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68 DEALING THE RLOW. the same moment, as he could see by the nénvaleive) movement of her pale lips. She stood up as she threw the pen down, and he could — see her looking at the door with such an expression of utter woe as the condemned soul might wear at the judg- — ment seat. ‘““You will be brave,” he said to her. “You must help me,” she said. “ He will not believe me; you must tell him that you will not marry him. Think of him! think of his mother !” “No, I cannot meet him—I will go away. You must deal this blow. Oh, I love him—love him, and I cannot give him up! Let me go away.” She took a step toward the door, but recoiled as ‘she heard a buoyant step on the stairs. She staggered back a pace, and murmured : “He is coming with love and happiness in his heart, and I must stab him. Oh, Heaven! what have I done that this must fall to me?” 3 Lord Coldenham was pale, but his lips were set. He had hoped to accomplish his mission before the coming of Guy. Hehrd no wish to meet the young man, but with so much at stake he could not shirk the encounter. CHAPTER XIII. DEALING THE BLOW. No one had told Guy that anybody was with Viouet, and he had run up the stairs with bright anticipations of the sweet face that would meet his longing eyes as he entered the little parlor in which he had said good-night to her. Lord Coldenham stood in the shadow of the room, and Guy did not see him at the first, but only Violet, who stood in the middle of the room. “My sweet one!” he cried, springing toward her, “ have I'seemed long? I could not make those prosaic folks un- derstand how important it was that you and I should have a license—— What? Oh, I beg your pardon!” and, with his arm already around the shrinking form of Violet, he followed the direction of her glance. ‘“ Lord Coldenham !” he exclaimed. It needed no power of divination to tell him that the visit of the nobleman boded no good to him, and he turned with a quick, questioning glance to Violet, and then he comicbooks.com