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Mr. Grower repeated the words. Charl shook his head to the zero of childlike ignorance.. “No; We haven’t seen anyflhi ; have we. Job? And yo? were hegg befpre I " Get their names , ° 313. sherrnption.” only , no attack of 1n- Thus they started. But Q herd with Mr. Grower advanactsadkiggo Corn Street, whence the sounds had \Valk .trees soughed a f ' SDOOd about with their haigs 13:11:?!th peekets. Everything was as usual. 1 Have you seen a motley crowd, mak- ng a disturbance ?" Grower said magis- tfll'iallv fn nnn A: a].-- . “VA v, «l 11 come with. you. We’ll see what a few words of authority can do. Quick now; have ya got; your staves 9" ‘ ~ “We don't want the folk to notice us as law. officers, being so short-hand- ed, sir ;: so we pushed our Goverm’ment staves 11p this water-pipe.” “Out’with em. and come along, for body, that's lucky." - Blowbedy was agaimt such a multitude!” ex ostulat- e Stubberd, in answer to Mr. rower’s chiding. “’Tis tempting ’em to com- mit felo de se upon us, and that would be the deluth of the perpetrator; and we wouidn’fl be the (re/use of a fellow- creature’s death on no account, not .we.’ “Get some heap, then. Here, I’ll AA“ _ ___:L‘_ _A _n "’ that prominent burgess, had put on his hat and gone out to learn the cause. He came to the corner above Frafrae’s. and soon guessed the nature .of the pro- town he had witnessed such rough jests before. His first move was to search hither“ and thither for the con- stable; there were two in the town, The doctor arrived with unhoped-for promptitude; he had been standing at his door, like others. wondering what the uproar meant. As soon as he saw the unhappy sufferer he said, in answer to Elizabeth’s mute appeal, “This is serious.” “It is a fit,” Elizabeth said. “Yes. But a fit; in the present state of her health means mischief. You'- must send at once for Mr. Farfrae. .W'here is he ‘4’” {‘He has driven into the country, sir.” said the parlour-maid; “to some place on the Budmouth Road. ‘He’s likely to be back soon.”.. O . “Never mind; he must be sent for in case he should not hurry.” The doc- tor returned to the bedside again. The At last Farfrae’s man, who had been agape on‘ the door-step, came up; then the cook. The shutters, hastily pushed to by Elizabeth, were quite closed, a light was obtained, Lucetta carried to her room, and the man sent off for a doctor. \Vhile Elizabeth was un- dressing her she recovered conscious- ness; but as soon as she remembered what had passed the fit returned. Almost at the instant of her fall the ' rude music. cf the skimmington ceased. The roars of sarcastic laughter wentl off in ripples, and the tramping died out like the rustle of a spent wind. Elizabeth was only indirectly conscious l of this; she had rung the bell, and was , bending over Lucetta, who remained' convulsed on the carpet in the par- oxysms of an epileptic seizure. She- rang again and again, in vein; the' probability being that the servants had i all run out: of the house to see more of the Demo-niac Sabbath than they could see within. . i 9 “Come in, come in,’ implored Eliza- beth; “and let me shut the window!” “She’s meâ€"she’s meâ€"even to the parasolâ€"my green parasol!” cried Lu- cetta with; a wild laugh as she stepped in. She stood motionless for one sec- ond-then fefll heavily to the floor. She relinquished Lucetta’s hands, and ran to the door. Lucetta herself say- lng recklessly, “I will see it!” turned to the Window, threw up the sash, and went out upon the balcony. Elizabeth immediately followed her, and put her arm round her to pull her in. Lu- cetta's eyes were straight upon the spectacle of the uncanny revel, now: advancing rapidly. The numerous lights around the two effigies threw them 11p into lurid distinctness; it was impossible to mistake the pair for other than the intended victims. Elizabeth-Jane was frantic now.: “Oh, can’t. something be done to stop" it ?” she’cried. “Is there nobody to do ; itâ€"not one ?" ' . ' c CHAPTER XXXIX. â€"Continued. ; The look of Elizabeth betrayed that f the latter knew it; already. “Let us shut it out,” coaxed Eliza- beth-Jane, noting that the rigid wild- ness of Luoetta’ 3 features were grow- ing yet} more rigid and Wild with the nearing of the noise :and laughter. “Let us shut it out 1” “It is of no use i” she shrieked out. “He will see it, won’t he? Donald will see it. He is just coming homeâ€"and it: will break his heartâ€"he will never love me any moreâ€"and oh, it will kill rueâ€"kill me!” _ f GOOD AS GOLD. one would enemy. Farfrae eallowed the bar orse into the branch 119.134: +1101: 1? which onfward in the moderate darkness of thus sprmg night +ill he had reached a second and a third hill about three miles distant. In a cutting on the summit of: the: last he listened. Pres- Long before this time lHenchard, weary of his ruminations on the bridge» had repaired towards the town. \Vhen he stood at the bottom of. the street a procession burst upon his View, In the Eliot of turning out of an alley just above 1m. . They crossed the way, entered an- other street, and disappeared. He turned back a ieyw. steps and was lost) In grave reflection, finally wending hls “jay homeward by the obscure r1ver~ Slde path. Unable to rest there he went to his stepdaughter’s lodging, and was told that Elizabeth-Jane had E9113 to Mrs. Farfrae’s. Like one acting: in obedience to a charm, he followed in the same direction, in the hope. of meeting her, the :roysterers havmg vanished. Disappointed in this, he gave thei gentlest of pulls to the door- bell, and then learnt particulars of What had occurred, together with the doctor’s imperative orders that Far- frae should be brought home, and how they had set out to meet him on the Budmouth Road. “Au6 ULLU‘I auxiliaries who had been doozr. the ' purswed their. Whither. “Now I’ve. noticed, come to think o’t, that the Wind in the \Valk trees makes a peculiar poetical-like murmur to- night, sir; more than common; so per- haps 'twas that ?” Jopp suggested, as {he rearranged his hand in his great- ] coat pocket“. wherent ingeniously sup- ; ported a pair of kitchen tongs and a oowfs horn, thrust up under his waist- ye half a. dozen helpers, and go in a; body to Mixen Lane, and into Saint Peter’s Finger. I’m much mistaken if you don’t find a clue to the perpetra- tors there.” â€"_-v vuv ”WV“ ”0‘ Dub. Neither in back street nor in front street, however, could the disburbers be perceived. Effigies, donkey, lan- terns, band, all had disappeared like the crew of Comus. “Now,” ”said Mr. Grower, “there’s “No, no, noâ€"d’yke think I’m a fool? Constable, cpme this way. They must hafe._g_one~_1nigo the back street.” ’ “0h, ’twas hereâ€"just here,” said the magjstregte. “Oh, noâ€"nothing, sir," Jopp replied, as if receiving the most singular news; “But, I’ve not been far to-night, so P€_1_‘]£1{1135;_â€"â€"'" ' “Ahâ€"here’s a respeptable man com- ing that I know by sx_ght. Have you,” he inquired, addressmg the nearing shape of J opp, “have you seen any gang of fellows making a noiseâ€"skimmingâ€" Longidjng. oszqmethmg o_f the sort Z" '5 ’mâ€"that’s odd," said Mr. Grower. gone_ ‘69 Mellstock and THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, Mar. 18, 1897. “Not Bad; he had lost way else- : What, and how much, 'Fartrae’s Iwife ultimately explained to him! of her past entanglement with Henchard,when they were alone in the solitude! of that sad inight, cannot be told. That she 1n- formed him of the bare facts of her peculiar intimacy with the corn-mer- chant became plain from Farfrae's own statements. But in respect of her sub- sequent conductâ€"aher motlve 1n coming to Casterbridge to umte herself. WLth Henchardâ€"her assumed justification in abandoning him when she discovered reasons for fearing him-her method of reconciling to her conscience a marriage [with the second when she_ was m a hours and weather in Casterbridge that mght, there walked a figure 11D and down Corn Street hard‘ly less ~- frequ- ently. It was Henchard's, Whose re- tiring to rest had proved itself a fut- ility as soon as attempted; and he gave it up. to go hithenand thither and make Inquiries about the patient every now and then. He called as much on Far- frae's account as on Luoetta'SJ and on Elizabeth-Jane's even- more than on eitherf's. To see her on each cecasion of. his Inquiry at Lucetta’s, was a com- fort to him. ‘ - the small hours. Luoetta. had been much soothed by Donald’s arrival; he seldom or never left her side; and when, immediately after his. entry, she had tried to lisp outito him the secret which so oppressed her, he cheeked her feeble words, lest talking should' be dangerous, assuring her there .was plenty of tMe to tell him everythmg. A messenger was despatcshed to Bud- mouth, late as it had grown; the night. que on, 53114 the other doctor came 11) chard got home. As the’ latter entered the door J opp said, “This is rather bad about Mrs. Farfrae's illness.” ? .“Yes,” said He'nchard shortly, though ‘little.drea.ming of Jopp’s complimty 1D the night’s harlequimade. .“S'omebody has called for you," con- tinuedJopp, when Henchard was shut- ting himself into his own apartment. “(A ’kind of traveller, or sea-captain of Oh lâ€"Wh‘o could he be ?” He seemed a well-be-doing manâ€" had gray hair and ._a broadjsh (face; but he gave no name, and £110 message} “Nor do I give him any attention? dAnd. saying this, Henchard.'closed- 1118 nor. The divergence to Mellstock delayed Farfrae’s return very nearly the two hours of Henchard’s estimate. Among the other urgent reasons for his pres- ence had been the need; of his author- 1ty U0 send to Budmouths‘for a second Dh-ySician; and when at length Farfrae slid comeback he was in a state. border- (I CC “v ‘Henchard regarded the sympathetic speaker for a few instants as if she struck mm in a new light; ’then, with- out further remark, Went out of the door and onward 15.0 his. lonely cottage. rTnmr‘ -C-‘B â€" “In great danger, father. rHer anxi- ety to see her husband makes her fear- fu'lly restless. Poor womanâ€"I fear they haxe 'kylled her 1” Arriving at Caster-bridge, Henchard went again to Farfrae’s house to make. inquiries. As soon as the door opened anxious faces confronted his from the stairc-ese, hall and landino' and the}r . o , all said 1n grievous dlsappomtiment, "Ohâ€"1t is not hel’ “Yes . . . I can-'no’rU tell ye !" Hen- chard replied, as he sank down on a chair within the entrance. “He can’t be home for two hours." “H’m,” said the physician, returning ‘f'H‘ow 18 she?” asked Henchard of The gig and its fdriver lessened against the sky in Hlenchard's eyes ;' his exertions for Farfrae’s good had been inI vain. He cursed himself like a less scrupulous Job, as a vehement: man Will do When he loses self-respect,- the last mental prop under poverty. Presently he .‘oegan to .Walk back again along the way by which he had come. Farfrae should at all events have no reason for delay upon the road by seeing him there when: he took his journey home-ward later on. 'Farfrae. however, did distrust him' utterly. He had left his Wife not long ago in) perfect health; and Henchard’s treachery was more credible than his story. He quicken-ed the horse’s pace“ and had soon risen into the open coun- try lying between there and Mellstock; Hienchar-d’s spasmodic run after him lending yet more ' (substance :to his thgpght of evil purposes. I. am not What you think I” he cried hroarsely. “Believe ime, Farfrae; 1‘ have come entirely on your own and. your Wife’s account; She is in; danger: I know no more; and they want you to come. Your man has gone the other! way in mistake. Oh, Farfrae, don’t, mistrust Ineâ€"I am a wretched man;- buTE my heart is tnuejgo you still I” {‘1 know What you think,” deprecated THEnchard. running after him, “But! the wood, firthe'reâ€" viil-vigiht â€"6évéffé;{ugfi;" compassed What, from pohcy or wanit of nerve, Henchard had faded to do earlier in the day. He started the home. The very agitation and hesitanqy. of Hienchayd increased Farfrae’s SQSplclon that thls was a. rusq t‘o; dpconglm Into “But,” implored Hemchard, “the mat- ter isi more serious tham your business at Mellstock. It isâ€"your t'wife. S'ha is ill. I can tell you particulars as we! go__alonfg.” “I have 'to grâ€"d'fdâ€"Mevlfsfbck,”_said Far- frae coldly, as he loosened hlS rein to move on. _ _ wv- wvvv“ now. in the darkness of late night- time on a lonely road, at a point where it plunged into a cutting through a wood; he invited the man, whom onl the first occasion.‘ he had let off, to enter that wood, when his pur- posed way was across an open upland, where there was at least a better op- portunity of guarding himself from. attack. Henchard could almost feel this View oi.thimgs in course: of passage through Farfrae’s mind. __.__ U ~ Farfrae was silent, and at his silence Henchard’s soul sank Within him. He who, four hours earlier, had enticed Farfrge into a deadly wrestle, stood your return. I’ve run all the way here oxnhpugpo-se to tell ye!” . : a. contin- W° - A happy. famlly-life of. man? mummy-a nn__-.L 1 . That person. who is to; for the necessities of 11, __. â€"â€"â€"â€".“vv u“ 'VW alUllCo He had retired vanquished: and inside of 24 hours he had suggestqd that it \ _ vâ€"‘I-v--C‘.O' He winced ta, little, but returned to the attack. ,- "You pay the bills," she said, “and dofimostg of ighe pgdgrisng.” ’ but, after a rapid mental calculation, he decided that, perhaps, it was not advisable.” “ It costs a small fortune to run this house,” he asserted, intent upon mak- ing it interesting for her, in some -â€"-A __ “I should think,” he said in this in- stance, “ that one gown a month It came when she asked for some money to buy a new gown. That is when they usually come, and the strange feature of it all isthat a man who is most particular in all matters relating to the subject of modesty in women will roar like an angry bull at the mere suggestion of spending money for clothes. He seems to think that a woman can go out and find such things growing on trees as Eve did, forgetful of the fact that he would be the first to find fault with the costume, If you don’t believe it, ask any wo- man who is married. Disquieting Were the ultestions She Asked About. Money Not Ills. This particular family jar was labeled “ Economy,” and every one knows that that is the very worst kind. He was disturbed by another knock at the door, and rose to open it, rather deprecati-ng a call from anybody just then. A stoutly-built man stood on the doorstep. It was the man who had ask- ed the way at Saint Peter’s Finger. Henchard nodded and looked inquiry. â€"â€" “cw-vvrl' Meanwhile her stepfather in the outer room :had set the breakfast in readiness; but finding that she dosed he would not call her;‘hep waited on, looking into the fire and keeping the kettle boil- ing with homsewifiely care, as if it were anfi-hornour to ha_ve_h.e.r in his house. To please him, and herselfâ€"forg his recent kindliness was winning a sur- prised gratitrude from the lonely girl -â€"she did as he bade her, and lay down on a sort of couch which Henchard had rigged up out of a settle in the ad join- i-ngrroo-m; ”(Presently she fell asleep. “I know it,” said He'nchard. “I have but lately come in! from there. It is so very good of ye, Elizabeth, to come and tell me. You must be so tired out, too, with sitting Up; .Now do you bide here with me this morning. You can go and rest in the other room; and I will call you when breakfast _is_ ready,"- Henchard went home. He had not sat there long when a gentle footstep ap- proached the house and entered the passage, 3 finger tappi: lightly at the door. [Henchard's face rightened, for he knew the motions to be Elizabeth’s. She came into his room, looking pale and sad. “Have you heard ?” she asked. “Mrs. Farfrae? She isâ€"deadl Yes, indeedâ€" about an 'hour ago.” “T I'MA-â€"â€" :.L ” _ TTA ‘ 1 (If 1 She turned in some surprise at his presence, am‘d did not answer for an in- stant or two. Recognizing him, she said, “Because they may knock as loud as they will; she will never hear it any more. “Why do you take bff that ? said Hen- chard. WORDS OF \VISDOM. “DO YOU KNOW WHY? (To be CDntinued.) CHAPTER XLI. ’0 lazy to work life. should not ; a. member of least 9,, 00d shin gles. Furnace Kettles, Power Stww Cutâ€" ters, Hot Air Furnaces, Shingle Machinery, Band Saws, Emery Machines, hand or power ; Creating Farmers’ Kettles, Columns, Church Seat Ends, Bed Fasteners, Fencing, Pump-Makers’ Supplies, School Desks. Fanning Mill Casting: Light Castings and Builders’ Sup- plies, Sole Plates and Points for ALL EBEGEISTS, PERFUMERS m: -m..- “A- 113,170,; " the time of their prepal atio 0n, been a. continuous s with the public. 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