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Walter said Mrs. Clay, you have no,
tasted your coffee this morning are YOU ill.,
aud she leaned across tho table, aud laid her
hand upon Ills arm
'tNo--yes, not quite vol. had great
deal 70 occupy mo yesterday and he arose
from his seat to avoid tile scrutiny Of those
clear eyes, adding. /. if shouldn't 10 home
at the dinner hour, Marion, don't wait for
inc; may be detained BIZ business. And
now kiss me before | 90
III Walter would only leave that odious
Bank, said Marion to herself; such q
tread mill life for him to lead they are kill
ing him with such close application and
she moved about, busying her little head
deylsing certain pathetic appeals to the
Board OF Directors for 4 mitigation Of his
suffcrings.
When~one is away from . dear fricnd. it's
satisfaction to be employed Id performing
some little service for him, how triHing so.
eyef il may be- SO Marion passed into the
library arranged Walters books and papers.
-producing order out Of confusion. from
discouraglng and Heterogeneous heap Of
t6sh keft eye lin hi atsayad chair
drawn.
!. Poor Walterjp said she; with his artist
eve and DO. heart. to be counting up those
interminable rows of figrfes, day after day,
that any man who had brains enough for the
Rule OF Three could do just as we'll To
think he must always lead such treadmill
life: never feast bis eyes bn all that is b anti
full and glorious hey ond the seas; Will, 3 ma
ny stupid eopIe are galioping over the con-
tinent getting Up fits Of sham enthusiasm
jtta as lie Guile Books direct 1t is too
bad : she wished b earthly she had brought
him other dowry than het pretty face and
warm heart
Well. dinner hour came, but came not
Walter Marion was not anxious because
he had prepared herfo bis absence, but she
missed bis handsome face at the table, and
pushed away her food pntasted She was
! uafashionable enough TO Eoye him quite as
well (altbough she had been married many
happy years as o. tn DAY when the priests
| blessing fell on her maiden ear,
/ Come here, Nettie said she to noble
boy spring into my lap. and let5me look al
Dabx's eaes : and she pushed back the clus
tering cur,s from his b eah white forehead
Tell ma, Nettie, v hici tdb you love best,
pa or mel
Papa said must love- you best, because
| h. does, said the cdild
Bless your baby lips. for that sweet an
swer Where can that dear papa be, won
derp
H Fhe words had but just escaped her lips
when her father entered Not with his u
Streaming smile and extet1tled hand !; bu
With 4 slnw. uncertain step as if be could
with difficulty sustain himself aud suctl
haggard look
Send away the child, said he, .uskily
I wantIto speak with you, Marion
|. ne IFS not deaf. Don I tell me that
said She. with ashcn lips lher thoughts a
once reyerting to her hus baud
BsttEr so, betier so, said tho old man
shakingHhis grey head, than to lire to dis
grace us all as he has
1 Who ddrs couple iisgrace with q
ter's name n said Marion, with flashing
eve not ycu, oh, MT you, dear father
ana sheBlooked imploripely in bis face
He las dixgraced Us H., | say said th
nroud old man, you and |, and that innc
cent child he has .embhzzled money to
large amount, and is now in custody. an
I'VE CONE to take you home with me, 20
ana Nettie for you must forget him, Mar
on
said she, solem,
IL ,tis false my noble, generous. higl
! ,y,;rdedEhusband never There Is COZ
sn;rscyE-it will all be cleared UP Oh. fail
s pnsay those dreadful words viii me-
= leave him, though all ths world forsak
Nm Let me 70 70 him, fatherl'
sMafion.' said the old man, he viii
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