The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-11

I'm the midst of all that threatened her
loss OF name, wealth, position-it was
almost touching to note how this worldly
woman counted everything as nothing
compared with her love for Jack.
Lord Summers was one of the guests
at Mallingford. He was staying lover
the seventeenth" and the fussy, kindly
old man was slightly concerned at the
existing state of affairs. He arrived only
on the Saturday evening, and he was
surprised to find Jack still at the Park.
And when are my pictures to be
completed. Mr.. Dornton?" he asked.
This very question had been point
OF disagreement between Jack and Pau
line. He had wished to carry out the
commission for those six pictures, and
she had urged the uaftness of his earn
ing another penny by his painting after
their marriage. So he hesitated little
before he answered.
Are you anxious to have them soon
] am anticipating winter in Rome this
year, and l should like, if possible, to
devote myself while there to a close
study of the old masters. But, if you
are particular as to time, l will finish
work. of course"
mo, l don't think 1 am exactly in a
hurry, If you are not" and as his lor 4
ship spoke he thought of the avidity
with which Jack had accepted the offer
when it was originally made, and his
voluntary promise to complete the series
by the end of the year. $50 you mean
to winter in Rome" he said. pleasant
ly. And how does Miss Ethel Mallett
like the prospect of so long a separa-
tion?"
Jack Redeemed suddenly, and he hated
himself for it.
II did not know you took enough IN
terest in my private affairs to be led
into investigating them." he answered,
with a decided touch of displeasure In
his voice.
Nor do I. You are mistaken; 1t Is
Miss Mallett's affairs l am interested
in. 1 beg you will not credit me with
rrying into your personal affairs at all.
As l have spoken on the matter. and
as you seem to resent the liberty-which,
believe me, was not intended as such
l must explain how things are / met
an old friend Of mine, with his daugh-
ter, at the Exhibition of the Royal Acad.
envy one day last season. l had known
him in years past as an enthusiast in
art, and / was delighted. to meet so con-
genial a companion" Lord Summers
paused a mono Mt. and looked carefully
round the table: seeing everybody occu-
pied in conversation, he went on. in q
slightly lowered voice. MY friend has
had many reverses in life. which has ne
cessitated his taking the name of Mr..
Mallett,' and have driven him to earn
a living for himself and his family by
giving lessons in drawing. see you be-
gin to understand now"-in answer to
Jacks start of surprise. swell. we went
through the rooms together and he came
to a picture of yours. Miss Mallett's
delight at its position on the line was
eloquent of many things. looked the
question l did not dare to ask. and Mr.
Mallett told me of the engagement be-
tween his daughter and you, and ex-
pressed his wish that she should remain
in the same class of society that she had
been brought up in, in answer to my
suggestion that she should come to Us
for a season out of town. Now. perhaps
you will understand my motive In seek
ing you out to excuse my seemingly I'M
pertinent curiosity"
Ito be continued.D