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" ; io is bound to have tier hung Idto
now 1011811 that 11100 auU Ecol as tt
Imre 11 natural do betweon l's,
fact (Ivor ruruaius that there isnot.
should I deooivc you by proboucli
what is impossiblo? Nature is str
than anon your w'i511o8, Graydon
cannot boiguorod."
Silo spoke hesitatingly, fooling
way across 111080 difficult and (long
grouted, but hor doci51011 was muni;
able, and le maid, quiotly, "I al
served. See, 810 havo motions
from tho' muse, Had wo not butt
turn ?"
After a few momcnte of sileuco
uskad, "Aro you so rich in f1'twids
you have no place for oto ?"
"11'hy, certainly, Madge," be rep
iu cordial, off -hand tones, "we
friends. Thorn's nothing els0 for ns to
be. I don't protoud to understand
scruples. Even if a woman refused to
bo my wife I should bo :tomo tllo 10111
friendly, nnloss 81.1 had (01(10(1 with mo.
To my man's mats(( a natural tie (1008
not count for 50 Much as tho years wo
spent tlgothor. I remember what you
were to me then, and tvhat I Rommel to
Iy01, T fried to koop up tho old feeling
by oorrespood^"^e, •t'1'n West i : :t
toe:' -d of„68'11,,, a:.,, yid Iter cauls
from it the greatest wonder of theta all."
"I hope I shall not prove to you a
monstrosity, Graydon. I will try not
to be ono if you will give me a chauco."
"01, no, indeed ; yon promise to bo
r::^ of tho most cho:^:lin„ young lathes
1131', l mot."
"_I don't itro:uise anything of the kiwi,"
5:111 ropliod, w'itb a laugh that w•a1
chiefly tho expression of her intorno
110rV0•'7 tension. It jarred upon his
.,gs, and conlirnm.1 slim in tho b0•
et that their long separation lull
111 11110(1 lip their old relations completely,
r„111 that sho, in the now career which
it tenuity opouod before hor, wished
• m no embarrassing relations of any
nd.
"1\yea," he said. with an atusworing
i.'lgh, "1 minnow; I intuit take you for
wont you aro and propose to bo, -that
if ',vol. I fin I out."
''1 a fro. moments more, 0.1(1^r soma
light badinage, lie loft hor with .11r. rel l
(r8. .11uir 011 0110 lii.lzra. 111111 wont CJ
his waltz with 'Mics Wil .Imore.
mo and'li5s Wilclnler8 wow the only ladies
P110 on Lhn floor. Opinion was dividod,
Why sortie doolarb(g that Oho former was the
ng to mono graoeful and lovely, whit° perhaps
(Inger w largo: 11111311100 gave their verdict for
, and the latter.
hor Tho strains 00080(1 (1001 loft tho
mrboo 001/11105 11001' 00011 otllor, Graydon int.
1stwJt. oos
modtately i11tr0dllg0(1 Miss W11d1ner0,
n 1111. The girls bowed a little too profoundly
1 far 00 indicate cordiality, 'iadgo also pro•
or r0- Booted Mr. I1011(10080n, hoping that 110
might become a part00r for Miss Wild.
she mere, and give Graydon an opportunity
that to dance Ivlbb her, He rosolved to
break tho ice at once so far as his rola-
lied, tive8 wore concoruod, and he conducted
aro Miss Wildman; to Mrs. Muir and gave
girl
a
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lo.
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CHAPTER XT.
a'Lgl I (7JA1.1, FAIL,"
Tho band had boon discoursing liwoly
(tr,,, s for 1101110 tinlo, and Miss Wild-
((.ot1 had at last dragged her (pother
10\,11 for a cbaperou-the only availabli.
one as yet. Thu anxious 100011011 was
:ager to return to liar Trotting child, and
Ler daughter 810.8 much inclined to re-
sent Graydon's prolouged absence, "If
it wore politic, nod.[ bad other acquaint.
nn0o8, I would pini.11 him," she thought.
It was a nolo expwrieuco for her to sit
in a corner of the parlor, apparently
noglected, while others worn dancing.
'i',ierewore plenty who looked wistfully
toward her; but there wits 110 one to
introduce her, and Graydon's 011811(1(0
1. ;D tho 100 111111011013,
t4b0 ignored the inovitablo isolation of
a mevcouer, howover, and when bo ap-
1•(ared shook her finger at biro as she
said, "hero I am, eonstaucy itself, wait-
ing to give you my first 010000, as I
(" 001180(1."
"I shall try to pl'ovo worthy," 110 said,
e.:.
room ly. "]on must rem umbel', in 0x-
1,1110tion, that 111110 not soon the
ies of our family for a long time."
-You use too plural, and are not at
all DI:ngularin your prolonged abscneo
w Ili the charming Miss Aldan. You
c:rtaiuly cannot look upon 1101 n1( MI
iuwnli(1 arty longer, however o18o you
may rogord her," silo added, with an
arch look.
"Son chap now have my 0utiro ro
;,yard as long as you will permit it."
"That will depend a little upon your.
soli. Mamma is tired, and I'm of no
account compared with that infant up.
stairs ; therefore I can't keep her as
cllaporon this evening, and I will go to
Illy room as 90011 as you aro tir0d of
m0."
"Not till then ?"
"Not unless S go before."
"At some time, in the indefinite Altura,
iVrs.Wildmere, you may hope to we
your daughter again."
1710 poor lady amilod encouragingly
and groulfully. She would be most
happy to have Graydon take the bril-
liant
ril-
1iant creator° for better or worse as soon
as possible. She lilted him, as did all
twnmon, for she saw that be bad a large,
kindly nature. 8110 now stole meekly
away. while ho with his fair partner
glided mut upon the floor. All oyes fol.
lowod 0bon1, and oven. tho vet:wens.01
society r0marl(ed that thoy had n0v0r
seen more gracofnl (lancing.
From hor seat on the piazza Madre
also watched the couple. Tho strugglo
to which sho had looked forward s0
long, had indeed begun, and most Mauls.
piclously. Ilor rival had every advant•
ago. Tho mood in which Graydon had
roburnod predisposed him to prompt
notion, w11i10 she had lost her iulluonco
for the present by a eour8o that seemod
to him so unnatural as to bo prudish,
Miss Wildmero's manic11 gave all the
enconrag0mout that a man could wish
for, and ib was hard to viow with char.
ity tho smiling, triumphant bolls.
Madge suddenly became conscious that
Mr. Muir 3108 observing her, and she
romarkod, quiotly; "1 novo: saw bettor
Glancing than that. It's grace itsolf.
Miss Wildmore waltzes supOrbly."
"Not hotter than you, Miss Aldou,"
said Mr, 110nd0rson( a young man who
prided himself on his shill fu the 40001.
plishmont undereousidoration, and with
whom she had donood sovaral tfmo8
"I've been looking for you, in the 11opo
that you would favor me this ev0ninug."
Sho rose and passed with him through
trio open window. Tho waltz 3708 draw•
111,4 to a gloss; trio majority had grown
weary and Bab (lawn ; and 80011 Mn41n.1
her a scat bosfdo that Iady. Tho
of his .0110(co should have not only
gallant for the evening, but also
cllaporon, He was nob one to outer
timid, halfway measures; and ho
Lormincd that his brother's prgja3
should couut for nothing in 011(1 03
His preforenee was ottitlod to resp0
anti must 6s ro8poctcd. Of Oour80 t
group chatted oour0Jously, as woll•br
peop10 do in public, but Miss Wildlue
fort that the abmospttoro was coil
She was 13111,311 too politic to pormi0 t
slightest tinge of ce '•.less in her ma
neo toward those with whom she mo
toted 80011 close rv;ation5 should tie
barring "if" melt ant of tho way.
Tho people wore forming for the
laneer8, and 3Ir, Ilon Lison asked 1Luigo
to hole (nalie up n, set. 5111 uonlpliesl
1 'or was elle t..1
11:.,,,1'(.l of . feze, ,loo 8 t in
a position which co ointee1011 a v:0w of
the (lour, 110 had seen 1or glide out :..
tho waltz with •11'r'tcO 8000111 mt'p
that of 11Ii. Wilibeee+, 0weu i ,
1'('e,lndice'l 1 y115. 1 11 :.n t o o: _. ,
her curiously. 11'1-1 111'1 disa'+po;nt1n0t''
r..11bitt0r11085aft11,L,t iucrut.1,1. e• •••
41 idle sho 0empu.1u11 11'5 wua,ri r.u„ a,..
1e:ration. 1To 5(181 that, tile. 1,411
la 'nod 31 is Wi:c1.1)01.e's con von i ,••
(1111.511, she had a Natural gra"u u: 11,1;
own. lie admitted that ho 11,11
soon so perfecta physical ow',,, .int 11
of womanhood: She was ('i,;ht:, ta'loi'
than (1.1' rival in his tho lg'lts, and her
e•„tn 0110 gave an impression of additional
height. Apps 11 11t1y 5110 was ru the bust
of spirits, laa:Ihiog often with her partner
and an elderly gentleman who danced
opposite to her, and who was full of old•
11110 flourishes and jollity. At lust
Graydon t11on4130, resentfully, "She is
indeed chaugod. That's the style of
life she is looking forward to, and s110
17181108 110 embarrassment or advice
from mo. That dateiug•jack Homier -
eon, and oth0r8 of 1(is sort are to bo her
'friends' also, no douht. leery woll, I
ltuow bow to console myself; „ and ho
tnruod his eyes resolutely to Miss
'(Vil(hnere.
In tho galop that followed lie naturally
(lancod with his quondam sister, and
Mr. tloadersoo with hiss Wildnlaro.
Oraydlu was the last one to show fool.
int; in public or do anything to cause
remark. Now that Madgo possessed in
her partner tho seam advantage that
Miss Wildnlere had onjoyed, tho admir•
ing lool.(ers•ou were at a loss to deeido
1'111011 of the two girls bole the palm ;
11.1 Graydon acknowledged that tho
former invalid's step hal a lightness
and an elasticity which ho 11a(1 rover
known to b3 surpassed, and that she
kept time with him as if Lis volition
10001 hers :ilio showed (10 sign 0f
weariness, oven atter ho bagel' to grow
fatigue 1. As ha danced he remonlberod
Low ito had carried "tile little ghost" on
his arm, 011011 tossed her, breathless
from scarce an effort, on the lounge,
whouco she looked at him in laughing
affection. This strong, superb creature
was indeed another and an alien being,
aucl nodded no aid from him. Boforo
ho was conscious of flagging in his stop,
silo said, quietly, "You are growing
tired, Graydon. Suppose we r0tninl to
the piazza."
"Yes," 11e said, a trifle bitterly, "you
aro the stronger now. The 'little ghost'
Las vanished uttorly."
"A woman is bettor than a ghost,"
was her reply.
lie and Miss ll'ildmere strolled away
clo11.1 the same path on which Madge
had told him that she could not ho his
sister. Mr. Muir VMS tired, and went
to his room in no very amiable mood.
Mrs. Muir waited for Graydon's return,
feeling that, although the office of cha-
peron had ill a sense boon forced upon
her, she conlc1 not depart without sexing
Miss Wildmore e1gain. The young lady
at last appeared, aid, believing that sho
had made all the points she carol for
Cott night, slid not tax Mrs. M'uir's
patience boyond a fow moments. 'While
she lingered she lookod curiously at
Madge, who was going through 11 i-ir•
giuia re01, as if s110 fully sharod in oho
lecided and almost romping spirit with
w•hiolt it was danced. She was uucor-
taiu whether or not she BMW a possible
rival in Graydon's• thotfghts, but she
know well that she had found a coupe,
titor for sovereignty in all social circles
whore they (night appear together.
This fact in itself was sutlioiont to socu'e
the arrogant girl's ill•will and jealousy.
A scarcely peeceptiblo smile, that boded
no good for poor Madge, passed over her
face, and then silo took a cordial leave
or tdra,,,lou, 1111(1 round with Are.
Muir.
Ho remainod ab the window watch-
ing, with a satirical smile, the so11n0
within. Peoplo of almost ovary ago,
from elderly mon and matrons down to
boys and girls, wero(partioipating in too
old-fashioned danco. The air was resp•
twit with laughter and music. In tho
801110king fun Madga appoarod to havo
found her oloment. No step was lighter
or quicker than hers, and inorrimont
rippled away before her as if sho were
the gonias of mirth, Ilor dark oyes
WOW singularly brilliant, and burned as
With a suppressed excitement,
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(11.10 romp is more to hor than the (dorof a !author ri love and ltolp•---au( offer
11,11 forgottou itirte,t11, no doubt. Yot
5131 • leizzlus 0110. Slit; nor w'a8aweak
p;r1 mentally. (4hs was always a little
11,1 I, '1.1111110W 8110 is 11(Sddl,1iy :",, 1113(I11,
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((('3 +vunr;uusa, l3l1.111, that 81'1111.1 ex•
11.1,114t, (ut 1 1313:10 1 ho a .pr15sl0n of hor
eyl's, 80 (110 from Hull•{ 0111s11 hw o' .
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hitter Wl.oty 1140 u : ,.uL3,'
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Ovary 008000(. I 11.,31 111 ,.. i t , , r1 ? u 1
nloa'ure."
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