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By LAWRENCE M. LYNCH
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Woman's Crimes" "John Arthur's Wards" "The Lost
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time in making her way, unattended, to sion, clear milt!; Fiank has not offered ;'
Sybire room. himself to me."
In the upper hall she met Frau!., who "*But he will! he will! and I tell you, (.
started, and flushed at sight of her, and Constance,. it would be giving; yourself to f
then hurried forward, with extended a fate like mine, taut worse. The La-
halyd. mattes have not done with disgrace yet,
"Constance," he exclaimed, eagerly, and it shall not fall•on you; promise me,
"how glad 1 am to see you.." Con "
"I'm such an uncommon sight!" she
laughed, too much absorbed with thoughts
of Sybil, to notice the; extra weenith of
his greet111,2„ or a certain .Mange of man-
ner, that teas a mingling of h:)Itiness,
ba;elcftllness, humility end coneombery.
"ITt.w do you. do, Flunk?"
"Well in. body, Constanee—"
"Oh! then tv:> can Nally regulate your 1
-nand. I'm groin; to see elyl:i1, and I don't i
want your eelnipeny; so adieu, Faulk,"
"On:' Imim Hent; pleas;. I wan; to—I
1111:::. •, ^ :' 1, tine avenin � ,`•.,•h. ill. yen.
sore: . :t'
"`,t. .. �:Tr.•ttor is bel W; We " l
h.ol'•. ;f'on.'• 1
""Tl'(:)—may I call, this even Is;, Con
etar se?"
"" t` oat a question! vs if you ail :,
call whenever ties sfirit anted you so to 1
do; came, if you like,, child; I shall hese
no latter company. 1 'n afraid." as l en 1
she swept, and lied a n icd within his
sister's room I c +' Frank amid i i e x c _et, t
whether to be c t ;-i incl, or t c l ,:heel,
at se net lily given, e n, eizselersly wankel, 1
consent,
, a
The star., thenen et:a' tremor, the tea 1
rived ejecu]a:t•i'an s, ;with which Syi)il
greeted, even this (sedan-eatold weleanu'
guest. all tell how same...cath,' foe wen
surely undermining •kr iife and r;c.$)11. 1
.And C`onstnnce note� with a sinking s
heart, the dark circlet: around the eyes
that were gat -ming. i allow, ;tad hear; ,
and full ofa st' nt c''l wild c -::,a.': tete!: y; s
• the pale ciheelts. tinnier than ever, acne g
the woful wearinees of the entire f,:eo. 1
Greeting her t.'ne;t• ly, tin:? :t.a:'.cirl 110 s
con1n1er_ts; can her el_,t Teal epee:uar en,
Constance i nt`e:a for a time on 1:1'irfer- 1
ent sethj.cts, and noted e. ''y, t;, ,. Lav- o
ing frien(1 will, the fate un'i r'••'tt' cf
her listener•. Senn s,:t li ; en' in . 1
train^c, rather ' n tet: t y; e rE:t:,
ing front her visit. ''s + t to tie' c:. r' s
and back again, end tete ear s;•:'t:y to-- c
•. r> i ti•
e,rt..d e
Her whale i
P e l , (.
that of one l ..z.. r he. I sane h
sound, or edam, from striae than to t1 e t
wordsoft friend '
the 1) 1t
( !u'r.
At last, Conant -ea •f nc in;': common- c
place about ohouts d said:— s
"Congratulate, ,tut nu', . ..old! 1 ha e .'
thrown of: l.0 elan fibra my ).. tis;
I have brought my eilanron-1 ince' , f
tions to : c'1 c'. ig .
ci
Ah! ince:. n''e!" i4yl•il tamest started t
frorn her c::, aan.l t ; ;;:..ittneitien e•; me
elan,.! free: lilts inn • eared , ail .:, h
'"'Ices, n y '•t diacnen'' y^u know;t r
have c'titeele., Belknap."
a"Belknap!" an unnit5t ;i:l look cf T
homer crossed lt'r face. 'Dh motet. him,; t
oh, 1 ?tail 1 could 1" 1
:':.cry et .. less, yet thinki: it best lel
Wet t:a ,4',111•, a:311411A t.' at whet :;1e l:-
'1ieved to be the cilei't t:f a wandering rz
mind to grasp nisei master, the et:facet
under (items:non, Count lee talked t:n,
answering questions a) d malting observa-
tions, without ailments Sybil to r:.'o the
strrrrh a and sorrow that filial hex. heart ;
and. not until many clays later did she
recall her frien:l's wild wot'Q:. to see how
much of method there Ia:ig .it be in
this i.eInsn�' a I t 1,1e:.:;x
""Mr. lietlhn tp was c•nducting ti=
senreh for the dianfon::bl, you ks:now;
Sybil:'„
Sybil seemed r.taalti ,• an effort to col-
lect her serttter:el amen;.
"Yea yes, Conny, go on," she whis-
pereli.
"I have paid hitt; off and tun -done
with him; that's about ell, den:r."
"Cowry," in a half esthhtper, ""is he
gone?"
"T don't know about that; he said
something about rennainhig here for a
time."
"Oh!" ejaculates] Sybil, and then,
uniier her breath, ""idy Gid!"
Constance sin/Mend
at she looked
upon the shivering figure before her, the
Wavering eyes, the hands clench/nix and
unclenching themselves; she found con-
versation diffcult, and began to wonder
how she could avoid subjects that
brought painful thtSugghts or suggestions.
But suddenly a change came over Sybil;
sitting erect, sho looked fixedly at her
friend, and ac;ked:--•
`"Conny, has he tormented you of late?"
"He! Sybil; you meaner"
"1 mean my curse! has he dared to
annoy you? He has sworn that he will
be accepted and recognized as your
friend.'
Constance laughed a short, sarcastic
laugh.
"Be at rest, Sybil; he never will."
"No;" with a strange dropping of her
voice. "He never will!"
Again she seentet'I struggling tn reamer
herself, and to remit some thought; then
she looked ftp and asked abruptly
:—
"Conny, have you, proaoise d to marry
my—Frank Tetrnotte:'"
"No, Sybil."
"Then—promise, promise Hie, Con-
stanre, tis If 1 were urx my' dying bed,
that you never will"
"Why, Sybil, dere"
"I promise, Sybilit"
"You promise;" ' he arose from her
choir and came close, to Constance; "you
promise," she said„ slowly,,. "never,
never to marry Francis Lamotte?"
"I swear it."
A coal's': Iaugh, as smothered oath; they
both turn swiftly,. and there, in the
( oorway, smellin of tobacco and handy,
end shaking with coarse laughter, is
Icahn Burrill, and . beeitle hire, with
clenched hand, swollen temples, drawn,
white Lips, stands l'riancis Lemntte.
Sta::cle! :Co. He r'':'1s, the clings to tlto
cour-freune for saport; his enemy is
tion him.
Sybil draws hersei erect; the red blood
flames to her face; tPPie fire darts from
her eyes; she lifts one elenticr arm and
,o_nts at the recline; figure; then there
I
ou: a buret' ,of mad, mocking
nughte'r, •
"Ha! hal ha! Frank Lamotte, have
ettied my etas:mit with you."
.then turning teriatiy upon Burrill,
anti -with ever. turning
fury tihe shric>ks:—
""Gut, out, out Of my sight! I ant al -
nos Halle with you, too. Go back to
your wine ant.' yotrr eva1ltwing in the
gutter; your days arc^.jin:li.:'recl."
The awful. look uponeter fcce', the de -
lent hatred in lea voice, the sudden
tr.'ugtlt and firmness of her whole bear-
rn ( nse :nee sliuddereal, et and never'
f0 rat, Franz e.lk: Laruatte, making a nlon-
tr'11e "fT•'•'t ter self-control, gasped, let
o I:ks !tela nr. the door frazzle:', lilted his
tan 1 ti 11!:1 tearlples, and carne a few
tees into the root!. Outside, on the
,,1 r'.
st.t I a w,..,the
, rustle o
f woman's al' -
g
net die light fuck of swift feet. In.
thtr mettn'nt t!r:.. Lianotte, fnkowrd by
.errs. Ali: :an, enters the room, pushing;
ntst tau gaping' anal .stonishcd s>urrili
vita .cult ter: tuuay, Then, Sybil's
• ,rt't deserts her as John Marna re -
ailed to a sense of bit own importztnce,
d: ccs
v m . , and scents (• 8oet to atitimss
Cr. She utters as an;^ of abhorrence and
err TI', and, tlmatvirtg; nut her hands to
weal nit his )prroao n, reels, falls, and is
au' lit in the sapportiung ernes of Con -
twice and 'Mrs. La itotte.
neje, they are applying restoratives,
Pr:r.lk seat the propriety of withdrawing
ta.n the scone, last ;i le each motives of
einem- or decency ncy ere ' find lodgment in
he Levin o: Joan .lu.rill, and leering
tILkl tie:: ;v gravity, ho ;crises teeth to the
ed de. and poisons •*the air with his
et' in ; 1•re',tth. Constance flushes with
near, bre glances a t Mrs. Lanrotte.
hat limy looks up ure fly, and seems
o hesitate, and then Mee. Allston rises
o the occasion, and covers herself with
esy.
Looking blandly up into the plan's
tee, she lays one fat, gloved hand upon
hie grin, end says, in a low, confidential a
tone:— g
"Conte this way one moment, sir, if
you please," and she fairly Ieads the
wondering and uns(tepeeting victim front
the room. A second Later he is standing
in the Hass;(; -e, the chamber door is shut fi
swiftly and l0^ked securely. ;fohn Burrill
h. s neon lee out like a Iamb, and the t
fat and smiling strategist comes back to d
the bedside.
""I suppose he th u'rht I would tell c
hint it secret -when I .got flim. outside,"h
she laughs, h':, .softly. n
\v he t r. e cr he t!:cntglit he kept to him- c
sal . After uttering arfew curses he went
below, "returner tot his pipe and his s
bow'," and waited tri dinner hour. l h
-I shall :,.end for Doctor Heath," said t
Mrs. Lantotte, as &'te bent above her
daughter, who had 'slowly returned to i
eon,ciouenc:s, but laa passive, seeming t
not to See Or know the, friends who stood r
about her. "Sybil dais not know us; I 11i
feel alarmed.''
airs. Allston nodded. sagaciously. "Ho ' o
can not cone too sown" 5110 said; then
to Constanee, with a mingling of woman•.
ly tact and' genuine kindliness, "any
child, you had better drive home soon,
If Mrs. Leenotte wishes, or Will permit, 1 a
I will stay to -night. (t will be better,
believe me, Mrs. Lamoitte, than to share .
a watch with any serWtnt; and I ant a
good nurse." c
So it is arranged that sho shall stay, • n
and Constanee proeosde to return alone to i
Si:trdnur. 1 t
As she goes down stairs to her car-
rive, front out the shadow of the draw- ' h
ing xoom eonl05 h'rgtnk Lamatte, ;till h
very haggard, and trembling; with estate-. r
4
ment suppressed.. u
• "Constance!" hea whispers, hoarsely,
"0110 moment, please." • t
She pause:, before,' hila, very pale and
still. a
"Constance," pi:deicing: with an effort, g
"I—went up there,* hoping to keep 13ur- n
rill from intrudin;il; he was tan (!micas ; b
for rue, ata!—and 11 heard Sybil's last
wards? --and yours." s
No answer from the pale listener. 1 /r
"My sister asked you to refuse rue. Am
I right:"
"You heard."
"And you pronlise'ei?"
"i
promised."
naonstanees ;silt! Is half maul. You
rely were only humoring her whim In
"Sybil
Sybil is half tnnia. 1 login to think
At you know why,"
"Don't ask for reaeone, don't; pram -
Ise, pro:idea prnmis(a'.'" au
She wast growing t'*eitecl, and Con- so
ranee !hastened to say :-•-•
'"In�e are laborite's r•'^er some dela^ ih
"\7e an tame. 3;11y. alie to aeri.:cell his daps anti speaking in a low, conn -
a,
hE'rsclf for ,. 1 mn,.,r,.tt, r�11;' las saddled. dcrmtialtnne; "what'stllittpowTry ouh:lve
115 1.11 with a aouthater, to lave a lmutheir over Heath? Don't yen !.now lee's afreiti
S?lio is not worth eavilig." ci' y(Ylt?"
h'1:.nI: Lal w etc., ,
Y tit , stop; a
Ica notlisten ,
l , can 1 ..t(zI
It ht ger ra f
ftdt:ra-'
...e! to
i sol
to ,:i'
i z for,let I c' e ,
me tell 'you ,
r;: know v helico' be—him tin'---
ti13t charge against Ivan Barnette to be ",And yet there are two or three of tel
fele,.::7 e. I know that you know it; and fellows that say soil ere the Lino that
yet yell lutve s arletinlled the.. front!. who afraid." ,
lets blighted leybil's life, you uuty know, "Me arida! I -•-.John Ilan -•'-ll f-frid
bu+• I: is not !van." Boys, look, en I'll jus' tell yell is s•seere
"t.'4)n't;:nee do you mean—" If I jut' opened lay mouth, I could ru
ac
r
i , x 1. mean all that I nay. Let 7139 pass, tt'('t f ..r'lle'iw eut of the cOlnitTM;^; flet!
Is Sa•li, atilt! he noct(lea s1:g..cienely regent an
aultin.
nearest neighbor, tan the one halal, lute
lett ' , ,
k 1
tie i of „
1 � 1 )3Llk al !t
P ax l.l'ft 7
vtzttet
them, and
I
on the other hand, he has no neinhlior ttt
tali; there is is vacant lot, well planted
le and c ' I.1,
pleasantly i
t1 t
vellums sto
1 u see. (.
yA fine
dwelling had once occupied elle site, hitt
to inn had destroyed it, and the gasping
,A
cellar, a pile of burnt bricks, and some
enured debris, are all that remail!. In
1.
summer
1 n
the a. i
place is tangled growth
t. of roses and flowering' shrubs, and Doctor
11 Heath pialces free witit the flowers in
" their season, and even swings his Itanr-
d meek there among the old trees,thet out -
member his own, and have outstripped
it than, too, in rears and growth.
1, Oppocito the doctor's cottage stands e1
's
";Cat yet. Constance, Constance! batt
you never any love for me? Is there no "Then there ain't no truth in the
shadow of Hope?" story that you are the one that's ^frac
"At first," said Consteuce, coldly, "1 and that you wouldn't dare go to Heath
y a
liked! you as <ybil's brother; later, I tol- ofacc, net even I. you wanted tt doctor?
"T-trtatl' a By , gad, sir, shone me ti
(le;«pise you. Long ago I told you that mall .that says so ;}show 'his to me ! I3
only yourself could injure yourself in any heavens, sir, I woAldn't be f-fraid to rat
eyes. There might have been a reason, hire re) the d -darkest night that eve
a e xetlse even, for allowing poor Evan, blow, sir."
who has willingly assumed the position, "Of .nurse not, eve don't doubt that,
to become the family scope -goat. There but--tI ere'e: them, c o. I'll tell you what
It none for your unbrotherly and false it is, Nutri!!, the fit 'ng would be settled
aeenattiou. ?hittsv�C'r hie 211111ts may be, if you would just calk up to the doctor's
near Evan is unsel:isll, and he truly loves cottage, tell him yo are sick somewhere,
1115 ri;ter." , aro, cottage,
away a prescription; that
„ , „
,t •
T, this your answer? would settle 1.. ,e
"ti'•lutt do you expi>et? do you want my A murmur of apps vaal went round th
assurance that 1)13' promise to Sybil was table. Not it num with there among thea
who would not rejoice inwardly at th
made in good faith, and that I intend
to keep it? If so, yea have it." ;she wont
swiftly past hint, vide the last :words 021 their equal 1)1 maany, things, had risen
her lips.. And again Frank Laniatte was 01101.0 them 111 fortune. lie lead reached
the prey of his enemy; like a drunken that period of elrtllltcelxness, Ind it t-;ol: a
arae, he reeled back into the parlor, vast quantity of stout ,i(lu0r to brim him
gnashing his teeth, cursing his fate, half up to it, where his rave began to grow
mad and wholly desperate, hoarse, his ready toioilg;ue to trip, his
Menwlzilo, above stairs, ,7n1n1 Burrill brain to be most completely muddled,
was rehearsing to Evein, after his drunken and. his legs to be most; unreliable in -
fashion, the a'ecent scene iu .w'yl•i1's strnntents of locomotion. The risen about
room, not even omitting his own expui- the table nodded anti winked to each
sion by wily airs. Allston. As he repeat- other, under his vary 'nose.
ed, with wonderful accuracy, considering "Egg him on, Rooney," whispered
his condition, the wild words uttered by Giles, "let's have the fnn out." And
1•rbil, his listener sat very erect, with they did.
wild staring twee, and lips held tightly !rare long, joint Burrill, staggerin
together, his teeth almost biting through under the additionali cargo of drinks
them; with btu'ning eyes, and quivering
triune, and a. strange fear at his heart.. imbibed as toasts toe the undertaking
Having finished his narrative, Burrill
and again, as c :teghta of defiance to th
arose;— enemy who would lace question hi
""I'1n to meet; some fellows at Forty's," courage, buttoned his coat :about him
he said, thickly. "1'11 stop with them and, boasting, cursing, and swaggering
a couple of hours, or three, maybe;
after reeled out into the Tright. Out into th
that—" and he winked significantly, night that swallowed:him up forever.
"After' that," repeated Evitn, and "Let's follow hirnr` said one of rho
plotters, starting -up'ss the door closed
behind hien.
But this proposition met with no
favor. The night was very Clark, and the
wind blowing in fierce gusts; tho saloon
was warms and inviting, and their victim.
hadordered
their cu •ro until he should
td
grog,
return. :'
"`Let's .!rink the good liquor ho has
paid for," said Ii oney, with a wink,
"t11cn we will lets to more of the boys
into the secret, and start out in a gang
and gather Ilial up. Reath will kick him
out sure enough, and if eve follow too
close e the might be discovered. 'v'
i;, Not by
Burrill but by the ,doctor. Wo will bring
Burrill back here 4nd two more drinks
will make• i >"
] sec him tell the. whole story.
They thiel not aaggele with Mooney on all
points of his argument; but they had
played a coarse, practical joke upon a
man who sometimes "took on airs 1114
vaunted hinhnalf as their patron; he who
had been only their equal once. It was
only a joke, a witless, mirthless, coarse
saloon joke, and that drank on and grew
hilarious, never dreaming that they had
sent ono man to hitt grave, and another
to the foot o the '
f .3
c scaffold.
' 1
c ,ito d.
As John Borrill carne forth from the
saloon and turned his face toward Doctor
Heath's cottage, a lithe form emerged
front amidst the darkness and paused for
a moment just outside the 8)1100n door,
scenting to besiege.
"He's
„
ono ha mutter-
ed
in S
eottr, a
g ( mitttct
ed the man. "I'll,^' jest light out and
come in ahead."1;;'A.n1d he plunged down
a by street and went swiftly. over the
bridge; but nota tape.
A. second dark forme had been lurking
in the vicinity of a Old Forty's" the forii
of a boy, who glici,+ d. through the dark,
at the heels of the1 other, like a spirit.
"lie is goingwroIig," thought this
shadow, discontente=dly. "Somehow I'm
sure of it; I'm shadowing the wrong
party; but—I'm obeying instructions."
And pursued and pursuer crossed the
bridge and turned their .steps toward
Mapleton.
Meantime, John Burrill, reeling, sing-
ing snatches of low songs, and stopping
sometimes to rest land assure himself that
all the landmarks ,are there, pursues his
way toward Doctoi Heath's cottage.
It is situated on.tho • outskirts of the
town; the way 15 k .ong, the 'light Clark,
the wind boisteroulg, and the way lonely.
It is after ten o'cioek.
Later• -•-nearly two flours later, rank
:Garotte, driven bat bis demon of uI est,
Is nein his
room feverish pacing EVE nSlm a Y
n d �er'c
when his door epees softly, a white, hag-
Bard face looks in, is hoarse voice artic-
ulat0s,
"'J? ank, for Ood's Cake, for your own
sake, corse with me quick!"
Frank Lamotte turns swiftly, angrily.
ate is about to speak, when something;
catches his eye, fix s it itt horror, and
causes hint to gasp. .out, pointing with
onoshaking king; inmat s
"Ah -h -h 1 what i that?"
"It is the 1'arni* Honor!" came the
hissing answer. "tome, I tell you."
And like a roan tin a nightmare, Drank
Lamotte obeys.
crated you; now you are teaching mme to
handsome dwelling, far back among the
" trees. It is the home of Lawyer O'Meara
le and his wife; and the two are the doctur's
y Sh'mI friends.
it Beyond the O'Meara dwelling anti, on
the seine side of the street, stretches a
mrow of cottages, built and owned by Mr.
O'Meara. These alto occupied by some
thrifty mechanics, and one or two of the
best of the mill workers. They are nett,
new, tasteful, and well cared for by their
tenants. •
Clifford Heath awake a little later than
usual, this dialed, gray morning; he
e had retiu'necl from his second visit to
1r Sybil Burrill at a late Jour; and after
o sitting beside his firr,ponderilIg hong over
(4 many things,, had retina, to sleep
n soundly, and to wake late. What first
rouses him is it knocking]: upon his door,
it replan. tattoo, beat ('2l ey but hott$e-
-keeper, grown impatient 0Yer r e' 1100 too
long brewed, and 7ni1r•:ins too 1•rov:n.
lie'lnakes his toilet .112100 as leisurely
fashion, smiling a little itt the vociferous
barking of his dog, Prince.
The dog is alwn;s confined in the
stable at night, 101101%+ he is a safe eons-.
panion and sure protection to the doc-
tor's fine horse; and now, it being past
the time when he is nsuelly liberated, he
is making his wrongs hear(!, tea there
will be no more repose or quiet until
g Prince is set free,
s ""Poor fellow," call, his master, 115 be
swings open the 511111le duce. e"Poor
: Prince! (oocl, old boy' ! (:orae now, and
o you shall have a slllentlid breakfast to
0. compensate for my neglect."
The dog bounds out, a splenldlid. bull
3 dog, strong, fierce, and white as m11 r.
Ho ftlwns ttpon•his master, leaps shout
him, barks joyfully, and then follows
diseonhfkttirn'of tun arrogant, 1vou1tl-ih
mistime -t, who, ;while Ira was resew tba
winked in return.
An ]lour later Evan, pale and, shiver-
ing, knocked softly at Sybil's door; Mrs,
Laurette appeared.
"How in Sybil, mother?"
"Quiet, hat not rational. Doctor Heath
haswhy!
just gone. Evan,
how badly
U td
y
you look!"
""I feel badly. I'm going to bed; good
night, mother."
CHAPTER XXV. .
At ten o'clock tha night, business was
running lively at th low coiled dingy,
riverside i. 1
ac e sal on 11
n the' was most popular
' PP
with the factory me , the colliers, the
drovers, and the r miscuaus roughs f
P o
n
W—. unci that bears the dignified title
of ""Old Forty Rods,"
The saloon is well patronized to -night.
At the upper end, merest the door, "Old
Forty," in person, , is passing liquors
acrose the bear, and htxvling orders to a
mumble assiestlnt, while every now and
then he aa(lresses as coarse jest to some
of the mm�lerous loafers about the bar,
mingling, thein stringely with hie orders,
and itis calling f the drinks, ars he
158„. 5c. them ' •aerr.sshe rail
P
"Here's your brei., Lupin; Jack, half
'a dozen brandies for Mr., I3urrill's party;
Little, you are out en the brown horse—
rum and -water? Yes; sir, yes,”
'"Burrill's beastly ,sigh to -night," said
factory hand, sett m;; down his boor
glass and wiping mouth; ",
y In hk � "and h
I �the
boys freeze to him si ce ho handles old
L)alllctte's rocks."
"Of course, of course. Burrill don't
forret old friends; .Ta k, bring the rum
'ask; they've been here a plum hour,
them ebops, sir; 'ere's your punch, mis-
er, and they keep the stuff rennin'
own their throats, now I Can tell you.
nrrill foots the bili, of course; and they
an do anything 'with that big chap
wen the seines ggeb the upper !rands of
int. I'll be sworn, they're up to rris-
Ihiof to -night, for .Lsee Rooney and Bob
Giles, they delight lie getting Burrill into
crape:, are drinkilipi light, and plying
int heavy," and "Forty" turned about
o draw a glass of beer for a low-Trrowed,
roughly -dressed man who had just e.-
iered, and who was in fact, none other
hall the traemp who had feasted by tho
oadside, 011 the day before, and whom
r, Belknap had called Ratko.
Ratko drank his beer, and lounged
ver the batr for a ellen, time, then e,slled
for a second glass, and after drinking it,
event quietly out. w •
At the lower ma of the long salmon,
s. vera! tables are shattered, and gathered
bout 011e of theii see see the party
spoken of as "lir. I3urrill's."
Five men are grouped about the small
table, and among these, John Bmxill is
onspieuous for being much better dressed,
melt louder in bit laughter, and viler
n his jests, and much drunker than aro
he other four.
Since his change of fortune, these ]nen
lave made capital of buts weakness, and
is purse has supplied their thirst, in
eturn for which he has been fawned
pen, and flattered, during the earlier
stages of his intoxication, and made a •
col 3111d 11 jest litter.
"'I nuns' go hdime," articulated Borrill,
rowing forth and consulting a showy
old repeater. ""Folks's sick er !tome;
its' be gond; take er pother drink,
oys?"
"Folks sick, • eh?" queried Rooney,
winking behind his hand at the othere,
wife, I 'tpos':''t
"Yes, wife. I'spose; wife '11' brother-in-
law, both Sick; tar„ o er Itother---"
"All right, old pard; but don't let a
little sickness .till you off so early; jar t.
tet lIenIk take Pare of them; you're fond
of Heath, too.""
"Curse Heatli'!" roared. out John iiur-
1'111; "what (1 74)11 2410113, I may, Roo.
Eno-neyt"
obediently to the kitela'n. The dog pro-
vided for, Dootor Heath goes in out of
the rain, shaking tho water from his
coat, and tossing it aside in favor of a
dry one; and then ho applies himself to
his own breakfast.
The warmth and. 1
nt comfort m rt
within ••
are
intensified ]
n eel bythe dr ' x' '�,
ea hl -, s eviihont.
Mrs. Gray has lighted a fire in the grate,
and he turns toward it, sipping his coffee
leisurely, enjoying the warmth 1111 the
more because of an oceaslotinl glance out
of the window.
Two men pass ---two of the oottaegers—
his neighbors, who, dismayed by the
storm, have •turned back toward their
homes,
"Poor devils!" matters the doctor,
sympathetically; "they don't fancy lay-
ing bei011 and mixing mortar in weather
like this; and one of them hat no over-
coat; I must keep that in znind, and sup-
ply him, if he will accept one, from out
my store."
•
He stirs the fire briskly, takes another
sip from his half emptied cup, and goes
off in a roverie. Presently„ there comes
the sound of a clog's angry c barking, and
80011 mingled with the canine cries the
voices of men calling to one another,
crying for aid. But so pleasant is his
meditation, and so deep, that their
sounds dei not rouse hint; they reach his
ears, 'tis true; he has a vague sense of
disagreeable sounds, but they do not
break his revei`ie. •
Something; else does, however, a brisk
hammering on the street door, and a
loud, high pitched voice, calling:--
" Health! Heath, I say!"
He starts up, shakes himself and his
deas, together, and. goes to face the in-
truder upon his meditations. It is his
neighbor access the way.
"Heath, have you lost your ears or
CITAPItElt XXVI.
The morning of the following day
breaks gray 1131(1 dikn)111, The wind has
been blowing all the night through, and
wherever a tree stalnds, there the fallen
leaves lie, thick and rain -soaked; for it
is raining, drizzling weather, and above,
below, and around, all is gray, and dull,
and dreary.
Dr. Heath's cottage stands aloof from
all other dwellings quite by itself, for the
houses stand evade apart in this silbuzban
portion of the town, and he has selected
the pretty place because of its quiet-
beauty,
uietbeiauty, and eomparaative Isolation. Ito
has neighbors within eight, within hear-
ing, too, should he (!loose to he vocifer-
"Ineari1L" sjicl 13obGiles,settin r (retell 0us; but the housee about 111111 all stolid
within their own Pleasant m•outacie tet.'
your senses?" he cries, impatiently;
"what the devil has your dog found,
that hies set these fellows in such a panic?
Something's wrong; they want you to
come and control the dog."
"Heath! Heath!" comes from the ad-
joining vacant lot; .conte, for God's
sake, quick!"
In another moment, Cliffor(.Ileath has
seized his hat, and, followed by his
neighbor, is out in the yard.
"Come this way, O'Meara," ho rays,
quickly; "that is if yott can l' e's the
fence, it's not thigh," and he strides
through his own grounds,. scales the in-
tervening palings, and tin a few seconds
is on the scene,
On the scene! At the edge of the old
collar, one of the•]nen feceutly. denomin--
atcd, "poor devils," by the musing (toe -
tor, is gestienlating violently, and urging
hila forward with lips that aro pale with
terror..
Down in the old sellar, the second
man, paler still than tbt first, is making
futile efforts to draw the dog away from
something, at which he ie. -clewing and
tearing, barking furiously all the time.
Something lies under a heaped us mass
of leaves, grass, and freshly turned earth;
something from which the fierce beast is
tearing away the covering with rapid
movements. As he leaps clown into the
cellar, CIiford Heath sees what it is that
huts so terrified the tt'to men, From
under the Tares and earth, Prince hits
brought to light a human foot and leg;!
Instantly he springs forward, his hand
upon the dog's cellar, his face pale as
:ashes.
"Prince!" - he dries; "Prince! come
away,. sir."
The dog crouches, quails for a nio-
anent, then utters a low growl, and tries
to shake himself free; for the first time,
he refuses to obey hit roaster.
But it Is his master; there is a short,
Oharp struggle, and then the brute
cowers, whining at. his feet.
"Wait!" he says, imperiously to the
men, and then, socaloin a stern word of
e0nhmarl(1, he stride, away, ff :lowed, by
the conquered and trembling brute.
It is tho work of ei moment to el)aiat
•1.'.s.•.••.,'•,.02..•,..,,....,,»
311tnr Inst; ea31(t erten Viihrord nest 1, form,.
swiftly back to the Men, Who s 1 very
much eas'he left them.
Lal1 this 133 be s Omo irleli
?
Mr
O'Meara
is saying, peering dawn f1'oYlia
the edge of the cellar wall at the mound
of earth and the protruding leg,
"Mete iss no trick. here," replica
Clifford Heath, once more springing
down Into the collect,., "My dog would,
not be deceived. Como clown here,
O'hlearen this thing ]oust be unearthed, r:
Mr. O' Mearil lowers himself carefully
down, and the mala who faits thus far
stood sentinel follows suit. Then tllefour
approach the mound once more, For re
moment they regard, each other silently
filen one of the tenants says;••--.
"1f we had a specie."
"Not yet." breaks in Lawyer 'Olifeara.
1e0 nu cots x\'Urim']
Re .hopped Is,
Maccabe, the venrtriloquist, was a
great practical joker. Sevei'al'years
ago he was on board a river steam-
boat, and having made friends watt
tiro engineer, was allowed the free-
dom of the engine-rootu,
He took a seat in the corner, and
pulling his hat down over bis eyes,
appeared lost in la reverie.
Presently a certain part of the
machinery began' to streak. The
engineer oiled it and went about his
duties. In the eourse,of a few, min-
utes the creaking' was heard again,
and the engineer rushed over, oil eaa
in handl, to lubricate the 'same crank-, `
Again he resumed his .post, but it;
was only a few minutes before the
same old crank was creaking louder
than ever.
"Great Jupiter !" be yelled, •" the'
thing's bewitched." •
. More oil was administered, but the
engineer began to smell a rat. Pretty'
80011 the crank squeaked again,wllen:
slipping up behind Maccabe, he
squirted half a pint of ail downr'th••`;
joker's back.
"There," said he, "I ga key
crank won't squeak any
Spare Moinents, he
Permanent
Stairs ;rs in
Ba
toe
Only those who move aruoil
farmers and are around their .liild-
ing.;s know how awkward t ar-
rangements sometimes are. \Y&11`.ve
been e lir!00
Ck, basement int barna,
the only means of coma -inn'
bet
t eu the stable
and nd theba
' r
c n
above was by means of a short
der plap/ed in some oat of the
corner& and being loose, half the t
it was not in its place when want
Like conditions exist in many
other place around the tarin buil
ink's.
Any farmer` that is handy wi
tools can soon make a good stairw£a
in a convenient place, that will mak
a mut\a safer and quicker wa.v of a
cess tCi
an `' the ladder. There a -
other places where such stairs/Aid
be put in to advantage, to the loft
above the woodshed, wagon house,
and the pig pen. These stairs will
save time, and thus pay for them-
selves. The women folks will be de-
lighted with them. All snows and
lofts should be provided with good
permanent ladders. The time and
labor saved in getting up into mow
several times a day without -a ladder,
or if one has to be moved from some
other place, will 11.101'0 than pray for, a
good one. In many eases stairs could
he conveniently arraan„ ed..in place of
ladders, only labor being required
and perhaps occasinnaily a smali
.Malloy in cash. These things will
enable the boys to do the etlores
touch easier, more quicl;.lr and plea-
santly, and thus ihake life on the
farm more enjoyable for theirs.
BETN[E $200 AVSD $31Q
GONE.
STILL HIS CATARRH R@MAINED,
A 25 CENT BOX OF D$. CHASE'S
CAT/1RM CURE DOES
EFFECTIVE WORK.
Catarrh sufferers and those af-
flitted with Cold in the Head, Hay
Fever, Hawking and Spitting, Fou l
Breath, Loss of Taste and mell
and the i13stly disagreeable and
disastrous consequences attendant
upon these, should lose• no time in
proeurring 13r. Chase's Catai^,t)h,Curev
Mr. J'. W. d'ennison, Gilford, Ont,, wrltot
as follows: "I *eat betweel).t two and
three hundred dollars, tried all kinds of
treatments, but got no benefit. One box
of Dr, Chase's Catarrh Care aid tree more
good than all other remedies, in feet i
consider -114401f cured, land with it 26 cent
box at that."
AoId by al( Deslefs.
Complete with Blower at 23 cents«
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