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room. swiftly ana diligently Madame
Dumasque went on with her work.
while Judith, in an upper room, as
methodically aid steadily filled many
travelling portmanteaus and dress
baskets, with which she departed from
Faireview at the close of the day when
darkness had set in.
Lena, accustomed to wait upon her
self except on special occasions, did
not miss her aunt's maid, to whom she
was by no means partial, and tho SER
wants found pleasure in the absence Of
the stern, unfriendly, favored spy.
The days passed by swiftly until
Saturday evening closed in, when Ju-
dith returned without the luggage. On
Monday the post brought several let
tors to Fairview, to which Madame
Dumasque replied with business-like
punctuality; then she had long audi
enoe with her housekeeper; after
which the news spreak rapidly
through the household that dear Miss
Lena had been ordered away immedi-
ately for her health-that all the es-
tablishment was to be broken up at
once, and that Fairview was to be
closed while its mistress went to Ger
many with her charge.
81 suppose Miss Lena is quite likely
to go off like her poor mamma, and so
she is to winter abroad" said the
housekeeper MADAME has behaved
very handsome to us all; and now
had better let you go away as soon as
possible, as they start the day after to-
morrow"
Amid great deal of wonder and no
little disappointment, the servants
were dismissed with strict Injunction
not to let the reason Of this hasty re-
moyal reach the ears of Miss Lena, for
fear it should make her worse.
But, although they obcyed tho in
junction thus laid upon them, the
household did not believe that their
young lady was ill, and were inclined
to the view that she was going abroad
to be married against her will.
judith assisted in arranging and
locking up all the rooms and by
Tuesday evening every servant but the
gardner had left, and Lena found her
aunt's maid busy in the drawing room
packing up valuablcs and covering
furniture.
"What arc you doing, JUDITH" she
asked, startled beyond measure.
diminishing the arrangements for
leaving here on Friday, Miss Lena"
returned the maid calmly, as she lock-
ed up cabinet
"Leaving here" repeated the girl,
all the color fading from her cheeks.
"Where are we going?"
ITO Germany. The servants have
all been paid off and are gone, with
the exception of Jarvis, who is help
ing me. Did you not know we were
going?" questioned Judith in a very
demure manner.
"No; l missed Martha, but /
thought she had gone for holiday. /
have heard nothing of this from my
aunt. What is to be done with the
horses and dogs-they are here still?"
They are to go away tomorrow
morning to be kept at livery until our
return. Now, Miss Lena, if you please
| am ready to close this room"
otdN, cIlcu llS Slrl. ner anger
reused by Judith's indifference-"tel
me why we are going abroad in this
sudden and mysterious manner. /
am certain you know.
"lndeed, | can tell you no more; for
tho rest you must ask my mistress; all
| know is that on Friday we start"
Lena made no reply, but swept from
the room and ran up to her own in n
storm of fear, anger and regret.
Going away! Going away on Fri
day, and it was now Tuesday evening!
Oh, why had she not been more watch
full ofall that had been going on around
her, instead of resting quietly happy
in her love for Clifford Now
he would go to the old gateway and
find no one there! He had vowed that
he would soon discover her; but they
had not dreamed that she would be
taken out of England,
"But l will run away" Lena said TO
herself, rs she sat in her room late in
to the night son Thursday evening
l will go away and hide until Satur-
day; then l will make my way to the
S"po"oy' uhu uicro tllliOTu Sudll ma
me-"
AT last, when day was dawning. she
crept into bed, and was reused from
sleep by the voice of her aunt.
LENA, | am about to take a drive,
and desire your company. Rise at
once, and dress yourself to go with
me as soon as breakfast is over"
The habit of obedience was still
strong upon the girl; so she did as her
aunt desired, and an hour later found
her self driving through the familiar
grounds in the calm beauty of an Oc-
tober morning. When they drew up
it was in front of railway station
seven miles from Abbotsford. Lena
fancied they had come there to meet
some one. as they had no luggage and
Judith had remained behind; but, when
the next train for London glided into
the station, n porter opened a first
class compartment, and she found
herself seated in it with her aunt and
on her way to the great city before
she could recover from her astonish-
ment.
Madame Dumasque smiled quitely
but triumphantly as she regarded her
niece, and drew her velvet and furs
round her to protect her from the keen
morning air.
ave are on our way 10 town." she
said presently. 1--WE shall not return
to Faireview for long time. You