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Jasper, but he saw her daughter ofteue
than she knew Still it seemed less an,
less possible 10 do without Mrs. Alba
tross. Her ability. her cooled foods III,
Fort wire fer "cascs.' her %infiucnc
with the squire. who Gisliked an,
obeyed her; with the parson, who's
good Will was important to tire dCctO
and who was afraid of Mrs. Albatross
for she hrnwteat him i'll the chair Il
parish meetings, picked holes in hi
sermons and organized the penny read
Ing. which he disl.4i.d, III. II his yer,
nOse-all this and IA coed deal mole
for Ms hlta,rCss was t woman am
not above feminine al;7--put jasper il
rather Il TINT place.
He knyw that Mrs Alba'ross Vantpt
to marry him. and there were days
yes, w!'c!c days-~,.cn no really tough
he should be obliged to marry Mrs al
batrCSs.
The m anne 1t was in the lit
tie sitting room M stairs.
Something haa happened. DR. Jasper
saw that plainly enough
The lady vas flushed and excited
and he missed the usual c%onfiden,iu
hand squeeze.
"l-lw wanted TO see you,' she sale
and paused Nothing has come to YOU
ears, : s~up9r>c:"
The '!GCto" looked ligUiringly.
'Nei!. then, I'm dreadfully troubled,
annoyed beyond measure, put ont Ui
coU!se. ynn know ny maid. Susan 81;
has been with me ten years and is nCt
II gossip
'M What on earth do you mean: Do b.
plain Surely with LIZ you might be
quite plain. And he moved il little
nearer, feeling at that moment II curio..,
kind Of attraction which almost com
PEELED him to lay his hand npon he,
arm and fore" Ter to be quite honest
Don't keep me On tem'erhouks, " h.
said eagerly Tell mer'
II will" said the lady. - feel
can tell you anything. | dent think
have any other friend i'll tie w~orld-;.t
least. not ike you No one understands
me, 10 Ii has helped me as you have,
and we've got to part That is all
"Whut On rarth, said jasper. really
shaken and tr~cukled-h" Tad never seen
her grow pale like that or her lip.
culver ike that. and she was not OF
the crying sort, and she did not cry now
-'whn'-whut has Susan been say.
ing"
"Only that it's all over the place.
and that she thought ut last she ought
to tell me-
lyon don NEAL, you don't mean
He couldn't quite say it.
YES, do she said. And she rose
and walked up and down the room full
of Il sort of angry vcxation, mingled
evidently with II conflict of passionate
feeling she could neither conceal nor
suhdur.
'Sit down." he said. He had risen.
He took her arm. She was positively
trembling. He led her to the sofa by
the fire.
II shall have t. leave this place, ,
she SAID in II sort of hard voice. The
angry tears came into her eyes. He had
never seen her weep, This was the
nearest approach TO it.
Il know what you are going to say
Don't say ii No, you shan't 90. You
are useful The people trust you 1t is
your srhere | am the marplot.
"Why should you go:' said jasper.
hardly measuring his words. "Why
should either Of us go. Why not stay
and stay-sroy togettier?'
lyon don't mean it? den ut such
times are more fools thai: Gnavcs.
Eyes. ycs-l-do."
Jasper Ead taken her hand. The wo-
man with tie iron will. tie keen intel
lect, the nature self contained. which
seemed 1T times us hard rs uaiis, TUNED
toward Linn and in another moment fell
crying and laughing Historically into
his arms At that moment, MS i'll luck
would have ii, F!iemir, hearing unusual
sounds and thinking some one needed
assistance, entered
go and io:Cl: some sal volatile Your
mother is not very well" Indeed, ut
that NJ Mrs. Albatruss seemed II
have really tainted away Whether she
tainted Or not no Ci." viii ever know
The doctor himself was doubtful.