The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30

find some oryxs and send their heads
over 10 LADY Marlborough to help adorn
her baronial halls. then the wagon can
start off and we will catch ii up the day
after on the road 10 Ravenscleugh.
Agreed returned the others.
They soon said goodnight and silence
settled down on the laaSer.
North. however was unusually wakeful'
a sense of irritation fevered his blood,
vet how absolutely senseless It was to
be so stirred by the blatant folly of an
ass like St Maur, Then he thought or
the sncering. evil look with which Forrcs-
ter listened to his protege's maundering-
''Forrester is not quite what thought,
unused North. There's a dash OF cruelty
of the beast in him. ! wish he was never
to set eyes on Madeleine Erie again
at the thought, her image arose up before
him so vividly that all else vanished from
his eyes 1t was always ready to pre-
sent itself. nor was he often able to re
sist dwelling on 1t. His heart thrilled
with delicious warmth at the recollection
of the interest the kindly interest ner
gIanceS EXPRESSED. Why did she treat him
as if they had known each other before!
How sweet and frank she was. Could
she have taken a girlish fancy to him.
rough and unknown as he wasE II SO.
how gratefully ne would meet her hair
way. Would she despise him if she knew
that he was a runaway. a deserter from
the most which his birth had assigned
him? That TO save himself some moruh-
ca tion. some insignificant diSaSreeaDltS
ne had renOunced the companlonShlp OF
his equals the duties Vi his station ana
sentenced himself 10 e6lle and the society
of wild beasts, biped and quadrupped oI
course she would. He despiSed himself.
Certainly he was a young man when he
mis- hONlSn.
stilI he ought to have been man enough
to face the ills ne had brought upon him
self Could he live his past life over
again, That's what We all want. But
soft and kindly as Madeleine seemed, she
was no thoushtless weakhn@; she was
evidently given to reflection. 10 mediate
on matters she did not quite. understand
and 10 puzzle out the problems presented
bv the life around her Ought he TO yield
TO his strong inclination to make love to
her? She was very young. He could only
FRY to win her with her brothers con-
sent. and what of a future mad he 10 OF
fer? He had made some money by his
success as a hunter. and his expenses
were exceedingly small, stlll what he
saved was scarcely sufficient provision
True IL was possible that wealth and
honor awaited him in his own land, and
If he intended to have a try for it he must
return there and endeavor To prove his
identity while his uncle was still alive
Then all would go well. but 1t would be
a desperately difficult task. There was
but one man in England whose evidence
would be of value and ne did not know
If that man was dead or alive.
How utterly he had tangled the skein
of his life But whatever might lurk in
the future he would see Madeleine in
two or three days. and hold her hand and
look into her eyes and catch that sweet
half smiling look which puzzled him in
so charming n fashion. Fascinated though
he was, he resolved to watch for any
symptom of coquetry. to see if she seemed
ready to extend an equal amount of ia
vor TO Forester. who was a good looking,
daring sort of a fellow likely TO find ia
vor I'm the eyes of young girl unpractced
In the worlds ways. St. Maur did not
count-yes he thought he did-he was
an honorable man and belonged to rich
people still he remembered that Made
leine could hardly conceal her amusement
at ST. Maur's blunders and droll airs of
Importance.
Anyhow, he would soon rest his eyes
or her fair face. and tpy to find out II 1t
was liking or vanity which induced her to
make the indefinable advances which he
felt though he hardly could describe. So
with this heavenly vision still before his
eyes he dropped to sleep, his last thought
being an indistinct calculation about for
ty-eight hours and six of them will be
gone by the time 1 wake.
Meantime he did not leave himself un-