Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-05-08

afraid Of Elizabeth, and dreeded a scene
He stood fidgeting his feet about and trying
to find something TO say, es he glanced ap
prehensively at his eldest daughter through
his thin hanging hair.
Lastly, Godfrey looked at Beatrice, who
was indeed well worth looking at. Her face
was quite pale, and the clear gray eyes shone
out beneath their dark lashes She had risen,
drawing herself to her full height, which her
exquisite proportions seemed to increase, and
was looking at her sister, Presently she said
one word, and one only, but it was enough.
s'Eliza beth.n
Her sister opened her lips to speak again,
but hesitated and changed her mind There
was something in Beatrice's manner that
| checked her.
"wel,n she said at length, you should not
irritate me so, Beatrice"
Beatrice made no reply. She only turned
towards Godfrey, and, with graceful little
bow, said:
| "Mr. Bingham, am sure you will forgive
this scene. The fact is, we all slept badly
Last night, and it has not improved our tenn
pers.r
There was pause, of which Mr.. Granger
took hurried and rather undigniied adj
vantage.
'Um, ah,r he said by the way, Beatrice,
| what was it | wanted to sayi All, know
have you written, mean written out, that
sermon for next Sunday My daughter he
added, addressing Geoffrey in explanation
sum, copies my sermon for me. She writes
very good hand"-
Remembering Beatrice's confidence as 10 her
sermon manufacturing functions, Godfrey
felt amused at her fathers naive way OF de-
scribing them, and Beatrice also smiled family
as she answered that the sermon was ready
Just then the roll Of wheels was heard with
out, and the only fly that Bryngelly could
boast pulled up in front Of the door.
"Here's the fly come for you, Mr.. Bing-
ham," said Mr. Granger, land, as | live, her
ladyship with it, Elizabeth see il there isn't
some tea ready" and the old gentleman, who
had all the traditional love Of the lower mid
die class Englishman for title, trotted of to
welcome ''her ladyship.n
| Presently Lady Honoria entered the room,
sweet, il rather set, smile upon her hand
some face, and with graceful mien that be-
came her tall figure exceedingly we'll For,
to do Lady Honoria justice, she was one OF
the most ladylike women in the country, and,
50 far as her personal appearance went, a
very perfect type Of the class to which she
oeiouReu.
well, Godfrey, DEAR she said, 'you see
have come 10 fetch YOU Twas determined
That Won shonld not ret Yourself drowned
again ON your way home. How are you
nowt-but / needn't ask; you look quite well
again.
'It is very kind Of you, Honoria," said her
husband simply, but it was doubtful If she
baard him for at the moment she was en-
FACED in searching out the soul of Beatrice,
Win one If the most penetrating and COM
nrehansi va 0lances that young lady had ever
eniovad the honor Of receiving. Tsero was
uo,h;no ruda about the look: il was too
a,,;olr hrt Reatyica feIt that ouick as it
,night no II embraced her altogether. Nor
,yas Inc ,.-o,g
s.rhar, IL ne donht about IL - LADY Homo
Il. ,,,.s',,ht =, ,,ersolf ..sha Is lovelv-lovely
a~srvwhsre II vas clever Of her to leave
~ ba;r dov,. IL shows the shane az her head
~ ~, Ill and sha Is tslI snougb To stand IL
That Nina ura rr,ar suits her too. Very few
,Id s,,,h oura as bers-lik.
n Greek statue don't like her; she's differ
an, sron, most Of ne. inst the sort OF girl
49,, - ,.;,d ah,,,t and womsn b.tep
All this nas,,ed oh her mind in fash.
E,. = MOI T.adv Honor;a,s blua ewes met
Rsatr;ca,s orav ones and she knew that
psa,rica lied her no better than she did
Raatr;ca Tbosa ayes ware a trifie too hon
- and lila the deem clear water thew re-
sau,hIad ant 70 throw mn shadows of the
rasss Z, ,bouohts above
ssFai,a AMI coId and baartIess " Thought
po.+r;ca ~ vvondar how q man like that
could marry her and how much he loves
har y
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r,aa s,,ra at a glance each finding the other
| a,,,;,,o, H., i,a- standard Nor ala thev evar
chanaa thst hastily formed iudgment
7, g.. aIl dona i, a few seconds--in that
tis- ,,C,,,o,,t h,.fore the words we sum-
mon answer on our Inns The next. LADY
TI,,,<,ia VS. svvaanipy towards her with ont
s sclaa, hsnd and her most gracious smile
s.Miss Ciranoer y She said II owe Won a
daht nover can ranav-mv dear husbands
lifa nave haard an ahont how Won saved
Nm. IL il tha most wonderful tbin0-Graee
i n.-,;,r, 49,, a,,ain can't tbipk how Won