The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-13

shade which made her liker than
than ever that willy enchantress Wv
len. rs Il
Miss Stuart has cycled over a pay
you an afternoon call" said MaYnus.
He looked bright and elated. sil.
Day was not one Of those who Ire
easily fluttered or put about by AM an
expected visit. She was lady to her,
finger tips; and she was, moreover, too
true a child Of. nature to wish to am
pear different from her usual self. .bhA
rose and went, forward at once q. 1865 I,
"How are you, Miss Stuart? Yon,
must have had a delightful spin: it is
such a fine day., +, - ,. 81
Il Evan Monteith had also risen, and
was standing behind Days chair. Miss
Stuart shook hands with Day, with
murmured, languid answer. She never
took much trouble to make herself
agreeable to her own sex. But, as she
dropped Days hand, Day saw an ex-
preston OF such terrible surprise, fear,
and horror spring into her languid
blue black eyes as struck Day herself
dumb with ,astonishme4t 1nvoluntar-
fly she looked round to>see what hal
been the cause of that sudden change
which froze the smile on those beau
tiful lips, and made the whole face
cold and hard, with only great terror
looking out of it.
- ThenS Day saw that the direction of
Lilith's eyes turned towardsathe face
of Evan Monteith, as he stood behind
her, and that he was regarding Lilith
with something like the counterpart OF
her look-one, however, in which
strange embarrassment mingled with
one of astonished recognition. Mag
nus, who could not see Lilith's face,
stepped forward; IL. T.. MI
"May I introduce Mr.. Monteith to
you, Miss Stuart-the gentleman whom
I told you had met with so unfortunate
an accident? Mr.. Evan Monteith-
Miss Stuart
Lilith Stuart had undoubtedly a great
command over herself. Whatever her
feelings were, she suppressed them
cleverly. She stepped forward, holding
out her hand, and looked straight into
Monteith's face with those dangerously
beautiful eyes of hers-a look which
made Day feel as if a dagger had passed
through her very heart.
"Mr. Monteith! Is it possible. /
hardly expected to see you here"
'No, Miss Stuart, I did not flatter
myself that you would" Monteith an
swered. His words were ambiguous;
so was his tongue. Magnus looked from
he saw that strange pallor on Lilith's
| face, and the strained look about her
eyes, which even her wonderful self
control was not quite able to hide.
"You know Mr.. Monteith, then, Miss
Stuart?" he said. His voice sounded
rough and hard even in his own ears.
A great anger possessed him. He felt
that Evan Monteith had grossly de-
ceived him.
"Yes-we knew. each .other-years
ago." said Lilithi%with an odd little
halt between each. clause, as If she
were doubtful Of what to say. Thax
suddenly she flashed her radiant smilt,
on Magnus. "It is a surprise to you
of course-you did hot@know that Mr..
Monteith knew me; but it is so long
since we met that we might almost say
we are strangers-might we not, Mr..
Monteith? You have been so longs
abroad, was it not,?. And when did you
return to this, country?" 49,
Sne. had accepted the chair Magnus
gave her by this time, and she and
Day were both seated, while the men
stood. =
Monteith turned to answer her ques-
ton, and that brought the two of them
into a dialogue, which seemed to ex-
clude the others. Magnus turned to
Day. +
"Can we have tea?" he said, in a
low voice. Day looked up swiftly in
his face, and her heart sank with pain
"a pain that was more for him than
for herself, after the manner of her
kind; and yet there was a bitter pai9
for herself also.
| (To be Continued.)