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she thought, be harder to endure
patiently than hers?
Mine was one that cries for ven
geance, and l will have it! I've
waited, and I'm waiting still! But 1
don't get more patient. No, as the
days go on | get more hard and bitter,
and the longing for vengeance grows
and grows, and if l didn't look for
ward to the time when | shall meet
him, and if | thought it would never
come, II should go mad! There!"
she broke off, as Kate shrank back a
little, I've frightened you. Don't
mind me. II don't often talk like
this. for good reasons" and she
laughed-"Tve no one to talk to. But
what you told me set me thinking Of
my own wrongs And you won't go
back to him?" she asked, abruptly.
Believe me-" she added; "once a
man has wronged a woman-wife or
no wife-and she forgives him. she's
in his power, and she might as we'll be
in the claws of a tiger! oh, | know!
No, you're right; don't ever go back.
Starve rath err" and she stretched out
her clenched hand defiantly. "But you
sha'n't starve! Somehow it seems as
if Fate had given you to my charge.
They say there isn't any such thing
as Fate. If there isn't. why didn't \
pass you by today? It's not my way to
| interfere in peoples business"
you wrong your kind heart" said
Kate, slowly.
Jess laughed and faint flush rose
to her dark face.
Don't talk about my kind heart, 3"
she said; Il haven't any heart. 1t was
burned out of me years ago. No, it
! was Fate, that's what it was. Look
! here you know what / amin an
! artists model and you are lady born
and bred Will you stay and live
with me? Do you think we could get
on together? 1t isn't every woman l
could live with. but somehow | think
49," she looked at Hates face re-
flectively.
Kate Redeemed
you forget" she falterd. 'I-oh,
could not be burden to you!"
you wouldn't" said Jess, calmly
81 wasn't such a fool as to think that
lady like you would accept charity
from any body least of all from one
, beneath her"
'You wrong yourself and me-" said
Kate, gently.
But there's no need of IT," con
tinued Jess, taking no notice Of the
! protest You can help me in my
business. oh. don't mean as a
model" she added, as Kate shranh
timidly. with your face, you'd earn
more money than all of us put to
gether; but it wouldn't do, would it?
, know that"
IF there is any other way" said
, Kate. IF there was something !
could do without meeting anyone"
Il know" said Jess. with nod
well, there is! You can help me
with the costumes, I'm a good model
but a bad mediterranean | wasn't
once; | could sit and sew for hours
but now, if sew think. and the
thinking drives me into one of my
mad fits, and have to fling the
things from me. and go out and walk
IL of. You don't look one of that sort
Mrs, Meddon If you'll help me with
the costumes | can make twice as
much money, and you needn't be
afraid of charity"
Kate sat and reflected in painful
. silence for moment
: IF l thought" she said, gently
that could really help you, thai
. you were not saying this out of con
sideration for me that
mo. I'm honest" said Jess
bluntly. 1--WE thought the matter
out You're lady, and well educated
L and got taste. dare say-which
haven't-and you'd know better than
| do what the costumes should be
! There's books that tell you; you'd
! know where to find them, and reaC
them up. Yes. you can rest easy
VIII you stay?"
Kate slowly pulled the weddi~
, ring of her finger, and. raising hel
. pale face, said:
Yes, will stay thankfully anc
gratefully"
Jess nodded and her eyes flashed as
they rested upon the white hand from
which the ring had gone.
Very well; that's bargain Miss
Kate" she said. significantly.
CHAPTER XXI.
Birds of q Feather.
The major and Arthur Carr.Lyor