Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-29

lie had contrived to offend the ether two
men. Personally [ hadn't a word to say
against her"
'Ol, no; your Vaccinations were di-
rected against somebody else. Well, /
am very much obliged to you, l am sure.
You certainly know how to avail your
self OF the privileges Of al old friend,
and it isn't a strict regard for ceremony
that is sever likely to inconvenience you"
Lord Guise sighed.
"Ah, You are in a different mood to-
day from the n that you were in when
/ saw you last" said he.
THAT was an interlude. | told you
so at the time. Occasionally one does
like to forget the truth about ones old
friends for an hour or two, if one can"
But perhaps you don't know the
truth, Sybil. Anyhow 1 don't want to
defend myself now; 1 only want to de-
fend you against yourself. have a hor-
rible fear that you may be tempted to
throw yourself away upon a little, low
born alien
"Oh, you really would consider that
throwing myself away? should have
thought that, setting one thing against
another, you would have placed me
pretty much on the same level with Mr..
Schneider"
You say that to vex me, not because
you believe it. For heavens sake, Sybil,
don't make the mistake of imagining
that any amount of wealth could atone
to you for the humiliation Of calling that
man your husband"
HE is a very decent sort Of a man in
his way" said Lady Belvoir.
Your butler and your coachman arc
very decent sort of men in their way, l
have no doubt. Come, Sybil, l don't
often ask a favor of you, do l? At least
promise me that whatever happens you
won't marry Schneider"
"Why should l make such a promise?
1 have told you already what my views
right person; all the rest are so very
, much alike in point of responsiveness that
it is hardly worth while to draw dis
tinctions between them
as there a right person IN your case::'
asked Lord Cruise; and his voice was not
very steady as he put the question.
who knows? II there were | should
hardly tell you, should |? At any rate,
l don't think any such person is likely to
interpose between me and Mr.. Schnei-
der"
Lord Guise remained silent. Within
him was raging a desperate conflict, of
which his interlocutor was fully cogni-
zant, and which she watched with much
satisfaction through her half closed eye
lids. 1t ended abruptly, after the fash,
ion in which she had quite anticipated
that 1t would end. Starting to his feet
and grasping his hat, he said:
"Nell, ! can do no more than protest,
and that isn't much good. All the same,
l felt that l could do no less. Good-by,
Sybil; thank you for having listened to
me so patiently"
Not at all" answered Lady Belvoir
politely, sit has amused me very much
to listen to you, [ assure you"
With that she gave him her hand and
a queer look which caused him to lower
his eyes hastily and the interview ter
minated.
About an hour after this a smart1y
attired and complacent looking gentle,
nan of low stature stepped brislEly up t.
the door Of Lady Belvoir's mansion and
inquired whether her ladyship was at
home. This gentleman was not unknown
to her 1adyship's do!Restics, who may
have received instructions respecting
him, for he was at once admitted and
conducted upstairs. Mr.. Schneider had
perhaps no right to look compliment OF
to feel hopeful; yet the world had gone
SO remarkably well with him of late
that his self confidence, if illogical, was
not wholly unnatural.
During the summer and autumn he
had largely increased the number of his
a~ristocratic acquaintance; he had had a
singularly successful racing season.; he
had become a member Of parliament,
and he had looked into his affairs with
most satisfactory results. Finally, he
had been informed. through what had
appeared to him TO be IN inspired chan,
mel, that Lady Belvoir had arrived in
London. All these things caused him tc
believe that his star was in the ascendant,
and his heart beat high with joyous an
ticipation as he mounted the stairs with
which he had been S o agreeably familiar
six months before.
Yet, after the lapse of barely half an
hour, this favorite Of fortune might
have been seen retracing his steps with
a sadly crestfallen mien. AS he passed
out of the door he glanced suspiciously
at the servants to see whether they were
smiling; he actually forgot to smooth
his hat before putting it on, and he wan.
dered off in an ainless way, as if he
neither knew nor cared whittier he was
going-which was in truth the case.
Possibly it was unconscious cerebratior
that took him to a club of which both
he and Lord Guise We're members; fol-
it is certain that of all people the last
whom he desired to see at that momenI
was Lord Guise.
Lord Guise, however, desired very
much to see him, and it was Lord Guise':
habit to take what he wanted. He tool
poor Schneider by the arm and led hin
into an untenanted room. Well" sale
he, what luck? OF course l know where
you have BEEN"
Its all up" answered Schneidel
gloomily; she'll have nothing to 81,
to me-"
Guise made an effort to conceal thu
satisfaction which he felt, and evinct
the sympathy which he did not feel. ]
was not d very successful one; but tina
was OF little consequence, for his frient
was not looking ct him. He said:
well, you see, Schneider, no wonal
likes to be cut. You would have don
better to go abroad, like Thorold an'
Moreton."
"Oh, it wasn't that" answered
Schneider, gazing despondently at tn
carpet; ''she knows ] couldn't help my
self, and she said she, quite undesstoo'
that it was all your doing-as of ours
it was. No; the fact of the matter j
that there is some other fellow"
Iro BE CONTINUED
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