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The Exeter Advocate, 1892-11-10, Page 6AD CAt'AVE Or, Married Above Her Station. CHAPTER IL Lady Caravel). was willing to go to- R'`venemeaemsaaillina to go anywhere that the Earl ouggested. She had grown piece cent, A. heW 'strange feeling eves stirring in her brettat ; it was love fin her hasbend —love for the hendsozne, debonair Eton On title evening; else had token greatemies with her dram, lt wee of the piston pret- tiest shade of pink—" Team of Roam," lama des rases, her milliner lead celliscl it— and the denote, tent improved her aa noth. tag else could have done. With it she wore a import" pismire of diamonds. " Afaate/i is ?need:Mena tonight," said Amice proudly. lend Lady Cisraven looaed wistfully into the mirror. "1 wiele," she mad. with a deep sigh— "oh, how I wish that I heel golden hair! wish tbat could change it.' n' Why, my le.dy, you have the moat beautiful hair its all the world 1" cried the maid, who honestly believed it, "1 have never seen heir SO long, tie shining, eo "It is the wrong color," sighed Lane Caraven; "bub even if 1 coald chime my hair, my eyes veal. eaways be dark" • it a to herself iihe added, "g0 does not 'Ate 'ark eyes—he mid so." Mauy admiring eyes folloveed the e.sung Countees that eveuing. "That vvill be oue of the hands() ,est women in Europe," said a courtly em dor who speat quite as much Id in making love sm he did in errenging mars "1poUticaL should like to was her email in two years time—she will look like eite of Titian's subjects just come oat of its Ir ems." Time lemma on and brought with h no change. The Esti Imagthened hi a s y in Paris because some intimate friend e t his came thither, end he in eons -queue., was 'well amused, while Hildred Mime* more and more from the great, gay, heartless world. She grew in beauty every day; the change ef scene, the clear, brithent atmos- phere, tee magai deenee thet surrounded her, all seemed to aid in. developing her. She wise en unframed, school -girl wile:Ulric Caraven first Imes ber thither • she was a graceful, uself-poseessed woman Of the world when she left. ine regular features devel- oped into woudetful beauty. The expree- Mon of her face was perhaps its greatest el/arm—it vine (me of expeetatiou. The dark, lustrous eyeti seemed to be always asking a questioa. The sweet, sad lips were parted, as though she were ebout to speak. Lord Caraven was the only one near her who ata not see and marvel at the change. It was a faee now to arrest the attention of a poet or artist ; passion and tenderness, subdued hope, were all the Weeberla Wing. Ton Shall see them. and judge for youreeif." " should not like them tts be very fee from the rese 9f the heesehold," else mg* "Do you. believe in the Ravensmere ghosts ?'' he eeked laughingly. "I have stover heard of them. Bat in a, large house like this I should not care to feel that I was quite alone," "You Shall choose Mr yomeelfe he said leViefle. Perhaps hour the followed was the lumpiest Snared bed know e stnee her marriage. At the Hotel al eurice, although he had been eereful to show her every kindness, he had not thought of her or etudierl her .At Revenamere it was quite different, The servants, he knew, would watch him eloeely, and woven snake their own comments on his behavior ; and, iethey SAW that he alighted his wife, they would imitate his example quickly enougla. That he would not allow. She was only a ineneyeenderes daughter—a woman whom he could never like—but lithe had saved him from ruin; ehe should at least be protected. So he talked to her, and allowed her the various art -treasures, the costly pictures, the statues, the ancient armor. She was pleased an bright and interested in, all he said. He showed her the library, where the accumuleted treasures of so many scholars lay. When she had seen and ad- mired all, he said bo her— "1! all this were on the verge of de- struction, and one woman came forward. to save it, what -would you call her?" "1 should call her the good angel of the house," she replied, not having the least idea that he was referring to her. He bowed to her. "That shall be my name for yea," he said. "You shall be the good aagel of the house." She had chosen her rooms in the eastern wing—rooms that opened on to a broad beautiful terrace—from the windows of which one saw pleasant glimpses of gard ea and distant landecape. The housekeeper, Mrs, Hampton, showed her over the whole suite. Lady Caraven preferred these. " You will be lonely, my lady," she said; "moat of the Ladies Caravan have pre- ferred the eastern wing." "Your ladyship has decided then on this suite!" said the housekeeper. Lady Caraven did not even hear her ; she was looking sadly round the rooms. How many years would this be her home? How many long, weary hours of suspense and pain would she pass hero? Would she soon tire of the gilded splendor? She would be always alone—her rootna always silent and desolate ; no loving face would brighten them ; no glad voicea cheer them. there. There were timea when Lord Caravan was The housekeeper looked cariously at the startled at hearing people complement young face with the sad, sweet eyes. leim on the great beauty of his wife. He " You have decided, my lady, upon these accepted all sub coreptimenes in a spirit of rooms ?" she repeated. good-humored tole:atm. It was very kInd, "Yea," said the young Countese ; "1 of course—be lamer that the wee merely an prefer them to any others. And I will re - unformed sehool-giri ; if they 'Ikea to main here now while my boxes are unpacked.. believe in her la sum, he had really no objec- I will not go down again." tion. He lower Moiled at the girl's sweet " SU I take that message to Om Earl ?" face to see if it e as true. she asked. September h id elmoat lemma when the Lady Caraven looked up in some sur - Earl once mere mentioned home. He eaked peon his wife if she could tear herself away from " Oh, no !" she replied. " Lord Cere,ven the dissipations of Paris. He wondered will not expect me." that she looked bright at going away. Ami th.e housekeeper, who was a shrewd He did not Imow whet she was thinking. woman in her way, thought that it seemed Here, in this brillient, sunny Parts, he had a strange kind of marriage where himband. not shown any love for her; he had in fact and wife preferred solitude to each other's hardly seen her—he hed estea her as a society. perfect stranger. But it miget be different in his own horne—it might he different at Revensmere, where he wield be alone with her; he might learn to care for her then. CEIAPTER X. It was a chill evening et the end of Octo- ber when the Rai and Counteas of Ceraven molted Revenemere. prepsretions had been mad e to receive and vveicome them. There was no gethering of tenantry. The jewele, flowers, no armee had the least interest for her "1 thiule it is Very probabae that al/ the admiretion will fall to her let whether I teke veins with my dreas or not," she said musingly. My Jody," retureed the girl, earnestly, "you do not know how beautiful yeti are— you do oat indeed, If you would but take some little interest—you have a lovely figure mid beautiful hetr—if you would but eve a mac+ atom !" Lady Courteney locked up in wonder as her lovely young hostess entered the draw ing room. She eurneel. to the Earl, With whom eh° was most intituate—tleey had played together when children. How falsely people epeak !" she said. "1 heard that you had enerriect a great heiresa, but that she was quite a plain little school girl. I must congratulate you Old the rime beauty of your wife." Little she certainly is not," returned the Earl laughingly ; my—my wife is tall, I consider." " And she is beautiful," odd Ludy Courtenay. "She looks like a Spanish princess. ou do not often ace awl like hers he Eagland—we are all re white. "So you ought to be," he replied : "1 cam as soon imagine a dark angel as admire 0. dark woman." "Has any one told you that I do not love her?" he asked. " No, certainly not ; but, though she is so beatmieul, she does not look happy. Her eyes ought to be filled. with sunshine—they are sett end dreary. It is not a happy lace, Lord Caravan." " Wbat an be wrong here?" thought Lady Courtenay. "There is plenty of money; bhey are bot oung, both hand- some—Sexon beauty tom Seminole—why are they not happy ?'' for, amongst all other gossip, she had not heard ehe tact that Lord Uaramen had married fur money and not for love. It was a pleasant evening. The Earl found out another esccomplishment of his wife's—she was an almost perfect musicien ; she sang like one iaspired. The love, the passion, the tenderness, that found no vent us her ordinary life, found vent in song. The rich, low coneralto voice was more beautiful than anything he had ever heard. She sang like one whose whole soul is tuned to song. She had set to sweet, sad music the poet's passionate words: "'0 creel love '—she changed her tone— '0 cruel love, whose end is scorn ! Is this the end to be left alone, To live forgotten, and die forlorn ?'" She sang them with eneh sweet pathos. It was of -herself see was thinking. Who wee more forlorn than she—who more neglected? " 0 cruel love, whose end is scorn!'" " What charming music !" said Lady Courtenay. " Wbuse is it? I do not re- member to have heard it before, and I am. familiar with most modern songs—whose M is ? " " My own," replied 'Eldred. "When- ever words please me very much, they alway, set themselves to music in my own mind. ' "The words are so sad—' To live forgot- ten, and die forlorn How OaUl they please one so young as you I" " It is the tate of many," said Hitched slowly. "It may be, but it will never be yours— you, Countess of Caraven, young, gifted, beloved." "There are ma,ny ways of dying," said Hildred. "It is more bitter than death to some to live without love; yet many live without it." "You never told me," mid Lord Caraven to hie wife, " that you could sing so beauti- fully," "Did I not ? Perhaps ; you never asked - me if I could sing at all." "I do not remember doing so," he said. " Have you any more Finch surprises?" She looked np at him brightly. "You seemed half horrified when I told you that I could speak German," she eaid, "1 was afraid that you considered accom- plishments something to be concealed. I shall never tell you of any of mine." With a glance half laughing, half haughty, she took up the sheet of music and crossed the room. Ledy Courtenay looked curiously into the face ot the Eerl. " Had you never heard your wife sing, really ?'' she asked. " No, I had not indeed," he replied, " If I were a man and had wooed so sweet a songstress, I should home spent long hours over the piano," she said. "1 thought you always liked music so much 1" "So I dm But I did not even know my wife could sing; she makes no parade of her talent." " " said Lady Caraven to herself; "nor efe I think that you have made any great parade of your love." But she said no more—the (subject was evidently not pleasing to the earl. CHAPTER XII. °RAPIER XT. " We have some visitors coming to clay," eaid the Earl of Caraven to his youug wife. "The dinner will be an hour later, and rooms must be prepared. Sir Charles and Lady Courtene.y live at some little distance —they will not arrive until late." "Do you mean," she said, "that I am to arrange for your guests—for their wants and comforts ?" Earl's tenents simply detested the soundo " What terribly straightforward ques- his name. Tney had been so heavily bur- tions you ask !" he replied, laughingly. dened, so taxed and tormented by the "Von are soM mistress of the house—you Earl's confidential agent alr. Blantyre, that must, give all orders in it." they had no welcome left for his master. , "1 have not learned to think of myself They considered Mtn an unjust landlord, , yet as mismese of this house, ' she rejoined and they did not ecruple to say so. There ' with prod compoeure. were no shouts of welcome for him ; even " Then I. must ask you to begin," he the eurty-headed children had heard so said. "Von are indeed mete mistress of often of the Eerl'a folly and neglect that this house ; every one in it is bound to • they had no cheer for hirn when hie carriage obey you—whatever you direct is to be drove iato the streets of Court Raven. NO: done." Was there any warm weleome from the sex.- " But," returned Hildred, "yesterday, vaate. They were most of them new ones ; when I went into thee housekeeper's room as the old retainers he& died off or gone she did not seem istelined to submit to my away, the Emlnever bad repleced them. The authority at all. She said that the keys house had become dilapidated ; the sem were mieleici when I wanted to look over vents were few, the stales empty. the linen -press. I fancy that she thinks It was ell different now—Mien Blantyre I am rattler too young to hold much had. had carrie blanche. The interior of the authority." castle had been beautified, decorated and " I will soon settle that matter," said. re -furnished ; well-trained servants had beets. the Earl. brought from London; the stables had been Ile rang the bell, and in answer to his filled. There was a general air of prosperity summons a servant came. He seat for the about the place, so that the earl hardly housekeeper, who looked slightly troubled knew it again. • at the unexpected call. The first words she said to her husband "Mrs. Hampton," said the Earl, sternly, Were ; "1 have sent for you to sae: that every or - "1 had no idea that Ravensmere was eo der given by Lady Caravan is to be attended large." to instantly—that she is to be obeyed bit. He looked be.lf incredulously her. plicitly, as I am obeyed myself—that the "Did you non really feel interested least show of disrespect or disobedience enough in the place to ask about it 7" he • will be punished by immediate dierrussal. inquired. You will see that my commands are carried I WaS very much interested in it," she out." replied quietly, "but I never thought of "I will do so, my lord." asking any queations." "You will go for the future to Lady "1 should have fancied that you would Caraven for all your orders—you will take know all about it," he said—" the number them only from her." of rooms and their contents. I am surprised "Thank you, my lord," Baia the house - hat you do not." keeper, retiring with a sense of relief. She did not in the least understand the Hildred turned to her husband. dr ift of his words. That he should ever "And I thank you, too," elm said calmly. fumy that she was mercenary, that she "I should not home spoken lent that I saw wanted the full value for all the money she there was a disposition in the house to had brought him, never occurred to her. It was but a sorry evelcoine home. The Earl felt humiliated, disgraced. They dined together almost in silence. Lord Caraven did not tell his wife what a Inuot And it dull too. We will ask emu° nice peOpie down at tame; this kited 9f thing will never ats. I waot aek you, elo you know anything 9f billiards r " 1" oho repeated wonderingly. "Yes—many ladies play remarkably well, Lady Courtenay does It is such a great resoarce," "D' you want me to play With you 2" else asked quickly. "Yea Om bored to death. I am tired oisf nothing to dIo,n,ever read much, and there Extraordinary," she oried--" nothing to do 1" "What do you mean?" he asleed. "1 mean nothing. I am very sorry. I have seen a billiard table, but I have never p la, y, erg is Is t aalmosb as ge:J(1ff yiso bliiteiaer' table," seed laughiogly ; but the Earl shook his heed. " It may be for you," he replied ; " but it is not for me." Lord °examen," said Hildred, "a thought has just struck me. We have been rnerried—how long ?—since the 3rd of August, and it is now October, and do you know that you have never once addressed me by name My sehool-fellows used to call me Dreda,' my father calls me 'Hildred.' You have so contrived as never to give me any name at all. You do not my 'Lady Ceraven," Hildred," wife,' or anything of the kind. How is it ?" "1 cannot tell," he replied blankly. The question had evidently puzzled him, "I do not expect you would ever care to use any pretty fatnilier, loving name; but do you not think you might learn to sues rny own Lady Oeurtemey used to look at me, when you addressed me in that general kind of way as 'mate' Could you not say Hildred " "1-1 really do not know," he replied, "it is an uncomfortable kind of name— ' Hildred." She raised her charming head with a haughty little gesture. "Do you fancy so? I think you do not know what uncomfortable' means. I am rather proud of my name ; it may be quaint, but it is not common. If you cannot say Hitched,' can you not cell me Lady Caraven ' ? I am tired of being spoken to so vaguely." "1 will not do it again, Lady Caraven, if it annoys you," he said ; and then there a as silence between them, broken only by tb e soughing of the wind. "Lord Caraven," she said, " will you be very angry with me if I ask you a ques- tion?" " No ; without knowing whet the ques- tion may be, I predict that—certainly not." This question has troubled me very much ; it has been the one thing which I have pondered night and day—a question that I cannot auewer, one that I feel is the key to a secret." "Von etarm me with that long prologue. Briefly, whet is your question, Lady Caraven ?" " Briefly, it is this: Why did you marry me, Lord Caraven ?" "Why did I marry you V' he echoed in e.stonishment. "1 ask the question," she went on, "be- cause I have watched you and studied you, and I am convinced at last that you did not marry me for love." "Love !" he oried. " Why, what has that to do with it ?" "1 thought," she continued, " that you had married me becauee you loved me. I know that you were cold, undemonstrative, that you had no sympathy, little kindness; but I believed implicitly that you married me for love." "1 had never seen you—I saw you only once," he said in astonishment. "1 know, I remember. Still, I repeat what I have said to you ; I—I fanoied—I am quite ashamed to tell you the truth, but I wal do so—I fancied that you had seen Inc somewhere and had liked me." He laughed, but the laugh was not pleas- ant to hear. "Did you really think that?" he asked musingly. "Poor child l" Then he turned to her with a sudden briskness. "Do you really mean to tell me, on your word of honor, that you do not know why I married you ?" She raised her fair proud face to his. " I assure you most solemnly that I do not. It is the greatest puzzle I have ever had." "Did your father tell you that I—I loved you ?" " No," she replied thoughtfully, "he did not. • Indeed he enured me thee love was not needful for happiness. He never mid that you loved me—he eaid you wanted to marry me." "And what else? Go on. What else?" "That it was a grand position, in which I should be extremely happy." "What else'!" asked the stern voice "1 hardly remeruber. That if I con- sented his highest ambition would be gratified." Lord Caraven murmured some terrible words between his cleeed lips. "Then he never told you why this mar- ria,ge was forced upon me ?" Forced ?" she Interrogated gently. Perhaps the sudden paling of her lovely face startled him, or the sharp quiver of pain in her voice touched him. "He—your father—never told you that he insisted on the marriage?" "No, never," she replied faintly. "He never told you that he made it my only refuge froin him—my only hope—my only alternative?" " No ; he never told me that." "Then I will telt you now. Ile compelled me to to raarry you—andi begin to perceive that he has merifieed you as well as my- self." "Sacrificed us ? " she repeated. " You cannot mean the word!" " I demean it, both for myself and you," he replied. "I will tell you, ready °examen • it is right that you ahould know the truth'. I have been a spendthrift and a prodigal. I have squandered a large for- tune, and was deeply in debt. lowed your father the sum of sixey thousand pounds— I had mortgaged Bement:mere to him. I was also deeply in debt to others. I had literally come to my Met shilling ; die - grace, ruin, poverty and theme were all before mm Your father had the matiage- meat of my effaire, and, when I asked him what I was to do, he told me that he had two hundred thougandpounds and a daugh- tem" A low cry came from her lips, and she covered her face with her Minds, " I ant sorry to pain you," said— " sorry to distress you—hut hi better h 1 t lir ignore my authority—I knew that you would not like that.' "Certainly not—you have done quite right," he told her—and a gladden sense of her crud position came over him. Was it comfort he felt to see the family plate owe likely that the servants would show much more in use. Hildred was slightly over- respect to one who they could plainly see whelmed by the magnificence of everything wee an unloved wife? around. Hove little she dreamed that her He quitted the breakfasb room not quite fortune preserved the grand old place from eatiaded with hiraself ana not satisfied vvith utter ruin—then but fot her the measive her. " Marriage is a mistake at the beat of times," he said, "bub marriage for money is the greatest mistake ef all." Evening mime and brought the expected guests—Sir °legatee Courtettay, a young baronet who had bat ORO idea, and that was love for bis wife, Ledy Alice Courtenay, who wars pretty, lively and aceornpliehed. Hildred liked her at once, Her face wee sunny sod fair o her laughing.eyes and sweet lips made a very ettracievemmure. Hildred looked at her with soMething like etavy. She was charmingly dressed, &ad had e bright expression mantenance. That eVening when Lady Caraven watt dressing for dinrier, her faithfat maid could hardly be setisfied ; elle brought out jeWelei flowers, ornaments of all kinda, " wear them, my lady," she said ; if you would but let Me help you. more in yotie toilete 1 Lady Coartenay is so beadle fully dreased ; do not let her have all the admiration." The girl had grown so mats, for her yottng mistress that he sometimes veto Weed to aptak faMilierly hetet Ifildeed eat listlestay befote the Mailet-tableS neither plate, the beautiful pictares, even the old walls themselves would have passel from the Ceravenet al;x1 the family natne would have been Written in the dust Perhaps some such thought occurred to him as he looked at the }tweet face before him ; perhaps that thought made him feel a little more kindly towards Ifildred. That gave hint the idea that she too was , entitled to Home consideration. He had told her father frankly enough that he should never like her, and he knave that he never ehotild, But the money she had brought hire lead sieved him Morn rule, He ought to (Andy her comfort and be grateful to her. After dinnee was over, instead of lingering over hie claret, he joined her in the dra-Wing-roont. " have been thinking," he began, " that you would like to arse the house ; (some of tIM rooms are very handsome, some of the pietures are fiat." f shetild be vety Much pledeede' ehe Staid gently. "X have been thinking, tho,, that you blight to have your own, (Melee of tome My mother used very beautiful huite in -13A -L CORKS, G.A1.1.4, SORE SIICOULDEBSs SORAT011MS, ce may Id'all'UNDS oxt13l(YahtFaidaVitias. or COMT°inti..,Iie Mateekly reesteSed. dawate ' Crime GalAillANTERfes If yoo owe 're.MX.entsie neenneeseenelsea Monti by Matt ou reeeept or Prism See Cent% By ea, aai naiaarlaVe,eat'ala CI n OTO. CAN. AGEN ineted Rv y evitoise. 'VEST lieetttil A A Itee. looked at him. Whet ziature oi teaa could ISSUE MO 45. 1' he have been tht the %lipid). and, despair on Must girlieb Mee eid not towsk him? ^=7".""4"."'"' - • !r""'", " Then you have never loved me, never NOTE IL cared for me?" she said faintly. reolytate to any or these "Na. , I am grateful to you ; ean say AAlv°44146elaIN+41" UOMMIY asentionthtspaatro Miro rs AMMO at Wale MOM and N 0110,VE T2ONSt4). They eupply in condensed form Ann the eub.. stancee needed to enrich the Blood and to rebuild the Nerves,thua making them a certain and speedy cure fox. all diseaees arising fronx impoverished blood, anashattered nerves, such as liar- alysis, spinal dim easen rheumatism, soiatioa,lossofment- ory, erysipelas, pal- ratation of theheark serofulmehimosieoe green eickness, that tired foaling that affects so many, etc. They have a specific action on the sexual system of both mon and women, restoring lost vigor. no more.' The words thee had heavated her came batik to her—" Let nue die !" He saw her drave the silvery Mused round her shouldees and shudder as though ehe were seiaed with violent cold. " feel now," he said, 0 that it was a cruel thing to do. You are youtm, and your whole life is blighted. At first thought, and believed that you underetood everything—that you were as mercene,ry and. ambitious as your father—that you were as ready as he to give yourself and your money in exchange for my title • I thought that you through him knew theifull value of the estate and everything on it— that you knew all the house contained -- that you were as keen and shrewd as he was. I misjudged you—I beg your perdon for it." She raised. her pale facie to his. A beautiful evening in October; it was as though some of the warmth and sweet- ness of summer had returned for a while. Lord Caraven had invited some friends to dinner ; as they lived at some httle dis- tance and they could not remain for the night, dinner was ordered earlier than ueual. It was only twilight when the guests drove away, and Lord Caraven, having 120 one to play at billierds with hint, sauntered restlessly through the rooms, thinking to himself how foolish he had been not to provide himself with a companion for that most interesting of all games. " I must not let this happen again," he said. To live here alone requires more strength of mind than I am poesessed of." It did not occur to him that he was not alone—that he had a fair young wife near him. He never thought of her at all. Ile would not have remembered her existence hut that, wandering aimlessly along the terrace, he saw her in the drawing -room. He almost owned to himself that there could not have been a lovelier picture. Wish- ing to finish something she was reading, she had brought her book to the window and crouched down where the light fell. He 13aW a fair, &wet -like face, a shining wealth of dark hair in which lay gleaming pearls, a flowing mass of purple velvet upon which the white arras shone like snow on a purple crocus ; the lovely figure, the graceful atti- tude, the picturesque dress, out square in the front, leaving the white neck bare, the Wide hanging sleeves, the slender white hand—all made a picture that he must have edinired heti the subject been any other than the money -lender's daughter. Seeing her, he thought it was possible she Understood something of billiards, although. " women never knew anything useful." She saw him, and, fancying femn his planner that he wished to speak to her, she opened the window and Went out to him. "You will he cold," he said with un- usual thoiightfulnelfit. She went hack to the drawing -room in searoh ea Winery scarf that she used. She threw it carelessly over her head and shouldere, Where it looked to nietureeque and became her so well that he could not help noticing it.. This is dull 'Work, being here alone," he said, 4' It dila for both of she teplied htieflyt " swear to you," she said, "that I would rather have died than have married you hed known the truth." " I believl it, and respect yoa for it. For sozne short titne past I lame fancied that la thiuking ma 1 dui I was iniateken. Now I know it, end am glad to know it. I tem sorry that , you were merifieed to me." , "Did you—de you—pray do not be angry with me," she did 3012 r..by one Mae ?" "1 have been amongat fair women what O butterfly is amongst -dowers," he replied. "1 have loved not one, but a hundred. I might say I have lied as many loves as there are days in the year." "But the one great Love of your life—the love that ie given only once—have you giver that 7" she asked. " ued.srstaml. You ask me, in fact, if I had ever loved any one suffieiently to ask her to be my wife. No, I had not. My loves were for the day/ not, for time. I have aever asked any one to marry me, fax the simple, all-sufficieut reason that I hove never seen any one wham have eared to marry." " Aud are you very unhappy with me ?" she &eked gently. "What a strange question Unhappy? Well, no, I cs.nuot quite say that I atu, as e‘efore, grateful to yon ; and, now that thal you have been victimieed, I am sorry for you." " Do not be shocked if I ask 3 ou another question," she seed, with down -dropped eyea and flushing cheeks. "Now that our marriage is an isceompliehed fact, do you not think that we might make the best of it—might try to forget this wretched bo - ginning? Could you never °ere even ever so little for me ?" He looked at her thoughtfully. "I might deceive you—I might say Yee,' seld play you. Wee ; but I will not. You are too good for that. No, nob in the sense you mean—not to love you as a man should. love his wile—nevem! Yon must forgive me if these seem hard words—you have asked tae for them." " It, M better to speak frankly ; then we Mean both know what we are doing." She dreppee the silvery yen that shrouded her head and face. Will you, telt me," she mitred meekly, "why you cannot care for me ? Am I not fair enough to pleme your' "Yes you are fair enough ; but love is not to be te.ught or bought—it conies unper- ceived. I caunot express myself well on the subject; but it seems to Inc absurd for a mau to say to himself, is my duty to MIL in love with such and smell a woman, so I must do It.'" "But if that woman were his wile?" she suggested gently. (To be continued.) "„Ahe yeis rib yu bow, had' quite forgotten yell ;;,-";i;;-; af.a yea VETS —All F, ts stopped free by Dr. 1L1f ne'm Great Nerve Restorer. No lilts aftei• fir,t day's use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and V.' 0 tria bottle free to Pit cases. S•ttid to Dr. Kline, 931 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa. WEAK EN (young and old), suffering from mental worry, overwork, insomnia, excesses, or self-abuse, should take those Penns. They will restere lost energies, both physioaI and mental. airs Patter Fin init was aeked dm he- ed in gas for °uniting. " Ob, yes," she replied ; " we 'eat heaverything we heat by gas. It's the proper fuel for gastronomy !" V,rdlie Wilkins is a generous little soul," eaick Tomnty Totnpisins' mother. " (le had only a light attack of measles, but he gave it to every ore of my four children." that you float& know t e rea ru o father is ambitions; his hopee were fixed on yottr Marriage. He offered me the alternee tive—I could choose beggary, rein, shame, disgracmthe total annihilation of nty houne and name, or t could choose the money matt marry you. I told him thee I did not feel inclined to Marry, that I had no affection for you; and 1 implored, hint LO fled some other way out of the difilc,tity, lie refused4 and you know the result. 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