New-York tribune., 1903-06-02

Wren Age of Eighysr Years by Nine Spyn of Seyn
Court
BY Clio. GRAVES.
IN TWO PARTS-PART 7

but perhaps he knew was not q Practsed CO
him but plainly the condition OF my hearL
Jordar's the rniliner s-aIas! it will be that
this gentleman, who could Inc1ta so young girl
honorable intentiors-he had pressed upon my ac7;
ceptance portrait OF himself set in Jewels. and
had received from diamond ring OF vaiue.
the loss OF which I had since been at some pains
within nv bodice and whenever 1 could steal
look at the handsome lneaments OF my ayowed
Wooer Whose Ridiculous frst fruits OF affectiOq7a
packet containing three or four na;re wrapped IN
YOU may laugh. madam cries poor arthur; 1
wHHsfsG To9 shai laugh at me no more once childish
heart was all my ii seems that what the IN
ng ig' worth 'f Rinnin dearest Mo and he regarded
me with inef1able tendeFne5S IN I slr s0 Of aeaVen
mean to win the woman I adore or perish
mother-and held aside branch OF thorny white
that was trained on treilis near 70 keeP 2 II
from my hair. But one slender twig escaped MN; @
struck my neck where it left long scratch; ana d
in rebounding draggsd 10TH by IT'S s9os
Arthur picked it up. and seeing az glance tnat n
was the resemblance OF a man. stood rozen 10 tne
Il beg Of you. sir" cried not to tell my
Alas nadam,' said Arthur. something more
than friend TO be held SO dear @ and bsS sspt s SO
seen him he bowed and offered me the picture
7 will never betray unguarded confession 5i 50
be at rest on the score OF E0eF anfien1sp Whose
face once seen. not likely 70 forget-who snalI
render account TO me. if he deals not PLAINLY
Sir Laurence Lorirner would laugh in your face,
the name desired of all TO keep most secret z,,,
rs that his name madam GIl@o - ba1ta- Known
to me than his features. If he be the Sir Laurence
apeakEhe is a roue and fbertine, Those words
may nothing TO girl but am man aIl enough ugh
he clapped his hand his small sword in a Grim
fume Of anger
was as angry he. and as red doubt not
but dropped him a courtesy.
guardIan's dror:ng mode Of speech. a thing which
irritated Arthur vastly. as v1rtuous youth OF as
vessels of wrath ard brands unquenched, For Sir
Laurence Lorimer-as the world and satan 5 car,
at the blast Of his trumpet the walls of Gideon-6y
which mean thy courage-Wih fall down NerHy
Nv invention came TO an end with Arthur's pa
Have done madam he cried. in q great fury
This tone e OF m9Tker Is NEW sd Iro With H9q no q other g
turn than contempt the view OF tny seh'iineh'
was grieved and knew myself 70 have been pro
voking. But loved-or thought !oveoasl[ Lau,
renee LorfmAr. and Arthur had termed MN a
How often we have PLAYED here as children.
bees hufnuing in and out OF tne movers were v hOt
baTs a0re forRof those DAYS. Moly-you memory
Of later onesof that hour last summer mn when you
though you loved to hear. ay. madam and let me
XII KISS s,T9aeePs {5a5 l9Seay and fhss kissed me AGAIN.
7 VOW cried That aid - never c.T ,st,f,, And y
tao ti ~ -,.r,an You'd never boast of IL And I
tossed nv head-which my maid had been az pains
10 dress becomingly-in very high and mighty
iTis raws that a Selwyn is not gentleman.
-a;a 800 Arthur sadly But beside the brilliant
sir laurence Lorimer. whose father was perfunsr
ard barber to King James, others less gloriousiy
y,af5fereed make sorry figure" His lip curled
and fancied that sarcasm became him though tne
eiur upon Sir Laurence ! would not entertain.
sVVeU sweet Moly-never 70 be my Molly. Il. I
bsd ho0@d he went on more quietly. Y viii not
irR nlu yo9 longer by my presence here The perfume
mas gone from the home roses. is II not So You
nv blooms
ing can ever be again it has been between US
and I were wise say FAREWELL .,
He bowed 70 me, with the sunlight railing on the
fair curs he was resolved 70 part with and turned
and left me ] cried little when he was gone out
dance 81 rhe portrait Sir Laurence dried my