The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06

refused. Meet Mrs. Lorraine and Frank s
 other fashionable friends. he would not. He came down there, however, to n small l hotel: and when Sheila heard of his ar rival she sought him out. Even Ingram was 8 little disturbed by the unconven- tionality of the proceedings.
 Frank as usual neglected his wife and devoted himself assduously to Mrs. Lor-
 raine. So one day Sheila did get a boat, | and, taking Ingram with her. sailed far out Into the channel tides She had known Ingram so long and had been so used to confide in him that she could tell him all and she did so. Ingram ex- postulated with Frank, who practically ordered him out of the house in reply . and lectured Sheila on the enormty of her offense. commanding her never to speak to Ingram again
 Ingram smoked and thought. He was sure that Mrs. Lorraine was turing Frank away from his wife ls had refused to be presented to the lady. but now-after they mad returned to London-he called on her with the idea of placing before her the gravity of her action. But before the calm, frank eyes of the American widow that gracious presence and that honest manner, Ingrams resentment melted away. He had not talked five minutes with Mrs. Lorraine before he felt that she was good, as well as a beautiful
 
 to an alliance with her and her mother to heal the breach that was widening be- tween Sheila and her husband.
 Ingram sat and smoked and thought long that night. but 1t was of the fascl- hating American widow he thought, and not of Sheila and Ter affairs
 From that day there was a slight bur clearly perceptible change in Mrs. Lor- raine's treatment of Lavender. He was made to understand that an invitation for MT. and Mrs. Lavender meant emphatical- ly his wife as well as himself When one day, Mrs. Lorraine insisted that
 Frank bring his wife to dinner and re- marked: There will be an old friend of yours present-Mr. Ingram" Frank wondered If that meddlesome fellow had been talking. At the dinner Frank, who secretely stood in awe Of Ingram and liked him, rather tried to make up their quarrel. while Sheila treated her old friend most distantly Ingram, all de- votion to both Frank and Sheila. &C., cepted the situation.
 One day Sheila received letter from Borya. Mari, her cousin and her serving maid in the old time. was coming to Lon don to see her She was filled with g. futter of joyful anticipation. Now sho would see one of her own people again; now would she hear once more the High land accent. She would prepare a prise for Frank-a great surprise. It would bring him <1ck to her by aw aken- ing all his memories of Borva and of the days when he had wooed her there. Mari had written that she was going to bring her some peats. She would fix up the little study to look like the room in which they used to sit after dinner at Borva and throw the peats on the fire SO that there should be the same smell of smoke.
 The Highland girl arrived under the es- cort of Stornoway man of MaclSenzies acquaintance. who had traveled to Lon don on business; and after the tumult of their greetings had subsded she told Mari of her plan. They got together all the curios they could find, some Sheila had brought to her when she came to her bridal home some she had picked up here and there in shops. There were shells and stuffed fishes and the hundred and one things which had given It's character