The morning call., 1894-04-01

want me for anything, Lady Lillian? No.
Then think l will go and remove some
Of my muddy garments
e Lady Lillian fTowned inst a little when
she was alone.
: ''AIarvis charming. of course" she said
TO herself; .but she is almost objectionably
frank dislike people who are so gratUi-
tOus with the tYuth. However, being the
daughter OF millionaire, she can afford
TO be as eccentric and truthful as she
Cyril be sensible this time, !
wonder ?5She would accept him tO-mOrrow
If he wouldsonly be wise and ask her But,
really, GTri is so edd; he always does eX-
aetlyth opposite 20 what one expects or
desires. Perhaps" Lady Lillian said, fret
fully. as she went ~ dress for dinner,
- pc fha:ps if he could be made to know how
desperately necessary it Is to ne that he
should marry a rich woman. be would be
asIitile more coDSiderate. ins tead OF disap-
pointing me so ,DeTpe tually. He could
have married Enid Donnithorne year
ago fshe had liked, although, of course.
there. 5: no comparison between the
Sebastian millions and Sir Will
been cry far from a bad match. Cyril
infuriaies nae sometimes. He is so diff
cult; somisprahly foolish; SO despairipgly
unworldly. So Ii he fails ME in this
chance with.Ndfy Sebastian he will drive
me into a lunatIc asylum or a debtors
seif with quiet emphasis. ''bug he shall not
fail me this time. He shall not leave here
Till he has proposed to Mary and every
thing has been fixed for al early wedding
the earlier the beitfr."
The confidence which knowledge Of her
own strong will awoke within her put
lady Lillian into the best of spirits. She
embraced her nephew warmly when she
came downstairs
Your uncle is III bed with the CONT
Cest toujours la meme histoire," she said,
''he gets more unbearable every time.
Cyril really, hia language to-day would
be a disgrace to any parrot"
LADY Lillian was furious with You. Won
know, when she heard you were not com
ing to GLADSTONE Mary Sebastian said
confdentially to Cyril Dunstan. when they
were seated beside one another at the din
ner-table.
He smiled as he answered her. 81
should think she was! She wrote me such
a Ietterl But. to tell you the truth, the
very idea Of this festival business fright
ened me. | thought | should be so out of
it with all tnese singing people staying in
the house.
Mary smiled as their eyes met. The girl
colored. and then looked away. her heart
beating little irregularly. She knew quite
well this was D OF the real reason for trying
to- escape a visit TO Gatestone Hall Just
how, and, though the knowledge hurt ner
in on6 sense, il gave her Touch of tender
pleasure in another. Lady Lilian's very
transparent matrimonial maneuvers and
intentions had been swiftly revealed to
Mary IN he esrlieststages ofther aeqaaint-
ance. and atfirst the girl had been inclined
to mete out to Cyril Dnnstan the same
measure Of contempt that she gave to the
other numerous f1atterers who laid siege to
her heart for tie sake of hef fortune. Very
quickly, however, she realized that this
lfro, 80 ,ts,f,
would never be justified by Cyril's attitude
toward herself. and in the shortest time
possible after this discovery the girl con-
fessed tn herself that the whole of her good
honest. womanly heart had gone out To
Lady Eilan's nephew in a love that would
never change. That this gift Of love on
ner part was eQualed by one as great from
nm Mary had swiftly gathered, but she
hau never let him see this till Tonight
wnen Sne seemed 10 feel that the struggle
that nao lasted so long between his rigid
sense oil honor and his love must be set at
rest by ner hand once and forever.
Lady Lillian, watching them with an
eagle eye. grew so excited she hardly
knew how TO contain herself. The ev.
pression written on their two faces con-
veyed everything to her that was most de-
sirable.
sured herself, confidently; NOW shall
positively adore her. To think of GIRL
safely married to all those millionsl Il is is
adream."
Something of this flavor rang out in
Lady aLiliaD's congratulations when she
found herself alone for a few moments
with her nephew that night before going
TO bed, and Cyril Dunstan was quick to
resent it, too.
81 am marrying Mary Sebastian because
love her with ali my heart and soul. Aunt
Lll," ne said. very quietly and very coldy.
IL she were alone IL the world Tomorrow