Year: 1879

sui Piiee ioi Hle! silll Lulu.


ayes; / have found a governess for
you in singing and instrumental mu-
sic, as you desire, and who speaks
Italian perfectly; she will be here in
two weeks, and have engaged her
for two years, so you can complete
your education under her."


81 am SO glad-I was afraid would
have to go to boarding school," And
Lulu assembled to her own room,
while her father took Captain De-
Lancy in charge.


The gypsy boy was severely hurt,
and for nearly week the doctor
feared he might not recover His
father hung night and day over him,
never caring for himself. At length
the youth rallied and recuperated
with such rapidity that the gypsy
chief said he could take him back to
camp, and asked to see Lulu, who
had been untiring in her devotion
to the wounded boy. Finding that
the gypsy would go, Lulu ordered
the carriage to drive them to their
camp, u kindness that was accepted.


"And lady," said the chief, with
deep feeling, "my boy owes you his
life, and the prayers of our people
will ever be for your joy. | have
money to pay, yet l will not insult
heart that was kind-so kind that
you brought my boy to your own
home, and have cared for. him as
though he were your own kin, and
not a poor, wandering gypsy.


"Now, lady, I beg you to remem-
ber, if ever the world should turn
against you, that you have true
friends in the camp Of Captain Carl,
the gypsy"


Lulu offered her hand in farewell
to both Captain Carl, as his tribe
called him, and the boy, and the dig
nifed manner and striking appear
ance of the wandering chief could
not but impress her.


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The second day after the departure
of the gypsies from Sanford Hill, as
the rich old ex-army officers place
was called, there was an arrival in
the person of the governess engaged
to finish Off Lulu's education.


At the first glance at Viola Hale
Lulu did not like her; but few mo-
ments after she changed her mind,
and seemed almost fascinated by the
beautiful governess, for she was
strangely, weirdly beautiful, with
great black eyes in which slept
worlds of passion, ripe, red lips,
teeth like milk and without blem.
ish, and hair that touched the floor
when she was standing-hair blue
black and with an inclination to
curl.


Her complexion was dark, almost
bronze in hue, but there was rich
blood in the cheeks, and her form
was the very perfection Of grace and
beauty.


Her age was hard to tell-at times
she seemed like a girl, and then
again one might not be far wrong if
he said she was nearly 30.


From her entree into the mansion,
she ruled, and yet no one seemed to
know that she held the reins, but
Colonel Sanford soon became her
slave. Lulu seemed wholly under
her influence, and no one seemed
conscious that she made her power
felt. She was an accomplished mu-
sician, and sang with depth of feel
ing that would capture any listener.


When at length Captain Fred De-
Lancy came again to Sanford Hill on
n visit, and met Viola Hale, he SEEM
ed to Lulu's surprise not to take any
fancy to her.


"That woman has history, Lulu,
and a dark one, mark my words for
it," he said.


"she is very beautiful, Fred, and
accomplished, sweet-tempered, and,
and" fa "And what, Lulu?'


"And do not like to have you
| find fault with my sweet governess."


"Then l will not. She's an angel
only she has u history" and the