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CHAPTER xx,x-co,+i,u.d.

CHAPTER xxlx-continued.
She did not know how it was, but
IN that time, in spite of all seeming
reasons to the contrary, sense of her
lovers truth and honesty came to her
like surety-a positive conviction
that infused life and hope into her
talnting heart. He loved her, he was
true to her. An angel of comfort
might have whispered those words to
her, so faithfully did she believe them.
The consciousness was like a mine of
strength to her. For the moment she
forgot who was by her side and her
own danger.
Yes" went On Burt, breaking in
upon that dream of love and safety
yes, l have arranged it all this time
so that there can be no slip. You
can't escape. in a couple of hours we
shall be at the house of the minister
whom have engaged, and in ten min
utes after that the knot will be tied
and you won't find me half bad hus-
band it you only manage right"
Again he urged on his horse and the
two rode on in silence.
Finally Burt was persuaded that
Kate was submitting to what she could
not help, though still. when he glanced
at her face, the look on it troubled
him.
In less time than he had said he
drew rein in front of square, old
fashioned house standing close to the
road, but remote from any dwelling.
In room in one corner of the house
a dim light was burning. 1t was now
about two o'clock, and apparently Burt
was expected.
This is the Minister'S he said,
jumping from the seat and immediate
ly taking Kate down and holding on to
her hand tightly for fear she might
slip from him.
Its a regular clergyman, no fear
house. He'll do the thing lawfully,
though he isn't preaching this year."
Burt spoke the truth. He was not
going to have any bogus knot tied,
as he said.
Before the two reached the door it
was opened by a middle-aged man in
a large, flowing dressing gown and
holding small lamp in his hand.
81 began to think you might have
given up the notion for tonight, Mr..
Burt the man said, in suave voice,
as he led the way into the room where
he had been sitting. and which was
probably his study as there was a
large bookcase in the room, and on the
table near which the man had appar-
entity been sitting was lying an open
book.
81 hope the lady is not too fatigued
to stand up long enough for the cere-
mony," said the minister, looking with
undisguised admiration at Kate, who
sank into a chair directly and whose
glance at the man had made her very
doubtful if she could appeal with any
success to him.
Still she believed she had that to
saw which would move even such a
man as that.
Burt drew some papers from his
pocket in search of his license. In
doing so he saw the letter he had mat
day taken from the postoffice in Col
ton.-a letter addressed to Hates fath-
or. and which Burt had said he would
deliver to Kate.
He had opened and read it, and then
it's contents had made him decide ne
would not give it to Kate until she
was his wife, and he carefully sealed
it again.
If he had needed any spur to MS
nurpose this letter would have given
it, for it was from an attorney In a
Western state announcing to Charles
Purcell that by the death OIL
a distant relative who had died
without nearer heirs, he had inherited
a property amounting to about nun
dred thousand dollars.
Poor Purcell! Had he but lived to
have seen his cherished dream tui-
filled, though in SO different manner
from what he had thought!
Yes, Burt was doing a very good
thing for himself, but it was true that
money had never tempted him in re-
gard to Kate Purcell. He had never
known the chance she had of wealth,
as Ralph Caryl had known.
II will give the lady a glass OF Wa
fer" said the minister. going out OF
the room and returning with full
glass in his hand, which Kate only put
her Inns to for fear of being drugged.