A WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE
tii music-room, and
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r t! e evening. Two
OR
A Modern Pos tia Wto Clnif d Hit Minil.
Oetober. and
Manor, with
doors thrown
.T-lWAS late in
Hawthorne
hosmtable
wide, was in its glory.
Each October it was Arthur
Hawthorift-s and his young wife s
custom to gather around them, in
their beautiful home as cay and
congenial a company of clever men
and fair young women as could he
brought together under one roof.
For Mrs. Hawthorne's birthday
and their wedding anniversary
both came during this month ot
beautiful days an. brilliant tohajre
and as Ion as the weather held
pleasant for out-.lor I'lsures,
tf-.ey kept o:en house, to celebiate
these two events.
And all their gursts tain yladly
and left tli.sm with regret, lor
it meant much to be invited to the
Manor in th se days
Itoth host and hostess were gay
and charniimr, and the house wan
spacious and beautiful.
The stable was stocked with tine
horses, all at the guests' disposal
Th" ground were lae, with
many oeauuiui wuum.i"' r1.'-'
which were most attractive lor
ouiet promenades, while the liver
was an id il place for their fie
o lent boaiiiu parties.
' The Hawthornes were not match
makers in the accepted meaning
o! the term, but yet more than one
marri-we could be traced to an ac
( i tintance that had been mad-, or
had ripjned. during an October
visit at the Manor.
Jt was now late in the
and the gaiety was at i'.s
When there was nothing
foot, it was finite the custom for
the partv to divide and wander
otl in pairs, to ride or walk to
aether; and now it was even
whispered that one of these cou
p.'ts was upon the very verge of
their romance.
The heroine was a young and
prettv girl from a distant town,
the orphaned child of a Mergympn
who had lived an 1 died in honor
able obscurity in hisdistant parish
among the hi'.is.
And now. I r the first tune in
lier voum: lit"-, she was surrounded
bv all th? luxury v'nieh her na
unconsciously
month,
lieight.
else on
not what you thought I lo tl,e f(Jol!"
it is best toif. should A laugh followed, dur
t ., .' In. ....t),uru,l .... .1
(H'rii.:
t'lie iiid
cravei.
The hcr . no longer in his l;r.t
voath, ni lieorge Osborn. a man
of tho woiM, and weary of niot of
the w. lid's plea-nres. V man
whose history in tlie past was not
without dark stains noon it, but
who now was charmed by the
piipiant giace of this beautitul
voting girl, and seemed ready to
lav his fortune, and what remained
of' his worn-out auction, at h'-r
left.
few of the guests had left the
Manor the day before our story
opens, and others, who had been
unable to come before, had now
arrived. It was Kverett CaryU. one of
these new-coin rs. who was now,
in the ear'v aiterno m of the bril
liant Ootob.-r dav, walking in the
woodland pit'i above the river
tvirh Ma'el Netcom", the heroine
of 'he sitopo-ed romance
That th"ir w.i'k t .'eth.r had not ,
bcu a plei-ant one wa evident,
from the expression upon each j
;a e. The iri'l's cheeks glowed, ;
ar.l her ey sparkled with a
troubled, h'l'i angry light, while
Caryil wa :ookln.'st her with an
expression of piiivd surprise.
i ivw'i von had not come." she
va;d imianntlv. '"or that, being I
She was looking up at him now,
half-frightened, iialf-fat-einated by
his earnestness and by the worus
tht came with suppressed passion
frooi his lips.
'"Last week, when' Hawthorne
ureed me again to come here for a
holiday, he told ire 1 shoulu meet
some of my old friends, aiui it was
the mention of your name alone
that brought nie. But when 1
came I heard strange rumors.
a story that a man, unworthy of
you, Mabel, in every way, hut vety
rich, was about to a-k you to be
come Ilia wife, and that you would
not refuse! 1 could not tielieve it
then, but row I do not know
what to think: YVIiat does it;
mean ?
"You e.Vled it a caprice!"
He tlu-hed, bui she went on
hastily:
"You have no riaht to uuistio"
me, or criticise me so, even if what
you heard were true! Am 1 not
Ireto make my own choice in
such a matter? And if luxury
seems better to me than privation
and wr.vtb the be-' tm'ng in the
world, am I to blame V
"I always hated to be poor; mv
nature rebelled against the com
nionph.ce routine of daily life at
home you know it ! And now, if
a life of lixury comes within mv
rea.-h, hall I !a.t take i? We
have always been good tnends,
hut nothing more; and now you
seem 10 Maine me oecause vou
him I am
me. lint
know me as I am. You called me
frivolous and heartless awhile ago:
you h ive told me some hard truths
and they do not help to turn me
from the path thnt I shall take."
"Is a man's lo,ve nothing to you,
then?" he exclaimed, passionate
ly. "Mabel, mv love for vou
is"
"Hush, hush!" she in'errupted
hastily, "do not go on. I cannot
listen to yo1' ! Kverett, old friend
forgive me; I have already thosi-n,
and have pro111'' to marrv Mr.
"shorn."
A sten was heard, and, turning.'
Mabel saw the man whose name
she had just 'spoken approaching
tlxon.
"Ah. Miss Ma'!," he exelaim
ed. adjusting h's glas, "I have
found vou a last ! I have been'
looking for yon everwhere;" then'
appntently seeing h"r companion
for thn tirsf tune, he a'liled, Mnit
nardon
ing."
fabel looked from Caryll's stern
white face to Osborn's smiling
one. "I am glad you have come,"
she said. "Xow we will go for a
walk, is T Dro'nised yo'i this
morning, and perhaps Mr. CaryU"
glancing up at him, "will accom
pany us."
Hut Carvll muttered something
about "returning to the Manor,"
and after a few casual remarks on
either pide. Mabd an-' Mr. Osborn
passed on Vigpther under the pine
trees, while Cnryll stood there
alone, thinking bitterly of all his
shatteied hopes.
How mistaken he had been in I
her, this girl he had loved so well !
She hated poverty, she said, and
he knew it. For t'ois he had left
the ipiiet town when1 h had
learned to love her. and had gone
out into the world to work for her,
to pain wealth for her, and his
lream had been to reMirn and lav
chests of co-tuines, usc'l in tab
le, in v and on miny similar occa
sions, had b.-eii brought do n
f o'n t'le attic, and Mrs. Haw
thorne was gaily apportioning
them t ) her guests.
"1 am r v-tiug the vnler of
tilings," .she said. ' a d a:n ti ting
out toe gentlemen li st, so that
they can go off and smoke in peace,
while we decide upon nut costumes
at our leisure. Then, too, e shall
have the advantage of knowing
their characteis, while t'.ey will
have to 'i.,d out ours to niht by
observation. XovyUfjC nUi'is.
your turn, and whidioPSr4-Uitii,
various costumes will you s dec ?''
15ut CaryU was not there, an.l a
momentary silence fo lowed toe
cpuestion. Then a merry, dark
eyed girl suggested that they
should assign him a character in
his ahsenrv, and "Let it be some
thing d uk and sombre," she add
ed, "for our friend has gr iwn
moody of late, until I could almost
fancy him to be the victim of an
uiir-pi fed' i.asion. Have v u
not a brigand's cloak, or a monk'.-,
gown and cowl to give him? Or
better still, let him appear as
Dante; there is something in his
profile that suggests Oiottu's por
trait, is there not? The Floren
tine rone and cap would heroine
him rarely, and then he could sigh
openly for his fair Beatrice, who
ever she may be. Hut here. he
comes to speak for himself,
though my suggestion is worth
considering." 1
CaryU had entered in time lo
Ueur the allusi in, and had s en
Mabel's face Hush with momentarv
a"novanee as her eves encounter- d
his from the other side of th
room.
He smiled rather bittt ily. "Tan
as I sigh for no neatr ce.'wonld
not the character be misplaced?"
he said, "beside, 1 am not tool
enough to attempt to niasipierade
as a wise man ; hut." as lie caught
sight of a suit of mot lev lvii.g near.
"let me see if I hae wit enough
I'lam.-ment Caryl! had joined
him i:i the hall, where several
ot'i-r men had l.vtiiv gathered.
"What is the matter?" he aske I.
"Ihe girdeners lcuse is on
(in no dangei of its spreading
the onlv wooden biiiiding on the
place. 'S.-iv nothing to the others.
Whoever is willing tohelp.come!''
Without ai instant's Hesitation
all followed him bat one. Osborn
said something about "violent e.-
itu (1. dues an i smoke to save the
child ; n w he was on the etair.
! toning hi- way down, with the
b.ihy in his i.rms ; now the stairs
.veie tailing all a!out iiim,
"ilelpl" Ti.en, with a groan, he
would agjin relat sj into uncon
b ioiisnesa.
But at last hi strong constitu
ti.f. j.ot the upper hand ; he r.i i 1 1 - i
and cinsciousner-s retiirind. Al
ter that his convalesieic-! was
ertion and night air, but no one : j ipid, but if was December, and
heeded hiui, n'r was he even j snow was on the ground, before he
missed, as the men. once out ol i wa s r.-ng enoiige to leave the
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the house dashed forward at the
top of their speed, girded by the
Manor.
'1 have no voids in
which to
light from the burning building in ; thank you for all your unwearied
a distant part ol the grounds. I ku d:ies-. ' he naid. as he took' his
The lire, whtcti had Diouen out I Je ive. "1 owe mv recoverv to
in some lifit shels connected with j your rare, and I know that I have
the gardener's cottage, had gained, taxed vour hospitality severely
such headway, that by the time
ti.ey i'i ached it there was little
hope of saving the building. Still
they worked aiifully, pissmg
1U Ui:.IVei.n Ol 'Hl'O .,,, a.vo',,( j
the ui n with th few small hand-
wim the cue of a helpless invalid
fo a:l t:ie-e weeks."
"Indeed you are wrong, and the
dtbi is ail on nnrside, Mr. Carvll,"
repiied M.s Hawthorne, warmly.
"You did noble deed that night,
pnmpi that were about tin piaee. ; and 1 coi.ld liardiy tti.ink you
But the rlamaf mounted rapidly i mo'e s ncer ly if you had risked
and soon the sav that the little j your liie to save my own little
house wasdooinel. Thegardener's clidd. But it was "a dcsteiate
wifd and sister, vith the children ' thing to do. nevertheless, and 1
wrapped in n things as they can lianl'v yet think of it calmly,
na i caugui up in vne;r jiuinc ai
th- rlrst a'ariii. were gathered in
two little groan near by, watch
ing and lou Uv bewailing the de
struction of their holil", when
sudd- n!y a piercing siiiiek rem
tlie air.
-Mv babv! My h,dl !
tiiat Mary had the Kiby.
is not here ! idi v- ib ' I
And theag ni. J n oi o
i lion, nt
i nt 'n"
mi :.eii 1"
iM-hed
f -r i he risk w as fearful.
"If it were not for the ingrati
tude of it, after all your kindness,
I should s iv I hat the risk oeeined
a small tiling to me that night.
Lite itseii was a mattei lit li tie
ii". men' to me then. 1 was horri
biy iiio.hi'l, 1 fear; but now I
think 1 a ii in a healthier condi-
:::KhiNAKv m .
'iil-c mi.1 Mt" 'iir.riii vvT-t:i;.
nry tue-lioij n..-iei, id iir, f 'r,i to tiw t'.
,l:si',s ,,f at. -loii-e-'i t
neieiiiiiic prin.-i; tut. oiite t Aw VhsJiju 4
KiKi'lrne 4tn and Ci..i.ljli
Still iovtd Ueotge I I 1K- JicuhTBK-H.nioPAriin; thy
, I J. fii:iui) ati.l iirrnn
i 1.
Id
ha-
and
mg v. tuc I
he gathered 'jp the suit, accented
the jester's cap and hells from
Mrs. Hawthorne with mock grav
ity, and carried .'u treasures aw ay
to his room.
That evening the Manor pre
sented as gay a picture as could be
imagined, it had cea-ed raining
in the early afternoon, and Haw
thorne ha I ridden forth to invite
frietlils from the surrounding
country-houses to their impromptu
dance, and many of them hail
come in strange costumes, hastily
; improvised tor the occasion. And
j now, it's usual in such assemblies,
couit ladies and cavaliers of a l
i eras and nationalitii s mingled
j with pretty Bo-peeps am: gvp-ii s,
j w bile Beatrice Cenci danced with
Iv 'ineo, and Juli- t held eirn -st
converse with a Chinese Man ia
j riii.
j Alif.-gether, they weie a bright
and meny throng ; and as Can ll,
in his character as Jester, passed
from group to group, laughter
greeted his In i 1 1 i t tit sallies w.ich.
true to his prerogative, spared no
one.
The evening was half over when
he suddenly f mud himself face to
face with Mab"l, who ooked love
lier than ever as I'oitia, clad in
the sc irlet g wn of the young doc
tor of the law.
"How is it that I find fair I'or
tia of the Nineteen' h Century
alone?" he exclaim d, with a
sh-nh; of sarcasm hi his tone.
"Where is my Lord Bassino?"and
he looked about him. "I wi.l go
seek him. and say I found his iady
pining for his company."
Mabel colored. "No, stay here.
You have not spoken to me before,
to-night; why do you avoid me?"
she asked.
"I avoid no one, 'for misery
loves company,' " he replied..
"You called me "Portia of the
Nineteenth Century,' " s-he said
forward tow-aids ih hon
Ilawthorne c ingot h-r a
her L-ack. " Yo, , inn t
too late; the po littie thing
been eutlocaled before this
vou would on i v lose our
well!"
Then some one suddenly d.irte I j
out of the crowd. "Wheie i- 'he
child? ihereisyet hope
will save her if lean,"
"In the room up over the stai'-s. '
May Heaven hless you!" sobbed'
the unhappy woman. I
"Cary h. this is inalness! Yon !
must not go, it is certain death !" I
thev cried, and tried to hjld iiim i
ti' ti of mind, and 1 siiail endeavor
to :n i!e hetier use ol the life you
iia e i-en hack to me than I
piolj.ih'v won! I have done had 1
e-e ip. d t to . niching. A burnt
chi d -ii. ads the tire,- you know ;
vet beiieve me, I owe you far
Hie as it.ore tlmn my light words would i months before
i Seem to unplv.
Thev h id gro-vn verv fond of
' ar il li n ing
t&A rwi...i-cd h
o.1tc intii Ont-furil' blm-V. All clU ir..D.i.t
ty atundeit ui.
his convalescence.
Mis. Hawthorne's original liking .strangely itidiH'etent
it mean, this revulsion of feeling,
this strange uph' hvmI of all ti e
old emotions which he thought
were one forever? Wou.d he
never be able to forg ; . or to calm
ly hear her nunc; or Wk, ii need
be, upon tier face?
remans, in time, thi wished
forcahn would come: bir now
wild liimnlt. within iiim. The t " Moi-k.
iove lie th .light he had sirangied P"
was onlv sleeping, and had re I I J. Rokitki'
awakened with a t.-iri !c lore;
had gained strength, een uuiing
itj rep i.se. un i i.ov th.rea'e'ii d to
1 ...... .......t.. i- I i oi lr vi' i.fl ii.r
turn that everv minute was 'aking vi'ku.v t.t.u
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nun iurtin r aw a v noui iier, nie
woman he
Os'. nun's wife!
Why wa it that his j)assion
had slept w bile she was free, or
bound only by a word that could
have been broken as easily as a
silken cord? He might have won
her then, in spite ol all; surely
she almost loved him once! But
no; at her lirst word he had coldly
acquiesced; 1 had scorned for
aw hile, mid I lieu forgotten her
until he learned that she was the
wife of another man; and then,
with overw helming ton e, his pa--sion
rose again and threatened his
destruction.
.Soon the wide ocean would roll
between them, but tin t coulo
seuaiate them no further than I lu-
few cold wmds which he had
blindly let her any.
hong before the vessel reached
port Caryl I had gained control of
himself; but be had passed
through a tenible ordeal, and iie
felt as if nothing could ever moe
him deeply again.
It was astern, grave man that
entered the ollice of Krii-soti v
Company year older than the
Caivil wiio had lett there not tive
He received their
congratulations unmoved, and
even hen he was advanced, in
recognition of his .services, iie
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ireii Al -aiii 'irt.;-.. ,. Pi-,--
oih.e li'.t.t"., fr-'ii 9 4. H: :,(
PiRO A. Wlit'XKV. PHVSICIAX
if ur.'rt.ti. lir-lt .if BHie.ue Him.
UI Meiii'il CollB-tf. N- Vork Citv. l)i(.e:i
ol women a iet.-iiltv. o,H, in rwttn n
on 7th slrtut liei s een C'aljH)oi atiu Via',
All.anv orc-
DR. M.J HATTOV. PHTSU IAN USD
Suriroon, Bliiiulier?r! Block, All.anv, Or.
Female diM-jseu clalty. Comult-t.".i
free.
(U'. HAM.JiC JMN, M. I)., TtomoBrathio
J I'hynic'aii. ..itii at Dr. Walla'ii n',1
Hand, liroadiilbiii Hrett. Oitice lioiirs, 7 ta
!..; 1 to 3 and (f to s p. m.
AITOKVEVS.
B
T. RCRXBT. L. T. BARIX, 1. W DRAI-
UKNiY, BARI.V DRAPER. ATTOR-
neys at law, Oiezon Citv, Oregon. Twen
tv yean xperien .e v r-lister of thj L. .S.
Land Ottli-e t Oreaon City and in tlie lar. !
I'raitice recnmiiK-ndii us in nur spei-'ji.tv
i'Usinesn Uef.ire the -!.:ind Office o- the caurfi
mul itiv .Ivin the practice in the e"c-J
Land Office.
nC. WATSON", attorney-at-law, AI-i
. Or..i('jn. Olfi: ill Strahan block
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and notary public o hoe in the trah i
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ILAvKi;i'KN, i WlilrtHTAlToRNEN AT
1 Law. APiany Or-Kuii. .ift.ee in o : 1
ellow'j Ten n, Ic. prai-tice in all iD-jr.i
feit f " a!"l ti special attention t ) a:i
j buHineii
for htm nad stienctheiied into a
strong feeling of friendship, whiie
her husband admired more and
more cer:ain (-telling qualities
which showed more plainly upon
close acquaintance..
And Car 11 him? elf was, as he
had said, in a healthier condition
back: but he shook theniot!', and
dashed through the opet:; door and of mind than he hid been for some
out of their sight. time. He knew that I e must be-
Minutes passedr-and thev seem-' gin afresh, for the position he had i over bv the wagonette, thinking
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ei tours to mose who were hem had ot necessity oeen uiiea : u would Lie plea-ant to wa.k to
watching oagerlv for Caryil to re- doring his ioiig illnei-e, and now he ; tiie Manor bv the hort -ut
had no wish to supersede the man throtign the woods, and up tlie
who was doing his old work well, j path by the liver.
It. ..s a dillicitlt thing t ) find a I It was all s i familiar, and yet he
good opening, but Caiyll had was so change I ! The trees" we'e
Drains, and he had no doiiht but bare, and the Wivember sunshine
that he would suec-e 1 in lime. bhoi.e aslant upon h:in through
Stili it was wi th some surprise j the open in twoi K of the bratn he-.
that earlv m tie- winter lie rceived j liv and bv he leached the ..iove ol
store
K.
U Koh era block, over L. K. tilyir.
Alllnmr l.iK lltM l,e follnl ill ll.UI.t.KlilS CilAKLMfc. Alf.IKM:T
,.1 , Tl ", r:u.ll , ,l . , 'ttlx III r'li.Il." I
ii ii noioaii vii'i.iiiu noui i i .i . ii ,i
thorne, congratulating him upon
his success, ami a king iiim to
come i nd see them at tlie Manor
at Ids lirst opportunity.
Tlie follow ing day Cary'd resoived
t run low n and spend the night
witti them. When he arrived at
the f-tai ion. he bent his ha"d-bag
J.
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V.-VATIIKKKOHI. AmitNEV AT
aw, Altiauy, Oregon. ''t in the
IJI-ok. Wiil pra-ti. o a!l t. w
i-rturtM )( thesute. na give sia. attct.iica
to all tmxiueha
J
appeaj --rnndeiily there was a
heaVy crash wiihin, and then
dese volumef of smoke and ll.inie
poured out of the open door.
"The stairs have fallen!" some
one said, and then a moment alter
out from the scotching Haines
came Carvll's fall figure, wrapped
A'lES P ME.VII. A rTORN K Y-AT-L W
and title examiner. A I ban v. Or. Witt
pnctii-e in all th-c."irt of the 8tte. A
strict, of title fnrnialici 911 i,hort n"ti .
Ten yfar experience
in a blanket he mid hastily caught 1 the oiler of a position of high trust i pine-trees by the liver.. It w;is
up. He reeled forward a few steps ' 011 I such as is rarely attained by a here, hardlv moi" man a vear
ago, thai he had quurieled with
her, in-lead ol trying to win her
love: He had called her frivolous
and ie eiiscd In r of caprice; and
then had tieated her with seor.i
because she chose hoii'-ved llai-
uncoticious ot the cries ot joy with
which he was greeted, and then
'ell into tlie friendly arms held out
lo receive nlm.
A niulHedirv came from be
neath the blanket, and there
casped close 'o Ins Dreast was tlie 1 and tlie answer
strugglirg chili'' iinhuit! lut i chara -teristic.
man, however well qiiilmed to till
it, tvithout the aid of inllueiice 111
high places.
lie at once felt sure Unit he owed
it to Hawthorne, and as he was
not. 111 toivn. a; vll w ro'.e to linn.
was i-hort
SKCKKT SOCIKTIES.
L. W.Sifetv Lrtlire- No. 13: itx'.f
everv Mondv eveniii'' at rl. A U
I hill on Terry Ht.reet. Leiwecn Second an.l
i 'I hini. A'unv, o.-.'.i'i. StranTerii in Tr.'i
j . ii , and Traiwicnt i.ri-thren rurdinliv iniitel
; 10 afei .1.
t
it -I'll, pon l'..st No. S, A. 1".
I -v tints at the li. A H.
If:ill t,e fr.s...ind Sfcod Ko::r'f3
Kri'I. e, cf tach tirbi h
i lr.e.f 'omra.lcs l:e o..i-v-i-
ftlJhA mir, 1. is- with n
K. '!.. .
An 1 .
Con. in ii...-r
here, vou would be less disagree-
"Yon never used t,. tbinK nie
' diragr-je.'.b'.e,'' he answered quick-
it nil t l.ar fnot a.l ,l.-n. l , ! 0 lent. . , i gtioi i ng i is rep i y. ",m
life'o making hers beautiful and!1 so unmisiaKaoiy mo.iern mat
happy. He had been so sur that
Then a-d now are very iliirer
'nt." siie rep'ied col li.: "as dit
ft -ent as life at Hillside is from this
a Haw thorne M.inor."
iie t I'U-'I and loikel a her,
..nd th- n. "! do not understand
v. i at all I" : e burst "-.lr impelii-
l'-.y. "What h;ss . hanged you j
so? " Y"ti weie s gentle, so lova-
h''- in evry way : but now I can- i
no; tin I the M-.ihel i have always (
kr- i.vn in vou at all! Kver since i
I iine last night. 1 have tried to I
sf ak w tii yoti alone, mid you j
have avoided' me. And now you,
seem so heartless and frivolous
What caprice has taken possession
vou?"
-'he looked at him with sco-n.
"If this is what you brought me
here to listen to, I will go back,"
she said.
"No, no!" hi? exclaimed quickly
"but your coldness has made me
wild." I do not kno'v what I have
said, but Mab d, I love you so I
ir.iist speak .low !"
A strange -pn fsion came into
the girl's face. "You have waited
too long.'' she said (utterly "and
now i i ;o h.te!" And she
turned a ay from him.
He nut ot:' a detaining hand,
and in ii voice that was strangely
intense ;ml i-uiet, he said: "We
must underst md e.uh other now,
wi'.atevrr cd. ties. Mabel, you
must have k envn t hat I loved
you. and yo .r reproach is most
untust. I "ii; I not si e: k b-fore,
she loved him! And surely she
must have known !!a!i! sh w is
not worth regretting, s-he would
sell herself to the highest bidder!
If he could has-e told her then, "1
too am rich," would she not hive
cho'en him nerhaps? l!ut she
j should never have the chance!
A t "r all, she was nothing to l.im
J he did not really care, it wns a
! mere idea."
He roused himself, and, puliino
his hat tlown over his eyes, turned
hastily towiirl the Mi nor. It was
not late, and he could cit'-h the
evening train ba k o t wn. After
what had h ijipened h". could not
stay, lie mu-t fnnl Hawthorne
and te 1 him what? Her name
could not be mentioned! Rut he
would look out ot i)hc- in the
Venice of Shvlock's time?"'
" h ro. yo'l look the eh:ir cter
to the life ; but in these .legener ite
days even our lovely I'oitia's are
changed. Now the old story is re
versed, and the caskets of iead,
:nid silver, and. gold ore brought
for Portia to choose from, and she
is wise enough to take the gold,
no matter to whal manner of man
it may belong. Now Portia savs,
"1 see you, 1 ord Hassino. where
you st ind, such as yon are. Would
vou were trebled twenty times
yourself, with thousand times
much more gold, ten thousand
times more ri.-h '' Right well does
our modern Po, '- know 'the qul
'tv of motiei --"it of mercy' " .
Her eves Hashed as she drew
because our sis:
the place of a n.
acted a p.omi-o
would not speak
ier vou a In-nie.
who stands in
'her to von. ex-
from me that I
until I could ol-
'Yon are a poo-
man,' she s id, 'and .Mabel is very
voting. Hir.d her bj no p- eidse
vet it would n t he laiv to I t r ;
"but if she loves you, she will un
derstand: and when yon en oiler,
her a home that is worthy of her.
come again.' Mabel, I thought
yon kn- v ! a' was wiiy I we::t
awav :t: t I
me! I5y what ngtit
'"Only the fool's privilege tf
speaking the truth, fair lady. Re
sides, I spoke of Portia, no one
elpe. Rut if tne cap fits, it is at
. . . . ... . . I liortaolf nn ill UTi.riie n'riiij .i h.
could not leave po suddenly with-1 " ' , 1 ' , -
out reason And it never n.'-enrred ! manly. How dare you 1 1 insult
to him to invent an excuse to serve
his put pose! So there seemed
nothing left for him to do Kut stay
tne week out, and see as little as
possible f.t Mabel and this lover of
hers during that time,
Carvll would turn away and try
to cruth his involuntary thought
of "I could forgive htr if she had
chosMi one who was worthy"!
with "They are worthy, one of the !
other!" " " i
And then he would plunge reck-1
lessly into the pleasure of the n.o-'
ment' devote himself to the fairest i
vour
me!" And with a mocking bow-
he held his cap and bauble out to
her.
P.v this time the by-play had
been observed, and others gathered
near: while Mrs. Hawthorne, as
unlike her assumed character of
Lady Macbeth as a gentle, graci
ous woman could well be, ex-
Carvl. himself, blackened and
scorched, with a g;vat ga-h across
his head from the falling beams,
lay there insensible.
They improvised a litter, and, as
gently and us quickly as they
could, they carried him back to
the Manor.
Two of the party went on ahead
to see tnat the hall was free from
guests, foi they dreaded the
ghastly etb-et of the litter, with its
unconcious burden, appearing
suddenly in the midst of a group of
merrymakers. Th.-y were assem
bled in the sunper-room. however,
and the hallway for tne moment
was quite deserted. The doors,
through which they could hear
the sound of voices and laughter,
were quickly closed, and tlien
swiftly they Pore their insensible
companion up the stairway to his
room.
But. unknown to them, there
had been one spectator to thi
scene. A few moments before
Mabel had gone to her room to
repair some damage her gown had
met with in the dance, and eom;ng
down again, had been at the h-.t .
of the stairs when -he saw them
e.iii-r the h.t.l. As :hev pa-seii
under tlltj great hanging lamp, the
light tell lull upon the seu-eless
figure, and in a moment she saw
1hi ghastl.t d.- -.ired face, and the
scorched arm and hand hung pow erless
over tne side ui tne li' ter,
a hi. e she recognize ! tne burned
and discolored garments :s the
suit of motley which Caryil had
worn.
She shrank back into the shad
ow am mg the draperies and no
one saw her. though they parsed
so near as to a. most touched them
as they went by.
had disappeared
mere, conscious ol nothing hut a
dull sensation of misery, until at
last she heard footsteps again and
looking up, she saw Hawthorne
coming quickly along the hall.
Then she went forwaid and laid
her hand upon his arm ; she wa
so white and still, that she might
wrote Haw-
"My dear fellow,
i home, "whatever position has
been oll'en d to vi u, accept it with
out hesitation. 1 do not congrat-' the
mate you, because it is not halt
what you deserve; but I shall
congratulate Krieson cS: Company
if ihev succeed in securing your
valuable services.
" I o not forget that ihe Manor
doors are always open, and a
hearty welcome awaits you from
Mrs. Hawthorne and myself,
whenever yov can spare the time
to come.
"Always cordially yours,
' A urn c it Ha w ti i okn k' '
In the early summer an im
portant matter of business necess
itated immediate, personal atten
tion in Kngland, and lo Caryll's
siirpri-e, the linn appointed him
to go over and at end to it.
He had oei line' 10 receive the
necessary i s r .i li-.ns, pay a Hy
ing visit t" ne ., a or to diid tne
Hawthorn '.-g. i!-lye, and then
start otl o.. tne :i;st steamer that
I -ft New o k.
Hester d in arranging the
on -mess 1. 1 a highly sdishieiorv
ii r. :m ' iieio'd u 1 1 -x;nca
t oils, thi'llgli H Kept Inlli dnaj
longer iImii he had expee'ed.
The muiiner and early autumn
h id p i.ssed ; November i.ad come
an I Caryil was si i'i In Loudon.
Rut now at la-t all was settled
and the next day he was to sail,
iie had been to the hankers lot
tiie l.ir-t time, and now was hast 'ii
ii'g back to hi, hotel, when sud
denly a voice, with which he ha I
no p easant associati ns, exclaim :
"Carvll ! by Jove !"
He looked up and found himseli
I '.ce. to face with ieorg - Osbiru.
i.ong a- er tiny .. rlliH N in lt,.,i
tl'" had i.o i tea that v,
claimed,
comedy
woman, laugh V ith the merriest.
iest with the brightest tl.oiudi nil
the while he onlv saw Iter face, i nerfej'
They found him a brilliant com
panion during those daws when he
was in torture, tie n ;h his i; was
"Why, Portia dear, what
are you tao playing
apt to be biting and. 'his s:ir-asni
keen.
onie of the guest" ;
had
were
own that
.Id trie':.
Mi i
this time
become
his
m:ii
mis. d th.it
place bftW'.
I and
a'i'i t'mi
lam e of i:
;o:,l n in
n-el had
tnein. vet
l reallv g lessed the truth.
It was a rainv ni'.irnii.g.
Manor
Carvll
gli bv
-r had
V ST-
'takeii
t.o o:lc
ten shower
boating i'.'iiy w
! a'? e I for that i
f cv :it-.r,v I
iad put an end to the
h:ch ha'i !een ar-:
lay. find now nio-st
service; pi ay wear it for j almost have been tauen fo- the
ghost of the brilliant Portia oi an
hour ago.
"1 saw you," she said faintly,
"s vou came in. What has hap
pened? Oh Mr. Hawthorne, is he ;
dead?" I
"Not dead, thank (rod!" he j
answered quickly, "though d in- ,
gerously hurt, I fear. Th' ie has j
been a fire, and he saved a child's
life at the risk of his own.. I am:
going for the doc'or; say nothing '
yet to the others." Then he bur- j
ried on, and at the foot of the stair j
was met by Osborn, who was seek- j
ing her no doubt, tie, too, stopped I
Hawthorne. i
For weeks Caryli lay between!
life and death in his upper room. '
Rrain fi-ver h:'.d resulted trcm the j
f tliing h -anis, and he had also j
ii-en severely hurne.l.
i t-y one the guest? depa-ted, j
and .sti.i theie, heavily uncon-1
scions, or else In his delt-riurn
going tlirough with nainfu! mirmte
ness tiie scenes of tliut ventmi
night. Now he was the mad .lis
ter, with a word for eveiy one;
now lie v. as : aching : l.r jug a biitid
.Nocoineuv, out a tarce, re
! plied Mah-I, quickly. "This pre
; sumptions .b ster has chos-en to
i usurp my character of a 'Iianiel
I come to judgemeiil ,' and offers- m,.
his fools cap instead ; but I will
! not deprive him of what becomes
; li s head so well." And linking
her arm in 1 ady Macbeth'?, Portia
turned end left him without
another word.
I - f ''li-vl stoo' th re. .!i!l
a siirnrise; J
u weie in Lon
don," said Caryil.
"We have only just arrived ; in
fact, Caryli, I am a subject for
congratulation; 1 am her on my
wedding-trip, and am still enj-j"-ing
the honeymoon."
In uite "of himseli, Caryll's
ustiil eli-control was shaken.
However he managed tc mutter
something civii, and Osborn was
so much taken up with his own
jj.tr.ti r thaf he noticed nothing
amiss in Caryll's manner.
"You really must come and dine
with us to-night; we are stopping
it the (irand, and Mrs. Oshorn
will he delighted to see vou," he
went O"
:he often speaks of
r with hi
ri.t f Haw!
roor-. an I
b... k.'iie.2 h.
'i f n e 1 iving
iis;r.
eve
has
1
s he u night
t'l v !e iving
'. as their ev.'s
Carvll. at th
i ra-i? o:t !ti g -r
your risking your lite m tliat
(Quixotic f.is'iio'i last fall at the
Manor. 1 lech rel am souietiuies
inclined to be jea ous, she makes
such a hero of jou. I see tiiai
falling beam has left vou an ugly
scar across your face."
Oaryl! clinch-d his hands in his
etlorts to control h m-'elf ind speak
with apparent unconcern.
"Thank you," he -:i;d. "but it
j will pe impossible f..r m to come.
even to call, us I am on the
j point of itaving London. 1 goon
i to Liverpool this nftcrnoon, and
jsail to-niorro'v. Piay give my
i co'eoatt:!ations to Mis. Oshorn ;
an !. go., d-bye."
j No more troubled spirit ever
p vd a siean.i-; 's deck than C..rvll
otl the iollow ing night. Wiiat (Vii
and ' terv and wealth to his h;u -li w r ts-
and ji iveity : Mie wa i i.-id : tor
even now whal could he "lb r her
in c )mp irisoii w iih Osborn. if she
weie free? If she were free ! Ah,
remorseful agony cd the
though'! What did it mean?
Could iie never free himself from
this love? would it always rise
up in this way and haunt him like
a ghost, all his life long?
Like a ghost? What is this
figure coming up the path toward
him, clad in a soft black gow n, and
with the sunlight changing the
golden hair on her bent head into
a crow n of glory ?
She is coming neater, nearer;
her light footfall on the pine
needles under foot. Has Ins love
and loiuing wrought this spell a d
brought her again oefore him for
an Instant, only to fade away from
before his eves forever?
Or can it be ? "Mabel ! ' '
She was veiy near before she
raised the bent head and saw him
Then she started a littie, and
there was no trace f color in her
face; but she only said "Kveiett!"
in the old glad wav, and held cut
her hand. He grasped it, tightly
to assure himself thdt this was no
flootieg vision, and in spite of ihc
i ,,,iu it gave In r. s e smi'e '.
ou are tin pi.se.i to see tne
here,'' she said. "Then you had
not heard th't '"' t-ister is dead,
and lam with Mrs. Hawthorne
again ; not a a guest this I time,
but as her companion."
"I'.iit 1 do not understand,"
stammeted; "1 thought that
a id (shorn "
"She turned her face aav.
tried to withdraw her hand
Osborn married Miss Alison a
mon'h ag; lo yon not r member
ne eting le-r here last fa'l ?"
"but you How dared he tritle
wih vou!" Caryil exclaimed
hotly.
Her face llusiml c:iinson. "No.
n". no; you do not "nderstand
He was very kind; I I asked
him to release n.e. It it was
an her caprice, perh'ps."
Caryil dr-w her towards him.
'Mabel!" I ean hardy believe
that I am not dreiming! You
askd him to release you when?"
"Tne morning after you were
hint." she murmured. "O
Kverett! 1 saw vou tiiat night,
ad for aAhi'.e I thought that y-"i
were dead." There was a pitiful
tremor in her voice, but in another
moment she was tight'y clasiied
in his strong arms, and lit held
her as, if he would never let her go.
"My love," he said, "my darling,
if 1 had only known ! I under
stand at last ; but with your own
swept lios tell me why you asked
for your release?"
'"Because even a modem Poitia
may change her mind,'' she said.
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