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her? lie had rescued the name she
bore from shame and disgrace-he
had saved her father from something
more than ruin-he had restored their
family fortunes with the greatest
splendor-hc had taken her name, and
had added new lustre to the had
devoted himself to her service and to
her fathers and he had crowned his
gifts by the lavish one Of his whole
fortune Had there ever been love
Ike his?
Plcbeian! She bushcd to think how
often the word had been applied to
him He might be lowly born, but
his was the soul Of prince, Lady
Inthc, with all her pride, was too
noble. too grand in character not to
recognize the true nobility he had dis
played.
lie was gone She would have
liked to sec him once mOro--tO hold
out her hands TO him IN all franIEnesB,
and say.
IHN' llllblllb'N P'I lli'I'i INV
YOU have learned to recognize in
you, ut last a nobility greater far
than the mere accident Of birth con.
fcrs"
She would have said It, but words
were useless now She took the deed
to her father, who read it through.
and then said, sadly.
II do not Ike this, Ianthc.-it seems
tn me that he never expects to return
My daughter | am IN old man, and
my experience of this world has been
n large one | ten You that nObIor
man than this husband Of yours has
never lived.
She added, in n low voice II believe
it, Come what might she could
dospiac him no moro--hc had proved
himself infinitely her superior,
He was gone. His rooms were
closed; there were fow traces at
Croombc abbey Of the man who had
rcacuod it from ruin. But he lived In
tie hearts of the tenants. The servants
spoke Of him in whispers to each
other saying that their beautiful
young mistress had been very proud,
but that she would repent her pride
now that II had driven him away,
when Lady lantho went amongst the
tcnantry, she wondered to find how
* oatly he was loved There was
nothing but lamontatlon about him.
He had been gone three years Dur.
ing that time he wrote often to the
carl but rarely to Lady Ianthc. From
every land through which he travelled
he sent presents to Lord Care. He
seemed never to forget him; but his
letters to Lady Ianthc brcathcd only
one idea, and that was an apology that
he stIlI lived
Slowly, but surely, she Logan toI
miss hIm-to miss his devotion, the
constant protection Of his presence.
his assiduOus attention, when she
went out now she had no loving os-
cort, no strong loving hands were
near, no one was present to consult
her every within and caprice. If she
felt tired, there was no ono to per
suado her to rest to insist that she
should take care OF herself, to shield
her from every little passing care. She
missed the strong, tender ncycrrail-
ing love, although she was unwilling toI
own it.
II touched her too, to the very heart
to see how the earl missed him he
had become SO dependent ON hun for
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man was SO prompt in answering his
letters, SO slIllrul in aupurintcnding
his business affairs, SO kind in select |
Ing the newspaper articles he Thought
would best please him. and reading
them to him THE carl had often told
Eim lnughingly that he was eyes and
cars to him Now all that was miss. !
lrE. When Lord Care had cared toI
walk. lorman's strong arm had been
ready to guide his feeble steps, he had
been devoted as a son.-and all hc-
cause he loved Lady luthc Moreover. |
he had detected that all was not quite |
ms II should he The property of the |
estate had never boon SO wen cared !
for as when hc had the management
of H.
Slowly but surety all these things
came home to Lady Iantho. and were
oa the beginning of the end She had
learned to miss him moro than she
had learned to dcsptsc him She |
learned that nobility of character be.
longs 70 no estate. but is admirable In
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