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The entrance of the butler to announce dinner put an end to the baiUnaqf. In ttie drawing-room, after dinner, Mrs. Langley watched Valerie, ami saw, with some misgiving, that she allowed herself to tie usurped by others than her host, and certainly gave him no opportunity for talkinn to her; ns certainly he did not seek it; but, short of neglecting: her—he was too courteous a host to nenleet any of his quests—left lyr to the other men, and devoted himself to pretty, dashing Mrs. Dudley, more than Mrs. Lannlev liked to see. "I wonder,” said Lilias Dudley to him presently, in a low tone, inaudible to any but her hearer, amid the buzz of talkinn at a little table where Valerie sat, looking through a photograph album, with Lord Westbrook and Major Travers in attendance, wtdle Dallas sacrificed himself to Angela Musgrave—“I wonder if Miss Herbert means tosubjunate poor Westbrook?”

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ami was a veritable king of the forest “That place," said Beauregard, careles-» ly, “is the Aldiot’s tihui.” “And thereby hati-rs a tale!” exclaimed Travers. “What is it. Beau?" But Valerie turned the page. "Never mind it now," she said; but Travers asked: "Is the oak the Abbot’s Oak, then,

Beau?”

“No,” he answered; “only the glen bears the Abbot's name,’’ and he turned back to Mrs. Dudley’s side and asked her to sing. Was Valerie trying to win him by stubbing him? ll was a strangle beginning. Mrs. Dudley went to the piano. Shesang well, if somewhat artificially: and was asked by Lady Klinor <o sing again. Then Angela Musgrave, at Mrs. Langley’s request, played, and Beauregard turned her

music for her.

Valerie rose from her place and took up a more advantageous position for listening, for Angela was a really good executant in music of the ligliter kind—holding up her finger when Lord Westbrook would have

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“1 want to be alone!” said Valerio, with the independence of an acknowledged queen; and she seated herself on a lounge near one of the windows, apart from the

general circle.

It gave her a little relief, a little breathing time, to sit here in comparative shadow and obscurity, and to listen, like one In a dream, to the barcarole Angela was play-

ing.

The breathing-time was not long. The player ceased, and the guests crowded round her, buzzing forth congratulations; and then, after a moment or two, Max Beauregard quitted the group, and approached Valeric. I ler heart beat heavily as he came near, hut she did not move, and scarcely looked at him. “Valerie,” he said, pausing by her side, “will you not sing something?” “If you like,” she answered, raising herself from tier lounging attitude as if to quit her seat. “But not yet," said Beauregard, taking tiie vacant place beside her; “I have scarcely spoken a dozen words to you ttds eve-

ning.”

Valerio sank hack again, looking at him

through her long lashes.

Her manner was not encouraging, but Max did not seem to heed it. He went on: ’And I have had no opportunity of ful-

It was the tirsi allusion lie had ever made to that happy past when he had called her the Fairy (J.ieen and asked her to invite him to her moonlight revels under the Enchanted Oak. Why did ho speak of it? The blood mounted to Valerie’s cheek: she turned her face aside; but otherwise she sat motionless—not even a movement of the hands, though she felt as if her heart must cease to beat; yet Max Beauregard, watching her, saw that his allusion had gone straight home—had stirred a very passion of emotion within her. Thenobler nature still strove against the crust of worldliness; she could contrast, with shame, the present and the past; she could feel that she was better, happier, then, and long for power to blot out the record of the last two years; even now, so late, he, Max Beauregard, might have saved her from herself, if—that fatal if!—he had not been lord of Abbot’s Li igli and all its broad lands! But the test was lacking; and love that was half for the man and half for all that he possessed, Max Beauregard would have none of it. Yet he was playing with tire in having this girl whom lie loved; hut would not woo, under his roof. What then? It was the soldier spirit in the Held of love ius in the field of battle; to do and

to dare.

lie spoke again after a pause, changing his tone to the more ordinary conversifl ional manner. ‘You must let me show you the tree some day, Valerie—or better, by moonlight. The Aldsit’s Glen is one of tiie loveliest in the

park.”

"1 shall like to'see It,” said the girl, recovering herself, though her voice was. to his keen ear, a little constrained. “How did the tree gain its name?” “An old legend. There used to be a monastery on the lands of the Leigh—some of tiie ruins still remain; and the abbots— perhaps needless to say \\ ere always Beauregards. One abbot, Gervais, in the fourteenth century, was much disturbed In spirit by hearing that tin* fairies held high revels under au old oak in the adjacent forest land; and he determined to put an end to tiie revels. Wherefore he watched in the glen alone, every moonlight night, for tiie purpose of exorcising the fairies. It seems, however, that the little people got itie tiest of it, in spite of ‘bell, 1 took. and candle;” for one day the abbot was m'ssing; the glen was searched, hut without effect and holy Gervais was never seen or heard of more. It could only be surmised that the fairies had spirited tiie monk bodily away. The probability is,” added Max, irreverently, “if there is any truth in tiie story at all—that the jolly abbot inarched off with some fair dame.” “For shame!” exclaimed Valerie, laughing, “to slander your ancestors in that way. I fully believe the story, and I think the abbot deserved his fate. Tiie fairies did no

harm!"

“Oh! of course you take their part! Perhaps you were one of them—for fairies are immortal, you know; and so 1 have told you no news.” “No,” she said, readily, and was batter able now to mask her feelings, though tier heart beat fast, and every nerve quivered, "I never held revels under that oak, hut perhaps I will now. if you will promise not to send the chaplain to spoil the fun.” “I think it I did,” sal ! Colonel Beauregard, coolly, “he would become converted Instead of frightening ytiu away ” “I think." said Valerie, with an abrupt change of matiuer, and rising as she spoke, “that I had better go and sing now, if you will kindly let someone go for my music.” “Certainly.” lie looked at her keenly and covertly as lie gave her his arm, and, bending down a little, added, gently: “Have 1 offended you, Valerie?” The girl started. “No,” siie answered, hurriedly. "But —hut surely we have talked enough non-

sense?”

"If yon think so—there Is no more to be said Come, then, and sing one of your sweet German songs.” The music was brought, and Valerie selected one of Schubert's songs, carefully passing over some that she had no mind to sing to-night. Tlien Colonel Beauregard drew back, and let Lord Westbrook turn ovr for her, but he listened with an Intense delight to her singing, little dreaming tiiat she sang only for him, and eared for no one's thanks lint Ids. Valerie had a rich pure mezzo, which in the last two years had been carclully cultivated. Sin' sang with exquisite taste, and a depth of expression whieh would lie still more marked in songs that gave scope for such expression; hut these she refused, when urged by Lor i Westbrook, to sing to-night. “1 am not in a mood for pathos or passionate laments," she said, lightly, and would only .-in • song's of her own selection. That night Mrs. Langley lay some time awake, sorely perplexed in spirit. What could Valeric’s conduct this evening niemi? Was it coquetry* Was it rebellion? Did she mean to show Max Beauregard that she did not care for him, and would not pretend to do so? or was she only trying to test her power?--a dangerous game with such n nmn as Beauregard. But, at any rate for the present. Mrs. Langley dared not interfere. Tilings must take their

course.

But Angela began to take heart of grace. Surely, if Valerie meant to conciliate such a proud man ns Colonel Beauregard, she would not set about it by Mirting with other men before Ids face; and snubbing him as much as, being his guest, she well could

do.

A splendid group of horses they were that were led out on the sweep before the southwest terrace. Prince, the glossy hay, whom his master loved so dearly, and had loved yet more since one ever-remembered day; and Zoe, who was in wild spirits, giving her groom no small trouhle to hold her; Dahlia. Angela’s horse, more quiet, but spirited enough for most riders—these three carried off the palm of beauty. Hut tiie Beauregard stables were famous, and never turned out a steed tiiat was uot a

delight to the lovers of horses.

Valerie was one of the first out on the terrace, looking bewitching in a dark blue habit, with a cavalier hat and plume,, a blush rosebud in her buttonhole. Colonel Beauregard, L rd Westbrook and D.tilus were down below with the horses. Mrs. Langley, standing witli Lady Klinor on the terrace, looked a little anxiously at Zoe, and, as Valerio steppeil through an open window, her aunt turned to her, and

said:

utes the fleet-footed animal, rarrying but a feather-weight, hud distanced her late companions; but Prince’s longstride gained quickly on her, and half-way across the heath Max Beauregard rod ^ up to Valerie’s

side.

The girl turned a bright look tohim. and met in his eyes something like a flash of triumph, and the wild-rose flush on her cheek deepened; the breath came fast through her parted lips; sky and land seemed hut a liaz-'; she only heard tiie thud of tne horses’ hoofs on tiie velvet turf; only knew that Max was wit h her—Max alone —riding on—on through tiie summer air and the glorious sunlight, under tiie blue ttky—on—on—faster, faster—till her breath I came in a sobbing gasp, and her brain was growing dizzy; and tli n Max Beauregard bent toward her, sj t iking low, but

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Beauregard had glanced up, seeing the girl the instant she appeared. He would have seen her if Ids hack had b en turned.

He called to tier now:

“Come down and speak to Zoe, Valerie.” Ami she answered her aunt, quickly: “No; why shoul I I he afraid?" and ran

down the terrace steps.

“The darling!" she said, softly patting the mare’s arching neck, and Zoe whinnied and coquetted In exceeding delight, as if she knew a queen of beauty was caressing

her.

“She is in wild spirits,” said Beauregard; “are you sure you don’t feel timid? 1 have no fear of you, for I know !w>tii you and Zoe —but if you feel nervous ” "I nervous?" said the girl, laughing. “I ant not in the least, indeed. B.'sides, If you said Zoe was safe, that would be enough.” “Kven,” Beauregard could not help saying, “if you did not yourself think her

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“1 shoal ov I was wrong,” answered Valerie, i ii-ig tda! tills reply only covered half the truth. Siie would simply trust Max Beauregard

blindly.

“Thanks for you- faith in my judgment!” was all he said. Valerie turned to Prince, who was stretching out h s head toward her, ns if asking for iiotiee. If there had oeen no onebv, tk'* eiri would have thrown tier arms roun 1 the animal’s neck and kissed it many tim for the ake of that memorable ride, nml he m-e Prince belonged to Max, ami l.ad borne him in battle, and Max loved him Bn’ now she only stroked him gently, showing him less affection than she had shown Zoe. The other riders now came down, and Colonel Beattr tard left Lord West irook to mount Valerie, and lifted Angela to her saddle, a proceeding which scarcely pleased Mrs. Dudley, hut certainly did please Angela. But before mounting his horse, Max went up to Valerie. “Keep a tight hand on her,’’ lie said. “When we com,' to the common you cun give her her head—soli, Zoe—you know you have a great trust, don't you, my girl?” The atiimal turned to him with a caressing movement, *nd a loving look in her great soft eyes, that si etned to answer him: “I know how dear my ridi r is to you. 1 will take care of her- trust me!” And Valerie said, half carelessly: “Oh! Zoe and I w ill stain understand each other.” But something in Max I! uiregard's tone when lie spoke o the horse less than tke words—made her heart throb fast. “1 am sure of that!” said he, mid mounted ins own horse They swept down the drive, a gallant party; Valerie riding with laird Westbrook on her right hand, mid Major Travers on her left; Beauregard between Mrs. Dudley and Angela .Musgrave; Hal Dallasand Amy Lin wood together; at which latter arrangement Max smiled to himself, and Mrs. Dudley presently observed, us they entered

tiie park:

“Mr. Dallas admires Miss Lin wood, I think—don’t you, Colonel Beauregard?” “I hope he does,” was the reply, “and 1 hope Miss Ltnwood reciprocates the admiration—for Dallas’ sake!” “And for her own!” added Mrs. Dudley. “I like Mr. Dallas so much!” "I am glad to hear you say so with such frankness,” observed Beauregard. “Why?” said she. "Why? Can you ask? It may save me from quarreling w ith my best friend.” “Don't talk nonsense!” said the pretty widow, though she colored and tossed her head coquettishly. “Nonsense!” w ith a half reproachful look in the brilliant hazel eyes: "is that the way you receive my devotion?” “Your devotion is only skin deep, Colonel | Beauregard. You soldiers are not to lie !

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“1 protest. No, I will turn to Angela—I she is more merciful.” “What about?” said Angela, who had not caught all the foregoing, but did not much mind yalmit spcecln s to Lilias Dudley; it was not tae widow she feared. “In your judgments. Mrs. Dudley will not believe a soldier can lie trusted—will

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“In h s .i fhiln silii in nr!" returned Lady Angela; “certainly not.”

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tie, not to stop tier. Beauregard grasped the rein with ins right hand, checking Prince witli Ids left, and Zoe slackened, stopped dead, with heaving flanks and quivering limbs, but not half tamed yet. Valerie could not speak; tier swift, halfveiled glance said "Thanks!” She sat drooping, panting. Max watched her a minute in silence, patting Zoo's glossy neck, not trusting himself just yet, for tiie blood was leaping like dr - through Ids veins, and passionate words quivered en his lips; but tiie self-mastery of years did not utterly fail him now, and in a moment or two he moved Ids hand from Z.ie's neck to her rider's hand. "Poor child!" he said, tenderly; “it was my fault, I ought to have stopped you be-

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"No—no!” If he had only known that it was his fault, though not as he meant; if he had oni .own how every fibre of her frame vii r . in his touch! "I—I wanted to go on it w is a glorious ride!” “Ay,” lie snol, under his hrenth; and Ids dark eyes flashed; fur a second Ids clasp closed over lhe little lymd on which ins hud fi sted; but as quickly relaxed, and he paused, setting Ins teeth close; wt ile Valerie, w ho had darted, and changed color, turned in look lie.iitnl her, though her eyes were blind 'd, and she could see nothing,

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CHAPTER XXXVIII \N M’I'I.K VfloN of LX OLD I’liOVKRII. “Can’t I make you believe tiiat a soldier can lie trusted?” sni.l Colonel Heauregiird, lowering his voice; hut the color that mounted to Lady Angela's face, the quickness with which siie averted it, startled him. Hie speeches, both to Mrs. Dudley and Angela herself, had been obviously mere yulitnlerit s; serious tlirting was the last of Max Beauregard’s faults; and though he knew that Lady Klinor was anxious to advance her sister to the jsist of lady of Abbot’s Leigh, ho had neversupposed, though a vainer man might have easily supposed it, that Angela hud any more than an ordinary liking for himself personally. Angela’s look and manner In tins moment gave him rather an unpleasant shock; either he had jestingly touched a deeper chord than he wist of, or the girl —she was running enough to do this—designed to give him the impression that tie had done so. He lilt Ids lip, hut added, directly and carelessly: "Ah! well, I sec 1 am in very had repute, though I vow I have not earned it. Shall we push on a little? The trio ahead will be out of sight in a minute or two.” And he had no intention of being tied to his two present companions throughout the ride. They soon came up with the other three, and presently the park gates were passed, nml after a short bit of road came u broad stretch of heath. “Now,” said Colonel Beauregard, "for a gallop!” In the instant that bespoke, Valerie gave Zoe tiie rein, and away went the Arab, ' with a wild snort of delight. In two min-

er gallop, and double the distance. Zoe is n sti’.i'a lid-t iycr, and n xt to Prince, the fleetest horse in the stable; and then Vn lerie weighs about as much ns thistledown.” “Brain and all?” naked Valerie, wicked ly. They were all ridingon now at a walk lug pace, Beauregard on the girl's right

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"Nay,” ho answered, gravely; “I only spoke of physical weight.” She laughed. "Dili you? Hut it would l>e equally apt the other way, wouldn’t it?” “That comparison is yours—not mine!” said Beauregard, drily. "Thanks," was the retort, "for a neat application of the old proverb about the cap and the lit!” And she turned, laughingly, to speak to Lord Westbrook on tier other side. She knew she had forced a meaning never intended. Max Beauregard was far too chivalrous for such a gibe; she knew siie had vexed and even wounded him; but he should not think she was trying to win him; yielding sometimes, as siie had yielded a little while ago, unconsciously, inevitably, to his power over her, she recoiled afterward, and in a terror of being misinterpreted, rebuffed him in some such manner as tills, stung to recklessness tiy they ver bitterness of her own suffering. Siie had been startled, too, by the hxik that met hers when Max Beauregard lirst rode up to her; his close clasp of her hand later, and sudden release of it, as if, surrendering himself for one second to a warmer feeling for her, he had condemned the instinct the next. Was it a blending of past and present; the old tenderness living still; the glamour of her beauty influencing him against his better judgment, as all men are influenced by exceeding

beauty?

It stung her to madness, that if she had power to stir this man's heart at all it should he to no deeper homage than this. She would have spurned him if he knelt to sue for her love, ami gaveheronly passion; for passion can despise its object—love cannot. So Valerie wronged herself more and more—strove more and more to make herself wholly and hopelessly misunderstood by the man she worshiped. They came presently—Valerie doing her best, it seemed, to turn Lord Westbrook’s head—to a narrow path where only two horses could go abreast. Beauregard reined back at once to Mrs. Dudley’s side, and left Valerie to the young peer; and Valerie urged Zoe forward, so that siie and her companion got some little way ahead of the rest of tiie party. “Another victim!” said Mrs. Dudley, laughing, and pointing with her whip to Ixird Westbrook. “A willing one, I suppose,” returned Beauregard, shrugging Ids shoulders. Whatever he might think of Valerie lie could not endure for anyone to speak slightingly of tier; in his own heart he tried not to condemn her, tried to make every allowance for her, and reproached himself thai ho was forced to think her scheming and worldly; nor did he ever think tier wholly so; she struggled with her nobler nature: she hated the task she hail set herself, and hencejdie was wayward and in-

Sixty Million Bushels of Wheat- A Bushel for Every Inhabitant of the United States. The

Kansas Crop for '92.

Never in the history of Kansas has that state had such bountiful crops as this year. The fanners cannot get enough hands to harvest the great crop, and theSante Fe Railroad has made special rates from Kansas City and other Missouri River towns, to induce harvest hands to go into the state. The wheat crop of the state will be from sixty to sixtyfive million bushels, and the quality is high. The grass crop is made, and is a very large one; the early potatoes, rye, barley and oat crops are made, and are all large. The weather has been propitious for corn, and it is tiie cleanest, best looking corn to be found in the country to-day. Cheap rates will be made from Chicago, St. Louis and all points on the Sante Fe east of of the Missouri River, to all Kansas points, on August 30 and September 27. and these excursions will give a chance for eastern farmers to see what the great Sunflower State can do. A good map of Kanj sas will be mailed free upon upplicaCon to Jno. J. Byrne, 723 Monadnock Block, Chicago, 111., together with reliable statistics and in-

formation about Kansas lands.

Mathias A: Hays, Attys Sheriff’s Sale.

By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of the Putnam Circuit Court, in a cause wherein Jacob Reigle is plaintiff, and Arlando R. Turney, Susie

Turney and the Farmers’and Citizens' Building. Loan Fund, and Savings Association

defendants.

1 will expose to public sale to the highest

bidder on

MONDAY. DA Y

T11 F. T WI. N T Y-SKCO N l > OF AUGUST, 1892,

between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. of said day, at the door of the I court house of Put nam county, Indiana, the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years of the following described real estate situated in Putnam county, State of

Indiana, to-wit:

Part of the north half of section sixteen 16), township twelve (12i, north of range four ' li west, described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of saiii section, and running thence west ninety-three -93> roils, thence south one hundred and sixty tlBO) rods, thence east one hundred and seven (107) rods, thence north one hundred and sixty (160) rods to the place

of beginning.

Commencing ninety-three (03) rods due west of the northeast cornt r of the northwest quarter of section sixteen tlH', township twelve < 12) north, of range four (4) west, and running thence west twelve (12) rods, thence south one hu mired and sixty 160 rods, thence east twelve 112) rods, thence north one hundred and sixty tl60) rods to the beginning,

containing twelve (12) acres.

If such rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest

and costs, I will, at the same time and place, expose to public sale the fee simple of said

real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to discharge said dprrrf. intorpst and

costs. Said sale will I

fleient to discharge said decree, interest and

be made without relief

from valuation or appraisement laws.

WILLIAM B. VKSTAL,

Sheriff P. C.

July 14, 1892. 15

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