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but not with his kindly heart" she in.

his name and in my own, / command you
to take that ring from your finger and re-
turn it to the presumptuous man from
whom you have received it. Do you
hcar?'
Eyes, uncle, I hear" she replied calmly.
"IDo you intend to obey?" lie asked.
NO, most decidedly not. You must
think l am II child. uncle, to ask me such
n thing. That ring will never leave my
finger while l live"
'Think again." he said, 'bcforc you de-
fy me. l give YOU n more chance. Will
YOU take off that ring, send it back to
Bcltran Carew, and tell him that by my
wish all acquaintance between you is end
ed!"
NO, uncle, l will not-I cannot" she
replied.
The stern face grew white with rage.
She did not quail before it.
You refuse? Then listen to me, Bca.
trix LennoX. 1 have been some time con-
sidering what l should do-listcn to me-"
II am listening, UNCLE" she replied.
But wen she, who knew how far the
LennoX anger could go, wondered what it
was that he had to say.
II have borne a great DEAL" said Peter
LennOX; "far more than I ought to have
borne; but I loved you, BeatriX, and l did
not want to harm you. Now I have come
to this determination-you must give up
Bcltran Carew or you must give me up
one Of the two. My hcircss must be wor-
thy Of her name, and if you marry this
needy barrister you will not be worthy"
"Do not say one word against him."
she returned, with white lips.
HI will lnnyo fhof for tho world - ho
said. ut will say enough without the
addition of one word from me. brand
him as n fortunc-huntcr, and so dismiss
him. 1t is with you 1 have to deal. You
must choose between us-between Peter
Lcnnox, your fathers brother, the head
of your house, your uncle, you guardian,
the man who would have given his hearts
blood for you, the man who has luvished
his wealth upon you, who rescued you
from poverty and made you his hcircss,
and the man who may mar your life and
mine. You must choose between us, Bea-
trix Lcnnox."
She stood quite still, quite silent-it vas
ed her eyes to his, and n light such as he
had never seen before came into her face
"A look that he never forgot while he
lived.
II choose Beltran Carcw, uncle" she
said, quite calmly. II choose poverty
with him rather than wealth without
him."
There was deep silence between them
for many minutcs-a silence that neither
of them cared to break. Then Peter
Lennox moved nearer to her and looked
into her face.
You deliberately renouncc Erccldcan
and my wealth, my love and the Inherit
ance l could leave you for Beltran Ca
rcw!"
81 would rcnouncc the whole world for
him." she replied.
He bowed.
Il can say no more, Miss Lcnnox. You
can tell your mother that this house is
your home no longer"
II cannot bear it, TriXic," sobbed Lady
LennoX. II thought 1 was stronger. 1t
will kill me to leave the luxury and COM
forts of this place for the lonely, dcsolate
solitude of %Strathnarn. / am not strong"
BcatriX looked at her uncle.
Uncle" she asked, could you not find
some other way of Furnishing me? Make
me suffer twice us much, if you will, but
spare mammal"
He neither looked at her nor spoke to
her. but turned to Lady Ailsa.
II am sorry you have to suffer for your
daughters wrong-doing. You must par
don me if l am firm. When your daugh-
ter submits to my wishes, l will make cv-
| erything as pleasant as possible for you:
but while she persists in her willfulness 1
will persist. LennoN has met Lennox-
you know how it must end. Let me add
| that l shall be pleased if you will take her
away to S%trathnarn as soon as you can.
I shall leave my house now, and not re-
turn until she has quilted it,"
BeatriX rose from her mothers side,
and stood before him with flashing eyes.
"You are cruel" she cried, angrily-
"cruel and unmanly. l do not care what
you do to me, but is it worthy of a man
to punish a weak, delicate woman for the
fault of her child? You strike Mt me
through her, and l say it is cowardly, UNI
worthy of you. The mcancst foes meet
face to face-you strike ut ME through
one whom l hold most DEAR"
He never looked at her, never answered
her; the girls slender figure trembled
with agitation.
Il have nc respect for you," she said,
l UIOuuly \ 0A0 AOI SAlAh tAtlI SOu COulu
have done such n thing. 1 would not be
your hciress now if 1 could. You are a
trader, and no gentleman. You will not
be kept out of your house long. l shall
go to Lady Rayncr's now-at once: my
dear mother will so with me; and we can
travel to Strathnarn when she is well
enough"
She made him a low bow and swept
from the room, leaving him behind her.
do not cry, Ailsa," Peter Lennox said
more gently; you shall want for nothing.
But VIC must bring that girl to her senses.
A few weeks at Strathnarn will quickly
put an end to all this false heroism Of
hers, and everything will come right
again. Having made the threat, I must
follow it up"
81 wish that 1 lay safe by Charles
side!" sobbed the helpless lady; and her
grim, stern brothcr-in-law liked her bet
ter for her weakness and dependence on
him.
Ito be c%ontinued)
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