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Show f f i j'Jj HIS MIST CLIENT. I -I 11 1 i.'S Tf B ' Mi "Capltall capital!" Ml ! 11 thorn of ill' I! f f ' lanahlna; role, h Mr ElAnmore, Q C. Bag (1 ' B flnlifced a leval a&rciloto lit bud Ueu tell Im U 1 m " at'1 "'ied " neatly tfT Hlth tit FJW4 A gi', rolllne; laugh of tht profeaalonal raconteur VOr y Sip There area nodoaht tbat Mr rJtaamort t &1 B ill enjoying hlmeell He m an orer Juiv 1 'S ' worked trrlur barrtater nanally Art UMX 1 WM 0TnrMkednnleibyaritArTlDin thero ftWI II B" laapparenlly nomlddltcourat andlt waa I mi ft 'Ifc titrenwly pIcAeanllo hlmlo come .loan If it tw forAO AbaOIUltCbatlftCf ecCOtAlid Meat Iff I If . JT lo l.ady UuA-ilalt'a country louat lo Hark II H .. Xtoitof Ihtpartylad alrendyteard the 1, I f i itoryle had Ju.t told. InfacMftbttruth L 1 tit ara Anoarn, l( w" rather wrll worn 11 " ni emt,taolilr.ttitetilof harlot: appeared Ijl 'f 1ft" ' In mon thin ont legal biography, hut 11 It )j i; 3 we greeted with boot tht la hearty an mm M'.': planet fur til that. Th llalenere at tbt Hi in j fenhercndof Iht room, whohadhoinulta Hh 'W I ctuittt tbt feint. And aomt who unit H tit (St caught lit point without haling lean! tht BK ( i tirfflDDlDfl, laughed, AA II tilt WOOl Of ttlOt B 1 Eu 2 deaf oote,tlll wort atrcououaly than tbt I IS? ' "L I- bit a rieiighiriii awra or anmtete foil mutt fart, Mr Slanraorel" aald tbt Iioilcaa, etnlllog At him from trblLd Lr .ilrtr.r "Oti do itoult I'vt cornt term mAity quvcrtblaitalnmxtlm,'' daII riuoniort, urlDtcnMinlotobUtAivUli ah Air of uurtuout ADjoUf ot. "How t tbouM Ukt to trr dmt of tLriti,'' mM Mr. Mrrrtlllb, a joun wlJoir who, Allboush br InlrfitlniiA l nanl Mr. HiABDwni Mttt felrlctl tiltuinle, WHrcrtAlQlniAllnii tbt mottortlitftir lUxtbtWMtAMlb U bit AjcrcttUt o Oh lbttl roDit out ty dsrt.M aM Mr fiUhmert. "j on miuia t hAtt too Ibaar of tham At A Mlna." '.No, wt mutt I ptttmt," uM UJr DufUlt, -Uoo'l lt u run lliroujli til our proprrif at oott." "Hat Jim forevt," hM a youth. ibo wa tAbitlDi allh bia back to tut Orrplart, HLal Mra. CUomorrU la comlog prtanlly AMAturtbalMtaball not U aIIoxkI io llaUa to any faatfrt atortatlu tbt drairlng roum. At Any rata." "Jlra. ClaonwrtUI fl t abll" aalil Cunmort, A chorua of Tartoni tplthata Anawrml him. "DbtUaonrynrilcular,'"'Micrr alralllacftl.'1' "at lolroaaly laautlf' "ao tttrruirlr ilfcoroaa." "Ilul aim I don't kooir," aald Funmorr, with a Iwlokla la bl ty. "why atiu tut a auitilnji Itial my ttorloa Art out llkrly lo bt It for thaura of Ibtalralllacnl and dm Tllt'i trot. I don I bootr trhy rt Nd." aald Udy Don lalt, lauiiblnx. "Only I bat out ImaaiiMa," aald Mra. Xltrtdllh, "lbl a barruur luuit bt con-auntly con-auntly luurdbii to dark raTalallona of tbt boat bldtoua crlmta," "llldtouicrljiiaar raid tba touda man on Ibt ng, 'iln. ClauuiorrU wuuldu't Ukt that." "Uhal Umt li tbt comlAsr aald ao-"I ao-"I aupiuaa by tbt t o'clock train," aald Udy Uufcilala. "Sba inuilanl tola! mt Auow, but aba hat not dout ao." "SupmM la tbat cam wart lo a.lJourn to tbt blllUrd rwia until It U lima lo rirraa for dlowrr" aald ona of tbt yonouar linm-lra linm-lra of tbt party, and tbay All tnd out, fining Ibt ball and panjigM vrtlb nolat Md Uuibtar at tbay pawl alone Udy Uucdalt and Mra. Mamllili rainalnnl alt-llbgonr alt-llbgonr tbt flrt Willi Htanmart, wbo raa '1 I mm;!. tuuclitaoconifufUblatoBioia, 5;ll I I iiU AltlUmoinaDlAMManl camala wllb ( ! ! HS HalfBranL ll l" ' ' ' "8I'" to wl,h T "T IJ train," I Ady J ' l'l'l Doirdalt wa.1 aloud. "Will ukt Ally frotu 1 1 ft atAiton. ClaomorrlA J l',il "'I't-flfuanr'aaldMra.Martdltb.utbt H lit attranllafl tbt room. 9 lw i J "ita, alt will U ha rt In a qtiarttr cf an m I " L,l konr." aald lly lloclalc "Ho your ft B .' . i 1 . I"U" thro'diut arandalruar," abt tUM, f , . amlllnic at rJlaniaon, -will baat to bt of iV 1 tbt In I tabid ami akaKby UoMrii'llou If fl j L': ? tnJoyAoyot II Ufort br ti lth fctti llraL" i , U't! V. "UttlaUr-HltlKlyAwful,aaJdfIAn ! I 1 ij ""' "to btealladun for aatory At Iba . 1 ' H I k ll aword'a point In tbla wayl I fnl at If I f ML FT In IbtUrablan .NUhla'aud ahoull t Hn Lii ",nybeadcuttalf 1 ctbbot prvduct ? , B 1 IS, 1 ..""1 Voun aortlyulluaoit,"aaU I . S ) IT ra. Mcmlltb Imilorintly, wliu a moat I : H f alllntUnctofntrraty H Hi "ln oad not tall ut tba namta, yon m ll ' -' know.ao tbat It nil iooilbly uiatlrr lo M ft . "y out," aald lAdy Uu,dalt, "Tall Ua ' H i ' V, aouiatbloir Ibrllllnij Ibat itally barivnad I i C ! , J loTouraalf." J I ,1 I i 1 1 ,.R !"tlln went on, "Ilaa aoma Ml K III tolcklyaalltd, niyiUrlouiMynvtarronit ll SllB f ll' " your tbawli. tod told you aoma dark ViHtJM , tloryoforlmal" M lijtn!i!i lf touraa," aald Udy Dosdala. "Urn CI BtT' ' I J "ratbalmmtlaTtbappannlotlan," I'll' i'-l'i , "if you mtaitoDlCatM bianmort, f , i i if 6; laajblns, "It baa bapnl to inr, but not 1 I 1 (If riulutaoofunaa yon mm to think, Uly I tin Ml uuedalt-only unot In my rrcollactlon." IT Mil? ,,-OoMf lluttbatonoalanouh,"crla. i '( 1 1 Mra. Mamliib. -Ob, qulrklyultua about it Iff (1 il ltbafortthooplafoin" L' J V,i "Yw." a.ld Udy UJpk "I don't fet , ffil 1 1 , bln V. Mra, CUauorrl could brar to I rar ff I T ill ?.'... V ""fl'", """L BUwonUnt I! 1U3 IhluktbatatalUlM. SU would Ilka to I' I "l,R1 black anott" MP i SlT H d"-'Aaoota,tbUrJactadMr.Mfrt- lr f i1. '!, I ".No,amllipola, aill Udy nue-lalf, la il ICullic Ulwtn Wblcb bar rrapottAblllty coul.t I I IJ7 it "''lya.en-AbUKkallkruwn and a aol lat It I'IIbaV'H amnbonnat." JH J ? 1 "Wall. I hrllart alt ha I a Mack .Ilk 6 n !nl).i Ki'naodAlnii.i,aaldhtJnmor, at II BiSit ,7 Ik T2w!,.h0' - ,",,, lAntalUlbA: you 11 w9 in -uhitr M",,"lh "D " IE !l','ilTW """ Jl'.lAliitltllnnln an.) m bl Bli. . d t0-V V.'i? ,od'" Ml1 Ul' " ,'l'" W. Wt''1 Wuiil "J'Tlartlitoandtoll.daarladlaa." r i if ; la SMI M,u Olal'biuit tbula Ibahoial ol 11.1. IJ II film ,,a-,r" tii"; - IV H "hHS1 ,.1' f'wl"h- "Coma, now. wlan H M 'tl 1 "aaltl bowlonimof" ft,, IB I iMf,4 ilowlornH Ab,alnllm,"aallSlan H m IMra rM' ""'. "Itiiia.,tblrty-na, v fc Js.HKi jl ?""!' ltiyllrt-tara Ago. I i 1,01 '''a-alviRl """'Uoiarlwaoiy' k W RtV'aI. Urktdu.V. ""' """'n fairly am Eli,: 44 il l"'f,Nlirnibaatory J mt " I "nf.aVrt;:,,nl,wl!''"'m'utA '! t laai?r;kJu,lr,,,'ll,'l'''0ford HTaHTaHTaHHlHTaHMa.1 (fA I door I opanrd It, and a wof&ia 'a ahrouded frmalt Ck'urr.' t Iwllcrt, la thf conateratcd lartn camt hurriedly Into tbt room "Mr Manmiref TbatU my name 1 aalL Hut ali aald, apparanlly taken aImcI. you Art ao rery younn 1 aun-poatltwaatnylinrle.Mr aun-poatltwaatnylinrle.Mr JatnM Run more, yon e ipetleil to aw,' 1 retdlnL Yra, It waa. It wai Indeed. I wanteil to act him particularly Mow anou will ha bt liif '1 really haren tan Idea,' I aaliL 'Oh,1 ah cried dlalractedly, 'what ahull I dot' 'Can 1 irlrt bin any meaaapr' I aald, 'or will you wrtlt ft Mlerf o, not 1 won't write abtaaM Incoberently 'I wanlctl loaetlitnl Llmaalf-lo Ml Mniabuutlt nod aal III adile. Oh, w hat ahall I dof aud abt ror-ami ror-ami her fact with her hand." ' How thrilling!" murmured Mra. Mtrt-dllU. "1 wai thrilled," aakl Mr Bianmort, "and, I rauil aay, ettremely anxloiia to know what had hnpnoit t her " "Waa abt pretty!" In utrrd Mra. Meredith. Mere-dith. "I rouldnt ret ber fact In Hit lenat," raid StAbmore "for, bcaldraliATlngAlhlcIc veil, abt atotalwllh ber bnck lothowln ' dow, and tbt room wna iimwlng darker I erery moment, Koront mnmebt alio atoo-l j allenti then, rofiacloua. perhaiia lhatlha.1 no meana of Identifying her, aba aal It 'I will tell you. 1 rnuit hart anmt Adair. aomt aymtaithyt bnt, mind. I am cnuhtlng on yourallenct Abd dlacretlon.' I tared not aay," aaM btanmoro again with a twinkle In bla tie, "with what ferror I awort tu ' obey her tomraanda. ! ht then. In a low and hurried rolte, I toll mt her Ult, which waa rvrulnty 1 tiltrouiobtenoiign. Mia lad left (burat ( during her Luarmnd'e AliMhrt- ert lxt homt ami her child, aa eht Ibougbl, fur I mr Then auddenly on Iht eituf quit I Hog Huglaud aht had reallcnl partly At Any rata tbt fall horror of tit futurt etrrtrblng btfort ber.And with a deapcratt Idea of, at All taenia, beromhig lb 1kaI 1 wife of tbt man with wlaatn aht bail nut I In her lot. aha made up ber mind to torn 110 mj nnrie, or wnoat wim and niMtr aUiidlng klndbraa abt lad beatd, an I Cud out from him If It wero paaalbla to la I ronit fret from tit bueliaud abt hal left," "Of ehurae It itii not," auM ltdy Dug. dale, aotto toot. 1 "Of cottrat not," aaU Bianmort. "ao 1 much I knew tren then. I tol I her ao, and 1 told her that unltaa her hualAnd rhoat lo take atept aht waa powrrleea to regain her freedom. Bht waa atagwared by lha blow 'Art tou qnltt turt of thief aha Aikrd. -Ab-Mlutelycerulu,' 1 refilled. "And then, In a buret of Impaetloned eiuriiiaticalH Bunmort weal on, In which mull doubt-fcae doubt-fcae bt dlaorrned Ibt genua of that forrnttt cloquenot Afterward ao Juitly famnui, "I pot Wort her prompted I y I know not what paialntiatt regret at aeetng her ruu'ia lift ileBtroytd-tbt fmuro,tlt only futurt for whkh aha could hope, and Implored ber lo go back to her lomt while there waa yet time, liar buahaadwA not 10 return till tht ntil day, ao llat tit tell alt had dont waa not paal redemption, ao far a hit l-eact of mlbil and her fair naint were con terofl rile lUteoed la allance, then bti IntoA torrent of tcara. "Thank yon, abt aald. at abt turned 10-wanl 10-wanl Iht door Inepluofyourioulh an I InaitNirteoet you laetilootmt n aervlct tonlgbl wblcb I tball ntrer forvtt. I art you ore prepared 10 follow your nncla'a foolatrpa. I bate la-en told that bt left wlae, good man. My mulmy, w Mcli haa Alwaya la-en oruelrt," lalj ftanmore, with a etnllo, "waa aomtwtiat aIhuIkm! at tbla, and In order lo turn It olf I aald IUU-ly. IUU-ly. "On, yaa, I'm going lo U a UrrUler too. aomt day In fact I feel aalf I bad begun uiy cAreer tonlgbt-you art my Brat client. HLt laid out lar land lo mt al Ubtly. and webt away " "And llrar'a-iM Mra. Meredith eagerly. "Tlial'a All." aald hUbruora. "I know nothing mom." ".Soiling inortl" aald lady Ilugdata. "1)1 y id oeeer bear of ber aUnl" ".Safer," atld tuntuort, "never aaw her or heard of bar And If I lad I could not lata laoogiilie-1 ler faalnrwi, which I wear aawi nor her voice wllth waa hoaratAnd atranglwl with aobai nor ler name, which I nerer leant bo I am afraid Ibai now I rauat mala up my mini Hat llalatoryla lo bt forenr iinnnlahr-d. I hart told you all I aui ever likely to know of It." "An.1 lull In Itmt," aald Ia ly niljrdate. a a. --rating ring at Iht hall U-ll aoubdi-1 tbr-Hihlht hoitao. "Then aht lar aal 1 Mra. Meredith, Tht butlar throw ot-en Ho drn lag room door and announced "Mr. Clanmorrla." An atiuoaplcrt of aocial Ibllueuct aud unlmpeacballt malllun aaem-al 10 arcoiit paoy lit ntwromer Into ilitruotu. Her clothe wart a ctrtlllc-att In thameclre-i-tbt handaomt lung dark cloak of aUmiel ttlict. trlinmeil with Iht moat eiualtt I fun Iht aulullt middle agl bonnet. Ilr Uugilalt, after welmmliig heref -futlrely, procmled lo make ber known 10 I tht real of ibt party Mra. Claninorrl acknowledged Mm. M.rrdlth'a lam with ineAaurod krarloitaheaa, then, Aa Iwidy Dugtlalt pronuuntTl bunmurt a iiiitnr, a teryunellitctnllllugloukplart I or tht Ural Umt In tit memory of tho coutily did Mn. Clautniirrla' manner alien Hat III liilr.mil atiuoaphert of terenlty that aur-ruuudi-d Lcrahoae-1 tract of illaturUinn, rtreallng dark araita unlameath Ilka tboM of tho tun What had hap-a-nedr Aaudden wale of memory, of bratllude, I ad awept oeer her More.! by an IrrcaUt Iblt Ini'iulat abt pnt out her hand and murmured aomt aglutnl wonla, wii hlu lit dead allenctwertUUIIbcllyaudllltlo tht Aiualeil llattuerai "Mr bunmorol Can It btyour Iwni your nrat clleutl '-llutou Truo V 1 1 |