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rupted Mag again, without opening her eyes
and with little trelnble in her voice. which
| could not understand. Proceed with III.
man! Animals :. always interest me NOR,
than food
"You would not call Austin Benedict ay
animal if you could see him once re-
piled, little Indignantly, and was about te
add that | didn't wish Charles mixed ur
with that species either, when over wen, tb.
lap dog on the lounge, and Mag said. irr;ta.
bly,:
81 believe that animal thinks have moth.
ing to do but to make my lap into a bed fo,
his convenience. Go on, Nell; Austin Bene
dict! Austin Benedict is good nam.
I'll bet my new solitaire against three cents
that his character was as stony as his copno.
men. A man called Austin Benedict would
do what he considered to be right. if bv SC
doing 1t killed hitS and everybody he was
ACC nainisd with -. IS
Don't get up. though-and please go on
"Yes,'l resumed, "you are quite right
about Mr.. Benedict's character believe
there is something in names. But for all
that the fellow was dying for love-
"A very interesting case,' said Mag,
turning dcatbly pale. do you know the
circumstances . and then. with the slight
est perceptble sneer, added, "A man must
be very strong to admit such thing about
himself
"Oh. answered, "it was long time
before we got at the facts in the case: but
one day. when l sat by him, and we all
thought he couldn't last many hours, he
told me the whole story
when you sat by him, aud thought he
couldn't last many hours, he told YOU the
whole story repeated Mag, in strange
sort of way Did he die?
mo; he rallied again. answered, al
most out of breath at Mag's behavior. 1T
seems that he loved with his whole heart and
soul very beautiful and much sought after
young lady. She pretended to~love him.
Her parents were opposed to the match :
she proposed to defy her parents. The
next news he receives comes in the form of
a letter from her, telling that she finds she
does not care for him as she supposed, and
asking to be freed from her engagement
''He did receive such a letter. did he ?
Austin Benedict did receive such letter p
and Mag arose from her recumbent position.
and stood before me, pale as a corpse, but
with the light os fseiy avenging angels in her
eyes. 81 never wrote the letter y she ex-
claimed. at is a forgery from beginning
to end Nell Harris, you took care Of
Austin Benedict in his last hours . And
now the proud head of Margaret Hastings
was buried in my lap,
IL took care st him when he was ILL.,
replied.
And he loved the woman be believed to
be false to the last =
''He loved the woman
''Oh. Nell! Nell what shall do! How
can ever live, now that know be died
with that cruel impression of me :! inter-
rupted poor Mag giving me no opportu-
nifty to explain myself. you took
care of him-yoa made him comfortable
you kissed him when no was dying and L
loved and despised. l.
toel1sg X sints,shsa a' 4 50 said, assop n;as
ute, Mag. darilg. did do all 1 could for
Austin Benedfd's comfort, and have kissed
him good n,any times but not when be
was dying, Mag; for he hasn't passed
away yet, unless be has accomplished tn al
feat to-day. and-Snd-'
''What in the world is all this = said
Charles, who had entered softly With his
latch-key.
Where is A6stin = 1 asked in a whis
pei for Mag vas 50 still didn't know bu,
that she was deAdy r
Here y said the Gear fellow, bounding
forward. He stopped suddenly at sight o.
the figure at my feet. I'm the name Of ths
angels, Nell. whst y this! and whom have
you got there rs. d sl aa-s'
One little faiasesy from Mag, and she val
dead weight psttn Bsnedict's arms
That was answer aaough. ..-.- =.
Such day an that was! Betweer
swoons, explanatioAs, and embraces my
mind got to sanuins upon luostic asylumns
bat the sun set clear, and my reason re-
manned unobscured There as Wedding
that same evening n the same library; and
in all the happihess ever Witnessed
Charles and mine tlrownin-I know Ipevc
saw such perfect. pnalloyed joy as exist
between Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Benedict
Mag didn't Givv hB tune to get to the ink
stand, SO You nust imagine the history 0
that. a 8 ss61 ~ - 47