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N Train SJMy Hamilton say if rhe them, manner alightly pwmled hum conversation; the only wished to prevents
" 11 l "-thxr wa hid nos in- The bsli a marvellouas saex eaa, Lord Withher keen passionate love gmw•her the awry of ,tier marriage from being told.
i'LGENTS The Gra Trt1 salons t y Sometuaes the low muitical laughterei Lady
her' Raaoal and I Demers, who had come to Rwvenstnere pus- 7 y• l was not is dad Hamilton's
sided what oin %x aanwount othomage posey fear ity solid that he had never seen nature to Paas by the admimtian Of a man Hamilton reached her and then the rich
..w . . isr 1'e.lrs tlnet�e shall li>e Laady iCamphen im an - gg like it. ire went. u to the Earl, like the handsotne Iiaerl, He tntist admire, sin of iter hurbawd'a voice would sound
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91 " wli t�kin ver lianda-a a in hits evenly her. Had he not done so spontaneously, ahegrril lot g, g g
• o their br,anncli liner' o, 8 y la g' y he theatie loom ; and all the
" she would have won it from him, All
ostttst said Lindy w aateshing the daneeaes. time she, is orfs, woes slowly, threading
ww'hu travel lucre• tot 4• Do you know, Oven," he asked, homage was ae�eeptable to her—his parties- her okay after him like the shadow of fate.
laiirly Lid, because he was s handsome q'be cert moment them ayes the sound of
particularly by ally •' D rk� per' who to the handsomest with a here . and beeause he had a beautiful dark -eyed a shot ,nomethtng i e! air+c! to rattle thrQggit< . __
da fife G,. 3 , It, terful i# did," "« "
xHING y� The Earl looked round with a ,mile. _
-°.,� ;- : _w - - _ _�tj%- hi8 etc Ziout -.bet=, y°q.--K� s- : - A-inidat.se umn �• ow4csn.Iata,,:ide zR - € never _malted- quit$ conifortabie tli - sue wee a low erg, a
when the were talking,to together—two little a"aCe%r bcainaihe�-=Lh
zsn h.ir and bine eyes "The deaisiou do<s not mqutro a► turn- SL startled enc l�amat:on.
L, 11___ _ �.�u_.. _.. __ R hiCli flue s tucl�r Sat that fat ore's heaitatlan," said Lord Demers "Look iaeentiv�a which Lady Hamilton pr$lfiled There are poarrchera , in Line wvooda,'' she .
b and which afforded amassment to her. thought - he aril vo in ss torah of theta, '. �� °; a�c►ttetn that nt tlnz oa eiifficnity. There is round and u will ase that there is no one y. ,
a day. q us—to write and say to comps with• your own wife. She is by What was nothing but sheaer mischief, rsheier and 4htrnhe will find uie !„ �s
�,11 . � W L!S fll' �iC follow1U love of zidmiratioa was death almost to the
' o Yqu will writ's, of far the meet beautiful woman I have ever . She turned to fly ; now th%t there wan
I . . „ proud young wife, who couutr,d every smile the dap of being caught she seemed to
k! gloves 'd .,111 Polluag• Places sea in my life, efts g g
�Ilit t,. t, tllllin. .d_ tdred vied that her husband we to her. .
Tine ilial,* la. q 'The Purl looked up wonderingly. Ra wake to a full conkciQto,tiesa of what she
t f ; C'a' Qt) �+C1%a'C'S, Jere p n atistof a to ,She smiled salt to Herself one day,
P people
Ia she? Do you know that I haat-enever y g was doing, the bare fact that rare was lis -
y turriiag aatf$nrer+ tote, We must have a " sayinu—
though ,mush of her appearance." tenin� seemed Lu come home to her as it i
�QVCSt ilt� frlC+�C� ��Si•litC�11131 elections• trill be tin" " theta ,foal Hage been blind. Look 1lt "Now I know the meaa¢ing of the had uererdonei Before. She turned to 8y ;
1. For life tnor,herr s eligible mea for?' her now." v`°'�a— not for anything that could be givgn would .
t ,t - OY@S 1C faced i✓CC� �i�'tlCia'Bliltl st Roca: ht)ttse `'"l tine two gentlemen Lnnl t�araven looked up. He este a taiall, • . ! have a gone utas[ -1 love kin let me die!' she be caught there. Sho wanted to hasten
;,W Vaace u tip; bcautafttl figure and a magnificent, fate with CHAPTER 2�e X III, but she could not ; it was as though great
e! ha. lined ; Fine mi l�` �oll'ie�OVF!" =continued the young dark, l.rvud, brilliant eyes and a, lovely What she suttered from the fear of Her Heights of lead were fastened to her feet.
e sun r mouth, round which played a half -grave, rival discovering her secret none but s Her brain was dizzy; Lite unatival excite -
shall hear ts)1'1GE' One o. the yottngesc, prettiest, wealth- sweet wvitsacante setts, a0seemed to he menti rho iremz of lune and 'eatotiii had'
04aand as you p,i- g by `tae ►,ilii ess fest widows in 6ng�lxod '" said tkta Earl. ' sensitive, terider,heartt�d uegle4ted woman y .l y.
impressed. could understand; all theworld niightknow been too Much for her ; her tall, graceful
1 jou, Lard 0; ravea—they will stand up to' Lady Oita n felt i% ague dawning of •• You, are righty" he' said ; u she is very rasher than the blue-eyed coquette, who figure swayed for a moment like a- leaf .in
�ethen, the young ani the old, to'ble.:a Foo. jealous dialike, beauti'uL' ,. would smile and say to herself. It His wife the'wind, a low moan came front her lips,
Oh, let es matte hast�a i' " I am almost sorry she is corning now " ; ' is cot beautiful enough charm him." angry
I should im a so returned Lord rind then, as in a dream, thu white
Looking at her, listeri'm " to t er, he put in Sir' Raoul ; " we are so very hyPPy Danvers emphatically. foes o$ her husband was looking into here.
thought of the child with the dartieninA —y,u oar uietaess will be broken u and P "a"r' why, by her Bide That would be intolerable to her. When. d
faros, " Shsll. I throaty* s stone at hist ?" dry . �• P even the brilliant Lady Hamilton looks ever she taw hair husband talking seriously and he had grasped her arm in a hard, cruel
What a hatxa contrast between foie °fess° she faded, Every any [a talking about your Lady Hamilton, she intagimed that he ! R
Fi In hi t Lord t�' ven almost re- wife ; u do not know -how man env CHAPT_ R XX,YIX,
Lad sad the sad reality t So aathia ,. you y y was telling the story of his unhappy m'r`
P y, • p g echoed the wish, you . riage, Sha watched him incessantly; if he Near to the late, )across which the lamb
Eke s seb rose to the lips of t4O E�aarL " I must not be jeeadons of this beautiful •` She is beautiful," he repeated to hi a-
9 child ' e$ Ind Hamilton," " she thovi ht—" but it: is �°i went any where with Lad Hamilton, she red glimmer of ther>;unseL lead faded, hns-
Stoned b a child , Haw the di rs,:a of it $
t3ltt3. to him ! g s� self, Ile lead suddenly awoke to the not only rantrivtad to be of the party, but band and wife etatnd for e►ne moment be -
almost enough to make me.` knowerled of the faet. He said to himself "'Yon are thinking of something else," � � h also t0 lno near them. She watched netath the darkerlhig slay, looking at each. . ,
CHAPTER XX.XN'L that he must have been blind, Had this their faces anxioudy, to fiad out from whey. Lord Ci.taveu a face was haistl
site. mild, su•idenly coating to a class? in the ghastly .
oaidst of her tle�wi non of cottaa a[Yietis It ossa the eyen:n of the da on which woman been may other than his wife, he the expression if it were of her, they were white, an unknown, untold horror lay in
" I plead gti.lt.9," `on oft d � (;ora. Lady Hamilton w,ag f the
several would have thought her perfection. As speakiug. Linder the pidu of this silert his eyes, his lips trembled with uneontrolls-
he looked at her he woudeml that he -had brooding jealousy, the beautiful face grew blt� emotion. Hnl,lred—pale, tarrifieell.
Ven, " I was thinking of yon," of the ,guests invited to mtet her had eve boasted .of bis preference to blondes. Potts, the dark eyes seemed to lase their wvindering—ga.2ed eat him like one fasoia-
. "Of me! she eaxclatmed, with s ch sin- ah-eady arrive:i, and the young Countess that could compete with, the splendor of
to Pe P light skid briglhtlneea, ate &
°softy Of surprise that be was tttarti <i. I of Carawian anxiously toxpecte=i hrr vast- those d�k' eves, rice exquisite t,dornng of A trifiitng cirw umatance, brought HTl- " what'is ik, she hasped ?
did an0; knowvthat goo ever thought •►f me, tor, Silo had, a strange kind of narta0iiag that eoble Sotithera face'; He tuvis'� leave dred'a jealousy to a climax. The Earl " Yoa'guihy wonnaan," cried the Karl
I You angst net think of me now - I want aboat`her, • been blind, He etoned the room to 'Where <a t•' 4.
lour atteatiau far thane Wans ; y�►u must `` I wonder " she said to Sic Raoul " if ing, being out in a great hurry one morn- Soo cruel, ruilt� , jealous woman ,
the young Coantt'a stOact talking; t0 Lady ing, whey he fcaund trait the Button of She ahianl; hack as thonglt he Hind
decide as to tht+ui " some people do bring miasffnctuae with flee- Hamilton. his love ,was hanging b a thraad, Lady' struck her, htr lips trartvd as though ache
«I cannot help tainkiag of you, Hildred I have ani idem that- Ladg 114nuttaan will ++ Hildred,'' ho :aiei simplyy 11 will you Hamilton, who waa engaged on some kind would speak; but all sound died away an
Teti me, from wham do you get your woo iareci evil to me," ,,,,
u save one dance for sue : of fancy -work, with a needle and silk in them.
derfai energy, y,ersr fresh, bright interest in Sir 12•►nu, laughed, and told her in his She. laked at, the pretty tablet ,aud then her hands, sat by. He went to her at " You amitty w,,man."' ympeated the ` .
. everything. siesta chiwaalrous fatshiou that a beaatF- smiled at him.
" I cannot tell you", she repli rL " I fu: woui ao could only bring sunshine <, „ °II 4 Lary, " ou u the truth? You fol towed -
saki ase all things are rt of ra self," ,and ha mesa • but the young Countess I sun spot eIIgagttd for thr next watts, Lady Hamilton, be kind to me -give Lady Haaiiiltut, c�uc3 we here to ware b, to .
Pp n3 y lilt y °g she arid, this one a%it�h," listen. eak ." °
"'Then you here a vary wonderful' se•If, sighed. SF
Hildred, a,na, I -may be pardoned for think It ryas with some little car[oaliLg tinct rho Tres lye it to nYa '' ne nt 3ted rholaughingly ' pl' , sloe would not " slay heaav fn pardon -me, I did 1,• she" /
i g e.' 1. ` She c.om fee ii
Furl, and fixe Sark eves ,were reas,ezd eta his. flet, him rrmove the glove- moaned.
fog of it. Now s mut these plans- think young C uunbeas went to meet leer guest += If I had teem enga%* -* I should have You need not t��e that trouble," she <` Kere you muni remain.. I shall come
this int the simplest, the prettiest, nd `.ha Lady Hatraitton hold been siiowt n into, a fele iincl,itsd't0 Break m eo me,nt " ekes1.
beat, pretty little boudoir, where she awaited her ! �' , eaaiai I exwii do iib as i , is. back. I sri1E know where to fired ora, °
t;atd, `t With a kale tate and darkening ewes the rrouchin 'ant tete eud,of the aldertme where .
They discussed rinse in fu1Z detail, and hostess; and these two women wiho aero ao Lad Hamilton was not cite leas 1 It crouching
'at,
conversation had something sa inter- strangely to ®esaesu other's lives looked, g q IT ed, Counteaas watched the.tittlescene. S1°hyhaei yowbid yourself to listen to sour husband '
.�__ eaC>[n* so 'relait in i final the a►rl was Strang 1 at each h other. Two suite could not shine in one heudaxphere; he gone to her for this small service ? Why* acid bis guest, Creat heaven,, thsat ,a spyr
�. , Pa i Ei eagerly and if Lady Careev" had any idea of out- should she hold Iter hualxtud's hand and should bear toy nouns ". Stay` fere until I
t%eply iutem ,ted. I Lady -&raven sswv btfore ' her a tall, ..,hining her tint; sOOner that id --a ww'as-ab:au- look 'with laughing eyes . into his face? return: If you t'�ttempt to ,escape, I .Will ;
"Thank sou," sod Hildred, 1ool ine gra ,,fal, to -My blonde, whaee sant ey't+s doped the. better. Site could not, tuaclnre it. She tient up to stand the whole country afeer you. And T ,
Zwith a r for :re saiig m I aai' grata- and a redden hair were bright and hems► trful, •r It is rather odd." she said, with one of thean, tti�ts lat;giinriiug to este for tion --Lo tlninlr yap
t, Ifol to you far relieving ms in '<ng Per whose red, lips smiling aihoavepl tzeth like Her brightest smiles •` to sere hu:,baad and . `• I thaank you, Lady Hamilton," she said a noble woman 1,"
pleatity," pearls, .after retn,ruirng in the' neat trdusi- wife trsttr, to tBe t a tvoulc3 imz, ins . on —'• __
`•'the pleasure has been all on my side," c,d off Voices the reefings of Iter h•*tss. i`°u g y 1 will do that fur Lord f trayen, She shrank cowveriug front hint, His
g s '� tRura still lovers." Lady, Hamilton looted a in amatzement an fzm_•e, the eager that shone in his
he ana erel; sad th.st W,1 the -moat gmt- she requested than site might be shown to Hildred was on the point of ratortingthat bur, there .orals warike-leinn� in the young eyes, the stern gvoice frig hC�tcd� her.
lint s�cli that the 94ri. haat yet made to her room they kad never been that, but pr udeape Co'uatesn' face Ahieh made her yield at once, She s`nrcank lowv'er and lower, .until she
% his wife, Sate ,res in some measure just what Laely restrainiaul'her.
' terd She: drew back coldly, Jell on her knees, sobb;ng as though her
The difference in hiva was p,aainl� to i,a C4ravea hyad expected to .et Site aappra You will not forget your Fa omise !" `A Lord C,%mveu asked see to do it," she heart would bre:. k,
seen. Men whta h�a•.i ganef and bet,ae"Iwith is ibe ""wing -room two ratuutes befOt'e said the Earl. said. . For same fel,minutes afterkrw,da she
Mtn, iota° had won his ai:niu�y and pwai.l It,,* in 'floe anu,suoc eaanent of efinu,r was made, It For the waltz—no,'°she replied.,'.'In fall probability be Had fOrgotte�i that heard sounds on the borders of the lame ; „
its flattery, shreuk frotaa him, we a , 0, that aatd theta Hildred exsautined her more eriti- +< Let mei sae you write my- nixme.'°rszaid I. wens here,"' "he returned in a high, cleiar murmared Prune a, as of, intense pity dad
their hour %vas ci•ata ` Taay smaet, ahout, calif. Her entrance made a senea,atiOn the Fart And Lady C ,wavan toer►s 'thy vciee, eampas$I r., followed by the tromp of many
hien, and est$ seDulaS,?aitlg ick e3 r otsex about aanonacst the gentletnizn, Hildred stood pretty tablets agaiet, "Hildred " he said in a tone Of gay footsteps, and Oven a!I was stall.
petticoat ag, .,mrnml ut, Bat one day; when watcHiag the scene,:, tvat> hiug thu Pretty They. , held many names Against tthe ba Iter, `• were you jealonan of Ladg Ham- THe grouatd tens eov.+red with head and
Lard CAmv ort ha 1 refused s he Av, f wager at manteavres of the royally beranraful coquette, wait, ehe trona My hushand," iltem : ' dying.leaves Ladyr tl�hraven flan herself
btlliania, some, o s� . reatAr'se i Llia Lt•Iy and how soon they took effect. . He was watching Iter intently, and w en )nrimg dinner she stared her husband down upon them, acid as she lay here the
OArsven hie! tauglt_ Erin butter wvayal He Hildred sighed as she turned a►w,%y, This ahe, had finished. wiritimt he took the an I Lady Hamilton, More than once she aid words came to her, .•` Lrtta me din°!" •
11 loo�e3 up wvit.n a frank laugh was r#ec kind of Leanty, that her husband to ,hiots from her .hsand, How a 'the saw them laugghang and heard them talkie Death would have green mercy, .
•' my wife a ?' he :said " O i, no she ow d—blonde, tall and graceful. words looked "_ There were aamea merrily , was it of •her? Was .the Earl Thea, after what seemed to her an age 'of
,has hoed nothing to do with it" ;{and he Later on in the evening .Sar Raoul came before them noble names 3 thorn tel;iog her .that his wife ryas jealous? And snsperc�a: and :`goofy, she heaud foots'Leps
honestly believe t wvltta: lea "id. to her. A « "allyl hashaaud.'" He won why she was she laughing bei:ause the very cream of amid the brughwrood, and Lord Camven
Hes influeccza land treksowisig directed; Ttlaired, he axil, in a low voia•a, haw <a :
had not written Lord Cwarat n or his the jest was that her huaad sill not, .care: calling her by imine.
Ito atpAriIIgiy aced. cltatL he tc ►u d asnJ era a do you. [ikesone nolo acgaWtion V, inWaale. As he returned the -tablets to her, for her ? I ' " I Arn har et," she said. '
it ; and he thoa gittn that he ;clone had .� She is just what 1 thought sh,w would '
j. g their cyear met'in w loaig liogeunng gian,,-& F'or the" t tie O$ the. questa In the thick grow�•ing darkness it wags wvitlt
4 sxonsed hienAe'€ frctan Baa Tootl trann•e of te," replied thea young Cuuntass, " Il; aunt Suddenly she turned from him with her who tray leaving tt ey road dined a little difZi aulty that he discovered her. He saar -
indo.ence. No wo-uan on ewsth could have hem is the kind of be*aty that the Earl fare on fire and Lord CA mavea with a earlipt was,
usual. When the ladies her at length lying with her face hidden
wows, greater victory. lot'es," strange seas Alan at his heaart began talking reached Cie tdratirin room the room was amoo the de i6d It eves. 1.
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" I ,3tn eo glad I havz lagan patianli,' she $e leOkeg at the noble is►e.•.s to lyydg Hamilton, filled with kiddy 1tgt $torn the sun aiattinr� "You tmyy rise aewd tEianle Heaven,'' he .
said to herself. " I yam glad I chows the " I'aar nos jeaaloua," returned Hildred "Th`s is my�alta,' said Lord CarAvem in the western sky. )t would bet cruel, said in a stern mice. that you have not
w higher and nolcnler part, T� stead Off the I ItA, lg,� , « Why aho,atd yews iuiagat. ouch sh of afterwards, as he came up to his they said, to speed each a .warm evening succeeded ; tha evA is not, so -great at it '
weakeron. e€ ,,at o running auwvag, a tBiasg , wife. She did not raise heroes' to his,,, ind oor�, The gentlemen, thinking the might have been. �
So time prs:sst�l on, au i the beautiful sum- t1 I da not say;. that I imwgine it, Rifelrod, she was afraid t,i do so. What if they saaa .e thitag, had hurried from their wine, bhe rose and at,.wl before hiin, the same
�� > ,4 tart days rens sYllarl with schemes and plana I merely warn you :agai:i v, it," aaswvereci Sar should tell hiss her sazmt ? What it he aatx ting that it would be a t> to lase the dazed look on her lace.
�; for the beaetfib o€ whe m RmaoalL F should read loves for himself shining in their Ic A g!e,*u� of sauli�ht, F `g °Q 1 do not nu,iemtaud—you say sue h
F ret see meld to the Pearl thaat he was really depths? ? •_ . -
'i,' '� up from a Zana sleep' The w irld •' JaaZausg is as bitter as death ."� The p Leat us gather the roses wvhile we may,' hard. such cruit t`hiagg." she maenad.
The Earl hal€ smiled, half sighed at the aa-wng Load t'xarayen in his, Pnca ringing; " Hary and crust " rapa*Wd her hug-
,rtrnring as did reu;� a<poct for Bim. He carnia lAia�teti Ladg Cirxven lives she p quant strangeness of the aituitaon This tenor. Banti, with Flitter cantampt—•` dt`,i ever a
�'iisver evria gi1•xerz s tttouglty to poEiticg jealous , the coull frailly+ tell Her lige
noble wvomAn to t.her knowledge' of whose But before they wcent ant asoma one ,worn%a [are so vrU$l as on "_
.; �^ reyith the arb►c: acv' insmleu4•e of youthheeeem.i+l to pain ;i have: Of wat-oinu;—<o beaaaty°he had suddenly arviceke3, wws his aeMn frayed the F�►r1 tO systtg oua song, •` I anti neat c,ou41 ` >3Ei replied. " 12navrei
had proaonccecl�rinem aonaaanse�nd twat be.lilleel %vtth a hr^eo.l.ni• souse of sriamathing wife. `they had spent much true to4other, " I wvill sang a daet,'' he. said, <¢ if L dg bee rt driven maul.•'
was One Of the t .saga• that Sir R%oul most wrong, ,.f suuiathnug hJnging over her, of both sunt and worked to thee, et he Hatuilte�n Rill heel Ii e." "rise vtas aench intiazte sadness in the .
f deplored, H+ldre3 ttio wpAs stork for it, forebOtin she knew not why. S:iaa only g � � T P �
I ,> p• y g F- 9 never rsmeanlmred to have uaatbra�-ad her, It ww-cts nasele�, he thought, appealing to young voice, auwl2 dreary despair in ,the
.a She had boon so air�•essful in other matters knew thaat the prosentce of the Bt*,v,ntiful now his arms are around her supple, grace- his wi'e. The last titue he eked her to young fa4e,'that he woos t.�inclte3 in spite of
that she oaf well --directed
Inst upon this IG ha t blonde,L,Ady torment
Hamilton, rose a sOar0e of ful figure --the lovely face clocnn to his tarn. sing. with him ehe had refused.. his ani,rer and coutempt,. .
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by a series O$ wrest,=dioectted questions that vagri °resat trey her, He eawv before him tare whole tie wauciin Lad Hamilton was only too eased, Ta+ltl me," kis -asci " what made, rIIade ou do
she, Sire', aroused his attention, In tryingto CHAPTER X_\XVII: `s' g � y F � y
F L , ansWer them he grew interested himself,
out cleave and distil city from the o=_hers, S,he went to -the pi,aun, and very croon the tbia then --this cru: , nomeatercaits, nn-
<a „ The grand ball in honor of L+dy Hgmil- the t"'words, "Jig husband." awtre heautifid voices seecaeeti to 611 the room wvouxi ulysdeed 1'
t. I€ I could vote, Hildred had s fashion at ton w" to he given at R.avensmere on the That inaieased •hedistaucebettl�n diem. -Lady Hamilton's clear snd sweet, the Snse thought, he r�1 t rl to her conduct -in
asayin�, <` I abr><ld fry to urge drat mea last da of September. 'Thesumuner weather She was so fearful that he should discover Earl's rich and musical—while the oun foFow-nn,
} sense ' ®L last Lotwi Caravan awrote to ere y F i y g r7 him, and Lbe serriieci to her bard. .
still lingered ; fiowvers that should have her eteno, so fearful that he should thin , (1'uuntess wwatchetl-theta. with longing, pili- words.
coaawciatna news that in the gowY nment of ,lied before were still living. birds that her unwomanly, so afiraid that he shoslA � ful eyes, 'They were singing about love, " Wbrat made me do it ? Y On w itII ei
1:I 't $ritaia'a mighty empire• he too , uugU to should' Ling since have taught a sunnier she boasted his love, that ahe todk j,love that wotcld never' tiro. love that was clespirt, and hate me the roar° if I tell, yeti,
,, have a void , clime"'vtere still singing, Oa the even:ng of refuge in cold, shy, proud avoidance, Th ' immortal. More than once the unbappg she rwplied.
The hal seek nothing of John Blantyre " a
They g the bili a bright. moan was shining in a wece.,no more rides or drives to see t, a Young wvise sawn the wideeiv icnOk at her •` P+rankly; e.peakinat, Hildred, nothing since kis abrupt dismissal. The Ptiarl h+d dear sky, and the wind was aw xet as in bdildinris and tate iinprovements ; there V" � husband 1 more then Once there Dame to her fret ypua can say to ,nay wTl! oleo ke tha'nuatter
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been told tliwt he hoof left ylanaCottage, but aunattnex, There had been, royal entertain- more quiet letter writ.wg in the librrary, a wvild'impulae�, a longing•to strike the fair �+rocsc taut it . a�riaiY,! be.made Better.
that re was living at Gourt lLtven. That ments at Ravensme but none had ev wb Loyd Caraven wanted Hddr* ¢ - y.
t r+z, et, a}ro E face, When the song was over it was. time Tall mea the pl stn fm,h.
a piece of inte,li "ce did not trouble him ; been on a grander or mora magnificent had some gentle, ready excuse, anti ww th a to go and watch the sunset, Hildred saiv " Yes, I wyid t 11 you." she replied, " I .
the unjust steward was par, and parcel of ansate Lissa this ball, All that .fiowvera, house fall of visitors it was difficult ode ? bet hies°,and did not leave Lady Hamilton's see thk%t a,ti gassed understaanding is at ail end
;.: Loo past— a past ha was beginning to think fights and superb deteratione could of ect f termine whether theca encases were twine; eider He remained near her, aayiug— between ui ,
i ! of with regret �iererthelaes John Blantyre tc� ,%,led. There was tier after tier of I or not, But from the night of Ball " We will wyata;h the sun • ee.t, over the " That is q.nite certain,•' he syid with '
lived only for his revenge brilliant gloom ; the light of a thousand everything • was altered between kerns ; lake, IG is ane of the prettiest, eights at, emphases ; ".with my conseut, you ahall
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CHAPTER r`\`�Y• tapers raiaada a brightness rtrenater than that Hildred was no longer the dexo an- Ravensmnere '' never enter my doors again."
< It �s almost aututnn,-and people were of day ; tiny ecented fountains rippled f selfish wife, who studied rim an his in. � She slid not bear Ladg Hamilton's " HQ►ve I as ted ao emery wrong ? I she .
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saying to ea..b wher smilingly that tuanme r amcug-st the doweers. It twos a superb apt -c- ! teresta above everyelse—ashe was a proud, - answver ; it was given with a miling lips and asked sadly.
i ' seemed nnwi,linsl to go. The wheat was txacle ; and of that magnif cent fete theare , passionate, tender woman, who tvc uld rather i laughing eyes, • Was it. her morbid fa►un:v, " Wreng t " he, exclaimed conlemptu-
estanding nowt in real golden aheaave-% the were two queenF. • have died than let him knows' them she loved or dict elle really hear hu+band sag,' "Yes, Ou�ly, "We wvali wraive that, Hildred.' '
fruit ring r pe upon the tsars, At the opening of the ball they stood for him in apite of his neglect. , 1 and I wilt tell yon the: true story of my You have done that, whicb' I will Dover
Oae morning a letter came to Ravens= a few inamenta side by side,; avid then opin. There wan no one to warn a loo Wiful marriage;''' rd pardon; Now tell the wehy''yroa did it. Yon '
mere It was :tom Lady Hamilton, to rosy ion witiried ttg to whi.•h w•as the more beauti• young Counters that ahe was y eldmg to a r The young Countess saw them quit: the i may a wi,k ahe troch t w tne ; von beer my {
Wit she waa'resuraing from Cowes, wshere ful, Th® Countess Caraven was a ,woman terrible fault that would be g with it a room te•gether, She resolved upon follow- G risme, I will ohield yen from all harm ]No z,
. q ahe had Leen st4tng sonic time, and would of atatalc loveliness, Lady Hamilton of terrible punishment. Sar IZ,ae ul was not ing them. She heard ser, rnehand rase o one knave but myself. �,t,
1 he glad to pny war Promised visit, fairy-like beauty. wyell—the old wcOnnel pained r to terribly, , tau hiogly to his ea�panion : " Then she did not see me F' said Hit- •
Lord Grracen a brat aienaatinr�bn readin The Couaatesa, who had some vague idea • and tbeiQ were days together w en he could ! <• RTe trill g°i st.ri►igbt to tlZolak'e—I want dyed, drearily. )
I We coquettish little, note was not one O that tin; °an.ight would l e rite tnrntng-point not leave his r tom ; so that $tldred was you to watch the sunset dwre," "itis —and you may be thankful fold`' it," � 4
,e asuro They, had been •ia her d, atin had diva <,
I e,e ununitigated p' y y, ted mach utile and Zeit to the pain of her love and s rrow. Lady Caravan delayed" Only a few abswered the Earl, severely, She did not
I � ^ spending a very huppv wve•ek alone, the Eaarl. thought to her toilet Her drese was of i Anything rather than her husband should moment¢—it, %vas to go to her room for a aeq yon. You tray speak quite frankly—no
>!" ' *, the Countess and Sir RAoul—a week that he some shining material that r=esembled cloth find out the esecreL How he wrauld laugh a rge dark shawl that shnuld bide her— one knows aaoc t hind; about it except myself.
had thoroughly enjoyed; heeanse the greater of gold ; the rounded armaiNvere bare to the ' at. her ! The money-londer's dap hter to hide the amber satin and ries black laces— Now full nae. "
�iis ,�, part of it had been spent in the open Bair shoulder, the white neck and threat fusing love the Earl—the neglected wife o give • bide her fete and he ad, to that any One " Wh%t have I to tel! you ?" she said.
+ with his wife and Sir RAoul. They had like a stately flower from its clayat', The her heart all unaisked, all unsought or, to meeting her ehoul i quite fail to recognize " I-1 did it ; I followed Scat here because
a , been watching the builders progress ; golden lune of the dress enhance'dthebeauty' her husband ! She felt that ahe t;0 t not her. `' Creeping, along in the dark, who —oh, how haaid it is to tell !—be(�useI was
tC . watching the improvements ; and the Earl of the bark eyes and hair; there was alight survive the ameer. He shoula' of a hit. ' wwrTll knows me � Or. if they know me, jcaleaus of her. I thought th t you wt<ere.
VMS more pleased than he would have cared #loth on the splendid face, a deeper light in He might think Iter esprid, InbrI 110 I who will care for me !" the said to her• both ridiculing me, that.yrou would tell her ,
to say at aeeiag once more s smile on the the dearb eyes. She• word a suit cf superb think her anything 1>: ra" 't*x self. that ou had t>ee;n obli «ti to mars me to
a facEs around h•in He di ! not feel c cite rubies ; tho la in the coils of dark hair, himself. He said 2 oil a 0 y y
l F y +self She' went around I cg the postern door and :sure yourself from rain But that you. slid'
C sato at first twat be cared for the coming anel sparkled like points of Sante an the tan{lttirigly— aylt- =Endhb distance ahe caniht u` glimpse of the a not love me, yeir. +fid not tare for me, yon
interruption- He gave the letter to Lady w iIiPe breast ; as she moved the light ecin• 1 " Hildred, the : r+ne% as -,c. all halyd, st' dress and the ealver veil. It wag a f disliked me, you hated me, you longed to
Cataven. <t til aced and gleamed, it Phofne and p',ayed in ' ings seem to bo >r`qS oiia"latt irrsn Ulemialnes jar night. Be free from rose= mg ace itread money wave
41 If aro comes, he said, "it is pretty the rich dress and 'ewela. She made hi ut t' list f 1 crit s I. grounds of Ravensmere were so ell i all you wrant,d—tha.t you wnuld never like
certain, we must invite a party to mcE t
By Bar aide stood her rival and perfect quitted then Serf•@ p , t that behind the safe shelter of the me And I fancied ahe would pity , in
iter." contmat, fair. blonde L•adv Hamilton, in a after her, t t0 alr�an stifles, s riaiwa the could walk finite a P' y �
Be P ( n by that soft, caresasing voice Of rare—pity you
The young-Cuunteits looked' up. dress of pure white—white with green Had the gre ft o �opl.e jj W gh ete, : amd his cora anio The sweet for beim burdHneti with a wife you aid not °
" we are a party," site told rim—•` we leaves and Goers—and with dowers in her him or wr°® og s' w�eind that s�Carcel stirred the lo.e, boltevetci that you would tell kir
„ . sb'at' bottle. Warn y y
axe three, ' ggolden hair—the perfect ideal of fair; trace- pied writb op lit to her 4rom time to time that I was jeafwtta of her, that then both of
Loris Caraven laughed. fnl, lovely woman, Ae they stood for a much me o e, but none of them were of YOU w•Oold laangh at me."
" Three is a very small numbEr, Hildred, few ininutns aide by aide all eyes were upon much tar fid met want to liaten so th6ir, M rte conUnnetl,/ I. ,
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