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Lost Lina;;
THE BITTER and TIE SWEET.
A Tale Of Two Continents.
BY MRS. NINA LAWSON.

CHAPTER Xu1.-1coNT1NUED
SIZE hoped that the letter was iron
her uncle and that he would soon b.
there. She quickly tore open the Ell
velope, and as her eye rested on th
heading, her heart leaped with JOY, but
ss she read on down the page, she be
came paler still, and began to tremble
% that she could scarcely hold tn
paper in her hand.
A cold, chilly feeling crept over he
little body and the blood stood still il
the veins; the paper fell from her ice
cold fingers to the floor, while in he
Syes was an expression of unutterablt
pain.
Her dropping body sank at Nolli
feet, while her little hands were
clenched so tightly together that th'
nails were piercing the flesh, and sh'
gszed up into his face with such an ex
preston in her great beautiful eye
that he never forgot.
"Oh, Mr.. Noll, please be kind, ant
have little mercy on me just once
please kill me. Shoot me, stab me,
care not how, but have mercy and enc
my miserable life, that you have dark
ened forever. There will be home
and happiness in heaven for me"
She then flung her little arms up owe!
her head and fell on her face to tht
aoor as if dead
Noll stopped to raise the fallen forrn
IN his arms, but was stopped, for just
then the heavy curtains parted and
Gertena stepped into the library hold
ing q cooked pistol in her hand.
aHold, Sylvester Nolll If you lay {
anger on that girl I will shoot yor
down like the dog that you are."
Noll started back in perfect horror al
dght Of the pistol pointed at his hear
md the beautiful angry Italian woman
fn front of him.
d just at that moment Henry rushed
into the room and grabbed bis master
by the arm.
Master! master! be quick, or you
are left Not moment can you lose.
Eyes, go, Noll, or you are a dead
man in less than three minutes"
As Non looked into Gertana's eyes
he saw that she meant what she said
and he grabbed up his hat and vaise
"Gertana, I did not expect this oi
you, but keep the girl until I get back.
Your life won't be worth cent if you
let her CO."
Eyes, I will keep her. Now you 60
th1s instant"
She had advanced toward him with
the pistol still pointed at his heart.
Noll Immediately left the house, and
was soon hurrying on his way to the
depot.
"That girl has only tainted, and vii.
be all right in an hour or SO, or I woulc
not go to Springfield for double the
amount I shall get tonight.
"She will be safe with Gertana, ]
guess-but, by Joe! what made thai
italian act in such o strange, wild
frantic way?
"Ahl I have it. Jealousy! That is
just it. Never mind, my dear Ger
tana; I will settle with you when ]
return, and then you may go to the
-, or any place, I don't care where
but that little golaen-haired beauty
Ny; but isn't BIO hHal Well, /, aho ae :. :.
-. my power yet, and she shall stay
there"
He had just reached the depot as the
train was pulling out, but by running
he succeeded in getting on, and late il
the afternoon landed in Springfield
when he started for the hotel Of tn,
unknown. he was in his room, ant
Noll entered.
"Well, hello, Jim; I see you are OF
time. Everything all right in the city
/ suppose?"
"0h, yes; only I fancy it is littl
warmer there than here. Everything
all RIGHT for tn-nicht2"
"Yes, everything ready to step igh
in, open the safe if you can, and ge
the money"
"Very well. lam tired and hungry
and let's have some supper, now that
is time"
They then went to the dining-hall
but very little was said during tn
meal.
CHAPTER XIV.
As Noll left the library in his ow:
house Gertana laid aside the pisto
and then called her maid. She stoope
and quietly lifted the almost lfeles
form of Lenora in her arms, and ga
flown upon the large easy chair tina
Noll had placed for the injured ittl'
beauty. ,,
Gertana drew the limp little form
close to her bosom and tenderly kisse'
the ashen, cold lips. A slight nois
was heard at the door, and Nissou sp
peared, looking very much frightened
at the appearance Of things in tn
aibraH
ooh, Nissou, I am 80 glad you ar
punctual; run quickly for some coll
water and smelling salts; be quick
Lenora has tainted, and I fear she ma.
never recover"
The water and salts were brought