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`I IIC `L CvI\I,`_ - llI\\v'jL'_"\J-l\J-'_ R . . , . g. . *- ."Tha.t night when I slept 'n this house I_)efoir-: .' Her teeth echattereid; `she,-art1'ci:1ated* the words, with diffi- culty. He `__ha`d~- forgotten for the mo- ment the experience she had related to hiin as they drove from the sta- tion. Her words now recalled it,`as- svsted by`her evident disturbance. Let `usgo in, he sa d. It is all my fault. ` I have worked you up and made you nervous. ' ig1gea,rs;;;;1d,;d;' - CI... I-anon-I43!` '_`l\nrr\11r . 1-nu-urn` our` ` ulauc yuu nrcn vuua- ` She .-turned `sharply round, and, leaning `forward peereddown into the valley; 1 . - . - "Look!" she cried. -Look. Anding bent down by her side, their - shoulders touching one an- other. They couldhear the dmurmur ing of the stream far beneath them where it entered the narrow` chasm through the h"1l. T4-'5 r\C\.`1! 611.: na;f' Inn IIr`1;f\P!'_' uzruugu unc u :1. ~ It'is on-ly themist, he whisper- ed. .Come, let` me take you in. Was it .onl`y`mist?` . ` A dim form, m- long trailing` gar- I men-ts, tall,` above the ordinary sta-' turegappcared to be ris'ng up out qf -the val]ey. Nearer and "nearer 1t `came; at seemed. as if it .almost touched them. I`YA J--- -~L____1- I... -1. ....A ..... .....-I UJIICIICKI LIICIIL Gladys- shrank back and covered her face with `her hands, uttering an inarticulate cry. Lord Anding'press- ed: her -closely to him, but `in spite of his `strong common sense he followed the appearance of the mist-figure with asuperstitlous awe, after a fash- ion whichan hour- ago` he would have regarded as incredible. Swiftly it passed, this emanation of the mist, gliding rapidly by. . The moon disappeared behind some clouds; darkness encircled the , landscape and shut them in. When the cloud had passed there was noth- ing toibe seen. - ` A..Aun- Inn1 cnnnru-far` half c-:1rri=d ully'frighten_ed, and It would 0.1-mg it all back to her. Oh! I pray`that f!_1Otl1ing.~_7s _haI.1ging over their heads again. Surely `they have suffered en-N oughl . T 1 `I do not believe in it for a mo- mg to uc accu. nding half supported, half carried Gladys mto her own room through the window at the back. Shall I fetch Fairy?_.he asked. .No._. Please do not tell her on any account. She . would be so dread- 11lly'ffightened, arid it would bring :4 n1` `mnnb On or T !\f9\;\f112f `I ment, Anding replied, rmly. These mists in the mountains take such curious shapes. With the aid of a little imagination any thing can be made` of then;. . You saw 1t? she Acr1ed-you saw 2; L._39 - | it too? (IT _- I saw a`mist, a sha.dow--s6rnc- thing which might have been a gure, and also m'ght not. . She gripped him-. It was the gure I saw before in my own room. T ` ` A 4 l1'l\,__ __-A. 4.- LL..1- at IL L- q;A ! YUUIII. "`Tr_y,not to think of it, he said, soothmgly. You will go to bed im- `mediately, won t you ? he added. I sl`all leave my door open all night; I am a light sleeper. . U- `p.1'~:-at` `noon Ai1I`af1\! 9'1!` \I7PC'I+ 1 mu 2; ugxu axccpu. He k'ssed her tendetlyvand went out of the room. , I|I.-_-_ T11 " UuL UL Luc luvnu. | A Chapter IV. " Lord Anding did not go to bed. He had tried to make Gladys believe` `that what they had seen was capable of an ordinary explanation; at the same time that superstition which lurks_at the back of all our minds proved too strong in h'm to enable him to discredit the evidence of his eyes. His brain was disturbed, alert, `working of its own accord, without exercise of his will. Leaving on one side the phenomenon which had mov- ed them' so strangely at the last, Anding `had enough to take him out of the_quietude of his ordinary dis- "posit-`on. Gladys loved him! Gladys had taken himinto her heart, and the] very fact had ooded his life withl . IOV . joy. g | A lamp was lighted on a chest of drawers; he moved it close to a sofa atthe foot of the big four-post bed- He had brought some books with him, which he took wherever he went. He chose the most soothing of these, and began to read. Presently the book fell from his grasp. He slept. An hour passed--pcrhaps two. He stirred uneasily; he appeared to be warding something off with his hands -which threatened him. Then he rous- ed thoroughly and. sat blot upright. Wreathing things, which reminded him of the mist, were circling about the room, coming in through the partially open door; he heard acrack-I ling; he smelt re. ~ ' I T-qebnnbnnnnqicltr ha ens-zinc f `.3.I)i'k'g::.I-V 1mg; 11:: Slucu ulc. Instantaneously he sprang to his feet, rushed to the door, and ung it open. Luridlights were rising from the lower floor. It ashed. across his mind that the dry woodwork, of ;which the shooting-box was so large- 'ly built, would ,lend itself with ter-< rible readiness to the element of fire, once kindled. He ran to the top of the staircase and looked clown. His face blanched; the oor below was a sea of ame. There was no way out; the passage between the dwellng- house and the servants"quarters had gone rst. `Au-|r'IQ1'tI ovnclnn fn fl`!!! M2lQ- gon _ . _ `Andmg rushed to the Massmg- hams do__or .and`"thundered upon it, calling ' out, Quick, quick! The house is one are! . He did not wait to `ascertain the result of hiswam-, ing `but ed along thepassage to! Gladys room. ' ` ` RAH. AncI:u1tv ! n-31113!` flan `1n11Pl ulauys ruu}n. "My dar11mz.vhe called, the house is on re!" Throw something round ycrurslf and come out quickly! . 1.1 - 1urn:n(` `xi-nOftI`AC 2T1T\-rP- yLfUlTBCll. 'd.l)lU IQUUIC Uul. \1\JlL.l\lJn -` He waited, breathless wnth ap're- hension, The ames roared below, `and: the volume` of sm_oke had in-V crhsed tenfo_1d. nu- _` \l'--........L......a9 4-'4-\r\Q ,..`.,,..,,,1 Creascu LCIIlUlU- The Massinghams door opened simultaneously with that of Gladys s `room; They had all put. on whatever `clothing- came most readily` to their hands.._ H . CCf'\`--2 _I.. 'LL_2;...;.1. `ALA `\:1`:ncIr1 -r\.1-no-r\ aut_1a'.._ _ -. _ . Quick,_t-hr_o'ugh the bxlliard-room !to`?_t'he balcohyf .Massingham cried. L U- QAA Ln.` A5115!` 'f1'\n` B10 )- F CU `LIN: Uauguuy, 'iV.lI.DaIl`l6l|Llll \,1.u..u ff: He, too,.ha,d 1ooke_ down `the .b1z1z- `ing' st_aircas the oorT7I;1o\'v,'i1n`d _\imposs,ibiHt.v. 7' 'I"---'.. '...'.aE"`"a3;`ui` via !-a' *"IAII.f""`1i:"bPQ ='o1` realised it TCEHISCU IL: \IllIPUDB,lUl11L_V. .(.,_g-rv Txyo `n'iInuts" V later theyi`, iere all. thexj `_a14_rc75icif. the v.l_1eavens_._ UllI$luC.. . ' .. .. . V, `The scene had barely changed. since they `v'v'ere1ast on . th ' . ba1cony,`Z"iccep.t that.the.moon h"ad_ rairersed-_ .t`h'e fax:-3 61:: any `in u.-- ._-'-.v_-7 I ~ "l3 ut 'nghat,a~.Jir"ieren<;! rrhen all vv:'{s_.7 _'pea(e .a'f:d; security; `now, `utmost 1'." 3 ' `LIA r`-,-. -7` . `J .`.',S Ai1'$t3:l)K~:.:\ done, and that _;ntiiJ. . .-` " ' *5,31I3.`+$ai-d O.` =4-.;-n,:`A~;4:__, -..:-_1 `: iL?1'.'- 1, - .lu--"g_-,"'J) . is*`=?%?`s{LL " ..H=.We 11: T3::? " %-'~ Vbcklvjls $}CQ`3'II5|_la1r`!` 5|! allit- 1'. r >. _: n.o`.,' .- Q".` ' ` I-;V\.4:":-)1.` `.;_,ft'l1,`ef .'corner cup- . % . Uu . J? 7; `:.s`p`f.a.'rlg thrbiah they ~vi;ih'd'-. " ow, the room _was full of smoke, the ames just beginning to run, along the odring. -He groped his vlray to the corher, after a minute or two, which seemed like a. lifetime, -his hand tcuched the rope. Back he went, guarding his eyes withone arm, while hemheld the rope in his other hand. I `an 'nuvnn l\Il` pa... 4.`... ` L-_4..`_ C IIBVLA bu..-` ne new we rope m ms otner nanq. Now he `wag out on the` terrace again; his heart stood still; he had left three geople, he found only two [f2I`Il'.`;I10' -1. `xrivanr-1 ann ALA ! |n\-as I.uA\.\. ycvylc, IIC IUUIIU. Ullly LWU standing. In abound V. rgached their side. ("1_J___ I , 1 1- I . c y"1-\ '0 `u`,Eria had faintqd; was nearly i-n the same condition, her husband supporting her_. ` `Al1l";I`ICI" Avnnouannn an. ..-....-..-..A...Z.. .A.lJs`I.lCl-lfhl 3lcllJ`.JlLIl.Is IICI, > ndings experlenqe m mountam- .chmb1ng came to '~h's aid; he made 2 rnnrn'na- In-no in 41...` -...... ..___1 -ynylalnlaaqla vuuu: LU `H 3_ drug HC Iaue a runningqloo`p in the" rope, and, fastening it securely to one of the ornamental projections, which broke the.line`_of the balustrade at various po- n`ts, he_ tried it with all his streng- th,@_and'found. it would hear. - l Behind them ercely- blazed the risingjhigher and higher_ever'y _ nunute, cracking, roaring, sendmg up tongues of ame and dense smoke `into the sky. They could hear the 1 servants, who had escaped from their own quarters and were rendinag the night air with their screams. ' , There was no -`time to be lost. And- ing dropped the rope. over the para- pet, and was thankful to see that it reach nearly, if not quite, to the ledge below. The rope was one which had been a used on various occasions to reach 7 [game which had fallen down some small cliff or precipice in the mount- .__ains. * It was knotted at intervals about a yard. _ Can you take Fairy E Anding ask- : ed Massingham. _I am not sure. 0, God; if she - were to fall. Can you lower the two. to me if I go below? .I.\;a, yca: Anding scrambled over the balcony, any .sl"d down the rope hand `over hand. He was tall, his feet rested on the rock of the ledge, `Courage, Massingham, he cried; it will be all right. The rope `was drawn up, Andi-ng waited in terrible suspense; every moment semed an hour; the whole e) pcr"ence a life-time. Then a voice called out: Are you rearlv? J. Il\'Il ready? T......... ` lnimediately afterwards, Lady Masingham was lowered.with the rope tied round her waist. Lord Anding received her and laid her on the ledge. "Don t move, he said,` whatever you do. She d'd not answer, but lay limp and inert. Another interval. 'lhen Gladys Dayburn was let .down to him after the same fashion. 'She was quite unconscious. Anding t-nloosed her, placed her by the s de of Lady Massingham, then knelt downgand kissed her hands. A min- llte later he was on his feet again, assisting Massingliam to alight, I`\T__-_ ,9 A __ . , _ . V --: -.-......., ...,_,....... .., Now, And-s'ng said, there is still no time to be lost: some of the burn- ing rafters are almost sure to fall tl`-is way. He picked un Gladys, who'was showing signs'of- returning consciousness. and walked au ckly along the ledge. Massingham follow- ing with his wife. At the ex-tremc corner they were met by two or three of the servants. who had skirt- ed the hill to see if they could do anyth:'ng. ` the path the servants liad already traversed, they proceed- ed round the shoulder of one of the twin hills until they came to the high road on the further side. gxplalu. -'1 have a sort of `second sight; "I know things are going to happen be- we they do_ Perhaps you do not believe in that Sort Of Sift: `I- _T'd Anding? w "On the contrary; I have travelled .| ._...-I:I nun? QC 1 V0- I .Glen Mull was still blazing fur- liously; the re had extended `to the servants` quarters, but fortunately the coachman and grooms had had tfme to get out the horses and carriages. TT-I! _ ,__'I _., `..--.. .....-vvavu Half a mile away from the house was a cottasze of one of the keepers. To this Lady Massingham and Gladys were driven. By the time they arrived both had recovered. to a certain- extent, from the state of collapse. . They were left to the care of the keeper s wife and the two men returned to'- the scene of the re. Glen Mull was by this time little more than `a huge re-beacon.` rend- ering` the sky above visible for miles. Thank God! we art` out of that," Andi-ng cried. _"We owe our lives to you, Mas- smgham said: we cannot be grate- fv-! enough. I should never have thought of that rop'eL . An hour later they turned their backsvon the charred ruins. By this time one or two of the. nearest neigh- bours had driven over in their motors to offer assisfance, noting the catas- trophe: friendly quarters were found for both masters" and. servants. or; T are r'1i{wJi}{g }i.-;,""Andang `drove Gladys once more to the sta- ti`on..following the same procedure as on her arrival; this time he- was to accompany her to London. When they `reached the last hill, which commanded ' the "view of what had been Glen `Mull, the girl turned and looked back, long and xedly. ` `\l\Jnn\-v\J vuyu, nvnne upnnu -14`:-my-J o It was terrfble. she said, terri-y `ble! I never wish to go near the, mace again. .Then she turned and looked at Anding; and yest-and yet, she said. "I can nevr forget that Glen `Mull gave you to me.- [LIST or-` FALL` FAIRS wrrn [ DATE& Beeton Bracebrid e Burk s Fa ls i~nA1-:1-sir,` l\ D JKGII3 EKRRIE Bradford .. .. :Bolton ` Clarksburg ` Cookstown Collingwood. .. Caledon Elmvale Gravenhurst Lindsay .. Mea_fordt-_.... . TMidla.n`dW . -Markham, . . ... ANewxna;k.et ".. , Vb. _.,3 I - . .` arty unjf FP.o..ws4 A -.1` ~. '.- \ \'II 1 I? "U11 U18 Culllfdly, .I. Have uav\-uvu the world over, as I told you, and tome across it in the most out. of the- way places. You nd -it in the high- est civilisation and the lowest. Now ltll me about Glen Mull. . You know all about the. ;Massing- . hams? n'1`L: tion. 1 I10 `Wl.'mean you have heard about the appearance of the grey lady when anything js threatenixyg 2,1. member of lheMass1ngham fa:mly?' ` 1..-A A..,Inn 413.1 nnf rnrv `nu--9 me ;Vl'l!3lIlg{ld.lll L.u.uu_y_' Lord Andmg dud nc_>t reply for:_a moment; he was turnmg It over m` b1sm'nd. At length he said: M L..1Z..... T L4... 1-xoncvr` cnv\1nIr`1:nrr msrnnu. I\L 1:11;,-Lu uc aaxu. . I believe I have heard something of the sort, but, then, all old families have legends of that kind, more or less apocryphal, especially these Scotch houses. We do not go bac far enough," he laughed. . ` Plnrlun 6..-nu.` nQ1A `l\f\`}I` nI- CUUUSH, IIC ldU5U'CUv Gladys turned and looked at him. The dog-cart was going slowly; he noticed that she had paled. nnn`6 On1` 0-|\tx urn 1IvI\I1`l` Gafhf IIVULCU Llldt DIIC H01-L1 pasvu. Don`t ten me if you would rather not, he said. Hi... h- __-`.. ..-...;. L.-I` A-nr\unIO'I i`Iis;`\I):;_;gurn`s' eyes had grown large. as if her pupils were distend- ed; thev were wonderfully bl\1e--the 1 blue of the forget-me-not. I` c1-any-1:` n..n:n.. tn An an nanurv III. mu: U1 UIC lUlgCL"lIlC'IlUI.. V `I should prefer to do so, now we have gone so far, although I.ha.ve never breathed it to anyone from that` day to this. The grey lady came in- to my room the last time I was at Glen Mull. "Really? T "I saw her standing at the footof my bed quite distinctly; I had been itleep, but awoke with the sense of ilmeonc in the room; there. was a "hllight burning. In the rst mo- ment of waking 1' thought it was my mother; then I saw it was 3, strang- lhtaller. While I was lookingshe vanished away. I fancy I must the!!- have fainted. When I next rerne_m'- :7 ayything there was nothing to be ten. - I YOU did not tell` anyone, you V ! V .u- I , When I came down to breakfast "Whe morning I found Fairy in',_Ta. great statc_ of mind; their only child, ~rak. 31 little boy of ve, had devel-_ .9d S0mc f(:vcri.=h symptoms in the `V 1.`and v.'.':.~: babbling unconspiou-s~~ midd\1Ane lc-ft dv'ring the day; In. the N E 0f the mght after our_ d_:pa1;t- it `I e boy (11('d. My own behef )8,` h~0u"r35 the very moment, twenty-four pmgdwcr, that_ the grey lady ap-I an` L t0 me. _I two years _L_ord the Hdy Massmgham never visited I h`_SP13_. and I have not been at the! E CH1:-a a9`! ,,...a nucr, Ihtlrotletwgo ms; w A r t die 01: a hruse smce. , . . anish "Let us have this V1SitaS`:,1:1 1 ,A?ndi4n8. the recollection Of. the the , reins to rsmarked. He slufted moment 31".` his right hand, and WT 3 Gladys n lowed his left to rest 011 ggfe 5. Hf? '2 EH3, gn'm;: thvm .3 . ` _ -la `Rot often :.YOu `Sunni 1 ant. . sgud, but I f 10 amused at me, _. Ash}: ' agai N Qt boundto a_c_cept H1152 Somethimnit my better Judgment, when I :'L0mpe]1ed me 1 53Y~`Y5?: you ever ..f1ntc to say 4410`. .t:Y. mg? clt hke that, Lord AnAd`s.; , , but .ThoO`1l M` It this time."x 5a,! T % uNco.neoaA1 b1f?% ..;... $3.000- Head Of_- . %A "5-M t` ~.~ 2: `.' `. .-. G General Managgf i . The Inna u "That is _ H you it his 93' had now treached thA".`1";1.a'.~d!-3 M st which Glen Mull was151F.`?5 The house, practically` `T D111) . - t`"f.'jb0x. becmne apparef `Q me they were still a1'~EI 2 %lehM`/`ii! Lady 0 Gfy fl!` lbk is `)3: D,` ' I | ` 1' One dollar opens an ace " `*'~ ~. -.-. . cunt and in_t,_.,. Iem | 1 AGENERAL mums sAVINGS -.....m an an:-nnnf and ;nflSi'9:;1! fiI5 %F1'}ih-'n11a'H-rl` 1111. V should I talk to you as I zer talked `to anyone before? uathy; mutual understanding ` - ---n kmnr` 3 not look it, he sugestert am of her skma seemed to 10rd Saxon written all over led and ':_>1ushed. ,VV'.eL_ain- 1bot11 sxges, d9nt you -.An..' 0111 rnnro' Ina "" I-`I l\.D|. \J.Il \Jl8V-{JV Ill! 1;: them a httle pressure Of 5.VmDathy and helpful- Lthan I :h. you will be at the to t in t1 sed tlvlll VvvuAu_yavvy .- _., --,.- __,-V,,,, f our small adventure at the Marble Arch. ~ - - u A Or ou would not have come? -"Or _ should certainly have insisted on coming with the stress on the insisted. _ At this moment they noticed. a small lady comin to meet them; at.- tended.by a coup eof spaniels tumb- lmg over one another; it'was Lady | Massingham. `-:1..- .....11.A nuf 2 "welt-n`me- '.Il amt | M. asslngnaxu. so glad to sec`~you, my dear. I was afrand you had all come to grief be- tween here and the .station.. 0471---- --... $.44... an ,Inna?' . I nrd `She `called out a welcome. '-I am friend; they Kassea, one auuuncr. Anding looked on with` apprecia-T tion, In very different styles the two were nearly perfect specimens, each of her own type of beauty --Gladys; till -and fair, Lady Massingham `petite and dark. The latter turnegl to And- [twee-n nere and me .s;auuu. . _ . .Have we been so long? -`Lord Anding asked; innocently. . -441-.."! unm vnn must have `nding asxcu, lnnuccuuy. "`Long! . Why, you must have crawled. ' - A ' The girl "jumped dow-n to meet her friend; they kissed, one _another. . ..u:.._ 1....1.-A I\III nnlvh` nnnre"c1a.' lhe `1)`;6t';s`t-E-Ci: OII'\-_.I.__n he protested. . . Perhapsvl did not use the right `word; I should have, said `satised. 1 She tumedl to Gladys: We try to make `a partie-cai-'_ee when Lord And- ling is staying withus, for_ fear .l1e {should be bored: in "these soli_tudes.- `Do you know, _it is the rst tiniei `I . have ever` heard him say anything really nice about number four! A I -shall never come toyou for a _character,_ Fairyl` , `-`I.--am not sure I care to be No: 4. Gladys put in, with a laugh. A e ` I. should not think there. was the! least chance ,of- that, Lord Anding answered, with a `little bow. - "You nieanj Gladys would always be No, 1....Lady. Massinghagn inter- preted. ` . , _ -, . `7Don t you think wel-lave talked enough nonsense, Fairy? _'Gladys~` protested in .eonfusion;." 1 , _,.-_' I l"" ---- -- .--v o _ [Chapter III. Glen Mull took itsvname Tfrom.` the long valley which `lay awaiy behind the house, -with _a. bum, or stream, `running through it: some two `-h'un'd~ ted feet below `the Levgl of.;th4e= shoot- ing-box. -This Was_~th Mull-. It gwasw famous. for `its. _trfo_u_t jand towqrds_ the rnou`th,. fwhcre '_it .cn_1p`tied itself "into, the Min;h.; f or"' ` ' , fI:h`e` 9-;l)A1,1%si_j1i13L_ ~ . . h 3Qf'7'f . H .1te.e:~.`l1m2!e . nominally, Fdevoted to..bi1liards, with _ an "1tcellent`*tab1e i-n the centre,- but the`: house, it` provided a lounge--a :l`ables provided with , writing mater- la1s_~w_ere placed. in}~~.the'-,- recesses; ltyunge chairs l indicated I comfort. The " room opened',d'n-1 the. back of Glen French windows.~-which ran, indeed, [1 the whole length`*of' the facade on given up to the bedrooms, each with - a small dressing-room attached, `A . v'(`rxvua:An-nl-:1`; : aaaaa n:6uu Lo.)-I Lana _, _ T=he.-_up"per`ioor;=`-was` rsachediahyiea;s:aircase:,openinssome a ;door `gm = .:a.:-` small .=.ha_,ll. The-l _ phncxpal, room : on -this storey was. - actually, by _the -common: practice oi. ~ common 1}1eeting`~place for. all who_ "were staying at -the Wshooting-box. ; Mull, and had` a balcony. before the ` this side. `The rest of this oor was u. cuuau UlCDa|l_l5.`l}J\JIll.. auacucu, ' Coigsiderable .. ingenuity had been exercised by a; former -"Lord Massin`g- ham, `the. designer ofalthe house, in rr_1ak1ng;t_he most of a very difficult site. By the side of the wooden bridge which connected the ' lower" part of the residential 'side with the servants quarters ran a_ small` tram line, on whichveverythmg required for {heals could `b._eyrun from kitchen to dmgmg-room; itqwas boxed in ex- cept at the two ends.- The cook gave the little trolley an impetus, and: a footman `awaited the arrival of the wagon `on the other side-. TL- I-...`l...\.-.... L..A...\ LL`: - . 1-nanure VVGSVJI Ull LIIC ULIIFI l`\.ICu _ ` __phe ba1cony before the upstairs wl-ndows. was some six feet: across. Here tea was ser-vedtdaily. In` ne {weather it afforded a most comfort- able and picturesque meeting-place. Anyone standing on the balcony and leaning over the ornamental parapet commanded a perfect view. `Immed- iately beneath" was the valley of the Mall, clothed with verdure from top to bottom--giant_ ferns, ne trees, heather and gorse. In the further distance, stretched away to the hot`!- zon, -valleys and hills. The air was of the purest, sometimes tasting of the sea, when the wind came `off the Minch; always invigorating. I A `txo-C-91:1-vlq noccor` 9 r`1'ASIfI"I- &V.l.IIl\.ll, axwaya u1vI5vaauu5. A fortnight passed like a dream- Lord Andmg a-nd Gladys . Dayburn . were thrown very much `together. Lady Massingham. was. notl fond of sustained exercise; she rose late, and was-`contented with a. stroll accomp- anied by the dogs. On other occa- sions she would drive over in her pony cart, taking Gladys with her, tn lunch with the sportsmen, when the the drive happened to be taking place some miles from Glen. Mull. Lord Masingham was a good deal occupied with his business and cor- _r',es`pondence,. He took an active part in the management of the estates, .and, as he held a subordinate posi- tion in the Government,*his letter-bag was generally a bulky one. 75 canon kanarnn 0: 1-nu!-has-In` (`!\1`lfGP` W35 gcucxauy `G Uulny \Jll\-o It soon became a matter` of course` for Lord Anding and `Gladys to plan- cut their days almost irrespective {of their host and hostess. Lady Mas- singham encouraged this `from the outset, and they were certainly noth- ing loth to fall in with her wishes. Sometimes they would sh the burn together, and vie with one another about the size of the basket, the pro- ceeds of their respective rods. Now and again Anding would take his gun and the dogs and go after grouse or snipe, nor even stalk a deer; Gladys, [equipped for thq moor, not afraid of ; morass or bog or steep upland climb, accompanied him. She herself did not care to_shoot, but enjoyed the companionship which these solitary rambles afforded, 1 A )\..L'..:...Ia6- `dip- `tunic :e 01930! n I:`n_ raluulca auulucu, ~ A fortnight like this is worth a life- time" of more conventional intercourse and casual acquai-ntanceship. There was hardly a subject these two did not discuss; Gladys liked to hear stories of strange lands-Lord And- i_ng s experiences in places far remov- ed from the ordinary track. A-nding, himself, was modest enough. _about his own share in'"th e difculties `and dangers he had " encountered and overcome; but the i girl read ..between the lines, appreciating, the ..'courage which had carried out so much, and the modesty which so-ught to hide the evidence of its,`existene., - ' A.___1:._._ 1.-.! ..~_-.~.._`.'I.-`..;.. `.....'a'. '...:'sI.. nun LII` Vork of of her shoulders and arms, -he ex er- cvxucucc U1 uav C1513!-Cll|.'I;I__ V '. . _ Anding had n`ev`erbefore;,me'.t with so congenial a spirit `in the 0.PDOsite sex; from the very xjst he felt the extraordinary attraction of the sym- pathy which lay between them; in the evening, when Gladys had sex- changed` her mouta'meerin-g attire for, a low `frock which showed 05 her beautifulegure and the soft dimpling rienced thesensation of: one 100 Tng upon the fairest han'd'wox-k of nature.` Tn! that crng1` pic-nln. ha mac: ha-nna"hf iipon fairestwhandjwork of `nature: | In that small circle he was: brought into touch with abea`-utiful woman- a woman who satised not merely his aesthetic taste,_b1gt also his some- what exacting requirements as re- - ards renement and intellectual en'- owment, r . `Y- ----...4`-- LL- -4a'n`6 `noun an-I-n:n`-n uuwuiciii, _ . No wonder the resultcame which Lady 'Massingha'm4 had `desired and even designed when she... brought these two _together.. ~ A-nding found himself for the first time in His life w__anderi_ng in `the realm of `li_)v_e,_ real- ising -that here lays the pOSSlblllty of .2.-happiness of which he had never hitherto even drearnedg 1'i12A.I. L2- '..--.. L A - n e n a Q4 nnnnn an nuucnu cvcu ulcnuawu. . With his_new-born sense came an unwanted dxfdence; he looked at the dusting of grey in his hair, whichhis glass `reected as he_ dressed for din- `ner; he noted. the lines which dang- {ers and diiculties o`-.v=ercome`1n dist- ant lands had `marked as souvenirs upon, his strong face; he knew that he could lay; no claim to that kind! of masculine _beauty which would satisfy theefequirements of an -artist; he::was rugged` and strong like some giant oak, some stalwart of the forest;;;_'ra- _ t -her ethaxtthe `~gracef31l birch. " AIL-.. .. Lanna K- Ere-nunv mnrn `as his love expanded. am/i deepened his powers of expressing himself in opinion`xma`ttered`. AW.hen.\the time- 'rea_lised it would be `quite possible-; . her.` A tljlef man u_1c gI'cu;c1_u: uuus. _ , . `After :1 tzme he grew more s11-ent; Gladys Da_vburn s company became stunted. `She wondered as to [the cau_se;v_ at times asked. herself whether anything she had said had` offended him. Sheik-new now how -much. his came for her to Iea.vehGlen-'_M-ulli she for her to leave `ggreat .ha.ppinessf.he+.` '1. . " L: g.__-_ ___.".'r.:-;?. I..: ]l'.II_I.l JICI o .- Thus, at the7e`nd of two weks. of perfect ,ha.rmony. \ these two _s ouls- 116 +ga,3;'1__gM;grtug, themselvgs .,w1th ddubt. .. .A,u1i h&a `.li'a'r`lz-seeni. so miih. had-cha1i~ gan. t9`, IHCIIISCIVCBA Wu]; uU*uuL, T;-.lAVndxng `had seen so much, had` had the `world _ at-{_his ,,feet- fo,r`_ so- long, =,G1'a.d' s 9 ould "sea;-ce1'y c`x`-edxt Thex`-' ; own i -carpacitv for satisfying his. 'ta,stes.~ Sh_e_-_4.__,_f_e_lg: -1_l\1erse1_f ;inexpegignced~;'j;;};:Vs}3e ~~1 by ~ %7PIl1\t3'.9?' exactttilz. ..t- ma `er ;-::oi;nvom`nk;nd;, p:qveg,];a1V % t `n3 `:s A. U ` 11.1,?-V7-!\_vg 'l\&l-vbapu---an v T'Iiai tn;;;ntercourse" :7` THE` sommn ADVANCE 7,551 these condmons` became less easy; '.th1e=fg irl" Eriedfi 9&1 s'o'm'etimes- frbntftlte solitary walksfwhich she loved in her `heax-t~of-heart_'s, and longed for, after he` had. started alone. Unrest. seized herj spirit; she suffered " `frome Sleep- lessness which broughabout an un- `usual elassitude` in the evenings. T .-.-.l A...I.'..... -54.! LL`. Hausa: -IGDVBOLUVIC ut I.uc-\.>v\.uu_:.5w., - _ _. jf,_I-,ord -Anding noted. .the`_.'cl1ange, -. worried himself about it, "beli`e'ved'she was growing. tired, and. talked of leaving ,Glen>Mull; '_ -- V As long as he was inthe-4 house no other guest could`b'e`invited,vas the {shooting-bo`x did -not "conveniently admit of another guest. ~ f ` f~.Lady Massing-ham. would not hear of his departure; the very `mention. of it brought a look into Gladys Day- burn s-face which her hostess had .no diculty -in interpreting. As regards Anding, she was more in doubt, yet there were indications, even on his part, which made the little lady hope- for the best. , ' ` ' I .What am`I to do with these. two stupid people? Fairy said one day to her husband. She had just gone "into his oice. Gladys was writing at a small table on the. verandah, Lord Anding had gone out with h"s gun. . T maul llfoee-:nnrI\ne~1 Inn: {"311 9151!` \ guu. - thin, v'vith7 a straggling grteytbeard, which he pulled when perplexed. He pulled it now. . ' W'hat is wrong with them?- Lord Massinigharri was tall. and` . `fStupid! Lady Massingham ex- cla-med; she even went` as far as" stamping her foot. "'1 have given them every opportunity of "L making love to one another. No two people could be better matched. Gladys will have a handsome fortt_1_nev-of herown, and is absolutely unspoilt, as well as being exceptionally good-looking, He ' only wa-n`ts.a wife of the right sort to be the.best man ":1 England, or Scotland, either, for that matter. Gently, my dear, gently. You- forget there is a man in this office! L`..Z_.. tuyio-.4-.A has on-nae 9|-\nu4f' 1191- IUYSCI. LHCIC 13 G luau Ill Llua \J'lIl\.\r5 Fairy twined her arms ab h_er husband s neck. and lifting h;s_ chm, .`gave, him a peck. 3 Va... up. an (CIA Anna \\rnu HnrI f .ga\'c_ uuu a. ycus. . \ . A You are an old dear; youdon t count! ` -~ ` ur 1__--_I T --___.;-_1 1- . .. ....\.-.A CULIIIL: ; I hoped I counted for a good deal. L - u A n _.-._1.. _--.- ..1...u` -.......' :.."_ '.:.I.`..o clcal. A _ 1 I Alj ght, you shall count for what youhke; but do tell me what to do. TWA? \X7ku nnth-act` (-'.;\:n H-mrn ) ULl MAC, ULIL UU l.\-ll IIIU vvucu. Lv uv. Do? Why nothing! Give them bread and water, instead of salmon mayon-naise; that will bring them to their senses; at any rate, it is a sure icurc for a man who will not do what his -hostess requires of him! Nonsense, I wish something would happen to `rouse Anding and make him speak; if only Gladys would fall down a precipice, and he rescue her, that `would appeal `to his `chivalry; I know him thoroughlyf You did not fall down a precipice, asfar. as I can remember. _ If I had, you would have shouted good advice from the top, his wife replied. I should never get. heroism out of you. A r"l4no\`.rb nt\ Ivl\!I fIl'\1l1 UUL U1 yuu. Thanks. Do you mind now if I nish my letters? Lady Massingham had` spoken lightly enough. Afterwards her words came back to her with viv-`d intensity, illuminated by the lurid light of what was to"follow_ ` After dinner that night the four played bridge for a. couple of hours; when this was over they went out on to the balcony, sunmoned by Mas- s n%ham to admire the beauty of the nig t. The moon` was almost at its full, rising resplendent in the heav- ens, now and again hiding itself` be- hind some eecy clouds. which oc- `cupied the zenith of the sky; then, bursting forth and irradiating the edges of these.imsy, mist-wreaths andVmal them glow like molten ' yold. Stillness, absolutely profound, reigned over nature; not a sound came from the servants quarters on the other side of the footbr'dge; pro- bably. everyone was in bed. On these nights neither Fairy nor Gladys kept her maid up to await the con clusion of the game of bridge , which ' sometimes was prolonged beyond the midnighthour. Now and again` they couldhear the bark of ,a. distant fox or the coughing of a stag, rousing itself from some covert in the hills to start on one of those longexpedi- tions `which deer love to [take at . night. .The restfulness and beauty of . the "scene affected `Lady Massings - ham s susceptibilities; surely it was l an ideal night and an ideal place for 5 love-making. ' \Xf~.'olu~...4- 0| `Anne-nu` nnAnA 01::-u-`ab l IU V C'Illdl\llI6a Without a formal good night, which would havq been a. hint `to their guests to retire, -Fairy managed to signal to her husband to go `with her through the French window; Lord Anding and Gladys were hardly con- scious of their departure. *Each felt under a sort of spell. _' TL- . . . . . n-.. `anon: n ~ A . . A- KIIIKICI Q \II I. III ml`: . | They were leaning over the para-' pet,. side by side, at the furthest cor- ner, away from the b lliard-room; just` behind them was the. bedroom orc-upied by Gladys. Some twenty` feet below the balcony was a broad ledge of bare rock, about ve or six feet wide. Below this again there was a sheer. drop down the stream, which entered a tunnel in the hills, passing` beneath Glen Mull itself. (Ila-.A.u_~ noun Aahnacna yvcauls IJUIICGBII \.Jl\-1| AV}!-Ill 193911: Gladys was dressed in black crepe- de-chene, with pink bows. Lord And- ing turned from the beauty` of :the night to that of the girl by his side, entrancing after`- a different sort. He took in the pclegr-cut prole, the shapely neck; a. sudden feeling surg- -edover him. Doubts seemed to dis- `He loved `her and believed she loved appear; certitude to take "the-`r p'la,'ce.~` him. MIVI- 1- In ,,... 2 Just the one` word ; Lhnonvir muc .it uuu. V _ ` ` "Gladys I meant, the tone, the Christian name. TL- la:-5` n)\J.an:auAo1 "1-nun`!-.1; n'b:'1'`n- n IHCCIIIL, LUU LUIVIC, LIIC \.alllI3Ll_dll 'II 1IllC. _ he girl remained fquite,s`til11 for a full `minute. which".s`eem`ed l"k_.-- an age, immobile, as if what he had said had mesmerised her. . Then `she: turned and held o'u.tT.%hei- hand. ! I11 1." _._.,un 1-- ._:.1 -r 1- . . . _ _ . --I9!l [U1-`IICVJ a_HU HCILL Ulll. IICI uauu. i I love you! he said; I-1ove_you! . .` Tell me you love me_;' say it. Say it! I \cwf1it.- to; heagf you. ` ` ' .*..;..'4.-1.;g.: _..s. 1.... ......... U-` 1 wa.1u.u_z uca; guu. She s't`retcl1`.d_out her arms. :7 He io"IapseVd' his abb"t1t`V-her, kiss"ng-.her on forehead and lips, ~ ;`.'(1 A-n _r .1, Lcuauy U1 ]J3au'Ju,' U1. Iuvc. . . * '-(`A . 0 - The.`_modn_ sai1ed"'s_'ereelj( in die sky-;--a goddess of `chaste beauty, `,C`AAanI-u `an 1343'} r'.'.I-adqna an-nut 110'!` Fiye minutes` of the in- en_1;_ty ofhpas`s1en,~ qf.`:,Iove,~. . V ___-..-1_-_ 2.- 1.1-- `Q.'V"'*. `d guu 33 U1 \.ua|.c u\-ant , `suddenlyulje `felt Gladys grow colgl Ju`nd8A `the to-u'c h of his lips, even Sing"-'shiv,erd.' t'Ou'gh'. she .\v*a.s reSt_`nig .'in 1_j1is_i arm/st. . .n.---. '_.-A .,.' .ao, < qnV""A 1! ' ..' VVAr`. .~X"V`.h_at--.i-i.A`, ' m$'ad.m`15n87 ~ : Awxt .*,v-,r.a15_.- -..wa's,;%1y1ng `across ..,the` parapet; ;11e"'- ' Ab.gh;ed:~/..;1orwrc1` 31%;; Ttlgough. he` '17 d xer e "mm W from pom blue: , H k? Phys1ca1ly`,_ 1 gm u;;'1:);e ,-1'5`; my father; psychmally, I am more life *31Vff`}``-1 11 n Sifted in a a s ouc , __., , it-not to be. pre er lqkli pm" ``Explain.' "why as =: :..*:::::h:`?`*,f1`3nL" beforwa . a \