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The men exchanged amused glances,
and time head groom.led the way into the
stables, where the marquis kept his
choice horses. He no longer rode, hiut-
eelf, but it was a matter of pride with
him to keep the best of stock, And the
stables were kept like a lady's parlor.
"Why, you have some • good horses,
intl. keep them well, don't you?" ejacu-
lated Erna, approvingly,
"We do our best," said the gratified
groom.
Erna stepped • suddenly behind a noble-
eoking animal—a bright bay, who stood,
•ven in the stable, as if on parade.
"There's a. beauty!" she ejied, and
started to go en by his side. in the stall.
"I beg your pardon, miss l" exclaimed
the in alarm, "but it might be dam
geious. That horse is strange, and I
etieta'.t know his ways."
Erna, ensiled, as one will who has no
fear of horses, and pushed him aside
while she boldly went into the stall. The
'ease worked his ears and showed the
whites of his eyes, much to the terror of
the groom; but .Erna went calmly to his
sad and began to pat him on his glossy
urkck. Then suddenly she stopped and
scrutinized the animal closely.
Then she stood. erect, and with a pale
lace turned to the groom. and cried out:
Where did this horse come from? It
is Selim."
"Lord Aubrey's horse, miss."
"What is he doing here?"
"Sent by his lordship, for his use."
"But Lord Aubrey is not here."
"Beggin' your pardon, miss, he came
fist night, late."
Erna turned her face away and cem-
ented patting the horse, which seemed
o recognize her now, and- to enjoy being
netted by her. She was silent so long
that the groom ventured to say:
"He's a. good horse, they do say."
"The best I ever saw," she said. "I
ode him only once, but it was a most
lorious ride."
"You rode him, miss!" exclaimed the
an. "Then you must be a good one,
wgggin' your pardon for the liberty! I'm
old he's a hard one to manage."
"Yes," she said. and her face flushed,
'but he and I got along very well. to-
rether. Ah! if you only had such. an-
ther for me this morning!"
"Dandy's as good, if I do say it," the
room declared, with quiek pride.
"Let me see Dandy!
•
Ile led her to a. glossy 'chestnut, who
ertaainly looked as lordly as Mins; but
e betrayed none of the mischief of that
iilmal,
"Aha he is a beauty!" she joyously (le-
ered. "Let me have him! There is no
eaten why I should not ride him, is
here? The marquis would not object?"
"You were to have whatever you
anted, miss," said the groom.
Erna flushed, noting the words and
ratmer of the man as indicating that
he was more than a mere, guest in the
the She said nothing, however, but
aired for Dandy to be saddled and
ken out, when she mounted him and
eassured the groom of her ability to
aanage him, if he had been in any doubt,
y the quiet way she controlled hint.
She knew she mut have a groom to
o with her, and she made no protest
Inst it; though it would have suited
wr mood better to have gone alone so
What she .tight gallop some calm into
ter soul. A sudden thought made her
urn as she was riding out of the Court.
'Are there any other guests that
last night?' she asked of the
room.
Lord and Lady Moreham and Lady
ertrude, I believe, miss," was the en.-
wer.
Erna wheeled. Dandy about and tour, t -
him sharply with the whip so that he
ped high. and started off at a sharp
e past 'the castle, the noise of his
Metering hoofs falling on the ears of
ore than one dozing guest.
ilotvn' •tnrougit a noble avenue of
lees,, out into the park and so on, out
the main road. Erna dashed, letting
andy have .pretty nearly his own way,
d'leaving. the ggroom well in the rear.
heal • •it occurred to her that while
might be very pleasant for her to be
ling "at this rate, it was anything
it good for Dandy to be breathed right
one the stable.
So she checked him by a slight pres-
re, feeling better already, and let him
ands along in his own way, much to
he relief of the groom, who did not
elish being left so far in the rear,
There was a sense of freedom in this
onely ride in the fresh morning air
hat she had not felt since the days
hen she was happy at Aubrey, before
he earl, with his hateful ways, had
ome to make her miserable. Yes, she
realized it fully; she had been perfect-
ly happy until he came, and she had
been miserable most of the time since.
She leaned over and patted Dandy's
arched neck.
"Good mhacaress-
ingly.
"leIi she murmured,
for my
own if I would say the word! tight
don't let me think of it! Sell myself to
that old nen! And yet it is expected
of me. As if I did not know why I .was
invited beret As if 1 did not know
everything is being done for eay pleas-
ure! ,braid Lady Gertrude will have
Salim!"
The thought stung her. She had been
going leisurely along for nearly half an
hour. and Dandy was prancing with a
desire to stretch his sinewy limbs. She
flapped thereins on bis neck and he
shook his head and leaped into a long,
free gallop, Behind her sounded the
beat of anot] *r horse's hoofs.`
thought. "Why, he is coating up to me.
Go on, Dandy.'
Dani.y understood. Besides, he, too,
heard the hoof -beats behind him, and
he was unwilling to be caught. He
stretched his neck and flew swiftly on.
But the clattering behind came nearer,
and Erna turned her head with some in-
dignation, as well as with some surprise
that the horse the groom rode should be
able to overtake Dandy. Her face paled
and flushed.
"Lord Aubrey!" she muttered.
"I beg your pardon," he said, urging
Selim to her side, "for taking this lib-
erty. They tolyl me at the stables that
you had gone out, and when I saw you
armee. of ace, I knew who it .was."
"You do no tneed. to apologize," she
answered. coldly. "You ate surely at
liberty to ride where you will."
"I apologize for intruding on you," he
said.
"That need nottrouble you," she said
brusquely. "I shall return to the castle
in a few minutes."
"I hope you will not let ma drive you.
home," he said.
"I let no one drive me," she answered.
"You said you would be friends with
me," he said, a pained look mingling
with. the eager admiration with which
he hall been regarding her. •
She turned with flashing eyes. '
"You do not need to apologize," she
torted. "I said distinctly that I could
not force my liking.
"Yes, you did say so. I did not mean
to misquote you. I was thinking more
of my hopes than of what you did ac-
tually say. Won't you be friends? I
have done everything you demanded,
and I will do anything more to win
your kind. regard. Why are you so cold
to me?"
"Why should I be anything else?" she
demanded.
"For no reason excepting that I ask
very earnestly for your good -will. I
know that I have offended you, and
that I acted like, a self-sufficient fellow
when we first met. Won't you accept
my apology?"
She turned and looked into his eyes,
her face betraying more emotion than
he had suspected.
"Why should it matter to you wheth-
er I am friendly or not?" she asked, her
voice quavering sa little.
"I don't know," he replied. "It does
not matter. I keep w'ndering all the
time • how T van convince you that I
value your good -win. I •often think of
the day on the cliff *heir you offered
me your hearty good -will and fellowship,
and I am aghast at myself for acting as
I did. Won't you believe that I thought
I was doing what was best for you?"
"I suppose," said. Erna reflectively,
"that you thought yourself a very su-
perior being."
Ile smiled gravely.
"That is one way of stating it," he
said; "I think I was at that time al-
most dead to all human. emotion. If
you only knew what I had gone through
you might find it easier to forgive me."
"I forgive you, slie said, suddenly,
putting her hand out in her,old frank
way.
Ile took the little hand eagerly, think-
ing within himself that she certainly
had a charming way of coming around.
"It is very good of you," he said,
gratefully.
"No, it is not," she replied. "I want
to be friends, or 1 would not be."
She laughed joyously, feeling happier
than she would have l.iked. to own; and
he thought he had never seen any-
thing as beautiful as she looked at that
moment.
"I am glad I followed you," he said, in.
cautiously.
"Followed rhe!" she repeated.
He looked dismayed for a moment,
and then laughed, and said, frankly:
"It is the truth. I heard you gallop
by my window. I jumped up to see who
it was, fearing it might be Lady ,Ger—
trude, who had begged me to bring s I-
im here for her to try. When I saw it
was you, I hurried down and eame in
pursuit. You are not offended?"
"Oh, no," she answered, with a •void-
ness in markets contrast with her previ-
ous joyousness. "Why should I be of-
fended? I ought to be proud that you
would take so much trouble. There is at,
very pretty wall, with water the other
side, They said at the stable that this'
horse was as good as Selim. Isere is a
chance to make a test; I know what
Selim can do."
She gathered up the reins, to put Dare
dy at the wall; but Aubrey, after a.
hasty glance at the jump, put his hand
out and caught her bridle.
"It would ue madness! It is an impos-
sible jump. It is worse than the wall,"
"Let go," she said, her face pale and
set. "I am going to try."
"I cannot permit it," he replied, his
blue eyes lived on her with determina-
tion written in. them.
"It seems to me," she .said, in that
fierce tone of hers, which betrayed such
a war of passion within her, "that you
are assuming a great deal. By what
right do you dare to tell me whatyou
will or will not permit?"
"The right of ons human being to pre-
vent an act of eriminal recklessness in
another. Please, Erna, be"reasoarable!"
"Release the rein!" she cried, in a
stifled voice.
'will not until you promise not to
make the mad attempt. Even to keep
your friendship, which I so value, I will
not do it."
She laughed with hitter scorn. Her
brown eyes wore block with anifer,
"Release .the reini' she panted.,
•She raised her radius; Shill threaten-
ingly.
"I will strike you!" she .cried, Furi-
ously.
• CHAPTER XX III.
There were pain acid distress in the
steady blue eyes that looked into the
furious brown ones, but not an eyelash
quivered under' the expected blow from
the uplifted whip.
' For a moment they remained.thus; the
darkness deepening in Erna's eyes, and
then fading out. The whip slowly sank,
and Erna's bosom rose and fell:, like a
stormy sea. Then she spoke in e strangle
.
ed. voice. -
"Which way do' you go?"• she deniand-
cd.
"You are angry with me," he said, re-
gretfully.
"I hate you!" she cried, "1 Mame out
to be alone, and yosx•thrust yourself up-
on ane, The least you can do is to leave
me. You cannot expect to remain here
forever holding my rein. Do you find
something heroic in- your attitude.? To
me it is ridiculous! There! the groom is
corning. I shall appeal to bins."
The restive gorses .had kept moving
uneasily on all the while, and were now
its such a place that to make the jump
Erna would have been 'obliged to turn
around, which would have enabled the
earl to intercept her., Ile released the
rein, saying. in a troubled tone:
"Why is it my fortune toanger your?'
"I do not care to guess your riddles,"
she angrily retorted. "I wish to continue
my ride. .Will you be good enough to
•choose your way, and let me go mine?"
He bowed low, his face pale and trou-
bled,. and witlioitt a word. tu.riied Selim
toward the direction of the Castle and
rode away. Erna, with head ereet and
eyes burning. touched Dandy with her
whip and darted forward at a swift pace.
On and on she went for a anile and
more; then she checked Dandy and put
hint at' a low fence. Then she tried a
water jump, and after that a iwall.
Her face was pale and sop, and her
eyes were dark and flashing. She bad
turned back when the groom carne up
with her. He dropped behind her, won-
dering at her blazing eyes, but setting
them down to the exhilaration of rata—.
"I'll
"I'll do it if I break my neck," she
muttered. Then she rode an, twisting
and bending the pliable reins in her
nervous fingers. "He brought telim here
for her. It is true, then, that be intends.
to make her Ids countess, ,Ire followed
me to trifle with me. Would he lane?
would lie dare? Oh, I will snake hien suf-
fer for it, and her too. But I' will make
the jump if it kills me."
She knew it was a reckless thing to
do, but she was so furious with the earl
and still more furious with herself, that
she would not have been dissuaded by
any argument that could have teen ad-
duced.
But she dill not wish to fa stes`' she
mold .help it. So when slip r •ti c
jump:rn tee
returnStixrads
:and examined it, It -elss a ettarillie
jump, with death or broken hones lurk-
ing eat the other side. Int Erna's was
It temper so furious that the danger was
an added attraction,
"That's the envy of the -country, miss"
said the ;room, touching hie sap.
"Why," she curtly demanded.
"it looks tempting. but milady dare;
try it."
":Alt," ejaculated Erna, closing her
white teeth.
"Surely, miss---" began rhe groom.
"Heaven's mercy! cite'Il lee killed!"
Ile eoul:l not move to overtake her.
Besides, it would have been u,"less, and
he could only sit there ant stare in
horror at the fool-hare:0 ettempf.
Erna had brought the tic's:z down on
Dandy's flank, and he had sprung for-
ward as if projected from a gun. He
knew what he was expected to do as in;de i, just greet. with envy at your
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creature. I suppose note she will. not
licit at hie again,"
When J raw came down' she was sur-
rounded, according to customs and was
soon busy answering . questions, and
laughingly protested thin;. , she. would
Clever have.taken the , jump if she had
known so much fame was to be acquired
by it. Then, when she saw the opportun-
ity, she exclaimed:
".Cs net that Lady Cferrtrude I see oven
there by the Bari of Aubrey? I saw the.
earl this morning. He, too, was out rid-
ing,
„ (To be continued.)`
1 Never Knew.
I never knew how much she was ted me,
1 never knew how patient she could be;,
1 never realized until she went away,
How much a woman helps. a man each
day.
And, 0, I never knew how thoughtless I
Had been at times,: until I saw her die.
I never knew the crosses that she bore
With smiling patience, or the griefs that
wore
*Upon her heart strings, as she toiled
away.
I only saw 3ier smiles and thought her
gay;
I took for granted joys that were not didn
Fpm
I might have helped her then, but 't
know.
cent and admiration. Thenoeforward.the
model of womankind, in his eyes, would
be Miss March; and at that moment the
Worst he wished her was that she would
marry then marquis, his master, and
that he would die within a month of the
wedding.
Kone of the guests were yet stirring
when Erna returned to the castle, and
she shut herself in her apartments and
remained there until late in the morning,
when Violet cane to seek her, crying out
the moment she was admitted.
""Wliy, Erna! what have you been do-
ing t"
"Well, what have I been doing?" in-
quired Erna, quietly,
"Why, everybody is talking about you.
They say you went .out this inernizig
to ride, and took a jump nobody bus-ever
dared -to take; before."
"They liey arc .taking a great fuss over
very little, said liana.
" That sounds well front you, my clear,
but nobody else would say it. But what
d,> you think?-wlto do you think is
Nee?" •
"Lord Atha*. and the Iorehsan>s,"
said Erna, comlae:seelly.
"Olt. yuu knew it. Well, do come and
dhow yourself. They are all crazy to see
you. I wonder why the marquis asked
the earl find Lady t;ertrude here, He
newt have known you were not good
friends.,"" You are mistaken," replied Erna;
" the •Ware toe best of friends. The earl
was .out riding with me this morning,
part 'of the time ."
Violet-brugged her shoulders, like one
tvhto feels that she may be treading on
unsafe greend.
""'Well, do tinkle down," she said. t er-
disposed to skirl; it; but; as the groom t>c mid. For n momentent to serbelicee the intends trying it,too."
noted with horror-stricken adntiratinn,
Erna steadied him, slowest hien it trifle.
and got hint into his stride. •
It was an ugly wail, with a bad take-
off and a worse landing. But Erna, had
studied alt that and had unerringly
picked out the Joest spot to make the at.
tempt. On flew Dandy. steady now, and
determined to do honor to the courage of
bis su.d rider.
"Hi!" she cried, and lifted her whip.
Dandy planted his feet fairly on the
take -off selected. and with a nighty ef-
fort, rose in the air, itis magnificent
Muscles standing out in his thighs like
ridges of iron.
Over Ire flew, his nostrils distended,
hi, large eyes standing out of his gal-
lant head, and scrning to almost buoy
himself in the air. The want and water
stretched beneath him. Erna tat hint as
if a part with him, now leaning^forward,
now swaying backward.
There was a dread instant of uneer-
tainty, and then the noble animal itis
safe on the other side. Over!! She had de-
fied Lord Aubrey; site had made the
jump in spite of him; and the would go
itcnte triumphant. handy quivered in ey-
cry muscle, but he took the entailer
jump lower down in gallant style and
seemed to delight in the ,praise of
his rider.
'.Che groom was dumb with' -astonish -
About the same time Lady llonley
was talking privately with the marquis,
"Weil, it's too late now," said the
rnarehioness. h "All we can do is to
watch and wait.' Erna may treat kiln
horribly. She did the last time they
Chet, rtnd may again. For your sake, my
dear marquis,. I hope she will."
The marquis was in despair.
"But," he protested, "Aubrey is as
good as angaged'to Lady Gertrude, they
say."
They say!" repeated Lady Eomiey,
scornfully.. "Wait until it is announced.
I wish he were engaged to her. But
to think of bringing them here! Mar.
quis. I would as lief have thrown a
match into a powder magazine."
Lord Aubrey, in the meantime, Wes
swing a very wiettclted. time of itt« He
was well aware,"of the fact that he
ought to utterly eondaetnn any young
woniian tvitc> 'i;c t1tt fly,into such a pas.
"What a•vil spirit possessed you to in-
vite tate Earl of Aubrey here?" she de-
inamled, with considerable asperity.
"14 h,• --wily ----" stammered the mar-
quis, tak*,it aback by the tone, "isn't he
a. kinsman of Ernst;
I thought she worried • needlessly, and
Yet ',
I see her life was bounded by regret;
I might have done much more for her,
had I
But known her sorrows, or had thought
to try.
But now .sial; I'm alone at Iasi, I see
How much of pain her smiling hid. front
me.
"Isn't he a faseiltatin; anon?" retorted
the marchioness, inwardly thinking .ten
the stupidest of creation. `Think of his
reputation! brink of his good iooks, his
wealth, Itis youth! 1 thought you knew
he was the very man of men yon shoal.l
rot have herr. You certainly seemed to
Speak that way when you conferred
'with me at handle,."
"Aubrey!" cried the marquis, "Did
you mean Aubrey? i. thought you re-
ferred to Captain Merritte her,"
sion as Erna had that morning. But, in
fact, the more Ise thought of Erna, the
more lie dwelt on the astonishing beauty
she had. displayed in her fury.
"What a termagant!" he said; and
then he thought: "Where is the othat).
girl who would have dared to do that
jump?"
"What I cent camlareiiiend," he re-
flected, "is way else should so Budde:•fly
'bootee angry with use, just at the very
Moment when I was rejoicing in' the
friendship 1 had been longing for. For a
fewin m
I never knew how much I leaned upon
That little woman, till I found her gone.
How much her patience, gentleness and
cheers
Had meant to me through all those
early years.
How many little things she used to do
To smooth my path. Alas, I never
knew!
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