•Mao taammâ, aacfc maj te for*f»«o
M tt» mHfcMty —tlrni at tbat M «Ut
ou bo too good fee «u acMAoat ko.
ttanUi Inai «né Mm «on»·
Ma iMt, —horoû by «WVimloai
aarrvsti to tb« «ncraoc· h*U, τγ«γ« coo
■mlwll to coatfort ttateMlrM witli
m Brttuk pkk·» la tUw of u» ta·
«et iimiI b» tMr >mwtwm.
Λ» haw waa aot lut·, «boat 9JD.
la tbair heurt*,
xu. πmw ut
tlM friaadly <
ttwi rv«li«» that tbw thlt
beau alroobled 19 tha daodlj
af ta ta ta tha rtrj boar
1 a mat MkknaMt
aa kaaajy aa
Tbair jars
war» baca. The «tarUtt»
at Man rani noMMi tt
te attbar KaM or CfKtoue»
«a piaaa tagatbar rertaJa ftafmantaij
■wrm aC Ida. Vaauittart'a oM ba
barter Aartar bar anferoad aojoorn «o
tb» racfc. fc> Itwanmbty M aba abat
«M· W Um ZTZLTJX
•at dlaaer that tbejr both
a iarable ai aaumtkma. X
. bl wat ad torn cloth
ta Ua put Interior of
ftrt M^ittwa·» la a 1*17 dtf
attired ta «xpeulta
" br tha lax
artaa at « 1
X vaa a raitaf «a drtra ta tbair <*
ta*a la «gaana. jrat, «a aaatly taoakM
I· aar km day, It «aa a craatar
NM wbM tha taaataa « tfak noter
ntdaaltlaakvuNbnt U caat
to aaaan Ura. Stoppant, a
afibtrgr thêta
Wyaat
*o«l laa ΜΠΤ te
ba fM 4acMralr. "Aad
ara baaa a laaRjr bad wa
. 4ML ar raa waaJ4 aa* bara lore*
•sraarstirss:
Λ ht (Mr la tbelr «fn.
r««f «OKciSMit ta fcba Wl-'Λ
aaa Mm mm but!r tîwe aie.··
t «ta· bad 4M» Curie* tû> Irouîn*»'.
h· fn. Good f'
aB(ht explanation. Tb·
pivot· et ar iWiWMt I 4· not f»
M Ht Tmiir» i«ttcr t· a» wid
1er· baaa «Hitos by escb a bu
«tavwMtHNtfUi feeto. B«*·
It ta. r.cea U IML"
II· haadad bar bar (idWi plata
■Jrtw naamanUHloo. CoaMnra, ls
aavabto ot dcriwr depto» of «mtftifii-nt
tbas thoee now probad. looked erer k«r
•Mar** ahooltltr. Together tb*>- d»
1 tb· aoaeewbat dus cult hand
of a au «Ml· chief talk for
ι drswbsrk wss good ta Ita raaalt.
itoedfly to tbo end.
broke down
-It caaaot U tra% dad Γ ah· cried.
"I bar· bwai «ta of your dauabtars «Β
tor lira. Wty ahould I b· tskea from
-I b*Uar· tt fa qstta troa." «aid
" " quietly. Hid tbo so·* there waa
■ote bar «η beneficial to bba
"ilr. Train «peaks ot proofs.
Tea bar· mat him I u«tair4 bare
ly a word, a (law·, with him. bat tt
I to sot battorabto that be would male·
~hm· «plans itateaoesta witboet tb·
taat undeniable testimony."
, lartaaiL Enid." amiitl Ooo
aton ce. "R mnb Hk· tb· froth, etee
to would orrcr bar· ajiokra ao drt
sltoly ot coy father'· tost claim on
aJtoetiens"
«trokad tb· weepio* «trfa
■Oaa daaa not cry. little one. when
aa to aoddealy endowed with a
waslthy aad dlittafstebcd rofattra.
Hew, I Ad aat «pris? tbto rorelaUon
ao yea wltbowt a moMro. It a elear
··· baa to cent· let sa at loan fu·
I -» — '-J .
g« placed o« arm around mk «<(*«■.
fWi eauldnitloD. Prorldcsn by In·
ιαΜΜ· deer·· ordained tbat my wife
ud I ahtxdd mut tftw twenty-one
TNit. That nuMt bar· ton a pur
Hwlm meeting. (a my careless
yoatb, when t aaaigaed all tbtafa tbctr
Mkntllc pUct, I bar· ko Bad at pra
scntlmcots and rafne portent» of «oto
tac «vita. I retract tbe I m.-nature Judg
ment tben formed. Dnrtna tbe height
of tbe hurricane when I feared tbo
rwrj Ian tarn would be hnrled lato tbe
••a 1 waa roaehaafed a aplsltaa] cum·
Inc. I ftalrt not read Its Import.
Tbeae things bed· a Oaa. aapeeiaSy
«•a wboee mtad leans toward matrrl
atlaxn. Nerertbal— I koww, tboagb
net fa ordered comprehension, that my
life was tending toward a lapramc
criala. AM tba atoaao died, so I be
<•110 neraoal. and I ntlrtbnted a
gUapac of LU· naieea to mare phys
ical facta. I was wrong. Tb· oomtng
Of that ■ fated vea^ waa lwrahUd
|o a>e. I lacked tba key of tbo bidden
taaaaace New I pasasaa It. Oo board
that tblp, Oowtinet. waa your motiv
er. now atraaga that bar adrent
ahoqtè ta boaad ap atoo with tbe mya
tary of Bun oaiaatacer
"Vattar. dear, If you coo boar It, t>H
ma of my mother. Sbe know ma. and
that la why «he a· bed ma to Use tar."
"•a aafced yoo ta ttaa tar Γ Hach
word waa a rrainado at attiilaa.
01,1 iniilwf. to. «Mma Ma Vji»
te tetoyrmpb to fa la tracte. Wbea bo
«■MM m to Uka Ik· mn|· «h·, too
■ht nM It all mm· apwf-odalt
M (bat ab· «xpariooc·α aànwtbiaf of
(ho tetaltlT· luwwliln oC tw MM
|M 1er· jart ·ρ*4μμ of."
iMMt NlfrlMi Poor
I Wfciea, ta Harifeajnfcartaad."
"ΑοΛ you beeama « HghtUeaaa
ί tccparr*
It tnu KnMt who fond brant* for
iSta «xeteautttee. CnitUM brand
fcoraalf far tfcat whicto tu «a οααΜ.
Tint ttanbin Brand vaa a vail bm
man vu aac · saw ouag In Ukaùr !»
til—«MM.
"Vaa. a rliaatr aC laaipa a ad tran·
Bltttt at attpa* alfnoia. nave wo tx*a
ktm bappyr* ▲ sort Tefaamont "ΝοΓ
wu the eaawar.
• Doet raa away with Um Mau Umt
I in, tbarcfora. andovad wM.)> ιιι μί*
menas. Tbara are baronet* poorer
than MM croaalng nttptn Tlte at·
tato waa cncnabcraL Duriurt my
fatber'a lite, daciaj my otrn rnitu Ira
ycara ago, It ytaUad only a UwummI
a yaar. Ε rem now, after Wmu j**n
of letrcacfceaeet-yoe both forjtet Kiat
villi· I waa atattanad at PUinborvutfj
flnad X m abaant far a few Ony» U
attend my fattier'· funeral—It i>ro
tluooa only a llttl· arar ia,UU>. Kuuaxb
t»r na, eli, to eojoy Ufa out Kuoosti to
I aattaO f.ady ilareaTef· aeniplm, E.iU,
a* la Uor κοο'ι abeard kotloa of inutrt
tmuy? Knough, too. CeitataoM, la
muta yM to tbo man oT your cboksa,
wtia tarer Mi poaltloar*
"Dad," marmared Cojutance. "la
tbeca no bop· of tba oiil <3ty* eomlivz
back again?'
Tfbo can tefl? Tbcee tblaga arc not
la nortal ken. I η cod luudty any that
Uy NTtooM m barely anClc loot te
iMlntiln a Junior la tiie dlploiuntic
ecrvice. Yet I curried, beorcn help
Μα ts the panuuKo of en klenl, only
to And my Ideal realtaeJ. after much
suffcrlu.7. on lonelj- rock· aid blenk
boudlandf. Witb strict ccoaoniy wj
existed bapplly until yon wcro born.
My wit· at Qrst waa suffletont:? do·
M*litml in exebouja Jcreey society lor
Pari· aait the distinguished clKHe lu
which wo moved thoM. Dot you were
not many =oath« old until a ihanje
eamc. Λ frenchman, a rich fop.-begnn
to pay her uttouVoos vrlileli ιοτολ) her
hand. I do- not tblck abe meant any
bora. Γβορ',β never de mm lUrnt
who accomplish it moat fatally. I did
tbnt wlilcb a man who reiput» blmnelf
ieafVs te do—I protsKtnd. There \caa
a scene, tears and wild rep roach ca.
Mast day the craab caino. Sbo endeav
ored to mislead ino aa to an eppotut
meut God know» I oaky wlabed to
■are her. bat tt wne too much te oak
nolo pail over hi allcure the eahemea
of a libertine, though he. too, Traa In
fatuated by bar beauty. I discovered
tbnaa In a clandestine meeting, and—
and—my blood waa hot and the couc
try waa France. We fought ant
morning, and 1 killed blm."
Cnnstance beat txr bead and kissed
hla right hand. Hero at lew at waa a
lineal descendant of aloe generation*
of border raiders, art» belfl.their awosds
of cmter worth than aoaty mwa.
Brands ay#a kiafted. Hb-MkS. he
came taors vehement. The girl's trn
palatve action seemed to saoctlfy tha
deed.
"I did not regret, I bare never regret
tod. the outcome of me dual. Ile «ru
mortally wounded and was carried to
bis boute to die. 1 fled front Γ or la to
eeaepa aire·*. but tho woman In whoa*
defense t encountered blm bebavod
moat cruelly. 8be deserted me and
went ta him. Ask Mrs. Bheppero. Kbe
waa roar English nnrao rft the time,
Constance. It wme sbe who broejbt
you to gnfi»n<i I never met my wife
again. I believe, oo my «oui, that aba
was Innocent of tbe greater offense. I
think she rebelled aitalnat tbe thought
Out I had ataln one wbo said bo wor
shiped her. Anyhow, she had her price.
She κ ma laed with him. In shear de
fiance of tae. nntll bis death, and. her
reward waa hla wealth. Were it not
tot tfc'ta we might bare coma together
■gain and striven to forest tho putt In
mutual toleration. The knowledge thst
■bo was enriched witb that man a gold
maddened ne. 1 could not foaget (bat.
1 loathed CI that money could give—
tbe dlamoeda, tbe drosses, tbe Inaan»
devices of society—to pour eat trine·
are ou the vanities of the hour. By
Idle chance I was drawn to tbe light
house service. Tt waa tbe mare whim
of a Çtoad into whose sympathetic
•ara 1 gave air sorrows It la true I
Ad not Intend to devote my Hfe to my
praaaot occepelHnj. Cot its vast at·
Lino··, its laotatioa, Its aeclualon from
(be petty, sordid, money grabblag life
aabork. attracted sao. I found «inlet
Jeya, peaceful daya ,»nd dreamftea
nigbts ta Its con pa rati re dangers and
privations. Excepting my loyal serv
ant and friend, Mrs. Sbegpard, and the
agent and solicitors of my cslnta. s one
knew of my wbsraahoots. I was a
ioat man and. as I Infagtood, a fortu
nate one. Now. la tho last week of
my service—for I weak) have retired
la a few day%, and It waa njy Inten
tion to tell yod something, cot alt ef
my history, largely oa'aecount of your
lov cma king, bid —(be debacle ha·
eome, aad with tt my wtfe."
"Tather," asked Oet&taace, "la my
After aim rear wife br lawT*
"«to eanixrt b· ottaonrtM."
"I woadcr If yea ira right. I «m to·
IWI to lad*· Un·· ft la**, bet the
«poke «T b*r approtcbiag marri·**
wtth Mr. TratO to a war toat «acpeat
ai Λ» wtmJfl ao* da kUn a grtoroM
wraaj. fefc· <M* jiot tor· bta a· I
aartanum tor·. 8M npHh Mai aa
a am adtolrahto la e«w way*, tet
(iM tafWNl aw wttfe ilk Mm that
ate Mtora* *a wu 4ktmt A*t wUd
was Hgfe*> (hoogfc ah· Caar«4 aoma oa
finnip dtttowMy.
InM at tar wtfr^jraablad
4M II t· alwaya aaiaatoc la a parent
t« M wmhcW pewm (rfitnuta
to « «MM. emu·!· waa atfll a rmw
Cto Ma k«it What M «aaforrart
lnUtt toto Β M»lN aetata Oka
few ««Mil
Mt alknr—ny moib«i—to *o mriy
•arund ttm·—wititv.n a cVar
toent a· to m» rutcrv art ηιι «ι,ιηϋχ
bocnt cxptanatio* of Uio [wml"
Tbte wo* prodaclj tit» iiucattaa It»
drcoOcC. It kad forced lie nuwilton»
prwoaco upon btm In tfc· Ami moment
of tb· max tin wiOi his u-ir·, bat <.·
m a mm of orrl«r. ut ιΙίΒείμΙΙο·. TTM
baNts of jT«r» miybt not L# Am*
asklv Ko raadllj·. It wa« almtrJ. b<
IwM, to ttutlrt tûo mit tortnrt» of n»e
iNi Λπι»!η1ηκ» ou th* tlr«t utjdit of
th«!r lioiit· compta ufter tke sceer?
trill* of Ihe'v i>nviirkn-ft life ου I he
roc*.
Above all «I ίθ It w»« ofctMury t· ro
mon Com ta Oct, \\1>·#« aireii^A oui;
i-oacvalod tûc raging 1·· IxiMrtth. and
Kald. who·» highly atruui: tamp·»·
ont *U su tfao bo-rtoelin·) of hj»
ttria.
Πο was ι Mil Ibn arbiter of tlxlr
lira*. the one to wlmn Uioj loukrJ for
(uldtttrc. (Πί rebelled Kg*lust tbo
pro*titct of a night of atopic·» mlaerj
tor lit··· t«o, anj U nr«0ed bla cm
photic dominant» to direct thai*
tbosuht* toto a aiocw peaceful cban
ihL
So b* aMrmod the sautai parpow
b· waa fur from fortin* and anua
rjoucj a kluillj βιηΠο tu bta aid.
"Sural t m Imtv ιΙΙμίιμΙ onr Him.
culda* *unu-:«i>tly tu'Utlit," U· said.
Îla til· aiornlng, (Iodihm·, I wUl
meet Mr. Traill H· ta a gentleman
and a mut at tti< world. I taiak. too,
that hi* η op hew will be resourceful
and wt*o lu eoausol beyond hla y««r*.
Now we an all poin* te obtain «nun
B|(h mcM raft. Neither you cor
I will yield to sleepless bean of breed
ing. Neither of yoa knows tiiat not
fortyolght barm ago t made myacK
a thief la the determination to save
your Urea and Kitar. Il «tu a need·
leaa burglary. I per*r..i,1etj myself that
tl tu iiere»irry In the Interests of
the Trinity llrellirsti, UiO*o rear· gen
tlemen hi velvet cloak*. Bnld, win
would !» horrifies by the mere aug
ge«tlon. I rfiw In jiW·* uiyaelf oo
the moral reck another time. IuAlie
eld day· «chou I w*s a bar the drama
waa wont To be Mlotrod by a loot»
lively acetta. I focbM furttor dlsetia
aton. Come. tW me. Ivoth of yon. 1
think that a attff (lain of hot punch
will ont (hi ras any harm, tier you. un
ion* y no Imbibed freely of that chant
jiijrne I aaw nestllm; lo,the tea pall."
Tber ion ohedlaotty. Although they
knew be was actios * Ρ·Γ" on tbetr
account. they wa<· sensible that be
waa iidoptliig a sane cruirsa.
Enid tried I* contribute te the saw
note. the bol-Nid lu the approved style
ef the country itomnCc.
"Tleoae, Itlr etcpfcea," aba aald.
"would yon Uke eon:· letaaa In the
toddy r
Con» te nee plnced a little copper ket
tle on tta f. r. Their Kloom bad given
way fa · net wholly forcetW-haailiil
naaa—fce In' Ibv flea Ant cottage Bor
row was an unwcleeme gneet—whan
•bay were aorprlesd to bear « «harp
knock oo the oster door.
At anotbsr time tlic Incident thoocb
unusual at a late hour. would not baVe
dldurlwd them. But the amotion* of
lb* ii I gilt were too recant, their sub
sidence too artlOcUlly achieve*, that
they tbonld not tftvad the pawdblUtlaa
whlcli Iny BeyoiKl that Imperative sum
mons.
kin. Rbsppard and the serrant bad
; retired to .rear, worn out with the
nnvlocs ODeertalntlsa of events re
ported froi-i tht Millions».
80 BnnJ vent lo the door and the
Ctrl* II<I<<IU<1I In nervou* foreboding.
They heard Ihoir foil»* my:
-Hello. Jurklnx, what la the m M tar
uowl"
Jenkins waa a sergeant of police
whom they knew.
"Sorry to trouble yeu. Mr. Brand, bet
au odd tlila; ki happened. A lady, i
I 1
' «trancer. r.jat ma tan mlnntee «ro «M
mked ma to dirent lier te yoor booea.
IdMw, B» ippand te be lu gnat
trooMe. up | «trotted rfowly «Π»Γ bar.
I «*■ imptj/frt to aee bar looklnr la
through the window oC rear atttlef
room. Λ» fur η» I rwrckj 'make oot.ab·
ni çntag m ta bcaek bar beart. aa* t
umaflaod «M meant tt> knock at tba
(mor, but «u tfraM."
"Wbcrr to «bat What haa betoeee of
ba»T"*
Itraad atapped out Into the βμοο
Dgbt. Tba girl·, arhlte ead trembUac.
MOM.
"W«n aba ran of tow* Ou carta·
patb aad tumbled la a dead hM near
(fat ota. I waa too lata to «βτβ bar.
I picked be· ap tad placed bw Mi
•eat Dm I· tbara mow. I tfaoagbt Κ
hMt tafoM » > raina I —- * L *- UM
rmf·
fWforr Brand ra*ral Oaçataoc· ram
Mt, hût»^ bf DakL It · whirl of
pal· ttoUMnie kwwr *tro4· aftM
Am. ft* M* OiwnaM >tu»»ln<
wr a »wtι!»>«■« o««r· iflM pi*°*
w Om cartoa Mat T· Omm mmi
ptM «M (to tU#ht pMil ten
»g«urd a* «mt *Mfe.
« annd fetanl Bald*· wtapari
"Oft, Oant·, >t * Ί*Γ
■at 0» iMngfct·*) lOaplf tar «0U1·
•rlvtar »*«·«. MM ««Mr:
-Do4. *· tal MM boa*. o4 *·
GAZETTE'S HOUSE PLANS
No. 16
FOR THE CITY OR VILLAGE
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C. Α. & Γ χ. HfKSKI.!.
dBailjWlth rod&e» ntaesa ul I· being
eared for at taj hoaa·."
"Tea, Mr." wild the sergeant, salut
ing.
A· be walked dawn the garda·
path ha woujiwd wt» Un. Venslttart
coold ba and why Mlaa feroad «Od sb«
had "come Jhkh."
Than bo gleaeed back at the house
lato which tho dther* liad rolebsd.
Ba tanghoa.
"Jet fsnrjr It" be saM; "I traatéd
him aa If he waa β blnoTnJa' lord. And
I soppoee fiiy position ta a better 00»
then M*. Anyhow be la η splendid
cl'np. I'm glad now I tlh) It. for hli
mk; nml Ilia aako of those two clrbt
How ι;Uv'.r Ikry worn dria^ed. II
ai-rny·· '·ρ··ι a jnsratÎp lo me Urnr limy
run it' -rï-l ι·> || <· ?» Γ.*-*.Τ f>?5 OB (tie
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