The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-20

talns to tall, aud advanced towards him.
The western sunbcams shone upon thu
sparkling diamond, aud upon the hair o
dead gold. lie trembled AS She drew neal
him, as he had never trembled before any
human bring yet.
She bowed TO him with proud dainty
grace. He had wondered If she would of
Ter him one Of her white jewelled hands
and he found himself wondering also If he
should die Of JOY when he touched 1t. But
the wonder was all vain. She glanced
calmly at him, and she smiled slowly. lie
wondered again what She would say OF
do--if she were cosnizant OF the mad pas
sion that was slowly creeping over him.
"lou are Mr.. Vibart," cue said, and
the music Of her voice struck his dazed
senses with fresh wonder. "Uaye you
seen Lord AudleyV
He never remembered how lie answered
hei. 10 him il was as though he had
passed through 3 furnace. His brain
seemed 10 burn, his heart beat fast, and he
| could have cried aloud from the yeheInenee
Of his emotions.
| She saw and understood. She was too
much accustomed TO the effect Of her beau
ty. Men succumbed at one glance from
her eyes or ut one smile from her lovely
lips. That this young "profcssionaN man
who was not Of her world Al all--should
yield at once, was less than nothing 10
her.
twssa relief, yet pain, TO him when
Lord Audley entered the room with sew
sral ladies and gentlemen. Nane WAS IN.
troduced 10 each, and each one had some.
Ii. a IN l.tl
Colonel Gordon was delighted with him,
and kept MIN IN earnest conversation un-
til the dlnner.beIl rang. Nahe turned
aside his head Nnen the Lady Llllas passed
Oy him; for he said TO himself that anoth-
er look al her would Dind him, II he
wished to collect hIs senses and converse
with any show oil reason, ne must not look
again upon that most beautiful face. lie
never remembered afterwards now the
dinner passed. hc Deard ~ times the
sound OF low sllycrt laughter and the muir
muir OF a sweet VOICE. ne Jared not raise
h,s eyes totne Ear's daughter. Her beau
ty dazZicd HIM a. ala the isht OF the sun.
once or twice he caught glimpse oi the
dcad.gold hair and the sparkling gems
Then he did his best TO keep his attention
HSeO Oh Wuit tHt toloHei was taNlHE 10
him.
Afterwards, when he had gone with the
Colonel on TO the terrace to enjoy cigar,
Vane said suddenly TO him
al did not know that Lord Audley had
a daughter"
"Did you not;' laughed the Colonel
Then you are about the only young man
OF position in England who does not know
it, Lady Lilias Audley is the queen Of
the fashionable world"
She is very beautiful" said Vane, in .
dreamy musing tone.
Every beautiful, very accomplished,
very wealthy, and perfect in grace and
manners; and she is the proudest girl in
England"
1.-THE proudest girl in England" repeat
ed Vane slowly.
"Ies-I should say the very proudest.
She has a most serene and graceful fashion
OF looking over the heads Of people as 1t
were, and Of never seeing anything or any
one whom She does not care to see. She
has refused more offers, should say, than
any other girl in England. admire her
proud naughty manner myself"
at must be very unpleasant for those
whom she don't care to see" replied Vane. |.
And he wondered whether she would +.
"see" him in the sense in which Colonel
Gordon used the word.