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Updated: September 29, 2025
"God forbid!" murmured his wife with a shudder; but down in her own heart she felt that her husband had spoken the truth; the tragic end of this affair had not yet come. Faynie had indeed departed from that humble home as she had entered it, in the dark, dim silence of the bitter-cold night. She made her way as best she could to the station which, fortunately enough, was not far distant.
In going over his accounts he suddenly came across the name of Faynie Fairfax. The pen fell from his fingers and he brushed his hand over his brow. "What a strangely familiar ring that name has to me!" he muttered, "but I cannot imagine who it can be. Her checks seem to be paid in here. I must remember to notice who she is when next she comes to this window."
"What is the meaning of this!" she exclaimed, striding forward and facing Faynie and the horror-stricken man who stood facing her, his teeth chattering, as he muttered: "It is her ghost! her ghost!"
But as the owner of them touched her lips with his own Faynie had started back with a terrible feeling of faintness rushing over her. For the first time her lover's breath was strong with the odor of brandy. And the voice, which was always so gentle, kind and endearing, was muttering something about "the cursed darkness of the night."
In vain the old housekeeper expostulated with Faynie, urging her to come down at least to the drawing-room evenings, as she used to do. Faynie shook her golden curls. "It is no longer my home," she would say, with bitter sobs; "I am only biding my time here the six months that I am in duty bound to remain then I am going away it does not matter where."
Faynie seemed incapable of interfering. "Now we will soon determine what else there is here of importance my time cannot be more profitably spent than by informing myself." Paper after paper he carefully unfolded, glancing quickly through their contents, and as quickly tossing them back into the safe. Evidently he had not yet found that for which he was searching so intently.
Therefore there was no one to notice why Faynie suddenly developed such a liking for roaming in the garden at twilight; no one to notice the growing attachment that sprang up and deepened into the strongest of love between the petted heiress and the poor young cashier.
"You must feign neither surprise nor indignation when it is learned that my will gives all my fortune to Faynie, save the amount set aside for you. "Well! By all that's wonderful, if this isn't a pretty how-do-you-do. Mrs. Fairfax and her girl are penniless, and I came so near marrying Claire. I have found this thing out quite in the nick of time.
Despite the severe shock which caused Faynie to swoon, her unconsciousness lasted but a few moments, then, dazed and bewildered, her blue eyes opened slowly, and she realized with horror too great for words that she was whirling swiftly over the snowy road, still in the company of the two men, her lover and his companion. They were talking together in low, guarded tones.
Lester had sprung to his feet trembling with excitement, at the information that Kendale had gone to the home of Faynie, despite the fact that Mr. Conway had assured him that Kendale was not married.
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