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violent 1T Of sobbine and weeping and Waite,
holding her to mis- heart, kissed away her tear
and tofd her that be loved her better than uf
itsolf. and that he would devote his life to he
service now and forever.
"Dcar boy!" she said at length, Bmilin
through the disorder of her passion. at va
| worth tho anguish Of enduring her insoleuc
! to know that hayo such a preux cheyalier-
| TINT have rescued such gallant soul from VI
ungcnial fato !"
And while this sceno was taking place, Kat,
Was walking lomeward through Tie lane, nut
| teripg half aloud 81 wonder if that shat
| struck true! Icould not rend her face. I won
der if it is she. after all! That foolish fellow
| But will not lot him 20 all the same. He suit
| mo: and he will soon. forget that wicked woman
! when he finds ont vI1nt S5p is. il sho is as I be-
| lieye her to ba. IF eI,e isnot--'
| But this thonrIt ilisn1easeI1 hor and ehe mi
it from T her to iniuiea tba dream that M she % va,
| what q certain lotfer-receiyed that morninf
her touching = g ] suspicion sho Ind entertained
Kate % VA ~ az fsr wisa S in her cenerntion tha,
| sho could hold her peace. Having shot her bolt,
she conld afford t., vail tho resuits Acoordipely
when Walter returned home late in the evening
sl,n rcco;yad him With the ouiet stoliditv common
to her and neither bY word nor look made the
faiptost reference to the stormy scone that had
taken place at Elm Cottage that morning. Il
ANYTHING. indeed She TAS Kinder than usual to
her lover while lie, fuming and excited, found
himself in tho unpleasant position Of man en-
gagged to two women at once. and held to bis
Ses4 By the 10 s burning to hfST
his father and mother were charged. aud gained
golden opinions for her own part for the geenor-
ous affection they said she displayed toward one
so unsatisfactory.
Oh! know him. He will come back to hia
better self as soon as this ho71d creature has
gone; and go she shall, she snld, sml1ing N .
frosty manner, Whilo Mrs Drummond kaesea
among women" -.
Mamma" she said to Mrs Drummond TWO
or three days alter this, aur1nS winch they nau
scarcely seen waiter; nor haa sne nol1ceo cor
taln letter OF Ms, giving her BACK her l1eeoomi
and breaking gu the proposed marriage, l
want you to ask Mndamo Dufour to dinner to-
morrow;
ny io'o: saia tn9 slcu .n "ne 5;l III @ tone VI
aea assuN1A'o'' a.s 4'a'o @A49' o"Ao"0 "oAa@@A'
noiG ana ,t .a,, nm -, a,,o .,sxa~oa ar
v;a,, It i y NV 1'A 31''' pAAs' ooo S41' oAo'
T,uuJ suu .1 s.' oa1" III :.
ahanoy an su1e you IKE Ell
iaxa na'n nana ~ Ue'''n aDo '0ppooo p"p1 VIII
H., :, 5:rat1 80 Stg1n6 11o'1A 0on"
uo tnsn t1ra snu nruoada maoo w. =,
- a a.;t,n5 =. - -. h;at.s n1a ~ ~
was stlaed N 'ts nlrth by the impenetranie @ icl-
hesn u no0n & n'' 1o''
M,a amt 4,apo npo4 III Iit h ~ st ;a
ddgeting:
IN Alme. Dutour comes, yes" answered
Kate.
ST will see to the dinner y
s'What is tho meaning Of this, my boy ?"
asked pretty n.mo Dufour when the servant
brought in q note from the Vicaragc, requesting
the pleasure Of her company at dinner to-mor-
row Ut half-past s o'clock.
Walter was startled, too. What did 1t 1nean7
Had his father and mother taken to heart how
things stood with him and were they prepared
to receive her he loved as their own 2 Had Kate
spread snare 7--or was she, too, minded to be
hold-or did it all mean nothing moro than an
ordinary act of politeness, piece of parsonic
to one Of the flock
..sba,, T ~ ~ +han asaod Madame
nn1, veaf res i,' a1claime3 WoIter
s.Yon wish It nv Tov ," and her hand
noased ed csresaiDrlv @ 81 over lie vonths 70 forehead. %
- W;ah III n w;sh to livc IN hcarcn3D ho
cried 1.Don,t von krnw - ia heaTcn tn mn
where YOU are -
sBut Ills terrible Miss Kate: will she like to
by "nl'i ~ don,t von kno1v that nv nnotbar vond
mi ka1,a aska5 .o a1aa ~ ar,a..srad Wajtor ~
nocant,v ssKats M ~ he 1ostress of tha V;carara
not nv mothar, > 0 -A-0'Ae0' - '''' 'A~'>'' ''0'
Ghn1 o},a will pnt ;ua11t 1na AGAIN. Eha will
nh -,-T;sI, 9ra W"1tor ~ ,rLot cannot hs,nN
vonr % 1nQo for , me-. d"Nin = 1o,snr Voice!
sbr swat tran,u}ons To;caN.sm;no for von ="
Un 1n lis Knees notose Lo4, Lis srsel,' vonno.
ferrid face turned upward to hers as sic
bent SO gracefully, SO tenderly towards him,
his glad eyes dark and moist with tho passionate
love which at last had found its home, Walter !
poured forth his thanks. his adoration his pro-
testations there was nothing to fear and his as
surance Of defense, in breath and Nine. Du-
four, smiling, radiant, lovely, turned to her |
Saiting-tab1e and wrote her acceptance of the |
invitation on pink sconted paper with golden
monogram and coronet On the top.
You seo,' she said, with a pretty laugh,
pointing it ont to Walter, am really Coun-
ess; but this is the only sign Of my state In
which I indulge myself. Countess with q
oup1e OF maids IN remote Engilsh village
Erop T1dlcnie, nost~ce pas, mon aml?"
An! what loneliness, what humility, what con-
ascension what rational understanding OF life!
u this and more walter trolled forth as his
ong OF lore; md aaaame played the sym-
hony l0 to ms praises BY her own praises OF him.
Inc gentleman from London came, true to bis
lme; nate t took 1t on herself to show him the
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