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VOLUME. Xxx INC. D,T
sunlight before he pointed to Dove

sunlight before he pointed to Dove
reux's letter. 80 ~. - 2
{ II say it now as said it'then," he q
answered. "But, with this before me,
l am constrained to ,add-don't let.
me stand in your way There is the q
path to fortune take it now, as you
took it before" y 'E. ~ '-ss:s1
"You are unjust!" she cried, pas 8
sionately. "Itwas no path to fortune
that took before, And If Istake it ~
now it will only, be because by such p,
words as these you prove to me that i
RoseInglesby's heiress-ship is morera
to you than LAM y ~ q 40 sys:t u ,.fs
Her shaft struck home. Advesiit- e Z
turer thoughahe was, Kenn6n had =
still enough sof honor aud sincerity "a,
left to feel it. A dark red flush surged
over his face, and, stepping forward
few feet, he caught her hands. a
"Tell me what you mean 2" he de-l
manded, almost roughly. 81 am.dull !.
at reading riddles, and this has grown. S
beyond my comprehension. Why
have you come here ?-whyy have you =
showed me that letter! ?-whys do you q
speak, to me like this? You know ,
that Rose Inglesby is nothing to Ine, I,
and that you-are everything Do
you mean thatyou are willing to give 81
up him for me ~ a,t,
81. He pointed once more to the letter
now lying on the ground at his
feet-and Alice's gaze followed the !
gesture half sadly. STOPPING, asif by J;
a sudden impulse, she lifted the open
sheet Of paper, gently folded it, and
laid it aside On the bench. Then shei1t
turned back, to Kennon, ando held out d.
her hand. ~ ..,
"Just that way I put him out of my
life" she said. 'If You wish to take q
me; hereI am."99Sio3 oi{.s 10 i,aa lsosa
f At this point our story ends. At: !,
lthis point the sister-in- law, who had
entered Miss Inglesby's life, and $
changed its whole current and mean "a
Iinga went out of sit again; and left ia
for o brief space, at le3strnot a little !.
of desolation behind her. of course, ~ y
Rose was too proud to Show how
deeply Land. sharply the elbow lhadrs
listruck1;. but, despite her bravery, she !,
suffered many sharp pang, ana
knew many IA dreary M6ha aiit, lbsf6F8f2
Lit eHenslig ghtlys shealedJs Can we.wetais:
der at this The girl had ! not given !,
her heart unasked, as some girls do, !
and therefore she had not incurred
the legitimate penalty Of. folly. 'Sheds
had merely suffered .its to obe :Yoasw
she had merely, fallen into. o snare !.
which might have entrapped an older I
and wiser woman; and, Instead efis
waking slowly, and with agsickeninga.
consciousness Of +"too late" to this, )
knowledge, it was forced on her by
one sharp stroke. TT may be said !
that she Ihadicause for gratitude ins.s
learning the truth SO soon. No doubt Z
she had, and no doubt she felt this
before very long; but at Hrst-welf,a
suffering is apt to,!make even thea
wisest unreasonable; and 1T, was notg
strange that at first she only felt ther
sore bitterness of affection wasted and
trust betrayed. She was very yonngg;
however; and the young rally quieklylf
from even tho deepest. blows. .AfLeria j
Ia while, her parents took her abroad, !,
and then AIice's prophecy ictaafme ffhs.t
While travelling they metsD DeHereux,is
whoTwhetherl to; solace his, fdisap-
pointment, or to improve his mind
had also left Northorpe, Rose thought
that he improved on acquaintance
very decidedly; and, when she re-
turned to America, he accompanied z
her. The latest news from Northorpo ],
leaves no doubt but that they will y
soon be married. Il
And .Alicef Well<Alice is not un-
happy. In the first place, she is mar
ried to man whom she loves, and, Z
in the second place, she is:married to-.
man, who loves sher. These, tWo9
facts would enable her to bear much,
If she had much to BEAR. which. in :
truth, has not been the case! Men off,
Kennoh's stamp. do not reform sudst
denly; but thefe.is at least reasonable.
ground for hoping that with him tho
worst is over, and that he will never
fling himself quite asrccklessly against 4
public opinion in the future as in the.
past. Let what will come, however,
his wife has girdcd up herself TO bear
it; and, if gentleness, sand courage,
and deyotion can save him, he may
yet be saved. With all the troubles
that have encompassed her, it is not
probable that Mrs: Kehnon has! ever'f
regretted her choice. From the first
she realized how Inadequate Roses.
strength would have proved for the
burden laid on, her; how terrible on
both sides would have been the mar.
riage which her intervention alono
prevented. Feeling this, she is re-
composed; butit is doubtful whether
Miss Inglesby ever has known, Or
ever will, know, all that she owes to (.
her sister-in-law. -. "a
THE END.
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