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The Exeter Times, 1884-12-11, Page 6Grace Lilburne's Secret. A STO1t5' or TWO CHRISTMAS DAYS. CIL&rTER x. neap on the wood' the rwintt la tthrill, lint�tet it whistle as it w li. well keep our Christmas merry still. "Kate, do you believe that Roland really loves you?" •The girl thud addressed thielted rosy red, then she replied with a simile of annoyance: "How can I tell whether he loves me or not; he has never breathed a word of love to me." ecl"Perhaps tt tithoug i hehas 1o o - whole volumes of devotion; but looks are even more deceptive than words. Shall you accept hint if he proposes to you?" "I will tell yon. Graee, when he has proposed," was Tates dignified reply; •ahad in the meantime yo t l 1 ati boatel Mush dressing. I am nearly ready to receive our guests. llow do I look?" And Kate Lilburne, as she asked this question,. glanced with complacency upon the white satin gown that hung so gracefully upon her. Oh, you always look well," was the ungracious reply; neati no wonder, when you ll,rve till your mother's jewels to wear. Those Hearts alone are worth 1, fortune," And she pointed with a mixture of :meter and envy at the costly ornaments an her 'sister's neck and anus. "You know you are always welcome In wear any of my jceweiry, said Kate gently; ,.can I lend. you anythingnote?" "No, thank yon," replied her half- sister sharply; "I don't choose to dress in borrowed tlzzery-plain gold erns milts are good enouga for me. I sup pose it never occurred to you that Ro- land Ayre is. much, more in love with 1 your fortune than he is with you." 1 "Certainly not I should be ashamed of myself to think so meanly of him," 1 "It's true. whether you believe it or ' not," said Grace spitefully; "he levee 1 another woman, but she is poor, and if be asks you to marry him. it will be be- cause von are rich. Knowing this, I sheult'Ithink 'sou willnever accept him," "Mdear trace," said Kato lightly, "don't trouble yourself about Roland,. nor about Me; he is sufficiently wealthy to be able to choose a wife 'withoutcon- sidering her fortune, and I give him ' credit for possessing too muelt good sense, and far too n,ut'h regard for his own happiness, to believe he would :marry a woman whom he diem notlove. And now I will talk no more about him, for it is not maidenly for you and me to lie discussing a mans inentions when he has not proposed to either of us." But Grace was not to be put off in • this manner. She had overheard aeon • - versation between her father and no - lend ,.ayre the previous day, and had gathered from the words that fell upon Ilcr ears that Roland had asked for and obtained cr father's c 1 salt to pro- pose to Katt'. "Stop a minute." exelaiuzed (trace,. planting herself in the way to the door; "will you promise in that if Italiano proposes to vnu to -night you will not accept flim?" "•I will not 111sense the t1tt: ,turn," was t • 'alwa ys admire this fine hall," said Are to Grace Lillluwh sat by his side,shtehaviligmazaaged that he should take her in "to dinner. • !..1 al- most wonder your father does not use it more often than he does." • e Yes, assented the gid,"It is ade- lightful place for a large party- such as we have to -day, or for a deuce, but you have no idea holt desolate pa to and Kate and I feel if we happen to dine here by ourselves. We tried it once or 1 twice. but it gave us the horrors, so we went back to our ordinary dining -room,. , .and only use the hall two anima times a year, no you admire my ancestress who is looking down 2'rom the wall there upon us, air. Ayre?" "Yes, she is very like your sister; I have remarked the strong resemblance before to -day." Ms eyes,as he saidthf waz IIss dee rd , to the end. of the table where Rate sat, and they lingered so long and so loving, r I upon her' that be did not observe the Bash of auger that gleamed out of Grace Llburne's blue eves, nor did be see the savage way in whieh she bit her lips with mortification. An attentive servant look' l.i , a iter his wants soon recalled hire to t ze de- sirability of doing justice to the Christ- ' nuts cheer, and be found very little time to noticeealously how attentive Algernol, Colebrook was to the fair hostess, Even a Christmas dinner must have • an end though the viands ba As plenti- ful and the i elicatieies as numerous as on this occasion, .and soon afterthedes- sert had made its appearance the ladies retired to the spacious drawing�»round, where the gentlemen soon joined theta, "We P are going to dance in the great `hall." Kate explained to Roland Ayre,. wheu fur the first time that evening he 1 managed tosecure a seat by her side; 1 "dt makes a splendid ball -room when • the tables and rugs are cleared away." "Yes, so I should think. I`ou have not forgotten your promise to give me the first dance," "Olt no," and she blushed with con- scious gratification as. despite her sis- ter's remarks, she felt sure that Mr. Ayre loved her. A band had been engaged for the oe- caaston, and soon the host followed by his guests trooped to the hall where he led, off the ball with the most distin- g z1slted lady present. while Roland and Yate immediately followed. Grace, 'who was likewise dancing, watched her sister jealously, and she saw how, atter a time, Roland led Kate into a recess half screened from the rest of the ball by flowers, and she scarcely needed to listen to them to learn what the ardent lover was say - To her secret satisfaction, however, the lovers were interrupted beforehalf- a-dozen words could pass between then, for Algernon, Colebrook, tit° had engaged Kate for the second dance, now CAIRO up to claim her hand. When her sister had taken the arm of the baronet. (.race joined Roland, and began to talk with 111m. •13u he laid not ask her to dance, and paidhe very little heed to what she said for bis eyes were following Kate 1I r end her partner etthrough ther .. � . naa.s of { b the rlauce. "Kate and \1r. Colebrook seem very well matched, don't they?" observed Grace, following the direction of his gazes '"They dance very well together, if that is what you In•:lit." he milled Curtly. Awl then he tnn•ed to address a eoupleof laeliee who had jeet drifted. !Mathis corner of the room. "Ile is infatuated with lo•r, but, I b,- lict-e• I could make Lien leve me if she were nut of the way." thought (rr,u' darl.h; "she has :.Mat'; been the first in everything -has always stood he- tw en me and whit; 1 in rst desired. She has rr)blil•el in•' of illy father's love, and ail the• i-ervautt:a in the ionise would risk their iiv, s inr her, \011ie they ttnllld not iullte. ril a linger tel help lure: and now she has .tole'n the love et Ito - laud ,lyre, whelp I love b •ttterth,tn lift', and ttholn I bag rt m)1vc'dte)lmul'y. o11. if.I could Lilt get rid of her once and all, how ilifi:'re•nt lifts would be -what a brilliant future of ti tceess and happi- ness would then lit before nye:" 11'ith these evils thoughts in her mind Grace left ti:c hall, and tv,:nl'•re•dabnat listening to the sounds of mirth and l revelry,. but there was net responsive echo in her heart. Dark vengeful thuugllta filled her, breast. and as she listen -el to the shrill wind as it Bowled round the ltlaniiuil, and putting her face chose to the win- dow, sats the large white flatktsut" suow that were I€eginning to fall, slle.shiver- ed and wondered why the world was faro of contrasts, acrd wiry her sister's lot should be so blight antl haply, while, to her distorted imagination, her own was so dark and cheerless. That the fault lay in herself never for a moment occurred to her,. and when she complained of the devotion of the servants to Kate, she conveniently chose to forget that her sister never spared her purse nor - her own comfort when any of the servants were sick or in any kind of trouble. hate's good deeds were done silently whenever it was possible, and their number was too great to -be counted; but Grace had never been known to sacrifice her own convenience for the welfare of any living creature. But the evil spirits that always strive to make humarnty their prey .have full possession of the baron's youngest child to -night, and as she Wanders away from her father's guests through this. most ancient 'part of the .castle, a plot, as diabolical in itswickedness as it is cruel in its conception, ,frames itself in her mind, andshe prepares for its execu tion. Then. seeing that her sister barred her way, she suddenly drew up her slight form with queenly dignity, and tadtl: Don't i'or"e t yoareelf. Melee, and tlttn't male, atiery. 1tTWs is not the way in t.`thir li we ;:rmlaail .Ten l (Inlet - inns 1)avaI. t,.•• (tree,.• l'o'ne a Her . ae..+lil eit at her lovely sister. awl a suilre'u seine' tarn€' over her owe p t tty lave, but ':l:*' utter- t•d zrte t,te,sl t=s i c ;;:• • t!:'l1 2P1lIll!„ tient-Lily left aha 1io one temill here. a v.t•t'•'I the de- mon a; rage and j t' ell ;y th. t harked in liter bron4 when : rs1,:.r tint•• later she e'a:fl • lirern tee teetie iiiir 4' '• au'l sister :tltet tie For i‘ireee eeeeel wet e :. and iilritt- e.nt. la 1 t :e'.. t , t ,e r.te:r who did nut know i' . . c-7-1 I , to:e•tily be- beve• .' oppressed t ised unit n r t1 t, t 'i lit at'•1"and her atJ: i of v 1i• in sin• was • • ieen I- _lIr. Lit- Lorne.th cig'i he is old to have t,'.) tfit,••,Jite: r8 so young and so ''air as Kate did (era'+•. Thera' hal been n se,ln romance about his early 1Jf':. awl lie .w.), quite a nliel- llle-atird teen wale) he• rn:lrri•d Kate"s • mother. n tw,;Only heiress, ;wham he had loved from his youth. Itis happiness, however, was of short duration. IIe had ::en:•:•cely been ruar- rieda year when his wife presentedhini with a daughter: then closed her eyes in the loin endless sleep that knows no waking. The motherless infant was left to be nursed by the wife of the head gardener, who had j ust lost her own baby and Mr. Lilburne went abroad and tried to for - get his grief and his short-lived happi- ness. apiness. ft He succeeded so well in his efforts that when his wife had been dead little more than a year he married a pretty girl young enough to be his own dauglh- ter, and brought her home to Silverton. Bat the girl=bride soonwearied of her old husband -and of her magnificent sur- roundings. • The quiet, life she led with her stately husband soon became intole erable to iter, and this feeling was ang- monte by his too evident disappoint went at the sex of her. infant,: who, like the child of his first wife; was a girl. She filled the house with guests - of whom he • disapproved. and finally she eloped with a young officer, leaving her child behind. The indignant husband did not at- tempt to follow his faithless. wife; he. simply -ignored her existence, and he took no notice of her letters when she wrote long afterwards professing re pentance and asking for iveness. , • She is dead now, but the outraged husband often remembers her when he. looks on the face of his youn est.daugh ter, and this may be none of -the causes why Grace is not liis favorite child. ' • But the party -of uearly'forty guests have seated -themselves at the long din- ing -table • in• the barieueting'-hall, and the• servants are bringing in huge -joints of beef, in addition to geese and tur- keys, hares and fowls, as though ' they were intent upon feeding a, hungry army: • CIIAP•rER Ir. LOVE AND rREACIiERY. Roland Ayre has been growing des- perate during the last half -hoar. He has not danced since Kate left him, and lee has not spoken to anybody since he has managed to get away from Grace; but he has watched 'Kate anx- iously, and more than once he had gone some little distance along or across the room to speak to her, but has failed to reach her side before she has been car- ried off for another dance. Algernon Colebrook seemed to be as much on the watch to attach himself to the fair heiress as he was himself, and Roland felt that he had no time to lose 1 in securing the prize thea so tntuny were evidently anxious to make their otwn. Fortune favored hint at last. hate with her last partner passed. gear the door just as the music ceased. "Will you oblige ole by asking Miss Weimer to take some refreshment," said Rate to her partner, while site in- dieated a very gain alit maid sitting alone on an ottoman. The japing man obeyed, though he did not like the task assigned hien, and Noland seir.•'tl the opportunity to offer Kate his arta as he said: "Let us filed a eooler room than this; you must be quite tired of dancing." "Oh no, I am ziot tired," she replied lightly, "though we will look for acool- er place if you like; but how'the wind is howling, and I really believe it is be- ginning to Snow.' A. tis," I replied, e l hei telpressing 11 Ann p era 1 o his t iside asfelt heil ad leave a little shiver,. "but I1 snow isg the not failing slowly, and I " dare say it will last a long time; fortunately you have not to go out to- night," f`Nor you eitiler," site replied with a remain with na Over r tonnorrow." He made' no reply, but led the wayto a small drawing -room which the sisters used more than anyone in the house. It was deserted now, though a bright fire burned in the grate, and Itoland led the timid girl into the apartment, then paused, and looking earnestly into her deep dark eyes, he exclAtimed passion- ately; "Kate, I love you. Look at Iue. dear- est• toil me, will you he my wife?" Ste dict looks at hint. The love written on his face was too earnest, too overpowering to be mis- taken, or to admit of any coquetry on her part; and she now answered as any village maiden would have done: "Yes, Roland." There was a bough of mistletoe hang- ing above them, but they slid not need Ibises an excuse: for the long kiss of love in which their lips first met; and Roland had led Kate close to the fire - 1 place, and they were bothwatching the logs burniug brightly upon the hearth. and he was telling her now dearly and truly be loved her, while hia ares' clasp- ed her graceful torn, and her head teat-. ed trustfully upon lits shoulder, when the door of the room was softly and noiselessly opened. So absorbed were they in their own happiness that they did not observe it, neither did they dee the child -like. countenance of (race, with a murder - au light in her blue eyes, looking at them. She went away, however, without making her presence known. But as she left the room in which her sister and Roland were talking of their love, her heart seemed to take fire, and, her brain became active for evil as that of a fiend. All the pent-up malignity in her na- ture now asserted itself. and she was ready to commit an • crime so that she might gratify her hatred and win far herself some of the great advantages now possessed by her rival. Love misplaced, and affection slight- ed are t1 z so let a pleaded edd 1 a e as excuses for deed•; of passionate revenge; but, though the plea is a batt one, Grace 141- burne could not shield herself behind even that flimsy pretext. It is true that she coveted the ad- miratieul and devotion of Roland Ayre; but this was rather because it was given to hate than bemuse she set any very great store upon it for itself, Indeed sin was ince sable of the strong, p t5:;Ieinate. self-denying nying devo- tion that 1ti it quality of even the most selfish Iove, atud thus, though site would gladly eniiugh have committed any crime to twit later sisters lover, she ',would very readily ncee'pt a substitute if she failed. Therefore, it wad not solely oil ec- zema of Roland -tyre that she now ave , gave herself alp heart and h.nll to work (AIL but t•n•y of Kates bae:tuty, of her health, and even of her virtues made tins wicked Creature. determine upon half -sister's destruction. lint how was it• to be accomplished? It is easy to wish an enemy tit'ad, and only a little more dlfiienit to some na- tures to resolve to make the wish a reality, if an opportunity to do so can be found.; but it is nut always easy to make the opportunity and to carry out the viI. ilett•iitir)It Ili stuh11 mannt•rtitat nn se :nicloli shall attach itself to the perpetrator. "She shall die," hissed Grace, as she elenched her utde hands till her flails dug themselves into the pink palms; yell, she shall dict this very night, even 1i I risk my own life by putting an end to hers. I.fut how -how am I to do it?" She bent her head in morbid anxious thought, and she wandered about the deserted passages and corridors of the ancient portion of the castle, as though she expected that the ghosts of some of her dead ancestors, who had been no- torious for their evil deeds, would come to tell her how to accomplish her mur- derous design. In her restlessness she wandered up to the top chamber in the old tower, and listened to the howling of the wind and peered through the narrow window into the darkness beyond. A river ran near the base of this tow- er -a deep silent river, that would not readily betray her if she gave it a vic- tim; but how could. Kate be consigned to the dark water in slush a manner that help would not be forthcoming? She mused on this scheme so long. that she at last bethought her of a way in which to entrap Kate down to the river -side. If Kate received a note purporting to ome from Frank Fairfield, the son of her foster mother, and whose mad in- fatuation for her.. ,sister had banished. him from the castle, Kate might per- haps yield to the appeal and go out to meet hien, and�thei unde+lycover;of Ithe, dark night the•restswould beneasy. But would Kate keep the appoint- ment, or would sbe not be more likely to hand the note to her .father and ask him to deal with the imprudent writer'?_ Here was the difficulty. Grace knew that she would herself' be aneasydupe for such a plot, but Kate was so uncomfortably straightforward and had such' a high appreciation ofi what was due to , her own honor and dignity, that she might regard the most impassioned appeal as an insult, and resentlt accordingly. And "then aga n Frank would not dare to ask Kate to. meet him, and sheQ would know this, and for thisreasoreif r l no c 1(1,11 uuld not go to the landed:- vows. `A\e t to Nate I detest him," (grace { nlltttexed vizldietively, "but ttrertt has been no lone lost between us all our lives; he was the terror of my childhood, and yet, for all that, I played him some clever tricks, and often got him punish- ed when he would otherzwisexl ere -ese caped. .\.h, that remin 1s me; in this very tower is the secret •swell. that he threatened to throw me into, it will an- swer my present PtSnttp 1st if I can once get Kate to its edge. That will be a • rand revenge indeed upon both of drool." Site laughed a low wicked laugh, and the wild wind, as though in sympathy, shrieked among the braneltes of the. leafless trees that partially surrounded theuransion.. But °race heeded not the sound; she • :a4411:iven u her Whole mind b a id tQ Work p vind the means by which to accom- plish lisher foul purpose were near at "I must and wilt get her here this very night." she muttered; but how IS it to be done? Ah. I have it. I'llpro- pose a game of. hide -dost -seek. and it smile •Iheard papa say tllatyou would tall go bard with me if I don t make Kate hide in a place whereltolawd Ayre will never find her, ti'e'd have a mod- ern edition of 'Tee Iilisletoe Ilough,'" Then she began to sing in a mocking tone: e"And}-ounce l tr'e l cried: 'Oh where dost thou hide? 1 an; tocicstimta without thee, Sty' awn dear bride.' "' She finished the song, the singing of which seethed to give her touch satis- faction, though site Ilea net a single listener, and when all her arrangements Were made she went back to tete hall; but it Was Baine tithe afterwards before the happy lovers rejoined the gueetee "I wish •tilt watlltl try to halt a little spirit into the people, Kate." said Mr. Lilburne to his vilest daughter h as she and Roland reentered the hall; 'every. thing seems to lag, and the musicians are half asleep.' fellows, they .are tired. and hungry too, I have no doubt." here in- terposed (:race with more consideration than site had ever S1IOWII before. -Let them go into the kitchen, papa, and join in the fun the servants are having --we can amuse ourselves." "But how?" asked Mr. Lilburne dubi- ousiv, "1Ye'Il have sumo Christman games, We will get up some charades, et have forfeits. or play a game at hide -and - Beek. That would h, the best fun,, wouldn't it?" she added, appealing to Roland. "It would be a change." he replied indifrerently. "and 1 Clare say people are tired of dewing. s,a.n are going too." "Yes, but we must haveone rompbe- fore we break up. Lit the banget their supper, papa awe will have a game of bide -and -seek. -seek. When they come back we can dance Sir Roger de Coverley. and then say ood-night.," "1'ery swell.' asstrntecl her father. So the tired musicians were taken off to the servants' -hall to be feasted, and Grace, who seemed to have developed altunusual amount of animation. de- clared they would have some fun Iler excitement was infectious and several girls went oar with her to hide, and they were all found suoner or later, while the boughs of mi:altetoe that were hung so profusely about the castle of- fered all exeuse for kiss •s that would never have 'been ventured upon in the presence of a chaperon, teat, tite exeuse be ever so valid. Tide reeltrlt Nati beton going nn for :olio little tune, but IiatIl bad taken to part in it. There had been plenty of girls will- ing enough to hide. and others eager to awl them so that she hail escaped; hut Graee at le=ngth w•oultd tactile no r.fusatl. "Caine. Kate,' We' sister 111 a low disagreeable 11,11., "i' :geoid; as though yolt w.rte to.) prudish tar join us, and you needn't be afraid; Roland ds sure to thiel you. 1'hi sure you two have been spouting' there lun'itnt,mth for all the world to know what it mt•:uls. Kato made no reply'., lint size rose' to Iter feet, gave one em:lhiit,r glance to Idat- Intel, then tented iuf'1 ftrti,)tweil her sis- ter. • 11'ileere shall Ave hiller she asked in- differently. -Oh, I knew it splendid j'l 'ate,' was the reply; ••t a will hid • in the west turret. L _ :t t ell h:•little ' lt.un- her leading wit o,`' this r•.''in." she said, throwing cr, ,n a door at the top of the stairs. l.r€:I Til shut myeelf up in the one above you." „lint it is dark, and it is colt(," ob- jected Kate with a shiver. ee they ewes - ed the room tolerants t.:e little turret chamber tvhit'ii op. n•'td out of it. "Nonsense; you wont )! hr.' ihsu minutes, and 'the eorritlor is lighted. Go in glib:kir: I think I hear them coin - So saying, she pushed her half -re- luctant sister through the narrow dour, then closed it upon her with a silent spring. She did not go into the room above, however, but site steed pale and motion- less, listening for the faintest cry. None came; and at length, unable to bear the suspense any longer, she cau- tiously reopened the door, and pro- nounced her sister's name. No answer was returned, but a blast of cold dank air seemed to rush up from far below, and to strike to her very heart with its icy breath. Graee Lilburne was not surprised, though she had ..only been there once, many years ago. In her childhood she had been shown the chasm at her feet, and had been threatened by Frank Fair- field; the son of Kate's foster-m:ither, that if she listened at doors aucl told Males about him again, he would throw her down here, and she would never be heard of again. • The threat had 'been efiicacrbus; and the horror of it lingered long irr her Memory, and she remembered as though it had happened yesterday how terrified • she had been at seeing w'utic looked like the solid floor glide noiselessly away • when he touched a spring, leaving um- celvered a dark and terrible chasm that seemed to have no bottom.. . While Boland had :beer, telling Kate he loved her, and:. after. she bad made up her inindto kill hex. eiseer, Grace had taken a lamp,. and With ,:n0 slight . diffi- culty had: pressed; the long disused spring with: sufiicient force, to make the false floor • slide out of its place, reveal- ing the foul dark chasm below, which had once been .such a source o1 terror to her childish imagination. To be continued. A GREAT DISCOVERY. . liar. Wm. Thomas,ol Newtohr,ia..says:, •MIy wife lies been.seriouely at%cte(' with a cough for twenty -live rears, and this spring more severely than ever before. Shohad used many remedies without relief,and being urged tctry 1?r King's New Discovery. did so, with Most gratl ing results. The lust bottle relieved her ver' muell.and the second bottle has al) :o1utely cored her. She has not had such good, health for thirty years." Trial bottles ree at C . Lutz's Drug Store. 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