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better for the young man if he had been
going on to Calcutta. You see, Constance.
he Is thrown great deal with YOU, and
there Is no doubt that you are very pretty
and taking.m
Thank you. Annette, that is quite unex-
pected, Constance said, demurelv.
" don't wish to flatter you, my dear. but
there is no doubt that you are so, and it is
quite evident that this young man thinks SO
TOO. My dear, you should reflect 1t would
De on all misfortunes the greatest for you
70 IAN In love with young man who is a
NOBODY, Of whom we know nothing except
That he is a second class passenger going to
Australia
"And you think am falling in love with
him, auntie?'
II don't know, my dear. Sometimes
think that you are, although you do not
know it yourself. You talk with him and
laugh with him as if you had known him
Tor years. have watched You closely, as
Is my duty, and sometimes / feel sure that
you like him. Sometimes | notice an ex-
preston in your face. that do not under
stand, and 1t seems to me that your voice is
hard and your laugh unnatural. and 1
hardly recognize you. 1t troubles me
sorely.n
''Do not let 1t trouble you, auntie have
no more idea of marrying Mr.. Sam Brown
than l have of marrying you. If he were
the only man in the world l would not take
him."
There was a strength and earnestness in
the tones which assured Annette of their
truth, but her surprise for the moment ex-
ceeded her relief. She herself had from the
first taken a strong liking to this young
man, and it seemed to her that with his
pleasant manner, his hearty laugh, his
frank, honest expression, and his fine figure
he was just the sort of man to win girls
love. This very decided expression of
opinion. therefore, with regard to him took
her completely by surprise.
II am very glad that it is so, Con-
stance, very glad to see that you are SO
sage and prudent; but you surprise me.
Had this young man been wealthy and of
good family l own that should have moth
ing to say against him, for he seems to me
to be one that any one might like. You
are not a coquette, Constance, you have
never been at all like that Why, then,
since you dislike this young man so much as
all that, have you been so pleasant with
him! do not say you have encouraged
him, would not even think such a thing,
but surely you must have seen what his
hopes have been. OF course we know that it
is absurd, and that Miss Corbyn cannot
marry a young fellow who has probably run
through fortune and is being helped out
by friends to Australia to begin afresh
there. But he knows nothing of this, and
guesses perhaps that you are going out to
teach French or music in Australia. think
he will have little, just little cause to
reproach you"
II think not, auntie," Constance said,
with a smile that puzzled Madame Duport.
II do not think that he will complain"
"Well, my dear, you know best; but it
does not seem to me like you to act in a
way that people might think was heartless,
and to give pain to any one. l do not I'M
derstand you"
"You will understand some day, aunt l
think Mr.. Sam Brown and / both know
what we are doing"
Constance would have been blind indeed
had she not noticed the increasing devotion
of her fellow passenger. She had indeed
marked, almost before he was conscious of
it himself, how from the time Annette had
appeared upon deck his attentions had gone
on increasing, until he was seldom absent
from her side, and she had not been long ia
arriving at a conclusion regarding his in
tentions
1t was curious that In her talk Constance
had never mentioned her destination. He
had assumed that she was going out as a
governess, but from the first the unpleasant
idea that she might possibly be going out to
be married had sometimes occurred to him.
1t was certainly more probable that an aunt
would come out to escort a niece bound on
such an errand, and to see her comfortably
settled in her new home, than that she
would make this long journey only to
cbaperon her were she going into family
as a governess. He had over and over
again resolved to fiud out by a direct
question the object of her voyage, but had
never been able to muster up sufficient
courage.
One day, soon after leaving Malta, Con-
stance TOOK the role of questioner. She was
sitting working by the side of Madame
Duport Philip had been talking about
Australia, and Constance looked up very
quietly and said:
"But what are your views, Mr.. Brown?
You said the other day that you had no
friends out there. What do you intend to
do--to take farmW
"Well not at first" he said. 81 shall
knock about a bit and see what sort of
openings there are, and learn something of
colonial life before | make up my mind as
to what it is best to settle down to. When
get to Melbourne am going out to Sydney
in the first place"
"Are youa" the girl said, with sudden
interest. "Do you think New South Wales
is better colony that Victoria or Queens
landg
Il don't know that. | have not thought
much about it, Miss Keenan, | have some
business to do there; after that Ishall be free
to look about me-"
I'VE are bound for Sydney, too" An
nette said quietly.
~ am glad indeed to hear that" he said
in a tone of such lively satisfaction that
Constance looked up in admiration at his
acting. THAT will be pleasant indeed.
had no idea that l should have the pleasure
Of your company beyond Melbourne. You
are going to stay in the town. supposep
"Our plans are not yet finally settled"
Madame Duport SAID, quietly, and Philip
saw that he could not pursue the subject
further.
When they were week out from Ceylon
he spoke. 1t was a lovely moo light night.
They were standing at the bulwark to-
getner, while Annette was half dosing in
her deck chair, within sight but out of
hearing. He had not meant to speak until
the voyage was nearly over, but the soft
beauty OF the evening and the hope he en-
tertained that she was not Indifferent to
him prompted him to act upon the mo-
ment.
II have not a great deal to offer you be-
side my love, Miss Renan, but at least /
can promise you that you shall never feel
the anxieties of life. l have property in
England from which / can anyhow draw an
income sufficient to live upon in comfort, If