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CHAPTER, XXV.
Dr. Bucheu's brown, elean-shaved fece
looked alenset handsnme With pleasure as,
he fixed his sharp eyes on Ruth. "
"I congratulate you. on your nursing,
Alre. Clifford, I really did not expect your
deer father to have made such a good res
oceery. If he goes on as he has, begin), It
will not be long before you can take him
home with you to Purley."
Rath had turned abruptly away front
him; elle did not want this keen observer
to watch her face, she felt she was growing
pale and faint when he would think she
ought to smile, and yet, it was not possible
that she could rejoice in hearing this
opinion of her father's state.
"Do not let us move him too soon," she
said, "I have sometimes thought that
he idea of leaving Appledore was eartly
the cause of this last attack. I am sure he
ought not to move till he wishes to do
so„"
The doctor bowed rather stiffly, she
thought; she had turned to him again as
she finished speaking.
"I do not presume to advise"—there was
it vexed tone in his voice. "Perhaps I
was considering the matter from my friend
Clifford's point of view. He told me the
incoming tenant was tired of waiting, and
w cry off' if he was kept much longer
from taking possession.
" I had not thought of that," the girl
said frankly. She liked Dr. Buchan, and
his changed tone had pained her; but she
could not set herself right in his opinion by
affecting a wish to go to her husband's
house.
When the dapper little man had taken
leave Ruth stood thinking, her eyes bent
on the flower -bed below the latticed case-
ment. She had left her father in charge
of Sally Voce, but he was awake, and she
knew she should get no thinking -time when
she rejoined him.
The doctor's words had given her a rude
awakening. At first when her agony of
alarm was quieted by the signs of her fath-
er's returning life she had told herself that
thie was a merciful reprieve, and she had
tried to put the memory of her marriage in
the background. Little by little she had
succeeded in bringing back the barrier
between herself and Michael Clifford which
had so tormented him during their engage-
ment. Lately, indeed, she had always
rung for Sally Voce to open the door for
him, so as to curtail as much as possible
any affectionate leave-taking.
It had seemed to her that, although her
father had recovered consciousness sooner
than he had in the spring, he had less re-
cuperative power, and that it might be long
before he was able to leave his bed. More
than one plan of freeing herself from her
husband had passed through her brain, but
her father required such constapt attention
that shelad decided to watch and wait. A
few days ago, however, Michael had made
a suggestion that gave her a hope of
escape.
One of his clients, he told her, was in
treaty for a large property in Burgundy,
and had said that he could not decide on
the purchase without Mr. Clifford's opinion.
Michael told Ruth that but for her unwill-
ingness to leave her father he should have
enjoyed making the journey, with her ; he
also said t ha t the affair would be remunera-
tive. The girl thought he had looked pained
when she urged him to go alone, and he
had turned away without giving her an
answer. She was thinking of this as she
stood looking at the flower border, where
deep -tinted autumn blossoms had taken the
place of paler petalled flowers. If Michael
loved her,
and she supposed he did, though
certainly for some days past his manner had
been cold and uncertain—still, if he loved
her she must have some influence with him.
Why then should she not use this influence,
and persuade him to go away? She was
still so honest that she flushed at the con-
sciousness that this persuasion must neces-
sarily be deceitful ; but she could not help
that. Her one overmastering idea was to
free herself, to escape this daily visinwhich
was rapidly becoming intolerable to her.
When Michael was safe in Burgundy, and
the had no personal explanations to shrink
from, she determined to write to him and
tell him all the truth. She hoped that he
would then voluntarily give her up. She
would not allow herself to see that she might
have made this appeal sooner. The very
thought of his face a tiffened into sternness by
his contempt of her conduct had made a
coward of the once brave girl.
The doctor's words had shown her she
had no time to lose. She also knew that
Clifford's client was urgent; she had only
to persuade her husband to go abroad
without further delay, so that her father
might be strong enough te leave Appledore
when Michael came back from France.
There could be no deceit, she thought, in
keeping the doctor's opinion to herself.
Since his father-in-law had been pro-
nounced better Michael had slept in Purley.
Ruth's increasing hardneiss and avoidance
made him too unhappy. He resolved to
see as little of her as possible ; for under
present circumstances their intercourse had
become painfully strained. He had lately
come over to Appledore for an hour or so in
the afternoon, when Ruth was likely to be
mit walking. Today her reverie after the
doctor's visit had delayed her, end she was
going out of the gate when Clifford rode
down the lane.
Ho got off his horse and walked beside
her, '
"Don't let Sue stop your walk, " he said,
Or in pursuance of her plan she had turned
o go in-doore ; "I want to see your father.
I met Buchan ; he gives a very good report
indeed,"
"I fancy Dr. Buch an speaks as he wishes,"
ehe said coldly. "I am sure my father is
not fit to be moved," '
He looked searchingly at her, but she
would not esfett emile. He thought he had,
never seen her look se hard, She was
teeny angry with herself* for he knew that
this Was not the way to influence Miehael ;
and yet if she smiled he might altogether
mistake her meaning,
" Good4m, for the present,' he !laid
gravely, "Go and take yolat Walk. I Will
talk to yen when you conic in ; I will stay
a little later on purpose."
Instead of turning away-, to his surprise
she put her hand lightly on his 1.12he
touch thrilled him with a feeling of yearn-
ing tenderness, lied he been mistaken,
and was her reserve with him only the
shyness netural in the unusual state in
which she found herself? But he had
received too many rebuffs from her of late
to be completely reassured by this advance,
•
and, as lie listened he congratulated himself
1,
on his reticence,
"I want to talk to you." her voice sound-
ed timid, and he thought her smile was
forced ; it emitted the lovely glow he so
well remembered. "I was thinking, is not
this a good time for you to take that
French journey you talked ? You
could leave us now without any anxiety,
and my father would- be able to move by
the time you came back, It would"—she
began to stammer—"it would shorten the
waiting for you,"
When she had ended her eyes fell under
his, and still clinging almost desperately
to his new theory of her extreme timidity
he gently took her hand and pressed
it.
"I will think it over, Sweetheart," he
said, "When you come back you. shall
find that I have settled everything with
your father, anti then if you don't approve
we must alter plans to please you. Is my
darling satisfied."
She nodded and turned quickly away;
the fondness of his tone had irritated her,
and she could hardly help frowning. He,
on the contrary, stood looking after her in
a blissfal state of surprise at his own blind-
ness. He waited, looking after her till she
was out of sight before he went in to see
Philip Bryant.
Michael warmly congratulated the inva-
lid on the report of the doctor.
"I fancy before long," he said "I shall
be welcoming you to Purley."
Bryant shook his head wearily. "The
doctor may be right, Micheal, but I am
sadly weak, I feel as if any change would
be too much for me. So short a time as I
have left, too I At my age it seems a pity
—" He stepped with an imploring look
at his companion.
Micheal understood, but he thought this
putting off might go on for months ; he
thought, too, that his friend would certain-
ly be benefited by the change'if he could
only bring himself to consent to the wrench
of leaving his old home. It was difficult to
avoid wounding him, yet Clifford knew
there was no one else who could really in-
fluence Philip Bryant on this subject as
well as he could. .
"The difficulty is," he said, "whether we
can get that fellow Chapman to wait. He
grumbles at the delay but that does not
signify, after all, if you are not up to mak-
ing the change."
Bryant was lying outside his bed, prop-
ped up by pillows ; his head sank back
amongmin-
utes.
them, and he was _silent a few min -
"Do you mean," he said very sadly,
"that my illness would have lost you the
tenant you had found for Appledore?"
Clifford smiled, and tried to speak reas-
suringly.
"He wants a little smoothing down, I
fancy. Perhaps if I could fix a definite
time he would wait ; but any way, dear
old fellow, you must not worry about it. I
shall probably find some one else, or fail-
ing that I may come to some arrangement
with your landlord you mut leave that to
me. You know," he added, with a bright
smile, "I consider you my client in this
matter."
Bryant raised his head and looked at him
earnestly.
"I know one thing," he said, "and that
is that you are the best friend a ruined man
ever had; and I pray that God may bless
you for your goodness. I will not boa hin-
drance to you, Michael ; you ought long
ago to have taken your wife home. Hardly
any other man would have spared her so
long. Why, you might have left me with
a nurse, and I could not have had a word
against it I"
He paused, and a look of weariness show-
ed in his eyes.
"You must not talk any more justnow,"
Michael said. " You and Ruth shall settle
it when you are able ; you shall not be
hurried, let the doctor say what he will "
Bryant was looking anxious.
CHAPTER XXVL
The dreaded dull fortnight was over at
the Manorhouse. Mr. Bevington had come
back, and the house was full of visitors_
Lady Emily was radiant, the life of the
party, in spite of the youth and extreme at-
tractiveness of two of the other.ladies.
To -night, when Mrs. Bevington was hav-
ing a confidential chat with her cousin in
Lady Emily's room, she complimented her
on this subject.
"I am so sorry you talk of leaving," she
said. "We shall all miss you dreadfully.
As to Reggy, I do Apt see who there will
be left for him to talk to. He says you are
delightful; you have no caprices, and you
are so sympathetic."
Lady Emily, who had risen to put back
a miniature she had been examining, made
her cousin a low court( see -
"I feel honored, but do you think I am
a wholesome taste for Reggy, Rosamond?
If you want him later on to appreciate
Clara Stretton you should get him to culti-
vate Georgina Sneyel or Mrs, Courthope ;
they are both so handsome, and, what is
also to the point,so extremely correct."
"He says they don't amuse him. Don't
you think all men, old or young, like amuse-
ment when they can get it ? '
"Of course they do I The poor things
depend on us. By the way, is
it not a mistake to ask such a beauti-
ful creature ayi Mrs. Courthope on a viait
with her husband?"
"I do not see how I could help myself;
they have only been married a year."
Lady Emily shook her head at her cousin.
"You are so clever, Rosamond, that you
know perfectly well how to make use of
opportunities. You might have waited to
cola them till it Was close on the 12th I
find that the husband is devouted to grouse
shooting- Can you not persuade her to
stay On? Reggy will find her a far more
lively companion when the husband is off
guard."
Mrs. Bevington tried to look grave she
ended by smiling,
"Georgibe Sneyd has asked to stay on a
week by herself," she said, "but she and
her husband are still sueh lovers that she
Will be probably even less amusing in his
absence than she is now, "
Her cousin laughed.
"Remember, dear, the old motto scratch
ed by a king on a pane of glass," she said
gayly. "My experience tells me that women
Vary according to eiroutnetances. I try to
keep Reggy amused to prevent 'him, trete.
reamedering about his Dulcittee, He hes
looked dolefully dismal ever eine° he heMed
of the niatriage. My only wonder ill that
he hiss pot gone off to see her, If You want
to prevent this, get rid Of the honereble
Mostyn Oosirthope Jet' a week or so. I
promise you that Reggy will quickly cent
tele himself for m desertion, The farmer's
lo
augh ter cannot be eo lovely as this young
creature is, ited how exquisitely she dresses
or I should say is dressed; few that Frencb.
maid of hers is the deftest, cleverest lock.
lug woman I have seen for many a day.
should trsr te get her, but I cupid not hope
to top Mrs. Courthope's wages, Moor
child ! how can she help being dull? She
must have found out long ago that her hu.
band 4ai made.thero
e been
money ay andtalk betweenot hi nge I se."
you
and Reggy about that Affair ? "
"No "let- cousin said drily "and yet I
assure you I have tried to sound him. He
seems to shy like a nervous horse when we
get near the subject. At dinner to-daY lie
said something, however, that made me
hopeful, If you can manage to pair him off
with me to -morrow, I think the ice may be
finally broken between us."
"Do try, dear !" Mrs Bevington kissed
her affectionately. "You can say so much
more than I can, because you are not his
Mother, and because you have not any sore
feeling on the subject. I envy you your
excellent temper, Emily ; you never seem
to take anything to heart."
"I am a philosopher," her cousin
Answeree ; "not about heat or cold or dis-
comfort ; those are things which 1 do not
choose to bear, so I take means to avoid
them. I never, as you know winter in
England, but I take good care to be provided
with English comfort abroad, As a pine°.
gopher, I see, that I cannot rule the universe
and I should be very sorry if I had the
trouble of doing so. I accept things as they
come, and get the best out a everything."
Mrs. Bevington was looking pensive.
"lain trying to see," she said, "how
your philosophy would have helped you in
this affair of Reggy's, supposing you had
been his mother ? "
Lady 'Emily held up both her long, slen-
der hands,
"Heaven forbid such a position, my dear
Rosaanond I The one accident of my life
for which I thank Providence is that I have
been spared the torment of a child. No
philosophy can cope with the chaos a child
creates in its mother's peace. A child makes
life from its beginning a continued pain.
You know it does, though you never would
own it."
igfpwennseantinuot,s7,y dear, you leave out. the
con
"What are they? A few baby kisses,
perhaps a few, school or college successes,
though these are safe to be blotted out by
the bills you are called on to pay for your
eon's extravagances. After that your life
is a continual martyrdom; you are reduced
to the condition of a shuttlecock between
son and husband, even when your son is as
well-behaved and nice as Reggy is; and
daughters are worse—there is so much more
daily friction. No, to the last day of my
life I hall continue to thank Heaven that
it has spared me such a domestic infliction
as a child."
Mrs. Bevington knew that she was no
match for her cousin when Lady Emily air-
ed a theory; she had a way of giving her
ideas vent as they earne--just hear how they
sounded—though at the moment she believ-
ed herself to be in earnest. Her cousin
therefore bent her head silently, and made
no effort to contradict her.
"If I cannot, persuade you to stay," she
said gently, "I wish you could persuade
Reggy to go with the other men to Scotland;
it would give him a change of scene and of
ideas, and it would take him out of March -
shire. Now his father is at home I can do
wiSthhoeusiPohkime .'s'orrowfully, and her cousin
knew how happy her son's mere presence
made this devoted mother.
"I will try," Lady Emily said, "but lam
not hopeful of success. I am not quite sure
that it would not be better to let Reggy
cure himself in his own way. Well, good.
night, dear ! It is unconscionably late, and
you ought be in bed."
When her cousin had left her, Lady Emily
laughed. It seemed to her that far too
much fuss had been made about Regay's
fancy. It would be better for him to end it
his own way. If he Were to go and see the
newly -married Dulcinea she might perhaps
snub him, and so effectually -cool his ardor;
or, again, she might listen to him and allow
him to visit her, in which case the husband
would probably horsewhip him; either way
would settle what was a very natural fancy
on the young fellow's part, but as the affair
evidently worried his mother, the sooner a
cure could be found for it the better, for
the sake of her cousin's peace.
"If I had fully appreciated the comfort
of peace in poor Walton's time," his widow
thought, as her maid brushed her long hair,
plentifully streaked with gray, "we
should have both led easier lives. Peace is
worth having at any price."
An excursion had been planned to visit
the ruins of the famous abbey, and the
weather next day was so bright and beautiful
that at breakfast the expedition was decid-
edon.
Mrs.
Bevington and three of her guests
were to drive; the gentlemen agreed to walk,
for the sake of a celebrated view from the
ridge of lofty downs above the road.
Lady Emily was proud of her walking
powers, and she and Baggy soon paired off
and allowed the others to precede them.
"This is our last walk," she said. "I
am really sorry to go."
"Areyou ?" he stared at her in surprise.
"It is nice of you to say so. My wonder
is that you have managed to stay so long
in such a dull hole as Bevington. I for
one, have sometimes felt inclined to put an
endto myself more than once this year."
"You, my' dear fellow! - I should have
though you a very happy -minded person."
" You are Chaffing; you know better
than that. just consider the vexing things
that have happened to me this year !"
"Yu mean your godfather's marriage?
Yes, that was a disappointment; but, Reg.
gy, such a man as you are can always mend
his fortunes by marriage—that is, if he
wishestockaee
od sok'
He loenly at her. Surely you
know that I was engaged, arid that it is
broken off ?"
" heard something of the sort, and it
puzzled me. I fancied you must know that
if you choose to persevere no girl of taste
Will persist in refusing to be your wife.
Perhaps you , were not devoted enough
to your fiancee, Was that it t"
The path along which they walked on
the top of the wooded ridge was bordered
on either side by tall grasses, and the
young man flicked these angrily with his
Stick, though at his companion's first words
Ile had flushed with pie:Wire.
I dare say I seemed cold; I am not fond
�f ehamming, oliat's why I will not go tip
t� the moon! with Mostyn Courthope; I
can't stand the fellow, and he would soon
spot it if we were all day together."
Lady Emily waited a few Minutes ;' then
she 14aid, "Why could you not devote your-
self to Miss Stratton Don't think me im-
pertinent, my deat fellow You see, I
have known you so long that / take lib-
erties."
sliRtaisassmhegliobollegdhtateyheesr. narrowed to
mere
"You Want Me to he frauk with you,"
he said, " and yet you are not frank with
me„ YOB know' why I could not get fond
of Clare,"
She looked fully at him; there was a
touch of womanly dignity iu her tone as
she answered:
"I hoped we were real friends, I care
eo much for you Reggy, that I put full truat
in you. For instance, just now you said
that your reason for nob going to the moor
is that you dislike your proposed compan.
ion" Elie winched under her steady gaze],
"and I implicitly believed you. Your
mother perhaps tells use snore than she tells
others, but he is extremely reticent. There
was a certain marriage announced in a
local Paper, and I gathered from her that
you knew the Miss—Miss, what was her
name that was married ?"
" Miss Bryant," he said sternly, " the
most beautiful creature a man ever loved;
and understand me, cousin, she is as good
as she is beautiful."
Lady Emily's face never showed any
emotion, unless indeed she was seriously
displeased; but the young fellow felt that
his assurance was needful. He knew by a
kindmf instinct that his companion would
be disposed to speak slightingly: of Ruth.
"Alt I" he said, "those country girls
often have wonderful complexions."
"I tell you she is thoroughly beautiful ;
she would be considered a beauty even in
London. She's the beat girl a man could
find. If I had been a free man I would
have married her." ,
"Really I I suppose there is no saying
how much education and association and all
that sort of thing will do for a girl. I should
like to have seen your Ruth," she said in
an interested tone.
" Would' you ?" his eyes sparkled. "If
I could only have known that when you
first came here it might have been possible
to take you over to Appledore. Now it is
too late; she has married a man she does
not care for, just for her father's sake '-" he
gave a sort of groan and relapsed into si-
lence. His cousin walked on beside him,
outwardly grave, but secretly delighted
with hie confidence.
"Poor dear Reggy !" she said in a low
voice ; "I wish I had known sooner !"
"And I wish," he burst out impetuously,
"that my mother were More like you. I
don't want to find fault with my mother—
she is admirable; but on this point she is
entirely out of sympathy with my feelings,
I believe she thinks Miss Bryant's marriage
a Godsend, judging by the way she told me
of it."
Another pause; then Lady Emily said
very softly:
"I have been thinking, Reggy, perhaps
I hardly understand; but is your position
altered by this marriage? If you felt that
you were unable to marry her, and you
think that she still loves you better than
she loves her husband, it seems to me that
the situation remains really the same. I
should say that a married woman who no
longer cares for her husband is easier to win
than an unmarried girl is. Ah I look, Reg-
gy ; that is surely your father beckoning to
us."
Reggy looked, but he could only see a
s-
talwart ceuntryman coming toward them
—a man half as big again as the owner of
Bevington Manor. But the young fellow
took his companion's hint and walked fast-
er. He wanted to join the others, so that
he might get away by himself and think
over Lady Emily's words.
" Look !" sbe said presently; "I told
you they would be waiting for us."
Mr. Bevington and his companions were
now in sight, but they did not seem to be
impatient; they were all smoking. Two
of them sat on a felled tree -trunk; the
others were leaning against a five -barred
gate. The top of the ridge was bare, and
the eye commanded from this spot a far.
stretching view of hill and dale, of green
hills, sometimes purple with ling, some-
times golden with gorse blossoms ; these
were varied by a harsher prospect of rugged
limestone crags, showing bare gray shoul-
ders through a sparse covering of turf.
There were valleys, too, their course indi-
cated by a veil of blue mist which hinted
the presence of a brook or rivulet be-
low. On some of the hills the dull green
of August foliage was contrasted by the
rich anti bluer tint of the pines. Here
and there, sometimes rather near, but
more often in extreme distance, a long-
sighted observer could trace blots, brown
and red and white blots, that told of villages
and townships tar away. There rested
over one of these blots a gray cloud, and as
Reggy and his companion came up Mr.
Mostyn Courthope took his cigar from be-
tween his lips and said:
"Do you flee that smoke yonder? That's
Purley."
,Lady Emily looked quickly at her com-
panion; he had turned away. Mr. Sueyd
offered Lady Emily a cigarette, and she
began to smoke with the others, seating
herself on the felled trunk.
"This sort of thing does one good," she
said; "the air is magnificent up here."
Reginald Bevington had gone on away
from every one ; he felt utterly miserable,
as he looked at the gray, far.off blur and
pictured to himself that Ruth probably was
sorrowing at this moment in her Purley
home over her love for him, and was longing
for his presence.
Why did he not go and see her? She
was married, but he was far more bet -friend
than her husband was. If he had married
Clara Stratton he should not have given up
Ruth. Why, then, need she give him up
because she had been forced by circum-
stances to marry a man she did not love?
Lady Emily's words had opened his eyes to
his own faint-heartedness.
Hie mother had shown'him the paper
with the marriage in it, and there had been
a painful scene between them. He had left
her angrily, telling her that she had spoil-
ed the happiness of his life, and since
then the mother and soh had Emareely
spoken. Reginald felt unhappy, and he
knew that his mother was wretched; but
he could not set matters straight. He
knew she wanted him to say he had given
up his love for Ruth. He had been very
sullen and very miserable, but till . to -day
he had not had any definite hope or plan for
the future. Ruth waii so good, so high-
minded, he dared not risk offending her
When he remembered how she had looked
when they last parted. Bu t now Lady Em-
ily's words had enlightened him, A clever
Woman was safe to Understand other women
better than a man could, He saw that
Ruth was no longer a timid, scrupulous
girl: she Was a woman who had become
the wife a one man while she still loved
another ;.and as he celled up the looke that
had assitted him of her love, he felt a long -
hut to, fly then and there over the wide
Vista of hill and dale, of wood and stream,
that dirtied them, and clasp his darling to
his heart.
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warning that his companions were again on
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he loved her too dearly. He hated and
despised Michael Cliffordewho mutt surely
have guessed the truth about his wife ; yet
when he thouget of Ruth as she might have
been in the midst of debt and poverty, he
rejoiced that she was safe from the cense,
quenees of her father's troubles, Ile dared
not tempt her to give up her position for
his sake, and therefore he had better not try
to see het, The reeolution did him good: by
the time they reached the ruins he had rim's,
ered himself. He went up to his mother and
talked to her, ,,and put her into the carriage
When it was time to stert homeward e and
in the walk home he Was as gay as Lady
Emily herself. lie told himself he should
not ferecaet. Who could say what lift held
for hint?'It was better to drift along with
the tide and see what happened.
Going home they walked tierosa the
downs six abreast, taking a shorter way
than that by Yahich they had COMO, The
young inisti's change of manner had made
hie cousin curious, but he did not give her
,
a chance of asking him questions. At part'
lug next day she kept his hand a moment
in hers, when he had put her ie the carriage
which was to drive her to the great house
she was going to visit.
"Write to me, Reggy," she said affect-
ionately, as she fixed her fine eyes On his,
"I am impatient to hear that you have
seen your beautiful Ruth. You certainly
ought to make sure that she is happy, or
she will not consider you a true friend.
Good-bye I" r
"All right I" he said, "Good-bye I"
She kissed her fingers to him and then
leaned back in the carriage as it toiled
away and laughed softly to herself,
"There's ne danger ba giving such advice
to him k he it far to great a Muff to venter(
on making love to a Married woman. Pet
haps under hie Mother's wing be may do a
little decorous fiirtatioe With that lovely
Mary Courthope. AS to the farmer's &ugh.,
tot, he knows it Was only my joke."
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