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Tho bright hours passed, and, with
oaoll ouo bringing ilor eeoaror to tlio ouo
she loved, lleatrive became happier
ovory day, Sho was ill the highest
spirits; hor boantifnl race was bright
with smiles; to look at her was to fool
young auti happy, and glatlsouio, While
every day the goutlo heart of Agatha
Broolco grow 1110x0 hoar)', 1110111 1111•
curtain, morn dcspairiug--hor thoughts
and ideas did nob poem to grow clearer,
]'Ivory day alio saw greater preparoa
tines made for that marriago which
110001011 to hor a0 cruel, and ]3oatrico,
loving her every day, trusted hor more
and marc. Silo tallied to Agatha of lion
future, of that Futuro which seemed so
bright to hor; of what she allould clo
when she lived at Garewood, until there
woro tlmos whim the bravo, patioot
spirit broko clown, and Agatha turned
away with a moan on her lips..
Nearer and nearer—every day new
brought boxes and chaste to the castle;
every day. brought 1owo portion or other
of the elaborate 2rousncan which might
havo been pre! ltrctl for a princess,
Nothing ciao was Nathan about; it
was alw..ys Lord Sadao and the wedding
—the wedding and the trousseau—uutif
even Lady Penrith lags;''^'l and said the
subject must be changed.
NVinit was she to do ? Sho bad no
ono to help and advise her; he hacl 110
certain rules to guide her ; she could
not toll, as sho gel oraily diel, at the first
glance, what was right and what was
wrong.
If any ono had over prophesied to
Agatha that the time would come whou
she would hesitate as she was doing
now, not lin (wing right from wrong, she
w nalrl not baro believed them. Now she
• aid have given much for a ray of
1, 11t to guide her on a dark road.
'ho chill, sero mouth of Octobor
ought tho earl back again to Penribh
astle. It was like a real coming glome,
I 'r he had fore?otton no one. Lady Pen-
r;!r raised her hands and oyes in amaze•
I ,eat at the number and splonllor of the
]lresouts ha brought with him. The
children were in ecstasy—they wished
t'.iat such a lovor caro ovory day ; and
Beatrice was happier it a quint fanliton.
Sho said less, but Agatha raw that alio
loved hie) mope. Igor loving heart could
nut rest until alio had caught one
glimpse of him. She went to one of the
(mused month of the eastern wing that
sho might biro firm thence as ho
mounted His Iwrso. ]lu looked well and
strong, but there was 10 happiness in
the dark handsome face,
She could have stretched out hor
hands to hint with a loving cry. All, if
she dare! If that beautiful head were
turned to her but for ono moment, and
the dark eyes flashed recognition into
hors !
"I shall drive myself mad," oho said,
as she turned resoiutoly. away.
She saw little of Beatrice for NM next
fow days; only at times she caught sight
of a glad young face, beautiful in its
lovo and hope. Thou, suddenly as a
thuuclerstorna breaks on (. snuouor day,
a shock cam to her, au event happon-
ed, perhaps tho most terrible and the
most unlikely.
The whole party—it was a mild, waria
(lay in October, 0130 of those which
come ab raro intervals—and tho whole
party of guests, with Lord and Lally
Penrith, had driven over to ono of the
neighboring mansions, where they wero
expected to tale luncheon. •
O11 melt oreaeiOlro. 1011011 tho bona'.
ful, -Lately old inausu•u was empty, it
was Agatha's delight to roam over it,
to visit the picture -gallery and the
drawiug•rooms, s,; full of beauty and
luxury. Many little things that elle
saw this morning touohocl hor bout
riooplq. Some music bolonging to Boa-
trioo lay upon the piano in the drawing-
room;
rawingroom; sho saw hor name written upon
it in Vauo's handwriting. She bent
down and kissed it, hor eyes filling with
hot tears. .Just then the sound of foot-
steps on tho terrace attracted hor at-
tention; suroly thoy had not roturnod
yot. Sho wont quickly to the window.
Sho knew that the earl and Boatrioo
had riddon together. If any unforeseen
incident hall brought them back again
—sho must go and see.
But a etraugo figure was there. A
carriage, evidently hired from the
noarest railway station or hotel, stood
Wore the grand entrance, and a lady
had just dosoonded from it, and was
walking up to the hall•door—a tall,
statoly figure, clad in a black, simple
dress, antwearing a black veil, quite a
stranger to Penrith, for by mistako sho
had turnedto sho torraoo on the loft—a
strangor, yob there was something
almost terribly familiar in hor style and
°crriago.
Tho lady went up to the great -hall
door, and Agatha heard a loug, loud
pool. In soma vague way it struck
horror into hor,—it idled hor with droad,
and thou she ropiioaohod horsolf for
boing weali and foolish;, yot some im-
pulse led hor to the groat entrance -ball,
whore sho ovorhoard a footman talking •
to (lin stranger.
A sudden Horror, adreadful trembling
wised hor—tho tones of that voico
woro (pito familiar, A 11abf•sharp, half-
imporious voico, with a piquant Fronoh
aoconb, Igor hoar( almost stood still;
a chill terrible as tho gold of death
came 0'000 11or, What could it moan?
Surely as sho 11,0s living, suroly as sho
bright sun show) in a bluo sky, that
was tho voico of Valorio d'linvors. Sho
stood for a tow moments in, horrible
distross and suspouso ; thou sho hoard
tho same voice, but this Milo in far
.more imporious acoentg, may;
"I ]lava travolled some distance, at
groat ineouvouienoo to myeolf, to see
Lord and Lady Ponrith on vory import•
out business, and I shall not go away
until I havo soon them. If thoy aro
Da at home, I will wait horo until Choy
return."
It was 'Valorio—brilliant, beautiful
Valorio, What had brought hor horo?
Valero, who had slain her with 011101
words; Valerie, who ]tail robbed hor of
her happiness, hor life, and 1101 lova
Valorio, wlioso e0Iel, perfect Paco had
bent over her in sho agony that 11801 boon
111000 bitter than the agony of death.
Loolcillg noitl(er to sho right nor 11110
loft—never deigmiug to let hor oyes fall
ou tho figure standing so silent, Valerie
swept through tho groat ontrauco hall,
and Agatha anxiously followed her with
her
03,118.
"Show )120 into a room whore there is
a tiro," sho said. "1f I have to wait
soma hours, I shall fool the cold."
Agatha saw a peculiar smilo on the
servant's face, as he opened the door of
ouo of the anterooms, whore a good are
was blaring. Sha swept in, and the
man closed the door. Agatha, with a
white, wild look on her face, wont up to
him.
"Who is that lady, John ?" oho naked.
"I do nob know, miss; she would not
give any name or any oard. Sho wants
to soh my lord and my lady—and see
them she will. I abould think she is a
French lady, by her docent and
manner'."
Jelin had no more to say, and Agatha
knew that it would not be safe to in-
dulge hi any curiosity. It was Valerie,
theta could bo no denying that—no mis-
take; sed judging from hor manner,
Valeri; in her roost haughty and doter-
miued mood.
At first Agatha felt quite surd that ft
was to Beek her that the Frenchwoman
was there. She must have hoard that
she had made her way into the world of
pure and good woman from which she
declared her shut out. alio had come
to betray her ; to toll the story of her
fatal mistake; to ruin her by driving
her from this bayou of rest, where she
had found New. It must ho that—
there was nothing else to bring her
here. Yet why would elle porseento
her ? W'by, after this long interval of
t!n10 seek to do her harm 1 Valerie
could know nothing of the Penriths. It
eonid be front no intcrost in thsm that
she was anxious to betray bor. Another
tiling was bow could it he possible that
she should have traced her' there ?
'1han another, and oven more terrible
idea, came to her—one that made liar
trewblo. It 1005, por'hapo, not for her
that Valerio had come, but for Lord
Iiolso.
She knew nothing of what 11a11 passed
between Sir Vane and Valerie, but she
wits wiser now than when elle lived in
the beautiful castle by the lake. She
11a11 thought it all over sines, and had
come to the conclusion that the part
Valerie played had boon suggested by
jealousy. Coolcl it be possible that she
hall come to harm him? And the
wornsn whom bo had wrongod and be-
trayed felt her heart warm and her
courage rise. Valario should not injure
him -110 ono should, 110 one should hurt
s. hair of Ins head; elm would •stand
before him, if need shoold bo, and re.
COiMO the sword -thrush meant for him'.
1lo had botrayoll her, wronged her, in-
flicted the deadliest injury upon her,
but no ono should over hurt him. Sho
nowt' give her life for him cheerfully,
as also had given her heart and. her love.
And the woman who should hero hated
Lilo, found herself weeping hot tears
Jest harm should come to him—never
whilo oho could avert it.
']:hen, again, oho could not see what
harm could ho done. It did not matter
to Valerie whether he married or not,
or whole he married. Ono tiling was
certain, ho could never have any thought
of marrying hor, or ho would havo done
50. S110 was miserably anxious.
At ono time she thonghb of going to
Valerie and asking her what sho was
there for. Thou the fear came to her
that eke plight pOrllaps bo doing mom
harm than good. Sho did not know in
what planner her rash interference
would encl.
Site stood at tho window whou the
party returned, and the first two who
oamo up the long avenue wore .13oatrico
and the earl, riding side by side—she
smiling, blushing, happy, as eho would
never bo in this world again. Tho sun-
sbino fell upon her face, on hor figure;
they seemed to have found a Immo in
the rluiiant oyes raised to hor lover's
face ; and as silo looked thou, la the
light of the sun, in the light of her love,
sho never looked again.
They rode up to tho front, tho grand
entrance, and with some little confusion
of laughing and talking, thoy entered
the house. She know afterward all
that passed when time had healed
tho bitter wounds. At first no word was
said of the strange lady; then tho foot-
man oamo to toll Lady Penrith that a
biaitor was waiting for her.
"A French lady," said Lady Ponrith.
"I have no idea who it can be."
She wont at onto to the autoroom,
whore Valerie, tall and statoly, awaited
hor. Sho roso in silence when tho
mistress of sho eaetloontorod, and made
hor most statoly bow.
"You wish to goo mo," said Lady Pon-
rith, quiotly, wondering who this bril-
liant, beautiful Fronchwoman could be.
"Yos. I have come same distance to
Bee you, Lady Ponrith ; I wish also to
BOO Lord Penribh, and—and a gontlo.
man who is staying bore,"
"I do not quito undorstand," said
Lady Ponrith, haughtily.
"You 'will unr10r8tand afterward,
madam. I cannot explain. I must sho
Lord Ponrith. Will you kindly allow
mo to ask you one question ? have you
a gentleman visiting you eallod Lord
Iiolso ?"
"1 do not understand Mao question,"
ropliocl Lady Ponrith, "I do not fool
inclined to answer it."
"I know that I am cloiugg something
quito unconventional, Lady Ponrith, but
I foal quito suro, when you know the
motive, you Will say that I am more
than justified, I have,a oarriago wait.
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