Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-02-06
AARON BLAIR'S ATONEMENT.
CHAPTER ".

iOrmiston?n asked Lily, picking up
her pet, and turning away her face
from his enthusiastic caresses. alt is
,pleasanter than in here, and have
NOT been out since the morning. l
stayed in practising"
"Do you like the new songsp Do
they suit your voice?" inquired Owen
eagerly.
"Oh, yes, think so-and / like
them very much. But you must not
bring me any more, please"
"Why notP" turning sharply to look
ut her. She was blushing in the dusk.
Father was vexed about it. He
asked me where they all came from,
and told him. He said that il you
brought any more was not to take
them. So do not, please"
HE lets that fellow Wedlake bring
you plenty" grumbled Owen good
deal put out. II don't see why may
not try to give you little as
well as he without annoying your
= father"
..He has known DIR. Wedlalze much
longer" said Lily, with a pretty touch
OF dignity, which she displayed some
times, land likes him very much"
That means that he doesn't like
me, suppose?'
"Oh, no." cried Lily did not
mean that! He-he-does like you,
ar. Ormiston.
81 wish l knew he did," returned
Owen eXpressively-so expressively
that the color again frightened the
girls cheeks and her eyes fell. But
j she wou not remain silent; she was
getting afraid of those eloquent gaps
in conversation with Owen Ormist0n.
So she said quickly and q propoS OF
nothing
II forgot to tell you last night, 1
have seen your cousin"
''My cousin?"
''Miss Heath. She is your cousin,
isn't she?"
II declare, l don't know he re-
piled with IL laugh. IF we are cous-
ins, it is the rcmotest bonds of con-
'sanguinity, l wouldn't undertake to
say whether we are relatives or not
we belong to different sides Of the
family, you see; but Mi.ly and j usu-
ally call ourselves cousins. And so
you have seen hcrP When and
wherep"
"This after noon at UpperDatching.
Father took me because l wanted to
do some shopping; and she was in the
Diapers shop with Lady Elizabeth.
i couldn't help knowing who they
were, for ! heard them giving direc-
tions to send the things TO The Cot.
How pretty she isl''
'Lady Elizabeth" queried Owen.
Now and then he liked to tease this
pretty, pensve, serious maiden.
"Of course hoti She is very hand
some, and"
"Overpoweringr' intcrposed Owen.
II know i'll"
'I wasn't going to say that.
meant your cousin-I thought che
looked so pretty and so NICE"
$50 she is" said Owen heartily,
every pretty and very nice! knew
you would like her"
al am sure should, if knew herr
al hope you will before long," he re-
Joined softly, and with so much mean
ing that Lily started and drew away
from him little.
"That is hardly likely / think; but
am very glad l have seen her-I
have 90 often wondered what she was
like"
81 hope you thought her like my
description
Every much"
"And Lady Elizabeth"
81 don't think you ever described
her to me, did youP BY the way
has she ever been at Upper Catching
beforeP"
''Nevcr, until month sinoe-when
she came to The Cot"
"Nor at StolxinghamP - that is
! whore we used TO live.n
"Don't believe she ever heard of the
place" said Owen, with a look of
curiosity. ''Whypn
because l fancied that she looked
at me so oddly--almost as If she had
seen me somewhere bsfore and could
not remember me properly. She quite
started when she saw me first"
''No wonder, you innocent darling!
She looked at you because you are so
pretty" Owen thought. He might
have said something to the same Of
feet; but just then heavy footstep
sounded on the gravel-walk behind
them. and Aaron Blair, smoking his
pipe and in his shirt-sleeves as usual,
came down between the roses.
Mr. Blair had never since that first
visit been gratious to Owen Ormston;
he had never attempted 10 welcome
him TO the Thatched Cottage re-
pressed repugnance and reluctance
had always been apparent in his man
ner, but he had never been SO gruff
and abrupt as he was this evening.
His expression, as he merely nodded