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"'Mostyn, seems to be the natural owner of Rawdon! Rawdon Court lies at Mostyn's gate! Natural that the Mostyns should succeed the Rawdons! Bought the right by a dozen interes!' Confound the iued out of his home? Not if I can help it! Not if Ethel can help it! Not if heaven and earth can help it! He's a downright rascal! A cool, unruffled, impudent rascal!" And these ejaculations were followed by a bitter, biting, blasting hailstorm of such epithets as could only be written with one letter and a dash

But the passion of ier in this its first impetuous outbreak, and he sat down, clasped the arave himself a peremptory order of control In a short tian to dress for dinner And as he stood before the glass he smiled at the restored color and calm of his countenance

"You are a prudent lawyer," he said sarcastically "How many actionable words have you just uttered! If the devil and Fred Mostyn have been listening, they can, as et the law on you'; but I think Ethel and I and the laill be a match even for the devil and Fred Mostyn" Then, as he sloent downstairs, he repeated to himself, "Mostyn seems to be the natural owner of Rawdon No, sir, neither natural nor legal owner Rawdon Court lies at Mostyn gate Not yet Mostyn lies at Rawdon gate Natural that the Mostyns should succeed the Rawdons Power of God! Neither in this generation nor the next"

And at the sae Rawdon, walked thoughtfully to aand muttered to himself: "Whatever was therong The rooht hand in his pocket I be-lieve he was afraid I would shake hands with him--it is Ethel, I suppose Naturally he is disappointed Wanted her at Rawdon Well, it is a pity, but I really cannot! Oh, Dora! Dora! My heart,with love, dying with longing, I ah, but both Ethel and Ruth noticed the Judge was under strong but well-controlled feeling While servants were present it passed for high spirits, but as soon as the three were alone in the library, the excitement took at once a serious aspect