| Show 1yc r sr t la the hands o otnest wmn n In NwYork Tf r I y le 1 1 l bn tht In acts Ing o gnat r I IIPaL Nut tsatnuch lhnu h Ithere duly mI u f flrt meet her e At 1101nen11 t1 nn mnglto hall In Venice hhe was lmxr onal log Cleopatra a worthy repre ntatl eoftliat wonderful quern I are her and lorry hernnd that all there Iii 1 tolt The speakers wore two men one In Ida first youth and the oteoitd a man ot es nr roabouti with lair streaked wills irr y and a Mane eynleil face AI undentand thl affair the inicutty It that yon do nit attempt to make a secret of It Til like to know what uiulntM It loot your anyway Now Harry dont fl angry with me You know mo too creel for that My only cession forqucttlonlnif oil no iniwrtlnently and premimlnir to men Ion this allalr at all It that 1 met Alias Illanchanl eomlnir oter on the steamer and boiane very much In erettod In her knowing at I do the arrangement whlcli exletc l Iwlwrcn you two younif folks ill I had 10eu l envying you and think ng what a lucky chip you were when suddenly upon landing the lint new I hear lo a pretty mortol of scandal connrnlug you and thlt Mrs Alhulshyno The men we roil roll Ing In the bark jut now imddcnly the elder man lautrd at a bench and made a mutton or lilt companion In alt down beside him Then he continued Harry my life nat upollcd by jutt inch an entanglement nt this of your I lost all chance of winning me of the bent nnd tweetett of good pure I women fur my wife liecnn e nl ho publlcltv of my Intrigue with a notorious woman You hare nhvnyt called ma cyhlciil llwl knowa have I ml onuugli to make mo ho Marry Ht Clair looked nt hit friend with n newly awakened Interett and ympathy I nat ouuger limn you arc now and sync 1I0t Irolllloll to ono or the moil beautiful girl In the world u you are That win not my doing lit ClaIr fluttered sullenly I have never erIaXaalllaaslaaestiLuuytlf Uur engagement dilute ulwul through ni arrun emenl made by our parent year ago The older man continued wllhou 1 is cut Ing the Impetuoua Interruption At that time 1 met a girl a lovely young Kngllth octrc and proceodei lo become miilly Infatuated with her 1 ihould have married her hail she consented but ape would not marr me I know now that idio had higher ambUlont At that time the per uaded me that It WA KullrUudo for my loclal and profculonal career which deterred her made no > e trot of my Infatuation Ve wore eels together every where In the most public places Kbctely frowned at llrtb Afterwanl It turned a cold shoulder upon mo Not that I caret r i 1 tlt nun mil it > n onN tuilu I sons too much wrapped up In that woman to euro for anything tine morning I woka up to IInil that situ had dMtrtvd me Iliinn abroad cattle inembnr of the nobility MI her nut taliL A lord tvhu was going to marry her I met u woman nbuiil n year utter ward my Ideal w oiimn cultured refined pure nnd uubleli arted 1 loved her It Wa no mad Infatuatlo that tlmi but n deem abiding lure which burnt In my heart today jut at It did when 1 drat crow tu know and understand her I nonderful natur She lied bless her returned my love und wo were engaged to bi nmrrlei Ttieii one day that other one cam sack The moue with whom the 1 rOil uay frum uie bad In I tarn deoertm 1 hor Uarry ho brouglit wo a chili l > urxttuy child hbo Implured mote take Uu little creature and bring It up Mia said the wat nut worth to have the tare uf It suit thu 1 prumlte never to annoy me agilii If r uould 10 > o I yielded to her prayer und that the little girl I took her lolraiie placed her In auoiueul and then went buck to my betrothed with that mlterable secret tiMii ny wniMluno t My betrothed hear l of It and di mlited me That WPI nil exeep that the child dlml u year later and now I am alone In the worth IIltli 110 I one to love but you Harry Don you fall mo too Dont let me tea your life wrecked by the tame error hat ruined mine I hue often hearth ymt wonder why I alwayt worn this old fnhloncd pearl loekel on my fob I will tell 7H It betongtil that nut woman and when she left the child with 11I0 It nat shoot the little ones colt white throat 1 wear Il at u I wtuner a oonnttnt reminder of rjy ah4 At that moment a perfectly appointed ap-pointed carriage rollrd hash to bearing I I a royally beautiful woman who leaned back among heremhloht with I tI e languor of a granda dame Her large dark eyes speed Harry IiL lair and aho favored him with a earning imlle aid a tailoring slow rrald llrUbane became at wlille asa as-a ttatue at his eyes retted upon the uiwlng woman Who It 1 that Harry lie aiked Inn In-n low choked mice ti 11hll It I MM I Athelttynr the young roan replied and thero was a bow note of triumph In hit tone at ho otlccd hit companion evident ex lenient Now will you ncknowl edge that I did not flatter her when I ailed her the most beautiful woman III New York Ilrltbine hetllalrd a moment and IThon ho spoke It nat In a curlouily ipprctted manner Now that I hero teen her he taldi 1 1 I tent lioiind In urge you moro mportiinalely to end this affair Slut woman could never be true to nay man Ileltevo me my boy I know what I tay Harry HI Clair turned and looked long and earnetlly at his companion xrtiirbril countcnnnro and then with a tlgh ofdri < nlrhe lurnrl aside Mr Athelttymi was the Ural oman then he murmured I in ertland Hull now llghm Itithrd iniitle elathed am vcet fouiiiltof revelry lloaled mil ol the nldeopeneil wlndowaot lha ht 11 Clair mnntlon I It sync a smelt joyful omulon A reception In honor of the homecoin ng nf the brldo and groom Harry ht lair and hit exqultlta young girl vlfe formerly Net lllanchard Society milled upon 1 the young couple and gave them Itt bleating Vore they not both of them young amUoino well connected and onlthy Mr IlrUbnno Lent over hit frlondt wife I I have nomolhlng I for you I OMild with a kind tmlta on lilt iroud tentlttvn lip I What Moro gifts Why Jim Rove liners hahllfll ut already with you generoalty Herald Hut limits It fur you alone I Nora JlI Ile 1 murmured Mgnlllcuntly and I vaut you to prumlta row that you vlll wear It alnuya night and day lurry hollows the history of roll ilTeriug and he will appreciate nit vlitm In thou asking you to wear It fur me Heres aweet eyes bad grown grave leneath the earnettnrnt of her rlenda manner and the proinlted l to wear hit trinket fnrever more You tee I have nn Idea that It 10 I tomethlng of a tnlltmnn he raid jayly at lie prouuced a tiny velnl holt and opened II before her exwt nntgare Within upon a cuihloncl creamy velvet ropoted an old fnlh honed pearl locket to hlch teal fattened a lender gold chain After the denartiira of the gu 1 iU SL Chllr and Herald llrltlaue whom lie had pemiaded to remain all nlglt repaired to llurryn tmoklnir den to enjoy u brief cigar flow IIIl1ch I own to you OeralJ the younger man tald earnettly Till my lay your own true heart WOIl1 < Lan brrn nt sore a guide at you Imnglne my unhnppy exierlrnct wut lip thu nay do you rccr hear anything from MM Athelitjne Harry attired till rushy No but do 1 you know t leralil Hit it tho only thing that ilMiirlm me Nho cut up I rather roughly you kminuc over my dcterllon and snow that I should nut kuop > I my wife Ian It nat a horrible expvrlenca and It made a trenicndout Impiettlnn upon I me Ho you tuppme aha will try lo harm Xcra llrltbana bent lilt head Wok am nntchcd the rawhide curl lanllj alone hit head h No ho said dreldedli Take my word for It Harry Mr Athelttvii will never harts a hair of jour nlfei head At that Trry mumeiil In the apartment directly aboie SI Ilalrt don a mntrnlflccnt woman with n llendltli I imlla limn her biiaiitlfulfare lyancd 1 over lion laud rival llarrj SU tliilra lovely wife So lie preferred um with jour lialiy far and Innwout dray lama cylhh my beauty and Intelligence snit patklonalu love for I did line him lie It I the only man who hat CUT cnn iiicr d my wild Inipetiiuut nature Other mon have loved me but cared 1 for no one until I met him I aware that you nhould I neirrllio tu enjoy the hnpplnett ot hit daily pretence 1111111 I ha o come to fullll my unitI With a lckeulug gleam a tinning dagger bluda llathed In the dim lamp light but Inttead of dotcomling upon the bared white breast of the iU > ep I loll oman It fell to tho Hear 11th a dull thud amid this heavy draperies of Use couch Jhe womant eot were voted lathe la-the girls snowy throat whereon retted what was to her u familiar trinket little pearl locket My Oat1 She U my own child and 1 nould fare murdered her 0 The next morning Mr M lairs maid found ft eurtout oldlime h dagitu on the Hour near her mUtri t bed livery onus cons uirprlted and attnii l < lind at thu dwcuvery except lleruli llrltLane I lloy the tract lukot Uicoiii plithell Its Intemle t donors ha wed I h mscir and I am at lust rorun d < |
