The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-12


dark, bright-eyed youth, john Lang Ion
Ornie.
Mark bert over bis wife in her dowly
baske. nett. Lynette sprsng forward into
the embrace OF two rough, blue-cloth Goa cd
srmes, and pretty Lsdy Mildred looked down
on them all from her canvas with her lsa-
gushing blue eyes, world of cynical me ~
ing in the eternal simper of her psinset
lirs.
Mr.. and Mrs. LsngdOn Orms wore
home. The h,g fOsted from tho keep o
0fmescliffe Castle proclaimed the fact to q
gIstIfled county. Daring Johns long minori-
" the place bad been lot to an unpopular.
disreputsble family, whose departure was
| viewed with much content, giving place 50
they did to bright, genial young couple,
with light hearts and a pocketful OF money
TO spend between them. They soon hit on =
very prOmi-ing way Of Riding themselves Of
portion Of their burden OF riches Ormes-
clife Castle was o wonderful and imposing
structure, once stronghold of some import
snce. then y priory, and lastly the re.idenca
Of fine old English gentleman WITH taste
for classic sIchitt cture and Italian gardens
There Was megnifcoD. opening for artistic
restoration, the only difficulty being whore
to begin. By wsy OF practical commence
meDt they hsVe turned IA eminent London
architect MurgstToyd. Il A.. a recognized
authority on medic val arI) loose in the great
bsnqaeting hsll-a sort OF apartment suited
for & coronation or an agricultural show,
hardly for the daily needs ofsn English gen
tlemsns household.
SIN afraid it will take ST. our lives snd
all our money before it can be finished"
John admitted. "In fact, Lyneste thinks
we had better stop and begin with tina rooms
We really want at once. Lynette is always
so practicle and prudent"
Lois was accustomed to beng the recipient
Of simIlsr remarks from one or tho other OF
the devoted young couple, so she merely
sigEifed assent and he sot off sgsin.
'She locked go handsome, too, last night,
didn't she2 Not q woman TO compare with
her. OLD Billy Bilberry said 90. The best
dancer, and out-snd-out the prsttiest w0-
msn. L heard him-I beg your pardon,
Lola, Of course, you were there, but you
know Lynette ID younger, snd-and-"
johns sentence trailed of lamely, but Lola
YVES 10 whit discounted.
LORD Bilbarry is an old noodle, and rs
b'iRd you are, John. Lady Muriel
Banks and are both better looking than
Lynette, and / was immessufsbly the best
dressed of the three. It would have been q
want OF proper feeling on your part to have
noticed it, though
John looked ubconvinced. He went on;
II came 70 ask you great favor. am
obliged to go up TO town to-day, A man
mas "A schooner yacht 70 sell, and perhaps
Lyne.te may like i. better than the Pre-
cices. Won't you 20 to 0rmescliffa sad
keep her c. mpany2 WANTED her 70 come
here, but she wouldn't, and can't bear TO
think of her all alone up there?p
tsNaFV we'll - Mira Eaafha~skopO.
"but when am / 10 go, and how long am l
10 siay7"
II haven't told her. lest che should build
upon it and be disappointed; but L mean to
try and get back 10 dinner Don't tell her
her so, Tor / might not manage it. 1t not,
III oome by the early train to morrow"
Lola. eyes gieAmed with lazy amuse-
neht.
I'll take to rsise no false hopes" she
said. "Must you go nowf Good-by."
She watched him ride away down the
long bo6ch avenue, made some necessary
arrangements for her day and nights sb-
seLcs from homo, wrote line to Mark, bid
ding him join her st Ormesclife, and was
dressing for her drive there, when she be-
held pair Of pretty chestnut ponies trotting
briskly up TO the house, driven by slight
blue figure in rather reckless fashion. Two
minutes later Lynette tripped in.
Coming to me, were your That's very
his wish is law to me, and that of course |
should come here, rs be suggested it,
"H hstever you both ike BEST" ssid Lola
seTerely submitting, as usual, to be the
stuttlececk Of this inpulsiVe young couples
arrangements.
We'll, IS you are ready, come along, and
I'll drive you," Lynette decided, snd they
started. Lynetto had certainly improved
with marriage, grown rounder and softer in
outline, plscider in manner and gentler in
speech. Eat to-day there was = rallied look
on her face snd sharp tone in her voice
that made Lois look 3. her once or twice
during the drive in mild interrogation.
FeatherstOnehOpe lay in wooded valley
sunny ard sheltered Ormesciiffe Castle on
the bill above it, looking seswsrd. Beneath
1t lay St. Brides Haven, with 3 tiny aeet of
red-sAiled fishing vessels dancing on the
waters just outside, and Lynst!eS graceful
yswl, the Precioes, moored alongside 4 little
rocky pier, from which Eight of rough
steps climbed up the face Of the elid to the
castle. One horn Of the httle bay was form
ed By low hesdland, on which stood St.
Brides Church, long ago disused, but con-
tanning the burying places of most of the old
hlOunu. 4n5 Dt6N ITeE n hIG
keen ss Lynette's ponies trotted up tho ss-
cent II at curved round the hill, giving con-
stsntly charging views of the mighty walls
and towers above. Finally, it led direc. to
the obnoxious south front, with It's pillayed
I pcrtico and terrace. Lynette eyed the range
! Of windows, sll OF a size and one third blank,
with their striped blinds. and gersniums in
he vsses. that decorated the terrace balus-
/ hsdo with high dhfsvor.
"Isnt il hideously cockney2 Think OF hav-
| ing TO live day longer than ono can help in
q pls CO like that Only 1t for kitchens and
J servants rooms"
! "You sre very comfortably lodged there ]
I think" isid Lola; "and believe the Caring
/ hams made the rooms lock very handsome;
but, of courts, we neycr saw the place In their
time"
"Whst did they do 70 be sent to Coventry
by every oro?D Lynctts s.ked, carelessly
Everything" replied L,ls, empha.ically
"Ihe men were disreputable, but the women
we're worse, and Lady Mildred wanted Il
| cultivate theml Fancy Marks fselings I'm
glad he never gave into 2"
LyEette dropped the subject. He'
! thoughts were evidently precccupied, snc
disBgreeably so. Lola good nstureily did
Der lsnguid beat 10 divert her, but in vain
She suggested q walk. Lynette was tired
That they should pay some calls after lunch
con. Lynetto didn't care 10 20 without