Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-15
cHAPTER xl.-(continued).

tor tells me. I daren't test any weigh
On the leg just yet though, sir, and |
! shall have to be tender with it for a
goodish time YET
You must take great care" said
Aoysius. You'll have to learn to
make haste slowly. The doctors sat
isfied that he has made a good job Of
it, is he?"
He says he's going on splendid,
sir the wife answered, beaming a.
him. 70 was good to warm his cold
heart at those kind eyes. They radi-
ated thankfulness and affection and
worship.
"And where did the crutch come
from?" Aloysius asked. IT might have
thought of that, but l didn't expect
some time to come
"It's a present from a friend OF
yours, SIR" said the smiling dame.
ga friend of mine?" he asked "And
who may that be-"
tits a young lady, sir, who's on a
visit to Miss Molloy, sir; Miss Lillian
| Lee, sir. I told her, sir, who it was
| who'd been so kind to US, if you will
| forgive my naming it again, sir, and
she said she knew you very well in
deed, sir
| Miss Lee,' said Aloysius. ooh, yes.
Miss Lee and I are old friends" His
heart ragged with sudden pain, and
he turned upon it In his own soul as
if he felt a savage pleasure in rending
open the wound that bled them. Miss
Lee is engaged to be married to my
cousin" He spoke in a voice of per-
feet commonplace. There was nothing
in his accent or his look to indicate
the agony he inflicted upon himself.
"Yoa don't know that, SUPPOSE"
ooh, no, sir" she answered. "But
I'm sure he's a fortunate gentleman,
for she is the sweetest lady, and that
good and kind. She used to take a
good deal of notice of the children
when she was down here before, and
she called the day before yesterday to
ask after them. She and Miss MOlloy
had both been away at her own home,
and they hadn't heard of Johns disas-
ter, sir. And she seemed delighted to
know. sir, as it was you as came to our
rescue, sir She really and truly did,
sir. And she took Johns measure FOR
the crutches then and there, sir, with
piece of tape, from his harmpit to
his EEL, and she brought it in last
night, sir, and stayed to hear the chill
dren say their prayers
She, then, bad heard that innocent
petition which had SO strongly moved
him. He had been SO near to her, and
he had not known it. That seemed as
if it could barely be true. He could
have sworn that his heart would have
assured him of her presence, and he
had not bad an nkling of it. For
three days she had been in close
neighborhood to him, and he had felt
no intuition of it. It looked strange
to him~most strange. He was think
ing thus when knock sounded at the
door and, the woman of the house
, Fastening to it, voice said:
Good evening, Mrs. Harvey May
we come in?"
ooh, please, miss, do. And Miss
MolloSs, too. Mr.. Brangwyn has been
SO kind as to give as a call, and we
was just a-speaking Of you both"
''How do you do, Aloysius?" said the
beloved voice. He rose to greet her
with a face which had suddenly grown
gray as ashes.
81 am as always am, he answered,
taking her proffered hand And you,
dear?" he asked. "But there is no
need for the question You are look
ing radiant"
well" said Miss Molloy, "If ye're as
railways are, I'm sorry for We, Mr..
Brangwyn, for ye're looking positively
ghostly.''
ooh, areNou there, my Lady Dis
dain?" he Said. my looks have no
right to beg for pity, assure you.
There's a lingering touch of the ole
trouble here" he added, tapping him
self above the heart, "and it awakes
when I'm startled. I was startled just
| now. YOU young ldGI0S were IAC A0'oI
people in the world whom I was ex-
pecting to meet tonight
IF your heart plays tricks like that
with We, Mr. Brangwyn, said Miss
Molloy, ION such slight provocation,
yell be wise to have yourself over
hauled by a specialist"
ooh, no." Aloysius answered; Il
know as much as any specialist can
| tell me. And the shock of Miss Mol
loy's unexpected appearance is really
not SO slight as in her humility she ap-
pears to fancy"
"Is it not, them" Miss Molloy retort-
ed. 81 could never tell the difference
between your sneer and your compli-
ment, Mr.. Brangwyn. But whichever
it was meant for We can take it else
where, for I've no market for it,"
ooh, Belle" said Lillian, do try to
! be civil to so old friend FOR once"
| "Ah!" responded Miss Belle, with a
wilful exaggeration of her native
brogue. "Mr. Brangwyn knows moy
Inoind."
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