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-----husba.nd W<MI the w, 1ting of that fa.ta.I having known the A'obey and the Abbey qua.rters of a.n hour's ride hom, 1, Where letter." A few yea.rs a.go when have you been smce ?" 1 people all her life. 1 "Thank God ! But why m~y I not know she had been m the nursery she had looked "I d<>n t know." her rE;tre\t ? Why may I Lot see her again' up to _Sir Adr.ian a11 a very gnmd personage, "Valentiae I" You know th.i.t 1 loved h er as a daughter. sta.nd1Dg as it were apart from all ot~er "Don t stare at me, man! I tell ou I WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 1888. Even if she can never be reumted to her youi;ig men upon the Atrength of supenor don't know. I hi.ve been riclwg !bout 1husband, she ma.y v.t least be restored m atta1Dmcnte, but of late ~he had felt herself somewhere - losmg myself on thn moor, if 1801113 measure to me And there is her poor 1more upon a level with him, and m ore at her you like. Grea.t (jod, jf I coulrl only lose AuT1io11. ol' "LADY AunLEY's SECRET," "WvLLARD's Wic ran," Ero, ETC. I fa~her, too Why should he b~ tor tured by ease m his society. ~e called her Lu~y, ~s myself altot:(ether-ride away in~> some en· uncerta.mty; or allowed to thmk that h1s la matter of course havmg known her ID p1 chanted valley, and go to sleep there, for I daughter ie leading a wick ed hfe? It 1s sour nafores, but she called him Sir Adrian ever." 1 of suffering her affection to be won b an duty to reveal the truth, Adrian." "Js my brother at home~· he asked, as CHAPFER XXXVIII-(CoNTINUED) 1t was almost the first time he had spoken walked towards the Abbey Colonel D ~ver1ll did not go back to D6von otb.er man I ask you now to find bet It I "It ie my duty to keep my oath. Mother, they N o, t ~iece Ill · no one but L a d Y B elfield t openly of until his de~pu r From th-, hour of is your duty to do tha.t, and w1thoi:; an if you sa.y one word more, I shall regre· " he crime now there had been no con· shire next day as he had promised He was havmg trusted vou. I beseech you to keep and mother. They are talk mg parish talk- fidence between the brothers. They had absent from Myrtle Cottage for nearly a hour's loEs of time." "That 1s all mighty fine," exclaimed Va. , fa. 1th with me ·Not one syllable to anyone, a.bout the poor old people and their ailments lned together, and t alked of the d ally busi week, and when he returned ho was accom -such dreadful complications. How hard f f b pa.med by a gentltm11on whom he mtrodnced lent1De savagely. "My wife chooses t· run least of all to v ..1entrne" 1 e; ut t h ere h nd been an impass " Poor V "leutrne C,i.n you see nim so it s ·ems that the poor should suffer m all nees 0 1 to Mrs. Baddeley as his old fri~nd Melnotte, away and hide herself after pennmg a dt1be rate avowa.l of her love for another man- and miserable and yet not tell him ? ' ways People who know nothing abouu them, able gulf betwixt the past a.nd the present, the famous African t raveller. h k h By mutual consent they bad been dumb. "Nothing I could t ell would help him t m t ey a.re healthy a.nd hi.rdy because of "Va.lentme ,, began Adrian earnestly, Leonora \\as not le1>rned upon the sub1ect you tell me 1t is my duty to fiad her . tell Do you fee1 dull. lMguld, low-spirited, ur.. of Africa or the R)yal Geographical Society. you that from the hour she wrote that foter, 1Mother, the best thmg you can do for your their scanty fare and open air life : but when "you are lead mg a miserable bfe. Things k th , le!IS, and Indescribably miserable, both phyBl- She had heard such na.mes as Cameron and she was dead to me. It was our final rre own peace of miad-a.nd for us all-ts to for- one comes to know them. one finds that h h II k T cannot go on 1i e ls. ' cally and mentally , experience n sense of vocable partlDg Ltv1Dg or dead shewas get the pastas far as it can be forgotten t eorya o owmoc ery heopena1rmay "YJumean t hat Ihadbetterdo as your fulfuess or bloatmg after eating, or of "KOne- Stanley, which she associated vaguely with my wife no longer. You are her father she I There is nothing that can be done; nothlDg. be very good for us, but the poor get too crim1Dal of the lower classes sometimes llelli," or emptiness of stomnch in the morn- sand, camels, black men, and yellow fever. d d h . ing, tongue coated, bitter or bad taste in She had no love for the D..rk Continent. has not outraged you-she has not cast you I I think you know tha.t I am not without much of it." S he spoke warmly, havmg JUSt come from oes un er sue etrcumstancea-give myself Blouth, irrogular appetite, dizziness, frequent It gave her neither silk gowns nor high art off with scorntul words, a.a she did me I t Iconscience-that I hnve s ome sense of duty. up-walk rnto Fceemantle's studv to mor· headaches, bluued eyesight," filoatlng specks" f ff for you to look after her." It there were anything that could be done, a scene o su ering in one ot the cottages . d · before the e) es. nervous pro strat1on or eJ1t- furniture ; and she was proud to remember was "You may be sure , Mr. Belfield, nat I 1I would do 1t · but there 1s nothmg. As I She was a frank, warm heartd, energetic row morn1Dg an te11 him that I killed my haustion, irritability of temper, hot ftuabea, that her diamonds were genuine Braz1hans. wife Is t hat what you mea.n?" alternatmg with chilly sensations, sharp She yawned when her father expatiated shall not fa.11 to do a fe.tll()r's duty,' an hope for the life eternal, :there 1s no ~t of girl, tall and strong, in the full bloom of "No. It is too late for that course, biting, transient pains here and there, oold swered the Colonel, throwmg down th· end yours or mine that can be of any service to youth and beauty, a girl for whnm life n eant \Vhat I mean 18 that you must lea\' e the f~et, drowsiness after meals, wakefulness, or upon the mteres ting experiences of bis guest, eels her whose loss we both deplore." action and duty, not dress and p leasure. scene of your--misa.dventure. Y ou have disturbed and unref1 ashing sl<lep, constant, and put him forward as a man whom it was of his cigar, and grind1Dg it under h1s 1 mdeacr1bable feeling or drood, or of Jmpend- an honour to know. somewha.t savagdy, to the dlt r1ment c the Hia words and looks were eo deeply ea~n- Yet at a county ball she danced as gaily as lmgered heie too long You muet l/.O away mg ualamlt7? · eat, that his mother could not disbelieve. the most feat~er headed of .her s isters, and -~o another continent-Africa, Australia, "He seems au inoffensive little person," polished parquet. If you lluve all, or any considerable number Hecouldnotbutf eel that Valentmehad 0.me Adnan had been her strong rock m the last neyer complained, a'l they did, of an e\"entng wherever you can find the resources whieh of these symptoms, you nro suffering from said Leo, " and Tory evidently likes bun that most common of Americnn malnd1es- But I cannot 1magme him gettmi:{ the better JUStlfica.tion for repudia.trng all obhgition few years· her friend and companion the bemg slow will give you most relief of mmd. The Dihous Dyspeps11t, or Tot pid Lwer , associated · There is no help for with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion 'Ibe more of a lion, or discovering the source of a river. towards ~ wife '_VhO bad written such a I tter one hem/whose presence always bro~ght . Lady Belfield a~d Mr;. Freemai;itle were past JS past, V ,. 1 '\omphcatcd your dISease has become, tho And then he is so dreadfully lame I How ~s that m which Helen had declared her brightness and comfort, upon whose souna sittmg by the fire m the.1Dner dra.wmgroom, that. L et 1t be p ast. You have suffered greate r the number and d1vers1ty of symp- did he Her get about Africa wit h that lame m_tend ed fl jiht. That her. courage had sense and unselfiah affection she could rely. the cosy tea. table and bis~mg kettle between for your sin of a moment in all the long toms No matter what st.age It bas reached, failed, or that her conscience had )een She wag mystified but s he was submissive; them. They h_ad been JOmed by Mr. R ock mont hs t hat have gon by since th~t fate! 1>l·· Jl·Jerce·s Goldeu l'IIedical Discovery leg?' "He was not always lame. His gun burst awakened at the la.st moment, woul~ ha:dly and the Journey to Lanherne was given up. stone, who sat m one of the 1!1ost lux urious of mght. you will oulfer more or less t o the will subdue It, 1t taken accordmg to direcS he told Mr. Rockstone only that she had the lnrge ti.rm chairs, with his leg ~_ stre.tch ed end.,, tions for a rea.sQnable length of tune Ii not one day when he was shooting an+elopos, make atonement to an angry, 1nstlted i:ured~ complications multiply nud Consump- a.nd wounded him in the hip " huHband. changed her m1Dd. out m front of the he.arth, bask1Dg m the "More or less, no doubt. I have ~he tion or the Lu nJ'(s Skin D1senseu, Hear t Disease, · · · glow of a. friendly fireside, after a l oner day · ·i "Well, he 1a rather nice little soul, and I 0 Rheumatism, Kidney Dlse11Sc, 01 othet grave " I thmk you have done ru1;ht ID a.ban- among his poorest parish;oners pnv1 ege of an excellent memory," answert:d maladJes are quite lmblo to set ln uud, sooner hope he will put you in better spmts," an- CHAPTER XXXTX - A DECIDED CASI OF doning your idea," he said. "He 9 ure that They were talklDg of Val e~tine Valent1De, with q 1 11vering hps, staring or later, mduce n fatal termmnbon swered Leo hgntly. DRY RoT. if Mrs. Belf.eld 1s in any retreat of that " · gloomily at the nre, the incarnation of Dr. Plerce·s Golden 1 U:e d1c al Dis· Her father veld her notbrng about his JO· After tb.at brief convenat10n with Coloiel kind she will commumcate with you before He ought to m11.ke au effor t, my dear Lady despair. ~overy acts powei fully upon the Live1, and "through that great blood-pu11lyrng mg11n, terv1ew with St. Austell. He was unusua.l Deverill in the billiard room, Valentine Bel long' Her heart will yearn tor you as time Belfield," snid th_e Vica.r, "The bbw ~h~t "Your self torture can do no good to deanscs the system or all blood-taints ond lrn- ly grave and silent after his return from field withdrew himself still more from 1 he goeg by, a nd the longmir to see you or to bas fallen upon him is a. heavy oae, but tt is you or to anyone else. Far a.wa~ 'n the pur1t1es, f1 001 whatever cause nrismg. It is London, but on ~he arrival of a.n mv1tation society of hie fellowmen. Even his appe·r hear from you will be too strong to be re- almost unmai;ily ~o succum~ as he h~s aone. wild free lifo which suite you:- temp\ .-·ment, -equally efficne1011s m ncting upon the Kld11eye, and other exurelu1 y organ:;, clean8ing, to dmner from Lady Belfield, he hastened ance m the huntmg field became spasmodic pre&sed by any ascetic rule, however se His whole bemg is undergomgdeterwra.twn. you will at lea~t suffer lees. Anything strengthening and healmg tlten dlseares As to accept it He wa.s rarely seen i.t the meet, but wo11Jd vere " He has brooded upon the one great wrong would be better than the stagnation of an nppetIZm"', rnstoril.th e tome, 1t promotes "My friend, Melnotte, the African tra· contrive to fall in with the bounds aboutthe '* " * * * * · until his soul has beoome s t eeped in gall. your exis tence here," digestion ana nutrition, theteby bu1ldlng up ve11er, is staymg with me," he wrote, "and both flesh and st1 engtb In malarlal dlstriota, middle of the day, and would ride t1llthe After that conversation with hie mother, He is la.I m isa.nththropfelat an age when ncen " You are right. Anything would be 'this wonderful meatcmc llus ga.lned grent I should much hke to be allowed to mclude fi h l 'k d J th Adrian had an uneasy feelmg that he had genera Y1O\"e eir e low creatures. Some- better- but I tbmk the best1 would be ms I ea mo ern amie · or any 0 er thmg must be done to save him fr om him death. ' relebr 1ty m curmg Fever and Ague, Chills and him in our party." 'Fevor, Dumb Ague, l!Jld kmdied diseases "Don '· s· y that, Val. Men have outl 1"ved demoniac character, with a re ~kless dure said too much, t hat h e had gone too near self, " 'l'he messenger who carried Colonel Dever- gard Dir. Pierce's Golden l'lllldical Dis· of his own bones which was only a the betrayal of his brother's dreadful secret. " y th b d ,, h " ~ ~ ill's note brought back Lady Belfield's litt'e less offensive tbnn his careless ess Yet to have allowed his mother to follow a -O ove ry es, some mg must e one, ec oed worse sorrows than yours " reply. about other people. pha.ntom, t o wear out h er heart in false Mfirs. Freemantlel.k "vlt is ternb le to se!l a "Men are made of very hard wood, and I HUA·ORS, 1 "I shall be charmed to make Melnc,tte's "I believe Belfield must offer a. premium hopes and d1sappomtmg researches, was nhe you ng mdan i el da1 entineMapsmg 1Dto flattered myself- till last summer-that I from a common Blotuli, 01 Eruption, to the aequaintance, though I confess to a lamen t 1 0 for kickmg horses, or he would never get more the.n bis duty as a son would allow. P Ysica han hmohra Yd £husband was teak or iron wood: but the dry rot of c ayh worst Scrofula Salt-1heum, "Fever-sores," 11 IS 0 1 n ends- remorse has got Into me, all the same. I Sonly or Rough ·s kw m short all d1.seBSe1 able ignorance about Afnca. I am prepar such brutes as he rides," said Mr. Free His first thought had been of his mother; it tde11 s met a.t ehs uns ah caused br blld blood are conquered by this ed to bo interested, but not intelligent." mantle, who rode a sober well mannered was for her sake he had kept Valentine's . oes not evben show aht t e meet, a ~d rides am worm eaten to the very core Yes, I power f ul, punfymgJ...and mv1gorntlng mediLeonora Baddeley had described Mr Mel weight carrier, in a sober and gentlerna.n secret; ll.nd it was for her sake that he had IDha way t a~ 8 ows he hcardes nfo mbore for th1Dk you are right, Adrian. I mnst get cine Great Eating ulcers rapidly heal under notte1naccurately when she spoke of him as an ltlrn way, and who contrived to keep pretty lifted a corner of the veil. It was for h er oHt er pheop1es 1iveAa t an e ,oes or is 0 wn, away from this place, if I don't want to its bemgu inti uonce. Especmlly has lt waulfest<>d its potency m currng '.retter, Ecl!-Oma, offensive httle person He was small, with near the hounds without exertmg himself sake that he had tried to seem h a.ppy and at e oug t to go to ustra1la become a howling lunatic. I have stayed E1ysipelas, Do1ls, C111buncles, Sore Eyes Sci of a email round head, close cropped hair, much. ease when his h eart wa.s gnawed by care, "That is the remedy, Mrs. Freemantle," here m a kmd of gloomy despair, t bmkmg ulous Sores and Swellings, Hip-joint Disease, and rather ms1gmficant features But his There was a general feelmg that M r. Bel and his life darkened by the shadow oi said the V icar, "a new country-Aus tralia., that I could hardly be more misernble here ' Wblte Swolhngs," Goitre, or Thick Neck and Enlaiged Glands Send ten cents u:i eyes WP.re remarkabb-lummous, keen, field h ad gone altogether to the bad siuce fear 01: the Red River distrwt-a new and n ot t han anywhere else-but y ou are right I stamps for a huge 'l'rent1se, with colored quick, and yet steadfast. These rather his wife's disappear ance. People pthed "Let us forget," be had said to her; and too civilised country-utterly new surr ound- have sta.yed too Ion~. I will stay no longer. plates, on Skin Diseases, 0 1 tbe same amount prominen t blue gray e:res had a kindly Jock him, bnt wanted to '!lee as httle of him as often, ID the long slow days, he had said t o mgs. That kind of thmg is your only Here .l am a cause of misery to othern aa tm a '.I reat1se on Scrofulous Affections. too, keen as they were. Mr. Meluotte was pos.1ble He had never been a favorite in h1msflf, "Oh, God, 1f I could but forget " Lethe; the only remedy for a mmd diseased. well as to myself In t he desert-or t he .. FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE." not handsome; b ut he w a.s a pleasant look t he ne1gltborhood, and of late, tis sullen Hts daily walk was by the river. He I know it wouh grieve you to part with bn·h- 1 shall be my own man aga1D There Thoroughly cl0nnse it by usmg Dr. Pierce·11 Golde n lU edlc al Discovery, and good 1ng h ttle man, and seemed thoroughly at maunor h ad b een calcu!ll.ted to alienate seemed drawn th~re by an irresistible a.t h im, my dear T,ady Belfield, ':m t yon wouH will be no need for hypocrisy. I could Ii~ even friendship traction Scarc~ly a. day pll.ssed on which have hi m back in two or t nree J>ears, a n ew on the ground foce downwards and groan d1geat10n, a fan skm, b uoyant spirits. vitnl his ease m a. dress coat, in spite of Africa. strength and boddy health will be estnblIShed " I almost expected to see you with a And now 1t h ad become known that St. be did not stand beside that silent pool be man. vVhereas, if you ld him st.ay here, aloud wi thout anybody ca.1!1Dg ma to acciccle of ostrich feathers standwg straighL Au stell was m London, a nd people- neat'l which l~y the murdered w1fo He decay is inevitable. You remember what count," up from your head," said Leonora, la.11ghmg, especially the feuunme portion of the com went there oftenest m the tw1hght, when al l Dickens says about the dry rob in a ma.n. " Your mmd will clear and lighten fa.ce which is Scroful a or the Luugs, Is arrested as she stood ready f01 her fur cloak, gorgeous and eurod by thIS r emedy, if taken in t he m black and gold, one of those gowns which mumty-began to b<:> exercised m mind as t~mgs had a vague and ghostly asrect, or l 'm afraid poor Valentme's is a case of dry t o face wit h unsoph1etwa.ted nat ure, Val," to what could have b ecome of Mrs. Belfi eld when the eye created its own spectr es out rot. " said Adrian, who throughou t thfo conversa. eai her stages of the d1 senae 1?1 om its marHe wondered "I would do anything for his welfare- t1on had spoken with ineffable tenderness. velous TJO'll er over thrn terdbly fatal disease, defy descnp bio11 and leave only a. vague Had she eloped with St Amt 9 ll, and had of the commonest forme when first offering this no olld-farned iem,. impression of 1Jru~sels lace, brocaded vel vet, t h·y qua r relled and P"'rted after brief sorr.e times that h er spmt h ad n ever ap sacrlfice anything," replied Lady Belfield. "You will begm a new hfe. Even the edy to the public, Dr Pierce thought sei lously and bullion. um"n? Oc had she never gone off with him' peared to him, when h1a thoughts wer e so "Then you and Adrian must put you r memory of your sorrow will be softened in of callmg It his " CONSUMPTION CURE," but "I left my feathers in Blshuto L\nd,' Th1t was t'1e question debated w ith bushed tull of her He gaz ·d with mefancholy eyes heads together and persuade him to travel; that far off atmosphere. You wlll look bi\ck abandoned that name as too r estrict1 ve for 11 med1cme whlcb, from its wonderful com- answered Melnotte, " but I sometimes breath over m11ny an afternoon tea table. among the shlld 1ws of the willow trunks, -California, Texas, R ed River, or even upon your old self gently, as we r emem er bmation of tome, or strengthenmg, alterntive, regret a contrnent upon whwh I was net "Has she any ol d aunt in Ireland with hBl r expecting t o see a. sp ectr al form wavmg Africa, if h e fanmes shuotmg antelopes, or the dea.d. You will have oppor tum ties of or blood-cleausmg, anti-billous, pectoral, and obhged to dress for chnner. ' whom she would_ be likel y to be hvmg ?' tremul 1usly above the bank, like a ghostly dealing in buffaloes You can take advv.n helpmg others-of doing brave and generous lmtr1tive proport10s, is unequaled, not onl) He seemed to enJ D Y himself at the Ab asked one of the M16a Traduueys. "Most Undme But there was nothing. The tage of ~s Mr ~elnotte, who I a m tQ,ld_ \!!. .feeds. You will be born agam, a bett<>r :,S h~~iif:ie'j)1 /i~stfso~~u~Etlon, but for al bey, whatever his preJud1ce agamst c1vi11> ' girls h ave an old au nt th at they can go to on aeai'rillaae no sign. a mighty tra.vellor. The grana t hmg is to and i:. wiser man. My brother-my belove l tioro He was graciously received by Lady an emergency." One evening be saw a red spark ahinmg rouse Va.lentme from his presen t apitny, brother, the second half of myself, I hav 1 B-lfield, and Sir Adrian talked to h im for a " I don't believe Mrs Belfield has anything or1ghtly .i.m1dst the gray. It c1me nea.rer and set him gomg ID some way." m fimte fa.1th m you yet." He lmd 11rn lts.nL l dvanced along t1e path, and present"I am entirely of your opmion, Vicar," caressingly upon his brother's shoulder. He For Wcalc Lungs, Spitting of Dlood, Short- greu.t part of the evening, and quest10ned sc respectable as an old auut bel<.ngmg to as h Q_ n ess of Ilreath, Chronic Nasal Catarrh Bron- him closely about his Afrwau experiences. h er," replied D~:coth:yTolf.taff, who was sour ly he found.lums"lf face to face w ith M r. said Adrian. " My brother wants new felt as If a great burden was ltfted off his ch1tls, Asthma, Severe Coughs and kindred " I have r ead moot of the books upon ed ry three unsuccessful seasons m L-:mdon, Melnotte, who was strollmg quiet ly along, surroundmgs. A young man without aims heart by t lus couversation of to mght. For alleotious, 1t la an effiment iemedy or u t r est s, moping away his life in a conn t he first t ime since the ca.ta.strop he that had S0ld by Druggists, at $1.001 01 Six Ilottles Afr c\, ' said Adrian, "but I blush to say during which all t he attentions she had re smokivg a b ig ci!:rar. for $5.00. 1 have not read yours " ceived had been too obv10t sly inspired by "Good evening, Sir Adrian, A mild try place, is a sorry spectacle. I w ill take wrecked both their lives, the brothers had W- Send ten cents m stamps fop Dr Pierce's " 1 hav~ not written any book. I have her fathers wealth rather th<J.n by her own night and a picturfSque spot." him m hand to n ight." spoken together freel y. It was like .. re· book on Consumpt10n. Address, been content to Jog along in a very quiet charms. " My idea. 1s that she went off "Very. But I should thmk it must seem " DJ, my dear Adt·ian, · exclaimed Mrs. n owal of brothe rly love way I am pretty well known in a certain World's Dispensary Medical Association, with St. Austell, as everybody thought at uncommonly ta.me to you after the z~mbesi F:eemantle, "I have known you auc your " My d ear Adrian, you are a great deal ~oo brother too long to be able to see etther of good to me," said Valentine, and this from 663 llJ:aln Ss·· BUFFALO. N. y. part of Africa, bnt I doubt 1f anybody has the t ime of her diaappea.rance, anl that .he Falls" t ver heard of me or my adventures. ! am has grown s·ck of an empty-headed beauty, "Oh, but I am c. tho!Ic in my t ast es. I you going wrong with out speaking my him was much not a F ellow of the Geographic~!." a!ld has lef o her in India S he would be can admire an English landscape as hear tily mmd." (To BE CONTINUED.) S tr Adnan knew this beforehaLd, as he sure to get picked up by somebody," added a.s tf I ha.d nevtir seen Africa, A favontcl They sat roun!l the fire for some time had looked up the list of F~llows, and had Miss Toffdtaff, with the air of consigntng walk of yours, Sir Adrian?' after this, ta.lkmg of many things, enj oying been surprised at not d1scovermg Mr. M el- Mrs. Belfield to the Oriental g utter, Eleot n cit y Inst~d :Of Hanging, "Yes; it is one of my fa.vorite walks " the blaze of th e grea.t pine logs, and the notte 's name. Thus lightly did soC1ety at Cnadford dis "I thought so. I have seen you here aroma of Lady Belfield s exceHent tea-but After Jan. 1, 1S89, all i>I rsous conV1cted The t raveller's converaat10n was not the cuss the problem of a fallen sister's fate , but nearly every evening for the last ten days. two among them were hea'7y at heart, less agreeable because his fame had been it was not so lightly that Lady Belfield con I generally take my afternoon stroll in this cheerful as the general tone of conversation of murder and con'demned )to death in New aamewhat exaggerated by Colonel D e\"erill. ~idered the mystery of her daughter in law's d1rect10n, bu t on the opposite bank. L'l.dy m ight be. For Adrian there had been no York will b e &;l(ecuted by electn city He told a good many mterestmg anecdotes, d1sa.ppearancc, In a convereat1on with Col B elfield was so good as to sily I m ight make such thing as happiness, or nen peace of instead of by banging No experiments have been ma.de, a nd no means have been some of which were rather fa1riliar to Sir onel Ddvenll, she drew from him much that tree with the park and meadows." m1Dd, smce that fatal mght. His life had devised to aJ>ply electricity so that it shall Adr rnn's ear; but then t here must needs be had passed between him and St Austell, and "Naturally. Any friend of Colonel been one long pretence be absolutely certarn as an agent of death u. resemblance between all advent ures ID a t he idea th;i.t Helen had changed h er mmd Dever1ll's would be welcome. Is thid your I t was a hunting day, 1rnd on such days It ts known to all electricians that a force primitive world, where the changes had to at t he la.st, a-fter writing t hat terrible let ' er, first experience of D evonshire?" Valen tine always stayed ou 1 among tne of even 2,000 volts, and an alternatmg be rung upon blacks, buffaloes, hons, alli filled her with a new hope. "Of t'iis side of t he county, yes. l know latest, nrely appearmg untll after drnner. current ll.t t hat, might produce instant gators, and fever. Wba.t more likely than that the erring the south coast pretty well. A deligh tful He woul d come int o the house on the Ltroke death m ono case without suffering, and Mr Rockstone, Mr and Mrs. Freemantle girl ha.d t urned to some conventual sanctuary county." of eight, i:erhaps, and would be changmg his mtense aE;ony , followed by death m another. and t h eir daughter Lucy, were of the party, as the possible shelter from temptation ; as " You are not l. D evonshire man~" clothes ;vlnle the others were dming. He The various devices thus far suggested and every one a t t he table, except V .,,Jen Louise de la Valliere in the dawn of love fled "I have not that privilege," would dme alone between nme and ten, at have come from n ewspapers and magazines, tine , seemed interested in the lion and buf- from her royal lover t o the convent. There There was a silence. Mr. Melnotte 'did a httle table in front of the billard room falo Stiories, t he serious aspect of desert hfe only could sh e find a safeguard against her not volunteer any rnforma.t10n as to his b1rtl1 fire. He had n ever been n gourmand, but and each and every one of them are open b emg relieved by recollect tons of a comic own passionate heart, and aid for her own or parentage He wa~ a curious little m a.n he ate now w ith the a.ir of a ma.n who hard to some ObJ ~otion. Dr. J. Mount Bleyer, who was one of the Amencau, who had bfen M r. Melnotte's fel weak w ill Such a course would account m this wise, and, except for his AfrJCan ex- Jy knows what he is ea.ting-taking anytbmg low traveller at one p eriod. Mr Belfield for the unclaimed trunks in the bed chamber. periences, seemed to be a man without il the servants set before him, and drmkmg commission appointed to r epor t on " the best method of executmg cr1minals," gave heard these anecdotes with a gloomy brow, For the h andmaid of heaven, vowed to holy history. Sir Adrian wondered how h is more than wa.s good for him. the matter a good dea.l of stuay, and 'VETERINARY SURGEON, and did not trou ble himself to be particular poverty, fine clothes and feminin'l luxuri6s fnendsh1p w ith Colonel Dever1ll could have "He ain'b got no a.ppr ecia.tion of a nice devised a method which he believes is civil to t he narrator. ORO NO, ON'I'. ly It come about . The two men seemed to have little dmner," said Andrew, despondently perfect , but which is really open to the was the firdb time Va.lentme h ad seen were a dead letter. Impressed with this idea, Lady Belfield so little ID common. From a good natured "It don't pay t o h ke pll>ins gbou t it, Mr s Dr. Bleyer 's p lan is to is father io faw since the Colonel's Journey r esol ved to tr~vel q uietly t hrough the W est impulse, ra.ther than for any particu1a.r Marrable, as I tells cook. Give him a bottle gravest obJ e~ t1ons to London, and when they were in the bil of England, vis1tmg all those 1Dstttut1ons, reason, he asked Mr. Melnotte to dinner, an of burgundy, and the liqueur stand after place the condemned person m a sort of a but, bis bare feet restmg on a metal floor · liard room after dianer, Color el Deverdl Anglican or Roma.Dist, to which Helen invitation which was promptly accept~d dinner, and be asks no questions." which connects with one pole of the battery, took occasion to mention St. Austell's return. m ight p ossibly have attached her sblf. S he "It is always a p leasure to visit such a An electrode commg through the roof of Mr. Freemantle and Mr. Mdnotte wer e had taken Mr. Rockstone into ner confi- honse as yours, Str Adrian," he ~aid ; "A There vere no more of those cheery tell. playlDg b1Jha.r ds, while Valent me and the deoce, and w i ch his aid she had obtamed house with a history. No doubt the Abbey drinkmgs with the mother after the daya the h ut and touching t he doomed person's head 1s connected with the ot her P"!e, and Colonel sat ou a raised settee at the end of all the rnformat1on necessary to guide her has its history " sport; no more recitals of the day's adven- so completes the circuit. Should the the room, i n a pa.nnelled recess d ecora.ted searcb. " l es. It has a good many histories, or ture Tne younir man went out alone in condemned person t;, 1st his head so as to a r e prepared to p ay the highest pnc e vdth brnecb loaders of the latest fashion , She told Adrian nothmg of h er p urpose tradit:.Ons " the morning, moody and silent; he came break the cont..ct even the thousandt h and r apiers that h 11d been carried by bncka unt il her plan was made and she was on the "Any ghosts. Any story of a dELrk crime home in the same temper. His mother had pll>rt of au inch t he circmt would be all krnds of Gram delivered at the and bl"ods m the days of AddLSon and point of setting out with her old servant for in the remote past?' watched him ID quiet grief, hopmg t hat mcomplete, and life would be prolonged Chesterfield. her companion. The Journey would n ot be " I have heard of neither ghost or cT1me. " a.s the months went by the bruised spirit as long as he remained in that pos1t10n. Wharf or their Store House m town Mr M elnotte played a n eat game, but he a )1, ng one. The furthest point wus to be "Well it is a nobl e cld house, even with- would recover, but t ime seemed only "'as a very slow player- aggrava.tingly slow, the Convent m Lanherne Valley, on the out those embellishments," said Melnotte, to deepen t hat abidmg gloom, and of late "I fear, " said a gentleman who 1s an accepted authority on medica.l J ur isprudence, Mr. Fr"emartle thought, when he had to north coast of Cornwall. cheerfully, "and the p11rk and gardens she bad grown hopeless. T hus it was tha " tint unless t he state gets to work at wait tlirtiugh a longish break, his opponent T o her disappointment, Adrian s trongly are perfect, This is a tributary of t he she was ready to r eceive a.ny plausible sug on ce and de\ otes a great deal of t ime to dehberat mg before every shot, and look1Dg opposed her scheme. Chad, I suppose, this river m your gest10n. experimentatio:n, that the first execution do\\n lus cue med1tat1vely before he took "Dear mother, no good would rrnult from grounds." He was late on th1epa.rticular evenmg, and by electricit y will be a mos t d1st ress1Dg \\ e w1 1I send in m 111 an ap his aim all that fatigue an d a.nx iety on your part," " yes it unites with the Chad lower : t was not until half pa.st n ine that he was p1op11 1tt ~ 1ft to c L ch 111 1alcu bungle."- [New York P ress. \ 'I. 1ft niot11 er or cook- o ne t o " A man who can play as well 9.S he does he said, gently. "I am sure that Helen is down." r eady for hia d inner. a f ~md v - w h o w ill t1 y t h e needn't be w confoundly slow, 'thought Mr. not in any such r etr eat. ' "A swifb, deepish river, eh ?" " l 'll go and talk to him after he has llREADMAKrn S BAKINC POWD ER Freemantle. " But how can you be s ure?' " swift and deep." dmed," said A drain, who h ad been lmgering .Makin!!; Wills. Cut th e red cu clc £1om t he CoJ,nd Dever11I smoked hatf his cigar in "Mother, I have reason to know. You "It makes a very pretty feat ure in your over dessert with his mother, t rymg to labe l ttH.l ~ en d · 11 m a lcttet silenoe, while Valentine sat by his side, ap must ask me n o more. You must have some gr ounds Nothing h ke water for givmg cheer !':er with the promise of brighter ~ti. tin g- hones t 01unmn after I t is an astonishing t hing that lawyers f a ir ti 111 E1 t11e1 a 5 , 10 or 25 parently engrossed by watchmg the game. and men w ho are most car eful m all other · d eadly pal e. pity upon me," said A d r1an, beauty and variety to a la.ndsca.pe. T o d ays c c 1 t <.:1zc w il l s ec11 re t he g ift "you know that lost gu Is fate, and yet morr ow evening, at eight, I think you said, ··Do dear. For pity's sake, infi u~nce business matters often show t he greatest "Have you known your African fnend Any grocer o i sto r e k ee per hide the truth from me." Sir Adrian ? Good night.' him for good. I am helpless His mind is carelessness w it h respect to th01r directions k nu w ~ w h en.: to gct l t 1fa:.i:kcd 1011g ? h e a.sked, presently, fo1 by you - Adilre<s"Ther e are secrets th~t must he keptMr. Melnotte crossed a rustic bridge and a sealed book to me He bas never con- for the disposition of their property after " A longish time." ~---:r.@WOHURCHILL & CO. TORONTC that are sacred. MCJtber, you know how disappeared m the tw ilight on the further fided ID me from the time of his boyhood. death. l'he late Lord Chancellor St. L eon "He was never at Mor comb, was he !" "No, he was in Bashuto Land when I had fondly I love you. In my own afe there has bank, while Adnan str olled slowly along H e h ns taken bts own way always, for good ards, for 1Dstance, wrote much r espectmg never been a secret; but ID thrn case I can I the cypress walk or tor evil." t he importance of drafwin 1g · wills ao ol~arl> Morcomb. " He was met by Lucy Freemantle, who Valentine was sit ting .in a Glastonbury as to Iea,e no room. or 1_t1gat1ou, an.,. ye " Ah, to be sure. He is not very yellow, not t ell you all I know without b etraying another per son, You would have me guilty 1unconsciously suggested a remmiscen.ie of chair m front of the wide fireplace, t he after his d eath the will which h e was known considerin~ h e has been so Jong under an Af Has received her new stock ot of dnhonor ?" Shakespeare's Beatrice. I burgundy decanter befor'l him, almost empty. to have executed could not be . found, and rican sun.' " No, no; you know I would not. But "I h ave been sent to ask you to tea. "she, T he lamps over the billiard table were un the cour ts were a.eked to determme. whether "Oh, he has been b ~ck over a twelvemonth, knockmg about m Ireland ;" answer ed the let me understand- give me some kind of aa.id blu~hmg a h ttle, h er complexrn~ of lighted, ancl the ap:i.cious room wa.3 h alf in its c<>ntents could be proved by his daugh · hope and comfort. you know wher e she is hhe; and ros·s lookmg br ighter t han ever \ sh;i,dow. The firelight flicker ed on guns I ter, who declared that she could repeat nd invites the Ladies of Bow- Cobnel "But never mind him, I've got th"n you lhV" known a.ll along?" ' Ill the gray wmter atmosphere and uwords iu 1he r ecess at t h e furt her end, them from mem ory. Mr. Tilden, also, somethmg more important to talk a.bout , I manv1lle and vicinity to A drian bent h is head m assent. have seen S t. Austell." 1 "You a.re very good t o t~ke 80 much 1 and there was a. circle of soft light round ' t hough an able lawye_r, left a will w hich "And y et you Jet me puzzle and torture trouble about me,' answered Adrian, as the spot where Va.lentine sat, from the ! r eu_der.ed legal pr?ceed1,ng~ ll>lmost nece_ssary Valentine's b row darkened, and his colour and see the shook hands. colza !..mp on the smo.11 Sutherland table, to its interpretation. This week also 1t has slowly fa.ded, till even bis bps were ashy myself about her?" "I was tongue tied." Oh, it was no t rouble. I am always 1 "A good run, Val ?" asked Adrian, seat- 1 b een discover ed that t he la.te Courtlandt white. " I see. S he confided m you. It was to glad of a run Mother a.nd I came to call 'j ing himself opposite h is brother. Palmer· of N ew York, the founder of the "When- where?" was all he a sk ed. and assortment ot u on Lady Belfield, and Lady B elfield wa.s "°P.1."d ~y good." ! Nmeteenth Cen tury qiub, left itwo. '!1 1ls The Colonel described the meetrng at the h er you bound yourself to silence'" "I ca.n answer no questrnns " ~ttmg fidgetty a.bout you, so mother told You must have killed uncommonly I and t wo co~1c110 which are confi1ct1D~, Badmfoton. "But you can tell me tha.t she is sa.fe~e to run and look for you , and I g uessed I late " One would ~hmk that men would pay pa.rti1 "There has been a mistake," he said m h ld fi d t h" " l "We k illed at sunset on P!Jmpsted cula.r attent10n t o the proper transact10n of 18 8 conclusion. "I no longer ask you to divorce hlppy ?" ~'uH n you f wi.r,. I R 'idge " ' so important a p ieoe of busiuess, but it is " She is safe. She did not elope w ith ow c1ever o you. · , STORE :- secend Door West or wnuam your w ife- for in all J!lrobab1lity she is inno Lord St. Austell. Her la.st sin against he. They were on very friendly t~rina, Lucy "But that means five o clock, and a three- not so. 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