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H»+»f<m»^»>««H-«H-3«>»-fKH'XB«^JCH-«H-JCH«4»^ A MAN'S REVENGE; OR, THE CONVICT'S DAUGHTER. â-º^«4«-f»'f«^iCH«-fiCHia4JCH^fl>0+0+iCH«4^CM^Oti5>»>«t»+^ CHAPTER XXVII.-^ConliniHKl). H«r own grew pink, wh^llu^r from «molion or «xcltem«nt he could not tell. He could only hope that stic was less liidi/ferenl to him than before, now that Duncaji had forsaken her. For be tell «ure, although he knew nothing dfffi- nite, that Duncan's disappearance meant her freedom. Besides his eyes bad been opened effectually at the hotel. She toyed nervously with lier fan, as she replied In so low a tone that he could hardly hear. "Presenllyâ€" In tlte aviary will be tho safest place." He leaned back with a smile. So she would see him alone, in a safe spot safe from interruption! H* knew that, by her own wish, the nvinry, a beauti- ful palm house filled with numerous Birds, was never entered nfl,.r dusk She was fond of her pels and wished them to be left In peace aflor rnlirlnu tor the night. Therefore In giving htm rtndozvous there she placed her'^cU en- tirely in his hand.1. She wi-slied for no Inl^irruplkJn. She mii5t guess what would happen. His heart !ea.ijt for joy She loved him after alll In sptle of the patience that had chararJeriwsd him so many years he Icund It hard to wait until she cave the signal for the tetc-a-tef«< by vilh drawing from her gticsts with the ex cuse that her neuralgia had retum.-d Lady Larkln followed her from Hie room. The cousins had had no opoor- •unity of exchanging conUdcnces and row tho moment for such had p,issed' Eileen would gladly have avoided aiiv conversation with Duncan's sister whiO.se half «xpressed disapproval of her treatment of Sunbeam had eroatlv displeased her. ^ ^ -Has Duncan really gone? He said nothing to m«, and If so what docs it meaji. EllcenT" asked Adele. "That his affairs do not concern mo I suppose." said Eileen with u l.tt'e Sniilo. Allele's face grow solemn "I^low can that be? You arfl every- thing to Duncan, and thnri'f<jre al- though you noted Impulsively with re- gard to Sunbeam, there Ls no reason why he should join Ixird and Fady Cruse so openly. Of course he is in a way responsible for tlie girl; I know he must feel that, but " "But she Is more lo him than vou think, Adele. I will tell von what he left for me to tell. He and I nre no longer ojigaged. To you, o-Uy, i will own that he has grossly iiisulUsl mo Iv putting this girl. Sunbeam, before me. He has chosen herâ€" Cut they i.«th will tasle of publicity and disgrace nev- ertheless. I mean to canv this prose- cution through if only to CKjioso her- ard himâ€" I mean to " â- â- But you love him!" whispered \delc her face full of horror. "And of course he loves you. This Is more follv. i«di. ousy even, because ho Is qui.voUc enough to think it his duty to save Sunbeam fram the disgrare hanging over her. Surely you arc e.\aggerating Wiatters. My dear Eileen, think of it You have known him all your life." "And known, or rather guessed, Ihat he never loved me. You have done' your best for me, I own. but It Is no good She entered the aviary as self-pos- sessed as though sha had no such thing as a heart, and smiled at St. Aubin. "Well," she exclaimed, "and you could not persuade them to return? They are still resolved to do their best for Sunbeam, I suppose?" "Just s«i. What is nr>ore they have already effected her releaseâ€" on bail. She was at the hotel with them. They must have gone straight to a magis- trale." Sha clasped her hands. "Slw was there! You saw her?" she mui-murcd. "How did they do ill I tfioughl that Ihey could no nothing yd, and " "With influence and money one can w-irk wonlfrs. Lord Cruso and Sin- cla'r saw St George Cade. They man- aged everything quickly. When I got Ui the hotel, F.ndy Cruse hnd felchcd Mi«s Gro^n and she was thereâ€" and â€" " llo hcsilated, noting her sudden pal- !cr. tho flash of her dark eyes. "Did you speak lo her?" "No. She was in another r:-om." His manner and the sudden dMp in hLs v.-^ico awakeneJ her latonl jeajousy and fear. "Was she aloneâ€" tlien a kind of pri- mmer of stjit'?" she queried with a nTvo':s little laugh. He looked sway from her, for the pain in h'Pr faci> hurt him. He longed lo kiss It all away. Tliat she could cn.re at all hurt him nearly as mi:c".''. :i ^lemred his ar4:r. Th-»n, S"retng that she wnll/.d for him to s; e'lk, he cleared his voice ar; J niur- m'lred:â€" "Withâ€" forgive me, Eileenâ€" fir gaoler, Sinclairâ€"! saw the«n os I left. She was " Ho pau.'ied again. .She had laid her hand upon his ann a'ld held it .so ttglil that he oould havc criod out with the pain. That she wns conscious of the gastuno was visUilc also, lie renlizod that with a sinking heart. "Go <in," .she whispered with stiff lips. ".<;hc was " "In hLs arms," ho repled, with n sivma f>eiin!{ of rvUi'tancfl own wayâ€" and I'll marry you. You refuse, and I won't." He sighed. After aU she did not ask much. Only, to persecute a young friendless girl, instend of fighting an ablo man, aeeraed puerile lo him, and ev«n more. H^> did not like it. Besides what good could U do. S-xiner or lat- er things would right themselves. He fitarlBd at the thought. Sooner or later things would right themselves. So, after all, what did it matter if he gave tho promise she asked? "Yes. I will helj) you on those con- ditions." he said. '*Butâ€" " She IveJd up a pliiyful (Inger. "No reservation. Jim. I am not an evil d-3er. I do not ask you to commit a crime." "Neverthelesa I am about to commit one nowâ€" a raid upon yrur lips," ho exclaimed, with a contented laugh, as h«, seized l>er unresisting chin in his hands and beol his face to hers. CHAPTER XXVIH. The sun shone brightly into Hetty's kit'.hen, and the canary in the w ndow wvlcomed it with a song of delight. Hetty lojked up at the bird reproach- fully. "How can you sing tlikc that, you lillte flint-heart?' she asked. "Have you quite forgotten Sunbeam? This wea- ther makes me miss her more, for it is her weather, when her hair shines like goJd and her eyes dance like the sun rays pouriiig into your cage. But now, for all we know, she may be cry- ing her eyes out. CkxI knows what trouble she may be in, and 1 can't get U her to comfort her. .Ah. if only Bill would come back and tell me where •she isi I'd go to her like a shot. Rut he's changc^d. Mis heart used to be soft once; n)w it's lough as leather." Sighing heavily, she .settlod herself in her chair and picked up the mornmg paper. U had not yet been opened, for Riil had not relurned since U>e nifht before. That did not trouble hor. She was L'sed to hLs ways, and knew that he h.id probably spent the night in Gentleman Dan's company. Also he hiid !hc pearls :o d s,pose of. The sooner 'hoy d:sapp<'a:'ed, the easier she would feftl. Tho ariiclo she was in search of whrn sh? opcn'Xl Ih? paper s-jon c.iuahl her c.v,\ S!:e road it breathle.is. The head- inj was oxciling cn-'.ugh: "Mysfertoiis Ui-aatw-aranco of Lady Cru.se's Pearls . . . Daring Burg'ary in Broad Day- 1 ght. . . ." Was Sujib»am mentioned? The words danced before her as she read: ". . . . The burglar himself has e.-icapod, if he ever existed . . . Hia sup- rxKed accmi'lioo, a young girl staying :r. ihe h-ous*?, ha.s been arrested.' Wllh a loud --ry Hetty dro- od t.he paper and staiteU up. The cujiary left 'ff .si:;.iing, and hopping to Ihe side of his (vig,. peorrd down Inquisitively ns I his ni'.st.rev> ;:aced Vw fl-wr. her hands A shiver sho-Mc her fr^im he'd lo fool '^'asped over her capacious bosom, the and for a second silence fell Lctwecn them. Then she laiig!:e.-l again. "!^ I suppose, Jim." sh- exclnimod "I sent him to herâ€" I sent him lo the Ihef. He went from nic li her. For she had stolon him also." Hi' put hLs arm r-r.und her quivering to'ly and drew her gently into bis em- brae*. "Eileen." he murmured, "I told .yon that .<iome day you would r-ome back To me. I did not know then Ihal the day wa-s S'l near, that my heaven was so cl-'SJ. Have you cime, sweet, nt last?' .She laid her h'-nd upr^n his bre.ist. "Can you lake moâ€" knowini! how things are. that he- 1 w.ll not teil you â€"I want no one to laiow but of course you guess " "1 could horse\vhlp h:m now!" he ex- claimed, a gleam of anger in his ey«»s. "If you ask mo to I will. But for the rest, what does it matter? I have al- ways wanted you, Elleon. None can love you as I can, none can worship you as I do â€" I do not ask for love now. That, I wijl wait for. Give me th.5 right Duncan loves that girl, he means to • '^^ 'â- l*'"â„¢ yo" before all the world. That marry her. I oongratulate you on the connection." Adele grew pale. She liked Sunbeam and still beltwed In her Innocence. But hi the same Um» she wa.s sumcienlly woman of the world to rewiit Duncans forsaking Eiteen tor a girl of such doubtful parentage. She looked anxi- ously at Eileen's soorn on her quiver- ing lips, ' 1 cannot believe it," she murmured «t the same time recalling lipr past tears on the subject, "it is your fancy- it caniwt be." Eileen tossed her head. "It is true. Ho chose her and left me. If he were to return and beg me W. marry him I would never consent to do so. Besides Iâ€" I fancy we should not have been happy together. It is a good thing this has happenei.t after •11. I have done my best to keep him, tut failure has met mo on every .side However, his bride will not be tho worse fcr a term of imprisonment, since he seeks an alliance with such a family.' Sha turned away quickly, anxious to end tho conversation and iiLso to hide tho tears she could no longer koep b'ack Duncan had left her, and she had given him up In a moment of ba tiled rage when Jeatousy had blinded her self conirol, but for all that she still tovod him, and know that no other man could ever IllI hL« place in her' heart. She guessed why Lord St. Aubin had looked »o olated since his return, and fullyf realised that he would propose to her again. And although sho did i;ot tore him .she meant to say yes. to accept him at once and to stop all tongues from guessing at the true story ft Duncan's disappearance, from know- ing that .she had tvy.n out s.sido for SuntfViw. Is all I ask." She looked up into his face. T\w love she had tooged lo read on Duncan's wa.<i written largely there. She know she was his only world. And yet sho felt cold and sore. Her wound still bled, and his love oould never heal 't for her. "I win give you that." sJie whispered, "only I would like people to think Dun- can le't because of us. .Also I want to make hira soroâ€" not by your horse-whip- ping, that would tell too much â€" but thiv)ugh her. That girl must not es- cape her punishment. The papers must proclaim her guilt, they shall both suf- fer, they owo mo that. I claim your help." Ho looked seriously tato hor eager eyes. "But you surely would not harm the child, if she is innocent, and I belicvo she is, you would not-- â€" " "Sho is not Innocent," sho rc'orlcd angrJy. drawing herself up. and slump- ing her tool. "She is guilty. But evon if sho were not, surely she owes me ."wmething now. Duncan has left mo foi- her. He inusl see thai all will not be so easy for him as he thinks. Leit the world know what she Is, at all events. I do not ask you to do much, merely to hiterview reportors, to pro- claim her guilt, to help mo to carry this through. Then, when all Is over, I will bo yours." "But, my dear, why not l>c mijio with- out this trouble. I/oave thom alono, let justice take lis own course, and snatch what happiness Iho gods may have left you, with mo." She shook her head impatiently. "That or nothing, Jim. You help me to do what I wantâ€" to punish a man who has behaved badljr to meâ€" In my tcnrs pnllipg down hor chocks. "I told Bill he'd (Vl her pi'ni.shod in- .sl'ind of himself. Yes, I toll him so. f Mtlo knew I spoke tho truth." she I sc'bel. "But she hasn't belrayed him â-  nft-T nil, spite of al'. Oh. my precious Iamb, my darlini,' baby that I toved. to think you should come to Urs. just for a'l Iho world ns Ihciigh you ically are Bill's n°sh and btond." She s'op.ced before a small pholo- ptaph of Sunbeam, and taking it up kissxl it with quivering lips. The girl's sweet face smiled back reassuringly at her. "Oh, deary mc!" oxclalmod Hetty, "of couise you 11 be shut up, sure as fate, my treasure. If tiioy let you te ariesl- ed, of '.our.se they didn't care f-jr you, sc Sir Balph cant have .'iaid anything â€" or if ho did, il'.s inade no difference. Oh, if only he wa.s ulivo! What on earth made him roll over tho cliff like that when tio was going to tc wonted? Oh, my lamb, h' w cun 1 .•>avo you?" Hv eyes falling »in the tell-tale paper, sho startod towards it with a low ex- clamatton, and picked It up eagerly. For of course It c â- â€¢ntainrd Iho informa- tion she had thirsted for, the name of the place Sunbeam was in. "Brnckley Park," she read slowly, half utoud. "Whorever's that? They don't say, so I'll he bound they 11 know at any statton. Euston is nearest me; I'll gel my things on and go. I'll go !<â-  her at once and tell them all about h«r, if necessary, ev<^n if Bill kills me for doing so afterwards. But I won't betray him. I know nothing about those pearls, ciir^^e them I I only wish they wore back where they flrst came from, even though, ihrcugh them, I know where to find my darling. Y'es. I'll go to her. They can't blame me tor hav- ing loved her. and they must see as she's been well cared for all the time. .\s for Bill, I daresay I shall bo back be- fore him, if Ihey don't lock me up." Having arrived at that decision, she went upstairs and prepared for her jounioy. Before leaving her room she unlocked a dmwer, then a box within It from which she look one or two small parcels. Those sho fetched In a hand-ba;,', with whioh she returned to the kitchen, and taking down the ca- nary's cage, said: "You shan't starve, you little rascal, for aJl I'm in a hurry to see Sunbeam, though Brackley Park may be scores of miles away. I'll toll Mrs. Gnogan lo look after you. and now I'm giving you double what you deser\e lo make up for tho loncliiK'ss that's coming lo you. Good-bye, sing again, and never troub'o if you don't sec both your mis- tresses again." Sho turned into the street, tocked [)ie VI«or, carried Iho key to Ihe neighh»jr Who generally took car© of it for her in ca'c Bill returned during her ab- sence, and s-it off tovoitJs the busy thoroughfaro with a qu ck w I'k. But as each step took her further afield, her heart sank more and more, whilst the difncultieti ahead cropped up again. How oould sho rcloaskc Sunbeam not' by telling what had been kept for si< tong? That would have nothing to do with the pearls and the burglary, tlvere- f<.re it could alter nothing now Sun beam was in the hands of Ihe police. Besides, without Sir Balph and Bill to tack her up, would her word l;e taken? Might not they all say the talc was a hoax? And even if Lady Cruse did believe her, what good would slie do? For if Lady Cruse cared for Sun- beam ever so Lit tie, the giid would not have been arrestfid. Also, it was pos- sible that Lady Cru.so knew everything aftor all, and hated Sunbeamâ€" was ashamed of l-.erâ€" would thanlj no one for repeating the tolo. Sho slackcn-od her pace and looked f< arfuUy around at the crowded pave- ments. She felt lir^ and tewflderod, also full of despair. She had actually thought of betraying Bill, f-^r that Ls what her inlcndon amounted to, sfen ii: broad daylght. Sho wjulJ have lo mention him anyhow, and the hue and cry w«u!d sound for him at once, ev?n if sho kept tack her knowledge of his vLsit to Brackley and his thoft of ihe pearls. She was nn old fool lo have thought 'jf it. Luckily .she hid c:mo back In her senses in time. Slie would go home and try to forget about .Sunbeam, or when Bill came back ask him to save the child. How he ^fan to do that she could not tell. But he was full cf ••(•â-  course, and would find a way. fie would not give hinis(?lf up, of course; but then, she did not wish him lo. Sho had i<eachod Ihe turning into Euston ataijon. and paused, U)oking through the gateways with wondering eyes. The flow of vehicles coming aiid going thr-iu«h was ceaseles,s. ,Sho scanned the faces of tho o'cupants stupidly. If only sb" oould .-je-i so!ii>? one who could help both <jf those she loved. .She laughed at tho ttwughl. How oould she exnect help fr.)m any one â€" she. a c-snvicl's sister a^d n wo- man wit'iout ("cqiiain'fncivs? The n'li.se of the traffic w,i3 miking her sillv; tho sooner she got out of it Iho better. .'iho lurr.ed away, no', without a lurlt- ing wis.'i to creep within and u.,k wtiere Biackley Park was. Bat then somo one miijht ovei'hoar iwr, aiid ihus, even indu-ectly, lind a clue to Bill. With tliat his gUiil could not be doubted. Ilow siupid sliB had been to im.igine sh'j oould go there without boliaying hi.m Sho sprang nervously back from the curb as a. hansom jorkod up ai;J a young man jumped lo tho ground, ox claimiug:â€" "Why, .Mrs. Crotn, I liave found you at Jasll" And before she could realizo whether sho was glad or s«jr:y to m<'et hhn, liior hands were claspod by Duiica; Sin- clair. ".Mr. Sincliiirl' she gaspod, remember- ing her wish for help w th a Uttie Ihni! of del ght, ti'ouyh at Ih.; .san'e time sTio also reoailet Ive-r pi'st sus,picions <.f him and hei" sui)sequenl d<=oppl..on b-wai-ds him with roparil to Sunbeam's dl.sap- pearanco. "Why, .<ir, who w')u!d have thought of <^^ur moolintr here, aiul " "Who inrteoJ!" ech.>«d Sinclair. ".Vnd yet rv<> «-ei!rc!ie<l hi^'h and low for you.' ller eye.s .scanned his face, oajior'.y. What did he mean? A su'lofiness cliad<4 the smile from her lips. "Gonii;, wo can't talk fior'\ and I ve heaps to .isk you. My tiino's my own. and 1 dartsny you are in no hurry.' c.nlinutd .Sinclair, "TtKTC'.s a quii-t little hale! over ti^erc; cornet in and hove something while we lallt of old times, and " She drew back hor face frigid. "Indeed. I've ['Umty to do. Sun- beam at hoiu'^ pxiv^ctlng mo, and-â€"" "Then I'll lake you bai:k In. this han- ,som. What's th** addre.ss?" Slie hesitated, crimsoning p.iinfuUy. His honest eyes piecocd to twr soul. She f«lt a sudden Inexplitjable shame for doubling him. "I would rather not drive." she sta)n- mered. "I'm nerrous of hansoms over since I road cf the Mystery of a Ilan- scm Cab. I vowed I'd nev»r ildo in ono, nor in a l-jurwt)eeler either," she added hurriedly, as ahe saw liim gla.ic- ing back as though in sean'h of one. A smile flickeirxl across his face as he dismissed the hunsora iind took hor arm imperiously. '.Miss Green, I assure you I'm neither detective nor rogue," ho murmured in hior astonjished ear; "I'm morely your friend, and Sunbeam's." Her heart leapt to her m-oulh, i'yd tears raclstoned her eyes. "But " she sl.^mmer«i, allowing him lo lead her unresistingly. "I mutt go home. I know you aro very kind. and " "It Ls alyinl .Sunbeam I want to st-eak to you," he inter.-up'ed. his eyes resling kindly on her hot troubkid face; "I come from her to you." Sho gasped In astonishment. Ho com') fr-nm Sunbeam? What could he nieani? Suofceam was at Brackley Hall with Lady Crr,se; what hud he to do with them?- -uiiW-i Bill was right and h-^ was a doleclivc. Hor knees shook vvolontJy beneath h«T, and sh« Jeaneil heavily on his arm. The .street v.'ith its fcroy wallotl houses and so*'lhing moving mass of humanity swam round bcwilderlngly. Nor could .she vocovor thought nor >*en.5«s until sh« toiind \v.r- .self half reclining on a pou.-h in a qiiii^t room. wl14i .Sinclair holding a gla.^^s lo her ti,p«. Stio ilrank Bhii.-ilily. then 1 . kOkl up al him with wondor-fllled eyes. (T'» te fontlnuol.) ILLNESS OF THE CZARINA IMBLANCnOUA AND COiMPLETE NER VOL'S BUEAKDOWN. Strain of Life at Rus.sian Court Too Much for Ilcr â€" Her Tastes arc Domestic. Tho Czariiia has d cittMKarcd tpom publ.c view for .sonii; t.iuo past, says Uie Russiaii corroiixmdent for Ihe New Yoik Journal. At first it was intimaU od that she was suffering from the ef- fects of a i;arlxularly slubborn case of mfiuenza. But wh-ju iter .seclusxia be- camo prolonged it was tound impos- sible to oonc'al any tonger tho real state of affurs, and it wss raluctanUy admitted that fhs waa far too ill la tak,! a;iy pjtrt in Ihe festivities of the St l-;>'ersburg season; that her malady, Ihoug'i i,«t d!ing.'roud to life, wius hkely to 4>Pove of lengtiiy durnlion, aiid that It was mental rather than phyj-ical, consisting of riviaoim.^cd molon^liolla and of a complele nervous breakdown. When ono recalls to mind all that tho Eimp^?.ss Unit had to enduio smce sho went to Russia tts a biddo, it is not aston sbn^ that her ntrvs should have given way. Hor iilUtince to Iho Czar wao un.popuIar with the poo.plo in the first place. For it was known through- 'â- >ut rtussia that she had onterlainod tho strongest kind of .'cruplos afoul abaft- doning ilio Praiestant Church, iii which she had bc>en reared, for Iho orthodox Greek rite, and it wns reported ihal her convcrson was not sincere. I'OLLOWED BY ILL-LUCK. Then, too, her marriage may U^ said U' hnv". o-^incidoj wiih Ihe death of her faUieiMH-law, and when sho camo to Fiussia ;w a bride It was to a land not cf rejoicing but of mourning. Tho tragedy which marred Iho fesC- vilies <;f tlio 'Xiroiialion at Moscow, costing the lives of thousands of poor people, wos lUiewi.s<^ a shock to her, and, irtorouver, served to as*.)oiato hor in tho ryos of the Hu.ssians with misfoj> tun;; and illrlurJt. Tho mnny disappointments whlchsha suffer«id herself and lo which sho siuS- j-iclfd Ihii nstion, beforo finally giving hirih thi-.'^j years a!,<o to an hoir to the throne, worn conslrued by Uie masses i 1 h.-'r husban'd'.s .Vjininioii as a token <if divinn displessure, H-ii" '.ird.rly German and Eng'lsh ideas â€".sho had been to a great extent br-jught up by l:or grai dmollc^r, (Juceu Victoria <,f Kngland -iMuscd her to r^tel againal much Ihal iJie found at tho Bussian court. whii;h sei-ved to anlngontze not only i'us memLers, 'out even the princes and priucn.-so.s of Uio royal family agttlnsl her. Politically, Um, she fo«md herself In ixiitllicli n-'t only with her husband's Mini>t.»rs, Lul likewise with hevr relo- iivos. l'"or .siis oncoui-ftged him in all iiLs piv)gres^ivo and llloral leajxing*, which w:Te strongly di.ifipptoved Ly th<! vflpt^Mi.s grand dukis ar.d grand, duch'-ss^s, mcsl of them chnniptoiw of rt.aclion and of uninipalrod autocrucy. .\nd sho has now th.> !!;orUni;iil.lyn of s.ojnsf ihal hor policy h.ss proved a. faiiuj-o, ar..| that her ixjUical adv'co lo her hu.sband Is pspularly regarded n.s ill II monsurc i-e-^jcnslblo lor the chaotin cnndltons that have prevailed 'or thH> hist lw»> y^ais in the domtn- ions of Ihe Czar. FEARED ASS.ASSIN.VTION. Fiuiilly. thtire hu,s bcon Iho perpota- bI and "ve-r haunting dread of the as- .sfissin.ition of her husband and of her l.ltle ones. Sho ha.s seeii \-xr brother- in-law. GraiKl Duko Sergius, literally blown to pieces, scorc-s of her husband's Ministers, court oflicial.^ and trusted gonarals ot his t'ntourag,; laid low by ac^ii-iisin-., while Imxo and ogain would- L<.' rogicidts liave been found and ca;>- tured among tho,-o if tliolr retainers in whom sho and tho Emi»ciMr have r*- pofiod tlio greatest ronfldenoi.', and upon wlMm they had bestowed the utmost favor and ovon affection. .\11 tlii,s Ls is»irely enough lo shaller Ihe nervous systiim of a keonly eensl- tivo. high strung, warm hearted, and brill'Siit woman such as l!;e Czarina, whose only moments of hsppiness have been wlyii alone witli h<'r ha*band and children, and whose api>caranco a,t other times, Oi>.poclaIly at court fiinc- Itoiu and tn public, has always hoeii ch«raclei'ize>d hy a look of minglo<l sliy- noss and inlims0 ,soriousi>c.ss, indoeiJ, approa-'h ng almost to moiirn fulness. JUSr WH,\T THEY W.VNTED. "WoU, brothers." siiid Iho sombre* visaged man, rLslng in thoLr mtdst, "this U my first ullendaiic**.. but 1 am a .Socialist alnnxsl hy uaturo, and I think I con luiderst'iiid. fTv^m the previous s}>eakors, what you want. In tlie fii«l place, you want a realm v.-lici-o ever/- ono has t») bo pood by law." "W> do! we do!" cried halfa-tIo«cn longhaired j'oung men In turn-down c-oliars. Tho sj)*ali«.r conlJtiucd: "Wh^-e UioA nn.d clothing give no tjouble, and money d<jt^j. not exist." "Thai's il! Th.sl's what we v/ant." "Whei'<^ ovoryone goes to W'Tshlp on .Sunday, and roguhir hours are ktpt, week in, wo«k out.'' "Yes. that's it!" "Widl, I myself have just come (lom such a place " "Where? WIihI's it rall.'d"" "It's n place called piL'von," he jttid. and resumed h s seal.