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Show 'j , Tni:oDoiti;s sauiiificu Wft Inacertalnprrlltowa of rraoce. alt- !. aaledUliieen.Naaire anl Toura,oa tM t, rlY er Ulra, Here atond at lh lima of out Si ilorr a nnraUr ot mj prtltf Uiretllojt", K "ll "h IM lltllatatoonr lurtnewreatb IS .lrtnr,n(llut.lnfnIlo(rltoiTfr, ael alool irllh a hlh etone wall, In I In m lollt fMfc ltol a n)JIltl , jB lotted and Urred vrltklo although a him- a elred bntilara were ripened ererj lat- jK If It lia.1 not brrn for Ikla precaution It fl' na-ilJ net haee been eeteenml proper for S Jdlla. limine Jtlclaud uiliw often I (3 tereen lh briehl lordera, or iltao nines 6 i nnJer the old pear tree. In bar fatber'er.ar' 2 1 on. Yotincircnth laillea ar guarded J Terr earefollr by Ibalr pareote, and erclil lij aluo la ibflr portion dorlna: thalr maiden fanaai . a II loud. .So ona wai mora rleM In regard to I Hi I V 1 t"11" natur Iban M lllcband. .Nut IUI II X I Vlrbtnil Intended to doom hla daojl, !! S i, terlocrllbatri lie bal already cboacn y IH i ar Si bojiliaqtt (of lierltitbermraonef thaeonol ( W an nl 1 Mend. M Thl limit, nlio ai I H u 4Jj aqnall aoiloui for an alllanr. between I H i A w tne famlllra. jj RV K An I etranff to lay tha rounjc Jwor-li 2 MM m Wt nni laHrolhM war. far tnticJi la lota I H vO Willi each other frr elnca ha, a llult fly v Ir Ihijt Uylnic with ntbrr bori In Uiaroal I m ft If without Me fathar'a Kato, bad earn Holloa ' M B Jllfl.iuJ, In tier ta.l whlla crlmprd rap I K V and balry anora of pink IM toddle lir, "1 B m V rllogtoa; to tLa han 1 of her nurae, hahaj k B m X ' I ad an admlratli for hrul lloalna Lad rfaH X 'fIt fu onlf f jo kin 1 to hrr In giving bar HE i Oj t an affjanonl hntuand Hka Tliroilora Thl C K A banlt, wlmi It rnUht well hava orcn noma HI M V ana wbotn aba dataalAl, iR IS I rrartblnc ffit In ftna train tha pain ? aB X ma-laout, tha llltla houaawblcli II Thl I IK S 4 Unit waa to bntoir npoa tba hrl laffroom 1 IK wk 4 alraadf furnlabfl, nllra of whit rauallQ V WKi "V 0 (0 aaamilnwaaa'hand and tba far I IK X B rlnf brutigbl, wbrn an awful thlnix oo- I ft. 'affl M 1IIn'' ""' M Thlbvilt altllng rffil Je K down to doralnoa ona flno day fall Into a ) Vwl Jb JbI quarrtL At flrt marrlr a pollta ona, Ibr n I 'ill WS ' " '""' ni 'ban a lorU.ua una; M Mi I Ji fi ' ahaill ealln) M. Tblhaull a (haat, and .M. I Jfli Tblbaull calla.1 M Mlrhaod n liar M. I HI Wj . ; Mlrhaud nathrrfl tha domlooa In lie I H ffii J l hinde and waa about toliorl thrmattlia Hi JB ) : halot MThlbaolt. lla thought latlar I HI Sj ofltanlraiiglituphla hat.ilurkltonhle I Ml J9 u i hoad aide wafa, rrammarl hie UaU Intn hie w JHI I pocketa an 1 without an "a llru," ntarchnl law Vj out of the liunaa, calling to hie aoatafol- IH I HJ ' iLlm. 1 Hi Vf ' T)aenJofthaaJTaIrwaaadUaolutlono( fffi fflFt. i j tha matrimonial rngajiamrnt belwarn Ilo- W &?, . ehia an 1 Theodora Mm Bl I u rain 11ieodoraramont rated. Tnraln Ifl I j TtoalnawrpL Tha ol 1 gvnlleinen were not JK A. to In lnoff.1 hf tha u&bapulnaaa or tha I Gk Wi 1 rhUlrrn. All tba darde that Lad Uau l ! drawn up were canrtla.1. Tha llttlohoiiM H ' 41 ae which hat len fnrulehail fur tha brhla I 9 W. " an I brIJKgrooin waa In to an KjiglMi gen 1 ( ' Km 'i tleman anjmrnlng In tha lar, an I tha B rffi , mp! & lorera wrra forhlddon to epnak another D H " L worltoaacb other aa long aa the totb nF ftl It Terbafia It waa wnrea for Theialora than I M ? MB t furlloalar Ho w irniltlej to weep at H lalt eH f m"h M ,1" cho t waa on! natural m MP 3p w that aha ahoold ba found alltlog dlaoonan. E i'fij I Hi" ,; lalal under tba Mar traaa,an.aharoil,l 0 liVl t l' atnodlnnar,andrrfuahenlftoDallrra. I (W HH i liar mother felt great ejmpathy for liar, H H) HB f and bar father felt grlnad that ha could ) IK !f Dot maka her happ HI ' Ha ei Hut Theodora, whoaa feellnga wara prob- rfjl ', HJ I aUatronger, and who fell tha Injuatloaot u Rm tha old men a conduct mora poignantly la )W i W ., cauaa La waa not ao tiaatl to conatder hie 'IB 9t T pareoU word law, waa forced to attend to 'r t HK 1 builnaaa, to Ulk to hla fathar'a rnttomtra. Mm l HR I to apneat lateerywayaa ueual,andwal ' M SI I Bot ,1'')W,J moment of prtr ata conf eraa, m . HI I Hon with tha old gentlenun. llolna JS H ) fftaer aad, but Theodore grew angry gh Wt BK i ar a up 111 hope, ha began to plan a meet leJU I H lug. At laid, baring brlbnl Ituea'a maid Jt H to l"f u arrt, ba eonlldrd to tha han 1 HI ; JpK I' ofthaglrlklettrrtohermletma,lnwhlch (m 1 1H it U b'lKeel bar to etral from tha houae that Stl I (Ml 4' alght,an4waltnnderthamrlRrabnildo H I Ws'L tha garden wall unlil ha ahould coma to win WS V Itoalna, who rarer dlaobeyed her paranM nil Dt Inbrrllfr.reltaagiilltyaalhoughehawrre to!! Hi ; about to commit a mnnlerwlieu aha atola 'Of HB ; out of thallttlaaldodoorloVrip tha ran Uf Hs I daoua,lAit ncicnhclaaa her heart beat HJ j mjR.f high with hope at tba thought of wia-tlng VJ I Ky I Thmalora eue uiora, and when at laat aha M Kr j aaw through tha lUrkiwu a form liea HL HuU abut a tha wall, etao 1 on It a moment, an I HH' nP 1 procmltoaarandbytneanao(aroiawhlcb Hi K.' " 'aatannl ou tha other ld, lU villi ' mil aWi t dlltlculty rrlralued (roni acraamlug alou L t Hrl Tpl T "The.Nloral aha wbleperad, oh, Theo- W I h dorel lay Throloral Thu It ahoul I l IK 1a wrong fur mo to nt thea; that wa, who Vt ;"3 fraraoaclatrolui4kiTara,ahouUcoruot4 HE Wj ', "ut tha next moment ha had caught h'l JIB A9 ' hnil and klaerd them, and aha forgot all ilE i 5ti butthattheyweratngether 'MK ' WLi- ThU waa tha llrrt meotlng.bnt It w( till JRi1 not tha Hut. Mgl t after tight, when tl.t (n Wf oW Peopla wrra aalrep, and In hla own Wilt 'Ml ' cliambcr arnllaortwo away,M Thltnull ill I H& ' anoml peotefully, Thewlora and lloalna Mi Wt ! ' ' by al la mora (amlllarly than they Wt I HI ; arer bwl before, In tha garden under the H i Ht. i Iar tn, while !atiuelte, tha maid, krl t frU I S " watch without tha llttlaalda door 3l IF t flBF ' A1 tbl orrfl kolug on for auma 25 IP t m ' I tluw, X hen ona night Ilmlua look brl Gil V l""1 l"" ta "" TkaodMw. bha wSH E 'i'i hoard tba atealthyatrpaauaual, rlhaaaw Q S J J& tha Utba (orm mouut the wall and eland ! ' Hi In fall relief agalnat tha golden mouu,Jut v "1 at that rnouixut tiling Tl hi a faint iry i Tl ( horror fall um her r audit tanUbed 'til J;i 'row leralght. There wa a dull thud upou 'Hi i Li' thaeerthwllhnut agruan.audalleura, 7 I I Theodora hail allppeU and (alien to the fli r grouol or aoina momenta be rrmalnvl ,. ml Inwnalble, lloalna, nearly ina1 with ter j. Ill .,J tor, atocj ringing her Uauda wltlilu tha 111 garden. u fill l It'rmaldwbohulaeeuall.hnrrledn'owa Mlt , 1 tha path helther of tha glrle knew what It AJ1 waa Imattodo, Atlaet Nanaetta.n alout )i' rung ptaauit girl, cUrabeml np Into tba ' ) 1 Jf wrgeet pear tree, and managed to get her 1'ilMi' 1 ahloon Urelwlth the wall. hacoull Jill; ( araanythlog brlow,bu aha beard a rAIBji; n morement, A9 1,1 I1 "''.1'beodorf,"abawhliered,"naklf H"J;; fi jou can ilymUtreaele nearly frightened i1 I Ml todeatb" ) I'll B A faint rolca replied to ben 1 II 11 St ' 0lT " ! aa your mletme. I am IM! -4 nnchhnrt, but It will hatha beat (or B. KIT U! m toa houia now. t think thera baa " Th bean aomanutea" 1 Ml'j ll1 ,B then tbo two glrla ran Imloora, Ko. ' B'i III na In n lerrlbla atato of agUutlou. r-ba I S IS knew II at rhemlora had bean mora Injured R f ;l than ha would coafeaa. An 1 thla Indeid 1 Jl! HI waa true Ha had broVen hU arm, an I L IB ft I tl I . ""thly (alntneM creeping or er hlu C If 111 1" '"' ""1 '"''" w" to manage to get(ar R I R 1 1 ' auougli from tha houae of old Mlchuud to m aVLi rr I I ,?.T?f V". ,l'UJo ho manner In B nlB " l "hlclihha.InntwllhhUaa1dentianlat H till t TJ tha'IMturnlnjhalertthaatroetandliur. H ' I'l IN V 'i I. "l hy,n f rroonra auma awl.Unro Dlihrlti f I J '''' ha loet tha iiower of aiawl, an 1 luo. Hi'tlil -i t tlon. a HffUll . I i v' '"''' ra!d "" ''"kiwi window., itH Tjli, "" ' "rh a light burmd Hi.it I 1 ' Urawlng mar,, u w ,,t ,,,, d 81 It ? 1 ! joodopenand beard noma iiolaea ,,Uin. !fi , IU Uranglh wna marly gone lla maila (111 t i uaa ofwbat remained to eUwgor under eM I ' ' S:SJy."eHprnn..alh.fWrtol J'il I 1 Ihaatalreluet aa an oil man InniilgH WMMtt I 'l rT"'. . land'a In ouo lu.it I ami u W , (' lo'.A.toftLTh'l.a Ij i tolludtwomatkedawn u, tha room, ona ! y"i-mmm I of whom liel'l litm wLil tb cthrrlun ilrml LU t h ltos Aftf r ranch tn.g 1 irllnft b laft4 ticcrJfl1 In ritAllna oaccf tLc raJ m Nhtj Mow It U a rajjttl vkUb fc aIwsj kept uodtr h.plllo. ttwt fa! ton IbtiMktHl MnwleM In rvtarn. hcntc'0 to Linilf be u In r fwt Jrk',t ntl It bl Ukn him iMims tltni to utrlk lid hi bul, to bUinwit Juy, nfwnhf hl ilona a ht fnuiiilv. t 1 kupioMieiiuttb robber ljlui( wuuod' fl i a tb floor of bU bouw. Tie old ntn' fthouU puod brotjjht w-iUMn,fttvl w-iUMn,fttvl bt told bU itory , m topl lutitllyilo, la a manner which retlvcttd . moftctrditupoii hloiwlf 1 J drrJaml bi litd tlrnJrd Llmfl( 2Jatbfitli robber, and wounded oni And tbfrt bt Uy, Ibt rcl Wton t be tn." ButtblJ.TblonTh.bAi.le,tlM iwn o( old M. TMUult," crld on or tb u-I u-I traMd groui "Jit 1 no rebWr, tuoii-I tuoii-I lfr " I .ifrtUM, it li all I a!d,H de cUml Ilrrrr UUiic. I gbd on hit word tbe iioor wouudod Tb odors yru oarrlM to i rlon. 1 Itwiwnw Ud) Won lie undrmtood Ibn chmrK Ibat ba I lrf 0 mad t(alott I him, but Wii bo did beatonoe formed nubia rrmlMUon. ttuiTfr what be mlht, baolmirltonnient, whalatcr It raixht J I, h mwulJ limn I Jtoalnc'a boiwr Ko fniboaldevfr koowtlint It wm la cn-ilravortoit cn-ilravortoit to mwt brr alou at mldulgbt la the firdt (i of Let fithr'a Loue Ibat bo Lad Bift with tbla Accident. Tl dajrttl Lie trial tame atlant. Tl court waa rnwdd 1'lfrre Illano waa maJf to iwr to hl itory. Tbepollco imoaol iirt(?Uor were wUna to lb ractlbat TLrxlor hail Iwtn fonnl lylnK iDMajalbleattbefootbr the mlwr1 aulr ca on the nlht of tha roblrr Tbeprheovr hlraMlf tad onlf hU jwm1 tloii and soM character Id hU faror. Vot word would ho utttr In Lla own bcbalf aareAklmpIe awrtluu of hie Innotrnn. 01 Ut Thllultwiuwflnjr llUncliJId. M Mlchuud, who had alwnre llknt tba you d it fellow. AodwboM heart en aoft ttwd to hla ol 1 friend In hla affliction, waa t erf much moved. The prUouer ont j waa calm All wa orrr. Kotblnir more could bo Ml 1 Tbe Anal pmofd.nft ro About to U taken. And none believed that the prle outrcouU iHMalbljreecApetbe eentence of lie Uw. wbtn euddrnJjr tbrrttwn a tlr Dear the door, and tbe crowd (verted to ad ndttwopcr-voawbo forced their wato want tbe bench on w hlch tbe juatlre at, OnewMaladrtlotwlyvellwL Tbe other a tant Itlrl. evtdentl 1 er maid. At the alxbt of tbe pair old Mlcban 1 lUrte-l to LU fret IVfore ebe threw her vail lck he rMOtfaUed hi daubtcr Ito nine TlieprlMJneralMUtterr! a low crrj tlla rmardlog them Luih, tbe iilrl Advanced toward the ju.ltfw, whom he knew bjr alifht. Iifnoranttif all form, of law, le only thought of aavlDR Theodore. whn moil re fur allenrn ehe nult utvrttuod, and, fearf ut lt aha aboul 1 be too Ute, ahe poVeatonce, Ulr." tbe paI 1. -I harecome a a wllnrM for Tbrcdor TMuauIU I kuow Low be nut wlthhleAtt-Ideut, and I know tha motive mo-tive far Lie alienee. It la for mj unworthy aake that he atlowi Llmaclf t o be mUJuditeif. It wa to butt in In my fnthcr'e tennten Itmt he clltntiel the atone wall from which be ML 1 mw him fall land my mall, Nannette and wear ready with our tr.ll-mouy' tr.ll-mouy' 01 1 Mich mid Rave n try and etarte! forward. for-ward. 01dTbltmu,ta.M.iitlndQeichv matlou aa he epranit to ktlchaud a aide. "We might have known ha auld. " a The Uil-er, re-exatnlned, owned to the fact of having Imwu IntenilhU fur aome time, and eonfeawd Ibat he did not ae the farre of the robber, and Theodore Thlbaalt wa free Again. Hut now that be waa fr, and now that ahe Lad done her duty, tbe Mbaequtiairre of her dlaobedletire awaited Itoalne. filie atood tremblluif at Ler father a aide, Lut Lo did not look unkindly on Let. "SUVl-i eald to old Thlbaalt, 'wLaterrr we may think of each other, your son 1 a brave and loyal jftntlen.au." "tlr.aallThllMuH, I cad not Lnt ee-teem ee-teem the father of aoLi'avo and charm I n Ajonnlady1' "There U but one thlna form to do tald Mlchand. -Hut on aald TMUult, extendi off Mi TTifrenpon. InRoodcOd French faahloo. tbe two men tml raced eath other, ami all went home together to Mlchauda bouw, where the marrlate contract wa onr more made ont and limed, and an earlydate act for the weddluK of ltiulneand Theodore. .New York World, |
