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would implore you to come. Do, there's
a darling. You needn't stay down
stairs all the evening If you are tired,
only l do want you to hear Arthur
sing and see him, too: he is just per-
feet" For jamie thought there was
no one In the world fit to compare
with her eldest brother.
Kitty acceded to the earnest request,
though when she found herself In the
drawing-room that evening she was
almost sorry she had given in. There
was no help for, it then, however, and
she bowed gracefully to the tall, dark
young man who was Immediately in
troduced to her by his enthusiastic
sister.
Miss ormond is going to play your
Accomplishments, Arthur" she said i'm
petuously. "She plays beautifully, and
have told her all about your wonder.
full singing"
The man smiled.
Il am afraid my little sister talks
too much" he said "She is so proud
Of my singing that she expects every
one to be equally enthusiasticw
During the evening he asked his sis
ter why Miss Ormond looked SO un-
happy, and she told him that Miss Or
mond had brought her aunt out to
Lausanne hoping thereby to restore
her health and how she had died sud
denly. THE poor thing is quite alone
in the world, and very poor" jamie
continued, 80 Mrs. Allen asked her to
live with her. She must have loved
that aunt awfully, because II is more
than two years since she died, and
Miss Ormond always has that sad ex-
preston" The young man found that
jamie had by no means exaggerated
Miss Ormond's playing powers, and al,
though not at all impressionable, he
could not help feeling interested in the
beautiful, sad, and apparently friend
less girl. He stayed In Lausanne for
some time, and very often saw his sis
ter, and always managed TO see Miss
Ormond at the same time.
kitty dear" he said tenderly, "why
are you so much astonished? You
must have known loved you. My
poor little girl, all alone in the world
jamie has told me all about your trou.
bles, and now l am going to make you
happy again. You are too young and
pretty to have that sad face always"
But the girl shrank from him.
~ can't" she murmured brOkenly.
II love you, oh, yes, love you, but
l can never marry you nor any other
manw
The anguish in her voice and face
was so intense that the'man looked at
her in astonlshment.
What is it, my darling? Why do
you talk so strangely? Why, If you
love me, can't you marry me? You
speak as II you had committed a
crlmev'
$50 l have" she answered, and It
was his turn TO start back and ex-
claim, kitty, what do you mean"
Listen" she said miserably, and
then she tells her story.
Her eyes were ON the ground, and
she did not see the curious light in
his.
TT is odd there was exactly the ESQ
you wanted, no more, no less" he OBJ
served quietly, to her astenlshment.
"There was something else," she an
swered, IA"
But he interrupted her:
"A shilling and four pennies were In
1t as well; the purse was green
worked with black, and A. X. was
stamped in gold In one corner"
"a. K.v' she cried. Arthur King!
II was your purse. Oh, let me go. Let
me go, let me never see you againv'
He held her firmly.
MY darling, the money is nothing to
me in comparison with what you have
suffered. am glad you had the mon.
ey, glad that through me you were
able to give your aunt a little happi-
ness at the end. And for yourself,
Kitty, you must be happy again now.
After all, you used my money, and It
is only fair you should give me some
thing in exchange"
81 have nothing to give, at least
hardly anything. have only been able
to save f10. Oh, Arthur, how you
must hate meF'
II don't want money, Kitty. You can
give me the only thing in the world
that l want, and that is" She
looked at him In wonderment. your
SELF" he finished, and she said no
more.-New York News.