Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07
CHAPTER XI.

| that was the object of merriment stung
| my newly awakened pride. Jealous already
of Kavanagh's influence and attributing to
| him the same feeling of animosity that
I ranked in my heart, conceived that he
would take advantage of my absence 10
make 1aras hate Inc. A growing desire to
hear what he would say against me, to
know whether Taras would stand by me or
| yield to his friend, impelled me to steal back
TO the door, where put my ear to the key
| hole.
Kavanagh was speaking in low, music
ally running tone.
That's the worst of equality when it's
practiced by a thorough going man like
| you. One never knows what to expect and
may get douche like this at any moment.
| One day you introduce me to a man with
an insignificant name and the look of n
broken down tradesman, and find later
! on that he S royal duke, and now-thanls.
! I'll help myself if may"
And now what do you take this friend to
! be'" Taras asked in a tone of amusement
II took her to be an illustrious refugee at
| the least. A princess, possibly, by her
! dress, dstingue style and distinctly arts
tocratic cut of features-probably an ex-
ceptionally learned princess. There was
! the eccentricity of genius i'll her silence, the
sans gene with which she reclined against
| the wall ami stared at me--to say nothing
of a decidedly unamiable expression in
! those fine eyes of hers Yes, ! would have
! laid ten to ono in anything that she was an
! illustrioIs refugce-before she opened her
lips
"Thcn you altered your opinion"
"Well, yes"
There was pause. And here l may OBJ
serve that in giving this dialogue and 9th
ers | write many words which were not
then in my vocabulary, and it must be I'M
derstood that give but very free trans
lation of Cer,ain well remembered impress
hions.
"By the way" added Kavanagh, II hope
| was not indiscreet in accepting your in
| vitatiun."
II should not have asked you to come in
! # | had not wanted to have q chat witt
you; something more thana chat-a serious
talk. l should have hunted you up to-
morrow for this very purpose"
"Io OIL have the pleasantest way of max
ing Ran feel welcome. What is the sub
ject!'
The girl who has Just left the room. In
the first place, Barry kavanagh, there must
be no msconception with regard to her po-
sition here"
My dear fellow, no one whose opinion is
worth consideration would ever dream of
doubtinC your honor or the honesty OF your
relations with this young woman"
THAT idea never entered my imagination.
1t is quite another Kind of misconception
that wish to avoid. Come. you IRE one
whose opinion is worth consideration. Tell
me candidly what conclusion you have
formed with regard to her in place of the
illustrious refugee theory"
IL should say that she is some unhappy
waf whom you have rescued from the
slough Of despair and the slums Of White
chapel, with an object as wildly inpracti-
cable as it IS profoundly charitable.'
That is the misconccption that feared,
said Taras in low, earnest voice, contrast
ing strongly with tie lislt tone of his
friend. Il want You to understand that
the girl owes nothing to any sentiment OF
charity on my part il order that no chance
word or accidental look may convey such a
suspicion to her mind. If l gave her all
that possess in the world, down to the last
farthine, it would NOT repay what | owe
her But for the daring, the bravery and
the endurance of that slight, frail looking
girl | might now lie on the road to Siberia. -
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