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Gnswer. What could she say? But her heart
seemed to beat with quicker happiness.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VI.

seemed to beat with quicker happiness.
CHAPTER VI.
When the ladies rose to leave the dining
room that evening, Jasper Mannering went
70 nolo the door open for their exit, and as
ms hand turned the knob, Sir Anthony's eyes
1eli on the curious ring on his finger, and in
Hash he remembered where he had seen
Mannering before "a vague recollection
which had been troubling him all the evening
and under what circumstances their meet
Ing had taken place-unpleasant ones, he felt
them to be, although, personally, he rather
1ked Jasper for his own sake let alone the
TACT that he was Veronicas brother. 1t was
at the fancy dress ball where the poor woman
was murdered that he had seen Mannering;
ne was the man who came down the stair
case after attending the lecture-Mr. Danger
neid's lecture. OF course. How very obtuse
or MIN not to have connected the name with
that night before!
Somehow gloomy foreboding, perhaps
survival of the melancholy events of that
nlght, came over him, and he grew taciturn,
Wnlch, as Mannering was never very talk
awe and Dangerfield was meditating on
sonnet, made the little symposium rather dull.
The three men did not linger long over their
wire, and they soon followed the ladies to
the drawing-room, where they found them
sitting round the fire. Lady Norah on the
round ottoman, and Miss Joef in an easy
chair. The latter was smartly dressed in a
Partisan gown of black and gold striped
satin. revealing plenty of marble white Shout
Ger and ARM and she held an ostrich fan of
p1ack and gold plumes in her right hand,
with which she emphasized her words while
occasionally she tapped the floor with the
neatly shod little yellow satin foot she was
swinging nonchalantly.
Yes, might say I've had a lot of exper-
renee in lecturing, she was saying Il like
It on the whole. OF course, it's trying, but
I've given up lecturng on subjects, be-
cause my novels take up all my time now.
81 don't think however should have made
sAch hit if it hadn't been for the movement;
1of you see, anyone hearing me speak wants
20 know how write, and then, once they've
started reading me- why, they want more"
1t must be very pleasant to have an ap-
preciative circle of readers said Lady
Norah.
Yes, Of course, it's nice, and it pays too"
Laughing artlessly. Have you read my
fast-'When Turk Meets Turk?" eagerly.
- haven't yet had hat pleasure Lady
Norah answered, with 6. smile
All, then must send you a copy Tn sure
you'll be interested in the subject"
What subject?" asked MI. Dangerfield,
skipping into the room, airily
Turk"
M" drily, and half ander his breath.
May we have the pleasure of hearing you
play, Lady Norah? When you last played
the Pngrms Chorus from .Tannhauser,' do
you Know it so excited me that could not
rest and had TO rise and compose a sonnet
my sonnet on The Pilgrims Tread It's in
last months Gentleman's Poetic Companion;
dear Lady Norah?' he asked sweetly.
please do. dear Lady Noroh." added
Veronica
IN go and blow said Jasper; ''if you'll
play" -
is it the organ? Oh, how charming! And
wagner, too! 1 shall be entranced in the
seventh heaven. 1 know nothing more soul
SURFING, more entrancing," said Miss Joel
AND they went into the larger hall. It was
!unlshed IN luxurious and comfortable fash
ION. ana at one end stood the large organ
Whch had been built by the late sources
Ia.ner' man who had been passionately de-
voted to music. Jasper went into the little
recess to blow, Miss Joel flung herself down
on a fanteull at the further end declaring
she liked the effect of distance, Mr.. Danger
Heid hovered fussily round Lady Norah vol
unteerlng to turn the pages of her music
ana veronica and Anthony sat side by side,
scarcely daring to look at each other in the
sweet shyness Of their love- but conscious to
the closest fibre of their natures of each
otner near presence, and happy in the con-
seriousness, although the gloom which still
hung over Anthony affected both with a tran
q keener edge to their delight in being to-
gether.
After Lady Norah had played the ssPl
gr1m,s chorus" and fugue of Bach's which
Mr. Dangerheld demanded, she begged Veron-
lea to sing, and the girl went to her boudoir
70 fetch the piece of music. She had hardly
disappeared before the hall bell Changed and
without waiting for the butler to come Mr.
Dangerfield went to open the door followed
py Anthony. With whom he was chatting at
the moment. man in plain clothes stood
there, but the fact that he was policeman
casual observer, and beside him stood the
village constable.
What-what'-gas Mr. Daneerfeld
railing back with a face which had grown