(Fr! will be; “r- , ‘Vililr. Well taken 30‘ amra you.» iflar rnfl Ii care 0'. I I ban ; I‘JH' GYM maï¬a-édfrnm 1 ml». grave {am of Fr: - \--’I‘ \vall "UL . 8116!, but diq- I -R‘ '1 malm; r‘i‘m wore. a Man": my“ 0(th eï¬MQment I253»:- “ -ull' The mt YO“ ltnnnr I lace. tad he Who was 1 details. soon learned th ï¬ery poor girl. who I: fled the man. who was and many years her se to have someone to care No one had lM‘fl" “- with "\Vaxt, 1““ Wail seizing the child, to perusal With himmerl She paused and for a. reflectively at the we. was again Wed 11] course: myâ€. 1;}, pen-Ssh Vim!) hm ml)“ v unarmed by a single window. to all appearance; that of the deceased. infinitely pretty. but almost too sim- p145 for a. lady of rank. 'Bhere was no . “your proa- not very bright, you poor infinitely pretty. but alm 910 for a lady of rank. '. flatly rearranged the over the features of ab v v W'V" . â€"_‘~me0 fh ra- gratlievon Ram-m I “Well, let him marry." W1“ » 0 y window, I With those Moms a. tall. well-devel- ‘ply. If he has the wished-for wâ€, the t. . ‘ 0pm woman of forty approached the inheritance will be his; we knew that com-f; mam who kneeled motionless beside the 10118 380-" bed. his am encircling the rigid form? "And the child 1" he exclaimed with "759011001,†a< - - - - t *tir‘ linfinite bitterness. f‘A poor glfll- home for the I; In b‘tu‘n‘t anguism H" (“d :0 5 rs, syou know what that is. in our position the speaker hastily brushed L e ea as.well as I!" tram her bright intelligent eyes. It 19 bad .. . ,dhne will et on like 0 ~ , ins ever. Hegebach. you cannot remain her: g’must learï¬ to Work; shag has two stron "To school 3» he all day without any food. Come. gurus hands and twopngpt eyes. Wha :ert A. u- .- She Idded. suppressing u sob. "Omen-ï¬lm" “M ““ ‘ __â€"-â€"v~ VVUOuV v“ .bed..h£1 armg encircling the rigid form In bitten-est anguish. He did not stir; the speaker hastily brushed the tears tram her bright intelligent eyes. I." I _ - - . 3â€"...“ , map, 101' 1 am no longer accus: an the snowy pillows of a bed; it [an- “coped to little ones. Moritz Ls twenty} . - . Thank you, madame," he murmured, “‘1 the fw ""19 “P“ “m 93â€?“ hm" "mdeed I did not think-w and stirred the delicate draperlw 0‘ 3 't mention it dear Hege‘bac‘hb- cradle which had been relegated to the I only ' ' . . mï¬hed to ask you not Lo dis-4 farthest corner of the room. as If It“?! the child because you wul not ob- were in everybody: way. - tam the Bennewitz estate. Man pro-, â€Rise. Hegebwb.†said a full voice, 53:33. GOd disposes! “Who knows what! . . - may come of it ?" 'God elves and takes away. and we} ' ‘ Heai CHAPTER I. garment ï¬t the msolute still handsome m Wind ° 1 “w.†! ' om wea:e openef'l nowe ass- i 1: es. aha continued, “Hegebach. she I . the soft. messmg spring breeze I; are, and she must have attention. played upon a woman's youthful face 0 baby could WW0 in these $330k? . ‘1' which lay strangely pale and still up- ?Oggl'l: I shall take her for her mo- . Bake. for I am 1 on the . - _: . no. anger accus- r... m... â€SKETTKTE 3. ti“. ft. ‘3“ it°?w?3.‘f..".¥§£e One? Mgr _1tz Ls twentys' The not you know. Was a charming wo- bo mncluded patheti- I. ready for another cry! Wait," said she. quickly tures of m" dead; as 8110 Wine†stroked the 83 than she took the era- r. that, he knew mat. nrgebach's la in sheer dos. ' ‘had. fifteen ow as qhe MENâ€"311% â€1:4 in aston- he is mo+ like :1: and bore it away remained behind W3“; she hastily entered a small marriag o order one she \ : nuuw, van- nor taken Pat"; of he; With 2;]! my bonne- boM duï¬n." â€run“ on Hm unner- floor. Which 1995.9 1(ve painful†nag-t. . purrmg rat sat unon the W ulU'l :1 “Dual!!! ng c’! Pen-ding *hgwntorv, the moi‘e 4h» ronï¬idored it... hen hnr mantlml cousin we oxcpmlfiun of ï¬ghtï¬wgekq whir‘h she want at Z-annuallv. they lived at the ,Paqtln. Che ° I Ann“? Lo atryâ€"iln 3'†everythxng «he could My her hands er of a «mall eétafn at 2â€"; hot with the oxcpmlhom of ï¬ght weekq whir‘h she - -â€"annuallv. the lived at the mqtln- Shop, W90 nr\_ni“- .__9 n . I‘-..» want?! “/1131, do you â€13.71%, Shall ‘I give bar lit) to Aunt Lott?" "\V'ha*?†he nriM. in mnyrir-ye; than he “MM REYâ€: "Give me the youm: I will carry her up! I muqt be there!" Aunt Lott was Frau vnn Rntenow'a fmtermisfnr and Fraud!) and mm m..- ' ‘1'“ . uuzennw. taking um child from ' ' ’ hllï¬ a. nun. “ or whom should the girl have wnifafl ?"....T'hn vmmn' man's eyes “HM! with foamâ€" "V will hm’lr no 1‘“- Proqt‘hes. LN; fulfillnd «hot dufivs «18 3 WW! ' now lot. “but! whjo-cf. re-ot " 9 "\Vill the little 01w rwmwm With me?" , kind of you." mid 31.5; twin- mg hm 21.er about the statoxlv woman. Moritz; you know that ( To CI At another I am, not wéntimmtaj. Ymu- wrath†“JOY“ “10 m Ihavgei'nhgrlfmi 1t from him." ed to sentimentality, and you only ï¬ens‘ation ° ' the ordeal bet: 9‘] f l r rn'fl ‘ a two boura' d â€e was uneuooess u , mt ' love mrkled in her eyes as she gWPd " womb the. â€W “Pom her handmme boy. fed mm ““3- "NOW mv mm. we must nrovnde for; Shen?;gï¬â€˜?b hat qmfl ‘wng love Snarklad E “R9! hf? hand I “up :1 . - m 1 one The' out». replied calmly: "If you main | rl’lVP- was I) 3 {mg ,. . . . jguaranly her a carriage later on. very .911 .‘carriage drew up at a. {inn mansion. well' {r 'a-n-d a tall. . . om April on, Elsie will go to] ' . young man. tin-patently ‘11 school." an ‘ thEh'nR-drm. rushed down the steps‘ . “You have the right to decide, mo- the 0| 99:11:] the door and kissed the lady s txherl†3'01 n o “qu. my boy. Now, let us talk of ac; :‘Had I only known it. mot-“81'!" he your Plano; when you return from V1- mo tmaid. “But [could not pomihly have gonna in the autumn shall we keep “ Me to the funeral in lhiq drew. GRIP-“t ,‘houee here together 7" 3’91 {Hf-aver)“ what is that?" he "UM-l He laughed and kismd the hand she tin "tinting *0 the woman who had 3““t 'held toward him. {He aliFh-h‘d Wilh â€"9 infant in b" “m†“Surely you are not, thinking- of get- A Llï¬a'ï¬ P‘hzild. Morifz. For God's sake! ting married ?" Slim mid suddenly. lOOk- unl you will let, her {an 1" ’ing Sharply at the young man. . to But young man. with the one!) I “Yes, I am, dear mother," he replied. “ Cfmn'lenance. had alroady taken the «in ' ' - , 1, Wing nearer her Side. ‘1 will mu- aairj .hn‘y bundle in big “my an’l bore it fPï¬q l ln'fo the hon ,. goneslly, I have thought of it." bell 3e, followed by his; mother “Whom have you ohm/en, Moritz?" ? afer: Mid the mine. 7 "An old flame. little mot-her: but , hOW "OER Heavens!" he exclaimed. as .he {do not worry; “he has just; none ml “7 rP‘MW ’h'ï¬ Niftlno..rnnm onrl nvnm‘flâ€" |Lâ€"â€" â€" " ‘ luufexq. she entered the bedroom. .Take the baby, Siethmanï¬; W are gum-g DOW." And followd by bhn woâ€" man carrying the infant, «be entered her carriage. Th.» drive was not a long one. The ,W up at a. finH manqlop. . , oung man, nuparently 1n traveling-draws, rushed down the stews pvpnpd tbs dnnr and 1,:MAA 4t... mane... “'9 Was 11119114 erled in hpr. her handmme 0‘“ mY Hm. W6 ":abe! ‘Vhat do 9' h“? 11!) to A by?" he nripd "Ar wrannml cowain marriod { Ra‘enmv. Lott romained at, . the lonelv mrentq: 8-â€7‘1'? .- “HUG Wll Wighiq mï¬ir:ulnr dav harvelf Rat bv Hm “I 30 the child ow up in the old lin- o t den-shaded bong. When at two years 1.99301,“ 822 I of age she looked out of its mndows. [her tea, a OYBJ' the roofs and towers. hoross the imanner inl' ._--.~._.__. 2111386. and when the question: “Who ' under the .- llves over " .. ut to her. . . 'hment at the resolute still handsome isnhe there? was p omen tWOh llld take her fingers fromt. belt- “39 laymg‘ u ' mou. .andni t', ' the directono ’. Yes." she continued. “Hegebach. she {the City ‘ 0 n mg m the . . . . teet o . 1 ~, "nth s arklm gr _ here. and she must have attention. ieyes: "1331239. reply “ D 8i .. . 3 baby could thrive in these smoky Papa, indeedâ€"a fabhser who 9031'0913'! If"; the cans. I shall take her for her mo- fknew his c,hj1d__who only occasionally E“OHIIPSIHI-ckj er's sake. for I am no longer 3““91‘; maid a visit: of duty to the castle, and “0991““, h‘ pad to little ones. LIoritz is twentY- ‘looked so Sloomjly at the fair little one imlnng hlm Thank Y9“. madam-e," he murmured who joyfullv ran to meet him. and ; he ‘3 "Qt to ldeed I dld not thinkâ€"" freaohed long'ingly for the bright hut-i My“?! 031 Don't .mention it. dear Hpge‘baQ-h’o {tons on his unifopm_ She was a strik- ;paru(‘013f§ l mly Wiï¬hed to 38k you DOL L0 dlS‘lingly beQUtlful Child. thfl per Of thetharged’m h e the child because you Wlll not obâ€" empire househohl Of Aunt Ratenéow 5 that. if they I: the Bennewitz estate. Man pro- tonly djd ï¬che (ata'nd in awe; her rosy : they had no 58. God disposgs! ?W.ho knows what {Cheeks “,0qu turn as white as marble . 11:11:11:Y (in?) t maycomeo it" ata H 11 - , ,9. 0 "lo. ui My cousin is to be married next 8413‘ reprovxng glance frotmh r "She must ro< h 1" said : b0x.-â€"â€"-He ma' ‘ )4; go to SC 00: u ‘ _ - An '1; , . (13 as she ..~.lt. . Well, let him marry," was the re- t R‘ 9mm one ) . - by he w' , fillowed I W981“ in jail .If he has the wished-for son. the the ohildm:qwéh:m}1i?::dPyzfgross the _‘ With the 0104 _ . She Will be fl", years old in uni-1e would] , . . .April.†i leave the hon lhd the child!" he exclaimed with 90110019.. asked Moritz who wasihavo said so . ."A. poor girl i. â€" home for the Easter vacation. as helha‘ve been let know what that is. In our pOSltlon fro in 21 “gm gray %um.’ I hardly th - 3 - . . coroner" . _ . a ‘ - ‘ him for trial . ‘3 U l‘ .. . - W111 get on like other girls; she 'nq nugget hp and his complean as osy, net You @hnll not With her. Sh“ can for 9h: {ht the. cradle unct beside 1'; Am†r at 1 61:1. ru‘lve was not a long one The? uh“; ’ . .. . ara , .endrew up at 3. {mm mansion. Qan'Iï¬gmm ‘f‘ . young man, apparently in (901100,! " fig-dress. rushed down the S'ï¬T‘S “Yoï¬ haw tho door and kiqsed the li.ld)'.5’t1h:9.r!†I only known it, mother!" be Your plana‘ But I c ’ . the ï¬â€˜nfflgdflrtmggï¬fiï¬lyntï¬iff {911118 "1 [he "Don. the window. more beautiful l "Qt-“Lira, . "he? Qr‘q} 1‘ Ewan-ow. rs». Siofh- ; not have ; t‘rluldl‘not ! FOOTHS ï¬ns may; Rd Perceivm fher favour aq {dOW'lL her Unc §her,took her‘ jadge’g preSGlu ia'nli . ‘y _ ~ I -' ... "'31â€er U; H“ 10V? ()1 a pen¢ef‘ll' 'I‘An'p'."0d '0 Ge. IMWII “'1“ 11'“. "ad ° W replied t a. 3dome~itio life will flv oul of u a few days he _ . ‘ thp “'ininW. Lodged In the Ramqunl-r. $500. Aï¬er he 'd :‘R/‘Pllflbould not have let her go 'Iwav. "}00d nuured?“ said the old circus oouznt she asked .unotzzifï¬lf you want her to renninnn- mam. “Why! The best in the world ,i Lilli: $1223- 3 1, (f0 De Continued) When the ol dman's boy used to get flhe burglar 33m "1 - a buwhall lodged In a gutter at the As he turned 1 off and breaking ing the digit ' ‘ n ' . â€men 0 a I t At another time, Dolly would have has math to get. If“ He used to 8° to . _ . 3th! i. z i a, , . ' . ' . enJOYed the rapid drive; but now her :0“; gargethAJEJLlefu‘igffd8:53:1'8‘115116 8,1“. said' He hm 1 0111)’ c54+.neatlon was one of terror at’ "g‘ ' ng , ._ ew . and also a ncil. the ordeal before her. At the end of .af'â€. the. “0) he kn what was free. the «aid be a. two h . - xwamiedâ€"till they (fame to the house . " ourq drive they began to apâ€" !and then walk alon the side lookin â€FMS. She Wrote gpsroawh the city. Country seats chang- -’ g ’ g - . , . down into tho tter as he went alon [ «am tied b bur fed into Villa regidences, these again until he came [Bouthe ball. and then hg "Tube y V .wnuld pick it u}; and bend his head leave it erged into streets. At length fdown and give it to the boy. There are dogs th ‘it‘ and' "One day when the youngster had I'll mm 6. ‘ ,y, ' thrown a, ball up on the roof and had "NO one Would 3e. f the 0011â€?†seen it roll down into the gutter. he tinned. 'ny into the Went he usual after the gir alfe. When “'1‘!th I'll put it . - l» rtim, after a â€â€9- 8’ 1'3“" 100de 810M! the gutte . - {to the prisoner's brought. that, gentleman to them with- .39.,3931311 5.13 '6 say , . - o ' . 01' her father. He 0}†delay. After a few hurried queq- ; .. bure It didn L roll off oomew‘heref twns. he desired and in a few mi self noon th - . a ï¬olemn shake of the head t ll' e Witness table, her limbs driven back to the barn .rem) mg so that she could scarcely t . . “They wondered about. this. for it mfletzagl Erkfï¬j fraud, Judge. jury, and harriaters be- was the first time the, air-nth. 5...: -_-â€" my 9' â€18 Visible onlv “Humâ€"I- r ' ‘ " " ‘ U .9. 2': q- 0 a" : O E E“. B {b E ‘i A d‘ (I: 5 '~< 5. Vâ€. P: '1 3° 3.: 5 :z. a? :3 uvun unve they began to ap- ' Country seats chang- sidenceg, these again gave place to terraces, which in their turn merged into streets. At length i r; __ r _J ww unuU J UUI‘g will) . I Yes, I am, dear mother," he replied. I wing nearer her side. ‘1 will mn- t fess Lonmtly, I have thought of it." .' “Whom have you chosen), Moritz?" d “An old flame. little mot-her; but lido not worry; salve has just gone to - {boarding-who‘d." “Is that so?" What will she learn there? the will grow pale and thin; ; : all love of a peaceful. 5 fly out of â€)9 window. ;Y0u abonld not have let her 2'0 away, 'Moritz. if you want her to re-maimin- nmutnf " I ."Surely you are not thinking of get- ting married 9" she mid suddï¬nly. look- ,mg sharply at the young man. “qu, I am, dear mother," he replied. jdran. g negmx: her side. ‘I will mu- fn-.. n l â€"â€" bï¬v"‘ vuv" IUUDW‘ ab mm m I D 11W" “ â€â€œ1 a He, uncle." exclaimed they went erai 0915 .‘L f 0‘ y. _»' , . . . 'ï¬n£2$:n.mr mother, that she muvtl ‘ 3 on made the clock tell one for you. =‘ m Mr Nichol ‘3 learn to read and write, but Why not ' my lags. and that waq just the same. :drawer 0f WM «'1’ home? There are plenty 0f gowlaccnrdmg ernesses.†to my reckoning." they (00'! away. Dolly turned scarlet. . , . 131‘ e denominal‘ Her work dropped into her lap and} “She didn't; think of it in that light. 3 1 her hr' * ' . . .' . . . t. l ' I! who eyes assumed an astomshed Sir. sand (Martm kindly. ha eaves of an ell’m‘essdou. "NO; I don't think she did. \Vhab- 5W7.“ bO‘flld Wlflml "Moritz, I do not know how you can evegher faults may herâ€"and I'm not, Mus Nichols's Sh think of such a thing. If I had daughâ€" : denying perhaps that she has as many the burglar: in m ‘9ԠOf my own. I should, perhapsâ€"[18% other Mannâ€"arm "1...- .._ L-.. .. cross-examination from J! A uully put questions from "s counsel elicited the This comparatively easy |. however, followed by a. a l their way into the. court, Martin, after a argument with a police- resting When at two years!“ the sofa in the rlour behind the out of its windows. ’32ng As Dolly .ay there sipping towers. across the . ma ea..and watching the elaborate .he question: “Who u dunerin which Mrs. Burke's servant, was put to her.. 11 011' the superViswn of her mistress. fingers from her mEdal'lng the cloth. for dinner. a con- . in the direction of 1â€; sound of_ cheering was heard in ly with sparkling hoe srteet outsnde. and old Lynch went i :6 What it was about. Lbhser who scarcely: ".1"; the forei n (ma ." h ' ‘ 0 only occasionally ; (‘00)ng hack in a fgw mingtes. “B'I‘hea;}ge. to thecastle. and acquitted him. and the people are fol- : the fan little one loving him down the street. I’m glad 0 meet him. and; he? "Qt ‘0 be hanged anyway." 11‘ the bright hut-i Martin came in soon after. bringing , She “11.3 a, strlk- ; 031110111?“ 0f the verdict. "T119, judge I, the pet of the :Ohargjedin his favour; he told the jury if Aunt Reteneowabh‘it If they believed Dolly's evidence. in awe; her rosy f they had no choice but to acquit the s white as marble . mag: and they bmught in a verdict {glance from her. 01' NM. Guilty" wibhout leaving the i to school." said : b0x.--He may thank Dolly for that." I" ' l u 5 ne day as aim :rits He may 'l'imnk Dolly for being six '1 her eyes follov‘r'ed I W981i? I'11 jail: IAf‘Hhe had not meddled LL-) ._ _____ lenrill‘ Ll. the "mm nun-l, Raoul“ have run of! ihgthat way over'l 'wed .‘hv gutters and dripped in a thin Hheet against the side of the house. Than â€19y k ' the 321'- affe copldn't. find the hall n -_- .ux-u wI'Ull‘l W3. IO We†the firat. time the giraffe had failed to get. the hall. and they 1 it 111th be there. but ‘ plamed. . A day or nun-u mm um gutter as he went along until he came to the ball. and then he .would pick it up and bend his head 5‘down and give it to the boy. throw}: a hall up up the roof and bad day thsre'wnq no ball there. [15 took his now, (’11:. of tho?! guttr~r and looked down at the ho}: in like yard with a larga inierrogamn mark in each. eye as much. as 10 say: I. l" ' “They .mjrmdftred about. this. for it ‘ . :st time the giraffe had ever [1 faded to get. the hall. and they knew .‘ it must be there. but it Em pl oyml - LI'ULD.~â€"\Vh3.t became of the poor {or- “I’d the men dfrw'nsialra In her {3‘ .-. i eign chap. Martin? He'll be dazed like. the: “getting his liberty all of a sudden." the door “He"; all right. sir; the Italian con- f t ' w . qul was in court. and he's looking after 0. he Window and eall fer help. bh“ l L him." Simply remained quietly in bed The On the wav home that evening Doll W813? came “Wall‘s Into her room. umade an effort to express her gratl- ht the lainp ’ ‘ Due burglar looked toward her and "I never knew till to-day how ‘ you were,†said Dolly; and (in went home that night feelmtr pier (â€handle had done for month _ e . a , , . , ‘~ .. hard. and said: unlce to tell him that she had promised “Keep quiet or I'll kill you." â€hen to marry Martin. - ‘ be tied her wrists and made her fast "I'm right glad to hear it, my girl,†' ‘ . said Lynch; "you couldn't have a ‘ Where's your father's muney?" be better or a kinder huqhand. All I' . afeared of is that you don't really kno how to value him." . O i owur bureau drawer m ‘lth rnnm " “I“. “I think I do, “[1018." “If! hall" I . “Don't think of it. Dolly," was the answer. “Any one would have done the same under the circumstances ° and you know well that I’d do ten t’imm a9 mm‘h any dav onlv to aim. rm. 7 __, - .--"v- u; all UL it 5110081)." “He's all right. 511‘; the Italian con- aul was m court, and he's looking after '. - 4 , poor {or- Plgn chap. Martan He'll be dazed like getting his liberty all of a sudden." ‘.rln'n n‘l _:_.I_A 0 .- - THE USEFUL GIRAFFE. the clock £115? day. wou‘ld haveknown 1 this city! With you ? asks the He used to go to M the giraffe. The would trot along knew what was roof ran usual. i not meHdled . me and her that. he didn't YOUNG QUEEN'S "W"n,~lt.aira lowqr bureau d replied, in an old L ramr m {his ,_-_ uâ€"uuavla wet! he cord being tied about he! "MI and Where I Burglary. MISS NICH9LS’S TALK A NICE, GHATTY BUiG‘LAR and he did not. i9 â€"u‘v it an the Ste-PS and it." t1†burglar uns- of DEVO'DION arts by men desppmte r a house at midnight der the inmates. The it is almost too good From the cellar In d that he or any of He then She can- about £3} an room, ' 02w ion Walkman .g mum pow“ duct. I .t I“ organiz twenty-five mine! with mflem. am no drilled them my creditable [c was proud 01 (bur. The leader 0‘ ed Joan (hum? «lied him, and Blue: Creek a on u): neck of munity except fore igners but 1 was til! it I ever his tricks l “'0' Mia] and nix fling um law it was no wow m an I. ma "About two w: “tn (oth and ‘ around the. mines pacing out. 119 < (“Iâ€) out â€able I minus. bl sad we gave mounuins an be hind and no There we! my abommg N1“ their guns ready Quad to Tire‘. l V cared from my D be meted 001 b." wen the Fri“ plundfold new“! It from his (0'96 nil smiled mar over (0 “11' Mrs having |h€ [UH the priest, I we we had $mprovi' i very dedde‘ to hm'- tried bu into "1â€" (m1 me tell '0“ ‘ eve: CAI both? Off (red “â€0! but In ME '0 I"