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29 THE WIDOWED BRIDE. nor half so much. Where’s the use of raising such a hue and ery, and rousing my lord out of his bed at this time o’ night? _ I never see such a born fool as you be!” But by this time Lord Glenhampton had thrown ona black velvet dressing-robe, and hastened to the door. “What is it, Boylsford 2” he demanded, addressing the steward, ‘Has anything happened?” ‘There’s a fire somewhere, my lord, sure enough,” an- -swered the old servant, deferentially, ‘‘as you'll see if you’ll just please to look out of your west window; but there war nt no need for disturbing you, nor you, my lady. Pve sent Jennings down with the keys of the private: engine- - house, and the boat-house, and I was just goin’ to step down myself, when——” But Lord Glenhampton staid to hear nothing more before he drew back the silken draperies that vailed the windows looking westward. : : Boylsford, the steward, was right, A fierce red light, now rising up into lurid tongues of flame, like the awful brightness that hangs over Vesuvius, now sinking down into rolling clouds of dusky redness, brooded over the tree-tops — in the valley; and, as Lord Glenhampton turned, he saw the red radiance momentarily reflected in a pale, beautiful face at his side. Lady Glenhampton stood there, her white cashmere wrap- per thrown hurriedly round her, and secured by a heavy silken cord at the slender waist. — You up, Edith!’ he said, half-reproachfully. ‘Do you _know that the night air is chill” ead, Adelbert” she gasped, ‘‘what is it? Where can it — ‘be? Not in the hop-barns, I hope? Marienne told me there was a merry-making there late last night.” a caught at his arm, nervously clinging to him as she spoke “Be calm, my darling,” he said, soothingly. oN o, it is not in the direction of the hop- barns. It seems farther to the southward, and nearer to the park gates. There! do you hear the village bell ringing out? Edith ——” And ~ he stopped abruptly, as a sudden updarting volume of flame revealed the outlines of surrounding objects more ac- eurately. ‘‘I believe it is une deserted lodge at the = entrance!” , i “Oh, Adelbert! but no one lives there.” ~ = comicbooks.com — 2. at <a i ~S, a