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-Well, I heard them 1aagLing several Lis attention bar q Toe lad was sitting In an easy ebadr, Air world held fu him. No. therewase no
rev. I f 1 wan their laughter "low; be had herr into Yt'alnubury." in his mace tt of an a resting on "lien. Wee it blind wile
which oLoiee atrwt than tzimtter. The .inion of
dark .kin was of a greeni.h pallor, which two vestries won stationed. sod with it u,-tibling in every limb. tiannut do it."
contrasted borribly with Ler profuse and rap :sou the panel of T000my's door' ••i reser meant to da It -never -i' But was this • fboiest Beareel]I Iiia
spoed
"And they were apparently on Irma unnher t adilaturali� for adetsoomeTtt, andn hair. ntnhn tturned looked at rpeneel It without turt4er a rmory asd bin: ee-fie1 was iniac in bund it 1 had no thought
It was, Ica Earle. tie ntriao the owere ne womanp inNancy
the
teras then?" teemed fn.
TR H U RO N'SIGNAL, FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 1889
cud ig„nminluaat At hale be leaked up. "What sea
you waft to do r he asked. Imamsiy.
"Du 1'' Jim repeated "Why, whet
akuuld l do bet tell the oul.wel the wboos
POET'S p� with only the perttthis bet.ees. Iger et tb Dusk's Tait. Tine was no shadow cat • mu lsat ,
¶'HE [11\ �'�jear creak wiry distinctly " Liss Jen thew Site did not knew the death, with the omen his brat home •
•'Yon eon bear .Diose plainly throngs alert Wm, bei the landlord and the creel meatier still pleasing alma him, did
"the psrtMoor family were at tea. She was Lure lid!- cot loose bis tamper in the least -an the
•'I have oft.* called out to Mr. Bina- ing up the bar for the evening l+he al• teustewry, he became oalw sot au h, truth st veer 1"
ford hewn my room, sod received an an- ways dad that the last thing before she ••Ttemmy," he began ; when Tua.m7 111- I Yuan. Tommy .y.ddered and hurried
ewer." west to her tea. IMtruptd him p•••►wstei). I4is face is his arms ones mere, •''rbea
-Aad what more did you hear atter you; Cagle ()won inquired the address of at eget". tI you please, sr, • he tread. :win h..•e me." he „„•••"a
1 weaken. elle.
I iasis gles capper Omsk
Was ow Bias that teem W hart
Oa deity einem,
! wanHea tabloids word se nese,
1 weeldea lama kiwi tor serest.
:Meir Mt an ear is may Moat
'Act Ire attest steer.
Whoa things are Just as tbtags 'Wald be.
Aid fiertsse arae • base a plea.
Wbare'er he be.
it liras bard so eaderecsad
Wow ks may walk Wotegb heats nae lead
IC ebesrrsg face and spas bead
Castlaanil .
Sat when. 1. spite o• work asd care.
A rasa w11 o.. bad talbare bear.
1He merita prates
ohs will not to misfortunes bow
Ila cocks his buasetaen bis brow,
red Adds bad. he beim as how.
Through Iaag. hard days.
I wesld.s Riess add b•ubee
Mar say man that 1 oould see
What dines hold
The sweetness o're his wither . name.
Tbe kiadne.e tire bu brothers clam.
Tie b000r o' a woman's fame,
Par stair than gold.
Dot gds him praise obese love is pais.
ha wronged forgiver and lover again,
And though he erteves,
Los sot the dear one from his can,
But lover aim niatr. and weir. and stair,
Aad bides his time wt' hope and prayer.
Asd still believes.
Mary A Harr in Harpers.
BELtIJTff{6 Jit
D7 JOHN STRANGE mTE&
believed Lieut. Beresford had got roto
horse dealer, a Mr. Johns. She
r Mr. John; address and .. It to
" Bathing." hire She also told him that J Teil we pgdoly shat ;re mew by tits you ti Mee to do any more mischief.
"Bow was tbeca had gear to the onto that mooning and sxtrsordiuer bebavtur. And ane thing is very certain, which is
"1 caps. I heard
I went to sleep; at day guar up to London for two car ekedhree y ace is obvious.- Tem- that you'll thoroughly deserve W-
axen
all events. 1 ►card tt(rthing more moil l days. upon width Capt. Owen remarked! 1�e laic» said No, tea," Tommy cried, "my fatally;
was called in the morning to ()apt. Owen's that it was nu use his writing or goiug t hese ouldly. q g I m father. Oh! no. tw. Betwtord. dont
exon aad found him doad him for • week or so. Capt. Owen stayed "1 es."in an Inquiring tene'-t4ea. (bol . 7 me; fur time eek cat my tome,
Thee followed some medical evidence, , a short time. talkie, W her about other be that tbo lad did rut speak. went ou- 'hand
sed the eaatniaat eu of the doctor was at' Wngii and then left. She did uot know "and 1 am to tutor -what:- but even as ideals" mute to
d r:c way be .eat. Then was no bleb the question his lipsthe light •'And what the devil has your
broke to upuuIiintt,, and he grasped Tommy b wtth ttT" Ji m returned. roughly. •'llid
by the arm with a grip that made him the fart that You ars the last of the
whim and shrink. Redac keep you from compromising your-
emy (lad, do you mean to *athat you self with a little slut that you knew your
I rdrrvxi him T' he cr%. ; father would have died other than re -
"Mister Serie, " mid Jtew, sub a halt „And •. 1W* tem • returned .n.
i n.0 ewi hear oa t►r surd. � seo•Gr tit* lrattar, before
bed. (ler+ Yr (than s•1, cud at g i wet
Mr. Earle was called next and mice!. dm in tate bar during the time Le was
He had eery little w say. lie depend there.
that he occupied the loom on the other) 84e was then asked whether Capt.
Ade of Mr. Hwy -steed to that occupied by Owen had often been in the hotel before.
Dr. Foster. Yes, it was eo the cam. aids and irhothrr she knew him et all tall believe tau crier. as Lis daughter" Did being the last
of the block. and overlooked the barrack tsatety. Tummy turned sway his bead and tried of the Earles keep your band from mar
hard lie wadi not nay whether Capt And to this she replki that she had to fors. hu arm from the grip of the oft Ea der! Did it keep you trxn trying to
Ow.0 and Mr. Ilensfurd were on never seer him in tits hotel but Duce bo- oar's strong lingers. fasten the Maine of that muster epee an
terms at the time or not. as he had Etre., wheu le had not spoken to her. ",tnswor me!" thundered Jim.
at Blankhampton, and only reached The da of the starter was the Aral 11111. "ro
let go my arm and gm ant of m] om, incur." reran? Nn; 4"i" talk to me
about your family' ow *.* somcuh►ug
Walmsbury lite in the evening. He had she had ever had any conversation with if you ;.1emso. Mr. Beresford," retuned your fmily lana done rile you before you
been prawn' In the anteroom about half him. She was not rise least intimate with the lad. "Peet that claim w Lave any weight 1
all an hour before they aretired fur the him. No. is had not shown the smallest But Jim rtd stood still and rtastraight"Peet
me. No, 'poo my soul. when • Iongy
art quina 1e 'NOV•x). Si, Iheq► 1 14
nue 0.udmdly, of tl.e.w was au use but
yvureell to %beck .4. 1 she old base called
tar the ..load h".s 41.114e this. Bet
there are .r hers to tbimk es besides pow
sell; tb.rir s your tam lea- w•,1 dua't meas
she tastily postgame time yeti w se load
of bwweesag seems, bat your uld father,
sail the enter situ has Lau w play seared
nidi. to you all her life -the Neale that
dossu't mutat. Just nun remember .111
you, that u's for bar sake 1 do you' th
wrs&or, taut Is the very smallest degree
Gar your owns "
13y an imwuse *Mot Teasley palled
bOusel( toso4Def .ad Iw►sd up .t J1ei.
AEA Jia tbuaght thee ■ wore pitiable ob.
jr.t than the la!'a .4.1e wad haggard face,
emit its wild and .taring eyes, he had
never sees. H. sliced• to ib. duet had
,.r. n • .. ler tr the heck.
e:Imok hoe.. youngster." be se M. sharp-
ly;
harp•1 ; "this sort of thing won't d..!
It the truth lies to be kept be-
tween you and nue you must malm o
to pull yourself together and hide
your taellttgs a bit better. The beet thing
tut you to do Is to get a stili gine .4
brandy and tumble into bed at sues. Arid
then the sumer you get out of WalmsburyJ
the bx•tter."
••11t:t 1 esn't get out of WIm•betry,"
Tommy exclatiue.L treet f ally.
"You get to breed. as i tell von," returned
Jim. • • 1.11 manage that -I'll speak to tee
colonel about it.'
"But you won't tell him, Bensfori•"
•'Till hint what`" coatemptuotsly. • 11•t
to bed sad stop there. Foster is impressed
with the fact that you ars seedy, and yen
bad betties- keep It np-it will simplify
matter*. Besides. you cssoot go to the
funeral to-do ow I couldn't quite
that.'' H. t .4 tiVii ii tb. masa
and Tommy hallowed bin a step or le
with ea eager .ipnnlon of gratitude 1
en his lips. Beautiful Jim, bowevsr,
promptly cut that proceeding very abort.
• lank here." ie said. You had bettor
understand clearly from the begiuning
that I am not doing this in any way for
you. If there was no one but you to
think of, I would very cheerfully ase ynu
hanged to-murrow. You richly deserve
it. But there happen to be others to bre
thought of. and I think of them -it's
lucky ter you that it is s0. pianism,
though behig such • thorough pares
young scoundrel as you are, 1 aunt know
whether hat would not haw: tee beat
thing that caul n to yon." With
these words beautiful Jim semi out of
the nom. and. es the night was yet
young. down into the •uteruom again.
As fur Tommyr., he sat down before the
ere again and thought It all over: but his
first thought was: e1 always slid dislike
that fellow -1 hat. him now,"
ru at tv5Ttxvata
night. Was rather tired. and had not ea
pee -tally noticed either officer.
At this point Dr. Foster was recalled.
•'Aid yon hear any dispute between
Capt. Owen acrd Lieut. Benaford imme-
diately before dinner'!"
"Not a dispute. 1 heard thein talking.' •he men who had beeuou duty that night. something gune by. something like a igotas
•
"Were they talking loudly?" wo meas waiters and the gentlemen who dream and yet, oh! what was it? What
"Capt. Owen was speaking retie tad beer guests at the mess table. 1f was iti A memory cn.wded over by the
loudly, but as 1 heard Mr. Bensfor. _heir united evidence was worth anythingg' tuba of intense drowsiness, and yet. if he
laugh more than once it did w t occur t t was toward clearing Jim Ber +ford of could only grasp it. a memory that had
me that they were quarreling." be suspicion which Leader's nnfortn- something so utterly real and vivid about
w bei with 1 In ' lad' hand If he
down. and several l where pp lyT ) tr.tgue tuned each au infrrgal young score u
the sootier it is blotted out altogether
sb to intimate w t ler 'into the s some hens, as 'and M.m•nble nemoeomer to an end wit
Atter this, Miss Rase Mrckingg was put; would forte out of them the plain words scoundrel m to
• minor wit werw:s area t amen refused
put up. from noneof whom caul:! *117 et•i to speak; and as they steed so an awful are. " 1e
a*ne.
worth mentioning be eztritted- thought dashed into Beautiful Jim's ba the better."
There were various officers' servants and wUdered mind -a confused recollection of "I never meant to kill hiss," Tommy
tsar s:.rinking over the word ►y if
"hank , that will ," mid the ,nein tang tonsjeie bed flowed to rise *Pit that ft -would show the w4ob. -remit -
doctor stood down again.
Then young Manners was put up. bo
be had ems even to say than any of tb
others. Apparently lee had noticed uotl
ing and suspected nothing, and he ha
got into bed as noon as he went to hi
room, and ho had goes to sleep immt
dtately.
Yes, he Lad noticed, while in the ant(
room after dinner, that Capt. Owen an
Mr. Beresford kept pretty dose togethe:
and Haat they were 1 king a good de.
against him; and then they all sat down, rye light at once. But what was it?
to await. with whet patience they might,! Ay, what was it and what was thee* Is
;,he decision at winch the jury would'yottng Esrls's eyes which gave him the'
ereatually arrive. Iei.w he sought! I know nut. and ss -
"You are safe enough," said the great @tiredly Beautiful Jim. to the end of his
riminal lawyer to Jim. "There's teat a days, would never know it either; but
lot of evidence against you." during those terrible moments of doubt
'•1 have nerer been afraid there would and anguish the mitts were suddenly
re," said Jim. coolly. lifted off his mind. and he remembered-
- And presently the jury were ready with remembered the dream he hail Lad that
heir verdict. and amid • breathless hush night, a dream of Owen, his dear old
sag .4 was elven to the pubile. when it is safe friend. b4iug in anger with hint, and the
THE Te1DICT. at some joke between them. les. he sae .0 say treat the only person in the t as momentous words. -t. enabler yuu»dt
The hour of the inquest had come. and them co up stairs as Lr. Foster had ch amble who did not tremble was the one uuder close arrest. Go to your room M
all Walmsbury and the adjacent neigh scribed and be saw !'apt. Owen go in M. •n wbom st
the suspicion Lad Sallee. and 1 will send feu your weord."
boyhood was iu a state of the wildest ex Beresfurds room. Hee had never beard • Jeautiful Jim. While the eves of ad an instant everything was perfectly clear
citement. I lir. Bereafortes haring • quarrel with an were dimmed with fear of ober the nee o him. and he gripped youn; Tummy's
The greet criminal lawyer who bad ion* in the rO iment-h.• well a far.• aument night bring forth. he stood up i ,mgrs closer and taster than ever.
come down from Lenders to watch the ire. Ho oho witness) had not Isom quit ds pia.•e straight and true. and awaits• ••You-eonng-hound:" he reclaimed.
ease on behalf of Beautiful Jim had given syear is the service. :h. verdict wiry the seenraner of cow between Lis set teeth. "1 suppose you
p nonew to come your east of the tortes' rot
j over me in this instance. The l as
of the
CHAPTER EVIL
him as his cue two words. "absolute
silence," and upon that line his client be -
hared.
There was a stormy scene with one Pr!
vide Leader, who swore and foreswore co
himself until he was threatened with am-
tempt of court, and was finally bundlai
einc remoniouely out of it as a vitiating
who was nothing better tLan an idiot;
stud his unwilling and confused evidence
was the only evidence which bore in any
way agaiust the character of the dead
man's friend, James Beresford.
On the other hand. there was the testi-
mony of the officer commanding the regi-
ment that since the time Capt. then and
Lieut. Beresford had been in the service
they bad been on terms ct unusual inti-
macy; that. cu his oath. Le believed they
had never either quarreled or had any
approach to a quarrel during all the years
they had been officers of dais regiment. and
that, so far as be knew. Lieut. Beresford
had never had any quarrel or unpleasant. 77ie inquest.
nese with any other of his brother officers.
Then came the evidence of the other There was • moment'' pause in thr
officers who.... quarters were on the mime j oCledi�. and then The name of Lieut
Maze r
landing. namely, the doctor, young Maesford was called. and Jim stood up.
ners mud Earle. rle. ' • l"n are a lieutenant in the Blankahir
The doctor stated that he occupied a'reg'i ret?"
r overlooking the barrack yen". and "1 am." ,"
next to that of Mr. Beresford. He eras, "What lenetb of service bare you.
therefore. the furthest away from the "Eight years."."
awn in which the murder hat taken "The deceased was in the regimen -
place. It was Capt. Owens invariable or when you joined its
almost i&averiable, custom to lend the, '.Yea. he was..'
our of the eveuin is . Clercs ! "Yon and he
lord's room. Ile frequently joined themleoo•r
there, but on that evening he was very; "Yes; he was tee beet friend."
tired. He had bad a dangerous are under "You are on friendly teras with al
his care fur some days previously, and Your brother Meet'?"
had not Lad much sleep the two nights "Yes; and 1 have almaTe bean eh."
before. lou have never had any quarrel or
••But van were invited to enter Ma eahmnderstandiug with • brother uBcere-
Deresfora .. room?"
hut half L gbecame friendly very
t "And by whom?"
I "Well -practically by both of them."
"Can you give ns tie exact terms of
-the invitation!"
' e0h. yes," answered the doctor. quietly. last word
"I went up the stairs with C. . Owen;.
leer. Beresford was immediately behind "With yon'""
tut. I said: 'Well, I'm off to bad; good "Oh: no. Re was never either angry
night. all of you.' Whereupon pt. ler amerced witb me in all his life."
Owen returned: 'Oh! don't go to bed set, "Wheat was he annoyed about!•l Min," said the doctor decidedly.
come in and smoke a pipe with as.' Mr. "I am clot at ll�erty to say." Suddenly it occurred to him that it w
Bersford supplemented the invitation by "YOU must answer the question." as
jest possible that young Tommy migh
taking hold of my arm. •Yes, come in '•1 animate It was au ofSrial maeo7 have been down to see nes charmer at th
for }calf an hour; there -s a good clap,' he once• tabuut a person not in Walmsburt- !hack's Tail; that that young lady. feelin,
bald." or very near Walmnburr' at the time. and herself released from stens' by poor den
"Dot Ton did not gar who could not jo+sibly tare been in any, old Owen's death, might Lave disclosed t
"I did not. i told them that i was way connected 'with Capt. Oita a man, him the episode of the afternoon. whet
dead tired; that I had been up the greater der. • I Owen had coo'_ly taken possession of hi
of two rights with a bad case In “How .vas that!" Izing. Further, that Tmmy might al ),� f las Earl h be that,
pital. and wanted to get to bed while ) "f. does reit know!
liwrnuse that person reser knew, bad,! this tame be in a mortal funk feat hi air with him and demanded your ring. young .e,,andrel as be was, be was her
I the cl aucr," (base Poster answered• to
that ele best Pt- m�enLa1 an cause for! well known ring should be found among and Owen refused to give it to you until het her. and if disgrace touched him it
• So I bade them good night and went into P 7 poor Owen's belongings. and some very Lad cog tt&uniatod with oar father"
!rte innocence. And the decision of to
nn vias:
mnrder against some persot
,rr persons unknown."
And oh! what a cheer burst out then
and how they all -or nearly all-presse.
forward to take Jim by the hand and te:
him *:cat t:aey had never, never believe.
him guilty for a mome01. And thea pooin a
Leader came. shaking and pa. a ghei
o
to tell him if they had given a ver
dict againste him he should have gonon:
Judas; and hanged himself like Jud; and the&
when Jim, with rough kindness, told her
not to talk rot, but to et back to bar
racks. he burst out sobbing like n great
baby and fanned himself for a blubb erica;
fool. who had risked the neck of the bee.
master mea had ever barred ander.
But it was all Tery delightful. never
theleas, to Beautiful Jim. 1 is mei au..
well to make little of a danger Lea It
over; yet this danger had been vary re:.
while it bad lasted, and more thin one.
Jim. in spite of his innocence. L• d cage:.
himself furtively stroking Lis throat Ln:
wonde:in what the feel of ti.:' rot
t:
would be lite, if it should come t•, the
Oh: without doubt. it was Tar;•, vas;
pleasant to be free once more.
On account of the dead inn .ti:l deal:
in the room above the mess nee::i, w:
had been be great a favorite with the
all. there were no open de&nonstratia_,
satisfaction and joy at Beautiful JiLi , r
c..
lease that evening. But ir*cute
after denies the col,nel filled Lia geese t
the brim, and. turning to Jia, who sat
the place of honor beside him, dru k t
him in silence. an example which was 10:
lowed by every other Ulan at the table i
turn.
•By the bye where is young Tommi-`
asked Jim. suddenly becoming ar: arc that
'•Never•" Tommy was not in the room.
"When the deetiaecd came into your ••Gone to bed, or in his room, seedy,
quarters before dialler did any dispute fancy," returned ,the doctor, who sat o•
brims between you?" his left. "Tho young duffer's not op t•
''No." much; he's just about as weak as a cat
"He was very angry about comet In fact, there's no stamina at all abou
"He was annoyed," emphasizing him, and all this busineea has knocker.
him over eomptetely."
"11'm -there's no reason why it shoal.
particularly," remarked Jim.
No; beat it has, and that's sere eer
urian, and a pretty ending for the
Fortes -to he snuffed oat by the hang-
man's
ang-
m YYoung Tommy's white face turned to a
sickly yellow. and Jim felt a tremor r..*
through hem.
N hat do you mean, sir?" berried, try-
ing to pass it off with a high hand and
succeeding very badly.
"I mean that you -yon murdered Owen,
and i know it -yon dastardly young
hound; and you tried to fasten it on me -
pee scoundrel:" and forthwith Beautiful
Jim set to work and shook the lad, much
as a terrier sLai-es a rat awl with as little
merry, until in fact the teeth seemed to
rattle in his head. and his very knees
seemed to knoek together. Ther, with a
last burst of fury. Le Bung him from him
into the big chair. where he lay gasping
and livid. more like a limp rag than a
smart young officer -to way nothing at all
of his beteg the last of the Earles.
But even thou he did not altogether
give in. "You shall answer for this:" be
panted.
••Answer for it" echoed Jim, with
mighty scorn. -Yes, by the heavens
above us, I will answer fur it. I will an-
swer you, you damnable. cowardly hound.
I say you murdered Owen, murdered him
in cold blued -you struck him from be-
hind. I have the most convincing proofs
against you. 1 bare only to disc the
subject of Owen's conversation with me
that afternoon, and to show the ring that
he insisted on haring from that woman,
w put the rope round your teeck without
a chance of escape."
"Hinge' gasped Tommy, in a different
tone. What ring! What womanr
What ring? What woman?" Jim re-
peated. in disgust. "Do you come that
humbug over me still? Then. Mister
Earle, 1 will enlighten yon. I atean the
sapphire and dramend ring, engraved
with your fame crest and motto, which
you gave as a of affection to that
sharp nosed 'ttte burs] at the Duck's
Tail! Ah: -you know what Ping 1 mean.
do yon!' sea of utter arid abject
despair burst from the lads lips.
Jim went on without mercy. "Now, I
see ft all-a1L You went to see that
woman on Tour way back to barracks
from BlankLampt000, and she -like the
"! newer ~sat to kill Aim." Tommy pro-
tested.
the word was really more than the thing.
"I had no inch thought in my mind. t
bade t. Beresford. upon Bit honor."
• • lour -w hatr asked Jim, in genuine
amazement.
The lad turned scarlet_ '•Yon think I
haven't any honor." he said bitterly.
-Well, 1 suppose eve forfeited any neat
to that forever. Any war. you may be-
lieve me or not. as von like. but I'll tell
the whole truth. Ihad roe thought or in-
tention of harming Owen iu the least. but
1 was furious at his iuterference in a mat-
ter which did not in the least concern
him. and Owen was frightfully sarcastic
and bitter about the whole affair. If he
had spoken to me reasonably and told me
I was a young ass I should Rare sten the
justice of what he said. Bat he didn't -
be jibed and jeered at tae. taunted me
with my youth. my family, my general
idiocy; and I couldn't get back my ring.
No. he meant to keep the ring until be
saw my father, and he swore that nothing
should induce him to keep quiet about tt.
I had disg-aced my name. he said. and
myself. and the regiment. and everything
and everybody connected with nu. and
my father should know about it at ones.
And, of course. I was frightfully angel
about ft. for it Isn't plesaatlnto have ones
doings rant&seed over to obit's father, and
I dare say i did answer pretty cavalierly
-in fact. I believe I told him to go to the
devil. Any way. be put me under arrest,
and -end --and then I went back and
clinked that dumb bell at him; but,
Beresford, upon my soul, as sure as I am
alive this moment, i lead no tlwmht of
doing him a serious injury. let alone of
taking Itis life, I had not. indeed. J was
jnet blind with rage. I didu't know what
1 was doing."
"Yon were not blind with rage when 1
came in here to -night," said Beautiful
Jim. who was not in the smallest d(ernee
mored by the lad's story. though he im-
plicitly believed every word of it.
I was worse than that. 1 was desper-
ate," Tommy answered. humbly •'1-
don't"- and then all at once he gave way
entirely and broke down into viui.nt weep-
Jonble faced. designing little jade she is- And Beautiful Jim stood looking at him,
told you Owen had been there, that he had at the convulslrely shaking .boulder.
seen the ring on her hand and insisted on and the fair, lovely had, so like hers -
her yin it up. Tom you came beck the one who did not count, but the one
end bided your time. and after Owen left who ws. .11 the world to him. It was
my room, you followed him to Lis. And with an awful shock he realized that tb.
heti, you came your ' o t ea news must reach r sooner or later; t,
may and • annoyance- unpleasant inquiries be set afloat in con
7 J' L -o (1W nut." broke in omm
"And that was the last time waw! "And you say it wan not •personal nenrn. � 7•cwR�7•
Capt. Owen:" you t matter?" •1 should think the sight of that beauty' "i b! 'those were not the precise
•'Alive." replied the doctor. i 'sot in the very lead." I In the witness bee today most have (.rad I dare 3a)•, said Jim. carelessly. "bot
And you heard uo Quarreiing or any ! "Then wily cannot son disclose taw him completely." Jim droned, kt, with a tor. can gve 700 the precise word. which were
dispute between them!'` 1 lrar'ticularar I tain smonnt of „novae on for the lad's the last the dear old chap ever spo b --
"Not • weed." "Because they were given to me Meas I eoceishome. '•.Voll, i must go u a. noon tie y were these: 'Conaeleryourself under
would of necessity touch her also.
Quick as thought his mind put into
ideas all that would happen -be ow the
.Imont certain death of the frail old man,
bearing his good old name with honor to
the last. but crushed completelybeneath
the shame and degradation of his sons
"Could anymach quarrel hare taken edence. and 1 amino to bveak It." tr I ran get o![ sod talk to L&ci LLe a tko*e brevet (.o to none mora at ose•lsad; be saw Nancy, with her pure, noble
place in lien Bcwwafurd's rood witiront "I) d Capt Owen saywhere he had bsesl lather; and then I ll set Lis uud at roar and I hill & reed for your .word!' seal bind, and her sweet dove's oryoa, left
daring tine afteernormr gbont his »tions ri then." raid Cerantiful Jim. speaking alone, quite alone -for 1110 knew that eves
lour tnowlmeg r
I think not.' � At this point Bantifnl Jim raised his Aeordingly. as Poem as heeonld get freed-:eotcl7 end Aistirletly, coo -wen
"But, being very tired. did you not fall IOTneet o7es and beheld staring •t biro of the colonel's ponderous eforta to show -and Ltlied Lim:"
.aloe? immecstoyl Did 70a bedli' with the la*dnat•ed game of a bird at- his pleasure at his favorttw'v freedom.. The lad had hewn lying belphisaly beck
trscted b] a snake. thegar who was bar Beanill nl Jia betook himself npPtaln, his in tile Lig(.slr staring ret Jim with a fae-
maid at the Duck s Tail; her small. sharp lyes turning with a look which was it vanillin piteous to behold. but as the last
••I did; but -not to sleep. in fact, 1
hear.! Capt. Owes go to his euro room."
"How long after mss their"
"1 should say about half an hour."
features were strained and anxious. her ytoolf tweren.•e to the door.befoxe whir word% fell upon his ears. he sprung tip.
tor justice tender Nancy would never for-
get that his had been the hand eo
him to punishment. "And, oh! (Jodfor-
give me -Owen. dear old friend. forgive
me." bb heart cried within him. -1 can-
not be the one to break her ,beart-1
k to his nemiomcr.
wtihich
n ale. t gg i "Did ire teU u where' pipe
"d out tot to mot our dtm- Nancy decided the nation, and the
vrLich kept me awake. And then 1 haled) 7o is knees. staring into the fire. He loo oil T^'T�JY 7 r7 7 q
the icier open and Capt. Owen assn 'Well.' "Yes: doe meet to the Duck's Tail." up listlessly enough at Jim's entrance, tardl cowardice upon tae?" Jia the wretched. Fobbing. craven hearted 1•d in
I dere say you're right Good night, old "eTo T4sglehttek's T•Ut What to do tMvT' demur but where a ear. who his visitor was, saaoo contemptuously. "Yt'se dist ilei big clutb woo safe, or. If not actually
ah1p who hard beerecommended by Maj. Whit- r el of int° an attitwde of haughty blind have leen mad ever since," rOOOWA Junes venggeancep xt lure, from Eawtl(nl
•'DW Lieut Bensend
male any nep17T .. _
"Yes. he mid 'Good night, old man
"Yon beard Capt_ Owes go w his omit
`•Ilii he mit lir
"I don't know,he not t:
••Wee the annoyance committedcommittedwith
this bores dealer?"
"Not In the v least "
"To what," he acted, "d. I owe the the lad sbjon*OMtly. •M above only knows Haring men mum b m
a 4.eiak, Jim
I:onor cat thin visit?" was not the than to let the grana grow
rooter did y ' Maier his feet. Thesis was much to be
f• "i did. and dem the dew? behind hist." dew for If Teensy w.. M M shields/1 he
"Did you hear Lieut. Beresford moving Binet he shielded .tlsttndly. "Hera
Mop that bowing, ries miserable young
about Wf41,mom 1 h rbatt" your
1 ellsgn ear." lee said, break the silence at last.
'/Yes. Well, 1 laniard him, b the beset 7
inaU the iter t lost f g and i in a e authoritative
etRelief. get into bed." w7 7 1'0 [owe 7began. wpwwk ngj
ow meld yard lane tovt J , ,{ pj� Liisw eerie 7 Mt,,,,d mloautd ] pity f Nasty
my 1 leaned him Biuvi abroat rya He
room pveeisely ae 1 had beard him move
mail night for week• ;•alt —.mea or twice
siestas the floor, then one boot dropped off
o.ftar tie otke;, sad trees I heard lila ret
'"i'hmogh the wadr
* The deet or smiled.
e %mils a» y
bow and what 1 have sneered. I ban
toot known what I've beau dosg. I
have•'t indeed. "
"Ala! there's been a gnod declot caned
"roc wolhe Tint *rite i in r madness, though." returned Jim
TLen then f ed a ong and doss "113 wbat " asked Tomm Firle with in at.
exam of on • events o ormalit mrd f "de
day acid evening. to all of which J►m re- tie Minor of this visitr For thse apse•
to nedu»wees lyoorroboratingtbe of gnite a minute Bwsntltul 11.. at°otl
evidenes which gene bwtalitr. Tho& at still sod staml blankly at bine, se if hs
hist he wadi told to stand mete. and tits had riot anderetood the eswdng .rt ►b
name of iiLAO Masking was Galled. words. At 1ast, however, be paled hiss-
Nassew4st to Jim'.sur•prise.. R3oesy/ eeskg- eelf taro her, sad spoke, "Wbd a
from tha Dark's TdT, esd, it •'it Iv what it sebi
ray." rtarnai 7'osq
CIIAPTEB RVm.
Ti i' trot p.etteblart
lied there is. 1 believe. astf • lattbil
£iaater partition bdwess hie geese are
Wane. reed Y oar orbs attend lei. the m ar
"But, Beesford—.fist"—Tamm
when the other interrupted him : tree $e an amnia of the tender -
"gra M m f on t►- f to touchingor ;
my equable hs said. curtly "To but for the bay, none- world let Atm,
new and Ar always. Mr. AeseE ed, it yen (ler Itis sister's sake. go sed free. but he
pions." was troubled by no alebly sentimentality
The miserable lad made no lea bot about tb. 1ad11 abject terror and *Twee -
b hid his fan norm Ills arms. shimni tf sew ef !naso, 'QRite right if the
ht was of t. Mb Meek- sad chinking away !mei the !lase of hfj! rind devil floes Ad K," he told himself
way den guilt, goo, tartly eaaredo's righteous indignation. MMM as he wombed Tommy's snorts to »gbh
hg mast have W the credit of being Moet mon won.l have pewee fnr:ona b eemtrri they mad.. the two; the one so emepsaare. "I he'll go on fce
very gaUty. West ander such an attack from a 1.E of .trat,lit and strong and base tt. the other the same way for tie, of his life. I
ie J do yet think that
Mg proved to bas the sharp • .li eke he
depsesd that satbir late in the Tammy'. jeers end v.glmental steedings so wretched. se pitiable, a migorable, atnoes* baps M-"
a/lsespa Qs/k. Ot#1� I�lirgw Imo the bat Cgatllul Jlate isms inrd from tie gouty thea d,tvost *p ham coram, with. "Camel W4at gond
- . -- - 1 rat eves otrotitlt M Marl at hog.
will derhe demanded. mighty. "i',.
• Mew eve.
A new and prcmisiog light has been
invented and p•teuted, which ie likely
1'..,e. taste extensive tee fur contract
ors said others who tale night work on
their hands. The prntciple is remwwhat
Lke that of the tomo» Leeman. in
•Eich a jet of crude tntrule.ra, drives
in a spray by cumpreased ar, is trade to
give a light omelet( t( in careworn is elec-
tric light, but stzam se used instead
of spray to dna* the jet of al spray
The apparatus, ready for use, consists
1... cylinders, 1.11.111 .untsuntng ..ti and
other water. They are Chid from th
buttons. so that the sir in the cylinders
is oompreesed in the upper portent, or
air may be lured to by s moth modem -
mg pump. Wheu the lamp is to be
used, :be condensed sir from the top of
the cylinders a allowed to begin to es -
rape through the jet, and the oil is thee
turned ore The spray rt oil end air is
lighted, and burn* with* light equiva-
lent to that of 4,600 candles. Jest
above the dame is s soil ol pipe. saw
municatisgt with the water cylinder. As
wem as this .rel is but the mster is earn-
ed en, sod the pswioug through the had
coil is eaperized, and eaters the jet is
place of the compressed sir, which is
then turned ref[ This serves to metsWs
the bleat begun with compressed air,
while it greatly lsereases the light
through its..wibsstion onto oxygen and
hydrogen, which smut the sombustios
o.l the oil. As then is Do wick, DO
chokaug an take planm with any kind of
.41, and crude and refuse petroleum or
titmouse. from pm wastes an be burned,
while the apperata s is portable, and Um
lamp can be lighted ie a moment.
Ts Ib. @tNt1Y Peee.aee .. sad W wow
u away recce•.
Phosphatine, or Nerve boon, a Plies-
phate Element based upon t3oiestifr
Facts, Formulated by Professor Austin,
M. D. of Boston, Maes., cures Pulmon-
ary Consumption, Sick Headache, Nor
nous Attacks, Vertigo and Neuralgia
and ►11 wasting diasases of the human
system. Phosphatine is not a M.decine.
but a Nutriment, became it Contains no
Vegetable or Mineral Poisons, Opiates
Narcotics, and no Btiauksnta, but situp,
ly the Phosphatic and G•rtrie boats
found in ear daily food. A niggle booth
1st .ufficiont to eoerino&. Ail Dragggtmts
sell it. 1100 per bottle. Lowing it
Co., vile agents for the Domigios.
ib Front Street tact Toronto
Thai Clod should have Greeted at all.
is indeed a mystery ; that be .ydod
haws crested s moral world of whish he
east have twommen the history, is a still
' rester mystery ; bat that having des,
this, he, the eternal jostler. he, 14
eternal justice, be, the Mensal charity
should have left hie h.ndiweek to Neel'
weold have boos, bad it lime true,
It been possible, • mach greeter, sod, 1
will add, • mach greater, bud. I will
a Id, • raeeb darker mystery. -(Drina
[iddos.
" aft hewer u_.I - ameba I"
No "hardly .ver' abort it. Re hod
an *throb of what people call "Wiese
ere•,"and to smile wee immeshes ld
a mea ms] ''11301le and smile, and 1a
villain still, still he wee no villain, but
piton, blunt, hosed scan, that needed 4
re1wdy meet .. Dr Plum's "P1es.ewt
Pntyrrtiv. Pellet.," which DON, fail
mire hilt...mess and dimmed or terra
tor, dyspepsia said *brown seua01
tie& IN dregiWa
"New, ass .ball beer Ids own ho -
dew" -this is 1he law of seeilsldtt
"Bear ye ase smother. M+dem" tb"
1. vim law of •eesnky. "Bev 7• ^""
(mother's beidese"-this is the tae
Owlet. Int • nes )1M.n hi. awe h.•l
4 **mom his seigbbnr'e he, a —�