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fa The Mini
y By MRS. i
Minister's Wife
CHAPTER XXIII.
Richard Maudc-Dyncvor, IHvtor of Di
vinity, Canon ami Subdean of Oldchurch,
was seated In his study nt hi sister's
house, Knton place, when two young men
were hown Into It. The sight of the
first, Charles Itaumgnrten, was sulUctcnt
to make him spring to his feet, his very
hoe buckles sparkling with wrath.
"Again!" he stuttered. "lo jou dire
appear In my presence to beard me with
your Insolence? Hut for the memory of
your father, 1 would order my servants
to put you forth."
"Why, you are more pepery than you
used to be, doctor," cried a voice from
behind Charles that of Cyras, who had
about as much reverence for a hlgli church
dignitary as for a native savage of his
adopted land. The canon stretched his
tern, dark face round, to see whose bold
voice might be thus addressing him.
Charles spoke.
"When I assured you I was not at the
Ilaymarket Theater the other night, sir,
you might have trusted my word, after
knowing me all thee years. It was my
Lrother who was there; and Miss Dyne
vor was deceived by the resemblance."
The subdean gated at both of them.
"What, It It youT" he exclaimed. "Come
back te trouble Knglandl"
"I am here to honor it and Its natlres
with a visit ; you among the rest," cried
th tintlitint.! IN-rn nit hn uhriV th
W' aubdean'a reluctant hand. "(Jlnd to see
you in robust health and vokv. sir."
The reverend gentleman coughed. Cyras,
years ago, had gone in and out of his
house as one of his own boys, and been
oa the same familiar terms with him. lie
turned to Charles:
"Then am I to unde' stand that you
vctre not at the theater, Charles Ilaum
garten? She insisted that you were there
most positively, you knowivind she did not
allow uh to doubt her assertion."
"To be there under the circumstances
described would be very unlikely for me."
returned Charles. "I think you might
have known, sir, that I was not capable
of It."
"I'm sorry I offended Aunt Ann," said
Cyras. "I bear she looks upon my nod
ding to ber as a personal insult. What
If I bad a lady upon my arm when I nod
ded? Aunt Ann never liked pretty wom
en, I remember, and that one Is pretty
beyoad common, a star, doctor, of the
first water."
For once In his life the subdean' fancy
was tickled. lie enjoyed a side tllng at
bis sister. Ami Cyras was, in his opin
ion, to very lose a sheep that bad be ap
Iieared at the play with an army of ladies
Instead of one. It would have given the
subdean no manner of concern.
"You had better go to the drawing room
and make It right with them," be said,
when the young men bad explained about
Jlrs Carrlngtea and one or two other
matters. "Tell Ann all this, and re-establish
yourself In ber favor."
It chanced that Miss Dynevor vas this
morning In an exasperated mood, brought
on by her Ineffectual endeavor to Induce
.Mary to say the would give up Charles
llauMgarten.
"it seems to me that the world must
lie coming to an end," she said, hiran
gulng all three girls In general, but Mary
In particular, "and the sooner the better,
ilf this Is the order of thlngS. In my
.younger days we modest maidens never
-as uiueh as looked at an unmarried man;
41 to talking openly of one, a I hate
sseen you girls doing over and over again,
we should have been shut In our rooms
for a month after it. While you, Mary
Dynevor, scruple not to uphold Charles
Ilaumgarten' conduce the other night!"
"What I say is this, Aunt Ann that
Charles could not behave in the manner
you have related,' 'responded Mary, a
ound of tear In Ber voice.
"How dare you insult me by doubting
my word?"
"I don't doubt your word, aunt; I
doubt your eyesight. You mistook some
one else for Charles."
Mis Dynevor shrinked. "You Insolent
girl mistook him, did IT When be turn
ed hi face Impudently toward mine and
grinned and nodded to me? He winked,
too ; I vow and protest he winked.1'
. "JIf nured me In the presence of papa
that It was not himself; that It was a
mistake; for be was not out of bl ebitn
ber at all that night."
"And you believed him!" scoffed Miss
Dynevor,
"With ray whole heart," warmly re
turned Mary, a glowing color djelng ber
(ace, "I would rather die than disbelieve
Charles Ilaumgarten."
"That' a pretty modest avowal," gasp
ed Mis Dynevor.
Aunt Ann' wrath wa arrested mid
way, tat Charles and bis brother at that
moment entered. She knew Cyras at
once, and poshed up her wig a little In
sastoulshtnent. Cyras advanced to the
3'oung ladles to greet them In what he
called New Zealand custom, which they
found meant neither more nor less than
kissing.
When the noise and laughter had sub
Ided, Cyras tnrned to Mis Dynevor.
"May I venture to touch your finger with
the tips of mine, Aunt Ann?"
No response. Mis Dynevor bad not
recovered from Tier petrefactlon.
"It'u only right to ask, before presum
ing," went on Cyras ; "because, you know
at the play the other night you looked a
though you wanted to annihilate me."
However annihilating Miss Dyneror
might have looked the other night, be
looked very foolish now. Cyras standing
before ber with bl gay glances, Urace
sand Ileglna enjoying ber discomfiture, and
sUary drawing nearer to Charlca aj II It
HENRY WOOD
wero her own sheltering place, a happy
smile on her eye and lip,
Mlvs Dyncvor's temper was exceeding
ly acid Just then. "The subdean forbad
you the house," she said sharply to
Charles. "IX) you set him at defiance?"
"The subdean!" Inlerrupted Cyras. "My
dear lady, we haw been making our
selves comfortable with the snbdwin In
his study for this half hour, lie sent ts
to you here that we might do the same
with you."
There was no daunting Cyras. Miss)
Dynevor demanded whether he knew the
meaning of the word Impudence, and why
he had presumed to address ber that night
under such very doubtful circumstances.
"The circumstances will bear the strict
est Investigation." laughed Cyras. "The
lady I escorted to the theater Is charm
ing, and one of my very good friend..
I'll bring her to see you. If you like."
"Mary," whispered Charles, while Aunt
Ann was striving to frame, a fitting an
swer to this last most astounding propo
sition, "they did not make you doubt
me?"
"Never. Charles."
"Were It my case," spoke Ileglna, bold
ly, "I should pet married at once and
live upon cold mutton and barley water
until Charley's briefs came in more quick
ly. You may get parted for good If you
don't by some plausible tale or other.
One never knows what may happen."
A soft flush lighted up Mary's cheek ;
cold mutton and barley water bore no
doubtful prospect for ber. Hut Charles
sighed deeply. He could carry out Ite
glna'a suggestion, and add something to
it even, upon his present briefs; he knew
that; but, then how was he to help
Cyras?
CHAlTKlt XXIV.
In one of the pleasant rooms at Avon
House there stood a group of fair people.
We know most of them. Cyras and
Charles bad traveled down that morning
to Great Whltton; Cbarle had whis
pered to his mother all about Cyras' pros
pect of the partnership and of Anna Jau
sen, and of bow be meant to help him.
It did not please I.ady (trace. Cyras bad
stepped outside.
"Don't tell me, Charles. 1 know Cyras.
If you help hlai to-day, he'll need help
again to-morrow."
"That Is rather unjust, mother mine.
Cyras bas needed no help from us up to
this very day. He did not ask for It
now. I think you have always misjudged
him a little. You never loved him as you
loved me and Gertrude.
"How could I?" eomewhtt sharply re
joined Lady (Irai-e. "Another loved hi m
more than all If 1 did not his father."
"Well, I fee! that we ought to help him
to this chance, mother," said Charles. "I
will do my part to It, and perhaps I'ncle
Henry will do the rest."
Gertrude Ilaumgarten came forward, a
tenderness In br blue ete. She spoke
In a low, sweet tone.
"I have been listening, as Charles says,
mamma. I am sure lie consider It right
that this help should be given to Cyras."
"And what is your opinion, Gertrude?"
demanded Lady Grace.
"My opinion 1 that It would be a sin
not to help Cyras. If Charts is willing
to do so, why oppose it, mamma? 1 only
wish," she earnestly added, "that It was
In my power to do it."
"An you doing penance, Gertrude?"
suddenly exclaimed a rich, mellow voice
from tb door of the room ; and Gertrude
rose laughingly to faro Sir Kverard Wll
mot. "I am not convinced," exclaimed Lady
Grace, "You are both of you misled by
your affection for Cjraa. I wonder what
you would say, .Sir Kdward?" And she
put the case before blm In a few words.
Kir ISverard listened, and laughed a lit
tle. "That must have been Cyra I saw
flying over the grass Just now," be re
market). "Undoubtedly Cyras must be
helped. Pour thousand pounds! Why,
it's nothing; a mere bagatelle."
"To you It may b. Hlr Rverard," re
torted Lady Grace, compressing her lips;
"but not to others."
"Then suppose I take It upon myself,"
he laughed, In a tone which might be
meant for Jest or earnest. "Charley can
keep hi two thousand pounds lo hi own
pocket."
"Charley Is In debt himself, I'm afraid,"
severely remarked I.ady Grace.
"No, I am not, mother," he anwered
quickly, "It wa all a mistake, and ha
been set right'
"I said It ntdst be so," cried GertrucK
Lord Avon and Cyra entered together;
Cyra full of merriment. He had been
enlightening the earl Upon- the whole past
mystery, winding up his amount with a
humorous description of lift Interview
with Miss Dynevor In Katon place, Lady
Grace spoke a few words freely, which
served to check the young man's laugh
ter, "What?" be exclaimed. "Charles Is to
band over hi savings to me and defer
his marriage with Mary? No, that he
shall not. Why, you can't think I would
let blm do It I I used to put upon Char
ley a a boy, but I will never do so a a
man. I loved blm then and I love blm
still."
"Not even to help you to the partner
ship, and to Miss Anna Jansen?" laughed
Sir Kverard.
"Not even for that. Not If It would
belp me to everr good in the world. How
on earth could It hare entered any one'
bead?"
"Do you remember me, Cyra?"
Cyra did not answer In word; only
mlled a he looked at Sir Kverard. Thtlr
hand met In a warm clasp.
cy3 you ,cwpl tho mon" from B'
"From you 1"
"loti helisl me once, though not with
money. Miner me to help you now.
"Don't fret yourselves Into llddlestrlngs,
young people," Miko up liord Avon. "I
will see to Cyras."
V.. 1 !.!' l...-. t.. ...I.I Ut.l
1 l . .,.. ,.. . ti,.... , I
i.vernru, uri-isiou in ins tone. iron 1 yuu
understand that I owe Mm a debt?"
1 will take It as a loan from you,"
M(i Cyras, In n low tone of feeling
Ml right," laughed the baronet
Then
It's all settled."
"And 1 hope you will make It the turn
lug point In jour life, Cyras," said Lady
Grace, "and become as slcidy as Charles
Is."
Cyras laid down n sprny of lilac he
bad brought In, and spoke with emotion.
"1 promise you that It shall be so by
the memory of my dead father."
Very shortly after this n double wed
ding took pin iv In ltidon; for Gertrude
Ilaumgarten and Mary Dynevor were mar
rled together. Kverythlng went off with
great success, and lml Avon gate Ger
trude away. Cyras remained In Kngland
for It. He was in high form, and Insist
ed upon kissing not only the brides In
church, but the bridesmaids afterward at
breakfast. He had squared up bis ac
counts and would sail the following diy,
leaving a promise that when he came
again his wife should be with him.
The subdean condescended to perform
the marriage ceremony for both turtles;
and Miss Dynevor honor! the company
in a new llaxen wig and a bird of para
dlse; n very magnificent s-clmen which
Cyras had specially procured for her from
some Island In the southern seas with an
unpronounceable name.
(Tin: i:nd.)
SPANISH WEDDINQ DANCE.
.Music Mint Allrnilnnl The llress nl
sViirarn imiiI Men,
Tho woddlm: damv was Mug held
In n long, narrow- building near it foun
tain, and we riitcrvd on n smooth oartli
tlixr; seats wor rwngvd nNuit tlu sldos
of tins whitewashed room, ntul the low
rafter ven drMod mid fostooned with
fancy wall pxr with gold scrolls In It.
Tlio music was furnished by n plntio
organ nt one end of the long room,
tnrticl la rotation by n niimlxT of
hoy In their clean, bluo bluvs and
brawn corduroy brevolios. wIhi felt
tliclr lmxrtnt)cv. ntul nt tlio other end
of tho room n tb!i wh spread with
enkos nml bread nnd n wlnu cuncootloii
very sweet nnd pleasant, but seductive.
The- women, some bringing their
Imbles, hot n plcmnnt set, but not
beautiful, nlthmigli n few, with their
Inrge ilarJf eyes, ontne very near to It.
They did not wenr the gny nmttitiie)
of my Imngliuitlon, but their drosses
tdiowed great enru nnd conscientious
patching. A guy hanslkerehler vs
often folded nroiiud the neck nnd
neross the breast nixl large earring
nnd big breastpins were the vugtie eeu
among the young women.
The men wore broad brimmed black
felt lints, nnd clean blue blouses, cor
duroy trousorx. either light tan or
brown, and the long nil or black sshIi
belt palled a "fajn," wound many times
nlsitit the waNt, tlie folds serving a
poeketa for cigarettes, tobamsi kicIi
ami the villainous knife that everyone
enrrle.
The daiu-o. were "round," Inter
smtm with n suare dance, where
four people comprised n set a sort of
fandango, with lot of stamping and
attempts nt lltlie. s-Tpentlne motions,
with the hands raised ntsire the Instil.
Then wn n very old mnn who dniiced
with great gusto nnd nmued the crowd
of young people, who encouraged him
with rlnpplng of bands. Scrlbncr'
Magazine.
PERIL IN PAINLE88 FACES.
Victims of tlrenil Maliidr Mar He
Hurt Without Kuimlntc It.
"The red-hot wire," aald the elec
trician, "burnt the mnii'a cheek till It
sizzled nnd smoked. Yet lie never
moved out of the way. He continued to
laugh nml Joke nml pull on til clay
pipe and a smell of bunting rose Into
the nlr.
"I pulled lilm to one aide.
'"Would you xtnml thero,' I Mid, 'and
bo burnt to death?'
"'Was I burning?' he said, with n
oenred look. And he put hi hnnd to
tlio side of lila nee the wrong aide.
Wa It posslblo that he couldn't feel
that horrible hurt?
"Gentlemen, that man had 110 feeling
(it lit fnco whatever. Ho told mo that
ho had" lieim operated on for tic dolour
eux, nnd tfoj Operation, avlillo It lwd
nired the tic, hud le( bin fact) dead to
nl! sensation,
"I had often rend oi tie tfofonreux
In English novels, but I thought U wit
n trifling disease. Thla cfiari Kn'd It Vtln
n facial neuralgia so painful that In
tlio past 00 per cent of It victims
either -went crazy or killed thtnuelve,
but now there I mi operation that
give relief.
"Kvery victim of tic undergoes the
operation. Hence there nre n lot of
people walking' tho earth with no feel
ing In their faces. Tho cond; n I a
dnngeroua one, because you ,Wlkoly
to get hurt without kilowlif It, VsNow
York Press. ft.
Very little food satlifiea
Arabs. Hlx or seven date
melted butter serve a man a wh
with a very imall quantity of
.mi
am j'"i-jin
'Wiiiln
1
dour or a llttl ball of boiled' tin
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CHA1TKR I.
l"he lookout from l'enrhyddyn was
grandly picturesque, 'lite ancient granite
wall of the uncouth, straggling building
rase upon the summit of n steep and
thickly wooded hill, around the base of
winch slumbered a pleasant valley, en
circled by mountainous heights of undu
lating moorland, gilded with masses of
yellow gone, and purpled with heather
bloom.
Nature, In her wildest beauty, reigned
supreme over the scene. Man and his
works, save In the walls of the old castls,
which, from a distance, appeared rather
the rocky summit of the hill, than stones
fashioned by human hands, were not
there might have had no place In the
world.
In a small chsmher, situated at the
top of the tower, which flanked the build
Ing upon the west, sat a falr-halred,
thoughtful looking !y, with dark violet
colored eyes. In whose dreamy depths
there lurked a world of pit. Ion. He
might hate !een eleten years of age, cer
tainly not more.
This hoy was Arthur lVnrhyddyn, the
only child of Sir Lsunce l'enrhyddyn,
the owner f the castle. The room In
which he sat wss a disused one. Tho
oh! worm-eaten chairs, of anthpie form.
faded with the dust and cobwebs that
telled the whole place, am! one thing
el, was now the otily furniture.
That other thing was the full-lngth
portrait of a woman. Dust and damp
had played sad havoc with what bad
once btwn a fine work of art ; the colors
of the drms could scarcely he distin
guished beneath the mildew and dirt that
encrustn! thrm.
As It stood upon the floor leaning
against the will, the sunlight biased full
upon it, strangely illumining the face,
which, unlike the rest of the picture, was
as vivid as though it had been painted
but a few years. Instead of nesrly two
centuries bark.
Strangely It seemed to have fascinated
the violet eyes of that falr-halred boy as
he sit there contemplating It with a rapt
look of awd womlermmt. This content
platlre retrrl was broken In tion by
the opening of the room door nnd the
appearanc of a seoml reon.
"Why, Master Arthur. Tie been look
Ing eerywhre for you!"
The speaker was an elderly man, evl
dently a surwr servant. The ly, not
moving bis position, les-knard him to come
close. "Whose picture Is that, Daniel'
h asked,
"Merry on ns, where hav you ferreted
out that Ill-omened pletiir'?" rrled the old
man, a look of almost consternation dla
turblng his Iron face.
"I found It In that closet," answered
th boy, pointing to a half-ors-ned door.
"I want lo know whose It Is; and why
do jou call It HI-fHed
"I never did know such a Itoy for
ferreting about," answered Daniel, half
angrily. "Why, l'e never seen thai
plctur sine I was a boy; I thought It
had been done away with long ago."
"It Is the first llmo I have ever (""en
In this room," replied the boy. "I never
could turn the key before, nor persuade
any one to do It for me."
"There's a wicked pltl lives up here,
who eats up curious poople," said the old
msn, gravely.
"Oh, I don't believe In fairies!" an
swered Arthur, quietly. "I know all
that sort of thing Is not true. Never
mind the fairies; 1 wniit to know who
that beautiful lady was, and I am dtter
tnlned to know."
Datllel looked perplexed. As far as his
own feelings were concerned, he had not
the (lightest objection to tell what he
knew. Hut Daniel had th fear of hi
master before Ids eyes,
A strange man was Hlr La 11 nee l'enr
hyddyn a studious, stoical, severe man;
but just, and even gvnsrous, when duty
dictated.
A good master, a good landlord, and a
humane man, The tidings of a vessel In
distress, of a shipwrecked crew and such
Incident were of continual recurrence
upon that dangerous coast would sum
mon him from hi bed even iion th
stormiest winter's night. He hid had a
lifeboat built, j)nd many score of llvrs
had he saved from tin hungry sea,
HI great desire was to Inoculate young
Arthur wIth all his own Idea and pre
judice. The boy had been left mother
less In hi second year ; but, although
thus brought more entirely under pa
ternal control, education could not de
stroy a naturally poetic temperament,
nd to llstan to th wild stories of falre
and yylzard, thai abounded among the
ijiWrni-il, yva III especial delight,
Daniel knew vn wdj that the legend
of the ploturd was" (Jell known to isvoral
beside himself, who wMuld Ttjlllngly tell
ltf and thus deprive him oi (l' pieaiure.
"A fine row you'll ret mo hit If It's
known a I've told you what your fitther
would call a foolish story," h grumbled!
"Daniel," said the boy, earnestly, "I
give you my word of honor that I will
never breathe t word of what you tell me
to any one, without your permission,"
Instead of repeating the prolix narra
tive of the old servant, we shall placs the
story before the reader' la a more terse
and simple form.
Among the gentlemen who, after the
battle of Worcester, followed the fortune
of Charles fltuart to France, wa Hlr Ar
thur l'enrhyddyn, whoae estate had Just
before been lied upon by the common-
wealth. He waa a perfect type' of th
Ccvallsr,
MACKENZIE W
3)
Woon after his arrival In I'arls he !
came deeply enamored of the beautiful
Mademoiselle de Holssous, on of the la
dles In waiting at court. Of a noble but
impoverished family, this post had been
bestowed upon her at the death of her
father.
Hurried out of all prudence by th
vlnlencn of his love, he proMn private
marriage, to which, slier great solicita
tion, sh lliided. The eteut was kept
a profound secret from all. After a lime
she retired from the court, mid resided
III a small house near Versailles, whither
her husband use.) to repair as frequently
ns he was able to enjoy her society.
Years passed away, and but few knssr
Ihelr secret. Two children were lirn lo
thrm, and slill there apKsrrd lo he no
diminution In their love.
At length came the Restoration. Kir
Arthur accompanied his sovereign lo ling
land, leaving his wife, however, at their
old home until surh times as l'enrhyddyn
C.istle could Im rendered fit for her re
ception. Rut that he might sllll able
In have before him the lmgv of his be
loved wife, he took away with him a
portrait of her that had been painted a
few months after Ibelr union.
Several mouths ned wy, slid al
though he wrote to her long snd frequent
tetters, full of love slid anlkipatlofl, sh
jet remained In I'ranre. Afler a time b
came over to visit her loving, tender as
ever, but still he made good excuse In
delay her departure for I'mland.
lie returned home, but she was again
left hhlnd--oily for a few weeks longer,
he said. Hut the week psm lots)
months, ami yet she wss not sent for.
an!, worse stilt, his letters grew brief,
cold and Infrequent,
Leaving lier children behind In lb car
of her servants, without on line of warn
tiik t.rurin or
ing to her hiishan I, s'ie art out for Tug
lend. Alone nud unpnti' td, she a-om
.llshed lb wli.iUi of tho thru formidable
Journey from Versailles to Cornwall.
It waa night when, worn out with fa
llgue, she presented herself at the gale of
I'eurbyddyti (Vstle. Some grsnd festiv
ity waa evbleutly going on, for lights
shone from every window, sounds of mu
sic and of many voices came from with
in : the door of the grand entrance stood
wb! omii, ami triple and servants were
hurrying hllhrr and thither, so that for
a time she could get no reply to her In
quiries for Hlr Arthur lVnrhyddyn,
"You can't seo him lo night, madam,"
said one of the servants, respect fully ; for,
spite of Imr travel-stained garments ami
faded looks, there wa that In her man
ner which tsMiielled rciect,
"And why?" she asked haughtily. Il
wa on her tongue to declare herself to
the man, but sum feeling cheeked the
words,
"Hecauso It I hi wedding day. You
must have, come from a long way off not
to have heard of my mastrr'a wedding
with the great heiress of Tregarthen."
Hhe did not gasp, npr faint, nor cry
out : It seemed lo come iixin her like the
confirmation of a long, undefined dread.
Tor a moment shn did not answer, and
the man hurried away; but the novt In
stant she tore a bracelet off tier arm-
one which her husband had given her
anon ber weddlnv dav and stomilnr an
other hurrying servitor, Imperiously bade
him to take It to hi master and tell him
that (he owner waited for him In the hall.
Her messenger quickly returned, with
an amazed look upon hi fare. He con
ducted Iter up the long winding staircase
of the western turret, Into tlio very room
where another Arthur lVnrhyddyn wa
now listening to her story.
Thither soon afterward came her hus
band, Thero waa a stormy cu. Ho
boldly avowed hi right to marry, on tho
grounds that hi marrlago with Kleoimre
de Holssons, having liven celclirated in a
foreign country by a Catholic priest,
could not be held a a legal contract In
Kngland.
The wronged woman Nlild hat" A pas
idonatoly a she could love, wild (hi cruel
bio IV atirog her to madness; falling upon
her knees, 'he sent up to heaven, toil of
tho agoif ot Iisr breaking heart, an awYiil
curie upon1 him and hi race forever
then aprlngfrV; to her feet, ran wildly
down tho stairs", and to out of the cnstlo,
Hut tho Strang part of the story I
yet to be told. Abdttt a week after theso
event, a ship conveying pasungvrs to
a port In Ilrlttany wa wrecked upon the
coast opposite in came, a oon a 'h
tiding were brought to 4i
of l'enrbyddp ' '
meetlca, t
"6li
a.
Ms custom at mich time, to altord srtut
succor lay In hi powse to th poor in,
fortunate "' "'"''I '' ""Veil.
While b stixhl upon the rack a iltln
directions to th msn, th liody of a wav
an was lrne upon a wave, and eit it
his left. The lurch he held It) his hiv
glowed redly upon th pallid, upturM
face, and showed hint th features (
Klennar de Holssons,
llv his ordsr they carried her ta s
fisherman's hut rloss by. I ltd IdanVeti
and friction called bat Hi lleetlst
breath. Hhe opened Iter ejes aixl UM
hr husband bending over her. Hhe rwr
cgulied hlw. and an evil fire lighted.
for a moment th dulled eyes, II .
quested to lw left alone with br and
then lie fell down upon his kne ltM
th M and pr)ed t" r for ffl
lies of the wrongs he had InlUeted,
"I have no right to pard.in1" she rrld,
In her hollow, djilig aeeenls. "Mine It
but a portion of the wrong. What right
tsv I lo Mrdou th destruction of mr
two children? Mark m. ArlUir I'enr
hyildyn !" ami b r up ua her na,
and her blark sunken ejrs blued lW
coal of fire out of her ptllld rheeks, "my
eurse will cling lo yuu and jours for
ever, until It crumbles jour race Into Ik
dl : and should my blood ami thin tr
mingle hereaflrr, that union shall I- Ik
destruction of thy lions-! My vengesne
may I long dslsjed, but It will come -It
will cmie!"
With those last word sli sank bark
and expired.
Nought of these erHts wer ever kan
to the new made brMe- -a lovely wosia,
of noble and wealthy family, who Hlr
Arthur hd married lo mend his broken
fortunes. Hut peace departed forever
mil of th soul f Arthur I'enrhjdJia,
and from that hr the gy cavalier !
cam a gbmexy, snslleless man.
During, lb whole llm that DiaM
was telling this slnry. th hoy tt wo.
Ihmless, with his eyes tiled Not Hpoa Iks
narrstnr, bat upoa lb picture, as ibmiih
thai, and Hot Ike man, wr speaking
"And Ibis. I suppose. Is lb portrait
that was painted In Francs'?" said lb
bay, st Utl.
"Th very same."
"And do jshi think th prophecy will
ever U fulnlledl" asked Arthur, Mttilag-
I.
'Tray, don't ask sueh a question'"
rrled th old man, shuddering "It w rk
ed hard enough upon liWn It wa ra led
tiik cttTt ne
down upon lis lady die.) five year af
trr their marriage, ami h did not sur
viv her nwr than six or .-ven years,
but I utter heerd It's affected th fam
ily sloe. Ion I don't think, for all that,
that any of them would (Ike to rross I hi
pnlh of anybody that waa called D Sola
sons." "What became ef th ehlWren?" again
asked th taiy.
"Well, Il wa said that lb King of
Iranre lien ring th ,try, t.k an Interest
In em on account of their mother's fam
ily, and lhal one of 'em became a very
great man."
Thoughtfully th hoy followed Ih old
man down tb stairs, musing over th
story he had heard,
(To !e continued.)
I,. ,j
MHseiillii Vnrlelr.
The two men on Ihe back pltfrtn
f Hie subiirlMii trolley car were talk
ing nhoiit the Httlo woman hi tlio bluo '
suiiltoiinet wlm wa watering llower
by Hie rondslde.
"The biggest gnaifp n ,p country," ,
wild the (nil man. "I detest gosticra."
"So do I," replied Ihe short mnn,
"nnd sho la certninly (tin queen of them i
1111. litis men innylK) she Is wiu-rliil
nun gossip for pastime. Tliuy any lier
ursi minium ran nwny with the conk."
"1011 don't snyl Well, I henrd Hint
her necoiid Inislinud rolls home nt ilnwn
and yon cnu hear blm singing it block."
"Ho must lie n bird, Tho Iceman (old
my wife they only eat two meals n dny
and her daughter Is going U marry n
lad who only imikea f I u week,"
"Well, I'll declare! Hut I certninly
linto Kosslpera."
"Vo, mi tin I,"
After the lea !...
Tho great attralnger pointed lo nnH
ominous group of star. 'I
"They tell mo Hint yon will bo rob:fl
bed by a dark man Mieforo another!!
moon," wlilsjierod the prophet. "Ilavti
you any Idea who this dark man can
bo 7"
Tho doniPilld limit amllt'il .,t,y,
"Tlio conl mail, of couriw' lm lghl.
Would Neu .
fliftner Wnan't It odd about Sir, i
rinsiitT7
Guycr What?
GunnurWliy, alio had four litis
Imndi and eaeli ono'u flnt iiamo wan
William,
auyor Qreae Bcottl Mho muit hay
i
oea a regular mil co oetor.