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never disease her again. She jars upou
me. Iler conduct towardum In that of
an enemy, She keeps her eye upon illy
lightest action."
" 1(1'hy should your actions be light ?"
Asks he slowly.
When his words aro beyond recall, 110
would gladly have them hack again
but it hi then too lobo. Her very lied
grow white as she turns her lace wit It a
startled passion to his. Jour out 1010011.1
8110 10011E1 CS if she could kill him faille idles
there, apparently (40 0/11111, so !Jelin erel,t;
then an anguished ouiicl breaks from
her, a sigh that grows into a bushed r•ob
of coneentrated auger.
" You mean ?" she )(eye, In a clio died
V0100, her slender e it-
vued rely upou it fold 01 lier white
It is too 11.1111 for retreat 01, u; egy,
"1 111133111 1110 .1 1.11sY you in the en•
servatory half an boat ago," sny e y r,
his NCO now nearly 01 white 88 here.
" You are a epy !' reterne 811(1, in a
low strange voice.
" 1 an.) not I" say% Vyner, with a qui
Flush and a touch of dignity. "It e it
the merest chance—the greatest
fortatue—aud I WAS 1110r6 for a 111011111'
only 1 But he was Idesiug your filth
—he teas on his knew.) ehall tee, r
forget his face I And yet new you 1, I:
U10—yeu give mo to understand at
—that Sint mean nothing I What aa, 1
to thiuk 1 But perlelpe you 011 Ito
to me an women will, and you (10 care
for him ?"
11e live his hande roughly upon hers.
Every t of co,our is now gone Inn'
hie face, He lime evidentlyfelt thitt b,
of hie more than be knows.
" I did not lie l" returns she, in a low
tone. She draws her hand from his and
turns away her face.
" I am sorry 1 eaid—that," says Vy,-
ner preeently. He is looking moodily
upon the ground.
A bout actious? It is nothing."
A rather wan little smile curves her
lips. am accustomed to hard
speeches," she says. "And, after all,
' sound is only broken air thiuk no
more of it."
"1 shall never cease to thiuk of it
nutil 1 am sure 1 have obtained your
forgiveness."
"Be sure of it then. Let us say you
but jested. 'Life is a jest, and all things
show it,' " She laughs in a &mele8:.
way that is very mournful, and move),
her head from side to side with &fretful
weary gesture. " Shall we reliant be
the ballroom 2"
She half rises aa she speaks ; but he
detains her.
" I wonder how you regard me 1" he
Heys earneetly', his hand upon her arra.
" As a friend—an enemy ?'
" An enemy 2 No. That would be
too groat an exertion. And besides"—.quekly—" I do you the justice to say
that I believe you are one who would
not wilfully or of a set purpose injure
any oue."
"As a friend than ?"
" Oh, no"—with a little bitter smile
—" not that 1 You do not love me, you
could not hate me. Sometimes I am
an amusement to you; but always you
are as indifferent to me as—I ain tc
you."
"IV r 11,, •
^ , • , • • y
. .1 ; I 1 to, , .11 1.
1.. 1 I 1 • 011 ...Of 111108,"
turn° bows 1" 111,..
•1 Wadi. L110 MOM 11. d.
Y. 4' 1. 8111,11,3 80111111 of the du D
tO them on the scented air,
1/15. thrilling as it teems
I , teb bt treay amouget tbe leaves
No human volee is near to
it, harmony or hill the sad charm
,• ,1.. Tile melancholy drip, drip of a
ell fountain blends with it, lesiug and
)•,. , tie w ith it in gentlest sympathy,
e1131 a &tie plaintiff sobbing, sad, but
.3, said, to the ear. They two aro AS
p•inli ((leen as though leagues, not paces,
• • ..rated Oath from a laughing,glitter-
, crowd—and oven more apart in soul
31 .11 in 110 ly are they from each other,
stiangely do their spirits jar, so
w ie the gulf that yawns between her
at and his.
You are rested?" he says, following
" And refreshed. You cannot think
good you have &he me," returns
113, 5MI.1,411g at him with a Mockiut;
it in her beautiful eyes. " To sit
and listen in tranquil 81101100 to
1 111. o1 ,e of ftiendship is—"
A trims to all that 1" interrupts
nee, with an impatient wave of the
lo.'.l. Then he conies closer to her.
" ,,, 1111 so you really don't mean 110marry
e" lie says calmly.
N.," - carelessly. " That affecting
• " • yen witueseecl hi the conservatory
. )1 0 110.0 meant 7(13, 13017)001."
pl!OOp1; to 441V0 her train a little
I I•00, and then moves forward. into
• mere brilliant ante-ohamber 'out.
. gained the ballroom and
• :(11,dreielv expectant partner, she
111111 diemisses Vyner with a little
Lhod inclination of her haughty
CHAPTER XVIII.
The night is waning; the stars are
growing faint; the avveet, sweet slim-
mer dawn is near at hand. In the per.
tamed darkeess of the gardens the
I., literne
11(0 11311411 0(111 0110 by one. Al -
r, rely the Hower -laden breezes of early
111001 aro waking midst the slumbering
11i81308, OWL 1111011511 as yet" the stars
111(31(0 501,1 of all the air," a whisper of
the waling birth of blessed day quivers
through garden and yewhotuul alley,
" What 11 scene!" says Doloree, iu
happy voice. " See those great lutni.
noue eters up them! How they gleam!
What a U0)3(11110118 beauty is theirs!
Oh, how I love the night 1"
She stretches out her arms in childish
admiration inthe gentle darkness ; with
ell the Chastened ralaure et a mire
- . .
epnet, she seems to (Irma in 5110 0
goisite loveliness around hero
"Naughty 01111(1 1" ear( her lee
tenderly. "Hew often have you re
that darknese 100811 1(011 be preferred
light!"
l'hey are standing alone In the gni
garden, with only the drowsy flowers f
eompany awl the sit:laity of the ne
de ell 1 1111 11001/ 1:11P111, AN he iipeaks
le)seessen himself of her pretty ox tom!
&rine, and, by a, little heseeveing mos
meet, Mauves her to lay them route 1 I
Peek.
"1 will 1.111130 you love nothie(1 b
1110," 110 says, with Deb!, foolish j. ajoug
'''/3 «3)111141 1111111 3134 1 have hir way,'
quote,. elle prettily,
" le that tlO ? I have mine
elia'n't in.nd 1,&o'' eulled wilful if (in
011 131,1 l, f.f,ii,“.1," 1 le prte.see et
la, le meicate 111141 ;Ala to Ids tin
then—" You have bele, heppy to.night
he asks, more with etire 11 iti hie tou
11133, 1131.1ety,
ee happy," says Dolores, with
brightnal,, " A. bale while sideti Hein
Ili 'I:l1 1111811011 iteross 11111, 111111 I 1.13
1131,111,101 it all. Why 81101.1111 the wore
give Intl 0111). goo , J11111. to °there 8
1.11m Itill .1 that 1 8110111
1111 alosy.. ri.110%98 2800"
her elelide,., eeers with itlovin
Hugel ir„ tench his 115,I(..-.'')
1110 recount wy 11 I., have you
y.011 1 Thu t" --W 1111111, qi,iehonin
of her breeth 1411 11 raishig of he
rming 11, 1,-, ..1111.8..1.8 every
1m,e; but, 1:. e3., :ow many ale
jues aro mine 1"
'To tide sweet speech he makes 1.10
110 relay ; 1)01118 lityS lipS 011011 he
bunny head and drawn her yet closer t
A:1 this," sq.va with a con
pre!,, 1,s,vo (I for band to 111
11.8 11(113 11,3,7)11, " reminds nr)
of see e etb, r II. VII 1.111013 we Aver
al,roAd—nillii,.e . ent it was no
eo Mee 0 et elt, ae 1 his"—rubbing he
111(1, 1)8(11(1)' agaiast i.ee—" because yo
1,1,111.1 it.'
1: tette Om other nights," Say
''1)11. 330, yon mustn't They Wer
delieiou , to their owe way. 1 owethem
nothing but the very sweetest MO
11101.
" me," 011.y8 Dick—" if I -Man'
Sr11.11 3,01.1 there, there wi,en't any otic
wa, there 1"'
" yeo, very of ten l"—with a merry
laugh. What ? Would you have ha
WO lire upon a desert islaud, or sprin
into 1110 tull-grown, say, yesterday? W
Imew many people. There was a littl
11111100 auntie specially affected, and 11
came with us every where; but ther
VIM no one, there is uo one in all th
world like you."
" 1 wonder yen didn't wiint to be a
prieees.," say s 111 1, oodily. •
" I won lee I" retorts she mis-
ehievonsly. What a pity the idea
never entered thy head until 110(13, when
ou put it them eoor little prince
perhaps he 18 811111 numarried and pining
for 01e 1"
"Dolores, don't talk to rue like that !'
says lion verio, her an angry litIle
shake that would hardly have thsturbed
the repose of a fly.
" Then don't you talk to me like
diet. One would imagine you really
believed it would be a finer thing for
a woman to be a princess than your
wdel"
" True. How absurdly silly of me I"
says 1)unverie, w,th a laugh. "My OX -
1.1110,.1 10 0101101113, 18 11. positive affectution.
Oh, love, love, to thailt you will really
be my wife some day 1 It somels too
good to be true. There—never mind
Ole; 111 say that it is not too good if
mi wi,h, and then it shall be trite."
Hasil i" whispers silo, with a suutlen
vague tremor in her voice. " Do not be
en entirely sure. How can we tell, how
can we know, what lies before 118 2 It
is uuluelty to speak with such a boastful
certainty." She shivers a little, aud
clings to him.
"I am sure," persists he bol,lly, " no.
thing—nntess it be death—can come be-
tween us. And why think of death on
such a night as this ? Think, instead,
of the happy life that lies before 118, It
shall be as beautiful, as tranquil as this
ettene ma which we gaze. Look up aud
think of the eternal stars above us, and
remember that our love is eternal even
0.0 they. Now what shall part us 2"
He laughs aloud, and kisses her with
a triumphant fervour. And She smiles
back at him and returns his caress, and
forgets the shadow that for yours has
followed on her path.
" Now tell me of those other
"13(1 says gaily. " I defy them
—I no longer grudge them to you. Go
on 1"
"Tho telling would carry us iuto Da-
naher week. And just now only a flit-
ting vieion of them is with me. Again I
seem to be creeping along in a gaudy
gondola beneath a moon that—
Ponf 1 'Even that sweet thing over
there," cries she, pointing to the far
horizon where Diana, pale and spent, is
preparing to lay down her bow, " is
but as water unto wine' compared
with it!"
"When you talk to me of your former
life," says Bouverie, holding her some-
what hack from him that he may the
better look into those mystic eyes of
here, that never cease to hold their
charm for him, " it makes me marvel to
think so frail a creature could have
travelled so much and so far."
"It was a strange fumy of auntie'e to
keep. me from my native land until I
was quite grown tip. Perhaps she
thought with somo people that travel-
ling gives the most liberal education of
11,11."
" I dare eay. And she is right, .1
think."
"She is always right—yes. And -in-
deed I loved our wanderings. The
elottina 1,11 Vintum, : tin Alnine
PO 1311 CONTINUED.
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