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him. the blow wan Mmok downwud with all the (one of that strong nunâ€"tho point at the dngger on terinq jun below the collu- Iono 5nd nbmluwly summing the hem. Anthony Munch wu silenced for over I $13. "21%" ha Mil. Pnnlino'n long VI: . to at cry 0 horror mutual: In room. From her an. n the piano I fluid no what. had happonod. II it may wonder am the Hahn boron ha: of hot mu. 7 Incl w finding our hll Mm. " Before we talk about Anything else.” he eeid to hie uncle, “I ehellineut that from now Peniine in pieced under my core. Neither ehe nor her iortnne ehnli become the prey of n low-bred. began-1y Itelien like thie man. your triend.” Theee were the int words the poor b0 ever e oke. Maori took one step to “31â€" e mode no oxolemetion of rose. Bleed out no oath which might worn hie victim. Grouped in his r ht bend the long male. Ila-I harm! frnm :- lnrkina nluu Slight noel leaped from Tn Inn-kid ,, hoe: an .- Anthony March looked n . so than throw hlmulf but in bi: oh r tonvoid Anthony did not oondeaoond ton-oily. He turned from the mun with .100 of utter contempt «a look which. no doubt. drove Mooari almost beside himull with ' Goneri noticed that the Vineâ€"ilkor'n tight land was inside the brunt of his out. but Ohio being a hvorite attitude of his. thought 110311.98 °' ‘9: _ _ “ It mey be'. in {few deye." he and. “ you will be willing enough to give me freely the ‘81 you_rem_eed_a gho‘ngime nae." _ “ I will not have my man! talked nbout bolero a mu: like tint.” and Anthon with n motion of oontampt towud . The two men were conversing in 5 low tone. Pauline was not in 03. but) neither glad to alarm the: bydihigh won-(131M131;v u annooo A pen ng qnure ; i would the remain um! a“ the eu- turo. Hinges blazed 3nd ho lewod or- wg town _ ygungMuph. “ They are eeuo‘eii aifengere. They Ire friends of mine. who will vouch for the In“) offlyhet} em goingjq eey.’_'_ .16 “has it you want 56 Nil Hillâ€"7' iiiâ€"i“) flag 3mg; rooug." ' go It was no part of Generi's plsn thlt nuy act 0! violence or reetrsint should tske fine in the presence of Pauline. Whet- Cver wss to be done should be done when Anthony wss shout to lesve the house. Ehen he mxght be seized and conveyed to fie cellar; his cries i1 needlul being stifled. l‘eulins was to know nothing shout it. A‘rrengemeuta had Been mode for her to go at the marrow to a Mend of her uncle’s. dth whom she was to stsy. igncrsnt o! ‘c purport o! the business which suddenly filled the plotters swsy. “ Pauline." said Genet-i. “ I think you Ind better go to bed. Anthony end I hove lung sfigirs to spesk ehcnt." _ A 80 “yin . she used thro the to! ' doors and 3wont pto the pitllllsol: whexodslgg N pjaylng and singing for her own amuse- " It to too late to talk ebout bueineee te-nlght," said Anthony, to his sister lo“ the room. “ You had better teke this opportunity. I find I must leave Engleud to-morrow." Anthony..heviog no wish to let his uncle scope without an explanation. reeeeted himself. "Very well," he said; ,"but there is no motto have stronger: present.” The brother and sister set done for Ipms fime; then Oensri and his two friends nude their appearance. Anehonyjoemsd displeased st ens encounter, but msds the be» of matters and grossed his Innole My. Mmri he simply turned his bsok Peuline. suspecting nothl . wrote to her brother. and, saying she eho d be ell done until late at night, begged him to come to her, or. if he would. take her to some piece of mueement. They went to the theetre that. and it was 12 o’clock before he ironght her book to Home street. No doubt she begged him to remain with her .while _, perhaps egeinet hie will. Awful u the shock of what followed woe to the g] it must have been doubly so when she ew that her entreetiee hed led him to‘ his deeth. wrote to his nephew beggging him tocsll n hie: that night and beer his explsns- n of matters. ‘ ‘ Perhepu Anthony mistrusted his relstive Ind his associates more then was suspected. Any wsy. he replied by declining the invi- fltion. but suggeseted thst the uncle should all upon him instead. Then. by Msosri's advice. Pauline Wee made the innocent means of luring her brother to the lots! Muse. Ceneri expressed his perfect indif- hreuoe e» to where the meeting took plsoe. but. being very much engsged, poet nod it . for s d:y or two. He‘ then told eulinel first as business would keep him from home until late the next night. it would be 3 good opportunity for her to spend some fine with her brotherâ€"she hed better ssh him to come and see her during his ehsenoe. As he also wanted to see Anthony she must agony!» to keep him until his return. _ The first thing was to Induce Anthony tooome L0 Horace street “when: unit- ablo tor the development of the #0.. Gounod made his prepua‘iona; gun his instructions to hjs oo_ntedegatog._md,th0§ :11 gm v79“; ufitil Aqthogy_le_v__es," ‘uho PAULINE. ' _Zid iéihxhâ€"zi'i 'gdlld'eiibdl ’ ’ II bixchea whle r 30 the wind. The swallow 3 her wings In the cool spray. and on its bulk The gray was sparrow ulna " Wxid bashiibiai £8131" " B‘Idny yum aunnfht through the lava I-"n' on its mo A156 uukga the viul_e_ bloom of spring ' Lin}; um i iifie‘r‘ihm‘w '; " * all doomepn m we nono- um ground The baryon 0! his aim. Inn cruupaasod hero; but Ramiro loot No nguuot her domain ; alggvgxglyod. bug .119thth the old The tixubrra of that mill hue tod Aicf'uiiiiflio; bi iblmét'ii . Th: while “not 5 ship. 3 y No more 3 taller u the wheel. It vuuden n It: will ' Nor duul not pond is left to all wuum once was Birobbmol um. Tm} 10ml}?! 119351?in on Thu dun ton tho 003's. 0! human nu ll uc'ouoao Then» 7 chumh-gptn’oru a! Joly 0mm" mulls. A gouging #931119“ka III optr,‘ a _tip, Tom took aim of Im. nnd lived vmh " But Monty yam in the mines! In no: in Turin un Oh» time whon I now there no Hooping ?" than: M 8m Giovonnl. Canon-l. who bad "Where could I no. to? Look no the no fixed homo. nwlmlo o! the girl. Bio mop nnd no what. ornhlnuk In. It! noo am not awoken my suntan roool- «and I could only mud» mm the cations in hot mind. but to In the ugh. mountain- nntil I diodor until none of the at his also. won nnbomblo. n recount-onset mnnd unodnn. No.lc.Vouhon. Months out! months pulsed by. whim Pauline ramflnod In “no «me “Me. Term took 011.130 of bar. and lived vmh ht: in Twin an I Oh» time whon I out them M 8m Glonnnl. Oonofl. who bod no fixed homo. aw lmlo o! the am. Bil no. did not unkeu my punfnl roool- oouonl in her mind. but to him the nah! They were sefe even from her. When she et lest ewoke irom her stupor. even Terese oould see thet something hed gone ‘wrong. Bhe seid nothing about the scene she hed witnessed ; she esked no questions. Her pest hed venished. According to the instructions given her. Terese. es soon on possible. took her to join Oeneri in Itely. end he sew thet Meoeri's orime hed deprived the brother of life end the sister of reeson. No seer-eh or inquiry wee mede tor Anthony Mereh. Oerrytng out his bold plen to the very letter. Oeneri instructed en egent to teke possession of his few per- sonel efleote et his lodgings, end to inform the people there tbet he hed died et his house end hed been token to Itely to be buried with his mother. A few friends tori e while etted e oompenion, end there wee en on of the edenr. Nothing heving been heerd of the blind men. it wee sup- posed he hed been wise enough to keep his own counsel. But the pressing thing wes. how to meke ewey with the deed body of the murdered men. All sorts of pleus were discussed. until one et lest wee edopted. the very eudeci of which no doubt mede it e suc~ cees. hey were now growing desperate end prepered to risk much. Eerly in the morning e letter wee des- etched to Anthony's lodging. seying thet r. Meroh hed been teken seriously ill the night before. end wee et hie uncle's. This served to stop eny inquiry from thet quer- ter. In the meeutime the poor youngfeilcw hed been leid out es decently no possible, end with everything thet could be done to suggest e neturel deeth. A doctor’s certi- ilceteof deeth wee then forged. Generi did not tell how the form wee obteined. The men he got it from knew nothing of its object. An underteher wee then ordered to send e coflin end a. deel sees for the seme the next night. The body. in Oeueri's pre- sence. wee sim ly pieced inside it. with none of the use perephernelie, the reeson given for such epperent indecency being thet it wee only e tempcrery errengement. es it wee to be taken ebroed for interment. The nnderteker mervelled, but being wellw peid, held his peeoe. Then, by the eid of the forged certiflcete. the proper formelitiee {were complied with, end in two deye' time ‘the three men, in the gerb of mourners, were trsvelling to Itely with the body of their victim. There wee nothing to stop them, nothing suspicious in their menner or in the circumstences of the cese. They ectuelly took the come to the town where Anthony’s mother died. end they buried the son by the side of the mother. with his neme end the dete of his deeth recorded on the stone. Then they felt sets from every body except Peuline. And now for Pauline. Her moans land uolly died may. and she lay in e nth-like stupor. The great denser to the accomplices would be from her. Until she recovered nothing could be done save to carry her to her room end place her under Teresa's charge. When she awoke they must decide who} course to pursue. Petrofl drove of. and hoving deposited me in I by~wey a long dunnoe from the house, returned the cab to its owner and rejoined his oomponione. ‘ Now that they were all sailing in the same boat. they had little doubt ot succese. Teresa perforce was taken into their con- fidence. This was no matter. as. devoted to Oeneri. she would have aided in a dozen murders had her master decreed them. First of all, they meet get rid of me. Petroflâ€"ior Oeueri would not trust me in Maoari’e handsâ€"went out and found a belated cab. For a handsome consideration the driver consented to lend it to him for an hour and a half. It was still night. eo there Was no difliculty in carrying my seneeleee form to it without observation. Why did Generi not denounce the mur- der? Why was he. at least. an accessory alter the crime? I can only believe that he was a worse man than he confessed himself to be, or that he trembled at his sharein the transaction. After all he had been planning a crime almost as black, and when the truth as to the trust money was known. no jury- in the ‘ world would have acquitted him. Perhaps both he and iPetrofi held human life lightly; their hands were certainly not clean from politi- cal assassinations. Feeling that a trial must go hard with them. they threw their‘ lot in with Macari's, and at once set about homing inquiry and hiding all traces of the 1 crime. From that moment there was little ‘ to choose between the degrees in criminality o! the three men. Pemfi suppoer him. and Macarl at last'eullenly ylelded. with the sllpulaticn that I should be disposed of In ‘he manner already related. Had the means been at hand I should have been drugged at once; as it was. the old servant. who as yet knew nothing of the tragedy which had taken place, was roused up and sent out in search of the needlul draught. The momplicee dared not let me leave their eight, so I was compelled to sit and listen to all their aceicue. 1 Ahead. as soon as he recovered from his cur . ineieted thet I should there An ony Much’e hm. Hie dagger wee once more ruined to tehe human life. whilet Petrofl. who had been forced by the new turn of efleiu to leeve Pauline. pinned me down where I hed fallen. (Jenni struck the steel aside and saved me. He examined my eyes end vouched to: the truth of my statement. There Wu no time to: reorim- inutione or accusations, but he aware that another murder should not be committed. Even the ruthless Msosri was smsrsd at my sntrnnoo. It wss Osnori who. lol lowing she instincts of self preservsuon. draw 3 pistol sud cooked it. It was he who understood she mashing of my passion“. sppssl so their msroy- 0 who. he svsrrod. saved my life. w Puma. It in lmpouflvo that Phillip. should be silenced. Her orlu would slum tho nolghbou. Ho runhod toumd. out! throwing 3 large woollen mom~ covor over he: had. plmd hot on the ooqohkwhou ho hold _hor bx tom. Ai sh“ moment I mn'do my {antic cannon-blind Ind helplou. but. for all my knoy. n mustangs} of vengeance. Owed wu “opined a flu orlmo which to u momun Ind ohvluod my noose-fly 10: carrying out his wild plot. The only on. who Iggmodjn gh- punQIlon ot_hin gm “ They are taking us rig}: to the end of Siberiaâ€"to Nertchiuek. ere I shall be drafted oi! with cthere to work in the mines. We go all the way on foot and in chains." “ What an awful fate l" Oeneri emiled. " After what I ha" paaeed through it h Paradiae opening before me. When a man fienda againet the Russian law his one ope ie that he may be sent at once tanberla. That means goin from hell to heaven." “ do not understand.” " You would if you had lain like me for months. untried and uncondemued. It you had been laced in a cell without light. without aid. w thout room to move. If you had heard thoee next to you ecreamiug in their madneaeâ€"madneee brought on by ecli- tary confinement and cruel treatment. It every morning at you woke you had said. ' I. too,ehall be an idiot before ulghtfall.’ If you had been frozen. beaten. starved. in. order to make you betray your friende; if you had been reduced to euch a etate that your death warrant would be welcome ; then. Mr. Vaughan. you would look forward to and long for the gentle rlgora oi Siberia. I swear to on. air." he continued. with more fire an animatlon than he had yet diaplayed, “ that if the eiviliaed natione of Euro knew one-tenth part of the barren and code in a Rueaiau prleon. they would say ‘ Guilty or innocent. no human beings shall be tormented like thie.’ and for the sake of common humanity would ewe.p the whole accuraed Government ircm the faceiof the earth I" _ V_- wV~v_-â€"V. “ But whn will yofi’r (Elite be ? Where “I?! :hoy taking you. and uh» will be your e I, I gromieed to do so. and knew Oh“. whet er itreuehed him or net,Iehould feel easier for heving undo the “tempt. H “:16. 1:11.!1 mill unn- Onen-.. I... a “1L--- “ You might luvs some with the ooptoln. It muy be. it he is kind-hearted and honest. a portion of it- any reach me. But even am is doubtful." «Will you inshore?" I asked. He shook his heed. “I expect these will be stolen from me before I upend them." " But Is there no way of leaving money withheny ope 19: your use 73’ _ - I give hinf several flames 'whioh he 3439;93qu on his_ person. " Soup a. wagon." I aid.” ‘5 '1‘011 me if there is anything 1 can do to mute your litany quiet)" , He Emiled hintly. “You my give me moneyâ€"a little. I mly be able to keep it lug buy a fey: prisoners} luxurieefl But I did linger tor a while. The thought that my rising and giving the s - nal that my business was finished. wou d immediately consign the prisoner to that loathsome den from which he had emerged. was inexpressibly ‘painiul 'to me. Every moment I could keep him with me would be precious to him. Never again would he see the face of a friend or acquaintance. He had ceased speaking. He sat with his head bent forward ; his eyes resting on the ground. A tattered. haggard. hopeless, wretch; so broken down that one dare not approach him. I watched him in silence. Presently he spoke; " You can find no excuse for me. Mr. Vaughan 7” " None." I said. “ It serms to me there is little to choose between you and your associates." He rose wearily. “ Pauline will recover, you think ‘2" he asked. “ I thinkâ€"I hope I shall find her almost well on my return." “ You will tell her how you have found me; she may be happier in knowing that Anthony's death has indirectly brought me to this." I bowed assent to this dreary request. “ I must go back now." he said. with a kind of shiver. and dragging his weary limbs slo_wly toward the door. In Spite of his sin: I could not let the watgued bum; go w1:_th_outrg word. CHAPTER XIV. Doss sun names? It was time to bring our interview to an 1 end. It had lasted so long that the civil captain had more than once psepsd in with a significant look on his face, as much as to say there was such a thing as oversteppinn the limits of even such an authority as I held. I had no desire to protraot the con- versation with the convict. The object of my long journey had been attained. I had learned all that I could learn. I knew Pauline's history. The crime had been fully confessed. The man with me had no claim upon my consideration. Even had I felt inclined to help him I had no means of so doing: Rhynehould} linger ?» __ This. not in his own words. was Oanori'a M19. I now .know .11 I wanted to know. Pump: ho had pointed himself in better colors than he deserved : but he hnd given me the whole dark history freely and unre- aorvodly, and in npxto ot the loathing and abhorronoe with which he now insslired me, I felt that he had told me the trn . Honos our strange mnrriogo. which even now be justified by saying tho! should the girl grow unsound to-sny one. should any feeling corresponding to sfiooiion ho awok- onod m hen clouded mmd 41m mind wo_u_l(_i graduallxbe built up sgsin. _ Bed In Oonerl wu. he hed recoiled from thin. He would even. hcd a boon ponnhle. have broken all all inmrocune wuh Marconi ; but the men were too deep in each olhcr a secrete to be dlvldod on coconut at e crime. however eltroclbn’u ; co he sent Poulluc to Euglcnd. Therc'lhe we: ate lrom Mecerl. Then ceme my propoul. the acceptance of which would teke her. cl my expecee. entirely ofi his hands and out 0! his com- pegion's wcy. r V who. he woe m Oo lot-net. 8h. never ‘eeenel hep" tulle-In he he: mean no, eh. woe plnlu to: BW. Action- to go. hot one o! hlulghe. he bed 00an the Tune should «he he: to London-â€" hul. ln tool. cone lo Turin on the: pullo- nlu- do, to amp to to their de um. Maul. who. even wleh e brother a blood helween them. oonuldeud he: in eolne wey hle pwperty. uoompeuled him. He bed been ooneluuelly u: as Oenerl to lee hlm men] her. even an I e we» now. He hed threnened to carry her off by tom. He had eworn ehe should be bll. She remem- herogl nolhiugâ€"why should he not wed her 7 Home n In»! How doughuul to "an! anon; on“ countrymm. and has: nothing No wonder um: honing “11. good new: I van user to touch homoâ€"longing. not on]? to no my wife qua. bu! to no hot. u had never yet non her. with her mind tutored. Would the remember mo? How should no meet 7 Would the M In“ loom to love mo ? Won my ttouhlu u on end or onlg begun ? Thole were “no queu- llouu whlo oould only beaniworod whou England woo touched. As this ie not e book oi trevei I will not recepitulete the journey. The weether neeriy ell the time wee tevorebie. the roede were in good condition. My im tience forced me to trevei eimcet dey eu night. I epered no expenee; my extreordinery peeeport procured the horde: when other trevellere were compelled to weitâ€"my lerge gretuitioe mede thoee horeee nee their boat epeed. In thirt -flve deye we drove up to the Hotel B et Nijni Novgorod. with the terenteee in euch edilepideted‘ condition thet in ell prohehility enother etege would heve finished its work in thie‘ world. 1 bestowed it, e free gift. upon my guide. who, I believe. eold it immedletely or three rubioe. From Nijni hy reil to Moecow; from Moeoow to St. Petereburg. I only terried in the oepitei long enough to pey my reepeote to Lord â€". end once more thenlr him for his eeeietenoe; then, heving collected whet luggege I hed left there. ‘ewey for Euglendl On my rced heck from Irkuteir 1 found lettere from Priecille et Tomeir. et Tobolelr end. et Perm.eleo more recently written onee et 8t. Peterehurg. All up to the dete of the leet wee ing on well. Prie- ollie hed teken her 0 e to Devonehire. Heving been roered in I et county the old women hed e greet belief in ite virtues. They were et e quiet. but beeutiiul little watering-piece on the north coeet. end Priocilie evened thet recline " wee bloom- ingee e rcee. end eeemed ee eeneible ee Meeter Gilbert himeeli." A turn of the road soon hid the gloomy ostrog tram my s, but is was not until we wars miles sn miles swuy shut my spirits recovered u: Ihmfli'ko their former tong-sud it Was sys are I sensed m think. st nouly every moment, of shat ter- rihlo plus in which I hsd found‘Oenori. sad to which I saw him sgsin oondgnsd slur m business wish him Wu finished. - As 8h us not. book of true! I willnot Then I found my interpreter. end ordered horeee to be et onoe procured end the tenuteee brought out. I would eta-t without e moment's deley for England- and Pauline! . In belt on hour ell wee reedy. Inn end I law into the oerringe; the yemeohik flo ed hie whip; the horses sprung tor- werd; the belle jingled merrily. end may we went in the derkneee. oommendng the return journey whioh oouuted by thouund of miles. It In." only nowywhen burning to find myself at home. thet I realized the twin! dietenoe whiph by between me end my love. shame end punishment. I sought my abusing friend, the oeptein. end received his word of honor that eny money I left with him ehonld be expended for the eon- viet'e benefit. I pleoed n ooneiderehle mm in hie hende, and con only hope thet e port of it reeohed ite deetinntion. hoe; he bowed his head und turned swey. The soldier took him roughly by the am And thrust him through the doorway. Thenhs turned. sud his eyes met mine with an sxpronion than blunted me for days. He was sexing thne when the heevy door wee shut and hid him from my sight forever. I turned 3 slot st hart, peril“. 586??“"8 I :3.@‘“_M!jhins to ma He in am, I 616116? napond to his 90§ion: it flag]! 9t_nhu§no gassed qver his ' Yet it was well merited. As he stood on the threshold will: ontetretebed .hnnd I felt this. To all intents and purposes lhe man was a murderer. Much moved I! I wee by his fete I could not bring myself to grup hie bend. My refusal mny beve been begeb. but; could not do it. - Without waiting tor my reply he welhed heetily to the door. end with the eentry at bl! side was marched OR to prison. I tollowed him. Ae the cumhroue lock wee being turned he pnueed. “ Farewell Mr. Vaughen." he said. “ It I have wronged you I entrent your pardon. We shell meet no more." ‘ "180 for no I nm’ concerned I (orgive you rie y.’ He heeiteted e moment and then held 1out hie bends - The door wee now open. I could see the throng of repulsive, Villain- oue fecesâ€"the fecee of his lellow-priecuere.‘ I could beer the jobber o! ounceity eud‘ wonder. I could emell the foul odore ccm~ ing from that reehing den crowded with filthy humenity. And in euch n plece he thie, with euoh eeeccintee, n men ct educe- tlon. culture end refined taste. wee doomed to spend hie lent deye. It wusteulul punishment! ,, , When that time oomee. will you try to send we won! ? It moy be dnmoult to do so, and I hove no right to eel: the “var. But you huve interest. and might got into":- genoe sent me. It I am not dead by then It impure me_huppier.” Tn: door oponod nnd the «pain once more looked in. He was growing quuo unpaflont. I had no xenon tor w In; to prolong flu ooo‘varnuon. no I to! him 1 would hove finished in o moment. He noddod hit hood nnd withdrew. " Theie in nothingâ€"fishy i '33? thing. thou-i. phn villunâ€"noonar or [not he wul‘ 89.? his (lawns. I huvo inflatedâ€"w will he. " It then i; iiitiihg more. 'I “u do let me_ ngw." _I wd_tprnln_g to Qweri. q- “ esee (tom Slhorlt only ow to n”’ “ ban you mus sieve on.“ you: d“‘11) 7" no‘ I > lhdred moth “ ho . qus e or much Ingrmeu’oo "spoofing Bcboslen eon- ‘vlou. nnd. .0 all you the flush. woo rethor disgusted to find how lnooruol she oommon opinion ls. Now I on 0113 hopo my sesoerohes showed me the no ." '° The ueesmenl is nosso bad. then t” " h in bed enough. es you no elweys et tho men 0! o pony ”rent. Then is no doubs us to: us you or two I muss slave In tho unnee. It I Insvive the I011. which ll vory unlikely. I mey. by finding Invor In the unlor'e eyes. he ales-ed (tom (usher work 0! that deuoxiptlon. I may even he allowed so reude es some town end eun my living. I love steel hopes thus my grate-mono! shill mey he 0! use to me. colors ere souoo in “long Bonus.” Lmle as he deserved lb. heuteolnood his wish: hoses Iloohsdel‘ m Ifohluro there wee smell eheneo 0! his ondnnng even e you’e .011 ot the mines. In some pub of North Onolhn and. and human lumps m ml! considered uncle. of luxury. wink Minoan torch.- m to be Ind gum. " Welt, end it me ell oome beck." Bed ehe en ink ing of the truth ? Were the dreeme eho spoke of but the etrngglee of growing memory 7 Did thet bright dog which wee etlll on her finger suggest to her whet bed heppened ? Yee.‘ I would welt end hope. ' “ Not nowâ€"n3! him.” she cried neatly. “ V1“), 9nd it may all oomo but." She sighed. “ I heve seen you in dreams -â€"etrenge dmme." Ae ehe spoke e bright hlneh epreed over her cheek. “ Tell me the dreams." I add. " I eennot. I have been ill. very ill. for Along time. I heve forgotten muchâ€"every- *h395.'h3'.l!‘npenoé-_" " But do you not 'rbmember me ? I lan- oiofl you; {mgw mgjlut now." Pumas had not moved. but Priscilla. no to moot mo md almost shook my hund- ofl. " Does she rememberâ€"doe- aho know me 7" I whitporod, .- I dlungoged myul! and wnlked toword my wife. " Not yet; but she will. I am sure sh- willsl. floater Gilbert." h t b not as a nyer t I her prop coy ‘might come true. I reached Ponllno’n side had held out my hand. She took it with- out hoaitotion, md ruined her dork eyes to mine. How did I refrain from duping her to m hurt! " Paul no. do you know me ‘P" She drappod her oyga. "Priscilla bu hiked of you. She tells me you no 5 friend. had thot until you come I must he oontgnt and oak no questions." tad sprung to her teet before Prieoille’n exolemuion of Inrpriee end dolighfi wnl hen-d. Bhe flood looking a no no though ehe expected I would spent or come to her. whiles the old eel-vent wee sending word. of welcome enroee the noisy ltreem. find I wished to rotten. it was now too In“. I found e crooning-place end in 5 minute or t‘wo.wee on the oppoeite_he_nh.__ hh__lr,, , She must in some way hue roman:- herod mo. Were il but In in I dram my hoe mun have seemed hmiliar to her. She droppod ho}- pgnoihqxd sham-hook ‘-, --_‘â€"_--â€" wee thet in her look end in her smile which mede my heart bound. The wife I remrned to wee e Mount being from the girl I bed menial. She turned end looked eoroee the “teem. Outlet! ewey by my joy I bed entirely emerged from my lurking pleee. With the “v.35 between _ne our eyes mo}. There wee the hue of heelth are: he: cheekâ€"there wee the e pounce 0 heel“: in every movement. en en ehe turned end spoke e few werdefio _her gozppepion they. â€"__ AL-A 3, Bud on I found it to do no. I resolved. not to meke my presence known to them. Before I met Pnuline I vented to “It i: Priscillo nnd be guided by her report no to my future method at p . Bntin epite of my determinntion I yiel ed to the temptation of drawing neverâ€"tram where I stood I could not see her hoeâ€"co I crept on inch by inch till I won nenrly opposite the stretcher. and. half hidden by the under- growth. I stood wntching her to my heert'e content. 1 followed its oouree for about a mile- now olnmberiug over moon-grown roots, now wndiug through terns. now forcing my ‘wuyfihrough plinnt huel haughtyâ€"then in nu open specs on the oppoeiie bank I euw ‘3 girl lining sketching. Hot hunk wnu townrd me, but I know every turn of that graceful figure well enough to feel euro eh. won my wife. It I laud needed extra munuoe I had but to look st her eomponion. who at near her und uppeued to be closing ever u book. I should hove recognized thni ehuwl of Prin- oille'e 3 mile anyâ€"in like hue never been known on earth. mm In“ burp panod.‘ ff fihgll I to I you 7" -- -mâ€"w- w-uâ€"vuvuu . no I found my my down the stoop hill. and begun walking up we riverside. whilst the moral-Room danced put me. throw- ing m n brown penal-fined was" into I. thousand little encodes on is shot over and loomed round lho great howlden which disputed lagoon-go. It seemed to ma thlt on such a thy II this the shudy woods Ind the running strum must ofier irgaiatiblg unraofiqng; an 'I’ IA__.I __ , run down the vnlley. and leaped joy- onelvinio ‘he eel. On eixher hm‘d wen greet tor-mm! behind fihem inlnndhilh covered with woods. and in front of me etremhmg may and away was the «In green eon. The eoene wee hi1- enough. but I turned any from it. I wanted Pnnllno. It wee esrly in sntnmn. but the lee! showed no signs of teding. Everything wu green, fresh end beautiful. The soil was clondless. cm! a soft helmy sir lsnn my cheek. I paused and looked around me before! decided in which direction to go. Fer below my feet lsy the little fishing vil- lage; ite houses clustered round the month of the noisy. breyling stream which uuvnuu UL I Illl - “no. I inquredfior re; Drew. She was not e! homeâ€"bed gone on! with the young led, home ulna ego. md would not be back until egemng. I turned sway and went in search 0 mom. mu lowers. Honeysuckle twined round the porch. grant sunflowers stared fiercely from the beds. and oernetnons sweetened the sir. As I wsited tor the doortobe opened I bed time to spprove Primille'e choice of e renting-niece. Whet is e run some England otter 5 men hoe msde such It journey use my recent one 7 Yet. thet pitiful hundred end flit: milee seemed to me es long on e thoneen did e month ego. The lest lew mllee I hed to go by oosoh. end. although tour splendid horeee epnn us elong. eeoh individnel mile eeem’ed es long on e Siberien stage. But the gem-hey was et lent ended. end. lee my lame in the ooeoh office. I esll forth. with e hosting hurt to find Penllne. I went to the address given in Priscil- le'e letter. The house wee e quiet. little building. nestling on e wooded bank. with e sloping semen in front. toll of late sum- mer lowers. Honeyeuokle twined round in bronud flu: ape-m to Ibovind uni-nun” bond ban you to 3 rut length; on. or No aoqwnunm mot ulna I mulled London nouns! know mo. In In 9mm trim I could not op. “In I lion 6 51am my recollection- ‘tn Pm!- mo’u I'm . By the ad of ; razor and 1:9.th I In noon converted to . flirty no son- tltaoq o! my tonne: colt. tad than. without Inning uppulud oven Priming of my romrn. I slated for Iho "at. to no what (Mind in note to: ma. 3006.11: Mound No Bull-h uoundom. In]: expo-m .0 the wind (To be continual.)