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xnat 1s occasronai"Iy my rate;
and I must frankly confess that I
dislike it extremely. If . I were to
show the least sign of weariness, I
should be looked upon as a monster,
for every one ought to enjoy the cap-
itulation of Gwen's marvellous ` per
sections. Do you know I sometimes
quite wish I were her mother; I sup-
pose r should like all this vastly then,
especially if they bad the tact to refer
now and then to my past triumphs,
and insinuate that my daughter was
Just what I must have been at her
age. But—you are surely going , to
:stay for luncheon, Colonel Deem? My
tiusaan i won't forgive me if I don't
keep yeu, and I ani sure you would
not ' like to.be the cause of our'first
.onjugal difference, would yolz?"
"Norhing would distress me more;
but Lord Teignmouth is too just to
ay my fault at your door:"
"But, really, Colonel Deere, you
must stay. A plan without home -ties
has nu excuse for refusing an invitee
tion of any sort, I look upon bache-
lors as public property myself.
°ume," she added persuasively, "I
will make a bargain with you. 'Stop
and lunch with us, and I will tell
w, here I flunk it probable you may run away to Turoy on my account I
and Lady Gwendolyn—supposing you should be the happiest m '"
an alive,
really wish to se her?"Colonel Deere said to himself, with
"Would your ladyshipmind telling a
wild thrill, for it seemed to
e him
me stay?"
you so particularly want me that this would be sure proof that he
.0 stay ? said the colonel; led by the was not indifferent to herr. "Other
countess' manner to suspect some wise, what could there be in my se -
trick. cret to pain'and, annoy her?"
"Certainly; we are quite alone to- And then he set himself to work.
day, and I have private reasons of out the problem how she could' have
my own for avoiding a tete-a-tete found anything in his mother's 'bou-
ve tlx my husband. Are you satisfied don. to enlighten her on this point.
with my explanation?"
o , He had not solved it to his- satfsfac-
Colonel Deere bowed silently, He 1 tion when' the train whistled its way
was not satisfied, by any means, but'
was,rather difS;Mit to say so.
"Then you will stay?" added Lady
Teignmouth, after a minute's silence.
"With pleasure."
A smile, so full of malicious
triumph, shone in the countess' eyes,
that if Colonel Dame had only seen
it before, it would have served. as a
warning to him. But having ac-
cepted, he could not retract now, al-
though he was more than ever
persuaded that the countess was play-
ing him a trick.
The idea was confirmed when, just
as he was pocketing the card on
wrhich his companion, had written the
address he wanted, the Handley drag
rove up to the door, and emptied its
to get ner a slice et the moon it sae
wanted one,"
"It is a very amiable weakness,"
said the colonel„ smiling.
"But not always a convenient one
for his wife,"
Colonel Dame began to understand
the countess better now. She was
jealous of her beautiful sister-in-law.'
She never made the faintest effort to
retain ber husband's affection; still
she did not want flim to. care for any-
body else, and was never so near los-
ing' her temper as when anything
reminded her of the goad understand-
ing that existed between the' brother
and sister,
Then, again, although a pretty wo-
man, the countess was quite eclipsed
by Lady Gwendolyn, which ' was an-
other reason why she should not
regard her xex Wf 1
with much ch favor. How-
ever, she did not care for an outsider
to know exactly the - terms they were
on, for she added, in an indulgent
tone:
"I dare say it is very' natural, after
all. There are only two of thein left
vow, and their mother loft Gwen in
Reginald's charge, sc that he looks
upon her r a +rat : r leg ry. Only,
of course else, le 'euc euung, and it
wou:t bo. better if he lo,ked after
her a little more, would it not?"
"Perhaps it would," he admitted.
"But it is just . possible Lady Gwen-
doIyn would not submit to be dic-
tated to."
"In that case she ought to marry,
and take the re „bons ,;ility et' our
.
shoulders, Colonel Deere." replied the
countess, with more decision than she
usually infused into her eompa'-v
planner, "'I am sure you would
'aardly believe how worried I was by
her numerous flirtations last season."
"I should have fancied there was
safety in numbers,". remarked her
listener dryly.
"For her, perhaps;' but I am afraid
it only made it mere dangerous for
.
them. If this were a dueling age,
her
Gwen would have a good many on
conscience, I fancy,"
"Ilut, you see, men do not always
care . to risk their lives for a woman
whom they know is trifling with
them," said Colonel Deere slowly,
"Well, you speak very philosophi-
cally of love, as - if it were a light
feeling that helped you through a' few
idle hours, but was not likely to take
any deeper hold."
"You quite misunderstand me, I d
assure you. I think love a terrible
thing, and pity those who fall into it,
with ell my heart."
"While taking warning by their ex -
mole," insinuated Lady Teignmouth,
smiling,
A quick ;flush passed over the
colonel's face. The significance of
her manner made him tremble for his
ecret, which he feared was in very
unsafe keeping. He hastened to deny
the "soft impeachment" in self -de-
Pense.
"Exactly. As a mere looker-on 1
can judge the question dispassionate-
ly, which would not be the case, sup-
posing: my feelings were implicated."
This time her ladyship laughed to
outright. She evidently thought his
ogle rather defective. Then, becom-
ug suddenly grave, she said:
"If love is a terrible thing under
�rdivaxy circumstances, what must it
be under extraordinary circum-
tances?"
"What do you mean by extraor-
inary circumstances?"
"Well, if ,you cared for a coquette
-we will say?" •
•
'I hope I never should, Lady
reenleuth."
1
tiePa hut, tou, for your own
lke. And, unfortunately, I have
en so
many poor moths consumed.
a certain flame that I tremble now
r every one that approaches. ' The
iy chalice, . so fax as my experience
es, is to keep out og the way."
"On the principle that 'pre%ention
better than cure,'" be answered
thtly, "1 agree with your ladyship
,
ere, up to a certain point; still, if
e were always on the lookout for
inful possibilities, life would not be
Ali Jiving, would it?"
The corn'ess vewued denlonstra-
ely.
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'WZ.NGI4 .M ADVIU1Cli:
`IeArJ�4YYq'�.. : llursday, Marg 'zz0, 1928
culls na4''.eves stresnoiit
Indeed, he little Buse ee•,ti wbal:
this journey was to bring forth, or he
'would have couzlter-ordored his dog-
cart assuredly, tossed Lady Teign-
mouth's card into :the waste -basket,
and made up his mind' to await calla-
ly the issue oe events, and abide by
the result.
However, four o'clock saw the
"gallant colaaxel"--as the local news-
paper always designated him—stee-
ping into a first-class carriage at Dor-
ton Station, bound for "fair London
town," en route for Turoy Grange,
near Westhampton, Yorkshire:
He remembered as he went along
that he had often heard Lady.Gwen-
dolyn speak, half Jestingly, of her
"mansion" at Turoy, and declare it
to be such a "ghostly place that only
a person with a very clear couscienee
could venture to stay there even for
a night."
She and Lord Teignmouth had
often spent their holidays there when
children; but then their mother was
alive, and the place had been made
bright for their occupation.
The last four years it had been
seldom inhabited, although it was one
of Lady Gwendolyn's caprices to have
it kept in perfect order and repair,.
that it might be available, supposing
she cared to run down there at any
time.
An old nurse of hers, with her
husband, lived in the house --that
Colonel Deere also remembered to
have heard; and bad been pleased
at Lady Gwendolyn's thoughtful pro-
vision for one who had been good to
her when she Was a child. •But rrom
the description' given him of Turoy it
was the last place fora spoiled
beauty to take refuge in, unless she
had some reason at the moment to
feel disgusted with the world and
her friends, and neededa spell of
solitude to get her into a better mood,
"If I could believe that she had
Into London, and he was obliged to
attend to the more practical details
of his journey. He found, on consult
Ing the time -table, that there was no
train which stopped at. Westhampton
until the morning express, and, there-
fore, he decided to go to a hotel, and
get a few hours' rest. •
He was not naturally vain, but it
did strike him that he should gain in
the end by this delay,' as a battered-,
looking, travel -stained, wobegone.
man would not make his appearance
on the Turoy scene with much effect.
And he could not afford to . dispense
with a single advantage in the con-
test before him, for he knew the ad-
versary he had to deal with, and that
if once he gave Lady Gwendolyn the
living freight into the hall, which chance of making a jest at his ex -
swept on up the wide staircase, laugh- Pease he was undone.
ing and talking. But Lady Teign- She was one of those women who
mouth was equal to the occasion. She would forgive a lover for having corn-
ooked straight at her guest, without
so much as a blush on her cool, 'pink
cheek.
"It is the Handley party come to
to luncheon—how very kind of them.
No fear of a matrimonial tete-a-tete
now."
"Then I am not wanted any longer,
Lady Teignmouth?"
"On the contrary, you are wanted
more than ever. You know how dif-
ficult Clara Handley is to amuse."
"I am afraid I can't be facetious
order, Lady Teignmouth."
witted :a crime, but would never par-
don him if he . made himself ridicu-
lous. So that Colonel Deere gave
himself seven good hours' sleep, and
started the next' morning in excellent
health and spirits,
The journey was a long one, but
^with hope for a .companion time
passes so quickly, and whenever he
was beginning to grow weary he re-
freshed himself by picturing Lady
Gwendolyn's blush and smile, her
well -feigned surprise, her delicious
embarrassment, her mutinous grace,
You can pay -compliments, and as she welcomed him to her" man -
that is all Clara cares about," .re ' €ion."
' The train only stopped at a few of
the largest stations; but at Preston
there was a halt of ten minutes, and
he went to get himself a biscuit and
a glass s of sherry. As he returned to'
the platform to regain his carriage,
he ran up against a lady whose figure
struck him as familiar.
Nothing could be simpler than this
lady's dress,, and yet it was worn
with an elegance that suggested
strange possibilities to his 'mind, and
made him follow the owner curiously.
She seemed startled and annoyed by
his scrutiny, although the thick Shet-
land veil she was wearing not only
concealed, but distorted ' her features
so much that it was impossible to
recognize her, - supposing even she
had been the person he had come
northward , to seek.
But his suspicions had never taken
that' direction for a moment. This
lady was taller than Lady Gwendolyn
by at least a couple of inches, and
there was a sort of insolence in her
bearing which Colonel Deere ' seemed
to know only too well.
In spite' of himself, he thought of
Lady 'Teignmouth, and, wondering
what tnieohieg was hidden under this
sponded the countess, who had by no
means a high opinion of her own sex.
Then she went forward to greet the
young lady herself with great affec-
tion, kissing'her on both cheeks, and
congratulating her upon the effect of
her new hat, leaving the colonel quite
bewildered and pained in his heart,
for he had always had a chivalrous
respect for women, and it grieved
him to know that even one could be
so iaise.
He had to take Clara Handley .into
luncheon, and exerted himself to be
agreeable, but his thoughts were else-
where, and he was glad,when the
meal was over. When the whole party
adjourned to the grounds to play
lawn -tennis, he shook hands with
nerd Teignmouth, and slipped quietly•
away.
He was just congratulating himself
upon having paid Lady Teignmouth a
little trick as anticipative vengeance
for' the one he suspected her of hav-
ing planned 'for him, whet he sud-
denly found himself face to face with
the countess herself,
I just ran away for a, minute from..
the others to wish you good -by, and
bon voyage," she said, her whole face
in a glitter'of malicious delight. "I
am sure you will enjoy .yourself uta
there, the cows try is so picturestoe,,
Give airy love to Gwen, and tell her
that directly she is tired of solitude,
'
1 shall be Trappe to chn,peron 'her any
wheree"
Shaking himself to get rid et the
disc„rcc=ahle� impression liar 1afdeshtp
had "left behind, Colonel Daere .rode
rapidly toward. borne, and scarcely
felt safo from Lady Terip nrnouth's
shafts until he routd- himself once
more in the library of Borten Hall,
"Is It now, do you think'?”
Yea," he answered, with decision,
IandItso,"
`i'Gtl 1'eail, surprise me;" and she
aned back on her couch with an air .
f extrema languor, "Do you lcnow,
o}onel nacre, I. often wonder what.
rare people are blade of—nothing
bis to trothlethem."
i' s°:Ibly those are just the people
so feel things the most. Real sue -
rime is generally rally quiet,"
ljj.* turned on him abrupt'e.
"Is thet why' you aro eu quiet
rw?" ..:
e't! ca:nilo� ihl ik wiry your lad:yshtp
ii} .persist In attributing to me a
eret t sorrow or pl prion,' lee retort-
d "Do I look very' termite?". cry
"i\lo "" '-she, answered r°lat.ri3ly; "hut
in all .t hale, 'r',•o guise lute the way
la ririrl rr, .:n even', r •a In Yn I; have
• whir is Ren 7:L, 0.iJo of her victims,
id you have leen very ,Ylttrn with
• of late,"
;Io have net a dozer, others, I'
plre�so tbn c, wore lay courlxaniohe in
eeor#ttue?"
"'Don't Jest Mitis WO 8 %MVO
tlYfftedl
b cot;" she said, with h m01(?iotls
rite,
"Anyhow," he observed,. rising,
xowever hard hit I may be, 7 shall
now le is not ee any use appealing or four trays," added the colonel, see -
your ladyship for eyeepatlry—Lady ing the other looked surprised: "Yon
rimy confidently,expect me by Setae
(lay at the latest,"
It was to''be'hoped Graham did not
take Me eliaistb.r quite at his Word, for
a great ensiily` Saturdays would come
8 'nee eastern: i"nirn,ol' .teetee *mild
wondolyn's `victims' seem to make
cellent sport for you?"
"When they don't bore me. You
now it is too retie to'aictsect one
WI to Sit' and listen to another's
Vaa& far *orb 'do '*1Yiv'A' edeites "this.
•
CHAPTER. Iv.
Turoy Grange.
'rbe address Lady Telgnnmuth had
given Colonel Deere was Turoy
Grange, near Westhampton, ' ork-
shire; altd after looking out for West-
ldr.Y?t�11'I ;urgst F ' ",:a 31'x! "Y. nYrf9 Bottling the
Mae ?ill aeotei , let `%m'ka; Ise rang the
hell, and told the butler to pack his
travelling -bag and order the carriage
for the four o'clock train.
"1 yha'n't be gone tttiore that three
disguise, kept close to her beck. She
quickened her pace, and presently, to
Ills surprise, jumped .into a. thine,
class carriage.
A. commoxt man in the ' tomer
moved forward to ivaice room for her,
and evidentlyreeoguised her en peri or-.
ity, for he said, aintos't respectfully:
"Won't yoti cone here, •miss? you'll
find it more comfortlible."
"Thank you, sir, I am SUtil " an-
swered the other, with air abominable
accent. "Although, foe the matter of
that, bad's tite best."
Colones lucre 'waited to hear 110
Mitt. Ile was quite satisfied now
that the young person in the Sbletland
Voll was sono lady's -maid, who had
learned to copy her mistress suceeeo
fully enough to deceive an otzteixler,
until she opened her month. Then
there . could be no doubt about her
social status whatever; and. it quite
arnxtsed him to picture Lally Tciga-
mouth's horror; supposing she had
been told that he had taken a third-
class passenger, with a northern burr,
for her aristocratic self.
The rest of the Journey passed
Without further incident.
On getting down at Westhampton,
Colonel `Deere found. himself looking ■
out rather eurlotisly° for the herniae ■
of his little aclventure at Preston; but
she was not there, nor in the third ■
class carriage Whore he had 80011 her I
last, so that either she bad changed o*g um
her seat. or had not dot it at one of
Ll'l3'4tiauteux7:u 5CGaLltil1b.
"Anyhow, it doeen't matter to me,
he said to himself. "I have ha
abuudaut proof that it is not Lad
Teignmouth, And that was all
wanted to know,"
There was one rielrety $y Waitin
outside the station, and Colonel _Deer
engaged it at once, andtold the Ila
t to drive direct to Turoy Grange. I
was only four miles off, but the road
Iwere so bad, the country to hilly, an
the poor horse 80 groggy, that it w
anhour u and. a -half before they cam
In sight of Turoy, a little cluster o
cottages, with •a small, gray Church
tower rising out of their midst.
Another steep ascent brought them
into th.e village;' they stopped in
front of a low, cid- fashioned .house,
"This is the Grange, zurr," said
the coachman; and Colonel Dame
jumped out gladly.
Then he rang the bell, and as he
heard it' echo through the silent
house, a sudden nervous fear seized
him lest he. should have done ill in,
coming.
Lady Gwendolyn was so peculiar
that the thing which would' have
Helped him with another woman
might ruin him with her. Nobody
answered his "first summons, nor his
second; but when he rang se third
time he heard a step along the hall,
.and the door opened at last—slowly
and reluctantly.
A respectable -looking middle-aged
woman presented herself, and evi-
dently regarded Colonel Deere with.
great disfavor. ,
What' may, you be` 'pleased to
want?" she asked, with cold civility.
"1 want to see Laay Gevendoyln St.
Maur."
"She ` isn't at home," replied • the
Woman, and she' was• about to shut
the door again in his face.
But he was prepared for this move-
ment, and had inserted his knee in
the aperture, that he might have time
for parley.
"I suppose she is staying at Turoy?.
Lady Teignmouth gave me this .ad-
dress."
But even the countess' name and
authority `could not `soften the wo-
man, who' seemed to take her post
as doorkeeper much` too strictly, un-
less she had received stringent'
orders.
"Whether she is or she isn't stay-
ing at Turoy, she 'isn't in this house
now," was the reply, spoken with.
great determination.
"Perhaps she has gone out' for a
walk?" the colonel observed, trying
an indirect question.
"Perhaps she. has."
"In that case, I think I had better
call again later, don't you?"
"Just as you like; it's no affair of
mine."
Colonel Deere's temper was na-
turally good, but it began to fail him
a little now.
I should , have fancied you were
eft in the house on purpose to give
nformation," he said. "Anyhow, you
might as well give a civil .answer to
civil question. I am sure Lady
Gwendolyn would not consider that
you served her interests by being
ude to her visitors."
"Her ladyship' knows too well
bout me for anything people might
ay to trouble her," answered the
omen quietly, "I do my duty, so
ar as I know how; and I can't help
he rest. If her ladyship came down
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mitany one?"
"I never said so, sir,"
"At any rate, I shall return 1n a
oouple.of hours," responded Colonel
Deere, irritated almost beyond endur-
ance, and he turned on his heel and
marched briskly away.
He looked back when he reached
the gate, and caught just one glimpse
of a graceful dark head at one of the
windows; but t it was withdrawn be-
fore he had time to identify it. And
he went on his way, wondering if
Lady Gwendolyn wasas false as her
sister-in-law, or if she was one of
those omen
w wholove to torture
those in their' power.
He adjourned to the village inn
and ordered a bottle of wine, simply
for the sake of getting into conversa-
tion with the landlord, who seemed
much gratified when he was told to
bring a second glass and; help himself.
The sherry was potent, and'lobsened`
mine host's tongue.
What sort of a neighborhood was
it? Why, as poor as poor could be.
He never got any genteel custom
from week's end to week's end, and
that was very trying to a man . who
had lived in good families before he
took up with the' public line, and
liked to keep in his own set.
"I suppose you don't supply the.
Grange, then?" said Colonel Daere,,
looking as innocent as a dove.
"Bless you, sir, there's no supply-
ing asfar as the Grange goes. The
lady az belongs to doesn't cenie to.
Turoy more than once a year, and
then she is a tee-totaller."
"That is very unfortunate,"return-
ed Colonel Deere sympathetically. "I
suppose she isn't here now?"
That I can't tell you, sir. Her
coming or going doesn't make much
difference to' me, although some
people are delighted, enough."
Perhaps she is good to the poor?"
"Well, I believe she is that," he
admitted. "But I am afraid you don't
like the wine, sir. You see, ' having
so little trade in that way, I can't af-
ford`to keep much of a stock.
"Oh, no; you are quite right,"
answered the colonel. "Have you a
descent bed for me, supposing ;I de-
cide to remain at Turoy to -night?"
"The best in the world, sir; I'll
answer for that," responded mine
host. "And I shall be proud of your
patronage and recommendation."
Colonel' Deere strolled out into the
Vi11a2a to Y,baa ataav 1,111. time 0;1,1 if
'ri growing came wean ne pres'enteci
himself once snore at Lady Gwen-
dolyn's door, This tense It was
answered by a stalwart, weather-
beaten plan of aboutlifty, who, In re-
ply to his question, said, civilly, that
ber ladyship was not at home.
"Could 1 see her if i called in the
morning?" pursued the colonel,
"I doubt If she'll be at home then;
but, of course, you must do as, you
like about the catling."
"The fact is, I wantto see Lady
Ziwendolyn upon particular business,"
added Colonel Deere Impressively. 't
1111 sure she would not refuse to re-
ceive me if she knew this, and I
should be really obtsged if you would
m n
e tion
it toher.
Or tivouia It be
better if 1 wrote a line, and explained
shatters myself?"
"1, should almost think it would,.
air."
"Yes, but Is she sure to
letter?,1 get t my
"I don't fanny anybody would steal
It, sir," replied the; man shortly.
"I didn't mean that, of course; but
if slue is not here it could be forward- .
cd, I suppose?"
"There would be no difficulty about.
that."
Colonel Deere tried to slip a sover-
eign into his hand, :but the man was.
evidently obtuse, for he let it drop,
and seemed quite surprised when he
heard it ring on the stone floor.
"You are losing your money, sir,"
he said; and, having picked it up, hey
fanded:it back wit] such a virtuously
reproachful air that Colonel Dacre'
dared not so much as hint that, it was
for him, and restored it to his pocket
in rather a crestfallen way.
He went back to the inn to secure
his bed, and then he returned to the
charge: Seating himself on a tank
Just outside the gate of the Grange,.
he watched the house and garden:
both.
Half an hour passed without Inci-
dent The evening began to darken
perceptibly, andhe saw a light in one
of the lower windows, and the out-
line of the female dragon's head. but
she was evidently a discreet woman,
for she quickly drew down the blind.
and raised it no more.
But though it must have been quite.
dark indoors by this time, there was
no other sign of the house being in-
habited.
Ile was beginning to think that ne
had come on a wild-goose chase, and
that Lady Gweudoiynmight be at
the other end of England, after all,
when suddenly his heart began to
tremble • Anda his swage. in •Ytninrrori
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