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A CillitiTNUT 3317A11," .004 •
Tory loofa, .Mis' laraden. 1 hink you
can Mid the front in Nev York ito truly
ao f in tho Wool. In this tight woman
can oitat !lo as touch as man. Won't
you try 2"
o I shoo not prolnloo you auything,"
film sold. .4 You Must wait and see,"
Thoy woo: now 1)141(00 the parsonago
in tho lou !lot of Scrub °atm. Tho Honna
of boils hos Mrs. Dlionnal faded loco
to tho toholow, and, on recognizing thorn,
she .clappod her bawls for joy, as ono of
her own children might have dale; and
a Inwood later! wao stalling in tho
porch, tho vory embodiment of welcome
CHAPTE1 t
MITIOICAusT 01 1:1111 scuono.
11 I knoto yon would come," said Mr.
Dlimm, 10144(15 both of Lottio'H hando
with utter ithsenoo of all formality.
waly husband said 1 mstn't look for
you any mom, but I felt iu 111 bones
—no, toy 11(1),a—that you would coma.
Whim 1 fo,d a thing 11 going to talo
place it always does. So you aro herct.
.1. tun very glad to see yorm—Mr. 11('m •
Htood—too. This is splondid," And
Mrs. intoon exultantly uolgeod Lottio
into tho room that, whou last seen, was
crowde,l with such a toothy assembly.
lionlottad tuvanwhilo drove tho horse
to rtu adjacent shod.
" Illit 110 isn't my Mr. H01fl:ite01:4"
said Lottio, laughing.
Woll, it seems as if Ito wore rotated,
belongod to y•ou in somo way. 'nen
I think of ono, I can'b help thinking of
the other."
11 Oh, doar," exclaimod Lottio, still
laughing, blushing, and affecting comic
alarm, " hying .joinal together by a
minister's wifo 111 •alraost as bad as the
minister himself."
" Almost as good., you mean. You
would havo nay congratulation rather
than illy sympathy if ,you secured such
a, princo among mon.'
"How litho you know about him,
Mrs. Minim. Ho is going to be a poor,
forlorn home inisaicontry ; and your hus-
band's increased salary will be royal
compared with his."
"Ilo will never Ito forlorn; and how
long will he he poor 1"
" All his life possibly."
"'110119 mit very long. 'What will
como altar 2 What kind of a master is
he serving 2"
" you know," said. Lottie, lower-
ing her tone, and giving her chair a
Ett[o coutidontial hitch toward tho
simphollearted lady With whom for-
mality and eirctoulocutiou Item) 10011011.
81)11. that I am hot:timing to think
about th oo thinta, a great dottl."
"1 dolt% won lcr, my dear," said 11irs.
Dlitual, with a little sigh of satisfaction ;
"no ono amid help thinking obaut him
who sow his manly courtesy and tact
the welling you wore bore."
Oh haat Lottio, blushing still
more deoply, "I did mit menu that.
Pleasc understand ow. Mr. 11010stoad
ii ouly 1 chanco acconaintauco that I
have mot while visiting my aunt, Mrs.
Marehmont. I mean that when I was
hero last). was a, vary naughty girl, lint
L havo sinco been thinking how f could
Ito 1,1(111,1' one. IIlth'i'd,l would like to
bo a Christiam as you nro."
In a moment 1110 ULU° lady was all
tondos Both:Rude. Sho was ono who be.
lievod in conversion; and to her, being
converted. was tho greatest event of life.
But just then Honistead entered, and,
sho had enough notural, womanly in-
terest—pot curiosity—to note tho tin.
conookaus wolcomo of Lottio's oyos, and
tho quick color Como and go in Mir fact+,
as 11 11 tiro were burning in hor heart,
and throwiug its flickering light upon
hor fair features.
11 Clicinco acquaintance; indocol," sho
thought. " Why, bore is this city -bred
girl blushing as 1 once did about Mr.
Whether sbo knows It Or not,
• her blushes mist toll 1110 1101110 gory as
wino."
13ut though :110;4. Dlimin was 50 un-
nonventional, slut had tact,. anti tame(1
tho conversation on the fiubjeet of tho
donation party.
Look ' sho exclaimed axial -tautly,
tugging 11 bulky commoutary, "111114 is
ono of tho ratulto at your ooming 1111)
other (-veiling. Mr. Dlimm Las boon
Wanting this 11001c lOng 'Limo, and now
110 p.m, 0,4111180 much that am get-
bing jealous."
wok, opinions (mono -Ned i1 such a.
ponderous volume ought to havo great
wohoht, soraly," said Holootead, omit.
lug.
" And do yort know," 14110 00111111110(1,
hi an aside to Lottio, that welt of tho
obildrou has had at oetV warm winter
suit, mid, wonderful to toll, I havo
bougllb inyholl 0 liew dross from tho
shop, instead of nialciug up somothing
omit ow by my brothor Abol's wifo from
Now York. '
Lottio's eyos .Moiotonod, and she said
iu half ooliloquy. "I didu't know it
1.70.11 SO nice and cosy to make others
happy."
"Ahl dopond tmon it, you aro loom-
ing lots 01 11110014," said Mrs. Dlimm,
1315111110101113'. "-When God bogins to
teach, Ilion wo do loarn—aud something
worth Imowing, too."
"I thought that God's 1001008 wore
•very hard mid j?aineul," Said. Lottio to
Romstead, with. a spico of 0311011101111
1801 1110(11101'.
"Mrs. Dlimm is a bettor authority
than I was," lig roplied, With 0, C111101c
" Do you know," Ito continual,
addresoitg thoio hootoss, "that Miss
llfortidon has <lona mom to teach ino
how to preach than all may years at tho
oeminary,"
4' Suroly," exclaimed Mts. Dlimoi,
"that's a rathor strong statomont.
call understood Imay Mios Mandan eau
ray alco ooperionoo in that dircetion;
huO just how alto should teach you moro
than ell tho grovo • nefenooro foul 100,0(1.
011 kat -Imola Is 11111 clear at, once. '
" Woll, oho has," ho maintained
Htontly, 1' I. doubt whether your 1108.
hand oots ao much light upon tho Bible
from that 11051,commentary tiler° 044
Miss Marotta] 5i(43'()111(1i0 ono arbor -
mom,"
Mrs, inborn turnoil her oyes in.
toairingly toward fettle, who said,
laughingly : •
"11, would Hocon that hoit week 1 was
O hentlical and Mr. flemstead a herdic."
And (4(1)111 111')) you now 2"
1 011, he's all right now,"
"And not you V
-"I fear I alwayo shall bo a little
crooked; but I hope I WA not (moody a ,
Imathoo any longer,"
" Miso Monition was 0 badly:TA as .
Nathaniel was a tihrowd (11(4111111(1, (1 •
Jew," said I I °instead.
" What kind 01 )1 Jots' Watt Nathaniel 2"
asked Lottio innocently.
" Christ said, when ho first tam him,"
ropliod Mrs. Dlitinn, owning, 11 1 110110141
on israolitot indeed, in. 'whom is 1410
guile,"'
Then both were puzoloil at Lottio'a •
mullion and painful 110811, but they
itacrilail it to her modusty 1 and Ilona- •
stead, to give hor timo to recover hoo-
soli% gavo a brief slatch of his summon
and how, in the afternoon, whit() road.
ing, at Lottio's suggestion, tho oomploto
story of Lazarus, they both lavl ««n'
1110 unspeakable Sympathy of Christ 11, r
those Ito sought to save,
" Oli dear," thought Lottio, " whom
shall I escape tho coosognoncos of my
foolish jest 2 'Without guile,' tacked 1"
Mr: Dlinma now appeared, and ho ons
Ifetuateacl woro soon discuosina tho.
rondoring of an obscure p01111151, 11)' '11
which tho bag commontarr
conthetnig opinions or a clOsen loomed
doctors. Mrs. Dlimm carried Lottio
off to her sanctrun, 1110 nursory—tho
fruitful ammo of questions and mys-
teries tho learned doctors would find
still more (1111111.111 )10 solve.
" And you aro contented with this
narrow round of lifo 2" asked Lottio
curiously, as Mrs. Minim finished Mc
nooratiou of what seemed to hor very
tamo ex.porioneo.
" Narrow 1" said Mrs. Dlimm re.
proachfolly„ " my life and work aro not
narrow. I havo six little immortals to
train. A million yearo hence, they will
either 111088 01? reproach me. What con.
oicloration 10 fasllionablo lifo is equal to
that 2 Bosidos, my husband is engaged
in the same kind of work that brought
tho Son of God from licavon to earth.
It itt my privilege to help him. Scrub
Oaks is as much 01 11. piano as many
cd the villageo in which Ho pmachod,
and 1 con grateful that I cau talc part
in so royal a calling."
1' Mai Dlimm," said Lottio, with sod -
don auimatiou, "I shouldn't wonder if
you and your husband 11-0110 very great
P301(1' in heaven."
" 011 1" cried tho little lady laughing,
" we nevor think of that. Why
should. wo 2 But 1 know thoro will bo
nook thoro for 1.15, 0,11(1 the thought
makes nut \01'y happy."
" And you molly an(1 truly have been
happy in all your toil and privations."
" Yes," said Itrrs. Dlimm, with a
strange, farotwoy look coming into hor
largo ohm oveo "when ovorYthiug on
couth has Leen darkest I have been
most happy, and this has confirmed my
faith. Littlo children aro sourcos of
groat joy, but they 0180 08.1180 much pain
awl auxioty. Yet when I have hoop
siffloring most—avhen tho wardrobe has
boon scanty math° larder almost bare,
(1011 1)1114 taken me to His heart 05 101111111
this elt9t1 hero, and comfortod in assur-
ing aigovor fear, my 01111(1, a soot
tako caro 01 3011 foul yours.' See how
Ilo koopH His word. 1lo sent you here,
with your bright, sunny face. Ho omit
Mr. liemstoa(1 here; and between you
both wo shall make a long stage of our
homoward journoy most pleasantly."
"I 1101100 1100011 any 0110 talk like you
leforo," said Lotto, -musingly. " You
seem to beliovo all 1110 Biblo says, as if
it woe actually right boforo you."
"Boller° I Why not? Tho idea of
God not keeping His 0400( 11"
"/111(1 1,4 faith just 1110 cortaitity that
God will koop His word?"
That io 1to4 faith ; and thongh this
groat tom-id—for hittlo bito of 7,1(1011
11001110 10411' their 5011114—shall pass away,
God's word fatal" stand until His least
proiaiso is fulfilloch"
"That is not our creed in Fifth
Avenue," said Lottio sadly. " Tito
woad ilrat, God loot. But you Spina -
times, surely, -witch that Mr, Minim
\tem rich, tool that you could have. fou
him tool his children and yonrsolt till
that Mart 001(111 040111 2"
"1 toed to foci- so orettSionally, hot T.
havo got past, that uttrw. Clo11 lows my
husban11 and children 1101101' than 1,1,1,
and lio provido what is boot, for 11t4
all, simply try to rost aram 1(413
this child does in 1111110."
"How stratigo it all is," said Lottio
thouglitfolly.
"Why strango ? Your atrthly fathor
provides for you tho bast ho can ; and if
ono lacavonly Fathoo provides for tts in
tho samo way, suroly will not Itis bo
11110 bettor provision ? What 0,11 191)14110(1,
uunatural thing -it is to suppose there is
anything bettor than what God will
give His Own dam children, Aro not
both oath and heaven His? and Ho
has promised tho best of both to us.
"1 eau ocaMoly roalizo 1)1 (1111 yot,"
10111 Lotbioi with toots 111 hoo oyes. "1
supposo 111 19 becattso you CVO oo110,101110,101101otal
and Ulm that 37011 50000 so odd to 1110,
who havo boon brought tip among those
that X Mao look at things an falso
"I think 3' understand yoto my Clear,"
said M11S. Dlirom, hopofully. "A cl,ild's
penny toy 04111 1111410 11 groat mountain if
hold too near tho oyos. It is thus 1110
eyos of tho worldly aro blinded by Wilco
till T. foar smao wt11 310v01. 1400 �od 01
1 Heaven. But Ito is tottchiug you bettor.
IAs long na you follow 1Es gontlo loadings,
and tho moat impuloos of your own hoart,
1 all Will ho woll. But as soot as you bco
gin to Mho counsel of tho wo1,l 1111(1 its
oolf.Hooking spirit, you will find yourself
111 tieublo. If wo wish to prosper and
lotoov in God's worl(1, wo 1111141)1 do
do a oreat deal for ono. Wo ham liatl 1
111,1 (41111, Thin is good, sound colonial
(4011(141, which 1110 oxporlouce of (ivory 11511
ham borne mt. It 011011 171)0111(4 hard at
lhodo my door, 08 yonalla 011t. '1111,sconrging very hard to hear; 1)14
Pool and Silas, Hinging In prison, with
their foot ninclo hist, 111 Dm gado!, 30(0(4)hotter off than th, ir jailor, who WW1
about to kill/ tizumo)f ; 1111,1the ogistauttos,
who, no doubt, worn In mortal roar bo.
cause of tho eartlignalco. We, too, can
sing, 041)1(411141101' hs
otpot', 115 10115 aCi
il ol
tool 0011,,0l(111100 (1111 on our 81(113.''I)1 will 111(111 be soon that Sirs, Minim
loam a rationalist as troll as a 11,1111110,though not of tho now 1401101,1.For sotno mason hor philosophy tyro"
11001)11(1013'accoptablo to ',Maim and
though 1100110017 conscious why, the ell -
'iodation to follow tho impulsoo 01 1,1»
own heart soothed 1'5111,01(111)'natoral tool
right; but her fashhamble mother would
101v0 boon alarinod indeed if (1110 had
lmown that Ion bountiful daughtor was
becoming the cliociple of Mrs. Minim.
Though their call was by 110 111111,115 a
short 011(1, it passed all too quickly. The
zoomory or it would 1101100 facia from
Lottio'o mind ; cunt it bccamo another
11)111s'
thoeliain by which God was
144 111(111)) to bind. her to bettor future
than her friends could dreaui of in thoir
ea Wily a mbition.
"1 ant very glad I 111(1110 this visit,"
said Lottio, as thoy wero hastening home
lost Hwy should. bo lato for dilutor. "It
ca very kind of you to 1111(4(1 nio so far."
110 turned lirtcd his eyobrows
cat ideally.
1. What do you mean by that ?" she
askocl.
" To 1(1001' 7011 olio would think that I
had boon a martyr for your solo, while,
hi truth, I never enjoyed myself mom."
" Yos," said sh'
o "but you wolcomo
afflictions and trials of trout: patienco."
" Would. that I might be over thus
afflicted!" ho exclaimed, impulsively.
Thou, suddenly becoming conscious of
tho natural suggestion of his words, he
blushod deeply; but not moro so than
DAM, who turned away hor face to hicks
lior flaming cheeks. He, misinterpreting
tlic act, thought that silo vacant a hint
that (10011 1'0111i1.1:1(11 were not agreoablo,
aud. was thinldng how to remedy that
which ho now rogarclod. as a vory foolish
(3500011, when 8110,with woman's tact,
tho conversation to unantharrassing
topics, and before they were aware tho
lioac stoppod at Mrs. Marclun on t's door.
Lottio disarmed both suspicion and
censure to a considerablo extent by say-
ing, " I had promised Mrs. Dlimm to
001101coo and soca hot again, and wished to
1400).) my word. I know no ono world
cam to go 111010 1(0110 Mr. Hemstoad, so
I took him to visit the tatrson ‚(811110 I
visited tho parson's wife. enjoyed my
call very much ; and as Mr. Homstoaa
and Mr. Wilton had. a groat argument
over a knotty thoological point, I sup.
1(0(40 ho feels somowlutt repaid also."
This put mat tors in mail° tomtit ow light.
That ouo should go to see a parson's
wife, and the other to discuss theology
with Ole parson, WW1 very different from.
otooling off for an indefinito drivo with
Oa propose of being ((410110 together. Do
Forrest was quite comforted, and was
own Mama to rogard Lottio as rathor
considerate in nut asking him to ac-
company her when viHiting such uncle.
oirablo 5001110 as the P11001115. Though
'who oho should wish to visit, 111001 hor.
11411 wag a mystory. But thou, he thought,
"Lottio is odd, anti full of gum moods
and whims. Lot her indulge them now,
11000u80, as my wile, they will scarcely
bo tho thing."
fie was still mom comforted by noting
that slot did not havo a great deal to
say to Hconstcad—inacod, that she rather
avoided him.
"Silo has had catongh, and too much,
of his heavy, stupid company," he
thought, "and finds that oven the carry.
hag out of 1110 practical joko is too hard
work. If I can only got another goodopportoniby,
opportunity, I wont wait till sho goes to
sloop boforo bringing 111)3 question to an
issue."
But Latio. gave him. no opportunity,
and, 0411110011141gentM toward him,
adroitly inanagod that they should moor
be alotie.
And IIontotead also, 11•110 had found
11)011' 1(0138.110tete-a-tetes So' delightful awl
14010141110111110 of good rosults, was 0(11111117unable to bo alone with hor—not that
Lottio was avorso, but hot:arise she saw
that lyux-oyod Bello was watohiug hor;
and again for the hundredth timo she
wished hor cynical friend back in the
city.
LottitOti manner and apparent reserve
loos so marked at ono timo that Beni -
stead began to grow troubled, though
why ho scarcoly know. Thoro was no
came, savo tho poculiar sensitiveness of
t\ ammo M11.15111110 is beginning to come,
not front tho hot tho 011101510(1features of a, follow mortal,
Lottio quickly Saw his Sliadowod fu.00,
and 1111111111140(1 tint ca080. Soon after,
when 0y04)04010quostioningly sook-
ing hors, she gam 11110 such a 51113)17genial mono as to 0550(40 him that what-
1-vor might Ito tho ea1150 of her 1011100411011distant inconott, it did not wrath; from
11113' ostrangemont from him.
Horotoforo 041300, Lottio liked a gouge -
man, sho had boon frank in showing that
preforonco within tho limits of 110137-111(0boating. But, for some reason, am bo-
fmn to grew 0110051011013' shy in manifost.
mg any iutorost Ihnustoad tho °thus
could 11010. The mason with which
(11)0mastics' 1101801!, but partially Roo
phoned her fooling.
" Thoy will think X am still trying to
carry out my '(1110110(1, foolish joke."
But (4110 did long for another 11)108-
(11101)10(1talk with 111111, and watched
Itoonly to (400(4(111) it without exciting te-
m/oda Do Forted dui. all ho ocold to
provent this, 1(00401100, (1111! 130110 1111000-
(101010413'1113001110 his ally. With woman's
quick porcop)1ion, 44110 saw that Lottio
toils indulging in something 1110110 than
it" mood," and. kilt that it! was a duty
di
fo 0311041 to her friend to prevent nua-
Monday, 011(1 Tuesday passed
away, Lottio being too eh:emoted to
! givo Iloilo 801110)0(11 corm foo ((500.11111(1plainly.
Dan and Mr. P11111110013'\tem tato only
ones of tho hortscholcl who 110(111111113(1 tho
chanao in Lottio with runaixo11. satiolao-
lion, Not kiting a thought, to tim 0011N11,
they woro ploaood with tho gmtlemott
and attention which reoultod.
" Lottio," said lior brother Dan, Rothe
kistod him goodmight, after tolling a
tourvollously good otory," what has como
ovor you 2 You make me thiolo of Amity
done."
1 mast bo mowing good indeed, if I
01mind any ono of Auntio Janos" thought
Lottio exultantly.
Cli 1"1 1,11 XXIV.
•
•
Tun 11101111(4 A cimor ritArt•
Long igloo.: lamourt r000lod his Low-
ffloo ho Ara oatislied that he had
111underod foolaaily, mot don,' Ali:;;; Mar.
1,11 groat injustice, .lior 4i1114t, tO Abuse
his unwoloomo love 1114,4 I1(t:4 pf2rfeet,
111,1 her manner of so, 311 110
icrsteon licr, had hicon most delicate,
to.-cli in his ootimation. Al the stone
timo the had nosor givon hint the slight-
v..tt, groun)1 for his imp1it,1 asp 0:4011 t!"1.t
111 11c0 pure, Christian lite sho thrum
down 111,011 1110) 31(t11 Ole cal dititalT(1
11 a " star."
lie recallod her words and boaring in
contsrytitory, and 1110
<fp., Ilis 11)11.).,,,,,.,1.1,, rook. rot
bad blindtd hin, osaw 411610
('Why should I coped her to lovo 000 2"
ho ttslictl himself in bitterness. " It is
Ca huudrodrold more, thou 1 d000rtaa 4)4
had 0 right to 110110, that she should put
00)1 1100 hand to KM tno."
lio wait 011 tho point of returning
bounty times; and asking her pardon for
lila folly, but that balm of life -t -that
hindranco 11 11)1000 good and happiness
than perhapa any other ono cause --
pride, deterred, and Monday coming
passed, an unhappy ono to the object of
his thoughts as well as himself.
011 Tuesday prick) was vanquished,
and as 50011 014 his business permitted he
repairod to the Martell mansion, eager
to ask forgiveness. To his deep disap-
pointment, he loarnod that Mr. Martell
and his dOuglitor had driven up town,
crossed iu tho forry-boat, and were
paying 101(10 11151118 011 tho other side of
tho meta
Ile now purposed to call again as soon
as they returned, but was unexpectedly
detaluod uutil quite late in tho evening.
Ho -approached the familiar placo that
now enshrined, to him, the jowel of the
world, in both a humble and a heroic
Mood. Ho woulll not prosumo again,
but in silence lam worthily of his love
for ono SO lovoly. Ile would Ito mom
than content — yoo, grateful—if she
would deign to help him climb toward
hor moral height.
As ho stood ou tho piazza, after ring-
ing the door -bell, ho was in greater trepi-
dation thou when he mado his first plea
in court, and was so intont in trying to
framo his thoughts into appropriate lan-
guage, that In, not note for tho
moment that no ono answerad. Again
he rang, but thero was no response.
Thor° 311a1'° lighta in tho houso, and ho
knocked at tho door quito loudly. A
housemaid soon appeared, with a scarcol
and anxious taco.
"Is Misa Martell hallo 2" Ito asked,
p. sullon boding of evil chilling his
heart.
"Lido& au' she is not. Would to
God sho was."
1' What do von rw'an ?"
1, Fitix, 011 111(100(1 I'm glad yo's corm,
Misther Iloocourt. The coachman is
down at tho shoro, and he'll tell ye
all."
Harcourt dashed through tho snow
and shoubbory, over rooks anit down
stoops that gave him one or two severe
falls, that bo might, the noarost wny,
remit Mr. Martell's boatt-honSit., Hero ho
found the coachman peering out upon
tho dark watarn, and occasionally
uttering a limas°, feeble shout, which
could scarcely bo hoard abovo tho surf
that boat with 111000�5105 1100111110(5 upon
• dm icy beach.
Tho naan scomodnoarly exhaustal with -
cold and anxiety, and was overjoyed at
sooiug Harcourt; hat he told 1110 young
man a story which tilled him with the
deepest alum. It was to this effect:
"Mr. and 'Miss Marton had boon de-
layed in leaving a friend's horsle
051)05(10 side of tho river until it WM; tt?.,
lato to roach tho boot in whioli it Nra!I
thoir intontion to orioa. Taoy woro
Prevailed upon by tlicir 11,1,011 ,h1,' 11,-.1:
to scud their sleigh rip by 11, Ister boat,
3011110 they remained foa nn early ...IT -
port and them should cross in a boat
rowed by an oxporioucool ostoolam who
was a tenant on tho
"It10t1.8 finite a ait ofl•o! dark 'alum 1
got back, but Mr.:list-toll aml
lady hadn't moo two. yet. C
thought they Wero colt' 1!) shy all
night, and thot 1 (4110)0)15 )10 :trier 111111'
in the i11ern!,11.; 1,s o s .0, ,, 11.1 1•
Bays how shy \las s ohs' at coo, of Co,
tipper how slut soca,
(Aro night, a liga Inall out irino
Vothcn. side :rod olono straight ftercs!,,
tor a long whilo, and thou turn and go
down sta s o 111,14' 111 thy'(e
caught in the 4,."
"0,111041041
" But what Isounio of the O"
asked Harcourt half deoporato with fcar
and nusi,ty.
"Well, the W01110,11 as soWS Saya 11
11."4111 1100411 and down, 1114 far its silo
could see."
faint Sernou from 1110 house now
arrostod their ottootion, nod loodeuing
up the bank thoy heard Om servants
crying from the uppeo windows of - tho
mansion, " Thorn it comes; there it
winos again."
Harcourt ousliod to tho second story
of the houso. d000 loading into au
05011)400011 111011(11 tho riVor was oponotiol
04111110111 11 11)011)41111 1(0 ontored and. throw
open tho blinds, Away to tho audit,
Whom tho river ontora Dm Highlands,
ho satra faint light, evidently that of a
lantern carried in tho boot. _Familiar
with tho rivor, tho 3011010 1,11big firtshod
upon Inth. hi tho last of 00 Alp lilt'
thoir boot hall licanno ontangled in tho
ico, but 1111111)001) earriod doWn to no
groat ditdanoo, Now that, Hui tido 111111
imolai, it was coming back with tho
mass of 100 in which it 111t141 become
adil that ratan, glinnueolutlicato
4• • • ----7- • • •- wx=1..uctoriallr
tho presence of the ono (41 11,, amour
before had been so dear ? Ci mid Bliss
!Martell, Om child of loamy, to, beautiful
and yet so frail and dolicate bo oat in
the 41111,1(1107411and cold of tills winter
night, perishing porhaps, with Hui
light of her caogititti Logic fuJi iu
vioa
Them for the first Limo, he rocognizod
that the Mein 31), WM in nest bo Miss
liortoll'o sleeping apitrtniont. Though
the light was ha, mid ooft, it root:idol
nit Mlitilisito eas1101, in till 1,410 With the
lt had onvf., l,,tb luight 110 more
onshrino. On every Sitio 04 '1',' t.Vi-
deneeft ((1 (1 relined. but Christian taste,
and also a, vermin dainty boonty 11 tat
14,11111(11 13 Ina ,71: the 11111111111
having givon to the room s000 thing „r
her cm» individuality.
11would. by bard d000 liar-
courtai solvation Ito a Illeity .t.latir-e re,
V011,10t1 t110 character of tho placc,„ 11,,
felt sonic -what 1114 1, deVout (111,11; mi)4111
11,1,1 ho stumbled into 11, sacred Itrotto
of 1111 11105)1 rovorod
llut this thought, 4(1114 n1,1)(1110,4 111
111.1 Mina. "1 lero is whore :do‘ ohoobt ;
yondor—torriblo thougla. ia v. 11, ,110
is. What can I do 2"
Again lio 1111010a baell to 1111)
calling to tho coachman to follow hint.
litlien the man is acht c 111,' waises 1.,1;
he fomul that Harcourt had arnkon
open the boat honor-, and Wal 1-11 r]r•
mg to get cod the boat.
gain Indian' licre, sold that ido
boat," said tho coatalwan. " Tim moo
ter has boon away so long that it's all
oat 64 order. Tho mouthy can get in it
as sooll as yorsolf. The young latlya;
litblo scallop—tho ouo as is called
:-.4,11t away for the
11,1-ttr;_ip soon coined croaking," cried
nitrCtliIrt " and help 300 0111)
with Chic boat, If 1 c(4n% savo her,
can at loost drown with her."
"PCI')) a lift will I give 70. It will
do the master and the young lady no
good, au' 011 not have your drownding
on my conscionoo."
Harcourt soon found that ho could
not manaoo tho largo boat aboie, and
the matolios Ito struck to guilt) him,
rovoaled that the man spoke truly, and
that tho craft was ihi no condition for
the sorvice he proposed.
"Great God 1" he cried, " is them 110
way to save her 2"
1110 8510115 upon tho boat -house, and
them away to the south was the dim
lightcoming steadily up the stream.
The moon had not yet risen, tho sky
was ovmeast with flying clouds;
the wind was rising,aucl would. grind the
100 more fiercely. It was just the night
for a tragedy, and ho felt that if ho saw
that light disappear as a sign that the
boat had boon crushed and its occupants
swallowed up by the wintry tido, tho
sacklest tragedy of tho world would
have taken place.
He groaned and clenched. his hands
in his impotent anguish.
"Oh, God," he cried, " what can I do
to sole her 2"
He clasped his throbbing templos,and
tried to think. 314 (0)011 occurrod to him.
that Moo. Maroltiocou's boat miolit Ito in
better condition. 1 anstead 11111) 1410013(1
and brave, 011(1 040111(1 assuredly join him
in tho effort to rescue them. Without a
word ho rushed up the bank, sprang
into hio sled, gave his spirited IRM,,
Cut from tho whio, which causal him at
onco to spring into a mad gallop, and so
vanishod from tho eyes of tho bewilder-
ed and torritiod servauts, who were loft
alono to their increasing fears.
" Savo her —SaVO her," muttered the
coachman, as stiff and numb with cold
lie follow -ed Harcourt more slowly to the
house. " It's kind o' quocr how he, for-
gits aboat tho olhl man."
CHAPTER XXV.
.1'11109 kNiunr.
As the duolc deepened into 111(1111 1)11011
this memorablo eveniug, II,nostead
stoocl at 1110 parlor 'window, and looked
out so long Mal intently that Lottio
joined him at last, and naked:
" What can 374,11 seo withattt, and in
tlin darkness, so much more attraetice
Chau anything withirt ?"
" Do yoll st,t• 11101 11011)1 Co. oo
oleo the river 2"
.4 res./1
" Poo boon watchiog it for alma
time, mid it troubles mo, noticed this
aftornoon that there wag 100 et1t1.:115
down with 00 tido. 111 is poosiblo that,
sonal one iu crosoinf,,, with a, small boat,
has be.st 1111115111 111 the ieo and 10r.I1'.1
dowr
" -Wily should you think
nothing is Mere C0111111011 1113111 1):!111 4
1111011 tito 1111(1' at night."
•• VcS, 110t 01 111(41', Sinoo
FleVere Cola I hay() notiood tii,. the
river was abnost closortod, and (ho
papers stato that it is free%hitt north
11114 13 11 tho peculiarity In the
movement of 11141 liold that 111111( 4' .4
me. .V;11,11 T ooto it'first it appeared as
if coming otoss 010 river. Suddenly,
whon gilito ever toward tido Hide, it,
tocintol to stop a moment, thou (4)111
diret.tly down stroaan."
" "Nolo," cried Lottio, " You Onto::
all about tho river. How do you ac-
count for what Mr. lionistoOd as seen 2"
anil sho captained,
" Lighto aro very doceptivo at night,
copocially upon 1110 \rotor," amid Mr.
Dinunorly Houtontionsly. " probably •
11 hardy wator-rat of 0,13011111011 dropping
down with tint tido to a, point oppoHito
to whore ho wishost to laud."
11 'Vox, that is it, Mr, IIcanstrad, oo
ilisiniHa your foam. You's brow is 4114
cloody as. that Murky 141(7 01101' there." _
! 'That e0111118.1'i0011 111 rite Oriental
in its ottraraganec," he said, his ;Mx -
Ions face rotas:mg iute a, sudden smilo.
1" But thou you ato rather tropical your- !
If "
11 Well, yott can't oomplain if I r. 11111111
• ygo of tho tropics this dreary winto
night ; so boor out your fanciful
vonceit. Your faro, 110)4)111311 (11114)0,040,11
like, a 13110,:t of ountchino."
" our figuro moo is inoorroot, as 0111
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