Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-04-27

with us7 But you viii find the walk
long perhaps, after your services to-day;
and the weather is hot" The added.
VERY long; too far. Could you not
return with us now, Mr.. Baumgartenr
interposed her daughter. Mamma will
be glad OF you to say grace at table,"
Whether Il pleased the countess or not,
she had no resource. in good manners.
but to second the invitation 50 uncere-
moniously given. Mr.. Baumgarten may
/ have thought he had no resource but to
q acquiesce-eut of good manners also, per-
haps. He stood leaning over the car
riage, and spoke, half laughing:
Am | to bring my sermon with me?
IL SO l mrst 60 in for it. have jus.
taken II from my pocket"
He came hack with his sermon in its
black cover. The seat OF the carriage
was exceedingly large, sweeping round in
half circle. Lady Grace drew nearer
to her mother, sitting quite back in the
middle of the seat, and Mr.. Baumgarten
took his seat beside her. Edith Dane
cast a look after them as the carriage
rolled away, a panied, envious look; for
her the sunshine of the afternoon had
zoe out.
Miss Dane did not like these visits of
his to Avon House, and he seemed to be
often going there on one plea or another.
There, he was surrounded by all the glory
and pomp of stately life, and that is apt
to tell upon mans heart; Grace Car
mel too, was more beautiful than she
and singularly attractive. Not that Edith
did, or could suppose there was any
real danger; the difference in their 20
cial positions barred that.
Some cloud unexplained, and nearly
forgotten now, had overshadowed Lad,
r Avon's later life. 1t had occurred. what
, ever 1t was, during the lifetime of he
lord. She had chosen ever since to liv'
at Avon House in retirement
An inward complaint, real or fancied
had set in, and the countess though
herself unable to move to London. Lad
q Grace had been presented by her aunt
e and passed one season in town; then sh
. had returned to her mother, to share per
e force In her retirement, at which sh
d inwardly rebelled. Over and over agal
n did Grace wish her brother would MARI
and come home; for the place was hi
y and it would oblige her mother to quit 4
But Lord Avon preferred his town hous
? to his country one, and told his mothe
II she was heartily welcome to stay in /
n He liked gay life better than du
z one as all the world had known whe
y he was young Yiscount Standish.
p 1t is just possible that the ennui {
B" Grace's monotonous life at Avon had lie
to her falling In love with Mr.. Baum
n garten. That she had done so, that 81
II loved him, with a strong and irrepress
r, bic passion, vas certain and she did M
II try to overcome it. but rather fostere
G. it. seeking his society, dwelling upon h
image. Had 1t occurred to her to fes
p that she might find dangerous rival
sc Edith Danel No, for she cherished Il
ie notion that Mr.. Baumgarten was attscl
ed to herself, and Edith was supposed
is be engaged to a distaht cousin, a your
Of man who had been reading with her fat
er during the last year of his life. IT
ne young fellow had wanted Edith he ask,
ht her parents for her, he implored her
er wait until he should be ordained. Edi
ns had only laughed at him but the repo
r. that they were engaged had in some W,
rs got about; and Lady Grace never thong
to doubt it.
IT. he CONTINUED \