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OHAPTER XXVII-. The servants' ball went off right qerrily, and Janet waa heard to @ecisre that never--no, nevor---- @id any une ever dance like Mr. Derrick Daraley! Once during the evening Nancy had disappeared, and Dolly, giv- img search, found her in the lib- rary. with pen in hand, writing, or pretending to do sv, at any rate "Now what is it Pina are you worrying abvut, darling Nancy seemed to wake cen some geontiion theughts snd start "Mrs. Starr tells me that Fen- ton has been asking for me; she pays the peer man is in great pov- erty ard dirtress."' "And you are gving to help him, ef course" Dorothy was full of tighteous indignation. 'A crea- tare who never lost an opportunity of insulting you whenever he gt the chante--who was a spy on you Stil, Dolly dear, I can't let im starve; and sve sv much; what do a few pounds more »r fess matter? It ie Christmas time, re- - tember , you know, ve murt sil be charitable and forgive DoW Dugothy's only answer was 4 kiss. and "s very tender one. '-] may argue just as much as I like, bnt you will be firm all the same: 1 know you. Now I must go back: you will oome, darling, Boun :" "Ip a moment," Nancy answer- ed She filled up the cheque she had written for Fenton, then, putting it in an envelope to give to the housekeeper. she russ t) move away: when an uncontrollable im- pulse made her turn to the fire and atand there. She was very miserable ; with = ber heard resolutions anJ bitte contempt, her love lived as Prone' y az ever for this mak. Yes. despite everything, and the long year's training she had given ed herse/f. she knew she him still, her heart was still thrilling with the excitement Darnley's presence brought. Even while she knew him, bv his ewn mother's word, to be unworthy and dishon- _ ored in her sight, she yearned for him: hie pear presence tortured ber. While che was standing quietly, Janet came in with some letters in ber haud. "The secoml post has just come, ma'am. and brought these. Miss; 4 Dorottw theught you might like to kav them. Te »cor man is ss. ovecrveighte J with C* pore cands he coud net get here befo Nancy thanked '*e- ma ri ana took the bette; "here were erly three { r ber; cue from her uncle, anesther, Fel! of srateful chsnkx, frum tke viear of the parish, whom She 21 helped so generously: and the third. with lov ng greetinzs, from her wid friend, Dr. Grantley. Her new relations, Sir John and Lady Hasus.ten. had sent her a testi: present before she left town, Nancy reee.ved it with pleasure, fer sne had a kindly thuugnit fur > peeple. through her sincere for her cousin. Darcy np that Itking by the ambi- Lists mether and father! The inchnation to remain alone 'ntspue her sad. hopeless ianighue deepening, Nancy drew up a charr and sat dywn in it be- fore th~ fire. The back was turned to the door, and half-an-bour. perhaps an hour had parsed. when some one enter- od abroptlh and Lord Merefield's voice said. sharply and anxiously, all Nancy roee with a sta "There. old fellow, at. there; rit be back with some brandy in) B second.' He pushed. - be the couch or -- some one as spoke; and | -| edly. \ly push ber b. | jured flesh rubbed her gown, he! *Leave--me--me quite alone; Merefield--quite alone--for--mo- ment."' The whisper was so eager, Merefield could do nothing less than obey; but, as he turned, Darnley's head fell back against the chair, and he had fainted dead away. In a3 -- Nancy had moved hurriedly forw sie "What is er? she cried, agitat- at has happened od Lord Merefield muttered an ex- planation hurriedly. One of the wre of evergreens had taken fire, and, in falling, had caught a cotton gown, setting it on fire. The whole place threatened to be in a blaze had not Darnley sprung forward and extinguished the flames with his hands. ° '*A4nd--and has hurt himself! Oh, go and fetch brandy; send Janet with oi] and cotton wool. Ob, Lord Merefield, go quickly !'" Nancy's face was white to the lips, and, as Lord Merefreld rush- ed away to d» her hidding, she crept back to that still form and bent over it. How brave, how noble, he had been! He ws her herv again--her best beloved! Tho memory of his treachery was furgotten altogether in that moment. ' With a shudder she glanced at the pvor, burned hands, then, kneeling down, she bent still lower over the white lips. Not a breath escaped them. -in agony, an awful agony of fear came over her. "Oh, Derry, speak to me! me! Oh, dead' 7? Involuntarily her lips epee his, and, as though he had be electrified by that touch, a ciate ran through the man's frame, aod he opened his eyes. At first there was nothing but like one who. :s blind, Derry, my darting, Speak, only speak to God, if he svuld be ea: der, Darnley sent me to would kindly go and him,"' disrodered hair. "Ts he better?' faintly. **He seoms much easier, ma'am ; am, and wishes to see a} very badly; ce you gv, ma's "Yeu, I will go. Nancy's wildly 'abe could scarcely speak. Without a glance at her reflec- the broad staircase, a lovely vis- her throat. She hesitated an in- dvor. ruse slowly with lint and a strange ]o».k in his eyes. "This is kind of vou, Mrs. Craw- shaw," he said, in -- tones; "I dared scarcely h th lips rested cluse to it just now? "You---you want to see me!' vagueness, and then a8 swift contraction, as pain and = sense returned. e! closed the lids for a second, then} opened them again, before she had ; time to move from her "knees. '"Nancy--ia it you- -really you, my darling ?" came in faint accents | from his lips, while such a look of; joy came into his eyes as bewilder- ed her, even in the midst of | saxieby. "You are better," She whisper- t--it I am ali} right I tuld Duncan pot make |* fuss--not to frighten Dully, or--- { or any one. He waa trying ty move himself in- to a sitting position. He could not touch anything with his hands ; | they were covered with blisters, iC and were completely useless. _ , and a! ' t t t The man's Me le face flushed, his! breath came in quick gasps. It was like a glimpse of heaven to be held in that embrace. * he panted. You--you will --J-] am so heavy.' "You must not. hurt yourself, He put out = right and to gent- , but as the in- uttered a groan, and his eyes closed again, as in another faint. Nancy's own eyes were full of! tears "Oh, what shall I do? what! aball Ide? = cried, in anguish. | "Derry! Derr The dark jacien were lifted fur an instant. "You are sorry. dear?" he an j od, with a Jook of unutierable ten-- 'You are sorry for me,| derness Nancy? My darhng:--my dar- | ling Ms Ti } His bead sank forward, and was, pillowed on tbe girl's suft, white. throat. as the door opened, and | Nancy replied, standing, with one hand leaning on thetable, a grace- ful, lovely figure. e man bowed. "I have a very painful task to perform," he said, after a pause "but I owe it to myself to do it." He heaved a short sigh. "A year ago, Mrs. Crawshaw, you went to ry see my mother, and in that inter- view, which until to-day I was ut- terly ignorant had taken place, she e e a statement to you, did she not? How pale his face had grown-- white to his very lips! "She did.' Nancy, tvv, had becume, if pos- | ' sible, paler. Darnley moved a step hearer. *-On the table, Nancy, there lies letter' It is from my mother-- | read it-sread it, and give me your; sympathy, for God knows I need 't| tu-night; it is not often a man ¢s -\ made to suffer through his mother | > as I have suffered through mine! Nancy picked up the letter with | trembling hand. It was a very long ong. Mrs. Darnley had writ- ten it many days ag», and, accor ing t» his cabled orders, _it had been forwarded to other correspondence to Ripstone from his clu It was a confession, pure and i simple, of her share in the fraud which had induced Nancy to be- come Thomas Crawshaw's wife; and a second one, ful! of bitter | | gente for her falsehood to Nancy, wherein she had dishonor- ed her sun to save herself. lll and utterly miserable, the! mother had at last found strength jto own her sin at this Christmas 'time, and to implore her son's for- | giveness. Nancyes lips quivered as she out |* the letter down. / of geti- reproach and remorse rushed into her heart. She moved forward. "Derry," , she whispered, erry As she lifted his dark eyes, Wancr. zgreewn very gs caught a| Lord Merefield. followed by Janet. flung herself at his feet. ! broker: whisper : 7CoOl"""_--_----------SS mwa--.:-...:_".|.|. SS i ~RECIPROCITY, eame hurriedly in. YES OR NO? The Weekly Sun, the farmers' business is giving unbiased and reliable this great ques- on ee ee Ot BOs Stren ie ther "T° ' ily deceived! *-That I should have been sv eas- beloved !"' a Heedless of injuring them fur- he stretched out his maimed ole col- | hands to help her to rise, and see- ice. The ing this, she gut up quickly and} mice can either slece or work as clung to bim they please, and if watched eee '*Nancy. don't tempt me--is it! can seen to do a fair love that makes you turn to me! Is} work. The work from 2 'ill 5 all doubt dead, et Can youjand from 7 to 10 © mother has----' She 'sileneeil him by fingers on his lips; and, as on his breast and burst into tears. "Forgive me! Ob! forgive m loving words; her pulses thrilled yet with the memory; of -- close his dear face had been Lord | to-bers. 2 "I love him!--I love him!"' she said, over and over again fo her- self. "He has wronged me more fore you a than any woman was wronged be- fore; still I love him! Oh, Derry! it--if onl only you had _-- true and re ec, as ught ! q Y¥ She started to har 'feet as the Rahat ies = i iin céive prompt a8 "If you please, ma'am, Mr. ask if you speak to said Janet, careful not to notice her mistress' white face and asked Nancy, Mise Leicester has been with him =P to now, but he is alone again, heart was beating so tion in the glass, she went dowo ion, with her white neck and arms gleaming from out the black velvet gown, her hair falling in soft, ruf- fled curls on her brow and round stant befure she -- the lbrary Derry was lying back in a chair as she entered, but as his ears cought the sound of her dress, he and with some diffi- culty; both hands were bound up white bandages. There was a finsh on his face and low ope you him with his That I should have wronged you so, my own--amy best take _ i remembering what his eating her he open- ed his arms, she buried her face ee!' she As he kissed her*brow, her iit her sweet, tremb- SECU RErie® CORPORATION BARK OF MONTREAL BU YONGE AND QUEEN STS. TOROKRTO 7- sed een his mothdr and herself. She glanced up at his darkened face as she finished. "'But you wi'l forgive her, dear,"' she urged, involutarily, as she rea- lized what Anne Darnley must ave suffered before se had brought herself (to make atone- ment. "* 'Please--please say scu will forgive her." Tle man pausei. 'She has kept 18 apar: a wholc year--a whole terrible year. Ah, Nancy! even now I hsd not quite believed you were really in my arms. Yes--yes, my sweetheart, I will forgive, and we must teach ourselves to forget--we have 30 much to forget:"' He held her very tightly in his arms, and kissed her softly, with whispered words of joy that dazed her. 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