j my LLFIL LILIES ITS LISI BREDL OE ST ESP SS LTPP ERPLPL LE LAS PR SESS "the Quality < 'Quantity < ieee NP BENE f E> SENVAX \ EVELYN'S FATE; ~ N= = OR, FACE TO FACE WITH AN OLD LOVE, yy CHAPTER XXVIII.--(Cont'd) "But for him my wife and little child might have been spared, [ told myself. Let him hang. 'The fates have but worced out my ven- geance against him for me. "But now, lying here so near the brink of eternity, conflicting thoughts trouble me; an invisible, irresistible power seems to force the words from my lips. And now I shall die easier for having relieved my mind of this burden. An eye for en eye, a tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life. Yes, that is it, the truth is forcing itself upon me -- a life must always pay for a life. I swear that what I have told you is the truth; and,"? added the man, "when I am gone, let the whole truth be proclaimed. It cannot hurt me. I shall be beyond the reach of earthly punishment, and it will save an innocent man. I o The sentence was never finished. The man's head dropped back, a violent shudder passed over him, then all was still. He had gone before the Great Judge to answer for his crime. In an hour every one in Lenox had heard of the man's confession, and the complete exoneration of handsome Jack St: Leon. And at the earliest moment that the pro- per form in such cases could be complied with, St. Leon was liber- ated. And immediately he was looked upon as a hero, for enduring so calmly all that he had undergone. Lyndall--weak, but convalescing --heard the wonderful news with a heart too joyful for words to de- scribe. "Heaven has cleared his fair name before the eyes of the world, as I knew it would, Bennett," she said, smiling through her tears. "Ah, I am so glad! so thankful. I have always firmly believed in his innocence." "There is more news about him, Lyndall," said Bennett gravely; and as the girl did not speak, but looked wonderingly up into her face, she went on hesitatingly : "Tt is reported that immediately upon his release Mr. St. Leon is to marry Mis Evelyn Kent." CHAPTER XXIX. The words struck Lyndall as an icy blast strikes a fair flower. Bennett saw her shiver, then grow suddenly still; she did not utter any ery or moan to show how deeply the iron had entered her soul--she only looked at Bennett with those great, startled, dark, childish eyes, and the quivering, grieved lips spoke more plainly than any words could have done. "At first I thought it was only a report," continued Bennett gent- ly, pityingly, "and I made it my particular business to learn beyond a doubt whether it was true or false. I went to Miss Kent's room this morning with the paper in my hand and pointed out the para- graph, and before I could ask the question on my lips, she said: ***T know what you would say. I make no attempt to deny what you have ready--why should I, when it is perfectly true?' '«*T hope you will be happy, Miss Kent,' I said as I turned away. ««*T have no reason to doubt that aa --_ I shall,' she yey' «{ with a gay lit- tle laugh. 'My lover is devotion it- self to mé; we have youth, love, and a long life before us; what more in this world does it take to make one cgntent ?' "Lyndall,'? continued faithful Bennett, "I say this to you--if one spark of love still glows in your heart for Mr. St. Leon, quench it-- the heart of man is more treacher- ous than faithful--he loves this one to-day and that one to-morrow."' "T would have staked my life on his deep, true love for me, Ben- nett," said Lyndall faintly. "T al- most think I shall wake up soon and hear that Jack's approachiag mar- riage to Evelyn Kent was only a horrible dream. It almost seems to me that it cannot be true. Leave me alone for a little while, Ben- nett," she sobbed piteously; and Bennett thought it wise to obey. She knew the great struggle that young heart must go through, and all such battles are best fought-- alone. "He is going to marry Evelyn Kent," murmured Lyndall, pacing the floor rapidly, nervously, as weak as she was--with quick un- even strides--holding both hands clasped tightly over her heart. She had heard of faithless lovers and of men's hearts changing in a single hour, but she had not thought her love capable of anything so cruel. : Her first thought, as she lay sob- bing there, was that she must go away from Graham Villa at once-- fly quickly ere St. Leon came to the villa; it would be more bitter than death to see him, face to face, and know that he had come there not as her lover, but as Evelyn's, and to know, too, that he was to be married so soon to her rival. Then, in that moment of anguish, pride came to Lyndall's assistance. She would not let St. Leon see that he had broken her heart. She would not let him see that his love for an- other affected her or brought one tear to her eyes; she would intrench herself behind a mantle of pride, she would greet him with a,careless smile, as cold and bright as winter sunshine, He had repulsed her-- refused to see her--he should not see that he had utterly crushed her. No--she would stay at the villa though it killed her, Lyndall told herself. How much it cost her to take Evelyn's hand and wish her happi- ness in her approaching marriage, no one save her keen-eyed rival knew. There was great excitement at the villa "pon St. Leon's arrival and quiet rejoicing among his friends. He looked eagerly about the group that greeted him as he crossed the threshold for Lyndall's face, but she was not among them; he saw only the face of Evelyn--the woman whom he had in a moment of rash- ness asked to become his wife. And then and there Evelyn took possession of him, as it were. 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Lyndall was on the point of re- fusing, but after that she would have walked through fire and water to let Evelyn see that she was not ia crushed by her triiimph over er. She smiled bitterly as she thought of the words: Pride is a wo- man's stronghold. ; "Bring some of your best songs down, Evelyn says," continued Elsie; "and she begs you to remem- ber how fond Mr. St. Leon is of music." Ah! how well Lyndall knew that! Had she not sung to him a hundred times ?--pleased and gratified when he had pressed the little white hands that, lingered over the ivory keys, vowing that her voice was the tenderest and sweetest for him that the whole world held? Was it weak or vain in Lyndall that she begged Bennett to make her look her best that night? How anxious she was over her toilet! Tears almost came to Ben- nett's eyes as she patiently took out all Lyndall's pretty dressea, one by one, for inspection, and to decide which one she should wear. "T have a pale-blue silk some- where, Bennett," she said, looking up quickly; "I shall wear that." Lyndall remembered that she had worn that on the evening St. Leon had told her first that he loved her; and he had often spoken of it after- ward, saying that the picture, as he saw her then, in that hour, should live in his heart forever, Lyndall took much pains that Bennett should dress her just as she was dressed on that occasion. She walked down to the drawing- room with a firm step, and no one would have guessed in looking at the flushed cheeks and bright eyes that her heart was breaking. As she entered, there was a lull in the gay conversation of those in the room. To Lyndall it seemed that the roomful of people were whirling around her--every one present stood in a circle about a tall, commanding figure--she knew even before they made way for her that it was St. Leon. Lyndall. never remembered in what words she greeted him and spoke of being weil pleased that he was with them once again. Those present noted with surprise that she did not offer him her hand. Her voice sounded very sweet, but to Lyndall herself it sounded horribly harsh and constrained. She was glad when the conversation be- eame general. It almost seemed to Lyndall that she was dying by inch- es each moment she stood there. Her only hope in keeping from swooning outright lay in not look- ing at St. Leon. She was keenly, painfully, conscious of his presence ; she knew where he went; when he spoke she heard no other voice in that vast roomful of people. Soon some one asked her to sing; she would have given much to have refused under any pretext, but she knew that both Evelyn and St. Leon were watching her; she must bear up before them--though it killed her. "There is one song you sing to perfection, Lyndall," remarked one of the ladies; "pray sing it for us now. The title is: 'Remember and Forget.' " Lyndall bowed--praying inward- ly to Heaven to help her through the pitiful ordeal. Oh, for strength she that might sing the song through without breaking down completely. There was a moment of silence, then Lyndall's voice, sweet, fresh and clear as a skylark, filled the room. There was no sound in the vast drawing-room as the last notes of Lyndall's song died away. She knew that every word had gone straight to St. Leon's heart. As if drawn by a magnate, he left the group of ladies with whom he had been talking, and moved straight toward the piano; he must have one word--just one word with Lyndall-- or die, he told himself desperately. CHAPTER XXX. Are the actions and impulses of human beings guided by fate? Who shall answer? In the very moment in which St. Leon was hurriedly crossing the room toward the piano, where Lyn- dall still sat, one of the young la- dies seated on a divan which he was passing, called to him. she said, "you are the very person I was about to go in search of. You must settle an argument between my friend, Miss Sefton, and my- self."" There was nothing left for it but to step forward to where the ladies 'sat, as gallantly as possible, and "Tyo come here, Mr. St. Leon," again; you all know the icented | gentleman--Horace Heathcourt. Of course his opinion in our present argument would have agreed with mine. We want it settled by one | unbiased on this subject, and this we both believe you to be." 'You ask me for my opinion, and I will give it to you," said St. Leon, trying to speak lightly. "I give it to you in all sincerity. I certainly believe, where a person weds the person of his or her choice, and their hearts being truly mated--if the one should die the other should not marry again, for. there is but one true mate for every heart. But on the other hand, if two persons are mismated--and the one should die--should the' other who survives drag out a weary existence alone, if in after time he meet the real mate Heaven intended for him? I an- swer no. You will therefore glean from this that I am a firm believer in the true mating of hearts, even though it took a second, ay, a third marriage, or even more to accomp- lish it," he added with a gay laugh, as he moved: away. Although there was a smile on his lips as he walked carelessly along through the crowded drawing-room, his heart was hewry as lead in his bosom, Could it be true, that report that Lyndall was to be married ? Not that it was anything to him, he told himself, for was he not soon to be married to Evelyn Kent? Then it struck. him oddly that he was not carrying out the precepts that he had laid down for others in regard to marrying one whom he believed Heaven had intended for his mate. (To be continued.) Da THE FORCE OF LIGHTNING. How the Statie Electricity Gets In- to the Clouds. The amount of light given by a single lightning flash is enough, an electrician caleulates, to illumine an area of two square miles. The bolt itself would be visible several miles further off, but the remotest part of the region mentioned would have as much light as would be given by a candle--quite enough to read by. To produce such a light it would be necessary to expend 13,000 horse- power for a second. These figures appear large, but the time is short. The flash might be for only 1-1,000 part of a second, but the impres- sion on the eye would continue for a tenth of a second, anyway. Reckoned down to an exact hour, this moment of force would mean only about four horse-power. The question of how the static electricity gets into the clouds is difficult to answer. One theory is that it is generated by the evapora- tion of water by the sun's rays. Another is that static discharges are continuously taking place from the earth into the air, and are there readily collected by particles of moisture. When the particles of moisture condense they form heavy thunder clouds, and this formation of raindrops causes. the lightning fiashes as explained. ~---- DREADFUL. 'Whatever is the matter with Fi- do?' "Oh, isn't it horrid? I gave him to the laundress to wash, and she starched him." % Of the total gold output of the world the British Empire supplies nearly sixty per cent. With the word "home' ated all that produces beauty and enjoyment. Well, Well! THIS isa HOME DYE that ANYONE --, Can use , is associ- comfort, of Goods --_--. with the SAME Dye. 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She is soon to be married referee be- | opinion already | i "This is quite a difficult subject," : laughed Miss Sefton coquettishly. | expect that a woman who has been: § left a widow, young, should live all: Now, there is my friehd,' n Who would, doom her, if they could, to such a! "JT am sure Lyndall agrees with. HOUSEHOLD DAINTY DISHES. Broiled Finnan Haddie.--Soak twenty minutes in warm water. Drain and dry thoroughly, brush with melted butter and broil until browned on both sides.' Transfer to a hot platter on which has been poured a cup of cream or white sauce, slip in oven an instant te re- heat and serve. Fricassed Veal--Select a light shoulder or fore-quarters of veal. Simmer till tender, then cut in pieces suitable for serving, salt and pepper them, roll in flour and brown on a griddle. Serve on toast, with. a gravy made from liquor in which veal was cooked. Canned Peach and Nut Salad -- Select a large half peach for each person. Let stand thirty minutes in a little French dressing, drain and fill centers with chopped 'igs, dates or prunes mixed with a little eream. Sprinkle with chopped ca- shew nuts, place on lettuce leaves and serve. Lemon Rice Pudding.--One and one-half cups rice, three cups milk, one egg, juice and rind one-half le- mon, one-half cup sugar. Mix in order given, pour in buttered pud- ding dish, set in pan-of hot water and bake slowly till firm in the cen- ter. Serve hot or cold with currant jelly sauce, Tapioca Pear Soup--One-fourth pound dried pears, half to three- quarters sugar, one-quarter pound dried apricots, three tablespoons tapioca, one-quarter cup currants, few grains salt, one quart water, one-inch piece cinnamon, one table- spoon lemon juice, two cloves, Soak fruit over night in the water. In the morning add the spice and tapi- oca and simmer gently till both are done. lemon juice and chill. Currant Jelly Sauce--Boil one cup of granulated sugar and one- third cup of water, without stirring, four minutes; add four tablespoons of currant jelly. "As soon as the sauce boils again, add two table- spoons of lemon juice and serve. Potatoes Goldenrod--Three cups diced cooked potatoes, two: table- spoons flour, three hard-cooked eggs, two cups milk, one tablespoon finely minced onion, one teaspoon salt, three tablespoons butter, one- quarter teaspoon pepper. Separ- ate egg whites from yolks, cut into dice and add to potato. Fry onion in butter till softened, add flour and seasonings and gradually the milk, stirring well. Let boil; add potatoes and when very hot turn into serving dish. Put egg yolks in potato ricer and rice over dish. Serve at once. ne TEA, COCOA AND COFFEE. Making Tea.--Fill the kettle with fresh cold water and set it on to boil. If soft water can be procur- ed, it should always be used. Never make the tea with water that has been long on the fire simmering or that has been twice boiled. The natural aeration of the water is drawn off by long-continued heat- ing, and the hardness of the water is increased by the evaporation that takes place. The more rapidly the water is heated the better the ica. Warm the teapot. Put in the tea in the proportion of one ounce to six or seven persons, or a teaspoon- ful for each person, and a teaspoon- ful over. Pour on the boiling water. Cover the teapot and allow it to stand from five to seven minutes to draw. Take care to use a teapot in right proportion to the size of your party. If the teapot is not filled the tea cools rapidly. If tea is required in haste, while the water is coming to the boil put the tea into the teapot and stand it in- side the oven until it is thoroughly hot through. Pour on the boiling water, and in a minute it will be ready to pour out. 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