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mess had, grown, .around; •
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For the zintnnon Waves had fallen and the 00rn •
had gone to milJ, . ,L„ .
,pu. the rail -fence. ;seven' urehine atr;onee:
. 'chanced to light, , • : • ,
• perehed. Zip like so many, ra•rensii only their
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.4iocr heads were white: ;' •
•Daughing,,chattering7,: it were, ttwaldenn, if they
• passed one Moment still, • ' •
• They weresery,••very hnngry„ for their "'Rap 1^
pea! gone,to nnlI.. •
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AD at once they heart; the platter of the laggen.
on the•tindge, • •
• • Where-the-windingwaveref-Vri• Creek dral.ned
the ditches of the ridge:, • .
,
he their glad shouts of Hooray " all Oreatielk
: seeMed:to flfl
When theY an te tell their mother. X'aP " WaS
commg !rota the mill. .
'1114n-time-the-blind-old-zorrel reinectru at Ole
• cabin door, . •
And the meal with glad, assistance safely landed
on the floor ; •
And the good wife szteetly stnilMg; all the eake-
, pans, went to fill,
Por the heart Wes very : thankfni that the sere
• „
" had left the mill. .
,
• - SePPet. ever; every-SO:tan With's:Pipe-a Of 4-013/iny
Went to eat itby the roadside; and the echoes
there to wake • •
• And the solemn JuAril just pestling, •from, the
• • house upon the 1 • ' 0 - ,•
Smiled tO hear the infern;ation„ that the- "Porn
was home trete mill."'" • •
Then a vision Sashed. aerose%hiez of the days of
• _ long ,ago, •
• When he, too,Iliroligh all the Pullin:Kir 'had' to
• plonghand• plant and znow ;. •• •
YRIell he made the :dreadful scarecrow froM the
•• clothee he could not 1111.
When across the baekpt!"_Aerry.;"!.he,he,clpapked
•: the corn . .
Then he thought .of one bright being who had
• • _.wandered at his side.- • --
Dropping golden grains in furrows that he
•'owed on to hide; •
And upon the horse behinclizim,jaughing, chat;
• • tering, never still, • '" , • •
. With her fol;Io. :ir curls all flying, he had carried.
• And throughout the next,long summer how his.
. heart was full of pain • .
' With the thought,otalLthe-beauty-he-cOuld-not-
• 1000 again ;• ' •
With the . thought of pale • hands folded, .he
. covered up the hills, . •
With the thought of golden ringlets aslierode
off to the mill. •
. . , •.
• • But the • ohildren; lainjhing; playing, nor the
Judge with solemn brow. ,•• •
,,Knew the Beene just then enacted in the great
• house down below;
Where. the miller, white' and dusty, busy. wit/i
• the grinding still, • .••
.fimiled when Bess, the cottage maiden, brought'
, his supper to the mill. .• • *
Bow they, seated dose together*rwatched the
• . wheels go to and 'fro, . •
• And the water dance drid,sparkleim the Mill lace
down below ; „ • •
Sow he clasped her tight and' closely, while she
listened very still, •• • •
Distened to the "old,•old s•
tory," in the Shadow of
pact,
:7R
. •
• Thus. our livezi flow on forever, eeitoeS Of eat%
act and wesel, - "' •
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srR, HUGE'S LOVES.
sCHAPTERXV. ,
•• • • Enza3 AIIREVES AT:REDMOND HALL-
• ,
"She bath Cnatural wise sincerity,
, • A simple tiathfulness, and these have lent her
• A dignity as namelessas the centte.!" •
' "What thou bidd'st •• '
•' unargued I ebey;:so God ordains;
• God is thy law; thou mine; to know more"
• . Is WOIXIttleti happiest knowledge,and her %raise.!*
• • .
••• Lady.ltedniond set•Wher blue,nestie," to
• . hitt thistright.' Winter's morning she
•' ad:alone. A better companion "than her b
• white kitten, or her favorite.: Nero, or even
her faithful friend Pierre, the St, Bernard, th
ocempied the other velvet rocking -chair'.
Chitsidethe Snow lay deep and unbroken
' 'the terrace, the littielike was a .sheet• of
ou
bl
. Nuke and the eunchine broke 'on its criep, Ov
• !unlace in Sparkles•of • '
faidee pendant froin everyhough; while
above etretohed thepure blue.winter'a .sky, :t
blzie,greY, shadOwless, tenderly indicative
' Of Softness witneut warmth and cOlorivith7 he
•he
out radiance.•• •• "•; '•
'• Fay inter dark ruby arise looked almost' 81e
• as brilliant as thil morning.itself as she: sat an
of
bythe,•fite talking to het husbancl'a cousin,
Erie Huntingdon, who had come down to
• While away an idle week or twO at the 151
ne
or
. Haled been there for ten days now and. tak
he and Fay had' beekrize veryintirtiate,Etie lat
had beennhtieh-iittuck B
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Fay'
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make
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habits. . Of. course, he was very busy, with 44; bukfor a long time she could net find- iniagine myself baok.at the cottage without were thoroughlyenjoyingtheineelvee, When
hia ownestateto lack after; out which was the chief favorite. Hugh." all at once Fay slipped. '
but he wonclered why Fay did •not aeoom. She grew impatient at laat, hetpretti, "Do Yoe. loioVrt" Observed Erie care, Hew_ it happeuet neither-ot-them--hAd-----
PsOY• wIleti he rode to senie,dbilant iItiperionaway,anaputaatopteUeLamath",:- lzaslyFas-!-.1nr'eautttoredl.liack--'14--the fire., any,-;:ideat;•,-, ".sarer•footedi- the •
Iin llIS4411(1.--Ndly 11441* iiireStalf tp.ao,lnuch:- .feeterr `ratehling.StYle'"or.tok, ..h:y asking place," that X have been here ten days and !dammed over the frozen snow as lightly as •
ltils.stildY. The old Hugh, he rowan- a, few downright questione • • ' mutt begin to think of my 'return If a bird. Arlo never had to offer her ,any
*Mat had. been. the most genial of pont- ," You are terribly vague," oho' „ said, there is one thing I hate, it is to outstay meistanoe-howould•as. soon have thought
iOnfl. :With a /leaky litigh And a fund of wrinkling her forehead in a wise .way. and my welcome. X should be afraid of boring of helping: a' robin. 4, nntat have boon .
441Or htit. he had never heard him laugh folding • her little white hands on her lap; you both if I etayed. lunch longer. Well; "crallge-pael, agraYsliggested•-,-on4" neither .
they looked absurdly dimpled and babyish- what now?" breaking off in some•surpritte:. of them ftetty any -hut all the same, just eta
in spite of the brilliant diamond and enaer- • " Ali;Erle 1" exclaimed' Fay sorrowfully,' Eris Vas walking calmly striking
aid rings. that loaded them. "Row is o the smiles and the dimples disappearing in carelessly at the branohea, with his dandy
person understand all that rigmarole? moment, " yonare surely not going away cane, and Fay chattering and laughing in
Perhaps I am ,stupid, but you talk SO. fast, yet. What shall I do without., you2" Z011-, her usual fashion, all at • once she dipped,.
you silly boy, and now tell meexactly what tinned the_pook child. "'Who Will ride and andherfoot-seemed.-to-doublempunderher;7*-
-this---Miss-Seihyie like. rthinkIre drive . and 'skit -0 with me when you are end. she sank down comfortably on- the
her name was Evelyn." • gone?"'
‘. Oh; I, am, not good at deboriPtione," re. "Why, your husband, to be euro," re-
filmed Erie pulling Nero's long, glossy turned Eris lightly,, watching, her as he
ears, :-..t:$13164-114-awftd4r-innkirlrplenty -spolm-a-Yon-havfrnot-forgotten your -fins-.
of go in her, lights up well. of an evening band, you naughty weinanl" .
and knows exactly What to say to e fellow Fay never 'knew why a sudden sharp
-keepa him,alive, you know; the ,Hort of a; pang shot through her at Erle'e timeless, re-
ed who will dance like a bird -half the mark. . • -
night and get up early the next morning • It had never °centred to her simple
and have an hour's panterin the Park be. ,niind to question her husband's right to
forehreakfast." keeps° entirely aloof from her and to give
Ah," in a Mystified tone, "she seeins a her such fragments of his time. Ilnt now,
Very active young person ; but you have not as Erle spoke, a aim Unconscious feeling
Made me pee, her. Is she tall or short, game over her that another was . ustitEing
Erie?" ••• •• his rightful place; that it was her husband
"Well, she not the tall, scraggy sort, who ought to be riding and driving,. with
neither .is she a:diminutive" tz0eattire, like her, and not his young cousin), but in her
your ladyship. Min, 'Selby is, medium wifely lOYalty she stilled the feeling; and
height and has a good figure.' • • • spoke,firmly,thoughwithorimsoneciche'elis,
• wyey,• and her face?" demanded: Fay •Iiker the -bravo little woman she really was:
With A baby frown, "yon are very bad- "Why, you extremely foolish boy," ',she
description,..Erle,sery bad, indeed." said,--m-donitr-you-'-know-that- Hugh him
"Well, she is not dark," returned Erle something better t(1 do with his time than
desperately, "not a brunette, I ineart*; and to waste it on me ? You see," shecontinued,
.she is not lair, likuthe other one, she has with -much- dignity, "hehail ray imitate to
brown hair -yes', I am sure itis brown -and. look after as Well as. his own, and. it • is
good features: Well, I suppose people oall 'large one, and he has noreliable
her exceedingly handsome, and she dresses •.• " Dearedear," replied Erle; with.
fluch
well and holds herself Well, andiealtogether solemnity. .
a pleasant sort of young. woman." • And he has to ride over to Pierrepoint
•, Fay's Hp curled disdainfully. ".4 do not on magisterial business ever so often,"
_thinkLadroireyour-description-muchi-siy. and:here-Fayetammeftd ilightlY-tiver the
.Plenty of go in her; , well, who cares for long world,. but recovered herccelf in an
that? And light:: up well of an evening, as instant ; and he visite the infitMery, and
though she were a ball -room decoration. looks after any of his people who are, ill
think she seems a frivOloas sort of area- there," . • "
t• uts." • • , Here Erie tigain said, "Dae; dear ;"
." Oh, no," replied Erle eagerly; for this but his provoking, Smile died away .after a,
would •not do at all. Fay's little satire fell glance at her face. 4' '
,•
very short of, the truth. " haVe not "And,"- continued' Fey, her . 'mouth
•hit it Off exactly. Lady Maltravers is hive' quivering a little, "Yen must see how proud
one° in all these ten. dep. - •
, • ,
Erle felt vaguely troubled in his kind-
hearted, way when he Watched Hugh and
hie little wife together. • Hugh's manners
did not satisfy Erle's chivalrous enthusi-
asm. He thought he treated Pay too muoh
like-e-childr--Pre-Watrgetitle-with.her,-UT
humored her and petted her; but he never
asked her opinion or seemed to take plea:Zoe
in her society. •.
•
• "Why on eat,tkhaa_h'ajnar,riedter.V-q20-
ee-* once to, hiinself .as he paced hie corn.-
fortable'room rather indignantly. " He is
not a bit in love with her -one sees that in
Moment, and yet' th% poor little thing
adores him. It makes ,rine feel miserable:
to see her. gazing at hiin as though she were
worshipping him ;and he hardly- looks -at
her, and yet elle is the prettiest little crea-
ture I have seen for a tong time: How
Percy would rave about her if he saw her;
but I forgot, Percy's idol is a dark-haired
goddess. .,
"Alt the same," went on Erle restlessly
`f no man has any right to treathis wife as.
child., Hugh never seems towant to know
*that FaY.Wishes about anything., He set-
tles everything off -hand and expecte her to
be satiefied with what he hita,done„4-And-•
she is st-foh a -dear, gentle little thing that
she never objects. It is Yes; dear Hugh,'
or Certainly., if yeu wish it,. )lugh,' - from
raormig to night. Somehow that sickens
a fellow. I daresay she is a little childish
and crude in her idea:: ; that aunt of hero
• must. be al duffer to have brought her up
like'a little nun; but she is sensible in -her
way. Hugh had no idea that:the wee read-
ing the paper lor_anlionr-yesterdayrthat
ihiTihight talk to him abbut that case in
which he is so interested,ok he would hardly
have snubbed her ea he did; • by telling her'
she kneW nothingabbut it. ., She looked so
diaappcinted, poor little thing, there' were
tears in her eyes; but Hugh „never saw
them; he never does see if ,sho . is a little
tired or dull, and I don't call that treating
a wife ' .
• Erle was working himself up into quite a
virtuous fit of indignation. on Fay's behalf ;
but presently be became secretly anxious.
Befoathe end of his vfsit he grew afraid
that more was amiss with Hugh than he at
first guessed:Ile-had often stayed him
before and lIngh had visited them at Bel.
grave House, but he had never noticed any
sign of self-indulgence/ , .;••••
--Ele.thoPglitanghstmaittegEnztNgto4colkof
in'oroisluallaszr,mumgoddiforatim;:ertenoin,
lainiaof 7,plugchadly„,dandhaticreeourses
o He was reckless of his health,
oo, and Worked often .fat into the night,
ncl when Erle remonstrated with him he
illy said he could not sleep, and he might
well ocenpy himself. ' •
But in reality‘he never guessed, except in
vague way, theleal reason foithischange
his cousin: He would have been 'shocked'
ncl startled if he had known the strange,
Orhid fever that was robbing, Hugh of all
a
in
a
He was hungering and7thitating for the
ght.Of a face that, he said to himself;lie
ad better never look . on again; his very
earnees 46 Margaret -kept. him restleis und
ade his life intoleirehle. • • ' •
.
What a fool he had been to • Marry, • h'e
Id hiniself ; to, let ; that child bind hini
own to this sortof life': If he ,cOuld only
reak away for atircie-Af he could' travel
nd try what change Would do for him ;lint
is quiet existence Was maddening: •
He was trying his fine constitution *tid-
y and he.knew it: ,Eie would. tire himself
riding'over his estate, and then situp
et' his letters and EiC001-111tS haitthe night,
1 his brain seemed: stupefied; and yet he
d no wish for sleep. •
Erie -told him he: looked haggard .and
t Sir Hugh Onlylatighed at ;there
netting the matter, he saidcatelessly ;
•,Was ; tough, like all the Rechnonds, and
had'never been ill in his life. It he only
pt better he should be all right; but want
sleep plays the very donee with a Min,
d -so en. : •
' If I, were you I iihould' notional spirits
narcotics," observed Ede quietly," your
rves are a little out of Order:. You should
e thing's more easily. and not sit up .so
e -one can forin the habit of sleep
„
id Hugh only scoffed. at the notion o
rVee, and diming hi,s long •*isit Erie saw
lo imprevement, .
e Was thankful, and yet puzzled, :zee
t Faydid ndknOtice the sad change in
husband. Now and thenahe Would say,
fLOIXILther timidly, as though %Me feared
ebuff, "You are not quite well to -day,
you, Hugh? Your hand :is so hot and
; de stay quietly with Me this ittorning
.I will read you to bleep," but Htigh only
hed at het atudouslace. '• '
Itun away .ray pet; forl busy,"
Id answer. "If yOuwant a eOrripanion
is this. idle fellow, Erle, Wb.6 never did
roke of work in his life, believe;"' and
would:go away:reluctantly: •
de had.alreadygrown very confidential
'Fay. • In her -gentle way she took him
sk for his deinfitory, life. Erle owned
Milts Very frankly. • It wig nuite,true;
id; that he had not distinguished him -
at the university and had been 'chiefly
n there as a boating.man; but lie had°
'eXtreineTY:popillatin his college., "
Very well," he grumbled, as he sat in
s boudoir that morning, talkingtO her
s tieuat idle fashion.. " What. hi fel-
o do with his life? . Perhaps you can'.
e that. :Uncle oughtto have let me
the grand tour, and then I couldhave
ged ,:Ah, yes ! 'every fellow
e change as Fay smiled at this, " what
a little 'salmcni-fishing in, Norway sig
or a month at the .Norfolk Broads,
is all I had last year. Uncle talks. of
ngadine and the Austrian Tyrol next
er, but he fro:els en 'oraiiti :seign4tr'
hat if1131;Oh L,1'bore,'?'. • • .
e was pedectly Willing, to describehis
• lielgraVellonse to Vey: She was a
4, little pollen in heir. way; and her
t tem:trim were'veilNrefreshing.
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re
The avenue itself looked like the glade of,
some enchanted; forest; with •snow and •'ha
• beauty of Hugh's child -vile; and hetyery
soon felt almost a .brotherly fondness; for
• the gentle little creature with her soft
vivacity and innocent mirth. ,
It had been, a' very pleasant ten days to
.poth of thein, to'Fay espeeially•,, who led
rather, a lonely life.
, Erie *as such a pleasant CompanioU; lie
. • was never too tired 'or too busy to talk to
her. He was so good-natured, ,so,frank and
• affectionate, so eager to wait on her and do
• her any little service, that Fay wondered
• What she would do wittout, him.
Hugh smiled ',at them indulgently. It
• always • pleased him' to see his wee wifie
------ happy and anmsedi, but Jut thought, they
• were like tWo-ohildren together, and secretly
marvelled at the scraps Of eonveksation that
" reached his eats. He thought: it was a'gOod
' thing that Fay should, have a. companion• '
forher rides and drives when, he was too
busy to ge With her himself, and somehow
• • Hugh was alwayatoo-busy now. ' '
•, So Fay and Erle scoured the country to-
-,gether, and when the froot came they skated
/or hours 011 the little lake.- .
Sir Hugh stood and watched 'them -once,
• and they came skimming acroes the ice to
• meet him, hand-in-hand,' Fay lookinglike a
• bright-eyed bird in her furs. •.
was delicious, Fay aaid,And wouldnot
,Ilogh join them? Bat hqr hudband shook
• his head. Wlien'other people time totkate,
too, and Fay poured out tea for her friends
in the •dathask' drawing -room, he always
.• kept near her, as in duty bound; but he took
no active part in the festivities, and, people
WOnclered why Sir -Hugh seemed' so grave
• and Unlike himself, and then they glanced
•M Fay's happy face and seemed mystified.
Ede in bis heart was Mystified, too. ge
•hed always lilted bis cousin and had looked
up at him, thinking him a lie fellow ,• but
• he toficea a great change in him when he
• eame down to thb old Hall to pay his te-
opects to the little bride. He thought Hugh
• looked Moody/a/idhill; that he w,as often
• irritable about Wiles: Hehad never noticed
that sharp tone in hia,yoicebefore.„lgie
cheerfulness, too, itetinferfereed•Fand• " he
- had grown strangely unsociable in his
Ions; xf you like-sf editidn of the re-
:flown:ad Mrs. *-Skewron--thinks of nothing
but diamonds and settlements and all the
vanities for which y,our worldly woman
sells her soul. It is a great wonder that
with such an examphiPefore. her eyes, 31licis useful trwaste timeon nie ;" aneFay's
am of being his wife, and must not think
that I Am sorry that he is able'to spend so
Httle of his time with me, for I would not
have him neglect his duty for the world;
no, no, he is far too good and noble and
Selby is not as, bad -herself ; • but•she is a face wore such a sweet treninlous mile' as
wonderfully .sensible*girl and never talks
that'sortof nonsense. • Why, ehe•goeieto
oarly.,:netiiandatta-dadirea.alto„,tame
ipakilaivmet...lhataireinverlenelltinurthOla'
she spoke that Erie whisferecl under his
breath, "Yon are .a ing,"?.:Ataid-azatitt
'MA *4 4.'
,marsapscaka443no #reatd5,43643, torcift
.•' • • • ' •
•
• " Oh, n�, she has teo much go in het,"
returned Fay ealitily. "1 was quite right
when ',said that she was an active young
person.; . And now, ahout ',the other' one,
• "Well," Erie Pagan' again,but this thee
. . . -
he utterly broke down ; for how was he to
Pori e this girl with, her . beautiful frank now and then his Words came beck 'to:. her
mouth and her soft smiling eyes.. He had
never found onttheircolon•at all: Would 'husband, Fay," . •'
Fay,understand if he told hoof thespright- •-'Yes, she had her husband ; but would
liness and sweetness that, in his opinion, the time ever: come to the girl -wife when
inade Fern so peculiarly attractive him. should knew she had him, but that
• But, to his astonishment, Fay graved the she °Mild not hold him, When she should
Whole situatien in a men:tent. . • leatrtl that he had giv,en her everything
" "Oh,' yOn need: not 'tell :Me,:yoti Poor battle heart, and.cry out against hini
boo," she said. With a knowing nod of her
dilaaltlYwrallaVgiall§-brgharirstAdras-
taltialifelorgamanms.s.hemput
sfutilined coat. 4' • •
And:Fay, standing alone in her little
room, whispered softly, " No, no, my bonnie
Hugh; your Wee Wifie loves you .far too
well to keep you all to herself," but during
the remainder of the day she was a• little
quieter than usual ; and Erie missed the
gentle fan that rippled into such a stream
•of girlish talk. He had no idea that every
with a little throb of pain, '!You have your
•
at bitter,waking that all was 'worthless
head, "so it is not the young lady with the to her bud that ?
go in ter, though she does dancelikea bird;
• it is this other one with the fair hair and
pretty,amile." ,
," How:do you know, yOu little witch?"
returned Ede, staring at. her with an hon-
est, boyish- blush on his face. • " Doyou
know that Miss Trafford is poor ; that she
mikes' ter own gowns and teaches • the
vicar's' little girls; arid that Miss Selby, of
whom you speak so rudely, ' is niece to a
countese ?" • •• "
Well, what of that ?" responded Fay
ocenifully, "1! your lady iovehe poor, Erle,
you are rich enough for both;" but he in-
terrupted her with an alarmed air.
"That- is the worst of chattering to a
• woman," he said, in a lofty way. " It you
give thein an inch, they take an ell. Who
said I was in hzve with either of them? Do
you know my uncle has Spoken to rneabout
Miss Selby? Ho says she id a finegirl and
after his own heart, and he has given the a
strong hint that an engagement: with her
will be greatly for my interest,"
But Fay turned a deaf ear to alithis.
"And the fair-hairedgirl, with, the pretty
smile; if Yon marry her, ?" . : •
• "In thatcase my uncle wOtild refuse to
have anything More to do with pie. ,No
doubt he would disinherit me, es. lie did his
own daughter, and Percy would be his heir.
Ah, it is . all very well talking, Fay," Lind
here Erie looked at her rather'gloonailt, ", I
have neve, learnt to work, and I should
make a pretty measof. My life. , It ;would
be poor Mrs. Etafford's eueriencoover_
again. And he -shook his head vvhen Fa
• , CHAPTER XVI.
ny's ranztam.
Blessing she is; GI:id-made her so ;
And deeds of week -day holiness
.• Pall from her noiseless as the now; -
Nor hath she ever chanced to know
That aught were easier than to bless.
Lateen.
And through the windows of her eyes
We often saw her saintly soul,
• Serene; and sad, and sorrowful,
•--Go sorrowing for lost Paradise.
• • 7-• Gerald ma8sey.
• A few daye after. that Fay met with a
slight accident. • • •
. The snow had been falling. very heavily
all night, and when Fay went to the
window the next niorning, She looked out
On a white 'woild,'and• not a' vestige' of ' the
bine ice conldbe seen for the.drifts that lay
heaped on the.little lake. :
• She balled Hugh tO. leek . out with her.
"Whit a pity," she said, riorro*fully ; "for
we had asked the Romney girls and the
Spoonersto come up and akate this • after-
noon. Etle;ii so fond of yOtingladies, and he
admires Dora Simonet immensely, and now
suppose there will be no ikating,"• , '
" Of solute the men could sweep the snow'
away fast enough," returned .Hugh, with a
hasty glance at the glorious &mood out:
'side; there were tiny bird tracks on the
white surface, Some brown sparrows and a
robin.Were hopping mime the snow. bletu
breath stirred the hOen. btaiiches, though
-they-drooped ander . their snowy., festoone.
• '" daresay the inc would be right enough
suggested that Hugh should let. him have • for a little while ; but the. air feelti milder;
one of his farms. He 'knew nothing about And there is danger-ofothaw.'"-''':' • ' • -
farming, a little Latin and Geek, a smat- Never mind, we will see he* it to7;
*tering of French' and German were his Morrow, and Erle inefer a Walk
°chief ae,quitemeuts. "1 should have to instead. suppose," a little plitintiv,e1Y,
tato boatman, �r starve. ,Nd, no, Fay;.1 "you will be too busy tee comeloo ?"' .
mut not swamprnynven piospeete kr 'a "Oh, yes,. far. too. busy,". Hugh assated
mere sentimental idea. And, after all; Miss her; as he seated himself at the breakfast
Selby' very nice.", •• •• • table and Commenced opening his lettere.
'Fay was very angry *ith ,when 'he. Pay read hers -a few notes--. and then . sat
said this for she had take ri A eurions fancy silent behind • her :silver urn Erie
to this Fern, Trafford; but Erie. 'wonld not, sauntered . lazily into the mon]; and then
listen to her; got up and shook himself Ellie brightened up and began to talk:
and walkedtuthe window, and 'then veZ'y ", I think Ivan s off a' note to the
gravely Proposed a gable of snowballing in Vicarage, and ask D and; the others to
the'avenue.- •.
come all the same, 'arid we will have a nide
'Fay thoughthe was seriousand expressed walk this 'morning -that is, if 'you, do riot
herself imich shocked at the idea. ,• nifgh Mind, Hugh,"' looking at. the handsome
would net like it, she *ail auto; one of the abstracted face bent over the paper' ; but
gardeners 'might' see them.As it was, Hugh. sheled to repeat • her question before • it
• had told her he, was afraid -the servants reached Hugh's ear. • • •,
wete net sufficiently in atve of her ever Oh, no it dope notraatter to me," he
since they saw her. playing hide.and-seek in answered; •indifferently: " Ask:whom Yciu
the hall with •Nero, ' : • like,: Fay. The :.Spooners ' and Roinneye,
She confessed that she was , verY fond of, did you say ? . Oh l by all `raeanO, .if you
it, though; bald had snowballed' Nero last want them ;" but At May be douhted
year in the Daintree Garden; and Aunt whether overheard her thank's as he
Griselcla ha,d,not been shocked at ,all. buried himself in his po,pet again '
Den t yoa sometitnes wish you, Were • ,The dogs Were delighted at theprospect
tight that lie. would confide in her. , hack at Daintree?" ' asked Erleturning ,of a walk, When. Fay consulted them.. so
mhion, and hint at a certain qiin..; round from the ,window and contemplating
d conciplicatimi that' h cl' •
_ , pretty flushed face rather curiously. •
his ; was rather desirous of knowing I ' "Oh, no," she retnrned " how
het opinion ; 'bitikhe began in' midi a round, can you ask Me such a question, Ede? I
about, &shit% that Fay was quite perplexed, Could not imagine life without Hugh: boos
filhetunderstood at last that he WEIS talking it nOt see t "
merry party etatted down the av,eriue
-Fay in her furs and little sealskin hat,
which made her,. look more a `child than
ever, and Erle in that wonderfuj. coat of
his, iinedivvitli sable, and the two big dogs
eeeNr,. eeli with zit -there pale faee. •
It was Very•Liwkward. and '‘cmharrarising,.
'a. most up fortunate. circumstance. .as ,t
wera't,W9,inirea trOln EedmOnd 'gall, an
there, wee Fay proteeting that eke •,did not . ••
think she (Ionia stand; much lege walk; •
and hen Erie knelt down to examine the .
thiinty tOCILA and toadied it lightly -0,
Fay tuned paler, and 'tittered e little
,Oryl Itut. neM,momentehe.langhe,o1.-
ran!. afraid I baVe sprained: my
It was Very, silly • • and aWkward. • of ine„
;and 1 cannot, thinkhow it happened. NO,
'It is net SO Very unless try to
move. What are we. t� do, Erie; V'
" That. hi jest what don't. know;" he.
returned, dieconsolately, 'looking down the •
lane,. while thetwO..dogsgaeod-wrotfillly:into, • ^
his face, an tholigh. they were. nnite_awate
of the dilemma„ • and felt. very Atorty for
their little mistress. • I suppose yezu could,- -
not ride on Pierre's heek, you are, hardly
sraall enough for that.; and With all ray
goodwill,1 am afraid relicaildootsucceed in -
cattying you'Itwo miles -these furs are
heavy, Fay:7-ancl, yet, how am I to leave
you sitting in the snow;while go in search. •
Of help. I suppose," with another look •
that Only landeehise., in ploughed fields,
there is not a house near; and yet, this in.
one of the,SandYcliffelanes.".•
1.40111 think We , ere far from the,Grange
•••-theouriorts Oldred-briekhouse. we p,assed, '
the other day. This lane . leads to the
Sandycliffe'oad; and I expeot we are not A
quarter Of a.mile from the Village."
..• An right,". responded Erle, eheerfully
can carry yeti as far as, thet easily." •
• "..Okt l but we mita, notgoto the:.Grange
teturned. Fay, rather a regretful volt*. -
She was sufferinge good' • deal. of pain with
het 'foot, her boot hurt her' lie, but she*Ould
not make 'a fuss, "The Ferrer::: are the
-only: people 'who have not 'called on
and., Hugh would not like me to .go
there." • • ;• , • •
•
0.,:hNaOtnclogentiStehI'a° tromPlaiteter.E.. in a ciar liikieeOttuiely
I enppoict y,OU think that • good &median
eughtle...hav.efiefthistelaciatratahafore he
elpadthatpoort-tape011ifer" ';"*'
,,-.EaY„,triedctodetrighrehadtztatattesther tin •
effort. . " You. do. not understand," she
'said, gently; ", Hugh • used to knew. the .
Fetters, and .he . says they are very nice
people; he is the, blind vioarof Sandypliffe, •
and sister :Hyatt with him„„ I do •not
know,whethet they are old' or young; but
:Hugir said that he had had a. raumndet-
.standing With them, and that it would . be
Very awkward torenew the • acquaintance"; ..
he Om not Wieli metoVisit them." : •
•"Perhaps not: . I daresay the Samaritan
and the unfortunate traveller were not on
visiting terms' afterwards, 'het ':under the . •
Present agreeable circuinetances 'We Must. • ••
cortainly:aVail mitselVes ofthe first shelter
that .offers • itself. Hugh -would' quite
approve of' my advice, and, in his absence.' •
You, must alto* me to judge for you.;" and. •
there, was a• slight •pereniptorinesi in
voice, to whioh Fay yielded,for she offered '
P0 resistance when he lifted • het, from. the ,
ground with his old 'playful •
.Fay was very sinalt and, light; but. her .
furs were heavy ; atill; Ede was strong and;
Wiry, and. he mrtied, her easy • ettough•--- •
•
he actually had -breath to joke tdb-While, •
the :WO dime bounded before ' him °barking
joyously, • and actually turning' in at the
Orange gates of their own. aceord,-7-at lead. '
Pierre. did, and Nero followed him. ••
Ede looked up ouriouslyat the •ald
bi•ick house, with. its picturesque .gablee ' •
and mullioned windows, and: then, as be • •
•
deposited Fay on the atone seat inside' the •
porch, and -Was just raising his handle the
knocker; the door 'opened, and 'A" very tall ,'•
man bi.clerical dress appeared suddenly on
the. threshold. Edc's hand fell t� his '
and he and Fay exchanged puzzled glaintott; .
it must be•Mr. Ferrers, they thought, and •
of cputeehe 'did not ,knOW any Out.
there: He stood With his face Aurned, to the Wintry 'ainisbine,and his grand Massive -
looking head bowed a • little. 'The' .neit
moment 'Pierre jumped up and licked .4i*
hands, mid tried. to, put his -huge :paws on .• ••' •
tie shoulder, whining' With delight. Mr. '
Fetters statied slightly. "Why,' Pierre, .,
nzy Sec: fellow; I ought to knew that rough .
greeting of yours by this time ; it is a long •
dine since you have called. at the Grange':
whoni have yoti: broughtWith you, Pietro?"' •
strekingthe dog's noble head, •
• Ede • canie„ fOrward at once, •
Lady ;Redmoild,,' ' has 'met wi
rather an awkward accident in „one otje
lanes-41mhao. sprained her "nide, and is
in.,great,pitin.; May lift her en that coin.: ,
fortableocilToettle by the hell tie Wtrie .1 • .
.0 . clearch of :help: I am Sir Rughis
cousin, Ede Huntingdon." ' . • '
Lady • .Redroond," ejaculated MY,
Ferrers; and Fay wondered at the sudden..
shitdow that passed overt' her hoEit's fine
face. "Oh, yes, bring, her in, Hunting-,
don, Pitt' We must .fiod a softer •ocatoh, than '1
:the oak -settle. ..lifarge.ret-:-•where are you,
Margaret?' and .the next moment a elear„
pleasant „voice anstreted, " I ara
Baby ;" and a tall, graceful -looking wontan,
with dead -brown halt and (Salm beautiful.
face,. arossed the long ',Fay seemed to
00 het coming through A Oil ...of haze, ,
,and she pet out her hands itiVoltintari/m
Margaret's Voice 'changed es She took tlibA.
." Ah, poet ehild, ff,he is faint: Will you
bring her into my. morning. TO0111 Mr..
Huntingdon there. la an easy couch ,thete„
and a' 'nice fire 7" :and • Margaret led, the ,
wayto pleakiant room withan old-feshiOned •
hey window,' overlooking the Sunny laVen
and yew -toe walk ; andthom Mc* the ,
• little pealskitt hat With hand' that 'trembled
slightly; and laid the' prettyllead with . its
softly milled hait ,,On the .clishionS; and
then pot Seine., Wine to rayi's • lips,. • Pay
roused herself and drank:SOme Obediently,
and a 'little dolor, Came bactk , her face,
• " It is my foot, the beet hurts' it :to," she
said, faintly, • . ;. , '
' (Te be :continued,) •.,'.•
. . „
•
abut two girls, Who both seemed to 'Otisly; "1 Alava been tnatrida abent tilteir'lloseein the' •deep.- •cold. pow.. .
end° ana. for whom he had sPecial 'lite 'Menthe, and yet I find it Impossible fo! They had Walked aliont tWo niilei, and •Oeit
, ,
army
,
. °Minot Keep .011the train' boy..
e con mood seri- teeing on before them, and plOughing';With • Fifty thciusand' soiaisis• guard he rail. ,
'teed' when the Czar ,.traVelV But. overt this'
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