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Wo worn si ''in hnnn Our trunka wnro nrkril nnil mil paaatige Pnunnnil We tol.l .-tirh nttir-r wi with Kind H no, Inn If Ibe truth worn known. wcrn nil vr-ry niitiinrbnly nml wnn-rliT'Ml wnn-rliT'Ml nriinnil tl-lK I'M atrny laal nrtlrli'a In n ri'li!iii-il ulli-nrn wlilrh cn'W nmr.i anil ninrn ili'iri'HlnK aa 111.' ftflorn.Hin iiilviim-.'il. "II nilulit linv.i I n i-l.-ur, our liit Iiluy," i.liHfrv.'.l KII.iilHih. Ilnti.-nlim hfr noriii nunlnl Mil. wltnlow uini n alii. ii'i'ii-,l mil Into lln Krtiy ilritilc which liiirniiuili'.oil mi wt'll with our iHlnle of nitnit. "II In llki- our flrl woi-k on Hip IhIhikI." r.'iilliMl inlirl.-lli.. "Ilo yon rvnit'iuli.-r Imw n went out Into Hip ruin ml (ouii.l tin' ciittiiKi? Il mt-nn Ihiiiiffliiil i-nrri alio" "l).nr llttlii Iiiiiik..!" ild Klliulioth. nliniml Ipnrfiilly. "I rnn't hi-lp IovIiik II. ATt it all. II win nli-o while II IllktVll." 'i ... Iiooil hi-r ulisli: tlila wim our lai.l iluy. uml II wiih rnlnliiK. Tin-orrnn Tin-orrnn lo iki'il Kiuy nnil auxry, uml Unwind Un-wind lili'W in.iiirnfiilly Unit in Innt (liilirliilln imt hi-ri'lf upon tin. coin h and ri'fnuil to bo conilnrti'il. It wan Ihi-n I nnnouiipi'il my lutpn-lion lutpn-lion of wiilklnu to Hip vIUuko. to rpI any mnll which lulKht huve arpuinu , hit.nl In Hip (wo iluyi kIiiip w Iiii.I ( vIhIIi-iI llio imiiiI ntllip. So 1 not my rulnrimt and uniliri-llii, und a I (uKti-m-il my voll I lipnrd a glimniy voire (rum Hi" n1'" 1 room. "What lmip I don., wlih my llfp? Wli.'n I Kt't tiiK'k to Waililniitiiii I In lend lo iiuiku a fn'iill ainrt. I will n-Hil lo the. Ill nd, and" Hmotlu'i Init thn firm lui-llnullon to IniiKh which I hnd hud for aoiiio ilaya, il led Kll.uhith lo HtriiKitli. with thu llllIP dllVllH Which llUll Hill UIKKIHHloil of h.-r ulUT ri!i), and went up to Ihn , vIllllKP. I wua Kind I wpul, for, heavy thoiich Iho utmniiilii-rii iitnlniilit.-illy wim, II Hi-iMiimt li' ili'i.ri .-1.1111! Iliiin our iin-tiy llltlu rnoiim, und. Ix-hIiIi-h. 1 wuiil.d to ho alonii. 8o I R"t lh-mail, lh-mail, und wiitnli.ri'd alnnly hack uloni; tin- fniiiilliir I'liih. with my liciut mniiiKi-ly hiuvy u.nl u very huspIi'Ihuh lump In my throat, which turnip hip thankful 1 wuh not iiIiIIkpiI to talk to Buyout'. When I KHt lo thu ati-pH IphiIIiik down to our llttl.i nllp I pau...l and loiikcd win fully Inward It, hut the fK WIIH HO tllllk I Clllllll Hill not Ii 111 K- S ' I'm li'ihiK down." I ii'iiiaiki'd dc- j I ctih-illy, uh thoiiKh Homo ouo hud ob- 1 Jpcti-d. Anil I went down. Impelled liy annie I IrrcslblUili' fnrcp. Tlui liout hniuii door 1 kIinkI wide open now, and only the two lllllc linatH luid.lo allowed IraciH of IIh repent occupancy. I looked ut Ihi'm, vuKuely wonilerlnu hnw they could ai'cm ho raliu und unciincerneil wbt-n no much of Importance had been conneclrd with them, und then walked lo the cud .if the allp und Bat dejected 1 down upon the mined ledcn, my 1 J . -i i i, , .in 'Pi .-. f. r. t i .I..;". r ' ' in.-. I .mi "n re "...ii i."v.r l..-fi i ' . r .He .- I: . I I" I .1 .. tor I..: n or ii". .: ii i- ii !: I I. 't f-e...!:.... t. iv and n Hi.m.-h nl ! o.ni . ' li . . i.n.j I wanii d ti w.l'H. I. ill' I .. .Hi- I .i no I Jin Hire In wl.i lll Si. I : it. . . i I a id llll i'l !. en ill" I .!. a ;. I in Huh .I.n I 1. n ! i m.w "!.. I - i il:,- ni..i-inre en Hi. lai e . II-.. ' l.i hi III.- I lull1, lllmv .- ,T n v . u i - I. it I a-i. In, liti.-d :,, I.-m. i" ' i w: a -a: i. .. and ! i". I, ..illd " l- ' t In Hie In. 1 that I . v i : ' mi. .'ii l'.il i' i id w.':.;. n I. il.ii -a". Ii a In ail i-old ! ...i .-h n,i I, mi.. I I., .i.n, I I Ill -il I ill'l 11. ! t- I I'- lie ( ill I Ii 'II 11 II'" vt.-. lie-, U.e -I.I- il-.-l la!i. .In. '. il: l-l- nd i '.- i ', , d In mi in I a. ! I' Ii I I.-- I i."i I.-. -.. Ii Indi'i d nm l a -n : . i i "T . ( wlti.l iiinii.,1 ai.ni iH'd H iiii.ii f i ii." I i Pill i.i il'.- lia.i'l'.e In an In c.tni i ii ul mil "I ii . and ti n d In Inw-r It. la. " It na. .11 1'ii nil in held II'I. I I a. Iill.-ll.lv l. 'II wel. I. ill t'l.- iiitrh iiieild in.i wink, and 1 Mine --1 I valuli w!Ui It niiiil a :.ii..ni; l.inivn I and ,pii. ill cl. . . d m.-r unman,! unm-an,! I n-i'i.i-.iiixi -I Hie M!;:net mm with ihe I'.i inn H i-t.-t -lli.W III"," he tellKlll-.d. I'll n- iii- I'.-el ,.ild to I'.alirlell" when il.e mi- 11-llllU I'T the . ntlltl I c 'Hid i-ulv -ii.ii- iliiuiiily. all ni nin e m ill. Ii . ii-.'l.iu, i f my dm -del appeal mi e lie lowered Hi.- umbrella nil. I taltuly hi ate I liiui' i If ti mi lh-I lh-I - -. J . -. I,.-I'I" u.e. i.iiMlin bin own II, he 'lid HO. Till-." In- Mild. inlJu-lliiK II nt nn nn-.-l" which let eiild na'er drip down my tie. h. ii II -111. Id u, I. 'Ii " lull uleil i . 1 1 - : ; 1 1 . r . 1 1 1 y . nml tiled to ansinni' ii i-u'id nlr. ' Till tmt linn ll shielded." I . piled, "hut. I lu ll. 1 did not i.-di to be " "Mill .mil imnl.'.l Hi-." I a, not pi.-.iiri-d In iin-wor Mh piexilnll. mi allied II In aui'llier "When, did inn ciime In.m "I'linii the illlam-. I raw ion there and fnlliiweil hiiuilily In the l.-ur. n, ll "How Can I Tail?" I Began, PetuLantly culprit ahould. Hut, on my aoul, I don't know what I've done, enrppt " "l)in't," I Inti'rrupted; "I do mil wImIi In Inlk about It," "Well. I won't. Hut you nilKht admit ad-mit you were JiiHt a little utireUHonnble that nlKht. W really meant well." "We are going away," I auld, all ruplly. 1 know." "And we're never romlim back any more." "Oh. yea, you are next aununer." "Never any more." "1 am romliiK back ni'kt aummer," he auld. poaltlvcly, "but not by my aelf, I hope. My Inland la a very jolly Utile place, but It'a a bit lonely, even when a fellow wanta lo rent after lila wlnler'a work." "Whut la your work?" 1 Inquired. Hiiddeiily cmiHcloua thut none of ua knew or bad cured to ak. "Well, 1 draw a bit aom. llmea, Jum enoiiKh to keep the Jam pot full, Hlnce my parpnla Innured my bread and but-tor." but-tor." 1 nut up HtralKhl with Hiirprlne and punlied anlde Ihe unibn-llu. "Not llennelt, the llluatrutor?" I ex-clnlnied. ex-clnlnied. "Why not, pl.-UHP?" "Well!" 1 Kii"pi'd. quite overcome, for 1 knew and loved hla UliiHt rutlc.riM In the leadlni; inumizlnea, and had rend everylhliiK about hi ill I could lay ny lunula upon. "And to think we firm thought you limiine. and 1 even ihiuliled your linnenly. while all t lull lu-ll me you were " "A very apolled. lnxy fellow." lie Interrupted In-terrupted Kruvely. "nnil a lonely fel low, too. for huccphh like mine brlnKn iiiuny acqunlntuncea and few frlendM." "You cun alwuya huve Mr. Illalie,' I auKiiCHted pointedly, ua he panned. "lllake la all very well In tils place," hp relumed. ahtfiiuK the umtiri-llu to hla left bund und f.-elluK abnlriicl.-dly In lila pocket, "but I wuut Bnineihlnii tola better, und 1 think 1'vo found iny heart'a denlre. 1 want you to nee her picture." "So you ure koIuk to be married?" I Hcurcely recognized my own voice, It Bounded no ntruined anil inecliuu-Ir.il. inecliuu-Ir.il. "1 truly hnpo an, but 1 huve not ven-lured ven-lured to u:-k her yet. Will you look ut the picture und tell me whether ou t l ink hln- will be kind? You nee, I'm by no nieniiB cerlaln, und It la very vllul lo me." "How cun I tell?" 1 b.-Kiin petulantly, petulant-ly, then punned uliruplly, for It wuh our picture he laid upon my lap. the one lio hud ho HliuineleHnly uhniraci.-d from Gabrlelle'a ahoppliiK bug So 1 .-.ii"! .Mrni'l ilid ape.-, Mi-... titll a i h.t. Ir-ic a: t'i I nit I c 'I'd lint un -.- -in ul Wn, II t;.il.i t.-llp or i:il'i.h"ib' Tin- one In Hi" middle" he aald. L-ctllli i;ii.-e "ill fli" be kind" ,l,i 111 "ll I tea-.l.d in- WIH not ,pi.-l,ll".- ef Milne n-ll'.-le. nhllllilWV tiara", n .( a Kill, but me -JiihI a I miih In ii'i' "I'I :. niical and drlpplmt lint I l- iliel ..-lin-'liilr: .due. too. 1,-r win n I ",i;,e, up and lie I hla ey.H. I tried l-i n.-ak. I' ll cmil I not. be i-.iu i n le an . I. t-... lull. Hal . I If W"l" il'llle u: mice. -an, for Wl .i.. Iim.i.'ii j Int.. i. nil eil.'r'a evea, l,;., ,,f i, ni.e we ll'i.l..r.t'.J. i"l in. w." lie n nari'e.l nnnie tlm l.ll. 1. "In II we W. ll I'il' I- I I llltb. Ol i.HV-r In nil-. I. In l!.e line m-II .III'. Iv el.i.i. .ill-it Int.. a hil'k nimwer-i.nd nimwer-i.nd in . i. mi l-il'i lniil K In. in i. .ii will hue pin-. im. tiia. nml then llli.it .li. iild I -!n' I'm Hi"' H UP II-" M r. -.lrn ll.at ...le. "Iliti I Hlll'l I.I dn Ii III my own wai urn know. -ii I in mini: in pui it In mi ,.-'.f " li.it m. i n. iv Tlilnl, hnw wel ami In" t ; I mi ban il.ilnt be " And tin ii . M I il. in l b ll.-ie It l I ..mi l.i me i.i ,ai any uiori- IMn.'H III, lib 111.- loll Hlliel ami mil iii.it. and mi. n Im in i li"i -I"-. I mem nrl". an- i, . In I. 'i.U l.-ll din-ietlt It cold bind I i I lit . and. tiioii-.n.-r. whal nn-ll! In In, if Ihe lillle hlill-l" ( i-r.ilo.l t-'i ii'i'-. li", lli.it lalliv aftef n.-".i ll I tool, iln- in ild Hit ir con lid' ill e und a'lnlto.l It In be do,, i raleJ by the .1 III' ill eill libT? CHAPTER XVIII. Mn.-v Anne liiiide ll, our farewel 1 hie tlial lilL'ht. illllln-l pllltllik' It I in' wllb Hie lent, .lie nlie.1 Ii, lie ar i tamed lln- .:r;f. I Tor Vaiy Ann"' iia, a ii-riiiilile Nlnlie IIi.-m- ln,l dnia. pimr i ul. and en- y npaie nmuienl wan "in ti met In We.-nhitf. She wan, j ahe t"l I u an .lie nti-iii k lb" match ui-Iiil home tn Ctiidatid. where nhf i Imp.. I nlie in i:lit d'e happy aonie diiy. i If i nil hl-e colilil biirn to foritet. Hh I could Hie i n her nailuua, and If imL ! wniK w.i, a In. ii to be had when on' . .I Im ll. iid In- linim IovIukI; ul. ...ii a-, tun. with priilcHiiitlona nt I ii(T". n.'ii ami 1.1:11-1 nt nil Ihnt hnd , iiapp 'in "i I I... ki .1 i.'tl Inr ion." nbe anlil: 1 dune what I could, fur I come to Ion you nil and i.iv i onl'l I 'elp It? I made '.in "lo back your rlim. Ml at Klllillbi lb which nbe to. k often youi tinner helm.- you v.-iy h'eyen. mint, when yn wan '.ddliiK of 'or and oa the ri-ikn In the miHinlliilit. Oh. hf wan clmel. nbe wan. Illlt I made 'el Klvp II up. I went out that nluht. hut nbe wua away wl' 'Arry liraliinii and I pouldn't "It It HII next dnv. Which It a, my nhiidder and Wllly'a Tin H.-en that lib-Ill, Mlna Kline. He, 'all rimy. Kire hid. bi-caune Je,t an ami i na ynu win out ol nluht ahe up mil Jlned 'Arry (irahain and went out n the water wl' 'Im And them r ronea, Mlna (inbrlelle you aeen 'ow II w-na. And nhe nlwlt 'ad 'em. alwlt 'Arry (Iraliain aeen to thut, and Willy couldn't do nothlnE" Here ahe punned for breath. "And I iievpr, npver druititeil you hut the once," ahe continued "In the chocolate, you know. 1 wouldn't dn It for neither of 'cm. and very 'ard they thotmht of me for It. loo; but 'ow could I no for to do It und ynu truntln me. even when you 'psrd mo and Willy tnlkln' In tin- i-elhir? And I bronchi yon Ihn tea mynelf that lanl nlKht. Mlna Kllae, when alio wanted tn Clve It to you 'orelf and put a powder In II to end you to Bleep; but I wouldn't let 'er. for all nhe waa in) aon'a wife. Oh. Willy, Willy!" We Ki't rid of her after nubile, and nettled down for our hint evening, while the fire burned with lla Kitten, blue, lavender, and red llnlim. where in I now found wonderful pli lurea and not bo vi-ry remote . either, and the opeun rolled nionolonounly nutaldu. In Ihe llrnt Ioiik alienee I told th Klrla nhout It Kind Hint the lamp wni not IlKhled. and Kind bIhii that I lie tlrellnlit did not nlilnp ilpnn my fnca. Well, Ihcy were very, vory nice, and convldemte etinuuli to ank but few aearchliiK qiienllona iilthoiiKh t Inr have bIiich told me they were eoa Biimeil with the denlre In do ao. Hn the evenliiK panned, nnd at hoa we went iinwIllliiKly upntiilra, careful not to mention Ihut It waa our Innt nlKht In Ihe little ciilla"e. which, la aplte of everylhliiK. we mill loved. 1 lay bread awake for a Ioiik time. liHtenlnR to the wunhlnit of the wnvea and thlnkltiK the thoiiKhta that come to a Klrl lull once In a lifetime, when I heard a low voice from the I next room, und knew the othnra were wakeful nlno. "Were yon Biirprlned. Kllxaheth?" "Yea, t certainly wuh" Ihe em-phiiKla em-phiiKla In Kllxahelh'a tone left un room for doubt. "Snniehow. 1 never unniiclut.-d I'.llne with mnrrluiso or men either, for Hint multer." "Neither did 1. Hhe'll never bp Ihe Hamo BKitln, but oh, Kllxuheth. If It had been you, whut ahould 1 have done?" "And ! wub Junt lylna here thltikltm how dreadful It would huve been If It , hud happened to you. Ko long an m- huve cut h other, nolhlnK eUn uml I tern." i 'No, nothiiiK fine muttera I Impe I Hhe'll be very happy, but l-'.llno la- ! wi-ll, hh.-'a Kline, und 1 cun't help wiin-( wiin-( derliiK how nhe la H'dnK to like mar-1 mar-1 rled life." I Anil 1 wonder, too, for, nfter ull, H I 1h ulwuya llko HturllUK a very ninall i nhlp ucrona a very broad oc.-un. Hui 1 urn not ufruld of the voyuae, for tlnr-dnn tlnr-dnn In koIiik w-lth me, und we huve encaced a pilot whomi nume la I Hpelled with four letters; ha la wur runted to attw-r a aafu cournu HiroiiKh i very aort of w eal her. und we both believe he will bring ua aula Into port at luat. 1 Til 111 KNU |