Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-15

IAsAe untlI the Duke and DenZilia began
to feel themselves de trop and involun-
tariIy began to move on.
Directly they We're out of earshot she
SAID to Langrishe, who, to say the truth
had been somewhat surprised at her
manner to himself
l want my brother to have the oppor-
tunlty of putting his fate to the torSh
L hope you are not angry with me for
making such unceremonious use of you ?"
i ought not to be angry with YOU
whatever you do" replied Langrishe
doubtfully; but | confess that / don't
see the necessity for your making a fool
OF me before Others"
Il ans sorry" she answered simply.
But want poor KenDeth to he put out
OF his pain And you, too, she added,
looking away from him. Will it not
be something to you t. know that she
is still to be WON'T"
mol" hS exclaimed with sudden fierce
ness. at would be something to me to
know that she had consented to marry
your brother, because then perhaps J
might persuade you that-that | am
free to marry you. 1t is not fair the
way you treat me" he went on with an
energy she had never seen him exhibit
before, and 1T must end. 1t is nothing
TO me who Miss Lavenham marries. but
l can no longer stand this sort of thing.
You have as good as told me that YOU
love me. Then you must marry me.
l mean you to marry me-"
He stopped, and Agnes stood for
moment silent, overwhelmed bv his Mt
terly unexpected vehemence.
He looked I'M h.
the flower, and was now slowly climbing
down At this moment he disappeared
behind boulder.
Langrishe quickly calculated the time
that must elapse before he would come
into view again. He made swift step
to Agnes and caught her hand in his.
Agnes he said softly, and there was
genuine emotion in his voice. 81 am
afraid of making any protestations to
you Tor fear you will not believe me. But
l shall be very miserable man if You
refuse again to marry me-" He glanced
in her face, and then played bold card.
lie drew her towards him, and added,
you will not refuse me again" And the
next moment his arms were round her
and his lips on hers.
be had not miscalculated his power
over her. She shivered little, but she
yielded passively to his caress.
You have taken the law into your
own hands," she said between a sob and
a laugh. IF our marriage turns out a
miserable one the fault will lie at your
door. Yes, love you!" she added
desperately.
Langrishe had forgotten all about
Montresor and his own calculations as
to the time it would take for him to ap-
pear in sight again from behind the
boulder, and now he was close upon them
so close that, in spite of his discom-
future at the position of affairs which
had suddenly dawned on him, he could
not retreat.
Langrishe, however, assumed the cool
est air possible.
Lady Agnes and I are conspirat tors"
he said, with his slow drawl. hand YOU
must join the conspiracy, Montresor. We
have given our friend the Duke and
Miss Lavenham the slip in order that he
may have the opportunity of hearing
from her own lips that she ia not the
least attracted by his coronet. I sup
pose when she has made him realize that
they will return to look for us. In the
meantime | don't think it would be dis
Greet of us to follow them. So we NAV
as well wend our way down the hill
again"
He could not have taken a surer wav
Of distracting Montresor's attention from
himself and Agnes.
At the idea of Denzilia perhaps at that
moment binding herself irrecoverabIy to
another man Montresor felt such a wave
of Ia
that he could scarcely control himself.
81 won't interfere with Kenneth and
Miss Lavenham," he said, after a pause,
"but I am not inclined to go home just
yet. I think that I'll go on further"
Langrishe and Agnes took their way
down again to Zermatt. Agnes was pro
foundly happy, now that the die was
cast, and she was irrevocably pledged.
They took circuitous route home and
reached the hotel in time to find Mrs.
Matthieson just ordering her cup of aft.
ernoon tea.
"What have you done with the 9th
ersi" she asked. Then her mothers eve
perceived something of the truth. She
could scarcely suppress faint exclama-
ton. But she was not required to sup
press it long.
Your daughter has consented TO make
a very happy man." Langrishe said
earnestly. May I hope that you will
give your appreciation to her choice ?"
The mother and daughter needed to
exchange but look to assure each other
of their mutual understanding.
Langrishe began to explain how they
had laid plot to ensure for Kenneth at
least a hearing from his lady-love.
so" he added. you may have to give
your blessing to another of your children
Immediately"
should like to think that it might
be so" said Mrs. Matthieson with lit
tie sigh But she Immediately after
wards turned The converse ton. Lang
rishe was still an outsider to her moth
er's heart, and she did not care to dis
cuss with him the chances for and
against the American heiress accepting
her son.
Langrishe, with his accustomed keen
ness, quickly OWNED her feeling, and was
perfectly willing TO humor it.
They had been sitting there more than
an hour when they saw Montresor come
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