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ture was by making aIl thought OF him
impossible How could this be donef
Well. Lord Mallow would offer O way.
Lord MalIuy was man OF ancient
Irish family, vas a governor. had abil-
lty. was Distinguished looking In a
curious hean way; and he had real
gift with hhs tongue He stood high
In the optutm of the big folk at West
minister. aud had future He had q
winning wny with wumeD--0 subtle,
perniciousiy attractive way with her
sex. and 70 herself he had been deli
cateiy persuasive lie had the ancient
gift Of pictuesqneness without orna-
mentation. He had strong win and
q healthy imagination. He was man
of mettie and decision.
OF all who had entered her held
outside Of Dyck Calhoun he was the
most attractive; he was the nearest
TO the possible husband which she
must one day take And IL at any day
at all. why not now when abe needed
man as she had never done-when
she needed 10 forgetf
She was deluding herself to believe
that what she was doing was oil for
the best; That the clouds were rising;
that her fate had fairer aspects than
had seemed possible when Dyck Cal
houp told ber the terrible tale Of the
death OF her father. Erris Boyne- Yet
memory gace touch of misery and
bitterness 20 all she thought and did.
For twenty-five years she had lived In
ignorance as 10 her paternity. II sure
ly was futile that her mother should
have suffered all those years, with 1T
tie 10 cheer her, while her daughter
should be radiant In health and with
a mind free from care or sadness Yet
the bitterest thing OF all was the
thought that her father was q traitor
and had died sacrificing another man.
When Dych bad told her first, she had
shivered with anger and shame-but
anger and shame had gone Only one
thing gave her any comfort-the man
who knew Erris Boyne was a traitor,
and could profit by telling II. held his
tongue fU her own sake, kept his own
counsel. and went TO prison for four
years as the price OF his own silence
He was now her neighbor and he loved
her. and, II the shadow Of grave was
not between them, would offer himself
In marriage TO her. This she knew
beyond oil doubt He had given all a
man can give-had saved her and
killed her father; In love had saved
herself. What was TO be done7
In a stInnge spirit SheIla entered
the room where the governor sat with
her mother. She had reached the limit
Of her powers of suffering. Soon after
her mother had left the room, the gov
ernor said:
-Why do you think have come here
today7" He added TO the words note
Of sympathy. even Of passion In his
voice.
1T was 70 visit my mother and my
self. and 70 see how Salem looked after
our stay on IL was II notr'
"Yes, TO see your mother and your
self, but chiefly the latter. AS for Sa-
lem. II looks as though mnster.mind
had been at work; see II In every
thing. The slaves are singing. II you
look out on those who are singing,
you'll see they are resting from their
labors that they are fighting the ennul
which most Of US feel when we rest
from our labors. Let us look at them"
The governor stood up and came 10
the open French windows that faced
the fields OF sugar-cane In the near
distance were ciumps Of fruit trees. OF
hedges OF lime and Towering shrubs.
rows OF orange trees, mangoc2, red and
purple, forbidden-fruit and grapefruit,
the large scarlet fruit OF the acuui, the
avocado-pear. the feathering bamboo.
nous fruit-like pumpkins Around the
negro huts were small, individual
plantations kept by the slaves, for
which they had one day fortnight.
besides Sundays, free 10 work on their
own account Here and there also
we're patches of "gronnd-fruIt," as the
underground vegetables were called.
while there passed by on their way 10
the open road leading 70 Kingston
wains loaded with sugar-casks, drawn
by oxen. and In tive cases by sumpter
mules
"Is there anything finer than that In
virginiar' asked the governor. Il have
never been In Virginia. but take this
TO be In some why's like that state L.
TT"
In some ways only. We have not
the same profusion of Wild fruits and
trees, but we have our share-and II is
not 20 hot as here. II Is better coun-
try, though"
TN what way IN II betterr' the gov
ernor asked almost acidly.
1T q better poverned~