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Address all orders to ltlCHARTl K. fot, Franklin Square, N. Y. BY "TH13 DUCIIE3S." CHAPTER XII. The young ninn hurries forward?for? getful of Mrs. Brand, etiquette, common politeness, everything?to where Milli cent is standing. His face is pale, his cyee brilliant. He in evidently suffering from intense excitement. "Miss Groyl what terrible thing is this I have heard? Bat yon are well?safe?" lie ts holding her hand tightly clasped in both his, and is gazing Into her rather pink fnco with an eager love and solici? tude not to ho nilaundorstopd. He is as oblivions to Cnpt. Boyle's Sneering laugh ns to Mrs. Brand's glance of surprised displeasure, and is, indeed, deal nnd Idlntl to everything but Mllllccnt herself. Sho has been in such aoro clangor; hwl now she i'J licro, before him, well, beau iftil as ever. "Quito safe, as yon see," says Millt ccnt, in a low, soft tone?tho softest she has ever used to him. Sho cannot but contrast tho tender vehemence of his ad? dress with the cool, unlmpassloncd greet? ing nceortlcd to her by Granit an hour be? fore. "You rnnst not think of me any longer es deserving of your pity. And? have you forgotten auntie?" Is there tho faintest pressure of her cool 1(1 tie baud as uho brings him thus back to a sense of his duty? "How d'yo do, ?.Ir. Mnrsorcenc?" snya Mrs. Brand, iVslight touch of asperity in her tone. There is something about this big, ugly young Irishman, with his musical brogue, and his wonderful eyes, nnd his Impetuosity, that labels him dangerous. "I beg your pardon I" ho exclaims now, sliding across tho room and clasping Mrs. Brand's Jeweled hand in n grasp warm i ns though ho considered himself her prime favorite, rather than a bcto noir. Tho grnsp, however, ns she docs not fnll i to remark, though wann, is gentle in j the oxtrcinc, ami does not forco tho rlnga I against the delicate skin. After nil?yes j ?there aro somo coinmendublo points ' about this young, Incllgiblo man. "I have been ttnpnrdonably rude," goes on ? tho ugly detrimental. "But yon will i forglvo me, Mrs. Brand, when I aasnro i you thnt I didn't know whether I was BBaannMHRfiKS OH Y TAZ IiVV15 LL (j. H standing on my head or my heels When I entered llio room. I hover got euch h shock iu my lifo ns lit,union nave nie. Iu i the .Junior n quarter of on hour 1130." "You wero on your heels. That 1 con (?rove to'you," nays .Mrs. Drnnd. smiting; she Is tot) good nutured not to ho half amusctl, half touched hy t'.t'e young man's evident concern. "I am witness," puts iu Granit, show? ing all his teeth again. "Yon were quite in proper trim, my dear fellow I Not n suspicion of Intoxication about you.1' This laugh' Is replete with Insolence. In fact, the remark jma made lies refer? ence to a subject tht.t has grown soro front rough handling, it has reference to 11 little scene In the early town life of Gerald Mnssarccne, who ono evening, going ti little off his head after tho ter? mination of a triumphant Derby day. took perhaps a little more chnmpitgno than Was good for him. Some?his friends? .said it was only his usual excellent spirits raised lo an excited pitch because of h!s havia;; mittle a good thing off the Winner. Others?his acquaintances (ho hail no enemies, good lad that he was)? said it was the excellent spirits of the club collar. However It was, Mnssnrccno went considerably beyond bounds, nnd was iu the morning thoroughly ashamed of himself. Then mine his Introduction to Milllccnt Grey?almost n little girl nt that time, bill old enough lo hlthrnll and hohl him with her building beauty. Ami with his growing love for her grew his fear that this one episode (vulgar epi? sode, he called It) should he mittle known to her. It was an absurd fear, of course, and arose more from an apprehension that sho would regard him with disgust than from c.ny very moral regret for his misconduct; hut, lie that ns it may, Graalt Doyle knew of his nervous horror of its being known?nnd, for the niattcmf that, so did Milliocnt, who had heard of the little niTltir a long time ago, and had laughed a good deal at several of the smaller details concerning II. Indeed, it had been a very innocent oiTcuso from (list to hist. At Grnnil's words Mnssnrcenc's fare (lames, and a sudden lire brightens his eyes. At the moment It is easy to see Unit there is little love lost between the two men. "You mean!'" rays Mnssarccne, a little sharply, Inking n step forward. "Just what I Bald, dear liny?Hint yon were eminently i;obcr. Could 1 have borne higher testimony to your charac? ter? Miss Grey?as yon seem to have, some doubts about the accuracy of my state? ment?will, 1 am sure, corroborate what 1 huvo just Bald." "I refuse lo give my eo-.tntcliMicr! to anytime; yon may chance lo say," re? turns Milllccnt, In a low tone, but with Hashing eyes? She bus understood tho drift of hor cousin's re'niarks, and bitterly resents (hem. ' She thay nol he overklntl always lo Ma'Rsareelic, but she will permit 110 one else to he uncivil to him. "What!" cries llnylo, gayly, arching his brows nntl lifting his Shoulders In 11 foreign fashion that eil her beltings to him or has been cultivated to a nicety, "yon disagree with me* You really think that our friend's extremely?or?-ein? presse manner, his hurried entrance, etc., ?meant? the ? er ? tho other Illing? rtcnlly, dear Mnssarccne, I would not stand that if I were you. You look tts If you would like to murder somebody"? with a light laugh?"that i.i the standing | condition of your countrymen, ch? Why ! not call Miss Grey out?" "Dueling Is out of fashion, and one only horsewhips men." rcplicH Massn rcene, meaningly, with his eyes llxcd steadily upon his opponent. "Oh, hut a duel under stich conditions ?that cannot bo out of fashion, ns It has never yet come In. Why not sei III De a leader of II? And a tele a lete with Miss Grey, oven tinder Such M|iilv'ocnlcir? cumstances, might nut be llltogelhci without Its charm." lie throws out this last taunt finite I airily?making evennslight movement of the hand that somehow adds to tho ag? gressive impertinence of It. Mnssarccne throws up his head, ns though scenting battle, and Ida face pnles. Milllccnt, marking these slims of eomlnff storm, enters the breach nastily. "I do think, CrnnhV' she says, glancing indolently nt her cousin from beneath half closed ?lids, "that when you try to be amusing yon are the most unpnrtlnn ably stupid person I ever met. Yoiir jokc3 always make me fed Inclined lo weep." "In this Instance?" dementis he. 'Illicitly, his flics darkening ami an evil light coming into his eyes. "And in every other. One yawns enoti;*'! in nil conscience ns one goes through life without, being compelled to <\y it by those who would fnln believe llicy stir our laughter. Give it up, my dear Granit: comedy is beyond yon?the heavy business suits you better." A glance nt her cousin convinces her that she has amply revenged herself. His brow Is as black as midnight, and his mouth has taken tho old expression that means mischief. Mas.aroenc. loo, has added to his discomfiture by breaking into a gay laugh, that rouses Mrs. Brand from her perusal of a review, us scnrril 611s ns It is Just, of a book written by a fricid cf hers, I hat she finds of engrOKS lllg interest?the review, that Is, not the book. "Yi'hat la it?" asks she, looking up in high good humor, lleally, the review has quite exceeded her expectations. "If It Is anything amusing pray let 111c hear It. I have been so put out by a very harsh criticism 011 dear Panny Kllwond's novel (Suit I require something to cheer inc. Some 111(1? Jest of yours, Granit* Come, toll it to mo, though I must say, my dear, you look more like an Othello Ibis moment than one 'bom In a merry hour.' Ah, hero comes tea at last! Just move my chnir a little, will you? Thanks, dear Granit. I am fast becoming an old woman, ch?" Granit is In just such a pleasant mood ns urges him to tell her sho Is already amongst tho frosts nnd snows of life; but prudence?a feeling more powerful with lilm Mian most others?real rains bltn. IIo Is obliged, however, to move hor chair into the exact position pointed nut, nnd lo perform divers other small Ser? vices for her with a smiling face and ap? parently willing nlr, while grinding under tho thought that ho Is leaving tho other two free to carry on a low conver? sation uninterrupted. "How angry you were nbnnt. Granit's innuendo Just now," whispers she, drawing her skirts aside that he may drop upon the low lounge bosltlo her. "You need not have been. Did you think I never heard of that ono little flnsco of your.i. eh?" Sho leans toward him nnd smiles a lit? tlo. Tho young man starts and colors hotly. Yet her smllo is so sweet, so kind ?never hns her manner been so rcplcto with gentleness as now. "You knew?you heard?"?stammers ho. "Why, yes. Was it such a mighty so .. V A., Ki:iI)AV,i\ ?" ?).'.' . . 1 rrct, Filch nn nwful crime? DM you I think 1 coulil not comlutie?forgive!" Sho f? still smiling on hlni, her brautl- : ful eyes riveted upon his. Massarccne's heart is beating passionately, lie feels as ' if lu< can scarcely hreathe? rtml yet lie is i breathing mure freely limn he has ihme . for a lung time, now that he known stie ! knows. v.'.uX that after all she can tolerate ! him. Nay, it is surely morv than tolcru- I lion! "You r.ro nn nti^cl,** murmurs be in turn. OV. tho rapture of this whispered conversation! The knowledge that they are?If not In body, at leant In spirit? aloud "lint it was my uuo offense. I pray you to believe that I Afterward I met yon. And then?then it would havo been Impossible!" Her color pales slightly as sho looks Into the loving eyes bent oil hers. Ho has put out hibaud in his earnest nets and laid it upon hcrs-ra strong hand, slightly browned, ns a 'nan's should he, and very handsome. Somehow the strength of It appeals to her. Is its owner llko It?firm, rcsolutet Ho has, at all events, been almost obstinately persist? ent in his courtship, clinging to hope when there was none t<- he seen any? where, and steadfastly adhering to the be? lief that "all tilings come to him who knows how to wait." Ho Is wailing still, though ?mall chance of a reward seems to be Ills. "There," she says, rrliving with nn effort, and compelling herself to meet his gaze, "you are pardoned, If pardon is what you want." 'T want more (linn Hint," says Mr. Massareene, who, having gained what he had not dared to hope for half an hour ago, now desires more. "1 waul" "Of that another day," Interrupts she piny fully. "When will you learn to be wise, Gerald?" "When I marry you, my sweet Mill irvn." "That will be never, thon, I greatly doubt me." "Still, there Is a doubt, you see." "To talk like this to me is waste of time." _ "To talk to you could never be wnste of time." "Not if you talk sensibly." "And sure what ran be more sensible than to tell you Hint I love you?" says the Irishman; "unless It would be your saying that you will take mo for your husband?" "That would mean throwing up friends and fortune." "Just so! Then do it," says he. What is to be done with a man Ilka tills? Milliccnt sighs, lie Is nearer vic? tory at this moment than he knows him? self to '..?>. Miss d'rey, glancing Involun? tarily at (iranlt. And then back tii him. mentally comes to the conclusion that nny hope of happiness for her lies in an immediate surrender of all tics that bind her to the former. Hut auntie, and Uncle Timothy, and the '.vurld In gen? eral? "Dear Gerald! 1 wish yon would not speak to me like this," she says softly. "You must know how nsclcss It Is." "I never knew 1 had a nice name until I !:eard yon say It," says the Irrepressible Gerald, taking no notice of I he substance of her speech. "It sounds like music. I'm awfully gihd my mother christened me Herald." "Why? Do yon think I could not pro? nounce any other name niusicn "y?" auks she, laughing In spite of hcrsetl. "Thai's right. I like to hem yon laugh," says he. "They say In my country (hat when a woman smiles tho battle is won. And sometimes I think"?? "I will not listen to yon," declares Miss Grey, beating her font Impatiently upon the carpel. "It is not kind?ft Is J not right. You forget 1 am engaged to Onpt. Hoyle." "Hah! He doesn't count at all," says Massareene. "You can't marry such a fellow as that." "What have you to say against him?" asks she eagerly. Ohl If only some in surmountable obstac le could be shown. "Why, nothing!" says Massareene. "Only he Is such a"?bo checks himself just in lime?"such an uncomfortable sort of a fellow," he concludes rathe.' lamely. "Tell me," says Miss tJrey, in a very low lone, "you are nmoodier of his club) And 1?have heard?that Is, they say? he?gambles a good deal. Is this true?" Mr. Massareene grows crimson. "Oh! by .love, you know! Yon can't expect me to answer questions aboiil another man, and that man my rival,' he says. "I?I didn't expect you would do that, you know." "You won't tell me, then?" says she. "I know nothing of his gambling. I know unthliig at all to his discredit," sn;? Massareene, slowly, ids eyes on the ground. "Then you would let me marry hlni? to bo made miserable?rather I ban sacri? fice a certain sense of honor?" asks she sorrowfully. "You shouldn't tempt me like tills!" exclaims lie, with a sudden touch of pas? sion. "The very knowledge Hint he is your accepted lover?at least, your future husband"?he makes his correction be? cause of a little deprecatory gesture on her part?"and that I?even apart from that fact?hale him, compels me to si? lence. And?and even suppose he does gamble n bit heavily now and then, why ?ho may give lliat up when?when ho Is married," says Massareene, stumbling over the hateful sentence, and trying to ho ns just to his rival as nature will permit him. "I seo," says Milliccnt. Sho is silent for quite two minutes?a long time when one is waiting anxiously for the next word. "I have heard," she says, now very seriously, "that ho plays for such high stakes that he is often nt his wits' end to know how to meet his debts of honor?so-called. Hearing this has led me to the belief that ho Is marrying me more as a means of gaining money to carry on his play than from a*y higher mo? tive." "There you wrong him," says Massa? reene eagerly. "IIo is no defaulter, whatever else he may be. Ho lost n tremendous sum to Hlnck, of the Hlues, about two months ago; but bo paid up far sooner than Black over expected. And he has given mi I O U to Burnaby to pay him next month, and"? lie stops short. "Lots of fellows play pretty high before they settle down," he says, a great generosity compelling him to say an exculpatory word for the man who is, perhaps, tho only living thing ho detests. "I quite understand," returns Milli? ccnt slowly. "It Is'Vcry good of you; but only whnt I expected. There is, how? ever, one thing that puzzles inc?where my cousin got tho money to pay that tre? mendous sum to Col. Black." "You probably know more of his pri? vate concerns than 1 do," says Massareene carelessly, "lie always uppears to me to have plenty of money. Knough of hlni, however. There is something that con? cerns me that 1 would toll you. Yon know my undo Lord Bnllymoro? Well, last night ho said he would allow me ?J00 a year in addition to my prctcnt f A RCIT 4,1887. Income, which Is five, yon know, If?If you woohl have mo. Ho n<1 mIres you very much." "And hates Grault n good deal more! I know all nboilt that old story, an I do not Ultimo Lord Hallymoro for his tlblike of my excellent cdtu-tn." "Yon don't think ;--ou could do It on the eight hunihul?" tusks the young man wistfully. Miss Grey's oars are well trained, and now sho hears ? stop approaching?oh I so (foftly I "Due never thinks nowadays?there Is llo time," she says, in a clear, distinct tone. "Tea, Granit? Thanks. No; nothing else, thank you; unless, Indeed, It he one of those little wafers that auntie seems so meanly determined to keep all to herself." Granit hastens to obey her command. "A last word," says MtiKsarceno quick ly. "Do you know Miss Dtirnttr" "Mr. Duron's aunt? Yes." "Well, and so tin I. Sho rci'clvcs every Wednesday, if?If I could be only sure that she would receive you next Wednesday I" lie has risen, anil Is gaz? ing tlown at hur, hl? heart In his t yes. "Why?If you are there you will see," returns she, with a light lough, an uruult again approaches. OHAPTUH XIII. Mr. Duran's house In Herkoley squaro Is presided over by his aunt?a little, thin, wiry, kindly old lady, with cork? screw ringlets nnd a high peaky nose. Her acquaintances tire as old-fashioned as her curls, but it Is amazing how many she hits of them. They are of Ihotitatd, eminently respectable order, all able to count their generatlons.and all "carriage people." Yet It might be admitted thai sometimes Miss Duron pines for the young nnd frivolous, and would Iwujutl to welcome them inside her nephew's doors ?her tloors, r.s they might be called, so little does he Interfere with her iirrnnge meutS, nnd SO seldom does he i how him? self between 12 a. lit, and It p, in. On this particular VfttlncKtlny quite n -?fir and bustle of tho title! silken skirts lake place, nil Gerald Mussnrocn?, 'SSiV Iftg nnd gay, entern Miss Duran's draw? ing room. There Is. In spite of the deb? onair manner thnt distinguishes him, and Induces all these old young men to look askance at him, nnd grow green with envy, and that causes I he (Lille oltl men to wluk and nudge euch dUivr, and call him "it sad llog"?a NUSplcltti of^jntjj - lely that renders bis kind eyes inelMr ehnly, and litnkca him t favorlto at Once with all thc'gcntlo, elderly women. lie Is a fashionable looking young man. exquisitely dressed, ami Is, In fuel, stielt a departure from .Miss Duran's -.'.ioomi. that ho creates tin Im? mense sensation, i'ujt in only to bo sur? passed by the enlrnuco of a lovely young woman ten minutes afterward, who | sweeps up to Miss Duraii with the moat chnnntllg smile in the world on hor beau? tiful face "Dear Miss Durnn," sho nays, slipping her little gray elatl hand into that of the astonished spinster, "we have been waul? ing to coinu and see you lor such it llmu ?nnnllc and I?but there have been so many other tiresome engagements, And, ilflcr all, It Is belter, Id It not, to leave the nest to the ItlBlr" tills with a swift glance at Massareene Hint sets his heart a-hcat Ing. "Kven now, wc could not COlilO together; there was some absurd crush somewhere, and wo hud promised to go, so I told nttllllu I wanted lo see you even more than she did; so I packed her Off to her afternoon and I came lo mine." Her low tmluuule voice, her pretty smile, the gen llo proi<suro of the little hand, all wen Miss Dllvail's hearl at oaee. She had niei Milliccnt two or three times, but now she persuaded herself that they have been good friends for many years. What a lovely creature! I low nice of her to come lo this dull oltl bouse just to SCO a stupid old maid) Dear, dear me, I hero were mil many who w ould do I hut I Meantime the "lovely creature'' Is Inking her lea from Gerald Massarccne's hands. Ten of an exquisite Davor ami rich wllli country cream, sent up spec? ially from (lit- heart of Hampshire for Miss Duran's Wednesdays. Tea served 111 priceless old (,'i own Derby, before which tho modern Initiations might hold tlown Ibeir heads. "Sugar?" asks Gerald In a society tone; and then, considerably lower, "my own darling!" "Hb?" says Miss Grey tu return to this Impassioned address, with n startling promptitude that is rather d/wplrlting. In truth, having got here, no mutter how, and so acknowledged to Massareene Hud sho bus thought it worth her while lo give up for iris sake one of the in or I brilliant concerns of the season, she is a little frightened, a little Impatient ami yet a good deal glad. "Milliccnt," says Gerald, dropping Into the chair near her. "I lint you have come at all is SO much more then I dared hope for that I would now entreat yon lo lei my joy continue by being kind to me for the short hour wo may be together." His lone is very sad, in spite" of I he Joy ho mentions, old Miss Durnn, looking kindly at the two young people who have descended into her midst and east such a cloud of sunshine upon the dull,1 stalely drawing room, reads as clearly as though It were all in print before her that this young man?the son of her dead cousin?is breaking his heart for love of tho pretty, slender girl staring so t;ol emnly Into her ten cup, and that the pretty girl is ivH altogether Indifferent about it. "Hlcss me! And I hear she I" to be married to that nephew of Lucy Hrnnd's. Well, to Judge by her face, I should soy her bonrt Is not In it. Poor young things! livldcntly they bare entered Into the bliss? ful realms of love. Cupid's darts have found n lodging In their lender brc::sts!" Sometimes Miss Duron, in spite of tho ringlets, indulged In flights of poetic fancy. "How romantic! How full of pathos! That dear boy!?why, I can see him dwindling away before my eyes. Quito a wreck he is becoming, though art nnd his tailor may try to delude me. Well, I must fico what t an be done. Ger? ald, my denr, do you think Miss Grey would llko to BOO that painting of your grent-grnndfather that adorns the west wall of tho library? It Is well worth a visit, I nssnro yon, my dear Miss Grey. Do let Gerald persuade you to look at it. A masterpiece, I assure you. One of Lcly's brightest effortsl" "Come!'' says Gerald, tu n low entreat? ing tone. Milliccnt hesitates for n jnnmcnt, nnd then, according to custom, fs lost. She rises, gives her cup to him to lay upon a table near, and with a bright smile and glance directed to her hostess follows him out of tho room. Although his spirits hnvo risen almost beyond his control, Mr. MaflsarecilA be? haves himself wonderfully until the hall is crossed nnd the library gnlnetl. Then, I regret to say, ho considerably forgets himself. Ho throws honor to the winds, nnd taking Grault Hoylo's fiancee in his arms, stro''.f> her to his heart. "Darling .ir my lieurtl" whispers ho, witli o sigh of pnsstonnto gladness. At Miss Grey's conduct oh iblscccnslon I urn ulsu liomu\ to express regret, in stood of tlic Indignation she should li.iv? shown, k1h> simply pushes hhn away from licv with a very lenient lumd, und laughs n little. "Win! there ever such e bad hoy!" Bays she, standing back (rum him with pntl.1 extended to keep him off. "Aro you to? tally without grace}" "t)n the contrary. I nm filled with lit 1 have gained?you." "Gained?" "Mllllctiit, will you toll me now that 1 nm nothing to you?" "Certainly not; you are always, as I hope, my very good friend!" "I am not. I am your lover, or noth? ing f "It [3 HCl r;ood for a woman lohavo two lllVMI." "C.i'l I'py'.e a lover! Pshaw!" says Mr, .'hi. iiojrr,no \.ii!i line couitltipt. "Comjiarc llllll With me, and where 11:0 you?" "Why ' ere*" flays SllO, laughing. And then all nt nu io lu.'r Ruvcty tonics lo cud, ami her face clouds. "Atar!" crSw She, "what Is to he the end of It all!" "St. George's, llnunvcr square," re? turns he, with niidlinlulshrd courago. "Yes; with Crantl im brithnroom." "With me, you mean. Sweetheart, why rim you not break all these chains that bind you, mid give yourself us ft e.r heart directs?" Miss Grey has subsided Into luuri., mid a big chair. "If I only dare," nous hits from behind her hniidkcrchhrf, At thin Rdnilsnloii Mr. Muusur ?cno's hope rises fort; fold. "If you dared?whal then!" he ai.'tts, kucelhig beside her und possessing h.ia snlf of one dnlllly hand. "I might? learn? \, hat hunpllicuu really means." "Wllh m?, yon meant" "Oh, Gerald!" whispers 1 he: r.nd then It 1.1 all over, ami rho hi caught to l.lu hreasl, and for n litllu whllo t!:o world In forgotten by In (h. ' ?"TTcnV', I lie w .man, h!iii Is Iho flrnt to awake 11 il l the happy ilrcr.u). "Il In madness!" she s?ys lifting her head mid gnxlngitl htm wllh tearful eyes. "Not if jr, 11 will trust In mo. No! If you inoAtrc of that you hoilt'Stly love lite, VpCSk I.' l ie. Mllllcclltl \Vll> do Jrtfulurn your head nwny? You do love me?" v. At this idle lets he"' Itaxo return to his "1 wbh I hat! n?VC?J ?reu you," she says wllh trembling lips. "That Is a hi.rd i pef'h, my darling!" "II In line, though. If I bud never seen you, I might Vnvc been willing in ronchttlo this comTSCt With Crunk. If I had never '.wan ,Jon, I could litter '.'Go on." ? "llowd you!" She hows her head upon tn?r Imnda and bursts Into fresh lears, Mr. Massnreeiie draws her head down upon his shoulder. "Doa'l cry like Ihtil, MlllleenI," ihivk he. "II will all tome right In tho ci'tt Something lelltl me no." Something I?'!h him quite the rovorso: but he would not Ik> the tr 110 lover he In If he could out strain a point to plrsso IiIh beloved. "What we have got to do now !s to thlak what Is the tlrst, best slop to bo taken." "Tho 1I111I, best slop will mean ruin." There la it touch of Impatience In her lone. Although she lores hhn. Ii I? hard for lu r to give up I no glided loaves and fishes of fashlonnblo life. "It will not," rotor Is ho stoutly: "it will men 11 emancipation?If you have the pluck to go through with It." "Oh! municipal Ion!" says shn disdain* fully, I hough she In ghul of his resolute? ness. "All you Irishmen urn mail about freedom! One would think you ivere a land leaguer the way you speak! I won der .Nun arc not afrilltl to love one of lh? lulled Siisseiinrhii." "1 ai.i not afraid of anyIhing except your strength of mind. You me mine now. but will you bo mine no hour hence?" "If I were a man," nays M'sh Grey re? flectively, "I should not el.tose to fall in love with 11 woman upon whom I could place 11a dependence." "If I were 11 woman," responds he promptly, "I should know heller I bail In marry one man when 1 loved another " "Well, but yon uro not a woman," says she triumphantly. "Neither nru yon a man," replies ho. "Thai squares our accounts. ?weel heart," regarding her very gravely, "(ell no nt. leant that you will think seriously of my proposal." "I am always thinking of It," rclnrns she, sighing. "OU! why are not you Granit." "Tho gods forbid!" says he ploutdy. "I am a heiter man as 1 stand, though no doubt n poorer one. Well, however the wintl blows, I am a happier fellow to day I ban I ever cxpccotd to be. I-Jrflve heard from your own lips that you luve me." "Do not placo too much confidence In that." "You will hot deny the truth cf J(, however?" "No. Il Is true. You are more to me, Gerald, than any mau I ever hnvo met?than any man I over shall meet," Her eyes grow large and dim with tears. She holds out her hand In hhn. "Strengthened by such an assurance. I will believe In nothing less than victory." replies he. in a clear, resonant voice, bin fare bright wllh a hope that at Oils mo? ment has grown Into 11 certainty. Mlllleeut, watching him, feeds'herhearl grow sad. "Will net the weight of clr cuinstantes, of custom, prove Iis? strong for hlmt "I must go home," she rays, htnrtlng 0 little. "Good by then for the present, darl? ing," whispers ho proudly. He draws her to him and looks down anxiously lulo her face. A question seems hovering.on' I1L1 lips. At last he gives it words. "Do?do you ever kiss him?" r.sks he In a jerky, vehement way that speaks of suppressed egf.hy. "Never!" returns she nlmost as vehe? mently. She Hushes crimson. Mnssoreenc's arms tighten round her, ami nn expres? sion of unspeakable relief allers his face. "I cannot tell you how often l bine thought of Hint, how It has preyed upon mc," ho exclaims eagerly. "And ntter nil, the lonnenl I ondurcd had no foutt:. tlntlon." Ho looks tenderly down upon her. "My love, you seem nioro mine now than ever!" Then his tono changes, and an accent of scorn unnilligatcd runs through It. Evidently his thoughts are Wandering to some ono absent. "Whnfc sort of a fellow was he nl all?" says he, with a cnrl of Ills Hps. A faint smile breaks through (he snd nc?i of Milllcent'a face. "Would von have Jind him different t.ln-n?" she asks, with a slight return of her usual go yet y. ?'Different! Do yon know," says ho presently, "that I don't think I dislike liiui now half as mneh as I did five roln IMPOHTINT TO PATR?M?. CrTNo snbaariptiuu will bo JhMatttMM* till all aneitrigi. nr> pal*. AJvrrtiat meats nre payable M sdrbMSC : nnliaa apioml trrisa arw luldf. No nuouyrat.na uumsanaiaa&aara irtM bar published. AI) anbsariptlonaare dno with *?? sop/ of paper. AtltUaa? n'l hmdntaa Bor*n?tt>l?*ti**S t* I Cuscu V.M.un Nans. .-J?o ' wtOa ngo?" 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