The Newtown bee., 1898-08-26

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the JOY of life and it's charms. Neverg
theless, he went away. His re Ou;s had
never looked so desolate TO him as on his
return. A large letter directed fra
Eclerkly hand, lay on his table. He -tpok,
1t up, laid it down unopened, and wept to
his club. The next day he opened the lets.
ter listlessIy, but he had hardly read FIVE
lines before he sat up, alert, fiushk d,-a
free man. He was the heir of a large
estate left to him by distant reladive.
1t was, not long before he was at the
cottage. All the ladies were out, be was
told. 'IA
Very well. will wait in my a4Ahts's
room.'' t-,,,,
The soft freight mingled with the red
| sunset glow on wall and floor, and in a
few minutes he was aware that hd was
net alone. Catherine was asleep On the
lounge, little grieved culver aboaE,Lhe
sweet child mouth, and the lopgs 4ilken
lashesResIupsA Aerp%ekSs@H
He felt that he had no right to res i'd her
secret so, and was about to with draw
when the sound of hard-draWn breath
made him look up. On the other SIDES of
the lounge stood the tramp he had met
GA the road, coarser, dirtier, more re-
pulsive than ever, in GATHERINGS lpres-
ence. The half open window sh owed
how he had gotten in.
He was about to speak ,aqgFily,r when
to bis atnazement the man himself took
the initatiye, and with a gesture OF
silence beekoned him toward smal rrladT,,
joining room. So soon as the heavy cur.
tain had dropped behind them, each man
turned fiercely on the other with gtesa'
ton. <~~-.,-u 7"'
The vagabond gave no heed to Guys,
but repeated his, with growl -as of a
beast that keeps guard and So has aus
thority. to'
ttWhat,do you want with hef ?" jeF liking
Lax thumb tong hlg ,taYardtthe o om they
had afefeo t,I- zss ri s',t i 81 90 a., :,
Ft 13ayaneyeE, eenids exp8sin ito himself
Why be shodld Have ANSWERED as hk did.
u came-to ask her TO marry, me- b
The nah looked al him with long,
keen gaze, and then said:- Tose
swell, perhaps you'll be glad to go
back without asking. I'm her father"
r Guy al6ost gseIea. This then was the
meaning of subtle, puzzling, haunting
familiarity Of bis. face, the likeness the
lnaeniabl -lkenes8 between his coarse,
sOddened features. and her finer, mefe
deucate~uneB, It turned him sidk to
think of it.
"You can CO." the man sneered, watch,
ing him. "You haven't compromised
yourseH--yet.a-
The hot blood rushed to Guys lface,
kandahe moved toward qths Groom where
Catherine Oh ,Toso hlinnoesnflg . aleep,
and perhaps drearnings bf her father #,
! you're going to ask all the ssmeGi
said the man .,with.ga sudden CHI hinge.
''By the Lord, I like your spirit We'll,
you'll not be troubled by me. 1 W nted
to see what stuff you were made Sf be.
fore you asked her. I'd have killed you
If You'd baekgd out afyeFward," nd ad-
ded fercely and under his breath. as.oi
]olze Hdyour realty eases ferohers'' began
Gny,aa5 But ,hs d ID not let him aaish.
1 Scare forSner Pc } Cod! r oughn't
TO have ran this risk TTTppF Padn't seen
her close since she Rasethree weeks old. u
A little rustic of silken folds was heard
in the silence. The man started, looked
stealthily around, and gained the door
opening % alitEle balcony, from Rhich
hesraight sffEerop to.1helegeasd Az
he reached the Ihresh6ld' OF the door he
} asked huskily:-
'sDoes~she think I'm dead 2"
ssYes.s'
si ssThank God - and he disappeared
just as soft, ripping laugh souhded
l The portiere waE lifted, and Catherine
looked IN with i smiling wondaM In hel
3 eyes as ahe glanced about herv
Were you talking to- YOURSELF Mi
]. INV iAthraps land Whaa aaiTa yoUsedme?'
, Would you not arasher know why
Q Icsme r.. he answered, moving toward
/ her with spch a joyful eagerness that nj
| such question was needed. In every
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