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didn't p mt in any dt t f u- . \\,ll. \\.ll. \\-il. Ulnnl ,. tILi-
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talw\ays - n \.rt. a l , l' o i ti,,. ille, like , i ',!l h ai v ,
hln th' vetry one to strik' ",Elith+' flur... Alash \,u
id- butll t it'- thw Ibllnk roll tha ;t eatchi'h 11 i. In \ h \,--
tr 'ca\e- :anld lik r \\a i't diu it. olhno tl, luI.
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Tihm lh r thi nil'l .4 b.hiwl hi- I n el eh ard' ,..- r4, 11o wa;is ntld
tli\\i h : l hi n ' ' uip lilr t, tit teuIl, ;l t lltdm trcenllilar
Itinl;h that mi, nI t hiii- \tiul-lliti e cunl nuo t atn.'r" him .
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l in u urre' . nill Alis 'Trnh11 in w. I I l li s .
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.l l 1nd , ion ,hi i t It ti ll b lo'uti lll \ 11't.
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' iui muti . i l t h ini itll Ih il ilt' lh
[lhitenL't bu ll it'a' I 1tone iuthmi frontiIniI.\ amciiilltin
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l oul ii i ll it I miine th 11u' t'i i Ih tu l. . n'll
h exle,\ (o t u r I l m sibl, \'. T he he'rll l it m' iledt. w kly-
'u'-li .' h Ii 'heSaid ath' einihiU ts'ohil ll ' er pia
i1ii i Iii hill IIII 11 i' l l lll'i li, 'i II< I illll ' lllil I ll . " .'i
l l iii ' i hll i hl t l11 1I+, i ' Illilt t , lN l 'l-tt ii'i''t.
ni 111i 11', r llitll i her l
rt i I r thi i lii i ti t l Inn o' lril I itil i 111111turint l in
duled , i hen:' t T i ' n hring ilmi mnro il, un ,II-n
" of v hi: lnely existencih idrh th, i utl a i h et r mit
t1hi. fam-. "lhull'- i 'i t Thiual' iii whe h iiiu tTii TlhiTre i tibl
'hlil thll I1 I inn hl'. th I i it i i ill ill ll of 1 i tri
\i. nibun111 t' l
Thhli t wli l kett b k to the hrmi . 1hedee nt' l
ul tl .'tli \\tin 1 'l l hi11 l bI ti friu Xl t oll it l n ii ' I of the'
1i b ',, or a i . h 'l r t X i Iltel Wi I'1 ,th r illll - lil i li li ilt
ld il lI rc"li' 1X of hell 111 1 re 11nh u tI int thill ''l mm' X1li
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l I' I int i lli o I, n. in t S it, o te tIllh i i k lr n l
: I Il oh11' t, bllt llhl '. t hl' , l' hI l e 1111. i '1 .lril li'l t
n h hill f i i ll i lt r I : ti' l i hll. Th ' ' run II
, lih i n h M t i vr n Ii. ti ' he 1h1e e and "No' l 1 I I llli' ibe
\ u'ti ltt i i t1 ltl ttt' u.i tl t \itl . itt, u" ll, t iit il . IXX tIII '
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It< ' iut: Ita l 1 i111h 1 relll." 'dl ' I o X 1 lot 11 it if i . l tni ll
I\ 1ton y ;l',. itool i t il llikins :1
ill 'i ju'-t ihe ,iil+ lid th hel rnuit. "Comelll, in
,, lu "lh3 1 it' on " , tilll'Ili " ll i1. "I o er i
' 'il'l llii Iund lt ll it. tA il ii." aithl IinklhI. "I
, T h t\ \ n un ld -rite u a w ntnitn i tr I y'll rfill
n, u t nI t 0 fr a wiomlanl. tu trus~ I knlt \\ll
I, Ihl it. lE er bi+t tdoe,. I'hdith t trr. hN ' ill4
> i r lir b heside, snl im ! n t l r thi nlit\ inihe \\ntu
lt a h leh in tI riun dt . l h tl er h:al r'un r,'
\lliki, the Kl nll ike,. pulitie-. ar utI thai .'i t m i .imi-i i
tines it w\ tmatn in the nlrhi-high-tona I ;ln [ proud
,i n l'. nii ln tin, _ her iha-l I to win at all kinds of
, h , c tat inlt t\ wa;- it tlvc' r act' k.'"
\fttr I rtnouinletd the world." Said the Ie'imit. "
r h aIrI Iof her ait ain."
Sh' atrnriet lnuw" ,aid Iinlley.
oi hermli it l n,;t dt ai int thr' wooden wh ils of li,
ate:. wnd i'lhd hi: tts..
I kno ,u , , feel about it." Said linklh,. "\V-Whtt
coutl She, du. firore r her t our siter, ld her
hr mlu' n l l elmantl 'tr- u rt tenti r how l e utli
the I on t h' l h it had into tt'diri.ilel' halluo . V,,ll.
\thin \\I I c tmin/ amiwn and nothing gngt up with
at : ou t i'ht sat\. \eil. I know Edith a, wll :t,
:il--lithu1h I1 tarrietl hor. 1 wt worth a million
,1. but I'e 'run it utp since to bhtw en tio and six.
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i'irer tIhan I lih- li ;l th - :i i s n'1 '-( l ths, nt- lilu ' In 'lhr
lth tn the \'l ;1-ar,'--t'rved ];U 'H l. Nit. the herm' it
\\l n iinlhy Ihal relih'\eiv d tit h-mliiita m' fr mlll tlhe
11111 ofl i l' i- l i'.e intll the ir t paint ' ,ti:l -hio. l tbl o I
hiii' in-iI l i ii I1 ,till , t i ll beh " ii lii t hl ' ,lhn i ". I 'e)11l
liiI 'tl,11 11 'lll I iI t I tiht lii tin ll I h I, I r I.i
iTh r ' \ its slih t u h i X i' diri ,liito lhr li oo
E d ith (,u rr. w ith i ll 11e a blhh ' h u t y ;m ul t telilmos
m l11 1 l i t iti ti ha tI i :c - hai brntu ht h r.
u \ in < , n e er nl e t ti t hli; l 'r . iS h i n lk te t 1i t
hE nnit with her large,
h il/ in,i ii i-tr ' Ie,. The,
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t'1ur n the i k iiin' - m li t\
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muhl uI t , see lh n th i -. .
i\nr i t-n n t wi hni ,,
)i i h art.i I f -hut it i --
it ilu l . ini\numI iii \
I h 11 e tl'lll i 't hht+ I hhthi u i+iU, il' 1111,t la11 t . LIQiI-
nl w m n rl .l t it. lii llt ii ii lii h
trt l htl it f rth.
I[r the s titi Ii t' if o t niinu tli thii' liih iItll .h illl ! n h n lll sh
it cld him with n rolh'hto d rc l ,n,. .\wl then by turns
h i f ii-i't l lll' im.n l n t) ti i tt t lu l a ri t I h i ng' Ii 1t-
en ise tntctnivd , rl ni vp a i=n la ty t latino ut( n lu a,,
,iii 1tli iir Ih,, f111I tllN f hi Xlll l ihlll ;I ii Inll.t
i t iV lirte l--, llt.' i n i ll. .\nIl it i o f t l. - hmi t'' i llli
that it houbt hav en w ain t n t :'-tlh hal-ht, vision
of the huanntifulcst of the Trenholo w siter' illuninati d
hi, m int', cue 1 nd l thift hine with1 t ; \iterl'.
"It i too late." le ,aid. in deep l tune . pr+e in th ,.+ ~ "
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oh e. lh coti aelt, .l ' t it hiiii tt lintl l i l thrui
hi. -t. , in lld l 1i it 11111i int i
T h a, liIi th imin rose tIlil Thurd ay
S' I'l trol the inn. taintt'r than the
- iI.Il' - hoI rns IIIo lf l il" mLII I \\ i ' lithen l
i \r rll lnIi fl t-i i 1 '1lhls .. .. X\ i Ithe ' l i .
lIltlih inl jlit i'll i ii ti nto ll ]t ill ian i IA i it b Iii
th,, , li ht . ,Bi nl, co n o n it . op pos ite > ho , . h ero not
b eat, foi prI-tl it ' trioll ' line:. ibut l o\I'i .m s ti s inil
lion. ,f m ih Is:i vi . I it' i l nti'oll f tilh innll it '
-:It with li lellie - rU rt t' l \ i n - l -. tO1li inun l Xlin i of
+olin ; :11 oil tuw.l the l lrm it h:ul knolilt th e '
thin- mtul hadl sported with .\lnurylli in the, -hathle of th.
rei l-i 1-t hit,- t rilp d i u in ', lint fr ,ine ar l h, had
ttttilt'ld i eIl s : e r i t fllo t'll' Iir'" tit t I t l rit lluI
,onld. Iliut t liI t there It I i ii s ,o tiltt I \\ironl I l; . l
Ti T 'it ln l til l wa ptt la Uin1' .i llt i lli . W\\hat
S fool le had berlt n to l l]'r dhliherateI t,n ,ris at' hi,
lift frIm the l nd- ti'li l of exit encll for oItl t' \\hl hal11 'itilln
him tl t for tilt false jot that w atilli "/i a i ti /III 1i
al I ti"-h w il i ti u t t w tal t'. .ii' , iil 't tht' Xlw i';v i '
h: n itb II.n Ieen rilit ied ldi th'ey . not hr ouiht hint t11
lIr 1 t nd rl o tAll I the t t In l.d th i i I \l itt l l- ll l
tifulie-t f --
h t Ido 1 to illt I on Thnr-i d vI t t ,inLh -. i 11 h d in
tilte'd. i I r' rlai li now i she unul'd h n l t in sh1 t hil ittl
pracitull t e lt, ,train , of that u altz hel hilmel ht
\\l' , 1 P i t tIint rs ir 'il ll l in is. tr i lItiile l '. \\tll ' h Iad r'Ie
in Ir 11 es thin t hti hi l iree i util.'en1s l ilm for l IThllli
ut,;lirs If lii. oll l ie I .l i wtih]i ll alll [ in its I' uilll-l
tain dh . \Vhy shulbl--
"1)l n mm it." ,.i th I 'r-n i t. ilu h 'nl.I "I1 11 11 d it..1
1l1i tl r ,l ai hi- M oirl u s A u re.li d l thr \ nfI ll h i,
-un ll.i ;- t- k in . l1 dlt, 1 l-i Ist-II ' l Ir d tIni :k ' ro n
( liotl's tell r 1' r h I II a ll ' t , rIit /i s , h at,.
shoe,. all hi. l ii-t'ard ad Irttiel 1 iml hlhnl ing 11 1 r11t '
<lr g 1 d, rather ly. t'rn s t1h ir rinttor. realt a1nd
tti atliiLout i l i willful 'dioill ll.
\ ir of o s ri-u ,on rdt ed his aI.r: d ui liecie'tly
Iot' r h Iled r az I t ~i oni I I i i ltiii II ht l ir
lliI tltin his mi l I Iiiair I l, I 'I the hII rmiti
,kill. N, . h e .nlInh l Ii h libru teil it ckttl- i ni \trd .i
mn thly li h1 1 . Il'l. ' 11h1r1it . for Ihis 111 on-ii r
tie h rt;l nrnin :m l ie tionll tit 1o1 .el' : 1111'" li l,
t'i ln II, b rdI,. , ni l s t.lt
.\tIlt I q I'I I n 11 I' hXl'l tllLii wtul i in it, a nnstl l irtni, l tii
c n iv Xl t it it l ttin tl t' ''I htlt' rtlwi t h 1 1 X l'li -I,
lon . ofill l the :Itvit ie' th ll n, ulei he it' (\\ t till
ni. li l . il of the i'1 three thou d l:ut ll, ill hill,'
ti h 11 , rolled mal tti l 'u tl' il in niledt ilkl . Ii, , l, l .t ] ,I
htrll] , ' ii I tui ~ I t 1' r 1,ii ll
Tou nm \ ;,l; ke a brief look at himl , l- hi halsltill, m l
th i nl . niot ntainsidh . .1 o n-.. \ inkl.l. h h k f rc k
]l ih i . ll, 1.. 11 l l in....
ito L luanin td un i 1ith 1th1 tailor',
SN.II- Ii IlI''l l li lk hi rt. i hliill e
'tndi ii. , IIl r .t i ith r il
li u)t b11 bhl ! l terlh ti.. 1 1111l
Itll tit I ,Ilk . - "lil(.l hu li t 1111
i'e n \\r o 1l' Ills ll l'lea s n n b] hat
r; ; ', r i b I r in n ,l h n i i ut e d
hair. S-eeingu =h .lhi ,t\w il l
:n'i ln nic t +n-e s lni t. Yoti
S\\o11snht hav I i\ -tili B11 t he
ih\ ,' Huih'l-.--or the w ho
! "l'- pi ino lh I - ,i I o bTIl]
1n11111r hate laid] tlr hn
- ' hrm it \\h lived ten
ne, last -to \\in ;r ther.'"
1l , hd n,'inu gi]v, ilian x-.
T ndled ] ho 1he wvtater, of
I rl i' r. UniV U; ntern , Ind
', ,ll chtI mou r i\'ilhin it. \
nch r ,, ltn ,e , h iled in ' l]
abIhoult it. TI mt , l'Iet t of the
- - . , I rc ,,l:nivr dow n \hiclh
th Irm ii hal t rain iul
vii- ill, inn nii .rill-room.
"onl 'thiin 'seethed t b111 oll
1here.ut . 1. Th lh v indo - v rt'
brilliantll liLshi n'd. a ill mi -
ti" tze f tdf l1 I -lsil i h it".
.\ ne ro um n it n rini while ji 'c"k t runeii thrillgh the
inlln ,'l . thith t inilnwnsl l ' granite Musts lil wvrought-
iron lani1 hnililer-
"\\hit iu, UnL tn here to-IIht 7" ' ;ke. I l h rml it.
"\V ,l.ale." said t1-- , - 1 o,, en\itlor. "de nih ,cin "r.i' . r
'lhur Idn\. da ,\,nin' ,Ilknc, in do, -,ire mne. And in d e.. ill-
roo ol d r s'' , be i f-tek inn r. -i:h."
'he hermi t _ , n_ .d Ill] t 1hl, inn ,i n the hill -ide
w\hetnce hnr-t ln lh ni tiillmphn 11nt sr a in of spln" -
"-'And ti p heree.' ,aid he. "ll,- y areI, la in" _ Al wlels
-,hi V ill- h i- _o" ii onl II , there,."
Ip in de inn" -aid the du, t\ ono. "doe isn wedliia
,oi]n -,In. Mr. Ilinkley.it min ltht rich mnnui. um iirrt ii
t 7 l ' ! .. , . I - : . _ L,, u , : !. i. .. . h l, i ll'+I
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