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: ewcead to his aunenae Tide wee ince e he was so will ing to leave her behind.” =, BAG sen ata oe A or aaane Meee “She wished to stay,” said another; “ wr. het he Alwyn or the sake — eae NN a eo der = ee. “of old Rutherford’s. countless a “Pools, ly | eake likes Boca remarked the a aed core oo cidedly; “and if that mythical uncle in Virginia makes h h im | a Spee ' she will marry him. Where is Bartram ¢— He should be here _ * to see her to-night.” > rat ppcuias ew: “He has been out of town for the past few weeks, on a visit to some friends in the wilds of Massachusetts. — He re- turned to-day. I met him this afternoon in Broadway, and _ 4 he told me he was en-route for Richmond. The - stockbroking . © uncle is sick—in articulo morte ema Liwyn ‘goes ‘to take | : possession of his fortune.” =~ Nia A hag ae “4 is “Tf he gets it,” said another, fT rs shrug. — oo Lhere 1s.“ many a slip,’ and in this case there happens to be a seco on 4 a heir. But his case with’ he little De Montreuil Ties 3 ina nut- shell. If he gets the inheritance, he gets her; if he doesn’t, 4 he doesn’t. I shouldn’t mind backing old Rutherford, ten t0-% { one, if you want to make a book, ‘Roosevelt. 20 gee ae | M eantime, the object of all this. cold- blooded. discussion 3 sailed along to pay her respects to the hostess of the eens, a serenely unconscious. — She saw the a looks, , she: da that she took it ace a8 8 matter ot course. : < aa Meike ee a Her perfect beauty and her exquisite dress ame hk er a i ways a sort of surprise—made her bloom and brightness: ever < new. PRA VA a at, eal “T had almost given you up, Mees De ‘Monteae iL her host=- @ ess said; “and Ethel has been fidgeting her life. out for the 2 past half hour lest you should fail to come. — You will find — her in the boudoir, waiting-as impatiently as a stricken - lover.” g Miss De Montreuil smiled faintly, She was & Very yr languid — E little beauty, as radically and unaffectedly none alant. as ay duchess; but the faint smile was wondrously beautiful, and: lit up the whole dark, exquisite face, -. ae gl “Mrs. Manners and I are on our way to Cie “Lessom’s Rae, | birthnight ball,” she said, in the softest and most. silvery R08 8 feminine voices. “We are very late, but I would x ot on a K account have missed looking in upon you. How is s Ethel to- — day? JI have been so busy, really, I have had: # no time to ea or send.” an A eee “She is much better—strong enough tor eceive her most | intimate friends in the boudoir, but not strong ze Lough to — appear in the rooms for general society. — by Be ( ' told her, | Leonie,’ with a ae heh ide “Ge se pre re of 1 omy i WN as BN. 7 a a \ : a Ni ee , ' Pat yu ® ie A. an i Ld 7 r | Sle 4 J | | fa ne 4 ] s a mA a? a \ \ \VA a "Ve a ey s “com \ ui AS} ©} Jat ai , ‘° ore | ey, 4 - lt Yi ry ‘ Hy