The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06

WOulQ llk6 IO pc WTldL you WlSn, l nave tried to think that I should go away from | everybody. But I cant; there are so many things to hinder. I am afraid of everything; l am afraid of getting wicked | with hating people. Tell me, what can l do?"
 Deronda looked at her speeches., though a crowd of words arose to his lips and he had almost said, Confess everything to your husband" when Grandcourt. who had deliberately gone out when Deronda had been announced and had turned back to justify suspicion. came Into the room. He saw the express sion and attitude of his wife and the em- barrassed bearing of Deronda. He nodded to Deronda, gave a. second searching look at Gwendolen, and then, seating himself and crossing his legs, took out his hand kerchief and began to trifle with it ele- gantly. Deronda made his adieu and Grandcourt said to his wife: "I am going yachting in the Mediterranean"
 Shall have mother to stay with me?" asked Gwendolen falteringly.
 "No. you will go with me-" Then, calm ly, inperturbably, Grandcourt left the house.
 Deronda found another summons to an interview awaiting him at his lodgings It was from Sir Hugo. T did not expect that this-just this-would ever happen. There have been reasons why I have not pre- pared you for it-have never told you any thing about your parentage I have acted in obedience to your mothers wishes"
 1t,,. ieI l3f face dead white.
 No" replied Sir Hugo, but there is a letter from your mother who desires to see you and tell you all. It states where you can find her" The letter was signed Leonora Hahn -Eberstein and gave an ad- dress in Genoa. For that city Deronda at once set out. and there he found the mother whom he had never known, the Princess -Eberstein. She was in feeble health and conscious that her end was near She was a Jewess, and in her youth had been an opera singer. Sir Hugo Mallinger had seen her in Italy and had loved her. Her father had forced her into marriage with her cousin, Daniels father His father had died and she had handed the boy over to Sir Hugo along with his fathers fortune. Then she had, from worldly considerations, married Russian nobleman.
 q wished that you should be spared from the separateness of the Jews" said the Princess. Tt had seemed to me so narrow. l wished for larger life. That is why I handed you over to Sir Hugo"
 Then I am a Jew really?" replied Daniel. q am glad for that part"
 You are glad" said the mother. Then kiss me, and hereafter, for the short time have to live, perhaps I shall see my fathers accusing face no more. Here is letter. It is to Joseph Kalonymos, at Mainz. He has your grandfather's for only to Jew. If you are a Jew claim It..
 She put the letter in his hand and said, Leave me now and kissed him again. Deronda had but one more interview with his mother. It was a long and tender one, and at the end of 1t she said: we must not see each other more. It is bet ter so. l have forsaken my race, chosen my life and you have chosen yours. Kiss me- my son. And then she passed out of the room and out of his life forever.
 Before Deronda left Genoa the Grand courts arrived there. Walking one even ing on the quay, Daniel saw commo- tion among the loungers. There had been boating accident. ''The rich English man" and his wife had gone out alone in a sailboat. He had fallen overheard and she had jumped in after him. A boat from the shore had rescued the lady, but the man was drowned He saw the res cuing boat come to the side of the quay and saw Gwendolen lifted from it, half conscious and hysterical. He at once saw to her being carried to her hotel, and when she was calmer she sent for him and told him the shocking story of the accident Grandcourt had been knocked overheard by the boom. and, rising to the surface, had called to her to throw him a rope. She held the rope in her hand and, as his hateful face appeared again above the water (he could not swim) she had stood there and seen him drown be- fore her eyes, with no effort to save him. Then, filled with sudden horror of re- pentance. she had sprung into the water dItcI HifIi. pClOHud hHCW tHC IcSt w lldt should she do? What could she do?
 You probably would have been unable to have saved him anyway said De- ronda, after he had inquired minutely into the circumstances, but it is evident that what is on your conscience should be known to no one else. Take up the burden of your life again and make your repentance show itself in forming that life so that 1t may henceforth be of value and benefit to all with whom you come in contact
 And you." said Gwendolen, twill go out of my future, of course. Things might have been otherwise but-they were not You love and have a great design and future, I am sure. When we meet if ever again we do meet, we shall be friends. I am a wicked woman. I have tried to be good-but have not been"
 Lord Mallinger, MT. Gascoigne and Gwendolens mother were telegraphed for and came to Genoa. They took the strick- en woman home.
 When Grandcourts will was opened it was found that in case there was no heir born to him from his marriage with Gwendolen she was given the Gadsmere estate--where Mrs. Glasher lived-and the income which he formerly had allowed to Mrs. Glasher. It was liberal ope The rest of his property went to his nat ural son by Mrs. Glasher. Gwendolen leased Gadsmere for enough to take Of fendene again and install the family there. Then she settled to a lay sister of cha rity--dOinp good work and living n