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Sir Letcester was looking through the Times
Then bie, wite entered the breakfast room. He
glanced up,
“Well?” he
Vera held out. the letter to hin
“it came this she sald, “T don’t
know if you might rare to, accep
“tT enn't say 1 do,” he Seplied; “and it T did, T
couldn't go. I am engaged for that day. I don’t
suppose you're so ray
Vera mi wer; she simply took up the
again, and left tbe Foon.
Not likely," muttered Sabine, to himself, “Tm
p driving Alina down to Richmond
party. (No. do ube
her boudoir with
was
Homoud. will be there.”
In the afternoon Vera satin
sal
agar she wguid hava given orders that she
no!
ot at home,” but she did not want that order to
1 it he should happen to call, and
did not choose to give the servants food for gossip
by making’ an exception In Vivian's favor.” She
_ could send to alters she did
ot care *
out four o'clock she was in tho midst of an
: “ yallan alla, with Eagar adoring at her feet,
servant enter
MMi Bemoud fe in rahe drawing room, my lady.”
How her heart tea
bask lm to"come in here, Stephens,” she
nd, a8 Stephens etre tbe ndded to Ba-
gar? “T will sing again Di ‘issimo; this
fs the bello signore, you,
Edgar clapped his hai
asibe door opened, rant
“hnow.”
is Joyously, and fuming
bonnie laddié?” Vivian said, lfting the
child to hs breast, and ‘kissing tim. "Then he
turned to Vera, and the tender light In his eyes
up
way?” he said, as he clasped her
heard you singing to Edga:
and
not
been sans ‘hima Netle’ ‘th
w
‘Not abnor, Inddie ! said’ Eemoad,
that soft Nolee of his, and he, pressed
the child’ ek to. his’ own. hope,
et
ou will epotl me, too, and Tet m6
sin.
to hear about the shepherd boy
me alg to the talriest® asked Vera, halt laugh
Sy want to hear anything you sing!” be an-
swered,
faint color crossed her cheek; she had risen,
aad was standing by the piano: she bent over the
ning hep band lightly over them.
hen, sit down," she sald, “and you shalt
js hands excitedly, and ap-
more.
mma dotce—s ing beautiful?” he sald,
x
then the ‘man’s dark eyes sought the sing-
face, and he bent forward a litle,
‘sing ‘once again?” he pleaded—for me, this
consider what she should
tims
Vera paused, as if to
the
sing, her fingers touching the keys lightly
whil t it was, in truth, to gain time for self-
Tunstory or ell her nerves ‘were quivering, “and
her heart beating Then she began, from
memory, a Venetian barcarolle; her volce’ tre
bled tle at first, but presently grew steady,
and she ad never sung more exquisitely than ty
did t yr the man she loved, How his heart
{irate Xo ewery pathetic mote, as he iictened aia
he not feel, in bis soul, that her spirit clasped
fends ‘with bie?
7 When the song was finished, and Vera rose and
thrned from ‘the, piano, Edgar slipped, trom Bs-
mond's knee, and ran to bis mother; but Vivian
Eat stil, without a words, wie to the lips, For @
minute ‘bin great power of sel¢-command, falled
ke
i he could not speak; be dared not even mal
Esmond rived ‘ant ling, crossed
cr couch where Vera had seated herself, and
caught, the ehild’s hang fn te
issimo”* he said; “by and by, per-
Come to me now.”
Ie aut down by Vera's aide, and took the child
knee again,
you so much,” he said, softly, to the
ff you like the barcarolle,” she sald,
“Y dare say you know it.”
geht but to hear you slog
tly, and bent his face oto a.
noid ‘fim her Chia preseutly he raised
it ead, and spoke In another tone,
he “you have heard from
he water party? ‘Yes; we had the in-
vitgtion. this. morning.
“Is Sir HLelceter going?”
No,” she sald. quietly : "sae is not going.
1 seemed stair {or toate ‘excuses. Sad Subter-
fuges to, thls m id
with’ bist
zoing, 1 hope?”
t serie yet.” the girl answered.
sr breath, Esmond bent down
write,” he said, in a low volee—
to answer otherwise
ean of the Dyn
it—a
bad. been weaker, and
ew alco, verbena, the iimits
his power—set by her will, even if his should
honor io, cnecke
ill be fine," amond added,
iI] not be a
ST tee people,
She no more power
ma subject, under” the
Rotist; and Vivian Esmoud
gee (or
fo svone of the people. who run
eo ppose they bad to ask her be-
; it will be difficult to trim with ber,”
sald Femond, Inughing alte, | "LN take, good
seare she doesn't come in my boat, at
oR whe
martyr} apd, you
amma Fitzgerald
; and Bride must
course !” said Vera, smiling. | “I have seen
mamma Fitzgerald doesn’t seem to ap-
pro:
nts some one richer than Colin; but T
am afraid she, Will have to be reconelied, T don’t
mind Bride—I like her—but I can’t have Colin;
he'ls too strong a rower to waste asa bow puller
he must go stroke; and to take Bride from bim
would he too cruel.”
“And too cruel to Infitet Mrs. Fitzgerald upon
you!
ora.
"aracly. T
ere}
have pretty well arranged my
“How arbitrary you are, Mr, Esmond
am afraid 1 And i have some right
4m this. case, for it 18 my own boat I sbalt com-
Zam sure you will Mke her; she is a
Beauty.” 5
“That goes, without saying,” sald Vera. | “T
know you a tonnolsteue’ in all matters
aquatic, Suppose ‘Mrs, Fitzgerald should take @
faney t
should know how to
own way, W
rT” camaat very well
would not asic it; but-you will come in my
ad Esmond, with @ curious
D1 mout
might rnow Sabonor
oo without dishonor.
Yer the instinct that must stir in the heart
of an uy stirred ip, here also, “ind
‘uth, and ti =
fronds moras Tend reat Be
“Well, T oust leave if to you,” she sald, shrug.
ging her shoulders. “Of coarse I am’ in the
Fhe ios nmitio "said Esmond, | laughing
down Edgar, and “and
T wuail be very barpy.
fe gall for you.s I tht
ie era. Her tous ‘must be the last
ie put her hand in-his, and he bent his head
and pressed is lip O° it.”
‘{Gooa-by." he sia, rota “for a Utile while,”
nd he away, ani
era's hand tell do ‘her sider” Sho stood quite
Even Edgar was forgotten.
The child” crept up to her side, and clasped
his. pretty hands on her robe. ~ She started, and
drew him close, pressing the golden head against
her
litle
love
pagar Jove mamma mia!
trey “and delle siguore. too.
Selo signore too?” looking
‘And perhape Edgar wo
sai: the
ecm
u eeu
dered, in: bis childish
ways tw er suddenly” caught him | to
fer breast," aud, sinking down on yuch, hid
et face against him, and so sat flee ‘for many
minutes, and even when at last she raised her
heud, she did not answer bis ques
415 had forgotten lt by that tine.
CHAPTER XXX.
. , LooKING INTO THE FUTURE,
ur wife has gone to a-water party to-
Alma Dene, ‘a0 she tat by Sit Tlces-
rt, en route for Richmond.
Pat the Rouse “one before I was up.”
“Who escorted ber
said Alma, veoking at
> Da
T've told you, and others
have perfect faith ia Vera,” re-
er
am giad you have told-others also,” said
‘And though the remark sounded enigmat-
seemed to understand it, and
‘was said on the subject.
Yivian Esmond found Vera ready, tn the break:
fast room, (in a purtioularly “feted
of cream ‘Sannel, with crimson sash and taiing
sailor collar, and a erimson and white cap
her head.
“she day
ay promises to be glorious,” she
as aus geve Bsmond) hor hand: soloing a ttle
er thie seareely
un veiled admiration of his quick,
comprehensive zat
it ts not oft fg It," he answered, “that we
get_such days in England?”
Set.perhaps 1 lnw too Hittle of England to reply
experience,” said Vera, as they ‘out
which was already” wal
all told,” Esmond said, on the
‘and there will be, there-
randan, and my’ double-
only ve sbingiays,
fore,
seuller.
i, yess indeed
So" can ‘Gracie. Lindsay, She's a cousin of
Colin's 99 you need Dot Pe irounted all the times"
“7 passenger lists and crews been made
out elveady tacked Ver
een Colin and return)
mond, smiling: that fs Sutietent, "ie ‘would
cen al the sare in any case, thou
be all new to me,” said Vera. “T
aye never been on t 5."
I find it very beautiful. | We shall pull
ap ae biel ae Medmeoham, anyhows we shall
not get 20 far as Henley—too much gaming,
and jot get under way mut
‘On ‘the platform at Paddington, Esmond and
his companion met Mrs. Melbury, Lord Rathbone
and Birs, Fitzgerald and her ddughter, so they
me carriage, an
Mrs.
pity that Sir Leicester
to go about
oth far too attractive
togetuer; and. it was a
sort of waste” for the owner, of such, princely
anta himself with a woman be
ery
Fitzgerald, however,
that
ée
$03
&
:
could not__m
Laurel Lodge was reached in due course, There
was a brake, at the station to convey the trevel-
er e Jawa were Colin and his mother,
1@ boa
tainly Belugas perfec
builders ar as ever
light it best,”
Min eomond? they know fe to TOW, 2
to ‘steer, and About, stars aud all that fort st
when *E was 2 gir
matter was easily arranged,
as Colin and had’ probably
beforehand | and Mrs. Fitzgerald Bet
bat Sir Lei-
go in the
without
rylng. for the
were not_—well, they must seem
6? ing "to Tady Sabine?”
asked Grace, Lindsay. She baa fallen in love
itn Vera straightway; everyone did— as
‘cooawood?” Vera answered; “why, true, i ig
within measurable distance, | No; T shall not, go."
2
z
2
4
28
B
5
g
he? Assuredly
Totgh tossiber.
but ‘had
society +
ed many. “ovine tions,
good a
Suppose you are tired of Goodwood?” sald
ese h
the guests 4, Ue & ‘his autumn seaso:
remained
“Ts
smiled. have
Dave livea’ail any ite abroa
aid thought, you didn't speak like an Eng-
je roman, Lady Sabine! you like Eng-
Vera shook her head.
atraid, not, very much,” she said, “In
s—for 1 dot”
most itinge
For “so she
not for “one” reason
She hea met_and known,
‘then youll be running
Grace, FegretCull Iv.
Vera looked at the girl half wonderingly, and
her heart, was it
ent ecaes in _Pasland
Wiviag Eemond
e
“you would not mind my go-
“tyes, I should!”
aithat is very kind of, you!" sald the other,
there was a sllght quiver, jo her ft, pa-
Vera tTeven the probably’ eva-
girl of seventeen touched
yet, but very likely
thetic 001
ei escent fore of this
Esmond a
tt @,gPoke |
ist
these te
ticilion agatast her last, srords,
easily, {0 speak ot something
multe
‘Tose
‘began,
alse: in truth,
little Grace was unwittingly stab
bing her beautiful companion ‘Qeeply, aud she
herself was siahbing Vivian Esmond.
cow:
oe" o+-————__—
FAITHFUL FAILURES.
Such - as “the quaint description applied ||
be: human beings
nlite, He felt That
judged by th
least be faithful be
only, is , yet it is only the
‘minority who do their best. ‘There is a lamentable
Jack, of determination, a deficiency of “grit” and
“go” in the object, we
okgh for ‘Ns attainment, we nel pasmodic at-
teeapes to reach it, but wo ehriak trom taking too
tak
much traubie about it, and we cannot strive stead~
yy and unawervingly
are not the talthtat failures! We cam
ongly upon our children snd upc
on tust-commencing life, that
If they woud succeed In climbing the ladder to any
appreciable extent, they must cultivate the quality
of “sticking at it—to use a popular phrase—and
fhat ‘they must aim high.” It'we so. seldom reach
the rung of the mlagaer which we have
tnd experience aches u:
We like to believes then it Is better to
font tor'a Stull higher position.
fs that we ehail fail short of that position, but at:
tain one higher been the case had
we,pot
theve. clan
een 60 a spiro ne
nson, doubtless, had the moral side of
things in view when myiting those words, but thoy
ay
‘Grazie tanto!” . There is plenty of time to ar+
oy
apply equally well to the material facts’ of Sife,
UNITED,
BY DANA D, WALLACE,
> Witain fair sheaths forever sleep,
of Grant and Lee,
kind iomacy ea no record keep
Of loss or victor;
| When brave men fight, whesi brave men fall,
ight,
\The victor in .
“In common b ‘hood we mourn,
O’er moun ue and gray, «
‘While far into the past is born
@ mem’ry of the fray. SKS:
Let each ‘neath robes of blossoms dream,
Tm death's calm, sweet
While grey stars from tho. asuro * gleam
Over laurel leaf and 3
~ Let North and South in unison
Weep o'er the emerald s
‘Where oth have earth's
© The merey of their God,
THE GOLDEN KEY
. JOR,
“Her Only. F Heritage.
od,
great victory won,
’
‘By Mrs. GEORGIE SHELDON,
Author of iter, he Pht Bare Waynes ety”
‘Brownie’
Triumph,” “Tre
* suc "besa?" elon eta,
(THe GoupEN Kev” wos commenced Ia No, 18 Back
pumbers can be oblaiued of all newsdealers,)
; [APTER: XXXII.
‘4 uysreRiovs IsarPrAnance EXPLAINED,
Bromley. ant
ereaty Satted by Site's sudden appearance in
‘@ state of grief and excitement, She was
Usvany vory’ quiet aud unobtrusive, moving ‘about
her duties with a cheerful alactity which bespoke
rr desi se the woman to whom she owed
well’ ‘as an increasing affection and
sf eu
Ellen, thas bappened?
ou wo excited” questioned Lan
beat ‘over the sobbing girl and lala hee band kingly
yn her: shot
“Pthe touch seemed to restore her, in a measure,
when, springing vagaln to ber feet, she selaed the
Woman's hand “and ‘tried to raise her from her
‘Come! come!” she reiterated almost wildly ;
“you tmust come and tell him that 1 have told thé
truth.”
main force “she pulled her ladyship
a the door, apparently utimindtul of the rude
ness of the act or the lack of respect she was
displaying toward her superior,
allen, st0P | dy Bromley, authorita-
ose yourself and expluliy what has
caused. all he excitement. Hi
curred not sce) that, you have Breatly
Oyed Mrs, ‘Bryant. by bursting in upon
this Peurbutent fashion?”
nd J hope you will forgive
me, but I ounan ‘heip it,” said Elen, still bre:
Tess and panting from excessive emotion; “but I've
found eft d'¥e found ber
ga hysterical ‘agaia ch ioked
Bro: i hed,
te ei had bee aly,
eat ghlsa: “Allison Stiss Br
n't Billed t-
Ae very palewhile le-
ning to tals” for of course allen». wild. words
“to send a terrible shock throughout
her frame.
She could not credit her startling statement;
still, the magnetism of her bellef, and excitement
er, for she knew t
t
ts influenc hat some~
is the, person , whom
ie to a ana talk with?
“oh, it is a.m
is rolling her about in a
fhe ie slek and Qu
didn't know me, but i
Be
&
mi
she ew anederly gentioman, with white hair and
ly upon’ t!
Standing quietly upon the sidewalk: whit
bealae Bio ina uxuriourly euabloned wheel chalt,
fa whieh. well soft, bright Tr us
ie
t
there sat a Deautitul en the sight of whom ‘tm
artied woman catch ber breath sharply and
jd look of mingled joy and horror into
her eager eyes.
e girl was indeed Allison's very counterpart!
The 3 Suine delicate, clear-cut, fault;
less fentures, same bright, golden-crowned
Kena, “although ‘the ‘hair had’ been cut and
nied “daintily ‘ait about Her” white forehead
there were, the same, great, Deautiful, blue eyes,
‘were not“ the for there was a
harrowing blankoess in them which told but. too
plainly that reason had dethroned, while
bre i te Yorm "were thin alinost. to
tion
nthe bowed courteously.
an as Lady
Bromieyweut vuln down the steps to his sie,
her face alarmingly
eee oe Tere you have not been needlessly
disturbed or excited he observed e noticed
her emotion, “but young’ girl,” glancing
Ellen, who was ‘spelibound at the ‘gure, in
Filet mine “inet us. at he corner ‘yonder
tne chat, alitbst trantie upon seeing ly DaTEC,
whom she insisted knew, calling her ‘Miss
Allison’ apd ‘Mi ster and weeping with Joy.
over her discovery. "Then she begged ms
here with her to She suis would
explain it ail to me. Sbe was so violently it
earnest I was constrained to comply wit
quest.””
With her eyes ‘wandering gontinuatly from the
speaker to his charge, Ledy Bromley listened al-
most spellbound to thé above explanation.
ois she your daughter?” she gasped as he
Nov “thadam, and a strange hope sprang up
heart the Moment, this girl upon meeting
mp her knees beside the carriage in a
gnition and begs
reason,
Ant breathed her Indyship,
z into her thr: ‘Oh, sir,” she
to
Sito has long been re-
ead by. her fricnds,””
fe gentleman lost color at this and looked ex-
be said, “you will walk a block 01
with ‘me I shall be, so ‘glad, tO eau": on at pet
I know regardin; oor child’s history.
till here, for althow che
iy Magy Alice ig still very delicate
We, tro exe eedinely careful not t0 let her get
ch
“Certainly, I will accompany y« Lady Brom-
ley replied. ‘Then, turning to her sata he added:
“Ellen, go to my room and br! ne me a hat,’
‘And the girl, with a sorrowful but it adoring Took
at the invalid, darted away to ge her biddiny
She was back again in a moments, eben
her mistress, bastily tying fhe hat upon her Rend,
sign! inet der readiness to move on, while Ellen re-
luctantl; aut back into the
house’
‘You her Allee,’
mai
was wil
k into those bli
miley fi
terrible pleture of the fu
faat ea would bé
1
would be sadder, than
artsick, in view of the ela.
to
Seemed to her that if’ her
correct It w
sor
this,
What a living trouble
have to I
‘tev
ut to listen,
SRiplciane proved to We
eath’to have Ale
such a condition as
it would be to
ank, though still be
always
beanti-
satisfaction In bav-
ain’
na To on perplexing mystery of
ved.
ef to her remark
will you kindly tail
mei’ you 1 vow anything ipout ‘the BI
agitated you 1
I almost dread to have
pnfortunate charg
spire me
the
itlend of mine,
a
wife of a deai
Yo bas been heartbroken over, her, loss yet
my Suspicions iat au
pers
‘The gentleman elghed heavily as"she concluded,
for he could well understand and appreciate her
feeling.
“My name, madam,
after a moment, Spon ‘the
july:
Lyman,” he observed
‘instieth dag’ of last
“Ah! yes, that was the very day,” interposed
Lagy Bromley with a gasp,
“T was
ee emuty.
senger on the New York
and “New
which,
a8
appeared t¢
and ens “2
Seeesvely weary, 8 sleeping orouphout: almost, the
enable re her
me,
found the Me ‘putin a eadly dem
1 gathered,
and althou
were scat rit,
them which « five tre aby clew
hen the accident occurred. ‘as
from the: shock
e hope
ould Teveal hes identity and thus
body
+!
to her friends.
nolished condition,
up all the articles that
here was nothing am
Yo her ae or bet
re a few toilet “trticles in it, some
Innere, ‘a gold vinaler
‘Ah!
rette?
eagerly interrupted
hand
| es forth a beautiful site toy of hat deseription.
Suddeniy plunged
started as his
ATC Was (be exact dupficate of that,
he.
there fs not
it story
s Mr, Geri
gave me
‘he had once muver
actly Uke ft, Yee, th
Foor! poor eliia
ceased spe
said
then,
her (entity. sald her ladys
ou ‘and the vinaigrette
maid’ Winehester, the young
‘this, remarking
iven’ bis. betrotued one, ex
oor
Was it, anything like
Lad;
into her pocket and
glance fell uj .
it the slightest doubt of
ith pale, lips.
rove it,
as he did
child must be AIll-
aking sho leaned forward
he
Took tato the: face of: the lovely girl in the chen,
‘The invalid seemed to
fooking wp int
wel cs?
rows of perfe
he woman's body
be piereed with eile at the
alr she murmul
feeling akin to despa
i, he pity of "ee tho
B't” observ
eae with
ae Tana acting Upee the
Portion of the sk cuit was
‘ne brain, which accounte:
io
18 assistance
her, and
to her eves smiled with pleasure, Te=
ct, milk-white tecth ay
med to
at look, and with 8
red, broken!
pity of, i
Pybath, what you have
the ‘bope that she may
sev-
Impulse of
aid t
the
per a instage the trais. stoppeds
to his
jou
voniele
ere
or Berta |
er. The
Goubtiens pressive. upon
2° tor her coutinged in:
sensibility. "An operation. was performed the pe
morning, which so relieved the pressure thi
Mlousneia wes partially restored, and upon aekiog
er name the child murmured something that
sounded like Alice, and so Alice she has
called ever since.”
“Her name'is Allison,” said Lady
“Yes,
it is very like,” replied Mi
day," be continu:
o eévere, iiness resulting
had received and
than i realized, and for
HI to give evens, thouent 4
reco’
Twos
wile Sroved much m0
at 3g what Your maid | Saitea” hehe, and
ed, "1 was, aude atiackea wits
which I
serious
many weeks Twas. too
to the girl whom I had
sufficiently to betray
eotd that she was slowly
re
‘trom th
gan
ually. recovered a fair dexreo of health until sho
has become what you see her now. But the oper
tion of which speak only partially restored her
mental faculties, and although she Isa ewest and
hor
gentle bein
Toves most fond! ois
Our, physician, however, bai
1s the hope that when
Hetent ‘strength
result in restoring
Bromley, eagerly.
grateful we, all shall be,
that this
for him to see. ber
I
again the agony bleh “very
1 Fe teal
of his own
over:
experience uj
she ad just
you have said.
on
atone
ou refer to
she was b
Gerald Winchester, and bis
City."
an appeared
another operation might
ber tobi
‘of “ihe ‘beautiful “woman
thought of “te. terrible aneck ‘which Gerald
y family
but ohild! in intelteck,
ag all the time held out
she should
yf normal ¢
8 rolled thi
shi
“would
whieh | 5)
the gentleman to whom
jetrothed,”* said Mr. Ly-
‘sad story to
ie gentlemen a resldent of this vicinity?
his namo, as I have already, told you, 1s
home is in New
to become absorbed
Lym in
taught “hitter. this Statement, and they walked
along rhea silence for severa] minutes, t length he
rem: \
ok view of what you have told me,
and tl he “prosabily that the young. lady's identity
fas been established beyond a doubt, feel very
encase about acting independently in connection
ith he mse any f1 er, Still, I will say be it
Tet cinco’ she fas been under my care 1 baw done
by fie ctly as I would have done’ by m;
daugl
sure of it," sald
mploye
whlch they cou
and desire.
Lady Bromley, heartily,
ers
ond, Uestowing ‘an appreciative look upon him,
T havi the most s&itiful physicians
vt. T have spared
8 ao vise or sugeest to
er comfort and ultl-
ind cere tho tial of this. vital speriment.”
CHAPTER
‘THE MOMENTOUS OPERA
“To-morrow!” breathed
TEEOnS
yy
3
EB
y
her duty Jn connection wi
sOusht she to tellers ald
wits had lesrned wlth reference torallisoa
Lady Bromley re-
wipe, of course, was the
XXXIV.
TION AND ITS RESULT.
her Indyship in a star-
reed that there must
rboked ‘very anslous ta view of
sth the matter.
most Interested of any~
one, and it seemed to her that he should be con
sulted regarding oo hnppending operation,
fie othe er han he kane! coat ‘would ba”
sh f in er present
fondition, “She ee al yeould not b ougRL
of hig mesting tbat blank, meanings “fool int
eyes. been fuch @ delight to him, of
childish bubble nat ‘her
3 operation bo attended by any dangst
to her life? she inquired, after thinking the ma
ter over for a few momen!
weet eM ok course, At will be. 4B delicate piece ot
ork. ». ‘There is uu Kxnow, about”
Bue “under sie Scoopeo arevily
tooun
ing
to give her wer enjoyment of iter
ady “Bromley stilt "wavered in her mind at w
what she ought
‘Gerald, she. knew,
approaching trial,
come to Boston to remain until
de consummated, as she well lk
he was told of alison existence, her cond
and the contemplated measures for ber re
was busy preparing for, the
He could iit sftord the time
Di
&
eg
jderation.
FSuppose tho surgeous do not succeed” abe
murmured, tremulousiy,- and with 8 shiver of
a
“Then she will probably remain, as she Is poy
as long as she lives,” said Mr. with 8.
sigh,
nd have you no fears that the experiment
will prove fatal
"I have thought of every contingency,” he an-
wered, smiling sadly, “Who does pot i deciding
sue grave questions? T ean foresee no ney
gomplication “Acute. inflammation “is. the wort
feature to be fear ee, st ad Dot attend
the previous operation
should follow this one,
Men Said. het iadyship, with sudden doter-
mination, but
Do
looking very, white, “I should ade
authority to decide such em
trothed, Mr. Winer I
Texard
(01
den 8
oat) that any pi
ank, you, ‘madam
Then be
Lyman
smile: now
may adress you in the future?”
2 ine, air sald ber Jadyship,: duching.
have certalaly. been very. renisw in not. intro:
duel Smgeeit before. But my name. is. Bromley
i@ out in such haste I have no cards with
ag she gnzod wistfully into
Hein delicate face, which was like some |
inted on iyory and
ihe
Allison's
graulattely tinted picture ‘paint
‘Rho is Sery beautiful, evea though her mind Is
s0 sadly darkened 3”
replied Allison’s protector,
‘affectionate glance upon her. fe
obliged to cut, her halt
‘count 01 inflammation resulting from”
the concussion. It was at first shaven close to her
Dut has grown very rapidly during the tast »
‘You children of your ows, Mr. Lyman!”
ve
on, jady Bromley 5
me, an
fried. son
say, madi
vine i the fa ‘er
ness in hits
Guickly Fecoverts
Tush, Tohave wheeled her ou
£n"Se cleem “spend hours together in this “
Baderstond, ou to say that her nawe is Able :
Bre ie concluded, inqulringly. sy
yen
“Then J, Chink twit, be well to agdress her 2
herea! man remarked. “We wil, do
Rrorvthige im" our power to rouge the
which bas so long lain dormant,” :
“Yes, you; Well,” sald’ Lady Brom.
ley, agotly, and just. then her compan no paused *
before the Sinposing entrance to extensive grou nds.
rs. Brosaley. “he quietly.“
«Witt you ‘come in with us? I shall be
fapny to Introduce you to Mrs. ‘Lyman, andthe -
we will “alt Talk further about our plans for our
ot
protegi
Lady Bromley glanced up as he spoke,’ to find
herself standing before an sclegant residence, Tie
nd Was sur
Pounded" by woautifur grounds, laid ut and oraa-
1 steful’ manner, the whole
obs
converse connectedly iady’
Sepltea, with a tremulous smile. I will, however,
wreeable to you, call later in the day; for there
are still many questions which I would like to
bout this dear girl”
he bent dow!
3! he ceased speaking, ‘and ~
earnestly studied “tne lavalia's face.
fhe maiden looked. up. and smiled con
fdinsiy at her, and it was all she could do to
frain from sobbing aloud.
URnlison," she said, when sue could control ber |
“where Is Gerald?”
face clouded
question; & pet
ring nto the tone;
‘Then she put
out hand and lata st Caressingly a
the Jeweled que resting on the ann of her ite
she sald, Sweotly. r'm tired
pressed ber
Nupturned
the
rept
and Tins goin
aay Bromley beat Tower still and
Hips almost paisionately to. the white,
brow.
"God grant that you may soon go home and ia
your right mind,” she murmured, brokenty t thet, ~
farming ‘abruptly’ guray, ee walked swiftly k to
fhe hotne of hor friend, .
She went, direc ‘8 bondoit,
where that, indy ra impatiently Piwaltng ner Te
fura, and throwing herself into a chat, bowed her
face "upon her ban ‘wept as she had not since «
those first
for a wi
her
‘iy‘Bromicy ‘elated all. that
had éccurred in connection with the discovery of
Alon.
Dat, a wonderful story ™ sald Mra. Bryant,
as she ‘concluded, aT think, Mi Mabol, you, bay
‘are wisdom in advising Mr. 13
onthe e surgeons "to carry out thelr
than arouse the anxlety and fears of @Vinchestet
and. thus, pe erhaps, delay the operation Pretintely
Of course, if the result should not prove: to be wll
y hops, you could telegraph him and he could
come on immediately. But if, on the other hand,
she Fecover her reason,’ he will never fully J
Fealize what her. condition and
ording to my ways of thinking, Merit Bera. prac:
treat ilustration of the old adage regarding the
ike presumption on my
e sty in the matter,” Lady 1
aka Huchiug sensitively
of whom I am v¢ ery font,
hat I was actuated only by the best of
motives.”
cone he. will realize that, whatever the
outcome is," said her friend. | “Dedides,
covery of onday, wa
Sue For iten ‘vould have "known
about her, and then the operation rags!
Performed, and the dle enst, The L
have ever happened
believe they go out much |
‘and they speak »
very of them. ° have. often seen
man wheeling that pretty er A te ouse, bat
Tihever dreamed: but iat she. was Bi
ter that such a ‘Som
romance in some ‘wa
iced witha sigh, “By the way,
said “her lady
Helen, where ts our little mald?”
‘know. n't ce 08
ent one, She Was terribly “ncliea “over the
covery iss Brewster. How did she happen "D
romley related the story of Ailison’s |
Kindness to the poor, downtrodden irl, after”
‘which she went in sea her.
1@ for “9 her in her own room yin & upon ber
ow
wollen aud discolored, ber eye
Tong-continued, weeping,
fifen to tye sou) upon realietog
grt pore ‘image she bad 0
shea ‘hea: seless creature,
aibelt so, gentlo and, woot G
upon beboiding her. In the
wes! chait had’ been one of widest Joy ; but when -
she fully comprehended the meaning of
bed her
Bloodshot. trom
She had been smitt
that the, beautiful gn
jn
a