Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-30

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Her eyes grow vindictive.
''Cne word, Katherine!' says Delaney,
steruly. "You shall say no slanderous
thing IF my cousin Remember that. IL
Is imp esible, having seen Norah, that you
should think so of hJr."
al have my own views, as 1 told you be-
fore, with curl of her thin lips, ''aHd |
leave it TO time 70 prove me right. Mean
whilen coidiy, cit would lie in better taste,
/ think, if you were TO refrain from defend
ing Der in my presence. However, l have
no intention o. quarreling with you on such
worthless grounds. Come. Let US return
to the house. "
''Well, don't know that ever enjoyed
myself more, snys Lady Glandore in her
languid way, abiding to the Joy OF the
past night. IL is now once more a new
day, and some of them are wandering aim
lessly down the pathways that lead to the
shrubbery, discussing the good and evil of
the dead dance"
II am sure didn't" says Mr.. Greene,
who is as usual Norah's shadow. "But
Miss Delaney is ominously silent.
what cloud lies on your brain, Miss
Delan ~"
"Norah9 Nonsense" says Lady Clan
dore, coming good-naluredly TO the girls
rescue. Don't believe her if she pretends
TO melancholy. To my certain knowledge
she danced holes in her stockings What
could any well regulated & ri desire more. "
at Mess it might be stockings imprevious
to holes, / don't know" responds Mr.
Greene, meekly.
''Oh! one might desire more than that"
says Miss Cazalet with q little subdued
smile.
Gas for Nancy Blake" Lady Glandore
is beginning, when suddenly the two in adj
vance cry Hush simultaneously AMI come
to dead stop; their eyes are riveted upon
blank space in the laurel hedge before
them, Though which lack can e dis
tiuCtlv seen. Surely it is the back of Nancy
Blake herse (, and surely, too, that other
hack so close TO her belongs to Lord Kill
garrif. All this might be as nothing; but
what is that it obscures the dainty roundness
of Miss Blake's waist?
With one consent the advancing army
right about face'and turn and fiee-Landy
Glandore, who is specially delighted by this
little glimpse into her friends preoccupa-
tons, laughing Immoderately all the way
The Duchess perhaps, is in n degree sur
prised. IL is always a surprise TO woman
10 find that man can see any charms in
another, having once seen charms in her.
'Isn't Nancy deliciousv' says Lady Clan
dore. $50 escuisitely simple, cal il"
$50 do /, ~ says Mr.. Greene innocently
misunderstanding. eve always said that
he was the dearest and simplest fellow /
know"
81 didn't mean that" says Lady Clan
dore, little warmly, who can make fun of
friend herself, but won't hear others do it:
"what said was
"That Nancy was 'lelcious,'" puts in
Sir Philip. "And who shah gainsay you9
She IS one Of the few charming people still
left upon the earth
as she so charming" questions Miss
Cazalet, with u delicate lifting Of her
brows. II suppose she MIST De, but /
confess it is always n matter of wonder to
me what it is you all see about her ~
ut can't be a wonder this time at all
events, says Mr.. Greene mildly "You
saw it Yourself. "
'What " SHARPLY
"Why, Kilgarriif's arm. That was about
her, wasn't it,
While Miss Cazalet is betraying her very
natural contempt for this mean joke,
DE aney, going up TO Norah / uches her
lightly on the arm.
Come this way; want TO speak 20 YOU.
] must" he says, pointing 10 a sidewalk
that leads TO the right. Something in his
whole air induces her TO accede 10 his re.
quest. and she turns aside and goes with
him down the shaded unfrequentei path
way he lad indicated TO her A sudden
turn in it efectual conceals them from
the others on the upper walk who by this
time have swept on beyond hearing.
Wei - asks she, coldly, stopping short
and looking at him. What she sees sends
sharp pang 10 her heart He is rale, bag
gard and wretched looking. Dark shall
ows lying under his eyes tell OF a night
rassed without sleep, and his face is drawn
and de &c ed.
'Norah, forgive me-" he says, eagerly.
trying 10 take her hand as my sn so
dnpardonab n one that | dare not es!s for
mercy Think-have pity on me. To you
who do not care all this is as nothing. but
20 me-to me who love you so madly, so
msera' ly, your anger is as death. Say
you forgive me!'
''No, it is impossible, =" says the Duchess.
slowly. The color has faded from her
cheek and she has turned her eyes upon
the ground. She cannot bear to look Mt
him. And yet it is true; forgiveness she
grant him.
do not say that" entreats he, gently.
uul Win HeIce unuercurrent OF az itatiOn.
You should weigh well your words before
saying such a cruel thing as that See. I |
am going away this afternoon--in an hour
or so-and | shan't he back until to-mor- |
row; do not send me from you with this
horrible weight upo1<GnGA Do not. l |
i: !; !:
tighten my, /
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