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A Dark Shadow; Or. A Comin Aâ€" v CHAPTER XIXâ€"(Continued). But. we are the slaves of circumstance; and presently he got. interestedwwell, soon:er interested in the full sense of the wordâ€" but. interested enough to concen- trate his attention on the speech, and note the weak points m the speaker's armor. He had not intended to address the House. but he caught the Speaker's eye. and rose. His rzsing was greeted with cheers. and I he started. Clive spoke at first slowly. almost lan- g Vengeance n faint. blush stole over her face. Clive lhcld her hand for u. moment. then went out. On his way down the stnim._ho met ,Snra. coming up. She stood aside to let 'him pass. and ozclnnmed in Oriental fashion: and. for the first time. smiled, graciously at him. her lips drawn back. her dark eyes flashing with u. strange mix- ture of friendliness and defiance. Clive, rather surprised by the pleasant. nose of her manner, nodded and went on. As lie-reached the hall he suw that the :uidly; but. presently he woke up, lfigfidfliago was waiting at the door. Lord oice grew louder. quicker. he made point] Uhestcrloigh heard him. and. coming out after point. and tore the former sponker'eiof the library. drew him into the room. a eech to rugs and tntters. The Opposi- ton were in ocstacies of delight. tho. They talkedâ€"â€"politics. of courseâ€"for neur- ly half an hour: and at the end Clive ao- House runs: with their cheers; and when {copied nu im‘ltabion 10 dinner at an early Clive had finished and sat down. a. about of admiration and triumph broke from them. Mr. Dovercux rose to replyâ€"thisi again was ilut-teringabut though the- Leader of the House smilingly strove to l'tultify (.‘livc's points. he succeeded only gfirtially. and the success remained with; ve. date. He was going out of the house when lLMly Edith nnd Sum, dressed for their drive, came down the stuirs. Clive put them in the earnings. and stood for a min- ute or two talking to Lady Edith. While he was doing so a. woman crossed the road from the other side of the square, and. as if attracted by the sight of the He got up immediately after Mr. De. carriage. stopped short; then she walked vereux’n speech. and left. the House. He along by the railings, her eyes fixed on knew that. ho had, as of old, made his Lady Edith. C‘live's attention was at.- mark. but the "knowledge brought him no traded by the woman's gaze. and he look- ratiflcntion. Ho strolled into Pnizu'elod at her. a vague remembrance faintly era. and looked about him aimlessly, stirring within his mind. He had seen after the manner of a man who has no- her before. "where? The carriage dl‘m‘e thing to do. nowhere to go. Lord (‘hcster- ~ away, and Clive suddenly rccollectedz. it leigh name out, and laid a hand upon his 4 was the woman he had seen threatening shoulder. "Splendid. my dear follow, splendid!” he exclaimed. “That speech of yours rout- ed them completely. If they pass the Bill I at all. they will do so by only a narrow majority. Where are you going? Come home with me: I've heaps to talk about." 'Clivc thought. “As well thorn us any: where else." and got into the carriage. All the way to Grosvenor Square. Chester- leigh talked politics, and cxputinted .on the prospects of their party: and Clive listened with his new indifference and listlessncss n-zuin creeping over him; for now that he had made his speech. the re; l action was setting in. the conviction that. there was nothing Worth living for re- turned. "Edith is 'in her room, I suppose." said Lord Chostcrleigh as he looked into the empty drawing~r00m. "We'll go up there. She will be glad to see you.” I They went. up the stairs to Lady Edith's room. She was sitting on a couch with a. book in her. hand; and she replied list- lessly enough to her father; but. as she law Clive. her manner changed. the book dropped from her hand. and she rose, her face flushing. “Oh. you are back. Mr. Harvey!" she said. as she gave him her hand. “We thought you had disappeared for ever. Come and sit down and tell me about your wanderings.” Clive seated himself beside her. and look- ed at. her. He could not be ignorant. of the fact that she was glad to see him. lie had been travelling for months. alone, solitary. roughing it as men .like to rough it now and thenâ€"~for a. change. The beautiful room, with its atmosphere of luxury. wealth, refinement, had its effect. upon him. He notedâ€"how could he avozd ,doing s'o?â€"â€"t.ho coming and going of the color in her face, the sudden warmth in her eyes: and her evident pleasure in his presence moved him more than his re- ception by the House had done. Lord Chesterleigh wandered about the room. ad- dressing a. disjointed word or two to one or both of them. then went out. leaving them alone. “Now you must tell me all your adven- tures." said Lady Edith. “I was gomg to say that. we have missed you: but that would ‘make you vain. We thought you were never coming back. Where have you been?" Clive told her of some of the places he . had visited; her eyes. while he was speak- ing. dwelling upon him as if she were ab! sorbed in his narrative. Every now and than she put in a word which revealed her interest in the smallest particulars, and led him on to further detail. Pre- sently. after a pause. she said: “Oh. I wanted to tell you about your, fiddler protegeâ€"that quaint, little man,‘ you know. for whom we got pupils. When they went out of town they gave him the money you arranged for to keep him go-l In: until their return; and lic‘tsccmed very grateful. so they said; but. strange- ly enough, they had a letter from him a. few days afterwards. returning the moneyl and throwing up the lessons. I forget; what excuse he made. He had gone into the country, I think; at. any rate. we have heard no more of him." Clive's face grew hard: but. he was standing by the window,I and she did not notice it. “I suppose .ho' got an engagement. somewhere, something, better than teaching." she remarked. “Probably.” assented Chile. in a. tone that closed the subject. ' While he had been with Lady Edith, 1‘! he had not forgotten Minn. the kecnnoss of his loss was for the momentblunted by; the proximity. the friendliness. the evi-' dent sympathy of this beautiful girl; but, this reference to Elisha. woke 'the old pain which was always so ready to start unwing at his heart. Mimi's face rose, efore him. he‘could hear her voice} Lady Edith caused to interest him. and he knew) that he was eager to get away, to be alone. “I hope we shall see something of you now that you have come back." she said. is he took up his hat. “Yen will want. to, talk to father now that great. things oral once more looming ahead clue; and you con-id talk to him quietly here: besides, I shall feel as it I had some share in the big business. and as if I were assisting in the important occupation of Cabinet-B making. Of course. you will be in it”; she said, with a nod and an entrancing mile. , "Oh. I (lure say not." said Clive. "Theng are too many men to provide for. und= mostof them. if not all, have stronger: claims than I have." "I don‘t. think so." she declared: "and! I am sure father doesn't. But 1 must. notg intrude on the sancta sanctorum of poll-i tics. You know I wish you well." Sherraisod her beautiful eyes to his. and: l a-ll l , Laxatives _ . .uccomplish their purpose T ,. With maximum, efficiency and minimum discomfort; ‘ . Increasing doses are not i, . needed. _ ‘ 25¢. a box at your Druggist's. ‘ 174 Lord Chestcrlcigh at the gate of Palace Yard. Moved by a sudden im'Dulef‘. he went over to her. and. raising his hat. in- quired: “Are you looking for any one?" _ She swung round on him with a dis- tinctly foreign gesture. and her dark eyes swept. him up and down. Clive saw that she had changed it great deal since he had last seen her: her face was thinner. and her eyes more sunken. her hair greyer. . ‘ “Who are. you?" she demanded at last. with an accept. as foreign as her gesture. “I don't know you.” Clivo's sudden impulse had somewhat evaporated by this time; but he felt curi- ous; he was. naturally. not at little imâ€" prrssod by the fact that. he should come across the woman ago-in. glaring at Lady Edith as she had glared at Lord Chester- leigh. He knew that he ought to apolo- gize and go away; but he felt strangely reluctant. to do so. . “No; we do not know each other." he said; "and yet we have met before}: “I do not remember," she said stlifly. “You have the advantage of me." “Let me recall the occasion, madam.” said Clive. "I met. you outside Palace Yard one night. when Lord'Chesterleigh’s carriage was passing." Her face flamed. and she eyed him fierce- ly: but shook her head. “I do not know you. You’huvc no right to stop me. This is a free country; this is It public street. I can look at whom I please." “Quite so." assented Clive. us quietly as. before; "but there are so many ways of looking; and it seemed to me that. you were desirous of speaking to the young lady from whom I have just parted. Do you know her? She is Lady Edith, Lord Chesterleigh‘s daughter.” “I know." she said swiftly: then she tossed her head scornlully and laughed: and it was so unpleasant a. laugh. so full of scorn and contempt. that Clive ‘eved the woman in astonishment. “You do not. regard tbfi lady with friendly feelings?" he said interrogativeâ€" ly. “Have you any cause of complaint against her?” "Her? No: I've nothing against her. 1She is innocent. enough, I dare any: but that man, her fatherâ€"â€"- Do you think a. time of reckoning will ever come? Do you think that. the cry of the injured will never be heard, that. n. great wrong will always go unpunished? No! A time will come when the wronged will be righted. when the mighty will be pulled down from their sent and hurled into the gutter. a time when the musk will be torn from the face of tho hypocrite." She raised her clenched hand on high and struck her bo- som. glaring wildly at the Chesterleigh‘s house. "I am waiting, waiting for the hour to strike." Clive was. of course. much relieved by this burst of melodrama; for it. now seemed to him quite evident that the we- man was mad. 3. monomaniac possessed by the delusion. not. uncommon. that she had suffered some great wrong at the hand of some one. That. she had pitched upon Lord Chesterleigh was 5 mere acol- dent. He pitied the poor woman, and won- dered whether he could do anything for her. On both occasions he had seen her she had been alone: had she no one to look after her? ' “I zim sorry you are in such trouble.“ he said. “Is there anything I can do to help you?" i "I want no help." she replied scornfully. "I can stand alone. I can do what I have to do ulone~wheu the time comes. I do not. invite assistance from strangers: and I do not, swept it. when it. is offered. You are a friend of the great Lord Chester- leigh 5? Tell himâ€"~but no; I will tell him when the hour strikes." With a. passionate gesture she dragged her-veil over her face and turned away. Clive looked after her pityingly. and had half {a mind to follow. But. what. could he do with :1 woman possessed by an hallu- cinntion? CH A I’TER XX. liina. was ill for some days after her fainting fit: and the doctor declared that he would not answer for the consequences if she were not taken away into the ,oountry as soon as she was strong enough to travel: He said that. she had been overworkmg herself. that she had some- thing on her mind. and that a change was absolutely necessary. _ Tubby know what was on Mina‘s mind; but she did not enlighit‘n Elisha. and as- cribed the trouble to "too much practis- m' and too many lrssm‘s." No one could :,liavc been more devoted ihnn Tibby was to t .Mma; but the said nothing of the tele- gram {ind Clive's returned letter, and. in~ deed. ignored his existence. That Mina should be fascinated by this good-looking "swell" was to Tibby natural enough; but it. seemed equally natural to her that ,l “gelatin” “Fen s ‘4 liiilfi own” “Hill-grown” tea has the small, tender leavesâ€"- with full, rich, delicious” fragrance, redolent of' the spicy ropics. '~ g. .2. . > l l l 2., ..â€"r over them. There was also a. parade, with n bundst-and and u Kursaal~4which the inhabitants and most. of the visitors to Lea-onâ€"Flnnds pronounced. with uncon- scious irony, “Curse all." The place was fairly full. and Elisha. who promenadod the parade and the in- fantile pier with n keen enjoyment and. pride. derived much satisfaction from the fact that he was actually taking a hell- ldny by the son. But Mina. did not appear to recover very Quickly. and Tibby dis- playedâ€"in Nina‘s absenceâ€"some anxiety about her. ' “We shun't be able to go back to Lon- don for some time,” she said. “She don’t get. much stronger." ’ Elisha shook his head gravely. "No." he said. “I laughed at. what. the doctor said about. her having something on her mind; but I begin to believe that he was right. She seems to me to be frettin’ about something; though what she could ’m'e to fret about puzzles me." ’l‘cilbby was silent for a moment, then she 5:11 : "I'll tell you. father, if you'll promise not to let out that I've done so. It's‘that Mr. Clive.” . Elisha. started. and looked at her incre dulously and somewhat indignantly. “What do you mean?" he demanded. "What I say. I see it. a. long time ago, almost the first day he came to tho Rents. lie was fair struck with Mimi; and sheâ€"« well. it's only to be expected that she should be took with him. Oh. it weren't. fancy on my Dart; I have proofâ€"but. never mind that. You take my word. there was something ntwecn ’om; that’s why I was so sharp with 'im and didn't. want, no pianuers. or anything of the kind. For why? There couldn't be any good in it. He's a swell; and it isn't to who supposed that, 'c'd marry a girl so for below ’im as one of us. Now. father, keep your 'uir on. an’ don‘t swell yourself out like a. turkey cock. You lenvofer to me. If we can stay away from Londonâ€"un' we must, d‘yer undorstall'dPâ€"she‘ll soon forgot all about 'im, {111' be ’er old self again." “My lessons!" gasped Elisha. "You must give 'cm up." said Tibby firmly. "All the money in the world wouldn't, be worth while if Mine. was un- happy, if~â€"" Ellie choked back a furious sob and slammed down her teacup. “Send that. money back they gave you. Something else will turu“'up; anyhow we -an't keep it." _ "I wouldn't. have thought it of 'im. of Mr. Clive," murmured Elisha. sorrowfully. “He was always so good and kind.” "So he was.” admitted Tiblby: “but so’s most men when they're, in love. oh, I don’t blame 'im. It’s only natural. Look what. a beautiful gel our Minn is; an' quite a. lady in her ways and manner of spoukin'. He couldn’t. help falling in love with her. So I meant to stop it. An‘ I ’ave." she wound up. with a. nod of her head. “What have you done, Tibby?" Elisha asked in u low voice. “Never you mind.” replied Tibby d0- flantly. "I've stopped it. an' that's enough. An' now if you don't. want- any more shrimps. father, you can go an' lis- ten to the band. I'll take a. cup of tea. up to Mina, nu' try an' coax 'er to come out. She'd stop an' moon in 'er room all by herself all day if I’d let. her.” Strangely enough, something did turn up. Elisha went sadly down to tho Kur- saal. his heart selling for Minn and for his shaken trust. in Clive. The band was playing, and Elisha, presently lifting his bowed head, saw that. the conductor was his old friend. the old man who had given 'singing lessons to Mina. Elisha. waited until the programme had been got through and the audiencc'had dispersed, then he sought the conductor. whose name was Robinson; but} who was known at Lemon-Sands as Chevalier Serdelli. Rob- inson, alias Chevalier Sordelli, received him warmly. “By Jingol” he exclaimed: “the very man I want! Are you staying here. and are you disengaged? I want. a first vio- lin-mines gone on the burst. and I should like to suck him. You’re the very mun! Thirty shillings a. week and a. bone- fit the end of the season. What. do you say. ' Elisha. closed at. once. hurried back to tell Tibby and Minn of the good fortune that bad befulleu .him. and next morning .took his place in the band. in which his presence was promptly welcomed and his talent promptly appreciated. After a time Minn. grew strong enough to go down to the Kursaal and hear the day the Chevalier said to Elisha: “Didn‘t. I see you daughter, Miss Mina, amongst the audience? I thought so. Looked rather pale and lackndaisicul. She's got. a. voice; ,and I've taught her to use it; why shouldn‘t she use it here? I'll llgilvc her a. trial on the programme if she . Hes.” Elisha went home to their modest lodg- ings. an old-fashioned cottage away from lthe front. and informed Mina of the Ghe- valier‘s offer. Her pale face flushed. and n light stole into her eyes, of law so dim and listless. and she began to tremble: lfor though the heart may seem full of love. thwarted love, there is still room for art. "I‘ll try.” she said in :1 low voice; “if you think it. is any good. Yes, I'll try." , She began to practice ‘that same day, land a date was fixed for her appearance. lThe Chevalier attached so much import- : nncc to her debut. that be “billed” her all. [over the place in huge letters; and on the [night appointed Minn appearedâ€"as Miss ' Veronica Vernon: tho Chevalier chose this .high-l‘alutin nu'mc~-bcforo a. fairly large ,nnd. fortunately. good‘natured audience. {Her heart throbbcd as it had never throb. -b‘¢'-d when she was singing in the streets, was she looked down upon what, in her un» Esophlfiilcailoll. seemed like a. son of faces. a (To be mntinued.) r Mine. if she saw and heard nothing more; of him, would roomer from her infatun. Lion. forget him. and become the some Minn. as ofold. As soon as Mina. was stroll-'1' enough she went to the seaside: but they did not. go to Mal-gate or ‘Southcnd: for at the rail- way office Elisha. had heard of a. new wa-' toring»pluce‘wbich a. peared to hold out all the nth-notions o the older ones.-_and to possess the advantage of being. much cheaper. So they went down to Lea-on- Sauds. as the new place was called. It. was new. indeed. painfully new; but the Bands were there right enough. ‘and the rows of houses. which the landlord~pro- prietor. with the assistance of a. speculat- ing builder. had put up. leokodstraight ‘X‘mfim l l l l 4 I icven' give you apleasant look. i ,“fifeâ€"“I can’t understand why ‘ihe doctor has sentifi such .9. bill.” Husbandâ€"--“I can. He told- you gseveral times that he never saw a lfiner baby than yours. You don’t expect- to get that» opinion for no- thing, do you 1” | H. ‘... l‘ . EEWTTME . . WTEBESTING PEOPLEâ€"W l W“â€" “mi Louder! Louder! - â€"_ ...____-._â€".~. __-__--._... . -\_.___.__.._-~_< ...â€". - lhnppened to be playing in the Pro: vmce’s when a. member of the until-4' ence said to his neighan “Poor old fellow! It’s a shame to keep' him working! I remember him as an old man nearly twenty years ago. He must be over eightyâ€"five. He ought to have been in bed hours' ago i” A Wonderful 01d llIan._ Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, who ths won equal.fnnie as physician and author, is one of the men of the middle eighties whose brain seems as prolific to-dny as that of the most E Tea is grown high up on the mountains of Ceylonâ€"with its native , ambitious, youngster Dig Mitchell delicacy and fragrance held captive in the sealed lead packages. I Will be eighty-five uexb IWba'u-al‘Y- . BMQR. GREEN OI‘ MIXED 053 He is turning out; scien-tifiodnmgt- iscs and fiction without longer 1n- t-ervals for rest than those which he has been accustomed to take all his lifeâ€"practically none at allâ€"â€" and proving more and more clearly [your after year that; the way to keep young is to keep on going at the very hardest pace all of the time.‘ The record of Dr. Mitchell’s There is a newr story of D1-_ Rich. l achievements, both in the world of ard Strauss, the great composer. l science and in that of literature, 13 During the general rehearsal of his tremendous. As a neurologist he famous opera, “Elektra,” which i is everywhere known, and the medi-'_ has been described as “that menu-lcal SOCletieS 0f every COUNTY had/‘3 menial example of musical up- granted him recognition. Wit-h one roar,” Dr. Strauss came tearing side of his mental equipment, he in-l down the central aisle of the Royal vestiga-tes weighty subjects of medi- Opera at Dresden while Madameical research and compiles the vol- Schumnnn Heink in the part of Cly- limes WhiCh are of interest to the lmudchat is. Elisha~pluyiug; and one "He’s a stingy man .wbo won’t temnestra. was struggling with a. topI members of his profession, while note. Beads of perspiration al- ready bespangled the brows of the madly-playing orchestra, and as he ran towards them Dr. 'Stranss shriede at; the pitch of his voice, “Louder! Louder! I can still hear the singing.” Baden-Powell as Artist. 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