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4 THE SUNDAY CALL. They kept up my courage to live at a his library, smoking his pipe with his old cal quotations were an endless source of he calls him her d o ed time when 1 was really wretched, all friends. I am sure that another Tinka is amusement for them “because be nursed het @ 1 i alone with them at home in Larmsoe. there, waiting and watching for me in “‘Ha e Biurmured Tinka in _a poor little thing, when she B8C © That was when your mother was travel- that wooden building, near the big porce- low tone. A few sentences are sufficient last June. TS g Witk Onele Geors, e added, turning lain stove. And that other Tinka makes {o solldify her fafth, just as Carola and yes" declared Tda, gravely mar- to the two girls, who were not even lis- me afraid.” Ida are satisfied with little stones which tor saved me and we are gol to s tening to him. ““Yes, thanks to laughter Looking at her Brother, she continued: they pretend are pieces of gold. Carold ried.” 3 v and Siaving in our empty house—much *That other Tinka, Georg, has retained and Ida imagine they can buy the Whole "Beyce sat down for a few MO nts and more than to my work—I am an entomolo- all our old ideas. We should recognize s orld with their stones.” spoke but a few words. FHe waic - gist and love my sclence—the methods of our old conscience in her. She may per- Edith blushed. Lea had listened with ok close attentlon, and she d E H t golitude merely resulted in giving me gray haps be hostile to the Tinka of to-day gl v v s v resulted 2 y he o the -d3 Jadness to this conversatiop, in which -3 - hairs. ” who no longer thinks exactly as she does. £he had only taken part by 2 & a ques- he bad come thets O ath The active young girl with the pink The ka of to-day is right: but was the tion. She was not accusiomed, as Tinka Please @ ory. affecting to desy apron came in agaln, cleared the table cther one wrong? Was she mistaken? and Georg were, to abstraet dis eremptory - the doctors knew and put a brace of grouse cooked in bacon Iam af of dicovering that there are nor had she any particular taste Od de e atients, except that on the table. several progressive truths, different and But the simple, tranquil conversatio n the'r P13 patients. 'The Lizzie.” said Ida, in her clear voice. Yet each true in turn. Oh, Georg, wr the brother and sister charmed her e good and bad patiencs, T . n fact, those who wished and stopping her as she passed. I have taken You returned to Larmsoe to bring my h jke a once beloved but long silent mu t a little of the French lady’s soup. I think band and my daughter back fo e when': whlah ?meprt:iuu‘j\‘ D ahamed oid mem- to be cured. got better adhe there was too much sait in it. I don't you recognized afar off our house, nest- orjes and took her back into the cheris For example, 1da is a 800C P4 g3 p & = ———— - & I e R B fing in the enow. and the somber. trees time of her sentimental inftiation, And is very fond of life. © 3 L £ 3 3 3 1ame, 1da!” sald Lizzle, in a low e garden, which seemed to mount ev he sense « and Tinka's her to be convinced o BOOK THE THIRD. ml vain coquetry, for herselt or others. the light flashed upon them, saw in one (ZE. T o e hvoia. 16 wous getica - {he murse's rigorous principies weakened glance the narrow space that inclosed the She disappeared. quick and silent, bear- finding yvour old conscience standing upon have saddened her to he n rene A right—CHAPTE] nued. in favor of Lea, so thankful was she that eniire world for her in the future. It was ing away the plates. the threshold—the one that had com- the p and the me o . Z»{re";' !un_rjitl ier back to health by her gne of those movements in which the du- t vour servant?’ asked Lea. manded you to do the exact contrary of made them so attractive. so cxcej e =), EYOND th gardens in COCL, OO0 IV Tor Tt sides. she lonzed yation of time is abolished, in which ail ” Teplied Georg, “She Is the daugh- that which vou were going to do?” in Lea's eyes when she first knew e o o sl $th am passionately for Lea (o be fourd atirac: (he past. all the future. are contained in ter of Captain Morley, the little red-faced _ Georg, like Tinka, had ceased eating, in London. The Georg that she h terr 5 Jigitabs Urs hx Sieouy. and | marriage to be (he swing of a pendulum. Paris, France, Yol who carried In your luggage. In his Leaning back in his chair, with downcast in Paris, destroyi 1 h @ D er Dells 2 ol e g8 & K€ the school—Pirnita, Frederique, Duyvecke youth the captain traded for vears, prin- eves and with the meditative beauty of 2 pealed <o closel e in ¥ 3 w alow lentit R e At o h hotrorhes thejs ‘he school“birnita, Frederiue, Duyvecke clpally between England and India, China young sage, he replled: in meeting a Georg ar wil > & lawn tennis e her Solng fo present to her betrothed Lea Rtariian the SUoent shitcts dnd Iniaas 3-;\.‘(! Japan. and picked up most of the ob- _ *No. 1 returned there impelled by a the Georg and Tinka 2 wil v g ss Plor ani BELDR ne of the dresteh e e an ontire landseans somgs Jects that decorate this house during his strength that Knew neither hesitation nor rejoiced to discover that their K. & ' made in her fodging In Gows B e peAigionaly dlatinel n 5 siddan. \LoAgcs. e lives hers'with his vife and obstacle. If I had found the phantom of unchanged. She felt a sent t ten- v he sl b oS etvel. ek Nr LoinIng and: thie. 5 caaaidy, prownter and lets tBe housé durisg:the Wwhioh ¥ou ayesk I showld HMave friven it derness for the beings and objects around rious ’ : S e sl R i aiates B eiiaced. She saw her two existences, her — ~And Mad » o brutally from the threshold. The new in- her. As she was sitting bet Tinka N or pe night 18 - body and adc littl fwo countries, SImUIANCOSIY, that Of 10-. <Ot Wi never sea Hot. flux of light and life had penetrated and and Georg she bent over Ti 5 “Op: and & - a amatl- Hody and Sase ittle col two countries, simultancously. that of to-/ “Oh! we never see her. She I8 asthmatic transformed the barbarian that I used to her at the nape of the neck - - R under- 14 face. Wi | the gay and that of yesterday, Something and can only go upstairs with difficulty. bo. I belleved 1 held the absolute truth. was thrilled by the kiss R o r All the big yack happiness, she e B Tl oval ke & T LS o Bl oI Her Toof e and confidence were bound~ _In the meantime the indef: - . ¢ R T upon all Shead helleved b O e d " RRnonT jess. Hoedel was subjugated by it imme- tle Lizzie had entered and g lda, who < sraceful “Oh, Lea, dearest: how beautiful you A by a formal act of her will had re- T had teld no” atention 1o TAgue " iR, eral times with dishes and pl - Sy > i< were an- are, and how well you look itul you B oeq country, family and all the past, ' U oA ke provaked b aer Yes,” murmured the sclentist; “Georg Ead successively laid upon the fable cold jieces of th Tda n ged g asin. But _It was Tinka. dancing with joy. wh poThis s my family and country,” she ¢o keep h st g i that =poke, Trivoic in, now that she v thought. Carola s A ehas Teassured by R s SARdN She loved all the objects that welcomed Was as izz carry s 'upon Dbefore her liv her, that rejoiced in her presence. Tinka her away, s s - child- _ Georg was 1 i and Georg, whose eyes never left Lea's t g pospes Sbog: *ook one har S beloved and kissed visage, realized that she gave herself to » young girl's shoulder a man They opened the W w. T s no Fery sea breeze ¢ dir was 1 s visibly warm. Just as Georg had sa he & 3 much * ing mist had become rarefie 1 melted ther nd left the sky clear. Ed v nd threw it over 'S K the ‘Come out or ) adbi G Lea looked around f e g “Wheze Is yo s € e them to “He is gone up to his - astling streets snores a Hitle after me ® t he dared not before 3 " They all left the - et a Lizzie Mor was o 39 table, and went ¢ thom cloudless night was T ; s B stars inv the somber e xidiz n e with rust. Out towarc ¥ A no . other lights were to be r3 ¢ 22 A and the evanescent r ¥ - . Years cent gleams on the surface of tr k ~ At the foot of 1 n light passed Dartmoc lack . £ and of the bathing 2 : dark and gloomy 1 > middle of a sort of dock | pia steam crane was hoisting the to “molde & big boat surrounded \ g : Tall electric glot ; mauve pearls. ¢ rve uay, between t th eyond the most th rie the obscurity be and : P gcenery disappear » night kisses But just in front of the Morley $ug, upon the horizon at t r £ w the bay—far ¢ 1 ecintillated ¢t Pa stretchin traig A gulf of gloom separated Paingt 1 - Torquay—a gulf T e a e by the ruby ar mals hanging at the mas 1 h K g flower on an inv b er sea In a long - quivering out 1 And that sea, faintly revealed s : Teddish stars; those scattered iig t balmy air of that fortur 1 X bay, the vast silence in wh . e P landscape of my _face. bloodshot Lea, standing léaning t 4 nessifice trade, between Georg and T 3 this scenery qualed er ders. feverish nights spent ¢ ® her had already looked upon t : : southern warmth, imy = " and fodine, had alr " and cicatrized h 3 [ n nestled closer to T g he “Oh, Tinka Air hnr{.\- here. y r t to live. 1T wa ; ~ very beautiful ment. It ! tiny after a h . r Caivary. Like . appiness me moments p. . A little space sti : Lea upon the bal not been cldser togethe ment when Lea £t 1 into the arms of he e 1 were thinking t " same .S - e of a terrace k ed s s. had looked | th ™ & of as now, they had feit a o S0l embrace one a r. to - blood of voung crea o other. But S af thety . S oir b mitted this r a ham., ealad, poached eggs 2 ‘ : of the Devonshire fruit T trotk to most s eyes big keen appetite iway as h to go aft e of retained he y t Arm d asiray and Stop,_ he whie gt made me leave the house and my work and collections that very day without - e ing me time to reflect. Ie c r about like a king. B Ida broke Into a peal of: ringing lat " ter Joked in took the' D b i her sister's antics without daring to Mich 3 t last! At last (rv‘nm ma {”yu y blue dres 1 hope itate them ‘l‘\”\l"hr b n . ‘ e rate will not eat it Tin was just t! 8 Lea of the shour de A rm Mine is upstairs.” said I ala strange life led 1 in - g Seculdges,. e ¢ - not forget it. But I don't wear it. turn {rom Paris gy L ™ . e 1 always want to t sssed ke e k to London from the soft curis that br o s s el i o idre it ‘;':n confines. Lea, vanquished - s at that moment. The despalr of hay. ¢d me. He seemed to ) 1},‘““' y this lov AS ated failed from: her compan- . DS energy "t t o herself to the beloved vietor, whom 5 fons in B D rot SUMPAD- . Bedhung feel had found & hee - o urer 1 felt .cf Ao R bent backward she only saw the N R B e e : orb of the sky, in i stars Lea could not help asking: AT . r eemed g delic ss 1 > nd nov D i " < al v,vlin», seem to t v srally far from the country of ;]:m‘l Dt At Aot we. W Per o dark blue ether t 1 ive become n6 HiHe of the barbar. ‘Corpwall. And there he suddenly aupiare Syt Eotar *hes 4 n of former t:mes. The truth no longer €d to be hypnotized the N hrade halr. holding her & sppears os i erfous and vio $E0t several voyuges with the M e worlds. Her vertig t > ald 1f it had not alread he om- would disappear for we s at a time € that she had to clo 1 plished T doubt whether I should have Was very uneasy about him, But the sea Bro ‘teiihe e b will power to re: Pinka and Hoedel £o hrs, snved hins, hat rostorsd His sea She felt the impression t something T i e o o Lok e e i’ s desire for life almost fh sphie of S5 Srowning, wae faliing « he verdure-covered rec 1 onsciences which Inspired us to the covered Torquay and was immedia B S had b fpecpoyl ] % nn,,m res ,.m.|;. by people in general as vl,w‘i::av,q‘l.\ Its resemblance to Italy v'r;‘nv.r: age of (»\r tic Lea bo b Shes - beb 2 . an act of madness ie dragged us here Y hanged her h - with s on £ e Oh! Jinka, 9 am so happy hare. Professor Hoedel let his fork. with “What does he do here?” asked Lea mgors of Ham 1 Hea i r he 1- which he was struggling with the carcass contin to play wt e s want all 3 e L « g he veilow Gg 00, WeEe two ones, « 2 them indefinitely, and their he - a ranc rith s ? of a grouse. fall into he plate and cried: Siris, but his e ot B want to think of > long > th £ ie 1ds. dresoed 1o by 2nd Tda rath ickly bed with fraternal joy o hmp i t:vy:’lw(:\y\?v]mr{m‘:;"r'uvn«:f’“?:’f,’d(l-}:-‘:‘:.\".""f,{'; “You are surely Foing 16 begin sgain and arexned Doers afiertioNRlS. it never aga'n w k In the coe. Nt 8o pretty as Ida, whe The professor's deep voice broke the sil- forgot to carve the grouse before fer; fea and leave me alc i time with _“He continues to lead a solitary Ehe wished S5 oriner o r. her tiny feet hooks ool A ence. His scrutinizing eves, fixed upon recognized this ecstatic expression wita hg childrent away from us ntinued abdlcate her £re p o o : W an ope k ‘pen ThSsvidentiy thieSihiect Lea behind the glasses of his gold-rimmed secret joy He sald it with an #hdisguised terror '‘But he seems to e become tired wes _hangy '® r ' 1 read 1_1-‘;@1{i T ;v[, with . e spectacles, had been watching her for a You are forgeiting to carve the grouse, that set everybe L nd the tab'e long voyages. It is very that ',T' 1inst Geors. - K book rimmed spectacles, end, gold few moments and for his simple mind the dearest!” remarked Professor Hoedel. shiieking with laughter. the children Boes outside this favored bay. There Is @ |bor 1oreautibly drew s 2 rimmed spectacles ka presented him result of his observation was that Lea ap- “Oh! carve them for me, papa, I pray louder than the others with that instinct- rock calle Gilder Rock not far from Tor. giat rresatio the kim o oo b e o e e _ peared to have a keen appetite. vou.” she replied Y e aukhte: of ehildhood th which domi- quay. near St. Mary's Church, about two HCHROUE s kiss ¥ e Ry Fasta sedel, my | rpimkar he eriod. “call Liszie Morley _ “She is in the clouds,” said the entomol- Pates their desire for movement gnd miles from the coust. 1t belones to s at Richmone. = P v sband.” 3 3EES " and tell her to serve the soup. Mlle. Lea OEISt. laughing. noise certain Mr. Saville, whose father seems Lbot oas 80 dear . S In_the middle of the room the round has caten nothing since her arrival. She He began to do as she. asked. Tinka No. Justus” said Tinka, looking at (0 have been an original sort of Individe fooh soficient tr ) know table, covered with a cloth, display is dying with hunger, that is plain.” without “moving _her head. heér hands Hoedel with affectionate Kindliness. “1 ual, for he bullt a little church. which s b b e s n crystal, silver plat viettes and t “You are quite right, papa,” sald Tinka, Clasped on the edge of the table, mur- Will never leave you aga Did 1 not tell his death prevented him from completing. her en i e S ‘. T s = thousand and one ticles fhat deco- chasing her dreaminess awdy with a Hi. mured ; T ey acras Sia Thas my Docecar upon a litle platean Half way Bp the 1o enesk. and sighed. . — tie Chas SRS 0 d. The twliight. Ue wayward geeture. Al Lizale!" Bi ,Qur house i Larmsoe! I think it cou science i3 in perfect accordance with rock. The present file or, zather. Mo NNe aearest! 1 pray you! Not vet™ Sbor T hroug he three windows. down, all of you?” vould have been impossible for me to re- my Wfe?” steward, agreed to let the rock and the jut their lips had met d the xie '-“h-!""‘l__“‘h 1 A 10 Wi lizzie Morley, the young, fair haired, In turn there when Georg came back from That may be,” said the professor. rath- church, already in ruins, to ‘,wgl ,:h‘; ,.R_.f‘.h‘(hnf Ie :.g, s ;,m“v " repose Ahem covered with pict arms, porcelain sisizaie Morley, the young, fair haired, In- Italy and persusded me to resume life er ruefully, “but suppose you find your he has had It furniehed after a fas: R, Slicable, imeomple Y > e leed her, Asiatic objects of all ‘sorts.’ Like the sipid looking sirl with the pink apron, with Professor Hoedel and our dangh- other conscleuce, as e O G YO0 and has made a sOrt of studie of 1o f (o ol g st w, an 1da, who the sky had b paler in color hey all sat down. The warmth of the ‘A - BT e raturh and It acqulres church, He spends his days there, fug In happiness of InOFane ~ ng her her chair, Was divested of its southern splendor ey A o A o antermih of the Hoedel, who was arranging the carved. control of you again? God only knows from everything. He has evem stept theer Gecrg tonquered her verftab ale . c S girl went toward the sed windows, tle girls' tongues. While the oth use upon a dish, interrupted his wife: what will happen then. 1 would prefer on one or two very warm uights " lips of his betrothed with ns . < moving . delicate, ashen light of the evening uslamed Tt . oM atpmir e St Al never to see Firland again!” Bt - Ao for a1 have Bever ok (e /She was a siave. and ber emation . ediately by the young STeeping over th landscape and a fal customed 10 ‘a cold supper, yere Ssling ' And with a slance he called her atten- . This {ime it was Geor§ who replied Gfider Rock. except from afar fost. less pure and mol v nyed ad not left her, but was Mist clouded everyt " Diate Of Wwarm osRommte with o poached Dopota the two sirls,. who hag stopped et he afraid, Justus. Pretisely be- from the tawer of St. Mary's Chureh. With bitterness. Whe n, t s . bed, hidden the cur- , GEOrE. bad diawn near Leq, divined egg in it. Ida confided to her elder sister whispering and were listening gravely to cause our faith less overbearing, we Georg has never consented to take mé or ANd poweriessmess to sUDDOTt the excess cf ped over her her di d melancholy s Catols » weoret desire to taste 16 sill sec. . DEiL DIOLBEN sre Incapable of taking such a violent and the children with him, although they im- the sensation. their released each 2 dear ‘T will clear away shortly.”” he rious little Carola could not keep the o Why should T keep silent before them, unexpected decision as our flight, or even plore him to do so every day 7 other. she pressed her forehead agair ~ - ¢ 1 have rested very $ald hen night fal There is no inoon cret. but tola 1t to all thase sround the Ihther” replied the young woman, put- as our return. The trath now appears = “He will take me.” thoughi Lea Georg’'s bosom. She bruised rehead 2 . Just now, but the ev s are warm and table. Lea smilingly called Ida to her and ome her tiny hand upon the red, hairy to me as a ¢ ngeable communication be- _ And the thought inercased her desire to With eccstasy against the r rem in eded a little sleep, Magnificent o ; before tasting npthing herselt e made oD of her husband. "Will you always be tween the worla and my mind.” be alone with him, face to face with the one of the young man's studs. The - _made quiet In the f he thanked him with a smile. A young her drink a little of the steaming con- ‘;‘f”“d of the truth? The truth never did Hoedel, a little reassured, poured out a sea upon the rock where no other human mained silent for a few moment Then X Mght rest rl with an expressioniess face, dres somme. The child's grave alr as she neid Darm, and the younger the child is the glass of beer and, to prove his desire to being had ev ecom corg, puttirg his lins to Lea's ear. his P now a black gown. with a pink apr it her pretty lips for the spoon amused ime meoteen it the verity e agreeable, said: They were rising fre e when iece changed and trembling. murmnred . s thing i= ready in quietly. She climbed upon a ¢ (her prety lpe for the oPoon amused ‘The professor ahook his head Iike a man “You mean probably that there exists a youns man With a black beawd, an ime 1 want to remain with you to-r i P ¥e hn'n B Ir;:,‘ \‘Lflv lthn e-Di T~;v-d k;.». hmi suspended “halv(n”rnxg‘l, (;rr‘ :u‘l‘v;!:n' lr}l_un_\xhing, 1 i\n ubje;n\'« zm‘;l a subjective truth, We mense forehead, regular featurgs and fine canmot leave you." k Wil above the table. The sky and sea disap- * ey course! course! Forgive me. arn that at the university.” own ey as show; - Liza As humbie and touching as poor Chr . acey to (;“ v = peared. e :\nlx‘lr“;‘l.‘.‘ “','}? ",.,,‘,f,hr“,}d m(":?“\'rh\;h‘) not both charming, made- “’%‘.&'w‘;"",.",{m""fi‘a’r’ rh:}‘fl."Hn‘d ; A eal\;(]\rlg |H|d n?(t jppl\'. h{nt:‘Edllh‘ whn:‘p br",:‘}?' Pr‘)f;’:;}rn"" ‘»lr‘\:;" .‘:L:L.Llél'.:g to n:» r:‘n!hv‘f‘d\r‘o .»\'.,.’n )' ,:-m'— ', when she 3 - . R cting e big_ vellow are ” " & 1] csed edel’s red., to that point had said nothing, protested: meet him. He presented him (¢ Ty ad courage to ist Henri d : e g,,,,, %5 room In which shome the white tablecloth, vated by n..';"g‘ ‘l::‘r;:i w:n)d Lea, captl: :mi{\) hasd, and without touching the food “‘You Palk like Gentiles, she cried se- friend., Dr. Robert SIies Jim fo 3a My ey A - r m her for= the crystal, the silver piate, cutlery and The professor stopped eating for a mo- " Five l)l"m"!l 8 Lomiopel. verely. *“The truth is unchangeable. For = Lea howed slightly. somevbat troubled L e y sunt fan. to coms and So i N e B, met. G Rt T R iy e e ok SRR B TR P A e M L o AL i L D e s R e e & 3 J aces of inka. Georg and Edith, the way to a fi el . % ‘e way, the truth and the life. part from her. Lizzie wished to take the childre utiful a= of old, for you, se th y make a ecareful LE’Z"“I‘;.{“’: ‘.1" % ”::y‘l: <5 'hv" ') ,"""r attitude nn:l 2f)u!n{'e'x§':r:§;aglts:l ..'{,‘e‘ii';c?‘.'.i :':né’ié"!,‘?;r‘il‘.'y‘fliré*‘:,‘o‘n't‘r‘.‘a‘ng'r”&%’n'fii g-"r:zh'h"’ is only confusion, error and away, but Ida dmu»inal g}:u!:lly B:rlu‘urn:i may love me? : - e of the young servant smiled a Gamb - B eath. e v P eried tolict. A 5b she was the enemy Of the stranger. Lea. {Grning ;udg:.l;_! 3 uvgern;]rtn‘-;’z;:nrHlfig r:l;:;:r rmma“é;hmiselle' {3 gpne‘&r r:lhebprc}\éeasor. who would like Ida and Carola looked -at each other, A uctar). Dactort Teil ner-that it's not ¥ 5 g g 0 W s books again, his studlo and suppressing a giggle. Aunt Edith's bibli- time for me to go to bed.” (To be continued.) & L] ~ \

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