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Show HH Bkootikap Mm far up en top of tho Ht Mill which aurround tlie fjord and H look down the Northern Set. H It wa Just it the tlinn when the iHj country la cruwded with tourliti who , WS come fmm all parti of tho world to H admire the midnight un. Hj Tim Weasbull, the tall, broad shout- Hj "ered mate, Mt on tho plana with Hj Aae, the widow Holla llrgcnbolm'a MM (laughter, who wore t coatly pearl H cklico which ho had brought her H from India. Hho waa beautiful ai a H claailo goddess, but cold and haughty B aa a marble itatuo. Tim bad fallen In H lovo with her when ho camo back HJ after an absence of two year, and her H mother, though ah bid hoped to sen H her married to a richer man, had ad- H tiled bor to accept him, H "You better take what yo can get, HJ . You will not nlwaya be night HJ ten, and Jciu mar not bare another Hj Bo Ann hid accepted him and the H aoneat lallnr waa hatpjr. HJ "I low aad It la that jrou mint leave H ao aoon," alio aald "Wn cannot even (o to dance tomrther In tho vlltaxe." Hl "Yea, It la red, Aaie, and three lone HB rein will piaa heforo wn aeo each 1 other a;aln, but when t do oomo back. we will have enough to Kit married." 1 "Well, three eara li no eternltjr, 1 and I will think of you dften." "Ncit to him ait Holla HeRcnholm. HB, Aaie'a flflnenoearold coualn an or- j phan. who waa being bruughl up In H ker aunl'i homo. Aaie'a balr waa ai B lull gold, whllo tlclla wai drrk. 8ho 1 live promlie of great beauty. Hho B looked pityingly at her cou-ln. who H klucd Tim gcod by, and thought ai HH iho law him leave: "llotc big and B manly he looki," and felt no aad for H Ura that he ahould love her couiln, a Hkl krartlen flirt, who cared nothing lor 1 aim. HH The time paned, Aaae went to every J lanco In tho village, whllo llcllit wai H auiy at homo, nuking neta for the H Bihermin, wondering how any girl HH could care to go to dancea without her H ivectheart H One night Ane came homo very HH late, fiho wai out of humor and oVo HH ingrlly to her mother. H "You ihould nover havo told me to H iccept Tim Woubull. 1 with I bad HH atvrr teen him." J "UTiy H Tho rich Peter Roremrn, who nwm HH twenty flihlng boati, niked me to HH marry htm tonight. Hdw atupid that B am engaged." Hf "Well, an engagement li no tnir- HH rlago; It la oially broken." "Hut what will Tim eayT" H "Who knnwa whither ho will over HH eomo HH "No; that li true. It la almoit two H lean ilnce t beard from dim." H "Hut miTbn lilt lettcra havo been loit." H "Mind )our own bu!ne-ai" Aaie H cited. Threo dn liter I'rter Bor- H renien camo to thu lioutn nnd three KH With Am. rhnH monthi later bo and Aaie woro mar- JB clod. MtNmtI he tnii hr n,0"'cr ,noved any to LlXrtfw fcti Urge bom nnd Holla waa left ' l3f ? atone In the cottage with Tiny lljun- 3f iw ' weak minded old milliter who t XL ,1,J ,0t nr 'atva '"n ber iweet- r jtW heart waa drowned uiauy Jean ago. 'JflBk ""a " qul1 an" 'J ""' U'IM A JMJ alghed when the thoi aUl of Tim. Wl'kUal ln ,lui nauln '""l w" dirking yJBBm " flr1 n"lle on "'" "u,:,n l",1 1mM "Seoraltyn." lie went from Itgn to HJHj Clherla, Japan. Clilaa and finally to jHI Alaika. A iaaager, Ivan Tachlt- MHH fcehamikr, eaiue n board here. He SAHJ had made a fortune In Klondike am HHH brought lAnOft '" "' wKh blm lit told Tim, whom bo took a great liking to. One day during a itnrm the KiiMlan waa awept overlward by a wave ant Tim, who wai an eicvllent awlmmer. Jumped after htm and reacued blm, but pneumonia at In and Ivan, who realised that ho waa dying, mado hi taut will, wltneaard by thn captain and two aillora, by which be lift Ills whole fortune to Tim. Tho next day ho died When they reached Han Franclico Tim left tho ahlp. bought a draft on Chrlitlanla for 1300.000 and Halted homeward. Tiny Iljunyea wai lilting nutalde the "So you hava not forgottin ma, nillit" cottage linking neta wher Tim came up. Tliey did net know each other. "Mow do you cunio betflr be aiked. "I llvo here." "Where li Aaie?" i "You moan Aaio llegcnholmf "Yea " 8tm no longer. Sho la Aaie Bor-renaen Bor-renaen now," He turned deadly pale. "Sho li married?" Holla came out of tho houie Juit then. "Oh, Tim," ahe cried, "aro you barkt" lie looked at her. "So cu hao not forgotten me, llellat" ho aild aadly. title aaw tho aorrow In hla oyea, and told Tiny to leato them. "Tell mo how It happened, Delia," ho aald. "That will only make you feel one, Tim," ahe auawered. "No, llellat film wai not worthy of my lino, fur 1 loved her higher than my life." "Aaie never knew what love li," he aald. "Hho oan neither love Jon. who nro roor. nor her huiband, who la rich, nor me, who waa aluaya In ber wa ahe lovea only money I" 1 "l)'d you think tbat I would return, Holli?" "I knew )ou would. Men like you are alwnya faithful. Your e)ea could neier He. Will im take aupper with iibT We hate onl) flab and bread " ' With pteaiore. Holla." "Then )iu will etcuee mo n little while" HIih wai gone Tiny cnire out. "Hid Aaia er ipeak of me?" bi aakod Iter. She aliook ber head. "Aaie n apoko of nnythtng but fine ilreeaea and money." "And lier mother?" ' She nnl) apeuka of Anae'a good for tune In getting a rich huaband." "And-IUlU? "Helta uften ipoko of a man whom ilio Im o.l, but I dare not tell )ou hit name. She hai mado mo promtio never nev-er to do that." "You H oke of me to ber. though?" "Yea. If uu aro Tim Weaabull." Tlm'a heart almost ceaied beating from Joy, but he uld nothing. After (upper ho naked llella to take a walk with blm, and when they had reached the lop oi tuo inn ami were quite alone ho aaldi "Helta, there aro mlitakea which a pel aon makei and which he nover dli-coer dli-coer for jeari.aud then all of a iud den over) thing become clear aa the i. g rlnea on the aea before the raya of the mn." I blie looked at blm without under-Man under-Man ilng What could lit mean? "llella," he continued, "I have never ! toted the bwirtletM Aaie, I know now, but I do lot ou ai a woman wai never nev-er loved before." 8he llateaed to him with an oiprea-lon oiprea-lon uf mrtur. and the Joy nearly made her f'lnt In hli nrmn. She wai aa In n dream. "! when tie kltit ber ' ahe whimpered, "I thli really iu- if ! o I dp II 1 ' I "No, Ilrl i. II la the truth and li t-l i (ci-i e to mu like a rcvclalli n. fu j I iu mink tliat you ean leara to e ! in ' ' I i h Tim, I am afraid that 1 hut lot i I )oii tro-n the very hrit diy I a.i )ou ' Clncigo Amer.can |
