Year: 1879

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discovered to her his true character and the
deception he had practiced upon her, and"


''Bah Tell what you like! 1t is enough
that you acknowledge that much of your
past will add to it how readily you came
to my arms, and how gladly you stayed
there until you became violently j. alous of
a girl of high degree whom 1 wished to
make my wife how you interfered with
that marriage, and fearful of my vengeance
assumed a false name and character and
angled for the proud position of Lady
Edes' Think you your noble husband will
ever forgive you the deceit which allied his
high name with your disgrace? That he will
take back to his arms the whilom adven.
turess2"


Margery's proud, pale face met his un-
daunted, but her lips syllabled no reply.


-"Ah, you know that he will not And
yet you can hesitate to buy your present
high position at the cost of wedding to me
that pretty pinl-faced creature, who isnone'
of yours 2"


''she is his child" Margery said, slowly.


i will not see her wronged. Go your way
do your worst-but lou shall not tempt
me !"


81 give you until to-morrow's dawn to
accept my proposition. l am in earnest
and you know yourself absolutely in my
power You know, too, how much you
care to have your husband learn the history
of your past and it is only that have yet
little lingering fancy for you that | offer
you the chance to buy my silence"


Lady Edes signed the man away, impe-
riously, announcing


'eYou shall know nay decision in the
morning."


And when she deemed herself alone, un-
conscious that her struggle with temptation
was watch as keenly as her interview with
her temper had been listened to, she paced
the Aoorin INTENSE e.rcilesnent.


"Wealth, position, honor, love, heaven
To forfeit them all when can purchase
silence. Why should not | save myself
How can be degraded in Carriers eyes
Oh GARNER, GARNER God alone knows
how Hove you-that believed the intensity
of my passion could atone for my silence to
you regarding the past. We have been very
happy, GARNER. Can give you up2"


Oh, the bitterness of that struggle between
right and wrong


But, at the last pure, heroic, self renunci-
ating love saved Margery Edes from yield
ing to evil.


''She is yoAa child, Garnier," she said,
at length. 81 will never sacrifice her.
promised to love her as my own, and I will
yea better than myself. 1 will let her
be your all. When you read the truth,
and know how have cared for you, and
that chose to give my life for her, and for
your honor, you must at least remember me
pityingly.."


And with white, set face Lady Edes
sought her own rooom.


That night she dismissed her maid and
sat writing till late. Then she donned
hood and long mantel, and so attired crept |
softly to the corridor.


But the gaunt form of her elderly servant
met her there, and pushed herback, motion
ing her with uplifted, warning finger, and |
following into the dimly lighted boudoir.


''Take off those raps, my lady," the wo-
man whispered. ''You need not sacrifice
uo,,rsoIf opOtbar victim m tha oonbarx,
and diabolism of the man who lies In yon-
der chamber. You are very brave, my dear.
Non Diew! I worship you'll hate him
so have saved you'll l heard his threats
you have been sinned against; but my lord
shall never know. Be happy. Isidor Wig
naux is dead. was his wife, his true wife,
years ago. He cast me off and took my
child from me; he alone knows to what fate
he consigned it. When I found he held the
fate Of this house in h hands, and that you
would sacrifice yourself, but not my lord or
his Geld, said, will save her. Isidor de-
serves nothing at my hands. have left
note at his side saying who 1 am and that 1
did the deed. For the rest, your safety is
in your own hands,"


The strange woman stole from the room,
and escaped the grasp of the law when all
the country side was ringing with accounts
of the tragedy.


And Lady Margery Edes breathed a
grateful prayer that she had been so strange
ly but awfully saved from temptation and
death.