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bot‘ 3nd .611 The “'8! it '1: mai the; pm tho life Ihe plea ['68 do: alo but but at Sin (r9 ml! s} D( ll) t] The burning summer heat had passed, the earl hod been tethered in, the trait had been pludced from the trees. sad the lovely earth lay resting in the : ”alight of autumn. The sea was full of deep melodiee. Elodie spent whole houn in listening to its music. One bright morning ehe (was lying quite still, weighing the waves. She was so her eyes were still bright. Her true and faithful nurseâ€"the one sincere triend to whom she owed everything â€"etood by her side. mashing every look. No. mother could have been kind- erâ€"no sister more bender. Suddenly the dark eyes opened, and looked at her. that I am sorry for the! past, and hear Mm say that he forgives me. Would he come if you asked: him 1” A17: 3.. There was some the pleading voice filled with tears. rapliedi. ‘uylwW Lest there should be any error, she wont herself at once to the telegraph office, and sent a. telegram to him. It ran thus: “From Audrey Brooke, Rookdeme, to “From Audrey Brooke, Rookdeme, to Sir Roche Villiers, Rowan Abbey, King's WyynneLâ€"Oome to me at once” without fail; you are particularly want- edl." She knew that he loved her so well that if she had asked him to go to’ ’the other end of the world for her he would have done it. The moment Sir Roche read her sum- mons he s‘arted for Rookdene. He did not know why Audrey wanted him; but he had some vague idea. that it was in relation to unfortunate Elodie. No matter what it was, he must obey He had never seen Audrey since that terrible hour in which she had parted from him. when they had‘ stood face to (ace with the story of his first marriage between them. His heart ‘beat, his strong form trembled, and his face blanched as he stood in. the little draw- ingâ€"room waiting for her. She came in, tall, slender and graeefiul, with the lame pure time, the same sweet smile, and he could have knelt: and kissed the “Audrey." hem of her dress. When light at her pure eyes fell great tearlesa sob rose to 1 great ahu'ider passed over held out her hamd to him greeting. ." \M' I --D ' "You are very good to come soquick- 11," she said; and then- there was a. few minutes' embarrassed silence. Audrey with her quick woman's tact was the first to break it. "You will have guessed perhaps why I sent to you." she said; f‘Elodie is dy- ina. and she wanted to see you once mére.” “Are you stayimg with her 2" he ask- «1. "I have been here since June,” she answered. “‘How good you are, Audreyâ€"how noble, how unselfish! Your father wrote to me and told me whither you were go'mg. and with what idea you had begun) another life." ' I II"- â€"Jvu â€"-- v.-- 7 "We will not talk about it," she said gently. "Elorlib, was laione in the world. and quite forgotten. I found her in despair; now she is calm and tranquil and ready to die. That is bet- ter than to have worn my life away in useless lamenntriation or in sullen gloom; there is something in it that (its my notion of justice. Roche, you will be very kind to her? I have learn- od to love her very clearly." He looked slightly amlmrrassed. “I do not see what is to he gained by seeing her. Audrey." h’eliegan, ”un- leaq you really wish it.” "I do really wish it.” she said. firmly. “She will die happier for having. seen you and heard you say that; you for- glvg half.” "I will do it." he replied, “no matter what it cost me.” He sat down. and Audrey told him all about Elodie’s illness. and how‘ the (loc- tors said she was really dying of a broken heart. At first there was no gefinite maladyâ€"it was the fret and ever of the unhappy soul. the grief, the despair. the baffled love, amdl pride, the lost ambition. that wore the frag- ile body away. Lately a nervous fev- er had set in; and of that Elodie was (I Lug. Bir Boohe we not ashamed of t e tears that raimed down his face, of the eohe that he could not conceal. when Audrey told him all the pathetic details at the lonely life, and how Elodie had been hoping alwaysthat he woald forgive her. There was a light not all of earth on her face, Mr words were sweet and wine. [When she had finighed speaktng she said to him: "It is too late for you to mother this evening Roche; come back in.’ the morning" and I will take you to her." l‘Vilthwt another word he took her bend. kissed it, end left her; -‘ The sun shone brightly the next morning when Sir tRoche found him- .01! in the little drawing-room at No: 4 Medina Villa. file we: startled when Andrey came. in to him. _Sh'e hed been fittlni up t1] night; her face was pale, A PRECIOUS PEARL sure he will not refuao,” she ider passed over him. She her hamd to him in kindly‘v something so wistful in voice that Audrey's eyes :the clear well softly. She was startled at first. She rais- ed her thin hands and tried to hide her face from him; but Audrey drew them away. 9’ "Be kimd to her, Roche," she: whisp- 'ered; ”see what she has suffered.” He did as she wished. He stooped gforward and kissed the thin, wasted with me to see her." They went together. Sir Roche had never seen the hapless lady since the night of the ball at Quorn House». He. remembered hie last glimpse of herâ€" come to rue! I want to hear you say that you forgive me.” Her face flushed as she continued :' “I should lxke to get up and kneel "“Wi‘l'l yofi call me “wife' once more. Rocheâ€"once mom, for I loved you; very dearly T" - . A ‘ j 11--.... -- An “Vilzawldoked at Audrey, and there “as a. moment's silence. Then Anglrey went. up to him, with the same brlght ligh} on_1_ler‘ face: “--LA H “Ln -‘v v.- â€"_ “Do wht she asks you. Roche," she said gently. And he. bending over the: white face, said: “My dear wife I" The two that stood near her. will nev- er forget the flush of startled joy on her face. “Thank you. Roche. May I die with my head upon your breast ?" Then she took Audrey's hand and kissed it. I "It is to you, oh, true: and dear friend," she said, “that, I owe all 1" Two hours afterward the noon- day sun was pouring a flood of light into the room, and the music of the waves was borne on the wind. The end W38 v;e}§_nt‘ar. The doctors had gone away; and Elodie lay dying. with the truest friends woman ever had near her. Once they had bent over her, think- ing her eyes closed forever; but a sun- beam fell aerms her faee. and! she open- ed them. She was dyimgh as she had asked to die, with her head. on her! hus- band’s breast. and Audrey by her side. Suddenly she looked Up at him and smiled. and with that the spirit took its flight,_ Sir Roche was not ashamed to weep- bitter tears over herâ€"t0 amuse him- self of being hard and coldâ€"to fold the tired hands over the quiet heartâ€" while Audrey stood by weeping. Preâ€" sently he looked at her. “I should like to thank you in her name, Audrey," he said. But she held up her hand. "I will have no thanks." she return- ed, “1 have simply done my duty." She took her place by the side 03 the dead. "Roche,” she said, gently, “I want you to give me your 11:11an " She took it in her own, and laid it an the still breast. ‘ I want you,” she added, “to promise me two thi-J'ngs “I will promise you anything you ask, " he replied. “Promise me first, that on: her grave- stone you will place the name! of your wife, Elodie Villi-ers.” “I promise," he answered. “Secondly, here in her presence, pro- mise that you will send back to that man his miserable money; that. you. will tell him " that the woman whose life he blighted is dead; and that. fearing his money might. bring a. purse with it. you that ?" _ “Most assuredly I will," he roplned. ”You are right in this, A ey, as you are in everything 0186.11 do it at once. iijlv‘han Audrey bent down and kissed the dead face. "My work here is done,” she said; “I will go home. And yom Roche, who have recognized her im death. you will give her the last honor you can pay her. Elod-ie,” she cried, laying her fresh sweet lips on the dead ones, “El- odie. now I shall not fear to meet you! hereafter l” ' She went. homeâ€"her work there was doneâ€"and Sir Roche remained. He paid all honor! to Elodie. He did not take her back to the stately mausoleum where so many women of his race slept. She was buried in the pretty churchyard by the sea at Rookdene, and on the white marble monu- ment was inscribed the simple words: “In lovinig memory of ELODIE. LI DY VILLIERB. Aged 25 " In death, though not In life, she found her lost name again. A‘ year passed,, Audrey spent it at home, Sir Roche in restless wandering, wondering always whether he should ever win for himself again that pro- cions pearl of womankin'd. He was afraid to ask Andrey to return tohim. havve seat it back. Will you do "I am sorry to “W'l fe' once more. During the year he had written to be; but five on six times; and they were megely {rtendty letters; yet his whole -- ‘nn nnlill‘ sou-l d'as longing for herâ€" he could find no rest by night or by day for thinking of her. At last he summoned up courage, and went to Holmesdalol The rector and his wife received h-im’ kindly; but they looked grave when he asked to see Audrey and to see her alone. She must have: expected him; {or she betrayed no surpriseâ€"she offered no comment. She went to him in the library, where so mny years before she had read the words of the mar~ riage service. She looked up at him with a, smile that seemed to him un- usually sweet. . ‘ “You have come for me. Roche," she said. "I am willing to go back with you. “VJ “ouc- And on the morrow they went through the solemn service together again 1 _, _ ._ .. .1 L..I-_J__-- Jv‘rMamma,” she said a few hours at- .terward, “will you. give me my wed- ding ring? 1 shall want it to-morrow morning.” U A‘ hâ€"â€" ___‘-“- Audrey wished that‘ the whole story should remain u’nrevealed, but it did not. On the contrary, it. found its way into the neWSpapers. and all England was 'Jurlmd lay it. ' Fo. t‘ ~ hwxsgyapers told it allâ€"how she amt. given up wealth, home, love and luxury for conscience sake; how she had devoted herself to one who wav more unhappy than herself; how she had nursed the hapless lady. throug‘h ’5‘.“ uu;w\.u va’ a long illness, had soothed her death. had reconciled her to Sir Roche, and thus had, humanely, saved her. They called her a pearl among women -â€" they wished that more were like IIVI o . Then she took her place again in the! great world. A? good influence seem-J ed to emanate from herâ€"the spell of goodness and purity lingered round her-only kind words and thought could live in her sweet presence. Before filer evil and wickedness seemed to 1y. Bright haired children grew round her; but neither she nor Sir Roche ever forgot Elodie. They went every year to her grave, and the only time that, Lady Villiers ever thought her hus- band harsh was one July morning when they stood by Elodie’s grave to- gether. The mzm' who had charge of iit, had planted while ascension lillies [upon it. ‘ n no “A 'L_ nut-v” -v' “Take them away,”. said Sir Roche, "you may have! r0898, or pasmon flow- ers, or any other flowers that bloom but not tlmse.” She looked up at him. “\V‘hy do you say that, Roche?” she asked . ; So the white lilliegs were taken away. But Audrey 6100113 forgot that one. in- stance of sternncss. N0 husband was kinder, more devoted. better than l'ners. They loved mach other with a true and perfect love that no man could put asunder. (The Enid.) “ “They are out of place, for one thing, Andrey. Another reason, they are y our favorite flowe rs, and I do not like to see them there." In [“0" [mm the "mum of Women and Girls. It may seem in‘r‘mlihle that there is‘ a. large and grcr‘wing body of women who work regularly all night. But it is only necessary to reflm-t that all the (191m rtmeni; storm, railrnnd depots, office buildings, and other sky-scrapers in the large cities are scrubbed by wo- men at night, to verify this statement. The telephone girls in the offives of the great dailies work at night; and in one Of the gma’t electrical works, whivh employs more women than any other manufacturing hatuhlishment in llli- nois, girls are engaged regularly {rum 6 at night to 5 in the morning 13 weeks of every year. 'l‘lu- effect of this work upon the health is ruinous, for the girls do not acquire the hn‘nit of regular and sufficient sleep by day, but work. as Ltho say, "om man-e," using stimulants 'for the purpose of keeping awake. ALARMING DEGEN ERACY IN ITALY Out of every 100 3'0an men inscrib-l ed for military service in 1896 in Italy : scarcely 42 were found fit for service. 49 were either held. over till the fol-{ lowing year or rejected altogether. ' while the remaining nine represented' the ('leserters. Italian. sociologists as-i cri-be the canses to the backward con- dition: of hygiene in remote localities, poor food. had whools and the complete absence of an organized system of gym- nastics for youth. *-‘ BEREIS'S FIREMEN. . In: Berlin the firemen wear water- jackets with a double skin, which they am able to fill with. water from the these. If the spare between the two layers becomes over-filled the water !escapes through a valve at the top of the helmet and flows down over the fireman, like a cascade. protecting him doubly. The smoke helmets, largely used in Germany. Austria. Holland and Italy, enable the wearer to breathe and IWIJ' C'MUIO I/llv Vvuwnv- vv w- ___ 0 see at. his ease m a smoke-leade-n at- mosphere. In same mstanoes the ap- paratus inclu'lues a means of telephonic communication winh the stmet below. Mrs. Hymenâ€"I am afraid you do not think as. much of me, Charles, as you used to. I can remember when vou declared: I Was worth my weight -m RESULTS. What’s the matter between Hump- . , or and his wife! He’s been smoking the clgm thtt she gave him for Christmu jn flu wuv ewv â€"â€"._ _ __ housa ”a the odor nukes her doubly WORKING AT NIGHT. EXPLAINED. af- loyal Pena-ages Vole“. Few outside the intimate court Cimit at Berlin are aware that the Kaiser has a very fine bary‘tone voice, and that ht is exceedingly fond of singing German and English ballads. which he does with a good deal of expression and feeling spends with his family. none but the intimate friends and nearest relatives being admitted to the imperial circle. On such evenings as these the hours be- tween di-nner and bedtime are devoted to music, the Empress being a remark ably clever pianist. while whenever Prinne Henry is present he produces his violin» on which he is a far more of Queen Victoria. The Emperor mover sings unleas either his wife or his brother consents to accompany him, for singing is one of the few thingsâ€"perhaps the only one â€"inl which he is not absdlutely sure 01 his superiority, and it is prnpably precisely on that accountâ€"that. is to say, in: consequence of his diffidence -tihnt he really sings in a very pleas- ing manner. It; is King Oscar. however. who pos- sesses the finest barytone voice in Eu- rope, and experts have declared that. had he been fomd to sing instead of to reign for a, living 11% would have surpassed every prSS'iOfliE-l- buybqne â€"â€"_â€"_‘ v - mow on the stage. Queen Margherita of Italy is mssio'naml y fond of sing- ing and of music, but her husband. King Humbert, like King Leopold of Belgium, alxxmi-mates the very sound of music. which grates upon his nerves. None of Queen- Victoria’s family pro-l fesses to have a suffirsienttly good voice for singing to encourage him to per- form solos. But they are all glad to join. in singing. no matter when or where. and their voices are easily dis~ tinguisha'ble above those of the remain- der of the people singing. I never have been; able quite to make out whether thia is due to the peculiarity of their account or if it is attributable to the fact that owing to their royal rank ' they have a right to pit-sh their voices higher and louder than any one else. .-â€" ryâ€" U'v â€" Queen Virtnria's third daughier, the Princess Christian of Schlemx'iazâ€"Hol- stein, “belongs to choral societies in Itmrion and \Vindbor which give public u-zxwrts. In these the Princess takes E The largest brain on record was that i of Oliver Cromwell. It weighed a little ; over sixty ounces. 2 The highest price (ever paid for a ipoem was (LNG golden crowns paid to :Sannazaro by the citizens of Venice ;for his eulogy on their cityâ€"a poem 'of six lines only. . The Chi nese di<tionary cempiled by P34 tit-she, 110:) years, B...C is the most. am ient 03 any records in literary his- wry. ---- - ° 1 2‘ AL- "‘1‘ - an: active part. Nothing is more in- spiring than to hear the Prince uf \Vales singing on Sunday at church at the top of his voice his favorite hymn. “Onward. Christian Saldiers.” the rolling “rs" pivi'ng it something 2:- semiully militant; and military. The Rhind manuscript now in the British museum. is the oldest imvlli- ggihle mathematival work extant that lhas ever been deciphered. GREATEST THINGS IN THE \VORLD. The richest princess in the world is the Crown Princess Louise Josephine of Sweden and Norway. married to the Crown Prinve of 'llemnark. The best educated queen in the world is her majesty of Italy. She speaks, besides her own tongue. French German. English and Spanish, and stu- dies such subjects as theology, biology, geology and botany. Thehrivhsmt man in England is the Duke of Westminster. The oldest rso hush in (be world is at Hildehoim, Uermany. Charlemagne planted it more than 1,000 years ago, in commemoration o" the emlassy re- ceived from haroun m Rashid. the calipb. _ _ r‘ 'A‘ i- I.‘._ Vifffigoldest tree in the British Isles is the Brahourne yew, in Kent. 3,000 years 91¢. . 100,030 people. _ . LVVIV"V rvvrâ€"v- The oldest city in the world is Nip- pur. the “Older Bel" of Babylon: the foundations. “em laid 7.000 years HP. The ruins have lately been unearthed. Spain has more sunshine than any other country in Europe. the yearly average Iteing 3,000 hours. I â€"â€"A-. -'-- ‘n.’ D‘u'xl v-v---c -,, ' b The largest fund expended yearly by any country on behalf of its army is that of Russia. the latest military hud- get of which amounted to £42,500.000. There are more theaters in propor- tion to its pOpu‘lation in Italy than elsewhere in the world. The largest telegraph office in the world is in the general postoffioe huildinc. London, over 3,000 Operators world isâ€"in thc building. 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