Lucknow Sentinel, 1888-05-04, Page 2The Kiss ia the Tunnel.
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liee were; ttiogfive slate hack, Putl Val*
' • "
Aswethishodinto-tbd„timaellmertilitoWiz.
And the eurreAtiot nrY 1?ein8 4e gul,434g,
sprit nms
Though I'm Slave and gra/ent4703e1.41TIctet:eili.,
sown.; ,
43490.-ele-51' se 1Pagag°-en 6;1** X Jerin;eled
'With a maiden in a jaunty ierseyeeoeue '
ittsokiedrr with my eyes, es 01,0 sem
But I lontati, 011; how l• Ioneeet for one real;
•knritt da*o ' gay t Obeid a sweetclalrv,
iiiirtheeeZingan of arereYee do'bright: and blue)
•;In'eri'llte.a !Man nqzle4'alpeas the nectar on her
But 1, hinged =dimmed Muhl, at, I/11, T70.1111Wr,
?IMO searnlek rescind its beig ti••101 there
deo +tames su en night. .
.And iike steel- to magnet, teeve my. Mouth to
here! • . , •
kalialler:Ar more forget. how ,iike dropaet ra*
• *the beffelu of a redo that 'lightly stirs t
W1*OU we ecareheic. to; tight, both ear feces hid
Whitt% 04711de'fiTat ifoat in summer from the
• *sad Itilfeneesinaissed tmikei het on air t
••' • rode Peng*,,.•
' the sweetneis Of love 8 4eVr .11PO4 MY
,MOOth• • r ,
134 the ides that 'Borne one stole. idthat rsYlesd
• etyglea hole, . • ,
While with teed 'impriconed eiatigor on we
• Caused the feursha ettrame et :age with young
inadnBAndmy wifei.rertorecillseUbight, laughed and
••• bituttied.
•Dstroit Fres .Pross.
SHIRLEY ROSS :
updonlikooltudirmiontebt,t0Iatirbastwo24it is a moot
4,
looking own
rof Sioradinetiaief; they hit-veraneu • a ant-
rOw in:theirdepths. Rut peak of angels,'
Ruby," he iidde,d-elere, „ohs permsOn
.watching her
%B 8he t;re;doWn the ;Pad; and
They stood at the windusr'
ley,Shir-
glancing up at the pretty house over:
which; Ruby reigned so charmingly, smiled
and nodded; and Oswald left the •rooM, to
lift her from her horse. •
"You are an early visitor," said Ruby,
crossing the room to greet her as she came
in, flushed and.emiling from her ride'
"Butt mgli an unwelcome one/ 1- hope?"
Shirley alfestioned in her old. sweet pathetic
voloe. gt•
•
"`trnweleenle repeated gay'''. "1
w.en't eneWer yea, because :yen are only
angling for. a oompliment,"
I mule 80 early lieminse1 wanted to
see ()meld.' Lted.Y Glynn Bald. 'Mining'
"You rieed not, be jealous, Ruby. I come
here often enough during the; time he is at
the Horge Guards." •
. •
"4n4. whenever you meet him out you
Menowdiee. his attention entirely," pouted
,1148. Palrliolme merrily. ".He never has
eyes for. any one else when Shirley is pre-
reallY believe eheis jealous,. Oewald,"
his cousin said, lifting her eyebrows.
"Ruby a victire to the green-eyed mon-
ster P' replied Oswald, laughing: "The
time otinireoles is not past, yeti see." •
• "'Ten me, Shirley," /Mfrs. Fairholme said
7,447Atiyies:;;ta:nnan:we_ree"dgyo.oinns,ghh;:ieya,no'itreleiniristaatyio.n-to
dine at Rentwell Howie on the With ?"
•
Yes. We are disengaged, and' Sir Hugh
L Story 9T *Ciffi• airlp Fait*Inera. 'wished to go."
"Oh, tam so glad!" Ruby said cheer -
•fully. " Antwee dinners are such pender-
.ous efface. generally; •hut,- if you are
• " Perhaps Oswald wilttake me into :din-
ner," 13hirley put in gayly. .
".1 am quite mire he Won't." said Os-
wald's wife merrily," " heoanse mil a
great lady as von will he conducted byLord
(14ABTER X;VI; ••
"Whit 'eta pazSling...yotiz.. pre*
• hpecliabout„ little:woman ?. that eem• .
Itunidetien a• milliner's; bill, MA deem- She
• .; PMeendInger ' ' •
-." ja,21111011:. WOrao :than, a' Oilrinerla
•bill," said the .pretty little.yrife,' ,peeping
•-.7tglind thanin'talet hot etMet -dark eyes Eastwell bimeelf." • • • . •
• Whet her:husbamrs.• "'It is an invitation 44 I am afraid r shall not. enjoy my din-
lier the moreqat that," Lady Glynn re-
marked, ddly, " • • • ' • • •
.." toan,quite: integine ElistWell'e' Welty
orie's digestiort,"
said .0eweld'earelecisly. ' ".1.sytior husitahd
rwell, ShirleY ?" • • '•
" Hugh is very Well," 'Shirley
answered, a slight &ado of ;oldness coining
Otte her voice Midi° Spoke "Have. you
:dat:tincii:itiabeZvet,etxrarEirfro2::..the Paiirt 2. in 4, 34 C.
7Wtnald:anh.....-.4k0K-in7na;
ariff-tire Spriaging•npi-yenew.;-.74nitnie-
-is to eceneout next year. • . • : • • • •
• with alittle' assumption cot, dignity,"*high • " .alte . really," Shirley . intierregated
',Made her bwiliand leo& still more heartily, ftegligentlY. ." ItnnY,is Rertie in? Can, I
• "And you refused tete pattaiiiied•?'" see him 2' • • .• •••.. , ' • 7-7 • :
"0! coarsii"- Liras .married More than "0! course," RibY said promptlY
.,•twoYeatehefore her, •-.,- -",-Ah,--Shirleyi-7I--7dOrrt••-•-believe -it- 'wee'
'"Ontliet.huSintritt_iss.:',real _nye lord,":" ..0sviald. at all. you.. Caine; to. see, but the replied Oswald, Still landbingi "and yours bo 1" • • • • • 7
a 8u ordinate eiesiti:onat the .War' 4' Shirley knewe the, way:ta the. heatt of
:Office." S.. • ; ' • the boy's Mother," remaika0SWald,
, .live. l"E s.repeated sadly .next minute Upon Boeing
•..r *labs wishes he was navvy, .hew Bettie, a' bonny dark -eyed . hey of 2
or, one Of hie Mini footineit.: . They at linen. , years, sprang . into Shirley's' arras, and he*
. oantive notice and to, and he tien't.". • teuiderlY, she held him"You. are very evore,Jitt1ife !!__.," • •
,•-•-„Thelour-yeexs,„ which loid-elapsed-'-eince-
• ."..1 elwaye severe . toward 'Mice," Elhir'• leY's marriage had wrought but little.
oaid Ruby. -.4' k it horrible far her to 'change in. her, aim 'looked as piling and
'• t'Oier her•hutiband'at site does." ' as girlicih as when. she had 'sat drooping
, com,,. that) ie.'. capital P.14 . declared. :civet the school room hie': at Fait-
, 'Opal& 'addressing hie remark to `the ,lioltrie COOL She was still Very beautiful,
bre.akfast-table, but . not • to the char.mhig /Or whet her beantY had lekt in brillianceit
dark -eyed woman teeing bilit and. lookhtg ;had gained. in '.tenderness„ and the added
aa bright as thettweet spring • day itself in :gin' tneas and languid pride of manner did
:het coqnettish., morning -dress and filmy. ;not effeet, It Was no Wonder,
hoe cap, • Ana • .ove;y one in. •London ,Captairi•Fe.irholnietheitht, as he watched
:litotes that there hi no 'unfortniiiite fellow. her, that Lady Glynn was the belie of the
jn it.ao henpecked is myself:" • ' • circle in which she moVed,., ,She had Made.
Pc' • "' Yea -you have that ' appeartinee,", Said .a. eenestioit • at court when • she Was .pre.-
. Bixby :Merrily; as her eyes met his arose vented, an eminent artist led, painted her
.-".the table with a' leak bt. perfect- love:100 . picture: iind4ebeawoke one -Morning to had
trait.. '4' I' inippoae.Wamust•go, ?" herself &celebrity,' Perhaps the Very mite-
: •":1 do 'whatever yeti Wish, My &sir," lesmest and indifference,..with t,lteli she
moitvered'her husband; with an maggerit- ignored her trinittpli•inede it grti;:ier:
• tiOrt of 'meekness. • . • ' . With Scruriulons exactitude she •fulfilled
'
"Don't absurd, Oswidd ! you every duty required Of her as .Sir "Hugh's
iy engagement for Thursday neict ?" • wife; she dreseed.th perfection, she showed
' "14 dear:girl, do you expect nig; to. re- hereon wherever he .withed her to go, prowl,.
Member • whether. I have • ..ncit serene and. cedd;; she received :his,. guests,
. distance 6!, kime you" • _ _ • she reigned over hia hotteehold, 'she. enter..
" AM afraid 1101" Ruby said, 'tained,4is friends and ,sat ;at the ' head ','Of.
"Besides, We refined last tithe,' • • . 'his table• With her oWn...qniet. nentahalent
• "Can't,Bertieheve. the .croup ?" unkgest; grace, whit* had, Such, a .singular cherri,
oa. her littlibeid,..langiting at her' teethed Had she loved him• deeply, she Could not
oonritenance. ;, . • ", • . have
• Oh, Ofiwald:hoW Win yeti?" Ruby said, and yet; open reb'elliOn, passionate ' deficinee,
• in tone Of horror Whioh' aroused. her his- tears andsighe would Intve. been lege:pain-
bandiditterriment as he Irette. .leave • the fil to Sir Thigh' than this perfeet 'indiffer-
' breskfast7tible. ' ••• • • • ence and tinconeent. • • . ;
Oh; Ruby, how can you?" he ininlicked • Daring, the entire space of time :cam -
gayly. ••"•'"'How.,cati. you yettr bus- prised ht these.four Sir., Hugh had,
UndWith renli depravity Tdet us to; by not known -one really happy .day. When
olt ,metine, ' love," he added', more gravely ,Shitley recovered from the long' •illneds
"Iter•lidyship's dinners are terriblydreary, Which had proetrated her after the terrible
• Akita; lint one Minn saerifloenne's eel! .ittainshe•bed endured, he • had her taken
cationally;. :you ,IMOW, 00E1441y:4o 'With abroad and. treated her with tandernese
• relatitree.1 • • • • , • .' • • I Mid' consideration Which Oven Shirley's. sore
•"ty. Well„,dear," Reny, saidresignedly, and aching heart could not. brit appreciate.
"'we Will go. I cannot think how• -it is that Pot. a • long.; time ehe %Oa • too weak ,and
...knee's dinners are, se stepid: There • lir languid even ..feel Mud,. ; 'reit • as she
• -Piet as Muth- state . and. Oeteniony at the grew stronger', the. singe Of the wrong done
and, yet: Shirley's • dinners :ate so her.grew with her strength, ; and the keen
.Charnitng." • • . • • 'and paseiopete :resentment against her bus
• , thinlr Shirley makes then! as pleasant . band: for his treachery. deepened; kjever
. she Can, poor child,":said OstVald; a end- for a reorient didthe coOlnetis yet: per-
• ' :den elisclote . felling, 'on t hid, • pliiiiiint".face, foot gentleitesa of her thinner :tweed. hire
beCatthe bin .se tuitions ' int tit let the: change. • When they Were alone, she _payee
WOW., know the:Orig. Of her married life spoke to him:unless he addressed her.. lie.
• "Fitor Shirley!". 'sighed tender-hearted never. won a sreileirom the stn1 piteelipti
'.-Ituhy, • • ••: ' • " • '• • or a tender glance from thelnetrOns eyes.
"Boot • Shirley!" ,eoltited ,her •hstieband When, he kissed her, there Was no Move;
eadly "What e *fit lifehershatiheen -nient,-no-anstreriegtoneh bt the SweetliOs;
•
"And yet he ig very ger-atelier, OsWald," and it. maddened' hint sometimes .see
• Mad. Mrs: Fairhohne. with it deprecating that; cold. altd unieepOnsive as she Was to
"Sok in her soft dirk eyes. him, yet she Cotild be eWeet. and- gentle- tri
• . "Yet; but she cennot'forget„Ruby; and Others. .Once •or • twice he ' had made a
•
he IE not Ho* etiilld• be be Padsienatia "appeal .to. her forgiveness,
"She is Very gent* With hire, Oswald," but large.eyes had • citeced, at hint
"She as true end geed ii Wife as if he with haughty questinning glance, AO' it
had :Won her .fairly,"' said Captain 'Fair, she did not luiderstand, • and.. she had
e.• inttelie cannot giye him the loVe Iliitened silenee, turning away withent a
0 wantd." .1 • •• " • WOra when hiti Omer entreaties :ceased,
" eater* de and to ine,bawidd," Itahy There Were times *lien Sir Thigh Writhed
irentarked, ati the fonoWed iiinito the win: under his punislitneet, and When he felt •
doW" of their pretty breakhist-toom • titia that it Was, greater even than he deserved:
. &plied her hand. fondly thiough arrpi , 'Ilia wife'S Boo*" trinmphe Were of comae'
"that both their lives, and poor Maim. it gititiree Of,pride to him, but they gaVehim
• Steart'a as Well, alierild have been Spelled,. little pleastire, That she ehonld be beatiti-
' *Gold , much more iiiteording to MY int and sdniired .and .feket, 'weir
- way': of thmking if Shirley Were to. forgive added to hie already great preetige in the
her hmibend and 'fall in love 'With him, and worm of fishior, • but What pleestireboild
Mier: EAnart sheida come esek Irturt hie it give hitt tehen'the• beantif face never
• *Middlings With :a Moe 'little Wife of lila eciftened Mid the sweet lips never Singed',
When they :Were Weed t.,;0 }um? Mete
"It *Mild OrtalY be a VerY Sent' 16460 'ore Mornente When the baronet' felt that
rr:
4**
fo &num" - • ."
• " From whom, Ruby,? 'Not from Mrs.
,de ,Montgomery TokYns; I suppose ?"
"08Wahl Faitholnwinterrogated-gayly;---
-0:Nii;ft little Msg. Fairholme stud, -With
a twig sigh and it rueful _drawing down of
tlienorneri of her .pretty mouth -L" from
AllOther We.must be in her good
• books, wife,' She. has• -invited us three
. iim.,,tettiallosmaritgea this tlies.,s,o,hnlre_ -:_eataar,
*Row her to . patronize
"Yeur.`ine Fi7.-saa, Ruby,
•
to meet het smile and see her eyes lose; their
cold, indifference and,. eoften into teziier-
•1•.
'giiibiaIi�.,.
ag
thTY441reyetwed:roentRenerar teieFe4d9frugheblnildusetIvnh°07
climbed on her laP and was Ogling with
the little, gold -headed .phe car-
ried, and the sweet lipswere smiling as she
talked to the boy in the sweet pathetic
voice which had an odd thrill in it some-
times, And whioh had always been, one, of
her greatest charms.
"Where ere you going to -night; Shirley?"
liuhy asked, as' Lady Glynn rose to
take leave, Beide still clinging to, her
"TQtyor qv* places" she. anawerecli
With°, tench ot wearmees. on her lace. "
shall try to get to. the opera ; -but, in any.
case, my box is at your serViee, Ruby.
They play,s' Faust to -night."
" 4:A42m,, I. will go! I never tire of
'Faust,' you 'mew, and I hope ycri will be
there, Shirley." . ' •
" I. will •try to look in for the garden
scene. Now, little -man, let nie go. Let him
come and spend the afternoon with me
soon, Reby, :What a lovely morning 1 •
• Is
4 nr'.
"Oswald," she seidileftlY '
a few minutes
later, as he helped her to mount and care-
fully arranged her habit, "'I went 'to ask
you -have you heard., -do you Imw if it is
true that -that" the rich °color died but of
her lips as sin spoke -".Major Stuart has
returned to England 1" :
OsWald's eYea met hers for a moment,
and -a great -pity ciente over his, handsome
I have not heard eo," he said gravely.
• "They were-talking--Of-him----at-Ledy-
Duloie's last night," , she said hurriedly.
"They were saying betv , strange it Was
that a men with his wealth &mild choose.
to remain so long in exile. How is he • so
wealthy, Oswald 2" • • ' ' •
" Sir Jasper left hint all his Property,.
you know," Oswald answered gently. •
Sir Jasper *tie se wealthy, then 2"
" Yee." • ' • .
" But when --When did he die. Oswald 2"
4,‘ Fear years ago, dear -when you- *ere
so ill." • • • • •
Oswald's yoke Wee. very grave and pm -
passionate as he spoke, and his cotisin's
face Was ; colorless as marble; but there
-WAS no trace of emotion. there..
" Oswald."4-earriestly:" do not look so
grieved, If -he has returned; , shill be
glad -so glad to -think Olathe heiegot: over
that -bitter sorrow, -and that he- is --heppy.
If he could 'only guem hew happy it would
inake Me to know that his long 'exile is
over! hope, -yes„ .1 • hope .he hati
,bae102
- • .4.41--Aollati---
tilt;
anehient4W;Iter7/11paquivere 3-4hen -She
Mile away, her head'. bent a litt1e,rher eyes
with' a far -away look inthem, which FihOwed
that her thatights Were not of thepresent.
Thee -grown behind her wondered why, she
went so slowly as they rode onward' toward
the park; but, as he followed, suiting his
pace to hers, bir was-Prond--of '-the Many
glances-dadiniration which „ followed ' .his
mistrese, and he felt as if some of Lady
Glynife celebrity Were reflected upon him-
self.' Just is • they rode into the park a
gentleman onfoOt on the pavement stopped
suddenly and started, and-, looked longsncl
eatneetly at Shirley. Aconstomed as the,
.groom wee to the admiration hismistress
-reeeived;---he-±:-wace•,-still- somowhat
darned by the earnest /. expression.
on: this stranger's as his deep
gray eyes dwelt long and . lingeringly upon
Shirley, as she: rode On, nnconscions of ' the-
" Some hartist chap, I euppose," wig the
groom's mental comment ; ,I'Looks like it,
with all that hair on hie. Jac's.. He's struck
all on a 'clap with her ladyship; amino Won-
der, for ehe's a pretty creaturennt toothiij
.
for my taste." • • . • •, . • '
Meanwhile ;.,the f‘ hartiat °bap:" was
slowly making ;We. Way-tewardPiceadilly,
With a florid of bitter memories at
'Which -Made close firmly ander
heavy mustache. • . •-•'
' " Well ,and hippy t" he was saying fo
himself, thinking of what somegreat lady
he had met the' night before haitsald . of
'Shirley Glynn,' well • and happy,. :with
that look in her .eyea? My darling, if you
had been My wife, it should net have been
there!" .
, 4, CHAPTER XXVII;
. .
" That Will do, Despree-yen mayg�.".
"Very well,
Lady Eastwell turned away. froth:the
• mirror7ss` her maid left the 4reseing400m
in obedience to her digitises', and stood for
a mini:deer tWoin the centre of the luxuri.
one apattreent; with' • a:'little unpleasant
smile upon her fairface. Alice was hand-
somer as a matron than shelied been as a,
girl'; she had nue& opt and secteired. a
stateliness of manner which suited'
end her taste in dress wes,unexceptionable.
But the fairness of her "face wee seriously
matred by, an expression of diseontelit
Which was e,liziest inyariebly present there,
and the thin red lips•had anatilical emile
which was net.Plessing. . • '
' On this' evening, as she Skied in all 'the
*ender of • her pink satin and in,
lace, that loOk was . Very visible„ 'and the
tznpleasantinnile curled herlips. She was,
thinking Of old tintestf her girlhood and
Shirley's at Fairholme Court, of Htigli
Glynnand Of City Stutirt--;'-and she Was
emiling to herself it the thought that they
were all to meet that night miderlier roof.'
The thought was not a kind one
Lady Eastwell would 'have hesitated at
nothing oto • humiliate her cousin. She
hated•ShirleY far ,inore, deoplY .now than
she had hated -her in the 'past ; then she
Was a poordependent in her .nncle'i• house,
• nowshe was a great lady„ oseening it in
society by right of her beauty and 'wealth.
ft was true her rank was inferior to 'that
which Alice's marriage with it peer had
given her ; but Sir Hegh's wealth • was
greaterthen Lord Eastwell's; and,.
whlie ' Alice'e .expenditure was limited,
Shirley could scatter gold4with,..both hands
before Sir :Hugh Weald titter a renion=.
stmnce'
And'then she was beatiti'fol. A year
before, when Alice had come to London a
bride, he had felt a thrill of ,satiefaction at
'the thought that she, handsome and fresh
as he was,. wotild Wrest SliiileY's laurels'
frOra her .grasp and "depele the reignin
queen: But she had been wittaken, Lady
Eastwellwas sclinii.ed, :bet Shirley reigned
supreme still. Alice's fain beauty, placid
and Mipeseive, an just a little insipid, had
lao ehanoe against her eettem's en
Plessite.' levelitiegs; her rare graee
1
•
manner, and be mateblege charm.
letdY EaetwellWeenndonbtedly, lindfsime,
bitlisq",C•tyninensiecwo4dWzilkr.:,*--,t1;:i.c.
ti,Vethat, haaTake ben...,11 a Plain wbMan,.. ale
wbeld liar° been a leafier of. faithionzfrom
hOr 490121044 an.4.1300BA •
There was not a 1003 vindietiveneee on
her ladyship's face, aa ohe • too4 fill the
great pink fan which completed her dinner
dress and swept down stairs to the glit-
tering drawing -room, where LordEastwell,
a slender little an, .dreadfully afraid -Of
his wife, Was waiting •for her. She kneW
how terribly distressed Shirley would he if
the secret of her married life should ooze
out, and she anticipated much from sud-
denly bringing her face to face with Major
fituert that evening, She might faint,
perhaps, or be dreadfully agitated, and
Major Stuart might betray his resentment
against Sir Hugh. There, might be a
scene, whit% would be disagregable,,of
enamel biit WhiGh weuld be infinitely Pain-
ful to Shirley, who was so sensitive and
proud; and Nre. Maioribanlis, who was to
be one of the guests, was stioh a terrible
•chatterbox that,- Ah, here was some
one 1 And Lady Eastwell -put on her sweet-
est smile as elle went *d.warto Meet her
first arrivals. _• • •*
The Fairlielmes Were a •little; late and
Ruby's dark eyes went straight to a tall
hea'Xcled man, who was talking to Lord
Eaatwell, who looked dwarfed beside Major
Stuart's stately proportions; and the deep
,gray .eyes met Ruby's with a warm kindly
'light, although. there was littbe,sadne-iif
•
the emile.
.
. "Major Stuart , lam:very, glad to see
you," Ruby said, eatneetly, as she put her
hand in his, looking at him wistfully, her
heart -beating a. little, more quickly at the
thought, that Shirley would arrivein a min-
ute or two;. and Only pressed the little
fingere "warmly, then -turned to receive
•Oswald's cordial greetig. •
"It is in ,unexpeated pleasure fear you,
Osweld," said his sister, sailing. across the
MOM with;.a smile upon her face, -
."Not qtrite," Oswald ansWered, in his
pleasant voice. "I knew Stuart had' re-
turned toEngland."
• Indeed! Have yon met before, then,?_"
Theii/ Who told. -you?" Alice asked
eagerly, lifting 'the pink•feathers to her lips
to hide their 'sudden qtilVer: • '
"I 'really don't know. .1 'did not think
that it was a te.pret.", • ',
.“ A seiretl • Of (ionise /10; Why. should
it •• be?"' 'said
"You, are -so- abstird,-,ljewiticl-1"---- • • " •
Did you Went tb.,surprige your; brother, •
• Lady.Eaetwell. V' asked Guy in hig
manner.. ' .• • , • .
ZZgaatella.461
icris A.:.;" -
4 '
n`qiiTilleloAk-griiiii•
• "-there they are -at .lest,late, as -usual 1• ,;
Shirley, I was afraid you Were going to dis-
appoint nie.!' •• •' ' •
• Are Welete?"-iiid Lady Glynn quietly.
"I did not'knoW, it." • , • .• '
She turned to 'Ruby' as. slie ePoke;. and her
•eyes. fell7npen--Crny;" -For. -&--moreenther
lip* euivered t'bnt ehelineW .how eagerly'
'Alice 'wass•watching her, and, without' Any
perceptible hesitation she held . her
hand. • • ; • . • .•
• • ‘kIheard.Youhadreturned," shetaid,with.
onta tremor in the iiebsoft voiceiand then
ttirriedswaf tocipeak tit Captain 'Fairliolnie.
Sir,Eitigh; Who lied:followed her •into -••the
Toomrhad-whitened-to-thelipe at theight
Of Otty.;•titid* Lady ,Eastwell's ' blue 'eyes
brightened.. . Shirley, was an %agoOmplished•
actress; bit .Sir litigh was no :master of
the histrionic at, eurelyhe • woad, betray-
'. .1 think y.entiCtiecely need an, introduc-
tion," said LOY•EastWell, with her ' sweet
. society ., •
•• " No.", Goy :said, in the same kindly
val. cm ; "we are old friends." • • •
.. He etretehed.ont hishand ;:'-and hie eyes,
grave and•earnest; met ,Sir Hugh's. The
next minute their halide closed i a cif/jolt'
claisp;.andthe two men who,he.d parted in
such hilt esim�t 6titteardly at 'haat, in
amity, and Lady ..Easttvelys • schemewas
entirely. frustrated. • • . • •• .
But Alice was too .completely. a *Tinian
• of the world to show, her disappointment.
She 'sailed dawn-stairs.in the wake Of, her
'gueste; sidlingland ahattingto.her ca*aliet.
Major. Stuart'had taken Ruby, whose,
warra•little .heart was fullof gratitude and
• 'kindness •'which ' she 'couldhardly help
giving Vent to; and indeed her little 'hand
•preseedCrtiyissint in- her earnestness i in a'
'manner that quite understood. ' Shir-
ley Was•beside. her hrietlietening. quietly
to his rather remarks, while Sir
Hugh,, with an...unfamiliar eXpresiieet. on
his heridsoine face, wee' trYingtO rouse
himself into something like attentien to his
holitege's „ • ,
GlinCifigaoross.the table, at him, Guy saw
that he was greatly changed sinetlithey lied:.
lastmet; that his face hada Worn; dissittis,
hed look of Unmet:and pedit4ond*Wir-4as-
pet'e words eiitne beck Voltini.;,":11ow :can
•he be. happy ? • How,emile but stiffer ?" • ,.
. It seemedalniOst like a dream . to Guy •
Stuart 'tor find•hiniselt sitting. at the dime,
table is Sir flugit Glynn, With 'the totieli
of hie betreYer'shand lirigering in.hie, and'
Shirley's sweet familiar voice reaching him,
occasionally in the ninrintir :Of tlie eonver•••
Dinner was neatlY oVerlefore .he
dared trtiat' .tO °Olinda at, her:•. She
loOkedas eve,
he thaught. But the • leek Which:. had
wounded him so deeply as he Wattled. her
ride by a few meetings before was on her
-face still. $he was dressed in blue,--ati
close -fitting; eimply made ,dress .of,v131Vet,.
.fitti'ng tight to her throat, where 'it • was
finished with setae yellow bite aba &collar
diamond stare. Inviuntarily ; Guy's
thoughte went back to the last time lie :had
'seen her When be had folleitved hi& to the
"door of the library at Mexwell;;linging to
him, with herwild eyes. hied Upon bitface
and her 'shaking liPit trying to frame Words
to elitteet'hint to stay; witile'the• 'Moises �f
her dialieVelled 'War fell Over her shoulders.
Stich a different Shirley siteWaii now ints
composed and Stalely and ,greicefel, with
i3tteli sqnietlace; enoh a langnid manna: • .
Stiddenly„ ag he gaged, she' lifted her.
eyes, end they iciet hitter a brief incettent ;
then the longlesing fellagain, thoughnOt
before Major Steert Met the dwilt. look of
gratitude kid reverence ,whiCh She had.
,given hirn, and he felt 'strangely Intenilieted
thatoy when he mitten) bered how earnestly
a dying man had had tit -plead for the, de,
tired forgivenese ' • • . • ' •
When titelsdies left--the-tifittetilg-I
the.tentereetioiebecatne general, and to
or .three thing Gtiy tonna himself t
addressing Htigh . .qtiiet aria
*. s
matter-of-fact a Manner •fte it they had PO
Parted :fiellY feel,' while „iii. flir Weft
*4•=r--74.2,7,,,t."--•-•-•=iv.tie.r."4,.-ttk:-'rPT-7..-1M- , •,...----"sgATT,---
certain cone/Mating. eageritesh With had- •
soMething pathetic in it. It did not nieen :. • , ,, •
of eParsethat sir An& was afraid of any ,
revenge the other might be inclined total*,
but it showed that lie felt how low he had
fallen, and that he was grateful for the *
manner in which play had effected theirrecenciliaton• • • •
MeanWhile. in the, drawing -room Lady
Eastwell was. feeling thoronghly annoyed
at the failure of the plan Wbioll oho had
cherished all through *he •week preceding
her , dinner -party, and she showed her
annoyance by silence and a pettish tone of
voice tviten she did condescend. to speak. •
other engagements, and Ruby men ally
One or two of her guests left early, halyi,ing,
wished' she had a like. exotics ; but f ere
was nothing:for it but 0 sit still and in-
wardlY abuse her sisterlin-law and sym-
pathize with Shirley with all 'her war= .. .
little heart. Presently the gentlem n and .
4
•two tall footmen with tea made • ' npul-
tainting appearance, and Alioe tertet
and devoted herself.to Sir Hugh, . icing
in the thought that he •tould not fall to
contrast her (*arming ,einiability and
animation with his Wife'e haughty *de- :
ference; while Major Stiart went across to
Ruby, who gave hini a 'bright Welcoming
' " Fairheline Vile, me you are settled in
London," he said,. in his kindly voice. ••
upo" ryeovnI4 o myself the Pleasure of calling . •
"-Oh,-pray -do 1- I shall- be-si pleased,"
she answered" eagerly. " Yee, we hives •
been in London fortwo years and more." ..
• "And you like it?" •. ,
• . '" Extremely. I do not think ; I should
like to live anywhere else new. And you
-moBoatlikeseg coousrwbalody.." He.is a line. little fellow
salYsemuoinbalgre. a‘fslin ZaIy9didbeeneirvinow,7,ohree . ..
nstm
like,a savage than a civilized being,. ring .
the lad few years. I even ma ecl :to
exist for months without a glintpse of the
Times."
'
"You have .travelled e, greettleaL, Are _
yon piing to "' settle down now, Major
Stuart 2" , •
I do notlinow. lam a restless Mor, ,
tal, as' yOu are aware, Mrs. Fairholme.
I, Rupp(*) that that is due to • my, . military.
*career," • • . '.
niust have. 'regretted leaving the
army," said itauby,- a little . inuautiously.; '•
then hereweet ;face- crimsoned when: -she
recolleeted when he had done so; and she
,:zelalegre,ofaetTten/loitteacerentntito::::::AnglY
glanced 'at him in qtdokdistrese : .. .
rl.rit.44,ereat-iie's idt
L'tair.krentkfatilLs 7
had, such a reetlees fit on that I could net
have borne the reetraint.", • 0-
" You find many F changes?'" Ruby said.
• "No," , he replied smiling.-' " I: felt so
changed. myself that I ;expected to find
ev'ery• one else equally 50: Instead of that,
I 'find4oli: gd,.doetvk1d, --
with
with the:exception cif being slittle Stoitter,
it:int the same as ever," , •
4, Aria Shirley ?", Ruby said., involun-
tarily.
• '1 She is not altered," he answered,. let-
ting his eyes wander tothe beautiful face
and. rest there a Moment ; " oi, if ghe it
iS " slightly that no one who had not
-knownhervery'welrin-thepatit would' see .
the change". ' • •
:"She is as beautiful as ever:"
"Quito. :Hers is a lovely. faee."
• • ' (To be clomp:sued.)
. . Extraordinary Old Men.
Cardinal Pdanning yesterday, at the pro-
•Cathedrel, Kensington, Performed. apOther,
ot:those astenishing. tours de, force which
render it difficult for 'his flock to believe
that he is really an oldet man than Mr.
Gladstone. The Carcliiial; attired iti full
'pOritificals-co e of doth gedd and jaw-
-eled =Am....The d• his left hand his gold
. . • • •
crozier or eptscopill staff during' his long "
sermote4litoli lasted exactly 53 mintitee.
He held hid congregation also, Which
even mere remarkable than tho holding of
his crozier. Another old Man -Priem' Bis-'
merek-yesterday celebrated liie 73rd birth-
day. It is not; however, until' men get
into the eighties that they : are really old.
Since the German Emperor. died Cardinal
Manning is -almost the oldest ' of the
illustrious elders of -our .tinte, and yet in •
sy"mpathy, in intelligence, a;nd in active in-
terest in the affairs Of this world he ptits to
sheen the yeungest among ns -Pali faU
The. 011(1.111141i;ne.. '
"John," she Said, as she toyed with one
it ?" " Yes, lltamip," di a the,
of his coat.buttong, "this is lemotear, isn't
lookedfondly'dowa on tbe golderehead ,hat
Was pillowed tin his inanly'bosom: "Thin • •
is the year' when:the proposing is: done by
• the youngladies." Yes." . I hope' you
'don't expect me to propose to Yon?" "Why,
Marnie,dear,, I 'Inver gave the , matter
thought-.I-er-to toy 04 truth, I've only
;known yen for -.that to' say," " I'm .
,lad you. didn't eipect sine to propos):
net that kind, hope. • No, John, cleared.
I ceuldn't be so imprudent. Ism gOing to
let/Yott do' the proposing yourself in the old -
:fashioned way• ••The.olcl-fashioned way is
good enotigh 'fOr Me," • And. the gentle „
maiden gave her lover a beaming • smile,
and the youth ,rejoiced that he had 'bond
Finch a treasure of modesty.
. •
'. • The Preimillni 'Algol °
Stunipson (in azieWer to • oye' ,greet-,
,
Tallioye. (who's a 1.ittlehard of hearing)
T):
ing)-.--:Oh; el' right,Vtwasn't IrtneinFortif -
-TwinsWindil-.1 ' M. tr: :dear 'fellow • , ,'.1. co4gratu1ete."
yeti, I'm euro. I'd really no idei you were •
• -and how are theY,411 there ?-I hope-,
Eitimpson( testily-alalge lantily•alreadY) '
-I didn't say thee() twine-,(shoeting).--t
said the Hite& Wind(' 1 1,-Ptineh. • ' .'
" , .
Witafgo 'Wanted , 4
ShO (Very no -Yon do me teat honor; /
Mr. jiiikince 10 ask my bend in merriage.
X. _tun _vety. Berry-, . . '....... • - . - --
He (very peor).--Doit't Mention it,". Miss .
Raneaceatutt. Please 'don't Meetion it.
It isn't eynipathy I• want; it's maney,-•-•
..Wesei flake:014c. . . • ..
A Georgia.,thati.,With a etatiettcal teen .of:
•
9,12 tt; 4-altl . 6 etl tn4s: °Tag?' it i- )tiatf iotYri 1: atilienaa4tm8y P',0 awwrhshiw(58 kiirly:aaliialtraiii yi; . •
ime consume at least thirty.six garrets Of
, ,
hestuff,..
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