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13y Charles Garviee
Author of
"A Modern Juliet," -
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0 it "Better Than Life,"
ir s rust. "Once in a Life."
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laded to by her Christini
"X tlilnk X will look Yorke up,' bo
Paid, rising. "Where la he?" .
"At the old diggings; Sti jamoe'e
Street," he Was told; .and ho walked
'down there.
Robson opened the door, and greet-
ed the yeurig lord with 0, teseeetful
(indite, and ushered hint UPstaite.
St. John entered the sitting -room,
and found 13ernard, seated in an arm..
chair before the Are. A newspaper
was on his kaeos, but he was not
reading; And something in. MP atti-
tilde startled and surprised St.
John, oven before Bernard turned
his face so that St. John could see
the alteration. in it. •
"Ffalloo, young Sin!" he said; and
a smile lighted it up, but only for a
momedt. When the smile passed, it
left the haggard weariness only too
perceptible. "Where did you spring
front? Glad tosee you, Anyhow.
Bring a chair up."
St. John held Bernard's hands,
and looked down at hint With af-
fectienate dismay . quite • • plainly
visible in his countenance, •
"You've been very bad, Bernie,p
•he said.
"Right you are!" assented- Der-
nard, with 'a cheerfulness that was
not altogether forced, for he was •
pleased to see St, John, of whom he I
had always been yory panda. "But.
that's an old story, Vin quite fit
again now. But you don't aloo-k
thirteen to a dozen, yeti lanoht.
Look worried arid pale, Anything
wro' . h
Never mind; tell rite after lunette.
Robson is just going to bring in
'some modest- Oleos, and yOu Must
stay. I'M -Sorry My. father won't be
tn Ie i$ lunching -: with Gro-ndison
at the club." . • •
"Row is hg?" inquired Si., Jehn'.
Bernard eupprepsed a sigh and
forced a smile, •• • :
''Very well, No," he brokeoff,
grimly; "he only pretends to be ;
vvell. Dirt though he pretends with
adraitable art, he does. not deceive
Me. He has aged, 'very much lately, -
A man does riot, lose 'hit' house -the -
home of his raee for ages paste -with-
out feeling •it.• HO keeps up Capital-
ty;• but it's .041. outward 'show. . He
frets after' the Hall, St, John. But
you 'didn't come to be badgered and .
'Worried by our troubles, .young 'ne. •
'Peke .a . cigarette, and. tell me 'all-
tho news Ah here'ti tho ilinelil!' .
It was, an he. had 'said, a very
madest repast. There wasnochem.
pagrte of a costly brand and vintage,
no hotehollso. fruit. • . •
""That' you :ought to • be very hap-
py," said. Ste • John; settle. a slight
blush; for he .wits :delicately .regarde
fut. of another :maa's feelings: "I --I
have just .reari the paragraph 1.11 the"
papers. , • • •
Bernard did not took up front his
operation. of serving the chops. '
"Yes," he said; and: his . voice
dropped into one of alniest ..cold
guardedness -"yes, • I am going to •
merry -Miss Demerol. Will .you' have.
some catsup, or Worcester settee?
They are hoth..iii•that little cruet on
yourleft.k" . " • ' •
• "I -.i •azxi, 'Very 'glad" said • St. -
John.. "1 hope : you will be very.
happy,'Bernie; but You are Sure to
be.!' • •
_
• •ahritilcs, St, John." said. Ber-
nard. busY :with the. pepper and the
vegetables, "Oh,. yes, I am sure to
. be. I. am a 'very fortunate' ritertAl." •
don't knew Miss Damorel,". said
Ste John ',Who,. fudging by himself,
thought that Bernard Would: be onlY
too •delighted to• t•allc • of his :loved
one. "t wish; I, did,
• "You shall Ooon • :gratify your
wish," -Bernard . 'She will lie
very 'glad to see you.: You must
corno round with ene. Come this, at-.
ternoon."- - --.
"Oh, May' Ia" exclaimed St. efehn„
flushing.. "That is -awfully good of
you. • You ire sure she won't mind?.
But you can explain that we are old
friends, and -a" • ' •
Bernerd nodded. •
es, yes; that's all right." •
"Miss, Ditmerel-atho . papers say -X
have heard, that she is Very beau*
"yes.„" ;-said 'Bernard, mlietly,
"Felleia is ono Of the most beautiful :
weinert in .1....entione. By tho way,
there is her portrait just -behind you
on that table; you eon get it with,
out getting up?" . •
St. John reached for.the dal:duet
photo in •Ito 'delicately carved frame,
and .examined it,
"Yes," ho.said iti•tt low voice, "sho
is very beautiful," Then as he spoke
ho thought of. Nence, and, with a
lover's pride, nientallY added: "Bet
not • so lovely as iny Christine!"
Though he would bet, aciritowledge it:
to himself even, there Was some-
thing In the face of Miss Demerol
which jarred on iiim; a eertain herd-
nees about the; mouth and in the
fine eyes ivilich detracted from tho.
general beauty of • the face.
Ile put the photograph beak. Ber-
nard did not. take It mid gal upon.
as a. lover would, and ati St,
John had expected him to do, but
went steadily on. With his luneh.
"And when are youL going to be
married? But perhaps I ought not,
to ask," said St.: John,
"Why not?" said Bernard. "We are
going to be married. before Christ-
mas -in about a mottles time. Ve-
nda wants to go ecnith' for the net
of the winter and' until after Easter.
She has not been very well lately."
"Oh, I an sorry," said St. John,
as if he had known her for years,
"Oh, Itis nothing, I think" geld
Bernard. "But she looks pale, and
ie rather" -he paused for a Word-.
Was going to say nervous. Most
women suffer from their nerves now-
adaye,V
no changed tho subiect almost
abrg:lruptallfe:ilo 6 and "V° trim tir°W tifire and smoked,
Tiernard flfling Worn brier,
end smoking as an des Who has
learned to regard tobacco IO
light of A eonsoler.
They talked of old sclYooj and eol-
ego time.% of masters and boys; and
Past erlekot and football Mateliee,
thee etiddealy• Bernard said, looking
hard at the Are:
"What Is the news from Howl
Moine"--he smiled With a mixture
Of sadness and bitten:tee*. "YoU eett,
eallit, remember that. it Um%
-lbsnne' aux . .
f St,, john looked at him sympa-
thetically.
"There -le not much news," he. said,
I"How arall the people?" milted
Bernard in a low Voice. "1 naPPeso
o
; they miss us; or, no, I suppose we
are forgotten by this time. It in a
I long time since we cliseppeared-
Months. One is reuxembered about
I nine days, as A rule."
1 "They have not forgotten you,"
Said St. John, •softly.
"And how are thing's going? Is
the new mistress or the steward
'good to them?"
"Very," said St, John.
Bernard looked up.
"I am glad of that. lily father
said she would be. You never go to
the Hall, I suppose?"
St, John eolored.
"Yes, very often," he said.
"Yes?" said Bernard, with some
surprise. "I did not' know -,I had an
idea that no eine would gall,"
"My mother has called -almost ev-
erybody has now-"
"Of course, if the countess It'as
called," said Bernard.
We know /Kiss Harwood very
well," said St, John. "We go vary
often; that is, I-" Ho stopped.
Bernard looked at him with faint
curiosity, and something in the ale
most girlishly ingenuous face struck
him.
e said: What is sho like?
My tether saw her, a,nd raves about
her; mill, scarcely raves. One could •
not expect. that, quite; but he Wan'
very xnuch iinpressed hy her." •
' "I am not stirprised at that," said
St. John, looking hard at his ci-
garette. "No Ono could see Mies Haat-
wood without admiring, know s her
eiVithoute-withOut-"
Bernard looked at him keenly.
"Do you dean to . say, St. John,"
he said, gritnly, "that you have fall-
en in lore wlthp g "
St. Jellin'a face:flushed. •
• ".Yes," ho said, simply.
nerriaird laughed sardonically.
"13y George! she is a lucky young
woman! She gete • possession ' of one .
of the best old 'plades in •tlao county, '
and Catches the very. best titian . in
it! 6 Miss HerWoodAs .1trear
the List') ebronet?"
. St. John robe, pale to the ups;
• "Whate-whet .ihtis„ come to you,
" : e cxclaime4, mbre• in
tiorrow than in' 'anger, though • there
•
was a fhteh of indignation in his
eises "Yetitayon titteak as it •Miss
'Harwood llt.erea-a deafening title--
huntresp es if shoP
to be loved; or, to bs the wife of the
highest. You de net know her: You
, Wrong her cruelly hy such words and .
such a tone. Bernard, 1 did net
expect that you would -receive my
.confidenca in this 'way. Why are you
so -bitter, so unjust?' •
Bernard put his hand pn St.
John's arm . and gently forced him
. .
bato the chair again.' •
beg your parddh, Si. John," he •
sale', gravely, very gravely: "Van •
are right.; I have no bbeirteps' to
speak Of bliss Harwood in these
terms. As you say, 1 do not now
hen."
t.fIndeed, indeed, you do twit!" 9t.
John broke in, earnestly, "I 'odite
forgiveyou, Bernard.- r pen natter- ,
Stand -it is only natural" -that iron
should be prejtidieed against her. So .
-was, I until I saw her; but you neuet":"
not forget that she has the Hall"
• "By lust right; VItnavirI" said Ber-
nard. "I. knoW, For God s sakeePay
no more on. that point. ' And tio,"
• he dontintred, more gently; "you
have fallen inlova with 11'60 Well; •
yoting. 'tin, You mist- let Inc say it •
stilt; she is a Vey), fortunate Ydung
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looked at the lire.
"I don't know what is the matter
with 14," he said, as muelt to him -
Pelf as to 4t. john. "I thought that
he had quite get over his illness', but.
" " "Atirt • " "boy;l:taglad you've collie up, my
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and I hope, if you're going
to stop, that you will oee a greet
deal of him. He was *Mays very
fond of you, St. John."
St. John couldn't say how long he
was going to stay ,in London, but
that he should certainly Spend a
good deal of time with Bernard.
"1/0 is going to take me found to
Miss Dm:dere/a" he added, rather
shyly.
"TO Felicia.'s? Ah, yes!" ,paid Sir
Terihee,
"4 have luet ,spen her portrait,"
404 St. John. "She ie very beauti-
ful.,"
"Nes; roliela is very beautiful,"
affsented Sir Terence., "Bernie °tight
to be very happy." He gazed
thoughtfully, and with knit brows',
at the opposite wall. "/ am glad
You aro going to see her. You will.
like her--yesi you can not help it.
You must tell xrie what you think
of her," he added, rather at • veri-
ante with the affleetion that St.
John must like big. Then ho said,
with a alight shake: in ' his voice
"And* -and how are things going at
hil;14:1174:f,:orrrni.wo:Y?" •
St. John knew that he meant at
IlSjarrivT4erb.edileies'lltheeds, aPitIOP.
uteri"
St, jephn went to the window to
hide tfto sudden gush that rose to
his fee°.
"She is more than liked, Sir Ter-
ence," he Wel. "The people hove
already leertaid to know the sweet -
nest of her nature, and to love her,"
erlYY,e4tYrith Saljgr 'Tftehnoceu'glietag-it
would be s6, 1 onlY saw her Mr a
few minutes, but I tlinught I had
never men a s*eoter face, or quer
•kinder Mill! 'hero. is Berate
He -he doge net care to htar ,anY.7
thing about her. :It is pat un.uatur
al, poor fellow! Aii4 ars you going
:to ' let us • see a lot oi-you, t.
John? Right! We must get up a
little diarter for you at the club. W
must treat you like the 'young man
from the country,' as you are; 'you
know, as you are." •
"My, father has aged;" said 'Beq
bard, sadly, as the cab'took thein to
Felicia's; "and little wonder.
halanever uttered a .word, of corn -
word, lent, ony
11.-•kno.
W what the loss of the old
place coal him." • •
"But he Will be happy in "Mir
happiness," said St,. j
"Yes," asee,nted Ilereard, but he
waited .to say it until after he ha.d
lighted 4 cigarette; and there was a
strange reserve in the single word.
Aries, Demerol' was - in, and Si
'Joan followed aternard up to the
drawing -room. . Felicia was seated by
the tire, and, as she rose to meet
them, .with a touch of eider in her
face, St. John thought' that -with
the execiptioa of Christine -he had
hover seen a n ore' beautiful women.
Ile !Milted itt hor 'with al]- a young
man's admiration and Worship for
feminine lotrelbiess- its his eye, then
as he •looked, gradually . there crept
-over his first- impression a .irague
disappointment. Irwas. like A • cloud
Passing over the pun, A small' cloud
that still is large enoughto east a
shadow: Something, 'something Tagil
and indetinitee marred her wonderiu
-beauty. Was. it that the eyes were
cold, that the lips wore a trifle, the
meresttrifio, too thiai What • was
it? St. John could not have . told
it his s 11 fe h. ad depended on it;'b. tit. he
felt the ,speck, the literaish, whatever
it
She was ,Yery kind and .gracious to
him.
"Bernard has Often Spoken of you
to me, Lord "St. john," she said.
"It was good •of you toconic eo
Soon. And you. shall have your re
ward; tea isjust coming in. Wo
shall havelt all to.oursolves this af-
ternoon, for e(rs. Deturithon '15 out
calling. Mrs. Dennison is the lady
who lives withme, and :plays pro-
perty and watclvideg, for I &ea a
lonely itlicherote Lord St.. JObn."
•Aa she gave •them the:1r tea. and
talked, St, John Witched arid listen-
ed: Be he compared leer. with
, •
e •
Writ tVli titute.. but at his hoofs.
dolin watched tho play, but he
4144 thinking of Christine all the
t140, and wondering whether he
dr-
d,findnd lier Put on the morrow and
•
arst aSt was going on, an it
_tite goes 1.t the Lyceum -in fiplehe
Wm-whea St. John earr • the
tnovement taking place in the
AO which is always oceasioned by
tbeAktranve of a late Coiner.
Otontion distracted from the
10-`10, he looked doWta And „ tsar
Pee the cause of the trolible
Lard Stoylo.
_Oh Made his way, in his usual
leisurely fashion, past the knees of
the people in his row, and, sinking
into hie seat., leaned back, and lan-
guidly surveyed the house through
his eYeglass.
A,'s hie wandering glance reached
their box, St. Jahn maw Mies Denier-
otart and grow suddenly pale.
kprd Stoyle kept his eyes upon the
box for a istomertt or two, ieclined
his head, then turned his attention
to the stage. St. John fancied that
he nal, a peculiar Emile cross the
cold, impassive face.
the curtain Went down in the first
ad`t,, and a buzz of colvorsation
arose.
"There is Lord Stoyle in the stall,
pelard," St. John retaarkied, inpo-
eAto, Lc had net heard of lb
quarl'el and cooloess between t b
*,Ft•wr, G4'
.1,, is he?" said Bernard, lacon-
ically,
"hag StoyIe?" said Felicia, in a
tone of polite interest. "Where is he,
Lord St. John?"
• St. John indicated the place where
Lerd Stoyle wa,s sitting but, as he
did se, he was conscious of a feeling
�t suPprise.
Why had Mies Demerol started and
turned pale at the sight of Lord
Stayle, and why did she pretend
tbat she had not seen him or re-
tail his how? What did it mean?
CMAPTER XXXVI,
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Lady Dockitt • had a very nice lit-
tle house in ' Emly Street. Though
not patronized by the creme do la
O ermine of society, natty Street was
not altpgether untashnineble; in-
deed, it•Feas just suited to the wid-
ow of a city knight, and Lady'Dock-
itt was quite satisfied with it, with
the little eireie of friends and', ae-
o quaintaa es, Who, though not thetas-
:. selves th liming de la creole, aird
" rather in society than of it, were
very nice polite.
• She .had seat up some servants to
Eralsk• Street, and she and Nance
found . the house quite ready for
them, and, • to Nance's oyes, Very
charifsing dud 'comfortable.
Lady Dockitt had found Nance
very quiet all the Journey up, but
; ad no idea of the • cause, Nance
had rearead to .hide -the secrets and ,
sorrows o, her heart, and had said
, nothing dl St. John's avbwal. .
"Perhaps," 'said' Lady H8ckitt, as
they nsiaet);talootrioujoairt adrirninvea Jr ori,y, outhlei
' 'red London rather dull after Rain-
ord. Since the people took to call-
ing, it hasbeen so very ' pleasant
and lieely. And Lord St. John, too!
. ' .
He has called every day, I think.
'You Will Miss him, my dear; I am
afraid." . • •
"Yea," seid Nance in a Ion'. voice;
"X shall miss him."• . • •
a Lads: Dockitt, looked at her c r
le I
ously; but though Rance, kept • her
eyes "ujettit her plate, she did • not
calor oe show any 'embarrassment.
•• In all her life Lady bockitt had
never linow,r.tiny young girl to re-
' leciit. It *at, at she had once said
to Mr. GraeAne„, like living With a:
Very beautiful tiphinX. •
"I !Info you Won't .find' it .
.
shi wui on. "IV znust see what we
catt'db. Of course,, we couldnot go
to ry 'bilk parties, or have a lot ,of
-peher." said Nance, very quiet-
. .
•,
.Ut• 1 really don't 'think there
would be any harno in our Igoing to
----•say,, • very small dinner -parties or
S U 'At Horne.' Of course, you aro
ift .roourning stilt; but the . cireum-
. t 4DI lasPr- , L
S:Lu'sa. ddy ot
significantly. ft, i
0
" a d Nonce, !
"I do not want to go out - or to soo
people. I amquite content to bee
zith you, and yeti alone. We shall
e very happy in this charming lit.-
, tie•houee, and -do not trouble about
me. '
"Yes, that's all very well, tny
dear; but I have nay duty to per-
form totvaral ,you, It is ,not • well
..that you should be 'shut up hero,
with only An old woman for 'coin-
' pany. Young girls want society.
amusement. Besides, after the mild
•.
a et -we have h -th J rII,
Yen svould feel thechange more than
you think. It. is not asif you had
been used toiiitiltilytwo/s,cso.te;:ayrdopersshai: of
f
..,ant'atocticyl 1Dadoyot,
h er own' and Nance's 'admission to
the society of the. Rainford coma ty
f4inuitiles.
BNance, reMembering the old
• •days which •• she had spent in 'the
Solo companionship of a tipsy %thee;
"You do' not know her. I tell you
Oat no man is worthy of her. It is
not only because she is' beautiful --
end she is very loveiy".•••-•thie voice
grew almost inaudible -"but she is
-oh, what le the use/ I could- not
explain to you, could net lead yd'u
to see with way eyes. Think of Miss
Demerol, Bernardi and realize that,I
love Christixte--411se HarWood-as
deeply, as tsionately as you lotto
the wOnlan Au "are going to mar-,
Bernard atoeped to pick up a live.
eoal with Which .to light his pipe....
"And when :is the Marriage to be?" •
he asked.. .•
$ta John shook his head.
' don't knew," he said, "Perhaps
e-neverl" , •
Bernard dropped the coal in his
amaZement. • .
"Do you mean •to say that she has
reftised you?"
',Yes," said St. John, SatilY,
see noW how eompletelY YOU. mis-
judged her,'' . • . •
"But -but," said Bernard, "I Can't
understand. why," and his .4ps
tightened sardonically again, "upon'
my soul, X dmi't khovr any unnii‘r-.
riod girl of my aequaintance ter°
would ranee yoUl" •
• St. Jolla bit his
"Then it is a •pitY you do not
know Christine -4 Mean, Miea Hat.
wood,'' he said. "'But you wrong
woinankind in general. do not
know, what has coins to: you, Ber-
nie. You --you seem chatiged,, hard,
eynical.
Tie looked at the haggard Mee With
a pained bovilldeernent.
Bernard rote and siighed,
"I think. I am changed; Berhaps
haVen't get *Vex' the rebults of my
illeess; perhaps it's the loss of the
old place; perho.pa--= Oh, cordOulid itt
What does it matter'? Well St
01.
John,"he laid his hand on St.
J'ohn'e shoulder, "changed ad X ata,
r have enough' of your old friend in
ma to wish your heart's desire. God
allele knows Whether, if yell get it;
It Will bring you happiness; but, any.
hew, X Wit& that, you may get it. I
see you love her, and-, 'Well. Well;
geed luck to you, young 'un. Egetlial
me; tvill put on my goat, and we'll
go round to Yolicia's."
While he Was the other town,
Sir Terenee Caine fri,
St. John thought him much ap:ed.
i4le Terence gree ed him with affec..
tionate warintli.-SV, John had al.
ways boon a favorite of his...41nm,
glancing toward the. nexE room, said
In an ankious uhder-tone:
"A•nd-and hoW do you think Der-
ig looking, St, John, eh?"
St. John, Who WAS truth itself,
tried to say "Very Wello'l but. tailed.
his dent m strese-roveey lover doe's
that' -and bo sure that ho leund that
there was nee coinparilion: There was
Always that "sotridthin:g" about
Feiieia.patherel which had struck
him during the first fivle minutes,
and whieh impressed him" Still more
aa the minute& Passed by. What was
,4t?
Ho could not fail to see that she
(Wed •Bertuard; it shone in her eyes
as every now and then they sought.
to. It revealed itself In her „ voice
When se spoke to, or of him; her
VefY fara, Was eloquent Of ft as She
leaned fcirward to hand him at book.
Yes, St. John, saw tbat she loved
Berilard, and lie Mit, somehow, that,
as is Ile fret:pantie: the case, this
was another tristanee of "loving and
being loved," and began to Suspeet
that Bernard played the latter,. and
passive, part.
"We age going to the theatre to-
night; Mre. Donnieon has a passion
for the drama.," Felicia said, "You
shall dine with us if you promise to
bo good, and See the play, too. It is
4 Vera:, good box." '
"All right!" said Bernard. "/
hope it is aornothing cheerful."
Policia laughed. • ''
"No; Mrs. Denttieon loves the
gloomy and tragic. We are gOing to
the Lyceum." '
"There's time to back out, St.
John," said Bernardi but St. Min
expressed himself as delighted at the
prospect, and the two men Went
away to dress.
The dinner Was it charming ono.
reticle looked dazzlingly beatttiful in
her *vetting -0,i* and talked elision
as brilliantly' as sho looked,
'Obit Or r att her brilliance, Ho
Diit tlersad clf4 not Mein to re.
listened, h smile that struck
afi almdst absent and pro-
acelipi" I all the tame, ho was as
attent VO to her arii tho Most exact -
lag at mistresses could elezire.
BentItilen was just it agneottty, and
played tho part tot Which she was
oast to perfection, they dined early
and did not sit long over the meal -
Which was perfectly cooked and set.
Ved with a kind of splendor which
Indicated Demerol's wealth -as
/Ire. Deeinfiloe enxiouS to tee
tho beginning of the play,
it. ;John looked round the theatre
viith A sigheett lever's sigh of desire
fOr the presence of his Inidarese. If
oohnliyy Chreitine Were by hIS oideleelf
The house 1,vas a good one, and
.; the popular beauty and her fortunate
greeting Were direeted to the box of
aneadnes:11.0. bowe of recognition and
Bernard returned the nods, then
..ttis and: 11).(.2.94.4
'"/ Will do whatever you wieh,
Lady Doeltitt. But please rememter
that I do not want any *witty, and
that X agn quito happy alone with
3:013.”
"Without even Lord St. John?'
asked Lady Dockitt, archly.
Nance did color now, blit very
fitlatly,
"Withont even Lord St, john.".
liho said; "though I shbuld be very
. .
• • • .
4114,:ddty°DolgthIclkhltitz°,.a's she rose from the
table, At her grin round bTanee'e
wh.i.4 neejt, arril kissed her.
"You are quite the. strtetest girl I
halo over koown, Christine!" she •
eald. "If you Were only a little lest,
grave and parlour:4 you would be
perfect; But perhaps you will be in
time. Who knows?"
Nance exalted rather sadly,
"It is airfare to be hoped that tbe
leopard will change his spots," she
"Bilit notwilhetandieg her declare.-
tiO.P of Priltict contentment end
t, 0. la 11. otitbilml : al 0 hWea was aft° ri,Coefdt, rot otufted ma riot
i
*j. - a book in her hand, that oho
felt rather sad and lonely.
She thought a great deal of Lord
St. Johiea for, though she did not
lotto htm , DA he wanted to . be loved,
, she Vail grown very food of him.
. She Was full! �f pity for him, and
&Iv) star liarfalq and With the pity
10 lideltiff mingled' a tietiAtt Of dread
akin to despair. Sane otiler man,
. . _ .
WIMP*, Mee, might ask her te . be
their wife': the, sit•feei terrible scone
144 gito 114 gene through with .
Et %I..013,°11' .44.0"illt.14haildavceesttehel7 se:1111'
-too ae. Bhe felt that she could
i
no b 'r it tin. Her gosh tingled '
w'rth ' afiiP• as he imagined tat hot-
rod' tbal St. .folm won,lci have * felt
and showe if arte had toltPhitat the
real meson Why she c9uld fist merry
hthiirie ,v1itty Itsbea,zs mneatn.0•04they Ittgoveban "
. that she ehou).2 not see him a.gft_in,
at any 'rate, for a long time. . But
she sighed ' as idle fort:doll the wish,
for she had grewn. to rogaiat ItiM as
* a friend, had iearned to, rely upon
him as if ite had b,e6o. 'er brother.
Then glee thought_ ;;ii
Miss learherel, W, r renYar ralarrAinedd
yet? She mil5tteeed they Malt be.
She had purbbeely, avoided leoking
at. t4 iaallkiege announeemerita in
the. imiespaPers or the. society Jour-
ney. . . .•
.. She lay awake the greater. part et
, -blot ight :thinkin both' of Bernard •
and, t. Jelin, and she was rather ..
Paler; then usual whdb she came
down to brachia* tlie next morn!: .
ing. •
Indy . Deekitt was on the qui..viere;
i with the aprestaiet • of 'shopping.
. Nance would. infinitely have preferred
to stay at ' home but the joys of •
plirchasint were, in. Lady ,Dockitt's'
opinion, ',Illetineetrimony, doubled hy
being elearede and Nance could not
tinS it iti:' her heart .to refuse to' go
with "her.:.'..7-
They'. wept from shop • to shone
Lady Dockiat duelled with that joy
that ' cernei 'tone spending money,
cord Nance pleased 'with her Mead's .
liatlneee:ussre:. ,ancl... a.t. . lit, et:. :Weary, .. and
hungered, started . • for. home . and
, Ag they were cbmieg out of How:.
'ell. as James'S; two gentlemen strO11-.
' Mg 'up Regent street, aria in arm,
stopped with. a mutiial exclantation.
'They were sir Terence and St; Jelin.
•St....1ohn's (age thished With; tialover's
• sul‘pilSo and ' joy, Sir. •Terence.'s
liihted up.• .with pleasure and an
etnotien heed •te destribe. '
.• "MieS gatwood! How fortunate I
am, .I did apt eitpeet--hope-etO meet
youl" ,starnmered .. St., John; ' for.
whent that rather prosaic thorough-
fare, •Waterimi Place, was instantly
.ativaton4sufe0Arnioefelpaferatedisoor.m .3.1 tate leading
"Iaord St. John .wAs' just telling
ing that you Wore' in town, Miss
Harwood," field Sir Terence, bend-
ing, :bareheaded, aver . her 'head itt -
hls old-world Million:, "and I was
sharing :his grief at his igitorance of •
. your addeessa. This. is Lady Doeleitt?
Will you 'intrOcinee ..rtio?"
•
I The :old. Man • %earthed Uri at. the •
Meeting, 'and. 1.vas. once' again, if only
! .teuiperarily, "Et:ere:eon y9,41e;"
• • : Lady Dockite • was .very .plelided -tri.:1
'maks tho ticquainteace of ee fanitatls.
• a man; • and, as the , gottileeaeli put'
the ladies into :the carrhttfs, Nance
heard her say, in the 146Eit •hespi-
' table tones:
"Yes; come this afternoon, and.
in time for teat ', 'Who/6 ti,.. delightful .
old. gentlettien.!" she IMLiairried; As •
'the carriage :drove • "X vitin now.
. ,twiliatiti lushatclo .alustclii.•,t, 'to dome back
..
' Nanco said 4§tbilit. .9:,,,i,dvhas hhaaldf.
. glad, hall Arty .thall
diseovered theta so ,eittiOly; his 0.'4, -
eager; imPlopifig, ofl:'-gFdt wothising
glivgce'lqtv.,..himlitql Ytt -
: . ... • . .
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