CHAPTER III— Continued.

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CHAPTER lII— Continued.

I/aidy Somerton stood anid look- ( ed at her with a frown ckmtraicting her lyrows lor a moment. Then as slie saw the girl's head, sinik on her breast, as she ' saw a tremor run through the slender form, the smile came -back to her lips. She turned to go baok to her own toom, and as slie went she spoke sharply. "Roiise yourself/ she said ; "we halve very little time in wlirisc|h to dress for djininer. I/et Hatmmonid put out' your white crepe gown." She herself called to the m,aild to enter, ankl gave orders; whiat Miss Verney would wear. Then she swept away, returning, however, almost immediately with a little medicine gj'ass containing some (fluid. "Drirak tliis," she said; "yoiu! are nerVous, which is, only natural, And this will do you gioo'd, I You ha|cl better dress 'Miss Vcnney at omee,. HaraniwV she ordered, "then silie can rest a little while until I am ready to go down with her,." Mary made no further effort to rebel. The stimulant she swallowed put a little temporary strength into her limits, but nothing coiuld take from her heart thiat agoniv> ing shame. j' The maid,, w.ho had se«vefcl her now some time, took sipecial pains with her toilet that evening. It was impossible i mot to like , Miss Veiiiey. She was so gentle ; j she had -always a kind worfdl. j "And for all her ridhes," the ' maid said to herself, "slhie ,do | make me sad. She has a loolc in her eyes that torches me/ some- ( how. " .AVell, if there's anyiWddy in | the world that ought to be hapjpy, mvrely it's. her. She has everyLhing in the world that s(he can i want. I'd like to see her a little bit brighter ; but perhaps that will jorae," rn'iisod on the maiicl, as she brushed and coiled Mary's beautiful lhair, "for, surely, for one like her there's tfure to be the best of .Hitinres."