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nut 3118 18 so Prmeesxon,” the Mp1 ed ; gestion 3 favor Ion. mutually unions a dear SOUQ girl. you that I should not ani and see me as I wi: though‘ there Would be him. Now 1 am as 1 as 1 entreqt )ou to be more gently, “but I have, as pe.ceive. a firm - en: QUEStiOnj. ; ha L13 u n But she can tell you is An her 1 reply. ”NOW, £118. 39401911.” be b‘he W48 calmly and quietl; the girl; she imkeu chain n- he mornng after the Eva was in ner painting to work, but. She made 11 Bress. A- fever of mm. vuu “‘1 ‘V ,c-_ . hucu $11.8 was an unto mad glrl “h. had prematurely escaped from the schoolroom, that a subtle attraction, such as he has never before experienced, draws ham irresistibly toward her, arm he very willingly yields to the deligthul senm nation. ' 163. 1 think so; but . say.” stammered Mrs be was so u_nuseu to kn. A A: But Barbara, after a short interval, blL hcrsch de troy and lagged Lenin], and Ends: W'esturook found hifllbelf again by the side of the girl to whom he had once nearly proposed and whom L... L‘- -1 _ 1' - - Eva replied that the unexpected pleasure was mutual. Then the lady ') self-to Mrs. Westbrook, and took her to the various points of interest in the building, anJ Ernest, with Eva and Barbara, fodoweu. “We are only passing through Lon- don,” said that lady; “anJ I received your letter a day or two ago. I meant to see you before I left town, but I never expected to meet) you here.” “Mrs. Westbrook,” Eva said. as she reached the lady’s side. ‘ The person she addressed looked at her in doubt for a moment. Not so the young man who was With her, how- aver; he recognized her at thee, and an expression of pleased surprise came over his face as he said: “It is Eva Randolph.” Then he and his mother shook hands with the girl warmly; while she could n0t help blushing at the involuntary admiration with which Mrs. Westbrook regarded her. CHAPTER VI.-Continued. ; ”Its too bad of you, for you did _ Conrad, who was watching Eva, and I, flirt with him, and you know you don t. debating mentally whether or not he: care 3- pin 101‘ the man, Whll'e I am should bestow his Valuable affections‘ ready to die for him,” the ladies heard upon her, was now pounced upon, and Barbara say as they opened the door. an immediate inzroduction demanded: MIS- LODSfOI'd looked vexed and To the surprise of his friends, how.» mortified, but Mrs. \Vestbrook’ was over, Conrad declined to accede to the , amused and she looked at the speak- request, and while they were still talk-5 er somewhat CUIiOllSIY- ing they saw Eva rise to her feet, as? She was not ‘pretty. Her 10118» though in sudden surprise and agita-‘ abundant, coarse brown hair flew Wild- tion; then, after a moment’s pause, ; 13' down her back“; her face was she Walked toward a tall, handsome, . swarthy in hue. though the dark-red elderly lady dressed in black lace and 135003 glowed brightly on her cheeks. diamonds. who had just entered, and and her brown eyes were half hidden was leaning upon the arm cfa remark- by spectacles Which she always wore. ahly handsome yound man, who, from. A sudden idea strpck Mrs. \Vest- his likeness to herself could scarcely brOOk. This girl. though plain, was, be taken for any one but her son. no doubt. clever; her people were! conferred eczor proposed to B - ‘. ford and was acapted. , fie.” was the repiy, , I By this time Barbara. 11‘ .bn“Aâ€" ‘- v- “u. better, 1f possxbi generous unower. IS xexy satmfacu D another subiem m dflighted t0 he was. sue did no: kn a or how Lo resent 1t w QOAiLQDBSS. I. Wa Fm pie was {hr-:wn Ssnerer 5m. confidence {38'50rd at 811V ran: on i Y satgfactory; and [er SUDJecL i Wan gaboUL Has En: La ous aumirers, 1 1 have “1103.) lungford. about possible,” Was Mrs. W estbrook at)? that. everything I her favor, ” was the together 1gn») She Would Be a Lady reference for J this direct It, Wklm n ‘1‘ . did no» know Allure 1 am Ivugh Eva is 1 understand 101111110: real ' L9_ngford. “V“. This ciever lady had been. and still . _ was, so very careful of the girl that gruetly kind [0 she besieved such a catastrophe to be moully at her wail-ugh impossible. ‘ ihtn she 953- ' Se;d:o£m dxd she" suffer Eva to leave ’9 a hule pnv- her sight. On the plea of} hastening“ Mrs. Lungford, on the completion of her portrait, her. » - ' rs. Wesrbrook kept the girl for some ‘1' about Eva hours of each day closely at her easel. , Then she cla.med her help and ad- 1 6‘30“th I vice concermng quantities of old lace vor. was the: . "c ‘ 1c; ELICBL â€"Dut cunversazione cu Wang (0 EOtLen the Gen bhrl was so deli everything but and treat happ; squ‘m was only waiti - ;po;1umty to tell Ev ; her. no motive for , and consequently up; rector seldom failed to find her alone and glad of his 00 » - . . man Who had ' ace winm..+ - --, . “1 emu spcaki: UOlher'S pxese amount of quu pu suit it; had Hithertfl he And .Yet Love that laughs “.1901“ forrfiec’z’“ samwns iedmged in many a mahcmus‘ airin '1 ‘ gun at; Mrs. Westbrooks expense. gorth 8y] Ernest \VeStbrgook found- Eva none. A dog] the less dangerous because she was n a .g; be constantly experienced 10V??? e‘ m ewa speaking to her. except m 1113 And er. nether‘s presence, gave a certaxn . me amJu’m 0f qu_uancy to the pursuit fm. With lmah v vme evzdent that Barbara had forgotten the German professor, and that s_he ‘8 thought no position in life more desxr- 8 able than that of the wife of a country " clergJ man. ' Wondered that the rector did not -\ mgl‘rj” and as OfICfln WiRhN‘ ha ‘xynaslfl One thing Mrs see, however, am Ernest was fallir LOIVG with Eva. though; of esp Not that she had any right to expect such an attention. she admitted to her- self, for she was a mere nobody, a poor girl rescued from poverty by his mother s ban-my. and some little talent and} energy of hen own, and she tried to- crush down Lhe feelings that rose in her heart. and to wish that. after ad; she had not come here. . 7A sudden idea strpck Mrs. \Vest- brook. This girl, though plain, was, no doubt. clever; her people were friends of Mr. Cariyon. the rector, and lit: would not be a bad idea to invite her down to the Grange with Eva. It would. keep the latten. from being left alone with Ernest, and as for Barbara herself, even Mrs. \Vestbrook could: ,not regard her as dangerous. So the ‘ invitation was given and accepted, and Mrs. Westbrook took her' leave. __ _V_v.._°-. Eva had not seen Ernest since the night of the conversazione, and she felt hurt and disappointed to find that he was not at borne to greet her. About a fortnight later 'tfie' tw'oflgi'fls ariived a§ Westbrooli Grange}. __ "W m: a long time. no wider! to axe it than he set 83 SC An a hurry. sequence wa girls were t was acctpted. 2 f;mA “ ‘ ‘ She was now - pretty. Her long, abundant, coarse brown hair flew Wild- ly down her back); her face was swarthy in hue. though the dark-red bfood glowed brightly on her cheeks. and her brown eyes were half hidden by spectacles which she always wore. Mrs. Longford looked vexed and mortified, but Mrs. \Vestbrook‘ was amused and she looked at the speak- er_ somewhat curiously. v: v -â€" “to presence, gave a certain of quuancy to the pursuit, for it had now become u. am: naa no motive foi‘ r side, “mi consequently lom tailed to find he I of his company and at- t0 taKe It than h Ln a hurr Mrs. \Vestgrouk did not ', and that was her son falling irretrievably m 5“ but: .v be was prepared to swim against adverse had quite far. Who Put- off a: ties of old lace 51, When the 311â€"1 she would in- {0 for a drive, THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, October 12, 1899 Ht Mr. was to '“'V“ Lu. (watching through the party of men What seemed like tween them. iBaigbara: deQMr;n LOVe’s f4 himself, but Vants, bu: h! .out under the trees, . come through the rain,” sand the young man, with a. troubled face. ”I shun ,..,- ‘ ' ‘ wwv , Barbara Longford, with a pale face, and. streaming down her the roam where Mrs her son sat watching said. with evidanr rm xvggrgaff;.r’3ngf°rd: about: th 3 youthfu’ sweet, â€"v-'wv. V\'u JHUU Luv ‘ 'v vâ€" ‘ . park Here she felt a little better. She took off her hat and sat down on the soft grass, and tried to think calmly of herself and of her fu- ‘ture. Slowly but surely she was com- ing to a definite resolution. If she Yielded to this love that had taken such a terrible hold upon her, it would ruin‘ her life, unfit her for earnest. work,1 and make noble endeavors almost im- possible. Also, if she weakly gave her love unsought to a man who might dis- But now the tearless storm in her heart was far more agitating than any conflict of the elements could be; she forgot her fear of thunder and light- ning, she never gave a thought to any ,Possible downpour of rain, she only knew that she was intensely miserable, that she was suffocating fct want (if cooler air, and without a thought of consequences she caught up a hat and went downstairs, making her way! by 'a side path unobserved into the ' fin-â€" me 7 ‘ n-‘ Lap“.h!le the In any 1é§é2§i£é£éa frame of mind, Eva would have hesitated to leave the house, and she would certainly have avgided the trees. a must be out under t fraid to But when she had, thrown herself down upon the bed preparatory to in- dulging in a flood of. tears, she found that the tears would not come. ! The room was close and suffocating, she could not breathe. the air seemed to be charged with electricity, a thun- derstorm was evidently not far disâ€" tant, and the atmosphere of the bed- I‘0_0m was intolerable. I She offered her ‘congratulaticns,- however, and tried to feel happy in the happiness of. her friend, and then she stole away to her own room to lock herself in and weep at her own isolation. 'to listen to long rhapsoglies of -1Wh§°h the rector was the subJect, Whl 9 .er own heart ached with the conwctlon that such tremulous bliss would never be hers. L180 to this love that had taken such rrible hold upon her, it would ruin life, unfit her for earnest work, make noble endeavors almost im- :1..I_ . sm .uugxora, about: this time, face, and. her long hair .own her back, came into there Mrs. \Vestbrcok and Watching the storm and presence- she ed, promptly: :an see that the :e storm raged on and the two ladies, he windows, saw .‘I‘ _- . and so is Evaâ€" '0 Swu know if the grounds? I an hour ago,” , from the mem- th it: like an old frightened of down in tor. .led and the incessantly tree quite cned A garden party grounds of the RC Regent’s Park, Lo: Dices of the P rimn 16,000 and 17mm ;. The death tc beating bass drum, with the sky ing and the Roman rm“ as though there through it, and s and then, my SC don’t shy at thin but I have very terious, wâ€" vvu IL ' g‘but I had scarcely raised that foot r that was on the floor before I heard. I: the groan again, this time for sure, E and I was glad to put that foot down; I by the other instead of putting it up . astep, and whenI waited again awhile , and then I started up once more, this time resolute to go ahead. That’s ,[what I did. Now, I heard the groan-1‘ !ing beyonl a doubt, and growing {louder and louder as I ' ° , I can {tell you that. As far as that’s con- , » if I had followed my inclina- ’tions I Should hRVD fIIMAA ..... 1 ',I can to go anead and find out what it was all about :lnvnrnw A-..) ‘r 1 . death took any more and then I thought Imightl have been mistaken and I started up- I “When I turned away from the shelf I walked across the parlor to the hall of the house and out into the hall to go upstairs, but just as I put my foot on the bottom step I heard: what. sounded like. my lamp one night along a parlor shelf to see if there was anything there, the light fell, at the same, moment, on a silver snuff box and a daguerreo- type of a man in uniform that stood‘ right beside it, and as Idropped the snuff box in my pocket I held the light on the picture for a minute and in- spected it a little bit more closely. It interested me, somehow, though there wasn’t anything very remarkable about it one way or the other; just the pic-i ture of a youngish, self-satisfied look- ing man in a military uniform. “As a rule,” said the retired burglar, “I did not pause to look at pictures in the houses I .visited; there wasn’t time even if I had had the inclination; but sometimes one’s attention would. be fixed on a picture by circumstanc~ es. For instance, as I was passing! Scared Away by Mysterious Sounds, Whose Sourcei, Years Later, Were Revealed. ,_- w.vu5 ‘ 11an was playing the bass “ an whose picture I’d seen; le-shelf that night I nip-j 00m snuffbox, and heard‘ THE RETIRED BURGLAR. 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