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"I will not answer what you stay," she
almost,whispered, rri will marry you if
you wish. I do notlove you, and never
could;but I respect you, and will strive
to honor your name. But first let ane
tell you that I have nursed a wild beast
in my:: heart, and have turned it loose
to rend me: I am wicked, unworthy,
cruel,. I will be the Marchioness ofMel-
rose, if youwish; your wife in the true
sense I never can be."
said, ask only what you can give," he
"One more thing!" her voioe quivered
with anguish, and Ilex bosom rose .and
fell tumultuously, as ;the sea in a sad-
den and violent storm. "It shames me
to say it, but I must. 1 love another
, man, I do not speak. his name -you
• know it. I love him; paid..I hate him,
too. I would' not be his wife --I would
die rather. But it is Heavens truth
that I love him. It were wiser not to
take me, Lord Melrose. I cannot see.
into the future; 'but I know it it blank,
black, black!"
What a wooing! what a bridel The
beautiful head drooped, and a. choking
sob rose iu the .rotutd, white throat.
Lord Melrose -generous old nobleman—
groaned—groaned because he was power-
less to help' her.
But it was over. The sob -was swal-
lowed, the proud head uplifted fiercely.
"I have said everything, my lord. Do
you take me?"
"that,I ayGladly;
e)vay to m kelyourforget and be
happy"
oFrArTER xxvur.
Erna March,. the betrothed of the Mar -
f Melrose, flashed into the social
- 'uncrowned queen. She was
:om one end of the kingdom
er, and society was all agog
e wonderful creature of whom
'lig atonies were told.
isporcd that she had 'posi-
1 Lord Aubrey, the gra
e day, and had laughe
titles and fortun
to the old marqui.
• )wild ri.'
from her oven ,breast, and is forcing ltex';
self to go through the world with a seg
ene, .srnilixig lace. I don't 'hnow+bow
will end,Roneley; but there is a tragedy
in that girl's eyes," '
"Yes," said Lord. Romley, "I feel as,
if I were living on the very crater of
a volcano. Of course I love Erna-
-could-n't help it if I wished :but, to my com-
mon male • understanding, the whole
affair is about as irrational as anything
well could be."
"Oh, you are a man" replied Laity
Romley in a tone that conveyed more
than the words.
'Yes I have that, misfortune; and . I
suppose that is why I cannot compre,
bend why Erna. should think it .neces-
eery to reject Aubrey with contumely
and scorn when she loves him to dis-
traction and he would give his soul to
have her." •
"There are delicate points in themat-
ter which you cannot appreciate" was
Lady Romley's rejoinder.
Lord Romley shrugged his shoulders a
gesture ' which always irritated the
marchioness. •
"You are utterly without sentiment"
'said ehe; then :sighed and went on: "And
now I .must tell Erna about the Earl of
Aubrey's engagement to Lady Gertrude:'
"Why must you? She will learn of it
soon enough."
"Yes, from some one who will be
watching her fen to see her wince."
The marquis smiled faintly.
"Won't you watch her face for the
same thing,, my dear:"
Lady Romley simply stared at him;
uIneh was the wisest thing the. could
have done, since down in her heart she
knew that she was woman enough to
be curious to see how Erna would:take
it, '
"Erna," she said, later, when she was
alone .with her, "I have something •oo.
cid you about Lard of Aubrey."
-na locked at her calmly; enough,.
pupils of her great brown eyes
until the eyes looked black.
was all: she said.
gement to Lady Gertrude is
tale!" was Erna's calm,•
then she changed the sub-
we return to Romlep?"
at the Earl of Dyke-
<ha~d 'hew 7displaying
;the „et
rote
knew
tle Erna; was vl.
icornful the girl wa
no other outward sign
rbulence than an occasionaling of the pupils of her
hardening of the muscles of
owing, to the watchful, .anx-
of Lady Romley, a hidden
heart-rending than the wild-
ssion of grief and pain,
y Romley had anticipated that
rna would find indemnification in tor-
menting the. marquis and by coquetting
with all other men; but in this Erma
surprised her. Her treatment of the
marquis was most sweet and ivomanly,
i a,a if she recognized and apprieiated his
nobility of nature, in spite of his not
always dignified eagerness to'anticipate
her wishes.
She did indeed throw herself with
feverish eagerness into all the dissipa-
tion offered by the gay world into which
she had leaped; but she coquetted with
no one, although scores of men, faiscin-
a.ted by the indescribable charm of her
manner, hung about her, ready to throw
themselves at her feet, eager to win her
away from the'old marquis.
It seemed to be understood every-
where that•�slte and the. Hari of Aubrey
were not to meet; for not once' did she
• find Herself in the same house with
him. She heard of him often enough; fox-
/
he had thrown himself into the guy
world with as much fervor as she had;
and he and Lady Gertrude were heard
of together everywhere.
And at last carne the hews for which
everybody was: prepared: The .Earl of
Aubrey was to wed Lady' Gertrude
• Merehani, Lady Rowley told Erna' of it.
' It was not a pleasant task for the old
lady; but she had grown to love Erna
' so • much that it was her ,constant en-
' deavor to stand between her and the
consequences of her act.
"Yogi are as devoted as Melrose," said
Lord Reinke;laugbiegly, to.hie spouse,
one day.
"Yes," Lady 'Romley head replied, "I
am. I know what the poor .child is suf.
faring: Talk of, the. heroie-fortitude of
the American.Indian. It is nothin* to
a
foivayward girl
was beer despera-
tion:.
Sh ,at it .would
'be; bu: ted often to
tate° ager even be con-
terrtlilat, if ruin to her
Iife,-by; 1 suggested.
Cansetj', allowing two
days--uu r Rentley, in
fact—ibe c every move-
ment of Di' er•,:admirers,
in order tha. i s, if possible,
which one, i� t select for
her eompanio escapade.
But Erna d. the 'least of
her treatment; young
end. was' to leave thein
iv}ieri ' Irture came.
Loallfcf Melrosethe ti hent, and it
appeared to Lad rt. Etna was
espelovercially kind a.. o • her aged
...o
Indeed,, from the of their de-
pal tur¢..for Dykeha a lrad dropped
lies •larniliant manner quieter one;
and satiny times 'd ` e ride Lady
Romley.. surprised a-. a;Iook in to
brown eyes as tlieyon her or on
the old narauis.:
Something was goi' n that enig-
matical bin which hely Romley
with sad• foreboding;.` a; ek her own
brain ae,she would, sh ]d not arrive
at an$"'satiefaetory eau on., But she
could not endure siiet. aiting far a
catastrophe; ; eo, whe . omiey was
reached, she• ilreiv' Lor: ; Melrose aside,
and said to him:.
in
"�MMelroErna?s',r, have you noticed the change
He looked her in thy{ eyes, and for
the first time the old lady noticed that
the old air of foppery was gone from
him, and in its place was a patient
kindliness,
"Yes, marchioness."
"I. am afraid it means something," she
said.
"I fear so, too."
"Do you suspect the direction it will
take?" she demanded.
"No," he replied. "I only know that
her heart is breaking; and that I would
readily,give What remains ot my useless
old life to make her ii rpy, . 1 try not
to trouble her by not ' what is going
on within her, or by . ing questions;
flied it is enough for that she does
not laugh at the old f 1 she has con-
sented to. marry.
Lady Robley indj(' tly -brushed a
tear from her eye. 't;ed disgraceful
to }lei' ' one '-' el 'fought so
e hail:.:.. 4. -
is beeause 1 tun sere that there is a bet-
ter understanding between us than any.
explanation would ever have : bi•aught
about, that :1 wish tosay•sometliing be;
fore: 1 gb away lama you." •
She looked, l }quiningiy at hinr; andbe could see she was endeavoring todi
vino his meaning before be spoke,
"Till you let' me say what is on my
mind, without interruption?" he asked.
"It sounde as if you were intending
something disagreeable," she said; witli.
a faint smile. "13ut you shall speak, with,
out interruption. Go•on!"
He hesitated a moment, and his face
b datiYed unusual emotion. Then he went
ot1,.,in a low, subdued tone, as if hold -
in • himself severely in check:
'I am an old man, and. there is some-
thing incongruous in talking of love
to a radiant young creature. like you.
But I do love you—love yon ha's, way
that no young roan could. I love you so
well, Erna dear, that I would give• you
up to another for your greater happi-
ness. •1 speak so now, beeause 'I have
soon how you have suffered; and I
would help you if I could. Can you, will
you confide in me—not as to a pros -
/Aetna b'cband, but as to a father?"
Erna's hands fell from the keys into
her lap, and across her face ppssed a
look of keenest anguish. Tears formed
in her eyes,' gathered and rolled in
great round' drops over her smooth
bei e les. Then she sprang to her feet, her
(Tes upraieal to heaven, and wailed:
"01. why have you said this? Was
mytask not hard enough already?"
Then she was gone, leaving him alone
by the piano. 'die made no effort to call
her back for an explanation, but followed
her sadle- with his eyes; and when she
nay gone out of sight, murmured:
"Proud, passionate, ungoverned, noble
creature! Since I cannot help you in niy
way, I -will help you in your own, Hea-
ven helping me."
CHAPTER XIX.
Erne, returned no more to the drawing
room that evening. She had gone to her
own apartments, and had locked
herself in, sending her maid away, when
the latter came to assist her in retiring
"I shall not need you again," she had
said, peremptorily.
The maid went away shrugging • 101
French shoulders, but hardly surprised;
for Erna had long ago taught -her to be
surprised at nothing she did. •
Erna, meanwhile was pacing her apert-
ments from one end to the other, wrest-
ling with a demon of her own conjur-
ing; and suffering as only those can
suffer whose trou elc is intangible.
Bat by and by her face became set in
determined lines, and she sat down at
her little desk arid wrote sheet after
sheet of hurried Writing. Then she stop-
ped a.nd tore all in shreds. After that
sIe eato'ce; fewer worde, more deliberttte-
-.avorel ..she icad over; folded
, lad it'in envelope
addressed
eettoand ladpyceRomleyn, a
Iter ximadiiienis .Were now quite
steady, "if not calm, 'though the drawn,
haggard face would have told .any one
seeing her that- she was suffering still.
'First she gathered together certain of
her dresses, ana 'such other clothing as
bright have been necessary for a new
days' wear. These she packed in a hand-
bag, which was new, as if purchased for
the purpose.
All her jewels, excepting a few simple
ones of no value, she left in tl}eh cases;
but what money she had—and it was so
considerable in ,amount as to indicate
that she had laid it by for apurpose—
•she put in a purse, together 'with an ad-
dress which she looked at as if it were
important,
After that she sat down and waited
mail she was sure the last servant had
retired, when she gob up, put on her
cloak and hat, and took her satchel in
her hand.
She was going to leave the Castle. She
intended to leave the life she was lead-
ing; and. the note she left on her class-
ing table, addressed to Lady Romley,.
said so.
"Dear ,Lady Romley," it said, "when
you receive this, I shall be gone from
your home. 1 know suck a course will
receive your condemnation, but I must
reap as 1 Brave sown, and I see, nothing
else •before me but this very step. 1
have been contemplating it for a long
time; and it will be useless to seek me
with the idea that ]r will ever return to
the life I am leading, and which is
nig me.
1 know I have had your loving sym-
pathy, and that this action of urine will
seem like ingratitude; but believe me
when I say that I shall ever cherish all
your unspoken love, as well as that
which was made so plain to ine. I have
deserved itathing, and you have given
me everything. •
"Please slay to Lord Melrose that if I
believed he would be happier for having
me by his side, I would even now remain
and 'fulfill my engagerueut. with- him;
but that I ani. t:onvuxeed that .the evil
which is rampant within tie Would wreck
his life us well as nty; owtl.
-. »i'"% ha eontinueri.) . »
titre inY,thc acetate
riorrow is ;oet• for our
Lady Romley.
ad to get home," said
s odd to call it home,
Been there so littIe'
e it when you know it
marchioness. "It is time
ne rest, anyhow; for the
begin soon, and you should:
to enter the whir]."
Pose so," replied"' Erna, a little
Romley looked slarply at her.
It seemed fo her that a. new expression
had crept into her eyes—one of repug-
tante.
'Erna," cried,. impulsively, "it is
not too late 'yet."
Dina turned her eyes full on her, and
seemed. to look through her old friend.
"You are mistaken," she said, with a
calmness that was terrible; ."it is too
late. Row mtielr too late neither you
nor anybody can guess. I cannot go
back, Lady Romley; and I do not wish
that I could." '
"Erna, dear," said the old lady, tears
standing in her eyes, "you wring my
heart with your despair. Why did you
do it? Why won't you undo it?"
Erna put her hand caressingly on the
other's withered hand.
"I do not deserve that you should: love
me as you do, Lady Romley. I have
come into your life like e. whirlwind,
bringing discomfort and trouble. I shall
fulfil my mission by going out -ef it in
the saute way. I hope you will then
find the peace and serenity of which I
have robbed you."
"My child! what do you mean?" cried
the marchioness, in alarm, seeming to
see something sinister in Ernes words.
The strangely sac. expression which
had been creeping over the beautiful
young face was swept away, so to speak,
by a wave of consciousness; and Erna
resumed the mask of half -mocking seren-
ity which she had worn for so many
weeks.
"Mean!" she repeated; "what should
I mean but leaving you to be the Mar-
chioness of Melrose? The poor mar-
quis! I am sorry for him, Lady Rpm -
ley. It would be a blessed thing for
him if I should . elope with one of Iris
young rivals. He is too good a man to
be cursed with such a bride."
"My clear]"
Erna laughed iii a gay, half-recleleec
way that came upon her once in a while,
and Lady Romley, knowing words would
be useless, left her, But •she watched
ran ever after that
hers. She hastorn her quivering .heart convene) •for the cortvictron wigs
rsa, •
her more anxiously t)
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"Ah," he replied, "1. i , n't tbink that;
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Have you noticed lat •1 ' how her eyes
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made up to something. w lieh she would
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"She is going ,rto do something. But
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"?Tor L And eannnt' eitlirer prevent her
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Lady Romley looked at him wonder-
ingly, -Steila sublime devotion as his
she could a.dinire when, she could not
comprehend it -
Lord ;Melrose was to manual tet Rom -
ley but a day, before reuniting home;
and he and his fiancee were not` to
meet again 'until the '-as jou opened inLoudon. 'Tha evening before! he was to go
home, he lad an opportr.'ity to be alone
with Erna, for a short e.She had. been,' singieie
d
ha stood b the piano,, tailing g
g her in
such a Way is•would n. newer lien She
remained'ti the pian' fingers rain-.
Mug lrghtiy over tie Apparently
slie . had 'forgotten 1 fi+r she was
softly humming the e ha4i';sureg
the first tiine he. h, alit lteixd Iter
sing. In seine way li ]hailed that
it was a time sire rind in' ' -the
nursery at Aubrey;- e knew now
that her thoughts w %th the. earl.
"Erna,", he said,
She ceased her son.y r Iced at him
with the gentle cam she she almost alexia n1. ]rrtt?<:
"You know 'I to.zriorrow?"
he said. a
"Yes, and I 1 luta,±0 brake
this an evenin, leasantly in
your memory.' nd :ret here
I have keen ysc"If. ShallI sing sonnet
thing you " Cert any -
"There is better than
another wa,
hanswered."01, fie vly, "that is
flattery,''
No," h
r don't.
quite ,e
to site
,And
no•
adult
dee
y
er truth. But
Certain mc." It is
now as always,
-and look at you.
ltd not Wish to an-
ith my presence or
!" she cried, her eyes
look of pain. "I want
—to be sure that there
of matter who, whom
itlt than with you.
ev¢i- etea Ioy ane.
r cause to think
anxious pees
-
at been so
rat I have
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