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distracted. l begged her, meaningly,
not to sit up SO late; for she was with
Mr.. Fame in the parlor every evening
until ten or eleven o'clock. She blushed
burningly, but made no answer.
Then ! did very unwise thing. l
told her that / had heard evil reports of
Mr.. Glyndon Fame, and / did not think
him suitable associate for a young
lady. She never could bear to hear evil
spoken of a person, and of course she
resented my insinuations and defended
him warmly. His words or manner
never had offended her, she said: she
did not believe the tales / had heard.
Thus GOODNESS sprang up between
Pet and me, though was deeply grieved,
and yearned over her in my heart. But
one day, Glyndon Fane's aunt, Miss
Jemima Elbert, called on me. We had
been at school together, and she was one
of those who never forget old friend
ships.
"Glyndon comes here to see Pet,
hear" she said. "You must look out
for him; he is a sad boy"
"What has he done amissT said /,
as quietly as could.
"Ask me rather what he hasn't done.
Though he is my nephew, l know him
to be one of the most reckless of young
men. My sister Evelyn spoiled him, in
dulged him to death in his childhood.
Ask Roland Rathburn, who knew him
in New York."
Now, Roland RathIurn, my nephew,
called that afternoon, and l had a long
talk with him.
The result was that was nearly sick.
/ excused myself from lessons as being
quite so, and kept my room for twenty
four hours.
1t was evening when came out of my
solitude, or just at dusk, and l felt the
house breathless, and decided to step
into the garden for little while. Mind
full of my sore throat, l caught up a
white Shetland shawl belonging to Pet,
and then fearing, since it was not quite
dark, that l should meet some one who
would see my tear-stained face, l put on
her hat, which lay on a chair, and drew
the little mask vail close over my fea-
lures.
! knew that Pet had dozen other
hats and wraps which she could wear if
she went out; but l thought / could
hear her at two hours practice in the
music-rOom.
l wandered the whole length of the
garden to the. arched gate on the turn
pike, and as 1 stood there looking into
the dewy gloom, mans figure suddenly
came to my side.
"Darling little Pet, ,",,murmured Glyn-
don Fane's voice, and / could smell the
wine on his breath, "you did come to
meet me like agood, true little girl. My
aunt has been telling stories about me
hasn't she, Pet? All, / know; she has
been here lately; she Owesme an ill.will,
and never loses an opportunity to back
bite me. Frigid old maid she's dread
fully virtuous. But they are not going
to set you against me, Pet, are they?'
He twined his arms about me with a
freedom which no good man uses ex-
cept toward his vile. bent my head
down and made some reply, which
wasn't very audible, l suppose, for he
didn't take much notice, but commenced
talking again.
"But l know they are Matching up a
plot to take you away from me, my
darling Pet" he continued. "Don't
let them do it. Be my wife, my precious
little wife, at once, and then all the old
maids in Christendom can do us no
harm. In half an hour we may defy
them to do their worst. What do you
say, Pet? shall we be married at once
tonight? l came in carriage, which
lis waiting at the bend. Let us 60 and
be married at Roseville tonight. Come,
darling, come! You shall never be
sorry for it, promise you; trust meF"
felt as if was choking. l wonder
that ! didn't strike the rascal in the
face. But l spoke quite acidly, / assure
you:
"That will do, Mr.. Fame. This
seems to be q case of mistaken identity.
Miss Grosvenor is in the house practicing
her music-lesson. l am Miss Lucinda
Ray, her governess. You know me by
sight, / presume;" and l put up the
mask-veil and looked at him.
He stood staring at me as still as a
statue, after the start with which he had
relinquished my waist.
Well, Just stood there and gave him
piece of my mind. / told him that
knew him for bad, unprincipled fellow,
unfit for the society of any decent girl.
l gave him one or two glimpses of his
past life, as clear as if in a mirror, and
even named the young girls he had led
astray, and / actually could feel him
shake in his boots as proceeded:
81 shall telegraph to Mr.. Grosvenol
tonight, and he will be here tomorrow
evening. IF you ever attempt another
instant of intercourse with his daughter
he will find you out and horsewhip you
within an inch of your life"
was at white heat. / felt six feet
high and strong as giant, as l watched
him walking off
Well, / didn't telegraph to Mr.. Gros
vener, because l felt there would be nc
need, and there wasn't. Glyndon Fame
left town next day, and never has re-
turned.
Pet dropped little for few weeks
but she wasn't of the melancholy, tena
cious type who make themselves unhappy
for what would make them so with
reason if they had it----she didn't die of a
broken heart, but took up with her old
lovers again, and in three months had
quite forgotten that scoundrel of q
Glyndon Fame, think.
She was my pupil for two years longer
and then went aboad with an aunt, and
was gone two years more. Meanwhile
Mordaunt Malcolm's father had taken
him into the firm, and Mordaunt wa.
sent to Paris. When he came back ht
and Pet were engaged, with her father
permission.
Three months after, she came home
and they were married.
After her first boy was born l told he
about Glyndon Fame. She grew white
to the lips.
"Oh, you good, kind friend; 1t wa
a great escape for me, wasn't itf" sh'
said. 81 was only child, and an limo
cent one, and feel that / came very
near my ruin
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