The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08

These words seemed TO touch Lady Ennis
more's sympathetic nature very deeply. Her
delicate skin flushed and she bit her lips,
and for a moment or two made no answer
10 the young mans complaint. Then, when
she did speak her voice was felterlng and
broken.
"HOw can you tell, " she said. "who cares
for you-who thinks Of you-you-may
have friends that you never guess off,
Il fear not" answered Francis Roche,
with little laugh, land yet the strangest
thing happened only lately, Lady Ennis
more" And he proceeded TO tell her the
whole story Of the mysterious five hundred
pounds with which he had been presented
by MIR. Twiss in the lady's wardrobe in
Buckingham Palace road.
Lady Ennisunore listened and was ap,
parently very much interested in the tale.
IL is strange thing, indeedI" she said.
well. then, you see, my words are true
some one must love you and care about you
or this never would have happened"
II cannot understand it, answered
Roche, land when allied the next day the
old woman would give me no satisfaction.
She said the lady sent her love, and would
always think of me or some such folly
And Roche laughed.
Then how can you say you have no one
>
speaking more lightly than she had hitherto
done. "Ah, Mr.. Roche, perhaps. too, some
pretty young maiden will be caring very
deeply for you one of these days."
Pretty young naidens do not as rule
care for pennilesS soldiers, Lady Ennis
more" answered Roche, with another laugh,
and perhaps little self>consciousness that
he had not been without pretty young maid
ems to admire him even as he was. mo,
must be content, / suppose, to remain an
old bachelor like my uncle.n
While Roche was still speaking they met
lady on the narrow path on which they
were walking who stopped and addressed
Lady Ennismore.
II am glad to see that you have met the
young ladies, Lady Ennismore :" she said.
II confess / was beginning to be little
uneasy about Julia-I always am little
uneasy when she is alone with Miss Drums
mond-Miss Drummond has such very high
spirits"
They are all right" answered Lady En-
nismore, smiling "They met Mr.. CurZon,
whom dare say you remember, Miss Sin
clair, and Mr.. Roche
Roche, as he took or his hat, looked with
some interest in Miss Siuclair's face, who
was the governess of Lady Ennismore's
children.
An attractive woman was this governess,
Caroline Sinclair. Not in her first youth,
not exactly handsome, either, but with a
certain grace about her face and her slim,
slight figure which made up foc absolute
beauty. She had a pensive expression, and
dark eyelRshes and eyebrows. while her
eyes were light. Her teeth were strong and
white, and wide apart from each other, and
she had a profound enough veiled) self
admiration and seif-consciousness.
"Mr. Curzonp she repeated after Lady
Ennismore had spoken, looking all the
while as if she we're trying to remember the
name. do / remember him9 Let me sec
was he a slight, good-looking youthg"
She remembered him perfectly as she
said this. Sire had firted with Walter
Curzon two years ago, but it did not sui
her to admit this now.
Lady Eanismore laughed. She knew
quite we'll that her governess remembered
Mr.. Curzen, for Lady Ennismore knew hel
governess' character better than her gov
erness supposed. Yet she only laughed, fol-
she noticed many of the weaknesses of thosl
around her only with smile. Miss Sin
clair thought herself very much cleverel
than Lady EnnisInore, and Lady, Ennis
more was content that she should think SO
There was very little vanity about one Of
these women, and an immense amount q
vanity about the other, but tho vain one
was not the clever one. Lady Ennismore'i
mind was larger, her intellect more acute
her Judgment more sound than her gov.
erness'. But in one thing Miss Sinclair
had perhaps the advantage. Her heart wal
colder, and this spared her many pans
which wrung the warm, proud, tender
sympathetic Lady Ennismore.
"Here is Mr. Cursor himself, i" said Lady
Ennismore, still smiling, looking round al
the group of young people behind, who hac
now nearly approached them. DO you
remember him now, Miss Sinclairf'
Tho goverRess looked at Mr.. Curzon and
family smiled, while the young soldier ad
vanced with outstretched hand to greet
her.
"How are you. Miss Sinclairs" he said "It
is long time since We met am glad tc
see you again."
"i-I-was trying to remember you, said
Miss Sinclair "when Lady Ennismore men.
toned just now thai you were here. All
think do now-you used to play with the
children. did you not, in the schOolroom al
Otterleyw
"Yes," answered Curzon, turning very
red; ''Iused TO play with the children. )
And Miss Sinclair smiled gently, feeling
with satisfaction that she had snubbed Mr..
CurzoD.