Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-11

under him. and he slipped from her grasp.
At that moment Oscar Leigh stepped
back from his post on the curb, and un-
covered his head. bowed lowly to Dora.
and said: Il beg your pardon. Will you
allow me to assist your"
In her haste. confusion. anxiety, Dora
glanced but casually at the speaker, say
ing: ut Is not who want assistance, but
he"
II would assist even my rival for your
sake" he said humbly, bowling low and
remaining bent before her. II did not
hope to meet you again SO soon. did not
think it would be my good luck to meet
YOU once more to-day until I called at
Grimsby street, Miss Grace"
The girl looked at Hanbury's recum-
bent form with anxiety and dread, and
then in dire perplexity at the hunchback
who had just raised his uncovered head:
"You are mistaken" she said. IL never
saw you before. My name is not Grace.
My name Is Ashton, and this is Mr.. John
Hanbury. Oh! will no one help me|
Leigh seized Hanbury and drew him
(away from the wall. 1.-The best thing
we can do is to lay him fiat. So! Pray,
forgive and forget what l said, Miss Ash
kton. l was sure you were Miss Grace,
llady know, whom l met yesterday and
4 this morning. Such likeness never was
before, but l can see a little difference
now; difference now that you look at me
speak" He had placed the young man
fat on his back, and was gazing up into
1.-THE face Of the girl with look half Of
worship, half of fear.
In a few seconds Hamburg showed
signs Of life. His eyelids fickered, his
he sighed and raised his hand. Gradu-
ally he came TO himself, and with the
Joint aid of Leigh and Dora tottered to
his feet
Leigh had no thought of serving Han
bury. II the young man had been alone
he would have left him where he stood
until the convalescent was strong enough
to shift for himself But he was under a
double spell, the spell of the extraordi-
nary likeness between this girl, Miss Ash
ton, and that other girl, Miss Grace. and
the spell Of Miss Ashton's beauty. As
q rule, his thought was clean, and sharp.
and particular; now 1t was misty, dim,
glorious. vague. Edith Grace had, at
first sight, wrought q charm upon him
such as he had never known befors; Dora
Ashton renewed and heightened the
charm and carried It to an intolerable
yearning aud rapture. He was beside
himself as he hurried away to get a cab
he had promised to bring.
Dora" said Hanbury, after q little
while and much thought, will you prom
iss me one thing2 Say nothing to q soul
about my fainting. You will not tell
your father or mother or my mother? 1
viii be able to keep the other occasions
quiet. II this got about should have to
IL 20 r. H. L.
ing stock Of the clubs. That man need
not know more than he has seen"
But he will return with the cab. You
It,"
Come, Dora" he said, with sudden and
feyerish energy, ''let Us 60. feel hor-
rible repugnance to this place
She took his proffered arm with . view
to giving, not receiving, aid, and he hur-
ried her along Chstwynd street until he
met the first cross road leading north;
into this he hastened. casting q quick
glance behind, and finding to his great
relief that he was not followed
Il wonder" said the girl, looking up
quietly at him, how my name would look
in print connected with this miserable af-
fair and place. and that negro and your"
He stopped short, dropped her arm and
| looked at her with an expression Of alarm
and apology. "Dora. Dora, beg your
pardon. ! most sincerely beg your par
DON There 10 something wrong with me
to-day. I never thought OF that. You
| would not, Dora, be very much put out II
you saw your name connected with mine
in print1 Our engagement 10 not public,
| but there 10 no reason 1t should not be-"
It was In accordance With Dora's
kot- a
not been announced. She was intensely
| the7 were pledged to one another? 1t was
no affair Of the worlds. But to have
her name bracketed with his In news
| papers and then their engagement an.
| nounced would be hideous, unbearable to
her.
There's a cab at the end of the street" "
she said.
$50 there is He started at her voice,
| and then called the cab. II cannot tell
you how much L am ashamed OF myself,
for the third time to-day" he said to her.
| "Of faintingT she asked, coldly, chilli
jly.
"I could not help it then, but I should
/ have taken precautions against anything
Of the kind by familiarizing myself with
unpleasant and trying sights. No man
ought to be g."
"woman," she said, finishing the sen.
tsnce for him with an icy laugh. His
want of consideration had exasperated
her.
"Yes." he said gravely. mo man ought
| to be a woman"
At this moment the cab drew up. Han:
bury opened the door and handed her In.
! He was about to follow when she stopped
him with gesture. 1T now occurs to me
that you had better 60 back and see that
man who was SO good to me, and whom
you sent for the cab for yourself" He'
eyes were flashing ansrily now.
"Whyf" he asked with the door In his
hand
"well, / just recolIect that gave hin
your name and my own. You had bette1
see him IL you want to keep our namea
out Of the papers. Drive on"
CHAPTER VII.
I John Hamburg began retracing hi
steps. When he reached Chstwynd stree
he looked up and down 1t an1iously, HI
stood at the corner ana drew himself VI
to his full height, with his chin well IN
his head back, and a contemptuous looi
on his face.
He approached one Of the little knott
Of people. ''OeuM you tell ne whore
should BE- likely to sss q lSw.sissd gsnfle