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“NO MORE. MABEL." Excumnn MR. MEREDITH. “I WILL NOT HEAR A wonn MORE. LEAVE
V V

THIS HOUSE, Y

THE BRIDE 0P AN ACTOR;

Or, DRIVEN FROM HOME.
By the author 9 “Alone in the World," etc.

CHAPTER I.
'r H E M E E 'r I N G . I
THE place was an old-fashionedpountry house
up the North river, and more picturesque and ;

 

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home-like than it is easy to describe. A portion

of the building had been erected soon after ’

the Revolution, and that bed peen added on
to at different periods, until It made. up an
irregular structure, linked together, as 1t were,
by balconies and broad verandas, covered with
luxuriant vines that, in the summer time, made
it as picturesque as an old feudal mansion.

The rounds were extenswe and filled with
fine 01 trees, leaving plensant openings here
and there, from whence glimpses of the beauti-AI

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to! meant! he obtained.  mince in
. the autumn, the vines yet kept leaves, in
rmmeutrieh crimson and yellow while the 
gt the ck of the house. was still ‘brlght wit bro
~. patches of color from the last autumn blossoms
where t clusters of chrysanthemums threatened
to outlive the snow’. V . -
The interior of the mansion was-at once quaint and ‘
There Werethrosdvhfils endinmh e in _
" , c r, rooms ju ing on “in unex ’ w s.
my so cheerful and oleasant. with mesh  of
liability and
one who look

tion.
“It was a. glorious morning, warm and bright, as if
glimmer had come back to take another last look be-
ore asserting the lovely spot for so many long
months. .

A carriage had driven up the winding avenue, and
n lady, who had descended from it, stood on the
piazza, making a variety of inquiries of the old serv-

‘ant who had 0 sued the door.
“And you 0 not know when Mr. Meredith will
' return?” she asked, disa pointment trembling in
her voice, which was wi ely at variance with the
coldness of her face.
- “I do not, mn’am; not for several days, I think.”
“And you can not give me his address?"
“Miss ebel might know it-—-"
' “ Who is she?” asked the lady, quickly.

The old man looked a little surprised at her abrupt-
ness,'but answered it with the courtesy of an era
almost extinct: » v
u “Mr. Meredith’s daughter, madam." ,

- , “Den hteF—his daughter!” I I
.1 “Oh, how sheoomes, madam,” he added, point,

i down the nvemze.
genus/girl. \

l e lady tomedrsherply, and saw a
I, , mountedon abemmful chestnut horse, ashhlfilup
.  the winding road. The Indy stood watchin or
' - ‘ qwhile the nun descended the steps; and in eed it
was».  ht have attracted a person
even more preoeuu than she appeared. I
 9 girl had ed her horse, and leaned toward.
. the servant, her cheeks lowin ,and her great eyes
My of e soft,.lsmbent Ight, t at kindle her face
into a beauty that was positively startling.

e that Was exceedln 1 agree able to
at the old place  artistic per-

   

 

‘ “Oh Josep ” she exclaimed, “I have had a.
splendid ride. , Flash is quite beside himself with
'spk‘lts‘ this’m ” l ‘

’ . The servanm 'e a. few words to her. in a low

‘ v tom,whleh. her pause and glance to surprise

toward the who stood sointentl regarding her.

,_ She: rung" ghtly of: her horse, ore the serv-

. '  nssist‘her 851d,g§1thefing u thelgglds ot

- , we. e u- esteps. - 9 had

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Wamflshe
on human creature  who
ht- carted. ‘
me you wished to see
‘ y, axlvancingwtowerd her: “I am
sorry he not at home. ill you walk into the
house?”

The lady followad her in silence and they entered
a little rece tion-room off the hall.

“I can no tell when he will be home,” continued
the girl, blushing a. little at the stranger’s continued “
norm; :1 . . .

words seemed to recall the ledy to herself,
and she said, in the same peculiar voxee:

“ I wished very much to see him. Doyou know his

' _ . Id
' .. , “Ind I do not; Isend mylettersto theaddress
let his _ 3" he is at some hotel in the city,”
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e lad took the paper,’encli '
those of or hostess With the “am

“What is our name?‘ she asked, suddenly.

“  fi” she refined. ’

“ I thought Mr. eredith ad only a son.”

, The girl colored more vividly than before. V

“ He died many years ago, ma .”

“ Have you been livin here a long time?”

> “ Except when I have on at school.”

She unswered the question strepI y; there was
something in the lady’s mannerwhic ‘
possibility of taking offense.

“And on are now how old?"

“ :h eenuntleastlshallbeinafew
“Eighteen!” murmured the

we back—41.10313 wey back.” .

‘ You look very tired,” Mabel said, noticing
the white lids drooped over the w eyes' ‘
you lay of! our shawl and take 1% with me?”
“lam no tired,” she answered almost'im tient-’
. “How do you pass your life?" attend

“ Indeed, I can hardly tell you. I fear I am really
idle, but I am very, very. hep y ” ,

“  Not quite

, es; you live in coins
hteen—it s a whole life back." _,
he spoke those last words to M but Mabel
snugtht their import, and look!th her in astonish-
men     
“I . ou'mnotmite ' ,, "HIE, ‘ “I wish
pegsuade youtorest; ' , . Rogdnway.“
mg w more
than who such we
stranger '

the "strengenthmzfitgn. 
e We, with
“I own aremireature't

on
, as
was miter! b the lad ’s

unashawgstoo muse}:

7 quick fancy
strange manner and
o! a. visio
“e tilhgtd‘it'ml‘. m... m... .. l. .
v ' on ‘ ~ ' res .,’
shesaid; that ,  ‘
edtobe _  
‘1 ewoman, ”
"‘ is that a ,

naked. “Child, whgy thatdgtfgfigme o Willi 11
n a u so:
 it is nozmore unease y y

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” red than a, prayer for

T “I: life so hard?" Mabel asked, wonderlaneg
have read so'-I know that people are
Sometimes I almost wish for a great trouble; to
,me out of my dreams.”  " ‘
“What sort of dreams?” she questioned. '
“ I hardly know: I am restless without reason.

 . have  I ,. had:
 eedlsssnea’ivotayoung f

portion. _    ,'
“Iamsoriytehnve'had- toward} soiling " she

do shes
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gm vgry happy, but I am often sad without knowing _

- Mold stor ," sighed the lad . “K 'toyour
dreams, child; ,hsysre better t n
than any thi you will find in the hereafter.“

She turned prom nus
Sh‘ilwl about her, in reparation forher departure.

lite arbetter 
am and, folded her 
Whoshall I te pnpacalledtosee him)”’asked ‘

be]. .
“Itisnomatter; I mayflnd him in town; I am "

going there at once." ,
“ here WE] benov'trein along to? on b

m"'llabel '

said. “1 {on mac here instead of driving
Over to the s :1 ion,” ' ,v

The lady throw of! her shawl 933111 with the some '
listlessmenner.’ - ' a. , u  ‘ 
, “ You sing," she with a return of her format -
abru we “will on etmehenr you?" v ' : _: .

“ erta. ' but w did

you know?“ - l , 
“By your face, oieonrse Bing me one,  

ha 1’s
flgge seated hge‘rseif at the

 

me to it down,” she said. “ Pray be seat-
ed em, w e I and a pencil." .
I ‘ ‘ sat down, still watching the girl while she

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t  tum contractedendthen , I ,
. - guence (at: hi3:e fresh youngvoice, and the exqmsite

9 song. ,

, Once. the woman threw out her hands with an }
 t menses "1° it? he ‘
> - ' en es en V e

\ mmchain motionlessasbg ore. ' ' ‘

.A - -«“M tamer-likes that song,”Mabel
,from h instrument; "thatiswhyIchose t.”,
p “Re ecu-it!” repeated the woman; “I heard
.. that years ago. It issudld—faehiohed melody. How
* ' ‘cameyoutos ,itto-dayl” . ' r ‘
.,_-m‘1‘fiIamsorry ithaspelned yoml’replied Mabel,

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. -, . fill: 22011111236311 than]; you very muo , sh said
V a see ouse»1,ouareWillm§’ e ,l
utters) “Itisan’obie old place. ’

 , was beginning to be embarrassed and troubled. g

 ,  Theywent'about trom roomtoroom, and Maybel 1 ness.
1 i noticed that the lad seemed to be familiar with the s

v , , apartments but wi that rare delicacy whichomade

 _ f a firtion 0 her character, she asked no uestlons.

" *' the library, the woman paused for a ong tim
down before an oval window, flli .

V “De oulike theseroomsr" shessked. ’ _ ‘
“Ve y much," replied Mabel, “but papa seldom ‘
003188 ere." ‘ I '

__ ' ’fl
 “Ido’r’i'tlmowfitisnot to so light and cheerful
"" l as the othersz~perheps the is thereason.”
' Again the woman smiled~szniled as some stern
warrior of old might have done in his sgonies.
“ Come out into the wgourmethe air or room
is stifling." she said.» a struggle.
' ‘ , Mabel opened the window, and they descended
g, »— the ate 3. The lady glanced- toward a. summer-
i house a. the end of the walk the had entered.
' ‘.' Let us go back!” she hoarsely; “ come
back, I say! -

Sheseemedconsoious of herstmngemsnner,vend
msdeaneflorttocontrol it,  .v t
"I  ’V' she  “but! on cold—-
the gran: isdam ,1 -__'l i; l ,
' 'ngeed ' xlmutfief I hid did
-: 1 seem o 00 r s sway
V  back tothe repgeption-room, and the two sat down
5 7 mif‘irfiafheeo‘geeohore ham-“said the lady lanc-
‘ v on ~
“t H“ doc}; h‘wnfwg"  "Mabel saim’tieling‘
‘  o w ‘ "I
a stmnggfignging to tel With her slain” guest.
'  here again!” she ropes _ “ t is not
‘l‘k henlsbeilueverseeyon. The ’thoughtmskes
me sad. I don’t know why, but it does.” ‘
“, lYouwiilnotsndymzrlite
here—peopleelways meet, , ywhenit gives

tth ‘ In , i ,
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 l the 'Leemestlywt eedldo.”
a r “ on ficfe so? - Thank child, thank you!
 What W1 logger: before ~where your
.1. dream? hmflnthe happy-songs. end the glad
Sm.“ w ‘. ‘ , .
(“go/you   unhappy?"

" eet again you shall
quS‘ifié’t," sold the woman; “cling test to
your hapgmessaslt will loosen from your green every
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her   mahtefie  to Mebel’s
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looked again in her face with that wand
the room and the house. ~ '

watching her as she entered the c Once
, y , . ‘ more their eyes met—it seemed as if the merger
I5 ' “A ttle moreorless does not signif ," returned would have spoken but the horses started OK, (1
'  I should ‘ Mabel only caught ti:
She turned back into the house, oppressed and
a troubled, as it a heavy cloud
Mabe caught at the idea. with satisfaction; she ' $931116? and the bright day Which“ hour before.

walking and 11! was s
with plum She trod softly and with an anxious ' fortsble an

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fiiglllll, the (goon t oihthe refiim m h _

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been oing for more than an hour. ‘ 3  ‘;  J
He was a. man past middle age, and occasi 

When asudden gleam shot u rem the dyingm

hers it exposed a. worn e face,

2:62:13 grown hard from the efleetsof longeonceeled

u e' ,' i 1 n .

Gradually the fire died out, ‘snd the room darkens
ed; but the man did not stir. Twice a servant had
tapped at the door; but the summons remained un-
mwel to h h tter romeo ‘ twill ‘
wasemsn- ow om sue u . x no '
was uncommon; but that night  m ” ' ,
had taken possession of him that he not-bleak 
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with the reflec on. that there was no unm; e e; '
neartoobse his weakness? 

allthntmsruldhs. d th '3 his
a we vema e ehappinesso ' curly ,
ears-it hadmede him sacrifl ot-

fit lamenting, these as he set there, inthat' goth. v
e , ng as 3 ~
man‘ t bedid not blame
which

in his heart.
decision in sense that might have made
heart tremb

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he wavered in'tbe resolutionvwhichhed’ “(at J  (s ,‘f j
loveless life. Even that, night it was not ’ ”
weakness or self-repr
{has 0 as kindred he‘wg'uldnothavecheng

e eves o 5 ~ - , e
ed ogrythin , orgiven histothosephsntomsotpsetx ‘
afiections geezer. ' -’ I -- '
duh clock on thfiiglenge strggmeigafibut ghede 
, notu-ouse  or w' .kornow
t gnlx‘gehe outlines of his re could medieunguiahed '

3:11;” the “353312: the hell on mm knock ' '
» re was a v . ‘ _ 
whegfl door was thrown quickly open,de _
one on : ' ' , _ v r r ’
“I can’t stand knocking here—I am tired out. -
The deuce!

‘ 1
 M edith started to his test; I - ‘
some one  dealt‘him s blatm he

seized Mabel—She. greased

w 11 she could feel, but not understan

odvby,’? she said; “I hope woxshan ma ‘,

e  murmured some unintelligible ‘ ' > ‘ “

k, then, Without any other farewell, passed onto: , 
bel followed her to the outer door, and 

 

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CHAPTERII. , ‘ 
TEE APPARITIONB.

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nly reviewing the past one walks  ' ’

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’  meat gathering his faculties like a man rudely
waken from an unpleasant dream. ‘ 

a " “Contound you, Markham i” exclaimed the intrudv

or, closing the door and stumbling about among the

furniture; “ can’t ou‘speaki—I can just make you

out moping over t e fir lace. I‘ll rouse you'up, on '

we’ll know the reason w y!” _
‘ “You have made a mis ake in the room, sir,” said

Meredith, quivering trom ‘head to foot, he scar

knew w intrusion, although t

by, and resenting this
was evidentl unintentional.
“ Well, I h e that!“ returned the siren er. “If
you want tocheat me, you mustn’t spe in your
natural voices—you’re a poor actor. mi boy.”

“You are in error, sir," resumed eredith, stem-
' 1y; ‘9 the person you are looking for is not here.”

\ " Just wait till can get this door open'agin so
as to'have same light, and I’ll teach you_ 
these shabby tricks on me, old boy,” exclaim

other; laughing in a geculiar, reckless way.

’ v There was someth in, that sudden merriment
which startled Meredith again-he shrunk within
himsolt, smitten by a sudden realization that the in-
truder was known to l

,“ Who are you?"'he cried out, quickly. “What do
* youwanthere?”

. His voice had grown bee and hoarse, ashe made

a step forward to open the oor.

' , broken exclamation died on the stran er’s lips.

‘ ‘I believe I have madea mistake,” he s ' . "I beg

you in excuse it, sir—but it’s ve died—ridiculous,

mean," and he laughed out again in spite of his ef-

forttsgto be grave. - . .

, ‘me that door!" exclaimed Mr. Meredith, in a
 excl manner, which thosewho knew him
 u ,  not have recognized as belonging to that
' 'sylt-‘possessedman; “.‘Who are;youl_ I will

a .' “(It-Wane . at your so ,” returned the
' other. “ As tort e door. I will open it with pleasure,
w “gem? “£1336 “01"” thr th doo
‘~_ 5 e youngman ew e ropen,
and stoocfgithe en ce. _
. r “I‘have already explained, and apologized for my
hamstring" he ea (1, haughtily. I
» enema wetness «lets be sad
.0 e r urne an gasv rom e
: he'll-1ean npontheiin' faces. For an instant both
stoodlnsilence, the older man breathing heavily, and
‘2 stru V with himself-rthe yo erwith the smile
I still upon s race, and an apparen determinationto
' have out the scene with unconoern which cost him
e pain to assume.
—‘  .“ How dare on come here?" exclaimed Mr. Mere-
‘ dith. “How on?"
‘11” vs already tohi. you that I entered by mis-

e. . ,
“l. donot believe it. You meant, to intrude on me.
 eveghappens again I will see that the laws pro“
me.

“Do not threatenrm'e or I mayio tmyse sir.
I havens desire to cross our path. l.f‘luwe ng'for-
gotten-4 have not forgo ten 1’ ,,. ,

, {‘1 do notknowyou,” interrupted Mr. Meredith, ,
~ ‘ motoring his composure, and speaking With icy de-
»  liberatmn. “I speak as I should to any stranger
‘ ,xvhoh:d§ondumed himself asyou have been doing-
logized.»

“  here sit, by mistake; I have a
la me,'and

".Yourinsultin nguage does not distur

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2‘ ‘ Sir uncha ‘ ‘ exce that like aux-self I
have”? 'harder 'nd’moregtnfor ’vi .Y’ '

1 essand wicked, you s oul say,”lier~

terly. - -
“fiche it; call it b anyfname you please—we. both
whom totba‘ for the cause.’ :  .
our,  evil disposition “and heartless nature.”
‘ clenched. the hand that he at

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he spoke again as it determinism was theother
by calmness: fl I _ ‘ ‘ '
_“ This little intern e of harsh words can do

ageggod,” he said; “ wi your permissiin re—‘

“'00, and remember what I have said! You must ‘ -'

not again insult me b our presence—i! it happens.
I will treat you as yo; eserve." ,

“Twelve ears I told
could terrify me. afilm not elyto have grown

weaker since. I trust that we may nev‘er meet again. ' '

If we do, it will not be my fault. I leave you to all
the pleasant reflections whifih must possess you,
and go back to the life you , ave made for me. ’

“ You made it tor yourself—when the bad ending-

comes, remember that.’ I V V
“I shall remember, as will ou—those who have
to find? will know where the b me lies.” I '
e urned from the door—paused an ins and
the two men looked full at each other, the one,
as iron, the other with a proud, defiant expression,
which: ave his handsome face the look of a fierce.
gouge spirit determined to resist and struggle to

8 .

“ Go!" repeated Mr. Meredith; “30'!” v

The young man walked deliberately across the
hall and disappeared down the staircase, t
once more to give back that look of stern defiance.
When the sound of his footsteps had died, Mr.
Meredith staggered back against thewall, cold and
white as it exhausted» by some violent physical

ort. . , .
“The last time 1” he said,,in a low but fully dis-

tinct tone. “ I have only seen a ghost—the shadow
came before him.“ - _ V -

As he spoke these wordsi ahead waslaid uponhls
arm and a voice whispere :

“Will it grieve you to see anotherusnsondiere- ‘

dith i" » , v , ,
He was so overcome by the emotion of that inter-
view that he did not even start—he raised his eyes

into his facewith an exgression of yearning sadn
that might have touche a heart oi! stone. ‘ ‘

“ You too!” he muttered loo down into the
eyes lifted toward him with such 9 oquent appeal;
‘ you here?“

“ I am here, in the same land with'you-Jiow could '

I help it?" , . ,
She had entered the ball just as Montgomery.

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gifpeared,‘ and stood for an instant watching Mr; v \

eredlth, when, he gave wayvto that strange weak—
ness» ' , l -
The man’s face changed as he looked upon her;
his eye brightened, his lips beganto close tenderly.
He entered his room and motioned her to follow;
li hted‘ ‘the chandelier and  arched: tor'her in
s . nee. peep feeling held im mute. . - '-
“ You did not me," she sal' .
“I don’t know " e answered, vague
not surprise me to see the dead the ves come up
to-night. But the dark spirit is driven away, and
you are came. I'auittl ’ '

uli" , i ,
“gar they haunted on?" she asked, inasort 01
won e . ‘ , , I «
“These irits have been about me so manyyears
that their are more familiar than living crea—
tures can be."

She rose from the chairin which she had seated
herself, and walked several times ufiggnd down the
room, claspin her hands hard to e r. and gradu-
algr bringing er iaceback to its oroed'calm ‘

he Was a woman 0! mui' dime,
ale 4 sad that, it

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habitual one; here es looked
straight toWard the expiring fire, and s e seemed,
to}; the instant, to forget that she was not alone.
' Ashes,” she muttered; “ nothing left but ashes."
was thinking or her life-one could see that,
mothg mist that 311701}? 1ove’ij-hher restless
. u quiverin s ig t y en gro" ng
for that you miéit have thought her sadly moraliz-
te ashes at her feet.
You came to see me,” Mr. Meredith sai after

,‘ {Fetching her in silence. “Can I aid you many

4.

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" Anson Meredith.”
:- ‘ voice
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. »‘ He sh,
ha

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' “Don’t talk of it—you heard me say I had seen a

Bio did not look toward him, but bowed her head

y. , u
I don’t wonder it sutgrised you—I feel as if we
met in another wori .”
“ It is another world,” he said, slowly.
“Yes, and I am onlya poor, hunted spirit, that
strayed out of the old one—your own thought
on know. I shall not trouble you long. I don’t
0w wh'yI came—I want no help—you could not
gave it to me, if I did—I wantedto seesomebody that
longed to the past."
I“ Has an new trouble overtaken you?" he asked,
on know I would he] you, if I could.”
“Never mind never mind! 8 each agreed .to
ury our own deride-that’s a good many years ago,

“I cannot hear this tonight,” he said, and his
shock a little; “I have been greatly dis-

r . I y
0 left you as I crossed the hall?” she asked,

It

run]: from her question, and put out his

ghost. One never tremblesat thesight of a ghost,
guises, it is the shadow of something once very
ear ' ‘

“And I come just after! I have been looking for

..L lion several days—I did not know that on were

fi . wantedto sa one

*9

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H cloaking at each other
A Woman repeating sev

ere until this moment. I came to this otel this
afternoon, and heard your voice by accident—now I
will oaway.” 7, I

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hen are you goi
“ o-night, probably. I, have found you. I only
thing to you—I don’t know why;
you can’t be p me." 7 .
“What is it, Eleanor?” ”
“ The old name—LI haven’t heard it in so Ion ——don’t

call me that again. It is like strikinga bow ata
tombstone”  ‘

‘ She threw herSelf back in her chair. and moaned.

with a pasaionvso at variance with her former sad
tenderness that it was painful as a death—cry.
“Tell. me why you come here“ so suddenly," he
n .

She rose to her feet, stretched out her hand, and
half whispered: . : _
“ I come because my (mild-wills child-43 alive]? I
Meredith. started from his chair, and they stood
with a sort ohyague fear, the

times: _ .
“ It did notdie; itidi" not die. God has been very

‘ merciful/or very cruel to me. but my child is Ali '9—

V 1 am searching for it. That bad man who has

  
   
     
 

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, “ Not the slightest. ‘ Itis years since I have been 1 w:
in this country. I have only just arrived now.” _ , ,1 ' I
“We can a vertise for her, Mrs.» Mitchellgit is our
only ho e." ' , i ‘  ,
“ An if we hear nothing?”

“ Let us ho a for the best—4t is allwe can do new , .3“
at an rate. will think this over tonight, and at- : ’ , :g.
tend the advertisement.” ' _ . .

The lady rose .from the office chairwhereshe   .~
been sitting. and stood before t e old lawyer.  5 ~ V ‘ _

“Mr. Meredith,” she said, “ have no home, no. «i  i
name no friend, unless I may call you one—J? .. ‘ 3 »:

“I have always been that, he interrupted. ‘ v .   7,

“Yes, you were kind to me even then; howiyon .
worked to save me,” she said. “.1 need not tell on .‘ r
what my life has been for these long years. Washer ‘
women would have died, or gone mad—I could'do ‘ ,
neither. Think what it must be to m after all this 
time, to hear that my child is alive—- ‘ve, and I  x» ..
find no trace of it." _ , v- , . I. "
‘ The woman’s voice rose to a Wail; for an instant it, ‘ r .
seemed as if ‘all her wonderful self-control must   - 
desert her, but she conquered the spasm, and again, a. ;_
seated herself. I _, ~ , _— * ’ 
l t:And all you know is'containedin this unflnjshgd' :

e er—” ' - v V,

“ Everything! Imet this Mrs. Eastman in .Itni ,-
Idldheraservice. Isu pose chad hearazg’ .
story. She sent mea no an a pac e 01’ minn- 
portant papers that belonged to him, as , max, .1 “
ter her husband’s death, 8 e had found em 

_ his documents. You know he was Mitchell‘sexeca. ..,,
tor. I did not look at them. I locked up the pooh
age, and it was on] a few weeks since that I opened
it. I cannot tell w at impelled me. Ishrink. fromx
all allusion to the past, more and more, every year. 1
found this torn letter in his wri . I don t know ' ,
for whom it was cant, but it as that mychildw '
had not diedrbut that I never should know it, never a

see it again. ’_ , , .,
She broke oil? with a sob, more painful than
at her, and, woridiymsn

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as he was accustomed toscenes o . , ,
manner of exhibitions of feeling, _ Martha‘s

touched. - , y _  .
You have been a most unfortunate woman,"rilie , l,-
“ It is too late to think‘of that, now," she mm.

“ Part of that terrible past was of my own causing. ; ,
hut of tige’sin and shame they heaped upon the, lass“ ,,
nnocen . " _  _
“gens; people always believed that,” .he said, ~T
soo ~ ng y. ‘ _ , , 2 u
“Who believedit?” she exclaimed; “you perhaps.- _
-—-theman who knew m innocence-butwho-bmo ~ 
you two? A woman w o is accused is  .
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w remind me of my shame. I). ;

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steeled my heart into “let. an ,

the tidings that my ch11 was then alive”. . _
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. blackenedi my £$§ for ygeirgl havgdhged an
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‘ “She would believe ou—others will do so now.
7' Indeed, Mrs. Mitchell, on ‘ since I would have ad-
ed youto return to country. Peo 1e have

hag forgotten that time of trial; many-w no

r y new. ~ ,, . ~ ‘
“And pity moi” she cried. “No,not that. Ihave
borne everything eiser-not that! If to-morrow I
could‘call back those false friends, I would not d it.

i "  I do not say this bitterl but I want rest, rest. V be
' j sight of itqu would be living over those terrible
 years - ~

“I can understand that. in a measure.”
. "Don't talk of it,” she broke in; “ you meanikind-
1y, but it is like the thrust of a dagger.“
. She said it so quietly, but with such a rush of ego-
' _’ ny under the ice of her voice, that it was more pain-
, to witness than an outburst of despair.
“ Shall yonestay in New York?” asked the lawyer,
 after a pause, during which he was seeking for some
i - - - 3 words with which to break the silence.
,, v . “For the Eresent, to see if we hear from this adver-
 ‘ ‘ . tisement. pare no efforts; try every newspaper in
~ the country. At least. I have money.”
h ‘F The? has ever been a sort of consolation to me,”
6 ' . ‘ ‘
. ‘ “Sometimes. I was sorry for it," she said, with a
r  sudden fire; “I Wished that I had been poor. Hard.
1  biting and labor would have kept me from
 f “ on hays traveled a good deal?" he asked, pore
3 from not lmowmg what to say, than for- any other

reason. ~  . .
. p “ I have been eve , here. I have had no rest—no
 home. ,Thc momen I reached one lace, I was wild
I I Jleavelt; Often: and often have spent days and
, - ' , in journe without aim—hurryin on only
 r . ' fiafiseoonstan motion was the‘ onlyre er Icould

.,“But you must have made friends.” .
. “If ‘I dared, the story of m disgrace was sure to
follow. Could I feel mysel in a position to be
 and ‘cast aside? _ Sometimes I found some
- a  stretch even more unfortunate than I. I could
y c cip’ her as far as money went, but where was I to
-‘ -‘ ' learn words of comfort to give?” -

- “ Poor. or Eleanor l”

Theoid a or said the words unconscio , not
thinking or t a present, but looking back in ' the
gust age aggrifi; miller: lie tsaw that elgnfeugoxnan‘ a

' ppy ose u ure seem . o 'o
:firglagnsg. algwafihdiglicult tot realize Emihfi
 orn, m ,w seen on can a
, - terrible suffering always pre£nti§§1er§acd Could

,hethesame. - 'l _  ‘
“I know what you are thinking," she said;.“it

' does not score (possibly! I feel as if that young
, 4 v’ .. person lied'dle', and Iwas her ghost, doomed to

r V, wander throughan eternityor pain. “ '

v “Heaven is overall,” he whis red.
., t?Ay,"she said, bitterly, "an far of! it is! God
re me, but I have grown so that some-
:  timesIdoubted His mercy. . Ifeltasiflwascursed
» " alike by Heaven and man.” , , ’

“ You musthave quiet now,” he said. ,

._ eff'Where can I find it? This news has kindled the

" .oldflreinmy heart. When I'think that my child

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“Andyon willthink—yggfiwmdevise _ you ‘.
aresowise,soclea.r~sigh .’ 7
“All that is. in mmweroi mantoglonhallbe -
i done, Eleanor. lpro , you that.” " , , ' ' ~ /
, “And beiicveyom Good-b .".v v ‘_  '

She drew down her'vail an hurried out of the r
office, so shaken that even herhabits oi endhrahco ’
could not longer support her in that agony. [

CHAPTER IV. , .
r nrnnn ANDDAUGHTER. “  A

MAnm. Mnnnmrn found her home brightenedlhy. a.  /
subject of thought after the visit of her strange '

est. It was singular how completely the face of

t woman possessed her memory—howthe sound
of her voice stole through the day-dreams in: which
every new event was woren. Mr. Meredith. had not
yet returned from the city, and the fair girl had
given the time of his, absence up to  rides
dz: the morning, and tender reveries, as the night

cw om _ ', i « \,

She was seated one eve ’ inn pleasant rt-
ment, on the ground floorw chopened onto the
library, lost in one of these vague, bright dreams. ‘
She was leanan back in an easy-chair, her head
supported on , or hand, and her eyes wanderin
slowly about, as if following the course 01- the gel -  '
en sunbeams.

She had nothing to do but dream. The sun which
ripens the omegranates in a Southern zoneisnot
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was a w' ontleness about or which won
every he wi (1 out of affec on toward
those whom e lov, whic rende her very '

faults lovable. The elements of a noble soulwere
there, but unrefined and orderless as the

of acme volcanic, isle. Thus 9 e
was all dreams. She was dr

then. One saw it in the far-calm in her eyes, the
smiling, visionary sadnesswhich dimpled her beau-

tiful mouth. .

' The door that led into the hall was quietlfiui
and Mr. Meredith'entered the apartment. .
Mabel s rung ’ xpression died from
her feagues,

ness '

up—the dreamy e
and they kindled into girlish joyous-

_“ Pa a!” she exclaimed ’ , oin ' torward. to meet
him, agd throwin hersarmgabguthis neckwmia 
movement '0 ; “I amsoglad you have
come back. How could on stay awe Belong? I 
have half amindto unis you dreadf i” -.

“Whatshallit be, abel? ’ he rot
finely pleasantness habi

e. _ ,

“Thisi”shesai laughing l raisins .her face to

and pressing a weiz’ of '  hpOn it.

“ ere, I think on have sufiiciently atoned for

our fault! Sit own now, and tell me what you,
v8 0 “) _ , ‘ ‘

' She forced him §ently into the chair she had.‘ left,“
andsinkingto a ootstool at his feech her
hands over his knee\.with a childish grace w, , ch ,Was
inexpressibly beautiful, and made one .0:  chief
charmsof rc  a 

it?” sedan = “time???”
00 ace V e  ce fl - ow
cl thatymng creature  herself about
hiss. (actions, , ' ‘ If  '.

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bar know, papa; I fear almost :1 at
anathoughi have been busy ev moment.”., 1 . ’

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haveadedded enius fordo it. you. can,
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Even in his piayfulnesshitghe worn man looked un-
i {behadsoguarded dove inhisinmostheart
, that the bare idea of her seeking other shelter would
Ve been terrible to him.

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“cokti whom were you thinking?” he lathe. little
Y~ , ‘
“You won’t'be angry it I tell u?”
xAm I ever angry with our!“
_No, no, I will do you justice there! Well, then,
,1! ‘I must tell Kgu~" - ‘
‘tNowfor t weigh secret!" l
t r 1” she said, with a joyous
laugh, and din her arms air about his neck.
— She forced him, ydher child igayety, to merri-
ment such as he so om indulged . “ Are you sat-
isfied now. egg" V > ,
:Iamsa thatyauareadar 2"
‘Nothing more than that? How commonplacel
not call me witch or f 2” .
‘,‘ on are grown tootall to be a fairy, but you cer-
tainly ’do possess some magic power—so it shall be

“It m s ells canhold‘ ou enthralled, I shall be
content ’ s e replied, . “ But I don’t like that
h atllwa reng mm 3088 :- Saga?
:retc es t at} ' s ranger :11 me

bout. How stupid it was!"
“ What namewould please you?" ,
“Oh, I like the one yourgave me longago
cess, you know!
“ An 9. very tyrannical one, too.",
“ But is the tyranny un leasautl
/ :VtVofuldtIh‘dtare acknow edge it? You are too ab-
80 u e or .
“How gay you are to-night, apaibelenhardlytmg
ave
Of some hing Very pleasan which you are dying to
tell me, so don’t keep e
“Ah, my princess, it is my turn to play the ty-

" rant.” ,,

“ “But ou haven‘t the heart; then, too,you would
be punlsi yourself almost as much as you would
me by keep your secret." ,

“’Do on overvget lonely here, Mabel?" he asked,
sudde and h more of his customary gravity.
“Lonel , papa?” '1 ,
“Yes; on need not be afraid totell me. Hit
K would 0 he natur ” ”
“Icould never-be one! where you were-,- papa,
she replied, unhesitating ; “but sometimes, when
your return i"
in silence; there was a

i'it 3

me in suspense!"

He drew her toward

1m. , , .\.
“Since Miss Granger lert us I have no‘oompanion,

' i you know, when you are out of the heuse."

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“ Papa, are you in earnest?" V r

“ Of course. Would on o it?” , ’.
Silhdeilmped hex-hangs. th the ringinglaugh of

ch
“Should Ilikeiti DidIllke sugar» loansth 1
was a little girl?” p - , .
“ To my certain knowledge you did, miss; and I
youvwould like the sugar- lums society has
to 0 er in the she of compliHien andadoration."

I “WillIreceive em papa? u » '

> “1 lane there could not be two opinions upon .

that .subéa’ct,” returned he almost madly. “I
112.

no t at a-child of mine’ would no beentirely‘
neg ectedfliir:¥ the crowd, especially when she has a

face like , A .
‘ “Don’t flatter, pap‘a. But won’t they take me
a savage, I know so ttle or the world? ' -

“Asavagel ,You, my p i” y '\ _.

“Very true! But then you know there are prin- -
cesses in the South Sea Islands.“

“At all events, they will find you a regular canni—
ba‘lglhgre are concerned. ’w to N Y fl:
‘. seous a,arewe go ew 0;,
r for the winter?" ’ pap ’ ,

“If on like the idea. I have a house there ya-
cant. i‘v thhfigan be made ready in a week."

“ But sh you it, papa?" ~
“Whatever makes you happy must always be
In to me, my child. on will find it Very-

'asi'orme-—” ' ' e g
finish." . ' e

{or

“ on do no ’ '
“When you have reached my age, you will _ r j
that contentment is about all one ho . s for.”  »* ~

dull and stupid. I like excitement. I moi:
and? society."

is is but natural at
sently. His thoughts h
folio into the

I should

our age,” he re ab-
onc where herspn not
w—back
never spoke to any human being. But there are
moments in the lives of the rou est and the stern- .
est, when memo%——that o cious herald, will ob-
r trude itself, and ere is no escape from its hitter
re roaches. ' " '

pause; “are on tired?"
“A little ut it will soon , V ,
pleased with the man ement pro ose?" , _
She kissed his han with a‘hum ’ty of 
unusual to her, murmuring softly: ' " ‘ ’
“ You are very kind to me, papa, ,very kind” ‘
“You deserve it all." he replied, “all, my (

.A Then youiare

“That one can
mg! .” ,
_ ,kind oi“, . A ;
He stooped down and kissed her forehead, while a I

pardon, you atone for it, ~

gentle expression stole over his features. 4 ,
* “Goodnight now, child, good night!” ’ ' - “ 3;" 5
He left her to her youthful dreams at j -,
happiness—left her to 86%]: the solitude of: . 1
gambephann Vlgm'imgh tamomwhich been: 
ose ms 0 a a ' _ -
Katine othimtowhomFate .
CHAPTER V.
m'r cairn or sooner“;

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re t. , ,
 fill: room’inwhich he sat partookoftheunrest
revealed in his teatures~every thing was rich and
grofusey but crowded together in wild confusion.
' mhfi¥u-mes, fencing-foils and boxing— loves
were u died together 11 on the tables, or sea tered
over the floor' under t e sofa was a delicately
embroidered slipper, the mate of which had perhalps
been left in some, ' room a hundred mi es
away, and beside it apile of soiled loves got every
tint, some mateiess and others in tat rs, as it
had been torn from the hand in haste or assion.
In short, all around him was costly, In one and
particularly uncomfortable; but he sat in the midst
, or this confusion as if it were his natural element,
$433511 meivery thing about his person was spotless

» Thegiark curls which clustered about his forehead
1 had been ii carelessly back by some im aflent
movement of e hand; his dressing-gown, o crim»
son silk, damasked with gorgeous flowers, was
dra ed carelessly about his form, the heavy cord
w should have confined it at his waistfiartiaily
torn away and traiiin his chair. 5 mood
seemed each instant to change; now his manner
waslistless and languid—he leaned back in his chair
a with his spoon the foam on the cup of
chocolate beside him; then some sudden thought
would rouse him, and a look almost of tender regret
would gens over his feat to be in turn suc-
ceeded a, dissatisfied, impa ent expression, pain-
ful to these. Nor it'seem that it was an
_,  emotion which caused this state of t -

ing, but to his
é As he sat there, a servant entered noiselessly, and,
seeing his master lost in thought, began quietly
to' the furniture, and create a little order
' gnidtha luxurious confusion. He was interrupted

‘ ’his task by a sudden call from the young man:
_ “Whatareyw doin there. Henry?"

“ Putting things to fights a little, sir," replied the
man

His master caught u a boxing love which lay at
his feet, and flingm i with we irected aim at the
servant s head, sakgllaughing :
“ Be oil, or ouwi need se 3 to rights yourself.
‘me 3 ar, sggid—you knew I wanted one.”
bowed went out as noiselesst as he
accustomed to

the changeable manner natural

e presented it in sileneetohis
master I made no movement to receive it, but
"turned'halt away with a ture of impatience.

‘fWhat do on ,hring hose here tori" he said

“ you know I ate flowers in the morning. I ah

' be under the necessity of your aim
fine fellow, it you don’tW 
i “ t theyare left tor you, sir,” expostuiated the

servan . , i i ,
“Put your toot on them in the anteroom; go and
, see on our own account the. fair ones who and
V 0, what you "like, but, don’t bore me."
“I think there's a note tied to the ribbon, sir."
“ Read itkand be hanged to you. Answer it, too,

it Mike." , _ , , , _
’ gghe flowers are very pretty, sir; itseemsasif

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“You have torggtten an old acquaintance. - These ’
poor flowers will

him be ore tomorrow." ,
“'Ve ttil worded “ he said glancing ain I
at the 0%,} but the idea is not'original. :fere, ~
take them away,” he added,   not g’
carelessly down. " Who brought em, enryi . '

“A servant sir." V
“ ell, ask him the lady’s address, and any thing
else on lease.” v
on e was gone,
his former careless atti

u did not even look i
up when the ‘ ‘

domestic returned.
“There is her address, sir; Iwrote it down, but '
the%y’s name he pretended not to know,” "
“ o cares? Get along with you and briugme
that cigar."

The servant brought a package of

,  ofion i
a silver solver, and placed them, together‘wit a
small lamp of antique workmanship, upon the table 

by his master‘s side. The oung man selected one
o the cigars, twisted up t e perfumed note which
he held in his hand, thrust it into the flame, and lyin-
died his cigar with it, then allowed it to fall upo
the carpet and writhe itself to ashes, _
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from u iances as he passed. He entered a ho-
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to a servant, said, with a fatigued sort 0! smile
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him to ascend the stairs; He flung. open a‘ door up-
on the upper landing and ushe the young man
into a handsomely-shaded parlor, from whence a
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startled. “No child of mine, and peréén over
whom I have any control, shell egeij enters. theater."

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am oertalnt  the theater would

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amusem . , ~ . "
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checking himself. Mr. Meredith in “w more
natural tone: “We will talk-of this aiming- nine.
me, * :mmn, ! have: an}
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abel, laughing
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, o
‘ “ You must have an immensity of shopping to do,
lardear. I shall help you. my“ taste is perfect-‘—
 evexiybody says so." ~ ‘
f‘ a has ordered me a varied: of filings from
Paris utl have still much to porcine.” r .
“Shall we devote to—morrow morning to the bus:—
lless-Lwhat an odious word, it makes me think ol.’ 0.
she man’s er.” ‘
“ shall be elighted ifgou can accompany me.”
‘61 met leisureuntil h {M three; you cancel!
ormeaseatlyas oullke.’ . 7;
“Ishouldbece 'ntooome.” ~
“ Thanks. . But I must runaway new. for it is late,
and I am going out this evening.’
“You mll not dine with us?” ' .
“ Don’t ask ~me—it breaks my heart to peruse on.
but velylmmtteumyselraway. Inna ex-
pect» on tomorrow.“
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. “ Au revoir then, M belle. What beautxhfl eyes
you have, to sure! I am glad you area Mendez
' It you had had the misfortune to be a brunette, I
should have hated you; as it is, we contrast well to-
gether, as e 113' would say. ‘Au retain”
With another embrace, and a flood of pretty
3 eches, the giddy woman hurried away. leaving
fibel entranced by her wannlng manner and epper~
.v out trank—heartedness.

CHAPTER VII. ,
- IABEL‘S sonpmen.
;“ Sum spassed,d whichka
Mm.- Eastman requentl ', and at: her nt-
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felt for Mrs. Eastman was owing to her std of
the thousand manuwhieh regulated con-
3 her. ‘“ "“

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in black. , The face was turnedawa
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;her cloak, w ch seemed familiar to Mabel. .S’he ‘ - «
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i instant s e remained thus, unable

, to recall when er ,
i where she had known that face. Then reconeefidn ‘ . .. 4 ‘
came back; it was the stranger whom she had seen j

in her home on the Hudson; With the 
impetuosity’ of her r, she extend’ediheu‘, '

he exelai ins: , , ,j’jr';
“ ou tor me thetweshonld meet 
not ouldbeh’ere” - ‘ ‘ ‘ ’

think ltw . .
The lad looked at her in silence' hen ,. as,
negthefestonishment nor ‘"" 'ltlofied‘tat

he sound of that glad voice, asflght “
shookhertrameaslttfieeefiadbeenecm“ Min,
listenewhidnmovedher. . ' 
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fugz. “Iknew ou immediately.” "  I .,
eledyraise her hand like oneen oiningelleece,‘ ~   
in order} to recall her wandering t V   
sad 1‘ htinher eyes softenedahttle; her lips; H 3 M y;  L
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can of no one else. \.
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did not know me.’ . -

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with an earnest solicitation which made

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the world that the thought of her imprudence
g a stranger, did not even occur to

me; I have no power to aid any human
 . I not know how to counsel you. The
very dnesses I seek to confer, turn to misery on
the  I strive to aid. Go home; be
content to take life as it is. I have heard that there
be these to whom it continues tran uil and undis-
turbed: Pray to God that it may be 3:11: with. you.”
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‘ butProvldenee is o silent. They an up their mm
mm a War, In prey—end then die.
What comes otter, we know no But I donot doubt
 e, ' Heaven—Ida not doubt. The en-
getummmemr nominee
 veayo.eeoneso'
' they will linten to us. Take thatror

" ' ore Hebe! could speak or move, the woman
no.

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attendee. mi.- ‘ we...
sax .
wounhavé‘been w , ‘llfou dugiwge‘ that 
011 came here only because you were boredat _ >
o H '

“But I had another reason. Iwas dying tolsee
"3m 1" ' * ' r ‘ '
v “ Now do be serious—nonsense is my forte-donjt _
attempt 1t. But I really have something to tell on. "
I showed you. the other day. some criticism of. t
on no rw o is urnmg e 6 women s .
y to h ' t ' lltli ’ heads "
“ , o bun? You excned
strongly that I have done nothing since but
the newspapers. to learn more about him.” /
“He a benefit to-nightand Mrs.--—— plays .
with  tancyl” ‘ l 7‘
“_ It mil in eed. be on! fancy!” replied Mabel,
smih shaking her end. ‘ I would ve the
world see him; but it isvuseless to think it.” . *
“I would give ten worlds rather then stay away! ’ ‘
But can’t you persuade this obstinate pope?”
“ You could as easily move a rock! I ventured to
Essa); of ‘it ‘again the other (18%, and for' the first
e m his life he was angry wi me.”
“ What who say?”
“That while I remained under hisroof I should
never enter a theater.” ‘
“ todioustyranny. Ididnotthinkhehad

been such a Turk!” ,. ,
but submit; I would not oflend

(l'

, and

“ I can do not '
niggogmorethant cane ressé’ear Whyd ,
u you are no a. m . 0 on
allow yourself to be treated’likz one? Men are gem
to be ruled—husbands or fathers—remember. that;

and you may as well govern allot these: that come ‘ 

reparative tor’m'iedlife. To
nly £5”°%2$‘ with?“ W” ’mmfi”
o - a. . or. on can -
ine notlfi: like him—a. periflgct Apollo. Such gs.
voice—sue eyes, and the wuyhe makes love! Oh,
my darling, I unity you 1" ’ ' I .
‘ Let us ta 0 something else. It only vexes me
to rememtwr of, what delight I am deprived.” i .
“After all,  Meredith might not cure somnch

ressed hisWishes clearlylleeid I
Hobel; “Icon lama cont ' tothem.” " ‘
“ ite right, my dear; been me in sentiment; but
pug e

WWW, 688

. c loan thing. Dutyand afieotionare'
“pligded Junk—they have no dgniflcanee in this
to age. , . V ' .

R I should not like to forget them.”
“But on mustgo tothe theater. My heartbeat
on it. shelldie I am disappointed. ‘ ’
“It is impossible! Pa would never consent; I
dare not even mention embjeetegain.” _
‘ “ Don, mfifl ' . .
" But what can I do?"
“Go without, aim letont' Fie, youwill never be

.woman of the worl if {Jon go on in this manner.” 
“If‘he were to know it 0 would disown me. Papa
mbestem,lteil on.” - ‘
" He never need how it. Now, don't look chock-

ed,
too pretty to give forth sermons. Y
the theater and he be none the when; nothing more

‘ Would you hammetell himafekehood!”
ffWhet a. wordullttle barber-lent 0! course not:
I only ask you to do something much more dinicult (,
Iorewommto ‘
tongue. I will tell that you are going to» speniil
a ..

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night, as I am iii. Don‘t'trown': ghellg'efl' am
dieep ted! a I ma box at therthetter, ’end we
will go qui » y, , get neatly «towed away 
behindvthemmnndmtumee _ nether "
most W  Row, what there .
m  u _ 3." . v » u, 3 , .

‘%lng,‘l ’ dynamo dolt'.“

“ Nonsenses'rememher what you miss it you cilia-W V

  

 

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your own counsel and hold your , 

  
  

. ' . willsee
’ torun all with his "
L. “Igcannotdoinllrs. Window I'eannot,”

,It'hese idle scru lestoinflu ce 0 smith will.
4': ‘ betop'ton. 9n’ y“, "By ’

No more words;

and
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-_ stuAig?”

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Holman

- that he never saw you in all his life.” ‘

 

“Now, my dear, don’t prone a coward, orlshall
! Dress yourself, because 'I am here

3 . so you _,
w: 'the intention of taking you home with me. I

must be back in half an hour, and believe me, I have
no intentions! ing withoutm lad bird.“

' Mabel would we exposttfla , ut her friend
silenced herwith‘ a has ‘ and hurried out of the

I ‘ roomto seek Mr. Meredith. Mabel began to dress

mtg-rent irresolutionfi her mind. filled withavsgue
so of‘trouble, whic she amid not-drive away.
In a few moments Mrs. Eastman returned, laugh-
merrily, and exclaiming, as she entered:

 mg Victory! victory! Hurry! hurl-z; Your re~
doubtable dragon melted like wax in t sunshine of
' 7 mysmile. The dayis ems!” ' 1

He did not consent to my going to the theater?"
“01 course not, you little goose. You don’t sup-
pose ‘I everxalluded to the hing! No, my dear, I
put on my most sanctimonious ace, assured him
that I was dying' of headache, and wanted to take
flan home in order to read me a hymn. But where
es? Ring for her; don't stand there so

“pWhat spirits you have!” exclaimed Mabel.
“Of course I have; it is my profession, Here is

‘ Agnes. Now dress, and don’t spea’l‘s _ to me till you

arereadytogo,tor1wishto

' > She sat down and took a nose! fromthe tableea‘
“while Mabel’s toilet was going on. The misguid

‘rl looked from the conflict within between
nclination and duty, but she had been tooutterly
y indulgence to use now!

“At last!" one aimed . Eastman, flinging down
her book, asMabel rose from her seat; trendy at
last—pale as a lily, and justas beautiful!"

She hurried her away, without 'ving
to relent. They met Mr. Meredith
Mrs. Eastman would not be delayed

. sing Mutation.
" . ‘ Good-by,"shesaidfiladssingherhandtohimashe
‘ assisted them into t

carnage. “I’ll bring our
princess back safe, never fear.”

They drove 01!, and the charm of her companion’s
conversation soon banished from Mabel’s mind the
anxious doubts which had beset her.

Mrs. Eastman did not again mention the theater;
she was toowilya diplomatist to :- her cause
by further discussion. When evening came she
dressed without a word, bade her women make the
necessary alterations in Mabel’s attire, and drew
her into the saloon, where a gentleman whom she
had before met awaited them. *

Mabel was Egon no opportunitiy for mmon
and almost fore she realizad t, they were see.
in a carriage, and whirled swiftly away.

When 'y drew up at the brilliantly-lighted en-
trance 0’! the theatfielghflabel sunk back in the seat,

; tremblingineve .
“Don’ be a b%y!” said her friend, in a whisper

“ to weak people. Do bra t z
u I hamlr mind to dmvflmfit make
1 descended {£231  silence,

Willy 50W 3m Men. or extended,
and entered the lobby. dire heard a tumult, which
seemed to come from afar-"was conscious that they
were passing through a lo _ ' . I: ornament

fl 0991!, ‘ 0! W n
. immune?“ music, and m'flwmmiy

. moguls the ti}, I I I
"gently into a, ’ where she was www.ml the
' ht of once bythe ‘ ‘ -
curtains. “ You have a good View of the ma
muesdeasedmeinitaeotgas ,1
here, he is as innocent as 0mm toewear

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statement took possession or hex ' and she 1
her (fears, ’

her remorse, and: gave herself upto , .

intoxicating pleasure or the moment. » -'

One of the most celebrated mafia edies in the W"
tongue had beenselected fort 17 ev “ 1: enter
talnment, and the theaterwss crowded th mger
fitnwrs, gathered to Witness the exerts ot tincture

inguished performers of the evening: . ‘

The opening scenes were listened to with-breathe
less eagerness, and when the young hero of the
night trod proudly down towards the too in
si ht of that vast throng, the shouts oi’ applause
w ich greeted him were almost
died away at last, and his voice rose
powerful, yet with a. sweetness inlts .tme‘which
moved the coldest heart. « ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ” .

leaned forward, headless of the eyes which
Ill!
theg spell flung about her by t a

As the plug went on, and the ac 1‘

full strengt , Mabel’s interest gre

Suddenly the heroine ap . cred u u the '
amid the tumultuous gmetgés of thymede
soonMabelfo tthewomanso -~
interest center that man! ' éhe _
turned her eyes awayhad lil'e depended 
She watched him as a fascinated bird .mig
serpentwhoischarm ittodeath." ' , _

At length she see toattract the 
attention. ‘ Several times he glanced toward theng
and been watc ' .

1i and the estureotgree sh .r a
he cur-tang fell upon tmmfisc act, shutting

_ I

hagé‘meledllabe " 1' eers Eastman “ " '   

ome excalm . i » 

heektolith'e’pley isover. '. " " 4 _ jl

b “You wgire charges, wimpgggmgotg'w m, - ,
ercom on. ‘ eno B r. " »

muohfihlpg’t he an Apollo?" W‘ ' "

Mabel made no repl . Those Words Muted
and she turned impatiently away; but he:
panion did not remark it.

The crowd was so great that
wait for acme time in the box.

wondrous vision which had just passed before er. v
cavalier appeared at hstnguttt 
ce ~ . ‘ ,

Their
until Mrs. Eastman had twi repeated harms

that the girl started

‘ up”. . ,, y r 7’
a‘You are‘bewitch Mabel' don'tde ' “
~willgotheatenmed.“ed' ' “In,  'i

They passed into the crowded lobb , andvlnrflle ‘
d axing-her * ~

pressure of the throng Mabel lost her
com 011% arm. As she looked

around,

bent upon her, feigning everything in .

not‘fih'iwe ,

  

deaten‘ , They’t 
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the   351'

would have seen the quick smile which shot Overher,
, e. »

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from the gir ’s sight the glorious world whereigshe' , 


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MrJfivingstoniflfl '

no to order the carriage, and Ma heedl‘ess’et-
er friend’s presence, stood bewilbg'red- the  -

ed her situation, some one drewelose taller “- ‘ ‘-

took her
d. gen

0
“ Eldon me; your friendlier-e a
vence, but youwill be crushed hiscro -,

fiiozeafié’ml’x $7 ' Once the L
r v on. u , 
3°“ niftyaietcfihf; hitting.) Newm-
, no » , . a ,
plea; was: 

   
  

       

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 in m ennui   , 1'
Tan morning after that meeting, which was to
have an influence neon her whole destiny. Rebel sat f

eloneinherohamher recallin eve, expressio
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i 7 . ‘  foon him, and the bitter self-'ch
;- " ‘ ~ hiohsueceed e-flrst act of tree toward a be-

, loved object, made themselves felt with new poign- r

 “hid I startle you, child?" he said, “You look
 Did you leave Mrs. Eastman betteri’? '

“ heis‘quite well,” Mabel falter-ed.
‘ -“ You ‘here come baokjust in time towish me

by.
" What do you mean—you are not going away?”
“I em 0in ed to leave town for a week. I did not
know it my until late’lnst night.” .
afgd‘my‘iii‘fi“ it? bem- m ' r to
,  00 em eseason oryou
travel. “rattan not be gone long."
 . sunk back in her seat unable to , are her
’ o‘Wn feelings. She felt almost a sensation o 30 at
r the though of his absence, and again a gen 0 re-
, t ’ ,, «wrung her heart at her own in re. itu e.
* ‘ . “You? need not look grave,” he sai , in his kindest
‘, Voice; f‘ you must persuade our friend, Mrs. East-
, ‘, ~  with you {an

?1

     

 ; ~‘ 5 ‘noP‘exclaimed Mabel, unwilling to add to
_ " the . ngshe had committed by placing herself so
 ' under the influence of the woman who had
 f  herso badly. “I shall'not bevery
 f‘Itiioug:  taken one of your violent at.
’ ' , 9 , ‘
.  fires, she isvery kind, but she may not
r    er rooms~” ‘
. a, i‘lwiii answer for that.
Myra Wont! invitation. You may be certain o
_  by?!" thin an hour. New, good-by. my child.
"‘  H'threwherselfintohis arms, with a gushet
‘ r» ~    a 4 " she said, as he soothed her with
‘  ;“Idohtthinl_:1’m fit tobeleft

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. y. .
   I gave herseltuptothe
' ”  re ections which his presence and inflection-
'-  ._ , aroused. But .she was not allowed
 ure yr'tliic indulgence cahose sad genders:
' Eestmansvowsoun on estau-s mag-in
; ‘_.he§3‘beoktothe duties! of the flour. m ed, pew g
 . _- ., ear."s e exc m o
,, meager: “‘fiuflot refuse Mr. Meredith’s e 3&5
   ,_ ' for beauty in distress. Bu ow
 " 91011" [\after our Last night's adven-
 'ofviti on, Mrs. Eastman, I have

 me_.w.,  r r
 »§,1¢row,‘dpg‘t  thefienitent. I beg; it. is not 3*
all” a???» nine. eke the good resolutions you
, ,or the

; and Mabel

    

tuture, but don’t go into a Jeremiad

«unworkable , y
i‘ What sphPIts you have! Do you «ever feel sad!"
. , 4 91)! What‘s horrid question! or course not! But
. , ,oome,my dear, don’t starve me to death in this
-, Wax-11881; of flowers—J could eat no breakfast with
._ or our'distrcss."
“  ' “0 grtgmmtggeth e no t
  ' sown e e er. . av ancy
 y ‘ "incited mill? the house the menacing,"
 ' t med awe ’ ummin a song on a ,
“   hfor heryggokfeizhdigeamwresigned horse?!
m ge.‘ a usem o emomng.
' ’1‘ an! diglnervtMe they'weresitting lnMrs. East,

,menisgngerunent,

    

when apex-vent entered witlra
‘  5’ u " said that lady glancing at the
  .wtibthssngile;  ’ _

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 glanced toward it. and her heart «a; > 

ceasebes —-itWasMon' me "
she heard “0 W ,
he addressed man. 'lhen her own name
was spoken: \ ’ .

~ “Mabel, dear ” cried her friend “guy came out
of the clouds. ' lam resenting r. , oritgomery to
iwho“ Your actin 1e her quite dazed-she has been

“a ream since t‘night. ’ ‘ '

young girl. ‘ , I
mSomlnd e way these-words recalled her presence at

I . ‘

“ have to thank Mr. Montfiomery  assisting
me last night,” she said, in a v0 ce whose, composure
made her we r. I r , f- .

“ Was it he who extricated you from , the crowd?"
asked Mrs. Eastman. “Why didn’t you say sot",

“ yshe was not certain until now,” he re-
plied, before she could. speak, keeping his eyes full
upon her face. and noting how the crimson bloomed
into her cheek. - ’ V ’

“Now, be good enough to sit down between us,
endlmake yourself agreesbie," said Mrs. Eastman,
ca:IY‘Eou have destroyed the possibili now. ii! there
had been any," he said, la 3', ‘ t taking the

seat she motioned him towsrlcll.g _ .

“ Don’t play the modest." she returned; “ it would
be your one unsuccessful part.”

‘ Please do not use those words," he said, blush-r
ing his hair back from his forehead; “ let me forget
the st 6 for a little while, if I can.’ ,,

Mabe caught the sad ex ression which came o’Ver '

his features—he had stru the key-note by exciting
her floung sympathies. v . '_ ’ r
“ 0 you mean to tell me that you do not’likeitl”
. ' . " I shall not, believe you;
Will. Mabel!” ~

i “ seems to me n fescinsti it,"
she answered in 9, mm? ,ng 

“ Ah, Miss Meredith, you only see one side of the
picture—that before the curtain. You know nothing
of the hours oi! discouragement and lonelineso—tho
sense of misappreciation or the man, even by these
who profess to admire the actor.” . ‘ . M

It was the some deep, rich voice which had wiled
her heart into that beautiful .dream on the previous
night, and it made her pulses tremble again. , »

To me it would be perfectly intoxicating ” said

Mrs. Eastman; “I think there is no fameiike an.

actor’s—it is so real, comes so closely home.“ '
“ And is so evanescent," he added

“What alumnae does that, mice! It is much '

grave beiore one is a stud." _
H shook

h andmsdeno ly— » V
 lemme“ “fir “33

ow,“ pursued Mrs. Eastman, “that f

“ O 011
this chilfl never was in a theater until last ni ht?”
Mabel colored painfull- ' made an sgpeeling

y and
gesture tiara her friend: at which Mrs man

an! lam: »
“he have a secret,” said she, “ and Mabel is afraid

I shall reveal it. I have a mind to do so."
“Ah We shall have one in common,“ he ex-

claimed. in that .im delve we which agpepred
antimalt‘ohimfiiid wphichwassgh-resisti : ftell

"‘Doriot Mrs. "  entrusted.  . '
“I wonder Whistle Earlene:- oblige ” said the.

"You are safe, M , _ » ittold-h-this creative
is so wild and willful himself t at he Will ’ 
miss an the more for your mu csoepode.  if

7 “ {case let bertell menus erednh,‘ he added;
fireballbelonafraid at youif I andyou nre‘not
quite perfect." '  '
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 is worse than death-any thing ‘

I ,better lie down a little," he. said' “I
'  '  . ‘
’ '  her mind wandering for an in-

‘ 16

1,.ur. he said, so: . for the old In " or had
her by 

me Red 111 , .
“lent you?” rmWoumvex-yflndto eons;
sit down.”

' nedmwuchnir toherside and tookoneother
\hmdsinhlsownmhockedto see the chaise which
hadeomeomrhersincethey  »
“Are'youvery weakto-dsy " he asked.
“Sotired,” she ; ‘ o sotiredx"
“Iceme to talk with you,” continued, “but
agitatedh

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a” race. fi’ spite of his habit
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‘ ‘ are able to talk
1’3 well,“ she exclaimed, to

to. back
‘ him a t ‘
gaging,“ way the was wonderful.

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teelt’hstlnm 01% surely She .” ’

“It {on w to sleep,I will ever)“
331113 ’9’:- you.’ Morgan will :0 YOU. 01

She nodded so he rung for the homekeeper I»
faithful woma'n who had been with Eleanor tor sev-
eral years, and explained to her the reparations
that were to be made. She had

ertuken too
many longandligrrted ioumeys, while in her mis-

‘8 service, and numbed that
should

room. omen paused, . struck
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up, bad tgl‘esencee agony0 who from her youth

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m; old look," he ’

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i, ‘ life, with its hard duties and bitter anguish, quite arm-idem. ‘ , ~ ,' N V ,« ‘
;’ ~  away; You and, I 3363's eroseed the desert, but I Be besieged her in‘her W104“ ‘

, beerfleetmme o! 'wd‘watem'end see gimme 0t atlastwon missiontovm_ whorl;er .- ~
young The down-binned maybe shoremxt new now V he loved hen-4:0 but!  _ ‘
you alwmu’eveite er." V andthienewefleotion  ' "

/ I She understood him, but thrwgh;  very ont- Vatteverieh lite of-thoeeweeks. , ' r  -
 breekotherhappineseathggght came flashing: Home: her 
, = , “lyme chfiét I forgotten her? tries;‘he made hex-vow that}! it mean: ,
i , Heel-mam, helooked down upon her ten- between givi up him or _ WWW;
_;   ~ ‘ thatshewo   a ‘
_ “ owinka for her together, Eleanor.” It wees. fee which _ ,
 memomhemoflfrom his arms, and set down ery. He 10v :- that museum: , -, ,
3- «eerily. Theremembranceeofaeorrowmmfe came was at: p ‘ ‘ ' 5M “Yuma”
 elm/3y back upon 1183'er anguish, her «Home mar- oue eodependnpon t  ,
5 nap and  above at}, her disgrace. iofiit might be. ‘ _ ‘
 ‘ E’o," she , wit weary tenderness. “this‘ ewould have married ha
» must not—can never, never be! How should I dare even her romantic im uosity could
; bflngecomful eyes on you?" ~. to take that etep,wl , ut an cam,
: ' “Icon 380mm them. Eleanor.” ' father‘s consent, and be 
 “No. no. Ibevet that. You never must." ward 'to Mr. Meredith‘s return, m ,  . 
2 “Andrea can give me up now ” outbreak ht occur which w
v  Rmnmioam. Itieyouthatmustdoit. You father'de . r , ,_ ‘ i v
w shun me and save ourselt from the oonta- 0: mar trqufm meetings OIW
L; gionot‘EIOVh-ngme._ heavens, that the Eastmandid'n even dream; she   j , w o
it; 111331;};th shook!  upon me here and Montgomery was rather Wfigyfi _  ,-  1
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*Eleam Minimum” \, abionwith him. She.  _ _ 
egg} 'itkMVe—geahhogleve.“ “ Wilma Wim- m  * 
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doubde . feelingsintoereepeomfledegmeothemm  ,, 
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was); take time. I can trust theheartthnthss
, ,m on long. I cannot eteyinthesamecity
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weak. Better e’dayortmlwm “my.
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in at a glance. Pale and stem; he moved toward
the? ‘ inuterrlblevolce: r . 3
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VMontgomer returned his gloom and k .
arm around? abel, when she wo have 0
from teem ,» ' _ ~
rll"em;lalmedllerodith. “label,
speak-«she was almost fainthig' .
Meredith put out his hand and forced her away.
She sunk into a seat unable to speak, looking on
men with a wild terrorin her

“ ve this house," said Mr. lieredlth. “or! will
hayeyouputoutotlt.“ I 4 
I I will 0, undoubtedly," answered the young
ma “ht-it tyoungladygoeswithme."
to“ on?” hat does this mean! What is this man

e could not utter a but set pale and
htened. looking usly% tether.
:fi‘gShe is my benefits; ware.” returned monogam-
rfieredith was, silent for a moment, then hole:-

claim . r
“I understand this; you have done it to wound
rue—me.” ‘

Monitgghery smiled—4hat cold smile which came

so sel 0
“Ma " continued Mr. Meredith, “animator
men eveqthmg.’ . 1! 3’0“

his

poem-e, “I‘will 1
“Icannot,”shemoaned; “o Ieannot.”
do; 1 “335% “V‘” M“'”°i;"2£f‘
u are mg 0 ve -— ~ 0
baton-e. Wyourm ., " 
h, forgiven/forgive me!" elm gal-lon-

“ 'will—Jdo—on tellthlemanto ‘ " ‘
“Mabell”whlspelryed Monte: 80'

fie sawthem both; his  monorail ' '

,1.

She raised herself inherchalgeasif forcedbysozue, '

power which could not be disc
élnocax'znot," she exclaimed. ‘Anythlng elseé-I

“Do you know whohe is?” quesflonod Meredith.
“49‘.§1ameztless wretch—-enh  M, g

‘ on e at one at or ' on —
gomery cofiy. “Ihadalmosg'forgotten it ngyselt."

Meredith madeanimperloua esturewlthhashaad.

" ml?" 1M1 ' ‘ to WEEK”
ever. saw ou our .

“ Iploveyfi‘rln,” broke from he}; whiteyan ‘ “I love

Montgomery turned u the unhappy man.

f‘ Are you satisfied?" lie asked. , ~
The» proud unturned avg; 
girl was the last object in tow
c . Hewould not relinquish her-without

“Mabel.” he cried out sudden! I “hearthe truth:
that man is duhones 07:10 ‘ "

‘ She. onliv stared at wondering if she had sud-
denly lee her reason, w ile Montgomery stood he-
tore foctly calm. He. would have
uttered more rather than betray the
ego? those words gave him. - "**

‘ weive years ago,” pursued Meredith, in the
same unnatural voice, “I expelled him from my:—
mficonfldence—" r

ontgomerv started forward. “ Hold, sirl“

“ Mabel, this lathe!
madam liteatorture. It!  annexed
who says, 0 would hare been his fault.” r ‘

‘_‘ Dishonorahlel" ' Mabel; : “dishonest!”  ‘

“Once again," breath, ,“I eomxnand you

“ Not without her,” anew ’

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hands wildlygg‘ it wouldp’kill me! Let mewload for

' him; lormy snke,‘£orgive him; for mysskeoove‘ at}; _ x. , _ , e  .  :
blah-v”  ' ‘ thShe only shuddered,ond cowered down toward

‘ “ Stop Mabel!” exclaimed Montgomery. “I will
not forgive him. The wrong is onmy’ side. This
man never shall have my pardon. You forsake him
or mel Your choicel" I '
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berlt ; . \ ,
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1m loring them with frantic wor but they re—

ned unmoved so two statues under the passion of

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nose. , - _ A
“ No more, Nobel.” exclaimed Mr. Meredith. “I
not hears word ‘ Leave thk homyoung
' Mon om turned toward the id.
t(go, 12301.” hesnid; “ oomg." ,
She. did not stir; Mr. Megfieggfigxtended his head.

She hesitated still her r heart wrung" with ter-
rihle emotions, torn'withpggntending love.

, , Me , my Wifcl" whispered the young men.
With a. ow cry she flun herself u‘non is breast;
1:33:th go w, th  e cried; I must go with
Not a of emotion escaped Meremth. He seat-
7 ,ed hi quietly, and waved his hand toward the
r ,

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“ Take her sway," he said; “ I could notcume you
mineral; you hedge cutied ghoul-selves.”
on mery ow t e vermg young creature
toward the door but she broke from his hold, and
rushed back to Merede flinging basal: at his feet,
and clasplng his knees w th her mus. ,
“ Only tot go  xlgjivlll give youmy lite—every-
thing. -se on 0 ve us. ' . '
Hellrteg his white face, and his voice came clear
and distinct: v,
_ “ I do not know you—+1 do not know him."
Montgomery came forward and raised her from
the floor; she loll hack in his arms insensible, and
“mg-fiche???“ allhm' tlonl on night
. 8e ere, mo . came
Thelestblowhedtanembumdld not relent.
noohomnttered: ‘ . ‘
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. ere ope so :- wro r
and at the some tune culpable an no not 
not 101' now,
tom N as he had encounteredformer ones; it
ml; crush binnbuthewoulddle and makeno
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, its loom; here was no sound the ' houttho
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were 1113, orthe reason , refor, _,
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“onstaly; "IneVerwlgshto think of unmou—

efire. ,  > . . ‘ ,. 
.“ Tell me.",he said, “have . on   

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V “ def-,Mabel." ' I. \ 1.“: J  a new,
“Ifiilfiafecid "she said, brokenly; “lullle  
ourw e. . _ ,   
I Be forced her genglfrbackinfihechalntookdhnr ,   ‘ v: '
bonnet. andsmooth her  softly”; women  ,~'
could have done, andleft the room. .. . _ _ » ~
Msbel’s mind was in such utter comm Mobs
could not have told whether she was lelt atom: for A
moments or hours. She was only mandala-.0! o ' « 1
troubled whirl of thought hke the rushed waters, -, 1 -:
without being able to settle upon any.  j .
she repeated ' a. despairing sort of way;   ; , 
“Father! lather!” But she hard _ to
realize the meaning of her own words. . .
After a time the door opened, and Mommies

turned. / ,  _  x i
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mfiilgtfhnve givgxfihell' chilghh m I ,   r;  , v
acewss as ow f V um that .1313. , _
his eyes turned on her with a love whggi was 
£111 and sincere, the smile with which he , '   "
from her father still lingered upon his lips..  
“ Come, Mabel,” he whispered. “ breve;  ’

ov'rfi nowmotl‘la my toevvna’: by fit. ,
10 Imms ren re ammpMOd recoupla' ' '
the members of his household to senses w’ ‘ , ' 
and the ceremony Wes performed whichde 5
youngl gair for all tune, and in violation gt..mw._
snore es.‘ . A  .V  we. 
The rite Was over and that reckless men  ‘
her to his heart with infinite tenderness. That '

stant his whole boil was given to love.  i; .:
“My wife! my rel” ,  5, ;_ r
The words come upon his. with a tonne. 
or cecal-momenta *r

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day had done. a forced herself to grow steo ,'

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they drove away. - V _  2 .  '
“Home, dorliug—homqatlestl” ,  - ' 
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mgdetorhgsglf  t, 1  
or sever a. s on omer was s ,m?  
every moment “978.8 devoted mhlswite. magmas: 7
her was real and intense. For the time  bangle ' .,
ness was complete. She forgot the pa.st  ‘
tm‘ewme whole world. was centered in that W- x v‘
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rooms eheooc , statue hotelwes ,  with  ~,
luxurious twilig t which. a women whostumos egg- ‘
feotsofflghtandshadefiksnowssowellho tom-

run ‘ molly shadow that mom.
the om.  
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mmhdy'ssidect least. Butlt was not for him

those urple easy—chairs, and filled the

vases with owers. It was notvtor him she

‘ am down ther'masses Oil amber-tinted drapery

over the windows, allowingcthe light to creep in

waves of frost-like c. It was not for him

that _ contrasted those shiu‘ brands of hair with

a crimson berries and leaves so fifght that the seem-

ed freshly dipped in running water. The ress of

' ‘ silk. and that cobweb lace that shaded her

' neck, were intended to entrance a richer price than

, ‘ the 01mg actor, who was, as she said, a splendid

x r ores m way, only what a. pity it was that

' such-men give neit or position or wealth in re-

turn for the adoration so many women were ready

toluiflm them. Indeed, it was not exactly at

her recept on that she cared most to receive young

. fie was a charming person to know,

- but notto introduce— pie had such unreasonable
Jpre oboutthe s age.

0, no. It was altogethera difl'erent person for

whom Eastman com leted that elaborate toilet

; and tilledherrooms with owers. She had chanced

,’ that tosee Mr. Meredith going up from the

railwa staton, and fancied that he would come

 Wider, when that young lady made her

» - usual call. ith all her frivolous romance, the

, widow-had a firm 6 etorbusinesscand Mr. Meredith

“themed; weal and unincumbered person in

 . her circle of frien . It was ' this consideration

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, - vs a sharp, dsome, scheming woman
of the world a domestic foothold in your household,
‘r an chances to one the widower or bachelor

., ' who presides there will accept his destiny without

1, ankles he has not chosen it from the first.

'But there wasa si e drawback to Mrslilast.
Meredi had nee loved with his
whole , randsouhandthis esortof n
- - one does not recover easily. e man
  wmhmilovcd Eleanor Mitchell was not likely to

’ tailback to the level of Mrs. Eastman.

r Mme Eastman was ignorant of these import-

,ant‘tacts, and imagined herself to have made con-
 " sidsrshb headway in her reject of ‘randizement.

“  ' cdher day ‘hunusuai 'illiancy,and,
hushed w th a consciousness that all her luxurious
musthave the due efiect, flung her

.  liestman was very figpular in society, End
» loan a of gay visitors onged her rooms.
_ shoves n unusual spirits that morning, and the
 a ‘gimmtemlg'sttm has h ed!" lei ed
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., . uthrec.guesses“rsaidthe visitor
" and then, I’mager you don’t  it.” '
- “Somebody has roved an honest politician,” said
* Mrs. Eastman, an there was agencral laughat the
gentleman's in which 9 joined.
“NW ‘eten  ; u grijg‘émnfln
“Do us, you provo creaturei" she ex-
, “Your: Kontgomcry, the actor, was married last
I‘  grew paler youcould see it even in
_ ,gtlusrichught. 
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' ' - p  still were asmiie'o: unbeliet. .
' “Jim Mabel here every moment,” she said;
 hear what shesays to the re ”

“ p ,  your seeing‘ her. But bring hegper.”  shall y a
V ' ‘ m - l the mirror over tlré mantle: it looked so worn  ~

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Mrs» Eastman snatched the paper, and glanced over
the advertisement. The lines whirled ,betorc‘ her
sight, but in a second there came the recollection of
the curious eyes that were upbn ythingiather

endure their ridicule. V

She burst into a merry laugh, and allowed the
paper to fall at her feet. ' -

‘ Upon word,” she exclaimed, “that is the
most exq to joke of the season. Fancy  Merelv

Eve bod laughed, and with the usual heartless-
ness id e people, speculating upon the
chance of reconciliation and making me .ovsr
what affected more :1 than any other ct the
lives of that young pair. ‘ '

“Mr. Meredith never will forgive him," said Mr.
Osborne, the enticman who brought the news; “ he
is a very obst note man.” I '

“ readf i” returned Mrs. Eastman; “you
fight as we try to move Mont Blanc as change

m l ,

“I pity the foolish ,” some one said; “a more
fickle heartless man han Montgomery never lived.”
“Think of living in hi h tragedy all the time!“ ,

“ Let us hope he won beat her,“ said Mrs. East»
man, with another laugh. » ’ '

She sat there calm and smiling, to all outward a V
Romance. but her hands had clenched themselves

Sore it,in ‘Married—Gharles ileum

er lap till the lace handkerchief she held was tom
“‘ 912m 1””
‘ wo

d not surgeries me i! he left her in a

mon "saier.Os me. , .
Mrs. tman looked u with a ar smile: v. v
“ Give him a year!" so she, “ vs him a yearn“;
More visitors and the

gran .broke .
There was no relief for the worn '0 must“;
there her allotted time, exchan ng laugh words,
looking brilliant and gy, whle all t w

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gangs of mortified van 6 the
or cart.

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nd pride were tugging at

There was no timeio think even when the re-
ffimi‘owfhve’fill’“ °ii“°l§i’dm”d“’°$
ere a an on y me a
of wild, almost unendurabie excitemenrgw' m ;
It was almost morning when she reached home.
She dismissed berm 'd, withafeelin of satistactien
in hole able to s k ill-bummed tosome one
and en to an ottoman by the sum erin fire, and
with both hands looked over her knees, oil into a
train of bitter thought. . r .
Shciooked wan andtired in the ghastly fire-light;
she was alone, and there was no necessity for school-
her face any longer. Her ted, than»
as ves together, an her brows contracted as she
looked back upon the t weeks. Never had her
vanity received a like that; and, more than
all,suchtragmentsof a heartache hadleft were!
wounded to the core. ' -

,ShercallylovedMontfinn andhelicvedhim
completely the slave of origin/wens. Not that
she would have married him: even if another match
had not aroused her ambition no affection would
have induced her to run any > of losing caste; but
he was would of the day, potted and finite and
it had been very pleasant to have him follow her
withadulationsomanywereeagertcwrest horn

hen.

“ That little bah -faced thing?) she 
“ To think of m 1551! so deceived!"

She uite ovegookeg
horse , and her anger against who was per-
! innocent 01 atoms where she was concerned,
bytarexeeededthemitstion shoreltgoward Mont-
gomery. ' . , ‘ _ .

_‘Iwiil berevenged betcrelsm a roider:"she
said, aloud, rising tram  333m has" left
her home, and such a Whom on this
she return to it. Therefit legit, I will

she turned her eves awav. and sat down shiverinir. 

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  toned. SI  end'ehe earned
With her nto her dreammeevil’ 011th she had
. ind duringthatlone' reverie. ‘ .
i Mabel seen her, she might well have
trembled for her nepr est. Shehadmadea
dangeroussndnngrln - lice. ‘ r ,
, Mon omeryan hlsyou wife iefttown sudden-
§7 and the city which his rofeselon
l him, $1161 9. 101g halter brom 
W m ding er a re-
"grow: an, , .m'oet  ving confldgliflfn one
wholov horse ‘ '
Mabel gave the  her husband.
. “Isn’t she kind; ‘I'm‘son-y now that I did not like
her better.“ I. J
Montqgmexz smiled. ' He probably had a clearer
insight to t e feelings of the writer than his young
wife' but he oflered no remark. '
“ on be certain to meet her somewhere,”
yes all he said, as he laid the letter down, wonder-

mfi‘to himself it Mrs. Eastman remembered a variety
of ttle darned billets with which she had favored
him in fies gone by.

‘t

_ CHAPTER XIV.

. m Isms-ram m max.

Mnst . Elsrgfivg, (gently: the midst manppomtt‘;
men re or n game ’3 m an
an tugszkeslm We “Warn

:- w . er rea
had been rather advancedmtzgan otherwge therm-
pitious marriage of Mr. Meredith's aughter;
m rich man was now niche shattered in his aflec-
tions. open to symailath . Mailers lace was empty
$hthet almost household. W 0 should fill it?
' eladyroseup bed, endlooked at herseitinen
opposite mirror. The reflection was not satisfactory;
it seldom was before the first toilet duties were ao-
°°5n “bike's tho ht, um back. 1: n
o m e u on or -
low. “I have ’menner, s yie, tact, eve thing tKat
success in this WO Id. These w' I stand me
instead cigar: which, after all. E full of blunders.

Iwonder he call today; it not-"

LAciockinthenextroomc imedainfehourinthe
morning. She started up and  to dress hur-

«its shear riser. Home cement on me—
 What ndlgonelsmmnd 3eventual: at sytnke,
She rose hast {rung for her maid and com-
mmtmdxgmflewkmggnvgg difficthtto please
me —-es so case, e ner-
vangumtyomtmher mistress‘s meanings and
'. Dressedehewasstlast,“ her chocolate taken,
she went into her prett a: room, to await the
arrival she so anxioueéwted. Several vial
came..hut not the one s e eslred, andw
than ', edzthisclose caleuhtorwu toroedto at."
sow were meets... w... ....

‘ her either {or Momfifiaors m  . mind an
_ ma r, t
ugh, mmmgmmmgwmwm
place her once morals comma with. him, she

hid wrecks
W m‘ me. Sherman otohim with-those
p’s ‘Yoendaikhismibznotglpgwouldhem
u. , , .
1' .meaflybourthenextmem-
in? :fig'nkfir? man, presented herself at Kr.
Qieredlth’s house. She was shown into the 

she m
- sym thies felt. . I .r - ., - y
“ he servant said that you wished to secure 0n 2
business ” he‘remarked rather ebmgtly but mob .
t fineness

 

laid out down; with a   .
the upshotofherscheme. Probably her was
vague, but theyelleentered upon one g
10:13:31.1 her wmor'mmmm' .‘
fieredith with their control. , I: .,
rill?ch mtwglemsgbeggo‘ 7  ' ‘
v a was no .4 as . ,
another-e adbeen. 1111'me knewtbeme‘n

withwhom shehadtodeai,andettem1)tednoann-

en lace th '"daafifiidnothi 1: them!)-
gctyanddm  Magg'epgnne; ‘

alleged, as an  

ing an ed'ort to becheerful; “ I thoug

word (you did not admit in our race ”
“ I 0 not,” she mph

“ it was

chi d.” ' ‘ “

He-wastoosore toosick at heamto , -  . [I
tentiontothose childish ways, and  V 

of them.

“An ‘advieethstlcan 've willbe '
fered,‘ he said. “ What
about?" -

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55:.

Sheteltalittleanno ssnlcmnomem' 'to 

have seen him and

m , uncle who »
teltferhimin- sanitation. Shemust matte-her
O , ,  , , _.

mmtormre. . _,
“I was sure of that when! eemetoyoug’iahe

stignay'ou havealways beenakindtfiendtemeé-fl Tr: 
so , 7 , .
“1E: bowed only. He could not
“‘ desthat itseemedasii.’ wares  '
1 I w“ was:

person to consult ,here. You know the
cerned much better than I." -.
He waited for her to continue; there was

m
to be no 0 rtunity foredisplayot her  :z,
glans: ebmtlegpgoshewasatomed togo *

with her business. ‘ , , ._ _
“Some time slnoelmeta Mrs. Wm M,”
shfiss'ig quickly. ,

——itm0 toranimeuntzilheton'
mm him 

she looked toward

"I had found amonglilny husband?   g, 

letters hichoomerned er,and1gerethsnitoh§r.
pom, H '

tellmeheraddrees‘eru” ='
“ I do not know pt, buggies!)   

tromherla er. V :.
“Iamsoglgd-aoveryghdl”  .

thmoreln

 

  

Theother 1m 0 
over a box of  or my arm

and I came upon». or Mrs. W

“I know; butIiIleaseg-oonl  ‘y I . 

“Would Ithiil

’ ‘ ’ t opdni ofthone’    5'
h rtectl evenln‘ on . , "
am ynsther.“ v ~  . w '

He rose uickl .
ehen whigh 
“ on have those

mind in contrast to the troubles ,
Mel-kindness:

womnneagertom.

 

ed, eelingmoreat  easeg'
advice Icame for. r You know whatua‘foel- A ._
ish helpless creature I am, Mr. Meredith-sud: a. I

youwlshto 359,

" at:ng me," he saidwlth «assume  
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22‘ .
 _' r~ mew-guanignwtganen ope? eggémfim m.
w  con,  e. a, 'or' en clasp
v .' 'haidbeenunloosedintlg Lthemwagsomh  "
’ "“ flew pars," he continued, hurried

‘ 'llirs. Eastman could utter no denial; she couldonly

x " allow him to pick up the pretty receptacle and draw
out thevpeckage, ‘ ~  * v

fiepurtinlly opened the envelope, then closed it

2 ‘fl have no right to look nut-them," he said; “ they
must seen yher first; but have no feel" may
‘ shaiihephced safe in‘thelady’shan , in
over the earth for it.” v .
. ' “It you will give me her lawyer“: address,” she

' "‘ will take them to him." -
~ M me do it,"he replied. “I must find her.
 I ' Em hour’s detlggis 011:ng :genyétlorlhileanor."

n   outed mm 1 n rise.
‘ ,' have known MgrgMiteheli varyintl-
mate -' said. '

13, very intimately, at one time, but it is long
ago-17m not thank you enough for having brought
thesepapers; , If th are what you suppose, it will

‘ b more than one cart haplpy.”
a man‘s es looke eagerly toward the
 here rs tingled to once more get
"Wr‘ifimi 1 in gard‘toit'whesaid‘
, , m ’ .
 . “And well I  have never beeni'reetrom
9 4  trouble on her account. She is a. noble, wron ed
 ' women. Eastman, you will have done he
 ‘, - worker- m , if these papers sether right with
- themlIiw even from the shadow of reproach.
V It is a wonderfuhwonderful blessing.”

 

 

 

 

' q I am to have been the means of bringing

- you a little iness,” she said in her softest voice.

- ‘  “If ygul’ hedre ggbmixtiest-

. ,   a I 5, you ave m ug me

,  rent ha iness-sthe safet and peace of the only
' g ’ ' I?p didror ever all love.” - '

  
 
   
  

v f He held the papers close and turnednwey torn
’ Rim-“fie room whirled with Mrs. Eastman; m
' h ' cationand ,e,itseemedaslf shemust
 and there: 8 rote from her seat pale,
" lithe artificial tint that dyed her cheeks,
‘- ‘dfi ‘17. His own nature was
a tool: her hand and wrung
defies ly gloved fingers with passionate violence.
Hie 'fl slips quirered; his egos shone.
“ on 103d me a. solitary, opelesa manhbetroy-
‘ my; cations, every way without a ope, ni-
mefl a. with minimum desolate. the past a
clond,‘my future a his . You leave me vigorousé
"  uhewiexpectaticn. Oh, lady, Lady, if you bu
. knew what happiness these e rs ma bring to
 Wham-nettleer t h r fate you
 indeed recognize your own angel work. we
do ., Eleainoigzkes  place by my side, we
,I ' or er. '1
*" whisk: Eggnwremmer hand from his c ,
' ' her-ripe grew pale under the smile she had forced
" than: hut-sham a ul acknowledgment for
a  moi-ransom, and left the Myfirushing the
pretty reticule in her hand till its frail clasp broke.
‘2 CHAPTER xv. '
V lmnths‘ l a had gm?” now June.
, . w
8“  remrhed to New York to
' ment for the summer, and W
—  They were niche in their apart
in  v hat bright moi-rung which made even the
' dull “martini city  and seemed to pro
 tool} the en the my mob

“Bloomer: was lying 33m /

’ “ d tchl ‘ wreaths curl into ten-
i313" "Fungus eyelash He iookedn little
I wornnnd ' altho

h be had lost none of the

 « new mom her bends idlycrossed
in her lonmflikehw old, industrious and active
’ » homemaker  Wk? about. kinds

  
 
  
 

 

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e in her race showed the ration
‘ on place in her hie. she look older,
more wo , V
peace w oh so softened her features in
girlish dayswas gone lorever. , 1
For the firstitwo months after her marriage/she
had been perfectly happy; but [from that time the
shadows on rapidly obscure  sunlight in
which ‘her' earthen startede a new gm.
She had be toreslizehowcrueish had to
the father w 0 had cherished her so tender .
In the southern cities where Montgo , been
fulfilling engagementlséshi‘esdpoor young, w e been
velarlonely and dep b a sense oil, her own
sel sh conduct. She had 1 her fatherin utter
solitude of heart, to and herself more soil still.
In every he visited, Montgomery foun‘ hints
self among a set of idle young men who had fermer-
e

o whoebeoredhlatim and
filial'nessof bfair

The , c
which

won him in the 1 whose
destiny lay with him. Mabel went 0 en tothe
theater. for his wean];t still seessed for her its first
charm and power. . had 11 his habit when the

Eerformance was over, to come to the box for her-
at one mint, after wailing until the crowd had
dispersed, s e was obliged to s him word .

she was waiting.

The messenger -

theater. ,

She went home and sat expectin him until day
broke, fancylng all some of terrible s. and work-
in'gtgerself into a. fever of anxiety that (made, her

what any would have done under the dr
,gmmmfifittgm and irritated him beyond
He was im tiezfiflwitg her and alter-howls!-
len asleep. 3 e set watc ing his noble form in its re-
. , most read
gave been 0an3d _ . , , .
Poor Mabel ienty or time for reflectionwhlch
almost deepened to remorse, before shelled been
six months married. Perha her greatest curse
was thnt shestill loved her'hus nd devotedly, but in
her solitude the old love for father and home came
back with such bitter longing, that even then an
there, regrets grew strong and tortured her. ,
does not always require some great oraloon
sion to pu . olng. ttie  
cugulm‘m rgodb agn'to oi ‘ ' “ ‘ nigh,
roam m ,
and 'da‘ys in  tiger
having even the m

cats nurtured 7 saw the joys of her ,
life not Vergi into those coarse Gown-place
w of existen that are

a as then / em? a
thgisend told. Never staffing in one 
enough to make a. female end, she ha 110;. _,
dates, and in her utter isolation, the _ r. him
plenty of time for those bitter th is will _ deep

utterfi'sery '

ove alone saved from be

mcent borne to  wire of e
meantime,“  Wm
was. ’ But this fantastic life amo ' ,
and stage-clients, almost W or. a a , ,
loved her husband, and he ved her~8bc did not
' '3°3”‘omwx'% ifewfiaég’fii‘hfo“ ‘°” aim?“

e co ‘ l I , ' 1‘80 Br-
: our “the?
8. 86 B 0 5 1'0 . O ' S -
{ ing bums _  'Nowmtfierhtgei'sheii-
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ruthenium anxi‘ etywnan'  1511.3;  “punk,
nustum- v r ,

, and more beautiful.’but the dream

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MK W.“ ‘x. 2 v. .i  Bryan",

came back
the intermatlon that Mr. Montgomery had left the '
q ill.
When he came home, very late lit night, she did ,

* tobeli ethat‘th h' ’
abaddreoeiii ew'oremwA

, 118
n ,_
be of ahomaelfythat“

All this was, in a degree . conseq‘ limit on
Montgom ’s romeo on. The veryfinius thathb
threw into t sheathed , and in , '. , fl
his mhappiness hehi h   W m.

o. w 0 we so ‘  ~
g]! 11.11;?! not'considered‘t when she so in 
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time fora moment or domestic  «But it was

. useless to conceal it, when her own palefsee so

\, clearly ‘_developed the pawn trut . Poor label

wasreapingai wild harvest of trouble for her dis-

_ , an . r

miseem'v silentthis morning, "Montgomery
said, suddenly engaging himself. ‘ ’ . . r

e smiled patiently. ,
“ I thought you were busy thinking over your new

i!
part she V .
“150 you r I always have such nonsense
in mg head! aches badly eno h without that.”
:1 an I do any thing for asked.

ou i” s
pose that is by Virago! h ing
for min Wm said, with a

careless ‘ -nature' ‘fllt won‘t do, my dear, so
don‘tt‘rou eyourselftotryl " '

“Shewas adtohearhimspeaksopleasantl;
usualng after having performed an arduous task,
came-ome in~asort of drearyailenea,thatwas
wont to end inman outbreak of temper.

While she was wond ring whggrto say next, fearful

of disturbing him either by words or her si-

on my"

 

She had never
age, and she
her was welcomed
lighthearted wife? Was it
by Montgomery? Mrs. man entered.
a blithe in sphit as a 
ens

see her.

Mabel started up really delighted.
seen Mrs. Eastman Since her
bad so few friendr, that
as a. relief to the no too
welcomed
as lgay in dress nd 1
hi Her grace, her manner, and her sub

 

work her woman-of-the-world’s charm. Mon om-
.ery‘ received her, at first tomewhat coldly— abel
warmly, Ere long, Mrs. liastman opened the way
to the actor’s heart by pretty compliments, cunning-
ly-devised crlt s, deftl lannedstra s, and
Mabel beheld, with some concern, the power which
her visitor sessed overvthe man whom she, as a
wife, not nd.
Anhourfiewbyquickly. when the visitor rose to
go. She pressed Mabel to visit her, as of old, ginfi
promise of y times and change—just what he
most 11 ; still” the young who felt ill at ease
under the pressmg otters of e dashln widow. In
her heart adreed—a'fe‘arva sense of , never
before there, became a able thing.
mhgrsfifiasggman do ms mfoxgomhesoon rose
‘ o .’ e as a , was re-
u‘iredat the then .r, as relfigtrsal hour had come.

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e" outandsoonwasonlnsw down
BWy; Was it by cheese or by do that
Mrs. Eastman's carriage stood before him ere he had

me a halt-dozen squares? Wes lt'fate which
En ' * him to enter the vehicle, and, with the fas-
cinating woman, to drive aw, from the cit up to
tlaei t park, where several ours of uninérrupt—
e ' vermtion might be had!
The poor wife would have trembled to the tread of
the horses‘ hours, and her tears would have fallen in
7 ; showers, had she known that the tempter
Was, indeed. other spells. ,

Eleanor I. an ' ‘ (
worms. mm W- m
A few rich the pr? '0: two brothers.
w
figgolgngathit er  mt
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lence, the servant entered. Mrs. Eastman wished to w in

an».
he

3&3 ‘iuncal'mm‘t‘t’éw‘mfi this”  '
, n' a. see' a "on ’ a
, journey without me, 38nd that‘s all. k 4:;
‘ so don say another word." - =‘
Sothey started. Inatterye'ars , -~
how she lived through those ; they were wane ,.
“finwsi°t§‘}d3§”mmm ’ {hen  W?
was a n w . _. ,
Homilies. Eleanor was within tlneetfles‘of For 1' " 
des tion. She croucheddowninthe seflgs‘hi’reb  ; '
mgvflthdread erhands‘hammether, , "
dese She
worlds to shriek madly. ‘ had
x to spring from the ca and rush away on toot,
but then she crouched lower and lower, in. her
face in her cloak, and feeling the hot fever 9
tense de eoursmg faster and faster

1 An exclamation from her  
‘ raise hereyes—they were driving:pr ’ ' ‘ ‘2‘
l Theeaniegeetoppedbefoze ‘en‘ "  
, the lnmatesof the housecame naming-out  
s gardthe unmalsight. ' v “‘ ~  i 
There wasanexpression 0t suehterrlble‘ again "on
Eleanor's face, thatMrs.Eorgan seized her ‘ V in
I I, r.. r-jfi/ ,7».- g‘
“Let me speak,” she said. “We want  Egg.

kins.”
mm“

“That ismy name "answered :strggan & 

“ Your mother lives with
who had alsocome m m the 
marm?"

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tothecarrlageinastateefutter  
“Your--your—" Eleanor gasped, but  001$
not utter another syllable. “  I . 1 .
“we wanttoseeher.” - ~ 'r / ' l»
The man turned awayth to h i r
i a u were: ~52 - .
She did live wit '31:“he 3%“bet flame 
more than a month ago. bid you know my meager, ' y ‘ 1
Eleanor-s ru toherteet   4 ‘ > ' 
ln§ly pain l'tnhgatlt was echoed by‘hfltam’  J
V I s i r.  ' .

O ces. , , s . . I r
« Dead!" she wad “No, mi  . ,_ W’s  o 
She fell back again, helpleq,    

scious. , I   ,9; .
“Hel m‘etd herlnthehouse”plemea4
afloame ‘z'Shelsslck. w.  _

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{Eh  ’
lnac air, everybody running lna  «- .
theyhgldegotknow whetaspeople alwaynow g3: - 
en . r 1 > *    ‘ '
trEquator beckoned the man to her.  
:gieak at once—she knows few  "

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hus 3:516 an; “aetamwabeut   ,,
ellvedwithyou‘ ones,”t « a.  , u.
and the child-«did she ape-tot  v V 
w Imam  “ »
“We don’t know.

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Wasn'ton ,
is your brothem’,’  Km _
him at ones. for the   
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 more than she couldbesrat once.
cl and WW given way at last.’

eyrsaed ,nudlsid heru shed. >When

, e swoon, she was

in: breinfever, which held her'initsgrasp

("for my long weeks. . . .

When the fever had m its tire, it was long he
tore her strength-come ; but, from the first she
Melted egos one idemto which she clung tena-
eiond’ y. S 0 would gain pursuit of that man, if he
wee anywhere 1: face of the earth-she must

. . She ad no hm now; she found there
been one in her heart but the med anx-
wes there in all its to . 6 must learn her
but t’fiéato—she’ couldie then—she .asked nothi

ng
Inng- before on to look at her attenuated
 tom, would  her capable of the slight-
est exertion. she took her way back to San Fran-
..ctseo, and the first ship that soiled bore her away,

Itih accompanied by her faithful attendant.

CHAPTER XVII.
. xornsn um ournn.

Er sswinter n—-—more than 9. your since Mabel
left her father’s use; a. year in which had been
crowded so much excitement. and such varied ex-
periences. that the very months seemed like yours,
.6 she looked back upon them. ’

"fillet had been an anxxoushudsereble summer,
utter meeting Mrs. Eastmaniu ew York. Bitterly
hid the woman re 'd her for the wron which she

 

have received at Ma. el’s hand.
She gained for the time a great influence over
‘lentgomea, fleeting of course, but werful, from
W yielding to excitemen of kind.

, , -ttnl§ogheke§tupusemblenoeofafl nfor
"ml, 1 at last became utterly loathsome to its

“ t, although she bore in silence, lest she should

, '_ the! hmband still more from her.

! lit-was winter now, as I have said, and Mabel was
 recovering from a’ severe illness. looking thin
and pale,»but more lovely than ever, as she leaned
' ' ’ r s with her

book  unybsbe nestled
: a” are sum em' meg the birth of her ohild,ha.d

~ label M, u omiduot to her father and
58$  mugged seemed to her the astringe-

‘ Would feud between them.
{311 he shouldever live to hate his child!" she said

 kW» and . “Oh, thetwould be a.
harder pun t than I could bear. 1f the child,
~ :9 . should turn on me. as I defied him,

hear it and live?" -

 vs. the ht was insu pom" ble,a.nd et it
would ry witllligthe withwhichsgidea

' nosi-

' ~ fix itself upon the mind of on invalid.
.. g has, been, kinder and more gentle
hwidth her of to, and she was very grateful to him;

; s tit was so wbduedfiegnd the  $18

or own so Mm m e
 motif: with everyug'ldenoe of
' shessttherewstchlugherbsbylnhisslum-

‘ While
v mgpe tohi  like b'rd,
W" bend maul a ‘

W; hm any!
out: I” . y ‘
put up get hsnd’, warniuxly. ‘
n oung‘, m be: sales 1” hesnid‘
retfy eture."
somew

tel.

: “ hewtrhuwstelegmm fromBichmond,”he

"  ’ u "sire 'd 3W 8?
“,Yesqfian; Idldl‘l’ot silken, ut {quarrel} with

“ham”. WWW :ndhroke, my engagement. 1

V v f‘Oh; no. no,"sheialeaded; “I can mttrsvelyet

'29-'th could notstandit.” - I

v "I ‘ mvm’!ums.umme “I Want

t exci-

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' than folly,

 

 to stay quietly here, like a. 0011 child. I shall
book in two months, at th
make a. great deal of money." _
“ You won’t leave me?" she said. _
weekw—I shall be able to travel by that tin: ..
“ My dear little puss," he said, sitting down beside
her with his old endearing manner, it would be
madness for you to attempt to gee-you must notdo

“But I can not eta alone here,” she slid; “you
know I have no frlem 3, no acquaintances.”

“Are you reminding me again that you lost all
those hymen-yin me?" he as ed, sternly.

“You know I ' not mean that—J never savor
think such tgdhgfis—you knowIdo notl But t
“It?” I nib?" bob f' " --litt1

‘. y you w“ ave y or com o
prince,t at he is! Besides all the  I
want money, oonfoundediy.”

“But you

ear—J v
“There, there, don’t ach. I must go, and

there’s no use 31'

cool . WIND}. tobegoodsnd

stay at home more? at r this tn am in eed.” x
‘kIf,’ you would,‘ she venture to say, “ for baby’s
ea. 8. . ’
“Oh, yes, baby shall be rich, and have no occa-
sion towesr me buskln. I halfwishlwesyoutof

She shuddered at the bare idea. Every t eon.
nected with the stage had become so distaste to
her that any allusion to it, as associated With her
child, was very painful. - . .
“I think you ought to be in bed, Mabel."

“ No, I feel quite strong to-day- But you were not
in earnest—van will not go tomorrow l‘ ,

“I must Mabel—this is really childisth We must
live; this ls too good an engagementwto throw aside
for a. whim.” ' ,

“ It is not a. whim,” she said; “ you know itis not.
I oughtto go with you on such a. journey. These
times are perilous and I should be with 'ou.”

' “Upon my word, one would 311 so was a. child
that could not be trusted alone,’ 0 said, in an irri-
tated tone. “ I’wonder I ever got Along stall, betore

married {gal , . I
out 7

“There, there, be e ood child!" I .
He stoo over, on kissed her foreh ._

"‘ Now on’t entertain this foolish idea. of peril.“
he said, looking at the baby, as a man always does,
as if he were some. iar piece of ' that
might getmlt of e or at any moment. I ‘ ‘

‘ If you w wait a. week—" .
 lose the engagement—sensible. oer.

‘ on have odors enough-here.” ,

“But none so good as this, you lcuowthst our~
“1" 1%; the-mt: ‘“ 1"” “a?” 333’ W m"
mores r-- em arrow.
She kneWthlf: m i d ghfphrtingfro
r s on y en in m her
manger. be c okedbackherteers, towel] asshe
was a le, saying only: '

“At least. mayn’t I come as soon as I am able?“
"Th" E Mani! h lly id.

ere wo 1d not w o e ,

“I sh not pgomiso that yo?! willnotlee‘me,"

I‘Ie disde the idea as quickly as possible. '
You will stay here,” he added“ ‘ the house
very comfortablevthe weeks wih shp
you know it.” 7 1
She shook her head, sadly. but further words were
worse than useless. 
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thinkegi your child. The times ereso full-of
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es ers always prosper in such an atmasphere.” .
e left her soon after to make generations for
his ourne , and shewas forced
met or sett
He did start the next morning, and Mabel was all
alone. That very day she happened to take u a
Richmond paper which her husband had left inlhls

room. It anno the arrival or “ Mrs. Eestmn
and a brilliant rty who had , come to share the
tortunes of the to, and to enliven the capital with

their presence.” The journal fell from her hands-
she ggew faint with the sickening jealousy that came
over er. "

Her 'tation threw her back again, and for
severalagys she was quite ill. Nothin kept up her
courage but thes ht of her child. ithout the.
she could gladly ave turned upon her piliowan

She besieged the doctor tor permission to start,
and he at last feared the excitement she was labor-
ing under would be worse than the fatigue she might
endure and some weeks after she set out herself.
u. n the journey to the South. The air was filled
w th the wild alarums of war, but what were these
to the war of emotions going on within her heart?
She would dare nil—even her husband's anger-40 be
with him again. | .

 

CHAPTER XVIII.
m we wonms on Hummer.

Anson Museum was livin in his lonely house in
the count ; he had retired t ere soon after his rup-
ture with be], and had hardly left it since.

,A long, dreary year it had been to him, solitary
d letemsu! It was hardfor his pride to 31113310811;
11:; then; this last blow hadcrushed him more
23.111111:3 he 1tfi‘uhlmgtwhich had 301i:on before. d Thedhope
w . man’s rs msp‘ ire was i
out. No news or fitshell had reached 
tram anyq . The old house was fuller, than
ever of painful recollections, yet he could not bear to
leave it. There he lived dny day, thinking of
ted youth and Eleanor; or the girl whom he
had so idolized and ind , and who had repaid
his affection with such duplicity. Mabel had been to

last anchor. That, too, had given

way. and without afleotion, lite has but husks and

ashes for proudest man on earth.

Twice ebe had written to him without her hus-
band’s knowledge; but when Meredith saw her
writ ,u n the envelope. he had burned the letters
unre . ter that there was no fresh occurrence to
throw him back upon the past—mo but that
dreary living on from day to day. hop ‘g against
hope, that time ht restore Eleanor to her friends.
One morning, w ' seated m his library, he heard a

e drive u to the door. Visitors rarely came

t 0 receive any n h 1mg: Idis fftc‘i'fii’nhté‘i’fé
no . , e re e e
of a human face, on: used sometimes to wish for a
marge in some vast Canadian wilderness, beyond the

and sound, -

Big-Presently.va door opened, and kisses-vent an.

r rd it as 8‘
beyond the possibility of me. '

 

.“Whathes hep hat—oh, Element: was ‘ T
cruifisoolege me orant of yum mvementu ". ‘v
“. n  . 
She-sstdown; agreatjoyuhone 
moeassherepeeted: I . , ‘ 1 . '
“Anson,vmeny years espoyou adopted achiidw-a
little girl‘ soyoung that eonidlmow new of
her own wry—J

Romano-prised

im. ,
“Listen tome—let‘me'flnishl You broughaf‘her
up as your own-I thought she was your V ,I
think you loved her; I saw her here once. I
child—he child! You know I was searching-for. 2'
mine. I have journeyed far, I have endured every . »
thing—but 1 have found my child!" I .
A strange terror croft over his face. _ did not
try to interrupt her; e sat perfec y withthet
expression of paindeepening on his oountenanee. , V v
Call her,” shesai rising  »
look , on’tyou

memento 

quick. Tell her— W do you
understand? Anson. that childyou took was
mfilhttle daughter!” ' .-
s'only response was a groan. She uptight his
annandclungtohim . ,, r , g V
“Whatdghylou mean? ereis she! Shelf, not
d isnot dead! Speak to me. Anson,

deadumy V .

speak to me!”  , , V . , . . v '

. “Eleanor, thetchildleftme eyear shes. She is
She fell hack in herchair withan 

thanksgmng. , r  . '

“You frightened me so!" due said. “Wherefis '
she? ,Take me toherl Married or single, is.
mme.’ _ , ~

“I don’t know w ere sheis; Iheve nevermher
since.'She , abadman—egninstnywlllt- 
“3515:5134”th chihuahua; ‘ hit ’ ‘ ‘-   =
you cennot tell mezwhere she 18? I  ‘43:
your hands—givememy child." _ _ ' e _  .  :

He was startled at her agitatim, and tried meehn

hel‘. ,7 . ‘ , _  \f.‘  3
“ You will easily find her," 
is well known.” .   .. -
'“H wfigikmseuetfi"  
H e I I . 
acelehrated one, it you th nkth’et hettersit‘.“  r .
“He is 111 do. hter’s husband,“ she Hid.  _ -
paused sud enly, rewherhandacrosshermm, . “
mtfi, “ Mommezyrilonmrym .-
. Iread momma? . anthem?
Ghemfigmi imitate» “when 
e _ ' ’ I I  ~
her. She iooked‘igmedly downtheMe, my ._ 1
on i , ‘- " v  .1  L (l
“Itisthe same! Belem prison, '  V 
rested asa Northern spy-a8 a min  V
the rebel overnmentl’ , -_ a: .2   , .,  ’
I th snatched the. pope! trons  6
read e mph .  a     
“raw machined. “it!  f
“Y   it“ I _, a .
“ltellyou it'wu- ’ my mist _ Mona-ed, ho
tor twelve» in! m 

“God help me should, “radix-em m‘m. 3

‘edthnnI. 4 r . .. 4, , _
mores"  up!” '
did 53th . an“ moments

He
stunned by eshoek. I
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“Youare mad, Eleanor: Ibear no blame in this
th '. Neverwasaman sowronged and outraged
as! ve been." , ‘

“Youscantellthatthwomanwhose life hasbee
what mine has.- ou, amen! What was your trouble
compared to e? Would I ever have disowned
my child? 11 your son had been the most infamous
wretch that ever breathed, you should have clung
to him—~saved him.”

“Ididallin my power—9’ "

“But my child—my dau hterl” '

“She has started for ‘ hmond, where he has

been glagifi." '

“S e in her husband—her mother will _go too.
011,1th God, Ihave found her. I can and her;
she will love the poor unknown mother who has
numbers!) long. My child-m child!” ‘ _

“ help me: he groaned, “ have no child.”

manor laid hen his arm. v

“As you value your soul’s peace, save my child’s
husband-l Put 1) this pridei it is unworthy. Come
with me—-he shall be saved ’

fie shook oirher hand, and said, coldly:

“ You don‘t know what you are saying, Eleanor.
Iheliegethat man to have been guilty of a. paltry

,me. ,
' ".‘Noi” sheexcleimed, “my daughter's husband
would never commit a crime! ll be was guilty,
what" itl—he is your son—youre—«mine too,
now.

Allthestrong pride of his nature rose up to aid

e _ ”

man .

“I will not lif my flnfir ” he said; “I do not
knowhim. I not 0 fore the world and ac-
knowle that crim as my son."

“file cruel,“ she cried. “Twelve years ago!

a he was“! then—a mere lad.”

“ is re yout do the offense more hideous "

‘hosaid. “ not me me till you hear all. is
lastaot while with me was to commit a, to ry; can
ouwondeir when that came that I cast iim out?
fiesixteenh' years of age—~0_ lder than most men

' “Amy/{m certain that hewasguilty?” ‘

“ Therewas not a doubt."

“Guilty otthat, and her husband,” she muttered.

utiYoumw be certain that he was guilty.”

“ How readily you believe it,” she exclaimed. “A

might have committed even afault like that, and
s bwnretomed; you made no efl‘o .”
' ~ “It could not have been done, Eleanor; no mortal
, nflueuee him." v
' “But hem your son," she repeated; “he was
' your‘son." .
“Brougham! could not consent to hear his
$135. . cold pride,” she interrupted; “how well I re-
cafiaegou them?" 1 ‘ /
, n er whole manner changed. She looked at
him in an earnest, pleading way and her voice would
13% WWW to a
:‘ “Am the of that paste—~11 all my
unit. eriu  'm implore you togelp mel
Think w t’my ehasbeen. Thereisonohgiebe-
toreme will you not aid me to grasp it? 0 y put
our awe ; no matter what wrong-s you may
we endured, t y are not equal to mine, and I for-
ve. Your own mAnson, your own! Think or
,  sublime child-«would you have believed then
 crimeor sin could have separated you from

He made; a. entreatin silence but she
 taken ilehandé tubers——
sham before him, and even in the

he}: kneeling
midst“ his trouble and agon he was'stunled to see
how much of the old look a over her face when
ate at child. ~ ‘

“ oudon carelor the world now, Anson--
~‘ .It! “whammy sha soon be
old. Oh will you leave me'chiidlessl—vlor the blow

that tel .11 some honor will strike my
daughter's hand, . » ' '

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“ Eleanor! eanorl” . '

“ The old n e—the. dear old «name! Oh, Anso
come with me~let them be happy! If you will u
listen to your own heart then or my sake, for, the
Eleanor of old, listen-oh, Anson! Anson!"

She turned abru tLv away, and walked several
times up and down e room, then as abruptly came
back and sat down near

 

“Tell me if you loved my child." she, said. “Oh. ,

if on knew how sweet the word sounds now."

‘ Eleanor, I never dreamed till now that she was *

your child, or why my heart went out to that so ten-
dorly. She was a lit le thing, who could not know
her own history, but there was some her
vmce that made .my heart earn toward 'her at the
first si ht. It was the old ove for you hewn down,
tramp ed out, but startin up fresh an green in my
direction for the child. understand 1 new. Ex-
ceptdyourself, Eleanor, I‘ never loved anything as I
love that child.” ,

“ Except me! Did you, then, love me so‘ much?”

" I loved you then, love you now, better than my
own life, better than my own soul.” .

The woman gave a. faint moan, her form droopled,
her e Yes grew misty. She shrunk away from im
trcm ling and frightened.

“ Now, Anson, now,” she murmuredg,“ and all that
terrible mountain of disgrace rising between us.
Both free, and yet so miserably chained."

“ You will not refuse me again, Eleanor?” ’

“ Again and again, Anson. If you turn from a so
whose faults may have been only those of youth,
how much more would my disgrace cling to 'ou.”

There was a great strug la in the pron man‘s
heart. His bosom heaved, eyes grew black with
maem axeit‘imfiii' 1 mi himl F0 ask I

eanor, 0 ve r our 8 *
will forgive him!” y ’

She took his hand and kissed it; but when he

‘ would have drawn her Closer, she shrunk buck.

Allat once a flash as of lightning, came to his
face: he remembered Mrs. Eastmans huge of
pore. What if they indeed contained 8?:

n which would eive the woman before him back
tolife? He moved from her and opened a cabinet.
H18 hand sitcokue it turned the key. The papers
rattled against each other as he brought them forth.

“ Eleanor, my Eleanor, read these. They are
Mitchell’s papers, and relate to you.”

She stood motionless. Something told her that
her fate leyin these pa rs, but a misty darkness
came over her vision, an she could See nothin .

“Read them, Anson, read them. I can not.’

“Let us read them together ” he said, tenderly.
“Sit down by me, Eleanor, an we will read them-n

e drew her to a sofa, and sat down by her side.

In one hand was the papers; the other rested upon
the cushions that sgpported her. She did not ob-
serve it. Every lac t
tumult. I
:1 “*rgat‘iipdh? gasped' d held it to ' u her

e opens e rs on war .
She usheditback. paper’ .

“ can not—I can not!" "

The strong man grew ashamed of his thrilling-
nerves, and began to read. The paper had been
flasth written; the sentences were abrupt, the

nguage broken. It had been folded and sealed,
but there was no address on the outside. In her
eager haste, Mrs. Eastman had not 0 rved this
particular pa r, and the seal was unbro n. What

ad she ca for the sister woman whose very life
layin the balance? But for her own selfish purposes
the pee e would have nested still in one 0, her
worn»out raveling trunks. Had she chanced to
OER“ the sealed acket, it would never have reached

eanor Mitche . It was addressed to Alison Mere-
dith—that is, in the ii'iside~while the entire package

Mrs. Mitchell’s address upon it. The executor-

had not been able to find  Mitchell's addrea
and soit chanced that the package feliintoMrs.
Eastman’s hands. among other papers. after-her

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husband’s death. We have no to do withvthe
other documents inthe pack 9; eyare not he
cessary to an explanation with he reader.

 

CHAPTER XIX. '
mom in was mom.

“ anmn," thus the aper ran, “I have
hated on while living, but dea h is stronger than
hate. en he commands, tmth follows. I hated

on, and why? For two reasons, the strongest that !

uman nature has to give: You stood between me
and my interest; on stood between me and the
only woman I ever oved. We were cousins. Your
mother was my father’s sister. Her wealt

‘ promised this, was at the last moment, swept up by

' . fines.

young girl-you never got her!

your father, and ecame yours. I hated you for
this. By my aunt’s injustice you became enorm-
ousiy wealthy. I was a pauper, for m father lost
eveWhing, and had no rich wife totail ack upon.

“ e were much together, for you were not above
Patroni’zinvgnarpoor relation. es you were
i me money, and no doubt expecting
on never got t t. I looked upon the
undreds you doled out, as
there for gratitude?

“At the same time, and b the same person, we
were introduced to Eleanor e. You loved her. I
am not tothls time sure tha she loved you then.
The creature'was so shy and Proud, that it was
impossible to get at any secret 0 her heart. I think
she did love on then. I am certain that she did
afterward. t she was not for you. The property
that should haVe come back to us on had; u that
t thought gives
me a grim pleasure even now. I strive to conquer
it, but can not. You made a confidant of me-why
not? I concealed all the feelings that raged within
me. You never dreamed of my love of Eleanor Nye
till she became my wife. How was it done? This is
the way: I found means toinslxmate charges against
you that would have made any woman shudder;
such charges as no refined woman could ‘ air of,
even to as an explanation Not direct , but
through such channels as were available. The
Eileen worked. But you had enrooted nrselt in

or heart more firmly than I supposed. t took time
and t nuity. Had you remained near her

no ng w d have separated you.
that you should be compelled to go awa . You will
remember the time. You were enfigg th ; its
0! all, she had accepted you. I am at that. on
went,»,but was to write every week. You had ob.
tained me a clerkship in the post-office. Your
letters never reach the lady. I read them.
Among my accomplishments was that of imi-
tating almost any handwriting at sight. Yours
was not difficult. I have a way of fienigtgn-
hem rs

wwggh {mighty ht vel t wi hth agennin

reac er en e t e o

postmark, but the tents w?i~e’ e. She grew

le. I could mark the rogressot mgework, day
m

as, in thessdness-oi :- i t urnful
tgne'sfi't her voice. At last mommies hettegreach-
ed her. You had 0

m

was very forati ‘Iwasn her.
$31,301):th  93%! gfiei'ul that guide a
on though

the rebound
“Just
marl-led;
and seeing the
her turn

came hgm’e  we?
- never go er 3 ran

81m “2:826 love which a word rigid

to misery, remembered what she

one month before
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which 3’
should have gone into our family, for s 6 had ;

y own. What call was:

had suflered, and so in gentle pity married me;
This mflioed for a. time. at love demandsiove. I
\ was not a man to content myself with pity, so when r
the deep angession Within me received no answer, I
grew h and exacting. She here it all in
Ratience. You were at home again, butavoided’
or. To you sheseemed treacherous, mum at a
iegreta-to me she was coldly du 111,] still I- , ed .
er. . ‘-
“ At last,, when we had lived togethermany " '
she discovered the treachery of my conduct. m . .
forgotten to destroy your letters, and she found \ , 1
them. A terrible scene-followed. You had'been I ~
long married to a road creature like her; no expla-
gang!!! was possib e; root and branch, I had torn up
er e.  .
“She left me. There was nothing in this that ,
4 me her a right of divorce, but her property had
‘ nsecuredtoherbyawiseguard andshehad
3 that power over me. I took her ch d, an intent
‘ then—we had lost one before that—hoping that the

 

' bereavement would brin her back. It wounded her ’ , l ,
3 to the soul, but she we not come, would not look .4
> upon me orspeaktome. I .

“ When I saw that noth would do, that she had

5 determined to ignore me orever, theevil that‘wa'a ' « \Ij‘j
in me arose and strong. She had resolved to v 3

, abandon me. I would di her. The haughty

glide which fitted her far in my reachshould be , i
g rought down. » x
1 “I sued her for a- divorce. I bmughtthat proud ‘ '

and sensitive creature into open court. I hired wit-
nesses-afienty such can be found—to swear away
her g name. The court did not believe theth r
jury did not believe them, but a thousand 
apers had sent the record abroad. I lost theme,
But my object was accomplished. The h
grids which had rejected me was ground tothe u . '
at that woman was as innocent of all wrong a the ‘ «
child I had wrested from her bosom. ' ~'
“I say this to you solemnly, Anson Memditlusay *
it on my death-bed. , , \ Ir
‘ “ y wife left the country, and went I never knew
to inquire after

where. Twice she sent magnet}. . I:
ter, and her lawyer came to meabout it, butltoid . \ . .
him the child was dead 

. imes went hard  , M,
after that, and at last I was driven to ask aidfldm . v i
you. It was awarded in the form of a cle .  A
clerkship from you to me! Oh, how I hat y'oui
How that! hate throve and took fresh bitterness 3.,
ever a _ v v , -
“ y child was an incumbrancetome yam-sun . 
blessing to you. Why was it, I asked, that-yon ’ 
should be surroundedyith wealth, and love, and ' ,
honors, while I was poor and forsaken?  . 
story over again. Do what I would,bt:1: .dlspropors '  ,3
tion in our fortunes remained. I a men = '34,
way; you—. These bitter thoughts ind “"09 "
don too. ‘ ‘ = ~_ ~ A
“Your son was a noble, manly youth, impan . ‘ ’ w
and rich in talent, but a child of ; he?!” '
reckle haughty and impulsive, also, 0 under
restraigthgondermll tenacious of his personal. j
honor. e proudiather who gushing

homeandpositionwasd‘eepandmie. 7' x w'

“I wan money, and still thirsted for raven
You will ember that I had a remarkable 18615:;
of imitating any specimen or penmanship.  It was
r im re ed aimless , - '

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dangerous gift, by'gvhich I won vim who I .
mfite eg whole letters itwaseasyto V J

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your name. It was Iwho forged tcheck. It y,
who lessened r-the guilt“ upon your son. You
been in the counting'room that morning, 3114* m,
check on the desk. I was to drawthe money, and

 

fleet some pgytgifint dwith it lounge of the ,

quiet wen 0 ask. w on onewaslom

and engagedthegemdne check for a}; one I had _
pared [or ten times amount. our 
mg one—no onewas near—4 pointed to the I

and asked him to step down to the bankand

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- withthellttle'girl. She hadseldo
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' _ ‘gliixggéoourageous and lovely as an angel.

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twee minutes I had the moneyin myhands. ~I
 the original cheek, and aid the bill it was
intended tomeet. V p » ' ‘
“You remember the explosion. The charge of
fraud against your son, his indignant denial, and
, . on from your house. The poor fellow had no
means of lanatlon. The transaction had almost
ed from imind; such amounts were frequent-
e had taken no great ac-
count of -one check, and his defense seemed like
a subterfuge, his indignation like defiance. I had
counted on. this, and watched your stern .agony with
Each leams of joy as I had not tested since my wed-

“gfou had 'offered the boy money, which he re-
rejected with heart-broken, disdain. I sent him
money—some of that men -—and with a sense of

, aching wrong and unmerit dififiléflce at his young

he went forth into the wor .

.“ , could he do? What can an young man,
educated to expwt a. fortune, pron sensitive ar-
dent, without trade or profession, do in a se h
world like this?

“Halted genius, and I led it into an exoitr
ins channel. His first idea of he stage came from
me. He was too honorable, too upri ht—I could not
make of him, no one could‘have done that

- a
- but I made him what was sure to wound you almost

as deeply, an actor. This satisfied me. I had no
mmhgd‘h‘g ‘h" ’éii‘fl'é“ “ iii it“ 3‘3 to???) ‘3?
9 any - so a u
know that e greater his famegthe dee er yo’ur de-
d, :WNgfisioat n. he wrelngte 3 Way into
9 y u rev u we. .
“I had money nowtand ery shake 0 your mer-

. y __ patron. age. on were awidower childless
for the son’s disgrace, secret as it was kept, killed .
‘  I saw you wounded to the heart. My

work was done. But the child, always an incum-
1 . what could I do with her? She was the sole
link bawhieh her mother might be drawn back, and
_ , carol for tenderly. A. the ht came into
my You should be induced to e her under
your roof. There she would be certain of protection
andcxxlture. I would keep proofs of her identity.
pleasure. I wentto the good
country Ypeople who had the child, and took her
aw . on were at your country place, mourning
they told me, and so misera-

 , $ ~<lesolete as
» hie that I almost pitied you

‘ “It wasa vely moon' ht evening, the dew fell
heavily: the , wn ureming your house flickered with

l of silver in the moonlight. Under the shu-
w of the mat forest-trees on the left, I stood
m seen me, and
her mother. Itold her point to
ing in the moonlight, t it

 lion: a’ gentleman 1i there was
her ownfather who would love her , and ‘ve
elf, and plenty of ythings, at w h

 fig 18:;th d ed‘ th firing Night,
08 anc In 6 06 moo

,, y do in sudden gl
“There was a light in the, library window, which

" opened to the ground and i saw, on sitting within.
‘ i ' W you out to the child, an bade hem
' whido and knock on the glass, and

up to

. W I out-
thither, father, let me inl’ She was a-b t little
houghts

doll had inspired her. With an eager laugh,

. ~. V from my hold,and darted across the lawn.
 ttle feet sunk in the grass, and she went off
noiselessly. An instant Isaw th‘em flitting over the

 Jamil:th her feiry~like shadow darkened

w. and Iheard, a sweet voice cryout: ‘ Fe-
. let-me in.‘

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“You took her in. ‘I saw her fitting on yourknee,
and felt no pain when she held up her mouth to he
kissed. It was an assurance of her safety and com-
fort. You were questioning her. I knew that but
it did not trouble me. What could she tell? ’l‘hat
she had always lived with two old people who were i
not her parents, and that a man almost strange to her , 
had brought her sheknew not where. There was no , .
disturbance about the house, and I co eotured that  f
vou had taken the little atrangerln quie y, and would
keep her without question or explanation. Satisfied of
this, I Went away, but came back to the ne' hbor.
hood more than once to be sure of child’s ate.

“I was told that Mr. Meredith’s li e do. hter had
Est been sent home from some distant re tives of

r mother’s, and that since her arrival the house

had become more cheerful. She was a sweet child, ~ ~
, they said, and a great comfort to the stricken man.

“I was free now to follow my wife. She should ‘
knowthat her child was alive. but never see it or
learn of its whereabouts, unless her resolution to ig-
nore my rl hts was gen up. I wen but could not
find her. he must ve been trave 133 under an- 
other name. All over Europe I went, searching for '
her. Then to California, but in vain. I am dying
now. In a. httle time all will be over. It has been a
cruel sickness, and inthe dim, sleepless nights Ihave
had a. weary time for thought, for replentance, re-
morse. D these long, long hts, have writ-
ten this. If it can undo any of t e wrong I have
perpetrated ma God speed it. Atonement I can
not make. hut am alone here with my God, and
He knows how my poor heart aches to set these
thi right. If my wife is ever found, tell her it
was ove more than revenge that urged me on to the
crime that ave her to me. For my child—but I can
not. My 5 rength fails, the pain of coming tears-
aches in my eyes-I can no longer see the paper.

‘ AH lineman.

“ Grass Valley, California."
The pager was read through, at first breathlessly
then w1t slow, cautious scrutiny." The did no
speak much, for those two hearts, seve so long,
trembled beneath the great 30 that beat against
them. They were so accustom to restraints, that
happiness crept back to them timidly. It was.
strange there. , .» .

But one eat fact stood out luminous before
them. That otter had lifted the black cloud offire-
proach from Eleanor's name. The friends she loved
Faotufidafling to her from oertainknowledge. not “from

one. .

Meredith folded the aper, and placed it under his
vest nearhis he on he drew her to his side,
and looked down into her glowing face through a
cloud of tears. . They did no
dom go ed in a hen , rain—but their brightness
shone upon her with =‘a o illumination. .

The mother'th the was of her child. She
clan her hands with a oyous sob.

“ eis mnocent all the is noble,;this man? who is
your son and my hter’s hmhand:’,' ’- ’

“ I have wronged m terriblywthrown him into a
X‘s. i :1; ‘1)1fefull of temptations," said he. with pain

“And if he has sometimes yielded to them, ren-
member Anson, who it was drove him forth." s ‘
‘ “ I will, Eleanor. Heaven knows how deeply I do-
plore my harshness now.” ’ ’
_ “Youwill tohlmatonce. You to your son, I I
to ,my‘daug fer. No matter if war and danger
block the way whatimpediment can keep us back
on an errand like this? Our children are in er.”

.“I will go with {cumin said. brokenly. ‘We
mllmake one‘grea , effort to reach our children,
Eleanor. Themhdangorinflietbutwewillbeto-

“Eleanor.” ‘ ‘

“ mu.” _ V I I V
“ Before we go 03133118 journey which into redeem
goingchild and mine, there is onethingtobetlmught

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'- "baggie the whole world.’ .

3 at the theate
» the excitement had

’ madness. Then thee

, v and he only too fearlessly expressed himself
‘ inquisitors. The result was hi

“ You and Imust have, a mute travel together
His arm was around her,

e began to shiver.
“his cheek touched hers, et she trembled like 3. ‘rl. "

“To-morrow ” he sax

, “before we sail. Sha it
no i” "

mo w .
’ ” “Yes,” she said, gently, “let it be tomorrow.”

CHAPTERXX.
was: mean in m PRISON.

 ‘ Ilene of those miserable prisons which have feso
’. » tered uE from the bosom of our country during the
~ 3:512“

 The tramp of a m guard beat against the
. salesmen outside ht and day. The gloom of

arles Montgomery was a(Izicanflned. It was a

ill-kept room, gl uncomfortable.

th hung about t e young man. ,His engagement
r had been brokenn . Hour by hour
increased, unt' even the thea-
All men breathed the furyof
. . ed mob began to cry for
Victims. Looking aroun the actor was ‘,‘ spotted ”
asaNorthern-man. Though no word has escaped
his-lips, yet he was felt to be a Unionist. He was
waited .upon by a committee; but all the pride and
determmation of his nature came to his degnger
is

s arrest as a spy,
the h none better than his accusers knew how
base ess was that charge. It sumoed, however, to
make a Unionist feel the rebel power, and that grat-

were deserted.

: * ifled the rebel public.

 seeking

. But there were secret as well as- ublic accusers
his ruin. Among the mos dangerous of
these was Mrs. Eastman, whose presence he had not
sought, and whose perfumed notes he had left un-
answered. WhateVer folly previously may have
possessed him, the last a?) eal of his Wife had given

ima new conce tion 0 is relations and responsi-
bilities. He h begun to comprehend one cause of
his wife's sadness. and loving her more dearly than

~ . ever since the'blrth of her child, his better nature

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< ences of paternityh’ad somet 'ng

awoke to the cruelty of his admiration of a woman
so much her inferior. Perha the sacred influ-
to «do with this
for waking or slee that lovilg picture of Mabe
and her child haunted , as if e had been one of
hael’s Madonnas and he a devout Catholic.

It was true, Mrs. man had come to Richmond
because at that time it held forth promise of a gay
season, many other ambitiouswomen she
hoped to profit bya state of war. Mon omery’s
engagement had been her power-£111 attrac on; not
that she meant any thing seriously wicked, but what
trifle of heart she possessed had been his
long before his marriage with Ma v and it was
Eileasant to absorb his attentions. was all

rs. Eastman would have married Mr. Meredith
without love. Indeed, the reader knows she had
plotted for it, and done many oontemptible things to
accomplish it. But she would not have married
Morith , had he been single, with lov because
it wgsexrwt 11 her nature to Wan); ng for
sun . - r

All this did not render her the less bitter ainst
the young man when he came to Riehmon and
visited the hotel everyday without even calling on.

. her. This Woman was onintimategterms withvmany

'7 , wife and her pretty babe, "mm

of the Southern chiefs. Montgomery was an 

Bout , and stood a fair chance
dealt with as a Nofgegigpy.
store, if not dange of time w a I

There was plenty, M38

'or his "
. he Mt notsee.»
ain. Th rewas time for Bad retmspection too..
ill the ranges of a homeless andmmless are swept
downu on him in a series of dark memories. A
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craving for agpgause, this hunger, after émtement-f

all came llection of his young wife, am. .
that was the bitterest of all. r -' . y «:1 ..
Filled with these tez‘ re

iiectlons,
heavy bolts drawn back, the key turn in ‘
and a lady entered. Before he could move, her
grmkse were- about his neck. her voice, crying,

ro ‘ : .

“ ylllzusband—oh, my husband!“ »
“ Mabel—Mabel, how came you here?" ' r- ‘
“I reached here last night. Theytold meevery

thing. I could not see you until this morning.“ 110w ' 

dreary it is here." _

“ Not now, Mabel." ‘

“ But you are innocent; you have done nothing."

“Before God I have not, Mabel. I love my ooun»
try, and my whole country; that I have said, nothing
more. ’ v "

“ Then we can bear it, Charles, we can bear it.”

He was completely unmanned, and, as he  
her to his breast, the great tears fell like ram upon
her upturned face. .

“I ‘d not deserve that God should send me such
an angel," he said.

Mabel was the first to grow composed; this terri—
ble'blow, instead of weakenin her, had brongllzt out
all the latent energies of her c meter and was
nre only to comfort but to set.  4
“ I have seen the commanding general, Chit-lea,"
she said. “ He will in uire into your case.”

“Mabel, I haveno f ends here." ~
m;‘1;romise me one thing; may I send tormy

r ’ r

“ He would not come, Mabe ." ' ' V , 

“ He would—he would. He "met be human.“ '

“I tell you he,will believe me guilty oi! 'someima v .

rudence of word or deed—of any thing that via

him in keepin away.” , \
He is rich and pow»:

a;

ustify
“ But he will not thgnk so.
ful.I Letflrgo sellild.” life-i ’
“ wo rat er pass my n film, Mabel. ,’,
he exclaimed, with a return of the 0 on. .
“ For the baby’s sake, husband. 1! him ashes.
Oh, if on coul have seen him you would not hesi-
' tate. orthe boy, Charles." _ v   I.
He did not speak. His chest heaved, his eyes:
dilated. Even in that moment of self-abasemsnt—he
could have borne the most cruel sentence rather. '
than have yielded. . _ ' ' j '
“ I can't do it, Mabel,” he said, hoarsely, “ I can’t
do it. Go awm—lceave me to my fate." ’ '

“Charles,” ed, “if on do this a
will be a murderer. You wi kill me and euro 3"
She pleaded, not Wildly, but with a 

on that was more powerful than tears could '
ye been. Before it the prisoner’s stout hes-Itiner
tad—yielded as a great cloud passing away beforethe ‘
arisen sun. -' 
“ Mabel, one word before you send. This mania
my father, notyours." , - v v v' .»
‘ What—what!" her eyes opened wide, her My

li Earn slowl. » . , ,
R? eseitme ¥romhis housewhenlwasaraere‘“ , 

lad charged With fo eryd‘ .
z in: you were mingocent!” g r . N .
z “ child and I not] Driven trombone! fir ,
gembhzilildl Oh,_Cl!:’arles, Charleathen i  sen :7,»
8 save on _ ‘ 
He, shook ahead. butmade scanswer -

“And oucanlovemestill so~ aches ’ 
bel,” he gets, at length, “after nines some“
4's” yomehe ' ks in,“never that 1 
t _ no.“ > ’ . . i
blamg'you. Wemfl be happy yet. YMLQIDVO‘
i: I learethispim'
. it. I -'

1’
ma. Charles. , so I ' “
mywholelifeshall‘bespentin m ,
mukpowhlmniam. Nowme .
“Youaren’ot to think that— mustnot. .Only: .
have patience—it will only be {finale time". ,- ' "

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' but, who looked at her. and thou ht how precious' .
- -  we "a. still deeper glam and deepen,
1.... My stole over him. , i .
She remained with him for several heurs and only
tore herself away then that she might see her babe.
and by some memenger send away word :for help in
her I: want. ‘ . .
on she had gone. he threw himself on his bed
/ ,to wear out the long night as best he could, and
count the hours that must elapse before her return
on the marrow. '

 

, CHAPTER XXI.
A‘ REVELATION.
' . hmhumed back to the hotel, and up to her
'3 p , room. She flunfiopen the door to behold two per-

« sons, a 1n an woman, bending over her child.
They turne as she entered. With a cry she threw
herself into Mr. Meredith’s anus.

‘ “Father, fatherl" She could articulate no more
and for the first time since the great calamity had
come upon her, she fell down insensible. . '

When she cameto herself, Mr. Meredith was bath-
_ ,ing her forehead whilo’ the lad held her in her
arms. Mabel 1 had wondering in her face, and
l - . recognized the stran or she had twice before seen.
* ' “Is itg/ou, also i” s easked, faintly. _
The woman made an impetuous movement, but
Mr. Meredith checked her b a look.
.“Afg'you better?" he as ed. “Can you sit up,

“ Yes, yes, I am quite wall now. Father, you have

come to save him—you have come to save him?”
‘ “I have come to do all in my powor, Mabel. To
“Wine him or to die with him i" , y
I j 9! Father, e was innocent. .He never wronged
you—~neverl" ’

 

-- 7a ' ‘aeainstthe sofa, hiding her face in the mishiom. She
- -' dared not look up lest she should shriek out the
- secret that was 11 11 her lips, and Mr. Meredith had
.. warned her how atal the consequences of any sud-
. denrevolation might be in Mabel’s state of excite-
“ Can you give me the particulars?” he asked.
. She to d him all that she knew.
. w, “I will go at once ” he continued. “Mabel, you
must reenter the child’s sake.”
r “ Iywdl—I will,” she said, with a return of her old
,  mutter. “ I leave it all to you now. You can save
 “‘1 uncertain that I can. I may have good news
’ for you when I return. "
' . She did not answer. She knelt down by her child,
, , and they sawlby the motion of her lips that she was
, ,_ .  , prayin, . Neither stirred till she rose again. She
g-  _ wager: to calm
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“a d,» p, " N
V _ p i. ,, a “  nomélam content."
 -j . er saw eanors appealing e on u n
j ‘ his face; he knew thetorture she was suffering. p0
-“Mahel," he said, gently, “ could you bear a sur-
prise? It has notlung to do with: Charles. "
“ Is it trouble 1’" she asked. ‘_‘ More trouble?”
"‘No. my child, Joy and happiness.” - '
. Eleanor took a step forward, her eyes were fixed
full on Mabel. but she did not 8 oak.
“ you Know this lady, Ma 1?”
’ “ I have seen her twice: she was very kind to me.”
‘ “You owe it to her that I am here-— ‘
9‘ , blewher; but—“ , .
“ - ' ‘u‘never heard at your mother!" he said. .
* “ o, 110;" she looked wildly from one toanother.
of“ gather? What do Iyou mean by speaking of her?"
,  it’li'hat isyour met or, Mabel.’
Witha joy in which the wish of a lifetime found
vent, nor caught the
I No word wasbgpoken for many moments; only low
 lobe from. Mr. , and. murmurs tram Eleanor dis-
turbod the stillness. ' " '
~ “War motor ‘

l.

  
 

r child!”

 
 

 

 

Eleanorhad released her child, and was leaning ,

now.  went, up to Mr. Meredith;

young mother in her arms. '

 mother!” Mabel at length mus- I

V “ And mygwife, Mabel, my honored wife. ’Reniem-
her that, w on you kiss her. She will explain every *
thing to you, Mabel. I am gone for Charles. You
my hope now." - . ' -'
e went out and left them together. It was a full ,
hour before they could talk, except in broken words "
full of love andtenderness, Then Eleanor with her
'child close to her heart told the story of her life,
and Mabel beganto realize that this great joy was

not a dream. ' v '
“ God is very good to me,” she said: “ so much new
hugging” when I thought that I was utterly do:

so ‘ ‘

“ There shall be no mOI'e trouble," Eleanor said.
;:)Oh, ,we shall have happiness now. God will give it
us ‘

“He will save Charles. I know he will. Oh, a
mother, you must love him—he is so good. so noble. \ ‘
People may think him wild and recklesabm it is
not rue; he is so kind to me.” r

“Darling,I do love him. . I trust in him. We will *
go awa from every association of his old life. He
will ta 6 back his father’s namaand‘hecome the
pride of his father’s house." _ i

“ 0h, mother—mother!" '

At these words the baby-boy wokeand lay re-
garding them with his eat blue es full of a sort
oiva ewonder. Sim taneouslyt e roseandbent
over ‘m, a new tide seemed formed tween them
from the maternal instinct in either heart.

(“He is our child, mother," whispered_ Mabel,
through agush of tears that filled her vorce with

tenderness. . i '
Eleanor, gitther- . 2
m.

minnow}. laid his hands upon theirs.

“And our grandchild," answered
ing the little fellow close to her boso

CHAPTER X331. ,4 .
rm: Dr’va OONS‘UIMATXON. ' " ~ 
Owns Momonnnr was sitting in his cell. Ma- » ‘
bel had not, as yet, been near him that morning.
He had lost the little glow of ho§cher revious
day’s visit had given him, sinking k in a de-
spondency deeper from the temporary rise of spirits
he had experienced at her 00 .

“ She is afraid to come,"/hesal to himself. “ She
has only bad news. If she would only come and tell
I’d rather bear the worst news than this sus-

pense. Oh, Mabel~Mabell” . s l , r 

As if in answer to his pra r, the door was opened,
and Mabel rushed toward . her eyes streaming
with tears, but with such a. joy in her face that it
took his breath away.

“ Mabel!” he gas . ’ ,

“ on are sav 1” she cried, “saved! Oh, my
husband!" ' v , v ‘

H}? olggggi mmr words; he repeated them .

a o surprise.

“Saved—,—savodi” r t

“ They are here—all here,” continued Mabelhguite
for I etting the caution she was to have display .

“ Vho are here? What do on mean?" ‘

“Your gather. Shall I tell m to corneinl Will
«you see him now, Charles?" , ‘

He could not speak. In the revulsion of feelin':
which came over him. it seemed as if his . heart
would burst.  ~

Mabel went to the door and beckoned' in an in»
itfnt Mr. Meredith was in the cell, to owed; by

eanor. ‘ , r

Charles could not stir. His feet felt chained to the
floor. There was an instant’s pause. then thefather ,
and son fell into each other’s arms, and, in the burst
of repentance which each heart felt, all the old pride
and sternuess went cut forever." .,

“My boyw—my boy!” he exdaimed. “If you had
only grill:an at the  you had said you were
no y. -. r »

“ft, was my folly and madness, father, 1 know

“No more than

 

that.’ . '

mine ~ Char! but it is-ali .orer .,

- now. ‘ We will us new lifeghm today, and this , 
dear child shall be another bond between us." _

 

 

   

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He drew Mabel toward him, and Eleanor follovmd.
“ “See. Charles," Mabel said, through her tears.

this is my dear mother. She will love you for my
sake. She is our father’s wife, too.”

Charles looked at them in s echless wonder. Mr.
Meredith hastily e lained t e mystery telling all

m H i h “m .tum dismay be

con 11 n vn erc mo ourcare' on
will be fait mi tgo the Maw y ' ' 3'7

“With God’s help ” he answered. fervently. ,

Eleanor laid henhand in that of her new-found

n. .

"You will not’separale us?” she said. “You will
come home, and let us live in the great flood of Joy
and ace which has at last crowned our way."

Ma 1 threw herself upon her husband's bosom.

“ Will we not all go again to the dear old home?”

If there had been, a lingering shadow of pride or
disobedience, it vanished efore the sunlight of those
tearful but beaming faces. Charles like one
transported. His eyes seemed fixed upon the far

awa . .
“glamel” he murmured as over his fine features

was dil’fu'sad a smile which indeed seemed born of,

love and light. “I will go home; we will all go
home; and we shall grow good and great, as God
designed as to grow.’ ‘
His words came slowly. distinctly, like one making
a revelation to the invisible presences around him.
Never, in all his career on the sta e, had the actor
wrought sodivinely with words. ' t was a moment
of joy, which must have thrilled the an els whose
‘ ates were
buried and Loves were resurrected in great glory.

 

f‘ I wonder how people feel who are unhappy ?”
said Mabel. one day, as the group sat on the deck of
the steamer bearin them down James River. under
the flag of truce, to he Union lines. f‘ Trouble seems
so far away now."

The young wife alread was realizing in her dreams
the years 0' peace whic should bless her path and
difluse its rewards upon those she loved.

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