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lips, no words of regret. will do as
the young soldier advised-set my
/ teeth and die hard
| From that day a change came over
Ethel. There was no murmuring, no
more despair She began to look her
life in the face. She had blighted and
ruined it at the very outset, but Of
what remained she would make the
best. She would die hard; she would
bear her pain and her sorrow In such
way that they would be hidden from
all human eyes; she would endure
without repining that which a man
could do in the extremity OF physical
pain she might do in the extreme Of
mental anguish.
The young soldiers words and the
lesson they inculcated took hold Of
her; in great measure they renewed
and reinyigorated the heart and mind
fast sinking into despair They were
always present to her; when her heart
pride yielding, and she felt ready to
| die in her sorrow, they raised and re-
animated her-they seemed to become
part of herself 1t was only natural,
under the circumstances, that she
should think also of the man who had
uttered them-that she SHOULD wonder
what ne was like-that her mind
should dwell in some measure upon
him.
The beauty and grandeur Of endur-
ance and courage seemed to grow clear
err All people sinned some in reck-
! less wickedness; others, like herself,
through the ignorance Of youth-but
every one had not the fortitude and
patience to endure the punishment Of
their sin.
/ A new expression seemed to come to
| the beautiful face one of high and
noble resolve, one Of brave, bright en-
durance Ethel seemed 60 recover
some Of the high spirits and animation
that had once distinguished her, and
Lord st. Norman was delighted with
th3 change lie thought she would in
time be her own self again. He little
dreamed that the Improvement Slight
as it was, was caused by the brave re-
solve to bear in patience the blight ana
ruin of her life.
In the meanwhile, to his own intense
surprise the young Duke of Southmead
| found himself, for the first time in his
life, deeply in love. He soon became
| like a shadow of the beautiful Miss ST.
Norman He went wherever She went.
If Ethel drove or rode, she was sure to
meet him; If she went to dinner ball
! solree, no matter what, he was sure to
be among the company present
| Belgrayian mothers and chaperons
| had grown accustomed 10 the turn
which matters had taken; they had
given up all hopes Of the great plize =
| Miss st. Norman had won it. And it
| was not to be wondered at that she had
won 1t, for she was one of the wealth.
est and loyeliest girls Of the season It
| was first whispered, and then rumor
| grew holder and spoke aloud that the
| Duke Of Southmead had fallen in love
with the beautiful Miss St Norman.
Everyone pronounced it a most suitable
and excellent match
Both had beauty, both were of nigh
birth, both were possessed OF great
wealth So the world agreed that ii
was amost excellent match, fitting in
every way, and that nothing could be
better.
| For some time Ethel found herself
/ obliged to be patient She could not
refuse the young duke before he had
made her an offer; she could not
speak to him on the subject before he
had spoken 20 her But she dld what
lay In her power
i He could not boast of word, or look.
4 ,r smile that was kinder than what
She gave others She treated him with
indifference; she received him with
/ the coolest nonchalauce. But the
4 colder her Indifference, the deeper grew
Ihls love
She began TO feel sorry for aim He
4 might have his little faults of vanity
!. end concoit Placed as ne was, 81 was
I not % be wondered at He had known
nothing but fattary He might be vain,
0'dy there was no doubt OF one hing
BE- loved her with an the strength 90
his soul She began to pity him, know
ing that even had no impeachment eg-
/ listed she could never have loved him.
She felt sorry that he should have con
+ contracted all his hopes on her lie
vas nos the kind Of a man she could
make hero Of even his style OF beauty
! was not style she admired
/ lie would not take any Of the very
pain hints that size gave him; he put
I them aside he would not believe hut
chat tie should win her eventually. So
4 ta- some time he became her shadow.
/ he summed himsel, In the light 81 her
I most fair au1 gracious presence. believ-
/ Ing that his hopes must be realized II
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