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She would not .ook In the direction of the trees under which he had stood on ’he night of the day she had first seen him; and she went in with adorn-ed cheerful- ness to tell Jessie. listening with wide open eyes. of some of the strange things which had happened to her. All the time she was talking. she was beset by a long- ing to ask Jessie about Brae Wood and the Ormes: but as she crushed down the idea; and Jessie was too intent upon hear- imz the story of her mistress's sojourn in London to have any breath or inclination to tell any of the dale 'l(‘\\‘5. Of course Ida did not speak of the disagreement at Laburnum Villa. but she gave Jessie an account of the accident and her experi- ences of a hospital ward; at all which Jessie uttered “Olis” and “Ahs” with bated breath and gaping mouth. It was late bel’ora Ida. got to bed. and later still before she fell asleep; for, somehow. now that she was back at Herondalo the mem- ory oi that happy past grew more vivid: in fact. the whole place was haunted by the spectre of her lost love: and of all spectrea this is the most sad and heart- possessing: She was out on Rupert as early as pos- Bible the next morning. and it was dif- ficult to say which was the more pleased at the reunion, he or his mistress And oh. what a. delight it was to ride across the moor and along the valley and by the stream; to see the cattle grazing and to hear the sheep calling to one another in the 01d paintive way! It was almost dif- ficult to believe that she had ever left He- rondale. that La‘burnum Villa. was any- thing but a. nightmare and the Herons a. dlerl-l unreality. dim Lady Vawa in the idea ‘hough, of < take care of ‘ Lady Bu-nn “Ida- Herm quite gnpab} to have you back again. and under such lumpy auspices." “And we wam to say, too. clear," smid Lady Baxlnerdnlo. while Lady Vayne nod- ded awontingly. “that, we hopO you have really come back a0 us. than; you will be one of us and let us see a great deal of you. 01' course, under the circumstances," she glanced at I a-‘s black dress, "we are debuted from e pressing our Ieasure :n festivity: but. we hope you wi 1 come m us quite quimtly. and very often, and that you will let us {man you as one of our own deaa‘ girls." Ida. murmured a suit-able response: but though she was by no means demonstra- tivu they were satisfied: and as they left- thfiy expressed that, saxisfaction 10 each m er. Ida. shook hands with them all and rang for the ten She was very quiet. and six!)- dued, but the little cold look of surprloe with which she had mt, one time met their advance-s was now absent. and they could perceive that she was glad to see them. "Our joy in the good news is not, alto- gether unselfish and disinterested. my dear Miss Ida." said Lord Bannerdale. "Tllmt Heron Hall should be shut up and deserted, while there is so charming a mis- trees to represent the old family. was lit- t.le short of a general misfortune. You cannot tell how anxious and concerned we ham been about youâ€"but We will say no more about that. I trust a brighter star has risen above the old house. and mat, it is entering upon brighter fortunes. At. any rate, lot that be as it may. we want you to lleligve how delighted we are "Oh. yes. she was g1 Banncrdrdo said: “am better for not moetdn [or refraining from { girl! I am afraid all! and has felt, her trout: Ls much thinner. and Now, for some time she avoided tham Dad-t. of the road where the opening of the plantation gave a View of the Villa; bUt she was drawn towards it at last. and she leant for-ward on her home and looked across the lake at the greart, white place shining in the autumn sunlight. I: seem- egi very still and quiet, and there was no sign of life about the place; the lake '1- self was deserted save by one of the steamers on which were only a few pae- sengers. well wrapped 111) against the now keen air. The appearance of the white, Iona-stretching place struck her with a sense of desertion and desolation. and With a sigh she turned and rode away. "0h, Miss Ida. there's Lord and Lady Bannerdale and Lady Vayne and two pf the young ladies in the drawing-rmm.’ "Very well,” said Ida quietly; and re- moving her right-hand gauntlet, she went stgaigm in_to the {igawjing-rqom. In accordance with her father's Wish and her own, perhaps. mistaken. pnde. she had avoided all these people hitherto; but there was no need to avoid them any longer; she was their equal in birth. and her newly-discovured wealth effectually removed any cause for pnide. Lady Ban- ner-dale, a. motherly and good-numured \vO- man. came forward to meet her. and took hggfiy both hands "My dear. we have come Over at oqce to tell you how glad we are!" she 32nd. “We heard the good news from Mr. Word‘ ley. and neither I nor my husband could wait nno‘ther day before we came to 00n- granulate you." Lady Vayne, too. held Ida's hand and looked at her with affectionate sympathy. "And we felt the same, my dear,”‘ she said; " 0 you must not think us mtru- Now, for some Dart. of the road plantation gave That attenton. as 'she was coming tilt from the stable Jessie came runnmg 0 wards her. nd has felt. 3 much thin he room the ace which mc We mu A mm WW 1%? CHAPTER XXXVIII -â€"(Continucd) 1e was glad to see us," Lady paid: “and I like her 3.11 the n moetdng us half-way and g from any gushing. Poor ,t'raid she has been very ill. her trouble very keenly. She nor. and when she came into re was an erpression in her ruched me and made my eyes red lady." finished I ‘I wonder whether we 1‘ family the Herons are: 'ooms compared wit-IL I :1. who is now the must and an enormous fontu we to find a, husband :1 Lady Vane. who was )f the locality. 0k ufh ‘There her liv she that Or, the Belle of the Sea you havevfound l: meeting me me into the n-self-conscw upset wonde her." remarked romething wexrd more all alone: fu'd. Jessie. will of them {fplly calm: 01‘, a ‘I 111166 please: Let res-a {ha “Yes; the shock of bad news. Dear me! it seems so strange that you, a neighbor, so to speak. should not. have heard the story of which all Londonâ€"one might al- most. say all Englandâ€"was talking. Sir Stephen was a great. financier, and had just. brought. out a great company to work an important concession in Africa. He was supposed to have made an enormous sum of money by it; indeed, must, have done so; but an. the very moment of his success there came a stroke of bad luck; and the news of it, was brought to him on the night. of the ball he was giving in his splendid town house. The sudden reverse meant absolute ruin. and he fell dead with the cable ram in his hand. Shock- ing, was it not " "’I‘henâ€"vthenilfif‘. VSHtTaIfiord Orme is now the baronet. Sir Stafl‘ord?” she said in a scarcely audible voice "No; he is now Lord Highcldfi‘e His {anther was raised to the peerage on the day he diedâ€"«me might, almost, say the hour he died. That makes it the more un- IonLuna-te." "Unfortunate? I do not understand. say he is a peer?" "Yes; but a penniless peer; and I can't imagine a more unpleasant and miserable position mhan his. His father died n‘bso- lutely ruined: .iudeed, insolvent; though I suppose by his son's act of noble self- sao‘riifice a great. many of the debts were pal ." "Ten meâ€"I do not know," said Ida, as steadily as she could. “Sir Stephen settled a. very large sum of money upon the young man; but. he re- fused to take advantage of it. and made over the whole sum, every penny of it. to one creditors: and left himself. I am told, absolutely pennilese. Not that it. mattered very much; because he is en- gaged to a Miss Falconer, whose father is. I believe. a. millionaire." The color rose to Ida's face. the hand which held the screen shook. . “And tlhgyTt-h‘ey are 20111;: Ito be marrled “That is rather a, fine place over there. Miss Heron; rather bizarre and conspicu- one, but striking and rather artistic. New, too: ":hoee La it?" __“St§phen Orme's place," replied Mr. "Bless my soul, I'm surprised!" he ex- claimed. “I thought everybody had heard the news Sir Stephen is not, living at the Vilh for a very grave and all-sufficient, re_a§0n_: he ig dgad. my deprf' Ida. guessed. was the archite ed to be no less a pomonago t ous Mr. Hartley. They had 1 the introduction close by 1111 the lake; and while the arch changing greetings with Id‘ eyes wandered now and again and a_s Ida, turned to ride bac he- emd: “Yes.” said Mr. Wordley; "poor man, he died suddenly. quite suddenly, in the mid- dle of a. grand ball; died of the shock." "Shock?" she echoed. He looked at. her as if he found it hard to Iealizg he; ignorance Ida‘s lips moved, but she could not speak. The whole scene seemed to rise be. fore her; but. naturally enough, her thoughts were concentrated upon one fig- ure_in itâ€"jthat of Stafford. "Stephen orme‘s plzu Wordlcy. in rather :1 low "Oh." said Mr Hartlc which struck Ida as bei pressive and significant, no}. knqw what. it implie not know what, it implied The three went all over the old Hall and after lunch the grea-t architect ex- plained, with the aid of a sheet of paper and a. pencil his idea. of what. should be done. “There need not be. there should not be. the least addition," he said "What you want to do. Miss Heron, is. as Mr. Word- ley says. restore: restore with all rever- ence. It, is a superb piece of architecture of its kind and it must be toucde with a gentle hand. If you are prepared to leave it all to me. I trust I may be able to make the present building worthy of its past. It will be a. delightful mask for me; but I mus-L tell you frankly that it will cost, a very large sum of money; how much I shall be able :0 inform you when I have got. out my plans and gone into the esti- mate: hit. at any rate, I can say em- phatically that the place is wonth the ex- pendituiv. Am 1 to have carte blanche?” “Yes,” (.Iaiid Ida; "I will leave it. entire- ly in your hands." This art, least she could do with the money which her father had so mystemr This am least, she could do with the money which her father had so mystemr iouslyl made: restore lit, the house he Jov- ed so well. to its old dignity and grand- eur. The great architect. very much im- pressed not only by the Hall butt Its beau- tiful young mistress, left before Mr. Word- ley. who wanted to talk over “business wit§1 Ida. But he found her rather absent- minded and preoccupied and presently, in a. niausc. she said, with forced calmness: “I did not know," she sadd, in a. very low voice. "I had not heard. I have not seen any papers, or, if I have, only the ad- vexjtjsemeng part. 77 Dead!" soon?" aslied shé. “I don't know. I suppose not." replled Mr. Wordley, as he bent over his memor- He had been making some memoranda in his pocket-book and he looked up Wlxtlh a. start and stared at her. “Is Sir Stcuhenâ€" My dear child, don‘t you knowâ€"haven't you heard?" “Heard what?" she asked, her face be- ginning to grow paler. her lips set tight- Y- Ida leant baék Zirhihueriéhiir and raised a screen which she held in her hand so that jp_s]1i§1§led he}; face {IZOD} his gaze: "Is Sir Stephen. Orme mum me Villa. at__Brge >W_ood. Mr.VWord1ey?" METALLIG ROfiFEfiQ G BE'Y “Emmlron---It’s Limited, MANUFACTURERS Cor. King and Dufferin Sts., To Keep your money it the Empire. times. One way you farmers can help, and help tremendously, is to buy Canadian and British-made goods. 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He went. to hi: father one day and con- fided in him; but, though Lord and Lady Bannerdale were more than pleased, they begged him not to be too sanguine. “Sanguine!” he exclaimed coloring. “I live in a. state of mortal fear and dread: for though I love her more every Lime I see her I never lea-we liar without feeling that my case is hopeless. There is some- thing about Idawh, of course I can't, explain lâ€"but I feel as if I could no more speak to her of love than I couldâ€"could jump over this house.” 7 “And yet she is 7607 Vgrentle said Lady Bannerdalo. to 1 A week or two afterwards, Lord Banner- dale gave a hunt breakfast, and made a. point of her being present; and ehe yield- ed though she would have preferred to have jomed the meet. at, the coverts. As she rode up. Lord Banner-dale came down the steps 1,0 meet her; and by his side was a. tall. gooddooking young fellow, whom Ida rightly guessed, by his likeness to his father. to be Lord Bannerdale‘s son. He had returned from his travels on the me ceding night, was in perfect health and spirits much manned by the sun and rain. and seemed to possess his full share of the amiability of his amiable family. He stood, bare-headed, alt Rupert's head and took Ida's hand to help lmr to dismount, and not, only walked with her to the house bum contrived to $1: beside her at, the breakfastâ€"table. His people had been talk- ing to him of Ida, he was quite prepared to be impressed, and that he was so was evident before the meal had concluded. His mother paid particular attention to Ida, and Lord Bunnerdale regarded the yqung: gain approvineg. “the been run of the season‘ â€"a-nd Lord Edwin. securing the brush. fastened it to her middle Those who saw the act-whey were not many. for the pace had been fast and hardâ€"exchanged significant glances. Lord Edwin was over at the Hall next day and displayed 2L keen interwt in the re- .s-toration, and hem. for some time over .mhe plans which he had humbly begged Ida to show him. He was a modest young fellow. with more intelligence and good sense than generally goes with his age. and Ida liked him It was inevitable that they should meet, almost every day; it, was almost as inevitable that, he should fall in love with her; for she was not only the most, beautiful girl in the county, but there was an element of romance in her loneliness and her fortunes which natural- ly__uppealed to him Within a few days she received invita- tions from the Bannerdalee and Vayues and other county famiuies, who were eVI- dently possessed by the kind determina- tion that she should become one of them. The dinner at Bannerdale Grange was quite on famine; she was made a great deal of; and if she had given them the least encouragement they would actually have netted her; but though Ida had lost something of her ox] pride and hauteur caused by her i:ol:1t10n.she was still somewhat reserved, and gralteful as she was for their overtures of affection, she could not respond as fully as she would have liked. It was the same with the Vaynee and Aver-ya; they 'were all more than kind to her, and she longed to re- ceive their attention with open arms: but she could not: the fact was. her wounded heart was so tender that it shrank even frog the gentlest touch. The following evening she received a. short note from Mr. Wordloy: it informed her than, uhe Villa. was not for sale. It had been purchased by Mr. Falconer for his daughter. “The girl is all right," remarked Lord Bannerdale. "She has been in great. trouble and it has hurt her very badly; and though she seems rather cold and reâ€" served. she is really more sensitive than most women: you must give her time_ Ida had resolved that. though she could not altogether forget the great sorrow of her life. she would not, brood over it. She knew that for her complaint, there was nothing worse than idleness; and she sought employment for her mind and body with an eagerness that sometimes be- came almost feverish. When she was not visiting or receiving visits from, what might be called her new friends. she was busy about, the farm and the estate, and took long rides on Rupert accompanied as of old by the dogs. Very soon. too, Mr. Hartley began at the restoration; and Ida. was deeply interested in the progress of the work. Then, again, the hunting season commenced. and to the delight of Sir Robert, Varyne, the master, she appear- ed at, the first meet: and, is it necessary to say? was in at the death. She enjoyed tthat first run more than she had 0 'joyed anything since the fatal morning the had lost both sweetheart and farther; and she was very nearly happy as she rode home wixth a crushed hat and a habit, splashed with mud. ' Lora Edwixi‘r‘bdé @HEEi‘aight as Ida hen reeli: it was a magnificent runâ€"of course fer. Yes; certainly you can buy it if you want to do 30." Long after he had gone Ida sat, leaning forward in her chair and gazing at tho fire. Stafford was now Lord Iiighclifl’e. a. peer, but. poor and a, wanderer. She start- ed: was it. really he whom she had seen on the cattle steamch Then they had been near each abhor. had looked into each other's eyes! Perhaps she would never see him againâ€"but, ah. yes! 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Sir Stepfllen's death â€"-I never can remember that, he was Lord Highclifielâ€"musm have been a great grief and shock to her. She and her father will naturally wish to be quiet; but. I suppose we ought to call. You have never ‘seen her, Iwflhink. Ida?" “No.” sarid Ida, in film ‘mliassive, reti- cent. way in which she always spoke and looked when on guard. "An extremely beautiful woman," said Lady Bannerdale; “but. she always sbruck me as being a. remarkably cold one; though. of counse. it may .have only been manner. The present Lord Highcliffe, Sir Stephen's son has been away some mime now. I suppose he Will come back soon, and they will be married. They will make a, very handsome couple. You would like him. Edwin. I .took a. great vfancy to him on the first- occasions I met him; and I felt deeply sorry for this misfortunes. But there will be no lack of money when he and Miss Falconer are married, for her father is immense rich. I believe. 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