Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-24
1855 nAsseaxsN eaess ASSOCIATIONS

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
CHAPTER Leslie Malincourt, a
coquette. is invited to visit her aunt,
Lady Appuldurcombe, that she NAV
be satisfied on her return to marry
Bob Heatherley. She is welcomed
BY her cousin, Ronald Kilmurray.
ll-Lesley meets Miss Cynthia de
Sails. IlI-And is interviewed by
her aunt. W-Mr. Yelverton tells
Lesley that Ronny is the best gentle
man horseman in England. V-Les-
ley rides out with Mr.. Yelverton and
Is criticised for so doing. VI
Ronny buys Yelverton's mare for
Lesley. VII-Lesley desires to see
Ronny brought to sue for Cynthia de
Sails. who is in love with him. VIII
But Lesley's aunt suspects her of
wishing Miss de Sails out OF the way
thst she may have Ronny herself.
M-Lesley walks with Ronny in
Leicester square early in the morn
ing and is seen by Graham Dash
wood, whom she had snubbed. X
Cynthia faints at the races on ac-
count OF Ronny's attentions to Lesley.
XI-Ronny overhesrs Eastwood ac-
cusing Lesley Of having been in the
park with improper persons. He
slaps his face, and a challenge passes.
IXLI-Ronny tells Lesley he loves her.
XIII-Cynthia upbraids Lesley. who
resolves to 60 home and leave her
rival free to win Ronny. XIV-She
leaves without announcing her de-.
parture. Xv-Ronny and his moth
er discover that she has gone. XVI,
XVII. XVIII and XIX-Lesley ar
rives home and tells her friend, Lady
Cranstoun, what has happened.
Lord Malincourt rejoices to have his
daughter at home. Bob Heatherley
asks Lesley il she is going to marry
him, and she runs away from him.
XX-Lady de Sails dies. and Lady
APpuldurcombe promises to look out
Tor Cynthia. XXI--Ronny and Dash
wood fight in Paris. Ronny is
wounded, and Dashwood's Jaw is
broken. Being disfgured and dis
graced he shoots himself. XXI.
XIII. XIV, XIV, XXvI, XXvII
and XXvIII-Lady Appuldurcombe
10 informed Of the fact and COOS to
her son. Lesley hears of the duel.
Yelverton brings Lesley news Of
Ronny, and Cynthia joins Lesley.
Yelverton visits the Cranstouns.
Cynthia nurses Ronny.
CHAPTER xxx.
1t had commonly been believed in the
neighborhood, after Miss Malincourt's
first appearance in church on her return
from town, that she had found her
match there and had better far have
staid at home SO greatly had her looks
altered for the worse.
Church in the country is Kind of
roll call where every one who can an
swers to his name and comes up for
judgment, putting on his very best ap-
pearance, too, lest i'll the interval be-
tween last and this Sunday he be sus-
pectcd of injurious deeds bound to
make some sort Of mark upon him,
and easily perceptible to sharp eyed
Sabbath friend and foe.
And not even Maison Nsuvelle in
spiration and a pale yellow cambria
frock to match could disguise the look
OF strain on the usually insouciante face
| OF Lesley, so that these who knew her
best decided that something more than
late hours and continual excitement
had been mt work, and Bob. locking at
her across the church, somehow came
to know that he had something more
than mere caprice to reckon with now.
lo Go
Bob's place was empty the gossips wills
pered louder. but 10 further excitement
was forthcoming till Yclverton dropped
into the place beside her in the square
pew and. ugly and distinguished. was
accepted ny most Of those present as the
latest town captive Of Miss Lesley's
bow and spear.
That he was utterly devoted to her
could he seen with half an eye, also
that she really liked him, by the way
even that she gave him hymnbook,
yet she was just as pale rs ever, if more
lovely. and the spontanei.y of youth
seemed for the time to have utterly left
her.
And yet, in church especially, when
dear and familiar words sounded in her
ears, there were moments when Lesley
looked absolutely good-when all her
tricks fell from her, and one felt and
knew she was true, as no impeccably
virtuCus person ever was, or could be,
and something radiated from ard made
her lovely in the best sense Of the word.
More than one man Of the neighbor-
hood who had loved Lesley watched the
pair closely each Sunday, for Yelverton
made long stay. coming over from
Cranstouns' with his traps TO Malin-
court for the !st, and only running up
to town occasionally 20 see Ronny, who
had safely performed the journey to
Park lane.
And Lesley had less time TO think,
now that the house was half full Of her
fathers guests and she was wanted by
the housekeeper SO often, but she made
an opportunity all the same, while the
men were abroad, to ride over on Co.
quette every day to Lady Cranstoun,
who was full Just then of o weary sick re-
volt against everything. who was angry
and out Of patience even with Lesley
herself.