The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-10

vague address,
"And you have come up to the
West-end to see the world and the
shops?"
81 came on IA little matter OF bus
ness,'' she said, ''and l was looking
for an omnibus to take me back
when-n
"When that importunate fellow
molested you; yes, I saw it, and was
glad to come to the rescue, nor must
you yet be left to your own devices
be has walked away, but 1 doubt Il
he is very far off. Suppose you
come with me into a restaurant an
have some luncheon; l am fsmisl
I4rsit .
"ohi thank you, Sir Miles,, MO-
"No butts at all, Miss Glendinni "
While we are having luncheon I will
tell you the Coleshill news. There,
| am sure that will be an attraction"
1t would not have occurred to Sir
Miles to call Lisbeth by her Chris
tan name, because she was an
inferior whom he had known all his
life; but the appellation, Miss Glen
Dining, made her feel very hot and
uncomfortable. She was not Miss
Glendinning since she was Clement
D%unraven's wife, yet she dared make
nc protest.
She followed Sir Miles into the
restaurant since he seemed to wish
it, but she felt like one in a dream,
and wondered where circumstances
were leading her, and how her
strange history would end.
Sir Miles ordered a sucCulept
repast. He was, however, disap-
pointed at finding Lisheth did not
appear to enjoy it as he had x
pected.
He had always known her as a
CHEEKY, jolly sort of girl, quite ready
to appreciate the good things of
life; he could not, therefore, under
stand the change that had appar-
entity come over her. Surely her
grandfather's death could not have
afflicted her to this extent.
He talked away pleasantly 10 her,
while in reality he was thinking the
matter over, and told her many a
scrap and stray of Coleshill news.
Most of the little seeming nothings
he related, cutting her to the very
quick as if they had been sharp
knives, in q manner that would have
made kindly Sir Miles heart very
sorry had he guessed it.
Above all, while he talked lie was
considering what he could do to help
her.
He did not quite see what she was
going to do when she went back tc
that lonely cottage, or how she wa'
going to make a livelihood, for he
knew full well that her grandfather
had left her nothing but the house
itself and the little bit of ground il
stood on. He knew also-what few
people knew-that Lisbeth's father
was alive. Old Josh had Away,
given out that he was dead and Lis
beth an orphan, for Jim Glendinnini
was a blackguard of the deepest
dye, and was serving his time as {
convict in an Australian colony
Josh had always confided in Sil
Miles father, hence the presen'
baronet's knowledge of and intere
in the affairs of the Glendinnings.
Perhaps since old Josh's dealt
Lisbeth had discovered that her in
famous father was alive, and it wa
I this that was troubling her. HI
would not, however, ask her thu
question lest she should still be il
ignorance. So there was nothing Il
be done but to try and help he
nroot;o.,lv opd o~riat,v
= "When you return to Coleshil
what do Won mean 70 do. - he aske,
at last rather suddenly, and Lisbetl
t Looked very hot and sbv as sb,
stommered ont hot sbe did no
. Lrow
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