Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-10

flushed 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 | dare
say you know rs much about them as Oar
rell does. Rough speech and manners
don't always near bad heart, any more
than suayity and smooth words mean a
| good one.'
| lima said 10 more, but descended with
| her cousin TO the morning-room. The girl
| went over to her aunt, and watched from
beneath her sweeping lashes the meeting
| between Roland Sabine and Sir Philip BAR
| rell. What difference there was be.
| tween them! Roland seemed to belong to
another and lower order OF beings than the
man Of whom lie had spoken with hardly
yelled contempt.
"You arc u good deal altered from
what l saw you last, Sabine" said Sir
Philip surveying his host. "You were not
much more than boy then; aud, though
l should have known you at once, that for
est OF hair about your face makes I'm i'm
mcnsc change in YOU"
"Therc is little difference in YOU" &c.
piled Roland, laughing. "You look a bit
older, bnt not much; and when YOU are
forty,you won't look older than YOU do now.'
"Maybe not" said Sir Philip, with .
hall-smile, as he resumed his seat.
Something in the look and tone gave III.
ma the clue TO the thought--''IIow should
look older in ten years? Time stands
still in the grave" The girl felt some
thing like terror come over her. Was
there, after all, some truth in curse
which seemed to have influenced the
whole life Of II man so unlikely to yield to
mere superstition as Sir Philip Darrell?
''Sir Philip" said MIS-. Sabine, turning
TO her son, "lias kindly asked us AL to the
Court on Friday, with aunt Rachael and
lima"
al shall be delighted" returned Ro-
land.
"And," added sir Philip, 81 want to
make up riding party, while the fine
weather lasts. Do you know any ono YOU
would care to ask to join us:"
Roland shook his head.
ono, newcomers are scarce in these
parts. lima is the first for twenty years
at least; and the last before her were only
farmers"
china will join us" said Sir Philip,
using the christian name quite inadyert-
ently-probably merely catching it from
Roland, possibly from subtle instinct TO
try to think Of her rs 'only child"
But Roland did not like the dropping of
the formal title. Wild and chiIdlike as
lima was, she was not Young enough to be
treated with such freedom on the strength
OF a mornings acquaintance, especially by
so young man rs sir Philip Darrell. Sir
Philip could read what was passing in Ko-
Il f..I TO-. -
from his obseryant cyes--but he
gave not the slightest sign OF having no.
ticed reseptmcnt which he haughtily
"deucedly COOL"
There was an awkward pause for few
seconds after Sir Philips words; for ev-
cry one knew that lima had no means Of
carrying out her promise. Mrs. Sabine
glanced up at lima, and the girl nodded
''Sir Philip is so kind as 10 give me
she said; and rs she spoke quick
heavy frown crossed Roland's brow.
''Oh, then, you can rider" he observed
hastily.
"Why, Of course, replied lima, while
Sir Philip Darrell half smiled; "if could
not ride should be thrown"
81 am afraid you would" said Sir Phil
Up. al don't think there is very quiet
horse in my stables"
"lou must take care lima" and Mrs.
Sabine looked anxiously at her niece.
81 will look after her, mother" said Ro-
land quickly; But lima shook her head.
''Thanks, Roland; l don't need COACH
ing. am as much at home on horseback
rs on my feet"
Scan you jump!"
Nes," opening wide her great clear
nyes-"gates, ditches-anything. I'll try
conclusions with YOU"
, y oure confident, Miss America. Do
you challenge all creation:"
'No, only you. / shouldn't have a
chance with Sir Philip"
GLOW do you know that!" asked Oar.
rell, while Roland bit his lip hard.
"rhey told me you were crack rider;
aud could see by the way you rode this
morning that you were like Mexican in
The saddle. And then see what "a superb
horse you have"
.'Roland rides twelve stone" observed
Rose; $50 he has much more TO carry than
Sir Philip"
Twelve stone against something under
'nc,' said Sir Philip, laughing as he glanc-
ri from Rolands stalwart frame TO Ilma's
ragile-loOking figure. II should think if
, good breeze caught you, lima, You would
DC blown away"
"We'll prove that oil the Fells," return
ID lima, laughing too, as they all did; but
Roland little liked that there should be in |
10 short time so good an understanding |
between Sir Philip Darrell and lovely IL |
ma Costello.
Mrs. Sabine looked from Sir Philips |
striking features to Rolands, and then to
-lma's exquisite face. aud then she said to |
lcrsclC--
"IIeaven avert that Darrell should think
90 much of the child, or she of him! And |
'et he is but human, and she not oven
fraid."
The mother noted too how her son |
watched lima and listened to her voice,
nd her heaEt sank. Were the two men |
'qual in worldly fortune, or Roland the
lie would have no chance of win.
ling young girls affection against Sir
Philip, even if the latter should make no
deliberate attempt TO conquer.
The visitors were asked TO stop TO lunch
son, but Sir Philip declined, having prom
sed TO sec Miss Durnlord again before he
returned to the Court; and the best part I
Of the afternoon, lie added, would be taken
up with accounts. lima could not stay, |
because, she said with sigh, aunt Rachel /
wanted to take her to call on the Rector; |
and she was sorry for this, but glad of the |
good excuse for going. She would rather |
be with Sir Philip Darrell.
Roland asked to accompany them to see !
and Rose included herself in the
party. lima ran races across the grounds
with Rotand's big black retriever, and did !
not join the others till they reached. the
Grange, when she came up with her hat
of and her pale checks like the sunny side
of a nnnnlI