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been Allan who had written! He would

Allan, indeed she retorted with as
much dlsdain as though that gentleman
had been the chimney sweeps assistant.
"Allen Bertram thinks far too much about
him eli ever to make q decent husband.
Besides, il is very well for you to suggest
him to m. ism j., when YOU know all
the time that Oh, 10 her--who's that
at tn door again! Come in, do
Au ino1ensive looking housemaid APP
pcarel, followed by woman bearing a
brown paper parcel
Mrs. Dacres. ma am, Ann announced.
'She has brought you new dress TO try
on.
With smile Angel made her escape,
conscious of secret feeling Of gratitica-
/ ton that size was not doomed to stand in
Mrs. Dacre cnmmodious shoes during
the next half-hour
An unsettl d, uncomfortable dav enough
that Tuesday seemed to Angel. The
whole OF her life appeared to have been
upse b, those few words which Caryl had
spoken in the morning. added to which
discussions as to his outfit. his time of
| departure. and his prospects served to
increase the ceiling Of unreality which
WAS upp rmOst in the girls mind. Even
| Odeyne was not quite the same as she
had been before, although her strange
love affair dwinded into insignifcance
beside Caryl's departure. When had lie
not been he light of his home? Angel
wondered; yet in few days the yicarage
| would know him no more.
81 must 60 and tell Mr.. EowtOn what
has been arranged announced Caryl,
during luncheon. ale has been very
good in leaving me free TO fall in with
any o1er of Sir Godfrey S, but. now that
mat ers are settled, he ought to know at
once. Afterwards perhaps may walk TO
Hull. There are one or two things which
| must see about there without delay
30 lie went off as soon a the meal was
concluded; AMI, when six OclOck-,he
| vicarage dinner hour-had cone and gone
he lad not returned.
III ne in the darkness in her own bed
room sat Odeyne that evening. once again
dreaming OF the future, as well as of that
one obstacle which stood between herself
and the destiny which she felt might
Otherwise have been pleasant TO her.
Up from the drawing TO m there came
by-and-by the sounds Of music and sing
ing. Angel was irving over some new
| songs which had been sent from ondon
a few days before. After time there
was a Ri z at the front door bell. and the
sound of voices I'm the hall, whereupon
the sing ng ceasei. and the DRAWN groom
door opened, and then c'osed again.
Caryl come back. supp 81, the girl
/ murmuied 10 herself rather YEARLY.
''IlOw / wish that were man-hOw /
wish -
The M sic had begun again. Angel
was playing the prelude to very old song
this time, and the next moment the words
rang out in cultivated tenor voice
"Cl. my loves Ike a red, rcd rose
That's newly sprung in June!'
At the first syllable Odeyne rose sud.
denly to her feet. 1t had not been Caryl
| then who had entered lie never sang
| like that, with the power and sweetness
which drew tears now to the unseen listen
or S eyes--np one but Allen Bertram had
that clear enunciation, which carried
| every separate sound 10 those attentive
! ears. he could ain { see him standing
beside Angel, bending down towards her,
wat hing each change o. expression upon
| her face.
! There was a certain secret which Angel
! herself had never guessed, but TO which
of late-now that the knowledge could
not aid her-Odcyne had become as keen
| ly alive as was Alan hims Ii. The baro-
! daaghter. This fac. however had not
/ in any way prevented Allan from. irting
with o:her Girls Odeyne's heart hal
been as deilc a,ely stolen as though its
| possession had been the one necessity of
the young mans istence lie alone
! ha | gained the power to touch her feel
( ings and quicken tie coUrsing OF the
/ hlooi through her veins, and he alone had
/ despised her afiec ion.
| With trem ling fingers Odeyne struck
match and lighted a candle. She was
/ shivering with cold. but qui uncOn
| sciO sly; all that she under. to ID was that
! she could no; remain there with that hor
rible feeling of being on side everything
weighing her down. and with the image
Il Aliens face Lefo:e her eyes; so she
combed her 10 civ hair into something
/ like or,.er. bathcd her cheeks and went
down stairs.
~ has cen showing hard for the past
! three hours or more Allan was remark
ing rs she opened the ,iOor.
''.iow do 20 d., Miss Nane?" he cried
at sight OF Cdeyne. with a careless good
humcr that hurt as much as 1t aDgered
her. ''The thaw too has S { in freely,
and the roads are ute mUddy already"
''And Caryl with all that walk from
Hull before him. sighed his mother
plainlively.
Cdeyne no iced that Allan Bertgam
starie'.
Hull" he repeated. a wish that
ha known he was going there, he should
lave taken my e.ters with him, Really"
with a laugh at his own words-'ft
W Juld make one almost nervous t. think
| of thai old Turner crossing the moor with
thousand pounds in his possession. only
! that OF course no one is aware o. the
| fact
"oh. that reminds me. interrupted Mr..
Nane-'l registered your letters instead
of Caryl this morning. Here are the re-
c,ipts."
With another smile Alan pushed them
inside his wals'coat pocket and turned
again towards the piano.
Miss Angel, it is your turn TO sing
now. he said ''What shall"
At this moment the door bell rang
again. max ing itself distinctly audible
all over the house.
/ ''Caryl at last" exclaimed Mrs. Vane.
rising and hurrying ont into the hall fol-
| lowed by the rest of the party.
Cafyl looked in a sorry plight when he
| appeared upon the threshold as
| suon as the Goor was opt ned; the dirt
upon his bcO was inches thick, the snow
had formed deep ridges upon his hat and
shoulders. even his gloves were wet
through and stained with mud. which also
was clinging 10 one sids Ut his coat and
trousers. Clea ly ne must have had a fall.
1 "Jh. how late you are" cried Odeyne
| f,,1 toll yivsv lfc