Let $\alpha$ be the angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations $l + m - n = 0$ and $l ^ { 2 } + m ^ { 2 } - n ^ { 2 } = 0$. Then the value of $\sin ^ { 4 } \alpha + \cos ^ { 4 } \alpha$ is :\\
(1) $\frac { 5 } { 8 }$\\
(2) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$\\
(3) $\frac { 3 } { 8 }$\\
(4) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$