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p Jack might plod slong all his Life and never have
Mr. Carl Walraven rose. up ani returned that ‘ou, must possess to make all the world do as | | Jack might Hi ie grow
ratty courtesy with a salute stiff and constrained, ou wt
Press Mise Dan ie, Walraven held up his purse, mus shining | moist as she tho ust ht of int Aihow well bo bad
© Pray resume your seat, Mr. Walraven,” with an ich its silken meshes, loved het
. airy wave of a tittle white band, “To what do hn hold be ilo ke key, ay to overy heart
LOWE this vi jere, you sh. arer now, '
She tuttere a big ie ae * He tossed it into er lap. Mollie’s blue eyes. youtt. Ap ‘older person that
ie, folded the, i wine ‘tat rand ‘glans sparkled, ‘Sho was ouly seveutwen, poor child, and Set the thought of the
ross with brightly expectant e ¢ liked money for what money broug te Jo Feurl tere i her caused
' You must think thiscal, evi agutterstranger, | °'"['shall leave you. nowy alraven said, ier Mover. the matter. very carefull
x singular Mis Daue,” Mr, Walraven began, Took at his w Thee biclock, sollte, and | Surely thece wag wome way to meet dhe ditent
Couekderabiy for rehearsal. °T shall go aud wee Cricket to- | | A A reagan one of Of the girs i the, yok bind
‘iver Dang laughed
. rh leur, Hot Boe ut all—the sort of thing fan
used to, 1 assure yout May [asi its purport?”
“Mis Dane, you don me,” said Me.
Walraren, plunging dexporately head frst tuto Mis
mission, but J saw you play Inst night, and Ihave
yes, [Aare taken a Violent fancy to you.”
“Mies Mollie Dane never * inched, The wicked
sparkle in the dancing exes grew a tride wickeder,
bight and tomorrow morniug Cricket t be
Cau! ineu, my adopted
daughter, adieu!”
night, when the green curtain went up, the
zentloman sat in the front scat for the
time, and gazed on the antics of “ Fauchon,
the Crick
The girl played it
own w wea tricky self, and
Q
fight make one's self ies Sung oF old, aecdnding
eee ry ne ee tt
fie sare was. some truth Ja thle, A plain
viaek dress wont doer nal it er faucet
Ing could ebauge its fair youth,-she thoughe,
trertatly, as she viewed beret in the glues.
Stan ateald Lil note the situation vas
2 you of lust night,” sqid Dorothy to her
Ina Sauda tat he Wh
ready to go with me.
Tha
strange
second
well, because she played h
he kiwed her taper land.
perhaps, but t ‘all, rhe enraptured audience, and fel
“Yes,” she fala reomposediys go on.” to a ‘tt might be for the last time. and beauty, ait righ the greatest bless-
“You take coolly,” Femarked ihe gentle~ morning, as demure as @ little nun, In her i ie ive Us, often bring with them a
man, rather taken aback hiinselt. You don't ap- traveling SUL of fray, Ming Cricket took, hor seMt cern rain nel naan me Tonce knew agoung
- Pear the least, surprise de beside her new- mundo Guardian, aud was whirled nest ey girl whog on this wery account,
: SOF courve not! told yon I was used to tt. | avay to New Yor iC ork. She be a lesperate
Nover knewa gentleman of taste to see me play 7. what om, T to eall your™ sho asked, as | measure, volt i ineured stgerss “Perhaps it might
ne fet and nol take @ violent faney to me. Fray go | they eat taide by sid lo. (Am I to keep at a respeet- | in your case, | Sle put onover her golden curls,
distance, and say ‘Mr. Walraven,’ or, 8s
sour aclopted dag giter: is ‘it to be papa?”
Well, Cricket, personally I have no obje
timc you thin
slot gray dn it, meamed
fou lashes with
nell and ya 2 pal of glasses
She secured a position
tric old bachelor's farntly,
elf and hit axel PF
“ir Miss Dano wished, in her wickednew, to utter:
ly di middle-aged admirer. she could
not have lopted aaurer plan, “or fully Sve min-
utes he sat staring in hopslov al
eh att of only
Well, the old folks
“Mave you ied the Very true; and some clover person might get
daunttess Motte, init ou Cher match AW Becattsey ‘old ischclor son follow-
Mf you Uunva, you say IE at once. 3 dolaf he bad on earth ho
time is ou. Rehearsal is at et Mr, Watraven, wineing, lett be ay her tron the poor-
~ tliree, aud after rehearsal there are the Spuugles to That's ie. war nthe mejodramas, you se haze t0 whieh Ai sa ta oon havo to go in her
I sow on my dress, and atter that ‘and you are ver \@ hero. of a five-act melo | old a twas at 5 fortunes
. i your pardon, Mies Danes T have a great arania, ‘els ste Walzaven, decide what 1 shall | and wie is enfoding it to-dakwitiva young Busban
: eeal ore to say, and i oa will liste Fea need | eal! you: and dear little chikiron gifhered about, her, aod
ef attend relia cuin, aud mi say guasdian, That will hit the | sie often epeak see ber, and tells mao
spangles ‘ny 2 think. And ‘ewill fell people who eek | all ber go oot Tek came te putting on that wi
: w tndeed! Hiesome questions that are the orphan | donn rs tS
The blue eyes opened very wide in a Gxed, un- daughter of odead cousin of tine. What do yon | It 100! ool Sie never mid are gained that
: winking stare, say?” pest *, and chiid-
} “1 ke you very much, Miss Dano—so ranch that | ‘As you please, of course, Tt is all one tome.” | Isl, tn apprarnnce.
-f 1 think ie 8 thousand pities you should waste © train thundered Into x presentiy, | 1 tt do tt gi eried Doro.
: ‘our You nd beauty, aud genius on desert air, aut thera was the usual rae and uproar, Mr. | thy, euthusiagtieally, It ean dono. an, aby wn.
Some Walraven called a cab, and half an hour's rautiing It ts a terrible deceit top nctlees pat if I sec
: » said Miss Dane—“‘s0 you bave fallen in | over the stony streets ‘brought thera to the Wa the Seiten, and the peope fear to like me,
love with the at first sight, Is that what you are | yen mansion. short time 1 yt reveal'the ‘trata to thetn, ad
‘ ying 10 Bay? ste Wal rao | bt Molilo Dane, accustomed all her life to, dingy Tetiace te nd putder,for me and keep
+ Nol? respondes raven, emphatically. tel and lodgings, glanced up at the grand stair~ *
a “1 aia not reps teast In love with you, Tao uever ‘and. imposiog. hall in Fepturous surprise |, “am sure they will,” istented her companion,
- in to be—in that way Sladame Walraven stood graciously walting to re- | “and all I can sa} y 18, 1 hopyyon may have as great
: mn “On, in what way, the, Mr. Walraven?” cei e her, ood Inck as the Birt T oi fou about.
“Jain a rich mugs, Mist Dane, and a lonely uddauehter for you, mother,” said |" Dorothy ‘smiled faint!
Fery often, and Isbell Ml like to have a daughter to | Me, Walravese a companion to cheor and brigut= I-I would never eae ”” she fale
Old agora dauchter like. you, Mistress | en your fature Tite. Miadopted daugeter—oille tered. “There are some Foople tio whom Heaven faz
- find bright and go pretty thar it | Dune.” tended to always work forla living—I am one of
‘The stately old Indy bent and Kissed the bright, { them.”
‘And Peery om pllmentary panes ‘yon will make fest fae If you think of pas ng a rig, 1 bave ‘one to sell
Have you no daighters of your own, Mr. Walre ppy to welcome you, my dear, and | You,’ aie, the landlady. 41 used to be in the
: vel wal y veer te make your 3 Be ew home Pleasant, these ical, | business, and had §il those things. Iwill
“None, Miss Mollie. I have the misfortune to f course? Here, Margaret, show ou jake up fork middle-aged woman,
: bare no wife. nis Dane te erro po that even se yr owa folksfwouldn’t kuow you ia
“ And never mean to hi co waitin ing-m mid a peared at the old lady's broad Sev ight
A “Can't say 2 ‘about that. aT nay ‘one day.” sunnions and Ted Miss mune, through carpeted | Dorothy was a little dubpus upon hearing all
. “And sre quite sure you Will never want me gore iuto. the daintiest ot dainty. techie this, ‘ae wondered if it was ye gosell the out tbat
the landlady bad suggested di tis, | However, she
placed vere in ber hands, and the work,
Str Reena exe
bine silk and white lace drapery, and rich
frei, ‘and exqnisite pletures
all ber life long, Mollie had never beheld any- a
thing bait eo beautifal find sho eaught her breath | ,, 1 claimed the landlady, at length.
with pnelstle ery of aélight, “ o yom, think of soureif now,” and she
“Shali L help you, miss?” very respectfully asked migced a au glass bel fore
Dorothy Could that face
be her own. ot rehieh ‘she wed in the mirror’s
Geptnse Was she the od ‘woman represented there?
And from the bottom of her heart she thanked God.
that it was only. make-believe: Hawt beneath tal
her face was still young anddair, without the ray-
aging touch of Time's withegag ‘and.
yo
to fil that vacant honor?
“Surer than sure, my dear ittle girl, Twant you
only. for my adopted daughter.”
and sou never saw mie beforo inst night”
Wairaven, unitineningly.
very rich man, you s
iillionaire—and ‘You shall be my
the girl. “im 10 be your mal, please, and
Incheon, will be ready” by the time you a
OTE Dane permitted her to remove her travel-
ing-ress in eestatio silanes, snd robe ber in azure
st a shade less blue tian hor eyes,
ry pretty ahe looked, with all ber
nels te Tadie,
afraid F sat bea vory long time out of
my inh eritunee, th Well, this i# a surprise, and
you are, theo atest gentleman have met for some
time,
most about to add:
icing my ov, ob, how
arne
iy Interpreted it.
a7 goo bot misinderstand me,” she added, bastil.
“ ae not mean Wat Lan te lose him by deat
>
“Tt I could save his tife by
w gladly 1 would do it!”
e look on Ler face, aud right-
CHAPTER ER XVI,
DOKOTHY AND JESSIE STAPLES MEET.
Fox a moment the room seemed to whirl around
Dorothy. "The words seetned to strike tito ber ve
brain ‘as they fell from Mra. Garner's lips: Nid
yon is aoon to four walls
seem! peat and seesho
shat fee son, bat I shall gain a dear daugh-
tery” added the old lay, softly,
instant, us Detothy sat trembling there,
the Impulse was “strong upon her to tly from the
house." The very air seemed to sti
‘While she heettated, tato sete “he matter for
The front door Was opened by some oue who
had a Tatclskeys aud’ a voles thay tiled every
of er boing aditressed oie question to &
sorvant passing through the corel
‘s Hero 1s my gon comhg at at last!
old nd, tn, pleaned euxer:
ck, my dear?” she called: “1 fam in
the deavwiig:reoi Siop tna moe, my
and before Dorothy could collet her eattered
genes, the rted by a strong, white
exclaimed the
Gn dt on thie threshold.
Dotathye "startled, uverig heart seemed to
leap into her eves iho I oked Suto the handsome
face of her lovor of #1 ‘old napoy days
Ant how, changed ihe. was in those. few short
months! The boyish expression had vanished. He
Tooked older: mote earetwora, ‘The fair handsome
face wan graveri the blue eyes were surely more
thoughtful. Even bis falrchestnut hair seemed to
have taken on a deeper, more goklen bue,
| te sce" the room, bent over bis mother, and
ny gou—Mre, Brown, Mr. Garner.”
aia tho old Indy, her voice lingering over the words
with pardonablo pid
eas a terrible moment for Dorothy,
Would Jack know her? Would not Ehowe, keen,
grave, searching eyes penetrate her dis;
"gave butt caskal glance to the sivel, slim
fignre clad in black, and bowed courteously, then
turned away.
‘Aiter a few remarks to bis mother, he left the
room,
otby had sunk down into her seat again,
cxgnbling visibly with emotion.
reatest Ordeal of her lif was past.
Bil Hed niet Jacke ack who bad loved her 6o—
1m her confused thoughts by a great.
ef for for Me vs Gather Was speaking to he.
““1'gid not hear four your last Temark, ma-
dame, she exclaintess apotozeticaly.
rT fran saving, that ae we seem mutually pleasca
with each other, we may oe well, consider the ar-
rangement as settied
‘Dorothy bowed. She ould Not utter @ word in
protest to save her life, although she had quite
made up her mind not to remain under that root
“ Your duties wa be fight, aud I feel sure you
wil find 0 ome, will riog for one
the servants to Sh you to y 3” and
suing {he action to, the word, Yoho touched the
bell, and an instant later a neat little maid ap-
rea fa eho courtesied aud aeked Dorothy to for
er,
“Madame will find her little child has already
been taken to her apartments,” said the girl, open:
ing the door at the further end of the upper c
dor.
es little Pearl was there, cooing with delieht at
T new surroundings, and over the cup of hot milk
gate certain you are nct playing a Practical jove Ty, vel loose
muy expense allthis time?” golden ringty and shat bniiane wh ost elther | BUr it couched her heart jeenly to see her ie and erackers on the litte siand {cose beside her.
No! wy and honor, no! I mean cheeks fds ‘Mrs. Wairaven and ker son thought | Pearl, whom abe was learhng to fairly idolize, | | The giri rose basti iy as De red, get dow
precisely whut. to sa whe “appeate red, like a radiant vision, in the shrink from, the chil ih and quite theapern
“and supposing i say yes-supposing J agree to (must, indeed, look grey Vesna she aid, | 'Cpon Anding herself alone with Peat), Dorothy
go with b sou f for the fun of the e thing, What do you withe ‘arernoon and e evening went like a swift | witha A snatched the ¢ itd wp r arms, sunk down in
mean to do ith me, Me. Wal Of delizht in viewing the honee and ite epten- Tiatlydrvesng the} the depths of a great enay-chair, and sobbed as
Tot ould Ta Mas Walraven of oon * She retired early, with a kiss from guardian | her, Dorot 'y, wende” . though i heart would break.
seen cae ims old, ait there ree nen acer ee fue geandraamina, he ead tna whinl with the | Sie aaa fate fe Ts inouatal “he inakes me tect so
evo ws 2 Cb na sad,” .
wit tine erste cnet bi ‘, Se ea et Muraaret’e tana ee ee ner Pion lene ow \Noaby mast be washe d ‘The baby’s blue eyes looked uy} up into her own in
ine a F371 | When gio had gone, and she was fairly alone, Noe. vented. ‘6 that it woulttPe Yo tos ep or, Keep | wonder, but ber walt cootug and the elagp of ber
Biv eye Ras ‘thing under the | aie sprung up and went whirling ‘ound th the room in awake w n people wished; In vor, Title soft, warm ld not comfort Dor-
i, and the oper ar wwill-every- a dtance of ¢ ig to understaad tae eon! Be adasin ite othy.
heart can desice. Duisnneo at times, even to thio whi the } After luncheon she was ealled Into Mrs, Gamer's
ke CEL oho erfed—to think all my
widest dros should come true Hike this, and may
life go on like a fairy tale! ‘There te Me, Walrat
dimpled bit of precious hninar By the ‘noe
Fairly panting with earrying fo heavy a burden
in her slender arms, Dorothy
sparkled, the rose-tinted cheeks
Sun.
enna, Ia shit ‘out
jibe | ye)
flush
ith delight.
oe can not believe it; it Is too good to be true. pig geod gen ot the ones » Walraven, thet old ched at Jength the the
you cant mean ft, Mes Walraren, We ono sver | ea Seat fairy godmother: and I'm Cin. | avenue and num! ra mnagnieent
tnd ‘thelg wildest fight of fancy realized in this dereila, ‘with the Tatters avid rags turned to cloth of | Mansion in the center of thi bloe!
What mad tea to, have imagined that Jack
gold, ahd nothing 49 do but walt at my ense for
the f marry him ie comes.
Cricket! Cricket! you're the Ickiest witch's fraud:
daughter that ever danced to ler own shadow!”
Garner could live in a place like this!
‘With beating heart she ascended the steps and
touched the bell
e'You shall tf yon will becomo my daughter. Tt
may promise prove false, are you pot tree to return?
There are no ozres nowadny young ladies
8
res
off to enchanted palaces and ent them. Come with yery polite servant answered her’ summons.
me to ny home i im Sew York, 6 J fail in aught f (To be continued in our next.) and ushered her into @ spacious drawing room,
have promised, wi “ Madame will be with ¥ ly, a8 she is
‘Noll ie brought i fo litle paling togotier with er expecting you,” he sal, inidleating a seat,
an enthus Entered according to Act ot Congress hn the yeae 191, by Title Sear enced to ery, and Dorothy was
“Til wen! T knowit’s all a drea George Menem, fa the once of the T4brariun at her wiv's end to know what i do with be,
- She was all flushed with nervousness by the time
RETRY i ADG AP DOROTHY she heard footsteps in the corridor approaching the
room,
n instant later the silken portifres wore swept
psi ite by a wiite, jeweled hard, and @ white-haired
‘alray m
and an satan, but till Pll see the dream to the
end; that is, i you can make it all rigut with Mr,
SInrknen; te manazer?
“1 end mike i al Fight" exclaimed. Mr. Watt
yen, “' Money ean do anything under the sn,
Tas his prico, like otter men, and I ean pay “i
Mr. Harkner and 1 come to tera will you be
2>
ready How Sue Wox A Lover.
Zo stnet with mo to-morrow, Molter?
2 Qhite ready, ut you won remake It right, He seemed to whirl around her. She
will never let me go; yon will bee stood face to face with Jack’s mother!
4 Romance off the Joitica Girk tn the Book Bindery,
corny ina’ Beer. nm her but.
@ Meanifent ow Story of te 21 fe of. . ence or twice
Beans Wilf New
“honk
fore in those old
She
eel
g
"Tamm notafealde 1 will call apon himatonce, and
after the interview I will let you, know tho result.
He ls in the house now, wot???
fat the bar, Soy Filkely. Till watt for you
“Ste Walraven took bis lat and left, delighted
with bls success
ig Girt,
. bore tri
tatr-hatred handsome son? Bot vate could not un-
‘Tae Sweerest, Texpenesr Srory Ever Werrren by | derstand if; it almost seemed as if she was in a
precited an i ved yin? Waleren suapctously THE PEOPLE'S FAVORITE, eunes ad ie Guer her trevnted 9 wc
from head to f when be found his business con- But potore « se contd collect her scattered senses,
Corned bis star act LAURA JEAN LIBBEY, weed toward her, saying, in her sweety
‘He was accustomed to gentlemen falling fn love
I
ou are very panetual,
seth ie, and guite willing to take litte bribes trom Author of Beat ioe Bema “ Maat Roe Mrs. Brown, This isin
them; but he iO aoEry amazement wi Leonie Locke, “houte's Love Tea its eat, recommendation, re tire
heard what ¢ art Walraven bad to sa os aio yr Lave or Eri, Race Na Steg! betaine the Phy in your arms. i will ing for one
‘off, Mollio!” exclaimed Mr, Harkuer, Heart" ™ Little, Rosebud 8 10 relieve you for @ little while, if
“gud dope her as your Gaughtert wi hae «lo you "den hat Pretty Vouny Girt you wis! ’
take me for, to believe such a story Aliss Middleton's Lover,” ete. ‘Doroth i emembered ia wine words she
thanked her, and she wus
Keep the thread of the ho conversation, but
ing at
Nee Hurkner was pretty far cone, Sad “ait tho
were 1 random,
‘moro fnclined to be skeptical,
Ths story wan commence In No, 1268 of Time New eon
% Conraston. “Back puinlers eau be obtained
{t, and knew that ‘arances Were against | fiesne Conrantox. roious that she
hips and so swallowed bis rate ’ — a ou nay ¢ ida not seem to notice her ‘outiion.
eu roth, 0] my be- ct
lieves me and bas consented, es remains but | [FHl# STORY Wt: NOT RE FrOLISHED 1 BOOK FonM.)
upon my mind,”
Dorothy was shocked at the news, sow she could
utter no comme:
I CHAPTER XXVIE
“MY BON IS SOON TO BE aannien. ”
es me
to settle matters with you?
“LT won’t settle matte
I won't hear of
won't part wil
“Yes, you wil Tora fale Price. Come, name the
sum; Pll pay it.” Iv the hour of Dorothy's des hi “Tam soon to ioso my son,” went on M, rs
ae Hae opened bis eyes, Mr. Walraven | went buck to jack so Cine, oad ove er so ner, slowly. . 28, Gar-
his check-boo! orer 80 Stuetly for'e bandamer, wealthier fellow, Paro y gprung (0 het feet with @ gasping ery:
you do mean i, ea?”
“Don’t 1 Look ast Tyucant 1 Quick, Ta
Jook me Tvl take her wiihout any
to be deserted by him in turn for the first
set face that had erossed his path.
that very day came the turning polnt of her
Poor, dear, faba Jack Garner, who h
bor 0 Wel! "Ie seam to Dori tn a ey pulse
in her body quivered, and her heart w
Dayatng nt the news, a4 alinoat
a trenmurol™ Ricgonghed the 1G ie had answered an advertisement a few ‘ irl's b
geet anh her welgit fo gold to me, ahd Defore by letter to an tnteizenco fice, and Mints | pat fost ove hour the gin's heart was revealed to
He name @ sum that made even Carl Walraven | Cl eek al iver the folowing wes She with the troth at last:
loved dark Garner~yes, ate to
Kince; but he was a great deal too reckless to draw | «My pean Manus —Replyini she loved Jac!
Jn thas moment of tine the past seemed
ike a
ply
ald any your eommurication was badly expiiert
‘wou to glide
is @ most cold-blooded extortion,” be sal; ) enough for Bs to determine whether you would suit | before her mental vision li rast panoraina’
wpa you ‘shall have it. And at gout peril you | our patron or in fancy she srw ‘iucle once mara waiting on tho
over, interfere with my adopted daughter afters |" +The part °y ‘wo refer to is Mra, Garner, a whlow. | corner f for her, to pay ber {oreo ont the street tear
ards Her family consists of one 80D, ulece’ who lives | | Ab: hose tive-ces re qui
wile e‘igmed the chock and flung it to the manager, | with them and # yonng inly, nove days ae then “the Tgetons ‘bits of om
urned ud went out, and left that individual star- | + “They ‘eisha eompuaion for Mrs. Garner. Sho | that he would si 1 Tancheor tne Neg:
fein biank bewilderment. & somewhat elderly woman. Even the er not to ket toe omer girls see, for’ they
‘Golden-haired Mollie wag pacing impatiently up
and down the parior when Mr. Wairaven Walked ls
Aeain, hia face aglow wit iriump)
10 Ia all right Solte L told you I was more
rc feel badly, a
then how patiently he waited fo be ou
at night, and how ener he was to carry bev ile
noe pesket and a
ines
Chld would not be so objectionable, if the right
person were secured.”
‘The let al r dropped {rom Dorothy's band, and 8}
You have trod. uttered a ory; ba presently picking It up, ee
reading Henao iy thro xainy she found @ poste
trend | script ad which read as follows:
eicall it yon ease, at the Garner homesteud to-
more at 10:30 a. M., if convenient.”
Deroy ‘s heart beat quickly. Could it be p.
ne
id Jac jear Jack—was dying, 8h
ie ‘ilinging hervelf at hia mother's fect und cra
ue hay shia mint go tom. She restrained ter
wit effort, Sho realized ia that
Sooo Utiabwliat she had thouglt was love for arsy | e
endal had been but 8 mad, girlie
and that her heart, after all, Was Jack
nt to
i Just. a8 you please. Onice is neither here nor
there. But you will be ready for tho eight 4. mM.
Lt fom Mollie” gle that his Garner family and the one sho Mad cl She turned with @ gesture of woe pitifal
ort hav 1 Me. Watraven, and I always | known were one and the same? Oh, not it could hold to bs dear old mother. BNET foe.
cad hae, Pramliedy sie Harkner bas consented. | not be, for they wero poor, very poor, and these abort to ose sour ly sont eke
Row, that ts bot Gattering, fo it? What wluniug | people iveu na fastiodablé quae gasped Srey Heaton hig’ youl kh an te
TCT am not feeling well” she said, motioning
Dorothy toa seat," T should like you to read to
me wot ial asleep, . Take any of the books from
the fhe library. I have no choice.”
‘Tho sen i fate figure in) ‘rack bowed, and glided
out, of the roo
a8 dusk in the library as she entered it, and
whlio she was pondering us to whether the sould
gall some one to light the gas, to enable her to read
ere
ating heart Dorots
drew mt i farther back, Bnd af that moment ie
entered the
iew T should ‘ind. io re, Jack,” said a
Jn the window hidden by Nh silken draperies, I
lave come to ask a little favor of you, 1 hoy
Will not find It In your heart to re i rope you
sed
WW wlio it was—Jessie Stapies!
ant her intuition had told her a staring
athe
It must be Jessie Staples, her friend of other days,
whim Jack wis to marr
A great lu throat, and her heart
beats She knew that Be aro hate slipped from
hor place of concealment and gutted tho room, but
she seemed held spell-bound bya
power se coud ‘BOL control, @ leaned heavily
id Tistened "ith pune,
ited Jack,
anted ‘Doforehang, °
ower,”
t gr
nel itis within ane
aromore than Kind murmured Jessie,
adding: “The fact 1s, l have too painful a head:
ache to attend the opera with you to-night, but I
Want you to go and enjoy yonrself, and také some.
Foung gi] In my place. 14 do hot a
your Happiness for tts evening.”
Tam quite sorry to seem unkind,” he returned,
rebut realy, Jessie, I bex that you Will not ask mé
to tuke an} oe rise to the opera it can not go.
Althongh ised beforchand, “tet you will
not hold me iy an ng like that.” Ido not feel in-
clined to enterta: your frends te s evening,
especially pens 4
Tight and’ tl y i a sd ou might
ights, and the music, and the gay the
divert your thoughts’ from yout ES here att
a
wont panacea in I baniang yout headache.”
—no!” returned Jessie: “believe me, 1 shal
feel ‘pet better at hein bat Fou mut BO.
conid not forgive myself re to be the ca
Tosi one hour of ‘happiacen,aea"t iene
3 affairs of th :
oy it only to please 1 or kind so muh.
ou are suite thal te wil! please ‘on, Jessi
can not withstand sour eat treatin retuned,
thoughtfully, Still, Ihave the hope that yon pay
chanwo your mind tthe eleventh hour, and be
ready to go with me," he added, laughingly.
tlave a few tater 10 write, and will se you after
ish them. Kemember i is not every nit
one can hent Pattie” and with a few Tore pleasant
words he quitted
after he had left, Jessie
weer ett moments ha
against the mantel,
shone Int tho tre; then she war startled ve | f
Bho turned her Rena | suddenly and saw a dark
re ist een the Too
“Stay!” she called oni 6
on the threshold. fn tho an
"Comer heres dul a gece
robed ure advanced slowly and too ot before hee |
You ‘are Mrs. Brown, tho new companions” ake
said, Hinterrogatively,
“Year memared a tid
“ May ask bow long
the room?" Mag Staples ingutved,
EP did not see you come in."
's been standing in
rather curiously.
eg your pardon,” camo the faintanswer. “I
‘@ few moments before you did, and When
the {entiemay entered and. you cumnmeticed speak
1 hurdly knew how to make my presence
known, the conversation was 40 personal. I tried
to mak ‘my exeape from the room a3 soon a8
postible, LT hope you are not angry, with, me. _
“Soy said Miss Staples, slowly. = 1 am sure the
facts avo aa, you have sidted thei. “You miny Fee
sumo your duties, That fs all wish to say,” eald
Miss Staples.
Sul the slight igure hesitated,
Poor Dorothy, how she Tonged,to fling herself in
Jessie's arms aide:
Oh, Jestlo, Jessie? don't you kinow me? I am
Dorothiy—yout poor little friend Dorothy whom you
used to love so dearly in the old day
Still he dared not; no, she dure a ‘not betray hoe
identity, And with ring turned
dnd slowly left the borary, holding tantly giuthed
in her bund, one of the 'volumies’ from the
book-ease.
Sho had caught up the first one which she Inia
her hand on,
“You have been
said Mrs, (arner,
boudoir. Le
havo you brouit me?
tonaty?” she exclaimed, ins ost astor
‘Did you think T had need of thut?”?
‘Tho’ ola. lady Husted paintuily.
known that it was one of her weak points to ‘guned
carofully from the world that she bad no education
ev
he would rather
ow that s
ingrwomany and now this stranger: who had
teen nly & few hours beneath her roof, had dis-
red it,
he did’ not know what remark to make to Mrs.
Row own, she Was 60 aghist whon the dictionary was
one some time, Mrs. Brown,”?
fretfutly, an tie entered. the
‘our election, What book
Vy, aa 1 live, ft fe tho dic-
ed voice,
er have died than to have Jet peo.
(To be continued in ow next.)
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CHAPTER LVI.
CAREW TRIUMPNS IN UBR SWEET REVENGE
UPON KATULEBN.
fs a two-cded sword
as neither bile nor guard.
Wout thou eid thiehovoid ofthe Lord?
thy grasp theo, Armand
uns,
1 namjete, yor ong Usste 5
me © soon for @ Visit. It is ach 2 a a little
Before your marriage, and 1 can never have you
to myself again after that?” exclaimed Helen Fox,
«"Cnele Ben is going back to the country to-mor-
row, but’ L shall be glad’ to comes” Rathloet at
awered.
She had beon back at Mrs, Stone’s for a week,
but neither Mrs, Carow nor Alpine had called ou
her or sent any message the henctless wretches!”
‘Mra, Stone said, inch nantly.
"Rumor suid that nd daughter were
making hasty proparations to call for Europe, to be
absent several years. It was rumored also that the
disreputable ‘ivan bad crossed the sea before them,
fling from justice, “Tho story of Kathleen's lost
diamonds was public property now; but there was
no chance that she would ever, recover thojewels
or their value, for Ivan fared, and his*
mother and sister angels repudiated the debt.
Un n himself went to the two proud women,
being them t9 do his inlcco juntos.
Thin fame,” ho said; “you and your
dangnter have stupped ‘Kathicen “of everstiing.
The jewels were all raat Zemalned to her, and now
that she is to marry man, she would like to
have the money for li swig tronssean, Tt 18
very little to you out four reat wealth, but to
her i ‘is a. fe just at sid make ‘good what.
he has Jost by Your sous dishonesty.”
's. Carew laughed miockingly.
AP youll Hot give her'a peli if she were starv-
ing to death?” she ead,
wn husband's daughte
he said, re-
proaci sentatly
“Thate her the more for that, Thate everybody
he ever loved!” she replied, vindictively.
“You hated poor Zaidee and caused her death,
Limow,” phe replied, bitterly.
enly grew livid, aud she looked at
be aeeser ‘with startled oy
e red weakly.
I hy” ‘old man.
“You told Zai Carew a ped te story of her
husband's falstty, and then-ier death followed.
Answer me this, madame: Was her death a suicide
or—a murder’ mr
Sho quailed before the stom ok man, pale as
death, ,irerilng with nervous glarm; but ping
suddenly und tuterposed between him and
ter.
How dare you distress my mother so with
shocking hints and suspicions?” she eried, jw
Get out of here at ouce, you old wretch, i
call Ronen tot arrow out into the street”?
x Kathleen,” he sneered.
nee iN ger ” sho hissed. ‘Then sho
rani ete eel Violently. When Jones appeared, sb he
her not
said: “Take this old’ beggar and throw bin
the ieee If you ever admit him again you Mit
be discharged.”
Ben moved toward the door with Jones,
but Testing back, asked, pieudingly:
Wil you not pay your brothers debt?”
“Novel! Now go! sho stormed, and t
gatains fel behin MI tho bent Tetrenting form; DUE
the hall a strango, exultant laugh came back
& @ them, and Mrs, Carew shuddered,
“Heavens! how horribly that laugh sounded like
my busband’s laagh!”
CHAPTER LYIII.
‘C1 WILL NEVER UUMDLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN.”
Fare thee well, and if forever,
hil Yorever tara thaw ll,
Exen though unto wer
“Gainse te shall thio heart Febel.
ByRoN.
She did n
Ralph Chainey frequently visited
@ Howse, 0 he mention to him that Kath
0 bo her guest, Yer she know very well
that the uobappy foung lovers were sure to meet
under her root.
nd, in fact, Kathleen had not been twenty-four
hours ‘at, Tete en's when George Fox eneotitered
Ralph somewhere, and dragged him home with
Kathley
er
Heren Fox was a very bright girl.
fell Kathleen that Chainey f
lcen was playing and singing for Helen.
ck Was turned to the door, so she did not
w When the two young gentlemen entered and
e
kno
slenuy sented themselves, obeying @
pee
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me ee