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A LETTER.
BY M, EDESSA WYNN. |
est day must have an gnd,
Tete newest friends must part.” :
a have done the best could
ur friend at heart,
sri long day has reached its end,
od we must part, my friend—my friend,
iy the solemn night of deat
darkened round the long ing day;
we must give each other
dnd must put your gifts
lever the Right-waten out alone,
(ulzever utter sigh or moan.
‘aya can be friends again
ith any, as | was with yi
fasifer bravely 20 much pain
Bacto i als b
ote, filled and flowing o'er,
‘tea “wil be filled no more.
vd wasted all the precious drops
Ttwould have quenched my madden
ng to the wis the golden words
Takin my ears
liye no other draught [ll take,
Sweate did my fall goblet break.”
fold I could i put u your to thoughts away
30! you mournful words and songs
Vil haunt me to the
nd ees and your voices tone
ito me so weird and lone,
MLfT new what adverse winds
jerce the spell
all was well
tay ot be our long, tong day
tas eached its solemn end.
od deere thal we mast part,
fiend, >
tank has ‘tamed your fa
Ye God help you and him-—be free!
ea
should the shades of night come on
mn out and friendiess li
by
benot afraid to call me; T
Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year xqpsy by Street & Sinith, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Waskington, D. Cy
ToL 60. Sa ' ; New York, June 3, 1905.
come to you with friendship’s speed,
lubrihe fitnd you still may need. With a spring
the woman was upon him, and her hand upon
his lips.
“oe
| MARRIAGE FOR SPI
OR, -
The Shadow of Shame.
ey, By EMILY B. HARTWELL,
de of Friends and Rivals,” ‘A Spoiled Darling,” “Love's Whims,’”
f “4 Plucky Little Lady,’ ‘‘Katharine’s Luck,’ etc., etc.
| rh Manaiaon vox Serr” waa commenced in No. 32.” Back nueabers can be obtalned of all uewadSalert
“ ofa pam
CHAPTER V. cost, BE spake he opened. the door of oma a} 5
| series of cupboards, an an exclamation of
MIE ALL THR GAME IY OWN HANDS! satisfaction, for, imide the cupboard was a
Freeiener " we - examined this with more ocars
mas inte rise Bene Te there I dered by raat than to had “bestowed tpen ‘auythlug eve, aud,
a late risers; ruth in | apparently, his examination was satisfactory, tor
fvecping condemnation of our continental | he nodded once of fice, and smlled
for onc
mrt, por
and to open the tock {sah eohild's plays Buk
‘ilant exception to the rule, Rot this morning! No; there is plenty of time,
oo fie morning after is arrival he was Baptiste ow what Is in
water than the ‘at the | there," he mused, "with bie hood ow one, side, bis
Perhaps it wae: he ‘seat a of ‘the morn- | Well as hle coco were urving ase os
well all in
we
tm couch, though he showed no great eagerness | the dew upon the flowers, et an appetite, for
¥p out of doors; Indeed, his proceedings were | meal; and Baptiste, my friend, ‘it you ‘are not
ater strange fora visit power who is?"
Wit looe and somewhat rusty black velvet havin Seri Sclt-encouragement, the signor,
eet, and wearing a pair of thick felt slipper ig carefully eleches ‘the Uikrary doe after
egtor stole softly down the great stairs, with | reached. an. ansie well out of the view of, the
tereared onken Tall and, stopping to examine | Principal windows, he house oritte-
mea pltures ‘on ne alls, deseended to the 1 Beste but, #¢,Je magnificent "be murmured,
tat mined the Iocks of his eyes roving covetously over. afte, pile of, een
a stone, with its. terraces “ang. colounades
wa the doors, then sorely surveyed the suits | fol umincent' Goutrey Kiienton nag friend,
mot and eases of antique weapons, jou muse be rich—very rich and, doubtless, al
Bt into the orn ‘groom next, and, fr. this Tend for niles round | belongs: to you. Sy =
you are a great man, rolling in money, in goo
Fenton. ed sldehoards, werd English sovereigns—while poor - Baptiste bas
Fal dissatisfaction, scarcely a franc’ Bah! and they say that, there
all that’ solid and masstye plate, | js justice In this world! “Phew! what a place it
sndlesticks jand silver, dishes, and | is! “It is like a palace, with ite plate, ‘and its
rut pieces, I wonder? tered. “That and its ‘army of servants. And,
let Has them locked up somewher geubtlens a to, ‘come to this ‘young girl, this Miss
Begnte under lock and! Iris,
‘There wan a seat near where he was standing,
on the ige of the velvety lawn, ney Signor
this leardo stretched himself upon it,
dg careful Taental “ire | cigarette, and lay locking at the morning sun,
., this interestin
=, stilt i sreanch ot erred, fumed ae smoks ne. net the He jotting his black, ‘covetous
1e lcor, matt = ite ‘behind hi
‘te torke but after searching in bls toni a To aa a eae carers
ee fo roduced a skeleton Key, ae “colorie her eves hidden unde
wether a ful “nsinuatin, turned the loc thaie lifes and ween Taised ifs hat aed
jit guould frrya tow useful | Kissed ‘bis fund Coward het wil a eabonatS ft
es" he . ooltly, as he looked round. | tectation of respect, she made no sign,, and
oks! Bah} nly books | face remained still {md expressionless as'a mer
‘they've taught
jt moman's Tooks, and fol 's all
4! Who cares for. books
ki, Felice!” murmured the enor, softly, but.
Pith a balf concealed encer, under the sunile upon
his ps, his teoth gleaming at her as if
K ike me, then, you, ate ha enrly
Fisert Like me, you iow ¢ 10" we
the dew on them ! ow fs may dear Felice?
thie stood: aad. teperton him 4a, silence for 8
then abe sald, slowly, oo
shrugged his shoulders.
“It appears ‘ike It, docs It not? | Yen my dear
Felice, here I a Myself, oes Bhatt, in
wl my ie serail iy yu say, I
come
asked, after a
moment's pa
“Bab! you reaming me,of my good friend
Knighton—your master, ob?"
“My master," ims assent
CHS Wanted tovknow last night why I bad
Xe"it'a man could ‘uot pay a viele, to ble
frlonds without causing so, much eurprise!
come because
ve come for no good, I know. th it
sala “low: duily.
He shrugged his shoulders.
FYou kuew nothing, ‘ny iittle Felice," he re=
torted, puffing at his cigarette, and regarding her
keenly from under the brim of bis bat. “Did you
get up that? It so, I ask you
as
TWo,t Dhe' assented. “Your presence has never
crossed any threshold without Dae pain and
shame. You have
trouble here, but
She paused, her hands clasped “nacmoatcetly,
and a single flash from her eyes, a8 black as hie,
darted out, toward bim.
“Phew!” he murmured, softly. “You deal in
tragedies, my dear Felice? Why should I bring
sorrow here, to this beautiful, ‘hie. igedly place,
to my friend Godfrey » Knighton
lovely and ‘charming daughter——""
‘Do not breathe. her, ‘tau said Felice, with
x pas:
YY, retorted, “Bani she and
fr ‘ready. We will bo greater
She = He ‘raised “his bat “AD
e1 is superb! She wili be a
I offer her my devotion, my
queen, an em|
adoration 1”
All the while he was speaking he kept his eyes
fixed on the cold. set face sbove him with th
same mocking smile, and at the end of his dec!
mation laughed softly.
@ woman stood silent for a-moment, then she
n'a low voles:
aptixte, there is only one thing for hich you
came—t shall have it. 1
rich, but 1 Save have good wages} you
ali have my savings." Take them and
‘hed as if with intense "
came, they ety mot No! Dut enough :
ca de’ me an infustioa, wey Felice Tal wish
fo, enjoy for a while, the hosts oemy good
tend Knighton: to bask in the sunshine of hie
‘lice, T soon tire—
you call, 1tt-—its wurgoundinge tor a te,
1 am tired—ani Fel
7 but nat botore, not bolore | iaoet Core
THe women's’ bands olosed again:
jou may be made to go,"" she sald, Ino low
Hie throw ‘bts head back and looked at her with
an, Insolent stare.
“So! and by whom? by my _ friend
Knighton: mat by yon, may utes Ie Felleo, 1
res. “
child, look around you!
magnificent house,
Godfrey, Kaighto
oot
sliver cto his deugbler,
great ladies of tho
Proud. ‘They, hold’ their ‘heads
a8 high as princes, and yet with @ word, oue Jittle
iste hero, your huzab|
ma Yon
‘trom Bapti
old friend, whom,
would “tor
y Knigh
With 8 spring the woman was upon bim, and
or hand upon
I have ‘all the
You don’t 4
a
it thes rissa folledanotlise einen and £1
it
Jn trie
n Iris came down into
she found her father standing by
fights it"is nothin
hen, Said sudde
vou eye ie for ta
to e
said t
Godfrey Knighton’s brow contracte ed.
ecallse, he
sons why I ci
hot stay long?
‘Sut while
should prefer ‘iat so, 8
“Very wel
flower should grow.
airy, it 18 the beauty. of the oo
ing tha
dust i van os pould eat
ice’
You wo wi
re young, wd, The Deautitul’ daughter 0
whe seized it, ki it nt
and, flinging, 3 aside, Invehed lovg and softly.
mY pute ce, do You Hott
aly ¢ ‘thin
fora. hangs, int”
ho
‘All tho same, I. think
change," be sald, ‘in bis quiet, set fashtou,
the.
ere
mn agall hes
have, of course, vticed that ‘Signor
Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second. Class Matter,
Three Doilars Per Year.
Two Copies Five Dollars.
t
“signor Ricardo
at his tongue’s tip, Fee
and parted oft seas.
‘bre:
to her own room, th
now that 1s settled,”
‘his hands as. if be
"it
ey ‘chan, ein
see
Blast Sothing bat too
Bank of italy,
it changed,’
squire into
21
gold, He wi
fot rid of him altogetier; and t
down to the
gmong. the groome by demanding an
ink him from
laundip what wo hang the clothes”
the old ‘coachman, eyeing the signor’s rose velvet
goat and general foretgn
rate British disgu
si
oe
ing’ out
-¥. best of ith twent
sovereigns linking fn te "pocket, the Signor rode
slong. cheerfully ‘hu fs
Pi
bight ones
Samiabre,
found timsell in°e a
iter on
disgust
follow turned al
with a
ii
head, and
sien oF didn
mile.
ah,
is your native
ie, |
00,
ane
ive ‘the signor some, Iris,”
took som:
TAT just go on my travels, return
your dinner, How does that suit ioe
“It you
2
e238
‘ot the yar
9 | oft ae $0 i he’bad’ been ta the’ stirrups sovera
tanaiors we
roum
But ‘while the luncheon was getting ready the
fa
leaning over the ‘rally f
the only visitor at ie an, and
01
ii
he ‘gentleman—thi
ity Ie & Toment—wes a
nel, with bis straw hat suited, the’ Back. as Ms
tomplative gaze at
yan
2 ‘bull on the, previous fey but, of course, the |
returned“
looked Tim over, and went badk to the seu aad’ his
lg:
Sut this did not sult the a
anybody without wanting
a
Sy fashion, nd tilting Mie hat ‘on the back ot
his'head, said!
This in 6 pretty view, sir!”
“Ah” year tndeed ! Te rent
remarked the signor, which it didn't Jn the sl
ald tl
thought it was me ueh like i © But
gred the polite thing to Nken every tae Susie
bay to Naples, it? 80, ishman,
am_much obit ged
‘The se ‘Showed his teoth {na conciliatory
they c: Call ite wie SS
Naples, but pretty, very pretty,
place, sir, no d
‘Tho Eperiahman | Tnughed ‘olay
L onl;
colt! This de charms
‘Phe young fellow looked at him with: halt-con-
cealed Amusement, ‘and suspicion, too,