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.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
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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
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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 -
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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
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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.
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and1 C1'1tic,,1
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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
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