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sacrifice for IL" said Sir Wren. "whai
could the wretch have thought,s


the fellow was insane. but he can never
explain his motives now"
81 would not be surprised that we heard
of n good many desperate things before the
returns for this election are all in," said
Sir Wren. We'll how's your heros"
he asked OF Annie. as he took his place on
the sofa beside Annie. She leaned her
head upon her fathers shoulder and found
comfort I'm woman's balm-a flood OF tears.
Through the long evening, Myrtle, with
a noiseless step brought frequent reports
from the sick mans room. She had taken
her position by the surgeons side 90 do
his bidding from the moment OF our arri-
val.
'How is your patient nowf" asked, as
she came and perched herself on her favor
tie seat upon my knee
'He Is sleeping now. I'm not TO 90 back
again tonight, but I'm the morning | may
come early the doctor said"
81 sent Melvorne message telling him
OF the colonels hurt and that we would
not be at Blue Ridge as we had anticipat
ed. | also sent word OF your election"
said Sir Wren, as he babe me goodnight
The next morning Annie and Myrtle
took their positions as assistant nurses to
the sick man. and the dainty morsels OF
food and cool drinks that found their way
into the coloners room were evidence OF
tender care
One day when he was nearly well. IS
went TO HIS room, he said:
lloyd, am glad was hurt. / have
learned 10 know Annic's sweet disposition
and gentle nature as / never could in any
other way"
"She is a dear good girl" l said. II can
promise you that We have always known
each other"
NOW, when leave here, / shall know
what precious darling am coming back
for he continued AZ though he had not
heard my words.
just then Annie came into the room,
bright and happy, with plate Of tempting
food, which she had prepared for him her
self
what are you going TO busy yourself
about, Annie, when your Fred gets well,"
1 asked.
Think of what pleasure It was 20 wait
on him, or 10 scold him II he did not mind
me-" she answered gaily.
One evening Stella came TO me and
perching herself on my knee, said:
II want you TO promise eternal secrecyn
What order Of secret society are you go
liz W HoN
her hand In mine. What Is your grip
and passwords"
.'Oh, now, do be sober II you can" she
said, a shade OF vexation crossing her fair
brow
There, smooth out those wrinkles, pet,
and | will promise anything You wish
Even 10 the half Of my Kingdom" ] said
annie came TO my room to-day, and
In my ha tgI1 haf Ia
once thought she loved youl When you
left her To 90 10 America and never told
her OF your love, she thought she was
broken-heartcd. She said that your moth
err and she had often talked about the fut-
ure and that she Ind always thought she
was TO bo your wife. She told how she
lost her appetite, and would not read any
thing but love sick stories until she fan
cied that she was dying. She even went
so far as 10 write you letter telling you
the cause Of her death.
but when you came home and told her
that you were soon 20 be married, she was
ashamed OF herself, stopped reading love
stories and took her usual exercise on
horse back and soon was her own self
again, glad that you were going 10 marry
me. and commenced planning what happy
times we would have together again. Now
she says she knows that she never loved
you; that she would have been your slave
ready 20 do your slightest bidding with
never a thought OF her own fear OF offend
ing you.
"She says that now she knows what IL 4.
20 love and yet feel that she has an indt
vidual existence. Not like Hannah Jane,
10 be obliteratcd through her love. but To be
strengthened and made more self-reliant.
"Then she looked up in my face and
asked II that was the way felt toward
you. told her that IL was and that II was
always the feeling where true hearts were
united In close companionship. told her
l believed true love made each feel equal
To the other No servile fear OF being re-
proved OF having thoughts and wishes OF
your own, or fear OF expressing them. L
think most OF her sorrow came from inn
proper reading"
~ do not doubt It," / said. ~ think a
great many Of the evils OF life come from
improper reading. IL gives bad impulses.
How careful parents and teachers should
be In the books placed before the young"
my father used to say; let me choose
the books for a child 70 read OF study, un-
al he is fifteen, then you may do what you
will with the child after that and he viii
not change" said Stella.
Yes, we need food for the mind as well
as for the body. There IL life within
that Is OF more value than the outer frame
we call the body The living, thinking
part is eternal and the culture that we
give 20 Il IL never lostl' said
II have seen so many families whore
there seemed no thought OF anything but
dress and food. The spiritual life was
dwarfed and pinched. They go through
life without mutual love or sympathy.
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