Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-28

lie had schooled himself to cynical callous-
ness.
Darrell started violently and the blood
mounted To his very brow. lie paused
| fully minute before he could speak, while
lima quickly walked on ahead Of HIM TO
hide the tears In her eyes and the CULVER
ing OF her lips. few stride. brought
sir Philip to her side, and lie laid bis hand
OH her arm.
"Miss Costello" he said, "pray forgive
me. hardly know what to say TO apollo
| gize enough for having panied you. 1t
| never occurred To me that what | said
could affect any one more than IL does my
self; | forgot that you are not callous
| man, but u sensitive girl. Will you par
don my thoughiessnesss"
"Thcrc is nothing that needs forgive.
ness" answered lima, looking up into his
| dark handsome face, which was earnest
enough now. II cannot help feeling sorry
that you feel Us you have said, and /
should always feel sorry If you never
spoke Of il again"
"Would you:"-and he gazed SO intent
| ~ into the girls face that her eyes fell aud
| her color rose.
Thus recalled to himself, Sir Philip re-
moved his hand, which had till then rest
cd OH llma's arm, and he turned aside.
biting his lip. For the next five minutes
he did not speak, walking on silently By
the girls side, and she, her young heart
bleeding for him dared not say more, and
she did not even venture TO look at him.
Sir Philip spoke again presently, but on
q different subject, asking lima if sue rode.
She answered
"Ycs, like an Indian.'
"Then we must have some riding par
4
ms ride well, l know; and there are some
splendid rides round here. A good gallop
over Connaby FEELS would bring roses "
your checks, though they would not last,
/ suppose
lima smiled; but she did not choose to
say that she could not ENJOY that pastime,
as her aunt did not keep riding horses, and
her cousins had only those which they
themselves rode. Sir Philip however d.
yined the position at once, and added
'But perhaps your cousins have no spare
horse"
"'They have not, l know" answered IL
ma; "but | dare say my uncle would let
me have one If | asked him.
"Thut would never do; all the good
weather will be gone before you can hear
from Canada. You must let me give you
a mount. Don't deny me; 1t would be
such pleasure; aud there are beautiful
horses in my stables eating their heads oft,
rs the grooms say. You shall make your
choice on Friday"
"You won't let me refuse. Then how
shall ! thank you?" said the girl. IL
shall 20 just wild TO be on horseback
again"
"'Just wild,' you Americana laughed
Sir Philip, hiding deep feeling under
light tone. "Well, you have thanked me
for what is, after all, II selfish act"
"lou mean because YOU like 10 give en-
joyment? But that isn't selfish" returned
lima; for selfish people don't have pleas
urc in other peoples happiness
"Ah, you are metaphysical! We must
dismiss the subject" said Sir Philip
quickly, and, with some embarrassment,
which lima was delighted TO perceive;
for Sir Philip, she felt certain WAS not Ca
silly dislodged from his citadel of seli-pos-
session.
Dark Darrell, with all his courtlincss,
was the reverse OF Il ceremonious person.
age; and so he followed llma's lead up
the terrace-steps and presented himself
through the open window of the morning.
room before the astonished Sabnes.
They were all there except Roland, in
search of whom lima instantly sped away,
and they greeted Sir Philp warmly. lie
speedily explained how lima came to be
with him, and in what manner he had heen
introduced TO her.
Meanwhile lima had found Roland bust
engaged in the repair of some fishing
tackle in his study, il an apartment only
devoted TO sporting literature and imple-
ments deserved the name; he looked up,
and his whole face frightened as his beau
tiful young cousin FASTENED To his side.
..Well catamount." said Roland, taking
her hand and kissing her, severe you seat
for me, or did you come OF your own ac-
cord."
..Of my own accord; though l have
come to fetch You To see--whom do you
Think Dark Darrell himselfv'
"iIe here" said Roland in tone that
did not betray much pleasure.
..les; and he came with me. lie break
tasted with us this morning, and Roland"
added lima, tossing up her nat and CATCH
ing il, she is just the incest fellow 1 ever
met"
"Oh, of course ~ said Roland, laughing;
but the laugh, lima thought, sounded
forced. "Girls are bound TO worship a
man who looks like picture, though he
doesn't do much more in the world than
If he were picture. lie might be the
foreigner he looks for all that he is among
his own tenants or cares about them"
"That's not my business" and lima
flushed Il little-thc girl was quick-tem-
pered, and ever ready TO resent injustice.
IL don't think Cumberland peasants are
very nice people"
.IOu don't know anything about them,
my DEAR" said Roland; "though | dare
say you know rs much about them as Dar-
rel does. Rough speech and manners
don't always mcar n bad heart, any more
than suavity and smooth words mean
good one
lima said no more, but descended with
her cousin To the morning-room. The girl
went over TO her aunt, aud watched from
beneath her sweeping lashes the meeting
between Roland Sabine aud Sir Philip bar
rel. What II difference there was be-
tween them! Roland seemed to belong to
another and lower order Of beings than the
man of whom he had spoken with hardly
veiled contempt.
.1o OH are good deal altered from
what | saw you Last, Sabine" said Sir
Philip surveying his host. "lou were not
much more than boy then; and, though
1 should have known YOU at once, that tUr-