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Are ovmptoras of a weak, torpid or
stagnant condition of the kidneys or t
liver, and are a warning it is extremely I
hazardous to neglect, tio important is 1
a healthy action of these organs
They are commonly attended by lees I
of •energy, lack a courage: end some-
times by gloomy foreboding and de.
spondency.
"I was taken ill with kidney trouble, and
beauties SQ weak 1 could scarcely get around.
I took medieine without benetit, and finally t
decided to tra Hood's Sarsaparilla, After I
the tint bottle I telt so much better that Z
continued Its use, and six bottles made me
a new teerean. 'When ray little girl was a
baby, eas could Pet iteep anything on her
stomach, and we gave her Rootlet Sarsapa-
rilla which cured her," Ulm 1'mm/6
Wallaceburg, On.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Cures kidney and liver troubles, re.
lieves the back, wad builds up the
whole system.
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"Just eo,". pot in the detective. • a •train, wets due in a few minutes,
"Mr. • Grey has gone," gold laere and it was not until they were seat -
nerd. "Yoe can catch him, I have ed and the train on the point of
no doubt; but, Mr.. Sneller, you donat starting, that Nance seemed to ren -
want to punish th6 innocent with the. nee What was happening,
guilty?. His daughter., Miss Grey--" . "Where are we going?" she asked:
"The Poor young lady!" nuaterecl•• with A start, as if awakening, and
the German, with a sigh. lier eyes sought his with troubled
, "Just so," said Dernat.d. "See here, apprehension.
1 will pay this money tend all the They were alone in the carriage,
costs" -he looked at the • detective- and•Berna„rd took tierhand. At his
"ell the costs.. Give me a piece of .touch sho sunk betel( again, and the
pallor." look of doubt and anxiety faded from
• Mr. Sneller hesitated, but the .de, her face,
tectivewhispered: "Wo are going to A quiet little
-
"Take it;" and the German drew a place up the river, Nance," ho. said,
sheet of paper from his pocket, Using gently,. but in the tone of masculine
selapessession which compels a' wo-
the wall as a desk, Bernard loeke.1
from one to. the other. •inan's confidence. "You can't go back
"A hundred pounds will cover it;•1 toEdea .Place; you Must get away
'think, Mr. Metter," said the dame out of sight and thought of it. a
tive in an uoilertene. • • knovs • a little village . along the
Beruard wrote, an order on • tho Thames where you . can stay for
awhile until wo decide what, is • best
.
to be done, You. Are not afraid to
trust yourself to me, 'Nance?' heade
tied, gravely, •
Iter eyes answered "No" plainly
enough, but, she said:• . .
• .
"But -but my 'father; he will conic
back and *find nie gone." •
He felt 'thatetlie truth was, the only
thing at thls juncture .• and • - he a an-.
By Charles Garvice
Author of
"A Modern Juliet,"
"Better Than Life,"
"Once in a Life."
bank for that amount. and handed -it
to Mr. ,9neller,
ho accepted it. but
not • without a captain • amount of
hesitationand risleiclance. •
'it's the exeuirple,'he muttered.
• "1 anow! but think of 'Mae Gresy,"..
.s.ateallernard. Yoe may have daugh-
ters of your onn-a
"Flee," said • Mr. Snellea . "Well
well! But it's 'not Tight, sir -it's not'
right!. Well,. Well!, (loot -morning, sii
if -you're a friend. of that -poor young'
lady, 1 shouia :atleise you tokeep
her aevey front that scoundrel ' of.. a
feeler of hers." .
• Tho. two men went off, and Bernare
returract to the. parlor •• . .
"I don't .think Mr. Grey" -he hat-
ed .the'word 'gather" in connection
with this heartless scoandrel-"will
retina until I find him and bring
hint back; but 1 will .leave a - letter
for hien avitk the people neat :doer.
. Mince .was sitting with her head . Don't fret, Nance," .for the tears rose
bowed in lier hands, but she rose 'as to aer oyes. "Ha ls quite safe, That
he eatereile• . ; . German fellow can not prosecute him
It is oar right,a he said,, worm. now, and -and it will ail coma rialit.
Chase your eyes and try to •rest. • It
•
her • hana. • "Don't be fri•ghtehed; they •
is not a long _tourney, and we. veill
have gone. They_ will not • .conut
back-" soon be there." • -
.• • . .
She etbeyed with the 'docility of a
. ,
aYou-eott have .pitid. tho money?"
she said, almost inaudibly, child, and that he might be able to
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eyes,"
lifted them then.
eho said, "1. will not cry.
Oh, what can 1 say—"
The entrance of the landlady cut
her short, and she followed her up-
stairs.
Bernard went outsicie. Ile, too, felt
confused and bewildered. Whither
was he drifting, whither was he lead-
ing her? 'rite force of circumstance
was driving them as A leaf driven by
the wind. Ile bad allowed the wo-
man to think that Nance was his
wife. Should he correct the .impres-
viola Should ha tell her? -what could
he tell her that would prevent her
thinking ill of his sweet, pure Nance?
Besides,. it was too late now., Ho
should have sot her straight at the
beginning.
He stood at the gate; gazing
vacantly, and in perplexed thought,
at the heath, until the landlady
came to the door and announced that
the lunch was ready.
Nance was seated at the table. She
was still pale, but she had bathed
her face and there were Only alight
traoes of tears left. .
Nis heart leaped with a lover'm ad-
naration as he looked at her.
"You need not wait," he said to
the landlady; "everything :looksi very
nice, Mrs. Johnston."
"Iliank You, sir. I hope Mrs. Ber-
nard approved of the room. Of
course, with such short notice, things
are not quite as I should like them, •
and will have therria,"
Nance managed to raise her eye's.
"It Is a very pretty -room," she
acrid in a low voice; then, When the
naaorocir_1,1a, d closed on the landlady, she
said, breathing painfully:. "Mr. Ber-
"Not until you've eaten soma+
thing," .said Bernard, with gentle
ntastertulness-"pot a word. Besid-
ee, • my name to yOu is" -he be-
thought him of one of his numerous
Christian miniese-"is Cyril, unless
you want me to call .y.ou Miss Grey.
No, you shall not , say a word yet. I ,
am 'fazniehed; excieentent always Make:
'•es,me hungry, I'll do all tho talking
-and most of the eating, I'm afraid:
Now, Nance, how, dearest, if you
want to give nte pleasure, if you
Want. tele to :think . that you're not ,
apgry with. me-" .
aAngra!" she murmured, lifting her •
.• eyes to . Walt a Meat° looa .of .
geatitude arid love, • . •
"All right! Theftl try and make
. good lunch. The chops are splen-
did, ,by Jove! .1 wish they .had Berne*,
beer, ' Shall .1 try? Thea „might
have." • . . •
He rang the bell, not because -he
wanted the beev. so badly as. to give
. a itatter-ofefact tone to *the proceed-
ings. • • . .
• •
By great 'good luck Mrs. Johniori
happened. to have 4 bottle of • ale
. •
, the housa, and Bernard, as he neared
tt "oitt, after. vainly eneleavoring. to-
• gat N'artee 'stare it with him, .de-
clared himself: peteectlY content, and
prepp.red• to face the world.
. Nance . Weald. heap given much to ,
• .
attic . bean able .tee oblige • him, • mil;
eat and., drink; but after a. vain Oa.'
•• forte'. she leaped back; 'mai, • with
.cinioivaencaet •,eyes, sat :ana listened to
Bernard, with, .coneideringhis
age, ..:neeee • .extraerairaira tact eclat
• success, talkedon as, if, the fact. of
• their being there together; alone, and'
prasurnably man and: Wife/ were the,
. •
natural thing e . in the world;
. and, Indeed, aa 'if • they; had been,
married tor -well, . say ,gente. weeke,
13ut When he had •finished his chop,
he said ia low voice • • ' ••
' ••
Now dearest; we.avilt go out ; and
-and talic things ' over.. Get your
hat and jacket -and •rein,d, not •"a
wend to the landlady," .. • .
• When Mei. ohnson came to•
clear tho things' aweta, he '
shall hitae to ' t•un.: to:. town' foe I
aour luggage,. Mei.. .3olineori. I didn't I
bring it. because ••1 .aid aot anoW.
•whether• we should 7, be able th. get
icams.".. • • • • . • •
•
- Tata explaitation . appeared to 'be
quite satisfactory to Mrs, Johnsen:
. eaaaleitee so, sir," she said. allut..if
Mrs. 13ernard should. want anything,
• I. dare say I. could lend to her.
1:xot
.. at. ho.70.
••at • present -about your good .ledy s
, . , • . • • • • •
I
• Inwardly groaning) Deviated* •weht;
. down. to the gate, and neat:very few
. • ... .
Minutes Isaince hinia• •
Short. ttea the thue • Of his absence ,
%had' been, Bernard itoticed. a:change
s .
,.tn•hor face.. There was ap expression
of :resolution in theasad. eyes and ea
athe lips ewhich he itio hgt undet-
stand. • •
"Iywant to she* you tato riverbas
• be' said. "It is vevy. beautiful about
here. Isn't thisee pretty place?" • •
, •
She •leoked •round end. at the Oa.
teat:, with its thatched. root and
covered walls, cli.eamile, anci.inur-
teemed assent.. They walked. across:.
the heath and down to the rivereside.
Bernard g *. , s • ,up
stream,. between the :Cei.een 'meadows's.
eated..the trees. that roe() 'same 'from
the opposite lianas; and aresently
'they. coati° to a small island thicaly, •
pleated with ••,withies . and . studded
With flowers. • • . - •
. "Let me get you sem," he said, .
as he Saw leer looking. at them vvist-
folly. '
They .landed, • and In silence . he
. gathered a bunch and brought them
to her where she sat on a moSay
mound at the feet. of one of the
trees, her eye s fixed' on the riyer, her
hands- clasped., ••
• • He damped them: la. her lap.
• "Ploreas offering," • he said; then
•Ita threw hiniself down beside heta.
and took her head. • .
• •"Nance," • he :Raki, "have you for-,
given me for -for deceiving the land-
lady? I couldn't help•it. I couldn't
let her think -and after all, it
doesn't tnatter. Name, you have
not forgotten what said before we :
• started this morning? I love you,
Nance.. I love. you, dear. You know
that. Do you love me a little in re-;
•
With her eyes still. fixed on tho
river, she murmured:
"Yes, I love you."
Ile put his arin round her, and
triad to draw her t� him; but gently,
vera.gentaa she put him fr,ont ,her. ;
ut you -you love
you will be tny wife?" he pleaded.
Slie turned hea face to him. It was
Very pale, but the look of resolu-
tion still eat in her sad eYes,
"Not" she staid, ahnost inaudibly. i
"No?" he added, enamel and dis-
mayed. "No Nance?"
"Nol" she said; "I will never be
your wife!'' •
"Deatast! What do you eta'?" ho
rettainstratede "You Iola me -you
have told mo so -you • will be my
• f
stiook her head eadly. . • I
"No," she said. allover! neVeri •
Ito you. think" -her voice came brok-
enly but with an undercurrent of
fitenness-"do you think that I ant
SO ignorant as not to hnow the. dila
foratee between us; so blind as not
to know that roo liot-not lit to bo.
the WIN Of arty holiest PIO-Ilan
"Your • father is quite safe," he keep his eyes off her, he opened his
paper and made a pretense of read -
...said. "Ile can collie back when la,
ing; a .pretense only,. for the • lines of
Iiice•s,
type emcee' Madly before his eyes. a
He will. hot come back!" she sitid.
•
They 'reached, the little country
"He will never come back! Oh, what •
r Shall I doe atatiat ciineI say"to-to. .atation, . 01 course therewas no fly;
9•, Y.011? Sho. wrung' her hands.. away • • and Bernard; inwardly blessing hint-
yoo:come? Why ha e u + self for not wiring for :pace. took her.
Chemist and Druggist ! • • , • ' • • V arin. walla' his. • • •
• done •all tater .• •. •
' The blood rose • to als fate, his "It is pot Nance,a ho • said..
4 M''r .•-heart laitt madly. - aI am sorry you should' tate tO
..eaeee
aea•
MANY CALLS are received •• fteno•
1)11SillCtiS firms sued many .staaente ate •
placed in good positions each yea by
the lemma
. .•
Nane('. I love you Da'yoa Under-. . • •"No, •no," sh, ettid,ealmest incited -a
Stand? 1, love..you with all my haart -hely; "1 , ain . qui t e well and 'able ;to •
• • • . o s nk ae aye fi.o in him; • t he country lane .led from the sta-
.
• held her hand and dresw• hey ahatin • tion •to a -small heath -like cemmon.
CENTRAL
STRATFORD. ONT. •
• • with •nn fiagelstible -force; • - on the edit() of ., vehiclerd re,
• • •-"Yes,• yes! --a hundred* . thoueand. Membered ..haviag seen a . cottage with
"times he stela. ..‘Nallea' I IPTe.' • At
This school stands for -the 'highest'.
and. best. in busietess .education in Ca-
aca
tcaey. Many • business colleges •
employ our graduates as teachers. We'
Ileac scores of applications from. other.
colleges. Ask to see them the day*yota.
enter. Continence course now... Cease- •
logue free.
W. J. ELLIOTT, atincipati
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LADES' •.
•
RINGS. •
apartments to. ast •• • ••••• •
you! Will you be my wife?"
She gazed at him with distended 1
.anotherme tiNance would haYes
at the beauty- of
• been full of deligh
eyes: The 'color flooded 1
• the peaceful meadiews, the old oaks
leeateg it; a mainatt after, . of leery
and elnis In all their summer braaa
whitehesee • • • • "a cry: but It is doubtful whether • she
she aantea. . 'saw or was conscious of anythina
"Yea, aes!" he:said. .• " but the med-the hero; the king -on
. the daughter of a -aa thief!" •whose arns. she leaned. • • •
she broke out e . • : • Her heart- Was oVerflo.wiag . With
"I do not eare!" he said, swiftly, aretitude ale& lave, and elie could .
le 0 ace -at the e
wr face
' 'attire ! heath,
"It is 'aett aalove, eateyou on • a think. of nothitig aut. his . wonderful.
thinfil Be my wifeNe.aael 1 toll • goodness to her. .• • •
,
you I love youaa • • • •• .. • Tohis immense satisfaction ho
No, no. 0. . • . • .saw the card, "Apartments" in •tho
"Yes! Dearest, I can not live with- cottage wiadow, and with te sli ht
- • out youe Conic to ine!".. . • a pressure of theaarro to keessure and
t Ile drew .hot to lam and kissea, el. ancourage her, • beknocked at tho.
lies, her hare* her •eyes. • -• ••••• . door: .* '• • ,
• I alvTo!" She .geruggted • in. his .arnisa; • "A nitadie-eged ..evoinan :of .motherly
amnot worthy! •I am the 'theugia asaect•cameeto the 'doer, smeothing.
ete o n eon! n .i n er w to,. apron and ayrarigiag he
•dr
• '
Of 100 Ladies 90 at least
prefer. Rings to any other
kind of Jewelry. For this
remon we ply spectal. atten-
tion to this line.
You will find all the favor-
ite Stones and combination,
at their best with us.
la 1 A MON DS, PEARLS; •
E at ERA LDS, BODIES,
ag yott down--clishonor you! • cap. • • • •
• "Drag m. • •
.
ilearest?• Nance; Yes, she .- had rooms, she sal
if you lady. knew •haiv far above nee a,neteer to Berniud'it incatiry.
'• " • '
teach yeller aand,.3:Oor lips-" in? • • . • • - •
you are, hew unI
'd, in
worthy • ettn t� the lady aod gentleman pates° . walk
• , o. It is I!1 am only a, She conducted them to a coy lit-
coMmon Work -girl!" tle' parlor ov-erlooking the 'heath,
, .
"I love yota I love yOu! .taiten with- gat -name of' the shining" river
Incto . YOu ean not stay. here. He- and infermod ,Bernard that, she had
your father -may retarn. You can this ' room and a bedroom.
•
riot live with hitn." . Having, for appearance sake, aek-
"I can not leave Malta • ed the terms -which wore aidiealously
.ernard engaged the rooms..
"He • has left you. Nance, come 1 ow
-B
.with me, I will fiod apiece of slate "And when would you like to.
SA PF111 RES, OP A LS, • • . :ter f .yott "uneil we can : , be 'Mar- • come. In,: ma'am?" asleecl: t.he land- .
0 1.1 V INES, TII LICOS
I . • •
. a. lady, addressing Nance. •
Q ,
. Mai tied! ante ge-zed wildly round We wall take possession at mica.
Evers- atits ver best here. "Nevet! mill. not data/ewe .c.ou Mrs.-" . • .... • , •
both as to value and. 4;1111- She *fall at his feet and. hid her -"Alrs. lohnson,"• Bernard retitled
lace in her hangs. • • • e in as matter-of-fact tone as he eould
-I will not. I -love you tad . Johnson sir," • • ,
ily.
Ho
• drew her to hip breast and kise. • assame. "We have been disappointea
•
N • ed her, his heart in every lass. in getting ,a house" -et was amazing
eente„ j. Arg "Cotrip, ,Nance ," he said, se/treat:4e to him, considerieg that .he had
kno:eving what he said,' ayou. van planned ;teething, Vow atelier ho con-
inc
1 Time es no place for - cocted an exeusee- and have come
.1 E I. LER IN D PTI.0 . .
41!.!4.41 Home is
you, my • poor,. aweeet innocent here becatise. 'we prefer qtdet roOnis
to hotel."
Nance!"
• Her jacket and hat lay On a chair Mrs. Johnson wetted to see noth-
beside him: He snatched them tip and ing inconsietent in the statement.
helped her:pitt them on. "Quite so, sir," she said."afany
, She submitted like one in "a trance; gentlefolks don't like the noise and
she was indeed In a trance -a trance beetle of a hotel; and 1 can promise
of love and gratitude. • you that you'll be quite quiet here.
•Atiel together, With her .arm in You. see, we are talittle too fatafront
his, , clinging to theY Passed the. river for Most of the boating•
people, and there's no visitors. And
The die Was cast, the Ibibieon pass- I'll do My best to make. you and
ed! • •yew' good lady cot/Iloilo*, Ian
.-;--:-. • . onty a plain cook -a e
"I' am sure we shall be comfort-.
CalAPTEIt XIV: able." said Bernard. "Oen we has e
s
something to eat, Mrs, Johnson -a
It is a, significant fact in this mean pretty soon?"
strange history of a woman's fate,
. •
so Mit:captive
but that . artistic
photo ct will unproxre
No matter how
much you enjoy .s7 our
home, photographs of
your friends and
mombers of your fain.
ily will increase your
pleasure. We can
make you a boautifut
characteristic plot-
ure=
j161111165' PHOTO MUM.
Mrs. Johlikon looked at him with
that when Bernard had led Nance respectful scrutihy.
. outside the cottage he had no no- eee's usual to haver reference,
tion of where he was to take her, saa.." She hesitated. .• .
His one Idea was to get her awaa . Bernard took out his et/ad-case; but
from the house overshadowed by her '-another link, ih the • chain of coin -
father's dishonor and the hateful pre- cidences-there Was no card in it.'
senee of the broker's rhan.• ally name is Bernard-" •
Ire kneW that. ho could not tit" "Thank you, sir," she said. •
her to his room, and he . looked • , '-"And / will pay a month's rent
round helplessly; The sight of the In advance, please."
'blue sky and the sun on the river ITe, laid a tive-pound not on the
gave him an idea. IIiit great desire . table and Mrs'. +Johnston with an
was to take her to tome quiet place • "Oh, that's not neeessary, sir," took
whore she would •find rest and peace; it up half reluetantly; for Betetard's
Remember° in the country, amid the frank face and Nance's sweet ono
fields and trees. Ito remembered Long had impressed her favorably and ite-
Bitten. It, was just the place. A sph.ed her With confidence.
quiet *spot beelde the river, at which* "rll give you some chops-"
he now and again stopped for a glesS. "And some tea," said Bernard,
of tele when sculling up stream, thinking of Nance. „
Yes; ho wOUld take her to Long "And gome tea at -once, tire Pere
Baton:
haps your good eady would. like to
Ile • called. a hanfient, and Nance collie linatairS to her room. In ono
suffered him,' without question or tnoment-" said' she left the roam,
protest, to put her in. She was, ha . Bernard took Nance's band, She
deed, too heWildered and overwhelna- Was pale and still trembling, and her
ed to care where she Was going or eyes seemed too heavy to be lifted to
what became of her, his face. •
When they readied Waterloo Sta- "Perceive rne, Nance," he said. "a
UM, Bernard insisted upon getting was obliged to say what 1 did. Don't
her a glitee of wine, to Which sae Say anything to her. Coate down' as
Obediehtlea put her lips, though she quickly as yoU can, And, for God's
could not drink it; and he took two Sake, don't era, deareett dria*
vey,9to Ditto, rortulwav, ito no win,t1 to 1;e0 tear. IA your
ea
July 7th 1904. •
.•
you are worthy-."
She made a, gesture with her band
to stop him.
"1 ain a common work -girl, you 1,
are a gentleman. I ant the daughter •
of -of a thief!" Her voice died tI.WAY
to a tremulous whisper, "I am not
fit to speak to you, to be seen in
your conipany. Oh, don't speak; not :
-not Yet! I want all ply strength,
and -and I an ea weak! Do yea
think that I do not understand how
you would lower yotirself by marry-
ing such .as I am! Oh, yes, yes; but
dol -I do! I bay° thought of it,
and have learned the truth. I weuitt
rather die than drug you down toany
41'DyioLi
"Drag knew-" owdawn!" he exclaimed.
"It is because I know," she said,
sadly, firmly. "If you married Ine
you would never be able to meet, •
your friends again,. your relations.
Everybody would say that I had
ruined you; and -and I would rather
die! Oh, I wisa I were dead! No,
no" -for he attempted to take her
hand again -"nothing, nothing will
induce me, persuade) me! Do you ,
think that I love you so little, and !
that I tun so ungrateful, so forget- !
ful, as to injure you, Who have dono.
so much for me -for him? •Thinla
You have saved my father; you have,
been the truest friend that ever .
poor, helpless girl had. You have
never thought al yourself all through;
but I must think for you! You have
saved him; 1 will save you!" ,
A divine light shone in her lovely
eyes; a warm flush 'rose to her pale
face, which heightened her beauty ten-
fold and made her seem to Bernard
a woman glorified to an angel
"Nance," beak° front him, as ho
pressed her hand to his heart,' aeyou •
cen not mean it?" •
. "Yes," she said, drawing her hand
away, her eyt s resting on him with
a women'stender love and a wo--
man's smile of agonized self-sacrifice,
"I 'do mean . it, I will never, uever •
:Consent I have meant to say so all
along, before -before to-ditee, arid ali
yon hayo done for me. •I love ;you -
No; don't • touch. me!" She prayed to
'him with clasped hands.- "1-1 want
to do right. Help ine-oh, help me!"
• Begat!" tee cried, hoarsely. "It.
Is. wreng, 'wrong!' Grant you all You.
say; what is it to any onebut our-
• solyeal What has. the world -my
Mends, my people-to'..'do AVith it?
We aave only out van lives, just Our -
own lives-. Wo meet think of our
awo happiness... Nance, •I leye You!
I 'mast have you for my wife!".•
"No," she .said in.exatitly the sante .
tope; • ayoteayea can. not. • lam must
nearer ask ma again. Yon must, never .
see nie again.. Yen will go away
now, C.Vril"-her lips trenibled, and
...her voice broke, ' with a suppressed .
. ,
• soba-ayeeti roust' go :•awity and forget
me! It -it, will not *be haat. ale
.forgive Mot .1 'anew that You 'love .
• me! • It will beehard. I -I • feat *that;
but it will "not be so difficult ai yen
; think. You have so inhoa frieede, . •
know so' enany bettera moth beauti-
,
ful women. . a lave sem thoin 1;
know what they are. Tbea., are'
worthy of you; not 1. You' will--lina
ecene one to lava: some once.who will •
. nye you, hut not bette: then.1 de. •
•• -the .parcialaseis was' the'autcry of
• her •acleing hcast and escaped her
are sae tame • cea-,..:ana she will ....Soon
.aca you •to foigct Inc.'':.
"• • l•
•
. Never!" he broke out, almost
fi I . "I shahl
tvernane 1 shall never forget yOul
What is more,. 1 will not try. You
are the one woman irx the world for
irte, Nance -just the, one woman! t
•'Don't sena me away! Dotat steel
your • heart . against me, Nance,
Nancel" . • e a • •
must! I :neat!" she moaned.
."Oh, =1 theught• you would help ine;...
that yeti would f•e bow right I am,
and that a enestat to -to save: you
And I will' Cyril, you' Will'go now;
you will leave me! I shall be quite
• •
•
alma:. I Will stay- .here :at • the • cot-
tage. where' you have. brought
Oh, how geed youehaia been to mei *
1 ellen not feel lonely, only -only..
whena think 01 you......Atid' I will try.
• not to Hank -ate forget; Anti' I wilt
ag.et :Leave •xae .now, Take me
,
• to ...the other side, and.. go. back to '
. -
‘Lohcloo and vow frienels.a.
• ale rase; the river sungeinhis.ears;
•the. -.opposite • ...bank 'loomed, as '
•t ha:nigh • e, afiet;.Itefore his eyes. •His
, .
first passion -a • strong 'pas-.
gimemercilest ets• death itself --shook
..hiin froio head .to feet.. • . . •
"I will note" .he said. • 'You
•C ni .to rue Naficel a and lib stratch-
refuse,.• to sena me away after • you:.
be rny
•peal:
tovi,fe;!,.'0You. hti.ve. no :right I:0. •
have. told • Mo. that you loved me
ed out•his. hand to her. in Wilde,. ap-
. •
" ." - • • .
She
I.. •
• 1'1%10)1:n1 hwilb aear‘:.ebra..eclo. ns- ;
.Oh, .t ea g. at,ared go!" .•
. •
• MU 'face went white and • his lain
straigatenad. • • a ; • •••
"Yoe do not :love' l." • • he. said; •
hoarsely, "You • thjnk you do,
but you don't or .aouwould not "
send me away, " Go 1 forgive you,
• Narecie!'.YOu have. brokenlety teak!
I -I will* potaheriess you any more.
He held out his heed to her,. but
she got iiito the boat without teuela '
.ing his hand. .11e rowed to Abe op-
posite bank, and. they got out and
stood side by side in ethnic° for a••
moment. IFe seemed dazed, as' 11; 111-• •
deed, hie heart weee brokeo, Ito ease- •
ed Itie hand acrossbis forehead., and
lociking staaight before him, said:
aI will go back, to London and •
send • you same things front the cot-
tage, You will ate quite safe here.
a.'au will need some money. Don't"
-fiercely-adon't refuse to let me
help. you. You shall not!"
"No," she said, meekly, humbly.
"But I •have &weigh,and them • IS
money • owing Inc. I do not want
any." . • .
his kiSses upon her feat). It wai the
supreme moment of a, wonianai self -
Arid let those who are ready to
cast their stone of blame at her
pause while they place thenteelves in
her position, and ask themselves i
were het. cano theirs, thee' would not
have done even as she had done. Let
her great, unselfish love plead for her.
. PITAPTER XV. .•
There 'is A little village at Long
Ditton, with the usual. compliment of
shoPs--a. • baker's, butcher's, • a small
general store, and a Still smaller
jeweleies. On their way back te the
cottage, Bernard mowed. at •the win-
dow of the latter, and toolasel in.
"Waita moment Lor 2110 dearest,"
lie whispered,
Ito wits pot inside many minutes,
and when he came out he' said noth-
ing, but when they had -reached the
shelter of the trees. that fringed the
heath, he took her hand etad slipped.
something on her llneer.
laanee starlet! and Woad at it.
The something was A • plain gold
ring. •
.•ely wifel•'' he whispered.
• She shook her head, and meth) as
. if sate would take the ring (ate but his
!tune cloaca over leers end. held it,
and still teed It as- they teacaeo the
cattalo) gale.
••
'(o in now, •dearest, and rest," ho
eitid: hlian. met be long,"
.:Wherr are you going?" she , asked,
almost inaudibly.'
"To Lundell," he • said. "I -shall
•
not be long. It Is only a short delve'
and I shall bring the uog-cart. Leave
. that ring where it is. I ou will obey
1110., Nance?" •
"Yes," she breathed, "I will obey."
Ire had to wait some little thee et
the • station, but the train was an
express, Leal he was soon in .tainelon.
,Lie went., to ltie rooms, , .ordeved• his
dog-cara and • his. man to :pack a
apart en Lintels -ea •
at am. going .out • Of' t01114
thee; Robson," he said. . "No; a
shall not want you. • You can keep
thy letters, as My adeleess is un-
Certain;I • shall .not .weatt
George:a-ea that was the groone.,. aelet
. settle phenge," toed • .he wrote-. .4,
.
chi-ek. "And pea. a .spare pektman-
aw
t 'thte•cart.'e • •
;When. 111)'. eliosaeart: 'canes • round, he
clruve lo led •I al •Th s' r lar's
num WasepraWled out in. Nuncees
.ehatr.• poe .or alci Wa5:. an hei.
work -table, and the room' was :ailed
fft•-
1 i ' k .:0 l• ,
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• .1,SAIMPANCIA‘tat.224P.PriTYlVi3
forts'
Nenee stood awaiting him, pale
still, but with the ligla of love itt.
her violet Py1.13. $he was grave, but
h4
ttatielI10 :ralsalienit:teef01.11r(astSi
ll,81•": 81(1 Witit.:t1.
4r1'
might 'have stood 'afore the king, lis
• woman stands tafore the man for
whom she lias made the supreme see-
111111$11'QP0:1\t' in
mvisn. tAnttoil
l kilneadIctleit'oe{il
ejnC I itLer.•
11.11(1
hvow.
; "Yes, I have come back, Nance,"
.ringing with the neIsic of a. passione •
be raid, the .woras, low as they were,
I ate love.. and the. et ion--"colite bach
aever tO go away again, never again
I while life lasts! Tell naa-whisper, .
'Nance -do you.10,v.e mo? Are . yolt
glad that- I have cone) back?
••,
wi.sithrtdisteindoect)ite itititivsauan?r':
but stood ,
with eyes fixed On his, her lama .
rest in g on his. shouldees, 1'11°4
c2aslltrsiintvgaltheiels, 'Iheicsk:getz. e searching bets .
heart; then he took her aft head
down and looked at it.
patio Auld meg was still on
'of: unspeakable jeer he.:
; .cauglit her to Iiirn.
• 1"."11.1y Nance! a •
'CHAPTER XVI. • • • ..
- 'They were happy. • • One :writes the ,•
-sentence with miegivings, for it • is
fe yen to so -few to tetst)e
thtIs; but
21.6:11siv.i:earmIcalinset, (f and ilanard
may • • serely be caunted..- • '
. • • • , .
-
Love had • turneel 'this .rather U. •
;satisfactory alarteta of ours mb a..
g lee° ei. glorious tight and joy, And, . •
strange to say, their for each
wale the odor of clasep-aild etrieftga-
toaarcoJki int rd, w ith ir eh:alder,.
placed tae requited m11611111, on the
table, .
. aThcre yonare, alienate," he Reid, •
"and taara. is • ha a" a soaereign.- for
yotii.self. If e•ott feel 1.11Ce ;miming it,
(dear .oetas soon 08'eon ana
Pc piteleed the plat •putao.fathe
• : When the :elate, almost too'
astonished to *grow, his thanks, owl._
nod. out, honit Sa•ealt,
was solve:ling ie, the passage, and'
:tdIdawr, peek. up Neneaa things.
Ile 1 i nc.; II Cellected Nini'e's. books
her :dee* "or two:
kniekkeacks .whichate 'afteatte 'would
; treasures,, end pacleeet•tlestie with- lov-•
iug 'care in the• eine:Cy. • pore:nom-
teat/a:end In less t an an oui as.
ready • to start. ; .• • • ' •
• " aVeu ban talce cleat'ge uhele Ilse
Grey is ciWay," he said: to ..Saralt;
who stared from 'the geld . in her
• .other :grew heeteed of daninIshea
-'the days glided by; for, aster' by day, •
'. Nance .beeseme a- rovelatien to hini:
lie had known that she Weis • Pamela...
flai .110 had thought aer sweet • and ...
. a •
'.1Ovable, but - it was . not until: • he '
'kneW her AS he leaeas her now that. •
;he realized. that. Woaniee. was. indeed .
, God's .greateet, -.gift'. to man. s'
• . Somptimee.• !le -foutta -himself gazing . • •
• at her in a, kind 'aka Wonder, .
- Matelisteningeto•her-in a like.:aniazia.•:.
inent. •Pcir as a plantwill develop . . • ..
-•
•
ontl put out Its beauteotts flawars.
• under -the . thipefica- eta), •son, a • •• • '
Nance- Was • 'developing and 'putting. .
.
out ..the blossoms 01 di vine What:al-a • • •
hoodi. • • •• - a • ..
. • etatheree. ha had . anown her • .as. a
shy, nervous gee • elepressede, by . thee
Prest nee of • aft Mayo:I-thy father; but
• "elope' Ilernmel„ • • guaraed and
• cherialeiea With "las • nature*
eaa e • • e • • .... • .
•
Igigr'1111
•
hand to his lace in blank bewilder. . • . . .
went._ . "If Mia Grey, ..ehould come.
back, tell lain -well, tell lane to leave*
. his address,'" he added..• • •
•••• As he drove away, with . lase •
book at the. place which •• was secred •
•to aim, as the home pf his darting,. a
newspaper !boy came retina' the cote
• pea With evening papers, and.. yelled;
. alienate'. luta:Went ite: the. West,
•ITer de Petah of eveotintess! • All tho
:details' !ora halfpenny!'' . • •
• • Tao 'Intare, etetetled by. .the '01)1011-
sivereed • •aside, anti. Bet.-
. • • . •
•
nerd had to pu 1 up to .prevent an.
upset. Quite unalisished, the, newsboy
seized. .the ,owiortnnity, and, spi•inea.
ina • on to the. step ef the 'cart, thrust..
aepaper under Bernards nese: '
At another .tinte Deriterd would
have swot e, leut his 'heart was . too
• full* • of •".teappiness this evening . to:
earmit him •tes• be apary wale eapy-••
thing en.
.t eatilllt .)tc)t(.13:;ticlienr(.1tiell:.etet,otke. .atehe:11
. .
t.ossing the boy' a coin, drove 'on' • ,.
' Becky; the -mare,: was •.allowed* to
'a retch" herself cen that tourney as:.
•
.10:0 htid never .beisn. altowed beeper:, .
• andshe sped along the reactin
high glee and. at . a.. pace that • soon ..
ardeght Dollard to the cottage.: :
At the sound of the Wheels • the
door opened, and •Itire.../ohnson . mi -
peered. . '
- "..,Ta, -Mrs.. 13ernerd • all - right?". lie
. ' • .
'asiiht(e1...landIntly I
rl'mplied, ..... .',1- ..• ' ..
.:"Not hem married long, ext.,. any.
rate:," elle theright. "Oh, -44,s, . sir:
6 n ', . WM Ina S IN t r for. Oa."
, ...Veil eight," he 'enitia.eaTiat eland
by tile mare's head." • . • ' ' .
. But ae elan ligere glided past 'Mee, .
iTiorali.saltinintemit,c1m., (tiv:estpite't.,f..tb,o :1.130eicreetdv.... read
"You have coute back'?" Nance
said, !hying her lava againet Becky's
Sleek; satiny ;well. . ., . .
"Vasa! he said, With. a short laugh
of Joy and • Mombassa - pid. •you
think .1 had gone . forever, • Nance?
You ;are not afraid of bell" meaning
the mare. . . • . .
'
. .
allo; '1 eau nob afeald," she iiald.
"Very well," he said, huskily. "I
svUh sead the things t think you
'Want. I can get -them fro/lathe ser-
vant.' 11-11 you should wantme-
belt you will not, you are teat Pruitt'
a know! Yee, you have lot your Pride •
break tny heart and rein my life. Go,
now. X will wait here until 1 see you
safe) at the cottage. Oli, Nemec,
Nahce, and I love you so! Oood-
bye!"
Ire did not offer' her his hand, end
turned his head away that sho might
not see the tears Of Which 1110 MAO,*
hood was ashamed. •
"Good-ayel" 8110 breathed,
Sae turned away, Walked a few
steps, then, With a try, ivas back et
Isis Side, her hands outstretched, her
eaes blinded %vita tears.
"Ola. I eau not! I can nett I
love yout 1 thee aotil 1 can not •
go or •bet you go! 1 will never bo
your wife-neverl but I can not lea
you go! Speak to me, dearest,
dearest! Only let me stay with
your"
The „next moment she was ort his
breast; her lips made. dumb by his,
'-arteaaleigiarlatemeiea "-4,. eeta
,
"What .15. thee?" she asked, as • he
lifted out the portmanteaus, .1".
"you'll 8005". he add. "You can
unpack then:, while 1. take Beck*
reined, to the inn, etables."
• He carritsci the boxes into the Mis-
s/toe and went out to hi'
would- have taken her in his area
there and tion, hut Mrs. Johnson
was standing in the passage, super-
intending the, coniayal of the port-
manteaus tipstairS, and Nance• shyly
shrunk back.
He 'drove „rotind to the stables and
SaW 00 mare comfortably housed. .
"Here's a neWspuper, sal," said the
hostler. .
"Never mind," said Bernard, "You
can keep it. It, is not often you get
; .
the London news .q
ews so uiekly+ eh, mY
111Tanh?eci', luX 'went. back to the cottage.
Suppe'. was laid. Tho room looked
the essence of cheerfulnees and coin-
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.1 • , .
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• had' yoom • to • expand. . a • .
• •A•pil• not only 1104 nature, 'bet her
latelleee... Bernard soon • eliacovered• e •
that t he woman of his beaet wets net •
only beautiful". Out *clever. alio had
remembered aviatt, site had read, heel
e•assimitated all that was good, and. •• •
cast aside all that was bad. Tae .• •• •
stilt was e theta •Wheveas :most i,iilS .
in • Pi. position. would have- bored lain •
thIr ignorance., Name's 'Mita%
ence Lover him . increased daily. Ire •
'not..onle 112) 0(1- .Inore deerta then,
he had done at arst, but he grow. ta
respect her as• he lied hever respected.. .•
any other . woman.. . • ,
...Myrtle Cottage became a. veritable • . • . •
bower • of Eden to. these two -an ' • . :"
en in whieh, for the present, there. •
Was no set:poet: - •
• As for Nance, her, love • could mit
'
have ihareaged, .for it wasof perfect • • '
•
proportions from the beginning. Ito ;
.• wits.the king of rtien to her -her hero, •
her god; and. that was • Cho whole
ease: At any 'moment • elle would
have been. content to. lay down ' her
Ha Inc his sake. . But She did better
,than die for alma/ale Jived for him,
and hint only. •
:• Nature even, seemed in sympathy.'
'with them.. The weather. was . lovely;
the sun -shone every day, and tho....
gilded hoties flouted by to a • 'strain •
of unseen itmeic.
Every. morning, • after breakfast, .
they would go down to itie...adat, or •
for .a drive in tlfe dog -cart,• Nome.
times. Nance herself ,Would row . Or
(lava for she had teamed to headier' ,
the fie11118 and' the reins -with is tacit- ..
ity that delighted • and a.stoulithed
Bernard.
"There le malaise( yott couian't do,. •
if you triad, Ranee," he add,. ono.
day, as he lay in the bottom of the
boat, with his pipe it* his mouth, and
gazing (Si her with half -clewed eyee,
as 'she slowly pulled :the light boat,
against the searceava perceptible
stream.
The blush of pleasure which the
smallest weed of. araise or hive froet
him had tiower to call to her a
lee
made her look ver etifu I
• .
y au ; antlais
eczema, coarse hands, ragged pyett oppntd with a lover's fond al -
81 Ira t ion ns he naked himself waela
clothes, shrunken flannels. er eny girl in the world ever. lafteed
. mom laVett, 0011 tiliS 080 of his •
,
did, in her light morning -gown,
I .
,
Tr 'Jh 11,,,T,.izi . Ica Wilk+ Wag 110 whitest: ihan the shape -
'V':' •IU•fi kL4 iv white throat 1.1int rose: frout if.
with the: rich cliestimt hair gleaming
golden here and thee,: in the sunlight,
PLETSUCESI with the eyes diespentsd catmint int*
black with dreamy reverie.
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