Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-30

"1 sse." saaA Maxtoeie. in haR elssx, sloW vcdce. " l see what yuu ars smdsav- oring to make ns see and moro, pr haps. IL is very gratifying b me, 4r. Jelfrsy, to be made aware of wAAS you think, Ghe went on, calmly, e ahe b. gan the Asscent q ths MM "Ibwm as I am puzleA by youR conducs in the 1t now and thea q tAe pasA O1 oourss you arc lind 0 Aave conHded in me and you Aavo boan 6nd jnyour frequent wax1ings to Lady Athelstco to beware od the Gir1 whom aho did Not take into her house i1 chexit1-thego has been no question of charity in tho matter. And of course you arc 6ad to af Nell in putting him on hb guard against the solitary man who is working among tho hills here for . scanty livelihood. Oh, pray guard Nen against him, becaase you choose to haAe him, and most o9 aal, perhaps, becanss I chooss to Me him. We aFe surrounded by traitors, ad4ed the girl, changing hir tone to one of easy sarcasm, "and 8 We steer aafaly among them we shau owe it ell to you. Accept ny thanks, at leasA Mr Jelfey; for if thsre e o1s thing in the world moro dsspicable to mo than ell other bad things put together it is-trsaohsry."
 Jslfrey's cheeks burned Aotat. The tone was so very unmistAkahle (thouRh the sarcasm was uttered with lsdy-Me quistness) that he failed <atlrsly In Ais answer, Yet when Emily Jordan met them-though shs made room inmedi- ately for him at her aide; end ar.!le4 her pleased welcome-he quilted Marjorie with real alunwillingns.;; angy with h,m- ing 50 ent6rslied by tHs only si1l who had ever carelsssly and openly dsned his devotion.
 Thsro was no contempt ot his dsvoton in Emily Jordan's mAnnsr As they walked together down the valley, and the devo- tion was apparently quite genuine. But at the valley gate, where the horsee were being put to tho oarFiAgsa again, and the scaftsred party gathering. Eus- tace left her and joined Sir Nell, who had dAwdled little apart, with yNther oninous gloom on his &air, handsome
 "How dismal Miss Chester looks r began Jeffrey, with his usual tact, and in . low, interested yet idle tone. "ehe looks as If 1he had bean ve11nR some ono she is fond of. That would be Miss Marjorie Castillain, {ssr. for l cannot Be surs of Mss Chester loving any one else who is here to-day. Miss Oastil- lain il 70 very hasty that I can readily fancy her hurting the teelings of tirnid, ahy girl like Mia Chester"
 Miss Castillain had nothing to do with it," returned Sir Neil, promptly, . light of sudden hope, of which he was unconscious, flashing in his long 'blpe eyes; cit was who bothered her. And why the deuce don't you speak out, mAns why are you snallingf"
 "Atyour word bothered I can pret- ty we'll see what has vsxed Miss 0hes- ter; not your bothsz3ng, bnt tho fseltng of having parted from you h . pet-oa oourse you did paTt in pet, Sir Ne1t" be added, with his questioning smia
 And eir Nell, hot and angry, and glad to find vent for his impaHence, told of IAna's cold manner to hiunself, and then ranked within him most ot all.
 At this Jslfrey laughed, % lightly and 50 skeptically that Sir Neil felt his spirits rise again and he listened to tho tutors specious arguments with . glad ness shining again under the heavy 1aah- es of his sleepy eyes.
 But there was one thing Jelfrey had yet to say, and 1t must be said now. He oould not beat about tho bush, e he had tried to do with Marjorie. He must just say what he had to say, and leave the words to take root as they would. So, acting upon this determination, Jel- frey drew tho bow suddenly and sharp- ly, and the arrow, poisoned and double pointed, sped surely on its way, keen and direct.
 "You ere sure of these things?" ques- toned Sir Neil, in Jelrey's first pause i; and his lips were tight and meFciless. D" You swear to themq ?"
 "I should swear to them," rejoined the tutor, calmly, eff were such . one as the fellow of whom have been speak ing, But being allowed to be your friend, Sir Neil, and Miss Castillain's friend. merely need to tell you of the fact"
 "The scamp l" muttered the baronet him she would 70 to his cottage tho first evening she had liberty !"
 "I overheard it, yea"
 "And you say Marjorie gossP" "I know it.
 eatheavens 6 vagsbond, wander ing-painter fellowl And you say there is some-confound it all l what were your words ?-connection between-between - "Leave the thought now, Sir Neil, put in Jeffrey, with gentle composure,
 "and leave all the planning to mo. 1 will forge the weapons ready to your hands, if you will only take the care to use them ski1lfully when give them up. I am sorry in my heart that Miss Cas6llain should act unworthily, but l certainly do not think Miss Chester has done 50, I think this man nas some power, perhaps, over her. from which your brave and generous hands may