The midland journal., 1910-08-12
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By NFIE ADELAIDE ROWLANDS.

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Something in their depths stopped
him; he frowned.
go back to yer cousin, miss" he
said, shortly, @and tell her what you
have seen me do, how you have seen
me treat her letter. Confound herl"
"Is that all?" she asked, timidly.
"All that you can do, was his an
swer, given In dogged tone. "The
| rest can manage.
Enid bowed simply.
| Good afternoon, SIR" she said in
her gentle. courteous manner.
The man rooK no notice or ner salu-
| tation, but stood with a frowning
face, and hands plunged in his pock-
! cts, as she wended her steps out of
the wood She was halfway up the
incline when she heard her name
breathed softly, and, looking up, saw
Dorothy
"Well?" asked the girl. Her lips
were white and pressed together.
Enid hastily repeated what the man
! had told her, and Immediately she felt
| her heart beat fast at the horrible ex-
| preston that came over her cousin S
! lovely face. 1t was but for an in
stant, however: the next Dorothy was
hnrself again: she took Ends arm.
Come this way! Pretend to adj
mire the roses when Lord Derriman
comes back, and swear by all you
hold holy not to mention what you
have done to SOUL Swear!"
Enid trembled slightly.
| Il can not swear, Dorothy, ashe an
swered, 'but promise you, and you
! can trust me.
Dorothy looked at her sharply, but
said nothing. The earnest eyes up
lifted to her satisfied her.
She pushed the slender, black
robed figure on before her into the
wilderness of rose trees that scented
the air for yards around, and as the
sound of mans foot approaching
reached her, she Immediately bent
over a cluster of deep red-hued bios
SONS in splendid imitation of
ecstasy.
"Oh. Enid" she cried, "are these
not beautiful? Look!" Then turn
Ing her golden head, she went on:
Dear Lord Derriman, what can say
to you? See! picked up my bangle
just two yards from where you left
me. I am SO sorry!"
Don't mention it, Miss Knebwell.
You know L am only too pleased to
serve you in any way, and am in
deed glad you have found your treas
ure. was just going to give orders
to have the whole place secured
Dorothy repaid this speech with a
gentle look from her eyes, and the
! young mans bronzed face flushed
with delight at the expression in
| them.
| And Miss Leslie" he said, kindly,
turning to Ends small, shrinking
form, "how do you like the rose gar
| den:"
Very much, murmured the girl.
She was aghast, wretched, confused
| at her cousins easy falsehood and
strange ways. Deception was thing
unknown to Enid. She felt the same
sensation of pity pass through her as
she gazed at the young man before
her as she'had experienced when she
had watched Dorothy dismount from
her tired horse without a sign of
gratitude or thoughtfulness.
He looks SO good, / like him." she
said to herself, and forthwith she fell
to sketching mental picture, with
Gervais, Lord Derriman, as the CEN
trail object, while Dorothy chatted ON
laughingly. looking to her host the
purest, sweetest and loveliest crea-
ture he had ever beheld.
"And now to find our chaperon.
Enid" she observed. after few min
| ltes.
+ And have some tea. And you
must come and see my mother, please
she has been asking for YOU"
"oh. how negligent I have been!
Lead ms to her at once" cried Miss
Knebwell, regretsully.
Il want to introduce Miss Leslie to
her also. II mistake not, knew
your father well, Miss Leslie. years
ago. What grand artist he vast"
Enid clasped her hands, and a color
flushed to her cheeks as he said this.
Poor Uncle Charies!" sighed Dor
osns. De.ore Enid could speak, ~I al
ways loved him."
Il have two sweet, delicate pic
lures from his brush" continued Lord
Derriman, smiling.
"Oh! may T." The girl stopped.
May you see them? With all my
heart"
Another time; not now, darling, /"
Dorothy interrupted. 1--WE must get
home, you know: we dine out to-
| night"
Enid knew nothing of this, and, in
deed 1t was only an excuse. Dorothy
had no other engagement.
/ Come again, soon," Lord Derri-
man said to Enid, "and you shg.. see
your fathers pictures.
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