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Show Hj' H' l ' I pHE MAID af MAIDEN UAN&I Ban Hi J" $v Sequel to 'TIioJBow of OranRo "Ribbon." . . () Br , , A LOVE STORY BY AMELIA E. CAf.R Hji R (Copjrtiht. 1100, br Amelia K. lUtr) B CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.) BJ "That Is .so, but I tlilu . hor life BJ wa3 worth a few wprda. And Thomas BJ Jclferitoti tn) a she was ten thousand HJ times welcome to the prelection his BJ ruiuo -gave In... I tuarh my God I HJ have nover had such temptation. Over- BJ righteous wo must not ha, J.ysbet." ' BJ "1 am astonished, nleo. 1 thought BJ Aionta would cry out uud that only." BJ "What a man or u woman will do BJ and sudor, and how thoy will do and BJ surfer, no one knows till comes simo BJi gnat occasion. All the human bea.t Hj Mai A 6 Is tho cnance." HJi '.As men and women havo in l'aris Hi to ' live, I wonder me, that thoy tan H Wih to live at al! Wolcuino to thorn HJI must )f Tlcath." Hj 'Sowont aio you, Lysbct. Trouble HHi--- " tid "Hardship make us lovo lite. A BB. "" zfcj they c'v u to it. It was net from HHft tho Jews in oxllo und captivity, but BIS from tho Jos of Solomon's' gloi) Hi chmo the only dtcsatlsned, hopelcas HH ifordB In the Bible.'1 BH "To-monow, Jorls, I will go and HB scb Arcnta. Sho Is fair, aud alio HBR 1A.0W3 It; witty, and sho knows It; HH of good courage, nml oho knows It; HHj the lasblon. and sho knows It. To HHj .Amelia Van Zandt she suld, my heart HHj will ncho furoer for my beloved HH! AUianase, and Aurclla fays that her HHj! old lover Willlo Nlcholls Is at her feet HHV sitting all tho day long yet for all HHJ these things sho Is a bravo woman HHJ And 1 will go and seo her." HH "Willlo Nlcholls Is a good young HH Jiin.il. atid he Is rich also; but of him I HHJ taw nothing at all. Cornelia Moruu 1 was there and no llowcr of 1'aradlso Is Bl -so sweet, so fair!" Bg "A very proud gtrll I am glad sho BB xald 'no' to tny Jorls." Jh "Cjme, my Lyshct, wc will now f -pray and alccp. There Is so much not BBjl tO Say." Hf CHAPTER XIV. bVJI BBW The New Days Come. Hj One afternoon In the lato autumn Ht JVnnlo was sitting watching Hydo B! Tlaylng with his dog, a big mastiff of HHHJ iiohlo birth and character. Tho crca- HHH tore eat erect with his head leaning n against Hydo, and Hyde's arm was HHHt thrown Around fyls neck as ho talked HB to him of their adventures on tho HK Urcnd that day, ! Outsldo thoro was in tho air that November fooling which chills Ilka the jmrslng breath of death. Hut in the liouso Annlo and Hydo and tho dog ral within tho circle of warmth and light mado by the blazing gnh. logs, and In thr.t clrclo theri wns nt least nn atmoyjoJiore of hwcqI content. Sud-denly Sud-denly George Icokod up and Ills eyoo oauftlit thoso of Annlo watching him. j "Wlnt lmvo you been reading, An BflH nlc'" ho asked, as ho stooped forward HJHj und took a thin olumo from her lap. BBj "Wlir!" ho crlod, "'tis Paul and VI r- BBD .filrJa. Do you read lovo storloe?" BBj "Yes Tho mystery of a lovo af- BBBj fair pleases ovcry one, and I think wo BBBj shall not tiro of lovo Btoiles till wo BBBJ tiro of tho mystory of spring, or of BBBJ primroses and daffodils." BBBJ "Lovo has been cruel to me. It BBVJ has mado a cloud on my llfo that will BBBJ Jicln to cover mo In my grave" jlBI J 'Vou still lovo Cornelia?" MbH "I cannot euro myself of a passion BBpjK so hopolPBS. lion ever, as I tco no ol.d HH to my unhnpplness, I try to submit to BBpl what I cannot avoid." BBH "My undo grows anxious for you to VJ marry. Ho would bo glad to seo tho BBVJ ncco'slon or Hydo nstnrcd." BBBJ "Ob, ladcud, t lmvo no mind to tako BBBJ a wlfo I hcrr every day that somo BJBfl of my nripialntanco lmvo married; I HBjj hear of nono that have done worse," BHBj' "You bcllovo nothing of wha.t you BBuB E&y. My uncle was much pleased b9 iOTfeiW bB r WM!WmWm' WKf ffm HI A ! H Is from Cornelia," HHBj -with Sarah Capol. What ill you think H of tho beauty?" HHJ "Cornelia has niailq nil' other vsom- HB "! so lnrtrffe'rf!,t i nt tin' If I ran- BBVH not marryjliur, no fathi;.- mu ill)o BhH ot nio n( hu cIkmiii'," HHJ "CAiiiKit )ou foifci'. cturrcliL," HHJ "It Is ImpOksIMy. lit r i iinie pBBBl move mo bfcnil wordv BBBJ Then tho) vsoro hIIm i uimI II . BBttVJ drew hU- dog rioter aud cn n- u;, BBfJ Mnze ampng sojim iii.-h 1 1 1m an Ik,; BBVjfl vhlch & tiprvun lm ' jm i in u..t BBH At his nntanr i. , ai BHJI nle a letter, yu! ' n -,m: rl HB reading Hydo fMj i, -u- j about It, aid en when hr- (on. id fl Annlo -ngnrd(ne Mm k Hi dm hol- oiil In her faco, ho failed to understand, under-stand, as ho always had done, the noblo lovo which had hcon bo long nml so faithfully his a lovo holdlcg Itself above ondcarments; solf-repross-fil, Rolf-Bncrlllclng, kept down In tho Inmost heart-chamber a dignified prisoner pris-oner 1) oh I inl very real bnis. Yet h'o was conscious that tho letter was of more than usual Interest, and when tho servant had olotod the door be- ' V" 1 m iff6 "irW til I s -B His eyes ran over the sweet words, hind him, ho asked, "Whom is your letter from, Annlo? it seems to please jou vory much." Sho leaned forward to him, with the paper In her little trembling hand, and raid: "it Is from Cornelln." "My God!" ho ojnculnted, and the words wore frought with such feeling, ns could liavo found no other vehicle of expression. "She has sent you, dear Oeorge, a copy of tho letter you ought to liavo received more than two years ago. Head It." His eyes ran rapidly over tho sweet words, his face Uamed, his hands trembled, ho cried out Impetuously. "But whnt docs It meanlf Am I qulto In my senses? How has this loiter loi-ter boon delayed? 'Why do get only a copy?" ' "Hocauso Mr, Van Aniens has tho original," "It la all Incredible. What do you mean, Annlo? Do not keep mo In such torturing suspense." "It menus that Mr. Van Arlens nsk, cd Cornelia to marry him on thg nmo day that you wroto to h.or about your marriage. Sho pnsuered both letters In tho uamo linni', nml misdirected them." "God's death! How can I punish so mean a scoundrel? I will have my latter from him, If I follow him. round tho world for It." "You havo your lottor now. I asked ask-ed Cornolla to wrlto It again for you; and you sou plio has done It gladly." "Angfll or goodnoss! Hut I will havo my first letter." "It lies been In that man's keeping for moro tbnn two J ears. I would not touch It. Twould Infect a gentleman and mako of him a rascal Just ns base." "Ho shall wrlto mo then nn apology In hl own blood. I will mako hlra do It, at tho point of ray sword. Remember, Re-member, Annlo, whnt this darllnc girl Buffered. Kor his treachery sho nearly dlod, I speak not of my own wrong It Is as nothing to here." "However, sho might havo boon raoro careful." , "Annie, sho was In tho happy hour of love. Your calm soul knows not what a confusing thing that is sho mado a mlstako, and that sneaking villain turned her mlstako Into a crime. By a God's morcy, It is found out but how? Annlo! Annlo, how much I owo you! What can I say? What can I do?" "Bo reasonable. Mary Damer really found U out. Ills guilty consclonco forced him to tell her tho story, though to bo suro, ho put tho wrong on peoplo he did not nnmo. But I knew so much of the mystery of your lovo sorrow, ns to put tho stories together, to-gether, and find thorn flu Then I wrote to Cornelia." "How long ago?'' "About two months." "Why then did you not glvo mo hopo ero this?" "I would not glvo you hopo, till hopo was cortaln. Two )cars Is a long tlmo in a Clrl'S life. II una n nnIMn thing for Cornelia to havo forgotten to havo changed." "Impossible! Sho could not fo.get. Sho could not chango. Why did you not toll mo? I should havo-known hor heart by mlno own." . "I wished to be suro," repeated Annlo. a llttlo moro sadly. "Forgive me, dear Annlo, But this rr.r tlrru nm I-.ln an urnpoakahlo condition. You to- I mi I mint Inave for Amcilrn nt oiicp." "No. I ii lot tbt. Gwirne." Tut If you consider" 'I liau- Ihu it rnnvhlurinK for two mi nt' l.i.i mi Wlu for yon now. tor i an- nit diile tn do so wlaoly. Wif i- .ii line tu f'm in tin t.M , ou ( ' mi t li ag yom plennure. Hhi Ik i , v. K(, to ,0 ,),,,,, ar, I Mi. ' - I.i'Ihku M!. I,, lie ilune Will ' " - I' ' -lortm far hhi chili', und " t u' !h in 'nm him that vou " w I" fi I i i i t Blm ileirnra o be cared for? Lawyers will not be hur rlcd tbero will bo consultations, and ongrosslngs, end slgnlnga, and love In your case will havo to wait upon law." "TIs hard for love, and harder per Imps for anger to wait. Kor I am In a passion of wrath nt Van Arlens. I long to bq near hlra. Oh, what suffering suf-fering bis envy and hatred havo caused others!" "And himself also." "Tho man Is hnteful to mo." "llo has done n thing thnt makes him hateful, I hear your father coming, com-ing, I nm suro you will have his sympathy In nil things." Sho loft tho room ns tho Karl entered en-tered It. Ho was In unusually high spirits. Somo polltlcnl news had delighted de-lighted him, and without noticing bis aon's excitement ho said: "Tho Commons have tnken things In their own hntuls, George. I said they would. They listen to tho king and tho Lords very respectfully, and then obey thcmsolves. Most or the men In tho lvowcr House aro unfit to enter It." "Well, sir. tho Lords an n rulo send thorn there you havo sent threo of them yourself. But tho government Is rot Interesting. I havo something else, father, to think about. I lrtivo vory Important nows from America. Will you listen to It?" "Yes. If you will toll It to mo Btrniglit, nnd not blunder about your meaning." "Sir, I have Just discovered that a letter sent to mo moro than two yeais ago has been knowingly and purposely purpose-ly dotalncd from me." "Did tho letter contain means of Identifying It as belonging to you?" "Ample means." "Thon tho mnn Is outsldo your recognition. rec-ognition. You might as well go to tho Rrldcwoll and seek a second among Us riff-raff scoundrels. Toll mo shortly whom It concerns." "Miss Moron." "Oil, Indeed! Aro wo to havo that subject opened again?'' His face darkened, nnd George, with nn Impetuosity that permitted no Interruption, told the whole story. As he proceeded tho L'nrl becntuo Interested, Inter-ested, thon sympathetic. Ho looked with moist eyes at tho youth so dear to him, and saw that his heart was filled with tho energy and tenderness of his lovo. He felt tbat his son had rights all his own. and that ho must cheerfully and KcnorouBly nllow them. "George," ho answered, "you havo won ray approval. What do you wish to do?" "I nm going to America by tho no'xt packet." "You deslro to seo Miss Moron without with-out delay, that Is very natural," "Yes, sir. I am Impatient also to get my letter." "I think thnt of no Importance" "What would you havo dono In my case, and at my age, father?" "S,pinothlug extremely foolish. I Rboiild hnvo killed tho man, or JjCen klllod by hlni, ! hopo that you havo moro sense. Whnt does Annlo sny?" "Annlo Is nn nngel. I walk far below be-low hor and t hato tho man who has o wrunged Cornolla. I think, sir, you must ulbo hate him." "I bate nobody. God send, that I may bo treated tho same. Georgo, you have flashed jour sword only In! a noblo rjuarrol, will you now stnln It with tho blood 6f a mnn bolow your anger or consideration?" "Whnt do you wish mo to do, sir?" "I advlio you to wrlto to Miss Mo. ran at once. Toll her you nro moro anxious now to redeem your nromlso, than over you wero before, Say to her that I already look upon her as u dear daughtor, and am taking Immediate Immedi-ate steps to Bettlo upon you tho American Manor, and also such Now York property as will provide ror tho maintenance of your family in tho Btato becoming your order nnd your expectations. Tell her that my law-yors law-yors will go to this business to-mors row, and thnt ns Boon as tho doedB nro in your hnud. you will como nnd ask for tho Interview with Doctor Moron, so long and cruelly delayed," (To bo continued.) |