The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
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1 of dread Give me the light" said he. T can find my way alone. He shrank from the newsman and turned hastily up the stairs. When he reached the top he stopped and looked down furtively. Mrs. let | terby was twisting her wedding ring around and around on her finger. Mir. I Tetterby was musinR heavily. The I children, who had scampered out of | bed and were clustering at the door. sased timidly up at the visitor. | Come! Get to bed here!" said Tet- terby roughly. There's enough of
 .The place is small enough" said Mrs. Tetterby. without you Get to
 The whole brood. scared and sud- denly sad. creDt away. little Johnny and the baby tagging last. The moth CT impatiently cleared the table, toss | ing the scraps away from her In dis dains The fathev raked the small fire together and stopped over 1t, brood ing They did not interchange a wSsa; TSs ckshist sFsis Hpward like a l thief He dreaded equally to go on | or to return He stood irFasolute-be- fore 4he door of the students room. 1 when voice bade him enter.
 "Is that my kind nurse?" asked the | VOlEc. 1uI u6G0 hOA aohs AhSA c l iar no one come here except the kind est nature and the gentlest heart fin | the world!"
 Then the voice chanked to astonish- ment and alarm. "Mr. Redlawr' eX- claimed the student.
 why have you kept from me, espe- ciaIiy from me, the knowledge of your illness here?" said the chemist with a lack of interest that seemed curious and dreadful to himself
 Mir. Redlawl You have discovered | my secret" cried the student. Your manner shows me that you know me. Oh. think how innocent. am In ev- erything. except name and descent, of participation in the wrong inflicted on your
 ..wrongr' said Radlaw with a harsh | laugh. Sorrow! What are these to | me?"
 The student shrank away from him. 1 fFor Heavens sake, MT Redlaw," said he. "do not let the mere interchange of a few words with me alter you like this. sir! Let me pass again from your knowledge and notice! Let me occupy my old distant place among those whom you respect and know me only by the name have assumed and not by that of Longford-"
 ''Longfordr exclaimed Redlaw. His hands went trembling to his temples. For a moment he turned on the stu dent his own intelligent and thought ful face. Then the light passed from it and 1t clouded as before.
 ''The name my mother bears. sir" faltered the student. "the name she took when she might have taken one more honored. I am the child of a marriage that has not proved Itself happy one. From infancy have heard you spoken of with honor and respect with something that was almost rev. erence. At last, poor student my self. from whom could I learn but you? I have regarded you with indescrib- able feelings of love and honor from my obscurity. Oh, for anything un- worthy In this fraud of mine, forgive mel"
 Redlaw. unmoved. unchanged. looked at him with q staring frown.
 The student approached as If to touch his hand He drew back and cried: Don't come any nearer to lneH'
 The young man stopped. Suddenly he drew his hand acros his brow.
 'sThe past is past" said the chemist. ''It dies like the brutes, What have 1 to do with your distempered dreams I came to offer you money. nothing else" He threw purse on the ta- | hle.
 The student picked It up and held it out, proudly put not SnBrlly' 1ahe | it back. sir" said he. T wish you | could take from me with it the re- membrance of your worlds" 1 You dog' asked the chemist eager Iv and wildly. You do?' He went | close to him. turned him by the arm and stared into his face. There is sorrow and trouble and sickness, is there not?" continued he. All best forgotten. are they not2'
 The student did not answer. but again he passed his hand over his fore | heao. Redlaw was still holding him | by the sleeve when Mrs. Williams voice was heard outside.
 T cannot meet her." said the chem fist. Not her. Hide me"'
 The student pointed to door. and Redlaw hurried to conceal himself In the little attic room to which 1t gave access
 'erhey told me athere was a gentle
 man here. MT. Edmund." said Milly putting a little basket on the table.
 He has gone" said the student
 MiIly looked up in surprise at hil voice. She stepped quietly to him and touched his forehead. Are YOU quite as well as in the mOrning?" asked shC gently. Your head Is not as cool"
 "rut. tut!' said the student petu. lently. Very little ails me- %
 She looked at htm with increasing 6 surprise in her kind face. She went