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Joined Denzil, slowly. Many a time
since have | recollected my words and
felt how brutal they must have sound
ed. But surely you will forgive me
now-at this moment when | am learn
ing for the first time how miserable
and bare and cold a place this world
is. Let me bid good-by to all my hope
with the certainty that at least you
bear me no ill-wil."
He held out his hand As he spoke
and took hers. Mildred's voice failed
her. but she managed to whisper
family:
Give me your forgiveness also"
III you think II necessary" he said.
you have it; but | can remember no
wrong you ever did me-
They were standing with hands
clasped and eyes reading each others
hearts. Denzil drew his breath quick
ly.
"Good-by,' he murmured, despair
ingly, and. turning away, abruptly.
passed rapidly out Of her sight.
When all the people at Kings Abb
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 or two in the course of the fol-
lowing week.
I'VE ought to get up a party and go
to the lake tomorrow" suggested Ed
l At sI,,.tr- I. 80, H. A.. N.xFa.gpttN
Lyndon, who was also dining with
them, and who generally agreed with
everybody, said he thought 1t was a
capital plan,' and appealed to Miss
T~revanion, who sat beside him. She
thought she had lost her skates or mis-
placed them, or something; but Fran
ces Sylverton overruled all such oppo-
sition by declaring that she had sever
al pairs to lend. and that a day on the
ice would be delicious.
But perhaps 1t will be hardly safe
enough this week. she added, some
what %anxiously. Shall we wait until
Tuesday next?"
Charlie said he would be down on
Monday night" put in Eddie. inno-
Gently, apropos of nothing, and with
out lifting his eyes from the cream
on which he was seemingly intent;
%whereupon Miss Sylverton blushed
%furiously, and declined any further in
vestigation OF the subject.
Finally, however-chiefly through
the instrumentality 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 e the satisfaction of every
body concerned in the excursion-and
after a considerable amount OF harm
less and utterly unavoidable squad
, bling, the party-which had become
rather a large one, in consequence o.
, numerous invitations issued later or
divided into W % and threes, as cir
|, !, cumstances or inclinations dictated
Lady Caroline, Mrs. Deverill, n on
other married lady occupying the frs
4 open carriage; while Charlie, Miss Syl
verton, Jane Deverill, and Captain
u Harvey took possession Of the second
Mabel, seeing Denzil looking slight!
detected. with her usual sweetness hat
~entreated him in the prettiest name
to drive her in the dog cart; and Ed
die, who, at this period was hopelessl!
: and finally in love-for about the IF
teenth time-with an extremely pretty
but decidedly idiotic little girl, stay
ing with the Deverills, had managed
to vanish in some mysterious way, IL
company with others, similarity heart
D.; bound; while Mildred, whom nobod.
il seemed to want. and with whom non
d Of the opposite sex in these days at
l. tempted to interfere, fell to Lord Lyn
J. don's lot.
y When fairly started the skaters mad
e as picturesque a group as any ey
- could wish to rest on, the girls, i
= their soft, luxurious furs and brillian
satin p%etticoats, striking out oddly o
the CLASSY surface of the lake. France
and Mildred were accomplished skat
= ers, Mabel was not quite so good; stiI
: the latter could hold her own and Gel
d .ainly beside the Deverill girls-wh
l. were generally clumsy-lOoked every
thing that could be desired.
q You will help me, Mr.. Younge," sh
had whispered to Denzil, as he assiste
her down from the dog-cart.
y So when he had fastened her skate
d and pronounced her fit" she starte
/ bravely enough on the slippery prone
# made. At one end there rose a pos
marked Dangerous" OF which a
p usual those whom it should have war;
y ed remained profoundly ignorant. Del
zl alone had observed 1t; Others,
h they observed, attached little impor'
70 ance to II.
m Miss T%revanion and Frances Sylvel
fe ton, with merry, gay laughter Tn;
rang through the crisp air. were tryiu
pr to Guido each other in grace and agi
/? ity, Frances decidedly having the be-
,e OF 1t, she being n of those girls WI
do anything they set their hearts G
"better Tbs ANYBODY else