The Lamar register., 1910-03-30

behind him into the picture hall; then
he gave an exclamation and she saw
him flush and start; he turned and
took her by the arm. thrusting her
little around the balcony's curve out
of sight of the window.
Stand there" he commanded:
don't move till come for you" He
had averted his face from her. and
bowed and lifted his hat and stepped
half way out of the balcony back into
the rooom.
Basil! What a fortunate en-
counter"
How do you do?" Tempest said.
coolly. Where are the rest of your
party?"
THE rest of my party is one
Frenchman!-we have driven over
from Galeswater. where we are at a
dismal house party. l have left the
vlscount at the porter's lodge. for
when I heard that Mr. Tempest was
doing the castle l decided would
rather see you than the treasure with
my gentleman. So l told him that.
| par grand malheur, the castle was
refused to-day-that Lady Penthuen
was Ill. and l should run in and try
to see her.
| How well you lie"
| 81 have often lied well for you" she
said. gravely. Let me come out and
see the sunset" and she pushed past
him. Tempest made no effort to re-
tain her. Lady Ormond leaned as
Miss Carew had done on the balcony
rail. but she looked at Tempest fear
lessly and not at the sunset.
Basil. have scarcely eaten or
slept since saw you"
You are foolish" he said coldly,
but perhaps you are in love-
"Oh. you will say what you please!
and l can't blame you. But you are
cruel. How well you look. how hand
| some. and how austere."
| She put her hand on his arm. Il
| don't believe one word of what you
wrote to me-"
Hush" he said. furiously. 81 for
bid you to speak of it."
Lady Ormond said gently: For.
| give me-only don't blame me too
| hardly"
Il don't blame you
Leaning as she did towards him,
her hands on his arm, she failed to
draw from his face animation or in
| terest-nothing save cold regard, i'm.
| patient and annoyed
You are not glad to see me,''
mo. Lady Ormond."
All" she cried sharply. you are
| never polite. Why do I tempt your
rudeness. It was a trap you set for
me. Tempest. you tried mel believe
1t now"
Lady Ormond." he said. you must
go to your guest. He will be impa-
tient"
Her eyes filled with angry tears.
| Come" he said more kindly.
scenes are unlike you. What does
all this avail?"
Nothing" she said. IF you have
ceased to care for me. You don't be-
lieve in me. Basil?"
| He shrugged. There is no question
of belief or disbelief. had your an
swer-it was a natural one. would
not have had you make any other"
| Not II you loved me7'
IF loved you. would pray Heaven
for you to do as you did"
Il understand" she said. narrowly
| reading him. There is another
| woman. was fool not to see II be-
fore" He smiled. and 1t angered her
beyond her control. 81 see II all
ALL" she reiterated in a voice strained
| between tears and anger. You put
before me an alternative no woman
| could accept-you wished to be free
OF me. Basil. you have played a
wretched game
He bowed. You will think what
you like. The principal thing is, you
are free
He had led her from the fatal bal
| cony into the long hall. where he
breathed more easily. now they were
out of hearing. He could be temper
| ate now.
Lefty" he said. why do you do
yourself termagant. You're really
only a nice woman: you know"
She said nothing. She had lost him
and must accept it. but 1t angered
/ her beyond her grief. She looked at
him fixedly. What is her name?'
He hesitated. and then. the idea
pleasing him. he smiled and said:
ut is what a man in my need would
choose It should be-a Latin name.
You can follow It out for yourself
1t means light"
She studied him. IF what you told
! me is true" but his expression
stopped the words on her lips. She
babe him good-by without giving him
her hand and hastily left the gallery.
Tempest did not retrace his steps
quickly, but went back as slowly as
he could. at loss what to say OF do
irritated. discounted. and somewhat
amused. As he stepped out on the
balcony and made the turn. expecting
to see the flash of the red dress and
to encounter with his own Miss
Carew's embarrassment. he started
she was gone,
Tempest actually looked over the
parapet before he saw that there was
an open window leading to another
apartment. and he went hastily into a
library which he found that he knew
of old. In a high-backed chair in the
deep ensconse of a window Miss
Carew sat reading. The full glory OF
| the sunset wrapped her. Her face