The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-22

She made pre<en1e to herseH of being hasy, 6iled dainsily her prssy Ro~u rom contAct with the aooF. and paced she room carefully. FsaeeH faes; a very good length. We might make il to open on the north ccsrsder. should think. Nov for the width"
 I The room was pzneled in . pinky- gray, with brown mouidings. The panels were of all shapes and siies, 90 she was hardly surprised, afser pacing across from the door by which she had entered. to md herself in iron, of a second. The light streamed through it's keyhole and caught her attention She stood irreso. lute for momea,. and then tned one of the two remaining keys, a small steel one. that looked as If 1t might belong to a patent lock the th,sd key was t,ay gold or gilded toy. The door creaked omin- cusly, Lynet.e thought.
 She m,ght as well so oa. however. IL was only a large. hght close, after all Jus, big enough to hold a chair and a table. over which hung portrait An !.
 A portrait. evidently an enlarged and tinted photograph ot a beautiful. smiling woman Tn fantastic dress. looking straight a, Lyne,;e with bold. triumphant, eyes, eyes that she knew too we'll poor ohlld-,he eyes of l.iiy Mildred. She sa, shivering ard eewilderei ln the dusty velvet char, looking a, them ,n return with face of pl,eous inquiry. The table underneath held vase and a large caske, of gold and enamel ot exquisite foreign workmanship
 S,ill To. king into the cruel blue eyes of her tival. Lyueue rose. and mechanically hitting the uny gold key into ihe lock. turned u and raised the lid. \ strong. ueh perfume s;ll hung abou, the quilted saun Inning. Within we;e some few let iers tied with blue ribbon lyne,te touched them with ave, son. and dropped them as he, eyes caugh, some oi the words. sof.wled in an un,id, schoolgirl hand on the mos, gorgeous of no,e-paper. X long, soit lock of red. brown hair lay beneath them and a tiny velvet shoe.
 She looScd ne further. but. closing the floor. crying angrily. misetably. hope lessly. The sun ga, round to her win. dow. and passed II before she could check the storm 0; jealous despair that possessed her. Sae raised herself al las, all tea,-staincd and solcd. and looked a, her pretty slender hand with four cruel little wounds where she had bitten II ,o proven, herself shueking or golag into hys,etics.
 What will lnhn say 7" she thought " lehn car never zee him again. l would die sooner"
 She was not allowed the choice, how. ever and rose weary and spent with pas sion. Lady Mildred sctuel eyes folio scd her ,o the door. She locked Il. and then the door of the bedroom. and slowly and painfully made her way down the dusky stars. Her dress caught somehow. her foot slipped and she fell heavily forward agains, the I.,ung balus,er. It cracked under her weight. gave way. and fell. crashing down some thirty fee, into ihe darkness. while she saved herself by a sudden gerk and grasp al the soundeI par, otthe fa.l. She was not 10 be taken al her rash word. and sick and giddy she crept down the rest of the stars 4 splinter oi wood had torn her hand though she did not notice i,. and the blood dropped on her gown and the handkerchief that held the keys when she stopped 10 pick II up. She sped on to the inhabited part of the house. hoping 10 gain her own room unobserved q "Lyne,ie. Where are you 7. she heard Lola calling Here is John coming home l.ynere
 Lynetie rushed to replace the keys in the bureau. then to her room. where .i.e came tull upon 2s,onlshed Lola ln search of her.
 No wonder Lola opened her fine eyes i-yne,te's pretty blue gown was smuched and blood-spotted. her hair dusty and disheyeled. her cheeks flushed and tear sueaked. Bus Lola had the g,f, of ac- cepting a situation without necdlcss com men,. and when l-yne,,e gasped |" ohn coming. Oh. help me-" instead ef ex- claiming or gong for the maid. she tore of ,he soiled gown and thrus, |, ou, of sight, poured ogt q basinful of water with dash of feau-de-cologne in II. and brushed and knoted up the ieece of light hair tha, fc.l over her shoulders. then placed herself cooliy a, the window to report events
 'l made John ou, with held-glass coming down the hull from the station, !" she sad, |" and Marks dng-cau on the tea;herstonehope road. les, there , John coming ou, of the shrubbery he is taking the short cut.
 Lyne;te finished bathing her face and looked up wildly. What can do 7 Wha, will he say:
 ''iou hat better dress for dinner d, once. sad Lola calmly Le, me ge, your gosn out. The black spanish lace 1. Yes while you do your hair properly lohn IS coming oyer tie held now, and some one after hlm.
 Oh. sho IS |, and where is Mark {: He ough, to osertake lohn"
 ." cant see. A ilock of sheep on the road are rAisIng such cloud Of dust, An there is the cog-oAr, John will De here hrst though
 Oh, look again. Lola. do. Is no ons else coming! said Lyneste clasping her amber necklace in frantic haste.
 Yes; ;he other man. Af. Murga,royd. l know his buff oveTcoa;. He wiil soon ] be up 10 John Ie. me pr, your roses