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heard the voice again, and the guitar
dropped from her hands, and her eyes
we're cast toward the bush where Ray
stood. but she could see nothing.
"Oh, sweet voice, the sweetest OF all
I ever heard, let me hear you again; 1t
sounded 80 like my darlings. Perhaps
he knew that I was thinking of him."
STOPPING over, she took those dell
cate reins in her hands and guided the
swans to the bush where she thought
the voice came from; the little boat
stood still, and she peeped into the
bushes but saw nothing. Then again
that sweet voice rang out more clearly
than ever before, and she sang one of
Rays favorites, the same song that she
had sung to him that moonlight night
on Lake Michigan.
Ray sang with her now, but his voice
was very low, yet she plainly heard it.
"Ahl That is my dariing's voice, and
it sounds 30 very near" The guitar
was laid on the bottom Of the boat and
the swans reined up to the shore. Le-
nora lightly jumped from the boat, and
as her foot touched the ground Ray
stepped from his hiding place, and they
met face to face. at is I, little one;
don't be afraid. Thank God, have
found you at last, my long-lost little
WIFE"
He sprang forward and clasped her
to his bosom. Lenora was too fright
ened to speak, and her little body
trembled in that close, loving en-
brace.
"Is it really you, Ray, my long-lost
Iove?" ,
"Yes, darling, here I am, sound and
we'll; and how have you managed to
hide from me all this time?"
"They said you were dead, Ray. And
did you really write this?" And she
drew from her pocket the cruel letter
that Jeanette had written, and that
had almost killed the poor wife. Read
this, Ray"
He took Che letter and read those
cruel lines there in the twilight. The
tears came to his eyes as he read down
the page, and as soon as he had finish
ed he crushed the paper in his hands.
"You did not write that, did you,
darling?"
"No, little wife; that was the work
of your enemy"
Lenora threw her arms around her
husbands neck, and their lips met in
one kiss that seemed to give life to
them both. They remained there in
the park, forgetful of the falling dew,
and told each other of the misery they
had endured since that dark, terrible
night.
perhaps, Ray, dear, those days were
but to test our love, and now, since
the cause of all our troubles is re-
moved, we shall live In peace; but 1
pity poor Jeanette"
And they did live in peace ever after.
Raw sent message to Sir Charles
that he had found his long lost wife,
and would spend that night In the
Castle. And he spent most OF his
nights there under the sunshine OF
Lenora's bright smile.
The next summer they took their
little girl to America, and spent few
months at the old mansion and with
Aunt Jane and Uncle Cristo. Ger
tana Girindani returned to her home
in Italy, and soon married very
wealthy man.
Brave johnny Jones, after searching
the West over, found little girl that
looked very much like Lenora, and he
married her. The Unknown finally
reformed, and so did Captain Hutch
inson; perhaps the sad fate of Jim the
Desperate" had something to do with
their reformation, but we do not know,
and it always remained mystery who
it was that finally killed the desperate
Frenchman.
1.-THE END.1