The Red Cloud chief., 1884-02-22
MADE OR MARRIED.
BY JESSIE r~OrHERGILI.
Althor Of "Ons Of 7hree," Probation" 9TH
Hrln>ids," Etc,
nv lPSSTg
CHAPTER Xy.-CoNrINrEp.

CHAPTER Xy.-CoNrINUEp.
Forgive ne. Mabeller" she cried.
on a sudden impulse. Il love nv
brother-God and myself only know
how much and your sister is a bad.
u~nprincipled who will have
@2ne neal Il break his heart By what
>He has done; but YOU are innocent. |
see. and it has shaken YOU terribly.
Here, sit down, and do moi think of go
ING back vet"
mo. don't touch me-" said Mabelle.
with difficulty getting her words out.
Il knew-I-she--"
You knew-you kneW!r cried
Grace, recoiling, and flashing a terrible
Took upon her.
Mo- mcan--I did o know this. /
knew she had seen Mr.. Fordyce. 1
thought she had seen him often. but |
did not know. L began to think she
would not marry Philip. and that |
ought TO speak 10 you-I didn't
know. l am nearly mad. l think"
3ncluded Mabelle. with a strange and
yaggari look around as she put her
hand TO her head.
Please to tell me-" Grace had
begun. when the silence outside was
suddenly broken BY the sound of wheels.
pad. strange though it might seem in
tie intensity of their present feelings.
.bo'h the girls looked eagerly out of the
window, for. deep in the foreground
OF both minds. lurked the unSpoken
fear: what if Philip. by any chance.
Were to arrive to-day-now?' And
Grace. seeing = cab drive up. and the
driver thereof scanning the numbers on
the hou>e-dOorS, uttered the fear which
paralvzed Mabelle's lips.
If it should be Philip, Good heav-
enS-I believe it is Philip"
Still no answer from Mabelle, while
Grace rushed To the window and found
that her fear was right-the cab stopped
there; that was he, bronzed and tanned.
and looking like a foreigncr-much
changed-a man TO attract notice now
wherever he went; but Philip, her very
Grother Philip, casting impatient chances
toward the house. throwing some coin
to ne cabman. and striding up the
steps. 1t was then that the full force of
the situation burst upon both girls.
He has not been TO London 1T all
he has come by Liverpool The letter
why. he a have got the let
ter. He does not know
4 Grace hurried forth the words, and,
losing her presence of mind. began to
walk hurriedly about, wringing her
hands and muttering:
VIVA shall | do? Oh. heavens. what
shall | do? What 4 welcome home, Ny
poor Philip
Mabelle had SINK upon the chair. I'M
able any longer To stand up-her limbs
would not support her. and then-a
.etep. n stride. and the door was burst
open. and Philip had Grace in his
arms. and was laughing with delight,
and kissing her. and saying: Now,
smy child. don't die of surpri>e-don't
for my sake
In the bitterness of her heart Grace
could almost have been angry with him
for his blind. joyful haste. his oblivion.
BIS utter i~nattent;on To everything but
'fae JOY of returning and seeing his be-
loved ones again.
Philip" she said, releasing herself
and speaking solemnly. YOU don't
seem TO see that | have 4 visitor-and
Il visitor who has conn on a bad er-
RCD"
hnN-Wndl- AldDeile- lou 100 Ill.
What ais you? There's nothing the
matter with Angela. is there? Speak di-
rectlv..' he added, almost angrily. is
she ill?"
"Philip-it is very sad" began
Grace. Angela has-has-oh, she
ha> done what is very wrong. She has
treated YOU very badly"
What do YOU mean? How dare You
>ay anything against her? / had a let
Ter from her the day L left Hong Kong,
bidling me welcome. i
HIS confident words came to an end
p ne locked from one TO the other of
tAem: saw Grace's pale. stern face,
anl the terrible overwrought expression
OF anguish upon Mabelle's.
IF L could have stopped It be-
ran this little maiden, in a tremulouS
voice.
"Mabelle. YOU ought to have told
me- said Grace. when Philips strong
Voice drowning their accents, broke in:
stopped what? L desire to know
that has happened. Where is Angela,
and what has she done:?"
She has eioped with Mr.. Fordyce,
and GOT married to him." said Grace.
faynr him. pale. with dilated YES and
Singers ncrroUsly entwined-ready, III
eer fright, 10 make 4 rush for her life,