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used, where he had nursed her for
long, sunny hours when she was
child. Farewell to it ALTO the hap
piness that would never return!
She went indoors with heavy
heart The pleased and expectant
faces of the servants, the air Of prep
aration and festivity that pervaded
the whole mansion, she felt almost as
a wrong done herself.
eff it were but my father coming
Gack!" sc sighed to herself; and then
Miss Jameson came to tell her it was
time to dress.
She was in the drawing-room, look
ing very lovely, when the carriage
drove up to the great gates. She
heard it plainly enough in the stiffness
of the GUNNER evening, and her heart
began to beat wildly beat as it had
never done before. Her whole frame
trembied. her face grew deadly white.
Miss Jameson, in her calm kindly
manner, went uI to her
''You will come to the entrance
hall?" she said; but the girl looked at
her with strange wild eyes. "My
dear" continued Miss Jameson ''this
will not do. You must rouse your
self. DO not distress your mamma
on the first evening of her return.
Rouse yourself, and come with me-"
They reached the hall as Captain
and Lady Laura Wynyard entered,
ALI the servants were assembled to
greet the new master, and the scene
was a very pretty and animated one.
In everything it was plain that her
ladyship gave way to the captain.
She made every one understand that
he was the master, which was a very
different thing from herself being
mistress
'eWhy, Angela" she cried, when the
slender white-robed figure FASTENED to
her, "you seem to have grown, my
dear!"
ooh, mamma, how glad am to see
you!"-and Angela kissed the beautt-
full face again and again. ''Let me
look at you, mamma. You have a
lovely color, and you look so well and
$3.50 happy!"
Lady Laura Wynyard was a picture
of health and beauty. She was ra-
dainty happy, and her daughters
words delighted her.
EDO not forget the captain she
said but, before she had finished the
words, the captain was by Angela's
side.
WELL Angela" he said, "you see
have obeyed your commands. I have
brought back your mother, looking
well and happy as when she went
indeed, may claim for myself that
she looks far better"
81 see that she does" agreed An
gela.
"Give me my reward" he contin-
ued; and before she knew what he
was doing, he bent down and kissed
her
'TThat is right" said Lady Wynn
yard; 'I wished to see you two good
friends
But Angela knew it was Judas
kiss, and she would fain have brushed
It from her face. Then Lady Laura
went to her room, with a gracious
word to all as she went, saying how
bright and Beautiful everything
looked, and how pleased she was to
be at home again.
'FYOu will come to me in half an
hour" she said to Angela. 81 have so
much to tell you"
Angela thought to herself that she
would like to go then; but the captain
was speaking, and common civility
compelled her to listen
When her first bewilderment had
worn off, Angela saw at once the
change in him. he looked now as he
felt-master. There was no defer
ence, no attempt at Cancellation, no
seeking for her good opinion. He
was triumphant, and she at his mercy.
"a fine old place this" he said care
lessIy-he had not seen the Abbey be-
fore-"fne, but very old, and-some-
what gloomy"
Gloomy" she repeated, in wonder,
"Why, there is not brighter house
in England! 1t is always full of sum
shine"
cit would be much improved if some
of this stained glass were taken
away" he said.
'"The stained glass;" cried Angela
Indignantly Why, that would be
sacrilege,"
"Such sacrilege is very common in
these days" laughed the captain. as
he went away to dress; and the look
on his face said plainly: 81 am mas
ter here"
CHAPTER XVI.
September, with it's balmy days and
lovely nights had come; and the dash
ing captain, who had been so long the
adOred of London socie'y, began
to feel somewhat tired of his earthly
paradise. More than once he ven
tured to suggest the necessity of run
ming up to town on business; but at
the very mention of the project Lady
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