The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-08-10

on the floor Mr.. Lloyd was q man OF
letters, clearly an artist, a musician-oi
many accomplishments.
When Herbert entered he found her lady.
ship enconsed in an armchair.
l beg your ptrGon for being SO long
Lady Yarlett."
Don't mention it. found this pamph-
let of which l have heard so much. Every
body has been talking about 1t in town. 1t
is certainly amazingly clever"
am glad you like it, wrote it."
"You? impossible, Mr.. LloydY Why its
authorship was the greatest mystery last
season."
"There's the original manuscript" eaid
Herbert handing her q bundle of closely
written sheets.
Il never was so surprised in my life
cried Lady Yarlett, jumping up. GLOW l
have misjudged you. I do feel ashamed of
myself Can you ever forgive me?" She
placed her hand on his arms, and looked at
hm with appealing eyes.
1t was trihe intoxicating, perhaps, but
Herbert kept himself remarkably well.
d" And I see that you have other cultivated
tastes. That yiolonsello is yours? And you
can draw and paint5 You are indeed some
thing more than a mere man of business,
bound up in commonplace official routine"
"But I am bound TO rgutihe IDS! now,
Lady Yarlett. must ask you to excuse me.
Ny horse is at the door, and must go my
rounds"
ooh, may go too?" she asked with al
most eflusive eagerness.
1t was a charming ride.
g don't believe ever enjoyed anything
so much before" A glow of peach bloom
mantled on her check, and her eyes were
bright and glstening. at was quite per-
feet, We shall meet at dinner, l trust ?"
she added most graciously.
And they did meet, of course. She came
down in black-velvet and pearls, radiant
and good-humored, witty, appreciative, def
erental by turns. She insisted upon their
trying little music afterwards she played
his accompaniments with pa.fcct judgment
and execution; she complimented him on
his voice till he might have fancied himself
Stanley or Sims Reeves. When they parted
for the night she made him pretty curtsey,
and thanked him warmly for his efforts to
entertain her, and disappearing with a smile
of triumph, as though certain he would sur
render to her wiles.
1t was du capo next day, and the day aft
er, and SO on for weeks. They rode together
for miles away while Herbert inspected
quarries and smelling works, factory and
mill and size blicd him with luscious COM
pliments on his skill, energy and knowledge
On the plea of taking a lesson in the man
agement Of her own estate, she was present
when he held a levee of the heads of depart
ments, when with short, sharp words of de-
cision and command he disposed daily of
landscape gardener, farm bailiif, forester,
huntsman, game-keeper, land agent, and
head groom. The severe toll oversize made
him give her lessons in sketching from ma
ture, or drew him into discussion of the pros
poets of the government, or listened while
he read, in lis deep, but pleasant voice, the
last volume of"Daniel Deronda," or extracts
from the "Fors"
All this, as it seemed, could have newt
ably but one end-an end Lady Yarlett was
misehieyously seeking to compass, but Her
bert just as strenously, and with much self
possession, to stave of. He never for one
moment forgot himself The man was like
a stock or a stone, absolutely unimpression-
able, no more affected by this constant as
sociation with a beautiful and attractive wo-
man than if she had been a toothless Esqui-
mauX hag, oran aged redskin squaw. Some
thing very like disappointment and bitter
discomfort took possession of Lady Yarlett as
the time of her departure drew near, and
still he made no sign. Had she failed
utterly?
g Mr.. LLOYD, your ponanco will soon be
at an end. I g. the day after tomorrow"
Lady Yarlett gave her voice a sublc infect
ion of sadness which might have affected a
less wary man.
"Ycs2" he asked, with ci7il but puroly
formal concern.
care you sorry?"
He did not answer for a time; then, look