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Trn', \"erl t h?;:tght s·11les Ju 1suly- "Heaven knows you'r snffclring calm self pn·ii:!,'>·M<l J < rn 1g rnlfp,1··s ,'s FRW \.Y, JANO .\.RY 23, 188,5. trese h im let more by l er em'lt10n, and me and 'ht· woxdi cooke me.!, . li 'l?. been gxea.t; hu1,, if, m the lut,ure, bur:'l~llig into an b3e f'1 ·1c \( pas"wn ,,f etruggh ng desp·;r.i.tely for ca.lmneae. ' ·le pla;wht. ktlled me I ahe e;ned I<'rank Grev1lle's gu·fo elwulct b" proved , tea.r and dingi11g w In»· l ik·: a h"ar~ ~(i~JJ trkr;+; '.(firt' Ii u73 Cct1 l f r; c .. , New 1i.u1~~1 ~ le~~ \:..l1- I~ ri 1or!.,<..cL.23, lSS2.. i~,(J De s·;arted a Jit,tle and gbnci;d at her. paeeion->le .y, smkmg furwmd upon her P'31'hapn you will nrid that yo11r cup of hr.>kon c: 1ild. "Gentlemen 1'y ' 1thr·- res.d ~n r~t Glove·, '·Was it already in your mind when lmtles mid bowing her head in al:: j ect sorrow ha.snot yet been dra.med to the (TO BE CO:_\'rrni:;:im) \ .. t. Jre lian 1 .lef'n .~ ~ P'tt sr!forc: i ron1 Scrof... you came to me tc. ex:cuao your attend- hu.nil ta,twn "Would to heavan it bad! dregs!' - - - -.-·. - · - -- · - ----·-··· CHAPTER XXXNII. ula~ and the 11 c1o=JeLl Jotter \, ill to!l you what ..nee at the b:i.11 ~" Ah, If y·iu knew what 1 h&ve suffored Sha lo1tked &t him almost in surpriae. Russian Justice. r. marvelous elfoct In the liora.ry at E ~sthorpe the lamps "No-oh, no I" since then I' Had not the aup::emest sorrow h .. r lieart The que111.1un h<ls t" t~n be311 ae1{ed were burning softly, and the heavy "Later on then T' h e 811jd mu iuigly, "I can imagine," he s'l.id, look~ng dow!1 could know been borne when she thougb.t whether m Ru~d"' mtin rrcei>e l'l3pa.~t1al Orienta.I curtains were drawn clo~ely, "What a.ron 3 ed it, Sidney 1' at her with a momentary softemng of his him guilty 7 Could any fut ure pain justic'3 or not. I ahal t mentwn two cases ehuttwg out the wintry night, with its She did uot !ln·wer. dark eyes. "You thought yourself mar- equal that pain, she wondered v113uelyh3.S 11:id ln his ca.so. I tlunk hi3 blood mu~t wh ch came under my own ob.iervat10n. kcen winds an<l falling snow. Tb.c l'Ol)Jn "I think, it I remember righ·.ly, ymir ried to a murderer, and that the shame any auff<Jriug equal that sulfaring 1 llitva contained the humor for at leNJt t e·1 'l'he landlord of my house entered an looked thol'oughly cnmf0rtable and artis- rea 8 rm for refuQwg tu go t.o La m'Jswold and the dtsg~ace woul~ fa.Ii upon you. ··Hut even now," h e went on, his action to i·eo·:ver the sum of $2 000 owed yoars ; but it did not · bow, except in t ho form cf a scrofulous soro on the wrist, until r.brut tic?.lly bnaut1t ul, wirh l'S handa·JIIHl c,\rv- was Mrna Greville'P. ilinr,sa," ho c,>ntmusd It was a parnful pos1t1on. M~y I ask h~art th1obing more qoickly as he cau6 ht for goads to that amount G"llv~red. Botls. fivo years ago. From a few spots wl.icil :ipings and cunons:y »t«ll'.l).md h>aLher., aud i·s m the s .m" mmrng way, as if he were ~hat ml~n" ~ou mmmt to employ to cltiar the expression and partly gueased its p~xt.1es l,rlbe·l the j ..«1,;(, bu-. the landlord pearod at that t ime, It trradually sprea(i so as ro11 s uf uub,1r Yl·t. n.;rdv t·<Hlll1 vulumea, trym 11 to rec~.l! the rYeuts of that. .iven- I! rank Grev11le and convict your. hua· meaning, "I do not understand p 10 yoa was the mP6t ];;V1·l'L, and ho aliirmed that to cover his entire botly. J n.ssuro you l\11··.vtc.a and t he only iJJcongtuuus tlil'ig 1·rl'.'sen1. ing ~"W1tB that rour t.rne rea·on ?" band 1" undertook suuh a Jong journey alone, he )Jat<i $i«'i0, ;;.ltti~· t.h·J dt' C sm·t m his terribly allhcted, and an object ot pity, \I beu was a ch.i.m y aft<jr:nvun t1::a s.-iv.cd of "NJ. She was sobbing piteously now, M she and in such health, It w<1.s moat impm- favol', c.n c·»1ditwn that lw tt'\J11ived the he beg " n llS> ng your n1cd1cme. Now, thc1e are few men of his ago wl.10 en joy as good hea lt b Savres, which st<lod < ,n a. f.ab:,, near the "I thought nob. "V{11at was it then i" half kuolt, half · oronched at his feet, rlent and very v, rong of Dolly to al!ovr yther $1,f,.50, hi· , ,ffcr was 2,:ic, pt.(:d and o.s he lrn.s. I cou ld or.sily name fifty persoua blaz ng wood-fire ; J'.s di:;l w ;;t,e "" lu11r111g, She raised her dim eyes appealingly to aoboing piteously and uncontrolla.bly, it? he pad !he a ·nount :i.fter w>J.umg twe who wo11ltl testify to the facts in his ca.se. the glittermg mlver of l's a.[Jp ·lCJtrnents, n·s face ; bu~ therti was no yielding in unable to ~peak, unabla t o ii.nswer his " Dolly did not know," she answered. years for Ju~ m<i ney. A·t Au:ii,raHan Yours truly, W. llf. PfilI,LIPS." seemed more suiti~blti f"r thti dr... wmg 1 ~8 st"'rrrna~. bt~te1 questwn, although every cnld '· D·11 you wa.nt to warn ma of my danger gentleman w, a r·,n!Jud. """ hottJ where 1 room or Sidney's bt1udo r tnan for the ···what l'la~ it? ' he repsatt~d. c!e"'rly-~pokl.ln woxd weuu to ht:ir hoa.rt and induce me to nm away-like Grenlle he was str P1,mg ··f p1 operty tc1 a cnns·dtlr· 0 ~f:,1!~,;~ ;~: sombre m::ignificenc<::l of the library. "I wamed to stay,' ahe f,. 't er cd, ldni \lll1e1:1tab of a knife. rhd 1 abh, u.mount. The 11t.rv.-uta wel'e all ex" d u ty for mo to state to you tho benefit I Ilusbanu and wife w<irt t,lrnru alone, "because-because _ __ ,, ··D.d you impart your auspiclons to "I thought you would come she whis- amined by the police ard one wao> i;dect~d l:avo derived from tllO use of in the first h !!.H-::wur afce1· I heir retux·n tu "B;citu~;i \~ haL ?" h·J asked shaqi!y. bhe dotet,;~.Vti when yvu gave him an 1uler 1_)0r;;d f,,iatly. " S~eµh·m l would have as t he riro >;abl.; th·d The hut el pro· E~sthorpe. Sidney was leantng, or rat.her " Tl1e1 c' 1l !18 h H ll el\OUg h p~1terllt\,( '1 dt1J new, as j r r.resu ine you did, on th,1 follow- rued- I would ha"e b.,.,r, BO tender and- pneter weli kuc w Lhe hur,eaty of thia lymi?, LlC>Wull ~ 1. L~t thM~,, 0'.," he went on culdlc, "nnd I would hwe tried a·> hard to make ynu m»n and ga·,r., h m a. cluracrt>r which - back in a gre<>n ann·ch,~xr by t he t h e tiut J1, L l!<>1ve I ~ ..,. , be Jn!! - mornin0 · fire. Stevhen .-;~r, "PP·Js1te to h,·r, lna fr,rnki"'" 8 L~t"'e"n us now." d .d he !!hare th,,m 1 And h tt1.a solving h.ip,1y.' would have exo11el'.i.ted 1un bom th.i Six mnnths rigo I was completely cm·erc d with elbow r es:ing upon the t<~b!e, hts h.,ad · \!f t.htJ myatery ., -cou spvke of tc·nhrht " You,. would liavo trhld b.,Jilwing me charg· ··B ec~use Fcrnnk G rtrvill e was CtHrnng - m 1. Bu~ no, t he police d eteTmirn1d :;i. t er1 tble humor nwl scrofulous so1".:)S. ~'he leanrng upon h t· band, Mld"' l··ok on u·s be rt) t.hii.~ night to .,00 hia sisJ,er. " cons~quenc·J of your exertions -vour a ---that he was the thid,a11d actually flogged hurnor canEod an inc<·s~ inL and int o1erable · nint exortwns l me~,JI, o f: cour1;e ·' And face wuich Sid, ..iy bad ll'~'"*' t' Sl.!t1n tnere · h er" - t c· my 1 ·· D,J not my i ~--do not aay it I" she him to the cornf,>rta bl..i nu,,1ber of 300 itchi rie, nnd tho sl\ 1n cracked so os to cn.uae " F ra r.k G r~v1 11a cormng wh,1t did th>.J detective thiuk of ft,., w1fo cdecl, wirh audde;\ paaak·n. " I cannot lashes. before, a look: s · ste1·u, su e<mtemptuous, homm !' St~phou · xc~a1me d haug llt1 1y. the b!ood V> flow rn t.>an y places wiwnover ScucPIJ was :his recdved I moved. My sut!eu ,.~ - wct e great, r.nc1 my ··Yea ,, who could &O .,a,~ily betray her hu~band, bed.r it, Stephen." so inr.ensely rq,rur,chful and sad tt1at Bhe before the trne tbief w.;' dtscovered to bo life it burden. I com ·roenccd tho usa of tho dared not casi a o.ic.md l··ok upon hie ' fi1rst qs,t, · · lu,re, l pTo- eveu tllOU<Jh !!Uilty of such a "Ir. uerrtblll to he>~r H. quite another P·-'r~on ; th.. poor se1·vau~, " I l was h is ., he were .. - must be les" · fiARS A.PARILL A ln A1n : J,«,t, arnl t ,ave used face, she <la.red n· J t· meet a glance fr im surn"' r'--"No." crime a~ that?" than to bdteve iG," he nnswered, V.ltih a iost\'l!d of being C'·IJS11led for the sevt~re it rognlarly su1ce flwt rn'le. lily condition the dark: reproachful eves. ·'fla,l he been here b:ifore ! Whun 1 "l did not-I did not!" ·he sobbed sli>;ht we<>1mcBs m hi~ voic!l and manner, flr,ge:h tion he had recflvttd , was so 11L out 1 ~~!Ml t.o J·n;ir-r 1 l'e at. ow~ '"'. '£l1n soros ha.ve The broagham 1' >d been 1»attrng for For the love of H ;iaven, Sidney, tell rno pa,s111onately. ··Stephen, be p,itient with ··and, smce you once bttlieved i t, I must of the city in orde1· tha~ the bu21LH:sa oi i fl o1lcd ,..;1'1 l f,_, ' <'( ' "·tly l icll 111 every ,.,.,. p"'r· ! ·be.i 'i n < nv n..Jls to d'°'> a C'lOd day's Stephen at the st...uon on the >Hl"lval of th<ol truth now!" me a lrn;ll', nnd-and I will tell you-- even e.xplam that nigh;,'s proc(;edmgs to might be for..rutten. \\ nr: : ) lht1tl<~u T3 ye 11 s or r ~0. l\t::.w y P~l11.1.ir& the tl"'.Ain at Aishfurd ; aud l' u sband and "H J t You remoinber Wa!t i ust a little whtld." "OU, S:dney." .......... ... 1 wife }iad driven horn., iu silallce, uvon mi .i came one ntg v , ..,.., ·t "', i ~ ·n O ll ~ht r; H'l1 ::t. nu~c in m) ~r..8c, antl · , d b Lloyd a:.i i that ---·" S·:10 raised herde\f to her feet 2lowly .. N.,,y, I t1eed no expfanation," she : t : 1· ·11 . a~ I 11;-..vo hora t ?. lCd to tc 11 you, A §tate G1Qverne<l by lVo:men. the latter part 0 f t h ei\3oi.. rney "a ., een St .. phen lookP.d at her keenly. and unsteadt!y, leaning heavily t1gainst said earn.;stly. '· ~taphen, I am not mad '· · :; 8 1d~'L\.P~.,..,. n.x.A. G1 0Yer , Yt., c..:t. Among t he C(·lomal po3scssions, or performed. No woi·c had va~ticu be· ··The m:.n and w Lm1an whoui, rw·etiub" ~he t 1 1ble; her aob$ were dyin/! away now. " ~, :s...z.. Yut.ra g l"'~tc~u1ly, tween thorn alter Stf phen Dam.. d exclaliU:~.A.M r.wl!.t ...trO." "B'.lt, in justice t.o my~elf, I musb giYe mere co1 rt'C Ir, d·Jpend <J·cws, of H oll;;nd, mac1on of horror ; he had n ot epoken, be ea w in my 1'!,l'OUill1<1 were )'OU imd from t\h eCJr exhauation, her cheeks and thore 1'3 !!, re'm·rkr.blu h n le Sr;nte, which, Sidney was literall.r incapable of doing Grev1lle 2" ha dl!.ld slowly. lipa wero coloul.'leas, and it would have you on<>, he replied calmly. "EYen P. .. r ,. . :t's fJ ". "?a>f r> . . HtLLA. cnreB r,crofnla ln irn c,,11st1tut1on and , 11gin".1 costume so. In utter eilence he lmd aasiaued her "Yee." b!'lein difli :nlt !or any one who hnd known now it hurts me w tell you, Sidney, and, of its iuhi;.bi~;mts, aur~a~se<1 the boldest, r _,l u.ll F ...,n:::-<..1D:J.O Ccmrlu.intEi, :Cl 'fc;ip· into the brougham, and in silence too he "You mot by appointment?" her in her in her beauty aud brillii~ncy to if I could, I would llpare you the pain oi el'.'1..!'.1, :Ecz.c.:na, IlJn&wc1·n1, .a.!!o.~. lt.es, dre~ mi of tbe advt c >·.os of women's had half led, ha.If catried her into the "Yes. He came d1sgmsed. I sa,w him recognize the pale despairing woman all hea1ing what I have to say, since 1 must f ~H"C'i t IlGilG~ ~.~·~r:!l(,·rE, and Ei·u1Jtious or right>), In the IslarFt. of Java, b0twel'n E h for a minute earlier in the day, and said ahe stood there. to a great degree destroy your fatth m tl1e l!,.dn. It c~co.rs the blood of a ll impu· the cid~s of B"'tllVfa a. Hi ::lama.rang, Is the libn.,ry on their arrival at !I.St orpe-for I wuuld meeb him there." "I know that you must be ;+ng:iy," she Frank Grev1lle. On the afternoon of r ~!CS, a.ids di::;c.stlon, stinrnlates U10 n<'1.Jou of she was quite incapable of walking with· ·Well· , hur hus'-,,nd s·id, o· "he "d f tl " "-t to g t ' , ti' d f th H t b 11 "h t ki11gdorn of Bauram, wh«:11, a1d1ough out al!lli.at.ance. Ht> had ordered nome · ~ uw ~ "~ ~ Sal .un y, t""' you can never r tve 1 ie aa.y xe ur e un a , e wen the bowals, and th ns restores vitality and p'lused me for what I have done; but, if I was on gravely, "I learned that he bad tr1b1ttary lo 1::1.oll,.r;d, i~ au l '..ldep·mdent. strc.n:;> hens the wholo system. tea to be brought, and had liimd s elf poured "Step!len, he-hll wa1111tarvinl{ !" not mad, I was very nearly 110," 11he inductd the unhappy wQma.n who was the S r,ato The aoverel><ll is, inaeed, a man, PREl'ARED BT b u t all the iesi.; .,f the guvernrutnt beout some for h er ; but it stoo untasted A 11·>'" · r · e excl·"1n ·ti-011 br<)ke fron1 dd d l'ttl t bl' h d f 't . by her side, as she Ct'l,uched in the gr.iat '~ ~ a e , ra.rnmg one 1 e ram mg an , cauqe o ao mncu m1sery o P"omiae arm chair, the firol·ght follmg upon her Srephen Da.un·,-an ·.xclumat10n of pain and pU$hing back her hair from her hot to fly from her husband and with hun ! ' [Qng'~ t.i the fail' B<il<.. The King rn en Dr. J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass. t irely depend.,nt upou his Stare ce1unc1), brow "l!'rank was it · was " Ah l" face, sow an, so p!!.le, so t~rror··~t·icken, and <l11Hrt'sa d BO h' wretched, · d Sold by all Drugg1sto, $1, eix bottles for $/j, The lngheot au thuri:i 3s, milita1y com· that it had lost all ita beauty, t:HlJll aa lt · 'You la·Jp· d hiu1 1" such a cruel fate, rm m srnber was ymg, The little cry broke from Sidnay's m<>ml'3i!'< :md suloi rs a-t·.:, w1th0u~ excop- - ·--- - -- - - -- - - - - -- - had lost ir. on the night when sb.e had "Yes, No1; th:..t night-the n tii:t d !l.y- a.nd I had been ao mueh to bh.mo in the w]ute 11pB sharply; aud, had her hmiband tiun, of th..i f,~rm.!e sex: Theuu amazons E11 liJ .(I (I overheard Christine Greville aay that the day you W<ire hurt. I drove t o paat that- - ·" loc >ked at her, he would have seen that ride rn tlle m"iculme ~tyle, wearing eharp I.) I.) Stephen D mnt was guilty. Lyrnont h t ') ~eet hnn " "There were many good reason, o her teara W{lre dried now, scorche'.:l by steel point.a m s tead of: ~purs. Th():; cany It had needed vc1ry few minutes to "Aud d'id he tell you that he was in· doubt," t.he young man interpoBed. coldly the sudden bu~ning flush which rose over a pt111t1d Jii,neo, whi~h t.h,;y awrng very COST ONLY $2.00 AT . convmce Sidney of the falaehood of auch nocent imd-1 guilty ?" _ ..good reasons for acting as you did ; cheii-k and brow. gr,.t,;efuUy, i~ud a.lso a n "Rker., wmch is . , f f h b f "No- oh, no I le was afterwards." the only reason for not doing so waa too "She was not happy at Rutled!!e. an assert1011, tne a 11acy o sue a e1 10 · "AfterwQrd" ,, , t fl' t b th ht f y h b d' discl1argod ... ~ 11111 g ...llop. Thu capital of The look on her hu~b&nd'is face as he ~ · ' rt mg 0 e oug 0 · our us an 11 H~'r husband was not kind or patienr,, thi' little S cltle Jles 111 tht'l mnat pwtur· NEWCASTL E . realized her meauing had been sufficient "Yes- the night he came to see wishes conld not hold agaiust--" al'.Jd she found the wealth for which aha 48-l:y, e~que p>rt of the 1slari.; ma fruitiul phita, to show her how mad sb.e had been to Uhrisele f' Sha raiaed her hand with a little depro- had sold heraelf in.auflicient for hu.ppiness. credit the ittatement for a moment. How ..He told }OU thtin 1" eating gegture, so pitifully appe&lrng in lt ie no excuse for her, I daro aay, but :~~;~:. dt fonded by two Weil kcpL torth d 8 he done so-ahe his wife who ' ·Hti di~ not tell me; I overheard it," ilia intenso timidity that it siltmced him, perhaps she loved ]'rank, and she yielded h l:l d ' d h 11 ' 1 "Atid did he urge you t o have an en"Do not flay so," she said piteously; to his entreaties. That night when you 10 1a OF CANADA. _.:new ow no an ,goo h was, iow q·1iry made into the- -" "it is not so, Stephen. I d!d n ot disobey Ba>v us leave the ba.11-room together I WCd.pable of basenea1:1 I A . how mad she "N .. h d "1 t'l t"l I h t h dh (JAJ>~TAL, ~1.oao,0011. Jt~:§T, $1<10,000 1 had baen, culpably rm·d :-nd foohah I . , o, no, 1:1, e cne eager y ; io you un L - un i saw ow wra c e e was taking her to her carriage to go home One of the m··&t k1ar11Fd and digmfied - = -No words ot his'liad been iJeeded . he wrnned ~e 11ot- he btigged me not to do was. lb was so hard- oh, ao ha.rd 1 -to to her .husband, havi ng with diflicmty IJlembtirs ot th·' Au!'otin Bw, ~ut, a teutb!e Thfo Bank ls prepared to do Legitii but itit was too late." aee him an outcast, and starving, induced her tu give U}l lier mad proJ'ect. rebukes from Uncle Mo&o L1at w, ek. '1'110 m "'te Banking in alJ its branches. h a d not a~tempted to d eny t1te accusa.t '10n, so; " 'I' y h d d d 7" when-- " F ar mers notes discounted ; Deposita he bad made no aiuertion of innocenc", "Yoo 1 .~ eh 1 ou ad f'.i.1 .reatl Y one 8 0 · Grev1llo was iurioua, and, when I return- old man hi.d J Hn Webster hauled up be· , b u t.., , ..1n. y. ,. he broke in bit- ed from seeinot her to the carriage, he had foxe Justic~ Greg~~ for stealing his received and Interest pa.id on amounts of h e h ,.d ut t;erea no reproac1 1, ...,id ney " A es, at e answere - h 1 , ..v t "I I know h h it d wasthard," 1 ft h' t d 18 sea ' an was left the hotel, a.nd I could ob~ain no Spaniah c bicliens. As Jim Webster haP $5 upwards in Savings Bank Department., knew that he was as innocent iis herself ; j gama my wis es - -;---- ~es. er y-. e a no e the incr<idulous horror on his face the 'l'he!e '!"as a. moments silence ; then sitting looking up at her as she stood inform1.1tion as to his whereabouts. policwal i~1fluen-:e, he was d~fondt1d by D tlR A FT S exclamat.ion wl11ch had brok1in fro~ his II sh~. ~aid hpiteou aly- ld t h 't H leani.. g hewily <l>gain3 t the tabltr--"but Feanng that he had followed Mrs. Rut· two pr.:imw1:m t J·nvyers. U uc1e l\fose wa11 1 1 put on the ataud i\nd made a b~d cate Issued and Cotlectinns made in Europe, lips as 'rn saw what she meant, h'ld been k ' tep he!!, fc~tu hno eldp l . e your faith in bis innocence was so great, ledge, 1 folluwetl on foot-I did not wish U fii - t t 0 l b· · h new not lilg o 1 - e wou go~way,_ Sidney~ as gr.eat as your faith in your to arou· e suspicior. by getting a carriage- aga.ma~ Jim Websti;l', test1fymg to 11.1v1r· g United Stat.ea and C<0m1da. ~.:;:c ;~.n eu cieu c ear .:mm er he aa,id- go abroad; but he wa.s eo husband wa.s small." and just as l was walking up the aYenue found acme of tho c11ick.;t>s in Jim's pos· 0l"JllCE- !11nr·locb Bros. Block, late Dank· e..,~~·ould he ever forgive her 1 Could an I wret.ched, a.nd Chrissi"' wa~ dying, andShe looked at him despa.iringly, If her to Rutledge Hall-it was snowmg heavily sea~wn, and id.1:unfying i;h.,,m by the Ing 11ffice of Jones . ti: Dobble. innocent man ever forgive euch cruel j at~, I th?,ught, my heart would break with faith in hia innocence were small, her - 1 saw Frank come towards me, ghastly pculi~.rity of the br..ed. W. J . JONES, Ageni · · bt 0 f hi 8 misery 1 love waa so great that, guilty as she pale and walking unsteadily. I waited 0£10 p~ominent lawyer then undertook 27 1 £ d d 1 d un oun suspicionll, sac ou "G · "h 'd h l turning his deemed him, she had loved hun through - - -- - - honour and good fat th 1 As Sidney ! fo on,h e sa.i oarse Y' to see if he had any intention of return· t o make U ncle Mose we!lken on the cross· ace rom er . it all-through all ner doubts he had ing to the house,. but, finding that he examination. . f ·~ <lrouch ed t h ere, a.11 the h orror 0 iu was "When he left me that night- the been de·rer to her than life itself. "Now, Uncle Mose," said the lawyer, w had not, I retraced mv steps. Sidney is 11 th b·seness of the crlm s h b f e ohread er, ed ~t0 h er h U " b·nd W eS fir·t 11i,,ht-I determined to try to prove "Do "'OU r emember that. night of the il any wonder that on the following day, "~uppose that I waa t<J tell ) ou ~ -.. · tta.b te h ~ ~ 1 a ri u. bl k t 1~ " his innocence. Ah, do not smile like bg,ll 1" she said, struggling with her when I learned what; had happened, I th at 1 have at home in my yad half e ore rnr eyes m ac ea co ours. e that ' He ill innocent " emotion, and succeeding m attaining should conclude that it was lie who was a dvzen chickens of that identical same ES'fABLISHED IN 1847. had believild that, guilty of murder, he I guilty" he said some degree of calmness. "I saw you go fi breed 1" had let another man soffer, that he had b'tt ~a-smce am ' together, you and Mrs. Rutledge ,· and guilty 1 And his flight hcon rmled my It has no shareh olders to pay dividends te. "What would I aay, boss 1" · d her kno-ing him"el"f to be a 1 eriy. auspicions-hia flight and ers. knew marrie " "· d ll "N no no t" sh e cne · d out w1 "ldly you were a11·ay so Iong a. t" ime tha t I b e· th<\t they h a d mad e some arrangemen t s "Yes, what wuuld you s,.y tf 1 w<1.s to tell Managed by and solely rn the rntr,rests of murderer, that he had deceive i. those "Oh o s't h' f. . I" · the Policy holders. sh h d th , ep en, orgive me gan to fear something terr1bl3 had hap- to facilitate their departure, and I con- you I've got that same kind of eb.ica ens . 1 th' f h ahrou band dh un- . e a oug it 18 0 ~r ··Tell n1e first ~hht I have to forgive," pened. Frank met yon--" " w eluded they had gone together. Sidney, in my yar<l 7" .Us itates :n·e L<nv. u~'benti~e danced up cheerily the wind he rep1i?d. coldly. ::You determined to Stephen 11t1uted and looked np sharply. my one thought then was for you." "I would eay, boss, da.t .Tim Webater d 1h h .' b t proYe h 111 mnocl'lnce. h" 1 d ··Re recoi.iui.z9d me then?" he said " Nay," she said faintly, "for her- paid up yttr fee ··ncl my d 1ick..,us," and l'olfoicsnon forfeltahtc1an·l nn··on·llUoruiJ, w ist e aroun e ouse ' u not a "Y s · I wrote to Scotland Yard " she hastilv.-"Yes." · h 1 dl " Cu~b 'Ko11us P"Jcl ~very th1·ee ye1trs, a peuaive emile ;ietthd upvn UocleMoao'$ breath of its keen blast entered tl1e e · . . · . '" " smce you too ave ove 1er. carefull -screened room where they s'l.t went on, s~rugglmg wl.th tho fast~commg "Then, if he be not guilty. ib is no "Loved her I" he repeated, staring at face. silent a~d motionle~e this husband and tears! fearing they would only mcrea11e wonder hl!I thought me so," Stephen re- her in surprise. "Loved Sibyl Rut- - - ---..i!M·· .....<JI.'¥.>· &r-··rn,,,_ _ _ Joi nt Life Policies. "f b 1 ' h · 11 h d hrn displeasure. marked, riaing, and beginning to pace up iedge 1" '!'hough a dou ble nsh but one premium is paid Penny !i)imaers. w~ e etwee~. w iom buc. an ir~~ ha ~d "I'u Sootland Yard ! Well 1" and ·down the room. "If he b~1 not " Yes, did you not 1" she whispered, for two people. Amount of poltc~· drawn Thll ~} igh8h ar11 i11f roducmg an admir· arl.sen, S~rd.1c mgha ~rri7r lw lIC coub "A detnct1"ve came here," ·he faltllred. guilty-But I have never doubted shrinking f rom t h e angry passionate · 1ight t 0 u '1 v · 1 1t 1n er a«ony on fi rst death. 0 able t'yatem uf Jl" i,ny dmner11 for school ' never, · ney g i e " H t E ·thorp~ ~" he asked turn hia "Uilt till now." h' fl d f h ' d k overthrown. . ere "? w ich a.she rom. ia ar eyrs. childr<>n. 'l'her.e is e~pecial need m Lon· She was cold aud ill and faint from the mg to her m sucpnae. "You doubt now 1" she said eagerly. "If I had done so, I might have t~ied .cial Inducements to Total .Abstai?W.-c. l d ' · d :i.k h h "Yes " "Your faith in him ha$ infected me," o win her," he said bitterly. "I would don for some such pr01ns1on, for 10 to 20 SIJl' ong &y 8 Journey, nn ert ~n w en er "Wh· that 1 How is it that I he answered with a slight bitter smile d d d h h per cent. of them uoarci ~ chool children he&lth was so unequal to it; ~he had en .was . ,, not have trie t) egra e er tote whose pa.rents c,muot l r will not thero.ASSETS fH'JER $5,000,0ClO. ta.eted no food ~11 day, and h er limbs he~,rd nothmg o,f ;,t 1 . "After all, it seems that there is as much lowest depths of misery, aa he did." IN4 i0.UE O VER $1,000,0GG, were streno-thless and numbed. Was she You 'll'erc th, sh a Sal~ feebly. proof of my guilt as of his. I too left "They did not go together," Sidney ael ves teed them rP5ularly. Paym ~nt i~, on the whole, punctual ; anrl t.h e ·1cale ou dying 1 sh; wondered vaguely, feeling the "l underst:iond. My _wife. took a.dVBJl· the ball-r oom, and went to Rutledge, whispered tremulously. ~100,000.00 depos ited w 11h the Oanadia nGovett lassitude of ext:i:e;me debility creeping tage_ of ,p.Y illneas toleontmue her de· and I was absent some time ; but I did " id they not i lb was not his fault which the S) stem ia wo1 kcd 1'llowa of a rnent for benefit of Cunadia.n polic y holdere. over her. ·was she dying? Would cept10n. . not run away, Sidney," he went en, the ·" was the b\tte1· retort, which smplus sufficient tu pay for cookii.. g e:x· Stephen forgive her before she died ? The pale fatie sa.nk until it almost standing still and looking down at her Stephen regretted as soon as it was penses afoer the flrBt our.ley on the purti\"'n~r,i'J'lll& JN (;ANA.DA, :i;Goo,000.00. . . rested upon her knees, the sobs were keenly. "Did the detecti ve you em- spoken; but his heart was aore and heavy chase of a.pparatui., " very tri·Jde· att:J sum, He did not look a~ ~er, and ~er dim coming quickly now, in spite of 1ill her ployed suspect me 1" as he 1 ,honght of Sidney's faith in Frank, has betln met 1t is found t ha t t hero HEA D O :l!l>lCll IN CANADA -:'!!ONTREAL eyes, before whose V!Slon the ,b right fire effortH · but there was no compassion in "l do not know," she answered trcmul- who had been 80 false to bis trothp1ight need be no atrnt, in order· tha.; evei·y child :E'or particulars refer to 1 wM a dull, .red, blnr_red i:ass, ~fared.not Stephe~'s voice when he next addre&sed oualy. "!-·think- he did." with her, and of her lack of faith in him, may enjny a dinner .md have enough. glunce at hm~, ~ven. if their fa1lmg sight her. "'fhen, when the pa.pars state that the her husband, who had loved her 80 truly ln very necessttou~ aad selcctod ca3(~8, E . L. LIVINGS1'0.NE, whert> even tht1 puany c:rnnut :1.a " rule be ·Cduld have d~stlngmshed cl~arly th~ grave "Will you go on 1 The zoonar I police are on the track of the murderer, and 80 well. GEN.li:RAJ, AOEN"r, paid, a fr0,, mea.1 is pr i~iutJ<l. noble face with its look of bitt~r J?!l.lll. It understand what I have to expect the it means that they are on mine 1' POR1' HOPE, seemed to h~r that she was drifting away bettei·. Yvu did nob know, I presume, "I do not know, I do not know !" she There was a long silence then in the An exchange puts tt thus: "Lacy- Or to agents throughout tll6 c ounty. ~8-Gsc. !ilOmewhere, mto some lltrange unknown when you enliated the services of the oried out wildly. I do not seem able to etately library, with its carvings and world, ~he~ce she "':as recalled by her detective, that the innocence of your-of judge. The detective did- -" richly.bound volumes and sombre Ea.stern your spring poem is ·~acepted, but its husband ll voice sp~akmg gra':ely, but slo Frank Grevllle could be proved only by ··It is imperative that I 11hould under - loo.l!in!t hangings; the firelight no longer public.i.tion iJi iudefinitely poetponed." ~ coldly that 11he shivered as ita tone fe.l the guilt being brought home to your stand clearly all that happened," he said, danced up gaily ; the fire had bu med up?,n her ear. . . " hnejbrmd 1" gently putting her into a chair and re- into a glowing red mass, which gave Can you listen to me, Sidney ~ he ··Qtephen," fl!ie said brokenly, "be suming his own seat. " Did the dt:tective forth a steady warmth. Pumps Cheaper and Better asked, ,, . pahvut, be pttiful. Heaven knows that tell you what his suspicions were 7" "'Vhat was the m.me of the cletective tha.n ever, "Yes, she answered famtly. . my suffering has surpassed my sin!" "No," she answered more calmly than who was sent you from Scotlaud Yard 1" "You seem very ill. Ill ,~~ere anythmg He aaid nothing in answer to her she had yet spoken. "Rut on the morn· asked Stephen abruptly, taking out his The Subscriber having built a large neVI :11at can be done for you I h?, went on, appeal, he only waited ~1 silence for her ing aftar the ball at LambBwold, when I pocket-book. DOES m the sam~ cold grave tone. I suppose r,o speak again. After a moment she went to meet him, I told him that I did She hesitated slightly. Pump Factory i11 Orono, is prepared WONDIERFUL tke best thmg_ would be to se_nd you to went on, strug;t1in2 with her tears. not wish any further inquiries made, and "Hopgood," she replied reluctanily. - to fu"lliahCURES OF bed ; bu~ I think we shall neit~er of us ""'l"! r1c!'" i· C!' 'Ile," she af\id faintly, he said that it was well, and that I might " Thank yon," Stephen said, writing i(IDN.,lli)~.§E:~~ {)) 11 1 rest u1.til we have ha~ ~, exp.'""~· un. "and said he would help me ; and on be sure that he would take no further it down, llfi\ntr~te.~x· \.1'1" ~4.~tfo~nti-tt!I' . - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - .t." 1 A l l - --- - ----- - - - · · - - - - -- - - --- - - -- · - 81 D NE Y'8 JJ L \T I i: ,Ayer's Sarsaparilla··· · f"ROM THE FATHER: .Ayer's Sarsaparilla. 0 ____ ~ · ·~,--- i 0 · M A RRIA G IcEN E C. B . LOCKHART'S sTAN DAR D BANK I l 8 ° BRITISH EMPIRE Sh 6 MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE GO., "Y · fi "n , Q Q · · · " Qrono p ump Fact ory m~ .lf J "Will you have some wine · "No-oh, no 1 I will drink thi,," she replie~, _rou2ing herself by a stron~ effo_rt, and ralfltng the cup of tea to her lips with hands which were 110 unsteady and help· less that she llpilled part of the contents. Stephen glancen a t her compassionately all she replaced the cup. Outraged as he was by htir crud suspicion, he cou~d n ot b11t pity hor- 11he looked so frail and frightened and helpless; her hair, imperfectly connfied by her hands in the mornirg, had become .loose, and was t~mblmg over her sea~skm coa.t in heavy disordered masses, '" h1~h ca.ug~t a glea'!l of gold from the dancmg firelight as it played over them . S t ephen's lip quiv· ered under his heavy mouatace as he saw the pitiful little attempt at cr.lmnesa and self-posBession that she made, but which w~11 so utter~ failure. "'You are able to talk to me, Sidney 1' 'Oh, yes," she answered hastily. ·Since when haB t his most horrible and that nicrht--the niaht of t he ball- I had a noto fr om him, a~kincr me to meet him the next day; and lat:r, when you had gone, Frank ('a.me-in disguise of coUJse. He called himself n doctor, and 1 told the servan s th at he had come to see Chrissie." "l s.ie, " Stephen remarked colaly; "you were becormng more :accomplished and daring in the art of deceit. What ha.ppened then~ Did Mr. Frank Greville come into my house and accuse me of murder to my wife 1" "No," i;he said wearily, "I waa not there-I left them together. I was coming back to tell them that-it was time for Frank t-0 go-when l overheard " Her voice shook and faltered and failed her. "You overheard Frank Greville's ac· cnsii,tion, and you believed it !" he supplemented bitterly. "You, my wif"lyou whom I loved and trusted! Yo"' only iatooped to deception and fal.s<lh steps, nor make use of any information he had obtained." "Was that why yon thoaght he sus pected mer' She he11itated a moment, "No she an11w0red faintly ; " it was necause he seemed s o :sorry for me!" "Jf it be po11sible, we must solve the mystery," Scephen said fir mly. "What· ever the cost, it must be done ! I can no longer l ie und er such a terrible 1mspicion. Ah, I k now what yon would say-that you believe me innooent now ! But you have thought me guilty, and I will have my innocence made clear as the aun at noonday, Sidney," he added impressively. "If, in the future, aharper sufl'tiring than m Lhe pa.st should be in btore for you, do not blame me!" " There could not be," she declared faintly. " 'fhere could not be," ahe pear. "tl piteously in a moment; an<l, 1o wiu g lliJ her hands, she covered her .~l., 1md te111rs came in phmty, tt.lo,rs " Stephen," sh e began brea.thleasly, "you are n ot- - Oh, Stephen I" "I ll.m going to telegraph for M r. Hop· good in the morning he answered calmly. "Nay, there is no use, Sidney; the mystery shall b e cleared up, if possible; the innocent sh>\ll no longer suffer." "Ilut such mysteries are not alwa}s Jleared up," she said feebly. "Ob, Stephen, I am afraid I" " Of what 1" h e aeked half bitterly, half sadly, "Nay, you do not know, nor I. But this must be in11uired into, and I will have it done. 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