Show UNTO THE CHILDREN P PALE A 1 E FACED x V slender gill lying wearily bad back on a pile of 0 soil soft cushions I 1 I 1 A man mail flustered angly aniie tearing a 1 of 0 violets to X p pieces c c s bt anding before her y you 0 it will not then cicely kc ile member it Is tor for the last time lime and you say you will vill not 1 I cannot believe me I 1 cannot man like ho lid did not notice the bre break in the girls voice her great pleading eyes were on his he did not see them you can you know you can dot but you wont the violets went into the fire and were burned up cicely put out a sou sort hand all and stroked tier her lovers poor old will she said gently ile ho jerked his hand roughly way dont you drive rne me mad cicely you are arc as fair as an angel as tender 1 as a dove but as stubborn as a dont scream so will the girl interrupted you are mal making drig me dreadfully tired it is nearly as bad as the tragic love scenes on tho the eta stage C lie he turned on oil her fiercely fler cely there aou ou go again makine a joke ol of it all good heavens cicely why do you do it at least I 1 have a I 1 right ight to know that 1 I have told you why I 1 do it it is 1111 impossible POssible for me to marry so I 1 may is well treat the matter lightly as seriously I 1 wont be able to make many jokes in the fut future ure I 1 am going to enter st annes convent I 1 wrote to sister catherine my aunt and told her that I 1 had finally determined to come she is expecting me shortly then why do you do it cicely cant you see that you are ruining both our lives by this girlish freak I 1 dont understand it there is some hideous deviltry beneath it all I 1 ile ho strode up and down the room kicking savagely at the furniture what are you going to gain by entering this convent 9 ilea heaven v en the gill did not answer with a gesture of impatience lie he turned around and went suddenly to the door well go to heaven lie he cited almost shaking his fist at tier her go and may it cheer you to remember that you have left me in the other place the door slammed behind him his 1113 steps could be heard running down the stairs then the hall door closed and the girl was alone in tile alie house she sat quite still for a moment the lights in the room seemed to blind tier her she arose and turned them down then she threw herself on the cushions again and wept tears of bitter sorrow sobs racked her slight 15 0 1 V k N lit t JT I 1 YOU DRIVE MD AH MAD frame until it seamed that tier her delicate body could not withstand tile the strain presently when tier her sobs bobs had calmed a little she phe turned up tile the lights and crossing to tho the writing table this letter I 1 had intended that you should leave me forever as you have done with bitter tb thoughts in your heart then you might haic hae forgotten me and perhaps found some ore oce else more worthy to love and that is why I 1 have tried to lo send you away so tightly lightly but I 1 cannot bear that you should always think ill of me will tor for I 1 loo IONO you from the bottom of 0 my soul think of 0 me rather as a martyr who Is going out of this life and entering st annes con vent for your sake there is some hideous deviltry beneath it all as yol yoi say gay if you think it would better I 1 will lay jay bare rny ray soul to you and tell you why I 1 am doing this thing CICE CICELY LY she out herself to post tills this letter A cool breeze played on lier her heated lace face and refreshed tier her a little A curious thought occurred to ier when she lame came again to her lonely home she stood tor for a moment in ili the liall hall and it seemed that tile the shadow ot or a mau man awaited her aith ith grais anna outstretched little children ran forward v ard and clasped hr hir r knees with faces upturned to be kissed tiny soft arms held tightly round tier her ric 67 banish tile the thought weak woman Alo Alone nelu iu tier her loom she waited feverishly throughout the long witches watches of 0 tho the night until the alie early mali ni il should conic come toward mon iii tg she tell fell in a troubled trouble sleep the mald maid door cicely sprang up her heart throb ling lillig my letters quick sirl girl she tore one eagerly it was very s halt anil and ran wr arite ite e and tel tell I 1 me everything I 1 will omo corno nt at once and co you and wo we shall eliell be very happy I 1 was a bitite to treat you as I 1 did I 1 in answer cicely wrote this firsti first I 1 must tell you a little family lili history tory my ily grandmother as you know spent the latter part of 0 her life under restraint A little ducer lucer in her head bead they eald that was ass not the reason she nn an inebriate lie ind and died Irin krig ny my cither hada bada loathing loir hr intoxicants the ho mere sight 01 01 wine on the table made tier her faint her sister catherine as you know entered st annes when I 1 was v ai born the curse descended in n me all my life I 1 have fought against tho the horrible craving that assails mo inc th then en you came and I 1 felt that with you I 1 should conquer then another thought came to me what if i my curse should do de FC to innocent lives now you know everything do you blame me the man telegraphed in reply whatever you do Is right my brave heroine may tho the angels prepare your reward so cicely entered st anne a convent |