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cause his whole heart was given TO
another. With all her natural charms,
in spite of the love that shone in her
eyes. it was only for her money that
he cared, it was only for her money
that he wished to marry her.
No one would have guessed this
who saw his handsome face, SO full OF
admiration or heard his pleasant
words, so full of tenderness. AS the
two stood together in the drawing
room with it's pale rose blinds and
rare flowers they made handsome
pair ="
Il heard some news about you last
evening"" said Lady Rooden with a
bright smile-loveless smile she
tried to make it, but he was clever
enough to see beneath the surface.
News of me-" he questioned. |
should hardly have thought there was
any news left to be told. | should
think more stories have been told of
me than any other man in London.
"The cost of popularity" she re-
marked. "The news l heard surprised
me just little"
What was it, Lady Rooden?" he
asked, calmly He was prepared to
hear anything, and was much relieved
when she answered:
u heard last evening for the first
time of your great admiration for a
beautiful woman named Gladys Rane.
Is it true?"
Now was his opportunity-here was
the chance he had waited for. He
must not lose it.
1T is perfectly true" he replied
that I admire and love the most
beautiful woman in the world; but
the lady | love is not named Gladys
Rane."
Lady Roodens face flushed, and her
eyes dropped before his glance. She
knew now what was coming; the very
desire of her heart was attained.
'"The lady love is far above me.
She is lovely beyond compare; she
has every gift and every grace. In
my eyes she is queen, and | am her
most loyal knight. The name of this
most sweet and gracious woman is
Laura ROoden."
Her ladyship dropped her face upon
her hands, the victory was won.
CHAPTER TX.
Lady Rooden sat that same evening
in her boudoir alone, brooding ten
der smile on her face, love-light shin
ing in her eyes, She had gained her
hearts desire; she was going to marry
the man she loved with such deep, pas
sionate love. Yet, in the midst of her
present happiness, she could not keep
her thoughts from reverting to the
past, she could not curb the memories
that swept over heart and brain.
1t was not much more than eighteen
years since she had passed through
similar scene with her dead husband.
She remembered his passion of delight
when she accepted him, and how he
had loved her with the same deep,
tender love until he died. But that
love had been more the romantic
fancy of a young girl; this was the
5uI ACSL lONS vi d WOu1dns u0 past,
}hat held the story of her first love
and her marriage, seemed to fade
away like drenm; the enhancing
vivid present was the only reality.
Strange that 1 should love him so
wel1," she said 10 herself. But my
heart went out to him when I first
saw him, and it has never been my
9wn since. I knew it was not true
that he loved Gladys Rane. AS his
wife, I shall be the happiest woman
IN the world"
The only drawback to herhappiness
was the thought of what Angela would
say. The woman who only few
weeks since hadworshipedt the girl, and
loved her above all and everything,
had now a vague feeling that her
daughter stood between herself and
happiness. For the first time she
wished that Angela would soon marry
and yet in the same moment her heart
approached her for the wish.
Lady Rooden decided that it would
be better to impart her news at once.
Captain Wynyard had been very ur-
gent about the marriage, and on her
part she saw no reason for delaying
it. He had urged her to let the cere-
mOny take place before the end of the
season, the fact being that he was
heavily in debt and very short of
money. Her ladyship was much fiat
tered by his Importantly, but would
not hear of the wedding taking place
not hear of the wedding taking place
before August. She would not be
married from the old Abbey, WILMER
she had gone as a girl-bride eighteen
years ago, but would be married in
Gown. She knew that in all proba-
bility the news of the engagement
would be known and discussed in
fashionable circles on the morrow;
she concluded therefore, that it would
be better to tell Angela herself that
evening than let her hear it
from strangers. Yet Lady Rooden