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when' he said that Lord Guy was at
Farnham Hall every day, for it was
lust as easy for him to lie as to
speak the truth. But he had not lied.
HE was far too clever to run unnec-
essary risks. Lorrie might have writ
ten to Lord Guy, and detected Sey-
mour MeIford, and that would nave
teen bad for the latter gentleman. No,
he had only spoken the truth. Not
day passed but Guy rode Or drove
over to Farnham Hall, and dhned
there and danced there.
Most women possess the sovereign
eift-patience. Few men even I'M
derstand it. Lorrie would have Deep
content to wait and wait, sure OF her
heart, if she had been sure OF Guys
till she was thirty. Would have been
content to live the gray, dull lie at
the rectory. with nothing for her
heart to live upon but the memory OF
Guys kisses and Guys passionate
words. But men are made of different
stuff from women, and Guy, shut up
at the Court, was so bored that he
turned as naturally as duck to wa
ter to Farnham hall.
When he had first caught sight oil
Diana Melford at the meet he had
sworn to himself that he would not
go near her; then he had accepted
an invitation to dinner, and-the rest
was easy.
His love for Lorrie had not Taned
in the slightest. She was still queen
Of his neart. Not one hour Of the day
but he though of her, not night but
the vision of her beautiful, bewitch-
ing face rose and thrilled him with
the passion which she had aroused.
His love for her was as deep as ever.
and he swore that when the month
was out he would dare all, risk all.
and go to her and claim her, his beatt
tiful dark-eyed witch!
But a man cannot sit with his
hands in his lap and think Of any
woman, love her as well and passion
ately as he may. He must have some
thing to do; and there was nothing
TO do at Latcham Court. If he did not
want to go to Farnham Hall Of his
own account the earl generally had
some message for Lady Farnham,
and would Guy mind riding over?"
And when he rode over, Lady Farm
lam, with whom Guy was an old fa-
vorite, was always SO glad to see him.
It was impossible that he should go
before lunch; he must stay to din
ner. No excuses served him, and
there was no resisting the old lady,
who had been the most charming Of
young women, and was now the
most charming of old.
He stayed to lunch. to dinner, and
everything about the beautiful old
place was laid, so to speak, at his
feet. Lady Faraham knew his favor
lite dishes as well as they did at the
Court; he was allowed to smoke in
little room luxuriOusly furnished,
as it seemed. for his special benefit,
and when there he was never dull.
Lady Farnham was one of the best
takers of her time. No subject came
amiss to her.. She could talk crewl
work to the women, and dogs and
horses to the men. And last, but not
least, there was Diana Melford, the
girl he ought to marry, but whom he
had sworn never to marry.
She was beautiful as a rose; soft,
fair-skinned, lustrOus-eyed There
was no occasion for her to talk; she
had only to sit or lounge-lounging
was her favorite position-for her to
satisfy the eye of most men, Lord
Guy, like most of his sex, worshipped
beauty, and there was beauty person
fled.
And she, too, welcomed him with a
smile. She did not talk much herself,
but she listened, and that is what a
man likes! She would listen for the
hour together while he talked of Clip
sy, and the barracks, and the last
little war. Listen with her beautiful,
deer-like eyes fixed upon his face SO
sntently that he might almost have
cied that he could see her soul
ugh them. And she could play and
3.
After lunch, when the rain came
down in torrents and Lady Farnham
declared that it was far too wet fol
him to go home, and that he must
stay for dinner Diana Melford would
rise in her indolently graceful fash
ion, unasked, go to the piano. She
would play, not loud and aggressive
ly as some women. as most womer
play, but softly, soothingly, and LORD
Guy, smoking his cigar in the little
room, divided only from that il
which she sat by heavy curtains
would listen to her. and like Saul, b.
satisfied.