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Our readers will remember that, some mouths ago, we told the story in unr weekly bulletin (4 enly by orpresa mail every Friday night) of this man having ben saved from the wreek of the Promised Land,' aud his remarkable sui- frings at us until picked up; and of, tao, the tast of, asho had lost everything. (The back
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in zumber comisining his thrilling narrative can ls had, price 4 cents. He has now lost his liberty owing to his own misdeetin People think be in au English army officer. No one has, however,
ben able to extract from him what regiment he served in, or where, or if a hus any connections; but he talked like on Euglish officer, and had a very offensive and dictatorial banner, and was over popular. The Mr. Furness at board, who was lost, was not his wife, be Rid"
Underneath this was written in a elerkly hand, Recived from Fuckbell & Co.. Now York, Marol, 1883, and fact of Captain Ferness being previnely saved from wreck of Pro- mised Land advertised in papers by their orders. (Charged them)."
thing about that paper." the gentleman babind "I don't think I should tell your friend any the counter aid, if I were you. After twenty years it is better to think such a in- dividual as that is really dead. Much better than to know that he is slive and in such a position."
"Ah! And he is alive now. Free! Ho will come huru. Perhaps he will claim me. I am lost."
"I do not think so, dear. He sesas to bare benn always the same. Always in want of money. Always determined to have it. We must give him what he wants. In portions, if antall at oure, That will keep him silent."
Even though it can be done it makes matters no better with me. It the world dres nant know, I, at least, shall know. I shall koow how I have wronged Sir Geoffrey-" other worion might have done the samo, not Not meaning to do so. Innocently. Any knowing
No. She would bave waited longer. Or she would have done what I ought to have
done."
"What ought you to bave done? There was no ceed to tell him, your husband, of a marriage that was in truth ao marriage,"
"So much the more reason to have told him. Oh! Séreris, Geoffrey love me so that I might well bave told bita Ob! if I had only done so plainly, honestly, if I had acknowledged that I left my father's house one morning, nad went to London where I weat through a form of warring with a man, and theu returned to that fator's house again and never left it for a stay and night. If I had tokl him that that man was then dead, that the ship he sailed in was for over a your, in would have wautel to marry lost and had been lost with every one on board te uil the same!"
And now-now- he would know he is alive. His trouble would be great.'
Yes, he would know, but in what different circumstances. He would be ready to shield Ho had watched Sévering's facs as she read me, protect me, give half his fortune if nevry- the scrap and, in spite of the control she had sary to make this man withdraw for ever. We endeavoured to exercis over her features, bad could have taken counsel together, have helped supposed to be intense disgust at the character f he learns how seen those features testify something which hee ch other. But, as it is. what will be do now I deceived him; hoodwinked of the mou in question. It was natural enough kim? When he learns, when be knows, what I that to his mind, the mind of a stranger, such a have done to Mand?" supposition should arise, since he could not know that the only horror which presented it self to Sereins was that the man was truly alive, and, as she knew now, free. Had she read that it was he who had been shot and killed, it is more than probable that her features cortataly no motion which conid bo supposed world havo testified na emotion ut ell, and
o spring from either dismay or disgust.
must tell my friend," he said in reply. "We have heard he is at liberty. He is no louger in that prison. Te has been released or escaped. My friend mast know what has kept him silent so long."
to
"Make it light to-her," the other said, understanding perfectly what the words "my friend"- wexs somewhat accentuated-meant. "If she must come into contact with that man again don't bt her think worse of him than necessary. And, down Scall--I have been there myself-gambling, rows aren't as bad they seein bere."
Thank you for your thoughtfulaess," Séverino said.
id.You are very kind-hearted. I-will remember what you say. Good-morn ing" and she left the office and made her way to Park Lane without losing any time.
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Rhoda had waited some months over a year after the Dow came of the loss of the "Pro- mised Land before she gave in ro Sir Gaoffrey's pleadings when he returned to England on receipt of the news of his father's sudden death. Before, too, she guva in to her father's continuous prayers and beseechings that he might have at least the remaining Feurs of his life cheered by the knowledge that her future was not only an assured, bat also a brilliant one. She had wafted more than fi teen muptbs, hoping, believing, praying 1719 that Mark wet still alive: hoping, praying,
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But, at last, Sir Geoffrey's honest pleading, her father's beechings, and the passage of Time-which, while it kills our hopes, stifles also, at lest, those panga that vanished hopes at first torture as rith-prevailed. She gave în; she know that, though her life must be loveless now, it might still be easy and assured, and at least not lonely shuknow also that she could make her father, who, notwithstanding his failings, had been a good ons to bor, happy,
On the first of January, 1881, she married Sir Geoffrey hittrell.
"And," aid Séverine to herself as sh thought aliis now. Furness Lambert was alivo in February, 1893, o mouth after she married Sir Gaffrey. Even though in is dead. now, even though he had been dead for years, what will that Lelp us. Her marriage with Sir Geoffrey was nothing. It had no existe. 2708 And the lawyer knows all, he can et tuy moment come forward and tell what he knows, Her first husband may as well be alive as that photograph proves he is as dead. Eran his silence, or the silence of him and the lawyer, though it may be bought-unst be bought makes things no better. She is not Lady But trell any more than I am."
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One glance at £óverine's face as she entered Lady Bottrell's boudoir told the latter that the
"He must pevar know. Nover learn." "Ah! But I have learnt. I know. I shall go tand or die of despair. *
"At least be bravo now. Lat ng think how this man. how these mou, are to be kep silent. Later, when that is flone, you will be more calm. You will neither go mad or despair."
"I shall. Even if I can get the money which is wanted it will take things no better. I caunst becoms Sir Geoffrey's wife by doing so. I cannot go back and make my child's birth a lawful one."
"There is anthing for it but silence, Nothing. And you can at least console yourself with the recollection that what you did you did in inpocenes. You had a right to think, as orary. one else thought, that not a soul alive wa saved from that ship."
she
"God knows had But still-will repeated, that aiakes matters no better."
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Have you thought of anything?"
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Only to tell my husband all. Everything. peersge
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No. No. Bat, Séverine, if he takes it wo shall be more prominent in the world's pyes than we are sirody. The shame, my husband's and daughter's shame, my own disgrace, will be greater than before. And there is another thing."
*What thing?"
This marriage of Maud's most be post poned. Somehow. Anybow. It cannot take place in September es arranged. Not until, ut any rate wom thing has been done, if there is anything that ena, be done, to obtain the silence of these men."
(To be continued.)
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