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tongMo'a verge, but to pronounce It soomH bold
familiarity.
So w1nt ?" lc questions, with fair amount

OF ourioaity In voico and eyea.
Ah," aho criea out, for a kind OF anawor
has iastenel tsolf to my slirt r!osse help mo
got rid of tho monster, hrr. Dalgrish.'
1lo gtvos yaliant assiBtanco and while he Is
giving 1t eho rastles of moro than ono honalong
ro1nark with Wow to make him forgot luis rc-
iy they arc walking along again, md he Is very
trnctably listening to her opinion on tho last
popular nOvol.
~ don't like tho girl bit," aho objects, with
assSl9n; 'n H., Iho idsa Of hor being in love with
ing II Women always know In suell cases, I'M
loss thoy arc sheer nonentltlos"
=. !" Are you suro Of that2" he murmurs,
with lips go ncar hor check TINT alo eau fcol his
tho sun iH lower, tho dark-groon RraBsy lands
wyavo all about them In many graceful undu-
3aso limo. No living croature. Is In sight; no
utterly still. and tho 1ullol air ID laden with
keen, swoot perfume.
nufus Dalgripll ioohs at tho woman who
Malhs 1Ia ,,.3 bosldo him. etatsly compoaod beautiful
folds it About nobly:mol,ldod figure. He marks
tho white ,gloam Of her small, tlolicato hands;
nc nc, marks tho rich knot Of roses worn upon her
ISL shihpny si%p%ysr bu. ot s ndrsls %asss tne Pi9t
beneath her neols's fair tleeoy covering;
he marks these and many o.hcr oliarms, md 10
fools his blood glow as Il the warmth OF some
genial wine wore filling its veiny labyrinths.
At first she emiles for answer Z slow provoca-
tive smile, gradually turning tho ,grayiah ustrc
Of her eyos till they dwell steadily on lis for a
moment, thon veil themselves aud drop toward
tho roscH on her broast.
have ono, two, threo four. Cannot you spare
nc ono-the smalleat-for d boutonnieyei It
ieu't so much to ask, considering this poor
empty button.hole Of mine."
a$r% AAk xfr tk-A
dawnB into ltvolier bril1iance about her vivid-red
lips. On other check thore ia a deeponed flush,
as sho lifts q hand to diHongage ono Of tho rosca
from Its rosting-p!aoe.
denly allied With mixed alarm aud surprise.
Daroly yard from Dalgriah stands gaunt, ugly,
nnsllo,n man, Boemillxly emergent from the
Garth itself, though hugo mass Of rocks not far
on mny account for hia abrupt appearance. He
is painfully dirty from crown e, solo; and ho
carlos a bundle in q red handkerchief, pain
fully dirty nkowise. Why do tramps alwaya
hho" auoh an unyaried preference for bundles
in r. rcd handkerchiofs over overy other color ?
The man grumblos something, addressing
DalgriHh and e1tending Dalgrlahward about as
entirely repulava-looking land as ono might
vol fancy.
Rankeat impostor neyor found more willing
victim than Miss Martol's companion has boon
all his life. II he lacked, whom rich, thnt finer
charitable -aenBo which tenBes sono rich men
into the building Of hospitals and aBylums, lie
has still always possessed such cnreloss genor-
osity of temperament as will make him fling
to the deaoEtB Of tho recipient. His hand is in
Ills pocket now, whom Miss Marteis whisper
has Che effect Of keeping it thore:
ner,aet xo,!1aht w1atct 4 were y0u' no looks like
There are times when IT is vol to call spade
again thoro are 'saye0ay tas when So enn ane
dor is far from discreet. Whether tie
not hear them, canuot bo stated. Anyhow, tho
disgusted look that her faco wears quickly iinds
answer in his own irato scovl.
AN 10 yell koop an honest man from gattin'
sn's 1ey " y liz shane s ss on = sasns osa
Dalgrish has drawn his brows togothor say
agely, long before the lust inBolent word ia
spoken.
"Look here, my man." he breaks ont, with
md have nothing moro to say."
Tho man half tnr7lB, his unwashod unalghtly
faco ono glover Of aul1ennoBs. Then ho pausea
and fasea Dnlgrisl, again; he has remembered
but out OF Wow and hearing OF any
thing more thsn those fey
It wonld seem as il tho recollection
later, he has given won't to such 9 burst Of
oathful personalities as makeH Bliss Martel
raise both hands to her ears with short.
shocked cry.
little walking-Btick he is carrying "You iu-
formal ecoundrol " ha shouts furioualy hif
you're not off this instant III give YOU tie
aort Of thrashing that you'll not forget for
wcokB."
Tho object Of this indignation replies with Il
husky, guffawing, laugh, drops his red bundle,
and settlos hand on each hip.
yer try"
Dalgrish fools his blood on fro now.
10 docs try. but with i'll succeBs at FIRST In
making bellicose diye at tho mans coat-collar
he receives 4 staggering blow beneath ono Of his
eyes. Tho blow is magniacently returned In q
1oeana'o time for Dagrish, Ike many another
letlc exercises long before hB college days began.
After Ills tho two opponontn come to very close
quarters thoy grapple, and for lttlo while it
looks AL sron chance which will tirat throw the
practised Hinew; 1hoy fall, Dalgrish boneath.
But just ts thu rutfian'B "vast aud filthy hand"
has reached hie assallants throat, an iumen-
atty OF reserved farce On tho part Of Da1grish
powerfully between r,e wrist and forearm, ard
80 turns the tables With mingled entirety and
permanenco., :. .,
xfS n,sss eaiaa s,r presently
mind to choko the life out Of YOU before get
mp. However, III give you .ue other chance OF
being Oft. don't think you'll show much moro
fight, now that you've found o'r who is tho bet
With this ho springs nimbly to Lis fact, his eyo
11en. koerly watchful, on the fallel man. 1t was
Q correct prophecy. ,Thoro is no moro fight
shown n,-nothing further, indeed, tian the alow
creation Of that gaunt body, tho picking up Of
red bundle, and the skulking doscen. down all
adjacent hlll-alope.
Whom fifty good yards lie between him.
solf and hfs late antagonist, Dalgria, turns
to look for Miss Martel He aoes mass
Of whitisl drapery g1mmering cloze by d; tho
foot Of httlo rocky elninonco. It will not re-
1liro sayere penetration on the reador's part to
infer that this whitiah drapery ia In somo mn
ner connected with tho object Of bis search 10
believes at first that she has tainted, but OF
drawing noar ho makes tho discovery that aht
las merely resolved heraolt into tho most oroucl
ing attitude conceivable BY woman, aud has
buried her dropped head in both handa.
Dalgrish makes worry rapid work Of placing
himself in a position very similar to her own.
:" Miss Martol,'" ho murmurs, exotea!y, "Lilian
-" Then he stops short, and colore little
at his own boldnesB, while aho shows him an