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spoke cheerily. LET us 90 over the
real facts of the case, Raymond, and be
patient. Here | am, nobody, girl
from nowhere, seem TO have been
placed at the seminary here at 10 years
OF age, without memory Of early
childhood. Miss Chandler says n mys-
terious gentleman brought me here,
paid ten years tuition and board in ad-
vance for mo, and-that's ALL
Not letter slnce--not visit slnce?"
Not even hint. Here | was left.
Was | an orphan, was / abandoned here,
or was the mysterious gentleman my
father, who, for lack Of dead mother &
care, placed me here for safe keeping,
and going out into the world to forget
his sorrows or win fortune, died with
the secret Of my identity locked in his
own bosomI"
"And now?" murmured Raymond, his
loyal heart beating with renewed sympa-
thy for the frlendess girl who seemed
to deserve all the love and care he had
vowed to her.
Nov, Miss Chandler says we must
walt. am virtually her ward. She dare
not sanction our union, Any day my
father, or whoever my mysterious rela-
tive may be, might appear to claim me-,
What would he say II he found me mar
rled to q painter who won't paint, an
artist who talks more love than art?"
"Waltl" calculated Raymond, i'm
patiently. For how long? The ten
years have two to run yet"
UVna b,tt nm, aiuhfnan 10 ~
legal age. Miss Chandler says she
verify believes that some word or direc-
ton will come soon.
1t was an old story gone over now for
the hundredth time, but there was new
interest in discussing 1t. They talked
Of their plans, Of their hopes, of the
golden future life seemed to presage.
I must go now, " spoke Edna at last
why! have been here nearly half an
hour. wanted to tell you about the
reception tomorrow evening. Mr..
Brinsloy Is to take me. He is Miss
Chambers cousin, and want to please
her"
Raymond's eyes showed a rising token
of jealousy, but he was prudently silent,
"If he does not go l shall write you,
and you must be my knight /
hope he does not. Good-by. MOI Be-
atrlce Is looking this way. Be patient,
Raymond, and above all, do make some
progress on that tiresome, never to- be
finished picture"
She was gone as she had come, like
flashing, dainty sprite. Raymond
Marshall followed her with his eyes,
until the bushes shut out the remotest
view of her pretty, nodding cap.
"Picture!" he murmured, with n sigh
as he packed up stool and easel. who
could paint with such face haunting
every glance and thought? And she
bids me wait, Wait to be tortured
every time see her in the company Of
that fellow Brinsley, or making a con-
tldante Of Beatrice Mercer. How l dis
trust her"
Yes, Miss Beatrice Mercer was a.
thorn in the artists side. Why, he
could scarcely explain. She was pretty,
young, apparentlydevoted to.his tiancee
but more than once he had caught her
eyes fixed on Edna with latent, bale
full light, upon himself with q passion
ate, pleading expression that mystiaed,
repulsed him, he knew not why.
But all this would soon end; ah, yes!
it must soon end. The mystery of his
fancee must some time cease to be a
mystery. 1t was not an unusual case.
1t would probably have a very prosaic
conclusion, with the long-lost father
returning, and explaining that he had
placed his daughter in Miss Chandler $
charge because she was motherless.
Then they would marry, and life
would be worth living, and all the dis
tressing trlfes Of the present would
vanish. 1t must be so. Edna had pre-
dicted that word must soon come from
her mysterious relative.
Her faith as hopeful as his own, Edna
locked her arm through that of her COM
panion, and did most Of the chattcrng
the way back to the seminary.
Miss Mercer went straight to her own
room. If Edna hal seen her as she
threw herself on her bed and lay con-
vulsed in paroXysm Of tears, rage, and
emotion for over an hour, she might not
vainly have guessed at the cause of the
varying moods of this strange creature.
AS to Edna, she studied for an hour
and started to find her friend again,
thinking Of Raymond's handsome face
despite herself, and Raymond's anxious
wish that tho obstacles to their union
were removed word would come,
and the suspense Of waiting be allevl-
ated.
"Oh Edna! Miss Chandler wishes tc
see you at once, spoke FELLOWSHIP
dent, as Edna crossed the hall
Particularly" murmured Edna, with
q smile.
very much so. She sent me for you
and seemed greatly excited. Something
has happened / don't know what, bu
she acted very much agitated.
Yes, something" had happened, anC
Edna Deane knew what, few minutes
later.
Something had happened in a way di.
rectly in accordance with her thought,
and Raymond Marshalls impatient de
sires.
WORD" had come!
CHAPTER IL.
FROM THE PAST.
Edna Deanes heart quickened it
pulsatlons as she started for the recep
ton room. The m ssage brought he
bore token of excitement. Her mine
: upon her lover, upon the mystery Of he
fair young life, she vaguely dreaded t