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reckless feet and married low-born
glrl--a nobody-as this Owen wished
10 do. And now was she 10 suffer that
same humiliation again. and bow TO IL
meekly? Neveri she re olved, clench-
ing her thin hands. Let him go. II
he would, his ungrateful and headlong
way; he should find her implacable.
She had 20 thoroughly impressed
her two listeners that for few mo-
ments neither OF them spoke. Milly
did not know how to begin; Owen was
more taken aback than he had expect
cd TO be. or than he cared to show.
.'She takes IL worse than levpecied.
Milly. i didn't think there would be
quite such fuss as this"
Alilly was too truly concerned.
woman though she was, 10 remind
him that she had told him so. There
was another brief silence. owen
went to the window, and slocd looking
out rather blankly. lie turned round
presently.
Il say, Milly. do you think she
means itp'
~ IN AFRAID so.
That's PLEASANT Then his spirits
revived little. After all. las only
talk, you know-and talk doesn't
amount TO much.
mot Lady Elizabeth's talk?" re-
turned the girl quietly I'm afraid
she does mean IL. Owen--it would not
be true II ! were TO say anything else,
sorry Us am TO say this don't
think any who know herwon attic npt
TO defy her unless they We Q fully pre-
pared 70 carry their defiance through.
and bear the consequences.
Owen turned towards the door. look
ing rather pale, and feeling more OBJ
slinate than ever.
''All right | am prepared to carry
10 through then-that's all about Il.
Lady Elizabeth hasn't got the only
will in tho word Iwou,dn' [ go back
now II II could. Goodbye Millym-
and he was gone. She heard the beat
OF his horses hoofs down the lane.
1t was nearly six o'clock when she
heard the sound OF horses hoofs
again. coming at smart hard gallop
this time. and, going TO the window,
she caught glimpse OF Owens face
rs he passed It, Milly was almost
frightened-it looked so angry and
white-more so than il had done when
he went out, she thought. lie was in
the room in few moments, and she
saw that something else was wrong
with him.
'Oh, what is the matter, Owen?
What is it?" she cried. almost trem-
bling.
What should be the matier?" he
replied with a laugh. You're
woman yourself, Milly you ought 10
know-she has thrown me over that's
all"
Lilly has?n cried Millicent
Lilly has. Says she can't be a bur-
den TO me--that she cares too much
for me 10 ruin my prospects in life
that she could never bear TO feel that
| was poor man through her, and
II lot more COMPOUNDED, unsellish, self
sacrificing rubbish OF that sort. It's
very hard-she is sorry perhaps she
Is, for she cried all the time; but I
could no more move her than / could
lift this house. IL Is all over between
us; and unless | can obtain Indy
consent, I'm not To % To
the Thatched Cottage again. here
now, you've got the whole OF Il. and
I'm OF TO London tonight I'll not
stop In this place another day. | wish
I'd never seen it,
Lady Elizabeth came down TO dinner
n little paler than usual perhaps, but
rs handsome and composed ms ever.
Only Milly and herself sat down TO the
meal; but, although her eyes wander
ed more than once TO the vacant seat
at the other end OF the oval table. IL
was not until the servants were gone
that she spoke OF IL.
HAS not Owen returned, MILL
cent?"
"Yes, Lady Elizabeth" faltcred the
girl.
why Is he not at dinner then?"
''He is gone again" said Milly.
''WhereP' questioned her ladyship
slernly 10 London"
Does he intend to remainpr q.
IL believe so, Lady Elizabeth.
II hope that when he returns he
will be cured OF this ridiculous fancy.
and more sensible both OF his position
and OF his duty 90 me-" said Lady
Elizabeth coldly; but there was "a
touch OF stern satisfaction in her face.
for she interpreted his absence in her
own way. There is enough said up
on the subject, Mllicent. she added.
seeing that the girl would have spok-
en-. 81 have no desire TO hear any