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Show ( AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR I J, ma cllliili.il wiarlly up Ilia atalra to her thinl aiory ruim. Him anliliim Ml tln-.l. bill In iilulit tho atliole wnrlil looked rrlHM rm-iB. Klu. wim a HirmiK'T In th nlty nil moiiK ici,,I,i ln diivi' tiiT no IhoiiKlil. SI, ii liait Ih i ii I hut many a limn In many a Hun", y..i novor br fnro In Iht iKi'iiiy mi urn hml tlm ItlouUIll o III IT ii 'l ll'T Him h.il halod Willi ililhslil Hi" I'liamn of work Imt.i lor it ! i.-k. Klln tier llm ,,'"llllllll. or m'i'lim lh plitr ah l.,l Ii.iik it"iri'il lo Ti"lt. Hill tho wf kB lui'l rriiwii vi-ry limit. In Hiim "I li"r i.rlil,. mul l'iniiy f liouHh ami vlnr. aaa irsi-nllally A otiinri!y wiiiii.ni, il'.p"iii'iit itiHin linr frl.ii, .uvl Miiriiiiui,lini: fur lu-r tiai,'H"". Ciirililt (cir h.'lH..f IiiiiI mil Tolilii.il hlT of H r'Tllllll ,.inllillllly. In ifinTiil Kim mi Hiiini-ivliiil fmirnd at tlm N"W Vurk ollli-". f..iii.., liiinmso of hlT Bhlllly 111 do- ll'lllllt'-'l fur InT brlislil. mii-'.,.K!iil aya. Vol even tin Tti Blm lia.l Ii.t mm frl.-nda. Hlto hIkIi.t. hiMiIiik U'-r.K'lf bark In lior oii-ii..ii,iiir,l r i In Hi" Kii'iii aiiiulnii lil In, ir n WhiTK nlio llvi il. It a.-i TlHiiv,i.i. h.r infill lit liiitnt' It mould In. in .t lin n Inr Iut fvi'iilnu cull"m mi, I li., would In. .1 1 .... - .-.I In nun nl 1 1 -' f m , il.ilnly, i-vi tilni: pu m. Triiliulily ,Wa. .i.ls..,,y, ileal', nlil Mra. lluMhi-y. Hlmh,, itrin.-iir.il wim nt'iM-H-anry to llm mdl i.iiiit nf llm nlmi'lo n.fr....liiiii'iiiti, wuiil.l In. iIiitii; 'and (IimiiIiI liurliiu. Iwr i.l.l Hum aclmol ninli1, vim Htlll l. it a tinillii'rly vyo on lit.r, uiiU a 1 t ii,.vitr mi'ii mul woiui'il lll.p liut ti lr, lr 1 1 ti? tu tarn a Jiving by tlmt tiiui.-riiiiii wL'itiMin, Iho pen. 'I'lifti nlio lipliU'l tin' i'.i ami lalil ' th lii tir nltttli liml In". ii tiimltlUiK lipr all ily un Ii.t rilia vallti'il arrima tu tlm whitlow ami li'unm! her boail aKulnit tliu iiifli. I'hu warm May ill k tit van luitvy with Ilia ari'lit ! of liyuiiiilliM anil uiuKiiullaa urnwlna In tlm aijiiurii. "Ilatuful IIiIukhI Nil liuiro muitli rn tiliKinia for uiu!" alici iuuUummI. "Oum dimly Ni'w Vnrk park la wurlb all thla luxuriance." Al aho ntiMiil tlii'rp. alio lliiiui;til It all over- hur llli-. Whi-n Hill a mure cMId aho had taimlil In tlm wi'Hii'rn oullntry artuxilH. Sim hml wtirki'i) Iut twav, finally, hitu tin' imlilUi Nrlimilii of laraa vliy, (inly In Hint tlm ilru.lKi,ry a ahailo wurHo than In Ihn rural ui' trltta. How h had luiU'd II all, bin 1 It had lii'.u tlm tin ly i),,t.llt,. t h I n k ; Thro with the drain, t( tlitmi ilt'iii'iul-ut ilt'iii'iul-ut uu nor exi.rilnna aim hail t-niiie tu New Yurk to rarvo a raruur fur hnr. anlf. It had li' t'U hard wurk aii alnw. but now, after three yeiira. aim hml gamed ft certain fittitltnlit, ami lield a ptiHltltm with a tiruiiiliii'iil 1'ulilinhliiii btiilHtt, Klin hml been atuit itnwn here to wrllo a aerlea nf ariulen on lite great Flltltiltliin In iiruKiena llr Diaterlal ii nil fiilltiiitl. und Kim 1a ready Iti return in New Ynrk. fllU'il with pleaMiuit luiMuurleH of her oul hern vIhII. Now thla tu nilt II 1 all! Why miint he write mm, Jut when ah waa ao happy over the Idea of ro- Laid tlm Ictttir on her detk. t'irnillK lo New oiik In.u .!ie i-.iillil nut di.'cliln whether her liulereii'lent lilu w.ia a htipivv inie in mil. Ii ,m Irniii I lie f.llli.r. II"' i, :il e.hl.ir lihn-and lihn-and II wiih ii t -1 1 1 1 , . u clii i k nor a rvprlniiiiitl, Hi" It" Ihl:i: In he ex-pifti-d frtim him It waa u lnvti letter. tihil Ih.ni 'l.t nf the ItU'. I Hie eervunlH and l'ie fit! ri.ii:'.. nlte u.'.nri'.l ! luxury, nml hnd m v. r hml any "f It. j t rih,. ih,,,i ,lit iil-u uf tin- Ri.n htiliv.l, dl.'iiii'ftl :i .in. ii 'I ..!... but er mid ' die ae.l and w!m-. V. .ii :t ;-t.t-i... h cni.'il fur her? N.i dad '. been l-i ..vt. with li. r I ! .re. m.rivg Hie i,n , ie, ii . .lay uf her i parly Klrthrind there had been no tlmo fur inn h thlui: In her ainlilttuiia life. Hli. hail itrnwn to ronwliler heraelf tin-allraetlve, tin-allraetlve, fur Hlie wna a vry RioduHt W'imiiiii In Hplle of her Blireena. - Iter i" IiimiI ilnya bud been at hflitt hilliliariir.l utli'H. Her leaetlttlK had hei n a mUeriiht" fiilliirti. Therefuro. the flirt th'lt .Mr. I.liiyd wlalied her to he tilt wile n.'il a Kreut honor. Jmin liiiuiheil Ii.t "iifl. K'Mid-tiiliuornd lift If liiui'li iih Mie luillreil Hint hn hail li.tipil hlimtelf .li.hn II. I.lny. I ft Co. Ilewllff-lv sho wnllit'il bnek to tho window and linnel her head nKiiliml the en, I uhi-a. "Aflur nil. It Inn'! the ti'iimo, or tho rervant or even the fhlhlnn, dear In tin tuiulK, but ilu I, fan 1 hnneittly love htm? I miiM If-" Him Milvcre.l a Utile at lloherl Den tnn'a fine keemeil lo him II" ill le r out of Ilia il irliiietH. Ilnliert. with hla tall, neieire ih'iulilereil lli'ilre; hla hearty, rlin-'lm: vulee ami merry hiui:h. aeem-e.l aeem-e.l like a fl.;iirn of Inriirnato youth b 1 if. Sha felt Happy. nhlu Mr. I.loyU h torribty buttled middle mid-dle hk- Vit Hultort had nivfr nttld anything to atiow hr tlmt bo enrd fur hnr. He worknd at tlx d'nk iit-ur vx and had iiiuny a time mvcti Iht a ImlpinK hand In hard nt'Mitm. Hi Hpnt one t-vtm-Iiik vry wrck with Iut. OcraHlnnully he funk lu-r to a cmii'irl ur an upora. "Why did (Mm mmo, JumI when t m huppyl It maki-H mu tVul (juoor antl dlrii-onti'iitcd," hIio alKhod. "1 Uon t ( iiru fur Mr. I.luyd. 1 don't euro fur Unhurt iU-nhm. And yut It would bo ho nlio to huvtt a lit mm und I nut urowlnfi Jut tt-rrlbly old." Tturo v,hh a lit I mib In Iut thiout. Slut tui nt'd to h( inly hur fm-e Hovuroly, I'llilcally In tho kIumh. "1 iiniHt dt'i'Ulo. t iiuist," iho mid to h rxolf. "'III. to ia no tine lu nuttliiK oh tho fvll hour." Sho nut down at hT d'k and wrote n lit lit' ti'iir to Mr. Lloyd. ICvon when Him In mm It who uuh not miro Jut wltM tu iTifiuiinn woulil ho. Hut tho miiiiIh hIihimmI thoniHidvoM Into an iu-; iu-; ci'planco of hln odor, ulnioitt bviore Mh. n-iillzod It. "Now t intoU tnnll It or 1 hlmll be cLuhhImk my mind ovory hour," ahe huh!, f.viriidily. Bhu hIIpixmI down to the door and ont to tho nrari'Ht Irltor box. Am he rtMiionntt'd tho ntvm a niun'a ilurk liuuro ln'Hldo tho dtior Hturtlod hor. 1 'un chiiio tho Hturt of romKiiltlou. "Mr. Itfiiti'ii." it ho t'xrlulmod. ".loiin." ho nnld, it ml tho word told hor over) thl ntf. "My IwhiK has boon niTt'i t l. ii nd thoy'vo Klvcn me an m-,!tT fur antiihor. 1 couldn't wait for i ur roiurn. I but romo ovtr tu tho vpnm. w horo wo t un Uilk." Juiiii wit iiiuhly. Thoy Hut down ; on oiio of tlm ht iu-lii-it In tlto Uortorttnl jp.'.iU. Slio f''lt v.'iy happy, t-milt j un ly ki, Tlu-ii all nt onro hIiw drew ; I- rU Inun in.' Hhottor of tho arm bt h id pl.u't'd uriumd hor. "Oh. tual lo(UT, that dri-addil bt j ior." vho oil. d.- , " U h.t i li'ilrr? What do you moan?" "Ui, ttulMTt. why imitft It Iio ho? I Vh iiliin't you Mpt-ult bt'ttro?" ! "tciiUHo 1 hadn't a Holilury thing I to oifi-r yon, drnr Iho moinont I ; ii.nl. I oniuo to jou." 'Oh. v,liy hud 1 no litllo fulthT" n mi in. d Juan. And nho (old him tho story of bor ii.1 ' i itljio UultH'ihiim and anawor to Mr. 1 luyd's uotu. it I l -i.l only wultod live mlnutoa to ! mail t)i:it h ttor! Oh, il. ur, whut have I dono! Wli.it hhnll 1 do?" "Ni-xr mind, dour hoart." Huheit Mild, i ;u singly. "oh, jou must nut." said Joan. "liuu'l )uii so L iu a h KiKd an oukuK o 1 to ai.uilur nun?" "You're U't n:ci;''i1 to him. y,9 aro lu- in 'if und yiiii nball huvi tl ul ift tur I. in:.; Ii lo-morruw night' i!o tan I.'" i -V. ' !l. it s i "U i; h . I'M Ink ' If,.. n:.:t t tra.u I..-:k to New York, I niM) rt r: m ul and - I'll con, mil a rritiii: ill o(Ti;im, fur juu, Joan, d-.tr." I Mo rn:1 lh ft lUMn ln-ich, and rui i fi'.m ill" ':it. Am Joan, too.' flood up l. lr- Ikt swiftly lnt.T hi 11 iiik and ki --d It T as lo-iirtlly an If no Mr. Umd h.-m In oxl-'ti-iire. ! Tho im.Miltiir tt.nn carried a pwlu., but vory d- i l( d ii-iMtlvf to tho tm- . Iforinnt quo-.iHiu Nf vorth'doHn, Jntin 9. km 111 m ".i- alt day until at dltinw 1 tlmo a fp.cinl d.-llv.TT ottir lay at! l.or platn. It wn n ldi"Knd In Hid nrt'K nT!iwl and rtoiinlnol hr own btHTof tho nlrht lo-fiir.-. and a lit t lo 1 n.do from htm. Only a fw wnrdn, but thoy hroiicM a happy flimh to Join 1 chri'k. 1 |