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. niAi'iKit xiw
' "I w'J go to Miss Lennox's house nt
nce,"KJid Hel I run to himself, after hnv
log his" h, other. "I will nut try to meet
her by I'limne -I will iln everything open
ly. 1 will ask to see Iht, and thin till
her why I nin nunc."
Fortune favored him. 1 1 knocked rt
the hall locr. mnl wns told that Mr.
Lennox ml! Lady Lennox were lint "t
home Unit they were nut expected nt
homo mi in II four-Imt tlial Mi.-s Lennox
was discngiigi-d.
Iteatrix sat ilnne in the superb drawing
room, lr,iiig to do. id,- what was best ami
right for her tn do. She glanced listless
ly enough nt tli card Hint tin' servant
brought in. Iiit when shi' av the name
her coldness ill -eiie.l Iht; tin- sweet fin o
Was transformed, her ev es tilled with love
ly light, her lips parte.) viili n smile.
She hold cut both hands to It.liriui on
hi entrnncc. Mis jealous eyes looked
quickly lit them llierc was no cng.i.:''
Incut ring on her linger. I.uite silently he
clasped the i iit-ircti -lu-.l hands their
meeting was so sweet, so pleasiint, ami
It would !; m er so soon.
Site did not si i in to n member that he
Was clasping Iht hamls.
"I inn very glad lo m e yon bark again."
lie said. "I wns so sorry when yoii went
away."
"I urn pri sumptuous, I know," lie tohl
her. "I cannot help it. I have only call
ed to usk you, is it true?"
"Is what true-:" she a-ked. She hail
Completely !'i i -4-it It'll I lie pa I a g rapli in the
newspaper, ns she hail forgotten every
thing else in iier joy at seeing liini again.
"In it tine that yoii are about to marry
the lblkc of III all, land':" he in. purr. I.
A In.ciy lliisli lose to her fine, her
heart heat f; -t. Ion "Prime Charlie's"
daughter n.aile one last effort in defense
Q" Iier maidenly independence. "I can
not uinlcr.-l.iii.! why '.! -I mild n-k me
t hat ipie.i.oii, .ilr. Car- ,v," she said, ami
that wis piihaps the least truthful sen
tence i!h hail ever nitereil.
"'ill yon to t sit ilownV" fhe nihleil.
"Ami will yoii imt release my hamls';"
lilie was nlmiit to ay, 'oul sonicthiin; in
bis face pun i ti il her.
"I will nut sil io a, lhank yon. I will
Kami ju-u where I am. holilint; your
hamls in uii i . wliilc ymi inouounee sen
tence of lianislinii in iipi.ii me."
The iluk eyes lille.l with pain.
"Seuteme cf haiii-limcii!, Mr. Carcw'r
Nay, yo,i wili never hear sin h a sentence
from inc."
"You cannot umlerstaml why I kIioiiIiI
ask yon that ip;csii ni," he saij. "Let me
tell yo'i yi it can lull seiol 1110 angrily
away- it i: l.eeaue I inn mail; Inn ause
from the lust mono in that 1 Inhelil your
face until now 1 have lovcil you wnh inaii
neas, lint sin !i uiailness makis a man's
life Kwe. t to hini, Heatrix-lhis ome lei
ine call you 'lie. mix.' I have been mini
enniiKh to l..e you. Pear luaveii, if I
couhl tuit tell you how no other face,
awect, has come lietueen me ami heaven
unve joiiis. Lverylliiiii: speaks of v
The waves murmur ami the hrouks siiu
'Hegtrix.' I know no other vonl; your
ti.uue, so mitI, so simple, tills ill worlil
for me. I iliil not know that 1 lo.eil ymi.
I uever rnitt to myself. 'She is the fairest
amongst vvoincn, ami I will win nr.' I
(lriftetl i s a leaf ilrilis ilowu the stream.
I drfaillC'l as n chilil ilreaiiis., 1 wake to
find myself stnilm with n man's love,
a man's ile-pau. I went away while I
had strcni.Mli to c.i. Vim are not aury
with inc. t-wtil';"
"1 am not iincry." she replied, all un
conscious of the story that her downcast
eyes and ilioopim; face told, all iiuiuie
scions that the still stood with her liamU
clapc,t n his.
"I went uway liecause I felt that if 1
taw you auiiiu I must tell you all, ami that
In telling I midil lose you. 1 t li. nii-h t that
when I was ar away from jou I should
forget you. 1 would learn to love you less.
1 have MmlUd hard. I have worked bard,
and have retained ipiite as mad as when
I went nwnv. The tiist thinn I saw on
my arri.al in Km;l.ii:il was the niinoiince
ment of yoiti lieiroihul: and I have cmm.
to ayk yon. ts it true':"
"No," she n plied, "it is imt true."
The Midden tieani of happiness in his
face start U d in r.
"Not true! Thank heitn-n! Oh, Bea
trix, penult me to a-k, do you love this
frreat and ininluy duke who has bo iiiui li
to offer j on '!"
"Yoii do net deserve to know." she said;
and his heail j-rt v.- lighter at the words.
"Why do 1 n. t?" he aske,.
"(Ine woiilij think- that is. 1 should tiu
aginc and then she stopped.
"You woulil illumine what. Heatrix?"
"I sh iiil l think that, if you had really
heen auvious to know, you would have
asked mo instead of Koine to Athens."
be mi id.
"I dar-,-1 not."
-Vby, Mr. t'arewV" she asked, briefly.
"Why? I'ei -111-0 y hi ine a treat h-i.--eta,
a brilliant I eile. n ipieen o( fashion,
and I am a poor luim-wr with uo for
tune." "What t'om-on-e!" erii d Iteatrix; and in
aonie v.tKUe way. thmuili the words Wert
rather con nioiiplace. he seemed to find a
jre.lt de ll i I emoin.ii;etiieiit ill theui.
".Noiici; e: Nay, it is hardly that. Had
I acted i tl i -rwise. il wouaj have leen tin
case of Kiuii t'opiietua and the bei;i,"ui
luaid reverie-i."
"It vv oilid b..ve 1' s ;s uo uh tlii.J."
the rejuiuvd, ijjickLv.
"i'ou hiive all. l-teatrix. esi I bavo
nothiDR." lo- --aid. "If the world were
mine, I wot id lay it at your feet, I would
BiT you evorj thins ."
"Are yoe tl.o ;y i.e:e rt us persou iu
txiswnce'f" she a -!.' '.
A ud.!cii pa-.-:o:;a;e tue ihini. d in li.
eye, lii lip ireiahle l. tl.e stum,; Inuids
t jateued tbair kIj.
"Mini, nealtix," he cried, "or you will
driva bjc mad!"
"I in not want yott tn mad," she
said "I want you to be eool and sensi
ble." "Klmi'lim; here, Iteatrix, looking nt yon,
it is very ilillli tilt to he that."
"Tlien do not look at ine," she said.
"As though I could help it! I Khali pi
away ten llioutiind times happier than 1
came."
"Are jou (.-nint! to Athens airniuV" she
nskeil, niiietly,
".No. I shall slay hero now. Oh, Itea
trix, I love you so dearly! How rejoiced
I sin. ul. I be it you could learn to care for
me!"
"You have never asked me," she snid.
"Have I i, o! 7 The distance b-tweeu us
is so Krcal; it seems to me lis useless to
ask you as tn stretch out my hands to
touch n bright star, you are so far ubove
mi'. Hut, Iteatrix, you nre not finery;
you hear me say these ihinpi, and your
dear face does not frown upon meV I
it in t;rn vvinit ili - i t cannot he possible
that you arc williiiK to care for me I
must be dn an iiij;!"
" Ymi have t ever asked tne," h repent
ed; but he saw that Iier face had grown
is vv hite as death.
"1 usk you iiuw, my tlurlinir. my beauti
ful love will you try to care for I ie'.' 1
am not worthy, bin I love ymi as no other
man ever ild. 1 icar to a.k, ;(t it must
he true do you e.ire for me a littler '
"Not n little can yuu not guess V" she
saiil.
"Is it possible, Hentrix, that you hive
tne 7"
Tlie gravity of her fncewas bt-vkt n by
ch-anis of rosy, tender licht; the din U eyes
looked for ii moment into his own, mid
then .-he was clasped in his arms.
"I cannot believe it!" he crie I.
"You were always my hero," said Itea
trix. as though exciisim; herself "always,
I thoii.'u you lioin the first like Kins'
A 1 1 Inn'."
"This is happiness!" he exclaimed. "My
proud, biaiililul iteatrix is it true that I
have won you at Inst V"
Time pai-cd unheeded "I'rince Char
lie's" daughter had found her haven of
lest.
CMAl'TLIt XX.
The sound of carriage ,i heels roused
Iteatrix and Itclhaii from their tram e of
di-lihl. Iteatrix looked at hel V.yer.
"'I hey are come,' she aid, n, the
proud face (.row ,utlo as from oine great
emotion.
I tell ran kissed rbe sweet lips that had
already bidden su li delianee to love.
"There will be n battle to liht, my
da rlini;." he -aid. ' ill, Iteatrix. tny heart
ini-eives ine! 1 have been sePish. I cught
in ver to have told you of my love."
"Would it I ave been better, then, to
have left me to be unhappy forever?" she
asked.
"Your uncle must be told at once." said
lti liran. "Win n would ymi advise Die to
us1 him':"
To-inoi low inoi-iiiii." she replied, "be
fore 111 nt heoli."
lie will be nn try with us, 1 know,"
xnid ltell.it., "and 1 am sorry for it. 1
like your uncle, Iteatrix, without kuow
iui: w h) ."
"So tiiu. li l!i ict'ir.' miio told him.
"Ami I li ve my uncle v.-r) dearly, lie is
I sierliue. noble man. '
Hardly know inn v hetln-r he wasilienui
or awake, lteliran t'aiew left Siraih
nam House. Iteatrix went to her room,
her heart full of her new-found happi
ness. "It is the Very wine of life." she said
,o hiTsoll', "this love that 1 despised."
line of the tirst thiims she ditl was to
Mile to tin duke; and her letter was very
uiiich to lh point.
"I told )ui Irtiiu the tirst," she snid.
"that I did not love ymi. Y...1 bentfed of
me to t rv to do so. 1 did try ami lulled;
(hen von asked ine to try I'aiu, ami,
much a-oiiiist my wish, you persisted in
declaring yum -elf a suitor for my hand.
It was iintlei -toml between lis that 1 was
quite flee, ami thai, if 1 fount! myself un
able to love pm, 1 was to till you so.
That time has come. I have asked you
lieu to withdraw from pretensions that
.Ii.-ucss'mI inc. Now I deal quite fairly
and limn -ily with vmi. ami tell you mu-t
(lankly that 1 have met one whom I .1 i
love. I tsteciii vmi and respect you, ami
-hall always be most happy to call you
my friend."
'I he letter c li, In. led Willi expressions
.,f Luod will and continued interest. tea
irix felt light of heart when she had w lit -ten
it. It' he could but have believed her
w Pen she had pokcn before!
I hen -he dies-ed fur dinner, feeling as
ih'-uch -he nt ved on air, mi unutterably
happy -vas hv.
I. a ly I.eiiiioN looked up in wonder nt
I he beauin'iil, radiant visum that seemed
to ttoat ioio I t r rouin -Iteairix, in her
sweeping ilii- of white silk, with roses
in In ; h nr. l.t r bright tan- tlushed with a
Jiiw of happiio -s i hat was new to it, her
yes IriiUit vviili the sweet story of her
UiVe.
" I'rixie. my darling," said tin? gentle
i.itther. "how well vmi look!"
i he girl wtut up to hir; she kuelt by
her side, ami i!asK-d her warm arms
round her l ev k.
"Kis n.c. tuaruuia." said, "for I atu
the happiest licum iu ali ike world
:u.deed, 1 feel that th--re U Bj Cher crea
ture so happy as I uiu "
The love bhiniag in her eyes and flush
ing; the sweet, proud face made her so
I eaiitiful thut Ijuly Lennox was struck
Villi hel'.
"I have , n.ilhiug to lell jou. luauiUiii,"
-he said, stiviy, but you must keep it
,-4'eret until tvmorrovv - something that is
must Wonderful. Can yuu uot guess?"
And with the shyness of a child aba bid
her face on her mother's neck.
"I cannot guess unless the duke "
"Oh, mamma," she cried, "do not talk
about the duke, please I That is all at an
end. 1 want to tell you why I nm ho
hnppy. Iteltran Cnrew loves me, uud has
asked me to be his wife."
She wns silent for n moment the sound
of the words as she herself had tittered
them rilled her Whole mind with inexpres
sible joy. l.udy Lennox did not stir or
speak,
"I laughed at love so long, mnnitun, and
now no one loves more deeply thau I do,"
said tlio sweet voice,
Itut Lady Lennox looked very ftrave.
It was not iu human nature to hear such
words nud see such a face as licutrix's
without some emotion. She unchiKped her
(laughter's firms from her neck, and gaz
ed half null) at her.
"Io you love him so very much, darl
ing? Is it such very good news?''
"The best I could bring you, mamma;
nothing could lie better," she snid. "No
one could 'ningine anything better."
"My dear Trixie. it is n very serious
matter. What about the duke? First of
all, tell me about him."
"There is nothing to tell, mamma. I
have always been quite open and frank
about him. He would not take my an
swer, which was always 'No.' He persist
ed in uaying that if I would try if I
woulil only try iu time I should love him;
it required time. I uni not to blame,
maiinna."
"Hut, Trixie, think of the position, my
.'.ii r. It is such a splendid mutch to
break off, such a brilliant future, to mar
and spoil. I am tpiite frightened at what
the worhl will say."
"Am I to marry to please myself or
the worhl?" she asked.
"Yourself, of course, Trixie; but con
sider the proposed lnntch. Y'ou are very
beautiful, ami you will have n large for
tune Mr. Oarew bus only his profession."
"I should not mind, mamma, if he had
even less than that," she said, proudly;
"one does not measure such a man by his
wealth. Oh, manimn, dear, lie kind to
me! Do not talk about money. Think
how I love him how he lnves me. What
is money? Tell me that you like him
that you arc pleased that yuu will be my
friend,"
Lndy Lennox was quite roused now.
"I do like him," she replied. "He Is
ha nils. mie, genc'riius, gifted, noble he Is
all that a man should be; but 1 cannot
say that I tun pleased ymi are going to
marry him. Trixie, with your beauty,
you ought to do much heller. Your uncle
will be bitterly annoyed."
Iteatrix rose from her kneea.
"I am sorry you are not pleased about
it, mamma." she snid. "It v I t mat
ter, though; death Itself I not
change me."
"I am quite sure harm wili come of it,
Trixie. I nm frightened."
Iteatrix kissed her with the name air of
protection that she would have shown u
child.
"Yon are nervous, mamma; it will be
nil right. I'ncle never refuses me any
thing on which my heart Is fixed. fo not
think about ii. Only kiss me uud say
that you hope I shall be happy."
Lady Lennox kissed her.
"I hope so, my darling you look happy
enough, lint what will the world say?
( h, Trixie, it is plain 1 have brought you
up very badly, since you do uot discern
the difference, socially, between a peer
mid a barrister,"
OHAPTKK XXI.
Peter Lennox sat in his stuJy. Break
fast was over; his letters were answered,
bis business affairs finished. He sat mus
ing with great delight on the wedding
that was never to be. He had wondered
it little, for, when breakfast was over,
Iteatrix bail laid her lunula on his shoul
der and said, with n charming smile:
"l.'ncle, if some one comes to see you
Uiis morning, and has something to say
about me, you will be very kind, will you
not ?"
He had not the remotest idea of her
meaning; he fancied that she must be
speakiug of a jeweler or u milliner.
"What am I to say, Trixie?" he asked.
"Y'ou must say 'Yes.' Hear that in
mind. All the time flint my Irieud is
talking to you say to yourself over uud
over again, 'I have to say Yes.' "
l'eter Lennox luiighed.
"You're a terrible coax, Trixie," he re
plus!. "We shall see whnt the 'Yes' in
volves," ami he went to his study, won
dering what she could menu. There he
employed himself busily.
Il- was ubout to leave the room to go
for his morning's walk, when Heltrnti Cn
rew w as announced. He asked him to sit
down, ami expressed how gratified he
was to see him and fluty talked for some
minutes on matters iu general; then Itel
tran said:
"1 am come on a very imiHirtant emind.
Mr. Lennox."
In a moment it occurred Ui L'etej' Lone
n
that he had to say "Yes." lie looked up
iu dismay. What could Iteltran Carew
have lo say about his niece? He listeuetl
intently.
"1 hope ymi will not think me pre
sumptuous. I only wish that I were king
of a great kingdom that 1 might prove
to you the disinterestedness of my affec
tion. I love Miss I.ctiii" 1 cannot tell
ymi how deeply mid dearly. I ask your
permission to make her my wife."
At ti st he listened in blank dismay, and
then bis face grew pale with auger.
"1 distinctly refuse my permission, sir,"
he answered. "My uieee must marry the
I hike of Heathland."
"Hut," suit) Iteltran. "your niece does
imt love the duke, sir. She loves me."
"It is not a question of sentiment."
declared Peter Leuuox. "I.ove is a toy
for boys and girls; my niece must marry
for the welfare of her house, for the pros
peril) and well-being of her race. She
must marry as the ladies of her house
have done before her uud in that case
she cannot marry you."
"Miss Lennox loves me, sir." he said:
and. despite his auger, Hcter Lennox's
heart warmed to him, he looked so hand
mine.
"It is a girl's fancy," rejoined Peter
Lennox, grimly, "that will die before stern
realities."
"I thiuk uot." said Bi-ltran. "Mist Len
nox is not a girl who ia easily iuducuced.
She is firm a true Lennox, sir. I hope
you will, not harden your heart agaiust
iis. I know that I am what the world
would call a poor match: but I love her so
dearly, air I do, iudeoil I wouM give uiy
very life for her. Sha is the heart of my
heart, lift of tuy life, soul of my soul."
His hps quivered, and a mist of tears rose
in hia blue eyas. "I will work hard for
her. sir." he went ou "I will surround
her with ruxuric- indeed, she shall miss
nothing that ahs has had here."
Peter leuuwx rose f row hit chair and
loekad at hhn gravel.
"I am very sorry," he saW, "that it eon
not be that I cannot consent. You plead
well, but ynu plead in vain. You cannot
marry tny niece. I refuse most distinctly.
I decline to listen to your proposition. I
like you; personally I have not the least
objection to you. You are n noble-hearted
man. If I hail two nieces, I would give
yott one. As I have but one, she must
marry for the benefit of the race she
springs from."
"I do not think she will agree with you,
sir," said Iteltran.
"It is of very little moment whether she
does or not; she will have to marry as I
have stared. t!o home, sir, ami forget
her. I like you, nud will be your friend
through life. I will do anything for you,
except give you my uieee that is an im
possibility. I am sorry to be abrupt, but
I have un engagement this morning. I
trust to your honor, Mr. Cnrew, to make
uo attempt at seeing my niece again."
And with u grim civility that boded ill
for his interests, Iteltran found himself
buwetl out of the room.
CHAPTKU XXII.
After his dismissal by the millionaire,
Iteltran Cnrew slopped in the hull of
Strathnarn House and asketl to see Miss
Lennox. She came to him looking dnz
rlingly bright.
"You have seen my uncle, Iteltran?"
she snid. "What is tin ws':"
lli' took her hand iu his nud looked sad
ly into her race.
"My darling, you must send me away
from you. Your uncle will not bear of the
engagement will not listen to one word
about it."
"I shall never scud you away, lleltrati,
ami 1 shall never give you up." she replied
frankly. "Was my uncle very angry?"
"He seemed to be sorry for us, I fan
cied; but 1 might just as well have pray
ed and pleaded to a statue, Iteatrix he
was immovable."
"If you can bear nil thai. I can do the
same, ami we shall win in il ml, Itel
tran," said Heatii.v. "Nothing shall make
me break my promise; am', if you can bear
the trouble that I fear is iu store for us.
never speak again of my giving you np
if you do, I shall take it as a sign that
ymi have gnr.vn faint-hearted and wish to
leave mo. Together we can brave fate."
He could only kiss the liajid that be
held, lie was iu n passion of love and de
light ; he couhl find no words to say to her.
she was so true, so noble, so loyal. Then
he went away. Just as he was leaving
the hall door lie saw a groom wearing the
Heathl.inil livery ride up with a note in
his hand. The note was for Iteatrix, nml
wiiliiu it was inclosi' one for her uncle.
She had never liked the duke so well as
when she rend his present letter; it was so
full of kindness. It run:
"My Hear Miss Lennox My affection
for you has been so sincere that I prefer
your happiness to my own. As ymi have
found your happiness iu the love of n more
fortunate man. I withdraw; ami, wishing
you every blessing, 1 promise to remain
your fricr.d until death.
"I I MATH LAN I ."
The little note written to Peter Lennox
merely said:
"My lienr Sir I have to thank you for
all the kindness that you have shown me
during the time of our friendship, and to
ask that the same friendship may be ex
tended to me still, although my hope of
winning your niece has cmled. Yours
Inily, 11 NATULAN IV
Iteatrix sough I her uncle with her note
in her hand. He was still in the 1 briny,
too much annoyed, too vexed and misera
ble to care about going out. He looked
up when she entered. His heart misgave
him when he saw the linn, self-reliant
expression of the proud face. She did not
look like one to ! swayed by sharp words
"lteiitrix," said 1'eier Lennox. "I was
just about to send for you. 1 was very
much annoyed this morning." 1 ic-piie his
annoyance, his usual olil-lashioiied cour
tesy did lint forsake him; he rose ami
placed a chaii for her. "He seated. iuy
dear; 1 want you lo listen to me. I have
been very much annoyed."
"I nm sorry to hear it, uncle." she re
sponded. "1 am afraid you have net been
kind, as yon promised; you have not said
'Yes' to tuy friend."
"I have not 1 could not. I am more
annoyed, more irritated than 1 have been
foe juars."
"lieml that, uncle," she said; "there is
an example of generosity."
His face darkened more and more us
he read il, ami very quickly he laid it
dovv ii with muttered words that she did
not care to hear.
"So you have given up a man who writes
like that," he remarked "u gcuerous
hcaned man whose like you will not easily
meet ':"
"Yes, uncle; it was far more honorable
to give him up than to marry him with
out love was it not?"
"I am mi anno) ed," he snid. "that I can
not speak calmly upon the manor; it is
the greatest disappointment I have had
iu my life- the very greatest."
"I am sorry to hear it, uncle," she re
turned, gently.
"1 did not expect such treatment from
my brother's daughter- 1 had hoped for
better things. I inn old and must not look
for eld-fashioned virtues, I suppose. You
can leave ine. Miss Lennox; 1 prefer to be
almie."
"Are yon going to call tne 'Miss I-n-liox,'
uncle?" she asked, with n dreary
sigh. "That would make me very miser
able." "You nre no niece of mine while ymi
persist in disobeying me." he replied.
He watched her as she quilted the room
in all the pride of her glorious youth, a
shadow lying upon her fair young i'nee.
I "It seems hard that she cannot have
j her heart's desire." he said tw himself,
I "but she cannot."
He grew restless.
I dowu the long room
He walked up and
He paused repeal
ik'ug that be would
it Ily at the door, th
go after her ami remonstrate again with
her. and then he said to himself that il
tvould be useless.
CHAPTKU XXIII.
A mantle of gloom fell over the once
happy household; the servants soon per
ceived thut there was something wrong,
l'eter Lennox kept to his study now, ami
seldom dined ul home, or spoke to his
niece; he wax vexed, autry, and discom
fited. In the meantime Iteatrix saw Belrran
at rare intervals "glia-pses of Elysium"
he called such uectius. He could uot
go to Stratbuara House Peter Leunox
bad torhiddou it. The Ducucss oi LUuis-
lie was very civil to him v- hen the met
1 bim, but she never invited him to her
j bouse. The lovers met at balls and par
I ties, at the opera. If they could not mvet
they could write; and they did so.
One evening the three members of the
j livided household dined together. Peter
t Lounox had resolved upon making one
' fcusw appeal te hie uieee, ami so tallied to
Iker more kindly than usual. It wag gen
tle Lady Lennox who caused the mis
chief. She noticed the ring with its baud
of pearls, and. taking her daughter's
hand in hers, she said:
"Trixie, what a I eautiful ring! What
large pearls! JIow tine they are! Have
I seen that before?"
"No, niainiiia." she replied.
"Where did il conic from?" asked Lady
Lennox, quite uiieuiiseiuiisly.
Some girls would have evad.'d the ques
tion, ami without sp.-nLing falsely would
have laughed away the inquiry not so
frank, uncouipioinising Iteatrix', She
looked up ami said:
"Iteltran Carew gave it to me, mamma.
It is my engagement ring."
The few simple words fell like a thun
derbolt. Lady Ailsn sighed deeply. 1'elel
Lennox abruptly rose from his chair.
"I am your luVvful guardian, Iteatrix
I stand here in your dead father's place,"
he began.
"Itut not with his kindly heart," she in
terposod.
"1 stand in his place," continued refer
Lennox, "and 1 hold his mil horily. Iu
his name ami iu iny own, I .'oniiiiund you
'to take thai ring rrom your finger mnl re
turn it to the pre.-iimptiioiis man from
whom you have received it. lm you
hear?"
"Yes, tKlele, I li"iir." she replied calmly.
"Ho you intend to obey':" Iu asked.
"No. most decidedly not. Yoii must
think I am a child, uncle, to ask me such
a thing. That ring will never leave my
finger while I live."
"Think again,'' he said, "before yon de
fy me. I give you one umre chance. Will
y'ou take off that ring, send it back to
iteltran Carew, und fell him thnt by my
wish all acquaintance between you is end
ed';" "No, uncle, I will not-1 cannot," she
replied.
The stem face grew white with rage.
She did not quail lie fore it.
"Ymi refuse? Then listen lo me, Itea
trix Lennox. I have been ioiiie time con
sidering what 1 should tin listen to me."
"I atu listening, uncle," she replied.
Hut even she, who knew how far the
Lennox anger could go, wondered what it
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"I have borne a gn at deal," said Peter
Lennox: "far more than I ought to have ;
borne; but 1 loved you. Iteatrix. and I did
not want to harm you. Now 1 have coma
to this determination you must give up
Iteltran Carew or ymi must give me up
one of the two.
Mv heiress must be w or- '
thy of lnr name, and if jmi marry thm
needy barrister you will not be worthy."
"lo not say one word against him,"
she returned, with white lips.
"1 will leave that for the world," he
said. "It will say enough without the
addition of one word from me. I brand
him as A fortune-hunter, and so ilisnii.-s
him. Il is with you 1 have to deal. You
must choose between ll-- between Peter
Lennox, your father's brother, the head
of your house, your uncle, yt-ur guardian,
the imi:i who would have given his heart's
blood for you, the man who has lavished
his wealth upon you, who rescued ymi
from poverty ami made you his heiress,
ami the man who may mar your life and
mine. You inn-t choose between us, Hen
trix Lennox."
She stood quite still, quite silcul- it was
a tremendous stake. Prescnily she rais
ed her eyes to his, anil n light such ns he
had never seen before came into her face
a look that he never forgot while he
lived.
"I chouse Iteltran Carew, uncle," she
saitl, quite calmly. "1 choose poverty
with him rather than wealth without
him."
There wan deep silence between them
for many miiiutcs-a silence that neither
of theiu eared ! break. Then l'eter
Lennox nm veil nearer to her und looked
into her face.
"Ymi deliberately renounce Krccldean
ami my wealth, tny love mid tl.e inherit-
mice 1 could leave ymi for Iteltran Co.- j
revv ';"
"I would renounce the whole world for
him," she replied. i
He bowed. j
"I can say no more. Miss Lennox. You
can tell your mother that this hoii-e U ,
your homo no louder
I cannot bear it. Trixie," sobbed Lady
Li-minx. "1 tin night I was stronger. It
will kill me to h..vc the luxury uud com
forts of this place for the lonely, desolate
solitude of Slratlitiarii. 1 am uot strong."
Iteatrix looked at her uncle.
"1'iKle," she asked, "could you nut find
some other way of punishing me? Make
mo suffer twice us much, if you will, but
stiai-e itiautiun."
lie neither looked nt her nor spoke to J
her, but turned to Lady Ailsa.
"1 am sorry you have to sillier for your
daughter's w rong doing. You must par
don me if 1 am firm. When your daugh
ter submits lo my wishes, 1 will make ev
erything as phasam as possible for you;
but while she persists iu her willfulness 1
will persist. Lennox has met Lennox
you know how it must end. Let me add
that 1 shall be pleased if you will take her
away to Stialhiiiiiu us s.iou us you can.
1 shall leave my hmi-e now. and uot re
turn until she has quitted it."
Iteatrix rose from her mother's side,
and stood before him vvilh Hashing eyes.
"mi lire cruel," she cried, angrily
"cruel and unmanly. 1 do not care what
ymi do to inc. but is il worthy of a man
to punish a weak, delicate woiiiau for the
fault of her child? You strike nt me
through In r, and 1 say it is cowardly, tin-
worthv of you. The meane-t
meet
face to faee-yoii strike at mo through
one whom 1 bol l most dear."
lie never looked at her. never answered
her; the girl's sit n.lcr figure trembled
with agitation.
"I have no re-pert for you," she said,
proudly. "I did let ilniik that )mi could
have done su. h a thing. I would not be
)onr heirc. now it I . oiild. Ymi are a
trailer, ami ti" geiuh man. You will noj
be kept out of ymir h . ii-e long. 1 shall
go to Lady It.i.v uer'- now at once; my
dear mother will go with on-; and we can
travel to Strathnarn wlun she is well
enough."
She made him u low bow and swept
from the room, leaving him I- hind her.
"Io not ft). Ai'-a." Peter Lennnx said
wore geutly; ".mil shall want fur nothing,
Itut we must bung that girl to her senses,
i few weeks at Su.ithnarn will quickly
put an end to ali ties false heroism of
hers, and everything will eotue right
again. Having made the threat, I must
follow it up."
"I with that I lay safe by Ciiarlie'i
side!" sobbed the helpless lady; and hat
giitn. atern brotfier-in-law liked her bet
tar far ber weakness and dependence oa
him.
fTo lie continued.
lu ikiuic of ibe farming districts ot
China pigs nro harnessed to small
TfutjuiM aud made to draw tWio.
VC&ttt J4tt(V
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MR! AND GARDEN.
Va-tililmiiig ii - Stable. I
A stable holding ci'.lit cows, stand I
lug in two rows vviili their heads to- j
wnrd caeli other, can lie ventilated j
with tin eight -inch stove pipe run from '
otic end nf Ibe alley up through the j
liml' The pipe should ootne within I
iitio foot of the llnof, nml go straight j
up without any bend. It will not be j
necessary to It I a pipe in from tin' j
outside, unless It can be nnauged to
come Iu under the mangers or in the
centre of the alley where the cows
Will not be in a draft. i
A t'rinonl I Inor on llonrds.
Soniel lines conditions will not per
mit a eeinoMi (lour to lie laid directly
upon the irili. I'loor timber, and
boards can be laid and a ceiiu iil Uuor
put directly upon thai. The plan
KXl I'l.f.ENT PT.AS FOH A I F.Ml'.ST I'l.Olli;
shown in the illuslralioti will be fmtiul
excellent. Lay the Moor limbers and
on liese put hoards, leaving a space
of .'til illt'li between. A batten be
'.leaili iliese clacks will keep the soft
coin. -in from running down through
I lit-1 ii When hardened, the -mint
will hold inucli better for these tilled
racks. - America u AgrLuliiirist.
Caimriiv of Fnrin Machinery.
A coiTi-poii.leiit of the New York
Tribune says of the modern harvester
liml hinder that cuts and bind- a swatli
of six In .-even feel wide, which HIV
the successful atltl popular sizes tout
they cut about all ih i'i- all hour. With
the obi I'astiiiiiie 1 era. lie a good man
would cut from two and n half to three
i"'i'e m u day. ami a good man woitltf
bin. I as much, so that the man Willi
I the ma. -Iiin would .In in ten hour
I four times ns much as two men in the
I old way. or the machine is equal to the
work of about s-veti men in ten hours-.
There nr.' what are i nlled "beaters."
! which .-hi and bind ten or twelve feet
in a swain, but thry are not in eotu
im.ii ti-e. other headers cut Iroin
fourteen to eighteen feet wide, lint do
not bind, ilclivefini; ii into lieador
wagons, from which it is stacked ami
Ihl'enshcil from the stack. Sonic in'
the larger grain farms have what is
culled the "combined harvester." cut
ting i he heads from n swath of eigli-
i teen in forty leer in width, ihresljin.
Waning ami bagging it. all at one oi
eraiioii. I'mt the laiger the capacity
of tin- machine the greater the power
required to operate It. and the cost of
labor is not so nnn-li reduced as ii is
! changed from mini power to horse
power or steaiii power. The machines
make il possible lo harvest wheat
etioiigli ,o supply Hie world within the
time .o.i I H i- in t In- best condition to
harvesi. and the men who would have
been required lo do nil ibis by the nbl
methods ran now work in forest, forge
or 1:1
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lory.
llol.l-Tlght Snw Illicit.
act mil pa living ill n sir, it ion sh.ivvs
Tl.e
flow :
that ;
I saw buck limy he anaiig. ,1 so '
II log of Wood Will lellllllll pel i
fectly sia;;onar.v. The bin k itself i- ;
made like any ordinary sawbu.-k. lutt j
on one end a levi r, a. is attached and !
no itrrangi I that it can be pn-lied j
flown and lastencil. thus holding the;
TUF SAwnriK.
firmly. Hy arranging litdes, c.
log. 1 1.
in one i t and a series of small holes,
d. ou the other, the Inn k will hid. I any
size I. g. The pin, e. is wrongly tdaced
ill the engraving; it should be on top
of the lever, a. instead of in the mid
(lie. This lever should be of hat. I
wood, one and a half inches w.iie and
one inch t hick. A large wire noil will
answer very well as a pin. Hy the
Use of this device the operator is not
I required to exert any eff ort iu holding
the log in place The small iigti.'e
shows bow I he sawing is to be (lone if
the big is lo be cut ill 1 n four piece-.
First saw nil :br i tit marked l- at 1
then the second cut h at thcti finally
saw the n niaimug portion iu two nt i.
;.- L". lMw-t ti. in New Lnglaiitl Ilium
stead t'om-sr Ten! l or sninesni' C'Httlf.
Iu the nticuipi to make our farm
Stock very . Inure meat producers, coll
cctitiaio'l tii.i'l ha-, been fen
to sm h ..ii extent that the ntn
mals havt in ujaiiy instances In
come ilept i d el upon line foods for
their growth and development. It is
possible to carry this fc dun: to such
an extreme tli.it tne aniui.iis would be
of little use if fed on anything else.
The feeding of 1 1 nci utraied food must
Inevitably tend to weaken the vitality
of the stock, .ml make them unfit lot
gA'Eelul fdi'ui purposes The -.loiuuca
of cattU sheep t-wiue or otbf r doinea
tie farm animal is atted tor the diges
tion of coarse Jml fine food, and if by
accident or design either clus- of food
are defiled them ih.it orga'i lue.-t un
dergo .-ome cbaugo. The w inter hot
house lambs which are ivatv.l so care
t'ully must be led ou ilcli, couceu
I
trfltod food to produce lender, delieftfo
moat, nud if coarse food was given t.
I In-ill llie.v would Siiuti ce.ise to jsvow.
They are .in ni l iii. lal product uf thu
breeder's an. a 'id in liieir way they are
very good. Th- y serve n purpose of
ilieir own, but tint for the farmer.
It would be tiiisinken economy for
any except choice breeders to iitieinl t
tn bring up their cnltle, swine or sheep
mi iiliy limited grain ration. I'.otli
from the point of view of cot nml
tiunl results this policy would lie il
mistake. Coarse, bulky food is essen
tial to the proper growth and deveioti
liielil of nil farm animals', and with :i
little preparation this can be provided
t'.ir the animals the whole year round.
Kxpci'iinitits ninde in feeding show
that the best ration is one thai In
cludes n civil t varii'iy of bulky food,
mixed with line concern rat nl food
surlleiciiily to make the balance a
sensible one. The ratio of the two
must of coin-so differ according lo tho
relallve nourishing: qualities of the
t vpi-ye food. Clover contains many of
il sscntiiil iiigieilit tits for forming
muscle, bone and strength, hut corn
fotlder. beans and good timothy bay
furnish nutriment in different propor
tions. A consistent ratio of grain,
however, can be adopted for the win
ter am! summer season, and 'ben with
liberal feeding of coarse fodder, loots
and siiecithtir food the animals are
sure to thrive and faf ii without much
forcing. Th'1 normal growth of farm
animals is after all the mo-t d.'sir.ible.
for In i bin way lin y build up an excel
lent constitution, which later will la
in good form for fattening for the mar
ket. - Professor .nines S. Doty, iu
American Cultivator.
Iiisi-cts Injurious to 1'roils.
Among the evidences of Ill-eel Injur
ies is the nulling brown and dyiiur of
tlie lops of peach trei s. In some ca.-t.i
rot is lib'iiialde for this. Inn tiie t'.iiif)
usually results from a small green
e.ilcrpili.'ir. Ibe larva of the peach twig
borer. This insect, while a cninnioii
one in soine sections of tin- rountjy, is
not t.ry well known In New .bt-c)
It winters in the crotch of tin- tree or
the linilis. sis- a iMtei'Millal'. lis p'.es
elie;' is known by the small balls of
gum in winter, which exude l'toiii lli
tle Indcs In the skin through which
ine larvae have bond, seeking winter
iiuatieis. This pest can be conlrollcd
by spraying Willi paris green annul
the time the foliage starts iu the
spring. It seldom does any burn:
after .Inly 1.
Nursery peach stock is frequently
injured by n species of llirips. The
damn go occurs when the little trees
ai'e about one foot high. The lip is al
iiicked. the heart of the plan scraped
. ft and Hie juices sucked out. Tho
tree is stunted in many cases, and is
never worth anything. The pest be
gins his work lis soon iis the buds
siart. Seedlings seem to -withstand
the attack better than budded trees.
The post is the worst during hot
weather. About the only way to save
the trees is lo stiuiulaie early growth
by irrigation, nml forcing by the use
of quick acting fertilizers.
The San .lose pear borer seems to be
gradually disappearing, and if prop
eily looked al'lel' there seems to be no
cause for alarm. Scurfy scales nre
abundant, and apple trees seem to lie
the most seriously affected. The ap
nle plant louse can be el'ici .iiail.c con
trolled by spraying will: a weak in-vc
tieitle just us the buds begin to open.
The effects of in-er! icities i ll fol.ago .
have been studied quite c:i:v;'ully. Ulu
rather peculiar fact is Mint young and
lender foliage will stand s.rong. r in-,-e.
-Mi-ides than older leaves. l'aris
green tends to choke the leaf or to
.l.'-e the breathing potvs Crude pe
i '.oleum should lli'Ver be Usui, fol the
oarntlin thnt it c.iiii.ims liils up the
tires. It has been fivqiieiu ly nb-erved
n orchards that no bad ef'Vois follow
it" npplic.it ion d' pans green for some
mys and even week-. Then suddenly
'.he leaves appear burned. This Is ex
plained by tl.e lad that soon aftir ap
plication the pans green becomes dry.
While iu this condition no injury oc
curs, but when ruoisiuiv appeal
through humidity or r.iin, the solu
ble arsenic dissolves and the leaves
are burned. As an insecticide paris
green is by no means perfect. It is
not uniform and is very co-tly. The
green iirsenoid recently put on I ho
market seems to be much more satis
factory. Soapsud- and weak kerns tic
emulsion are the very best applications
for I'll kinds of plant lice.
On some varieties of pears the San
.lose scale, which appeared very abun
dant in spring, did not show any In
crease by autumn. This proves that
under certain conditions Mi" San .lose
scale can be easily controlled, or there
are conditions under which it tioc- not
thrive. The pest known as the Fans
scale scenic. I to be abiiiid.int. mnl is
about as bad as the Sail .lose.
The yellow no, ki d caterpillar is
quite nbundani in many orchird-. but
this may be kept under by the us,- ,.f
arsenical poisons and ill some cases by
j band picking. The wool) apple louse
li- on the increase, ami will undotilit
I c.Uy caus harm utile eh. . -ked. The
i mint serious injury from this p. -t is
i it- work on the roots, forming gull-..
! 'Minis and the like.
The pea louse is nbtindnnt in many
I -. . lions, anil the only practical method
j of controlling seems to be in raising
i early varieties If the crop can be
! larvcsted by .Tune r. but little damag '
will result. Sweet peas are 1u-t uh
! h.idy affected as garden or tild crop,
j For small lots a strong decoction of
tohacta will answer. Kerosene emul
; simi has been trie.1 but killed the
v. ues. Professor 3. li. Smith, lu Or
I acso Judd Farmer.
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j C.ilh'ornia i the second largest pro-
liuv-i r of quicksilver m the world, and
iu ie math, easily the first wliolicvei
demand lor the mi' cral warrant
iu reasiuii the cupneity of Us (.inuu-
ear mi lite.
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