The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-06

. caS1On- Before Sir Philip death ne
made al these arrangements. although
/ his daughter was then only or years
4 old. The poor fellow had once been under
a great obligation to me. and he thought
this was the best method Of repaying it. :"
Three weeks later.
The soft strains Of the intermezzo to
/ 'Cavalleria Rusticana" were resounding
/ through the richly furnished drawing
room Of NorthwOod manor. and as the
last chord OF Aascagni's beautiful compo-
sition subsided the musician rose from
her seat and was about TO leave the
room.
Play that again, Miss Granville; please
/ do, pleaded a young man, laying aside
the book in which he had tried in vain TO
feel interested, and advancing toward the
/ piano.
THAT seems to be a particular favor
tie of yours, Mr. Beresford, but I'm
afraid I can not wait to play it over
/ again-Lady Westborough viii be wonder
ing what has become Of me. You must
/ remember" she said. as she turned TO
( collect some scattered pieces OF music,
you must remember that l am q de-
! pendent IN this house. / am only Miss
! Hayward S companion. Consequently
cannot afford TO spend all my spare mo-
ments at the piano, however much /
should like it"
I can't bear to hear you talk IN that
way" he exclaimed passiOnately.
"Oh, I'm not making any complaint -
she replied quickly, pretending not TO
notice the unmistakable tenderness in
his tone L am treated very well-al-
most like one of the family, and 1 am
quite content. But, indeed I must 60
now and look after Miss Hayward. She
is laid up with a bad headache, and
"Oh, bother Miss Hayward" he NUT
tered impatiently. ''Why are you always
reminding me OF her existence2"
You ought not TO speak SO disrespect-
fully Of your future wife" and there
was the faintest suspicion Of raillery in
her voice.
My future wife" he echoed. "she is
not my future wife. I viii never marry
the heiress Of Northwood."
The corners Of the girls mouth twitched
slightly, and there was a mischievOus
sparkle in her dark eyes.
You are very foolish" she said, ''to
allow a silly prejudice to spoil your pros
poets in life-great heiresses are not to
be met with every day. OF course Je-
NINA Anne is not exactly a pretty
name, but that IS no fault of hers. Al
ter all"
But it's not her name-it's herself"
he interrupted. irritably. 4 never met
any one I dislil1ed so much"
only her name you objected to-" and
she carelessly plucked off the petals Of
a flower which was fastened at her belt
But, Miss Granville-Violet," and he
pressed the hand which rested on the pi-
anO, surely You know-yOu must know
that I love you"
'Hushi You forget who I am. Don't
be so foolish as 70 dream of marrying a
penniless girl. Remember Miss Hayward
viii be of age tomorrow, and she viii
then have complete control over an i'm
mense fortune fortune which win be
more than sufficient to enable you to full
iii your loftiest ambitions.
'Violet, darling. I beg Of you not 70
mention her name to me again. It Is
quite impossible that she could ever be
nay wife. What do I care for her wealth
or her possessions2 One word from you
would make me a thousand times happier
than all the riches in the world"
Don't make rash promises. You silly
! boy. OF course you VIII marry Miss Hay
ward, and 1 shall be one of the first TO
/ congratulate you on your engagement
If you care so very little" he said
bitterly. 'at least do not mock my feel
ings. I assure you cannot marry Miss
Hayward, and I intend writing TO my
father this very evening to acquaint him
OF the fact"
Promise me" she said earnestly. that
YOU viii not write TO Colonel Beresford
for two or three days more
of course. since you wish II. I cannot
refuse. but do not imagine Tor one single
moment that there Is the slightest chance
I shall ever change my mind
Frank Beresford was seated before his
bed room fire. gazing vacantly into the
bright flames. and indulging IN the Bit
terest and most gloomy thoughts. He
was 70 leave NorthWO0d manor the next
morning. but where TO turn his steps he
knew not lie dare not go back 10 oak
field park and meet his father, whose
I dearest hopes he had 50 keenly disap-
pointed bv refusing TO marry the heiress.
and yet-Ch. bitterest thought of ALL
/ the woman for whose sake he was willing
10 sacrifice everything, treated him with
/ Geld Indifference.
The Young mans serious reflections
were suddenly interrupted by a knock az
the bed room deor. and the butler an
I uounced that Miss Hayward wished %
speak TO him for & few minutes IL THE
library. By no means reiishing the tlea
of tete-a-tete with The mistress II
Eorthwood in his present frame of mind.
he slowly made Ms way Downstairs
When he opened the library door ra3i-
ant figure. suarklirg with diamonds. ad-
vanced to meet him
violet. dearest" he exclaimed. lnpuI-
sively. "this is Indeed pleasant SUI
prise. expected 70 see Miss Hayward
here, but ] suppose there was some MS
take
There was nc H1is5ake- she TsHi.ed.
. and there was au am lFe1 look ~ Aer
. beautiful dark eyes. au the woman
whom ven - often declared son harea.
whose VERY name aas tf.e SUBJECT ~ velr
~fsfr,,fe- and whose har1 and fcrtE1f sou
snurnea wlth conternrt-in o1e wefd