Show iTOR ° been with her now for a longtime long-time ever since I went to the sea OM p l I didnt tell you she was handsome hand-some slut l Well I didnt know It myiolf at first for she had none ol that flush and animation an-imation that makes you think men and women hsnlsome when thsy are not Hut her face was just like one cut out of cameo with all the lines smooth aol graceful Her skin was dark but flue and shining like satin and her eyes were steel blue steady and bright with curled black lashei and wide brows I remember that site wore black and white with pink coral ornaments a great deal and else was verY fond ol roies In her hair Sometimes she would seem to think much of these thing and then she would be quite Indifferent nor mine what I put her In In the least Alt sent and sorrowful like she would be And she would have those spells often when there were gay gentlemen In love with her as was plain to bo seen Iloir aha managed It or why It was I never could see but also never en couragtd any ol her admirer hue was fond of tha place of the beach and the rocks and the tea There was a plate called Roil Cliff thai aha wss fond of ascending the waters vvaihed Ito hAlO and swept away so wild ant free hIss asciI often In take me with her to take care of her aha laM for aha wa apt to grow ontmlniled In I suet pilot i and to coma away and forge I a ihawl or book or glove and OHM I she camo near being cut ort from the shore by the tide I Iho hotel was the only house Insight I In-sight except a stone ono whleh stool upon the rocks a mllo up the huh with three cedar trees bsfora It 10 beard something about tho matter 01 It hut not much Mil Damar was fond of Iho bead while there were few persons upon It I and y iia find her way to lied Cllf qullo early In the morning One morning as she sat there also earn moored singing an old song I recall tho old song very well antI she sang It 1 very low and sweet 1411 It frightened mo half out of my wit to see that thero was a man teatei just below us on the cliff and tin l IIIaTle i lift turned and looked at her Ho wan wa-n large man with a beard halt gray and would have been very handiom but for a scar from his temple to hue llns Miedld noises him tl all and I wa afraid of terrifying her too much It I was such a lunisomo spot you so fT A 1 AI J 7 KI lion in wmirtiiKn Hut pretty soon ha got up and scoot down tho cliff and whon ho was bo low on the sanda slims spied him Uotllde who Ii I that alto said wonderlngly I dont know Mill Domnr but I fancy It must ho the master of the Cedars a lone hind ol man who live there with oue servant Her mind seemed to wander again and I was very glad for It gave mo a disagreeable feeling to loa huw ho 1 looked at her not fierce or evil hike but with his eyes dilated and his lip twitching so that It was quite starling star-ling to ace him I dreamed of him thai night and resolve 1 that In the born lug I would beg Mlu Domar never togo to-go about the beech alonp The next Hay was rainy sot also did not go out but sat all the morn lug In her room with an old letter In I her ban Ihe shoot was quite ye lovr and thero was a lIttle plcturo of Ivory on It i saw for the Isld It shown al hash and wrapping a shawl about her went out on this long covered porch lo walk as she sometimes did when a kind of roitlcuuesi seeinoi to possess her I peeped I could not help Ili was so ourloui to see dl that picture I just caught a gllmpno of a handsome hand-some man with blue eyes ant I a blonde beard ai d then Ibo words of the letter I let-ter caught my eye for It was wrlttoi I ro lrolo lo us clear as print and ono might I hove I read It running Since my accident I am horribly dliflgured I give you up lie you blooming life to the ilckly wreck of I mine iilnor my benutltul one Fare well Clod bless and keep you Uuuui I caught sight of theso words here aol there for Miss lIemar I was Jus ael04l the hall and likely to como his any Instant and It was very wrong 01 me anyway to bo peeping at her secrets and sha was in good to mo list cariosity essmsea msnv a wlukoi sin sir I lit Iog found out so much I bruk away from the temptation and rail ownitalrs sorry to coos seisat I dll sInce Id no right to It and yet satisfied satis-fied In my mini why Jlr Alwiter got I such cool bews and why she never ould strive out with Colonel Orafton When I went up to drew her for diner ncr I saw that she bait been crying I and yet she danced that night till II clock It was less than swede after that hat there came a HW rainy time and the people at tin Surf HOUM wore thrown mere together and got more famlllari and Mr Aleetter and Colonel Oration both offered them elves to Miss lie mar ali < I were rented I re-nted Aha wai playing upoaU piano ono evening when the eolsoil was talk I Inlf and walking with Mr Ray upon ho long > oreh I just oslsUU the win Ot I low and else saw ai i did the queer figure of an old 1 Frenchman In a velvet vel-vet cost como runnlitf aeroM tho ssnds and up the hoUl steps Mr Hay went to meet him What Is It Varair so said Miss Demsr started from her scsi and went to Iho door Home help monsieur M Auxerro lies very IIIbo has the fever I leave him all alono while I come tu I joe Will you bring onooelor 111 I Auxerro Is I near to Jtath very Y XMT till The little old IrencliBsn wai the picture el dlstrei To rav turprlio I Miss Demar puihsd throigh the gentlemen gen-tlemen and Isld her lisld upon Ml arm 1 armYaral where Is your issitcrr Mon Dleu 111 In Minor hi shouted llnihl WborelM Auierrer 1 At thin Cedars ho aninirel shivering shiv-ering ai though ha had aHa ghott Mir flew up to her room I followIng follow-Ing I Mho began hunting for her cloak I found It for her ant then she bale ins lako t shawl and tome with her It hal licgun to rain In torrent but away wo went acrost the sandi her movement Ilk a lightning her eheoks In a fever 1 he rain drenched us the surf hissedi nt us lb < dork us clMe heavily around as but she led the way straight to Ihe door of Ua tedure T t Hbo puihed open lImo door Anon strums hound rose from than mat In the hill and gave voice Mogul Mogul iho said gently and gave him her hand to smell of Ho licked her flngirs and then led I the way to a closed Inner door HIM Demar softly opcnedflt The room was a sort of study full of books and chemical apparatus but there was fa couch In It and a iiunj lying I with cloied eyes upon the pillow Trem hung very much Mlw Demsr knell down by him Oerardl J Ho only moaned and muttered thought the looked nralck as bo bat she got fresh water la a ewer antI bathed his hot furchetl and parched hip At length ho drew a long sighs turned on hit side andfellatleei And then lo inyuionlsUnienl I recognised I time as catise cllfTwIll this scar on his face M I saw her ni ho alOl softly stroke hla dlillgured cheek Thus phyilclan came prncrlbed and went away M Auxorro tlept on undisturbed un-disturbed Miss Demar at1lL Yaral to bed and would have watched alonr but that I begged to stay with her Toward midnight I lay down on a couch I wai very sleepy Tho clock struck 11 I I saw this 1 Demar kneel In prayer at thin foot ol tho bed Huddonly thorn nai a stir In tho room The great dog who had lain under tho table cams out and llckei Isis masters hand I saw that M Auxnrros eyes avers open Mogul old follow you have mint left me ho said 1 quietly Mlw 1 Demar started up She fimo I to Ibo bedside She crept chose tu tho pillow and laid her cheek clou 10 t M Auxcrros ashier arm stole arcane his neck 1 Mlnorl ho whlipered Darling Ibo murmured Am that them two wa born to be ono you never to your dying day wouli ham doubted sir had you seen tlom looking Into each other eyes I never atked no questloni I gueucd enough and so can you sir but Mill Demar was quietly married asnoaaM Aiuerro rciovorcilam n happier more ra Haul trldo I fcro saw Wh all Ibo Shoals und spirkl of the moil brilliant woman live saw came Into her face when sbisah UIOQ two lithe words I wllllr Iha fragrance of orange flowers Uwu her Oh It was beautiful bolleV me |