The Ordway new era., 1910-03-11
CHAPTER III.-Continued.

He shrugged impatiently. You
know how little the last would affect
Ae. | am going away on a longer
journey than four weeks. and ! want
you to come with me"
She withdrew her hand. which h"
still! held-not snatched 1t. but slowly
and meditatively withdrew It Tenn
pest fel, ssnsitively her complexion Of
mind-he had surprised. bu, not
shocked her. Leaning towards her,
in a low tone he pleaded with her.
siorming her citadel. whose weakness
he knew. Afterwards. she thought in
reviewing the moment that he had
pleaded as one for lifc-as for a raft
It possible he loved her like this.
DO you realize what you are ask
ing me to do!" she said In a pause.
Yes" he said shortly. give up a
London and a husband whose life is
notorious, whose existence is a plague
to you. a reputation amongst thos"
who have none themselves. n falls. sit
uation for a sincere one. for life
with the man whom you say you love.
Ormond will divorce you. and | will
marry you at once"
Lady Ormond had believed the orig
inal Tempest who had made her for.
get everything but himself could not
return with the old charm and i'm
perious challenge She had been
wrong then in her belief. for he was
talking her over again out OF herself
and beyond her control
Why are you like this" she mur.
INJURED with some emotion. VIII you
be like this always? II though, It. I
could not hesitate"
AT her tone. certainly not the one
OF brusque denial he had anticipated.
Tempest experienced curious min.
Cling of exultant victory and OF sin.
cere regret.
Tomorrow. Lefty" he said and
took her hand again. you must come
with me tomorrow
In her utter surprise Lady Ormond
vas finding herself equal to Tempest :
demands. She did not hesitate for
one moment to make a concession he
had never asked before He was rich
would be richer-famous not yet in
the zenith Of his celebrity. There was
in sharing his life jus, one sacrifice.
and that she determined not to make
II she could avoid II.
''Basil'"-she leaned towards him.
lifted her head in a way to reveal the
clear. pure lines OF her neck and chin
her face like flower turned to the
sun-"Basil. am not cavilling. but
you are so impetuous and impractic.
able. Let me get the divorce from
Ormond. II is merely a form-one
can have for the asking You don't
wish to sacrifice me needlessly. dc
you? You are not so orgueillcuN that
you must see me humiliatod. are you
You are not vain-really. you know
wont you let me get out deCentiy?"
He smiled and sighed "Decently''
he repeated with some scorn Can
you. Le'ty?"
u will see my lawyers tomorrow
He frowned and hurried: Then you
refuse to come with me-"
No" she nodded determinedly. II
don't refuse. If you are set on running
my reputation-for n whim-why.
won't stand in the way of your ego
!sm"
He capitulated. We'll. you have
surprised me. Lefty: but then you are
a perfect type. and fatter myself
now that I can predict the rest. You
shall take the narrow and more rep
utablc way. as you think it to be
But you won't come with me. Lefty
you won't come
Nonsense" she laughed. and GOV
cred his lbs with her hand You
have my word"
Under the hand which he held to
his lius he murmured something. II
was iood.by-no respite
Lad, Ormond was filled with salts
faction. She had been equal to the