New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13

loot, helpless and at my mercy"
Edith" demonstrated the admiring mother.
l'eatrice went on reading, and did not seem much
interested in the account Of the days triumph.
Mother, it's all true! i've succeeded beyond
my hopes. I've sent an arrow straight into his
lordship's heart. lie came-he saw-but i con-
quered
She sat down ny her mothers sofa. Her mood
was the gayest, and. for once she seemed inclined
TO leave Beatrice in peace.
- don't wonder he admired YOU. child, said the
widow, looking at the brilliant cheeks and eyes
of her lovely daughter.
It's something more than admiration" said the
young lady. nodding wisely. Il can see that Lord
Peterscourt is not tiirt. like Frank Lyndon or
Captain Hansard and when he seems much
interested in a girl as he was in me from the
moment he was introduced, something Is pretty
sure to come of it. Mamma. we were quite ike
old friends before we parted That stupid Lady
Adamson had made him promise to dine with them.
and carried him off almost by force-l know he
hated goingi But as | said. we were like OLD
afIairs-that had an invalid mother and sister
great many years older than myself-and how long
we had lived at Upstead, and all about us-and
and all the girls mad with Jealousy. When
asked him how long he meant TO stay at refers
court, he said. in dreamy voice. j only came for
n few days but shall stay longer than that now:'
And oh, mamma. he's coming 60 call tomorrow
Tomorrow! so soon !" exclaimed the mother:
"les He'll come, of course, just about the
You, mamma, on your sofa The knows you're an in
valid in your best dress and cap-the pinkand-
gold tea-set on the Observation-Disclosures In her
lavender cashmere pouring out the tea--me. IN one
Of my white muslin tea-gowns, with the blue let
in under the lace insertion. seated gracefully on
that sofa by the window with dainty piece OF
he is shown in. He VIII bring his tea and SIT Dy
me on the sofa and we shall keep up the CONVEX.
sation chiefly. You and Bcattie can JOIN In IRON,
time 30 time just to support me. you know. Ana
before he goes. mamma, you'll find an opportunity
to invite him at an early date. Beattc, you
Jealous thing; don't pretend you're absorbed in
hat Nvhv
interest in the days triumph? Though you're
past all this yourself. you might have some
sympathy should have thought, with my aialrs;i
Il hardly think you 90 the right way to win
any ones sympathy, Edith since you ask me 1or
mine" replied Beatrice.
well, I'll not be so stupid as to ask you for
yours again. What young girl can expect sympathy
from cross, disappointed old maid ?"
Beatrice looked at her quietly. The unfalling
gibe Edith Supposed to be the bitterest there Is,
no doubt, and therefore always chosen. Thinking
my lot particularly hard and hopeless one, you
do all in your power TO make 1t more So We'll III
is the way of the world" And Beatrice left the
At about 10 o'clock the following morning
Beatrice BruntOn. with gardening gloves on and
was in the little greenhouse that opened from the
landing above the drawingroom flight OF stairs at
Lakewood Villa. The ferns in the greenhouse
her care and PRIDE AIS she s nps Sn
ment brought a color to her beautiful cheek ana a
lustre to her deep-blue eye her dark curling hair
strayed upon her forehead. and was plated behind.
Never. perhaps, had she looked fairer, even IN the
flush of her first youth.
A ring came at the bell while she was thus busy;
but not needing it she went on with her wofR anu
below. A servant entered the greenhouse ana an.
ment. Lord Peterscourt!' she CALCULATED. Az
threw down her gardening implements in astonish-
dent. Lord Peterscourt" she calculated. AT
this hour of the morning! How very strange!
Where is Miss Edith ?'
I'm bed and asleep miss answered the maid.
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it, Edith lay smiling in her Sleep dreaming.
perhaps of the triumphs OF the day before. bun
when reused and told Of the visitor. she became
suddenly wide awake as if her eyes had not been
closed for hours.
Called at this hour of the day! What does he
all ready and dressed" She proceeded rapidly
with her toilette. But to think Of his being kept
waiting! Beattie help me- at this pinch If you
TO you at times, but forget it all like good
Christian. and stand by me now. You must go
down. introduce yourself to him and nm play a. him ine
vcu know in your staid, elderly way. You've
quite color this morning" she added. glancing
"fve been gardening" said the latter. 81 sup
pose have no business with color and she
laughed a little.
well, if I must go down. l hope you'll come
soon"
BY the way you might leave me that rose in your
dress: it would just finish me oil, and haven't
time TO get one for myself
Beatrice smiled as She removed the red rose she
wore from the body of her white dress. took oil
her gardening apron and went downstairs.
She passed softly across the hall, entered the
drawing room, closing the door behind her Inc me
room was shady. The summer breeze came in and
shook the curtains. .
Lord Peterscourt was standing by the table, his
back toward her, bending over photograph
album. He had not heard her approach Beatrice
advanced.
Lord Peterscourt started-stood erect-turned
Archie! Is it-oh is it really Archiep
But before she had finished asking the wild
question, two arms were clasping her close, and
then a voice long unheard, whispered Yes
dear and only love! 1t is Archie who has found
you at last, and Is never going 10 ne seht away
When their agitation and her wonder were a
little subsidized she heard his story: How faithful
he had been to her whose parents had driven him
away from her-how. after she left India and re-
turned with her father and mother to England lie
had lost all tidings of her. save rumor Two years
later of her marriage-how he had felt that no
other woman could ever occupy his heart. and that
her memory must be his only life companlon7how
he had found life but sorry, business, ana had
half hoped when he served through the Afghan
war that the dart so often hurled at his comrades
might come his way. And with regard to the
earldom Well, Archie Milroy had been far enough
pected deaths of two cousins had made him heir
to his great.uncle. the last earl At the aged noble
mans request, his heir had come TO England tDe
preceding winter to pay him visit; but when
Archie arrived at the Ears townhouse in Berkeley
Square he found that his relative had had stroke
of paralysis to which he succuInbed a few days
later. and Archie found himself Q wealthy peer.
{" But what was it all 10 me, he said, p" with a
desolate heart | could only think. If this had
come wears ago. they would have given her tn me-;
All seemed hollow and empty took but snall
pleasure in my 'honcrs' rs they are called had
often thought Of cutting the world AMI then when
I came down to Peterscourt, and the people here
asked me TO open their bazaar, sorely wanted to
ret out of doing it: but they seemed as II they
would take no refusal. so ! went. And there
saw a face like my lost loves only not so lovely
II was your sisters ! was introduced TO her
from her learned that my lost darling was found
arain and was still mine Poor Edith 80 ms