The Brussels Post, 1886-4-9, Page 7t
Arae, 1 IHB(1.
For a mamoub Vyuor is disoonoertcd
then, in spite of himself, ho laughs out
loud.
" Am I the defaulter 2"
"Yee, you alone of all have forgotten
to go down before my °harms," returns
sale rnociciugly. Sho shrugs hor slioul•
dors and tures from him, as thongh to
and the matter by entering into converse
with her neighbour on the other tido.
" My fault must bo remedied," says
Yyuer, not hastily, 'but just in time to.
prevent her opening uouvorsation with
.Bruno Bouverie. " 1 would not have it
staid that your Mission in life was a fail-
ure. Your roll -call should not bo in.
I", Now, on the spot, lot lite
"Nuala for 013' 1'CtTlie1n"Ha, ]Hiss
141. will you harry inc?"
"tilt smiling somewhat super.
r „u .Sly ; but lain oyes are fixed of hers,
1':::1 1.11. 10 is a etra)Ige glean' in them
r ala,• u"\0r seen tune before. It pee.
1.....:; 111.1'.
]es," she saps nonchalantly, in an -
ower to hie giutit100, whilst still study-
ing 1110 strangeness of bis expression.
" You know whatyou have said 9'1
rinks he,
Why should l not ?"-calmly. " You
know what you maid."
"iieyo, 1' a doubt."
She stuilos again. Bet it is, for all
that, clear to him that elle has grown
oxtraor,Iinarily pale. She lets liar eyes
w•tin lar slowly Amu ids, and now liaised
;;:vat hur.atbeutiou resolutely to Bruno,
who has something to tell her of his
mother, not being able to devote him-
self exelniively to.Mrs. Womyss, who is
nulla ng herself charming to Sir Rioharrl. •
l ruuo might indeed at this ntonlout
lave let himself grow a little jealous of
ai.,, old baronet but for the Sweet glance
1.1: los ,togs gives him every now and
thein, the sweeter for the fear that they
time be intercepted.
1' 1 nc•r, slipp;lig a ring from biro little
finger -=n hove and almost prieeloss
diamond that has been in his family for
generations --lays it, under cover of the
1'n !'.lith, o1 Miss konsouby'`, lap.
rti1),'a little, she looks first at it, and
int 1):111, with such open amazementin Ler eyes that ho is compelled to
1'0,1 remember what you said," be
,tl,isp.s•0 ,Iniotly. " Wear that, and I
1•.:11 ;They' con."
' 1i•'v1'g is believing," returns she
1•'rnlrsely., "W nil, which fiagcr?" She
ab law ton pretty ,dentia: tlugnr am
.:,n AVE: this ; then, :to though sho has
10: matter frim, the ring, and everything
l,l •: h1•r 1lresint thought-" Do you know
tyl''31 Bruno has just told me 3" s110 asks
lit 1tly.
Never mind Bruno.' We wore tallc-
i,ur of that ring. You will place it on
o'3)oer c 11gaged Seger, of eoar8e. It is the
mond tbi„g."
" You are inexhaustible; you will see
your farce oub to its very enol," she says,
0111ilin1''.
Displacing 010 or two old-fashioned
rings upon Mr loft hand, sho places his
Hug there instead.
net 114 this moment one of the ser-
vants offers hor an entree. Loaning a
little back to help herself, the diauiond
sleets the light and flashes conspieuous-
iy.
" What a beautiful stone," oho says
presently, when the man has passed on
-•• beautiful enough to be remarkable.
1:very one will see it."
"If you meant that ' Yes' of a while
since, what need that matter 2"
" And if I did not 2"
" Why; then I shall be even a greater
fon1 than all the others that have gone
!moire Hie -a sorry reflection 1 Must it
Le Mi110 f"
" You see," says she reflectively,
" that is a word could never be applied
to v011."
lou can be kind when you like, it
seems."
" And unkind too. Women, they say,
Lave a passion for diamonds; perhaps
this one of yours has softened me -mo.
11180b11tily. Now take it back. See -it
is too large for me; I am afraid 1 shall
Mee it."
"It would be lost in a good 'cause, and '
Lcertainly sha'n't take it back."
" Will you take the consequences then
instead ? Some exchange is due to
71)11."
" Yes ; I'll take the consequences."
" It is abargain ?"-" Certainly."
" I think 1 have the best of it," says
:hiss Ponsonby, laughing.
" I'm so very glad you think so," re.
turus'Vyner, with some emphasis.
diradually, in spite of the butler, the
dinner draws to,a close, and, the men
with the women, thoyalleoon find
thelnsolves in the drawing -room. The
1•. i 1,luw8 are thrown wide open, and
through thou rush the balmy wind and
um first clear streaks of moonlight.
" What a lovely night 1 Shall we go
and see bow the gardens are looking 2"
0)101.01 Mrs. Wemyss. " Sfr °hioksy"-
ddr'ossiug that woebegone youth With
eoueldlrable onlpr'exsement-" will you
'0;110 out with 11:10 ? Do! I am ante
ynr 1)0010 a bad headache, and the cool
night -wind will do you aword of good."
Sir Mickey, who bythie time 133awful-
i,: Jar go0o with melancholia, says never
1. wnrrl-grief has laid ado heavy a hand
, 1 on him to permit of Oarel088 speech;
01,8 he follows her obediently down the
:ono stops of the balcony and, across the
rase to where the gravel walk chocks
('.I011l.
Here he strikes an attitude seg.
.stave of despair and mit • his breast
1;1311 an impartial hand.
" lb wasn't a headache," ho says at
1 xat, just as sho was beginning to grow
rllllitsn0d-" it was she 1"
' Who 2" demands Mrs. Wenlysa-
llot because ono does not know, but be.
00(180 elle wants to gain time.
" Audrey," returns ho, in a ghastly
tont. " You mark my words," cries
this wretched young man very feebly ;
" she will be the death of mo 1 7 know
it 1 I feel it hero 1"-strilcing with a
0ltmeho11 hand his =offending forehead,
which Sends out, as if in answer to
'0 hollow reverberation, "homer
my words when I shall be 0o more,'
1 Givers wildly, " Itly death will 1i
Igor door; something within me tell
50,"
Again be strikes his manly brow,
looks as though he were going to
upon all the gods of Olympus to
nose his sufferings and bis secret t
vietions,
1' Nonsense! Nov
says Mrs. Wolnyse
sibly ; " no doubt t
something utterly'
and confide in mo tl
tressing you,"
Yon see before y
declares the love•!11
his fingers through
they stand straight
Mei ,'/,i y0 1)11n ill::
(Welt )t little fartlle
upon the road that
s. 01lun, for 1n11atil•$,
longer p05113813033 13, 01
Lb" grave alone I8i'•
"liutwhy sigh S.
1' olnyss 1(0111201131111
the grave, my dear
m y word for it, you'
pleasant pinco. lb
abuse the Wu1ld;b1(
thing 001101/ one co
"I veinal I wore
tests he, in a 11o110
without love 9 A
and a snare."
"Aro, you going t
matter with yon 9"
n'lys8, jar'31 one little
her soft voice, 1V
"You will feel any
will just get ib off y
it .is."
"I've told you. 1
the woeful knight, s1
took your advice a
again, It n'f14 the s
to l.,ysalt,' This is the
now I shall succeed
----soon
l0vo m7 own !'
a boating heart I approached
stool. I knelt t0 h
101Irc•l 01111 all my s
i1ne1 11101tti1ongll tS.
1ist01ud-yea, totiho
He pauses, as thou
his feelings.
" Wall ?"-cagorly.
" She sort of told
rinds up Sir 011icicsy,
ciently, and with a
" she would none of i
hoar of 7)10 as a hush
Silo wouldn't 110 moo
Here 11e falls a -weeping:
" Don't do that 1"
myna indignantly. "
able of you.- Haven'
sped ?"
, Not a particle,"
crying noisily. "Wil
'good would It do mo'
I1re ' dear clepartedS'
left to mo, 1'd. as
alive."
Or sooner perhaps,"
with a stspiciou of
checked, " But why
uuventb repulse? Tr
" She wouldn't stand
as told me so. .von
her bl,tib last limo, sho
btautiful sorceress, '
hint at this hateful no
turn you out of the h
-that was the word t
wards my devoted affection,
my honour!" says Sir (Mickey, begin
Whet
110
e at
stee
and
call
Wit.
111.
us,"
SUP
you
0111,
die.
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refit
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01' mind 70011)1.30!
0110117 and very
hey are tolling
'absurd, Forgetth
lis thing bllab ie
'o1( a bligh ted boil
I'll 11010008, 1•)1111
h.8 pallid 100118 11
)'1)1')111131 al 1130 ii
s,, n•nranoe of be
• '•0110 111)14 118
leads 310 the 1108,
" For 13tH lite
tal'111. "1110 ,:,ray
1) 1'"r."
)11,1?" mays '.',
Arai, 3111
•Ir Ohirrey', t,
1' 1.11,1 ata L,08t
is all 0111.7 well
31 a0011i11 1m )1,10,1,
108310 than11 of It.
lying in 1101(0,"
w tone, " What n,
moel.:ery, a dole,,,
o tell me wllab is
demands Mrs. 1
nobs of sharpness
110 8111111 blame ho
amount bettor 11
our mind, wli .tl
28 Audrey 1" s
sighing deeply.
and proposed to 1
0011:0301) tltllo ! 1 s
10 mystic minds
-0000 I shall ;11
13V13111 !11)311 !opo (1
her fo
or. 111 hor 2130
nal, I lain bare 1
She110ard1110;8
very end; and 411
though ovcrpoworcd
m0 to ;;)b 0:114
11m110W111tt 111(11) i
dolorous 0011'1
ns 1 Sho w001,ln
and at any price
11 a8 look ab 110
epiug.
exclaims Mrs. 'Il
la's -it's abomi
Haven't you any self -r
declares ho, 11311
y should I ? W1130
All 1117 hope
there's no31hin
801111 bo 110011
suggests sit
a smile, 513001111
give in at only
yIt180130."
111 ; 0110 as none
as I knelt befor
said, coldly as
If over you 001
0803180 again, I'
oust.' Hateful
that sho used to
I give yo
begin
ulna to weep afresh. "Now what d'yo
calr that?"
"Jlarbarit ," decides Mrs. Womyss
promptly, who is however consumed
with a desire for laughter. "I wonder
you don't abuse her like a pickpocket.
011, what a senseless girl, to be blind
to 00013 charms as yours."
" Couldn't you say a word for rno 2"
entreats Sir Mickey miserably, taking
hor !laud and pressing it convulsively.
'" Do, do 1" He is gazing up at hat' in
the misty moonlight, his oyes Mite -
ming with grief. His fingers have play-
ed such havoc with his head by this
tune that he looks for all tho world like
the fretful porcupine, as ho stands, mi•
sorably dishevelled, waiting for heron.
ewer.
ic
breaths Mrs. liremyss, half as a safety
valve to hot suppressed mirth, half with
the hope of gaining time. '" Dear Sir
°hickey, you know I are always your
friend, I will do what I can."
This is ]hardly ]hypocrisy on her part,
OS she has indeed many a time and of;,
droppod hints about Sir C11)01sy'8
Aud
I
and position to the irrosponsiee
rey.
Ali, but what will you do 9" de-
mands be anxiously, who is perhaps only
baht 80011a 2001 as he looks.
Whilst Mrs. lV01nyss hesitates as to
what proper answer she shall make
to this pertinent question, the soma
of an advancing ,footstep come to her
13,111,
Another time you must discuss this
matter with ma," She breathes 0onfi((11.
tiially, gathering up 1101 long train, tui
though to 0111.111111,81100 the fact that dr•
partitive f'ro111 the 131)0t on which t1(0y
stand is imporativo-11 another time,
and soon. Till then- Somebody is
coming," she says quickly.-" you hear ;)
This spot is growing too popillari8Id for
confidences. Adieu, then, until fortune
favours us again 1"
Sho glides away from him, and is soon
loss; to sight amongst the encircling loll.
ago. Sir (hickey is about to follow
ilei: example and disappear in another
direction, when a solitary figure stepping
out upon tho balcony attracts his at.
tOntion,
1t is Audrey 1 Approaching the !roil
rails that bound the balcout, she loans
'now silv11•sweot seundlovers' tongues by
night,
Lilco softest mesio to attending oars l'"
111
1'I` hl• 13 1t tl MS'1S J.,?3 P OST.
upon them 3114,1 gazes 1;015,1 1 am t,1/)
s0mi.dalkneee below, where 1311',3'711nr
is walking up and demi sn,ul110, a
agar,
"Mr, 1 ynnr 1" ,ills sho soft'+
Hearing her, ¶ yirer cnlu, s t) 1 •' '11'1•
still beneath ibo balcuty, and
arbor, cigar i1( Vaud,
" Here -catch 1" silo says, 1))Ivrrir'q
to him a ',bcatltifrll arm white ,i•1 non v
which gleams 111 tho n)coulight awl 1, 1
a 11tb10 hand at the owl of it 1o...11,1„
something tightly cleuchod,
" Aro you goiug to throw m(1 some-
thieg?" asks he carelessly, '•1f se,
don't. I could not see it,
" Join your ]lands, then, mai held
them Dat; yon will surely see this."
" That's where 01(13)1' intellect falls
von, 1 eau see noaitur. It is quite 1311'
l::typbis ul darkness down here. Ar,,
going to slake me a present? It' you
think it in toy birthday," saws 111', V.•-
1111 0101y)y ani! WWI an honourable
effort, "I feel it only honest to let y,1,
lame: that my natal iday is not 111100 -it
0,011es with the snow old the deer,
still, if yOu are 1,011 On Et; v1:1,4 m<,
thing handsome, li0hy, 00110 clown aila
do it!"
Slot11v, 18111311111', Audrey devre11ds tl.••
stem, s,„l,.ti 3,1 Gleet 1,11t, awaiting Il,..•
upon the ,;1'.1344 heumtt,,.
" 7.'.tke ft !" elle env,. et'.0,1,11)0 I
!Said to 111111 pa1311, up!)erluu.t, 1111 Wu.,
bio ring is lriug.
•' i1'bt•, 6liatia ylnr'.'A 1' sari 1 ,
A Wein) Ilei, 1 11(8100,1, exx.,'eeo. 411
auger, 4H001„60 33011.
"Take in:" 331111 Rave ecoa'n, wick •
iulpittin.,nec, t11et l0 haw •, unr(e.
'•1 1.ai'u 11 ,i,.ed,'' 1,•:11r1; he
flfut'iu
1130 ..arfar 1, ",e hie,.
1)1)130 )•a 111 tui 11103 3.ull. 1ii,.
hardly ,1n hour am li..301 yo) a
nut Duly it, hilt mel 1 1001' y1(
halt) to keep us bath."
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