The farmer and mechanic., 1911-04-11

cot TO ask the questions she had CON.
fn ask. ..Oh, there is her face pai7t-..
o- that canvas" cried she obSery.lr..-
| IL Goodness speaks from every feat
ure. she must be, she is. pur. anA
good That she is. beautiful She ,....
not help. and her beauty ana her
goodness have won my husband fr.-,
his poor little country wife. Oh e
fate. my fate.'
And so she went on IN an ar..e>-
way. touching because OF its SINGER.
until suddenly she gave "a scream a--
started back She had seen q tear -..,
down the face Of the picture H.-
coulI command her features. but ...
tler feelings. SO Peg came 70 t.,
ft-!gh:ered woman and conSoled hey
You have not lost your husbaHa-
heart" she said: lit only wandered
Tor a brief time; it could never fe.r
been mine L know now, though ,h.-
was What / prayed and hoped Tor
And | must tell you the truth. / an.
not sood like you'll. alas. have had 81
past which YOU do not dream of Ent
your presence makes me good. ! y 81:
prove to you. at once, that YOU ~t|Ir
hold your husbands heart"
oh" crieG Mabel, you are good
you must be SO: you are my sister
Peg kissed her renderly. '.Thauk ln.
and Heaven for that word, said sL.
gravely.
In glancing from the window p
had seen Sir Charles Pomander lurl>
had followed Mabel there. his spies
having informed him of her move
ments Peg made Mabel so into uu
inner room and lie down to compose
herself. She took the Piece OF paper
on which Mrs. Nane ha0 written her
name when she sent it UP TO Triplct
and added to the name alone and uu-
protected Then she bade Triplet
hurry to Bloomsbury square and tci,
Vane that his wife was az his Grip.
let's) house-|to say notf4inGA NOR.
When Triplet had gone She opened
the window and threw the. piece or
paper into the street The watchfu'
Sir Charles picked it up and i'm jifl>
his step was heard upon the stairs
Peg stood waiting Tor him. sTrappcd
in the large cloak and her face con
cealed by the great hood which Mahe)
had worn when she came in. Sir
Charles entered and at once began L.
make desperate love. Peg, Initiating
to nicely MabeIs manner and yoic,
and keeping her face concealed, al
ternately put him off and lureo him
on. Would Vane never come! Al last
she heard him coming. He burst into
the room and saw Sir Charles at the
feet of-as he supposed-his wife,
William" he cried and drew hi-
sword.
and, more and more infuriated. Nane
denounced the baronet as base
rascal declaring that he. Nane. had
always loved his wife-his fancy for
Peg was only a passing fancy, now
gone forever. Draw and defend your
self, william. for L will have your life.
Sir Charles drew and the two swords
clashed. Just then Peg threw off
her clOak and hood and with a SilVery
laugh called them two fools. The
points of their swords dropped; both
gaZed at her in aStonishment With
bitter, dagger tongue she drove away
Sir Charles and then took Nane into
the next room, where he found his
weeping wife. who had heard all and
who had been moved to tears Of JOY
by her husbands avoWal of love. The
reunited couple went back to Shrop-
shire, where they lived happily ever
after and the heart of Nane wander
ed no more
Peg Wellington soon retired from
the stage and spent her last years in
works Of charity and the practice or
all the virtues. Always sad yet al
ways cheerful were her last days: her
history has been written by many
able pens. Sir Charles went his way
nobody cares what became of him.