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his own earnest pleading. Errlhsloi
was silent. He considered the request
mere proof OF the poor creature
disorder. The very idea that Siguro
seemed to entertain of his doing MIN
any harm, showed reasoniess terror
and foreboding that was simply 10 W
act down as caused by his unfortunate
mental condition. To such an appear
there could be no satisfactory reply.
TO sail away from the AltenfJord anu
its now most fascinating ATTRACTIONS
because a mailman asked MIN 10 90
go. was proposition Impossible OF az
ceptance 30 Sir Philip said nothlhg'
siRurd. however, watching his race IN
Iently, saw, or thought he saw, look
NJ resolution in the Engllshman's clear
deep grey eyes,--and with the startl-
ing oulckness common to many whose
brains, like musical instruments, are
Jared, yet not quite unstrung, ne
grasped the meaning OF that express
sion Instantly.
"Ah! cruel and traitorous!" he OK
claimed. you Will not go you are
resolved to tear my heart out for your
sport! | have pleaded with you az one
pleads with king and all In Vain-~all
in yainl You will not go? Listen, see
what you will do" and he held up the
bunch OF purple pansies, while MS
voice sank to an almost feeble rant
ness. Look" and he fingered the
flowers. look! they dark and soft as
n purple Sky, cool and dewy ana
sesh; they are the thoughts OF
Thelma; such thoughts! So wise ana
earnest. 30 pure and full OF tender
shadows! no hand has grasped them
rudely, no rough touch mas spoiled
their smoothness! They open full
faced to the sky, they never droop or
languish; they have no secrets. save
the marvel of their beauty. NOW you
have come, you will have no pity"
one by one you will gather and play
with her thoughts as though, they were
these blossoms burning hand
Will mar their color, they Will wither
and furl up and die, all u them,--
and you,--what Will you eare? Moth
Ing! no man ever cares for II flower
that Ia withered, not even though his
own hand slow It,"
The intense melancholy that vibrated
through Sigrud's voice touched his
listener profoundly. Dimly no guessed
that the stricken soul before him had
formed the erroneous idea that he
Errington, had come to do some great
wrong to Thelma or her belongings,
and he pitled the poor creature for his
foolish self-torture.
Listen to me, Sgurd," he said, with
y certain imperatiyeness, Il cannot
promise you to- go away, but can
promise that | will do no harm to you
Or to- to-Thelma. VIII that content
your"
Sigurd smiled vacantly and shook
mis- head. He looked ut the pansies
wistfully and laid them down very
gently on one of tho deck benches.
Il must go" he said in faint voice:
she Is calling me-"
"Who Is calling you?" demanded
Errington astonished.
she is" persisted Sigurd, walking
steadily .to the gangway 81 can hear
her! There arc the roses to water,
and the doves to feed, and many othor
things" He looked steadily at Sir
Philip, who, seeing he was bent ON de-
Ihrturo, assisted him to descend the
companion ladder into his little boat.
"IoC are sure you will not sail away"
Burlington balanced himself on the
ladder and smiled
II am sure, Sigurd' have no wish
to sail away. Are you all right there"
He spoke Cheerily, feeling IN his own
mind that 1t was scarcely safe for a
mailman to be quite alone IN cookie
shell of boat ON a deep Fjord, the
shores of which were indentcd with
dangerous rocks rs sharp MS the bristl-
ing teeth OF tabled sea monster, but
Sigurd answered him almost con
temptuously.
"All right" he echoed THAT is
what the English say always. All
right! AS II 1t were ever wrong with
me and the sea! We know each other
we do each other no harm. You may
die on tho sea, but | shall mott No
there is another way to Valhalla!"
'oh, dare say there are no end of
ways" said Eirington good-temper-
edly, still poisng himself ON the ladder,
and holding ON to the side Of his yacht,
us he watched his late visitor take the
oars and move Off, Good bye. Sigurd,
Take care of YOURSELF Hope | shall
see YOU again soon.
But Sigurd replied not. Bending to
the oars, he rowed swiftly and strong
ly, and Sir Philip. pulling up the lad
der and closing the gangway, saw tho
little skin dying over water like bird
In the direction Of the Guldmars land
tng-plaee. He wondered again aud
again what relationship, If any, this
half-crazed being bore to the bonde
and his daughter That he knew all
about them was pretty evident, but
how? Catching sight of the pansies
left on the deck bench. Errington took
thom, and. descending to the saloon,
set them on the table In tumble of