, 1873-10-27

on her return had sat down under the
bushes to arrange a boquet. Concealed
from the sight Of the two men Of whose
conversation she was the subject, she
had heard every word that was said,
and her heart seemed 70 stand still with
grlef and horror.
"And this Is the man was going to
marry sne said when she had reached
her room. 'sFor him l threw aside the
honest love Of John Ainsley." And
then, as II 1t would mend the matter,
she threw herself on the bed and gave
way to flood Of tears. Then she dried
her eyes, and wrote the following note:
ssMR. RAYMOND Our acquaintance
is at an end, and we are now strangers.
have been greatly deceived In you.
When say that overheard your con-
VersatiOn with Mr.. Ainsley this after-
noon, I trust it viii be sufficient reason
for severing our engagement
The next morning the village was
thrown into great excitement. The
bank had been entered, the safe blown
open, and = considerable amount Of
money taken. In answer to a dispatch
two detectives came down from the city
and began thorough search While
examining the bank they uttered >
simultaneous cry Of delight. One had
picked up fancy pefil<niie, on which
was craven ssR. d. p the other q scrap
Of paper with the single word 'tDick. "
aRichard Davis
s0entleman Dick
s'At It again, Bob"
Eyes, the same old trick vanished
ia the air, as usual.n
s.lfhat Is 1t, gentlemen y asked the
prsidsnt Of the bank.
,.liave there been any strangers stop
Pig here during the sumner
.sOniy one, a young man BY the
name Of Raymond"
.l-scribe him.
As near as can rec0llect, he was
medium height. had a mustache, black
eyes, and dark, curly hair'
u Thought 50, said the detective.
.'lIe ls the burglar" I"
t1mpossible - said the president.
''He appeared to be = perfect gentle
man.
what's Whatne travels 0n--hIs mau-
ners. His right name Is Richard Davis.
bat be Is better known IS Gentleman
Dick. He Is very slippery. but We VIII
try 10 work up the case. 2
But the days and weeks ellded into
months, and a whole year passed With
out any tIdings ofelfher Paul Raymond
or John Ainsley. Lucy, aflcr her li1lI
dream. had settled down into the quiet
old life aud as Paul's image faded
from her heart her love for John grew
stronger. So, when a year had passed.
she resolved 70 write % him, IS he had
asked her to do. She waited patiently
for reply, butnone came.
One evening she was sitting IN the
twilight, In the bay window, thinking
OF another evening when she bad 1at
there with far different feelings. Sud
denly the air seemed % grow chilly.
Turning around % 70 into the room,
shs sio6d flce to iaoe With John Aineleg.
All abont him was the same IS before,
save q rent IA bis coat through which
the red blood trickled slowly. Lucy
stretched out her arms TO him, but
grasped only the empty air. The
rising moon threw a food Of light into
the room, and she knew that John
Ainsley had kept bis word IN the
flesh or IN the spirit, alive or dead,
will be In this room.
with the moan. ssDead, dead, and I
sent him to his grave . she fell upon
the floor, and there lay cold, white and
still. tt
They carried her 10 her room and laid
her upon the bed, and for weeks she lay
tossing In delirium, her only cry 20
John, come back - And her cry was
answered. The fever broke, reason
resumed its sway, and Lucy began 70
recover.
One evening --she was getting quite
strong noW-she was awakened By the
touch Of q cool hand on her brow and
on opening her eyes there stood John
s'Jo6n I" she cried, stretching oa
her arms.
eyes Lucy, and IN the flesh this
time, although Paul Raymond nearly
finished me. He viii never trouble -
again. The old pain s goue now, and
I7have come bach to oler you my love
again.
Fs'Can You ever forgive mel You
are 30 good, and noble, and In
ssYou are tie idol I have always
loved that Is enough for me. ;,
Lucy rapidly recovered and the only
pain John Ainsley now feels, 4 an o.
easional twiuee, where Paul Ray
mond's knife tried 10 find his heart.
Tw.rr V.rlrr ,unr~..~