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wise refreshing themselves', Solne Cof aamea, • -
the sportsmen had come
among them was Cieorge Gifford.
"Why, Laura," he said, going
to her as she entered the room.,
been wondering what had become
you. Lady lai.nvers said you h
gone telt to 'Welk in the woods, a
I was twit going to start out to se
you,"
"I have had quite a long weak
answered Liam; "the woods are
beautiful."
• "Yes, aren't they jolly; we must
for a walk in them some day,"
"Yes."
Rumhfill fgentt,n:03rd fi'tlfilend tb4..t.tronrr:•1;!
"But, Laura, I'ye had a letter
‘4,
• row on some baportant business, but
41144141~400~6,40,4044141.464114411140• 1 could leave you here 40.:1 return for
you on Friday, ff you would like
that, Lady Danvers asked you, you
know." •
w "I believe to prepare us for the Un-
troubled land hereafter,. answered
uP •the white-haired lady, 'Obese awn lot,
• had not always been sinooth one.
•" 'Who going through the vale of
miserY tiee it for a . But it is
nd .eaeier for the old to Ng -this, than
ek the yeeho.,,
„• Laura made no answer. On the ter-
*• race below at this moment appeared
the tall gray -clad ligure of a man
whom Laura Instantly recognized -re -
go cognized with a udden tumultuous
throbbing at her heart, and * deep
flush on her oval cheeks, It was
Sir Ralph Woodland, anctioae found
the edies in the small dining -room
when the luncheon hour came.
• 'Theis you are oat with the rest,
Si'• lialoh?'.' said Lady Dowers, smil-
ing, when she saw him.
• "No; I have been in the house all
the morning, except for half an hour's
smoke on the terrace, I have been
writing business letters . and return-
ing a love -letter," answered Sir
Ralph; aticl he looked at Laura eai he
spoke.
h t• wo,uarandwtaiLVIsehnft; staoird,a srocfwInlyent or
"No, I think not, George. 1. think
I should rather • go back with, you,"
•. 46,41,Abiobowwiolmbese..friombi 01co"Weollr,sexjustas you like, my dear.
.-shall be very pleased it
. . You will go back with me, only I did.
. not like to shorten a 'pleasant visit
for you." .
• The Leading "I think I will ge •witil yon," an-
.
a sWered Laura, with a Wistful look in
, her dark eyes, She was' thinking, "1
. freUl better away; better out of his
. .
.• sight." But George Clifford could not
Carriage . read her thoughts, and was pleased
that his young wife was ready to
' give up a pleasant visit for his sake.
. •He o went and brought hsome tea,
Makers . . ,•
and he was still standing beside her
. when Sir Ralnh •Woodland -.entered
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the roo,• and at °nee Approached
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the husband and .wife. '
• But he said nothing abont his Meet
ing with Laura in the woods. He
asked George Gifford about the day'is
shooting. and the extent of the ,bao:
he spoke, • in fact, more ..to George
•than to Lura; and presently Laura
left thene and • went to talk to Lady
Danvers and tell Iter that site pro:.
posed to return .the next day to Sue:
But Lady Danvers would not hear
of this. •
• "No," she said, in her. pretty way,
"I will. not allow Mr. Gifford to take
you away. I 'want you to get 'OPP
:-is that the word? -for.. your next
new nevel in the DativerS. woods Mi
Gifford, :come here!" And she heck -
oiled to • George.: who •cresSed the
room to speak to his hostess. '
'Mr .. Gifford; here is this charming
wife of youts telling ,tne that you ate
beginning to at the tyrant lord and4
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easter already; .hat, •beeittiee. •yoa
have to go away to -morrow on' busi-
ness for a .short time that she has,
o•go away too: I really woh.t haat)
ti" . • •• • . •
George laughed. • •••.
"It wag Laura's ottril proposal,
Lady Danvers,. hot mine," he said.
• "Well, You see, George; I thought
began •Laura, with -re -blush.. •
_...alrou must not think,of t atay
nore, then, . 'Mrs. Gifford; year -hes:"
end will come back for you. .Why;
°Wye aeon nothing, of my mother,
othIng of Sir- Richard, nothing of
le!" '
"You are very kind, Lady•Danvers,
'Returning a love -letter?' repeated
Lady Danvere, with a laagh,"What
an extraordinary proceeding," .
"Quits a necessary one, X assure
you," said Sie Ralph,
"And tbe poor girl -are you break-
ing any one's heart, Sir Ralph?"
"No; 1 am quite sure I am not.
The young lady in this case has xto
heast to break," •
• Lady Danvers laughed, and tinned
away to• receive some oast), .NiSILOVS
who had just arrived at the Park-ik
Colonel • and • Mrs: Vanturrst. Tha
colonel •was a One gray-haired ' old
• solciier, and his wife a pretty little
• weenen who easilo' went into eestae-
les. She' went into ecstasies now on
the beauties Of Danvers Park and
Its surroundings, and Occupied Lady
Danvers' attention. Then Sir Ralph
crossed over te where. Laura was
standing: • - • • ••
•. "You know to whore teturnednly
loyeeletter,". he said, malting.' •
.e.aura also smiled:
"You will only get' a 'inore tender .
ap-peal.. in return, and a demand for
an explanation"' she anstvered. •
• "Which r shall else return. I shall
•never *peek ,enother :ward to bet.",
• • "I think it. would be the wisest
said: Laura, lowering, her..
What areayou going to do . this
• afternoon?" , then asked, Sit Ralph,
.., "What .the others do, I• suppose
said Lauri, • • • •
• "ProbablY ; that gashing little. Wo-..
Man' yonder Will • want tosee Over
the gtounds... Would you like a, rOw •
• on the take?", ' • •
. "'We Meat leave Lady' banvets to
decldo:hew her, guests 'theta Oniuse '
thernselvei." •
:•
• When .1uptheon: was over* Mrs, Van-
• aurst leatreatett ,thern to go, over the. •
. place, "and. explore • the •lovely,
Woods ' she • cried :clapping her lit-
, tle hands together :in her. well -feign.
ett:„entaeette. •
• "We, will all ge, thee," said Lady:
-athinvers,-•"atits-a-eVanlairst„ -isliew
ec? sareeetit Sir lialPh Woodland: to
eta:" • •
I will listen to no lauts.a, Let us
(title it for her, Mi :. • Q iffoid., When
o"Oyn9u Vroilc3italge,;() return
wireted George,:
ood-iaturedly: "You. had , better
tay, Laura, ,until then." ,. •
They settled at time: • Getirgewas
o leave for Soffold the -next OaY,
hursday, and return to. the ,Park
kitty, and their visit was to ter -a
inate On Saturday..
Laura could scarcely help ,assenting
this:arrangement without redermas
Lady Danvers, whoin she liked so
uch. She therefore game way, anO'
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-where Sir Rialph stood as she did
. He was talking to: some Meta
nd he -.went oti talking to them; and
tor dinner it was the same thing.. ,
He, intact, made no attempt to
eak to her again during the' rest
the. evening." But Laura noticed
at he talked a good deal, to Georgem
d'George was evidently pleased by
Is.• . '
"That's a ver,nice fellow, that
r Ralph Woodland 1' be said . to
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• "He talks very well," answered
Laura.
"Yes; and they iay he has a large .
•fottUne, iso I supposeheal be getting
• /harried soon."
• And these careless words gave a.
fresh pang to Laura 'ir heart, What
• if he were to get married •tioon'?'
• Would it be better, be happier for
them both? Laura knew that it
would be, and yet, she shrank from
the thought • ad a patient shrinks
front the knife. .She relight keep out
Of his Way, but she did not core to
Patties desirous to illett insurance think that another Woinan should
or traesact other business will bit come between them.
protnptly atteuded to on application. She did not see Mtn again until at*
to any ofthe Above officers addressed ter Cleorge was gone. George left
to their respeetive pentoilices. I.oeses earlY, and there were some fres& are
inspected by the • director who lives rivals expected during the morning'
nearest the scene& at the Park, Sir Richar.d and :Lady'
Danvers entertaining during the
GRANO TRUNK RsVsirEt
• autumn a continual stiecesaion ot
gUeets, So taura sat with her host*
ems and her venerable mother during
the morning in Lady ',Anvers' boud-
oir, which Was one et the prettiest.
rooms in the houge, with a bay win-
dow looking toward the west. Mrs,
Lytton, white-haired, aged toed digra..
fled, did not Say trItteh; btit the other
-
two women touched on Moat 01 the
•aulejectS of the day, chiefly on those
vague yearningl which Mauer) ,rnany
to seek to Were the veil whith Wrape
the hidden things from our ken,
"It is all such a tnystery-such
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iY Yr t* 10.31 p.m, window Which overloOked part a tho
terrace. "1Ve are born, and we can
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o, r "My dear" Said Mrs Lyhtott's
5'35 P'Itt* Wale IfoiCili: "hi one way 'Wei can ' s
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!-..And ' you be any • gaide
through the -woods?" said' the pretty
little w.oithan, raising her fine eyes
t� .face. with as look of
•pathetic appeal and innocence. • ,
"I should have been charmed," he• -
aftswered, "only I have al-
ready pit:Mused toarow another lady •
on the lake." a. .
And • he looked at Latire ho
itpoke ; ..who tiirned het head away
and affected not .to hear Whet•he had.
said. . - • ,
"And can •L net row.,- tOO,," asked
Mrs. Vanhurst, sweetly,. who did not
Wish to lose the - company of the
most diStinguished-lOoking men ' in
.t.h.e`Tra°e°n1w‘oode are. well worth see -
Ing," answered • Sir Ralph, turning
away, "Do not .fOrseke me •• in my
trouble," the next 'moment he half-,
whispered in Laura's ear. "You pro-
,.
raised, remember, to icise with, me on
the Jake," • ' •
Laura, could not help smiling, but;
Si4r Ralph got his own way.
am ' going to row Mei. Gif-
ford," he said calmly, when Lady
Danvers • approached guilts; and lit
-
tie Mrs. Vanhurst Was forced •• to `e
start to eXplera the woods in the -to ;•••
her--wearisoine cOmpany of her ints-i
band and Lady Danvers; for she was •
tired of her husband, and always
tired . of all Wornen.0- • in
"It must be getting late," ehe
• said "You had better row In, •Sir
Ralph."
"So noon." he aniwered,
Ah, it was too *soon for him; too
• soon tor her! Time had rushed on
In that _golden hour as It thee to
cheat
is of our Mg, Yet he did not
disobey her wish, nor attempt to de-
tain her: He rowed elowly • beck to
the landing-placea-he assieted laatira
from' the boat, and then both, •as lf
by mutual consent, turned round to
look ot the OW shadowed lake,
"I shell never forget it" ealil •Sir
Ralph, in a low tone,
"I shall see it in my dreanis,
thought Laura; but a moment late
• she roused herself. •"
"Come, Sir Ralph, let os malt
haste; they will Wok We are lost,
nhe salad. And so the two ,turned an
yreart away. .
, .•
crawrion
They walked quickly back to th
house, and did not encounter any o
the other guests on their way there
and when Laura, reached her OW
room she felt glad that they bad no
done so.
Yet she had done nothing wrong,
'she told herself, It was all so beau-
tiful, she added; and then, with a
. sigh, she commenced to dress for din -
ser, unfastening her long brown hair,
which was remarkable for itsbeauty
and thickness.
• What made ber look at herself so.
. .
earnestly in the mirror as she • did
sor as tele pummel at the new
beauty in her face, at the glow on
.her oval cheeks? She was not a vain
woman, but what woman M there
Who would not look fair to sonw
eyes? It might be wrong, but sbe
chow) to wear her prettiest gown,
• though sbe did not clasp the dia-
monds George had given her round
her slender throat. •
-
She looked like a, beautiful girl
wben she went into the small draw-
ingeroom Where the guests were as-
sembled before • dinner. She was
dressed in white, with some •crimson
• aoses that Lady _Danvera bact asked
one of the gardeners to cut for her
in the morning in her hair and at
ber breast.
• Sir Ralph Woodland was leaning
against one of' the walls • of the
room as She went in, and his eyes
scarcely left her taco after she enter-
ed. Never lurd he seen her so beau-
tiful, he thought. 'r.he richness and
• glow of her coloring was so different
to when he had. met her in town. He
recelled at this mo:meot the young
artist he had first admired sitting at
lier work; thegrave girl who had
raised her dark eyes to his with sech
proud indifference.
' Ah, there was no • indifference in
'them nova! Presently their eyes niet,
and something in that shadowed
glance, for het eyelids fell, made Sit
Ralph cross , the room and approach
•her side.
"You are not tircd 1 hope?"h�
said. ...But 1 see you are not • he
added; and he smiled. ,
• "No, Z.am not tired," aniwored
Laura, softly. •
•:At this moment, however, pretty.
little Mrs. Vanhurst also drew- neat..
She had • found • the, walk in the
Woods very tiresome, and she did
not aee why "that Mai. Gifford".
should haveSir, Ralph Woodland air
to herself. •
•aklad• you 'a charming row on the .
lake?" .she said, addressing. Sir
Ralph. "Ah,..I quite envied you," • •••
It was very nice down there this
afternoon," replied Sir Ralph, in an
indifferent -tone. •.
love the .weter," continued itrs.
Vanhurst. "If the morning is fine
will you give me a, row, too, Sir.
"Too proud," he answered,: with a
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slightly sarcasitia' - yoke; -
but Mrs. Yanliurst. was by no means
• thin-skinned, '
And, to Sir Ralph's great annoy-
ance, he was presently requested to•
take her .in to dinner, while her
husband, • Colonel Vanhurst, eseetted
Vanhurst was one' of • .those
little . women with try. makeeverY
.inan they Meet in . JaVe with them.
it was (simply her• vanity ;she
Whaled .to gtittify.1 She therefore 'did
her vera- best 'during dinner to make,
Sir Ralph first in:.loVe With bin -melt
and then -with her. She flattered IMO;
,she looked at-, Wei svith her fine eYes,
and played -with them unceasingly. .
She etimired sir Ralph; lidanired. his
dark; distieguished fece, . in • which
lingered; she afterward declared,
"one :tinge of sadness, one tetiCh 01
teorn.." • •
• "Yon look • like a hero " she told -
Min. ,`'llave you ever. . done anything
heroic: I believe you have." •
"Never," truthfully affirmed . Sir
come when you ' have
been out after big game in India or
Africa, have you not saved some
oinrade s life by your • bravery?' X
el sere. you have„," , . •
!WY' biggest game. has been. the
d rover of the furro-ws," laughed
ir Relph.
"I could fancy you a great, . sports -
an, ,you look ec,..,:hrave, so strong.,
ough I am such a frightful: little
Ward
Ivrea cmouyrsa:fe:,iti in. en • y kri:W,
'Pray say la: charming little cow-
" "
cow -
TLIE.
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What, when I ant 'so naughty? -
• "Well, you know rather like
•naughty men, to toll ,the truth.'
Here the fine eyes reed° tremendous
play. "Not, -tea „ nattghtY, You
know." •• • .
ivill take the risk.
Sir Ralph gave a 'gran little laugh.
This pretty woman did not even
amuse • hini-she • bore him; and he
was watching Laura across the table
8,11 the time she 'ashattering folly
into his ears. : •
"Do you admire that Mrs. Gafford,
the lady you rowed so long virith this
afternoon?" ttow impared Mrs. Van -
host:
"She in, good-looking," he answer-
ed; coldly.: 2' • •
• "They say she is a bride; and that
her husband is a, country' lawyer, or
something of that sort. wench* at
Lady Dariverd having. her here."'
- believe Lady.• Denver:, admires
.be,rei4ectxotorderrtiel3Alo'd' doe 51'
Woodland admire• her eitreniely?'•
"X certainly admire 'har,". answered
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ot
•sdo
ncitknow whet . it . is—perhaps her
. clasS—that %seems tO ine UncluOired.:"
• Sir Itolph made no reOly ' to thia
He lOoked acres,S' the table at the'
handsOnte, elaver face, So. full Ot Lite
arid.• beauty , anif hc. hear t ily wished:
the, flattering little:woman • by his :
side v,rati. any m here • but: where she
,was, And she irritated . sogreatly
that when the ladies left the table,
' Mrs,'. Vanhurst gi him 4 parting
.smile and glance,) hedeterrrined that
he would. not eXchrenge another word.
with her 'during the 'evening. • ,
••
But Mts. Vaiihutet was an Old cana
:.paigner, -ond. stationed hoselt• Oil her
return to -the small drawing -room on
charming eeuch just.:opposite the
doer- of • the room • - Abe
gentlemen would enter by.•presently,
her husband and Sir Ralpis did (mule
by it; but looking up smilingiO she
found Sir .Ralph's head. •wai high in
ot'hwen. apirre,
ttaynd:hebaids,. uals hilOceedt;odvee'pasizetr
• her couch with a very determined air
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ad'.•eheecire...was•* nothing .left, therefore,
for Mrs. Vanhurst a but to.: smile'an
:her husband, -which- 'she -aid with :s.
very bad geace. • And when she look..
ed round after Sit Ralph she foiled
Ju. Was standing talking to MraGzflord.
"It 18 disgusting the way thataWo-
melt goes on, she • thought, She
grew restless; she 'rase from the side
of her gray-haired husbaltd, and
crossed the room iii the direction Of
aAtigra arid Sir Ralph. But ashe did
so Sir Ralph offered his Atka' to
Laura, .and • the two proceeded to- •
ward the large conservetory at one
end of the roont; and disappeared.
kora Mrs, Vanhurst' viewattrong the
paints and orange trees, '
in*tiI,la'rnSil;°61iiatilvetYwaafsra'siadYloorgthat
sin• `ilieta 4iivrtr. • ungrateful .of • Yeti,"
"She bored, me eo fearfully at din-
ner." •
"lain sure she was lookink •tet y'eu
most sweetly."
hdrrid, a woman like that
talking to you when aon went to
thin'ne ohtersorthing 'ow. Will you sit.
'• Ile painted to a Seat under a
preadino palm as he epoke, but
Laura hesitated. .
"Do, for pace," he urged.
Re had a strenge influence on her;
t was almost as af, he willed her to
o a thing that she could not resist
Is power., She sat doian, she leane4.
ack, and •breathed the fregrattt air,
'here was'a hum of voices in the dise
anon front the drawing -room be-
ond, but they were alone in the cow
servatory, Laura sighed softly, and
nirhollraflpalcez ,turned around and 'looked
• "What is troubling, you?" he asked,
"Nothing', only —'
4nwlya'swhilahtiLt' jog •ot my
'O -so different to the life hero; and
X return to Suffoid toanorreow-"
•
In the meantime the toe() who were
going down to Vier lake were , th
Over her discomfiture.110
• "You behaved very badly to that 1
little lady, Sir Ralph," said Laura.
"I hate Oushieg women," he an.
ewered; "it , was awfully. good of yoli
to come to my resctie."
"You gave me no choice," .
"I wished you to tome so match."
They did not say -much after thiai
They 'walked together over *the
smooth greensward •down to the
shining lake, by whose margin the
tall teeds reared their graceful heads,
There wee a small island in the
Centre of the • lake, and -Chia WaS in-
habited by 4 great quantity of Wa-
ter -fowl. A peaceful scene; silent,
beatitiful, and well Suited to the
tnood of the tWo, Who stood looking
at the blue depth of the sunlit Wria
ter, rolled Whieh the -willows Orebro
ed, and the breeze softly stole. There
Were two beide ineered to the
shore, told one ot these Sir Ralph
preseutler drew in, and, having as-
sisted Laura, into the boat, pushed
off, and began to row across •the
lake. The rhythmic dip of the oars,
the •re/iterate beattty of the. .see,
seemed to cast a tort of spell over
Latfres fitful. The last fen, nionthe
seemed to pass away Men her mind.
She Walt a girl again, listenitig ()nee
more to het lover's voice. Yet no
word of love come from Sit Italph's
firm lips. Ire knew, if he had spoken
sueit he would have frightened her;
that he Would have destroyed the
charm of that, tacit agreement that
bound their hearts.
But it was a perilous hour to
both; deepening the strong passion
n the tharee heart, and fillies the
WOMen'S whole being with a vague
ense of happinese .she had never
elt before, And not until the sun
eon to dip into the wnst, and a
hill breeze trent over the darkerting
ft
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seems to me that we can not help
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naughty of yott to laugh at Inc, But ,
,ou must. riot be 'naughty any more,
AS I feel sure We shall be frie•nds. 1.•
know by instinct those -X .8hall like;
do you?" .
"And how' do, You iniont thoSe you
shall like?"' parried_ Sir „
• "By their •faces, by their eyes;
•had their. souls..?
• • "1 hope tot," devoutly eald Sir
Ralph. •
• '"Ah, what a naughty, naughty
man you are! I shall have to scold
,you, atid keep you in order. 'How
..long are you going to stay here' '.
. "I am not quite sure." ' •
We are asked for three days; do
hope you will stay all the time I
sin here, and then. I shall see some. .li
• "Yeti know what I meant IloW
• thirig rioortt of yott." •
return to-morrow•e• a.e.sed- • ,...„
Sir ItalPh, totickly,
• "Yee; ottrortt .Coming for
-inc to -morrow, and we return byan
early train."
Sir Ralph did not speak for a ino-
.
ment. lie put out sone of his strong
• sinewy hands nervousjy, • and :broke • •
off a' shining • orange -tree leaf as if ••
unconscious of what he. was doing,
Then s.udclenly he bent forward and
looked in Laura's .
Are , you glad that you came
here'?" be asked in a low toile. "Glad •.
that y.ou know /tow how t.h.thietully
, wan •deceivedr! a • .
"Yes, am glad to know," an- ; . •
favored Laura; and She met:ed her fan .
restlessly as she 'spoke. • - •
' I Can, not forgive myself for being ,
• such a fOol, but ',hove pititi te bitter. •
. price for it." • • .• •
."Beat not to speak of it," half- '
whispered Laura. ' ' •
• "Only to think Of Ito-that...es hard, •
•
very herd." , . • • • A
..1 -le rose as he said 'this, end going .
up to a, beautiful white moss rciee '
. tree, he pludked a bud,: and returned
with it ; in 'his heed, arid laid it on".
Latira'alap. . ' ' .'• •
• -rake that for the sake of old :• •
times " 'said • - • - •
She did not refuSe; her' heftd• stole
.down• to the rose, but at thiS-
tient Lady :Da*ers and Mrs... Van- .
hurst entered the conserVatory. •
"Is that a ftirtatian?" inskad
„Varthurst of her hostess. • • •
•
No ,ertairibEnots'' answered Lady
.Danvers, decieTedly. ' That, .• is A
Yeung married Woman; , Mrs. Gifford. .
She hardly knows 'Sir •Ralpit Wood- ,
lend; they only met here re few, days
•
ago." • ' •
a ' .1gra. VaiOmrst shrugged her should- ,
er's airily: She was • lint as a rule .• •
spiteful. to Other womea,:but She was -
spiteful now :because Sir :Releh •
Woodland had twice left her • to .tho • .
society. Of . her husband: 'for Laura's
sake: tY•et she diaguisect •her , feelings;
• and 'smiled •as siveetly as ever. when •
• she approached .the spot. Where 'Sir .
Ralph and Laura were. Lagra. 'may-
, erect the -white rose -bud Under her fen,
as Lady latinvers ;and Mrs; Vanhurst
drew • near,' and Si','Ralph noted this .
little action before he twill. ,.l to sp,eak •
to Lady- Danvers and coniptiment her
on the beauty of ,her flowers: • '
•
They all 'returned to the di:O.Wing- • 1, •„:,
reOm. together, and during .the r est ef • • ,• •
..the evehing Laura had no • further,' .. .* • • ...• .
conversatiort With . Sir Ralph, • He . •• '.*
went AD Play' billiardS, ‘a,ald when she ' ''•
went' doWn. ,to breakfast the next • ' • . '
Morning he was nowhere to he seen, '
• "'the 'gentlemen are all off te Lord .
Redver ra, place earlyP 'this raorning,", .. • . .
•
'explained Lady 'Danvers; and Laura,
felt a, chill, cold feeling at her heart .
that Sir Ralph had not stayed to.
bid her gootaby,', -Olen she had told
htm. she Was leavihg the Park early
in the day
And. 'during the . morning. George.. • : •
Gifford arrived, and immediately af-
ter luncheon the husband find wife .
started on their .return Suffold.
Lady • DanVers . was exceedingly kind '
in her Manner to Laura, andpressed
her sooliato returri to the Patk. But •
all the eame this cleVer, womea had • •
begun to feel that pertains . she had, • •*.;
not done ,the wisest thing in taking:
Laura- • from • heir. home.. •She had
noticed Sir Ralph Woodland's atten-
tions, though she had not chosen Jo a'
admit this to VanitUrst, And •
she knew also that Sir Ralph was a • .
very different man to George 'Clifford, •
and without knowing anythibg at • .
aa•
ir Ralph's fornter acquaintance •with
Laura,. she ...thought him a somevvhaa, .
dangerotis triad for -the young 'wife, „
Ilut during their Journey home to. *
gether Laura tried hard. not to let
George See -that she did not look for-
ward with pleasure to her' return. It
twinned so dell, and dreary, this quiet
&wary town, after all the beauties
and exciternent• of Danvers Park, and
the strange meeting told explanation
of Sir Ralph Was naturally foremost .
in her relnd. She could think of.
nothing else, Arid , whet', she once
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