, 1880-06-24

marry Eu yur ~IIl exact from him the
slu.r 30, - iay ~Iie aii from uie, and
Le shl Iuy helr /, NOS, nay money
cprs a4gr trDm him Spaak child !,
/ Ny hays B, waiting now TO make ms
|Ull"
laura arst into tears
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E.'l vromsS snytaing rat,ler han have
y0g do suek dreadful thug, But
~hzt-d he dou't care fsr we as you
thinEf ... ..
~ will ri& that; I kaD~ BE- DOES Nj
! ] Aak Of yoa Ia 10 promise nol To marry
ham ,lul be LAS solenaRlY sworn be Will
I never touch a carl again. Give we your
hand. enid, and sAy the words over af
ter me"
Laura cbeyed him more calmly than
might haze been expected under the cir
cumstAEoss.
"God bless youl' he said, as he let her
hand GO, ..Yon lave made my dying
moments happy
As Laura quilted the io>m sobbing,
Pauline was soout to juin her, when shs
heard the sick man utter:
81 am not sure, after all, bat will
would make everything safer" U r.
Then he ordered the attendant, who
had just come in, to go and bring Mr..
Scribe. FNs-E
'Can he be going to make will after
all T. wondered Pauline .I'll wait and
see."
She resumed her listening attitude,
well screened from sight iby the
shrouding folds Of the heavy silk cur
tains.
To her amazement she heard the sick
man debating will to his lawyer, in |
which he left everything he possessed to
Laura Work, absolutely. +
Mr.. Scribe ventured to demonstrate,
hut it vas of no use. , II
III know what I'm about" the i'm.
perious cd man said, and would hear
nothing, /
The will duly signed, witnessed and.
sealed, he told bis lawyer where to put
it in his desk, which stood within his
view. aNS
SIS it safe hereq' asked Mr.. Scribe.
'1 see no key"
s' "Who would touch iti' the sick man
asked irratably. "It would benefit no
one but Lewis, and the Vanwirts are
not thieves, whatever else they may be.
Besides, how do you know that | may
not change my mind at the last moment
aud destroy it yeti Go now, please,
and tell some one to send my grandson
to me-"
Pauline would have liked to stay and
hear this interview also, but she did not
dare. Laura must be wondering where
she now was.
She found that Laura had come out
of the sick room so agitated that Mrs
Beckett, the housekeeper, had made her
lie down, and was now setting beside
her. SAe9N ~ cJSf'SN0 9t31lNAN)
The night was by this time so far ad.
vanced, and Lanra seemed so iii, that
it was decided thai the two girls shs.ild
remain till morning. zyi,i, ! lAA" 'A
Pauline took tho housekeeper's place
beside her friend, and in u ahoyt time
Laura fell asleep. l AS Pauline sat
there watching the white, childish face
Of the girl she pretended to love, her
hraine was full Of wicked, envious
thougbts9A1 g9a ~gJolI3F /
Laura was already sick, and she was
poor and yet to her who had already
SO much tse great Vanwirt property lad
Just been given. She envied her the
handsome lover With whom she herself
was more than half in love, and whom,
hitherto, she had not been without hope |
Of winning from Laura. >" an'ad
''But he will have to marry her now
abe thought bitterly. m RS
Suddenly as she sat there the deep 81
lence was broken by the'soupd Of scme
Ecommotion in the se--she heard
steps and excited voices. tniI
"What can it bef she wondered.
'Mr. Yanwirt must be worse" II
II She sat listening some moments, then
she rose softly. Laura was still sleep
ing. Psulipe succeeded in opening the
door without disturbing her, anil stole
out into the hall From below she Cou d
see tie servants hsrTying about With
awe struck looks. ......
An impulse Of ungovernAbls curiosity