National Republican., 1877-02-18

verbally the least quick sighted Of human
to allude to Miss Garsford but she or 'her
George paid less heed to 1t than ever now
II Did you mean it,"
Mean that owed you my life. and only wish
Sed Sth 'pS PERHAPS TaE Tx me- than.
thusiasm from the fact Of the man beside him be.
knew" '
howeyer--you see, this is how II is: went of 70
Ethel, told her / had just seen you and that YOU ~
her IL she had repeated IT to my father or any
you; asked is q you t6ouiht and & you had for.
ness ness q the subject. She was quite white and
"You explained how it ali happened ~ nut in
Cyril, as his friend paused.
mNo; I would have done 50, but she stopped me.
Thought ut hrst 1t was all up, didn't tell YOU
how they would look on the affair II they ever
found 1t out p but something she said showed me
came about, but 1t seems she bas taken Il t' into
her head that those Jew beasts were talking Of
,"of NEw the words came with an accent Of
utter surprise and agitation, and were accompa.
nied by hasty movement, as though the lieu.
foId's heavy hand held him in his place,
eyes; and, Cyril boy, what want to ask YOU
to let Il remain go: II won't hurt you; for she'll
doesn't d,f, matter hg to her how many wives you
gestisn seemed in some tort TO sim him, he sug
lord grasped his shoulder tighter.
,n%ir. he' he %,,i isaiS eagerly, almost mpor.
4, will be for me. Ruin, and absolute ruin %
oe e'SYS ESs TGp9 s%R XII n,I M mn and "
bless her girls heart.-in my sanctlty and per.
lection, she would never bc willing to coax sum.
keep my head afoat and roof over that poor
child at Islington. fit were found out, should
gsS ge Sus o hn, T1n shng have to leave the ser
in heap"
,.Bpt would not she-Etbel, keep your secretsgr
asked Cyril, too much agitated for a nice choice
Of names. Garsiord shook his head.
IA, She would tryEyes; but i would be Just as
.ai,o natal to me In the end You don't know that
Enowsdse and AZ her a1G% tomp. %.
nation doubly damned and eaiment even
worse. i verify believe even her love for me
wouldn't standit, and then she would be always
going on at me to tell my father, and fretting
piles out Of him for me, therc be an end Of that.
and the end All It would ali ,ss eoms U%aH o % Il
might as well cut my, throat now as think OF It,"
"And-if agree, said Cyril, very low. The
looked ten years older.
& "Hou VII be the saving Of me, nothing less;
you know yourself no man could feel M more % bit
terly remorseful than do for that page OF my
life; bu, was younger then, and had got into the
ever since got my step I've done my very utmost
% To- Keep straight, and pay of the interest on my
81 know you have, old fellow" said Cyril, gent.
~. =" And M, II / am only, given tlme-they say the
poor olI governor cant last more than couple Of
gin ai1esh. Zitelle will pass muster we'll enough
4 she's not blown upon; and she's been brick-
Sometimcs, 'pon my word, don't know how she
lives on so little; and y would go rather hard on
aruhed s were TSu 'm%ssed .%msm.s now Granger I've
stick and too 'churchy'; but, on my soul when
l look at tina. poor old man, who the doctors say
worry, and those two women both looking to me
as their one thing on earth, envy you, do In
deed. WIN you do this for me? Iwouldn't ask
source; or even II Ethel hadn't taken It into her
own head; but you're almost stranger to her,
alter all; She didn't even want me to give her
to her land OF course they're not, you know, and
seemed quite IN hurry to get away 70 something
you, only don't laugh at It. She took me round
the neck lust as was turning away, and said
on aI iS George, thank God 4 isn't you; You arc
gqasssss gassI how felt as thoughtIIi she knew u -
told you owed you my life. II can pay the
debt this way, George, Il Is done There don't
say anything. l will leave Brighton to-mor.
"No need for that, old fellow" said Garsford,
hhnskily: hna You need only hold your tongue III
one; and you may be sure she would never allude
TO IL to you
~ am sure of it, but all the same, It will be bet.
and - think1'll put up my things now, and turn
He, rose as he spoke. 1t was hint for the can.
tain to go, and the latter took 1t.
said, holding out his hand. "You cannot realize
quitting bul ct in my head than an hour ago"
,,c ~ am GLAD did, then said Cyril. simply.
S0Sd stsSSS. night night George. suppose m ercum:
wouldn't mind the truth being known after your
"0f course not. But you needn't be afraid, 1t
will never get beyond Ethel: and so long as II )
incident In week"
Garsiord You VIII bid them goodbye for me,
as shall not see them again"
a last wiring Of the hand and voliey OF thanks and
LEFT his ritnd to his packing and slumbers
doubt whether either took up much OF the re-
He said that he considered his lie owed. Now
he had paid 4 away. All the hope and love and
passion, all the tender happiness and exquisite
looking Toward 80 closely that they seemed al
most within his very hanl-where were they at
present" fone: dead as last years wheat; faded
away as utterly as though they had never been
GarsiOrd had saved his life, and had asked this
In return. lie was his FRIEND and he loved him. 1t
never occurred to him for n moment that he might
have let him sink and swum on himself all The
more easily for his friends wreck, to be u new
guardian, protector, and hero to Ethel, a son and
consolation to the old man. Had any one even
suggested such course to him he would have
been for knocking him down us a sort of "mus.
cularly Christian" version OF the text. "Is thy
No, 1t was inevitable. Ethel's own words who
that was worth anything would think Of himself"
would have been confirmation of his purposc
had any been needed. None was, however; and
yet-and yet-Oh God, It was very hard
"My darling My darling.' he kent saying to
himself, as he sat with his face hidden In his
folded arms on the table. My beautiful, fair,
innocent darlingl Oh. Heavens, how | have
loved you and believe you knew It, That look
In your pure, sweet face l believe you did (:
and Il so, WhGt must you think me My God,
shall never sec you again, and tell you how 1t
was-never'" And then the thought Of what
life recurrcd to him, and was dismissed with u
slight shver. 1t seemed mean to calculate on
the chances Of q poor old mans death; and yet 1t
and another idea, still more angrily repulsed,
that the truth might even come out by some
other means and he be cleared, would return to
him and perhaps nerved him. though all uncon-
sciously, TO the wretched little practical details
OF packing, settling his bill, and making u poor
attempt at swallowing some brea kiast before
starting In the morning. 1t Il often the mercful
inability 10 realize the of our loss