"After all, Ley," she said, as she sat upon his knee on their first evening and looked round her exquisite room, "it is almost as good as the little laborer's cottage I used to picture for myself."
"Yes, it only needs that I should sit in my shirt sleeves and smoke a long pipe, doesn't it?" he said, laughing.
For some weeks they did almost lead an isolated life; they were always together, never tired or wearied of each other. Of Stella, with her exquisite variety, with her ever changing mirth and rare, delicate wit, it would certainly have been difficult for any man to tire, and what woman would have wearied of the devoted attention of such a man as Leycester! They lived quietly for a little time, but as the season commenced people got scent of them, and soon the world swooped down upon them.
Stella protested at first, but she was powerless to resist, and soon the names of Lord and Lady Trevor appeared in the fashionable lists. Then came a surprise. Like Lord Byron, she woke one morning to find herself famous; the world had pronounced her a beauty, and had elected her to one of its thrones. Men almost fought for the honor of inserting their names upon her ball-cards; women copied her dress, and envied her; the photographers would have hung her portraits in their windows if she had not been too wary to have one taken. She had become a reigning queen. Leycester did not mind; he knew her too well to be afraid that it would spoil her, and it amused him to find that the world was rowing in the same boat with him—had gone mad over his little Stella.
Now it was a gay time, but still the countess made no sign. The Wyndwards were away on the continent in the winter, and in the spring they went down to the Hall. Letters came from Lilian regularly, and she grew more pathetic as time rolled on, she was pining for Leycester. Stella urged him to sink his pride and go down to the Hall, but he would not.
"Where I go I take my wife," he said, in his quiet way, and Stella knew that it was useless to urge him.
But one day when it chanced that Stella was at home resting after a grand ball at which she had reigned supreme, a brougham drove up to the door, and while she was just preparing to say "not at home," the servant opened the door of the boudoir, and there stood the tall, graceful, lady-like figure of Lilian.
Stella sprang forward and caught her in her arms, with a cry that brought Leycester bounding up-stairs.
The two girls clung to each other for at least five minutes, crying softly, and uttering little piteous monosyllables, after the manner of their kind; then Lilian turned to Leycester.
"Oh, Ley, don't be angry. I've come!" she cried.
"So I see, Lil," he said, kissing her. "And how glad we are I need not say."
"And she shall never go again, shall she?" exclaimed Stella, with her arm round the fragile form.
"Why, I don't mean to!" said Lilian, piteously. "You won't send me away, will you, Stella? I can't live without him, I can't indeed. You will let me stay, won't you? I shan't be in the way. I'll creep into a corner, and efface myself; and I shan't be very much trouble, because I am so much stronger now, and—oh, you will let me stay?"
There is no need to set down in hard, cold, black letters their answer.
"There is only one thing more I want to make my happiness complete," said Stella; and they knew that she meant the reconciliation of Leycester with the old people.
So Lilian stayed, and made an additional sunshine and joy in the little house; and it amused Leycester to see how soon she too fell at the feet of the new beauty and worshipped her.
"If any one could be too good for you, Ley," she said, "Stella would be that one."
Well, time passed; the season was at its height, and the countess came to town. The earl had been in his place in the Upper House from the beginning of the season, of course; but the countess had remained at the Hall nursing her disappointment. She came up in time for one of the State balls, at which her presence was indispensable. It was the great official ball of the season, and crowded to excess. The countess arrived with the earl just before the small hours, and after the usual ceremonies and exchanges of salutations with the great world which she had left for so many months, she had time to look round the room. She did so with a little inward tremor, for she knew that Leycester and "his wife" were to be present. To her relief—and disappointment—they had not arrived. For all her pride and hauteur the mother's heart ached.
But if they were not there, their reputation had preceded them. She heard Stella's name every five minutes, heard the greatest in the land regretting her absence, and wondering what kept her away.
Presently, toward two o'clock, there was a perceptible stir in the magnificent salon, and the murmur went up:
"Lord and Lady Trevor!"
The countess turned pale for a moment, then looked toward the door and saw a beautiful woman—or a girl still—entering, leaning upon Leycester's arm. Society does for a man or woman what a lapidary does for a precious stone. It was precious when it first came into his hands, but when it leaves them it is polished! Stella had become, if the word is allowable when applied to her, the pink of refinement and delicacy, "polished." She had learnt, unconsciously, to wear diamonds, and that with princes. As she came in now, a crowd of "the best" people came round her and did homage, and the countess, looking on, saw with her own eyes, what she had heard rumored, that this daughter-in-law of hers, this penniless niece, had become a power in the land. It amazed her at first, but as she watched she lost her wonder. It was only natural and reasonable; there was no more beautiful or noble looking woman in the room.
The band began to play a waltz, the crowds began to move, dancing and promenading. The countess sat amongst the dowagers, pale and smiling, but with an aching heart. Where was Leycester? Presently four persons approached her. Charlie, with Stella on his arm, Leycester with another lady. Suddenly, not seeing her, Charlie stopped, and Stella turning, found herself face to face with the countess.
For a moment the proud woman melted, then she hardened her heart and turned her head aside.
Leycester, who been been watching, passed in front of her, and he put his hand out.
"Leycester!"
But he drew Stella's arm within his—she was white and trembling—and looking his mother in the face sternly, passed on with Stella.
"Take me home, Leycester," she moaned. "Oh, take me home! How can she be so cruel?"
But he would not.
"No," he said. "This is your place as much as hers. My poor mother, I pity her. Oh, pride, pride! You must stay."
Of course the incident had been noticed and remarked, and, amongst the persons who had seen it was a prince of the blood.
This distinguished individual was not only a prince but a gentle-hearted man, and as princes can take things as they please, he disregarded the best name on his ball programme and walking straight up to Stella, begged with that grand humility which distinguishes him, for the honor of her hand.
Stella, pale and beautifully pathetic in her trouble, faltered an excuse, an excuse to a royal command.
But he would not take it.
"A few turns only, Lady Trevor, I implore. I will take care of her, Leycester," he added in a murmur, and he led Stella away.
They took a few turns, then he stopped.
"You are tired," he said: "will you let me take you into the cool?"
He drew her arm through his, but instead of "taking her into the cool," as he phrased it, in his genial way, he marched straight up to the countess.
"Lady Wyndward," he said; and his clear, musical voice was just audible to those around, "your daughter has been too gracious to her devoted adherents, and tired herself in the mazy dance. I resign her to your maternal care."
Stella would have shrunk back, but the countess, who knew what was due to royalty, rose and took the fair, round arm in her matronly one.
"Come," she said, "his royal highness is right—you must rest."
All in a dream, Stella allowed herself to be led into a shaded recess, all fresh with ferns and exotica. Then she woke, and murmuring—
"Thank you," was for flying; but the countess held out her arms suddenly, and for the first time—well, for many years—burst into tears, not noisy sobbing, but quiet, flooding tears.
"Oh, my dear!" she murmured, brokenly. "Forgive me! I am only a proud, wicked old woman!"
Stella was in her arms in an instant, and thus Leycester found them.
When old Lady Longford heard of this scene, she was immensely amused in her cynical way.
"It would have served you right my dear," she told the countess, "if she had turned round and said, 'Yes, you are a very wicked old woman,' and walked off."
So Stella's cup of happiness was full to the brim.
It is not empty yet, and will not be while Love stands with upraised hand to replenish it.
She is a girl still, even now that there is a young Leycester to run about the old man's studio and upset the pictures and add to the litter, and it is the old painter's oft expressed opinion that she will be a girl to the end of the chapter.
"Stella, you see," he is fond of remarking, whenever he hears her sweet voice carolling about the little cottage—and it is as often heard there as at the Hall—"Stella, you see, was born in Italy, and Italians—good Italians—never grow old. They manage to keep a heart alive in their bosoms and laughter on their lips at a period when people of colder climes are gloomy and morosely composing their own epitaphs. There is one comfort for you, Leycester, you have got a wife who will never grow old."
[THE END.]
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| 1—The Desert Argonaut. | 24—His Audacious Highness. |
| 2—A Quarter to Four. | 25—At Daggers Drawn. |
| 3—Thorndyke, of the "Bonita." | 26—The Eighth Wonder. |
| 4—A Round Trip of the Year 2000. | 27—The Catspaw. |
| 5—The Gold Gleaners. | 28—The Cotton Bag. |
| 6—The Spur of Necessity. | 29—Little Miss Vassar. |
| 7—The Mysterious Mission. | 30—Cast Away at the Pole. |
| 8—The Goal of a Million. | 31—The Testing of Noyes. |
| 9—Marooned in 1492. | 32—The Fateful Seventh. |
| 10—Running the Signal. | 33—Montana. |
| 11—His Friend, the Enemy. | 34—The Deserter. |
| 12—In the Web. | 35—The Sheriff of Broken Bow. |
| 13—A Deep Sea Game. | 36—Wanted—A Highwayman. |
| 14—The Paymaster's Special. | 37—Frisbie, of San Antone. |
| 15—Adrift in the Unknown. | 38—His Last Dollar. |
| 16—Jim Dexter, Cattleman. | Published during Jan., 1913. |
| 17—Juggling With Liberty. | |
| 18—Back From Bedlam. | 39—Fools for Luck. |
| 19—A River Tangle. | Published during March, 1913. |
| 20—An Innocent Outlaw. | |
| 21—Billionaire Pro Tem and the | 40—Dare, of Darling & Co. |
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| 22—Rogers of Butte. | |
| 23—In the Wake of the "Simitar." | 41—Trailing the "Josephine." |
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| 1—A Bitter Atonement. | 32—Lord Lynne's Choice. |
| 2—Dora Thorne. | 33—Set in Diamonds. |
| 3—A Golden Heart. | 34—The Romance of a Young Girl; or, The Heiress of Hill-drop. |
| 4—Lord Lisle's Daughter. | 35—A Woman's War. |
| 5—The Mystery of Colde Fell; or, "Not Proven." | 36—On Her Wedding Morn, and Her Only Sin. |
| 6—Diana's Discipline; or, Sunshine and Roses. | 37—Weaker Than a Woman. |
| 7—A Dark Marriage Morn. | 38—Love's Warfare. |
| 8—Hilda's Lover; or, The False Vow; | 40—A Nameless Sin. |
| or, Lady Hutton's Ward. | |
| 9—Her Mother's Sin; or, A Bright Wedding Day. | 41—A Mad Love. |
| 10—One Against Many. | 42—Hilary's Folly; or, Her Marriage Vow. |
| 11—For Another's Sin; or, A Struggle for Love. | 43—Madolin's Lover. |
| 12—At War With Herself. | 44—The Belle of Lynn; or, The Miller's Daughter. |
| 13—Evelyn's Folly. | 45—Lover and Husband. |
| 14—A Haunted Life. | 46—Beauty's Marriage, and Between Two Sins. |
| 15—Lady Damer's Secret. | 47—The Duke's Secret. |
| 16—His Wife's Judgment. | 48—Her Second Love. |
| 17—Lady Castlemaine's Divorce; or, Put Asunder. | 49—Addie's Husband, and Arnold's Promise. |
| 19—Two Fair Women; or, Which Loved Him Best? | 50—A True Magdalen; or, One False Step. |
| 21—Wife In Name Only. | 51—For a Woman's Honor. |
| 22—The Sin of a Lifetime. | 52—Claribel's Love Story; or, Love's Hidden Depths. |
| 23—The World Between Them. | 53—A Fiery Ordeal. |
| 24—Prince Charlie's Daughter. | 54—The Gipsy's Daughter. |
| 25—A Thorn in Her Heart. | 55—Golden Gates. |
| 26—A Struggle for a Ring. | 56—The Squire's Darling, and Walter's Wooing. |
| 27—The Shadow of a Sin. | 57—Violet Lisle. |
| 28—A Rose In Thorns. | 58—Griselda. |
| 29—A Woman's Love Story. | 59—One False Step. |
| 30—The Romance of a Black Veil. | 60—A Heart's Idol. |
| 31—Redeemed by Love; or, Love's Conflict; | 61—The Earl's Error, and Letty Leigh. |
| or, Love Works Wonders. | |
| 63—Another Woman's Husband. | 124—The Hidden Sin. |
| 64—Wedded and Parted, and Fair But False. | 125—For a Dream's Sake. |
| 65—His Perfect Trust. | 126—The Gambler's Wife. |
| 66—Gladys Greye. | 127—A Great Mistake. |
| 67—In Love's Crucible. | 128—Society's Verdict. |
| 68—'Twixt Love and Hate. | 129—Lady Gwendoline's Dream. |
| 69—Fair But Faithless. | 130—The Rival Heiresses. |
| 70—A Heart's Bitterness. | 131—A Bride from the Sea, and Other Stories. |
| 71—Marjorie Dean. | 132—A Woman's Trust. |
| 72—Between Two Hearts. | 133—A Dream of Love. |
| 73—Her Martyrdom. | 134—The Sins of the Father. |
| 74—Thorns and Orange Blossoms. | 135—For Love of Her. |
| 75—A Bitter Bondage. | 136—A Loving Maid. |
| 76—A Guiding Star. | 137—A Heart of Gold. |
| 77—A Fair Mystery. | 138—The Price of a Bride. |
| 78—Another Man's Wife. | 139—Love in a Mask. |
| 79—An Ideal Love. | 140—A Woman's Witchery. |
| 80—The Earl's Atonement. | 141—The Burden of a Secret. |
| 81—Between Two Loves. | 142—One Woman's Sin. |
| 82—A Dead Heart, and Love for a Day. | 143—How Will It End? |
| 83—A Fatal Dower. | 144—The Hand Without a Wedding Ring. |
| 84—Lady Latimer's Escape, and Other Stories. | 145—A Sinful Secret. |
| 85—A Woman's Error. | 146—Lady Marchmont's Widowhood. |
| 86—Guelda. | 147—The Broken Trust. |
| 87—Beyond Pardon. | 148—Lady Ethel's Whim. |
| 88—If Love Be Love. | 149—A Wife's Peril. |
| 89—A Coquette's Conquest. | 150—The Tragedy of Lime Hall. |
| 90—In Cupid's Net, and So Near and Yet So Far. | 151—Lady Ona's Sin. |
| 91—Under a Shadow. | 152—A Bitter Courtship. |
| 92—At Any Cost, and A Modern Cinderella. | 153—A Tragedy of Love and Hate. |
| 94—Margery Daw. | 154—A Stolen Heart. |
| 95—A Woman's Temptation. | 155—Every Inch a Queen. |
| 96—The Actor's Ward. | 156—A Maid's Misery. |
| 97—Repented at Leisure. | 157—Love's Redemption. |
| 98—James Gordon's Wife. | 158—The Sunshine of His Life. |
| 99—For Life and Love, and | 159—The Lost Lady of Haddon. |
| More Bitter Than Death. | |
| 100—In Shallow Waters. | 160—The Love of Lady Aurelia. |
| 101—A Broken Wedding Ring. | 161—His Great Temptation. |
| 102—Dream Faces. | 162—An Evil Heart. |
| 103—Two Kisses, and The Fatal Lilies. | 163—Gladys' Wedding Day. |
| 105—A Hidden Terror. | 164—Lost for Love. |
| 106—Wedded Hands. | 165—On With the New Love. |
| 107—From Out the Gloom. | 168—A Fateful Passion. |
| 108—Her First Love. | 169—A Captive Heart. |
| 109—A Bitter Reckoning. | 170—A Deceptive Lover. |
| 110—Thrown on the World. | 171—An Untold Passion. |
| 111—Irene's Vow. | 172—A Purchased Love. |
| 112—His Wedded Wife. | 173—The Queen of His Soul. |
| 113—Lord Elesmere's Wife. | 174—A Pilgrim of Love. |
| 114—A Woman's Vengeance. | 175—The Girl of His Heart. |
| 115—A Queen Amongst Women, | 176—A Wife's Devotion. |
| and An Unnatural Bondage. | |
| 116—The Queen of the County. | 177—The Price of Love. |
| 117—A Struggle for the Right. | 178—When Love and Hate Conflict. |
| 118—The Paths of Love. | 180—A Misguided Love. |
| 119—Blossom and Fruit. | 181—The Chains of Jealousy. |
| 120—The Story of an Error. | 182—A Loveless Engagement. |
| 121—The White Witch. | 183—A Heart's Worship. |
| 123—Lady Muriel's Secret. | 184—A Queen Triumphant. |
| 190—The Old Love or the New? | 185—Between Love and Ambition. |
| 191—Her Honored Name. | 186—True Love's Reward. |
| 192—A Coquette's Victim. | 187—A Poisoned Heart. |
| 193—An Ocean of Love. | 188—What It Cost Her. |
| 194—Sweeter Than Life. | 189—Paying the Penalty. |
| 195—For Her Heart's Sake. | 290—Love's Burden. |
| 196—Her Beautiful Foe. | 291—Only a Flirt. |
| 197—A Soul Ensnared. | 292—When Love is Kind. |
| 198—A Heart Forlorn. | 293—An Elusive Lover. |
| 199—Strong in Her Love. | 294—The Hour of Temptation. |
| 200—Fair as a Lily. | 295—Where Love Leads. |
| 205—Her Bitter Sorrow. | 296—Her Struggle With Love. |
| 210—Hester's Husband. | 297—In Spite of Fate. |
| 215—An Artful Plotter. | 298—Can This Be Love? |
| 228—A Vixen's Love. | 299—The Love of His Youth. |
| 232—The Dawn of Love. | 300—Enchained by Passion. |
| 236—Love's Coronet. | 301—The New Love or the Old? |
| 237—The Unbroken Vow. | 302—At Her Heart's Command. |
| 238—Her Heart's Hero. | 303—Cast Upon His Care. |
| 239—An Exacting Love. | 304—All Else Forgot. |
| 240—A Wild Rose. | 305—Sinner or Victim? |
| 241—In Defiance of Fate. | 307—Answered in Jest. |
| 242—Lack of Gold. | 308—Her Heart's Problem. |
| 244—Two True Hearts. | 309—Rich in His Love. |
| 245—Baffled by Fate. | 310—For Better, For Worse. |
| 246—Two Men and a Maid. | 311—Love's Caprice. |
| 247—A Cruel Revenge. | 312—When Hearts Are Young. |
| 248—The Flower of Love. | 314—In the Golden City. |
| 249—Mistress of Her Fate. | 315—A Love Victorious. |
| 250—The Wooing of a Maid. | 316—Her Heart's Delight. |
| 251—A Blighted Blossom. | 317—The Heart of His Heart. |
| 252—Love's Conquest. | 318—Even This Sacrifice. |
| 253—For Old Love's Sake. | 319—Love's Crown Jewel. |
| 254—Love's Debt. | 320—Suffered in Vain. |
| 255—Her Heart's Victory. | 321—In Love's Bondage. |
| 256—Tender and True. | 322—Lady Viola's Secret. |
| 257—The Love He Spurned. | 323—Adrift on Love's Tide. |
| 258—Withered Flowers. | 324—The Quest of His Heart. |
| 259—When Woman Wills. | 325—Under Cupid's Seal. |
| 260—Love's Twilight. | 326—Earlescourt's Love. |
| 261—True to His First Love. | 327—Dearer Than Life. |
| 262—Suffered in Silence. | 328—Toward Love's Goal. |
| 263—A Modest Passion. | 329—Her Heart's Surrender. |
| 264—Beyond All Dreams. | 330—Tempted to Forget. |
| 265—Loved and Lost. | 331—The Love That Blinds. |
| 266—The Bride of the Manor. | 332—A Daughter of Misfortune. |
| 267—Love, the Avenger. | 333—When False Tongues Speak. |
| 268—Wedded at Dawn. | 334—A Tempting Offer. |
| 269—A Shattered Romance. | 335—With Love's Strong Bonds. |
| 270—With Love at the Helm. | 336—That Plain Little Girl. |
| 271—Her Faith Rewarded. | 337—And This is Love! |
| 272—Love Finds a Way. | 338—The Secret of Estcourt. |
| 273—An Ardent Wooing. | 339—For His Love's Sake. |
| 274—Love Grown Cold. | 340—Outside Love's Door. |
| 275—Love Hath Wings. | 341—At Love's Fountain. |
| 276—When Hot Tears Flow. | 342—A Lucky Girl. |
| 277—The Wages of Deceit. | 343—A Dream Come True. |
| 278—Love and the World. | 344—By Love's Order. |
| 279—Love's Sweet Hour. | 345—Fettered for Life. |
| 280—Faithful and True. | 346—Beyond the Shadow. |
| 281—Sunshine and Shadow. | 347—The Love That Won. |
| 282—For Love or Wealth? | 348—Fair to Look Upon. |
| 283—A Crown of Faith. | 349—A Daughter of Eve. |
| 284—The Harvest of Sin. | 350—When Cupid Frowns. |
| 285—A Secret Sorrow. | 397—Steadfast in Her Love. |
| 286—In Quest of Love. | 398—A Love Despised. |
| 287—Beyond Atonement. | 399—One Life, One Love. |
| 288—A Girl's Awakening. | 400—When Hope is Lost. |
| 289—The Hero of Her Dreams. | 401—A Heart Unclaimed. |
| 351—The Wiles of Love. | 402—His Dearest Wish. |
| 352—What the World Said. | 403—Her Cup of Sorrow. |
| 353—Mabel and May. | 404—When Love is Curbed. |
| 354—Her Love and His. | 405—A Pitiful Mistake. |
| 355—A Captive Fairy. | 406—A Love Profound. |
| 356—Her Sacred Trust. | 407—A Bitter Sacrifice. |
| 357—A Child of Caprice. | 408—What Love is Worth. |
| 358—He Dared to Love. | 409—When Life's Roses Bloom. |
| 359—While the World Scoffed. | 410—Her Only Choice. |
| 360—On Love's Highway. | 411—Forged on Love's Anvil. |
| 361—One of Love's Slaves. | 412—She Hated Him! |
| 362—The Lure of the Flame. | 413—When Love's Charm is Broken. |
| 363—A Love in the Balance. | 414—Led by Destiny. |
| 364—A Woman of Whims. | |
| 365—In a Siren's Web. | Published during January, 1913. |
| 366—The Tie That Binds. | |
| 367—Love's Harsh Mandate. | 415—When Others Sneered. |
| 368—Love's Carnival. | 416—Golden Fetters. |
| 369—With Heart and Voice. | |
| 370—In Love's Hands. | Published during February, 1913. |
| 371—Hearts of Oak. | |
| 372—A Garland of Love. | 417—The Love That Prospered. |
| 373—Among Love's Briers. | 418—The Song of the Siren. |
| 374—Love Never Fails. | |
| 375—The Other Man's Choice. | Published during March, 1913. |
| 376—A Lady of Quality. | |
| 377—On Love's Demand. | 419—Love's Gentle Whisper. |
| 378—A Fugitive from Love. | 420—The Girl Who Won. |
| 379—His Sweetheart's Promise | |
| 380—The Schoolgirl Bride. | Published during April, 1913. |
| 381—Her One Ambition. | |
| 382—Love for Love. | 421—The Love That Was Stifled. |
| 383—His Fault or Hers? | 422—The Love of a Lifetime. |
| 384—New Loves for Old. | |
| 385—Her Proudest Possession. | Published during May, 1913. |
| 386—Cupid Always Wins. | |
| 387—Love is Life Indeed. | 423—Her One Mistake. |
| 388—When Scorn Greets Love. | 424—At War With Fate. |
| 389—Love's Potent Charm. | |
| 390—By Love Alone. | Published during June, 1913. |
| 391—When Love Conspires. | |
| 392—No Thought of Harm. | 425—When Love Lures. |
| 393—Cupid's Prank. | 426—'Twixt Wealth and Want. |
| 394—A Sad Awakening. | |
| 395—What Could She Do? | Published during July, 1913 |
| 396—Sharing His Burden. | 427—Love's Pleasant Dreams. |
In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed above will be issued, during the respective months, in New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers, at a distance, promptly, on account of delays in transportation.
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Numerous printer errors have been corrected. There were so many printer errors that these have been corrected without being documented. The author's original spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been left intact. A Contents page has been created by the transcriber.