The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-01

mo, not 8OOu, Dut Il nave certhin
sort Of affection for YOU Well, what do
you say to my offsrY Do you acceptp"
"No, my Lord, 1 decline. / shall be
strong enough to fight through with
this buslnefs; but should never find
sufficient courage to keep far away from
her."
"Go your ewn foolish way" said the
Earl, petular.ly. "Do as you like"
added the Ea,l, swapping up his hat
"and go to the deucel''
Perhaps that is good advice, my
lord" said Webber, "and the sooner
go the better Will you take my arm,
my lordY"
Not q word was said by either as they
went down stairs; but the nobleman
parted from his godson In very kind
and even touching manner, when the
old lord had been helped into his car
riage.
81 like him better than 1 thought l
did" said old Lord Arlington, to him
self. II wish"
Here the voice stopped.
And throughout that day his lord
ships servants found their master very
trying.
n
About this time, a man, still young,
and of very distinguished appearance,
might have been seen almost every day,
towards six in the evening, gravely
purchasing bouquet, at the end shop
in the avenue of Covent Garden Market.
The bouquet being wrapped in blue
paper, the purchaser took 1t up carefully,
and then walked away-always in one
direction.
The individual who so watched would
have also had the opportunity of re-
marking that this gentleman was closely
followed by small, frail, and far from
good. looking man, who followed the
first about twenty PAGES off, and who
did so until he turned up the passage
leading from Birdcage Walk.
At this point he continued on, past
several houses, where he let himself in
at garden gate, which he closed after
him. He then entered the house by the
back door.
And these proceedings taking place in
February, it need not be said that it was
dark, when both men entered the same
house-the one by the front door, the
second lone half minute after him) by
the garden entrance.
The first man entered brilliant draw
ing-room, where was seated q beautiful
woman, who received him with smile.
The second man, with noiseless step,
stole up the staircase, opened the door
window on the first landing, thus reach
ed balcony, and crept along until he
was hidden amidst the shrubs with
which the wide, long balcony was filled.
From this point he could see into the
back drawing room, where the beautiful
woman was always seated waiting for
her visitor.
A brilliant fire blazed cheerfully, and
the scene was lit by great lamp.
These persons were, as the reader
knows already, Austin Sivory, Margaret
Mayter and Paul Webber.
Austin and Margaret sat near each
other.
She was still in deep mourning but
close examination of her toilet would
have shown that faint attempts had
been made to modify the severity of the
costume, while Margaret's very beautiful
black hair was not worn so plainly as
when first she was introduced to the
reader. On the particular night at
which we have now arrived, a sprig of
white lilac lay in her hair, it was Austin
who had brought that lovely flower.
"Dare believe you ?" said Margaret,
continuing conversation already COM
menced with Austin. "Dare L give
implicit faith to your oaths9 Do not
all men believe that promise made to
woman is not bindingp have already
been the victim of a lovers treason"
1t was impossible that Margaret could
avoid admiring this man, whose almost
feminine delicacy but enhanced his
manliness.
She did not perceive that Austin had
drawn nearer to her-that even one of
his hands touched hers as it rested on
the sofa, neither was she surprised as
Sivory said:
81 love you'll love you with the
whole force of my life Have pity on
mel am dying because 1 see you
daily, and that 1 dare not press you to
my heart Am to die or live?
"Live."
From his hiding place Webber uttered