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Full Title	Street and Smith's New York Weekly : a journal of useful knowledge, romance, amusement, &c., v. 60, no. 35, June 10, 1905.
Contributor	Hathaway, Charles W.
Date Added	30 November 2021
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Language	English
Publish Date	1905-06-10
Publisher	New York : Street & Smith
Alternate Title	New York Weekly. A long martyrdom / by Charles W. Hathaway.
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OCR } 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

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