Show the misers behest M alic the hour hand of philip acres old silver hatchl was pointing to the figuir eight the snug red d curtain s nF out tho the rain and daik ne s of the march night and tho the fire snap ped and crackled behind the red hot bar of tho the little grato grate in a most cozy and comfor table sort of way way castin casting a rosy shine into the thoughtful brown eyes that were tracing b castles and coronets in the bi binning fining coals far A acre cre vas for once indulging himself il in hab fascinations of a day broam if I 1 were only rich P 1 lie ho pondered to himself ali ah if then goodby good by to all those musty old law books goodby good by to the mended boots and thrice turned coats and ami all the ways and means that a mans life into wretched bondage I 1 I 1 revel books and delicious paintings 0 and andi high stepping hoists I 1 hii buy a set of jowls for edith not pale pearls or sickly emerald but diamonds to blaze like links of file apont her royal throat I 1 I 1 what 4 nonsense im talking though ill 1 horried ho li aled cried suddenly rousing himself hold your confounded to aguel 1 I did suppose you were a follow fellow of more sense I 1 here you are neither rich nor distinguished gui shed but a simple law student while edith wyllis is as far above YC J 7 aspirations as queen tonight herself I 1 she loves me ine though she will wait and the time may one day come I 1 if only dr wyllis allis were not so distrust ful ful of a fellow I 1 however I 1 must learn to prove myself voi thy of the that ever hallo I 1 come in adfle there r e who everyou are I 1 ty a I 1 only file serving maid of the establishment ca riving a letter in ill the corner kotlier ko flier ap aaion ion between her finger andai and thumb lu mb P lease sir girtho tho ic postman just left it two cents fa 6 pay hero her e al 03 your two coppers then katow rPy pret 1 equivalent for any ally letter 1 may imay r receive yow N 0 iv talon alien 11 he added ashlie door iose dr hd katy substantial backa lets cowham co what iny unknown correspondent has to say A black seal oil ch not having any ie ic lations to lose I 1 am not alarmed at the prognostic pio gnostic ile he broke the sea seal and 0 glanced lanced leisurely over the short businesslike business like co communication muni cation contained within with a pace face that varied aiom incredulous surprise sin sui prise to sudden gladness am I 1 dreaming lie murmured to himself as if to insure complete possession of his senses no ito im wide awake and in my right mind it is not delusion no part of my waking vision T B but ut ivilo alio would ever suppose that old theion on M mortimer or timer whom 1 I seed since I 1 was a boy of sixteen and picked him out of the river half dead between cramp and frig fright would die arid and leave me all jus money why im not oven even the shadow of a relation but then I 1 nover never heard that the old man had any kith or 01 kin kill so I 1 cant imagine any hill haim in in taking advantage of liis his odd freak I 1 rich am I 1 really to be bench lich oil oh edith I 1 edith I 1 he clasped both hands over liis his eyes sick and giddy with avith the thought that the locc loved fai off star of his adoration would be bi ought near to him at last by the magnet of 0 gold old all those years cars of patient waiting were to be bridged over by the strange old mi sells acis bequest ho he might claim edith now I 1 how full of heart sunshine were the w wc 6 1 aka tim flirted flitted flit ted ba da cettl cycad ca d of the accepted 10 lo vcr bi by y edith 3 smile made beautiful by tho soft radiance of editha love thoice was only one alloying the almost imperceptible touch of distl distrust aist and suspicion with which stein old di wyllis his futino son in iii law alil ah lie fealey to fiust liis his only child to the keeping of any nian man who had not been gloved in the fiery quinace of trial it was precisely isely a week beffie the day appointed for the wedding weddin 0 and the bolt boft lights light availed by shades of ground glass lighted in dr wyllis drawing room where edith sat arnon among lier her white roses and working 1 0 on oil a bit of cambric ruffling and singing 0 to herself she was a slender beautiful gal ill with avith violet 0 gray ray eyes a blue veined fol foi chead and glossy abundant culls of that kind old painters love to portley port ay lay I 1 wonder if mortimer place is so very lovely 11 she said to a silver haired lady who sat opposite philip is going t to take me thoice when wo we return aiom our AV wedding oddin tour aunty aulty lie he says it is the sweetest spot that a poets fancy could devise with fountains and shrub belics and green delicious copses oli shall we ave not be happy there slie she started up with avith a bai blight lit sudden blush for even while ti alio ic words wore were trembling on her lips philip acre came into the loom liis his handsome face looking a little tiou troubled bled yet withal wit lial mrs wyllis with an all arch nod at lier her noice into the perfumed perspective of the conservatory aleain leaving 0 the lovers to themselves you abc looking glava giave philip said edith as lie bent over and kissed her cheek check and I 1 am feeling so dail dailing ilig I 1 have a very unpleasant aut d to make tonight to night our ofir marria marriage c must be postponed indefinitely Phili philip pl 1 for what leason to enable me inc by diligently labor admy profession to realize sufficient iii moans eans to t you dearest ill a 1 I manner atis satisfactory factory to your fathers expect expectations atins and my own wishes but cilip I 1 thought 11 1 you thought me heir of theron wealth so I 1 was edith a few heirs hars since but I 1 have relinquished quis lied ill claim to it now when I 1 accept othe the bequest I 1 was under mhd impress sn ni that no living heir existed I 1 learne today to day that a distant cousin a wodan is alive although my lawyer alls ils me in ignorance of her to theron mortimer of course shall transfer the property to her 11 but the will vill has made it legally ours is edith could I 1 reconcile it tc my ideas of truth and honor hollor to avail myself of old mortimers Mor timers fanciful fiuk fiak at this comans womans expense I 1 might tak the hoarded wealth but I 1 neter myself a again aidi could I 1 dicia of legally the heir beir nay dea deafest lest I 1 rjay may lose nane nd wealth but I 1 would rather die th thim n suffer a single stain on my hone r a a 11 you yon la ha 0 done right philip let plied edith sparkling spa lkling eyes we will wait ai 1 hope on liappa in loving 0 one anoro than over ever butcho but alio is she ach whit is her name 11 aist what I 1 stop to in inqui ic lawill adlite again 0 to my lawyer to ak these and to inject direct thada deed of conveyance be instantly nade dado out and then dailing his lips a moment yet lie he manfully the bitter sentence then I 1 I 1 avill ill begin the battle of life over again ands and edias loving eyes told win him what pile she thought of his noble self a a sweet testimonial I 1 1 hem 4 said dr wyllis aylis polishing polis liing his 0 cye y e r basos classes C with a ci imson ilk pocket I 1 suppose the young follow fellow had so about him a very iono rabb tiling to do edith I 1 have never fel exactly certain about phil bid bd rig 0 worthy of you papa bu but rn my mind is made 1 up now when isho coming again this evening sir sir ll 11 faltered edith the violet eyes softly dropping tell iain m edith that ho he may have you just the same as everl ever jand as for the law practicing in time enough ellough for that aft ei wail child dont strangle me with avith you kisses keep loin cm for phil lie he cooled after liis his daughter with eyes strangely dini dim not found wanting 0 I 1 lie ho muttered indistinctly the of orange orang c blossoms had died liway file 0 glimmer of pearls 1 hidden in ill velvet caskets and sadiq were 1 andl and traveling trunks and mr i r and mrs arc old married people couple of full a weeks I 1 duration were dilding 0 along the ahoi of the hudson in the amber glow low 4 glorious june sunset hall which way is Thol thonmas lias going ing 10 mid ai phiilip loaning leaning 0 from the windo ajas as the caniame turned out of the road 1 I add him taio to take phil ill 1 said id Edit li with brig bright 0 lit spark sparkling e lif let me have my own way just I 1 r once we are going to our new h me 0 YU 11 we said phil with a comical comic a I 1 it is t tp be IQ loc e it in a cottage wit waitstil u 1 atil you so see sir P 1 said mrs aero acre pus 0 haup her little rosebud of a M auth 2 an viral philip waited auti bously rt ft R are wo lia asked in as toni ment when the carli ae drew up in ill fiant of a stately pillared lAr portico tico which seemed not entirely unfamiliar to hini him surely this is mortimer placed place 1 I be surprised if it was said dr AVy wyllis llis emerging flom the doorway walk in my boy corne come edith I 1 well how do you like tho the look of your new home our new home V repeated philip 1 I do not understand you sir why I 1 mean that your little wife yonder yo nde r i is ef th the 0 s sole 0 I 1 0 surviving 0 relative of thoron theron mortimer although she never know knew of it until jintil this morning her mother was old mortimers Mor timers cusin cousin but some absurd quarrel had caused a total cessation of inter intercom couise se between the two branches of the family I 1 was a valo of the facts all ajon along but I 1 sorly sony to avail myself of the opportunity port unity of seeing what kind of stuff you made of phil acio acie and now as the deed of conveyance made out yet I 1 dont suppose your lawyer will avill trouble himself about it tile the heniss wont quarrel avith you yon ill be bound philip phiilip acres checks flushed and then diew pale with strong hidden efi emotion lotion as lie he looked at his fair wife st standing alAdin 0 beside him the sunset ing her bright hahto coils of shining gold and thought how unerringly the fiand hand of providence had straightened out the tangled ivea of his destin destiny out daleness of dal kness had ild come C 0 n le light |