The Connecticut labor press., 1920-02-28

sells his property, or rights over it surely can never justify himself il bearing ill-will to those who purchase from him."
 "It is not that, Hilary. It is be cause-well, first, because you are ar American. He does not love the Eng fish, but he hates Americans. He thinks that they betrayed Canada ir 1783. And because the people are sat isfied under English rule, and loyal he resents it and broods over it.'
 "But that is all ancient history said Hilary, laughing at the absurdity of the idea. AS a key to conduct, the Seigneur's antiquarian motives ap peared impossible.
 She smiled. "He is very good and very just" she said tenderly, "but he has let his dreams take hold of him too much. And they are bound uI with his craze for the land. He wants the seigniory to remain undivided fol ever, he wants the feudal tenure back, with the serfs of his boyhoOG days; he loves his land far better than he loves meat least, believe he looks on me as an accessory of it.''
 She hesitated. Hilary" she con tinued presently, "that is how it was Hilary noticed her unwillingness to pronounce Brousseau's name. 'It was because he has hold on the seign- iory. and if my father lost it the shock would kill him.
 'When-he-was a boy, working for my father here, he had ambitious dreams, like so many young Cana dians. My father became interested in him, gave him an education, and helped him. He repaid it by schem. ing to get hold of the Rosny inherit ance. He set to work, won my fa- ther's confidence, and got him to put his money in worthless companies Then he became his creditor. knew nothing of all this, because I was at school in Paris. But when I came home, after my mothers death, my father was in his power.
 sHe tried to free himself by selling your uncle the timber rights. He could only bring Himself to do this be cause he knew that some day the trees would be cut down, and the mill would go, and we should have our ancient solitude again. But he needed more money to help a relative in Quebec who had lost his fortune through talk ing his advice to invest in one of the companies. My father felt obligated to him. So-he-got the mortgage, and it expires in December, and-that's all, Hilary, dear, except to say that, all though it was expected was to marry him, never in my heart expected to. And I wouldn't let him-kiss me- Only my cheek-once or twice. It used to make him so angry. He hates you so much, Hilary, and once he was jealous he seemed to divine-and he accused me of caring for you. That was what made me angry with you. I tried to hate you more, and all the time T. used to think about you, dear-I was ashamed-I am still ashamed"
 "I think we must both have known that we were meant to love each other, as soon as we met" Hilary said
 q think did know,' s1>e answered softly. .,
 Does he know your decision p asked Hilary.
 She nodded. 'I told him when he gave me to understand his wicked de sign against you that, I could never be anything to him. had not gauged him before-or, rather, had been hypno- tized by my sense of duty toward my father. But. Hilary, remember this''- her cheeks glowed and she looked very earnestly at him-"if your love is as true as mine, and as unswerving as mine, you can remain happy in the knowledge that we love each other. And as long as your love is unswerv- ing you can know that I love you. Nothing can alter my love except the knowledge that yours is not true. And although the waiting may be long I shall never become his wife to save my fathers lands-never. Hilary"
 She was crying softly, her cheek against his shoulder. Hilary took her in his arms. Dear, I am going to tell your father" he said.
 She started out of his arms. "Hil- aryl You must not. It would kill him to know"
 But he must know, Madeleine. Don't you see, nothing is to be gained by delay. It is right that he should know"
 "He will be your enemy, Hilary. He will fight you to the bitter end"
 "But L shall not be his. What harm can he do meP'
 Listen. first" she said, as they be- gan walking slowly back toward the Chateau. ''The other day, as soon as your recovery was assured, father went down to the mill and talked with your hands. He gave them a terrible scoldlng He told them that they owed as mzch duty tcxsRrd thvir enlLioyer