The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-15

'andeed Eva, you are mistaken" Lady
Temple said gently. poor Mrs. Elton Is
not a widow at all Her husband is alive,
and MIR. Chetwynd knows HIM. He has
been very kind to her and her child, but it
is cut OF the goodness OF his heart, for he
knows her TO be married woman"
Eva Diyrcll drew a long breath, and
stood sileut for some minutes, trying to re-
Rlze the actual state OF the case 1t was
delightful to her to hear that at any rate,
he could not marry This woman; but q Sc
Cret convi5aon still lurked in htr heart that
there was more than mere kindrass i'll GeV!-
frey's feelings for h,r, aud size meant 10
watch them carefully stll.
From TIM to time, Lady Temple glanced
at the varying face before her, and her wo-
mans instinct told her good deal that was
Passing in her fri 1nd's mud. She Knew
now wny Eva had refused C"ptain Lee, anu
She felt sure that it was III yiiIn-that Geoi-
frey did not care for her, except US mere
friend.
.'Do not repent this Eva," she said pro-
senily. Mrs. Elton told me i'll confidence,
becuuse she would not remain in my huu o
for an hour under false pretences. ull
You OILY that you may not misunderstood
her"
II do not think misunderstood her,
replied Eva quietly. Perhaps, on the con-
tr.ry. | understand her better than she ul-
dcratauds herself; and | think the less sAe
sees of Mr. Cnetwynd the better.
',Plcase do not say 30, began Lady Ten
ole but Eva stopped and kissed her.
''No, will not say so, nor anything clso,
to vex YOU; but you are friend OF Mir.
Cnetwynd's and had better watch, for his
sake, that you do not throw him too much
in her way Now We Lad better GO aud
dress for dinner"
They went upstairs together, and paused
for q moment ut the open door of the dress
ing-room appropriated to tile Cecils use.
Godfrey was seated on o low CHAIR, the
child on his knee, leaning against his
shoulder, his little pale face upturued WITH
{. bcaming look of happiness, wnile he drank
in the story of some hunting adventure.
Mrs. Elton was not in the room, and Lady
Temple smiled at her companion Us 80
noticed the fact
"That does not look like seeking him
very much" she said, and then, entering
tie room, she asked Cecil how he was,
almost quite WELL" answered the little
follow, smiling "lts SO nice to have Mr.
Godfrey here again. wish he Lad never
gone away"
Gootfrey laughed to hide sigh.
81 must 60 now, my hit. man. to dress
for dinner, he said, gently pu1uHg the child
on his feet and rising. Good night. Go
TO bed and get up quite well tomorrow,
He stopped and kissed the little pale
flce, and, with word TO Lady Temple, left
the room just as Stbyl entered it; but,
though he stood aside to let her pass he
barely glanced Of her and did not speak,
and Eva felt more charitable. 1t was such q
relief to know that she was married woman
that not only was she bey yond lis reach,
but that he must not love her, and therefore
would not have come to the Abbey if her
suspicious had been correct.
Aud Godfrey, as he slowly dressed for
dinner, was telling himself that he had 70
righ, to be there, aud must mnke an excuse
10 leave as soon as he could. The sound OF
Sibyls voice, the sight OF her lovely face,
gave such exquisite pain and pleasure that
Ill his self-deceit was over, and he knew
at was IN experiment " he muttercd, az
he left his room at has faileu. Next weeI
Ill be of TO Egypt for the winter, and pei
hups 90 on to lldia-anywlere, so that l
escape the thralldom Of her presence. At
auy rate, it shall not be my fault if l go on
LOVING another mans wife. And while
stay here I'll never willingly speak word
to her, or touch her hand, except in COM
non courtesy"
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