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iHe stranger .uu.d nnf c1nrcnl a InDk
81 surprise such sentiments uttered
in sueh 40 ayarcnu tone By aa humble
girl Nkr Nina, appeared moon .'rut
" You mean, prrhnpt Dee hiutrl Chat
you do not ind q conprn.al WORK t1
keep a cafe. and that yYu will De- glad
when sou cAn afford 10 retire from
bus nessg"
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| meant When We have accumulated
1000 Francs W. .hhIl part with The
money aud then
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we shall lrfln again. continued
Nina, with light hearts, for II $50 c'cr
save that sum We can purchase ON
father liberty
What rriel tho stranger greatly
moved els n possible that
" HUSH Nina whispered with her
finger Ia her Zip, q .hr glanced around
ni tho table where her brother and hs
companion, were seated over their
game. Whenever Prosper hear. this
subject mentioned BE- ]. Ike o mudmnn
II It Interests YOU. monsieur, this terri
bic disaster which ha. befalleu MS. draw
your chair closer, and I will tell you ia
a few words how Il All happened
The stranger came noifrr 10 Nina
side. aud leaned forward In a listening
attitude liz face assumed nm eN-
precision Of Intense concern "a. She pro-
ccodcd.
In q low voice.. frequently chokcd by
tears the girl rouidrd 10 the sympa-
thctr stranger her sai story. Always
anxious to assist his family" Nina be-
gan II one day occurred 10 father 10
buy a vessel, for the purpose OF trading
along the coast ~ the AdriatIc. 50 he
collected together all that ho was
worth. made a capital bargain, and set
sal In his little ship. confident that his
venture would be- successful. lie had
traded In the Adriat'c for other. for
many years, and was well known 49, a
brave and honest captain in those seas.
But not many week. passed before
reached us that nll was lost"
Her Gttcrancc became thick with sob,,
but speedily overcoming her emotion
she continued: "A letter came from
father II told Us only too plainly what
Misfortune had oyertukcn him. One
morning, when least expecting such u
mishap, he was attacked by pirates lie
made a~dcspcrate resistance. but was
eventually oycrpowcrcd and taken
prisoner. They carried him to Trpoli.
Tho sum which Is demanded for his
ransom is 40 cNorbitani that Il will be-
impossible for him ever 10 raise Il. In his
letter he adds that W. must. therefore.
relinqtish MI hope Of ever seeing him
again The girls eyes were blinded
with tears, and for some moments she
could not speak, but, by painful effort,
she succeeded nj last. I'VE mr., striy.
ing by every honest means in our
power. to collect the money. II X a
hard fight This Is only q very modest
little cafe, and II profits are very
small Prosper gains a few extra
francs every week with his boat In the
harbor, but many years must pass be-.
fore we can hope to accomplish this
trying task.
"liow long the stranger asked.
''has your father been a prisoncrP'
Ten years"
'ls II p~osslblcP"
Il was fifteen when he went away.
Al parting he kissed me ON both
eheeks,' continued Nini. smiling
thoughtfully Now ! am TWENTY-FIVE y
Poor chlldr' said the stranger. with
great tenderness.
During these years We have man.
aged 10 save nearly three thousand
francs Perhaps. In ten more years. II
We are very fortunate. We shall be- able
to complete the sum, aud father will ho
sl..,ng IN Tue o'u corner where you are
sea.en now ~ rrmemler seeing him
WIN ! was chlld; while She was
sun sIcaAlng mat dreamy loon, which
the stranger had observed ALREADY, be-
gan 10 rcaPpcar on her dark eyes, and
she seemed gradually to lose herself in
n9aght
The stranger. who felt that his pres