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tween herself and Frederick. she still wish

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ed well to the latter in general, indefi-
mite sort of way-for Miss Spencelaugh
was far too rich and important a member
of the family to be ignored outright; Mr..
too, having the good fortune
TO be great favourite with her Ladyship,
and Sir Philip having so evidently set his
heart on the match, and it being desirable
tnat Frederick should quit Belair before
CASTOR should bring home bride and
her Ladyship having an inherent weak
ness for anything that smaeked Of match
making: all these reasons. | say. combiu-
Ell, induced the baronct's wife to yield
gracefully to the force of circumstances
and to make merit of giving her aid TO
scheme. to oppose Which would have been
both bad policy and labour in vain. 1T
Castor were only year or two older y
she would sometimes murmur to herself
he was but twenty-one. whereas Miss
was four years his senior.
If the disparity between their ages were
not quite so great, they might perhaps
have come together of their own accord and
with her fortune and his own, and the bar
onetcy at no very distant date, what might
not my boy have aspired tor These. how
ever, were but vain day-dreams, as no one
knew better than Lady Spencelaugh her.
self, and she put them from her with res
olute hand.
Mr.. Duplessis, in a few appropriate
phrases, expressed his gratitude for her
LadysEip's Kindness. and then went on to
say that there was one feature of the "a 70
which he felt some diffidence in mention
ing: and which yet he could MT pass over
entirely. He would say at once that the
point in question was neither more nor
iess thsn the great disparity of fortune be-
tMeeh MISS 9pehcelaugh and himself; a
ulsparlty winch, among many people.
fnr,nnaS, nv ,Iy m,;n ope' 10 .ne lmPutatloh OF
sodL5nhe,nnnt,ng' nddod ,nn 1t mattered little. he
or think in tba m"ttar MI" hnt t ,iG' i;;n , say
that m r her IndnHh; IT, ,,J mater puG ne uiu nope
cerity of his affact;on for Mics Snonnaiormh .1
and not attribute his suit to a merely % me n. n.
cenary motive. "
Yer, Frederica is certainly very well off.
replied Lady spercelaugh musingly. with
out needing the latter portion of the Can.
aoian little speech. 1T would have beer
u So..oi lor ner. ol course. III one sense. tt
i i'eu man Oh means equal u
very M nscn,;.r nu rana freuefca ;nd. oplnlohs ar'
entirely her own mist ress she mnst "st n,ae Iae ~
hersely in this n,att.r oa - "o othaus p'ess' s
has already declined several most elioibi,
offers, and believe that money and ranl
go for so little with her, that she woult
wed a pauper out of the streets, if he onl,
took her fancy in otherrespects. Absurd
OF course, but fact nevertheless
Then there was little pause, durin!
whleh Lady spencelaugh turned over TIN
leaves OF her magazine in an absent sor
OF way The conversation was beginnin!
0lnURrOnS prOun1- n
DaPiessis felt that change OF subject wa
desirable.
by the n.y. he said, 1t suddenly in
sP,rea' hao nearly forgotten to asl
wne'her your new Jen''ne Is iikeiy TO prov
more seIviceaDie than ysur last one
Clo'lidc SUITS me very we'll indeed, re-
Phen Lazy openceiaugh. she Is docil'
ana gGoa- tempered and remarkably clev
CT WIN ner heedie IN lact, nave mad NJ
one az an comparanie to her since Wilkin
lei. ,ne 'nree years ago ana am reali!
nucn opnged 10 you Tor the trouble yo'
hus' nave oeeh a' W procure me snch
''eaSule ,aTt1
me 'rouo,e Is hot worth mentioning
Cau! 9pehoe'auSn. lam giad 10 hha ina
Nio.,lue suits you
.eaon sirls are geheraily so uheqnai
~. ~. ~ ~ ,I .ho yo"' p.o:ese seems an exceP
fHn Ia,;ou " ."o ,u,c' saiu n!y iady'-.1 ou arc
.oo;s Dsv.. s.a .o'neWnat Wn u. u cohholssenr II
th,s voaoos oaroI1 iJ"os "I , 49, DuPl1ssls Exa'ih
.h;s,. s ~ :. """ 'ne" 'e'' 'he WHAT you
'" T"d', w. suoo,..
,ronS y -. Ip..n Pe"ru , S.na,. .a, saIin
III WI. ~ o ,n:s s s"s ePIHe, iih7u WIN "lit'
n. sun aIa :" ,m mus. as VI "h.Ih siea'heu an un
i;n,ou NJ nnr,nS";A on nan,I .o', SIZE a.o pril-
""".;2 "a. ,>iaa, D"poss's .ooA !. ou' oi III
Gov ,aToroI n,oma,,s - - ''o'e'
.Evos,.t o,,,o.,. .na ;
,ot ..ono 6nar s,nna 0In ,I"n ~; f'. navy
raars be sad at Iost IT, nn', 'Da I anan
:. ,ittle forture " ' ''''S' ~ Will
~. .oa. so,,.,,;
o.rta;,J, sa;d har T.drsh,, u';th ''e,";,e
II bave a l;k;ng-a ws,Lnross mo"r s".a.. '1an
NJ. wonl1 call - for nran;"us stnna p''
Sarosav Won or. .lr.od,, am.ar, W,' ." as,
i"ot;om of 8 J;a,nonds onj -" IT. R oJ.
hssn aeon hv vo" mor. @ un' thau nnn" ' '"'"~ =
.Yonr T .a5ysbin bas 90 far f.wonroa mo
answered the canadian .WaT II ~,
hoa @ rdnc of cams hs - ws.,,nass ss' !. = sa' ~
least one that has been shared hr man, 10 ~
rov,I and d;st;n@u;shad narsanno @
iailx where the fear Of srms fnturs rpnr rain,
dav. has haunted their minds. :,
The Canadian glanced nm Mt Lad,
Soeno.lauph,s face An he s,oie and h.
was st rtl,.d to sao how ,n55a,I,, !. III,
ad at Ills words and ,vhat aa,,. ~ .na''hIa na"a
meaning shone for u moment out of he
eyes. Does she fear tn t the future hold,
some rainy day in store for herr h,
asked himself, and then fell to eyaniuine
the emerald again
La,ly Spcnceiaugh recovered herself in
stamtly. That may be-. she said with .
little harsh laugh but do not mean t,