The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-15

gravely, 'but come to Greyhope-when
go back.
"And when will that be?" he said,
smiling, yet little ruefully too.
''Oh, ask Mrs. Townley, she replied.
"She is coming also. F"
Marion knew what that commission
to 20 TO Greyhope meant. But she de-
termined that he should see Lali first
before anything irrevocable was done
She still looked upon Franks marriage
as a scandal. Well, Captain Vidall
should face il in all its crudeness So
in a week or less Marion and Mrs.
Townley were III Greyhope.
Two months had gone since Lall ar
rived i'm England, and yet no letter had
cone TO her or TO any OF them from
Frank. Franks solicitor in London had
written him fully Of her arrival, and he
had had a reply, with further instruc-
tions regarding money to be placed TO
General Armour's credit for the benefit
of his wife. Lali, as she became Eti-
ropeanized, also awoke TO the forms and
ceremonies of her now life. She had
overheard Franks father and mother
wondering. and fretting as they won
dered why they had not received any
word from him. General Armour had
even called him scoundrel, which sent
Franks mother into tears Then Lali
had questioned Mackenzie and Colvan,
for she had increasing shrewdness, and
she began to feel her actual position.
She resented General Armour's impu-
tation, but i'm her heart she began TO
pine and wonder. At times, too, she
was fitful and was not TO be drawn out.
But she went on improving in personal
appearance and manner and in learning
he English language Mrs Townley's
appearance marked change in her.
When they met, she suddenly stood still
and trembled When Mrs. Townley
came to her and took her hand and kiss
ed her. she shivered and then caught
her about the shoulders lightly, but was
silent After little she said, Come
come to my wigwam and talk with
me-"
She said it with astrapge little smile,
for now she recognized that the word
wigwam was not to be used in her new
life. But Mrs Townley whispered, ASK
| Marion to come too.
| Lali hesitated and then said little
maliciously, Marion, will you come to
my wigwam?"
| Marion ran to her. caught her about
J the waist and replied gayly: "Yes, we
will have powwow. Is that rights
| powwow right?"
The Indian girl shook her head with
pretty vagueness and vanished with
them. General Armour walked up and
down the room briskly, then turned
on his wife and said: wife, it was
! brutal thing. Frank doesn't deserye to
be--the father of her child"
| But Lali hsd moods-singular moods.
She indulged in one three days after the
( arrival of Marion and Mrs Townley.
She had learned To ride with the side
saddle and wore her riding dress admi-
rably. Nowhere did she show to better
advantage. She had taken to riding now
with General Armour OH the country
roads. On this day Captain Vidall was
expected, he having written to ask that
he might come. What trouble Lali had
with one of the servants that morning
was never thoroughly explained, but
certain it is she came to have a crude
notion of why Frank Armour married
her The servant was dismissed duly,
but that was after the conWetemps
It was late afternoon. Everybody
had been busy, because one or two other
guests were expected besides Captain
Vidal Lali had kept to herself, send
ing word through Richard that she
would not ''be English, " as she vaguely
put it, that day. She had sent Macken-
zie on some mission. She sat on the
floor Of her room as she used TO sit ON
the ground in her fathers lodge Her
head was bowed in her hands, and her
arms rested on her knees. Her body
swayed TO and fro. Presently all motion
ceased. She became perfectly still. She
looked before her, as if studying some
thing.
Her eyes Immediately flashed. She
rose quickly to her feet, went to her
wardrobe and took out her Indian cos
tune and blanket, with which she
could never be induced TO part. Al
most feverishly she took off the clothes
she wore and hastily threw them from
her; then she put on the buckskin clothes
in which she had journeyed to England,
drew down her hair as she used to, wear
it, fastened round her waist long red
sash which had been given her by a gov
ernor Of the Hudson's Bay company
when he had visited her fathers coun-
try, threw her blanket round her shoul'
ders and then eyed herself in the great
mirror in the room. What she saw evi'
IDENTIFY did not please her perfectly, for
she stretched out her hands and looked
ut them. She shook her head at herself
and put her hand TO her checks and
| pinched them-they Were not so brown
as they once were-then thrust out her
foot. She drew il back quickly in dis
dain.
Immediately she caught the fashion
able slippers from her feet and threw
them among the diScarded garments
She looked at herself again. Still sh'