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Show stood panting for breath. It was a long time .before the girl, could find another word to epeak, except over and over. 4 'David 'a child!" She Beemed unable to realize auite what -it meant; she seemed unable to put the facts together. But then suddenly Arthur whispered: "Then it was your husband who ruined that woman t' And as Helen answered I "Yes" she grasoed a little of the truth ! and also of Arthur's thought. She ran on swiftly: ".but, oh, it was not his fault; he was only a boy. Arthur! And he wished to marry her, but .they would not let him I must tell you about that!" Then she stopped short, however, how-ever, and when she went on it was in sudden wild joy that overcame all her other feelings, joy that gleamed in her face and made her fling herself down upon her knees before Arthur and clutch his hands in hers. - (To Be Continued.) : PART II. h ldlAPTER IV. . Helen stood gazing st the figure ia utter . eonatnaflon for at Iet half a . foro aha 'could find voice: " .jj. then, an "JU p?aln" .nonter '-hat la haav.n-. ' aTnd te& -With 'him t" ochoed Helen In a low voiea. prehinaion. Sha bad qtrlt lorgotUn that Arthur kne nothing about what aha naa d" Arthur " aha aaid, "I did not' marry Mr. HarriSn' tben.lng that h. was nsttrtng moment and then went on ovly- Axu ISat dreadful time by the road-It waail-gS-S-wiSa ProS aagV9 more terror than anythg Ua. toAboumcim? t'o ae. m.1" tho other gaapd . ,mt.You came to aee me-and I-and 1 wAhur." aaid Helen; "you had gona th.ghTorf and I could not find you rh r mmt thia man that I lovea. ana jr wroT. tbS ' yoU hSftoni tho, thought of m. from your heart: and so pn . Again Helen stopped, for the man had uni backward with n err that mado her heart leap In fright. "Arttr 1 " - ' Ti.tmiMt tAkina- a ateo toward him. ana no . fiKrw herewith aetretchlng out S arto.br. "Great God. Helen, that tlnoprooted to th. spot. "A lie IT ' METlW-'tt.- other with . sud-dnWt sud-dnWt of emotion, leaping up and J tart- 1m toward her. "Helen, I havo iUjJered tha torturea of hell! I loved you-Ilove you -nrung back, and tha blood rushed teerchelkeHaU instinctively ah. drew the other saw th. moUon and ; look of despair croeaing hla 1 t etpod thus for fully nnu.t' "Arthur ' "arT other wildly; then" sudd-nly AJttoor atked: "You lov. this, man whom you hav. -married? You OTJll,,:.Vi I love him," Th. girl answered. Yea, l ov" ailM and Arthur', arma dropped, and sank forward. Tbera, waa a look upon hts face that tor. Helen's heart to see so t &at ' for a moment or two she stood quit, daxoo '""Oh. Arthur." Tib. cried, "hav vrrrr p- You TrouM V-ST- ur ShrnewmH.Thn.hTU tued quickly to on. of wonder, ar. you fll-Vo Arthur," ah. responded. it "w, Irav. vole, that was new to her "I wlU do it. Helen." he said. What ia ISV? tears? t. isilL and I have been so terrified. I hA such a dreadful sorrow. one - j itused for a moment, and gazed about -1 jffi-wifUy, d layiSg her finger upon i!r lies. "He is asleep now," she f'tier lips. Qo r time in fee &t. and9 1 "a. afraid that we iSKtSS Sim; we must not make a ftound for it is so dreadful." She ate pped, nd the other asked her what wa.Pth7 matter "It was three nights ago," she continued, ''and, oh, wwera w nappv before it But there ml a strange woman, a fearful creature, crea-ture, and she was drunk, and I my . husband hus-band found her and brought her home. She was delirious, she died here in his ' armt while there was no one to . helD . he The dreadful thing was that David had known this woman when she was a Helen paused' again, and caught her breath, shaken by the memory of the seenerthe other put in, in a low tone: "I heard all about this woman's death, Helen, and I know all about her that was how I happen to be here." . And the girl gave a start, echoing, "Why you happen to be.here!" After-' After-' ward she added quickly, "Oh, I forgot to ask you about that. What do you me&u, Arthur I" He hesitated a moment before he answered an-swered her, speaking very slowly., "It is so sad, nelea,"Tie said, "it is almost al-most too cruel to talk about." He stopped again, n& the girl looked at ' him, wondering; t he went on to speak one sentence that struck her like a bolt of lightning from the sky: "Helen, "Hel-en, thatpoor woman was my mother! And Helen staggered back, almost falling, clutching her hands to her forehead, fore-head, and staring, half dazed. "Arthur, she panted. "Arthur!" He bowed his head sadly, answering, "Yes, Helen, it is dreadful "-7. And the girl leaped toward him seizing seiz-ing him by the shoulders, with a thrilling thrill-ing ery; she stared into his eyes, her own glowing like fire. "Arthur!" she .--''gasped again,-"Arthur!" He only looked at her wonderingly, " "Tfif thinking she was mad. until suddenly sud-denly she burst out frantically: "You ale David's child! You are David's V cyLild!" And then for fully half a minute- the two stood staring at each other, too much dazed to move or to make a sound. ; , ' .' ' ' At last Arthur echoed the words, scarcely audibly. "David's child! " and added, "David is your husband t" As Helen whispered "Yes", again, they . ' 1 |