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through all her life without her sister.
She grew i'll and faint when she
thought of the oath she had taken.
Even L she met her the next day,
she could not speak of her; she had
gone out of her lite forever; and, as
she thought of this, no tOreshadOWing
came to her Of the time when she and
her sister would cross each others
path in the strangest of fashions. No
sleep came to the unhappy child that
night. If for few moments she for
got herself, she woke with cry for
Leah on her lips.
Martin Ray did not remain long in
that house. He said nothing, but the
chill and desolation of the rooms once
frightened by his daughters beautiful
presence were too much for him; he
could not endure the place. She had
gone from his life altogether, but he
found to his surprise that he could not
root her from his heart and thoughts,
as he had intended to do. Just then
his career was almost ended in Man
chester. He had lectured and taught;
he had been the cause of several dis
turbances, he had lOnged that the
government would prosecute him and
make martyr of him, but the govern
ment had declined so to dignity him.
There was really a reason why he
should seek fresh fields and pastures
new"
Hettie would of course go with him.
When he spoke to her, he found that
the idea Of leaving Manchester was
most PLEASANT to her. She did not
think that anything in life could ever
make her happy again, but it would
be, at least, some little relief to be
away from the place that was haunted
by the memory of the sister she would
in all probability never see again.
So Martin Ray left Manchester. He
lived successfully in Liverpool, in
Sheffield, and in many of the large
towns which are centers of manu-
featuring industry. There his fortunes
WaVered; sometimes he was called
Martin Ray the patriot, and at others
he was sneered at as an agitator. So
the years passed, and he saw the
beautiful face of his child no more.
And the sisters who had lived to-
gether, who had loved each other so
well, who had never been parted for
an hour, drifted further from each
other every day, never to meet until
the lines of their lives had crossed
again. and the real tragedy of their
WOmanhOod had begun.
CHAPTER TX.
Very few soldiers attain military
honors so early as General Sir
Arthur Hatton, K.C.B. One thing was
certain, he was born a military genius,
as some men are born poets and
others painters. He had been
soldier in heart from his earliest
childhood-from the day he first saw
a Line regiment pass through the
streets and heard the band playing
Rule, Britannia" the sound Of which
raised flame in his heart that was
never eXtinguished.
Il shall be a soldier, father!" he
cried out to Amos Hatton
you shall if you wish it," replied
the old lawyer. And from that day the
lads vocation was considered a settled
thing.
1t was his sole delight. He went
through the preliminaries with honor;
he studied hard; it was prophesied of
him, by those in authority, that he
would prove to be a genius, an honor
to the service; and the country, they
told him, wanted such men.
He was little more than a boy when
he obtained a commission in the army,
and the young ensign started with
every prospect in life bright before
him.
Fortune smiled upon him. Before
he had been very long in the service,
his regiment, the Queens Own Ran
gers, was ordered to the Punjaub. He
was appointed to some small military
command one that required tact,
courage, and skill. In a few years he
had made his name famous. When
the Queens Own Rangers went home,
he remained, and post Of greater i'm
pOrtance was given to him. After a
time he distinguished himself still
further, and the government was not
slow to reward his services. He was
made a general after a brilliant action
in which he had shown great personal
vaIor and had saved the troops from
crushing disaster. There was not
man on the field who would not have
risked his life for the brave COM
mander who was no carpet knight;
for he did not show others the way to
victory, yet shirk all danger himself.
His brOnzed handsome face and tall
figure were always seen in the front, al
ways in the midst of peril, always
meeting death face to face. He was
the type Of officer whom men follow
blindly even to certain destruction.
By his courage and gallantry he rem
dered great service to the viceroy
of India, and in return he received
the Order Of the Star of India. The
motto Of the order was one engraven
on his Heavens light our
guide" Slowly but surely he mounted