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heart - she read eAroa.xA tAfs better
e~ice. She remembered - well sAose
aays wAen Hasert's gNams;Ass lad eesE
wont 10 send short period At Mil
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Haeess had loved Lad, Charlotte al
most as II sAe had been hts mother. and
certainly No mother ceaii have seemed
crouaer or more devoted 70 : hov than
I.ads Charlotte had heea.
Antonio did not walk al tire way to
Issay Chariette's house. not that she was
afraid Of distance twice the length. but
because she was in such haste to reach
her destination As she alighted from
the hanson and rang the 1ell her heart
was beating almos. wildly. She sent in
her name in n low voice.
please ask Lady Charlotte not to treat
me with any ceremony" she said. IF il
Is not convenient to see me I will come
tomorrow or next day" But the maid
admitted her instantly.
At the first glance al Lady Chariotte's
wril remembered face. grown very thin
and worn. 8 mist of tears passed over An
fonia's eyes. A moment later she was sit.
ting by coach. her hand clasped in
Lady charlottefs.
Il came at once" she said. simply. .I
wanted TO come 50 much.
The eyes Of she old woman rested on
the girls iorely face with tenderness, and
re. with eoncern-
allow yoa are changed,- she said. in
-oiunfarily. .0f course you are two or
three years older, and ron have grown
taller. I almost doubted when saw you
In The street the other day that ron were
the Antonio Marchmont I remembered.
ius this Is not the only change"
Time does not stand still with any Of
NJ. Antonia said. witA faint smile.
she drew her hand away from the old
.ads's and she tremhled. For the first
time In all this long. weary anguish she
had endured she broke down. The tears
rushed from Der eyes aud she buried her
face In her hands.
The cid woman paused q moment. Her
own tears were running slowly down her
Checks. Then she leaned forward on her
elbow. and she touched Antonio on thu
aim.
..Teil me. child" she said. ..are yoa
seeping for him--for my boyf"
n love him. Lady Charlotte she said.
Without hesitation. Il don't remember
whea | did not love Hubert. and BE-
.is.e IL him. Something tells me that
BE- Is not dead. and am working to give
him hack his honor when be shall come to
claim II once again.'
The fire In her voice passed into tbs
old womanss.
'sGod bless you for that. Antonio, Yes
hstc dared TO say In words what | have
,eit from the very beginning. Yes. | be-
iiest In him, even though they put tie
proof before me- thai branded him as .
thief. | love him ~ have loved hin
ever since he waa born. and have yearn-
Ell over bin. have prayeo that he
night not be allowed 10 die eniii | had
seen his nam. cleared. his honor restored.
Bnt ! am nothing but an old WORKOUT
creature. There has been no one to re-
spond. no one 10 stand forward and work
for me until now and now
antonio kneeled down By the couch and
buried her face.
.sAnd now" she whispered. II win work
Tor you and for myself. II human brains
and hands can give Hubert justice IL shall
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