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"There are one or two things wanting
—still, one can not have everything.
You see, my friend and partner, Watson,
is a queer fellow, sharp and clover in his
way. He got hold of this ranch by a
lucky chance. An old hunter had got
it for a song some years ago. Iie did a
good deal of Blearing and improving, ti)1
he came to the end of his cash, and got
sick of being settled. So Wells bought
it as it stood, cheap enough, then he
found he hadn't a penny left. Just about
that time I wandered into San Francisco
and met him, so we entered into partner-
ship. 1 hope to buy hint out by and by."
' I think," said Mona, "were I a man,
I should rather like the life; but it must
bo lonely."
"Ob, it would he terrible for a wo-
man, r am e fraicl," said 'Faring, with a
sigh. "I must take out tame tough books
with ane, to provide for the winter even-
ings."
"frow -long shall you be in London?"
"About a week."
"It will be fill, as it is near Easter.
l 11all,ygou not look tip some of your old
friends? The contrast would amuse
you."
"No. I have done with all that! There
aro some rdatinn. of my father's on
whom T must call -but I really do not
care to see any one else."
• This conversation mid lasted while
they made a,tnln• of the stony, heathery
piece of land outside the low. moss -
grown wait whieh inclosed the lawn and
bit of pleasure ground, and came out
upon the roai leading to Kirktoun.
As they paused to look at the sunset
and just as Waring had uttered the last
words, a gentleman on foot came rolmd.
a turn of the road. Waring's brow con-
tracted; he glanced swiftly at his comn-
panion, and exclaimed:
"13y Jove! it is Lisle!"
In another moment Lisle was lifting
his hat and shaking hands with Mona.
"Waring!" he exclaimed in a tone of
supreme surprise. "Waring! by all
that's astoaeashing. Where—how—what
has brought you here?"
"Chiefly railways and steamboats."
"My uncle knew some of Mr. Waring's
people. They met in (Ilasgow, and Mr.
Waring 'canic back with him"
"I thought you were lost forever!"
cried. Liao in a tone which did not
express very lively pleasure at his
turning up again.
"Well. hero 1 0.01, you see, considerably
the better for a sojourn in the wits."
"So oit seems! Why, you look years
older."
"Now• Sir .John, pray account for your-
self," said Mona. Your sudden appear-
ance requires explanation, as well as Mr.
Waring's."'
"Does it?" said Lisle, flashing a quick
glance into her eyes. "Well, Finistoun
was corning north for a little rest and
fishing, so, as we both had had enough
of gay and festive scenes for the pre-
sent, I came with hien, and am staying
in my old quarters at Kirktoun for a.
day or two. ITow is a' wi' ye?" as your
quaint old uncle would say."
"We are all remarkably well. He will
be a goo deafl surprise to see you."
"More ism -prised than delighted, sus-
pect."
"It takes t good deal to delight Uncle
Sandy; but I think he was always plac-
idly pleased to see you."
"And how goes the Highland cousin?
Has he. grown more reconciled to his
uncle's plans?"
"Oh, no!" cried Bona, laughing; "he
is more irreconcilable than ever."
Then Lisle asked for Mine, Desbrisay,
and described with coot sareasn the sur-
prise and indignatioe of General Fielclen's
friends at that warrior's marriage.
Waring was very silent. Morna's quick
intelligence told how that each man wsa
annoyed. by the sight of the other; War-
ing, of course, did not care to meet the
man who had advi-ed a stop which led
to pain and mortification; while the
other --well, she nudes tuod his irritation
clearly enough.
Lielc imparted a good ,deal of London
gossip before they reached the house, and
Was then duly introduced to Uncle
Fandy.
"Eh, but I'm varra pleased. to see
you!" he said, with unusual warmth.
"It's an uncommon time of the year fur
a Londoner to come amang, the lulls."
"You see, Craigdarroch always has its
attra ctions."
"May be so. nay be so. Tt will be
lookin' bravely in another month. And
now you'll talc' a bit o' supper wi' us.
We have.supper at eight, and Kenneth
will put you on your wily back."
"Thanks; I shall be most happy. I
need not trouble your nephew. In your
Well -ordered country the roads are as
safe at midnight as midday."
"That's true!" emphatically. "1 am
glad you're aware of't. That great, lang,
self-opeenionated young woman—how
d'ye ca' her?—that just turned up her
nose (snore than nature had done for
her) against Scotland to a Seotehman!—
that wasna weel-mannered for a lady
that goes to the Queen's Court, they tell
nee."
"Oh! the court is a regular olla podrida
now," said Lisle.
"A what? What tongue is that?"
"Spanish. It means a general mixture."
"Eh, pow-sowdio is the same thing;
that's rale Scotch, and maid expressive
and wise -like. `\reel, that tall leddy
would told her ain against the biggest
pow-sowdie of a'. Where is she?"
"You mean Miss Morton. She is the
most appaling female I know. She has
captured a Greek prince, who goes to
balls in a white petticoat, and says he
is 'descended from Alcibiades."
"Eh, he would be a shifty sort of a
great-grandfather to have!" cried Uncle
Sandy, who prided himself on being a
"soond claussieal scholar."
• "Well, this fellow is about up to her
shoulder, and rather a doubtful person-
age. They are fighting over settle-
ments at present; for though she is said
to be fathoms deep in love, she does not
like to lose her grip of the 4. s. d." '
"And varra right she is. Noo, the tea
is ready, come awe' and have a cup."
It was, on the whole, an uneasy sort
of afternoon and evening. A sense of
unfitness—a want of harmony, oppress-
ed every one, though Mona and Ken-
neth did their utmost to entertain their
guests. Both the girls sung and play-
ed and talked their best. Indeed, Mona
was unusually gracious to Lisle, yet he
was dissatisfied, and left Kenneth early,
saying that he was bound to Lord Finis-
toun for the next day, but the following
he would cornu to see then, as he was
going back to town on Saturday night.
At luncheon next day, when the post
came in, Waring, after reading lois let-
ters ,anounced that he must start on
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Monday, 11t,1t hr h a 1 l.:ei1 away too long
and it was tour' be 10turned.
To :11ouo this wt's a cruel stab, Ile
we ellen, 1 o Vaiaish aiS ny from her•--.
dais frank, kind, brave man, whose glial.
hies were the eumplenirrit of her owls,
for t _anse. treas;bles she ;felt respon>ible,
€+nc1 ho „ wnun(15 it nt`onId have been
the 1 •ru(•tc .t slid Most, nngcnial task
to In,t!, and she dared :.not try to bold
hila! No; if it cost her her life, she
ccould make no effort to reveal herself.
11e was her friend; and nothing more.
Yet a vague, all belief breathed through
her heart that he. !overt her still, to just
ify which there was not a tittle of evi-
dence,
"I did not know yon were lure," <eeid
'_bliss Black, coming iiito the drawing
room, the day after this visit, and find-
ing Waring seated with a book before
hint and his head on his hands, "Where
is Mona?"
"She has. gone out with Mr. Craig."
"Will you conte with isle and look for
them 2"
"No, thank you, I sin searching for
one or two books I brought here, and I
want to put thein up. You see, T have
only two days after to.lnorrow."
"I arra sorry you are. going away, Mr.
Waring."
"1 am gratified to- hear you say so.
Flow sorry 1 shall be to leave you all,
it would not be easy to say"
"Weil, I think you look sad -like, '11r.
Waring: You must Write Kenneth, and
tell us all about yourself."
"Mary!" exclaimed 'Waring, after a
short pause; and not aware of his own
familiarity, "what do yoa think brings
that follow Lisle here ?"
"He says its fishing; and so it is, bat
riot with- a rod and line."
"Then it is Mona?"
:ilary bent her head in the affirrut-
tive.
"At least, 1 Taney so," she sold. "Ire
used to be here in the autumn, and Ken-
neth thought he would have aaued her
then."
"I suppose it will be what is consid-
ered a good match; but she is too good
for hint!"
You aright say that of a good many."
-You 0111.d: so 1"
"Yrs. Don't you."
"1 -do; and 1 suppose Mi.,, Craig will
soon be tranformcd into Lady
"I can not think so; she ney.'r seems
to nie to care about hind. I have al-
ways imagined she.- loves some one we
know nothing about; but 1 La t e uo
right to say so."
"No, we have no right to con.jceture
what she feels or thinks; only 1. mist
in (.rod what she 'does, and whoever she
chooses, she will be happy."
Iie left the room abruptly as he utter-
ed the words.
"Ah!" exelaimed Mary, aloud, as site
looked after him and then ;:trapped to
eon over in her own mind a. ttoze,r or
more of slight indications, widen. view-
ed by the new light that had broken
in upon her, made proofs n, .trying as
I•Toly Writ of the feeling; enterretiled Iy
Waring for her admirect frien.l. "And,
oh! 'she does not care for him either,
and he is honest and true -:.I am sore he
is,' thought Mary .,tay, ducsu't she
care for him ? 1 am not so sure. Oh!
where' is Kenneth ? 1 will ;do and talk
to him.'
* * at * * * * *
The morning after the conversation
rose bright and fair, though the night
had been so stormy- that between howl-
ing winds and her own distresofal
thoughts Mona got little sleep.
"I roust go down to the fishers,," said
Kenneth, at breakfast. "I bear the two
Maekilligans have ben nearly droemed,
and their boat is stove in. .fock is se-
verely hurt. They were driven ashore
in the gale last night.
"I'll come with you." said_ Waring.
"You are just killing yourself," said
Uncle Sandy. wlio was busy supping; his
porridge. "You look like a ;;heist as
it is! You'll no be fit for n lang ,tourney
if ye gang this gate."
"Ohl I am perfectly fit, I assure you,
whatever my looks may be. If 1 did
not rise up like a giant refreshed after
the care and nursing T have bad in this
establishment, T should not be worth
taking care of."
' "Weel, I dinna ken what's come to ye'
a'; there's Mona5wi' a white #ace, and
you wi' a tang ane, and .Kenneth like a
bag o' banes. Mary is the best o' ye.
It is a comfort to look at a eheerfn',
healthfu' countenance," said Uncle San-
dy, who had ben extremely fractious for
the last ten days.
"What a compliment. Mary! I feel
quite ashamed of myself!" cried Mona.
"Let me know when you are ready to
start," said Waring to Kenneth, and
soon after the two young men etarted
to see what asistance they could afford
to the shipwrecked fishermen, Uncle
Sandy calling out injunctions to Ken-
neth as ne went not to .commis, hint "to
mend a' the broken boats in the parish."
"And wha'lt drive me into the tours ?"
asked Mr. Craig. "I roust gang to the
bank, forbye the minister's and Jimmy
Tulloch's." •
"Mary will go with you, uncle. I have
rather a headache, and i dare say Ken-
neth and Mr. Waring Will he back by
luncheon."
"I hope so. 1 am no .weel content
wi' Mr. Leslie, I hope you have nae
been fashing him wi' year idle clavers.
He needs rest and kind treatment."
"1 think we havo been. very. good and
prudent, eh,. Mary ?"
"Aweel, let us have the denner at one
o'clock punctually."
"1 will see_ to it, uncle."
The dinner hour came, but brought
neither Keneth nor Waring, and Uncle
Sandy having been comforted with a
good many "drape o' whisky," and wrap-
ped- with care, starter!, under ]hiss
B1aek's escort, for the diminutive town
of Kirktoun..
It•was a relief to Mona to be alone,
but it oppressed her to be within, doors.
She gat her hat and threw a plaid round
her shoulders, i;tending, to commune
with her own heart in the fresh, sweet
"I trust pet away this . deplorable
weakness. here is My -pride,. that 1
can not resist this overwhelmig ten -
derness for a titan who does not care for
nie ?'
"If the gentlemen return and ask for
me, :Jessie," she said to .her housemaid,
who was doing some extra dusting m
the )will, "1 start[ be by the wood, at
the big oak -tree seat."
"II•eres ane c:u:nin,' mein," said the
girl, and Lisle cause up the steps a$ she
spoke.
.•Going to walk ?" said that gentle-
man. cheerfully; "may 1 cultic, too ;"
"\Fill you not have someluncheon
first ?"
"No. thank you; T had luncheon early
with 1'inistnuu, 1V11u &1ropg,011 me neer
this on his wiry to 11u)utuir. it is quite
spring-like after the storm of lost night.
It kept you awake, 1 suspect. .Your
oyes, --those luad'tone t'yof yours --
droop."
"I did not sleep much, certainly. Then,
if you will not have any luncheon, we
will go to nay f lverite point of view,
and look at the sea; it will be very fine
to day."
11y rill means." They trunked on in
silence for some little way, and them
Lisle cxcl:tinted: "1 ug t cr w:t; so am-
azed in my life a; when 1 ea.:: Waring
with you! It seemed as if he was to
be your fate! What n .y eel l,iu, to
0011e' ]rere to r'iue . lde wirge agwrun, o.ior
devil
.Your compel ten 15 1111.1 t1.' .hr' said,
a slight smile culling her haughty mouth
"'Mr. Waring is much improved, and lie
seenns quite fire-procif."
"if lie is, why lie dos i t t . t o be call-
ed; in your uncle parlance., 'a varra
remarkable person.'"
"Pray leave my- uncle alone:" said
Mona, sniffing in spite of heir -elf.
"Very well. Where is every one ?
Are you all alone ?"
"Yes, at present. Kenneth and Mr.
Waring have gone to the fisher village,
my uncle and Mary to the town."
Thein the fates are at hast propiti-
ous!" cried Lisle. "1 have been singul-
arly unlucky as regards yourself of late.
Now pray sit down" (they had reached
the rustic bench). "and hear ate, You
have slipped from my grasp over and over
again; you must hear nit to -day."
Mona cast a troubled look around, and
then suddenly took courage, resolving
to make an end of the matter.
• "Yes," site said, nervously, and some-
what louder than usual, •'.l will hear you,
Sir St. John."
She sat down, and he placed himself
beside 1101'.
"Of course you know what 1 am going
to say. You know--aou `Illt^t know ---
that I loved yon from the firet hour we
stet, and that although in lustiee to you
I grade the email h effort tcoin mend
your marrying Warieg, when poor Mrs.
Newburgh° nut with ouch losses, 1 do
not suppose you ears form any idea of
what it cost rue.'
"I ant sorry to have caused you pain,"'
said Mona, in a low two!. "r ala sure
your advice was disinterested,"
"It was indeed. T runless T Was sur-
prised at the worldly- tact with which
you adopted my suggestion."
"I was carefully brought up in a good
school," said Mona. demurely.
"No school on earth eould have given
you the indespensible eharnm nature has
bestowed," cried lisle, passionately. "I
never loved any women as 1 hove you.
Mona, r+Io hear me ('ast. away this cold
sweetness, that i, ' enough to madden
any man. C[ve int your love, give me a
right to it. "°ITe seized her hand, which
she withdrew. "There was a time when
your hand trembled in aline, and--"
"My nerves are much steadier now,"
she said, calmly. 'It is treachery to let
you say more, when I have nothing to
give in return, and it pains me infinite-
ly to pain you, hitt I can not be your
wife >
"Then there is ,nate infernal mystery
at the bottom of it. First you throw
Waring over fn the most unaccountable
manner; now you reject me. You prefer
the awful seelusion of this wild place,
the society of these educated plowmen,
to the world my wife could command.
Mona, you can not be indifferent to such
passionate love as 1nine, unless you love
some one else.
"That lines not follow," she returned,
uneasily, and very nnxi.mus to get rid of
him. •
"\Vho is it;" per-isted Liele, who was
raging with mortifie•tttinn and disappoint-
ment. "Can it be that the li'ro of the
rejected addressr+ has found favor in
your eyes after all; -.a great overg•; own
school -boy, who is weak enough to let
himself be robbed and plundered by
professed gamester,: and deeigni^,g pro-
moters, and then skulks off t o hide
himself in the, wilds of California, like
other defeated desperadoes. Your first
instinct was right, when you rejected
a man who was unfit to be your pro-
tector."
"Stop!" cried Mona, moved by a gen-
erous impulse to do jr.stiee to the main
site loved. "Your judgement was right
My instinct, if it was instinct, woe
wrong. Mr. Waring deserved my love,
and he has it! Yott aro again right, you
see. He has shaken off the feeling
Which made him so eager to thro whinrself
between me and the ruggedness of pov-
erty, and I 'have learned to know hint
when -it is too late. Your confession
deserves confidence oil my part. I feel
T .eon trust my secret to the loyalty: of ,
a gentleman; and though 1: am not the
woman to throw myself at the feet of
ono who is indifferent to n10, as Leslie ;
Waring is now, 1 ant not a:*luarned to •
raven that: he has my gratitude, my res-
pect, my heart, and in it there is no
room for another." •
The• tone in which she uttered these
wads, the indescribable dignity and
tenderness of her air. of the slight ges-
turn of the hand with which she em-
phasized her speech—touched and sil-
enced Lisle.
'Yon are an extraordinary girl," he
said at length; "andif Waring does not i
love you (1 suppose you must know),
it seems incredible. Well, if he does not,
I clo not - despair. You are, worth win-
ning. I will not trespass on you any
longer; but I will not say hood -bye I •
shall seek you again when the sea rolls
between you and the most unlucky dog
I have ever known or heard of. To be
loved by you, and not to know it. What
irony of fate. For the present—sweet-
est and most provoking of women --fare-
well."
(To be continued.)
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