The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-01-12

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together You remember the life my
mother and | led? think it has been the
same with us again
She smiled ever 50 little He remem-
bered something of the quiet pathos OF
that life. Your husband is dead he
asked
Dead Ne: | wish he were! she
answered bitterly. the smile passing from
her face ON the instant. My girl had
better by far be alone than with her father.
All. YOU do not know! When he Went to
America years ago. with another woman.
| thanked God for it. Dead oh. n" F,
There is no chance that he is dead.
Mr.. Yale was shocked You have not
GOT divorce he said.
No. Until last year. when GriSSel
made good engagement. we were very
poor. Then fell i'll, and there We're ex-
penses. We had to come here. Now
that her name Is known he will come back
and find her ont She plays as kittic
Iatouche but the profession know who
She is. and-and what can ! do? ph.
Mr.. Yale tell me what can do for her.
Her anxiety unnerved him Her ter
ror of the future. not her own. but her
child :, wrung his heart. He had a pre-
sentiment whittier she was leading him.
and he tried to murmur sume common
place Oi encouragement.
You may yet recover. he urged.
At any rate there viii br time tu talk Of
this again.
There will not bc time, she cntpat-
ell him. Il have scarcely three DAYS TO
live. aud then my child viii bc alone.
Oh. Mr. Yale help me. She i Young
and handsome with no one to guide her.
If her father returns he viii be her worst
enemy There ], same "ne. to"-s',ne
erntleman-who ha~ fallen in with her
and been here Tie may bc friend
what you were tu me-or not iipu
YOU understand me she crie,l pileugl~iy
How can leave her uule~, y"u--,hrr.
j. M one elsc whom can a>k-will pr4ic,t
hers
lie started and looked roupd f,r relief
but found none. Il. It s. impossible
he srisd. oh. dear. dear sm afraid
thar 1t = impossible Mn Ken,
No, impossible, do no, ask yoa g"
give her meme or Mooney uhly care.
If You viii be her ..,lariian-ber iTisud -
She was a weman dyin2 in ~'Te straits.
lie W., d meniiui man ln the end be-
promised a. jo what she vi-hel Then
br FASTENED g. escape her gratitude un
cou-ciou. a. he passed down che stair nf
the whispering and gi-.liHe ,he lattcrf
nt-,- and dirt which hai hceu ~n ju.ajiul
,o hi- entrauce
Tie walked aLng uNtoni ,'pc' iu a
reycrie. Poor thing falling from him
At interval, until be ra,he,i the sorurr II
Tottenham Court mad and h.. eve Rested
nt-.n = hoariue-ai the dr-l lilE then
with a pu1.~s finally with ti'ald ,'i,
long glance The advertisement which
had raught hi- attention va o,ar-e en-
craving Of half d,Een hcsas, arranged in
a sir,lr With oUc Ia the ecuirs .ud"T
this last. which va, larger aud m"re >lar.
ins and l,->, e. he eysdei than the ether,
Appeared the words Mis- kI,1ir l.
t0ache Tie went on with a >hiveF
cr,es>irf. here aud then. ,o syoid the hosri
ing bus onl, 10 fill IN With .,risa ot
sandwich men bearing the -ansr ,leriec.
.cnd u plunge into lhe haven o. Saha a>
if he ven we're . p.liGeal cotp~pintnr-
The paurait and the name of h;> warl
In a fcw day> he would h. left in charge
1T an aytT,-- whose NAME vas knoWu o.
al I.oudop-guar,iiau IN b.oa PARENTS
what you viii of the cla>cs and most re-
spoli>ible. to a siddy -iri II nnknown ante
ee,lents and to., well known BY name lie
wondered whether an archdcacon had ever
been in such 4 Iseitiun ls.i,Ee--a p,~ifion
which 1t would be hand g. acknowlelge
aud impossible TO explain. lie opuli talk
Of hi, old friendship for her m,sher, the
actre>S. and hi. duty Ia diving woman
But would the world believe hims Would
even hi wife believe bims Woali Dn'
she read much between the lines th"ueh
the space might h. u, white a, snow lie,
a nian If over tiny. grew n-i aud white
by turns a. he thuu.ht Of this viii
tell il al tn Jack was his fr-g resolve
4 viii tell il 10 him at dinner tonight
he groaned. But wouli be have the
courage He had a ~ecre, respect for hi-
,on practical nature lie had heard him
called a. hard A. nail, And when
he found himself opposite e. him aHd eyed
the cosl elose->haveu young lawyer. VII"
booked decade older than hj> Eears. he
re~orted 10 a subterfuge
Jack. he said ] want Your opinion
for a friend Of mine
II j. AT your service. >ir. said his
son. his hand upon the apric't> What
Is the subject? Law;
Not precisely replied the Archdea-
con, clearing his throat 1t j, rather a
question of knowledge Of the world You
know. my boy. he went on that
have very high opinion Of your di~crc-
ton
You are very good, said Jack And
he did that which was unusual with him.
He bIushed, but the other did not observe
it,
Ny friend who may say. l. cler-
gyman in my archdeaconry resumed the
elder gentleman has been appointed
guardian-it is ridiculous thing for a
man in his position-to IA young ac-
tress She is quite girl. | understand,
but of some notoriety already.
Indeed. said Jack. dryly May
ask how that came about? Wards Of that
kind do not fall from Heavens a rale.
The Archdeacon WINGED He tells
me, he explained that her mother was
an old friend of his. and when she died.
some time back she LETT the sir a. a kind
of legacy. you see.
A legacy 10 him, sir?
To him. certainly. You follow me2'
said the elder man in some distress
Quite 50. said Jack oh quite
50! A common thing. no doubt Did
you say that Your friend was a married
man. sir.
Yes replied the Archdeaeon family.
just 50! just sor his son said, in the
same tone. a tone that was 50 dreadful to
the Archdeacon that it needed Jack :
question. And what is the point upon
/ which he wants advice?' to induce him to