| Show t I A LOVBKS QlTAIUlEr luck and t had qnnrrelrd and parted 1 cannot tell YOD bow It oil begun or why It ended In thlt tenon million lint Iran aMtiro yen I felt tery miserable n < I taw him striding away orer the field although I had told him to go myHf Still I never thought he vruuld hat o taken me at my word ° What thall I my to Annt Marlar I thought M t tnyaters homeward Thlt was ft very cottons reflection indent In-dent for It had been the dream of Aunt Maria e > lilene to iv me united to Dick John on the hindmm only noil of our wealthy neighbor Sir licuri Dick and I had played together 11 children danced 1 together flirt d together togeth-er and Cniilly fell In lor with each othen ottetWe We were to liar been married In n month Mid now I had sent him away I and told him never wielwd to eg him again I What wai to bo doneand oh door i wlMt should I any to Aunt Maria There was no help for It Itonem Ixit lo KO I home and explain the tltnattan to the belt of my ability and accordingly horn i I went I Aunt Maria WM In the drawing room and I ttolo toftly In aunt ink up I 11 book hoping that the would not nolle toe hut the MW me directly and Imiulredi Where liDickr I ° II hue gone home 1 replied trying to tuumo an unconcerned I manner mm i filling most rignally In use attempt ° done home Why IHd you nut tell I him I oipecl > l him to dinner I Yet Then why It ho not connIng He linda engagement I mumbled i or Boodnt take child peek outCome out-Come tier where Iran I or JOM How red ywir fee tel What I > thmtter I rose obediently atood lear ray nunt who flied n relenlle gaae upon me meYon hno teen rrylng ale 1 nld Now jail tell me tho truth nt once DIy Have ton and Dirk iiuirrtledr amn0 I faltered I And what about pruyr stool Inow ° You dont tone l Thli In n nr tiroutlo tonI ton-I remained dint nnd fumbled tot my pocket Imndkerehlef Who began iir puniMil Aunt Mnrut sternly I dont know Hate you broken off your engage uncut uncutYea Yea I burrtferth I liatolilinniid I will nerrr tpmk to him mtaln Then I began to weep ropim y If youre going to bowl Mid Aunt Maria with bitter Irony you liadUtter lear tlie room I email roalntire ix f ull eirUnatloii I tomorrow from both you and Mr Jolmwn I fled tip thins and did not npjieir affalu that evening I pnwnl A wretrnrd night and had u fearful ureue with Aunt I Maria tim nest morninj Him itonnol i and ei > oitnale < l but I remained firm In my rtiolve to return lOcks ring and prmtntt that very day Accorulnjlyl rptntneoupleof I In I up crying over them and packing them AfUrluncluon Aunt Mtrl announced her iutriitlonif YiUlnLnoiiio JH tLlonin I otli < r < lnavlHKiuu tRUm II toot nudnrlT a in I i t on m tr vli 1 li I Im jo i do I lllh I in i Imi 1 grai I fior We wnlk d fur nlut half an hour without Coil inn sing n woi I and more tlinrunnhly III t < nii > ml pair of irilmrlan cimM hnnlly hnlo bveti found anvwhfri Onrva > Id throiiKh nonin flulda and on rKAclniif Dm Urn gt I liitlcM a man Imnlnn I malnit It An we < ami up I Iw In d lit 1 Ian u > and 1 1lItely ralwd hta lint lln looked Ilko a KMitlrmuu out war ilmml 110 a well UltliiK milT hln serge I mw that he wan a nrrsmsger oat vronderrd when he coin from in alran get wro tare ln our nnladal put bf the world A lUll way fnrtber on I looked hack and nhwiveil that lie I rae follmrlng at He ovt rlonk na blur we mulled the teat pI paMed in and 1 IJIIIII thin ono ale I again HftliiK hla hats we went liy I thought this talker odd lint IMTUIR rwolreil not to HpnUi to Aunt Maria until I un-til ilw 1 wtdreaieil mel held my trace At ha third pit tho sonic torfrm i Knee wan rtpeated hut thin titan the I rtranim did not fnll behind Hr walkeil to Aunt Uaruie nile and ashen May I offer you my arm Ortahily not > irwM 1 the Indignant rrjiiliidir I hntn nut tho hom rut your luiiiialnuiice nor du I dealt It At tenet yon will larait m to carry < iiirninbrell > n nillnucd the rtranger bllbaoh Anal Maria merely morted and rlntchliin her nubrelbi snore Bnuly iimrrlwd on nt an ucrr ml pur he I there no little servIce you will allow al-low me to renter you panned our unwelcome un-welcome companion In tragic tons Ou swat ilrr add mr nnnt fnrloiia ly Wi stanch wink lot oureom lDY Your listing shaken to tea at all ii I a linen I of tbemixt nnwrrantablolmiertl Hence nonetDo lOt drive tan from yon was the reply I lore I sos I hnve Imnl jo < from the lint moment I taw yon Yon nre the only woman 1 lave svr loved And with thrw word thIn mint extraordinary ex-traordinary ihdividnal threw hiin lf on Its knee right In Ant Marlaa pub At this print n light broke In upon me There wa is largo I private lunatic uy Intn In the nelghborhixid ThU miut rurely be I smote of the iwilenta who hid flndeil the vigilance of his keeper and Mreneil lloi t mad I whlepere1 to aunt Maria Ma-ria Ior iroodHu 1 aake humor him or lie I will murder ni both I liuve alwayi I heard they moat be bniuored Aunt Maria however paid no attention atten-tion And I almost doubt If the wen hoard me Iet wo leon tUi ln untelr also I gaped I crImp with wrath Never neveil till you pminlie lo bi I mlnn At this point I regret to uy my annt hat I her trainer ullogelher und raliiun liernmhnllit at lw hmnglit It d wii on her mltnrn head with ouch faire tliat ad h qtilte cinched In the top of the bowler bowl-er hat tot wore and which fortunately Iirntrctnl Ida koll Tor moment IM I I iiinnl pelrlQed with lonUhm Thn lie I ipraug to liU feet aol wlllnn Aunt Marlin In lila armi lltlc1 li rl ln I lly from the ground and rarrlwl lift along UH lulls BhentrnRKlnUloleutly n11 t followed icnamlng for help The lunatic etrodeon until ha reached I tv gala irlileh led 1 lntoj nrll on one r Ii n i n rail i 1 i f n d i II n ii i ji r u M i i I iII I-II > d i say uiifortnnit aunt uud torn I Mood and ionniii morn i > il her Take me down Let me got the I ehrlekod I I Not till 11 hare your jiromln to marry i i me replied the Inimti I I am quite I pnimird to remain 10 I i until 1 tomop I rowmoniinglf newt 11 lie hu alded with grcnl luolntM Oh annt do ay Yen I Implored but at Dm our p < rert tutor tnrned upon 1i uun I me Will ou hove llio KKxliwnot to Innrrfercr he Mid K > fiercely that I wit terrified and nhrank track I Cor about luminntii Annt Maria ut on that wall and rat ud Then the bunt Into tear At thlt jnnctiire I perceived I a man flgnro In the dhtanre Wo he coming this wm > Uh jy he wai I At he dr w nearer loaw I to my mingled delight de-light and 1 tllunay Hint It wot Dick and atng that tin lnnth had hli back to me I ran to meet him Oh Dick I ihouteil H I cam np to him wo hay bent aim terribly fright rued by n madminl He h I II put Aunt Miirla ou tho rail and eirn the cant get lonn until tno pensetnon to marry him U none enl snvs keel 1 Dick ran Mockly to the spat and lIt tnnailo tttrnud and faced him You cant i 1 Dick Stand bank soil let I me igio that lady off the wallYou You ball not touch her ° saId the Innatlu fiercely Dirk took Mm by in coat coflsrnd = flung hint mid with such fore that he tumbled and Ml The twit Imtant DIck bid lilted Aunt Maria sey to the ground Ho han eearwly don so when the mailman leaped upon him and a teeS rlttc trnatlo followed Hnddmly I MW tho lunatic place hIs hand In the breat of hit coal and the neat inttant then wan it flash of Ml I H had drawn n knlfiOb Dtekloh durilngr I urnun ed to I will kill yon In that moment I forgot nnr quarrel I forgot everything 11Ot that I loved him better than anything the worll ml that lie WM In peril of hit tifeand I ru hlng forward I groined thnmadnumi arm and hung uu t > It with all my eight Anut Marl nrrssnsed Inttlly for hell and at I rnun round with the combatant I nnKM nigh of two men rnuninK acruw lie Held Aid I won near out I clinch 1 ray teeth Ir awl bell 1 on Hire grim death In n few nldIt areraed Ilk an eternity to nlII men wen on Ute spat mil after a hrtir itrnggle tk lunilio was ivenNil 1 and liMrnwd by the two kn ien who had been Marching for Mm all day oM fur me lho danger sing orer promptly I prompt-ly fainted away When I mine to myself elf Dirk wu kneeling boald IM ap looting met In hit anna Are you all right ° he aikeil am 11Ily lee raplM 1 with a Niiile I am qllltH Hell We all three walked bom together and Dick illnnl with ut tliatftettjiut Afterward when 1 wmmiMiiM him Into the hall lo bid him good night Is l n Mknl at ho Ml iiw In I hit linn Tell me Oitf vrotild y < Ki liar been torry If I that fellow bad killed m today lImit talk nbont It dmreiit ° I an I rwtrtnl 1 with n thudder U would hAY I broken my heart II u t III mil IloIIlIl ojtiliin I 4 lr I inc in Ml n I aol ho kltMd tar > i i I1r DulI and I hare IM > r riiiarrrlnl I minor and 1 ito not belie hdt rrrr I mel I again M Ions > IlveNw York CotIIIaI l IAdv < rii r |
