, 1875-11-22

c!uahed. Nav naw plaIntYahat tholo Was no
ARTIFICIAL 'etharxIc inLnopco at work Ia him.
Now discosered tho acoond element IN tho cou-
tontnn 1t WAS cxtlon,o pl,ydioal fat'gue. l
could still ece lilo hunger far action In hi. eye
he watchc, t1Io withdrawing fstIa ~ thongh
10 envlnd them; but hs l.e.yy umbn fny h1rnal,
| - though the,e wtre 10 to%cs lett to rally
them. Allow was this condition to 10 nccouhtcd
tor7 Poverty could bayo nothing to do with 1t.
| lio "oro one rlng which n, st lIayo coAt mo, 0
| than mAhy families I,Ryo 10 spend IN ytar.
| HId dTcks wAA little to1ped and ,iled, but Ut
| lho h]ont fashionable cut kHd materials.
| "Homethng lar hnultr than my curiosity wAs
now erouscd. and fur tha life VI inp could not
keep mr. cyes Oft lin.
"At leng,l iho balIs ceased TO play; tho r'ay-
era took tllciF lcave; the lights nero tutned
towu: Tho marker hTp oachci ths weary tnat,
aud asxod LIu If hc w'sllcd to play. No. IN q
lrcmalona voice, out Of which all tho volume
10 tosc heavily. cs1no With slow race rouhd tho
kAble. mud onterod The long Iapeage. followed.
Az he rsac,ed tue outer door entered tI'c rasa-
ssgo. lie stood moment looking o,s INTO tin
log. and tlen heatd him m'ittcr, Tho day will
never como. III 20 TO LIE river
"'To the river! 10 tho river, With those
| wetty limoa nnd suat passion Of seet'cse1 css
eating hts 'sason s away! l. can mean only ono
! III fol,oH.' With those Thoughts. l FASTENED
| after bt,n.
"Ilero was no ercnt nocossity for c1uton,
The fog and his intrnso fteoccui alton made It
u
c'obn to INN, and followed him through au ill.,
trcate network ri narrow lnnnh At Icuett, No
! came into broader street. and aasHmcl, from
THO dip In tue gsound+ and certatn sensation Of
totea tho approach to triaee. lie walked rap
,d'y, and wss about 10 paccs behind. pres-
emily tpe gso,lnd chased 10 fail. It became ovel.
missed the houses. aud. looking mora cloaely,
mado out low parspet.
''BLlli ho hurried on. | drow ueor to him.
There ~ts no 4powing tue moment 10, would
place hts hass1s on thss low parapes Rssd vsus
ipto tho d. cuEotl ~atcre boneath Tho perspira.
as,. tor stood L. out on Lily ioFoueaa VT a. on t!o
no nro" up nuddcnly and p)accd bin hand On
tho parhpet. There was now no doubt OF hia
intention. l lnapcd flrwtrd and tapped him
sms5tly on TUG ahonider. ~
wero staniing unaor gas.fsmp Tho light
expression Of h's faco. There was 20 singer or
s.noy.nee @ is LIS a..,, o5es lle s.stea A. e 10
OF caro- vhY had touched him. sometbin3
Ia hB aspect put INC out Of conccit With n,Y
hdic.dal shaoiy for BIN. | did not ely tho
wotas had arranged. ula appearance tos bade
nc.
~ am stranger in London. arrived here
only this evening. Pardon mo. but havo lost
NY wav. Would you DO good enough to rot mo
riRht7'
''ue continued to look It me In thu same dull.
lA4PcCuhktFQ HlAuAD4- L4o EOGlt1GSVIY Ui4tB.
garood my question. We have met tonight
before. lid sou follow me fun wiero fell to
tho billlsrd-room*' he asked IN = low, worn-oqt
voice.
u Was thurders'rckan; 1e had not only
seen Mo Rt tho tilue Of the accident, but lat
recognized me III the blifiard-roon. lost my
Beif-Eosse&ston completely. NO. rnutte.rd,
y aid no1 follow you from whcrc yon fell to tile
h'l!!aFI. r. foono. , ,,
,r, thss IL e.ranee' ne ne masea. yery atrangel
tho bl.!'A A,d,Tuom 10 st'1s
',.V;.,..
".WhY!
~ heard you mntter soaeth!oR about TO;
".Mbatf
well, your mannfr-praY excuse mo-scom.
Cd !l,t!o excited. and fehted t!aa! perhaps son
mlEnt - waved my h1na vaguely Ill the atrec-
10 ny profound assopisnmcnt, NAV say
noffof, ne bafst Que into nystericai laugh.
soanea against tne refapet Of tue bsluge, aud
hussosea no Win ha!t-anueoo. na!'ptslne
look Alter moment DO shook himself; re-
Easd,oa ms nxea1T; asked 20 wbeIe lived OF
slaia aod when Lad anawered, said, 'Cop1e
with mo-
h, aa nose We.e Two eo1o oo!ec.s 20 DO a'taine1
" go,hs ea Smn nm nm & et'tuio az" h.'st away
tvon tv a,le t,;es ano n,:ro!s sho4la gst home.
We we *a'4ea IN silence tosathcr. ga not k9ow
noW 20 reopen tae eonversatlon altof "has t'ad
pEouIseo. 4to EV!aentlY 10 o!a not "ish TO spoak'
.ts ~. M4o u.'otoAuy: sou "neu w Hia gone
anout laii m1lo asked hlm Il "o ehonId get
. cav cf u oe "oHid taKe ny afm' He maoo no
Iep'H n1t LOOK my a4m aua 'oaued Heavily upon
mo.
~. ~ haven't tho ]oust idea Of tho way no vent.
y, me % maao 49,, many turfl!nss una Erew gradually
70 trei s!lat re we're penetrating fao oeltcr p1f-
tion Of London. Li9lih sIogo over tho doora
ana !nnslo came from tAe drawing roomr. and
moto i4an once caught ginpses Of spacious
haIis throash doofways "n4te carriages waited
without: vac on tug roint OF nsklnE II he
wela quite suro be hsI uat been deco!ved bY the
Jog. "hen ~ etoppc:d bofote Ia:go house III =
;uafe a'd KhoeAea;
q not know sb'a place, said.
LUZ CO. lon need uot 10 afraid. Do
iook !.xe oecoJF
uoor VIZ Gpenoo o3 poFfer. and we
ca' orc! SPACIOUS Dali. i!ehfcd W hpge gas
eiler OF dull amber G'h:h. Paes,pK through tho
lasl. "e "+nt lnto h,'other aug nAtromrr ono;
out o. ln'e We oaFseo '9to aAfk paesa0e q eo'l-
saaeFhof1 lcnRm@ land aug. anatst. lnto smait. low
!oons; kfa1' eeluns 70 aoos huhg amber 6'ik
ontIaios. s ana ootxeeo tncm htoou ,ast mirrors.
tnete Here oaiy one stnaii tao'e aIld txo cba!rn.
n,onR sno so tnFe6 soee Q! 1he ensmbsf ran !o~
couc5ee cosots0 "l&h hmoer vclsef' dull yell
10y ItnIkoy esrpet e.so.ea ; tAs hoor, .ua over
heaa t1ng snRle lam? Wrb single floating