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 V le Brother BiDC 1 MISS L. HKJOIT. some oresis eni if \ou wil]^ ly an orange, sir rother bUl. ' Pewwi^ re all alone, now. »u 5,'oiie away, » iifc's in Heaven gir e tulks all say. ' '" e seema so tired like b«_ liot and dry, "**â-º sec 'ein hauds of hi« ike you almost c^ left this mornin' gir 30 tirud and white ' et an orange sir ' to fijrht. ^l.U' live cents, you see rt-f him two le a cent to-day «• what I'll do. all to pieces, sir, lin' there, I mother's, bio^ and brirtt damp his hair. " been to see him now 'II feel real bad. ' !ft this mornin' 'deed s all he had. these this mornin' sir •e and fresh you see ' â- 111 with this wet luosa beneath this tree. ' ' them all Oh, thank yon. a, s e) es will shine, ' IS will be mote to him 3ig- gold mine. ' ewitbme?ye8, if joulike much though, to see lii-and little bed ' is iiill and me. I hair as table, and 'ood enough round like this, you know fellow tough. X moment, I'll be back, he oranges there hey be a jolly treat on Billy's chair. s where we live sir, wait, 1 go ahead 'Ot to lift Bill up, m sit in bed. asleep, I know he's tired. wake up and see, 's pretty sound this time it's time for tea " r moved the lad aside, lee Billy bent Dw n the wasted hands, thed the curls unkempt. I to hLs companion small, iirs stood in his eyes â€" lill never wake my lad iil)ove the skies." ;ed at the silent form vith anguish wild, I great licart lending cry, n beside the child. â- T took him to his home, him watched with care; lin, his heart still ached, was not there ey're lying side by side le churchyard gates ?re is who pauses there, ;s as he waits. .IS ht silent stands in hear him still V then 1 can get an orange brother Hill." CHAPTER V. „:„j woman looked up, and be- The 'â- ^^"^-eiiest face she had ever seen. the 1 '"" I'fmi'i'n" before her possessed aU r^^ ?^' "^f southera beauty. Her hair, [j-rib-ate^ w ^^^ luxuriant, hung m one Vbicli was 10 ^^^ ^^^^^ and lay in care- â- ^"'ve^upon a forehead pure '• " ' "^r herf'=e was full, wil " â-  1 .r the transparent skin her â- ^"' ^xauisitely moulded; whilst her Kirble as chiselled "was full, with deep red itures F"7eev as runuing water, conveyed an Ives, deep ^^grâ€" a sense of pas.non â-  l^Sable of looking implacable hate ' 1 f love They were commanding " the woman looked up into the " '• V '^u'Jeyonr' she asked wonderingly. "1 -n callffic Isodore," .he stranger re- " voice siiiffularly sweet. " I have '=^.'° Vame Will you let me look at nther name. .; .coin vou Iiave in your.hand? V.ve-'dreamin- of refusing this request, â-  trrnn bau.led over the gold piece to " irl' who looked at it long and intently ""'es were hard and stem when she le a^ain. "Where did you get this?" " r.skcu. It WilS â-  i;oti:eil that it oiven me to stake at the table, bore some device, and I ,j,3!red it for a coin of my own.^' has no meaning to you ,=iWeYouareoneofua?" ^^ ~i'l 'lo'iiot umlerscaua you. It is not the woman I have seen hot Nesta. r.v .\l;ilMK V.ACK. 'â-  bn-^N t'lrraoil of lifa l!e inlhin and old, 1-. ere f unowed w ith many a c-iK •re lieiit. and gray their hair, it:iiiiiieil its impress there, .arts u ere far from cold. 1 nook "i maiden fair, .â- :VA\\ vich and rare, loubU, toil, and care, ill ]itc.i lie's .-tay. tluir doorstep left. Ills, anil all bereft, i-aice i\ niuHths old, eii-li ill the cold eeeiiilier'8 day. •I pi.op"' fonnd the child, htr u^ theii' own, lie repay their care. I'e-vorid compare, eatr.re. young and fair, eir humble home. do not ,;ie,l "It is a curious coin. Je'oncebefore-thatisall I know of.it.' •Listen '" the girl said in a hushed voice. vgu do not comprehend what its posses- ai-'ns to you. It is the symbol, the r^ of membership of the strongest political Motherhood in Europe. If it was known ije in your possession, your life would r,v the forfeit it would be regained at all Izrds If one of the Brotherhood knew lother had deliberately parted with it, I uii not give a hair for his life." 'And he is in danger of his life " the wo- in cried starting to her feet._ "Give it e that I may return it to him." • Xo'"was the stern reply "he does 'f^t off so easilv. We do not temper It-, wind thus to traitors.â€" Woman what ik'ctor le Gautier to you, that you should thia favor for him Y' .... •He is a man and his life is m danger. 1 13 my duty"â€" â€" ,.,'..,, Mark me ' Isodore replied with stern iinpiiasis. " I have not the eyes of a hawk id the hearing of a hare for nothing. I IS opposite you in the saloon, and I know thit something more than womanly sym- iit'ny prompts you. I saw the struggle in .i Cautier's face I saw you start and resible as he spoke to you I saw you change M coin for one of yours, I saw you weeping Bvtrit j'ast now. Woman! I ask again irhat is he to you?" Slowly the words came from the oinet a lips, i if forced from them by some mesmeric in- laeaoe. "You are right," she said "for vpn help me â€" he is my bjislSand I am Valerie le Gautier. â€" Now, tell me who yoaare." "Tell me something more. How long as he been your husband " Xuie years â€" nine long, weary years of sidness and neglect, hard words, and, to ty shame, hard blows. But he tired of me, ishetiies of all his toys he always tires rhen the novelty wears oflF." Yes," isodore said softly, " as he tired lime." You 1" exclaimed Valerie le (iautier, I'A-sing â€" " you What and have you, m. fallen a victim to his treachery If tot bave known him, been a victim to his Krfidy, then, from the bottom of my heart, i pity you." "And I need pity." For 1 short space neither spoke, as they sat listening to the murmur of the leaves in the trees, broken, every now and then by the iiiiJi of play or laughter within the glitter- ing saloon. Isodore's face, .sad and down- ist for a monioiit, gradually resumed its tird, proud look, and when slie spoke again, i'fte Was herself. iNehavca sympathy in common," she with the nine love and patient devotion M(« te «iofMje« ».aafr You rang, isodore?" she atrn Mked; s a wtn-^ome maid, ?r labors well repaid lin;.' irlaiice or word itna, by the fire. pp.* IS the cot It is tbe inmates' lot, u- « here love and JOT "itl\ the base alloy, â€" e i tl.e cottage roof, s a liviiif; proof of love ne'er tire. t Nssta always be and\s sootl aiul tlien she may ay witl'.out dismay, lOrn till evening gray, p l.id or rude. lersEouted Out by Mice- arck's second son seems MJ ing^befoite the world ft mo e famous Piper of Ham? ho, since his recent ma 1 his lively bachelor am" tired life in some sombre ' has had his honeymo?P m^ mo.'it prosaic mannw nv of mice, which inve eilar to garret, causi ance, and making hfe the place. In ^^^Z^- like the locusts of r« s were they," a man ore the Count and «»» effect that he wonio^ to di.'sippear as ?^°^, ks in payment. Noso« mice vanished as ii by ' hilt Will refused 'f^ if ter /demanded his IW" at a servant had »t^ "jLji tables. After dein»««im8J le Poor, feeble, cattulating fool " The hitter scorn in these words was undescribable, and round the speakera llpa a smile was wreath- edâ€" a smUe of placid onrelentioK hate and triumph strangely blended. " It shall never be," Valerie cried passion- ately, " while I can raise my voice to save an Innocent girl from the toils of such a scoundrel !â€" Yea," she hissed out between her white clenched teeth, it will be a fitting revenge. It would be bliss indeed to me if I could stand between them at the altar, and say that man is mine " " He is ours," Isodore corrected sternly " do not ignore that debt entirely. Be con- tent to leave the plot to me. I have work- ed out my scheme, and we shall not fail. Five years ago I was a child happy on the banks of my beloved Tibei. It was not far from Rome that we lived, my old nurse and I, always happy till he came and stole away my heirt with his grand promises and sweet words. Six short months sufficed him, for I was only a child then, and he threw away his broken plaything. It made a woman of me, and it cost me a lover wofth a world of men like him. I told him I would have revenge. He laughed then but the time is coming surely. I have a a powerful interest in the Brotherhood he knows me by name, but otherwise we are strangers. To-night, I saw my old lover in his company. Ah, had he but known â€" Come, Valerie give me that coin, the lucky piece of gold which shall lure him to destruction. Come with me I must say more to you." Mechanically, Valerie le Giutier followed her companion out of the Knrsaal gardens, through the streets, walking till they got a little way out of the town. At a houie there; a little back from the road, Isodnre stopped, and opened the doore with a pass- key. Inside, all was darkness but taking her friend by the hand, and biddinc; her not to fear, Tsouore led her forward along a flagged passage and iip a short flight of steps. Opening another door, and turning up the hanging lamp, she smiled. "Sit down," she said, "my sister that is to be. You are welcome." The apartment was somewhat large ttnd lofty. By the light from the silver lamp, suspended from the ceiling in an eagle's beak, the stranger roticed the room with its satin-wood panels running half way up the walls, surmounted by crimson silk hang- ings, divided over the three long windows by gold cords a thread of the same material running through the rich upholstery with which the place was garnished. The floor was paved with bright colourel woodwork of some mysterious design and heavy rugs, thick and soft to the feet, scattered about sufficent for comfort, but not enough to jnar the beauty of the inKid floor. Pic- tures on china plates let into the haa^^ngs were upon the walls and in the windows were miniature ferneries, a little fountain plashing in the midst of each. There was no table in the room, nothing^ whercOn to de- posit anything, sare^tEfee brass stands, high and narrow one a little larger than the rest, upon which stood a silver spirit- lamp, under a quaint-looking urn, a choco- late pot to match, and three china cups. There- were cosy-looking chairs of dark mas- sive oak, upholstered in red silk, with the same gold thread interwoven in all. A mar- ble clock, with a figur^ of Liberty thereon, stood on the mantelpiece. Isodore threw herself down in a chair. The other woman took in the scene with speechless rapture there was something soothing in the harmonious place. " You are pleased," Isodore said with a little smile of pleasure, as she surveyed the place. " This is my home, if I can call any place a home for such a wanderer but when I can steal a few days from the cares of the cause, I come here. I need not ask you if you like my apartments?" "Indeed, I do,' Valerie replied, drawing a long breath of delight. " It is absolutely perfect. The whole thing surprises and be- wilders me. I should not have thought there had been such a place in bomburg." " I will give you another surprise," Iso- dore laughed, " before the evening is over. I am the princess of surprises I surprise even the followers who owe me loyal submis- have not aach a great distanoe to traveL" agam the «tr»oger noticed the na^^oeal in ^e vaM, save aa to the dmth an^rins of laodweatoMs. "9. toaes. „ " ^ea, Lncrece, I rang," the sister replied. 1 have brought a visitor to see yon.â€"' Lncrece, thia lady is Hector le Gantier's wife." " Le Gaatier'a wife " the eirl asked with startled face. "Then wiiat brings her here? I should not have expected" "You interrupt me. chilu, in the midst of my explanations. I should have aaid Le Gautier'a deserted wife." " Ah " Lucrece exclaiqged, " I under- stand. â€" Isodore, if you collect under your Toof all the women he has wronged and de- ceived, yon will have a large circle. What is she worth to us?" "Child 1" Isodore returned with some mark- ed emphasis on her words, "she is my friend â€" the friend of Isodore should need no wel- come here." A deep blush spread over the features of Lucrece at these words, as she walked across the room to Valerie's side. Her smile was one of consolation and welcome as she stoop- ed and kissed the other woman lightly. "Welcome I" she said. 'We see both friends and foes here, and it is hard some- times to tell the grain from the chaff. You are henceforward the friend of Lucrece too." " Your kindness almost hurt me," Val- erie replied in some agitation. " I have so few friends, that a word of sympathy is strange to me. Whatever you may want or desire, either of you, command me, and Valerie le Gautier will not say you nay "" " Lucrece, listen to me," said Isodore in a voice of Stern command. "To-morrow, we cross to London, and the time has come when yon must be prepared to assist in the cause. â€" See what I have here " Without another word, she placed the gold moidore in her sister's hand. Lucrece regarded it with a puzzled air. To her simple mind, it merely represented the badge of the Brotherhood. " You do not understand," Isodore con- tinued, noticing the look of bewilderment. " That coin, as yon know, is the token of the Order, and to part with it knowini^ly is 83rious" "Yes," Lncrece interrupted; "the pen- alty is death." " 7ou are right, my sister. That is Li Gautier's token. He staked it yonder at Kursaal, giving it to his own wife, though he did not know, to put upon the colour. The coin is in my hands, as you see. Strange, how man becomes fortune's fool " "Then your revenge is complete," Lucrece suggested simply. " Yoahave only to hand it over to the Council of Three, or even the Crimson Nine, and in one hour" " A dagger thrust will rid the world of a scoundrel. â€" Pah I you do not seem to under- stand such feeling' as mine. No, no I have another punishment for him. He shall live he shall carry on his mad passion for the fair-haired Enid till the last and when bis cup of joy shall seem full, I will dash it from his lips." " Your hate is horrible." Valeria exclaim- ed with an involuntary shudder. "I should not like to cross your path. " "My friends find me true," Isodore an- swered sadly "it is only my enemies that feel the weight of my arm. â€" But enough of this we need stout hearts and ready brains, for we have much work before us. " Three dayslatei, and the women drove through the roar and turmoil of London streets. They were bent, upon duty and revenge. One man in that vast city of four or five million souls was their quarry. sion. " .All had I such a paradise as this, I should forswear political intrigue. I should leave that to those who had more to gain or to lose by such hazards. I should be con- tent to let the world go on, so that I had _lastof hisvaniahedjio^l more demanded, fj^^, ktaslongashecouldnfl*! nee of the stable moO«^ mt at last before **« case is now pe°!*2iV castle where O^' iituated in a very »^2j, lereisbntw^l ige of theto»« r being repeated. au. '-We have a debt to pay, and, by your help, I •ft-ill pay it. Justice, retribu- tWE is slow, ])ut it is certain. Tell me, }iifrieâ€" it" I may call you by your name â€" tiw- long is it since yon saw your husband vni-ht 'â-  '2V0Q yearsâ€" seven years since he de- *?;2'i me cruelly and heartlessly, leaving Ee peii.ulc5s in the streets of Rome. I had ' live ho'.v I could I even begged some- â-  ,.^^, ,. „ S;*5:;r.i"""'""""""""°"" ""S. I Slriime.," I»od„r, ob,er.»l Knew m»-- vi ivi „c» out me, the Order is like an army deprived Knev. me was the bitter response. " .^^ ^^^^^^j. ^^^.^^^ j ^^ ^^^^ ^^.^t^^e of circumstance I am a sworn disciple of those whose mission it is to free the down- trodden from oppression and to labour in freedom's name." As she said these words, the sad look upon her brow cleared away like mist before the sun, and a proud light glistened in the wondrous eyes. Half ashamed of her enthusiasm, she turned to the stand by her side, and soon two cups of chocolate were frothed out of the pot, filling the room with its frasjrance. Crossing the floor, she handed one of the cups to her new- found friend. For a moment they sat sil- ent, then Isodore turned to her companion smilingljT. "How" would yon like to go with me to London?" she asked' " I would follow you to the world s end! was the fervid reply " but there are many difficulties in the way. I have my own living to get, precarious as it la, and 1 dare not leave this place." â- , • „ " I permit no difScnltiea to stand in my way,"^odore said proudly; "to say a thiig with me, ia to do it. Let me be candid ^^ Valerie. Providence haa thrown .,,. â€" -.«.. v^.v, ^^^^^^ response. I -^0, iudeed. Hal he known I was so near, '^?J^^^ -lave tied from my presence." • He laughs at us, no doubt, as poor de- toeeless women. But time will show. I I tin ever find an hour in the midst of my I »T' 7°" ^° watch his movements. I have ^\A ^°°° â-  ^^^ ^^^ ^^y ^^ coming now.â€" !,„ V'ou know the latest ambition of your VT^. husband? He intends to get r^ed again. He has dared to lift his ry« to Enid Chavteris." 1 'ilector dares to marry again "' Valerie l^vUimed, " and I alive Oh, I must take ^Ssance, indeed, for this."' iehfL T' long breath, shutting her Ups The passion of jealousy, long down, rose with overwhelming I mia vf ^*^ '^° l^'nger a weak defenceless tk. i! "'â- y- maddened and goaded to *j^' extremity. Ljgore watched her, well pleased with ibe ^rl ".f spirit. " Now you speak," AUvon, "'""gly. " and I respect you. toivZ^r**^^' is on fire within you beaofTnu r'^^g^o^years, and it shall Yes. y*?i*°' fine if they slumber again. »giiu" perfect husband designs to wed 'Il T fonsedrnT* "" " '^^'^^- You have than tliig -**"°*"^y ' y*^" â„¢^st tell me more feplied" a » ^f^t'^r is in love," Isodore '"ipliher J " "l"'** scorn running ?^'».Ibeliev?i'_-' "audj^strange as it may I tightly. J ""shed |l«0«; in politics, in »" "\^3 routine courses » ^j ves along without " If the old way«»f^gf no man «% 'T^ mere sake of cB»»V3m e are obvious oaf^ i jdy should in»i»*»^ e it is old. ' ^•â- ^rterisl^? "«• An English girl-Enid " be»iM, ^^ ^I'le eyes and fair hair J^'^ern b«„r '"â„¢' satiated as he is with Ti^therifwr"""" '^^ surprised I W thil ^-.seed, and walk invisible. h-Wy^T^'^H^^^- The Order ia to 1^ CtS'^^f ^* Gautier. The price .»5?*«l»le aS T*",^*We him to becom •'rtttT wJ" **4 "^^laiet life limeefor- "» J»Wg,|air.haired bride. with ^my pLthrand you will be useful to me; L addition, I have taken a fancy to you. Yes*" she continued fervendy, "«»«««;« has come-the pe«r i« ripe. You o^fj^^ with me to London you have a wro^^ r^ well aa I. and yon ahaU sec the height of iTSore'-veSgeaLe." Saying th^ words in l^ice quiv^STwith passionate mten- iity.shesteuck three times on thej»elat hCTside. Immediatoly, in amweer to this, j£ heTw curtain. ^r the door parted,. â- ^i.M^Z^tHU»lbani She w»a what Uie llf'^^*'^^ ^^^ â- inr H«r 9ft» w«t« Iflyle to the P«»"""V^ ZZ VMa- CHAPTEK VL Mr. Varley, Sir Geoffrey Charteris' valet and factotum and majordomo in the b' ronet's town residence, Grosvenor Square, was by no means devoid of courage but the coU- tents of the note he was reading in the hall one fine morning early in May were sufficient to put to flight for the moment any venge- ful schemes he was harbouring against the wily gentleman who has just quitted the house, and that gentleman no less a person than our old friend Le Gautier. Timothy Varley was an Irishman, and had been in his youth what is termed a patriot. In his hot blood he had even join- ed a League for the " removal of tyrants "' but the League, ia spite of its solemn form and binding oaths, had died a natural death. At times, however, the recollection of it troubled Mr. Varley's conscience sorely. It was destined to be brought to his mind now in a startlins' manner. " G. S. 1. You will be at the corner of Chapel Place to-ni?ht at nine. A girl will meet you, and show you the way. You are wanted your turn has come. Uo not fail.â€" NuMBEK XL" Never did Bob Acres, in that celebrated comedy. The Riccds, feel the courage oozing from his finger-tips as did Timothy Varley now. He turned the missive over in his fingers but no consolation was to be deriv- ed from that; and bitterly did he revile the juvenile folly that had placed him in such a position at this time of life. " It is no sham," he muttered to himself. " God save Ireland â€" that is the old counter- sign and to think of it turning up now I had forgotten the thing years ago. This comes of joining secret societies â€" a nice thing to bring a respectable family man to Now, by the powers I who was Number Eleven That used to be Pat Mahoney and a mighty masterful man he was, always ready with his hands if anything crossed him. dear, O dear I this is a pretty thing. Maybe they want to mix me up with dynamite but if they do, I won't do it, and that's flat. I suppose I shall have Giving vent to these words in a doleful tone of voice, he betook himself to his private sanctum. His spirits were remark- ed to he the reverse of cheerful, and he de- clined a glass of sherry at Inuch, a thing which roused much speculation below Ponctnal to the moment, Timothy Var- ley atood in Chapel Place waiting for hia unknown guide. Juat aa he was. beginning to imagine the aflfair to be a hoar, and con- eratulating himself thereon, a woman passed him, atopped, and walked in his direction igain. "God save IreUnd!" she said as ahe repassed. " Amen, not .forgetting one Timothy Varley," he returned i»oualy. " It is well," the woman replied calmly, " that yon are here. Follow me J" • "Wltiithe greatest of pleasore. â€" But bark here my l^s are not ao young aa yoors If we are goins far, let na have « oA. aad lilataiid tbe AMue." «Th«e is no oco-i«? ttf rtrjaBr nid in » dngalarly iweafe vdoe. "We with a genOeman's gentleman,** [ey waitered, for he did'not lail'to note stranger's refined tabes. "i gnidfe led him along Tottenham Court Road, and thence to litzroy Square. Tam- ing into a little side-stree^ she reached at length a door, at which she knocked. Inaroomonthe first floor, Isodore and Valerie le Gautier were seated, waiting the ad^Vent of Lucrece and the stranger. Varley b^an to feel bewildered in 1^ presence of so much beauty and grace for Isodore's loveliness overpowered hun, as it did all men with whom she came in contact. Scarcely deigning to notice his presence, she motioned him to a chair, where he sat the picture of discomfitore, all traces of the audacious Irishman having disappeared. " Your name is Timothy Varley " Isodore said. "Yes, miss; leastways, it was when I came here, though, if you were to tell me I was the man in the moon, I couldn't say nay to you." "I know you," Isodore continued, "You were born near Mallow, joined the United Brotherhood thirty years ago, and your Number was Twenty-six. If 1 am wrong, you will please correct me." "For goodness' sake, miss â€" my lady, I mean â€" don't speak so loud. Think what might happen to me if any one knew " " No wonder your countrymen fail, with such chicken- hearts among them," Isodore observed scornfully. " I do not want to do you anv harm quite t'ne contrary. There is an advertisement in to-day's Times. Your mistress is in search of a maid. Is that so?" Timothy Varley began to breathe a little more freely. " Yes," he answered glibly " she does want a maid. She must be honest, sober and industrious ready to sit up all night if necessary, and have a good temper â€" not that Miss Enid will try any one's temper much. The last girl was dis- charged " " Now, Mr. Varley, I know a girl who must fill that vacancy. I dc not wish to threaten you or hold any rod of terror over -your head but I shall depend upon you to procure it for my protegee." The conversation apparently was not go- ing to be so pleasant. Timothy Varley's mind turned feebly in the direction of dia- mond robberies. " Well, m'3g--that i?, my ladyâ€" if I may make so l)old as to ask you a question why, ii the matter is so simple, don't yon write to my young mistress and settle the matter that way " " Impossible," Isodore replied, " for reasons I cannot enter into with you. You must do what I ask, and that speedily. â€"You have a certain Monsieur le Gautier at your house often " This question was so abruptly asked, that Varley could not repress a start. " We have," he growled â€" " a good deal too often, to please me. My master dare not call his body his own since he first began to come to the house with his signs and manifesta- tions. â€" You see," he explained, "servants are bound to hear these things." " At keyholes and such places," Isodore smiled. "Yes, I understand such things do happen occasional!}' So this Le G autier is a spiritualist, is he and Sir Geoffrey is his co'bvcrt " " Indeed, you may say that," Varley burst out in tones of great grievance. "The baronet sees visions and all sorts ofthin^." ".Is it possible," Valerie whispered to her friend, "that Hector has really succeeded in gaining an influence over this Sir Geoffrey by those miserable tricks he played so successfully at Rime " " It is very probable," Isodore murmured in reply. " This Sir Geofirey is very weak in intellect. â€" Tell me, Mr. Varley," she cou- tinued, turning in his direction, " does the baronet keep much of Monsieur le Gautier's' company IJoes he visit at his rooms " " I believe he does anyway, he goes out at nights, and always comes back looking as if he had seen a ghost. Whatever his game may be â€" and sure enough there is some game on â€" it's killing him bv inches, that's what it's doing." " Aud This change you put down to Lo Gautier 1 Vrhaps you are right. And now another question. Is not there another reason, another attraction besides discussing spiritualism with Sir Geoffrey, that takes him to Grosvenor Square " Varley so far forgot himself as to wink impressively. "You might have made a worse guess than that," he said. " I am not the only one who can see what his designs are. Aliss Enid is the great attraction." " And she " " Hates him, if looks count for anything. â€" And so do I," he continued " and so do all of us, for the matter of that; I would give a year's salary to see his back torned for good " " Mr. Varley," Isodore said in grave tones, " I sent for you here to work upon your fears, and to compel you, if necessary, to do my bidding. That, I tee, is not necessary, for we have a common bond of sympathy. For reasons I need not state here, we have good reasons for keeping a wateh over this Le Gautier bat rest assured of one thing â€" that he will never wed yoar mistress. I shall hold yqu to secrecy. â€" And now, you must promise to get my protegee this situa- tion." ' Well, I will do my best," Varley replied cheerfully. " But how is it going 1» be done, I really can't see. " " Irishmen are proverbial for their inven- tive powers, and doubtless you will dis- cover a way. â€" The new maid is a French girl, remember, the daughter of an old mend. Perhaps you would like to see her?" 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