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room.
The first thing" she cried, Il will
drive 20 Redruth, and get what l
want. Before the sun sets we shall
zee who wins!"
She never thought Of going TO
sleep: her brain was too excited, her
heart too much agitated- Sleep while
she lived-that hated, lOathed woman!
Then she Logan to think. A thousand
little incidents came 20 her mind. How
she regretted ever having built a
school.
The only good action I ever put my
ELF about 20 perform" she said, and
this is the result"
How she wished that she had over
come her Incidence on that day when
the Eoyerness was chosen.
IF / had seen her first, and had seen
her as stranger" she said, she
should never have been chosen
Then she thought, after all, how
most bitterly this woman who was her
rival must have suffered. Here she
had been all these long months con-
stantIv IN the presence Of her husband
and SON. yet they had never known
her nor had she dared 10 recognize
them. She remembered the day when
Violante had come up 10 see little
Lance. how she had held the child In
her arms. and her tears had fallen on
its face. She remembered, too, how
patiently she. who in reality was mis-
tress 81 Selwyn Castle. had submitted
10 be patronized by her. and her
whole soul did homage, though most
unwiIIingly virtues Of her rival.
Her purpose gained strength every
hour. No need To enter into its ter
rib,e detaIls-nO need TO darken a
memory that was never too fair. When
the sun rose she had regained her out
ward calm. she was herself again;
stern. cold and proud. She was the
first 10 descend to the breakfast-roOm.
The morning was beautiful, as some
az the darkest days in life often are
serene and bright. the sky blue. the air
fragrant. the birds singing, bees and
butterflies lowering round the sweet
est blossoms. a morning that reminds
one OF Paradise. Lord Vivian had not
vet left his room. Beatrice went TO
the window. opened il, stretched her
hand idly. and gathered one OF the
large white roses that came peeping
In She stood idly watching the
sky. the trees. the flowers, and no
warning came TO her OF what that
bright. sunny morning might bring
forth. there was no cloud in the sky,
no dirge en- the sweet. joyous music OF
nature. no knell in the glad song OF
the happy birds.
And no remOrse came TO her, either.
She thought quite calmly OF the fact
that before that same bright sun set
she should have taken her revenge,
she should be 10 all intents and pur-
roses LADY Selwyn. with no rival 10
fear. no fair-haired woman 10 dread.
Before the sun set.
The cry OF a little child aroused
her. II was pretty. imperious Lance,
Ted i'm by his nurse.
Il beg a thousand pardOns. my lady,
she said: but Master Lance will not
us dressed until he has been in 10 kiss
his mamma
She turned AID took him from the
wCman's arms. Wicked, cruel, mad
rs she was. there was unbOunded love
in her heart for this her only child.
She kissed his beautiful face. she
caressed his bonny curls. she twined
The soft loving little arms round her
neck. she called him BY every endear-
ing name she could invent
Then 10 herself she murmured:
1T is All for you, my darling-all
.or YOU"
and again no warning came TO her
that the soft little hands caressed her
for the last time-that for the last
time that beautiful head wa nestled TO
her heart-that never more would the
baby lips kiss her or lisp her name;
no warning. although even al that mo-
ment a dense. dark shadow hung over
her. a stern angel. with drawn sword,
stood by her side.
Take him away now. nurse" she
said: Il hear Lord Selwyn coming"
And long afterward the woman told
how when she reached the door. the
fabe looked back and cried, Nam
ma" and her mistress took him again,
Iavishiug the sweetest caresses upon
him. calling him by the most endear-
ing names.
Poor LADY," said the nurse after
ward. when she told the story; ''it real
il seemed as though she knew what
was gning to happen. for she never
kissed the baby again."
CHAPTER XXI.
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