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 But Ruth was t1s daughter Of Abei Moore { HTlnz. and Vida the dzuzhts. ot Reginald { Moore, dead these eighteen years [ Batteries and mother .ess. the latter hz< | been brought to the family se2s zs zn carp { age and lt had been her home. The Mo0res were an zmiz5Ie family. | Ah<s Moore was z loving husb2zd and ' father. generous landlord and th9E0ugE gentleman. Mrs. Moore kind 2luloSt to weak. ress- ard R1th favored with much Of heI { Iaosker's disposition. f Vida was also supposed 10 be Moore, fol the pzss1oazts nature that surged witair her she had successfully concealed. even 1T her girlhcod-
 Here again was nature inherited from { | mother, for Reginald Moore married a go man Of Spanish birth. woman of unbridlsd passion, fiery daughter of sunny Spain
 They were united abroad, and after tris' but stormy life together, she died in giving birth to Vida
 Neither Abel nor Mrs Moore ever saw her.
 This much in needful introduction, and now we will return to the society of ihe cousins, allied in blood. but widely apart ID nature.
 What makes my little Birdie so paleT' asked Vida taking Ruth's face between he' hands with a gentle w0manly tenderness that zssEIredly was not all assumed
 '.Bzsilfs Ietter-I cannot find il" rep.ied Ruth. .-It Is too stupid of me to lose il.
 .You may find it by-znd-by," said Vida calmly. What matters about the letter. sc long as Basil himself Is eoming2 To-mor TOW night. think?'
 ..To-morrow, said Ruth with dreamy eyes, .'and he has been away whole yeal 50 longi But he Is not going again"
 You could not bear 1t, BirdieS'
 T think 1t would break my heart"
 'Hezrfs," said Vida with smile, '1rs not 30 easily broken"
 "You do not know, dearest" replied Ruth. flor you have never been in love"
 "So, never in love calmly echoed Vida '.neyer, Birdie. There goes the gong; VI shall be last down. as usual"
 She put her arm round Ruth's waist still thus lovingly linked. they passed through the corridor and down the broad ozken stair czse-one of the show things of GOFdonfela -and entered the drawing-ro0m-
 Mir and Mrs. Moore were there, and ih' former, looking at his watch, smiled and said:
 '-Cbattersng together until the last mo ment-we have been here ten minutes al least Barker is late with the gong. He de lays 1t for you girls"
 He was fine portly man Of fifty, with { handsome head, which, with the exception Of his iron-grey hair, showed no r2vages o time Mrs Moore was five years h juniOl land would have passed for forty. She aros' as the cousins entered and surveyed then with marked approval
 What is it that we heard at the theatre about the two rosesT' she said:
 "One like Inc roses when June and July meet
 The other the opening bud sweet May dis Both % un ike and yet alike in this l You are two roses.
 Mir. Moore lsughingiy helped her line hl line with the quotation, and just as he finish ed Barker the butler entered and announced dinner. There was no company that day and the husband gave his arm to Mrs Moor and led the way.
 T have had letter from Kenard," szis Abel as the soup was passed round.
 Vida and Ruth looked up-one with af fected and the other with real interest
 Dear old Kenard, said Ruth, T hope h' is coming home"
 He will be here on the 18th" rejoinee the baronet, .'and think we had better hay' | larty to meet him--no wine al present Barker. thank you-and l must leave II t' you girls to say who we shall have"
 Kenzrd was Abel's only son, two year older than Ruth, and. of course. heir 10 thu title and estates Having been il someTha delicate health the doctors suggested his go ing abroad. and he had been away sii months knocking about the Continent as our young men say.
 His health, said Mrs. Moore. '-ls muel improved He will make a strong man yet
 T never had any doubt Of iL" said Nidi