The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24
CHAPTER XIV.

Lady NalwOrth pushes back the por-
tiere. and with a slow and heavy tread
advances to where the motionless figure
is seated upon n chair, his head buried
on the arms that are lying upon the table.
Grant," whispers she TREMENDOUSLY.
He starts 10 his feet with an oath, and
turns n stormy face TO hers
"What. cannot / be left alone even
now What brings you hercy Is there
no rest-no pcaccy'
at is only |, my dear-yOur motherl
Her voice breaks. "Oh, my child! my
som my darlingl It's your mother, dear
Your own mOthcrl Did you think any
thing could make any difference to mef'
The poor woman llings herself on the
ground beside him and cncircles him with
her arms. II knew you were alone" she
goes on eagerly. IL would have come
sooner. but II was not very well. The
moment could, however. came TO you.
! could not bear TO picture You sitting
here all by Yourself and perhaps beliey-
ing your poor mother was holding aloof y
"You had done better had you so held
yourself"
ooh. Granitl do not so speak TO me-
DO not rcpulse mer' Sheis still kneeling
beside him. trying do draw his dark,
sullcn face 10 look at her; and now she
takes his hand anl holds it in fondling
fashion against her bosom. lie is once
more her child, her boy, her little one; In
trouble and disgrace-in dircst griei-and
10 whom then should he come but TO his
mother? "Nly darling, why did you not
trust mcsn she says in "A low, painful whis-
per. Il would have given them TO you.
/ could have managed in some way.
Ycs-I would have given them. "
"Thcy were not yours TO give'-this
allusion TO the stolen diamonds hardens
his heart again, though not toward her
"thcy belonged 10 Sir Thomas. How
ever"-brcal,ing of sayagcly and drag
ling his hand roughly ont of hers-"it IS
too late 10 dis uss what is over and done.
If Won have come here 10 maunder about
my crimes, | warn you ] will have none
Of il. -
"No, 10, dear; not another word shall
be said.n Going closer 20 him She tries
70 press him into chair. "Sit down now
and let Us talk of your plans she wills
pers soothingly.
Plans lie glance at her vaguely,
as though he hardly understands; plainly
he has not been listening. Then sudden
" his face Pushes; the veins swell upon
his temples. where is she;' he cries in
q vehement tone.
"Sheg Millcent"
"Pahawl No. She who betrayed me;
that fail devil Nadine"
"She IS down stairs She has been very
i'll, says the mother trembling
"Did hurt her; Did she feel? Did she
suffer- Ills tone is exultant, yet there
IS a fierce tgony in il. Il hope so.
Great heaven how that girl lied to me,
though her bps uttered no falsehood.
She gave herself TO me; she swore she
would marry me. caring for that other all
the time Did you mark how she shrunk
and covered away from IRE? How she
paled, and glanced at me as though perdl-
ton lay in the sight Of me''
He is glancing over his mothers shout
der toward the opposite wall. His eyes
are dark and wild; he is gazing at some
thing. That past scene in the library is
again before him-is again being enacted
brought to light by his disordered fancy.
Grant, think Of something else, " i'm
plores his mother, in frightened man
ner. His voice, his gestures, terrify her.
from me she shrunk-to turn to himl
How her eye litns she saw himl To him
she cried for protection from met She
held out her arms to him! She clung to
himw His breath is coming in painful
gasps. There was alteration in the
glance she directed at himl To gain such
a glance | would have died. Wellr' he
stretches ont his arms and then he clasps
his head, because of such a glance
have died. She has slain metz
Grant, my poor boy, do not talk SO
wildly. Forget this girl; think now Of
what is the best thing for ;ou to do"
IL have thought OF that-that is all ar
ranged"
His tone is impatient.
"Where are you going, darling;'' she
asks, family.
Nowhere.
His manner is duh and listless.
"Rouse YOURSELF" entreats she, "yOu
must 30 for awhile. You say You have
arranged all. Tell me, then, where you
are goingr'
"a long journey"
Long journeys nowadays can be COM
passed IN very little while
THAT is true. Mine will be the short
est passage on record he draws his
breath sharply. "What happened to her,
when left;'
'She tainted Mr.. Duran
Keep his name out Of it, can't yous'
interrupts he, violently. $50 on! She
tainted. Well, what thenY'
They had considerable difficulty in re-
covering her, have been told. was not
there. says Lady Valworth, neryously.
''She was naturally good deal upset by
the whole affair. ] suppose you fright
ened her."
"You say hurt her."
lyon sent her with some force agairst
the wall. You did not mean It," hastily
but when one Is asltated as you were,
cue hardly knavs what one u doing.