The Dolores star., 1909-10-08

Wtnstanley. sister of Bishop Winstanley
sar6ara H.%nsray. sr h nhoss bPotSsr SHss psn
was In his employ. Dan was one Of the
.omn' .oma popular young men Dan Dan showed "T,
Twining told him Barbara refused An
kony.
CHAPTER T.-Ankony. the following
& DAY: IN the presence Of TwininE; &C
ing refused to prosecute. Barbara per-
suaded Ankony to postpone starting pros
ecution.
CHAPTER nI.-Twining learned of the
engagement Of Ankony and Barbara. He
congratulated both.
ingray and found her almost In tears He
told her he had loved her. but feared
ceinn. sn anhouncids Id ms ms shecton he nin by
Gated.
CHAPTER v.-Mrs Anson Dimes.
wealthy widow. proposed marriage by
proxy with Bishop Minstantley. The lat
had been paying attentions to Miss
Streeter.
CHAPTER W.-Dan consulted the at
torney. saying his sister was determined
to marry Ankcny. declaring she actu,
not help believing she was making sac
rifice to save him from Jail.
1T isn't all want. am not SO
modest. My wants are large tonight"
Were they ever otherwise?" she
smilingly inquired.
You ought to know. My prayers
have all been made to you"
"Oh. absurd! You don't expect me
10 believe that, Mr.. Twining."
Those of them that have amounted
to anything" l modified.
"That is better. But what is 1t you
want tonight? You make me curious" !"
Unable to keep up the bantering
tone longer and fearing a sudden in
terruption. l leaned to her quickly:
Il want you tell me the truth about
something, Barbara: will you?"
She moved little SO that her eyes
were In the shadow.
II don't quite like the sound of your
voice." she confessed; stu 4hGhtly, 1t
makes me q little apprehensive."
- Wont you be serious, and honest?"
l begged.
Dear me. am l ever anything else
than honest?"
"Often, but come"
"Why. what can you be about to
ask me?"
"Only IL you are happy. Don't start
and don't be angry with me. And
don't answer hastily nor with evasion
/ am not to be evaded. You must un-
derstand how serious am to have put
such question to you"
1T is certainly the most extraordin-
ary behavior" she remarked coldly.
She was looking at me with widely
questioning eyes. and she had grown
QndhonIv white I xuh hot
Dan had done? That was what she
was asking herself, am sure. II am
entirely at loss to explain why you
should have dared to ask me this"
Il owe 1t to myself to make sure.
Barbara" told her will you an
swer me?"
This is not the real reason for your
most unheard-of behavior" she said In
q tense voice There must be some
thing else. What is it?"
"Shall I tell you?"
you must"
"Ankony Is not the man you could
have been expected to love-" l blum
dered. not knowing how to find my
way beneath her eyes. do you love
him? II you tell me that you do,
will not distress you further"
Are you intimating, with other
kind friends, that am marrying him
for reasons other than those of af
fection. that-oh. 1t is unthinkable!
And from you!"
Barbara, listen to me-" cried.
"No. not word. You have said too
much now Can't you see that it
makes me rise in kind OF vicious
protest to have my happiness In
spected on every side as II 1t were
some wretched vagrant seeking shell
ter where nobody had any faith In lit"
"Have you faith in it yourself?"
asked
She lifted her head and faced me-
"All the faith In the world" she de-
clared.
And then she saw Ankony. who had
come at the moment searching for
her, and held out her hand to him. AS
he approached and took 1t. she leaned
for an instant against his arm with an
indescribable movement that had moth
ing OF defiance in 1t. 1t seemed to me,
but only affection.
81 have been telling Mr.. Twining
how happy am" she said to him. in
a soft voice that must have moved
a wooden man to alteration. Il hope
you don't mind my being SO foolish.
do your"
Still holding her hand. Ankony bent
and touched he, hair with his lips.
Il should mind II you were unhap-
py and told him that" he said with a
laugh. They want you in there. Win
you come? promised to bring you"
She stood up and laid her fingers on
his arm.
will you come along. Mr.. Twin