Show Z 4 11 0 4 As m cg m R 9 ai x il A 2 X 40 Z E 4 rf 1 ar 1 11 1 5 T tvan 1 C I 1 4 0 V t by i 0 m 6 h 1 b sk ie 7 1 1 1 l fl ax KII I 1 X pmj dai dence ence called mrs A I 1 beresford amay y I 1 sator I 1 IM i r and aad r 1 ikeie were done 1 1 I presume 1 I observed 1 I there was wasa wason I 1 I 1 I 1 in IBL asking askling I 1 ane imo to call this afternoon 91 well ym yes she ahe replied la in a hesitating tone something hus has happened and 28 she paused somehow I 1 did not feel particularly eager to hear bear the news the fact ua is she conui continued aued hurl hurriedly 1 I want you to biear hear it from any one else and think me mean so pl it do does not give promise I 1 interrupted of being intelligence that will make me deliriously happy its charming she cried and you must be very pleased im going to be engaged how jolly I 1 remarked presently I 1 required only a few seconds to appreciate the information gwen stirred her tea in a meditative manner yes its very nicea nice she said it as not to be announced until tomorrow to morrow to the world at large but to you as an old friend I 1 looked at gwen her eyes were still contemplating her tea yes I 1 suppose I 1 am an old friend I 1 replied dryly then I 1 screwed up my courage and said wen well who is he be she blushed I 1 thought she was looking remarkably pretty Ley leycester eester she said softly ah I 1 exclaimed as if the whole I 1 mystery had been solved a s title gwen gave a nervous little laugh lord leycester is very nice dont you yon think so theres no harm in leycester I 1 replied hes only stupid she shot an indignant glance at me 1 I think hes very nice she said attempting to impart an air of conviction to her tone you dont seem to be very positive on the point it is all very sudden I 1 added 1 I have not heard even whisper gwen looked rather embarrassed it happened last night she begun began at the duchess dance the duchess was mother an awe inspiring personage yes she replied you see mother 11 1 I quite comprehend I 1 in your mother and the duchess have been lunching together lately heaven has not a monopoly in the making of mah marriages lages it was ridiculously simple gwen was an heiress mrs beresford was ambitious and the leycester filmily family derived their income from irish estates a derivation that was every year growing more fanciful in its results its a pity began gwen toying with a lace handkerchief that 1 I a title exactly I 1 said rather brusquely she appeared not to have heard beard the remark at one time gwen and I 1 had seen a tot lot of one another and I 1 felt that another straw in my favor rould have wai I 1 amalka I 1 t R I 1 0 0 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 DO YOU MIND brought the matter to a happy termination however it was not to be and now mrs mis beresford Beres rord had taken the matter into her own hands and gwen had probably been allowing her tongue to trip lovingly over the pretty name ot at tady lady Gwendol lne leycester until tb present arrangement had 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gla 4 j 4 i t aj la 1 r g itar F 11 1 1 a r ay iy ajl WAI mg 0 KJ ii e b 4 laft icca ea e 11 Z a F 41 X W 00 r f 7 0 1114 71 4 i i mi i 0 1 I 1 guga 3 V R 1 S fj 11 M w V Z N w igia 6 I 1 4 aed i yoc enst expect io toome c ome C croppers r I 1 band and T doul dont dare tell the ven budhi he exclaimed exclaim edL she bw bar advanced advah ced BM 10 all she can spare al already reidy I 1 doitt aahl know whereto raise another penny and I 1 shall be sold up I 1 began to think of gwen the worst of it Is he be went wa s ithe the duchess has arranged a marriah marri ac with a pretty little heiress the engage mentis to be announced tomorrow to morrow aud and I 1 shant be able to carry the thing through I 1 wen even the money to buy a ring do you wish wi sh to marry m argyr I 1 asked quietly I 1 no he said impatiently she Is a nice enough girl but it Is not in my iny line what am I 1 to do the duchess will simply eat me when she finds out the true state of affairs and it if I 1 cant malke some sort of a settlement by tomorrow I 1 shall have to bolt its a comfortable position to be in he concluded dismally I 1 reflected gwen would not marry me even if this precious young idiot did bolt so I 1 might just as well assist in giving her the title she coveted leycester I 1 said what sum will settle your creditors for the moment and enable you to carry the marriage through he paused for a moment nt five thousand pounds would do it why 1 because I 1 replied believing that a fool should sometimes be helped in hs folly I 1 shall have much pleasure in lending you that amount leycester looked at me in amazement temple he cried youre a good 91 un we returned to the club and I 1 wrote him out a check I 1 left him chatting with barton Pen fenwicke a gossip who spent a large amount of time retailing information he be had picked up and invented much which he e had not 0 0 0 0 the next evening I 1 went to the fen wickes dance I 1 had not been there five minutes before I 1 espied gwen talking with alice fenwicke I 1 strolled up to them a waltz was just beginning are you tree free tor for this I 1 asked gwen as a man came up and claimed alice yes she replied but you dont want to dance come into the conservatory I 1 glanced at her in astonishment she seemed perfectly serious I 1 led her to a secluded spot and we seated ourselves mr temple she said impetuously is it true that you have lent lord leycester five thousand pounds how in the name of I 1 began alice fenwicke told me she said quickly that gossiping brother of hers barton said he had met lord leycester at a club and he be told him Is it true she looked at me pleadingly well I 1 said leycester told me that he had got into a hobble and would have to run away and you helped him said gwen softly so that I 1 might be lady leycester I 1 made no reply she turned and laid a hand on my coat sleeve do you know she said with a smile that im very glad that ive found it out before its too late found out what I 1 asked almost trembling with excitement she hung her head a blush spreading over her cheeks that I 1 value good opinion more than a title she almost whispered gwen I 1 exclaimed leycester found us presently he seemed in a particularly happy mood 0 0 O lord leycester said gwen looking up at him frankly do you mind if I 1 marry mr temple instead of yourself he burst out laughing not in the least he cried and d temple glorious news my biggest tenant has come into a fortune lafortune and paid up ten years arrears of rent im out of the wood by jove wont the duchess be mad when she hears im not going to marry after all and mrs mra beresford I 1 murmured 1 I think I 1 can face it said gwen confidently and she did the magnet magazine I 1 |