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Now First Published,] CHAPTER XIL CONSPIRATOKS What Mr. Brown had lighted Marjorie to the door of her room, he went on along the galleries that bordared the squara, wall-ik yard in the
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centre of the house, till he reached Miss Fyou (Aush rose on Mim Eyon's pale face she evident. Yoro. She' was frue, there was no one to hinder The light bad become Im; leoking over the prison is a sort of birthday, only I should not/Arratool Aposr|Jan, 1of offent
| He was bending over the bottle na ho drew the cork, and he did not fool it necessary to tell her that be Ind brought the wins from Eyon Court. There was no wine glasms; he poured out ball a tumblerful of champagne for Marjoria
"I never drink wine," alle sald, "except on birthd ya Well, I suppose this escape from like it to come round every your...?”
He looked myslided, San "That Mems you will soon forget all about it Oatterthun... and metaiso.”, kagan
She looked at him gratefully, "You know Deuteros that is not possible you have been so very kind, Devonhurst
Fam glad to hear it.” He spoke as if he I had an idea that you meant
MISS EYON OF BYON COURT,bad perhaps better koop the decreanthey are now." tug effect. She wake ni spor në të maa light, some gipsy tramp might frightens you to death, woman was bringing in a dish of fiel, which
BY KATHARINE S. MACQUOID,
She looked at bim admiringly, but she ancored ; and left her bed risolved that she would not gloop Poor child!" he said kindly, "I am so sorry. Mr. Brown na be helped It, declared to bo capi- again in the hateful hogar --She dreaded that if You have had frights enough of late,” sign tally boiled This was followed by partridges, "Yon are so masterlä! that. I wonder you, she stayed at Eyon Court her aunt might look" Well, nover mind, arid arjorio, "it's only and then Mr. Brown produced a bottle of don't rule the house entirely. I believe Henn, li her is her helehamber, and something warned an adventure. Let us, and we. If I don't champarus, which he grid he had brought in la right when she says you are master hero," the girl that if this happened she might share äke the look of this very " I used not stay there," honour of Marjoris's escape.
He looked very angry
the fate of the poer erased child, and lose hor. “Of course not. I'll just tell the "drifor Champagne!" the girl exclaimed: "how "Hannah ist marploty she note, Marjorie i rosson in the listed roam where we are going.” saw the sould you and it in an out of the way town." against mo, confound her 1she is always on the Yet now, as she reached the point opposite the He retraced his steps to the disabled carriage, watch. I should have got more opportunities | river, and began to desoud towards the water and after a few minutes' Salk with the drivar, ha {alone with the girl if that, old, prude had been less bright than the Ind sometimes seen it. for canie back to Marjorie, and led the way across
lens officloak If he were not so hard-featured, the clouds lowered darkly overhead-Marjolie the moor to the enitages in I should say her youth had taught her some suddenly felt that she was noting really. The fussons; she's a regular watch-dog.
bridge lay bolów her, there was no one to be
CHAPTER XIV. We thought to had gone ton får, for a slight soon, why should she ust keep on this side of the study. He smiled as he tapped at the door..
"Come in." her voice said in answer. 1ly did not like to hear blame of her old servant, It was past ten o'clock, but Min Eyon still eat { "If you have nothing more to say, Richard, I at her desk. Her face was drawn, and it looked will bid you good-night. You will find what I death-like, almost as grey as the gown she wors.promised you in your room."
**You are Tory lata," she said, when the young He bent over her hand and kissed his thanks, man came up to her. "Tharo seat Hardab to bod for those words had a d-izito weaning for him, I could not ocme sooner he spoke brusque and then he opened the door that led inte ly, rudely oven.It is your fault, too, you have bed room. frightened that poor obid till she is nervous and She gave him matber suspicious glance. over-wrought; she wanted plenty of soothing." No, I have nob finished writing. You can
Miss Eyon smiled.
Leave me here."
Her eyes lingered on him as he went to the other door. She sighed as he closed it behind him. "He is a dear follow," she said," and he will be thrown away on that nervous, small-nstarad child; but dear as he is I cannot quite trust him, I cannot leave him sinns with my papers the temptation wight prove too strong. She sat thinking for some time.
"That is like a man's gratitads. For whose saku bavo 1 troubled wyself, Richard Brown Let is hear no more of that from you; tell me "what prograss have you made "
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to snap your fingers at me as soon as you - Warn safe with your old triomis.” ⠀
Hera-alled his glass, emptied it, then filled it.
ait, then again, cnd tossed that off as if he were very thirsty.
How refreshing it he said. You must have a very bad opinion of me ideyashi M. Jen. Marjorie said, "Why, yon have been kinder to
linn almost sayona'Ï over knew," He waited to answer; the woman had come in and was plearing the tahla. Pr
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ber, and she thought that if she could walk so moor the bills that made its borizon could not fát, che might perhaps get a derringe nt. Mus- be separated from the olcude, and them inotted bam. She had looked this place out on the map till ókarged with rain, withough there had been when she began to feel the dulness of Eyon showers over since Marjorio started in the Court oppressive, and she knew that it was on morning. the way to Bipor,
She was standing at the cottage window look, helled upon to act for herself, and both her mo tint had spread over everything, robbing the She hesitated. Till now she had never been ing out over the wests. A monotonous oliva
ther and Mrs. Lecker had belt old-fashioned | 10008-as middle age la dot to rob a fans-of all ideas abent the behaviour of young women colour and deliosos of cutline,
A Marjoris felt vory timid as she tried to realise Just now the driving vain spread a guise-likô the unknown dangers that lay before her; for velovar moor and furre end Loath, and increased Yoredale was then a comparatively lonely re- its ad connotony. When Marjoria resched the glon, without railways or tourists
enttags she had been pleased with the look of the Marjorie argued, it would be unkind, and un, woman who sanm to the door and with her man grateful, too, to let; Mr. Brown tako all this per in answering Mr. Brown. He had only como | Progress! I told you beforehand that you
trouble for her and then to play him falso, just for a minte or so into the stuns floored roomme must give her time, and let things happen nafar
because she had had a dream "The fresh air was which opened by one of two inner doors from the ally. I can see that the likes me less than she did
belping bar nerves, and the memory of her ter entasnos. There was ni peassge, thoan inner at first, and I intend to give the whole thing up."
** You can leave the wine and shut the door" By the terms of or father's will, the last error had become fainter since she had lost sight doors being set at right angles,, and the wom He flung himself into a shair, and passed his vivar of his children male or female had power of the gray mener house he looked along the had opened the right and one Mr. Brown Ho shivered as if he fall the draught that came hand sorog bls forehead as if he were tired. to leave the property to whom, he or she willed, valley. Thora was no sign of a village, and for went in and locked cand, then he played the rushing in at the open door Bring in a fsw Miss Byon looked at him, but not in the way If Barjorie disd first, bor stars reverted to Mias aught she know Mashan might be still a great only arm-chair in feat of the tire and set en logs," said, "and then if we want anything aho looked at Marjorie. There was an admiring Bych
way of. It would be impossible for her to reaals, old footstool before it "I will be as quick as I more I will let you know."
He turned la Mer Mongku pity in those hard blue eyes which zoomed to "Her life is perhaps no better than mine," Selby that night; it would be worse to find her san,” he said, "but I may not get back under jorie and said, “You will never get warm sa make them tender; bat her next words con--she thought; "li muuki be wiser in every way self berighted auong strogues than with Mr three hours, these country people are so slow long as she comes in and out, leaving the door tradicted this expression, and indood it faded if she stayed at Eyon Court.”
Browa. She remembered that he had been anmpared with Tapadonses.”.
opou ; khane sort of people always leave the door almost as soon as it dame
used at the idea of a balt, he said he would
open, teen **You proposa then to begin life on your own
take her to Selby the same overing. account, to be completely independent
He looked at her between bis alioate, ont sprend fingers, and then he laughed easily, as if ho enjoyed the joke in bar words.
"You must take people as they are, you know," he said. For instance, the pover of your will could not change Hannes into a courteous lady: and I am afraid at thirty-three it is quite too late to produce a working man, fall ofatimable, self, danying qualities, out of an idle, amiable, good for-nothing. My dust friend, why do you frown: have 1 gran deceived you? Have I not naked you to pay my debts ever and over again, and I am bound to say that your goodness basnever failed
My goodness, an you call it, may bave been your rain, she interrupted.. "I always hoped you would sober down as you grew older."
So I bare, my dear. I ain es steady ne old Time, I never touch a card. I fancy the best proof of reformation I could offer was in my willingness to marry your very unappreciative great nine-dainty little sou! She doesn't know what a husband as bas lost."
The grey hue left Miss Eyon's face, she est upright and graspod each arm of her chair; her eyes were bright with her impatience.
She stretched out, her band to the bell, and then she drew it back. She remembered that there was no ore left to answer it. he could summon Haansh by sather boll near her bad, but a hiat was mover lost on Miss Lyon. After what Mr. Browa and said of the old servant, she was unwilling to and a message to bimby Happah.
"If you want thing done, do it yourself." she said, end abo put a white shawl that hung over her chair on her head and opened the door by which Mr. Brown had departed.
"There was no fight in the passage outside." She same book un lit a candle, and then the went noiselessly along the passage with her long grop skirt gathere! up under her arm, She stopped at the door of the young man's room and knocked.
There was no sewer, she opened the door and wout in.
The room was empty, and se Miss Eron looked round she saw that the portmantean and all other signs of an inmate had vanished-a pocket book that sus land phrasi on the table had also gone, Evidently Mr. Brown had left home to-night - stead of waiting till morning. He was always sudden in his departures.
Alies Byon went back to the passage, bat in- stead of stopping when she reached the study she
She felt ashamed of her own distrust, and went on resolutely towards the bridge. She had soon erased it, and began to mount the read which led up to the ruined castle and the village at its foot. Long before she reached the first houze zhe saw a Jamboring serriage and a pair of horses coming towards her, It stopped, and then Mr. Brown got out.
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Marjorie emilod; she had moved to the fire place, and shà thynight 3r. Brown must be more chilly than she was
The woman bright in the wood, and then-ga
Wyvern they besed hor patting up a bar across the great Eroul dor.
This is cory; a plassant inai to our day." Mr. Brown drew a chair beside Marjorie's and varised ais bank at the fire, Then he rasa and pouzed sours uues wine into her glase.
to hur
No, thank you," she said, when he handed it
"It will do you good, and keep out the sold." He put the glass to her lips. ⠀
Na, indeed," Marjorie said "I will not," "Will then, it shall not be wasted," and he drack off the wine. "If I have boon në kind as you say. Marforis, why are you not inther kinder to me, sh 2* he looked bart at her.
** Hə said thres hours and he has been gons, more than four, Marjorie thought, Mr. Brown had told the worn to give the lady aéme Innoh, bat. Marjorie felt too atles to have appetite for the trailed bam and eggs set before her. She was a good deal shaken by the upset. She tried to talk to the woman, but she was either shy or silent, and she went arou as soon as the could. The room vegoless, but, the freshly whitened walls were bare. Thare were a few tastered books on a “You are punctual," he said, as they shook shelf in one corner, see a three-sider cupboard in bands; but he looked grave and Marjorie fölt another, but the cupboard, although it looked in. pary shy of him. “I thought this was better; keresting, having brua monatings and hinges, then pisking you up at the Ina. The leas ob-Į was looked, not the books wore so thumbed and servation we attract the better for your nake greasy that Marjorie could not make up her mind and for mine too, for I suppose I run some risk to handle thom. She became more and more ansaay in assisting award to escape from her guardian?! There was an old evoked owl on the mantel- He returned and led the way to the carriage shelf, blas and white, with a Latin insoription, "Now if you will get in I will go outside," he said and about an hour ago she had found at the This was a great relief to Marjorie. She bottom of this ap ivory sup and ball, yellow with could not have said why at the sight of the car age. When she had blown off the dast, this For the first time since her companion's return riage she had folt se strong a dislike to the idee looked fairly clean, and Marjorie hailed it as a to the cottage the old feeling of distrust came of Mr. Brown as a fellow traveller. His unusual means of passing the time. Sa kanya basl to Marjorie He was looking at her in the Augusta gravity made her timid.
But she had tired a this remarca, and now way she disliked the same bald admiting staro Bengue She grailed as she posted herself in the shabby the evident coming of darkness changed her that had more than once offended her st Eron Clona old vehicle.
neneinase into tear. She began to think that - Cómi
Sa thought it was bettertreat his words Tris Yon me sure we shall get to Mrs. Looker's Mr. Browu had met with an accident. He wa to-night 1" she said, as he fastened the carriage riding without a saddle; the horse had perhaps lightly. door.
thrown him Earlier in the afternoon she had Certainly I have not been unkind to you Tonight is laughed, we must try to get the sun shone out brightly betwese the showers: Laurt is abolience to your wish. She smiled at Ri
thought of wallying forth to meat him, when she said. I have actually ron sway from Eçou tomorrow by the midday train.“
bat as she opened the door she saw the abnorions bing jaran, "How very kind he is," the girl thought: 1 driver sitting in front of the cottage, smoking. "Ah, that is pleasant hearing, that is salice- Iliere beban delayed bison business to help me. Her fear of this man was so great that she thing like. You are dear title girl, and you her eyes. She felt ful of thankfulness. Well Mr. Brown was 28 lots ar present
She leaned back in the carriage and closet, anuld not bring herself to pres close by him when will not ran away from me as you did from Aust
Protectioules, will you! That is all right.” she had had a lesson. She had been quite will her, and the galefly retreated. After all, she ing to go to Eyon Court and to Jesyn-good reflected, the showers of rain came so suddenly quiet Me Locker, partly for the sake of change that she might be drenched before she met Mr. and partly because she longed to the old Brown, home of the Fyons Dear Mrs. Looker; il Another hour work by, and it was so dark
pandios in two tall brien candlesticks, a
Do not repeat that; it is foolish, and it irri-went on up the steps and opened the doar of the tatesme; and, Rishard, you and I cannot quarrel. high narrow passage. She walked along this I have told you that of my death the whole of holding ber candlestick well in front. She look the Eycu property goes to Marjario, but I tell ad much taller than she was, for the shawl had Ton now that all I have besides, a few thousands I settled in a high peak abote her cap, and when have saved, I have also willed to her. I have the past reugh into the scoond gallery her dorio this because my will is set on your marry. head-gear tuached the top of the doorway. ing her, and because if you had a separate manne She stopped at the door of the barred room, of living, for even a year or softer my death, bent her head and listened. The silence was you are unstable enough to carry on your bache dosiblike. Miss yon baut down and softly lor oxistence, and to let another in stap in and opened the door.". marry the girl, and no the Eyon Cuart estates She listened again, but there was og sound, would pass to alien's. No. Tan must marry Mar. The fire atil barned on the hearth, and a night she were not so good she wond triumph at my that the woman came in with a pair of lighteration had brenght a flask on her delicate jorie without delay, Richard Brown. I do not light glimmered faintly on the dressing table disappointment. I have been well punished want her bere in my lifetime.
The het metains were partly drawn so as to hiãs for curiosity, she takl berself. It would be the face on the pillow, but there was the outline suns happiness to see her dear old friend again, of a Egure boneath the overlat. Still so sound and she thought of the delight it would be to of breathing.
alt at Mrs. Looker's feet and tell her all the adventures she had gone throngh
bir. Brown sat looking at Miss Fyun, his bandsome head a little on our side, but he seemed more amwed thon nanoyed.
"Well, wall," ho laid, after a paus "It is A strange dread came to Mira Byou. She plesenro to listen to ere knows that you, you talk so well, and drew her shawl together and moved gently to
hebag as other wo- the bad and drew aside the curtains. Karjorie's, men do. You may exactly what you think. Now byes were wide ojen, her lips wera parted with you must not be put cas if I at equally frank, terror. Misa Epen let the curtain fall my I must tell you in plain words, my dear friend, reached the door more quickly than might h that Four coercion system with Marjorie is besu arpested; bat before she opened it simply absurd. As a grueral rate coercion never cama s plarsing shrink from the bed. anewers except with fools and knavos, and I tell This only served to quichen Mina Eyon's 700 plump that if Marjorie van only be forced movements. She listened when she was suce into marrying me, I don't care to love her. Of more safe in the passage, but all was guin silent, course I know that era a high spirit may baTben as she reached her room she smiled with broken by working on the nerve and so on, but self-congratulation. it mustn't be. If it is continusi, you won't see me again at Mayor Court.”-
"May I ask how you mean to live )**
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"It was for tomato that she was moved to that room," she said; "an one else could hear that cry
She wondered when she lay down in bed why she had dreaded to find Majoris dand instead of
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"Life seemed very dull at Byon Court." she thought, “ while it weet on; but looking back, a good deal seems to have happened in a short time.”
The urriage suddenly stopped, and abo roused from her reverie, and boked out of the window. Something had happened now, for Mr. Brown had got down from the box seat, and was exsuin- ing the foot of one of the borsan
"They donnut giz, much light," she said. but the lamp is out o' gear." -
She was leasing ke room again when Mar- joria stopped her.
"I am sorry to trouble you so bong," she sail, nervously, "but but if the gou tlcanon should not sorsa back, will you let me stay the night hors ?"
"Surely, the wouma mil. T room is fat- fled, an of the man she stopped and looked foolish. "Ab E' nobbut ae room, she said, "I driver tomtn sleep í' t' stable”.
Marjorie shivered. It die her say that this man should stay under the same roof with hur.
"Do you live here along P" she said. The woman looked hard at her, and was about to answer; then seeing to recollect her cau- tion, she went out of the room.
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"Why should I?" nid Marjorie, gravely, He looked at her so confidently that she began to think the champagne had excited him, and sha put on a repressive manner, "If I had wanted to run away I could have done so this afternoon." Ehe lookod fall at him as she spoke. Her
skin, and had darkened her bright eyes.
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I am very grateful, believe me.... He took hor. hand, lest she drew it vasalately away. I look on your confidence to day as an earnest, of the trust I want you to feel in me. Marjorie, dearest, Imguy was ik in my hart, won't you brat me whɔlly. Come with me to London and let us Colombo get married there.
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on the back of the chair. She was very much Hei Choong alarmed, and her only idea was to get away from Montiara Mr. Brown as quickly as possible; but it seemed. Rapid, a
ler that he had lost nis senses and that she Young Siam must ret irritate him.
'I cannot do that, sad you do not main what pon say. Mr. BrownTM: I am tired, so I will guy good night.”.
He laughed, but ho did not rise from his chair.
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Bho drew in her head; and then she notióud tha the driver had turned on his seat and was looks ing sideways at her with a sort of admiring lear Marjorie was at once frightened and angry, and then she smiled: Of course this was only a Aasther beer went by, the candles gavo hired mad, she told herself, and her companion miserable light, and arjorie felt glad the would not be answerable for his behaviour: bet room was so bare and small, it was not easy He bent forward and looked into her eyes.
she was glad to see Mr. Brown drop the horse's to fancy terrors in the dark coTRƏTƏ, "Don't be anxious about that. dar. I have asleep. The girl's death would simplify masters, foot and wet apon the seat again beside the ab
She began to wish she had followed her ime • Sit down and be reasonable, dear girl,” he a better opinion of you than you bae of your-
"Bat it would. kava disappointed Richard, so
noxious driver.
pulse this morning; if she had walked to Ma-said. "Yon shall go to bad very soon, but I want salt. You could set harm come to m. He perhaps it is best as it is, the silly baby will They went at a slower pace, however, and the sham England of going on to meet Mr. Brown, you first of all to understand me, and also your rusader took her hand an! hid it, but her face did not to sleep again and think she has seen a ghost. way was so rough that jolts were frequent. They she could overtainly have found a carriage thers, own position. My dear child, you look as lovely Blueton Again soften. Beside," he went on, what is
had turned into nawrow road with a high bank and although she was any about the rest of them as angel-there, don't be angry. darling; I att Sang Kiang tha. need of making the affair so sudden.
on one side, and on the others bare moky wall, journey, she fult sure that it would have been very sang to harry you. I know it isn't right| Taiwan are trying to deprive Marjorie of what the
which seemed to Lave flung down fragments from better to sleep at any Irm on the road, then in to press you in this way, as I told Mias Eyou, Wenchow believes-to-be-her-natural rights. Every girl.
Idle Tobias Herner sat smoking outside the itsourfase on to the road, for this bansa ungher this lone cottage on the mea. But eran while, overcion in saul testtera is always a mistake. I likes the courting time of life. Your first plan Bladebone on Thursday morning. The weather and rongier as the carriage jolted slowly along, she thought this, she felt how ungrateful she think a girl should be won alowly or quickly se WER far more reasonable. I was in a hurry then was exceptionally mild for December, and only At last the bank dwindled to a mere ridge, and was After sil, Mr. Brown had behaved well, cording to her temperament. I have studied you, and you said to me, Be patient; the girl will just now Mrs. Bay had been shaking her head the road, instead of following on beside the stony he had not attempted to fores bis company on East, one, and but for your aunt. I would bava get so tired of the dulness here that you wil sighing. The baxo landady had began to cliffs, proceeded to take its way across a broad hur, and it was, no dub, not his fault that he giren yon months to tyrannise over me. Well, have no trouble with her'; and I am bound to kill her turkiss, and she sld to the vagabond waste. This looked very wild to Marjoris. There did not come to help kee
Bong well, you shall have opportunity by and by "--_-- aay that on my first appearance she received ine "there was be mobbut a green Christumă” were soarsely any trees, and the hills before tlapto
Marjorie kalosely ever felt so glad as when.
The girl thought he must be talking non- very, graciously, and Fhelieve if aho had not been Her forecast had not troubled Tobias Haware distant The gir began to fool hungry soon after this, the hoard Mr. Brown's voice. sens-the moved quickly sorons be room, but Chateaubriand Dec.
5-Edwards doerend all would have gone well. Now you have emiled cheerfully at her, and answered that fez and it seemed to her they would have to drive He did not come in at gase, he went into the Mr. Brosa reached the door landing, to the Christina Jaa. gỆN, Thusou- put her back up.”
theas who lived out of dors "a green bed was long way before they reached a halting place. other room and closed the door, but it was such stairs before she did. deYAT
Isro Babuyan Jan.-15 W. Browa It will have to come down," said Miss better than a white one!" but when a drizzling urely, she thought, they would need fresh relief to feel that by Led come back.
Come, come," be said, "I osil that a breach Galveston, Dec. 17 Hunket Eyon. harshly.
rain began he looked serious, and rising he horasa.
In about five minutes his joined her
of trust. You shall go to bed when I have ex; There you are again. You are a good and knocked the ashes out of his pipe, placed himself Presently, to her surprise, the marriage left the He came forward wid shook hands warmly, plained myself, but I ask leave to do that, bliss righteous woman, who rules lee honse with under the shelter of the door-hood, and stood road, which had been mother since they had if they had not parts only a few hours be- Marjorie Eyon. I advise you not to drive me orter, and who is called on by the clergy and there re-aling bie pipe.....
get on the waste, and turned into what looked fore. “How are you now? I am no gind to to desperate measures. subscribes to charitable Institutions, and I am a
Wooukers, las man bo deft, whee like a mero fect track between the garso and the bo with you again." He looked at her anxious.
Hady whimselfup and stood looking very proud butterfly who never did handstroke of work she going? by said presently, as Marjorie heather. The jalts began again, and Mr. Hrawn ly while he held her mod deos
and hans somo with his back against the door.. for myself or anyone else bat. Lord, I could puesed at a quick pace along the path below the gut down and walked on in front, looking round Marjorie did not draw hor hand away,
Desperate momenres I don't understand not be bard on a poor little girl because she inn. His curiosity was rouged at meing the hip
"I can't tell you how glad I am to see you," yon, BLANK
Fook Ching happened to disagree with me in opinion. At girl out so early, but a wholesome fear of Have we lost our way?" Marjorie thought, she said brightly. “I have been fancying all he was flushed and pasting with indignation Halloung lenst, I don't think I could be hard on her rheumatism kept fia from following hor. and she grew upessy. She wondered why Mr. sorts of horrors.
Sit down and quiet yourself." he said sternly. Time will show," he said, meditatively; "now,
She went so feat that she had not noticed him. Brown had not taken the real by which her “Well,” he said, “ let me sit down and I'll tell “Do you not call it a desperato monauro that I She felt literally like a bird esespect from its postohaise bad branght her from Ripon to Byou you all I've been doing, you so it is so manham chiiiged to coupel you to stay in this room stroke it down." Miss Eyeu taraad her head age, and she did tot slacken her pass uuill a Coart; that had seemed direct exungh, and she too late to go on to-night that I brought back against your wil away. "You want," he said laughing, perhaps turn in the path bid har from the manor house remembered that they bad changed horses at someaupper with man thawoman is cooking it " Marjoria looked at him; the thought he was you can't. A man is better at that than and the village. She stood still beside a group Moshama,
“I expected I should have to sleep here but frowning, bis expressión, was like Sign Eyon's women is. Will you las her to as ?"
of trees and drew a deep breath. She looked She looked ont of the window. Mr. Brown how shall you manage??? |
she all at one tamembered Hannah'a caution I told her I should do so Miss Evon did round her with delight; it was so cheering to war ecme way in front. She beckoned and call- He shrugged his shoulders. The woman not to offend Mr. Brown, but abe did not know not bok ronnd, and her tone sounded miky. see the river and the besutiful ralles, evened to him. He did not seem to see or to hear says I ran have a matous bera or an old sofa in how to sut without giving him cause of affente. Alwins Sayd, Jan. 12 Sammie
"Yes, but that is put what I mean. I can do through the driving dower of min; she pulled her, although he was so looking back. At that the kitchen. I think I prefer a chair to either:" She sat down, Lowever, moving her abairr Bayain. nothing while she remains at Egen 'ourt. Dive her bat over her eyes, and drew the bag she eat-moment tas carriage jolted violently, and Mar. I am so sorry," harjarie suid what ther from his, and he came back to his seat ba Bengal me carte blanche-let me lake her away and ried within the folds of her clunkes us to absiter it. jorie drew in her head. A lond cath from the trouble I have caused you. Now I want to hear side the fire. manage her in my own fashion.".
if you want Marjorie's back to come down,
"I am free," aka wail. * I shall never go back, You cannot fake her from Eyen Court. She thank God, to that terrible house."
is my ward, and," she said suspiciously, fring She trembled so or a few nioments that sho her eyes on him as if to deoover his roal mean lesned against one of the trees. ing, she is under age." But thIdon was evi- Slip had soon repovered from the shook of dently acceptable, for she listened to him atten- Mies Eyon's visit to her bedside. Her hear. tirely when he went on.
ing, sharpened by terror, told bor that the re-
her eyes left Mr. Brown they seen ud to be look ing at something far away.
to seu the empty wardrobe and book shelves, and yet she wished to say Good-bye to her.
driver, the sound, of a crash, and then the ear ringe fell over on one side,
For a minute all wes confusion; then came Mr. Brown's voice,
He had climbed up on the prostratehicle, and was trying to open the door.
"Are you hurt!" he said, axiously. "I don't think so.”
"Don't be frightened," he went on, sheer
your adventures; will x earrings cemo for us to-morrow Pane P
He nodded, and Marjorie drew her chair: nearer the are, with a nansation” of comfort an had not expected to feel in that dismal little white-washed coom: Fa sat down beside her and began his story. He had not been able to find a vehicle in Empaty, the town to which the driver had directed him, and before he came to
the next likely place the horse he was riding
no a Ettle, that's all. Se long as you are not foll·lame, and he had been forced to leave it
To be continued.).
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"I have provided for that," he said, "but a treating footsteps along the carpetless gallery: ward sometimes runs away from a strict guar- were those of a living person, and when she heard dian, you know, and then meets with a profes- the door at the end close, she decided that her fully There's nothing serious; it will delay tor or friend, or so forth, who occasionally be sunt had been spying on ber." comes her husband, when he is of the male ser The day that followed that might had been a bart it does not signify."""
Des. 28 Marns Why should not give Marjorie the chases of silent no. Miss Eyon hind only spoken a few
Jan. 8uDE. running away. I will be at hand as a good words to her when they met at Isucheon and at angel to see that she does not come to grief.
Jan. 19) Kolaeth dinner time. When she said good-night as she hurt," he hail anxiously.
dogourt," he said I have settled for it to come
Deo. 27 Thos. Seller Miss Egon sa mute at first, she frowned, retired to her study, Mürjonis thought she mið “I'm all right, thank you," she laughed as in the morning. Then I waited an hour or so
JS Mortense for it cost her a good-deal to alter any plan she it more kindly tas usual, abpost as if she knew she spoke
for the stage couch, which happened to be later DIMENSION Length, 4 feet 11 inches;
Jar Lant had decided on; but he had taken a dislike to it to be a final lava-taking, and then the girl A front wheel was off the carnage, and one of than usual, and only brought me to withis height. 5 feet -2 luches i width, 2 feet 4 inches.
4 Froh Marjorie's pale and face, and common sense, bad.hurried to her own room to pack,
| the horser lay on tas ground.
ocuple of miles of the voltage. I assure you In Walnut case, carred and polished. orged upon her that if har snd was attained the Bhe Glad her horas with her various posses. The driver was bending over it, trying to the way on the moor way not asy to find in the
Jan. 19 Martin means did not greatly siguity. She looked with micas, locked them end put the key in ber pocket, coar it to rise.
darkness; if there had not been a light in the C. Besle, Six Sets of Beads, Fifteen Stops, vis, Shi Sheng
Dra Bf Badzów" *questioning arpression at Mr. Brown's cara. having first left out a few nezmaries for the bag. "I do not wonder we tfret," the girl raid, a window I must have missed it. Now I am Diapason, Melodis, Viola, Delast, Principal Bocchew JAN 18 Nalun lose attitude; he was leasing back in his chair, she meant to take with her, but all this ocoupled she looked at the uneven ground. Surly the going to see if soap and water aan be had Calente Flute D'Amour, Celle Cremona, Stentor
10 Milligan his herd on one site, while the fingers of his some time. She bad, however, almost finished driver was in fault We ought to have kept to While he was gone the woman came in to lay Flugle Horn, Forte, Ya Humana. Ootare store Nordiske Deenac right hand pulled gently at his fair whiskers; when Hanush tapped at the door. Marjorie had las cosdiq
the cloth, and se appetising whiff of roasting Coupline, Bourdon Redel, Manual to Pedale, ant kang 27 she sighed and she seemed releas and bolted it ly way of precaution, and she did not
Kun confound him," Mr. Brown ealdthat birds came in along with her. Marjorie asked Grand Organi, Foot Pedal, Swel Foot Pedal: Tokic "mara Jag. 13 Wynn deolded, her hande ved nimessly. When know what to do. She dared not let Hannah in is just what I told him I'll have my own way if she could see bar bedroom. The weman teak Foot Blow Fadels, Blow Handle. Pedals W., de Vries Jan 12
when we start again.” He looked perplexed.
one of the candles from the table and opened 1 Set 30 Notas Pedal Reeds 16 foot Pitch
Wusbangan. 9 Vallack; **What are we to do?" she saideva
door which Marjorie lust taken for a hanging I can't let you come in, Hannah," she said, "This is exactly what I am asking myself. closet when, arlier in the day, he had peered any morning between the hours of 10 Ane
Can be ren at the Office of the Darby Press YisBang
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to vould soon be back with a fresh carriage if I loor, and this being aposed, showed a ladder-like It soomed to her that Haszah lingered, but took one of the borsos, bet I don't know what to fight of stepe, ap which Marjorts followed bar LARANTEED the bent. Quality BOL she did not again sek” to come in.
do with you," There was a pause. Then he gaida into a fair nad badroom. There was no
LANDS GIN, in Stame Bottles, at 35 How do you know that she will not make Marjorie waited till the beard her go away, and said, "Should you hind being left with the door, but a handrail and a low wooden gate at perados, o PUNCH, CURACAO, PER- the best of her way to Siz. George Woldathon, sized with the expitetsent which had pos- driver II send him, he'll not be back for the top sooned the square well of the ststrosse ICO, ANISHITE, 40, 40.⠀⠀⠀e Dorothy
Ja, 12 Croalg Laney you would fled him a serious obstasin to corsed her since her talk with ile, brown, the re- hours. Shall you mind, sh 1" from the chance that a child or an unobservant
GH. Wappios Jan. 9-Engelmon -to your marriage.”
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You wish her to be laft free, as she was.
yesterday," she said presently.
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Again Miss Eyon sat thinking with that tar
sway look: than she said abruptly;
I've thought of that toe, but I shall be the watch; don't you think I am a match
young girì ?TM:
Marjozło glanced at the man as he stood by sdult might fall down it.
the prostrate horas, and the thought she had -The room wis large and better furnished, than over apon such an oril-looking face, She Marloris had expected. It looked cloan, the vondered that Mr. Brown could propose to thought, and she was surprised to see that fas leave her in such a plight find A
woman produced from under bor nem, two Rue Unan towelsz
"At first ska slept soundly, but she suddenly for awoke. The fire was out, but there was a faint
glimmer from the night-light, and a strangeam Bue give him a lock so full of uneasiness that empt over her she felt, convinced that some he silv
thing aload between her and the dressing tals “I cannot stay with him,” she said, deckledly, "What is the matter now "
te on which the light was. She could not vus : in a low voice. I will walk along the rood yon You will warry her, Richard, the widtinguish even a shape, but she seemed to know take, and I shall meet you as you return with
Marry her or her carriage.
got into trouble for privately, ce, you will that hot dad tindle, Aunt Couss's brother, John the cattle way farther over the woog the ground
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you have my full consent to each a marriage, ¦ yet a noiseless message seemed to come into her rose, and be hurried to this point and stood vt lite door below. and there is no one else to interface, only get bars. It hade her stay at Eyon Court, is told looking round bir. Presently he beckoned to Marioris felt cure that the towels, were fresh delay, Rashard Brown."
Mr. Brown. To say where the wea was the rather below them, about a quarter of a mile looked at the soap she put that also down, to hist *My doar Mim Eron, what next? Of course, path of duty, to scape in this clandestine fa further, a sort of farm house or cottage stand-account. The led carried up her bag. Address if she is willing, I will marry her. I shall only | abion, wesome. The vision orded.
ing by itself on the moor.
and it was very refreshing to wash hár face and be too happy."
Marjorie did not know whether she had be: "I think I know where I am now” he said. hands and then to maks ber hair more orderly, ** If she go away with you she bas no encźes,” { come unconscious focus terror or whether she fell | I was shooting in these parts last year, and I Someone mocked at the door, below and then Min Eyon anid, dowly. *Certainly, no que asleep, the sudden black buffled her, but shem nearly sure that I put up at that cottage in Ur Brown called outagene else would be willing to marry her afterwards." stated awake again and again in sudden fear,#storm of rain, and spent the night there. It" Supper' ready when you are, "-
He got up from his chair. M mangan di hidinge her bead under the bedclothes and shake was quite *- tidy little bonse tren, and if the "It is really good fux after all,” Marjorie
onsider yourself free from all further rain from hest to foot, till at last feverish, fi fel sine prople live there le midn't be half hul thought, I wonder what sort of huivers sponsibility, my dear madam, and love the girl to sleep came once more,
place for you to wait la while I ani sway, forks ther bays is a ploce ]ike thin her her own devices after to-morrow. Till then you! Her night warning bad left however, no white you? fency leaving you mang pa thy high read, the wigi damertalen, sandy in hand. Thr
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