The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-18
LADY MARGERY..

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lsldor Vignauxl" Lady Margcry' hand
trcmbled slightly, and her face grow color
less; but 81, did not glance up from her
escritoire where she was writing invitations
upon satiny, perfumed notc-shccts, bearing
the gildcd crest Of the honorable house OF
Edcs i;tf EIt E1Tg ~t r1f
WHO is he, my dear ?'' she questioned
carelessly of her indolent, Saxon fair hus:
band who loungcd near, smoking fragrant
cigercttcs e,...re--, ,s,or..s.., ,-.
"a rather nice sort Of fellow, Margcry
French, and not very young, you know. !
met him on the Continent last season.
''But is not ,orr list full enough, Garnicr2
or CURSE, / will invite himif you wish, but
do you think it well to ask people here,
about whom we know so little, now that
MiriA r." ..'' ..'" wy
SIS a baby yet" laughingly interrupted
her husband. .."Why, Margery, the girl
will not be out for several seasons; SO do
not commence to worry your head about
settlcments"fs her. AS for this YigpauM,
he cares more for quiet game of ccuytc
than for any pink-faced girl in Chlistcn-
dom. Not that Pm so particular about in
viting him only he is staying with Creigh-
ton, and l can scarcely avoid it," r.!
'Vory well as you say, of COURSE" re.
joined nady Edes;B ;Bcahnly; not caring 70 ex-
cite the curiosity of her husband by too
pointed an, exhibition Of disliko[ to! this
strangers coming.
"Though, what are tho odds7" shc OK
claimed, passionately, dashing down 5hor
pen when Lord Edes had loft the, room.
"What have to hopo from Isidor when
once he comes here and recognises me q
And yet rcprieve ever 80 slight, is like q
spar to drowning wretch"
Again the lady's jewcled hand moved
rapidly to and fro over tho paper. But
when she had completed the note which
summoned to her homo the man who had
the power to d.solate, she arose and paced
the floor in on agony Of dread aud despair
Yet an hour later, when she sat at rlun-
cheon with the few guests already assem-
blcd, there was no trace upon her naughty
face of the secret buried in her; heart; no
more than when slio stood. handsome cold,
and proud, before the stranger her husband
introduced with such careless, pleasant
freedom .faDIi ~ u.S H y
'Lady Elos, allow mo. Monsieur Wig
naux. have pledged myself to turn him
out one Of tho best cross-leld riders in the
district" T'it>.'A ;, k"2' ~ ~
''Ah, madam, Lord Edes has been prom
ising me all manner, of sports and plea
surcs, but lie has pot painted the half.
What delight, indeed, couldcompare with
being the guest of 80 charming hostess9"
and the Frenchman bowed gallantly. f,A
Yet not the most obscrvant watcher could
have detected that these two had met be-
fore. l.t,s@.4T ,lysEi.~ jsst AI
Only Lady Margcry know that those keen
brilliant eyes hold sncering consciousness
withintheir depth Of days when their owner
had not been wont to greet GARNER Edcs's
wife as he greeted her now.
But she did rot not qugl before this COM
sciousncss.
No matter that the cloud ovorshadowing
her grew blacker and moro threatening she
would meet her fate proud to the last.
And this naughty spirit 'IsidoF Vighh,x
admired.
knowing to the full his power over this
woman he liked to feel how he could torture
her; how utterly from, her high and hitherto
happy position he could disthrone and de-
grade her.
A,nd,watching Ket, he detected thee' afec-
ton and the fear, the colot and the; psllor.
that came To lief dyes and face as, With tho
bringing in OF tho dessert, fairy figure,
with eyes blue as sunshiny sky, fitted
ilto the room.
'.Ah, all, sle loves this creaturc--yhis
child 1t must be. We'll, 1t is pretty thing; |;
but not to be compared to her dark, proud
passionate SELF
Yet Yignaux kept his gaze upon Miriam,
and registered Q vow concerning her. !,
8 Did Lady Edes fathoin his thougllts7 {,
Certainly the girl wAs seldom to be seen
/ after that day. s5S II, +, s
The Frenchman merely sniled as he
noted the fact.
He was in high favor with the guests and
enjoyed the splrits.
It seemed that. he could well dispense
with making himself agreeable to 4 baby.
faced schoolgitl., n itl !S.S 1,55
He even did not often put himself in
direct associatio with tho dark eyed host
GA who treated him with unfathomable
4 careless pride. 5ss,, s3 81
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