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• D MeTaggart
BANKER.
!
• A. •OltNER.Alr .SANKING. BUSINESS:
'TRANSACTED. NOTES, DISCOUN-
TED. DRAFTS ISSUED. INTEREST
'ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS.
ALBERT wiRalia, CLINTON.
•
W. BRYDONE,
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR.
NOTARY, PUBLIC, ETC,
oiericE -Sloane shack- CLINTON.
HENRY BEATTIE
(Successor to Mr. James Scott.)
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC
. office formerly occupied by Mr.
James Scott, in Elliott Block „
MONEY TO LOAN.
RIDOUT & HALE
es,
A. roe* Reoltee.
"Dina talk to mg alnYat the reelpee
that *Wavelet," ai4 Moe Lane,
• With great energy. "Witelet that the
Very Magazine" that advieed MO to put
on that 094 001UtiOn. VA leave tee ta.,
bleeloth out oVeritight to take Ott thee
YellOW etainar
Inclined to Welt it WV have
been," fend 3fre. Lantell glister, With
dna illeekneee, "I Sent you a 1111111ber
of them In the spring, X remerabene
°Welt and 'What happened?" asks()
Mrs. Lane, with riving Wrath.
"Didn't the etaine disappear?' aeked
her sister.
"Disappear!" eidd Mra, Ldne In a
Withering tone. "It Wile the tableeloth
that disappeared. I don't know any.
Mel shim'', the stale st
-
itonveyancers, Commissioners, Real .
Estate and Insurauce Agency. -
Money to Loan. Ratte
• '
. B. RALE - JOHN R1DOUT.
DRS. GUNN & GUNN
Dr. W. Ginn L. R. C. P. & R.C.S.
Edinburgh.
- Dr. J. N,isbet Gann M. R. C. S. Eng.
14. R. C. P. London
Night calls at front door of residence
on Rattenbury street, ppliosite
.Presbyterian church,.
OFFICE- Ontario street -CLIN'PON„,
DR. SHAW
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
OFFICE,- Ontario street -CLINTON:
Opposite St. Paul's church.
DR. C. W. THOMPSON
PHYSICrAN AND SURGEON.
Special attention given to diseases of
the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Z e
-Office and Residence --
ALBERT STREET WEST, CLINTON.
North of Italtenbury St.
DR. G. W. MANNING SMITH
PHYSICIAN . AND SURGEON.
' Office formerly occupied by Dr. Pate
lister on Main street.
ItAYFIELD, - - oriT
DR. AGNEW, DENTIST.
i; Office adjoining Photo Gallery. • .open
ritikligg"':• every day and Saturday nights until
10 o'clock.
CLINTON, ----- — ONT.
• •Neee
SR. G. ERNEST HOLMES
• iepecialist in erunen and Bridge Work
1.1. D. S. -Graduate ol the Royal Col-
lege of Dental Surgeons ot Ontar-
io.
14. D. S. -First clase honor graduate
of Dental Depaetment a Toronto
'University.
Special attention paid to 1 .eservation
of children's teeth.
Will be at the River Hotel, Bay field,
every Monday from ro a. m. to 6
p. m.
DR. J. FREEMAN ,
VETERINARY SURGEON.
s. member of the Veterinary Medical
Associations of London and nein-
burgh and Graduate el the Ontar-
io Veterinary College.
OFFICE,- Huron street -CLINTON.
Next to Commercial Hotel
Phone 97 •
Marriage
.1treet Work
.1.,WorIrnan-
sh ,teeial guaranteed.
.4AL13Si Co. !
Cutteri Cult6r. s
We have a good
assortment of cutters,
comfortable , stylish
and durable. •All pu. •
own make and guar-
anteed. •
•4Vepairing in:
all its branches'
• promptly at
tend.e d
Repairing . promptly attended to..
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1+4444+4++++++++++++++44++4*.t+44.1444++++41" Wixom lie already pitied end admired.
But after reading hie letter Laura
t felt that she must face the painful
BY
00RA
RUSSELL
D HERs Author of
"The Broken Seal," "The Last Signal," •"Footprints
in the Snow," "On Golden kfinges," Etc.
duty that lay before her. She must
read her father e lest letter, and she
therefore lit a candle for the purpose
of proceeding to his room. She wits
aloneinthe house except for one
servant, and She elightly elaultlered
as she Went up tho chill, silent stair-
case. Then she Caine to the locked
door of the room where the major
had died. She had brought the key up
With her, and elle shuddered again as
elm placed it. ht the lock. She turned
it and entered the dark room beyond.
A sort of euperstitious feeling crept
over her, but still she went on. She
++++++,4„t+++++++++++++++++++++++ placed the candle on the table, atel
• not go on theelItage 7 "• looking at It. It was of some dark
"Why not, gr. Gifford? It's better Wood, and 'braes -bound. It bore the
reciting the thoughts of great minds, marks of age and travel, And looked
•011APtPER e„
in my opinion, than listening to and a At receptacle for hidden things, answered Laura, with a smile.
"I wish you would tell ree theanswering the thoughts of small I The girl turned pale, and glanced "I hope not. May I look at yirur
truth," said a girl, looking earnest- ones. Here the people talk of tidal somewhat fearfully round the room, work?"
ly at the embarrassed face of a man Most trivial things: who dined with lit by the faint and fitful candies "Certainly."
standing before her, the other; What they had for din -
"The truth is often very painful, ner; the fights with their servants.
Miss Ingram," he answered, with Now, is it not so?"
downcast eyes. . teiYet these great minds you •talk
"atm x -should rather hear it, You of no doubt also eget, or fought,
say my poor father has left very lit- with their servants." • .
tie behind him. What do you mean • Laura laughed.
by little?", • "Perhaps so," she said; "they were.
Again there was a painfUlopause- Or are, human, and servant e are so
painful to the lawyer, George Gif- aggravating. But they have other
ford, wao was unwilling to wound and loftier themes, and t want to
his listener; painful to the girl, whose hear mailer clever people talk, and to
future depended on his words, , se° them,
But after a ineinent or two of sil- "You will be disappointed,"
ence she looked up iinpatioritly. "Do "Please do not try to disenchant
speak!". oho said, me!" •
Veil," replied Mr, Gifford, slowly, "Then you mean, X suppose, to lee
. • approached the escritoire, and stood
Icoffiteutudy Also, that lie War noia speak of other things. Ile asked presently tho young man began to
the least, and theewithout another
ward settled to her work. what she had written, and if ,Ilie had
had anything published.
looked at Anything except the
titre and her canvas. The dark YOnille "Yes, I have tried."
An hour passed, and Abe never
Pk' "Have yoit tried?"
"No, I have not," said Laura.
man also woiked, and made a "It's always difficult at lime I
quick and masterly filtetelin but he wonder if I could help you? I know
also found thee to look very often a fellow who is editor of one at the
at hie handsome neighbor. But she society magazines; in fact, 1 tnow
was apparently unconscious of thief,
w
And at lasit WS had such an irritate tshoeiltriletrwyp, have teem influence,
lug effect on his temper that he rose so much."
«
cident passed so close to Laurpee an introduc
ilY, and either by design or ac-, should fee
easel that he touebed it, and Laura eiestetis
l very grateful; of course
•tion is
alvwerayy0,174 of you, and I
baetanswered the dark
naturally looked up.
young man, with a Mile. "Out will
"I beg, your pardon, a thousand •You bring ofie of your stories here -
pardons, , he said. "I am, ashamed.
of my stupidity,"•
I presume they are stories that you
write?"
"YOU have luckily done no harm," ,y00.•,,
"And. I will try to find a landing -
place for it. If yeu write as well as
you paint you will do."
"X shall be very pleased if it is so,
for it is necessary I should do Some-
thing to earn my own living," added
Laura, witia a Sort of proud humi-
lity.
The young man made no remark on
this communication. Ho began to
telk on literature, and Laura per-
ceived he was well and extensively
read, and that his taste was good.
to London?"
"as far as X can Ascertain, after the
melees debts are paid, and you wish
"And -have you any friends there -
this done-" -e
any introductions?"
•
I "Not one." •
"There will be very little left- ; 'Miss Ingram -may X say Laura? -
some three •hundred 'pounds, • not
more." • , forgive me, but it is most rash."
"You must always run .risks to
"Three hundred pounds!" repeated gain anything! I mean to try, Mr,
the girl, also ;slowly; and a thought.,
ful expression passed over her face. Gifford, and if X fail--"
" "At least promise to let me know.
X can live for a year on that."
"And in a year I• shall have done whether you fail or succeed you have
Will you promiee to remember that
"Yes, perhaps a yea
• r."
-
something! Your news is not worse sincere friend in a deepised coma.
•
try town ?
“You are very •kind!" she answer- '
the reckless way my poor father liv- ed; and for aemoreent hoe face soft -
ed during the last years of his hie. • ened and she •held out her hand,
• , expected, Mr. Gifford, after
that
light; • There seemed to her excited '. The yotang man stood for a few
imagination to be a shadow in one Moments and looked at Laura's copy
corner, a roaection, dotibtless, of the critically, • The. he looked at the
heavy window -curtains, the next mo- girl herself, .
meat she told herself. She pulled het.- "You are an artist, I perceive," he
yell together; she unlecked the escri- said,
toire; she went for the candle to ex- 1 '1% wishto be one, at least."
amine it contents. ' "Teen you wish will soon be mei-
These consisted of two packets of zed. This, is a splendid copy as far
letters, • neatly labeled in Gcorge as it has gone, and you have chosen , May I ask yours?"
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was familiar. "Unpaid bills" was on ' 'It is one that interests me," said Ralph WoodlanI ought to tell you my na.me,
Giffeed.
's heedwriting, with Web she a ine subject
l"
one., "Assets" on the other. Laura Laura, looking also critically at her .he,asaindni, suddenly; "it is Woodland -
scarcely glanced at these. Her eyes work, and moving a little back so d.
. "For my daughter Laura, to be
metre addressed to herself:
opened after 1 am dead."
itahrrf
. 1 gp'Toosuumane a
, an-lovedort odfogaeniminalpreartthieonu: , swered Laura, -with, a qua& blush.
wore fixed on a large eneelope in the athe could get a better view.
bring me one of your .stokies on 1"rie
"Then, Miss Ingrain, if you will
called Laura Ingrain," etn,
This was the letter Mr. Gifford had e ee love and pity all anima* their daY 1 will see what"' can do with.
it."
tOld her of. She hastily pu; out wrongs are one of the miseries of I t"Irfi ,reuch, And now
--le my life." huktinki
myoeust vgeory.
her hand arid snatched it up. SI
escritoire and tore it open. • . "Let zue escort you outstde, and
placed, the candle on the ledge of the "Well, own to a strong desire to
breath came short. •easel." '' . .
I trust you will forgive my awkward- trouble." •
•
en.:exite gilav.e„ ye in' . work in charge. It
giving you so much
care 01 your pie -
She read the first lines,' and a cry lay a horsewhip over the shoulders of
•
camped her cmiyering lips. She .read some of the brutes who in -treat was. •ruening tremendously when I
them, But 1 ara stopping your wOrk. «But 1 am
horror, her eyes dilated,' and her Riess in accidentally touching your
on, And her face grew white with .
He raised his hat rue he spoke; and "Not at all. Ab., here is the fel-
' Yes; there in her father's hand-: Laura bowed gravely, and then he ,
t• low 'who, ?WI telt°
ter?. NOW eve. can go."
"My God! it can not -it • dam not •
be!" she muttered. •
writing -there, lying before' her, was moved away;: nor. did he retern to• • They walked through the galleries
the hideous secret. of his life. the his easel while she was there. ,l/is .together; Laura like .all young au -
damning self -evidence of als sin, face had rather interested her; • it thors, naturally anxious • to please
his eyes. were tull of thought, ' dispose o one o cr .
any ono who was going to try to
Again Laura cried out; she put her was so strong, so intellectual and . .
must have touched the ledee of the 7 wonder if he is an artist?" she f f h , stories . And
reflected; an Wore she left the gal- ' when they got outside they found it
hand ...to her face, And in cloIng .so .4
eheritoire, for suddenly the •candle was blowing a tempest, and reining
fell from it on the floor, • aud the . lery Effie went round and looked at • -- :
in torrents, •ningled with :sleet.
"What a feer u ay said Laura.
his unfinished sketch. •
• to his eyes as he spoke. . . Again her face 'softened. She looked .
I knew he Was very much in debt, wide Gifford took. ”I Will pro -
almost a tender, expression stole in- .
three years of age, and fairly ood- the man with his earnest, truth -fell- . g Y' e
Mr. Gifford, gravely; and a kindle, • entreat you do not. let
He was a man of ° about 't irty- at the good-looking man at her side,
and often begged him to be more . mime,
And the girl gave a restless sigh, “No, no; in failure I • might be, I
economical, but it was no use."' "to let you know if I succeed, but-"
"It was very unfortunate," said could be, Of some use to on; and I .
pride prevent your 'applying to tne."
she went on, . faintly smilihg,
any. foolish'
complete darknessou but s
eoufletrhoesnee
She was a brave girl; hserhieswevarr oaninno • . se-
wia'aesS •Neyi'th. t wif f: . •
lef 8 th '
; ree*Ili, rfi.-
sui e foot- his work.' eaura began to be
satiefied with her own copy peter
looking at his.
"I wonder if he will finish it," elm You will get wet in re eale."
_ "Ole_ t!T,..nkr; but I should retter
looking., • His • father, ' 3tr. ' ifford, ing eyes fixed on her face. A half- stepsshefleea °ace
senior; was, end had been for half a doubt stale into her ,heart. • She lame landing' '
, carrying- the letter she found that he intended to do SO.
thought; and a day or two later she 8° 'n 4 '''4." '
• Com' And he o
century, the principal lawyer of the knew very well he loved her; knew ' `Let me overpersuade you.
g her own which. was on the
had .'ust read M her hand. ' ' She found him, in fact, at work: . •. . fiered her his 'hand
.,5,11i1) was going for a fresh , when she arrived at the gallery, and to assist. her down the wet and slip -
country „town of Suffold, in the Mid- an honorable' home Would he hers if .
taking . place. George G-ifford, the 'other hand- . • sel In coin- pery steps, , and as he did so a neat .
lands,. where this conversation was she chose to accept it But on the we. h h -- ' lighte he took off his hat and bowed when
ic s e quickly procured, and the and well-appointed .• brougham. drew
again :she reed the letter from the Laura. approached her ea . . .
only son; and the Giffords were•sup- my duty; X would.weary of my life," h i 1 ' ' • thus an acquaintence was established .
But lecura shrank back.
et must get a cab." .
eight was extinguished in .claieit so.Evorv line toldh • 11 h kn "Ne, let me drive you home in iny
brougham.; it is Waiting down there.
•
speaher,. was his father's partner and :et do not hive him; could not do dead. the words that had la cited • Mon. courtesy she • returnecl this, arid up at the base.
n •
, ndeed should rather go in a
between . theme Init he did net iii- . - ' . . .
stazices. • aiiii. were ..in consequence, thoughts;. as. they passed' swiftly . - • • e--:-.-- e : - ' t d ' 4 tide. thi
, , . re e Ii p . 0 saw . s Pron , • '. ,•
d • Cabi" she said. - .. .
•
.:, The .girl -the client • standing ..be- . "ft is :vete,. good of yolt:' to . Say i .• . • '... -T;: ' -• ':' .' .. r 'li lightly•i t • •• ' t' : • : with • ' •
, us. n o an ei anew a ,. . • „ • • ., . • • ; , • ....
1 Oh, no; 10'211e heed ye:u• in. :Where :
•trery.. generally esteemed. ' • through her brain, deeided . her... ,•• ' CHAPTER I. -self-contained girt was not one to
shell 1 delve you? . • . .; •
unsatisfactory state ca. ' her.. circiim, and 'if I am 'driVen to desperation, - swinge. 'one sunny day ea ree in • the.. enough to get accustomed to.hilne to ' 1... lodge m elandox. 'ti...eCt, OII .
fore 'George .Gifford ' listening to the ,tio," . she t said, ; Still telf,sniiling; .. A month' Meet. Laura Mgt itei wire ' stranger,' . He allowed her. quite tithe
Regent Street," a;neneree, Leura, •
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stances was a•young ivonsen of tweree if :e am „thinking of blowing out MS' : afternoon, at her egisel.in the Na exchange a few woids with himwhe was beginning to be afraidOf
, and ,
• .. •
ty-tiv9; a young women tall and brains, or itinwitig. into the:Thal:nee, . tional •Galleryt copying with /1.0 WI, . not to e be afraid that he 'week' en - thus being taken. possession oe•
. • • . . .
well 'formed, witb an expressive, T will remember eay friend • , iri, the • 'equal hand that masterpiece, to those croa.ch because' she perinitted him to • • against her will
they did not know eaeh other "Maddox Street," cried her :.cont-
heridsonie face • and tt, proud and dis- :country tOttie.." • .: . • who love his kind, "it• Distinguished: speak to here e• ' , ' e.
you tinost • about Laura Iegraienwes e.red; - and then, he' turnedaway, ... - • , She Was sketching the grand head, ewieet brokea down between -them d • ePanion to the coachman. whi:). 'Lotion -
d., t. , s - . , • •
tinguished bearing: 'Butewhat struck • • Re Pressed her hand, hie. BPS quiv- Meinber of the .Humano Society." . • And thee gradually the barriers
lph " •he •answered
''bis ha
Yes,- Sir 'nit , . ..
:a•lidi the proud,:sagacio
•"tie , eyes . and , ' was - still 'e , "
a, certain'eash atict•iightein .hee dark , ; Thank You,'.' he. salcl, briefly,
.npt Are you Londoner he said
, • .• • ; • .. -: '' , ,•. • ''.` se r .. • ' ,
eyesthatOld sof . mental power of • a iriement or two later he -left ' the so abeorbed in her. work %that' . she names.' . Mit one day he. asked her Laura heard thisandloeked rotind
rare deeelopreent.. No,. ordinary, gegi spore and the house, and Laura lite . never noticed that shett
had aracted. rather -a personal :question. ; - . : • inquiringly au she took. her wee ' ie.
you We,thisasshe stood there
• hearing of her•pcteerty without flinch- • "Peer fellow!" she thought, 'but eite Of the ,studentswas stand-, Laura shook her head"H
t -who '.: • . .' • . . .
.... . • the. broegimen, but• "Sir Ralpn".inade • .
no remark. e drove her to Maddox .
' , . . gram was alonethe attention Of it young.rintri
'
• spensive note. in George Gifford's- . Yet she telt sorry; ' sorry to have. supple • fingers and admiring the . pro- a 'country. teem in the Midlandsand then they arrived
." ' Street, talking einetle ..on the Way,
, at the house
to he left the
Inc , and ,her. bravery teuebed a'. re- t' wou ;lever O." . ',. • , .. beg a little behind her watcteng her "No,"' she answered; "I come. from
heart,. ' •• • ' . .. given pain, though she. did not Wish • tile of her face. • e • •• . "A . country townee he - repeated, ' she.- directed. . him
and reseluto expression,. mein-% countreetown?", : • -
. sin • ng, 'and what s life . e e in a
`Ty. the byt T may es well give.,
b. rcughtini • and handed' Laura out.
•
It is Very little;" he • said, * her • word e • Unsaid. - She 'Oaf!. anabi- ] . This girl in .black, :: with her fine ' ill • - i - 'l'k '
Yea; but enough to keep inc from tiotisS but •not with Mean ambitions, farm
starving until 1 :can 'make .nay own ••she felt, iin fact, • its she had. told ed to tliti young nien to be unlike, . "'Dreary' and • stupid in the ex- ' Yoe Illy card;' '110--Sa4 as they'stood
living.", replied Lanka Ingram. - :. 'Min; that -s; life. ,in re `Country town somehow t any .otherof hen sex that ' ,treineeet least I thought so a . - - a .,reenient .or two on the pitvernent • .:
Illit4-"!." .hesitated ".. the ..laweet, Woeld..neeer.satisfY' tiie cravings • of . he had ever' •seen. Ile had looked on • . "The. young. ladiee, I presume, 'teg'etiterafter.he,haa run, ehe Mimes "
"what do you 'think of- doing? :It. is her heart Still . she liked George,Gif- fairer. Women, but Littp..e. Ingrain-, - make an idol .of ,the .einateet . . . . -doer-bell: . - : .. , •• '
ford but liking is init. level One is `•`Thank yeti, said Lauraeas he pro -
Way
difileult for women to make their • with her .. clear brown skin, end • .“There was not even that source Of • :'
as the stream. gurgling .4 its .placid • duced his card -ease arid. placer). a card
Way, and a ' girl brought up as you etraight. clerk , erows, :• end • clever , anitisement at my eotiatry town, for :
. . eyes, was to him as one apare. • He . the . curate was married." ' • • • -
• in her hand. •Theri he to l- off, his
way; the other; the deep xiea . ,in its • •
resistless foice. ' . • ' . .• . •, • hat • ari re-entered - the In ou arum
, . 'stood behind:her unnoticed for atfew "Then What did -you. dor' • • . - , d . •.. . . , . Le . ....
k .'' I t. :
a 1 minutes, and •then moved On, glanct t • t"1 tried to do , a lot of Airings, . I • and was driven' atveyt , • -
,The Meeting had te en place ,,, a
hi carelessl at the 'other rOups'of - tiled' t ' 'Write 'to paiiit tri sing. I • When he had disappeared, and , as :
k in the ------------------------ oon aftr dr
rct left an inuelible shadow "I , 1'
posed to be people in good eireurn-- she whispered tci het heart. quid these on. hEeThleuzit
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RIIMBALL and filcMATH •
'Hilton Se, Olinton. •
ffie..11101(1.110).- 014:Oaf Fire
...14s0r.a4:00 Cofflqanij
-Farm and Isolated Town Property-,
• -Only insured.;
• OFFICERs.
J. B. McLean, Peesident, • eetippen P.
0.; • Thos. Fraser, Vice -President,
hrecefield P. 0. ; T. .E. Hays, Sec.-
'rrcasurere Seaforth P. 0.
• DIRECTORS.
William Sheseey, Seaforth ; John:
Grieve, Winthrop; -George Dale, Sea -
forth; Joini Watt, Harlock ; John
Bennewics, Brodhagan ; Evans*
Beechwood; James Connolly, Clinton.
AGENTS.
. •
Robert Smith, Harlock ; • E. Hin-
chley, Seaforte ; • Jemes Cummings;
Egmondville ; J. W. Yee, Holmes-
ville.
• '
Parties !desirous to effect insurance
or transect other business will bel
promptly attended to on • application
to any of the above °Meets addressed
to their respective. postoffices. •Losses
inspected by the . director who litres
nearest the scene.
• have been-"• . • •
"1 know, but I mean to try."
George Gifford did not epeak for
a moment or two. He. crossed the
room restlessly; he stood lookifig out a letter with aninclosurewas studente, and stopping to admire ei never meant to remain in the place. LatIt's; entered the narrow passage of
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of the window at the deserted gar-• brought to .Miss Ingram from Mr., .picture here and there, for eehwais a : I had no interest there, except-" the houso, she glanced at the •eard.
Gifford. She lcnew his handwriting, - gle .lover of • ai't and then ,
den helow where. the nipping breezes' • ee nresurne e I tive
. . -
and opened it quickly .and with inter- ,
of late October had thinned the leave turned to watch the strariger paint-. • pareet? '
hand and est The exivelinte coetalned a, letter,
es and emote with a destroyingd ing the. noble &me "Yes,'" answered Laura. d the
es - e
key, the letter consisting 'or
• thq fading flowers. , . a ." h d • :He y g m oig)ro`nwg.:paeie;er saw her
• ."Mise Ingrame-Laure," he !add at th.a.t:41°111 wi3erdeselm,..4)nr: ing erre In front of `her now, and could see - -
race SuddelAy ''rsy hith- There was alse hie club in teten, aria
h Laur k ,w h.o her •
she held.. On itwas engraved: .
Sir Ralph, Woodland,•Datt..
' Ratkibourne Hall,
• Yorke
return to you the key 'of your. poor he read • there, as he Moked with crone here." ' • . .
“Forgive me if I have mentioned ii. .
I as°equaatinletzlagtnce actuatlY :ales w
tTO Bh; CONTINUED.)
length, lookieg round and fixing his • hee full 'face more distinctly and • er 1'v d th •
ear g
eyes on the handsome, resolute face • d t h' death'
meeting this afternoon X forgot to . . • i c ete, an a , is.
of the tall girl standing. in her long . father's escritoire, with . which you wet:seem shadowkeeneyeoszlof his, r tth that . 'et hsaerwe
Painful subject,''
entrusted me so that I might ex-•
black 'gown by the Are thinking . of.
het future fate, "there is somethinglips quiver once,. and an impat- heLr aluleread dliodwerirotovaenrsiivieerr. eauSire, baeundt
I wish to say to you. It may be to amine his papers. I regret deeply h°r
- --? that I could not Oro a more favor- lent sigh, ' -which she checked, rose
soozi-but still-"' 1 on her lips. She interested him . her lips quivered, but she made no • .e - ,...
What is it, Mr. Gifford?". answer- able' account of his affairs than
did, and I have arranged his liabili- greatly... He was a student of human- oiher. sign Of Pain or grief. Then • •
using,Vaeo- Tee:Um-they .,reaL!e o... ,
ties (as far as these papers acquaint- -nature,. and this clever face' caught..e.e.e., .
ed Laura Ingram, calmly. '. . .
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cured of crournwhooping coueb end coke; tv
turned "tom the window and went to. • * th nd it w uld
ed me with them) in one .pacicet arid his - fancy. Ho began speculating ,
about her in his mind. ' Was she a teteseeeri ;•5,7elt:'71""!--tlralremNrAeettf&Mer • eitleee77..eetee's=ree'reeee •r t =Mr'
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going out. alone entie the woild. Do•
n t o! X heve ho t ffer ou •
be well that you should Took them love-lorn damsel, he asked himself,
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over. There is also in the escritoire with a. Senile, or did some husband •
a sealed letter a.ddressed to •your- of her youth lie •in his; • untintelye '
self, which, of course, X left =emelt- •grave?
edr- •. " ' • . I Holingered about the galleries till
• "1 eeed scarcely repeatIto you .what. I .' • . ' . ;
I- said to -day, yet 1 will do so; . closing time 'dime,. and he watched
which iii that .if ever yeti tequire, a the blacktrobed figure seill; and he
friend 1 hope you Will not, forget a saw her. Consign her .canvas to obo'
very- sincere one, And X rentein al- I of the attendants, and then put on
hoe hate fasten some rich fur round
'Ways,•' Yorirs faithfully,
. . . "George Gifford." I her throve, and:leave the gallery. He
' . made haste to follow here She dee
' 'Laura Ingram read this letter 'sit- '
mended the steps outside, Still with -
ting 'by the Are, where It had been '
mit looking round; elle hailed a cab,
bronght to her, and then. eoso hast-
ily. • • ,. and she was gone.
"But next students' day .1. will. see
' "A. sealed* letter," • she' repeated,
half-aletid; and then she began to hor, / supptise, if 1 carie-butewhat
think of her father, And his list • folly. it is,"' he thougnet and . he
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gram's face flushed; and then grew a
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' -"I mean will you be my wife?"
Arid George Gifford took her heed.
"My father, I know, will be pleased .
to •Welearas you at Red Hbuse. He ,
wishes xrie to marry, and since 'my
• poor motheres death we have both
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years iLdd days, • • • • I smiled cynically. .
• "It is very kind of youe-Mr, Gif• • -
id nd •
A strange, gloomy, and eceentric, He was tall and dark, with a htC0 '
man had beqe this Major Ingram, 1 Some might cale good-looking, Sonia
tvlio had passed away from his Plain.. A powerful fece, thia, and
earthly troubles seine three months lined, And paleA and yet he was
ago, and loft his • young daughter Young, Perhaps seven-anci-twenty at
alone in the world. Laura never ! the utmost, and he looked a man of
could understand her falter, nor ace strong feelings and masterful will.
count for his habitual mordseness. He walked round one side of Trafals
Vet he had given' her a good educe- gar Square --he was going to meet a
tion, an afterward brought her to • friend at one of the hotels in North -
timberland AVenue-but still this
en upeon enial home. He was not
x'ich, and never had item rich, yet girl's clear-cut proud face haunted
WORTH HAVING
.ford,"she sa . • gravely', a 8110
.geritly withdrew her hand .from his
as she spoke; "more than kind • to
• _speak sech words to an almost pen-
niless glii like me -but it can not
• be." • ,
"But why?" asked George Gifford.
eagerly. • • •
• "kecanse X mean to try a different
lite than the one could lead here,
• You' have offered • inc comfortalele
hem, and, 'anti Sure,. .goOd bus -
hand, but I do. not Wish to stay at
Suffold." • •
"Do -you dislike me?" said George
Clifford, with faltering lips.
• "'On the Contrary, X like you bet-
ter then any cote ,I know. hut 1
EXPERIENCE am net fit, Mr. Gifford,' fer life in a
countre toWri, I chafe and fret here.
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Rio Was carelees about money, and him -
his ekpeetlitive had alWaYte exceeded "X must find out who ehe is," at
his income. Tho consequence was last he decided; and when he rued°
debts and unpleasantness of all up his mind about anyelling ho VMS
Sorts; and when Laura had ventured not. elle to change.
to reeioestrate, Maj ir Ingram had • Accordingly the nexestudents" day
"Whate matter is itt?" at the gallery found hint mite more '
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AIM (bus things had drifted on un- ' easeL Again he looked at her grace -
til the eurninone came he was forced ful bent head and oVal eheek, which
to heed. He died rig, he had lived, he cold foe from where he stood,
end Only his yowls /daughter Shed but agein with the sante result. She
tears by the, dead matt's side. She took not the slightest notice of hint,
had not loved him, but he was ber in fact -never noticed him, and the
father, and she had never before wit. eiTect of this was that, he became
ileaSed the last etruggles of a, porting more anidous still to See sontething
Soul. It Was not a petteeful deathz. more of her.
bod; sonic grim memories seemed to The way he effected this meet now
hatint the dying major, arid he had be told, On the third working -day
cried out more than once, afi if ad. after he had first, wen her Laura
dressing an invisible presence whom found on het arrival al. the p;allery,
Rio still defied. • ,, on going up to the picture she wee
All thle had left a veil'. Painfdi coilYing, that anPther student had
iMpression on Laura legrarets mind, itlso .zet up his erieteetheret and, was
and she had iffirmik front going into apparently bluely eugaged in copying
his affaire, and had deputed her lath- tlie noble dog.
• Laura With a el.'s lawyers-, the Giffords, to do so. Ile was a dark young MU, and
„ • Gifford rarely left, hid home, ,he said something courteouS on the ,
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ie the Stage Aiwa yg opgg. to oikii acted in the matter, and had thus that, he hoped he was not in her
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