Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-02-20

"You think" says Madam, fixing her
with her large, bright gaze, grown brighter
dnce her unhappy vigil.
"And even Il so--dear Madam, would 1t
not be better than" Lady Glando Q
pauses. O. little frigh ened and confused,
yet sure that there has suddenly come into
Madam's despairing face an expression that
is nearer hope than anything she has seen
there since yesterday. she is still strug-
Cling with desire 10 say little more TO
the same o Te,t, when the niece sity for il is
removed by the abrupt entrance OF some
one
AL eyes are turned 10 the door, and
little broath ess hush falls upon those who
foi m an audieuce, TO what Suggests itself
as being very likely TO Greats scene OF a
rather tragic order. There is n clear
prom 50 OF it, indeed, in the very way
Katherine enters the room. For one thing.
she is remarkably pale. and it must be some
powerful emotion, ind Ell, some hing worse
than mere anxiety, To or ate emotion Of SO
high an order in That well-regulated mind;
and besides this, for once the calm, super
cilious mouth is little from un Ter control.
1t hard takes her moment To move
from tie door To where Ma lam il stand
ing, quite still now, and as miserable
human Icing can he. The opening of the
door that had brought no news had been
one disap .pointmcnt the more. For little
while the two women regard each other
critically, uncertainty, then Madam by an
Q rort breaks the silence that has become
almost painful
''Nou have heard some news, she says,
with dry lips, ''of DenisY'
''Of Lens? No; / don't expect any. {"
Then, with cold, uplifting of her brows,
and colder smile, "Do your"
"What else is there TO expect" says
Madam TREMENDOUSLY, her eyes di.ating.
"A great deal, it seems 10 me; but you
must wait for a post or two. AS for me,
have been thinking-the night has been
long-and have quite thought it all out I"
Her voice is so clear as To be positively
grating. There is, in my opinion, no
longer room for conjecture. As | tell you,
tho post bag is tho one thing 10 look for
ward to. l felt it TO be my duty TO come
down and warn you Of the truth. Don't
look for Denis, look for the post" A low
contemptuous laugh escapes her. Madam,
drawing back step or two, looks with
such heartfe unhappiness around her, that
Lady Glandore at once steps into the
breach
You are pleased to he enigmatcal, :"
she lays, turning rather Deiilcose eyes on
Miss CaZalet, between whom AMI herself
indeed little love is lost. "But if you
could explnin yourself, and put what you
have so evidently come TO say into Ian
guage adapted TO our intellects, it would
he, / think, n kindness to-Madam. AS
you see, - sharply 'she is suffering; COM,
let her know at once what you think the
post will tell her."
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venturess," returned katherine, with n
venomous flash from her blue eyes; II
warned YOU" turning to Madam with q
touch of rage that all her cleverness can
not conceal-"I told you what the end
would be if yol persisted in keeping that
willy wretch here; l showed you what
she would do with him when tn,
time was ripe; but you void not listen.
You emitted her to deceive you, as she
has deceived him, but" facing round
upon the room and speaking with slow, de-