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Show THE MORMON LION to be watched. As he turned the corner, Lucy opened the door. " Brother David," she called to me in a troubled tone, " please, will you not come in ? " When I entered, Helga and Ann Jane stood close together at one end of the room. Mr. Sen by was at the other end, bending over the couch on which his wife lay, very weak and pale but conscious. In a low murmur, broken with sobs, she was telling him what had occurred. "But, my dear Ellen," he sought to reassure her as she paused and drew his hand to her heart, " what you have told me does not make it certain." " Oh, but it does! it does! " she insisted. " I ]q).ow it does! Oh, dear! oh, dear! what shall we do?" " Hush, hush! " he soothed. " Perhaps it is only your fancy. Brother Ford will take the sisters out into another room and make certain what is the object of their visit." 'No-no, no-no! I cannot wait! Ask them-here - at once! I cannot wait! " "Very well, if you insist, my dear." He straightened up and faced the shrinkmg intruders, gravely courteous. " Sisters, if it is- the worst, I know that you are in nowise to blame. May I ask you to tell us at once why you are here? " "Please, Brother Senby!" begged Ann Jane, " 'tain't our doing. We don't want to push in on you. Do we, Helga? " "Yas, I ban sorry," responded her companion in a dead monotone. " I ban sorry I'm 'live. 1 tank I go keel myself an' go to haal." "Oh, you poor woman!" cried Lucy. "But you must not say that. You must not! " " I ban go to haal sure, eef he treat me like my odder man." "Your other man!" screamed Mrs. Sen by. "Then it's true-true! " THE MORMON LION 139 Her husband gathered her up in his arms and held her to him in a convulsive embrace. "My God!" he groaned. "It's impossible! I'll not submit! To crush your heart! It matters nothin!? about myself ; but you, Ellen- I cannot do it ! ' "You'll refuse again, Norton?" she gasped. "You'll refuse ? " " Yes, whatever the cost. It is monstrous! I will not sacrifice you! Let them persecute me- kill me--" "Norton! no, no! you must live! Better anything than to lose you a! together! " She thrust herself free from him and ran to the crint>ing girl-women. " fell me, tell me, as you love God! What did he command? What is it he requires? " " Don't hate us, please don't hate us, Sister Senby! "implored Ann Jane. "He told us to come here and let Brother Sen by know he was counselled to- to have us sealed to him." "Both!" " Yes. He was most pertic'lar about that. He said both, same time, and there wasn't going to be any crawlishin9, out of it this time. If you don't believe me-- " No, no, I believe you, child. But when? How soon must it be? " "He said he'd be at the Endowment House at sunset. It's being warmed up now. He said Brother Sen by would know what to expect if he wasn't there on time, prepared to prove his obedience to counsel." The poor lady sank on her knees and held up her hands to Heaven, her eyes gushing with bitter tears. " God! God! dear Father above f 0 Christ! is there no mercy? '' Ann Jane dropped down before her.J " Sister Sen by, don't take on so! " she besou~ht, her childish voice quavering. " I don't care to hve, |