The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-07-24
You knew" hlur,cd cut.
81 knew" he answered. quietly, divi

further discussion. | decided 10 wait
for assistance, Miss Nancy. whose heels
were nin.ble as h,alan,a's, soon re-
turned.
Here is brandy" she rasncd. "and
pillow, John" Uhc garicmer) will be
here 90 help Dcmctrius, and the coach.
man will go for the doctor. Mr. Liyings.
ton. mamma wishes TO see you now,
Will you return with me-"
".ts soon as john comes"
a frown fitted across the smooth
forehead Of the Greek. He s;.w that l
mistrus,cd him, and resented it.
IL wonder who nc is" she said. soft.
ly. AZ handsome man. and gentle.
man. Give him some brandy, Mr. Liv.
ingston."
u dare not till the doctor comes,
His pulse is not falling"
Presently john joined us. With
credi,ablc ingenuity he had impro.
,ised a litter. which he brought in a
barrow. Having helped TO place the
wounded man upon this, FASTENED for.
ward With Miss Nancy. The others fol.
lowed n a snail's pace; for Burlington
WAS no lightweight. and warned them
tia, amy iol,ing might prove fatal.
mir. Livingstone" said the girl, as
soon as we were ont of carshot. Il told
You the other day there WAS a mystery
here Then il Was 2ucSswork on my
part. 1t is mureswork no longer. My
mothers seizure this afternoon was in
some way connected with this stranger.
When ! told her what had happened she
al, l,,.., L..
don't bring him here"
''Nour mothers wishes"
''IIavc been ovcrrulcd by me. This
poor man must and shall stay here till
we learn the extent of his injuries"
"Nou have taken upon yourself n great
responsibility" replied gravcly.
"Ah! you disnpprovc?"
thought marked Il shade of anxiety
i'll her tones. Ibid not reply ut once, for
the words of "A great aud kindly writer
were hnhhlinG up in my mind: "What-
ever comes from tho brain carries the
hue of the place it comes from, and
whatever comes from the heart carries
he heat and color of its birthplace"
The lohcs of Miss Nuncy's brain wcro
we'll hcvclopcd; but her hcart-God
bless hcr.-was hg enough and pas
sionntc enough for II dozen ordinary
maidcns And this. according to tho
writer aforesaid. is as il should be.
II see that you disapprovc," she cons
tinur,l, piqurd by my silence.
''lour eyes are blurred" | replied.
"iou have obrycd, Miss Nancy, the dic-
tntcs of yo,lr heart; and heart, nine
times ont of ten, proves Il better guido
than hcud"
Mrs. Gerard received mo in the pnror.
Twill he lic?" she demanded, nnx-
iousy.
''llc hns had an awful fall, Mrs. Gers
nrd. And this prolonged nscusibilitN
argues the gravcst internal injuries"
She covered her face with trembling
hands. Once, long ago, she had loved
this man, had given him Tint divine
gift, IL girls immaculate heart; and
now, as tho tears triclled through her
slender fingers, I knew that she had
turned back the tcnr-stainc1 pages of
the book of life and was rcrcntling, tens
derby and revcrrntly, the sweet story
of her youth. o memory. "nctivc motll-
or of all reason" what mad prnnks thou
playcst!
"Nnncy is right" she said, presently
81 cannot turn him away"
"lIc is quite harmless, now"
eyes, yes. The doctor will soon DO
hcre:'
''Withn an hour"
'Nnncy is attending to everything. Z
Il cannot"
at is not necessary that you should"
I interrupted. Mrs. Gerard, try to-
think Of something else. Save your
strength. It may be needed later"
'IIc was not responsible" she wailels
Ellis fnthcr before him wns-well, not
mad, but very eccentric. And he had
been working like IL slave for weeks.
sitting up, writing. till three and four
i'll the morning. That, and his terrible
jealousy, wrecked his reason"
"lInppy days are in store for you, Mrs.
Gerard. This cruel anxiety which has
prcycd upon you and Mr.. Gerard is now.
at an end. You will brnblc 10 take your
proper place ut his side. lie needs YOU"
She smiled pathrtically. -
"Mr. Gerard can stand alone
The conrscst ear might detect n dis
cord. The conviction flashed across mo
that the second marriage had proved as
disastrous as the first. | had no right
to judge Mark Gerard; but from what
] had seen of he man ! was ready to-
pronounce him no TT mntc for tho
gentle woman beside me. My heart
nchcd for her.
OF course said nothing Of what had
passed in the Pirates cave. She cS-
tccmed and trusted Dcmctrius; and the
fncts would have shocked her ineX~
pressiby. 1t was important, however,
that should seek light and find it. At
present l was in the dark.
"ncmrtrius," | remarked, carclcssly,
'is IL faithful servant. How did you
come by him?'
surely Mr.. Gerard told your"
ole told me little or nothing"
She seemed surprised, but answered.
my question. Mark Gerard had picked
up the GrccI, in New York, where ho
had found him running the streets, alb
Goiutcly destitute and starving. Hc had
given him II liberal education, and, when
lr was old enough, employed him as u
confidential servant Dcmetrius had
proved honest, intelligent, and cX-
trnordinarily receptive. Gerard liked
plastic servants, and he nodded the lad
to suit himself.
"Demctrius," faltered Mrs. Gerard, in,