The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21

when parliament is called. This you
know. Tell me why?"
81 know the so-oalled reason" replied
John Law. "Twas brought out in his late
case at the kings bench"
''True. Twas said that my grandfather,
past 80, was not the father Of those chill
dren Of his second wife. There is talk
that --' T. T. g. ."".@ - -''4 .# -. 7. ..-.s-
/" Twas three generations ago, this talk
of the Knollys shortcoming. I am not 80.
am "a, and I love you, Catharine
Knollys." r.. ST.. 81 r.
''It was three generations ago." said the
Lady Catharine, slowly and musingly, as
though she had not heard the speech Of
her sutton. ''Three generations ago. Yet
never since then hath there been clean
name for the Banbury estate. Never yet
hath its peer sat in his rightful place in
parliament. And never yet hath eldest
daughter Of the house failed to show this
mark of shame, this unpurged contempt
for that which is ordained. Surely it
would seem fate holds us in it's hands"
you tell me these things" said John
Law, because you feel it is right to tell
them. "And tell you Of my future, as
you tell me Of your past. Why? Because
Lady Catharine Knollys, 1t has already
come to matter Of faith between U.S."
The girl leaned back against the wall
young man bent forward, taking both her
hands quietly in his own now, and gazing
steadily into her eyes. There was nc
triumph in his gaze. Perhaps John Law
had prescienoe Of the future.
"Oh, sir, had far liefer I had never
seen you," cried Catharine Knollys. bend
ing head from whose eyes there dropped
sudden tears.
"Ah, dear heart, say anything but
that"
"'Tis a hard way woman must travel
at best In this world" murmured the
Lady Catharine, with wisdom all unsuited
to her youth But can not understand
I had thought that the coming Of a lover
was q joyous thing, time Of happiness
aloneo'
"Ah, now, in the hour Of mist can you
not foresee the time Of sunshine? All life
is before us. my sweet, all life. There is
much for us to do, there are SO many
many days Of love and happiness"
But now the Lady Catharine Knollys
veered again, with some sudden change
Of the inner currents of the feminine SOU
soul.
II have gone far with you. Mr.. Law, n
said she, suddenly disengaging he1
hand. yet did but give you insight Of
things which any man coming as you
have come should have we'll within his
easy to be won.x I must know you equally
honest with myself. And if you come tc
my regard, it must be step by step and
stair by stair. This is to be remem-
bered."
IT shall remember
s"Go, then, and leave me for this time,
she besought him. But still he could not
go, and still the Lady Catlarine could moi
bid him more sternly to depart. Youth
youth and love, and fate we're in that
room; and: these, would have their way.
The ,beseeching gaze of an eye singular
in it's power rested on the girl, a gaze
filed with all the strange, half manda-
tory pleading of youth and yearning. Once
more there came shift in the tidal cur
rents Of the womans heart. The Lad,
Catharine slowly became conscious Of
delicious helplessness, Of a sinking an,
yielding which she could not resist. He
head lost power to be erect. It slipped
forward on a shoulder waiting as by right
Her breath came in soft measure, and un
consciously a hand was raised to toucl
the cheek pressed down to hers. JOIN
Law kissed her once upon the lips. Sud
denly, without plan-in spite Of all plan
the seal Of a strange fate was set foreve
on her life!.
@' For along moment they stood thus, I'm
til at length she raised a face pale: ant
sharp, and pushed back against his breas
hand that trembled. "'~.-@: