, 1842-04-30

shall forget her pleading look.
dashed my rowels again into Arab
for only a few PAGES yet remained
betwixt the Lady Katharine's fright
ened animal and the edge of the
precipice. One more leap and al
would have been over; but luckily al
that instant | came head and head
with her furious steed. and catching
him by the bride, ] swung him
around with a superhuman strength.
But | was only partially successful
The animal plunged and snorted, and
nearly jerked NE from the saddle.
"For Gods sake discount, my dear
Lady Katharine, as well as you can
or all is over"
The daring girl hesitated no more.
but Selling a favorable instant when
the animal, though trembling all over,
stood nearly still, she Ieaped to the
earth. The next instant her steed
plunged more wildly than ever, and
seeing that she was safe ! let 20 the
bride. He sn5rted, dashed forward
and went headlong over the preci-
pice. In an instant ! had dismounted
and was ty the Lady Katharine's
side. was just in time to catch her
in my arms as she tainted away. Be.
fore she recovered, the landau, with
the rest of the party. came up.
saw her in the hands Of her mother,
and then giving reins to Arab, under
pretence Of sending medical aid, but
in reality TO escape the gratulations
of the company, dashed of.
When ! entered the drawing-room
before dinner, there was no one in
the apartment but the Lady Katha-
rine. She looked pale. but on recog-
nizing me. deep blush suflused her
cheek and brow. while her eye lit up
for the instant. with an expression Of
dewy tenderness that made every
vein in my body thrill. But these
traces of emotion passed as rapidly
as they came. leaving her manner as
it usually was, only that there was
an unnatural restraint about il. as if
her feelings of gratitude were strug-
Cling with othersofa different charac-
ter. She rose, however, and extend
ed her hand. There was nothing of
its usual light tone in her voice. but
an expression of deep seriousness,
perhaps emotion, as she said,
"How shall | ever thank YOU sufi-
ciently, Mr.. Slanhope, for saving NY
lifer' and that same dewy tender
ness again shone from her eyes.
"By never abiding. my dear Lady
Katharine. &c this DAYS occurrence.
| have only done what every other
gentleman would have done"
She sighed. Was SIZE thinking Of.
tn, Hardness of the duke? thought
so, and sighed loo. She looked up
Suddenly, with her large full eyes
fixed on me, as if she would read my
very soul; while a deep roseate blush
sufused her face and crimsoned even
her shoulders and bosom. There
was something in that look that
changed the whole current of my
convictions. and bid me hope. In
the impulse Of the moment, took her
hand. Again that conscious blush
rushed over her cheek and bosom;
but this time her eyes sought the
ground. Ny brain reeled. At length
| found words, and, in burning Ian
guage poured forth my hopes and
and told the tale of my love. /
ceased; her bosom heaved wildly. but
she did not answer. | still kne!t at
her feet. At length she said,
Rise"
There were something IN the tone,
TIA in the word which assured
me | was beloved. If needed fur
Their information Of this it was given
in the look of confiding tenderness
with which she gazed an instant on
me, and then averled her eyes trem-
stole my arm around her,
and drew her gently toward me. In
a moment she looked up again half
reproachfullv, and gently dlsengaged
herself from my embrace.
awe have been playing part,
dear Lady ka,harIne!' said !, still
retaining her hand.
A gay smile, for the instant, shot
over her lace, but was lost as quick
w in the tenderness which was now
its prevailing expression, as she said.
I'm afraid we havei But now,
Henry, dear Henry, let me steal
away, for one moment, before they
descend to dinner"
restrained her only TO press ny
frs, kiss on her ndor"us lips. and then
she dar,ed/ from the room, leaving
me a tumult of feelings ! cannot at
TO describe.
The duke had never been the La
Jy IathoriEe's choice, and she had