Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-03

vignr, along the shady lanes and over
the heathery hills, and then she recog.
nized the fact she was not going TO die.
but to live. and that. in spite of the pain
at her heart, she must begin to look for
her work in life.
Il suppose that / must go to Glasgow
or Edinburgh" Stella reflected oorrowful-
ly. Il thought Aunt Jacky would like
uuilAeld better; that was all. And also,
perhaps, that Mrs. Sinclair could find me
something. But she seems to know no.
body
II was in October when she came to
this conclusion. She set out one after
coon for a long ramble-a longer one, in
iced, than her aunt or her friends would
nave thought advisable; but she was o
GOOD walker. She was accompanied by
a splendid colly dog which belonged to
Mr. Sinclair, but had attached himself
almost exclusively to Stella since the be-
ginning of her visit. She passed through
Dunkeld, and turned up the road which
ran past the village Of Inver, toward the
Rumbling Bridge and the Hermitage
Falls.
She had got well up the hill, and was
standing to look once more at the view,
when she was reused from her dreamy
mood by the sound of horses hoofs. A
party of some half dozen riders came
down the road. At the first two or three
Stella did not even glance; but as the
fourth passed she became conscious that
the gentleman had made q quick move
ment as if to raise his hat, and then re-
Trained, seeing that she either did not see
him or did not mean to look at him.
Stella had just time to bow to Mr.. Donald
Yereker. She looked instinctively at the
next couple, and then the color flashed
into her pale face. 1t was John Hanning.
ton and a lady-a very handsome woman,
by-the-by, with good deal OF color and
very black hair and eyes.
Harrington did an extremely foolish
thing He did not often lose his self-con-
troll, but for a moment he certainly lost II
now. Without waiting for Stella to bow
first, he impulsively raised his hat. In
spite of the hot, tell.tale color in her face,
however. Stella had spirit enough not to
return the salutation. She looked him
steadily in the face and passed him by.
Hannington's dark face grew purple with
rage and shame.
"The cut directv' said his companion
no other than Lady Val, who never
spared him when she got an opportunity
of lashing him with her tongue. ''Wha,
does that mean. Jack? Did not that un
commonly pretty girl recognize you, oI
does she mean to decline your acquaint.
anceT
I'm sure don't know" said Hsnning.
ton, giving q savage cut to his horses
hanks II suppose she does not remem,
Der me; or perhaps I am mistaken in hel
face"
.Wny, that was Miss Raeburn," said
Donald, unsuspicously. "The girl whom
we met at Balmerino, don't you know
the very day Of her fathers suicide. She's
lost all her money and has left Dundee
1 didn't know she was In this part Of the
world"
"oh," said Lady Val. She shut her lip.
rather tightly and kept a thoughtful 81
'ence for some minutes; then Joined hel
friends in front. Harrington was left in
the rear. with a very sullen expression or
his face.
"Confound the glrlr' he said to himself
I'D sooner that had happened before
anybody rather than Val Gilderoy. She
does badger one 80, and she Is SO abom
inably sharp. should never have thought
yhat Stella would show so much spirit
But 1t was deuced awkward for me, and
1 owe her a grudge for 1t. So look out
Miss Stella Raeburn; for If can do you
bad turn by way Of paying you out one
of these days shall do It. I'll make you
apologize or smart for it You forget thai
I've got a number Of pretty love letter:
Of yours Al home. III keep them now
TO be Cnntl;iuPdN