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Show gives yon to me. Let us go. Xt me take you to the Vivians." II threw out his arms In a wild, passionate gesture; he was utterly unlike Limself. Ills emotion burst through end shattered pose and cynicism and I.ard crust of selfishness like the exploding powder bursting the shell. "I can't give you up, Anita!" be exclaimed In a tone of utter desperation. "1 cant! I can t! But her gaze was all this time steadily on me, as If she feared I would go, should she look away. "I will tell you myself," she said, rapidly, to me. We Uncle Howard and I read is the papers how the7 had all turned aalnst you, and he brought me over here. He has been telegraphing for u7HFClQSZ2c' Zfr DAVID GRAHAM PHTTIJRS, Author you. This morning be went to town BoaBs-im&Ccovtffn? (c&fzxs'rsos' to search for you. About an hour ago I dont In the Inapt care whether CHAPTER XXIV. Continued. Langdon came. I refused to see him, as 1 have ever since the time I told you are or not," replied I. "What are the Albatross steamed Into the you doing here, anyhow?" He persisted, you about at Alva's. Hi Ue harbor, I saw Mowbray Lnng-don'- s sntll at last I had-thIt was as if 1 had thrown off the servant request Indolence at anchor. I glanced cover of a furnaco. I came to him to leave the house." the Point where tils woman I love, he cried. "Yougelstore toward Steuben "But now theres no longer any conn Inn, the lived and her from me! You tricked me! Hut, Vivian, reason for your staying, Anita," he thought I recognized Ills launch at hy God. lilac.klock, I'll never pause unpleaded. "He has said you are free. their pier. We salnteil the Indolence; til I get her back and punish you!" Why stay when you would really no the Indolence sainted us. My launch lie was brave enough now, drunk with more be here than If you were to go, was pi iiod away nnd took me ashore. the fumes from his brave words. "All leaving one of your empty dresses? I strolled along the path (hat wound my lire," he She had not for an Instant taken raged arrogantly on, I've round the liase of the hill toward ihe hud whatever I wanted. I've let nothher gaze from me; and so strange fennels. At the crossing of the path ing interfere nothing and nobody. wore her eyes, so compelling, that I dowu mm Ihe house, I paused and I've been too forlieuiing with you seemed unable to. move or speak. I knew she could never lingered on the gliiniise of nun of the first, But now she released me to blaze corner towers of the great showy curt; for you, and, then, because 1 upon him and never shall I forget palace. I was muttering something rather admired yuur pluck and Impuany detail of her face or voice as sho I listened to myself. It was: "Mill- - dence. 1 like to see fellows kick their wid to him: That Is falBe, Mow holland. Mrs. Miilhollund and Ihe four way up among us from the common I told you the truth Langdon. bray And I felt like IMHipIe. little Miilhollands. when I told you I loved him!" I put my hand on Ills shoulder. laughing aloud, auch a joke was It No So violent was her emotion that r. iHillcfiuan doubt the fiend that I should that rose within me, as she had to pause for And Ills potato patch and his fat wife and from the dead, looked at him from my I? I was overwhelmed, dazed, his four brats, and that he should lie eyes. lie has great physical strength, stunned. When she went on, she In a position to pity me. hut he winced under that weight and was looking at neither of us. "Yds, You niHy lie Imagining that, through grip, and acmsa his faco flitted the I loved him, almost from the first all, Anita had been dominating my terror that must come to any man at from the day he came to the box at mind. That Is the way It Is in the first sense of being In the angry clutch the races. I was ashamed, poor crearomances; but not In life. N'o doubt of one stronger than he. I slowly ture that my parents had made me! him I had tested and realized there are men who brood iijsin the I was ashamed of It. And I tried to to use It ImiNissIble, and moon and maunder my physical superiority; hate him, and thought I did. And away their lives over tho grave of a would be cheap and cowardly. when be showed me that he no longer dead love; no doubt there arc ixsiplo "You cant provoke me to descend to cared, my pride goaded me into the who will say that, because I did not folly of trying to listen to you. But shoot Langdon or her, or myself, or I loved him more than ever. And as In a the crowded desert or pose fly lo you and he stand here, I am ashamed places of the world as the last scene again ashamed that I was ever so of a tragedy, I therefore cared little blind and Ignorant and prejudiced as I about her. offer them this suggesto compare him with" she looked at tion: A man strong enough to give with you. Do yon believe Langdon a love worth a woman's while Is me now now that I humble myself strong enough to live on without her before him here in your presence? when he finds he may not live with I should have had no heart at all her. If I bad not felt pity for him. Hit As I stood there that summer day face was gray, and on it were those looking toward the crest of the hill of age that strong emotion signs at the mocking mausoleum of my disu' to the surface after 40. brings dream, I realized what the incessant You could have convinced me In no battle of the street had meant to me oilier way, he replied, after a si"There Is peace for mo only in lu lence, and In a voice I should not storm, said I. But, thank God, then have recognized. Is peace for me somewhere." Silence again. Presently he raised Through the foliage 1 had glimpses his head, and with something of hla of some one coming slowly down the old cynicism bowed to her. zigzag path. Presently, at one of tho You have avenged much and turnings half-wanp the hill, appeared many," said he. "I have often had a doIs "What he Mowbray Ijingdon. presentiment that my day of wrath ing here, thought I, scarcely able to would come." believe my eyes. "Here of all places ! He lifted his hat, bowed at me withAnd then I forgot the strangeness of out looking at me, and, drawing the 111 his being at Dawn I In the strangetatters of his pose still further over ness of his expression. For It was apbis wounds, moved away toward the parent, even at the distance which landing. separated us, (hat he was suffering I, still In a stupor, watched him unfrom some great anil recent Mow. He til he had disappeared. When I looked old and haggard; he walked turned to her, she dropped her eyes. like a man who neither knows nor Uncle Howard will he back this cares where he Is going. said she. "If I may, I'll afternoon." and1 lie had not seen me. my Imstay at the house until he comes to pulse was to avoid him by continuing take me. on toward the kennels. I had no esA weary, sigh pecial feeling against him; I had not escaped from her. I knew how she lost Anita because ahe cared for him must bo rending my silence, but I was or he for her. but because she did not III unable to speak. She went to the si care for ine simply that to meet horse, browsing near by; she stroked would be awkward, disagreeable fur his muzzle. Lingeringly she twined us both. At the slight noise of my her fingers in his mane, as If about movement to go on, he halted, glance.! to spring to his back! That remindround eagerly, as If be hoped the me of a thousand and ono changes ed Bound hail been made hy some one he la her little change's, each a trifle wished to see. Ills glance fell on me. lu Itself, yet, taken all together, maklie stopped short, was for an Instant ing a complete transformation. disconcerted; then his face lighted up "Let me help you. I managed to with devilish Joy. "You:" he cried. And I bent? and made a step say. "Just the man!" And he descended of my hand. more rapidly. She touched her fingers to my At first I could make nothing of th!. set her narrow, graceful foot shoulder, remark. Hut as he drew nearer and upon my palm. But she did not rise. nearer, and his ugly mood ber.vno I glanced tip. she was gazing wistfulmore apparent, I felt that he was 1, Hily down at me. king forward to provoking me into giv"Women have to learn hy experience a him from distraction ing as do men, said she. forlornly. just tormenting him. I waited. A "Yet men will not tolerate it." I minutes nml wo were face to f I suppose I must suddenly have mow Tit Tinur.im.K my xvtiot.e way of fi:aii ciianmfo outwardly calm, but my auger slow I v l.l HIKIN'.; AT llix, AT HIM. AT l.VKIIVTlJINii: what I was unable to put Into looked light Itr; up as he deliberately a; pla-f for her eyes grew "very wide, words to it the torch of his In.seh-u- i He j ur I. will! sn'nl the easy rapidly along the paih towarJ He and, with a cry that was a s!:;h and was wearing his old famili.ir air "( id him who clearly hurt Ihe lnt-!r- r l.enncls. ail a sob, and a laugh and a ca.-is- s of ll1. :irj 111111111. cynical assurance, l'vlil.-ii- t !y. wi.h An exclamation from arms and Into slid her she my in one, bis recovered, fort tine, l: had iiv..'. i slinking from head to foot, forced ini 10 tuin in spite of my-- , ; ,li wii terro-face was . hut against mine. erod Ms conviction of his g:v:i; ?;i i. with wiih impnt-gilie was was holding "Do you remember the night at the lio'.v mui'h wo ow- t aoeidoui ! in lus urn.. At periorily to the rest of the liumari ra-r.glit. Hie si.. theater." she miriuured. "when your . 1, a 'i'i i more I ace- - Hie child had ilimh-.::i of 1:1 v phyii-,-,in me shook Mmsi-I1 ;i"e five. h.'-lips almost touched niv neck? I the chair that made it tall and ad pul him at hopiless dh:-- (i.ishod toward llioia I know re loved lllack Matt Illack you !.ani;i-- i fergotien its tumid'. And was w u whui nrsis burning fro-- mi. I. Malt! I. l so a i short mo .1 delin'; (train that inieiir upon la r. ! mu r i. And I found voice: and the horse .1 to before, had been crude cnoi.-;lon, i!d .i.',.d:i!y have uniil I sent him :o i:ag backward i wandered away. fascinated and fooled ly those i". I ': fell u greater con-- i An l I iiiysi-ltl" earth and s;n! d.od lnr n. ,hThe Knd. posinrs and pretenses. Fur the n. .u .: t for him Hi.'in Hie ilNeuvery of vlilie face, her i loso.i i yes. her I. i! i i as I now saw him, was ohvio'i-h- . his a'ol had .io... tii':ich":'y A Species. form made my fury j taipiy coll i low and vain, a slave to those ; , o' o;! er i'isj i: o.. In my nuif'isloa I HnmcM that ' Is one of those an"Mrs. Kwlvvery sI T i" ''man kIkiu'i In I ul go in II.i;dind!e." passionwas dead. 1 hiii! lor ouilv on ; and I simply can't people, ticipatory and cynicism ami ski'l at ti weal on. "I'll 1m frank. A year ago. -- i'.hs and In r heal. conversation wi;h her witha on simporcarry r aa mankind and as tedious t:v.i! had fared n.e wi'ii a ol.iim S'M'li' any out getting so nervous 1 feel ns mill, the commonplace routine ol tl.e i. i n a wo1 .in wlio was ncirrioil in mo so sri though I should Uv lo pieces. says a- -: idle nnd foolish nnd purin'-i!I'l'ilno d Ml: w ; ! s:.ii:.!css ent:ai!e to a slai: the lady with the jade liriHich. t'-ur-ihut a call li'H.':-- ' clover, handsome fellow, and iYh.it How .!i'inr. horrible says the lady wih-ou- t Anticipatory?" oi- - yon 1C jiiiful that lu was by. nature a'.".-thfiy io deal wiHi i rl'ii'r.'1'it m wl o'o wry of WW any long gloves. "How Is that?" il".i uses to which ho Hie M loam, h r. at hiai, a; in iliioi. I '.ill and lisii us faster than you talk at "She him, heir. i" i:i .'o!y. not ; !r:o i.i f..' to her." Life. r wore qnivr-HAt the Seashore. Jior lioso'i' io. as tl.e pale he whiseri-il"DcaroFt," s!.-and fai g 'ng s'liw'y as a behind "how floated cloud, moon iriiri u:n lovaihs. Shi ' long will you love t.u?" d, s.ii up. - ant d na. "Till tho very last." she answered, cried ' lidn Ii:ick! as she nestled lo Ms breast. "Till hack! Frii.: him--- " the last day of your vaeation." Mie sin lvoovni red me. lwaukee Sentinel. said, and ".,ie .i civat f f. ShiI ajia'nsi a i. When you go to a summer hotel I id I.aiogdmi. 'You a - d first thing you should do U to the ? Till'll lei! him." have all your uetuey put in the hotel . ar "You ll.li.l-- I am nf :, of y. I.angilrn gazed lllonly jii eii'iid mt h.:xe won and safe. Ion " groiiml. 'I can't,' ho answered sneorod, liiuft'.iig ainl bluoiriu; l.h That Is the last thing I do. : lle wai starin at me with a daed j (iou't belle' e It. the school bully. Ua Houston Dost expression. I rather exported him to show smile of tl.at amused contempt with which men of his sort always ri reive a new idea that is beyond the range of their narrow', conventional intiuls. For I did not expect him to understand why I was nut only will-luhut even eager, to relinquish a woman whom 1 could hold only by assorting a property right In her. And I do not think he did understand me, though his manner changed to a sort of grudging respect. He was, I believe, about to make aonie when we Impulsive, generous heard the quick strokes of Iron-shohoofs on the path from the kennels and the stables Is there any sound more arresting? Past us at a gallop swept a horse, on his back Anita. the wind She was not In riding-habit- ; fluttered the sleeves of her blouse, blew her uncovered hair this way gnd that shout her beautiful face. She sped on toward the landing, though I funded she had seen us. Anita at Dawn Hill Langdon, In a furious ti'iniier, descending from the house toward the landing Anita presto overtake ently, riding like mud him, thought I. And I read confirmation In hfs triumphant eyes. In snot her mood, I suppose my fury would havo been beyond my power to restrain It. Just then the day grew dark for nic, and I wanted to hid I was away somewhere. Heart-sick- , ashamed for her, hated myself for having blundered into surprising her. She reapiM-ureat the turn round which she had vanished. I now noted that she was riding without saddle or bridle, with only a halter round the horse's neck then she had seen us, had stopiied and come back as soon as she could. She dropiied from the liorse, looked swiftly at me, at him, at me again, with Intense anxiety. "I saw your yacht In the harbor only a moment ago, she said to me. She was almost panting. "I feared you might meet htin. So I came." As you see, he Is quite Intact," said I. "I must ask that you and ha leave the place at once. And I went E DELUGE FIVE MONTHS Discharged Becauee Doctors Could Not Cure. .'hey Always Gladden the Heart of the Pedestrian. Levi P. Brockway, 8. Second Ave . After lying for Anoka., Minn., says: five months In a hospital I was discharged as incurable, and given only six months to live. My heart was affected, I In a walkin',' trip a milestone along the way M Hie most companlouaule fellow in the world; your spirits rise as you near him as though you were about to gri'i-- t a human friend, and they k". a! most consistently on his till his brother a mile dishigh tant advances to meet you. And wheu you overlook one of this friendly company because of an encroach ins bunk or screenlug boughs, says the Travel Magazine, bis neighbor further on comes to you dpubly At the latter end of this welcome. in the journey your spirits passage flag a trifle as though oppressed by a You may even sense of desertiou. scowl iSt the overhanging bank which Is more than a party to this conceal- had sH-ech- , of Iw.'-.mrii- d e self-contro- l. y d smothering and some- spells, d L VHEN MILESTONES CHUER. IN HOSPITAL. times fell unconscious I got so I couldn't use my arms, my eyesight was Impaired and the kidney secretions were badly disordered. I was completely worn out and discouraged when 1 began using Doan's Kidney Pills, but they went right to the cause of the trouble and did their work well. I have been feeling well ever since. Sold by 'all dealers. GO cents a box. .a Foster-Mllliiir- n ment Those worthy persons who attend to the roads should see to it that every milestone within their province stands Co., Buffalo, N. Y. out frankly from Its leafy background. Observance of this, however, would rob the wayfarer of that leap of the heart which is his when the stone tells the story of two miles done rather than one. For however much the landscape and the minute world at his feet may claim the fixitfarer's admiration he is still keenly alive to the virtue of decent distances covered in his day's journey, Something New in Tablecloths She had come into the store to buy tablecloths and she stated In the beginning that she wanted something new." The salesman was patient and showed her everything In stock, but nothing suited. Oh, dear! she exclaimed, fussily, haven't you anything different?" The clerk brought out one of the discarded tablecloths that he had put hack on the shelf, and said with an air of interest: Here is one of the very newest do signs, madam. You see, the center is in the middle and the border runs right around the edge. ' "Why, yes! Let me have that one," she said eagerly. A Whistler Criticism. The late James McNeil Whistla was stunding bareheaded In a hy shop, the clerk haring taken his h'A to another part of the shop for comparison. A man rushed In with bis hat In his hand and supposing Whlstr lor to be a clerk angrily confronted him. See here, he said, This hat doesn't fit. Whistler eyed the stranger from head to foot and then drawled out: does your coat. Well, neither Whats more, if you'll pardon my saying so, I'll be hanged if I care much "Urn for the color of your trousers. der the Spreading Chestnut Tree" Id Everybody's. Only Royal Doctor. Tho only royal doctor in burop Is Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria, fee w German princes have had a more romantic career than Duke Carl Theodore. He recently completed, with his wife as his assistant, his operation for cataract Poor people flock to his hospital, where they are treated free, the duke asking payment only from those who can easily afford it He It was who successfully treated the kaiser, when, night years ago, he was temiiorarlly blinded by a swinging roie when cruising on the llobenzollern in the North sea. th Old Coins Discovered. Workingmen In demolishing the old smelter house of the first United States mint, on Seventh street, Philadelphia, have uncovered a number of relics of the early days of the republic. These relics consist of a number of foreign and domestic coins, dating as far back as 1793. Some of the Interesting finds are a number of test coins that were experimented with by the officials In the olden times. These coins are similar to Chinese money, each containing a hole In the center thet was filled with various kinds of metal to bring up the valuo ot the coin. Ugly Appendages. Not to Be Waited. Ben Cary had near his house a swamp, which was a hreedMg-pIac- s for herds of mosquitoes. Some enterprising neighbors, who learned of the crude toil treatment, went to Ben and tried to persuade him to exterminate the pests "Exterminate 'em? said Ben. Not much. Not much. Why, Mis' Cary an I Just paid $32 for screening ths side plnzzer that she's been pestering me about for years. How we golfi to get any good of It. If we kill off the skeeters?" Youth's Companion. man-eatin- Wisdom of 8olomon. In a dog case at Felixstowe, England, one witness testified that the dog whose loss was being sued for was worth $125, while another swore it was worthless. So the Judge awarded $62.50 damages as a fair average i SICK HEADACHE Positively rured by these Litlt Pills. Hasnt Woldby got his yet? Why, he told me he was going to look up his ancestry the first coat-of-arm- s They ftliw. relieve IUs-- t rnmi 0hh-!kI- h .I amlTiMi lliurty KHlina. A jierfei-- t fur IUxxlneK. Nhu ua, PrtiWklneiM, Had Taxte lu tile yiniiili, Cuat-i- -l Tuii!iii, I'alii In the S!iU, TOlil'lI) I.I V EH. chance he got and " Well, I believe he got a chance to look up his family tree, but he saw some things hanging to the branches that discouraged further research. Catholic Standard and Times. n-- l'tu-- the Truth of It. "Well," said Naggct, during their quarrel, you'll give ine credit for a good disposition at least." Not at all replied his wife, it Isn't that you've a good dlsiiosltion, hut you're simply too lazy to kick. Philadelphia Press. regulate Uie Uu-c!- Purely Vegetable. SMALL P!LL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. 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