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ceive no encou1 agement from me-.
Fergus Thorne opened his lips to reply, but
at this moment a gardener approached, and
Odilla, taking Advantage of the interruption,
fastened, with a sigh of unspeakable relief,
to make her escape.
CHAPTER II.
Where can you see a prettier sight than
a meet OF English hounds fine autumn
morning." exclaimed a we'll mounted, we'll
preserved woman OF uncertain age, address
ing herself in French to young man who
rode by her side, and who, in spite of diff
ference in coloring and complexion bore
sufficiently striking resemblance to herself to
pass for either her brother or her son.
It's picturesque enough he replied, with
shrug of his shoulders that at once be-
trayed his nationality; but a still prettler
sight than English hunting field is we'll
filled English purse or a Widespread English
dinner table,
They are both excellent. things in their
way, l don't deny it,, assented the frs
speaker, with a rather shrill laugh, and If
our plans succeed, you will have ample OPP
portunity of not only contemplating, but of
testing, the quality of BOTH
If we succeed-yeS, was the cynical re-
tort; but to tell you the truth, mere, l
have not absolute faith in your wonderful
schemes-your castles are all in the air, or in
Spain; you are a better architect than builder
Above all, you are dreamer of Dreams
And what are you, Renee" replied the
woman impatiently-"a lotus-eater, an idler
II l were not always close at hand to eXtri-
cate you by hook or C, ook from the difficult
ties into which Your incidence and folly are
continually plunging you, what would be
your fate? Your recklessness and sef-indul-
gehce render all my efforts to help you of no
avail You are Observation-Disclosures which
other richer men can dispense with are nee
essity for you, and yet you have twice let the
cnaHce OF marrying d wealthy heress slip
through your fingers You remember that
American girl from Virginia, whom we met
IN IrouVllie last summer. and who fell madly
in love with you? She was enormously rich
and her own mistress.
mo, thank YOU r1lorted the vorne man
with cynical laugh; Miss Clorinda Noun
tain was too highly colosed for my taste
ana as Tor the othet heiresS you trotted out
Tor my inspection. she was simply a mon
stroslty in human shape. You seem to forget
that man is expo cted to sit down at table
With his wife. With such baboon face as
that of the young lady in question in front
Vi me, could never have partaken of food
with any enjoyment. do not think that
even in the center of Africa it would be pos
siple 10 meet with more hideously repulsive
countenance."
i confess that poor Clementina was not a
beauty, but man i'm search of an heiress
with whose money he hopes to mend his
broken fortunes, Ncannot afford to be exacting
IN the matter of looks.n If ruffior speaks the
truth IN this case l do not think Won will
nave to complain. They tell me she is ex-
trcmely pretty
J., 30 much the better, ma mere for if the
.Iy 10 lah, you may rest assured your son
Will not prove faint-hearted"
Fair or not, Rene, you must do vour nj
mus " WIN ner, said the woman, earnestly
remember that have risked everything on
eco ono tenure. The girl is heiress to
1oo'ooO which fortune, when she comes of
age IN another year, will be entirely under
Her own control. She has no parents living to
tnlluence her in the matter of choosing hus
TO- $50. iier orother, who is her natural guard
ian, may-possibly he Will object to his sister
marrying Observation-Disclosures have an
instructive aversion to foreigners in general
anu 10 frenchmen in particular; it is born in
tile oloou. But whatever his feelings NAV be
ne cannot hinder the girl from becomino vo,,,.
Mne When she is twenty-one nor can he
toree her to have her money tied I'D and set
a Leu upon herself, as mostly happens in such
SoSce, 81 mat you could not touch the cant
TAI You have every chance of succeeding
rehe. fou are only twenty-five, YOU have
fascinating manners, you are remarkablv
st Snoso .h IN dark, swarthy, picturesque
e'yie, liat invariably takes fair girls fancy
ana Lady Lillian Hereward is 7 hear &C
lar as her namesake. 1 know that when Won
choose TO exert yourself, Rene, you are ire
slstlble-ycu could win anv woman sha
MiiSpereo' g!anc1nS into the handsome face
VI her son with loving PRIDE but Won must
exert yourself-you must succeed. Failure
means SIMPLY social eclipse, if not-well. YOU
know what. l have done nv share Of tba
WORK. have mortgaged the onlv hit of nron1
etly ieit TO me, as you are aware in order
70 raise money to come over to England and
pay the rent OF rally Ho Lodge for the hunt
ing season. 1t will be easy for me- to renau,
acquaintance with the Earl of Roseraye nm
less he has changed very greatly from what
ne was when 1 knew him ten years ago in
w Iiis ana al; Dleppe she added, musngly.
Wnile smile OF fattered vanity curved her
vo.rptuous lips;'"it will not be difficult for me-
to twist him round my little finger. Had 7
been widow then"
Inc Ear OF Roseraye would have been nv
stepfather Rather a young stepfather NV Inv,
the Way-ony five years older than mvseJf ;,