, 1874-05-30
CHAPTER II.
E.. Ny1Ha RANr1DNfH NEMEaIH.

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II CHAPTER II.
II MISS BAND0NS NEMEs1H.
Il was nishtfal1. aud tho dauoing had begun;
OIL the warm air arose tho delicious fragrance
which a wood of :booch-treeB gives forth at
nIght-timo:; sir ,phllip. sandon had found q
mediDyal precedent for stretching q broad can-
ovor the daneorB' heads, to koop on tho evening
dews; but thls service was already accomplish
through the, openings Of which: tho full moon
only showed from: time to tine: a a hundred
flaming resinoua compound and held aloft Oh
cast strong rod light. which nude tho leaty r.
sssss ssssss OF tho wood al round '''m dou0ly o0'
Sir Philtp bandon bad quito failed IN Inducing
tue Danp 70 learn tae otq ffo9enoAi mualct anu
Lady eapdon herself had opposod his s,1ggostion
that hoT :gMesiis anou!a, maze themselves ae-
9ualntea ~, WIN sna aanoea OF tne tlme anu oonn-
Wneee "lap olIule Has tormea oy tho oanceIs WI,
nnt;i,}o,, syhara ano = anco, InId =; H. h,
;rhta1 hra'T so to XII vna aftar r. 1 III ht
nGmwonniscc one, on1y th"t a. tn hn1,.room gs
s'a,,or t.nt ~ 1'nt ~ tn9 i,,ssv uoc,n ist IL
wills wills Eoro tb fosh odotos BRANCHES Of roa
'n' 0A'' nnenrr,os414r nsa IT Drnion7r1n ONE.
+ra nv ia NOISY t,;rf hayond iho tonr;ng - iat TIL
1v;th;n ia o;rcl1 ii i;Ght y;van IL ia tn1,Hon
w ha;.nn5 IKE outn1 rrnn.;nnt G,1T ,;fao,
tho nh .ro5p son, dozens o9 sr ph1;n Sat;Ions ps
sorvn,ta and fona,,ta Ind rofi,crci ~ noc, tho
dDrosag IL, aSae @''' 4'">@ e'''1~- "''9's Su'
""es r.~15. v...,. 1> ,o<4 H. ar.
nosa % H1ioner H. nau nn;s aoaS tho t sao o. tss
sanaon aurlng sio e.gnlnS; anu thoy Were now
paung Slowly pach"asa ana torWsra on tho grasg
taMlhg eagerly 20 each other N 1QM tones. II
VIE oasy W 1tou .nos s ,oonH 'uu iront nGs
answerinB one7 ~" peospeious "ela tnclr
iosos: -....'
tators hlies sandon heard hor namo spokon. She
stopped.
.'ssplease, Miss Sandon, may speak to you 2" 1t
wis d ohild'a voiro that spoke. 1885,.
that Of the keopnrs child and tho boy, encouraged
by tho friendly touo. camo ont Of The darkness,
holding son,etl1ng in his outstrotched .hnnd--a
letter. Miss sandon took 1t, opened It., and
Eugonis, am waiting for you ut tho 'treo whore we
used 10 ,neot You must come and n1one. shall
not walt long, Bta be watching you from the dark
ness Whe you resd t1ia. Iako care that you 90 mol
pfovoSea aaspefato man 10 desperate COURSE.
she road the ietter, and 9 Waon @ sue lookod mp
Into her loyor'a faco tho world WIS changed for
hor. ehewa like q PERSON awakened from; q
pleasant dream. ike one summoned from tho
tumut 'ot feaBt ITO the silence OF o torture
chamber Ino swoet VlsloE o. Inc Inc present waa
Bhe bud thought dead, we're revived.
She Taa taGon with
MORTAL DREAD
Hor body shoos, ana her g!ovca rfgnt hand that
had hold the letter tremb!od lying on her lovers
arm.:: She :claBpod the other hand on it to help
horsolf to stand, so faint DID the BLOCK MAKO
hor feel. She looked up in bis face for con,-
fort.
HWhat ia 1t, Eugenfa! :" he ASKED.
She could not answer for a time.-
"Artliur;" she said presently, :" do you quite
be1iove in mo I" -, ..-..s..:.
Ho looked round to see thatno one was near:
"Quite,"he said, 'amiling, and no laia his hand
on hor clasped ones.
"Do. YOU rcmombor what .oncs told you
about;-?" ~. ,i.a aoos,,,,o >,
IT ami glad told you that"
"Why I" -.
"Ho iB hero now"
! "Whoro ?"' - -:
"Within fow yards Of us ut this moment
perhaps watching us, she 'snid, in q low voice.
AMI she Aold lerbelt CLOSER to ltn.