ONLY A MONTH; OR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY EXPLAINED. abruptly, unable to finish her sen-'ening; it waa on the Monday that tence. ; he read that paragraph, just this Then came the- wrench of part- day week, and he has never slept ing with poor Swanhild, who broke since then. When did my telegram jdown altogether, and had to be left 1 reach you, by the byeT" in the desolate little bedroom sob-i "Not until Thursday. You see, bing her heart out, while fcigrid though you sent it on Wednesday went downstairs with her aunt, ! morning, yet it had to be forward- bade a hurried farewell to Major ed from Bergen, as we were in an Brown, Oscar, and Karen ; then, ' out-of-the-way place on the Dovre- with a pale, tearless face, she field." I climbed into the stolkjaerr*, and| "And you have been traveling CHAPTEB XVII. (Continued.) "My life is slipping by," she thought to herself, "and somehow I am not making the moat of it. I am harder and colder than before all this trouble came, I was a. mere fine-weather character, and the storm was too much for me. If I go on hating auntie perhaps I shall infect Swanhild, and make her turn into just such another narrow- hearted woman. Oh, why does one have to live with people that rub one just the wrong- way?" She fell asleep before she had solved this problem, but woke early and with a restless craving, which she could not have explain- ed, dressed hastily, put on all the wraps that ehe possessed, and went out into the fresh morning air. Leaving the steep high-road, she truck off to the left, intent on gaining the top of Hjerkinsho. All around her lay one- great undulat- ing sweep of gray country, warmed by the bright sunlight of the sum- mer morning, and relieved here and there by the purple shadow of some cloud. "If one could always be in a peace like this," she thought, "surely life would be beautiful then ! If one you," said Major Brown, glancing ! was . driven slowly away in the di- **...' . >-....*. IT l Y1* I I ... at the direction. She take ever since ? You must be terribly cheeks and trembling hands ; seemed an eternity before she had torn it open, and the few words within half paralyzed her. For a moment all seemed to stand I rection of Dalen. worn out At length the final change had! "Oh, the traveling was nothing; made. Ryhaugen -was pleased, j it was the terrible aaxiety and the they drove on as rapidly as slowness of everything that almost t be for the last stage of their maddened me. But nothing mat- journey. At any other time the ters now. I am at least in time beautiful fir forest through which 'to see him-" they were passing would have de-l "This is the house where he is ... l_ 1_ t_ t ill, then s became conscious of j lighted her, and the silvery river lodging," eaid Roy, as the cab drew , the voices around. j n t fo valley below, with its many : up. 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And, indeed, it ap*m- ' Lyon in Paris at 8 35 But such fladbrod as they make when, in the heart of the forest, ed that the excitement had taken s i" ste d almost exclusively of the Gare de discharged by the postal authori- con- I ties on account of his eccentricities, mail There was a suspicion chat he was child, what is it! Let me read." said her uncle, kindly. Come and take a turn with me ; -,, . ., , Then came an almost irresistible .- f _.:] ,,,_. .. . | . . A * I * <"*u re b L > o u . impulse to burst into, a flood of, she ^ to and fro wkh tears, checked only by the presence | trvi to com ^ {renzv o{ ^ of so many strangers, and by the p a tien(N; which threatened "to over- necessity of explaining to her aunt. ma ster her "It is in English." 'ehe said in a. See," he said at length, as they trembling voice. "From Mr. Boni- ' sat down, to rest on one of the face. It says only, 'Frithiof dan- moss-covered bowlders, "I will give gerously ill. Come." you now while we are quiet and "Poor child! you shall go at alone the money jor your passage. once." said Fru Gronvold. "What Here is a check for "fifty pound*. can be wrong with Frithiof ? Dan- you will have time to get it cashed gerously ill! See, it was sent from in Chrictiania ;" then as she pro- London yesterday. You shall not tested that it was far too much, no ; you will need it all in who was traced to Belgium, and who was arrested as he was trying to negotiate some of the scrip! on which he had made clumsy erasures and changes. He was extradited. and in the course of the examina- tion it was learned that he bad been oould get out of all the littleness lose a m - oment> mv dear Here [s; ., x d narrowness, of one a own heart, your ^^ nl ^ him ^rytKng, i England. It may prove a long ill- ness; and. in any case.' he added, awkwardly, "there must be ex- girl obeyed; it seemed as if pen*es.'' moved she was| Sigrid. with a horrible choking 1 one fear the in her throat, thanked him for his !e fear lest she should miss help, but that "in any oase" rang After a time she rose and walked the English steamer. ; i,, her ears all through the drive quietly home full of an eager hope- | "I have murmured and rebelled." i all through the waiting at the ho- fulness, to begin what she rightly ( she thought to herself, "and now tel at Lil'.e-elvedal, all through that God is going to take from me even weary pourney in the train. a chance of making up. Oh, how ) Yet it was not until she stood on hard it .; :o trv too late!" *nd be silent and quiet from all the and do and k what thingg worries and vexations and dislikes Tou neex j of life ! But if one oould always ' " jj^ have a great wide open space like, j wnen ->nce this that one col' one began to get felt would be a new life. Poor Sigrid ! she had yet to learn that with fresh strength comes harder fighting in the battle of life. "We have been looking out the to her relief. board the "Anglo" that tears ame nd that of those to whom much routes, dear." said Fru Gronvold. The bustle and confusion on the ' , . is given much will be required. 'coming into the ~ room, "and the steamer, the busv sailors, the weep- " They were very cheerful that best way will be for you to try for ing" em'-Wants," the black mass of morning at breakfast. Afterward, the Friday afternoon boat from people on shore waving their zenerally gets to and handkerchiefs, some sobbing, sensational robbery of the Indian " when they were standing in a little Christi-inia. it group outside the door, she- even pitted her arm within Sigrid's quite tenderly, and talked in the j most amiable way imaginable of the ( rid. eagerly"." 1 ers , all this had to Sigrid the stran- feat." which, it was supposed, only excursion which was being planned "You must start almost at once ' gest feeling of unreality: yet it was thoroughly organized band could Kongswold. for LUlc-elvedal ; it will be a ter- a scene that no one present could accomplish, was committed by a Look. look. cried Swanhild, rible tiring drive for you. I'm afraid ever forget, ravins i-;.,,-. single-handed. The eighty-four kilometers and a; merrily, "here are some travelers. Two carioles and a Btolkjaerre com- rough road. But still there is time f, *f th <; bill. Oh! I hope they ( to do it, which is the great thing. At LiHe-elvednl you will take the will be nice, and that they will stay here." The arrival caused quite a little. night train to Christiania. it is a ' noon ' quick one. and will get you there w "' 1 *" CHAPTER XVIII. On the following Monday after- bustle of excitement, and many j in ten hours, quite in time to catch pale and worn he had been through, arrival platform at King's peculations were made as to the ' the aftornoon boat, you see Your,^ ru;is Station. His heart beat relationship of the two sportsmen uncle will take you and see vou in- ' 4 u '<-'kly as the engine darted into an<.l the ja*;rre two ladies in the stolk- "Is there any one of the name of Falck here?" asked one of the trailers as he dismounted from are away just now. hi* variole. "We were at Dombaas "Oh, I shall not want any one. - to the train, and if you like we can *'*' lt all< ^ <jue Carriage after an telegraph to s<>mt- friend to meet otn<;r flitted past him. For a min you at the Christiania Station; the ute last nigrht and promised to bring; this on ; we told the landlord that we meant to sleep at Fokstuene, but be said there was no quicker way of delivery. Seems a strange modo of delivering telegrams, doesn't H?" "Why. Miss Falck, I see it is for could nowhere see her ; but ] worst of it is. I fear most peop'e na * tl '''in* U P the platform, aiu! ck*ely scanning the travelers, he at length caught sight of the gol- said "If oiilv I can hair and black dross which he had been imaging to himse'f. an<j ^ _ hi'ard the clear voice saying, with you can help." said Fru Gronvold' ^"' : -'thing of Frithiof s quiet decis- the steamer nothing matters." "And do not worry more thin knows ? much better." You may find him lou 'It IS a black trunk from Hull, . "Tliev would not have sent un- aud tnt> nanie I s Falck." less they feared" Sigrid broke off Hoy came quickly forward. 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"He is Btill living," said Roy, not daring to give an evasive answer to the blue eyes which seemed to look into his very heart. "I will s<>* to your luggage," he said: "but before you u;u to him you must have something to seat; 1 see you are quite worn out with the long journey, and unless you are culm you will only agitate him.' She liid not speak a word, but j)a*i\c > a 'lowed him to take her to the reireslun^nt-room and get her some lea. To please him she tried hard to eat ami drink, and be- fore lung tiu-y were driving to Vaux- hall, and all fear lest sne should bre.ik d,'wn wa< over. "Now." she said at last, "t-ell me mo rv about his ilhus>. What brought it on ' " "Tin- doctor says it must have been brought on by a great shock. and it soems that he heard very sad news that da-y of Lady Komi- aux." "1 knew it was that wretched girl in some way," cried Sigrid, dim-hint; her hand. "1 wish she FKRUIVVNU BULGARIA. 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