The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-07

air and caught IL ~ IT'S carved ivory
handle.
sThis is the sort Of. thing you
should keep by you, Lady Derriman,
to polish off all hated rivals, or,
rather, I should say, all those who
try to be rivals, because, of course,
you couldn't have a rival. you know. !"
Give it to me. " said Dorothy, with
a strange expression fitting across
her. face.
He handed the dainty toy to her.
.Could you kill man with this?"
she asked in an interesting way.
"Kill twenty, If you knew just
where to strike See! If you hit me
a sharp blow just there and he
turned his back and pointed to a
vital spot beneath the shoulder blade
sit would be all over with me.
Enid shuddered.
@Put it down, Dorothy" she said.
involuntarily.
why. you little coward, :" laughed
Dorothy, II am not going to kill Cap
tain Leicester or any one else. I like
this, she continued: examining the
carved ivory carefully; ait is SOME
thing out the common
4Win Lady Derriman honor me by
accepting. it? had hoped to have
got It quite clean, confessed Roger
Leicester; shut perhaps the butler
win be better at such job than I
am.
Enid had been so busy up in the
| picture gallery she had had no time
for any riding lessons. But one day,
when she thought all the party, in
GLIDING Dare-7-who loved sport had
gone on to the meet, she was sur
prised by some one knocking at the
door of her sitting room. which had
been transformed into sort of a
studio, and on going to open it, by
seeing the earl before her.
Are you very. busy? Will you
come down. and have your first riding
| lesson?" he asked.
Enid colored family, and answered,
hurriedly.
Are you not hunting, this morn
ing, Lord Derriman?.
II did make start; but Cherry
and came a nasty cropper; and as
he went awfully lame, thought I
would bring him home, and devote
myself to You, as ought to have
done long ago."
Enid turned away and pretended to
cover up her picture more carefully.
He little knew how his frank, pleas
ant manner thrilled her, and how
hard she found it to still the beating
OF her heart and to speak quite
calmly.
You are very kind she said quiz
city. IT will be down directly"
@You have habit?" Gervais asked
Yes, Dorothy ordered one for me.
have never worn it yet. III hope
you did not hurt yourself when you
| fell just now, Lord Derriman?"
oh, no! +" he laughed. II am very
tough: it takes lot to hurt me. :
Enid brushed her eyes with her
hand as he disappeared.
She dressed herself hurriedly in
her habit, and could not help smiling
with some pleasure at the neat re-
| Election her mirror gave.
The route they went lay past the
rose garden, a deserted wilderness
now. and the top of the wood where
/, Dorothy had sent her that day.
| They stopped to look at the coun-
try. and then descened a hill and got
into the lower part OF the wood, and
ing, however, good road for horse
and cart to pass along. Suddenly
sounds as of some animal in distress
| came to their ears.
| BY Joye!" exclaimed Gervais,
stopping short. II shouldn't wonder
If that is Bruno caught in a rabbit
trap. Poor beast! he has been miss
ing since morning"
"Oh, go and see! Enid said. quickly
Poor old dog! Don't mind me. I
am not afraid to stay alone"
Are you quite sure?" Gervais
| questioned, eagerly. II don't think I
can let him suffer on. and we should
be so long in sending help. Just let
the reins hang on the neck. So: now
Joseph will stand as quiet as a lamb.
/ won't be moment"
| Enid sat very still as he disap-
peared. She was listening with pain
to the poor dogs bowls and was not
In the least frightened: but quiet as
Joseph was, she was by no means pre-
pared for the start she got.
No sooner had Gervais pushed his
i way in to where the sounds were than
man crawied from under some
bushes just at her left side. made the
horse swerve and caused her to utter
cry of fear.
| She would have fallen had not the
newcomer seized the reins and put up
hand to steady her.
Lady Derriman! Just the very
lady wanted to see. VIII yer lady
ship kindly make it convenient to
speak with yours truly this night
about o'clock, Just where yer lady
ship saw me the other night Yer re-
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