Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-30
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CHAPTER XXI.-(Continned.l

CHAPTER AAl.-(Conunned.y
Lord Arleigh reused himself and looked
around. He found himself the center OF
observation. The room in which he was
lying was large and we'll furnished, and
from the odor of tobacco 1t was pialnll
used as a smoking room. Over him lean
cd n tall, handsome man, whose hair waa
slightly tinged with gray.
II think" he said, you are my neigh
Dor, Lord Arleigh? 1 have often seen you
on the moors."
Il do not remember you" Lord Arleagn
returned; nor do know where l am.
Then let me introduce myself as tne
Earl Of Mountdean," said the gentleman,
"You are at Rosorton, a shooting lodge
belonging to me, and l beg that you Will
make yourself at home"
Every attention was paid to him. He
was placed in a warm bed, some warm,
nourishing soup was brought to him. and
he was left to rest.
1.-The Earl of Mountdean." Then this
was the tall figure he had seen stridins
over the hills-this was the neighbor he
had Stunned and avoided, preferring soli-
tude. How kind he was, and how his
voice affected him! 1t was like long-for.
gotten melody. He asked himself wheth!
er he had seen the earl anywhere. lie
could not remember. He could not re-
call to his mind that they had ever met.
yet he had most certainly heard his voice.
He fell asleep thinking of this, and
dreamed of Madaline all night long In
the morning the earl came himself to his
room to make inquiries; and then Lord
Arleigh liked him better than ever. He
would not allow his guest to rise.
When a few days had passed it was
Lord Arleigh who felt unwilling to leave
his companion. He had never felt more
at home than he did with Lord Mount
dean. He had met no one so simple, so
manly, so intelligent, and at the same
time such good fellow. There were lit
tie peculiarities in the earl, too, that
struck him forcibly: they seemed to re-
cab some faint, vague memory, some
thing that he could never grasp, that was
always eluding him, yet that was per-
fectly clear; and he was completely puz'
zled.
"Have ever met you before" he ask
ed the earl one day.
Il do not think so. l have no remem-
brance Of ever haviI Z seen you"
Your voice and face are familiar to
me-" the younger man continued. "One
or two of your gestures are as we'll known
10 Ile dS liNeN yOu Ava
years"
"Remembrances of that kind sometimes
strike me-" said the earl-"a mannerism.
a something that one cannot explain. |
should say that you have seen some one
like me, perhaps
1t was probable enough, but Lord Ar
leigh was not quite satisfied. The earl
and his guest parted in the most friendly
manner.
81 shall never be quite SO much in love
with solitude again." said Lord Arleigh,
as they were parting; you have taught
me that there is something better"
Il have learned the same lesson from
you responded the earl, with sigh.
"You talk about solitude. l had not been
at Rosorton ten days before a party of
four, all friends of mine, proposed to visit
me. l could not refuse. They left the
day after you came"
mo, did not ask them to prolong Their
stay. fearing that after all those hours
on the moors you might have n serious
Illness; but now, Lord Arleigh, you viii
promise me that we shall be friends"
Yes" he replied, 1--WE will be friends" "
So it was agreed that they should be
strangers no longer-that they should
visit and exchange neighborly courtesies
and civilites.