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"n’ '5'! well! I'll pair you some “at Voek," Lady Nora n- jMIply. "Please don't worry “f1“. When her ladyship comoi up- tO bed the same night, Moo- feels sure the "arrangements" 79 been eminently satisfactory. .mstl'ess is in the best. possible ' and, opening her deSk to some letters. she hands Hoo- amp ten-pound note. - “0'. Will that, do?" Lady Nora 8mfling graciously. ”I hive '- 01 you first, Moqdie. 4.th fire a score of other peom me for money.” M30“ very much, my'ladyf' lays, clutching this/long. installment of hel‘ £8868. ‘ ' ““1. by dint of her smile. he "eetness and her high- ' and udroitms, has » " “"3 every obstacle in her , mt She is “taking the “’33 for change or air lest She should grievoor he: husban, ’she says, a “ .h” sweetest maternal "uh 1" mboy h_as erred -â€" I 511th you're very unreasona- fl Lady Nora. says sharply. “I you two pounds for pocket “ some little time since. and java heaps of clothes. I am to do without. a. thousand until my income is due." » i'01’1.a.dy Nora. has a. small in- the source of which nobody bn~ not even her son â€" and the are of which she firms or d;- as it. best suits her at - the This income she mkfly Miran, and spends the cheque Mile receives to the last, shining more! You “‘3' are six pounds more, yo’u ' my lady; but. that doesnt hum Glynne has gone. abroad. In try to persuade her to run In to EaStboume, or better still. as to Tronville or Bianiti with Hot a. little change.” '76, my lady," the young Wo- II. who is Moodio by name and mu, agrees witn sulky defer I- "But â€" beggin"your pardon. [NJâ€" I must keep to what. I “last evening. It. isn't so much ”I’m in need of anythiJg; but I "flat he’ve done. my at a. penny in but ‘ home to go to, 'ho’d E a g i Maid“ However, I will see what. I can ”you when Mrs. Glynne and 1' hour arrangements this evenâ€"- . Lady Nora adds oonciliaiingâ€" "Ishould be \ery 50er to part. 1‘30“. Moodie. " '1'? W, and enough jewelry ’nh‘aher pretty hands and ears Fm" though she still owns ‘a ammand a tiny fox ter- tol coin of the realm she really ”put a very inadequate sum {up four or five sovereigns and a. "fin! of loose silver â€" wherewith import herself, her maid. and her fly Nora, she would have found rmprisingly meek and yielding. mu it is, her ladyship thinks she Ills path smooth before her. 1m little planet'uoodie." ninth to her maid, as she sip. In. “but. rather lonely (or my I’ little daughter-in-la' now than. gin Manama apartments for infinite length of time. Things ”bout. u had with Lady Non Mean well be: and it. is quite in“ that. if Yolanda Ind in; ndto be hard and imperious with zw speeCh are the pith and of my Nora’s purpose “I I. son’s wife. .8110 M feeling very 5% s - .bont her "309 . , mm to risk the chm . W nnd rebuffs; the opinion fl! displeasure of insignificant m up Dormers is not of the W with Lady Nora, ex- ES” a they efl'ect herself m- ‘ And she has come, not no a,“ the news of Dallas"- ~ to Yolande and condole 5:?" to borrow money from I'- m; poor little Lady Nora is. I“ W has plaintively said. ”a, had up" indeed. Cm- ”~h” begun to grow malevo- I. wing letters omnipresent. ”to!” rcpt-merited only by a PM on unknown quanti- god. though Lady Nora still pos- ”admire trunks full of ex- m «on Of pale bl“ mm lace, and than "d dainty tray 01 ten. Wm heart is just now I. 34%.: sensitive from the debt! and wax-rim, gushes 0:11,” stuntion in sweetest titude. . d 5")..."no' thoughtful girl!" ‘08 morning, and tall to Victoria. Station. “d I are going to Fit." she admits to With patient dignity overawea his max! do without some ling thoughtful girl!" "How I Wish I could must go up OCTOBER 30th. 1902. serted; and 30, though her load of debts is greatly lessened, and she herself lapped in luxury and ease, Lady Nora. is utterly dissatisfied. “Irwin sortofthingisto go on. it wouldhpvobeon ever so coldly. “What are you grieving for?" Lady Nora. asks mppishly- “For myseall " Yolanda numer- again; and Lady Nora is obliged to desist, though she is almost. vexed enough to mask her diuppointment, on her dulghwbinâ€"lav in some WI- “ 'EIâ€"bebple will talk abominably about. you, and say that you and Daily: have quarrelled horribly, and "Then peat)1e about. you, and Dan's/s hav'o ‘1“ that he has 16‘ this time when most surely ' “I an Wing than for any one an exquisite: db'nfection for Good- wood or Henley. ‘ But Yolanda has hitherto obstinately refused to ever think of London, or Biarritz. or Trouville, or any other guy or fash- ionable resort. She hates London. she hates parties, she hates gaiety of every “delcfiption. she tells Lady Nora, and ehe'adds that. even it she gem up to"town. or on tho Contin- ent. to please her, nothing will inâ€" dueehertogotopartiesotenyde- acription. _ --- . -- - ,A_A£__I.I_ a few fresh ~.gggmfmng and evening toiiettcss' Q; ~ All this is W now. and Lady Nora's vengeful and troublesgme Madame CeteStine, who In: received a large instalment on account '0! her but, is transformed into a. most ob- liging person' pnxious only for the honor of sum “miladi’fv with It is a Qoomy day at Eastbourne. and Lady Nora. is in a very gloomy temper. file place is insufierably dull. she declares, and she urcw Yoâ€" lande in vain to run up to London for even the fag-end of the season. She knows one or two houses from which she is tolerably sure of receiv- ing invitations, and, late as it is. there is a prospect o! a few parties in town. beside water parties at Henley and Maidenhead; and the idea. of a few fresh. pretty dresses for rev' gattas and tennis parties or boat.- ing parties. is like a breath of new life to Lady Nora. For it is a. solo «3ng and terrible fact. which makes Lady Nora feel inclined to shed tears of self-pity when she thinks of it. that she has not dared to get one new- drws this season from her re- gular modiste. She has been oblige; ed to make shift with cheap' ma?- terials and, have them made up by her maid. "But for my lace. I couldn't have gone out of doors at all!” Lady Nora. thinks bitterly. Her store of handsome lace flounccs has been her only resource in furnishing her with “1Yes; it's better. since the fel- low’s ran away from her, that. she should be with her mother-inâ€"law." Hr. Dormer says grumy to his sis- "‘I know Iam leaving my poor darling little wife in 'good. tender care and keeping, mother.’ he said," says Lady Nero. with a chok- ing litfio sob or two. “ ' Her aunt is like one of the best of mothers to her, and her dear uncle like a. fath- er; so I shall have the comfort of knowing my Yolande is safe and in a happy home when I am far away.’ He forgot,',' Lady Nora. odds. with sweet pathos. “that we who love him -- she and I -â€" cannot be really happy when he is far from us! But we must try to cheer each other up until the happy day when he re- turns.” her ladyship continnos; “and so I am going to take my little daughter away from vou. dear Miss l‘ormer, to have her all to myself »r awhile. Besides. " she adds. in a lower tone. "it looks better for the dear child to be with me during her husband's absence. The censor- ious world, you 'kl'lOW. dear Miss Dormer, is so apt to put cruel con- structions on things." And indeed Mr. Dormer has ten thousand good reasons for saying so. since he has sunk that. number .0! sovereigns in the Pacific Salvage Company and in some Welsh quarâ€" ries by the advice and through the influence of Lord Glynne, now Earl of Pentreath, and has but very faint hopes of seeing a shilling of his ten thousand pounds again. Do that as it may, he consents willingly en- ough to Yolande‘ s departure with her mother-in-law on the following day; and the initial step in the mu- tual “cheering up” which Lady Nora. and Yolanda are to yield each other is that some of Lady Noraâ€"'3 most Glamorous creditors are ap- peased, and her son '3 wife gives her a hundre¢and fifty pounds and pays all her expenses. more than ever convinced that Lady Nora has “a nice mi-end." She be» gins therefore to take Lady Nora's part and her son’s part. and into her sympathizing ears Lady Nora pours the woes of her motherly heart and the details of Dallas's deâ€"' pal-tare, inventing touching speeches of farewell, in which he has mention- ed all his wife's relatives by name and sent. them his love. her. “I wish we never saw non. of thém, for my part!" ”You are wronging my son; Hr. ‘Dormerf’ Lady Nora says, still with patient dignity â€"â€" "cruelly wronging him. You know it was because your niece was rich and my dear boy Was poor. having lost. his income and ex- pectations at one blow, that he de- termined to go abroad." "He could not, have endured to tell Yolanda he Was going from her. My dear son has deep feelings." Lady Nora. ms. with her handker- chief to her eyea “What’s he going to do abroad than?" Mr. Dormer demands trately. “ ”He ve not. treated our Yolande well, nor none of us well, my lady. whatever ’e‘e please to 80! He should have come to me, and told me his circumstances and not bolt on without 30an u sayin’ good- bye! DD ' Mr. Dormer growls, unconvinced. but. Miss Keren interferes. She is for myself more " Yolanda retort! .. thereisno veryfeWDOO' l nan: Of 18 an east “In. vuu~u JV... “1 am at. least glad, for your sake. to think that. my absence will not. saddcn you; yet believe me. “Always yours faithmlly. DALLAS GLYNNE." "Tm idea. of his going to Rev “Dear Yolandeâ€"Of course you have heard long since from my mother how I decided to leave England. as the only course open to me in the circumstances in which I {was placed. 1 hope I may“ do better out?“ ling- land. , and having broken with old assimiations will make it easier for me to work at any honest employ- ment that may turn up. I have written to your uncle. llr. Dormer. telling him 0! my future plans as fat us I can say at present. I hope you are well. and enjoying yourself dur- ing the season: and I trust you did not think I acted unkindly in leaving London without seeing you; but leave-takings are only dreary things unless cheered by the hope of. happy rcunionâ€"«nnd' athis I know I could not oflcr you. “The idea of his going to New York!" Indy Non says, biting her lip and glancing nervously at her daughter-induw, who is looking out of the window seaward. with a. blank, fixed gaze. “It. in perfectly dreadful! I suppose he thinks a! going to Texas, orllwitoba. or some place like that, out in those Farâ€"Wat wild countries.. A cousin of ours â€" a cousin 0! his father's-â€" did 00. and _wu never heard on! ,,!LI. 1‘ I... It is three weeks since Yoiandc knew that her husband had gone from her; and, though her lips will not part to ask a question concern- ing him. though she reluses with strange. cold dignity to listen to his mother when she speaks of him. yet there is not one waking hour. scarcely one sleeping hour. in which restless thoughts of him and {overed longings to know what has become I him do not burn like a. slow fire n her breast. Every post that or rivcs. every knock at the door of their rooms. rousw tlfis smothered. hidden. half-demented suffering into throbbing torture. y handkmchiel goes up to her eyes. and she struggles with a convulsiva For one full minute alter she has read it. she gazes, breathless. at. the cold cruel words which seem to glare at. her from the. large sheet a! white "In New York! Actually In Item York!" she exclaim. as if she had not known perfectly well that. her son had every intention of going to New York; and then she reads the. letter in a. halfâ€"audible voice. ‘ I do hope." she says, halfto her- self. tearing the envelope open, ‘ that Lilian has not one of her ill-tempered fits on. when she refuse: amthing one asks for just for the pleasure Oi â€"â€" Oh, here me your letters. Yo- lande. dearest! Oueâ€"twoâ€"threehâ€" 0h. its from Dallas! Oh. Yolande. it is from my boy. who has not writ- ten me one Word; ” and with a. dis- tracting displav o! excitement and emotion, she rushes across with the letter to her daughtebin-law. "0h. Yolande, dearest. tell me, tell me â€"â€" is he wellâ€"is he well?" the sobs before Yolande has a chance even 0! opening the letter. “Oh. my boy. my boy! So cruel not to write to me! So cruel not to write to me â€" his mother! My darling boy!” Yolanda does not look at. her, does not answer her, but. slowly opens the letter. unfolds it. and reads it. - her two hands mechanicale clutching the paper. It. is shortâ€"ending on the third page -â€" and is loosely and has- tily written. touch 11 paper. and then she hands the letter. without comment, to Lady Nora; and without a. response she listens to her ladyship's comments on the letter. All her hopes for Goodwood are hanging on this letto- from Mrs. VaVasor. and on the invitation she is longing to receive. She has even given Madame Celestine orders for an exquisite dress of pale maize and pink and yellowish lace. and a bonnet of gold beads with overblown pink roses. to wear. on the occasion. “Thank Heaven," Lady Nora. ex- claims, with unaffected gratitude for once. “here is the post, and a. lot of letters!" Lady Nora has seized all the let- ters on the salver. as usual. and Y0- landc sits. with her pen held tightly in her nngers, mutely watching her sorting them. Yolande makes no reply; but the flush deepens on her face. while she bends her head low over her man!)- script once more. Her story is "sentimental rubbish." no doubt. she thinks with humility. A _very romantic. tender. pitiful love take it is. Very crude in construction. very grandiloquent in phraseology. very unfinished in style. like all ybung writers' first eflorts. but con- taining germs of vitality and truth. touches of nature which make it deeply interesting to â€" its first reader at all events. “ThHreâ€"fourâ€"flvo for me." Lady Nora says. brightening up at once. “and one from Lilian Vavasor!" “You are quite sure hewon't. but you hope he will. I suppose?" Lady Nora says disagreeably ‘ “Writing a novel, dear, are you 'â€" some sweet little tale of love and sorrow?” she queries, when the sound of the steadily traveling pen hom- alter hour irritates her into sarcasm. "I am trying it I can write on)" thing for the press." Yolanda an’ swers simply and honestly. with a. quick flush. "Bot please don't ask me anything about it. Lady Nora. It is a poor little first cflort, and I am quite sure no editor will care for it." of ham» pound! from Ker M gong to Monaco," Lady Nora thlnks diléontantodly. “I unduly never contaminated playing companion and duennn to n prim romantic girl in low spirits. with not an idea. in the world beyond love and religxon. I might as well have gone into n con- vent. at once." On this bleak, gusty afternoon Lady Nora is deep in the third vol- ume of a present-day romance. and Yolanda writing at. a table in the window -â€" she is always writing. Lady Nora declares pettishly. New York! Actually in *Newf In an hour it in all arranged. lira. Vavasor has sent invitations both to Lady Nora and In. Dallas Glynne to join her party tor Good- wood, and then to go on with them in the evening to the house of 5 friend of Mrs. anasor's. which in. in fact. the palace of the city million- aire. to see theatrical and to wind up with a. splendid early supper and dancing. Lady Nora is delighted. "They are enormously rich. the Lutons â€"â€" Sir .10an and Lady Lu- "Making a clean sweep of it all. Lady Nora!” she uyl, with a wild gaiety. her we: gleaming. her cheeks flaming. "Now I’m going to begin to enjoy myself. as you always want me to do." she adds lmperlouely. "We won't stay down here in this dull place any longs. We will to up to London at once. and then to Biarritz or Trouville. or anywhere you like, as far as my money will take us. I shall spend every shilling of it now," Yolande declares. lever- ishly merry. “Your meme Celes- tine must make me some pretty coo- tumcs: and your tailor some nice traveling and yachting gowns; and we will go everywhere and do every- thing, and know everybody we can. and be as jolly and gay as possible. Lady Nora. We will â€" we will! We shall enjoy ourselves so much. I will enjoy myself {or the future. and not mope, or fret. or grieve. or hope any more. That is just what I ought to do, Lady Nora. isn't it? You tell me so always. you know." And Lady Nora nequieecee hall eul- lenly, hall frightened. not more than hall comprehending her. She goes over to her mung tn.- blo, and takes her pile of may written and fastened mused”. and tears it. across and throws it into the fire Inner her husband's leo- “How shocked you look," she nan scotfingly; "and yet. you ridicule nan- timentality so much! Well. I an (0- ing to get rid of all unnumentgllty it, in fact." They blaze up and m gone; then Yolande looks round :t mother-in-law, laughing still laugh worse to heu' thul lob: moans. -‘v- w __â€"â€"_ Yolande raises her brawn in cold surprise, and laughs “min thtt short. bitter. convulsive Inn‘h through colorless, dry lips. “That is the manner in which I speak of Captain Glynne." ehe un- swers, in a. harsh, altu'ed tone. laughing still. "It is the wit oi the opinions I lave loaned. you see. through my brief and unpleer ant acquaintance with him, which ends from this moment;" and she takes the folded letter and deliber- ately tears it across and across into four pieces. and. stepping to the are. throws the iragmente into it; then tears up the envelope, and throws it after them. “Is that'tho manner in which you Speak of your husband. Yolanda?" Lady Nora demands haughtily. "It is well to know he is living. at least,” she now Ionly. "Oh, my poor boy! His blighted cucu- -â€"his blighted hopes!" “It. is truly lamentable." she “.73. with icy contempt. 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