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4ta MERI5 IT C0MTINU1M
he thought about It anxiously
kV walked home; Melly was be
i'ifiJr all. such a child, and even
faaly eyes it was perfectly patent
ike was nei n ui'i' " ....-
It ghe Baa uepca w
rheuht e the week she and
4d spent together In Londen, and
AtA. Then Harden had been the
T.rfrrfiil man In the world ; there
Atadr like him; they were going
Uri happily tvet after llke the prince
i rrinttts in the story books.
1st something had gene sadly awry
-this story at least; iue cya nuu
itely refused te turn out as u
obrle'isly heen iutcnactt te turn out,
Itallv went through the days with
-alb tbatv-as a little set, and a laugh
guile sincere.
H she were unhappy she did net show
lit was enlv tne tact mat sue ana ner
tted were never bccii 'together that
KTfet people talking.
II JITS. Asmeru iiubbcu muuj -u iu
I, she I00KCQ up ut iuu winuens
Vitlv! Mellv had been Doer when
Urea there, but at least she had been
gH! mere tree man sun wua new in
Ki of her money and the beauties of
Aer DJKO j it only went te prove once
lis that riches were net everything
til nlrl workaday world.
Aid then she heard Melly's voice ; she
Mrs spoke rather shrilly and eagerly,
pd Mrs. Aihfenl heard bar veice quite
Krly through the gray evening.
"Be jeu really will come, went you
i, I insist! Jt must ne terriDic ter
llrins1 alone here, nml there's such
ips of room at our old barn. Jehn
I be plfascd, I knew; he told tuc
itfticnds you were years asce."
A liUlb and the abutting of a gate
Mewed, and Melly came along the
tine was walking mere slowly
nsual. and her bead was down-
it; she did net see tbe vicar's wife
sat was close te ner.
9 haven't seen you for se lone it's
i being burled alive up at Maner
It; noeody ever comes near me. I
te glad te see you," she said lmpul-
Tain was a pathetic eagerness in
nijfice.
It Mrs. Ashford looked at her anxious-
bl the sir! was far from well. lie
mi see ; she had get thin, and tbcre
ltre auK punuews beneath ner cyca.
"I've just been te see Lillth," Melly
Hilled en. "Peer dear, she Is se lonc lenc
V livlag by herself, se I've nsked her
k come and stay with me. I'm lonely.
Iio, up at Maner Djke. se I said 1
tteniht we might ns well bn lenclv ta.
Ittber." She laughed, but the lauch
Ma Insincerely.
Mrl. Af&fnril rniilil nnf unflnrutttnM
krmoed.
' "It's very kind of you," she said.
"UH. Fcrnald must miss her husband
rriWy they were always together."
Be different from us!" Melly
saint, cynically; she could hnrdly re
MBber the last time she nnd Jehn bad
JW lanywhere together; he always
weeed te avoid her company.
'Be she's coming tomorrow," she
W. "I'm Coins tn UPtlH the, mr ilnn-n
t fetch her and her luggage."
"' 8n will be delighted, I am sure,"
MM. At ifnrrl c.l.l T '
1 (',lt.. t.hat ,here wn aemethlng
JMad-Melly's forced gnycty, her kind
VN looked nnvtntia KIIia rlr.AU MA iHMu
iSfpy.'he told herself. "I wonder If
Ma It klud te ber."
ItiTn- -v.w. due uarca BK, out
Iguy gave ber no chance; she kissed
m aarriedly and went off homeward
RlWMy little figure In the gathering
CHAPTER XXVII
Trouble Tlirrmtna
ki) ?fnncr. t,me Me11 told her hus-
RrAuw H'!tn wa8 cowing te stay
Jn them. Her veice nnd eyes were
i.i , 8,.8bn b'1ekc' hcr oler het.
J "?" be e'ad te bave her," she
W(. It's llke living In a tomb."
ki. .Jlrt" was. P.rccnt, but he kept
S. . inip?,n,c5? ,n Melly'H voice; hated
r- vm inumcrcnce witu which Har-
received her words.
ili "52 rea,'y net cr '' her.
IriedW 2 " B0 Wby hnd Le
"Ak any one you like," Harden salt,
ffdtidy. "Fill the heuse with
Wends If y0 pleat,!."
"oily laughed.
..,n M,Lave,.tt ob de that,"
Wtn1Hd!;?lyV. J ceu,(1 c""t my
Me looked nt her ncress the tuble.
JiW and for miles round If you cared
2iw.nBn1 .,eft. thelr ,,errl', nits of
Mjlebeard in the hall, but It wasn't me
teu wll? ,1n?w' but JUHt tue wnian
h!d SW ;, just th0 Il'cky woman who
lf.a?.Bve(,..,( 8t held of you and
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EihJu.chi b,tte,p vehemence. Wharten
wLn.'..be S,8bc'l the earth would
, i 7,1I0W im up. As aoen
U,,.c?ulJ he mnde his escape. When
KkK Md. Cl0d Hurn push3
ifcfSS n"cr 6cen h,m l00fc "
tt ivS',. cve.r dar9 t0 Peek te me
SLj?,! "Sin with Wharten in the
K!kJ"i 8'1 furiously. "If you de
ffirthf 0f mo.d'e the fact
rS' a third person."
ad. iiBet.WD,t r.r an nwr; he
BrtabRf' 8 ner alene at the
5tiS....the .Bl,veJ: wl of wb,te
Kf. mum ln tbe cot' t tbe
k1.''00. de bate the slaht of m!"
if fid hall:idld he n,M' bcev tbnt,
Bun . en,y Juet 6ai(l it?
nnn pa a m . .
ii'f"' iiuver inugn.
she
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nersclf. "I Kned him once-
moment In, which te think; she pushed
dick ine cnair new ana rote tp ner test.
Sb.e "hated this house. Once the had
no looked forward te living in it, and
having it for her own, but aba had
grown te hate It,
The doers shut se, silently, the aerv
ants-all moved about se quietly; no
body ever laughed, or sang, or made a
noise.
She went out into, the hall. Wharten
waa just crossing It. He had put en
his overcoat ; he carried bla hat. When
hesaw Melly he stepped, then went eh
again.
Melly called te 61m. ; ,
t "Where ere you going?" Ohe knew
that tbe deer of the study waa open.
and ber husband could hear, . But she
did net care; whit did anything matter
new. Tblnga had get, se. bad that they
coma surciy get no worse.
Wharten answered that he waa enl
going down the village.
"f'lj con. with , you," Melly said
promptly. "Walt while I tei a coat "
Hhe turned toward tbe stairs, but he
flopped per; ne waa very white, and
bis eyes pleaded.
"It's cold there's a mist , rising,
leu'd better net te out again tonight'
fie, tee, was painfully, conscious of that
nan-ciesed deer across the hall.
Hut Melly ehly laughed,
i ' iWf tnke.celd; you ought te
knew that! Yeu knew thf nil .-tin
wild before I get married and turned
respectable. Very well, if you won't
wait, I'll wear one of Jehn's coats."
nne ioek one from the hall atand and
wrapped it round her little figure; it
was a dozen sixes tee large. Wharten
steed In an ngeny of- indecision. He
wanted te be with her, and yet he
erraacn it; ne would bave given ahy
thine If Harden had tvnlbl ln k.
hall and forbidden her te leave the
heuM, but the study deer remained Just
as it was. and In desperation he had te
uu un biic wibnca, anu tney went out Inte
tbe darkness together.
t i ue u Binness nignt, and aa
lYiinrren naa Baid, tnere was a thick
ground fog; Melly felt her way uncer
tainly, "I-slmply can't see a thing," she said
Impatiently.
'I told you it waa a nasty night;
won't you go back?" he urged. '
She laughed mockingly.
leu don't went me, I suppose
yeu're afrn(d?" dujiube
He did net answer, and she groped
through the darkness till she touched
mm. teund his arm, then she slipped her
He offered no resistance, and they
went en through the darkness.
CIIAPTEKXXVIII
The Less of a Friend
''Wiy don't you want me te come
Mini yeu: sue asked him again.
She beard the quick aigh that escaped
him.-
"leu knew why. I I there'e no
need for me te tell you again. It's net
.. . ujvt iw a uvi we ie yeurseu.
or or "
"Or ray husband," she finished
wryiy "ieu need net worry about
uun; no uecsnt care wbtt I de; he'd
only be glad if I ran away nnd left
mm uienc, rcauy siaar
He shook her hand from bis arm
roughly.
"You've no right te say that; and
anyway It's net the truth.''
.. It is the truth, and you knew it
However, we won't argue about It : I'm
V0. a Try interesting person at best;
let s talk about some one who is,"
But he could net talk; he was se
miserable that he hardly knew what he
was doing; in his way Wharten was
fend of Jehn Harden, and he knew that
una situation was impossible.
Thev walked some wav In itlinnn
down the long drive and out Inte the
village wtrcet.
It was very quiet a few lights shone
in tbe windows of the houses; an they
passed the village inn, a burst of
inugnter came from behind a red blind.
"Deesu't that sound cheerful?" Melly
said impulsively. "Oh. dear, if only
seme one would sometimes laugh up at
Maner Dyke, or make a joke!"
He made no answer, and presently
bud uBKeu it no were angry witn ber.
"Yes. I am." he answered dntnfr.
ately. "Yeu are putting yourself into
a laise positien: and you are dragging
me with you. Yeu have made it Im
possible for me te stay here. I shall
have te tell Mr. Harden that I canuet
stay."
There waa a long silence, then Mellv
said quietly :
if you go, i snail go, tee; I would
rather die than stay up there. alone
with Jehn."
There waa a tragic nete In ber voice.
Wharten had been the one thine that
bad kept ber going through all these
weeks; he waa young and cheerful; be
was always willing te talk te her, will
Ine te ke. about with her until lately.
and new she wished angrily that be
had never said he cared for ber; why
could net a woman have a man for a
friend?
It's absurd te talk like that." he
said, trying te steady his voice. "Maner
uyKO li your oeme you must live
there."
In the light of n lamp tuey were
imhsinc fche tuw bis face, and for tbe
iirst time who realised hew tdie must
be hurting him, hew cruelly bard she
was making things for him.
He bad been a kind friend, and she
had repaid blm se badly; tears filled
tier eyes; she steed still.
"I'm net coming any further. I'm
elny back." ner veice trembled. She
mned he would try te dissuade ber.
but he made no attempt, and alie turned
away in ttie darxnesa anu retraced ner
steps te Mnner Dike.
Hhe was crying as she went; It seemed
an annalllnir thine if she had trot te
leso Wharten's friendship at well aa ber
husband a love, and yet it was net for
that reason she was crying, she knew.
liire was sucb a diappeintment; all
its roseate tints were a e-ham and a
snare: she felt like the child who eet out
te tlnd where the rainbow touched earth,
and the further she walked the farther
off it seemed, till ut last she had te give
up and realize that one could never get
thcre, no matter hew bard one tried.
sne let nerscir into tne uouse tnreugn
a side deer; she tiptoed across the hall
se that she should net be heard, but
as she reached tbe stairs Hardcn'a study
deer opened and he came out.
Melly looked back guiltily ever her
shoulder, and for a moment their eyes
met. then ebe covered her face with
ber bends, and fled sobbing up the
stairs.
She knew new why she was crying;
knew tbe reason of htr restlessness and
tbe desire te make tbia man suffer;
It waa because she loved blm, because,
In spite of everything that had bap
nened. in her heart she still thought
him the most wonderful man ln tbe
world.
In tbe morning Wharten told Jehn
Harden that be wished te leave hit
service.
Fer an beur be had been writing let
ters and sorting out papers, and it waa
only when Harden bad told him he could
go that be steed for a moment hesitat
ing nervously.
"I should Ilka te speak te you, sir."
"Well, what de you wish te say?"
Harden asked with a touch of Impa
tience. The young man's kindly eyes were
full of distress. He colored furiously
aa be spoke
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