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and the shadow OF figure she knew to
there. drawing down the shade, was
Martha, who had nursed her when a
child.
Tears filed her eyes. 1t was Para
disc which she never hoped to regain.
had not her mother written
a curse on you. Never darken
my doors more, unless you wish Inc to
utter It,"
But here at least she had not the ter.
ror of strangers upon her she could
beg or tell fortunes. She would tell
fortunes. Martha was approximations,
and always had dreams of matrimony,
and of the coming back Of q lover who
had gone to sea when she was In her
teens, and had never been heard of
since.
| She crept up to the window, and tap
ped on the panes. In O moment Mar,
tina opened the door.
The hooded figure drew near her.
" Let me tell your fortune?" she
said. ......II
Bother" child Martha, "pm past
fortunes.
"What ?" said yiolette. "with a
lover gone to sea?"
LORD save US |" cried Martha.
And in one place twenty years."
said Vioette.
"You know more than Is good"
said Martha. "StOp bit. Are YOU
one Of the clairvoyants2
Yes" said Violette.
" Gould you see where people are,
what's come Of them and that ?" ask.
ed Martha. "For instance, O gal that's
been gone eight years, could you look
for her in dream like, as I've heard
they can, and find her ?''
lette.
" Sit here, then," Martha said, point.
ing to chair in the hall, and hurried
into the dining-room.
She came back in moment.
Tome and speak to Missus," she
And Violette, trembling so she could
scarcely stand, entered her mothers
presence. l,.
No love is like mothers. Violette
had known that since she had cast it
of. She knew 1t now, looking on the
pale face where the wrinkles had come
so thickly-on the hair, all turned gray
now -ou the sad eyes. that were so
bright when she saw them last.
She longed to kpeel at her mothers
feet and beg forgiveness, but she dared
not yet-had not she sinned too deeply
to hope for pardon ? She etood silent
with her head bowed down.
They tell me you are clairvoy-
ant" said Mrs. LOrrlmer. az have
not much faith In such things, ami if
the power prospers its possessors so
little it cannot he worth much but
still have something to ask you. You
search for persons VINO are far away,
do you not-and for lost things"
| Violstte bowed. ......
| If you can find something I have
lost will repay you WE'LL" said Mrs.
Lorrimer. Here, sit down. Perhaps,
IL you have this knowledge, you can
tell me what have lost" -.I
Violette sat down.
1t should be darker" she said,
twill you lower the light?" =
Martha turned the gas down and
stood behind her iady's chair-and
there was silence. Vlolette had cast
back her vail, but the freight was not
bright enough to show her features.
Lady," she said, In low voice,
sit Is not gold or silver that I see !; 1t
is nothing that can be bought for
money. What see Is girl. %
Good heavens |" cried the old lady.
A girl of sixteen, with fair hair
and blue eyes," said Violette. "Thst
was what she was when you saw her
Last. Am l right?"
"Yes," said Mrs. Lorrimer.
You loved her," said Vlolette she
loved you. But she deceived you she
Was wicked - wicked - wicked but
there was an excuse for her. Sue fell
La love /; she was mad for while. You
have cast her of. She is gone. You
will never see her more"
Hush hush !" cried Mrs. Lorri-
mer. "She was not bad. l Twas wick
ed knew what it was to love, yet I
forsook her because she knew IL too.
Look again. How does life use her %
"She is q widow, and very poor"
said Vlolette. 80 Wretchedly poor
that she does not know where to get
bread but she will not come to you.
w WOuiu CuLCO uCIs 4Ou COulu HUI
forgive her. You will never see her
again.
The old lady started from her chair.
What are YOU How do you know
the secrets Of my life, the words I
most repent uttering? Look again
Look Tell me shall see ner once
more. Tell me where to find the only
babe 1 ever held against my breastl
My little one-my Violette--where Is
she ?"
And then the woman she addressed
fell upon her knees and clasped her
hand.
"She is here i'' she cried. " Mother,
she Is here IL aud the two wept togeth-
er In eacn others arms and ali was
forgiven.
The good old mansion Is no longer
desolats. There are little children's
voices there, aud mother and daughter
are together once more. Aud Ia that
other world, where we cannot believe