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" By the bye. Phyllis. I Ind I lotto: from u kind of mine thin morning- Claude-â€" “fling mo of his return to England. tad I havamton igvigipg hing has. 'A “ fine you? 1 ho ho is nice. II be Mr. or thsiu Chan on, or whu 7" " Hohhot; be in Lord Chsudos." " Whnl" cry I; "the In! live lord M In“ Now. I suppose. we will have to be "1’! .99me in out conduct. ud forget we I m eo eluted by Mennednke'e concur- rence with my hopee eh“ I enmelly the him, end, wanting myeell.eoneenl to on. file but-end of the un upon my lap end hold ll onelnlly. wh e he rnbe the barrel- n em! down wlth e dreedlnlly dirty piece 0 ecu-lee flennel eoeked in all. .. Do you think they would ever grow brighter then they no now ?" I venture mildly. “ It you rubbed them for yeere. Mumeduke. I don'l believe lbey would be (unherjlnprpqu ; (19 you 2" A “ Wall. indeed. path-p- you no right. I think they will do now.” I" lion ho. resort!- ing his new My vmh n ton eye: and than limo“ with regret. us though lonth to n With it. he yopllgqligjn {In flwnel bun . Thu: my mind is reliévod. shaâ€" I feel I on W.“ win: «lament: the deoinblo and my in ovidqntlyjq nqrg (or Don. " How delighunl! How planed munun will be! Marmaduke, I forgnvo you. But you mun not say aligning thing- of mo . .mln ” "“ Blighung fixing: of you. my own dulingl Cmnol you see when I um in tun ? I only _wa_ntod to make-yon pgnt updrlpoik like the why you no. Ii: reality I think you the argue-t. don-on. sweetest. et cetera." " I wouldn't tell abs. it I were you." return I. severely. " Bey lies. 1 beta the word ' flb.‘ A lie sounds much more honest. But I em reslly in cement when I any I think Dare clever. I know st Iesst twenty girls who hsve done their best to be msde Indy Aeh~ nrst. end not one of them over some as user success so she hes." " But he hes not proposed to her yet.” “ It is the suns thing. Any one can see thst he hes Dore on the bcsin, end I don’t think (staking your psrdon humbly) his brsin would stsnd much pressure. I'd lsy‘ sny smount she hes him st her feet hetero his visit is concluded." I “ I think you are excessively rude end dieegreeeble." I Buy. muon effronted. end etting up, move with dignity towards the 00:. “ It you see Aehnret tell him I went him,“ oella out Marmaduke no I reeoh it. “ You; end et the some time I shell tell him you said he was it dunoe at college," I return, in e withering tone. Mermadnke league, end dtopping the melons gun, rune eiter me, oetohee end we me heck Into his sanctum. “I think Dore end Aahnret two of the moat intellectuel people it hen ever been mygood fortune to meet." he ee 3. still leughing end holding me. " Will et do? In your mojeety eppeeeed7'1 " Gen she? But perhaps you fail in the devernesa also ‘2" Alamo: of “Molly Bum.‘ "The Baby." “ [m ht nu boon wool And hnppu wet! I! I‘ hoop" s kind. cuvil son no In my head; But “ I oouldns be “shed " wl others, you see. And fortune and friends oeuod " fuhln " wi' me. Bu. losses, at tent from the tale I has told ; Diana. wait to be ooevil until vou grow old. I’ve had “ tubes " onou aiuoo shun huppy days F11 lgqapa and 0mm! tnd wouflu' wtyi; And fjbfijit'hnt dny to this be In. never come " 0 1mm. den name. than words qio mo pun ;" And I looked in his hoe nud aid them “an. ThenA ho_ put on his but. took the over-hill __-.V "-vv .. ___. ._ __.-_. â€"â€" "3:53;" - I love: sud. “ Ludo. let's help them swims." “ «not be lashed." I laid. wi' 3 name. “ 0 halo. dour Ina-19.7mm yorgg‘gio mo p511: 3" A-A r._--_A; L, .,n, n wuwt, . And now I m old. I Am only A tool; “ I oonldne be leashed " If the dntry end houee. And now I'm u poor u on, kirk mouse ‘ And when umber and o' my needle uni thtoed. “ I oouldne be lubed " wee eye whet I aid. But spite o’ my lulneu. up!“ 0' mv pride. Young Elliott. we pride 0 the eounuy-elde. 0m eeeklnf my love ; end on for hie uke A wheen o‘ eit promisee I would mule : But when :50 “we own the nude purpoee wee Wt: in“ the euld Inna, “ I «nut be Med." " I-eouldne. be lubed," I! he wound to welt ; “ I oouldne be tuned." If he vented w all; I thought it we: the m ludiflereut to beâ€" Fplh muune. be eure 0' me mu 0' me ; And thus {a n1. hope: end p enure- were wun_ thug “weerlmme worde. ' “ I onnnn be d: When 133 toll. wm a' but, in “suing {he But [add them too ohsn. One hot summer when I 'II I mu. 1 Jun “noon. S3331. III I. but pron u o quoon ; ud md nuoy. cud had '0 plane. And woudortu’ loud o' In. my one. Pom didns mind thouâ€" or 1 van youngâ€" Tho “ «an: no tuned " um nu us on my bn-n..- " I oouldnu A'nd dwél] rid isHbfitheEJriâ€"Jf 1:33-8:30 To dream awhile with (la: and ken. To drop into the gnvoâ€"and then ‘2' To mourn the up of lite' a decline , mopniso the scene our youth_ behold. 1..) J__Ill AL,, Tb’githSri‘Bld Bi‘uéil'tBYEa'fiT "" To one for tune, with tongue and In. And gnin or lose mo prize. And on ? An_d than in gay und yrigkjed 91d To boonon I. youth full grown ; A heroin his mother's eyes, A young Apollo in bi: own; To imitam the ways of men In fashionable sinâ€"and than ? And then, at hat. to be 3. mon. ...'.1‘_9 (All!!! love, to woo god wed! wan estimg fifiin‘fi'fiiédiéiha plan In- -AAI.__ __I.1 __ --n To lonrn to lay a decnlocue. And break it. an unthinking ltd. With mirth and mischief all agog; A trans of: by field and ten. And capture Mummiesâ€"and then ? AnndAthon, increased in strength And also. I.--___ _ ___i.|_ -,,.. , Wife be but oonacldua ct his joy! To be. in short. from two to too. A merry. moody child-3nd then f Agtpen. ip cost nqd trpuaors ohd, Foitaii ’i Elohd‘i'zifidia iideziiEt 'l‘o weep. to also . tad weep mun. With sunny smi ea betweenâ€"ad than ? ‘93 £th .‘weo. the intmsrsm To be . Is‘ugh’iné,’ahr1§ai1"y'fidi. Eggpy gospug m. ligtle '90}! ‘ ‘ PHYLLIS. The In." on n Lite. 8.1. what in life? "I‘ll to be born help leu babe to greet the light With . gpup lel. as it the ugly “IMNIQAM.” B! In DOOM. " '1' my books a tho After I run hall-hour of «than 00g":- “on. I mute u my mind to 3 grand pur- pou Ind. no downturn. move tuber tank] to Mmaduo’l Itudy. I dummy I elt down. end running over ell my dreeeee In my mind. oennot oonvinoe myeelt thet eny of them. if worn. would heve the desired effect of eddlng yam to my feoe end form. My tromuau. to he jnet, wee deelrehle every wey. How ehe men-god It no one could tell. hut mother did con- trive to screw eumolent money out of pege to net me oredlteblLbotore the world. Bull ell my evening to e eeem ,onthfnl end girlish in the extreme e- Ioel them up one by one. Bean 3%. I won-la huvo ononih "6701â€"10 to tide me over my non son-on without our ot debt." ‘ " end we did not visit people who lived ler ewey.” I euppreee the feet 0! our heving no reepeoteble vehicle to convey ne to those Vdietent hell-givers. hed we been ever eo inclined to go. “ I enppoee it eppeere very odd to you.” “ Odd l" oriee Bebe; “ it ie ebominehle l I em eo envioue I on eoeroely bring myeelt to epeeh to you. I know exeetly whet I mey expect. while you oen indulge in the moet delightlul entioipetione. I on: re- member even now the reptnree of my firet bell; the reellty {er exceeded even my wildeet flighte of tenoy. end thet to e rere‘ thing; Positively I on emell the flowere end eer the muelo thle moment. And‘ then I hed eo meny pertnereâ€"more. I think, then I een get now; I could heve filled twenty oerde ineteed of one. Why. Phyl~ lie. I em but two yeere older then Jon. end yet it I h_ed e gonnd for every I) ll here "' No one in our immodim neighbor- hood over guvo l lull." I hasten to explnin. M gnfl u. flit! nnt aids mn‘n _|.- h-.-) n-.. " I due uy she in all “no better for it," «ya Harriet. kindly, seeing my oolor in I lime high. " It you had gone to fewer you would be 3 bone:- girl. How did i: huppen. Phyllis “I" "tht l" cries Babe. literally struck dumb by this revolution; then, with s lime Indy-like shout o! lsughter. “ I never hesrd of snything hull so ludicrous. Why Phyllis. I am a venerable grandmother nexs to you. Harriet.” to Lsdy Hoodoook. who hed Just entered. “just lsnoyl Phyl- lis tells me she won never at s. hell I" “ Ir shall he a hall.” says Behe,.enthusi- astieally, “ such as she many never belore attended. We will astonish the natives. We will gee men down from London to senle everyshing. end the decorations and music and supper shall be beyond praise. I know nanny whss m do and to order. I hove helped Harriet to give balls ever so often. and 1 am determined. as n will be your first ball as Mrs. Oarrington. it shall he stapleodid sneeees." “ My that ball in every way.” I say. feeling tuber uhemed of myself. “ I was a several smell (knees before my matings, and 3t 3 number of dinner-parties einoe. bug E never in my life was at I real [use And men catching up my train to {soili- hta my movements. I run through the house m sen-oh 0! Harriet and Babe. {0 make known to them my news Ind di-ousa with thgm {he joya 911d glorigs of a hall. “Have you not said she has matured your din-pleeeure? What greater miefor~ t we could befall her 7" aeye ’Duke, smiling tenderly into my oroee little face. I relent end smile in turn. “0h, believe me. she will not die of thut,” I any; " It all events don't you be unhappy. 'Duke." pattmg his face softly. ' I ehellnever hate youâ€"be euro of that." . 'Nolhing. BM I hate her to! all that. I teel like a on: wilh in for rubbed up she wrong wey whenever I am near her. She has the happy knack of alweye making me feel small and tooheh. I suppose we are mtogooletio so submothera A_nd_ why do you '0.“ her ‘poor Blancha?’ I dont'aéé 3115331113 in in any need}?! ypur_pi§y." ‘ “ Well. ask my one’else you like; themat- no one. But don'E has poor Blanche. Who: has she done to deserve i: ?” “ She seems to be 3 capital hend It most things." I reply, peniehly. “ excepi at Inching hetaelf agreeable to me. It in elweye Blanche Going on do this, and Blanche Going on do thin. She is a pure. gon of perfection in your eyes. I do believe. I won’t eel: her to help _me. I hate her." " I will try. I doze «y I shell be ohle eo manage it. And now run oway end get Blnnohe Going ‘0 help you to write out n list of people. She know: every one in ihe oouney. end in n onpitol head a» anything of the. sort.” " I an doubly. trebly rewarded for any- thing I may huve done by hearing such words from your lips. To know you are ‘glad you martied me' in the next beat wing t9 knqwjng you love me." _ “ find so I «lo-love you. you silly boy; I am very. very fond 0! you. Marmaduke. do you dunk you could get Bllly here to: the bull ?" ’ “ About Oh. delicious I" cry I. olepping ‘ my hnnde repturouely. “ What hue pus euoh u glorioue idee into your heed? To donoe to e bend ell down ihet greet. big. bell-room! Oh. 'Dukel I am no gled I merried you 1" ’Duke leughe and colors slightly. “ Are you. rally? Do you menu the. 7 Do you never upon: is ?" " Repeat it ? Never iâ€"not for 3 single intent. How oould I when you ere so good to meâ€"when you one elweye thinking of wings to nuke me hgppy ?" _ “ I don't know. I would be etreid so ny. You migh‘ take me to not end ebuae me eherwude. it our opinions differed. You know you think George Aehurel u very (”cloning yomh. Chmdoe u: e wonder. fol tevorne wnh women, it fihet he: eny- :hiug :0 do with it." “ 0! course is hesâ€"everything.” “ I hove been thinking," aye 'Duke. “ ‘het on e eet-ofl to an the hospitality we have received 1mm the county. we ought to 8i" {“92" _ ' " Who: e mmmoe! I suppose one ought toteel lorry tor the ‘hree drowned men. but somehow I don't. With such 3 story connected with him. your friend ouch! $0 be both hundeome end ngmnhle. Is be?" H I dnn’n lnnwn I unnld ha Afr-ii In nu I ‘ever leashed. 1e be very old end eteld. 'ane 2" “ Very. He in e you older then I em; end I remember you once told me I we bordering on my eooond childhood. or some- thing like it. However. in nelity you will not find Chendoe fox-mideblo. He hee hold nil honors but I very ehort time. Lent eutumn he wee only Oeptein Event, with nothing to speak 0! beyond his pay. when (etc in tho ahepo at en unsound yeoht “fled in. end. having drowned one old men end two young ones. pnehod Eventt into his PM” position." The lam hue not a! boon I“. And only the or moon fluhu tom the Main; fire raved to In his futnm. £0 to duh. nthu' more distinguished-looking nun handsome. an! ha wondutnl deep. kind. 3:3"on M “ Lord Ohtndoo.” mnounool Tynan. In the background. awning from out the duknm. um which. having pluyod his pug, he vanuhu. -“r __‘ v That evening we drone only. Bebe end I. {or no tiouler reuon. thet 1 con remem- ber.en . oomlng downetein together. eeet oureelvee before the droning-room fire to ruin our oomplexione end he" e eouy ohet until the other: break in upon on. Al we enee. the door no the end of the room in nng wide. end e tell young men ooming in we__l_ke etrelght towelde me. " You think of averthlng. I know no one no kind or good-nomad. Date. (1011'! make a joke sham elm velvet. Don't tell my one who! I laid. please." “ Never leer. I will be alone a the grove. You shell burn upon them a m epultlon in:_ll your epolent lgnvery."_ " I really think Ieheli look very nice end â€"old, " I return. refleolively 37. Then. “ 'Duko. heve you written about Billy?" “ Yea; I and we wished to heve hyiln on the mm for a week; the: will being him in time for the eleugheer on the ”eh. I thought perhepe he thigh! enjoy ghee." " Is shut your highest ambition ? By d1 means, my dear child, gntity it. Why not 7 Probably in each m effoouvo got-up you will take the house by storm." H Y mnllu Qh;nb 1.5.]. 'ML nan-n .3“ 4-3 “ At ihe picture you have drawn. Ai the idea 0! velvet and diamonds in conjunc- tion with your baby hoe. Why did you not think of adding on the ermine ? Then. indeed. with your height you would be quite mejeetig?" “ But [my I Won “‘2 Moy Iâ€"may I?" ask I. impatiently. “ All my life I have been wanting to woo: valves. ond now when I have no good on opportunity do let me." In In time mm- may...“ “and-.. o 13.. -n boldly. Marmaduke roars. "What are you laughing at?" teatily. somewhat Vexed. 83y,- “ That is very sad. especially as you will have to wait so many years for those wrinkles you covet. I dare say a denier in cosmetics. however, would lsy you on stew for the occasion, if you paid him wall; and, with one of your grandmother's gowns, we might perhaps be able to persuade our guests shat I had married a women old enough to be my mother." "I {mow what I should like to wear." I 7‘ I shall never be able to look dignified or impomng. it you mean that." any I, gloomily. “All the old women about the farms who don't know me think I um a visitor here. and call me ‘Mina.’ junta though I were never married." " You." I "aim. laughing and blanking. “ I wonder if you will hove the same story to relate this time next year ?" answers 'Duko. loughing. “ The very aim- pleat thing to learn is how to spend money. And now tell Inaâ€"I confess I hove little curiosity on the aubjeolâ€"whot are you going to wear on the twenty-fourth ? You Will make yourself look your most charm- ing. Will you not. lfbyllia ‘2” “ But I never had fifty â€"I never Ind ten pounds 1:: my life," I say. halt nmnaed. “ I won 't know whn w do wi3h it. " “ Very well. Whetever you like. Any time you tire of this arrangement you oen any so. But at all events you will require some pocket-money." rising from the able ‘end going over to a smell note in the well. “ No, thank you. ’Duke; I have some." " How much ?" “Enough, thank you." ' ' “ Nonsense, Phyllie l" elmoefi engrily. “ How absurd you ml One would think I was not your husband. I wish you to try to remember you have o perfect right to everything I poeeeea. Come here directly. rake ibis." holding out ‘0 me 3 roll of noses and a handful of gold. “ Promise me." he says. “ when you went more you will come to me for it. It would meke me poeitively wretched it I fihought you were wishont money to buy whetever you_tenoy." 'horoughly married I: at this momént} when I know myself to be dependent on himlor ever! shilling I may spoilt]. “Well. thenâ€"with nu efiortâ€"“lor thin bell. I think. Mumedulie. I would like e new dreee; mey I eend to London for it 1‘" When I heve eeid it. it eeeme to me no diegreoelully soon to eel: to: new clothes thetI blush orimeon. and on ”the lent degree ehemefeoed. Marmaduke leughe heertily. \ “ Ie thel ell?” he eeye. “Are you ‘reelly weetina e blush on euoh e alight requeet? Whet on odd little girl youeere l I believe you are the only wife olive who would feel modeet ebout asking each a $ueetlon. How much do you went, darling? on will require eome other things too, I suppose. Snell I give you u hundred pounds. to eee how to: it will go? Will thet be enough?" “ on. Duke! e greet deal too much." “ Not I. bit too much. I don't know whet dreeeee cost. but I heve dweye heard e ooueidereble eum. And now. on we ire on the subject of money. Phyllis. whet would you preferâ€"en allowenoe. or money whenever you want it. or whet?" ‘ “ It you‘would pny iny bills. Mum-duke. I would like it best." I have never felt so .y, shyly. “ What 7" “ Black velvet and the dimonds." I my. ,IJI_ “Thin le eomelbing reluehinaly new. Do you know it will be the fleet tevor you have asked of me. though we heve been married more then three mouehe? Bey on end I sweet it shell be yours. whelever it ieâ€"gg the hell 9! my kingdonh” " You ere quite euro yovu will not think is queer of me. orâ€"or shabby 7" “ Quip oeneiuflfl _ “ Mimmluko.” I ny. nervously. “ I has 00mg Ato up! you n you layout" “ Come in. um» w'omhn. Wins an I to do (9! you 7’_’ _ mm In will ho done. and u I opon tho do?! I. 119d I luv. .ugy wigh._ Be in busily wridfig ; ibut. .- ho is never ho has n “and to me. he hy- down hi- pon 3n Ipilqgjjndly a In 0333 me. ' “ Oh. obma. now. The in more lhm my fellow would believe. you know." und grin- . planed sud ndlm grin. "I know you ere leaching or me." love Ohlpe. frankly. looting him-ell ngnln beside her. end sinking his voice to n whisper sh“ he fondly has erroneously believes to he lnendihle ; " but I don't core. I would rether hove you to mnke Inn of me then on other l to love me I” Id in emotion fursher go? “ Pohnpe one nigh. find I. poulble to do both." inninneteo Mine Bentoun. wickedly; but rhie piece of doggone hypocrisy growing loo much even for er. ehe relsee or {on to a level with hot ll nnd enhaiden with en lrrepmsiblo nmlle hlnd ll, while poor limgphlpo mnrmnrg; " That you." mnrmm thee yonngledy. when the doleful alley in finiehed. heving lietene'd to It all ihrongh with en nil of end- dened edmlntion impoeeible to deeoribe. end unmietekehiy fiettering. " I know no length“ touches me lo deeply ea “In." in!“- vnn an Ignnhlnn .. nu. II n.1,- u- w-uu I "I!“ I no “I'll. wuuuuu I lmuu. And Mr. Thornton. win: I hoe even more dun usually benign, willingly con. Ion“. 3nd given no «mm will you do. love. when I m going?"â€"-apmpoc of his upprouhing dam-mu tor luauâ€"wish mnoh sentiment-l toms. mad man tender 3131:29- dgmtoqpponly to Min Banana, “ Pllhlps Mr. Thornton will kindly {not In ‘wi_th_§ 30115?" he uya._ gmhonl n smile. Nevertheless the minutes due. It is the etupidest night we hove known. end I begin to web I hsd leaned whist or cheee or something of that sort. I em out of spirits, end. though innocent of whet it me, be, feel mysell guilty 0! some hideous blunder. ~ Presently the dreaded quiet tells. The whht-pleyers ore hsppy. the rest of us ere not. Sir Mort. with grave politeness. comes to the rescue. Neither she nor Lord Chendoeexohenge one word wirh eeoh orher throughout the entire evening. Wim a sort of feverish geyety ehe oheMere ‘0 young Thornton. to (Japan Jenkins. to my one who may ohonoe to be near her, as though she tom e eilenoe. All through dinner I try to attract Bebe’e nttention, but cannot. I nddreae he: only to receive the coldest of replies. Even after- wards. when We get back once more to the droning-room, I cannot manage an explan- ation. as she escapes to her own room, and does not nppeer again until the gentlemen huge joined_ us. I turn to find Sir Merl: is regarding me mneetly. Inetinotiveiy I glance at the vacant choir beside Lady Blonohe end in doing so encounter her dark eyes bent on mine. Verily. I am not in good odor with my: guests tonight. " I would give something, 735136;?! whom you are thinking jun now." “you voiog at my elbow. _“_N9§ 9! me, I tum. ?" Bebe is sitting" upon the sofa. with the inlatuated Chips beside her. and is no longer pale; two crimson spots adorn her cheeks and add hrillianey to her eyes. As I watch her wonderingly she slowly raises her head. and, meeting my gaze. bestows upon me aglanoe so lull of the liveliest reproach. not unmixed with indignation. that I am filled with consternation. What have I done to deserve so withering} look ? Dore. in her favorite white muslin and sweet demure smile. is holding Mr. Powell and Sir George Ashurst in threll. She is bestowing the greater part of her attention upon the former, to the disgust and bewil- derment of honest George. who looks with moody dislike upon his rival. Both men ere intent upon taking her down to dinner. There is little need for you to torture your- self with jealous fears. Sir George. When the time comes it is without doubt upcu your arm she will lay that little white pink- tinged bend. Lani-iv Blinohe. reclining on a low tauteuil. is convening earnestly with Sir Mark Gore. who stands beside her. Seeing me. she smiles softly at him and motions him to s ohsir near her. When I return to the drawing-room I find the lamps burning oheerily. and most 0! our party nanomblad. soon 7" "0h! more pleased than I on any." exolaima 'Duka. hesrtily, coming eagerly forward to green his friend. “ My dear tellovzxwhat good wind blow you to us so “ I Ind no idea myself I could have been here so soon. Bol business. luckily, there was none to detain me, so I come eel-nigh op to throw myself, on your tender mer- ores." We have now reached the library door. “ Marmaduke," I cell out. Opening it end entering. " I have brought you Lord Chan- doe. Now, are you not surprised and plenged ?" “ Quite well. thank you. Will you come wi‘h me to find bun ‘2 Ho wouldhave been the first to welcome you. land be known you were coming. but we did not hope to see 20}: non] non week." “I returned home lat week." Then. turning to me. he says. hurriedly. “ I 11090 Csufingmn iqufl ?" “ I had no ides I should meet you here.” he says in a low tone that in etudiouely polite. Bebe laughs musically. “ Not Then we are mutually unfinished. I thought yen safe in Italy. Certainly i3 is on my mind that some one told me you were there." I am puzzledJ neared, know why. I glance at Lord Ohandoe. andâ€"eurely the firefight to-night in playing fantastic tricks -â€"hi: face appears flushed and anxious. I draw conclusions. but cannot make them “minutely. A m her white cheek. ‘ Bat hi»: 63m rings 33y and study a ova. A smile quivers rognd her lips._ ' Her eyes glam lugs And dark, nud the canons 1min black mole lying so close to harps: [opts bunker than mun! in contra“ She is dreeeed in some filmy bleak gown. met olmge oloee to her. and bu nothing to relieve ite gloom save one spot of blood-red color that reels upon her boeom. Her ume shine hi: end white to the elbow; in her hair in another flock of blood-red ribbon. In it the flickering unoerhin light or my owln genoy the! makes her hoe appear so p. e ‘ “How d'y a do. Lord Ohmdoa?" the nut. “ I hope you have not qmto torso.- ten mo." She holds out her bad and for mu mum he: oya look (“fly into hisâ€"only to: an Instant. “ Mum-duke should hue boon hm to give u- . tom“ introduction to «oh other. though lndood it it badly masonry ; I «out to know you quit. well from oil I hove hogrduotgout you; A slight finding nou- tho film. 5 hint mung. andjhon Bong coupon forwud. true roflno'mont of {Sam i5 fi‘fiofiiéz qufly.â€"8€goumey. on. He never once naked me to reconsider my worde. Then he got up end enld he must bid me: long lmwell. He knew a mun who would gladly exohenge will: hlm nnd give him e ohenoe of seeing 3 little Indlen life; he was tired of England. Yon onn imagine the kind 0! thing." " Poo: (allow. how did he look?" “Did he ny A'nythlhgâ€"npmhhl. I mun ?” “Thu In: the burden put at it. He would not to touch me. He only stubs". lookln dummy miserable. without an unkin word on his lips." " Win: 7 Did he uy nothin 2" "Very little. Union to to! mound honed yhim awfully. I don'. know um than was mymingto be and. Ho doolmd that ho Ind exp 13on all}: such an answer; thut ho loll pin 1: In to hope for u huppior one. He dldn not lune mo of course I van .9:in wisely-sag» ‘ " Then I let him see how utterly {else And worthless we: the women he loved. I let him know tlnt even I! I adored him his went of money would be en lneurmonnte- ble butler between us. I think I told him I0. I cm not quite enre of that. I do not recollect distinctly one word I uld tlnt dey. I onl know that he went ewny impreeeed w th the belie)! thet I wee n mere contemptlble moneywoeehlpper." “ How and n In I” I mun-mu}. Broking the hunt] I hold with quiet sympathy. “ And men " ' “ It all happened one morning." ehe goes on. presently. makings taint peuse between reach sentence, “ quite euly. There wee ‘nothing poetio or eentimentel About it in the way of conservatories or flowere or music. He had come to pay me hit man] vneio. It wee July. and memmn end I were leaving town the next by. We ere not toeee each other ogain for nlong time. Per. hope that beaten it. It wee n wet any, I remember-I oen hen: the end drip. drip. of the ulndrope nowâ€"end we felt ellent And depressed. Somehow thenâ€"l badly know howâ€"it ell wee aidâ€"end over." " He was so good about it, and I deserved so little mercy at his hands. I don't deny I had flirted with him horribly. with cruel henrileesness, considering I knew all nlong, when it came to the final move. I would any ‘ No.’ I liked him so well that I could not make up my mind so be brave in time and let him go. never counting the sin I would afterwards hnve to inflici -nnd ." Her voxoe sinks so u whisper. Wiihcut turning‘my head. I_ lay my bend on harm. We are silent for a little time; then Bebe asye, in a. low tone. “ That is because you know how well I like you." “ Is it? Perhaps on. Well. about Lord Chandos. My story is a short one. on will say. end to the point. I met him t two years ago. He fell in love with me. and last year asked me to marry him. That is all; but you will understand by it how little ambitious I was of meeting him again." “ And youâ€"" “ Refused him. dear. How could I do otherwise ? He was only Captain Everett lthen, without a respect on earth; and I ‘am no heiress. t would have meant pov- ertyâ€"scarcely even what is called “genteel poverty'â€"bad I consented to be his wile: and"â€"-with a quick shudder of disgustâ€"“ I would rather be deed. I think. than endure such a life as that.” “ Did you love him. Bebe ?" " I liked him well enough to marry him. certainly,".she admits. slowly. “ had oir- oumetanoee been difierent." 1H. ope proof 019309;] education ond of ' " Very much wrong. indeed.” will: u tether bitter laugh. “It will be eelighl come-down to my pride to tell you this story; but I can trust you, can I not? I am not fond of women triende as a ruleâ€" indeed. Harriet in my only oneâ€"but you. Phyllis, have exercised upon me some charm. I do believe. no when I om near you I_forgec_m be reserved." “ You. do. I m oomxioua to hour. Yet I half guess he is. or won. a lover of yours. 18 i; not so? And some‘hing hmy gone wrong ?” “ You have yet to learn.” enye Min Ban- toun, who a. I think. e little nah-med or her pettiehneee. “ thnt of oil things I most deteel being taken by surprise. Ir pub me out dreadfully; I don't recover myeelt for ever so long; end to see Lord Obendoe here, of all people, when I believed him ante in Italy. took nwny my breath. Phyl- lie. I don’t know how it is, but I (eel I must tell you all about it.” I was quite ignonnt of your previous toquainunoe With him. Probably had he waited in London until next woek. u be originally intended, it might hove occurred lame ,to mention his coming.ond 501 would have spared mysell oil the cruelty and negleei and wicked lookeso lsvilhly bestowed upon me this ovoning." _ - “ IV tot-[pt oil obout Eim. I know no reason why I should “hob importonoo to yin proseuoe here. I don't know now either. I confess to an overpowering leslmg of curiosity. I dismiss my mud «viih more hssse than usual. sud. sitting in my dressâ€" ing-gown sud slippers. lo for Bebe's coming. I em oonvmoed I sll nos sleep one :vink if she fails to keep this sppoinfi- men . I am not doomed to s sleepless night. however. es presently she comes inâ€"sll her besutiful heir loose shout her shoulders. " Now. Babe." I exolsim. jumping up so give her it good shshe. “ how could you be so areas all shout nothing? I did not know myself he was coming so soon. You msde me miserable the en tire evening. end spoiled everything ?" _ "But ion knew he wu coming-01m mfg; yhy did 10!: pct sqy_lo?"_ _ So that In it I But surely she Inuit huve seen his comma so unexpectedly wen u are“ surprise. And is there 3 mmmoe 009an wi‘h her and Lord Claude-1 “ Very good. 'I will come." quioll din- engaaing m hand. Then botoro coins the door. “ Indeed. Phyllis. I think you might hue told me." she says. in u tone of “29 worm» _ “ Why mrydu not it'rionrdn wish'liliovwagd must come $0 my room before you go tobod. Promise." Bebe. being noted to ulna. Mum. gently has firmly; u“! when I huvo delighted In eodienoe with one or two old English Inl- ietdn. we vein. ond think wuh nimetion 0 our . B :2 ihe corridor shove I seize hold at 8 . “ Who. hu vexed you 1'" I at. anxiously. N Whu a“ can run. .fi-nt‘n with run. ‘7... (To in continued