, 1874-10-24

nnd-l fnicT nlIo spoko pretty plainly"
49, "DclIeuto plncecding!" nntterod LockaloN
- "Ned Ws,, - ., Ha'd hH sister, prcsollty.
t., DID YEN roai1y moau what you eeld aboutholp<
."Why. ecrtuinly. would II / coatt1--"
ly no aanea}y Ge II }en tns1 n''S1" pat i sl5 anms nc
curionlty for lar to explain hcraolf
,a Yom k,oM sl'o continued, rather halttugly,
,o "ye yon " 1uast, @ %oha apqa for eye
And l nm aure Hhc-that Is, I don't th;,.k slla
tllnikon You, why ol.oull Allo Sic has socu 90
much q you, my brothor, too ; aud taou you
I' 'uo,1s Sr "a araco atS ~ tel4uptc sas he, brother,
laughlng. :" No mend Of muol aroloSy for uIst,
Aattar{ng hint. Consdot my lolcat,a acus. Of
proopriety appeesod md come to tlo polut."
Size came 10 the point WITH u Jump
bother about hlr: Hastings Or ANYTHING aias."
loM ovSrwno1n slI, an,.s me- muss eonaldor your
80 that was tho cause Of tho toafn? wonder
II 1t will induoucn hor anawer to 11aatinga' mo-
poBai when IT couaen, a. como 1t WILL" he sad to
aome t light on tho ,quevtIon. ho vent out Oh tlls
naxza, and 1oolod about for Miss Courtonay.
nut tM cue as not viHiblo neither then nor during
fa9nnn feo raa'nder Of thS ag.
|
ot-oxcusod her from leaving hor roo,n. azs
tI;,,, So that tn LoekuIoY had to defor whatovor
p9a t r. sn lad Termed 81 aaspg bis curiosity
found tho soverness on the cliffs, ovorlookiug
tue @ gampoa ot Nina and Holon noar by. Bao
eouid nos . leave tug ehiaran, consequently ahs
looked very much inclined to do. Ha haatonod
to Improve tho pouiton, having resolved On a
oUat ~ VIZ E"''i9, Ho,r.o,,r
bog your paraon most ainceroly Tor sponlsing "a
| did yoBtorifay. Wlon you syero 10 aritatod-
too-and no wonaorl" Tncu ass a. sbe 10 renaIuud aaldd
silent "Yon SOC. I know al about It now.''
! Sho turned ler faoo toward him, with aingu-
lar mixture Of annoyance aud apprehension on 1t.
'.Ihoso were most uncallal-for romarks
ct MiAs Lollard'a." lo resumed. ignoring tho faet
"about Mr.. Aastlng5."
The apprehension faded oil at once out ot 1,n1
fnco, lowing look almost Of relief iuattad.
"Ala, no 1t wns not that," thought the quick
wistcd obaorYor; and then, With sudden cliaugo
or tactics. he riBl:cd his trump.
May / ash. Miss Co.1rtenaY, what MISC Lul4
lard was good enough to say about gue ?"
This time the faco was turnod away, and 1t waa
flushed.
| "I-roaly oxcuae mo, 1Ir. 1,ocl;sloy, but my
priYato Affairs cau hardly intcrcst--"
"Escuso me- eut as tl!oy soonl to have boz
como complicated with my private aIfars-
now Miss Courtonay, since you hayo lot AEiss
Lollard upoak for mo, sou emit. In common JUS
tioe, refuse to let tne spenk for myself"
| And 1t would appear that hia speaking was to
somo effect, inasmuch aa Miss CourteuaY was
presently heard to remark, hosstatingly !" But
ynns 41atsr a has sos hor heart OH your marrying
''A Aud I havo got mine on marrying 1laa
Courtonay."
'But Mrs. Hnmlyn would mover consent to
your marrying her governors"
"onS ysa nf Ml amyn way ny
tichtly. And thou the special pleading was
ronewea. Aud Miss Courtenay looked az ir
sho did not find tlo tlnolo of hia niecoa 10
| very Objectionable after all.
: ''Apa wlsat answer ulla you glyo Hastings,
Laura?" asRod LocEs!oy. grayuy. utter j
pAuEe.
II shall refer him to you," replied Laura, wit4
equal gravity.
'In loco porentis, ?" And then they both
laughed, junt sa il it Was not anything but jo.s
for poor George Hastings. Hlo was very nllcl III
, earilcat, n1ld deserved better traasulcat. Dat
,, each other Bcailea. Laura Courso.ay waa ju:.
: now thonghtloEaly happy, for lad nl1e not loSod
alae had believed loot to her forever. ald wi.o
, | pride aud misunderstanding
"9raclo." aaia loctaloy. later, to bis sister.
~ lavo solved your dilemma. 1 Aayo pfo-
posed"
!
"A1id, what is more, have bean accepted
''Not much doubt about that, ehid Alrs. ua1l-
lyn unable to resist launching this lstlo fontnius
shaft ~ her FREUD.
/. II eau assure you had some very uncomfort~
l ablo doubts But loyo is b!iud. they say."'
$50 It all comes round, Just as planned, y y
sighed ths little lady, sont,esnsedly. "Ana now
! aWhy, 10. You ean't. said hes brother, "fsz
3 sWhut on earth do you 1noal.. Neli"
, And then ho told her all, md resigned
, himselr with whut patleuco ho might to Als
usauuais quart d2rop.
"piln't say 1t was her ercatoat fault aho
, waa too good:lookiug!" said slra. Hamlyn,
"Aud J!dn't aay It was 4 fault on tue right
site. returned hor brothcr, laughing. "Comv
, now, Gracic, dou't tale it hard. Naturally, I
pleaao ,uo entirely uilless you viii agree to bo
, | Ihcasel, too"
And after while Sue did agrac, US ho knew
{ el1o would. For Mrs. Gracie, ii L shallow, wls
. by no means q bAd-naturotl, woman, md very
| OF what sho calEcd his wliims So Rnally
I sllo gavo not only hor conseut, but her bloss-
Ing 10 to Ray, to tlo projected match, aud waH
quito prepared in all Kindness to bu mother to
tho bride till such time as sle should become ler
Q HiBtor.
Loekaloy'a weddiug- g-tour rms not taken III Eu-
ropc, nor yet III Asia, Africa, or any other for-
:, WIN large enough for the purpose 10 tho jour-
/ 10y began aud endodiin America. more
over. In tho country tho lawn Of IN old houae
with old el,,s about it, at,tl a rolling panora1ua
Of wood, and water, and lnoalow. .lnaa telow.
q "Do you think, Mm Locknloy."', he said,
grayoly. to hiS aHtonsshea slle: as tue earsiase
droye up tho family avenue, "that, with your
E spirit, of dissipation, YOU can M manage to to
Y get through some part Of the year ~
O these widY with no batter company tha'! 1nne
L What crying a!rcady2" az sho glauccd Up at
him with eyos tint bad 2 happy mist oyer them
n "Woll. TINT is bad bey.nnlng. Still wou't
!. quarrel with your tcals considering that II
j hadn't happeuod to see them ono nloouahin5
a night. pcrllapu wo should have neros been here
4 togethor 3d."
" "oh." said slo, gsily. with one Of ttsosa quiet
II transitions that belonged to tue Lautt % Of ths
thct n,ooi,shiuy night, but what you aro pleased
e TO call NY, uuAappinoa' thon waa all moon
> slime you know"
:" ui.,ose. ia tt,nt all moouabino too !"
4 Sho looked up in ills face lnBehleVously, Will
La 1..t