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Oh, think sAs uaAesueanAs -
Dersecely." said Asr bsoehss.
Il woaAss what - Nm - noWr
aused Vivian. In that spsscA casting
her sister-inlaw out Of hss nArvov
httle world - eee wsSlA thsew ssi1s
. burnt out match.
she will pFoAt by eGpsrioase," sail
-. with some pleasure N Q suesrier
wisdom.
In Mrs. wranAalls sittiaG so0n q
the top Of the hsoad stairway set the
1anily-thst y 10 say. the inRsaiste
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front Of the do0s that stood fully ajar
- that the occupants might hear the
verAs Of the minister as they sscend-
-. sOn0rous and precise. fron the hall
below. A minister YES he Who knew
the buttesed Size Of his bread His
oiscOuF0e was TO be q beautiful one.
Ne st001 ct the front of the stairs and
1nced tAs assembled listeners in the
hall. the drawing Fooa and the entre-
81. bot his inAnitsly touching words
vent up one Sight 80 leaael.
oasa Wrsnlan sat . little 10 the left
- anl behinl Mrs Redmond Wran-
81. skeyt xho9 we're EronssA the
three remaining wranaalls. father. son
snd daughter, closely drawn together.
Well to the fore were Wrandall uncles
cad cousins and aunts. and one or two
carefully chosen blood relatiess to the
mistress Of the house, whose hand
lad long been set against kinsmen Of
bsss exalted promise.
Beside Sara wranAall. on the small,
pink divan, sat . stranger In this SON
ber company: . young woman In
baack. whose pale face was uncovered.
onl whose lashes were lifted 70 rarely
sAat one could not know Of the esp.
real pain that lay bshiAA thsa, - her
lvssA blus syss.
She - arrived ct TIE hsuos -
Aoue - I've bsosss IL ttos - 1or
tAe ceremony, In COMPANY VIA ths
v41oW. Trus 10 hse resoeuetoA. tAe
WIDOW Of Challis wranAall Aal -
naineA away fFoa TIE hsos u his
DDop3e until the last hsur. - hol
bsen coasultel. - - sure. - Fsoaed
- the AAal arsanOenenta. bst ths
0setings AaA taken plece IN hsr eva
oeartneat, Many blochs distant frO0
the house In lower FfftA avense. The
aftefnoea before - hal received
Redmonl WranAall and Leslie, his
ssa. She had not sent for them. They
came perfsnctorily and not through
cay sense of obligation. These two
u lsast knew that sympathy was not
What she wanted. but peace. Twice
curing the two trying Gays. Leslie hal
esme TO see her. Vivian telepAoneA.
On the occasion Of In Arst visit.
Leslie had met the guest in the house.
n second tine he called. he naAe
4 q point to ash Sara all about her.
II was he who sently closed the
Aoor after the two women when. on
the morning of the funeral. they en-
tered the dark, howefladen room IN
which stood the casket containing the
body of his brother. He left them
alone together In that room for half
IN hour or more, and II was he who
vent forward to meet them when they
came forth. Sara leaned on his arm
- she ascended the staiN to the room
where the others were waiting. The
sshen-faced girl followed. her eyes
lowered. her glovsd hands clenched.
Mrs. wrandall, the elder. kissed
Sara and drew her down beside her
on the couch. To her own surprise, a.
well as that of the others. Sara broke
down and wept bitterly. After all.
che was sorry for Challis' mother. II
was the human instinct. she could not
hold out against it, And the older
woman put away the ancient grudge
she held against this mortal enemy
and dissolved into tears Of real com
passion
A little later she whispered broken
" IN Sara's ear: MY dear. my dear.
this has brought US together. I hope
you win learn to love me-"
Sara caught her breath. but uttered
70 word She looked into her mother
Alaws eyes, and smiled through her
tsars- The Wrandalls, looking on in