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A JOURNAL OF INSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERTAINING LITERATURE.
Vol. XLIX. {tea VaNDawareh stamet. t
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 19, 1891.
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VAL THE
CHAPTER VIM.
A cannes geemed to overcome Val that im
— parted all the rene needed for the part she had
Her nerves were like iron.
her chilubood. * Don’t make « particle of nojee,
‘and don’t leave this room unti! I come for you.”
She went silently from the Toom, leaving Nady
there smiling with delight over the novelty of the
izing nothing of the serio
‘ness oth irer'pel remit Tout trusting everything to Val
z wad never failed her in the smallest nor
10 greatest emergency.
Ie was not. long before the elder girl returned,
mpression about the white lips
that told of an added resolution in the rebellious
little heart, but Nadjy was too young to understand.
anything Of that, he fay in the sitnation merely
escape from the tyranny of hee
Sepmotitenand her delight new no bounds.
on ready Vale” she whispered,
malig up ante hor ester’ face
a mament in the center of the
Tow it jolly?”
A gel smile crossed v
ced al
‘The ery enough ta her wretched
young life passed there, Heaven knows, and yet it
‘waa the only home she bad ever known. Her dear
mother, the only snfatting friend that sbe bad to
7 mber a her piteously empty ile had died ta
feat Toom in whic they’ th , the
memory of that time returned to hera reat quiver:
fog sob fell from her
She stood fora motent before 8 faded
of her_ mother, and, with er arm abot
stigulder, she Syniepéred aD
mtr ying ie keep my wont to you, dear—try-
ing i wpe & mother to her, as I know you ol
‘hare me be. If T ‘have not chosen the Detter
Ma
ee
featnres, though bat
vortrait
adjy’s
TOMBOY.
By WENONA GILMAN,
Avrnon or “My Lirtus Parncess,” “Hearts axp Lives,” “Bux Dan's Davonren,” erc,, Etc,
‘This story was commenced in No. 1258 of Tae New Yous Fintsioe CoMPAWOx. Back nuvibers oan be
° ‘obtained from all ne
‘wedealers,
[rms story’ WiLL NOT BE PUBLIsHED IN BOOK FORM.)
you will understand that I bave dono the best I
could, will you not? And if, avray op there in
heaven, where you are, there Is a God who Plties
ur aictions Fou wilt bow Tt Fim to help us
ve Us. bye, my darling
Bo knew thatthe nila ace re fixed upon
her curiously; and, not wishing to ‘make the ttle
tone tubappy;abe turned any, trying to lock
speak bravely to her.
“Come!” she whi ‘Wo mast walk quick-
ly; but be sure you make no notse, and when we
are outside keep out of the moonlight and well
under the shadow of the trees, You think you un
Sealy, ‘nodded,
meee, then
pened without a sound, and
taroush the semut daknees of te hall the tyro fittle
forms flitted, the one Billed with fan and laughter
Over what wea to ber a" jolly lark,” the other op-
essed with darkest forebodiugs, uid 6e
hot an hour ip the future she bad ol owen, but any-
thing med eee referable to the one her bome
promised, ceased to consider the pro or
Prof the matters Sue was going. Whore Let
oe decide,
mgh @ side door they flashed, the night
baz etriking their beated faces refreshingly.
Following: iy immediately cought
Tying footsteps, and both scarcely refrained {rom
uttering @ loud’ outery when a man stepped for a
rt {nto the moonlight, then was concealed by
the trees as he stopped before Val.
«Don’t be frightened,” ee whispered. “It is J,
Gny Burnside, Are you
But'you are not fae to take oMaaise”
“Mond otal nly.”
“But think how easy a matter it will be to
trace—""
8he motioned him to silence,
“It is because of hor that {am going,” Val an-
swered, bitterly, “Did you a dhs then, that I
should leave ber behind?”
for an instant, then
ery well” he esciaineds ye must take the
mae!"
“Wel” cried Val, reales “What is it that
you meant Surely not
“Tam going jecidedly—yest
Dia you think that should ke you eo ro.aione? Did
you think that I should alicr you to face the
or
“But,” she interrupted, hedesely, “1 have not
Tight. “Fou know that, hoxever bad he is, how:
over cruel Hall may bo, 1a
Hash! You shall never sknowledee itr Te is
all bitter mockery, a hollow fel You to not love
him! You know that you e nott Tell me, is it
not trae?”
‘She was tremblin; reible |
Early in the ev: ca she would have looked him
tn the eye undinchingly, and save felt that she was
telling him a solemn truth vi assured him
who
hen, and her
t whet’ fool she was, she
iv it was: Guy Burnside whom she loved —
1@ honorable wan Who stood before
told herself.
G Guy Burnside,
Yet she could not quite bring herself to look at
bim as she answered, in a treabling voloe
‘There was ch rellet in Burnside’s expression,
1 to
“Twas a fool estion if even for @ second,””
he whis; 1 It is I whom you
love, Val: I who love yon wis my whole heart and
lou inust not even thik of going sway With
ont pe."
Bat I havo not the’
“ You have the right ite: re gives”
« “Bat t not ther Tight ot. honor.
to wnskter th the subject in
yom re carats ot strate cont you
ig no time to, bo lost, and ital Yon ca
fou understand fine trrouid be & thousand
1o rnain here ai ‘daar
vray alone into, this great
erie orld, eubjected ts yal 10 a thou-
mes" worse: thaw, this BO matter what this
ote go alone?
Sri
pe aioe
ya lasped her hands in asery. ~
But I can’t do that,” std groaned.
rah able to look tay ster in the face
new i
speaking weakis énongh, ani he knew
that she wae not telling the ec
“Val,” he comm ternty, 100K AU me.”
She obeyed, trembitn me in eery limb, “Is it that
Fou do os Frant et" ho wie
iat nol” si
‘heen don't tak ‘0 > fos.” he exclaimed,
raekt a
“I should
co if T
au
almost ronghly. 10 more to feat from
me than Nady nes nee
She could see how wale! i] hea Browne even under
How DeRFECTEM
the rale moonlight, but st did not shake her deters
a Sant,” she cried, more resolutely,“ Let us
go alone. Tam not afraid. I can take care of her
tnd of ‘myself In come way. Then whe Thave
come of age 1e dacl
mother’s bome fand claim that which ee ers cand
is ours, have it pass hands
ot a ranger, and such acfuel one. IT werento
go—with—you, I could never do that. Never!”
“ Why not?”
Her face finshed dee
“Thave told you," she answered, slowly, and
with downeast eves, “that Iam not the child my
years would indicate. I know that no woman, how-
ever much she may—loathe her—home, has the
run to leave it with @ man who is not her—hes-
Jou prefer the ex-convict, then—the convicted
thie
Towa a bitter gruel thing for him to say, and
he knew it; but soled tore wobing the old,
hackneyed simile of Une. doc r the
Tmt Bho lited Per exes, and shir
fe mel” he cried, ecizing her hand and
boxting tine strong, almost hurtful, clasp, “1
jould not have said that, Dutmy own agony fo forced
Beira mete was haretat, ly thing to say.”
{Brutal she
actly; batyour bart me, Ta there vo excuse?
Val, do sou thing Iwill {et you face ft alouet Never!
Either I'go or you remain.
‘on can’t mean it?”
it 1do, You will understand it all by and by,
and thank me. srpen a shall it be?
ecan: fF
me? Do yor at
OU. Were alone, oF that. the, Dolores Wavenels,
wont fet them? "I tell you, no.”
mont wat thal dat
Iwill care for you and
protest yon, Lercing iayrelt upon sou in no wey
Swear it! Look here, Val; you told mo only this
evening that you loved me. You did not lie, did
rout
x “No.”
“Then why can’t you trust me?”
“Tean, T 40.”
“Then, in Heaven's pame, Why—"
“Oh! look there, .
The inter Trapeion from Nadiy. She was
pointing to the te, ‘Plainly to be seen throne
Be ‘indow stood Dolores Ws sheet
nia fh in their ae with a balf-triumphi
af windletive smile
us” gasped Val, “For God’s
sake i us rum, or ee ae both Tost
« Follow me,” eried Burnsi
iio side ato sua tareugh a cinmp of freee, fol.
lowed by Val and Nadjy, “There
sistance. It was worse than uslest
How could she fight against her life when Fate
yey Bene R A
“AED fio
WITTE SU
had planned it for her? Val asked herself. What |
was the use of semagling against destiny
And she sleided with a groan o
c
Ger Braxswe did oot believe that Dotores
Wakelteld bad geen efther himself or the
i hey were in the shadow of the trees;
Nadjy's mistaken {dea bad eerved his purpoce, and
he felt that it was not au incumbent duty that he
should expiain to them.
It was not ontil suey had left the park and had
taken to the bighwa; they saw a horse and
standing, End the silenoe waa broken
nut forgive me,” he said, apologetic
nt I did not think of making preparation for
diy. Can yom take her iy your lap?
back" crted the child, glee
keep her
tng ony cnn ud returning to only hom
Bot
plain it to herself, spas th there was a halt bitter, "pat:
€ to her parpose—to:
fachow abe could not quite understand o
Tepreachful, wholly strangely, almost
eiraly handsome, following wher, always. The
scenery changed about het with almost each #1c-
echo was not aware of
She was stl ting t beside the peaceful river on the
in the moonlight, and below her was a beatitt-
fal a 6 face, lighted with the frst passion sbe
‘She fel felt tthat
tame ‘straining of the seart-chords
from behind Naiy's
fires hours before
Po ‘ad ‘ei stint she oat ‘et ire without? The
be handsome,
fread sh shoo ide
e
and
side's without
could nat explain to herself.
what? It was worse thi
een a hemelt, for ahe could Gnd hovanewen He
wangedhorubly changed, in some intangible
way, yet to allappearance he ¢ sae
way.
ne
the felt were rushing for utterance.
the man.to whom ehe had confessed ‘fer Jove witl
such adtndoa not three honrs before? She was
frightened asthe memory of the scene returned to
> “Then be bs broke the wakeful nightmare upon her
speak
Wo are within half a mile of the Brookdale
station,” he said, gently, “Shall we take the he train
for Chicago or New York? It shall be as you pro
. Ee vin goes first!” asked Val, in a choking