The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05
if 7 have annoyed you


not think OF doing that. You have never
annoyed me in the least. II is only thar
l am interested. That is all"
He pucked up his eyebrows in a per-
..Irterested?" he questioned.
She nodded; meeting his eyes as she
did so, and pursuing up her pretty lips
IN a naive, piquant little smile
he moved an inch nearer her chair.
re was beginning to be Interested at last
Tell me, " he urged. "Miss-NIiss-f
smith, suggested Jane. in an altered,
She vas rather childish in some wavs
ana this was one OF them; the plain name
OF Smith was a sore point with her.
de Solored slightly, realizing this, and
Iuanel INTO conversation to cover his
mistake. And Jane, with seeming amia-
Dinty, torgave him. and smiled her for
siVeness IN patronizing kind of way
She let MIN talk and occasionally made
smart little reply. In Hillshire Jane
amusing things.
He was surprised And what bv now
surprised MIN most was the fact that he
had overlooked her altogether until then
CHAPTER III.
A man and a woman were standing to-
gether in the little conservatory which
opened out OF Lady Dunroy's drawing,
room. II was evening, and the woman
was a lovely woman and looked more
lovely than usual even now, in a most
becoming dress.
She seemed nervous, and had half turn
ca away from him. She made a more
man attractive picture so, and the man
seemed fully aware OF it.
A few weeks only had gone by, but Lord
Dunroy was by this time head over ears
in love with Jane.
He moved a step forward and captured
a small delicate white hand. In it's little
pink-tnted palm was crumpled uD a
frond OF one of Lady Dunroy's pet ferns
ana ne opened out the half-resisting fin
gers and took their plaything from them
doing 1t in a gentle, lingering kind OF
Jane" he said. softly, ARE you as
heartless as you seem? There is that
spray of fern, crushed and broken. just
TO be thrown away. And is it to be the
No reply She turned little further
away; but her hand remained i'm his
You care for. me just a little. don't
you. Jane2" he pleaded, anxiously
She glanced over her shoulder and
smiled. Jane was rather bewildering, too
He lost his head and caught her in his
My own" he said. my wifer'
But Jane had disentangled herself and
He started back. Jane" he said.
sternly, do not tell me you have been
roofing me all these weeks. / will not
And why not. pray?" inquired Jane
What is there especially about you that
] should treat you differently from the
rest2"
"The rest?"
Yes. the rest" replied Jane.
hou mean to say that you have fooled
other men as you have fooled me?" he
And something in that grave tone OF
his ought to have warned Jane that she
had gone far enough; but 1t did not Jane
was IN a temper, and when she was in a
temper she was always reckless. She had
had her ~own way all her life, and saw
no reason why she should not have it
She meant to marry Lord Dunroy oh.
dear, yes. 1t was most desirable thing
TO 90. But she owed him grudge, and
master.
Dear me, yes" she replied, opening
her big eyes very wide. Dozens"
M For several seconds he made no reply.
for it," " s''' ''e
An expression Of interest came into her
eyes, Yes, he had made a mistake He
had believed her to be an insignificant
little country girl, who might be first
word. Well, she was certainly not that
and It was well that he knew it,
And perhaps since he did know 1T she
had played with him long enough 1t
might be more prudent to bury the
Ratchet and surrender.
She began to tear off another spray
Did you really think that YOU had
been the only one?' she asked, in a much
more gentle and encouraging tone of
voice That no other man had ever made
A moments pause then. Yes" said
Lord Dunroy AT least 1 hoped it,"
Something in his manner startled lane
and gave her a slight insight into the
truth at last
1t was not only Lord Dunroy who had
even greater than hei
She put on her most bewitching air. and
Iaid her hand softly upon his arm.
Harry" she said, calling him by his
Christian name for the first time ARE
you not being a little unreasonable?''
the grave expression upon his face did
Eos hn
81 suppose 1 am
You could not reasonably expect that
dn nad never never hHd anyone in love with me
one which she might have used in sneak
ing TO a spoilt child.
No" he agreed. 81 could only hone
that, as l said before But grant I Siid
hope it; and l was fool for my pains
, there was a; an0ther pause. and then he
pect that. but 1 do think 1 had a right
TO expect that you would not boast of
the mischief you have done; and / do
think had right to hope that YOU had
learnt to love me. Your manner during
the last two or three weeks had certainlY
le! me to hope that
For a moment or two James anger oot
the better of her prudence That he
should dare to lecture her like thisl To
forget that he was young man and she
was beautiful woman, and to sneak 10
her as II he was her father and she was
a naughty child
1t was insunerable. and for a few mo-
stepped in. She forced a smile on to her
lips and glance of coquetry into her
eyes.
And supposing-just supposing do care
for your she questioned, naiveiy. edgine
a shade nearer TO him as she spoke.
Il cannot suppose that Miss Smith "
was the stitfiy given reply because /
know now that you do not No woman
who cared two straws for man would
have found it possible to speak to him
in the tone. you used in speaking just
Another short pause, and then he con-
tinued speaking in the same cold, stern
way. i am leaving town early to-mor-
row, and you, know, return to HiIlshire
next week, so we shall not meet again
for some little time. We have MUTUALLY
misunderstood each other; but shall we
part friends?"
He held out his hand. and taking hers
In 1t held it there for a moment longer
than he need have done. Then he let il
60, and left her with a brief "good-by''
Crhe End)
They Think Their Prayers Saved the
ship.
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