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of the music and the gliding NOV.
mentg were u delight to her. Cons"
auently, If one Of the partners danced
better than another she preferred
him. Such matters as birth and for
tune did not interest her. She adj
mired any one who sung well spoke
well danced well, rode Well but, 30
far aus admiration for herself was COZ
curned, il did not interest her Ormak"
The slightest impression upon hor.
She was essentially one 81 those
who was born and destined 10 love
once and once only, with n lT'
worth thousand smaller affections.
Shu could not have wasted her love
in meaningless hlrtatiOn8. Houco
her partners gave her no concern 5J
long MS they danced well, She hardly
remembered their names, 80 little IN
forest did she otherwise take inthom.
She know the same faces crowded
round her nightly but she was MOI
sufficient 'lterested in them TO wei.
come one more than another.
She was perfectly indifferent TO tho
fact that the young Duke Of lIortDl
needed but smile to encourage him,
and he was ready to lny his title
and fortune ut her feet, She knew
and carrot ieas that Lord Parbury, the
great match Of the season, was bent
upon winning hor They wore MI
shadows tO her--thcse handsome,
gallant young nobIomen who
gathered round Al present she was
far more interested In her mothers
admirers than hcr own
Az Lady Avon md her young guest
wore strolling through the grounds,
Angcla's eyes wore riyctcd on the
face darkly beautiful, yet with
shadow on it-of young girl coming
toward Thorn.
Who Is that" she asked, in II
quick, low voice. of Lady Avon.
That Is Gladys Rane," was tho ro-
ply.
Was it her fancy? She could not
tell, but 1t seemed TO Angola that =
curious expression passed over Lady
Ayon's face, II must have boon
fancy for when she looked again
III" HtrahEe expression was gone.
In few woll-chosen remarks Lady
avon introduced the two who wore 10
cross each others lives SO strangely.
When the dark eyes of Gladys Rano
rested on Angela, something flashed
",'' ,"''' "'p'hS' something thht was
ttF. I,.t. 4
INV "a'c ohu despair MISS Rooden
a7Nod herSeit II TINS was fancy also
~ '""SI nave p"eh fancy lpr the next
wv" sue 'ooN"'' "'aoys hahe was re-
E"'"'nF h'T Win SmiilhE Dyes ANA
"p9'
N'N''' "'"'''ou III" dhrN pea'ltS oI
Nv, 'p',' INC 'uh'TolH "eplha oI the
'l''""'" 'N'"' inc ohaFh OF the wet.
Wv nl"u"' "''" ""ho'Fou Whht "aS
wv "'"""" '"'' 'lS over the lovely
p'NSI"ha'o race, u any ON" hod told
h'' 'oh' inc "'''n''oN ct All INSlloha-
"'' '"auoh WIS uraNh Just lhNU 10
n'r oo'oV'a mo'h'r am" inns D'auu-
l"' woman Sh' "oo'" not nave ho'
J.. We" NJ b"I Hu'h wa" the cnA'.
ho' 'np'Nh Wyhy'tFd wa" o"pN II
'"N' WIN Nla0ys KANE" YET unah'" 90
marry her because sh" would nave
no fortune MS nus WIG was common
IlN. 1t was equally wen known IN
society that he was going to marry
Lady iN"odeh Tor her lmge fortune,
mat GLADYS Nane was stu deeply a.
la'hed To the handsome captain, aud
That she resented the transfer of his
ahe''ions. All this was commonly
discussed and generally known cN
ccpt ~ Miss Rooden.
'' d'uN eyes of Gladys Rano were
hNod ON her face, but Angela met her
gazo quite unronscIously, She had
heard NO rGmors respecting Gladly,
Ranc. she had no idea that She was
her mothers rival or probably she
would net have sought her soctrt,.
AS IT, was she was attracted by Che
ia,r 'ar" aud pleasant manner of IA,
wrL il was characteristic of Angola
that ahe preferred the society OF
beautiful aud giCted woman to that