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WIN mNcn relNCNHncf. Grace C0tDplSC-
She saw there was much force it Alrs tCiare's
reasoning, and she was not sure but that it
was best te reslan 6 few days, az it mig.
put off the revelation Of her folly to the worl',
During the course Of the morning she weIt
into the library for q. book she wished to read
While she was still sea. .;Ilins for it, Mr. Nor
timer stepped from the .sz&ibrasure Of one OF
the windows, to l,sr surl Use and came for.
ward. s.} =. satz.r-su s..s-s =. o..
i had been wishing thatI might SEQ yon
alone, iGr i few moments, he said with son,,
emotion. 4 regret that un.ortunate occur.
renee OF last nisht,as. much as. You do, Mfa
vii -. -. he paused, embarrassed. md flush.
cd deeply tpardon me- bc continued, a.
last stbuts you'll shavc aright TO another name
Wilmot is all the one lay claim to-, she
said, coidly Never presuasc to addrcss ms
by any otLer.' a@~s
Mr.. Mortimer looked hurt. bat went OF
after pause. ~- r- .,s
It's only ON your account Miss Wilmot,
that Fregret this marriage. IS for ule could
not wish it otherwise. Singular as it may
appear, haye~learned to love yes--stran
gers though We are---s-sh my whole heart
fyou can only look fayorab!y upon me, there
will he no need Of lcgcl reference in this
affair, So
He paused rs If for cncourage eraent !, and
though Gracc's heart beat wildly, ana
Il strange thrill oc delightful emotion passed
| through her form, vet SIZE was outwardlT
cold and calm. She said: .e -~s-#
II do not love you Nr Mortimer. This tie
must be drokcn.'
word Of rcn:onstrance, Grace passed from
the roonl
The picnic was set lur one o'clock and the
pic nickcrs were to meet in Il romantic grove
pcarancc' sake Grace wss obliged to ride
ever to the grove with Mr.. Mortinscr and
Mrs. Glare but she was silent ana reserved
on the way saying very little to either of
them. When she reached the grounds shn
was wildly, even uEnaturally, gay-her aood
had entirely ch,nged She taEced and nu-
ted, said wonderfully saucy thugs in i reck
| less way, and set them all to wondering at
hcr strange flow Of spirits. There was q
small pond near the grove, and here Grac1
+, found a single tiny boat, only largn,cnough Ia
hold one or TIVE, made fast to an old oak.
She sprang into it and pushed tho craft
short distance from the shore. Ts ~.
''Miss. Wilmot, must entreat of you not t"
90 out alouc,' said Mr.. Mortimer, anxious'y.
Il dent think it would be SAFE
In the first place. Grace had no intentions
of going further. Bat this decided l.er Her
checks flushed with Indignation. though her
heart bounded at his solicitation, as he said
i always act my own pleasure, Mr.. Nor
timer and shall go y
He seemed painod but said nothing naore.
and Grace took up the oars and rowcd slow
ly out into the middle OF the. pond. Her,
she paused, and standing up in one end eff tho
boat, her cheeks glowing with exercise, aud
her hair ripping back in golden waves from
her lovely face, she waved her hand dcfantly
at those watching on the shore.
That movement was q fatal one for her.
BY some means she lost her balance, and
with oDe wild shrek fell iato the sparkling
waters, which ocned to receive her Mr.
Mortimer, standing ON the shore, saw it al-
For moment he stood as if suddenly turned
to stone aud then, fcarlessly punging into
the waves, he swan boldly toward the4Srot
where she had disappeared,
WhenGracc arose to The surface she HN1
presence ofmind enough to clutch at the side
OF the boat which had overturned as She
tell and she was ciinging to it with, convul.
siyc grasp of despair, when AIR. Mortimer
reached her side, lie threw one arm about
bo,. and on,Iaa voro,1 to riUlt fkn boot
but found itimpossible. it Choosing the next
best method, h. placed Grace upon it, as it
still remained. bottom upward, and slowly,
and with difficulty, pushed it tothe shore.
dozen arms were ready toreceiyc them and
when the brave young fellow was dragged
from the water, he lay like one dead on the
green sward
Grace was the first to recover the use Of
her faculties, and he was lying thus when
her eyes first fell upon him Mach of her
strength returned at the sight and she crept
to his side
Dead, dead 7" she noancd, sand havo
killed him Dear dear Duane !" Ec Hs
A carriage was brought, into which both
were carefully placed, and they were driven
at once to the residence of Mars. Clare, and
physician was Immediately summoned,
During the short illness which followed,
the barriers of prid. and reserve were forever
broken down between them. Grace was
unweared in her devotion to her preserver,
and the sweet secret Of her heart crept out
in every thing she said or did-the bound.
less love she felt for Duane Mortimer.
She made as good q wife as she was a
happy one, and neither ever had cause to
regret the hour when they, were married
merely to carry out joke Of their merry
hearted though true friend, Mrs. Glare. II
Tho present population of Utah is said Ia
be 100000. A telegraph line connects. di
rcctly with New York, Philadelphia, and
other northern cities, from Salt Laks City.
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