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lance of that act, and to implore your par
don?'
"Oh, Ibavc nothing against you, Mr.. LIE
Noirl II was not Iwhom you were intend
ing to marry against my will and as for
what you said and did TO me, ha-hal Ihad
provoked it, you know, and also afterward
paid it in kind 1t was fair fight, in
which | was victor; and victors should new
er be yindiciive." said Cap, laughing, for
though knowing him 10 have been violent
and unjust, she did not suspect him of being
treacherous and deceitful, or imagine the
base designs concealed beneath his plausible
manner. Her brave, honest nature could
understand a brute and despot, but not
| traitor.
Craven bowed, smiled, lifted his hat and
rode away and not TO excite Capitolas stis
picions, he avoided meeting her for few
days, and then threw himself In her road
and, as before, allowed her to overtalie
him.
Very subtilly he entered into conversation
with her, and guarding every word and
look, took care to interest without alarming
her. He said no more CT friendship, but
great deal of regret for wasted years and
wasted talents in the past, and good resvlu-
tions for the future
And Cap. listened good humoredly. Cap
itola being Of brave, hard firm nature, had
not the sensitive perceptions, fine intuitions
and true insight into character that distin-
guished the more refined nature of Clara
Day-or, at least, she had not these delicate
faculties In the same perfection. Thus her
underlined suspicious of Craven's sincerity
were overborne by sort of noble benevo-
lence, which determined her 10 think the
best Of him which circumstances would
permit.
Craven, on his part, having bad more ex-
perience, was much wiser in the pursuit of
his object; he had also the advantage of be-
ing in earnest; his passion for Capiioa was
sincere, and not, as it had been in the case
of Clara, simulated; he believed, therefore,
that when the time should be ripe for the
declaration OF his love, he would have
much better prospect of success-es especially
as Capitola, in her ignorance of her own
great fortune, must consider his proposal the
very climax of disinterestedness.
After three more weeks Of riding and con-
versing with Capitola, he had in bis own
estimation, advanced so far in her good
opinion as to make it perfectly safe 10 risk
declaration. And this he determined 10 do
upon the very first opportunity.
Chance favored him.
One afternoon Capitola, riding through
the pleasant woods skiriing the back ,f the
mountain range that sheltered Hurricane
HAL, got q 1ail, (WHICH sue WIS hiit iwnru
inclined well to cuff her servant Wood
1t happened in this way: ste l;nl Il, ne
TO steep rise in the road, and urr.d l,'i pp-
ny into hard gallop, intending, a> -he said
to herself, to ''storm the height. wlrn sud
denly, under the VIOLENT strain, the eIili. ~
flew apart, and Miss Cap. w,s IN
the ground, buried under the fallen sa,dlr.
AT this instant Craven rode up.
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