The sun., 1903-08-29
NEW BOOKS.
Continued from Fyfth Pogo.

Continued from FYfth Pogo.
beautiful heroine, there dwelt also at the
time Of this story two OF the strongest men
In Europe. The Earl OF Strope, the heroine's
grandfather, who was so, used to 60 out
to the dairy every morning and lift a calf.
AS he never missed morning. and always
lifted the same calf, we are bound to con-
slider that he was a good and growing man
and that Milo was no better. Ashton Beres-
ford, the hero Of the story, could also Lift
the calf. It was the habit Of the aged
Earl to give the calf lump Of sugar before
lifting IL. The grateful animal, in turn,
would lick the Earl's ear zealously during
the performance Of the feat.
The absent-minded old fellow used to
forget frequently how strong he was. When
he shook hands with Mrs. Marlowe, the
lady with past" in the story, he EMBODIED
her hand ain grip that would have crushed
a hand Of wood. 1t Immediately evoked a
very heartfelt scream. What is the mat
terT he demanded. 'Eh, what, what2
Oh, beg pardon! Don't look 80 frightened.
Your eyes are always scared. Nothing to
be afraid Of here, my dear, If you haven't
at dinner he crushed q flower vase in his
hand and flooded the tablecloth with water.
II am so oursedly strong, you know he
said by way Of apology. and fell to eating
his soup.
AS for Ashton Beresford, he slew with
his bare hands a mad dog that had 'treed"
the heroine. Isabeau looked upon tho
encounter from the tree. and there.
writhing and struggling In the white dust
she saw an almost unbelievable feat of
strength performed. for the man. with his
hands set in vice-like grip about the
hairy throat below him, slowly choked the
great mad hound to death, and when he
rose at last to his feet there was only a
quivering carcass stretched across the
road" Isabeau fell from the tree in a
faint. As she came to- she heard Beres-
ford saying: Il love you so that my heart
shakes me from head to foot" She reached
up and "drew down his head, looking very
steadily and gravely into his eyes, till his
face was against her own, and he kissed
he mouth with quick catching breath.
On, lord Of my heart said she, and
she said more besides.
lot. Her plan was to marry Isabeau's
father and to prevent Beresford from
marrying Isabeau. Beresford would have
accommodated her-he was the most ac-
commodating person that we have met
in long while-he would have given up
the loveliest girl in Europe to oblge Mrs.
Marowe, but the strong old Earl was Of
different notion. -The old Earl rose
Ipage l4ol, laying down the end Of his
cigar and stretched his great arms till
the muscles cracked. And he nodded his
white head to the moon, I was telling
Beresford this morning. said he, that
something is going to happen here in Mon
signy- something out of the common.
l feel it more strongly than ever tonight
Something strange is going to happen.
I wonder what 1t will be. OF one thing
I am sure. That woman with the scared
eyes will have part in II. tell you she
is not to be trusted"
He was the one to set wrong things right
He had keen eyes under penthouse brows."
He could learn about Mrs. Marlowe and he
did Tint lady had met an old peasant
woman in the woods. and the woman had
said to her: "A great sin is in madame's
eyes. A great sinl Sins they are paid for
here, then In he'll, but here first Hs,
madame has done great SIM" And 1t is
true that madame had been divorced and
had lied about it abominably. Beresford.
who knew much, would never have told.
She must have wearied him dreadfully
calling him Tony, Tony which she did by
the hour, but he was faithful to her 1t was
the strong old Earl who gave her away
and made possible Just and happy con-
clusion to the story. We felt all along that
he was the one that was going to adjust
matters We knew that he was not lifting
a calf every morning for nothing.