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s.ner IN untoWard circumstances
before their journey ended AZ Mon
Feai, raul Andsell had become almos,
intimate with the Templetons.
niaddy's strange shrinking and for
TOR OF the scientist had entirely worn
on simply because he had ceased N
peslow the falntest attention m ber
aaihty person, His eyes never by any
ehsnce rested upon her.
! might be a COW or wax doll for
All the notice your fine philosopber
s'fes 10 me-" the girl-bride said
On, well, you can't expect 10 have
ary-as-dust scientific fellows in yonr
train my dear" said Gervis mildly
toa must be content with ordinary
men, such as your humble servant. for
slaves, don't suppose Andsell moor
o,u ehap, knows a pretty face from a
plain one"
IN not 50 sure about that. skep-
ideally said the bride. why. i should
not be surprised IL he has a wife OF
MS own here in Montreal"
Not he" carelessly said Geryis
Hes woman-hater, should inn
agihe. His bride is science, 10 which
ne seems TO have given himself m
body and soul You should see his
diggings GLADLY, Never saw such a
collection OF weird and extraordinary
inventions IN my life. He took mi
there last evening. and you don't see
me going again to such creepy place.
why. be has got his coffin. ali spick
and span and ready for occupation. In
one corner, and in the hall, instead of
Aaisiand, he has actually got skeIe-
ton. braeed up with iron. on the arms
OF Thieh the crazy old chap hangs his
hat There, my dear, ought not 10
have told you that"
GLADLY had gone quite white
Look here. am going 10 take you
TO the Ice carnival tonight. and tomor-
row We start for old England. And
did ] tell YOU. GLADLY! Andsell has
suddenly made up HIS mind TO 20 with
US, There's something-some elixir
TO be got only in London from some old
wizard Of an cast end chemist. and
Andsell must have Il To complete
some marvellous scientific invention
he means TO patent. So I've asked him
down TO Temple-Dehe to spend Christ
mas We owe him some little atten-
iion for all he did for us that awful
night OF the aEe"
That evening. however. Gervis Tenn
plcton went 10 the ice carnival alone.
GLADLY. when quite ready to start ont
with him. was seized with an unac-
caun;able chill and trembling,
You've taken cold" said Gervls
practically. that's what Il is. Now,
you Just stay quietly at home and cos
set yourself up, or We shall have TO
remain behind tomorrow.
GLADLY. thankful enough of the rest
and quiet, lay back In low chair In
the private sitting room the Temple
tons had secured Her eyes were hid
den under their soft. white lids: but
GLADLY was not asleep. Strange visions
and stranger thoughts were whirling
through her brain: and her small
hands lay Imply in her lap, their wax
en- Wilderness intensified by the violet
satin OF her evening gown.
II was not OF her own simple past
nor yet OF the wonderful happiness
that had come to her so lately that
GLADLY was dreaming. Instead. dark.
shapes and visions came and
went. succeeded by grim forebodings.
Never strong girl. GLADLY, since
the night OF the fire in the snow she'd
had dropped strangely. II was as II
the springs OF life within her were
broken. The shock might or might
not have done the mischief: but 1t
was there nevertheless. As she lay
back with closed eyes and whitened
cheeks there was distinct change on
he round young face.
So thought somebody who had come.
stepping softly over the thick. rich car
pet. close to the little figure reclining
N the low charlse softly that Glad I
~ did not open her blue eyes. Indeed,
he white lids closed down tightly over
hem, perhaps because hand with
ong. thin fingers was waving slowly to
md fro in front OF them.
In few seconds GLADLY was in
Ieep. motionless sleep, and standing
ooking down upon her out of his dark,
eyes, was Paul Andsell,
yho, on hearing from the black waiter
hat Mr. Templeton had gone out to
he ice carnival, stepped upstairs to
,ay his respects to Mrs. Templeton.
Bending close down until his lips
eared her pink ear, Paul, In mon
tonous voice. recited sort of state
nent. He spoke in carefully measured
ones, as IL anxious that not the
nerest syllable should be slurred over.
The room was still and quiet, and
iladdy slept on TRANQUILITY. while Paul
,oked round him for something he
1anted.
Reaching over. he drew towards him
Japanese screen, and fixed 1t partly
etween the sleeping girl and little
,ble. on which were writing materi-