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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1893-2-2, Page 2eases._ •i• The nortunesTeller, She Stoed in the weird drst twilight By the are a the gypsy camp, Surrouaded by shattews, hell erartied. Ey the crackle of beirsea tramp ; Now England, blue-eyed and slender, And itely haggard and fell; The past had been spoken -the future Those romiuous lips. should foretell. "My husband," she bluehed, "Shall I see him Are the maples turn into geld?" Your ieusbeed,' oho 'puttered, "your hue - band, Foie olives aro picked, you behold ; His from is haadsorne 611(1 s and bee the veep Or a, J.ng; Ase not beyond this for the harvest, Know only how fair is the "Ii palace or Cottage or castle, Ia eity or town shall we live?" daughter you a -a of the future Moro then you wish I should give. Irho head that ellen guard and u otect you Has love in its press, neer omplain ; Your home shall be sweeter for dreaming. Though your castlee-a castle in Simile' Lu,acheon over, the squire proposes < stroll to look at the b twp.k end the sea -the vibes mks e oaLl ou a Minted friend svho lives we th- oeseeictet of the toiea. A good many of 8,r Berbreetee auquaintanoes would be °omit:waiter. surpristal to eee him stand- ing panel.ly on the laywoman whilst his fair itontatosee &vet a her nose with eager delight ugen8r ili. rumpery little shop window. At first in !shyness end fear of him, she ha i effert d to mass ttRali by with- out lingering, but he had oeught the yeereing look in her eyes, and said at ono, in his beet marl most reassuring wanner : " We have wore out for a clay's pleasur- ing, tied 1 kuew whi one of the favorite arauseineeds of lisdies 18, so pray, my dear" (quire peternallya "gratify yogreelf to your head's content" CHAPTER V Three or four cLys p as-agaba ehe vicar and his deughlew h ivo diad at the anal.— the squire hag p4 d a viste to the vicuna, brihgrrig in hie tas a hand eta offering of dime hate to Veneese,euil epending nearly an hour seated isisit;e her in thee bower where Brandon firstespied her. He, Bran- don is not in any danger of beitio forgotten by her -when a gleam heart is ripe for love, and she has seen and spoken with a man who standa to her in the right of a possible lover, however different he may in point of fact be feom the ideal she once conceived, it would take something more than a trip to the sea or the atbentwas of ext e derly beau like Sir Bertrain to wrest) her thoughts from him. ie ie with the keenest pleasare she has ever (nese, lanced bhat she reads letter which her father hands her one morning at breakfast: "MT DEAR WEETWORTR,—You are still, I hope, turning in your mind the possibility of paying me a, visa here. I suppose it can hardily be managed just yet, beeause, when you do mime, you must stay at least two or three week' e and there is your substance to be arrangedfor. The season is allbut over, and next week I go to Goodwood, having a month since agreed to make one of a party for the races. But I eel longing to show Miss Wentworth the wonders of own, and, by the way, don'b you forget the benefit to be derived :or the magnum opus by your visit. I wonder whether you wttl vote me a bore if I run down on Thursday for a day or two? 1 have fallen in love with your rural dwelling plane ; the pure air teere seems to give me halal afe. I discovered, , ter I left you, on my way bask to L , a charming little inn about six mime lap you, and I am going to send a horse theme:, so that I Oen ride over aod see yon of s day, and thus not run Mae risk of wearing out my welcome, as I hope to repeat my visit once or twice during the summer and autumn. I promise not to interfere well your graver occupanions - perhaps Mies Wentwortn will Mire piey upon me end, let me dawdle about and enj )y d,olce far niente in her company. "Yours ever, Joan Bmermorr." Vanessa looks, as she feels, delighted. "Bat, elapse' she crime " why should he not come here ?" "1 think,' answers her father, uncon- sciously betraying a little a the combined selfishness of the man and the bookworm "I think his suggestioa is a very good one." "1 dare nee," remarked Vanesea, her head already teeming with plans tor his amusement, " the squire will ask him up to dinner one night, if he knows that he is here," What man can look at a beautiful woman whom he alwaye loves with cold, uu- expressive eyes ? If there be one so Hato- getlaor selfmontained, it is not Brandon. are arrives between two and three, and in- tends to ride away ags.in at 7. Being the most thoughtful and considerate of men, it has tenured to him that to entertain may tax their powers too much -he has there- fore made known by letter the intended time and duration of his visit. He and Vanesaa are sitting under the shade of a big tree. Her lips are rippling over with gay talk, and her eyes beam se.niles upon him. Brandon is unusually silent -his whole attention is concentrated in watching her. And, indeed, she has a foe so perfect that you may look forever theta diecovering a flaw, and so varying expression that it defies you to weary by long gazing. "1 have bean quite gay siuoe you were , here," she tells him ; the most wonderful evet has occurred." " Really ?" he says, smiling. " You pique my cariosity." . "Do you remember," she proceeds, her eyes brimming over with laughter, " thst our squire was a horrid, disagreeable old wretch, and that I hated hitt?" "1 do," smiles Brandon. " And I re. member pitying him for having inspired you e Presently Staten is Aeon edealicinfe with tray of peckers, grapes and strawberries. " Sir Bertreen has just eerie, you these, rides, with las complimenten ehe says. " thought you would like me to bring them out now." Vaneasa fells into raptures over the peaches and strawberries. " will have a feast," she exoleims to Brendon, with glietening eyes, prepense; to help him to the best of the unveil contents ; but, to her ionneuee chagrin, he (mousers himself. Why does ? he Is particu- larly fond of fruit. Somehow he feels that Sir Bertrenes fruit Would esw his teeth on edge -he is certain thee the old elan '0 trying to buy Veuessa ars old men buy love, or whet does duty for it, wah As he rides thoughtfully house time even- ing, his samples about decilanng his love to, Vaneese become Water. Surely :any fete woad be preferable for her then to fall into the clutches of that hard, cruel old men, whom he knows so well by reputation. He can scarcely fancy that a lovely, warna- hearted creature could bo induced te merry such a men, but pretty women are like butterflies ; and titles, jewels and riches are lights an which they are very much given to flying. To•morrow he has promised to slay hese and dine at the vioarege • he is sorely tempted to promise himself tliat in the twilight, if he and Vanesse find them- selves together alone, he will tell her some- thing of ehe love for her of whleb. his hearts is so full. Absence hes made her impreseioa upon him deeper, and when he sees her again be feels that she is yet more than in abeeuce he had dreamed her. The neab day finds him once more sitting beside Vanessa, under the big tree. The svarmth of hie heart is keeling into his words and looks. Vanessa is radie.nt with happiness. He bends toward her -there is undoubtedly something of the lover hi attitude, when Sir Bertram and the vicar are seen coming toward them. &a Bertram euetains a severe shook at this speotacle-ib takes him utterly by aurprise-his anger is kindled in a moment A serpent m the Eilen which he thought his' The ears of the future Lady Orford being polluted by the admit ation of a stre,nge man! A dull rage possesses the soul of the autocrat. Brandon and Vancesta rise -the girl putts out her haud, which the squire takes, without looking at her companion. "Row d'ye do, Sir Bertrane 1" says her ; bluetits° are ready to fly through her fair akin, but the vatar is the most abeent ot men, and scarcely ever sees the person who addressees him, Papa ! when dtd you first know Mr, 13ratdonl' Her tether mattes a violent effort, and pelts tnind out of the rat a thoughe in which it is orewling. He has to repeat her words before he qtute realizes the !sense of them. When did 1 firse kuow Brandou? We wens at Eton together. Hie father's place in Baukshire wee near my grandfather's." " Who was his grituditalaer ?' Auks Veneta% The valet' puma hie hand for a momeat aeries his broer before replying. "He was Colorist Blandon -a very ex. trs.vageut man. Ultimotely, the place had to be eold-he und John's elder brother out off tee eaten between them. I forget what beortme of William Brandon, but John went to India and made Bente money there, arid same home, and he tells me, set up as a 'wine merchant, aud is doing a very good kindness," " Then he was a gentleman 1" exclaims Palmate, with some eagerness. He father looks acrose at her with a sur- prised air. " What do you mean, my dear? He was anti is a gentleman," with emplatuda. "Do geatlemen go into tradel" and, bilis time the blood rune riot at its own sweet will iu Vaneasa's cheeks. "A gentlenertu," returns her father, " thirike no honest way of earning an laonoriable living beneath him. Why, my dear, did you suppose that there were only two sorts of gentlemen? Squires like Sir Bertram and poor persons like myself V' ^ Five minutes ago I happened to go into atebles, when what soould I eee 151 middle of tee pad but the coaoh get furbished and burnished Wbat are you doing wile the coo, I said to Sin1P80n. 4. 4 Sir Bertram's ordered it forfour this afternoon,' said Simpson. "I opened my mouth so wide ea this a butterfly flew iitto it ana chokee me. know grandpapa hasn't had teain out Nur yore. I went off deem the garde 8. Stnte of stupefaction, and met the Gorgon coming up to the bouse. I obliged, to ask hili (l oouldn't help whethee he wee going take ue oub, he smiled benevoleatly, like a death's - trying to do the :sealable, and maid: " thought you young ladiee would to drive over to the White House fertu, perhape have tea there.' . " At that, my loire,s, quite forget who I was interviewing, Lbr* W up my end seed • Hoorey ! and instead of turn me to atone by one glare, he grinned re than ever and walked off." Vanessa and relish are almost as m exerted by thie extraordinary intellige as blab. "Ic must be you " says Edith, look with wonder and admiration at her frie " Tell us, Nesaa, how did you and gm peps, come to be so friendly 1" Vonek5 is on the point of relating episode of the borrowed dinner, bus sense of shame whioh always overoo her et the remembrance of is stops her. "1 met him the firot evening of return " she eve, " aud wee very ki and polite, end sent us down some fruit the evening, and asked us to dinner n day." • 1Vly only fear is," obeerves Mabel, w groat solemnity, scanning her friend's te, that, not knowing whet other men i like, you might be induced to beoome bride, and then -oh ! my dear, when y eee real men, you will drown youreelf in ss Susan making her appearance at this juncture, the °errant of thevicar's thoughts is turned, and he does not revert to the sub- ject. Vanessa wends her way to her rose- boweie a third pleased, a third sorry, a third Indignant. The latter emotion is pee- p . yoked by the squire. Why did he put such "1 have seen what other men are like mean thoughts into her head? They were returns Vanesea, with a shade of triumph mean -she woad have calledthem snobbish " we have had one at the Vicarage." had she been conversant with the word and "No !" exclaims Male. "Not really I" its applioation. She is pleased because her "Ye -an old college friend of papa'a" taste and inclination in liking Brandon are "Oh I' utters Mab, oontemptuouely. " vindicated-ehe is sorry because she feels don't call that any more a man than gran that she has behaved in a way that must paps." !Neve been both incomprehensible and ' Was it the Ma Brandon you were as Brandon, quietly, about to offer his hand wounding to him. Then a sud- ing me about ?" interposed Edith. naturally, if relactantly, to his acquaint- den, burning shame overcomes her. Vanessa node. ance • Was it incomprehensible to him, or had he "Do you remember, Mab," continu " flow do you do, Mester Brandon?' guessed the reason of her altered manner? Edith," rather a nice -looking man who s returns the squire, in freezing acoente, If he had, how he must despise her ! Now between us one night at the Greys ?" ignoring the halt -extended haud. he has gone, gone perhaps weever ; and, at "Yoe," responded Mab. But," a John Brandou has none of that morbid this thought, two tears steal into Vanessa's adds, a trifle superciliously, "1 don't thin sensitiveness which makes some men rather eyes. Her romance had come to her, and he was anybody very much.' look out for slights. He is, besides, on she had pushed it away with her own hands Vanessa flushes scarlet in a moment. berms of intimacy with men who occupy a she might never have another She could "Ka is a gentleman," she says, warml considerably higher station in the world *atilt not help wiehin tbat her poseible Oh, of course he is a gentleman ! than Sir Bertram, but there is something so lover had been a gentleman at large; responde Miss Mab, "or we should n strangely rude in the latter' s manner, an occupetion rather tarniehes the gilt of her helm been likely to meet him. I onl air as of a euperior being resenting a pre- gingerbread. Bat now her gingerbread is mean that he is not to be considered as sumptuous familiarity, that the warm oolor gone altogether. Sir Bertram finds her parte" rushes to Brandon's eheek, e„nd he turns silent and distrait at dinner • the ail/peaty "Why not ?" exclaims Vanessa, irritate away and addresses himself to the vicar. which he considers her chief charm is fled to find her former sentiments echoed by he Vanessa. accustomed to the squire's man- -he connects the loss with Brandon, and friend. ner before his regeneration, does not remark feels bitter and displeased. He does not, " He is in business,' replies Ma anything particular. She hareems: to offer however, betray theee emotions to his fair coolly; " and unless a man intakes at lea her thanks for Ws presentof yetterday,and, guest. twenty thousand a year by business, meantime, her father and Brandon have "Your friends, Edith and Mabel, are cannot be recognized in our set as mai walked a little way e•part. coming the day after to -morrow," he tells riageable. One may be civil to hini "You know Mr. Brandon do mon nut V' her when dinneris over, and, at this intelli- gence, her eyes brightened and all her face is illumined by pleasure. Sir Bertram has refleuted, besides, that a visit from his greaddaughtere will supply tb.e pretexo for constant intercourse be- tween blie Hall and the Vicarage, had will show him more of Vanessa's natural disp4. tion thaa he is likely to bee wheat mile playin,e host to her alone and she is fulfill- ing the part of an amiable and obliging guest for hie sole edification. Dues mornings later, ValleSSEL receives by hand the following note: "DEAREST Nnssa,-Your friende arrived last night, and are dying to hug you. Come up aa 130011 as ever you oan after you get this. The old Gorgon is quite amiable, and we have a gore of an idea from the way he talked abate you last night that he is in love wieh you. This will be nuts for you. We heve heaps to tell you, and, it you don't conae soon, our hearts will burst from the intpossibility of containing all the news thee now oppresses them. So fly le us just as you are. You are to speed the whole day -the 0. G. euggeated it himself. -Your loving Alsuiza.' Vtanessa, who has lately een in a de- sponding snood, recovers her cheerfulaese on the spoa and isrepares to obey the Bum- mona Half an hour after the receipt of the letter she enters the sittiog-room allotted by the squire to his granddaughters. She ia receivecaby these young ladies with every demonstration of joy -they senother her with kissea-between them they almost tete her to piece& " My adored Nesse.," she cries, showering a second series of embraces upon her friend, Vanessa says naturally to the equire. "Re tells me he hes met you.'' " I know hint insomuch that he IS my wine -merchant," replies Sir Bertram, with an becent as contemptuous and indifferent as though he seed, "he is my butler." or "he blacks my boots." - " I oitme," he says, altering his voice to •a pleasant and friendly inflection, "to beg you aril soar father to dine with me to- night " fmd," with quite a gallaet air, " thee your pees no e ab my table spoils me for my o wn co arra ay." "'thank you," replied Vanesse, "but Mr. Brandon is dialog with us to-algat,and we cermet leave him." Her dream of tile squire limiting their guest to the Hell hes vanished into thin isir -she is not sure that she any longer desires such a consummation. "1 am rotary," seys Sir Bertram, as though he never for an instant entertained the faintest idea of in.:lading Brandon in his nvitation. "1 hops," he said, " that when our frieadship becomes better cemented, you will let rue briog you something much more suited, not to adorn, bat to be adorned by you." He speaks with his grand air, perfectly oourtsous and friendly, entirely devoid of any lover -like accent. ' Vatiessa is flattered and not repelled. The vicar reveres after a time, but not Brandon. He is inexpressibly raffed-he scarcely ever retnenteers O have been so annoyed by a trifle. It is not until Sir Bertram has departed that he rejoins ValleSsit. A strange &Halation has taken place in her manner. She ectems shy, em- barrassed; her pretty, confident, familiar manner toward him is gone -she scarcely looks at him,, has little to say, yet seems bream Tell us, my angel, is xt true that he afraid of a pause. And when she sees her is in love with you, as we suspect?" Vanessa. laughs gayly. " What a goose you are, Mab 1" she says. "The madre," pursues Mabel, " is in a horrid fright,. She thinks the old gentle- man le going to merry you, and do ue out of and makes him absent and. distrait for the hie mOney. but—" " Ho was at Eton and Oxford wit papa," interrupts Vanessa, still mo warmly-" he is the son of a country geed man, he is a great friend of Lord A and papa says that a gentleman is neve above making his living in an honorab manner." ,1 The gong sounds ab this moinent, ani Male, forgetting her momentary wrath Cries : "Now, my darling love now foe rea treat -now to see the old in his new pa as tbe levier." Luncheon is rather an embarreseizi ordeal for Vanessa, who is quite consciou that three watchful pair of eyes are upo her, Mts. Vaughen's suspiciously and die trustfully ; Ma. bei fullof malicious fan ;Blatt' inquiringly. To -day shelves no control o her a wife relood-a word from the equir minds it rushing through her cheeks; over nerve quiver° with painful consciousuesa Well pleased he notes this, and gloate ove it, for people past feeling themselves ar rata:nes wont) to enjoy the evidences of ex teems sensibility in others. Hie daughter' annoyance, in spites of her assumed corn posure, is evident to him, and gives zest his eajoyment Certaialyhe will make this beautiful young girl Lady Orford, and hui daughter will have to pay homage to he ladyship, or it svill be the worse for her. He dime not intend to invite Mrs. Vaughan to join their expedition this afternoon. Van esSa is to have the seat of honor. Ana when the time arrives and the yonn lady is mounted beside the squire, she feel a very delightful sense of exhilaration an importance. She has never looked dows how too delightful it le to see you amide ! 'Van Ilf° from such a giddy bomb And how lovely you have grown! No before -se the people run out of their cot weeder you have turned the old Gorgon's Ogee to gaze on the grand specitacle, she feat; herself quite a great hely. She &air with animateon to her compauion, and is not a, whit afraid of the criticism of his granddaughters behind. The swift passage through the air, the sunshine, the clatter of the horses hoofs --everything combinee to make her feel happy and blithe of heare " You must not encourage him too much if you don't mean anything," says Edith, gently. • " Eacourage him 1" eoboes Vanessa. "Why, Edie, you do not seriously suppose that Su. Bertram could think that I would marry him, even if he condescended to ask ole 2" "1 hope I shan't be here when he pro- poses, if you refuse him," utters Mab. That is, if you do. But," suspiciously, "1 am not so Hare that you will. You look ex- tremely delighted this afternoon." "01 course I was delighted," cried Vanessa. "Why, I had never been on a coach before, and it was the 1110tit heavenly sensation I ever felt Did you enjoy it, too?" "1 mighb have done if I had had a nice young Man next me,' answers Mab. 8416 was not particularly exciting for Edie and me doing double gooseberry." , "16 would have been much nioer if Mre. Vaughan had gone, and weithrite had eat be- hind together," returns Varmints, father in the dliitsnee, she runs to him and brings him back with her. What in the name of fortune can Sir Bertram heve amid or done to her? is the thought which maks John Brandona brain rest of the evenina Has he proposed to " Mab 1' expostulates her sister, with a her? and, great Heaven! is it possible she &aroma can have accepted bina Brandon's cons Vainest* is accustomed to being bantered science is too honest and acme even for about between the pair, each liking to tell the thought to cross him that the squire her own stories and affairs without com- ma have said anything hie detraotion. ment, parentheses or contradiction from the He had aseigned. the correct motive, jealousy, to the letter's rudeness toward other. So, after once more flinging her arms himself, but Sir Bertram mast indeed ex- round Vanessa's neck, and telling her she is ereiss a strong influence over Vieneese if the quae the loveliest creature and the greeting) angel in the world, Mabel takes herself off Go beguile her hour of waiting. Blab is two months younger than Vanessa. Each of the sisters likes to think she is the favorite of the vicar's deughter, but, teeth to tell, Vantage would be ex- tremely puzzled to decide which she eri fonder of. Mabel, with her great fund of spirit and gayety, amusee her, but Edith is more syrnmetlaetie. And at that moment, when ah e is disported to be somewhat sad end. sentimental, the aooiety of Edith is more congenial to her. " Edie," mere Vanessa preseetly, trying to control her voice, " did you eller meet ma"bI.'11 suggest it te him next time," !taught' any one celled Brandon in London?" "Brandon?" repeats Edith. "Brandon ? "Yee, I should think you would dare," obeerves Edith, scornfully. Rather a nice-tooking, darkish man; not very young " hire, Vaughan, meantime, in feeling con-. e yea is siderable uneasiness about her father's in - At She has never seen him pay Ouch At this moment the door is flung open marked attention to a young girl before. Vanessa Eitancla again at her window and and Mab returne in a state of wild estate Nothing could be more displeasing or MI- oka eta at the moonlit nights She has no meat. uestione to mit of the stars to ; no "16 is only half, an hour," exclauns • . . . • eatisfactory to her, than that he Should marry, for although the estate entailed, opal for the future kindle her eyes; no Edith ; "it isn't fair." Sir Bertram bas a considerable amount of eavenly trireme a given and requited love, "Ah, but wait till you heat what I have Then, flying personal eiroaerea at his dieposal, and she sense of bitter disappointment gnaws her got to tell, you " Mab. has always looked forward to inheriting earl. etre had dreamed of a hero and to Vanessa, and nearly throttling her, she. this. she ill inadidnay weft off, but la any und-a wine merchant. Never, surely, &Vs: one, however rich, indifferent tp the thought ero two words in the Englieh language so "lily belonegeandinother let me salute ideouely marred. Meted a Romeo,of acquiring marc? in any case it will be ound a wine merchant.. She still writhed your ladyship" CHAPTER VII. injurious to her daughters' position as mar- riageable girls ehould their grandfather rider Sir Bertearna contemptuous wads ,o want. She clots not know that no ?tatty a young wife. when 'Vanessa hos " There i8 no tieuhti Pracee<ta Mab, taken her leave Mrs. Vaughan minutely alt nein deepises another because of seating herself at Vanesesee feet, and ispeak- Oress-examihes Edith and Mabel about the eectipatton, eta thee enema at trade aro ing more calmly-" there is no doubt that _ events of the afternoon. served for parsentts and nouveaux riches, you are destined O be Lady Orfoeu. How did the girl behave ?" she aska " Pepe 1" she seri next morning at Nettling else could account for the extra- / kono A h delighted with emit ealifileb. A nervous tremor dieortierierte Ordineey feet I am about to reveal le you. gran-dr:the; 'analtowntainons." xpression of hie displeasure was able to vrith such a bad opinion," "Well," says Vanessa, gayly, "ho is i changed -a complete transformation his 8 come over him. He is quite a dear, end I a love him." , Lest the reader ehoulel at any time be a surprised by this maiden, shut up in the " country, eapressing herself like a woman of w fashion, mart recall to him that the is the bottom friend of two young hadies who are " in the worle's charmed circle, and whose ideas aud expressions sho its apt to imbibe and imitate. "Ile is quite a dear now, is he ?" echoed a' Brandon. "And what has he done tachange r your opinicei so suddenly 1" " Until this time," says Vanessa, " he was always horrid and disagreeable; he a took to notice of me, and, indeed, L used to run away and hide if I saw him coming, but this time '-exultingly-" he has asked us twice to dinner, and WAD 130 kind and So pleasant, not a bit like whit he was or q what I fancied him ; he sends us the most h lovely fruit, and on Saturday -only think 1 h -he drove us over in his carriage to 13-- A Go spend the 'day, never spent such a h delightful day in ray life. And "-taking fo the locket at her white throat between her w flag° CO-" he bought me thee" h Brandon has not the smallest difficulty in F reading between the lines. " Toe old wreath " he Gaye to himself, at and a tack shudder pea through hint, "how w horrible how monstrous " His thoughte hx change the expreertion of his eyes, me look- re bog at her, he feels the horror of her young heart ty being given ta a heartless old roue. te fleet such an instant mad complete chaege a her mood and manner. The hour of tweet came ; then twilight; the moon mite ad Juliet was there, as lovely as ever -he as even with ber for a few minutes, but o -night she was not Juliet, only a beanti- il ice -maiden, and Brandon could find no ords with which to thaw her, His fire ould not melt her coldness; on the con - airy, her coldness extineuished his fire. He was going back to Londen to -Morrow -8, chill feeling smote him that he would ever return -his romance had been brief, ncl was ended now, "Goorlbye " he add, looking almost sor- ovvfully at Viattessia's lovely bee. Good-byee" she answered. She did not : "When are yen coming again?" CHAPTER VI the the ting h?' ,eck diet eau for ' i en old WAS it) end sad ' ike tnd beg hue ing ore ach ' uce ing ad. ed.- he are ries his net in ixt ,tla ie, ,re as ou Ie- ," one's - the awkward. uneasily. I I- r- Sir able 35 intentions," it ing Le transfixes k glance. ness rs draw e t it sr a tone. cl Mrs. r give s, says t 11 If the Dieters had had a momentary dot of Vanessa lie their 9Wa allude, they v not aeknowledge it to. their Mother, 1 champieu her stoutly. "She wee pleased to drive on the osseo) eve Edith. " But, manna dear', ie likely thee any girl could posoubly dream marrying grandpa,pe ?" " Nothlog more likely," returue M Vaughan. "A girl with no prompoolia, a nothing oo, earth to look forward to 1" 4' Bat, you. forget, mernettai," iutierpo Mies Mabel, dryly, n bhat oho hasn't kn brought up like we heve." " You were nob brough s up to be tine) tirtent," reaterke her mother, " aud, you .% ace rm. ' At this Mali reddens, anti retires hufk from the cliscussteh, But the days peas, awl Vanessa be, nothing of John Brendote and the eclair attentions increase, arid Mee. Visages becomes eeriously utieasy. Though r, a pertioularly meekap ;rime or nerve woman, she is .afraid of her tette as most people are. But there so much as ateke ebuit she plueks 1 her courege, and resolves to broach the su jeot of Vanessa to him. One eveniug, , they are sitting in. the dra wing -room, ti girls having sttolled into the gerdeu, al commences het attack. Her heeet flutter, it is some moments before eke can Coma's: her yam eufacietaly to epee& with eVs tamable unconcern,. " Vanesta is growing a headstones girl she remarks at lasts The squire braces himself up for actiot knowing perfectly well white is canting. " Yee, be replies, In that peculii dry voice wheel people who ketow him we dread. " A little too tall, perhaps, but that doi not matter so much nor." " Ala !" "You seem to admire her very inaoh -trying to speak playfully. " Mrs. Vaughan grows enecterrasaral. ) interloeutor will not oho his eluare i conversation, the potation become "You must not tura her head." emilim " How ?" " By encouraging false hopes in her.' "What do you cell bible hopes ?" inquires Bertram, in his deyest, moss disagree tone. "1 mean she might think you had serious returns ML's. Vaughan, redden uneasily. "And suppoee I have ?' The equirs hie daughter with his keen Mrs. Vaughan regrete too late her rash- in making the attack, but she canvot back now. "It would be running a great risk, would not ?" she hazards, nervously. "Risk of what ?" in his most biting "Such a dispariby in years," murmurs Vaughan. "A man who has rank and wealth to to a penniless girl bee no disparities," the squire, grimly. 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