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foes the Skin, inflinues the raucouti
membrane, wastes the mueoles, Weak -
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teeistance to disease and the capacity
for recovery, and develepe Into eon.
semption.
"Two or my children had ecrofula Pero 9,
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"A Modern Juliet,"
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lila fence." ,T, W. Weiss, Woodstock, Ont.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
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LADIES'
RINGS.
'"You haven't told the yet about
that kick -up of yours last night.
What WAS it all 11)4011t?"
• "X thought I told you everything:
you have forgotten, father,'' Said
Ranee. "I was pearly ran over, and
-aed a gentleman saved. me."
"Ah! Who was he?"
"I don't know," she said. •
"Why didn't you ask' his name?
Any one but you would have done
set. Ile looked a regular swell. I
don't know 'why. you didn't find- out
who,. he was."
"Why should I?" she responded in
a low voiee; "What could it mat-
ter?"
lie shot an angry, sullen glance' at
her,
. "Matter? Tt might Jiaise mattered
a good deal, Why didn't you let
, him route in? We ain't got too many
) friends; especially of his sort," •
•-• The color rose for an instant to
l'ennee's face, and her eyes drepped,
"Whoever he was, he could not to
a friend of ours. father," she said,
"ITe was gentleman."
'Mr. Grey stared at her resentfully,
means that I ain't, • and
• thet he's too good for me, I sup-
-nese," he said, "Van as good es env
• eianane if rvi Poor and live In a
t doeett't follow. that I've al -
Ways done' so. I've seen better days,
tee I've often teld
Be bad indeed oficn done so, very
nearly daily; but 'Xance had: no •.re-
eelleetion of any °thee. dave .•than
.those of hard ton and the •perpetual
4t-uggle• with the Well of -poverty.
"Perhaps he'll , come today,'. -he
after a pima°. "Pie.' said he
tvotild," . • •
"Oh, I hopamot," she 'breathed
itt-
'yiost Inaildibly.• • •
•
• "If he .does, Just you behave Civilly
to hint," he' went on. "TVs always
useful ;to, te,tn aegmaintance tflce
hine....He might. went . some cigars-
• he's sue° to, in fact, and.•I could do
ti. lot Of business with him," ,
• • The 'beautiful face flushed, and a,
pained expression came Into the eyes
and Curved the 'delicately formed
• • "lie is • not Iikely to come,- lath-
er,,' •ehe said. ,'Why- should he? 'He
will••hp,ve forgotten 'all about - it, bit -
sides" -she paused as the block of a
neighboieng eherch .struck.
Is.oino to go father '"' • '
• . Grey' got 'up :With 14. sullen grunt,
;stretched, himself, ;'yawned, . arranged
• the brass horseshoe pin the Scar-
let and blize scarf, and &madded • to
the. door. There , he • hesitated,. •and.
avoxding -her eyes, said .in a casual
: • •
•
"tend 'me, half • a, Nance,
will you? I've' run short this week,"
. It. was always a, loan when he- ask7
ed her for money;but .the: loans .were
•never,repaici. .• • • . .
' She rose and got • tbe half 'Crown
front her. work -box and gave.' it to
,him; and as she put it into his •not
too . dean- palm, said hesitatin,gese and
'' • •
very • gently:
1 "That, is nearly all I have, father,
until :Lady Winshire pays in. for tee
lace. Plea.ea•don't-I wish-' • •
Well 1vhe.t is it?" -he demanded,
'still avoiding her eye, . .
•"I •.was going to ask you not' to
bet with • it, father," .she murmured,
her beautiful eyes fixed on • his -lava)
With.sid earnestness. "It tieVer Seems
any goed, And you always lose; and
. -and ivo are -so pooleeare we not?"
' •'Poor? - Of Ceerse we aver' here.•
. terted, • setting, his. hat on, at a. slant
e'thategaye. :hint a rakish • aPpetteenee
• which: . matched. beautifully tv'ith. the
.'lend -patterned •- trousers ...and - lioese-
Shoe ' pine. "We ' My • confouneed hick.
There's 'that 'beastly Dime Dottlenow,
-
It was sure- to .. wine and if • it •had
with, the, odds 'so heavy,„ 1 should
Katie pelted hi' a batful.• Bat . it was
. r.gbt ,atie elf 'cc:Ursa; it must have been.
.blever :mine; :Nance, the hick will,
tern' presently, And 'then .1'11 ' show
. yeti.' Yes," he assinned 11 • conndent,
PelnPletle tete,' and looked round the
little roein centemptuouslY, .."Ielt
• sheiv you What life means,: No more
:stifling in a hovel and 'Whig -Ake
.patipers: Nei •You wait till 'my.ship
comes home' and I hit upon 'the right
• 'oss, and then I'll show you Whether
. your. father. ain't as good. a gentle-
man eta anybedse".
. And 'with this hopefUl prosoeet • .to
cheer her and • console her 'for • 'the
los. of the half crown, Mr, Gray put
'on his bOots noiselessly' in' the pear
Ah7igte.. and slanuned. the ., door. after
• -Nance Sighed. ehe had heard the
same kind„of .opeeches or years, eti-
or since sh?•could remember, and, if
they had ever •Impreesed her, which
is doubtful, she had long :Mace' loet
i• any faith in thent • ' -
. Soho. gathered the breakfast . things,
; togethelez-she, had . eaten • scarcely,
f More, than .her father had done -and
I 'washed them up and put theM. areeet,;
! then took her seat' at her .• Work . and •
• eon/Mended het day's toil. ' •
1 But this meriting her Usually swift
; and skillful. fingers faltered and fail-
: all -
cd, She found her 'attention Wander-
, Ing from the . delicate design.. whieh
looked like a white -cobweb oh the
pilleve, and presently she desisted And
leaned back with. a •sigli, letting her
hartts tall on her lap.
; She bad ecarcel3r slept through the
, night. Tier head ached with the
1 blow from the horse's bit; and, be-
; .Sille, her brain had whirled with. the
l whole incidents attending her acci-
dent.;
• All night 'the. face of her rescuer
had come to her in the darkness, and
in . a 'vague, confused ',Pestilent she•
found bereelt repeating' the words he
had :spoken, hearing not her oWn, but
his deep, Musical voice, as her • lipS
formed them.
In ell her young life She had never
mot or spoken with any oho like, him: •
and his kindness, his gentieneys and
delicacy, filled her With a kind of
anitteement, It seemed wonderful to
her that he, a .gentleman, one of
those belegs weld belonged to the
rich, itrigocratie clails from tthicit •
such" as she seemed to be divided as •
by tin impassable gulf,' should have
taken so much on her behalf.
Why, if she had boyn one of hie
lady Mends, lie could' not have been
kinder or more 'coneiderate. Tf he litul
put her into the rah and sent her
home, she thoaght, lie would have
done all end more than she could
Itturi epeetetil Ihtt he ..bittl ma°
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Of 100 Ladies, 00 at least
prefer Rings to any other
kind of Jewelry. For thii
rea,s.)n we • pay spectal atten-
tion to this line. .
You will find all -the favor-
ite Stones and combinations'
at their best with.us....
DIAMONDS, • PEAHLS,
EMERALDS, • ItUITIES,'
SAPPHIRES,. OPALS,
OLIVINES, TVILQUOJS, .
Every Ring. at. Its -ver' best
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A. J. Grigg,
JEWELER, AND OPTIOIAN
The
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with her, and bought a draught front
the chemist's, had spoken to her as
respectfully and frankly as if she
had been his equal, She remembered
the very Way in which he had lifted
hie hat as be bid her good -night.
Yes, it veep wonderful. Her heart
was filled, with a gratitude which,
though she should never see him
again, would never die out.
• She wondered who he was. Mit
still she woe glad that she had •not
let hint coma in, that she had •asked
him not to call.. As she had Veld to
her father; why should he? :.
Her father had hinted at inakieg
his acquaintance, of having hint for
a friend A friendt She sighed and
bent over her lace again; but she
coeld not work; the handsome feee
came between her and Ufa lace; the
design went wrong, • . •
,ghe rose and looked round with it
Strange feeling of helplessness and
trouble. What had come to her? She
had never felt like this before,
Though* her head often. ached,and
worse than it did this morning, she'
lied always been able to work, .
"I will go out for a little while,":
.she said to .herself, !Perhaps the air
will do tne good and help me to for-
get,"•
Yes, it was forgetfulnessshe 'want-
ed; to get the face and voice out of
her -mind.
She'put on her neat hat and jac-
ket and went out toward the • park.
The air did her good, but it •did not
'drive the remembrance of last night
from her mind. . • . .
She crossed the park,. and Was:
'turning to go home again, when -she
paw a four-in-hand coining down the
road: A gentleman was driving, and
some ether •gentlemeo -4 and ladies
were on the top. They were . talking
and laughing gayly; and as the feur
horses swept by her she • glanced uli•
at them and recognized Miss Darnerel
among the party. The sight of
her reminded her of •her work and its.
necessity, and she . quickened her
pace.. ' . .. •
, „It 'was' to grand People like those
• that -her rescuer ::no doubt:belenged.
. ,
He had just crossed her life'e path
for. an inatant; and she would., never
see him' again: ' ..' . ..: • ••:
' Yes; -oh,, yes! it was 'Mtn%better
that, she. should. not.. She was. glad .
.' that she' had not asked him to call,
She reached Itorne, and eat a ',lice
of •broad • and butter forher lunch,.
' and then •sat clown to 'work again..
For .
it tioie .sliefound it difileult,
but • after. awhile 'their "aceustomed
Skill came, back t� her hands, and the •
delicate fabric grew under:.. thani. She
Sighed 'With sad 'satisfaction. :Why, .
she: cOuhtlaney that the whole,thing
was • a,•cireant,'. but for the. long scar
tinder the .hair -on her. fOrehed,d. Yes,
she .Would try anti think:that it had,
never 'happened; that she. hacL never,
seen hint -'only _dreamed- of :the- hand-.
some face, the .kindly ,volce. . ' .;• • • .
Then a, knock at the doer startled
her, and with a:sudden (Welt she rose; 1.
one hand holding the back of the
chair; .her , face' turned teward• : the.
door. : . - ".' .. e • e .., • •
.
'-he beard Serah, the girl., . who had .
.canie in -from school to get.' the tee,
'yen down the passage ,and Open the
door.• and' n ,voice -his voice -'-saying:
. • "Is eiiss ,Grey at home?" Then, he-
lm.° she could frame the Words;•"'No .
nor" the sittleg-room door opened,
and Serail, With her • eyes 'like sitic-
,ers,. and "hei•mouth egape; panted: .:
• "Illisa N.ance, !ere!s a... gen'iman in- .
kwieing 'tier. y:o.u. Hattx.,I,, to :let . him..
in?". • •es • :. • . . • .' • •
. The color :fled irierie• blance's fade.
and • a look almost of tereor passed
ever' it. She had only to Say "No," .
and he would go, and never •come
hack. ' Olsit :why coutd. she not eity
Sareb. took her ailence 'for- ansent,
end., nodding excitedly, went, back tie •
the front .door. .. • • .. • .
r All right, sir; • you can dome in;" '
she .said, :her shrill' treble full of sat-
isfaction. • . • - .
, Nitrite, still holding the chair, with. .,
the took 'that was almost One of. ter-
ror- Only Slowly. 'fading front her face,. I
raised hei7 .eyese aud saw him stand-
ing in .the doortetty--4elt, rather thin ....
saw, the handsome face -and, as, if in !.
'a •dream, heard the voice she already..
knew. • so well, saying: • '1.
"I aro' so glati to find yott e well 1
enough te he up, Mise Greyt" • • i
She tried tO look ' cold and repelk 1
ing, tried to feet sorry that be had
disobeyed her; but as his hand, closed '
over hers, a strange ,Joy and. glad -
nose thrilled through her, and a voice
In her . heart sung softly, sweetly:
, has Cornet be. has come)" ,
Oh, Nance -poor, innocent Nemec!
•
.' CI..IAPTER V.'. . '
. Dernard and •Nance stOod looking
at each other. Nance found her voice
at last, • • -
"/-I. ann all eight; thank you," she
said still holding the chair. . .
, "1 was afraid I should find yin,
very ill," be Said. "One never knows '
ate the time of an aceident w.hother
one ii4 hurt or not, I was once
cliiiitkdil in a hurdle -ma; and hadn't
the least notion there tvas • anything
wrong . with eme until I got hotoe;
then I felt rather stiff and painful
about the artn, and they emit for the
village sawbones. 'Halloo, Bernard,'
he said, 'you. havebroken your argil'
I knew that faet enough When the
thing began to mend, It's. then
when the. fun begins, .I3ut I'm awful
glad that you aft not hurt.' Your
head was bleeding, 1 knOW." Ito
thought of the spot of hio-oci On his
shirt leant. "You might have been, •
killed."
IIis frank voice, the Steady regard
of his dark eyes, Were dispelling
something of her nervousness.
"Won't you • sit dowh, Sr,IBet.
naidl" she said, .
Ile thanked bee end teak a chair.
As lie did so, ba wits about to tell
.her. that Bernard wits his Chrietien
name, and that his. surname was
Yorke; but, he did. not, ' Ile lot the
opportunity slip, with no thought of
guile or concealmelit,
no looked round the room, but
with no offensive curiosity, and ito.
neatness and touch of taste k and re-
Ilnement struck hint vaguelyCbut plea -
gently. Then his eyes MI on the
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VOt 110' you Make ifte'e,. =lea
Grey?" he said, with an interest
that Was not only lediceted by his
Vidlee hilt his eyes.
"Yes," she said; and she sunk into
her chair and laid her hand -it Was
still trembling slightly -Upon the pil-•
low. "Yes; it is nty work, 1 •earn my
living by it."
"It is awfully pretty work," he
said. "I am glad ladies are beginning
to wear it again; it is about the
prettiest thing they do wear. lilfay X
look at it?"
lie came and stood beside the
table, and she took up the bobbins
and half mechanically wove a, few
tlyeeds.
"ny Jove'!" he said, with intense
interest, "it is wonderful how you
remember which pins to wind it
round, and how quickly you do it!"
Ile looked. at the white, exquisitely
shaped hand with half-tineonseious
admiration. "Will that piece take
you long to finish?. What is it?"
"Some weeks," she said. g'It is the
trinuning for a lady's dress."
Ile looked through the window.
"You have a pleasant place to
work in. The river looks _very jolly
from here. I suppose vou can't sit
long doieg this. It must be very try-
ing for the eyes."
"Yes," she said, "especially at
.niglit."
"The you mean to say you do it at
night? lie. exclaimed, with the beau-
tiful ignorance of the rich and idle
of everything pertaieing to the labor
of their •poorer •Iellow-creatures.
Nance
"Yes,
she refslied, but
not at all complainingly. "Some. -
times some work is wanted in a buy-
ry, and then, I have to sit up and
finif-h it." •
"And haven't you. any one to help
you?" he asked. He was so interest -
50 absorbed in the subjeeee-in her
-that he dretv .up a chair beside
her and leaned. his head upon his
'hand. "Please -go on, if you • want
to, anddon't mind me," : he • (mite
pleadingly, "or' 1 Shall think myself
in the way and a indsanee " •
A faint color rose to her -face, and
. 'with her eyes bent upon • the pillow,
she resumed her work,' though .1 -he
pattern se'enied' to dance and waver,
and her lingo's faltered, -, andwent
weong now and again, 1 . •
• "Ie., there. no 'elle to help you?" he
asked agate, -watching her design as
it grew. . • •
"No,"' she said.
•
"Yo.ur mother -sister," be, said, "1
sheuld• think 't hey might do 'the less
difficult . pts;" . be .suggested.
-"Mightn't they?'" • •• . •• •
"Ihaye no mother ner sister,"
Nance replied unietly •
"Oh, I beg.your pardon!" he stain-
Mmoth
y er died when: I was a
•
child -quite 'a ehild.- I .den't-remein-
• bet' .her,.": she said, as if to assure
him that . he had not Mut her. "And
I-rureer- had any •brothers or •sisters.
There aro only. father and fnysell." .
•• At the ,nientiOn .01 liee fiith(ir •' her
voice• felteeed for- a ecareely• .appri:ete
•, able •nionfent, .a.nd • Bernitt;d YOrlie
noticed it.: ttnee' again he remarked:
the difference between. the • father and
' ,daughter, and. fonnd.:hiinself woncler-
in t . ... • •
"You must feei'. very dell •Soine•••
'tiinese". lie seid, thoughtfUily.
-Dull?" • She had •never eska her-
- self the' quest,ion •befort She lot it
go *tore. as . soMething .of.400 little
iinportande• to be considered. • "1
have.always ni wotit," 'She said;
"and' titne • passes ery qufekly7-too
quickly papietinics,"" ' ••
cYYs • wandered: from her face•
round the little 'room,' •
"X see YOtt are fond , 91 reading,"
he, said, half absently. . •
-ilo was. trying: to- innigino the life
this beautlftil ' girl dived,- •1:)en.difig for
hours•,,--seinetinies through the night
. this :delicate; , sight -trying"
,• work; but .he eould not realize ite ,
"Yes." 'said Nance; • "oh,. yes. .Itit
-were '• not., ,for the books-" She
pau•sed.
1 -Te noticed the refieement .in her
:•voice, the -sweet music which, ••Ilk�
• the glance of. hee wonderful' eyes, af-
• fected:hint :subtly.' • • ' •
'•• The,beeksl" he •said e still absent -
23'; " .much"at bOoks' mYself.
There 'tweet- seems any " • •
Then he too stOOpeci.' No time!
That • was a niee • thing. ink him . to
, Say to.. her--fok. him, whoe6 whole
life was spent in the 'endeavor to
hill • time! , .• . • . • • :•
. He rose: and. weet.'to • the little
shelf. . There 'Weee' only it cam of
volumes in '
. all, VA most of •thein
were 'sehool-books. ..'.-There Was an,
Engiish. gem:inlay .aed histery,• a
general geo'graphy, an English pro.,
flouncing; dictionary, und • a Fifth
Standard 'Reader.. • T. addition were•
a ShakesPestee and a Longfeilow. and,
ft feW; novels.. 'lIct knew soinchow
that 'the latter' were old and out of
...date. _fie had pima,read any of
them pot even Walter., Scott's "Ivan-
hoe." I , • • •
"Theyere ' 'nearly ,. all school-
books;" tie 'said..
"-lt.ea," • she assented. -"But,"- she
hastened 'to 'add, Apologetically,. . "I
. was not. at school very • long.. I had
o help. father. Dut I have studied
--the siniled-,-"that is too. geand • a
word-rve learned some of • thent
:since,. When l've.hed. time."
."1 suppose You've read all these,"
he Said, trying to• speak' casually;
and • only partially Succeeding*. An•
'Idesahad oecurred to him,• .
. •
• "011, yes," she replied,. with a lit-
tle • laugh. It was the firSt time he
had heard herlaugh, andit gate
him a now sensatioe. It was it new
thing in music,. •, and h� longrd , to
hear it again, "Oh, yes; s'onie 01
thent many times."
• "That must be rather a, bore," 'he
said, "I wonder whether you would
let 'me send you some books, Miss
Grey?" •. •
• Ho pot the qiiestioti in the- most
oft -hand way,' and kept his face
turned from her. •
. Nance looked up quickly, a sudden
light of gratitude ,kindling in her
violet eyes, " •
' "Oh, oh! but • I eould not -I mean
- No, thank yotlf" •
• He went back to his Seat'. and
"leaning MO went ,on tht. table'look-
ed at her with it smile on his hand -
Sante face.
"Why eouldna't You?" he asked.
"There are no old of books -novel,
Most of .eni-kieking about my
ebonite They're always in the way,
Why shouldn't you let me /end tome
of them to you I don't read halt
of them, andathey very often get de-
stroyed. 1 rather thi»It my land-
lady's acryant illsghts the Bre *With
,
t, ow
one conies to think of it. Now, H
you'd id t filo told them to you, I
should take it as a favor. Bol"
She hesitated, etill.
"Where's the harm?" he persisted,
the smile still on his face, still shin -
fog in his frank eyes.
ITc Wanted to db something to
brighten the dull, gray life, whose
daltnese end grayneSe be could sear.
ince pillow,
tinaginti. - •
As. be looked at the beautiful face,
framed in its auburn hair, which
glowed bIt copper flecked with gold
in the , sunlight, he ,lunged to take
ber up bodily and curry her into the
epen air, into the meadows higher
up the river -to place her heeitle hint
in his dog -cart and drive her mit
into the country, away front this
ghastly row of squalid cottages,
away into the sunlight to whieh she
. ought to belong.
He had no thought of evil it Hate
desire of his. Ile wanted to hell)
her, to be kind to her. Ilut walited
to have her beside himself out there
in the sunshine and the meadows-
wentell to be able to look longer on
the beautiful face, .te • listen to 1110
!SOWS of the low-pitched voice, the
clear, trilling little laugh. '
"Come," be said, involuhtarily,
thinking of the clog -cart, and not of
the books, and he almost started
• 'when she said:
"Thank you, it is very kind of
you. I shall be glad to have tlicia."
"Oh --eh, yes!" hesaid, rather
confusedly. "I will send Orin 10
to yen. I don't know wthat' 3'00. like
beet, .
"X like anything. I bait) read so
little," she said. "Please do • nut
trouble to select them."
There was it moment or two et
Ile felt that he ought to go,
that there was no excuse for his re-
hiaehabteen
hatedto
icoo httiln"i
tveet
to remaih for •hours -for how much
longer, .indeed!--Watelaing the white,
delicately shaped fingers as they
moved swiftly at their work. A kied
of repose, of exquisite peace, that
was not altogether peace, but a 01) -
tie, unrestful longing, took possessicie
of hen.
The silence grew to be it burden
presently, and he said: •
• . "What 'beautiful flowers. you, haeel
The scent 'fills the rooni,".
• "It is the stocks," the said, look-
ing tip. "rihey 'aro quite common
stocks, but they smell sWeet.".
aleanedoutoonat?the window.
yIpick
"Oh, yes, yes.!," she said, glad -that
there was something the eould do
•to express her gratitude to himfor
his kindness, in the matter of the
Sbeeoekvs; "Oh, • that., one 'is almoat over
here by. Ybur hand. Not that.
• s'i.ncl dead! • There better bros-
, soul -t
..
s• . . •
She :got up itt her eagerness,. and
• .
' Stretching out her arms, 'Picked the
*piece for him... • . • , • •
• "Oh, thank you -thank you!" he
said, with a kind of subdued .fer-
i ,veney; ane he pet it Into his button-.
held with 'ail a nunies oltiresiness:"
• It wants it pin," she .said; . and
. she took' One Wont- the table and
held it out, to him;. but sheedid not
offer ,to .put the .flower in. its Plitee,
and, somehow, he was 'glad' that she
did not do so' „ ••• •
:ger modesty-and-niiieenly •feeerve
- were. as eweete to hini as the perfuine
of the' 'fewer, . • , • .•• '
"And now 1 Oppose: I • ratist go?"
lia•ettid; with but, ewith a
, herbyconcealed relnetance; •
She stood with hey hands folded
before her, her :cyes• doWneastf, 'and -
"once More oBeruard, Yorke was .re-
minded Of the .picture he had seenin
slniegavieli7glad. . You weren't hurt--
vety!"-he -faltered as he lobked • at
her --he, whose self•Iinespesion and
"cheek"- werebseeivorde in the 'smart
' set to, .which . he belengecil-"and-
: mid It was very kind of you to let
inc come and • inquire. Good-bye"--
- he changed it to "good -morning"--.
,. hope I• Wall, send you
the right. beoks.".• •
• She. pet her sittall• white hand in.
has and though he Would .htive given
.Worlds :to do soi. he fl.a,red ,net press
• it, • ' ' • • • . ' •
. 'cititarhPaotiroltill.cfrirges''s ttillOPaidesit..s.et sthale„71
that yOu are
gsi'arbiu:tiec. icifvt:lenti.!:. 'es
with • faint
stone • and 'a 'slight' blush. • •
'0h;• yes; • / shalt be liery..eareful
for the,,futere;.I don',t "know how
came to be -so careless. I. was Urea
andHGeod-bye, and -thank you
• The laet . words were sitok6nscar-
cely' above • her. breath, • aind • thrilled
.him. ..•• • .
ITe dropped :her henci and went 'id-
, ward the door, but there he . Paused
'again. :ITe• was. actually going to
itsk her to •let hite, bring the books
Insteed .of sending theie; but, he dar-
ed not, and with a respeetftui nod he'
passed out. • • •
Nanee looked rotted the reom with
strange sensation . es the door cloSe:
ed after -Min.. Had the elind fallen
on. the -window' had ••• the sun disa1)-
: Peared'•behind a cloud? . No, the blind'
was still, . tip, the.• aim still shining; •
• and' yet it stoned to hyr• as if the
.• light had faded. mid the room grown
suddenly dark.-- . .
:. She went to the: . window and
watched the'stalwat•t: figure striding
'Watched .it with a fast -beat-
.
• Mg...heart.. m she 'oohed • at the
. ehair In which' hit had been sitting,
. the table.- on which he ha.d rested his
elbows, Had he really sat there, or
had she drecom-d it? She was indeed
'est in a dream, -as it were, and the
ininutee passedas she still stoo.d
looking at 'where he had- at, •yeetill-
ing. every vrord he had spoken. • •
At .last' she awoke from...her re-
verie and uttered a' (hint' ery,...al,- •
most of terror. What had &Mid to
her? What ' was the Matter with. ..her
that the visit "of 'thisinan, this gen-.
Heinen, that Ills Words, his 'valve,
ehold hew, such an efieet • en her? •
She was feightened, filled with a
vague dread that wfts half
half pleasuruble, 'and. she sunk into
a- chair and tovered her face with her
hands as if to hide even from herself
the blush that burned in her cheek,
the new andstrange light that
glowbd in the 'violet' eyes,
Though she did not know it, Love
was hovering over her, Was about to
enter her hitherto eventless life; and
change its dull grayeese into the
reecate totes of a giri'a first' and
deepest passien.
et VL . . .
Bernard Yorke walked to his rootrai
in St. James's, lest in thought that
was tiot guile ,,pf it comfortable: kind.
Ills heart was beating too', but not
Joyously, There was self-reproarli in
every throb. %%hitt right 'had lie to
go and see Nance GreYI what right
to offer to lond hoe beriks, to culti-
vate her aequaintance? ITe wee not
alt tinSophisticated schoolboy, but a '
limn who, though young, knew too•
mach' of thti *arid to persuade hinn. -
self that there could be any V al
fYiendShip between hittiseif and thin
&MUNI girl evho got her Defile' by
making lace, and owned a father of
the ntost objectionable type,
What good could cometo him -or
law-hY .1i. Continuance or the aCcitialll«
tan'? 'Notre none, WW1
Tho aneier rang sternly in ono
ears, and warningly, and his fave
grew graver as be strode along and
up the stairs to his rooms on the
first floor of the expensive chambers,
- As he ascended, the aroma of a.
choice Havana came down to meet
him: He opened the door, wc n keine;
who his visitor could be, and then
stopped short with an exclamatioa
f pleasure; for his father, Sir Ter-
ence Yorke, rose front an easy -chair.
father! 'Why!" and be
grasped Sir Tereuee's hand. the
1 warmthilttlaslootnaten faafre.etionate welcome in
h
81r `rennet,- wrung bis sott's liana,
patting it and looking up to him
,tauiio of fatherly love and
Ile was shorter than Demerit, and
darher, and though the abundant
hair was tinged with gray, he loot:-
eyiol Yorke," as
1.).,:.7(ttliii(gis. "Evergreen
delighted to
call hint, was indeed one of those
JAM Who never grow. old. Anti yet;
as he himself confessed, he had "lived
all the Ills youth had been
of the fastest. He had gone the pace
from the dayhe camt. up. to Loudon -
to join his regituenthe had been in
the service -and had kept it up until
his marriage; and yet, Marvelous to
say, he had grown neither blase nor
dyspeptic.. Life was still full of fun
anct brightness for him, and :the
cheerful, easy-going temperament still
made the pursuit of pleasure it • light t� Itftn. Flyerybody liked him;
210 eile, was more weleeme at club, in
the -country house, or at •the covert-
side- than Evergreen Yorke.' He was
always smiling. witit it smile that
:glided readily into it laugh, always
beautifully dreesed, and alwas's goed-
tempered', and, alas! prepared.to
Make the most of the present 'and to
let (bit morrow take care of • itself.
1 Women adof•ed•blin. That be had.re-
mained a widower so many years
was always .source of marvel; in-
- deed, it %Wes whispered that a well-
khown Merest>, who ownedhalf
e0,,iosnetlyiattit
i hti; had'. thrOwn
b.r
But somehow' Sir Terence had l'tf7
SatISNI talthlO1 to 010 1114.'11101'y Of 111S
• (Vito, 11100101., 11.1?il was still
• it d WO. unattached, giving up to
womankind in general . the. devotion
• whieb sena of them felt, with , a
.1
• , • sigh, should have- bten expi tided. on -
one, • • •
•
"Will, retitle, niY. boy," he -said,
and hie rich veice,' save for. the touch
of musical hrogue itt It, was an echo
,01 Bernal d ''supPiFed YOtt, 01.?" .
• ,"1-011always do, sir,"•'said Bee-
- nard., pushing him •inio the .chitir and
• smiling down at him with. as much
pridc .and affection, as his lather. dig -
played' for bin'. .: never *now when
to expect you. •When , did, you , mime
up?'' • • •• •
., •
• • Yes tercley• ililt rio at' replied Sir
Terence': " it up gel te enexpeetee-
•. ly: Wanted •"0.! get iny' hair. eut."'
the, stereotyped yxeitief, made
them both Itteghi: ettoulde,haVa'
looked yeit no • and •.e seen you to:give .
2)10 50 111,.' 'dinner, elinte T met' drandiSea•
end ally: .or -two. • her Ohl :friends.' a t
'the tilub, . nd, by George!. they made
a prieoner of :nee They 'did eideetl-
. I give e00 my_ V0Cd, Bernie. if tried
to rue ,e.way liom (hem ' and joinu
. at : Lady ttiInihL1L ', rut sore she,
V, ould have' let :ine in.", -•."
• -1,3ernard stniled, .
"1. think 'she -would,• sir," be said? '
• The countesswas an. old flame of
Sir Terence; and was, she herself
"fieolishly". fond of him' still.
;•
"''es, what a •dear • createre She is!
Ah, Bernie, thank 'God.' for the..,wo-
men! Bless their heartse Well, where.
Was I? Oh! I did try to run away;
but 0 eandieon insisted Upon' Otak.ing
•••.UP a .rubber, .e.nd"he shook his head
•.; with: a and pent-
• .' terice"by.' Georgi;1 1 didn't get baek,
to the hotel •till -well; it: .was''..late.,:
. Dernie-eit was elate! , • .• •
gladyou enjoyed yoUrseif,
sir,". said -Bernard, seating himself
. .on ' the anti -Of' the; big chair, with
. his. Own arm across the tOp„ .against
which' his father's bead rested; he
st.t.ts not ashatned . of.•thowing %his
affection .torhia• father, •"Itobsori":-7
• ItobSon. wee -:Borriard'S valet• -•`get
•
you eigar.end 'something to 'drink?"
rattli• I got 'em '••myself!" •Said
... Sir Terenee, with • his genial :.latigh,; •
• and a. very geed Cigar, it is.. ••
"I'll get..You seine, thein
.down,- said Bernard :at mice. ' . •;.
• • ."Thaok .you, tuy boythetilt.. you.
How. fit you'.ep lookingi
•, niel" and he eyed the handsome face:
prenidly. . • • . : ••• • .
. •."The seine- to .yote, sir," laughed
• •Xleana,rd„ • "Yes, 1 ain all right,. I
needn't ask after:yotie •health, You
• are always, -well" • : .
. assented :'8ir Terence,
but -with something like it ••sigli..
• '-rhat'a. what's been'the...Piatter With
tne alt my life, Bernie.' I've al ways
• been too Well." .
Bernard laughed _at: the -ball, and
Sir .trei;enee:,. •alter a • .shake • of - the
heed, joleed in. T•he • tele... laughs
made til 041)111 music. , • • -
'And, What's'. the itews, uty "bey?"
asked • 81e 'Teeence,. Solo -king his.etgar''
with most peefect aldose:unite . "jut
give Me .that glass before you begin,
will you?',' ,• • • ,
'
Bernard reached for the F4se.
"There's .nd- • news, sir, " he Said.
"Why, it isn't long since you Were
• up; and the world rolls oft just the
dbes it?" queried Sir Ter-
.
ence. "Cotne;,• I. 'heard• more news,
than that at the chtb."
.• ,'"There's ho place like' White's • for
gossip, sir," pitt in Bernard.
. "Gad, you're-rightl" assented:Sir
'Terence. -"I tell: 'ten: that they • aro
Eke it parcel of old wonten.• net
speaking of the countess, bernie,
who.the new beauty, Miss -Miss -
what's her naine?-ioejlela, ihonerel?"
• Ile put theottestien pleasantly,
eptUallY -enough; but Dernerd found
hiinttelf starting. ' •
- Why, he had forgotten. Felicia; Ilia
only last oight he had been on the
point of asking her to be his wife! .
"What about her, sir?" he asked,
"I hear she's as 'lovely as Venus,"
said Sir Terence,siPping his Soda
and whisky, "Bear, dear! how -many
women I've heard compared with that
same,. Venus, and deseevedly, toot'
There was, Ayabella Yernon-she's the
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•ever tell you that I• asked her to run-
. away with me? And •she .would haVe
done it -she would, Bernie -but she
was. afraid of getting her feet .wvt,
It •wiaS at a ball." Ile laughed with • •
keen enjoyment ofthe remembrance.,
"And there was • Maude Vavasoue,
anti Clarrio Penbigshire there,.•
.there! the. world's always full ol.
; ' beau t women; thank Heaven! But ,
i this Miss lettneree. Bernie? 1hear..-•.*
paused and looked up
j..1y. at Bernard's face. !It Was rather
• grave now.
•
•
: Terenee„. • "Awl -• so- 'there'S' nothing •
• •
serioes-eli,, my. boy? lien.'t,•think,"
he •wiint on .cittiekly, "that -1 want to
pry int�. your affairs; Bernie.
no;' . never done that,: and .. in .•
.not going • to begin -itenow. '.A inen'e• •
heari,. is his own,: ;and •nobody's else.
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• "Money, Bernie?.” -.ate said in • a ;
• toneof admirably 'eimulated. Careless- • -
nem. "Money, my boy?" • •
• •!`Yes," said Bernard., "I've -got
One. or two bills that •ought to be•
iitti•de • Th6..fellows have: beeti rather .
.pressing lately." •
"bilis, • eh? %bit, yes,' yes;" mgr.
;ranee(' -.Sir Terence, with. half-colosed
eyes. "What's -what's the figure •
•• Bernie? Tell tne the sum -total; it'a
the best way, you know," '
"Of-courao," said Bernard; "I al-
ways do, 'sir." . •
course, • of : eoUrSe," assented
Tereneei patting •his amt. "I
know that, my boy. Quite right„,
quite' right. -Well, how • much is it?"
Bernard considered for a moment
'or • two before, he replied:.
'little over it, couple of thou-
sand, • sir," .
Sir Terence did not start .or utter,
ark :ejaculation. Ile sat (mite still
and silent,' but his under lip tWiteh-
oil, and a • sudden -pallor overspread
his handsome, etteelese face.
"A -a couple of thousand, ch, Ber-
nie?" he said, "teen going it lately,.
. my bey?"
"I don't know, sir; about the Same
as usual," said Bernard, "perhaps
have. Por one thing, I've had
er bad luck of late. 1 owe
nearly a thou-"
"Stellel," the baronet Started arid. •
repeated the name in rather rtdry
voice, "You. play with Stoyle? Yes,
yes, of course. 1iti sorry 3ani
have had bad luck, and -and I-1
wooldn't play much, if 1 were you,
Bernie." lIe stilled a sigh, "1 know
this, must somul rather phartuatical
and hypocritical, coming from me;
but -well, I wouldn't play high.
Stoylv-well, you see, Stoyle• is a
rich man, and--"
know," said Bernard, quite
at ease. "I don't intend to play ea
Melt as -I have done, and t know
lin tttt mateh -for Stoyle. 1 don't
really care for the cards; hififr-well.
you. must do sonfeth ing..ant1 tlia
fellows play much or little."
"Yea, yes," murmured the, easy.
going Sir Terenee. "Iltit-or- Well,
yes, a temple of thousands. I
wouldn't play with Steele,
And 'you owe hint a. thousand? Ila
mart be paid."
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