The Herald, 1909-07-23, Page 3"Do I? '• Well, I, will give you an 'an-
fswer to -malaise,. I think 1 may say
that." ,.
"is; there,' any hope, marchioness?'" he'
-.asked. "How can there be?" •
"Marquis," sheaaaid, sadly, i'Lought to
tell you tire. truth, •and 1 wiIT, Therea,
is every.licipe,th at i'i•ne will accept your
coffer, She has ooquet'ted• vat.h the earl
an order' -to lead bilin on to., a proposal,
Which; ,she "intends to: refuse."'
"My deur marchioness!" - • - •
Both' he'and. Lady Gertrude have of -
faceted her;, 'and she is. like a mad wo-
ttaih;� ie e11 you.tiria 'frankly. she has
airiwen Lady, Gertrude• a'tvay,', and ewer
:she ~will :send him away,too. I am surer
"ehe will'refuse• hien; 'but T am equally'
suee"she loves him frantically. There,
'-'' marquisl that is the tragedy that has
•been going on under your roof..And
•eculd cry my old eyes out to stop it.`
Now you know all."
"Good heavens!"
•
e you withdraw your offer of rear
"'De
?"
"No; I would marry her under any
'circumat+aauces, Perhaps—who • can tell—
"Oh, do say it, marquis!" snapped thl3
cid lady, "If there is a thing I 'cannot
bear it is a sentence left unfinished,"
"1 was afraid you would scoff at me,"
he said.
"As if I did not scoff at you any'hoiv,"
she retorted.
"I was going to say that perhaps I.
could help her in some way. My love for
,her is as incomprehensible to me- as it de
to you. But it is so great that I would
e any sacrifice to help her. Do you
understand what I mean? I might learn
to understand her peculiar disposition,
sand help her in that way."
"You are right," said the marchioness,
Sgt oring most of what he had saki;
f'l:ere is a peculiar disposition. Mercy
on us! if you are going to spend your
vleelining years"—the marquis evinced—
"in
inced"in fathomin the springs of a girl's ac-
tions---- Well, I don't envy you."
"But you are sure she will not ae
e tt him?" he queried.
"Sure f No. Who can be sure of any-
thing in relation to her. I believe she
will send him away with a broken heart,
with her own broken as welt There!
don't. talk to me any more. If I were not
&i foolish over the girl se yourself, I
would never put up witth all his non-
eer.se, and worse than nonsense."
"Look at them now!" groaned the mar-
quis, pointing out of the window.
Lady Romley put up her lorgnettes
and looked, .Aubrey and Erna were walks
ing down the avenue together. She was
looking up into his face with a witching
smile, and, he was looking clown at her
vtith passionate longing.
CHAPTER XXV*T
It was early morning when. the More-
ltains shook the dust of Melrose, so to
speak, from their feet. In reality it was
the horses of the marquis that shook
the dust from their feet; and they made
sufficient noise in doing so to apprise
Erna, who was lying awake, of the fact.
She rose up front her bed and stole to
the window and drew the curtain. Lord
.and Lady Morehani, personifying dig-
silty,
ibsilty, sat bolt upright in the carriage, as
it whirled by; but Lady Gertrude, either
indifferent to, or unsuspicious of obser-
vation, lay back against the cushions,
her face drawn and white; bearing evid-
•enee of the cruel hurt from which she
aims suffering.
And Erna, looking out at her; felt a
pang at her own heart; her own face
was as white and drawn as Gertrude's;
and under her brown eyes were dark
rings which betrnyed the unrest of
body and spirit. But whatever eompune-
tion she might feel in her breast, ehe
smothered savagely; and she stamped
her little bare foot on the soft rug as
ehe cried out:
"It is their own fault. Why did they
Great me so?"
Later, when she went downstairs,
Sally Lady Ttoiniey suspected the turmoil
that was going on beneath the gay and
brilliant exterior, But the old lady,
studying the beautiful face, shook her
aced sadly, and murmured:
"Ah, my dear! you are marking a bit-
ter sorrow for yourself, and I cannot
help you."
Usnatty Aubrey was given first plate
near her, but this morning, without
nteming design, Erna contrived it so brat
he could cbtain no more than a word
and a glance, And it seemed to hint that
'the glance was cold and indifferent.
He understood neither himself nor her.
He .did not know why he was so madly
infatuated; he only knew that he was,
and that it seemed to bit that he had
loved: Erna from the first moment of
reeeting- her, but without comprehending
Ids feeling until now. It seemed to have
downed upon him suddenly:
Ile watched her as she sat in tare midst
of the hanging throng, and • wondered
if she. eared for him at ail; if _ all
the kind words and soft glancesh she had
bestowed ui=,him had been' only such
am she would have given to any ether.
And as he watched, it seemed to him
that he Could bear. the suspense no
longer. He must know if she had any
love in her heart for him. Sometimes
lie was sure she had, and then he was as
enure that she had not.
It tame over him many times that
matting, as he watched the eager attet-
tiolt ` of the gentlemen about her with
jealous t;nnniety, that within a few days
he' had passed through a strange revolu-
titan.: It was ea shot a tifae ago that
letis ,been fixed ,in hit 'd termination
to ask the hand of Lady :Gertrude; he
had met Erna, then, only to anger her,
and. to . call from her bitter, • scathing
`words;: '
Now he thought of Lady. Gertrude as
of some one far apart from ibinr; and
'he and Erna had ha.d many delightful
walks and talks together, in which she
had unfolded to his astonished con-
sciousness such a wealth of. wit and in-
tellect that he had become enthralled—
bewitched, it seemed •to him! sometimes.
He watched her until he could bear it
no longer, but he had already learned
to respect Erna's moods; and since she
seemed to wish that .the 'should not be
with her, he• haened from the Castle,
intending to take a walk; in which he
might at least think of her undisturbed
by,,the untoward reflections aroused by
the sight of so' many ;taming eyes upon
her.,
Nervous and r'estless'as he was, flow -
ever, his ewhllc brought ban no peace of
mind. Sometimes his 'thoughts were all
on Lady Gertrude, and•the wistful look
he had scent in her eyes the last: time
.he had met her. He wondered if he had
done her any wrong; if he had gone so
far in his attentions to her, as to give
her a right to feel aggrieved .at him.
la is so easy to believe what you wish'
to believe. Aubrey persuaded himself
that` nothing stood between him and
Erna but her will; and he was deter-
mined to know what that was before
the day was out.
' Love is athing which many scoff at;
and yet i{ ; r. power is beyond that of
unitt other s•:factor in human ` affairs.
Kings have bartered their kingdoms for
its gratification; and men have teased
their immortal souls to perdition `for it,
Aubrey strode off that morning far into
the country, wrestling with himself,,and
trying to adjust his sense of right -with
his inclinaion,
' When he turned into the park again
on his return, and walked slowly through
the woods, there remained but one thipg
clear in his mind; and that was exactly
as he had set out on Ids walls—he loved+
Erna with a mad infatuation which no
reason could control, no sense of any
other obligation could mitigate, no 'sug-
gestion of her possible refusal could
check.
You may temper the steel to the
utmost limit of hardness, and yet the
softer magnet will attract it. Place a
barrier between the two, and still the
hardened steel will leap to the softer
enc.
Something there was in the manner
of Erna's treatment of the earl, which.
warned him that an insurmountable bar-
rier stood between them. What it was
he eould not tell,
'There were times when it seemed to
him that he could see to the bottom of
her soul, where ail was calmness and -
womanly strength. and then his own soul
grew strong and serene, and he felt a
sublime and peaceful security that her
love was all his,
But there were other times, and they
came as the hurricane comes, suddenly,
and with dark portent, when it seemed
to him that between hint and her was
a passionate, swirling storm of wrath,
which hid her soul from him.
Then she was all mockery. More be-
witching, more enthralling, it might be,
but saddening and unapproachable. It
was at such times that the earl felt
that he was but a plaything in her
hands, and yet it was at these very
times that the: madness to tell his love
was the strongest.
IT had never thought this out, but
the feeling of it was strong in him. He
was never certain of her mood, and often
found himself watching with bated
breath to discover how he might ap-
proach her.
Now, as he strode along slowly, he
wondered what her mood. would be when
he came upon her again. Would she be
cold and distant as when he had left her,
or would she greet him with a sweet
smile of gladness, as if her greatest joy
wits with him?
. But, ah! he soon would have an an-
swer to that question; for there she
stood now, under a spreading oak, like
a. sylvan goddess. She was quite alone,
and was lean`ng against the rough bole,.
her little white hands engaged in idly
te"Ernbits
saidT1
a," hesoftly; for she had
not started at his approach, and he was
afraid he would startle her.
She looked up quietly, but 'with a
daucin * light in her brown eyes that
made him sigh. She was in ,Tier mocking
mood.
":1h guardian," she said, her red lips
dimpling in a smile ",that showed her
even, white teeth.
"I thought I had been dismissed from
the office," he said, trying to fall in
with her mood.
"Oh, yet," she replied, "it was on that
morning when we met on horseback,
itis it not?"
"Before that, 1 think," he said his
thoughts flashing bash to that morning,
however.
I'ie wondered now if he ever again
would have the overage to oppose her in
anything, no matter hew wild.
"Perhaps it was," ehe carelessly ans-'
wered, "`Vii tat a disagreeable guardian
You made, did you not?"
"I de not doubt it. I have tried hard
enough to atone since."
"You have?"' ehe queried, her eye-
brows going up with a, sort of mocking
surprise.
"If you have not noticed it," he said,
rtai pain in his vette, "I cannot have
anteceded very well."
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Be looked into her ' face with troubled
eyes. Never had he seen her at one so,
radiantly beautifta and bewitching; and
yet so forbidding, Her wonderful brown
eyes were fairlyluminous, and' iter moist
red lips were (slightly Parted, in 'a smile'
of mockery."
"Erna," ho said,. sadly, "have you nev-
er forgiven, me for the terrible' launder
I made when :I first met you?'".
"Was it .a Blunder?" she queried,
laughing softly. "I ani not so sure. I
think you were quite right. What a for-
vrard little hoiden I was, But, there! 1
won't let ;the thought trouble . me I
have altereate since then. Oh, I know' I
am still willful, Is that what you were
going to say?"
Therewas a light �n her eyes now
that was 'not of mocicary; but it disap-
peared at ones- '
"I was not going to"' say that," he
gravely answered. "Per�a:ps you have al-
tered; perhaps you are willful, however.
T ''only wish you were the same, and that
once more you were calling to me from:
your place on'the chilff."
"You would go around by the safer
path now, would you not?" and site
laughed in a singular 'way; "But I would
,not make your acquaintance that way
nc.rv. Sinee I have : been to fin-
ishing 'school, I have learned how to ac-
coi n.plish the same object in a less re-
pr+hensible way."
He winced. an she recalled the finish-
ing school That was another of his
blunders—offenses:
"1 think," he humbly said, "that if
you knew what my life had been before
I met ecu, ,'ou would. think my eon -
civet less strange."
1Vtat a hard light leaped on the in-
`stant into the brown eyes!
"Pray excuse me, Lord Aubrey;' she
said, with delicate but cutting sarcasm,
"but however interesting the recital
might be, I ant afraid it would hardly
be proper."
A dull red color rose to the earl's
cheek.
"I do not understand. you, Erna," he
said, sadly. Ile was not angry with her
for her cruel words; only heart -sick, "I
nide a miserable mistake when I first
met you. I was a self-absorbed mans, who
fancied his own sorrows were greater
then those of any one else. I could not
see anything beyond. myself. I would
give anything to undo what I did. Can
}ou not forgive inc
"Yes. Now." She answered curtly, her
eyes dilating„
IIs did not understand what her tone
'meant; he weeonlyawu,'e hat. -ho wee
the other side of that strange barrier
that sometimes rose between then But
the eonsciousness only gave him a feeling,
of desperation and recklessness.
"Erna," he said, his voice rich and tre-
mulous with feting, "1 cannot find fit-
ting words to say what I wL'h to say.
I know I shall blunder, that the very in-
tention of spealing is a blunder. but I
cannot help it. I have offended you binw
and time again, and aiways without a
shadow of excuse. Now ---oh, hose can I
say it so that you will understand? -•--
now I love you. Love you,, Erna? '11 e
word gives no notion of the overwhelm-
ing passion. 1 aur yours to reject, t,trnv
away, trample on; yours to scorn, yens
to wither in the fire of your disdain.
Heaven help me! t "u hare my life, my
soul in your hand., Chia, Erna, give nue
hope."
It was the hopeles., mean of a doomed
man. Ile had seen her face harden, her
hp curl as he spoke, and he knew be-
fcre she answered what her word would
be. And yet he had gone on pleading
with the sublime pathos of iiopelessnese.
He was not on his knees to her; hest
his hands were outstretched, and his
eyes were beseeching. She laughed. Ile
shrank within himself, shuddering.
"No," she answered contemptuously,
"I gave you no hope. I wished you ter
say these things. I have wrought for
it. I drove Lady Gertrude from here.
Now you may return to her.
"How startled, how shocked you
Iook!" she laughed in a bitter, hard
way. "I tell you these things because
I wish r ou to know. When T first met
you, I vas a foolish, open-hearted girl.
411 ".this is your handiwork, Oh, I do
not aceese you; I merely* state a fact.
It was you with, your delectable past,
who cantle home to make a finished wo-
man of the hoiden. Well, I am finish-
ed, but no: for you Why, I have loatn.
ed the manning lessen of the finishing
school to perfection.
"Shall I tell you what it is? It is
so simple. A poor young girl, if she
happen to have beauty, must marry for
money. If wise, she will take a. hus-
band who is tolerably near his ;rave,
get a good settleiticnt; and then ---let
him' die as quickly as possible."
She laatghfully scornfully, as of his
horror were a most amusing thing Then
she went on
"And to, think that if 1 • had been left
'to myself; I might Lave' married for
love, Igor arse! How absurd that
would •have be:eni"
"Stop! stop! in mercy stop!" inter-
posed. the earl, hoarsely, .`In heaven's
name do not say I have wrought this
ruin! Oh, great heaven, talo is worse
than all the rest! 1 em ,accurseal"
He "had no reproechea for• her, but,
only for himself., A frozen: horror was
on his face; and he turned and fled as
if from a cataclysm,
Erna stood and . watched: him until be
was out of sight; then slowly drooped
andwink to the earth; a moaning cry
rising from "her lips: •
"Oh, let the diet. let me die!"
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"Are you il1, .Erna:?' 'ave you a head-
acheY„
• No, I am quite Weil, Lady;)}omleg,"
"But your room, is darkened.
"I prefer it so. I hope it does not
disturb you enough to oblige fine to let
the light in.".
"No; it doesn't matter.. Did you
know Lord Aubrey Inas made a sudden
departure? Hs has already gone?"
I knew he would go. Why do you
ask, me? You were sure I was the cause
of it. That is what you wish to say.
Yes, he did me the honor to offer me
his —I tbink he called it love. I did not
care for it, and suggested that he give
it to Lady Gertrude, who would accept
it-"
The voice was dull and hard, and
Lady Bentley shivered, knowing the
storm that raged within. But she had
settled upon a course of action, and be-
lieved she was acting for the best.
"You don't wish me to comment on
what you have done," she said.
"I would not permit it," was the
quick, passionate reply: "You have
something to say to me. Please say it."
Lady Romley could have cried with
pain.
"Yes," she said, gently, "I have come
to tell you that the Marquis of Melrose
has made a formal proposal for your
hand."
"It is what 1 thought. • It is a great
honor, which I accept. Will you tell the
margais that .I will receive him in my
own parlor in an hour?"
"It is not necessary," 'cried Lady Rom -
ley, pitifully.
"Nevertheless, I shall receive him."
"Erna, Erna; have. some pity for him,
if none for yourself! The marquis is
an old man, and the whole world will
laugh at hien, even while envying him;
but he loves you with a greatness of
soul that lifts him above your con-
tempt and scorn."
"I shall not wound bint... I respect
hint. I do not laugh at him. 'I am very
sorry for him."
There was something so terrible in.
the Calmness of the suffering girl that
Lady Romley could not remain, in her
presence. She could not trust herself to
speak, but left the room precipitately,
tears.,in.het old eyes. ,
"There is a tragedy in every word
she utters," she murmured.
Erna's luxurious little parlor was not
darkened when she received her aged
uitor there, The light was softened,
but that was all; and Erna was dressed
with unusual care.
"You have done me. a great honor,
my lord," tate :Aid, abruptly; on his en-
trance.
"Oh, no,, do not say that. It is you
who do me 'honor," lie said, eagerly. al
do not .comprehend, now, how I have
ever had the prestunption to—"
' "My lord,' interrupted Erna, "you
must let me have it my way. You do me
an honor in asking axe to bear your
name. But I did not ask to .see you to
say only that. I do not wish there
should be any misunderstanding between
us, because I believe you to be a gen-
eroua-hearted gentleman."
'There eau be no misunderstanding,"
he said, eagerly. "I do not expect or
ask any love front you. Was it not of
that you were going to speak?"
"Yes, but perhaps we do not under.
stand love in the same way," she said,
In a taint, even tone.
"I think we do. • I am an old men—
old enough to be your grandfather, pee-
ple will say—but--but-----" he stam-
mered, and then went on, with a pa-
thetic sort of humility: "1 have never
loved—really loved—a woman before,
and it sums to me that all the love ofa
life -time is working in my heart now.
It is not passion ---rt is not so poor a
thing, or perhaps so precious a thing,
but it is as abiding as the love of a
lover, a brother, and a father all in one.
Alt? I do not express myself as I thought
I could. What I mean to say is, that I
will strive to ,rake you happy, without
expecting any love from you."
There was a sudden moisture in :;he
brown eyes, and for it second the full
under lip was tremulous. The old man
was not ridiculous; he was noble Erna
put out her hand and placed it in his,
which quivered at the touch as if from
a shock.
!To he continued.)
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