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IL was that he ala not rove ll'i, DC
cause his whole heart WAS gwen TO
another. with all her natural charms,
in spite Of the love that shone IN her
eyes, il was only for her money that
he cared, It was only for her money
that he wished to marry her.
No one would have guessed this
who saw his handsome face, so full OF
admiration or heard his pleasant
words, 80 full Of tenderness, As the
two stood together in the drawing
room with It's pale rose blinds and
rare flowers they made a handsome
pair"
II heard some news about You last
evening" said Lady Rooden with n
bright gmile--lOyelcs smile she
tried to make IT, but he was clever
enough to see beneath the surface,
News of me" he questioned. |
should hardly have thought there was
any ncws left to be told. | shoGd
think more stories have been told Of
me than any other man In London
THE cost of popularity she re-,
marked. "Thc nows ! heard surprised
me just Il little"
what was 1t, Lady Roodcn?' he
asked calmly, He was prepared TO
hear anything, and was much relieved
when she answered;
Il heard last evening for the first
time of your great admiration for a
beautiful woman named Gladys Rano,
H. It truc?"
Now was his opportunty--here was
the chance he had waited for. He
must not lose It,
"It Ia perfectly true" he replied
chat admire and love the most
beautiful woman in the world; but
the lady ! love is not named Gladys
Rane."
Lady R0oden'B face flushed, and her
eyes dropped before his glance She
knew now what was coming; the very
desire of her heart was attained.
"The lady ! love Is far above me,
She Is lovely beyond compare; she
has every gift and every grace In
my Dyes she IL queen, and | am her
most loyal knight. The name of this
most sweet and gracious woman Is
Laura Rooden."
Her ladyshlp dropped her face upon
her hands, the victory was won.
CHAPTER TX.
Lady Roodon sat that same evening
in her boudor alone n broodlng ten.
der smile on her face, II love.light shin
Ing In her eyes. She had gained her
hearts desire; she was going to marry
the man she loved with such deep. pas
siOnate love Yet, in the midst Of her
present happiness, she could not keep
her thoughts from rcycrting to the
past, she could not curb the memories
that swept over heart and brain.
II was not much more than eighteen
years since she had passed through Il
similar scene with her dead husband
She remembered his passion of delight
when she accepted him, and how he
had loved her with the same deep,
''ilh'l i'N' Nlllll Nv hl'Nt Dhl ttlNl
love had boon more the romantic
fancy of n young girl; this was the
earnest love of n woman the past,
that held the story of her first love
and her marriage, seemed to fade
away like Il drenm; the enhancing
vivid present was the only reality.
Strange that | should love him 80
well, she said to herself but my
heart went out to him when first
saw him, and II has never been my
own since | knew 1t was not true
that he loved Gladys Rane. As his
wife. shall be the happicst woman
In the world"
The only drawback to horhappincss |
VAS the thought of what Angela would |
say Tho woman who only few |
weeks since had worshipcd the girl and |
loved her above all and everything, |
had now Il vague fccling that her
daughter stood between herself and /,
happiness For the FIRST time she |
wished that Angela would soon marry, |
'.''' = 4 ~ WV NNll' l''lllN'il h'l N'Nll |
approached her for the wish.
Lady Roodcn decided that 1t would
br better to impnrt her news nj once
Captain Wyuyard had been very ms
Tvnt about the marriage, and ON her
part she saw no reason for delaying
IT, lie had urged her to let the cerc
mony take place before the end of the
season, the fact being that he was
heavily in debt and Nory short Of
money Her ladyahip was much tlat.
tered by his Importantly, but would
not hear Of the wedding taking place
not hear of the wedding taking place
before August She would not he
married from the old Abbey, whl,ucr
she had gone as n girl-hrido eighteen
years ago, but would he married in
town. She knew that in all proha-
bility the news of the engagement
would be known ana discussed in
fashionable circles on the morrow,
she concluded therefore, that il would
be better to tell Angela herself that