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life and it's efforts to the advancement
of her happiness, and she has perfect
right to expect that much of You. II
you entered into disagreeable compact,
you are none the less duty bound to
comply with your part of it. For her
sake, if not for your own, you must be
man, living a straight, honest, sober
life, performing well your part of your
marriage agreement Manhood and
honor require that much of you"
"Agnes, it is easy for you TO say that,
but you don't know what it requires"
Eyes, do. know it requires self
sacrifice, but that makes heroes. It re-
quires world of unrequited labor, but
the final reward for it's faithful per-
formance will be all the greater from
its being done through duty and not
through the promptings Of love and
pleasure"
paused long time. There was
something else felt ought to say, but
sense of delicacy made me hesitate.
My companion understood my thoughts,
think, for he urged me to speak on;
and finally did so.
"Will," said, you must never come
here again while am here. 1t is better
that our lives lie as far separated as
we can make them, and if we never
meet again it will be the better for us
both. Perhaps in that way you will
forget the sentiment you entertain
now, and in time learn to love your
wife as you should love her. That is
your only hope of happiness"
"Thcn | shall never be happy" he
said, sadly.
"You think so now, win" answered,
"but time brings changes"
Eyes, admit that, Agnes, but it will
never change my love for you. Never"
"Well, We shall see You do well
your part and am not afraid of the re-
1 suit Remember always that your love
for me is hopeless, and that nothing can
ever come of it."
Because was fool and made it
so. That is what hurts me, Agnes II
had not married it would be SO dif-
ferent with us now"
mo, it would not be different. I
would not marry you if you were free,
because, VIII, do not love you"
500 not?" he repeated. agnes, you
are only saying that for effect"
81 am saying it because it is true. l
do not love you"
spoke in such way as to leave no
room for doubling my words, and he
believed me. He was panied deeply, as
| knew he would be, but thought it
better for him to know the truth. 1t
would help him to forget. There was
long pause, after which he said:
agnes, know now how it Is. You
love Cornell Isn't it SOP"
81 think great deal of him." ad-
mitted.
you love him. Don't evade my ques.
ton, but answer it fairly"
81 think do" replied. 81 am sure
care more for him than for anyone
else"
"Agnes," he said, after long silence,
"this is bitter. 1t is the hardest blow OF
all"
He arose and started away, but after
going short distance he came back.
"Agnes, does Charles Cornell love
your" he asked
81 do not KNOW" answered.
"Did he never say anything to lead
you to believe he did?"
"Yes; once he asked me to become
his wife"
sand you refused?"
YES"
IF he should ask you again would
you refuseT'
made no reply, but hung my head.
81 see how it is" he continued. "Yor
have changed your mind. Well, Cor
nell is o good man, and you and he ar,
worthy. of each other. II I cannot b,
happy myself | would like to see 20,
happy"
He turned on his heel and left m,
and | returned to the house. A day o
SO later he and Mary departed, and TO
a long time | saw neither Of them
though ! thought of them frequentl,
and often Wished that they might boil
be happy in their married existenee.
CHAPTER xxx
MY HUSBAND.
About week after Hanley's depart
Mre, entered the parlor one morning
to find visitor awaiting me. The visi
tor was gentleman, and his presenc
so affected me that for an instant wa
quite overcome with the surprise an,
joy felt in again bcholding him. TIL
reader may readily guess that my visi
tor was Charles Cotnetf-
1t is useless to detail what passed be
tween him and me on the occasion o
that visit, and the score Of others tina
followed it II is enough to say tina
his visits were at short intervals, an
that he and had plenty on each occs
sion to engross our attention, and tina
however long his visit it was far to-
short for our satisfaction.
For three months lived in an costs
ey of bliss, which only true lovers knov
about ! was either enjoying tn
pleasure Of his presence, or the joy G
anticipation as looked forward fror
one visit to the next How short, no,
; bright and how ethereal those tire
} months werel II seemed that the day
were scarcely more than hours, and tn
weeks came and went like dreams
There was no longer any dout
In my mind as to whom loved
That matter was clearly settle
! when Charles Cornell made his frs
visit though the more | saw e