The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-11-08


don't often ask favor Of you, hut
don't let hartford play your accom-.
pAnlments tonight
"And n I say yea who win play
them-win your :.
"You know ! can't" Gays the youne;
man, reproachfully.
.You know what you would, have"
says she, disdainfully. "You would
have me give up music altogether! You
hate that precious violin Of mine. You
would break It into Q thousand pieces
u you dared. Come, deny all that II
you can" :. !
II can't" Gays he, slowly. In truth,
Wise and able man 40 he 10, he would
gladly wreak his vengeance ON that
harmless instrument. Not even Dart
ford-though latteriy he has begun to
think Of him with deep suspicion
30 dangerous Q rival In the path that
leads to the heart Of this capricious
maiden AZ the violin she 20 dearly
loves.
"Good boy! Go up one! The truth
before all things! Well, you shall not
demolish 1t, be sure Of that, 90 long as
I'm alive. And az for Lord hartford
II beg you will not demolish him
either until can get substitute. I
don't think he has got an understudy
ready, and In himself he 10 30 incom-
parable that I can't afford to let him
CO."
II see" says Dalrymple, with q
strange glance at her. He 10 evidently
on the point Of saying something
more-a good deal more-but by n su-
preme effort controls himself. Pres
emily he says, quite quietly, "You like
him?"
"Why not? He is a good musician
he understands me-"
HE understands your almost VIC
lently.
"My playing, at all events. Concede
20 much to him.
II concede nothing to him."
"Y0u are, as have said, illlberal;
you would deprive me of my friends,
and Of my art. You would leave me
only"
'What?" detiantly. ---
"YOu! with even greater defiance.
He IL silent, staring at her. wonder
ing perhaps a little at her audacity
and great deal at her beauty. Good
heavens! What an insOlent, mis-
chievous. adorable creature; with a
heart TINT might contain SO much love
and vet not hold one small grain for
him.
II confess 1t would be a poor
change" says he ut last, in a giving
up sort of tone. I'm not worth the
quarter of it-but," his strength re-
turning to him. neither is he-not n
half quarter! A despicable fellow. to
whom one would be ashamed to hold
out the hand of friendship"
II saw you shake hands with him
at Ascot" says she, mildly.
"A man might go 80 far, but l can
not bear to think that you should re-
gard him with even the barest civility.
1t is very hard to speak" says he, des-
perntely; "but II you knew all''-
IF knew all about everybody, I
limited"
'srhat is true. of course. But Dart
ford is on worse footing than most.
There are peOple-in your own Set"
speaking with difficulty, and feeling
how much easier 1t would be to put
her on her guard were he not so en-
tirely heart and soul her slave, "who
have refused to receive, him."
w nat nonsense. you are lmQGlu-
ing evil against him. Why, he was
the most petted guest at the Darby
Staines last autumn"
'Ah, but those girls are so old-and,
Of course. he has money"
ut doesn't seem to cover his SINS"
with short little laugh"
HE hasn't enough for that. It
would take q Croesus to live down
his reputation"
'He talks very kindly Of you when
he talks Of you at all" says Nell, gen.
tly.
Having delivered this singing little
compliment, she moves ON more brisk
", and coming up with McFarlane,
dismisses Dalrymple with a cool nod,
and carries of the old ScOtchman in
triumph to the Rose House.