The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-08-02
THOUGH ALL CONDEMNED.

miller, sir? No, sir; there's none O.
that name lives here"
Philip Carlyon had vague idea that
to cross the palm with silver would bring
him better fortune from the lips of the
rough-haired, slipshod sibyl, who stood
with arms akimbo in the doorway
through which he was casting eager
glances.
But the woman only shook her head,
as she turned it over in her hand.
If you was to give me all the money
in the mint, sir, couldn't say no more.
There's no Miss Miller in this house,
nor hasn't been since I've been here,
that's been six months this very day."
But, my good woman, saw her
come in, with my own eyes, not five
minutes ago. She did not stop to ring,
but entered with her latch-key, as she
would not have done unless she was at
home here"
She shook her head obviously.
|Im sorry not to obiige you, sir, but
I can't show you in to see Miss Miller,
reason good, because there's no Miss
Miller here. Mrs. Hammond, It's she
that keeps the house; and there's three
gentleman boarders, besides Mr.. and
Mrs. Simmons and the children, and
old Miss Jessup and Miss Mernier.
"Mernier?'
''Eh don't know as 1 call it right
", sir. I'm not much given to foreign
names. It's the French young lady as
gives lessons, sir"
''Mernier?" Philip Carlyon repeated
to himself. Then flash of JOY lighted
up his dark eyes, bent upon the ground.
"Meunjer, and that is French for Mil
lerr'
He did not say it aloud, however; but
he knew now that his eyes had not de-
ceived him, and that the girl whom he
had been following at a distance, upper
ceived by her, until she disappeared
from his eyes into this house, was the
girl whom he had come in search of.
MillcrS-there were Millers enough in
the great city certainly; but in all these
six months he had been searching to and
fro in it. he had been able to learn moth
ing of her. And now to find her at last
-Meuner!
''And does she give lessons in the
house, here?" he asked, as steadily as
he could.
"Well, most at the scholars houses,
sir; but she's got class or two comes
here, and she 5 bit of a room she makes
q parlor of"
"Show me up, then," Carlyon says,
catching at the hint.
And, if his informant were at all in
clined TO demur, another piece of silver
crossing her palm settled the matter.
But the maid-of-all-work did not think
it necessary to lead the way further than
the head of the stairs.
"It's the first of them two doors, at
the head of the corridor. back, she said,
pointing them out; and Carlyon follow
ed her direstion, nothing 10th to see her
90 downstairs again.
He reached the door in question. and
was just about to knock, when he saw
that the door stood ajar.
As he paused, the breeze from an
open window opposite pushed the door
wider; and through the aperture, as he
stood he could see girlish figure kneel-
ing before the window, her arms crossed
on the sill
1t was not for an instant that he could
make out what she was doing. Then
he saw that there was tiny pot of Eng
lish daisies on the window-sill, and her
tears were dropping down over the plant
as if such briny shower could be
good for blossoming!
Suddenly she bent her head yet lower
she touched the little pink-tipped
flowers with her lips. English daisies
his English,Daisy-" he just caught
the murmur
Was it an echo? For "his English
Daisy" she heard the words breath
ed out quite close to her.
She started up She turned-only to
be caught in Philip Carlyon's arms, to
be drawn close to his breast,
My English Daisy-my own!''
For long moment she lay on his
breast so, her. yelled eyes half hidden,
the lovely colcr flushing all her face.
Then she started, as if some sharp mem
ory had aroused her, and she made
sudden effort to free herself
Let me go, Philip! Philip, you do
not know air.
'.Do | not? More than you think,
perhaps" p"
What do you know?n she asked him
breathlessly. =
That you are my darling-that you
are to be my wife!''
But she drew herself back.
''No, Philip, no. Twill never be that.
l viii never do you that harm, Philip
There is only one way you can harm
me, my darling. and that is, to drive
me away without you. But. no; you
cannot do that. came here to find you,
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