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"Miss Harding," he said, "I have led a hard, bitter life I have not always done those things of which I ht be most proud: but there have been tirandson of one of Napoleon's greatest field marshals, and that I bear a nahty nation What you have just said to me recalls these facts , that you will never regret having spoken them," and to the bottom of his heart the man meant what he said, at the moment; for inherent chivalry is as difficult to suppress or uproot as is inherent viciousness

The girl let her hand rest in his for a moment, and as their eyes met she saw in his a truth and honesty and cleanness which revealed what Therieremanhood to different channels And in that , all unbidden and unforeseen to her mind; a question which caused her to withdraw her hand quickly from his, and which sent a slow cri by, cast a bitter look of hatred upon the two The fact that he had saved Theriere's life had not increased his love for that gentlee idiocy that had prompted hiht of his h praise for his herois hi out of Theriere, and the subsequent kick which he had planted in the unconscious ed such ed hiirl before whose very eyes he had demonstrated his superiority over Theriere should so look with favor upon the officer

It did not occur to Billy that he would care to have the girl look with favor upon hie; but the fact re desire to cut out Theriere's heart when he saw hi--just why he felt so Billy could not have said The truth of the matter is that Billy was far fro His mind had never been trained to it, as hisBilly reacted , and on this account it was difficult for hireat number of his acts or moods--it is to be doubted, however, that Billy Byrne had ever atteet at the bottom of his soul, if he possessed one