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Show serialT l STORY Cj f- OTHELZ , SMUGGLER j. '. I I ; i S B, j; I ELLA MIDDLETON 5; I TYBOUT S :: :! Illuih-alicm. by Rajr WJten I; SVN0PSIS. rn.- elan-! fur I aiuola l.i ai.-n. thai a inuii.-r Hi. m nn I ,. nr, r II, n rr.- frlaln. ii-.1 by an i...arrilv .1. ni.-iil-.1 airana.-r. w l,, niullna a lm Inhmxinx tn una of I hrni, l,...li ei.p.v ui. til III a. ru llnlilnx a pl,..l of llm 1,1... Klla,. a,ar. .1 I, T a'. in . ,ii with a Mra Ural am, al.., t...,ol for 1'ana.la Tlm ..na wnmrn ..n a aiaiua.rlnx .ir liirl Mia Ural, ..In. aim,.,, air awaltlnx h. r 1 ii.l.an.l. nn,, had a ii..nila f..r a.nh.ix Th"V w.-r.. Intr.i-.lii.nl Intr.i-.lii.nl In lard Wllttld and lj.ly I-II in A ...ll.a. I v llm iHrnti waa r. nl.-l bv II, - Irlu for Ihn aunimrr. Kllaalirth I. am- il Unit a frlrnd uf h.T fath.-r'a w.a In rail Twn in. -i, . alti-.l. nil" uf Ihnn I. -lna the .pirnr a, -tine, atranarr on Hi- ainiioirr Thn Kill 11 "li.-l ill bam.-." bill .lla. iiVrr. d I.V III" . ir.la . ft Hull i.nn if tha in. 11 waa Kliiuln-lli'a fulh-r'a friend. TI,.. n..t, pr...-.l in l.n Join i'. III, ikn and ii..r,..n lirnnrit The purlv waa I. .hi nf the a at. li f.,r aniuxxl ra In Ihn VI, -Hilly of II," rultnii... Mian Mall.. I Mra. Ilraham In nnd lhal In r llfn wua II . I tlm l.appl. al HI - I. am. .1 Ihut III" llrilhiima and lai.lv K HI h v. . r. n. .piulnl. ed A wl.u ..f V.II..W balr fr.un Ml lira-l lira-l am a p... C l Ml H.le Ih" lunula of Chan Mia ilrahiini'a hair w,ia hi.,, k. Ihirlnx Hi" be7.iia.'n.ri'il"o? nie'iTi"inxn,raii. n t.ui. nirnl burr M i r v Aim... Ih.li W..111.111 arrv , am, riil.-rr.l I -r n, in I.I,-.. IH..: 'I'.. . ,re Ih.-ui II,. f. u.ia I, . .Imv-r. M,rv ! A.ir.n .1. ... .!.. I I., llm I.. i "lie in. ,, I .pil.'l. ,1 II, . Ir r. ;.ta. laolv 11.11, lol l II, a aula of a rohh, IV nf I. .-la ill II," , I, .,1.-1. I ruru.i; f..r II,,- . ,(. u of l r own I-.,,,., aim I. tl Ih. in In -.ilr al II," ."I-t.,a. ."I-t.,a. Mr. l,.r, .n II, -m.-tl waa pr.-f. rlv .,ir..hi, .,1. r.,l,,r. l.la - I", r u Inula. r.'.ia"." '.iiiua' of"il ".-r I" l-r- '....ui... o.i -.,Hi li..- ...n il.. c.ploi ll,r J. liar, I II" '.'I' I ...mil. i pari "t iiM.li I...IH 0' id-.li ll.-nn.-ll ni'.l l.'i.n I'.dltli win f, ,l to i.a.. aa. 11I..1 I II-. , nl.,11". . -l"i.-.l Ih. ..Il.r in. 1' . .1rl1.1t a ...in-.r-i. , n,.,.. 1...IW..-1, M.iv Am I 11 I lull i,V,ol!r.''TI,",V'''un' "."''i,' 'i'--d 1 la ki-i . Ill" - rrl. I.a.ly IMHIl I. .1.1 a ,.r a loat lota 111 .lUllliatMn with Ui,. aoilnil key. CHAPTER VIII. Continued. I roiild not think of unythliia; to ir, for nt rrllknl nioiiiiiila my vo-eilmlury vo-eilmlury iilwnya pnivi-a linidi-iiuiiln. m I ini-mly look tn r hand nod alrokt-d It in-nily. ' I don't know why I lmv told ynu tlila." aha anld, "but you have) all bean aood fo lie) Ihut wu nru nn lumt.ir at ranter a, nor even iiiitk anuuln-tanrua; anuuln-tanrua; and my hnnrt la at III ao Imavy inimllnma. Wo ull llavo xravi-a In our hi'nria. we women. Voura hna not cotnii yet, and 1 hope It may bo Innx did rri'd; mine la atlll itrrun I'limmll to bo painful when 1 vlalt It. for-la for-la me, dour; you liaik ipilln and, and, Indoid. I am not worthy of an mui'h aytnpatliy." "Ynu aro very brave," I said, ndnilr-Incly. "I do not xhnw tho white, fnntlinr to , tho world. Ihnt la nil. Hut loll me j about Mr. Illnko, vihoin I nu t Imro the other tluy. Who an, I what la lie?'' j 1 could toll Imr vi-ry llnl". for Mr. Tli'miitt had provi-d iim-iimiiiiinlenilvo about hl frlrnd, nnd lu-youd llm fart that ho would bo horn for an liidi-llulln period I know tiolhtnt:. i "Hut do toll tun." I rnmurki'd, na 1 the nun to xo, "hna Mra. Ilunily hnard , anylhlnx about ln r Jowi la?'' "Nnl yet. l'oor old amil, alio l , qtlltn heiirt broken. II la Ri-m-rnlly j believed a dntrcllvn la In Hm linti-1. poaltiB aa a Km-at, hut ho dona not aoem to bo miiltliiir any proitt-naa. I find perfnrtly romforliiblo nhout my few laiaaoaalona, linwovi-r, tlitinka to your KiHidiii-iia." i Hhe wont away Hinn, nnd I anl ' nlnno In llm hamliua It. IhlnkliiK of tin-. two ri'i'ri-la I had linrni-d that nfmr noon, und wali'lilnit tho plow of Hie1 etlliiK aim, whlih turnnil aoiuo anlla pink mnl olhora iinnily.whlio, na the ooalloiida of iiinrrynuiki'ra aulli'd home. Aftnr n whllo Calirmllo und Kuril both nppenrod. nilhor llui woran for wi-ar. and ItH-llm-d tn ho Indlininnt. Tlioy hnil not enjoyed thi-mai'lvi-a; the atiopa worn no unoil wliniovnr. I.ndy Kdllh had tmen uniiblo lo xo. nnd thi'it hud hern aomii tulaiiiiiti-ratundlux. for lird Wilfrid hud not mt tlieni ul the timet nppnliiii'd. Altoitolhor, Ihn day had henn n fall-nro. fall-nro. mnl l n" not """I a K'od din-nor din-nor hud mimed Ihe r lu-u'rlnvod aplrlta Hint 1 bewail lo relnio my own evporl t'licea. MliliiK tho history of Mary Anno wilh li linn li ai hna aa I roiild nianiiito. "Of i-oiir.ie)." r'tiiai li"d f.llr.abeth, "wo out-tit to dim litii-.'.u hoi . Il la not tdoaeunt to think of a nmrderer bomx eoni-i-iilod In H o hoiiao." 'Unoil urai'lotia!" I'xil.-iliin-d (lahrl-olio. (lahrl-olio. III nn iiliiini' il nh o. "What nre you thlnkliiR of. Think of her watllea." "Oh. I v mil ipilnx tn dn It; I only anld that wo onxlit in. tHio la loo valuable m Uwi. oapi'ilally If ho really real-ly la xniiis away." Do we told .Mary Anno Hint It win all rlxht, mnl we would ullow her itoti to oat'Kpo ti' ho had planned. Hint waa pnlhetli ally Briiti'tul. and proinlsi'd novor tn nllow him on Iho premlsea ua!n. " " nullo comforttibli about him : und. afier nil. whv alinuld L we Interf'TO wllh a fellow rrna'tirn ! In hla off.irt to (.rnsnrve llfn, alnre the llfn he took could not be matured by hla capture? Hut my Im-t lh.iui.-ht Hint night waa if Lady Willi and the look In Imr brown e. nn aim In Id thii lit tin k-y. CHAPTER IX. "M P.vn 1. Pkn a m.l, rr.l r..aa Thn' a rrwiv 11. mr, in June; Mv loin la ,k- a t IV 'IT 1 1 ' a .... lly plt-l In tutin." It waa rt I, irl'otm voire, ao clnar, ao alronr, mil ! an awent thnl Invnliin-larlly Invnliin-larlly we an ,p"d IlllkltlX and lial.-ni'd tin t tt thn end of Ihn vntan. "Whi-ro la lif" I iii atlnnrd. "I think." inld fiord. ,n llnnnntt, "It nitiat i oino In, m a boat; It will round tho point prnai Tiily." Wn wnre wnlklntr almiK thn lirneh. and had wandered further than wo In H ndnl, iilmnat to Ihn polnl of the la land. In fin-t. nnd, qiilii- Hnd mil. I hod ann'.. tiitai. If upon a rock to real a while In-fore k' Iiik back. "I wlali ho would aliilt nq.lln," I rn marked; "don't you?" "Well, no." retiirnnd tny comtian-Ion; comtian-Ion; "to tin frnnk, I w-ould rnihnr have your iindlvldnd nflnnllou." "Why, plillan?" "I auppoan It la because I was born with a a.-lllah dlaMiatlon." "I.laten!" I enclulnmd, na the annr. hexnn nxnln, cloai-r Ihla time, wllh every word dlailnet and clear. "Ha fair la aim. my ilrarrat dar. Ho ii,.i, r. In lava am I. Thai I would li've I rr all my Ufa Till all Hie arua run ilrv; Till all the arua run dm. mv drar, And ri-ka limit wl' the aim" The boat waa nulla near now, and thn a. hoc n aa. . I abruptly aa tho altiK'T atooil erect und waved hla hat cheerfully; cheer-fully; a while pnmao! In the tjtcrn alao beckom-d Invitingly. "Why," 1 laid, "they are wavlnu at ua." "It la (Irnliam," anld Oonlon linn-nnit, linn-nnit, briefly, "nnd your friend Lady Kdlth." "So It la." I waa Knnulnely pleaaed, for I cuuld ace Ihey wnnlnd ua to Join them, and 1 wna more than wTIIIiik to avoid (he wnlk hoine. "(let aboard," cnllod Mr. (Iraham, n tha bow Kradd analuat a rock. "You pCiTric-: 1 6 Tha Slngar Stood Erect and Wavtd Hla Hat Chtarfully. rnn do It, If you don't mind ileppltix ! from one rock lo tho other." I "Wo can do It enally." I replied. "If Mr. Ucimi'it will Rive mo hla hand to Htcndy iho." "Would you not rnlher walk homnf" Mr. Ilentiett'a volcn waa corlnliily not oncoiiraxlnx, but I litnored II, for 1 wnnted tho aull. "fume, Mr. Ilennott." culled l.ndy Kdllh: "wo Jhivo iloniy of room. I Iiiivs lim n aiicndlnx tho inornliii! wllh Mra. (Iriihiim. and wo went out for a aull Juki ufter lunch, hut alio could not bo tHTfiiuilod to Join ua." Oh!" I anld, na 1 liaik Mr. Ortt-hum'a Ortt-hum'a out hi ri-li ln ii hnnd und Hopped Into Iho boat, which wobbled unili-un-unily. "It l awfully nice nfler you xot In." "It la a bully day fur a sail," hn returned, re-turned, hla Inro kIowIiik with the pleiiaiiro II had Klven him. "I only wlkli you would talk a bit to Mra. (inl-liam (inl-liam nnd xot her to como nut Juat once. Him lias no idea how lino It Is. "My wife," he explained lo Mr. Hon-nctt, Hon-nctt, who hud followed nin Into the ! hunt, "hns nn iinuccounlablo uveralon I to Iho water; and she will not tin. it herself ou It. even with mo." "Indeed!" remarked Mr. Ili-nnoil. dryly. "She luuat condi-tun heraolf lo a jxood tunny houia ulone, for I notice no-tice vou nro out coiiatuiiHy." "Oh, yea; wo UKri-cd that I wua to yo whenever I chose. Khu does not wiahalo keep mo ut home, und wo iptiio iinileitiintid emh oilii-r on the subli'ot." "You weio alnxliiK." 1 anld. u the Hall tilled ami llm limit cut iIiioiikIi Iho w Her; "wull't otl pletlM uo oil. I had no i.lea you had ani-h a lovely voleo." "Yoa," anld l.ndy Kdilli; 'dn aim.-tiitaln, aim.-tiitaln, Mr. (italiam. It was uitlto love ly, nnd ymi innat not bo Hellish wllh inii'h n talent." So Mr. tiriihain aunic u.-ulii, mid we llatoned t'tiiruni'cil, for hla voleo wna veiy iiieloillinia, und ho amiK na the blrda do, with tin nppumnt efTort or loiiHiTniianoaa of his cliiirin. Ijnly 1 7t lit It lii iho atorn kept her face In ihn Hliioltiw of Imr puiuiol uud au.il hut Utile, ot I anw her eyea xrow niiaty. mil ii'tiieinhered our couvoi-ualloii nh, nit tho lliile xolil key. Wua she lliluhlnx of iho nun alio loved? I wiitiilered ilia ainlly. - "I'll land you ul your own dock," In remarked, ns ho moored for the shorn. "And I'm sure 1 ant very grulo ml for the nice things you say about the aotms. I sltix biH-auso 1 like tu iluit Just us I yield to evory Im puUe whenever I can set any pleasure I out of It. It seems the ilmi l"-t V, V. I to do." J,; I It was riiHrnr a dsnir.Toua theory. 1 ' f Ihnimbl. alihutixh aa I Imikrd at Mr. V- l Criihntn's ruddy f.ire. nnd h -md hi" Vf"T rn.rlrvi Inuuli j iHlte underaiond Mult it h would ir.'lierally live up to what h I aid. And I tin. I n quh k r.-'-nll.-' ' " In... of tlm l.a.-kinte Kllralmth had in,, n-d; waa tli.it nuf i! by n ami l-n ltti,iil... I won. lend, and had hn iv irnrt. il bla full measure of aatif faction out of If lird Wilfrid waa wniilni! on tho dork when we lnrnled, hla cap pulli-d down out hla eyes and hla manner Hie ri-veran of cordial. I have looked everywhere for y Kdlth." he aald. "You did not tell nin ymi expeeled to K'l snllltiK Did you make up your parly this mnrnlna" llo lia.lnd nl Hiirdnn llnnneit ta he apnke, nnd tnuand for n reply. "It wna quite iinprenii'dltnteil," anld H at i!"titetnati. "In tact, your slater nnd Mr. Cialiain were l ltul enouth lo pick ua up u xnod hit down thn beach mid Kin ua a lift home." J "Wua nny one i Im- with ynu?" j "I took a short aull with Mr. Ora- ; I ham, Wliriid." anld l-ady Kdlth. "I li am sorry If ynu have needed nie. but I j llioiii'ht you Inti-tiili d flailing, thla nf'or-noon." nf'or-noon." Hho looked etendlly nt him. und he liiweiril his eyea Inallnctlvely. lint hla Inro, as he wnlched Mr. lirahuin push off and aull nwny, was heavy and lowi-rlnx, and his flnxera Iwltchod nervoinly. "I.laien." I said. "Mr. Oraham 11 sliiKlnn nxnln." llo wna slundlnx by hli sail now, the llxht of the sun full upon him. apparently appar-ently uiironscloua of tho picture ho made. And I will love you atlll. my drar, 1,-n all the am a run dry-" Tho worda of the old sons died nwny, nnd I turned to my companions. "It ua n home," I said; but Lady Kdlth and her brother hnd already Rone. CHAPTER X. If there aro any who. like Mra. Ora-ham. Ora-ham. dislike salt air and object to the constant Intrusion of Iho la-can, thla B tiarratlvo will not Internal them. H Imklni bnck upon It now. It snnmi to mo Hint ovorythltiK wn did Hint summer. India d, nliuoat evetyHiluit H we tlioiHilit mid said, was In somo I wny comn'cieil with the sea. And per- H luiliS this la tint so altaniui ufter ull, R slnco wo looked out upon II fiom every H window and Ita murmur was fivier I ah.-i'nt from our ears. H It v.iis (ialirlellu who nrtxlnnied thn D plan of it supper on Ilia rocks, ts.ihrl- -llo was xre.it In orixltiiiiinx. but wo H llaeil to loll her Sim llke.l to w.ltch D oilier peoplu curry out her Ideas, riho D sat In the haiiimock and tirxeil her H proJiTt, whllo her hair blow about her ears nnd her book slipped unnoticed D from her In p. I "Wn will nak the fnmphulla to Join I us," iliii aald, "and Mr. Ileunott and . I Mr. Illnko of eoiirso." 'w "And the Oruhami," I added. ' f - "If yaw inmi- stAa mnm asite not en- " thiialaitlc. "I muat any she Ron on j my nervva; sho Ii tn mysterious." (lubrlella dislikes ancrvti uiili-as she happens lo be a parly lo them. Hho now returned to tho subject with renewed re-newed vlitor. "It Is full moon, you know. Think of the wntur iIhkIiIiis over tho rocks, and tin flrn we'll nuiko out of drifiwiMal." "Hpoons, forks nnd napkins for all lliiiso people." ruiiiluntod Klliuhoth, "to aa) nolhlliR nf Ihliixs to eat. It will hu n lot of troitblu." "No tumble ut all. .lust xet Mary Anno to put somo tlilnxs In tiualieta. ' In fact," ( iihrlollo puiiaed a liniment heforo hieakinii ibo news, "I hnvo nl-reudy nl-reudy n-l.ril Mr. Heiinntl; I met lilm In tho vllluito when I went for the mill 1 , mid It suddenly occurred to mo It would be nice to do this lo-nlxht." Of course nfler this atnrtllnK disclosure dis-closure It was Impossible to demur furl Imr, nnd Kllinbeih rose to the oc-cualoii, oc-cualoii, ITO HU CONTINHKD) |