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"I esteem you, Sir iobert, and I . think very, very much of you, but I cannot marry you, for I love arr- other man.” Sir Robert Herrick had bowed his head humbly on hearing his dismiss- al, and had gone away bearing in his heart and brain the image of the girl whom he had loved and whom he had lost. “By heavens!” he murmured, as he glanced at the portrait. “I think I would give up all my honors, all my wealth, everything that I have won, and begin life again as a poor clerk if I might hold her in my arms and have her with me to guide me on.” But the dream had worn to an end now, he told himself, and nothing re mained save the dust and ashes of what had been a rose-tinged hope. He must put Beryl out of his mem- ory for ever, and find distraction in the work that lay before him. Even as this resolution flashed into the great barrister’s heart the door opened and his clerk entered bearing a slip of paper. ' “Great powers, it is her writing,” he muttered, and then read the writ~ ten words in a low tone:â€" “Am in terrible trouble. Can you see me for g few minutes?â€"â€"B. H.” “Ask the lady to come in at once, Simonds,” he said, quickly, and a moment later Beryl Harding stood before him. The girl was deadly white, but her face was as beautiful as ever. She came towards him with outstretched hands. “This is indeed a surprise,” said the barrmter,‘ endeavoring to speak calmly. "1â€"1 am very glad to see you. Will you sit down?” "No, no; I am too agitated â€"â€" too anxious to remain still for a mo- ment,” she replied. "Nothing but the direst necessity, Sir Robert, would have brought me here to see you, for I cannot forget the circum- stances under which we said good- bye.” “We will try and forget,” he said, kindly. “Tell me how I can serve you.” For answer she snatched a newspa- per from her pocket and pointed to a paragraph headed "Strange Forgery Case.” The paragraph stated that a young man of good family called Richard Hope had been charged at a West London police court with hav- ing forng an acceptance for a. very large sum. “That man is my accepted lover.” she said, huskily, “and if he is con- victed I shall die of grief.” So this, \then, was his rival, ponâ€" dered Robert Herrick. It was for this young, irresponsible madman that she had abandoned the true and deep affection which he had place: at her feet. “Why do you show me this para- graph?” he asked at length, in a cold tone. “Because I want you to undertake his defence when the case comes on at the Criminal Court. I saw .llick an hour ago, and he said, solemnly, “There is only one man in Great Tl'lri- tain who can get me off, and that man is Robert l-lerrick.’ " ."Does he admit his guilt?” asked the lawyer after a short pause, dur- ing which he had stood regarding the girl with intent eyes. "He does, but only to incâ€"for, as you will h.ve seen from the paper, he pleaded ‘Not guilty’ when the question was put to him by the mug- istrate.” ' “I seeâ€"I 'see. And so you want me to undertake his defence, do you?” “Yes; save him from penal serviâ€" tude, and I will bless you as long as life lasts.” "Suppose I refuse! Suppose I say to you that I consider myself the last barrister on earth to whom you should have come on such an errand! Suppose I remind you that this man i has taken the place which I might have held in your heart, and that 1 cannot bring myself to defend my rival! Suppose I say all thisâ€"what. then?” “Ali, but you will not say it,” she moaned, throwing herself at his feet with a low cry. “You Would not be so cruel.” “There is no alternative. Go to some other counsel, for I absolutely refuse to undertake this defence.” “You refuse?” "Yes." ' His steelâ€"like lips closed firmly and his eyes grew hard _with decision. Robert Herrick had a will or iron, and none knew that fact better than the girl who knelt before 'him. She rose slowly and gazed at him with despairing eyes. “You tell me to go to some other counsel,” she ' exclaimed, bitterly. "But I know quite well that there is no barrister in London half as clev- er as you. Dick admits that he has ._ very. very weak case, and that frail thread whereon his life box.” Then he turned tOWards some pa- only a man of genius can save him from being convicted.” “I am not responsible for Mr. Richard Hope’s views as to my tal- ents. He must either rely upon some other counsel’s servicesor go unde- fended.” _, "And that is your last word?” “Yes, that is my last word, unâ€" lessâ€"-â€"" . “Unless what?” “Unless you consent to abandon this man and to marry me in the event of my obtaining an acquittal.” "Oh, can you be so baseâ€"so cruel?” "Yes, I both can and am. Love has torn out all mercy from my heart, Beryl, and has made me what you see. I swear to you that I will go heart and soul into this affair and will save this man from prison if you will put your hand in mine and say that you will be my wife." * i * * Â¥ *- “And say that you will be my Wife.” The words rang in Beryl’s‘ ears throughout her dreary journey home. At first she had been inclined to dismiss the proposal with anger, but second thoughts showed her that per- haps, after all, it would be better to accept Robert Herrick’s offer than to allow the man she loved to go to a convict’s cell. Dick was not streng. Only too well did the girl realize that the hardships of prison would snap the hung, and tears rose to her eyes as the thought of Dick, lying dead within a. gaol infirmary, rose to her fevercd brain. “Yes, the life would kill him -â€"â€" kill him,” she murmured, "and it would be my fault, for if Robert Her- rick undertakes the defence some in- stinct tells me Dick will be vauitâ€" ted.” Yes; that was the chief consideraâ€" tion when all was said and done. The sacrifice of her‘ own life and happiâ€" ness seemed trivial when weighed against the life of dear, dear Dick; and if Dick could be saved from pen- al servitude by her marriage to the great counsel, then might bring herself to speak the word which would wrench .her sweetheart from the prison cell and give him back his freedom. For three days of quivering doubt she debated the question. During that period she endeavored to ascerâ€" tain from 'Dick’s solicitor whether the services of any other skiiful barrister could be secured for him, but it transpired that the three counsels whose talents in the direction of for- gery cases were considered to be on a level with those of Herrick were far tOO busy to assume further duties. At the end of the three days the girl hesitated no longer, and one evening when Herrick returned to his chambers, after a heavy day in court, the following note lay upon his tablezâ€" , “Yes. I accept your terms. On the day that Dick is acquitted I will promise to be your wife.â€"â€"l3. H.” A smile of triumph flitted over the barrister’s worn features. "Heaven bless her,” he murmured. “I will make her happier than that fellow would have done, and this night I am the happiest man in England.” Next morning he sent for the soliâ€" citor who was entrusted with Rich- ard Hope’s defence, and conferred with that gentleman for nearly an hour. “A bad case, Sir Robert, I’m. afraid,” observed Mr. Parchment, ruefully. “Not at allâ€"not at all. I have got off men whose cases were ten times as feeble, and if nothing goes wrong at the final moment I shall get this man acquitted as well.” He spoke with the calm confidince of one to whom defeat is practically an unknown guest, and to whom sucâ€" cess is as common as his daily bread. "'Butnâ€"bu't he admits his guilt,” re- plied the solicitor, in a pessimistic tone. “My dear, good sir, what on earth does that matter? He is to plead 'Not guilty,’ and therefore it is simâ€" ply a matter of convincing the jury that he is innocent.” ' ' _ “And if any man on earth can do that you are the man,” cried Parch- ment, looking at-the mighty counsel with eyes that held very deep admirâ€" ation. “I shall never forget how you got off that man Desparde in face of the most incriminating evidence ever offered against a. . prisoner in the dock.” “A mere trifle,” returned Herrick, quietly. “I crossâ€"examined the wit- nesses for the Crown so brutally that they didn't know whether they were standing on their head or their feet. I succeeded accordingly in making them say whatever I chose, and the result was a verdict of 'Not guilty' without a single juryman leaving the pers that lay upon his desk as a hint that the interview was ended, and the lawyer withdrew far more hopeful than he had entered. Meantime, the girl had given her sweetheart no in- formation concerning the bargain inâ€" to which she had entered. , “Ifâ€"if the worst should come to the worst and he ‘should be conâ€" demned,” she pondered,” “then he need never know at all." -... But as the days that elapsed be- tween the committal of ‘Dick for trial and the opening of the Sessions flew by her heart beat with passionate pain, and she asked herself a hundred times what Fate held in store for her. 7 * it I’ i Q i The Central Criminal Court perhaps she * was ,lleryl to her crowded to excess with a mass of f dingy, perspiring humanity made up of all sorts of men and women, whose chief amusement in existence seems to consist in attending courts = where their fellow-creatures are being weighed in the balance. Beryl was accommodated with a seat at the so- licitors' table, and from this coign of vantage she was able to send many looks of encouragement to her whiteâ€" faced lover in the dock. The evidence for the prosecution was very heavy. Witness after wit- ness went into the box and gave testimony which seemed at first blush to indicate the youth’s guilt, but the cross~examination to which each wit- ness was subjected by Sir Robert Herrick worked wonders. The most cool and collected business man seem- ed like children in his facile hands; be caused them to grow confused, to staminer, to hesitate. and to contraâ€" dict themselves until they wellâ€"nigh utterly collapsed. No witnesses were called for the defence save witnesses as to characâ€" ter, and these did all in their power to aid the young fellow’s case. His uncle declared that if he were ac- quitted -he intended giving him a fresh start in Australia, and this asâ€" surance seemed to make a consider- able impression on the jury. Robert Herrick’s speech for the de- fence was a masterpiece. The very pressmen, accustomed to his eloquence looked up from their note-books in amazement, wondering why on earth Herrick was taking so much trouble over what seemed to them a very orâ€" dinary and very trumpery trial. Litâ€" tledid the knights of the pen guess that behind the dingy precincts of the court there stood the shadow of leve, and that in the presence of that shaâ€" dow the great barrister was able to surpass even his own record. For threeâ€"quarters of an hour he spoke, and when at length he Sat dowu a great storm of applause swept the court. His lordship proceeded to sum up. He began by congratulating both counsel on their speeches, but begged the jury to weigh the facts for them- selves, and to .acquit or condenm the prisoner on the evidence that had been put before them. The foreman rose as the judge con- eluded. "My lord,” he said, "we have al- ready come to our decision. Wefind the prisoner not guilty.” His lordship nodded blandly. “You hear the verdict, prisoner,” he said. “You are discharget.” Two minutes later Dick I-lope step- ped out of the court a free man. 'l hat night a hansom conveyed .‘dir ltobert Herrick to Kensington Cont. where Beryl Harding lived. about to realize the greatest happiâ€" ness which could come to the heart of a. man, and his blood danced with joy as the vehicle sped on, bearing him nearer to the woman he loved. “I have done my part," he mur- mured, “and now she must do hers.” The servant who opened the door to the great barrister conducted him .to the drawingâ€"room. "I will tell Miss Beryl you are here, sir,” he said, quietly. “Erâ€"is anybody with her?” he ask- ed, akaardly. “Only Mr. Hope, sir, but I think he’s going almost directly. They’re in the summerâ€"house in the garden.” The quick brain of the barrister guessed what was passing in that summerâ€"house. He inferred that the sweethearts had met there to ex.â€" chenge their last farewell. Even as he sat there the voice of Beryl floated to him from the garden and he could hear every halting word she spoke. A HDearest, it was the only way,” she murmured, brokenly. “Had I refused to be his wife, where would you be now?” ' "Yes, yes,” came the voice of the young fellow in reply. “He worked like a hero for me, I’ll'admit, and but for him I should have been conâ€" victed as sure as death. But, oh, darling, it seems hard to have to give you up.” “Life is aIWays hard. when we love,” replied the girl, .in a choking tone, and every syllable sounded like a s’ob. “But there is one thing greater than love, and that thing is duty. My duty lies aWay from you, and soâ€"and so, we must say goodâ€" bye." “Yes,” he echoed, bitterly. “We must say goodâ€"bye. Herrick behaved like afbrick, and I cannot blame him for holding you to your promise. Were I in his place, Heaven knows I should be selfish enough to act ev- en as he has done.” Then he paused, unable to trust himself to further speech. I’i'eSently he continued:â€" “Deryl. you know that I am going away. My uncle is going to help 'me to begin life afresh in the Colon- ies, and Illiad hopedâ€"hoped so much to have taken you with me as my wife. But since this promise to Her- rick stands betwecn you and me I must try and bear my sorrow like a man, but remember that your image will stand unrivalled in my heart unâ€" til it beats no more.” He broke down utterly. Thick, choking sobs issued from his lips, and every sob went straight to the heart of Robert Herrick as he sat in that solitary room and contemplated the work which he had wrought. The instincts of this man Were noâ€" ble. Passion had weakened that no- .bility for a time, but now the in- herent splendour of his nature asâ€" serted itself, and a great revulsion began to work within his blood. Could he bring himself to hold promise? Could be He was. semen-secs. ....fffouse DOMESTIC RECIPES. Pancakes Made -of Shortsâ€"Mix 1 Pt- ShOI‘tS, 1 pt. flour, a little salt~ buttermilk to make a batter. Bake on a hot griddle. wheat flour, two each of graham flour ' and"cornme.al, one cup molas- About. the and 1 teaspoon soda. Add enoufs’h Steamed Brown Breathâ€"One cup of see, three and a half cups sour milk or buttermilk, a teaspoouful of soda, or enough to sweeten the milk, and a little salt. Beat thoroughly, fill into. bakingâ€"poWder cans, steam two Sweet milk may replace the This is a comes well re- hours, 'nnd serve hot. and bakingâ€"powder sour milk if necessary. southern recipe and commended . Cheese Whip a gill of thick, sweet cream, and add enough freshlygrated cheese to make a stiff-paste. Spread dry bread with this, and sprinkle thickly with very finely minced white stalks of celery. Meat or nuts may be used instead of celery if preferred. Steamed Puddingâ€"Half a cup of sugar,’ one cup of good, rich butterâ€" milk, a tablespoonful of thickcream or butter, a cup of any kind of dried fruit, chopped, and flour to make a batter a trifle stiffer than for Steam an hour and a half or half an hour. sugar. Chocolate Bread Puddingâ€"Take some scraps of bread, break up small, and set in a basin with sufficient milk to just cover. Put a, plate over the basin, and set it on the stove till the milk is quite warm. Then beat all finely with a fork, and if you have sufficient to fill a quart pie-dish add two beaten eggs and 5- oz. of. butter. Have some chocolate pow- der at hand, and work it into the butter until all is nicely flavored and a good color. Add a few drops ofl vanilla essence, and set in a pieâ€"dish. Scatter some bits of butter on the top. and nicely puffed. be added to the mixture thought too wet. A Cheese Savoryâ€"Put (i 025. of grated cheese and a tablespoonful of Cornflour into a basin, mix thorough- ly, flavor with a pinch each of ground mace and cayene. Add the yolks of two eggs, a tablespoonful of cream and 1 oz. of oiled butter; Work the mixture till smooth, pour into a saucepan, and stir over the fire until it begins Vto thicken, then let cool. Take some light rough paste, roll it out into two evenâ€"sized pieces, spread one with the mixture, moisten the edges, brush over with beaten egg, cut into evenâ€"sized squares, and bake cake. bake Serve with cream and Bake in a steady oven till set A little flour may if it is whose hearts were knit together for all eternity? For one quivering instant love of Beryl surged up in the great counâ€" sel’s soul and caused him to waver. "Oh, Heaven!” he murmured, husâ€" kily; "I love her! I love her! I love her!” And then, ven as that cry left his lips, his thoughts flew back to a book by a. certain author which he had oatmeal, 5 ounces flour, 4 ounces butter, one heaped teaspoonful of baking powder, one egg, pinch of salt, a little milk. Mtg: oatmeal, flour, and salt together. Rub in butter, then well mix baking powder with ingredients. Beat the egg, add little milk to make the consistency of pastry, roll to about §~inch thick- ness, cut into squares, and bake in a. ' moderate oven for about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour (add six ounces sugar, . if liked). Stuffed Potatoesâ€"Wash and bake two or more large potatoes in their “jackets.” Try them with a. skewer. If soft, cut. off the top of each, scoop out all the inside with a teasponn. Mash the potato you have scooped out. add to each tablespoonful .half a tablespoonful of chopped tongue, half a teaspoonful of chopped parâ€" sley. a piece of butter the size of a walnut, and a. good dust of pepper and salt. If liked, one well-beaten egg may be added also. Now careâ€" fully refill the skins. Rebuke till veryhot. Serve. Turkey Soup.â€"Ingredients-â€"Turkey bones and scraps, forcemeat, etc. (if and Celery Sandwiches.â€"- any), two quarts stock (or water), salt, pepper, celery, onions. carrots, 2 ozs. ground rice or arrowroot, vegeâ€" tables, or macaroni. Take the tur- key bones and any trimmings, break them up small, put into dry sauceâ€" pan with any dry forcemeat or sauce you may have left. Pour in two quarts stock (or Water), bring graduâ€" ally to the boil, skim it, adding salt, pepper, celery, onion and carrot, all to be simmered until the bones are clean. Strain and carefully free the soup from fat, thicken with 2 025. ground rice or arrowroot made into paste with some stock (or water), and boil with the soup. Drop in some vegetables or macaroni, boil a few minutes, and serve. - A BOOK-CA S E CURTAIN. A pretty and durable curtain for a hoodâ€"case may be made of burlap. One noticed recently was light brown, with trimming of red. A brass .rod Was fastened to the top of the bookâ€" case, and the drapery was thrown ov- or it so as to form a deep lumber-c quin at the top‘. Burlap was fined throughout with Turkey-red. .lled felt was used for a border across the top and bottom. This was featherâ€" stitched to the burlap with red worsâ€" ted in clusters of six quite long stitches, the middle stitch being the longest, and were graduated toward each end, with a space of about an inch between each cluster. The border of felt across the lamberquin end of the curtain was about eight inches deep. Across the bottom of the curtain the border. was a little deeper, and was set up from the bottom, leaving about five inches of the burlap below it. . It was an extremely effective curâ€" tain, and was made very quickly and with little expense by a busy houseâ€" keeper. The use. of burlap is being revived for a number of purposes. It fis’ofâ€" ten used as a substitute for wall paperâ€"sometimes in the form 01“ a deep frieze with the paper below; or a figured burlap is used upon the walls, with plain burlap for frieze and dado, or frieze only. It. comes in green, blue, red, and brown; in fact. nearly every color may be pro- cured. l-TOllFSICl-fOL'D HINTS. The inside of glass waterâ€"bottles or carafes often gets dirty and the glass does not look. clear. It is difficult to clean them. Try putting some .poâ€" read the night before, and here he ltato parings cut rather fine in the called to mind how the great love of Sydney Carton had caused him to prove that love by the best proof of allâ€"the test of sacrifice. In that instant decision came to him. He rose and went towards a writing-desk that stood in a corner of the room. Seating himself at the desk he wrote a few hurried words. Then, taking his hat and stick, he quitth the great house as silently as he had entered it. i if * 30 * 5 "Sir Robert has gone, Miss Beryl. He went off without saying a word.” "Perhaps he has left a message," said the girl, in a low, miserable tone, as Sllc tdok her steps to the drawing-room and glanced around. Of a sudden she espied an envelope on the mantlepiece. She flew- to'- wards the spot and tore open the missivo. , Then a low, tremulous cry of joy escaped her lips, and she kissed the scrap of paper With passionate graâ€" titude, crying brokenlyzâ€" l "Ah, Heaven bless him! Heaven bless him! He was noble after all.” For the letter ran thus:â€" “My OWn Darling,â€"I heard What passed this evening in the garden, and hearing it I awoke suddenly to the base 'deed that I was about to commit. Thank Heaven I have aWakâ€" ened in time, and then I have rea- lized before it was too late how evil a thing I was endeavoring to ac- complish. “Goodâ€"bye, dearest and best. For some time I have been thinking of tak- ing a holiday from my work, and this very night I shall go away to the South of France. Long before I reâ€" turn I hope to hear that you are! married to the man you loveâ€"the man Whom I defended to-daywand who I know will prove himself worâ€" thy of you after all. Goodâ€"bye. “11. H.” That was all; and the mail train rushing down to the coast that night bore with it a mas. who had gained 1 the greatest of human victoriesâ€"the Ivictory over Self ! ~London Titâ€"Bits. for fifteen minutes. Serve hot. Oatmeal Biscuitsâ€"Seven ounces of bring himself to part these lovers, bottle. with a little lukewarm water. Let stand an hour, and then shake well for several minutes. Empty, and fill up with warm soapy water, shal-:ing well. Rinse in clear water and turn upside down to dry. To cut new bread smoothly the breadâ€"knife. A If the handle has come off a steel knife, pour a little in the cavity in the handle; heat that part of the knife that fits it red.hot and thrust quickly in place. When 'cold it will be perfectly firm. The latest “ “wrinkle” in roasting turkeys and chickens is to omit I the stuffing and lay a couple of stalks of celery in the cavity. It is said this renders the flesh smarter. as the stuffing absorbs so much of the juic- es of the meat. To most. however, the stuffing is a tidâ€"bit much enjoyed. A nice way of using up leftâ€"over pieces of wall paper is by covering goods boxes to keep the firewood in. W'l'll‘lll ' These look so much neuter if the .paâ€" per matches that of the walls of the room to which they 3clong. Before using lemons roll them awhile under the hand on a hard surâ€" face. The quantity of free juice will be much increased. Try cleaning the whole house at one time. Get the men to move things out and clean carpets while you are scrubbing. Then as fast as the rooms are ready have them lay the carpets. Perhaps they won’t dread housecleaning quite so much as usual under this arrangement. +___ Curious ideas about anatomy pre- vail in the Press. other day that a colonel was recentâ€" ly “shot. in the ticketâ€"office." An- other paper says a man was “shot in the suburbs," “lie kissed her pas- sionately upon her re-appcarauce," “She whipped him upon his return," “He kissed her back,” “Mr. Jones Wall-10d in upon her invitation," “She seated herself upon his entering.” _. “We thought. she sat down upon her upon being: asked,” "She mini-.1311 his (departure powdered :resin , It was stated the ' - ~.,â€".-lw(~.<w_â€"vx:u-r