Telegram-herald., 1889-10-29

tllsts-1 9lai s1s<lse
fsle e42h hss dlcd from Ponsonbys
face. leaving only 5 de&shly pallor IA its
place. and = sz.ile repiess VITA soora for
bis own weakness In eager. hoDsgai
Anticipauon be had placked ths petals
one - one from the noser seut ~ Tie
love Ls now deems false, only ~ hnd ghe
bitter assurance thst sils loves ham not
a. all" ~ as end.
Hos had b ever came 70 p-ss that he
had given the entire happiness of Lls Ire
into ths keeping q tAls glrl who as the
hour changed went wlth it 4Ed b. few
short days had discovered 3 new lover.
That she should have chosen = maj
guerite. the flower be had oousecrated -
sacred % her and HIM. as a means ~
conveying - ham hcT altered sentiments.
has hurt hin in terribly cruel manner.
There Is = lacA of refinement ia il that
strikes q chill 90 his he4It
Sui holding the flower in his hand. he
crosses the billiard room 70 the door. as
bind 10 Katherine Nugent's keen glance
as he is deaf 70 Lady Newporgs honeyed
speech. and goes straight 10 the library,
where, by her own word. 'she" is await
ing him 10 have her liberty restored 10
her Surely il is not his part 10 delay
the restoration.
Entering the library he walks like one
in dream 10 the upper end Of il. where,
near the fireplace, Miss Disney Is stand
ing with a beating heart and ali her soul
IN her eyes.
But her eyes grow dim and her heart
dies within her as she marks the expires
sion Of his face. and As he draws even
nearer she palpably shrinks from him.
To him this shrinking Is "A fresh proof Of
her Inconsistency. There Is stiu some
grace left in her, some pity for the for
lorn wretch she has betrayed" he tells
himself grimly, mistaking her nervous
ness for remOrse.
Il have come 10 you at your own re-
quest, he says sternly. Though think
this northumberland by you-is a
mistake Ii is useless 10 talk of even
friendly feeling between Us again, after
all that has come and gone. There is
nothing / SO keenly desire as a formal
separation between Us.
Stunned, bewildered, she gazes at him
in a speechless astonishment too fresh as
yet for grief
Il have come TO set you finally free. y
he goes on. Il say nothing. / do not
accuse YOU; and il is too late. we both
know, for hope or expOstulation of any
kind. 1t is impossible 10 misunderstood
that, at least. | have now To return you
this"-laying the innocent instrument of
thtir undoing upon the table near her
"and this" BY its side he lays a faded
| bit of natures handiwOrk that a week
| ago was the marguerites gay sister,
| plucked among the moOnbeams, and given
him by the girl standing before him. pale
and mute, and, in his eyes, most false.
A terrible sense of utter desolatiOn fall:
upon him as he turns away undelayed by
| any word from her Even at the door
though inwardly cursing his own weak
ness for 50 doing, he pauses, as though
in a wild hope that she yet may cal
| TO him to come back 10 her; but ne
sound breaks upon the heavy stillnes:
that seems to have fallen on the room
and, opening the door. he goes out quick
! ", closing it firmly behind him.
The click of the lock rouses Miss Disnel
from the spell that has taken her int
full possession. With little gaspinl
cry, she sinks INTO chair and covers he
face with her hands. What does it al
mean? What has happened?
Slowly-slowly-the thought dawn
/ upon her that he has rejected her-ha
/, spurned her overture and treated he
poor attempt at reconciliation Will
ignominy. He had not wanted to b.
reconciled. lie was perhaps glad Of tn
chance Of escape she had first aiforde,
him by her senseless encouragement o
that hateful Sir George (alas! how th'
great are fallen9; and she had tried 1,
force herself upon him, and he had com
himself to tell her he would none of her
OH
She starts to her feet and clasps he
hands together to prevent herself from
bursting into tears of cruel modification
She walks rapidly up and down tn
room, planning deep thoughts Of ven
geance, but no help. no comfort, come
to her. For a long half hour she IS
ponders in fruitless search after a calu
that VIII not come, and AZ the end Of j
her courage forsakes her. She confesse
to herself that she is unhappy. miser
able, that all men are detestable. anS
that above and beyond all his fellow
Mr.. POnsOnby Is the most detestable, an'
that she hates him. and she doesn't care
and then she filings herself into "a hug
arm chair. and, letting her face droI
upon her lovely naked arms, breaks int
bitter weeping.
Mr.. Wildiug, entering the room fev
moments later. finds her in this condi
tion. She tries. indeed. to rise suddenly
and turns her face from him; but L
conceal the fact that she is in great dis
tress is impossible.
Never mind me" saws Mr.. Wilding
going up 10 his poor little cousin am
patting her shoulder tenderly. I'm
sorry it has come % this, because he's al
uncommon good fellow. Tie has jas
told me all about It,
"He is wretch" says Miss Disney
with startling fervor.
You ought 20 bc the last 20 be dow
upon him. SAYS her cousin reprovingiy
"Evcn surprising he di1 give YOU a picc
Of his mind. think YOU should bo tn
one to mako allowances for a slight di'
play If temper SO fellow likes bein
done IN that sort of way"
"Donef
"My dear child. what's the good q
keeping 10 up before me: / know a
about it from start % finish
ses r-.