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ed. Finally, with a desp crate eff
fort I said
"Miss Jassamine, love your

ed. Finally, with desperate ef-
fort, I said
"Miss Jassamine, l love your
She stopped, looked at me calm
ly and replied: "You have made a
mistake, haven't you?"
ooh, no, how could l make a
mistaken How could any one make
mistake in loving youY
Il don't know, but 1 do know
that l did make q mistake in loving
you. Keep away from me. No,
you shall not take my hand. 1
loved you once because thought
you were brave and chivalrous. 1
suppose if Gray had insulted me
you would have refused his chal-
lenge?'
Il would have killed him on the
spot." !.
every likely. No, Mr.. Brindon,
it is useless to talk to me of love. /
cannot marry man who refuses
challege."
''How can one so fair be so blood
thirsty"
at is not blood -thirstiness. 1t is
love of chivalry."
as there no redemptionY'
"Pessibly, but see none."
Perhaps l can yet show you
that ana not q coward"
II hope so, but see no means"
~ can hope for nothing until
thenY'
''Nothing."
"You are a curious girl. Good
evening"
CHAPTER ".
Late one evening Jassamine and
1 were strolling in the woods not
far from he fathers's house. l had
not spoken to her of love since the
time of her refusal. 1 knew that
she would never alter her decision,
for could read determination in
every expression of her face.
''Let US return. We have walked
far enough?"
mo, let US go to the brow of the
hill and look down on the river"
I had scarcely finished the re-
mark when four men sprang from
behind an enormous log. Each one
wore a mask. Jassamine trem-
bIingly grasped my arm.
what do you want2" l demand
ed, drawing brace of pistols.
"We have come after that wo-
maar' replied one of the men.
Raising both pistols, fired in
rapid succession. The rascals fred
at me, but luckily their shots took
no effect. Jassamine tainted, just
as the ruffians closed upon me in
hand-to- hand encounter. When
she regained consciousness, the ruff
fans had gone. She looked up
gratefully, and when 1 supported
her in my arms, she placed her
head on my breast. Ah, delight
ful moment of victory and love.
81 have judged you hastily" she
said, as we drew near the house.
"Your bravery surpasses anything
1 had ever hoped to see"
CHAPTER V.
The entire country rang with my
praises. There were no sensational
daily papers in those days, or l
would have indeed been a far famed
hero. The judge took we warmly
by the hand when l told him how
l loved Jassamine, and said:
''You have made a noble fight,
my boy. When you presented
those letters OF recommendation.
1 knew that you were generous and
brave, even though others thought
differently. l have for some time
known that Jassamine loved you,
but knew that, with her foolish
ideas of chivalry, she would not
marry you after your refusal of the
-ehallenge unless you could do some
thing to redeem yourself"
Jassamine and l were married
with great ceremony. All the neigh
| bors were invited. Whole calves
we're barbecued; and, it seemed,
whole distilleries were turned loose.
Shortly after our marriage, we
moved to Little Rock, then -four
fishing Gown. Ny business prosper
ed, and, within five years, l owned
q we'll furnished house.
One day, about SIX years after
our removal to Little Rock, Jasper
Patterson, with whom had been
intimate during the days of my
court-ship, paid me visit. was
delighted to see him, and late at
night he and / sat in the library
talking over old times, as we term
ed the first days of our acquaint-
ance. The lamp was burning low.
We sat by the fireplace. My wife
had gone to bed 1 thought, but l af-
terwards discovered that she was
doing on the sofa.
81 never saw anything work so
well,7 said Jasper. "You not only
secured a wife, but it made you q
hero. Your wife has never suspect
ed anything, bas she?"
mo, not a thing. The boys play
ed their parts well. 1 was afraid
that Nick Jones would ruin every
thing, for after Jassamine tainted
he snorted. He was so full of laugh
that he could hardly run away.
T.
Bip! Something struck me on
the head. The room swan. saw
Jasper getting ont of the way; /
saw my wife standing near me, and
then I sank TO the floor When. 1
recovered, l was lying on the sofa.
Jassamine vas bending over me.