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De-. and her vanity had keen extremely
Eza lied wh~n Nr. Tenhy joined the ranks
AZ hsr asaminers Ter Gerald Tenhy was
maa about whem society was beginning
to talk.
Tie money that would come to him was
counted hy the world rs something fahus
ious- Everybody knew that the Mil Cross
estate was no mere bagatelle: that apart
from the coal interest The head of the
family possessed wealth that rallied from
thousands into something like millions 1t
vas no wonder, therefore. that Gerald
Tenhy found himself = society favorite.
..You must be very lind to me to-day"
she said 10 him. a. she ate q dainty lunch
and caught refreshing glimpse of herself
frsm time to time in one az the many
rasrors- Il have had great shock"
u hope nothing has happened" be
paii. $50
Nothing has happened except the unex-
nccisd.v Lady Betty replied. my dear
els husband has recalled himself to my
existence in the most annoying manner,
for be wants me, just when had dstaf-
mined not 10 be bothered with any of my
cwr f.sssome relations, to play the chap
er5n to eeme lump OF 4 county girl.
whose existence had comfortably forgot
ten till Il was recalled to me this moip-
ing
u -Ah! this Il, indeed, heavy blow
s.1f's all very well for you to laugh.
Gerald she said: .but you don't have to
bore yourself from morning to night with
! stupid pumpkin who does not know the
difference between the Moon and green
cheese. What induced nia % give in to
EdHard this mornine really don't know.
He took me By surprise. and before knew
wherr ! was he had disappeared to send
telegram. and tell this creature that she
epuld come as soon d she liked. So there's
N md cf all my fun. know she's 60
Ing to b. simply awful r Lady Betty
cried. .Her name Is enough 70 sise one
The shiversi Did ron ever hear Of girl
being called Antonio beforeY'
Gerald Tenby had been smiling amused
". scarcely hearing what his companion
aid. Ills thoughts were not very Del
n;.r 81 very serious. but at the mea III
Of the name AAntopiA" II snddeniy he.
came rigid, aud the stniIe froze on his lips.
Antonio r. be repeated to himself. AN
tonia Marchmontf What strange fate Is
that"
II Was strnner, yer true, that Tenby
had never dreamed Of azsociating Antonio
viii the pretty little society woman whom
be raw 70 frequently. although the SINH
farify Of name might have led him to do
"a. There was Sertainly wide world Of
difference between that girl who lived In
she bleak north eounsry I'D Lady Betty
Marehmonf.
Ienby eouId not at the first outset rec
HHEk4E lis H1Ez49ty u Aut0ufA N4AN IuH
surroundings and the kind Of life lived By
an those many people among whom he
now moved. He felt irritable and almost
uneasy 1t the thought Of her coming to
London. He had tried 10 hard to forget
her this last year Dc two. and he had al
most succeeded ia doing %.
Even when be had gone north on his
frequent ylsits 81 duty 10 his uncle. Sir
Afaarire Tcnby, be had always managed
70 ayoid coming In contact with Antonia.
Her home lay not many miles distant.
aud Gerald could well remember the day
wheK Antonio had been almost daily
visstor At Mil Cross Court.
There was nothing to take the eirl there
least. that vas what be said
10 himsslf, sayagely, Tor be did not sup
poss thar Antcnia would care TO waste
much time ID paying visits 20 an old man,
and since thu marriage Of Bertha Tenby.
her girl friend. and the sudden disap-
0f Hubert Tenby. there had been
10 one ID share sir Mausicess solitude.
Gerald only went to Mil Gross because
be was obliged to 50, but be hated going.
There was an atmosphere Of sorrow In
he old piaH heavy a. 4 pail. and, though
Ills uncle was alwrys courteous and seem
"a much interested In his dcings. Gerald
Terby never could rid his mind Of the
feeling that the proud man ii his heart
secretly resented his coming.
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