The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-09

hatred which distorted lie face OF tls1rc
Raymond as he held Mag Fielding close
to his heart.
Unconscious Of all tlzeatcned evil, his
heart still bounding with che love glad
ness thar thrilled his form when the soft.
tender arms of lis fiancee were clasped
round him, Guy IsEstrange FASTENED to
the lake side, entered the boat, pulled
himself with few powerful strokes
across to the opposite shore, and, hasten
ing home, attired himself for his jour
ney and set out towards the station at
Lowcroft.
He was driven there in the dog cart,
and the groom, having received instruc-
tons as to what time to fetch him on his
return from Barchester, drove off, the
skittish mare soon taking the light vehicle
out of sight.
It was very quiet in the station when
Guy L'Estrange entered it; no sign of
hustle or preparation of any kind.
A porter, after few moments, came
forward, touching his hat.
Going up to London, sir?'
mo, Mason; l want to go to Barches-
ter, said Guy.
Train gone this ten minutes, sir, .
said the man; ''not another until 5
o'clock, unless you SO on to Sandf0rd
and change on to the other line
Train gonei' repeated Guy in some ir-
ritation, as he took out his watch. Son
found the thing, it is twenty minutes
slow! No, l sha'n't go on, thank you. 1
shall be too late for my appointment If |
do Good afternoon, Mason; shall stroll
home, and try my luck again tomorrow
morning"
As Guy LEstrange began retracing
his steps along the road, the face of ma
ture seemed to have changed-at any
rate, for him.
The nearest way home was by Lock-
ley woods, and these he entered through
gap in the hedge.
1t was, to certain extent, private
property, and tramps and gypsies would
have been ordered off it.
But Guy L'Estrange, owner of the
park, was privileged, and he swung along
the beech and oak avenues as If he had a
right there.
His mind, in fact, was strangely con-
centrated on one thing desire to reach
the lodge as quickly as possible, to see
May from whom he had been separated
only couple of hours and to be sure
she was safe and well.
Guy ridiculed all kinds of presenti-
ments, and everything of like nature,
and yet he was Ill at ease and nervous;
so much so that when, presently, a female
form suddenly appeared from amid a
clunp Of trees, he started violently.
1t might have been because he was
plunged in a reverie; but, at any rate,
the fact remained, and with half bow
he turned rapidly aside to avoid the
stranger.
She advanced quickly, however; and
before he had time to realize what was
happening she had placed her hand upon
his arm and thrown back her veil, re-
vealing face of exquisite beauty.
She looked up into his face with a
glance in which eager love and fear were
strangely mingled.
"Oh, Royl" she cried, chow glad
all nave i1ct you. 1IOW SIuS1 W have
left me without wordr'
For moment Guy L Estrange was too
petrifed with establishment tospeak, but
at length he contfived to say:
MADAM, / am sorry il my words give
you pain, but yeu have made great
mistake, one which to me is unaccount-
able. My name is Guy L'Estrange.
am the owner of the park yonder, the
wall of which you can now see. If you
are in trouble, am sure ard my aunt
will be happy to give you any advice or
Che was going to say assistance, but one
glance had assured him she was richly
dressed --or that sort of thing. But you
have, regret to say, made some sad err
ror as regards me-"
She gazed at him with look of min
gled scorn and wonder, though there
was something of wistful disappoint-
ment and tender reproach in her glori-
GUS eyes.
mo, have made no mistake" she
said. ''You are my husband, Roy Tai
bot, and why you are masquerading here
under another name am at loss to
understand. However, If this is the way
in which you intend to act, it will give
me my cue. Your abrupt and cruel let
ter to me l intended to have passed over