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to her heart-very tenderly. and with
strange foreboding concerning her.
You look tired, too, DEAR" she
said, This has troubled you"
Yes, little" said Leola, smiling
family. Il will go up too, directly"
But instead, she locked the library
door and went into the cold room
which seemed eloquent of the absent
Cyril's personality. She went to the
table and looked cwn at his papers
at the book he had read, at his own
them-they seemed to her as the
things of a man who had died.
The room struck her with a chill
sense OF evil and trouble.
With shudder she relocked the
door, and went up to her own room.
Mary was sitting by the fire mend
ing some lace, and started at the
sight of her mistress's face
Won't you come to the fire, Miss?"
she said, with the freedom of an af-
fectionate faithful servant. You
look quite COLI and chill"
/ think | aust be cold, Mary"
said Leola, gently; and she knelt be.
fore the fire stretching out her white
hands.
Mary brought an Indian shawl and
arranged it over her mistress's Shout
ders, and stirred the fire.
Viii you let me get you a glass of
wine, Miss-some of the Madeira?"
she asked anxiously.
Leola smiled.
mo. thank you, Mary; | am quite
warm now"
And 1t was true, for her face burn
ed as If with fever.
Mary looked grave and troubled as
: she unfastened the food of soft black
hair.
Why, Miss, your neck is quite hot, -
she said. "Oh, Miss, you've caught
cold"
Perhaps have" said Leola.
Let me bring my bed into your
room, Miss pleaded Mary. 81 don't
like to leave YOU"
Leola laughed II was very un.
mirthful laugh
i am quite well, my good child
MARY was no younger than .Leola. }
why should | make you uncom.
fortable?"
Then you'll call me, Miss, If you
can't sleep. or II you wake?" said
Mary, imploringly. You will, won't
you. Miss?"
Il will call you If | want you, be
sure. Mary" said Leola, dismissing
her with kindly nod.
Then she was alone at last She
knelt before the fire and stared at
the glowing embers, in which she saw
only his face. Wherever she looked
she saw his handsome face all glow.
ing with the passionate love which
had shone in 1t when he held her in
his arms and looked down at her last
night, and murmured as he pressed
her TO his bosom: Il love you, Leolai''
The room rang softly with his voice
and those words. Her lips quivered
under his kisses; she could feel his
arms around her--his strong arms
that almost hurt her in his passion
ate embrace-and then, still kneeling.
she clasped her hands. all glittering
with priceless gems. and cried out in
her anguish:
oh, my love, my love, come back
to me- Do not leave me for any
other! Come back to me and all
shall be forgiven' | will never say
one word of reproach; | will forgive
all II you will come back to me, Cyril,
my love. my only love! II is me, me
you love, and no other! Come back
to me, and | will give you all my
heart, whatever may have been, oh,
my love, | cannot live without you!
Come back TO me! Come back" and
mumuring brokenly this one prayer.
she let her face fall on her hands
and sobbed
OF course you blame her. 1t was
weak, unworthy, unwomanly! She
should have shown more selfrespect
and pride. She ought 10 have risen,
in her ruby velvet and creamy lace.
and cast him from her: should have
torn him from out her heart, even If
That heart broke, and cast him from
her with scorn-he. so much beneath
her--a peasant, son of te soil-and
n traitor! This is what she should
have done. no doubt: but, you see.
she could not, This was her first
love--a love so passionate and deep
fha' it absorbed her body and soul,
;n | 1t over-rode pride and self-respect,
sn JEALOUSY ITSELF
Tome back to me! come back 10
,of oh, my loyel" that was all its
cry.
A model young lady would not have
sven way to her love like this
Granted But Leola was no model
young lady. She had never loved
before. and now that she loved she
had given her whole heart, every inch
Of ii. and, Mistress OF Lorme as she
was. powerful, wealthy. beautiful, ali
her cry now that she was alone was
Come back TO income back"