The Delta independent., 1901-08-02

window. followed hurriedly by the
doctor.
What happened after that nobody
ever knew, for Lady Caroline and
Stubber. standing with their backs TO
the bed. and their faces turned to the
chilly outer world. could tell nothing.
When at length they returned to the
bed they found Mildred pale and trem-
bling. the heavy tears coursing each
other down her cheeks in rapid sue
cession. which she hastily brushed
away as they drew nearer her, her
hand tightly clasped in Denzils. He
had even made an effort to hold her
with the poor injured fingers and had
brought them so far that the tips
touched hers.
He was quite sane now. His face.
slightly flushed, was looking upward:
his eyes. glad and happy. were fixed
on hers. while she answered back the
gaze. forgetful Of all else but that he
lay before her sick. It might be, unto
death.
"Densil, you are exciting yourself"
said Lady Caroline. nervously.
mo, l am not" answered Denzil. his
voice clear and distinct. but without
removing his eyes from Mildred's;
leave me for q moment"
He waved them back impatiertly to
the window. and neither, Lady Caroline
nor the doctor could bring themselves
to disobey the command.
But Stubber, who was becoming seri-
ously uneasy about his patient, glanc-
ing round at him cautiously and sur
reptitiously. saw what followed. He
said that when hes and Lady Caroline
had again withdrawn. Denxil looked
at Miss Trevanion, and that then Miss
Trevanion stopped and kissed him. not
once. but twice.
This was what Stubber said. but he
also added that 1t was his arm belief
that she did It out Of pure humanity
and nothing more. When two minutes
later. he again approached Younge. he
found that Mildred had disappeared.
and that Denxil was lying perfectly
composed. his face turned toward the
half-open door. He sighed heavily but
contentedly. and then came back to the
realities Of life.
Doctor stubber." said he, "do you
know that I am better?"
Time will tell" answered the little
doctor. sententiously; "and now you
must go to sleep II you wish to keep
In that much-to-be-desired condition.
Lady Caroline. trust to. you to let
NO more young ladies into. the room
this evening" ~
Denxi1 laughed quite nationally, and.
changing over to the other side. In q
few minutes. fell into sound. refresh
ing slumber.
Not once again during alli.the re-
mainder Of his illness did Miss Trev-
anion enter Denzil's room; neither did
he ask for nor allude to her In any
way. although Lady Caroline noticed
the intense look Of interest that came
into his face whenever her name was
casually mentioned.
After week or two. the remem-
brance OF her visit faded. or came to
him only as a shadow from the fevered
past he had gone through. and not un-
til the doctor had given him permis-
sion to quit his bed for an hour or 70
every day. to lie on a lounge in the
adjoining apartment. did he venture
to speak Of 1t and try to digcover the
truth.
1t was one morning. when he was
feeling considerably stronger, and had
Mabel beside his couch. reading to him
scraps Of poetry that every now and
them strssrI har - nrv y, ~. -s--l
through the volume in her hand. that
he approached the subject.
rs your sister away from home? ?"
he asked, in the middle Of most ma.
thetic passage.
And Mabel answered NO." redden-
ing little.
Then I think she might have coma
to see me before this" he said, with
all the fretfulness of an invalid.
well. you see. she has all the house,
keeping to attend to. now mamma IL
80 much your slave" returned Mabel,
smiling; that keeps her away. She
always asks for you, though, and IL 10
glad to hear Of your getting on 70 rap
idly"
This sounded rather lame, and Ma
bel, feeling It TO be so. tried once more
to resort to her book.
Il suppose 1t would give her too
much trouble to make her Inquiries in
person." he said, bitterly; everyone
else comes to see me except herself.
Surely Lyndon could not object to
that"
Have you not heard. them" asked
Mabel. hesitatingly. Il fancied you
would have known before this. Her
engagement with Lord Lyndon IL At an
end. He has been abroad for the last
four weeks"
CHAPTER XIX.
"Mildred's engagement is at I'M end
with Lord Lyndon" Denzil's pale.