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Lucknow Sentinel, 1890-09-05, Page 6T , :yjr, . . a ,. , �, I � • _[�r -, t a -. . _ _ "'k- + , tappasmx►liere We Save $na�lfa. shiver ap she remembered how mush she know thehouse thoroughly, and am young deathly stillness and pallor changed, the how to help, and what Jo do, I am blind `' otenogippler h►�B out his sign ongi day, to had gone through there. She held Qornelia s and strong. The dean is a feeble old man. I paralyzed samba moved case more ; she and powerlesB. But that is really a good ' '- . t$e. gars of a bury airyp, � ; f idn¢e here;j• hand more closely, and crossed the landing osauot leave him without help --you would watohad breathlessly. Bat also I there ion idea 1 I will telegraph to Mr. Siiymoar* . • . , Rapp , t5b all ,dons 1 11 Gar, taYen,in either flemisphere u14k1 t0 ..th@ Obeerval!u1#y, �tbere C}lwade - y not 9h me to dQ 1a0." , -- , 'was no comfort la the wailderlug, unreoog• .aril him. to advance the necessary- money tD Lectarargitep.4zt in $laokstone or ohjtty, wait working Way at the, great cog-whieel , " No, no I " sobbed Esperanoe, " you nizing gaze of the blue eyes as they rested Monsieur de -#o Giirpard and offer any c , I .,,cientilio Ortechnical Matter, and all gther I do which turned the domed roof, so as to open it far the telescope, whish was not yet must go, only let we wait here." "Bat the rain is so heavy -it is so bad her; the awakening was onlyto delirious ravings and tafeverish paroxysms terrible compensation which Mr. Seymour mag think to charge for his endden withdrawal:' t here mention, rad ianeral oration , • ., +,To the sp8eoh at the celebration, adjusted. Mies Lowdell was enchanted; she had for you, and the storm is not over." " I do not mind it -see, I do not even to witness. CHAPTER XXXVI. The visit of the London doctor took place a later in the week, and the dean bulla a I- Ih Ip311rioslvepmmpli.attention. never been in the observatory before, and start now at the lightning 1 • she pleaded. great deal on it, hoping that hie opialorc ' • ` eocbkand GeV— reported and neatly trans- had no idea ingenious machinery existed " Only let me stay here and I will be quite Lady Worthington and Frances were would be more favorable, or that he would. ., . nrihedinto Enelish. there. The dean_ lad _-called_.i0nriDAUA._Aft gond-,and.nn;at--ii._w7.n ]A-3.2—.Y-nl.,Mh-.mAm &WgLV--�.A.t__the:._time:.J►f-Ahi).- nnident _they aA;,i,i +n.� —m. i;m,Q&An,�a_._,fa� vwAvp _,._.. r 7 w.� �.�w.,.w.-.+ .+.v+++wa+ •w.s a�},uuanug One aujuming, room, ana L•-apersace and Ior me, to nave to go.-- g, 14 Me Immo ana terribly disappointed when lir. Moore only ,� lm o #0 �1en2gio1II a AgIle nh(1 Hanish, , Mies Lowdell had just of -imbed up the He yielded to her entreaties, and -bending they had beers from home a week, but file confirmed the opinion o[ the Rilallestsr - - • Ifll ht of steps on the little wooden stage, kissed her, news of the disaster reached them doctors -trepanning annin could not be attem ted- " g g down, , caught her hands in his, p. g p , . . '�►i+�{!`w�' itt�mg f�hgn �+�n.+h� AigL�" "^.%Gw10 ..�L"a. :r W27uC�Ww au� ^ria �i+7iu iie8u iiS G5?U r?4it► ikY 101 ei4rrit7lY ivutln, •t �CA Ior v^-- T.ocz, and ,Lada Wi iN7ta�- a tou's flydi In Atl '`l', ,, spival.uaeiningltie;' ' ++ .y - ob e y d prebsoili#y tare paisieuii wcald uevtir W, "- JD ' ne1Fv e:Of motign and eensibilit lightning startled them both. no, darling—and trust." j ot..when she returned to Rilohee#er was recover oonsoionsnees, bah would Bink in a ' ";� < ; _' Ori M1480 00 and their contractility; " Oh, pray let ns get down," said Mies " Yes," replied, earnestly-" always." to go at once #o ase Esperanoe. Frances few days. This orae the opinion given to , . gthoseonBronchitis; Lowdell,nervoasly. " We seemso terribly The last words passed her lips halt- thought it beat to defer her visit, and left the dean -the doctor faltered a little as near to it up here. It inner be file begin- dreamily -she could not have given her her sister alone at the Spread Eagle, after Esperanoe drew him aside. rxnoneaaken from Hebrew or Sanaorit, Hing of a storm:' reason for adding it. The lamp -light fell hearing at the door that Mr. Magnay was '" You will not deceive me I know," rhe r x Gases eolipited in litigation ; ' * * * $ �' Yes," said Esperanoe, with a alight fully on Wande's face now ; she looked rep no better. said, raising her clear brown 'eyes to his. Ik b , Betook notes from English dictation; shiver, as another flash 'succeeded, quickly into his clear, grave, blue eyes -one last, There was something very add in the# •• Is there any hope of my husband's 'T I" t : d �¢oukln't got out a transcript. followed by a tremendous olap of thunder, long look, -then he stooped once more to first visit. The tears were in her eyes, recovery T" . She had a great horror of thunder- kiss .her, wrapped her cloak,moreclosely when Esperanoe same quietly into the Never had the doctor been ao a#rongly storms and as Claude came half -way up round her, and walked hurriedly away. room with the hushed manner whioh tempted to hold out false hopes. Hs was ` : �►D 7 - , l .: �% m� D��H . the steps to help her down, her hand felt For A minute Esperanoe strained her eyes People bring with them from m risk bed ; silent for, a moment, looking at the poor a�,`` sold and tremaloas. to follow him in the diq� lights Some one she was very pale, but her smile had, lea little wife eo ono and helpless no unable• _._ _.. - --�-- - - - - --. _ - _ L -�- -­ . -- - • he said decisively. " There is no use in words to Cornelia and then walked up the• ward to kiss Lady Worthington: eyes would not allow him to prevaricate. ;A rhe ogntd do. at resent was to a m- .� " It was ver good of von to come -I " It is he said with * ' P Y out being rep here till the storm has passed. steps and disappeared in the darkness. Y g, possible, madame, , �,iath}ze with her, and try to give her fresh „ Noel will be so frightened," she said,, 'Her head drooped then and she leaned have so wanted to see you 1" x>�tereete • and Bertha did seem rather„ , P + emphasis. dont • '' M poor child 1 I have been so anxious Her lis Havered. She'saw plainly how pleadingly, yon •tbinK I might go against the lamppost for rapport, waiting Y P p q p y I ti', taY Ytappxe= when she was fairly out of the home to him ? ” with folded hands and closed eyes. about you 1 We only heard on Saturday, i ,, 4' eat 'L $ays.watsr lodgings, and established .. „ y Y+ very -little hope he had. ", , , « , What ! , in the middle of the storm ? People gathered round' her, and talked and could not some bask till this morning. !' How long? "she asked, in A [iloas )� , flu 'EepeXanoe a pretty drawing -room. „ It has not began to rain yet ; and it is hopefully, but she ooald not heed them she I am afraid you have no better account to vojae. T ` ,y " f leer a was in the city all day, and the not far • besides the lightning will -not be never raised here es until a half -whir them, give me ? +, " It may be a few days," he answered. p iana►e ale®s'sd slowly when she wee alone ; worse out-of•doors than g is here. Cornelia remark roared her-" Poor Miss Collinson "No," said Esperanoe, wearily. On „ Y Y * , "r , or it may possible be weeka�, or even d+' X144 hitt rrt', the_ Magamye house there was a will understand how it ie -will you not 2 " seems quite stunned." ' Then she drew SAturday evening there was a change, and months. There have been cases in which xj3li ',Z x tidhtnese and geniality in;the very stance- she arid, turning to her cousin, who had nearer to the door where Cornelia orae inflammation set in. Now he has sunk the patient has lingered on in this way end 3 ere,aihigh rouged her from her de resaion g a sin into a Y , , >' jnet rejoined them. standing, and put her arm round her -vara#, g gnie#, insensible state, and ultimately recovered, but it is only fair to ;r fi i� � �I.e`4irite.' After -a time her visits there ,l Quite," said Cornelia, kindly, " you and held one of her cold hands in hers. there seems so little one can do. The tell you, madame, they are very rare." Y.,.. i- � �� same' almost daily institutions; she mast do just what _von like, dear." Cornelia looked at her pityingly. dean has telegraphed this morning for She asked a few more. questions, keeping , " 101 wouldsit nursing little Noel by the hoar, ++ Then I will o, please Claude, for I " M some London dootor-he as been ver ,ill , x 4r taliKin' rads g y poor child, you ought not to be kind." y bank her teard bravely ; then with a few•- . ,;r �y„, g y yet -with a kind of pleasure shall not feel happy about Noel ; you know here.” words of hearty sympatby Dar. Moore took: �t of Rllolsetei' and the deanery, and the by. Marie ie very young." " It will not hurt me he told me I might Was he any the worse himself? I did leave hurrying away to catch the London � � e^..r thzas. Ee arance was only too glad r, " not hear it he was injured at all 2" Y g Y ,�»lw�t � , Considerably older than her smell stay -we will wait together, she replied. J train. ;< art r ,x a: ai . to babe her,.an was always bright and mistress," said Claude with a oomioai look. " Tell Christabel and the others to go "No, he is unhurt." And Eaperimoe (To be continued), r„gherfal while she orae present ; but after Cornelia and Miss Lowdell both laughed. Hinder shelter somewhere,” amid Cornelia gave Iasdy Worthington all the details of is t fdie, bbd 'gone` her face would become while Es eranoe drew herself n with an uttering the words with diffioult the accident. While rhe oras still balking �' til} pght[al and Bad and some#amen a tear P P g y' PENNY BANKS. a ,, expression of mook dignity. Esperanoe obeyed, and Mrs.. Mortlake a servant..oame in with the -mid-day letters 1. I .°�� �bttld fall on the baby's white frock as rhe T was twenty last birthday; and you've and her guests accepted the offer o! one of ,-two directed #o "Clsnde Magnay, Esq.," Institution of this kin '�re,�merous in `17 *� whioh Ea erance ret down with a Britain, and are nsefal a� s iesohin r thought over poor B. -Atha a troubles. no bnainese to laugh at me now I am out of the minor canons, and took refuge in the P P gniok g' the S- tt I ,","44 , ! m ►socia would only relent," she my teens." " Vicar's Court. Then Ea srancegre-turned sigh, and one to herself from Gaspard. The children, who are the principal depositors, F �* .w�, y yn? - c to o�iy.,to-Cland<,, € hen-most__tronbled _ Tuay-lau;had all t;3a ruora, horseve;, docs aigain iso Cornelia,- enol ire two women -tears-rase-to ser eyes -then -it was the firat hkbits of thrift. They care encnargged to A r N"�" ` rby P P it was not until another still more vivid waited in silence throe h minutes which in she had from him since Olande's illneee, save their aopperp by placing them i ewer " .r Berthas alen aw and de reealon, banks and when the k + .. "4 We11, oherie," Olaude would reply, gash startled them all that the left the -their s and fie of conree knew nothin of her + enniea in ease s `:``a " ou and Noel mast o°to Rilahester and Y agony. of auspenae seemed like boars g until the become shillings P,r t,� ph y g observator Cornelis and Mias Lowdell waited in the ponying rain, and the shill trouble ; eLe could not bear to open it. Y ge and po oda , �� " touch his heart, that is the only plan I can 'oinin Clirietabel in the drawing -room, room of the autumn night, nnheedtal of all Lady Worthington could not enangh they are again enooareged to transfer them Y�� 1 k5 think Of•"_._-.. and Claude end Eaperanco returning to around each' knOWin �#fiat' the lite moat admire the resolute way in whioh she into the .xs;va;nineiit Savings Banka. Bir �' ;And Ee erance would laugh. and hold r ` g g turned from her troubles this means they are often enabled to save �,�, p g • I their hotel. door to her in the world was in mortal a f her tta more alosel_yzwhile rhe olared � � _ a ,� ea�amg_bwu�� ror- -u-P �R�uy& A' " brays+-.oPlrre$si-rns Woo -t ' n er. ,� +"<�'h�i' ,t i bis little brown lase would b. worse the atmosphere -not, a star was visible- There orae an eapeotant hush; every one ing," she said. "I wonder whether you the poorer quarters even grown up people 1,,i4. l r % tk4en useless. and as the crossed the open square which was listening intents for some sign which have heard any rumors of her piece of may be found among the patrons of these ���� �� f Mt,a 'Rllchester seemed but little altered ; and led from the deanery to he Vicar's Cour# might tell of Claude's success, yet to news ?" anpratentious yet useful institutions. The .� , Esperanoe looked at the quiet .'atreete and the darkness seemed to press almost pain. Es eranoe it seemed as if fha " What 1 ",eaolaimed Re eranoe • •' is it People's Savings Bank, of West Ba City, ,4 homes with . inn odd sort of P quiet scarf p Mich. 'u picturesque full on their ei ht." The had aaaroel had never before been eo nose Her ears really true, then i I heard a report that , is introducing a rather novel 'feature �a N`A 4:.; affection ; rhe had -learned a great deal reached the old gnie-way when a Ilsoh-if were strained to catch the fa retest sound she was going to be married." into banking there. It is s plan which can , `1 flash it could be called-whioh seemed to. from the house, end the low whispers of "Trost Riloheeter to ba' beforehand be hes# told in #be. words of the cashier, 1 '. . while alae lived there, and she could look .. j ';reg book upon the suffering now with nndis- them like a mase o4 golden -red fire, blazed the lookers-on, the oeanelesa drip of the with gossip," said Lady Worthington, who explains it in detail as follows: " I 1,: {�* . 1.,,,,, tarbed• serenity, seeing how good bad come past them, while simultaneously came the rain on the gravel, and the distant roll of smiling. But this is really true. Canyon have been for some time past studying to .d 1 ,,1i 14 r ''oixt' of evil. It ores curious to drive down most appalling thunder -slap. the thgader, seemed almost more than she guess whom she is goiiig to marry ? " devise some plan #o adduce children of our V' I-. , the very streets which she need to para Esperanoe was half deafened by it fora could endure. Esperanoe thought for a mina e. fair of#y to save their pennies and nickels 1 p"ua,, ""fir through on her way to andfromthe Priory, moment, but her terror was conquered by Clande'a friend, Mr. White, and #oro or "A clergyman of some sort, 1 suppose . by depositing them in our; bank, and T "q to recall the lou , wear walks, her terror think I have hit upon a 1 �yN g Y herAmazement. Shehadneveraeenorheard three servants and neighbors, had ventured Frances would make such a model oibrgy. p pan �i;" , �., when it rew' dusk, and her encounter -with anything ao grandly awful. Clsnde pat his se far as the hall; and were the first to hear greatly , please our little g g man's -vital" that will l `+. r�' ` �, � V y' A gar of workmen, and then to look to the ryli �, g arm around her. .the shout from above. Cornelia and Raper, "' No " raid Lady Worthington, with an folks and get them in the. 'habit i :, � ,{, .. other side of the. carriage, ana to :sae "+ Do not ba frigh#rued, darling, that is duce heard the voice but scald not die- amnIle look ; "yon are quite wrong." of saving, which will do more for them . i;.: 0,� , �; Claude giving s blithe recognition to the most likely.the worst we shall have.". , tin Hieb the words. Mr. White harried "Well, then -the squire of a country toward bnildiag rep a good' character and: '{a � � ` % precentor, and little Noel gazing with wide. Did the cathedral tower fall ? " she out them however -it was all ri ht the p " making them • , arieb, where she will•be s Lady Bonntifnl, g grow rep to good and useful- , �r r opened ayes at all, about haw. How little, asked. " Surely something fell in that dean was unhurt. Cornelia uttered a " Right 1 " said Lady Worthington. manhood and womanhood, than almost Y rest crash-sometbin is failing now 1 Oh fervent thanksgiving, again "And now who is the squire ?-you know any other one thing. The plan, briefly W � she had dreamed in those d'mrk da s of the then a ain .there was I 1 > possessions which were awaiting, her in the l sten 1 ,, g g him but he lives A son we fr ++ stated r o unbroken silence while the perilous descent g y om here. , is this : The People's Savings Bank �A`� ? ,§", future. Claude turned back. toward the deane was made down the shattered and almost „ The squire of a ooantr is having plates engraved et, considerable {§�wa" f . • On the following day the were to dine q. y pariah, and I g Y Y -the direction from which #lis noise Dame. im seeable staircase. Ladders had been know him," said Ee eranoe, mnob puzzled, expense, from which will be printed many i s o q at the deanery, and Mrs. Mortlake and. The lamplight ,was too .dim to reveal procured, but they -had proved too abort Then with a suddenpremembranee-" Mr.. thousands of pretty gummed stamps ; each y'"' stamp will repreeant'the valve of five sante. t ,11 ,. • JDean Collinson came to see them before much but the neat moment the li htnin and could not be adjusted, nor was the Henderson 1 can it bd'Mr. Henderson ? DD� + the afternoon service. Christ�nbiel was, of illumined the old house, and in that brief feeble old dean very anxious to try them. "Yes, i# really is," said Li►dy. Worthing; In connection with these stamps, the bank let ,g,��E,w �'uti I 1'"!, coarse, as polite and amiable sir possible, ,glance they could see that the observatory Claude had found him in. the room ton, smiling. "You and Madame^Lerner- has ordered a large namber of nice littler �,4. ; 1 i • . :and put on her very best company had been altogether wrecked., The jagged adjoining the observator or rather among offer, you see, have helped to find a husband books containing twenty leaves, each leaf . x i I n ' manners but Ea erance knew, she did 'not g J r J g Y' g ruled . olf into twenty a nares, and each sI'll . ,,„{zit r, * p and irregolar outline stood out darkly. its. ruins, just recovering from the .aback of for Frances. y q +� ,,,,�l t really like any batter than before, and againa# the bright eky,,then in an instant the accident which had a# first stunned Es eranoe was reals ver mnob 1 square being the same size' at the stain e. y �VI t � 1., �: , disliked the fussing politeness almost more the black darkness veiled it from their him. He was safe and unhurt, but so p P. y y y Worthin d As soon as everything is y, ale's 1+"#,4 y ? st this lase of news, and Lad rY g read the People's than the former. shay fault-finding. . The g' 1.d a, P g sight. much agitated that to convey him safely ton's visit had cheered and refreshed her. Savings Bank will place these stamps on i, dean, too, seemed more ,pompous than "+ Cornelia ! my uncle 1 Oh, Claude, they down again was no easy matter. The Leaving Esperanoe with her husband, sale with well-known merchants of Wert ` � i 3�; ever ; she had mentioned Sertha's name must be killed ! " cried Esperanoe, in an wooden balustrade and more than half the ahs went down again to the sitting -xoom, Eay City' Any child, or. adult for that sir ; , 2 to rim, but he had looked displeased, and agony of grief. "Let ns o back 1 " stairs themselves bed ?Dasa crashed by the, where rhe found the dean waiting, for the matter (Although*the plan is particularly r', i r,,;" had at once changed the subject. On the ,Claud was struck dumb b that terrible falling -in of the observatory,' end the debris Y intended for children), can o to as �x,a,.� Y lee# accounts of Claude. He looked ver ) g y one of ,t;G , whole the visit had been a disappointing revelation ; he could not refuse her, and was strewn so thickly on the remaining much aged and shaken, and Lady Worth• the stores that have the stamps on sale. and � ,one,, and slip left weary and depressed. they hurried back to the house, where all portion .that walking was very diffionl# • fngton fancying he would not Dare to see bay one or more at five cents each. With the ,' � ," Wily, m little' Mariana," said Claude, first purchase of one or more etam the ^i y was oonfRaion. By the time they had mors then once the dean turned giddy, and say one, would have left after the first P Pa+ y�,, " ae he returned from easing the -visitors dot. reached the door Mrs. Mortlake, with poor was obliged to ansa but at length 'the. greetingand a few words of sympathy, but boy or girl will be given,. free of charge, one x end found Esperanoe with the shadow of little terrified Bella had rushed out Mre. worst part of the descent orbs over, and he beggd her almost patheticalto stay., of the books I have already mentioned, in , t, i 11 : . that old look on her face, "what has been ,and Miss Lowdell hurried after her, while they could see the faces of the watchers in " If on could tell me Lad Worthin which they will stick the stamp on one of I E' _ „. troubling " Y. Y, Y g the little squares, and when a page of the r� . , i g yon ? the servants_ had already fled and were the ball: They had jar# reached the top of ton, what I can possibly do for that poor z�t , I don't know," said Esperanoe, half standingon'the rasa in front of the house the last flight where the foothold was rather child; she is wearing herself out, and I'seem book is filled with stamps it will represent, • laughing, and allowing herself to be huddletogether in their fright. more sure when the dean with fresh con- powerless to help -both their -deaths will ��a��}T g g a value of one dollar. The book can then n,. F. r enaconoed on the sofa, " I am oroes' and ,g quickly, 'lie atm be taken to the merchant from whom it , ,�, " Oh, Eeperance, it has been so terrible P fidence began to move more y door." ", ; etnpid today, and somehow after our long esid Mrs. Mortlake, clinging to her. " If it missed his footing, grasped hold of Claude, "Eeperance told me that Cornelia hue was obtained and he will tear out the page Biu„��f happiness it seems rather a weight to come had been ten minutes later Bella world have slipped down a step or two, but finals been the greatest comfort to her,” Lady end give a receipt for it, and when 'at 11"-�� book to Christabel. .And Uncle Collinson PP P Y g Y len each of ,, " w been upstairs 1 recovered himself. Worthington, anxious to say something filled, torn onfeand reoebook stag by been the erg w P, , , its heartless -and he did not even care „ Are you all safe 2 " asked Ea erance, Claude, however, could not resist the soothing, bat the , dean only grew more P Y y4',�i. ta'hiear of. Bertha." Y P agitated. chant th �k rM u , ry ehndderiag. , endden shook; the dean was neat to the. g , , e � child can take the receipts to , „ „ the Peoples Savings Bank and exchange, �� ,�,�,t,� CHAPTER XXXV. Ido not know. We were sitting in the wall, but he was on the outside, on the vary Yes, Cornelia can' help, he said, g ' r E as '� ' '` Ddr. and Mrs. Magnsy"1 " drawing -room when that fearful crash verge of the broken and shattered stairs. piteously, " but I myeelf-I who caused all them for s nice, neat bank book, in which. �,' ' `� The heavy', door was thrown back, the came, and the whole house seemed to For an instant he struggled hard to right the trouble, can do nothing but watch the will be credited the sum represented by the v k% "v ;M' `�' tali footman stood aside. and Esperanoe tremble and vibrate, and -2, himself, but in vain ; the dean glancing effects: Lady Worthington; I am an old receipts, which must correspond with the "'' �,r found •lisrself once more in the purple But Esperanoe interrupted her -"Where round, held the wail for pro#eotion with man and a scholar, but now for the fire# leaves returned to the bank by the er• i .) ,q ; is Cornelis 2 one hand, and with the other clutched time I have found that all m life has been chant. The child then buys an a or ,i drawing -room. Mrs. Mortlake had no# y F.;� No one knew. des sarin more stamps, gets another book and ro- ` Dome 'down ; but Cornelia Dame forward „ p sly A# his rescuer. Bat it was lived for self, and because of that wrong serge precisely Aa before. Theses m i And the dean 1, said Mrs. Lowdell. useless • Claude fell heavil " ' into the hall motive; I have been self -deceived. I see it pg "N, ''I 'with her kind and real welcome, end „ Where is the dean ? " Y can be obtained at all times when the tI 11.,r,t ,. • `Boperance's old friends, Mrs. Lowdell and below. now all too plainly, but the punishment is 1 " The little crowd'round round the house had * * * * * * ver hard stores are open, and the drug stores es ". +"av her daughter Grace, were also there. She y ,very bitter. It is grevioaa to sit oiAlly are almost Aiwa e open earl � ;�; "' Weis, glad to be able to tell them all about increased, but the neighborhood wAa so Esperanoe had turned sold and faint, but helplessly by, watching the rain one lids Y P y and j 11 - 1 a ard, and rhe did not mind reoallin the quiet and retired that it orae still emAll ; the sight of her hasbadd revived- her, caused in the present, haunted by the late every day' of the ,week, and buying sir p g there was al low, awed murmur, as a dead terrible though it was. She #sok off bar P pat deeds. My sister -whom these stem s is always equivalent to ' de. 11 1, , — act troubles whioh bad happened durin ' e esters of a P y q 1 , + a alienor followed Mre.'Lowdell aura#ion: cloak ands read it on the round of thfe Yon ourself remember-Moneien>` de posit in the brink." q �� ,,zy ''.x ;�_ their last visit, now that she could loo !i g Y across the room to where her husband Just then a light was seen within the porch, then signaled to them where to place Mabillon, his son, even his own- children, �;� 4,• a; stood in conversation with the dean. hall ; it approached slowly, and Eeperance him, and, supporting ,hie head, wiped his all rise rep before me with reproaobes. I Tun Duke of Edinburgh orae never �� �1.' ave a la y sae that g china ea g p , :;. }, » Dean Collinson had for the time lee# his g glad as she ,discerned Cornelis Taos With her handkerchief. The others yon think this a stran a confession K ble with bein a spendthrift and an , ire c pomposity=he was talking -very eagerly. carefully crossing the pavement; whioh was looked on sadly ; tbeyr had scarcely any, for me to make; but I tell you this that incident has just occurred which shows his. y� , X, "I have been busy in the observatory," strewn with fallen beams and broken frog. hope. Cornelis quite dreaded the arrival you may know hovif all-important it is that economical tarn o ind. Last . spiing he e a};,i f l0sperance heard him any ; " we mast go ments of glass., Bat as- ohe.oame nearer of the doctor, so certain did she feel that I should find some means of helping Raper- opened the Expos, to in Auld Reekie, at [�, ;. , , tip there after'dinner." her fia6d ash white face j g p p + sace- You know her better than arty one, the request of the municipal Authorities. y- pre# all re oioin hisfiret words would bleat oor Es eranoe e W. , Then in a minute both area ad the room to flight, and fear made every one speech- hopes. yon' and Mise Neville ; can yon not think of He did not do the job for nothing, it seems, ''.,v if,fit: to the window -seat where -,she was sitting. less. Ulaude's death -like pallor and icy cold. something which I can do to relieve bar ? " and one item of the bill which he rendered 1 I"Let us come one moment, cherie • we Claude went to meet her and first broke nese had, however, misled them, the doctor Lady Worthington's, still beautiful face was 11,000 for a special train whichh, dite " ,„, ' want to see what kind of a,night it is,"sand. the silence. reassured them ; he was still, living, but .was fall of sympatby; herhamorons rA no# ve hI but claimed thA'l he had s ri g Y to have had, and hence should be &Ile( ad ,,. ,v Claude drew aside the heavy purple " We have been no anxious shoat you 1 wag nnoonaoions'irom the effects of con• eves were softened, and beamed with a ..ia eurtains, and looked oat intently, shading he said, hurriedly. " I hope you bring us oussion of the brain. The dean, who had kinds li ht ears s o she had owned to the money that it would have coat. r�,� l_, ,+ Y g Y g , , : his eyes from the light within. news of the dean ? been too much shocked till now to speak, her husband that she felt that it would be Delegates representing the workmen of I6 was quite dusk, bat not too dark to She turned her rigid face toward him. .fairly bnrat into tears on hearing this ; all a sheer impossibility to rouse the dean all the Sootoh railroads met in` Glasgow' prevent their seeing a great lling masses �" I cannot reach him. He was in the his pomposity vanished, and he sobbed like from his selfishness to a perception of his yesterday and decided to formulate a , of olond away to the eouthei ante -room, alone to the observatory, when a child-" It 1s my doing -my doing 1 +' duties, and now from his own lips she was demand for shorter hours of labor, and •• �,v "A thander storm," amid Claude, !'if I we came down -the way is impassable 'Cornelia could not soothe him ; but as' hearing that Claude and Ea eranoe had similar action was taken by employees of *j?v, - am not mistaken • I thought it would come now 1 " Claude was laced on a mattress and succeeded in this. • She P a- >� P + paused for a the Great western Railway. These tiovo- "�vf-Ty : 'ion sooner, the sky was no lurid this after. Some one must go up and find him, borne slowly away to the hotel, Eeperance moment before answering, then, with the menta have: undoubtedly been stimnlated � � noon:' said Mrs. Mortlake, and she palled the foot aroused to awake to the recollection of hesitation of one who speaks while yet by the assurer of the strike of the Welsh • "Provoking 1 " said the d an, will_ ---bpt the danger was great, and'the others; mind gaiokly perceiving how matters thinking out eome'doabtfal point, she amid, railway employees. 'r"`.•. , at un from #inking o observations, footman�nng bank reluatantilp. were, begged her.uncle to come back with " There is one way that has just occurred f ✓.:, but it will' ass over, I've no doubt." Claude left Cornelia then for a moment, her. " If there is one time more than p to me, in which I think you might perhaps „ KDinner was announced 'art then. Espar. and drew Ee eranoe a little apart from the After a time she recovered herself, and, another,, says an experienced married since amt neat to Cornelis, and had no much crowd., P P hastily dressing, left Noel with Marie and said just now how•much she longe to have man, " when a woman should be left alone, totals oerthititrhe of futon h the tedl ' I `` Darlba " he said, gently, " I must see went to her husband's room. Thera was her bro#her`with her would it be osnible it id3 when a line of elothoo comes down in x p „ rtr ' - . long infliction better than she had expected. if I cannot help to find your uncle. Will fio improvement of any kind ; Claude lay' for him to be sent for ? " the mud. ti l The gentlemen did not stay down-staira you go back to baby 2 Mrs. Lowdell will cold and motionlees--she only knew that he T}be dean started to hie feet with sudden "How to lay on shingles without uailigg I I'll, ° ion' directs after tem the adjourned to go with you, I aryl sure." , still lived b the word's spoken to her an animation. nails," is the heading of a newaps 4 ' g+ Y y J Y i? t_k;. �a � the observatory. and Mies Graoe Lowdell "I cannot go till you come down again," I she came in--" No change" The weary "'Lady Worthington, I don't kno*%ow article. But we didn't read read it. , er f ;!i'r� dying ezprallied a wish to go rep too, Cor• said Esperanoe, trembling. " And' oh ' day passed on to its clone and night came to thank Iron enough ; she mne# surely be know all about it. We were a boy orae �' . * amelia and EeperAnoe followed wish her. Claude, it will be so dangerous l Mast yon I the neat morning and the neat night, and relieved by that and it had never struck ourselves. * Eels tioe was glad to peep into her.old -need you go ? " l still only a .continnation of that awful me -you see I am not Accustomed to think, It makes ver little difference `' :,• attic•room, now filled with BelIa's play. . He held her closely. death in life. On the evening of the third of o#her eo le,, I have Boon self•en oared y nee how badly . 6hings, and she could not repress a little " It seems the only ohanoe, darling. I clay Esperance's hopes were raised, the that Is the fac# and now when I long to see a man treats hie wits, she will talk of him . :,"' r g with pride #o strangers. k, - b i� . V w,. 0 I