Chicago eagle., 1902-01-25
CHI pTER XXI.-,Coutinued.)

AVnin Mark uaJspd for n few moments.
but Nora onIy waited in silence. sitting
vcrv s,ilI. and wondering why her hear.
boot on burrcdly.
"nr NueI Armstrong know that Miss
Cifrord had risen morc than once in her
.jccn. and ouictlv and corrcct,y minis
tered 10 the sick iodv who seemed-wak.
ING md slccnipy-to ho in nor corc: but
he chose IN w;,hbolJ his knowlcdge OF
this fact NJ ,bc ,imo wben II would have
left Artbnr povny srco from suspicion.
He and nv uncl. wcrc cousins. so 1 claim
n kind of c,usinship. TOO. or course. our
name is ,be samc. Had I not Inherited
tho t;tlo too. until hc returned TO re-.
rc;vo i, Prom mc--bis iust jucy DO YOU
wonder. Morn. IA I did. why DIR. Arm.
strone shoulJ have sunnrcsscJ this prob.
,b,c solution of Tho mystery of Mrs Saws
death. and LOT IN, vilc suspiciop of mur.
der hurry ber youpv boir IN tho grave
as he thougbty I can tell Won now why
II wos For soma timc a v,rv hcnutiful
Irish cir, had bccn visiting an old friend
,f bor motbor.s a, On, lJn,,o, vicnrope.
and Nncl Arms,rnny b,d chosen TO fancy
this pir, for bis wife Rut Arthur poynz
had learned Inv This time IN love her for
something even bcvoud bcr bcouty--hcr
rare and cxouisitc beauty" repeated
Mark. laughing n li,tl, ne bc watched
the color rise In Norn's cheeks under his
.,codfast rnze.-..ond go one doy they
werc uuictly married lv tho vicar. and
she stayed on and on. and seemed TO for.
get her Irish home. Tbo, was little won.
der" continued Mark. warmly. "consid.
erinp what n bone II was. yct I have
since then known n Girl who could think
lovingly md tendcrlv oven M sucb n home
az thnt. Ar tho timc NJ Nrs saws death.
when Nuoi Armstrong a, nrompt,v laid
suspic,on on Mrs sov's h.;r. his jealousy
had reached r., climax. for no had been
fold by tho x,cnr himself OF the marriage.
You--von n nil neonlc. Norn-cn., upder.
stand how little any conscientious scr,,.
nlc wand .tov Nuc, Armstrong In his
ics,ousy and revenge: for no was ns piti.
less nnd n. selfish nineteen ye,r. ago In
mis- pursuit of your mo,hcr as hc has
been In these lni.r yeors-,
"Mv mo,hsrY"
Morn ut,er.J tho word. ycrv .or,,v
With ber 8nv.rs Ioct.L am, hos evrs
,yiJo and ,y,s,fn, Sha hal a., tho,,,ht
,or Nna, A rm.,rnnu o.. %a, n,,,as, ,ss,
Tho s,orv Worl hal hoc, ,.i,;n" hor in
th. now do,,,,;,,s ,ni, ~ hnnr;n,, hor
mo,bor,s nono ~ ,,st
"Vos mn,bnr swoo," >t,r, o,,,or,J
vary g.n,Iv ..rho ho,m,i,,,, ,,ir, win,
,am. alan" N JIoo,o, nnI w,s ins, here
,or a, n,,n, n,nths n,s,,,,,n,on,J hv h.r
.oid and .n,s.,, ,,,h,r ,vn. ,.nmr nn,h.r.
,nd..anJ Nor, .,.nros, ,hc yn,nr mas.
,cr ~ ,h;s oiJ house who has lo;n so
Ian, on.I a., m,,;ns,I,. ,nJ,r ,hn sI,d,v,
~ ora,t .r;,no {, yomr father Nv
Jor,irew ho cried ,oL,n, h.r hands In his
-. .ha ,,asa q, hos rcn, "jnn', Io,L an
,,,.I and hoy,;,Jorod I, will ali soon,
,,.,,,roI 40 ,.n,, ,.nr,, .o,, ,,.hon ,,,, h,,"
."on him n. oniv th",,h, /, won,d hs
h.., ,or M, g., ,,r,,,,ro ,n,, an ,h,, Nh,
Ar,,s,r,n" ,o,i ynn n; y",r ,athsr w,,
a ,;". n",nod 90 ,.rv. nis own so,hsh nnr.
900, onI ali ,L. ,,nr" :, H., hacoms. 4,
o".S.s Tho ,r,,h noor ,n ,ovor had n
,,Io,, 90 yo,r so,hor.s l';J;,,, nio... n.
,ror ,r.,od hin, AMI hrn,,,,, n ,c,,ar
rom bim-as Won betrn ved In your nm.
,os. ,Lot ho had so,d h,, h,d.-nnJ vo,r
,othor ,bouvht much moro NJ Lceninr
hidden from him ,hnn from anyone who
horc his avn ti,Ic. You understand that
uov Jor't Won. ,loorestp And presently
you will understand how. 70 crafty both
III. nos.,opo.o sImirotjon for your beauty
and hin cold and lopg.nuyscd revenge
against your father, he strove with alI
hiS nnwsr to win your hand. There. we
NAV lot him rcst lie has his wife with
him now--noor Girl! moor cir,w
"And-my mOthcrY' WHISPERED Nora,
mn, Lnowinp what she asked. only long.
inu ,o henr something of her.
"Vonr mother. dcnr." put I'm Miss Gif.
rorJ with n gentle kiss upon the girl's
,v,.i,,i fac" "wns nv dear friend.
,hon,h I sc,rccIv cver could leave this
nonsc m 90. her or nsk her 10 come here.
Yom or. On M. hcr. Nora. ,bnt II was no
wonder nv henri went our TO Won that
trst dav Mark brought Won to nv cot
,a.s whom I feel sure now. he had
,"ossoS n I'M. NJ our story. and wished
:" s"o i, 7 recoynixed vour name, Morn.
,Io.ru an. wont on. her voice sinking
,",'.r ";, wos NOT Ionv ofter his escnue
,h",sho d;eI And thcn shc sent nor
hshv r;r, n, once n bcr rather. Col. ~,
.I!oorye IN Ireland. II was lnchael Corr
,,ho ,o,t rn, nn,l I h.lieye your grand.
s,.t.r mad. h.r ,,k. nm on,h nor n M.
vn,os tho secrct OF your purentupe.
,hron,on,ny aft.rword. when she Ind
,,.rr,oJ Corr ,h,t no woulJ turn her
Srar, h;s Nous. os soon as over no heard
~, h.r I,;nv 90"
',5ons,.,a ,o,,oro, Noro ,o.
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