. they did not faint, or -have hysterics, or any ,other of the tranquil landscapes He was a scrupulously trntftil man, and ehatted� happily j over theirwmeal rlike� They Y g g 1?P Y truant. to shave him round. Would. ou believe 1. or otherwise gyve way, under the excop- pictured on the wall, ho thought of Eliza- he hesi nisi for a moment. Yes m .children playing on the ed a of a esti ice: that he has never seen the exhibition, tional strain upon their nervone systems. beth resting with him under green trees, .dear,"rho said, gravely, '•` I b®)leve in God Mr. Yelvron lied the li n's gfiai" P Elizabeth Y" 4 ` _ Then, he-wamuted them t edme next door for , ti �y � c },- r` far from the :madding crowd a ignoble '-that. is t say, 'I feel him -I lean my little conversation, and talked with distracting They had • scarcely exchanged gee©liege. " t that'dinner which he felt they must cer- strife, absolute) his own and in a world ness on a greatness that I know is all around persistence of the journey to•morg- with each other when, out of �n open car- (, �" fainly stand much .in need of, and for which that raeticall hold nobody but him and' me upholding me, which is Somethingria oat the gate stepped Mrs. Daft -Scott, (P Y) row, , and the lighter features of g �7,�•� they did net seem to have adequate mate her. If, he looked at autumnal rain slanting that. even, God seems a word too mean for. the ,stupendous scheme that the on her way to t�iat extensive kettledrum '� `� , x e w' vials ; or let him take them t the nearest fierce) serosa the canvas he thought 'how I think," he added,"that God, t me, isnot had so abruptly ado ted. Elizabeth smiled y which was held in, the exhibition at. this stiff < �� • hotel, or lig Duff-S'®ott's ; or, at least, ha wo ld protect and shield her in all the what he has been taught s m p hour. i� "" « g to.seem t yon." and blushed and listened, venturin occa- When she haw her girls, their festive .I s� r,'* tote ga�vo tem some brandy storms that might visit her life- M er $' raiment and their cavaliers the fair god- , r ' Y Never mind, she said, in a low voice, clonally upon angentle repartee. Present) Y g s� ��elg distressed )oldie to the an r airt Pd shelter. thea y� mother's faco•was a s lid . ;i ` . " + responding to the spirit rather than the however; she started a. topic on her own (r t y • e t'`' be 'Ind I d shelter thea !g y And visions of a fair (, ,. „ „ What!' she exclaimed, with heart- 1,� ?� w � arrmsl eared for in morning .in Thuringia, of a lake in the letter of his words. Whatever yeti be- account. Tell me, she said, do you , ,,k� ( '�y �s , • . sff dihe aivs Neve you are sure t believe thoroughly, and object to first cousins loner in �'� rending reproach, "you are back in Mel- �; Bavarian mountains, of a lacier in the y g ' bourne! Yon are walking about .with- " 14 `W� �ss,mt to a dear Engadine, and of Venice w ,fours or five if you believe in God your God must be a' "Dear child, I don't object t. anything xr rs , was true God. I feel it,,though I don't it.' t -day,'.' he replied. " As ion as I am withyoar friends"=hookingonher eye -glass mm t ower by aspects of sun i ht and moonli ht au es g ? - l , suggested the better ^y - ✓.. �w ,-M„_ __ ____ ' .Sire. Asa' - _,_.MMheth, his-weddiii�-'ergine and -how b ted +' You foal.t�}�at�#chiaga.�rill,.rill..come rigli-allaresd..toanarr yotti;� I am -.q tilts willin. -to- , _..-.__ _t�►-�A!ithe� gQor Mr� Brion,__who._......--_---._..--- ._•... �� ,e:`` » olid>�� ,�eaceit a 1 y eautiiul thea ' `- , q „ g wasted upon. her a bow that would have . , .� g for as if we have fAith in our, own hearts, let other men please themselves. done credit to - Lord Chesterfield-” and I' world she had so longed to see -the world and love, and trust each of et•. So do I But tell me seriously -do you ?" „ . ,;; I x, 11he°fid ' > ;, fav that he knew so well -would look hence- „ ' btEhe first theme ,in .'his .lfw, n a &,w iiirth_d - Elizabeth. There was nobodylooking, and " Must I be serious? am not'told ! g Well, let me Patt came forward radiant with su £ of ! i`- he put his arm round her shoulder for a thing. No, I don't know that) object- „' P- �„ „{iroken agLrrBa if#>ztifii, rill rad tiariU- y he was a step upon the corridor out. (i pressed excitement. She must be told " sr,; i,, .dezt£ul'chattsgean their dsa ass,I moment.,. And .we may consi er our re- there �is'so very little that 'I object to, you exclaimed the ' 'rl b " " '° ii G t'S ` 't =shook hands • wvit : # be trsssied sharply from his con- li 'ora contravere gi ren gi y closed Hien ? We need s(fe, in the' way of things that people want here , breathlessly. Eliza - a L... r cut saytng a � it of a little .picture A an Isle of ',not trouble ourselves about that any more?" to do -but I think, perhaps, that,' all things beth, we are all riow. And ,it is Mrs. Pott loakiu . 4• to meet her as she came in. Duff -Scotts right to know what we know. q, . up vtity h0:� t,,,, I would not say g 11 I 1 " " " _ W *4 lb*�e, he murmured eagerly, think we ought t talk oflall our toughtys a mar so near a blood relation." choose to And Nie. Yelvertn's, too." �, `. rmutely dor ills fxu"t xtz.ic �, , ,'w t meinYou may tell thorn now, said Eliza- w wr:iaa rte ex , gy r . - wistful, wet eyes. ,B�acl ,,t ' 8uspense- and especially hose that trouble us -to each " Y " " I `lIv r an ,: , P y t You do think it wrong; then ? beth, who was as white as the muslin round �c r As they avers lettir t�lr .vin. other ?" " I think it not only wrong lint utterly , r b , ;i �`ol' •'the house, assisted b •the . t � �� away before '+Ido -I do, indeed. And so we shall. preposterous and indefensible " he said her chin. fake them all t Mrs. Dam ' a t 9 rnd n ' ni- k'r'a ,erst �'m b,„am a morning 'Ours is going to be a real marriage. We " that it should be lawful and virtuous for Scott's house, and explain everything, and domestic, who, seentin rayat**1,in ; raa*,) tttmi s>m t� asp be b f -� to get it over -while I o home." l; { � { A politely volunteered .too the. },;yll $sem• 1 its shall be, not two, but one. Only for the ,a man to marry his first cousin and wicked ' I' ` r' �_' an order. that she iii' ht iu�rexrt' to } �"� � 000W' read resent we may put this topic aside as be- and indecent to mar his sister=in-law-or CHAPTER XLL 1 � , .g W • Ulm a i vt,is - -at& Imr � ave an efia,rt p y P P marry . F s, 'fir: countenances of the Misses s vrsL4M w ap%;,k 'y'i',r 1,� ing no longer an obstruction in the way of his aunt -in-law for the matter of that -or r Fso {.+ fir; and perchance pater come Qn '' litesznaent, a,t,,d' wrsts beforeour arranements� mayn't we?" any free woman who has no connection with MR. vELVERTON STATES HIS INTENTIONS- ,,� t• therefrom, Patty, dry-eyed and excited. E t' i to Yes', she said. And the,die was cast. him exec t throw h other " r, ` ' lite, a"u sauti kitty mvtxtki� ++ ' „ as P ggople s roar- I dont think'• you know Mr. Brion ,� . came flying downstair pQun�d „�rrn i_'a 9d�- �, hen.-- eemed-to-to-r-iages. If aiega-l-xes#,iietiau Ln -s said -Nle: Yelverlca, firs i ingg is a and° 'r tl :. _ the old man. laF ,, and i,t afi((si.tsb k e 1 harerxkif together at'this point, and int his fere can.ever be necessary or justifiable, it shaking hands with Mrs. Duff -Scott, and 11 �� ' s+ , "Mr. Brion, Mr. Brion, Elizabeth rja s I thecal:kisisw tiuit ;,imo west V ya,r•t I,r,' „ L � frame and, his vigorous face a ,new should be in the way of preventinthe then, with as airy and, audacious cheerful - J t ' •' she hopes you will be 'sure ,not to divu a Lill their lives' end. NN,itile .t1, t x was infused, the force of wh'c , ;union of .eo 1 of .t *? tot:', „ - ... a.. _ h.,1., h he.aax?vo..12100 mans .introd. . veto .}►.. ,r. v _ �.. _ ,... •. -.:, .:.. .. ,,,.• , s ..min. ;. ite�� �.., .,,. •P P.4 dense • aloin -.the-old-zero - d• zr (whose name i�,,w..K..Ke: tit, r't!°`. t.< n b�P N rye x m rJ� `ter rk `bisfmunicateci �"�o" : tide air ancY tie laws of physiology have aometh' and association tr it ,.,rna:.aa ,. l,.s«.ma.. - - ny .r r` 7tiYi ni 11.iiw -1, a4Q ,, i-itt ilii lit ,1tiYY•v a r` ? .panted breathless) P Y gY ing ton with her ��pproteges ebb im- y (at the -same time 'l► u i • wutv'wircrrlt tlivA' kitss+scl b� fid. } v erhelse of h seat more to say t that -they have nothing whatever mediately recalled t mind);; " Mr. Brion rc ' " , # , .. glancing. at her lover's back as .he stead on t lr otlmr„tiro:, eau obiivrt,us weve t;her' of ,,, q p Very to say to the relations that are of no kin to =Mrs. Duff Scott.". the door -step). '° It is of the ,utmost can- � their Ancroundill ; i,ut: ti,efr •tuuk At r*,. -n ' N'aw toll me, Elizabeth=with- each other. Thorn's my sentiments, Mist The fairy godmother bowed frigidly, ,7 11i � " , sequence t her to keep inquiet for at little aentl�' rite n,eaw% of ow:to,tc,; „utiludt au ,%t ; . acy f"� . It while , you and I are king, if you' particularly wishi to know 'nearly shutting h eyes as sh did sand ra ;ion longer." f lr+bry trm,�etts4r-when Rh 1 .we be married ?” them." .. all? ' i°i'r g j•bralksr-,q on tote u6fu,r slit o. tire vurtt,,it,„stoic) y, for a moment the little group kept an 1.,+ .. ” Bu "my dear, what object can Eliza• resumed their ooetnal atti vuciet tr t s,n,r 1 � �k1. e'4 'km }d .a tone of, masterful Elizabeth put her knife and fork together embarrassr d silence, while a sort of electric meth ha a in waiting now? •Sorely it is 'and nit duwu,'itl, iYlr.'tilvvr ta,r,, ace N I f'''s"""'"it it, far'thru h he knew hp w on her late soft) t was ' a gesture current of intblli e � ;.; Vic' .I 'better to have it ver at once, and settled. her uw the roc,tin. +' .t' � 1 1ro,'.ctw-'# -Aus 4WI Xtrai tforwar P Y• g if g nce passedbetween Patty i,. i .urt,e but] lee's ssa rr tr d she was, elaborate caution' meant to cover her con- ' ""rTy r I I thought of walking up t the chub by -and- talk:,!, g lid t1e rest .her down, vr, ti,r ,•o}vim{, : l""• ''w41ur'A 'l=h'` cy un spoiled by artificial �acious agitatiotl. � +( Thonyou would not-" and W l tyovv f l you come?" $said Patty t him, , ' , !, bye, with the papers, and havi,n a word Ottomat, :lid truck a.wma i,eside lAw _ leurtiiu aai,•tzr WUt he Set .pre) your own ease -marry your cousin ?)p trying not to look too conscious of the •- g o enrol himself to en• it were � ;- ' , I with Mr. Yelverton." K f0-'"`- •r''a r:R'r't fi arn'►unto of maidenly relue she asked, after a pause, in a very, small and change she saw in him. "Itis time to have ,� forward Kith ar, aril, vi, hit kuur Lv-.wwri. + i, ; } ",pf course it is better to have it oyer," cage fuer Irvin si, #i,,anlvx, of Li,r yuv)a•, e,a t ' ; ,a r,xw�rcruli bun whkhrl nt on tole voice. He was studying the.menu done with all our secrets now. ,u " 11 "' g a t r�r k,etsit,ato�,r, A} assented Watt .. I know your time is far as satiric. l3.� tuvu lstb Luft,+,r,., d+ a ' e . _ " _. pree%ous; aril I myself arri -simply sutura ,:sivugh, t,v tLei( 6W . eel✓ iau- ,� t , - behalf ancl.woi 'f ' O ha idering. i .fila atcaty ''' I agree with you; ' he replied. "Anil I it P Y ) (,rsllr�rl Yiy t'tetecrnra iierrhea anti erea'm would be fregh. Coale- will come with pleasure." Mra. Duff -Scott ^, x frantic till - I can tell Mrs. Duff- ant; interview at, the �,,,� r"' , vena•. i.,w,t. her ?gym thinkingof Patt 'a r uentl he did•not notice how pale she had, was acooldinth made to understand with fk` l ', Scott. So is EI(aabeth. Bat there is, . " V1'e x•il.l go },r,us$ tht)m'." i,r b,;rt *.y tow!'A 'ww'rri;,; 1s hsA lrruphe'syi,g,,-- "I will ),Rownyall of a swiden. . , something she must do'"first-I can't tkll reasi.n• l;ls dNiiFe rar,l33. '= yi ham', H,, . !''-e.V& ,+ t,, ,r, y Whsm"' " Well," he said " some difficulty, that the mystery which ' • r t ,i, ' you the particulars -but she must have a are married, P,Lzix,Letl err rri•"; 1 r,,, y'.r'r rrA.ID ? Do you mean , you see I have no puzzled her had a atop eignificence, and 11 f , yy, ttlr, l ",t, ' . ,l r+�il; „ Y y y fc yrn' cousin, to begin with. tLhcl if I had I could that she was desired to take steps at once ° ,. 5 few hours start --say till td morrow seeming old hump anal„ t�,g+th+;f, I., `I",' ver ,,,;; ,,i2 Y, • }f.r.,s 'l�.i.r,• set. a rhe )',veer}' not pnHHibly want to marry her, since I am whbreby she might be )undo a • -before you speak to t.Vir. Yelverton or tits on longer fres ala, aa,d �w% a.;.,r! ! w;;; LuYt a! '' i"r` ''`�%r }ui!l s t}rrti lin;) trr;rnar in it as grain tor,. marry you tomorrow, noel a man with it, 7 g acquainted 1 -V: = any step3. I am ours site will do whatever a picnic t4 the c ivea a1i a'.r,:,$ by ,,,,, , r, ) + r'-'°''" ti„K u,a;rrxl u,•Ir,ua inquiry. " 7'hrsn tors on y alir�werl, to Novo one wife at a time. relaxin h ,N uc,lt be 'dared, but without, ou wish; after.that•." n K, Y fl �,, w,tl !,r rr„irrhe(1 :rr,r, very rwrnn ;i•, m own <;aHe (oean't came in.,, g ©r of%tided -far she conceived V i 7 y i that -little bu t},x.t we .'.r•.,vr L. -w rr.+;r Y l Tho lawyer hesitated, auspicious of the day.' Shall we ?' A" aL rte' 'f� ,,,,,.v,- a day rn',r<; than we can "};lit if I liar) br,R;n your cocain?''' she cute ino n thplanation t old make any differ-, t' ' It , ;' wisdom of the delay but not seeing haw " �'Ve migbt't�arrsble into �,f,+ >{ , v, `, }`a,`•l '• "ill lira asir.�f t�, thxt?" lir r;r breathlcHHiy, but w,th here es b e central fact that Mr. Yelverton 114 ' '° march harm could happen, se'einq tat l,c had rible black boles " Pi•e repht. i, " ,; ,a �,N r, ' , " ``'` I'''"�' r° '� I�t41f- fri;f},r�;n,rl, }itt K}su l,lr e� '' }�srp u,rsiu fur the »a y n her, olid P/Ir, Ili ion had taken precedence of her b t I . .t _ m , all. the precious documents in leis own breast there again." , x''r! b"� "r'r ,d• " f f ya•, wish " kh<; t'hrit l }sad bt;en (, fyuurblood kwould gement, in the confidence of her own adopted tow pocket ;then he rbluctautlygranted Patty's . "True True -we rnight. ,'dud vi},rrrs v,; ,,rte ''"'''r;'°`r`'`y +; tr,1: t,�yr; r,!„�lc,;r, r„it �,f hr;r helve; h;i;h me?” You etilh daughters -she returned to her carriage, all • regiteat, And the girl went upstairs again married we rnust not run .any . urrr. ,rsz rw Y�J±r f I i, csl .., �� rel iii ” Ali," hr; said, iratlghing, "that Iia tile) little party following meekly at her 11;7 with feet not uite so li ht as those that hart risks. We will live tree eth„r :�+s I(" ax v,,. , l ( xt ing kills, ,r, fit -,Id inri(OA, ri hurnrs r)neHtic,n," k Elizabeth, The girls were put in first -even 1 carried Nor down. Upstairs, however, she possibly .can, F,li�abeth " d tiu;rr, , ,r a rmvrr,r;r,t, Irr;r, " (.b'Fuxt (i�, you `' Woulrl r,u ?' I=,luahetit, who, insisting upon detatohrn , g Lay j +�; t,, rr •,r raw f' l,t; %f1w, r-tt<•rl. " tb'a%I d (; Hhr; I,r;rHist( rl• herself from the assembling council, had to J�lsubordinated her own .interests to the ens- She had drawn off her rti:ch" 1,,; r; ,�r,•l hru: �•� , r hn echoe(1, putting; a liat,d snl,mit to bo conve od to Myrtle sideration of her sisters more pressing now alipp(•rl her hour) into Nin. lir ,r,,, ,r•! '::A),', AA i, f, a, },;a,, bGJAing vir,lr:ntly, ntidsr the; Irx},ln to tvnu:h hers. " I reel)) anti it t y y strut ; " t, ;' , affairs. �� it fervently, and k'praaed it lik+: r,, lirr, ; (,f 1'''',Ur' t}nr.krn;t craw fr,rwatd f think 1 woul(1, M,Ilisibeth. '1'm afraid tl ' two men, lifting their hats to tits .1 I'Es:. Elizabeth she saki • with fervid a.nd stiff dou h (excurse the hotrie, ►,imil, Ji,;,,; `"r' 0". `=' :''^a,rp ri, fir �nsn;� br;r h,Arrrl frr,rn nuthtnK Hhnrl, of yr,,;r having been m acyn departing vehicle, were left on the footpath portentous. solemnity, " this is a cris(a for reader -lit has the m,,rIt rd ;q,p�gp?•cn1,, r,_,k }'s', full glw,r;r •� mlel 1, ,; :•,. s:,•.•r•rl vow.,, Y I together. Tiro lawyer �vna very rave, Final ' ,` you, and yeti must he heir) nr} l,rtk; Ti iy u•hi.; is more ti, ,n �•', : r ^s, ,;.• • f},r t.i,: ; ' 1i ; ••'•'•r' ''''' A. r th,it, ,,,},rs . ,; S slightly nervous and mrsharrassc� To his " P;-.3, N rl ;,_,.,r.'l rr''' }b'- r, r Ft,; I g;J.InUfi her color and companion he had all the all Of a no Limo for chilly-ahallying•'•-you have .aaSllewel%Lr t'y)bcweenhis two strong ,airne- , ti,,f �:<;rJ(r,<,cs of h,x 'i+;U;�}st },rit,h};nryq, Fin%1 wsbH'able tnen1'n rho earl man with 1.twentp�four hours before 3�ou, aad ,you initst I'Iow he did long far that dark ea eI:-far `e';"Jof�l I -e (x H.sll rsvtr3Nn• inr„rr).,!s:,y, H+,rAwi11;rvir;s awl ,;muff which (lid happen form. necessary but disagreeable duty to par - I v.sil, 9rhrs retie), if - tor, {ie fresh. ''11 (To be continued.) . L. „ �.,_.....„- ..,.__-w_..-- ...-._ - - - -� ,.., .. . .,. ,, 4 . t +,:°12x14. "rsp"'i>+4,x,,,-._: -. .' �, .I , ,A I y - . .i - t, - ' . , . ., ` .e