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CHAPTER XXI.
NEAR THE END.
AnrHcR OF


,na time Margaret was quite nm
0. s' rncover her self-possession. How
u IT, s,adpnly she took resolution. She
u, , ,,soriously assured herself that Web
haS ouitted the house, and she had
ren orders that he should mol % aom''-
IA "sT one thought Of the key of the garden
(which lie still possessed.
y, w., 1 resolution took the shape of q letter.
'ish rt VI was thus worded:
~. ~ .ot M come to SEQ me during the day, but be
DO op"ren hYsn this evening think have some
n n news VS. that you will be very glad to hear:
rn;s latter was written and addressed to
stin slvdry.
mid carry this letter yourself to Mr..
worry. Take cab, and be as quick as you
|Wheu Ellen returned, she said, "Willyou
p me pack up"
"Why, Margaretf Where are we 60
bg"
"Far away-to Italy,"
"And when~
"Io.mOrrOw morning."
lam in complete amazementw
"You w1l soon learn all. l am going
bt. lfanybody calls while 1 am away,
Nv that | shall not be able to see anybody
b.day As for tomorrow. let tomorrow
nkc care Of itse f."
She then left the house, called, a cab, and
Rove to her lawyers. With him she had
long, and, evidently Important, inter
iew.f Then she entered an open church,
bRt,e servieeshappened to. be going on,
nd here, ,sbs remained until prayers were
finished. Afterwards abe drove to the
cemetery in whfeh GsnASm Forbes body
hy buried and thers She. knelt again, put
tng upon the grave al immortelle, which
|he had purchased on her away.
A wan followed her through these pro-
(ee1ingS. 50,
1t was Webber.
About half-past six, night being now
lome, she returned home. The spy quit
led his cab nearr Westminster Bridge.
Five minutes after he had opened the gar
henyatea crawled qpsthe staircase, was
pnco more'in tI5 balcony, and watching
ber.
As ths clock of the Houses of Parliament
bounded seven, the drawing-room door
opened, and Austin Sivory appeared, look
lng radiant with happiness.
What is the news?" he asked, advanc-
Inc. lam glad to hear anything that you
bay; but what is the great news 7"
81 going to leave London-to leave
England fer Italy," y
Let US CO." he said.
"Will you follow me ?" she asked.
Can you ask the question 7" he replied,
kissing her hands.
She looked fixedly at him, read the deep
love he had for her in his beseeching eyes,
and said, "Sit down; l have to talk with
you very seriously"
."lbear you," he said, as he seated him
self upon stool at her feet.
"lhave committed" said she, "a great
iault-a tallt even greater than l thought
it could be; and l have atoned for it with
bitter tears. But Go not seek to make
you responsible for this fault, and it will
never he mentioned after this day between
US. trust myself to your wealth of love:
and it will, l am certain, be happy work
for You to make me- forget a wretcAed
past"
'All my existence belongs to you," he
said.
Il do not donbt,it. And what would be:
come ofpe if YOU was gomez l have nt
longereven the right to think Of the past. /
DO not remember, but look forward
and hope. You talk Of setting out 70,
Italy; SO much the better for us both. LII
mat lovely land, near each other, heart te
heart, will complete my reform; l will
under your guidance, become new man
ana IN time, my Margherita, we will for
tall the past, and live wholly in thu
FUTURE"
we will 90 to- Rome, where ] have
lnends. And, l will tell them that yol
are to be my husband"
"Ahw
epoor jealous wretch in the balcony
'ould measure the others triumph by tina
single expression, "Ahw
1consent,"' she said: land when'a yea
Hrs gone past, l will be your wife, and
Will forget the past"
would l could as readily forget M
past"
And now a desire to open his heart tt
"ll 81 her the great and terrible secret OF III
lle-took possession of him.
heavy weight oppressed his soul. On
certain thought tortured him. A lastin'
cinorse poisoned all his joy. 1t seemed t.
nm that If he could unburden himself to
'Itylng heart-if he could take one huma1
'elIng into his confdence7that he woul'
u!lrr less.
An, if she, in whom he had placed all hi
r"st' would but hear him, and If, afte
caring, she would pity biin. he felt tina
is life weuh belightened throughout 1t
!ngth.
She ho6 snolxo,, nf l,or ,,n,+ 1;fa oMH h