Chicago eagle., 1897-10-02

CHAPTER xvfi.-(ContiuuedJ

sosS ushu uoteu WuO OeUplbeu neS' uhu s.
Il was duty she owed to herself to de.
spise him. II was In her nature to feel
and do all things with an exceptional In
tensity. A. she had loved her benefactor
with all the force Of her young heart, 90
she hated her bencfactor's brother. Shc
was ready to be insOlcnt to him on the
slightest provocation.
II was neither listening nor watching;
but went to that window yonder to sec
who was promenading the terrace. and
was just In time to see you hlne yourself
at our stntesman's feet, and kiss his hand.
IL was very prcttily done. and have
little doubt that Il will have the desired
effect"
"lndcc,l! Pray what effect do you sup.
pose wish Il to haver'
my lear Miss Boldwood, when o
young lady throws herself at gentle
mans tect the obvious conclusion II that
she wants 10 bring him to hers. 1t IL
taking q short cut to denoucment that
hangs fire. And In the case Of young
lady whose attractions are much greater
than her fortune, aud wealthy widower.
imprcssionable but waverins. one can
conceive no better coup de main than that
with which sou have just surprised our
friend Nestorius."
"You think that want 20 catch Mr..
Nestorius as husbandr'
"What else can think, having seen
what saw just nowT"
"You IRE very quick In Jumping at con-
clusions, Lord Lashmar."
"Whcn the conclusion In no obvious the
jump 10 inevitable, and II is very small
jump-only gutter. DO you suppose
that haze not understood your game for
the last three wccksf That l have not
marked your inaneuvers, your lonely ram.
blcs across the park md accidental meet.
ings with Mr.. Ncstorius on the way; your
piteous revelations to him, your tears for
the father whom you lost too long ug0 to
have the fnintcst real feeling about him.
always remembering how much you were
a gamer hy his lossf'
"A gaincr!' she cried, ito cat the bread
Of dependence In your mothers house. DO
you think that Is gainf"
1T is at least better than being fac
tory girl, which you would have been In
all probability had your father lived"
"Had he lived! do you know for ccr-
tain that he In dcadT
II know, ns everybody else knows-that
he pcrishcd In the attempt to save your
lifc." answered Lashmar, forgetting ev-
erything but his headlong anger: ''and
know that my brother, who was worth u
dozen dninG g0gues, risked his life to save
child whose face he hnd never seen.
You have good need to be grateful to
him."
"Dcad!" shc faltercd: "your brother
told me TINT he had gone away to u dis
tant country. ! thought, ns grew older.
that he hnd left England because life
here was too hard for him; that he had
left me behind, intending to send for me
II things went well with him In his new
country. And then I thought that fate
hud stil been against him, and that he
was whiting for the tide to turn, walt.
Ing to he rich enough to send for his only
child; mud now you tell me he was killed
the night Of the Arc-killed In trying to
save me! Oh, Il was cruel, infamous. TO
deceive me NO." she cried, passionatcly.
ut wns your bcncfactor. the man who
was more than father to you, who told
the lic."
Eyes, but when he was gone-when !
wns older, better able to face sorrow.
when I hnd TO bear a hard, bitter life,
when no one would have been pained by
my tcars-why was ] not told the truth
then2 Neither you nor Lady Lashmar
have been ~ anxious to spare my feelings
snat you nc.u INV Srp. .' s... w. ,a"s NV
aou nave .et mc 30 on s,, ssa. a' s.' sS%s'
!eedihs ON = 1"'"e "opc' "'e"'"'As "'''~'
Ing DREAM"
ut was an oversight on my mothers
part and ON mines saio Aasnmar; we
ought to have told you the truth. MY
brother Hubert had foolish sensitive
ness - the subject, q morbid dread Of
your tears; but with ~ u was otherwise
We did wrong In not telling you. How
ever, you have been In s0mcwisc gamer,
as your pathetic case has made u pro.
found impression upon Mr.. Nestorius; and
that last touch Of pathos--your belief In
your fathers existence many years after
his death-hns quite subdued him."
"Mr. NestOrius has been very good ia
me, and nm deeply grateful to him; hui
II you think that have schemed to win
his regard"
II do think that you have 10 schcmed
and that you have gone very near win
ming your gamc-nOt quite, perhaps-but
your last move was admirable and an
ticipatc the pleasure Of cOngratulatinG
you upon your promotion before Nestoriu'
leaves the cnstie."
rs that all you have to say to me. LORD
I.ashmarT
"Yes, that II all, until ! offer you my
congratulations"
II thank you for your kindness and
consideration. 1t 10 almost equal to tina,
with which you sent me out Of the librar,
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