Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-27

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 She was grateful, tremulous, proud.
 Why had he, Captain Vidall. kept out 1 of the way all these weeks just when she needed him most, just when he should have played the part of man? Then she was feeling twinges at the heart too She had seen Lady Agnes
 Martling that afternoon and had mo- ticed how the news had worn on her. | She felt how much better it had been had frank come quietly home and married
 her, instead of doing the wild, scan- dalous thing that was making so many heartburnings. A-few minutes ago she | had longCd for chance to say some- thing delicately acid to Lady Haldwell, | once Julia Sherwood, who was there. | Now there was chance to give her bitter spirit tongue. She was glad, sho dared not think how glad, to hear that voice again, hut she was angry, too, and | he should suffer for it, the more so be- cause she recognized in the tone and afterward in his face that he was still absorbingly interested in hor. There was little burst of thanksgiving in her heart. and then she prepared a very notable examination service in her mind
 This meeting had been deftly ar ranged by Mrs. Townley, with the help of Edward Lambert, who now held her fingers with kind of vanity of posses sion whenever he hade her goodby or met her. Captain Vidall had, in fact, been out of the country, had only been back a week and had only heard of Frank Armour s mesalliance from Lam. bert at an "at home" 4S hours before. Mrs. Townley guessed what was really at the bottom of Marion's occasional bitterness, and piecing together many little things dropped casually by her friend had come to the conclusion that the happiness of two people was at stake
 When Marion shook hands with Cap tain Vidall. she had herself exceedingly we'll under control. She looked at him in slight surprise and casually remark ed that they had not chanced to meet lately in the run of small and earlies. She appeared to be unconscious that he had been out ct the country, and also that she had been till very recently in- deed at GTeyhope He haStensd to us. sure her that he had been away and to lay siege to this unexpected barrier.
 He knew all about Frank $ affair, and though it troubled him he did not see why it should make any difference in his regard for Frank's sister. Fastidious as he was in all things, he was fas- tidiously deferential. Not an exquisite, he had all that vanity as to appear ance so usual with the military man. Himself of the most perfect tenn per and sweetness of manner and con- duct, the unusual disturbed him. Not possessed of a vivid imagination, he could scarcely conjure up this Indian bride at Greyhope
 But face to face with Marion Armour he saw what troubled her, and he de. terminod that he would not meet her irony with irony. her assumed indiffer. ence with indifference He had learned one ot the most important lessons of life -nevcr to quarrel with q woman. Whoever has so far erred has been fool. ish indeed. It is the worst of policy, to Eay nothing of its being the worst of f'f. and life should never be without come to her or to any of them from Frank. Frank solicitor in London had written him fully of her arrival, and he had had reply, with further instruc- tions regarding money to be placed to General Armour credit for the benefit of his wife. Lali, as she became Flu. ropeanized, also awoke to the forms and ceremonies of her new life She had overheard Franks father and mother wondering, and fretting as they won. dered. why they had not received any word from him. General Armour had even called him a scoundrel, which sent Franks mother into tears Then Lali had questioned Mackenzie and Colvan, for she had increasing shrewdness, and she began to feel her actual position. She resented General Armour's impu- tation, but in her heart she began to pine and wonder. At times, too, she was fitful and was not to be drawn out But she went on improving in personal appearance and manner and in learning the English language. Mrs Townley's appearance marked a change in her. When they met. she suddenly stood still and rembled. When Mrs. Townley came to her and took her hand and kiss ed her. she shivered and then caught her about the shoulders lightly, but was silent. After little she said, Come como to my wigwam and talk with me"
 She said it with strange little smile, for now she recognized that the word wigwam was not to be used in her new life But Mrs. Townley whispered. Ask Marion to come too"
 Lah hesitated and then said little maliciously, "Marion. will you come to my wigwam?''
 Marion ran to her. caught her about the waist and replied gayly: "YeS we will have a powwow. Is that right-is powwow right?"
 The Indian girl shook her head with a pretty vagueness and vanished with them. General Armour walked up and down tho room brislxly. then turned on his wife and said: "wife, it was . brutal thing. Frank doesn't deserve to be-the father of her child"
 But Lah had moods-singular mooda She indulged in one throe days after the arrival of Marion and Mrs. Townley. She had learned to ride with the aide- saddls and wore her riding dress admi- rably. Nowhere did she show to better advantage. She had taken to riding now with General Armour on the country roads. On this day Captain vidall was expected, ho having written to ask that hemight come What trouble Lali had with one of the servants that morning vas never thoroughly sxplainedA but