The Storyteller.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7966, 1 November 1905, Page 4

The Storyteller.

ALLAN MKUWAV S Wil l;. (Continued.) Although Allan r.nsht bba t - wade a lo i{ iltH'lol' he did uol shine as a ibrK. lie plodded sltadily fur near1. live years, his salary increased inf.uiicdmally. Once Kilty lunti-,1 at rt-inrning lo the stage as .a nie-ms ~f sparing him work tlul she guessid was fc> uncongenial lo liini, and lr? misunderstood hor dishe. "You are dull, tired, of this monotonous round of days that arc only iin-hwncd by an occasional visit to a llicatre pit or a drive on the lop o{ a ftus. I ought to have seen il Ion; afio, Kitty. A'ct, I you .iida't care lor (he old life, and that in »orkmis for you I was making toi happy." it noflded tears and many words 10 convince him that life as it was tu htr was one long honeymoon, i ut only the thought of Ihe hateful 011 c.-stool troubled her for his sake. Tacn Allan lifd, lovingly protested that he liked it, and Ki;ty smiled, L a-.inj a mental vow. It was a c .tious i.ne, ambi! ioi.s and well-«ii;:i iuip. ssihle, but sae lulrlled it lo a ve v fait exunt. Tin- hours thai Al lan S|!cnt at the off.ej she m,w devolid to writinj, Writinn wii.u, her landlady woi.dttid, and one day asked.

Short stories, Mrs tiriWde. Ami y.ju re uot to tell my huslraid. li'm to be a surprise lo linn. 1 can'l i t r fc. ins a drone any 1. nscr " •'Mind your pretty eyes !" the 1.i..d1a.1y often expostulaierl , "they l.:e« tiled and stvanse like."'

lh:re came a lime »h<n the s•c nd-lloor leader ceasi I In laiiili at lie r.niirk, and ir!iciaullt iom:| I s> anl liss, not foi lack oi ,i . 1.-ii through the lain in h r ,y s. li.e sir of lur si{i;lil bad nevi r i. n t.stcd lill now, wlkii n wat>:.:iit pvcrlasrd. The pr.nioni-orv :: a.s of failure lievclopul si pal!'... d, with the fondness of Vout'i s: >

if,.ior.il the warnings, prr-oij, i ter mission, wh.'ch in oe:| , ."ij-i,.!, end so long. Allan f ninmi! .1 i:.- , o ; s!y U|hiii her pale eh-- A;. I~i la. gbrd away his 'eirs. \ei v 5,., •, she lio[Hd lo s| rmt, a sui ji' isc ~n liini.

lb- idit r af an important peiiodical, had, while rejrting oni oi l. r nv.uuKTipls, iiiiiii,l 1.,r t, m:!>iiiil anotlitr. Mie hail lionc «e, n

suitnl his puriifiH-. mi.l li.' «.ui' iut lb.' ekinrt <;[ t'oiitriliuiiiij; a hiv.l! L'.t'Cli <jl slqrirs lo Ins summri nuni-

1;, r There wa- .1 I'Mitti alwa-l i>r ;\l„l h .. dn ll' 1 Wl ,'V 1 111 U' i-« « " , r '" .1 jM», ,\U 1 ,»!: MJ!:! l:.n !>} liu-hUv <>l ill- iii.iiL'i c:-S'i liU'ii" ui.il ,a.,!,. }i.«i:si ;i.» '. .tn-t ill.- that Uil.-.'l-i"' A «* i 1- - uvi l ' h li ! ..n;l uefoiv iieii.'a : K.ll v a.is i> illin a il.irkni.'ti iv.«-:n ash ,'p. Ail.iri ha;! hain«.l li« r su-.'i. |lt- was cnmg h*e it t-isiU, i,y \ u v i.oUnle. 1 Ik- d'Cior. an uu--5 h A\Jt, W'.lt Klinllv JifJCl H n>s»«" I , h «•* \M i,»iu I lull ' .111 HllHTiU.l s>. ol Mglit. «!mii 1t.,;! I" ««l _re\ >,\ s\\ D\l :sti lii> vile was iuialh Itii;*•! "Vwis there ii-tl hi;.g he d-n-'V AH.nt i::uai,ily nu.i. tlm-u-h nu:iy siu'/l-.s- mollis I».ln>u- i.ai. 1 \uy.ii- M Mir.'.... iiuii ,lKil shrunk iiiiin the ntva, !>u ( . '<• 'lay 1"-' R'JlKv.l U W'v.S til-' *.»U Mlllll',-.

I havi- no 0i1..: alt in.-! Ac. It. Claii c. : c iuui , wi;!t LiMd' uuplu>ls- "b>s the 2;js! tune i:. ]ii>- ll*. I ;ivl the sMu-s. oi po\ettv. I itt-r iiKii haw- noi gi hclll'-v»iA.ss lo jdicidc all 11-e

tils lli.il vwaill. can Uwsh mi Ui.'n luuil cai'. i. 'l!h' I'M"!''■'.ii.i - o. ui-uUi nv I .uwsil l" s i,l hiiiut ! I s .lit mil .a tins luuui.ui." (•Hi !.\il 1.1 I.U->:aji 'iislc iinin 11l - 111 tic i|:;cliii with .i big liv.U't saitl MDiliiiii; till' I'.i-U.alut luisi;an t ' l .ill lilta ili.ii 'CfMiiii io *ll i w.h.i.ii.l ii, Ini ti..' sa.l.i' el "a"U lans Mm-." lie c.iui.-l om- «'i ih,- Itutl.ijii I'liysitians ui ilu- ilay t atl graluKiiuslj on tins sail case. Lhis man hail Wia l'.s <ilil elium a 1 college, ami had woi'kid his wa\ miidtulously tu tlie trout during llie lasi few years. Ai the risk ol a .-,iiuli he dii'id, .1 to nial.v the a[>pi-a). 'lhe following afurnoon, wlmi Allan wa-s at the oluee, brought lii. Clarke and his old collide chum—now Sir John Medway-to th iilo- nisburv ruuius. Kne years had liansiosnu'il Allan's lathi'i Horn the mice uiiesh,.,;, able doctor inio at. imiiormnt i-h>-sician. rrc.in iiu' day Ik* hu;l s ,!: the hansori hear away Ins son lu pluni;.'.! his i iersi,* m!« ihe i-. 111•1.1!i114 oi l.is practiiv, worl.Hu ii'U'iisl ( ly, :>ut aiming at mothinj, more tangible ihan oii'ibion io ii'ad ,n Ihe jiaiii al his licait. Was it d s.,:iy tiut had Wlous'.ii hilil «u----i lasciousl) !o-day cliaritahly to 'h

. -iUid.- the w. mail lie it««l I.llc f r-i, il ' 1!: - o>..i:i:i:i.i! i->u i! K'.tlys i!' 1 v .1.% .1 JfKtiS Oil.'. Hit ;!h- SHJ! mil ,:MiLi lliiil'll.lh'. kit'V i.% I ■.rat-'iul "iii'ait to h-m. ;>h.l !jh I.ItV S ; l:l> lilt- I' ssci! .nut tout ll il ;•:ni miiiiii'iy j>> tin- tu.iUi i<l i• i h i-.ii.imd iivlf. "i' ,[a .i- v.,■ Ui-ii '■ v.uLUvii luUi, w,iM ii; >0:3." h<- sji>l. vviih t :l I'ii •! In*. U-v>. "Wr wo'll.i li ii.t- in; .t.' ■ til,in ■ li _t 1 :.<■■■ 'ii nil'." *ii >.'i:i:-;.i! 1 -i. I ii- nit.c. i! »• * li • ii I', ■ ■ 1 :! If * li|»~. ..In) |'lY|>;'i 1! !'■ i'iiv.r V.a:t 11l sli,. 11l ,i,t ,il. 'My ii'-sV.-iul will ii,- li'.iai 1 'i- 1 cctly." il:.' liour ujli II .t its ' ll ■ s\lt,U\ ,U||| A11.,n i.iiii'' int i 11,,' r..in. I r I'ldl -.r W, lit !< I 'A'.uil 1 r» m; ,'l him. ' 1 I 11- }„'||s. |, 111 P . ,| 11 i' > lie sillily. ".',ll oil frii'lii! 0: IllltV ||,l-S 111, • k li.iil \ L,l\ill 11,-. 11: vahi.j I,* Hjllli,!!;,. wli.lh J". 11 ~ Vf I 1 It'. Milr. i.'; lilts l']i;l;;;l In'l in ;n :ri-i .li.- ~]., 1 11 iiiii. All..;; turn, 1! *,-. v...ids ll',' r. lai\:i l.y which • !i,- , ( t |.;,i mi 1. 1.. "Sir .Jmlhi Mklv.jv." i,,|,; m;ii,.! til,' iitll,- ii,.l",ir. K.ltll. 1 ;lll:i S, li sill, ;i 1,11 II,;: i ,1 '1

other Silcinly, not in anger, but iit ilfip emotion, Then, in that lnvathpause, ilie hands of lln> two mriinui, and tin- hitu I'mss ainl pain of live long yt'ais were (.rushed in Vii.it ck;Sj>.