The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-16

passionate love for the beautiful was more than satiated at the exquisite pic- ture before him, and then she had such . musical and tender voice; he had heard her singing just now.
 But you seem to know me fair one" he said after awhile.
 'who does not know His Grace of WessexT she responded. making pretty courtesy.
 ~Then let me be even with you. sweet singer, and tell me your name.'
 Ursula darted . sudden shy look ct him. Obviously he was conveying the truth; he did not know who she was. A looked demurely down her nose and said piacidly:
 My name Is Fanny" Fanny"
 .sYes you do not nke itr' T didn't before" he said with . smile hut now adore it." T am getting to like 1t better too,' she added thoughtfuliy. But. sweet Fanny. tell me how Is 1t never have seen you beforeT
 Your Grace does not know all the ladies of the court" NO! but I thought I knew all the pretty ones Yet, meseems that beauty was but an empty word now that I have seen it's queen" | tation doth not wrong you after alli" she added with quaint little sigh. | Why?-what is my reputationT If They call you fickle, and say the Duke of Wessex loves many women, a little but constantly, not at | all" 4 He came a step closer to her, and l tried to meet her eyes. Then will you let me prove them | wrong?" he said with sudden serious ness. which perhaps then he could not l himself have accounted for. TT :" she said artiessiy. what must do for that?. l Anything you like" he replied.
 Nay, I have no power for | Grace under lock and key would cure you of that fickleness"
 Then put me under lock, and key... ! he suggested gaily. Tn an inaccessible towerT. Wherever you please" l She gave a merry happy, little laugh, I for he was standing quite close to her now, his proud head slightly bent so l that the quick whispered words might ! easily reach her ears; and there was an unmistakable look of ardent admi- ration in his eyes. A demon of mis- chief suddenly seized her. She won dered whether he had guessed who she was and tried to nettle him into, be- traying himself. And to whom shall give the key of that tower?' she said demurely. ITO the Lady Ursula Glyndef" No" he replied, "come inside and throw the key out of the window But the Lady Ursuia?" she persist ed.[
 What wanton cruelty to mention that name now" he said, when mine ears are tuned to Fanny"
 Iris wrong they should be so tuned Lady Ursula, they say, is your prom
 ''But I do not love her l, never could love her whilst :" They say she is not ill-favored." sTll-favored to me, like the bitter pills the medicine man gives us. whilst you ."
 once more she interrupted him l quickly.
 You have never seen her." she pro- tested. you do not even know what she is like"
 | May. I can guess. The Glyndes are all alike sandy, angular, large- footed {. ;"
 She laughed e long. merry. rippling | laugh, which set his ears tingling with l the desire to hear 1t once again. Ursula was indeed enjoying herself thorough Iy. l "They all have brown eyes" he con- l tinued gaiiy, land just now I feel as if | I could not endure brown eyeg." | She cast dewn her own, yelling them ! with her long lashes.
 What eyes could your Grace best 1 endure for the momentT she said with | the same tantalizing demureness.
 But something magnetic must have passed at that moment between these