Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-09-25

fully five minutes lima looked out upon
the beautiful scene, her vivid Imagination
conJuring up another picture, when the
river would be like a foaming sea, whirl-
ing away boughs of trees, and perchance
living things too, IN its fierce anger. Sue
drew back, shuddering again.
"Come," said Sir Philip gently-"cCme
into the sunshine once more. Why, child,
your lips are whitev'
lie went down the ladder first, and,
turning rs he stepped upon the floor gave
her his hand in courtesy--for active lima
needed no help. His slight hand closed
over hers like vice and the pressure
seemed TO reach even t. ne girls ncart.-
If her eyes had met his, If they had been
alone, the self-control that kept HIM si-
lent still would have surely given way
lie felt it, and he knew it-felt, VITA u
Kind of terror, how man may be at the
mercy Of moment. But lima did not
look at him; and Job Heston and Roland
Sabine were waiting.
Hlma thinks the loft dreai. place."
said Darrell, smiling and addressing lto-
land; and then he udded to job, 81 our
Mill is an eere place, HestOn."
GAY, that it is, Sir Philip. Missy
wouldn't like to be imprisoned here, ehl"
"No," said lima, shortly-she had tax.
en- Il strong dislike to job Heston.
al hope you never may be-" put in Ro-
land laughing; ''lor you couldn't escape
by the window-it is a clear descent Of
fifty feet-and you couldn't drop through
the trap to this floor without the certainty
OF breaking limb"
lima made no reply to this; and the Wis
itors descended the stairs, took leave, and
rode away. But Roland fingered be-
hind under pretence of tightening his sad
dle-girths, and Zeph was standing near TO
him.
"Zeph," he said, "what ails you? What
harm has lima Costello done your"
"You know BEST" replied the girl with
q savage CLEAN in her black eyes.
"Pooh, you fancy that avn in love with
herv'
"Fancy? Why do you change color even
now, and why do you look 50 black at Dark
Darrell? But IL he wants her, he'll have
her, be certain"
"Will he, by Heaven" began Roland
passionatelY.
Zeph's short hard laugh checked him,
showing him that he had betrayed him.
self.
"You're not in love with her, eh!" she
said, clenching her hand before her. mo,
you needn't tell me any lies; and don't be
afraid Pll tell of you. Father would throw
Inc over the weir if he knew you had been
making love TO me; but it is sin and a
shame; and Pll have my revenge yet on
you and the foreign missy"
"Zeph, dear Zeph-"
But Zeph had run of, aud Roi-ad was
faiu TO mount his horse and ride afer the
others. Darrell, CHANGING back, saw that
Roland was talking TO Zeph, and lie drew
his own conclusions; but he said nothing (;
and the party rode up to the Larches al
most in silence. Mrs. Sabine wanted IL
ma and her companion to remain for the
rest of the day; but lima did not like TO
absent herself from her aunt for SO long.
Moreover how could she pass the evening
in her riding-dress? AT first therefore
she refused, till it was suggested that Miss
Durntord should be sent for, rs well as Il
change of apparel. Perhaps, too, Sir
Philips quick, low "You can surely stay!"
helped far more than she would have cared
To acknowledge to make her consent
This was rs they were dismounting. Then
Sir Philip left lima to her cousin, and at
tended to the Sabine girls.
allow good of you to stay" said Ro-
land, looking up with beaming eyes,
though he wished Darrell had declined the
invitation. "Promise me o game ut chess,
lima"
"If you like, Roland" she answered,
thinking great deal more about the fiow-
ers still remaining in Zuleikas ear--faded
now, but not dead-than about Roland
and his request. She would have taken
them out if she had dared, but with Ro-
land there, and Sir Philip close by, she
felt afraid somehow. Roland, however,
had not forgotten them; and, when he had
helped lima TO alight, he turned back
with assumed carelessness, and catching
the mares bride from the hand of the
young groom who was holding it, took
out the flowers, and threw them upon ths
ground.
TO BE CoNTINUED.