The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-21

too long-too long to wait and hope. Can you be true, when everything is brought to bear against me? Will you forgets Will the love of today seem but boys idle dream? Shall 1 ever 
 CHAPTER +.
 Mrs. Abbot drove home in her stately carriage thinking deeply. Her mind was tolerably easy. She knew there vas little chance of young mans love living through years of absence and silence. Frank would go into the great world, and gaze sn many fair face during that time :: till the beautiful facs of Millicens Keene flor even Mira Abbot could not gainsay the girl's beauty-would gradually fade iron his thoughts. He would taste the cup of ambition he would zee what power and ambition meant in the world, and would soon laugh to scom his boy ish dream. He would very quickly re- alize the difference between Abbot Of Chewton Hall, and plain Frank Abbot who had to earn the bread to keen a wife, be she ever so charming. In fact, the thoughts of Mrs. Abbot in her car rage and Miss keene on her sofa were almost identical, although the words which expressed them differed.
 Save for one thing, Mrs. Abbot's re- fec,ions were very comforting. The drawback was that she lowered in her own eyes. She had made a mistake, and had been treated with contumely.
 The victory was hers, but she had not won 1t herself It was not her cleverness, but the girls right-mindedness which would bring about the separation. She
 blamed herself for having misread the girls character, and found her hon. est indignation at the imputation that her love tor Frank was influenced by his possessions mortifying to think of. Still, matters had turned out well. She would have the satisfaction of telling her hus- band that, all was or would be at an end that the hope of the Abbots would moi marry nobody's daughter. So busy was she with these thoughts. that she did not nouce, when some three miles outside the smoky town Of Bristol, a horseman approaching. Upon seeing him, her coachman gathered up the reins pre- Paratory to stopping his horses but, as the rider made a negative gesture, he simply touched his hat and drove on while Frank Abbot and his mother passed, neither apparently noticing the other.
 He was handsome young fellow, and without cent to his name might have gwen many wealthy competitor long odds in the race for girls heart. Tail and broad-shouldered-clever face. with deep-set eyes, large chin, and firm lips. ne sat his horse gracefully, looking every inch gentleman and an English man. Not, one would say, the man to win a woman's ieve and throw it aside at the bidding of father or mother. Not the man to do thing hastily and repent the oeed at his leisure. Rather a man. who. when once engaged in a pursuit, would follow 1t steadfastly to the end, whatever that end might be. It was scarcely right that Millicent keene should allow fear to mingie with her grief at the approaching long separation from her lover. She should have looked into that handsome. powerful face and understood that wears would only mould the boys intention into the mans determination.
 Naturally, he was at the presen, mo- ment rather downhearted. His mother. having learned his secret had refused him sympathy or aid. Too we'll he knew she was to be swayed neither by sntreaty nor argument. He was now riding over to Clifton to reiterate his love to Mil!icent and to consult as to fu- 'ure steps. As he passed the carriage. he wondered what had brought his mother in that direction. She had not her intention ct going to the town, nor had she asked for his escort as usual. Could it be possible that she had driven over to visit Millicent? Ifso. he <new 1t boded i'll; so, pricking on as fast IS he could, he reached Clifton just as he girl had grown more calm and lad washed away the traces of her recent ears.
 frank was terribly upset by her recital ,i the events of the morning. Although inc did not repeat the whole conversa- ion, he knew his mother we'll enough te oe able to supply what Millicent passed tightly. The proposed separation was [ to him. In vain he en- reased the girl to reconsider her deter nination. The promise was made, and i Ter pride alone would insure her keen. ng 1t. Of coure Frank vowed, after the | isual manner of lovers, that love would | yrow stronger in absence; and as he l thoroughly believed what he vowed. his | 'ows were very consoling to the girl. He declared he would also go to Australia. marry Millicent, and take to sheep-farm- ng, leaving the paternal acres to shift or themselves. All this and many other .ild things, the young fellow said but he end was sorTowful acquiescence in he separation, tempered by the finn esolve of claiming her in four years ime in spite of any opposition. Having | ettled this, the heir of the Abbots rode tome in open rebellion against his pa ents.
 This they were quite prepared for, and lad like sensible people, made up heir minds to endure his onslaught pas lively. His mother made no reply to his eproaches; his father took no notice of lis implied threats; but both longed for he time to come when Miss Keene would sail to distant shores and the work If suODlz zutinO her yniUht h~c,r