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tier own a eottage'brvil wl?'ch s • • , �.
��s ne-thros • p the tie. , calm" 4 said she, w 'p lacing her
to :
vva favorite stinamer resat or - • ue ayes. TlRey Haver did ani 4 :1
married ladies whose husbands could thing great. or noble." [;lands in hts. >ie+ave you pot often, said
not leave the city. Among the guests "My dear girl," said Petty to himself, E that you loved me for my sincerity and
of this season. however, there was one "at the first opportunity' will put ahem ' truthfulness?"
Ile hal. He pressed her Ipands and
aunt%7rr E of ] ,named Mary 7<n__ryh�e o 2portu ; was about to embrace her, begging for-
Althorn, tl rooted match notice..,, Theeippertlmtty Came very SQon,.
liras by her lar e, dark eyes and pensive
d make, only ed a foot with me I h
abyss, him, em , ' • ql
pleasan
nd with the t me tonig z'
e spoke of "Then w 1; 1t a ,f i1
F•ythuig, not � „
w, u _ __, a • is was what ; "1 must
ed.
oung men who talked so ' in a molls fi
not favoreu this
k
eve E: , u, trye r lid
tone; as to- him, he shall
n
tie
y Srltenthe3� were•lalondes !
givens*, when the demon doubt rose
laiQ aside 0100 for books,
e rest on which to live for
Then, presenting -credks:-
courts of New Yorkeeee
as an attorney. This was
the It';i ,111 oduction he permittedhitn,
se f, o make. He was as lonely in thi
new citys Cruse() on his island.
He rented a small and dingy office on
the top floor of an old building in Com-
mereial alleys close by the City Courts.
This he furnished little better than a
prison cell, sleeping on a straw cot be-
hind a curtain. He breakfasted at Rea-
gan's and took supper at Woodward's
or the Miner's except on Sundays when
hon Her ° again, he dined leisurely at Sorlaier;s or
C '' Ii spent his mornings in the
face, and next y her constant display Mary Althorpe was
an arp H@ said ou had leis tin " crap; s, e
of a pl;art rillsg SChtcli said to the ma- Mother had dared a few months before " y g• Courts taking notes and weighing aphis
trolls, "Ski@'vfia *cost be one of you:" leaving a good name, a little money and ring yo aro now pressing is a false—faise as the rest.
own— future rivals; the afternoons were given
•bliss Gardner was a large, imposing her]alessing. a• t l bard reading. For time his read-
ing
:CATARRH-- A NEW TREATMENT.
0 tO s. wally, k acts y bearing, analilo It Vita during these da sof mourning , the sang you placed there." ing ryas followed by a walk, but this he Perhaps the most extraordinar auvicess that
one mg t look a het taw wi ut She that the became just
mato IsisJohnDearap 51- , Diseengsaumgn her 1a rn ne it; a awn abandoned, *lube it gave hien au has been •achieved in modern medicine has
eaV11lg the good heart behind it. aha a vexing_lawyer lush making^ his post- li he and assn e' Yourself,' } "Petite
p tite'dhich his meagre su Par could z �' Q 'w a (Kyutip�tn t t sn Ui aurins x>i'e
has a penton semen and persons were
e Bent a had a of ea and pensiveps. i y „ " notappease. ,after this meat ewonld lafit six ptetntha,_ fully ninety per vent. have
had spent one aeasolz at her basso rrtls manlier—the result of early hardships. N Nonsense, 'nary, said he. I believe read again until midnight, when he wee owed or this stubborn malady. Tie is
always glad to eoluet edam uart'els Entering an *Mee as bo he bad soon vQu absoletg v, smoked a pipe, perhaps because he easy nouet a saga staztiius when it la romombared
were tale heret,andsoarg Is -eyed found that New Yorlo,wh ch loaded its 3ut be of y'out-= " ales s the same face in the curling whatnot lasest cent. of pattenta presenting
w hernthat the most fastidious conquerors with honor, was unsym u.. Il 1► light.Yours"sea tills this g thea elves to the recular practitioner are be -
in opportunity torant and sterntowards a friendless t same.Hello no! 1 pearl; The six months and his money wereling savant > ed euros never record a euro at all
Ile struck a aeras hs and then retired. ee v4 - _
y n m- ale y -,i il, wleu the utttetia moaiciuoa and other
sought
oppo y is an amethyst."
"
ble.vainan aspirant. Struggling incessantly, hose- , .,Your eyes are at fault, Tlie int Hearty gone when be ryas engaged in'a starting with the claim now generally believed
d y d njt by the moiteolieclainteu geneiaoase is Bus
Nevertheless there were ;Adie* who gyer, aacrifiein food, ;deep an p e —
forlorn cause #nv chili meg
C to the krosonGo of living harasitesis the tissue,
g now his merit ( "A—..9..t arid from that da lecke to a
mothanonce they had ventured to self fit to sueceed and it � Sri• 1,,001.! # , y
the Catarrh is practically eared, and
the per-
p ho lit the place rather exclusive, and lore to his ambi ion, he h Inde h Frj�@t lll3 see. M. A.—no, P> points both l Qf law an of fa a r?5121 ,Mr.lrtx�u +rt once rcclptad hta easy to their
. • td neithert rental"tion•--this ac*osnpriahad, he claims
hint that s little maseulsne company was receiving aeinutiera�tl a ac no d cases nor fees, p
'would be apleesant variety, edgemient He was one of those against ,, Dean noticed her dazed expression tn4neney ncgaestioneti, au cures effected lay
'tt alai said Miss Gardner, at table, d who 11 and misunderstood it. The light and mm t a y
one •ou''41 n his ho es rs salt out together. -, f$ o tie , a t ever eskrod
fi ct from New York a dear young Scornful of shares, climbing „ every eventur ate the sante corner
• c e ed to
friend of mine, urinal; Arthur Petty. his ideals as a flower towards the light, p Me" he flinging
ed. *nutlet am' cart bs i1Qne nt 14°410, "nd Out
# t e, stat rho fact that lie virtuall8. loyal #n his attachluents,'eith hen'flinAittg the ring out into the was reserved for him at elle Poodle alk- present asason of tkB veer to the attest trios.
%Whit- it trtl l every feelingand faculty sub act to die• d daN epees, lie cried ill his•grief: q e burottsstt aeldoua and at ASs with brie, Ile sought no revity.majority a of cos t sea cured a ons *wa-
d
1p ne - *tach w "Greet God! And this #x the only o- meat %Morena should correspond street
I h d IIe eYpande on y tat lte Coll Som: Maws. a. II I11X.011 do 801%Wwiug street
The elteap restaurants saw him no G r ante eco aro cures stall,. rte one
*� whom time is powerless an w O come more. In the morning he now went to t h ' ttetnpted to euro Catarrh to tnie
day, of will ow be gratrfaed I to the trout because what they
N are. y "Til s a tda ity, this nt ala ty , t s Georgi s or the old Marson florae and pamper andno o tier treatment a er
tabid C sunlit Th) arPltoatd n of th reined),
*rite nun is a suaawal'7nt intt•,r`;t'In'�n."
This announcement was received with c li as the John eari who
pleasure. Then notieln', many looks of of meeting Mary Althorpe, loved her 01411 c"l )1)1ed. d I t rt r
cabs .. .i " Gsrdner continued with, with the first Slid slily its
of Ills ; .lie tried to throw her arms about after prepaelln for its duties with slav-
aann assuring nod of the head: Ilse, all the stronger for its past repres- ;biro, brat he pushed her :aside—not ish devotion, El is law arguments were
"Oh, he is charming! Ido not refer cion. • Ir .;: ;l;', :or sewasr.::lniy-:indvan sit- ries rera bola captive by lint nnervous
to 'his appearance, however, which is
goochenough, but to his disposition and
is air, as society, people say. He en-
ters a place like a ;treat;; of June. His
On her side she adored this character, • , . eloquence, anal the could not cease
corn rehending its quality but not its ' She :;tnk into a chair. The
stat, looking at his eyes, which controlled
ar vibratesthem like a tea or softened
depth, 117t unto star," and 1 seenred to be chasing
each 1 k til tthemltke
Qne'tl, n nature la often shown by d the earth to be rolling beneath her,
Tee)! presence la a cure for the blues. whom. one loves. A personal attach- 1 Then she knew no iu o to his room, avoiding .the compile
Well, he ought to be cheerful; he has went is sometimes a full confession of i carne to herself, after a on time she meats men waited avoiding
pay.The eccen-
Ilexer had an illness or a dissappotnt- faith. John Dean waste Mary Altharpo spoke John Dean's name. But theca icties which atiirsthideredhir were
1fulfilment of a dream. She liked was no answer. The silence startled at last an important part of his increlie-
siont in his life. A broker 't protea- thethebe
°-son everything he touches turns to him the better, too, for notbeing an Al- heraand she remembered all. " leg success,
gold, which hisgenerositysoon scatters phone, Vyvian or Rudolph, but plain Yes yes; he went away from me, a
in. His talk! Ah, that is the best John. jshe said. But why does lie not come" For near; five ears Jahn Dean had
o • Yet it must be confessed that hers I back? , lie knows that I cannot lie. y
Sad this severe life. and still ale t he'
everybody. en, e a ea among ,
flowers. he goes from toile to topic, et- Character, fornature is the block and ' When ''•-'a Aedes rian approached
ting honey out of ever}'tlring. hot Goes : charactNr the statue. She needed Bis- ' mans lne tett+;. ane rose, stralnlag eyes
had b •
shy a toyer. At the last word he hurried
ev him. Ile has the right word for Il P
bad Th Ilk b g the was a line nature rather than a fine She listened Nagerlr for footsteps
hind the curtain. Books piled every
where and a cabinet full of doatlll>ennt5
Finding
r n . ..Ao,....
he willinglytouch any thing that isn't clpline—dee sorrow, possibly. She and earn until he gone y . g were the onl • risible signs of prosperi-
saa°pense untiearabla aha resolved to ty. Yet he had a large bank account
&4rirazy end teasing, loved only what was good, slut had not find John Dean. Ile must be cooler now and an influential name, for million
It was from the looks of the learnt how often truth ties hidden. liar and would listen to reason. airea as well as poorer people climbed
ladies that they welcomed him in ad- aspirations were in the right direction, his stairway and awaitedhiscoll-
Vance. The only protest came from though themselves vague. Then she But they told her at the hotel that he dingy
Mise Altho , whole curling looked still understood herself so little as to I had left an hour ago. lie had been call- venlence. They otteu urged Dean to
contempt brae into these words: mistake bluntness for frankness an , ed suddenly to New York. , take life more lightlyandtried to tempt
don't - "Was there a note or message for an
bun to share their social enjoyments
I tongues like your young men whose con�y, for strength and prejudice or ; ,,, He always sighed and declined.
are covered with honey " ' perieutiens. It is strange that inex- : ones But this voluntary ecli cisco could
"Don't be alarmed, my dear,° said patience should make us the dupes of She turned away.This was harder not last forever. Once, after a. bard
iss Gardner. "Ile can stirs as welt." , our own virtues. And yet that was why . than all. She weto the pier. But it dap, be lit his lamp and sat down to
While they were tasking the' bell rang, oho treated Arthur Petty so rudely, was lively with promenaders waiting rest before dinner, hearing as in a dream
and a moment later Mr. Pettytwas an- She expected John Dean from the city i for the moonrise and she wanted soli- , only the shrill voices of newsboys, the
nounoed. " the salve evening, and at dusk was r tude. Then she descended to the sands. rumbling or vehicles and the banging.
"Ask him, said lyttas Gardner, rising, waiting anxiously -by s eo bay window There, too, were merry groups whom of doors by departingclerks who went
"to—" in the parlor when someone entered theg off whistling. Ile sarted. ITltere was
"No; I am here," said Petty, euteringroom. She turned. It was Arthur she thought she hated for their laugh -g•
ter, and whispering lovers, whom she a hasty step and into the room bounded
the a had with less modesty than o and Petty,owed, feeling ug of was a neo noveltyhenvied. She turned her face southward. a wiry, gray -whiskered man about CO.
an er the the atr duke s motto and not a ermi A o try aaia1 Noth, At any other time the shale and dry It was 1 aul Moxon, the mining king,
manner at the theatre, the night before. He determined her sly again. t N of th o sand would have wearied her. Now it merry as a boy.
young was an, ab farmed and handsome 'cone a fl for favor, thought he."elrent news, Mr. Dean—great news
man, ab4nt.�; with light hair, "I only wish to see whether any woman was a relief. She wanted something to from Sacramento! have won our
blue eyea, moustache brushed horizon- can ssibly refuse to be friendly with contend against. She continued walk- foss against Sacramento!
! Youotta mine. Ilia!
tall with a frizzed look like aR Gel an ,11e' ing until the lights. of the pier were far saved p g
anideus'*, complexion !Yeah Rs a sir's, He uttered some cheerful common- aSAtY3ast she was al
';told a manner whose easy grace excel- play but Miss Althorpe responded th sound of he
•
— ane and needed not
led even Miss Gardner's praises. rrpp feara her own voice. Every-
thingAdvanoingto the hostess he shook coldly and in monosyllables. t the favored her desolation. The sky
r same time she displayed her ring as was overcast and the swell broke deft
her two hands very warmly. defiantly as before, alining into and fm tantiy at her feet,fforcing her back, for
"Ladies—Mr. Petty." ! upon her finger. Suddenly it dropped the tide was almost at the full. Behind
He bowed; then turned to Miss Gard- and rolled across the carpet. The room her were the sand cliffs, beneath Srhase
Her saying: "Now I want my kiss." was now in deep shadow andPetty only
Shegave it laughingly, and . exclaim- ' found thus ringby gallantly goingdown i insecure and beetling tops she sat down
��gaa without fear. She had no clear recal-
ing: "Terrible, terrible Seo what an 1 on all fours. lection of her journey. The only thing
example we are offering these married Miss Altharge load to shank hilt# in she realized was that John Dean pati
ladies." 1 spite of herself. Humiliated and eon- gone.
The company laughed very heartily, fused, she slid the ring on her finger "He has gone7" she repeatedpathetic-
foritalnused without shocking them, i without noticing. even if it were not ally.
thanks to the air of the young man, who. dark, that he pearl had changed into She buried her face in her hands.
mane it seem the most natural thing in i i111 Aanetliyst. After a while she felt light all about
the world. ' ., 1 Vehicles were now rushing by with. her,and lifted her head. From be -
"There is a vacant seat at th : •other the new arrivals. moon
end of the, table, Arthur," said Miss "I ,,oust bid you . good evening, sir," her likn two sweet to k of pity. shone disa�p-
Gardner.' . "Your neighbor to the left is she said to Petty.
Mrs. Taber; to the right,Miss Althorpe. Then she hurried to 'the front door. Peered influence
ately; yet some mysteri-
t l 0!theln a ous influence had opened her Heart and
,Take � • ' •John Dean was at•the,gate. she fell to weeping most bitterly. Then
Miss Altha blushtxl with vexation. .afterwards
her mind grew clear and she recollected
She dtislilted visitor from the first hour afterwards Arthar Petty their first meeting, and the happy days
'° moinent. ' The` oetess asked for -news, llkk
passed out with two Iadies fora Svc
.Ai hnr respondeat with a report of the to'the pier. The lovers 'Were seated in
latest events ( city gossip,adcom- the shade of the verandah, conversing
ments of his qwn. i.t sounded like a earnestly.
column of Fl when the Flaneur is "Good evening, Miss Mary," exclaim -
at hisbest.:Hearing some of the ladies'
names, he "remembers that he knew
their husbands, sneaking of them with
such kindlytact as flattered the self -
ed Petty in atone of greeting. If you
want another charming moonlight
stroll, please wait for me, I shall be
Iove of even those wives who secretly' ready at half -past 10." Then turning,
as he neared the gate, he called out,
held a different opinion. Sure of his "And please don't forget to give me
company, Arthur passed to other topics, back my ring;"
grave and gay. is anecdotes made John Dean was on his feet. If he had
them laugh; his quaint remarks made not rushed to Arthur Petty, seizing
them ponder.- Above all' he surprised him, and demanding' an explanation it
them by the variety of his information. • was from no want of bravery,. but explanation,
are. an' eneyclopiedia," said his cause of a theory of his—that in all
friend. This was the opening of across cases of infidelity woman was the tempt -
fire of flatteries between Miss Gardner er and woman should explain. He stood
and Petty. The young man won, and silent and motionless.
she gave up,: saying: The merry laughter of Petty's com-
"You always abound in compliment,, panions grew fainter, then died away.
Arthur, when re come here." Mary lthorpe looked up. She felt
"How. could It'be,etherwise," he re-. the fierce power of Dean's eyes, which
plied, "when' you supply me with such she saw but faintly.
hne opportunities?". "What does this man mean?" she ex-
Some
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Some of his sallies were perilous, yet claimed; as if awaking,from a dream.
they succeeded-ethanks,' again. 'to 'his There' was a sincerity and pathos in
manner. .He had: ,often told himself the, utterance of this question which
that a clumsy compliment is insolence; •would have satisfied Dean had not the
that forwardness and timidity are alike mednes begun to work in his brain. It
fatal; that it is ,sometunes easier.to was los upon him now.
walk a tight rope titan to say the ,right. i "That is what I wish to know," he an -
word successfully.. "� swered, as Scroggs or Jeffries might
His spirit was contagious -and the rest ° ' have done.
grew talkative, emu ating -him with • "But1 cannot tell you," she exclaim -
that 'goodnatured . audacity which ed..: • , forma' bar. If he would only develop
makes married *tier n thebest , •0! con- , ,,"Charming innocence! Oh, you wo- ; some popular qualities, they said—if,
versers. -• men.e for example,. he were more like' his only
As they rose, Miss Gardner said, "Ar- His harsh and mocking tone terrified ' pprofessional rival, the gallant Colonel
thur, you 'wi114 he- tore happy here, ber•' •Diauyletters, whose history w;ouldsome there was perfect stillness. Her voice
Among a company„of ladles you are like ; "Well, what can I say? Question' day be read l,ik�e a charming *to1y'. of the .,was low and delicious and seemed full
a kitten rollingen c'tnip,'.” i Inc." Arabian Nights, and whose,pliefaomeli- of tears. What was it made John Dean
The merriment Svas ndw loo much for � He;was silent. She continued: al.success''had been wink not rhbre'1)y 'start so and turn pale? He peered over
him. He blushed up to the hair. But : You are a lawyer. Question me. hui knowledge. of law a1lanKbylhis snag. the.shoulders of those before him and
half recovering, he sold: Forget that I am—" =tan and vers•ltility--he could�ch0ose saw the back of a young lady dressed
°"1`hat is metaahorical. el course?" ,. "heaven knows what," he interrupt E which he,lil>Led of the public, prizes, of in. plain white satin, with flowers inher
"Of course-stu tl " , :ed. :You; do Wen to pause: I apl lie, the State and the would be iven;t0 Berk heir. He did not know her."Who
Nevertheless theta \S 15 one la y Sw'itli: lawyer, kit, a mad, `distracted lover," he; him., . g is she?" he whispered to a bystander.
whom Arthur Petty had; sotsuceeedede ' added, in a rising tone of passion. Then' r, -Unfortunately for all this, John Dean "A friend of Mrs. Moxon's, lust, from
and this gave him much secret wane -' sharply, "Who is this manor 41.1 t recluse• 'there ties* some mystery the. East." She sang on. Her voice
ante. Miss Althorpe had persistently I swear to you that I do not know. I 1 ''about the young man. Arriving five stirred all John Deans nature. He
refused all the polite attentions he of- never saw. him before to -day. Ile is; years before he had rested for oneweetc could not get nearer, so he squeezed out
feted her. She lied laughed, with. the DI has Gardner's friend."' a the Occidental and then suddenly uneeremonlous] and following the
rest, at some °bale, sayings, but this elaly''Althorpe, the truth may be disappeared Under a false na h hall, came to a door giving a full view
was In spite of herself, and with a sin fort, iven, but' a lie I will . ei.er forgive.
a mill on to us! U goes Bengal
stock to -morrow!" Then laying down
a cheque of five figures he added: "Bete
are the directors' compliments." Dean
sat motionless. His thoughts were far
away. What was the good of raceme to
hien
Moxon continued:
"And now, John Dean, as business is
disposed. of, permit me to take a liber-
ty. Why do you live thus when yyol'
might be surrounded by luxury? Tlici.
your talents, they belong to the state.
Think what you might do with a wider
ambition. But more of that another
time. At present I mean to get you out
of this hole for an bower two. Mywife
and daughter. just arrived from the
East, will Bold a reception to -morrow
night. Now promise me that you will
come. What—you don't enjoy it? 'Well,
come for my sake—as an act of friend-
ship. You will? Very good. From 8
o'clock, with a supper at 10. Now don't
forget us!"
they had spenttogether. His qualities. Left alone, John Dean began to re -
too, they seemed greater and nobler now gret his promise. The prospectof meet -
that he was lost to her.. When we be- ing ladies at Paul bioxon's was likethe
little those whom we love it is a sign breaking of an old vow and made him
that we.alwa s loved ourselves and not uneasy, Of course, this vow concerned
them. ;ler thoughts took a despairing Mary Althorpe, whom he could neither
shape. What matter now that truth forget nor forgive. His restlessness
and conscience were on her side? The grew with the evening, and he would
evidence was against her, and John have found it easier to exorcise devils
Dean had gone! than to subdue his disturbing memories.
Ile dreamed the old dreams, and old
joys came back like the scent of unbox-
ed rose leaves. Then the faithlessness—
"People call me an icicle," said he.
"But do they know that frozen lands
contain the hottest springs?"
He remembered the only opera he had
attended in five years—Traviata; and
the only play—"East Lynne," and how
Again she felt the shock, followed as
before by a partial trance, which pre-
vented her from deciding upon any
course of action. She closed her eyes
in a dream evhich had nothing to do
with sleep. It seemed to her that the
wind was wailing about her ears, and
that the waves, grown sympathetic,
were sobbing all along the shore. When
she rose at last, chilly and trembling a
thick fog was creeping towards tale
land, and the tide was receding.
She walked again towards the sleep-
ing. town, wringing her hands and ex-
claiming, "So my hopes are going out
and my troubles are coming int"
j Next morning at breakfast Miss Gard-
ner remarked: 'What an eccentric girl
that Miss Althorpe is. Sbe . went off to
' New York' this morning saying
'good bye' to anybody."
1 • In the business circles of .San Fran -
i -cisco, at any time during 1873, it was
j ,common to hear men speak of John
Dean as the future leader of'the Cali -
wont TtuontD,Ganads.etitO SAct1Pse tltetup for
sliest troatlae oat Catarrh. 3ifon(TQal Star, ,Nor.
17.1885.
be had wept at each performance until
he was ashamed -of himself. His law
books would have started with wonder
could they have witnessed his emotion
and heard his heart -broken cry: "Iloved
only herl Witleher all love is losti
Next evening when Dean arrived at
Paul Moxon's he found the rooms so
densely crowded 'that he could, not at
first make his way to thehostess. More-
over he was interrupted by the greet-
ings of this man and that who welcom-
ed. his advent into society. ,Suddenly
the chatter ceased. A yolmg'1ildy was
at the piano playing 'the prelude to a
song.. There was an emotional quality
in ber very touch. Bet when she began
to sing:
"Olt, take me to thy heart again,
. And I no more will grieve thee,"
X*'
Vegetable Sicilian
HAIR RENEWER
Ras the °rat preparation porfeetlfadapted (0
cure Qiecasca of the scalp, gad the arstsue-
eessiul rcbtwar of faded or ‘ray I.e:r to its
1,1111111 cv:er, grotrib,. st 1 �• u,..1.t1 icawy.
11 hsn fwd amity lut:tate z lot tome
is:y met all aha reyui::n i.te n,.,.«ui for
t'aa pr."?'r treatment of the' ,..r
1 A::.a I1.ttA its Nasi n has sial.:.iy g:..As►
to t:.car, *ad spread its Lino Anti u.. t a:r t as
t+, et, ry quarter et the F'.:'e, its ut r 4a1-
#c:ed *tierces can be . :c° til to but e::9
muse: the entire ju t :ear "of U S/04,.i.a.
lie proprietors have 1 fte t 1.: zei e 1
1 arc , t of 4:ders fau1:, 11:54 , 0 u:1•
t.': a. whore they had a:ccrn:at:a::u c«.:1 fi r
rw it.uaduct:on.
The use for it short tlsuo Of Ii+r a Data
wen wonderfully sur, rev,* A-0 I,p.
sal -tit 1,}c•uaace. tidy:a.strthe i''1':-'11
all l:upurltiee, cures a:1 he,ioae, ver, rind
dryness, end thus pr.v.t:ts hattleiss. It
sttlua:atcs the weal: ucd, l ons, rad et •.1,'. s
them to push fernard 11 1:t. n• tool tat te:etta
grtsrd:. 'Ph° effects of the arGe:u are
tras.45 es:t, iiko. thea* of a.eulaui:o i,r,•para-
tivuF,but rent"lu n lorg time, wl.iuli makes
its use a matter of economy,
ister attempt at repression. Oftener "Well, call witnesses;,call Miss �ard-
she had muttered something uncompll- . nor, the boarders, anybody, everybody."
mentary. Then that ring of hers—she "Oil the say of witnesses all is lost; I
had taken special pains todisplay .itbe- should despise you for needing them
fore his eyes every moment. ,Iie had and mys ^I' .for calling them. Your own
noticed this' so much as to remember word must be sutii:rent."
that he had in his pnrket a rian. of are- "Very will; this loan has never walk:
had gone to some wine, timber camp of of the singer. It was Mary Althorpe!
ranch, no one knew which. But The same face; but greatly refined and'
this pale from longsorrow. She was look -
was known, that at the end of six ig vacantlyatthe music, through
months he had returned to the city as
John. Dean, bringing with him a brown
face, horny hands, and $300 in gold. Of
moist eyes. Dean wanted to cry out—
to laugh, to weep, to denounce hereto
embrace her; to rush away,•to remain.
It was a veru whirlwind of impulse
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