The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-25

studying her countenance with earnest
ness.
You were speaking of Major Dun
wcodie," said Isabella, family. Have
you seen him often?"
He Is M relative said Frances. Our
parents We're cousins" family replied
Frances.
And he is to be your husband?" said
che stranger, impetuously.
Frances felt shocked, and all her pride
awakened, by this direct attack upon her
feelings and she raised her eyes from the
floor a little proudly, when the pale cheek
and quivering lip of Isabella removed
her resentment in a moment
1T is truel my conjecture is true:
speak to me, Miss Wharton; l conjure
you, in mercy to my feelings, to tell me
do You love Dunwoodie?y There was a
plaintive earnestness in the voice that
disarmed Frances. and the only answer
she could make was hiding her burning
face between her hands.
Isabella paced the floor in silence until
she had succeeded in conqhering the vio-
lence of her feelings, when, taking the
hand of the other, she spoke with an evil
dent effort at composure.
Pardon me. Miss Wharton. If my I'M
governable feelings have led me into i'm
propriety; the powerful motive-the cruel
reason" she hesitated Frances now
raised her face, and their eyes once more
met; they fell in each others arms, and
laid their burning cheeks together The
embrace was long-was ardent and sim
cere-but neither spoke: and on separat-
ing, Frances retired TO her own room
without further explanation.
While this extraordinary scene was
acting in the room of Miss Singleton, mat
tiers of great Importance were sgitated in
the drawing room. The disposition of the
fragments of dinner was a task that re-
quired exertion and calculation. Not
withsranding several of the small game
had nestled in the pocket of Captain Law
tons man, still there was more left. I'M
consumed. than the prudent Miss Peyton
knew how to dispose of to advantage.
Caesar and his mistress had a long COM
munication on this important business.
and the consequence was that Colonel
Wellmere was left TO the hospitality of
Sarah Wharton III the ordinary topics
OF conversation were exhausted, when the
colonel touched lightly on the transac-
tons of the preceding day.
"We little thought. Miss Wharton.
when I first saw this Mr.. Dunwoodie in
your house in Queen street, that he was
to be the renowned warrior he has proved
himself" said Wellmere, endeavoring to
smile away his chagrin.
Renowned, when we consider the enc
my he overcame,'' said Sarah, with consid-
Grafton for her companions feelings.
"'Twas most unfortunate. indeed, in ey-
cry respect, that you met with the acct
dent, or doubtless the royal arms would
have triumphed in their usual manner"
And yet the pleasure of such society
as this accident has introduced me to
would more than repay the pain of a NOR
titled spirit and wounded body" added
the colonel, in a manner of peculiar soft
nesz-
Il hope the latter is but triiing," said
Sarah stooping to hide her bushes un-
der the pretext of biting a thread from
the work on her knee.
.'Trifing. indeed. compared to the for
mer." returned the colone. "Ah! Miss
Wharton. il is in such moments that we
feel the full value of friendship and SYM
pathy.'
Those who have never tried IL cannot
easily imagine what a rapid progress a
warm-hearted female can make in love. in
the short space of half an hour, particu-
larry where there is predisposition TO
.Ie distemper. Sarah found the CONVEX
sation, when it began to touch on friend
ship and sympathy. too interesting to ven
ture her voice with reply. She, how
ever, turned her eyes on the colonel. and
saw him gazing at her fine face with ar
admiration that was quite as manifest.
and much more soothing, than any words
could make it,