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Continued.
Mrs. Newton quite shuddered.

Sir Richard smiled dSdIH, anu 4o'
lowed them, bareheaded, into the cold
r. in which he insisted upon remain
ig until the carriage had started.
Then, when his guests backs had
fairly turned upon him, Sir Richard al
lowed his face to relax into something
approaching an actual grin.
IF it were not for the girls beauty
and her money one could not endure
the thought OF such a mother-ln-laW.
Cunning as a crab AMI vain as pea
cock. No matter, so that her cunning
and her vanity serve my purpose!
All the way home Mrs. Newton was
loud in Sir Richards praise. He was
SO courteous, so polished, so delicate
" kind, and, ali! so wealthy. What
happy woman Sir Richards wife
would be!
To all this Stella said nothing, but
smiled YEARLY and sadly, and when
thew arrived home she retreated to her
room and was seen no more that day.
CHAPTER XIII.
The following morning Stella came
down looking little the worse for the
headache which had been the alleseo
cause of her retirement OF yesterday.
indeed. she looked as bright ana
fresh as the robins which came 10
reck I'D the crumbs which, ACCORDING
to her daily custom, she threw them
from the window.
Mamma" she said, after the break
fast which was usually rather mar
assing meal, in consequence Oh MrS'
Newton.s fixing upon it as a good op-
portunity to grumble at the servants
or anything else that came upper
most. Mamma 1 shall go for a rae
this morning"
..Nonsense!' interrupted Mrs. New
ton. 1T is too cold; you Will De
frozen!" :.
"Indeed shall not" urged Stella, IN
that tone which her mother kne"
meant no surrender. 1T Will De inc
hest exercise for this weather, ana
Bessie wants a gallop as badly as no.
Let me go, mamma?"
well, if you've made up your mlnd
to go. l think you might spare me the
pain of asking my permission, saIo
Mrs. Newton, ungraciously, and Stella
ran up to don her habit.
Bessie, the mare, had certainly peen
in the stable for some days, and was
found when the powerful little amman
bounded off the lawn like kltten'
nearly unseating her mistress.
"We'u try the park shall we, Bes-
sie?" said Stella, caressing the amman
ear with the thickly gloved HANDS
well have a scamper under the trees
and a leap across the brook, shall
we? Away with you, then!
And the spirited little animal, need
ing no further urging, galloped off In
the best of spirits.
Then they came to the brook.
Stella pulled up for moment 10
decide which way to take, but Bessie
saved her the trouble by striking Off In
the direction of the right, and stella,
laughing at the animals Impotence,
let her go.
Presently they came near the o1;,r
fence of the Hut grounds, and as Nj IS
Bessie had been in the habit OF leap
ing it for some years past, she natu''
allv imagined that custom was II be
maintained, and rising at the fenc.
leaned over as cleverly as Bird but
alighted with something more than q
birds weight on something that
cracked and smashed with a terrific
noise.
ooh. dear!" exclaimed Stella, in
alarm. what have you done?''
Broken my miniature greenhouse,
said cheerful and amused voice be,
side her. and Stella, looking around
saw the graceful form of Louis Eel
ton standing beside the wreck OF \
fern. case and looking up at her with ?
mischievous smile.
Good morning." said Stella, blush
ing beautifully but looking fearfuliy
embarrassed. Il am so sorry! Ii
vas all my horses fault, though; in
deed it was. She is used to clearing
this piece of fencing and making a
short cut, and she did it this mornt"''
as a matter of course. Indeed, | am
sorry What have l done?"
And she looked down regretfully 1T
the broken glass and shattered fraloc'
work
''In the first place, committed violent
trespass. done damage to an excellent
fern case which has taken me four
hours to Turkish up, and lastly broken
-orlr Bride See?"
nd he had his hand upon thebroken
cher and held it up.
Never was so much mischief done
In so short a time,' lamented Stella
Pray, Mr.. FELTON,, will you prosecute
ae?'
''Most decidedly" he retorted
milling, "and have you cast in heavy
lamages. But seriously, I am afraid
for your sake, Miss Newton, that you
must dismount, and 1 am glad for
mine that snowstorm is approaching
which will give me an opportunity to
display my hospitality and compel you
to accept it,
Stella looked up at the sky as he
smoke, and flushed again.