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~N this moment of nnal self
assertion she became the
dominating person In the
room. knew for once the birthright
They watched her In silence as
che turned and gave one last. lin
gering look At the features OF the
dead, stretched out her hand to-
ward them. but did not touch them
- and then went slowly toward
the door. Beside Tlison she stop
ped
"You are his sistsrr" she said
yes
She searched Alison's face, wist.
fully.
81 coud have loved you"
.And can you not-stll?"
Kate Marcy did not answer the
question
"It is because you understand"
she said. You're like those I've
come to know-here. And you're
like him. 80 don't mean in looks.
He, too. was good-and square"
She spoke the words a little defi-
antly, as though challenging the
verdict of the world. "And he
wouldn't have been wild II he could
have got going straight"
"I know" said Alison, In low
voice.
Yes" said Kate Marcy. you look
as II you did. He thought a lot
of you, he said he was only begin
ming to find out what you was. I'd
like you to think az well OF me as
you can"
II could not think better" ALI
son replied.
Kate Marcy shook her head.
I got about as low as any wom-
an ever got" she said. 'Mr. Hod-
der will tell you. l want you to
know that / wouldn't marry-your
brother" she hesitated over the
name. He wanted me to-he was
mad with me tonight because 1
wouldn't-when this happ' ned
She snatched her hand free from
Alison's, and fed out of the room,
into the hallway.
Eldon Parr had moved towards
the bed, seemingly unaware Of the
words they had spoken. Perhaps,
as he gazed upon the face, he re-
membered in his agony the sunny,
smiling child who used to come
hurrying down the steps in Ran
some street to meet him.
In the library Mr.. Bentley and
John Holder. knowing nothing of
her flight, heard the front door
close on Kate Marcy forever.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Two days after the funeral
which had taken place from
Calvary, and not from st.
Johns. Holder was no little aston
ished to receive a note from Eldon
PARIS secretary requesting the rec
tor to call in Park street In the
same mail was a letter from Alison.
II have had" she wrote, "a talk
with my father. The initiative was
his. I should not have thought Of
speaking to him of my affairs so
soon after Preston's death 1t
seems that he strongly suspected
our engagement, which, OF course,
I at once acknowledged. telling him
that it was your intention, at the
proper time, to speak to him your
self.
II was surprised when he said
he would ask you to call. l confess
that / have not an idea of what he
intends to say to you, John, but i
trust you absolutely, as always.
you will see for yourself. And 1t all
changed. I cannot describe it
you will Sc for yourself And it all
seemed to happen so suddenly.
AS I wrote you, he sat up both
nights with Preston-and he could
not be induced to leave the room.
And after the first night he was
different He had hardly spoken a
word except when he sent for me
this evening. and he eats nothing.
And vet, somehow. 1 do not think
this will be the end. 1 feel that he
will go on living.
IT di dnot realize how much he
still hoped about Preston. And on
Monday, when Preston so unex-
pectedly came home, he was hap
pier than l have known him for
years. 1t was strange and sad
that he could not see, as l saw,
that whatever will power my
brother had had was gone. He
could not read it in the face of
his own son, who was so quick to
detect It in all others! And then
came the tragedy.
"Oh, John, do you think we shall
ever find that girl again?-I know
YOU are trying-but we mustn't
rest until we do. Do you think
we ever shall? 1 shall never for