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Show Kffi(pJ(Bn(D ff (Conyrlxht IM, by Dally Story 1Mb. Co) iJittla tat directly In front of thn Ido window and lookod with pcnalvo lyea out acroaa tho fair eipanie of meadow llur pretty lip drooped lalntlly at the cornera and now and Ihcn a quiver awrpt over them. Scarcely n alngle aound broke the turn-mcr turn-mcr atlllni-at, and thla aerved to In-tenalfy In-tenalfy the glrl'a thoughtful mood He-foro He-foro her In awlft panoramic rovlow paaaed the lltllo rommonplaco cVMita ot her llfo Thcru waa not a thing abovo Iho ordlnnry nor even below. In fact, nothing worthy to remomber or forget. Hat now ot lato a chango had come A now icnao of dlaaatlafactlon, a queer feeling of lonallneea waa tteal-Ing tteal-Ing Into hir being and a longing dan-geruutl) dan-geruutl) near a pnatlon filled her heart. Hho waa too ouiik and Inei-porlcnced Inei-porlcnced to analyie tho cnuto of thla rovolutlnn Imtvatlcnlly aim tooted tho bit ot embroidery aalde and nroae. "Mr. Duram," alio gained aa the faced a man who alood back of her chair "What over wero you thinking to deeply of, lltllo onot" ho atked, with a emtio "1 don't know," iho ipnkn gravely: "I am feeling gloomy In apllo ot luch beautiful weather. I bcllevo I am growing dltaatlafled and Juit a little lonely." Her voice tank to a whlipor. Then her aunny head dropped Into her banda on tho arm ot thn deep chair. Tho man made a movement aa If to draw nearer, but he controlled him-tolf him-tolf and aettlod back to hla former po-altlon po-altlon "l-Mtlt," hla voice waa unatrady with emotion, "romo Into tbe Harden; you muat bo aad. It hurta mo It hurta me." Then hla hand went out to her. Hho railed her head auddenly and root hla look. Involuntarily nor hand wont to her heart, a burning bluah flow to her cheek and mounted.to her very hair and receding left her whlto to the llpa. IJko a buret of glorloui blinding light tho truth camo to her. Hho anatchvd her hand from hla, aprnng up and look n fow atcpa back. Then alio heard hla dear volco "I lovo youl 1 tovo you bolter than my aoul" Tho glrl'a wholo being ret ponded to lilt declaration, thcro waa a delight In hla carota that awept all clao from her I.ovo look poiieealon of her ao completely tho wbolo world aoomod to lay within thla ono man. "Sweetheart," ho whlapcred, "wilt you como with tno at onco? Will you truat mo, dear, end como now f" "Now!" aho atked tromuloutly. "Wo can bo married horo to-morrow, I lovo tho placo and I ahould llko to apond tho happleat tlmo ot my llfo hero." "I cannot marry you," the worda droppod hirahly from hla trembling llpa. Tho girl aprang from him and drew horaelt to her full height proud ly. "And you dared to lovo met" burat In an angry pattlon from her. "You havo won tho ono lovo ot my life, you havo taken my heart and beat It cruelly, cruel-ly, but you cannot Iramplo It Into the dutt. I will not let you, 1 will not!" "Ijittlt," ho antwrred, atung to the quick, "I havo meant no wrong. Ood Sat directly In front of tha window. knowa I lovo and honor )ou nbovo all olio In tho world, and became ot my ' lovo I cannot lotto you ao dear, dear look at me," Tho girl looked up. "I forgive you," tho aald aim ply. "And I may come agalnf ho naked humbly. Sho did not antwer, but atood In the ahadow with averted face. The man hetltatcd and hla heart told hint how completely at hla mercy thla trembling trem-bling girl waa, and yet ho loved her and hla wholo tolf cried out, "Latllt, lAttla'" A timid touch arouaed him and two aoft llpa whlapcred In hit ear, "Stay." Then becauao of Mi it-lenco it-lenco iho drew back and cried with abandon, "Clod, what have I done!" Tho man croiaeM to the door and went out without a alnglo backward glance, nor did he utter ono word, though ho heard tho glrl'a dry, heartbreaking heart-breaking tobi. I.atn that night tattla rote from her couch ,whcro aho had been lying lotting and aleeplnaa, throw on a looao gown and dropped Into a chair beforo her open window. Tha brilliant moonlight ahono Into her room. Bud denly from out the ahadow on the "If you love mi, go, go." ernnda a form appeared and btfore ho could movo or cry, kneeled bo-aldo bo-aldo hor and claapod her cloae. "Ijittla," a voice iho knew woll whlapcred. "Ijittli, I have tome, dearcet, I havo como" "Jack, you mutt go 1 want yog to go my heart la breaking. If jou lovo mo, go, go." "Von don't lovo me " Ho tiled min'a old reproach, Iho aubtlo eapon a man nlwaa utea to win the woatabe covcta or lovo. "I do, dear, and you know It. and becnuao I do not want to bate yea, I bid )ott lcnvo mo at once." Thla waa not tho logic bo cipecttd, nnd It atnrtled him a little. Then ill till manhood uproae. "Ijittla, you arc a queen; your hurt la tho pureat In Iho world. Uccanit I lovo you In tho beat way a mm can lovo, I will go. flood by dear " hla volco broke Into a nob. Ha prtutd hla hot llpa to her band and viit quietly away. |