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means also that there was no time when I was
moi ahia To FAN I'D to Won a. FRANKLY as I do

) not abis to toll It to you as frankly as do
Zone moment. please. I" she Intercepted. and
turned quickly toward the SGo fi.s she M. ope s 2
i B4ssn mo- AND without lf hnisyhi nss my business.
either-or saying halt I had INTENDED to say Y
p pls,t yn naserpi ssf gu!!. hss = sH msoo NJ 1st ,pIshsa
and iii p"opose after dinner q stroll IN The
SI!fSHH ms:" bhss stopped again: retarnsa and
said: 1T was very KIM Id q So y9s ont to b shi Rsn o.
allowed It to, remain for an instant. coo! hut
acauiescen,., In his warmer grasp, md, w Sna
tho same odd yon,htIine s so o1 movement anu
An hour later shs was At the head 81 her n
SSi or eie taS,e' m sS5snsll Sel prsovot;in a1S nae Z.
si6lc in the sweet deli6eration Of her widowed
years year m rsdSs Est sSs h %as k at hs1 fisS; %it and Z
his wife. while Donna, Rosita and a pair Of
llauid-tongued. childlike ssnoritas were Near MM
Tcyton spoke admirably Of the changes In the
rancho and the restoration OF the missioa
Clarence sm from the level Of their SUPERIOR pas
s~ionless reserve and years. Clarence ielt hope.
Sssitig yS si a. sns go sSSs's III. ' SSsssIis e. RI% ss Az
peared infantinS. In his abstraction ne heard
Mss; rs sna p4 s,lSss that t. tl Alter S''s ssEres OF a isi
chocolate the ladies' should put On their WRAPS
a ans 90 l Ts' ey es: s. shs the Vas s'a not sH IoCGins o e S!@.
i GS, t innt v Mss not 3 t sliH1tb s sG 3 Snd the fa III ast
from the excitement Of CONVERSATION.
Il was ls eGol; s %tTspsIHid5i ast' %srs ni Slaei T snd
Tho br H}rlaSnss Of n th ssI ao SS'Stisssd I 1sDdssspe
s sSem ehe a sfaya AND and CONF Confused Us d.1 At ' any HOathsrtins
s Gl7rsss0 of @ie' but hf lis ,s ,lRs'ff sflov SsSt only ~ :
tall hsure In 4 long striped 6onrn ed sr tnae
As Gs as SpsSssH,,a Il Gi furao sp toward segdI Him. D'..s"
An. here you arel l have told, Father Es-
1 1e%' nn 1as sh yaq he sa @u 1ssk sac III ,'a ms for '0 a Few
moments while hit you showed y sh me What what y9 Sss hsa
through his arm; 1t was 1or the first time:
s s1h hi s'. siSs: ' ! hsys AZ sir sasfss in y NIX
Clarence's. reserve was ut tlmcs qualified by
sag z few steSs.S eSrSied them out Of hearings
few more and they seemed alone In the world.
sias iHem a aad w ws1 lo siap the b away s sS%eat5'y ' 81
i iest. .% TGey ps sssP to sslk yith sSs s!ifhi i:
were patterns on q carpet: Clarence was voice.
less. and yet he seemed to be moving beside .
But 81 It w Was tiesE and blood nevertheless.
,o vi in HSrn I Is,. You tbs d III som shs ssid You oai w :
ence. eagerly. "andN"
ps %Then nn ySR needn't ID sn % 1n:" iaa's so1' ted n r..
lievs ySa. / would rather ak q somethinE
else. We have not yet arranged now can
able. MIR. Brant. and not leave me with the
i !; no more a sentimental idea q mine to
c tsS, i in t gda way fo lm ahpD i H.. Il q q I nsrs and au fspfsD oi
construction absolves me from resp9nsibillty
s Msa Eans sen GAVE si% us Is 1 q iair f and l sss Tf 6asis
for any arrangemen Of sharing or division Of
the property with you. that might enable you
o?%as i eo%e from NJ; n; bEsntS"
She did not seem to notice the boyish dog
Gedness Of his speech EXCEPT SO far as SIT #
Then suppose we speak OF the Misses Her
naan,d e. With dInn whom and Yo %b ssarf { igs stsda iaE Haa a
girls. even 4 they arc q little stupid. but what
few young people around me il only to make
the PLACE cheerful for others; 20 you know I
have asked her to visit me? think she is a
COED friend OF yours. a aha perhaps ups, she Is
a 4 asils s against Th her. have sHs % "a lou nave
r. et ! sS. s ena Of fft ts p eaar sh spee shadows mhs 9 ha <
iis1't b ss . o. f bst f e e. ri saa an sns o GPsn .I %S91 81
as"' So." Sh he said. o With Elaboration. "1have to
thank shmainI Msry = E %s fs. for HAVING ays bss ddsfSG1 In%iS
f sSahs 5 and ID h hop ,asi .%trsssli Gse Mit thf.""o'''
And pray what was THAR" said Mrs. Pey-
ton nT fhsfp = yovo you"
Mrs. Peyton was fairly startled: The embar-
rassment Of any truth is apt to be in its eter.
s surmounted. Whatever h had been in l her 1 heart tor or
The to itf had iropped from the sky SKY; o they Were
a ana The ,s ssrsh T pat nHH srseIff sSa ssFs the man st sns
this truth. If nnn1l NOT hR nvarlnnE al anr.
mounted, or escaped from. A step, or two fur
ther would take her out Of the garden into tho
hesita1ed"and turned the corner into the
o onseS Sutql less sham sns setnapi ie mof Ike et traek-
lingi And the eppallinGly direct Clarence in
"Iknow you will despise me. hate me. and.
swearto yon now that i have always loved
had kept the memory Of YOU as / first saw you
IDEAL. I have eth Thought or Of. dresmSed o Of. w or.
shipped. and lived for no other woman. Even
ya%r sid fsas eSon su Wien nf / thcS sr4Vp th ap here mieh e.
m MIN. y e. wi s2ns sea a RsiIs thai hss| I | Mfs .hs s. 4 !
lfSySd and y e Sonlyl PO5t laugh At ne: Mrs:
telling you. God help ms!",
,rd II i shG only i . could i hsyS ilI.u .hs Hsrshhly 4;
1t would not come. And she burst out: Il
am ! net laughing: Coed heayens! don't you
You ridlculous9" no said in q. momentarily
shoked. half stupsfed voice: You: 2 beauti-
mistress Of these lands whore I am only q
steward. made ridiculous. not by my presump.
Just now admired In Father Esteban's
who were knceling before itT'-
,"Hushl This Is wicked! Stop!'' She felt
she was now on firm ground. and made tho
most OF It In voice and manner. She must
draw the line somewhere. and she would draw
1t between passion and impiety.
Not until l have told you all, and I must
before l lose you. 1 loved you when I came
herc-even whom your. husband was alive.
Don't be angry: he would have pitiod the fool
ish boy who, in the very innocence and ignor-
ance Of his passion. might have revealed 1t to
him as he did to cverybody-but one. And yet
sometimes think you might have guessed IT
had you thought OF. mo at all. It must have
b%oudoir: | know was filled with it,,wlth It
and you-with your presence. with your beauty.
yOur grace OF heart and mind-ye9. Mrs. Paw