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Felix, if he is at the Hall you will leave him there, won‘t you '3” “And if he is dead, what then?” she burst out. clingingr to him in great dis- tress. "Felix, Felix; how can you be so unkind? You delight in showing ‘me that you have not a tithe of the affu-tion and consideration for your sister that you have for Paul Farley, and he is 1101 even a very old friend. You have only known him four months. You had not seen or heard of him six months ago; and yet. you are wrapped up in him. Everything must go down before the infatuation; even natural affection. Everything in the world sinks into insignificance be- side his safety: youâ€". Felix,” she ex- claimed. somewhat hySterically, “it’s a pity Mr. Farley is not a woman, then you could marry him and have done with it all." “Have done with all what?” he ask- ed, wholly undisturbed by the out- break. is at the Hall you will leave him there, | won‘t you?" “If he is at Weyberne Hall I shall leave him there; if at the Larches I shall bring him back here with me. lintensified whiteness of the gate. At last! A shadow glanced over the It was the shade cast by the burly form of her ambassador; and he, the wary veteran of a host of rough, drunken I have no time now to argue the point i campaigns, had sworn that he would as to whether or no I make myself ridiculous respecting Farley’s safety, or whether 1 have more regard for him than for you. not even if you were talking sense. which you are not. You don't seem to be at all clear as to what you really want or wish. You don‘t want him murdered, and you don't. wish me to try to prevent it. You have all at once become absurdly and unwarrantably jealous of the boy, and behave as if you were averse to my bringing him back to the house for a few houis shelter. The next thing i shall hear will be that you are bé seeming y011xse‘f and conducting your self in this to ntrary manner all for the best. I dont understand you, Agnes. I don’t understand why you should grudge me E‘arley’ s friendship and in- tellectual society. In a few months you will be married, and I think you gnot return to the Larches alone. She shrank back, laughing softly, crouch- ing behind the wainscot, until the crimson camellia in her hair touched the dark wood. Heavy footfalls echo- ed from the frozen gravel, advancing nearer and nearer, in regular, mono- tonous precision, till they stopped sud- denly beneath ,the boudoir window, and their welcome sound was replaced by a low, not unmuslcal, whistle. The smile died on her lips as she tore the blind aside, leaned out bare-necked, and looked into the upturned. brutal, drink-sodden face of the man below. “Alone!" she gasped; “alone!” “I met everyone on them trains," he said, in a subdued whisper, “since i sent the telegram, ’cept the larst; then I went into the Goose and Grid- iron for a glass, an’â€"an’ missed the beggar.” “Most certainly not." he rejoined decidedly. “I don’t know what I should be taking you into. I can't form any idea what to expect. All I know Is that if I find him alive. or in such a condition as will admit of his being nursed back to health, 1 shall be able toâ€"to forgive you, Agnes." “May I go With you, Felix?" she asked very coaxingly and withal very earnestly. a few hours' shelter. The next thing I shall hear will be that you are bé- seeming yourself and conducting your- self in this contrary manner all for the best. I don't understand you, Agnes. I don’t understand why you should grudge me P‘arley’s friendship and in- tellectual society. In a few months you will be married, and I think you ought to feel glad to know I shall have his companionship to fall back on. You might search the world over and not find a nicer, a more modest. and gentler chap than Farley, and I don’t understand why you should have de- veloped'this sudden hysterical tempor- ary dislike. I say temporary advised- ing white and wo if. ARIH‘S 13.3 a she “as bidd en cl: esst l herself who]: ly. and tetuined in the nick of :i‘t‘e to assist with the squim's coat-sleeve. She followed him downstairs into the keeping-room. and there watch (1 him select and equip himself with the weapons he considered most lik1ly to lnstil a soupcon of wholesome fear into the minds of a ruffian and pre- sumably a maniac. and. at the same time do the least amount of mischief, the least possible danger of life and property. She followed him down the hall; saw him turn in the direction of Ralph’s cottage, and closed the door awittly 1n the face of -thehitter 991d 1y, because i feel sure it can only be a passing prejudice, which in all prob- ab lity, when he sees it, Farley will lose no time in removing. Now, I can’t give you a list of instructions to‘ carry out in my absence, because I have such a vague idea as to what may .be required; but you won’t go far wrong in having the kitchen tire lighted and plenty of hot water ready in case of emergency. Help me with this ulster, Agnes, and see to the fire in my room; it’s low. Make a respectable one. I shall not object to a good toasting when I return. Good-bye! Kiss me, and forget differences, and behave pretu to Farley if he comes." so 1 let hir it and doo onds of "Yes. T'a‘m ‘golng to call up Ralph. and take him with me to the Hall. I must find out whether Farley ‘nas arrived there; if notâ€"~the deuce mike herlâ€"he’s at the Latches. and it will be as well. now E'm a bit crippled. to have the man with me when 3 pay the widow a nocturnal visit. 5119 is back in \\'e}'bm'ne,” he added, as he :‘rach- ed the door. “But how on earth (lid she gm P‘arfey’s address? Hare di (in. know it." ooking ressed to when he I 3 ti t drift 305T met nocKe at ab 0 r-v iiOS into the h (1 him ith the OI} nd ‘ Not a glimmer of light. shone from the windows of the liarches. The blinds were drawn .tho grey stone house nestling among the trees lay wrapped in slumberous stillness striped by inky shadows traced with the moon’s pencil from behind the refit-nu! la": has The lower half of the hourloir c. :ntmw was open, an inch of ti o t‘lut wring blind “as bent back, and a pair 0: hazel mc f'azed stealth- l1» Udflil nu (lll\3 allti hind the all‘ prom h to the gale. Rowena, insuffi- cientl) clad- in a cream silk evening gown, had knelt in her tedious, cramp~ ed position for hours, unmindful of the stinging bite of the wind; watching for a sign from the emissary she had despatched upon a delicate, mysteri- ous mission; a purpose that represent- ed life or death to. herâ€"a gay, laugh; lng, dancing life; a long, hot summer of maddest love; or the void, frozen stillness of death’s long winter. “You good-for-nothing, drunken knavel,” she exclaimed, perking out her arms with a. violent gesture, indi- cative of; an ungovernable desire 10 strike could she reach him. “Not one shilling, one penny; not a farthing rewardâ€"” back, for which you will find moth- ing better than Chamberlain’s Lin- iment. For sale by all dealers. “Hello, milady; not so fast. Stop! I’ve not finished. Listen. Comin’ out o’ the public house I see Pointer, an’ I arsed Who‘d come along 0’ the mail, ap’ he says on’y one passengerâ€"the young secertary chap from the Hall. I followed hard arter him, and I seed Miss Fleming a-lettin’ of him in at the garden winder. I thought maybe yer might be weary o’ waitin’. so I came to tell yer he’s there, an’ I’m a-goin’ back to watch the house.” Bending forward impetuously with the poker she gave the fire a vicious stir, then sat erect and stared at the brilliant flame. “Oh, 'dear; are you safe? Don’t, for heaven’s sake, come here. If you dream of preserving your secret keep out of Felix’s way." The night was dying. Rowena Wych- erly would soon see its ghostly grey dawn, and he, her .life‘s great. love. had not yet come. Lame back is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the She wandered aimlessly round the room, the night was well-nigh past. She lifted the blind of the French win- dow and peeped into the moon-lit. garden. .She stood there. her nerves ajar, watching and waiting, and listen- ingâ€"listening for what? Dear lire; what was she listening for? Still, the outlook was disquieting and terribly unconventional. though Felix was the last person in the world to Wittingly harass them. If he knew; if he guessed her dilemma; his rigid sense of decency would receive 3 Se vere shock. and he would be a vast deal more distressed and 11011pluSsed than they. Dear Felix! Dear, proper. straight-laced Felix! Dare she 91 him? No. a thousand times. no. If worse grew into worst she would rather tell Jack. Felix would storm and rage; he would accuse her of aid- ing and abetting a fraud. He would declare her sympathies were enlisted on the side of what was licentious and low; that such purient instincts only pandered to the worst. forms of de- pravity and vice; to a state of loose, lax morality. She knew; oh, she divined, exactly, clearly and perfectly, what Felix would say! “Perhaps he will night." “Nbf 139 T‘ ..n-‘.. r Despite her secret misgivings, she lost no time in procuring Rose’s ser- vices for the kindling of the midnight fires. She decided upon one in the parlor in case Paul should be unhurt and well enough to disappoint their hospitality by refusing to occupy the visitor’s room. She knew Felix’s rOle, and if Paul came wounded, bleeding, and ill, Fenx would take possession of him in his usual kind protective, ubiquitous way. and leave her, Agnes, the right person to see after him, en- tirely out in :he cold. If Paul escaped comparatively uninjured and fairly Wellmand she hoped and prayed he mightâ€"he was perfectly competent to take care of himself. He could pass a portion of the time in the parlor, and leave, as he originally intended, by the first morning train. wind. She had never feIt so nervous, so uncomfortable, so ill at ease in her life as she did now. “Oh, dear,” she whispered to her- self; “I hOpe he is safe at Weyberne Hall.” THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. Thersauire’s apes}. stay there all A He stared at the beautiful creature grovelling and plucking the fur from the rug at his feet. He was frightened and bewildered. He had no manner of doubt but that the crisis in his life had come. He was up here alone at the Larches, miles from any other habitation. Not a creature. with. the exception of the drink-sodden laborer on the other side of the door and a little idiot child to hear him even if he succeeded in breaking the windows and shouting. Had his sin been so great as to warrant a violent death at the hand of a maniac? Possibly; was ,he not holding the safety of three, D91“ haps four, lives in the hollow of his hand? W'hy had he persisted in the disguise which had wrought misery. and catastrophe to the homes of those who had taken him on trust, and been kind to him? *‘ vv -... . It the horror were coming, he hoped .it Would come soon. There was little use in prolonging the agony, though Felix was alive, and naturally he now wished to live. And this was his pun- ishmentâ€"no doubt well earned: Never to be able to tell them he was sorry. sorry for the grief he had .caused those dear friends. They would find an. Lanna 5-», her distress. would “Nothing.” she said in a hoarse voice, pent with passion. throwing her- self full length on the leopard skin. “I have no more generous instincts in my nature than you have in yours. You did not scruple to deceive me, and deceiving me, let Mr. Hare take the consequences of that deception.‘ I tried to km him, but I did not succeed; and I am glad, because I am at liberty to revenge myself on the real culprit. I meant to kill somebody, because the thirst for blood has been on me for some time past. I only wonder I have not killed the child. You see, Paul, homicidal mania is in our family, on my father’s side. It was latent in me; might have remained so. had every desire in life not been frustrated. Never, in one instance during my whole existence, have I gained one single' thing upon which I set my heart and mind. I save sown affection and reaped hate; I have sown kindness and reaped treachery. Then you ask whether I have no self-effacement. Have you no sense of the ludicrous?” It took time, but at length Rowena won him from his lethargy, and he awoke, forst, to the strange loveliness of his surroundings, and then to the chill of her presenceâ€"~to the horror of the beautiful face bending over him. He struggled to a sitting posture, and stared at her, fear and abhorrence written on every line of his face. He was terrified, and showed it. Never- theless Rowena met the look with a tender smile and calm melancholy grace. “You are afraid of me. Why?” “Because you act like a mad woman. Why behave so extraordinarily? Why resort to assault and abduction? Why outrage common decency by employ- ing force and violence to retain me here against my will?” no womanly instincts; no healthy, heavenly germs in your nature to be- set self-abnegation, self-effacement? Is there nothing in creation, either in the heights above or in the depths be- low; nothing better, worthier, dearer than yourself?” “Whirl? Because no other method would have availed." “No; you can go. Take the key out of the door. and lock it after you.” “I’m blowed!” he muttered thought- fully. And as no other inspiration was forthcoming. he repeated: “Well, there; I’m blowed!” “No fear, milady; he ain’t dead, nor near dead. He's a bit stunned. You see, ma’am, I were forcer to give him a tap. I couldn't have carried a long chap like him a-kicking, struggling, and a-bawling; not comfortable like. You’vexthe brandy, ma’am, and the salts; is there anything else I can get?” Denham efficiently carried out his mi-stress's orders. and remained a few minutes in a soliloquous mood on the landing scratching his head. On a couch, drawn close to the fire- place, almost: touching the marble fig- ure of a woman veiled in her own nude beauty. Paul Farley lay, his eyes closed, his face pale, a smear of blood across one temple. Rowena knelt by his side, bathing his forehead with Eau-de-Cologne. She was crooning to him in little abrupt melodious Whisp- ers, and alternately stroking his dark hair. “I told you not to hurt him,” she said. looking at Denham, who stood awaiting further orders. “I believe you have killed him!” CHAPTER XXVIII. ' Reaping the Whirlwind The Larches had awakened from its period of darkness and sleepy repose. Lights shone through the drawing- room windows: a curious, sensuous shade diffused itself over the mellow tinge of the pictures; over the carpet, which seemed to glow with ’living flowers; over the artistic taste that wrought such artful splendor from the variety of decoration adorning the room. “Two hundred pound! My certy! A roarin’ price for the likes 0' him. With her darned beauty to entice a personable man, what can the \Vench want of that sickly, mealy-mouthed chap. I’m afeard virtue ain’t her strong point." “Very good. milady. You shall hev him with a whole hide, or me name‘s not Joshua Denham.” The man slouched across the gar- den into an adjoining field, and from thence over a couple of marshes into the squire’s shrubbery, crawling round to the front hedge. “I dunno; depends on how long he staps there." . “If you are obliged to use force, don’t strike (00 hard, Denham. If he has to be hurt I will do it myself.” Miss Agnes. she couldn’t Ké‘ep nlm over the night; 'twould get to the doc- tor’s ears. He’ll go to the Hall, else to the Poninjay, and then’ll come me chancefi' “Bring him to me. Denham; bring him unhurt. and I’ll make the one hun- dred pounds two.” “Good, milad}. Ill bring him if Ii hev to fitch him out 0’ the Manor.” “How long do you think you will} “Rowena, have you no self-respect; 9" Judge M'abee, of Toronto, was with an attack of appendicitis on Monday. He is Chairman of the Dominion Railway Board. It would surprise you to know of the great good that is being done bv Chamberlain’s Tablets, tion, N.B., writes, “My wife has been using Chamberlain’s Tablets and finds them vecry effectual, and doing their lots of good.” If you have any trouble with your stom- a-c'h (or bowels give them a trial. For sale by .all dealers. ‘Ihv U‘vl quence ratory Mas. been a 2 female t: be in bet care. am chronic poison it in The I Medical ‘ Golden bottles c and wall around I thing th “Stand still: let me kill you; or, sit down. if you like. I can aim straight." It had come then, the crucial. the awful moment had come. He stag- gered back into his chair, panting, half swooning, wondering in a vague, silly “I don’t want to ghoot,” he said, try- ing to be calm and pressing her down into her chair: “I only want one thing. .I wantâ€"dear Rowena, will you let me 80?” “There is nothing else I could deny you. I can’t. let you go. I should never see you again. and then I might as well be dead. Shall I be dead? Shall hand on her shoulder. He was tremb- ling in every limb and terribly upset. He had not the slightest idea what he was saying. but he was talking to her in a persuasive. soothing tone, when she raised her hand and pointed the muzzle of the weapon close to his face. "mama mm: let me kill you; or, sit “Do it,” she said, looking at him ad- miringly. “You are at liberty to wreck the contents of the room. You shall do anything you choose; any- thing that amuses you. It you con- sider the old china and bric-a-brac worthy of your strength I shall feel they were worth the mint of money they cost and oi” some practical use at last. Here.” she screamed excitedly, diving beneath an ebony cabinet, and bringing out a pair of small revolvers, “I know a better game than thatâ€"let us shoot." “No, no," he implored, almost tear- fully, pushing her back. “Put them away." She laughed mirthfully, with some- thing of the old childish 1111: in the laugh. We both be dead? Yes, let’s both be dead. You first. then I." tell, and a bitter resentment“ would cling to all that. was left of him. He would become a painful memory to those he loved, especially to one for Whom he would have laid down his life. He had never intended to see Felix again. He had been determined on that score. But to be in the world and know that Felix. too, was there. To hear of him. To think of him. To dream of him. would be a God-given boon; would. ah Rowena’s hands were creeping upwards, and he feared they were coming about his neck. She obeyed immediately, and, flush- ed With sutxress. he added: “Now, open the door.” “Never,” she whispered with a cun- ning laugh. “You are my prisoner, Paul. My stolen property. I am going to keep you here." “You can't. Some one will surely come,” he cried, goaded to deSpera- tion by the expression in her eyes. “I will break every window in the room if you don’t open the door.” He sprang to his feet, unwisely actâ€" ing under the influence of his intense dislike to her caressing touch. “Get up. Rowena,” he exclaimed sharply; “and Sit on a chair.” mommmcom Nervous ? - Some of the time really ill ? 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