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Show HOJ~BUCK. 'Vhile he deli veretl thit:; speech 'vi th se<latc n1anncr nn<l level voice, J uli:1. ~tood 'vit h :n'ertccl f:tce, apparent. Jy umnovccl. 'Vhcn he cca:-;ed to speak, sho turnetl her eyes full upon hitn, and still r c.'Lraining ltcr C' tnotion, she ~aid, "1\[r. I>a!Jncr, your tnotives nrc known t.o yourself. If you would prove to 1nc that they arc kind, set tnc free." ''I have prove<l 1nore-n1y love. I offer you the strono·c 'L 1>roof of love." -~ "Surely, yon 'vonl<l not ltol<l n1e a capti\rc, and take aclvautage of 1ny captivity to pre~.· a suit which h:l~ once been rc.'pectfully declinctl." "Love, 1ny dear lady, is blincl to circnmstanccs, ancl dear to refusal. Let 1ne believe that time' h~s rendered yon tnore f:tvoraule to 1ny 'vishe~. Let me hope that yon will give Jne a ri ght to protect yon in a1l d:lno·er:-; :nHl diflicnHie.·. Until yon dcciclc upon -~ 1ny propo~al, I c:tu not consiJer any other suhj \ct." "ll' that is a covert threat, I Jtutst spc:1lc without reRcrve, an tl tell yon that tltere i:-; an in:-;urmonntablo barrier to your propo~al. Let the subject be disInissc( l forever." "I cannot in1ngine a ~arricr really insurn1onntable, 1\Ii :-;~ Fairf;1x. l\Iny I :1.ok 'vhat it is '?" "I-ye~-my hand is pro1niseLl to another." "ln<1ecd!'' he said, cotnnletwing his r ply in tho rnc:t:nred acccuts which had hitherto Iuocketl his victun but the avowal of an eno-ao·en1cnt with a rival ' ~ u whotn he hated already, becan.'e he b elieved him to be a Rnccessful rival, ronsec.l his anger, and a~ he went on, he spoke ·with Jnarti fc::~L a. pcrity; "such cngageInenls are not u. nn.lly dcen1e<l j rrevocable by young la<1ics. 'l~itnes have changed. vVhcn I shall convince you that the person to 'vh01n you have iucautions1y promi::;ed your hand is unworthy"-- HOEllU CK. 2G.S "Unworthy, sir! Can a gentlc1nan <1isparage a rival 7 Can a n1an traduce the absent? Can a being with a heart insult a c:tpti,·e lady by maligning hcl' nlli:uwed? Ilngh Fhzhngh is that which you pro,·o yourself not to be-a n1:1n and :1. gentleman." "I adtnire yonr ApiriL, 1\li~s Fairfax, but you have not qnite f:tthomed the <lHC. lion. rfh(•re arc oLhcr aCfcdjons nncl obligations sometimes to b con~-;iderecl, even before a girl's fancy for a Io,rcr. Your love and duty to your f:tthcr"-- " J\f y dear, 1ny noble father! \VhaL can you tcli tnc of hitn '?" "That., in disposing of your han<.l, yon may do well to consider his Rafety." "I do not understand. What thrc:tL lurks in your words and sneer?" "Be seated, lUi~s Fairfax. Let u L1iscuss this 1natter rationally. You 'vill not sit'? \Veii, as you please. Y otl are a\vare that he is wounded, and a prisoner." "0, IIeavenly Father, protect him." "lie \\'ill be sent to vVashington." "To Washington ?" "And detained there as a prisoner of state." "A prisoner of state! Then he is lost. May flooven have mercy on him, for man will have none." "Ilc can be saved.." " Ilo\v ~ Tell me how. I will bless you, as onr goocl an gel." "It depends ttpon yourself alone." . "Thank God! Then he \Vill be savcu. BH.l mo toil, suffer, die to save hitn, and he hall be saved." "There is no need of toil, or suffering, or death. 12 |