The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-06-14

"There will be otter hunting, for
one thing; and on off days Marcus
must drive Milly about, and-I wonder
IL either of them would care for little
dinner parties? The rector and his
wife and our curate, and DIR. and
Mrs. Wylde. Oh! and who can get
for Milly? 1t must be some one differ
ent to any of these-some--one more
like my Marcus"
The woman-Mrs Redmayne-went
back to her little furnished fiat over
shop at the Langham place end of Re-
gent street. The rooms were fairly we'll
furnished, small and stuffy, she found
as the weather became warmer. The
bedroom window commanded fine
view of back alley leading into Great
Portland street; the drawing-room
looked across at the Polytechnic
81 am so poor!" she cried, in tone
that was lamentablc even to herself,
as she shelled off her well-built habit.
How can dare go down to that we'll
ordered girl in her well-ordered house?
I-who ride to show oft habits and
horses, for my rather stale daily bread.
However, as she has asked me to go,
go | will.'
Then. for few minutes, as she ate
her luncheon, she let herself wonder
what sort of fellow" Ethel's fiance
would turn out to be. "Stiff and stuck
up, like his mother, probably; inclined
to give himself greater airs than he
would if he were going to endow Ethel
with fine property, instead of it's be-
ing the other way round. Marcus
Hamilton is pretty name. Wonder
what he'll think oil me? Not that l
care one bit."
A fortnight later Mrs. Redmayne,
with her trunks filed with as many
charming toilettes and as much ex-
quisite lingerie as if she were not in
dire uncertainty as to how she should
pay for nights lodgings when she
left Lowndes, was introduced. with
much pride and etfusion by Ethel to
Capt Marcus Hamilton.
Distinctly neither stiff, stuck up nor
inclined to give himself airs" she
thought, with throb of relief, as she
looked into the handsome, ardent face
which was expressing unqualified ad-
miration of herself Later on in the
evening she added mentally:
"And distinctly not one bit in love
with that dear good Ethel, who has
done the most foolish thing she ever
did in her life in getting me here. If
it hadn't been me, though, it would
have been some other woman, sooner
or later. But it shan't be me! I'll be
called away tomorrow.
mayne's resolution remained unshaken.
She would go She must go! Marcus
Hamilton forgot to look at Ethel, even
when the latter addressed him special
ly. 1t seemed an effort to him to tear
his eyes away from the lustrous, spark
ling face, that masked the anxious
heart of Mrs. Redmayne. Ethel seemed
unobservant, but his mother looked on
in grim, naughty ydispleasure, and Millie
Redmayne's heart ached for every one,
especially for herself
"Whoever loved that loved not at first
sight?" Through all her varied expe-
riences Of men, matrimony and the
mercilessness of consequences, Mrs
Redmayne had never before been thrust
into such cleft-sticls as this. When she
opened up the subject of her intention
Of leaving that day on account of inn
perative business Ethel cried, Marcus
Hamilton turned of a more ashen hue
than it is well any girls lover should
turn about another woman, and Mrs
Hamilton smiled.
That smile settled Mrs. Redmayne.
She would stop and show the spiteful
Il hot hay
groundless. Sine would stay!-render
herself as unattractive as possible in
Marcus eyes, and never hold any in
tercourse with him except in Ethers
presence.
1t was the second good resolution she
had made since coming to Lowndes,
and she tried to keep it honestly, as
she had tried to keep the first
Marcus wants me to try young
horse that breaker has just brought
to show me, Millie. wish you would
ride it instead of me. You'd find out
all its virtues and vices in no time"
my dear Ethel, it's much better to
find out the virtues and vices of horses,
as we'll as men, for ones SELF Never
depute friend to tackle the delicate
task"
II wouldn't ask anyone else to 60 for
lovely lonely ride with Marcus. but
such friend as you can be trusted"
II would rather not have the lovely
lonely ride or give an opinion about
the young horse. might like it to-
day, you might hate it tomorrow.
Take your own responsibility; try it
for yourself"
Marcus says you have such seat,
and such hands, that you can make any
young horse with fair possibilities
about it. nd he knows you well by
sight in the row. Do oblige me,
Millie!"
81 am nervous; believe am afraid
of the task"
81 don't believe you for moment;
Marcus, come and persuade Millie to do
me this favor. I think with light
incredulity) that Millie is afraid /
shall he jealous If she goes for ride
with you alone"
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