The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-17
synopsIs OF Preceding Chapters.

Dul MS ldtillky WISH ulin TO marry lAuY Agnes
Martling. During Franks absence Julia
gives her heart To another and writes 10 her
affianced for a release. Frank blames his
people for the result and thinks they have
interfered ia the interest of their pet scheme
about Lady Agnes. Out of revenge he mar
ries ofhand an Indian princess named Lali
and sends her TO England under chaperon,
giving Instructions that she must travel ard
appear before his family In native dress.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Armours live at Grey
hope. Besides General and Mrs. Armour
there arc Franks brother Richard. aud
Mariop,,a societySgirl. IN love with Captain
Vidal. The household is thrown into con-
sternauon by letter announcing the coming
OF Mrs. Frank Armour. After considerable
show oftemper all agree 20 swallow the bitter
PHI without wincing. at least. not in public.
III aud lV-The General and Mrs. Armour
meet the steamer at the dock and receive the
savage woman" In style becoming their sons
wife. Lali Is shy and dignifed. but yields
herself readily 20 her new surroundings.
V.-After tho novelty is worn Off the Indian
nature bursts forth, aud at times Lali deserts
her civilized companions for the company OF
tue deer and birds in the villa park. Marion
goes TO London and invites Captain Vidal TO
Greyhore to meet his prospective"re Indian"
sister-lp law. lie drst sees her in her buck
skin garb riding horseback on the widest
hunter In the generals stud.
The remaining chapters tell of the birth OF
son to Frank Armour Lali has surmised
that her husband Is using her TO revenge him
self on his people. She goes TO London with
the Armours for the fashionable season and
Is a social success. Richard is dangerously
fond OF her, and the affection is returned.
Frank arrives in London. Lali receives him
colily. but over the child's, cradle an unspok
en truce is made. The husband, repusei on
every hand. sets To work manfuily 20 win his
wite's love.
One may be interested in mankind
and still be philosophical--may be, as
1t were, the priest and confessor to all
comers. But let one be touched in some
vital corner in ones nature, and the
high faultless impartiality is gone. In
proportion as Ricnard's interest in Lali
had grown, the universal quality of his
sympathy had declined. Man is only
man. Not that his benefactions as lord
bountiful in the parish had grown per-
functory, but the calm detail Of his in
terest was not SO definite. He was the
same, yet not the same.
He was not aware of any difference
in himself. He did not know that ne
looked younger by 10 years. Such is the
effect of mere personal sympathy upon
mans look and bearing. When, there
fore, one bright May morning the fam
lily at Greyhope, himself excluded, was
ready to start for London, he had no
thought but that he would drop back
into his old silent life as il was before
Lali came and his brothers. child was
born. He WAS not conscious that he was
very restless that morning He scarcely
was aware that he had got up two
hours earlier. than usual At the break
fast table he was cheerful and alert.
After breakfast he amused himself in
playing with the child till the carriage
was brought round. 1t was such morn
ing as does not come dozen times
year in England The sweet moist air
blew from the meadows and up through
the lime trees with warm insinuating
gladness. The lawn sloped delightfully."-
away TO the fowered embrasures Of the
park, and fragrant abundance Of
flowers met the eye and cheered the
senses. While Richard loitered on the
steps with the child and its nurse, more
excited than he knew, Lali came out
aud stood beside him. At the moment
Richard was looking into the distance.
He did not hear her when she came.
She stood near him for a moment and
did not speak Her eyes followed the
direction of his look and idled tenderly
with the prospect before her. She did
not even notice the child. The same
thought was in the mind of both-with
difference. RichVd was wondering
how any one could choose TO change tho
: sweet dignity of that rural life for the
faring, hurried delights of London and
the season. He had thought this thou
sand times, and yet, though he would
have been little willing TO acknowledge
it. his conviction was not SO impregna-
BILE rs it had been.
Mrs. Francis Armour was stepping
from the known TO the unknown. She
was leaving the precincts of n life in
which, socially, she had been born again.
Its sweetness and benign quietness had
all worked upon her nature and origin to
change her. In that il was an outdoor
life, full of freshness and open air Wig
or. it was not antagonistio to her past.
Upon this sympathetic basis had been
imposed the conditions of fine social
decorum. The conditions must still ex-
list. But how would it be when she was
withdrawn from this peaceful activity
OF nature and set down among "those
garish lights" in Cavendish square and
Piccadilly? She hardly knew to what
she was going as yet There had been a
few social functions at Greyhope since
she had come, but that could give her,
after all, hut little idea Of the swing
and pressure of London life
At this moment she was lingering
over the scene before her. She was
wondering with the naive wonder OF an
awakened mind. She had intended
many times Of late saying to Richard
all the native gratitude she felt, yet
somehow she had never been able TO say
1t. The moment of parting had come.
What are you thinking of, Rich
ard?'' she said now.
He started and turned toward her.
81 hardl, know he answered "My |