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She had a’ways meant to teTl him when once they were married. because she would not care to have. the se~rer between them. and moreover the doc tor’s knowledae of his identity would be beneficial to Paul if he were still at Weyberne. Jack would prove a valuable ally. he could interpose in any exigent-y. he could swoop down and rescue Paul from trying continâ€" gencies, such as the one that had just now presented itself. Jack must be won over, too.” Mine Own Familiar Friend Agnes, awaiting the doctor’s return, the alternating heat and cold of her excitement evaporated, stood by the parlor fire debating with herself, en- deavoring to justify her attitude with regard to her recent disclosure. Had she been too precipitous? Would the difficulty have adjusted itself, been surmounted had she waited longer? The predicament obviated, entirely re- moved. Paul gone, his immolation in- augurated. tar-re: did not appear to be so much nocvssity. the situation was not so urgent that she need have brok- en the promise she gave him at Vil- vorde. “He’s gone!” Dr. Hunter exclaimed. pushing open the French window and locking it after him. “Agnes, I have met with so many queer things in my time that, as a rule, I am prepared not to be surprised or take exception at the unexpected. but this beats the re- cord of anything I ever heard or saw. If you have been made a catspaw of, my dear. you have at the same time proved yourself a remarkably staunch friend.” “I have not been made a catspaw; I simply consented to hold my tongue the six months he remained in Wey- heme.” “But the shrubbery affair. Agnes. Had I been a young man instead of an old stager, and consequently len- ient towards the frailties incidental to youth, that kissing business might have separated us.” “It brought us together, Jack. You were a dear good soul, unwilling to believe evil of two innocent young people. and you shall have your re- ward in this world; you shan’t wait till you get to the next.” “It’s a remarkable personation; how does he do it?" “I don’t know; it seems to come na- tural to him.” “What sort of woman does he make 9 O “Pretty fair, rather charming; but that delicate. interesting cleverness loses its fatal fascination in the wo- man. I like him in either guise; you can’t take away the learning or the rare sympathetic influence of his character.” “Yes," he acknowledged; “but, Ag- nes. I can scarcely believe it now. He â€"â€"she. I mean-m-is so extremely namral and unaffected. After I read your no‘e I criticized every detail of his appear- ance, every movement, every gesturgv; there was nothing gauche in his be- havior, nothing to betray him; I could not find a flaw to color your asser- tion. It’s really very wonderful. What is her name?” “Jervois. Pauline Jervois, sheâ€"” “Ah! Then it was hisâ€"her father I knew as a lad; I thought it well-nigh impossible to mistake those eyes.” With his arm round her waist he narrated the little episode of Notting Hill, of the clever young musician with the wondrous eyes, of the talent that for a short time dazzled the musi- cal world, and Agnes was interested, deeply interested, as she remembered Paul knew nothing of his parents, and she determined to write to him, and that soon, to relate this little story of an unknown, bygone time. “Of course,” Agnes said, smiling, when he had finished, “that paper was private and confidential; I wrote it to save what I considered to 'be at the moment more than an awkward situa- tion. and you will treat it as such, won’t you? You will keep Paul’s se- cret? “My dear Agnes, you surely don’t expect me to hush up this thing?” “Yes. I do; why not? Iâ€"â€"I Wish I had not told you." “I wish you had not, but knowing it I should be incurring the gravest responsibility in remaining silent.” “You won’t tell Felix?” “I must. Dash it all, Agnes, I can’t let Felix go fooling up to the ‘Pen- dennis’ after him now. If Farley were illâ€"if manifold things happened, leak- ed out, Felix would never forgive me; and quite right, too; I should richly deserve his contumely. It is my duty, now that it is in my power, to save Judith Hargrave’s life and mind. t0 establish Anthony Pelham’s happiness, II possible, and to break off this inti- macy with Felix. Looking at the situ- atton in all its bearings, don’t you see yourself how very much to blame I should be it I did not condemnâ€"I won’t say what is evil, for your sake, ;b1t what is untrue and mischievous, iWhat must surely lead ' to infinite lbatm. degeneracy, and disaster?” “It will ruin his career, Jack,” she said regretfully. “And a good thing; too,” he returned. laughing; “not that I intend to inter- fere directly with Farley, that is hard- ly within my province; but I shall tell Felix and Judith. I've not the face to stand by and see Felix make such an 9" 9” CHAPTER XXX. vould prove a d interpose in d SWOOp down trying contin- “Felix will be very angry.” “He will be annoyed; he has no more right to be angry than the rest of us; we have all been deceived, bar- ring you, missâ€"” I mean with me. I told you in pre- ference to him because I knew I should bring about a storm of invec- tive at his being so completely misled. I begged Paul to go; I said I was sure something dreadful would happen, but he persisted in saying he must stay until Christmas, he must fight it out, andâ€"then, somehow, afterwards, it has been dawning on me gradually, I discoyered he was inâ€"he had be- come wrapped up in Felix, heâ€"” “He, I mean lshe, is more wrapped up in Felix. A nature like Farley’s neither loves easily nor lightly. I pity himâ€"her, I mean; but if I judge her rightly he will set himself the heroic task of living it down. By Jove, she looked in hisâ€"-â€"-her eyes that; afternoon when lieâ€"she promised Felix he would go.” “How do youâ€"think Felix will take it, Jack?” she asked, looking at the clock. “After breakfast. Best have the news on the top of a meal; it won't take so much effect as on an empty stomach. If you think Rose is coming after the table I will just run upstairs and warn him his services will be re- quired to dissect that gallinaceous bird. I say, Agnes, I don't relish this job. I have a curious feeling-At must be nervousness, never experienced it before." “I think the steak and pheasant must be nearly ready. When do you propose telling Felix?’:_ “I shan't stay in the room, Jack," she said. her eyes growing big. “Oh, but you will, Agnes; you must. If Felix asks for proofs I have none. You are the only person who can sub- stantiate what, I affirm.” Agnes’s eyes grew larger and darker and deeper. ‘ “Suppose I .don't,” she said; “sup- pose I have no further recollection of that hysterical message, the gist of which was the outcome of undue ex- citement following a terrible tragedy.” There was a directness and a solid meaning in his tone and look that settled any budding desire on Agnes’s part to rebel. Rose set the table, touched the gong, and five minutes later brought in the breakfast. Felix took his place before the smoking bird, and carved it in profound silence. With a beating heart, and furtive glances at the moody face opposite to her. Agnes poured out the coffee, which the squire immediately rejected. He preferred a brandy and soda, caus- ing a little welcome diversion by go- ing to the sideboard to fetch and mix it himself. At any other time the doctor would have had something to say concerning early potations, but former experiences of Felix having made him sage. and, being a discreet and learned man, with the unsavory pill occupying the fore-ground of his mind, he tabooed the delicate subject, choosing rather to touch upon topics less likely to set up inflammation or acute irritation. For the nonce his main object was to produce harmony, perhaps be fortunate enough to elicit pleasurable interest, and perchanoe some kind of response from Felix in due season. “Do as you please, Agnes. If I make the assertion and you deny it. Felix can apply for satisfaction to Farley himself.” With occasional help from Agnes, Hunter managed to keep the ball roll- ing, Felix. annroving his marked m .0 - c. vo “a _. 3571111, and seeing how iiimured be appeared to be in his own discursions, pmpped the newspaper against the dish cover and divided his attention between his breakfast and the fore- cast of the new Liberal policy. It was a curious meal. Agnes mas- ticated her food mechanically with- out knowing in the least when or how she swallowed it. She wondered vaguely whether Felix was seriously displeased with Paul, and, if so, whe- ther an exasperated condition of mind would materially help to strengthen matters. How would he take the dis- closure which was creeping so near? Would they ever sit down amicably to another meal together, crâ€"gocd gracious, Whatever induced Jack to be so flippant just now? Why had he deveIOped this facetiousness with Fe- lix sitting like a death’s head at the end of the table, wrapped in a fit of gloomy “depression? 9‘â€" â€"â€"- _ LL - 9" V *- Happibfthank heaven, it was the last upflare of the doctor’s wit. Find- ing no further pretext for deferring the mauvaise quart d'heure, he pushed hi! chair from the table and looked at his host. Felix rose, found his tobacco. threw himself into the armchair by the fire, and commenced filling his pipe. “What’s the programme for to-day, Felix?” Hunter asked, standing on the hearthrug surveying the squire’s im- perturbable air. “I am going to the Larches in half an hour’s time; I want to see Den- ham." A - Lame back is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the back, for which you will {find moth- ing better than Chamberlain’s Lin- iment. For sale by all dealers. n-wâ€"v “Can I see him for you? I seem to have a clear day before me, and you are not altogether well.” “Thank. you‘ 1103’ he returned slow- THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. 1y; 'T'é‘néli want ‘to go to London in the afternoon to see Hare, so I don’t purpose staying indoors.” As Jack Hunter reckoned, Hare and Farley were one and the same indivi-l: dutl. Felix would see Hare, no doubt, but he would not mind betting his'. practice on the surmise that Felix’s, sole intention was to go and thrash? this matter out with Farley, and he, ‘ Jack, was not going to stand by and see dear old Felix play the fool any longer. . ' “Hare will keep; don’t muddle about him, there’s plenty of unpleasantness here without going to fresh fields to glean more. 1â€"1 have something to tell you. Felix, something which I ought, but am exceedingly 10th, to ex- plain. I hardly know the best way to part with it." “Then keep it to yourself,” Felix re- turned equably. holding a light to his pipe and watching the tobacco ignite; “if. it’s so internally unpalatable, bet- ter postpone it, Jack. In point of fan, I am in possession of quite as D’ JCh stress and anxiety as I can d1- gest at present.” “I Carrâ€"t very well do that; it’s about Farley.” Felix looked up sharply, lowered his eyes, blew out the light, and looked up again with a straight compelling glance. “You have something to tell me about Farley, something disagreeable, according to your preface. Is that Why he cleared out in such a hurry?” “Scarcely, he had no idea I should tell you; to be correct, he is not aware I am in receipt of this piece of infor- mation.” “How did you come by it? Who has beeen at the pains to malign him?” Agnes was still seated at the break- fast table behind the armchair. At the squire’s question she twisted round and shook a warning finger at the doc- tor, accompanied by a look at once so pleading. so full of undefined dread, that Hunter felt bound to leave her in the background. He must perforce divulge the truth on his own account in the least offensive vocabulary, in the happiest. in the most sympathetic manner at his command. “No one has maligned him. The person from whom I heard the story wishes him well, and would rather you were not told.” “Then I think you are decidedly offi- cious, Jack. Why are you so zealous that I should hear this slander?” “It’s not slander!” “What is it then ?” “I don’t know. It’sâ€"the fact is, Far- ley is a bit of a fraud, heâ€"heâ€"J’ "‘One moment, Jack!" and Felix held up his hand; “you say Farley is not aware you know this thing?" “In that case it is hitting from be- hind, stabbing him in the dark, and I refuse to hear him traduced. I refuse to hear anything you have to say against him unless he is here to de- fend himself." know it.” “Nonsense. Felix; you must hear this; you must.” “I, won’t. I won’t be made uncomâ€" fortable. Besides, whatever there is to hear I would rather he told me himself.” 'put you can't ask him this, Felix. It's a curious affair; quite out of. the ordinary run of events. You can’t go to Farley about it. He would ten times rather I told you." “Who else knows of this precious affair besides yourselfâ€"anyone?” Hunier hesifated. and his eyes in- advertently wandered to Agnes. “Oh, Agnes does,” Felix exclaimed decisively; “Agnes knows. Well, come, it can’s be very bad if Agnes knows.” “I did not say it was bad, I said curious, unusual; a circumstance bet- ter not mentioned to Farley. A third party’s intervention is the right meth- od to employ in this case.” “Why need I hear it at all? Look here, Jack,’ he said, rising and lay’ing his pipe on the mantelpiece, a worried look coming into his pale face, “Why need I be troubled with this curious, unusual circumstance, which you own is not bad and therefore not criminal? Why should I be made acquainted with anything foolish the boy has done? Farley is my friend, my familiar friend, Iâ€"in years the lad is younger than I, but that makes no difference, because in brain craft he is older, far ahead of me. He suits me in every way, he is ready with his tongue, ready with his gun, he’s willing to be at my beck and call, he amuses me, he bears with me, he puts up with my beastly obstinacy and takes things as they come. We’ve had a hundred ar- guments, I’ve been in the wrong a hundred times, but I never remember Farley contradicting me rudely, or as- serting his opinion when he knew and I knew he was in the rightâ€"the dear fellow was always in the right, though he tried not to let me know it. He’s such a gentle, docile chap, only once he refused to comply with my wishes; you rember, Jack, the afternoon I wanted him to go back to townâ€"I'm glad he refused, because I was not sure till then heâ€"are you surprised, Jack, that Iâ€"like him, that I can’t bear to hear anything said against him, or anyone try to come between us? You know the life I’ve lived, the solitary life spent mostly out of doors with the wind, the trees, the fields, for company; you can’t be surprised I should cling to Farley, he is so won- derfully organized. Fancy that brain, Jack, brought into unison with that glorious, soul-satisfying nature of his. that strong, vigorous mind in submis- sion, on its knees, as it were, to that tender heartâ€"a great, moist, human heart.” wHe paused to finger the pipe on the chimneypinoe, looked at Hunter, and resumed reverently: “I don’t believe chance brought him here; it was pityâ€"I mean God's pity â€"-that sent him into my life; and.feel- ing so Strongly as I do on that s_cor_e. \JU I will neverwyou understand me, Jack, whatever he has doneâ€"I will never let him go. Come. is it worth while to strive to implant distrust, to tax my mind with unimportant, though foolâ€" ish details, perhaps, concerning Far ley’s past when I would far rather be blissfully ignorant of. them? Is it ne- cessary, Jack?” ' “It is necessary, and it‘s cruel kind' mess to heat about the bush. 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It’sâ€"it’s a black lie!” he shouted excitedly. “You can’t prove it, and I’ll thank you to get out of my house. off my premisesâ€"do you It would surprise you to know of the great ,good that is being done by Chamberlain’s Tablets. Darius Downey. of Newburg‘ Junc- tion, N.B., writes, “My wife .has been usimg Chamberlain’s Tablets and finds them vecry effectual, and doing [her lots of good.” ‘If you have any trouble with your stom- adh or bowels give them a trial. For sale by all dealers. hear? “I can't prove it.” Hunter said. taken aback, "but Agnes can; she went to school with himâ€"I mean herâ€"at Vllvorde. She told me a couple oi hours ago. but she has known all along. That is why Farley refused to stay here. I am sorry, Felix, tre- mendously sorry, to have been com- pelled to tell you this. 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