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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1888-5-25, Page 7MAY 25, 1886. /pSr.,,aj iiaarsGT,irNCnI6'+^.'F�S 1041,,x .T= ISM. J„IGTFiA,.•9310.1 ,,.,...,,uvx,. r „NC:^a JES Y TO EAS STI By !,. P. BOB, Aomuon ox .13A1VT1C*i:; 141:X111:) AWAY," "OPENING A UI1E TNU14 AUEIt," nTO, (tolight sumnlonoct innate) tier (4040. MSS 31:n.rtnll (4tnnd tit sem0 distaue0 away, aril mut 'purlieu nor 043014 1:uwar(t luau. Harcourt did not see Igor at first, but the quos11 of 111(4 .081111814 0yns indicated his hopo that sho was thoro, In the meantime ho laughed and jested with Addict in smoothing of his old style. Lottio Marsden, lilco many of ler young American sisters, co; 1,1 h0 anther too woo 1n summer at thaws ; bob a certain amount of guano nod good toga Cltal'aoteri:1041 her "vet then, Add10 had 'lover boon taught restraint of any kind, and to hor m church was just 1111 place for a littlo will nonsense, and all present Werra compolled to fool that beth her words and memoir wore boyond tho limiti of good tasto, to say tho toast, To Ilarcourt, in his llro.,out stato of iniad, they wore so annoying as to bo almost offensive, and thinking that Miss 'Mar- tell wds not presoltt, ho e oboe'. to ]cavo tho church in order bo 0acap0. }hit Miss Martell, with her bade to- ward tion!, could not }clew but that Hareonrb Was encouraging Addie, an(1 th.4t her freedom with him was war. ranted by their relations. "1101410 an eagagonlont," said Itar.- court abruptly; aucl he was about to hastou away, whon between intervening gronps his oyo caught a glimpse of a ldgur° rising fora moonlit Ont of nno of tho high-backed pows, that suggested to hum the object of his thoughts. As 110 stepped over to speak to Lottio, his oyo lingorcd in that direction. Instead of going (timidly out, ho st3101101.1. to tho farther end of tie audioueo room, speak. ing a d bowing to ono and another, but not permitting his eyes to wander long from tho bent figuro of a lady who sat with her back toward hila, apparently wholly absorbed in wreatbiug °vox. gr0ous, Sho foltthat he was coming toward her—sho heard his voice, 11.41c1 soon !mow that his eyes wero scanning her downcast fano, but sho would not look up tilt bespoke. • , 'on't you deign me even a glance, Bliss Martell?" ho asked. Tho color deepened somowhat in hor cheeks:, but sho looked him full in the face, and said quietly ; " Why us() the word 'deign,' Mr. Har- court ?" "I suppose because my conscience snggost4 that from youI deserve glances of ens -redo." '• Stud) ` glances' aro pot bocdnniug from any ou0, and certainly not from mce liOoidrs," sho addled (t little bitter - 1y, at the thought of such a brainless, frivolous gilt as Addin Marchmnnt en. chaining a man 111(0 Harcourt, "people do m"t gut their deserts in this world." " You certainly will not'. " Flow is that 1 , she 'asked quickly, not taking h14 meaning. '•` The world is not rich 413(11111;11 to giro ib to yon." lior 11 ,,cv ountraoted into a sn'111011 frown] tool 3hn said, a trit(-1 eg1,11v, 1 do 1:;111 lilt, that stylrof Ila tmi t." "• Is th0ra any that you 110 Mal ?" lin.r heal bout 0901' hor work; her thoughts ware swift and many, and u. the evict moment that IIarcottrt waited for an ansrvor to Iris commonplace question, she fought and won a batter, which if IIOVOr known 011 cartel, wool(' novor b fo goLtc-n 11) 1:437,•31. nor 14.6° victors 101 4411(•!3 battle,! tin br;• nil L crowns 01 glory aro reser She loa3b,'re(l self and selfishness n the very citadel of their mtven (Lh. 1(431411 tl , •ugh )1 iaf wast 1. striNglo that took plaoo beneath that g.o(tio, calm exteriot. for :..-1 - u,- ,an heart le over tlio same--. 1 i011at0. With .many it is 11 tl _ u 4111 storm - that will spend it -If in tho end, no 14natter how much 11,d ruin is wrought. With such a: .. 1 •,‘;01,1,. it is like they storm] o_1; its height, heard the words of ti...; • 1 3 Master ' 41 43(1+' I:, ',ill}.'' 11.1.7 Addle llaroltetont if 1:• rnuclndo,l. ' I wi11 bo 1:11, 10; .uud° to hint all 111111 80)40,4311 (1 er, 1+' ;411 .t it may, 1 will still sec him, 4311 ;1 t., make hien a true, good woman's tact sho turned Ices which smarm" nnly of senti- n( +„1 '.. 11 t !try, to goof ac101h1(, ami. 444 1 la t Lia; • „ ;ow the only 'style of 0001- 134'!'.'1111 Lett 1 like, cad you enriched 1111 with it, at Mrs. Byram.'43 company— tit„ , _ `. you_ t.ntle 1,u,,,, -1 .r c n::: ,4,11011 involuntarily. x,110 serol. l a. ,10:;'110—t01.) 1(111 ab,vo ;(14d bey'•'(' hem 14.s with :a ministering spirit fee 604341 n, 11.0r only thought t 1 Hot f 0 was to ;tin from avid e a ° ‚31351 t,' 1 °n1 flat 131131)3 r n iic`v,wvhich 11:.:1 r,r (. 3116(1.(4 dearly (14,411 h.3 would oven 1. o ., . Her oyes es beamed upon hint with to gtutle, y'dt worst, 1114101340, slliri- tncd'li,tht. 11110 scarcely appeared 110411 and blood. But ho WSIA VCryhnmall, and his hetet ,.,,1vnd 2130111 }ler human .lova and earthly ly solaco. Though now, as at 0441301'r s ,1 , i1315 seemed 435 lYesmn)- tuo'u to 1,.ln as 11 00100lovotoo lead sacrilo :ously fallow in levo with his fail: patron, stale 110 font a suehldln and strong irritation that they should be so far apart. Sho m144011loreto0d his sigh, and added, "Am I a hard task• nistross 2” ito shook his head, but 411°x0 was do. 100t10n In his 140110 as he 110111104, "Therehave boon many foams of idolatry alt 1160 World, but I havo thon?hb that thoso Who worshippod tho slurs must havo b_oeomo a littlo c1i10our43ged at t;imes— tb0y aro so fat off." His face had the 3)4311(041 0x1resseon of 6110luisendoittood, but who cannot well pvpl(in. 5h° said. only 1 "Idolatry is Over profitless." Sho meant to hint, ho hotlglot, that 1115 wworship 0f hon:0ortain. y would 1141. • He Was chillod at 1loam. Tris 'qu10141, op3j)otttons spirit pr0lnptad hilt toward iat1Clossuosie 14110 843w that h0'34114(3tibont :,leave abruptly. As 43110 3)143700 CO win 11110, 11011 for borself, but 110(141013, mho saw that she had made a mistakou move, thoug11 she could not understand his manner. In hor lnaidculyypride and d0licaey, sho would have lot lino go if silo hail thought only of herself; but (10144401001 of her 014111r motive, sho could nook to detain him, and asked; " What slid you n1043n, Mr. Harcourt, by,your t'ani:12u1 ;illusion to star -wor- ship ?" „ 1 mcn,ll,'' ho ropliee bitterly, "that to ordinary Roth and blood, kneeling in tho cold boforo a distant star, bo it over so bright, is rather chilling and dia. com•aging. Tho Crooks wore) slmrOWder. Thoy had goddesses with warm,110lpingl hands, ds, an(1 1+1t11 a littlo syn(pathetio human inlper140tio11.' It Inuit her cruelly that he so 1n1n- judged hor; and, in 110r confusion, sho agate said. that which le inturproted wrongly. "It is folly, thele, to worship anythlmg so cold and distant." Slio 141(44 (13034 to add plainly, " I am neither a star ler a go(1(1(5s, but e sinnero 1141111(131 friend— human as ynursclf." She was about to make some (101icato allusion to the Ono when he 021114 sought her sisterly ad- vie0. But h( in 460 blindness of strong feoling, .ei1) hr r• word; only r(luk° for the presumption of his love, and ho harshly interrupted hot. "No doubt it is, but lot me remind you of a fact often truo in missionary exp0riopce. After tho poor devils 110410 been boref11 of the objects of their fond 13)101 credulous worship, by proof that their deities aro indifferent, they 00080 to havo any faith at all ;" and with a cold and rather formal bow 110 loft her sick and also talc church. Miss Morton's head bent lower than over over her work, and 1t was a long time boforo she lifted it or spoke to any one. But tho others were occupied With thomnolvos, andno ono had noted this littlo side soon save Addio, who pouted that Harcourt had romained, but not at her side, after his expressed intention of 10awit(g. No one surinisocl that two who Lout boon present Wer() sorely hurt. W11011 WO memo our slight cuts and hruisos through life, there is usually outcry and abtmclaut sympathy. But whon Wo reooive our deop wounds that leavescar43, often ouly Gail knows; and it is host so, for Ile can heal, but the world can only probe. CHAPTER XXII. "YOU STUST WATT AND SEE," " How can you leave AIiss Martell?" asked Lottio, as 'ltcrostead approached propitiatingly with a largo armful of the 0i10ic4 44 evinatiteees4. ":Cell, I can," ho replied with a smite. " As yet, but the next time you will stay lolls,'., and the mixt, longer still?" " That 41ar(nels. I would not remain at her silo, nor at any ono's, if I thought they wore taring of me a little." "(Ole sho got tired of you." "Woll, yes; a little, I think. She molt:only seemed to luso bar interest in 1441, conversation. Still (4110 was very ;',et i to talk to 11'1. 1(4 mite and Kindly. e :.130 (11,1, Sho 1, a very :ulporior :ww.not. It 1.'s nev,.r boon my good 14(•tanc to hoot ,just such a lady -.laLO Ll10 moot of a 01.r ' ram ' good :;,14)011." ".i }lave." " And 110W that she is tired 023-00, yotl. Wale 4,4016 to n1O as a .holler 7•.8; 44..." •• L 1 3 bank to you," 110 said with u "rs liko cowing back mytte, foe you haw given me the only v is 'ling that I have had during 1f 1 Ito l: e Igo of-60qu0try was to tre iii .1 11,o 1111$0r tongue, and alio :au it 043 naturally as sho breathed. one- ;tete,it1'zro11 of suggesting tho loots tire( ho hail been Missed, and .1, le ceoemated her trio „f1.nti;..,11,11)..0. "., ,, returned. fkOm t 1110- t 1 ,etre ft (lot i°r 1 ,, 'vj tie Etta; r.i.li1 Weald Hare rl0'0n a 1 411(': silent oat Sloth Toms men 00)1:441411)43 smelly Lottio with 411143 sprays of ,.;;;,,,o. that sl(o un-; twining. Sho took i he 040r44100n5 chiefly from Do .Forre5t'S hands, bmf gav0 1301 thoughts and otos to l:lemstead. Ile, with emu's usual pnnctrnt.ien, tlmnght De Forrest the iac,,sc,l one, and was ind100d to roverso his half.formed opinion that sho w44 clatn±,,il to pat'hetin martyrdom, because bound 11y an onfilgement to a 1t1a11 Whom ? could not love. " ,1: c nl (think Much of it 11001•413t Lotto with 11 sigh, " or 110 couldn't :.l,n;,l-.1 ,43110 too wasla"n•4 her \toute,l quick diseerumont. Only lya-:-eyed 110110 Parton partially atlrmn5; (1 (l(0. truth, and suspected that Lottio woe dctvcloping a genuiue,'though of course a pa'.: m, interest, in talo stu- dent thst at 111 t -lin lead purposed to bagltdo 111 311L-,. 1 ,.1055 g oat. Durieg 1160 remainder of tato afternoon and evening, :11)o Forrest was Lotti"'s 1,11,111011, .,11(3 )1110 c•ntllel 0800110 Mal and 1/0 with Houston(' Only by remaining with 3111 11110 01160.5. Sho was longing for another of their ouggostivo tants, b thotr in f th whom without o1 1 '0 s o t o n curious and uu8ylnpatllot'o, they could eouti11110 tho tllomo that Do V'ol:rest had interrupted on tenably afternoon. Sho Was thin1(11144 !low t0 bring this about, whon tho old plan of visiting Mrs. Dliurnt occurred to her, and tho adopted it. at on0o. Getting a momont asiclo With Hein - stead, by being down to breakfast a littlo boforo the 01160115, oho 50icl: "After: my 1atigllty behaviour in r0• gard to our: visit to Alr3, D110111, will you still t01(o mo thaw ?" " I wish you would givo me a chance," ho ausworod. eagerly. " Wo11, I will, at ton this morning. nut please say nothing about it. Drive- I to the door: in the sloig)1 011(1I Wall b0 ready, If the mitten: is (115eussOel, tllero may be half a dozen other: projoets started." 11 nlstead. ate but an in(lifforonb • –tett-tee mai Moro 1.4100 11,,,,, .taetett THE BRUSSELS POST. glow or cxp00tan4 excitement 111 bottles 1CTnfi4clad promptly 340n4llt his (unit,., and asked if 110 might havo a horse 111111 tho single sleigh. "I hop° another timo will answer," said Airs. Marchmont carelessly, "Addio wi'4hes the horses this morning, 01111 1 hollow proposes taking you all out." But 1lemsbead was not to bo ba1110i1, and anted with morn onorgy than pru- dence perhaps. Lottio from her win- dow saw hila jlosting with 10115 ankles toward the village, and exultingly 5nr- intscal his object- At ten ho drovo up to Wm door, with a neat lulu turn -out from tho livory stable ; and sho tripped down 0nd tools a soot at his aide, and 111107 warn off boforo the rest of talo household realized their purllos0. They alllookedl at each other mutation. ingly, as a few minutes later they gathered in the parlor for a g0ner714 slo1gh-ride. Mr. Diiumerly, who had quietly watched proc0odings, broke out into lti; cackling laugh, as ho chuckled: " Ho shows his raco. A doz041 40min- arics could not quench him utterly." Mrs. Marohmont frowned. Sherigidly applied 11110 rules of propriety to all MVO 1100 own children, and sho justly thought that both Hemsteacl and Lottio Bail failed in courtesy to her and }ler gnosis by stealing away, as it were, without any explanations. But people of ono idea ofton fail in 3110110 than mere mat - ton of colutosy; and Homstead and Loftin were emphatically becoming people. of ono idea. And thoy both 11a(} misgivings and a 5on5o of wrong -doing as thoy drove away without a word of explanation. Mrs. Marchmont was still more puzzlod, when Addie exclaimed petu- lantly : " I thought tho agroemont was that Lottie should carry out the joke when and wllero we could all enjoy it." 1'10 lady was led to suspect that there was something on foot that might need her investigation, and sho quietly rosolvc(1 to judiciously use her oyes and oars. She web ](now that her proud and fasllionablo sistor, Lottio's mother, would hold her to strict account, if Lottio (lid anything foolish. 13cllo 010rely shrugged her shoulders cynically. Sho bad a certain kind of loyalty to hor friend, and said all her ]harsh things to Lottio herself, and not behind her back. Do Forrest bad= other rosoureethau to beli0ve that Lottio was crrrying out 4110 practical joke ; bub a sorry jest ho found it that morning, during which he scarcely spoke to any one. Thoy drove over to town for Harcourt, but he groatly provoked Addie by plead- ing that his business wvould not permit absence. During the rest of the clrivo they all might have formed part of a funeral procession. But the snow crystals did not sparkle) in the sunlight more brightly than Lottio's eyes, as she turned to her tom. minion, and said : " I am so delighted that we alio safoly off on our chive." " Oh, it's tho 'drive you aro thiukiug of. That is bettor that I hoped. I thought w° vier() visiting Mrs. Dlimm." " So 1P° are, and I want to see her too," said Lottio, with a sodden blush. " Well, I'm glad .you don't dread the long, intervonnig ludas, with 0o bettor company than nlin0." " it's a good chance to learn patient endurance," she replied, with (t 10th delightfully arch. " So 3)104380 drive slower." Tho horse instantly Oalno to a walk. " That is the other extreme," tela con - timed ; " you always go to °xtreme ., as for iustauco, your Quixotic purpose to go oat among the bordur ruffians." ' Honestly, Bliss Marsden," said Hem - stead, his laughing i'aco suddo31y bo - coming grave, ' you do nob thinly in your heart; my purpo50 to bo a homo mis. sionary Quixotic." "I don't know much about my hoar(, Alr. Homsto011, excite( that it has. .,:s boon very perverse. But I now .13h i hail a better ono. Yoe have des 1, i+' tho equanimity with which I could wrong most \colony. I oven foe} a lit guilty for leaving them all this mortliu. With no 074plauatious." "It was hardly right, nolo T t111)144 ri it," said Homstoad, relioctivoly. "Have you just thought of it ' 141,- prcoocupied 7ouhav() 4\ boon. 1143(4(.'- you boon thinking about ? Yea, it wrong, but as it is tho nrst wickncl to r have caught you ie II am quite ccs, tonal. .t nava been hop 3, 11 that you would do sonual41 , ,,4U.. a libtlo tit (m,anraginely wick. ,1."' "flow little you 141. 0151104(1 411 14131 wlokod(n(':111 and 0011h(g11e 1 In ltd " 00111010ec,' 111(\0 boon my aha,.: trouble thus lar." Oh w,-'1, your con 1 pt., Amity Jame A spool. of dust eti es 11 11 t110 11(4448 \ohm° other 31141414-. w11161 not ROO any clust at all }t '.. (.1w t(1- Rei0t100 1001 to dual with wriflos Otero would 11.4, bo mhos and 1(1,13.50„11 ouongh for yon." "What 5;00(1 can a,shos, 10(113 c 10431, 0r any I0nd of self-lnmisl(meut, or even self-001111ounalinn, do ns 2" "W011, w° oaglit to bo runs, :t least." " Certainly, but Micro must lm motto than that. Many 0 wrongdoer has icon sunt .way sorry, but 611.8 boon put/ - ideal all tho same, I cannot toll yon, Miss illat,sdlou, luny 10101111 good you (lice me on Sunday afternoon. My mind Iota boon dwelling upon (llo attributes of God --upon doctr11101 as if they wow things by theulselves and conl4loto in themselves. I almost fear that I should Imam, ns T rear 80100 are, tho disciple of a coligions system,inst00d of a simple and loyal followor of Christ. But you fixed my oyes on a living 1er8on41rty, who has 11110 right to may' Iforggivo you,' dd 1 am forgiven; who has tho right to say 'I will 80410 you,' and 1001 saved. 1f Ile 1511110 Divine Son of Clod, as TIo 0131/1118 110 bo, 11014 Ho 1101;1,110 right?" "Yea. Ito must bo ablo to do just what is pleasing to Him," said Lottio, in a low tono. "']'hen look upon Hint as 700 51),041 Iiim at tiro gravo of Lazarus, the vary mnhodiniolt of sympathy, Suppose, that in aineoro restrot for all the 'mom' you navy o (.1' (10110, 1n(4 W11111 tn0 0011043L wish to Is better, you go tosuch a being awl cry,]' orgivo. Can you doubt Ilia natural, inevitable course toward you 2 If pardoning love and mercy should en- eircle you at (moo, would it not bo in perfect lumping with Itis tears of oym- t 4311,''3' ?' And is t.bat all 111,110 to do to get run of the old, darn( record against me d)h, how blank it; looked last Saturday." "lhatWall, What more can yoltd0? Who teas 111111.1.ea111,'14o of good cheer, thy 81115 bo f01'giV°n the° 2' " • Air, Ilenisteadd," said Lottio, in a low tone, " T have felt vary stramgOly— dilforently from any time before in all my life, since Lot Sunday afternoon. 180am0d to 11)1.}1 upon Clu•ist a 3 if Ino 441443(3 before me, cold.. I Saw tem tiara in Its 0705, as 1 sale them in yours tho 01'011111g you 4.(11,1. such plain things 110 tae, and Ilaavn bolt a peculiar lightness of heart over 811100. That hymn too ,ing on Sunday evening (xlncese1 so 084301117' what 1 feit that 1 teas evcr- p„w•ra'ed. 11 appeared written for me alone, Do you think I can be a real C'l iri4t int 2 Do you think l havo been what is c.: 11(141 converted?" 11ele113'od's e37014 glistened, and his hood bounded at the thougiht; but Ito foot that be was in 311 grave and 1(spon- 1ib10 pns;tiilu, and after a'1 rent's tlenght answered wisely: "I can baso no solo mud positive ausw01' on your feeling. ] Have already learned from m7 OW31 experience and that of others, that religious feeling is 4om01111g that comes and "acs, and cannot be depended upon. Tho test question is, How will you treat this loses whom you have seen, au41 who has proved IIimself both worthy to win and keep your trust 2 A littlo strong fooling and sentiment in regard to IIim cannot do you much good. What prac- tical rotation do you intend to hold toward Ifim ? No doubt ninny that Rani' Him w•oop, and then raise Lazarus of tor ho bad boon four days dead, were profoundly moved, but the majority wont on in their old ways all tho 50100. You abound in strong, 000110011 sense, and 11(-11414 s00 that mora than °coil sin. ecro, deep feeling is necessary. What do yore propose to do 2 Aro you willing to take up your cross and become His faithful follower 2" " That involves a groat deal," said Lottie, with it long !heath. "It dons iudeed, 'he replied earnestly. would give my life to 'make you a true Christian, and yet I would not seek to win yon for -iiln b Y false pretences, y or hide any part of 1110 rugged path of solf-douial Count well the cost. But believe me, bliss Mandell," he added in a tone that brought a sudden paleness to }lot 01(04k, ' not following Him in- volves all that is sad and terrible." Tears stoat in Lottio's ayes. Sho was 4341001411 row moments, and evidently 111141111118 deeply. Tho young clorgym0n was desperately Tu earnest, and fairly tromblod in the 00'1401'ne55 of his expec- tation. IIo hoped that Lottio would roue to a s.0101110 and half -heroic and formal (1(0,4iou, But 110 Was bout 3)1114.10(1 and ,111arpcuntcd by the sudden anal b13.. 1 :aw .d.n w'i411 which 81111 turnedupon :o1) him as alto said: Wh r, is the heavy cross that I must take n'1? Show it to 1110, and I will think 41'rnit it, \,-here f5 tho rugged redo The c 141(11 1411(1 to lei'& 'Iir'n11 i. lv vulf, T,Inn t1e0any, thing very awful in beim; ( Christian ne\v-a-ds s. t)f ennr (• I shall havo to elect up all ray o (1 101•, 11.41 and flirt— aeon, 0,0., I m,i.,lit as w'c115ayit out. 1i11t COCA! (IVO 110 Inquisitions, with muub--, an,l, racks, any longer. Come, 31 . 11cu1stea,1, you arc a Chri;- tin. What heavy ones aro you boar - i31_ •yell01,• 1104 in 1.i110 /.71150.4 '1 of sop ,4.(434(1 (bis morning, whil0 • 11 0) :10 MOM'S. 1. don't 0130 Ul\:' I' \7„ .-1, L1S to ] l„ 71111° l.hhi 11)1. , 1 111 111 7)11. Idou't ir'W what to - 1410 tJ y0111.. u ., h.l qn, ticats. 1. h 1-, ,(1 !halin„t;13 I do. .3,.11 know 15 t}lrt l the:' (1,ild., n tool: to Ills arms and <c-" •'t 11, mil\143 ' 1\•11.111'411;IN •1 0'0. 111,2 .. ' tl..,t iter Lw:. , is fel t1Y' (.. )'O"l(! 111:41,3. 1 - 1"O"; it t•: y „10513, 0) t'>rnl (' (1 vial, would yon 'r,1 1 - n 0n hr,. 13' ,. 'rep . an t r. : C,'1. n :4343431? bowed. h1 , .ri 1 . ., .. . 1.5..uil,y, and. said in r, low tom • " Yee are right. It ee1)4 not ,:olunn who 111.437 d, nor did Wonsan 111.:.3a.:.1441 deny Ilim - lt411 I Uro4st3rd' tho ;lieges - Lou t .,.s- „ oo of your answer beyond. ell w01 1.'' 1 .•ti atestood thick mLot11,soyes, 14 4U 41,11 prOVOlii,1 that they (lid. Her strong fcclings were pick to lied e0}. u'; .ion, and IT. .toad 5.11..11 to haw 111+1 inset, rel no one oleo over had, to r vod0 tee.]_, But slue had a morbid. (11111160 of showing emotion oe a'lythiug verging toward sediment:there for° sho giving would })m;,i5t m d,rolnn a light and play- ful turn to his sombre tarnostn(., t(. "I dict not mean," 5110 said, " to 110 so hard 11101 the men, nor to secure so Holz a irihitt° to my sox, I i1Tlagiuo *aro all stand an need of charity alike. Only do not 0x3)0011 too mucin of 1)10. I dare not promise) anything. You must Wait and seo." "Though you 33101mi50 so littlo, you inspire) lou with Moro c0nfid(nc0 tient many whom 1134390 heard matto 44.1'011 professions;m and fhb light of a gavot joy and a great 1103)0 0110110 in 111(4 (17133. "Youlookveil hap y,Mr.11cl.lsteal," said Lottie gratefully. "Would you bo very glad to havo mo become a Okla - Han 2" 1=I0 lookod at diol' so 10111108117 that tho rich blood inountod to her very brow, After a =MOM ho replied, in a low, trembling tone! "14 50201110131 darn trust, myself to au- aggerat0 when 1 assure you that 1r 1. could feel that you wero a true Christian 0040X0 1 go away, it seems as it 1 00)41/1 never seo a dark day again, Oh, Miss Marsden, how I have hoped and prayed that you might become ono." Her hotel bowed low in guilty 811010. ;ho compared herpm•posc toward flim wvlthhl5 toward her. Boforo"hd:thought, 1160 words slipped out : " And for alt my wrong to you, 3)uu seek to give Ino Hetiv11) In return." Ito luolcodl at her inquiringly, not 1 understanding her remark ; but after 11 moment Bald, "1t would bo Heaven on earth to m0, oven in my ]03)017 work in the West, if I could rename:tea that, as a result of our brief aCqu01mtanee, you i had becoino a Ohristian.• ' " Well," sho said, emphatically, "our acr}naentanco does promse to eucl. slit'. teroutly from what 1 expected; and it is because you aro different. You are mat the kind of a 1000 that I expected you , would be," " luta I understood you front tho first." remarked limestone'. emoteac(:utly. " 117 first impression when you gavu mo your . warm hoed, and 1160 only true weleoln0 I received, has boon borne out. Thomgll at times you have puzzled me, still, talo , proof you gavo, on the evening of my arrival, of a tntn, gener°n4. and wolneal- ly nature, has been coulilmcd again and again. It has 8()0100.[1 to me that your faults were clue largely to circumstances, but that your good qualities were, native." Again Lottio turned away her burning 0110111/4 in door embarrassment. Should site toll him all 2 She bolt sho could not. To loso his .good opinion and friendship 1 n0W • seemed terrible. I1ut conscience demanded that sho should bo perfectly frank and sincere with him, and her fears whispered ; i "Ile may learn it from the others, and that Would bo fax worse than if I told , him myself." But her moral strength was not yet t equal to the test. The 0101 prevailing I influences of hor life again swayed her, and she guided the conversation from the topic as a pilot would shun a danger- ous rock. "I will toll him all about it at some future time," she thought; "but not yet when the knowledge might drive flim away ill auger." Sho seized. upon one of Ins words, which, whon spoken, jarred unpleasantly upon Ilea feeling. ' Why do you speak of our acquaint- ance as brief? Aro we to b0 strangers again after tido short visit is over?" "I most positively assure you that you can never be a stranger to mo again," ho said eagerly. "But in a few days you will 56 to Now York, and I thousands ' of miles in another (direction. If I should tell you how you will dwell in my thoughts like au inspiration I fear you \\muld thiult mo sentimental. cant 111 your absorbing city life I fear that I shall soon bocomo as a stranger to you."" "Well," said Lottie, again blushing, "I don't think I'll promise you anything this time either. You must -wait and see. But is that dreadful frontier life of yours a foregone couclosien ?" "Y,•;," he said with qnt. 01(11,11)11,1(4. "There aro plenty of heathen hi New York, Mr. Iicrostead. Ion found coo of thole in me, and see how- much good you have (lane; at least, 1 1101(,: }1)u have.,, Lie( art also plenty Christian; in Now York to talc() care of them, 1 com- mend sono of the hoathcn to you." "I fear that they will remain heathen • for all ti11tl can do." "No indeed, :Bibs Marsden. ]Tease never think goat. No one has e. right to sapI can do nothing,' and you least of all. Apart from your 04,1v 1 gifts ',.o1 abound in 1'..440.1431 magnetism, and almost instantly gain control of thus,. around you." "Howe mist:t1,00 you are. I have no control over you." "]lore 116,11 yon 11iu1, perhaps," leu - said, iinsllmq deeply. It was his 103.1114 ,h.,t yoke thou, (1141 not his will, }ustru,:ucd by uclib,rate rU(LSUn. She too flushed but -,1 ,1 R hat aiat \cords Let u,o 6484, my power. Take at, 1.1141011 1.' . lk i1)• 'stead of a thousand ..,.. , o,.t. ,>f thu 01011113' i'Ga aro itet Li i 111, 3031 , ,,, At to dissuade um from w,,1.' 1 -.1 a4 ( nacre,' they 2" " But le ,1, a crest 4M,,y aro plenty &" (ate 1 ea1,- 1 1c)i. .10:.1 cal 1 - 01 3.1 ..: ,,., 1t•,lii:.t and1 C1'1tic,,1 " 7'11. teolat . Soule .o go to tee -1 e el ilio iJa;AO. 1)d \,La h . w1,,011411) hanging back . ti I, leer she (140411 tc . 13 3(11]1:114 4 " And In t,..• t 111' (:ceo would. 1s , 1, 1 w;,:1.) It1. 011!.,:•.1 wish l 343 [;:•3" 1+ .Cala 71111 :`, a -(u "I Lel. I. 3310111 5 1,11i111 4. a 11111110 crooked; but 1 1103)0 1 010 not d1:wily a heathen any 1000r." (lis 3t(u:cd0n W.04 a 1.1V:1-..11(.11 s ;i Nathi 1)111 11.11.4 a 441)411\'d1. Jaw," sa1,111cniotead. " What kind ofmaw woe "\ toalien20 aslmd Lotto imt00ontly. " Christ tall, W11011 1.0 1113,,3) NAV replied Mrs, D}imm, smiling; "' Behold an .Lsraeli.to indeed, 111 w11010 i5 130 gi3llh(1bah w0r0 puzzled at; Lottie r, sudden and p(1iuful flush, but they ascribed it to hor modesty and Hein- st'ad, to givo hor Ono to recovor he,:• golf, gave a brief skck'h of his sermor3, and 11ow, iu tato 43240100011, wvelilo read- ing, at Lottids 8013441 ion, the 00103)11/10 story of Lazafu5, 111107 both had scan alto unspealtabl0 sympathy of Christ flirt thos0 ho sought to save. • "Olt dear," thought Lottio, " when shall I °soapo tho cousequcueos of my foolish jest 2 ' Without guile,' iuddee,11" Mr, Dlimnl now 433)3)043.0(1, and h0 and TI0m5te0d worn soon (.discussing t110 101ldor1ng of an obscuro passage, upon which tho big commentary taw On ro nn ''81I1V1131) 14 ale , siva 1Le9110n, mud '1 C:1i 1. ,", „0113-a- . 0 ( CD 173 0 E 0 R X11 6� teab OD OD