The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
RIG s RE SE RV En

way to BOrVa or is installed In some proper place here in London with Mairi.' Frank took the early morning train north and saw the first steamer or tho week sail away from Glasgow for storm oway Shella was not on board. Then he hurried back to London and to Ingram.
 Meantime Ingram had been summoned to the bedside of old Mrs. Lavender. who had been Ill., She began the conversation by saying: q am going to have some more fits and die of them. I shan't Iast long. Then you will all go about on tlp- toe and try to look sorry and Paterson will close the shutters and speak as softly as if she expected me to hear her. But have sent for you to ask if you consider ! my nephew Frank brute"
 Why, mo-" answered Ingram. Well he is," snapped the invalid and I am going to leave all my money 10 you"
 But. Mrs. Lavender"
 Now don't interrupt. He shall not have cent of it unless his wife gives him some. If I left it to her he could get 1t. But am going to leave it to you and you shall give Sheila what she wants of 1t when she needs it. It Is all yours how ever yours to spend if you want to- Only see that Sheila does not want. Paterson, ask Mrs. Lavender to step here"
 Ingram sat as if in q dream. trying to tViittl Ills iHOukllSt SO IdplulS ulu lili old lady spring surprises on him. when Sheila entered the room. After leaving her husbands house she decided that she could not go back to BorVa-that her place was with some of her husband 2 relatives rather than with her own. She knew none of these except the old aunt, and so she had gone to her, q proceeding that gave the old lady immense satisfac- tion.
 ba aI1 al,- bod ,aII income from her father and that she and Mari would go into lodgings, which sine had engaged the next day. although Mrs. Lavender was very kind In inviting her to stay there, He might take a message to her husband that she was well and in no want-only that; upon no account was he 10 reveal the place of her residence. At present she could not see Frank If she wished at any time to see him she would send for him.
 She was calm. collected, sad. but so dig nified that all the Mackenzies of Borva would have risen up and called her blessed had they seen her. The Princess of Thule bore her great grief like a princess.
 Ingram sought Lavender at the club and told him he had seen his wife, that she was in good quarters did not want for money and, in fact. told him every thing except the place of Sheila's refuge. Frank was very humble and very penl- tent. He had at lHst begun to under stand the real character of Sheila and had given up the idea that three min utes' talk with her would smooth over everything.
 As they sat in the club, card was sent in to Lavender. It was that of young Mosenberg, the handsome Jewish boy sooiety's pet, the infant phenomenon" over whose piano playing all musical Lon don was enthusiastic. A frank. honest boy he was, too, whose soul dissolved itself in the wonderful harmonies he made. Lavender had taken him home to dinner once and the boy had fallen deep ly In love with Sheila in the way one falls in love with a picture of the Madonna.
 Everybody knew, of course, of shella' B hight-people who keep servants can have no secrets. "Ah, Lavender" cried the boy as he came in ''I have found where your wife is She Is with your aunt I met her by chance coming out of the house." Then, catching the look of an noyance in Ingrams face he said "But is 1t a secret?'' Tt is not likely to re- main one long" replied Ingram, If you have got hold of it."
 "l am very sorry" stammered the boy T thought you were all so anxious"
 Tt does not matter" said Lavender T am about to leave London. I shall not disturb her"
 Some days after the King of Borva suddenly appeared in the furnished lodg- ings which Shela and Mairl had taken She had written him a letter. a rather formal one, In which she did not speak of her husband, and asked Mackenzie to di- rect his letters to the new address. The old king had scented trouble at once, and without waiting even to pack valise, had started for London.
 Sheila told him her story ConcealinR the murderous rage that he felt against Lavender, the old man said: 'It fig noth- ing whatever. It will all come right Young people always quarrel a little.,
 Soon after the arrival or Mackenzie a messenger came to the house with tho announcement of the sudden death Of Franks aunt and request from Pater- son that Sheila come and once Ingram had also been sent for and met SheiIa and her father at the house of death It was found that the old lady had done as sne threatened, and left all her property to lngram-he knew for what purpose.
 There was letter which Paterson put into Sheila's hand. saying that old Mrs Lavender had wished her 10 see fl. If was from Frank. He thanked his aunt Tor her past Kindness to him and asked her to stop the allowance she had been making him. He was going to a remote part of the Highlands. where he would earn his own living or starve Be kind 10 Sheila.' he added be as kind to her az l have been cruel In going away from her l feel that have been exfIed by God and man"
 Mackenzie read the letter. and his heart was at once reconciled to Frank q will go back to Borva with you now, papa :, said Sheila. When Ingram explained that the fortune left to him by old Mrs Iay- ender was only n trust for his daughter. the old man said: "A very good story but who will believe 1t? Noi Sheila will have plenty of money Of her own and wants nobody's money whatever"
 Ingram grew hot and lnsistent, but the old king replied; If sheila will not have 1t you will have to keep it."
 The months passed by. and in a remote island of the Hebrldes Frank Lavender worked AS he never had worked before at his profession. His name had hereto fore been that of an artist who was going to do something some day. Now IL became that of a man who had ar rived" He sent his work to London ana got good money for it--also he had pie lures in the Academy Exhibition Win ter came and yet Frank worked on In his lonely island.
 Then one day out of the storm and mist of the January seas there came a yacht. Mosenberg. the handsome Jew boy. was on board, and also Johnny Ayre, an art ist friend whose life Frank had once saved. Johnny Ayre was as devoted to Frank as Mosenberg was devoted to Sheila, and the two had arranged a. scheme of reconciliation. They persuaded Frank to take a cruise with them: and