THE GIRL'S OWNPAPER
| Vol. XX.—No. 983.] | OCTOBER 29, 1898. | [Price One Penny. |
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WHERE SWALLOWS BUILD.
OUR PUZZLE POEM REPORT: A SHORT STORY IN VERSE.
GIRLS AS I HAVE KNOWN THEM.
"OUR HERO."
ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE.
FROCKS FOR TO-MORROW.
TO OUR EDITOR.
THE RULES OF SOCIETY.
FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.
THE GIRL'S OWN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPETITION.
OUR NEW PUZZLE POEM.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
OUR SUPPLEMENT STORY COMPETITIONS.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO OUR READERS.
WHERE SWALLOWS BUILD.
By SARAH DOUDNEY.
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CHAPTER III.
The next day was Sunday. Cardigan, whohad learnt from his young hostess all that shecould tell of her dressmaker, looked eagerlyfor Alice's face in the village church. But hecould not find her there. She had gone awayover the hills to a smaller church, to whichthe Monteagles never went, and was not tobe seen with the Bowers in the seat allotted tothe tenants of Swallow's Nest.
He was restless, and longed to secure alittle time to himself in the afternoon. Somehow,without being observed, he contrived toslip away, out of the Hall, through thegardens, and then up to that high groundfrom whence he had first looked down uponthe old farm.
There it lay in the still sunshine, asleep in aSunday peace. He waited there, and watcheduntil he saw the slender, upright figure of ayoung woman come out of the porch. Shewent down the little garden-path, opened thewicket, and then sauntered slowly across thegrass to the lane.
She was in a very thoughtful mood as shepaced deliberately under the shade of the oldoak