The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-05
choose to raise were living instead of dead"
She looked up swiftly
What do you know? dare NOT fell Won


ohe looked up swiftly.
she Whispered
Ingram chalr was very close to hers now
ana as ne put his arm round her and drev
ner 10 MS heart, little sigh of relief cam
rom rom her parted lips. He laid his cheek Oh
Eers Ior a moment, then he kissed her ten
he said
Il think we will have our talk so-what d
you lnlnk! Now then, darling let me he'll
you. mat time we met at Seaburne''-sh
starleo' put he clasped her tightly-it wa
slrdnse that you should have appealed to m
Ior help, wasn't it? How came you to b.
there with Spencer?"
L was married to him-just week be
lore, she whispered.
~. fernaps I'm. 1T was as well that she could no
see his face at that moment. With all hi
stern self-control, he could not restrain tn
expression of mingled anger and disappoint
ment which crossed it; but his arm did no
relax its tight hold, and he murmured-
60 on-tell me ALL
Il had been thrown so much with him. H
was gentleman, he had college education
put ms people were angry with him becaus
ne would not go into the Church, but chos
TO make music his profession He was realI'
genius. 1 used to go to the church for or
gan lessons, we met every day. and he-h
said he loved me-
was very young, only just seventeen
and I had lived so secluded a life that T wa
as childish and ignorant as most girls of tel
or Twelve. L thought it wonderful that he, 81
clever so talented, should care for me, and
was f1attered and thought I loved him. Nov
L know how mistaken l was
This admission produced another cares
from Max, who patiently waited until sh,
went on again
My dear father died, and was so unhapp,
and lonely-Aunt Adela was abroad and to-
IL. to travel. He, Cyril Spencer persuaded
me to marry him al a registry office in Lon
don The servants and neighbors thought
had gone to stay with my old governess il
kenslngton. Oh! you cannot imagine how
dreadfully deceltful and horrid it all seems t,
me now"
Migrants heart was burning with rage
AGAINST the scoundrel who had thus taker
advantage of a child's innocence and follv
Inc man is dead, thank HeaVeni he said f,
himself
we stayed in town for nearly week. an(
then Cyril was i'll. He often had spasms a
the heart, he said, brought on by worry ant
oVerWork. l found that he was in debt, anC
II thlnk he was disappointed at my no
coming into any money beyond an allowanc,
of three hundred pounds a year until 1 cam,
OF age The trustees kept up all this'-wtl
a wave of her hand-"until then; but h,
thought should have had more am SUR
he cared for me, but I know he was very poor
and he wanted money to help him produce al
opera which he expected would make his for
tune. When he was i'll he always found ses
air suited him, so we went to Seab11rne am
there he ded-suddenly. You know the rest
Put the evening before he was out of sorts
and he was angry with me because he saic
was so cold and hard. He said he supposed
| would give anything to undo the maria ge
and 1 did not answer-lt was so true. The,
ne said there would not be much difficulty
as he had sworn falsely about my being @
age, and there were other irregularities
When he died like that it seemed to me as i
NOBODY need ever knoW-as if it were prov
Dental was very wicked?"-raising two
tear-dimmed eyes TO her lovers face.
Il thlnk-no, L dare not say what I thinl
ABOUT him., answered Ingram, sternly; then
his voice softening; las for you. nv pool
little tortured Dora, 1 think you had bette
become Lady Ingram with as little DELAY a:
possible and we will forget all about tha
episode, and be the happiest couple in the
world
Il cannot forget-the past is irrevoca bile
And you-it will haunt you too. You had bet
ter say goodbye to me now forever"
MY darling. Shakespeare tells US, What.
past IS prologue Dora, the present and fu
ture are ours. Shall not do the best W.
can with them, for ourselves and for others o
A man generally gets his way if he is per
sistent and determined, and if the woman:
incinations are all on the side of submis
sion. so Mrs. Slade-Clinton learnt an houl
later that her niece was engaged to Max
and bestowed her hearty congratulations OF
them both.
To Harold Bathurst Ingram's EXPLANATION
was very curt.
Il am going to marry Miss Bruce" he said
Il am sure, old fellow, for the sake of ou
long friendship, you will keep silence abou
that time at Seaburne, even to your sister
that you will be satisfied with Nv telling yo,
that she is as innocent as sairft
That was all the information vouehsafed
but Harold made pretty shrewd guess a
the truth, and to the end of his life he wa
one of the most frequent visitors TO Fern
court, and the most loyal friend of Lord ant
Lady Ingram.
BAFFLED JUSTICE.