The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-10

her allegiance to Clement, nor
dreamed of disobeying his cruel
mandate as many more educated but
.ess noble women would have done.
Had Lisbeth been less ignorant she
have known how impossible
was the position in which, by her
ronnivance, she and Clement were
But If she knew nothing
else at least faith and love were
strong in her, and she would never
let Clement suffer on account of any
shrinking from her W share in this
worlds misery.
"First Clement, then the child"
she thought as she walked slowly on.
poor little Lisa. l undertook that
she should share her mother's
troubles. She will be only a woman
If she lives, and women are born to
sorrow"
Before she regained the Circus she
had decided to leave Lisa with Mrs.
Ellis, who loved her. But where she
herself was going, what it would be
best for her to do, she did not know.
Clement had not sent her any
money, the TACT being that he wished
her to accede to his wishes before he
did so. He knew Lisbeth we'll enough
to be aware that if she promised to
obey him she would not depart one
fraction from her word, but he was
just a little bit afraid of that all
potent attribute, mothers love, of
which he had occasionally heard
people talk with SO much gush and
sentiment. He had, however, suf-
ticient tact not to wound her pride
by saying, 81 will do this or the
other, if you accede to my Wishes"
so he thought it wise to leave money
altogether out of the question for the
present.
Such being the state of affairs,
Lisbeth did not know what to expect;
but so long as he provided for the
child she did not care, her own
requirements were few, and she
could work. All she possessed of
her W in the wide world was the
cottage at C%oleshill, where old Josh
had died. She had intended, as
soon as she could part from Lisa for
a few days, to go down, sell it,
and bring the relics she cared for up
to her shop in London. Perhaps she
had better go there for a bit; her
presence among them one more
would keep the Coleshill people from
talking so much, the ooner gossip
subsidized the better for Clement,
and the sooner she would have he1
child restored to her.
She might, too, perchance see
Clement if she went to Coleshill, and
her heart was pining for a sight OF
his dear face, but she did not Intend
to seek him out. For his sake she
had consented to live apart, and sht
must be firm and true.
Having to a certain degree ar
ranged in her simple way the new
complication that had arisen in he.
life, she looked round in a vague
sort of fashion for a return omnibus
and Tor the first time became awar,
that a man was gazing at her.
He was a so-called gentleman, o
loose morality and bad manners, mol
was he of very prepossessing APP
pearance, though, from the favour'
he evidently expected to find will
the softer sex, he apparently con
sidered himself an Adonis.
He went straight up to Lisbeth a
soon as he noIiced she had at las
remarked his admiration-for he ma,
been following her for a long time
and said, lifting his hat,
"If l can be of service you hav,
but to command me-"
"What do you mean by service?
do not know you," replied Lisbetl
in her homely way.
acquaintance is easily made. l
is the service that is of value" sal
the stranger jauntily.
"Thapk you, l want no service.
can send for myself"
ga beautiful woman always want
a cavalier, and you have latel,
received a letter that annoys you"
'Just you be off," interrupte'
Lisbeth roughly, her anger rising a
what she justly considered to be a
insult. ''If you don't go at one
Ill see if there is not a policeman
about"
But the man only smiled. TIL
allusion to a policeman did no
appear to affect him. Probably h
knew full we'll that a woman, as
rule, gets the worst of a street row.
And that Lisbeth's sharp tongu
and rising temper might have in
volved her in n is very possible
had not a champion come to tn
rescue.
The new arrival on the scene wa
Sir Miles Berkeley, who happene
just at that moment to have steppe
out of a hanson, being about t
enter a shop close by.
Old Josh Glendinning in hi
younger days had, as well as workin