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By CIIARLOTTE I. AEftlE.
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ORAPT H. Vn.-Contillued. ( )
Enrly the lIext mOl'lIllIg th ! ! ) ' stnrted
tor Hnly.
( 'lrlorenc ( ' Is the most hrlll/nllt / nlld 1:1\ : ) '
ot nil the Itnllnll cltleR JURt nt 11I'8ellt , "
snld Sir IIlIllwrt ; "wo wJ1l j0 tlwrc. "
This tlmo ho wOllt to n hot'l ; tlll'l'u wnr ;
no tlmo ( or tllklllg n hOlllll' , 111111 It IICI'III'
4d to him thnt , ( or a chnllll ! , hotnl IICu
would bo Illensllllt , 'rII' ! ' WOllt to the
Ilotol Snn Jnrco , where 11I'\'I'rlll.gnllIsh
peoilio ot rnllit nlld ClI1'tUllo wrl' Rtll'IIII : ,
Sh' lIulhort look ell dowlI till ! list of'Is'
Hore' IInmes , thl'1l elltorod hI81I' , 1\1111
Mrs , l.ellh ,
Irene 811111011 nK she f'nll It.
"OllllpOSO , " she snld , "thol'u nl'O Ileoilio
b\ro who kllow ) 'OU ; the ) ' will wOllllm'
wh ) ' ) ' 011 cull ) 'ourHelt : \ r. 1.ollh , "
"I IIhnll 1I0t tell th"m , " ho IIlIsworell ,
, ul'hcro IIro no pcrllollnl frlolllill of I1IllIe
on the IIl1t , It soe11111 to ho n'ery IIlco
hotul ; we shall be m08t cOllltol'tllblu hm'e , I
1 thlnl , , " . -
A mnlulficent sllite of nlln1'tlllfmhl wns
nllotted to Ir. and Mra , Leigh with their
I t scrvnlltll.
I' "Sbnll wo Join the tnhle II'hotl1"nskcll !
\ , Sir lIulhert , ot hili tllir ) 'oung wIfe , "It
! [ wl\I \ he 11101'0 chI'rful , hut 1I0t 110 1111111.
: I Cicd , "
'
; ' 'I sbolllite \ It hOllt , " fllrO relillocl ,
I ' Ono wcul , pns8ell hnppll ) ' l'lIollsh ; the ) '
; I " dro\'o rOllnd the heaullCIII en\'lron ! ! of
I .
tnlr l ! ' th ' ' , 'hdtcd
, ol'lneo ; ( ) the Illetllrl !
I I snllerle/l , the plllllce8 , the Ijllrd'nK IInll
' 0110 (1\'onlllg , when 1IIIIIIer WIIK o\'er , 111111
'r
I I they we'J IIlttlllg 011 the hl'Onti terrllcc
' flint o\'crlookell the A ' ' .
'I \ 1'110 , n Ilal't ) of
, ,1 , < ! 'Engllllh Ileopio nrl'l\'cd-J.ol'll lIuli Lllily
: Olendn'er , with theI' three tllll , jlIlInt
1 , dnughtel'8 , 'l'he wholc pnrt ) ' eHlIlO IIpon
l , ! : tbo tlm'uec , nllil heCol'e : : : ; 11' Ilulhcl't hllli
, J I tJl1l0 o\'en to loolt arollnll , 1.01'11 Gondn'U ! ! ' i
, cnmo 1111 to hllll , I'l'1''olle WIIS looltlllg !
) at thulII , or ho'wollhl 1I0t , Ilel'hallS , hn\'o .
: lacted JU8t nil ho dlcl ,
t i "lIow 110 ) ' 011 do , Sh' lIulbC1't'j" siliel
my lord , III his 101111 , cIrcel'y'olce. . "I
dJd not nntlcillnte the ph'nsuro ot seeing
; . ,1 'you hvro.1t
, ! I Tlo ) lI ndselllo tRce Sl'CW dark wl h
j nnnoyancl' anll palc with pIIlslon ,
"I bcg ) 'our plll'doll , " ho Inld , qulct1 ! ' ,
, " J ' "I have not hud the honor of knowIng
) 'ou. "
Iorll OIenlln'el' s\IIlIl'II \ ,
' I
' 'It 1s 'not 11'er ) ' IIIen8ant mntter to Le .
80 cOlllllletoly forjotton. Let. mo romlnd 'I '
.you , 1311' Hulbertl I 1I10t ) 'OU at nn UII'
inual dillner nt the I'rel'mu8olls' Ilall. " I I
I lie wns IlItOl'rlllltell ,
, "You lire IIltogethur IIIlstnkell , " snlel
the bnrollet. "I 1111111' : . Leigh. "
; , "Nay , I CRlIIIOt. . slI'ly he mlstnkell , "
Plnld 1.01'11 GIlllIlnyel' ! . "Wc Slit tulldllg
tor halt lin hOllr nhollt the Illcomo tnx ,
'I ' cnnllot ho mlRtnkell.1
" 'fhen IC ) ' 011 nrc 1I0t mI81111(01l , I do ,1I0t
lenow IllY OWl1 nalllo , " 1111111 Sh' Hlllhm't ,
huughtlly , "I hope to he lIollo\'ell when
I Insillt thnt I nm11' : . I.elgh. "
Lorll U len a01' bowell nnll l'utlred ; the
c01l\'or ntlon hnll 111'1'11 ( Iulto Imblle , lmt
did not exclto milch eomllHlIt.1I8tul. : . .
en lelelltlt ) . , , , Ileople 8nlll , liS they smllell
at onch olher , "ullll rellll ) ' sOllie or these
gooll Nngllsh do rcsemblo onch othel' so
much. "
, "ntel lie ronll ) ' Imow ) ' 011 , IIl\lhort 'j"
salll II'elle , "Just nil ho snlll ho dld1"
\ HYl'S , I 11m IIfl'llld so , m ) ' dnrllng , " ho
repllel1.
"Wh ) ' dill you 1I0t toll him the truth "
she asled.
"I eoulll lIbt. I must IlIn'o Introl1uceel
) "ou. "
"Anll why 1I0t , rather thllll olTelld an
old trl lld ? " 11110 aalted.
' ! lIe Is not un old trl'ud j alill 110 0110
knowsj sweet , hotter thnn ) 'OU , thllt I
CUllIIOt 1.llrolluco ) 'OU as III ) ' wlto at '
ont. " ' llrt1s'l
Thot 8001lled pll1uslblo ollollgh" but
lrono wnll jollig 111 the 11'1\1111 IItoll'eulIH
olone thut olIll1g whell118K : GlIHluyer ,
o Inl1) ' ot , 8trong ellnrllctol' IIIHI I'IlhJ1'
[ lU8S00 IIllllelll'lInce , "lIl1sed her h ) ' , Irolle
stdlled ( ( to multo room Cor IH ) ! ' , lHl some
utUo courtCllles liosscli bet ween tholl1.
fhHltlonl ) ' , (1'0111 the brond corl'ldur , 1.11 d ) '
Olondllycr , tllll , 11\\'CIII lIulI sllemn , np.
Jo 1rol1.
"Mnt/hlll , / , " ahu . JjIII : [ ! , "to whom lire ) ' 011
' \ ' '
t'nll lllJ ; ?
r' nCU1' malllma , to lrB , ! c1gh , " she 1'0-
plied. . . ' '
" 'HI d not linow such n IlerI ! ) ) ) , " slllll
mylael ) ' , " 11111. . JII a heM of thiN Idnd i'ou
ellllnot. bo . , too cnl'otlll , I , wnnt. ) ' 011 . lit
"
Oil l1 ,
1Its nu ! lln'er ! 100lOIIIIIto tlio I t'ushlng
rg'.o 'ot : thohhutltul 1II'l , '
, "l'hel'o I : I HOllie mhltlllw , " she cried ;
" lIl1mnlll'Cllnnot Ilolllllhly know thllt It I ! !
) 'ou. " , ,
" " .rhore : Is no mlstlll.o , " orled my IUlly.
, ' YOII1')11(111 \ ( lUll ) ' hl\\'o \ 1111\110 0110hI' ) '
nr uot In III ) ' WII ) , I hll\'o not UUHIUII. .
other. " , I
tl'I IInl'lr ! ) ' sorr , ' , " SlIlel11118 : \ GlI'/I' /
c1 ! ) ' )1' , nil 8ho lllll.lcllell n WII ) ' , leu'llIg
Irelle hHlhmnlit. II1HI IImllzl'll , . \t 'Ollce
nho WI'/lt / tu Sir l1ullll'rt nl111 tohl him
, hnt hlld hlllllleUI'iI. lIe woulll lIot let
her 1100 how gl'elltly ho WIIS nlll'red. , :
" 'fnl\O 110 notlco ot It , IInrllllg , " Jjc siliel j
"It II ! 8011I0 tuollsh mlstnle. 111 lilY hllm'
bl1 ! opinion the hlllt o.t thll lWOllio III the
world IU'e mnll-thllt olel IlI ) ' c\1uld not
hn\'o . been 8une. " .
, AIlII shorU ) ' theroattor the ) ' returned
to their lJllth'o IlInd ,
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"
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" OllAP'L'lm VIII ,
"I must Le 111'111' Londoll , " snl.Sh' . lIul.
' ( ! rt , when the Iluestlon ot W.I'O they
6holl1l1 11\0 Clll110 to ho sotUl'd.'You \ will
1J hlllllll'r ( It wo 111'0 whel'o wo will see
c ch uthol' of tell , "
'tITo'lIever torJot the ( ' ) 'es ot distress
. dint Rhe fulsel1 to his tIlCO.
, "Shall wo not 01\\0) ' " bo together RI
we nre hero ? " she 1I1 > 1tl'1l.
, " o ; thnt woulel bo ! llIlto Impossible ,
Irene. I hn\'o U grat ) hOlll > l.-lInlllce. I
might call It-ot my own In lu.tuh' , hilt
O Del 11\0 there. It Is ' o\loll \ gstmorc
1101)40. An 0111 Indy , ellllnl1tl ! ) ' elatell to
nle. tole8 cn1'll oC It tor me. I lIulllom
go near It. Whell 1 om III towo I IIroror
, Ihou-l or club life , "
She lolel her tolllell hnnds oa Ills shoul.
del' .
"Dut wh ) ' , " sht > nsked , "wby must we
pot he tOlothcr , I1ulbert "
, " 11 eloar chllel , ) 'ou cal1not be with mu
I . . . ln , J.oudon ulltH- "
, nc paused , and she ol\chd \ :
: , , t'Until our ma1'1'lago Is made kno o ? "
r
"I xnctl ) ' so , " ho .r'plled" with II C01'O'
INlIlIoII. !
"It I hall ImowlI thnt , " HhoIII lei , JII II
Ill1ftllloll of tellrK. "I wOlllel JIU\I' hn\'o i I
COlli ! ! to I' njllIlId. "
" ' 1'011 will he'l'rr hIlPp ) ' . Rwoet. 'J'hcre
lu n Jrllllel old hOIl e lit , Kew to let. ' 1'ho
'COIIIIII.'HS of II rJl'ln 11I1 lIaoll to IlI'u tlwrl ! ,
'L'w ! InwlI KloIIl'H dowlI to till''r ) ' hnnk
of the l'II'llr , IIlIcl the nlJhtlnJIII1I 11111"
, III thl' trem. . It IH hl'nutlrllll ) ' Cllrlllllhcll.
I thlll ( ht of tllldllj ; It 1'10 thllt I CIIII often
1'1111 down thm'I ! . I cOlIlII slll'llIl ( Iulte hnlf
or O\'l'r ' week with ) ' ( JII IIl1d tnlto ) 'OU ollt
occn 11101111 II ) ' . "
"Bllt , Hili bert , " IIho plOlllll'1l , "wh ) '
C01I111 WI ! not o to your house In l.ol1e1on
nllll lI\'e thol'e 1"
"It We dill thnt , I IIIl1st Introlluce 'Ot1
to the w01'111 liS lilY wlCo ; nn l nt prcsellt ,
) ' 011 klWW , thnt CII JllIII I hi ! . "
She ! ooltell lit hllll'IHltllll ) ' .
"Whell will It he , Illlllwl't1 I-J clln.
not o hOllle to 1h'IIIHlulI until thll t IH
dOlle , I cnllnot lIn how It IH , hilt . ( " '
to ho\'o IO < it hllif the 1I11'nsllre I 1Ii1l'eI tll
hn\'o III ( 'lIlIhll' 1l1)'Relf ln(1) ( ' lI'ene I ! ! l'
merl' . "
HIli ! t'lcll to 8111111' IIR Hhe 111101(0 ; hilt her
1I111 ! CJllh''rell allli hel' hllllliH tl'l'lIIhlell. lie
tlll'lWII IIWII ) ' with n CUrI'leHK Hl1IlIe. n
lIsht IlIuJh thnt Jnnod 111'011 ' hel' .
" ' 1'011 1I1'e hllpntlent , helle. I hllnl. .
WII'S tolel ) 'OU how IIncI'l'tnl11 the tlnlU
Willi , UIIII ) 'OU 110t mnlto ) 'ollrselt hnplI ) '
with n\o " ,
Ilo hellt dowl1 to klHs her ; nnll nil the
11I1I'qloll nllll lo\'e III her hCllrt sm'gl1 ! ! o\'el'
hI'I' now. She 11I1e1 no UOI'C ohJectlolls , 110
1I10l'I ! hl'lIltntlol1 ; she woulll lI\'e Just \
whoI' ( he willhed her. IIl1el. ItO 1111 thll t ho
\ ' ' .
BI'CchJI'I\'e WIIS tnken , with nil Its IIIX : ,
1II'lulIlI , decol'n'
IIPllOllltmelltll-Cllrnlturu '
tloll 111111 hlll1jIrIf.II-1I : home lit Cor n IIIICh.
ess , I ol' thc lirst tlmo Irel111 felt nt
hume ,
OliO 1'\'enlllJ ; Hlr llulht'rt slIdde\lI \ ' be.
l'UlIle dlssntlslleel with tl1lqunllt \ ) , lit hili
cI III' .
" 'There Is hilt one thhl In the world
thnt I ' " cl'lod "nllil
nm fnstldlolls o\'er , he ,
thn t 18 III ) ' elgnrl. ! , Ireno. 'fhm'o Is II case
In m ) ' IHHltet , the ( locltet ot the cent
hnnglng 1111 In till ! hnll-w1I1 'Oll loolt Cor
It' ! I hll\'e 1I0t Ilntlonco Cor tjlCS\ thing ! ! ,
'fhero nro no rosehuds this time , I clln
cel'tlC ) ' . "
She wcnt nt once to do his hlddillg.I I
'frue , there wns no'estlJo of II rosl'bllll ,
bllt there Was HOlllethln worse. Ont of I
the pocket ot the o\'el'cOII tell 0 piliI' ot I
lemontlnted Io\'es , and n dollcnte Iror ) '
tablet that hael beell nsod b ) ' some Inlly
at II bnll. :
Without thlnldn , she hatlly ! rend It .
O\'II' ! , I\nd the lIa1l10 of Sit , 1I1IIhel't wns
l'Olll'atld o\'el' nncI o\'el' n nln , 'rhls , thou , '
WIIs the I'enson wh ) ' ho cOllld not tuke hUI'
to Iho theuter the e\'enlng ( lroVloIl8 : ho
hlidllCcn ut II bllll with someolle ChIC , She
Illd 1I0t IItoll-(100r ( cblld , to couKlder or
to thllllt ; she ( ol'got 1111 nbollt tho' ' chars ,
her bOlllltlfll1 fuce Hnshed hoU ) ' . She
wont bncl ( to him nt ollce. UIIII IlIltl the
111'0tt ) . tablet before him ,
" , Now I IIndm'stund wh ' '
) ) 011 wonlel
1I0t tllito mo ollt , " she IIlIld , " 1'011I' III'
gllgell1ent wus n hllll , 1'011 wonlll not tell
1110 whero. DOllbtless It wnH with the
r"I to wholll this helonged-III It so "
A shllliow of lIl'iele , linger , IInd definllce
pnKBecI O\'el' hili tnce : then n cllI'ele ! ! ! ! ,
hnlf'scornful slIIlIo Cl'ossod his 1111 ! ! .
"It wnK 110 , Yon nro l'lght In both S\11'-
mhws'hnt thell'/ "
" \\'hllt then ? " she rellentell , "lIow
el'Uel , how hcnl'tll'ss , how IInldud. "
"I cIo not Sl'e It , Irene , III ) ' position
In the world ohllgell lIIe to flllfill ohllga'
tlons.Vhllt foil ) ' to qllllrrel o 'er It , "
"DocK yonI' Noclnl posltloll oblho ) ' 011 to
I ' ; 0 to hnHK , while ) ' 011 lell0 1110 here
nlonl ! , nnd tl'enHllrC O\'en Inch a tI'IHI ! us
thill'Ihe / IIslwd , lingI'll ) ' . "I see II nUIIIO
I on It. Whllt Is It 1-1.1111) ' I.h'lI Uel'llnt. '
I HlllbCl't , who Is Lnll ) ' I.lrn OOI'lIut "
'l'ho dnl'l , tllCU HIIShcd , 111111 IIn IIngr ) '
light Hnllllll In his e 'es ,
' "l ! Lnd ) ' Ourllut he 1I0thhllj to ) ' 011 , "
IIhe tlnlll , "wh ) ' hllre ) 'on kept thill'1'011 /
IIIl1st hn\'e kept It fOl' III'I' IIlIko , "
"I CIIII lIiIuly 1I\'el' I did 110 sl1eh thillg' ,
1I''ne. L did not ( ! \'Oll know It wns III
III ) ' IlOcltet , I IInncII1 with till ! lull ) ' lullt
\ ' ' , It IK trllo ; nt > ) ' 011 cnu lIeo rOI'
) 'ollrselt , I"roto I III ) ' ullmo 011 hI ! ) ' tllb10t ,
I eun enl ) ' 1I11ngine thnt she left It In 111) '
hnnds , nncI I IlIIt It nWII ) ' with whnt 18
lIIuch 1II01'lll1rec0llH ! to 1111'-11I ) ' own ( : \111' \ )
( 'lIlIe , It ) ' 011 wcru ! ! ! > Jl'lIlol1s , hene , I
cOll1l1 U'lIKt 'on Ilul' . Ir I hml told ' .011
1118t nl ht thllt I WIIS goln to n hllll theru
wOlltel hlheoll ' , '
) \ II IIcI'IIe 1111 ) 011 Imow ;
) 'OU woulll hn0 heen jl'lIlollS , onll I
shol1111 not hll'e IIkell thn t. If 'Oll wl'ro
I'ollllollnhlu , nnll I cOllhl s(1olllt ( to ) ' 011
wlthol1t fenr , I s1l0n1ltell '
\ tell ) 011 O\'el' ) "
thin ! ; . "
"I 11111 not jealolls , " she IInlll , "hilt It
! I'ems to 1119 1 hll\'e n 1'lIht to kllow
whol'o ) ' 6n go nnll whnt ) ' 011 do , UlIlIlUl't ,
whn III LUII-whnt Is till' 11I1II1I/-sho
tool , 1111 thu tnhlet lignin nnel rO'I'I'nd It-
" ' 1.1\(1) . ( . ' 1.11'1GerRut. . : Who Is she , 11111.
Ill'rt
111' lall hcl1 cnl'elosl ! ) ' .
"HOIIII' III'0pio conllhler he ; ' the most
l'nlltltlll womnll III NIIHlnnll , Irl'lIo , I
110 not , I thlnl , ) 'OU hold thnt ( l1l1co oC
honor. " .
"Ullt \ ho III 8hn ? " nsll'11 Ircue. "I do
nnt wnllt to Imow Whllt , hilt who Is IIh01"
"She IR thn dnllHhh'l' of 0110 of thu 1II0St
II0wlirtui enl'llI-l nl'1 U'l'unt , n 1I1nll IOC-
olld to none , " hI' 1'e(1l1ell ( , I'nmostl110
Is the rl'ntellt IIOWI'r III the Stnte , "
"I hnn' 1'1'1\11 IIhout hllll , " she snld ,
thOIl htfllll ' ,
"Yoll hu0 IIKkocI 1I1e who Lilli ) ' Llrn ISj .
I enn tell ) ' 011 In'er ) ' flW worllll , 'l'ho I
COllnll'tls of ( lI'rllnt .
IIICII n t.w ) ' 1'111'8
! : IhICI ! , Ilud Lnd ) ' LII'n , who wus thun hilt
so\'entl'on ) 'l'lIrs oltl , tou ! , tll\1 enUr ! ' com.
1I1nllli of hl'r fntht'r'lI houlluhohl. Shu Is
jllst t\H'lIt ' , She It
) ; lIeCIII1I1t1'11 it" mnll ) '
the 10\'olll'lt WIlIInn III I lIgllllul ; IIho hohlll
0110 ot the hljhl'lt IHIIltlolis : III the Inlldj
Rhl' 18 n wen1th ' h"lrl'lIl > , 111111 flhe Is , ho.
ltlos , the \'r ) ' 11111'1'11 of ( nllhloll , " i
'L'ulHler I\rllll ! IItoll' rOlllul his nl'ek , nnll !
sweet IIlls WOI' ( ' Inltl IIghtl ) ' 011 1118 IIwn/l' '
"Stili , " Hnlc.l II low , IIW'ot'olco , "NtllI ,
tor all thllt , I w01l1t1 1I0t chlillge Illneos
with Iwr , IIl1lbl'rt. " ,
" \Vh ) ' 1I0t , III ) ' d'nrellt , ? " ho nfikrd ,
"BI''IIIISO ) ' 011 do not 10hur. . IInd ' 011 .
110 10\'t ! me , " she Rnsworl'll , allcl thosc blm.
1)10 worlls tOl1choll him till' 1I10rl ! ' tbnn hI !
.f would ha\'o IIkod to ownj his toco grow. .
' ,
; ,
- . . ' - -
IJIIII ! IIlulOr thelll , ho wlllc11 ! like n IIInD
whll hnll rcc l\'ed a surltlcl1 shot In the
( U/ ! ,
"HII , tor all h'r hOIlIl ! ) ' , hl'r wonlth ,
h.'r hrill1l1ut lIollltioll , 111111 her hllllll1'ed
IIIIIIH' , I IJr , 11111 I'II\ ' ' thl' Inll ) ' Lira Ge-
I'nllt , " contllllH'cl the Ilrl. " 'l'ho only
WOlllhllIll ( 'arth I Khoulll 0\,1' l'J1\'Y
wOIIII ) hu the ' 1tl\Ill-thllt Is
WOll1l1n ) 'OIJ \ ( - ,
It O\'ur 'ou dlfl or CIIUIII 10\0 1111)0110 ! Jut
1110. "
, Iul ' , with Its WlIl'lIIth IInrl ( rl1JrAncc ,
IIIIHIIII ( ; ' \UjUllt CIIIIIC , It 111I11 heen un.
dlrHtool1 ! Ilt ! W l'll I Item thn t Irello should
1I0t 11'11\0 Jlocl'hjI'O\'U.
"Wlilk or Ih'h'e n lIIuch ns 'ou will tn
thlll lIeJghhUl'llIIod , " Sir lIulbel't hllli said ,
"but nO\'I1' JO to town ! '
She 111I11 Culthfllily cornlillcll with hl9
willh ; hilt 111II'llIg the fil'lIt weole In Au.
jlIlIt cnlllC hili h lI'tI III A' ) ' , nnll sll ! ! wllnted
to 1I111'chllae a hllluhlOllle rhlj ; Cor him.
She IJIIIHlefl In hel' OWII II1lnll how she
wOlIlII IIlwlI 's II1l1ko hllll wonI' It , It WIIS
1I0t Calr , she thought , that mlll'rlel1 man
ahoulll 1I0t wcnr some token ot his hondo
IIlfe. She h'lIl ' of tell clehatoll the subject
with HII' Hulhert , 1111I1 her own oplnloll
Willi thllt n 1II111'rled mall wn ql1lto liS
sll'lctl ) ' houlld to wonI' a wedding rIng as
a IIIlIrl'le,1 , lall ) ' .
So , 011 hili hlrthdn ) ' , IIhe would preseot
him with Olle , nllli she would nsk him
to Weill' It IIlwaY , JlIst liS IIho were the
Illnlll ch'clet ot gold hu had plAc d I1pon
hel' 1Iujer.
Ollce III tOWlI , Hho thou"lIt It no hnrm
to dl'l\'o 111'0111111. Hhe IU1I11IO Intention ot
wntchlng her bUlihand , Hhe 111'ecrl'od not
Inoetlllg hllll. She wished to Iwep her
IlI'cselltns n aurprise , 111111 If sho'met him
! Jhe woulll hn\'o to gl\'e 80mo o\'nsl\'o nn.
swer when bo nsked whnt she was doing
thcl'e ,
As 111 Il1cl" or fortullo , or fate , would
hll\'e It , as Hhl ! wns ( h'h'llIg through II'do
I'nrk , sllr. ' Iaw him ; heVIIS seated b ) '
the slele ot a Indy. IIIHI ho waH so dt'Cply
I'lIg1'0llsell In COlI\'lI'sntloll ! wIth her that
he ne\'er o\'on mlsed his eyes us Ireoo
1IIIIsell h ) ' , Shl ! ( mew tbllt eXll1'es810n on
hili IItI1't ! , hanllsoll1o Cuce , It WIIS one oC
, Ieep nnd I'npt attentlon-sho Imew the
look III tilt ! Ilnl'lt , elolll1ent o'os-It was
0110 or Ilrofollllllllelmll'l1tton , she hnd seen
them with thnt snme loolt III1 or on her
fnco , It'IIS hut n tleotlng look on his
( ncc , her glnnce lIugered 10llg on the
lo\'ul ) ' Indy I1t his sldl'-Il nrk.bl'Owod
wOlllan with n mouth lIlte a rosebud-
dnrlt , 111'01111 O'l's-a hlgh.brell I'lItrlclm
Cllcl.-nprOlIlI , grllcoful , elognnt led ) ' , su-
pl'I'hl ) ' dl'l'ssed. , 'ollng , heautlful , nud evl-
deutl ) ' uot 1IIIIIfferont to Sir IIlllbe1't ,
It wat ! not sO milch Jonlons ) ' that gn\'l
her so keen 11 SOIlSO of 1111111 , thut hOl'
tliCC blanched nnd Iwr hancls trembled ,
not so much JenloulI ) ' ns u sudden , subtle
Bensu ot the tllCt thnt her worlel nnel his' '
IllY till' apnrt ; thllt his Interests , his
friondshlps , hl8 lIkhl lI , IIml o\'or'thluJ : ;
connected with hllll , were cntlrel ) ' sep. .
Ilrlited nom hers , thnt hnd nlwa1I been
0110 ot unit ) . , oC harmouy , two IIvcs In
me , not ot dh'lded Interests and separate
\\'orld8 \ ,
"I might liS we1l not be marl'led , " she
lIld to herself , "tor I live outslelo my
hushnml' { II tc. "
Another time , when she WIIS , Jn towJ
on husluess which she dlcl 1I0t wish h m
10 Imow , flho SIlW him riding by tho. slele
of the , . 'rhe ' .
Hllmo Indy. ) wuro going to.
wllrd the IIl1rk , nnd a shnrl1 twinge of
jel1lousy IIlleled to her I1l1ln ; there WIIS no
cOllcellllll1 ; the fnct tbnt the eXlll'ejslon
on Sh' IIlIlhm't's taco wus ono ot 111'0-
founel adllllrll tlon. I
'I'hen n fntul l en ontel'ed her hond ; it
Willi thnt the next time Sir llulbel't weut
to tOWII she wonld Collow him , nnd watch
COl' 1II'I'IIolt , whllt Idnd ot n lito ho led
there , IIncl how ho Ilassed hlK time ,
Whell ho loft Doocbgro\'c at three the
next IIttOl'1l00ll , she tollowod him by the
four o'clock tl"llln ; I1S ho roclo Illto town
nllll she wcut by troln , she Wns there
tlrst , Instillct rntlwr thlln knowledge
mUllo hel' go to the club , where ho told
her .he speut the grontor pat't of his tIme.
She had wrl111110d hersolt up so seclII'Cly
thllt IIho WIIS lIuro , ovun If ho lIu8sed hor-
thllt ho wOllld not know hOl' , \ ' l''OUO
linows g tmero 1I0UKO , the lo\"c [ ) ' aud
IIIngnlficent IIIl1l1slon raciug H'de Park ,
ono of the linost hOllS08 In I-ondon , It
Is 1I)0re ) lII < e n llIll1eo thnn the dw01llng
1)lnco of n kuhjoct. 011 t.blll August even.
[ lIg whllo thc sllvor moon hid hOlt tllCO
behilld tbo clou s , I1nd the sweut night
willd told Its SI'Cl'et to the trees , ono
mhht hn\'e seen n tall , 610111101' fi'III'C ' ,
11I' ped In hluek , nel11' the ! ; l1tCs ; ot the
mllllllloll ; the ligure of a womun u\'lc1antly
wl1tchln , but she wns fOl'tunute , 110 rill' :
111'1 this , that 110 Olll ! noticed her. Ever ) ' ,
time the grnnd iron g'atell openl d she
1IIIIIscII IIl'nr ( 'lIoll h to IIl nlltl IHlr. Hm'
Ilntiellt wlllting seemed to ho reWllrllcl1
when IIho IIn w the tnll fi ure ot a gOlltlo.
mllll III In'onill' ' ; drcss , . \ closed CIII'I'III'O '
dto\'o UI ) to the llorch with Ittl long , broad
night ot I1lIll'blo ! : It ups. nnd slle o\'el'heard
the OI'dor gl\'on to the concllman :
"Court 1)lnce. "
Xow , who 1I\\1d \ lit Court llnce nnd
whllt wes It
'L'ho enl ) ' Illnn thnt 8uglostoll Itselt to
hCl' Willi to hnsten to thlJ , 1I0nl'ost cnb
atnlld , aUII toll olle of the drl\'ors to tnko
hel' to COll1't IIlnco , She dill so , nllll the
fil'tlt 1111111 to whom she spoke , saltl : "I do
tlot Imow Court Illnce , miss , "
Up cllmo nllother , qulto 1 > III'rly. , : "I
know It , miss , " ho snill ; "It IR St. , Tamos'
Pnrk , [ , ord Gel"llllt's mnllslon , I know
It , miss. "
" 1.01'11 Gernnt'sl" '
'he words were 111(0
rO\'oll1tlon to her. She remembered now
thnt II Cew IIn's since , while reudlng the
fnNhlonuhle 'Iutellilonce , : to Sh' Hulbert ,
she Clll110 nCl'OSS the followllll ; Item : " 'rho
1 1Il'1 Gel"llllt stln '
1'l'lIIl1lus lit his mllnslon
In , St. J nmos' Pnrk , whel'o his ol1lclnl
duties Iletnln him. " She hnll nsl.od at
the tlnHJ whl1t tIloSO ol1lcllll dutlos were ,
nnll Sir lIulh\rt ! IUlIl tolel her. Silo
thoujht of thlll nil she dl'o\'u to the house
where SII' II ulhm.t llRd Ijoue , 'I'hero' th
Cl1hml1l1 asl'l"d 11 tllro thnt mlht ; hnvo
lIt1tollllllled' ' 0110 lItore'ersed Iu the wnys
of the world , Shu puld It. nnd woulel
hu\'o 1I:1i11 It It It hlul bel'lI gold Instond
ot IIII\"er. She SIIW heCm'e her a mlln'
sloll IIttio Il"sS mnlullicellt thlln thllt ot
Sir IInlhort'8. 'fhere wI > ro lights In tllo
windows , cnrrlaljes dri\'lng tl ) nnd troll1
the 11001' . Unexpectl'l\I \ ) ' the Sl'nlld 111111
door was ollened , 111111 she SIlW brllllllnt.
l1hts ; , servunts In Ih'er ' , e\'ur ) ' sign ot
wculth , IlIxur ) ' 111111 mnjnll1ccnce. What
WIIS Sir Hulbert doing there ,
She stood wlltchlng pntlontly , nnd
ngllin 111'1' pntll'llce wns rownrdOlI. A.
closed cnrrln e , with a pull' ot fine horses
dro\'o 1111 to the door , nnll III n tew mln-
IItos Sir Ullibert npll'nretl ) , leading by
the hlln\ \ the sllmo h0I111tlful Indy lIbo
hllli lIeOIl him w1th 1Iotort.-11 lad ) ' brll.
lInnt 1111 the SlllnU\Or SUIl nt noondoy-
IllllJnonlls nnHhln ! : In bel' holl'ler eye.
hrl1ht liS stars ,
( To be cOI1 ! nued , ) . <
.
,
v. . , , -
. '
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- - -
: - 1nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"nnHnnntH ; itnntnnnnnnntu . - - :
-
-
-
! . A Singular Epi'sode.
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, - - -
111111111111111 ! ! 111tl11111111111111111111111111l11111 ! ! ! l11111111111IS :
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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,
' II g f'tramer ' 111\11 \ uh'end ' stnrted
1t' Whl'lI I f1I'tlt HIIhel' , It'ns n
10\'cl ' , 'UIIC ' dll ) ' . nllll wc werc
BIIJlJlIII 1I1)1I ( thl'ollh , H1I1 , ' hltle wn.
ter , below n HI' ' t'r'Rcoell herc nnd
thm'l. ! with little fUlltnHtlc penrl '
C1011l18 , IIIw lIocltH of'U l'nllt swnns ,
' 1'lwl'C Were 110t mlllir pnssengers , nnd
nOlle of tllem I Imuw.
But ull seemed lit ! U ) . nf ! the wenth.
01'-1111 ! ! Ilve het. . SlIu ! ! ut on deek , IIn\ "
III l'hoHCII 0110 of ltil I'unr woollon
henclloR ,
111'1' dl'\s ! WIIS'ery slnwlo ; some-
thlll"'hlte "Iellmellut her thront. UJlCl
hl'OWIIII : nl111 blacl , : : ! "estell her slender
( rnme.
She ml"ht 1I1l\'e heell fi\'e and , t\\'on.
.
t ) , hut 'ou hnd to ! ! cnn well the wun
dellcnc ' or her I'llce hefore 'ou quite
docliled tllnt sulT1'ln ulone must hn'e
made hel' Heell1 ohler ,
Both dUI'lt.glon d hnndR I'ested In her
Inp , She nlillelll'ed Ilel'fectly lwedless
of e\'crJ'thln" ahout hm' , I
She hlld the mot ! hen uti Cui e.res
hll ' ' ' nnd ' nnd
" 0 C\'el' Heell-llll'go graJ'
Catllomle ! > lR ; tiler glol'lt1ed hC1' fnce , nml
theJ'Vel'e Inl1nltulJ' pensive.
It sllot thl'oll"h UlJ' mInd : "lIow
tIIIUIJ' telU'R they tIIust ita , 'e wcptl"
'rheJ' loolwd ! itl'alght ullcud , too , \lJnln. \
Iy fleeln ; ; nothing of the joeund and
scntlllnllt [ 8l'l thnt fl'ollted tl1l'tII ,
I wOllllered , If othel' Ileopio would notice -
tice theh' hopeleH : nl1d lIulpless gnze.
Ul1COllsclously : with n RlmpllcltJ'
tllat plm'ced my soul , she nppel1led to
me In termR of nhsolute dcslJl1lr.
Bn > l' ) ' line of her tI lIre , too , nccord.
cd , hJ' ROtlle mJ'stel'lous sJ'l1IpathJ' , with
this l'aIJIII hllll1'esslon oC hel' wretched.
neSs. , ,
'fill nlghtfnll Hhe sat thel'e , Im111o\-
nble. 'l'he fnnltles ! ! Wl'tlther ,
contnucd
There wns no , but the
1 nn stnrlght
5hono IIlmost , ' ' 'hI enou h to mimIc
one , and I Iwpt gotn " llpses of her
Ixed , colorless fnce , whIch now hnuut.
Id 1e ' and mOl'u ,
Qfen since thnt night I ha'e bcen nt
sen , nnd ue\'eJ' do I helr the
pecular
hnrmouluus hissing nnd rushIng sound
which n yeRsel glyes when 'lit snls
thl'ouh placll tretches of ocenll , wih.
out memorIes of those dcsoluted fea.
tures , that plalntess J'et woe.begono
ni' .
: \Jclnwhlc I hnd got to Imow n eel-
: nhl tnhlo companion , otI hnd told him
or \ow thIs hulJ"s e\ldl'nt misery ha I
touched mo. Ie wns n F'renclunan ,
who gaye me his nlm fS Guloln , a
dnppel' lte person. wlt tm'ld cheel.s ,
bl cur\'lnear mustnc es und teeth
' .
SIJI'klng white. '
H 'spolw EnglshIUl g11\t tuency ,
and I could l'eldllJ' be e'e him when
hc Informed me thnt ho hud m stered
se\'ernl other tongues.
"She Is o\'llellty n most unhappy
he had told me , ufter ha \ '
woman. ha'Ing
glanced , dm'lng the nfcrnoon , at thIs
forlor object of 1J' su den nn IIcuto
IJ'JIlnthy ,
Somothlng In hIs tone made mo start
n11 clnsp his Irm. I fel certuln , just
1101 those few words , that s1e was
now the object of his sJ'mpnthy , no less
UU1 wine. '
In n rich , Intuitve tns1. I felt more
I -thlt he , whoo\or 1e was , hod ann.
.
ture nJIly I'ecept.o to cmpassion ,
I "I ha'e crosed ' on this lne , "
he saId , urer the trglc stlnger , w1o
now oCunIy concerned us Loth , hnd de
plrted from her shlldow ' led o below
the huge Rmolestncl.s nnd thel' con.
comlnnt mlsse.s of Iron Culpment
nUll whie the bln1l mlrlne June stnrs
loeJcl ( to drop lower 1w melowing
Il'nlt flm lu\lslblo boughs , "F'rnllr ,
I hl0 l'own to dislke our cnptnln
\r ' ' II\h ; he Is a man of hnrd , , hnrsh
mfllosllou ; he Is cnpahle .of cruel nct
I "I Imow that on this slme ship ho
hllH commited se\erl which hn0
m\le : him uupopulnr botll among his
felow olcllis uud the eommon saiors
heslde. , But the RecOu1 , .
otcer :11.
'n , IH of ' .
\ \ I wld.IJ' diferent type.
Of him I . wi malw certnln' hlCuI1es ,
111 jolu .ou Inter. "
AI11 Intel that SIUe e\'enillg , : Ion.
slem' Guljelln dil joIn me , In the smol. .
lu l'oom ,
"OIII\'n telR me , " he snld , "thlt
sl ) his l'eglstel'ed slmpl ' n8 a : Ils.
\I'l'schoJ'I , She hns n cUbl1 nI to her.
Hel 111 nelthC' he nor an ' one else
100\S the fnlntclt Item eonee1lng her.
. \s wo hn\'e obsen' ( l , she hns 1I0t yet
1IIIWIrlll In the dlnln/ 1'00111 , nnd since
hlr rotrement Into 10wC' quarters she
his 1\m no ol'der whutevr to aU ' of
the Hen'IUts.I
This Informntou reache me nt nbout
o o'l'loelt.
' 10 , whie I sut wth a uo\'el In
one of the uppcr Raloons , Guljel1n np.
Ilel red n t my , Hld . Al the lb ' hlul
'slppN1 from his cheel.s ; al his gnlurl
jllntn ss hll gonej ho stil looked
IIH } the I"l'enchmnn " he was , nld yet
1 ( thnt mod moullful ot things , a
1.'l'enchmll who his lost his uJ'et . .
"I Is ten'llle , " he' ' stmlmel' ( I , leln.
In own and IrllShll" my cheel ! wih
one stl cur\'o of his lustlche. "Do
, 'oi-can 'oll-dl'elun whnt thut poor !
Wllln has done to horscln" I
I rose. I can hear now thoaoft rat.
tlll thul of my no\el 08 It tel ullon
the ' ,
tool'
" "
"Not-sllehl ! ?
"Yes C 'nnilo or potassium , She
lust hnye 11U for Ule stewardess just
11'1010 she 11'nnl. I. 'rhey tound hel'
' , and the , to
11'111 hotlh ese ki an
OX-Wil clutlhl'l In ono hU1I. "
I f-lt IJ' bhxHI freezo.
"I WIS In hel' tUCQ , " I taler ,
" , hot Is what I lt'W Ulero She was
not Ilone on the wolen bench , Death ,
11 th ( ' whllo. cl'ouehed. beside her ,
tClptng 1er.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - .
I "L'ho Clltlll , " mJ' 10W Icqunlntnnee
wellt 01 " 18 flrlouR. 011 "oJ'IJe to
GIHIW wi not be n brief one , nnd
he determined ' ' her nt
hnf to bt'J' once
-to.nlght-beCore the paengehJ get
wlll of her death.
" ' hOI'I" I .
"Bl'J Jnsfed.
"Don't J'Ol tulcrHtnnd ? Throw her
Into the Ren , cnRed In a' plno box , wIth
some stole or londun welAhts thnt wi
InRtult ' slllk It. "
"Hit her frlunds In Gnsgow ? " I hur.
rlellI : \ ht not HICh 11 nct pro\'e to
them the He\'O'ost ot trlnls ? "
"No e\'hlence hns heen Connd that she I
possc seH anJ' frleuds eiher In GlS.
gow or elsewheru. She Clle on board
with olll ' ' two smal portmlntlUH nl1
n steame'r trllnl" In these not a trce
of hcr hns heen
10nttr
snlned.
" " . .
"Blt stl- begun.
: \lonHlenr Guljcln . cut me slort. '
"limo\ whlt .ou would sny. To
fllg her Into the Bea Iw this Is a hor-
ror. IJ' frJenl , the second olcer , Is
"rlndlng his teeth , Hut 1e can do noth.
Ing. The caI1aln-J'ou'\e { seen him ,
with his 1(1 whiskers IInd his burlJ'
frme , nnd his l'l'ogant St'tch scowl-
Is Imlerlous fnd nlso Imper'lous , The
funcml ( f Ole InJ' dignify It bJ' such
a nnlo ) wi tnke place at midnight
I nl swor to secrecy b ' tle second
otcer , thollAh I tel hIm I might brenl.
my word to you , hecause of the Interest
that 1001' el'enture hns roused In you. "
"Inturestl" I "rouned , "Say , rther ,
Immcusl1hle plt ' 1 Think. I went on ,
"whnt nn IIlgnlsh this hrntnl burlli
mnJ' cnuse to pal'ent sistcrs , brothers
-posslbl ' to Home one of nelrer nnd
denl'cl' reilltlon-who may now be
nwnltng her nrrl\l In Scotland ! "
: \lonslel' Gulelln nodded ,
" 1'he Rcond olcer hus plended wih
the CUItlln In just those terms. But
he Is not only a bol' \'ulgarlty. . He
Is nlso n bigot grossest .
ot
. " supert.
ton.
" "
"Sulertllon'
"Yes , In this : "
WiY le beIo"es tmt
to n on the
cnrry corpSQ ship wi bring
I 1 lucl. . "
"And ho cannot be reasoned out of
t118 fol ' ? "
"Call the dospotsm 'ot a c 'eone he
relsonel out or It sn\lger ' ? He w1
have It so ; that Is 11. If 'ou are on
tlQ 10wC' dcck bJ' midnight 'ou wi
lce the hnrlnl J Ihal he thl'rc. The
captaIn mlJ' not lke It , but he wl not
presumQ to OPIOSQ 'OUl prceneo otherwIse -
wIse than by one of his grIm scowls , "
Wihin n few mlnut s of 12 , tl prep.
a1tom ; hl begun , Ir heal't tnuuped
n"n Int my sldo' as I stole , In UI com-
pnn ' of lonsleur Guljenn , to u certain
dim lghtel porton of the lower decl. ,
Six or se"en were
saiors stnnling
nbout n'long pine Lox. A few passen.
gels. ni mell , hal alreudy gathered
here , ha YJng learned tl grlslJ' news ,
henvens larew how , 'fhe '
seconl OfCC1'
stood lIenl' the captain , his heud bowed.
The cllptnln with suppressed wrnth
unl
disgust , was 1m'muring to him celtnln
gruff w01'ds which I Wholl ' falel to
catch , In another Instant he gave the
saiors a commnndlng gestm'e. 'hree
ot them went nlmhl ' forwar nn <
losed 1 brold , segment of the . tnlrl.
Soon he tween 'oursel\'os and the vast
starl ocean there spreud nn open space
across which the least chance stu1ble
mlght hns tossed you Into ete11tr.
Then came sience , Al WIS rClly.
"Ior1ble ! " I heur Gulcln whisper
( n my car. The sWlsh and rustle of
the trnqui water , plow cd by our
Ipee hlg ship , ga'e to the stiness un
accent of awe.
'The enptnlll rlsel his hund. A mnn
near me turel uwuy wIth nn audible
sob , Four salol's lfed the Lox , Al
theJ' did so a long , soft , \'olumlnous
grol n Ifsued from It , 'The men , about
to tumhle It Into the sen , dro11pell It
wIth a slHlden crsh.
"I wi not be Gnst o\'orbonr 1.
this. CU1' ' me to the frIends who wul
for me ! ' I Implore It-I comma1l Il"
'fhese 'words , cenr and Innnltel '
plnlnt\'e , clno from the box on which
11 our c 'es werc fxed , From two 01
thrce of those ussemhlel brolm a h01'I.
tel Cl ' . For m 'self , I clutched the
m'm of Guljeln In nn ngon ' nffrlght
But he almost shook m ' gl'lSp uway
anl hm'rled to the captaIn ,
I stng"ercd blckwnl'd. ' .hl'Ollgh the
bewlldel'ment of , mJ' h0'l'or I next re
cal seGlng the CalJtnln' : : ! white fuee
glstonlng with swent whie some one
( a snlor , doubtless ) ralnod ax , strolts
u on .ho woden box , PresentJ' I
'
J'eelod fm'ward'again , E\'er 'hOlJ' wns
peollt Into the shatered colfer , nnl I
peered l.wlse , Some olle hnd brought
a lanter Iml Is rJ's fell ful UIJon
the womnn wihin. The doctor of the
ship hud , .toll among us ni the tme ,
Ie rulsed In IJs nrms thep rene shape ,
It e 'ere were dose j Is Ihnbs were
sUI. 'he fuee , If 11rhle sculpture ,
eould not ha\'e been delthler ,
An J'et-she IU\I spolwnl It must
hl\'e heen Rhe , for we hul nI henrd
her. 'l'he ' pured from hel' hreast
tlQ ! lrmlnt ! ! which clothed h , nnd
rested his enr ngnlnst lwr heart
"Dend-ub olutel ' deud , " he nmt.
tercd. "Not n sign of lfenot the
fulnte8t sIgn.
'Tho captnln now eentll tcrrlbly ngl.
lted. 1 snw' him wuvo his hl111s to
the 8ul r In a ccrtaln feeble yet 01' .
erln" wn ' . Son the npertm'o In tlO
tufrl was closl'I lgnin.
" 'I'hero bo no burlnl-lhoJ' \
wi 1
tnke her to Glusgow , " I heurd 60nt.
sa ' .
Oly
Giddy nnd taint I , possed Ipstnlrs
au gnlncd the higher Ick. ' .hcre I
sunk , as It hnppened , upon the , \ery
scat which she hud OCCUlled , tor so
wan ) ' hour \
J
, " trnugol" I ald
"low unuternhly
t myself , "And wo pr mors da
I ' h scof ut the le beyond dcUJI Shar
I ur ! ou\t It ngnln ? Shnl I ever
<
j'I j'
helo\'o thut onlJ' here and now 10 Ule
Inlte ot 8plrltunl Qxlstenee ? " For a
th\w \ , 1 sat .
10lK , perhnps tere mel.
\ ' , ,
tut\'e apllllled
"Ah , " sall a , 'olce In the dimnes
"Iyo tound J'ou at Inst. And Mon.
sleur Oulenn seated hhnsel bede
me. "
, uI'he deter stl perists tat she Is
dell ? " I questoned.
"Oh , he long ago gnvo that up , Prp
Irtons tor ombalment are bei .
, "
mlde '
1.01 se\eral mInutes I did not answer. ' .
Then-
"Whnt a , " I .
clnlmed , frightul UJng e.
In . the strlight I Baw bls gcl
Hwl !
"Why so frlghtuI " .
"Is m 'stery-Its ghasty myote1"
"But " an Inhuman Iet was I\'crt b ;
It""Yes
"Yes , " I sold. wIt a shiver , "the per
lady slyed hersalt as It werc , In te
nick of , "
tme
1 f trew a lte nearer to mo.
" , ' ' "
she
"Ud sa 'e hC1'self ?
I turned and sweepingly glmpso bil
pl'ole , In the , 'agUeness. '
"Do you ' mean- ? " 'f1ere I stolped
! ! hOrL
laugh , wheeled upon me , with n melow
"Can you Iteep a seret ? "
Il-can j yes. "
"Wi . .ou'
I heslnted , Like a l ht sen at tG
enl or n long , stralghtp assllgewny.
I crl : t Into my sph'lt I glmmering pre
moniton ot the truth.
"Who I'e J'ou " I broke out
"Not Guljean , " he said , "Tbere wern
reasons tor my booking to Glasgow en .
caehettercasons trl\'lal enougb to
oters , but to me momentous , " Then
he nnmed nnother namehIs
own , acal
I sprnnA to my feet That chi ( og
of the superatural , whIch bad suOo
entlnglJ' onwrappe me.'anlshed In n
trice. I
He had declared himself a ventrlo
qplst famed In two contnents , E\'er.
thing was explulned.-C01er's Wek ! ;
AN UMBRELLA ROMANCE.
An Inccnt thnt Grenty Impre8st
ths ' .
YOllnl Laly's Pa.
I Isn't ofen that an umbrell Is a
factor In the course of truQ love nml
plnJ's a ) urt that makes Us current rn
smoothly , yet thut Is whut hnppencIl
1 few months ngo , with the rcul or u
hallPJ' COnUn11uton that has just followed - .
lowed , according to the storJ' told by
tlQ head of one of the big houses Iu the
wlllu nle ( lIt1'lct
"I wus not at al pleased wih th" It-
tmiton that my' dUllghter was recclv-
lug from ' ' hlw'ur "
a pOOl' 'oUllg ) , JI
sul , In telng the stOl'J' , "not becluso
he wus pOOl but I feared thut he Ihl
not 10sess ! qunltcutlons tlt woul
c\ur rulse him aboru po\'ert ) . The Cuet
Is , I wus pl'ejuliced Igllnst him , a11
let mJ' dn ghter know that I dil uot
approve of hlmj but as usull , that
muc1c no difference , and he came to
te
house wIth pro"oklng regulUIJ' . '
"One nIght , when he was ready to
tnle 11s departure for his home , ubout
half a mne awa ' , Ie fouud thlt It was
rInIng , and my dnughtel lent him 'my
choice umbrela. I knQw from dour ex.
perlenc whnt a dnngerous experhnent
thnt wns , and when my daughter tolr
me what she had donels son as 110
hud gOIcI "las pro\'olc Indecd.
"I went back to the book I hnd been
renllng , IU tle house quieted . own . . . ,
for tle nIght , In aLeut thirty mInute
the front ruug , as the .
Ioor bel nul SOl.
\'uuts Iad nlletred I went to sec who
wus there. 'l'1e ruin was pourlnA hard
t1cn , and there at the 1001 stood the
'ouug mun with m ' umbrelu In hil
hund nUl his own o\'er his hend , As '
he huuded me mine he thonl.ed me for f'
the 10lu of It , unl raising his hat went
nwaJ' before.could speak , for , to tel
the truth , I wns n lto Istonlshed. !
" 'hnt episode chnnge my opinion ot :1 :
the J'oung man , for I made up my mind
thnt If he wns so partculur aLeut r
turning nn umbrela he posBessed qunl- ' !
Ileatlons that would luke u man or
him } f he had the oPPol'tuultes. I waR
rl ht , too , I ' his , 'Isil no :
longel' , nud the resul was thut ho be
cnme mJ' sOI.lu.law , amI Is now the attorney -
of his , "
torney bank-Kansas
Olt
Stlr. ,
A ost-GI'u.unto . . Coursc ,
\ n gn lsh unl\'orsl mln wh has
hecu vlsltWushln ton recenty was
hwltel to SUIIIJr one ulght wIth n par
t ) of men who , wih one exception , 1\0 ,
Arndllates of the most noted of Amerl-
cnu ( ! oleges , The ono excepton wus
-
thc host , a mun who Is nlwa ' - J
'f del/ht-
rul ' frank uhout 11 the IncIdents of : "
his CUf(1r. 'hut tllik tl'lwd on col- .
leAes nnl eyerJ' mun leclnred his Uhlllt
muter.
"Anl you , " snh1 the Bn/llshmnn , ,
turning to his host "J'ou are n olego .
man , too , I presume , "
"Oh , yes , Inllce1. nnswe1'cd ,
. thehost
"I wasl'IHlunted nt
/l'IHlunted In Insttution
which his turcd out more men than
nnJ' othm' In the countrnr . , Iecle "a .
tnmous uulveJI It Dwight In II.
nols. You must 1) sure to'Islt It whlo
J'ou ore In the "
WCIt"
AmI the '
: Englshman l'esponlel ern- i
"lllll , I Rhnl tnlw Ireut IJlensuro
In olng so.-'Yn hlngton
Post
A111lcs fi' GIHlml Usc. -
OermlnJ has lulJorteli as much as
$ , , wOl'th of
nllliles In ono ) 'eur
and $2rOO worth of pears.
.
'lherQ Is olly ono " 1' ' ' lu re"e '
but we hl\o notced thlt lots ot /
Illononlco I as It It began wih foolr/
Lool ! out tor themj their -
b heter tban tbelr " B"t ln" shotng . ma
, f
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