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Muriel Halsif.
she heard frequently ; and sometimes her kind old friend Avould forward certain American letters which made her eyes bright , her voice merry for days , In a dainty room—half nursery , half
boudoir—overlooking the park , sat the sisters one sunny June day—Christie , blueeyed and golden-haired , with a tiny , whiterobed creature on her knees ; Muriel seated on the floor , amusing Avith some toys a
child of two years old . It Avas a pretty picture ; and so thought Captain Ferroll , as he stood for a moment unobserved in the doorway . " Another letter from Newcombe ,
Muriel , he said , coming forward and dropping the missive into her lap . "I found it at the post-office just now . " She opened it quickly—tAvo letters in one day AY ere unusual . " Dear Muriel , —I have lust heard that
Eric sets sail for home in the ' Europa' on Saturday next . —Your affectionate , A . M . " They Avere but feAV Avords , yet they brought a light to the girl ' s dark eyes and a smile to her lip . The days IIOAV seemed longer than usual to Muriel .
" I am very silly , " she thought ; " I have no right to think that he will seek me again—at least , not on purpose . Circumstances may throw me in his Avay ; perhaps then—"
But at that point she ahA-ays stopped abruptly ; even to herself she felt shy to OAVU her hope . It may be that she thought herself scarcely worthy of so much good fortune , or that she had too lightly throAvn
aAvay her happiness to so easily regain it . " A bonne bouche for your breakfast—the ' Europa' is in at last ! " exclaimed Captain Ferroll one morning , looking over his paper at Muriel , and laughing merrily . "Christie , Ave shall have company to-morroAV . "
" Very likely , " said Christie , coolly , taking pity on her sister ' s confusion . "I think you told me you had asked the Archers to dinner . " " Yes , " he ansAvered , rising with another little laugh ; " and UOAV I shall ride over
to Newcombe and invite Miss Morton . " _ Muriel escaped . With her hands pressed tightly over her beating heart , she stood at her windoAv , joy and fear struggling for the mastery . ' ' Was he really coming ? Was he coming back to her 1 " And then , when she could not answer herself— al .
Muriel Halsif.
though in her heart something spoke affirmatively—she laid her head doAvn upon the sunny windoAV-sill and sobbed herself into calmness .
" A man in love does not let trifles stand in his Avay . " So confessed Capt . Ferroll ; but he Avondered hov * Erie Forbes managed
to reach Welhvood Avithin twelve hours after landing ; yet so it Avas , and all Muriel ' s doubts and fears Avere speedily put to flight in the certainty of Eric ' s love .
It Avas midsummer , and the sea at Endy Bay looked , under the brig ht full moon , just as it had looked one summer night tAvo years before ; nothing Avas
changedeven the same fishermen were there putting out to sea in their boats . And yet how different it all looked to Muriel—how much brighter .
"Eric , " she said , placing her hand on her husband ' s arm , " Eric , I think this is the prettiest place in the world . " He laughed , looking incredulous . "Wait
till you have seen prettier . " But I neA'er shall . Oh , Eric , my love , my love , if you had not forgiven me . " " Little Avife , don't you think I studied
my own happiness better than that ?" added Eric ; adding presently , with a smile , " I suppose you knoAv that you have never thanked me yet for taking you off those
rocks yonder ?" " I will thank you all my life , dear , " she ansAvered , in a half whisper . In a moment his arms were round her ,
her head was on his breast . " My darling , this is thanks enough , " he said , and kissed her . A . S . D ., in Voice of Masonry , U . S .
Dr. Dassigny's Enquiry.
DR . DASSIGNY'S ENQUIRY .
( Continued from page B 7 ' 2 . ) " That accordingly prince Edwin sum" moned all the Masons in the realm to " meet him in a congregation at York , *
" Avho came and composed a General Lodge , " of which he was Grand Master , and . " having brought Avith them all the Avrit" ings and records extant , Avhich Avere in
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Muriel Halsif.
she heard frequently ; and sometimes her kind old friend Avould forward certain American letters which made her eyes bright , her voice merry for days , In a dainty room—half nursery , half
boudoir—overlooking the park , sat the sisters one sunny June day—Christie , blueeyed and golden-haired , with a tiny , whiterobed creature on her knees ; Muriel seated on the floor , amusing Avith some toys a
child of two years old . It Avas a pretty picture ; and so thought Captain Ferroll , as he stood for a moment unobserved in the doorway . " Another letter from Newcombe ,
Muriel , he said , coming forward and dropping the missive into her lap . "I found it at the post-office just now . " She opened it quickly—tAvo letters in one day AY ere unusual . " Dear Muriel , —I have lust heard that
Eric sets sail for home in the ' Europa' on Saturday next . —Your affectionate , A . M . " They Avere but feAV Avords , yet they brought a light to the girl ' s dark eyes and a smile to her lip . The days IIOAV seemed longer than usual to Muriel .
" I am very silly , " she thought ; " I have no right to think that he will seek me again—at least , not on purpose . Circumstances may throw me in his Avay ; perhaps then—"
But at that point she ahA-ays stopped abruptly ; even to herself she felt shy to OAVU her hope . It may be that she thought herself scarcely worthy of so much good fortune , or that she had too lightly throAvn
aAvay her happiness to so easily regain it . " A bonne bouche for your breakfast—the ' Europa' is in at last ! " exclaimed Captain Ferroll one morning , looking over his paper at Muriel , and laughing merrily . "Christie , Ave shall have company to-morroAV . "
" Very likely , " said Christie , coolly , taking pity on her sister ' s confusion . "I think you told me you had asked the Archers to dinner . " " Yes , " he ansAvered , rising with another little laugh ; " and UOAV I shall ride over
to Newcombe and invite Miss Morton . " _ Muriel escaped . With her hands pressed tightly over her beating heart , she stood at her windoAv , joy and fear struggling for the mastery . ' ' Was he really coming ? Was he coming back to her 1 " And then , when she could not answer herself— al .
Muriel Halsif.
though in her heart something spoke affirmatively—she laid her head doAvn upon the sunny windoAV-sill and sobbed herself into calmness .
" A man in love does not let trifles stand in his Avay . " So confessed Capt . Ferroll ; but he Avondered hov * Erie Forbes managed
to reach Welhvood Avithin twelve hours after landing ; yet so it Avas , and all Muriel ' s doubts and fears Avere speedily put to flight in the certainty of Eric ' s love .
It Avas midsummer , and the sea at Endy Bay looked , under the brig ht full moon , just as it had looked one summer night tAvo years before ; nothing Avas
changedeven the same fishermen were there putting out to sea in their boats . And yet how different it all looked to Muriel—how much brighter .
"Eric , " she said , placing her hand on her husband ' s arm , " Eric , I think this is the prettiest place in the world . " He laughed , looking incredulous . "Wait
till you have seen prettier . " But I neA'er shall . Oh , Eric , my love , my love , if you had not forgiven me . " " Little Avife , don't you think I studied
my own happiness better than that ?" added Eric ; adding presently , with a smile , " I suppose you knoAv that you have never thanked me yet for taking you off those
rocks yonder ?" " I will thank you all my life , dear , " she ansAvered , in a half whisper . In a moment his arms were round her ,
her head was on his breast . " My darling , this is thanks enough , " he said , and kissed her . A . S . D ., in Voice of Masonry , U . S .
Dr. Dassigny's Enquiry.
DR . DASSIGNY'S ENQUIRY .
( Continued from page B 7 ' 2 . ) " That accordingly prince Edwin sum" moned all the Masons in the realm to " meet him in a congregation at York , *
" Avho came and composed a General Lodge , " of which he was Grand Master , and . " having brought Avith them all the Avrit" ings and records extant , Avhich Avere in