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' Tlutt was very unkind of herr, be.enu-o
I told her of It two weeks ago:"
" No, I went alone,' maid Boyden, In
he cunt, grave tone'. "One evening,
ml I ]''resp.' the lo.ig3, I war tempted
in to see the gloomy of 1 place."
" You w 11 not thbdt it a gloomy old
plat' on Thursday," observed Theo.
dors, w th her molt charming smile.
" But I trust get on w.th my story, or
yon and Hervey and mamma w.11 be
tore:l to dea till'
F'or an instant hoyden glunced
aorotl at Ilotwr, A5 if wondering why
she thonl.i not be boreal too. The girl's
look of eager yet +sorrowful interest
was answer eneugha
" I told ,von, d!dn't I, that old Myd•
delton'd brother 'tad one only von-
G:thr''el ? He watt oduoatxd fur oto pro•
fess:un, hecatiee, of course, 11e was
known to be h'. uncle'a hely, After his
parents d'ed-Whey died when lie was
R child -he. hued entirely at A,b-
boteeoor, Hie emote did not send him
to colege, and. he wasn't very well
ecatcated, was he, mamma 1""
"As I remesnlber hitt," remarked
Mrs. Trent IneUferently, "he wail n
quiet, gentleman) young man, ami•
able and easily reel, bot with' a pernic-
ious habit of arguing certain matter(
with hie uncle. At that time Inever
imaginexd what awful psaaioms lay be-
neath this quiet d n1eater; .ti:l Iel-
ways, even then, consi'ehrei bit in-
exeumb:r ungrateful for what was
+bone for hlm, of a mealy nature, and
sadly defiotent to refinement-of'taste,
He ooald not bear the restraint of a
regular Me at Atbotemoor; indeed,
he mado no seer'et of the tact that
the ot'Ser and punctuality of his
uncle's house were irksome to him."
"lint order and punctuality were
of I t "'
a m I Mara, Tren ut in
p Hbnor,
speaking with qquiet earnestness. I
have often Ceard, that life at Athbots-
moor wan utterly sor ted and utterly
(cutesy."
"And Gabtlet }11ddelton," remark-
ed Boyden, refilling` Theodora's glass
with great leisureliness, without one
glnnee into Honore' face, "was per-
haps by nature neither utterly sur•
�6d e.ur utterly solitary:'
" Ido proved himself both to no mean
extent," returned Capt. Trent.
e Ho proveut h'moelf."' added Theo-
dora, w.tl a elow elevation of her
eyebrows, 'a buudrntl thousand tact
worse then th tt; and it lv 110 warder
-'e it, Mr. Keith? -that we are all
aahante.l of even belonging to the faro•
fly of Oabrlel Myddettu:t."
'Mea Craven, I telleve," sell Roy•
den, "Int the only one at all allied to
tem. Hcw Mee the terir tiee heavy
yoke of much a connection ?"
As he gazed into Iiouor's f-te, hzenw
her (hooks burn, Urtl kuoweig tit(
color must be born either of a great
{milt or n great ehume, to turned the
queet'on aside.
' Now, wog Trent, w11at n long
t'me we hover on the verge of that
murder.f
" Honor, do not interrupt me again,"
said Theodora, once more taking up
the thread which it Beamed her to
fancy that Gabriel hail broken. "Well
Mr. !s eth, onee Gabriel tui oat Mr.
eleddeltu l had n quarrel, and It
ended 111 Gabriel'i either teing
turnel 'out of the house or
voluntar'ly leaving it. A message
waa rent at once to summon
Mr. Myddleton's lawyers—the firm In
Klnbury was Carter & Haughton In
those days; now Mr. Haughton (1
til 1 you he was one of old Myddelton's
relatIone and Honor's guardian) has
tics wlude Intense. Well, Mr. Car-
ter cam.', nod Air• 3fyd(leltou made his
will, leaving hit property, ae I told
you, to hiv sister, Irl i,y Lawrence, to
be by her bequeathed among lila con.
nectlone. The lawyer was at Abbots.
m:x,r nearly all day, and when he left
the hcm<y nt last he met Gabriel re•
turning te. It. They Atopen{t a little
time talking, And Mr. Carter, being
a Lilly, chatty old gentleman, told
Gabriel o( the will he had just left
In els client's aucretaire, and which
wou)1 leave lien penniless instead of
u millionelre ; ltddi gng a word of ad -
sloe to him to try to regain Iris old
Iition before It was too late.
"Then they separated. That nl ht
-oli, thew le a dreadful story to tell"
creel Theodora, Interrupt) herself
with n clomp et her white hands. "1
wish yet lad nut asked me, Mr.
Keith "
"Perhaps acme one else will finish
tin story for you," he suggested.
But Theodora bad no real desire
for another to take her place aR
long se she could win even by this
story. from which she pretended to
shrink. u claim tat hU undivided at-
tention.
" No. I will go on, as you wloh ft,"
she Bald, acceding grateefaily.' "Next
morning old Mr, MMyddleton was
found murddered in tits wood be and
the shrubbery; the window of hb
room bad been forced open, the lock
of the secretary wrenched, and the
will was gone; end, more than that,
upon the carpet lay Mr. Myddteton's.
candlestick and tate velvet rap 0.
always wore In the house, and on
tooth were atatns of blood.
"Judging by those premisee," re-
marked Mr. Boyden, " Mr. Myddleton
had bean etruek within the room by
the thief who had stolen the will ;
he Thad followed the thlef across the
lawn and through the shrubbery to
the wood. Here there must have
beers• another struggle, which puled
It the old tuna's death. Was that
the general eapilssttlou ?"
" It wan exactly so." returned Her.
req, "end proved, of coarse, to have
bear Gabriel Myddleton'a net."
" It woe e•ney to pro ve that" put
In Mrs. Trout, wltbolanguid hat•
tempt. "Gabriel was call ht in an
attempt to leave England, and in
the bag he (anted were found +'rag•
mente of the miming will. Of course
there conk' not be a doubt atter that,
but even If there Imd been it waad'a•
pollee mast the trial."
''WHeise evidence 'n court could go
beyond the forcible fact of the de.
.troyed will being found In hie poseer.
tion and Ito. being caught endeavoring
to serape?"
'But, Mr; Keith, tlsete was even
further evident+, and that doomed
the man at once" replied Titeolora,
"Tie, Oounsel for the prosecution
brought forwand a girl named Mar•
garet Territ, who lived with her
father In n oottage on the outer bor-
der oe the wood, and die had terrible
evidence to give, though ehe had with
much trouble been prevaUed upon to
give it. On that evening of the muse
der, s11e said, Gabriel liyddelton had
gone to t sir cottage and told them
of hie quarrel with uncle. He ipad
tu11 them of old Mr. Myddetton's hay.
lag made a wilt to disinherit him, and
even where It was pat. Her lather
could prove tib, the girl added, for
he had been prevent and had waited
to cheer young Mr. Myddelton A bit
h::^tor^ he went to thle mint*,
where he was on night
work. At night, when she was mit.
ting alone In the cottage, Gabriel
carte Again, very quietly and oau•
Cloudy, she raid, his face white and
seated, as Rho could eee by the fire.
light, for he would not let her light
a candle. He asked for water to
wash his hands. mid whet Ile bad
waited +ben ke opooed oke back
door of t1'. Douai and threw Ile
"'Noott 11 You try to learn,' wow the
Millie patienntt with $y oo to the end,
teed Captain Hervey le really anxioni.
Il we you stndy appeatrnnces. Ilia
of Cour.(, 10 offended by awk-
Atte* but otherwise he is, len
pleased to see you always."
vey," the girl said, turning iter
folly upon her oouaim as ire took
UIet at the foot of the table,
shalt I oenee to offend your
.pe that that delightful time
soli whets iyoti w ll1 be pleated
iM tote always ,"
ala p�e�saod to see you now," re -
i dHervey, with laly patronage.
Mils raying to Theo only this morn•
Mutt your manners were very
improved,
, "y *moved Miss Trent Ila
nt centred to Phoebe's,"
'Only this morning,"ecbor llionor,wtth
tel mhsoneeptton ; lean glad yo0
' said It once, 1'nfortunately
fee live not taken so much trouble
With Phoebe as you have with rue,"
olds added, stooping to Inhale theirs•
getkntr of the flowers beside . her
eta reel must make allowance for
u t`h, ti1I1e especially for her."
' P OW*, 'lir, healer at11 Mt'.
c ,
T�'�e��stt turning to Boyden, tvho eat
bes'de bee, "14 the only ono of Mr.
i(jkkielton's relatoa wtwm you (to
'* 4 know now."
15 was Honor who leg/ tlta sett•
t les, and .topped, blueMiig vividly,
"•KKooroott?" Mr. Keith echoed inter-
te%atively4
what pleoattre can you rind
agging tip unfortunate subject+?"
Wna Mee. Trent ; and Honer un•
a
lw,d u u ria he
rile 110 t
w8-
ellooth, rott tones,
Hervey 1005101 duwn upon ham coup -
plate, and Theodora attempted to
gitlnoh her ooueln with n gl:lnre and
a Carl of her lap, but Mr. Keith waited
for, his aluwee,
eel wee going to any," Idonor re
marked, leaking fel y lit) hi; (-n1+-
5'0ahig eyes, white th> bright pink
f slowly Into It. own (hellcats hue
"except my own cousin, Ilnbn i 1
'ton, I forgot Hutt h e wine w ae
ee (mentioned here. And I -I don't
kuoir why I should have spoken of
him to -night. At home he let tltitatl of
only with horror and contempt. When
I taunteen him, even myself, Ie H rlugde
in otter bewilderment;"
For a moment ohs read hie face with
a frank. genntle gage and then site
dropped her gym again and answered
tire' gatetty :
"I man see Wnt you know• why."
"ties.. don't bring up that hog
ile and detestable story agahh" ex
o imed Theodora. with a well -feign-
ed Shudder. "We are not hardened t0
9t by Learing it perpetually, ea
Honor says she dont at home,"
"Nor lir. Myddelton'o murder Is not
quit► a perpetual topic of coneveas•
tints even at the Larches, 'Theodora,"
Bald Honor, speaking fearlessly,
t her' beautiful eyes hard a groat
wl newts ht them.
P
th " k ,d M' s ren
KN setas s fi t,
to Qb*8(0 effectually the Rained+ of
oti nyrressation, "what a splendie hoose
yvN , were ridingg� to -day, and how
Dleed he was! A'rom where 'tad you
nidal r'
('rota Home."
7Mleodorea glanced up with 0 start
Ono ward or look of encouragement
from him and ohs oould ask the quer.
tl to which he lot 0 o i ear the
os1 s B d t 1
antler, "Where le your h;:me?" Hut
there same no word or Halite of en-
oourMgement. however eligh;. nn I
e was fain t0 oontrnt herself
W_ .th having achlevet t,r plenary ob-
and turn.' her guest's attant 00
a name wh'ch ehe woui 1 lrtve
ion much to bo able to expunge
rqm the !amily tree.
Vet had Theodora ghat'' aueceeiked
all? ease hod ehowa 11.r hntrxf
t be subject; Mr:, `Trent had til•
fully w'Widrawa frons it; Renee lt'd
laitginidly Ignored It ; Heron Craven
blttebed with a keen sense of
lo, ori' shame at mentioning 1t ; yet
Sooner had the eervnnts lett the
Mena than tai s dreaded topic wee
uppormnst once more, std even bong
!died by each sae of the little group
WkUI an apppparent indifference. Was
1t beca.use Gabriel Mydd^itoe Rate now
apogeu of only as ol1 Mydtleiton's
w, and not as a relent or reln-
$ of any one present? or was it
tlleauee there was one strong w 11 pre -
is^ Which, Without evlden00 of 11'.
pgfeete could lead where It chose, and
tt filial Y'
' I am re.bly to go with you to
4b ellnaoor," Hoyden raid, " I meet
rlro4 hear trite entire story of old
th+Wes murder, or what haterest
there be for me in the place ? Mies
Vitt, w:It yon telt it?"
.ettpp.ee I OU 1f you ask me,'
snotrynd, smiling; "Mut it is a
horrible story to tell, nod I nm
re that 1 shall be able to get
15. Honor. you look as 11 eel
prepared to interrupt me fn
Nntlnoe• Eat your grape(,
Must I realty te11 it ail. Din
r' and again she looked up
ly Into tia handsome dark
yew will—un'eoe your eoiietn
hayou."
did not menatnn which (begin,
Honor versy suddenly Ingrid to
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know,' Mr. Keith, that you Have
!been in Wilt part of the euuntry
loeig." MLI Trent began ; "but
you m%aec� have heard of
old Mr. Myddelton. Yon must
IseJ a heard how ha saves and aeemm•
ltd hilt wealth until the very men -
i et old My$delton's money be-
e pproverb, conveying an idea
1imHtod riche°."
uncle's existence was one long
of armoring and boarding," re-
ed Honor, speaking almost ab -
T, wbiis ber clear, listening gale
feed upon Theodora's lace, "and
fink the le about Abbotrn*oor
omit( r ht when they whipper
wealth Requuired and used so
t bring tee very reverse of a
to iia possessor."
placable possessors db not
be think so," post in Captain
lightly.
know, of oowrse," added Roy-
etth as be raised bis wine -glass
to his tips, "that It depends
ehemnivea and upon their use
wealth."
really west to hear t0s story
1!N'. )ITdcilton's murder, do
belt! t"' inquired Maw
sbe deliberately peeled the
teh the could' not stop to
Hiattag forever/ a ltttla, so
she turned to hoyden she
the exprwion of his !I.ten-
"I wls'h y0'a had' 5•en ah -
before 1 told you. We shell
oe Thirsdky, and 1 will
yes Eire Window through which
aartiseer farted bis way."
hitt seen Abbot:moor; I know
window," remarked hoyden,
�� t looked round surprised.
04144 oat know, t hse r*M vexed
twnld ellen. "Ties ady inter•
'split setleipte/ our plate /
;
Water ea the twill thea iie drew ort
his white wrtetbstnde, crushed them
in his band, and burned them to
eller
a la the Ctrs ; and then he bore
rowed from tier au old uoat of her
father's. The poor girl seems to
have unquestka 1Wy. done all the
worked telow asked her, and rite
had even proutlaed to hide or de•
titruy the coat ht left behind ham,
But 1 suppose tier father's setts° of
issue( cum° t> her aid and pre•
vatted her fulfilling her pr'otnise. The
°oat wee elulwn al the trial, and
there, on one shoulder, and on the
halo wrist, were stains of blood."
"Stronger evidence was never
brought againat a prisonner. W
�couree they hauged bun 1"
" lie wee convicted, certainly," re•
piked leh,eodora, " but he (*taped."
A little silence toil u}am, tato group,
and then ng(eln Itoyden•a voice co+t
ty anti oaab7 broke the stillness,
"flow about tdre will, Mho T ent?"
"rortunntety," explained Theodora,
with as much emphuvts as her bon
ettuttunao langguor would iwrmlt, "Mr.
tarter hada duplicate ei the wee
so that it did not signify about that
0op7 having boon dretroyod by les
client's nephew."
'If 1fr. cat'ter haul but told Gab
riot that," exclaimed honor loeo,ute
tarily, ''nothing need have het)
boned,'.
Ur rather,' added Ilervey, " the
old lawyer might have been our•
doted, tae.'•
"Exactly,' asxmted Boyden, wit( n
oat of prompt a/iqu.esoenee. "How did
3fyddleton manage the esu lea from
lelI V*
"Oh, pray do not begin anotlterlong
story about that wiokod young roan,
Theodora,'' Dried Mrs. Trent, mauling
graciously %pen her guewt, " You aro
,wearying Mr. Keltit, What Interest
sari Ile take ht much an account of
ertme and craft?" ,
It dues intere*i me, Mrs. Trent,"
ner gutet answered, with grave cour
losy'; "1 hate batt a barrister, and
such thtugs still interest me keeenly.'
"Have been a barrbttor!" echoed
Theodora, wonderingly, and nut too
politely. "Mow strange that ecems 1 1
only mean; ' she added, In graceful con,
fusion, "that yoxl'�seem ao young to
talk of what year have been -In a pro-
fession, too, where a man roust lu•!ng
the experience of year@ to follow It
aumessfull r ; beside(--"
But Theodore stopped there; she
owed not add aloud the wonder how
he hail traveled so much end tvoo se
rdolt of idle now if 111,. proferelon had
only been that of a barrtslent.
"1f you have been a barrister, Mr,
Keith," sale Hervey, gating curiously
at him, "I wonder yet are not au fait
in thle story o! young Myddelton'a
trial 80.1 escapee"
"I have heard of It, but no one even
gave me the partieulari exactly as
you have donne I did not read a word
of it In the paper( at the time."
'•That was odd."
"Very std," wweuted Roydon, lastly;
"bzskdes which, another thing et•rikee
me as cid, Yat ae d that (tabrlel Myd•
delton was weak and cowardly ; if so,
how did he manage hie escape utter
conviction? Such a thing would, 1
should imagine, require skill and cour•
age,"
'1 think,"said Thcoeora,haatiy put-
ting Ina reply, ''that whhen you heat
the particulars of Ode ermine ,)-ou
wllI sea that 11 war chiefly managed
for hhn. He had but little need of
skill and eleerage lemeell,"
"But wino would care to run sucb
rleka for a texteeetned crl ii nal't"
"I think you will ben when 1 tell
tan the etury,' tepea l M1e; Trent ;
' but yon luust wast for that 11
111 oro are at Abbotsmoor on Thur.•
Jay. Alumina will not abject then;
w111 you, Manuel, dear?"
'•Ete,t I have never heard the whole
story (1 Gab.fel s te3ap se1,1 Hoa.
>r, breaking her attentive silence;
" but of ouuree it was Maragrlt Tor
rot or her father, who planned it
and he'pati him:'
"you were but a little oiled when
the murder was committed,' ohmerved
Royden: "you do not, I amperes(, re-
member Gabriel Myddleton?'
"No, It was ten years ago, and 1
wag only eight ; but I've seen the
picture at Abbotemoor."
"A weak face, had he?"
"1 can hardly stv. It is vory boy
1(11, I think and u'e:leate."
"It dose not remind you of the
Chamber of Horrors at 1111d0mo 771,5•
baud's ?"
"Oh, not" she answered. Then her
t,retty laugh broke oft suddenly and
her eyes darkened with an anxious
wietfulneas. "Mr, Keitlt, do you feel
Burn that my oouetn Gabriel was
guilty of that theft n11d murder?"
Sete could not help her eye), betrny-
Ing her longing that he should contra-
dict tide fact -which no One yet had
ever doubted ; nor could ho help that
0113 bound which hie heart gave when
he saw how bhp waited for ids answer,
"There seems no room for doubt,"
he said. "The flight ani escape are
both terrible atanbling-blook. to any
baler In Gabriel Myddelton's inn°•
,ren°a"
Ulf, no," she Interrupted eagerly,
though her tone was very low. "You
forget, Mr. I etth, that the escape
was atter the conviction. 1t was tap
date for ellen 111/1000000 to 98110 h1m
then, even 1f--"
"Even If he had been inn ocent-
yes,' returned Mr. Keith ; ''but 1 see
no loophole of etscape from such n ver-
tllet as the Jury brouglht,"
"Ana yet think he was guilty?"
There gathered a strange, warm
light 1n Hoyden's eyes nS he answered
her with quiet earneetne.a:
"You must let mo anawo.r this ques-
tion on some future day. I have not
even heard the whole history yet;'
"You shell hear tit at Albbotemoor
on Thurs•Jay," put tw Theodora grac-
ioue:y, "and them' yyou will see, a9 I
told you, all ole Myddeiton'a connec-
tions together—o! coarse excepting
Gabriel," arrested' Hoyden, And
about the property! le, I suppose,
went 05 Was wiled; and Lady .Law•
retire hdds the power of dividing it
among you or bequeathing it' to one
alone f"
"Yee, it real■ with. 'her emtirely •
and a1 Christmas she ie coating over
to make the acquaintance of all the
family, preparatory to making he,r
wi:l. We receive these messages
through her solicitors to Loneen, for
she herself never Iwrites to any one of
n'tabs, is a Widow, D preaulaa 1"
"Yes, and she has been a widow for
many yeale, with no tamtly of her
own."
A ood thing for us," put in Cap-
tain Hervey placidly, "tor you must
own there are plenty of us to choose
tram.` r
"Aril both her possible heirs;' added
Theodora, with a little quiet malice,
"are named after her husband or her -
!elf. Obt Ole Hervey Lawrenoe be-
lornged to this neighborhood, you see,
ant so we have Hervey Myddelton
Trent here and Lawrence Myddelt u
Haughton at The Larches."
"Aril all we girls lave Myddelten
for a /scowl name." put in Honor,
laughing
•'Strange of 1.1.17 l.awrenre to
watt le long before eho cameo to visit
her family or her' native place."
"She never 11ked Abhotamoin," Mrs.
Trent replied, "I believe she never
liked England; and Pm sure ehe did
not care for her brother "
''Suppose elm never comes. but leaves
her money to Indian charities," meld
Honor.
"She dare not," retorted Theodora
qukkl1yy "She'. bound to leave it as
Mr. Myddeltoa arranged, tether 50
oke of tis, or to soma of te, ori to a1
of are"
"Wile le the most likely to inherit
it?" quoationed Hoyden coolly.
"I should certainly never dream of
tiro other aide of the Meuse--"
"Do not hesitate to ray it, Hervey;
obeervut Honor, in life pause. "You
10(411 that elle w111 timer aekuowlodge
the Cravens, I t;or't think she wl:1,
Mr, Kerith. Mr. Myedeelon was very
angry with hie brother for marrying
my aunt. Tie Cravens were poor
and always ee (seen poor; and-i:t
is to ba uurwised-t'hey always will
be poor."
'You are ovleantly gl•ieving for
tela L"
Yea," tine answartdy .with no shade
.ot griel in her eyes. ' L should love
to i+s ric'a-I Hank,"
"Strange thing," mused' Boyden,
"teat the old slumre Should at last
rbuftlo oft the res8pponsibility of h'.
wealth %pen his sister. Has aha been
using the money since hie death!"
"No; it 'ea. been. eooumulating,
luckily for pa,' raplled Hpervey; "in-
deed, it was aceumu:atin for years
before eels death, 01d Myddelton's
money is Jure duan a mielon In har,
ohdh now, independent of the landed
property,"
Lady Lawrence May very well di-
vide short wealth es that."
"Yea, of course she may, Mr.
Reitih" assented hit hostess leng
Meier ; : "but still '1 fancy Oho will
choosy., an heir, nnae that will natur-
ally be Harvey."
`But Mr. Haughton !x a5 nearly ro-
lated to her, 1s lee not ?"
Uh, mile will not think of Ida" In-
lelrposed Captain Trent nupor(illotuely;
'•hs IA a regular snub, settled down
into 0 pettifogging country lawyer,
an.l almost ns noun as was old ylyd-
deltoa ldtuself "
''Suppose yore were to recollect the
fact Etat he'd nmy guardian, Hervey,"
observed Honer quietly,
"That would make no difference,"
returned Cuptain Trout, laughing.
"You know leery well 'tow little you
think of heal.""
A vivid Ifl
, pa n u bl 1aI rtes to the
girl's cheeks, lne oven 'Roydea could
sec that she hue not the power of
contradicting that twat etatementt
"l'ct•hapl," ho sa11, '•Ludy Law-
rence may (hoose an heiress In prefer-
ence to an heir. She might ver,v nat-
urally wish for a young relative to
live with leer, as she 0115 no daughters
o1 Iter own."
"8o I often ray,"'poke Mrs. Trent
blandly, "and it pleausue we to thluk
crow adndrably my daughter b fitted
for the poet."
"More than the othree1"
Theodora turned to Mr. Kcitlt in
blank netonlelhwont when Ito uttered
tlhat enol q-aestion, but the tight of his
hsn:teome, cnrelo* fee0 disarmed her
quick respielol.
.ire for the others,' she sale, witti a
deprecatory gesture of her hands,
"Jane Haughton o-oull grind and Nave
like nu exaggerate-] female oopy of
obi My-ddelten 111111 11, and l'hoeho
wolf t (pend all ado 11)011('7 oa her per
boa,"
"11 Is a sma11 perawl to spend 11
million on," oll.orved Honor, with a
giuck flaeO In tsar eyes, half of an-
ger. hall of amusement,
'".tnd--" questlonai Jtoyden, lits
own pyre full of lauughter.
"Tho oily other niece ie Honor,'' said
Theocdora, hurrying over the words,
'" and I'm sure elle would not lave au
Ideal what t, do with the money ;
aluslld you, honor?"
"Ya@. 1 wont] live all allone On ❑
ocien.itd b,u'o, with no one to order
m3 about;'
'What a childish idea," Bald Thea
dors, with a curl of her lip.
"Ant} I would do good to otlpera,for
I could afford to pay for a master I n
department, and w relieve Hervey
frons lata most onerous duty."
" You aro r'ght. Such wallet should
hove some such noble end hi view,'
wed Heydea, w:th a laugh of quiet
10117. " fluid ire ue we all kuuu'
'heaven's physic, Bfe'e rtltorative,' but
Ivo also know there are other ertue
t can pew�e;e."
" There Ia hue evil (t enamot cure;
observed Iionur, pueseng a little over
h e tone, but nn wering It merrily.
"anti that la oar funcly falling—aver
e:e. I often thank 111>w readily L tdy
Lawrence w -it recognize 111 all a
Myddettone when the see( us crowd
.ug eagerly about her ani paying
coact to the re:hes which she hold- In
ho,i'l for some of u'."
'' all tiro woman of Bhoiea aro
Ireekletd lend sh-temperoti,' " quoted
Royden, ening n 1 e t's., Trent rote,
)loner panee3 wheroeilie iatno:1 and
forgot every praet'p.tl anwarer toCappt,
Harvey's eatnchiren:.'oh the oedgeueloe
of so' ety,
" How do yo0 mean, Mr. aCe'th?"
Ho euelel into -the fnneoent, pee-
t'onh,g eyes azul�qrrw(aad-_htere while
Mrs. Trent Send TheodcoaF*rept urn
inoluely test.
"A limy traveller in Blots, who found
his landlady freckled and 111 -tampered,
wrote itis experience go: 'A11 tie
women Of Blots are freckled and 11l•
tempered.' "
"1 hope, Honor," remarked Mee
Trent, as too girl entered the draw-
ing -room, "tlat you may tome day
grow to understand what fs required
of yon when 3'ou are the least lulpnlrt-
ant person 1n oompan3'. 1 dc0p,d*
of ever teaching you."
'Otupppo;oa I kitrn tlat thoroughly,
and then find that I am not atwuys
the Wast important perbou in emu,
pa0y," oold Honor, with a ml+eldecalla
glance from under her lashes, "1 Nheli
have all to unlearn and a fresh lateon
to begin. Oh, dear me! how pleasant
it would bo it one need only act on
lttrrtlnct t"
' If I Pere, n girl Iiko you, Hoior,"
Putin 17eudorn, with an exaggerated
exprovion of despair and perhaps
not vera3' strict adherence to truth,
" I thuuid feel very grateful to biose
who tried to train me."
"finder these etreunsstancee, It
might nlmrest be u good tiling If yon
were ate;' was Honor's dry and un-
grummatical rejoinder ns slue took as
comfortable a seat an Mrs,
Trent ttud Theodora anew•
ed her, and settled herself to
gait ate me1e11 enjoyment all !po..6lltl.,
bent the inevitable ,ihomertatlu:t ell
dro3<.
"11 would be rude to take u hook and
ontertahu myself with other pseople',
thoughts," rhe muted, when at last
D1re, Trent oucemnbed to her niter-
dlnlner somnolerlea and Thcodora posed
herself Ill au attltuio of graceful in-
dole:tee, "but I am upper -nit; nt 1 b-
erty to Indulge in my owe—much ns
they are."
There was a circular mirror on the
wall oppoelto her, end betweet' the
candle, burning on 0:lei tide of It t0:
could gee the 1 rc5lde group; the elder
lady sleepeig bt her cbiir, comfort•
able Cool handsome, and t 1 younger
ale almost an motene a, with one
r:uge l hand supporting the telt, regu-
lar face, round we ch the mirror
ahowel 01100 gorgeous eott'ng of e'lk
anti gold,
Ill each of um lurks some vela of
true geuium. -Though L0met101 ( 140
.1 gilt that he the glopm of urappre-
etntion or the glory of n gr'nt>l' light
it iH not Loan, the golden thread it
pretty /lure to lie there,
Theodora Trent pus.essed•no be:l-
eant talent or vereatlle p�o war
Km had Ao depth of force or ettength
of character, but ante +tad that elan•
der filament In heer mature, and
knew Its power. 18�he understood ex-
actly how far the oopplendor et dress
was needed to glee elfeot to her (hal•
low, toneless beauty ; anti to this mat-
ter, whish was Iter oats deep etude,
eho was thoroughly rids fadeed, le
a settaie extent ti'angeroaldy ekllit-.-
At every ball rhe atteneei ( and
lar T t
ffi ren levered alt she could,
both in town and' country) she orae
looked upon ar a formluabl.) rival by
many a prettier and brighter and'
better girl; and vet a few of 4118
young men who stool' up with bar t
deuce felt proudly conaclous of bav
Ing won the mast admired partner
in the room, What woneter f The face
ta, atter ell, but a trifling part• of
the whole; and +who could mise var-
iety mad brightness there when they
found it in the mantle:d adornments
which Theodora carried so well]
honor's eyes llagteree on these two
figures, hardly gtaacing for a mom-
ent at her own, so still and white.
"Suppose," rhe mmoyped' idly to her-
self, "that were tKa mirror of Lao
and reflected tee mini ae well as the
person. Whet should I see! Not
much," she adeeed, rw'itb a half sm•:le,
still unconecieuely ignoring t;-,er own
image' ''there la mot mlueh In either
Mrs, '1'rent or Thcoeora which it
would need Lao's glass to retioot."
Ar rho ttlolght this, still with her
eyae upon tbo mirror, the door behind
her was opened anti another figure
was added to the group on wblah she
gneed, Then an tntoluntary and
rattler puzzle,' foaling ro=e in l:or mind,
that flit, figure hail given a new
character to the picture ht the glass.
"Now," site raid, letting her moon
lilt thoughts run on, "if et were but
tau' glass of Lao now 1""
31out probably hoyden Keith wouli
hate objected to enter the room at
n11 If that cirouier mirror had bran
the magic Instrument she thought of,
but, being the linrmtese reflector It
was, 110 sat down opposite 1t with the
greaten ensu, nal wt1H, to all appear-
anoe, totally nneon11o85 of (to very
presence on the wall,
Mre. Trent, wide awake now, gra-
elously called Honer over to sit beetle
iter will( rhe sipped hog ten, ani then
e ntrente 1 her tfaughter to sing a duet
with Hervey nn 1 to persuade Mr
Kelth to clog with her, too,
Theo'ora ('td ring with her cousin.
once or tweet, ane thin este or twice
31,ao; thea ome or twt'3 what) Mr.
Keith, but Honor had not boon rtmme,
when, feeling the neglect acutely, nee
rose nn 1 sail that alio must go home.
"Jeno told ma to be early;' she
explained, stealing before Mrs,
Trent, with a fading flush upon her
chute. And just then the mirror
gave back a lovely picture, while
Boyden Keith stool. waiting for hie
hand' -shake. There was n0 intent-
ness In bin gore, yet for all Ma 11!'.
this picture 11"vee unblandahei in lis
memory. , I
"Theis is a new idea, Honor," oh-
oerved Captain Trent, comlppg for.
ward with n shade of annoyinoe on
his farm, "Why should June I. wiisher
bo paramount f Ara th'ay not alone at
the+ Laches to -night!'
"I drupe so,"
"'Whom are you afraid of finding
.at home!' inquired Theodore, won-
d'oring why lir. K-ith &1111!(1, when
of cearse •hh could not understand
anything about H'onor's home.
" I know," drawlct if: rvey, wet0
hie lazy smile; "id's little S14tnp,"
"Yee;' echoeul honor demurely;
"it's irlele Slime:'
"]Mime -Slim t L have surely heard
that name before,' put In Hoyden,
with a great amusemlent in iia ayes,
"I almost th4nk I have had the honor
of seeing the gentleman to whom She
name belongs; a man of 'bogs propor-
tion) anal frank expre5ellm of coaulten-
Anne ; a men wlthoet fear, or guile, or
-why are yon laughing Mlss Craven^"
'l1 you hal tried to describe the
exeet opposite of the Mr. Seem I
know," Bail flonor, '•,van could not
00.1(1 succeeded better."
' In feed ! Then plea -e describe to me
the lir. 14140 yon know."
"'Not I, Dir. Beit)';' laughed the
girl, "except to tell yon that, like
senor, 'he hath but a little wee fare",
with a lit'!' yellow beard --a t'alecol-
ored beard.'"
''e n 1 you 1'o sot like him "
"Like 1111111" The thy, prowl color
ins rte'nx ngrltn en ler Ooyden'a
atcodtnst gaze. '•Not one ortomj' she
Fuld, ae elle gave her haul '5e Mrs
Trent. Anel In tett tone of prompt
centempt she droppe'tthe subject.
"Jt you are walking home, y00t will,
I hope, allow me to walk with you,
Miss Craven "
eeta1 err ht c uiek'
1'ghl 1 ►pat; h edSte atlooi a tax•
tdart�a ?o$** ng t) 551* thot'onglt'
lured whish he knew, -A ecrvant-m en
'11 a livery of white and green -a Ilv-
sryy we have earn letore at tbo roil•
o skis tavern near Ab.ot moor -touched
h1e l tt from the driver's teat as Roy'
doer pias ed Into the voatfb le of the
hotel, wh le another eervaat, br the
main livery, 001113 forw e l to meet
hm.
te`lue-t (5 int" asked R0yd0n, nz h3
rlenetntly returned the tunnel reepect-
ltd greeting,
A letter, air,"
" Any ordere to yourselves?" !n•
gutted Hoyden, av he took the letter.
"No orders, sir, except what you
should give 00",
"Then go back at once. Amy I nm
coming tomorrow. ke sateething
at tho bar and seed orris to do the
same ; then drive beet at twee,
Good -night."
Seated ort leis ((1�g�1,, room, tr'tth the
Ianp, Ilg'lted and late shutter. cloe•
84, Royllen read the letter. Rtie
writinugg war clear and the lines un'
itrvxseel, but yet it took hint a
long time to read ; for the sheet'
of paper wore large and transpar•
ant, 1v@ !t the lettsv had cota0 from
or waq-d(e(tned foe» 1atue dement
°cantly,
When ho had i iarhea add ',Men0511
the two thin sheets within their
cover he role amt rang hila bell.
" 1 wwut," ile sake, vi lien the dour
way (mated bey a grave, mlddie.ugg�ed{1
man lit blchk, " to speak to Eel•
wa'ds. Send him up here, will you' 1"
" Yea, sin"
Aro the other +non gone?"
"Pomo t'm3 ago sly,"
11 The groom, whom his master had
'elle.! kdwartis, doAged hie livery
hastily when isle master o valet sura•
monad 1(1111.
"1 know what it is," lie muttered,
"a gallop all the way to the Towers
anal back, That's just like 1Jm." 1
"I! you mann ted take the gallop
hr r
In tf n.
A i WI
lilt mot it
4 tg o! !t, ou'ri
abut righht," returned Wee valet
zau•tl3' ; but unbeee that is what 7011
inen11, y'o'n ata a good way off being
right, for he isn't ono to rend hisler-
1•ants galloping about when they
ought to be In bed,""
"Ito, he isn't generally," t oqules:el
tivo groom, a lits to kem silkily ; "but
it dens make o e cross to ]rate to
deems again, Ila 11c0k ani right now,
3fr: Pierce""
Thn "gentleman's gentleman" amiloet
wIt1agreer uocondeseenslon."You ares
a vain, churlish relent' " It sail, 118
1114111 an tight caatl speak ; " bu t
what. else ea1) ono expect to n groem
-•and 011 young a one?0
life tm11e,1 stili more when the gr =�w
reEnrl+i IO Ida In leu ( 1 t•ti'11111 ,
brllc, alert, 11111 g.•,.th: lin"' •d, as
tie had boon In ni 1 In.��ter's presence.
"1f it'm ' Put like 11m' for tit tune•
for to .111,:' his men about Inconel•
erne 1,e nit Inemetatently;' the
,ail •t lcmnrke" aloue, "1 wonder why
they ;Mous 1 boob As It they felt nil
the pleasanter for their Interviews
with Illus. He dox»n't quite treat you
its tf dolt were cattle -eh, Edwards?"
"Hes going orf at dawn," explained
the groom, t poring, that quotation.
"I'm ty have Princess saddled by the
first glimpse of daylight, He's writ -
tug (1011• and tell nits to tell lou clot
to stay up. Hell tar back to-In;,rrow
afterdoon, h^ Kaye. Where do lou
think he's going, Mr. Pierce
"I know,'rdid Pierce quietly ae ho
turned away; "11^'e going hour.'."
Herne"1 cchoet the younger elan
when lio wax left to himself. "1 don't
know 111)111, p'ra1xy, but 1 :lo know
what that mean(,"
C'11AZ'TRR It'.
]t way no very new thing for Cnp-
Tilt:ora lookel np in eurprta0, (one
o: the mon-servants he'd always been
'rat to attend Honor hack to the
Larches after an evening at Deer-
gmro ttnrely that was snfflclete,
without Mr. Keith offering his escort.
Titet:,kt,, U:1ne a aury, ' intei etso i
00(1)1, iiat"eey, etoppeng As he loitere1
e,ety ere tee .dour ; " I am genie with
1(e; Creven;'
" Amt eon, Ids, Ke'th,'" Bahl
'?ora, ndvanchtg w:11, herr se
zm'le, "rue t 0517 amt play thee+
at tumor,thee'I neve *testy
erect. Se hire' early 15 10 and I
ron'!v. ]]'girt eg0NU Heldoi;s„
Mamma 'etei Theoliteartin hour
!'iter, when the moth* htvt daughter
were left aisle together. "you must
qsk Mr, Ko`th to stay with to for n
week or two, He la only at the hotel,
yon know, 1ut1 you might quite pro-
perly do It while Hervey 11 h rte.'"
Digs. Tro•11't breath c lute for a mite
,te 41 harried gasps:
' Tno' the rnil, 1 have been eur-
nr't01 let you n11 eveala; ; I nm doubly
im'pel,el nota. 1'rny do not Int Her-
vey sea this su'lden and ridtcuioue
Kr: tolatom;'
Hervey wad never Aee anything in
me w1e'clt is wl 0tdoti+" wa; Theo'e
'0,1111 resat re'o'a(',er ; " tut, mamma.
you mutt ow:1 'tow immeasurably
euperbr Mr, Keith io to the mal tae
1t'uer1111y meets: '
And, niter till, what do you know
of lila?" Inquiroi tis eldrer Indy,
10(tt'rllly,
"'Title," replied the younge4 One,
nt 1f the !abject was a pleasant one
to her and she were quite willing
to linger ovor It. " We know that
he L a thorough mud perfect gen•
tloman, to wihom society hart evl•
dent!y tarowa opatl her door!. We
know that Ile has travelled a great
deal, and seen a great dont, 1(01 i.
very clever, We know how different
hs looked trent alt the gentlemen a't
the castle the other night, tend how
jealous tho girls wore about him,
and we see how womanlsll he makes
Hervey look. Annd we know," con•
eluded Theodora, movhlg her head
slowly before the glass to catch the
light upon the Jeweled butterfly in
hes' hair, "that ho 14 very rich."
"Theo, umy dear," urged Mrs,
Trent, cautiously -for Ilk( all weak
and indulgent mothers, she dreaded
her claugliter's dllple,tsure being
turned directly' against herself—" o,
course you ran enjoy Mr. Zielth'a so'
°lety while lie stays bt tits eoigh-
borhood, but you will be most ml•
wlee 11 you excite ilervev's Jealousy•
Mr, Keith may be a rich Irma—1 do
not doubt—but 'what would 11114
wealth becomfnlTedwith that whish
Hervey is likely to inherit? Re-
member. Theo, that mo heart le tel
upon your tnnk'igg u gtooi »nitch. It
'8 ro �rio ll Its.. Trbtt tiatit t (ally,
tr, ,I,. „u.• :;' 1 fv: 11,:. h I :.,rr
to 1 t(-
"All r'ght, neonate,'' Tele net T1P.o-
dora, brusgely ; "lee 11 take curs that
your a'm 13attafnel. Iwill ttot quar-
rel w th Hervey, but I will do as 1
1 ke loaf at pro eat.'
BoyJee Keil 111d, 1'k' 1114 Ll'uw-
gIlalto, wnikel to D'ergrove tllnteveu-
ing, tou.1 now wan walkatg bark to
r1
K11bu It a d alt omtum u
orae I lea, u
tight, and hs went I'Isur='ly' till
thoughtfully along the highway, until
Int entered the town close to the hotel
t l e Treitt to be walking with honor
Craver along the road which ley he-
tw0=•n Lovegrove and the Larch°+,
but 11,nietliiu;g teemed to strike him
3 10 d
mr u:nv ill th pxrfurmnncs, r ght.
''You aro not talking at all, Iionur,"
Ito' 0011 at last wh_+n tht' 1.0x(0011 of
the nOulty dawned upon 111(11. ""8'Ihat
t •t cr7 nnucuni 'thing 1 It ddoes not
dl:oty nicely' trgutntet mothers to talk
e good deal tit one tl . and may web-
iuf; at ni1'nt another,
Ii avey," trod flea.
suddenly 10 10h' wall+ -a1
eyc1, upon 11181 so tit
h le
(rb It
t 1 r In t � !vn
ue g
i(�tnr3 m3 wlielt `nobxii
hien etre, fiteetil an
by It affor10 DDtenni1.t pleasure
to hear yo1, so I don't tn!nd; but wlhen
oro hay° no aucaenca we *111 have no
portorunnco, please. On thoso occe-
lcns- belong, 0a Stu 3' are, very few
:tad very far between -we will hm-
agine oureelvee on an (+quality, Now
we w'111 talk me ntueh as you 'Ike,
fol/ t 011011 semi be at home. Hervey,
h, Ie Mr. Keith ?"
"Why do yon want to know?" .In-
quire.) Cuptain Trent, speaking shaip
ly, but whether in oonesquem'e o1
Hcnor'o tutroluotory speech or of
that last queetlon was 'tot clea``.
"It dost( not signify. I oan Bud oat
lr0m Lawretwe,"
' H'e ia as likely to be an adventurer
ata not" suggested Hervey epttefully;
"looking' alter Theodora 'for ler for.
tune and for her expectation of a
*hare otbll blydtlolton'. ninney'
"I ettoull lutve thought yon olden•
*ugh to know. n true gentleman when
you duet him," oneerye•1 honor, with
provoking gravity, "An 1 if he really
11 eom'3 to Woo'1't),"o,'orvt, wihat 3111111
yon do?"
WYJlyt" ha aakei, I1'0 toter t1 trifle
arab, ,•'tier In 1' ,g'r or self-eo;t•
"Resell(( 300 nr; to marry' leer, you
kn0w1"
" Do not any '„n1 know,' 1foo, o. t
0 urure(+eteary uul in^ I g hit, 11111 1
;o Iuot know, 11rmlrh you do, It waadd
warn."
"Of course 1 ,'0; everyloly ku0w,
t,'
"Of eom'..3 1 could telt her 11 1
ahs," n, ; e 1 I I rvey complacently,
"1f that it whit you mean by every
oly' km.,ly 11 1 I ate to deo e0,"
Hone; s lungh rang he h and clear
cit tin n'glitt ut', an:d naturally 11
['owe l Capt. Horvey'e langu'd wrath,
Te ie 1uo t cull .1 h to isugit at
nottl'ng, tis you c'o, Honor."
01111' yesterday you tuft n1'' It WAS
Irl l 11 to In ugh at everythlag. You
Ire int met lent, Hervey, 1f yea gel le
me ,;t ot1re in opp0sil.' 1'irectioa ."
' 1f ylr. Kath wine Theoxdora lied
her f ltuu0," remarked }lene), prlsv-
'ntiv, a'th nit 114(1 of stere rettlln-
t un, ' what will Llw,eeee, Haughton
7 I'ec•:utse everytoly know., na you
43 y, that L'Iwrtnc•a Iy to Harry a rich
o h' I( he nutrrbxt at all."
,, answer, r.e he put th'r el(1emt'on
d�rrr•t.
" Il,' 700 think 1':faughton w'll m trry
n Nch w1)O?"
" 1 hope be- w:II."
"Because," alae answered, with a
tiedening of her lips, "he won't be
at all 'happy if hit dots -men never
are who marry for money -nor wed
a!ua. 11 Is you who are laughing at
net'hing now. Ityrvey"
"100,r 100110111 of toe world stem
to be gleaned' from novels. 1WTay do
you not wire he would marry n pen•
ailoea wits, Just to spite ,Leine 1'
"Roeauee Jane would break Pat
'heart of the penniless wife."
"Honor 1"
"Yes, I'm 'here."
"teeny, you have tears in yo{I
velvet Are you so un'aappy at tke
Larchee 1•'
I was not thinking of myself," re.
turned Husor hastily.
" Don't grieve for I aosbp" said
iii gusher
t - Iles
a J see
n ou
t
tq, Y
1Ar� el t.
]'sort i
extort' are
Hervey, in tone of relief ; "gee
doesn't feel teas things, 1 u far
sr r for
k der H
o e 3a
!ul refit. rt
lin
lovA of the mea yn'�J xcoru than it
's to 'her to bear the 530ra of the man
s'ae loves -poor gall"
" Hervey 1 How glare yyou 10 7"
ereI Honor, pn s:on.itely, "You know
nothing about dell-ehuut lhoebe or
about m0. I w 11 pot allow you to
talk se to me of my Coatht or of 1113-
solf, Do no. ares again pretend you
ran teach me ltow to 1xe a geatlewo•
Inert, for you 010 mot yourself kno w
stow to be a gent!.plan, t)o buck 1 Ito
qu to Bate; I Soele rather hot hate
7001'
513• clear Honor," he began to late
moat plau«Itia tottoe, "yyou ahoul:9 try
not to Le 110 la.ty, Wiiy (hemi Ilnot
tn0ut'on- What, to tem your own 1001)1(,
everybody khowe? !hunts teak 'n0
teasel of iter itlfatuoto0 for
r011e0, and Lmemo.) makes. no. `
of,h'is indiff*renee to her,ao why le
1? You make n0 eccrut of you; it•
fereuee to Lawrence, lint lie corta'ld:i
makoa no teeret of lea Infatuattion
for yon, 00 why [haul! I?"
" It !e rdoat ungenerous," raid honor
hotly ; ani troll .Ie maintain.;] per -
feet silenc1 for the rest of their walk,
Tito Lnr.t'el ora, n 1metre rxl•br o1
Mitre, ttaireng a 1:ttle way frohl
the road wet separated from 't
by' lutlf a t'ozen yitell of br'ek wall
tetwee,t two w11te gutee n1 either
911&1 of the eurve! drive• widen iae:3d
the front door. At the door hash's
stool In darkno a, wondering rather
anxioua:y who weal/ let her in. Her-
vey 'had left her at' the gate ; bat
though she, did not know It he was
lingering there, waiting to see her
safely into t'ae house. Hie had not
long to welt, Toe door was opened
ppromptly to ler suananons and.11e sew
her enter the ilghtee hall•
"It wee fleu'g'atogr himself who let
her in," mattered (captain Trent. n5
he walked away. 'elite will be vexed
it no 0113 else ?tan lvaitol tp for bsr'
and certainly 11 cannot ba by P'oO$)io•
own cloaca that aha bas lett *tgb-
ton to do it elude."
11;> eaatened on now, "whietlteg as
he wert, for went of thought," and
by tela time Honor sad Dir. Naughton
had entered the warm and lighted
drawing room.
"Every one gone to bed 1" she enc-
elaimeel, a nets. of keen vexation in
her tone. "Why did not Phoebe t
up for mei Sees pronueod slio would,
all I am as early as Jana buds oro
be."
`' I told 11 o. Ir to go io bed," rr-
turr,o) bar. 11'1n,itllun g:u1:S r+k-n,;
off I,u ooh e it 1 nitt ,c: ,cit.. 11 11010r
is i l ,torn eitt r her ,i, rk c10ak, '11'
,+.lit !or yea', and L did 100
i ;��;,, 0ne to keep alma e10111p0ny"
utnor glanced at him for one mu-
ne nt na he etocxl to the full light, ami
then sale quietly pushed away the
ched' he nail drawn up to the tire toe
her.
Honor's guardian was a man of
forty, n 11tt1e atove the middle height,
but so broally built tlutt he tookol
b'tow It I111 1:air was MI kiy atieakad
wttn gray ant hit mou5tache—gray,
too—woos heavy' 1101 coarse; labs 1aee
habitually eln•ewd u111 callous and jtlo
eyes helb{tuuuly keen and re.tiesso
any other esprosaltm which nil he
upon h1' fare to -night, or at other
time: when 113 w•as alone with moos,
1111(1 not Its ells:entry enc. He leets a
powerful ttlnn, both physical ' 11121
ort ntnily ; t1 man who ceerno t he have
1,11 passion« an hie wordy 0ppletely
n ler lids cont o1 and h It
n r ry o, lid Uud
n,t, might 03 perletpl n dangerols
non to thwart oe anger, Ills ellente
mien,• of hhn us t1 sale antl'011•ceneen-
trat'd lawyer, tis hard to understand
ns to bent: a clever fellow•, whose
tuft white fingers (chid mire vet, in
drat consttant iiafbefof 111,4, the, 110105
lntrlcnte kuot 10 fav* Bet t I ore war °"'•' `'''
one Inmate of his hone wen , knoll horn_ ,
hh two char fer/I and who put nu ,p
trust In (hies(
' 1 have coffee 1-82:27 to you, Hewer,"
snit„Mt. Naughton, tiling tho toffee,
pot fro>b the I re an 1 rurrving ft_tot
tato ppb ,whore eeei I en« solitary cup:
"I ka v it will rrfr .'� ewe after your
sal ',I
''Thank yon,” : r i I honor ; but her
voice, for all it r attenets, wee utter•
ly Indllferent n 1 Lawrence HaugO-
t,n noticed to
•Have 3111 1 11 plangent ovenlugi"
duo 1,511, r: r I r nervously purSnhlg
het unwout i 111)1 wolnanlsh task,
"A 11tt1 ter than tumol," she .111 1
quietly but 1 11m very eleep,v,
Lnwren dpi! I go to bed t"
re 1 welt ent11 you have drunk
this c '; ', dear,. I made it myself 0n
puree for you, noel I have kept it
hot : n I tanoted you would enjoy It."
12, 1 (1 come np to tier then, with
the c q. in h11 hand, an 1 elle could not
torn away. 1ho took It with a little
'I t rah, fresh. anal sweet.
Yo11 look olid at that task, Law-
n nee Why did you attempt it "1"
"R£cataee It ins for yea," he mall,
w-itih n'ublued eagerness In lie tone.
"There Is no task I would not attempt
for yea, Honor,"
" 1 hope th're i0," elle answered, very
gently ; " and please let Phoebe keep
Iter proal're next time awl 015 up fur
1ne, Lawrence'
" Any one but rue," he eael, a dark
flnh teeing la his face; "yet my 0.1Ir
plea.tiro through tb'* dry lies teen
the ant'clpltl:xt nt th''.1 minutia,:
(when I 11101101 111101' yon 11 r0 to t'tlk
to nae and hook at m,0, n, you rarely
de when 700 111111: others t° 8e8 or
spank to!
Thera wit a'1:nee letween them
thea, wit I e he tree t to school hit tones
to cosy' indifference €welt as (hors, and
wh lee h e wo',de3•ol cliell h'y whether
her guarder'( military aclttvcmint
way known to 11'11 sister, whom° 011.,
'trcr.>g idea was that it Iv11a 10 wllo
ought to L•e w•uar',l 0n i,y all the
11 ,u sill I+1.
' lvho was nt De'.rgrove to•n'ght,
hosier ?"
Liwronco 10113 rtnudhlg against the
ltl00tel-l(eee, WAteltillg rho face of
the g rl Lc kto hhn ; and it t eeumed as
1, w,le:1 Ili, answerc1 the quest!oa,
h!.v game gr.=w more intent and oven
1.001.11,
"Only cn0 gentl nlan—M'. Ke'ti,
He M otlOtis at the Royal Hotel Int
K'nbur,v now; Ile h1« ''ru vl.'I lag Sir
191110 111omer.0a eft ill^ east''', I du
not know whether In ;tnya for the
'J11ot'ti or 1moue, he I kr5 the ncl3'It
borhot. Ido yolt know 0' m, Lnw+":n,
reutel" 1 `
" as ❑111011," return 1 Mr. HaughtMa..
app'lrent!y makllg 1111 effort toeirah
e:1:•ly, "as I clllo any other idle ljgeog
1011ow who comet to stay in Giotowa
for a t'mcs, profe'eedly for the A,b
hot -moor fishing or shootldg, orWhat.
r.ot—that la nth'
„1 w'II ray gexrt-nrgbt now, L'tw•
retied'
Ile ant (11 11 tlre'rmpty cup, and
then took h^t• offered hatul.
(loaf-nfgllt," he EehMse ; "hot, you
hasten to ntt:r it1 Neth'*] I cell do
or ray eve>r tentptt yet t1 l'nger w;th
nlc. My 1mottgl ch111, my (avorit',,
U you wuuili lily consent to hail
0111' I:',son frofft Phoebe 1"
" I au too old to born," said honor,
c'efyhlg ties fail w•hi • 11.1; pt , ,'
alw.ly3 gave 'ter, ill spite of th-lr
trequeney, "Oh, L'wroite', I wh0yer
wort! 1(8 'leepv n+ t au ! 1'o;1 wool'
harry mo oft, and I 0101111 br 0"
grateful t0 7001 ntt'rvuri."
(1b be Continued.)
Aa toffleet' will be ut the Rovddn
Rous., Toronto, on the 37th, "11th
and 20th of March, and at the 001�(5g
19ouse, London, on the erd, 4th and
6th of April, for thne purpose of on,
aging recruits for the Northwest
punted Police.