The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

[ A Dark Shadow world--Jow ehoma orid--low she kiew that Olive oi tiat they ia 1 rhised Herself a little hi hor. Bhp would ot mi bub la a a tween ul been so great. But, if they had not met until that hour Jor nich he she was Forking and Jowards she looking 0 eagerly an much! he he would "have missed Tg of that night he ae the "hooligans, pre- a. an pd had spent together at picture 'gall ihe solemn of having stood n him snd that bawling Srowd_ at the meeting. those solem eet moments by his bed: ae when, x piynnd as a babe, Bo had had 0 rely qn her tender care. Yea; let the future be ever so black, no- thing could rob her of these hap periences, of the subtle joy of ox is pré- the | oally. Si% | road mend ad | Clive: that Pe ho ons NY soupls in the id oat now ted strong es jurmured 'Mina, flushing. her shoulder at her. "Oh, lor, yon retoriat empath = for Yo you XOlive woke to find her eyes on him, her or the Fd hand in his; and her name spran lips at the firet instant of his mwa "Mina! I've been aslesp, a dreaming : as bad dream. I tho ought lost I that you had wandered away into & 'wood, th I was hunting for you, and could not find you. I yaa half-mad with fright and riots and I way through the bush--you things obstruct you in a dream, clinging shout your arme and legs, and holding |g you back?--and all the time I could hear tir voice erying to me, 'Olive! Clivel'-- hew! It'e nice to wake from ench Hightmare and. find you-here, close to me, earest. 8he shock her head, though she blushed rosy I "You--you must not call me that!" she aid in a low voice. "Remember your prom He. frowned, and laughed up ay her, his eyes ardent and reproach "My promise: , yea! Forgive me, darl-Minal I am to Fk: "ee yes! How grave Fou look, child; 1 'were out be good, Mina, ~ of my mind stilll But m be I. won't distress or worry Jou ut though you can prevent me telling in so men words that I love you, you can't preven me looking it!" No; she could not prevent that; and she tried to turn her eyee away lest in them should tempt him to brane Tie word; and she made a resolution, thot 14 cost her a grievous pang, that @ would not be alone with him more than she ©0 help. So "Olive, much to his disappointment and t, found that either Tibby or Elisha was now almost in constant at- tention on bim, and. that only on very rare ocoasions did ine permit herself to be slone with him. Thie self-denial of hers, of course, has- tened his recovery: and ina day or two he was up and able to go out. If he had bad doubts of hia capacity to leave the house, Tibby would have, spelled them ; for though ehe had enough while he was ill, hi of her char. acteristic mood had returned when he 'wae convalescent. -- suppose you're fesiiing. te get back to your -businese, Mr. Olive?" she eaid, as she tied on her bonnet and rolled up her work 4 ron. "Well, that's natural eno! felt like that when I 'ad th Shanice "Do you think he's quite. strong it ww 0 go out Hin En out, Tibby" Elisha put in meekly. 0 | V tell but ou, you and "he eri ol oni ina gave him a reproachfal gi bby fares him hp the same envi " 'she sald "I'm devoured curios! NO orl eyed he significantly. ©' course; but 1 can't sto bye, Mr, barking at you, Mr. Olive?" "But Tibby's right," eald hives as he got_hig hat. "But mi Some back, as I enid--M » you 'would go with me as de as the ond | © of -the street?" Mina hesitated, and turned her face away, but Eligha exclaimed YQ! oourse, and she put on her hat trembling, her Elisha--re: w single went tox gust Jot she will, sir!" and Jacket, her : hands Clive ad hb ood-bye to 8 ie § bye. do Bids down the to the street silence, ad for for Hr little dis frain from. woundin tance before either spoke; for they were |, too full at heart for words. ast, when they had. reach: quiet street, he stop: and too! id: "It was & port set me, Mina. est, and I honor you- for Bee now, I'll come back "The day atten,' ingly. He. looked at . her zéproschtully, ; but yielded a reluctant asee! "Well--the day after," that is the vi longes! ou unders al, yes, you do, Mina ow much I want to feel that you belong to me?" To know that you are Hine, my very own; that you are pledged to me for my wife; The day after tomorrow! After that I may come and Fo you, take you ret places we will NE ol hn 3 insisting on it. ug t out--Mina, one of the fi go to shall be the Tate Gallery! will not be harrowed by Soruples, ery 800m, Mina l---we will Don't ory. dearest!" "I am not, 1 am not brokenty, Ta she swept t "she wiurmured tears from her know. AL there is something else I want to Eijeha, Why doesn't she take "that | o hegge rrow." she mrirmured implors | GV ay her with eyes. t you sit down?" said Miva. "Is nis it me you want to see, not. : my: yon © want," said. Sars, y # you I want," seated herself, still gasing at the girl "You have a gentleman here, a sick gene | oO tleman. Is it not ho ' but she Yes; a's face, 3 Joo; Mina wn gown. n Mr. Qijver" # sha replied, "He ome slowly and pain hae: heen here; but ho hav gene; and arranged her Bats nodded. "That is well." she said oh the. a is better?" love, a, 100 engrossed. in or hop, ih ] Nery. Sara ewift, emg you little, but speaking "In a little While I tall you, ' said Bars. She looked round again. "Tht is & Te gl ng Bt cost a great deal of money. Tou 7g suid Mina; 3 then she added. gave it to "Bo? He gave ha 10 sna Bo pot He is kind is the e got you Mina en nok vent 3m the wom: ni Got. me-_jowels? Nor he enid: "hoy ou---> Bit: op a BA Eo eaid Sara: long you know. you 80 " aahib?" he added, leaning her on her 8. skinny hand with its big Mins wae silent o moment. Ny lon ot dhe e Suptied. £ And you oall him 'Clive Y Ione! that's of course, eh, my dear, | "1 call 'him Mr. Olive, with. surpr "That's h "A part of his name, yes; his name, as they say, ki, Sara. * eal tell me that you Ha not knew 1 Ar. Olive Harvey?" "Mr. Clive Harvey?" ted Mink. "You did not know? i well, > the way of these sahibe. oy matimes: it is very ois go--P" ech Mina. fi £8 Re dag REE Som i nee a A » shell" tak ab the tne of de he or SE pe} aying, or tan © am, of he Comaa Rs mn, 0: nited Sate -Agrieult NA-DRU-CO Headache Waters stop s headache , yet do not contain of pe us drugs hii n headache tablets. ak our Druggist abot them. 260. a box. NATIONAL DRUG ANB CHEMICAL Co. oF CANADA, Lives. 122 § 5 # Bas Aeviinastag Tp RT