The Press., 1894-09-20

tions of Saxon speech to catch the satire almost involuntary-in the last two words. She remembered the words, however, and the kiss, and she was quite satisfied. To what she was going she did not speculate. He was sending her-that was enough.
 The woman given to her as maid had been we'll chosen. Armour had done shis carefully. She was Scotch, was re- served, had certain amount of shrewd- ness, would obey instructions and do her duty carefully. What she thought about the whole matter she kept to her. self. Even the solicitor at Montreal could not find out She had her instruc- tions clear in her mind. She was de- termined to carry them out to the let ter, for which she was already well paid and was likely to be better paid, because Armour had arranged that she should continue to be with his wife after they got to England. She under stood well the language of Lali's tribe, and because Lali's English was limited she would be indispensable in England
 Mackenzie therefore had responsibili- ty, and if she was not elated over it she still knew the importance of her posi- tion and had enongh practical vanity to make her an efficient servant and com panion- She already felt that she had got her position in life, from which she was to go out no more forever. She had been brought up in the shadow of Alnwick castle, and she knew what was due to her charge-by other people, Herself only should have liberty with her. She was taking Lai to the home of General Armour, and that must be kept constantly before her mind. There fore from the day they set foot on the Aphrodite she kept her place beside Mrs Armour, sitting with her-they walked very little-and scarcely ever speaking, either to her or to the curious passen- gers. Presently the passengers became more inquisitive and made many at tempts at being friendly, but these re- ceived little encouragement It had be- come known who the Indian girl was, and many wild tales went about as to her marriage with Francis Armour. Now 1t was maintained she had saved his life at an outbreak of her tribe; again that she had found him dying in the woods and had nursed him back to life and health; yet again that she was chieftainess, successful claimant against the Hudson's Bay company, and so on.
 There were several on board who knew the Armours we'll by name, and two who knew them personally. One was MT. Edward Lambert. barrister of the Middle Temple, and the other was Mrs. Townley, widow, a member of a we'll known Hertfordshire family, who, on a pleasant journey in Scotland. had met, conquered and married a wealthy young American and had been left alone in the world by no means portionless IS months before
 Lambert knew Richard Armour we'll, and when, from Francis Armour's so- icitor, whom he knew. he heard just before they started who the Indian girl was he was greatly shocked and sorry. He guessed at once the motive, the mad ness, of this marriage. But he kept his information and his opinions most ly to himself, except in so far as it seemed only due to friendship to con- tradict the numberless idle stories go- ing about After the first day at sea he came to know Mrs. Townley, and when he discovered that they had many mu-