Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23

On, Arnold spoke 70 me ABOUT III,
said Miss Carstairs. II knowi"
My daughter could not live abroad"
murmured the elder lady, 1--WE fully de-
cided ut the time"
II understood from my cousin that
IL was an objection" said Kate, pleas
nntly, "but the thing has quite come to
a head now. He can have it'll 1t is GER
tainl And it's awfully good, you know; ?
it means"
ut is quite out of the question:"
averred Bella; ait is very nice of Lord
Drillingham, and 1 am sure both
Arnold and I are very much obliged to
him, but we couldn't GO to Canada; it's
not to be thought of, really"
Miss Drillingham's eyebrows wouldgo
up little, despite her endeavors to be
amiable.
"And yet" she said, cheerfully, 1--WE
come to try and persuade you to recon-
slider your determination! You see
it isn't us if you would both be going out
there forever; 1t is only question of q
few years, and it may lead to something
even better over here. 1t would be q
splendid position, too, compared to what
Arnold has now-twelve hundred a
year, and"
Twelve bundred!" said Mrs. Car
stairs. with a smile; splendid"
well, think it splendid, relatively
Don't you, Bella--may call you Bella,
| since we are going to be cousins?"
81 shall be very pleased-yes, pray
do. No, can't say it strikes Inc as
fortune. 1t would be very nice here for
the present, but not-n thousand times
not-in payment for exile"
"Oh!" cried Kate. Don't call it 'ex-
ile.' OF course. if it won't do, it won't,
and we must try something else, but this
would mean immediate marriage, and
I've been promised you will make me
one of your bridesmaids, and I'm dying
to play the part. And then" She
looked ut Miss Carstairs significantly.
The mother was Il little in the way; she
felt she could have talked more plain
~ without her. IF it won't do, it
won't" she said again.
Mother" said Miss Carstairs, "Nfiss
Drillingham will stay and lunch with
us. Won't you?"
I'm afraid l can't, thanks" an
swered Kate. ut would make me late,
but"
Mrs. Carstairs understood. With
murmured excuse she vanished from
the room, and for moment the two
fancees of Arnold Hopetoun-the real
J and the mock, looked at each other in
silence.
Kate broke it. you see," she OBJ
served. this game Arnold and / are
playing can't be continued indefinitely,
and posts don't crop up every day. One
can't say how long 1t will be before an
other is obtainable."
"Ohl yes, of course" replied Miss
Carstairs, vaguely.
''Ie is awfully fond of you, and very
impatient, and, if l may take the liberty
of advising, should recommend you
recommend you very strongly indeed
to counsel him to accept the present Of
fer while he can"
81 couldn't do that" said the other;
~ couldn't do that in justice to my
self"
"But - but, good heavens, why?''
cried Kate. Was this the devoted Bella
for whom she had consented to play so
questionable a rolc
st is too impossible" said Miss Car
stairs, firmly. Repatriation, as have
. already explained. cant be considered
Miss Drillingham's patience had its
limits. "You won't mind my pointing
out that my father found this APP
pointment under the impression that
Arnold was going to marry me?" she
said; that it was who would accom-
pany him-that the 'awfulness that
t Encourages you would have to be borne
by MYSELF"
} Miss Carstairs looked courteous un
concern. Lord Dillingham;, o
t course, knows best what he would b,
5 satisfied for his own daughter to do,
she said, "but l have to consider m,
r mothers opinions. Please don't let u
, talk about Canada any more. Have yo'
/ seen Duse? Everybody's opinion abou
s her seems different"
1 Kate Drillingham put out her han'
r with smile. Its finished" she said
"You must let me run away now, or
0 shall miss my train. All, Mrs. Car
U stairs, l must say good-afternoon.
!, No, nothing, thank you, really not
Yes, that is my cab waiting"
She got into it, and as the wheels be
!. gan to revolve, beat one of her littl
- clenched hands on her lap. She was no
smiling now. her face was white ant
. angry.
!, If Bella or her mother could hav
~ overheard what their visitor said to her
self as she drove away, they would hav
been considerably perturbed.
y "And that's the girl have been strug
:, Cling to be loyal towards" muttere'
:, Miss Drillingham between her tectl
y ARNOLD, I'm fonder of you than that
and you shall know 1t now!"
!, TO BE CONTINUED.
y Your BOY Won't Live u Month.