| Show ki ssi s L JOHN 1 BURT ar yi 1 1111 PHAM zy by FREDERICK ADAMS author 1 of tb the kidnapped Alimon alre colonel Co tonel maroe morroa a doctrine etc 1 coi HT all AH rights 1003 1903 lt BY V ADAMS reserved A J m r a az fass chapter continued that evening arthur morris called on jessie of her favorable answer ansal r to his suit atilt he had not the slightest doubt ire ile had carefully caie fully rehearsed his awal afeei critically reviewing eIng hla his campaign since quitting parts paris he be decided that he be had mado made no mis takes lie he made his declaration confidently but with moie of feeling than jessie thought him capable I 1 mr air morris she said with mith an earnestness which almont tricked herself I 1 00 owe oo a duty to ray my father which I 1 cannot toreco ile ha Is alone and in trouble tio uble and I 1 cannot leave him you know little of the pride of th the badens if 11 sou all latag imag ine that tile the daughter of general mar shall garden carden ft aill ghe her hand band la in matlage art ingo so long as the shadow of m bankruptcy hangs bangs over his name merits again assured jes jessie jesie ie of his absolute confidence lu in general car den a financial future and attempted to secure borne condit conditional lonal promise from her 1 I am willing filing to wait alt don t you hiow u 0 he ie said bald im suro sure general C garden ard en will mill come out nil all right go abroad if ou oil like but promise to marry me when allen ou lie ile gazed long longinal at her I 1 no I 1 will promise not to marry within the next two years will that battest you morita men Is left jessies pi presence pie sence wild with ith delight met ills his fancied success A few das later Get general teral garden carden ar rived from boston and held several conferences with mith morris one night he greeted geible with unusual tenderness the old proud light was mas in hla his ea ecea es wa ills shoulders deis were mere thrown back bach and hla his step was mas elastic I 1 I 1 am no longer a bankrupt jessie my darling he said when they were alone I 1 have so disposed of my sc be to mr morris that I 1 am able to pay all of in my debts and have enough remaining to send ou abroad lit CAD r 1 my pet and mr morris has given me a position in his bank ith a chance to vork mork into a partnership oh that 8 splendid I 1 exclaimed jessie are you sure sura you will mill not be disappointed Is it all anan aria anongd gd ngod beyond any doubt hole heie la Is the cheek check said bald general garden carden mith some borne surprise why do ou ask jessie because I 1 wish to go to paris as ag soon ast as pos possible yas inas the answer I 1 I am just ci cia a to take up tip in paint ing and music and now I 1 can go cant 1 I my pot arthul arthue called that evening and vainly attempted to persuade her to spend the summer in and postpone her trip abroad until autumn ile he bade her nit an effusive farewell and jesso gave a happy figh of ie hot of when the train arrin tolled rolled out irom the station CHAPTER two strange interviews it mat a delightful to bo be again in tho the old fashioned house overlook ing the ocean jessie confessed to edith lian hancock coh thit her anxiety to return to parts paris was wai assumed 1 I would be perfectly happy la ji this near dear old place all summer were it not for one discord she said to adith as they galloped along the beach the first evening after their agilva in yonder Is a suggestion of what hat la Is arising me to a foreign land jessie pointed with her riding whip at the red tiled roof of the morris mansion seen beneral ae eral miles away through a cleft in the hills do ion mean that are flying from arthur moms adith a dark ei ea opened wide I 1 I 1 do I 1 pi efer tho the society ol of strang ers era abroad rather than to tolerate his occasional presence pie sence here ansi answered sered jessie biting her tip lip in vexation they cantered in fience until they came to the old bridge where jessie trot first met john burt there she reined in her bai well let the horses rest here a moment she said 1 I always liked this athla spot isn t the view charming across the level ot of the marsh to the rocks and the dark fi inge of pines be dondl its much letter better at the top of the he hill insisted edith and wondered what jessie could nud find to admire in the prosaic come on jessie and she touched her roan with tha be whip jie jessie rimal ned behind hack back through the fiftal flying years her fancy wandered to the summer day when allen under the tuition at 0 a sturdy farmer lad she fished for or crabs over the side of the bridge D du john burt yet live did she yet hold the place in ats heart sho she occupied on that night when under the old maples sho she rested against his breast aal an I 1 bade him a sad farewell T would ho he return when the little flowing to towards arda the ocean bean on oil the outgoing tide seemed the sole connecting link between the past and the future the clatter c hoofs aroused aiom her reverie she loo 1001 ed up to see edith coming towards hei bet I 1 what attraction has that mudd old creek I 1 demanded idith come on deasia un uncle fe T tom has sounded the horn tor for dinner on the edith and mrs dishop went to doston boston on a shopping expedition but they could not per euada besise to acorn pany them in the afternoon she ordered her horse saddled and declining an escort soon scion disappeared in a of 0 tho the road half an hour later she stopped in front of peter burta burt s fat inhouse sho she had not dismounted when tle ite great oaken door swung back and peler buit came towards her aliete ag a kindly glearn gleam in hla his eio a with a pouilly couilly air lie ho bowed and greeted her it to Is thoughtful of you to gemeril her me my child lie he said as he gave her ills his land hand and helped her to dis mount jasper title tal e care of aless cardena boiden a horse ike e will sit in the shade 0 of tho the hiees it la is cool and pleasant hero here dionn la is our fathel my child lie ile Is very m veil ell answered jessie since 3 iou oil s sim im him lie he hns has had finan cial trouble but his affairs are aie in better shape now nom ile ho lives in new yoi boik it the old man raad jadw no reply and in an interval of 0 clience followed she felt that his ees were upon her not un tin kindly but searching friendly ani magnet fe almont unconsciously she addressed him have you any word or heard ana anything thing from john mr air buit but t lie ile paused for a moment as if to welsh hta his words I 1 have heard rom him he said deliberately lie ile la is alive and well ell alive and well she exclaimed her eeg glistening with mith excitement ile ho la Is alive ani well mell repeated peter burt this strange interview took place more moie alan two scars A be fore james blike if it turned front from cal If ortila and as has haa been narrated in advertently gave to poter burt his first verbal information antor nation concerning conr ernine john burt listen to me ray my child bald poter peter hurt burt impressively I 1 and have falth faith in fit even word I 1 say 0 to o you john is in a far air on aind and there he shall remain until the time ordained for his re turn seek seck not tc call him away amay from field not dot yet harvested hai vested I 1 am fourscore four score and mote moi e s bears ears old yet shall I 1 live long after his return and he and hla his shall be the joy of my closing das dais youth Is impatient but it Is powerless to cheek check gods god a plans plan 8 do you bellove believe what hat I 1 have told you my child I 1 1 I do answered jesale garden carden and her voice and the confident look in her eyes added emphasis emp basla to her declaration peter durt abruptly changed the subject nor did lie h return to it for nearly three hours hoars they tallied talked on vallous topics and never once did peter dart burt lead the conversation in a not entertaining to his fair young walter not until the great rock to the west of the rouse threw its long shadow over them did jessie look at her ii vatch atch with A aj ai i exclamation ol of sui surprise prise she eh arose anise to go BO you have made this afternoon a very happy one for me my child h he e said as ito he lifted her to the saddle lie he bowed his bla gray head bead and raised his powerful arms may alay god bless and keey keel you my daughter jessie rode home in the fading sun bun light a great joy in her heart ile he Is alive and belll she ahe repeated time and time line again A week late jessle jessie sailed for prance france it was marly two years before she aha completed her studies and again entered boston harbor r 1 4 CHAPTER general genera garden carden Is puzz puzzled led illein are arc the capets papa dear and here are and matches I 1 anund sour gl ases on the writing desk I 1 ou all are cat cai eless es ever papa dear isn t it if liten to have some one on who mho dinovis just hat ahat ou oil wish mish ani anil I 1 whore here to imd it 11 I 1 it Is jessie ro nl vell pel and gen oral garden carden placed its his arm around his hi daughters daughter B maest ejem her fair face down doon to life his and hr fondl I 1 mchall not let sou read all tho the ei citing papa because I 1 have so BO many things to tell sou on said jessie smoothing back the scant gray locks they were in tie cozy drawing room of mr air a new I 1 lork ork rest reel dence it Is remarkable kable how easily a new concern can establish itself in wall street said gt acial carden lading laang aside hta his paper and wiping hla his glasses jessie her ees cies bilth dutiful interest it vaa aas not so in the old conservative dais it then took icara 5 cars to establish standing and credit now an unkei unknown ihn mu can come out horn from the west went and have the by the ears cars in thit thil lab das lor b or ex ample take this man blake who mho has bas ili tho flint fill of if blake corn coal pany ile he suddenly eniy appeared here front from san francisco and conducted a campaign which blell swept two old fished houses off their feet ills ilia bionta vero mere estinia ted at millions I 1 since tile then we haie hae beard of nothing but the doings of james jamea alake here to Is an all continued general car den picking up a paper alnes an decourt of a betm ettl this upstart and the secretary S rotary of the treasury of tho the united states they sa ra blake la is only t twenty enty a sven ven leara I 1 cars old jessie my iny deal it Is a great thing to be born fo dunate aou ou mole eio riot not wise darling in your be lection of a father general birden smile 1 sadly lie ie the best and dearest father in the world exclaimed beasle jos sie placing her hand lit in his out but I 1 RI no not t going to let him read the papers any more this evening lets lt 8 forget all bout about a the old stocks and the mr air blake and tall talk of those me e know papa dear I 1 NN elsh tall to ask you a ques cities tion what Is it ma m pt p t the bay that children must not ask questions ilas anything licen been heard of john durt 1 I 1 I thought perhaps mr air nor mor ris ala would know as boon as any one general cerden 9 lips tightened ile ho pulled nervously at his beaida and tho the military moustache bristled ag answer me papal papa I 1 have a right to know th tb la Is there nas aa a flash ili hi the tender eyes ayea and a at ning cut cune e la in tho the pi piet et ty lips tho the left her cb cheek eek and she looked frankly into her fabb father ra a fm the IK bravery of f truth and the calr modesty ot of virtue general carden ft as disarmed nothing lids his been heard from mr dart burt fco bo tar far as I 1 can learn jessie he said eald possibly Poast bly his grandfather may no ay have hae ha e ness I 1 arn am reasonably sine mr air morris has none let us talk of something else jessie ilie hie door opened allotted and mrs airs bishop entered hero Is our evening mall mail marshall marall 1 I all she ehe said handing han dine hei brother a number dumber of letters and hero here is a letter tor for you asle jessie opened and lend lead a note trona from arthur morris it congratulated her on a safe return from abroad and closed by asking permission to call on the tha first evening would suit her convenience the letter lay idly in her hand and ner thoughts were far away when the general uttered an all exclamation A most coincidence V Ile keally fIlly this Is quite remarkable what has happened papa to be continued |
