The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-04
CHARLES GARVICE
Auti.or of "Just G1rI.' "Diana and Destiny
 .sIn Wtlfs Clothing" etc.
COypIiEut, lSUS By George H. Doran Company
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"Oh, how could any one help low ing you you little dove, with your serpent's wisdom? My dear. you are one of the loveliest of women. But I'll not spoil you: I've made VOW not to do so. Dress quickly. dear, snd I'll come for you"
 Cara nodded
 Yes Tomorrow I must 90 and see-him. Yes; I want to try and forget those last months when he was so unkind to me: he was not always so. He was mad: was that it?'
 Evelyn nodded.
 Yes. Cara, he was mad: the doc- tor said that he had been out of his mind for some time
 Tt was the fear, the perpetual dresd-and the stolen treasure--
 The ruby, you mean?" asked Evelyn
 Cara shook her head and closed her lips It was not time to speak of the treasure
 The Princess knocked and came in-
 She belongs to me for the pres ent- -sne said to Evelyn, with pite- ous little smile; and Evelyn, compre- hending, left the Princess and Cara together
 The rnen-alI save Ronald, to whom Cara's beauty was not now matter of surprise-started as Cara came down the stairs. She was 1n black. without an ornament or flow CT; and she looked so virginal, so slight, and yet so queenly that Sir Reginald regarded her speechlessly for a moment. Then he took her i'll 10 dinner. And they all talked ar once, as people do when they are under the stress of great excitement. Once Cara looked round the magni- ficent room, and her eyes fell upon a portrait of Sir Mortimer. Ronald saw the long, grave look, and pressed her hand.
 Evelyn has told you, dearest?" he whispered
 "Yes." she said simply. "I am slad-r
 Sir Reginald could scarcely take his eyes from the lovely face; and every moment his sense of her high birth, of her kfnship, grew on him; so that, when the servants had left, he felt constrained to take her hand, and say:.
 My child, you know that you are at home, that we are kin to you? God bless you, my dear!'
 Then, and for the first time, the grey eyes filled with tears, and, ar the sight of them, something rose in Sir Reginald's throat; he drew her towards him and kissed her.
 Ronald and she stole out to a cor ner of the conservatory later in the evening, and talked, not only as low CTS will, but of the story she had just heard But Cara said nothing of the treasure then-not until MT. Lexham, at one of the numerous businss meet ings, said:
 II have a matter of importance to communicate, Miss Desborough.. 1 have been Investigating the affairs of the late Lemuel Raven, and I have discovered that he was possessed of a very large sum of money. It was deposited in one of the Italian banks; it amounts to over a hundred thou- sand pounds"
 Il know" she said quietly; and Sir Reginald started and st,,red at ner. Vane and Ronald, however. olsplayed no surprise.
 You know?''
 Yes, I thought so,'' she said. '1 know where it came from" She looked at Ronald and Vane with a grave smile. '1s it mine now?''
 Yes, certainly" replied MT Lex ham.
 TO do what I like with?''
 Certainly he said again. with some surprise
 Then, please, will you give half of it to MT. Vane, and the other half'' -she looked at Ronald, who nodded ana SmlleO- 10 cndrlty.
 MT. -Lexham started, grew red, and opened his lips: but before he could speak. Fane said quietly:
 T accept, with thanks l
 Cara looked at him.
 Why, it is yours already" she said. You will tell MT. Lexham- but-but not while am here?" she added. her head dropping.
 Hand in hand Ronald and Cara had looked at the dead, calm face of Lemuei Raven; had stood at the sraveside in the silence of pity. Cards past was buried with the man who had made it. There was forgiveness and charity in both their hearts, for they could not remember that the terrible wrong he wrought sprang from the wrong which had been wrought against him. It was Cara, xno. later. caused the plain stone 10 bear the awful, the moving, words, Forgive us our trespasses as we for give those who trespass against us"
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