The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-15

tflaC EuWlu. StiNulIS where he lueA
did. could behold her face.
II cannot be Mistaken" exclaimed
Forester; you are she whom l had
sworn never again to 10 X upon, whom
1t was my duty to forget, a!Al whose
image still fills my soul and, the
thought of whom Is still my very life
ITSELF
Sir. IL do not know your Emme-
line said, in suppressed tones.
Strive not to deceive me-" cried Ed
win; "in vain do you disguise your
voice., I know. am certain that you
are Emmeline."
The poor girl. almost sinking, was
asking Of heaven to strengthen and
sustain her.
YES" and Forester spoke with In
dignation now, "you are Emmeline,
and should not be here, and thus at
tired-but clothed with mourning, and
praying for your mother"
oh. how fearful VS. Emmeline's SUI
fering as thus her lover spoke!
But sommoning all her courage, she
said. with seeming dignity and firm
ness:
1.-THE name. sir, which you have just
pronounced is not mine, and repeat
to you, that know you not"
Forester was again more and more
bewildered and stupefied.
Aud fortunately for Emmeline Noel
Darlington ut that moment returned.
At once he placed himself between
these two unhappy lovers; and having
bowed to Forester, turned toward
Emmc'in and said:
Lady Greenland, your carriage is In
waiting"
And then he offered his arm to EN-
incline. who. without further notice
Of Forester, and turning her back on
from the room.
himself was for some seconds powerles I;
to move, and stood very picture Of
amazement and motik,less rs statue.
Edwin ForrS ster found himself again
in the supper room and beside his
friend Theodore.
How lie had come thither Forester
as one in a dream. muttoring to himself
at every step he took:
Lady Greenland! Oh, am mad!
am mad"
And Theodore could not but observe
agitation which had blanched his face
To Theodore's inquiries If he were i'll
Forester answered that he had seen
that evening, and in that house, one
whom he believed by her voice and fig
ure. to be Emmeline.
He told how this lady had, with her
fan. concealed from him her face, and
how, that, even still, he rs unable fully
to convince himself that it WINS not In
reality Emmeline whom he had beheld.
Theodore was grieved that his friend
should still be thinking Of That young
girl, who could not. however, have been
there; of that he felt convinced.
1t was madness. Edwin sud, still to
cherish doubts. for he hid heard the
woman whom lie had believed to be
Emmeline addressed as Lady Green
land; name which, in his presence,
had often been pronounced by TheO-
dore, who was perfectly well acquaint.
ed with her ladyship.
"YOu have made some mistake, Ed
win," said his friend. looking some
what perplexed; ut could not have
been Lady Greenland whom you en-
countered."
How is that?" Forester eagerly de.
manded.
Because" replied the Other, "yester-
day, and to my certain knowledge,
Lady Greenland quilted London to re.
pair to her country mansion"
"Oh, 1t was then Emm ,line!" groan.
ed Forester.
mot even to myself" resumed The
odore. twill I endeavor 10 explain the
truly impos sible presence here of that
Emmeline-of that won n who SO lit
tie merits the love you have preserved
for her, Edwin" he cried. appealingly,
will not you conquer that passion:
will that young girl meyer be forgotten
"Forgotten! wildly exclaimed the
wretched lover. Judge how great my
delirium: for weeks I have been seek.
ing her; yes, and would give every day
of life yet remaining to me II could
hut find that Noel Darlington. that
rival whom she prefers to me-"
"You do not know that man." re.
monstrated Theodore. ";,nd would per.
haps blush to find yourself confronting
such an adversary"
Only for his friends sake had Theo
doge come that night to Mrs. Chester.
toms house. and mi for his friends
sake. and with, him, huFriedy quilted
1t.
He accompanied Forester to his
house and remainel with him halt
through the night. reasoned with him,
sought to console him, and left not bis
friend till he had seen him calm
again.
Turn we now one more to Mrs. Chcs.
terton.
We shall find that lady alone in her
boudOir.
Alone, in your boudoirw were ths
words which Noel Darlington had
hastily scrawled on Mrs. Chestest0n,s
fan.
And she had gleefully smiled on
reading those words. because she fully
believed that Viscoupt Darelcigh's
hand had written them.
A short while before, he had quilted
her very abruptly-had feared, was
Mrs. Chesterton's thought, to prolong
his struggle with her, and was about
to propose q treaty Of peace.
Aud NOW, N her b0idoir. lounging on
q couch. aHd every moment expecting
the arrival Of the vfscouht, she lad
said to herself: H'F
However terrible the pans It may