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Continued.

times When she nalI reared, nan Sus'
pected that her father intended her
for the stage, profession for which
she had no inclination. Although she
IL was strange that her taste, inter
ests, incInations, and ideas did not
agree with his. The blood of the
loyal old race Of Hatton ran in her
veins. She was Hatton, without
one of the characteristics which dis
tinguished the Rays. While Martin
Ray made hero of oliver Cromwell,
and worshlpped him as the saviour
OF his country, Leah hated the name,
and loved the memory OF the hand
some graceful, graceless Stuarts;
while Martin saw nothing but herosm
in the Paris mob who dragged their
beautiful queen to the scaffold, Leah
loved and admired Marie Antoinette.
SO through all the pages of history;
and yet he thought to make her a de-
nounCer Of royalty!
Leah Ray was Just sixteen. and
beautiful as the opening bud OF
June rose; grace, dignity, and passion
were marked In every line of her face.
inc DIo" " an bblht MbhN ~" "''
broad, full of ideality and thought;
the eyes were dark, the eyebrows
straight. II was a face perfect In
shape and harmony, with n proud but
sensitive mouth-a face diiiicult TO
read. The lightness and brightness
OF girlhood were not on It; II was
slightly mystical and dreamy, and the
Al oh lon Ina Thorn
The noble head, the graceful figure
and its movements the mass Of dark
waving hair, so fine and abundant, de.
lighted Martin Ray. The more beauti-
ful she was, the more sure was she to
influence men. He never thought
whether she would he willing to de-
vote her young life TO the propaga-
ton OF his ideas, whether she would
care to give up all the allurcmcnts
and pleasures of the world to dedicate
herself to the people. He had never
thought that she would refuse the
mission he had appointed for her,
The man who preached liberty to the
world never dreamed OF giving II to
his own daughter; he who openly
never imagined that his daughter
would disobey him.
CHAPTER ".
Martin Ray was living In one of
the crowded streets of Manchester.
The north was better suited to him
than the south, because the great
contors Of industry were there, For
some few months he had been I'M
fortunate. Heaven had blessed the
bountiml land with fair, warm sum
mer; the harvest was plentiful, the
fruit rlpened In rich abundance; there
was n general air of prosperity; no
foreign war caused anxiety and agita-
tion Mt home; orders from abroad had
come in freely, and people were busy
at work. There was no time for con
sidcrng how the land and money Of
the rich were to be divided, men did
not care to be drawn from their work
by agitation of any kind and Martin
Ray had had fewer lectures to give
The contributions from different com
mittees came in slowly lie was com
PEELED to be content with writing
pamphlets, which before they were
published. underwent so much re,
vision as to make them pointless
He was all the more eager to bring
Leah forward
"The girl has genus--shc has fire
and power" he said to himself MY
mantle must fall upon her Men viii
listen to words from that beautiful
mouth that they will not hear from
mine"
He had trained her splcndtdly SHE
was wcll-rcad and thoughtful She
was girl of magnificent talent, fun
of energy and the restless fire that
proClaims genius. He had never told
her until now what his intentions
wore with regard to her; and ON this
day he had called her into the
miserable little room he dignlned by
the name of study, to communicate
his plans to her
YOU have grown very beautiful
Leah" he said looking ut her quite
nalmly-"very beautiful; and It is
time you know for what purpose
Heaven has sent you that same
beauty
The girl smiled and blushcd. she
dlO not remember that her father had
ever used such words to her before
Martin Ray went on,-
You have grand mission In life
Leah. You must not be as other
girls you must not think that dress
gaycN. enjoyment, love, aud mar
rtago are the end aud aim of your cx
tstonce, You have far more i'm
portant future in store for you"
Sho looked up at him in wonder.
II did not know that | had any
mission father" she said quietly
What is it,"
"The greatest, Leah. that ever fcI
to n woman. have been prcachiul
and teaching all my Ure hav
given up everything In this world TO
the cause of the pcoplc-all my hopes
my ambition, | have served them
lived for them. spent my life TO
them; and now. even ms from tn
prOphCt of old my manila hus Fo lJrr