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THE CHIC!‘-EGO LEDGER.” SHTURD7-iY.'LTKFY.; 10., 1902.
kissed Mrs. Sylvestel-‘s cheek. “Did you
think I had dropped from the clouds? I
‘only reac ed New ork yesterday and
came right on to Clifton-on-the-Sea."
. rs. Sylvester h d by this time entirely
recovered hersr . . -
““’hy d you not telegrarvh so I Could
have sent to the station to meet you?!" she
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l “ivhy, i thought I would surprise you."
oralle. “There was no dimizulty
i suppose ne is
here with '
you.
-"Oh, yes," replied Mrs. Sy renter. "but he
is out just at present. He Will be back to
course you Want ‘to
once?"
“Yes, Lisette is unpacking my boxes. I
brought ihem along (mm the station. Have
e ltlying in the house, Aun
e moment, Coralle," as the inn
was turning away- i“! s ll come to your
room in about hall’ an hour. send your
yo
The girl glanred rather questionlngly at
her aunt, but Mrs. Sylvester’: race was im-
weli. Aunt Marl.-tn." she bald. as
she turned away.
uralie de SL Lol-me was the Child 0!
Mrs. Sylvester’: only sister.
led a Frenchman o men and had gone
to live in Fla is. s e i year aiml-
giving birth to her child. Monsieur De .
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died hen t child was our years of age
lu est r had been tond 1 .
tor and ten years n er her death suddenly
m d usher in to payuv
for the purpose at seeing he n ce she
00 w hr Julian. zier son, a tau r.
n ndmrne bo ol xix re Her husband had
die some years previous a Julia w
able of any very deep ulfec
' l0V:'d the boy as Kai‘ as it was in her na-
‘hire to love any one.
. Mra. Sylvester round her niece, than ten
ra 1 age dark. picturesque child,
nature. an
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cloud at pale gold hair and her seraph f-lice,
trad r to his fancy. est
this prelerence was to call forth a burst at
jealous rage from Col-ulle.
no means overjoyed when
h two. e was beautiful, accom-
plished, charming. no she would one day
ha‘eagrl1tdlutmon .
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w scream at agony u the name
that Julian dashed into the sari. He swam
in the child’: bright head had
dlsapxleitred, caught her 13 she came up
ud rune-. and. in a. lew moments
was standing upon the beach with the child.
i-ms.
Oh, no.” answered Julian. cheer-
nlreadvi"
r
"You must allow me to carry her home
for] you,” he said. and she quietly acquies-
cer.
They walked along the beach side by
side, the child resting contentedly in .Iul-
lans arms. until the’! came to an old guy
house, racing the sea.
) A middle-aged servant woman, tall and
occurred, Iben took the child Irvin Jul-
ian and passed Into the hon: .
declined an invitation to enter but
Julian
Red and obtalne salon to call and
ilt1uiTE it ill lllld had experienced any
e c
"bad elrecta. He felt instinctively that this
kw whose beauty sppealed to mm as
no woman's beauty ever had before, was a.
widow. had been confirmed b be
-i
e um: 51 source or wonder
to All Clifton-on-the-Sea Whe Constance
rton. 3 beautiful girl 0! seventeen. the
ma It mes, drank heavily Th
Capt: Allerlon auld in air
young daughter t marry such 3
i use]! stonlshlng and the general opin-
me to live at Beachley with his
Caplaln Allerton only lived
T e i OW robed herself in somber gar-
ments of mourning. W ' h. in her heart. she
to be a c
felt mu kery. asper Jeffrey’
eath. meant to her [reed In (torn a. bondage
worse th th. I rel ase fr degrada-
tl n, um" iation. wretchedness beyond
er.
mpare. .
A year had passed since Gaspar Jam-ey's
death when Jullun S lvester saved
Violefs lite, Four months from that GBY
Constance was his betrothed wife and love
had glorified all her life.
And one day she told him Why she had
in rried Gasper Jeffrey-it was 0 save her
father fro ace. Allerton had
0 a brother omCer’s name. e W t
army, an
house by the sea where his disgrace was
not known
Jeffrey rind accidentally come into posses-
aion of this dark episode in Captain Aller-
o
ton‘s lit and threatened to ex se him il-
as his da " W ‘ho Je rey was
infatuated. co nte 0 become is e
130111 of her married life,
hltle child stood between her and despair.
till
i in arms and kissed her with passionate
Forget it all, my own dear love." he
murrnured, "it is [last and done with. If
my love can shield you. from it. you abal!
never know another moment’: pain."
CHAPTER XII. ,
ll-s. Sylvester entered the rcfom
r 2 girl was
or white llla .
and another gleaming vividly in the heavy
masses 0 n 2
she turned away from the mirror as Mrs.
heater came rorward. She was brilliant-
ly lovely and Mrs. Sylvester thought bit-
terly as she looked at her:
-why could not Julian have fallen in love
with her?"
‘Then. as Constance Jem-es‘: urqulsite
lace cmwned red-gold Titian hair. arose be-
(ore her. she realized that her son's ideal
as very rlirrerent indeed to corniie
e.
“Sit down. my dnar,” she said. at the
same time sinking into I. chair.
rl obeyed n1l.he'r -reluctantly. Mrs.
see
ed with Elmething Of an
EHO!‘ ' ' ' '
“Caralie. X hive something to tell YOU
"ch am sure ‘I 1 sun) -1: ery
much. Julian L1 to be married tom
01' A moment HIE (‘I1
coruprehendmgly. then her eyes dilated
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bl . You are
"I am given to joking. Especially upon
such subjects,’ said Mrs. Sylvester. ,'‘I will
about i
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‘the look at agony.
with dread, Which gathered in the
t a year 650.” she continued.
n saved a little girl from '
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all
terly distasteful to me it is hardly neces-
aaryntor me to tell you, but I could do not):-
mt.
“Why did you not in e
it and tell me at
rice?" -aslced the Kiri. the liquid voice
changed and harsh. " you do no[ nggd
why; I und re: :1." h
bitterly, as Mrs. syivesier iigsltataedi c"'l[r%diz'
know. as I suppose he and everyone else
do, for I have been at no .5 to conceal
It, that I love Julian Sylvester. Yes:
love him e er t an my sou."
She started to her feet and began pacing
wildly up and down the room.
“it was the one desire, the nine dream of
’ ‘s wile. I never
eemed al-
body asun er.
er arose quickly
“This is ter-
Mrs. ylvest and bent
“DDR1, Corzlle." she cried.
' I know b
rret the fact that she has given
ur-sought. You have 2. great deal OI Will
power, Coralle: use it no ." - -
The sobs had gradually ceased and Cora-
lie arose to Er eet. .
d the desired
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ss and aggard.
dark circles about her eyes, but she spoke
quite calmly.
“Julian Sylvester shall never know that
in love unsought, un-
"I am glad that
never guessed. but he must have been
s in "
an is no comb," said Mrs.
vester. "1: would never occur to him to sus-
t being in love with him
woman! How hate her!" cried
corolie. passionately, her great dark eyes
gleaming with a ll ht that seemed
uench the look or pnin in them '-
Marian, you say that she is lovely; describe
El‘ D 1112." V
--she is tall and gi-acetul, with B. pertect
ngure." said Mrs. syivester. “She has gold-
brown hair, violet s '
Cora. winced and bit her pale hp 4
u say that she is a widow!" she
murmured, after a moi-nen . ‘
"Yes; a. widow, with a little girl six years
5158. Her husband has been dead (W0
was
e mar-
but it seems quite impossible that a
Woman of her culture and l-eunement could
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atlgue as an excuse for remain-
ing in your room?" ’ >
l go down," replied Cornlie, as she
crossed the room to the toilet table.
A little ater .Yulian<turned in surprise
as his her entered the drawing room.
followed by Coralie.
““'Ily, Coralie, this la a surprise." he ex-
med. “My mother did not tell me she
was expectin ou."
id not know herself that
mov it
her earns: the room to meet lm. Ii am e on
her lips a.ncl.her hiellotrope draperies sweep-
i
r.
re was nothirlg In her face to hint at
of anguish through Which S
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“At all events. I am Vi‘fY‘gla.d to see you,"
irl drew her breath
several glass at
-me. Julian. who was evidently abstracted,
noticed nothing uuilaulil.
when desert was an we able Coralle im.
so glass or champagne and turned smln
lngly toward Julian.
‘Came. cmisl let in drink to the
raith or th bride-elect,” cried she, her
dark eyes hash: ith a range lig
His mother W135 ‘perfect! gl-
nec that he knew nouung at Corolla’: love
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Lm
"1-lire’: to the hlllininess of the bride-
s nailed pox-one, hut ere the glass had
touched her lips it slipped rrmn her hand
into 3. thousand pieces, the
wine staining the snowy White tablecloth
and the girls’ gow-u.
“How awkward or me!” she exclaimed,
but she waved the servant inside. as he came
orwar
ri e
1: words struck nnpleuaantly upon Jule
inns ear, and. later. returned to him ,wm-i
A (er they arose from the able
Julian going straight to the library to writg
letters and attend to other matters requir.
in: his attention.’
The wedding was t t k pl
in the morning at Bin: 9 Me quite em
for Newport before the retur: olttohediyiriag
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9.
Al gr m.
1 this she told to corslle in
imon the veranda. as W 33‘
It was an ex I It ll
the Kiri K31iDK:“ivsitlie )i!2l:t‘:‘:'.gb)i'5)(i1(iligl'l1;'eh“:
over the silvery glittering nee. saw nnthliieg
beil
:-.l’Ir Tin,
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this
, gh-class prep
V ‘ration iuevery way.
it used to 1
have. The hair stops falling, ‘
keeping it soft and glossy. If
your hair is faded or gray,
and you wish for the dark,
rich color of youth again,
thiswillsurelybringittoyou.
" "’l‘.f “’WiT-‘i““c‘1t i:“..’i9.'.l..’,"r‘:‘.'%i"“‘ “
when Writing Mention The Chicszo mung.
tween 9. suffering, tortured, human heart
and smiling, radiant nature, no matter in
what I rrn. In a. word, our surroundings
take om our feelin . we are
happy everything about us
roseate hue; if We are miserable our senses
ou dulled 1 all beauty.
Coralie listened in silence while her aunt.
was sped mg. en rs. Sylvester had
nnished, however, she turned to her and
asked, abruptly:
“Al-aenyou going to be present at the mar-
do so would be t
deeply. Tu so u
to the marriage wou
' shall accom an
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to do so, Coralle,” exclai
"You do not even It
you hztye the best at excuse: tor remaining
RWRY." .
-‘ on do not understand." said Coralie. "I
do not wan any excuse r remaining
away. W’ . I am posserse by
an intolerable longing to see this woman
who has won his lov 4’,
“But why eubject yourselt to unnecessary
pain?“ queried Mrs. 537 ' .
“DO you think that I shall nutter less by
remaining aw-ay.". cried alle, her
:1 wife would have made me very
P . - V
Yes. I am sure that It Would." munnured
the girl. wenrlly.
The violent emotion: through which she
beginning to tell upon
relief when 8. servant a
with a. request from liulr. Sylvester that his
mother would join him in the library for a,
little while.
Mrs. syivester an once arose and went
away. '
Coralle sat with her somber gaze bent
th
would bring back to her the agony of that
n e .
Suddenly‘ she saw the turn: or a woman
coming swiftly up the ‘late
and shoulders.
e paused directly in trout or Camille
and sa I
“I wish to see MT. Sylvester."
"Mr. Sylvester is engaged at present and
I am not sure that you can see him,“ an-
1'
“He W see me
me. with interest at the email. 5 he '-
tnted :2 en en answered:
"Go I ock upon the second door upon
he the hall. Y tin
Sylvester in that room."
The marl steplled quickly into the house
and along the hall. He leaned rorward
no wa lied her. The lhawl had ralleu
from her head and in the bright light her
race looked strangely w tr.
5 reached the door designated it
opened and Mrs. Sylvester came out. She
unused. regarding the woman in surprise-
The latter took no notice or her: she went
guickly by into the library and closed the
nor. .
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' - CHAPTER xv’.
The (rain had lust miffed into the little
station at Clitton-on-the-See. moug the
n tlgure race
nose shaped like the be or 2: eagle,
b avye ee ey B 82.
el The man had a mnannhly
clear skin and his brown hair was Ileek. ind
Xood for moment or so suing ir-
resolutely about him in use fast gatherins
. W
H twillght . Opposite the luuon one a
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