Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-04-14

uriantly around and above the window.
and drops on the sill at his very hand.
Miles does not appear to have noticed,
so without further remark, Llewellyn
picks up the fallen object, which Is In
deed but two sprays of lemon verbena
tied together, as if they fell from u breast
knot.
"Why do II" Miles asks sharply, an
swering his question, because l believe
what said just now that l knew of two
women worthy to be trusted, honored
and loved with the best love of man q
heart"
And l for myself" Eric Llewellyn in
terrupts deliberately in his hardest, cold
est voice, as he shakes the ashes out OF
his pipe, that Edith Cameron was cold
hearted, mercenary and ambitious, and
that she cruelty and basely Tilted me
when laid myself and my life ut her
feet for the sake of another mans wealth
anu rank. I want to know no more OF
any woman's worth, or honor. or honesty.
than conduct like that"
"Yes, you do" Miles says hOtly and ex.
citedly, ''you want to believe the best of
her, and not the worst. If you ever loved
her, and know you did, old fellow. love
her welP'-his voice sinks with emotion: {:
Miles O'Hara is Celtic in the innermost
fiber of his emotional, fiery, generous, hot
hearted, wrong headed being, "you want
to believe well of her. and think kindly of
her, even if-if you and she are nothing
more to each other now."
.She is nothing more to me, most as
suredly," Eric Llewellyn interposes, with
such naughty positivepess in his assertion,
that one might be excused for doubling
the genuineness of it altogether.
well, even So" Miles says earnestly,
You want to think the best and the kiDS-
est of her, and forgive her, and you would
you would long ago, l know you SO well.
Eric-Only that you were taught to imag-
inc the worst and put the basest and cruel
est construction ON everything she said
and did, and l know who taught you"
"WhoP says Eric, impatiently. as if he
knows the answer already. what a
queer fellow you are, Miles, for sudden
likes and dislikes! And what an entnu-
siast in the cause of Miss Cameron you
ars." he sneers. "and what a pity she
does not know what a squire of danes
and an able defender against the breath
of slander she has in you.
"She needn't know anything of the
kind" Miles says, brusquely; land as
for ably defending her against slander, l
could never do that as long as your cousin
Henrietta Stapleton has a tongue III her
head!'
Major Llewellyn laughs little with
vexatiOal.
Il can't think" he says, impatiently,
what makes you so furiOusly prejudiced
against poor Hettie. l always thought
her such q clever, agreeable, bright-tem
pered little woman-quite the good fairy
Of my mothers house ever since she came
to live with us, ten years ago"
.She's dear creature! bless her clever,
little bad heart, and her crafty brain and
her artful tongue!' Miles retorts, with
sarcastic bitterness. "You ought to be
sorry she ever came to live in your moth
er's house, and you'll be sorry yet before
Won die-mark my words, Eric!''
We'll, well, never mind Hettie," Major
LlewelIyn says, briefly. But you can't
tell me that she had influence enough
over Edith Cameron-the girl loved so
dearly, and thought I had won for my
wife-to make her play fast and loose with
me, as she has done. and marry another
man for money and title"
Married.! Is she actually married ~
Miles O'Hara asks, with a sort of breath
less interest. II never knew"
Nor do know that a wedding ring is
actually on her finger" Llewellyn rejoins,
impatiently, but it is all the same as il
it were to me- She is engaged to Lord
Oppingham, the time for her wedding
fixed, and she has gone on her ante -nup,
tial visit to his relatives. She is no more
to mel would not marry her if there
were no other woman on earth!'
There is a long silence as Eric LEV el
gn ceases speaking, and the twilight deep
ems. and only the outline of Miles
O'Hara's face can be seen as he lies bacl.
in his easy chair, smoking uninterrupt
edly, save for the two or three deep sighs
from his lips that disturb the stiffness.
by -the-by, Miles," Eric says at last
were you speaking literally or fgura
lively when you said that your step-broth
er Sylvester came in for 'everything!'
Miles started perceptibly.
'DroIl enough! The very thing l was
thinking OFF, he says, hurriedly. "Yes,
every jot and title, Eric. His mother 4
money paid off several of the mortgages
on the estate, and his mothers money
kept the house over our heads for years
and SO, in justice, he must have all that
there Is to have, hang him! II have
made my will" poor Miles says solemnly,
yet not without certain proud satisfac-
ton In his tones, land left her everything
that was mine to leave. There are TWEEN
ty shares in the Hibernian Gold Mining
Company. Consolidated; they weren't
worth more than two hundred pounds
when they were bought, and they're worth
nearly five hundred now," he says, rather
friumDhantly ."That and the silver cof-
fee and tea service and some old china and
other things OF our mothers, those are all
Muriefs own personal properly. nave
named you one OF the executors, oid fei-
low, Miles resumes, In wouid-be OH
nand voice, ana you Iook a,.er her
httie' wont you' oee now sylvester
so.s so awav ~ % she hss S . aodmo,bar in Go CorS
Snt don't know how tho noor LITTLE giri
-" hi. voice fails ntterIv for a moment-
"Yor might sell ont those shares for me.
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