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Bessie's Lover. Bessie Maiden, her bright and fresh young | face growing with animation and happiness, greeted Frank Meredith with a tender smile Is be entered the empty private bar of the Pink Dragon just before closing time. Their lips met tremblingly for an instant, and then Bessie withdrew quickly as the land- lord, a middle-aged man with a dark, keen face and a pair of restic3s black eyes, entered the bar. saying, '"iour sapper is ready, Mis-3 Maiden. I'H attend to the bar. Good night." "Good night, sir," she replied, exchanging a tender glance with her lover as she retreated into the parlour of the Pink Dragon, where Mrs. Jacobs, the landlord's mother, a lean and cadaverous-looking old woman, was counting the day's "takings" with the restless and feverish intensity of inveterate greed and miserliness. After the lapse of a few minutes the shutters were put up. the lights in the bar were extin- guished, and Silas Jacobs joined his mother. who was now alone in the parlour, Bessie having already retired for the night, after a hasty and meagre supper of Tjfead and butter and a glass of thin ale. Mother and son then proceeded to hold secret council together on a subject in which it was evident they both took a deep and lively inte-1 rest. I'm quite positive I'm right, mother," said Silas in a low voice, handing a printed slip to his moiher. There can be no doubt about it." Yes. deary, it certainly looks like business," she replied. but before starting seriously with oar plan, don't you think you ought to go down to this place and make inquiries?" I'm going down to-morrow. After a short pause she leant across the tabK and clutched his wrist with her talon-Iiks fingers, saying Silas, we have one great danger to feu-that artist fellow that comes into the bar every night seems very sweat on her." Pshaw I ain't afraid of him." He paused for a moment and then added, with a fierce and malignant scowl: "In any case, I shan't allow myself to he done out of the prize by that fellow-not if I had tc-" He checked himself, adding in a low voice But there'll bo no occasion for running any risks, I hops." The Pink Dragon was a small and dilapi- dated tavern in the pari-li of Chisw;ck, stand- ing in an obscure thoroughfare close to the river, with a. neglected garden at the back of the house running down to the Thames a weed-otrewn plot of ground which was never likely to receive much attention from the ptre- j sent money-grubbing occupants of this old riverside hc-telry. On the following day. Bessie was surprised to observe a marked change in Mrs. Jacobs's 1 ma.nner towards her, the old lady becoming all at once extremely amiable and considerate, going so far even as to offer her a few words of maternal advice on the danger of encourag- ing the attentions of admirers who frequented the bar of the Pink Dragon. "I don't like the look of tha,t young fellow who comes into the bar every night," said Mrs. Jacobs, after dwelling for some time on the many excellent qualities of her son. "Take my advice," she added gravely, "and have nothing to do with him." "Do you mean Mr. Meredith—the gentleman i who was in the private bar to-night?" asked Bessie, flushing angrily. Mrs. Jacobs nodded. "Then I beg to tell you, Mrs. Jacobs, that Mr. Meredith is very, very dear to me, and I shall not listen to a word against him—not a single word!" "Oh, indeed exclaimed the eld woman, her sharp face instantly assuming an expression of sinister malevolence. Further conversation was interrupted by the arrival of Silas, and leaving mother and son together Beisie retired to her own rocms, glad to escape at last from the companionship of; the close and crafty old landlady of the Pink; Dragon. On the following evening, much to her annoyance, Bessie was sent by Mrs. Jacobs on sundry shopping errands, and en her return she was disappointed to find Frank absent from his customary corner in the private bar; nor did he-call at the Pink Dragon that night, a circam-tance which occasioned her no little anxiety and annoyance, fer he had never before missed a day without paying her a visit. Fearing that he was ill, she got up earlier than usual on the following morning and ran I up th3 street to his studio, which was only a, short distance from the tavern. She found Mary. Frank's old domestic, clean- ing the steps, and questioned her upon the subject. "I can't understand it. mirs," replied the servant, who knew of the tender relations wh'ch existed between her master and the pretty barmaid of the Pink Dragon. "Mr. Meredith went cut last night to visit you, and I saw him myself enter the Dragon—but he has not been heme s.nce. Not home since!" repeated Bessie, a strange feei ng of alarm instantly taking pog-easion of her. The old woman nodded, saying: Ferhap? he went home with some artist friends, miss, and remained for the night." Bessie returned to the tavern in a state of great anxiety and agitation, utterly unable to restrain the fears for her lover's safety which low worried and perplexed her. « • » » • I want, to see Miss Maiden, if you please!" suddenly rang out a sharp clear voica from the bar, the words reaching Bessie as she sat at the dinner-table with Mrs. Jacobs. Nobody of that name here." replied Silas Jacobs, much to Bessie's amazement. She started to her feet and went towards i the door. | But Mrs. Jacobs barred the way, saying soothingly: Go on with your dinner, dear. Sit down at once, like a good girl." 11 Let mo out, Mrs. Jacobs. I must see who wants me. I inaist And. clutching the handle, Bessie wrenched the door open in spite of the old woman's efforts to stop her, and darted into the bar. How do you do. Miss Maiden? Glad to see you," said a genial-looking man, leaning for- ward and grasping her hand csrdially. It was Mr. Pomfret from Ravenham, head cl-2rk mi the office of her uncle's lawyer, Mr. Sullington. In a few wcrds he explained that by the death of her uncle, who had succumbed to an attack of typhoid fever three weeks previously, she had become the owner of a small estate at Ravenham, yielding an income of E700 a year, and also of sundry securities to the value of £ 15.OX). Owing to a quarrel with her uncle, she had left his house at Ravenham three months ags, and had come to LondJIl to sc?k a living for j herself in the great city. The clerk explained that Mr. Sullington had a dYErised for her, the advertisement evidently conittig under the notice of the laridliord of the Pink Dragon, for-to quote Pomfret's words -"Mr. Jacobs has been down at Ravenham making inquiries about the business, and I saw him there. Suspecting his object, I ascertained that he was a Londoner, and at once tele- graphed to a detective to meet him when he reached town and follow him to his residence, wherever it might b. The detective, who is now waiting outside, tracked him down. and telegraphed the address to me at once." Muttering incoherently, Jacobs retreat* into the parlour, evidently greatly alarmed, his manner revealing a mind burdened with guilt and anxiety. The detective now entered the bar, and Bessie, unable to restrain her anxiety concern- mg the safety of Frank Meredith, told the whole story cf his strange disappearance to the two men. frankly declaring that she would gladly sacrifice her ncwly-acquired fortune to preserve him from danger. Smiling at the ingenuous enthusiasm of the giri, the two men held a private consultation for a few minutes, and then the detective put a few searching questions to her, after which he proceeded to tnmiIJtno floor of the private bar with close, professional scrutiny. "That'll do," he said, rising from the flcor. Now, miss, I mu:t see these people at once and have a word with them. You had better come too. Mr. Pcir.fret," he added, lifting the flap of the bar and passing into the parlour, followed by Bessie and the clerk. "I want the key of your cellar at ones," said the detective sternly, addressing Mrs. Jacobs and her son, who were on the point of making an hasty exit from the room. "If you don't instantly deliver it I'll break the door open." "He's got it. in his hand," criel out Bessie, pointing to Silas Jacobs. In a moment the detective, with a swift movement, snatched the key from Silas, and then, led by Bessie, went down the rickety staircase to the cellar of the Pink Dragon. In a dark corner of the damp and musty place they found Frank Meredith, apparently dead, his mouth cruelly gagged and his limbs bound tightly with strong rope. Under Bessie's care, and by the prompt ap- plication of powerful restoratives, the artist gradually recovered consciousness, and in a few words explained how he had been en- trapped by the Jacobses. On entering the bar on the previous evening, during Bessie's absence, the other bars being empty as usual, Silas Jacobs invited him to take a glass of wine, an invitation which he accepted. Soon afterwards a paralysing sen- sation sesmed to take possession of him, and at the same instant the flcor gave way, and he was precipitated violently through the trap-door into the cellar below, a fall of quite thirteen feet. The Jacob-es fled from justice, but were eventually captured, Silas getting fifteen years' penal servitude and his mother ten years. The lovers were soon united, and in a short time Frank achieved a distinguished name for himself in his profession, much to the pride and joy of the loving and devoted young wife, whom he had wooed and won in the bar of the Pink Dragon. M. L. BARRY.
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-1 WISE AND OTHERWISE. "You used to do a little trading on 'Change. didn't you, Higgs?" "Yes." "Were you a buil of a bear?" "Neither, Blobbs. I was a lamb." He: I've been watching for a chance to kiss you for the last ten minutes. She: You must be near-sighted. Perdita: If you continue much longer to play poker with my father I won't marry you. Jack Dashing: If your father continues to play poker much longer with me I won't need tù. Mrs. White: And do you mean to say that you and your huooand always agree about everything? Mrs. Black: Always: except, of course, now and then, when he's out of humo-ir or pigheaded, or something of that "t. O'Brien: Poor Doherty! He's so short- sh;htei he's bound to work him-e!f to death. O'Urady: Phwat has bein' shc rtshighted to do with it? O'Brien: Whoy, he can't see when the boss ain't lookin' an' has to keep shovellin' away all the time! ( Her References.—Mrs. Hiram: And have you any references? Applicant: No. mum. Oi tored ein up. Mrs. Hiram (in surprise): Tore them up? How foolish! Applicant: Yez wadn t think so, mum, if yez had seen 'em! "You don't know what a grief it is to have a husband who thinks he is funny. said Mrs. Wickwire. "What is the trouble, dear?" in- quired Mrs. Watts. "I asked him last evening to bring home some good up-to-date literature, and he bought a bundle of almanacks?" Roddstcr: I say, old fellow, can you lend us a pair of scales for a few day.:? Married Chum: We have a pair, but I'm sorry to say they are out of order; they weigh heavy. Rodditer (excitedly): The very thing; we're going fishing! To Make Both Ends Alect.-Loiig had he struggled. Time and again he had felt tempted to give up the fight, but the inborn stubborn- ness of the man prevented a weak surrender. It was a common fight, a sordid struggle to mako both ends meet. •• Alas he cried, I am too fat. It was too true. Never again wouid he be the contortionist he had been. I A GREAT IDEA. 1 Fred Why do you encourage your wife to conceal her age ? Ed. Well. if she doesn't have birthdays I don't have to give her any birthday presents. See? "I hear that Charlie is going to get married on the 25th. y es-h has only three more days." Little Tommy, who has been reading about an execution: "The last three days they I give him everything to eat that he asks for, don't they, papa?" "I haven't anything new to sing to you to- night. George." "Well, give me something old, then." She broke into a refrain that was "a song of the day" seventeen years before. "That's very, very old, Clara," he remarked at the close. "Yes, George; I sang that to you the night we became engaged." The blonde had quite evidently made up her mind. "As for bifurcated garments-" she began. "Yes?" said th9 brunette, expectantly. "I don't think much of them, as a general rule, but, of course, there are exceptions." "Of course." "I am not at all opposed to a bifur- cated garment with a man in it." Tommy wished to expedite matters.—Rich Aunt Why d,) you bring me this dust, Tommy? Tommy: Because I want you to bite it. Rich Aunt Why do you want me to bite it? Tommy: Because I heard papa say tha.t when you bite the dust we shall get £ 20,000. The other day a lady was asked by some little girls to come and look at a bridal party of dolls, at whose toilet they had been assisting. C'n viewing the prencj- gathering, she ventured to inquire But where is the bridegroom ?" "Oh, we don't want any men!" was the prompt reply.
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DRESS-FASMIOX-HOMK. LACE AND MUSLIN GGWX. This illustration is sketched from a beauti- ful gown of lace and muslin applique, worn over an accordion-pleated skirt. The yoke, collar, and tops of sleeves are made of the pleating, which thus simulates an entire under- dress. The uneven line in which the lace-em- broidered muslin falls over the pleated skirt is artistically conceivcd, and prevents the apparent shortening of the figure that would he caused by a more defined line". The hat is of yellowish straw, with deep crimson roses for trimming. The pleated muslin may be of any colour. It was canary-yellow in the model gown; the lace applique in finest black Chan- tilly. In biege muslin over black pleated chiffon this would be a beautiful dress; or in cream-colour over the new blue, with much grey in it. GOSSIP. Miss Isabella Roy, Milbethill. Marnoch, the oldest person in the county of Banff, has just died She was born in 1797. Attention is called to the eternal youth of all the fashion-plates. When does one ever see a middle-aged face or figure amongst them? Now is the time for all the hoarded treasures cf old lace t- be brought out and utilised. For even the smallest- scraps rt use may be found in the little points that turn down over th2 semi-transparent collars of folded chiffon or silk muslin. Larger pieces can be worn as cel- lars, and it is a good plan to line these with a fold or two of chiffon in purest white. This not only preserves the lace and gives firmness for the sewing on of small hooks and eyes, but it also throws the lovely cream of biscuit tint of the old iace into splendid relief. Sleeves, too, can be fashioned of lace, and these may be worn transparent, or lined with a few thick- nesses cf chiffon. Mrs. Catherine Slingsby, wife of Captain 31ing3by, of Scriven Parlt, near Knaresbsrough, whose death is announced at the age of 70 years, was the last of the knightly race of Slingsbys who came over with William the Conqueror, and was tb2 sister and sole heir of the late Sir Charles Slingsby, tenth baronet, who was drowned at New by in 1869. The title. which thus lapsed,, originated in 1623, when Sir Henry Slingsby, the Cavalier, was creatad a Nova Scotia baronet by Charles I. He was beheaded by Oliver Cromwell thirty years liter. The late Mrs. Slingsby married, in 1860, Captain Thomas Leslie, brother of Sir John Le:ie, Bart.. of Gfasslough. Monaghan, and they assumed by Royal iiccxice the name and arms of Slingsby in 1869.
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OUR JUNIORS. —<0- — [Coadvcted "by UNCLE .rOE.] r The Evening Express Boys' and Girls' Club was established March 21, 1898. for the purpose of promoting principles of kindnes amongst young people, and for the mutual interest and instruction of its members. Young folks desirous of joining are requested to communicate with Uncle Joe, c/o the Editor. Members only are eligible for prizes. Handsome certificates are issued to f new members, who may have them on call- ing ar, this office, or else sending penny stamp to cover cost cf postage The Club now numbers 3428-boys and girls. LETTER BOX. Dear Uncle Jce--I have not been trying for your competitions for a, long time, but now 1 am going to start in real earnest. I hop-3 our club and its members are getting en all right. Our members have incre^sd wonder- ¡ fully since I wrot-e to you last. I hope you w'll not be very cross with me for not having I written before, because I have been very busy in working for my schci'l examinations; but no they are over, so I have plenty of spara time. I must also mention that I have changed ..schoo's, and am now attending the Higher Grade School. Dear Uncle Joe, I enclose in this letter an essay on A Visit to tho Country."—Wishing you, the club, and cur numbers every success, I remain, yeltr lovin Niece, FLORRIE SIMMCNDo, (Club Xo. 101. P.S.—I hope we shall have another drawing competition soon. 28, Wood-street, Cardiff, July 7. THE WRONG TRAIN. May was going to the seaside for the first time, aud was vtry excitci about it. She told everyone she met. and she thought the time would nEver come when she a.id her mother were to start. But at length thr-y reached the station, and as the ticket collector paused a moment before punching their tickets, to read the name of tho station to which they were going. May must needs turn round and tell him to "be quick," for .they were going to the seaside. "All right. Missy, he said, "there's plenty of ti-.ne. But May thought there was 110 time to spare, andj v/hen her mother went to see the luggage laoe.ieJ, telling her little girl to stand quite still- slie must needs climb into a train just ready to start, and in a moment—"puff" went the engine,' and awa.v she was whirlei. It e ^'r<:>ng train, and it was late m the day before May was brought back by a kind railway guard. y3 mother and May missed their rifht train, and could not go to the sea until tns next day. You mav b3 May missed their ril-I t, train, and could not go to the sea until tns next day. You mav b3 sure May was more obedient in future — "Infant'-s Ma?a«sine" iMcssrs. Partridge and ;Cc). y ..J. ——a—
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COPYR IGHT. "JUST ATIIOONRISE;' BY FITZGERALD MOLLOY Author of "The Devil's Head." "A .Justified Sinner," "Sweet is Revenge," "An Excellent Knave, ozc. SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. ( Adel We'man, wife of Arthur Welman, the artist, whhc lunching with her step-father, Monsieur Dore, receives a note saying that Aben Hi'tdos, a wealthy Greek credited with mesmeric powers, will call upon her.^ He u^ed to be her lover. She had married W eiman to Aben Hildo", a wealthy Greek credited with mesmeric powers, will call upon her. He used to be her lover. She had married W eiman to Aben Hi'tdos, a wealthy Greek credited with mesmeric powers, will call upon her.^ He u^ed to be her lover. She had married W eiman to Bave herself from Ilildos, whom she loved, but feared that he wouid not marry her. Hildos ca,-Is, her husband is away from home, and she is forced into a proinise to go away with the Greek that night to Paris. Adel meets tho Greek at Victoria, and departs with him. On the way to Dover there is a frightful accident. Adel's conscience and fear of Hudos lead her to refuse to go further with hm and she returns homeward, while he resumes his journey to France. She fears to face the servants alone 80 eariy in the morning, :1- she had tola them she would return with her husband. Her father, M. Dora, talces her. therefore, and ultimately shows a disposition to blackmail her Adel's husband returns soon after she gets back from her escapade, but. she makes up her mind not to confess to him. Mean- while Hi!dos has gone on to Paris. There' he is introduced to the Princess Vera, niece of Prince Kazan. 1oe lover of the Princess Vera was done to death in Russia by the officials, and she is waiting to take vengeance. She becomes a Nihilist, J1"" 9ees in Hildos, who is much struck with her. a possible instrument for the furtherance of her schemes. CHAPTER IX.—Continued. On the evening when Aben Hildos was intro- duced to her. Vera. had taken little notice of him until his intended visit to St. Petersburg had been mentioned, when her calm and searching glance had puzzled and flattered the tenor. Her interest in him increased on hear- ing he was to sing before their Imperial Majesties, and she had looked at him once more, as if she would penetrate the surface of his manner and gauge the qua.ities beneath. For many months it was feared by members of the society that letters forwarded to them from RuFia had been opened by the postal authorities. In some cases these had been sub- jected to chemicals, which, removing the sur- face lines, left bare the cypher beneath, now brought to light. It remained doubtful if the cypher, which invariably contained dangerous secrets, had been mastered by the police and for reasons of their own been sent on. If letters leaving Russia had been subjected to such scrutiny, there was no doubt those enter- ing the Czar's dominions and addres ed to men already suspected met with similar treatment. Therefore, communication by post of impor- tant proceedings or direct instructions had become dangerous, not merely to the success of revolutionary prajects, but to the liberties and lives of those to whom they were addressed, whilst the forwarding of dispatches by mes- sengers, was not only expensive and inexpe- dient. but was also hazardous to those en- trusted with them. A time had now arrived when it became of the utmost importance that certain instrac- +-o. tiens should ha conveyed to a hrgh Court offi- I cial, who. unsuspected by all save the inner circle of the iociety. sympathised with its aim?. which he was willing to forward. Fear of impli- cating him, and of the discovery of carefuliy- laid plans, had prevented the society from attempting to comiitunieate with him for some months. Designs were, therefore delayed when rip J for execution. Could certain letters be placed in hu hands the match would be applied to the fuse with a result that might startle Eurore. I If his sympathy could be gained and his help 3ecured Aben Hildos would have it in his power to deliver those communications on which so to deliver those communications on which so much depended. A foreigner, a musician occu- pied by his art. a singer honoured by Imperial patronage, he could not be suspected of favour- ing the designs of the society, dreaded and I watched by the Russian Government. I Vera began to consider his introduction to her as the work of fate. Her woman's intui- tion assured her of the attraction she held for him, and she felt certain he would undertake I the commission at her desire. Nothing could be done, however, without the approval of the society, before which siie would lay her project at its next meeting. In the hope of his joining her on her way to or from the hospital, she had mentioned the days and hours of her attendance. To receive him alone in her apartments would be impos- sible, whilst it would be equally inadvisable for her, whilst her aunt and uncle were present, to speak of the letters she wished him to carry, her relatives having no notion she interested" herself in political affairs. If he joined her on her way to or from the hospital. Vera, with the permission of the society, would aek the Mnger to convey this secret correspondence t into Ru-sia. It was not probable he would refuse her request. CHAPTER X. IX THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS. One afternoon, a week later than her first meeting with Aben Hildos, the Princess Vera saw him walking towards her as she returned from the hospital. Independent in all her ways, and caring little for conventionality, she had frcm the time she became an art student dispensed with the chaperonage of a maid in her daily walks through the streets of Paris, and it was pro- bably owing to the perceptible fact of her foreign origin, as well us to a certain air of dignified self-reliance, that this habit, which no Fiench g;rl would have dared to imitate, had never subjected her to impertinences. She was. therefore, free to discuss the subject uppermost in her mind, without being over- heard by or exciting the comments of a ser- vant. It was the first time she had gone to the hospital since his introduction to her; for until the society had decided as to whether 0. not he was to be entrusted with the letters, she had avoided the chance of meeting him alone. He had- however, plainly shown that he Bought her company, that he desired to gain her friendship- More than once they had met at the restaurant where he had originally seen her. and he had sat beside her in an opera box he had given to her aunt; he had break- fasted with them the following day; and on the afternoons when he supposed her to attend her lectures he had walked about in the vicinity of the hospital in the hope of meeting her as she left. Only to-day his perseverance had been rewarded, and on catchiug sight of her he assumed a, gratified air. She was too honest to simulate surprise at his appearance, a fact he noticed, as well as that absence of coquetry which under the circum- stances another woman would have shewn. He would have preferred to have seen it, but that it was not there only proved how unlike she was to many of her &ex- and in that unlikeness lay her chief fascination for him. Her greeting was unreserved and friendly. She ll:td shown an intere-t in him of iata that greatly pleased the singer. Her questions had touched on characteristics that enabled him to paino himself in the glowing colours his imagination and egotism lent bi, and delighted in the thought that he interested her, his inflated vanity blinded him to the fact that her queries were meant to probe his inmost self, to get at the real man lying under the frothy surface of his emotions, to gauge the standard of his honour. All, Princess, how fortunate I am to have met you," he said. t> "I am glad you are here," she answered frankly, as it will giv me ln OPPlrtu-ity of talking without interruption, which I could not have done in the flat." Her candour and coolness surprised him, and he began to think her like one of those quaint American girls who regard~d t emsehes as the equals of men. "May I walk home with you. he asked. "Certainly," she replied- Whilst beside her he watched her slight figure, with its auti- ful curveg and modulation-, the exquisite grace of her movements, the dignified pose of her head, her delicatel3,-gloved hands and little feet. No detail was overlooked by one who S3 much appreciated her sex. He concluded there was somethig fascinating about her, not merely beoauad of her appearance, but of some i individual, qui&ty of the mind, which he had r not found in other wcmen, and that he did not understand. His admiration of her was not due to love; at least, not to such love as he had felt for Adel and scores of other women; but had in it something apart from that, having less of the senses in its composition and as much un- selfishness as was possible to his nature. "Shall we go into the Luxembourg Gardens?" -he aid, leading the way without waiting for liis reply. "That will be pleasant." "I think them beautiful, especially at this time of year. but autumn is my favourite season," she remarked. A time of melancholy and delay." It suits me better than spring." "The se.ison of hope." I have done with that," she answered, in a tone that seemed to forbid a reply. He looked at her pityingly, her eyes staring into vacancy, her colourle-s face expressing a calmncss unnatural to her years, a calmness that was the tomb of her despair. It seemed strange, to him that at her age she should j abandon herself to sorrow, while so much pleasure might be found in the world. Surely love would brighten her life once more. I They entered the gardens, with their rows of stone statues bordering the paths, their fountains flowing placidly into grey basins, I their trees beginning to show touches of umber-brown and bright sienna amongst the green of their fading leafage. The early part of this October day had been dull, but in the afternoon the sun had suddenly shone out, as I if rejoicing that his strength was not yet spent. Attended by their nurses, smartly- dressed children floated air-balloons or rolled hOODS. ttteir voices raised in shovte of deljght i,1'¡' ..¡ ,r groups of art students let locr-e ffom some I neighbouring studio hurried to the cafes in the Latin Quarter, or stayed to chatter a moment with some passing griette; a few idlers, chiefly elderly men, walked listlessly to and fro. A tall man. in a threadbare frock-coat buttoned tightly round his spare figure, was feeding a cluster of twittering sparrows. His I thin, melancholy face, and long hair under his wide-brimmed hat, gave him the appearance of some poor musician, some composer whose genius the world had neglected. As they passed, Aben Hildos pointed to him with his stick, saying: "It is possible that I whilst sta.rv.ng himself he feeds the sparrows. "Charity could go no further," she replied. At the sound of their voices he slowly turned ¡' and looked- after them attentively, with grim eyes and a. side-looking glance that gave a sinister expression to his sharp face. Then, whilst appearing to scatter crumbs to the birds, he watched them seat themselves on a double bench, which permitted wayfarers to rest themselves back to back. "You will find the winter severe in Russia," she said. "I am told the atmosphere is terribly damp." "When do you start for St. Petersburg?" "I must be there the la9t week in October. Can I have the pleasure of doing anything for you, of executing any commission whilst in the capital?" he asked, out of ordinary I politeness. I She looked at him with a swift and searching glance, such as she had given him on the first evening of their meeting, as if anxious to make sure of, his loyalty, to feel certain her trust would be held sacred. I "It was about that I-wished to talk," she j -r.- said after a slight pause. "I am going to ask a favour of you." The singer felt gratified. "Don't speak of it as a favour. Prin.:e, I shall only be too glad if I can be of the slightest service to you," he replied. "Pardon me, but is not that the language of convention?" she said, without relaxing the I gravity of her manner- "Let us consider your answer unspoken until I have explained what I want. And please remember I am quite pre- pared for your refusal." He was puzzled by her words, which he was unable to interpret, and by the expression of her face that checked all advances towards familiarity. She differed so widely from those of her sex he had previously met that he I scarcely knew how to take her. "You are certain to have heard of the great sorrow of my life?" she said hurriedly, wish. ing to touch as briefly as possible on so sacred a subject. He merely nodded his head. "One of its results was to make me join a society leagued against the Government of my country. Its chief object is to lessen the suf- ferings of political prisoners by inspiring their persecutors with fear." "You are a Nihilist?" Aben Hildos ex- claimed in surprise. "It is one of the names by which we are known." "You?" he said incredulojisly. She leant towards him a second, a dull red colour in her chceks, a glow in her eyes that gave them a new splendour. "I have ,but one object in life, she said, in a voice that was almost a whisper, "and that is to avenge the man I loved." He looked at her face, kindled with enthu- siasm and strengthened with purpose, and I ;lt: .;¡j"î" 77' realised how much she had suffered, how deep was her love. His next thought was how in- valuable must be the affection of such a woman. Unconsciously she had added a new force to the attraction she held for him. In a moment Vera had recovered herself and restrained the feelings she had allowed to over- come her. "Yeu will consider everything I say as pri- I vate? I trust to your honour," she said quietly. "Certainly, certainly." he responded. "The favour I am about to ask is that YOU-" She paused, then looked round and started as she saw seated on the bench behind them, his back to hers, the neglected genius who a little while before had been feeding the sparrows. The singer, following her glance, understood her concern. The man's arms were folded across his chest, his bead had fallen forward, whilst the sound of gentle, regular breathing gave the impression that he slept. She rose at once and went forward; Aben Hildos following. "Are you afraid he overheard?" he asked. "Yes," she answered, much disturbed. "How could I have been so incautious." "He seemed asleep." (To be continued.) 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