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ly. / seem just beginning TO awake.
One month ago ! was quite content--II
was not rapturously happy, but l was
far from miserable-now I am dis
satisfied. | want to know thousand
things that have never thought of be-
fore / want to know what the world
is like beyond this green, dreamy little
spot, and it is your fault that ! have
conceived these vain desires"
''Mine!" he replied. with flush Of
delight and pride. Il am delighted to
hear it."
IL am not sure" she said, whether
you have acted very wisely. Now that
! am awake to the realities and posi-
bilities of life it seems TO me / shall
never be satisfied with my present
state OF existance again. Tho question
is whether it would not have been bet
ter for me TO remain dormant"
1T is far better for you to be cogni-
zant of all that is going on around
YOU he cried. with passionate We
hemence.
Why should your bright beauty be
buried here?"
There is my aunt" cried Violet
Promise that you will see me
again." he cried, with all the energy OF
despair-"here, tomorrow evening.
when the moon shines, and that terri
BILE aunt OF yours has gone to sleep.
VIII you, Miss Beaton-Violet-w
you Gomez"
And she had just time to whisper
YES"
CHAPTER vi.
Lord RIVERS thought more seriously
that night than he had ever thought
before. He was madly in love with
that he must win her for his wife. or
he should never know happiness more.
He looked the position in the face.
He was Baron RIVERS Of Ryverswell.
the sole heir of an ancient race, lord of
Mount Avon in Hampshire. owner OIL
one OF the prettiest estates in the Isle
OF Wight and a fine old castle and a
moor in the highlands one of the most
eligible and wealthy barons in Eng
land: and he was madly in love with
a young girl who detested the aristoc-
racy. and had told him she would never
marry any of them.
Love had come to him as a terrible
fever. It had taken possession of his
whole being. AS he walked home un-
der the shade OF the spreading trees,
he vowed to himself that he would win
her.
The beautiful face OF the girl was
ever before him. How he loved herr
He had never thought 1t possible that
he could care for any one like this.
How beautiful she looked on the other
side of the rose-covered hedge. Why
had he rot leaped over it, caught her
in his arms, and carried her away?
His heart was on fire. No matter what
obstacles were in the way, he would
marry her. IL she would have him.
But he felt quite sure she would nei-
Their love nor marry him If she knew
his position and title. He must win
her as an artist, II he won her at all;
and afterward, when he had made her
his wife. when he had taught her to-
love him so dearly that she could not
live without him. he would tell her the
whole truth: she would not be angry
then.
His fate, after ALL would be happier
than that OF many men. How many
were married simply for their title.
wealth, or other outward advantageslI
With him it would be quite different
He would be married for himself alone
for pure love- How he would repay
her.
IL was no easy task that lay before
him. On the one hand. he had resolv-
ed TO marry girl who hated the arts.
tocracy; on the other hand. he would
have 20 persuade his mother, who was
certainly as proud a woman as any in
England, to consent TO his marriage
with a renniless girl.
"She must consent" he cried to hin-
self; "she win CONSENT II the difficult
ties were thousand times greater
than they are. would fight my way
through them"
Hitherto ne had been scarcely more
than boy kindly. noble. but a.
dreamer; he was a man now. with a
mans purpose.
Once more his thoughts went back
to Ryverswell. where his mother
dwelt in luxurious sAlendor. when
! Randolph had wrung frpm her. per-
mission to go on thls sketcaing-tour-
permission she granted sore'y against
her will-Ashe said when bidding him
farewell:
ss.I do not warn Won against The COM
: mon faults OF young men; no son of
mine viii ever commit those. You
are not likely to fall in love with a
dairy-maid, or to marry curate's
daughter; but. after this. trust you
you will eive up your notions Of paint
ing. and think seriously OF settling in
life. There al I've or three girls
continued her ladyshin .',whom L
should have liked you to meet. There
are Gwendoliue Mar and Lolita Jocelyn,
both beauties and both heiresses.
But It is of no us speaking OF that just
now"
None in the world. he had answer
ed, "All can think about at the pres
ent moment is my skefchine-foor