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who sat thoughtfully in the shade, look
ing at the tennis, but thinking of Ley
cester.
She looked up as the tall, graceful
figure approached.
You are firing yourself TO death,
my dear" she said, with a sigh.
mo. am enjoying it. What = the
matter?"
Lady Wyndward looked at her can
didly.
II am troubled about my only troub-
lous subject LEICESTER has gone of
again"
Il know" was the quiet answer.
Where. | know not; be said Lon.
don. don't know why / should feel
particularly uneasy, but do There
is some plot afoot between Lord,
Charles and him"
4 know it." smiled Lenore. LORD
Charles is not good at keeping Sc
cret. He makes very bad conspira-
tor"
he would do anything for Leyces-
ter, any mad thing, sighed Lady
Wyndward.
The beautiful face smiled down at
her thoughtfully for moment, then
Lenore said:
DO you think you could keep Lord
Charles on the tennis-lawn, mere for
half.an-hour?"
"Why7" asked Lady Wyndward
Yes, think so"
do so, then" replied Lady Lenore.
I will tell you why afterward. Lord
Charles Is very clever, no doubt, but
] .hink | am cleverer. don't you"
Z think you are all that is good and
beautiful, my dear" sighed the anx.
iots mother.
Dear Lady Wyndward.' softly muir
INJURED ne beauty. Well, keep him
chained here Tor halt-an-hour, ana
leave the rest to me. am not apt 70
ASK unreasonable requests, dear.
No. IN do anything you want or
tell me, replied Lady Wyndward. 4
am full OF ANXIOUS fears, LenoFe. DG
you know what IL means!"
Lady Lenore hesitated.
No, l do not kpow. but / think l
can guess. See, here he comes,
Lord Charles came striding along.
swinging the racket
Here you are. Lady Lenore. IS
that the right one?'
yes, she said, but I can't play
any longer. am SO sorry, but have
hurt my hand. No, it's mere notn-
ing am going III TO battle IT,
ON. it's an awful pity" said Lord
Charles. ! am very sorry. Wen, tho
game is over. We must play 1t out an
other day I'm going down to the
Yilla~e. and Ill call at the chemists
for d lotion, | expect you have
sprained your hand. And suddenly,
reminded Of his mission, he was walk
ing toward his coat, but Lenore
glanced at the coantess. and Lady
Myndward stopped him with word.
We can't have the game stopped,
abs said. Here is Miss Dalton dying
10 play. aren't you. dear2" she said,
turning to a young girl who had been
watching the game. Yes, knew IT,
You must take her in place Of Lenore.
co ON. my dear"
Miss Dalton, or Miss any one else,
would as soon have thought Of dis
obeying Lady Wyndward as jumping
of the top story of the Hall. and the
giri rose obediently and took the rae.
Quet which Lenore smiling held out to
her.
Then what did Lenore do? She
walked deliberately to Lord Charles's
coat. dropped her bracelet on Ii.
stopped. picked up the bracelet, and
distracted the litter, and coneealing
the latter in her sunshade, glided to-
ward the house.
With fast beating heart she gained
her own room and locked the door
Then she drew the letter from her
sunshEde and eyed It as a thief might
eye safe In which lay the treasure
he coveted.
Then she rang the bell and ordered
soma hot water
4 have sprained my wrist" she
said. in explanation, and | want the
water very hot"
The maid brought the water and
offered to battle the wrist but Lady
Lenore sent her away. and locked the
door again.
Then she held the envelope over
the steamlng jug and watched the pa,
per part.
Even then she hesitated. even as
the note lay open TO her
This which she contemplated doing
was the meanest act mortal could
be guilty Of, and hitherto she had
scorned all baseness and meanness.
But love is stronger than sense OF
right and wrong in some women, and
II overcame her scruples
With q sudden compression OF the
lips she drew out the note and read
il, ard as she read it her face paled
Every word Of eGaearment stabbed her
straight 10 the heart, and made her
writhe.
My darltng," she murmured: "my
darling How he must love herl" aud
for a moment she sat with the letter
IN her hand overcome by jealousy and
misery. Then. with start. she
goused herself et come vha; might