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felt a strange desire TO speak. and see If
he was hoarse.
q am glad you have come back" he
said. He felt he was limpng. His
voice was clear.
Il enjoyed my stay she replied Then
she added: THE Aliens talked of you
great deal"
She spoke with an uncompromising ac-
cent. She had carefully rehearsed H..
She had meant il TO prepare him for what
was TO follow. But it only told him the
Aliens had said to her much concerning
him she had not known. lie felt load
hfted from him. She knew the manner
Of man he was He would not have 10
confess. If he were 20 be with her al
ways he would not be compelled to live a
lie fQreyor. lie Forgot the battle he had
fought, and wen, in bis room that night,
and the resolution which was SO strong
only an hour ago The knowledge that
she knew his past seemed to blot II out.
He felt himself a good man in the pres
ence Of a good woman. Only the un-
certainty a. TO her made him humble.
Il am glad they talked Of me to you"
he said. He was looking out over the
city. He felt her eyes on him. j would
never have told YOU"
He waited for her to speak. but she did
not. sun looking out over the city, no
went on:
Il am glad that you know, for 7 will
not have to tell you. ] have felt you
must know before 7 could say 20 You
what is in my heart 70 say. / feel this
moment as though l need tell you moth
ing. You know what manner Of man 1
am You must know the story ] have
wanted 10 tel 70 you. ! am only afraid
you do not know the power Of woman's
love 10 ennOble the man who returns it,
An odd kind of shiycr ran over him as
he heard her draw away from him. lie
could not so much as lit up his eyes 10
hers.
Il am surprised to hear what you have
said" She spoke slowly. Had he Dsen
IN the calmly critical mood usually COM
mon to him he would have said the I'M
compromising accent was rather over
done. Il cannot understand how yob,
knowing / have heard all which you have
kept hidden from me. can dare 10 ask
that which YOU have asked. Had you
thought I did not know l could have un-
derstood. A good woman should feel iu-
suited by your words"
Stuart did not look al her until she
ceased. When he turned his face towards
her she had averted her gaze, and was
standing as If waiting for him TO offer 10
90 back TO the house with hor He did
not speak, and they started along the
street. a dozen times be tried to frame
a sentence. and failed. At the porch he
managed TO say he would not so in, but
would bid her goodnight She did not
ask him TO reconsider his determination.
She had a sense Of being very magnani-
nous as she held ont her hand.
Goodnight" she said. Il do hope you
VIII try TO be a good man.
Il can never be good enough for YOU"
he replied, as he dropped her hand. Then
ne SAID goodnight, and left her.
once again daylight found Stuart WOO
ing sleep in vain. The conscience Of a
bad man is a terrible thing. lie never
before realized how bad he was.
He would have been glad had he known
how soundly Flora slept that night. When
she went up to her room from the
porch she burst into tears. But she re-
membered she had only done her duty in
rebUking evil, and quickly dried her eyes
Then she said her prayers, and went to
bed. and 10 sleep Her rest was I'M
broken by wakefulness or unpleasant
dreams. For, l remark for the last
time, she was a good girl.
THE ONLOOKER,