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CHAPTER xx1f.-(Continued)
"FOnd In too strong word" she snid
n like my servants; I become attached
to them even, when they IRE useful and
faithful; but I am never fond Of them
But she IL not a servant: she IL gen.
tie born, has been highly educated. Is
gifted far above other women. Oh, moth
er, be human II you can. You know that
this girl has crept into your henrt. how
ever hardly you mny have striven to keep
her out. You know that you miss her
sOrely, that she has grown dear to you
Necessary to me, perhaps. victorian
but not dehr." -.
Eyes, she has become dear to you."
pleaded Lnshmnr. knccling BY his moth
er's chnir, throwing his arms round her
40 he hnd done many time In his boyish
days when he wanted some indulgence at
her hands, but rs he had done rarely Of
late yenrs. "Yes. mother. shy dear to
You, for my sake."
'For your sake, Victorian! What can
you mcany'
'F'or any sake, mother; yes. for my sake.
This friendless waif, this orphan daugh.
ter Of demngogue and destructive. this
spawn Of the radical gutter. Is just the
one woman I will have for my wife. 1t
may he that I shall not win her. ] have
done everything to make myself hateful
In her eyes; but II miss her, will have
none other. I will 20 down to my grave
woman hnter. Yes, the hatcr and revilcr
Of such women as Lady Carminow. be.
meath whose alabaster bosom never glow
ed one generous emotion; 40 Mrs. Nnva-
sour, who paints her face quarter OF an
inch thick: a. Lady Sophia, the type Of
our modern AmaxOns, who unsexes her.
self by manly sports and mems society,
and never, from the time she wore pima.
f0res, has thought M a woman; as
smooth .tongucd Mrs. Mulcibcr, time.serv.
Ing. self.seeking. the traficker In society's
small vices and large foibles, garnerine
NJ her riches out Of other peoples worth.
lessness. One woman and only one have
I seen, straight. truthful, original. indie.
pendent. scorning fortune when II was Mt
her feet. daring 10 live her own life In the
teeth Of adverse circumstances. Such an
one will honor and reverence. She and
no other shall be my queen =
Lady Lashmar looked ut her sons Inn
FASHIONED face with absolute horror. rs
this madness?" she murmured. "Why, l
thought you hated the GIRL"
$50 did, mother. Heaven knows
tried my hardest 10 hnte her, schoolcd
myself to believe that detested her.
would not suffer my eye to linger upon
her fncc or my memory to recall her Cru.
cious presence. And yet In spite OF u all
Hhe drew me. II has seemed like Witch
craft, but now begin to understand that
Il was simple force Of character, the In.
Huence OF pure. untnrnished soul upon
one that had been blemished and cloudcd
by contact with the world. believe That
Providence mennt her for me-that my
brother trained her for me--that all things
have tended unawares to one happy end
ing-she II to be mine"
III you do this thing, victorinn-if you.
my son, with your opportunities, marry
NO far beneath you, ! suppose you know
that you will break my hearth
u know that will do nothing Of the
kind, mother sweetest. There will he
feeling Of disappointment, no doubt. You
would have preferred to sec the Lashmnr
Golfers rcplenished with the wealth Dane.
brook made In the Iron trade. You had
rather I had married the ironmastcr's
daughter, albeit that on her fathers side
she comes from much lower Crude than
Boldwood's orphan child. But this regret
once past, you will rejoice In your new
daughter, since she has been 40 daugh'
ter to you already, though you did moi
know It."
There was n pause. n silence which
seemed long. Victorian still on his knees
IN his mothers chair.
lie had been prepprcd for violent
;break, for ungove rn9ble anger: prepar
ID to hear himself denounced and cast OF
a. an unworthy son. But to bis surprise
the dowAgcr sat for some moments with
her hands shading her eyes aud her lip'
silent. He almost thought she was weep
Ing: , at, =,
last, Eyes, soreE. She ccmforted me will
that low, swst voice Of hers: her reading
had been And OF music which soothet
my tortured nerves. She has been very
sweet. infinitely patient, a. sympatheti,
ss would ever allow her 70 be. But 20,
are right In your accusation. Victorian
I was never kind to her. ! was Away,
afraid OF being too kind, Of letting her sc,
how necessary she was to me. We ar,
made OF hard stun, you and ], Victorian
We come of hard race, rage will
whom pride OF birth has been ever kint
OF religion. 1t IL difiicult to stoop wheI
such pride a. that Il bred In our bone, tn,
heritage OF a thousand generations. Ant
for my son to marry girl Of no parentag,
"A dome site In his mothers house!'
"Her father was an Oxford graduate!'
"My dear Victorian, consider the herd
Of Oxford graduates, down to the sons O
Oxford hair dressers. People will asl
who your wife Is. How eau you answe
themy"
II will leave the answer to time an,
the lady who bears my name. Her beaut!
and her genius should be an all.sufiicien
answer.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Lord I.ashmar determined Oh going L
Brumm directly after breakfast mex
morning. He left his phaeton Mt the Liol
and Lamb and went wandering about tn
great busy town. He was too disguise,
with the police TO go to them again We
awhile. He went about on his own &C
count.
Presently 1t struck him that he woul,
like to see the building from which hi
brother had rescued the child, and whicl
had been re-erected after the fire. ii
had never seen that dreary Outskirt O
Brumm, In which GOldwin's was situat
ed, 1t lay In the ODDOsite direction L