Show the th mini holtei ii of ti alic 10 1 i 1 VC 1 II 11 UK L 1 DAY AV DE BR B R fort fore christmas christinas basto as to beane be ono of bustle buelle cx cac c i tc t e men tand peas tion lion to hie elie in inin a t 13 eg a 0 of f tho ihu flat brick on oil one at if the principle I 1 lc streets of salt 1 abc city mrs eaton tile 3 or of the lie mandon sat bat alone in in the breakfast room waiting wailing N with ith aviden L elie art anival ial of t no nc daily governess for mrs eaton fearing the contamination of tin the public school for or her children had them taught at home flume madeline gray ray it lady of quiet been chosen for this important post and to go far had kiven given complete satisfaction she lodged in tile the city and came ever evera y ning to tile the matis itin and now as she came up tip the stone alone st pe mrs eaton looked approvingly PI lit the slight alight black wilbea ngun figuni she aa wag the very person wall ill of neatness from her dainty boots boots to the round hat jost bright f bcd by a if scarlet bich rested jauntily jiun tily upon a iaia inam of u perfectly arran sed ed auburn hair leair the pini Parti ost eRt glue avei brightened kindly gru griet eting and the lie two women mt eat doll d chii to discuss christmas festivities mr etton has invited it a number of friends to dinner and u c e have always kept up tip the custom of decorating the I house souse and I 1 wanted to rikk ask you if you mil ill lend ua your ofir artistic artie tic touch today began the lady of the mansion the chil children dien will enjoy a cebea cessation tion of lessons and it N ill save me ine a world of trouble find and anxiety if you N M ill take charge charce of the decoration miss gra gray Y miss gray was not averso averse to performing in this pleasant tark and all being arranged satisfactorily mrs eaton presently came down stairs dressed for the imy my husband left ifft this message for his baitner pait pi ner said eaid she mr dayton will for it on liis way out to east waterloo and I 1 think lie will not be ill pleased to lo receive it from your our land hand aliss madeline this liba vas inas said in a gay payi bantering tone lone but alie governess replied gravely that the kilo would attend to the matter then clever mrs mra eaton took lier her departure to call and shop and chat to her heads content knowing well eliat under alic direction ut ot the like governess the house would tie bo a model of beauty by tile lie tinie linie slie she returned lull alone madeline stood still for a ino finont a rebellions rebellion light gathering in llie elie e I 1 03 ts es so she elie I 1 sed cil mr dayton is comini coming an and I 1 I 1 am to have it a private interview well veil e Ls hill see A glano at the ines message sage a large envelope scaled antl and marked im poi tant thit she addressed to mark deyton esq and calling the housemaid said Il hannah willannah should mr dayton ask tor for irie ahen lie callb callasan say trat I 1 urn loo lao busy to see bee callers calli ra but there is it a letter cn the hall table for or him bim the maid prom promised sod and lien returned to tho kitchen bhele alle was nas helping the llie cook u with ith culinary preparations ill stairs madeline found waiting for lier her in their tiny schoolroom with eager expectancy for she had promised them a long christmas story 0 miss as madeline we thou hayou lil you were never coming exclaimed lucile as the opened the door will you tell us that delightful story before vio vc begin our ed elsie we will have no lessons today madeline and you are to kielp me liang hang up tile holly and mistletoe which your uncle sent from florida the children gave a shout expressive of juvenile delight and they all set to murk urk As thy they v difed madeline told stories about the Wc soon diniak room barlots and hall wore were an aspect of tropical splendor rp lendor resto ea pons hung in graceful ill cumes from froin every projection every picture had a wreath every blank space on it a device and from every nook and corner fragrant los Illos sonis deemed to coger w iisdor ot of au mei breezes brec zes madeline llad elins stood in i the hd it now ing the effect with the eye of ft a connoisseur see my beautiful ur wreath eath cried elsie madeline play piny im ilin the yule king you yen tol told d us about kneel donn doin hero bere and I 1 will crown you queen madeline knelt in mock solemnity and the me pretty crown wits was bein boins adjusted with appropriate ceremony when nhen the doorne door bell lorang rang ian nal who had come out to see alie coronation quickly an it and ere madeline could alter her position n man entered a 1 man of me medium in light and slender elender mold choso whoso small dark head was wag icil hell loiso poiso ol and whose hose if borneo hat haughty baughey waa ar very cry graceful altogether lie he pas n goodly exterior f here was wag a sort of the file in ryes eyes which spoke in ill clear intelligent language of 11 t wilful passionate nature on my iny oil queen of the hie yuletide tido you cire nrc an artist laid lie in that welly nelly bodul ilca voice which thich marked liim a man of culture this is andeel an all unexpected pleasure if late I 1 have been unable to catch a glimpse of your sunny face fabec 1 I 1 als wag not aware that my fico face had 1114 ever a gleam of fur for you mi ill dayton daylon eai said eail l madeline is as with all the hie at her command she moved away 0 lo 10 o the other end of if tho hall but not licit to he be reau leed lie aked what can I 1 do to help you thank Than kii I 1 need not trouble you alic he answered curtly curlly the children who seemed to adore liim him now began to chatter about their christmas joys ho le HOW ins reverentially v enre lucilus Lucilo 8 bellow telov curls and ana vow now and then baying buch funny things that they lie fairly screamed aith laughter tile while lie bathed madeline Mad cine t ettine ine a spray pray of holly about the lull hall lamp clr amr eaton left a letter for you jt it is there on tile table slie she said it is not clot here lie answered after at moments ornen ts boarch A 1 sudden fear took poz possession session of heras she fhe noted the look of on his face aa was it iMpOrt important Rut she file questioned it contained a considerable sum of mong which niton baton wished me to in invest in in real estate at fast east waterloo today was the answer condemning ier her carelessness unsparingly she he searched every nook and corner corder ard aad eeling geeing no sin sign of the letter elie he questioned the chil children dien but they had not notEe acen enit it hannah was appealed to but with the same result lias has anyone called here thia irig in asked dayton the maid had heard some one come in in but thinking it was mr eaton paid no further attention and presently I 1 lifted akil ikil heard tile same person as she supposed go out again again madeline was wag in favor of putting tile aclair into hato the alie lianda hands of the police hut blit daylon iho could foresee ahat she would bo be suspected was waa anxious to save her ber annoyance anno vance so lie rem Ived upon I 1 a little stratagem Ili calin g into I a alery merry laugh lie exclaim ned I 1 what a mountain out ofa molehill mole hill I 1 see it all now just before I 1 left home I 1 telephoned Ea contrary to expectation pec tation I 1 ouli call it at alie ollice before going out to waterloo loo and lie he thinking I 1 did not intend to call home tor for the purpose of getting this thid ra money oney and it was in a large and marked important interrupted madeline 1 yes and on entering the liall hall lie I 1 saw MW a and nd recognized it and po eo slipped away allay quietly in order to teach the person who placed it there a lehson leb lie ile was so madeline was its reassured assured ic and the subject was dianis dis dismissed nis aed en entirely tirey dui duding in elie bearch lucile had found a folded caper and bring bringino iny it to dayton my chis on willi ameni jin enile le innocence aided Is ii this it I 1 aiu iu had glanced at tile paper then something to tile child and standing in an angle of the liall hall where lie iio was screened from observation lie unfolded the piper anil and read TO ONE I 1 LOVE 49 s i earns the sea upon the chore TO bleak its hounds bounds forevermore so yearns earns the tide of love in me ine to break brcak the silence and be free As aa yearns the tide lido u with it it ceaseless roar to spend sta ita force upon the shore so yearns my ln lit art with ceaseless moan to speak its passion to thine own like whispering waves that blithely danco dance upon the eforo with laug laughing bing glance so 80 plays playa the fancy of my heart on thee mine other stronger part oli oil if tile the dovir loving sea find end rest U upon on tho the shores unchanging bre breast ast SO so may this throbbing heart of 0 wino find ind answer in each throb ot of thine lie ile recognized the graceful characters as that the subject of this ef caf was himself if lie I 1 iad had no doubt anil and lie colad scarcely retrain refrain from a laug li liali gh but advancing ile ho continued tile the seircy seir ch with ith the rear result t above noted madeline now resumed her work with features ea tures its as immovable as ever aio do you know tivit I 1 nm am tempted to keep e a an it old time liine custom said lie il glancing 1 1 ealing at the ceiling in instinctively at she too glanced glin ceil up find and found that she ehe sa eta nGing beneath a pendulous cluster of american loe eoe she quickly altered her position kunii anil lie lati laughed lied tile the sweet lazy laugh which filch I 1 was as tho the must charming she ehe had ever heard then drawing nearer dearer an anil 1 looking down don into her eyes with ith a an 11 e eager ager pleading expression said madeline I 1 will see you it is useless for you to avoid 1110 any lon longer dongir gir you yon know knew what I 1 wish to sly say w eliy fly refuse to hear roe me mr Uty too tile replied ic ie plied growing very N hite in tile the effort c to appear c old and aid proud your attentions lire very an poying du do not I 1 beg he wake tile ina dr de gaize pis you on by forcing me to receive them consider our acquaintance it at an all end and do not attempt to see tile me legain flA iii I 1 nih you grod good afternoon good afternoon misi mis madeline I 1 will ill fee eee you you this ibis evening nevertheless elese tie he said nemly and then with willi ft a light heart and elastic clastic step stel dev departed arted for his place of business 0 awil u hr r u wily ily mark how well lie knew the hearal the firm of 0 eaton dayton co was doing a milling business that afternoon and the elie junior partner as lie passed on oil in search of eaton ealon was greeted mith ith winn winning ing smiles from the fair customers for mark dayton with liis his handsome h face and ready wit was is a favorite in the highest eucial circles having closed tile the ollice office door lie soon came to lit an understanding der with regard to the money inong eaton had left in fit ilia his cifes care ills his partner at once acet accused sed madeline of cf tile theft this made ilard so angry that lie he was speaking brave anil and eloquent words in her defence de fenie when arthur eaton ealon a dissipated younger olinger brother of laid is partner entered homet cini ething liing unusually eager in ill liis his appears appearance aice or attitude caught marks attention quick as a flasitz lie ho remembered that tills this aniu whom lie had always suspected of tile ilie deepest killiany vil liany wa was s in the habit of calling at kaiton a s almost daily might lie he not have discovered the boiney and stolen quietly away ith it had not lian hannah nali heard sonia some one enter tile house and go out again looking the ne newcomer cotner steadily in elio eye eve lie he continued talking ti ilkin about tho the theft 1 I think I 1 can put toy my hand on the chipi and if I 1 do not ferret him out you may rest assured li ha CAU can not be found gal said id lie however ve ue will let tile tho matter rest act for a day or two to eaton and jill ill seo see IN what cau can be done this was said in that peculiar resonant tone chich mark always adopted when his words contained a hidden meaning lur aning arthur eaton gave a slight unconscious u shiver tl iver ills his eyes fell beneath alie the searching glance ef the other oilier and mirk mark was sure of his man with aith madeline the hours passed swi swiftly fily and at live five mrs katon eaton ic turned laden with parcels of every emery description I 1 slie she was pleased with th alie house chouse all and madeline warmly slie she learned ficia the children of mr call but the immovable face of the governs governess told her nothing more she was vias very fond of madelina Madelin Madel inq 3 and desired to see iier her the wife of mark dayton mr and mrs eaton were catholics and by sheer accident they had discovered that miss iray gray was a mormon only once had the lady to this 1 I am arav sorry you are a mormon madeline she eaid were it not for that you would be simply magnificent ent madelino madeline had replied that she would not attempt to intrude iier her religious I 1 belief upon any ones notice but 19 L be 9 aliu life of a real latter day salat saint was ilag so po pure poro null beautiful licau tifai so full of rich inexhaustible thought lit so exhilarating exhilaration mid comfortable for table that elie could coula not understand why reasonable people to be bc cievo in ill its divine or origin i n after amter this mrs eaton had quietly fl looked aked about for v aft ays vb nod menus of elf drawing Made lilleE allegiance away from that unchristian three new nev factors wore introduced into tier her life OU on all convenient oc visions rii ti eions they were vere new books bonks dij music ant anil the society of cultured people the quick witted woman saw at once oace that mark dayton was w s impressed with the superior intellect and noble character of the pirl sa she did not tell him of Made linell faith but in ever every way asay encouraged and kept alive liia hia aly admiration mi ini ration for tier her it not happened that when lien lie dined with it hie 0 o ditona Li tona ho would visit alio llio lie school roo room ill ostensibly to see sec tile eb children ildren but in I 1 elkitz to get gel better bc ater aci acquainted t beir teal teacher I 1 er at lucli times gioles slie she was iras ery di dignified L iriving tile per 0 o put aside their books an and entertain their visitor she would tip ip I biear air to bo be very absorbed in ill I 1 hei let embr embroidery or the book site she was reading sometimes tic lie would begin a 1 conversation with tier lie ile did bot always suc site cred but otten often she rahe was dimmed Pha ined in herself lie he was both elmer ind t nd fas fascinating ina ting after awhile finding ber to be bea a great reider reader lie ventured to lu bring tier ono one of liia his favorite booss books ll it was it a hook book translated f from roial I 1 the lie german iv bv an all eminent eini tient wi iter and educator a book pile had long desired boea to lea 1 I after this there to exist a soil of UL tie between then they lead irad the lie same saine books and talked about t 11 ein when in lien they met inet site she saw all and felt tile the bariger of this for they the 31 vere here both bolli lot bit bilious ious each to may eay th lie most moat it aings to tile alio other but sit alla could not nol resist the influence of liia his cultured cul iiii iid nor lie understand that liis society mada inadi lier let ill at ease case and unhappy when his attentions bec became atile marked site avowed avoided him as aa anuth na is poss possible itle cajina that iliac site she appreciated precia ted tile the kindness that ali t prompted hiis gifts she elle |