Evening star., 1901-04-27

window; she threw it open, waved her hand
again and again laughed: the moon. clear
for moment, Shone on her face and turn
ed IL pale.
He sat watching the lighted windows.
From time to time she darted into sight.
Once he heard the big window facing the
river at the end flung open. The next in
slant she was in sight at the other ex-
tremity of the gallery. Evidently she was
running about, examining all the things.
She came to a window presently, and cried,
Il wish you'd come and tell me all about
it Il don't think it will" he called back
''Oh, we'll" she laughed impatiently, and
disappeared Minutes passed, and he did
not see her again. She must have settled
down somewhere, he supposed Or perhaps
her interest was exhausted and she had
gone off to her fathers room. No, there
she was, fitting past a window again. His
reluctance gave way before curiosity and
attraction. Flinging away his cigar, he got
up and walked slowly into the house.
The passage outside the gallery was dim
ly lighted, and the door of the gallery
was open. Harry stood in the shadow, un-
seen watching intently every movement
OF the girl She looking at case of
miniatures and medals. memorials of beauties
and of warriors She turned from them
10 the picture of an EliZabethan countess
splendid in ruff and rich embroidery. She
caught up a candle and held it over her
mead up toward the picture. Then, setting
the candle down, she ran to the end win
dow and looked out on the night Addie
ha
window. Cecily threw herself into II s,ah
ing and stretching her arms In a delighted
WEAKNESS.
Slowly and irresolutely Harry Tristram
came IN; Cecily's face was not turned
toward the door, and he stood unnoticed
just within the threshold. His ewes ranea6
round the room but came back to CecIIv
She was very quiet, but he saw her brea Of
rise ana fall in quick breathing She was
stirred and moved. A strange agitation an
Intensity of feeling came over him 40 he
stood there motionless. everything seeming
mot,onlesS around him. while his ancestors
and hers look down on them from the
walls. down on their successors The Lords
OF Blent We're about him. Their tronhies
ana their treasures decked the room And
she sat there In Addie Tristram's chair
IN Addie Irlstrams place. in Addie iris
trans attitude Did the dead know, tho
secret? Did the pictures share it? Who
was to them the lord of Blent?
he shook or these idle fancies-a man
sfouio not give way to them-and walked
up the room with a steady assured tread
Even then she did not seem to hear hin, FIJI
he spoke. s'
We'll. do you like it?' he asked lean
ing against table in the middle of the up
per part OF the room, few feet from the
chair where she sat.
Like IT. she cried, springing to her feet
running to him. holding out her hands
Like 1t: Oh Harry! Why. it's better than
all the rest Better, even better!''
1T is rather jolly room" said Harry.
The pictures and all the things about
make 1t look we'll"
oh. I'm not going to say anything If you
talk like that. You don't feel like that ,
Rather jolly roomr That's what one
says IL the inn parlors comfortable. This
isn't q room-its-it's-"
Shall we call 1t a temple?" he suggested,
sn fling.
Il believe It's heaven-the private partic-
ular Tristram heaven. They're all herep'
She waved toward the pictures. Here in
a heaven of their own"
And were allowed to visit II before We
dier'
Yes At least. am. You let me visit
1t. 1t belongs to you-to the dead and
YOU"
"Do you want to stay here anv longer?"
he asked. with sudden roughness
Yes. lots longer" she laughed defiantly,
quite undismayed. You needn't, though.
You'll have 1t all your life. Perhaps I
shall never have it again. Fathers bet
ter. And I don't know If you'll ever ask
us here again. You never did before. you
know. So l mean to have all of it I can
get. She darted away from him and ran
back to the miniatures. A richly orna-
mented sword hung on the wall just above
them. This caught her notice; she took
1T dSTn and unsheathed it.
'Henrious Baro Tristram de Blent,' :"
she spelled out from the enameIed steel
Per Ensem Justitia.' What does that
mean? No. know. Rather a good motto
Cousin Harry. That he shall take who
the power, ana ne shall keen who canf'
That was his justice, 1 expectr'
$50 you quarrel with it? If this was all
yours. would you give 1t up?"
Not without fight!' she laughed ".Per
Ensem JustitiaH" She waved the blade
Harry left her busy with the things that
were so great delight and walked to the
window at the other end of the long room.
The motto ran in his head-Per ensem
Justitia. What was the justice and what
the sword. He awoke to the cause of the
changed mood in him and of the agitation
IN which he had ben living. 1t was moth
Ing to defy the law, to make light of a drr