The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-11-26

he looked round upon all this gayety
and rejoicing, which Knocked his desola
tioa, and beheld his enemy.
A stranger was just gliding his sinu
Gus way among the chairs to the front
"a tall. 1.-the, dark man of thirty-five
with suggestion of foreign travel about
his dress and the un-Englfsh fashion Of
his beard.ess face AMI enormous coal
black mustache His picturesque per
son and inscrutable countenance attract
ed many an examining glance; but he
met no eye, nor looked to right or left a.
he wound plainly forward; he seemed
oblivious of all save the pretty danseuse
on the stage.
Not until he had reached the very
front did he pause; there he leaned
against the corner panel by the mimic
stage, folded his arms, and gave himself
up to the Pleasure of gazing at Loveday
Dellamere.
Lord Inchcape was white as death as
he shrank back in the shadow of cur
tain, and a gloomy fire g.owed in the
eyes which he fastened upon the man
who had robbed him of wife and reputa-
ton.
Loveday's dance went On.
From tin to time she flung a timid
g'ance at Aubcron, noting every change.
Two years had passed since she had seen
him; he had then been her intimate and
endeared cOmpln on, capable now OF
teasing her with all boy sh pranks, and
now OF subduing her by his dreamy,
visionary moods; but whatever he did,
his goodness always remained. to rivet
her innocent love. She saw him now in
the g orious springtide of manhood,
gifted and fascinating; and as she stole
these shy chances and perceived how
calm and serious though kind his look
was, woman's ambition for the first time
fired her soul, and she resolved that he
should feel her maiden power.
Then her whole aspect changed as If
she was inspired; she slackened the airy
velocity Of her steps to an undulating
motion, she slowly outstretched her
white arms, her head sank back-she
raised her softening eyes upward with a
look of solemn fervor: she seemed to be
wooing down some transcendent spirit
from the heavens.
She made an impassioned pictured!
The effect was overwhelming.
Forgetting that she was an amateur
forgetting everything save her beauty
and inspiration. the spectators burst
into storm Of applause; in moment
the stage was sprinkled with a drift of
flowers, torn from the ladies' bouquets
and the gentlemen's coats.
But Auberon? Her heart sank-he
had ceased to smile at her, his beautiful
face expressed severity and surprise;
clearly. he thought her bold to display
herself in that moment of supreme fas-
cination save of those who loved her.
She suffered moment of suffocating
shame, but recovered herself sufficiently
to finish the dance: but the sweet flush
faded from her cheek, her eyes were
hidden beneath the golden lashes; more
she revolved to the lengthen-
ing adagio of the music, as if oppressed
meath the weight of that austere gaze;
at last she sank to earth in a final
curtsy, rose softly and glided behind
her fairy companions and was lost to
view.
The dark stranger, who had devoured
with his eyes her every motion. when
she was no longer visible, drew a
faint sigh and passed his hand over his
face, as If awakening from dream; and
not till then did he appear to realize his
surroundings, and cast leisurely, care
less glance around.
The first eyes he met were Lord Inch
cape's.
The deadly foes were face to face,
Neither spoke; each scanned the
others ashen countenance keenly.
Inchcape's was fierce and bitterly scorn-
full, the lightning of his eye made the
of hnr nd ct
with impotent revolt at the open insult
of such look.
"GO!" said the Earl one deep-toned
word, like knell.
In the rustling, gathering music of the
elin march, to which the elves were now
sweeping round the stage, the brief col
loQuy was lost to all ears save those of
Mrs. Crecy and Mrs Dellamere who sat
nearest Ever since the strangers au-
pearance they had remained motionless,
pale and trembling, and holding each
other by the hand.
At sight of the raging, demoniac face
Of Lord Inchcape's foe, Laura Della
mere's hand had dropped cold and lam
guild from Mrs. Crecy's, and she sank
back with stiled moan and closed
eyes For once they had loved, these
two; twas first love!
'GO!" said Lord Inchcape.
"My lOrd!" writhed the other
~Out, caitiff!" He advanced with
flaming eye upon him: the man recoiled.
then tried to make . stand, but could
hot face that scorching gaze, and cow
cred backward from before him, step by
step. writing, and wincing, teeth
crashing and knees knocking together
all down the aisle, to the side door, the
earl marching upon him with an ire
sistible front; and so out at the door,
both of them, and the door shut.
$50 much for Richard Accrington!"
exclaimed she; "thrust out from the
presence of honorable men. Think you
he would have wriggled away like a
driven serpent il guilt had not made a
coward of him? He is q convicted viii
lain before all Stafford"
She ceased her hot speech and looked
closer; Mrs. Dellamere had tainted in
her chair.
CHAPTER ".
@wHERE IS ENGELONDE INCHCAPE?"
Lord Inchcape and Richard Accring-
ton faced each other outside the door,