The silver star., 1899-11-17

already adopted s1ch measures 70 b
I'D of her. She began 70 think thai
she vas fDoihardy: but. betng thus IA
on ~ Journey. nothing would have
|, induced her TO turn bach She walk
ID q briskiy. secure = the thought
that svsry step was taking her farthss
from Ciasisdals. and that there really
was no chance Of Ase being sssn. ~
70 MF. Brandon, she ala not want 70
~ him: she wanted 70 - Cathie; and
hes rsmembeance a the bask entrance
70 ths house was % vivid that she fslt
certain tAa& ~ could accomplish hes
ob3set. Anyhow. she was In tor IT.
she issus must b len to fate.
0hs fslt the jonging for certainty
grsstss than svsf. Come what might.
she mus ascertain who and what was
Arthur Phillips. and whsthsr he was
living o. dsaA. a letter from Bernard
lay y her pockst-a letter full Of Lady
Kindred.
This 4 such an ideal house, b.
wruea. "Mine shall BE- managed ju0e
the same. You should know Lady
Nildrsd-in fact, you must know her.
She could teach you 20 much. sspe-
cialiy - regards dress-she under
stands the art to perfection; and. whom
you see her. you must take hints;
though of oourse your style and hers
are vsry diRerent." etc.
Ths letter hurt MArguerite's feeiings.
though OF course she owned bitterly to
herself that II was true. She was abso-
luteiy ignorant Of everything which
Bernard selwyn's wife should know.
She paused against . stile leading Into
. cornAeld. and sat down q minute 70
rest, for she had walked . couple Of
miles At . very rapid rate. A. she
sa&, she heard the galloping Of horses
behind her ON the road. and the sound
Of laughter and voices. Urged By an
impulse she hardly understood. she
climbed over the stiie. and paused ON
the other side. hidden BY the hedge.
to see the riders 90 by. Just ~ they
reached that part Of the road they
siackened to foot-pave. and she could
both see and hear distinctly. There
were three young men and two girls.
all well mounted and In high spirits.
They were ali looking behind them.
mo sign Of them!" cried one a the
ladies.
my dear Miss Talbot. you won't ses
them again this morning: they are on
- usual. Perhaps Lady Mildred Il
showing him the short cut to the
Home Farm asaini" There was evi-
IDENTITY Joke here. They all burst ont
laughing.
'selwyn h awfuliy hard hit Isn't
her said one OF the men.
TT will b . ilne thing for the Um-
fraville estatss." remarked another.
and then the voices became indistinct
~ the party passed ON down the lane.
Marguerite stood still. OF course she
had known It All before. but II seemed
Notwithstanding to come upon her
with sudden shock. She bowed her
head on the stile. and gave way to hsr
trouble for . time. She d.. not know
how long she stood there: she only
knew that what reused her was the
sound oe more horses feet. She start
Cd and shivsrsd. but II was too late to
move. Holding ON By the rough wood
for support, she saw them ride slowly
past-Aw Lady Mildrsas pale, proud
face. noted the downward curve Of her
expressive mouth. saw Bernard Sidins
cIoss-ah. % close!-but could noe
catch The low words that he was
speaking. 30 they passed, and n
seemed 70 Marguerite - II the life and
siadness Of the sunny day passsd With
them. She waited till the last echo
Of hoesss' fset had died away In tAe
distance. and then climbed rssolutsay
back into the ians and continued hss
journey. She aid not care for tvsuty
Daniel Brandons now. Nothing. shs
thought could ever stir her emotions
asain-lovs and fear were dead -,
gsthsf.
II have lived and loved" she saia b
hsnslf. and now Il 10 all over. Oh.
sss have had harder things 70 beas. !
en- bear this."
To b continued.