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question, and she. did not choose to .en-
lighten me.
"I have been • wondering," I said
.After a moment's silence, "whether Mr.
Beyer was not consoienoo smitten when
he saw my peril and whether he would
not take some steps to save me."
Not Lel".sho exclaimed, with an-
..other hash of her black eyes, "Did ho
.not have the opportunity and 'yet fail
to use it?"
"Because it would have involved him
in • danger. But he pout place himself
beyond. reach of the mob and then send
word to them of the truth,"'
She shook -her head decisively.
"A man who commits such a wrong
•as he did is not the ono to correct it."
"And yet the truth would be pertain
td come to light ere long. His aucl my
identity would be established,"
"Still he eouid have escaped by plac–
ing himself at his own leisure beyond
reach of the' law. Do you not sea also
that if 'your o r mutual id
utit
y e y was made
'clear it would not have removed the
taint from your name—that is, ou the
part of the unreasoning ones who accuse
you?"
"Why not?"
"The missing horse was in your pos-•
session. That is enough to condemn you
with uuthinkingpeople. Mr. Beeyy had
•only to deny the purchae.t.,as' you ex-
plained it, and he wouldlaave been gen-
•erall behoved, It wasa r
your part to humor the fancy that you
were another person." .
"I saw it when too late. I` believe
but for that I should have been able to
clear myself, It was the testii`nony of
the landlord and the squire that olinoh-
ed matters against me. My explanation
was too absurd to satisfy them."
"Yet you were not blamable. It is
they who rushed headlong to violence.
Why should they forget that Mississippi
is a state where law audright prevail?"
Our conversation ran on delightfully
for niore than an hour, when. it was
broken by a gentle tap ou tho door, and,
in response to Miss Mansley's pall, it. •
was opened, and the Colored girl stood
before us. She looked at me queerly, as
if she did not quite understand things,
and said:
"her. Beyer is at the door and would
alike to see ye' if it's 'greeable."
"A6k him to wait a few minutes."
y grave error on
was the instant response of the yoaraj
woman.
CHAPTER X.XII.I.
While I sat absorbed in delightful
•conversationwith the daughter of Colo-
nel Fitzroy Mansley the servant an
flounced that Hank Beyer, my double
and ono of the most unconscionable
miscreants that• •ever breathed, was
awaiting outside for permission to pay
• bis respects to the young woman. •
1 rose with the . intention of with-
drawing, but she raised her hand in pro-
test.
"1 wish you to remain," she said,
"until this interview is over.",
"But—but," 1 replied in some em-
barrassment, "it Will not be pleasant for
-any one of us."
• "I do hot mean for you to take part
fn it. Como with me."
She led ' the way to tho alcove and
parted the curtains.
"Sit there until he leaves."
"I have no wish to overhear your con-
versation. "
"But I have reasons for wishing you
to do so."
"It shall bo so, then,"
"Our intei'iiew will not bean extend-
ed one," was her significant comment
as she drew the" curtains together so as
to shut pie from sight.
I My situation was peculiar. But for
her c,oinmand I could never have con•
owned to play the cowan in that man-
ner. The thought that possibly she
might need my assistance helped to jus-
tify the breach of. decorum on my part.
A minute later I heard a footfall on
the carpet and the voice of my double:
"Ah, Esther, I'M delighted to meet
' foul Von must have been worried over
any absence, but really it couldn't be
• helped."
I jadgecl, that he advanced: to take her
band, but if so she'rejected it, and • the
tufo sat down near,the window on the
opposite side of the room beyond my
eight, though not a syllableesoaped me.
A9 et hbut he gave,
y the had not spoken, g ,
Iter no rest.
"How do yon.like my looks without
rey mustache?"
"As welt as truth it," she coolly re.
plied. ",But why did yon remove it?"
"Oh, just a fancy!.I -like a change
now and then."
"'Pott are euro there was bo anode'
reason?,,
"Of eoursa What ate you hinting
at?"
"1?Q you .1tntt'tr a ee�ltitanati iron
Mr. Ldvva;;d Kenmore of New Xorb
city?"
The cool. headed villain could not
hide his confusion, though he made a
strong effort at a rally.
"1 judge you refer to that poor devil
who stole your chestnut and was caught
bofore.be could get out of the country,
He claimed that that was his naine,"
"While the others insisted, you
• among diem, that he was Hank Beyer
—that is, yourself."
"It was not I who did so, though 1
was present with the party who made a
social call upon him, but suppose we
let that business drop," added the young
man, foreseeing the complications that
Were inevitable if the conversation went
on as it had started. .
"But I do not choose to let it drop,"
and there. was now a: ring in her voice
that was new to hni "What do you
think, Henry, of a man who commits q.
crime and then urges the .punishment
therefor upon a roan;tdtoan he knows to
be innocent?"
"I should say`j was deuced shabby
treatment, prowled suolh a thing ever
took place, bt to have a better opinion
of human nature than that."
e "So pal I until yesterday. I can im-
age' no villainy more debased than
that, and yet, Hoary, it is precisely
what you have done."
"Have' a Dare, Esther. Such Words
are unpardonable, You do not realize
what you are saying."
"I realize every word' and inean,it,
You stole our horse night 'before last
from our stable. You took him home to
Mapleton, or somewhere in that neigh.
She ted Ma'am to the alcove ancZ parted
the curtains..
borbood. Yesterday afternoon you rode
him Clown to the junction of the roads
and sold him to a D r. Kenmore, who
mounted and rode him to Aldine, The
horse was identiiiel by several who had
been gout looking for hien and who took
the direction toward your home. The
case appeared strong against him who
had trusted your inner, and you helped
along the impression of his guilt by ev-
ery moans in 'Your power: You removed
your mustache and dressed differently;
not only that; but disguised your voice
and went into the inn with the angered
men who sought his life. He pointed
you out and appealed to you .in vain.'
You have visited this section so infre-
quently of late that very few Lnsaw of
the changes in your personal appear-
anoe. You were able to deceive them,
and bad you possessed the courage
would have helped ,'run down 'the man'
after his escape from onstedy." .
This Was a scathing arraignment, and'
I should .have given a good deal for a
look at tho countenance of the man at
whom the words were directed. But he
had Dente, and I heard bis light laugh.
"It is an interesting story which you
b.awe told; but, ilio dear azirl, you have
lot things awfully n rad. Tne young
z:an in whom you are so interested
same up from New Orleans with me on
the Eolanko Belle, He is a rrofessional
ambler whose name 1., have forgotten,
We parted at the Southfield landing,
and the next time I saw him was when
1 roaohed Choline and found the mob
hotfoot after him. I went into the inn
with them, not dreaming whom they
ttere hunting. Then 1 learned for the
first time that he was supposed to be
myself: Every one was referring to hien
as Hank Beyer, because it can't be de.
pied that lie bears a. Close resemblance
to me. Since no One seemed to suspect
my identity and the people were in a,
:nod dangerous mood, I let the fancy"
go, relying upon the future for its cor-
rection. If they expected the pleasure
y p p e
tf lynching Flank Beyer, I was willing
they should.have it, and one of these
days I should have the laugh on them.
That's all there is to that story, dearest
Esther."
This piece of fiction may be elassified
as of the daring order. it lutist have
been that long immunity had rendered
.Bevan reckless. for tvhein ail the diroutu-
v it 'A W1x u AM,.• `t'?ra• E.tvt•J3E 8 1899.
stances are remembered no yarn 00144 have, been more .absurd. Ile mast bete
r..."AsaircA) R
known that•its falsity was pertain to bo
exposed very soon, but with the rash Fornftaulitt uuf` Chi Vixen.
self confidence he bad already shown
he probably believed he could t.razenit she ftp.
out, thuugh how a child could imve resale ,.�--o.w•.00 le to
sct'iouyiy.eutertaiued such a belief' is 'egoatua ertry
beyond my cetuprclioihsion. at,y "�cv% an prdlr
„That story, henry, ld b triter- ,"ma„wawr.w.skt
Save the Babies.
.wr1n e n er- ..•. .. -_r...,a.raz.ww,k+_!w,cwe:iw.arr,.
•elfing if it were true, buy it is not, and. IIX�tX I,1 * .s
both of us knew it."
"Yen t:ro ready .to Accept the word
of any one in prei'ereuce to mine?" h
remittal in nu aggrieved tone,
"'Yes; I ehrailtl ahceept that of a con -
vitt is the pe:titcutiary above your Affi-
davit. I repeat that It was you who
htole the !home fwo;u Colonel Mousley,
from me,,a:ud Mtn ctuiuingiy made it
•x:car thea au innocent man. was the.
t>rimi.unl. You causented even that he.
abohhid be 1;uppoi t to bo you fel: the
sake of making your villainy snaoessful,
thouen itis beyond' my understanding.
• Low yon bopecl to succeed. Eat lheayen
i ns l cventecl'the success of your wiok-
eclnoss, The man is free, and you. can.
culy save yourself by flight. Accept my
counsel and ties without an instant's
. T. gtlsanUS of them die every' same
liter who could he saved, by the
timely use of Dr. I'owler's Ext.
of Wild Strawberry.
With what stationery ye write ye'
e ; eflan bo written ants.
A Strong Minded wolnaih never,
has to borrow as penknife from a
Ina,
When fortune knocks at a man's
door, she somtitillms holds, it open
and lets the flies get in.
rea,i.,n people don't value our,
advice is because we are so wilting
to give it awn.).
Sometimes an optilnist is a pessimist
who doesn't want other people to
catch his disease.
When a sill refuses a common-
n s place men, he often goes away and
delay. ' gets to be soineboly joist for spite.
A slight sound sheaved that the caller
had risen to his feet: His voice had a
mournful, •p:.thotio"tone as he said: Better Talk of something
"Lte you iu oainest, Esther?"
There is not a mother
who loves her infant but
should keep on hand dur-
ing the bot weather- a
bottle of Dr, kbwler's
Extract of Wild Straw-
.� berry,
There is no remedy so
? safe and so effective for
,`the diarrhoea of infants,
i 1 and none has the ender,
t • sation of so many.Cana-
dian mothers who have
proved its merits, and therefore speak
with confidence. One of these is Mrs.
Peter Jones, Warkworth, Ont., who says;
"I can give Dr. Fowler's Eactract of Wild
, Strawberry great praise, for it saved my
baby's life. o She was cutting her teeth
and was taken with diarnco;a very bad,
My sister advised me to get Dr. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Strawberry. I got. a
bottle and it cured the baby almost at
once. -
,
".1\evermore co, „Until 1hndreceivetl Unfortunately the.poaition Canada.i
the proof I never believed it possible for 'vanes to take in this houndarv. dis-i
a human being to be as 'base as you pate is on this side of the line: -The
have proved yourself to be, Onoe I held f Times, Philadelphia.
you in sorne regard, and oven pitied Canadian statesman should be
you; believing you were vilified and 'j
were innocent of the wrongdoing laid at , careful `what they say,. • We have
•
si r
yournot assimilated "•
door,a t 1 .
but now I Itk d ec1
Clow that great ,anythingnow for
as have been the sirs of which you were several weeks.—The Record,, • Ch?- i
• accused the half of them has not been cago,
told; Idespiso you beyond the powerof f . if our Revolutionary forefathers
language to express." had hacl a prescient regard for
"Those are cruel words, Esther," he posterity they would have captured
•
pleaded, taking a "step toward her.
"Pint true. Stop 1 Do not come nearer vaned., when they had the .chance.—
or l shall call for lieip.. 1 pray that I The Ledger, Philadelphia. •
may never look upon your fade again. 'a •- ,
Henceforward we are strangers to. the II)w To Papal' Whitevzs,sid, Vit alfa
•
RETURNER ON TIME.
Carefully washed, properly ironed,
correetly finished and fairly priced-•..
that's the history of your Men when
brought here, Not a thing in our
washing preparations to injure the
fibre of the goods and not. a thing
unhealthy about our work rooms,
T. D. LONG
Leave Orders at Carr's Feed Store,
end cf life.
"Bat, Esther, dear Esther, will. you It la difficult to make paper suck
not hear mei"
, to walls that have- been made smooth
Nota word! Out of :my presence, by frequent whitewashing. -The'
and if Sou vista to save your worthless
,e -.t Io
•
1'fl o t r'lltot liege 1 the way. 'Theesmooth finish may be scrape • f)' or I
whole truth will coca' be. known, and. the surface may be changed by a
you will have to take the place of that coat of paste. If you decide to use
man whohn'you so deeply wronged".— the paste, make it in the following -
.But the caller had heard enough, and manner: Put one pint of flour in a 1
did not stand on tho order of bis going.. saucepan and beat into one eplart of
Miss Mansley and I once more were cold water. When :mood" add twe
alone. 'quarts of boiling water, stirring till
OHAPTER XXIV. , the time. Let this boil up once, then 1
It would bo difficult to analyze u !strain and cool. Brush this paste
feelings during the remarkable inter- over the walls and allow it to dry. 1
view between my double and .Mitis.
Mansley. ' Her word's were. ton plain to
bo mistaken, and when Hank Beyer
went forth from that soothe= home it
was with the knowledge that everything.
was ended between him,and the beaute-
ous.. woman of whose love any man
might feel :proud. -
tlnto few indeed is given the privi-
lege of making the acquaintance of a
member of the other sex as had been.
mine in this case. Miss Mansley had
been the means of saving mo from a.vio-
lent death,. for it is beyond supposition
that I could have effected my escape
from the, room., in the • inn without the
help sbe gave at the critical moment.
My gratitude was deep, and yet so per-
verse is nude human nature that I was
uncomfortable and restless over a point
that l; had no right or business to allow
to intrude into my mind.
:When she left her home on the pre-
vious evening and walked to the hamlet
of Aldine for the purpose,of helping the
man in imminent peril,. did she believe
be was,Hank. Beyer, whom she had now
just dismissed from her presence? . My
belief was that she did, and believing
time I was miserable. •
I waited in the alcove until she sum-
moned me forth, when I resumed my
old place directly in front of her -and at
one side of the room. •I was amazed to
observe. scarcely any. signs of agitation
over, what was certainly an extraor-
dinary interview. She was a • brilliant
brunette, with hair and eyes of intense
blackness and a domplexion almost
olive. There seemed to be a faint height-
ening of color and a brighter luster in
the eyes that iuthralled me.
"1 am puzzled over one thing," she
remarked with that quiet self posses.
cion which was one of her most admira-
ble characteristics. .
''Can I be of any help to you?"
"It is my anxiety regarding your
safety. I do not know when father will
return, and every hour of his absence
increases your personal danger."
"Flow?"
"You have told me of your persistent
pursuit, which tip to this time has been
fruitless, but you left the swamp in the
daytime and pane here as. I wished you
to do, Even if yon were not seen while
• on,the road it must become known that
you are here."
etrnefortuntltel•4 there can be no doubt
on that point, for both your servant and
inyseif observed n man some disti,nee
n he lel
t hwa. who was Watching s.
t n
He saw n e enter your ‘grounds and
knows %am here." •
The information startled het, and she
rose and went to Carib of the windows
in turn, soeunirlg all a the Country in
her flS'1 of vision.
"I see nothing to datase alarm," she
-said, Conning beet to her ,'teat, "but
theta eau ho oeneatien that stoixlard:ei
When you are ready to paper, wet
the walls, spread paste on the paper, t,
and hang it in the usual Manner.
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