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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1891-1-1, Page 4A STRANGE COURTSHIP CHAPTER XXXVIII, hand, Horn was brutal enough for any say- ge, and as she thought o£ this, the echo of a A SUBJECTPOE REFLECTION. sentenee suddenly} rang in her ears from the s'�4l Pit$fitE .filo ." 4uclt were the tz,l•tL'hete at Shingleton : "Look at his p rryy0k41—look at his jowl: that youth is a words that headed the paper ; s khan`s Carib'. It was the expression Flint had used what wastoeome had been an autobiography ort first setting eyes upon Horn Winthrop, of sorrow,in place of some half•a-dozenlines, wird one avhiclr stru:ek her foreibl • at the And yet, indeed, there was sorrow eizough In thein to last a lifetime. " When Michael time, not afran its tenth, was of course, o but coin - end I were curled away in the boat," it be its cnee, a :ittee. It a very t : curious coin- Val, " it was by so fierce a current that ne silence, to say Ow least of it :for every effort of our own could, withstand it. It is °peeelt anal action of the yoimb mares life, ne true I could ha: a thrown in self into the far as she was acgttainted w itlt it, h ;s borne sea and perished ; perhaps 1 uu at have out the Professor's theory. Above all, there done so had I known what a fate was re• served, for me ; but it is bard to die, when one is young and strong, though death be. comes so welcome afterwards " Think of that fierce current hurrying me along whew you read what cireumstancee compelled me to do, and though you con- demn me, pity me. Souse women ham the courage of hien, and even greater. "Death is a dreadful thing," nays the brother in the', play ; "And shamed life a hateful," returns the sister. How often less that reply recur- red to me, and tined, env so;al with shame . Alas ! I was a weak awl timid wretch ; and yet, I was but bieneewortlly —not guilty. I am afraid even to write down Lyon sew) what I must needs tell before 1 die, assd. Tend the time in vain excuses that should be given to eonfessiou tails. "Thieeuneut bore our beat -round the tautly point, and thee, with a el..nip turn, droveit to toshore. No saetnier hal it touch- ed round than we were sei.cd upon by the iretives,and earried into the tit °side. They beat p :or Michael. He never reptea.cehed me for the forty thins had brought this misery on us both. and was kind and fearless to the end ; he pitied me, beerause hesew my strait, the cruelty of which itis not in tho power of words to paint. Alas 1 1 was titled civilly enough. and even tenderly. The nether of the chieftain tended me in her own cottage, wizereniy child was bean—and di_•de-before its time. -the child that should rte- ---Listen, Itustand I I got well and strong, for the were always before her eyes ;and it seemed to her that every one who looked at her must perceive that she was reading them. When her htisbalad was present, she made such efforts to appear cheerful and at her ease as she feared must surely have aroused his suspieions—for the faetwas that his presence evoked the very ideas she would have avoided.; but ,he set down her forced gaiety to the straggle which she made, fo his sake, to bear up against thetlepression 1 consequent on her physical condition ; and out of eonsideration for this, he left her to herself more than usual. On the second night, then, after the event narrated, lit the last chapter, she was sit- ting in her boudoir alone, She had dismiss- ed her nutitl, tot 11. eding herassistanee, and was musing on the old subject over was one palpable feet—the-lee:,k of h,l;.tr, the thought-in-pir]ng embers of.tbe wood - which, if it was not that which Mrs. d% us- ' the. which she wad neglected to replenish. throp asserted it to ea, was, at all €vents, , Mr. 11 iizthrop'was engaged in his study, at front the head of all infant. Melia knew the I :tel; of the house, and would probably atothn ; of the vagaries of til .:sane ; but . not retire las his custom was) until very it certainly dial seen incongruous and in- late, Mabel lzer.elf was in no frame of am-elstetit with the theory of her aberration 'mind for real, but the stillness showed that that Mrs. Winthrop stnoultll>rve procured mind household were otherwise inclined. such au object as a loch of hair in order to ; is moped .is she was in her own meditations investit with slain sentiment. It was ter' the li:Jrvuue sense of alarm that h i i taken re alletie a proceeding, arta r., er suggested pesseesion of her Kept her ears 11.eesantly fraudulent hop:shim t:!au any freair Of a 111,;4.14 thew tela ;analsuddlenlvamelee stru?L diseased ir.,•a'aination , anti ituposit ion ryas en thein width t she knew to be. the closing of ausolaitely out of the d;:;estion, siute upas the�e;e•et WI door. This had been effected document head been len ,alien in .. reeeptad...e, tri... unusual caution, bet the tell-tale wind which she heaself wonldl never have alt heist h:at1 entered with the ineomer, whoever it ear, but from the accident of the similarity wan, aza rustled. up. the great stairs, ani, of the two escritoires. and the lrnaatleir aeon - She lookel sap But, sulildoaiu ; the story' teak', and t;:el:'ing et the elo_•h. til;ielt ,::shite,, . to pat the it tor;;ratltetl tinct no living eyes but her m stn _slit hoer. Who on earth could have own had ever perused it, one wog intpa'rt nt sweetie- a.tinitt ynee at such a time, at shouse ►onaiaieration :till 1.1 . inetl: Ilad airs, where cisitots were few, and friends, privi- iZinthrop,eeer revealed lewd.it by word of leto ase melt uneeaeonable times fot ntouttiet Prom what al;diel haat by of ceiling, dill not c- :iet? If the great bell had her prey«e=s9r, elle nnder..tood her to have been by nature impulsive, and even lead - strong, although in her latter teye she Ilam been Hutch ;given to inektneholy (brulaen peeled forth its usual imperious summons, she would have concluded at once that Mrs. Marshall had at last fulfilled her promise of " looking in" at Wap -shot ; MAN'SLiFE AVED:1i T WOULD not be doing justice to the aftlieted it 1 withheld a statement of my experience with jaundice, and how I was completely cured by using l(ottbrolt J ymsn's Vegetable Dlscevery, leo one ran tell what 1 suffered ter zine weeks. one - thiol et which I was confined to my bed, with the ttcstmedtcal s ill 1 could obtain In the city trying to remove my anWeticn, but without even giving me temporary retied. Sty body was so sora not it was xdtitul tor me to wall:, 1 cculd not hear my clothes tight around me, my bowels only operated when tak- ing purgative medicines, my appetite was gone, nothing' would remain on any stomach, and my eyes and body were as yellow as a guinea. 'When 1 ven, bared on the street' was stared atorturned trona with . arrmisivefeeling bythe passer --by. The doctors said there Das nocureforace., I made up ray mind to die, c5 z. va nap taws gm ass CRAMS. U::o day a friend tosee me and advised me to try Northrop $; L; a sane 'Vegetable Discovery. I thought it the c..nom could,notcureancwhatistl the two et trying rho Di` •ower, ,but atter deliberatiugter etime I tau eluded to a:ve it a trial, so 1 pr tae l a bottle and e„mnter w.:d totting it three tisues a day. Jra©s or UV sa'srranatthe expiration of the thrid day to find no; eppalto shies sup. Despair gave place to Il'ope, acrd I persevered isa telie ing the art. -diens and tak lag llv: itatlrstv:.ce r':h ee One* a w..ek wag 7t hail one Ithea had aswfurther need ter teemed:eine that bad :Assn 'ie un --that had re- stored me to health -as I was radically cured, The natural color bad rephieed the dingy yellow, I couLl eat three meals a day, in fact the trcuble was toe get enough to eat. When I coinanenced taking the Dis- verer/ my weight was only 1521 lbs, when fzd:ehed rho Pith bcttte it -was 1;2llbs ,or;m mere -sec! about ,sof a+mama per den and I never telt better in my lite. No ens con tell how Tboaful I am for what this wcadedul medicine/ma dens tar tnaeit has rooted out of my system every vestige of tial ciorst typo of Jaundice, and I don't be -Ile -iv there i i : euro of ,Jaundice, &ever Complaint or DSS.:• t•:.sta that It will not cure. (Signed) W LEE, Toronto. WHAT IS IT This celebrated medicine is a compound extracted from the richest medicinal barks, roots and herbs. 11 Is the production of many years' st dy, research and fuvestigation. It possesaa propels purely vege. table, chemically and scientWQcaly combined, It is Nature's Remedy. It is perfectly harmless and treefrom any bad ant upon the system. Itisnour- ishing and strengthening; It acts directiy upon the bload.and every partthraumheut the entire body. It quzetetbe nervoussystet na; it gives you geed, sweet o'.eepatzilghtw It is a great panacea tor our aged fathers and soothers, foritgivesthemst ength,quiets their nerves, and gives them Nature's sweet sleep, as hos been proved by many an aged person. It is the Great 331004 ratifier. Itis a soething remedy for cur children. ItrelievesandCUM All di :eweet the blood. Give itatillstrial tap= comple:at,met then you will say to your friends, neIghbora aid acquaintances;. "Try it; itlea eamlme" I Beatten iailouglt, "The•«a Dr. Koeh'slymph is dutiable. tinder the McKinley bill. Now, why should it be?" So50&C '. 011 aeeo°.10t of horn, raid but uheever It was, bad been evidentlyhitt • ,." Itintertertti+villi Roane eonsumpticit,I aim. " every one; ae indeed, if tl;tastran,ge tale were • .ognieant of Mn V4 inthreide extreme did likely n � a s h v n would hat • e shoats •s 'un1 Discs and gnu t a e the t 11 s. of el. u n t was lett >u lu..cY t c a law h , trate a y C who ca never tell how the inner h n n ,• It is t been). Mel the never, then, in a moment laaudlled the arise very de,ecatele afore• businees is going to pan out, especially since of uneontrolhalaleexeitement, deselo -ed this ! over, there had been no sound of wheel or the increased tax on tin. secret, though to ears which only heard in it hoof upon the terrace beneath her window. a proof of "tiiglttinets " and, 1101401h812 d The notion of burglars never entered into The supremacy of the English in the There were may two persons to whom it was of tbel's mind ; and, Indeed, the front door application of electricity to the propulsionof pro a> e she at ever sultslly c, n e a eeare e 3 the method, e t i y p. p yT0 XL, 1 3 id a 1 sixsntpoaH at'3 Cations t war steed, •il*la rat• Ana I.Igptreers ea sa*d4 rem - at' a'rota 'e t be , . era. $tock coulplate, alba rast•aellana specialties, `• "Ji'w r c' ''r,Ta a' H,a+-r. dial.". %7R',;:M 4Wa Frl'IaC*•tfas. 'rite 1571©WK "'"' , a •+: ,. �3 • •,'• •. VAllaata ' Qr ants, nt.ablia tannaa itreltame, • aeter LiberYard air of the place was bright and clear, and I a}} b } } h h l rr s fe �etl 1 th Dietluo l of ingress such v h cle9 s ilio, ere hon w to be uteri to j wishes to inform the public in general was fed on the Veit that the people had ; the matter—namely, to her Li- .roil Or her''sonld use. It =;true'!; her rather that «cote this country. .A company asbeingorganlzetd constantly is stock— land after—I Imam not how long, it ensued son. TI,zt she hal not 4101:+• r,1 t;• E i1e form• i member(f than how eholtl had let it )self ores. i 11'ittsburg to operate electric cabs, the p years, acrd yet at the same time hat a day er, Ma10e1 felt couvii >l. If Mr. 'd intltrep A great Lire is of alsamestet late, no doubt, Kindsof U 1 17 —the cheiftaitea naother wialaeaY me /fait hx:} enterteinea any thenicion . f Ilcrrtra but still not one to rause the house about, Ail The undersigned Chet he keelas that City leteuty Teal taheft her aeon's heartrevel parentage, cent, t.ie: sal to car=rel it.1 stilt less todi:,:nrb her htagliana. The silence a and he tiestenedtai weal me. Iatber than hewolialceriai"3lynet h.aveaebianatewattie thee tueedalea:•saner tit meso,?:trate this tris, 1 would shave alai ; a tad eft 1 tlareit jails as lig adith :'cwt Dull idea he envie it a'caat of the ezete; and elle hard ornr more re- current furzisheil by storage batteries, A lady writes to on English daily paper that she has been swindled by elentric quawbe. tihe seems to have desired the re- moval of hair fr.om the face, to have tend a aot ; and, short of death, no eherie4 of e.rape atent to eve�vts=nl3 tag etta•i'e arae naa love ,.1Dr•e,d leer realetion:°. when.. the door of her un idlet from 69me elee'tric a}iarletan anti �' B p Frdn1 the wa•rl.l, asst then e;: a' '"'% tar ever : tt11'ection. t: 'la a4 is su ;p.•: ed to rail 144' !tarn Witttles3 a. 11.-r tiara aogethanate. lty reanot-eat but raat.. all r©w ^aiu ev that bk front ;au; as r .; tilt,, ra t der a -•..a. , aaa ;dtalale? ala»:ar. l•uat at w:A i hie a >aa>tarQd hal for ter •-?ae ilial attar yet }+sat E,al 1eQ r elo.Yae s. n,a;cla 41De bpca: The loos al drawn froth rho 1 .^est aeeaazng a a idose t That rd ell hanyst ?mint to e�g aass tl a tiler •she ne, Mearns 0w sialal anti her i'4, a afelbtle F1 •:];°well '+.414*i of e+a- incident is thatthe Dablie tnhould,stave noth ' + } j� f a {. 1ali;'h and %%US r•_t knQe. radia: ti,. to toiaQ ae, u have grit Clue awe tidal, hire izepg,er . net ilia tiville team lar t°Ela# Stith electric pads, ,lair bruaslaes, THE OLD ESTABLISHED - • • e 1 I '-'-'- - �' -' v ^slurred e1-411"41(14• ani aa� I aterrearala s i to Df«no eaa'Q^ 1'ia vii•lEn aDll ,• ' ° ever offered. C"ouelder. sir a 1 volt cut oil j oet batman Chol1. t3a.it eltere tv.;s D,,,, i , eta.°t; r Was :Ally openetd, and iDl str,ile to have t ke the remedy, Tho hairs west, t'il' 1'rdu 11Ilule83ta3' L1 n1 ,.'nil, n14'; tt7e+.1r fait:ler est+d.^tans FD t":. 9."4�:" ins"zn• 1,1.13yiit Ler elle w'he're she pwhet lily a razor noublbavebee nJust asefTentualand DRESS OR ITNDItreaSEI) A large steel: of Hemlock always on hand at nail, prlees. Fiooriug. Si ng, dressed --inch, inch ;end-a•quarter, mels ase, ,t•half and two such. Sasha Doors, Blinds, Moultdin a and all Finishing i'1aterial, Lath, fie. SHINGLES A SPECIALTY—Competition elaalleugetl The best and the largest etcelz, and at lowest prices. Shingles A 1. All our timber thoroughly seasone and ready* for use. l o shrinkage assured, Act II wi111dear out tho above. it arl'f d.i Sl ilei. If I alta fait OTrd n q. theta re`- , nitetitea , a lign°3.1150. . C R a . „ 1 t1Wit :-3111 be, rn l `ta114g, talar end paattlaillers ani, Ell OR awl if there all any 3 talc love of t,uea•v. ala ar 1 had eten hsur.l ta,ta4� '* *het I have not been stilt greet in doubt on - question the technical papers ro aeli the Naar that, pre:aaittezai i , not nae• Ware exclaim ultiilsi tt rn tie : "fain that bray nnnfli ' tt :oar "snit n enoldenly ; taut you should he censilltea, lemma the ehfeftanste wife. Horn is lar, roil of mime 1' a taste forgo to den ricin your letter Vett hie child, not your?. I One er1nu r-..Iy r ureinrd, Cam, to wheel y` p there was any rE•araoit fug eatl:toralinQDry pre. "One gets moth to shame in time, it i.' it eeeinal pettililettaat airs. Westin -op elieht 7 . . c , Horn t ^� r •t si r. a when v t d 0 4..E ret=. -•n a r E I t I� n • 1 Sen • 'et though. 1 l li d o l d t 1 ti. a. , said,.and A rlu..s,. l , , p 1 ,y I saws the 1' l a boath l et! lend, I ran hints df Tragi even flea • nos is ghly tan caution it that reepe art. You think to put , a t' o . mat a. i u la you, rtaa }.uta ° .i is t Fort towardo thein sibs m • halts cru} lade them ; robebbr ; btli t,ti11, ale ta:ra a of lit 11114 ,d, "If yon 8taey in ii4i4 rona,a on4tlt. 1 'In' awe me, the next moment l e ntld have fled : i u.nt, mut without ;Ally other means of lftent,'"t� sial alai's 1 fl� n,futtree ataeli )n � the lute the wcoils.eeein : fete how amid I clo? a•ompellinglierreprnitateu :cltrntg.hhetni, ht. ;,.ell, a).1 .tmtn n y r bath borate with this 1Durtti n of tli ;;,rata•, alit, - T�a telzp., tit sem, motet -11i of 411*'. tt4 tilt.ab°e u It it 1t11171 Int", nal It wall tuay do. hist laltrutl brit;; dishonour 1011 Illy Insetcud :It was lino Ht tre<a7, have: told him all, aint titreatent:1 lseoal y rtnr ...n i e''''"` late however, to think of •lilt, duty one' hits with esooar..., r:•tteil y, ,•wept tin at You may pull the rope, an: dati't, till yeti I meal. have left the 1 I1, at as true, and e f lie ee € yt„e, that he should replied Barn, with a cola -nee , bot as ler the bell l;cines infornu. 1 where I elteiild Italie the Illcax;re: of tirdiug yoou.•-I Wel; the pr4rsiation to remould it before I came upstairs. I have } otsaatu:thu1L to ray to y au, madam, which it is Letter to eons- mnnWate in ilrivato, 01141 thiels is ton good et opportunity, to be Int :clip. It is trite my father may Lind me here, and be very 'e:tl- ens ; lint o'I0 may risk etenething t and be. thine remained for me—to deceive Biro. I' stab at gum. luno, it dill Neem unnatural, • pian it clown. If tit• exert a e aut. ea 'Ana" nal. las' a a' :i • .'4411 1 it r•` a .t ', •.• eau!! "Alas, our child Is tread ;" but ill- : have :.eyed so Al (as he noiorueu';ly k1.1 horn as he WAS, I loved nay boy, eta ctluld 'b'.tcjto the only leingthat really hotel him. not part from. hian. So great olid &trout: he ° ;incl, nmreuver, this might slat) explain I well mai pass him o0 for a year oilers tif'i itite:t. a ,mires, of the V inthrrpe of Dur- . it . '•r'.c ` ...'. e••if. thought I •• r-:.:. "swan® -the only; eign of as*re..trai feeling that eo I dz .acts . was what I Le ever es:hibute:I. If he knew he wan etbout seal to used1, he will grow up line other to defraud them of Wepshot, that feet, to a E'* 1'1sh boys, and be a bleeeiug to us both, nature t-ue]t ne his, was reason enough for perquisite. 1•'trrgive nae, sir, and (rod for- giveqa. il, all. Mabel read this over 1 t £ a dosan times, even then could scarce believe her eyes. What /must m Q 115 If 11 tit ore I die, were this poor lady's words ; but had she written them in sound mind ? Her story was pitiful indeed, but was it truer' Mr. Winthrop had spckt•n to :Mabel herself of her predecessor as' my poor wife,"in certainly another sense thanthat with which we ate wout to speak pitifailly of the dead; and if Ise hal not deemed her actually insane, it was evident that others had done from the veryfact of Mrs. Merthyr's having combated that view. Was this extraordinary statement, then, an evidence of her aberration or of her sanity ? For the moment, so intensely interested was Mabel in this unhappy woman, that she did not perceive the enormous importance that the matter had in reference to her own position; since if Horn Was not his father's son, he was not his heir, and that her own expected child would be so, Evon when this struck her, it found her thoughts absorbed by even a more weighty considera- tion. Could her husband, with his shattered nerves and failing health—to whom all men- tal excitement was absolutely forbidden— survive such adisclosure, and all the ridi- cule and disgrace that must perforce ac- company it ? The single element of moral etrengththatsustained him, as it was, was one which this discovery must needs de- stroy— namely, ancestral pride. To have brought up the son of a savage for twenty years as his own son—to have borne with his brutal nature, and compelled others to bear with it—to havebuilt the hopes of his ancient line so long on so sorry a foundation; and then, when this bubble burst, to have to listen to the public scoff, and feel that even his best friends were laughing at him in their sleeves ! In the heyday of his life and strength, Miles Winthrop could scarcely have endured such shame ; and now much less now 1 and yet, if he was not to be told, how was justice ever to be obtained for her and hers ? Who but himself was fitted to decide on the truth or falsehood of Mrs. Win- throp's confession ? Who else could take :Action upon it ? The value of this piece of paper was in her hands less than one of the bank -notes her husband had given her, but in his own it might be priceless. He might use his wealth to make the dark places plain in this strange document; since he could even despatch messengers to this savage place, with orders to search out the truth of the matter at all hazards. These ideas, however, did but pass through her brain, just as the wildest, wickedest thoughts will sometimes flash unforbidden on the purest of us ; she did not entertain them seriously for a single moment. Bather than Fisk her husband's life, let herself beportion- less, and let this great inheritance be Horn's for ever. Here resolution was fixed, that no matter how positively she should become convinced that this strange tale was true, she would never vex Miles with the dis- closure of it. If she could not give him her love, she would be as loyal to him as the most loving wife, and he should never guess how loyal. Moreover, notwithstanding much close pondering upon the whole matter, conviction was still far from her. At one time she felt inclined to discredit this marvellous relation altogether—it seemed so incredible, so ex- teeing all the limits of probability as to become slewdelusiora, And yet, on the other ]tate ; but otherwise, his diatlhke wad tiitiid'ult to explain. Not without a Amide;:Mabel - aides, I have got way ee.:uc,e quite pet and ec ou. I tit.. dt slows t i .l . ro his • silt, sn t 't t ] now remitted a certain triumphant naafi *71st a r y blaming u byou ifpossible,to feehn s wlua;lr was at all trines eharacteritltie. of her � a 3' t stepson, and which might possibly have its explanation iu his secret knowledge that he was cheating all the world, After all, however, she was obliged to admit that these notions were but fanciful. It was far more likely that this pitiful story of her predecessor Imu} never been told to human ears, anti that her own eyes were the onlyones whitih had ever perused it. No wonder that the poor lady had broken down in mind and body, bearing alone the burden of so terrible a secret. Mabel herself already felt aged and wore with the mere inherit- ance of it. She sat with the little packet in her hand, gazing upon it as upon some en- chanted disk, perplexed in amaze of thought, without a plan. Suddenlysomeviolent noisewithoutarous- ed her ; the house was full of such : the accidental slamming of a door, or the over- throw of a piece of furniture, would awaken a score of echoes ; and for the first time a sense of danger flashed upon her. There was certainly one person in the world who would not have scrupled to take her life, rather than suffer that paper to be in her hands, or to exist at all. She started up, and thrust ithastily into her bosom. The noise died away, as ustaal, but the apprehen- sion it had conjured up remained. Where should she hide this terrible, and yet most precious thing ? The most natural place was doubtless the very receptacle from which she had taken it, and where it had already lain, in all probability, for years without discovery ; yet she herself had found it in five minutes, and might not another, armed with the sante knowledge, and incited by the same curiosity, do the like ? When you are seeking, every place seems difficult ; but when you wish to hide, no place appears secure. The thought of a score of secret spots, of whichsuch a mansion as Wapshot afforded hundreds, and rejected them all. She called to mind an essay she had read in which the openest places are realm - mended for such a purpose; but in that case it was intentional search that was to be guarded against, and in this it was chance discovery of which she stood most in fear. Finally, she decided upon carrying the packet about her person, and sewed it care- fully within her gown. When she had done so—so strangely does panic spread—she did the like with the bank -notes her husband had given to her— a most unnecessary pre- cautionas she confessed to herself, but neither in mind or body was she just then in a condition to take a reasonable view of affairs. When her husband's well-known step was presently heard approaching, she even snatched a glance at the mirror, not without apprehension that some change might have taken place in her physical ap- pearance corresponding to the tremor of her mind; but her brgght brown hair had mot grown gray, nor had Care as yet ploughed a single furrow on her fair face. CHAPTER XXXTX,—A FAMILY Calsis. It was but two days since Mabel's dis- covery of the little pocket inthe escritoire, but it seemed to her to have happened long ago. She thought, she dreamed of nothing else, as though, instead of carrying it, about her, stitched in her attire, every syllable of its contents had beenengravenon her heart. leave liamehot of your own free-will ; for 1 take it for granter, that he wuultl not wish you to remain as its mistress after what 1 had to tell him ; and 1 am come Hero 4)11 "apurpoae to tell him, madam, be sure of that. daretopen until a lettere 0. his You is # to me. do you?" He held in his hand the note the had written Ihiiit two days ago, all torn and twisted by his pas- sionate finocrs.4You affeet surprise, do you, as though you had not dafietl 1140 ? What 1 was it no defianee to offer, as a dole, the very sum whieh :your lover sent you in yourbeggary 1 to give 1110 such atiable and patronising words as these, and advice too, hegad 1—quite a moral lecture—upon how. I should behave myself to my own father 1 You, who sold yourself for money, and yet would not bold to your bargain, but must needs seek your gallant out at Wimbledon in your very honeymoon 1 1'erhnps it was only to thank him for his slisinterested gift! Well, if the governor swallows OW, his di- gestion must be better than is generally re- ported.—I have heard'—here he sank his voice to a hoarse whisper, and nodded his head with great significance—" that he is very ill." "Mr. Winthrop is very ill," said Mabel, endeavouring to speak onlmly, but conscious that her strength both of mind any body was failingfast under this terrible trial. " It is not, indeed, too much to say, sir, that any sudden shock such as you contemplate may kill him on the spot. As to the vile charge at which you hint, I scorn to speak of it; that it is a coarse and infamous calumny, you yourself, I believe, are as well aware as I am. But I solemnly warn you once again that if you come here to work upon your father's feel- ings by any such cruel device, you will do it at the peril of his life." "If this be really true, replied Horn coolly, " it seems that I arri • et Wapshot not a day too soon. The governor is down, is ho, and perhaps he may not pull through 1 Ah ! you wanted to make friends of me, did you, by throwing me a shilling or two, in case anything should happen here upon a sudden, and you be left in the larch 1 But my friendship is not bought so cheaply, madam, as you may chance to find. " " I do not want your friendship ; I' hate and loathe you 1" cried Mabel, with irrepres- sible scorn. "I thought as much myself, good step- mother," answered Horn coolly ; '' and since 1 'ou have been so candid, 1 will just speak a plain word or two upon my own account. You have hated me from the first, I know ; but that is nothing in the way of hate : you mast love first, and be despised ; you must see the woman whom your arms would have enfolded shrink from you with horror, and turn with eagerness towards your rival— then you will know indeed what it is to hate. .1 am not used to be wronged with impunity, and my debt to you at Singleton, if matters had ended there, would not have been easily paid ;but you thought proper to cross my path a second time, The tempta- tion was great, no doubt, but is was an 111- advised preceeding. Having made me your enemy, to begin with, it was even a little dangerous, madam, believe me. I have a dog, with whom, bythe-bye, you are ac- quainted, who when he has seized his aver The faded lines of that strange confession a sexy, even though it be a harmless cat—a- "herr Reasons Far the Wonderful Success of Hood's Sarsaparilla, the £)lost Popular and Most ,Extensively ''Sold Medicine in America. Ikioofl's Sarsaparilla ich possessesPos great mcdie'usah merit whit its e demonstrates when fairly tried. AGIt is most economical, being the only medicine of which " too Doses One Dollar" can truly be said. S�+� It is prepared by a Combination, tProportion and Process Peculiar to Itself, unknown to other preparations, and by which all the medicinal value of the various ingredients is secured. It effects remarkable cures where other medicines have utterly failed to do any good whatever. c. It is a modem medicine, originated by experienced pharmacists, and still carefully prepared under their per- sonal supervision. It is clean, clear and beautiful in IV appearance, pleasant to take, and always of equal strength. 7It has proven itself to be positively , the best remedy for scrofula and all blood disorders, and the best tonic for that tired feeling, loss of appetite and general debility. ea It is unequalled for curing dyspepsia, O sick headache, billowe less, catarrh, rheumatism and all diseases of the kid- neys and liver 9 It has a good name at home, there being more of H' s '.i ...trsaparilla sold in Lowell, Alas;.. w are it is made, than of all other eat sae::: ;;.t:: and blood purifiers combined. ®Its advertising. ie - to.1:riginal, honest, and t 1o.'1,u_ e , , 0 srke d up by the medicine itself. A Point for You. If you want a blood purifier or strengthening medicine, you should get the best. Ask for Hood's Sarsaparilla, and insist upon having it. Do not let any argument or persuasion influence you to buy whet you do not want. Be sure to get the idea medicine, ti et -r ev ,D . ti ama 0 1 atat all tame eall c a delicate soft creature, 1 grace and beauty, but wily and treacherous an iter nature too—be never loves his holt, till she is dead. His master ie like him in that respects as y'ott will n d. Yon think, perhaps, that should things be at the worst with you .this husband of yours turfed over, and your pockets full of sues mere ttneonsidlered Irides as you have been able to snatch lap at the finish, or to collect during your short reign —you will, at all events, been far bettered, and the more welcome to your beloved Rich- ard ; but there you are leech mistaken. I shall eternally pursue you 1 You believe al- ready that I am not easily conciliated, but you do not yet understand of what I an cap- able, when rejected, wronged, despised, as 1 have been by yott 1 Yon do not know Horn Wall. op, madam --- " Ab, but I do :" interrupted Mabel, stung by these insolent, thereats beyond en- utOnCC, and losing all fear of them, and n7 ill t lr t of consequences, in her scorn and thought I , detestation. " I know you well,far better than you think ; I know both wo you are and Whence youcamc, you bastard Savage:" A terrible •e • t n Horn Win- throp's change g came e over throp's countenance. His mocking lips closed tightly, his erucl face grew white and rigid, and the hand that had. been pointing at her in brutal menace, sought the back of a chair and clenehed it, as though he was about to hurl it at his audacious foe. "Yeu know that, do you, woman?" gasped he slowly. • t Then you know too much." They stood confronting one another for nearly a minute, each sensible only of the other's hated presence, and dead to all things else. The door had opened, and a face was looking in upon thein, full of speechless wonder, but they had heard no sound. " And how,madam, may I ask,"inquired, Horn, forcing a scornful smile, "have you become possessed of this rare piece of infer- ' mation ?" His eyes were riveted upon her, as though they would have read her soul, and she mechanically placed her hand upon the hidden packet, as though to secure it • from that searching gaze. Already she re- pented of the passion that had hurried her so far, notwithstanding that it had evoked a corroboration of her suspicion, such as no art that this man could use would ever efface from her mind. " Perhaps I guessed it," said she calmly. I"If you did so," hissed Horn through his douched teeth, "it was by the devil's help, since none but the devil could have told' you." I . " Nay, the Devil is a liar, sir. Whereas • it is no lie that you are no Winthrop, but a born savage." " WeIl, as you have guessed it, madam, and since we are quite alone together, I may as well confess to you thatyou have guessed right. I am no more this Winthrop's son, than you are the wife of him you would have chosen for your husband, had you had the choice." A sharp cry here broke the silence of the night, and waked the slumbering echoes, and Mabel turned in terror just in Gime to see Mr. Winthrop's ghastly face ashe totter- ed towards her, and fell heavily upon the floor. Oro BB CONTNIen%) Sold by all druggists. e1; six for $5. Prepared only by 0. L B00» & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Kass. 100 Doses One Dollar s. ERRORS OF YOUTH" Nervous De- bility, Seminal Losses and Premature Decay, promptly and permanently cured by Does not interfere with diet or usualocoupa ion. and fully restores lost vigor and insures perfect manhood. Price $1 per box. Sold by all drug- gists. Sole Proprietor, H. 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Mrs. Newlywed -0t Thank you, Mr. Jibel- ry ; but what do you mean by the way I do it ?" Bachelor Friend - " Why, you leave in so many feathers." Mother—" Ella, you have been playing all the afternoon with .these ' toy soldiers. That's not a proper amusement for a big girl 1 ike you. Daughter—" But, mamma, I am not playing with the soldiers. I pick- ed out he ofoers and played with them. " But, Ca 01, how tan you drink so much beer?" " I drink it as a reward of virtue, for, you see, I drank milk for awhole year." " You slid 1 And what year was that, pray?' My first, of course." 4 Stele Ire. i din ar. a :eel eve all the troubles inci- dent to a ht` x119 a•trre 4f lira sy�7em, such as lrirainess. 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