The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-16

Hastings thourht. and II made his blood
boil,
ErroI had Of course. never heard Miss
Eyre sing. When they went into the
dra wing room he said to her:
"I hear Won sing very beautifully, Miss
Eyre. Will you give me the pleasure Oh
hearing your voiceT'
81 do not think my singing would give
YOU any pleasure" she answered, cOldly.
you are, Of course, accustomed to hear
highly cultivated yoices-mine is only
rude. uptaught, country one"
He drew back. wounded to the quick.
"Do come and sing, Winifred," ex-
claimed Lord Harold.
Sitting down to the piano, she sang her
mast tonchlng. plaiative songs, one after
tho other. with A pathos that went to the
heart of each one who listened. She new
or sang more beautifully than on that
night. and Enrol leaned against the enl-
brasure of the window. where his face
was screened from observation, and
drank in every tone Of the voice, whlcn
was not only beautiful IN itself, but
which he loved. He never loved her De-
fore or sfterward as he loved her that
night. listening for the first time to the
exquisite tenderness OF her voice.
When Winifred finally left the piano.
she passed close to the curtain, and Enrol
came forward. She spoke on the impulse
of the moment
AFTER all, nay singing was not worth
vour thanks"
"You did not sing for me-" he answer
ed. bitterly.
Later. thinking over the events Of the
evening, he found 1t an utter impossible
inv to arriye~at any definite conclusion
as TO the feelings and motives which in
Arenced Winifred's conduct toward him.
was his nreseace really hateful to herr
ala she hear an unrelenting anger toward
him for his unworthy treatment of her
long aeo2-and had every vestige of the
love be knew she had once borne him
died ont?
"Robw bo tbouVbt az am fool for my
| Mains Ia n nossible that |. who am to
au intants and purposes a man of the
,yorId sbould find myself eating nv heart
ort Sor ~ Iove Of a simnle little coun-
| trv 0irl9 To-morrow shall decide my fu-
ture course of action, and if see she does
not care for me | will school myself to
meet her with Indifference"
At breakfast the following morning
both Sir Clayton and Lady Grace Far
uuhar pressed him to stay until the next
day, and he consented.
"And now," said Lady Grace, ''you
young people must 60 for long ride this
lovely morning, and VI shall shut myself
up with my husband and his learned
folios."
Lord Harold went to order the horses
Winifred no longer rode the quiet old baI
horse, but handsome chestnut Sir Clay
~ton had bought for he& Until the previ
GUS day Winifred had never in her lif'
been provoking or a firt. but of cours'
those qualities must have been dorman
somewhere in her heart, or they woul(
scarcely have cropped up like the drag
on's teeth at moments notice. Tn,
whole ride through she hattered and firt
ed with Lord Harold. and uttered littl
malicious, biting remarks to Mr.. Hast
ings. with the most naive, unconsciou
innocence.
Tho ride must have been fraueht witt
oonsidarable enioyment for Enrol. as ev
49, trrning every fence. every heat
scanned to hiring to Winifred's min
sono agreeable "reminiscences connecte
with ber other compaplon. AS they wer
nearing tbe mark gates. a farmer stoppe
T'ord Harold to sneak about some bnsI
. noss and Mr. Hastings and Winifre
: ro5o on Errol bent down toward he
nrosontIv
"NIiss Evre have no bona that vo
Mill ovor fool kinder toward mo tha
/ o, do u,9n
81 bovo no pnkind feeling toward yor
NJ uastinr."
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