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white fouing srousd her fgure Que mlyh,
irag'Ie that net an hcar elapsed 81 GO n
very ittie sbid, sittipg on . stone Ly the
ssJude. bad asked how far 10 was TO Stng
oihy or that the child stood ou, IN o..
kitchen eating the fod which Susan had
prepared 70, her
George Asy~ood and the gsutlsman Who
had been his college cbum, were busily dis.
cus'lng 'o1e point Of Opsrs stiqustt-, When
pr LouKs,eele exclaimed
Nell ! wish you could .ing for re once
s you used to
Doctor, you know I an almost ou, Of
pr'e''ce, replied the young wife -boside.,
my long walk bs. iudlsposcd the | wish
could 's-sr y u Sa. rsAl,y mus, b. ,r
eus.d
"is1t u poss,tls for u. 20 get up .me
siugi"g " a.Gsd Harry Well- tte,r yi.i,or
crossing ,ae reoa aud seating biusels BY
th. Dpctsr. vii.
lou aud George can sing she ,ail
smiliugly. "Pr.y get George 10 .,ug 1
ha'en't heard him for a. age, and he used
ai~sN, g. be singing"
"Ab kitty should be here to night
y"s shsaia hear KITTY sing, cir sa,d tbe
aged father
Suppose We send for her" Gsorg. Nav
od turned towards his father. Li. face all
lighted up On the opposite s,ds, Ne!.ss
sy'. flashed slmost tro
Nc f-,hsr had rather you would not I"
she -sid 'Scitsdly
Al Is that Georges LADY luv. . A.ked
tie visitor, suiliugly
"lIis trust you gill never couple bi,
rams ".ih hers. Mr.. Wells, she exclaimed.
sIUos sharply
hastily.
"Nis. Leyd would d. 20 dishouer 20 the
tir'st household IN tbe land exclaimed
"e"rse pot Of red ,ingipg each ohs~s
SHE does very we'll 10 her ~sy ,aid Neil
""s' ~e oauuOs io.E,t tGSI kss father ras
prison hird "
"eorge haywood turned deadly pale.
gave BIZ sister oso piercing gl.uss II miu.
Clsd tnguish aud re.eutment. aud hurried
rom the room
Ny daughter - my daughter tbs, wa,
unge rfou, aud the old fathers To-. rs we're
uenul"us
"tathcr said Nellie Loug.t risug
Il va all very ssll 70 encourage krtv
lloyd ard 10 s.si.iher III her efforts in every
way bat waen u cSaes g. tak,ug htr into
the family, snd making her one Of Us.
must protest against II
MY der, ssId Doctor Longsteele. GENT
y, ia = Is wors, for your nerves than siur
irg would be. Beside, George nay not
be thinking Of sash thing
know be IL. piled Nellie and can
not look "u u with auy patience
Let ustslE Of something else, ~ y dear -
said her husband
With ieverei brain. and kot. beating
heart, George haywood bad rushed ont in
TO the cool night air. With an inpatient
step be paced the garden vslk, unia,ched
the gate, throwing is wide. and leaving it to
jar itself back and on he marched. ke.ripc
down WITH struggle the evil thought. trat
sought TO be upPcrmost Every vi.it hi.
-is,er bad made, since her marriage, bad
brought him pain. until he dreaded TO b ar
Of her arrival at her childhood home.
How can she he though bitterly. how
ean she cherish feelings of hate against sucl
an angelic being a Kay Loyd1 II her
father ha died IA prison a convict con dean U
ed. snou!d s,il love ber."
IL came IN sight of pretiy little hoa a.
stead =. he walked, but loUg before the lights
from 49, PlessaB; psr'or ctu,d be seen. he
sca'd a voice that sent the ulll thro5ings
Of low through every pals.
Clear as iark'tlus It hpAtsl cut and up
r1'ds Aui seemed T. drsF some heavenly
i' lusuce upon tie troubl, j mind Of Gsor-.
NsySpp'. A geytio -aercI. % thing ar
- ~a- one the young girl knew was IA
'ori'e "f nis aHd ~ calm a his excited brain
IL uttered like priV,l, god ,i.itor, With
out ~. cking. W. Ha beautiful welco Il. ing
sD.l. .hr arose 90 iu ct hun
Iua ioDa troubled she said
II an troubled. nv sou j, sorTssfal. be
au.stT'i With sal .mi,e
Let M s,ag ths DARK .2irits away, she
SAL at'emP .bg nisyc =" thr Tiaao
No no .tay hsrc close by me II j.
yoaT preseucc ~trt yulr presence .or
svrrm"rs b. added ps.sionstsIy
"Oh George you EaoE well that can
mover b.
II c,u he Il you will .Iy father love.
you, aud love you no man can love you
more fetvebtly
But your sister aud her proud family :
eauoot eshBot oDn.cnt she hid Der face
20 har anjs The color bsd f,isi 10 hl,uch
81 uhie. Il vIu tring t,prosoh open no
usps ba . % George MaSso0I. Why
hiI you love NE wb did you seek ms
sbr cfisd . wsil u sgosy ~ her voice
'Becsuse Heaven yut the pulse ~ nv
h"aft ssii tbe Joung nau | have l.veI
you ever silss "a ssfe cbii. Cathariue
LLOYD Ttst s'most digsuo act o. your
yyung 'ifr made una u u. with Iitt'e
hDms eultufe. 90 Hothrf ~ -arr mr aHH
ss.eT tbougbtitss q. ny.v.f 49, h-srpriug
~ 800 the seeds q Ji.-,yat..n. g. ~ tas
IouLdstiou fsf worthless. chsfattrr. tat
tbsi deed of Rerey rousei my tsft.r rtafIfr.
lt "a - u 30 angel hsi slIisplg ss'ts0.
o. herself a. ne lesf n ng .0ui sod ss.u
violence - F-ofis tsrmntg. uaI.a.fai
i - - p care & yau .Ua HY ars.. us
beloved DO G.t .rt DO lIt ..s ua .a
a.slIsh
I a,ss bslfi 5Es.r hrs sr,asu ~ ~
stiI tsfb. b.fiHa. Iu q iss trsu.IaI rl.s.
q. c.rsg'Ls tsvs eat ~ to tls heart
bs~ csall / g co. AaI d. y1g thi.s L
caHseut o. tfi'g somi'y hstussn you a..
hsr 20 csuss 10 as.s-. abrtt au s.e.if
D. bsfm3ny No caut lt ttaIya love
goo ! rsssoi George Mas wool
'iucB ssspair tie younR MAJ ross from
be saat. but fsii hack aaain heavily Hfs
shts face ani sshsn iips aIafmei ths bs.a.
uful girl Sho sth tsudsf words ani msn.
nsr EF0vs - recall him to calmness
CstbsrIDs ! aust lssvs ys1 be- ssii -
isst must e. out u che e5aBuy
esn 20 longer Tsnslh sssr sas sho ! love 90
Lsrsi~ssly u ! oana5t aitsr ysur fss5la,
ton ! sansot femaia
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