Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-03-06
CHAPTER XVIII.


footstep, that almost one might believe slls
walks Oh iptoe, as she enters De.auey's
room
- ear Denis ! nm grieved to see yea
still so enfeeblel," tho says, bending over
h IN, with as much lover-lilSe ardor as she
can manage. II have SO longei TO come 10
you, TO minister to you. But" She
makes n dramatic pause.
well, Ka herine ~ says he, in most
uncomfortab,y mat err Off fact tore.
go many things were to he considered
30 many In ng' mad happened"
1T ue," says be, determined To treat tho
interview ms a purely friendly one, il pos
sb'e. There was the arrest of the man
Mo,oney, for example, who, it appears.
has confessed him elf the murderer OF poor
Meredith thing l suspected all along"
"Ah! you are c.ever!' interposes she,
sweety.
Father Doolin, suppose you heard,
wrote To me a1out il. Good man (he Is
tnatn, though shocked at the discovery Of
that black sheep in his fo!d, he was, | be-
lieye at heart glad at the thought that on
his arrest | would redeem my promise and
show mercy 10 the rest Of his flock"
"But you disappointed him" says she,
smiling handy. Il know the stern justice
that dist nguishes yol. You were not
taken in by his ienitical letter; you felt
that hose ill-conditoaed tenants should be
tau ght a les on that-"
mo. / d dn't," saws he calmly. 81
consider that their punishment has gone
deep euoulh and, of course, | kept TO my
work. / RENTED all PAST rents, and gave
further reductions TO most, and now all is
peace and harmony between mo and my
tenants SO long it lasts -
This new bill, +" begins she, to carry Off
a certain feeling of defeat that is hot with
in her
=" he treakage of leases you mean.
Well, it won't ruin ne. THANK my stars
ave better irons in the fire than Irish
acres. fut indeed we do seem to have
come TO at socialistic pitch in this green
est of gree isles VIXEN no man may dare
to call his soul his own, lest he 10 required
to divide it with h S neighbour
True true" says Miss Cazalet, hastily
1t was hardly to listen to undressing
speeches Of this sort that she had made her
way to his room. but pray do not let
your mind wander TO such disturbing
topics / am sure" sentimentally, cit
must be so very hard for you; and "a / arm
here, installed as head nurse for the mo-
ment, as it were," wi h la playfulne s.
81 must insist on my pa lent being very
careful, lest should lose the precious
cnance OF visiting him again. Dear Denis,
you cannot con Give how ! have pined To
come TO you. / felt how you must be miss
ing me, but they said it wouil be impru-
dent, my coming, above all others'--this
is bold str oke-'so sure to excite you,
and and would not OF course, even wish
anything where your valuable health was
concerned
Il lei ~ AZ
prearrange 4, draws q sound that is sus-
/ picio sly like groan from the luckless
! EMS. lie turns his head sudd denly, and
: fixes his eyes on hers with an expression In
them that startles her.
az was right, was | not, dearest" sha
goes on rather uncerta My, IuzZled by that
new expression. II did not long to be with
you; Iut-but no doubt you have heard"
Eyes, | have heard good DEAL" IL
terrupts he, calmly, cot your engagement
10 Sir Brandrum, for instance among other
things"
Tor once her SAVIOR fairo entirely for-
snkes her.
I "Who told you"' she exclaims, as a..
lessly as might maiden of fifteen, and
then, collecting hersc with very admir-
able audac ty, attempts TO give n satis!ac-
tory en- ing to her dep.orable beginning.
one miserable moment; when i confe IS it
all TO you, lenis, with deepest renorse-I
hal actual dared TO doubt your-your
honor" Immense telling stress on the
last world "But, come, now" shaking
of the penitent mood and making heavy
attempt at archness, confess in your turn.
Say, at asst, that | hal some cause for
my foolish Jealousy. Though" magnan-
mously, ''of course that absurd little
al air is of no moment really, and you must
know. you must think, that"
! "What | think and know is that You
will keep 20 your latest engagement, " says
Delaney immovably.
| "Ah! you arc angry with men' exclaims
she, plaintive!y, c.aSping her hands in the
most approve fashion. At this instant the
sold CON of The Delaney seems to her in
oomparably more to DO desired than the
comparatively empty Golfers that accom-
pany the title of Sir Brandrum.
zone word, Katherine" says Delaney,
] grimly Ut is to be now or never. he tells
himsef) "You of your oS'n accord,
smashed the extremely heavy chain that
bound us, and think il better to let you
understand once ard for all that l decline
TO forge it again"
: 'You meau-t' says she, choking with
suppressed rage indignation, and supreme
disappointment. I"
"rxactly what have said"
"a little more, think" vindictively.
"You mean "a marry that & ri, that ad-"
''Not a word about Norahl" interposes
he. with a frown so stern that IL checks her.
~ yourself," recovering himself and
smiling lightly, "as much rs you will.
When, with direct glance, do you
marry Sir 4, andrumy'
Next month, in all probability" with
defiant curl of the lip.
$50 soongn
''To forget you, you would say" with q
bitter laugh But believe me, my dear
cousin, it will be an easier task than per.
haps you imagine. oh. yes, / accept the
inevitable" with shrug IL shall not
pose even in private as the lovelorn dam
seli''
MY dear girl. To have even n doub.
ON the subj ect woull be indeed not 10 know
you. quite un lers.and that all through
our-our knowledge OF each other-I was
regarded 10y you--and very properly too
/ rs one distinctly loaeath your level.