The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-19

shire the residence of the Earl of Roseraye,
two splendid hunters stood impatiently paw
ing the ground.
On one of them young girl-Lady Lillian
Hereward-was already mounted.
The other awaited it's rider.
Lady Lillian sat admirably on horseback
The dark blue cloth habit she wore fitted her
finely proportional figure like a glove, and
showed off to the greatest advantage the per-
lection of her form and the rare delicacy of
her exquisite complexion.
Nothing could exceed the loneliness of the
dainty yet proud little face, with its small
chiseHed= features, it's wild-rose bloom, its
large and lustrouS azure eyes, the red-lipped
sensitive mouth, and the cloudy pale gold
hair that shimmerng in the sunshine, seemed
to form a luminous halo round the we'll
poised patrician head-a head that would IN
evitably have recalled to any lover of art the
ideal creations Of that most charming ana
poetic of painters, Greuze.
Perfect weather for hunting-fne and
fresh not too much sun. Yesterdays rain
laid the DUST observed Lady Lillian, in a
clear sweet voice, addressing herself to a
young girl apparently about her own age, who
was leaning against one of the stone pillars
of the portico. Il wish 1 could have per-
suaded you to accompany US, Oollle. NY
brother was terribly disappointed at your re-
fusal and I always enjoy myself more when
you are with me. 1 can't believe you have
only been at Roseraye year and a half. 1t
seems to me as if l had known you all my
life-as if we had grown up together"
'You are very good to me- Lady Lillian, re-
piled the young girl in the portico, speaking
in a lowered tone, so that the groom, who was
leading the waiting horse up and down the
carriage drive could not oyerhear what she
was saving You treat me more like a sister
than paid companion-Which in reality
am" -
continually, Odille should forget it, was
the almost reproachful answer. That hap
pen to be rich while you are poor is mere
accident of fortune. In birth we are equal a-:
for the failure of the bank in which your
father had placed all his money you would
at this present moment be an heiress. The
misfortune which befel your parents might
bawa hefallen me- AS for treating you like a
sister. that is just what I want to do, and
YOU won't let me. l am always AFRAID OF
hurting your feelings. You are SO proud
"Prol1d Lady Lilian!" repeated her COM
nonion with a soft laugh of amusement.
eeTndeeds YOU are mistaken. What you call
nv bride is merely self-respect, and senti-
ment of what is just and lifting. am de-
tarmined that, with all your kindness, you
shall not make me forget what my actual
nosition is do not complain OF ton the
Contrary. nam very happy"
And am happy to sa near eea' yea
;ae behind the young girl, who, turning
vith a. start, found the Earl OF Roseraye at
~ side He was tall, broad shouldered
ne. nf nerhaps thirty, with a fine figure,
ma! !,an nsver looked better than in scarlet
Ia very handsome face. His features
a anr rather strongly marked but aristocratic,
tic eves a brilliant blue, MS moustache fair
ms e SS,;ne his teeth Of dazzling whiteness:
a ana hair apI pale gold like his sisters, was
ms short, but curled tightly nevertheless
cropIg the broad, intelligent forehead.
All 14 4vne of fairness They boosted, indeed,
Saxon sLao - descent from Hereward of the Fens,
Oh tha dii hero of romantic history whom Kings
inc ,,as taught US to worship and admire.
ley n1 he swung himself lightly into his sad
az and turned his horse towards her, smile
Que HE Inns and look in his blue eyes they
net hers that no woman, however blind,