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x ' i : CnABLQTTE DAILY: OBSERVE!?, JULY 15, 1906. M' J" BV HOSE (Copyright 1901 CIUPTF.R IX. VB TOOK 8WKKT t-OlNBKI. TO- ' QKTHKR Luclan waa a ntxir iIwhit. hard to lull and uav to rouse, with a Imliit of wnk- ing at four In the morning und reading ' - nnvela In bod: III good nights hud nix hour' sleep, his bud nights none. As V young- man, ha had Innocently done his beet to acquire the chloral habit, hut year had taught him wiailoin; his pres. ! ant panacea wn bromide of pota-aium, ' ' of which, at times, he t'W u surprising ,' quantity. But h shunni-d It whenever ' be could. . Excitements la the day ueiiilly eriinlled . aleepleesneas ot night. After pollv re ., fused hlra Luclan ihi nut ant prised to v. And himself broud uwukc Ht out- oYloek In tha morning, every prosm-ci of remaining an. Hut tlu- dark limns h;ul lone ceased to scepi lni i mumble; lit lighted the '. n-iiriiii.-cl himself 111 li gorgeous ilieaslng gown. In whuff gay colours h ' took nn nrtlf plnooiiH, mid ilc " voted hl mind In tin- (Mildn Nuv-lrttr. at a mnnr a nuinlx-r. Hinri- I.U'-liin . latt lllnraa. Karguiuir i-H in " iiia"rp'i a'ljwiNiiin. mi ii-i.-.w. .. comrounlrntlnir door n):ir; I 1 t I.urlnn . - had wkwly abut it eurly In in.. rvciiltiK. and waa loat In unlit ud-. Towarda down a vol' mi- throiixh that eloal door. r-p-atinif I rr iminK which una running in l.u. I.m ' thoiiiii "tHlly. IollV" I.U. l.l 11 I.'OK 'I '"I Hi'- craatiira of bin lir.iln. ;ir.l IhmiKlit with Joy that now lm mmiil ! Kit muitrh t il." aoma hrniiihlf; but n i .iui.- atnln und m i thla time coiiilr.l with i.ittn'ln whirh had navcr rronm-d I. in i.m k mind. hiiII loaa lila llpx. lie it", in. . I ili.it mum ' Mm' WAS wroiiK Hli l'.riiili.n . iiml lid otr hla bed to ". titkitiK .i und If. l-".-ir.pi har ly on Ihm l.irk. rrtlrMly muii' i lm.'. htwtrn alrap mid ib-lli Iniii: bin I w:i fluahad and Li" akin di. "I-Vifi.-- :ul Lu-lnn, and a it il .nii to wnli h Kaver raingf ;nr not romnioiil)" nhr- Tnt, nor do ..ltlrnl. ii I k, rrlata nt ImiikIIi tin- at n.-i of tlnir livv all that l.urliin l.-.-i r?n l ; i-..ni- lr:init , oatha. ti.. f.i. I tti.it I'.ii.i'ili ir wantad at.r ll' Mpill-d n.it l.-lr.-Ilbarally, and jri-ntl ha. I 1 1 . - .itnf.i -tlon of K-rinK I ' t 'i u n i r w:.k.. up und atara atmut Inn villi Hi' nit "f :i in. hi braly rr .1 fioto luciili'm "Kavar. unriin ' sltl I.U' !;m. ' How did you pick up tlmf" "Io Afrlrii. . I'm lot In fur It ocru- ' Blonallv- curaa tin- pi n ! I'vr h .'id n pn t tv bad turn. I n- kon. Where' a Unit cllnlralT- Th thiTinooii trT when rnrirnilld rlirnb prf a butiilrcd uii.l t h i . .iti.l K:it.iilinr darred iiltnna II iriylnit otT to .ri-'it him In art i in r It l unan rnuirht tli t ill of hla rut In Hi" flrr-lrnna mid dniKK'd tha fander li.ilf n rimn the riwun l.f'ii. lia rould ai.tfi llr turned round und aolrmnly niil it wiih a mnb'dh hoi axraaillna; tim' ftf thn Cari1ln.il lid Archbtahop . ( Ithrlnia. Kuripilur lluta . - a pillow to kim r. J him nn hi w.iv. .mi T.iiclan at-'.'l Uirkward Into the witter- 'hen tlily rani rct.-mtia lunl In-.n nr- ranaml with th. brtp of the to.--. l.i clan a;it on tin' ImmI .i oiniint li k u i with hla bright r-r emit lirown f and draic-(la-tHllixl dr' o"iik-K" n. ! '' kirt of which li rir'tullv .ri-.i.l .nrr it chair to kwp It HN.iy from hln Hiikh-p "yon oiiKht to be In Im'iV" p.ihl I'.iroo har, ImpRtlcntlv. "not ulttlrK up a'd playlnir the fool with m. I'he i .v bnt It l'" "Oh. lm Tint ri'kina; for urn- down on my re an ill I.O'tan ' like iIoiiik It. And. look here Kaiouluir . I d"ii I Want to he nUIHll!ve hit bull- you barn tiKiklna love to Mt whut'a ior namr ?" Kurquber aprmit up. ' Whiii it to vm If 1 have "Bnmethinir. aonny. Iir.',..e T hnr'p'-ri to Jiava been mnkiiiH lm- to lor m aelf." "Yra. i oufoiiii'l joii I.IvIiir here on mv rharltv, und l nv of return you moke llive to in y Kill on the civ " "Kar'iuhar. ymi phut up and lie down." a Id l.ueian. iiuthorltatu lv. Tormmitad with fever and wnraa 1or niented mlth Je.ilouv. mldwav between ve and frtendxlilp. Kar'iuhar bemtuted. hut ha flnlahrd hv ol.evlnir Me tlunR up hla ararrcd hand r.er hla fw and breathed deeply, longing for rimlni-na. Vj'Tut that light nut ' he anld. "II driven tna wild. I'll e right enough to-morrow. " but I'm III now. and thai ' the fart. Ill" I'm parrhlng"' j - Uuclan aniiffed out the e,.,,t!' ro-itlv between hla flniter und thimih, nn loele . aant trb k wIih h ban the mlr niiau.- of killing the emell "Vou been popping the hi ali'i. nn. I iltoppe.l 1114 ,( long cold llngi r n.-roaa K.ir.uhai'a f. U r- v.- "Vea " Well'" I'm to w a ' I t' re e rn'.nt In " "What on : 1 1 1 ' i f..i " ' ; "Hhe wiuita I i ' l r my tlrtuea and ; nuta " " '-. "Mine' oh. I'm . it ..f i e runnlop I 'V f- only put mv-elf f..i "'I an a i- .itl r. ; In enae ; nn d .In I -o t '.j' "Von're not oni ' H" t'ii"liiK I ' '' ahoilldti t w..ider ' ei.e t 'U T'.u SI - aava abe I fcea mi lait.i man in. . ' ' "VOU lUt ' of tli.it'' 'f' - " Hhe told rt K,, i . n v f . i her In 1 larli " . '. "Voil e It h.l'H " .... li 1 l"l"l I. ,.t I at '.... , , ly; hilt Id l.ilhei .oi .l.d'i t "W..il ', "H.idl) - Ve. Hut I II . II wli .:' . nlavlnir the ihIki i.ti-r ulth ii, I ' l- ) her "Hhe ht jo'l" Kal,'lli.il la of I "fllio. mv Ii." did v..,,-" "I li d II, ,'. Where 'I" ' V nowrr lo ,h' ' I t' l.l I'l' il .1 too I ' ,' I...I I 1,1, 11 loan air, ,,') .'-I.,l I " K.i ,uiu r . , .1 I ... I ,n V.-a invt.lf on. w.ii "o ineani f.r 11 "It's a I:, t could riai-t there a no h agrenihh w 1 though I t .1 four .1 I ft' It , nd II a m i-.li p. oil. - I '"' Ml "Bh I'.'.'i.' r 1 ar 1 I' ll.ll Ii 'h" "I 1'potl ln llll till 1-1, 1 I ivhli I while II., me Th t '.","!:, I, led 11. " 1 f COIll A art up h ' 11 Karquhat 1 1 1 . leap of hgl.i ' fuee and w :, p k "My !".! r the truth"' lii-tMn got 1 1 and atiut hiir -there shot., -K gram of 1 he ,, ure hla, k iigtl 1 it 1 . I I I. It I l. l , ,1 nil, In al I t,rk lo hia tha. ' , . Said throw. ti ux uamned If . 00 . ' I'll he d ,um,. answered Truth el,. ii. ti ' , . doe Tin v had I , J.. I klirau. if 11'. the muiuie lafor,-. 1,1. 1 1 Christian rhnili, I' ll .ip"i "Hhe's safe ly rlv.'il' Vi gud "Hhr'a in I'lnln'lo aland, and look m on ' which la mole Invalid, n I.. ll'h won't he taken I ,r ",1 , Ton aee here dldu'i m, 1 a , s ...n , .1 r, : tnodel and carve? I n Jnal l'iu-,,1 , grsntle.gnnriy 111 the .treVi i, .. l,i PUt yoil In lis tnuiuig.ng pnlmi i,i ., three niontha v-ml! I,,, t,k.,, 1.,' ferently." ,1 1 1 bet you n shining v-i'M go hmUmpt :i . , f you do' ' 'v ''.j,'' "Matling'a contrai v to 1 'hi nu in n 1 r, . ff1les." They hoth lnnghi-d. .,,,, to,,, i talfbin 'Sid- "Keems to III- yoil I. ill 11 ' aj'iy shiimming viituous, vo'u i.,M,ll j mat old liumbiig!" '' ' f. "t badn I you found that 0111 ? ' "lean belli ve virtue cutties int-hr m In u IV Vice." said p.ui ili. ini'dil.-il Iv ' "but It atllkea me very foi.llli, ,,i,in j thst patient ontlnnu to e In will doing ..'" lias undermined lour prlmnpiea. Y.-u'd fuel pretty awkwurd at go.ng t-, 11,,. .:') deuoe." . "Would I? If I had Hint girl In mv p"w. .,,, , I'd b Imiidy enough. ,r I iarnr II: lull 1.i HojI i,h Am,. i,... ' Ify If yvu bad me lii your taiwi-r you wi.iiidu 1 ! "' i lift a flngee aMiilnal n,u ,""," got between m and her-" ; ;, "Vou'd yr . 'Confound you. mv ehild : ; r:' and bit your thumb at ug." , , "For my own sake and not yours, "then; . I vr did an Hiiselitaii thing yet." -V-JMH. --r Har." aald Ltirliin, yWhr do you tell-such 117 And. look t har' I've mlhln serious lo say to '-", fou. 1 won't put up with being told'" 'live on yonrTchsHty, not vo when , f yon'r. aick." ".a - --..' . ... ''t shall ey what I pleas. Ati4 1 shall go when I pla,F ' .. . , ft ' , I -I i K. WEEKES. by Harper & Bros.) "Oh, confound yon!" snld Furqtihar; and ha laughed and acquiesced. An hit been Mid. Dolly wa nt this I lino Inclining towards Kurquhnr. hilt an episode if the next week set the rlv-als -ven osnln. Hhe und Jternnrd accepted ; n)uj (')h .,,)llettB n,i studied H. hut was Mrs Mrlllll M ItlVITIIIHITI. fill" iaU, nervoilK. nen-rttii'teaa. neriiinu etudled the lioik. bei-miae he wlahed to Hvold bliindera. but ha remained perfect ly lompoaed; n point lllualiatlng the ntdlrul difTereti.e lutlweeii their charac tera Hernurd liM.k in to dinner A pretty, lever, well-bred, well-di vaKed klrr of tive-iind-twenty. who hud heard blaalory. wai iiopieaaed by hla looka. and baik an Inleii-M In turn, aa -h told Mr. 'Merton. Hhe tried to draw him out und put him ul enae, nnd I heir i onveraullou grew rather Immouronn ere aim r nUd ber ' Violiy'a purlner waa a big. d.irk. benvy f.atiind man. with n low. aoft. mmioto noua voire and tired eyia. Hugh Mery iiii waa IIiikIi Mrisoii to Dolly, and ha nn nothing more; but at Ajonnro ho wan known ax Humbling M'-ryiui. for among gainhlet hla pluy wua reinurk uhle In leain.n of hla extriuirdlnary and fMninnili- lurk lie waa liieaon or a nign- k- r..i , t.,1.1.- ili-aii. and had anrrereu n hlghh reape, table education ; Knit he waa hi, I u to gamble a the aparka lly upward, and gamble he did. aacrltlclng nil 10 hla ioii. lie loved the exriiement. run llie money won: like i-ox, who niiiareu that lm favorite occupation wua playing ..inl winning hla xeeond f.ivorlte plav lnK iiml loalriK- II1" preaenre nt Monka-w.-ll ana iluu to Mra. Merton'a fiinilm-aa lot loirkalo-ep. iniialHrd wlih mutton. . , . , . t ,,'h,r ihlnga wbb Ii ahe aliould not I.U' hkud. I he ir lie Hiiiimnrex wua to Imve come "to nlunt." .Meryon hegan, wltboul pre f hefore the advent of the aotip I m awfully aorry he couldn't. I anted to are 111 til llg.llll I io joii know- him.'" I io ou know him?" Polly exrlnlined, a'.oialtaiieiaialv . "lh yea: I uaed to know mm pretty Well, li'ut I lilikiut aeen him for nine eara Hut lo- a tli wort of follow on doem't foiget; heal. lea I ua there when Ma w ,fu il.ril " "Pld you know lot ? What wag ahe. like'" AwfulH delh ,le. and unite young and very pretty. 1 1- H iuinarei waa mad about ber. waited on hr hand and four, though he w ian I roiu h good hlrnelf. Yon uaed Io are lorn taklnit her nut In :i bath-rh.ilr and dodging the atonea for fear they al hi Jolt her -I'm lairing Oil Ml'l1'!1 waa il.fTl.letit. and nlwnVS HI" ted to I found ,1 hole: he had tuk- frlnlii I'm t hia own line, 11 y. anil nn- i.."d ioh in i ,t . a-ltih r,- Irving fo talk alai .1 the Heather, whlell ha rnuhl not lo It v. 1a mn ml inlnutca before ahe vol hilll oil Hie ll:.ik lie lit). ' What Maa nr.in allli Mia. lie B.IJ ln.irei '" "l 'ona iirma l"n " ' II. a all. ,i, of thai I lini'!f now" "la he- I extM-.l he'a enT'M it from p.-t ,1,,,-iioa aa v you .an. rn, I tie waa nlw.iya with lier Hot Ilia ipieereat palt of ' I all aa the end " - ea-" en Id Imllv. aoftlv. Meryon hid foigoltrn her and ahe thought It aaf-r to let Inn fori',!, leat llr Mi.nil.J ahy lu-a'n The r.iuihler vai-iiI on alrniilv- "Mr r.Hne II' to m ie tilirlit looking ri'thrr w l.l li'lil aa. r.) in,- to plav, II. In t want to: I didn't int to clean him out with hia v,r.- hl'-k. and 1 knew hi v n' t atieak of lurk wi- ala.nt due And one.. ,r- fln I liin't' e:,ve- off the rfllila "ii't I'd vou go till vnu'vr hud thfr a,.,tl out lint t,e would have It K al te we rhoa..; J lo'ihl tel e, rv ,11,1 111 ev il v g.ioii' we plnve.t. and that waa tlflv- thler lnil that W -II III II t I' lneat voi. Anvaav. I've aeen pieer thirii." In rnrda hut 'i. v.-r iinvihllig ao ii..rr na that nlght'a jUitv date aav vou've he rd that -Hliihtrra a;, v apadra rtuMii fh'alh. Well, the king of apadea kept oil bant ing ua. mid eveiv lime the l.la'k putt ahow,., awrnt lh" I nl. II.- kept on doiihlmg the alakea, ami I I loat my brill!. ,11 T lltwava do ao When wr rani" lo the en. I of the -lu ll and rlurite.l no I totitid I'd a. hi aiitei-n I ri , I of him: onlv farny' Me awore that M o r: uerlt e - hla wife, you know mi pr., lle, for. hut I didn't believe h.in. for ho waa uat aa If he were fev. Ho then he naked me to roine In and .ee her mid rouvime mv aelf. and I anld I would, then and there, though It waa three in the morning I ia preltv ipieei foe lie rnrila had got into mv head nn.l I wnt .iir,llnu rhr ali . and mult Ipl v Ing I hem hv the all. n. -a on tin' ;,a vi tnriit , ,,nd I , n -i. w.lh m'arir heaidea. and I thouKl'i 1 might lot tier to tnke It hark, or looi" of It Well, lie took ine In n n 1 1 up: I didn't know Wleie he waa going till he llili-w open a dool. and Ihirr we weie In her loom and there waa ahe I, hi out on the I,. ,. ,I.,,d ''iml'ea t i,, four ,rn,o riiol il"."a 'II i'"Uil I never -h.,11 foiu.t t" ),. alo id. I. I.'.l and t..p..e, r,l Mr ,P- H 1 1 1 in a 1.7 "'! he waa like a lunall- t ilk rig to ''' II' .1 Put hv moii, v f,,r in., funeral ll'il a what he 10. int hv anvil, h ah,, waa l""'"l"l f"t Mr hadn't lm a,inu. him.. If I tried to get him t 1 I -ike aome ' ' I vv.rl off nfler lh'- fun.-i .1. a'i'l I h.lfi'r a,,. ; i,, ti ar o I n T m-v h.iv, ill " ' . never l"ie ' , II r ,.l -II I . ' 1 I I ll.ll " in! . I.. I T I'd ' I I'l , 1 k I'i'ti v our v .1 ' lae ahe hid In 11 aol,. , I onr U u lh" fr, IlliK" of '" II. lu ll rutloa t gnallv I ph.,110- Hv "" o II H. teleal. .1 Ki ml' V . I'M pl... I ' . ', ' I I , ,. ,. "V... I.i.i , ,ll o nn 1 1 I, . I k .1. in-'l. ! " .1 " I a ' I. Ill n f 1 . 1 lev It .111 ..,1 km " I. i.al mo '. will I hlirw n-Vr,.,! ln0 f,, I I if -e per " W ,,f li .ir I'loliilae' ' i- w iml, d to. I,, p' ) ape. I hid raller , I..,,,,,. T" ' t Si r W , a Wl II mir I . T II. t lea. al ii'ln t unit,. I' da"" I .'a f plal w , ,,l on ,l,l V- a.-ern W 01 t h Wli' t to il'l til" g.illihlel. Willi hla 1 IIM'TCK X WIS 1'iivr Till-: I.AMiM Ulk-' V'. n lio-.t,aK Mt Merlon puis, aar.l rl I 11 t. noilaldllly wlil.li r..ul, pur- "" "! I l.r II, m aa to II.. il .M i, (I ,. I'.uih. and , old t r 11 put ,1 1 II v i.p.nt nn in ' I ' an. I i Int,. ,, w,, (l,;i, 11 woulA inn u;, iiml .h -nn the a,.rl., .. i wt,. "' t ' 'I 'Ha "li- 1 1 lill( dlwolda When ah,, hloi'k'.l lip I'r women gueata nfter , 1 1 1 1 n, 1 1 h, v mil h, 1 , , round the lire 11 rid g.,. arpp.d I'l., ,.h"ol,-i Hilling next 11,.. in. mil' 1 1, , with l.,-r ahoea ou the ll-, heal Hi. a' l.-ldli.g :.i foe Willi 11 prrv. , .,, k -1'. .11,, 1 f,n lh 'nn, la pttty hum 'I Wia In Id. UK folth , ote rl lllrig flllt'i II. .n Hhe purl ItiMl Hrt, fi;lu,. il 11' """i""' n ami ,1... lifted und niiivd 1 1 h, ,id Ilk. n hud. li, r llil. k, curly f.nr i', li- wna .ul si. oil; h"i "in wire gtav and ' leur. imd in. I II little luinei ioiia In ilnaa r.hr w.ik . , 'hiioiie and I r 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 :i I I '"II ait h'i down na ii gie.it helreai 'i.l 'lla. ernll". Hint her , leu, lire allnpllc l' ..f 'i k'd fill cmilea flnni I'ark. 'No I ' h t . a I in it -1 1 1, 111." ale was aav 1 k- "Il I- mi :i'i,r ,1 I,, 11,,. , uli'inliv-'of "ir 1 11 or. -.1 II 11. nv l- tit for men, hut li"f I'll w illll'll " ' ' ' i lil " di .whd lor via a-via. " I ! ' 'I w II ,lii a., , in,,,,,, matron w " I ' " d !k ilea ' vou 11, v,-l aal eves "ii II 1,1 M.moi, .,,,, toiliy. iiml v.,,. III I' 1 1 h'.'inihlea Willi him llll the ft V 1,. M ' . M. 1 I I'.'a- I I ."I I :lfil '.nv ertlng I, lm an 1,1 f,;n , - "longs tti II,,. ihunl, HI d'"i t vou. Aum la " ruul she uii.nl mound hint t lure him I 11, ,t neonh. 1,.. ttk-e 1 irr.'s wi , X . 1 "I" rl'si, Whirl IhfV I' " ,'..!- lh Ink loae Oil ' in-! irViVViv1 .'Ult 'T1 ' hi. Mr Mr- on v. , n, ,.i k' .J ,.,V"nW ol.aol . . iv i , 11 r, ThaV i w i,!. , , "" 11 ""''J 1 llk-hi. I like Mining " .. . 1,1 Maude "H'i so ' ,,,,, ,,..,,, iniging Sanaa la l".l"li 11 d-,,,,., ,r, vim klinw It'a tall vet v wi lh for v,,u r,v ,1e,.r wiei- .-n i" '',"h. ''.' ""g"! that's 011 a' visit ... i.'iin' lull Will ItlV 1,1M, ,,,..ur.-.- I"ll It's HllllpIV aulrlihil ." "Men who fllrl ar no beliar than rllv clerks who kla their beat arlrla under the mlalliMna ,,( suburlain te.prtlea." ehln ,a' "'''"'"g ber llttl, pointed "Now. I Ilk., tlmt kind of a' ymmg man," said Mia: "heem-ce, they don't exist. She won't talk Ilk this whan Sbe s hurried, W(fl she? Maud V' "I ttever shall mum " ln..l. . ". 10 gei'une ei'llne a pn,poa la had W sccvpt on-hotTlWs" J nougn, put "Don't wharf th horror" coma In. murmurad Maud, placidly, ''I auppoaa my aanalbllltieg areu t An enough, i vt always enjnyad It," '" ' . "l dlalike the ceramony of klaalnt," ald Angela, throwlnir down tha gauntlet, "It lan't a careniony, It'a om f th rllea of women," . aold Ella, dlaawtvlng Into laughter. '.,1' " - - Angela laughtcd too. Bti wag In arn eat. but rot to the extant of becoming a bora. "I believe In th righta of wo men," she hM. "Don't yon agr with ma, Mlaa rnnaT" . . m "About klaalngr ld Pollf, "I Jon't think It m.-ttteia much; a kits means o.lhlna Angela looked rather horrified; Wand lu-ldeaux smiled liehind her fuu: Mr. Merlon was frankly Intareated. "What n lovely orlgltuil IdeH!" ahe said. "All, the threvvolumes novels aed to end with tha three-volume novels uaed to end with fled annkes, and 1-ady Imogen felt tha tide of love bearing hir away and her hair rami- down. And In girls' stortus Its the b"l! that rings down the enrlal'i on th aecond arene. And you don't be lieve In It?" "No." ai.ld Dolly, apenklng In her awlft. atrnlKhtfofaard way. "A kiaa is a touch and nothing more, neither pleasant nor tha reverse. What I should dlalike would lie to m- klaaed sgntnat my will." "You are unite a revolutionary, Ml Pnnc." drawled Mra. I'rtdeaux. "I shun t lei my hualmnd talk to you." "Willi your aallow complexion It would be simply suicldul." Mrs. Morton agreed, ainiMit lily, Maud PrldeauV cynicism wns pointed by the fact that she and har husband were notorloualT devoted. "I'd truat Iji! anywhere." sold Angela Ijiurenaon, half to herself. "(th, I.al! but we nil know that I-al's rrfectlon. ..When's he coming. Angela? wonder you exist without him." snld Mra I'rldeaux. Angela coloured, but she aloud ber ground. "To-morrow, I expect." aha said. "I honed he wrni'd be here to-night, hut he anld be might not lie nble to get off." "Then we ahull have to be on mr beat bchnv lour-" Mra. Hrldeaux was begin ning, when the gentlemen, coming up, rut ahort tin discuaslnn. In the aolltude of her chnmlier. Ilolly that night took her heart and mind to 1'irrra. ami diligently penpilalted all their wiirklnga, piled Into niotlvea. dlaaected ainaatlona. mid probed like any aurgeon. Hhe wanted replies to two ipiealiona: Miat. why ahe wua unnaturally Indifferent l.u.:.-,n d'e H.iurnurex or Noel h'ar.iuhar. ller anril.vala left her little the wiaer; she g'd few furta. becuuae there wero few to gel. Aa lleruurd would have accepted a Klaa with unaffected composure, so pollv In the same spirit could not under atand the taither made about the matter; ahe waa gifted with n masrullne Indlffer- enee. or. aa Angela Ijiurenaon wouia have phraaed It. with no feminine modes- tv l'.-t. when ahe turned to the second I ili.eat.on. the thought of ovltiB ell her I anltor aent Holly flvlng to unappronrh- ! 11 liter anow-pcuks of virgin cohlneaa, where the foot of no man ever had trodden or nan trihtoen or married loving even Would lrfnil 1lillv marrleil nv till ,..,.1 l..l,,. H,l n,l mother nf hulf n doxen . ,.,lldren. would atlll have kept In her , l,,.irf ,, .l.ilne of veatnl nnrltv I'nreleaa ahout the Iwirders of her kingdom ahe might I.,-, hut the citadel waa inviolable. Hhe 1 ,11111. out of ber uiieat little the wiaer. but with her mind made up. Hhe tui nrd on her nlllow and slant soundly, till the dawn, blosaomirilng like a gniuen lose between llie ciouua, amine . in iii..,n her lying laatweeii linen aheeta wl h h aim lt of violets. With all her cheat- i mil lour twlated Into one thick plait. The lluhl loused her. and ahe waa up In a, til'" and aplaahlng In her tub of rain water, then dreaairig rapidly, rolling up Inr halt In u knot. fuatcnlng on her blue d'.aa iiml her plain whits apron: 111 twenty n, mutes she was ready. Pown sliilra she went full ten minutes late, und annoyed with herself and ronse uuently with Maggie, who had been Int. too for no reason, as Imlly told her, aeverelv pollv hi id I he tnlde for lirenk f.ial with a r"t of wull-llowera In the nn, Idle; she fetehed the rofTee-mt. and put on the rn'lk to boil In nn enameled an ii,-, -,ii n. und refilled the shining kettle all pollv 'a iMita and p.ina looked Ilka Iv, 1 She sliced the ha. on Into the thln- nrat f llun r.iali.-ia nnd set Maggie l.i,, frv It Kinallv ahe went to the rhurn whrrr ahe ahmihl have hecn half an hour cither, pruv lug that ine hurtrr mlg.it rome ipih kly. Hhe stood at the open window, the nun looked across the all): a blown bee hummed In. seeking the wall ftowei a : the haron airled. the chut 11 gurghd nnd I lolly frowned. "I . miss. ' aald Maggie, paualng with the fivlug-p.'in aalruit- "1 lo. mlaa. there's a gentlenii' ri romltig down t)ie drive!" Mold the frying (an straight'" was I lollv s stern reply. "i io. mlaa." a. ihi the Irrepressible nne. staring, wldc-i-yeil. "but he's coming to the window, nr.d It'a -" "(Jo 011 with your work'" said Dolly. In i'l' h a tone that Maggie went on. A alnidovv fell ,-irrrvsa Polly's hands. lio.d morning. Hlaier laillv." said I.u . I.m Or Hfi'iui.u'". h-jiulng hla elhowa on the Mill "I 'ou t 1 all mo that I'm not n Roman fall. oil, ," anld Pollv. not too gra . i.nialy "N'.-r I pr.nlso the plga"' "Why do voll dlalike them s?" I h i. the dortilne of mnfesslon and il,,, ,mi of solrltual directors," aald I.11, l,n with iinu'ual emnhaala. "I call it nioiallv degtmllng- however. I didn't ...inr heir to talk t lieolog y la the ngra il in larhatlan mnwheie nlaiut'" 1:. 11 ml II be In to breakfast at hnlf piiat seven. If von mean him " "I I.' ti I k'lisa III wait. Jlullii, Mag-, gl, how's the heiidliche '" ' I , ,-thnrhe sli." sahl the delighted ! "lisle dropping a courtesy. "They're ni.lv. thank ou. sir." M male go nnd dual the parlour; I'll ". I,, Hie baron " sahl pollv Maggie re-tli'-d xiiltf crestfallen nnd sad. "Why did you send the child off' Hhe w iant doing anv harm." snld l,urlnn. 'I ., rail her hark nnd go mvself. If 1,1 'v.n'it o lulk lo her" "1 don't. I don't, vou know I don't Hut why nre vou ao croaa'" It, , nuae I was Lite." said Dolly, enn illillv. and laughed, nnd recovered her Iriiipei "Why weren't vou nt the M,r-p,r- 1,, at night' Mra. Merlon sahl she Tiaked V"ll " "I wns looking after old Fariiib"ir: . he's lifin scedv " Itnlly'a lip cul led I', t. I iiasurr vou o bad a touch of f v , r the night bef'H-e hist, nnd raved nl.'.nt ; ,ni 1 1 1 a- ( lid limits." "I -I .niM have thought that ns n liter-! nl-. in. 111 vou tula-tit find a better simile. I in. 1 11 ft h nd of yours there- Mr. Mer- 1 rinn.iu,, m, v, .i.'. 1 to 1 V..'ii t 1, , , !n;i .,;. ' 1 .!,. .. 1 i. m wi, I I allle Lord en thousand niO fit ft Hilt in7 wnm 11 getiing onwn-sinirs mat a . a . . . 1 Ho lis lold me " "I 'Id :.. lo ir the whole thing?" "V, a "li "Vea "Ali ' ah "it Marguerite?" anld I.uclan snd whistled f, ... ,.,,!.. "Well?" ' I don't know what vou mean " anld pollv. , ntiii 'Ions thnt his hriFht Inqiilsl th.. , es w,re studying her face,, ' I Hi,-. It rnaUe nnv difference?" "No Vea" anld Polly, "( ara) very, vn rv- sorry" If I d thought von'd take It thnt Wny," snld Luclan. awlnelng hlmaelf un to a a,-it ,,n the aill ' I'd have given you lh whole hlatorv rnvaelf, and made It mnal nwliillv pathetic I bet Mervon -didn't pit,, it ,.n hn'f slmiie- i-nouvh." "Von're perfecllv cnltons'" "Mv denr good girl. It's nine years iivo. ' aald I.ueimi. "and Ihere'a no sen timent aiaiiil ine nt my age. Hullo' whom have we here?" la, ilv looked up from the rhurn nrvtsnw " 11 stronger coining up the path. He, was n voiing mu, of alt or aeven and twenty tall fair, alendrr. verv good- i,.,,Li..a. ...,.i ..... ........... ,11.. a... ...1 a . ' tirai i:.,,, .. ttoiiv .., -.'.... .mi-....looking down through the high woods. ber last nlglila a.'oiialnlance. Angela : "urepsoi, II- 11 the same fair hair. ; 11.. . - '" I iiloHrU.Ks, ivn of fontitrf-ii. ThOMKti Hln Wri mui ri'j'illnr. III n 1.. .... -1 4 ' ""'"' Angeln'a al.rlnea. being I '"hb'- eil by an air of languid frinqullll v wna carrvlng Ida bag and n gold- i bende( base, and aeemed 1,1 find the en. 11 lone ns mn h ns ha wished in aomw.ei "I beg your pardon," be aild; "could I ynu uirei'i me 10 The Hull? "0'i back to our gates nnd turn td tha right, straight on till ynu curbs (o four cross rondsf take th lafl hand road tip tha hill, and vou will see The Hall on your right, a whits house among fir. trees." anld 1 Hilly, who had th mascu line power of I'otirlse explanation. "About how frtf 1 II?" "Two miles and a qugrler." "Thanks very much," said tha stranger, wllh a reaigned sir, preparing to a". "Been walking farT" .Inquired Luclan, who bad not fullsd lo nolle th dust on ''From Wenihorri. I missed my train audi could get no cab," said. th Wn$r, Ilia rarvis Junctlorv 'welvt ft ntlle away. 1'Wh -' . . 1 . f h I , . a A .M.II.J k. ' Via ww imu aiir Drraaiaai 1 5 v h- w. Df a.iiiivi " aiiiu piiwvia - . ead, .;(..-, . .. ., "W shall b very glad If you will eome Inland har eura. it a ready now," aam avouyt simply.. ... ... 1 . f" "Thank ary much. I am particularly grateful, but I'm afraid I-can't wall." ' "Hav om alder; I can recoramaod It," aald LucUn, hospitably. "Or glaaa of milk," auggested Dolly, uiaiorrutux t-areiui ot ma iiaatun. "Cou are very good," said the stranger, "I am rather thlraty." "You'll hav aome elder, then'", "No, no cider, thanks. But I should very much Ilk tha milk." Dolly went away to fetch It. and the stranger' eyes followed her with invol untary admiration. t "What a confound hulaann . these Wcmbornei trains arel" said l.uolsn. who knew th time-table considerably better than the porters at th atanon. "They leave you two minutes to catch your con nection, and then make th rouln-lln train half an hour late!" "I could hnv caught mine," said the stranger, with a hint of a smile. "If I had chosen to run for It. But It -was such 11 fag, you know." "You like walking twelve miles better than running twelve yards?" "I don't know that I put It to myself in that form." said the stranger; "but I own that I don't Ilka hurrying. I could take my time over the twelve mllva, you see." "You've done It in pretty good time," anld I.uclon. "Three hours, or loss." "Nearer eight, I fancy." "You came by the early train?" "Ye towers o Julia!" waa I.nclJin's Ir relevant comment on this admission. "I have an Idea that I got lost in the dark." explained the stranger. "I seem ed to meet the same duck-pond severs, times. Thank you very much. I am Im mensely obliged to you." Jfe took from Polly's hand the warm and foaming milk, drnnk It, and went on his wav, walking, us I.uclan now noticed, allghtly lame, but gracefully still, ua he went up the ateep, stony path. Uolly suld, watching him with softened eyea, as she sometimes watched I.uclan: "Ha looks tired lo death. I am euro he Is not strong." "Maternal aolrlt! You were born to be a nurse. Polly." "No. I never want to nurse women or children, but I Km sorry for the men, ca '""V w,"'.n "' nre plucky, as he Is. I wonder who he can bo?" "Ho do I." ssld I,ur'nn. "I'd also like to know why he aided ao violently at the notion of cider. I dare any we shall hear." They left off tnlklng bv common con sent. The entrance of the atranger had ' -"" """'. "" "'"J"''' nough. "eemed ,-" " J"''' slmpl and friendly relation. Dolly -- "' hr b"'er- Pulled down her jleevea, ruul turned her attention to the I ti ru.nl ,.f a frati aithlAet one wlileh ' - t j . . . :.- .. . "1 "h nn' meant to broach that mom ma. iO'iip;ii iv llllU urru un ill', iiiiiiu ooiv the night before. "Mr. de Sau ma rex. will you take a meaattge from me to Mr. Furtiuhnr?" "With all my heart, only I've n kind of Idea that he'd rather you told him yourself." "No. but I would not. I don't wish to aee him 11 gain for the preacnt. I don't WH , Br him for three months. three months!" "Yea " "That's a long time. Dolly." "Not long for what 1 want to do." "Make up your mind?" "Yea." "Can't see why you shouldn't do that now. Kaniuhar a what I should call oil K(bp t.ulldlng-ground; you might erect cathedral on him. or you might run up a slave-market ; iinvhow, he'll be what you make him. Polly." "I certainly ahn'n't make anything of htm If you go on praising him. Ynu ought lo know that praise la the strongest of illsouallrtco t Ions." "You're an unreasonable being. If you don't aee him, how do you think you're going to know your own nnnd better three months hence than now?" "l'ert nmnlnff In Unit I Afn't want in nlm. nU,-f llr ,res to write to me I'll answer his letters. That's what I want vou to tell him." '"illor v '" anld 1. 11. tan. "Then while he's away I'll walk In d.illv nnd nralan him up to the akles. I think I read my tltlea clear to a guy time." , "I want you to go. too." aald Pollv. "Me? ih. I'm a harmless Individual; you needn't do that." "But I want to put ynu both on an cquullty nnd Judge fairly." "Ah, but vou'll never marry me."- The sincerity of conviction waa In T.il cian's voire; liollv- had that one fleet ing glimpse Into hla fundamental rreed. While he lived he would never give nn I hone, but behind It he nrce-vted the car- I tnlnty that no hope of his would ever find fulfilment: such Indelible charnc- ters hnd f nlui - written upon hla spirit, Dolly pitied ' ' 1 so much that alio was almost re.nh contradict hla creed by the promise herself. Almost, but not oulte; the shadow of the change which mc bad felt that morning Interfered to prevent her Better to wait, she thought: better to dellheiate and weljrb. not net on the Impulse of a mood. Hhe did not speak and I.itclnn's golden chance passed. "I don't know whether T shall mnrrv 1 ynu or not " she said. "I'M write to vou both: -md at the end of the three months , I'll let you know. If you aiill care. There's Iivrrmd " It waa ivt Hernnrd. however; Pernsrd was verv late t tint morning. For th apace of t a if mi hour those two, who felt that their Interview should have been neatly munded off bv the entrance of a third person, w-lio forced to make conversation In tho regions of small t.ilk. ileal llf Is not often appropriate In its arrangement or Incidents. Klght o'clock strn. k before Bernard wiilked In. lurire Hnd ".ilm and hungry. I.uclnn illsbiirdein-d himself of his meaange, whieM waa merely nn Invitation to play billiards. "I gueaa Knrouhnr must he prettv sick of teaching me" snld Bernard, cutting I inmaeif n round off t he Ion f: nfter which he aunplird pollv- a needs. "Itnt I sup- pose he knows his own business best. T say. did you aee thnt girl who took me to sin, per lnai night? " PlnrnT. itrnnrd. , lunnrr. then, i ltd yo see her?" -lea 1.1,1- "Who was she'" naked I.uclnn. "Miss Aiiireht Lnnrenson. "1'rettv girl, verv smart, woman's r,sThts. little aristocrat: yes. T know. l,n foloss,,.; what n bout her?" 'oide who ran me down's n. ... t) I. OIL..!. -It 1 ll 'f. rt'I'l I i- Mil I I 1 II Hit till. I oh w, , r pkr "Weedv looking chap In gray, with n drawl nnd n enrpet-bsg." "I- T. I.nurensnn' Kan . TTovnl Artn. lerv. Plat Ingnlshed Service Order." said I.uclan "I know him, tdb, v nnme ns you would If von'd ever talked to An- rein I.niirruaon for two minutes 'nn end. Hhe enn't keen him nut of tbe rnnvrr- sation." "Does she call him Trf-il" iiolly naked, curiously T.uclun nodded. "Well. I fiiesa t talked to her for two nnura 011 etui. sunt nernnrn, cutting himself another slice from the lonT; "hut she didn't mention him," "What did run talk about?" "ta ii.i ' ii.m.Mi "ami t,er r. me a ooiiple of eggs, will you. Dnllv?' CHArTKn 3a. IN ARDKN. The breast of a wooded hill, leaning towards water stilt' as gkiss and green malachite, confronted th Hotel dea '"""is, "i ' ressrsiir-nemiiiai. im-irrn silver, the vslley lay below, a nightingale wns singing In the duwn; and iireaenllv tha arnld ava of the sun. ''" illl whit with dw. spangling ,' " JY drops, and clinngliig In. in imp flituuftss lhs IHtla giliiirltigi- .rn.m -whlrh lumlilisl fmil through iirmui - nrrfn uvwm Hi join -m -iiwii iiy-t, Itllala .ilaais ai-1 aa i w II If A lltratfath fAm sS ','Wnyu '"i1? ny 1 ".f " n:h"J ;m' I J '-V "'' lieeti -imng th hny, and from ,' rey swtilhs Una tad lip th odours of Kden. Thus time Luclan s first day In Arden. and he wns up to see the duwn. rarqiuiar nan gone nn wnw v I fore to complete his arrangements. Hav ing been brought un by hie Heoicn rela tions near Aberdeen, h knew a good deal shout granite, and on til first visit of Inspection hnd pointed out that In texture, grain, and colour th stun of Ui I'etlt-Kays quarry resembled the valuable red granlt of Peterhead, i Th owner simply, laughed lilm . to hcorn, anil went ahout lauding hi scrupulous honesty at th expense of Ids sense In a fashion which afforded a subtle grstlflda tlon to the person praised. Nevertheless, Karquhar persisted In huylnsr th quarry, end warm proved himself riant. At one he brought over new, modern machinery, Jiad sent for skilled workmen from K.ng and. 'lis design waa to supply th Bl- mantionlnf , glan market, which had heretofore been satisfied with Bcotch granlt. i'avlng stones, better tlnlshed than. thOM turn ed ut by the prltnltlv quarries of th aaeuae; punaneii snop-rronts tor tna new suburbs ot Brussels, especially th splen did ' street near th Boulevard d'Ans pach; these h could tender at lower prices 'than tha Scotch dealera. for In Belgium labour Is cheap and th exist Of iranapori light, eapeclally on th Stat ranwaya. , rur in present na reiamea hi Kngllah workmen, with 1 the - Inten tkm of renlacing -them by Belgians ao uon as thev had learned iha nicattea af meir iraaet and lor this purpose he had-l suvaay lormea ciaaaea ror lnsiruciion In polishing and sculptor. HI manager, an American named Charleawnrth hnd th teaching of them, and Luclan had promisea to give nis services well. Th quarry, which was already in tull work, lay behind th bend of tha Remoia. Just out. of sight of th hotel. . Io Bel glum on looks for tho grubblly, picture sque, for - endless variations on th theme of dirt and art, rather than for th bauty of rock and wood anil river; yet here In th south th streams run through the loneliest, loveliest valleys, abandoned to their kingfishers and great butterflies, and musical with , llttl springs which run among th hills. Th quarries -ar hardly eyesores, Th p- ? roaches of Karquhar's wer even plo ureaqt;e; th Intractable granlt, Inter rupting with Its fire-scarred shoulders th suave contour of th hills, had scat tered rocks across th stream, which reared In a whit raff round each and raced away with nlentv of nolaa and foam. Th stately cliff which th quarry ien - were labouring to gastroy rose up ehlnd from among trees. Luclan. who never loved his bed, by six o'clock bad nan nis nreakrast and was standing on the verge, -looking down Into th pit. It was tinbeautlful: blackened Ilka a hol low tooth by the smoke of th blasting. swarming with midget figures, the rocks fell away down to th depth, where- the blocks of granite were being split up for convenience or loading. The graceful. deliberate crane let sing Its trucks to be rilled, and aa slowly raised each to Its appointed bourn; the nois of th steam crusher, where the chip wer being ground to-powder for cement, went on continuously; the borlng-nmchlne was also at work; and four or five men, split ting up a large block of granite, were playing "The Bluebells of Bootland" by striking on drills of different tones. T'reaently the whistles of a siren , si lenced the music, and with on accord lh qttnrrymen left their work and took shelter. Five minutes later, detonation and strong reverberations shook the cliff: and when the smoke cleared, I.uclan saw freah boulders lying displaced from their lied, and a fresh scar graven upon the corrugated walla. So the work want on. Danger wo a always present; but the danger of the quarry la not like the loathsome sleuth-hound of disease which tracks down th potter and the worker In lead. It is a sudden and violent peril, which leaps out like a lion and strikes down Its victim in the midst of life. Day by day the quarryman deliberately stakes ngulnat death the dearest of man's gifts; It Is not surpriang that for other stakes he Is a gambler, too. There waa an accident even as Luclan watched. A young Belgian neglected to obey the warning of the siren, and waa overtaken. After the fumes and smoke had cleared, his mates went down and found him lying unconscious, little in lur ed, but stupefied by the polaonous gases which the explosion had set free. A crowd came together, Karquhnr among mem, onreiy distinguishable by the eye. though the tone of his voice came up with surprising clearness. The lad was carried away, and work went on sgaln; mu Kurian was now all on nre to loin the tollers and take' his share In their risks. Most excitable men fall disin terestedly in love with danger at least once In their lives; Luclan himself had done so once before, Hnd hnd stopped a mud dog scar by picking up In bis arms the supposed terror, an extremely de- Preaaed but perfectly sane fox-terrier, 'or this piece of uncalculated bravado he had consistently and correctly dis claimed the title of heroism, of course In vain, lie turned now nnd marched gaily down the path, with the intention of falling to work at once; but mid-way down he encountered Farcin har, with f harlesworth, the qunrrv-master, and was aiopnea ror introduction. Smith Cliurlesworth was a huge man who would have balanced Bernard Kane upon a sce-saw; he dwarfed Karquhar's excellent proportions. His hrnnxed coun tenance might have lieen hsminered out of the granite which be surveyed, with out Hny great skill on the part of th craftaman; but it Inspired eonfldonce. His slow, soft voice nnd deliberate movements built up the notion of strength,- and Luclan had not heard him speak two sentences before he knew that he liked him. Here was a man whoso calm courage was not nt the Inerrv of his nerve: n man a lan of afern rectitude, by nature narrow, hut broad- ened into tolerance by exnerlence. "Yes, It's a bad business ahout that young chap." he was anytng: "but what can you expect? It waa his own fault, They've got Induatry but no method, Mere's Mr. Karquhar thinks they're go- Ing to turn out Al copper-bottomed sculptors, but I guess he'll find his error, Tho haven't got It In 'cm." "Well, we've Just got to put it In." sahl Karquhnr, good-humoured! v. II was on his best behaviour, saying not a word that waw genuine, and ennsequent- ly bis conversation was dull. "What do you think of the quarry?" I.uclnn naked. "Klrat rate." Charlesworth stepped to the edge of the pit and stood there calm aa a rock, with the equare toes of his big boots projecting Into the air. He pointed to the dark buttress behind which the boring-machine was nt work. "See thnt? That's the finest sample I've seen out of Scotland. You mark my words: In five years you'll lie sending shipments right out to the States, and they u take all you ve got and ask for more. Mr. Karquhar's begun the right way; he's put plenty money In the enn- cern nnd he'll take plenty nut always providing we uon t get sent to kingdom come first." Karquhar laughed at this last-Idea, but Luclan asked an explanation. Th American Impressed Mm as a very care- ful speaker, not given to random words. "Well. snld Charlesworth., stroking bis chin, "these chsns here don't take to your Britishers, and , that s the bed-rock line!. wnnt s going to nnppen, do you in nv , "I guess we shall b running Into some dirt nerore long. "Most ' pacific notion In the world, tho Ttelglana," snld Luclan. cheerfully. "Heen fought over so mnny times thnt they haven't a ha'porth of kick left in V. xrv animea A ,,W. i I nA I. their line. It's th stab In the dark they ssj-t-i. Mi' " I rlilUll I r IIKIIIIIIB n IIUl 111 go In for" snld the American, drily, "Two - third of th. continental anarch- lata hall from Brussels. I've run Dutch men nnd I've run Kanakas, and I gueas T fan make out to put ifn with these t Iff-necked Britishers of yours; but th Ilelglnn mongrels sr enough to jnak an oyster sick. However, the crew's not my nffalr; and If Mr. Farquhnr's satis- ilea. wny. so am l. Ana 1 nop 1 may be wronz-" - Charlesworth was no croaker; having given his warning Ii Iert in matter, and they went down Into th quarry tnlklng of possibilities rather than pf presentiments. Kucinn -aouia not see me Drounds of his f oretHid I n g I th men seemed friendly, both With the manager and between themselves, and they wer certainly all thnt la gracious to him per sonally. Luolnn thought In French when he spoke to a Frenchman. They stav'ed all day at th quarry, ak. Ing lunch In th engine-room on slim lit tle sausages and beer. Later on, Lurlsn assisted at the modeling class,, noting as Interpreter for Charlesworth, who could not alwi.ys find the right technical terms. He was a strict msater. -extreme " to mark what was don amiss. "I'v, nn nnlnlnn of soft loha." he Mid to Luclan, who h4 tood listening to what seemed a very harsh rehuk for a verv small fault on the part of nn Ider tr Kngllsh workman who had taken Lu clan' fancy. "Kep them up to- th mark, that' my motto. I never will tolerate scamping. Glv m stood Work and I'll give you good wagef; but If a man don't handle th tool th way h ought, why. h can tot and good rid dance, say I." "That" all "right for yott, with your confounded . meticulous eorrectltud and exactitude, my friend." said lAiclan. still vicariously aor! "but how would you feel If you , know that th worst work they fut in was head and shoulder better nan th best work you put inT" "I guess I should turn to nnd Uk hand at something I could do." . Charlesworth turned and looked at him. Luclan, laughing, appeared hard ened and Insouciant, out th American was slow to Judge. "Well, I don't say I'm right," h saidr'and I don't say you'r wropg, , put I couldn't do with your way, and, I guesg you couldn't do with mine." ' . ' s"' ' "Ther r nln-nd-lxty way of eon trucUng tribal lays, and Yrr Inglt on of them la right, quoted : Luclan, Coughing. !- '- , " ..' . ; "lou toddl home: th siren will go In halt an hour, and this air' bad for your cougn, saia asrqunar, coming up ana putting his, hand on Lucian's shoulder. "Shut up, you prophet I you thing of Will I haven't coughed one this day,' - 'Mhere you rr; I've hard you twto, myself." .. . , -.,;-.. . "Weil. that Isn't ones, la HT". v' . .Thy Uughd, and FarqtihJsr shook him - by the shoulder. apostrophising him aa a fool. "It's raahlna' damn hare oy in water: you u ta laid, up 11 vou aren't caref uL" ... ,, , ' . . "Vou want me to i your - dinner" . wa., iiihi 1111a. ly ia, HHl' jjuvisu, going. Charlesworth" loaded ' at Kar quhar. "SlckT". ha aald, with a backward "No oonstltut on at all."-v fv', ""I should Dut a bullet' through my neaa it it was me," said Qkariaswortn, briefly., "This world's not mad for In competents." But. luckily for tbe neaca of th quarry, Farquhar ' did' not hear wnai na saia. . Luclan werlt to th Hotel da Boers and flirted with Lauretta, the charming ly pretty maid, as he smoked on the veranda, fie shared Laollv a oolnlon that a kiss or two did not matter to any on. ana lie carriea nis view into ' practice, whan h did not. Thi was not heroic, but lAiclan had ' many commonplace fallings which disqualified him for th post of hero. , He was still living at Far. quhar's expense; he had Drought into this present undertaking nothing but his knowledge of modeling. Yet h accept ed his position and was In th main con tent. The timely sola of a couple of ahort stories had permitted him to buy Iha clothes which h was wearing and to pay his journey over, otherwise he would hav euphemistically borrowed' from Fnrquher. Utile debte such a . ' BllllCII Haul. UM, III llinill UUIU.ll sat lightly on his shoulders, .which was wen; ior, as ,n toia nimsen witn oosu nat pride when visited by th prloks of elf-contempt, h had consistently don hi best and had fulled not through hla own fault Th evening set the pattern of many evenings following. Charlesworth came In with Farquhar to dinner; h had been lodging at Petit-Fays, but now talked of transferring himself to the hotel, which, though as primitive as th pious term ers whose name It bore, was certainly cleaner than they. The dinner made Farquhar sigh for the flesh-pots of England; he permitted himself to be a hon-vlvant, to tone down his excessive virtues. Sorrel soup, beefsteak which never raw on an o. toerua stewed with cherries, and a baba mad by th eldest son of th house, who was a patlaaler; thla was th menu. Now a hsba is a kind of aponge-cake soaked In rum and sweat as saccharine: Charlesworth would not touch it, Far quhar at a morsel and did not want any more, but Luclan, with the whimsi cal appetite of an Invalid, was only de terred from clearing the dish by Karqu har's solemn assurance that It would make him tipsy. Such was their meal, finished off by a cup of excellent strong black . coffee, which they drank on th veranda as they smoked snd talked. Th night wis dark, still, and starry; th hug, soft shadowy hills shut out all wandering airs, and the river passed them silent, gleamleaa. But close beside them a wooden trough guided down the water of a spring which rose among the moss of the ateeo hill-orchard, and the loquacious little fount made an Irregular subllunt accompaniment far their voices. Laurette's young brothers. shy, but friendly, hovered round the door listening to the strange ..foreign talking, anxious only to be allowed to be- useful. Th Ardennols nre -hospitable folk. farquhar was thinking of building a smnll house; he had Interviewed a local architect, who proffered him weird de signs for a mnlaonette after the style of the Albert Memorlnl. with multitudinous tourelles and pinnacles picked out In red and white and blue, and liberally glided. Befuslng this gorgeous domomicllis, he was beset with advice from Luclan and from Charlesworth. ench of whom pro fessed to know something about archi tecture; though lyiiciiin' counsel recall ed the wise saw that a little knowledge Is u dangerous thing, especially In ceil ings, and seemed likely to afford a mod ern instance of a castle In the air.' The talk became more personal. They were all travelers; I.uclnn the moat Inveter ate, for he had wnndered the world across. Karouhnr rould speak familiarly of Africa: Charlesworth of the Btntea nnd the Bouth Hens, where for several years he had traded with a schooner of his own, until a drunken pilot kept Christmas by sinking her off Butaritarl. In the Gilberts. Charlesworth'a voice softened when be spoke of the Islands, which had set their spell noon him; hut there was little softness In It when be mentioned that pilot. His talk wns deep ly coloured by tha sea. but he had when he chose the address of gentleman. He was married, ha ssld: hnd married a clev er Boston girl, grown tired of high cul ture, who sailed with him till the fkilden Horn met her watery fate, nnd who was now teaching schnot In California at a salary of two hundred dollars a month. Hhe put by every cent she rould spare, and lie was doing tho same, until they had saved enough to return Io the South Seas. "For," said Charleaworth, "thero's nothing draws you Ilka the Islands." "Islands have a special fascination, I suppose." said Luclan, thinking of Guernsey. "Yea, It's right enough out here, hut England's the place for me," laid Far quhar, pushing back his chair. "Come to bed. De flnnmarex; It's time for alt good little boys to turn In." Luclun settled back Into his seat. "On away; I won't he mussed up! I believe you're simply thirsting to flesh your clin ical on me." "Not I. I've done enough nursing since December to Inst me my life." "Very good for you," said Luclan. light ing a fresh clgnr. Farquhar. watched his ehnnc , and snatched It. Luclan waa up In a moment, and there wns a scrimmage In which he did not conquer; whereupon he lifted up his Voice nnd walled nloud. to the nmase- ment of Charlesworth, who wns not used to Luclan's ways. "I want my cigar!" wns the burden. of his complaint, repeat ed with variations. "Go to bed and you shall have It," said Farquhar. laughing and wury. "Never!" "You're unreasonable. Why shouldn't you?" "I'll be shot If I'M give In to an arrogant brute like you! Beside. I want to wait for the post." "Oh. the post' said Farquhar, with a singular change of tone. He dropped the clgnr snd sat down.' He did not look at I.uclan, but I.uclnn shot a glance at him, nnd hoth were silent. Charlesworth stared. Tb constraint lasted for a mo ment. Then, pat to the occasion. Lair rette came out with the letters. Farqu har half rose nnd put out his hnnd. but she passed him by for Luclan. 'Tour monsieur." The amased Charleaworth saw rapidly vsrylng expressions flit over Jhoth faces: jnnger. Jealousy, triumph, rancour; and then murette, arter rub bing her hand clean on her skirt, turned and held out to Farquhar tha exact fac simile or I.uclan s small grey envelop. "Kt pour monsieur, encore one." Farquhar took his letter, and Charles worth took himself horn. , CHAPTER Xn. AND WILT THOU LEA VIS ME THUS? There were eight young LaifVensons, of whom th two youngest wer Laurenc I Jon el. commonly known as Iml. and Angela. . Angela was the 'Only girl, and haq been spoilt, or rather given her own wayi but then, that way was always ex emplary. Bh had don her beat for all her protnere. sne said, witrt patnos, yei Bertie 'still remained at dude and Harold still a fool, snd with none af them had ah aucceeded ssv with Lai, who wns a pattern of virtu. Angela bad him work for the army, enter Woolwich, and pass Into Royal Engineers; hs obeyed her by coming out first In hi batch. After this they had a slight difference of opin ion, ror lasxi cnose to enter ine noyai Artlllery snd would not,. ts dissuaded from It by all tha Accusations of last- ness which his guardian angel hurled at hi head. Bh did not know, and nobody else notloed, that a certain poor country tsarson' son. who after patient toll had attained only the eighteenth place oa th list, waa bv Lai's retirement elevsted among th lucky seventeen to be drafted into tn engineer tne amy regiment wher a penniless , man can hv on hi nay. LaVI s choir remained pussls to Angela. But Lnl 'wa queer: "ah wa sure that her cfeepeat soundings never quite touched boltm;- , ...... . , Lai entered at 01W Wn a distinguish ed career, During th South African war h wa twin mentioned I despa tehee, deceived th Distinguished Bevvies Order, and wa ever - taken prleoner! thre irand distinctions wnicn maa tn guard an anael nroudly Preen her wings. Sh bad cried herself to -sleep every night of the flrat Week after h sailed. In Homal Hand he , got enteric and was wounded In th foot! he was invalided horn amlj a hlaaa of glory With six months' alck leave and another medal to hang heelda tb two whlell a Ubrai wnrvativa War ) Offle had already bestowed for his ser vices In Africa. lis sustained th charf . cter ' of wounded hro with. fortitude, but without eajoymentt Lai was modest. -Admiration silenced him; he. had been mora open with Bernard, a stranger who did not know him, than h had ever been With hla sister- Ha niada a vaguelv lm. praaalv figure - at Ella MertWs garden , parries: a quiet, v languid, fair-ha I red young aristocrat, always very correctly . dressed, always courteous,' always reti cent, Maud fTldeuux, - who has name for everybody, hit off the '.atirananna' na. culiarltles to a nicety when she christen. , ed Angela On ait and her brother Cola. t sans airs. ... ? . - , ,, , Angela l.aurenson hnd , views: she had also a -first-class dressmaker.- These, roiiiB-m-wa are noi gems rrom a uerman f rammar, but the statement of correlated, sets; . the first would never have been In evidence but for the second. Th tamper anc question, the right of women, publlo scandals, and private fads wer Angela's happy hunting-ground. Bh was mem-' ber of a doxen woden-header boards. Sh -had chased the Protestant donkeys to hla horn In a mahe'anest. Sweeping Into on : condemnation offenders against manner -and morals, she declined to know wicked I noblemen, whitewashed ladles, grocery Knlgbts. and Chicago millionaires. . In fact.. her fair little thin face. herclr , una imperious voice. ner Denecuv slmpl snd simply perfect frocks wer wer pretty widely known; and In spit of certain errbrs, she 1 was respected.: In the fore-front of her hattlaa aha alsnv. r,.,.,l I -I II- nn .ii.,i to . smoke. He would huve been enrolled In O,. T .ajtl. T V.-A ,k.a 1- V ... a.av -. 1. i-v... n " v MM4 . O. I Vnrif possible. He was constrained to become what In temneranc language ts called nn abstainer; which wna especially tiard on ' lmi, wno miianiea a deticat - critical test In wines together with an ancestral cellar. But hrf disliked these things less than being dragged to meetings and forced to-idng 'JJar to be a Danlol" upon a platform. l hated publicity: . not the lion, but the Inokcra-on- seemed to him tho rest test of Daniel s courage. If anything could have held him back from distinguishing himself In action, It would have the fear of reward. . Now one dav at lunch Iha atnrv of Mra. Searle and bur copper came up, and was . discussed In all Its ramifications, down to the Illness of Mrs. Senrle'e baby '' and Noel Farquhnr's political prospects. ' ' Angela, who was present, look It into her -. pretty little head that duty called her to visit tho sick child. Like most city-bred girls, sh expected the country innee to be haunted by drunken tramps, and was nervous of walking alone; but Maud Prldeaug vowed thst be hies were beyond her rhnrltv. nnd Mrs. Mertnn. who was enthusiastically consulting planchette In a corner with a serious young man. pro fessed a bad headache. Angela fell back on Lnl; nnd, accordingly, at thre o'iocc mey were walking towards liurnt House, 11 trreoronchnbln In grey, with miles In his button-hole; Angela, also In grey, a demure llttl Quakeress. The sky wss In grey ns well, nnd mist clung to th face of the earth Uk fine grey powder, dull ing all colours. Th flattened upland round tho black cottages were as dinar as a suburban street nn a wet day. Air, oeurie wsis at tne new copper, try ing to do the family wash: but between the naughtiness of Randolph, aged thir teen months, th frettlness of Klorry. aged twenty days, and her own health. she had nut don much. She wa not at first very gracious; poor people have their feelings, snd the attitude of Angela, with her skirts unconsciously held very high to avoid contamination, suggested the supercilious patronage of the lady bount iful. Rut Angeln'a kindness was too homely to remain hidden under a Purls hat: she soon received the story of Mrs. Rearle's Illness nnd the baby's dellcucy; "but Ve nre getting on nicely now," the girl added, leaning against the copper and holding the brickwork to keep herself steady, the lovely, pnthetic brown eve uncomplainingly lifted to Angela's. She said she hsd at first fed tho baby on Brighton biscuit and boiled bread, beaten up In water. "Rrighton biscuit?" said Angela, doubt fully, banking, whh no feeling but repul sion, at the purplish, spidery, open mouthed creature in Its tumbled clothes. "Is that good for It. do you think?" "Well. Miss Dolly she says give her milk and barley-water, but the milkman don't come up here. Ho I tried her with the condensed, and It's wonderful how she's got on since." "I'll tell the milkman to bring ynu un a gallon a dny," said Angela, wllh a small sigh rellngulshlng a silver hlottlng laook which aha hud coveted. "That will lap enough for It. won't It?" "Well, I'm sure you are kind" "And couldn't you get a woman In to help you? You're not lit to be doing) your . own work Tot." Then suddenly Mrs. Rearle melted Into learn, not for her own misfortunes, and , poured forth the tale of bar sister Hilda, who should have been her help, but had got into trouble. Not yet seventeen, very pretty, nnd now desperste, she was gone to a low public-house In Swan borough. "Mr. Searle he can't get her to com away, and I can't get ao far. you see. And really, miss, some dsys f don't know how to crawl about, mv back Is that bad; only things has got to ba done somehow. 1 did think Hilda would have kept straight. Or she might have stopped nt home till my trouble wss over. I told her ss nobody would think the worse of her If It wgs Just ones, na you may say, and she kept herself respect able after; but there, you never know how to have girls, nnd off she goes, as bold na brnas. and me so 111 I couldn't aav nothing to her" Angela sighed Impatiently: none of her pet reforms touched Mrs. Henries case; no reforma ever do. Tbe celebrated last words of the poor woman who always wna tired, who lived In a house where help was not hired, represent the h sol utions of most cottage mothers, night by night, until th children nre grown old enough to help thein. Angela did her best; ahe promised a nurse, snd left a naff-crown: nnd then wttlked nut unon Dolly Fnne. who wag talking tn Lai. They were atnndlng so close to the door that Angela knew that Lai must hav overheard Mrs. Henri's stocy. and the col our came Into her face na she took Pol- . ly's hand. She forgot to be sumrlaed to find them aeouslnted until Dnllv ht her direct fashion told her of their earlv meeting: when Angela did not forgot to" feel annoyed. ' Nor waa ah belter pleaaad when Dolly, entering the coltnge, quieted Randolph ' and orcacrllMad for the bnhy and put Mrs, , Ben t ie Into a I'halr. proving herself ef- ' flclent where Angels had Just proved her. self Incsnahle. it was all done In Inno cence, and Innocent, loo, was Dolly's Inugh when she heard of the liberal nrovlslon of milk allotted for the baby, for Mrs. Benrle had not mentioned th ., giver; nevertheleaa. Angela decided that she wns not nlc companion for Lai. "W shall be lnl for tea.. Lai," ha whlsnered, suggestively. "Miss Fan will he ready directly." "Not for half n hour or so: I am going- -, lo finish theae things In the copper," ' said Dolly, appearing at the door In n large apron end with her sleeves rolled ' tip. No Inclement clouds could dim th brilliancy of her colnnrlng; she-wna. In- dependent of sun snd aky. But Angela ' Yiecnm conscious thst her own face -looked drab, nnd that did not pleas her. "If vou don't mind walking home nlon ' T think I'll stay and heln Miss Fans' thaea cans Bra verv heavv." ghld t.nl A-' prlvlng Dolly of thst she was carrying. ' ' l no minn wniaing noma atone, aoroa ,' al) those fields!" "It reslly Is not lonelv Angola " "But mere ar mills in them!" "Oh nn, Miss Latirnsnn, th cows have h.M Hplv.a hnma Ia .K. m.11!-- k. ., snld Dolly, serenely! "you need not b 7 alarmed. But I don't want any help I , hoe. yr Tjidrenaon won't stay for m.'' "I'll tak vou as far aa tbe hlah.enarf ' than, and com back," said Lai. ' . tl Tkrilly put up her eyebrow and lauahedj ' softly. "I'm perfectly competent to di the work myself; these cana weigh noth Ing." She held It out at arm's-length and lightly put dt down, rising again elastio" from tha burden. - . . - - v.-,; "You'r sreustomed to th work, of course," snld Angela, dryly. '. t "I ami ws do our : own Washing at . horn." . '., , " "If yoii want to be In by four, wa had better start," Lai Interposed. . '. "Good-hr.' snld Angela, hot offering Jutr hand; wna not Dolly' wt? "Pray don't Com back, MP. Laurenson; ther ar so many bad characters about V th roads now: ynu might meet my broth er Bernard!" Polly ratorud, with - a faintly satirical aocent. - , .-' , -' "I certainly shell." said Lsl, quietly. ; Between Burnt House and th high-road ' Lnl received a full-length portrait of hi ' misconduct) he listened, a hi habit was,- In silence, Angela onn tired of reproving , a dummy. "VVhv. don't you My some- t thin"" she cried at last, ,,,,; "What do you Want ma to yr- "Do you mean to go back to that alrir V "Certainly t do." . "Oh I -el!" said Angela. "Oh, do, rod. ' really r ' " . 1 , "I cnn'l teav her with that Work oft ner raao. "T, .but Lai, I don't Uk walklhg .v;..-r:ev.: v. . ';',. '-;.-A 7 1 , il ,;,- :,t.-,-.,,i..1'7,-.J..-.,-. ';''77' J; ' 21 -! 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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