The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

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now--at this moment when I am learn
ing for the first time how miserable,
and bare ana cold d aplnce tiiis world
is. Let me bid good-by to all my hope
with the certainly that at least you
bear me no ill-wil."
He held, out. his. hand as -hs@spoiSe
and took hers. ''r TfiTdred's voico failed
her, but she managed to whisper
family:
Give me your forgiveness also.@
''If you think it necessary" he said,
you have it; but I can remember no
wrong you ever did me-" M -
They were standing with hands
clasped and eyes reading each others
hearts. Denzil drew his breath quick
ly. .-..s.
"Good-by," he murmured, despair
ingly. and. turning away, abruptly,
passed rapidly out of her sight. I'D. On
When all the people at Kings Alb
bolt met to dine Denzil was among
them. and very welcome he found him
self. Charlie alone of all the family
was absent; but even he had written
word to say he would be with them for
a day OF. two in. the-eourses of the fol-
lowing week. .. ..e-.
We ought to get up a party and go
to the lake. tomorrow suggested Ed
die, during pause in the conversation,
Lyndon, who was also dining with
them, and who generally agreed with
everybody, said he thought it was
capital plan and appealed to. Miss
TreVaflfon, who sat beside him. She
thought she had lost her skates or MIS-
placed them, or something; but Fran.
ces Syivctton over1ulcd an such obpo
sition by declaring that she had se7cc7'
al pairs 60 Tend, and that Gay on the
ice would he delicious. y
+ 'Buttperhaps X WIN be hardly fsaf9
enough thfs week, she added, some-~
what anxiousIy. shall we walt until
Tuesday next?"
Charlie said he would be down on
Monday night" put ip Eddie, limo
Gently apropos of nothing, and with
out lifting his eyes from tha cream
on which he was seemingly sntent;
whereupon Miss Sy1vefton blushed
furionsly, and declined any further in
vestigation of the subject.
Finally, howevcr-chiefly through
the fundamentally of Mildred-the
expedition was arranged to take place
on the Tuesday following, so that
Frances, in. her Utmost heart, was sat-
isfied.
In process Of time the day arrived
as also did Charlie the night before,
very much to the satisfaction of every
body concerned in the eXcursion-and,
after IA considerable amount OF harm
less and utterly unavoidable squab-
bling, the party-which had become
rather a large one, in, consequence Of
numerous invitations issued later on
divided into twos and threes, as cir
cumstances or inclinations Dictated
Lady Caroline, Mrs. Deverill, and one
other married lady occupying the first
open carriage; while Charlie, Miss Syl-
verton, Jane Deverill, and Captain
Harvey took possession of the second.
Mabel seeing Denzil looking slightly
detected, with her usual sweetness had
entreated him in the prettiest manner
to drive her in the dog cart; and Ed
die who, at this period was hopelessly
and finally in love-for about the fif-
teenth time-with an extremely pretty,
but decidedly idiotic little girl, stay
ing with the Deverills, had managed
to vanish in some mysterious way, in
company with others, similarity heart
bound; while Mildred, whom nobody
seemed to want, and with whom none
of the opposite sex in these days at
tempted to interfere, fell TO Lord Lyn-
don's lot. ES&E ts&
When fairly started the skaters made
as picturesque a group as any eye
could wish to rest on, the girls, in
their soft, luxurious furs and brilliant
satin petticoats striking out oddly on
the CLASSY surface of the lake. Frances
and Mildred were accomplished skat-
ers, Mabel was not. quite so good still
the latter could hold her own and GER
tainly beside the Deverill glrls-who
were generally 'elumsy-looked every
thing that could be desired.
you will help-me, Mr.. Younge," she
had whispered 60 Denzil, as he assisted
her down from the dog-cart. .,....,...s......
so when he had fastened her skates
and pronounced her fit she startedt
ybravely enough on the slippery prone
made. At one end there rose a post
marked %'Dangertns." of which as
usual those whom it should have warn
ed remained profoundly ignorant. Den
I'll alone had observed It; others, If
they observed, atthched little import
ance to t.. "a
Miss Trcvani9n and Frances SILVER
ton. with merry, gay laughter that
rang through the crisp air were trying
to Guido each other in grace and agil-
ity. Frances decidedly having the best
of IL, she being one ofithose girls,who
do, anything they set their hearts on
better than anybody else"
As Denzii turned from watching
them, be perceived Lord Lyndon, at
distance, lelsurely, but, surely. making
for The forbidden spot; and as he saw
this, an almost savage desire to see
this man, who had robbed him. of his