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

away from tnat goOu,
old idiot she should commit some
rash act. But she could do nothing
without money, and her stock had
ebbed very low.
1t was a drizzling, murky London
day. She would not take the child
out, lest she might catch cold, but
go once more to the West-end sta
TONER'S she must-surely Clement
would have written by this time.
And regardless of Mrs. Ellis
assertions that it was not weather
to turn a dog out, LisDeth put IN
her hat and a big cloak and started
off.
1t was a very common occurrence
for people to turn round in the
street and gaze at her. So beauti-
fully chiselled were her features, so
lovely was her face, that even palled
Londoners were startled and stopped
to admire.
Lisbeth, however, took no notice.
She had grown somewhat accus-
toned to their observations, and
they troubled her not. She walked
on very swiftly, and at last got into
an omnibus. There she was more
remarked than ever, but she was
thinking of Clement and the future
that lay before her and her child,
ana did not even see the people by
whom she was surrounded.
Arrived at Oxford Circus she got
out and in a very few minutes reached
her destination.
y bundle of letters vas produced
with a leisurely slowness which
increased Lisbeth's impotence.
At last one was handed to her; it
was from Clement. She tossed the
woman a ~sixpence, and without
waiting for change rushed into the
open air. Her nerves were at such
tension that she felt she could not
stand that close shop for another
second. The street, for London,
was a comparatively quiet one. She
tore her letter open and stood read
ing it. As before, she was abso-
lutely insensible to the fact that she
was being not only observed, but
keenly watched.
Obviously the letter gave her but
little satisfaction now that she had
got it, for the great ioy.look that
had come into her eyes when they
first fell on Clements beloved writ
ing had completely faded out Of
them and given place to a half.
%resentful, half -despairing expression
which had usurped her whole face.
Clement Dunraven had attained
the object of his desires. He wa
the new baronet, had got the es.
ldltoS anu DO, IhoiCoNCl, tIC lc'
puted husband of Lady Gertrude
but conscience, that makes towards
of US all, lay heavily upon him, anc
he was in a state of deadly fear.
No one could help him but the
woman he had so desperately in
jured, the loving, devoted Lisbeth
and TO her he chung with a tenacity
that was an agony to them both.
The orders contained in the lette,
Lisbeth had just received were boil
selfish and cruel. Nor did Clemen
stop to consider whether he had an,
right to give orders to one whom HI
had so wantonly deserted and driver
out, like Hagar, into the wilderness
He could not hear, he said, of
shop being taken at present. Lis,
beth must do nothing to max,
herself remarked or for people t.
inquire whence Josh Glendinning'l
daughter had got her money. Their,
were eyes upon them of which she
knew naught, searching keenly 70
the first false step which nigh
betray her past. Let a year Or tw,
pass and then, all having been quiet
Lisbeth could have a business or
house or anything that she liked
During that time, and for his sake
lest questions should be asked, sh.
must be parted from her child. lie
Mrs. Ellis have it, or any one sh'
could trust, but on no account mus
she go 10 see it very often.
Later on, when the time came TO
her to have a business, no motto,
would be taken of her having a wal
or stray to live with her, or perhaps
a pretext being found, he nigh
adopt little Liza himself. Their
vas no knowing what the tide o
events might wash up. But for tn,
present Lisbeth must be obedien
and discreet, and for his sake maxi
this great sacrifice. He would neve
forget her devotion nor the tact AM
courage with which she followed GU
his wishes.
And at the end of this hard one
sided epistle he called her ''hi
beloved only darling" and signe'
himself, "her devoted and affection
ate Glenn"
Lisbeth read the letter straigh
through twice from beginning t.
end. 1t was a wonder she did no
lose her reason as she read, but sh
had great courage and an unswerv
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