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camtiei af wellinton tnd hilton orfert left t the fen peek office acton- or it my rtrideacia rocktood will be promptly iriendedj to temu teuoubie patektsj fobl ikvestioks expe- dtnocstt ind properly teccredin cirt- da the drttd gutet tnd europe -ft- tent cirtcteed or no chtrge nd for printed inrtcttoai agency in opcrttiqn ua yeirt i r kekry grist ottitk cinidx sfechinioll engineer solicitor of piteatt ud drughxxin j d sfathesos attorket-at- llit solicitar in chineery fcc- ofsce ntrt door ta willkcei hotel milton doioxiok hotel acton robert agnew proprietor the new hotel ii fitted ap in fintctxsx iryle kith nev fnmi tare coeuaereiil tnvctleri toii end good kmftt ind coramediocs simple o tht tnrsix tsge bar repttieacttfi th bert lpcs iodcigirt goodslabling md ittentire hof akrr r icje hotel ac- apbeh proprietor itr cimpbell ceir t r s boancieg to his trcri that he hie ntudtheryill molt eomforible loeommodie 1 ne octt- jcomfi winet lianorr dritii ilinyt in in ittentitej ht pauic ii 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fetipeiss- thie bei local paper of hal- tca co f ypi hire ttrmi or farm ttocfc for tale idvertiiie them in tie acrox frapics the belt local paper of haltaaco r m eechants aad farmert alike ihonld in tdrertiie tnd lapport the actoi fezi foaf the bertlical paper of hilton co- strayelj or i stolen adtertaemenu of thii aiisre smerted very cheap in the acros feex few the iwt local paper of ct i n hilton co bumps tpiimps i tumps w e aokj ktoauetarer of inpoior vitx tad enters faap which wiu b pat ia on ihort noic lifpiirnj prompilj dsae outlet poderafe alio aiwi bea iridictl ciri him cifl soopcnfrtder- cllmjaxtplbw mape at crowes iran warkm anelplu uahi4ofailpmpctttotiforreooip pw iran bum steel mir u skean made of ireoial hard iron cheap u cuh keir fencef6tgf metal let- ten lid cuthigjof ill kiodt i johjtobowb a- veek in your ovutown aadiiociniulntked son op are she buiinen afiritlwithcw expee the fcert opportomty era offered tor t oe willing to work ion ihoaid try nothing ete natil yon 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ik 1879 itb hire recently pablithed a new edition w of dr cuiverwelts oelebrted visxr on the badicxi xso peeirxkesi ss without medieine of nerroas ue- mitr mental tad physical incapacity fmpedimeata to stariw etc resaltog 5lw velope only ix eeafs or two postage rtampi tbi mbnted inlhor in out idaurable eaait clearly demomtratti from thirty rearaaseirfiarirfitbattatoingcon- jetencey fi 5hr f d wthont thteuogerons ue of internat mediome or the applfoatioa ot the karf j poota g oaf we of care it once nmple certain d enectnal by mean of which tvery soffertr what hi cobdltcn rtf cwhinuelf cheaply pnrately and rad iy lecluie rtopid bc he hand of tfe11 mjajjyfe k9w rort port ofscebor 586 tku school tiprs kg folloicing advntaqft lit lataiorlatiqir erery year caadijiles from thta jehool are passing the examinations of the fctw society council of fhysicluu and sur geons uttrtculaliog into the different unlrersltlea with few or no rejections 2aj tzaoazas in 1s77 1878 and 1819 nearly all the students competing mads most uuifac lory etamtnitlons and the school la now prepared by lit enltrged ilafl to giro the meet ihoroagh grinding to candidate for certlbcatea of all grades 3rd qoldhzsolilsrploltas the adranugeiinciadalnot only- the complete pricticat curriculum of the celebrated eulmin college at pough- keepile k y precisely u uaght at that college but gire the further ad rantagei ot grammar history compos- tian elocution or lliej ungntgei if requirei at no additional expense tuition j ifickadmat hilar trinity tswefct gweefci 10 weeks advinwd sttio 110 so ljo primary mi t m5 boikb sad eoohs esn be had i a nalldlnc oroeiuidestf2wperrect 5 weak oommoeelal trttntng for 4900 kor partlculara applf to j rjaiuesddrtku or u h da vh com raereul kastr author or a sltd atxaaxiae a rnru qunny etc etc c t hilll -for- groceries lryooirint a rood tnd cheap trtlfle in totze 7hs japia elkt or su- powdar teasiii stikars syrups spicaa and tobaccos of all kinds fresh 4xd sweet hardware of all 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the blood of the rounc periwn vbo liacont u the eter altor inlonna nor audfenm into maajc of lea- tbo sound of heavr footsteps stamblici upaiain follaira ttro mea actor the adjoinuifi roou there i fumbliae nolw aa of a search smothered mnmbla of tbreat ind curie ta lue amlabla tones of mr siaaxbrd shenco oa tbo srt of the- other manthea an etclanntlott of nm th5r crifts eeorard look tiaortl dont yoawachcia or niu dajughi tbroafihjoa jurt loot at eta heros tbo first roato seen that afore- hero tbo fieoand loofcl thats neir mstixs t baliste mo noicf keep off koep eff a ran or by all thats croat 111 hare your blood 1 dy blni 111 let them eo after koeptnjc enx these elghtoea rears ell too rotild taaldyoat tharaui crash- it is a falling lanrn andai- ploiioa4 coroa itrukiew dadlal oalha rhea over uio craili of tha stonaof buhlac tleet aal hotflinc vtnd there u a shxiat a didfti unnatural saeaai of afiqnrlhena hoarr fall a hollow mom tuaa suenoe the rfrl la tha bod haddletcp in a heap frocea with terror there la a sumria aoznd it u one of tha men etunptnc oct tbo namo of tha otb tfaoa a paoe then rapid footstep rushing dovn tha ctairc jl door open thata then iffun there la the dark- nwa tha tumult of the storm and silenoa in that awful laaer room it u a dreadful silence dreadfullr broken a jroaa fails ao the itralned ear of the poor terrified ctrl help i faint tofe eajl j bho does not dare itir bar teeth chatter the bed shake beaeath her with fright help v sara that failing rblea once more r for beareaacakar j tiao caaaat more tha saeni froica lakt to the bed irbereia she crouefcea that terrible cry coaioaaomotii rrofouadstiuaem reipis la that frithtfitlnextroaci eoir tha houn of that nljht paas thii rrlghiea- ed croatare nerct wa tell her hair does not turn white which tpoaka vns torlu stability of colour 8h natur moreathe baa buried bcr elf la a hoap under tha- bedclothes aad lies theresmtcriagtadouakiafi- with tbo first grar ilroak of daifn iha nea cumb aad tiff put on her clothes ojwas with shakier band tha door shuts bcr eye fast3ctt theysaould light oa soma horrible spectre aad bolts downstairs out of tha horrid hoasefaxowr the soaked and sodden fields as fart a her lotfa eaa carry her away away anywhere anywhere oat of that horrible plaoe it fat wild bluiterous motnics the storm la notyetrpeci jtfiged clouds frowa oa the earth tuxcharged with rain the wind beau her fiercely tha pallid blank day ha hardly begun but at tha nearest house tha goodmaa haa risen aad it opening hi doort andwindorwa whan a flythjr figure cornea lea piag jpwardi him fling open tha- hocsa door and uica fall pro strata apaa tha threthold ha yiiek bar op put the paating creature lata achiricdincasp and incoheranuy iha tails her tale it la brianurder haa been done at heaford xh t i acta off rousa some fax of the oihbjaraaad ttaru for the bouse ottjthirt tniorom noon tep bolcunc tha jaded scsu aad dmagtxuo c tha hoiuo aadta them the tale is unfolded fire minutes brings themtothetazm they hurry lauptsirt andpataa inroluntaruy at that cloaad doer erea dan staada for a moment afraid to sea what is oa tha other tide oh go oa criat iwora with a hysterical sob open th door man says samebodr it mar not ba w bad aa you think a ahocxhig sight meet their eye the signs of a ftruzgla are ererywhere the broken laxcj tha charred floor the orenet chairs aad blood starywhara blood it ha crept under tha bad tt ha smeared tha furniture it dye to iha hilts loni curredf murdaroofiooainj knife lying near proaaon the floor on his face ft man u lying- big broaouldcrod burly man bis handt and clothe are crimson with tha terrible tiiethst baamears etgrythia it la fatharr eiclaiaii lara wita a terrible thay lift hint cp md lit falls bafarardi at th ghastly sight and f sial dead away hiaface iiriol and botmircfaad from hi left side blood still fiowi la blade coagulated dropa it ia tha raaaterof thabouaa dataad nerar mora ta nreax of drink or fight or honawhln while hianamalspilas- ceapteeix oeorteltt e2uss i coktkfiaiqs it ia tha forenoon cf thedar after icra abbott aita abaca bt bar fatourita atttiag- roam adado apartment hrrhita and old a earpet like anot oorared with parple and yallow- haartad paactac chair hka itaryv irpholstared la pale creamy tint that harmonize well with tha csliaiily hue of tha lady complexion there are flower ia abundance ta pots in taaaa in crystal cups they fill tha air with ram mer fragrance there- are but frw pictures la haarr gilt frame and theae areportraitabar ownhar aaaa bar daughter ana or two irorld- tridacelebritte and one lorely sunlit landscape mrs abbott herbclf in a white csihmere mora- ing gown trimmed with tsleaciennes sits back in tha puffy depths of s great chair her book trlngidiycu her lap her dark dreamy eyes on thefire her thought mriaui and pcrplexeci like all the rert of the world of brightfarook she is thfn of tha sleaiard itianot yet aleren but hi news fiiesipaco it wsa brought to mr abbott by leo ax hour ago the berranta neter goarip ia their ladys pretence but they do not mind hiss loo rtta leo runs with tha news to bar mam for joanna- sake a certain amount of interest attache to these people and deed of riolenca md bloodihed llto this are rare in this com munity i i same unknown man had visited sleaf ordf late but night had had a quarrel with bleaford had stabbed sleaford that is iharaguatersion that haa reached the mistress of abbott vtpod and that haa set bar thought wandering painfully to a tabfect she would fain forget she baa been inexpressibly ahoeked by tha girls eoaduct she had hoped to do her so much good to lift hex above her surrounding a doubtful sort of good always bad hoped to roans aad subdue her bad thought that tfc accomplished and now now 1 she ho heard tha whole diagraecf ul story how for little or no provocation the girl had aet fiercely trpon one of the young men aad laid open his lad with a blow ot loaded wbip- handle how aba fled to the woods hor the en trapped foolish young george blko into running away with her how she nil added robbery to attempted murder md gone to london bat the sequel is trangest wildest ot all it almost exceed belief when goorgo blalw trenrjad mother end maiden aunt rush up in pursuit of tha fugitite pair vhat do they tad a deserted bridegroomt what do they hear an tnoompwheaatble story- 1 she has run away with hlmrjtw but abe has also ran awayront blml wheaeuke with his friend reached the hotel some two hours after his quitting tt they found an empty room ad a lost brideelect poor georyoiuka a maa demeated has been hunting the city eter since but in tain if the pavement had openbd md stbhotoli her she could not mora completely hare disap peared he hai uireatened buieida oftenpthe has eacapod blacki dam to find death in the tbames- mr blake l jubilant but hides her feetiagv aad returns with the tale tobrigfatbrook and it is over this mr abbott is painfuuy pondriagaa she sit and looks at thefire geoi- treyttoo7br on tha tradk be aoonti the idea of tiicidev he maintains that joanna muslhate been insulted and goaded beyond endnranocc ha baa faith ia her innate goodness and gratitude ia tunning away- from george blake she has sated or nil good he doe not will not gtte lfbheif above ground i wfh find her l he says ia that quiet inflexible determined way of hk but a yet even he has not obtained the faintest down in the servants hall two tall footmen stand aside with terr graw faces and whisper tnritariouilt they know rather more of the aiair of teaord tw most peoplo but they ben an exeellant placettle do good taget j ria inaittvqmxt only w nupar very wte but nignt in all that storm the man slaafordwu here and left e peremptory order temastarwhen master returned master rode fsntabout hs5s5s faced the ileal and wind and rode off again about vwo this morning ha returned pall as a trrp rvnsdw stftwruig rtwfrnc eflv fla allthiiuseenttaglaaoe then he went to his room locked tha door and has not bean seen sinae his man loft hi bat shariaffwaler aad a cup of eoffoelathedreaaiafroom hedid not appear at breakfast it ha a very ugly look tba two men hava a reason to whisper gra rely over it and bold themselres sport bui the birds of the air cany newt of blood shed it is betag rumoured already la awe- itrickea tone through the village who gilcc bleafordi midnight visitor was mrs abbott throw aside her book at last with i heavy impatient sigh md rises aad goes to r wiadaw she draws aside the draperies md looksout a storm of wind md wot ii sweeping part the january thaw has set in in pouring rain the landscape looks all blurred and blotted out th aky black and low tha trees twisting aad rattling in the gale where is that uaf ortunate joanna thia wild winterday the lady thinks with a shiver poor creature it seems of no use trying to da mything with this sort of people j they aro true to their own reckless natures ud under that light outer coating of varnish are tamcze aad reckless to tha end as she ttaads ana gaxo at the drifting rain she tees coming through tt the figure of a maa he approsches tha house some one of the servant she thinks but a moment after is a tap af the door and one df the tall men outers looking hurried md startled wall r his mistress sayt la some surprise its its a young man maam tha man stam mer u to see you if you please a young maa by the name of sloaiord sleafordr she repeats tha name almost startled baoelf it has bean ia her thought ail the morning so persistently aad ia so associated with tragodv now j ye maiua he wfshe to see voutnortpir- ticular he say iv a matter of ufa or death u to sec trw r mora and more turnrised are you sare you have not made a mistake 7 are you sure tt is aot mr abbott t he said most particular my missus- e put tha question to has wasnt it master and he said oc mrs abbott aad nnttr of ufa and death- show him la she move back to bar chair before thefire and tbo young maa by tha name of sleaf ord t thorn la h casta one caroles glance around tho boautiftilwkifa and gold boudoir md stands hat in hand dripping dark strong weather- boatea a handsome gipsy port of young fallow my lady think not without a sort af admiration as if he were a fine or s wellpainted picturesque brigand ia a salve tor boss picture vou wish to see tne f her slow sweet teyat tones breaks the sileaee will you sit down f ha looks at the pretty white aad amber chair tad shake his black bead no lady i will stay but a minute mr name is alfred hleaford my father was stabbed last night ha is dying todiv and he ba seat me to you he addressee her with perfect ease of manner entirely unembarrassed by his errand her stately presence of tha splendour around hi a yet she says wondering more and nitrre to mar to you lady most particular to you ha didnt say so but i think ha would rather mr abbott knew nothing about it i ha says it ii a matter la which yoa are concerned sad he wants to make a dying confessfocto your sou tamtscus ta young mr lsausr mr lamar can tell ycu later is he at home t h wa is ia london mrs abbott repll larniag very pale ho is in search of joanna tfcif caluckt say alf with perfect cool ness because dad i mean father cant hold out much longer and ha says its important as well look for last years partridge as our joanna he wont find her couldnt you send for him lady f he could got a talegram md be here in five hour certainly hrs abbott sayt if k is necni- sery but dad wouldnt take ah this trouble if it wasnt its of importance youd better believe lady and worth hearing whatever it is yud beat sand for him and tell him to look sharp if he wants to see the old maa alive hes sinking fart the doctor say ha would be dead aow tram ice of blood if he wasnt a strong as five ordinary men wtlliead for hftn at onoe at one the lady ay rising but t cannot imagine she stops looking pale mdpuxxled kamomculvaatsali all thf saaudd east die easy with it on bis nrfnd o be yt 111 tell him then the young gentleman will be tale- graphed for and will come f put it strang please lady so that thorn may bona mistake he will come the instant ho ret the tele gram mrs abbott says axd alf sleaford with a bow depart coma down at once go traight to slec- fords theae are tha words she writes aad sends to the village by a mounted messenger which flash oter the wire to london md find geoffrey ruisg f midday luncheon ha kaita his brows perplexedly a he reads odd message signed by his mother a moment later his face clears it concerns joanna she has returned or there if news of her ha looks s his wsichuwijiu labour of traiii-tiee- he will get to brightbrook at fourthirty to sleaf orovs stave if joanna is back br fair maaasorfou he will compel giles sleaiard to give her up his interest la the girl ha has befriended is deep md strong ha caaharuly understand it depth and strength himself the dim afternoon is fast darkening into night as by the swiftest ooavfyaaoe he can find at the station geoffrey lamar thrives through the rainy woods to the bed farm all tha rest of his life the memory of that drive never leaves him it is like no other that has gone before or that coma after his whole life is changed from that hour tha picture ot the desolate scene will never latehim in niter year he starts from his sleep often la disturbed dreams living it over again it is always dark that picture with the melan choly drip drip of the rain the forlorn trees tha desolate flau aad mareheav it has been said thai e die many timet before we are laid in our ooflbx looking backit always seems to geoffrey lamar that oa that evening he died first he reaches tha farmstead a strange stillness and gloom rest upon that noisy household he has crossed tha threshold- but twice before this ii the third sad lost time the thought of that sombre red house can never return to him again without a thrill of the pain aad shame and hor ror of this night ta the kitchen ha finds the girls md their youthful handmam huddled together ia a tt they nave feared their harsh father la life they fear him more in his grisly death they will hot go near his room a luperstitious dread holds them back death aad such dark death as this appals them alf is nurse and companion dm he deserted the bouse and hongs moodily about the fields a chill strikes geoffrey eorae- thiag more than new of joanna is here what haa happenedp he oaks why have ibeea seat far aad told to come doat yoa know f lara asks ia waader to her it seems that all tha world must know if it had happened months ago instead of but few hour fathers been murdered ocd ha scat for yoa your fathec murdered i ha stares as bo pronounces the horrible word quite aghast mnrderedl and seat for him oh ha aiatdead yet the girl says beginning ta sob hysterically ha cant die be says until ho seas you but be is dying aad there is not moment to lose alf told us to call him as soon as ever yoa came lit go aad call him go yourself t is lirs whimpering retort rm afraid ton go beck lor says to the girl and beck possessing plenty of stalidstupidity which stands tn good stead of moral courage sometimes goes alf appear directly its lucky youve come he says- he wont hold out till morning hes awoke tnd ready to see you come up look out for tha stairs its dark but dad poor old chap dont want a light here i come in tha chamber of tha tragedy ia but dimly lit by two pole grey squares of twilight but it is suffici ent to show the greyer face of the dying man geoffrey is a physician at a glanoe he sees that death la there it ii a question of vorr few hours he is a ghastly tight blockboarded bloodless with stanng eyes aad gasping breath soma of tho old fierce light lingers in those glaring eyes tbekindle at sight afhia visitor vou go alf he say tu epoik to this young gent alone the wonderful strength of tho man is in his voice yotrthe old imperious ring la his tone alf obeys if you woat anything he says to geoffrey kaocx with your heel oa the floor m go down aad take a smoke and ni wait foryou theres the stuff he takes oa tho table dont let him talk too much the doctor say taint good for aim will yoa go and hold youriswf interrupts the dying man with a glare ah shrugs his shoulders and coes md geoffrcv it alone withc they start to their feet one and all ot tight of luoi iwti mi unur ibol oaa ana au at sunt oi jy hi bar pocket him wt aaoppaoedr is f athardeail r far ta not bw howdid yoa know be deatlionlyshoaldehangaonyfaeeasooonylk- vfltnxn mars is eiongsa ww so haggard the sros isf neoe him last aighi so wild sq vaomtlike the eyas oftwmlka hvhsl wt to laonori fixed la a blank sightless stare nenas not bfen here stall r oh what is itr they all cry eut isfathec dead is father dead r i his dry up part ha mokes mefrort to rpeak shakm mi head point onward and turns and goes btui ia hat same blank way u if dated er stuaaed by a blow t tha ooateyaaca ta which ho come is waiting but ho never thinit bf it he nlunge- on through the roin across the sloppy fields mdjnarsh land under tha dripping tree straight on with the blind unerring in- stmctfftm of tha sleepwalker aad itrangost of sil he doe not go home he goes on toth village to the hotal oaks- for a room aad locks hiatselfbi t and then he folia rather than site in a chair covers his face with his bmds and so remains motianjees a long time j he is trying to think but his brain is spiaaini fika a topbeart seal mind are in coufualoc hjs thpaghta are chaos ao order pomes a great nameless horror of sia tad shame and ruin h fallen upon bim pact sadtuture are blotted out the present is only s hopeless jwbiil of suddan despair hesitafoia long tim then be starts up aad begins pacing the roomc a a t might his teeth ta est his face lanchod hiates full of infinite misery hishmdft locked walking md sitting he still cannot think the blow has been too sudden the agonr too great later he will think until thought becomes almost insanity tonight ha is wild dirtraaght master of himself no more ha sits agaia ttart up agaia md walks until exhaastol the he flings himself down his folded arirs on the able his face resting on them with one great hoarvwrung sob ud to liot mqta and prooa aad when morning dally aad heavi ly breaks it co finds him he has not tlapt fox mftment jtha whole night ghrough chaptzu l l coxa tohixet thst night ghes sleaiord dies alittlj group surrounds his bed- the doeior the clergymaa a magistrate his na alf md dm just within the door and the but words of tfa dying sua are theae j i i nobody done it it was a sccideat haj acted ell square with me and it sbant be said giles fileoford eltyed i it low down on him ive told the truth to the young gent kobody dona it 1 1 fall oa the fcalfe ton goats oil- remember that when im toes dp with many gasps he tayi thisthe grey shade of deathoa hbi face its sxsiamy moisiare brow this u a prolongtd death- strong life within him that fight hard 1 his le the jut the rattle sounds he stiffens out with a shiver through all his limber ind lies before them- dead ti and john abbotts tinaituili ft iht doctor who brings the saw tolfhe master of abbott wood the doctor who fa also the family phy sician of the abbott ha rides with a very grave faee yet curious to see how tha maa will taia it yes he servant said dahioualyhis master is jia but he doesnt know whether he will see anyone dr giilscs scribbles line or two folds it np sendslitmd the result is that he is shown at once to mr abbotfr stodr there mr abbott unshora md haggard with bloodshot eyes md disordered dross sits and looks at him with sul len suspicion as he comes la raat lt this message of yoarst be demands surult umnot welito4av- i did not wish to tee anyone i j i came from bleafotdi mterrapts the doctor wgardicg hiia covertly i thf maa oile is dead i dead t john abbott says deadr the lost trace of ficrid colour leavn his liosvind leaven ii perfectly livid u dead r he reptfists with a dull vacant iter j f i doad reiterates dr gfflsotv i hove jast left his deathbed mrahbottahe says bis hmd on the raillionsires arm fit- ii known through- oct the place that you were tha man who visaed him at midnight on the aght before lostr john abbott turns his inflamed eye upon 1 th x- abbotfs spirit ore ot their highest when he colli his wife by bar nam or gives her the loving glanoe he does at this mo ment aad both name sod sunoo from him or particularly odious to mrs abbott my son has pot been here mr abbott h aia come down but has gohe agaia she turns to leave th room but the seigneur of abbott wood la his newborn haptjlaeaa in- i terposec rr ohhoag it oil kora dont rua owoy u if i wuthepiogusl sit down and 1st us hove o cory talk a mu might u well be morriod to on ioe- berg bleated il he mightnt i dont tee yoa hard- ij from on- weeks and to tha other ko ukes to be kept off at arms length that way bleesedtfhedoe it aint aasmw idaateom- pioia mind you lomprtmdof you you are the handsomest woman th best dwsedwomatt th highest stepping xomaa i ever see doahad if yoa olat i- and all the mea toy so andllot uia ground you walk on i woaldat hove vow different if i ooald tod suit me to a t i only dont be to stiff and steadoff tab oil the time do sit down mora and let as bora a eosattsft yon hava beam prinking itr abbott his wtla ays in cold disgust keep off do not corns- near me i cannot talk to an intoxicated man no i siat draak had a alas or two but bleu you i aint drnnk i veil yoa yoa are a stunner kora and i love yoa by george i do and i love your ton and half i have shall be his there l i cant say no fairer thaatbst it w the bert day of my lile the day i tnarried you only yoa are so high ud mighfly and wont aft down as a wife should aad hove a cocy but mrs abbott waits torbear no mare of this tipsy uxorious maundering as ho cornea towards her the swiftly leer tha room retreats to bar own and locks the door leo is there drawing aad the looks up fa alarm to see her mother white face and dark burning eye t3ae starts up i i some vague naexablanee to the maa below- r looks it her oat of leos eyeoand the put out her hands to keep her off no tho cxiee defeat it is nothing she sinks down and bdven her face oh the thinks with ia bitterness that u- greater than the bitterness of death what a wretch i am how richly i deserve my fata for his money i sold myself degraded myself i shall i never get ased to my foal bondage i tryiprayi stritb bat la spite of mvaslf i ont sowing to loathe that man 3 group sit md wait they woa- l1 sr eon nave to say something f infer don slouches uneasily house the girls cling together a the night md rain fail tha nearly onfcoi dcwnstairi der what tha about joanna in and eat of in fdlenoe c idnd sobs feebly show a light eant yst don growls etam- bling in md beck obeys t bat even tha bright lamp eannot dispel the gloom the owe inthat upper ohamber there is silenee no telecrophlo boovheel has summoned aid ou they satsukinf oil this ttrnar it mast be awful daik up there loro whis pers alf ought to go with a light bat alf will not go until sammoned if ha know hlmielt ho asaaverate and he if not summoned fox suh mother half an hour ii la nearly mttn fee badr deer g sad c rettrrtrf blawtr- dssftid ttit slratrs hat violent words passed it is kqorwn that tor yean hehadhflldsomesesrt poweroveryou pudoa me for repeating all thiajba t tt is public talk tow la brlghibrook yoa have been suspected of killing gues sleaiord- rtit isnt true mr abbott answers tlh in that how way to anllke ws awti tgrioas fr ijw f tr fii iriiles i l didnt killhim ko the doctor says although your owa sjsernon would not vindicate you but be has whotr f ij oa his deathbed just now his lost words were a rlndieotiou of yot i john abbott give a great gasp whether of emoae ot rolief the doctor cannot tell stair at him a moment grasps the arm of his choir sit erect sad waits hi lost words vindicate yoa repeats the medical maa cmphatieailr j kobody did it i repeat what he said r was aa ooddaat i fell an the knlfa mr power and the bsvenead cyrus brown were both listening o were also husoaa my dear sir i xmgratalate myself on being the first to bring you this goodnews dr gillson feels no particular regard for ths maa before bim beyond the regard that oil weq- coastituted raiadat must feel far a man who can sign a bis cheque with the easy grace of john abbtt j 1 he has signed moro thm ana for the doctor there is a moments deep shaacetbe blood come bock with a red rush to mr abbotts toco a water bottle stand on the table hsfiht him self o full gloss and drink it off then he rises thrusts oil hands la his trousers pockota md bo- gia walking excitedly ap saddowa hove yoa told my wife tbist ore his first words and the ruxiy tone of his previeu greeting has returned- i i certainly not mriabbott i should taint mrs abbott would be the very but to hear anything of this disagreeable nature it is hardly a topic fit- tad for 8 delicate ladys ears j mr- abbott resumes bis quick march his fore head frowning his glanoe sullen i look berar he says this must seem a lahv tort of business to you tad i know there ho been a danced deal of talk about it- brightbrook is such a beastly talkative little hole and every maa makes hu neighbours business his own i knew giles sleaiard years ago ay a round score of them aad ia the past he did me soma well seryiceajthot i havat forgot no it olnt my way to use a dirtrtooi aad thea fling it aside jrve befriended bim poor beggar since be came here indite with aim that night by his awn re quest ahd we duf have s dispute hahadtome- tniap bcloagmg to me i wanted it aad he drew a knife- there was a brief struggle fox the pot- seesfoa of the pioperty mine mind you br every right and in that straggle his foot slipped sad he fell forward oa the weapon there is the whole story i doat mind owuiagrvr been uneasy about itj for if he hadnt spoken before he died things looked ugly forme but he am spokes ssu tail me hka a trump and told the truth by oavea will and so poor ques poor beg- gorlsgoae j wcll we mast all go wheu our time comes wiujyoa have a glass of wina doctor its rawish sort cf weather and the roads are beastly t dr golsoa know what the abbott vintages are likej md accepts mr abbott rings issues orders and resumes his murcc tm fdad you hortit told my missus- shes nervous and as yoa say it sin t quite the topic for a lady i hope tho went hear anything at it a maa dont waat his family to know everything aad so poor giles is gone i well well 1 he wosa dospcraaj follow mhistimeaadstroacaf oa ox its a urtfie lets maa life out aint it doctor heres the wine doctor help yourself i saw young lamar last evening the doctor remarks i fine young fellow that and aa honour to a noble prafeasion capital port this mr abbott i will you try it yourself r bftwlamar saw geoff no did yoa though dldat know ho was down yes tu toko a ihimblcful my mouth feels parched to day yes a fine fellow as you rjsydoctor no call to loam your business i proriao for him u if he were my son but he would do it sir amuses him rapposs this houso will be his vhea i am gone 1 lova that boyj sir as if ho was my own i from his moment mr abbotts spirita rise until the are at fever heat he drinks bis own wine bo snaps his angers at imaginary foes he clears the bod form from the rabble who infest it he holds up his bead sad feels bo is a man lie has aovcr breathed quite freclvia tho life time of gqea elesford it was like standing en a volcano that might spilt open and vomit fire at my moment aad now siooford has gone and cleared jail character bravo old goes r is mr abbotts somewhat inelegant inward excla mation his eyes sparkling the fluid colour deep in his vinous cheeks joanna too ts gone ii is a blessed relief to be rid of bqih j he hot nothing to fear cow even if they find them them abbott muse these loggerheads of be able to make top or taitof em and things no living soul knew bat bioofe solftisnt likely he told those louts bled me pretty freely in hi lifetime ud he wasnt the sort to be overburdened with family aff ectiaa or to eare too moth tor them ha left be- behind him bat i wish i hadi hod those things j he ponders over it a good leal and the result is he takes his courage in bis two hands lator in the day and rides over to the house of death a large ud motley jteaejabloge ore there in doors ud out there is to be- sort of wokeof a somewhat festive eharaetar too for eoplons re- fxeahmenta for the wotdhars ore in course of pre porottoa but tha great man at brightbrook is met on all hands by such dark looks and sullen ud sinister gluoes such- angry ammou rdlenoe that he prudently cos not press the matter that has tnoaght him but riuaa kwov again u ho eamtv dai biordln particular eyas htm within nraeu lastwt molsrulsae tbat be bnath mr chaptekil about a month later and geoffrey lamar is ia san francisco jaded tnvelworapsu ho one about the busmeas thai has bruaght him there giving no oma to sightseeing that buatness taxea him to church in the suburb to the teach on o certain register where he finds what he fears to find what ba boa hoped he wiu not find it take mm to otoi oaothar ud similar errand and with tnir reanlt he has been fatally itiocaoaful in both oueats- one mora visit remains t bo made then be raturas with every hope of his ufa crashed oat j itrteems to him for over ir it ir to a public building a dingy briok edifice wllh barred and grated windows high striked wills and walehfot enuoels but aoddaat of oil prisons a lunatic osylrnn he see the resddant dhyticioa and state hit arroad ud the name of theperoon be ha eanu to sea the doctor ere him cunningly ills on odd thing bsayt sardung n but you ore tha first visitor in thirtaen yean who has aaked to tee that patient yes iha it here odd aha is well that is physically mentally of the doctor tap bis frontal developsnant ud shakes his head- is she a vtolssjt eaas r geoffrey oaks oh sear no gaits th rotenrt genii at a child and seemingly oa son aayou cor i except ot laterrals but oi course it is all seaming it trio hoptltse cose sba wffl aarerb sfcy better t what do you know of her history what do yoa know of itr the doctor retorts pardon me but i never batroy trust f i know everything sha bos bean ban for fifteen years she hadlosto child her farothtt piacedhe recovered ration thinking the woo she grieto for bar ho not r your oora lor lh would race v gnevo for bar child and it is part of her luaaey that the mart wait nan oatir that child cow grown trpoame far her her husband is a vary rich taanr your ordars ore areir oora ud oo oompatible with cloaa oonflnement her name is mrs bennett all correct tha doctor answers i sea yoa know but her child is dead you ors a relative tpreaamer lam not a relative i have been tent her by one but you mistake in one point her daughter b not dead no you surprise me i eertalnly was so informed mr bennetts i ami ttance from lon- 4oa ore regular u clockwork she hoi erary core md attention u yoa wol see if you art rcmylwabocoompanjton now they ascend some night of stairs trareroe tundry oorridors and enter at lost a pleaaast tunny little room there a ii sawing a carpet is on the floor a panary is bio cogs same pots of rosea and fmoniunu are- in the windows but th windows ibumseivea or sratad like thereat a visitor for yoa mrs bennett the doctor says cheerily a young gentleman irani sag land mrs bexmet rifles and make en oldfaahiosed little oourtasv sha is a tbinfaced looking woman with dark wistful eye and black hair thickly threaded with grey i onee she mast hare been rather pretty but that once was long ao i do not know yoa air aha toys slowly sou sing his feature perhcpe you bring me news osmrchildr ij f it is difficult to lmagfne her insane so gtotla to collactad oredook and tone idogeollreyanaweriwith traotiooand he takes the poor creature band your daughter is alive md well ud t behove will coxae for yos before long j ihaveboenwairdacalonff time o very long time the poor soul says wiping her eyes i get so tired sometime to tfred and then i thick perhaps the wol never comeot otl and it ia a little lonely here glrkieing deprecatingly at thi doctor although averysody it rery kind tome rery kind indeed buu oh i wont my little joan my little joan r the pathos of her tone touches hit heart your little joan will come i rnnnlse yoa that and very soon be answers and win the take ma away r with a wistful tearful glanoe fori want to go away i have been hers so long so many many years x would ukea change now i never make a noise do i doctor nor make trouble ukethe other people here iomvryquiet and i wiu doererywng she tells me if she wd only take me owayv she will take you owoy x am sure of that i get to tired you know aha goes on pitaooa- ly no one ever cornea to see me myausband u busy working and sends money to pay f or me and of coarse he cannaj leave hji business to eome and giles has bone away gues is my brother but i am afraid of him ne is croaa aad he swears bo did my husband but he was good tome i have bean here a long time and i have bees very patient and eow i want to go away for i am tired of this house and so manynedsr people 1 geoffrey naasureshei and makes asiga to the doctor to go her plaiauve voice her sad waorv eyes pierce to bis heart i they bid her farcwalljand leare her wiping her poor aim eyes and murmuring softly that she will be very good if joan will only eome ud take her away three days later geoffrey lamar starts on his return journey to london a great change has come over htm that old look of intindlhle resolution haa deep ened to gloomy iterance he oaa aged in three days he looks ten years older than on the night he tat by giles bwatdi deathbed all he youthful brightness haartane oarewctn haggard silent be site the long days through whua the land whiks by bim seeing nothing of all that paasee roaring nothmf of til that goes on wrapped la himself md his sombre thoughts thinking thinking ahrayseo the time wean and at lost the long dreary journey is ti an end aad he treads the f amfhar london streets one he makes no delay in the metropolis what must be done is best daa quickly all his plan are formed beyond poeeibtuty of change new plans far a new life j the past is dead aad done with a wholly new existence must baain forhlm at onee tfticb wrwimetaj wilson psxvit of jstearn co uiun wil hire do further im for his arm the ball of diyid croibj a ris destrojed it of ficiency forarfr wlul both wtn aaatisg in the cods back of fork kifjey penoey tt mistaken for a dfeen tiny ice let three interesting tittle girli of millborjr mm who had testnnd upon howards pond to kite into the water and all were drowned a the were jane smith aged tirel re year and joaephine aad adel ine bieao aged tielte aod fifteen yean ko vladimir ot rasiii i ptinoes and their r ivedayahnnt near8etalui- tmt grand with foar qei tisoes in a ti gen qamuny elndingsiti ind 149 wil 80s head of gutwi 17 red dear 4s0 fallow deer