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Bucerad according t Act of Congress, tm the yotr 1889, by JAMES BLVERSOM, in the offce uf the LOrartana/ Congress at Washington D. C,
The rights w uit of theve atories are reserved by tne publisher.
. _YOL. XXVIII.
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“The
High up in the interior
of the great marble
ington two lovers lings
famous
‘Tho lady was tall, dark an
By her side
an Apollo, inning to he
ise ty the
ieiog,
? fo was thrilled by the
fon he had ever
the etaerty gentleman
pering gallery bad lett bis
Indien
boon standing elone, an
ror
or sl, of the dogs
he ae oF See ain
fuoo-so clove th
ore resected in
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IN THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL DICK BOGG SNATCHED THE LADY'S SATCHEL, Ne WAS ESCAPING.
| Lurley Lee!
: THE BEAUTIFUL TREASURY GIRL.
ran
serther's Dougnier.”
By JOHN D. MISSIMER,
ie, the Telephone Girl,” “Two Factory Girls,”
e Barbara,” Ete., Ete,
Dam
of imposing dome
Capitol Sulaing a Wash-
“whispering Gallery,”
od brillant."
handsome as
strange words.
of all love! she said,in
P your
wed yor
ban an,
pnronual de
mort ue clara
¢ heard from beautiful woman's
in charge of the wae.
accustomed place
Za party of
‘The dark, sinister 4 Gerald Aylesworth, bai
was
jaton!
‘eager to hear inore
less beaaty on the
atifal
to her
mat is fravsome, clavate features
fascinating, coal-black
jon’t he vash—don’t be unreasonable!”
Aylesworth beard the lover say, in acoents tender
ied tno veantifat woman, “T ogud be
wed yout 1 wished to re
ror.”
the
ed that any one else
red secrets in that
tai
ris)
‘be hoard dlotinatiy so faraway,
mipie'
wounded, as-
ay neater 20 the top of tbe
{ptt white dome, where the Goddess of Liberty
Teigns,
te. ‘Aylesworth tnstnsly knew the couple were
overs.
“Her name oriey. Beautiful name! he
thought, and ae tine to gis inmost soul,
ie fapetm a be had heurd was lovely
Lurte:
Side’ by side with John Barron, she hed given
him her atrange answer to bis earnest appeal for
er hand tn marrhy
jarron was a picture of manlines:
The wom loved was a fascinating beauty.
‘They seemed in every way Btved. or Such otter,
and yet came her strange, annataral, unexpect
reply—she could not ne wed iin, because marriage
Co
Sompietely absorbed in thelr own affair of love,
they, patd atte
few si
9 one about the:
tor they moved away from thelr
nthe attendant and bis party
nition to n
cond Inte
about expiuining the accustle phenome-
f the whispering gallery.” mld the man,
fous enouge Yor the retreating fovers to beac.
ame principle as the phenomenon ey
e lovers baited,
dicen ere astounded
red word Ay feet away 90
ensign attered near ther
sedi Us to hear our
‘one was 0}
Reker St thom bad seen Gerald Aylesworth
he had ‘stood opposite them, greedily. de-
ieee ration thrilling words. beautiful
nd spoken,
Becvon batted, and. Larley reached
him on the atalre and born stood together
He'was atl excited over Lutiey's strange decta-
mation,
nto, her dazzling, binek, eyes, and
te and ia hi
Lu webui ie love without
ae ould’ be for you to learn,” answered
tiey.
na 0 bn Bai
binck eyes that seeine
cies ose 10
rron saw a vision in her dazzling
d to be bidding him on toa
ito held her breath tn her
e calm and cool,
jor temples thrabbed nod her bosom heaved
ander the enatrating, steady giauee of the hand
some man by her
EIZE THE SATCHEL AND HURL THE THIEF ASI!
had never before been so close to. that
esi fac, “How he yentniod to contivue there,
Bache Gated
int was a moment he covjft never fo
Ana thon te lovers tesa vet thelr journey, and
tna few momen in tip open alt-on the top
ot the do
8 were ti
he panorama of
Ssiretchea out in supreme grant
he beautitit ay
dour fae belo
Genuid Aylesworth was on the opposite side of
the balustraded circle.
Lurley panted for breath, because of the tire-
oti ascent and the exciting love episodes on the
however, that had so euddenly
is he dizzy height,
0 ber view, dazed and unnerved her, ani
pled with her futigae and. other _exeltin ng
se, the matchless ques of beauty fuinte
Away and fell, Just as Gerald Aylesworth ap-
rowohed from behind.
The handsome, well-dressed and polished young
man, quilok asa fash, a tbe fainting, Beauty
4, oF she wow e fallen unseen.
tone 2 John Barron for the
to
was completely enrried away by chegran-
eur ‘of the impressive panorama fur, far below
It was their first Journey to the top of the dome.
{Aylesworth's strong arms supported the my
pifloont woman until’ Barro hat had
eee i
iady bas fainted,” eald Aytesworth, g
iy. ityon wil nupport bet, will bring. water
‘rom the whispering aller, jusbelow o
BTbank you,” 4 fwered Barron. 1
your kindness,
adhd the “heavily: prenthiag body of the white.
ced beauty was tenderly transferred to Barron's
ane
When Aylesworth retired with a glass of wa-
r, beautiful Lurley hag ciently recovered to
Standalone.
Ag.Aylesworth approached, Barron
sin Gnaght Yo, OF FOU ‘vould have
Kindly Brought some water.”
Genitd Aylesworth alse his hal
into the luatrous and daz!
BY
784 bea
tng the Ser nt droog and oiishea
Fo gn who bal berriended
try weloome, replied Ayienwart, ie pier
eg stra neo the black orbs
‘which aroused the quivering bea
lowly to the oppos
doting Lurtey bo the
and refreshing draught.
i 18, a
Barron approached . bin,
led is card, und onde, nore, thanked ‘ain
lesworeh,'with & modest bow, silent
f
uch of a gentleman,” said arson,
atley stood.
ve me and well-dressed one, too,
sald Luriey, surveying bet own man! iover sania
Brightening op with a glad yr, adding
“But not'so handsome us you,
CHAPTER 11.
léswort slowly descended to the tron
ssnitway af the dome, thin ingot the atrange, an
ig beauty he baa Jus
RII tovet She would be
wholly, devotedly, bat to retain Bis
ny love forever, she wold not marry him 2
ca oveorth wus curitied with the tought. Le
absolutely knew the beauty must bea Indy of nish
degree.
ed
woah srendia j arron's card. “Matchless Sou
Barron js a lucky man,” contin’
‘Ghat heaven wesiagve
and walked aimlessly
vacantly upon the historical paint
ds of “he ‘Capitol,
nbove bia,
“SWould she wore mine! he thought, “Would
have a beautiful woman to love
‘wed m sions that
‘my love forever.”
nat thirty-Ave years of age, a
in the couris of the bustier
1, and fust drifting to bac
rth, was
‘Aylexwol
actioing lew ye
) handsom
ire what he had seen of the world, the cou:
leas eases of unbuppy marriages in. the divoree
courts he had long since made up bis mind never
to be firmly unite
Snmarried,
mn
nt
toany w
fe had deepuired of ever finding
ing his opinions on love a
When he realized that possibly
Sng wowun he had ever seer
who had tainted in his of
Opinions, the hor blood of excitement and expect-
ancy flushed bis handsome face, and he wes fil at
“Who coutd she be?
9 could John Barron bet
he thought, “the laay ts e stranger
ou
nt
inthe ei: tho man sroules.”
ruld “Apleswort moved bout nervously,
m the ‘of the stairway leading
mn the dome.
ie was engeriy, anixlously expecting the couple
to. tesee
“her experience in Mfe? What bitter
eappoiatment. muy nave blighted her. young
fovelund set her inst marriage? Suro:
ly," thos tbe some.
tring 0 have ea Deauti{ul, entranciny
woman tike ber could entertain such opinions, 30
Rorelgg to all women, without good and suftelent
as interrapted tn bis masin:
seaadenly he ‘descending ‘Barron and bis
a.
\ed aside, looked up to the wall
rants; but at
Barron, "a
bat ‘said not
nought of Lurley’s strange and unex-
and remark
“On wend fa viewing the lovely Pooal
mg
pontas."
‘@ woman
@ she married the man
wered Barron. "She was
votedly, ai
23
see
who
Theor
Yen, Fobn,” hy anewered Lurloy.. “That
was ‘a'long time back, when men's benrts were
tye ae steel, when love never grew cold"
“Then ‘way that hese are days when
men's hearts do grow cold? No. no, Luurley ! ber
Hove me, 1 wonld’be true to you ever, loyal, de-
JOHN BARRON AND LURLEY LEE TURNED JUST IN TIME TO SEE GERALD AYLESWORTH RUSH FORWARD, ~
DE.
ou should so crown my life with Deppiness by
ecoming my wire”
ras in earnest and unsup
Be on that John Burrom tenderly: addressed,
lovely Lurley Bs they slowly “advanced: toward
the plotiire of “De Soto discovering the Mississi>-
vie
Mather let me be’ your nearest, bent fr
earn, Jo the andwered, with th
father ba 1 to your heart and. up}
our thoughts, But not marriage.
reat, Again'l tell you, marriage fst
ruin of alliove.*
Turley panted for breath, because her emotion
nd been carried to tts highest pitch,
She had spoken for a purpose: and John Barro
was beco jesperuto fa" his amazing disap:
pointine
ped, near, the magnificent
Suddenly enae
painting of D ut Barron’s words were not
"be exclaimed, “I cannot, cannot un-
“Love yuhout mnarriage Is’ a mockery.
ets the mavaral
visit true ‘love; and {
‘ed, happy Iife, John,”
swerod, wit her brilliuny ‘eyes tuoblig” out
arean et of delight, “ror will warty noone
or ie
time,
rage:
oe n't be talking sbout that stupid De
Soto," muttered Aylesworth, as be a
y woman
ete the intense emotion of the lov.
mali ‘of {mposeibitities—absolute tmposst-
pasties, Lurley,"anawered Barron, noticing the
tenee emotion of the beaut
How dangerou
apt to load fo utter rain { though!
SRance that followed’ but he as t
‘ful, too manly, to farther per
$07
alo he
‘Calling one of ‘Aylosworth asi
What attracted you attention avout that gen-
‘eman and Indy
xiiee of twenty-five conte brought this answer
Sshevald she would marry noone, No wo!
Wwili do," said Aylesworth; and the boy
same opinion,” soltto-
jarron wants to fi
inying some deeperate hand’ 3
fenotis onrnese. nvit she were? I would give
hit my life to b6 tn John Barron's place
apeoriz-an pdrenees man burried by.
Dye al ply, recognizing
rman ‘halted with military preciston. big
face up, aa if looking at one of the plotures abow
“There's a tall man and a lady just opposite us.
She wears a Diack, heavlly-beaded wrap. Pass
toh her satchel from her arm, and come
Funning tow: ‘ard me.
“Youbet? replied the ‘maw
nis steps.
tno one noticed it.
turned
ye td
Lurley Lee, and the next!
the indy’s handsome sate
volwd, uid cutirely yours forever and forever, if
‘tan as allently ass gwitt shadow, caving
Barton and bis c lon amazed, .