The Red Cloud chief., 1901-04-19

10 be in love with two sisters at once"
Il don't understand YOU" said Mil
dred.
Don't you? should have thought
his infatuation for aao'her member OF
this household was pretty apparent BY
this time"
Il nope he is not in love with me,
II that Is what you mean" Mildred eS.
claimed. with some show of Irritation.
Why" demanded Mabel
Because. should he ask me to marry
him-which is a most unlikely thing to
occur" said Mildred In a low voice
Il should refuse"
We'll, | think you might do great
deal worse than marry him." the
queen declared. emphstically. And
how you could compare him for one
moment with that insipid earl | can
not imagine-a creature who dreams
of nothing, | do believe. from morning
TO night beyond his horses and the cor
rect treatment OF his pug. Now Den
zil, on the contrary. though quite as
much up In horsehesh as my lord IL,
has the good breeding to suppress his
knowledge-in the drawing-room at all
events"
There. there--if IL has come to
breeding we wont follow up the
subject" interrupted Miss Trevanion,
impatiently. II don't fnd II sufficient
ly interesting to care to watch for
daylight over It. Are you going to sit
up until dawn, Mabel? Because | am
not and so should advise you to
get to bed at once unless you wish to
look like a ghost in the morning
by the bye, that goodlooking new ad-
mirer of yours, Mr.. Roy Blount, said
something /. mamma about calling to-
morrow, did he not?"
"Yes--I don't know 1t is cruel Of
me to keep you up like this" STAN
mered Mabel, with a faint blush. start
ing to her feet as she spoke; you are
looking quite pale and wan. am
afraid. after all, Milly, you found the
ball a bore; and here have | been
teasing you about It. Goodnight"
Goodnight, my darling" returned
Miss Trevanion, suddenly. kissing her
with rapid, unexpected warmth.
After this they separated for the
night and got to bed, and dreamed
their several dreams of joy or sorrow
as the case might be.
Sir George and his wife, in their
room, at about the same time as the
foregoing conversation had been held
were having a few words together or
the same subject.
well, Carry" said Sir George. "yo,
we're wrong. think, my love; l dom
believe Denzil Younge is as muci
taken with Mabel as you gave me Il
understand. eh?"
NO, but he is dreadfully in love will
p Mildred" his wife said.
| well, nothing could be better"
, Nothing could be worse, you mean.
Why"
Because she will refuse him"
''In the name Of patience, for what?
demanded Sir George, explosively, 81
it because he is rich. handsome. an
I prosperous?"
o NO; but simply because his fathe
r has sold cotton"
Fiddle -dee." exclaimed 81
George, with great evaporation. an
he strobe up and down the room twic
with rapid. hasty footsteps Loo
Q here Carry" he then said, "somethin
must be done. My affairs altogethe
are In a very critical state; Bolton tol
: me so In as many words the other day
II -,
storm much longer-that l had not, 4
y fact, a leg to stand on (these were hi
u own words, I assure you)-that none
q must be got somehow, and so on. An
/ where the deuce am l to get read
money, do you suppose? Every metho
of procuring II that know Of has bee
IL used up long ago. l see nothing bu
absolute ruin staring me in the fac
n And here Is this willful girl actuall
l. throwing away fifty thousand pound
= a year-every penny OF it,"
" BY this time Sir George was great
excited, and was pacing up the carp,
= and down again. Lady Caroline ha
~ subsided into silent weeping
We'll, we'll, there is no use in al
. ticipating evils" continued her hu
- band presently; ''perhaps-wt
knows?-affairs may brighten"
- "If she would even encourage Lol
!, Lyndon" said Lady Caroline.
=, "Ay, Just So" returned Sir Georg'
l., but how she could throw over Youn,
"a for such heavy substitute AZ Lyndc
a, passes my comprehension. Beside
Lyndon's rent-roll Is barely TWEEN
~ thousand q year-not even half Il
others"
In "Still. think that would do We
A nicely" put in Lady Caroline, meekl
- IF she could only be induced to LOO
,u kindly ON any one. I should be sati
IN fed"
so should |. so long as the 'sor
an one had Denzil's money" observed
g. George and went back to his dressin
room.
" CHAPTER VIII.