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_ ___ .. ---------------------------------------, ----------------------- THE MAN SHE LOVED By EFFIE ADELAIDE ROWLANDS. CHAPTER V III. 6 1 The Bargain. “Money ain 't everything,\ repeated Laxon, as he shook out the half- amoked tobacco from his pipe. “ W h a t do you want th a t money cannot give you?” she asked coldly. She was fast regaining her strength of mind and purpose; the shock had passed, her brain was working quiet- )y and evenly, and her heart beat with scarcely a flutter. She knew the sort t)f man she had to deal with. He looked at her calm ly; he was quick to note th e change In her voice, and it did not please him ; he preferred her in h e r terrified condition, and it had gratified him to see her crouch before him. She felt as she stood there th a t she would willingly have struck him dead before her. Her thoughts must have dawned in her expression, for he drew back a little. “ D on’t try no hanky-panky tricks on m e ,” he said, savagely; “for If you do I shall return ’em and make things nasty. No giving evidence on the sly and having me nabbed! ” “You are a coward and a fool! How could I do this w ithout harm ing myself?— and th a t is out of the ques tion. No; the m atter is clear. We must come to a definite arrangem e n t ,—you keep my secret, and I keep yours.\ “Y o u ’re a cool hand, by H e a v e n !” he said, w ith a look of adm iration at her impassive face; “and you’re be ginning to see things as I see them , why— so much the better.\ The clock struck one in its heavy, ponderous way. “I m u st go now, but will see you again. By the time we meet you will perhaps have come to some plans and will tell me what they are.\ Laxon nodded his head. “ I ain ’t going to wait, neither. You must m eet me to-morrow early, if not to-night.” “I will meet you to-morrow night,\ Dorothy answered, with a quiet air af determ ination; “ I want the m a tter settled. You know the lane near the lock w h e re the stile is?— well, be there at eight to-morrow evening, and I will join you. Think over everything well, and name your sum .\ “W h a t if he grows jealous and asks awkward questions, eh?” She smiled a cold, disagreeable smile. “Leave th a t to me. I believe I am quite able to arrange m a tterr to my own satisfaction. She moved to tne door, anti stooped for her sunshade. The child was still playing on the step, and looked up as the girl came out There was a strange expression on the pretty baby face. W ith her happiness still so great, Bo wonderful about her, this sudden upheaval of all that degrading past was too horrible. T h a t she, Dorothy, Countess of Derrim an, whose beauty and good fortune were at th a t m o ment the them e of fashionable conversation, that she should be th a t girl who, after dragging out a m iserable year with this man, eating her proud heart out with all the petty sham e th a t went to m ake up the sum of his dally life, was suddenly hurled into the direst quagm ire of horror and degradation! The thought m addened her. She clinched her hands till the delicate kid of Lor gloves cracked with the force *nu her nails pierced her flesh. ^Vbat would be the thoughts of Gervals did such a truth come home to him? _ She stopped to her hurried walk. “G reat H e a v e n !\ she moaned; 'w h a t am I to do? If only I had Borne one to whom 1 could go for help, who would aid me now.” The w o rds had scarce been whis pered by her lips when a thought came and brought a w .ve of great relief. “Enid! W hy did I not think of her before? She will come, she m u st come; she will believe all I tell her, and If I am only kind to her she will do anything in the world for me, I know. Yes, yes. I will send for E n id.” She hastened toward her cottage. As she clicked the gate-latch Ger vals came striding to meot her. He looked pnle and disturbed. “Here you are. my darling, thank Heaven! ” he exclaimed. “I h ave been lo nervous. I have been walking up and down, looking to tne right and left, and not liking to leave the cot tage for fear I should miss you.” He came to her side and took her baud. “W h at is the m a tter, my dearest?\ be asked, hurriedly. “I have been a stupid idiot, th a t is all,” she said, clinging to his arm. •W andered Into a strange country ind had to flee for my life; in other words, I lost my way, and was chased |y a b u ll” Gervals threw his arms around her, and pressed her to him suddenly. She shivered, and a pang went through her selfish heart; but i t wdb fraught w ith as much fear as pain. Pear lest he should ever know the .ruth, and so she should lose his love. • “And what have you done tn my •absence?” she asked, alter awhile. “W rote some letters, and immedi ately you had gone, this telegram came from my m o ther, saying Uncle Roger is In London to-night, en route for India, and would like to see me and be presented to you.\ Dorothy sat up, and a slight color dawned in her cheeks. Here was the very thance t h e needed. wWhy not<?\ she asked quickly. “I know m o ther w-fll be disappointed if we won’t do th is.” “But you would not care to go up to London?” “On the contrary, I shall like it. Virglnie has been dying to purchase some velvets and things, and this will be a good opportunity. Gervals bent and kissed her. “I never told you Uncle Roger’s history, did I, darling? It Is a very simple one, yet it changed his whole life. He m arried early in life a wom an whom he adored— my mother says his love was something passing words!— and after two years of hap piness it ended abruptly; his wife de ceived him, and it broke hie heart. \Deceived him ? ” repeated Dorothy, mechanically. “How, (Jervais?\ “She had never loved him, but had m arried him for his money; and when she met the man she did love, she for got h e r wifely vows, and fled from the husband whose tender care find good ness she had never valued. From that day to this Uncle Roger has been a wanderer. He makes his home nowhere; he will not even stay with us for more than two or three days at a time, and those at rare intervals.” “And— h is w ife?” said Dorothy, in quiet, low tones. “ His wife repented all too late, and crawled back to him one day, just as he was starting on a fresh journey, and bogged him on her knees to for give her.\ “And he did?\ Dorothy’s fac? w .s strangely eager. Gervals shook his he^d. “How could a man forgive th a t wrong? My uncle did as I should do —refused even to acknowledge her very existence. She had dragged his honor in the dust, degraded an old name, broken his heart, and ruined his life. How lould he forgive h e r ? ” Dorothy shuddered. CHAPTER IX. Enid is Trapped. The last streak of daylight th a t forced its way in through the skylight feuad Enid still at her work. ‘Only two more and then they are all done,” she exclaimed, wearily, as she was forced at length to put down her brush and leaned back in her chair for a xew moments; “and then I m u st astt for m o re.” She sighed a little and passed her hand over her brow, that, ached from so much stooping then rose, washed her hands, and refreshed her face by dipping it in cold water. “ It washes away the cobwebs,” she said to herself; “but all the same, I am very tire d .” Just as she was putting on ner old est hat and gloves, sounds of hasty footsteps were heard on the stairs, and Mrs. Lawson appeared, breath less. “Oh! if you please, Miss Enid, there's a lady come to see you; she's a orful swell, and she won’t be said nay, and she’s in a h u r r y , too!\ “To see m e ? ” repeated Enid, blank ly. “There m u st be a mistake! You— ” “No, there is no m istake,\ said a voice at the door, and a slender form in a long black coat with a bonnet and veil, came into the room. Mrs. Lawson stared to think the visitor had walked after her in this way. Enid stood motionless for a mo ment, then her surprise found speech. “ D orothy! You here?” “Yes. I have come tho very In stant I arrived in town. I want to talk to you. Is this your room ? \ Mrs. Lawson took the hint and went quickly out of it, while Enid stood still, too much surprised to be conscious of w h a t she was doing. “Phew ! W h a t an atmosphere! How can you live in such a den? ” Dorothy flung back her veil, and pull ing a chair tow ard her, sat dowm. “ You are looking miserably ill,” -she added abruptly, for Enid had Just lighted two candles, and her tired, pale face looked even more weary than it really was. “ I am quite w e ll,” she said, with a quick flush. She felt there was something be hind this sudden', unexpected visit of her cousin to her humble home. “W h at are you doing?” Dorothy glanced round the room and saw the cards. “Painting, as usual?’ “1 have all but completed an order :or menu cards th a t I was fortunate enough to g e t.” — Dorothy looked at cer. ‘ F o rtunate! Do you like work, th e n ? ” “Yes,” replied Enid, simply, “I like it.\ “Tastes differ,\ and Lady Derriman shrugged her lovely shm ldera; then, remembering tha* tim e was precious, she changed her voiqe; “but I don’t | mean to let you lead this sort of life, Enid.\ she said, w ith all the warm th I and affection she coqld put into her | voice. “It is Uflfcoeslble.\ -----------------------------; ----- - ------------------------------------- ■I prefer poverty and Independence to dependence and w ealth,\ Enid re plied, the color deepening in her cheeks. “Please don’t bother about me, Dorothy; I shall manage very well.\ Dorothy smiled. She was silent only two or three seconds, but her mind was busy in that time. “I m u st not push her, but lead h e r ,” she thought. Out loud she said gently: “I have no wish to interfere with your life, dear, but I have come to en treat you in person to let me persuede you to come and stay w:th me for a little while, just to get some be-tlth and strength. After that you shall do exactly as you like.” Enid gazed at the exquisite face opposite, seeming to her so doubly lovely with the tenderness and affec tion w ritten so clearly on it. “ Stay with you!” she repeated, slowly. “Do you really mean this, D o rothy?” “Silly child! As if I should come all this way simply to indulge in jokes! Mean it? Of course I do! I am so rem o rseful for the disgrace ful way in which I am afraid you m u st have thought I treated you when you were ill. I scarcely know how to explain or excuse myself, save th a t I do not think I was sane just then. My poor father’s death made me al most a mad w o m an.” There was a ring of sincerity a n i tru th in these words. Enid’s quick, generous mind went back to the ag ony Dorothy had certainly endured, and all was forgotten and forgiven. “ Don’t say another word about it,\ she said, gently. “I was ill for a little while, but I am all right now.” “Now promise m e ,” said Dorothy, who read Quid’s face as easily as a book, “promise me you will show me your forgiveness for my unkindness by coming down to W eir Cottage to morrow and spending a short time with us.\ Enid hesitated, and colored again. “ But Lord D e rrim a n ? ” she began. “ Gervals always likes what I like; besides, he is quite henpecked al ready. Remember, we have been 1 m arried nearly three weeks! And he was asking about you only this m orn ing.” “ I t is very good of you,” Enid sa.d, j in her low, sweet voice, \but— ” • | “ B ut me no buts. Now I will take no denial. You return with me to morrow. ” “I can’t go till the afternoon,” Enid said, quickly. “ I m u st finish .this w o rk.” ‘•The4afternoon will suit me. You shall come to our hotel— the Bristol — a b o u t three o'clock, and we will all go down together, an d ”— Dorothy rose and pulled her cloak round her — “ you will let me give you some presents, won’t you, Enid? You m u st not be angry with me; there is some money to g-t anything you may want. No; I don’t give it, I only end it; you shall repay me as soon as ever you can. ” Enid went up to her cousin and kissed her. % “ How can I thank you, dear?\ she said, gratefully. Every scrap of her prid •; or doubt was disarmed. She saw in Dorothy only a warm -hearted girl, whose iove-m arriage had given hjer the very thing she had lacked—- sympathy and womanly affection. “ You I r e too good to m e.” “ Pooh! Nonsense! I can not li\e in luxury myseli, and know you are tailing, and perhaps starving.\ Virginie was w aiting in her room when Dorothy reached the hotel. “Has the ean retu r n e d ? ” Dorothy asked, hurriedly. “ No, my ady.” Sir Roger Courtley had dined with them , and then, a f ’er falling at once a victim to the beauty and apparent charm of his nephew ’s young wife, had insisted on going back to his lodgings to fetch some jewelry that he had brought expressly from Egypt for Dorothy and vhich he had forgot ten to carry with him when he ar rived for diliner. When Gervais and Sir Roger cam* back they found a lovely form asleeo in the twilight, which could only be aroused by a tender kiss. “Oh, Gervais; the most surprising thing has happened since you went!'* Dorothy cried after she had expended , all the superlative adjectives in hei | possession over the quaint jewels, and gratified the old man by her simplic ity and charm of m anner. ” While Virginie was buying the celebrated /llvets she needed she met Enid, who was in rather an anxious state. It appears her friend, Mrs. Lawson, has to leave London immediately, and Enid, of course, would have to return all alone to Knebwell. Virginie told me all this, and I at once wrote of; to Enid and told her she must come to us. You see, we can’t leave her alone, can w e ? ” “My darling! ” he m u rm u red, ten derly; “ how sweet and good you are!\ “ You don t m ind— do you. d e a r ? ” she asked, paling just a little— even in h~r sublime indifference to self-re proach at the sin and deception she was practicing— b eneath his caress and the look of trustful love he cast on her. “Of course I mind in one sense, be cause I like to have you all to myself; but Miss Leslie m u st be considered; and therefore, my pretty \wife I think you have acted with your usual sweet ness and innate goodness.” Dorothy lifted her beautiful lips for him to kks, then turned to Sir Roger Courtley, “Please forgive us, uncle,\ she said, with a laugh and a blush; “we won’t offend again, will we, G e rvais?” “ I make no rash prom ises,” Gervais sm iled,- The old man, tanned and rough ened by many a buffet with wind and wave, sat siLnt, watching them. ,lTo be continued.) Thi: Mantel... G. A. NEWTON, M. 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