The Lamar register., 1910-03-23
CHAPTER v.

CareW Crept TO cream, TO revive 'hS
strange enchantment that was filling
her days. Her room. under the caves
of a cottage whose date was older
than the history of her own country,
charmed her with its latticed windows
and straight curtains of red-checked
print; the homely pieces of furniture;
the square rag of carpet in the exact
center OF the bare floor; the mirror
in its old, quaint frame rejecting
patch of sky. a bit of meadow. and
rejecting as well the vase of hot
house flowers that invariably stood
on the low bureau. Oldworld and for
eign to her western eyes. her sur
roundings grew to possess the attrac-
tioS of those things which are near
enough to fall under the shadow of
great interest.
She went daily to Craven. There
had never been a word since the night
she left Tempest in the empire-room
regarding her appearance or his ex-
pecting her. She went; whether or
not she knew II to be unconventional;
whether or not she feared the criti-
cism of Mrs Ramsdill and Tempests
servants and was above 1t: whether
or not she knew she had sacred
duty to fulfill to art. to posterity. in
enabling the master to work: flor
work he did without even the tribute
of personal word for hoursD wheth-
err there was another reason for her
going-the strongest. most cogent OF
reasons. against which no woman can
reason without being aided by mans
indifference.-at all events, to Craven
Lucy Carew went faithfully. daily
walking the half mile between Rams
dill's cottage and the castle.
This year there was no November
dreariness to chill her spirit or aid
her to consider soberly what folly
she was guilty OF. what danger she
ran. Someone drew upon the calen-
dar OF brilliant days with reckless ex-
travagance. II II were Tempest. he
saw that his scribe approached Craven
in a shower OF sunshine.
Her walk lay by way of field and
meadow path for n quarter OF a mile:
n passage through a hedge by means
of little old stile. when she gained.
with an abruptness that always
seemed a sort OF impertinence. the
front OF the castle.
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WERE OF course ABOVE an the en-
velope' the subtle delicious surround
Ing to the reality OF the man who
was absorbing her' she at times re-
behed at the mastery OF the torce that
drew her SO irresisuply and wondered
II some voice out OF the new world
would not speak out, recall her. But
aias Tor Lucy Carew! there was no
such voice to call
she arrived at ten TO write In Mr..
Iempests study until little after IL.
Then. with no Invitation from him to
remain to luncheon s. and ,s sincere