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| CRUEL 1 AS v THE GRAVE J V ? ~ on The Secret of Dunraven: Castle. j BY ANNIE ASHMORE, Author of "FalthfUl Margaret," Etc., Kto j CHAITEK XVII f Continued.) The secretary, Icanin? heavily on the ha. k of a chair, heard this dismissal j with eyes lowered and hands clenehed by his sides. For a lone minute after Lord Inehcane had iinished there was a silence, while JSireombc strusreled for strength to utter one wild protest. Hi' might have injurod Lady Inch- | capo. who had never liked nor trusted , him: but oh! he had been loyai to Lady fit-allow gladly ho had consecrated his scholarship to her use; how patiently ho had guided her girlish stops through the saered labyrinths of knowledge. Mad she not been given to him by her pro. d . father to lie his pupil, in lonely Sleat n:t Vr?ekcii? and if she grew from girlhoo I i geni v into womanhood, and drew her L tutor's unwitting heart afier her, until | A it had no pulse that did not beat for her, i alii who was to blame'.' And now?who loved her as ho loved | her: pour, shamed, ruined, old John; Sireombe? For he loved without ever iia\ing presumed to hope for possession - 1 f<ir tin-simnl,; rant.nre of loxing her! And now tliey spoke of sending j htm away?of barring him from the i presence that made life endurablei "1 deserve death, perhaps," tie eried. ; wildly, "but 1 hu o got iny death blow: ! 1 sliall not live long t> bear tny shuttle: let n:e live out my poor days near you, then, my Ion!: do not?do not banish me altogether!" lie fell a! Lord Inchcajc's fret in an agony of supplication; for a moment his i haggard face looked up towards my j lord s wit!; straining eye, then lie >ank j lower yet?he lay prone uron the carpet, j - he was seno-iess, and the red blood 1 oo/.ed from his lips. I'our, worn, midnight student! The swcot passion which is due at j twciitv-oYie. had come upon him at si.xty ! ? too late! too late! < ti vitl:c \\ i it. i -I S!'. W.I. NOT FA 11. YOt*.* fflEH That very afternoon, in spite of Vr* , Itellamere's most anxious precautions t'oi. .\<rrington sne.ced d in obtaining ? in interx <-w v.t,h Loveday. and one ! I xvitbout witnesses. B S.. determined had ho lieen to . ai ii i the v uus latly a'onc that tbero is lit doubt thai he had availed hirasHf of the j ijH >orvii os of >;>.?>. else how could he ha\e | gues-ed that she was sauntering by her BBf self in a pari of her mother's grounds j jj^^L tar enough from the house to suit. hi> ' perfectly? ..i\r>day had just parted from A ij he run fflHl the i aviii.in gate, and, too happy to j in at once, she had extended her stroll BB K't : she found herself at the hack wall, | gfl^^pvhere the sun siiouc warmly, and the j lime trees shttr out the chill autumn i Vi;.d r Here *!m- paced lo and fro :<>r a halfhour or ?< , en eying the warmth, the j solitude, and her radiant thoughts; and g little dreaming of the dark, inscrutable K i:t? e which soon approaciied among the ' v tree>. and watched her covetously. 1 Mie held a toy pet-dog in her ran IT. its 1 j.:.:*y litt < snow-white head peering j out at! ready to respond to its mistress' Wp whispered con tidenees; her first suspicion j * m!" an intruder was caused by the tiny nature's suddenly quivering-oared , alertness and eacer excitement She looked round to see Co.oncl Accrinston approaching iter, hat in hand, an e\ pr?'s<ion of iron resolution en hi^ unw 1 ; eoute faee. Now hoveday had learned enough j about this fierce lover of hers since that j dav of adventure, to turn all iter gent? ! heart to stone as lar as he was concerned: the day of his magnetic power over her was gone. Kdirar Ardcn, dreading the niacliina- ) Hons of sueli an unscrupulous matt, had ; at length d cidod to arm the innocent ' gir against his insi .iotts iufitiruce. with a knowledge of his true, character: he hud there.ore written a simple state nent that Col ncl Accringt >n deserve i : no regard from her or any honorable ' j er-on. as h" was oven at hi- present time guilty of a wrong toward l ord Incncape which ho conlil repair, vet. won d not. Kdgar forwarded this br>f note to ' Mrs. I iellamere. inviting her to make use of it on her daughter's behalf as she saw ft. hut requesting the ladies to routine ) the knowledge ho had given them to tln tnselvc s. Mr-. ( ? la me re had handed the note 1 to Lovcda that very morning, for the first time tittering a 1 her own distrust ! A and indignation aganst the toodipiu- i ma tie attache. -L ? ' ilto /, irvr* ^ II f t t t? i 111 I TIKIgI III1 l 11 *" 11 VM*5 I.ajytium VI vtu?i\?. s^irii^li Lovcday, when all at once lu r j terrible lo\er faced her in that lonely [ place! lie w.?. silent, broodir.s bitterly over the dismay and displeasure he read in her eyes, and wa'ting for her first words j 10 show him how to manage the con- j .Terence. She soon collected herself, indignation giving her courage, and said, coldly, -I in 11 -t bid you good-morning, sir. 1 am on my ??v horn-," and would have left him with a formal bow. but ho placed bimsclf at her side, saying, firmly: 1 tailsm?r?. { am forced to iu trudc upon von thus or never see you alone; forgive nie. then; my despairing | love is stronger than ! Mie stopped at that, crimsoning, in- , dig.'iant, an<l slocked at hi< audacity. ! "How dare Mm persist in peaking to | luc upon that sub.'cr!?" cried she; "yon know well that I that Mr. Crery " | "Have been tied t.> each other by your . respective |iurents ves. Miss Dellatnete. i J know that." retorted Aei-rington, ois- : dainfully. "Hut have your own hearts sealed tie- compact? How long is it since \i.heron ? re y's affection for his life Ions playmate was that of a brother? A week ago he saw only l.ady Merrion ltae tlirougli love"> golden g,amour; and I yon whet need have you of half a , h art, while mine a man's heart -is j bound to you by an eternal ove?" "I am satisfied vvi li Aubcrnn's, and i have no desire to exchange it for yours,3 said the young girl, proudly. "All. no, sweet soul; you little know ?. nu??* wnnric n r?\< ] i ntwl fhi> fnlnnoJ 1 JUUl " " " v .... ? . in tho low fervent tones ho had so oft a ! subjugated proud spirits with before I uit is no crude, boyish liking which will i satisfy a nature like yours: no dreaming ' mystic can long retain your warm young living love! "(Jive yourse f to ine; 1 am strong aud patient, and to win is life?to lose, death j to me. I ean teach you how to love me, | ami 1 know how to make my tender | darling happy as an angel in heaven * j She checked his impassioned speech j 1>> a gesture of hot repulsion. on sue. r at Auberon ( rcey's youth i and genius." said she. impetuously, j while her eyes Cashed wrath and srarn ; Hipon the of .uer: "but how will your j past life compare with his? I> it as | rystai pure? lla o you as little need of eon -ealtm nt>? Thanks, no. 1 prefer to ; marry a man whose life has been as open ! and honorable a< my own to marrying ! Jlicliard Aeerington with his memories." j Aocriugtou was gnasnv; mc siroae i had gone home to tlie ono vu nerati ? i spot iii his indurated heart. The woman \ In' madiy loved knew all?knew and do- I spised liini! hut what (Oild she know? jicrhaps nothing but vague report. -Who has dared to sully your innocent ! mind with slanders of my past?" do- ! ma tided he with a show of righteo ;s wrath. "Who could have had the lad j heart to do it?'' i "< an you disprove these slanders?" | said Loveday scornfully. lie be ieved that she had learned nothing deiioite, and said mournfuily: "A as! Miss Dcllainere. wliat man's . past life is lit for a maiden's scanning? We look to womanhood to redeem us i from our errors, and t nie love gives us j the future in which to make due re para- j lion?" "I will nave no lover vvnny; ri-rujii i> too shameful for me to read." eried ; l.oveday lierHy: then -she fastened her , indignant gaze upon ni and added: Why do you speak of , pa ration? have you ever repaired the wrong you did Lord Inrhcape? and you ask tne to love i a man like that!'' Aecringtou star;< d hack with a mut* i tered eurse, utterly overwhelmed She d el Know all?she had learned his j most shameful secret. He was a liar in Iter sight, basest erinio j in the ealeti ar: lie had lied away a man's honor, and then built his prosperity upon , iiis victim's downfall. Oh. if l.oveday knew the blackest of all his secrets lie might well despair of J winning her, ivni by tore?she would die before she would marry a liar .\liil so lie IIa* .osl nrr, in s ianiM.. dearest love of his life, the one tiling on ! the earth iio coveted most And the boy will marry iter, th-y will adore, each other. Are they not well mat -bed in purity? No! death, destruction rather! What! is he to see her wrested from ! his strong han is. in spite of a 1 the fierce 1 pulsion wit ah is urging him up to ! desperation? is lie to he robbed of the ' being who is more precious to him than , the politieal pri/.e h was straining for ! more precious even than revenge on ! Lord Ineheape? All. if she wi p liis they would lly far I from M orning iCngland to io.eli.-r lands, whore h would drink sw.-eter happiness i that) he had yet tasted. If! maddening w?rd! what will induce her At' this point in his half delirious thoughts, Accriiifftou started from his j ' .. 1 -.:.1 I.. ...? I,. I.;.- ....... I r gl<l aillUHIC Willi ni;?? !IO|ir: 111 lll."? i ji j there was one chance for him yet. She had taken the opportunity of his , stupefaction to hurry away, only t >o j happy to eseape liim before worse befell; bit' thoughts glance swift as light through tiie brain, and Accriugton's reverie had not iieen lontr enough to cover a tcircat of more than a score of steps, lie caught iter and barred the way before ,-h was out of the sheltered walk: sir- saw a wonderful change on i iiis lace; such grief and humility arrest- i i d h?*r in spite of herself. if I should repair this wrong yon reproach me* w.th. what tneu?" be US K ell. l.oveday felt ln?r heart stand still. oh. if ho oniy would do that! The vision of Lord lmli<a|C. worn w'th a inyst"i :ous gr ef. desolate n h s grand- ! enr and solitary n Ids pr in -, pus-oil he- ! f<?re her. D.d tins man hold the key <.f ? that locked life? And was it possible that he in ght l> ndmel to restore the happ ness wli eh had been lost so o :g'.' ! -Oh, Colonel Acer iigtou. if you will i do that, how I shall t.iatik an I honor ! you!" she s.; <1, with deep ernot on. "I!ut wh. t if it eost o name and fame and ilruv-. me lorovcr iromtu. naive land?" "Tlx- greater tIn- sacrifice, tin- nioro worthy tin* repjraton Oh, sir! can you ' hesitate one moinen:''" ->I s< Uollamor.', you fan win the sacrifice from inc. ano you alone.'' She recoiled iu wild dismay. "So oh, n pity, no!" she moaned. ,*-!>o not thrust the responsibility upon me. \\ hat have I to do with it?" -Sweetest love, you a ready have, my ihcurt; take my life. too. and mo d it as i jyou w 11. Is it homo and honor or exi.e and the world's reprobation?" "Do rignt, Colonel Acer ugton, though the heavens should fall " "And you will award mo this little hand which strips me of the best prizes of a busy life?" "Ah, cruel! You surely could never exact tno sacr fice. Shame!" she suddenly cried iu her anguish. "Can your reparation only be bougnt? Qh, shame, - that a soldier should stoop to such & craven thought!" And she moved away, weeping bitterly, h r hopes completely crushed. Aecriugton could only gnaw his lip in sickening abasement. Mow could ho have hoped that he could build a via m on that act of common honesty? She I i ii y desp'sed him the more fur the 1 o i <>u?. s ingestion. Me thought the end hail come, but no. ! To hi> surprise, she came to him pros- ; cntly. and began to plead with Iter whole j soul for l.ord In *hcapo. Would not ; fun el Accrington perforin this just act, j and he worthy of her lifelong gratitude and prayers? lie st n o mute and frowning, and let j iior pour forlh sweet beseeching: he | \va> weaving hi> ?.'"b of thought busily. I When ho had fnruu.it !?Is purpose, a . peculiar flash lit. his gloomy eye a faint ! srni o played about his mouth for a mo- | ment: but he subdued alt such signs of i sclf-gratu ation before tne simple girl i eould catch their evil signilieanee, and I with well-feigned agitation said: "You have couriered. How <-?n I resist you .' I love you: you bid tne destroy myself- for cold duty's sake alone. Well, I obey you. Ila! ha! will Crecy lo.e yon like that? but let that pass: sliuo I make reparation to my ancient foe at your oommand. will yon be my : agent? ah. you shrink from the, sugges- | lion: forgive me! what right have 1 to ; expert, any sympathy or support from 1 yon?" "You wnmg me, Colotiel Accrington, j indeed you uo!" faltered Loveday. who i pAiiliUfar i. hotiovA him fur iov "1 owe . you all the aid I can Rive you, besides j my h'-artfo t gratitude. Vet ) cannot j see how I dare intermeddle in Lord ; Inchcapc's private affairs." I exact no such imprudence: I simply a-k vou to be the bearer of a do iimcnt wiiicn Lord luchcape would give his life to obtain- for it will establish "I will carry it to him." Loveday interrupted hastily, shrinking froni learn- ; ing any more of the Karl's secret from his enemy. Mlt is a sma I return to ; make ior an mat you are winins to suiter id the causo of right." Accringtou could not. miito repress a ! flitting sneer, but hastened towards his | purpose. "1 thank you. Miss Itellamoro: with tour eo-opcration I feel strong enough to complete tho sacrifice without flinch-* ing. Without it. I confess I dread tho whisper ngs of my stubborn pride, for you must not forget how much I am [ about to lose if I do this thing tho best of my existence." *1 sball take the document to Lord j ineticape." murmured Loveday again, j "\\ iien shall you send it me?" I shall not send it: i shall trust 110 j unman net tig save you wnn me iTcapuu j which is to destroy me. I brin? it i to you to-niirht " lie pause I: she looked up wondering- j !y at his pale fa e and glittering eves. "To night," iie continued: -and you i must coti''i to tin: I shall be at yonder I sate in the wall waiting you. And you j must come a one." l.oveday started, flashing a suspicious look at h.m. -That is too much to expect,n said she haugiitilv; "there can l e no necessity for such a thing: and I have not found you so trustworthy that I >hou d trust you nga'n I dec ine to cctiie here j alone to meet Colonel Aecriagtott tonight n He Hung on his heel with a short laugh. -Tliatrnds the matter," said l:,% Inrsh- j I) < J? IU(T UUUiillt: lu pj ail i . < i ju"* s j mere s prayer. Farewell!" I was actually going, thought Love- { lay, and once* more ail her hopes wore i vanishing away: she could not but re- j call the wily scheme*, just as lie had in- j tended. -You may have reasons for such a re- j quest: at least lot nio hear them." said sh anxiously. j "1 have, but I fear that they will have ; little weight with Miss Jiollamcre," re- ! torted he bitterly. "My own safety depond-; uposi the fidelity of my mossnger. Uah! why humiliate myself needlessly? t will nlead no more. You were not in earnest, neither was I. I.ct us consider | 1 lie whole matter a est." I cannot-I dare not!" cried she in j great distress. "1 should he wret hed forever if i were to abandon lx>rd Inch- i cape, now that you make it dat>end on me whether you will do him justice or not. Is there no other wav?" "That way or none!" said Accringtou, sternly "Am I a dog to be treated with ?>; en d >trus: at the same time that you are r ady to a-*< opt such a terr bio sucrilieo Irom me? ehiougk; my safety reunites some precaution, and in the whole worl I you are the only being to whom I feel incline 1 t > trust it." . f will conic," faltered Loved ay, I trembling. He drew ah ng breath of intense relief, i "Thank yon!" said lie. earnest y. "I 1 shall he at t.ie gate by n.ne o'c oek t ?- | night with the paper, wh.eh you wid not i . I.-.. _ ......I ... i deliver UlUII Mi IIKII1II1I III lining ?. | must i?o lar away ere then " He ga/.ed sadly in the sweet, troubled | lace before him: Irs voice softened and sank "I shall not fail you, lx>veday, i. oven though 1 ain dost roving my life at ] your bi<i. 1 could not fail you. knowing 1 ihat you were waiting for me yonder I an.lie, and that for the last time wo tw.? I shared a secret between us!'' lie li ft her at last: left her o\er- j w oln ed with apprehend n and doubt. | It wa. sj very hard t ' believe in him af- I tor the day at Silverstream! And now came the full realization of what she had pr mis d t > d.i. in the hurry and lew.Iderment of tiio int-rvicw. urged hy Aecringten, sho had been tin intent c?:i lighting Lnr.l ' Iiu hcape's battle to perceive all tlio e n- { .s ,ueiiccs involved in her promise; sho , saw them too clear.y now. She must keep Aeerington's eon lid nee, yc>. even froin Auberon and her mother, i ntil to morrow morning; she must r sk a meet ng with him unkn iwii to every i ue: and lina iv, she must he.self bear Hi- fateful document t? the haughty Inch ape, who wculd, n> d >ul>t, Lo p ungcd in aiua?emcnt at the extent of her audacity and knowledge of his m st delicate adairs An l then, would hor tnaninia ever forgive her imprudence wiien she confessed it? what w .uld Aubor< n think of hor granting a private interview to the man be had rescued J\$r from? Ciirlith little Love lay burst into tear* of sheer fright, and heartily wished herself cult of the worst scrape she had yot been in: hut suddenly a thought of Lord Iiichcai.e s restored happiness shone like bright sunshine up<>11 ln-r drooping spirit-', and sitf flung olf her fears indignantly. ~()h lie! to be sucii a poltroon, instead of dancing with joy at- getting a black wrong righted at last!"' she exclaimed, da>hing away her tears. -Am I not, 1'iiek. ton poor neglected mortal?" Here j she [licked up her forgotten and whimpering dog, nnd wi|ted her eyes on its snowy curls "Come, you love: we'll keep our own counsel and go through our adventure valiantly; see it we can't play miuse for once. I uck. and gnaw through the ? - i ? l -.1 l_.t. I let wiuou nas imprisoned miiu ih>hcape so lonir, and set him free." >hc set her pretty teeth hard and breathed quickly, while her color rose and her eyes fashed. -I'm going to get that paper if I have to cry for it!" muttered she: and off she sUiuuned home with the infinitesimal I'uek scampering after: and neither of ! them eonfe^-ed a word to Mrs. Delia- J mere. The few hours which intervened before nine, were Very restlessly spent by Miss l.o.eday: but sh clung about her inotlier, and would not review her terrors again. A u heron chanced to he engaged that evening to dii.o with a ne ghboring fatniiy. and had paid liis daily visit to his lady-iove earlier: so that the girl was forced inn mm it the promised indiscretion with ut the comfort of a last interview with Auberoit. and without having been tempted to divulge the secret. Light o'clock came: she rose from her l mamma's footstool to hide her agitated j face at the piano; half-pat^ and she was ' still playing: ton minutes to nino; and j she skimmed out of tho drawing-room without the slightest attempt at excuse.' and stayed out. m i CHAPTER XIX. DOWN TO IIIS HEATH. Trembling with excitement, veteerred to tho courage of desperation, Love* j day approached the lonely gate in tho wall, and stood listening intense y l for any sound to warn her of Acrrington's proximity. There was nothing to , bo beard but, the sough of the wintry wind through tin? dry eaves, and tho 1 baying of the far-away hound. llut the iano on tl e other side of tho ! wall was thickly carpeted with the pra^s j of disuse, and lie mipht easily bo there j with a dozen rutllans behind hiu, and no : footfall bo heard. Then the stad) e clock struck nine, and an imperative hand kuo'ked upon the thick open door. One last Convulsive hound of the heart, ' and Loviday found herself fa e to face j with liiir. she expet'd. Her innocent eyes scanned ids face; j never before had she t aught that look of infernal triumph. She shrank back, and . his iron < iasp dosed about her wrist: he drew her toward- him with a burst of reek ess pass on. "Is it not fur the !a ? time, my own | love?'' lie wliisn -red. ii -ecch'ngly; "why pruden tne one little kindness? You , know how desporat I am to-ni lit." ) Sin? Ii>i her hand lie ir. his .-he lot his , ar n steal round Iter uaisf: she no longer heeded what lie did: she felt hi- hand j touch hers ni? more than if she had < turned to stone; for Auhcron Crccy was bes.de the.m. gazing i:i speechless ;>g tation. and at th -an: instant two stranger sprang from the shelter of the wall outside, and advanced on Accringt n Accrinaton surveyed the intruders, an I uttered a hcrce exclamation of astoi:is'ument "What! you treacherous? Von have betrayed me, l.ovcdav!" he cried, "Oh, monstrous! I could Lav? staked my lifo , upon voar lovaltv. Ah, wed, I am n0'| longer bound to give you this prize you have forfeited it!"* lie snat. fied out an | finvelo;?t\ and show d If, tauntingly, , I then crumpjed it up In bis hand. j ! "No, no, give it me; 1 have done noth- <j ing to for.eit It!" she stammered. "I j ha.o kept your secret." She could say g nc more, for swift as a magical transr l.e on.l A ./?? * nrrfy\n \l*APfx mi t- , j-itiu the gate, and the Jailer was turn ng * Uie key on Auberon and the two stran- : c gors, who remained inside. ' i A closed carriage, drawn by two mag- E niliccnt hor^s. which she recognized as 3 Accrington s, da-hod forward from a short distance, where they had evident y * awaited their owner's pleasure; and 1 without st >ppin* to check Lovoday's t terriiied screams, he tore open the c ash c d-.or, and proceeded to spring inside. i He was flying, and he was taking the a precious confession with him! j t That maddening thought drovo away j every selfish fear; the heroism in gay J . little Loveday's blood firod up; sho re- c membercd only that I,or 1 Inchcapo's | lion r was at stake, and that she must | not faii him. now that she was all ha j had to depend upon i | -You shall not break your promise!* ! I cri< d she, swooping upon htm. and wind- [ ing her soft arms ar und h.s, so that he ; con (I not enter t e carriage door withtut thru st i it t her away by force, an alternative which ho did not seem in- j dined to take "And why not, Lo.cday?" asked he, ! looking d wn in her lovely little face, i with its new expression of res ive, and | suppressing a smile. "Why not, my* i girl? You ha o deceived nm, you see. * j tf v A or<? f n-ivis nnt.!" slifi I answered, and by this tinir* she had sO'/ed his clone od hand, and was try : intr with a 1 her da nty mig it to open the iron lingers. He dallied one < r two j ni mi nts longer with her, so unspeak- j able s.%eet was her close c ntact to liis ; hungering h ve: bgt Auheron's voico , broke the spell, and nr^ed him forward, j Kngrossed as Love lay Iiad been, she had be n quite aware that some sort of ' struggle was talc ng place inside the wall, I though noth ng rea lied her but an occasional panting expla nation of oi.eof the ; rough men she ha I sren in the lane: but now Auberon railed jut loud and clear: -Here we are. Kd|*ar, most p oasant'y engaged. Come on. old follow, we'll catch him yet!" Acc ington's demon look came 1 ack. "Ha, Ardcn. tool" muttered ho, be twecn his teeth, Ho suddenly passed I his arm around Lovcday's waist, and I swung Ue{- into the carriage, speaking a word ot tvro to his coachman as lie <??* no: next moment the earr ago was dashing down the lane like a whirlwind, and Loved ay was uttering shriek after shriek, without being heard by a soul -.'.\e \c?- ington. who clasped lier in his arms with giant strength, and let her serear# as she would, with her facet crushed against It s b cast. K\eu then, while using his superior strength, like a dastard, against a woman. his yearning love rose uppermost, and he pressed ids pallid face upon her silken head, pleod ng with her in heart ending tones, to fcrcrivn him. M!!ash. hush' my dai'ing. do not struggle so! Who will ever love >ou as I love you? No, no. sweet. I cannot ie\ you leave me; I have de troyed my life to win you. Loveday, you annot fear me so very much, dea ? how is it that she wrtll not love me when I?oh, (lod, sho is my all! Tea s, my girl: let mo catch them' on my heart! for each uno you shall have a life's, devotion. <?h, Loveday, Loveday." lie wept: scalding drops ;cii upon her brow: they were wrung from the or.e pure spot in that guilty lie art. She lay still at last; she was exhausted with struggling; she lay on his brvast half swooning. Her hat had lcng ago fa.ten to the. floor of the carriage; her yellow hair flowed wildly about her waist, bathing his arms and hands, filling him with rapture. She had run out to keep her tryst innocently. ail unprepared for a journey; a graceful trifle of white chenille swathed the bare shoulders of her dinner costume, and her feet were shod with n itliing more than black velvet brodequins. Hut Accrir.gton wau prepared for all this; when the desperate struggle was over, and her weakness succumbed to his strength, then she should soe how idolatrously he could lovo and provldo for her. [TO KK OONT1NUKD. | To Muke Mustard Dressing. Take the very best grained mtistard. 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