Telegram-herald., 1889-10-25
4 L0t0S Of The Nile.


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snal stay
Il L Is a vsTy small favor - grant. sid
Kls4nor b8ushing a little. Bat why
wsss you leaving 80 early
-FartiF because / had 40 hope II see
tsg yoa. partly oeca1ss 4m not a young
dgze' ~ peilcil q Lle u Ily steward znd
kElls tbaS . princeiy collation. vii be
served 4E noon 5o-laorross tor haH nun
Grsd o. even for dozen OF tso people.
" hat ID yoG mean" she asked, for
though sis caught the allazion - Dis-
Eaels rose colored romance, The aPpllcar
t-on puzzled heF.
"a see you have nOt heard II 0Ur gypsy
plan. be ans Eered and aE 0ncs proceeded
Z detail iE.
sac Tas not 50 much delighted as hs
sepect Ted. but q pretty. lucid glsAln came
into her eyes AZ ths mention of ClaremOnt.
shall be glad 70 see your home, shs
sali quietly. Il have heard 30 much Of
Is 1eaury and is antiquity
EFT Is pretty and is Is old, said he,
"aur "a VII not os mine much longer. !
az uls oEiating IL sale nov.
She started. -" Whatl you we're Ia earn
est thenl You IRE really gong % Egyptf'
Yes i ara gong o. Egypt Why should
stays What has lie % offer me here
save vegetation2 There, az l-ast, can
and acliou-'
She boxed Al him with = strange.
wisrful expression which struck and
startled him He felt as II prisoned
soul suddenly sprang up and gAzed at
him cut OF the clear blus depths Of her
eyes "Oh, what good thing 1t Il 10 DC
a man. she said How FREQ you arel
how able % 10 what you please and go
where you plrass-to seek action and 10
ind iti Oh Maj Clare. you ought 70
thank God night and day that he did
not make you a woman"
Il am glad. certainly. that / am a
man. said Victor. honestly. But you
are the last woman in the world from
whom should have expected 70 hear
Blch reheliious sentiments"
Il am not rebeili0us," said Eleanor
more quietly What Is the good OF il:
AL the rebellion n the world could not
make me a man: and | have 10 fancy
- Do An unsexed woman. But nobody
was ever more weary OF conventional
routine. nobody ever longed more for
freedom and action than do"
It was on the end OF Victor's tongue
% say, Then come with me to Egypt. ="
but be caught himself in time. Was ne
mad % imagine that the beautiful Miss
Milbourne"-a woman at whose feet the
most desirable maUch-J OF society" had
been laid--would end her brilliant career
BY marrying a soldier Of fortune, and
expa,riatiug herself from her country
and her kindred? Tie gave grim sort
Of smile which Eleanor did not quite un-
derstand, a. be said: Where is your
lotos' IL ought 70 make you more con-
tent with the things that be.
Il have it." Eleanor said with child
like simplicity. MIR. Brent remembered
and brought il 20 me. l have not for
gotten my promise 10 share it with
you"
Take il q the mountain tomorrow
night, then said he quickly. Let US
eat il together there. l should ike 10
link you even with my farewell TO the
past
And. since an interruption came just
then. they parted with this understand.
ing.
The nsxt day Mai. Clare was standing
on the terrace Of Claremont-a stately,
solidly built CID house. bearing itself
with an air Of conscious pride and dis
dain Of modern frippery, despite certain
significant signs of dec when bis
guests arrived in formidable procession.
There was something Of the "old school
in his manner Of welcoming them-s
grace and courtesy which struck more
than one q them as at once very perfect
and very charming.
The man suits the house, does be
not" said Mrs. Bran.ley to Mrs. Lancas-
ter. 1T Is Ike = vintage Of rare old wine
IN an old bottle. We fancy at it has al
aroma which it would lose IN new cut
glass decantsr.'
Il always thought Mai. Clare had de-
Hghtful manners said Mrs. Lancaster
who could not trust herself TO say any
thing more. She Felt with a pang how
much abe would have liked 70 briuG
wealth and prosperity and elegant hos
pitalify back again to the old house. il
IS owner had not been 50 madly blinc
q his own interest. 40 absurUy in love
with Eleanor Miibourue's statue like
face, 50 insanely intent upon periling
life and limb IN The service Of the vice
roy u Egypt. The pretty widow gave q
sigh "a she arranged her hair before the
q1aint. old fashioned mirror IN the cham
Der 90 which the ladies had been con
Quoted II he had only been reasonable
how different things might De. Sh.
walked % a window which overiooket
the garden with It's formal walks anC
terraces. IT'S borders of box and summer
houses Of cedar. He viii change hi.
mind before the month is out. sh.
thought a man cannot surrender al
the associations of his past and the home
Of his fathers without n struggle"
This consideration lost souls Of its con
soling force. however. when. few min
utss ln1sr. two people, walking slowly
and evidently taking earnestly. passed
down The vista u one n the garden al
lrvs. and were lost % sight behind a tail
clipped hedge. Even az that distancs
there was no mistaking the figure and
bcaring II Clare; neither was there an
ether woman who walked with that free
stately grace IN q riding habit which
Elsanor Milbcurne possessed. IF shs
y engaged - Marston Brent he might
certainly put an end 70 -nch open firta-
ton as this. Mrs Lancaster said between
her taath IL ha rsr- NOT hlinh or m ~