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AND IIBBB IT CONTINUE" ( T'8 only tbat-tbat I'm wry aerry, but-but I eheuld lik te' leave - .,7u seen as as seen as you !' p"mWb eyes had net left the young Wn" fe: He seemed te be trying te "ttrten bl'undered en nclple.My. .Vl"lV. very .sorry; you're been ilndnew itseit, sir-uui- - " fttabrntPi. waltca for the ' qoelrlen which he Mtmire would come, SBwWpW te stay in it's eulte convenient for me te leave X," tho"en man said again There a choking sensation in his threat; . s cut te the soul by his false pesl- Harden squared.his bread shoulders '' "ifthiU be sorry te lese you," he ..m -mvi.lv. "But. et course li you !ii.n mii.V ffo"-he naued--"I '"' ' ".. III nn tnll mn . VOI1P rca- pee you "' " v" " "There was a long silence ; Wharten did net dnre te raise bis eyes from the around; then Harden said quietly: "That will de; you may go." The deer shut between them. , Harden leaned back in bis chair; there was a curiously Immobile leek theut his strong figure. Wharten was leaving beenube of Mellr. he knew: because he loved Melly; and she did she care for Whar Whar eon? Was that the reason why she was bringing T.ilith te the house as nn Ktef defiance? .. ... Sne anew mac once ue mi uumu u beefl levers. Was this her way of pay inr him bark for that past madness? lie thought of her as she bnd been 'that day in the weed when he found her v.ltb a lap full of primroses; of the dav when he asked her te marry him ; of the days that had followed ; of their wedding dav, and the happiness in Melly's eyes, and then the trqgcdy that had followed, and the crmlual drifting apart, till new they had come down te this, that she cared nothing for him, and Wharten , ,. . , He groaned as he thought of all that might hove been. It was his fault, all his fault ; he had tried le save himself at Melly's ex pense ; It hed been just his man's selfish way, and new be was paying. CHAPTER XXIX Lllith Intrudes "It's tee positively sweet of you," laid Mm. I'ernnld. Shp lay back in n corner of the couch by the fire and loelcd nt Melly with melancholy eyes. She had been nt Maner Dyke two lays, and already Melly was wondering it it were possible te hate any one as much as she hated bcr guest. Lllith was looking beautiful in her widow's dress, with its demure white cellar and cuffs, and nobody was mere acutely aware of the fact than she. "Its tee positively sweet of you," he said again, raising pensive eyes. "Nobody but you would have thought at Mking tee te stay with you when you're Just ee uewlv married, and of course must want Mr. Harden te yourself all the time." Fhc knew as well at anybody that Meljj's marriage was net a success; even ; ilc had heard nothing of the Tillage gossip she would have guessed before she had been in the house half an hour. There was an Indefinable something that made Itself felt, though Harden was courtesy Itself te his wife, and Melly went out of her way te talk te Wm whenever. Lllith was present. As seen as Mrs. Fcrnald came, Melly regretted the impulse that had led her e nek her; she hated te see her talking te Jehn ; she hated her pensive face and the sigh that seemed te permeate her words whenever she spoke ; she hated her Because she looked no beautiful. Men Whnrten had hardly tnken his yei from her that first night nt dinner, nd Melly had felt miserable and out in the cold. ..Men were all the same, sire supposed wtterly; n pietty fnce meant mere te them than the warmest heart in the werld: she found herself wondering "ew Harden lint made love when he was a young man; If he had kissed I'illtli many times; he caught her v..j "tnat thought, clenching her hands. Oh, she hated her! ; Hlie was thlnklni: some such thing ww.?," Th.e aml L,llth sat in the long, fieautiful drawlne room and tried te be route te ench ether. Hie laughed at the elder wdman's words. r191,'..WCJrc,ne.t a b,t et a I0'!" coup c," the declared. "I bate scntl ment, and all that silly .nonsense; tnank Roedness we get ever it all be we we came beck from the honey- It fceunded almost as If she were lis 'nlng te the sentiments of another u?'."iB"' , ll'l bought desolately; she wendctcd tf Mllth had the windiest idea wnat tort of a honeymoon hers had irJMthi de,bbed her eyes w'lth n hand kerchief trimmed with real lace. - ?i m,arrlaK was always a honey moeu ," hhe said with n touch of emo eme emo "en that was for ence genuine. There was no doubt that she had loved her mibbanr -no doubt that when he died, 110 tm.l lest something for her which it would never he hble te regain, but mi me same she was a woman with SiiuJCt l", t,.,u.ma,n chance, and she hclievcd she had It here. Mm had ecn Wharten's devotion te ly, and she believed that Harden Si.'lineep "eved IiIh wife. Fate wu Playing Inte her hnuds-, and though she 5 "t"Kted te Melly that she "reught her visit te a close with the M. & ,hbe 'd no Wen of leaving m. nor ,,Jke 'or 80nMS 'no te come. no rightly guessed that Melly would jeu like,; jfs qulte nice te have some no fe fq (his old barn besides just our two selves." ieftlAml Mr' wlmrlen'" T.lllth added Mr.';arten,!"y B,rCC,, rMd',r' " n ''f "ch a nice boy," Lllith said aym- l-vuruvuiljr, mrminirv rtftf li 'nli ri him; I don't knew whys he'a ever se nice, really," ' Lllith kept her 'eyes downcast. "But he Is leaving," Melly went en with a sigh, "Anether few weeks, and then we- shall have the eternal honey moon you've just been talking about." There waa a touch of Irenv In her voice; aha moved restlessly in the big cnair. A burning let- falling te the hearth seemed an enormous sound in the alienees Metly leaned ever and picked It ud with the touts. "Are you going te stay en In Little HeintenT" sue anted presently. Mrs. uTernald shook her head. "I don't knew what te de; I'm net at all well off, you knew. Mr. Harden has been kind enough te tell me net te worry about the rent for the present, but what can I deT, I can't accept his enemy, can it "He's frightfully rich," said Melly. She laughed. "I should stay en If be says you may. After all, you've known eacn etner for years, naven't you 7" "Nearly all our Uvea," Mrs. Fcrnald assented. , She wondered If Melly was oeueer ately trying te moke her talk about these past days. Since she came te Maner Dyke she had realised te the full all that she bad lest. The beautiful house, the wonder ful gardens, the enormous income, alt of which things Melly seemed te treat as if they wcre of no Importance, kept her awake at night with envy. If she had married Jehn when he was peer, these things might have been hers; then back weutd come the mem ory of the man she had married the man whom in her wav she had levpd devotedly, and she would hide her face in me pmew and .sob nerscll te sleep. "I shall never be hapny again." she had said when !they told 'her that Alec Fcrnald was dead, and in her heart she knew it was true. Ha had been the one man in the world for her; but though she might mourn him all her life, she was yet sufficiently practical te realize that one sup-lrlch one mltht make life as comfort- must go en living, and that being se rnhln fin nntti1a able as possible. CHAPTER XXX Lllith Learns the Truth Berne ene called Melly from the room, and Lllith was left alone. She sat up, ana tne pensive lines of bcr face Hard ened. There was a little pucker between her eyes : she would have clven a great deal te knew hew she steed In Melly's estimation. The girl bad liked her once, she knew: had she chanced? She was such a child: she laughed and chattered with Wharten us If she were a schoelgirl: Jean looked years and years elder than she; it seemed absurd that they were really husband and wife. Only that night at dinner sue had noted atrsn tne disparity in their ages and In their manner. He nt the head of the table, se grave and silent; Melly facing him in her childish white frock, laughing and taiK ine nonsense. If Alec had died ene day sooner the thought left her mind almost before she knew it; she rnught it back in panic. Oh, hew could she think that! Hew could she ever have wished it for one moment? She who would have given ten years of her life te have kept him with ner just for one mere moment. She bit her Ud till the bleed came. Sbe hated thin Buffering, hated this deadly feeling of less which never seemed te lessen ; suffering was alien te her nature: all her life she had had 'what blie wanted, nnd new net all her scheming or longing could break down the barrier of the grac. The deer opened, and Harden came Inte the room : he did net sec her at first; he stepped when the raised her tear-stained face; tic uusneu in em- bnrrassnlcnt. "I beg your pardon; I thought my wife was here. He always spoke of Melly as "my wife," whenever he had occasion te mention her te Lllith. He hesitated as if he would have gene away, but Lillth steDned "Oh, please don't go. Melly was here a minute aee. she will be back di rectly." She dried her eyes, and thrust the absurd handkerchief away; sne tried te smile. "What a beautiful room thia is, Jehn." she said. "I have never seen it before." He slanced round. "De you like it? It's net a favorite of mine." He spoke as if be did net feel at his ease; he steed looking down into the tire. "I have been telling Melly wnat a lucky irirl she K" Lllith said. "Yeu are very kind." He smiled faintly. ' "D6 you mean with regard IU U1C mJUOU VI 11 CO.UUAUIU DVl.t She raised her eyes. "Am I te answer that question?" she asked. ITn met her caze steadily. "Net unless you wish ; it was a fool ish question te have asked." "Yes." she said. "It was te met" Ha frowned; he realized that he had been foolish te stay; if Melly ceme in nnd found them here, would she care? Lill'h nulled another cushion into olsce behind her shoulders. "Melly tells me thnt jeu are losing your secretary, sue saia. "Tch." It was impessible te Judge anything by his face or voice. "Yeu will be sorry?" she hazarded. "Very serry: he suits me well. I shall keep him en if he changes his mind." She eacned her eyes wide. "Yeu don't mean that! Why surelv- "Why net?" he asked; there was a chllllnebS in hla voice, but ebe wat net warned. She cresned the room and laid her hand en his arm. "Jehn. I can't hell) it if you are an gry with me," she said with breathleia baste. "My only, excuse is that we are such old friends, and that I want you te be happy. Can't you sets eh, surely vnu must sec what is coin en here. Mr. Wharten" Something in lib stern face checked her. "Yes." said Harden, "Mr. Wharten -go en. She he tried te lauah. 'Yeu are ansry with me. I knew you are! I suppose I should net have epeken, but Melly la se young such a child." "She Is my wife!" said Harden. "But you don't leve her!" Lillth said. "Yeu can't love her. It's such a little while since you since you and I eh, Jehn, if you had only waited; it wouldn't have been long, and I" Her white hand rested en his coat sleeve, and be let it lie there, looking down at it with a curious expression in Ills Y3 Once her touch had thrilled him te the very soul; tbe sound of her voice bad been the sweetest music In the world; .he wondered if all in?n were naturally fickle that even he bad changed se suddenly and entirely. Then he raised his eyes te her face such a beautiful face, all tremulous and Hushed like n rose. "It was you who sent ma away five years age,", he said unemotionally. "I didn't thank you for It at the time; but new, perhaps, after all it waa the' greatest kindness you ever did me," " THE GUMPS-Help! Help! Dtjtr Smif-.fe? 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