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mont or removal. beside tho hereditary and
settisd m Aifor M Ations Of his riyal7

Onco only In this brief summer episode did
Sarah Walker attract the impulsyo and gen-
eral sympathy OF 0reyport. 1t is only Just to
her consistency to shy II was through no fault
OF hers unless a characteristic exposure which
brought on . chilli and diphtherla could DO
called her own act. Howbcit toward tho close
OF the season. when sudden suggestion OF
tho coming autumn had crept. one know not
how. into tho heart Of a perfect day whom oven
q return OF the summer warmth had q suspicion
OF hectic: on one OF those days Sarah Walker
was missed with the becs and the butterflies
For two days her voice had not been heard
In hall or corridor. nor had the sunshine OF hor
French marIgold head III up her familiar
places. Tho two days were days Of relief. yot
mitignted with certain uneasy apprehension
Of tho return Of Sarah Walker or-mors alarm
ing thoughtl-the Sarah Walker element in n
moro appalling form. SO strong was this i'm
prossion that an unhappy infant who unwit-
tingly broke this interval with his maiden out
cry was nearly lynched. Wore not going to
stand that from yo,'. you know was tho crys-
tallized sentiment OF a brutal bachelor. In
fact. II began TO be admitted TINT Grcyport had
been accustomed to Sarah Walkers ways. In
the midst Of this. 1t was suddenly whispered
that Sarah Walker WINS lying dangerously Ill
and was not expected to live.
Then occurred one OF those strange revul.
sions Of human sentiment which at FIRST seem
to point tho dawning Of n millennium Of poetic
justice but which In this case ondod in merely
stirring tho languid pulses Of society into
hectic fever and in making SYM patty for sn rnh
Walker an insinccrc and exaggerated fashion.
Morning ard aitcrn oon visits to her apartment
with extrnvasant offerings We're Ne riytie,v. bull
letips wore issued three times day. an nllu-
sion to her condition was tho recognized pro-
limiD1ry to all conversation; advice. sugges-
tions. and petitions 10 restore tho baleful cN-
is'cnce flowed readily from the snmo iecile
invention that had once proposed it's Danish
mont: until one afternoon the shadow had
drawn close TINT even Folly withheld its
careless foot before It, and laid down it's fcoblo
tinkling bells aud gaudy cup trcmblingly on tho
Threshold But tho sequel must be told in
more vivid words than mine.
"Whin l saw that angel lyiI' there" said
Sarah Walkers nurse. AS white. il 30 PLACE.
as II the whole blessed blood Of her body had
gone to make up the beautiful glory Of hor
hair: spccchess as she was. thought saw
sort Of longin in her eyes.
lis it anythin you'll DO wantin'. Sarah.
darlint.' her mother with thrembin'
voice. afore its lawn US ySe are l. it tho
And Sarah looked NJ mo. and If 1t was tho
Last words sras9. her lips moved and She
Wirrn' wirra' SEE the mother. it's
wanderln' abe IL. the dGriin,;' for Scotty. don't
ye see. pes tho grand Dar-kecper OF THO no .oi:
tho child's here % is hnif saint already il!
thruth she's spnain'-it's Scgtty she wants
=. Bring him, SAYS the DoatA9r. at once
And they bring him in wild all the mus
tachioa and moighty Inc curls Of him. md his
diamonds rim Is. and pins ali a-g'-rening Just
liko his eyes when lie SGT EN- or that suffering
~ is it nnythia' you're wantin'. Sarah dcaiT
seq he. tnryln 10 Spaks lirn An! Sarah looks
al, him. ana then looks ut tuinoler on tho
"'I is it bit Of n cocktail. tho likes OF tho ono
I made for yc lust Sunday unbaknownst 2 500
he. looking round morta! afraid a. tho parents.
And Sarah Walkers Dyes said. II is Ihon
the minsther Sroaned. but the docthorJumis
:. Bring IT, scz hc. and how'd your Jaw. m
ysS oh wRT rha r SgT tho anf r. oIoHs
on one arm and SCI. with swato smile and IA
y" j looks toward YOU. seotty.' soa she.
81 observes you and boys. miss seq he.
maxim as II he was dhrnkin' wild her
Heres another nail in yer coffin. old man.
." And here's the hair al ofryorr head. miss
SEE he. quite aisily tossin back the joke be-
And with that she DRINKS it off. md lies
down md goes to sleep Tx. la,nb., and wakes
morthal sickness gone forever"
Thus Sarah Walker recovered. Whether tho
fact were essential to the moral conveyed in
these pages leave the rcador to Judge. ;,
was a9ng tnG ,"rr"Ss Of the mIon
tourists s,5ollins; along Tic rGFa tia, ran BE-
tainly littlo in the place or its atmosphere 10
recall the Greyport episode OF twenty years
ss ss m nnme rs SARAH by hear
In the road below mo were three figures;
aay ,rned ana the Sr
her. l recognize the unmistakRble copper
soSss ssd r1ss s d d, ;bs
The time | had reached the road they had dis,
The utter impossibility OF Its being Sarah
Walker herself, and the giarnE fact that the
at on E
Sarah, iadm IL, confuse me, But ! ,Sxamined
ss!ant in E9iqnasseSo Yet %!Fhi not sIo$;ifnr
was n resort for Russia princes. But par
sn G n MSR'f1f syfg 'aP til Sov" Was
a different affair she was tho daughter
q thG Italian Prince r and rrnssis Monte
not the Princess but foraiGn friend. Tho
gentleman WIS the Prince Would lie present
They. .wero entering the hotel Tho Prince
was II. little MISUNDERSTANDING man. the lady
child WAS, yet was not Sarah There WIS
tho face tho outline the nsure-but the life,
the vcrvo. the nGdacity. were wanting l could
contain myself no longer.
Pardon an inquiBitive compatriot. madam"
said: but henrd you, few moments ago
address this young lady by tho name OF Il very
dear Young friend whom knew twenty years
ago-Sarah Walker. Am ! right"
The Prince stopned and gazed at us both with
evident alright; then suddenly recognizing, in
my freedom some wild American indccorqm.
doubtless provoked by the presence of another
Of my species which he rea! ny was not expect
cd to countenance. retreated beli nd tho porter.
The circumstance by no means increased the
good will o, the lady as she replied somewhat
haughtily.
The Principessina is named Sarah Walker,
after her mothers maiden name"
Then this is Sarah Walkers daughter"
said Ioyfuliy.
She Is the daughter OF the Prince and Prin-
cess of Monte CASTILLO" corrected the lady.
frigidy..
II had tho pleasure OF knowing her mother
very we'll" / stoppsd and blushed, Did !
really know Sarah Walker very well? And
would Sarah Walker know me now2 Or would
it not be very like her &c, 20 back on me There
was certainly anything but promise in the fec
ble-minded vacuous copy Of Sarah before me.
l was vet hestating when the Prince, who had
possibly received uuttlnx ASSURANCE