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”34” ‘l “ ‘7 “*5“. 1.9.0"- .ag. .. ' === g “est. Quali. 5, nothing )Wn as ‘3 up 2 the present -': We have rd to prices. c assortment that They commence a Q 0 hen each parti- H we can spare on will be more fll‘l’lAfllflRS AID BUILDERS- ”annulment-30.1.3: “wound mg... rm ”unwrap-And. mac-colic:- “wmmfidm WM‘ _ ’ and-mmnmâ€"cun. 26132 (Zambian first. LINDSAY. FRIDAY, APRIL m. 1892. ( Continued [70m last week.) “If I evor get rich," Russell replied. “1‘11 1.; by such methods as that deal with Remington and others by which a man might feel disgraced." won, all this sentimentalism is natural at such 3 time." said Ray, cheerfully, “but mfg-(>1; nothing in It. Remington Will play seine other chump and get his money back. lt‘.~ all in the game." - “But I‘m only an adventurer, anyway. {have no solid hopes: and my character is w.,,n,ing as unsettled as my circumstances. 1 um flush toâ€"day and broke tomorrow; hon- at in the morning and a. scamp before night- Whon I think of Miss Rayâ€"” ‘ “Yes. when you think of her,” said that young lady‘s sire, with a good bumored mm._â€""\vlicn you think of her your sins look big and black. I‘m glad of it; I could as}; no better guarantee that you really love fll'l'. HUSN‘“ stm'tod up in astonishment, but before he could utter a word Ray continued: "I‘ve been waiting for you to speak to me like this. More than once I have thought you were g. iiug to begin! When you showed mitancy about coming up to the villa I knew why. You said: ‘She‘s a rich man's daughter and I have only my wits.’ ” "lint. my dear sir." Russell broke in, "I tum- m-Vel‘ ventured to remotely consider tlil‘ 1x)~.~iiiilltyâ€"" “of course y0u haven‘t, but you may begin now, Don‘t speak to her yet; she is only a. little girl you know. Of course you haven’t so much as hinted anything of the sortto her, and I wouldn't fora year: let us say for-.3 year. I dare say you wouldn’t have thought of doing so; that you wanted to say to me, and what’I saw that you wanted to sayâ€"for a. father's eye cannot be deceivedâ€"was that you felt it more honorable to tell me straight out that you were in love with my daughter and then ask the right to let every thin: .m- on as before. It‘s i-ulya few months that \u-‘u- kn-iwn you. and that made it harder. I pith-d you. and says I tomywlf: ‘l‘ll help lulu out." And because I think so well of you. young man. and trust you so , fully. and hate to so you down-hearted, I'l give you a. word of encouragement: I believe the little girl likes you pretty well already." CHAPTER XI. mm». In the first flurry of surprise at Ray’s ac- crptance of an imaginary proposal for his daughter’s hand, Russell lost sight entirely of the fact that he had made no proposal. The benevolent old gentleman terminated the interview with a. hearty handshake: and be- fore Russell recovered the use of his vocal «guns the two men were out upon the street where Confidential discussion was not possi- ble. Whatever may have been the subject Ray elected for his remarks on the way to the yacht. they fell far short of his companion’s attention. Russell’s thoughts worked hurried- jy upon the problem presented by the strange mult of his attempt to obtain an dict of banishment against himself. That such a: exile was now more than ever nec- essary was eident enough, but it was also clear that it must be voluntary. He should keep out of the way of temptation: and here he was being led tamely to the villa. again. Somehow, he was more than usually glad go go, although his conscience exerted a feeble restraining force. Why was it? Ray’s favorable view of him as a possible son-in-law meant nothing to him. He had no shadow of an idea. that he should ever take advan- tage of it. But that “word of encourage- ment.” as Ray had called it, was a nutter of avery different nature. Could Ray possibly have given such a hint on any weaker grounds than absolute certainty? Father and daughter were on terms of the closest confidence. Rus- idlhcd often observed it, with a. feeling that INTERRUPTED MENTION. fie millionaire had been blmd in other good “Hugs than dollars. Ray should know the Rate of his daugheer‘s heart as soon as 3110 did herself, and it he said that she thought badly o: a man it should be infinitely cur Wg. There was only one ground for doubt, and i lay in the old fellow’s firm belief that he knew very nearly every thing that waspum- ‘8 in the minds of thuseabout him. He was fine of those men who believe that their eye In elm-trio search lights which theyiun turn W011 the souls of others and expose all hiddm . This belief in him was coupled with a. total nbility to rad the ordinary external signs of emotion. It always is. These eagle-eyed fellowsare the ones who can see'a man poi- trychuiuc and swear that be him pleasant, and stick to it with a confi- hceunmovcd, after, the finfortunaja 118.. died in convulsions. Rm thought of a! is, and it seemed to him probable M '. I“y had not received any verbd intimation : in his daughter, but bad dependq! My ‘- w a glance of his infallible eye. “11’ that is the case.” . ‘d 3M5! '3 3 ' "wt-merry". ,.... Yahmwcoau fills, ”13.“; w' Wtdoanvvurtofit. forudmchmrcmmgreeolvcdtoheep her. She would see that be avoided food, undgrewtbintillhiseyeetook on a hollow lookandhiscoctsbegunto flap around his wi form. He would lock his love up ' of his soul and have fun with themlscryofit. Then when Brown came back, full of misgivings no doubt, he would takothe wanderer by the hand,and say, with: hollow cough: “I have been faith- mltoyomoldmambut Iain amartyr to my love.” “I say, young fellow,” cried Ra lute t- ing Russell’s meditations at thg‘poinzuP‘if youstarcatme any longer in that soulless fashion, without saying anything or listen- ing towhatI’mtquing about, Ishall think you’ve gone crazy.” Theyhadbeeu sitting on the deck of the yacht,facetoface, and Ray had beentalk- ing in alively and as he suppom entertain- ing fashion, for about half an hour, when it suddenly dawned upon him that Russell’s face had taken on an cxprem’on of deep misery wholly uncalled for by anything that had been said. His question brought Rus- sell back to a. rational frame of mind, and he wasableto conduct himself at thevillansif nothing unusual had happened. It was his last visit there duringtheseaâ€" son. The Rays came back to their town house in the following week. Russell called Within a few days after their return, and his welcome was the sameas over. There had been no change in the household. But not-many days after that he fancied that he noticed a difference. There was an indefin- able something in the bearing of Mrs. Ray and Alice which puzzled him at first, but which he soon explained in a manner fitting closely to the observed facts. It seemed evi- dent that the secret of his talk with Gilbert Rayhadleaked out; that it had at last be- come the general property of the family. He could not believe that Ray had told Alice; she must have overheard something which betrayed the truth. At any rate, Rus- sell was quite certain that she knew how matters stood, but that was as far as his perception could get in her direc- t'vi‘crm.h firs. Rag? be felt sure, approved. it possi c respect to her said in his heart, she doesn’t know abybetteli: and couldn’t be expected to, by anybody ac- quainted with her plastic mind. Her hus- band‘s approval was quite enough. Alice, however, was a riddle much harder to read. Sometimes he thought that she was disappointed at his delay; and again be imagined that she was lying in ambush. waiting for a chance to tell him what a traitor he was. He thought of all the cruel things she might say; how she might show him the din- erence between himself and Brown, with a. balance heavily in favor of the absent; and she might say that she would prefer Brown even if he returned from Central Africa with a ring in his nose andaconfirmed habit of cannibalism. Rus- sell fancied her refusing him in so many different ways that he began to be afraid some slip of the tongue would launch one of them upon him, even as his ac- ceptance by her father had come by accident. He began to resent this refusal which was only a figment of his im- agination, and his resolution to seek her society no more melted in the heat of his ill temper. Ho deter- mined to show her that her charms had nq power to tempt him, and to make her understand in some way that her father had committed a piece of stupidity. Meanwhile. despite all this raging in his soul, his bearing towards her was frank, courteous and friendly, as it had always been. The Society for General Culture had survived the summer, and its members had come back from the shores of the salt sea. with an added thirst for knowl- edge. One of the girls had also a. great idea to propose at the society’s first meeting. It was not original, but it wusthe latest fad in societies of that kindâ€" a. revival of an ancient custom. She sug- gestedthat they find some struggling poet and help to win recognition for him. Rur. sellmust know one, and it would be such fun to encourage the poor fellow and help him by judicious criticism and a. little money, fillutlast hecould gethispoems intothc 313882.195- Rumell reflected a moment, while a great and amusing scheme filtered through his brain. “I know the man,” said he, at last; “he is a deserving fellow, but without some help hlsgenins will never be known." ThemanwhomRussell had in mind was the janitor of a down-town building, a. young fellow with about as much idea of poetry as a wooden Indian. But nature had given him an ideal exteriorâ€"the long hair, the thin, hungry-looking visage, and the eyes which forever fixed themselves on vacancy. Runell had often remarked what a perfect picture of the traditional poet this man was. The yearning look in his, eyes might have expressed the craving of genius for the ideal, but in reality it was the hardened ex- pression of covetousnem. A more matter-of- fact, hard-fisted, unromantic pursuer of the glitte ' dollar it would have been impos- sible to imagine. In the building where he worked he was known as Cupid, on account of his cupidity. sense for him to read at a society’s meetings. After mature deliberation he decided to let Alice into the secret, partly because he did not like the idea of deceiving her, and partly because he doubted his ability to do so. It required some persuasion to bring. her to cement, but at last she entered fully into the plot, and helped Russell to concoct the soul- fulmessforCupidtoreed. Hisfirstup ‘ceand the poem were an immense success. He read atwenty-line wail culled. “Dust and Ashes.” a title . sell by the fellow’s occupation. The girls were in rupture, and it was immediately de- cidedthattbcpoetmustreadbeforealarger audience during the following week. . The society would issue about fifty invitations, and begin at once its work of introducing the poet. Russell was somewhat alarmed at the suc- ces of his joke, but be determined to carry itucfar nsitwould go. The preparation of sort of work, and together they evolved a and narrative of disappointed affection, with uclimaxwhichcasta general bhgbtover the face of nature. It wm’t so bad aftcr the society and its guest I ITLOOK'HDLIKEAPBOW andthenupon a writing pad in hishau leaning toward the fire for light. d, The pencil fell from his hand and rolled along the hearth rug. He stooped for it but could not find it in the dim firefight. It must be hidden near her foot-stool He got down upon one knee to look for it, steadying him- self by the arm of her chair. She spoketotell him where she thought the pencil had gone, and he looked up intoher face. The attitude was suggestiveâ€"kneeling at her feet. He was sure he loved her ; she looked kindly down at him; he had it on his lips to tell her. At thismomcnt Gilbert Ray entered by a. door from the hall, and Mrs. Ray ap- peared . simultaneously through a Jap- anese portiere on the right. Both caught sight of the little group on the hearth rug at the same instant. Ray said “ng0” and slammed the door behind him. There was a smothe “oh my!” from Mrs. Bay as her ample formparted the portiere with a rat- e. “ What’s the matter with them 9” asked Alice, laughing. “ Are they crazy!” “ No,” said Russell rising slowly, “ but they think that I am. Perhaps they are right, but my madnem shall be harmless, even if it can not now be cured.” ' CHAPTER XII. rue waoxc now. This experience taught Russell caution, but itcanhardly be said to have been of any higher sort than the caution of coward- ice. He simply ran away. His visits to the Rays became more and more infrequent. He gave up the Society for Culture, and bribed Cupid to seek oblivion. His manner of living became different and not better. He plunged into extravagance, and though dissipation and kindred vices had no attractions for him, and he thus managed to escape them, be succeed- ed in spending a great deal of money, and was soon heavily in debt. The Munhattcu Elix-triyllotor Company had begun active operations. A factory had been secured and machines were being made. The capital stock had been increas- ed, and Bay was putting in his money in a way which showed that he meant to wage a serious commercial warfare. Rmell drew a. good salary as tremurer and manager of the com- pany,audtohiscredititmustbescid that he worked hard and exercised goodability; but as treasurer and manager of his own affairs he was not a success. He had become careless, and took no account of personal expenditures. Work was harder for him than it hadbeen in the old days. His brief time of leisure had made efiort difilcult. It was not easy for him to understand why this was true. Looking back upon the experience of idleness he could see nothing pleasant init, andyetheclung to it. An exercise of will was now necessary to accomplish tasks far easier than the old drudgery which he had performed mechanically. But Ray was well satisfied withhisetforls, and talked very hopefully of the future of the company. “We are going to use these motors on stmetrailways,” said he, “and I’m revolv- ing one or two points in my mind which must be carefully considered. Eventually wesball organizes railway company, and the question is whether to do it here in New York or strike some smaller place.” “The streets seem full of tracks here,” said ._ Russell. : chises we want to look out for. “It isn’t tracks,” said Ray, “it's frau- With the help of legislation we can steal a lit- : tlc piece of this city, but with an .equal expenditure we can steal a whole town intho ‘ Westorevcu inNcw Jersey, if weccnfind one there that isn’t already stolen. The question is: Where’s there tbcmost money? I’m rather in favor of a. new place that may grow in a State where legislation hasn‘t so _ ri 'd a market price." question was left unsettled for the time being, and it was decided to market the motorsiu another way at first. Russell gave his attention to the superintending the pre- paration of the works, and the construction of as many machines u were necessary for purposes of exhibition. The stock had been worked up to a salable figure; indeed, among ': a few who had “the tip" it was regarded as suggestedtoRur" . time economy had apparently a good thing. At Ray’s suggestion the ueccs-, money was now raised by the sale of stockcertificates which were to beput on the market as the machines were madeâ€"that is whenten mccbincshad beenbuiltm. hundred sharesmightbesoldonthotrcasumr'e certification. The stock was placed on do- podt with a. trust company. and could be disposed of only under the tnasui'er’s authori- action. financially. His means of exhausted, and his old- ficd beyond recall. H0 wulnvolved in adom difficul- ties, but had hitherto managed. on his originulplanofborrowingfromPetcrtOpay PuuLtokccphiIci-cdith'omutterlyfullingto pieces. But thcmmsnoccseury were larger Meanwhile Russell was getting harder and 1 new, andhardcr to manage. And hmtcmp- . tcticnscivduponhim. Hispowertoautbor- facthosuloof thostockcortificatesuudtoro- ccivc thcmoncy thusreulinedwuthcbuit usedbySum. Intbilwcyhcdccwhhown succeededm g '1~ ,. . hmdtucc-omwnhvchdno Mummeh'mbyumitm Mpemonally,whlch,asbehadnothlng, nse‘owpmeeeding. a. tint on condition of your silence.” Itwouldnot have been the first loan that hadbeenforcedinthfinyinthc commer- cial history of Now York. Having authorized one overiasuo, it wus notsobwdtobrinsm to do it again, andhedid it, muchtomfidiscmdit. About this time Ray turned his attention to the Motor Company’s main cum mom, and it wasnot long before Resell began to beafraid that the 01d_flnlncier_ “smelt a mice.” He was more frightened than he had ever been before in his life, and nearly fainted away when. 000 day. Ray proposed togowithbimto the 18am? and make an mspect' ion. He moceeded in putting 08 the eforatlme loogmough togive him an opportunity f0_°0nsider. Rulnof the worst kind stmedeminthoface. Ifhe could not deceive Ray thegamewes up. He thought of a down plans, and atlast hit upon one which was so simple that it looked almost childish, and yet he believed that it would work. The machines where stored in a rough, dimly-lighted room It the factory. There were about a. dozen of them in two rows. There should have been twenty to make the accounts come out right. Russell secretly visited the factory ahead of Ray, and, on some pretense of shOWing the machines to better advantage, he had some workmen put a big mirror against the Wall behind the rowu ofmotors. Thiswallhcduowindowafor msrscrtos axon nmcumms. the light was admitted at each end of the room. The edges of the mirror Russell care- fully concealed. He then had a. short and confidential interview with the engineer. The room was heated with steam pipes in winter. It was then May, and a. hot day, too, but Russell got the engineer to switch thesteumintothisroomfullhead. Thcnhe closed the windows. and in about an hour the temperature rose to that of the hot room in a Turkish bath. Ray came out about five o‘clock in the afternoon. He was in a hurry, and Rust-ll knew it. Russell showed him through vari- ous parts of the building. and at last they climbed the stairs to theroom in which the motors were stored. It was like a. fiery fur- nace when Ray, already pumng with his climbupthesteep stain, put his head into it. “ Great heavens!“ be exclaimed, mopping his forehead. “what section of the infernal regions is this I” “Itisnecmrytokeepthemuchincsat a high temperature for a. few days,” Rusell explained. with shaking nerves. “ They work the better for it.” The room was not very light, but the machines were plainly vhible from a little raised platform near the stairs. “Letus stop here,” said Rusell; “than is more air.” “ I'll haveto get out of here.” said Ray; “ I‘m roasting." He ran his eye hastily over the machines, counting them. The illusion of the mirror from that point was good. “ I make twenty-six,” said he. “Thank heaven,” said Russell, under his breath: “the old man has not only counted the images in the mirror, but he has two of them double.” They descended hastily. “Everything seems to be going right,” said Ray when he had regained his breath. “ Yes,” replied Rumell, with a sigh of re- lief. “We havehada fcw narrow escape out here. but I bust our troubles are over." At the door, however, he encountered Bearing. He had never known of the inven- tor’s visiting the place before. Here was . neweourccofdaugcr. Could it be pouiblc that Bearing, too, was suspicious! CHAPI'EB XIII. A roan-1cm out. Another summer came, and were away, very unhappily for Rusell. He was continually pie-ed by debt and dim- wmmdhohfinofricndtowhom be dared confcs himself freely, asking the advice he needed. Indeed. Rumcll bud madcnofi'icudsumonghisncuntm, portlybecuuschehaddrlftcdintouuem vugnnt and light-bended not With few attac- tive meninit, but mammal-‘8o hcwns W deeplycngroaaedwithbisowuufiaintopas mitofawarmintcrcst in others. He con- tinucdtoaecRay frequently, buthcw-stoo muchafraid oftbeold man's insdblc temper totakcadvnntugoouhehclp that Rey wu inrculityulwuysrudytogivc. Tba'cwcrcfcwer Sunday! “the villa for Ru-ollthcnmtlnpnvlommmma-motbc- camcofunyhckofinvihtions butbecuusc Bumllfuncloditugiatouvoid Alicctlnn tobcsimply friends with her. To all up- mhcm,mwu no interrup- fionofthcca'dlulityotthch'fcclingforcuch atlas. hthcurlyfumwuulittlccbillaupc www.mdfimmnkindlcdundatho met stew-pun of politic, I scheme which RcyandRuuellbcdfcI-muhteddmingfl' mmto man and ammo dr~ finite dupe. “We shall need some political influence it: working this mum: fight," Ray hid in“.- “Why don't you g1) info ”Gilli“ 3 little} It' woul‘l give you .1 i‘l‘am‘" in get acquainted .. I. ‘l with a great man}- inen Who might be useful - to us." Russell baa Y‘Ppli-Hl that he would just as H" 3° in“) p lilies a, nu}; thing else, and be had looked xii-out him for 3“ ”l-‘l'>rt“n_“Y- It VII not hard it; mid. HQ‘ hurl become. 8 member-of the Rwandan» L‘luii, an m- ~ ”halting a handsome house on Glut South 09* . .-_........._-_ Bay, L. L, and including among in mm many practical politii‘ilnfi. The Pocahontas wuostcnsibly a fishing club and was to both branches of an arm-t Some - xpcrt W and out amt drinkers ‘wfllc‘otben . S i .-....'...........- ‘l .._. --_..._.._.. 9. ii 5. iii . i g i E i E i "t 5’: .m E E. ii lim :0 l l l b fl ".1", Mmpopulurlnfliechxbundhad ' wuithclepcdal favorofufcwold follow 51 EE E; ii: i: ii: i i ‘oryunimtion” He claimed to have been fluted ' ly by y undhad gone to the counties, and then received equally bud umge. “I’ve got tired of for thou fcl- lowe,”n.idlflkc, “andthisfalll‘mgoing to doulittlcworkforllchooney. Ibavcu’t lostmygrlpoutbc Thirtieth Amembly dis ’ yeumdyoubetywrlifeonit.” Rumcll rephcd' that while he never bet on elections he did not doubt Mr. Rooney‘s power. Holivcdlntbatdisu'ict' himcclfcnd had had occasion to observe it. “I’m laboring for an indepen cutie cunlidate for the assembly," mid Rooney. “King would get a momlnation andmelcctiouif'l‘ummauywus left to run things,‘ but he's weak, and I believe I can down him with the right man.” Russell ventured to inquire how he would do and to his surprise Rooney pleased with the wggcm Neither of them gave it much thought at the time, but when politics begun to thrust itself into prominence in the fall, Rooney took the subject up seriously, Ray promiacdfinanclnl buckinganditbcgun to lookesifRumcllhaduchanceofgoingto tbeasembly. ngwcssmetobetbcmgu- lar Tammany nominee, but Rooney curried ugoodmanyvotesinhlspockct, and he be- lieved thathe could fight his man through. But there was a man named Cimninghcm who wusmaking a strong cfiort to get the nomination from the county Democrats and mdependents who were to coalesce. Them waspracticully no Republican strength in the district. Cunningham felt so sure of the nomin- ation that he had ordered a. banquet to be ready when the affair was over, and had in- vited about u hundred prominent politicians to sit down and rejoice with him. They had all accepted without regard to sentiment, for u Thirtieth district politician never declines anything. Rooney learned of this banquet on the day before the primary, and be told Rumell that the influence of such munl ficence might effect lbe result. “I'll tell you what we'll do," said Rooney; “we’ll just borrow that banquet." “ Borrow it!” exclaimed Russell; “ how!" “We‘ll send word to the man he’s in- vited that the banquet's to be held be- fore instead of after the primary. Make the time about half-past five. Then we'lltellthocutererofthccbaugesin the hour. All these people will come expecting to meet Cunningham. They'll find you there as the host. and we’ll do great work before we let 'em out. We'll much ’em around from there to the hall, and those that I can't bring round to my views I'll get so full that they can't walk. I‘ll tell you, my boy. we‘ve got em on the run.“ Rooney worked his plan so cleverly that Cunningham's banquet carried the day for Russell. He secured the nomination and the campaign opened with a general laugh in his favor. But a serious obstacle soon presented it‘ self. Thestrcngthofthcvoteintbedistrict was Hibernian in its tendencies, and the whisper that Russell was an Englishman bo- guntohurthim. It was very little use to contradict that rumor by showing that his had been born on Cape Cod. The exigency required something much better than that. Rooney grow quite dc- spondent thinking about it. “Everywhere I go I find thisthingcgln' me,” said he. “Couldn‘t you rake up some relatives in Ireland! We must find something to oflsetthis business.” Russell had begun to be interested in the fight; and he took thisquestion underwri- ons consideration. At length, be remem- bcrcdthutRuy’scouchmcnwasnumchill- iamRumcll. Thcldcntityoftbcncmcs bad onccbecutbccuuscofunamusingllttlc scene. Russell at once hunted up the couch- mau and inquired where he was born. “Dublin. be the blessin' av Heaven,” ox- chimed William promptly. Russell shook him warmly by the hand. “I wanttoborrow the certificate of your birth," said he. “Bless yer heart, car, I haven‘t such a thing.” “Never mind; give me the date and I'll cable m for the properlycertified papers. Weangettbcmhcrcintimctoclcct me.” Russell secured his fact: and bribed the coachmautodlcuce. Thou hcccblcdutoncc for the paper! which arrived without dchy. Rooney was more than delighted ‘fl‘biswimthcduyforug" uldbc. “You don‘t look quite forty-two but most of them who’ll cccthls paper muotqulck i is i E. him. Butane dcytowurdstbocudofltdlbc bowls byaehrcwdoldfcllcw whomhchndmctlnthc course ofbinbrlcf politicul mandfor whose judgment!» Ind learned tobvc ugmtrcspcct. Old Potencywuumwhokncw pollticeund lcvcdlt, buthmbadtrlcdtogctuny ”Mmtcutofit. “Youngmun,”-idbc, “Idaho-crate acycmudoufoold.” ‘ " mid Run-ll. “mulcmflmfi. “LI' dal‘t know thin that Romcv'l any. out! :1, it's plain as the uoucou yer face. Tut’- all he ever wanted uv you. down to the sole of his utmu‘ lypuslflvccntfimbjecc, I muckmboomlngbyfibmnd Mecca'flncousidcudlfimdurlch momeptthsinmm unclean puyabletonca'ingmbeinvcutofiondcmud. ThiafuctmhiownoulytotbctwOpu-ticu maximum? Rusdlcwldtab whtcomfi'thecould get outclthcknow- lcdgctbatbe was generally tobc outhe highway to prosperity. In reality it mulchispodtmndoublydangms, Living constantly beyond his means, he now saw himscl' f wounded by oppormniues for borrowing. Elspecaoml note wuscouddcr- cd good by those who knewâ€"or thought they ' ' kmwâ€"hisconnccn'on with the Motor Com-2 : puny. Dcenng' remlncd a mystery to Russell. Inwdrcouverau‘om, with h were not fro- qucut, thclnvcutor expressed no gratitude forwhatBu-ellbaddoucin developmg' the motor. He seemed to tbmk' that all the aodltwuductothcmachm'e,cudtobc continually suspicious lest justice might not bcdonctothiscrectmeofwhcelsandpinions. Rusell believed more than once that the luveutorwcson the point of claiming pos- sesiou for some violation of the honesty contract. It would have been useless to re- sistsuch a claim, for the two years during whichtbciragmementwastorun were now dmwmg' rapidly toward their end. Reflecting upon the approach of that dine. Russell became more deeply despondentthan over. He could form no plans. He had made no valuable connections except his ucquaintance with Ray, and he was resolved notwseek any more favors at his hands. To suppose he was never tempted to end his financial troubles by seeking a marriage with Alice Ray, who was rich in her own right without regard to her fntber‘s millions. wouldtctoimagineabcmrmauflmnRussell. He was surrounded by men who would have regarded wchannllianceas the last posibili- ty in the way of good fortune, who thought of marrying for money as a business against which nothing could be laid except that it. wusdiflcult. But Russell had never ceased torcgurd such a thought as a treachery to his friend. He could not help thinking now and than that Alice had improved wonder- fully during the two years since Brown went away. She had developed more rapid- ly than even the man who loved her could have hoped. “If Brown attributes any par-tot that to me," thought Emu, “he will overwhelm me with mistaken grati- mde.” In the last days of winter, when such thoughts as these were often in Russell’s mmdthemcamctohimastcrt- ling piece of news. He took a morning paper fromhls desk one dry with no in- tention of reading it; be was thinking only toluyitnsidenndmnkcroomfor something else. But as be held it in hishanda dispatch not four lines long seemed to stare at him out of the page more conspicuously than all the large type and screaming headlines. It announced that “'alter Brown, in the cm- ploy of theâ€"company which had been en- gaged in operations in Central Africa, had died of fever in Cape Town on his way home. Withinan hour, and before Russell had fairly come to realize what be had read a WM! 11' Was an 0111'! lo cunt m nws 10 m mnwhobndkuownBi-ownwellcamcin to tcllthencws. He, too, had seen the item. Tbcyspokctoncthcrldndly ofthedcud, and inumomentRuecellwulcftalone. He was finccnly grieved. In thinking of the char- uctcrofkiown us be had often done since their manor-able conversation, be had come tobavcahigbor 'tionofhis genuine goodqualitiesthan be had ever felt when they were together. He had looked forward with pic-nut anticipation to Brown's rc- tnrn, in tpitcoftbcflioughte thctwould comewbcu tboface of Alice entered into such fancies. Evidently it was his duty now to carry tbeucws to her. He closed his desk, and took a train up-towu at once. The unusuai hour-ad the serious look in Russell’s face alarmed Alice at once. She feared that some mishap bad befullcn her father. “'hcn she lcnrncdtbctnith, shecxprccsedgrcutsomw undqaokcwithdeepfeeling ofhcrhigh opinlouofthcmunwhose comer had been out o! so suddenly; But there wu- something in her words which made Rus- nll's heart beat strangely. Surely not thus wouldnbohuvebcudwhatbehad told her If she had ever loved or could have loved his blend. The following days brought no new facts ngudingtbcdenthofBrown.exceptagen~ aulconfirmndcnof the report. There was uoground for hope, and Russell reflected mdlythlthchldloctufficudinthchourof hisuunoetmcd. Fordltbinawcrcnotwellwithhim. -. He hdbcenmukingustrong efforttostem flux Me, and could nuke some headway, tutti» how-cm and the debt- which” his . mum! W 133:!!!" mulch. _ . thuowudmfi hehdbccrlccd. ammun- _ . ummmbutcc’uldhuotdom 5E if i: ii it I , ii \ QQDIMtMQIWgOMtDM. ancllhadnobcurtforsuchucontcst. Ho plumbedtbctinuweek‘stimchcwwlddc- llvcroverullhistitlc andhls books, fl withthlspeomiseDea-inggrumblingiycon- eentcdtobemfisfied. Andso Russell wasbmughtfacetohcc Withhisdcstiny. If it had come naturally utthcfimewhich he had kept in mind, he mlghthavcmctlt withrcsignafion, but it'- hurryoffateeeunedliheapemonal injury, audit embittered him. In this emergency hismindtumcd to Alice, and gently as b bndcftenthoughtof her in their last day- whcu his better impulses were awakcmd. undullsecmedtnceabletohcr,butinawuy of which he was inwardly ashamed. Ho thoughtofherasameans of escape from his troubles. He withdrew into I wretched corner ofhisowu soul, audcountr cdber money, like a wiser who knowsfln lovcofittobeasimbutcannotsbakehim- selffnceofit. Deutbbadremovcdhisobli- gutiontobisfricnd. Hefixedhiscyesupou thislittlemyth and did not see the great falsity of hispositiou whenbcshould offal. lovethatvmshalfcovetousuess. A tliotmnd sophistrics rose to black and helped him overthrow the weakn- ofhis rceOlution. He had loved her for hex-self; he would strive all his life to make her happy; if she loved him what did the motive of his m! Thusbc reasoned, butin reality star (1 poverty was stronger than love; his stq' were urged by cowardice when he tumd them toward her. “'cll, it was not thefirst timethatthc little winged god had had b stop hiscustoshut out the jingle of gold. CHAPTER XV. Dove’s won!) [8 LAW. WhenRumellstoodinthe presence“ Alice Bay the various sophistics by which bcbad edhimselftnathehadaright touskhertobe hiswife, took their props shapes likeso many hideous genii at the fond: of the good enchantnem in the old stories of the East. He mw that they were hollow andfalse; he saw himself, too, for what he was. There was an honest vein of romance in his nature. He had often dreamedâ€"without the hope of realization, as the blinddrecmof seeingâ€"that he should some day stand beta. a woman he could love, ofl'eriug her the ser- viccs of his life. the love of his whole heart, and asking in return what all men hope to win but few deserve. The hour.for such pleading had come: and Aliceâ€"he had nevu- framed a fancy half so Worthy. And yet how different was the scene from all that be had pictured. He shudder-ed at the thought of offering his wretched heart to her. A woman seldom lacks u premonitkm wbcnamomentsucb asthlshcscomc. without speaking; she marked the in- tensity of hisgnzeand thcpullid exclu- mcnt in hisface. She was much didau'bed, andyetsbcwaitedforbiswordswithunup- ceof culmnem. “Alice,” said he, “the life Ihuvcbcen lead- ingfillsmewith disgust. Iwuut tom it for something better.” “I hope, indeed, you may," saidAllce,“lf lthasfmled' tosatisfy you.” “Ithnsfailedin a hundred ways,” he re- plicd. “It has failed to give me paced mind or liberty. Ihavcbcentbeslavetolf. Ithnsfailedof any good object exceptonc, which I now see was far too highâ€"w“ nevertobemchedbyunypatbthathuvc found.” “Get into the better path atonce, that,“ said she, smiling. And then gravely: “I think, perhaps, you have not been in“ rightmad during the last year. Forgle my saying so; we have beenâ€"we areâ€"vs, goodfricnds, and it has given mepuin to one that you have been unhappy. I have“ far less of you than formerly, butltbusbm enough to show me that you were cuewcrn andweury. Agnetmauyyoungmcugrow oldvcryfustinthcse days, cndIbavcfur- cdthatyou would booneof them.” “I feel usifI wercold. Perhaps“ h bccunc I have lived two lives already, id havcmudcfuiluresof themboth. Youkncw thatbcforel metyou Ibad former eightyccnlcud the mostmonotonouscxhto mover-endured by mortal man, amid. a prison. Ithonghttbatthmm happin. iublindmutinc, butonednyluwokoto“ thatltmmlscry. Then, inc. wild“ mlmfimItbmwmyeolfintou life, of In most restle- activity. That has but”! Manhunt! Ihnrdly know mm' “Then ruins at. middle path.” CK Alice. “lanywhmmlnvctbou‘htith “It requires caution which I have lately thrown away. and u fnculty of rum- ullyhoplng, whichldonotthink Icva'pct- med. Moreover, the middlcputb in {In ccnhudlybcnidmexut.‘ Itlscvub 2m ’ bum-ceofowtnvclinit. 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