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To her. whu would have sounded ln< coherent to 1 third perm was explicit um tel-vent. He knew her as his mate, and would not [In her up: Ina-ted I right: with 1 MI" 3 ”thorny. wt! 0 Ind longing. you at It long ago. deer Connie. but the moneotlon of what was «Inc to another withheld me, whfle l was yet uncertain that my love was returned. I hnd no little rennon for hope. although hope hon never loggedâ€"mt» tn 1 enn- gnlne nature, you knowâ€"that l heel- tnted to sneak openly. Now that I can feel tlrm ground under my feet, my hawtnees to mixed wtth much alloy. I must either take from one who In a hopeles- Invnltd the nhlent and most lovely nurse thnt ever man had: con- demn him, whone claim the world would deem-e to he npertor to mine, to lone- ltnenn and narrow. or consent to n neo- non of dreary wetting before I can coll my dnrtlng my own. Do you won- der that thoughts such on these have preyed upon my splrttn; racked me with anxiety. even tn the blessed hour at enhance thnt my devotion won not wanted 2" "It I. good In ytm to submit to qnlotly to my swarm-3." lu- bmn. by the time be In outed. "But I have me- tllng to my to m. I story to tell 'Mrh I can keep no longer. You must have m. although you hue md M to do on. how I have cloned your stop for some weeks put, In the hope of stealing an opwrtnlty for cur-ren- m. l have sometimes ventured to hello" “at your worn-Ir: wit and woman's heart had penetrated my se- cret; mu what entered so largely Into Iy would; and motives. made up so smelt o! my life. could not remain Md- den from your eyn I wanted to tell - It lacked Ion minutes of "no appoint- ed hour when they men-d m» ulna but Edvard maul upon the door amp. in M novel on. Ibo (Inc lam" upon em but In! nun. Iml ulna-Mn: palm and - bolls; that ale Md noun (be m. 'M Ilkfl 1m In don-Mo her “to to: (Inc an! tor nor-Hy, "Hun- he». .0,- Q. «And fut!” an. tuna «and Io an. and II”. (M hurl wan mill-q ht. (W. and vibrating will ex- ”runn‘ (shim In“ no lo fl" for Nu m. 4 dried. at... I mount no but not": to you sham u." n. the n- wtnl "Minder. when in} no Hanan-In "ply. nd Io (Mica Ila Dorm u Inqulm "won I a. tort. uh?" Wm..." Ibo railed than“ me from Nam, "the" on you (out? What haunt you hcnrj but Mm uy mu the urn dur to III: 3- he had Iona been to In", Know- in. u an did. that the mm to noun Illa tron hcr It Ibo nmoinl approach to un- than". the In never Able to lay Ill. an bonru pnrvou Inn Ihr nu "holy lo do |L I! IN doubled Mu henna-nu. nu doubted haul! you CEAP‘I'ER X.â€"(Coxuluan.t It watt early in March when (‘0an perceived. or fancied she perceived, a mixed alteration in tho demeanor of her hrother-in-iaw. He was not less kind, and his fraternal attentions were rendered freely and cordially as ever, but he was less say. and was addicted to tits oi abstraction. proiound, al» though apparently not sad, while his absence from the family circle. with- out apology. became so common that it ceased to provoke Harriet's frivolous wonder. and to disappoint Mr. Withers. Constance had never complained 01 or marked upon this. But her mind was tossed night and day upon a tu- multuous tide oi conjectures. she would lain have termed apprehensions. rathâ€" er than hopes. l'p to this date she had believed her love and her misery to he unshared and unsuspected by him: had reiterated. in her flimsy sell-deception, thanksgiving: choked by tears that she was the only sulierer iron) her wretch- ed ioiiy. Did she grow suddenly cruel and base the moment when the thought . that the error was mutual awoke} rapturet. the remembrance oi the aut- ‘ icring he must also taste had not the power to utilnw“ the salve to her reit- respect supplied by the discovery thut her divinity was a iaiiihie man, impo- tent to resist the subtle temptation that had overcome her prejudices and sense oi right. worth the price paid ior it? A new terror. more sweet than any joy she had ever known, roou inid hold oi her. it was idle to ignore the tact that Edward iurliveiy. but per-ment- iy. sought a private interview with her. She might disregard his beseechllt. glances. alien to miauntierstaud his signals and his uttered hints. might Ink. irt ton-taut ministration to her husband‘s want. and whims. to guard homii. and to torn-t thrm- omens oi a hearing crisis. lint she comprehended his tie-tuna: maritui run a thrill. that war the opposite to pain. hia rhaxriu at his iaiitmx and the augmented reat- Ienncu oi him mlt‘n. twtoitt-uinx wr- ”any and desire. What wan to he the out! at lhla put-tum. and her eta-ton at it. win-n hrr own int-art an the ump- tl'r‘a ”room-at ally,~ tihe tiurrd not énAPrE-n x1. [8 rapid mlcnla- "on had given Con- Iuneo no time for reply, but her ex- cltement equaled his, as she bent her veiled face upon her hands and III- tened In dumb alarm u the emo- tions rising to meet [III "on! of love INTERNATIONAL mm ASSOCIATION 1'here was time now for little beyond the kindly commonplaces suitable to their meeting in a public place and their prospective parting. and even these Constance abridged ostensibly. and the others deemed coneiderateiy. that the last precious moments with his amsneed might he sii' Edward's. Without verbal pretext, she arose from her piece beside Evelyn and passed around to Mr. Pynsent's side, engaging him in oonver'uuhn‘ about his voy- age and destination. The atmosphere was a degree less stifling there. it she moved, smiled and talked mechanically, it mattered nothing now that the pen- ness. Both were high bred. but it was not Evelyn's beauty that had won her lover. Her eyes and mouth were her only really good features. Cadet-nee knew herself to he the handmer of the two. but the per-union added to the hopelessnen of her ill-feted love. The qnslltles that had knit to thin girl's heart that o! the nun who had seen the beauties 0! two hemispheres, whleh had kept him true to her and her alone. althlmgh chased by nbunca, din. courage-lent and the wiles ad scores of other-«women. lay beyond her power «analysis and counter-charm; She began to understand how it_ had mine to pus when she had commanded her wits so far as to talk five minute. with Edwsrd's betrothed; owned reluctantly, that had she not her as new acquaint- ances generally meet she would have been irresistibly ettraeted by her win- ning ladyhood and the countenance that united so much sweetness with sense and spirit she loolml up Ind spoke the lady. Ind her father "one from Ms Mun. sup- porting tinsel! upon n cane. ad un- lmed In. Wither: with study polite- "You were vary good to came." salt! a low voice, fraught with emotion. no study. “Anow me to pm: my father. \lr. PynsenL In. Wltherl. tamer." Tim". I bewlldetllg has lulu u- llu Iolsy crowd, the moknumk of the monstrous vmel. stumbled along the .ngway mnnocllng It with the any yleldlny pamvoly l lune mp. .- ot Edward‘s Inn 1an rqnlnfil night. hurling incl count-locum o! hula when 9M mood In a ”name saloon. I small hand. warm u Inn was Icy. luuerlng in her mm. and l palr of (lurk; thoughtlul eyes fixed upon her turn. "mm m not to no steamer I: you «I. John?" calla! Edward (n- his window, and In (M Intel-nun at no. (ml the nu sharpen «min! was "1 Mom In “a tummy near ll hand. Putnam summed Io be handed from (h:- c-nhge to the wild. Wu no mm an. 0! human- (0 MWMMmp.‘ m‘.”. an (I. [II-I noun. ‘7th m card the gluten of mu m fountain that nu drowning in ml with em! bl- amnion ud uni-h? "a tholquIy hush-d. "A. H "III with! In Ala-tum. hall I“ Mme .0 III'. .0le- I I'm-hind that In" cm In pomuu l. the foam of unnu- Ing In". Why. (Tomato. we can nude [or on anotherâ€"tn no! If" 8M Inurmpud III- by an Inpfl- noun mm". "Van in mum rud- Iywrlflldly! Think nu you vmfld «In It you tend without hope 0! «- qnlul Too preoccupied by M. on renov- Hom to Iota lun- thick lfllfllhllon And undlounly aunt-d (m. Mun! look up the rod warmly. "Hard! Win! rank! in bank? lot both of an?“ "I! In very hard." lie bud ”and and Conn-act muu amt. me.’ I hove been Itendily disobedient to her advice. i told her as much when i found out by chance two month: ago that she won in the city. She was very renolute for n time. often retunlng to see me when lulled. nnd again begging me. even with tears. to diamiu Ill idea of III-kl“ her my wife. It is now I fortnight since her lather unexpectedly nnnounced his determinntion to return to Eurooe. nnd. in the Anticipation oi our necond parting. acknowledged thnt my love was returned. Our enmement would he an unsatisfactory one to most people. but she is the earthly imperson- ntlon of the angel oi pntience. end 1 an surely wait I [or months. or even years. (or n [in to pmioua. Hrr tub" in nllllrted by n complication of disor- derI. the that urioun being In omnnic nan-Non oi the heart. She is the oniy living child. it would be nheev barbar- ity to separate them. And with In in- vnlid'n obunnncy he will not he" of inking up hie abode in hi: daughter's butane should the marry. fly poor Evelyn. my ratio love; oh II a martyr Ind i can do no little to lighten her burden!" "I have startled you by my vehe- mence," he continued. taking the hand that lay upon her lap. "I feared lest this announcement might seem abrupt. but the steamer nails at five o'clock, and I last night obtained Evelyn’s per- misslon to bring you to see her on. she owes you a debt of gratitude for your olnterly care of my lonely and gracelees sell. She loves you dearly already, as you will her when you have had one glimpse of her face. You re- minded me of her the first day of our meeting. I have traveled with her and her nick father (or three months. and at parting more than hinted at my at- tachment. With candor that would have driven me to desperation had St been less mouthful. she declared her intention not to marry while her {other lived. ‘He need: my content care: she said. ‘Wlthout lt he would die In a week. He wlll never be better. The kindest service you can do me, as the wisest you can do yourself, in to forgot his heart ached at thought of the woe In store tor her nominal possessor. DH .1 Die Incl-9‘- h-ml. > In. Belle Klimt, o! Wham-c. Ind“ and la n curiae whlch had just reached her hone altar beam he to her mother'- Bum]. Won II (I. Mo. Practical tut: have shown that n bicycle runs easily on the and o! the African deserts, Ind in due time the camel will follow the hone Into obli- '0” not... The ground under the any of 8a- Salndor is full of even: or unknown depths. A IIIII in once digging a we" there. The lut stroke he can with his pick. the bottom fell out Ind he and Mn pick fell through. nobody knows where. At. or the wane. The yard in the Bruin and Aunt- enn unndprd of length. Down to ma the original mdard of Mull land from nhlch our: In copied) we. I rod. thieh hall heen depoelted in the can of excheqner. lnndon. In the tile at Queen Blinheth. In those days. can the St. Innis Republic. Ill menial-es in- tended (or getter-l use Vere taken to the court of "chasm tn he examined by the proper oleer. The! ollnltl tool the proposed manure and placed it par- allel with the standard. end if found reth placed certnin lllfll o! identi- fication upon it, By an act of peril» ment in 1324 the old Elisabeth:- pund- lard was superseded by another. which had been constructed under the dl. ‘ rectlons of the Ron! moiety dxty-fonr yearn prevlone This he! pmlded the! “the straight line or dimce het'een the centers of taro points In the [old studeln the breed rod now in the ele- tody of the clerk at the hence of con. none shall he the genuine standard 0! the uni meunre in Great Britain.” The act further provided tint the nae- nrelnenu o! the rod must he undo then the temperature of the has rod ‘ In: at 02 degrees Mnnheii. Thu medal-d was destroyed by lire in 1830 end the communion appointed to re- place It made the yard nature In in use. The new mdnrd who dept-lt- ed‘ In the house of parliament-tn ms and authentic-Led copie- ot it are in the permeation of our methane”. of- lciale pt Wuhington. Ihmflnvo'ovblhmm "fl- rill “dot-tau u can win in how-M cm Jofil m I... m m not. Ilu he in” u do" to no Ila unan- oI.“ Rolled "M can- Idnuy. "'0 mn Inn A m In.) «honor a mm: on: our “nature. 80 In; M you no not II- hpoy or m" with lo. I I. m- fort-M! on than can at mum-a ll. Finally life (might in way back. Inch by inch, to the worn hurt: the hogan rained from the"- rigid clinch. the lips were let: purplt. and the eyes were un~ closed [29ny upon the union group. When he could move Edward and the physician lupporud him to Illl lute- roon. iolloved by Evelyn. Comm. ion to her-elf. had leisure to oblate what Ind not until now anvil Im- n2- mmion.‘ The bustle o! e-hrhlion Md ceased. but throuh the Ill-OI! desert. or! uloon sounded the mounted (Mob ‘0! the powerful engine. a they urged the boat through the valor. 3h. threw open a window and looked out. They won nlmdy in do" the N1. the wires of the city Ian-tin. in tho din- unm, had the vane! under (all held- way. She met Edward M (ha Ima- roon door with the startling mun- uuco. For n tut-n! he looked u uhu! u hone". than he "covered his coll-vomit with 3 Julia. 830 um coupon hen-Ii Ind inn! im- ch emmlo than hoih tro- lho predict-at in which his thoughtloum had placed than. The van: that mid bot-ll than in l row houn‘ dnihy in "turning hm. lie would an the not-in thlihH and mm: him In sign! the Int vacuum-bound punt-hon or uhcr van-0| (My night «my. Continua did I: ha hock: hcr ~n- new Im- mi. and mod in "All ihn mil at tho hlhir nil-lily. "l .- atmd your Moth" my ho I'll-0C u m continua than.” u hor oo- iy tar-uh. etratln. eyes she most dreaded never lea their restingoplaeo upon the visage or which then were taking a ion; tare.- weil. There was little to be ”M- : bended from the rich man'- restleu re- 1cards, which wandered incessantly irom her to the betrothed couple, his gray eyebrows contracting with pain or mental disquiet as he did so. Had Evelyn been free to maintain her usual watch upon him, she would have taken alarm st theae increasing symptoms of distress and the livid hue settling up- on his complexion. Constance did not notice these until, simultaneously with the changing of the bell overhead and the rapid rush or feet toward the shore. he threw both hands outward, with the aimless clutch of s sixhtless man, and tell against her as she sat by him on the sofa. The utmost confusion reigned in the saloon i’or s few momentaâ€"exclama- tions. inquiries and ordersâ€"loud. varied and useless. Then Edward's strong voice recommended. in string- ent terms, that the room be cleared or all except the Immediate attendants of the auii'erer, including a gentleman who had introduced himself as a phy- sician. The spasm passed into a swoon so deathly and protracted that Con- stance was ready to believe the pn- tlent was beyond the reach or earthly aid, notwithstanding the doctor’s ss- sertlon that he would probably revive. and even Evelyn murmured once when 1 Edward would have confirmed the ‘ cheering assurance: "it may be. i ‘ hope so; but I never saw him quite so ill before. " TH! YARD IIASURI. "I . corny...» GROVE numb-munch“- MIum LW‘_ A ham'lmunelnobrh worth a thou-Ind .pldJa-Iu. Everybody I: not perfect. and an editor: nan their mm. Ammondwm do you not: maucwiumy. Thebm way to prevent Io- ot hit In to lock It up acutely baton Mr- [on don't but: In Maul. no no“ a Mend-Mp bag:- I. “Wig-7.7157" Ian-31:1; M‘ "175.;â€" nhl halo ad bun-n.“ Ila-u. 13:”.th [Iliumâ€"Mm rou- blot you wul ma. WM 3. , , HGGONlme Minmvolluntlonymn wukmwmmalm Mmmmnomln It. 'râ€"Yen. “de! DI! the. they no mmtvmoth-‘Bnol- No an in be autumn: tro- re~ ”Milan-olefin“ unlu- M'MHfiMYthlâ€"y. mm” nmmmmm u m .mfim my I“. 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