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The Exeter Times, 1884-9-4, Page 2LOST roR , WOMAN DV Il tl' .iGNES 1;'l.EMINti, .AVTnett OF .1/4:i(en1 any! '?"rue," " .-1 11a,1 )Iar- ri,t.av,"laic NzehC"s c1ftrtrry," playa. She looks over her shoulder, ea., ,vc, etc. keenly, at the newcomer; her mocking smile is most derisive. " How pale you are, Lady Valentine," PART I. site says; " whither have you been wan. Iat mine eyes she is the sweetest lady daring till this unearthly boar ? Seel our that l ever !naked en." truant !has returned tri your absence. They are aIt three in the drawing - room when she enters, Miss Valentine bending over her never-ending account books, bending Routh at the piano. Her izuwers are flying over the keys in a brilliant galop, she laughs up m Sir Vane's face, and chatters gayly as she nreu ADo .00u r N°Tnr:•,. ails up the pause. For Dolores—the ta.t 1 i. going round, the stars are reel. u g ; she catches hold of the hedge, but. fails to hold lterself, and half falls, half sinks in a dark heap in the dew.wet gales. " She mill not go; I tell you, she will not go," are the words of " Camilla she /ware next " She bas a great deal of latent force a resolution, once aroused, and she fears and dislikes and distrusts us all. Here she has !noels—Colonel Deering, the rector's family, the Brough. tolls, Lady Ratherri tie --to whom she may appeal if she clooses. There she webi !nova no one. She will not go !" Will shit not ? " say, the hard, nae. tallic to es of the baronet. •';ih, we shall stye'! You taunted me before with my irpoteuee in my owu house ---I could not compel the woman Jentimato leave, 1 !save 1 •a ushe,l the maid ; I Atoll banish the mistrals liow, and,when, anti, where I please. Meantime. tell Dorothy uotl u x of tide; I delft want to lee. in:a i , l 1,}• hie" queativus anti teem- meet. . For this ;M.tctluualtl Thcrs ;at taller break: ; they leas e.•, iu melee the xsilloes. She who ei a et.,.ee feeler the hedge, prone there :"f, t', .t grass. stakes no effort to a shear. She has heard enough. 1 -.ki'l ;tike high -Lauded. sueasurea w. as i.iva it i, the ioiee of Vaue Val• . en tine. ou the retau u Ott all;. " There is a lew to punish scoundrels who conspire toy purposes of extortion and fraud. l tats, l a:-rar--a clever. elear-lwadedrets. eel ae 1 knowhim of olei, at vtttataoud by preft te..km--hagaaddled hitt lar lin reading up Roger Tichborue, tleorge Valentine wee drowned, bevon•. all doubt, a score of r ear, sago. Mer don't rte.. from the tle.,al At: r tbi fa,ltinn, exceat in the laet act of a fort? St. 'Martin snelo• drama. I' dela't fe it them with nay ere. dulno feet of a wife out of the way. If ie got wind that she behoved the story :rad was on their side --web, I can berate' trust myself to say what I might rat do in finch a case. At Flintbarrow she will bo safe: ; al; Plinth arrow. there are no lousee;ared neighbors to listen, no prying int; t y t .s to see. 'There she will 1t , perforce., as Aleut as in her coffin. And there, by !maven, she shall remain nutil she wears to me to resign all ccttuplieity t.r belitf in this plot—ay, though it hltuuld be until her hair is gray 1" She will not go," retorts the quietly r.:,olute ►aicc of Camilla Routh; "she will suspect your intentions, she 'will het; your anger against her in your face—" That she shall not," grimly ; " she shall suspect nothing. It aballbe made a family affair. You will alt come down." They pass by again. A long inonient, then returning steps and yeioes. "' In this way. I shall nee finesse until I get her there," with a laugh that makes even. Camilla shudder. "" I shall doubt the story, of course, decline to see Farrar's ambassador, refuse to listen to a word, scout the whole impossible ro. mance. Meantime I must at once re- turn to Cornwall, and it is my desire that you, and my sister and my wife come down after me to see the place. What can be more natural ? and once there— The pause that follows is moresignifi- cant than any worlds. Camilla's low laugh comes through it softly. " An excellent idea, Vane—1 did not give you credit for so much strategy. Of course Dorothy is to be kept in the dai412 " Of course. She has a sort of liking for my wilt' and might blurt out some- thing. She will like to seethe old place again ; she spent her youth there, you know." " How long are we to remain, she and 1, I mean ?" "A week or two—as you like. Of course I would be very glad to keep you there, Camilla, but you would not like it. It is deadly dull; the nearest is five miles off ; nothing but moors behind, stretching np to the sky, and the sea in front melting into the horizon. A week, I dare say, will be as much of it as you will be able to exist through. iro,one will wonder at. Lady Valentine's remaining i it is surely the inose natural thing in the world; that she should re- main with her husband under the air. cumstance4. , Now, perbaps, we had better go in. I>have not dined. After I Anil speak to Dolores, and—the rest will be easy." They pass out of., sight and hearing— this time there is no return. The night- ingale, on the thorn -bush near, has the :night to itself and its sweet love -song. Dolores lies where she has sunk -her face hidden in her hands, the 'toll, fresh -scented grass, cool and grateful to her heated head. She is numb'and aching, full of a cold, deathly torpor— '"''past hope, past care, past help." Life has come to an end just that. "And now I live, and now my life is done"—done--done forever and forever! After a time—not long—though it seems long to her, a. physical sense of. discomfort and cold makes her get up. Once on her feet she stands for a mo- ment dizzily—then turns mechanically and walks back > to the house. It is late and she will be 'missed; she does not want to be missed, she is hardly conscious ' of more than that. If she suffers she hardly realizes, it—in soul and body she is benumbed. Much pain, many blows, have dulled for the time all sense of agony. She has pined herself to a sbadow, as you may see for yourself, in your ab- sence, Vane. You must take ber with ' you to Cornwall, I think!" Sir Vane rises and comes forward, quite: like fixe old Sir Vane of Italian days, courteous, if cold, and takes ber haul!. " You do look pale, Dolores. You should net stay about iu the night air. Anti see—your dress is quite wet with dew. I have returned to answer your letter iii lueraou. Naturally it annoyed me. Flow eau you credit such a cock - and -bell story? Come here and sit dowu, and let us tack the thing over." Ile leads ber to a clear—wonderful eordiahty, this! --and takes another near her. It is quite a lover -like tableau— Mies Routh's gray -green eyes gleam de- ` risively as she gtanees, Dolores takes 1 1 up a screen and holds it before her face. " The light tlaezies nay eyes," she ., says, without meeting his glance. 1 Ile' looks at her suspiciously. She is singularly pale; her eyes look wild. and &iri , and ag ed -"what is the matter g s with leer? Hos thio store and. also'. tiou:tlil's coming turmoil ht•r'brain ? But leis voice is smooth, suspiciously sms,etth 1 and gentle, when he +,oaks. She sits, the screen heli well before her face, 1 ber eyes fixed upon it -i frieky Japanese i figures, but A,etrin„ none of thou. Ilia voacea is iu her car, as he talks steadily ' ou aria on ---she hear; its tones, but is . 1 searcely conseious of his words, :►jigs t ti Routhat gay pica:lag title the room , she --- UR mouotanouatwordls set the"aaitiful blue ase1 eS to the lav, bright music, and blend and loss;" t e me:Ave-1 in the meltady -- all mingle themselves together in her { rn ud; nothing set -nus :leer or distinct. Is she aseentiug or aue►i a ring at all to what he says ? Afterward she does not d know.. He acorns to be satiefiel, at a least, when he rises at last, autl !caves her, crossing over to Camilla Routh. " Well ?" she asks. It is well. 1 knew it w onttl be. She says yes to everything. She will go." "I don't believe she .knows what she is saying," tlaiults akiss Routh, glancing neross at her. " She trite there with the fixed vacant look of n. sleep•rvatker, She had it wiiou she cause in. What if a Axe beard us talking out, there ;, It is very possible. Suppose sbe hats—.what thou?" She looks once more, tryiug to read her answer in that pale, rigid face. As ;. she looks Dolores rises, and without glancing at any oue, or speaking, quits fixe room. " Wird" muses Miss Routh, thought. frilly, resuming her performance, "some- thing odd here. The enol is rot yet. Your wife is not in Cornwall yet awhile, Sir Vane Valentino." " How long do you stay with us 2" she asks him, aloud. " Until to -morrow only. Apart from this affair, my presence is necessary there.. By being on the. spot I save no end of money, and hurry on the work. You, and Dorothy, and Dolores will fol. Iow—say in two days. 1 suppose it would look a trifle abrupt to hurry you off with me to -morrow. Meantime, watch her; no more secret meetings with. Macdonald, if you can by any means prevent them. Come to Flint - barrow without fail on the third day." "I will come," responds Miss Routh. ""But whether your wife will accom- paay me or not, cousin mine," she adds inwardly, " that third day only will tell." just before he departs. " Certainly; why not ?" he returns, sharply. "' A wife's place is beside her hhaMONEY CAMOT bracing air—the visit will do her good. la Sea air is native air to her; she was brought up on an island." " a es," Miss Dorothy assents, thought fully, "" She loofas as if she needed 'a eliange, l+he oats IAotltiug, and away tr a shadow. Still I dao if Dr ?rico': Fliuyaeio rs will help her, or a she will it Bakint rowior like the piece. It is a gloomy spot, you GREAT 1VIEN Will 'Testify ulcer the State Oath that must adroit, for a young girl like her, Brother Vane." " She will have to accustom herself t its gloom. 1 shall be there to bear he company. I)o you wish to leave be behind, to amuse herself flirting rvi Deering. Dorothy 2 Ile kind euouali not to be a fool. Here is the trap—good. by, I shall expect you all without fail. remember, on,,Frriday afternoon." He leaves the roost, banging the door 1 angrily after him, and lumps into th waiting trap; the greens gathers up th reins, and they drive off. Three pairs of feminine eyes watch the departure, with very c iffcrontlooks—Miss Dorothy Valent.ue, grimly, through her giaases; ali .s elide with an iuexltlicablo smile: and two sombre blue eyes, dark awl beavv^lhldcvl from a sleepless aught. 1,tiss Routh, in tint freeliest and " • -et of morning toilets, indulges in a •oil through the village before luncheon, and makes a call, in her gracious way, on the lrostess of elle Ratherripe Arius. As alae rate by the open parlor witAdow, framed in woodhiue and reflex, lilr.'Mac- doaialti, sketelebook in hand, the iaaovi. table cigar between hiss lips, pusses, and glances iu. So i he lingers still, then She must watch well, and discover whether another secret interview takes place before tbo departure for Cornwall, She hastens home and makes inquiries. Her maid, instructed for the lturlxtse, has kept an eye on my lady's doings. But there is little to report. The Maid is positive my lash has not quitted the house th4 whole morning : she has eat, Does net remelt) Ammonia, Lime, Potash, Thant is a PURR, CLBAN and. '' YHOLB., o SOME Powder for raising light and digestible bread. That it is superior to the Royal IN r laX'ltiliy RESPECT, That the Royal contains Ammonia, That Ammonia is retained in the food. That th Ammcuia is iujnr ieus. The }soya! Company dare sot deny it. ,o re oes. National Board of Health, Washington, 7,a. t: i e•ational !bald et health Bulletin, Supplement No, ti, page $3. e ler. Pttee",; Cream Baking! beads the ciatire last for purity and strength Prof. R. Ogden Do.enaus, 4. D. I.L. B,, College of the City of New York. Prof. lietazis, Michigan State College, Lousing, Michigan. Prof.I-;, M.. cebefirr, St. Louis, Me, Prof, Males C. I:v}•neon. Brandon, -'t. Piot. James h, llabcoek,State A„sayer. Boston, Mess. Dn. Pelee II, 1;a1 dee.. l:. S.. Chemist, to the Department of 'Health, iireokly n, N. Prof. Curtis C. Blonard, M. Se., signing :de+ileal C'olieg.', Colurnbu;, Ohio. Prof,. M. ltelafe nteiut•, Chiesa°, IIF, Prof. G. 11: Mariner, Chicago, Ill. Prof. J.hu M. Gird ay, Mass, just, Of Tecltuulogv. Boston. Prof. U. A, tWithaus, A. gf.:ti:. I),. I'niveraity of B'ifaln, N. T Piet, A, l3, Sabin, $, at• Oheiiii t, l:urlingtnu, T rrm'o,t. ! miiien fswilie'a that hare mica it fora quarter of at cuntury. CHAPTER XXXVI, " ADRIFT, AS A LEAP IN TIIE STORM." Next morning, by the earliest train, Sir Vane Valentine goes back to Corn- wall. His sister alone sits and pours out his coffee at the hurried early break- fast that precedes departure. Miss Routh is not an early bird, and Lady Valentine, usually up as early as Dor- othy herself, does not appear. Sir Vane dogs not seek to see her to say good -by. This" fraudulent plot," this "trumped- up conspiracy" disturbs him more than he cares to show. If they persist in it, and drag it.before the world, a horrible exposure will be the result. And even if their defektis ultimately secured, the legal expenses will be something he shudders to. contemplate. If their de- feat should not be secured—but even in thonglat be cannot imagine so wild a possib ty as that. Once t himget his c m anti c f xedulous,ro e out of the way, , safely down.. in the lonely, sea-girt seclusion of Flint - barrow, and the first step toward safety will have been taken.' She is as wild and shy as a partridge—as ready to take flight. He will• not disturb her this morning ! she will come the more readily and unsuspiiciously`with his : sis- ter and cousin, if he does not seem too eager. After that he will know how to deal with M. Rene 'Macdonald. Silence reigns at the hasty meal. Miss Valentine is pleased at the invita- tion to return to her ; natives Cornish wilds for a little, for she yet loves those ti thundering shores of Bude and Boss," and would willingly resign 'cher position as housekeeper of Manor Valen- tine to return thither to her peaceful life. But Vane rules it otherwise, and Vane's will has ev aw. " You think yo ,, willing to go, Vane ?' she tither abxu tl n p y, with iter eawiug, the whole foreueon in one of the rooms near, the door open, and has heard nay lastly talking in her owls sitting -roost. I.nnehenn hour conies ; still my laxly appears not. alise Routh and Miss; aicntine partaka of that meal in pro- found silence:. Mian Routh never need- lessly wastes her energies iu conver- sation with her own sex ; sha eats her I:mele :1i with excellent appetite, and. thinks her own thoughts, a half smile hovering around her lips, What i., my lady about in tbu seclu- sion of her owu room ? She has uo faith in the headache. The .conviction is forcing itself upon her that her talk 'with Vane in the -W iliow Walk has been overheard. Dolores looked as if stricken by some desperate blow when she came in—what else could have given her that white wilt! face 2 Well, and what then? lasbc goes, it meanei imprisoumont for an indetinit,' petiu1. ha the dreariest old house in the world; if she refuses to go, it nseaus, of course, secret meetiugs with her old lover, open meetings with her new one, Colonel Deering, either way destructive for her rival. On the rebele, perhaps slue half hopes it may mean refnssai to go. A. few of these stolen assig*nsations In secluded nouns in the park, and, and—it may be possible for Vane to procure a divorce. Lucy, her maid, is a spy by nature, and the only servant in the house who dis- likes Lady Valentine. Lucy will watch well, and who knows ---who knows --- "He is very handsome,” Miss Routh thinks, a greenish evil glitter in her brooding eye, " and she loved him long before she knew Vane, and would have married him but for old Madam Valen- tine. Of course she is in love with him still, and of course, also, she hates her husband. If she overheard their conversation what more natural than that she should wish to see him again, and tell him, and seek sympathy and consolation. And Lucy will watch. How will it sound ? Her old lovo comes to Valentine—I surprise them in the most secluded nook of the park -land; she refuses to join her husband in Corn- wall, though Dorothy and myself go; sbe and this lover still have private meetings in our absence. Will it be enough, colored as Lucy will color it ? A divorce would free him he hates the bond as much as she does, and once free he will marry me. As for the dead - alive story this Signore Macdonald tells, I do not believe it. Camilla, Lady Valentine ! Well, since Colonel Deer- ing is not to be captured, it must suffice For her—she will go back to the miter darkness, with her Spanish -eyed, hand some young lover, and be heard of no more!" • Colonel Deering calls before dinner, and is 'invited to stay and dine en Amine. He accepts—he has come.for that, in- deed, and for a glimpse of his enchant- ress. Miss Routh is maliciously willing to accommodate him. But will she appear ? Yee ---just as dinner is an- nounced, Lady Valentine comes in and takes her accustomed place. Camilla Routh looks at her curiously. She is dressed in. pink, and if she is whiter than usual, the delicate rosy tint of her robes lends a sort of illusive glow to eyes not too inquisitively alert. But she is very pale, and except when directly addressed scarcely speaks throughout the meal. TIic,conversation turns on the trip to Cornwall; the colonel is profuse in'his regrets that even for a few days they are' to lose the ladies of Valentine, but Camilla notices that Lady Valentine holds aloof •feels the subject, and ex- presses no feeling in the matter,: one way or the other.. All Colonel Deering's efforts to draw her into' the general talk hs ; her replies are monosyllabic, her, lye y scarcely leave her plate. What is she thinking of ? Camilla Routh wonders, with the pale fixed, unsmiling face. After dinner they stroll out into the 1 grounds, silvery, and sweet, in the starry 11 is an e,ld tack of the Royal Co. to throw flirt. crying lime, potash, transposing date.;,!walling black lire s.:tuti alleged Government Chemists in order to detract publie noticerfiow the di.t asttn;; drug atnnesoia, in then powder. They know that Dr. Trice's does not contain entmonie.lime or peewit. An sot take Our Ward for it. Lot every Housekeeper Prove it, lit love it cast of the Itoynl, top down, on ta, !lot stove until heated, then remove the cover alai, i+lttcll. PRIOR BAKING POWDER CO. dunk; that lei to sae. Col el Aitorin,, in to Women's Medical College , unci ;Mir; Routh do. Dolores does no'! -!n antiunion with queen's L•s,iver,,ttl:s join tlieni.iihe *tits; b• ono of the epee: 1 KINGSTON, ONTARIO. ' da wrt i +agoras, veld hlir* ittl attt" ttretaesor used to be there, that le trowillp, haibs• to each,, lncqudins iady gtuttt,ate iu etinEr ot tual to thew, iu her blue eyes. alba , anatomy. odt"-etee I :ttie•ti:At err Dorothy, at another wsudow, goes pre •Cutiut;n u am oct. sd next alta ni'at °cation. tracouel tically over the week's housekeeper; thiol sue dourtir sear glaeuoc, Annual Caie»• and checks the tradespeople's accouute. +fur stay leo batt trout A, r. l►. io ii l', Itel.'+ataar. Later, when they return, Caanilitt i ' • goes to the piano, according to custom, ` Baal#h as 'Wealth. but all through the musical storm that i foUows, and until the colonel perforce=1 window, her brands lying listlessly a Strlt.?.e.Cte•rwlttctltl",eitat*nag»ot$Mate; her lap, the umbra took that eve . I. ►' E I,r,. 1'rcctde+nt of Parwc Twelve ..s. i departs, she never -r s F F,-• •'e- 1? quits her planet her , ' a . "'. • 4• , , _ „ eyes never leave the dim starry lauds- i cape, the whisperiug trees, the falling night. She is pressed by hies to sin!;, but refuses, still in the same listless way, and the hand she gives him et '' ' =k ' TREATMENT parting is cokl and Molest:. "It is good- t night, you know," he says, holding it in Da. El C.Wr;8T'a Fuavr: AND BBAL`t'1'REAT his close clasp. "I shall ride over to, rssr, eguaraateea rj,ocifc fer hysteria, Dix s noes, .onsaleenue, ritr, Nervone Neuraalitia morrow, anti the day after 1 shall. at Hoa+laci,o, Nervone 1'roaaratiotn muead tltet least have the pleasure of coming to say nee of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulnose aleutat good -speed." Depression ,Softeningofthebrain,rostslting in neap v and loading to anisory, dooay and She makes no answer, and when his dente, Primature Old Aso, Barrenneee, Lass'' briefer adieus have been made to the of Poweriu aithei ees,Involuntary Luraesnmt other two ladies, and ho turns for a last sip°rmatorrhma,oauaodby over-exertion of the o se and over -indulgence. vrexrtio Oneh glance at her, he finds she has already box will cure rereatcases. l;acb box oantains gone. onemonth' treatment. One dollar a bas, or Thus far the watchful Camilla bas been foiled ; there have been no further meetings with lovers, in public or in private. Alinext day she keeps up her system of private espionage, but with the same result. She can obtain no clew to Dolores' bidden thoughts, and she certainly leaves the !louse to meet no one. Colonel Deering calls according to Was the name formerly given to Scrofula promise, but my lady is engaged, and because of a superstition that it could be does not see him. Her conduct these last cured by a king's touch. The world Is two days is decorum itself, Well, time wiser now, and knows that brain s lf.abu e regx six boxes for Ave dollars; sent byulail prop aid ontecolptofprice. We guarantee six boxes to cure any ease. With each order received for six boxes,aeaompeuied with live dollars, we will send the purchaser our written guarantee to refund the money if the treatment does not effect a cure. Guarantees issued only by J.W ==OWNING, Solo &dent for Exeter. Ontario KING'S EVIL will tell; to -morrow at nine they start, and Camilla, by this, has worked her- self into a fever of curiosity to know can only be cured by a thorough purifies- ' all this is to end. ' tion of the blood. if this is neglected. The last day is spent in packing. the disease perpetuates its taint thy,..'. ft SCROFULA Lady Valentine has no maid ; she has generation ,after generation, Anton,.; 1'3 declined all successors to Jemima Ann, earlier svnlptotu;i tc de•r•etoi'ievnrt ;err Eczem (:utaneuus I:ru tion a 'i' Miss Routh kindly presses upon her the mors, hells, Carbuncles, Frysiretais, services of Lucy; the offer is declined purulent Ulcers, Nervous and i'lry- with cold thanks. Still not a sigh, a hint, sical Collapse, etc. if allowed to cou- a look to show whether itis to be Corn- tinue, Rheumatism, Scrofulous Ca - wall or not. t bb,' Kidney and Liver Di'. ti s, u area ar onsumt on al I. a The last night comes, goes, and the ous other d dangerous or fatal niuladies, are morning is here. An early breakfast has produced by it. been prepared. At eight o'clock Miss Routh and Miss Valentine appear in the 4ver"s Sarsa art/la rst-room. One hastglance from Camille's green eyes, her heart quicken- e ing expectantly its calm beating— Dolores is•not there. ' "" Where is Lady Valentine ?" demands Miss Dorothy; "is she not ready ? Go Is the only owerful and always reliable blood -purring ntetlici te. It is so effect- ual ffect nal an alterative that it eradicates from the system Hereditary Scrofula, and the kindred poisons of contagious diseases up, Dobson, and see. Tell her we have and mercury. At the same time it en - but just' fifteen minutes for breakfast as riches and vitalizes the blood, festering it is. Make haste!" Dobson goes, re- riches action to the vital organs` and turns, and alone. "Well ?"Miss Dorothy rejuvenating the entire system. This great demands, with asperity. Regenerative Medicine "Please, 'm," says Dobson, "my lady's • , „> composed o t Is m d t he _genuine Honduras s corn limnP H elf a e is'm,and a she gin t - xn -g P ago 1 ,Sarsaparilla, with. Yellow Dock, Stil- "What!" Zingia, the Iodides of Potassium and "Which it's a bad headache, 'm, and Iron, and other ingredients of great po- she ain't hup. She says don't wait for tency, carefully and scientifically eom- pounded. Its formula is generally known to the medical profession, and the best physicians constantly prescribe AVER'$ Sags frau LA as an her, if you please,` 'm. 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