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r> A Dark Shadow; Or, A Coming Vengeance CU.U'TKR XI. (Continued). Slio wax aniioua and nervous enough beldre he began, but at Uio end of the fin! "ote of the song her nervouencw and ell-coiitM-iouiinMs lid from her likp a In. ..i- garment. The clr. well-trained voice li (U Chevalier wan a good n :u-- ter, .inU had trained her well rone, in the in t* ime ellenre. a<* nu'Iodious ae a bell. Mi. had not . nU a K ' ' voice, but she ang with erpri-esion ; for the Chevalier Ji ;d <'h.*i-n one of Tosti'e love ballads, and V in* tang with her heart a well aa her voice. The outburst of hearty and generouj apnlauec startlrd her. Hhe w*ni a curt- I'V, and went off the platform, and was reeled by tlir L'bevalu-r with u nod and a smile of satisfaction and approval. "They want eome more." he said. "You muat go on again. Sing them 'Homo, Swei't Homo' That always felcheo them; for, though they arc within an hour and a half of London, of eoun* they feel it tf they were a couple of thousand mile* from home. Oo on. my de.ir! What are y.ni trembling about? Just you remem- 1 ber what I told you. and think only of I the M>ng. and forget thai the people are there." Mina w*nt on again, and xang the bal- lad which has alirred and racked eo many thounaiid* of hearts; and the applause i .m deafening. Even th orchextra joined in it; and. It need not be Raid, there were | teari of loving pride in Eliaha'e eyes. The Chevalier saw that Miim was go- Ing to be a great suoceaa, and bin vision carried tx-yond L*-on-Hnrts to the large provincial towns, to London itself; ami. of cuum>, he was eager to secure a po- ible gold mine: businews U bueineso. lie, offered there and then to give Mlna three i pouiidd a week with an engagement for: three yearn; and it seemed ouch an enor- ' in. 'i income to her and E/liha that they i would have agreed to the proposal. But here Tibby trpped in. Heaven known where h had gained! that knowledge of the world which, aided: by lii-r native hrrwdne*i. made her, I though ocvmiugly little mnre than a child! In yearn, a woman of buineis capable of meeting the chevalier on equal trm. fihe had leen the effect which Minaa race and beauty and her sweet, clear voice had wrought u)>on the audience, and ahe, too. Haw that Mina wa goiug to be a curres*. "Three pound* a week!" she exclaimed. "It IMI r likely! Why. that old Robinsnn muft think we're a oet of jugginxce. I don't ay that two of UK am t." the put In darkly; ' but bea got to take me iuto account. Three pounds a week! Why, Mina will be getting more than that lire- wmly for a ningl song; Hhe'll be worth th'rty or forty yonndd a week; p'r'ape more, ever no much more. Don't you go an' eign no urh agreement, father. N<>; If he likra to take the management f Mina in hand, he'll hive to be eatinfled with a commiimon. like any other agent You leave me to talk to 'im ' They did eo; and, to hi* astonishment, Uie Chcvalirr f. uiul himself confronted by a woman s wit and nharpnew concealed In the form of a weird creature, whoso face wa* that of a pecociou* child, but whmw ment.il acntcncnrt proved more than a match for him He had to content him- eif with a commivton on Mina H earn- ing*; and it may be hinted, to Tibby'n credit, that it was by no mean* an exor- bitant one. Tibbjr alo secured an en- gagement for ElUha In the Chevallcr'i orchentra during the Verm of Uma'e con- tract. For dome reason which h if- never been clearly defined, members of the dramat c and niuftical professions iieem to preff-r to work under any other nammi than their own. 1'iidrr th rather high-flown name. Veronica Vernon. with which the Ohrvv Her had launched her. she continued to be known; and as t>ho was ai yet by no mean* trong, it waa d<-clded that she bould romafn for the present at I^ea-on- flan<l. The Chevalier wan too wise to let her appear too often, and she nang at t'n Kiirw.ml for only three nights in the | week. On thoie uighlii the place , crowded, and sh acquired inch loci] j fame that Tinhorn came from the neigh- boring waUirlng-placea to hear her sing, i Now, Hinging Is one of the mot bene- ficial eiorckm that man or woman run Indulge In; and Mum health improved rapidly; but though both Kl.nlia and Tib- by were overjoyed at her nuocewii, Mina hemelf wa not elated. AH all true ar'i~ti should, and M!...! miiM be, hc was ab- orbed In her art that i. while she was practising, or tinging before an audli-nce -but at other i in-, iihe was preocciipiml and melancholy. Klic xeemed to be living in a world of her own; and it wafl a world of Hiiilnc**; for nhe never laughed now, ten at Tibby'i (jueer ways and Nharu >pei-hio<, and rhe rarely even nmlled. Hlrange to say, few of us live in the prenent; come of tin live in the future, and I niont of u*. alas! live In th pa*t. And Mina w.is amongM the m.ijorhy. They all told her that -lie wan going to lie famouii, rich; and h<< wan glad for K! - h'M and Tibby'i ake.<; but the proepe'-t brought uo gludnmH for herneir; he vtai living in that pant In which Clive had in- '.i.l ufl the chief fai-tor in her life, as I the centre on which all her thought*, all her li.ii.i.iniv--, hud rented. But she wag poiseised of more good renM than falls to the lot of m..-' girli of her age; and she reminded hernelf iiK'emantly that he : had yen. deserted her; that on reflection' he had decided he could nnt marry }ier. It wo* her dutv to herself, to her self- reapot, to forget him. Rut forgetfiilnees, Jike several other thing* wa ometime rare, will not rome at bidding. The KM-. .11 In a iihort one at such placed an Li'a ')!I-*IIC|H; and ImmiMllately the ChfVsJfer'sl engagement ran out they tarted on a provincial lour. Tibhy ac- c'ompanied the others; but, of COUTH*, not ai an idle member of the party. Kllttha and Mina would require "looking; after" more than ever; and then there wan the matter of Jliria' wardrobe, which, T.btiy declared, would demand nearly a'.l her time to superintend: for It in an article of faith with ladies In Tiber's pot-It on that an evening drew marked eight guin- eas in a shop window may, with cunning and perseverance, be satisfactorily copied at home at a quarter of the cost. One of the first places on their rout* was Manch<ter. Of course, "MifiB Veroni- ca Vernon" was quite unknown in that metropolis, not only of commerce but of art; eo her name, therefore, appeared quite m. uli-.'ly in tho programme for a iipV of eongs only. The hall wai > good one, and crowded: her appearance tme- dltly prepoeeetsed the audience in her favor, ae unual. and her first nong wne re. ceived with greut admiration. With her eecond 8he achieved u marked uccei: hc wu not only encored, but at the end of the encore -he chose the Chevalier's: tour de force. "Home. Hweet Home" the app!au*te wan vociferoun. and ahe was called back to the. platform; until, pale .11. il trembling under the strain of the j general excitement, ehe clung to Tibby. and refused to appear again. Now. It chanced that there had been that afternoon a conference of the local mi-Hi Ix-rw of the Liberal party, at which Lord rhesterleigh was present. II had decided to remain until the next day to i addrrns another meeting; and after he ' had finished his dinner at the hotel he | a..i nt- instated upon putting up at an hotel on thee occanionn, becauno he could ret to bed early, which he cou'd not do If ntaying as a guewt at a private house- he strolled out, the night being flrie lie 1 came upon the concert hall, and. bring passionately fond of muelc, went in, nnd was given n seat in a private box by the booking-office clerk, who recognized him. and. nettling himself, bin lordnhtp Irani back, and, putting politien away from him, w.ui quite prepared to enjoy the muelc. lie had come in eome time after the pro. gramme had commenced, but he WJB not too late for Miiia'a flrnt song. Iinmcd.atc- ly she appeared. Lord Chesterlelgh was struck by tho grac and modeaty of her bearing; and he put up his cyeglani and looked at her with attention. An he did xo. he waa nmitten by a vague tense of having seen her before; yet he could not recollect whcro or under what, circum- Ktancca. he consulted the programme, but her name, obviously a KtjigJ one, convey, cd nothing to him. The leeling, a troub- Ion i one. ttirred dim depths of hie pant life, and made him vtrangHy uneaey. even mclincholy; and her xinglng of "Home, Hwe<-t I!. .in.'." though he admired it and applauded II a enthuniantically as the rc.-i of the audience, made him still sad- der. Where hud he een hor before, of whom did she remind him? He harried hi memory with the queetlon; but it re- fused to answer. He remained until the end of the con- cert, and wan making h> way out, etill thinking of the girl and pondering over the problem which her nentonallty had set him. when, at a temporary block neur the entrance, he. recognised a man whoj wan standing clone in front of him. "How do you do, Mr. Qullton?" he said, touching the man on the nhouldcr. Quilton turned round und gated at Lord ' Chenterleigh with his colorlesn rye, and I without the slightest sign of rcuponslve recognition in hie face. "I'm afraid you don't remember me?" said C'heeterleigh, a* they panned on to- gether iuto the street. "My name 1 Chee- terleigh. We met in India, If you recol- lect? At any rate, I do not forget that you rendered tho Uoveniini'nt a great ser- vice." ' Ah. yen! How do you do, Lord flies- terlelgh?" said Qullton an If he had Junl rii'oUocted his companion; but his tone and fi>. > were as impaxnlvt an usual. "Yes; that wan very valuable assist- ance you rendered us," said Lord Chester- leigh; "and I fear that It wan not fully recognised. But that wag not altogether our fault, wae It? You left I wae going to say disappeared from flimla ao nnl denly. not to say mysteriously." ho emil- 1 ed, "that all our effort* to nnd you were unavailing." "That's norne years ago, Lord Chester- leigh," ald Qullton; "and I'm afraid I've forgotten what It waa that took me away. Any .-ii' i ! nervlce I may have b. < n able' to render the Government it wan quite: welcome to." "Htrange to meet you here again at Mam-heater after so many years. -Will you have a igar?" c i <l Lord Chenter- leigh. Quilton accepted onit. and lit it in liin 1. .-nrrly fashion. "May one inquire what brings you here?" "Buninen." replied Qulllon. "T am on Ihe Ntuff of tli Beacon; and I crime down to report your lordnhlp'n meeting." "1 wieh you could have found a pleas- nntcr M. ..;.. biiiil Ijnrd Chraterleigh, Hliriifcging bin shoulderH; "hut, indeed, you li.ive thin evening. What a capital con- cert! By the way." he hesitated a mo- ment, "there wan a young lady, quite a young girl, who nung mont charmlng'y: n extremely pretty girl, Mint) Veronica i Vernon. I)o you you gentleman of the Prwa are generally o'liniirient do you know anything of her? I don't remember ..'>_ her name before." Quilton knocked the :i. li off his cigar, nnd studied it i if he hud suddenly din- <'\-'ri<i something extremely interesting in it; then he said: "Hho ban only nppenrrd recently. I nhould nay I don't know much about such TII n'. r, thul hii'- promtee* to be a m.- ceM." "A very gront, succeM." >n\A Ifinl ThcR- terleigh warmly. "But, what I meant to auk wan. do you know anything about her Fersonally? I put tho (junction becaiiHC fancied that f had neeii her before, or that she reminded me of eonic one." A BREAKFAST IN CEYLON II would not briny you a more delicious cup of tea than you may have at your own table by using SALADA It is the world's choicest tea, at its best the finest hill-grown Ceylon in sealed lead packets. BLACK, BREEN or MIXED I! 961 Qullton etared before him with expree- nionlesn eyes. "I ehould scarcely think that wai lifcelr, Lord Chenterleigh. I do happen to know something about her Hhe la the daughter of quite humble people. Her father play- ed In the orchestra to night; and he and her sister look after her." Lord I'heetcrleigh sighed It seemed al- moot with relief. "I am glad she in eo well looked after, guarded. A girl eo young, so beautiful, and so highly gifted, in exposed to many temptations You did not tell me her name?" Quilton seemed to ponder for a moment. "Jonen, Brown, Thompson I forget," he said canua'.ly. Lord I'hesterleigh elghed again. "Ah, well," ho eaid. as if dismlMiing the Ject. "Will you come to the hotel me, and have a night-cap and a chat over ,],., ereen th old times in India. Mr. Qullton f "Thank you; I am afraid I cannot," Bald .* ou > remarked Lord Chenterleigh. "Yen; I can have the phaeton round by that time." (To be continued.) * __ JOHN Bl RROUGHS. Finds Each Day Too Short For (he ThoiiRhtH He Wants to Think. Have you ever wandered in a vast peac-e and contentment through woodland paths and over fields, within hearing of the hearty voice of some full-flowine brook, now in wen. jio ti>i, as n a IB mi**, ins; ino uw- ,. . " Ject. "Will you come to the hotel with tile warm glow of the sun, now un- of the city hemming you clo, you- suddenly find yourself free again of hedgerow and w*ying tree, breath- ing an air too sweet to blow through Any city utreeta, and see- ing hill^top visions your sick heart had all but forgotten. There is not a whit of wery age in "The Summit of the Yer," ju*t from his pen. Mr. Burroughs' letter tnlls us : "I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want U) read, and all the friends I want to see. The longer I live the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and wonder of the world. * * * I have loved the feel of the grass under my feet and the sound of the running streams by my side. The hum of the wind in the tree-tops has al- ways been good music to me, and the face of the fields has often com- forted me more than the faces of pas- and men. Following upon a beautiful sage extolling the loveliness mystery of night, Mr. Burroughs gives this hint of his own eventide : "I am a creature of the day ; I belong to the open, cheerful, opti- mistic day. Few of my habits or The Guaranteed "ONE All Kinds of Cloth. tions, pat and to the point as may be, resemble ours when we, we say, "act without thinking." Very Mnch Out of Date. "She's living way in the past." * "What makes you say that!" "I heard her telling an engaged couple that two can live as cheaply as one." Quilton. "I am going to take my report life flush through your being with up with me by the night train. And that __ ;_j_., ._:i _i i , , reminda me that I have only Juit time to an indescribable power and beauty, catch It. Good night. Lord Chesterleigh: glad U> have met you." He went off, not hurriedly, but In itnch a way to prevent a n y further conver- nation; and Lord Ches'erlelgh went on to his hotel, hie head bent, hii brow* drawn, .. if his meeting with Quilton. had cued echoes of the poet. CHAPTEK XXI. The months glided by. the Heanon com- menccd; the Conservative! were Hti 1 cling- ing to office with a t-::acily which, of course, the Liberulii declared to be at wicked ac It was deapr.:te The Liberals were still working hard to overthrow the Government, and ft-w worked harder than C'live; not, if the truth must be told, that he was particularly and personally de- sirous of ousting the Coneervatives, but because hn found that wh< n he was not at work he Invariably fell to brooding. Therefore, he was nearly alwayn in hie place In the House, and did a great deal of stumping in the country, and, wnat wae unusual with him. wrent a great deal into Society, where, it should bo added, he wa very welcome. And, of courie, he saw a great deal of Lady Edith. 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P"' 9 * 8 * your body beating in tune to that of nature? thcse experiences have come to and played softly; hut. if Hhe cou'd have J' 01 '. J'OU have known an linsha- known it, theoe were i thn only occasions d^ved happiness, a chrystalline on which sh erred; for when nh played n L . , or sang Olive was reminded of Mina; and well-being that is as unforgettable nornfitimes he oould scarcely bear the as it is untranslatable. Only those m j"rd Chesterlclgh and he wore greater ! of a ^ ke fortim* will understand friend* than ever; and (.'live WPB made you when you speak, only these can free of the houe; Indeed, Lord Cheater- j r -, n ,, n J :.. i,;,,,) leigh treated him almost as if he were a r '" 1 ' 1 ! KI ' son; and ('live' naturally grew much at- It IS to this fraternity that tM toched to the oldtr man. They had be- books by John Burroughs make come eo friendly, and Lord Chosterlelgh ,, , , ,. so often talked about foml y and personal their Strongest appeal. In his matters unreservedly and confidentially, pages, as nearly as mav he. one o^eZ'," T"m" e o7 r t'}!c t! ? a n. 1 e th fore^ finds the song without words trans- looking woman; but In these modern dnys cribed. So pure and ardent is his r^^rin^u%Yonon r ^er e ;; n r.' a p P rf-, r e ' OVe for P* Communion with affaira, and (.'live held his tongu*. As a nature, this joyous companionship matter of fact he attached little or no an< J Bv mpathy with the living world importance to the woman or her behavior, . " , , , .. which he iiscribed to monomania. | ' animals and plants, that almost It 1 scarcely necessary to say that the; he puts the thing itself into writ- SduMTil"^^^ Reading him, cooped up in- attracted attention. Hociety regarded a bide your room, with the iron circle marrlago between them as certain, and thoroughly approved of It. But Clive had no intention of proposing to Lady Kdith; he did not want to marry any one except- ing 'in, . His heart felt dead: he wag in- capable of love for any other wnman, and he had, almoot unconsciously, the feeling which every man and woman has in his condition that every one must bo awure of 1 1 in state of mind. Hut accident and circumstance nften drive us whither we have no intention of going. ('live, went home one morning with Lord f'hesterlelgh t<i lunch. It was a lovely dy In early spring; and Lady Edith, who had received C'live a If his presence were all that was needed to miiko the day per- fect, remarked : "What a nliaine to waste euch lovely weather! Father, could you not drive me out Into the country In that new mn'l phaeton of yours?- Do you know." she turned to ('live with a laugh, "that he has bought > most p'c-ndaclou phaeton and a pair of lovely cobe; and that he Ins never once a. a ked mp to go out with him? Anil yet I dare *ay he goes about prilling himself that ho is an aRivtionatc and at- tentive parent." I*ord rhenterflrld Inughed. "I haven't been out with iiii'in ynt myself," he naid. "Thou tnke mo somewhere this after- noon," ho retorted quickly. "And per- hiipH Mr. Harvey would coino with us; that is, if ho can tear hiniBplf uwuy from thi> House." "I should bo delighted," (aid Clivo. "Wild horses wouldn't drag mo to the Houso this afternoon." "Thrn tamo IIOTKIW shall drug down to -where, father?" nho said, her eyes Hparkllng, her face r admit. "I don't care where It IB. Could we find some ruetic, out-(if-the-wrty epot where we eou'd h:\ve .1 dinner of tough chnpri or hnm nnd >-ii ;. or sonictliing dilTi'i'i'iit fnun the u M.I I cnd- IPSH nnd Im-nome. mrnl w get at homeP - IKi you know of such a pluco, Mr. Hur- vcyr" ('live eniMfldered fur a moment or two. "There's n little place <-ull<'d I'-ilincr's (ireeii, <iut Surrey way," hu s:ild; "It is Hi'.irccly a place, for there id nothing there Init a small Inn; hut, though I doubt the chops, I feel pretty Hiire about the hum mid o(fB. I came upon the place when I was out ridiiiB one, day. By th way, it Is ft rnthor long drive." "I'll Inch my lmrwn for .my di<tance," .-lid luird i'liost<'rleigh, with nil owners proud I'onlldenco "Your drwrlptinn sotind delightful," re. marked Lady Kdith. "Let UB go nt oncol" Clivo rose. "I think 1 Htumld like to change my hat nnd frock coat for Home- tiling mure suitable to the, occasion." he said. 'I promise to bu back long before, yitu're, ready." "Then iron will hrivo to lie very quick." she said brightly; "for I Bhnll be exactly three minute* :md a hulf." That men IIM three qu.mern ot au houf," V/i t 1 i T .T I I I I , 1 I" I t> I I I 1 . . . tn.wnv -.In.!.- ' M !. * ee " n ? s are nocturnal. 1 am not a fp u ftl f ;Z f j prowler, nor a burner of midnight felt the tide of r .. . , oil, nor a lover of the spectral or obscure. I bring all things to the test of the sunlight ; my mind works best and my faith is strongest when the day is waxing and not waning. Yet now I am in a mood to praise the night, the not-day, th great shadow which is a telescope through which we see the Infinite." Looking back upon his life he reads this lesson : "That one may have a happy and not altogether useless life on cheap and easy terms; that the essential things are always near at hand ; that one's own door opens upon the wealth, of heaven and earth ; and that all things are ready to serve and cheer one. Life is a struggle, but not a warfare ; it is a day's la- bor, but labor on God's earth, un- der the eun and stars, with other laborers, where we may think and sing and rejoice as we work." In his preface Mr. Burroughs tells us that he has finished with the discussion of the question, "Do animals reason?" Yrt he lias a very clear and logical paper among thefe essays that takes up the problem very thoroughly. 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