Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-03
LADY MkRGERY.


trembled slightly, and her face grew color
less; but she did no. glance up from her
escritoire where she was writing invitations
upon satiny, perfumed noie-sheets, bearing
the gilded crest of the honorable house OF
Edes.
"Who is he, ny dear = she questioned,
carelessly Of her inlolcn;, Saxon fair hus-
band who louaged near, smoking fragrant
cigarettes.
"a rather nice sort Of fellow, Margery
French, and not very young, You know. !
met him on the Continent last season.
But is no; or list full enough, Garnicri
Of course, ] viii invite him if you wish, but
90 yoa think ii well to ask people here,
about whom we know 50 little, now that
Miriam"
Is a baby yet,n laushingly interrupted
her husband Why, Marge.y, the girl
will not b. out for several srascns: 50 do
not commence to VERY your head abog;
settlements for her. As for this Ngnaux,
. he cares morcTor quiet game of eceris
lhan Tor any pink-faoei girl II CMisten-
dom. Not that I'm 80 particular about il
yitiag him only he i Saying with Creigh-
ton, and can scarcely avoid it."
Very well; az yol say, Of course re,
joined Lady Edes, calmly; nos caring to ex-
cite tie curiosity Of her husband 10y too
r.in.sd an exuibii:pu of dislike TO this
strangers coming.
Though. what are the odds p she ex-
claimed, passionateIy. dashing down hel
pen when Lord Ejes had left the room.
what have TO hope from Isid5r when
+ once he comes Lere and recognises me
And yet a repEieve ever so Slight, is Ike 1
spar TO q drowning wretch"
Again the lady's jewe.el hand moved
rapidEy to and fro over the paper. but
when she had completed the note which
summoned TO her home he Kan who had
I the power 10 dtsolate, she arose and paced
the floor in an agony of dread and despair.
Yet an hour later, when Sic sl, a. iGn-
chccn with the few guests already assem-
! bled. there was no trace upon her haugh'y :
/ face OF the secret buried in her heart; NJ
more than when she stood. handsome. cold,
and proud, before the stranger her husband
introduced with such careless, pleasant
freedom
lady Edcs, allow NE. Monsieur Wig
aaax. have pledged myself to turn hin
/ out one of the be-: cross-ficld riders II the
! district
All. madam, Lord Edes has been prom
isinr me all manner Of sports and plea
sures, but he has nc; painted She half
/ What delight, indeed, couldco2l?arc with
being the guest Of s. charming hos'essi
and the Frenchman bowed gsilan'ly.
Yet uot the most to5ssyvant watcher coalI
have detected that these t~o had n.e5 be
fore.
Oaly Lady MarEery knew that those keen
h-iMant eyes held a snecrinS consciousness
within their depth Of days when their owne
mad not been wont tp gree; Glrnier Edes'
wife as he greeted her now.
Bu, she did not quail before this c"n
seriousness.
No matter that the cloud o7crShadoTins
iher grew blacacr and more threatening; sh'
would meet her fate proud to the last.
and this naughty spirit IsidoT NlSnan'
admired.
Knowing to the full his power over TIN
woman he liked &c feel how lie could tortur
her: how utterly from her high and hither;'
happv position he could d.s'l;Toae AMI &C
grade ler.
And watching her. lie detected The a'iec
ton and the fear, Ia color ani the pa'io'
/ that came to her eyes and face a. with th
bringing in OF the dessert. fairy figure
. with eyes blue As 4 sunshiny sky, iiitte'
into the room.
..Ah. al. she loves this creaiure-h'
child it must be. Well, it is pretty thing
but not to be compared to her dark, proud
passionate self
Yet Vignaux kept lis gaze upol Mlfia-
and registered a vow concerning her.
| Did Lady Edes fathom Ills thoughts.
Certainly the girl was seldom to he see
after that day.
The Frenchmaa merely smiled as h
noted tine fact.
He was in high favor with the guests an
anioved the spirits.
=, II seemed that he could well dizpens
with making himself agreeable TO baby
faced schoolgirl.
He even did 10: often pu, himself |
dire,.t association with the dark eyed hos
eys who treated him with unfaihomabl
careless pride.
And Lady Edes:
! She endured each days suspense withoi
tho slightest betrayal ofits exquisite tortur
vignaux conld not discover that 81
u-ritbed under his most exalted or inslnua
! ing oamplemenis
And who should guess, who could kno
of the litter night vigils she kept, when 81
stoIe softly from her dressing room to sht
bo, heart broken tears at lliriam's bedsld
or 10 bend above her husbands unconseiol
form in an agony of dea,hless and dreadii
I rva,