Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-03

poor house also. You will hear some dis
mai stories of the cavaliers and ladies YOU
will see in the picture-galery. We have
always been turbulent set, and"
He stopped abruptly, aud added, turning
to Miss Durnford, "Perhaps you would
kindly let me know in a day or two, what
day would suit you---all days are alike to
me-"
"But indeed, Sir Philip, you must not
make me fix day" was the reply.
"You will, am sure; IL would be so
kind of you"-and he spoke in his most
winning manner. "Thanks. One of the
gardeners has been raying over some rare
exotics. l forgot what he called them
You must please choose as many Of them
as you like. / remember your old weak
ness for out-of-the-way flowers"
"You left orders with your head gar
dener for my fancy to be gratiiied," said
the old lady. "No, no, Sir Philip; can.
not encroach any more on your kindness.
Why L have whole range OF flowers that
are admired by all which came from your
het-housesv
"Haye you! l am so glad. l wish you
had dollhouse full. / must see to 1.-THE
more the merrier. Why should the fiow-
ers waste their sweetness on the desert
air?"
There were tears In Miss Durnford's
eyes rs she thanked her guest; but more
than one cause made the tears rise. 1t
was not that in any case Sir Philip would
not have been equally lavish; but there
always seemed lack of that interest
in anything belonging to him which u
man would feel In what he looked TO ELL
Joy for lifetime; lie always spoke as a
mere wsnderer through this brief exist
ence. There was always that under-cur-
rent of feeling which, put into words,
would have been, ''What are these things
to me? have no hold on them. l do not
care for them; let me give them while
they are mine to giye.'
"Would any day this week suit you, Sir
Philip" asked Miss Durniord, rising from
the table.
"Certainly, and the earlier the better
for my pleasure, | mean, not my conven-
ience."
"Friday!" Darrell bowed.
"Then," he said, ~ will call at the
mind the forenoon---but will they have
breakfasted?"
"Oh, yesw
will walk up, if you will allow me to
leave Hassan with you little longer"
"With the greatest pleasure; and hope
you will give us some more OF your compa-
ny when you return for him.
cit is very good of you TO, tolerate such
a scapegrace as am" replied DARRELL
"I shall be most happy"
lima had intended to run over to the
| Larches that morning, having been re-
quested TO do so by her cousins; but now
she must give that up, rs she could not in
trude on Sir Philip--it would he rude,
though she was sure he would not mind
Miss Durnlord however wnO was u wo-
man OF great common sense, came to the
your cheeks, though they would not last,
suppose
lima smiled; but she did not choose to
say that she could not ENJOY that pastime,
as her aunt did not keep riding horses, and
her cousins had only those which they
themselves rode. Sir Philip however di-
yhled the position at once, and added
"But perhaps your cousins have no spare
horse?"
"They have not, know" answered II.
ma; "but dare say my uncle would let
me have one il asked him."
"That would never do; all the good
weather will be gone before you can hear
from Canada. You must let me give you
a mount. Don't deny me; 1t would be
such pleasure; and there are beautiful
horses in my stables eating their heads of,
MS the grooms say. You shall make your
choice on Friday"
"You won't let me refuse. Then how
shall / thank your" said the girl. al
shall go just wild to be on horseback
again"
"'Just Wild you Americana laughed
Sir Philip, hiding deep feeling under .
light tone. Dwell, you have thanked Inc
for what is, after all, selfish act"
"You mean because you like to give en-
joyment? But that isn't selfish" returned
lima; for selfish people don't have pleas
ure in other peoples happiness"
"Ah, you are metaphysical! We must
dismiss the subject" said Sir Philip
quickly, and, with some embarrassment,
which lima was delighted to perceive;
for Sir Philip, she felt certain was not ca
silly dislodged from his citadel Of self-pos-
session.
Dark Darrell, with all his courtliness,
was the reverse of q ceremonious person.
age; and so he followed Ilma's lead up
the terrace-steps and presented himself
through the open window of the morning.
room before the astonished Sabines.
They were all there except Roland, in
search of whom lima instantly sped away,
and they greeted Sir Philip warmly. He
speedily explained how lima came to be
with him, and in what manner he had been
introduced to her.
Meanwhile lima had found Roland bust
ly engaged in the repair of some fishing.
tackle in his study, il an apartment only
devoted TO sporting literature and nipple.
ments deserved the name; he looked up,
and his whole face frightened as his beau
tiful young cousin fastened to his side.
dwell catamount," said Roland, taxing
her hand and kissing her, "were you sent
for me, or did you come Of your own 40.
cord?"
"Of my own accord though l have
come to,fetch you to see---whom do you
Think Dark Darrell himself!'
"He here" said Roland in tone that
did not betray much pleasure.
eyes; and he came with me. lie break
tasted with us this morning, and Roland"
added lima, tossing up her hat and CATCH
ing 1t; 'he is just the incest fellow 1 ever
met"
"Oh, of course ~ said Roland, laughing;
but the laugh, lima thought, sounded
forced. sGirls are bound to worship .
man who looks like picture, though he
doesn't do much more in the world than
IL he were y picture. He might be the
foreigner he looks for all that he Is among
his own tenants or cares about them"
"That's not my business" and lima
flushed a little--thc girl was quick-tem-
pered, and ever ready to resent injustice.
81 don't think Cumberland peasants are
very nice people"
"You don't know anything about them,
my dear" said Roland; "though 1 dare
say you know as much about them as Oar
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