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lie understood. lie drew the boy to him,
sat down and put the little fellow between
his knees. Placing one hand on his head,
he looked up at Beatrice with a grave
smile.
dearest" he said, "children may come
to us or not; but this boy shall always be
to me as my own son. He shall never
mourn for his unknown father; never, if
can help, know shame covers that 1ather's
name.n
He raised tie child and kissed it. Harry,
with whom Carruthers was always prime
favurte, put his chubby arms round his
friends neck. Beatrice watched them and
smiled sottly.
CarrutheiS, after diseneaging himself
from the boys embrace, put him gently
asile, rose and held out his arms. Beatrice
came to them. laid hci head on his shoulder
and wei nal-py tears. lie whispered words
of passionate love. kissed her again aud
again, and all tue while Master Harry
watched the two with childish attention,
and wondered what was thu meaning of the
curious scane. Al last they remembered his
presence, AMI Ecatrice handed HIM over to
his Bayarian nurse--an act of expulsion
which LIE much resented.
Somehow, The thought that death alone
had given the right to love made Frank and
Beatrice's lovc-maling quiet and restrained.
They were happy, of curse, or Frank was,
but not domonstratively happy After he
had tod her thousand times that he loved
her, Beatrice kneeled at his side and held his
hand.
Frank, my own Frank" she whispered.
"Eou will never bring he past up against
me! | have been wicked, deceltful but,
dearest, | have suffered Tor It. Frank, you
shall know every thought of my heart. l
will be true wife. If any thing ever told
me that he remembrance of the past made
you dc ubu me, | should die--I should die
Frank
OF course he took her in his arms and
vowed he was the sweetest, true,t, noblest
etc, etc What, in fact, every one VOWS in
position similar to his.
Then size asked Inn to leave her for awhile
leave T. to think over all Tat had hap
pened He obeyel. He, too, wanted to
think.
Naturally he called again later in the day,
and the tWO began in n rational way to dis
cuss their plans for the future Beatrice
was very uneasy about Mrs. Miller. She
blamed herself for not having taken the ad-
dress which uld reach her in London.
1t was settled that they should wait a
week longer in Munich, in he hope of hear
ing news OF Be;,trice'S cmissary. Then Car
ruthecs spoke of something which all day he
had been revolving in his mind
Listen. Beatrice. We are to go back
together and your cause is now my own
There is something to be faced. There are
those who have a right to ask you to explain
your absence. But there is right you can
give winch will override all Others
Dearest, let us return as hus band and
wife,"
She flushed and trembled. "Oh, Frank,
how can SO soon r
Soon Beatrice. it is more than five
years. That man was dead to you more
than five years ago He died when your
love died
True! It is true r she murmurel /.
ale died then, not now
4" i feel that do not ask you to do this for
selfish reasons" said Frank. 81 ask it be-
cause it is best for you A few months en-
gagcment to you would not be WEAKNESS,
darling. This | must sacritice.n His arms
went around her aud their lips met.
Nov for your answer" he said.
She placed her hand III his. Let it be as
you will, my love, my lord. l have no will
but yours-oh Frank Frank L feel that
can face anything, face anybody, so long as
know that we are not to be parted-know
that you are to be mine FOREVER"
So they were married in Munich. Why
note Who was this dead man that he
should stand between them! What had he
done that he should he consideredi That
she should truthfuly say that she forgavc
him-that she would speak no evil of him
was all, nay mole than could be justly
asked of the man he had betrayed in ever
baser and more calious way than the
word usually means when applied to villains
and women. Even when he met his deatl
was he not on his way to work her evil
Maurice Hcrvey dead a week ago} No, tn,
man she had known as Maurice Hervey dice
when years ago he dropped his mask, anC
showed her what lay underneath.
Beatrice and Frank were married They
found an English nursemald who was goin,
home. They engaged her to accompan,
them, and take care of the boy. In du
time they all reached London Beatrice'
anxiety respect lg her faithful servant ha(
now grown very great; ~ the first thin,
they did was to try and gain tidings Of her
The only thing they could do was to appl,
to the police; and soon after thu d 'scriptioi
of the missing woman was given they wer
told that it seemed to answer to that of
woman, unknown, who was in the paupe
lunatic asylum. So TO the asylum the
went, and having been shown the clothe
worn by the woman, knew that their fear
doubt about the matter he nurses man
ner on a certain night had assured him as +
what the end would be. He told Beatric
SO.
Beatrice was greatly shocked and dis
tressel 'SPoor Sarah" she said, she wa
never mad with ma, 1 could always cain
her. She was my right hand for years
Frank She helped me- tried to shiel,
me-" here Beatrice blushed as painful
memories rose-"You win never know HOY
the poor thing loved me- Frauk.'
MOL Frank will never know, nor will hi
wife know how the woman loved her, an,
what she did for her sakel
Beatrice saw the doctor and question:,
him. He told her that the woman was in
hopeless state; what appeared to him TO b
the gloomest, most incurable kind of re
ligious mania. The chances were she woul
not live long
Beatrice begged that she might see her
The doctor shook his head. An interview
would do the patient harm Beatrice woul
not believe this, and asked the doctor to tel
her moor servant that She was here II