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hey vier
a1'rai4 of hr.• r.eor'leer
vcrv uncertain. Sun et»t.s thev
oout very danrousl, or
fatally, and eut- throats, .and set
houses 00 fire. Ancl so they 'cast
About for somemeaus of .ipeetiring
:tbis1*hWhit.iA
was helped -every day in lter
10 her spirit ehild.
Theyidared not tura hevoitt- of
lettra now. She might ,eome back
It the
•
bons
,• ssssr...,ssesssiss,
)oor protegee, that he tlid
ROt care to confidet either t, the
Eet,r family or to Marie Serafin-
ne hersetf. For be-eauld not tell
the Berger family without brioging
ta light and pwing ail ser-
afipues early sorrows and humili-
ens ;-and,le;
ric herself without inflicting upon
Iter bitter grief and regret. Tb
secret WAS thiSthat• berstrasbaral
had turned rat, six months after
her departure from Pine Cliifs,
At !rngth, Mr. TaThot tarted en
le of seareli in person.,
bcgzn at Pi;" liffs and ira,ced
to:Wen over, hut tr.' he lest thit
duet and 'never 'fourid'it again ,
At the end of..three years he r
p axed at Ur. -'Wortit's c!lice in
Ile had given up t
seareh• in despair, -and was .ng
Italy try and (i:vett his
t!eughts Irina retaerse -that was
via,lingitdg his:mind, hyttudying t
"iferent tel-t9.11$,,et_ut At
Ut look...leave of :Ir. Wo
mbarked.• tee .the nes..t. • ,oss
hound earner. s Since that, e
V' '5' had , ed.' -durisi-t‘ stbi
140.
firtber ire A n
.',ta?:then
fact, althot's,.
tong:silence, Mr. Worth rather in.
dined- to the belief' that he was
dead. -
Stich was the explinatiga that
Ishmael Worth _gave to !,thes,plAy-si-
iiiirri-rsaiiige of the asyium, at
the time of Ms placing Marie Sera.
Anne under his care; but which he
row -lie -tie herself, -lest
'sicin1d ony bring heris.and
e un
Nor
ey send ber to pri-
son, for sb had committed no of-
fence.
- So they vast about for.somelegal
method a restralirmg her, -and
mean time they watched her very
closely.
utual, except- a tendency te-ileirt
Walking. They fotiond that she of-
ten arose in the night and itecom-
plished great feats of labor while in
state of eomnsunbulency, but
'Oen timed in the morningwith lier
nightly performances, she would
-firmly deny that she had ever stir-,
• ss-beds--and--
maintairt that her .spirit child lied
. *Tie Abeittirk, -6- •
this ground they charged- he
with insanity,and lived in
fear of her doing them some fatal
injury, -and they watched her day
and night, and studied hew:they
should rid themselves of her with
safety. • ,
At length it occurred to Carl
Berfter to write to the only person
Itfarie Serafinne had ever referred
te asa friend—named, Mr. Ismael
Worth, ofrItiehmond.
• Mr. Berger wrote a letter and
_posted, it hiusSelf.
The litter was answered by Is -
The letter was answered by lab-
ile came down to the farm and
expreseett much interest in the
„Marie- Se/ethane whom he had nev-
sitr forgotten, but whout he always
remembered as the most interest-
ing client he had ever been called
upon to detInd.
Re told tbe Bergera -nothing of
Cliffs,herrat Pine but Jzc.
Called himself a friend, and asked
to see her.
•She wits sent in to him.
The meeting between Marie and
the benefactor whohad saved her
life,swas very affecting.
Marie SerOnne wept and kissed
his hands and would have kissed
the soles of his shoes, if he woad
lis.ve permitted it.
Ile asked ber about herself, and
she told i'hirn of her long wander-
ings and of her .finding a home at
length at Witch Elms, of the bar
work that had .worne her. almost to
death until the last year, ,when her
epirit child bad' helped her, Adding
in relittioa to this astoundinginfor-
nition—"I know you will think
am crazy, !r Worth, for indeed I
should bave thought se two years
ago, of any one 'WhQrAltntkl: hart
tet1-1-41-TiCh 4-"tliiiig of themselves,
. but indeed I am not_erazy, Mr.
Worth,. 'Aud I knowlhat my child
is new a maiden beautifulstud
strong, who' 1z es in)the spirit
world, but COineS' daily to %ell') nit
\via% »y'hart)work in'thia!"
"Awe* you ever seen herr' hi.
*wired- Mr. Worth, humoring her
fancy.
4dXo, never seen her but I have
heard her sweet voice and felt her
holt hand, and more than all, I have
perceived herpresence throtigh
some sense tlzat 1 . do net myself
Unilbrstand aml cannot therefore
describe,'" she AnsWered firmly.
Ishatnel Worth 'did not, dispute
her words. -Ile fell into deep
thought. He was sufficiently inter-
ested in 'this ease' to eansent to re-;
m4in'twentY-four hours in .the farm
home to attend to it.
•Later on the .,5etine, evening, while
Marie Serafirine was in the kitehen
preparing supper, he had an inter-
view enth Mr. and 11fra. Berger,
in their e'sennion sitting -room..
told theta that their young friend
l'“ts ProixtbIS a conIntunbuliGt who
ttid not understand her own ease,
a eGlIdition trhieh would account
rationally for evert -1111w; that was
otherwise inexplicaiile in her ease;
that" her mind as certainly in
cortstant
of her own infantebild.
learned farther that though she
had been acquitted by the jury,
she had been actually driven from
her native Village by the force of
public reprobation ! He then sought
far and wide for new of his lost
t4issussissssssawssess.
Ile at length, went to.11iehmond
te confer with the noble and itti:
mane counsel who had gratuitously
defended her.
But Ishmael Worth was as much
shocked as -seas Talbot himself at
hearing of Marie's flight from Pine
Cliffs. He could give no inform's-
-the-
very assistance in his flower to
wardastracin-A-Ier-
In thespresence of the man strick-
n with_grief and remoree. I it : •
Worth forbore to express the de-
testation he had -'felt for the heart-
less desertion which had plunged
the poor young wife into such un-
utterable horrors.
And scion he felt glad of his for-
bearances when Talbot, in a voice
'broken down by sorrow, explained
the reason of his apparent abandon-
ment -otitis wife.
Ile had left her, he said, in a fit
ot boyish anger, because she refus-
ed to leave her selfish -and grasping
old grandam, to go :with him to his
own home in the city. _
But when. he reached his home
his short lived anger was succeed-
ed by compunctions and grief, and
he wrote an affectiotsate-, letter to
Marie. But he never got an answer
to that letter, which of course was
never receive i by Marie Serafinne.
After waiting -as -weeks he wrotessa,
iceortd-retter; but before there WAS
time to hope for an answer to that,
he received & letter from Leeds in
England, -summoning him to _the
death bed of his father, who was
Sinking to the grave with -a linger-
ing -disease.- Ile a rotesir-thirillets
ter, apprising hie wife of the ne-
cessity of. bis sudden voyage, and
pretromi—ng to return -and laim her
as soon as he possibly cortld get
away.
Ile went to ,England and to the
city of Leeds, where his father was
a:wealthy manufacturer.
He was detained there. many
weeks in attendance on the death
bed of his only surviving parent,
and even after having 'closed his
father's eyes tdid laid hie- body in
the grave, he was detained mativ
weeks longerin settlingtip the va t
state, to whithsbes was the so
heir. .
He had no taste for the business
as.which his fattier had made a for-
tune, se he cold it out to a geed
company, and with the Proceeds 'cif
the sale be returned to this ceentry
a vas?. Ivealthy•:mart, to ipven Id,
money and to clairri‘hie wife. \
The dreadful 'tetels of her trial for
infanticide met andnearly killed
him. In leaving her, he had not
had the feintest suspicion that she
as likely to become a mother. Ito
Verwhelming ibenwas the horn
information that the had borne
child, and had been tried for its
42,our eonsula abtoad# seck aidfiral
some definite news ot Talbot's fate.
e
you , have a few'hundred savcd and want your
savIngs toQW faster than they will by compounding interest
at 4 or 4 cent., the selection of Av_inediumIcor_investment
of the
CHAPTER XL
'"Aral.this i aifr 1 inquired, as
the doctor finished his it
"Yes; for ehe remains precisely
wtich she was
whenshe entered the institution;
and her circumstances and pros-
pects are the same.
"Mr. Worth has written, I be..
lieve, to every Americanininister
and every consul in Europe, Asia/
and Africa., without obtaining any
news of the present whereabouts of
the artist Talbot. Ile is still intr.
sass liTs-r-torc-stitatiorree—b(irith
little hope of $1100088. The last
-heard of Talbot was, that he had
spent a winter, eleven years 'ago,
Romessand-hatHeft-in-the-spring
for a tour in Switzerland. There
tkil trace- of him was lost." •
"But she is happy," I said, with
a sigh of relief,
"Yes; her -hallucination makes
her happy," he answered.
It was after ten o'clock and I
got up and thanked Dr. Abbot for
his story, and bade him good -night.
I looked in at the nursery; on
my way to my room, to see what
had- kept my cousin 'Nellie away.
from the drawing -room all the ev-
ening. I found her '3611 engaged
with her teething baby, -to whom
the doctor was just administering
some simple Medicine. I bade them
good -night also, and went 6n to my
robin to go to bed and dream of
Marie Serafinne.
The next morning every trace of
the night -storm' had disappeared.
"; -the
air -keen and cold. •
It was. good Christmas weather;
and Christmas WAS drawing near.
joined the family at breakfast;
and after breakfast, at eay own re-
quest, I was 116rniitted to MakO
vsit toIttaxie Send -tine, attended
by vung Doctor Abbott.
We found' Marie sitting to the
window of heis rOom,-lookiag out
over the wintry sea.
She silently extended .her hands
to us, and her face was soradi-
ant with happiness,' that.the young
doctor exclaimed:
"Why, Marie, you lit'ok as if you
were delighted to see
."I am, I have had much good
neW8!)
"Ah! indeed! What nein have
you had, Marie, and who brought
it to your- inquired the 'doctor
istmeiringshec-si-
bara.rie Serafinne's v'oiee'u sank- to
low tone,1 as she:answered:
"My child brought me the news.
Before I WAS well rawake this morre,
ink, 1 heardliir sweet voicle close
t..) my ear. She said to lae,
you know you will be married
socat?..'I do. "
"$o you are to be married, Ma
rid'? It must be to me, then, for
I ain the only young nian who ever
oines to see you. Are you loin
marry nti;-Mariel"limiliied the
young doetor.
She looked at him in graversur--
priee for a minute, and then an-
swered, „gently,- '
- -"No, Dr. Abbott; of eourse not.
There is, only one in the, world I
an. possibly marry, and that one
not you."
I AM Vet? sorry', Said the young
man, laughing good-humoredly, as
be arose to.. attend ° me from the
room.
In the' cofridor outside We rflet
Dr. Hamilton, who was hurrying
toward-us.in cOnsiderable seta.
tion.
" veltim ethic Marie &ratline
his ;naming?" he hastily inquired
. "We hale pitt left her," ,auSwer.
ea Dr; Abbott.--
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that is just exactly who be is. But
/-,musts-sesseltlarier4ilerafamie-
before I can permit her to be ex-
cited by such st visit," answered the
doctor, as he went past us, and en-
tered Marie's room.
We waited anxiously in the corri-
dor for his return.
Mahe entrof-teri--min'uteithe came
out with 4 look of astonishment on
his face.
"Would you believe it She was
prepared for this visit! She reeeiv-
d me eirtiliegly,, told me sli% knew
what I had come to autrotince that
-
her ehild had told her about Al So
you see I had nothing to da but to-
aiik her when she would 'receive
Mi. Talbot. - She answered, stab'
delight, that she would, receive hins
11°;r
,24Ain"''
And are: you goingto take him
up to her room I" rather anxi'ottely
Inquired Dr. Abbott;
murder, and th
her native, lilt
reprobation o
inninty I
"See here,
ri conclusion
t she had fled from
e, pursued by the
the whole tom-
- Worth " hetaid,
If SOU blarA0 , at
without . measure, for all the woe
TAY carelessnewi has caused,' you
will -do right. But, if you think de
new remorteleSN, look 'at my hair.
am twerity-three years old. silken
I eame back from the old country
1 had not a gray hair;himy head.
Look at it now!" '"
His hair was, inked, half. gray,
end his face was that of ,a;tare-
worn? grief -bowed; middle aged
vratth
"t pity yeti frettn„ th httttn o
wirrerstrolgtas'yer
statiltel ratter
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ec his beautiful wife from the asy-
lum. Mr. Viotti], accompanied them
as fax as Ictsw York, when they em.,
barked foirLiverpool, beeanse Mr.
Talbot had determined to fix their
future residence in England, where
the terrible story of Marie Sera.
filmes early life was unknown.
* * * *- *
Some years have passed since
their settlement in London. I have
heard of Mrs. Talbot recently as a,
spirit mediumof great rosier: she,
shows- no signs of mental' deranges'
onisss, giersisten
.that elle it constant coni
the .elder physiciat4 as he rireced. mumestion with her *hit -child
room togethet„!whete We found Mr .
est ns down stairs. ' 1 Itut if that belief is' roof el in -
We all "went into the drawing tat a mil -
sanity, there are sib. Hon of lunatics, at Urge, 'holdin
Worth ant]the Oranger ii convera,
sati,00 with my coinat„, Eleanor.
31r.' Worth I had seen \ !Wore,
and NO 1 greeted him as an old ae-
anaintanee. [le intrOdneed "his
companion, Ur. Talbet.
And I curtsied tel a tail spar'
*ph:tired AAA really hut thirty
sevens years otiose._ but looking
ty, and very unlike the rave s
haired, .dark -eyed young Ad6nis of,
fourteen years ago, who had fascin-
ated thc little beauty of Cliff Cot-
tage nearly to her destruction.
We had scarcely exeliaked the
usual words of greeting when Dr.
,Hamilton invited , Mr. Talbot to
walk up stairs with him; stnel they
left the room together. '
.Worth remained with Ilk
Sp none of u saw the, meetin
between thei 1orakseveres1 husband
and iife. Ilut we afterwards beard
'something about it. We heard that
Dr. Ifamilton bad left Mr. Talbet
at the door of his wifetts room. and
, hat tho hrtist had cntcri that
room alone
She was ettliccting himand he
eeeited him with calm tielight.
quite overemtie hy t
Staneet, exhibiting .signs and wor‘,-
dert, ani calling%thentselvis od-
ern Spin utilis6.
THEICID.
surprising how
teh can run in church.
elowly a
MOST LUXURIOUS PRISON.
The most luxurious prison in the
world is in lapan„ about -fifteen
-miles from Tokio. " In the midst of
gitrfiens where flourish medlars and
.rvstrees, vrhere• are seen orna-
mental ponds with water lilies, arts -
es the palatial prison. The cells
are spacious and Ai*. The lighting
throughout is by electricity, and
the apartments are furnished lux-
ueionsly. Bathrooms with marble
baths, hot and cold water being
laid on, dressing rooms and read-
ing roo,n---notiing
wanting to make' the sojourn in thel
prison pleasant. In. fact, it seems -
calculated tod,reduee, enme%,
•
. .
How, the average, woman deeti,
abuse her lunibanttssitiitt bow
doessdeserve lit -I s •
, 1 • \
The Than WhO 'bralift 'of his wil-
lingness to do hie,duty it 411 jirtie*
usually the 'first t try to dodge
derIt
Give the It
yenned -0r
TaaStta "COta w1renee
•
will pt/t litttle stomah In
ler other
M pet mot. to
e blp*Eedilli-litpolter and 1
;f tIc 17, -,and wonderful'
in 6
tbr iii,sttes, itt
nutrition
aids diiteltigio.
- under
there.,
fully de
t reattach
And thus
the benevole
t/utt'pter
hrou
nt the
ittere
(*mum
Cho(
cnt eoLner ti
eller ever- eitlkt
/*v. oitii,r NIV1t* 00411
und 14 ad e.tti,Ltrrfat. .
reat Ongs
and besought „litji
e*-lits,nitiort of li's Te
tidtfrotnentprevqit
ittl,v replying that she
red he bad never been n
hat Ow stPeAttito'hotir
from hie lipe.
next day lir. Tsibat
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