| Show = BEATRIOE It NeWandJFasGirjating Story Q j l i1ff J Ib E ff GGA b i 1 Lr CHAPTER XV ONLY GOOD NIGIIT tr I lli Well Portia hare jou got it he askccL Five inoro days passed 1 ill too quickly and once more Monday came round It was the 22d of October and the Michaelmas Sittings began the 24th On the morrow Tuesday Geoffrey was to return to London there to meet L djrIonor a and pet to work at Cham bers That Very morning indeed a brief the biggest hl had yet received it was I mllrked thirty guineas had been forwarded to him from his chambers with a note from his clerk to tho effect that the case was expected ex-pected to bo in tho special jury list on the first dayof the sittings and that tho clerk had L made an appointment for him with the solio itorslor 515 qn the Tuesday The brief was sent to him by his uncles firm and marked With you tho attorney general and Mr Candleton Q C the well known leader of theprobate and divorce court bar Never before had Geoffrey found himself in such I honorable companythat is on the back of a brief and not a little was he elated thereby But when he came to look into the ease his joy abated somewhat for it was one of the most perpleiine thaj he had over known The will contested which was that of a Yorkshire York-shire money lender disposed of property to the value of over 50000 and was propounded propound-ed by a niece of the testator who when he died if not actually weak in his mind Sin S-in his dotage and superstitious to the verge of insanity The niece to whom all the property prop-erty was leftto the exclusion of the son and daughter of the deceased both married am I living away from home stayed with the testator and looked after him Shortly be i fore his death however he and this niece had violently quarreled on account intimacy which tho latter had formed with a married man of bad repute who was a discharged lawyers clerk So serious had been the quarrel quar-rel that only three days before his death the testator bad sent for a lawyer and formally 1 by means of codicil deprived the niece of n i sum of 2000 which he had left her all the rest of his property being divided between his son and daughter Three days afterwards however he duly executed a fresh will in the presence of two servants by which he loft nil his property to the niece to the entiro exclusion I exclu-sion of his own children This will though very short was in proper form and was written by nobody knew whom The servants stated that the testator before signing it was perfectly acquainted with its contents for the niece had made him repeat them in their presence They also declared however that be seemedin a terrible fright and said twice Its behind me its behind mel Within an hour of the signing of the wi Lithe Li-the testator was found dead apparently from the effects of fear but the niece was not in i the room at tho time of death The only other remarkable circumstance in the caso was that tho disreputable lover of the niece bad been seen hanging about the house at dusk the testator having died at 10 oclock at night There was also a further fact The son on receiving a message from tho niece that his father was seriously worse had hurried with extraordinary spaced to the h UUUS pnssmg some one or romct1 nghe could not tell what that seemed to bo running run-ning apparently from the window of the sick mans room which was on the ground floor and boneath which footmarks were afterwards found Of these footmarks two casts had beet taken of which photographs were forwarded with the brief They had boon made by naked feet of small size and In each cas the littlo joint of the third too or the right fog seemed to be missing i But all ntteiupts to find the feet that made thorn had hitherto fallad The will was contested by tho next of kin for whom Geoffrey was one of the counsel upon the usual grounds of undue un-due Influence and fraud but as it i seemed at present with small prospect of success for though the circumstances were suspicious enough there was not the slightest evidence of either This curious caso of which the outlines are here written is briefly set out because it proved to be the foundation of Geoffreys enormous practice and reputation at the bar Reread the brief through twice thought it over well and could make littlo of it It was perfectly obvious to him that there had I been foul play somewhere but he found himself him-self quite unable to form a workable hypothesis hypothe-sis Was tho Personif it was a person who had been seen running away concerned in the rnatfcr If so was ho the author of the footprints Of course tho oxlawyers clerk had something to do with ithut what I In vain did Geoffrey cudgel his brains every idea that occurred to him n broke down somewhere some-where or other Wo shall lose this he said aloud in de1 I spair suspicious circumstances are not t j enough to upset a will and then address j i lug Beatrice who was sitting at tho table i I j working Here iliss Granger you have a smatter 1 Ing of law see if you can make anything of I this and he pushed the heavy brief toward herBeatrice Beatrice lock it with a laugh and for the next threequarters of an hour her fair brow was puckered up in a way quaint to see At last she finished and shut the brief up Let mo look at the photographs she said Geoffrey handed them to hen She very carofnlly examined first one and then the other and as she did so a light of intelligence I broke out upon her face Well Portia have you got tU he asked a I have got something she aut > ered I do not know if it K right Dont you seethe see-the old man was superstitious they frightened him first of all by a ghostly voice or some such thing into signing the will and then to I U death after he had signed it The lawyers clerk prepared the will he would know how 4 I to do it Then he was smuggled into ths l room under the bed or somewhere dressed i up as a ghost perhaps The sending for the EOn by the niece was a blind The thing that I was seen running away was a boy those I footprints were made by a boy I have seen eo many thousands on the sands here that 11 j j could swear to it He was attracted to the 1 house froih the road which was quito bear i l by catching sight of something unusual throughthe blindfthe brief says there were 1 no curtains or shutters lion look at the iaa photographs ofthefootPrints Sea inN 1 1 foijn < i outside I oyoui the window the toes ar 4 tt d L pressed down deeply into tne mua uno owner of the feet was standing on tiptoe to I get a better view hilt in Nb 27wuicu was found near hero the Sthh son thought Ijo saw a person running the toes oro spread out quito I wide That is tho footprint ofsome ono who was in a great hurry Now it is not probable prob-able that a boy had anything todo with tho t cstato rJs death Why then was the boy running so hard 1 will tell you because boyI was frightened at ho something had seen I through the blind So frightened was seeiI I that ho will not como forward or answer he advertisements and inquiries Find a b yin that town who has a joint missing on the third toe of the right fbot and you will I oon knotfr all about il By Jove said Geoffrey what a crim m nal lawyer you Would mulel I believe that you have got it But hoW are wo to ilud this joy with the miESJng tpe jojnt Every possible pos-sible inquiry has already been made and sid led Nobody has seen such a boy whoso deficiency would probably be knownby his parents or Schoolfellows Yes said Beatrice it has failed becauso the boy hay taken to wearing shoes which i indeed ho would always have to do at school H parents if ho has any would perhaps not speak of his disfigurement and no One else might kilow of especially if ho wore a newcomer new-comer lathe neighborhood It is quito pos sibjo that ho took oft his boots in order to creep up tothe window And now I will tell you how I should set to work to find him I should have every bathing place in thb river running through the town there is a river carefully watched by detectives In this j weather the autumn was an unusally warm one boys of that daSs often paddle and sometimes bathe If they watch close enough they will probably find a boy with a missing I toe jointamong the number What a good idea said Geoffrey < ll will telegraph to tho lawyers at once I certainly believe that you have got the clew And as it turned out afterwards Beatrice had got it her suppositions were right in almost al-most every particular Tho boy who proved to be the son of a peddler who had recently come into the town was found wading and by a clever trick which need not bo detailed I frightened into telling the truth as ho had previously frightened himself into holding his tongue Ho had even as Beatrice conjectured con-jectured taken off his boots to creep up to 1 the window and as ho ran away had in his fright dropped them into a ditch full of water There they were found and went far to convince the jury of the truth of his story Thus it was that Beatrices quick wit laid the foundations of Geoffreys great success suc-cess This particular Monday was q field day at the vicarage Jones had proved obdurate no power on earth could induce him to pay the 34 liz 4d duo on account of tithe Therefore Mr Granger fortified by a judgment judg-ment duly obtained had announced his intention in-tention of distraining upon Jones hay and cattle Jones had replied with insolent defiance defi-ance If any bailiff or auctioneer or such people came to sell his hay ho would kill him or them So said Jones and summoned his supporters support-ers many of whom owed tithe and none of whom wished to pay it to do battle in his Cause For his part ilr Granger retained an auctioneer of undoubted courage who was to arrive on this very afternoon supported by six policemen and carry out the sale Beatrice felt nervous about the whole thing but Elizabeth was very determined Ho was a tall able bodied man not unlike Geoffrey in appearance The salo was to take place nt half past 2 and 3Ir Johnson that was the I auctioneers namewent to tho inn to get his I dinner before proceeding to business lie was I informed of the hostile dcmiAiStratkm which awaited him and that an English member of I parliament had been sent down especially to head the mob but being a man of mettle I pooh poohed the whole affair j All bark sir he said to Geoffrey alII I bark and no bite Im not afraid of these pea j pie Why if they wont bid for the stuff I will buy it mj self I I All right said Geoffrey butT advise j i you to look out I fancy that the old man is i a rough customer Then Geoffrey went back to his dinner As they sat at the meal through a gap in the fir trees thoy saw that the great majority of the population of Bryugelly was streaming Up toM fllrds the scene of tho bale soma to agi tate nod some to see the fun It is pretty well time to bo off said Geoffrey Are you coming Mr Granger Well answered the old gentleman 1 vrished to do so but Elizabeth thinks that I had better I keep away And after all you j know ho added airily perhaps it is i as well I for u clergyman not to mix himself up too j uiuch in them temporal matters No 1 wart to go and sea about somo pigs at tho other cud of th parish and I think that I shall tako this opportunity thi opprtunity You are not going Mr Bingham are you asked Beatrice in a voice which betrayed be-trayed her anxiety Oh e he answered of course I am I would not miss the chance for worlds Why Beacham Bones is going to be there the mem ber paflianient who has jtisc doh his four months for inciting to outrage We aro old friends I was at school with him Poor fellow ho was mad even in those days and I want to chaff himI I thin that you had far better not go Mr Bingham said Beatrice they are a very rough set Everybody is not so cowardly as you are put in Elizabeth II am going at any rate Thats right Miss Elizabeth said Geoffrey Geof-frey Yo H protect each other from tho revolutionary fury of the mob Come it is timo to start And so they went leaving Beatrice 1 pray to melancholy forebodings She waited in the house for the best part of an hour making pretense to play with Effie Then her anxiety got tho better of her She put j on her hat and started leaving Eflio in charge of the servant Betty Beatrice walked quickly along the cliff till she came in sight of Jones farm From where he stood sho could make out a great crfal of men and even when the wind turned towards her catch the noise of shouting shout-ing i Presently she heard a sound lie tho report of a gun saw the crowd break up in violent confusion and then cluster together again in a dense mass What could it mean l Beatrice wondered As the thought crossed her mind cho perceived i per-ceived two men running towards her with all their speed followed by a woman Three minutes moro and she saw that this woman was Elizabeth The men were passing her now I What is itP sho cried I Murder they answered with one voice j and sped on towards Bryngelly I Anothfer moment and Elisabeth was at hand horror written bii bet pale face atl j Beatrice clutched other Who is Ill she cried I 1MI Bin bam gasped her sister G and help hes shot gp And she too was gone j J i Beatrice knees loosened her tongue clave t the roof of her mouth tho solid earth spun round and round tGeoffrey kied I Geoffrey Eilledl she cried in i liei heartfbut I though her ears scorned t heatthe sQund of I i tnem no words camo from her lp Oh what I should she dol Where should she hide herself I her-self and her grief A few yarns from the path grew a stunted tree with a stono at its root Thither Beatrice Beat-rice staggered and sank upon tho stono while still tho solid earth spun round and round Presently her mind cleared a little and a keener pang of pulls shot through her souL She had been stunned at first now sho felt Perhaps it was not truej perhaps Elizabeth had been mistaken or truei only said it to torment tor-ment her Sho rose Sho flung herself upon her knees there by the stOle and prayed this first time for many years sho prayed with all her soul Oh God if thou art spare him his lifo and mo this agony In her dreadful pangs of grief her faith was thus reborn and as ail human boings must in their hour of mortal agony Beatrice realized her dependence on the unseen She rose and weak with emotion sank ba k on to the stone I Tho people wero streaming post her now talking excitedly Somebody came up to her and stood over her Oh heaven it was Geoffrey Is it your she gasped Elizabeth said that you were murdered No no It was not me it is that poor fellow Johnson tho auctioneer Jones shot him I was standing next him I I wa stmlug 1 suppose your sister thought that I fell Ho was not unlike lute poor fellow Beatrice looked at him went red went white then burst into a flood of tears A strange pang seized upon his heart It thrille through him shaking him to the cord Why was thistroainn so deeply moved Dould it bol Nonsense ho stifled the thought before it was born Dont cry Geoffrey said the people I will see you Beatrice for the first tile he culled her by her Christian name pray do lot cry It distresses me You aro upset nud no wonder That fellow Beeclmm I Bone ought t b hung and I told him sot I so-t is his work though ho never meant it togo to-go S far Hes frightened enough now I can I tel you Beatrice controlled herself with an effort What has happened he said I will tel 1 you as HO wane along Ho dont go up to the farm He is farm not a pleasant sight poor fellow When I got up there Beecham Bones I vas spouting away to the mob his long hair lying about his back exciting them t resist re-sist laws made by brutal thieving landlords and all that kind of gibberish telling thor that they would b supported by a grea part in parliament et The people however how-ever took it all al good naturedly enough They had a beautiful effigy of your father swing ing l on a pole with a placard on his breast on which was written Tho writen Te robber of th widow and the orphan and they were sing i ing Welsh songs Only I saw Jones wh was more than half drunk cursing and wearing in Welsh and English When auctioneer auctioneer began to sell Jones went into thi house and Bones went with him Afte enough had been sold to pay the debt and < while the mob was still laughing and shout ing suddenly the back door of the house opened and out rushed Jones now quit drunk a gun in his hand and Bones hangin on to his coat tails I was talking to th 0 > I auctioneer at the moment and my belief is that the brute thought I was Johnson A t any rate before anything could be done h 0 lifted the gun and fired at me as I think The charge however passed my head and hit poor Johnson full in the face killing him dead That is all the story nI sory I And quite enough too said Beatrice C with a shudder What times we live in CT feel quite sick I Supper that night was a very melancholy affair Old M Granger was altogether thrown off his balance and hi even Elizabeths iron nerves were shaken hI could not bo worso it could not bo worse moaned the old man rising from the tablo and walking up and down the room Nonsense father said Elizabeth tho practical He might have been shot before ho had sold the hay and then you would not have got your tithe Geoffrey could not help smiling at this way of looking at things from which however Mr Granger seemed to draw a little comfort From constantly thinking about it and tho daily pressure of necessity money had come to bo more to the old man than anything else in the world Hardly was the meal done when three reporters re-porters arrived and took down Geoffreys statement of what had occurred for publication publica-tion in various papers while Beatrice went away t see about packing Eflies things They were to start by a train leaving for London at S30 on the following morning When Beatrice cam back it was 100 and in his irritation of mind Mr Granger insisted in-sisted upon everybody going to bed Elizabeth Eliza-beth shook hands with wih Geoffrey congratulating congratu-lating him on his escape as she did so ana went at once but Beatrice lingered a little At last sho came fonvntd and held out her Mud MudGood Good night Mr Bingham sho said Good night I hone that this is not good j by also ho added with some anxiety I Of course not broke in Mr Granger Beatrice will go and see you off I cant I have to go and meet the coroner about the inquest and Elizabeth is always busy in the > house Luckily they wont want you there were so many witnesses Then it is only good night said Beatrice I I II I I I Good night Mr Binyham sho said I Shu went to her room Elizabeth who shared it was already asleep or appeared t bo asleep Then Beatrice undressed and got into i i bed but rest she could not It was only good night1 1 last good night Ho was going art ay back to his wife back to the great rushing world and to the life in 1nc which she had no share Wry soon he would forget her Other iuterests would arise other women would become his friends and he would forget the Welsh girl who had at tracted him for a while or remember her only a the companion of a rough adventure What did i it mean Why was her heart so sore Why had she folt a though she should die when they toll her that ho was dead Then the answer rose in her breast She loved him it was useless to deny the truth sho loved him body toed heart and soul with all her mind and all her strength Sho was his and his alonetoday tomorrow aUrt forever Ho might go from her sight she might never never 50 him more but love him she always must And he was marriedl Well it was her misfortune It could not affect the s6lemri truth What should she do how should sho endure her life when her u eyes no longer saw his and her ears never heard his voice She saw the future stretch itself before her as in a vision She saw herself her-self forgotten by this man whom she loved or from time to timo remembered only with a faint regret She saw herself growing slowly old herb auty fading yearly from her face and forni companioned only by the lovothaV l grows not old jbh it was bitter bitter and yet bhe wOuld not have it other wise Even in her twin she felt It hotter t w h avo found this deep and ruinous joy to h ave wrestled with tho angel and been wor ted than never tohavo looked upon his face I shj could only knew that what sheave g she-ave was given i hack agaiit that beloved her as sho loved him she would b content She was innocent she had novel tried to draw him to her she had USdd no touch or look n 10 womans arts or lures such as her beauty placed at her command There had been no word spolren scarcely a meaning glance had p xxssed between them nothing but frank and free companionship of man and man She knew ho did not lovo his wife and that his wife did not love him this sho could see But she had noVter tried to win him from her a nd though she sinneJ in thought though her heart was guilty oh her hands were clean I Her restlessness overcame her She could 10 longer lie m bed Elirabotb watching hrough her veil of sleep saw Beatrice rise put on a wrapper and goins to the window hrow it open At first she thought of inter ering for Elizabeth was a prtideut person a nd did hot like draughts but htr sisters movements excited her e curiosity jid she 10 f rained Beatrice sat down on tho foot of her bed and leaning her arm upon tfio window sH looked out upon the lovely quiet night How dark the pine trees massed against the 1 sky how soft was tho whisper of tho sea and how vast tho heaven through which the stars 1 I sailed on saied What was it theu this lovo of hers Was i it i merely earthly passion No it was more It was something grander purer deeper and quito undying Whence came it then I sho was as she had thought only a child of earth whence camo this deep desire which I was not of tho earth Had she been wrong I I Had sho a soul somethiug that could Jove I with the body and through tho body and beyond be-yond tho body something of which the body with its yearnings was but the envelope tho I hand or instrument Oh now it seemed to Beatrice that this was so and that called into I being by her love she and her soul stood faco I to face acknowledging their unity Once she had held that it was phantasy that such spiritual hopes were but exhalations from a heart unsatisfied that when love escapes us on the earth in our despair we swear it is immortal and that wo shall find it in tho heavens Now she believed this no more Love had kissed her on the eyes and at his kiss her sleeping spirit was awakened and she saw a vision of the truth Yes sho loved him and must always love him But sho could never know on earth that ho was hers and if sho had a spirit to b freed after somo few years would not his spirit have forgotten hers in that far bero after of their meeting She dropped her brow upon her arm and spftly sobbed What was thero left for her I todo excoptto sob till her heart broke Elizabeth lying with wideopen ears heard tho sobs Elizabeth peering through the moonlight saw her sisters form tremble in i the convulsion of her sorrow and smiled a smile of malice The thing is done she thought she cries because the man is going Dont cry Beatrice dont cry I We will got your play thing back for you Oh with such a bait it i will bo easy Ho is as sweet on you as you on him Thero was something evil something almost I a most devilish in this scene of the one watching watch-ing woman holding a clow to and enjoying the secret tortures of the other plotting the while to turn them to her innocent rivals destruction and her own advantage Elza beths jealousy was indeed bitter as the crave Suddenly Beatrice1 ceased sobbing Sho lifted her head and by a sudden impulse threw out tho passion of her heart with all her concentrated strength of mind towards the man she loved murmuring o she did so somo passionate despairing words which she knew At this moment Geoffrey sleeping soundly dreamed that ho saw Beatrice seated by her window and looking at him with eyes which re earthly obstacle could blind She was speaking her lips moved but though ho could hear no voice the words she spoke floated into his mind spke Co a god and hold me With n charnel Bo a man and fold mo With thine ann Teach me only teach Level As I ought I will speak thy speech Love Think thy thought Meet If thou require it reuir I it < Both sLing s-Ling flesh and spirit In thy hands That shall be to morrow Not tonight I iiiuit bury sorrow Out of sight Must a little weep Love Foolish cueD And so fall asleep Love Loved by thee Geoffrey heard them in his heart Then they I wero gone the vision of Beatrice was gone and suddenly he awoke Oh what was this flood of inarticulate passion laden thought thai beat upon his brain telling of Beatrice Wave after rave It bcttne utterly over whelming him like tho heavy breath of flowers stirred by a night wind liko a message from another world It was real it was no dream no fancy sho was present with him though she was not there her thought mingled with his thought her being beat upon his own His heart throbbed his limbs trembled ho strove to understand aud could not But iu tho mys tery of that dred communion tho passion he had trodden down and reused acknowledgment acknowl-edgment took lifo and form within him it grew like the Indians magio tree from seed to blade from blade to bud and from bud to bloom In that moment it became clear to him ho knew ho loved her and knowing what such a love must mean for him if not for her Geoffrey Sank back and groaned And Beatrice Of a sudden sho ceased speaking to herself sho fet her thought flung back to her weighted with anothers thought She had broken through the barriers bar-riers of earth the quick electric message of her heart had found a patti to him she loved and como back answered But in what tongue was that answer writ Alas I she could not lead it any moro than he could read the message At first ho doubted surely it was imagination Then she remem bred it was absolutely proved that people dying could send 0 vision of themselves tooth to-oth rs far away and if that could be why I not this l No i was truth a solemn truth sho know ho felt her thought bho knew that his life beat upon her life Oh here was mystery and hoc o hope for if this could boand it was what might not be I her blind stI ength of human love l could so overstep over-step J the boundarfus of htinan power vied by the sheer might of its volition mock tho physical 1 barriers that hemmel leer in what had sho to fear from distance from sopara tionaJo from death itself Sho hat grasped I a clew which might One day before the seeming end or after wliatdid it mat li lay strange secrets open to her gazo She had heard a whisper in all unknown tongue that could still bo learned answering life agonizing cry with a song of glory I only ho loved her some day all would bo well Some day the barriers would fall Crumbling with the flesh they would fall bud set he naked spirit free to seek it other self And I then having found her love what moro was there to seek What other answer did she do sire t all tho problems of her life than thi i of unity attained at last unity attained in i death And if he did not love her how could h 3 answer her Surely that message o could not pass except along the golden cord of love which ever makes its sweetest music when 1 pain strikes it with a hand of fear The troubled glory passed It throbbe 1 itself away tho spiritual gusts of though t grow continually fainter till liko tho echoes of dlg harp l like the breath of 0 falling gale they slowly sunk to nothingness Theu wearied with au extreme of wild emotion Beatrice sought her bed again and Beatrc b gln presently was lost in sloco soD v I when Geoffrey woke on the nextmorning after a little reflection ho came to tho de I cisiou that hadexpcrieuced a very curious and moving dream the consequent on exciting excit-ing events of the previous day or on thepain of his impendingJdeparture Ho rose packed hl bag everything else was ready and I went in t breakfast Beatrice did not appear t ap-pear till it was half over She looked ap pale and said that she hal been packing E flies things Geoffrey noticed that sho baiely touched his lingers when he rose to shake hands with her and that she studiously studi-ously avoided hisfclanco Then ho began t I wonder if slio also had strangely dreamed i Nest catiio 5W bustle of departure Elfin i was dispatcher the fly with the luggage and Betty the fat Welsh servant to look after her Beatrice and Geoffrey wee to walk to the i w station j i Time for you to be going Mr Bingham sid Mr Granger There goodby good by 1 God bless you I Never had such charming charm-ing lodgers before Jlopa you will core back again Im sure By the way they are certain to summon you as a witness at the trial of that villam Jones 1 I Goodby Mr Granger Geoffrey answered an-swered you must come and see me in town A change will do you good I Well perhaps 1 may I have not had a change fpr twenty fie years Never could I afford it Arent you goiug to say goodby Elizabeth to Elzbethl I Goodby pMiss Granger said Geoffrey politely Many thanks for all your kindness kind-ness I hope wtf shall meet again j Do you answered Elizabeth so do It I am sure that we shall meet again and I am sure that I shall bo glad to seo you when we do MrBingham she added darkly I In anotherminuto ho had left the vicarage vicar-age and with Beatrice at his side was walking walk-ing i smartly toward the station I This is very melancholy ho said after a few moment silence Going away generally i she answered either for those who go or thoso who stay behind she added Or for both he said Then came another pause he broke it Miss Beatrice may I write to you Certainly if you like And will you answer my letters Yes I will answer thorn 6 I I had my way then you should spend a good deal of your time in writing he said You dont knowhe added earnestly what a delight it has bean to mo to lear to know you I have had no greater pleasure in my lCeI tI am glad Beatrice answered shortly By the way Geoffrey said presently there is something I want t ask you You are as good as a reference book for quotations I quota-tions you know Some lines have been haunting mo for the last twelve hours and I cannot remember where thoy come from What are they she asked looking up and Geoffrey saw or thought he saw n strange fear shining in her eye Hero are four of them he answered unconcernedly we have no time for long quotations That shall b tomorrow Not tohight I must bury sorrow Out of sight Ttentrira lionrrt hcnrd ib n very lines which had hewn upon her lips in the wild mi night that hail gone Her heart seemed to stop she became white as the dead stumbled and nearly felL With supreme effort she recovered recov-ered herself T think that YOU must know the lines Mr Bingham sho said in a low voice They come from a poem of Brownings called A Womans Last Word1 Geoffrey made no answer What was ho to I say 1 For 0 while they walked on in silence They were getting close to the station now Separation perhaps forever was very near An overmastering desire to know tho truth took hold of him Miss Beatrice he snid i again you look pale Did yousleep well last night No Mr Bingham Did you have curious dreams Yes I did she answered looking straight before her He turned a shade paler Then it was true Beatrice ho said inahalf whisperwhat do they mean what can they mean 1 As much as anything else or as little she answered What cite people t do who dream such strained dreams voice ho said again in the same con Forget them she whispered And if they 1 come back Forget them again And if they will not ba forgotten Sho turned and looked him full in the eye Die of them alec said theu they will h forgotten or Or what Beatrice P Here is the station said Beatrice and Betty is quarreling with the flyman Five minutes more and Geoffrey was gone This story wag commenced in THE SUNDAT lEitAU on June tQ Back 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