Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-27
HIS GRACE
Author Of sThe Barn Stormers" "The Woman in Grey
Fortunes Sport" "The House by the Lock-"
"a Man From the Dark" Lady Mary
of the Dark House." "Her
Royal Highness" etc.

She glanced up at him and his face
held her eyes. 1t was as it had been
in every feature, yet in way she did
not in the least comprehend; this meet
ing was like making Acquaintance with
a stranger, and a decidedly interesting
one.
The man might have died and risen
again with a new soul. That was the
feeling she consciously had about him
now. There was latent strength in
the firmly-closed lips, a power in the
glance of the dark eyes which the Duke
had once lacked, and, lacking them,
must ever have remained apart from
Anne O'Neil, no matter how tightly
Church and Society might bind them
together.
Are you glad l have come back-to
you?" Maynard heard himself saying.
Eyes I" and she hesitated for an
instant, finishing with a charming
blush. 81 didn't know how glad till
now"
1t was true. She would not have believ-
ed there could be this strangely exquisite
thrill in the thought that the obliga-
lions which she had believed to be
severed, bound her as firmly as ever
again.
A mighty rush of emotion swept over
him at that blush, that girlish hesita-
ton. He was carried off his feet by it,
and the newness, the JOY and the pain
and the bewilderment of it. This is
the woman he would have thrown over
for the sake of offering himself to an
other-a f1imsy wisp consisting of
pinched waist and fluffy bleached hair!
He had seen Anne but this once, yet
he was ready to say that she was
worth bartering soul for. And, per-
haps, for all he knew of such abstruse
matters, he was bartering his soul.
when can 1 see you alone?" he
asked, hurriedly, for there were people
near and coming nearer.
How do I know?" There was
witchery in her smile and the curve
Of her shadowy lashes I'VE were stay
ing on at the Grange till all these
drcadfully sad things should be done,
but now should think We must go
home. And you-where shall you be-"
We had little time to plan" he
answered; "but what l want is to be
near you, and mean to arrange it So"
They had time for no more. for Ran
dial Palgrave came to them, and Lady
Mary, with Savernake, slowly follow
ed. Randall was mad to be at home,
finding out whether the dreadful thing,
which seemed only too likely to have
happened, had come to pass or no. Yet
he could not afford to neglect, les con-
yenances. even in this cruel crisis He
must smile, and appear delighted at
the resurrection OF the young head of
the family and hide the wolf that
gnawed his vitals.
What are your plans for the i'm
mediate future, my dear Maurice?" he
questioned sulkily. Are you going to
take UP the thread OF lie where you
left il off. or will your aunt prevail up
on You to let her carry you away for
a course of petting and making much
Of. like the newly recovered man you
are? There's the poor Mischief lying
in her old place still, with faithful
servants aboard VINO will rejoice in
your safety. Needless for Blandon or
NE to tell you how delighted we should
be to have you near us again. And.
besides, there are Lady Anne and Sir
James and Lady Clarcarden. They
STAYED with us for sad ceremonials,
which were to nave come of from our
parish church. pPvhpDc thav rnioLt