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alive, or did that awful pallor mean death
itself? you had better surrender this
lady to her friends. You have vet to ac-
count to me for the state In which find
her."
He hardly knew whnt he was saying;
but WriOthesley remembered every word.
1t was the most absurd attack In the
world, born evidently Of a moment
fraught with fear and anxiety; but Il was
impossible not to recognize the tone of
possession, the agony Of love alarmed,
that lay beneath II and betrayed itself In
every glance directed ut the senseless
form.
Account to your said wriothcsley.
"To me-ycs. Who are you who dare
to stand there holding her against the
wishes Of her frendsY'
"Iier husband" said wriothcsley, calm.
". "And your
Savage drew back as II stunned. He
knew II then. Like fash It all came
back to him. This was the man who had
stood Mt the door Of the railway car
riage--the man who Marvel had told him
was Lord Wriothcsley. He had made
a fool Of himself; but he hardly thought
Of that In the bitterness Of the moment
that found him face to face with her hus.
band. There had always been the vague.
latent hope that he would never return;
and now he was facing him, holding from
him the one woman whom alone he de-
sired, Thus would he hold her from him
forever!
Marvel stirred, moved little In Wri.
othesley's arms, and sighed family. Mrs.
verulam, who, with Sir George, had also
come In, was bending over her, gently
1 but vigorously chatting her hand. She
was, therefore, the first person that Mar.
vel saw as she opened her eyes; and o
CLEAN Of passionate relief came into her
| face, She caught her hand: she seemed
indeed TO cling to her, throwing of Wri-
othcslcy's support with an ill.conccaled
| shuider.
"Hc did not know mel" she said TO Mrs.
verulam, In a heart. broken whisper that
yet was loud enough to he heard by all.
This was the last straw--the one thing
too much for the already too cruelty bur.
dcucd heart!
Here Mrs. Scarlett's partner for the
dance then begun arrived upon the scene,
and shc went away with him. Marvel
had expressed wish to 20 home at once,
| and Mrs. verulam was anxious to get
| her away a. soon as possible. She was
| quite herself again, but looked worn and
pallid to an alarming degree. She turned
away from Wriothesley, however, when
he would have offered her his arm to Co.
cort her to her carriage, and looked dl.
rectly ut Savage, who stood nj distance.
"Nigcl, you will take me DOWN. she
said, distinctly, before Mrs. Vcrulam-
who would have prevented her II she
could-had OWNED her intention. And
Nigel Of course came forward.
She laid her hand on him arm and left
the room. Wriotheslcy would have fol.
lowed: but Mrs. Vcrulam called to him
In voice that was very low but that.
as Sir George had learned, meant much.
"A word, Fulke," said Mrs. Verulam.
"You will come home with us tonight"
"Oh, thank you" said Wriothesley,
rather uncertainty, being divided between
surprise at the anger In her eyes and the
gratitude for the hospitality she was cyl.
IDENTIFY 80 eager to bestow. you are
very good indeed. But"
"rhere Ii no goodness about Il, and no
need Of thanks. Tho house to which !
wish you to comes Is yours. not mine. l
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