The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-04

was her delight then to find that the
visitor was only Sir Miles Berkeley.
Truly glad was she to hear that he
was going to start for Wiesbaden,
for the state of misery exciting
there was no secret to Lisbeth. who
had had several letters from Clement
Dunraven. They sat for a long time
talking, and Lisbeth learned, IL she
had not guessed it before, the secret
of Sir Miles, love for Elvira Delane,
and she was 80 sympathetic in the
matter that Sir Miles regretted tina,
he had not made a c%onfdante of ber
earlier. -
He would have sat there discours-
ing on Miss Elvira Delane for hours,
had not the grandfather's clock in
the corner reminded him that he
must be getting back to the Snuggery
If he intended to catch the four
O'Clock train.
Jim Glendinning was as usual sit
ting in the porch. He would just
say a word to him and be off.
Sir Miles and Lisbeth had been too
much taken up with their W con-
versation to see that Glendinning
had already got a companion, and
they were therefore not a little sur
prised to find him talking to DR..
Watson.
Whether Sir Miles, visit to Lisbeth
that day was to her advantage or
disadvantage, he - totally uncon-
scious of what was going on-did not
consider, but it had the effect of
making the little doctor silent for
many a month to come, and for that
Lisbeth would have blessed Miles
Berkeley if she had no other cause
to be grateful to him.
When he reached the Snuggery he
found, as he had expected, every
thing prepared, even the ''trapn at
the door to take him to the station.
Arrived in London he sent a
"wire" to Elvira in answer to her
letter.
"Starting tonight. Travelling
straight through"
The promptness with which he
obeyed her summons pleased this
exigeante little lady as much as his
previous silence had done, of which,
truth to tell, she had been growing
rather, weary.
1t was evident that Sir Miles
Berkeley was exhibiting an amount
of tact in connection with this love
affair that none of his intimates
would have given him credit for.
Nor, had the matter been thoroughly
sifted, could his present behavior be
exactly called tact. He was merely
simple, natural and earnest, and
simplicity and honesty We're appar-
emily destined to win the day; for
Elvira without Lady Marcia, to
whom she had not conhded hel
intention, but only accompanied by
her maid-was at the station to meet
him. She received him, too, quite
warmly.
$50 good of You to come at once.
l am a lucky girl to have so true s
friend. l am afraid you must be
terribly tired. We have engaged q
room for you at our hotel. Only
Lady Marcia knew you were coming,
we have not told the Dunravens,
Yes, so in the cab with the Luggage
| will walk back with the maid, it i:
not far"
Tired, how could he be tired wher
a walk with Elvira was in the ques-
ton.
"No, l have had quite enough o.
stuffy carriages. I shall prefer tc
walk. 1t will refresh me-"
"And perhaps they will drive the
luggage to Frankfort, and you will
have it all stolen"
He laughed, and said he believed
in German honesty, and the end o.
the discussion was that the maiG
went with the luggage, and Sir Miles
walked with Elvira. How happy
they both felt. Ay, both; unit
Elvira saw Sir Miles again after al
absence of some four months she
did not know how really glad che
would feel when she looked into hi.
honest eyes, and what a privilege ii
was for a woman to be loved by sucf
a loyal, really good fellow. A qualn
of conscience ought to have re-
minded her that she had been play.
ing a little bit fast and loose with
him, but she was too light-hearted
to do otherwise than assure herself
that it was most beneficial to a mar
first to be proved whether he were
worthy or unworthy, and, as she
supposed she would have to marry
him in the end, what mattered 0
little torture, since it would conduce
to happiness hereafter.
That E!vira could have worked
out this reasoning to her W salts
faction, or that of anyone else, IL
doubtful. Anyway she did not try,
she merely enjoyed the possession Of
this mans devotion and decided tc
60 on for a while on the plan which
had hitherto been 80 successful.
or course under the circumstance
that had called Sir Miles to Wies.