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an unmrtain age, reddened and rose, glad to escape from the spitefulness of her companion. She had found her revelations rather 21.111, and, though: she might make some capital out of; Miss Daryi’s infatuation for Mr. \Var-g gnenzs. ghali we go back to. the draw- lng room? This conservato er 0001 for ma Infinnu a“ AI.) 1'? is rath- , if she can- chnent for a man such as you describe Jr. \Yarrender. Of course nobody could expect Lord de Bruyne to take any more notice of her. Where is Miss Daryl just now, Lady Penryth? it strikes me that I have not seen her for some time.” '1 6° ”0‘ keep a watch om her move- ments. Shall we no hnnh- +n mm 3..-..- _ -_v‘â€" u» Vk tuab. "But if she is in love. with Mr: “'ar- render she will not care about Lord de Bruyne,” Mrs. Marsh objected. “Warrender “in not marry her. Everybody knows that she is dying about him, but he has sufficient com- mon sense to be aware that his preten- sions to Miss Daryl are over aiter what we have heard. And now she cannot get Lord de Bruyne either! " 4 never pretend to virtue and I do not mind telling you plainly, Lira. Marsh, that I think the girl got uh: 1,, she de- eerved; but you. I am sure, are so -“oeet and kind Thur i'n“ ---:‘l _9- 1 was at the pains to tcz‘: her in. what. estimation Warrender was had, but it had no effect on her. She is' dying of love for him, I hear, my brmher does not know to what extent infatua- tion may carry her. Only yesterday she met he: lover, and could not hide her agitation from everybody’s eyes, She had to run and shut, herself up in her room the moment she came in toj try to recover her composure.” l “however, here the worst part of the story comes in. Thxs W111 shock a person of your refined focimg, Iknow, ‘I cannot was 111‘ choxce. no Laney for his heiress to follow in her mother’s footsteps, which \Varren- der's liie would have drwen her to if she had married him. Mr. Daryl had not intended to acknowledge the girl at once, but, when he. heard- what \“V 11,111) biother azcidentai 1y heard thaL there \ as some love-affaix be- tween this \V arrender and his grand- daughter, and be determined of course to puL an end to it at once. He had ”Let me advise you, then, to drop his acquaintance!” cried Lady Penryth, raising her voice. "1 should not like to repeat to you, ignorant as every one knows you to be of: the wickedness of the world, the stories that are afloat about the life which that young man lives. “But I know Mr. \V‘arrender,” mur- {nureq Mrs. Marsh, puzzled. “That. ”You, with your unexceptionable cit» cle of friends, may not know that there ‘ is a certain peison called W arrender, I living at a place called Menidale,‘ quite close to usâ€"â€"" Mrs. Marsh, affecting not to notice the sarcasm in the last speech. leaned forward eagerly, and Lady Penryth Went 0nâ€" “My nephew’ 3 marria ge, you mean? Yeaâ€"that is all right. You need have? no scruples in associating with the girl‘ . on that account. Eveiy one is aw are; how particular you are, and it would; nevei do to bring a person into yourf company who was not at least highly? respemable.” I “Oh, I shall never breathe a word of what you may choose to tell me.” murmured the widow, eagerly, rather surprised to find her reputation for discretion so unimpeachable in Lady Penryth’s eyes. “We could not help knowing of course that there was more than we were told in the sudden ap- pearance of a granddaughter when no body even knew that Mr. Daryl’s son was married. I suppose that that isi all righi, dear Lady Penryth 3'” g "As to the granddaughter - Nina Daryl, as he calls her now â€" if you want to know anything about her an- tecedents, I believe I can tell you,” Lady Penryth said in a low; confiden- voioe to Mrs. Marsh. a rather fast widow who was among the number of. the guests gathered at Mr. Daryl’s house. “Draw-your chair closer. There is no use in everybody hearing the tale; but you. Mrs. Max-sh, I know are discretion itself, and perfectly safe to entrust anything to.” ' likely to Lake placé, he hadâ€"16 ; A Double Disobedience. say that I pilt5LMi§s Daryl,” B.“ A.) CHAPTER VII. He knew better than t: love. She wanted escape he offered her that. As Ki the glitter in his bltxe eyes 0 injure he: take her away at once fron ’;‘~I,» ‘ ‘ ertainty that more her,. more mom- Lord (19 Bruyne lau "She knew that enough!” he said, and stretched out his ham to take Kilmeny’s. "Lady Penryt'n,” he added, “hates you. A " ' r could tell or have any notion of what a woman like her would say or do to stab ' ,1" is no lie which 8 invent, no cruelty hesitate at. The 0 he would nm: which .she would nly Lhmg for you knows me thorOUghly, and, however she may date to ' ° ' mJure Nlna Daryl, she will. know better ‘ aga:o§t Ledy de Bruyne. _- M... a very gentle voice, with something strong about it which ar-~ rested Kilmeny. He sat: down near her, and she li' Lied her eves slowly and ' ‘ een wishing ape, and for a means er Lady Penryth, She v-v run was a burning anger 3 {Pearyth Awish to €she was not to be tram iplsed possessed her- er Lady Penryth, She knew now that both were possible. . "Vw but has that wo mg 9". Lord de Bruyne contazned force nf mum- ‘- L’ It was a very something strong rested Kilmeny, H and she lirmd In.“ '6: Lady Penryth’s voice had awakened “her, and she had kept quiet, in order °;that her retreat might not be discov- ‘fi’ered. There, as shelistened, every bgcruel word had reached her â€"â€" every fpitiless syllable in which her secret Igfhad been held up to ridicule, In the 3 gtumult of her anger and suffering she :was unable to think connectedly, or to liremember anything except that she ~ :‘must do something to show all' the, ”world that this hateful, shameful ac- ltcusation was false, that she had done with Christopher Warrender, and had gby her own deed broken with ‘him for 'iever. " Anythingâ€"anything to escape from 'this house and near neighborhood to "him! Anything to drive Childhood’s and ‘girlhood’s memories from her mind, tortured beyond her strength! She ’could never go back to her old home, where everything would be a fresh wound; she could not remain where she was“ thh the continued chance of , and to Show to all the world as not trying to force her man who was unworthy of ‘C, â€"â€"--usvyuUL. Axumcuy 11110.09! head down again on the arm of the Chan, her mind filled with a wxld longing i0 escape by some means or Olhcr) and [O Sh()w In :1“ fho ‘x-n..lJ Iin'r 3 led with ! The two ladies had held their conver- sation in the conservatory which open- ed off the drawing room. Their voices and the rustle of their garments had scarcely died away when Kilmeny, pale with passion and wounded feeling, rose up from a couch where she had been sitting concealed from view, but near enough to have heard the whole con- versation. Latterly she had become a poor sleeper, and the whole night after her meeting with Chris she had lain wide awake thinking â€" thinking, untili she felt as if her brain must. reel. She had hidden herself this evening, when dinner was over, in the cool quietude among the flowers, and as she sat there, her throbbing brow resting on the arm of the chair, sleep' had stolen over her for a few merciful moments. Daryl’s granddaughter, her own foot- ing in society being a rather precari- ous one, which any false step might destroy. v ”v! be in love. with me, anything of that k 7e shall be just the We are here. All do is to leave your .1 --_ n‘r - 9' Al that you i“ +n Inn-o- _-_- _ s - .5 no matter!” cried Kilmeny. already forgorten Lady Pen- )rds in the certainty that ,P was before her, more mom- an any deed of 1d fateful th Her eyes were fixed On Lord Us, and the magnetic power d hers as by a kind of fas- 0‘11,’:.... ‘ very gentle voice. .if he chase to 5g" er and the world t9 injure her. He (3 1' than to speak of of his square jew, she once frpm this the Du will be 'wB'e'm 1 Say that you will THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, December 14, 1899. He cloul‘d mznd But Kilmen)’ shook “I know a place.” 8 nobody will find me, quiet enough there." “All right,” he said, You like. that hon“ an. ngnt," he said, risin You like that better, it isgafi) the da er again L Shn {1:32 I see you?” " VUU "Vv here are he asked. T. §magine. W] Promise not 1 time.” ; but he made no indeed as if her rapidity. bhe came at last to the day before the wedding. Lord de Bruyne called in the afternoon to take ' . ve, but for the first tune. she declined. ’ u 0g .bul that was the only gagement besides the wore. He offered I asked for none. He . talk to her. Their pleasant and friendly sent and silent on b sat turning her round an“ round, no: of hze conversation; l ’ incredible . last to the (luv knew __ â€"_J -mvuul‘lallbc kept her word. went, drawing up marriage settle- ments and making everything secure. Mr. Daryl, satisfied that he had with- idrawn his granddaughter completely from her old associates and friends, ,whon he bated with the hatred of a mean nature conscious that it is non- charged, destroyed his old will and made a new one constituting Kilmeny his sole heiress. Dressmakers and‘ tho paraphernalia of a fashionablel wedding were. perpetually in evidence, and Kilmeny was in a whirl from morning till night. She was never allowed a mompnr n. mun. 4.- .. - ' Everybody heard next morning that Lady Penryth had returned home, re- called by urgent business, and she ap- peared on the scene no. more. But the momentary wonder which that cir- cumstance excited was swallowed up in the surprise which was created by another announcementâ€"that of the engagement of Miss Daryl to Lord de Bruyne. e c-.â€"uvvu at. uLLu. auu IUSC. As he did so Lady Penryth grew pale even under her rouge. She was re- markably good at a species of calcula- tion known as “putting two and two together,” and she understood what had happened as well as if she had been present at the interview between Lord de Bruyne and Kilmeny in the conservstory. “Come,” he said, smiling. ."I know a way out without the necessxty of re- turning to the drawing room. ' You need not meet anybody that 3'00 don t want to. And it will be no use ex- pecting to see Lady Penryth lnvthe morning, for you won’t see her..lVow, do you know your way.l Good night” They had reached the foot of the great staircase which Kilmeny had firsa ascended in Chris Warrentder’s company. She had then laughingly declared that she liked its mystery, but she. had little known” what dark- [ ness and mTSery that mystery involved. 'Chris. was lost, and she had promised to marry the man beside her. ‘ She. fled up the stairs without wait-l ing to reply to his “Good night,” and he went away smiling to himself like one well pleased. It was not a smile that Kilmeny would have liked; if she could have seen it, but then she wasl 3009- He went straight to Mr. Daryl when he returned to the draw-. ing room. “I want: to see you alone,” he said in a low voice. Mr. Darvl clam-ml «I him M“: --- US "Oh, if I 007115 garget away!” Kil- meny cried. “If I need not see all those 999919 just now, or ever see Lady Pen- rytlg again!” ! easy, and leave all to me. Who do you say 3” Then Kilmeny spoke the fatal words. “I will marry you,” she sand. “Bravo!” cried Lord de Bruyne, laughing. “Now. Miss Daryl. are you the least bit different from what you were before you spoke those dreadful syllables? All the change is that you may feel safe and leave me to man- age. What do you want‘ to do now? \Vill you return to the drawing room, or xyould you rather not? You are to do‘iuSI oxyhat you like.” med at her cur; ously, but be There is not} much chance anYwhere but out-of-doors, I Why noL come with: me? I not to say a word the whole meny was in a whirl from iiil night. She was never a moment. in which to think. ie Bruyne was the only one r saw that she was fatigued, ated on her leaving the wed- :‘y behind and going out with AC. ,3_-_ ' ‘ PIMPâ€"site C v vâ€"V- Rh?“ 011’} Sign of 'tv hex r les the ring which she Tered Ho caresses and He talked. no lover’s Their intereourse was E her engagement was and wide, and was soon old home and to ChI‘IS- 1y on his side, ab- hers. She often engagement ring â€"V‘ v again later in “I“ 'w 80 'If all that I ' day ever} rose. He Has Been Appointed to Command the Fifth Infantry Division In S. Africa. General Sir Charles Warren, who has been appointed chief of the Fifth Infantry lelSlOll ordered to Cape has seen considerable service in South Africa. When seventeen years of age; he entered the Royal Engineers. Since ‘ that time he has occupied the positions of assistant instructor and chief in- ‘ st rnctor at the School of Military Engi- Fields Horse Int he Kaflir war, Griqna- land rebellion, Bechuanaland war, and northern border expedition of 1877-29, receivmg the medal and clasp, Lady Symon“ ls Immenscly Popular In Social i'rlclcs. standard of England, but the British naval flag has a white background. The flag of Ecuador is nearer white than any other country, being made up of two parallel white columns, be- tween which is a column of blue, upon which are white stars. Countries with flags partly whiLe are the United States, France, Germany, Russia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Persia, Japan, Mexico Holland Denmark, Portugal, Cuba, and Chiii. mL-..-- ' There are six countries w; green as a color: Ireland, B flag of which is green chief co, Egypt, Italy and Persia Nine countries have flags the color is partly yellow. 'l‘h tries are Austria, Spain, Egypt, Sweden, China, Persi and Venezuela. , Red l’rcdomluales Largely In the Stand auis of the Chief Nations. thorities in using less glaring colors ‘in uniforms has been very marked of late years, red remains the most pop- ular color for national standards. Of 25 countries, 19 have flags with red in them, the list including Great Britain, United States, France, Ger- ,many, Austria, Italy, Spain, Denmark,‘ Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Tur- key, Mexico, Chili, Portugal, Vene- zuela and Cuba. The countries which have blue as an element of their flags are Great Britain, United States, Russia, France, Holland, Ecuador, Portugal, Chile, Venezuela, Portugal and Cuba. Three countries have black as one, of the elements of; their flagsâ€" Ger- many, Belgium and China, but Ger- many is the only one of the three that has black and white together 1 ' '1’; GEN. SIR CHAS. WARREN. amazed to behold Lady Penryth mov- ing slowly through the brushwood, evidently bent on gaining the house unperceived. She paused from time to time and listened, and Kilmeny, with a breathless choking expecta- tion of something impending, listened too. As the two women, the one hid- den and watching, and the other he» lieving herself alone, waited during one of these moments of tension, quick and resolute footsteps came breaking through the undergrowth, and the next moment Lord de Bruyne stood be- side Lady Penryth. ‘ GLENCOE HERO’S WIFE. COLOR IN FLAGS. 'acted. On the whole, the that Miss Hawkins had 11 who was bound to be ad. Consequently his re- aer and the heroism he » only one of. the three that nd white together. six countries which have colqr: Ireland,_ Brazil, the L1and emedition '3} the decoration of G, er of the_ M‘Ietropoll. To be Continued. flags in which low. These coun- main, Belgium, , Persia, Blazil a girl a Miss chiefly, Mexi; vvun‘ vu m“. The Operation of tattooing zequil’ed considerable fortitude to be borne Without so much as wincing. A design W35} firsr drawn on the skin, and this (1951811 was then pricked with six needles, firmly fastened on a line In ‘a flat Piece of wood. After this fineâ€" 1y powered charcoal was rubbed into the punctures made by the needzes. lanI-ng an Ineffaceabie print of the design. The operation caused much inflammation, and sometimes fever. Wm“ brought on severe sickness '1’!) ”‘53 the patient was neglected wpno the swelling lasted. While the Sicko 11°88 remained the only‘ food given was Indian m. and water was the on}! L‘V’BIY man and wonmn among the Indians yielded to the mottzary custom of tattooing, but the “orders, above all, were carried away by this isort 01' vanity, and not one 0: that 043-85 b]. any chance allowed his op- POl‘lunity to receive this patent. of knighthood to pass by neglected. 0119 Of the ordinary methods adopted by a warrior to commemorate a heroic deed in battle, in which he possibiy had killed or In some way overcome an enemy, was to cause a tomahawk to be tattooed upon his right shouider, and under it the hierngyphical Sign Of the nation to which belonged the conquered man. . A The young men of the nation also subjeoted themselves to the tattooing ,prooess by being tattooed first on the 11058. iike the women, and net. until they had given evidence of their courage were they priviiegeti to retetve t tattoo marks on any other part oi the bOdY- This testimony of their meat as warriors was reserved for idem when they had distinguished them- selves in war by killing an enemy in battle or by bringing with them trom the fieid of carnage the scaip of an enemy taken in the light. When they had thus given evrdence 01' their worthiness 10 be ranked among the warriors the)r had the right to tattoo their bodies with emb-ems and figures illustrative and commemorative 01 the incident in which they had prOVEd their valor. on the face. Sometimes it was a due of tattooing across the top of the nose sometimes the line was up and down the chm, and not unfrequenuy the en- tire upper part of the buuy was thus marked. It Was a Universal (Install: With the Abo- rigines of 0m Louisiana. Tattoomg was a universal custom among the Indians of old Louisiana with both sexes. Among the men it possessed a significance auaching to their career as warrious, and their Lat- [00 marks were testimonials o1 ms- Unction; with the women ii seems to have been mereiy a mataer of adora- mem. From their girii‘ood In? wo- men caused themseives [U be tattooed LUM BER, GRISTIN u ANDHGHUEPING DUNE. , nékciendfl A.'“ X 3.50 32: month aunt‘vi lubcu. ’3'] EtEP‘b ‘rln:“‘“3‘on o! cjou ma]. weckfy, {arms sacs. a ear; 3. i-‘peofmpn cupipg and V: ~100K 0" PATENTS sent Iree. Address "' ""'7 :L.csutifa13'i21ustrated. largest circulaaion :~ U oninnf- an 1..--__._ Anyone sending a sketch and d quickly ascertain, free. whetner 1 probably patentable. Communic confidential. Oldest. agency for St in America. -We have 8 Wash Patents taken through Mann special notice in the on shortest notice §§3Efijjfiiq AMERIGAH, INDIAN TATTOOING. 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Ktmial O’Brein. chairman the Tipperary district (0 been removed from his. } justice of the peace for su- Council’s resolution congrui ' 0 Boers upon their new“ .1 and Lord Emly Ins wen item a simiiar jus ic»: <1 '1; ii for inciting the la b - ' i trict. Lo create a diam.“ ‘_ ‘.VVâ€" » can “of the Welsh Columbus, Ohio. The London Financial 59‘“ .~..\=‘ “)th statements of an -..:' '1 Character Will be malt: lo 1;»: (mu: «3 0f 3 few .days in micro cc to 11;.» m of JabGZ Spencer Balfour, iuI‘Lz«';‘..: .1' member of Parliament. Whu g in} . ‘ ..’ -,. in"; term at imprisonment for Iran: f “"8917 in .OOnnection wit , ’ . °f the Liberator Permanen: Builliim and Investment Society. The Gave-1‘2 mend: will probably be naked to 1‘t_"~'.t’.‘.‘ the whole position. 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