THE DAILY PREEN, SATTERDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 1889,
She looked hard at Marjorie and stood waiting disappointment P. EL P. Yhat do you ney, Made
MISS EYON. OF EYON COURT," face, with these exceptions, was as calm and pain the girl had walked server to the entrance moiselle F-smiling, Id laro. Well, well, I
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Marjorie had risen from her nest, Rho stood balore her aunt with her bands pressed on her "If you plénne, ma'am, t'minirosa's priora wro bosom: her head was bent slightly forward, and fer you not to go ontalde Miss Byon hay said Patty," AT THE RED, GLOVE," IN THE her dark-blue eyes shone with suppressed feeling so to me bore l
SWEET SPRINGTIME," &c., Ac. as they fixed on Mist Lyon. The girl did not Marjorie looked at the door and then at the look like a culprit brought up for sentence. Her maid, but she felt that she was no match for the stern young face was more like that of an arang-broad sturdy women; besides, she could not ing angal fall of innocence and truth..
wrangle with Barbera. She walked to the window and looked out. The snow was loosening from the trees, and some of them bed recovered their upright position.
Now First PublisheZ.] CHAPTER IX.
A CHAND.
Marjorie was in high spirits. Jannah had brought her the news of Mr. Brown's arrival, and a moguage from Miss Eyon; her nut wished har de WORT Uer protty gown when the appeared at
cinuer.
There had been silence for some minutes, then Mise Eyen sald, irritably
suppose you think I have no fooling."...
got up and to end of the H room. A
p
There, you used not buy a word," for, as he came up to her, Marjorie began to speak. “I understand all about it, y a are an Dyon, and therefore, you will not be riven to do what your nant chooses. By Jove I can't blame you though I am the Insar. Velt, now," he avated himselt again, we must asitle things; you want "You need not staróni me, Marjorie, I have
to leave Eyon Court at once, do you not told you what you have to do. You fretted and Marjorie bad never felt so angry. While she Marjorie's oves opened widely. Who could you have complained of delnem did not care stood trying to calm bernólf the women have told you that? Idi i not tell anyone P to have a discontented person with me. You coming up the drive. She fancied it was. Mr. My dear" be bent for ord towards her, "I bare Airted with Mr. Brown and encouraged Brown. But just as the gure came nears, not blind, and I know what goes on in this him, and yot you affect surprise because I wish enough for her to see that it was Mr. Brown, boose No girl with at nourage or fenting 70 to marry him. I sxpected trath from an hi tarned abruptly into side path fouling round weald submit to be treat as you have been Byen-child, you are degenerate."
to the stabisa. Marjorie went opstairs, again treated. Now, I am quit willing to help yòn if disappointed, but determined now to sppent to only you will tell me who you wish to go him for help. He was plainly the poly refags **To Men Looker, ples, near Selby, There she had from her aunt's tyranny.
is no one else to whom I would go.” **? Isn't there ?” he mid." so mischievonely that jabe lonked tip quietly, so then as quickly look
ed away, her foon over with blasbes. "I thought, you know," he want on, that a our- tain friend we talked abor, on the mitor would give you a warmer walconie,,h?”
The girl had received an early summons to the study, and then, before she had time to complain of her change of room. Mies Eyon told bor that the rished bor to marry Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown's grasting and bis admiring iances showed his appreciation.
He thanked her warmly for her nobo, and Miss Even Bráiled: She seemed sati did that ha sbondi continue to talk to the girl through the dinner: You will come into the stacy-this evening, Marjorie" she said, so graciously that the girl could hardly believe her care. Dinner anded,
"It is you who are not dealing fairly by ms Mr. Brown gave Miss Eyon his arm, and while Marjorie followed, she toki horalf it was just the girl said. I do not want you to take my El fairy tale in which, after some weeks of opinion. Will you send for are. Locker or or trial and sadness, the heroine finds her life come George Wolf, they will gladly relieve you pletely changed. ...
of the charge of me."
"I know Mr. Brown has been my good fairy," she said. "I foelever so grateful to him."
When they roached the study, Miss Elyon coated herself in her high-backed wooden chair
and closed her eyes.
"You young people mast ans yoursstres" she said. I shall have's Lap."
Marjorie Icolod at the palo, cinsed relida and she wondered whether the cap would be real or whether ber sunt meant seorally to watch her behaviour. The constant feeling that she was distracted had made the girl wary, and when Mr. Brown drew his obair close to hers and
began to whieper, she instinctively moved & little away from him,
How baruiar you look to-right" he said Misa Eyon told me you had growa pale and languid, but I can't see what she moast?"
Marjorie did not know how to answer. No one had ever spoken to her in this way: aho fole aby, and slightly annoyed,
Tall me about London, please," she said. "Have you enjoyed yourself sines you went
Way"
"What a question! Cannot you guara, yun ewoot child, that I have been miserable without you. I have been thinking about you ever since wo parted, longing to be with you again I cannot tell you how happy that our little letter made me."
him, and be kissed it.
Miss Eyon looked less angry, she even began to smile in the sneering way that Marjorie so mob dialiked.
Mrs. Looker is not your guardian and I am. As to Sir George Welf, it would not be digni bed. I think, to thrusts girl on a man who has lost kin interent in ber. May I ask what reasoni yon base for counting an Sir Georgs Wolff's help. Have you been to cortespadence with him. If he oared for you," she said, slowly, "he would have come to see you. He could not help it"
The expression of Marjorie's face altered. She hang her head in confusion. No. her aunt bad nken truly. She had no right to count on by friend's help. She felt very forlorn. It al- post seemed hatter to say she would marry Mr. Brown and to take her chance of being happy with him. She thuddered when the iden came What did she knew of him? She did not even kow, what he was, or whether he was honest and trae; each time that she had got to like him. and to feel contented in his company, he had done or ssid something that had roved her and nede hereby of bin. Her 1st impression had been that he was not quite a gentlema. bat that had become effaced by association-now it returne strongly.
Well, you do not answer me. I'm right then in saying that your old friend has given you up, Yon A a wayward girl, Marjoria
When I asked Mr. Brown if he would like to
A secret fear had come to the girl that es Miss Eyon bad bead capable of looking ous dour, she might find her way to the barred room and imprison her there. Marjorie went into the parlour. Shu put her hat and cloak in a corner and tried to read. But her headsels had come i back, and she felt altogether anhinged.
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Marjorie felt affronted and very haughty; and then she remainbered Han b's cantion. Was the woman in Mr. Brown's e infidence, and had she helped bin to meet her in his way . It secured to her that she might be clow at hand watching over her. The thought holpec. Marjorie to be cal
"If you will tall, me how I can get to Mrs. "Do you mean,” Marjorte said, in sudden | Loskär, I stall be very grateful," obe said. ** If terror, that Mr. Brown has gone away" I can get to Ripon I know then how to go on by
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Marjorie still felt faint mud giddy, nsif she had. "That's a brave girl." Ho nodded his head Youmu try to be as natal to been ill: but na she ate and drank she revived a approvingly. little, ehe began again to think over
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Marjorie nodded.
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Supposing that Mr. Brown consentxl iy llp her, she was glad to feel that she need only adopt any plan he might suggest. She had plenty of money to pay the expense of her journey to Mr. Loker but she did not know how to accomplish ruck a journey. Mrs. Locker und taken her part of the way, and they had slept at York, Marjorie had made the jonravy thence to Egon Court in a postchoise, and she could not hope to find such a rebicle in Wenbare.
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Do not be angry," he whispered. "I could some unbeosṇsary pains to explain myself, but her to yield while thoro was time to do so with bor shoalder Was it warming against her US FALOW UNFURNISHED. TO pregared to GRA POLICIES agnis focessioeaily? all the the aditresso need so is to
Hope is wrong in a young heart, and Marjorie had a buoyant natore. She knew that sho could not be married against her will; but if her anot were to look her up in that terrible room, she naked herself whether she might not be brought to consent; at this thought her fears conacelled dignity. After all she did not dislike Mr. Brown, and he had been very kind to her. She fall asleep at laet over the are, thoroughly wornout. She reused suddenly: Someone seemed to be speaking to her. She opened her eyes, and she started. She was alose, but it was dark, candles had been brought in while she slept; and it seemed to her that a tall,grey figure vos vanish ing into the wall boside her aunt's door
He took her hand before she could prevent She quickly drew her hand away, and looked take pen for a wife, he was full of gratitude. I st ber Aunt, but her eyes worn still oload. believe the men devoted to you. He is young Marjorie was vered with her companion, she and handsome, he has the means to keep a wife; certainly had not given him the right to kiss you cannot give une reason against marrying het hand, and she sat in uncomfortable silense.
except a poovish girl's caprico. "I have baas at
uot help it, but it shall not happen again
I want there is one point I have left pat. I never give you to listen to me.. I want to tell you how ups parposé, nor do I faltar in it, you may have have been planning for you. I have sottie that learned so rush about me. I do not intend to you must not go on living in this dismal place" hurry this marriage or to illtreat you, but I
It is not na dismal as it was
Aunt Louisa tell you in plain words, you must marry this has grown to like me."
gentleman before the year is cut." She could not help that," he said, tenderly.
The girl stood watching her, and when she Who could help loving you. I wonder, but how pitiless these Blue eyes looked, she still this dulness is bail for you. You will lose thought of her aunt's story; if she had kept little by little all your gaiety; you will grow thirty years to her bitter resolation and had re- silent and sad; full of vague trouble and fear. fused forgiveness to a dying man, what hope, the How can I tell that you may not grow in your girl asked herself, could she have of finding any farn suspicions otbers,"
mercy in Mis Eyon, the shivered as though ice had touched her, and then an idus came to help her. More than once abe bad mot the alergyman in the village, she liked his face, and his sermons and helped her in her and life; she would go soross the woor to the Parsaid can manage by myself". sonage, and ask him to advise. Bhe wished not that she had epoken to him before, but she had been too timid,
He nodded towards the sleeping figure in the chair opposite, and Marjorie felt errous; it seemed to her wrong to carry on such talk.
*Will it not be hotter and traer to say all this out before my aunt. If you tell her yan think that this place is not good for me, she will listen to you. I am sure she is very fond of you." He pulled at his fair soft whiskera and sat looking into the fire.
Marjoris jumped up, stretched out her arms, and then she abbed low syes. Had she seen a ghost, she wondered, or lud for nut one to watch her whilst she slept.
The dressing ball rang as she left the room On her way she met Hannah, and the womna turond and followed her.
"I really don't want you, Hannah," the girl
Hannah followed as if she had not heard. When she had closed the bedroom door she said: “At her something particular to say, ma'am, and it capzet bo spoken in a passage. Dennut yon var Mr Brown, Miss Marjorie; he in mas
er here, an anybody that gets his ill word is safe to suffer for it. Kep you wall with Mr. Brown, ma'am, and you'll go safe to tend."-
Kansah spoke with more feeling thin menul but ab looked so atiff and solemn that Marjoris That is not my fault. I spoke kindly, as a laughed.
"You are very hard, Aunt,” she said; it is "B," he said at last, perhaps she is an enough to make sugune rebellious to be tested way I come here to advise her, so she will have you have treated ure this murning. I don't to listen." He looked mowingly at Marjoriel that I oan marry Mr. Brown, bat, at least. I and she felt a little timid ander his gaze.
Of ought to have time to think le; it ħ all so ernet course-he said it mort as if he were talkingly endden,"
་་་ Misa Eyor amiled.--------
How pale you are," he said. "I am afraid you dare not venture, am ready to do all I can, believe me, but I oarcot save you from Miss Eyon unless you work with me, shall not have time to come back liver, and wo could not p leave the house together without exciting cop cies, and a fresh auspicios would end everything. Long before we reached the end of the avenue we should be followed. You would be brought back, and I should be forbidden to enter the house. As it is, I must reisa Eyou before I leave, and lull bor suspici as the best way Ioan," I shall not see you og kin, then," said Mar- joris, timidly.
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Marjorie looked deficit.
I have to ask you,”", she said, “why you
His eyes remained fizod on her. Miss you was awake and she was looking at him and at Marjorie.
"I bare slapt too long." she said, "acy put me in that barred room. I cannot sleep it is late. Good night, Marjoria I have soJEŇ business to get through before bed-time. Plea there. I lay awake all last night. It is like sant dreams to you, ohild."
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rel with the a, " Then, as the old servant looked mortified, she saw that the warning was the house should have a friendly fooling towards kindly meant. It was soothing that one person in ber, and she patted Elsaoah on the shoulder.
"Thank you for your advice, but I am rather surprised at you." Marjorie said. "When Mr. Brown was here before, you came and took me away from bio, and now you preach friendship Well, I can tell you I want a friend badly just now"
Hannah locked wistful. She seems ready to spank, and then she turned suddenly to the wardrobe and spoke over her shoulder.. “Mr.
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The bed-candios always stood on a quaint old sideboard, just outside the study deor, and Brown followed Marjole, and began to light her candle
I want to say one thing, he whispered she has eyes like a hawk, sa be very careful but look here, whatever happens, do not put ang-blaue on me; remember that I am always if your service. You trust me, do you net, sweet girl "He took her hand as if to say good right, but as he ended he pressed it warmly be bween his own." Believe me, I would not vez you for the world.”
"It was a prison years ago," she said. “1Í same to he borrad in such a house as this. I will tell you. More than a hundred yours ago there a girl in this house whose reason left her Her father was a foolish, fond old man, and he kept the matter secret lost his obfld shoald be taken away from him. He caused bars to be Perbape she may fancy Benforts me to
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balter she had knotted round her throat. Go, she should put out the lights. Majorio lunged His stond watching her as she woat up the girl, go! Why do you stand staring at me? Ah! to say that she wished to sit later in the dining- stopa Hor graceful figure, in its white cling.
Miss Even got up from her chair, for Mar. room, bat she felt unable to struggle against hər, ing gown, stood out picture-like in the darkness.joria stretched out her hand, caught wildly at the aunt's will while she remained under her roof. A Marjorie heard him sigh as she opened the doar air, and fall on the floor near her aunt's table. sort of helpl-sa indecision was overping over for,
She felt listless and inert, with a "nonscioustions | that unless she could pecaps from Eyon Court. she must do all her ådat willed her'to do."
She opened the door of her room timidly, and than she stood stilinstead of entering. She held her breath wiff expectation, for the door.ab the
into the narrow lofty passage.
Hazual was standing before the door of Mar
jorie's bedroom, and she did not turn to open it.
"It
farther on, ma'am," she said, bluntly.
CHAPTER XI. MÁNOTHRI MEETING IN THIE Linkaby. When Marjorie opened bar syes, ale was alone
Tmistress her given you a warmer room for in her aunt's study, twister. It is this way."
Someone had tried to reviva hor; her fees was
She did not wait to be answered. She opened wet with oan de alogne: a cushion had been end of the passage, which she bad always found the door by which Marjorie had explored theplaced beneath her bad and a shawl had bear to be looked, was slowly opening. other gallery, and the girl followed her.
She got up; she was not did thrown over her.
Not smell so musly this evening. One of the bart, bat she felt giddy and stapelher; she later doors on the right stood open; and from its flooded round her with a feeling of surprise. Her of light and warth streamed into-the-passage sunt's amply their brenght back story, the Hannah led the way into this room. The fire horror she had felt at the anhappy girl's story place was much larger; the rooni, too, was isrger revi več.. than Marjorie's bedroom had been. The girl She wout slowly out of the study and along folt a thicker. Baftar carpet underfoot, sad there the passage to her former room. The door was were comfortable say ohuis. and a table drawn looked, sa Haunak bad said. Marjorie went into
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The thought darted quickly into Marjorla's
Martina Wok stands unrivalled. All the nav at Current Rates. HEWETT & Co. coming in this stealthy way to faten hor a pri- Dave COMPANY: Lignoir, 3%.gland. Trade Mark words which the Chinese have of late years been
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[17 | Unregistered. Leltar's containing Hank Notes, He tud alight candle, and he said, "Hashaths pereaadet te taka sa laration. 1879 jects in inchinery, photography, falagraphy,
Cain, or Jewellery and, where Registration has and in science generally, which the rapid advaune although she had not option.
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TOURIST'S GUIDE böst neglected, will take no enquiries into THE "Will you follow me?" he said. in a low roles
EDUCED PRICE, 81,
Falleged loss of such letters. Where given in exteneo Esch and every word is Marjorie want after him into what she found flits is a perfout state of Bith. To our thin fully ill mated and explained, forming exercises Trade, objects of Natural History, Furniture. Containing the nomes of all the Articles of in freat of the fire place. Yet in spite of these the gallery beyond. The door of the barred was yet another gallery, at right angles with the audantable hooa uso LAMPLE TOR'S PAXETU RALIK for students of a most insti-notivo nakare. Both o., &o., with the Panti and Mandarin Pronun arrangements for her comfort, the girl felt a room stood open. It was a relief to bear someone ahe had lift Mr. Brown closed and looked by staring sway obalectis from the Stomach, the Coare and Punti pronunciations are given ciation
I strikes at the root of dismus, impénying Digestion madden surinking, a sort of warning. She look ons singing within; a maid was on her knees by the door blind her, and then he open dine on Lover, Kalugys, and Bowel and at the same time the socents being really marked on the bast The Daily Press Offion ed round her. On her right was the awful-fore the grate, singing while she brushed the the right of the passage they had enterist, renovating the Blood, madaling poisonona and principle hitherto attained. The typography looking canopied bedstead, and as she glancen bars. But Marjorie's eyes went at case to the "Do you know where you sra?” he mid, and feverish inmotra, Ses large Adviser
124/4 display the success of an attempt to make the above the high mantel-shelf there was her aunt's window, and she shivered at the remembrance of he placed the candle ho onerivd in a MoDea on portrait. She was in the barred room.
her aunt's legend. The light shone in broadly the wall. "Why am I put here, Hannah She spoke (now, but how would it be when the room was Marjorie was alarmed when she recognised mrrily, bat Hanush went on attending to the fire, filed with shadows, or worse still, if the happen the library.
*** Oh, why did you bring me here,” she said, "Ab her teiled you, ma'am'; it is for warmth.ed to wake in the darkness. She was impatient, This room has been fettled purpose for you howover, for the maid's departure. She felt that ongerly, I said I would never come herengain.” Tmistress her thort t'other room was cold in staing cou'd be worne than to remain at Eyon He laughed and drow forward one of the old wlater. Yog will find all your things iu Court, and she must think how she could get chairs t
*** I am sorry jou objent,” he said, as she seated deaware an't shelves, an' uobbat all is to your away. Marjorie's disordered hair and glasily
paleress had excited the maid's muriosity, but herself; but I really had to ohio 1 distike liking you man till me maʼam"
"It is not to
liking to sleep here at all the young lady seated herself with her back to to talk in whispers, and the walls here are deaf, Look here. Hannah, I don't mind about a fire, the fireplace, and as there was nothing to be and besides, I believe even Hannah didikes to You help me to carry what I want for to-night, gained by staying, the maid gathered up her venture into these old rooms at this time of and I shall go back to my own room. I won't brushes and departed. Marjorio, bathed her night. You want to speak to me, don't you, now sleep here.” she said vehemently. She wastohel nching forehead snil ber eyes with cold water that matters bave come to a crisis ?” he said, as ap ber brushes and her dressing gown, and otil the pain laserad, and she was able to think if he had been reading her thoughts. harried to the door.
without effort. She asked herself if it would be At first Marjorie hid felf a strong dislike to "Dunant you frst yoursen, sum t'other possible to marry Mr. Brown, and then last fading herself alone with him. She had hesitat door in stankil; t'mistress how locked it torso, night's talk came back, and she understood the ad whether she should not be safer in the barred she her t'key."
aning of his words. The shook of finding room, and then she askealheres what she could Marjorie's sorprise mudo her pause, and calm-hers £ installed in this bateful room bad bagich have to fear from Mr. Brown? Was unț “this ed her excitement.
rd them, but they now came back clearly. Mar. meeting that which she most wished for Now My aunt came to my room, did so I ringe with him was the easy way" Mr. Brows her opportunity had come, thought you said, Hannah, the rover went about had bintad at, and he had looked very earnest Yos," she said, but she felt strangely why. the house?
and trathful when be followed her outside and How could she say to him without any provoos That is so, ma'am. Ab was frested when ah asked her to trust him.
lian, "I do not want marvy yon.” saw her standing there, an' she ani, Hansb, I will trust.bim” she said. A sudden feel- She sat Inoking at her hands, folded in ker froom is too sold for my niece; t'ether ecide o ing of confidence suggested that if he lorod horap; and he stood leaning against the chimney. thouse is warmer.'”
he could not be grual, or arge her against her place looking at her. He had placed the chair Marjorie fooked hard at Hannah, but she will. Tee, she would trust him; she would tell to that the light fall on her face. For a minute thought the old woman was telling the truth him about Man Fyon's harsimess, and she would or two he watched her quivering lips tili he For an instant she resolved to go back to beri sok him to take her back to Mr. Looker.
fancied she was going to ory. aunt's study aud insist on sleeping in her former The dificulty was to see him privately, now "My dear child." he said kindly, you are not bedroom, but her usture was essen fally gentle, that her aunt had forbidden her to leave the Leaping your promian; last night you said you and she shrankfrom the quarrol which would have one.
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to take place before Mr. Brown. She stood think. It suddenly occurred to Marjorie that her aunt | think I shall rebble you up, el "He raded ing, while Hannah began to unloose her gown. might uus yet bave given any orders to prevent merrily. She looked up, and the sight of his Look here. Hanush," she said at last, "I am her from doing this, and she at unce pat on her smiling pleasant face so aleered her that she not going to gira I will deep hero to-night, hat and sleak. It would be better, she thought smiled too, and a load memed taken from ber because my doing so will save you trouble, ba 1 to seek the Vicar's protection before she appealed | spirits.. shall sou my Azot to-morrow, and tell her I dia to Mr. Brown. If she failed with the Vir To begin with," he went on, you have not like the change.
she could still apply to him She west bravely even shake hands with me, and I cannot re-gle along the gallery, lighted by pale ground glass member that 1 bave seen you sitoa last night". CHAPTER X
windows, and through her own passage, till she He took her band, but he did not attempt to THE SECRET OF THE BANRED ROOM. came out facing the study do. leg board best keep it in his. Now we what all business, B111PB Atlas Byon sat in her high-baret kule, scuor quickly. If branch should come out of her and he drew forward another of the bearr skaire and even maura errest than tenal, There was a sant's zoom what should she do, for she expected and seated blusəlf opposite "her. He was vary flash in her blas eyes and a tight.compression of the old servaut would stop her. She knows slow in doing this, but he was studying Mar- the lips; and her bande, instead of being as everythion," the girl said. She went on safely juris futently all this while wa
meal folded in bar lap, grasped nech an arin of till de reurbed flair the down into the "Do you know." he said, at last, "that I he her chair, as if by the notion she were trying to hall. As she came down them, Barbars appears instead of being obeerful, I ought to be touring my hair and guaching my teeth with keep in the anger that passed her; put her ad from a door leading to the pantry,
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