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CHAPTER XII-(Continued.J

was not for fear of being left PENN
less that | ran away"
Noelis spirit grOans aloud, but Spir
its are prOvcrbially nOiseleSs, so she
does not neal him.
Wei, seemingly. as ii was all my
fault, l should like to know where
my crime ill.," sage he. Il little
stifly.
DO you mean to say that you were
never unkind TO me? Have you for,
gotten that last night ut home. and all
you said?"
II have forgotten nothing. But rs !
am a person of no consequence in
your lie, | fail to see how any works
of mine could so far have affected YOU
as to induce you to leave your home,
and subject every friend you have 10
such prolonged anxiety"
OH. don't think | didn't fret about
that" says she, Sc.itHtentiy, turning
to his with her large cvos full Of
tears, and Il little sob III HGr throat.
1T has half killed me. Can't You see
how thin 1 have grown? But if | had
written you would have found me out.
and taken me home .and'--she stops
Suddenly, and, as though Il full re-
mcmbTanCe of the nights terror, past,
yet ever present, brushes her once
more, she covers her face with her
hands and sinks back into the corner
Of the friendly hanson. "Oh, why
didn't you find me OUT" she cries,
and spare me all this?'
You gave me no chance-nOt a
word, a line. What | wal. to know
is-who helped you in this project of
yours"
"NIr. Barbour says Nell. quite
without arriere SenSee. Indeed, Dial
rymple's manner throughout has beer
SO i~mnlacutely mild, that she hardly
understands the passion of rage and
grief that is consuming him.
Barbour" says he giving loose the
reinS of anger now. "Well,' curbing
himself by a supreme effort, never
mind that now; he shall tell me about
1t later on
But you must not blame Mr.. Bar
bOur.' 'eyclaims she eagerly, fright
ened by his manner, and sorry now
for her admission. You should not
have asked me that question so Qui-
city if you e mischief by it.
That was mean. And, as for Mr.. Bar
bour, he is a friend Of mine. A real
friend. l shall consider him so all
my life. He was so good to me: far
better than you OF grandpa have ever
been-ever! And, as TO being angry
with him, il is absurd. He Owuldn't
understand you. He is a devotee, an
enthusiast, where his beloved public
are concerned. He is, indeed. n sort
of Socialist. He believes all things in
the way of genius should be given to
the people. He is angry when riches
interfere, and keep back talent from
them. 1t is his creed, that the divine
sparks that fall from heaven are
mean for the good Of all, and not for
the few"
HE will permit ire to have an Opin-
Ion or two on that subject" says Dial
ryinple, grimly.
you are, wrong there" says Elean-
O~r,eagerly. "You may quarrel with
him, hut you will not he able to reason
him out Of his belief. And" nervous
ly, yet with some excitement, Il am
not srre he isn't right, too; l agree
with him, only" with a faint smile, IL
haven't the courage Of my opinions.
l am too poorspirited n creature to
help anyone in any cause, be it great
or small"
1T was iniquitous Of Barbour to
keep us in ignorance Of your wherea-
bouts"
"You must not blame him. You
must not, indeed. Do not think he
did not argue with me, and try to per-
suade me to return. But when he
saw how determined l was. he could
not resist the temptation OF offering
me up to his Deity"
"Yes; he sacrificed YOU 'savagely."
"He would not see it in that light.
Noel. don't say one uncivil word to
him." says She. turning suddenly to
her cousin with a suspicion of the old
defiance breaking forth. for the first
time. in voice and eye. Il won't have
1t. He is a good man. The very kind
est man. l shall love him all my life.
He took such care Of me. He got me
into such a pleasant home, with two
old German people, Herr Schawnker
and his wife"
Herr Schwankcr! Good Heavens,
what a name. You nave, indeed,
been revelling with the very cream of
society" There Is more angry regret
than C in this speech, But
Miss Fairfax refuses to see anything
save the sarcasm.
"You can as you WILL" says
she, loftily; but l have known some
men who consider themselves the
cream Of society were not half as
good gentlemen as Herr Schawnker.
And besides having perfect manners
and being a person quite incapable Of
making any woman unhappy by
taupts and i%nuendoes, he could play
the violin ~divinely."
"He. too. seems to have been a gen
ius," says Dalrymple, very meekly,
thoroughly subdued, and reduced to n
most proper frame OF mind by this
last whitening attack.
he is!' cries she. eagerly. forget
full, all at once of her own wrongs i'm