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swiftly--and changed it all. What
you say to me is quite true, Hettie;
had a restless fever on me. My life
was all longing-nothing satisfied or
contented me; but when ! saw him
an exquisite calm came over me
like the full shining Of the MONDAY
sun on a broad, quiet sea. My life
grew suddenly complete All, Kettle
how good 1t Is to be able to talk to
you! had always thought that
should meet my lover In this way
that some day ! should come face to
face with him, and recognize him.
did so. You will think me strange, !
am afraid Kettle; but, before ] had
spoken to him. had said to myself,
This is my love come from land or
sea- | stood just whore you are
sitting Hettie, and had a cluster OF
passion flowers in my hand, A great
love is like n great wave Of the sea,
II sweeps over all before 1t, and bears
everything away. A wave Of love
swept over re. believe that, had
any one asked me, | could not have
told my own name"
Hettie's fair face grew Daler ana
more wistful
"Ah! Leah" said she, such a
great love could never be happy
one; IL could not end happily"
Leah smiled d gentle, tender smile
which spread from her eyes to her
Hips.
Ia, npI 4 a hni ~ 10
the case" she replied; "but in mine
--mine--Ahl Heaven be thanked,
mine is n happy love, and Will have
happy ending! ! was going TO tell
you, HettIe, that We shall be married
soon"
Hettie throw her arms around her
sisters neck and kissed the ex-
pressive face.
lis 1t true? ! am so gIad--O,
Leah | am SO glad; for of all
things in the world, love IL best
am so glad! Then have found you
only to lose you agaln?'
You Will never lose me, nor shall
lose YOU" said Leah, Il am sure
That you Will love him, first for my
sake, then for his own he Is 80
noble, 80 good All! Hettio, | see
such n happy life stretching out
before me! | can hardly speak of 1t
without tears" and into the lark
eyes came n mist, while the proud
curves Of the beautiful mouth soften
cd. 1--WE are like two sisters in n
fairy tale" she continued. "HOw
strange, llettlo. that we should be
together again. | have told you my
little love story; tell me yours, II you
have one"
Over the fair face Of the younger
girl there fell shadow.
"Mino Is not like yours" she said.
at was not great love that came
to mo at once; It crept into my heau
little by little, and was there before
! knew anything about It. and then,
when | found 1t. knew that 1t must
die. 1t has no happy ending, my love
story, Yours will end In marriage,
mine has ended in parting and SOL,
row"
lis II SO, Hottie? am grieved.
How was It? WIN this change in
your life make any differences"
No; 1t was all over, dead ana
buried, before the change came.
Nothing can make any difference.
Thoro never was any hope. We did
not know, either of us; 1t came upon
us uneonsciously,
"llettie," whispered Leah, "will
you tell me about it? Not unless you
like-not IL IL distrosses you. But
IL | knew, perhaps could help YOU"
Il should like to tell you, Leah:
but have always been afraid II
would distress YOU"
Never mind that Hottie: tell mo
about It. No one can understand It
better than !"
''Thorc Is SO little to tell" replied
Hettle, that am almost ashame |
to call 1t love.story. II Is more like
dream, only II ended more quickly
than most dreams do" As she spoke
her eyes, with PARKWAY look, wore
fixed on the winding river and the
dark masses of wood Il was SO busy
all my life. Leah" she said. that |
had no time to think about love |
do not believe that iurinS the last
two years of my fathers life | had
one leisure hour, Yet within me
must have been the longing for love
and loving heart, Quite by ac'
cident | met some one He came to
SEQ my father; and | and my father
liked him, We saw each other not
only every day, hut sometimes twice
in the day. My life was SO hard. and
ho was SO kind to me, that | looked
forward to seeing him rs the only
CLEAN of happiness | had. When he
went away, he left the music Of his
voice with me All Leah, was mad
All love Is madness, grew to love
him with my whole heart. and did
not know It. When | closed my eyes
ut night, 1t was to dream OF him;
when | opened them in the daylight
1t was TO see his face, One day he
came to say good-by to me. He was
u IL