The news., 1884-08-12
A Dangerous Game.
By THE AUTHOR or MY DEAREST HEART" !"

By THE AUTHOR OF MY DEAREST HEART"
1T IS quite uue," l answered slowly. 81
have met your nephew. asked you, sir, If
you had any commands to give me for my
conduct outside your rooms, and you said
not. am engaged to Gilbert
'.And is that all you have to say?" he
jerked out
Except that have acted with no inten-
| ton of dis0beying you, that, If you are an
CRY, am very, very sorry; and know Gill
bert will be even more SOL
'sWhy should he care? Do you suppose
he thinks / am likely to forgive him his own
sins? Does he expect to get my money yet?''
II am quite sure he does not"
"And you were not deiuding yourself with
the notion that you would be the mistress OF
the Grange, suppose%
! IF Gilbert had been your heir" / said.
'ftw0uld never have happened. should
not have met him, and you would have had
the right to see that he pleased you in what
| he did"
You think have not that right now?"
'sYou cast him off, Mr.. Gascoigne, and re-
fused even to hear his name, and he had
acted independently of your wishes, but
your heir, he would have been above me in
position, and would never have had it said
that ] had married him for that position,
gether."
"As circumstances, suppose, did now?''
he said shrewdly.
/ let it pass. The circumstances could
not, for the sake of Annis, explain.
IF | have seemed to disobey or deceive
| you," said, 4 ask your pardon; but you
left me free and you left him free"
And how long did you mean to keep up
| the deception?'
Il should have told you yesterday, as soon
as was engaged, If had been able. Gil
bert was anxious that you should know at
once, and it was against my wishes that
stayed night in the Grange knowingly
keeping the truth from YOU"
when do you mean to get married-on
nothing, presume?'
Colbert has his professor. | have my
home, in the meantime"
''You propose to go home at once, sup
poser" Yes" / replied.
II don't see,n said the old man testify,
'swhy / should be inconvenienced in that
way. shall desire you to remain until l
find some one to take your place; at least,
you must give proper notice. Our arrange
ment was a purely business one; sentiment
ally, am aware my feelings are of no con-
sequence. Since the young gentleman is
not my heir, they cannot and do not claim
to be considered by either of you, of course" !"
''They can and always will be, sir Gil
bert is your nephew; no quarrel can alter
that. And hearts are truer than gOld.'
| Hilda gave forced sarcastic lauuh Her
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,.ea.a 'i.o anu naso nsa.u
an admission ~ tha facts ~, h. ,re
mated have no mower. oyar M na,atv ~.
Won intend To act strictly ,,,,on orr busi-
ness relationsbin with Won and as ragarls
nv nenhew. having nothinp further Ia cnt
| him off from. T can do nothing You will mn
derstand-and he had also better understand
| that Won stay at the GRANGE to fnlfil vour
| engagement with me. which was entered in
| to before your engagement with him. and
that | shall certainly not leave him farth-
| ing when die. Nothing | possess will be
| left to eitneF. of my nephews. Now IS there
anything further Hilda, you would like me
to say?''
Il should -carcely have expected" said
Hilda calmly, sthat you would have cared
TO keep IN yourNouse one who has behaved
IN this manner. y
very GOOD, Fe answered. 'Ihat Is my
Joa a'. ,ror,, a. p, -s,sS why nas
satisfaction "a NV sscreta~ " s oda Sl.',o r
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fayent fer ' view % Of tha ~ case snvth;ng | elsa na
Hildag,
.sNothing.n
"Haye Won any questions TO ask Gwendo-
lineY,
.None,, cold cwordo,;ro s,,aol,;nr eor
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ssThan NV daars vo,, ca, or aclr 10 xso,r
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sl,alspi en IN nc, SioeNs' ;. nus ses lo. iuliy
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