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e and Sir Hugh and the!
at the .0elart• genie in groin*
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plmt,freety; winter "rleY and the gi*AS
TroOtifort in. stook mk4 414.0140), and
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With MM
O. as Were;. * breath, of fresh
o.td:air; ..froin the ,.otitaide, • world and
•, *et' titartect itart 'WOO and Mcived.
away from 0041 side , entered',
_
sald only Sir ttayr :the, Mart'
thk.pretty.00lOrWhieh. rnee lathe fair
'!.*SA,Fkl'9.%14Y.O'tetat.neilM,elAntutia,,,, Father,
,x4yrckno4c!tootialeft. 'the '.fireeide#•• Westp4eas$nt out ?".
•;; _.•
rather., Otildt,"
•InittWeree VaPel,' bewitehinglittle
"Aninnet*':Withc Whom: veer QeWald• *ow
, . „
vsim.,,,tneels• 49Ve, hut dering hie
-.04/0„.000ec WiieUarrYing: en* kleeperate Airte,•:: • oaparstylof flirtation," '• he usid ookur,,
ititjtunloonit.Vg9rion.:Xtiverib*A:elig 'WOO FIhn.W,a.xitther Thnifurnee."
•
.froth
4).,:a*fillia,,,--..Xo*-Allorliii.7-11ave,: --.',-14-4A-nd.do'-,-yea-:.irriegine..--thels. Shirley is
'Shitioi, iltheniOr dare say yon and ?''''iteked^ MOO. softly- Toa aro
JO' Stuart.tO°4itlort000494944014:. nttorlY. Mistaken, Sir jingh.; she is
ewe Aghot Akod, .-Notbont .esro,e4f2i44120441411r sof:?*whehrya:askehtr4At.* could rdea tittee and their gold- '
• •
she
' stole 1445 net flirt t She dope not 'tinovi the • Meaning: ‘11.13111; t;ratim° litaitr'tegeruOtadwifatYre; et:Meld.
of the word" ..••• • She sweltr48he.will obey;
:fihn..!oOtor,!deepeue4 .3*
.0,todiy.firttutt4.00414datit,.MuStfiehe, • . "iThen.ehe Yore'. Most of hot And rick ribYehgifistec..traref G°Vdtbeinghe th-en Wealth
400004 40 ,w474, ,113h4rlett. 7heee aby sox," said. Sir an& ineodity„, With suoh 'Oat Mei:now:1 man mutt be • -
`44.4StitnCet.hiSi.. n
k::-ge. as hers alie. need n,ot: loxig Yfinnn um ewlite,r
:1041,090' 3foit "*P144 14•11VAMPIO ti4r- ignOrance_ 'X ehoedd'thielt."'` • •• But When he conies, as coMe he will,
."Idttoh ATtsca,- as hero V Do, yon think Strong 0 thpyort and grand;
appy":AhOnglit .,finii,4,400659*0 'weft her PO very pretty?%t With supplication that snail ftll
ng Sr Ragh-to assiat her'. :10 :•,•romoya 4-41: Pretty' •its. not theword ') he instiered gbilee.tVemel likheerahesut°a"nd Mangle •
alokin coat. "Ring &nd . •13, 410.r; , quietly. • "She in, extremely beitutifnl,". And take.whate'er the world ma bring
Alice ritirbohne bit •hor.op, ..• • Proud and eontenti, contented for 1a sake •
••• 4.,Yee.; Ohe'. -be:0401C I think" ' she Whom she hath her !deg.urloy was about to obey, when Gny"'
stalled her; and, Ow hrted,het eyes *di apparent grankoeii„AL The rioli Contralto voice; 80 beautifully
so highly oultivated,
lyiOhitk•he. looked:. do*Ai. bee' and some people think her too pale. My
Paa died aand sweot, awnady
• aunt, her .niothe4' wee, very ..heantiltd,
0•4hag.. youtite•;:‘boil 'flovqr.lisi„0:. tore. • froth thnidano.: • . • ' •
know
abide
aid RupyGapel, unfaatening her fur °she How was that? ;•.0.ia not 'three years • "Thank You; mY'darling.1" Maiot•atuatt
, Oleg it aside. "Aro YOO!,Oliatevin ! her fleittic4. understand.7 ' whisPerea gc4t1y1 and thew eyes met far a
Meedafileel ••ia•free•Ong!hard,l.s. • "Net, thkee -yenta Yet;ohi ; but • X 131°Mlintt *Ira 80 :sweet and fond, big' 80
t;.IPt414-4.0,r4r. • he.ioneier been abroad, yptt. ;!P . ' proud end tender;; then elhirleyntowsdesrer
to the
yOn.saY;s0,"'anflWereciAlt' •tiAna•dfid elre,,Aeia novo aame,ta scot.. '. fire: • At the same moment th4
dv.aiocas-ktai„oheckntiolitterost areiaiefi-.0:1301-401/1144.1.
lk:titkaraeriTeltr?...°t,t,„ ,„
-,4Q4•:•,-.4....".(-1g.,•14 t ull'-ttaifir6133,4113:10h:44.1t' .'gtftaittifairOrl,;rlvre;:
4:0 V,O.".• '!tardell',MY .on'tioroitY :171,31.6:lp;Ittatb/saaaniga,,Isaahgliiril:$7:7 Pat '°:1°:•"('
• littiOLottAtotn415.11n06'her ' kiee-Fohtholtne; but' reellyie keine to
iietk:'...01.13hirle47.11-0.*.yethave-bUrned it *-06,,oar-y•-ateafit-0-,'nnt-1-0--tett4.,,A70404- -•.",judging.,by-the words, it woldd_be
ta
'�ur"."facii*Ver the.00,1" • for etiiim.ik,her YiSable net 10 find a king -at all," remarked
140tOttY4::• .toonaeletui . • a yea ..veryatrango 4006 oda sir Hugh carelessly, stii6e before' he came
".hot"clieeks, enditubY-Capet• -.-ii-laiftleYkiro•ticre-0,;-"*.fl.itiE8140°1,,•0612:•0°°add atat°.!4°.'t h" had
..NO grief ahe should forget,
pat. both her her ',I:,
h , • 'Nor anyee,ute to sigh: , .
t,ii.!4:1;*E,4,,,pretti,,..r.ciuge.!,,, ;ow not.kne*What it il,:heeatige father- Ewa • .,.reatiioik your oex ' reughr
t mOther,fieveniVeieneken'el it to me; but 'amid., •Aiiaa • long;
ly, "and very. -bocornlng. . .1 should•tvreealwaye'a,wereieven in my :childhood; girls ;.mamma Bios onto be 18 time, you
viae Yuf '41r- of some mystery :Whi°11 .snrreelidel Aunthi .
Mariam Of :enured 'I plinuld not :speak so .1x4a '6,iiia,treatied off,laughing and emi-
franklY.tO any one hit Yoni"Ohe'06.noinaedi- ting as they went, their •quielx light • stops
'with a swift nii*nixt glance.' • " • . sounding clearly Oyer the.oakea floor.Mr.Sit` flugh-• nilitinnred eonwthing•°xPr°°' Rivera 'Oeon'folloSved, and the two friends
intro. of hie•ogratitude•for the confidence, and were left . . • , • ..
relinsed Alio° felt . rather .'• For a, moment . they ••stood in silence'.
10"106d 114 41:1.#tPd'•What*right had 10004 down at there(' glow Of the; fire;
this t4.84*PO:03inahtntOl'eat.in what then Sir Hugh. took '•up the fur -trimmed
regarded Shirley? • Well;•14Pliearances coat ha had pat ',made,. and, humming
:were' to be. Credited.he:WT.11d not be ablate, eoftly as he.Wentrmeved away. At thedoor
show .that interest Muchlouger, Or td, any G.10,,a voice arroated him.. „
:Pkak4ad4stearydt3O4lirheage'°thaqttF,..etiikoreo31.91talf:a. adato4ino: scan"Wethaingit •Otonti,irilli,ynounteii,o,14,
thing; unusually tender In-: Major. Stuart's; sir Hugh; paused; for a moonlit ho put
manner ibward, her Cott*: ' •
Slifrley;. Cann you .give seine Miele?" haft!, hitan4.1he°31iitoedhe ed"..keints 404alqppoe :,thheaa4.1Sher'
sho isaked•rangaldly . To That new song
• Oswald Ber0 49g." , , turned qiiichlyandmade. a few. eters in the
not sing tei:diai,".'Shirley.atsid;
finishing ..and, treinhling,.,a;*httlo. "Fray
',ranee, nie;;Alioe.". • • • .• , • •
"Cannot Bing ..to.,day‘whY ? • Have you
,s••'
14
I 4
getll�r? u look ired.ir
added gently. "Weal youheve 40414- ?
It wil refreeh you. I forget- When We -Vere
,out that you had HO= evePt0 Maxwell
this morning.'!
I am net tired, thank. 'No, Mies
lett,,•:7 yea
know." •
But We will -convert you.. I am quite
Ian old woman in my affeotiort for aiitk
itakfar by MajorOtiiarolgt Perforffillaaa, at,
present, he WO to 440 uiy predilee,
tion." • , ^
Sir Hugh looked acmes at ,thegroop
round the tea-tray, and 'hie. brow. -dark..
ened. Algernon '' Rivera • Steeled to :.4,6
dividing his attentions; pretty equally be-
tween the two girls; but Major Stuart was
Standing at Shirley'e elbow, cup • in hand;
while DiaEliteefOilier. ifaCe alightly turned
toward him overlier ehetilder„waiipbaring
intome'cream withdee, deliberation. They
were beth emiling,and Shir. ley'e hazel eyes
Were doWlioaSt.• Atillugh 'Glynn *Mole&
them,a passion (Oared 40.d. resentment:
:r9WIP,We'44ttrt,findalliaOatlohill lips.•
4t.1 had no idea. Wei WAS rb&d 61/011. 6
et.::;the fri
resentlY the ';rtliViii!
!inking the, ranalclanilagid
to and
romlJy
to eretai igtY1 :14; Y; anirtlIsto goinurned g irl et,'0.7. 440d ma4h4ei
wont er to; the. recess.. guy, '4 et ,
said .
Hugh
ndor
e. glar.oe
eyear Ought: her
•
• , 44 Yes," sihalialdWylrOMd,-,ati- he Tgav-e-
her the Musto-pteol,his hand 'timbal hers
gentlYler •it AnOMO4• ,,
What shall I sing?". salted Shirley;
bending over the,pieno. • • ' „
"The new song you virereprisetising.this
morning,' gaid Ruby caliel gayly. It is
you 10
turned to. us, iio 'that noene will 800 your
t..7and. yoer hank is
e7, ; •
" Yes, that song of T3lumenthal's whit&
Oswald 'emit you, ' BtUd Ahce.t • '
Shirley hesitated for amoment, and then
with si .swift .endden endle which no one
couldsee, for her face was turned to the
piano, She began to Bing; andthe worded
her, song sunk into. two hearta there with
very eidarent effect..
"Sliehas not found her king as yet; • _
The golden da, 8, the golden days glide Di .
They, bring no grie4 no grlof 'the should 'ergot,
• Nor any ea,ute to ,
Na-heirtiQi her devotion.made,„.- •,• "
; No heart the patelenattuntemters ming
tritheruiedshe walk's and Unelkaied
„ .
She has net found hor
ve
, a ;it ,not „fink?' ,..' ashed Alice, with
acted- eurprise., "Shirley ie always so
tha rAlirliere•iwtlietea f so.
di;"'ShirleY,Willy6i'Pour it enit ,T•am
area" , •
She sunk into low ,ohair,,in an attitude
fatigueand exhanistioll: giving Sir Hugh'
nettialk•glanee from ,har' bine eyes,
,,,,aetiOd,1 that, 'WEIS rather
t irivan 'hie wont; and that there
'InAirefilloWet unrestupenhis face;
etb!*,g *P2OPtlill?P13AohluthIg°
'1;0W:flied ,Hugh?." Alice
hiredflaignYilYv,, _
t•he nOtitinsWeriticiessce he 'did
heliethe4teition., -Ilettvituwondering
iVaathe meaning eitht*ted oheelm
'tsond,that new lights: kuminouts
• li • h G St rt,
, Ono, in u7 ,
and a
Ca ibtanneyslide andinePleaskre flashed
, but' • Olie •only
ie�tled her .k'pteity bead against
ho fens' ohait -.woh,. a. tired,.
'You .4:night to . hatee*. been'. "with':
'Irl "You would gone
iiik•Akalittiton'Over•"theillite•iiihfeh was on
sparkled lilts Myriads
ain,oatle in. the, ennshinedid it not;
:' •
, ,afequilseced ,ithiently. • He
' Med•Itei .mornoceeipied with Watohing
040.1,50P..)403* Phu.. stood before, the.ted
ON°, .,thlln.-.'41100 !I)Prs!,,eal -et., The
e0h*ct hiee,':4011.4 tOre-fixed nPen her
„.,wit,h„;;an.„ititenti, • earileot',; tJerutiuY
. .404.,41sPerSed, the*, sleepiness,
id ide -. hand, unoonsoioualy :Oven 'to
ittaAOlinchndea' ,it rented on. the
, ofy think, we Shall hair° some skat.
soon,',asid Mise,Oapel ,x have
,. for , . long tune. These .mild
Of,,,,4nia quite. proyent /ad from ox -
in the it000knoiehroont,:, anet as
the' outside. edge;
e2thaw tote' in and pate a stop to every-
, „ ,
. hi Very provoking," ' agreed
ontelleu;.• *pretty grey -eyed girl,'
. so 0917 riend•of Miss Fairholme'e and an
beireas;:•"1.16''' *fever' 'do' get any skating.
, Shah( r.NO. petition ,tho•Ohirls of the weather,
- Mr.471;4050,4i:the eleinent Mintigh to give us
a 0080°' :* • - ' •
ittf-VerhaPri he ;thigh' t , if you. „were' the
titioner,•„ Misti .Montolieu," Algernon,
vers answered.% bringing, her some tea,
•, and lowering idea • pereeptibly. ," I
know that if I were the clerkof,the weather
Ocilild 'refuse. yeti nothing." ,
e,4 ;Rhoda Montolieu laughed
Vim; I wieli Yon Would' become so;" she
•',Old, merrily. "No' bread and butter, think
phew." '
you skate", Mists, Rees 2". Bit Hugh.
eolted abruptly, as he went over to the table
.7"-kflotalrAlicole-teafand-=-Shieleysiterted..a.
little and Ideated hp at him in rather A he--.
' *MOM .Mantief, Ms if she had not. ;the
• least idea what •ho meant.
kbeg your pardon,,,,,' he nervotisly.
X, did not hear; Sir•Hugh." •
-"Why; cies, your wits .seeni loottather,
ingtor Ali& tried, laughingly,. from the,
depths Of ,h,ai great arm:their. "Sir Hugh
18 asking Yori if yon skate and You look as
startled as if he lied nitid;.• 861110 eittrining
• ,prOpesitione: Where are you, aliikley ?"
"Not here," Sir remarked coldly,
'ise he brought Mist Fisirholme her tea, IMI1
drovt up. a 1,0w chair to tier side. “Miss
ItOss's thoughts are evidently far away."
' "And Mellor 'Otuiskt. leeks , equally
•
',Ye
gieq!
As she stood before ,changing
her dress and arranginglier air with eager
unsteady little hands, she leaned suddenly
forward and scrutinised her own face with
net% earneltliMS, end tinsdrew back, hush-
ing a little, and smiling shyly at her own
thought Ya, she 'was very Pretty.
She, had OOP IMewn that eho was good-
looking but it had never been a source of
mnoli Joy te her before enow; waver;
was glad. It delighted her to think that
Ciusie relatives, at least the old grand
uncle, ••• the only one whom he had kept
up , any "intinieoy with, and who loved'
so• tenderly, could not cavil at his
ould hav9 had tu2Y
rich, 9.°Y40..a 13°°t )311,U4
, v, Guy," the ,girl said 'simply and
°faded as. 110 heard the brave sluiPle•Worda
and saw the steadfast leok in the earnest
yee. na;'. aisl, tat." grie4- Jle 4'.hg °Vete: W.ah'irh hit
sprungv p si High G n hea
"Lucky fellow!" he saia,';trYing to Walt.
lightly, bat failing utterly in his bitternese
and resentment. "Well, he deserves his
gy•if:„,fortniie, if any Mar: ever did. ,I ca, n
gthrvaen htihmat nib, thhlingkherhimPrawieoer'th3rieveBn°ac,1 . .
sirrirareug-wheospoakebr. ieafgasiiillendheo• asikdo:e0awhi.e362 .
hun choice, ,, _ ionio,f,e0wra.imogyaonum.etrthyintgolito.kerg000jr,d,miaylitY,:adt:eashis.
,Mise Ross ?" he said gently. "1 could '
And tllhethadehe! ittleitePlaheiitles° words, yet I wouldgi; hall
tonsiuityanaeagedyshevutas4;jeslihtohaethoaunsadatn.
the•ural evening dress of black grenadine, trust me enongh010 You not, to 103°w that
oeinadtbooakppoiit 40,nyeavihwichlieneYi.elohrua, fhatahderh? the X will. conquer what is 44"r11137 a Gue° '
quaintly and prettily made, with a pod you wish it, I will go away and -and -see
friend? ' I will , not offend yen again. ge
.;; Oh,, no but-!•:- . • '
But what? be lazy, &dell You
never sing noiv," said Alice. pettishly: -
"Oh, . do, sing" SoLubthing l". Tt'uby
pollee& .."You used not to be so •chary of
your ranaie, Shirley." • , " '
"Will. ;yen accept an Unworthy; eubisti-
tate?" siatiay Stuart enuhng. "Shaul I
play you something, MiesFe.irholme.?"
_
• "You will be:very kind if you take Pity
on 'us, Major Stuart," returned Alice
sweetly. ." Sir High leeks tired and out
of Sorte, of I Would.press hinx into the ser -
Vice; •when you have played; perhepe
Shirley Will :fairer us." • •
"Mayer Stuart went td the piano, which
Stood in a recess facing the mantelpiece,
and 11,0 down. He Was a,. good musician,
and preaently, as his Angers strayed ever
the keys, a flood; of 'eoft 'rich melody filled
the qmet room. .Mfativerts and the two
girls Ceased their chistter,'"Alice closed her
eyes and letsned hack languidly 18 her deep
arm -chair, Sir Hugh pulled nervoully at
his long fair moultacheand watched Shirley
furtively as she sat with her hands clasped
idly on her tap, .her ince turned
toward the plane, and a little smile upon
•her line. , • •
How 'beautiful She Was -how rarely,
wonderfully beautiful:I In ell ,his, life he
had, seen no Wcimthii whose 13eanty had so
impressed and elierined him as hers did.
Could it be that GuyStuart had wen what
he‘wonld hive given Ors much to peewee?.
Sir Hugh Glynn, set his teeth hard together
at the theught. It was impossible. 'Ho
should not have her. ,She, should be' his.
That Very evening he would ask lier to. be
hiswif�.. ' • , •
It had been his piarpoise to 'do so from
the first day he had seen her. As site stood
in hex. sinipIe (serge dress in the doorway,
With a knot Of red barriers at her bread;
shes had seemed' to hier most beautiful and
greatly to be prized. He, Ilugh• Glynn,
avowed . opponent of • Inerriage as
he Was, had ' then and there - resolved
to make her , • his Wife. lint he
had.----been-in-ntr-hurry;----lier-felt,
safe, so Inure. This-dowerless-4)ean
would be only tee glad to accept Win when -
Over he chose to make het the offer; and
Meanwhile it . wee very pleaEiant • to tredt
her with the graceful courtesy, not nix,
'touched by tenderness,. which he knew
could not but he, grateful to the lonely:girl,
while lie flirted; a little with. Miss Fair-
h�hne; With an eve ved-even to What strange, new, wonderful, beautiful
hirdifelf--41itentiozi of Making. Shirley i thing was this that .had cohie into her life?
jealous.' , GuY loved her; and in One nieinent all' the
• But while ho been heeltating another earth had been changed and glorified. • She
had come forward and had 'stolen her from could never more be sorry or lad or deso-
hies ; and, altheugh she lied never !ate. Guy loved her. He had 'taken her
been his •Mteent • his thoughts- into 'his strong arms and whiapered it into
Hugh Glynn. bit passionately resent. !her pare, and had pttt his li.ps to her •!fora.
and
mother lived -a loft dainty Indian mushn
yon no More." ;' • • - •
deal of soft' lnce 'shone it. :Beth lace arid, . okt that' moinent•i ch° 141'4 Si*" '
mueliq were! yenewed bythn, e; but, they gni he Weald' .haVe OheYed her.' and the
were neee the wOreefortliat,..ShirleY :WOW, serY ' mid wretchedness that 'grew Oat Of "
annmed an. 040: sat,417, and Awn! hte Jove fev her werild beveheen prevented.
harmontool. awl the..4.0a had never been' Fer a few' seeend's herlete lay. in her OWII
a la riedei 30r it • had beanie -lade; after a lend's, and elle iseuldhavediseided it:- But
'quaint. old-fashielled fitYle, Of -her father'e shedidnotkubwiaUd8helOtth00hSfl00,
choosing, sa, that it was not antiquated,
even now. , " • • • • ,
And when she had gatliaredgp thepretty,
Oliestrint hair, and coiled it daintily toxin&
her head; she dinned the pretty robe,and
then stood shyly looking at'llerself pleased
at her beauty,but wondering if •Ony, would
think her, foolish, :•'• and ' half hesitating
whether she would not remove the Indian
Muslin and 'wear •the blank grenadine
Aunt Geraldine would, Wonaer, she said to
herself, and Alice Would sneer; but *hat
did that Matter an long as. •Guy Was lade -
fled, and she oduld• read approval in his
dark eyes? • Nothing mattered but that, she
thought, entiliega little as she turned a way
from the glees, end left die room rather
hastily, although. she knew that .:it. • was
early,'. and • that • .• she should -find no
Min in the -drawing -room for. fully -half7an-
hour yet. • '
• As she pissed down the long corridOrehe
was quite tmconeoiottifof is pair Of passion-
ate xeeentfulayeat Whichwere.zunttchinater,. ,1e9t3tilrarply,hehevp that rizint'fouts, Ale°
materly`mithtalmoritddereaftendernessaet youteonoltasincerthlyndilflatiffditmalfd
!shomemtonimuclabserhed.;--ittiliemowil'• ithatoifz.evev.Scasi-•.senvelosiontionaly,rom:.-
hapPY thoughts to 'heed the loatistope that, mend inefor Guy's sake," he added stiftly,..
f011oaredher down the carpeted stairs; and, "as :Well as .for your owe? Will you believfs,
while she lingered:in;the conseriatorY.to this, and Of AtUlf,thereshOUld- be,
get a flower, the footsteps' Passed her; and.. any,need? • , . ,
Nyco on.. • ."Thank Yon," Shirleyanswered,colorhig
Then, when she cameinte the drawing a little as he Eiteoped and put his liPs tohee
room, smubing' softly as Idle :fastened the hand; ,-• and at the .same menient •
floWers. into •the old yellow lace at ' her. 'any Stuart came .in, 'looking handsome'
throat, she saw a tall slight • figure leaning and distinguished.; in "hie , quiet evening -
against the mantel -piece,-• his head resting dreaa.
wearily upon his hand'..- • -,Her ',heart leaped , Ho atarted, slightly, as he' caught'isightet •
Op in gladness. Ittvas:GuY„ she: thought, ' the two at the:fire ; then he, bathe' forward
and they: would' have,' half -en -hour's chat idoiviyi While, Shirley 'flushed and paled
aLt.. by themselves before the others cisme alternately, for ..she attUld not cOnqUerthe
down; but Sir Hugh Glynn, as he turned agitationwhich her ••interview with sir •
to '.meet•lier'eawallthe nleaeure.die out of Hugh hadToceisiOned. ' • • • •
her beautiful hazel eyeis.• •, . • _ • ' "I have' been asking Miss Bass to accept
"It is net Guy," he said ,with hitterhesa my hest wishes and, congratulations," Sir
which Shirleyconld not: but hear; and the Hugh said easily. • "Our old friendship,
color flickered:, in her cheek for e moment,:. Guy,' will satisfy her that it is -not a Mere
then faded: • ' coMplinient:" • • • , .
•- She -went „forward- hopo Shirley • will Ind • that your •
sie...4ngwe .woOs and tone did not .000: old frien ship has not •niede you partial,"
Iferi yet was he not .Guy's ffienti,. and did Gray ireptiOnded, ; "anti,' 'When you
he not love and trust hien, and, Were.net. eome. to ua for , our eongratultstiens
Guy's friends hers Iron:thenceforward? • • and. good Wishes, you will he. as
As shedrew nearer -to the baronet, she Mire' of their eisnierity. .as 1 am of yorir*:
sawby. the.light of the wax•etindlee on the Hugh" • .
mantel-pieee'.;that he Walretrangelypaio,and Atthis tinie their hands met. 'frankly in
that hjeltand,Wad unsteady. '. . close pressure, although 'Guy remembered
"Is. anything • the'. matter?" she said afterward hew cold and.death-likewere' the ...
heathy; ," Sir • 100, are • you Al/ • ca4 I fingerd that clasped; his. • •• • /
get you anything ?"• • - Shirley's engagenient to Major -Stuart
HIS leaned from her With it 'Sudden 'gee- was resolved: by • Sir Gilbert and -Lady ,
tuee of pain,' and bowed hie head upon :hie Fairholine with: .quiet pliseettreAsnd eatin•
handa for a moment 18 silence: •Shirley faction, '• Her ladyship:wes. minserely glad
stood silently also, trembling now with •that suoh a dangerena rivaldienid be re.:
a. midden dread and terror... What had 'moved frem.her'daughter's path, for • she
happened?. Wan Guy ill? She: had': Sete 'had not been ablate' deceive herself; as to
hime few moments before -not quite haM the' impression' whieh beauty .
an -hour -bat Seraething • titi4ht • 4+.0 hip- made. Not only was :the more beautiful
pelted ,between then and now. • .• • • • than Alice, but: she: Peeleased that far •
• "What its it ?".she said, • almotit faintly rater. . gift than •beauty, rarer and .
in her terror., .kGuy-ittanything-" • . • More . attrectivethat of. :fascination.
• "'No," he inewered, lifting, his head and Had :she/been .a plain woman,. Shirley.
speaking in the same bitter .mournful tone, would hisve,pOsaessed a charm, and !Angular
"Shore :its nothing 'the matter with . Guy, power of attraction; and even in the,bitter ••
and atoms° Yell.haire' no thought for any days to come,. whenheibea' uty faded under
one dee."' . • the heavy: ,overshadowing donde, that,
• She Welted at himin surprise,' her"qes oharm was always felt more or:lessly
questioning and isatenished,. her cheek. with whom shecanie in contact.
Atishing with a little indignation, • •To Alieeherself, her cousin's engage.. -
-0.-No,V--he-.4,ent on, "Shore, is" .nothing gave,"alinost unmixed' setisfadiOn; the only
wrong With GO. Tell May sot your heart' drawback- ' to her . ..pletseure being •that
at reet-for, since all is we, 11 with him, Yol Shirley, althotightwo years limiting); was ;
:need net heed whet other heart is broken." likely. 46 • be . married first.: Britthie•Was
• ". 1 do not tinderstand;'' Shirley. .faltered such a alight pause for annoyance, and the
-' • ., ".. .••• • ' • . readmit 'for being- eatisfied were 86 very . .
•:" And yet it ie a very Pim& matter," he, many 'that Allis) was very *akin in het
.g"tjareaittiitant,iljorttroene.. '('"taWahnati'llnlaraY bbrriinligg 4thhil felt qiiite grateful., Shirley Was noWiesielY
congratulations, and ee . kind that Shirley
most intense; sorrow to another.Gny has disposed of; and her beauty could no, loner.
teen telling me," he :Went • on, lifting • WS interfere With Alice's own triiimphe.' That •
head and looking at her With meurnfuli Sir. Hugh 'Glyiin,had been much Week by
pis' 'Sekund° (Vile, "of the ,happineisii W.hicli her COrit311104.1ovelinesa Alice had. limn far
yen have conferred upon him ; but 1 Won- too quick -sighted notto, perm*, but now,
hdeimr !leo3r9huapphyol,lygotiht Whearte'°IbirleartyltInugui• 'adm; resulte,. and meld not poseihiYinterferevrith
Of course, such itchniration.„ceuld have no
heart#" • • . ' • ' • herown plans for the eubjugetion of: the
Shirley started,. looking up to .hina with eligible baronet, '
,Wide,, frightened Oyes and colorless; •olieeke: Omviski Wrote n cherminglittle noteOf
• • "-Yen did not know," he said .gentlY- eengtatidation. to , cetisin, telling he`
" et lead X think you did not!! --and I 'did that he had .met some .brother officers
not think, or, fool that 1 was, 1• Would not Major Stuart's who had .aniply ends
rseJ
have let hire kcal my darling fiord me- 'the good opinion •which Oswald hid formed
Shirley," he Went on passionately,"iimn anwfirt taht,e,yigine. ,stle/erzahnoth,4idnodonJ,..asildhorkir,iseayen1 il!styleadei3w
the .Arst • liniment that I 'MVO' yo_wilt.rtenv.o.
linetatntoluslelk Dmr Ywnr ulse;-ellef.nOrktih-ont :an.; fill with • tears, for which :•0110 'COUld
not
'He 'cannot loVeyon. as 1 160 Yon---443,0an- account. w • • , • • ' •
not-!" • • ' • • • - • Altogether" for, -mice thd doerS0'. trim
At least he fete° true and nisble to de love seemed to be. ruheing Very etnoothlY,
-what you are doing, 'Sir Hugh," the' inter" and Shirley's cup Of gladnela.meteed to be
rupted, inttetering her °Meth& by aetrong brie4reing inet. And. yet-an4 :Peer
effort • and Speaking; proudly and disdain! shirley1 The shadow of her anither'efatefuhl
'•
& I ti,.KWIMA.
it...it"„Hbet.oWeciulrdo hri.hmettik_e_raY'shissifarirepna4': ftee,'hadndetrhitte oOvrdrs ,which blight 12,----tweipoilvea
olio:nation Of 'Pahl; and he, grew 06,1V0%111es: hiieor;ritoomihiet4htitts,didttitt5aistigithyt Otiftt•thileergrmayotohatier's. '
M"Pe4;'6' teheoaiii'heovearbeeftelyk,thaani'.44.tilt was wrong. ber. • daWn,kdrifting away' frael
o into
FOrgiVe me. " . • • , ;eternity..., -' •BuS. • r
#
pa he turned fromher,•,the suffering ' • (To he oontlnitedi)
onhi.faeteatraokahirley, 7th.aatt,0•.o..
ttl;fbrh4r„hRitsyet4tnau:801 tno...rot5,.Teaohot.„coito:tt:e,ite.,togi;" The
did not moan to hurt. you,..hut, Cho liquor which the truM bought was drank."...
Sir Jiugh, I cannot beer to think that 11
I o;:!osmarmtpt.hr
plog,tttheihonidgrieveyoul. I iWet th0aght that •iittrzio tiatlotyot*otldctto,,.•rtanld. ;;Ve Made ner.OiffsPenn .,
to -Alt inen Ste net you?" hhereelesa, bat seine •
you?" aiiked.esgerly. ShirlOY,',if X had -Men are .hOnte less than others .
• , •
"What is it ?":he asked quietly.
"I wanted to tell. yon--; " What is the
matter, Hugh? Are you ill ?" said , Guy
"Ill? No, of course not. What is
it, Stuert ? I have a letter to write before
dinner." ' _ '
." Do you remember my telling you that
We might meet our Woe at Fmrholme
Court?" Guy said, with u Smile. ;" I don't,
knew about you, , Hugh, ,but I have met
"Caught!" exclaimed Sir Hugh, with a
forisi laugh. "Who is it, Guy? Mao
-C:1407 of °ours: e not," said any,
looking surprised, " Why,do you guess her,
Hugh?" '
44 I fancied you admired her.more than
Miss . Illontelieu," Sir Hugh , answered,
carelessly.• "But, if it is Mifiti • Monto.'
lieu, I congratulate you 'sincerely, for
she'll a pretty girl and an heiress -to -
boot:"
"It is not Miss, Montolien," 'said Major
Stuart, somewhat gravely. "It is Shirley
Ross." . • ,
•
"Shirley Itosor Sir Hugh exclaimed in
an accent of. intense surprise that struck
Guy almost painfully. • • • '
"Yes," he said, siinply. "You seem very
much surprised;Hugh.' • •
"I am very much surprised," returned
Sir Hugh, gravely; Mid there. was a short
silence. '
Why • are you so astonished, Hugh?"
Major Stuart asked then. "I know that:I,
ant unworthy, but----" •
My dear Oily, it is net that. ,I fancied
-.but I was wrong of cotirse-that .Miss
Rode,.with her great beauty, woeld look out
for a rich maui, Ind • '
"But she has consented, to take a poor
one, • you Bed," finished Guy, smiling.
"You may safely • • congratulate me,
Hugh."
• will wish you all happiness, old fel:,
low,"'Sir Hugh said; cordially; but being
encumbered with his heavy coat, perhaps
he did not see Major Stuart's outstretched
hand. '= " I always think that ;congratula-
tions shduld be kept until one isties how the
marriage Write out. I will.keep mine till
* He then walked away, beginning to hum .
-aol
yards; and Guy followed, feeling some -
What disappointed and chilled for. all his
happiness. • '
• Shirley. RoCasHwA6PntuEpiltCVdirtess for dinner,
feeling wildly, almost . deliriously happy.
• 4.
BLIP bY'•,. • '
uG;:eatiriaend , Wanhdyhaeb, ajuidy , lweo lad? b e EIORrel7Weff
he left. Surelyhe Would beable to designer
his wealtnesSa weakness for widish Shirley.
grieYed, too truly to feel flattered by it, but
which surprised even as raliek as it painna
her. She had thought that Sir Hughcared
for, Alice. roor.....ellioe,_ perhaps she loved
him, and by, and by he would give her 'hie
hive, and they would 11 be happy together; •
As 'she hesitated, these thoughts flashed
like lightning through her ;brain, and her
geed spool fled, and her Mother's fate wag
She Put out her hand to him with a frank
gesture of trust.
"Do not go," she • said gently. "I do •
trust you. I know You will be true toyour-
- If and te Guy" • , : _
"Thank you!". he i.iiturned gravehe,i "I
'will try to be worthy Of year trust and •
friendship. ' And, as I am his friend, Miss ••