MlDDUiBURG POST.
3fo
Reformer
Author of "la Kla Ptspv" "Rrt
Hart l"va lajV Kt.
v m siVMiire to have my things
taken over to lVirton's. T am going tw
stay with h'm rt 11 I r.rrsnce for my
perms lent o,tiirtorv"
Tie left the p,vm ard wer.t nrwtalr.
where he t-'!".l Vrielf with paeklnt:
the ff kwvi,ivs 'f hnd brought
1-.ir !n f ,. r.bnvi.l. lnritie
it t:i'. 1,'v '' V 1 v'V.t: e Mill OVOT)
vv. ! T lx covnnt of the
prov i, ;. wsy In
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"1 think soyea," she mM slowly.
In other words, you mnii no," said
John Gordon, smiling alowly.
I.uella Marsh returned (lie emtio ami
then lecme Instantly grave again.
"I would Ilk to ask you a few more
qowtl.Mii. May IT"
"Or course."
"Then I don't know that 1 am quit
tWr In my mind to your eact
ona for leaving your own home. Will
you try to make me understand that!"
"I.uella" He paused, and for the
first time a fear prw upon him that
be waa going to fall to make her un
derstand the real crisis In his life.
Was this the attitude of the womiin
i who could prow to be the companion
be would viced ? WonM she hesitate
and demand all those proofs nt rea
son, all these explanations? And yot
he Ml the need of her. She had thus
frir Mt:i,:ivl him. and a he faced her
prw there was only one prayer In h's
hosrt. !:ml thst wns thr.t ho would
f.i l',y envt in t:er lot with his and any:
i-,w t! on pteM 1 will pv Thy port
p'e '.;'! N- my p.il: and tKy Ood
r, ;.i "
H, K-urn h'v oxplfnal'on wh.'.V In
e't... i.vo-.vl :.r ol:ii: on her hard rrd
w: ;.-l;,v w;;!i hvpvttin F'V'OUs-
our raattdloua bablta. If In U leOne-i John, I fear to go" Boo had rained
nent cf a ctrlllaatlon that la veneored n head and waa looking at him with
eltUtmeaa wt tay our little playa like more afdtatlon tnnn h bad erer known
children and uerr wake to the power ( tier to ahow. "I am not certain that I
ot uacfulncas aa prownup men ami am ouetl, that I am adnptod, for auoh
lie put hla bend down and roughed
ao long and violently that at tha end
women who hara glauta work to lo
tor the weak and leaa fortunate f
Luella Marah tlatened In genuine atir
prlae. Thla waa another new phaae of
tier lover'a character. Hut there were
thlnm aald tiy him that anpered her.
although whlla John Gordon waa talk
ing ahe waa aaytng to heraetf, "1 did
not know tv had any p'.fta as a apeak
r that would bear developing."
lAAlng up at him, noting the flttah
of feeling on hla generally pale face,
he apoke the flrat Impulsive thought
rouncd by what he aald.
"1V yon really claaalfy lives like
your and mine aa "uMes? Are the
people, tV!, the only useful Ivliu?
Of ts It tree that the pe.iple as ou
have defined them are auoh a ne'dy
a life. I have a horror of the plncee
the I do not lore the people, John, as
you say you do. Am 1 to blame for
thatr
She naked the question almost tim
idly, but nothing could soften the hnrd
neas ot the statement to bJtu. He did
not yet aeethnt the one thing that kept
her from coming b him without any
question w..s her luck of religious ex
porlenoe. Hhe did not love the people
beofiuae all her life hnd beeu so far
devoted to a love of the things that
bad aunvmulrd her solnl position.
"No, 1 d not think you nre to blame,
Put, oh, l.uelln. could you not lemn t'
loe t'.iem? Could you uot come with
me and let the future"
"I could not pretet'd." she began,
and anSVtlng quantity rs you aay?; w!th a return of l:er ptvnd nt'ltwle.
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Ins: year a: ttu nt;!ve::j
had rone rnd ano their
enee had ertrtent!" dee'PO'
. wit:.
fvi: t.
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y.vrv oM. TrxTl the
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ury I h;.ve on' .y.vi r.U the
o ',-s -v of ; r:.-li. ,-o'n!ve.
mi . M fni'-oi's nmbiihrn.
iw ..:i. N:i the am-
i t v ho rK Hvtvi a life
tVi oon -i-oti p,MpU us
!v,-t I-v.-t. !v. pome other
'. h: i i i". ii r;i It: this f
1 1- ovs; rs l:t:le of
; : . ;!v::- re;;! Il.'o s no
l'r :W :';. of ni reliclou.
' 1 . l:r;V for the rvsi-
kr ii ;::!': then.. Si:-,v that
i v mi v; .- ol..n In living
il-'-v', ; f-.; tv.yef l.mc'ng to
. rvrvirii. i,,,v'l rs 1 lre?iily
I, I: iv pi, eioncl. thill 1
r. ej r. d'sir.e I nut know
' . p. s .-T, , xerlonoe their
t;ir p'.:Me 1 trust
o' e!r sir-rn'-s, their prlvn
' f-'ser r no! answer
1 ' t;n-d.ir. ence'ly re
r ,- -i-nnv: o: I.nelhi's part
with r, v o-.i "Why should
s I who hrivr all my life
Are thev n i a ac!rh In their way r
wo trv in ouva?"
He heard her In surprise. It wra
quickly hooomlng leoie clo.ir to ei !
Of t'A'iti tli: t they l ad r.iuch to lea;-.',
of ervb other's personality. St i". k
was r .-s-o'.vod not to tirttc n:rttor. l.o
b-i come with one ctosr. t-ivr'o
fviso .ti l:'.s u.liid. He .d tvt v. ';. (
Itr.vc it o'isotr.vd or put i.ito f-v.v .'
p!r..v. If l.ner.a M-.rh v.- iV. oi v ;.;
liim ii to the life !:e hd o- oo: !.,' I ,-v
c n'.cii o, lie- ',v: ii ths; : o...
tliei: I ves would lv a:ro
IvaufT.iH.: that if sV.c o
lot w:t:i bin s;e woe.'
b.i. k. It; -v-.it!.! .M ;: e
ard lvr r.'.l thlmrs wi'l
ard rea.v. 1 f s! e 1 '.
Vim .I'll! I;'s oHroei boern-o of .'
In It t!i;:t w l';Ai:ni I, or i;i;,.- , .
ble, tl'on lie hsd no oaln. answer to his
own heart as to ihe result on h noi'lf
ev.N'tit to say that path wor.l.i h
lonely one. lint he was of determina
tion not to leave the matter unsettled.
Thi' wore not ohMdreii. but pn
man and woman, and should be ai'le
to ktii'w their own iniivis.
"1 .nella I did rot oome here to ar'tc
with, you"- he spoke with irrer.t v-i-n-
tleness In reply to her questions -"I
want von.
m.t'..euo
1 rover
fir t.i t!
rt'on-i :
to
"1 do not nsk you to prete.id. If
you leio mo. v 111 t:ot all the rvrt l e
p.M'i-'.cV
PNi w: p r '.'. '".( r men-et-.t. Then and
O.cr.'y a'-.e h- l,cd up and aald frankly:
"I woi'.ld rot l,i true to you If 1 kept
artli!:'S l i'OA. 1 not only do net lovo
fie r-, - ' i i yo-i i'o 1t I vh.i tl 't sic
vly yen r'."-M aaerlflee your life to'
til' in. j yen pi vi to do. I cannot see
f..-,t yon v, I'l iiooor.vli'h nnythlng." j
'And (s iiivorip'ishmont the civ.it,
rnd ot.'v th'uj;? Is there nothing In
i ,-. I i r-"i recaVdleas of ae- .
or.ipltj-liir.om? but I canr.ot argue i
ti e m-itter. If y n love me cnonah. 1
1 iiel'a. all the rest xvlll follow; if you
don't. It will all be useless to you." ,
S'n ('ill t. Mixed rt l.im with the un
i'i. i : n-'. . ,1 air th it had marked
1 or fir,:.. .or when he first heuan to talk !
to her. only the l.iok had deepened In- ;
to an expression of doubt and painful ''
nti rest.
"I do rot see the need of all yon plan
t do 1 dix not R io the nivd." she said
slow ly. ;
"Ymi would mM have to siv that If
you o ily l.'ved n;e." lie riddled In a low ,
tone, and fiero n as a hopelosneas In .
ft that had not liMn present bofoiv.
'l " 1
'
I love von That moans 1 Hp '!t'',1 'Vkin; at her. and suddenly
to lr't -iii
1 n' d '!
ts'i'. tii lnvpr.v
rii:vvi.".; r -''
tldn. 'nr me i di
of sift and easy
There Is only one
i: I pecompltsh my
won hi ret hide one purtlelo of the trmh
from yon. If y.m marry me. It Mill
be a life of burden bearing. It will bo
fi future full of pain In many ways. It
will mean very largely a tortil breaking
ei:
i.'din;
had
III M
. The:, he
i-o-t-titwitkI -
Tl.
FTtoct find affeoTfni.. fit had written
lier i' his reLglottt- erwrlenre not In
detail, but her answers had apparently
atifled h)r,. His rho!rh, ambition,
lor "'off for srvle. had all followed ao
- r-evd -of taWTe i "The sjroauvt sh rcomea xay ssrlfe
pious rrisls that he had not ventured rin make her home with me. We shall
to any to ber In letter who: he had :
hesruTi to ernerienee as a profound oon-
bf.'s inililtl'ir. noii. anil that Is to
le'i'i the se.rroundinjrs that are so
eoTiipb-'el;. ojiposmi t" ali the life of
the people I hRTe Come to l'Vi- Ii, order
that 1 may knon. If possible, ns xvcll
as lore, with lntelllpnt poxver to help."
"An.l ynu nk me to leave my home
as vol leav, yours T'
Phe did no: look at him while asking
fhe qnestioi,. bnt In the alienee that
followed before he replied she turned
ber fare full toward him. His answer
came rery calmly, but his voice In
rplte of him trembled a little.
victim.. Every women: now. the.
Tart-. hr fel: wit:: rrowir.r nsronlsh-xnptt-
confronted Llni witli an unknown
prohlec al:houc: tbt wnmn: It: n!!
the wrrl.l t hlc. was r.- ti. tiear: if
1.1'. thr. was rrett sn-i tmss;:i,
Ii onene ! tti" (1" r.ii.: stepnexl on:
Tl- rtcr r th- r:r;- ano:- aense
vctt. rev niei.:i.-' ii- v.ei.' aovr:
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n-v -. 1 Ii- v-' -... r ! one- T
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share alike whatever the future con
Ulna." 1: was perhaps at this moment that
I.uelh; Marsh had her firs: glimpse
lr.t i John Gordon's real character. She
hac never plveti him credit for much
lniadnr.tloii or pontic feeling. In real
ity tie kml t crest (lea! of tmtu. Kn:
sh-- dl '. not chang' her iKwltloi- of s
rioui- taoucLtf ulnea. Bne only turned
tirr head l little at- cm :ild
"Wijcr- rti you mtenc t" make your
tori). ' Will yoi. tel. me 1:. detail?"
"! tMT- no- fully deciued. proiialily
l:i Hop-- Houbi. '
"An.: you cK-ct m- to live witt you
tiicre''
"If yot. iarT7 mi yer" Jala, (rO-
s;io. w;t: tnert. Ills leer Hue.
" m .tx purr.) ( woke t '1" t"' ("'
HI leit."
of It .bih n 'ou found bliuself cm h't
knees bv fie slle of his friend li"ldli",'
his head and now llioronuhly ahu-me'l
"W hy. this can't go on, lavld." If
expostnlateiV '
"Yes. It can apparently. At leitt H
si cms to p ei, quite easily."
"Hut on'll simply eiunnill sule'ile !
If yon don't I'sien to reason ami quit
n',1 w.uk for al loam six inoiuhs."
"t'nn't do It. ( Jot too much at slake,"
Marlon answered, lie rose, and. go!ti'
Into an .id.lolulim room, he loelt s mie
medicine, liailiiM his face and came
out looking so much better that John
tJordon was nmaed.
"Only a trifling little cough, John.
It's not on my limits. ,lust n throat
trouble. 1 got oatmlit out In the ruin
down near Hope House the other
nlcht and didn't have a chance to steal
IVrhaps in nil his life he had never
felt so lonely as nt that moment. The
consciousness that his father niul sis
tor and now the woman uho hnd
promised to lie his wife had repudiated
his life smote him Willi a sense of per
sonal abandonment that was keen and
searching
lr a moment he felt ao completely
alone thai he let goof every motive for
action. The city and the overwhelm
ing thought of Its misery and aln and
selfishness enraged him. "Let us cut,
drink and be merry, for tomorrow we
die!" he cried out. and nothing at that
moment would have saved John Gor
don except the fact that what he had
mentioned to hla father and slater and
lAiolla aa bis religious cxjvrlouce waa
the greatest fact so far In hla career.
Xs be sccjd atlH there- he toot ot the
Prays;
From Life.
Almost Inoaatp
Neryoii outs.,
Dr. MlU NorTlna
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litrr a: uuuri"!' ic iirr I'm tin
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I -j te lie GetiWO. Ai- tin liiS'Jtw.
sarcr t'y uni bo' rtli; iut.0' ik. UaCUWi
t.i wji i'."iu:i Oee-pc.utti tlia: tD'nv .
etst": cf i" cuerener e.uil xuuuvet was
utrli'.-.L. A-i. tue: U reiliy jluw
sam i hum' U'T.-e' lu'' rtreujrt cf iw
TrUIil-i:!; U-MiW tlU'i CVM
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Jit v VUUi oliilj tvruoi.- kite taat
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pr: Uf ur.iiu- e,e-tou-.' lfr tw: tuosd
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u. t.l- ewlT;bi- bit bre'- uur.! lv
a" us xri-riiin if Unti air.
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fuur Itujxitor- lvr MruViu)- jou' lftl-T '
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'.i.en vitj k.x.iwi
he add.Nl
"Lot n be er.tirely frank, T.uella,
that we may not misunderstand. Yon
shrink from the thought of living In a
cry minute, could not resist an admira
tion for his groat sluvwdtn ss and In-
away from nil the soft, easy, pleasant pj,, An u Xxmc he was bl.vk
ixvinl relations we have both known )nK oni ,i,0 pllk:, Gordon thrilKM at the
since we were born. All this Is true. I Vs(on 0,Vml up of what might lie
would no: try to soften It for yon. f,. ,,10 po1j,i0 nn by them if
But it will le a joyful life, a life of ono( ,lnilv tMflt wn(l really their
aattsfarflon. a life full of the eonsx'lous- jjved Irs life for theirs.
ne of helping to make a better world,: .yf nrse 1 understand." Harris had
of doing something besides plnylne. I n- nt j.,st n,i,j,vi. "xin nil this will mean
ellnr He forgot In bis feeling what he n tremendous amount of work. That
had said evw since be knew ber. that s wj,ftt R tn ily paper means to every
she could not be moved by pleading, jy. connected w(th It. But It need
and. rising suddenly, he went over and not tnnt you would have to give
kneeled beside her. "Luella ! Tell me np residence In Hope House. In fact
this simply: Do you love me enough Jt .oui4 jy. better to continue your
to share the unknown future with me ac,tual touch with the district ao aa
"Will you not come with me, trusting In t0 be able to give what yon write for
mrrlfive t.; mA de. to Var v uver , eh'e waiter "color. " 1 lao WaHlte That
bard placea and explain new esperl- j.on j,nT.e n(yj 0f money to carry ont rtepa gradually bis aplrlt grew calm
en res aa fast aa they become Teal to ome of these pinna. That Is the rea- or. The conscloiisneaa of Ooil in hla
nsT' son I stand prepared to make thla life grew stronger. The purpose of hla
She trembled and heslttUed. She bad offer. If you will undertake this work, ' ambition cleared. And after a little
bnt to reach out her hand and put It In' j vpj pnr j.on jtriOrt n month and In ad-j vhile he atarted on, knowing that his
John Gordon's and say one word. She virion help carry out some of these ' life work would not lie changed In ita
did no: move nor speak for almost a idps where money Is needed. I dont ' main Intent by anything that had ao
Bilnutc. Then she said, lorttrng strulpht pj, j(, j- jnst j,ow mneh I'll give. ! far happened. Only as ho went on he
In front of her: j Time nougL for thct when we pet to also knew that be could not and would
".ik! 1 g nr. answer now?" j- not be the same man and do the same
"Lucia., yoi: lu:v( ulro.id? g?vet. me xjj, btj,jWj abruptly, and then, to things in Sxime parts of his earthly vl
nswer: Yot mivj prouiiaed to lw luy cu-n-ise of the two friends, be Sion aa if L.uella Marsh hnd decided to
wife."' The wcrdt- wen- spoken by unddenly row tnd slid as be came cp vralk with him in the way. It was also t
LUl In a monieiit of grca: loilng us 1(1 Tlj. uuq Uh,i jjLt -jjioit he Quite clear to hlra that without lcing i
be B4'.w her lnd?isloii am? foriw bT (txril ti,er.: able to give a good aeason for it he
tiiev'.taliU- unswer. THa.'t answer now. Give !t consid- not closing the chapter with Luel- I
Iler ey, darkem-d a lir.it. 1 n,, Whatever you choose to ar-
"1 never promise U. I the wlf j,. T-1:lj j;.irltlh 1k. kl: it-fa ebiry.
j BurTnn. yitv'6 lxcter g't out to Colora-
Tl- wife of .torn. fJonloti i ! a(, far H niontb. ts I udvisni Euowlea
peatKl after a alien's w lou.- luut c-ul uiurmo very well for awhile loa
Burjteni waa not bearuljit b. bm. . p- Gkk! Licht-"
"1 hardly know how ti, iiiiii ' Kiie xj,. wuli: out. and Karton and Gor
rrnert; u eh or: lanpi. anc Ju:u. Ctor cloi. bu: silent fur a niomeiit.
Co, rrae et oiifs- to bifc X. "1 ran,
"(if eourw he hear;" vhut you stid
uver liTt Ii, Hoi noutc,' alio aiiurd ttjuul Ui pu"r Laving no liiflueiit
ii. t io tout. I wlti. tii- lesT twplt," mild liartuii.
"h tiia. your aaswer ta;i.'
He
rtwi 1ojl.iu;' at li caicij. but eii"
fliL lixT. itKJJ. UP.
Yt" em tualiy rej.lleC
fTiioL w ruue go our f icr;'.e wayt.
6o ucij m (jrod"' iie eiciii:i;j'tl .', a
udUvL tnrs. of puataoix. Iw bus iieart
win- Ly' wlULUi iuii
WlU. L 'je'JCliK-.
"J Iw-liO-v. l,e (IJiJ. but llJS UlUUlJi'T did
u'r. Iei.niy It en-Hjrt oii'-t."
-Y. J noticed that. OL, tl old
luau wouiij Lit ioLxj." white hand to
p.i?ix real iuuijce. That bib um
i'.Uw. viy boy. All he aald aUiut th
bo,Jirv8r'l and tin rluu, wan pure una-
Ix'-ptiwri ti tuuwvuT JrrvKtiiMU'ly tua , -iiK.-. 11 uu-bij t te-hve ll uu;' law
tuvu cuntK! lo tfj vc'. ll. iit'i nut , umx i do."
luuxi. uiy uioUuii nvf Hfv- ber hfttd' -j .j., j, tboujfh. II? tkn th
to luoL a biu-- At lu Cuor he luruwd , .u.tuf . luoaut to or uvl."
lw an intu:r. and aaw, u lue aa'.otuhli-! "What iDneuner' Jnvid J'urtoii
in-l:.. tuet n! jwcuo L-nxc tay n cr ; rlK1-. c-rehnly. "Uut thin pi viobI
la yet He certainly entertained the
idea of ber still coming Into his life.
It was not from bis interview with
ber that be drew any such hope. I5ut
be knew that be did not yet consider
ber action as final, or possibly it waa
Lie own action that waa not final.
IieEtop;d at a corner, and the sight
cf a atre"t name on a car going by Ue-cid-d
Ida next movement.
IH go and take ta at Hojie Houae,"
Le eald ta blinnelf, nd bxk the car,
U'Jiing, by the time, that be would
reacb the bouae Just aa the little family
of resides! were in the bablt of Kit
ting down to their evening meal.
Hope House at'XKl 111 the midst of ita
desert of tenementa and ita corner m
loon and vnudevllle Ualla like uu ouhI
vt refuse aiid atrenj'th. Kiilina to
rljifbt and left and front aud reur, with
dl of briek and wod uud rubbish
flunj togetluT iu cbaut.ic, fumljUid
tietipii. wirh oii-iiliKS for bumuu Im.-
tn;s who i-t Miiined )u a lid out of couii
AM iliigi;il m-ll mvl i;'M'ir'p-J
lie ii. iiiirf ipinriiir x,.,,;,,..
im ".iviiiis nun in-an i'x,.x j
I I. M.I.. M..II..t i -,. I. 1 1 i ,
't. i.iuri i.ix-titt.xi vt., i .lit
''I'm sorry to liitei-i iifi tiitf,
Hull," replied John lini.l.iii
"No Inteiriiptloii, we nsxllr,,J
nre giau you eaiue hi. i , r y.r.J
only person ivhu can n:ixne.
tlutt Mr. Kurd Just iisKinI."
"Hill her II peiaonal nistt
Morunii, sain ruin, a xicog-
the unlverally, who xmis a xJ
eeveral nmiillis alnndiuc ..i
tlon I asked Miss Andrew; i
"uat is Mr. uoi dim genu tail
he possibly come In here witj1
jiinn voriiou inn no: tati
questlott nt niiee, lie knp J
plete freedom of the and.-;! vsJ
of Hope nmise, especin!r
times, and understoo.1 wolitcl
lence Would not be rtr.anuj
Clicourtesy.
He looked around tlio era
neat, friendly faces nt thaJ
bla gase Included, aa It hsdicf
before, the room Itself,
dark wnlnHcotlng, Its (nj
portraits, Its plain but arasaf
likeness; but, a a on evens
ton, his look finally came W
face ot the head of the h
was the genius ot 'the pi
Grace Andrews was
sixth year. At the tlmeJaf
first met her nt nope Besnj
been In charge of the teW
twelve years. Twelve y
elation with desnerate tea
terns such as those that m
the people themselves India
face marks of that haul
calmness that nil gren: iq
who have loved the pe"t (
Andrews did not Impress
visitors as being prer. Ill
sense, It was because in q
face spoke of a quiet pl
many people sujicrrica:? I
with meekness, but d
an element of power
Hope House underst'
the oldest residents un1-'
ter than the younges;
unquestioned revereuo- n
ness of Grace Andrav a
who bad Icbs knowledge rfafl
It waa with a deeiiessij
..0 1.U nil
Urn V T. tt X iuim - ,
Ler wonderful lite atvi
mtW
e b-i'
:'
d' ces
,tK: 11
ana, waa uU.iew:i wi tue, Uvl. Joul, u fcw.ul.. .. j W ly eat lu pallid,
tftbe wear whL Bui uC l-u OvrUoi.. "llo auvut that, -h'f 'J in-
lie tt ijbV't. 0 b". .U' r.uu''i.ng ( vieij,i,i.' . tUf ! -n-iajie. the luoufv. Walt
fcttU, auC tatiuij' her Uttino M urni dWl , uOjuali-. '1 ns toutoundud tough 1
tslusd her had, Utt '- Urat on b-r j VlUg lo tlKau,.
Civwtng ;uh j Jii- v-ut luto the other loim this
"rfOiii.. 1 t-aunwt Ufr to imif i jlu,.( ai h gUlng apell laeUKl so
"Jheu iowu iw me. Lue..!,, unouii ; tUt iyrvn mus ahirinud. lie
vsunrtr.il wtth ueV' h: ivfl. j y,,.,,! wi.we hu Ir...-ud was Billn.g
"lw; J bjte oU, 1 Vltii." sue "d m ,Ui hu- l.i;ud doli U'lHcim lii)- i.l.itir.
;wiy. hut tuu at aui and it nue j whole body Juel.tyl witli tin- -l!oit.
Wm l:i lJoiii titiu hUo "At tuJ , uu; m,t:1, ji v4iii over he Uil ij.iilii-
SU tUe I Uo no. ' I'.1 1- in UMX.X.B- , Ij .u,..j fcule bil.Oll UiiUl Coition
to hi t 10i- liouai'- ' i Xx;u.xil.eUalli VS1L1, hiUJ.
'',v. nirt.vurxiy tue, bgt oiuo-1 ;0.o1d, juu'n in no condition to n
rirtui- txinouK luv VMOt'i . Luella. A'iun will, wori-.. You'ie klU.i. iouiwl'
oc Mt uiiiKiiiUxiid tx,y k.von fw' , on tut- Ncvc. I bud ho idea iou l.-.d
MiuUu tv ituvw ti ni.v... f
"1 bin -nut UAt," Hui' fnpl.ud lu II
UulitieK! lwi.0, Utid tl.fcii ituvivuly iu.'
tliMilC ) Ilvlu llt i-.e' Out ULf
,Uv'. WW 0.1 Vl ,is' Ml ttil- .. I
vt-.,.. ii- .u'i e ixtf'. x-J i.j'1
ixwi.i. 'i o e.e , x.e e '.t
Cxi.
I, vl
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ii ll. i.-vi: ..i- -.. f U:.i-i
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l... ..:i v.. Uci i.u.o:.
1 x-u i.vi' i.r...-. v- I'- l .-.ij- ,
w-' i.-r. yu1 nujl.v t'
: x-.l '. Uj.e .1 i. ... .J
f r o; '1 km' : .....
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c..:i ir.ti! :..... i. .
1, ;..i" 1 1-: i'
tuoi, a cuuli. iloiv ionjf huvti ; ji
Ul.x;li lulu i i. '"
"iLf awiu;- lilujf of Ubxif ulliCl:.! 1,1:
lUe it," ba.d Jja.id J'.iiltoll l: i.e
niL..! op hi.- l.oi.d. "! lum 11.1,1 b ii
t;...i- of i, jf'.uuiiiii. i ' e
i. , ti't-t on al: . i ;.e
4 1 1,-t old ii. i i, ii:
If yj'i e-e i li o'iI
.,i ;:;,il V.J. Oli.ee. J tj'p
',i u i 'j-: i.r.i i . k'viltiii i.:e
U i.i; I, 1 ill. j i'lii J,, jf OM. if
. . .,!.! !.. t .i ei ii t!' J'il.
ir.-iiri.' pi-!.' ! i i.'
rt- I'.'.lf IV'l-el) I oTn
i:an r,'.i lll.'tll. r f'"l
l oud t ,r th! I'-iU
t' o 1 1- m,: u j I'm
. . of c;vii.r..ii.'oii. !r t'.f
ji;.-.i- ji: ,i it's i in- : ii i.'it:
I. ..,
Ii.. f',v
.1.1
r. '
t:
1 .:
ii y
I.I
Mtddii-d iiiUBw-r on the titoopM or eiirU
' tug formed tut' fruiiie in wbleh Hope
Uw- mm set, uui'iue ui,d uloiie.
JoLu ijorllou letl Ihe tur oue lilijek
! (from liopv liouno- i,Lid tvulked duvtu
j.ut titv Mluona iu tl.u lilook until h
i uuu.' to the mt-licd tiilmucu of lliu
' l.OUM-. Joill into till' llltlc COUrt, ill!
lituila.i a m.i;Li of lelu f at Uiu ulfhl of
(he faiuiliul olc.iiilil' till, lliul toUiud
: ai.At the outer null of Uu.' com l, and
; 1:.JJ i fled al ll.e.l uliliU) U lliismlll
Willi liUt'Li t.o-.il.l.oH ill nuill oUllulllld-111K-
"If .di uiidui .- i... cr hud tu.y fiiiiniii'i!
! til llli .111 I Of ll.e ell), ie' munt
1 u!.in,oi i-i-.ell of 1 1 1 c in ul r, iwr t'no,"
1 I ." fc..iil In l.ilii.-)lf lid he Weill nil l(lli)
I hf bl'Ald l.,lll 11:1.1 l.pelll.'d llll llll! l illlll.
! UU v.ua i. ini ij.e..na ii all iiiifcer to
ii,Le U aii-.f. fiiino hia Jcluni from
ulii'lld le.' tl.'ul bu ll 11 ! . il Hi-lit Vlnlli.r
ttllt ji' xl l.ilill V. .yi,,ixi Willi lll.il ill
!... t.xileoliiu tlmt fciilllik'S flolli Well
j Uhov. .. . i,.:,i,nii porpofin
' "ii.U UK' jllal III till, i.!" I'llllell mil n
n'jti.t I i;! clii i if'i.! Mii.'i- ii h Johii ijnlilnii
bi.eij;, d li.ln llio ilimi vvii)' iif t lie dliilny
) ull. "iXI.-d ijlll.l.ilib' la Hi)!'1 -'I't. Von
"1 c.iii.t i..-olf .rixJMite," Jul, ii (inr-
tJju foIUil be tiH.-U the Bent, ri.
fun.fii Ui'i j,ti ' tln;. 9 V f Hiuhu ul tlm
tx-Iyle.
"Y't! x'. IT..- f . 1 1 M . . lil.nllt J'HI," Mild
the lii.' i! iif t! I in- . with I it qill.-l
l)i;t i .'-ri-e'.f fn ' ,nn r
Jobn fJordon came 1':' '
Jle bud met ln;r dur::.: UJ
.&re-r when Koine sin-'.'-'n
tuken bllil down to Ji;M
ni .f fhe tirnt uhlii - h-
lAm n tiiru from aliroa1!
rllnlni rtxiiii with I'- "t
..-..l,l.l I.i- ii,. t k
Jll X-B.ti.-tJ X. . .... -
Ihut domllliited tin es'.rt
U.I.M ul lliul Ut-st liiii'Ui'f
frunklv' told her M- ' ''
aoiiitt UlliK of bin r-i.X.r i
.....i i... i i., .., i - ,:'1
II uu nm we.il in X " I
...... i... ., i, ...tniiiipn H
tt nm uu x . 1 1. t.ix - -'
III. I.i 111.. illleMl lull liV
V tj
"iA,',.uv" Aii.ireif
aa Jolni iioidon seen. 'i f
after I.siMuk "1 ''i r f" ;
ing bla aiUun.i' Hi ,:,
tuhlc bud KOlie on i i a Q
Uiul fuabltai. i'lvei i one ii
ulaiiiu iiuwu t-tt'li
ficcdoiu foi' bin p'-Ni
..I,.. f..U 111 llll (llBilH 1
t :..r.i. ,M .ii.l nut oeii .1
blUlleilt'H tjiiui y. 'i "'' u'
llii.lr talk when In- H'"-'
'iw bum llutikii.i-' '
muni II uu boiioi- i"
f ii lull V." Uu alioke W
but llii hull il nil
hue. "I'm biil i in "'"
lug m' fut 111
llliilitSll Intel e
kimw lliiil I lin
r ..... i.,. i ,.i i.,..M-ftl
eill jiia. i " i
lllil llllll Jillli:u of U'-"- 1
VV mild lili Wlllllixf t-i tun J
,VltiiiUl II i xillalii fc-rUiU1.
111! bi'iiliuitl I') UlixleinU-
Vtllli U I'.ul lol.ii f '"
"We. lAmtld 1I..I. ''elS1
w.t... ...... Ml' llui'i'.'i. '' ;
,1 ... ., i-..'. !,,,, ,i.. i.i uvr?
PHI 'ID " tlllrft-
'4 ti in-; i.iiA Ji
i'
(.((l.lxi- ix. - ,
llll tl.e Ui i'e1
III ill bom c'i
mii eg
xisted Hi ''
but- left 1
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