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Show in amokkKlvoaokmknt. !H . Torn JUrrUjr ainl lJtnMh Jlnrrar fH hirr unJmtw! wwh ottiw vrry wfll, MB ami yet Ui7 lial Imtii rnpitfM for a il jrar. Tli lial kuoiru racli (jtliT ll lotitf trfor (li rnfffw'tiir'nt, ttm, Imt, IV nl though a man tcMom qulto unJrr B utanJj n wutnan, Tom wim prtt iwru IH 0nio In thli rttj'ct titan mmt men, H ftiiJ nixaWtli, taorv ihdlcult than mrwt IB nninrn or any wan to conijinltctitl, (fl uacoiiidou of ItiO act, woii'lcml at iH Ti'in'i luaiiy allum In tliU illrwtlon, H Thfj rrn rry ff Irirmla, lww QB rvw, hfil thoutfltt tlirjr lotitl iarh HB utlifr liaj vtpu wdl w In trlct run- IH fljenw and, u I mM, wf w pfifrncl H to t marriffl In fttct, Miwi Hut ray H naa already at tliu merry of ilnwuiak jH man J mUIfnrri, or It wa iMrmbpr H U( IMtuiUtaimI llio wedJlrtg B mm N-t ftA- tlia lOtti n( January B On nljtht, the JrrwmaVfrt an 1 mil B llnrraliavliigklntlly walwl iMrrlalim B tor a. few lionn, Mr, llarcUy rnllnl to B liU proaprttire MJ. Jinn tint B Li Uio brt ixytlbln Itunior, an uxly rait B n Iil t1ro- tw li t Into lilt far m B -walkM the frw Mocki from tli caMo B ran to M1m Jfurray'a liotut, or Tiuu B Uioufcht tuo much of J1I1 liurwt to take B tUiu out on aucb nffht j a man lia! B allM IJiu lu an Import ant btMlrHm a- m tHjtntmmt, and It I quit polbl that BjH lw wa a trlllo iUloui; at all ru nU, he B wm about m to an Ito etcr oIIohimI AB Umwlf to becniue. Now It Uhm-iiI thai IJIxaU tli was H Dnu-ljrwumciutmtth the turmoil Inrl jU drtit to ttm prrparntlotifl for a ffth!oiifi tl weJdluff. Hlie wm nr rrotw &t lr IH ritnUej probably the rait wlnl affect B rJ lirr also. Sua mdcd muio ono to IH fuiooUt Imt lalrf talk trftdrr, comfort' jH liiff wortla -lit abort, j-t Iwr until aim WK vat retoJ or thevointn nrrr JTt H 11 vi J who did not Ills occaIouaJ irt tlnir. H how, Tbotnaa Barclay m not a SH tlriaontrativ,iuanl and MltIn km MB aomrttilnf out of lilt line. How wmlo HB to know, especially hi liN tiiiaiolablo mood, that the yomijr, rfr aoontobn Ma wlfu was In no condition to lac t lmpatJanra jtatirntly. "Tbaok fortune, " ho aald KToctoiuly, Xlnluir Itr aaamattrr ifcourmand dropping hitoachalr, MthU dna luak Ir row will onn m oTfr rrMarcry an.ii you for a month. I won't liaiv ft dniiiuVtr ou the jJaco aficrwenro KuarrlnL" Mr lUrrlay did not mean anything bytUUrprrrli ttwa Muiply auebiil lit Ion of trinprr, and KllrnWtli tlmuM ha o im t It iu audi ; It tultod lu r mood, hoeTr, to retort with "ImKilI 1 mran to bare a drrw makrr In the Iioumi all tlw time " 'I wouldn't If 1 wrnt ou," illnaRTre-ably, illnaRTre-ably, ''wptM-Ially a-ulrwt lay wMira," 'And 1 khuuldl,he rrtunitHl drfl atilly. VilI -" then common aoiitn a attrtvtl lu If, ami he lauhM "IKi ) uu kiio , lMIi, we ant Jut niuly to tiur rtl about nothlru;! My wife Mill irob-ably irob-ably do aa hn pica M MtMMtirra) dll nottmllt. PIivmm morbidly m ulth t, und an uyly t bought had ltdfivd lu lur brain, tjlio raid quirt I t Turn, I don't hW (tut rrmark of youn at all I wondrrlf UliiIblo that after our mtirrlarti)ou wttuhtut trrupt to corn me lit tlw Irar-tf" iToui watolwtliiato. It would Juu bn U Iter not to hn t akud thu ipuiH tloiu Heaaldi 'A wonum proQiIiw to oby when he marrii,'' Mot uUfl)i; the wortl I frrqurntly left out id tlw luarrlatro Mtrtlec, It would be U tier left out of ouiV' "Do )ou iu-sui that ou will nut obvyf'afekeil lie, lonkJnt at lirr curl ( Uirt that "A innii U llio hral of tho family It Ua ulfo'aduty toobty " Solliaolieunl I niter thought of luarduKuUt thU light lwfia-i u Ixuid aye. It acuint to ine that n uouwu'a fnvdnui U aowrthln),; not to Ik Kct up lightly. htivn J- i r U--n dictated to lncu Ilcft school, mid do not bo-llcu bo-llcu should tnko It Undly Tom, 1 Uunt UHotu I want to marry joii, or auybodyt uhy'wItliamidlMi tloohof ' juusltm, 'if yon Uld u command iijon ine after our ruurrlatio 1 nally bellt e I houMlmte yonT U rromil Tmv mind thatltmlifht ho a well for u uiu to curb hU Inuinc until aft r tho wi dvlhiR day ITo nw, walked ocroMthe nniiu, jriinluil nllo tiio huy nirtali i and lookl out, U ha rroieit wivtjuttpleAAltiK, the ky was LUuk, ami the ilrlln ht Htte.l apilriwt thu plate Um. J It entne Iwek to where MtaOttirruy wit lmtkln Into tJm II re anil iikirt ntl lut In tlmuuht "ULwUtli, I thought jou loiiliiu m "JUJ you? I thought mi, toft tluHigh ItiavbtutcM oftvu inoufiU that 1 h1bt3bl HhoMdyoueor 'Mainma for one. Annt Claro or onothnr, lou wt mnmniA mArriol II for lor" win n ln wia a Kr man, ard Aunt CTareshuOwint died Ufon t Im hone) moon wn rr Hl inotinri him yet Thy alaa)-s Mkl I ill hit know tho tint prinefples nflorc. l' liaw thry were right," Mr lUrelay wn nerrr so thonmpbly hloiiMieil In M twrnty-eWit years of hfai Im akrd. rnther MIH t (,MI1 yvn kindly bile why oa en-trail en-trail yoiirwlf to mi'T "Well, Tom, t atony likel ytMi Wn'o known raeh irfher for jrar (htr fnnllW are nil linnto What inow lint urn I than lltat jou, the otily son, and I.theoidyilaiuhter shrmld marry t 1 Wllct' Hli a tlttk brmk In tliorlfir 1 rnlee, "until tonight 1 tUniclit yon loml nM Tom eillci1 life ehalr rw to KHin Mil's aihI drew her lira ldoti to hli sJiouldcr lie ouCht to hne dceie that earlier 4n llsernlnjr. Tlirriisalli Mydrart what iereapsyour ml know 1 lot e you Porau IhfttAntlheyrllowhcftd rrttril where be lin.l (jAerd It TJieii MUs Murrny drew lienwll awoyaud ne to lier fret a Tom It li too lite to make me Iwlkwthat We am not flttr.1 to make eaeh other happy I am quite certain of It Let ua break off our en jratnriit n m Ami all oti account of that mn founded sfrrh of mine about ii dnM tunker,', he eieUImcd, Mrnply ".Votrfillrrlythat. 1 tl that you do not lore me, an I ermiethlntt telN mo that 1 imjtlit not to 1m your wl'e " 3Ir Hrtflny, man like, hived the woman wo-man who was yoJn(f away mm him at UiU mom em mr Iter tlun cur I1-fore, I1-fore, and lie iXt Wrel lirr always, In his way ho hail made a luMakn In not showlnjr hU afTHlon more plainly 'Ihth, he said, "forjlro lue I didn't mean It 1 wa a brute. A mf wlfeyoo. III bo fnea alrj yon intit know that Think a tuoiiirnt; It Unot an tiiipardontble offeiie, I It f 'J tell you It Is not Imrnnsn of what you addslie reltcmtel, "It Is lie o i 1 know you do not lore me, and that I am not at all sure that 1 loe Mr JUrrlay't trinprr beau to rJe ajrtln. Hen raark "ThU U a nWi Ks foment for a man to hear three wreki lie fore his mop rlajre Much nicer than It wmU 1 thn-e w kn after," she rrtortl Tlw ln I thtlonsamnotout; no one outbid of our families know that the day was t I wUltnkaruy finery," the a-MM with a smile, "aml-oto Italy. Take your rlnp. Tom, and any fc-ood by, drawing off the diamond Meel tan leal ly Torodmi s! tlw ctreli t Into his prket Haddenlylm took a step toward lu r, caught torln lilsarm, kbeil her oner, twice, three time, with nil the (vuslon of a min who Ioc, then, releol'ig lwr, turned mil left the nvttn, while ill- Murray, M lilto , ami trembllnif, sank Into Ih r clwlr, hM her are and crlM Utterly, Much to Kllxalcth's surprise, Mr, IlarcNy made no attempt to or r-p-'Ak to her ftpnln. Mio ciplalned where It was nrccwutryi 1 "Mr. llsrclay and I luiva thanjfctl ' our mind." A mouth later shaatidAuut Clar-i were outaard Imitid for JtaJy or tlulr pil The Inline of tho winter an 1 the following spring and summer wcw , p nt rurtiiilnrf fmn place vfo phev. Then one of thtxe HnaiicUU cycloius callM a panle swept orer (ho United Htate,and Mlu Murray and her aunt wero galled home. Thomas Ilarclay, j though a )onn? man, wai a lartre dml 1 er in culloe, teas and t aleva. Ills was ' oun of a doien Uniis (riat foiled tliat j autumn, Ulusiet and unfortunate ' rmlltoni lud e4 him l00,uu0. Hut . that cut no fljnire In scttllnK up hli nn alTalni He cleared Ills stables, I sold etiry lueh of rial otate, and' whui liU own cretUtom wcn jail dob btrforddlar Mr Harchiyhud aclwui connriue, aktiUnliu rvcord and fctW) lu caklu I 1 f o wcTtt west, and M Im Murray lu an! no mora of lilm. Htr fothrr, im Im imrler of silks and foreign fabrics, cnr tailed c 1m ii and, aldtnl by u Kner-ous Kner-ous l km rum AuntClaiv, Withennl the torni. One summer tan ycurs later I'lUa ltliatidhermottifrJoltirlaArtywho ero ifoliijj tomukoa tourof the north vrt.t. tKiMtratlm even tho wlldi of Abuku liefore tlulr ntum It was lu Port bind that Miis Murray met with nu uecldi4it, and a tnuclwr-oiu tnuclwr-oiu liaimiviiMrlliifUJui to bbuneorlt. Wlio liad (jone out idoun to luako soma small punluuxit, and, stepping ou tho dect Itlul pet I, uould have jdlcai head-loiitf head-loiitf had not n pntlemaii jut btblnd lier cuuht lir In his anus. Ahnt f nlntluu w Ills the pnln of a Uully spnilu ctl aukleMls Murray looked luto Mr 1 Ian. lay's pray e iw. "Twii Mr. Hurday!'' rho stam inered, JUhUtiK the folntnciethnt imwp ly ovrnumo her, and tit n rullyuitf rnoufji to undentand that Tom was .vAiiiK iiiuIoiiOj, "Are ) on hurt r My ankle U hnralncd," sU' said, with uUto lips. A crowd wns pothering. A frmlle. irnu offirul liU nWntoncc, und r.llza-loth r.llza-loth was takiu to the neanbt ftore, thtlo1omcaIl(l a earrlaKe and tlien accompanied her homo In spile nf Uio pain Ml-s Murray could not help looking nttlmnmn lio wa to iuwiUiuherhiuliiuid. Tliat ImlU Idmd met Iter riex wurwkl i 'Welir Ml Murray I hibM painfully, eon-wlous eon-wlous thatlio hud betn ttnrtiu; "Jt lKi hmjfhlnee f hate hid you and we uM to tm nuch yoiid frit mb," lie repllcl yinllj 1ho fault Is It that w have not anm me for so loiiK-r ho temnndel( nnd then iKitlmrlur fadhw color ond lle 11m. ho said Imt a 1 ruto I am to qui iliiu J on v Mlten jou an suffer-In,? suffer-In,? siith iaiul I wtu mnir pntle vnouffh to Mln your Iwe Hetlu" DM mneurtrv Tom'" '" " "g!HJ -L1L.J.. . mnii ...p "1 thought f dl.L "IMhrt yoii toko eTerythlm? pmn tod that you I rd me and that I cored for you, nu I that In the cour-of liunuin r tents It a nalumluud pn r Mint Melioiildtinnrrif 1 'lNrhapsso. be aiirrd quifly, and then the cnrriaro sUpsil. (lie dritcrwnst tho ibor, ami WlfaWli aa rerrted up to htr room It was an oMInnte tiifly sirnln, arid toll lUrletltii a I rlNHier for six l-tijf weeka. The wrty went on to Alaska, Icnthiff Mrs. Murray and hrrdauclnVr at (lie hoftl, nihl, quite a n matter of couie, Tom Hnrclay calM often J la was wonhrfully ffintlo townnl the woman who lind refncl to to his wife 1 11 a U-th dll not know that lie hM trjliirf to win her lorn, but Mrs. Murray wnsHellnwaroof that fact, and well Mtbfleil, too, Tom was cembtohrd In tho Id hufnc In Portland, and run In (tn the ro.i.1 to wraltli. Hl.e had alanyl hke.1 htm, and shrewdly ru-M-trdthit hli prescnm cm this planet had some-thlnir some-thlnir to do with tier daughter strAnjre Indlirerrrtee to certain brflllnnt matrl monlnl chnnees, As for I.liaMh, alio was utterly content an 1 happy ilnrlmr tho im rioil of Inraltdtau tint confiied lier to tho hmw. ltt cnmi she for the Irmui tliti nf Alaska, of which I it rleuds wrote Hrh jlowlnjf deNcrlptlons. 1M sIm not hate Ion taiks lth Tom et cry otliiTetruInfff Though she t"k rare tliat he knew tinthlnjr of her quit k culiiK liart lent and IrHindltiK irtilres whenerer liooppronehrd rjIiAlcth hn 1 licea nblo to walk ftr aaetlc Her rlends ere due lu two days on their n turn trl( and slio ap 1 tor iiioiIht were to Join them and Mart Immediately for liome Mr Barclay akel tho convnleeent to take ariJo nlthhlm Ho hus .11 lUUntoth 2S Mrs. Murny did not think a chaerun ncecowiryt neither dldToin.Uieywrtitnhsin. Tliey were far better acquainted than Inthodayi wton thry wemuiffnfl Mls Murray adtolntl the hiuiet rotir aip. (heprseerinrfIiidependoiieii with whleli her frlirrl was rrhulldlnjr, hU fortune, and Tom lnrcd her ns lie nl wnys had, and n ho always wo 01, and had learned to nhow his n fleet ton lu ininyttf the thaunnnd ways that do-light do-light a st oinan s lieart 1 hey tatkeil of tho scenery, of her accident, ac-cident, nud thenoflhflcoiciujparlliv flu 1 lenly Tom cxelalmeil "Oh, lUrth, my darllii;, give mo n word of liojw U'fore ou irol )oiiMcro mUtakeu In tho old days. I alwa)i loved on, ami now tlut we hare met afrnlu I cannot It you go out of my llfo Zorercrl ' "If you always lotcil mo, whylwvo yiMt bcin silent all thcMi )eanr hi quired hlUatoth. 'It,vu-e I m atuiiiil that nUht wton I left you, rrnlizlng (hat by my nan stupid blundering 1 lwt )ou, I TIki I h t in) h If to do it, penning I said, '1 will ait tUeycani If atmtlur wins berlsliatl know tliat shocoull nerr lore mo, If not, prbaps ( will tryapcinto puln her lore) jN-rlinps I slinit totfor know her. Yon know tho rct. Tint croIi camo. I had to com west and IwgUtoter. lam notes rHi a I mos (Inn, bat them Uetcrypron pert tliat I iliall to, and f know, iltth, that inonoy makes no difference. I can pit o you etcrylhlm; you WAiit.ercii tho drewmaker, and ludcoJ, Indeeil, tlar-llnrf. tlar-llnrf. that eech of mine was only tho outcome of bail temper, and hod tat iniily"perl iaps 1 un lcrstand a woumn'a moodsallttlo better now than then ' There was n short silence, while Mr HartUy, hiring' made his plei, unlt.-l for tho cnllet At length KHntotli laid sofUy I rliafM I loted you then, Tom. I could ncTcr enre for any one ele 1 always compuml other men with jou, to their dladrauta. It you caro to come, nftcrsoiua time, 1 will Lo your wife." I Out of on Inner pockit Tom took a tiny Morocco ease, mil opening It, MIei Murray Maw the solitaire that had boon lier ctiUCiucnt rinir I 'l Imtoalnaysrurrtedlt with ine," 'lie said, sluql), ' bccatiHO jou had worn It." fiomehow the tears spminr Into Hit nMh'i eycswlica lietllppodlt ou lur flnffrr Mrs. Murray was not at all surprised wton tor dan pliter announced with Httral bluihes that she Mas going1 to marry Thomas Han lay 1 always tliuiiht )ou woulj,1 that btdy rcjilUnl calmly, 1 he Ik-it v, Inter Tom wt nt cait after Ills bride, 'ito) are IiappUr thun they would liato bet n without thatquarnl, n blondln; of comnlyand hVi trjlj, but It does not follow that nn one fhoukl go and do likewise, bt Taul aiubo. |
