Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-18

nnluckily, she SAID, WITH D mlScnIe'ous
Lueh "Yon won't sOon far9et the dis
elimination I showed on our hrst meet
ing, will your
Il shall never forget any incident con-
| nected with you," said he, bowling.
II am sure that is meant to be a very
pretty speech: but as about half the things
do are not much to my credit, l fer
vcntly hope you will not keep your word"
| Then she turned to Alma, and drawing
| that lady's arm in her own. led her TO the
| sofa, 1--WE called at this unearthly hour
| to ask you something" she said. with
pretty serIousness, passing her own soil
fingers caressingly over the other lady's
| unwilling hand. I've just met Mr.. Cros-
mont in the village, and he tells me yon
are getting quite i'll and depressed because
you never go out. And so I've come to
| nsk you to let me take you back to Ihe
| Crags with me to luncheon. we've got
| few people there now. and though ! emit
plead that they are highly Interesting,
| still you'll have the satisfaction of Civ
ing them pleasure, for they've all heard
great deal about you, and are very nnX'
| ious to know you"
Thank you, Lady Kildonnn," said Al
| ma. with coldness which could not fnil TO
seem ungracious after the eifusivc warmth
| Of the invitation. 1T is very good of you
TO think of me, but l have very great
deal to do to-day, and cannot avail my
self of your Kindness"
| "Oh. don't be so disagrceable!' cricn
! Lady KiIdonan, pouting like a spoilt child.
lyon never will come and sec me- You
are Ms formal as If we were two old dow
ayers. wish you wouldn't ;TG;ilflHs be so dread
fully dicnified. You remind me of whut
ha nf
yours"
| MY position Ia not the same ns yours
If it were, I should not require regal airs
either"
! She tried to say this playfully. but Arm
afhwaite, who knew more of the situation
| than anybody guessed, detected a heart
! vrung break in her voice which brought
! a lump into his throat. Lady Kildonan,
who seemed bent on conciliatins the other
lady. tried different tone. and spoke
again with a plaintive note In her voice
200.
"Your position is, at any rate, a much
happier one than mine," she said, looking
straight in front of her, with cbild-like
blue eyes, in distracting manner. SYou
haven't got husba nd who thinks of moth.
ing but his books and looks at you as II
he thought it a pity you were not bound In
half-calf."
She turned her eyes languidly In the di.
fection of the gentlemen, and seeing a
smile on their faces, she fell to Laughing
| outright herself.
Nobody will believe I'm unhappy; ana
really perhaps things might be worse,
| she said, good -humoredly. Only the way
| in which you glide about with Uournful
eyes gains eyerybOdy's sympathy, and
makes me seem vulgar and bouncing
at is question. of temperament" said
| Alma, quietly, '.and perhaps also of eli
| mate. This lake country doesn't agree
with me, and I'm going away shortly fa
change of air.
Armathwaite. who was talking to Ms.
| Crosmont, but with eyes and ears on the
alert saw fierce light, like n flash struck
| from steel, dart out of Lady Kildonnn's
| handsome blue eyes. For Il moment she
made no answer; then, with a bright
| laugh, she sprang up to go.
"Well, know it is Of no use for me to
say anything to you. But whenever you
like to come up to The Crags, we viii
welcome you like the flowers in May"
Lady Kildonan then turned to the gen.
tlemen "Uncle Hugh, know 1t is OF
no use to ask you to come to luncheon
pointed Of my prey for today at any rate
DIR. Armathwaite." she held out her hand
to him. Il still hope to see You at The
Crngs In a day or two"
Thank you a hundred tines" said he
But at this very moment ought to be
on my way north. l was detained by m
accident, and then by the kind hospitality
| q Mr.. and Mrs. CrOsmont l was lust
| going to ask for Bradshaw"
| Again his eyes felt impelled to NEE,
| those of Mrs. CrosmOnt. who said in Q
| soft voicex
| "And DR.. PeeleT'
"You are going TO see DR.. Peele? broke
IN Lady kildonnn. brightly. "Then can
| do you a service after all. I am going to
Branksome now; I will drive you to the
doctors. Now, no excuses; / am In a be-
nevolent mood this morning, and abso-
lutely must oblige somebody, either with
| their will or against 1t. Go and put on
your ulster, and presto! Wen be gone; for
| I've kept my poor ponies waiting too long,
and l can see that I've worn out Mrs
Crosmonts patience"
Armathwaite thanked her, made cour-
| teous speech to his hostess, and went into
| the hall in search of his overcoat.
Then the drawing room door open g.
and the ladies came out, followed by I'm
Gle Hugh. who accompanied Lady Killo-
nan TO the gate. and helped her into the
sleigh. Armathwaite got In beside her
and noticed as he did so the figure and
walk of the groom, who was little slim
lad of seventeen or eighteen. Lady Xii
donnn was clever enough to perceive the
look of curiosity In her companions eyes.
'You look rs if yOu thought you had
discovered secret" she said. laughing,