, 1879-04-05
been bis earnest desire to have somo ono Of hls

ttti yon TINT would gladly glyG ttr half Of my
winlo lifetime TO know, nil landing III New
tuAt ono human being tn carp whittier went or
What bccntnc Of me. you viii ulI,1crstand how
truiy, blcst Is your lot compared with m!no,1"
but you must not feel IN that way," Helen
replies: :" Remember. shall bu sl.rc. ! don't
co,nt for much, know: hut even l may be ohle
TO hello you little; and trltn my unre'e letters
think understand his character we'll enough,
tn venture upon Offering, you 1Iono at lenst
until YOU havo had stmc to decide upon sotnc-
"7hanks, dear,-vour knlncss does me good
but It. ls nut OF the Question fnr ms to euInG to
your lome.-nuthit'g cat, change my late.
know wl,at have to look for" ard to, - life as
cold. solitary, nnddesoInte as hat" she sRys,
t,oint,t tiK 0yer Tic ufcary munDiony Of wa.cr to
where a EiranLtc !ccberV-at awful typc OF ut
Into lbr chill, gray sea md. falling nrlt be-
ypn,l. ~ don,t know why havo alluded to
tltrsc thinss,-l never INFANT tD DO eo,' she
sald. ~ lhuuEht 10 have carried my misery In
pity has touched usr soltcne'! my '.cart I feel
rs # It would tighten tny burden tfttIc to tell
yuu my trouGle,'' she adds. passionate anguish
In her yose. Look of utter msery n ts Go:
s1ury. Thu i,icrest outline viii bc sufficient. /
hnyl called myself Nora Dane, but II ia not my
Ernl nanlr.-tlIat, hope, never ngaIn tu hear or
speak! Ny ono desro n i'fe Ia 10 RE- as far
c,aii,,,s a. t,onstbie. -S'0
Il From Inc frat konr of nv exi.tenre fase
seems to hare been no atust mr.. XIV nunr. iii.
fated young mother, hearsbsokeM Mt her bus.
enough TO rcf,1u,ntier bcr nlI Of nv father n
disrcputabe gambler and arl-shnrper who lived
on ifs wits mid hls laff.t,ay rs Cartan Ia the
British Army, desire to say as little as posi-.
Bile.
u1u., hpt II ,vh.,' tt,,, ~ ,,vtz,. ,..n,
mi, va ~ 9 @ = wne1' WI sa r1caol ro Payne my senoo!
En9it., ~ .schori r. ia 'i,,,1r ....r.
~ ,,tN nu f,a " ~, ~ u,"est a'sreousa-
y,,'. ,2nLIn "ia"rs .tisrs. ~ ,n sMI nia"l
I'm ',ords in,,nTc ao,s n,r r",. II, 'u nat
soncttmcs 11 ali night uollutilr tf,rtn VIII th,
fumes of tobacco and brandy. And yet: 10 do
haliovc ~, ,n,nt IN i.o t IN M. t,,e ,,n+
II, int M hc ,ntsa r.. h" .ncnt n,o,a. mnon
mn - fsrr,r Emt ,crc srsrr nftcm ,,,noa ,,t.an
Knew u , what It vas 10 want even food. Nor wcrc
d',cti ~. an ynrat nart If mv ill., c Gro,,'. ri II
n.y." ~" "yn ~ noe t,ah nonc nj" co+,i. ..harnns,.
Hn5uoh,rr H5 n" Una t,ennra,v eh ,,nncI.
:" By at 'qst, upsn thc darkness Of yloathed'
riorlo11s bappIncsp lbut ,noru that, coin.
nrns,tcu A"pHI tnn for' nj, ,,"s 1 spm.a nna
ro,. go,,sA bcforc. You r,le,H what m"nn. uclen1
lial won a Iover-ai'.i such lover! 4 man
been % pfouj-a courteous gentleman. n bravo
so,eF ea8 tpSH Sc @ ID
rI,nrelng column, nl,.i WIo lad wpn Tor Himself
hmnpr mi 1lisIinrtion hoth in jn,lfn MD tha
Er,man. Whas Il wns ithat drew mar "u'N ,iho
MAJ Et,atnn tn mr.. n rrudc' h,1r.fnrmcd ,-:ri
i,o,i hia nco nnI lnn,cosnrmtIv Is infn-;n-e 81.
eially md mentally. ts u,yttcry lave ,,.scr
@ IN lcss ta three moths fron ~ IN, Iu'ia 1o,o III :;
n,,T tirst mrntinp / xns his nro,,t, o,t1 j,nnnv ~
wife, ''''''
tsrIe wedding over. Mai, El;lston. anxou . m
nIcnEnIr trors. futitccd 1T manr rrtra nina..a ~
wiuch he had pledged our health, took ,uc II,
sy ay a os appy S say 5 ovsS n G
utserabjs .cntn, power. s uiul ,rnlcr,css witi
,r1,,r hie rrnnt tnvc ,ta ,.i,Iva,ro,s nn',,m:.s
insnlrcd ma. During thcirrxI inv month hs ,nv 90
it'll Is was as near pcrfcction w bunan iio cyce vel
nttnfns nu1 inokins, hark IN Il, nt,W II nnnaars
itkr a ewcct, Dricf' btwiIdcrlue Ireatn'Mn,n1
Hku n t,rrum IL cntled. II
iva wcrn IN Muutth. whc,c wc ho5 hmm
snentiItur tfiree such @Weeks ns 1 6nnIi n.vrr
ki.ow igno, wnen lie blow iell, Wc hatI dtued
nove t1 sat takS oYer ~, % s so & T
ij,At intense enioymcnt in cnrn nthrrss
society witch a ycnr's' coinpanioiIslltp l,1
danger u,l,l lturdslip in 1lbua n,i liz LrImru.
came III With Nh Dir of perturbation 10 unuo,I,.ca
Il st;aare 9,9 visitor below: '''''44s'
odJc wtl, his nsai mil,tury sa,nis ai tr she he
wun't toko HNon Iur, m nmswcr.-wnn.t IN ~
n,yny without snelnr Vii. s,rI she ,o"s tdiv H.
uns,,11rnvll G,,cer. 10 bo sire: bnt whcirr III Il
ncrhaus You'd rathsr Sin nwn mn, srr far xors @s
su1f.' ~ '0o''
s.Ey,deptly aurnr,sed Ii thc mon,. word. md
still more by tic dir Of MYSTERY n,w sirniarn1ra
from his seas ns If To- Isavn tnc yoo scn l,se us
,f,u,r r,nonn, nn,, wn,,,cr rrn.s, "n.t' ,t .S