The Huron Signal, 1888-5-18, Page 20 -
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HELEN
THE FOES OH
L TILL •F
CHA
asgrtrleo amanowa.
Mr Lint; worthy hal told his tale. we
holding uootbied. He judged 1106
aright w thiiiking her geese *motel
beer it. •sad he knew that her r emu
Iwife • Menses would tell herd h
neesla,l anything.
When he had fiiisbed they were
tient. Helen sat on the couch.aspmallmallher flowers chained in her hand. rile
hearing of the change in Percival IS
had turned very pale. r holy at the me
of the stay, when the clergyman put]
into bar hand the dowers be held still
told her they had been gatbored by het
htubapd, did she ruse bet bowed he
and let theist see her fare. It hors all
expressieo of almost unearthly sorrow.
heightened and punted by se «lolly
uoserthly job. She looked tr.estio,redt
and Mr L iege/or by, as hie eyes retold
upon hoe, felt that that to all intent*
and purposes his tattle was won . the
proclamation of victory would be bat $
question of time.
She dad not ask many qussaooa, eo*
say very much ; but he knew that she
was feeling "with every tion .d bee
nature" that bet plates was wick bet
husband.
Presently she rose and left the room,
taking her flowers with her. Mr hong-
worthy, as he held the dour open fur her,
said -
"You have nu reason to feel afraid
now."
M he spoke his eyes rested upon the
flowers. She separated one from the
rest -a large, soft,exquisitely pure shote
flower with long -pointed petals -ant put
it into his hand without speaking. The*
she went on her way upstairs Shs
wanted to be alone, and she mated to
lave the LaugwertWelesa
"The battle le woe," said the Mtn -
man as he cans bask to his wife after
closing the door upon Helen.
"You tbiuk so r' she asked, rather
anxiously.
"I em sure of it. There was no re-
nunciation in her face. She mty not go
hack to him tomorrow, but abe will go
back."
"I shall he glad for her eke. it is
easy to see that in .Lite of her efforts to
appear al ahe is not really happy But
it will be terrible t.. Iuue her. She will
hare a fetrful blank. Until she ase,"
we:.t o;u Mt! Lngworthy, looking up at
her h iaband with a smdu, "I was per-
fectly content with you, but since I
huge her i have often wished for •
door !haw. '
Mr Lingwurthy stooped and kited his
sue
"tV.. shall not lose her when she runt
away." he said. "Sha is not one of those
people who. forget."
"Is her eater really asess,Seu;ti
loth'
"She is, indeed. As you know, I
used to think Helen's fears made her
to gla,tgersto, bot it was not so. Alice
n • perfectly beautiful woman,. as well
Oa a perfectly heartless and aelli.l' one."
Then shoe caunut lie perfectly bassuti.
let
"Nn, not humanly apeakini, bat i am
speaking phyneally. She ht. • face for
a .eulputr, not a painter. No., Helen
would home out very poorly in a setae,
but you cannot imagine anything more
charntiug than the xrtrait hanging in
her husband's study.'
"And you liked him T.
"Very mugs. We had a good deal of
talk 1 n other matters besides machinery:
and I came to the conclusion that he n
a vary tine fellow indeed, whoa, life, If
nut spoiled, is very much crippled ad
narrowed by the loss of his wife."
"Ihd be speak c1 her at all t"
'•Not very much. I thiuk he wield
not. He was loo.katt through some pa_
paper. tor • drawing of some other •u.
chine, and 1 saw much of Helens heed
writing. I fancy they worked oleos..
a good deal. Ile could not find it all
first, and while trying to think where he
had put it he said almost to himself,
•' '1 can't have lost it, becau.e Hekn
did it,' "
"And did he find itf"
"H. did. When he showed it tome 1
I made some remark about the correct -
nem of the drawing. and he said.
Ys, my first wife drew it . she hall 1
a wonderful talent in that way. '
"After that he mentioned ber several
times, and always iii connection soh his
work. I assure you it was very difficult
Dot to tell him the truth straight .wt.
"Oh dear : I hope you did no oath
thing "
"I did mut, bseenee of my poetise t.,
Helen ; but as we drove to the ,tato.., I
could out help thinking boa it w,.s;,q
simplify matters if I did."
"I so thankful you did not,' said
hu +ifs,
"Toe w...ld only have made
mischief ; I ass sore Helen would have
hem very mach annoyed. You ars as
impulsece as a boy, Report. "
•• Well, in this Dass I governed my
impulses. w you must not scold me. At
for Str4Fletcher's tale," he went on, et i
ter a pause, "et e.ly so.irrms the Slap,.
cion 1 liay. had all along, that Ahem fs11
into love with Portliest, moot likely b.
cause he obeweed .o inelisatiom to fall in
hove with bey, sad she manared things
so that he .evei.d her. Depend epos
it. that is the wisdom of the mystery.
"'i ma afraid it ie."
''t tb, it it there ems be w deal* of
it, and Heim; thistle the ssi., sssib how
pride will met Whew her M my gas.
Well, did ebp�lvt� yw the tsps.
sioa of Miwg very ksd sf her busload r
Mr Lnagwoethy did eel reply et ago..
At last he seta -
"No, she did gat. Reme•hmr, 1
*sly saw her for a meek el hours, and
*sr son varieties woe .sassaeily of the
llhg.d desaeiplis t le &Adidas to
whish she wee me the mm aramieas ol h. i
lair • woman til► n emit bide her hostas.
very well whew .b. .blas► f1. hes sot i
a simple ebnatMr M� a seer tiny i
read it at • gismo. 1. t> M1 rem ea J
tomtit of it now, ..sgg ,st the Yea
is fi..ties r d WM 1114 plgmd Moto ie
FONE
NOIJSEHOLD.
Lnt
Xxv.
hide. Bet do not be serprised
fou Gad I do not advise Helen ti,
i�wlmb steps to return. 1. s
while I imegiee things will arrears
vee io a very much simpler way
she at pretest dreams of.'
ea queer man," said his wife seal-
what
sil-
rt mystery have you gut to heed
'www your wueaan's wit must find oet
eget. 1 east give Helen • host, bet
1► so one else.
esemereation dropped and wee net
Weed the whole subject seem -
le bee disappeared frees view.
C#isle. said nothing about it, though
Wes easy to sae that she thought art
else, •ad Mr Lngworthy carrying
kJ what he had said to his wife, did not
My derisive step upon her. Per-
il wowy have been better if he had
Thoagh 1. did not know it, it
Ilse areal kindness to leave Helm to
LiMter jag caw. She would not confess
AWN weakness to her friends, but she
w!> li ban have intapressibly grateful
Lonmwo.thy if ha wcsld have
the matter into his own beads
hass decided for her.
was is fact sorely toed. To be -
0e tri it she was not well. The first
Murk Seised by taming the report of bur
h.sha.d'* wedding, coining as it dad
she. she was hardly strong moue* to
tete Is the siaclest thing, had upset
- aahi.ged her more than any one,
MMM Dr Bohm, dreamed of, Then
them was the constant wearing anxiety,
the fib of feverish hope which alternst-
.4 with its of morbid depression and
Westernise -the natural longing for
her hems and her husband which she
dated .tut indulge for fear_ it,__ebygatiti
be fulfilled. An e�w thi.g. toy
bur serves sad her health, and she
ildiered mom perhaps comes' hereon ocomes'ILL became
e
irkby
tlatdueal a n.gth of will and partly by
Mit help she wok from Mr Lonygwurthy
Mho ..seceded in ouooealing from her
hosed' the feet that instead of regaining
her natural health and spirits she was
(iwwi.weaker and les able to come to
�es de Chien required of her.
Ilor was this all. Then was another
doses for hesitation, and one which had
Nil lately arisen, Ming in fact a result
ed bar antra. nerves. She knew her
hest was groundless, but the knowledge
rose stat rtrwog enough to overcome the
sterkid, nervous dread.
She was haunted by • constaut fear of
seine oatt of her mind, of lu.ing her
t..msry again. She knew it was only
hesa.e else was not wall that she
tisr>Kht of it st all ; but the thought sed
tette were there. Secretly she tested bur
taste shy ie every way; abe teamed
Mesas and passage rom books by
stmt ; eke refused to make • menterae-
jjp ( thanything. Day by day she
p#M at kI r memory Wes boimpsir-
1d, and yet aha could nut shake off the
whwh opptasod iter. She knew
She was is .o it state to consider the
gesstios whish was before her, and she
tried to put it out of her mind for the
time, bot is vain. She could not help
thinking.of it. and onnsideriae it under
111e nest fantastic lights, whish frighten-
e d her sad seemed $ proof that her fears
Were well founded. Tomo she shrugged
her shoulders saying to herself -
"I most wait and see. It is of no
. see making • disturbance and turning
Alien out, if after all 1 have to be shut
asp in a lu.atie asylum."
In such a mood as this she strolled
met one day. In the misery of her
thoughts she had forgotten her promise
to Mr. Lnngwonby that she would not
be alone when ahe felt like that. She
pet on her hat, wrapped her fur cloak
around her and sat out for • walk. She
walked for some time before discover-
ing that she was too tired to walk any
further, sad that abe most rest before
gain book.
A. had walked along at haphazard,
Await without knowing where she had
get tri, but when she paused and looked
re..ti she saw she hod reached • little
woad which skirted the road fur • short
distsaea Miller's Gate was not • thick-
ly wooded place, and them small stunt-
ed treem looked more insignificant than
over is their winter nakedness. Against
.N of them trees Helen Ironed, end
looted straight before tier. The read
=bush she had coma had been aa-
; this little wood stood at the
imp of the rim, sod from where she
stood she looked down in the valley
It war rather late in the afternoon and 1
grewiag misty --tui misty to see the
lights is the hooses scattered up and
dose. She weld no longer see the
hila se the other side of the valley,
sad it impeded only a very sight effort
kelteisie Oat she was lookieag over the
cgs, lestiaetively her thoughts turned
be Ogmotberly ; the dim expanse et
mist, with the pale red lines of the
Omega Mast, became the bay with the
g ipeskieg st the other aide 8be look-
ed as d ea
ed, her beset parotid to her I
never Lad she wasted Percival e
ay gild at this moment She stretched
cot bee arms to the West, and through
dislike, *rim winter air broke as ex -
gooks.
x -_,i I• bitter cry.
1. stood then with • leek nu her
•••• el she who carries • heavy hued..,
and bids the way erne atsepet sad the
woe. Wavier the further she adamant foegN
As 1•01 m lose sigh brook• from her lips,
hit OW fell down to her sides, Mr
digs fleas leo answer net of the still- y
• '5 gob a mocking echo =high threw
res wards heck to her.
eM w wr'oem ; 55 answer did
as her arms tell ad her
, a the• tame slang the reed, a
passed before her, and the
tsetse said-
1to.re, m that yon 1•'
eh. drew herself upright,
vales seaweed very iamb as um -
pike emptiest -
i4L"
are yen dote; hem, M bel. N
TU HURON SIB,NAL. F81DAY, NAY 18, 1888.
"I W hoes walkiag sad stopped to
wet • Siebe. It is set many lab, you
Mow. soda She days are . sheet sow."
Obelisk toe throe ad depressed Bees
le serest de.tut's masterful twee, of
whish at tiler ether same she week has.
Messes� jryewt, dLappewrak
+' lehatR/
taw w t7lilsd. he
ttfliltd " ioi Byes win /tees me
Mwahe hr bees r she .shed.
aides ff opalye be his " ida •• It is
" I fast ogled mot wdie.b, sed as
de eel* sem see and my Dome
bed kiss est tall
,Ip�.�M
oak I est wiry seer that I dud,"
..may r.
" amass 111 ►d bees eying I ovoid
have sites sp my beset. yes ; you are
sot Si to walk, and et foot pave you
way have sssyd yew well as far
the roses,"
" You are very thoughtful; but, if yon
had bass eliding. you 'meld probabl
have pawed either eerier or later, s
so we should sot bays met at all.
He said nothing, and thew talked for
sorsa !i t'e time in silesea At last he
Watts agate, with but► tied
constraint -
"1 ought to tell yon, ase. Moor.,
that I overheard what you said jest how
8araad m serried far is this attsuapheK
As it was Dear) dark he did net
the expr.satns whiett crossed bar t
bet eke said mouthing, and remoter
feet -
~I
again, and again with visible et
"I se . afraid you have some great
tremble '
"Yes, a tosser great trouble,"
"Yoe could not tell it to me i"
"No, it is out a trouble of which I can
speak to pia"
Yum have told the moor," he said
*leaky.
"How do you know : '
"He told ata"
"He did not tell you, I suppose, what
it we r"
"Certainly not.".
"I owed it to him as hie guest," she
replied, "and 1 Mee wanted bis adverse
sad help"
"My .dyies and help would, of .merge,
be of no use too yes," he mud bitterly.
"i do trot think they would."
They walked on in silence.
The doctue's heart was hot and son.
His lure for Helen bad grown into an
ovesmasterisit phoebe, and be felt it
hard that be could not Mao. the mystery
which hemmed her is. He had asked
himself all the questions he could think of
again sad agaiu, tilt he was tired of ask-
ing and rotting so answer. Helen had
stayed so long at Miller's Gato without
apparently the slight_ . attempt haviog
been made by her friends to remove
Imo lied sae many friends f That cry
of Mummies and desolation which had
broken from bee as though forced out by
extremity of lumina* and sorrow, soil
rang in his can and haunted him, that
the aekuuwledged no bond of sympathy
which waved her to open tier heart to
him, in no wise di.niniahed his lose.
More them ever he lunged to beat down
her rooms, and fame her to open he
heart to him. Soouer or later he koew
be would .peak and tell her of his love,
in spite of all the shadowy feelings which
told him she was sot free, she fest no
inclination to return it. He would not
be sonnet, P•tjl he bead it from her
u
7
d•
theory of htmsity ter this seeming at
aep-r te. Tomorrow I aWl pnb•hly
buboes is it spate as etraosly M soot.
Sot sue 1himg restates about whisk I
shall like your varies "
"Then times are eases in whisk you
eu.aider toy advise may bs of ssese ass
t. Zoe ►" h. «k.d with seem btMaeass.
♦e I ss gots( to ask yon sew, yo.e
easy me very soeb. "
"1 do my best. if you will W ase
know how."
"tJ atmos •es an ust et ruder, and
everything about which 1 tisk assns
exeggegmed pvoputtiosa I has a de.
adorn se make spots a wary diesel& cad
y�iig latter, and I know. 1 led shat
I am got it to make it. I have mese
among► left to know that all the things I
think I will do us connection with it are
impossible, and not the dopes I should
do it 1 were quite well and able to tbiek
calmly and rationally about it. I wast
you to tell use if you au, how to over -
ousts this:'
"Comm Mr Lneworthy hap ye..1
"To mem at Mr Loogwortby it soot the
way to win my ountideuce," she said, iu
• voioe which was made a little a.atesdy
by the anger she telt "I as aakisg
year &dries sow because you are the
only person I know of •hu call help tam
au this ; bet if you spoilt in that way
you mill fore me to be silent."
"i bee your pardou,"' he said. "Plow
forget what I said."
"Mr Luegworthy bad ermined to
abide by my decision, and -1 dare not
make it. I know that whatever I should
deeds in my present state would be
wrong and fantastic and ill judge.. I
kenw that, but I cannot put myself
rigkt. I want you to show me how to
d� so. if you will"
"1 as at ycor service.- he replied,
w.chenicalty, and then .as silent. He
understood what she meant. lie follow-
ed closely her analysis cf bar state of
mind. At last hot said -
"Stich a state s you describe is not to
be changed in • week or a month. Will
you think me cruel if 1 begin by saying
that you most have patience'
"Nu ; I an he patient."
"I suppose it is useless telling you to
put this trouble o.t of your wind Lr s
while i"
"Quite melee If ycu knew what it
was you would understand that that is
imp esibie."
"Cameo( you tell me .bat it is r
There was & ring of longing ih his
voice. Loving her as he did, it seemed
doubly hard that she thus held him
aloof, and refused to admit hint into her
oontideses,
"No, I cannot,' site replied, and her
veto' too had an scant of pain. **Can-
not you understood that there aro things
about which one cannot speak except to
a person este wean tone feels is aye-
ptty ?'
"And you do not feel in sympathy
w ith est r' he asked, in a tone of whicu
the would be lightness only brought for-
ward more Lrotniueutly ;he unc.hyuer-
able bitterness,
"Nu. I am sorry if you feel hurt, but
it u so. If you anent cure use in the
r lark. I must remain uncured"
"I will do my best 1 .i11 think over
what you bare told owe, and let you
know the result of my reflectious."
B- tiro time they had reached the
rectory. As be spoke the last worua he
held out his hand. She put ben into
; i:, eau aft,i uyiug •'gelid night they
avTh t doctor went home and shot
himself into his study ; his heart seemed
on fire. All his advances were repelled,
gently and ocurteoudy, but do:ideally.
The little, fragile woman whom Le loved
had erected • barrier which he eiib all
his man's strength was unable to •.ver -
throw. Her confsuioos of the Most -
noon alarmed him. Such a state as she
described was well known to him with
all its possible serious cnnaoyaences.
How moo* could be help nor ? He had
bayed bee to confide in him, had press -
td his aaietance upon her, and wL.n
at last she had been prevailed upon t4 ,
ask bins for something, he had berm un- '
able to give it her.
"Cant thou not minister t, a mind
diseased 1 '
The words flitted through his brain,
and fur the first time he m. all their
lures and truth.
She repulsed him always. He could
hot recall a single iustance on which she
had seemed to welcome him, or b re-
ceive hie attention willingly. Tau very
evening she had daalaimei .11
idea of sympathy. And yet he lored
her ; and tbouhh he knew that he had
DO hope, be must tell her that he loved
her.
He was glad when the maid knocked (
at the door, ad told him be was wanted I
at ones in • neighboring cottage, where a •
Mild lied just ber& badly scalded. He
rottssit himself and went nut, glad to be
r.oall.i to practical life, and to feel that
for others, if not for her, he carried 1
*..ling to his hand,
Two days had passed before he saw
Helen again, and then he stalled at the
rectory on purpose. He found her alone,
the rector had not yet come in, and Mn
Loagworthy had gone to %ieit the child
to whom he had been called sway from I
his unprofitable aeditetiess.
It was growing dusk, and Helen rag
at once tor the many. Who. it wag
brought. and the doctor looked into his
patient's tam. he was both shocked sod
alarmed at the change in her.
"1 oambt ie date come sooner," be
cwo hp.. He would nut speak then
inexpressibly though he yearned to her
is low sorrow at.d trouble, he would not
*p.ak then. Without knowing h0w or
why, he felt that the hour had not yet
home.
His meditatioos were interrupted by
the sound ed Helen. voice. It was low
and spiritless ; she evidently found it
difficult to speak at all.
"I must beg of you not to go so feat.
If you are in haste do not let rue keep
you, but I cannot go so fast"
Had be followed his inclinatios he
would have aught her in his arms and
carried her for the rest of the way. As
it was he only alacksntd his speed ad
mid -
"I beg your pardon ; i am accustom-
ed to swing along with unnecessary
speed ; when I am thinking I forret ety-
ma But your oonfeesion of weari.esa
makes me uneasy. I know you would
n ut confine yen were tired until you were
ready to drop, ad you have not walked
h alf the diet/tam you did that day
I drove yeti home."
"True ; but, as you said, i had to be
carried home that time, whereas now I
am walking. These two distances are
equal to that hoe, I daresay.''
"No, they are not, and even if they
were,tbat happened 110101133014311g41. You
aught to be much stronger now than you
were then. This distance ought to oust
you no fatigue.
"I daresay not, but it does."
She penned, making op ber mind to
tall the doctor something of her peculiar
mot sal state, then went o. -
"To tell you the truth I am not Dew-
y so ale .ng now as I was then."
Hos bean best faster but he merely
said -
"I as Torry for that. Can ytu give
any reaves for it l"
It u partly camped by the trouble
you spoke of. I eon thin* d Duthie,
els, and it preventa my seeping and
keeping strong. Then, odes I am lett
quite well, 1 fancy things. 1 daresay
Jos can understand that. I know they
are not true, and yet i feel they ere.
do hot know whether such an unna-
meable state as that Domes within your
soot •ensien.'
"Perfectly. May I ani what you
anc r
• 1 fancy-dropptng her voice • littde-
that I as going mit of my mud."
"What in IM name of Heaven Ilse put
s..h an ides into your head 1" be ssksd,
ting professiosal eels in astonish -
meet and dismay.
"It wool not be so very improbable.
as time it happened before, after 1
had Men ill, sod 1 wppnse it is always
passible ler web ibises to take phew
spits Lit not se r
"Csrtaiely," merino hie meal mss.
aer, bet you see is your am it savor
did kappa. Aad it i. impnssiele it ewer
A hesdd with..e greater reams ohs. I
this*. mkt* sew, if yea .i11 allow M M
taw so.
'iTtta ga...i hew anything al the
rerans or its euDeianey ; het . fir fee
aserse ss.tw wee a little, 1 wpp ase hos•
entre yers souk in that to.e of &oboeity
g.j
GPI M �ggtge I will give asp .g
"I do sad.sdetdaed." she eipedst.
He was "Wog to Meek a8tie. shwa
the dose imaged, .ed the wstnr'a evict
.as board ootids. By a Agog.
Dr Holme regained his self erettlmeed,
tied anises abruptly "I will vet yen
yam," be lett the "sea."
• CHAPTER IXTL
yours&
Meas while at Brsetweed the dere were
games( evil. A moat flay W &..set-
hled besetb the h.mpitebie se.f ; it was
lease .•tree es meek piety lad bees
knows in Oesutberley. Had there been
per tw pelmet who cased M Mab, tw
had the elarueee of vision w see below
the serrates, he might have food that
two, at any rate, of the patty did Mt
Mere the general mood. Stool het re-
turn home Alice had developed • new
chara.teriatic she was j•alona Pesci•
val &tune knew what was the e.ssegsseoe
of any attention .•s his part, beyond
that absolutely uuwwry Crum a host to
hie /mete 40 soy wuesas of the party.
He at lint thoYght Alias Wes joking,
.hem, pr.titiog by • fey .in.tee she.
they hepprocd to be Mose together, .he
Hatted rather sharply-
• May ask w►y yo. paid w mach
attention to Min Forest last eight i"
Because uu nue else pard het any,"
Ise replied lightly. "8eeletsly, Alias,
you ahou d not ask her to soak s y
as this. In plainness sod also almost
absence out attraction elite aurpassea any
women I ever mw. Nu use takes asv
notice of bar lime is away* &loos. 1
tel bound to slangs ayseU with her en-
tertainment, and I assure you it is so
light burden."
"it did not seem tot +sigh very be.vt-
17 Upot• you last .igbt, I seat say, Ii
became quiet nutioe.►M, your moose,
was so marked. It was hardly good
taste eon 7041 part, ad "
"M7 dear Alive," he sand, feeling a
little bewildered, "please explain your-
self inure clearly. I appear to have
caused you souse soone.ea I can only
assure you til was etthrely unintention-
41.
"I euneider that when a men is tar -
rig all his soreness might to be pad to
11. wife...
' 1 Mope I may never be guilty or
opt of attention to fon but at the aaine
tome I must be civil to oar guests'
"Civility seem* to you a eery compre-
hensive word. Bot., after all, it w only
Mist I might have expected. I an
you considered torewa.ed as forearmed
and having at the bmgtsniag told me you
did not love not, I meet to have Mee
prepared fur anytking."
You must m7 roves than that, hav-
ing mid so much. Do 70e consider you
bare reason to complain of want of at.
tention from me 1'
"I think that when a man metrics
with the understanding that be does not
lore his vide, he ought to be very care-
ful in hie manner to other women.-
"It
omen. '
"It it p'seihle" he mid, as • light
beets -in of..in him, "that you are jeal-
ous ? You cannot be serious."
%Vey should I not be serious 1 Do yes
suppose it is 1.!easabt to see you devote
yourself lir a whole evening to all the
other women in the room, and
speaking to me t'
If I devoted myself to them all my
attent: ,ns t . ores in particular cannot
have been very marked. he rep�ied,
with a smile, and them sewing that such
an answer was likely to endanger his
peace, he trot on, before she could
! spealo _
"'Coo a -.i.in and his wire bale their
house 1::1 .•f visitors, their own drawing
nem a scar:ely ca. place in which to
devote •'::etiselvel to one another. There
te a time ani a place for everything.
"I dui n .t say I wanted Ton t0 devote
yourself ;.o .u. ; but, as I said before,
v..0 vgaie we fait warning, and I suppose
I bate u.. r.stn to complain.
"wee here, Alice.- he raid, after a
short s;:once, "we had better have this
:leered up at once. If we go away with
a misunderstanding there is no Willis*
!tow :: may end. Will you believe me
if 1 repeat what I remember saying olio*
befi.re. the. your happimes will always
be n:y fret consideration, anti that if 1
ever 'til in :making y -os happy in will be
—'sty fa sit, not youn, she interupted
with a ami;.,
He bit his lip, but went on without
nuaehg !ter words-."bresime I have
muarouen:veal yu.
She Said notbiug tux a .os.mt, and
then went on -
"t I know that whatever goes
Tents oma be my fault. I hese tie every
aide that 1 hese a model bighead. I can
only as. that if ever you hear equally
c .mp:;,,rntary remarks about me, you
will re;eat them with the same cand-
our
"I case only bops that wbeo you think
',vet ! e matter you will acquit sue of ell
intrna .n of sligbti.g you,"
she said nothing, and he presently
left :he room Oataitle the door he
pinned He beim be ought to go into
the bi.iisrd room ; be could hear the
click .,f the balls frees where he stood,
and he knew that this particular hour
was that at which the moo of the party
etre wont must to congregate in that
r•eau : but he dui not g.. He turned
away stud west to his study. The lamp
wu lit, bast bwetrhi ; he sassed it ape
carred the ire. taus
to walk tip
and down the room re foes was pale,
slit "huh didyon or use , not seed f • •
"You court lave done me no good."
ase. replied "I do sot know whyI
told yos all I did that other nicht ill
thea 1 had kept it to myself , now I
seem to have lost my cell-oostrol, and
to my great distress I esas .. beget
hid. 11 from the Leegweetby.. I have
ad hu forehead contracted, sed as he
walked be muttered.
" The, ton, good heavens
He continesd to walk, and as he did
to, he esal his .ental gage sons hi. fa-
t.ire ids, and what he saw there made a
him conpeom hit lips end sties • sigh
that wee ahead • gram. Hie eyes were
---i-�+
He maid stet mai, aryl M perste411
shat kW honk sad tressed book is his
chair pitssiag his heed over hie had.
Wiese he w fie.tthat Ales
=lid
w.ask a beim( of people le tele
th.i e.t„w77 k. a *mew tbet ►o.
tee weiM Sod emeeema i tied dietvo'
rhos is their evoker. He Wes desr
otic m& Now thesew
pie hod so
M fele they woes • peat- hors. sed 144
he amid be tar Moet alas Bet ther
ghee se met ad muses. They very esvootty en themselves emselves eryiw
k.
sed he hot hitherto e.wsoled bemelt
web the ib i.gitt that Alias at shy rate
was Lepwy. That wee s mistake, tee,
anal as he tbuughs of the fetors M swat -
tared half el.asJ-
"Whu • life ! Goma hearses, shat •
lib !"
• - e •
Refers long thioge sea to a climax
a shaar which sots vee observed, which
was enkiw.0 excpt to Alia herself,
Erect I'erciral k.... nabug of it, de-
spite toe part he ..sit play.
Otree more ohm's awed seemed to
bate c1ai.isd Si. .as rr+ale s sed
ube.sy, .111 u eeasewal its ref rvfl.ciwn
.6i011 appeared t., result in within!.
Percival 'wooed she .6.".., stud saknl
i( .he sore quote wall. P.rleeily well,
she rwpl,ed, it was only the wttatbur that
trier her ; it bed brew cold and deigns -
able -what poe.le rue plasmal t., tenet
aesseueable-u t. it was wars and du-
atrre•altl.- Tease rapid changes deal not
Mit her.
It was very warm for the tiros o•( year;
the evening, were almost like esesmer
evenings, and the whole party at Brent-
wood seed to go oat of doors after din -
net and stroll shout to the moonlight as
they might bate done two or three
mouths meter.
On a particularly beautiful night Alice
foetid herself wandering about p rather
remote part et the rru de with her old
admirer ile Dalrymple. Nu ow else
had some no this direction ; they
had it all to themselves. It was sot
particularly late, the air .as bailey and
wet, and hush above their beads rode
the full mown in • perfectly elate eke.
They walked slowly un for some time,
talking of swathing in partiwlar, .setbias
which an the world migbt net have
beard ; bet isstinstively they lowered
their roroea ; • toed, sharp tone would
have mounded too dieeo,dawt is seek •
scene. Befate long they reached the
boundary, • high musses own wall of
grey stow, with (crus sed weeds growing
at the top and m the creviess. Here
they stood still for • miners or two, and
on the solemn mason of the niglt was
boxes to Outwears ears the beg m inotuooua
roll of the water es the bay.
"The tide is up," said Alice, masking
sl.o.t in • whimper, sodas much to her-
self as to her oo•rp•nioe.
Ho wss • man that bald that life was
sot worth living noises e.liresed by a
mutant succession of intreaguss. If toe
woman were married, so moth the safer
and better for all people onseersed. As
Afire spoke an idea sashed into his
bend.
'Supp...," he maid, ". a went for a
now os the bay."
It was rather a bold proposal to make
to Alyce, as he knew when he made it :
sad amt having the key to her mind be
was • little serpriseti ohm she answered
with ..coal atmpo•ur.—
"It ■uuld be deligh f I ; if ws go
through this gate we get into a private
road, and can be down at the bey in firs
ainates."
She went towards the gate as she
spoke, awl Dalrymple followed her.
He bad seen no break in the wall, tit
IMP now saw that there was in fact • small
how gate that led foto • narrow shady
lane ; close to the este, •d phial"'
visible in the moonlight, was a heart
with the words' Private Road" painted
os it."
lad n.. idea you had an ark of your
own, w to spook," be said, as they went
aide by side *low the lane. "I thought
you had w go the whole mend by the
village whin you wanted to get down to
the hay.
"Did you not notice whew we were on
the shoreyesterday • little bridge over
the railway 1 That bridge m part of our
private coed."
'It a • espied srenageateet ; bet ars
you warm enough t^ he asked, glaeciog
at the damay scarf she had thrown rowed
bar sbwiden oe {sari% the house.
"I scarcely seed even this," was kat
tply.
suppose we aro sere of 6.di to a
beet down there r'
"There are oar own boats ; you c•&
have one with a sail ur one wittiest --
whichever you like."
"Then m not wind emough for • ssiL
By Jove, bow mho it is," he west on
6. spine' rating. 'There is ret • breath
td .end. It might be July."
"If it were .e should probably be
shivering ov.r thegr., all with bed
.old.," said Alio. drily -
By this thee they had meshed the bay,
end Dalrymple get the boat ready and
tamed to help Alice into at. 11e tide
bad already tented, end .he made some
demur about the damp stones, lifting
her skirt half an ine6 to .bow that her
detour embroidered sipper were mot 6t
to take sash a step in.'
'Int ms lift yon,' be said in a lee
voite.
"Very w01," rise repIsed, .till ie the
seam. quiet tone in whish .h. had .pokes
tbt.gthoet "Wait • weinett till I
' ether sr ser rhea "
She won her favorite .afenW-velvet
of a peculiar abode of red, w►ah eplsd
her admirably. The dream me eel
square both back and front, std filled
a with rare lam. She won roses both
t her breast ad in her hair, and es her
e ros di•esei dashed beck the seat.
pale .oioetight She looked very b..isi-
e l, almost eaestmrsNy basalt/el, as .6s
hod then sad getlterd tato her beat
he keg train of goer shirt, whisk .M
hod dropped kr a meseet. Then she
saii-
"I*.w, lift me"
He leek her i. hie Mims god lifted bw
Wee the haat, thou he teak W .we
pleas. u-oprd the seek Mod the bast ha
ps i. "hue over the imam ,
zs • to m'lftllema.
tela two tom.
Devise ibtdef-' t edd imam ham i
W three doper aloes. rat had memo
gg�g� s Y w :a the losses sod 1
fieri _ withd remit* roes Mob.
w., agrittffillak r.
B awd them nothing bat trouble .ad bled opos the leer ; just then be dared f
et
satiety among I acme into their Wee*,
ad it only makes tee terse to sae their
di" seise r he asked, ars tenger
to muftis hiss'. aria b•sd.R leis eyes
e phew
os
r she add Melting op. '1
dealt esiersie.d yes."
"Teo ihiek It eines me as dirhoer to
see the sow* bre "thigh y.s blase gree
sod se Mew eh* with all leg bele ed
skill, I as de sties Ire Fee. tbst I
e pomades sty , T.b.lp yea 'tow
Twp
0• p....d~ i. j y, Md Oath ea
Iwbi.m M 1lm bs.tu.M�
not raise the a Helen'. portrait Had
he doses he emel have made a compro-
mise, and 1. eras determismd that he
• ould not At lest he toes, took dews s
book frees ewe et O. tth.it.., and feted
ra
to d. As he hent his herd i• ter
light td the bid It was easy to see hew
his tees het elms his wooed
aaan There we. • Melt e1 sewwta•
u M K _magmas MIA—
which
which
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o va
cos
that ss nEirpet.bs to shish w sob-
',meg
hejm.d s .M ass WI pal tuba..
4iiW_ ger. et • Ileathoi
sem is.
he
+•vhe t Iw
Aim hit NV hit
w'meot M sad sed ease
soy roes., •.d ho blew