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Thursday, April 52th, x928
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• By
BERTHA M. CLAY
Authcr of 'A Sinful Secret," "A Golden Heart,"
'Laver and Husband," ''A Gypsy's Daught r," Etc.
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"I am ready, sir," zinswered
inton; and they stnrted at a inlet:
pace for Bridgton Hail.
• About half -way there they met tilf,
inspector with his two men on their
way home, looking noue the worse
, for their night's watch, thanks to
1their numerous visite to the butler's
PantrY. • Colonel Deere beard Heim
them that the ball was virtaally over.
but that a few favorite guests still
remained, although they could not
exactly say who these last *were.
"However, Lady Gwendolyn St.
Maur is one," added the inspector,
volunteering the information Colonel
Deere dared not ask; "for the driver
from the George was asleep in the
harness -room when I left; and I don't
expect he would have stayed there
unless he had ben obliged,"
It did not seem probable, certainly,
and so Colonel Deere left Wiginton
to return with the inspector, and
Went on alone.
Of course Lady Gwendolyn had
gone to the ball, and, of course, she
would be the gayest of them all, out-
wardly, for had she uot a secret to
hide? He could not help pitying her
somehow. She had put her hand to
.., terrible thing, but maybe she had
had a scoundrel to deal with, and had
e.se sorely tempted, poor, unhappy
child!
His heart was beginning to soften
.trangely when he came within, sight
end sound of Bridgton Hall, but it
hardened again as he paused to listen
:ea a waltz he knew only too well.
.3urely that must be Lady Gwen-
eolyn's touch—her spirited playing.
r the nand had been dismissed, evi-
lenity, and they were keepliag up the
to the music of the piano, which
,me surging through the open win-
,ows and out into the dewy shrub -
,.des as if it would have the young
.an listen and reznember. And he
.4o remeraher, to his torture.
The waltz enished as he drew near
o the door, and 01.'0 Is omen came
•orward to the window, and stood
there Meeting the freshness of tbe
eorning. Both were aressed in white;
„ae looked flushed and excited undex
er wreath of water -lilies: the other,
enguld but lovely, turned her calm
eep eyes his way, and, recognising
im, grew me:Ideate' scarlet to the
'mite of har hair.
steimed forward at once and
teeteel hjs ba4
t. saying, in a told, con -
•trained voice;
• "Wight I speakwith you a moment,
ady Gwendolyn?"
• The color faded out of her face,
but she looked up at him steadily and
!nelencesingly.
"I am afrell I have no time now,
olonel Dacree I have ordered my
y, and expect it round every
inute."
"I will not detain your ladyship
ong," he said; and his voice was
ike lee. "It is absolntely necessary
hat you should hear what I have
o say, otherwise I would not disturb
ou at such a time and In such a
lace."
She lifted her head with a haughty
esTuig,
"It is impossible you should have
nything of so much Importance to
oinnaunicate to me, Colonel Deere."
"I think you will End that you are
%taken, Lady Gwendolyn."
His stern, decided manner evident -
v startled her. for she turned to
ady Teignmouth, who was standing
t her side, and said quietly:
"Has anything izeppened, Pauline?
eggie was quite well yesterday—"
Lady Teignmoutle laughed a eer-
mee. tuneless laugh.
"Don't be absurd. Gwen!We
hould have been sure to heir if
nything had been the matter."
"Of course. I am very foolish to
righten myself so easily; hut I am
red and nervous, I suppose. I wish
ady Lenox wouldn't make me stay
-4 long. I have tried to slip away
alt a dozen times at least, and she
as caught me and carried inc back.
t is a great mistake, to my mind, to
ring town habits and town hours
to the country. where we are noth-
g, if we are not rural."
She yawned demonstratively as sho
oke, and appeared to have forgot -
el Colonel Deere's very existence
ntil he reminded her of it by saying
rmally:
"Perhaps your ladsbip will allow
ie to accompany you ae far as
uroy? I am sorry 1:9 annoy yon by
ersisting, but I. must speak with yeti
lava-Wye-4cm your own eake."
"Oh. you horrible men:" 4'e:claimed
ply.. Tel gn moivtb playfn 1 el-
ertinenee. "Yon arenelwees full of
ysterietil. When I. last .ener you! at
eignmouth you had sothethine very
portant ,Aral- very •seeret te say :to
wee, you know;"
eolOmil Psnegiiber.
g.how she lied pent, alinfri Tnroy to
Pet .the greatest sereew et les lira
eourse elict dilute net know bo
waleally anepainfnely 1-14-• g to be
ired of, his infetwelfsent but she eer-
inly gueeeed that .1)0 17011111 81P-14
iniceessful rival at the elven 411d
ad taken A etalicioes pleasure in his
.se0m1it1;re.1 He ,anSWerf'd, 001d13,1,
"I don't know *by youe ladyship
Muld infer that what I had to ean
to Lady Gwendolyn the enter day
Wire at all secret or reyeterietts.
lleflaIlnlYgave you et) grnerld$ for
,.411cli a bellefi"
"YOU forget that women do not ale
Ways need. tO be told thiegs, Colonel
Deere.", •
"They .have no right to make euro
of anything they have net been told,"
he -said shcrt1,,
"What a miserabla, reelter-of-fact
plaee the world would be ie .11 were
forbidden ta,e2erelee onsae intaghttle!
eee lieteelet
"11 would be safer. anyhow," Iv
aud asLadysGea talon n'sxl
iroye up at this inom, et. Ilk opened
door and handed Iler in, a tittle
eempeised that she made no fertilo,.
•lense,ion to his plan.
1 Lenly Teignmouth parted frolit
them with a jest, •followed by a. lane!).
,hat sounded forced and unnatural
a the moment, but struck him as
elramany iecongrucms when, on look-
ing back, he saw her standing stilt'
where they had left her, with such
a bet.eard, troubled face, and intense
'yes, that he shuddered, and wonder --
•4a if• a woman with that countenance
•,euld have an ordinary destiny.
"Well," she observed at last, "I
thought you wislaed to speak to me:"
He came back to biniself with a
start.
•eao I did. It is necessary for your
.e.sonal safety that you should know
ee truth at once. The gentleman
.-hoin you ;net in the wood last even -
ng died two hours ago. He told rue,
aith almost his last breath, that he
lad been poisoned, anti sent you a
tessage of forgiveness. All this will
.ever transpire, of course, however
vrong it may be of me to conceal the
•ruth; but, unfortunately, there Is
ikely to be a post-mortem examinee
ion, and in that case everything may
eeme out, Are you prepared to face
"What do you mean? Are you
mad?" she exclaimed, with a look of
4.pprebension that was really splendid
cting. "You cannot wonder that I
k).-ubt your sanity, since a few hours
'go you were pretending to love me
and now you actually dare to accuse!
ete of a horrible crime." .
• "Look here, Lady Gwendoeyn/' he
said hoarsely; "my love was no pre -
tease, and you know it; my accuse -
don is no falsehood, and you know .!
too. I witnessed your first meet- ,
Mg with the wretched man who is
lead. I know that you were together
again last night, for I was in the
aood at about nine o'clock, and I
heard him address you in terms of
reproach. Of course I witnessed
nothing that passed after this, for I
hurried away as fast as I could; but
at three o'clock the poor creature,who
had evidently tried to crawl to the
"ma for aid, died at the roadside, with
his head on my arm; his last words
being; • 'Tell her I forgive her,
end—' Perhaps • you can fill up
::re hiatus. 17e kretend to understand
nothing that I ai.d not see 3.11(1 hear."
She listened to him in stupeted
silence, and when he had finisbed,
rhe said, in a low, shrinking voice:
"Describe the man to me,"
• Colonel bat:we 'had not Foreotte:
res appearance, and drew his purtzait
accurately enougla,
• Lady Gwendolyn's head sank lower
trni lower on her breast.
"Arta he told you he had been
poisoned?" she asked.
".Yes; and a man does not lie at
:mil a time."
"Eh might have been mistaken,"
be :aid, under ber breath.
"Imnessible!"
"Y. u would rather believe the
I see."
"On tem contrary, I would give my
eight arm to be able to trust you,
Lady Gwendolyn," he cried vehe-
eLesitie. "If I lir-e to be a hundred
?oars old I Shall never have such a
torrow as this --to be forced to judge
ale woman I loved better tban me
tree'
He exPected a disdainful smile, but
ea,' tame. She only passed her
eand over her brow, as if she were
,;...erased. Then, suddenly, her lips
Leek a resolute fold, and sne lifteo
ber mead boldly.
eele did not mention my name?"
:'he Paid.
-Then you know nothing?"
"People do not commit such dark
doede lettere witnesses; but I fancy
euch evidence as I could give, if
chose, would hang any one."
She shuddered convulsively—it
was the arst sign of actual fear she
irad shown.
"You surely 0811 have no motive
for interefring in the matter," elm
eald, after a long pause; and watch-
ing his face anxiously as she spoke,
"When 1 have wanted you my part
in the tragedy is played out, Lady
Gwendolyn, so far as you are con-
cerned. I shall bave to appear at
the inquest, of course; but 1 sball
simply state there that I heard the
poor man man groan, and found him
'eine; on. the bank in a dying state."
"And if they ask you if lie spoke?"
"Then 1 shall tell a lie for the flint
no in my life," he answered sternly.
would not do it to save myself,
birt you-----''
"Thank you," she said, hi quiet,
in•rn tone; "that was all I wanted to
knew. Perhaps ono of these days
you will understand things better
than you do now, •Colonel Detre;
ni, anwhile, X do not think you will
reproach yourself much for what you
have done this day---for—for"---hes-
itatingly—"things are not always as
they seem. I don't ask you to shake
hands with, although Vile is probably
the last time We shall ever meet—
and we were once friends—but I shall
ittulwaratiy,? remember yOU with grati-
"And you will leave terigland at
he said, as the carriage
stepped.
"Nevor mind about me; 1 can take
tare of mYeelf," she answered, and,
Juzisping lightly down, she disap-
neared into the house.
Half an hour later a Might figure
n black Came stealthily out of the
Gratige; but Instead of Paesing
thre.ugh the great gate, slipped round
by the ehrUbberies and out into tho
kt,f a. gal) in the hedge, But
Colonel Deere, who was watching
from hie Windew, sate It Plainly in
spite of these precautions, and mur-
mured fervently within himself:
"Thank Heeven, she has thought
Otter or it, and is gone!"
• CHAPTER VII.
•A Noble Sacrifice.
Through the lanes, swiftly, but
• ever so wearily, eped Lady Gwen-
dolyn. Her eyes were dim with un-
shed teere--she had no time for wo-
manly weakness—her lips were corn-
• pi essed, until they looked lite a mere
thread; her head drooped on to her
bosom. She bad never known what
shame meant before, and she felt as
if she should never be able to look
her fellow creatures In the face again,
It took her half, an hour only to
reach Bridgton, Hall—this morning.
The stable clock was striking seven
as she entered the grounds, and niade
her way hurriedly to the 'front door.
Everything was very quiet, or seemed
so to her, recalling the gay music
and laughter that had filled the house
a few hours back,
The butler was yawning in the hall,
but did not appear at all surprised to
see her, He was getting too nauch
accustomed to the caprices and
vagaries of fine ladies to be surprised
at anything now.
"Lady Lenox was at breakfast," he
said, "and Miss Wyndharn and three
gentlemen were there; but he fancied
Lady Teignmouth had gone to he
room. HoWever, he would inquire
directly, if Lady Gwendolyn would
step into the drawing -room for a
moment."
"Thank you, I need not trouble
you,n her ladyship replied. "I know
Lady Teignmouth's room, and will go
and see for myself."
"Shall I tell Lady Lenox you are
here, my lady?" .
"It is not worth while, as I shall
only stay a few minutes."
And, hearing the breakfast -room
door Oen, Lady Gwendolyn fled pre-
cipitately. The thing she could have
least borne at this moment was an en-
counter with Lady Lenox, or any of
her fast friends.
Knocking at her sister-in-law's
door, she was told to enter. Lady
TeignmoUth was reclining on a couch,
her face as white as her embroidered
peignoir, and she looked startled and
surprised at this sudden apparition.
"Why, I thought you had gone
back to the Grange!" she said.
"I did go back," returned the other
coldy; "but I simply changed nay
dress, and returned on foot, as I
wished to speak to you."
Lady Teignmouth knitted her
brows, and did not seem overpleesed.
"I can't imagine what you can have
to say to 1/18 of so much consequence
as that, Gwen. But you do take very
ridiculous notions into your head at
times. However, now you are here
yo e may as well have a cup of coffee.
trent Clementine to get me some-
thing, and"—with evident relief—
"here she comes. Now make us come'
Portable, Clementine; I am dreadfully
hungIf. 1 hope you have brought
enough for two."
"There is half a chicken, and some
hana,, my lady."
-a. .4.
"And I shall take nothing but a
cup of coffee," put. in Lady Gwen-
dolyn.
"Nonsense, Gwen; it's the greatest
mistake in the world not to eat.
When people lose their appetites they
invariably lose their looks."
"I'll take nay chance of that," re-
plied Lady Gwendolyn. coldly. "Do
you want Clementine?" she added, in
a lower voice. "It is really necessary
that I should speak to you at once."
"What, have you got mysteries as
well as Colonel Deere?" she exclaim-
ed, with a levity that would have dis-
pleased Lady Gwendolyn at any time,
and absolutely disgusted her now. "I
am very unfortunate in ray friends."
"I think you are," replied Lady
Gwendolyn, with involuntary stem-
less.
Lady Teignraouth looked straight
at her sister-in-law, flushed slightly,
and then assumed a sulky air.
"At any rate, Reggie doesn't com-
plain," she said ,at lat. "And if he
is satisfied no one else has a right to
interfere."
Lady Gwendolyn sipped her coffee,
and was silent, waiting for Clemen-
tine to go. But her sisterein-law
evi-
deiitiy made work to detain her; not,
perhaps, relishing the prospect of a
tete-a-tete.
However, at last she could not find
any further excuse for her pretence,
2,nd dismissed her. Nothing loath,
Lady Gwendolyn opened her mouth
to sneak, then, but Pauline stopped
her nervously.
"I know you are goleg to say some-
thing disagreeable, that will spoil my
appetite; and after being up all night,
I really require support. Please,
thetefore, let Inc finish ray breakfast
before you begin."
"I'm afraid 1 can't; every moment
,precious,"
"X warn you fairly, I don't believe
you, However, I suppose you must
have your own way," returned Lady
Teigrenouth. And reaching out her
hand for a silver flask that lay on
the dressing -table, she poured half
its contents into her coffee -cup, and
drank it off like one well aceustomed
to poteht drafts.
Lady Gwendolyn watched her with
rising horror and dismay. The other
laughed deilently, pretending to be
Vastly amused at the effeet the saw
o e had created
"I thought I should shoCk you,"
she said; "hut, really, I have 8116
inieerable nerves, I could not get bri
Without stinnilailts. No, YOU may
talk a,s nitich as you like; only you
will try 'and be a little more inter-
estieg, won't yeti? You have no idea
how enemy you have grown Of Wed'
"I am *afraid you "will think me
Worse than prosy before 1 have done,
Pauline; but I cannot compromise
with tuy cones:is:nee. You must know
the exact truth---."
"I bate truth," interrupted Lady
Telgnmouth petulantly.
dare say; neVertheIeSs4 yott
Must Bata! to Me. Vett are Me
brother'e Wife, and for his sake I will
snare Yell if X eat, Bet etel /Mist
leaVe ItridlgtOn &fleetly:, do yoti
Iteant" ,
•
"Yee, 1 hear," replied Pauline oh-
etinately; but I beve no intention
of obeying." I
"Not if your safety depends upon
it?"
"I don't know what you Mean, I
aol mute safe here," •
"You keow better Paulin "
, e.
"Indeed I do not, I was never
good at guessing riddle,"
"Listen to , me! You must and
shall go at once. f am no hypocrite.
and, therefore, I do not pretend to
care much what becomes of you per-
sonally; but I love my brother with
all my heart, and would not have a
shadow of dishonor to fall on hie
name,"
"He know perfectly well that I wee
corning to Bridgton," answered Ladv
Teignmouth, in a sulky, a.ggrievee
tone.
"Possibly; but he did not know
whom yen bast come to meet."
'One can't help people following. ;
don't suppose you invited Colonel
Dacre to Turoy; but he is tbere."
"That is quite a different thing.
are hot a married woman, ne,item.
bave I given Colonel Deere seerte
meetings in the wood. I did not come
here to aceuse, but to warn •yetz
Pauline. You must leave the 11.8P-41-
borhood at once, for Mr, Helmont is
dead."
Lady Teignmouth uttered a felet
cry, and put out her band for the
'flask naethanieally; but Lady Gwen-
dolya took possession of it, adding
resolutely:
"You shall not stupefy youree,f
for you will want all your veils. An
inquest will be held on the body at
about two o'clock, and you know best
what may come out. I shall be sileni
for my poor brother's sake; but
others who have not the same motive
for shielding you that I have, rea3'
have seen something, and be quite
willing to give all the information
they can. You are safe, so fart as
Colonel Deere is concerned-; for,
though he knows all, you have man-
aged things so cleverly that he think.
I am the wrong -doer."
Something very like a smile moved
Lady Teignmouth's pale lips. EVPP
at this supreme moment she cow,'
enjoy the triumph of having hood-
winked and deceived a man of the
world like Colonel Deere.
If she had injured her sister-in-iaw
at the same time, and destroyed all
her hopes in life, what did it matter
so long as she herself escaped? it
was a principle with Pauline never
to trouble herself anout other people's
affairs, and to shift her own burdeit
off her own shoulders to sonaebody
else's whenever she could,
"If that is the case, I see no reason .
Why I should *disturb myself in any
way. The affair is sure to blow over
comfortably if we keep quiet; and,
of course, you won't say anything, for
Reggie's sake."
The tranquil egothen of this speech
roused.Lady Gwendolyn at last, and
she turned upon her angrily.
"You are right—it is Reggie, and
Reggie only, I censider in this mat-
ter. You have spoiled his life, poor
fellow! but you shall not drag his
honor through the mire if I can help
' "You rave like a tragedy queen,"
observed Lady Teignrnouth insolent-
ly. "Dragging your husband's honor
through the mire is only done now
on the stage."
"1 find, to my sorrow', that it is
still possible in real life," topieel
Lady Gwendolyn, with a strong effort
at self-control.
"Because you are romantic, my
dear. When once you get married '
you will look at things in a. moi'p
matter-of-fact light. Reggie and 1
are tied to each other, but neither
us has a mind to make cur chains too
heavy. He o es his way, and 1 kr,
mine. 1 do , not cell him to at:venni
for anything he may have done dur-
ing our' separation, and claim a Wit
indulgence from him. I should not
in the least object to hi a having a
little flirtation, if it amused him; anci
I don't really believe that he wishes
t9 deprive me of a similar distrac-
tion." .
"And you call that a flirtation?"
exclaimed Lady Gwendolyn indig-
nantly.
"Certainly. The moment 1 found
Mr.' Behnont was taking me too =eh
au serieux, I told hien I would have
nothing more to say to him. Even if
'he had not died so suddenly, I should
never have spoken to him again."
"I see; he was becoming .a nuis-
ance, and you decided to .get rid of
him by fair means or foul."
"What on earth do you 'neap.? Of
'course, if 'I declined kb further
acquaintance, he had no alternative
but to accept his dismissal."
. "It is no .use talking, to me in this
way. I know all,'" answered Lady
Gwendolyn gloomily. "Mr, Belmont
confessed the truth with ahnost his
last breath."
. "What truth? I wish you would
not be so eniematieal, aW01.1. When
I can't understand Peale directly
they always bore me."
"Very well, since you wall have it, ,
he said be had been poisoned."
"Poisoned?" echoed Lady Teign-
mouth, in a tone of incredulity that •
was unmistakably genuine.. "I don't
believe it! was with me fpr
nearly an hour, and though hu
threatened all sorts of' foolish things
—as men . do under those <Armin. -
stances; ---I am sure he never dreamed
of earrying them out."
"Pauline!" cried her sister-in-law,
"will yot swear that you bad, no
hand in • Mr. Belmont's death?"
"I? 'Why, really, ("levee, you must
be madl" And. Lady 'reignmouth
looked at her aiixiv,ii.14). could
I poseibly have hod anything to do
with it?"
• "Ho was in your +A.:1y," mid Lady
Gwendolyn, 110 inuch 11/1pret880d by aim
sit1:11:14in111111:1; ,kt ytil.0 I. Of C:Ilnat 1 11Y
to belic.ve in her inntmence.
bin
should not have spoken to lifin
'Myth Heed to be a hundred yeare old,
"Not at all, I never allow allY one
'"Ht111 130 might have spoke)). 10
"I .don't think he would, for, with
ell his faults, he was a gentteinan.
may &mond UpOn ;the add-
ereumantatiVely, ''that Ire died of
• ape. Thou StrOng-lelotindyg
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"I am ready, sir," zinswered
inton; and they stnrted at a inlet:
pace for Bridgton Hail.
• About half -way there they met tilf,
inspector with his two men on their
way home, looking noue the worse
, for their night's watch, thanks to
1their numerous visite to the butler's
PantrY. • Colonel Deere beard Heim
them that the ball was virtaally over.
but that a few favorite guests still
remained, although they could not
exactly say who these last *were.
"However, Lady Gwendolyn St.
Maur is one," added the inspector,
volunteering the information Colonel
Deere dared not ask; "for the driver
from the George was asleep in the
harness -room when I left; and I don't
expect he would have stayed there
unless he had ben obliged,"
It did not seem probable, certainly,
and so Colonel Deere left Wiginton
to return with the inspector, and
Went on alone.
Of course Lady Gwendolyn had
gone to the ball, and, of course, she
would be the gayest of them all, out-
wardly, for had she uot a secret to
hide? He could not help pitying her
somehow. She had put her hand to
.., terrible thing, but maybe she had
had a scoundrel to deal with, and had
e.se sorely tempted, poor, unhappy
child!
His heart was beginning to soften
.trangely when he came within, sight
end sound of Bridgton Hall, but it
hardened again as he paused to listen
:ea a waltz he knew only too well.
.3urely that must be Lady Gwen-
eolyn's touch—her spirited playing.
r the nand had been dismissed, evi-
lenity, and they were keepliag up the
to the music of the piano, which
,me surging through the open win-
,ows and out into the dewy shrub -
,.des as if it would have the young
.an listen and reznember. And he
.4o remeraher, to his torture.
The waltz enished as he drew near
o the door, and 01.'0 Is omen came
•orward to the window, and stood
there Meeting the freshness of tbe
eorning. Both were aressed in white;
„ae looked flushed and excited undex
er wreath of water -lilies: the other,
enguld but lovely, turned her calm
eep eyes his way, and, recognising
im, grew me:Ideate' scarlet to the
'mite of har hair.
steimed forward at once and
teeteel hjs ba4
t. saying, in a told, con -
•trained voice;
• "Wight I speakwith you a moment,
ady Gwendolyn?"
• The color faded out of her face,
but she looked up at him steadily and
!nelencesingly.
"I am afrell I have no time now,
olonel Dacree I have ordered my
y, and expect it round every
inute."
"I will not detain your ladyship
ong," he said; and his voice was
ike lee. "It is absolntely necessary
hat you should hear what I have
o say, otherwise I would not disturb
ou at such a time and In such a
lace."
She lifted her head with a haughty
esTuig,
"It is impossible you should have
nything of so much Importance to
oinnaunicate to me, Colonel Deere."
"I think you will End that you are
%taken, Lady Gwendolyn."
His stern, decided manner evident -
v startled her. for she turned to
ady Teignmouth, who was standing
t her side, and said quietly:
"Has anything izeppened, Pauline?
eggie was quite well yesterday—"
Lady Teignmoutle laughed a eer-
mee. tuneless laugh.
"Don't be absurd. Gwen!We
hould have been sure to heir if
nything had been the matter."
"Of course. I am very foolish to
righten myself so easily; hut I am
red and nervous, I suppose. I wish
ady Lenox wouldn't make me stay
-4 long. I have tried to slip away
alt a dozen times at least, and she
as caught me and carried inc back.
t is a great mistake, to my mind, to
ring town habits and town hours
to the country. where we are noth-
g, if we are not rural."
She yawned demonstratively as sho
oke, and appeared to have forgot -
el Colonel Deere's very existence
ntil he reminded her of it by saying
rmally:
"Perhaps your ladsbip will allow
ie to accompany you ae far as
uroy? I am sorry 1:9 annoy yon by
ersisting, but I. must speak with yeti
lava-Wye-4cm your own eake."
"Oh. you horrible men:" 4'e:claimed
ply.. Tel gn moivtb playfn 1 el-
ertinenee. "Yon arenelwees full of
ysterietil. When I. last .ener you! at
eignmouth you had sothethine very
portant ,Aral- very •seeret te say :to
wee, you know;"
eolOmil Psnegiiber.
g.how she lied pent, alinfri Tnroy to
Pet .the greatest sereew et les lira
eourse elict dilute net know bo
waleally anepainfnely 1-14-• g to be
ired of, his infetwelfsent but she eer-
inly gueeeed that .1)0 17011111 81P-14
iniceessful rival at the elven 411d
ad taken A etalicioes pleasure in his
.se0m1it1;re.1 He ,anSWerf'd, 001d13,1,
"I don't know *by youe ladyship
Muld infer that what I had to ean
to Lady Gwendolyn the enter day
Wire at all secret or reyeterietts.
lleflaIlnlYgave you et) grnerld$ for
,.411cli a bellefi"
"YOU forget that women do not ale
Ways need. tO be told thiegs, Colonel
Deere.", •
"They .have no right to make euro
of anything they have net been told,"
he -said shcrt1,,
"What a miserabla, reelter-of-fact
plaee the world would be ie .11 were
forbidden ta,e2erelee onsae intaghttle!
eee lieteelet
"11 would be safer. anyhow," Iv
aud asLadysGea talon n'sxl
iroye up at this inom, et. Ilk opened
door and handed Iler in, a tittle
eempeised that she made no fertilo,.
•lense,ion to his plan.
1 Lenly Teignmouth parted frolit
them with a jest, •followed by a. lane!).
,hat sounded forced and unnatural
a the moment, but struck him as
elramany iecongrucms when, on look-
ing back, he saw her standing stilt'
where they had left her, with such
a bet.eard, troubled face, and intense
'yes, that he shuddered, and wonder --
•4a if• a woman with that countenance
•,euld have an ordinary destiny.
"Well," she observed at last, "I
thought you wislaed to speak to me:"
He came back to biniself with a
start.
•eao I did. It is necessary for your
.e.sonal safety that you should know
ee truth at once. The gentleman
.-hoin you ;net in the wood last even -
ng died two hours ago. He told rue,
aith almost his last breath, that he
lad been poisoned, anti sent you a
tessage of forgiveness. All this will
.ever transpire, of course, however
vrong it may be of me to conceal the
•ruth; but, unfortunately, there Is
ikely to be a post-mortem examinee
ion, and in that case everything may
eeme out, Are you prepared to face
"What do you mean? Are you
mad?" she exclaimed, with a look of
4.pprebension that was really splendid
cting. "You cannot wonder that I
k).-ubt your sanity, since a few hours
'go you were pretending to love me
and now you actually dare to accuse!
ete of a horrible crime." .
• "Look here, Lady Gwendoeyn/' he
said hoarsely; "my love was no pre -
tease, and you know it; my accuse -
don is no falsehood, and you know .!
too. I witnessed your first meet- ,
Mg with the wretched man who is
lead. I know that you were together
again last night, for I was in the
aood at about nine o'clock, and I
heard him address you in terms of
reproach. Of course I witnessed
nothing that passed after this, for I
hurried away as fast as I could; but
at three o'clock the poor creature,who
had evidently tried to crawl to the
"ma for aid, died at the roadside, with
his head on my arm; his last words
being; • 'Tell her I forgive her,
end—' Perhaps • you can fill up
::re hiatus. 17e kretend to understand
nothing that I ai.d not see 3.11(1 hear."
She listened to him in stupeted
silence, and when he had finisbed,
rhe said, in a low, shrinking voice:
"Describe the man to me,"
• Colonel bat:we 'had not Foreotte:
res appearance, and drew his purtzait
accurately enougla,
• Lady Gwendolyn's head sank lower
trni lower on her breast.
"Arta he told you he had been
poisoned?" she asked.
".Yes; and a man does not lie at
:mil a time."
"Eh might have been mistaken,"
be :aid, under ber breath.
"Imnessible!"
"Y. u would rather believe the
I see."
"On tem contrary, I would give my
eight arm to be able to trust you,
Lady Gwendolyn," he cried vehe-
eLesitie. "If I lir-e to be a hundred
?oars old I Shall never have such a
torrow as this --to be forced to judge
ale woman I loved better tban me
tree'
He exPected a disdainful smile, but
ea,' tame. She only passed her
eand over her brow, as if she were
,;...erased. Then, suddenly, her lips
Leek a resolute fold, and sne lifteo
ber mead boldly.
eele did not mention my name?"
:'he Paid.
-Then you know nothing?"
"People do not commit such dark
doede lettere witnesses; but I fancy
euch evidence as I could give, if
chose, would hang any one."
She shuddered convulsively—it
was the arst sign of actual fear she
irad shown.
"You surely 0811 have no motive
for interefring in the matter," elm
eald, after a long pause; and watch-
ing his face anxiously as she spoke,
"When 1 have wanted you my part
in the tragedy is played out, Lady
Gwendolyn, so far as you are con-
cerned. I shall bave to appear at
the inquest, of course; but 1 sball
simply state there that I heard the
poor man man groan, and found him
'eine; on. the bank in a dying state."
"And if they ask you if lie spoke?"
"Then 1 shall tell a lie for the flint
no in my life," he answered sternly.
would not do it to save myself,
birt you-----''
"Thank you," she said, hi quiet,
in•rn tone; "that was all I wanted to
knew. Perhaps ono of these days
you will understand things better
than you do now, •Colonel Detre;
ni, anwhile, X do not think you will
reproach yourself much for what you
have done this day---for—for"---hes-
itatingly—"things are not always as
they seem. I don't ask you to shake
hands with, although Vile is probably
the last time We shall ever meet—
and we were once friends—but I shall
ittulwaratiy,? remember yOU with grati-
"And you will leave terigland at
he said, as the carriage
stepped.
"Nevor mind about me; 1 can take
tare of mYeelf," she answered, and,
Juzisping lightly down, she disap-
neared into the house.
Half an hour later a Might figure
n black Came stealthily out of the
Gratige; but Instead of Paesing
thre.ugh the great gate, slipped round
by the ehrUbberies and out into tho
kt,f a. gal) in the hedge, But
Colonel Deere, who was watching
from hie Windew, sate It Plainly in
spite of these precautions, and mur-
mured fervently within himself:
"Thank Heeven, she has thought
Otter or it, and is gone!"
• CHAPTER VII.
•A Noble Sacrifice.
Through the lanes, swiftly, but
• ever so wearily, eped Lady Gwen-
dolyn. Her eyes were dim with un-
shed teere--she had no time for wo-
manly weakness—her lips were corn-
• pi essed, until they looked lite a mere
thread; her head drooped on to her
bosom. She bad never known what
shame meant before, and she felt as
if she should never be able to look
her fellow creatures In the face again,
It took her half, an hour only to
reach Bridgton, Hall—this morning.
The stable clock was striking seven
as she entered the grounds, and niade
her way hurriedly to the 'front door.
Everything was very quiet, or seemed
so to her, recalling the gay music
and laughter that had filled the house
a few hours back,
The butler was yawning in the hall,
but did not appear at all surprised to
see her, He was getting too nauch
accustomed to the caprices and
vagaries of fine ladies to be surprised
at anything now.
"Lady Lenox was at breakfast," he
said, "and Miss Wyndharn and three
gentlemen were there; but he fancied
Lady Teignmouth had gone to he
room. HoWever, he would inquire
directly, if Lady Gwendolyn would
step into the drawing -room for a
moment."
"Thank you, I need not trouble
you,n her ladyship replied. "I know
Lady Teignmouth's room, and will go
and see for myself."
"Shall I tell Lady Lenox you are
here, my lady?" .
"It is not worth while, as I shall
only stay a few minutes."
And, hearing the breakfast -room
door Oen, Lady Gwendolyn fled pre-
cipitately. The thing she could have
least borne at this moment was an en-
counter with Lady Lenox, or any of
her fast friends.
Knocking at her sister-in-law's
door, she was told to enter. Lady
TeignmoUth was reclining on a couch,
her face as white as her embroidered
peignoir, and she looked startled and
surprised at this sudden apparition.
"Why, I thought you had gone
back to the Grange!" she said.
"I did go back," returned the other
coldy; "but I simply changed nay
dress, and returned on foot, as I
wished to speak to you."
Lady Teignmouth knitted her
brows, and did not seem overpleesed.
"I can't imagine what you can have
to say to 1/18 of so much consequence
as that, Gwen. But you do take very
ridiculous notions into your head at
times. However, now you are here
yo e may as well have a cup of coffee.
trent Clementine to get me some-
thing, and"—with evident relief—
"here she comes. Now make us come'
Portable, Clementine; I am dreadfully
hungIf. 1 hope you have brought
enough for two."
"There is half a chicken, and some
hana,, my lady."
-a. .4.
"And I shall take nothing but a
cup of coffee," put. in Lady Gwen-
dolyn.
"Nonsense, Gwen; it's the greatest
mistake in the world not to eat.
When people lose their appetites they
invariably lose their looks."
"I'll take nay chance of that," re-
plied Lady Gwendolyn. coldly. "Do
you want Clementine?" she added, in
a lower voice. "It is really necessary
that I should speak to you at once."
"What, have you got mysteries as
well as Colonel Deere?" she exclaim-
ed, with a levity that would have dis-
pleased Lady Gwendolyn at any time,
and absolutely disgusted her now. "I
am very unfortunate in ray friends."
"I think you are," replied Lady
Gwendolyn, with involuntary stem-
less.
Lady Teignraouth looked straight
at her sister-in-law, flushed slightly,
and then assumed a sulky air.
"At any rate, Reggie doesn't com-
plain," she said ,at lat. "And if he
is satisfied no one else has a right to
interfere."
Lady Gwendolyn sipped her coffee,
and was silent, waiting for Clemen-
tine to go. But her sisterein-law
evi-
deiitiy made work to detain her; not,
perhaps, relishing the prospect of a
tete-a-tete.
However, at last she could not find
any further excuse for her pretence,
2,nd dismissed her. Nothing loath,
Lady Gwendolyn opened her mouth
to sneak, then, but Pauline stopped
her nervously.
"I know you are goleg to say some-
thing disagreeable, that will spoil my
appetite; and after being up all night,
I really require support. Please,
thetefore, let Inc finish ray breakfast
before you begin."
"I'm afraid 1 can't; every moment
,precious,"
"X warn you fairly, I don't believe
you, However, I suppose you must
have your own way," returned Lady
Teigrenouth. And reaching out her
hand for a silver flask that lay on
the dressing -table, she poured half
its contents into her coffee -cup, and
drank it off like one well aceustomed
to poteht drafts.
Lady Gwendolyn watched her with
rising horror and dismay. The other
laughed deilently, pretending to be
Vastly amused at the effeet the saw
o e had created
"I thought I should shoCk you,"
she said; "hut, really, I have 8116
inieerable nerves, I could not get bri
Without stinnilailts. No, YOU may
talk a,s nitich as you like; only you
will try 'and be a little more inter-
estieg, won't yeti? You have no idea
how enemy you have grown Of Wed'
"I am *afraid you "will think me
Worse than prosy before 1 have done,
Pauline; but I cannot compromise
with tuy cones:is:nee. You must know
the exact truth---."
"I bate truth," interrupted Lady
Telgnmouth petulantly.
dare say; neVertheIeSs4 yott
Must Bata! to Me. Vett are Me
brother'e Wife, and for his sake I will
snare Yell if X eat, Bet etel /Mist
leaVe ItridlgtOn &fleetly:, do yoti
Iteant" ,
•
"Yee, 1 hear," replied Pauline oh-
etinately; but I beve no intention
of obeying." I
"Not if your safety depends upon
it?"
"I don't know what you Mean, I
aol mute safe here," •
"You keow better Paulin "
, e.
"Indeed I do not, I was never
good at guessing riddle,"
"Listen to , me! You must and
shall go at once. f am no hypocrite.
and, therefore, I do not pretend to
care much what becomes of you per-
sonally; but I love my brother with
all my heart, and would not have a
shadow of dishonor to fall on hie
name,"
"He know perfectly well that I wee
corning to Bridgton," answered Ladv
Teignmouth, in a sulky, a.ggrievee
tone.
"Possibly; but he did not know
whom yen bast come to meet."
'One can't help people following. ;
don't suppose you invited Colonel
Dacre to Turoy; but he is tbere."
"That is quite a different thing.
are hot a married woman, ne,item.
bave I given Colonel Deere seerte
meetings in the wood. I did not come
here to aceuse, but to warn •yetz
Pauline. You must leave the 11.8P-41-
borhood at once, for Mr, Helmont is
dead."
Lady Teignmouth uttered a felet
cry, and put out her band for the
'flask naethanieally; but Lady Gwen-
dolya took possession of it, adding
resolutely:
"You shall not stupefy youree,f
for you will want all your veils. An
inquest will be held on the body at
about two o'clock, and you know best
what may come out. I shall be sileni
for my poor brother's sake; but
others who have not the same motive
for shielding you that I have, rea3'
have seen something, and be quite
willing to give all the information
they can. You are safe, so fart as
Colonel Deere is concerned-; for,
though he knows all, you have man-
aged things so cleverly that he think.
I am the wrong -doer."
Something very like a smile moved
Lady Teignmouth's pale lips. EVPP
at this supreme moment she cow,'
enjoy the triumph of having hood-
winked and deceived a man of the
world like Colonel Deere.
If she had injured her sister-in-iaw
at the same time, and destroyed all
her hopes in life, what did it matter
so long as she herself escaped? it
was a principle with Pauline never
to trouble herself anout other people's
affairs, and to shift her own burdeit
off her own shoulders to sonaebody
else's whenever she could,
"If that is the case, I see no reason .
Why I should *disturb myself in any
way. The affair is sure to blow over
comfortably if we keep quiet; and,
of course, you won't say anything, for
Reggie's sake."
The tranquil egothen of this speech
roused.Lady Gwendolyn at last, and
she turned upon her angrily.
"You are right—it is Reggie, and
Reggie only, I censider in this mat-
ter. You have spoiled his life, poor
fellow! but you shall not drag his
honor through the mire if I can help
' "You rave like a tragedy queen,"
observed Lady Teignrnouth insolent-
ly. "Dragging your husband's honor
through the mire is only done now
on the stage."
"1 find, to my sorrow', that it is
still possible in real life," topieel
Lady Gwendolyn, with a strong effort
at self-control.
"Because you are romantic, my
dear. When once you get married '
you will look at things in a. moi'p
matter-of-fact light. Reggie and 1
are tied to each other, but neither
us has a mind to make cur chains too
heavy. He o es his way, and 1 kr,
mine. 1 do , not cell him to at:venni
for anything he may have done dur-
ing our' separation, and claim a Wit
indulgence from him. I should not
in the least object to hi a having a
little flirtation, if it amused him; anci
I don't really believe that he wishes
t9 deprive me of a similar distrac-
tion." .
"And you call that a flirtation?"
exclaimed Lady Gwendolyn indig-
nantly.
"Certainly. The moment 1 found
Mr.' Behnont was taking me too =eh
au serieux, I told hien I would have
nothing more to say to him. Even if
'he had not died so suddenly, I should
never have spoken to him again."
"I see; he was becoming .a nuis-
ance, and you decided to .get rid of
him by fair means or foul."
"What on earth do you 'neap.? Of
'course, if 'I declined kb further
acquaintance, he had no alternative
but to accept his dismissal."
. "It is no .use talking, to me in this
way. I know all,'" answered Lady
Gwendolyn gloomily. "Mr, Belmont
confessed the truth with ahnost his
last breath."
. "What truth? I wish you would
not be so eniematieal, aW01.1. When
I can't understand Peale directly
they always bore me."
"Very well, since you wall have it, ,
he said be had been poisoned."
"Poisoned?" echoed Lady Teign-
mouth, in a tone of incredulity that •
was unmistakably genuine.. "I don't
believe it! was with me fpr
nearly an hour, and though hu
threatened all sorts of' foolish things
—as men . do under those <Armin. -
stances; ---I am sure he never dreamed
of earrying them out."
"Pauline!" cried her sister-in-law,
"will yot swear that you bad, no
hand in • Mr. Belmont's death?"
"I? 'Why, really, ("levee, you must
be madl" And. Lady 'reignmouth
looked at her aiixiv,ii.14). could
I poseibly have hod anything to do
with it?"
• "Ho was in your +A.:1y," mid Lady
Gwendolyn, 110 inuch 11/1pret880d by aim
sit1:11:14in111111:1; ,kt ytil.0 I. Of C:Ilnat 1 11Y
to belic.ve in her inntmence.
bin
should not have spoken to lifin
'Myth Heed to be a hundred yeare old,
"Not at all, I never allow allY one
'"Ht111 130 might have spoke)). 10
"I .don't think he would, for, with
ell his faults, he was a gentteinan.
may &mond UpOn ;the add-
ereumantatiVely, ''that Ire died of
• ape. Thou StrOng-lelotindyg
•a oftn eh.:1.0
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