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VE WON AND LOST.
The mind did not answer, she
knew not what to sae. With slow,
measured, chirees, that struck a
tange knell ia Loraine's heart, the
clock ou the mantel struck; the hour
Jah eight.
She arms from ber seat and paced
up aad down the. room.
Five— tea— fifteen minutes drag-
ged themselves slowly be. Still the
mirthful limn of voices floated up, ae
if to mock hen
°They are growing impatient," she
said to berself, tie she drew aside the
-eurtain fromthe window, and gazed
anxiously eaten the read.
The moeu shone urilliantle; every
.ohjeot was descernible— she sew Mei
• thing of Mama tileeeferdt
Twenty minutes— a half Lour, and
yet another ten dragged by.
"ICht,in" she said, "leave the room;
want te be 'eft alone."
As the door closed softly after or,
Loraine threw herself dowo ox a,
•Seat by the window, pressed her flusite
ed ftace to the coot pane, straining her
--eyes eagerly down the main road.
"He has not come." she cried, wring-
ing her hands in sharp agony. She
felt bewildered; there was a strange
pain in her heert, growing more oda"
worth,. the good 'rector, over rose melting into glosviug crimson as •the of the trees, veld through the hey -
a ain sures rays piereed the ravine below. grown waits and deserted hulls of the
Mama letIvesford alone had been . Loraine's hands were clasped with-
reeovered. Ile had .sustained 'a tee- ia his lawn; they were trembling slight-
rible tractere of the skull against ly. and her face Was very pale,
the ebar P rochs as he tell. R was "I wish you, had not brought nie
'hardly eatpeeted his life would loot . to this spot on the edge of the prem
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until they reateeed, hits home, Son:10 pice, lebnohhe she whispered.
roar milee distant. zny love'?" he ;Asher', weeder,.
Willie tete mother called for her sore t, whey. "This is the grandest and. most
the long eehoing with his be. : soblinte epot on the Allis."
loved eamei a.od fur Loreine await- i "If dl telt 'elm why, you will
oienneeingtorareuata.,ohl abbey, that bad fel-
The spot chosen for the duel was a
inning in the midst of ti e ruins,
On one side were high, perpeAdicu-
lar, ice crags; on the other a steep,
slippery descent; its only canopy, the
starry heaven and' the meetiog
branches of the dark pine trees.
'A low cry, Which Ulmont instantly
ed etre. in leer bridal robes, Ubnont laugh at me, in haehandr, suppressed, sprang te his bps.
. or enewer hedrewthe golden head
home; eay dying- eloeer to his breast, hiesing the hiss 1 he muttered. tboug tfu ly. This is
"aeavev.-- oao ithbe Ian Ji omen"
VIvesfordi in another part of his ; h .
In the eat, sole= stillness that A ' - t the exact spot Loraine SAN in her
• mouth 111
I dream.
had fallen around those who wttebee ,
. "Certainly pot zoy eweet "
by hLs couch, the &plant binding 1 „ • . - • 1 Wybeer Lee touched him on the
I raw this very spot in my dreams erm
over him lute said, slowly and sole '
• • , thought you, ^klierft standing on this said
'Another moment Heath Hampton
• De Risnar, and a email, wiry indiviel-
teal, enveloped in a dark cloak, aild
carrying a black leather ease, ap-
peared, who was introduced to til -
wont as the surge,on
Vele words passed between theme
Proud, cold, defiant, and !titter, they
stepped forth, swords in hand, out
into the moonlight.
A silence, still as death, lasted for
• a. second only. Then the combatants
bad crossed swords ited the terrible
work began; both felt the strength of
his opponent's arm.
Heath Herapton Was sure thie
; would be a victory easily won. Only
one ;thought rushed. madly through
h. Duel la The Alps- I Uitriont Lilvesfordis brain-- his we,
The dark, handsome face of Heath u eliimpion lowered like a persistent i
-AU the etty tient followed, Meng It btbitrl.leautiritl Loraine. and hts nice.
Hamptote for it was he, grew a The thought geve renewed. strength
i ehadow around Loraine. who tree to his arm; one instant only he prees-
shaele peter as he listened to the ,. quite unloved ht dui aiteratan.
"Saved," he muttered, under his : t_hee.:h.yd,d, dlth asked bereett, sorrow
ed his hand to his feverish brow; an -
telegram. ' ' •
breath; "I do not see how iv could 1 Ir.!' .44214 1- ira°11ti her htt3handi s''ent
. 1 2 prefer the society of the Freneh.
heve been possible; I have, ranee A . to her own leaving her to opend
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emuly, as Ile watched criticalit the mg. )14" ehe andwerell "I "Thee are eoraine, Telresford. he
motionless, e
"His lihe hangs by a single thtead;
if he lives, his reason naae. be •oar-
tially restored; mer wholly, taxless
Ly a violent shock, which might test
Mw hie tile. If he lives at all,
must he content,"
very spot; others were around •you,
their dark faces between you ana the
eunlight. Your face was white. and
you called out suddenty; "Loraine, ray
wife, where are your As I ran to
you with oetstretched heeds, a wet
man s face came 'between un a proud,
beautiful, foreige face, with .ecoreful
lips and flashing eyes- .1,s I turne4
rrom her in wcauter, the beentiful face
had vaniehed. the gold petters of fee
seemed to close over you. tay bus -
band, and I saw, steuding, there, only
Heath Ilanaptoe, while beside hint, a
eruel smile on his lips, stead a darke
brewed etranger.
+Mrseenrawn
CHARTER. VII.
Fatal Couseauence. 7
There were few dry eyes amoug
these wedding guests assembled as
the contents of telegrara were read
t th. • d • • ti art throbbed
tense each moment. with pity for leepless Loraine save
ehotgd teehthiret, bash bah -power 1 91Ie, whit stood teal:line graceful!).
Aga in there ,teee a !tweet et the againet a marble Pseche, engaged in
idour i thie it wais tt servant. eonversation whh Urn Lorrimentehen MUTER, X.
"Hes err. telvestaril yet arrived?" • Lettritic had so unexpeetedly appeared
tieked -r.oraine, eagerly- seam:time the I amono them.
• girl s face.:
"No, Ma'am, hut the minister and
eour ma says may they eorae UP
again and talk with your
"No, no, oar groaned Loraine, piti-
fully, throwing herself down int. the
divan. and hurting her face in the
HoME.1,SS PUSSY OAT,—
Ott T0.41)3.0;3° of Sorrow and .ekhole.,Stery
• . of Icaty.
HE life or the houteldes, and
• abused at 1.5 one of the sadeest
•illustretione or ceuelty . with
• Which we meet, Says a Humane
Boelety leaflet. • Often fines has
corefellricae.hule 4tirrievs%;Q" UM' °0"
rright elm has encapeldregirhYerintibe:;'
friends Ma MOVing. day. Sotoetimee she
has uot even been Wilted to follow}
•the faintly, and watidere &Mut the old
haunts Wondering why she is lett
alone. -• • • She ecion •becomes gaunt and
ow& to appearance, and then hegine.
her traMp life, chased by boys and
dogs. and always on •the 10(31=4 toll
an euemy, After a while She' contee
to the state where she will not even'
accept proffered friendeielp and read.
tie •affright Irene tme who wetecl reed.
and ceonfort her. Thee she ie called!
Iniereteful and treaeherelese
Het let, Me assure you that to eat
lover, L ei, the Mite Who is cibeerVieet
enough to have eletained an insight
Int o cat character there le no Mere
Intereetieg, lotelligent er affectitteette
animal in tte *too rapp or the Rule
Mat leilagdent. The cat le not te-blante
yon bane failed to comprelleud hell
good plaints, and eite ie net to leateet
(Or being in. the Neigh!.
Last eurather 0, wielted person be
Chime threw 011t int() an aley three
eoung hittens which by some Wane
other ilIfitarrt and, a terrthle =prem. . e. .
wait oCee 11eprivest Of the mother,
than burst Team Heath Eramptoets •
tIps, as hie arra dropped heavily to
ottehatitis. "I damn want to bee any g4 ta& kt: y at e . hie eide, It was a never- to- be for 1 ,
be 1 elle lonely hours as beet she might fn getten eeeett by those who witneesed 1
one. d want to be left :done. Do, 'Did you say' he was tieing?"
sou ,understand.— all alone." t asked, taking tlee telegram from Mrs the tioeletr of 'Heath DatePttear
The ecenery from Loraine's window with a dull clang
it. His award fell to •the ground
The g'irl quietly withdrew from the ,1 Lorrimer's .nerveless fingers, • i • AS •
zoom. There was a strange hush in I ' hi. •
Yee., tel. it read; his hie bung by wee ime, yet. as site stood tnere• hoe. have note tee game this timet
•the voices down below. , 3A her rope, azure-tintee robe. the ITIvesford," •eriett, hoarsely, hitter -
a slender thread.
"Oh, he must hive come," she eight. Sllentle the geleets quittel the man- 'breeze toynatt with the tnit lace that ly, and atilt defiantly; "but mark me, •
With tated breath she opened the 1 sion. Heath Hampton \vas antonr, the .encircle' her throet, tuoll leosened her : there is still a future."
door Of her tioudoie slightle. and lest te dePart; his dart; eyes roved golden hair in whieh 13 sprav ot blose 'There Is also a present.' respoude
tened. eagerly over the stately roansian, and t Fouls elie was not tianking of ed lehnont, nterialet
The convernitem of the guests he- ". the 11121guitleent grounds whieli ur. tbe beautiful. Attlee igion Which her Seeing further eileiehnetion eves -
. •t eye reeted; she trid pushed. aside her . eat end* as Was nall th"C' i
• Oil
r.,, ou 1,:tumillommumlumttafinTilumINT.
tutu alht D3
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similating Wood atulltegtila-
tht ihaStomarltealledWelS or
TliAT Ti
AC -SIMILE
SIGNATURE
OF
RAPPER
OF EVERY
BOTTLE Or
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bit..R.WOM.11104
ode 14 pat ep in CM13.5t42 battlee celyt
13 nit spa brik. tret ellen agree, to salt
a ATI &' BUR on tee ritea er Fmk% that It
S • At ••
3 gime" aa Anwar orery
.11W'Wl..tetbA4 pa ce:1 Cot-E-T-teltehtd.
ism
low mete Tommie(' in as tney lay dark en( et n ,
rite wane-. of it eming seettie heated in the sfiatfoet u e. t. bootie, the very uniloitt •ind the flowe who would eureue a worsted foe, nor
• 1 o t
ing to cello. !tent pnteini t- v. 4.11. he dies e he hard. to himself, tee' ers tired her; see• wee, glad. she tolu
unueht her attenthen- lehie 'mel to this may eiel he mine. R is worth a heritelf, elle was to etate fur America
laave .heert shrielzel oa he eau hi desperate struggle, and I mean to the morrow.
top arid inuttere I on evtrt ezenhee make ft."
Niaiple wares, .1 Nth -1,411. or the past Iffre et' Heath hitanapton
het they obit a, et tile arelwr lotto t but owe was lumen. had team
Mea"2 nt." Ix Waa liolaaP.- eerelead, ,with his mother to llosien some three
voiee WO f them h " hut each wordyears previousir none know from
r a
turned on his heel. and falowed by
Wyltuer tee. left the open leaving the
Loraine ww.:. wi;l1ing Car her hue mIrge"n a" the eettut with ileath
pierced Loraine -1 Ir'ar1 like a sharp •! whenee.
,dagger.
"I do not think . They had purehased what watt af-
the bridegreoM 1F1•temard 'known 39 IT minion Plaee.
Verrone. Poor Loraine! 'What a ' ' • . .
and there they lived in stately, tone -
terrible Mow We inuet he to her; eueh ly splendor.
a keen disgrace." The mother Was haughty. perulian
There seemed to he a geeeral mur-
stur oe assent tram eh u silent and reserved. shunning all in-
eorame duitthiy el,,see the door. hbe ; tercourse or overtures from the ou.t.
had neard enoueh. hrain went- s We world,
ea on hre; her tene„.,, rehee. elm The son was quite tee opposite, win -
drew the met th.• door, flung her. niug and refined% with rnueh grace of
self down on the tie rpm, and there Presence and courteey or breeding.
the beeut aut. youivz heir- • He epent money with a lavieh hand.
ess wept the hittoro.sl teers *het ever yet one who was a. keen observer of
welled up trom a human hieirt. human nature voted t•PC- be was ut-
After a violent storm of wrier, a 1 terly devoid of prinefpre; one who
calm ustrtIly :allows, but it was not only laeked the opportunity of berom-
so in this ease. ing the deepest or vfnaing yet the
The sparkling diet:tone glowing up- cloak of hypocrisy was it:Altered so
911 her fin ter— Wet ring— meddened tightly obout hen. the nut er world lit-
tler with its preeu itie glow: she drew tle dreamed of the inner blackness.
it from tier finger, flinging it with all 2 Heath Hampton Inland no dirfieun
the ewe; or Iser stremilt inn) the ; ty in gaining an entree into the matt
hand; t•ille bud no heart. no thought 4r3mPten end the Ftaemn hlesh "17 the :I
away from hine arid the hours .1.,eereed night. ,
4uU end long weigh pervert tlana. A War hour later tilmont entered i
Atetia she tont up her beide but the
the roorn weer() 'Loraine atill eat, her 7
ory had no pewee to Omuta her, it .
"Why does rimer not come to me?"
hith the question I IV. "3' ber 14“)I
led.
She laid her fair young eheeh 4'11 "Truant, how late you are," she i
1
the crimeon cover, eald, playfully; "where vsere you?"
on bor red line: "I was unexpectedly detained," he
Ale it was well or Loraine Mom— "Thank ou dear. tor your very
dord she did not 'know wliv.
white hands eleeping the book which
%did explanation; I intote ail about it ,
In another en: t_ f‘i tit" balling.
where the, tourone. ertiolied their ei. note," elle held, sweetie, with a pretty 1
=Tiled eaulle.
gars, watching the tuneeevered (Tags "I have certainly exiazieneil till
1
above and the crags beneath, Heath worth knowing," he maul. Loraine,
Hampton, eat with a. teirty of frien1s. was sure she notieed a forced ealm-
requiting Dr Risnar. •nese in his voice.
Phnom. came among, the group quite •She turned on tlii light and looked
unnoticed, so engroteed were they in at her husband. dew saw his face .,
.the recital of some story from the was colorless, With a hard, fixed exe
reminiscence or Hampton's exploits. •pression about the mouth. ,.
"Ali, yes, gent:ewe," contInued "What is the minter, U.1313011t, Illy .
Hampton. buoynntiy, "at t het time 1 husband?" she cried, springing to ids
stood in .high favor with the peerlesi side, speechless with terror; "bas any -
beauty." • thing Lappened? How white and 211 i
There were the fumes of wine on bii• you look!" . .
breath and a reehiess wenne in be. He sat down on the sofa, drawing .
her toward Lim, with a deep sigh, as i
replied: .
"Nothing out or the usual order of
evezits has bappened, Loraine; every- 1
thing Is as it should be."
Tle did not care to tell her the t,
truth— just them not 'until he knew .
more or Heath Hampton's condition. J
.They sat Or a few momente in si- t
lence; then Uhnent turned and look- .
ed upon. his beautiful eoung wife in ;
wore a. soft, shining, vielet 811k; 2:1' ;
her Artless, peerless beauty.
just where she Sat the lights from '
the colored lamps rou full upon her;
one great dash of purple lay at her
feet, a bar of crimson quivered on
her breast, and on the beautiful head
there shone a glow of gold; her lovely
face was pate with wonder, yet it
seemed like, a fair, tender flower
among the mystiral lights.
"Loraine," said Ihniont, with a
brave attempt at raillery, "If any- '
thing were to happen to me, would
it change ye= love for me?"
For ariswer she led him to the win-
d.°'‘'slh'.o you see that pale,serene moon,"
she said, estrugglbag athwart those
fleecy clouds? The broad glare of
day may hide it from our sight, and
the dark clouds of night may for a
while envelop it, yet we feel sure
that cairn, patient meon will struggle
silently through all, and resume her
constant vigil over the slumbering
earth. My love shall be just as
constant, hihnont. Nothing could
change my love. for you; I have. often
thought I could. never die and leave
you, husband!"
As Ulmont looked down upon her
he noticed all the dainty bloom had
vanished from both cheek and lite
like a delicate blossom in a sudelen
frost.
"My sweet Loraine," he whispered,
reverently, bending his hea.d and car-
essing her white brow. ,
As his hand clasped hers, a low,
startled cry fell from her lips.
"Look, Ulmont!" she eried, in an
awful %lastest,. Waling his hand. full
up to the lighto "oh, Ulanont — my
husband.-- seei there is bleed upon it."
furthermost corner of the room, exelusive sueietv• as is +tea often the eh'e•
She !monied a little, low, NVild
I ease, no one thought of inquiring hi- De Risnar, alone of the group, had
.
laugh. to his anteredente . %mimed 1.71MOnt's ripprodele
".nwitt, nine it trout me as 1(10 ltie lee bad lain • sited' e at, enee 10
.no "It is a thousand pities you did tint
mem' lier then, but I suppose there
su
love," e cried; "tear nut his 'melee hetirt nett hand or Inc pretty heiress. -
from my bean forean Yee
ver 'Ind eve
el It bad been a efose tin between tile as a double charm about her now that
1 say, forever and ever." to she is beyond your rcech, eh, Hemp -
wont Invesford and himself as h.
ton remarked some loquacious by -
Loraine tett a wondrous, st ranee which was in reality the favored suit-
eensation creepine over her. . Mender.
Every sob ended in a meeting or
There hail been a time when In- 1., A. low, sardonic laugh broke from
hheitth Hamptou's lips, a laugh that
laugh. The strange stillness or the
1 rune hardly kw neherself just which troze the, hiooa, in eilnaont's heart as
house puzzlsphere, ed her. Queer , she like better; ellen she ultimately
danced around her, ri nil with 1 hei r
1 chose Ulmont rtivesford, all hopes of Ile heard it.
"Loraine will ulways be the most
long, tony fingers, pointed mockiugly
1 reigning as master of Lor -
at the white robes and bridal veil she 0. house of cards charming girl in the u orld in my
wore. How dared they approach the 1 rimer Hell fell 'Ike eyes; let us drink., gentlemen," he
secret of her own chamber? e'he flaround the schemer. cried, "to the fair beauty of Loraine!"
ung
He had never loved the fair, haughty '
and jeers; and they in turn mocked beauty, yet he had vowed to win her from the rest, and eibo would. bear 4ne
A ge.ntlerean sitting a. little apart
back upon them their cruel taunts
her every look and word. fortune. he had teen resigne'cl to ac- , snore, aprang to his feet, but he neat
"Fools!" she cried. "Do you think cept Loraine with it. too late; a strong arra forced him
X care? What if the Whole world Eagerly he watched! the rapid recov- back, as a face white. as death flash -
were gathered downstairs, what need ere of his rival, bitterly cursing his ed past him, crying out:
A I tare if they do knowe he did not luok. His congratulations, although
• , • - . "Sit down, Wylmer; thank God. I
s•
atecomet h do inn care," she sobbed,
,ht er voice growing louder and louder.
' plot will go dOwn. among them and be
'd le gayest of the gay; no wit shall be
t te
o.h.ore brilliant than. mine.
he*" "Yet, why are they here, all these
people?" she pondered slowly. "'What
do they Want? I am. trying hard to
think, yes, to think; but my poor
brain Is on fire. I cannot remember
why they are here. Where are my
glowers and fo.n? But an instant ago
I placed them on this table. No, they
were on than stand. I do not see
them in the room. Hal Katy has tak-
en them downstairs."
She uniboIted the door and rushed
Into the hall.
Teen were strange hilarious laugh-
-ter anti burst of song heard by those •
to save, Loraine, shall ever be devote
'below that froze the blood In their .
1
veins; the iaext lioraine Lorrimer, the ea t° .vmti"
To Ultima tTive.sfotid there seemed
beautiful, spoilea, petted child stood
to exist no break in the love he had
.among them.
uer hair was disheveled, her white 81\vaYs borne to Lorain.e.
man. hilvesford had taken up her
weil torn and disordered. Tbere was a
vigil by his bedside, refusing to be
•strange pallor on her face; even the
ripeness 'had faded from her lips, as comfoeted; all tIte love of her life was
' 0:reefed into a deep swoon, which centerecl in her handsome, only 6011.
mercifully preserved her reason. Once, in his 'dreams, and she saw
At that moment a horseman, cover- his lips move, as she bent her head,
d.owith dust and foam, dashed rapidly she thonght she hen.rd him whisper
x.tly Ttb-'1,,ho entrance gate, bertrino a a sweet, fanciful name; it sounded.
'telegraiii in his hand addressed to like.
He never uttered the name but once,
't
Loraine.
•The ne : morning the whole cowl- and she soon forgot tlae ineident, it
-try round was rife with the terrible was of so little irciport.
news, that )flad ended in a fearful Pewit; Lemont Ulvesford. gathered
'tragedy, on '\11,•biat was to have been up the tangled threads of Inc life
-the =pawl:Loge day of the young heir of again; by clegreefs a part of the seat
-
the tTlvesforci Mines and the peerless tared past returned to him.
Moraine Lorrimer of Lorrimer, Place. . Iie remembered quite well his tra- "Our seconds will attend the rest."
Ire hail lint that day returned from vets abroad. the people it he had Again thmont bowed coldly.
abroad, so the story ren, and Nwhile met, (Ind the pleasant ocean voyage "WyIrner," he said, turning to J.
.en route to the home oL his bride to inun,own.Td ti, he was eeneete to etaina who stood near hire, "I am in need of
bh where he was to have found his eit beide. • a friend to -night-- can I rely upou
-mother also in waiting, he was inter er T -T
- ails remembered he 11111.11 E1190 p11•98- ' 7°111"
. , .
epted by a- telegram. urging hi,m, if th his twenty.4-irsi birihasy on the 1 Wyloaer Mee pressed his hand warme ale wbutid. see his mother alive, -to comb oon...i. Be reme.mberecl often. gazing .1Y— that one hearty clasp without
being any.. ing u am here to protect my wife's fan'
essence of earnestness in tone and name,
look, which, although a spurious ar- The next instant 'Heath Hantpton
ticle, readily passed, for the genuine had received a stinging blow in the
eoin.. face that sent him reeling into De
Loraine, who had raptdly recovered nimaes arms,
from her terrible shook, had taken up "Now, coward that you are," cried
her place with his mother, whose ill- .Lrimont, white to the very lips, "apolo-
ness had not proven so serious as was gize this instant for taking my AN' i:e'S
at first supposed, at tihnont's bedside, name thus wantonly upon your base
and good old Dr. Nelson often re- lips, or your tile shall pay the forfeit!"
marked. his patient's rapid recovery "Never," eried Heath Hampton,
was in a great measure due to Lo- ..recklessly, his cheeks flushed, and a
raine's careful nureing. 'baleful light gleaming in his eyes. 1
"I never eould have spared him," repeat it, Let us drink to the peer -
she would say, with a bright, hap- tess Loraine!"
py laugh, while Ulmoat answered "investor ..,
o for heaven's sake cow
gently: 'away," cried Wylmer Lee, holding him
"The life 'you ho.ve striven so hard
back by main farce, out he might a.
well have spoken to the winds.
Beath Hampton by this time had
recovered himself, and hastily taking
his glove froin Inc pocked • his eyes
flashing with a glaring, triumphant
gleam, tee flung itein Uhnont's face.
"ir accept your• challenge," said LT1-
mom:, in a •clear, ringing voice, bay-
ing regained his composure; "and,"
he continued beicely, "this deal ro.ust
be fought at once!"
"That suits me perfectly," answered
Hampton.
"I will meet you in fifteen xi:de-
letes at any piece you may choose to
name; is the time too short?" asked
Ulmont, haughtily. "Say an hour
from now in the old abbey, above the
village."
Utmont bowed haughtily, While
Hampton cOncluded:
.clireetty home. Elev. Paul :Wings- unon Loraine'S portrait in the moon- vords was ertougle Ulmont Utves-
worth, with a pair of the fleetest
" "hays T.rom„ the Tfl'eesforei stables, and
,a driver, had met Ulinont at the train.
They 'were s.t sane driving at a
fur, ous pace along the highwa,y.
5 "heir path lay iheough a high, oar-
. following events, which had so
knew that lae would stand by
if.T.1-11.. but beyond this, heaven help
him in life— or in death, if need be.
This was the ultimatum Wylmer
Lee had long foreseen.
him ! he remembered nothing; leaning
over i he rails, gazing diown On the
it ' waves at midnight. was the
I a 0.• recoil ee. ti on that crossed'.01
re TT:ve.Sford's mind.
roatiway, overlooking the sea on
0111.1' Side, high sheIvIng rock 00 tflC
01,11:11'. Twis there the terrible tra -
god/ had bean enacted. •
"I''.vo vehicles, approaching each
o from different directions, ' had
co4iclecl aut the carriage containing
th Mang heir had been thrown over
o the sea.
4 41 rnstant the wildest confusion
followed tn rapid succession
he landed, or the qlightest re -
'r le^ of the accident 'which had
a'1 cost hint his life, were et
le (1-, II crated, from his mind.
“;1 m.tst ever more to be 'Le a
beolc to him! .klas, fax the
eomplientions of fate, of-
- -re cruel than death.
hi1 Prevailed.
* o
The dark sky was star- set, and a
full moon nad arisen, bathing the
fin() \V- cove cd grounds andruinsup-
on the extreme heights with a silvery
clianee, giving the picturesque spot,
upon 'Iv hicli an awful tragedy was
r,ofm to be enacted a quiet peaceful
Wok.
it was lonely romantic spot, high
ot.t the summit of the, Alps. No
o-,11 t Pou1.1 be heard savc. the whistl-,
in2, Llae wind through the branches
Inor vehicle, driver nor the (Nom —The two first colefiniS were omit, ed.
IL-selfrom. Week's Issue You read the interven- •
white, peaceful face of Paul, illbgS"ing uhapieis 1et week, el which the Jid col
is a eu tulip 10 11 t—E1).>
OlItteeTER XL
Marks of Blood..
For a moment the husband and
tvile stood facing each other in omin-
ous silence.
"Will you tell me how this came
came upon your hand, Ulmont?" she
asked..
For one brief instant the impulse
seized him to tell her all. He could
not endure the glance at horroi, such
a recitat would bring to those blue
eyes; T.,ornine., so pure and artless;
what could ne tell her what he
had done for her sake? .
Be gle need down at the hand oihith
the two dark spots defaced, quite at
a loss how to account for them. His
quick, keen perception soon showed
him a loophole.
"I have been. Lin a ramble to 'the
el 4 nbbey ruins," he replied, careless -
'1 may have touched one of the jag -
gen rocks in passing, but I really
have no recolleetion of doing so; in
fact, I had not noticed my hand 'un-
til you called any attention to it."
Loviine took her handkerchief from
list' 10 11 small, delicate, flimsy
at'air of lace and! p.t'rfume.
"Let me hia it up for you, dear,".
ildrACT Celine
They were thand by come young
Member of the International Kindneee
to Animals SoeletY. and brought to its
011ice. 'After being ted they 'were.
placee on the grass in the warm, sunh
ay. mon Yard,
The belies, however. wanted their
mother antl they cried lustily far
Maternal care. Now, in the second
ntory of a building over in the ad-,
loinineyard lived a, black cat with
one kitten. (She bad been deprived
of the balance of her family of finehi
When "Katy," as we called her, heard
the lament of the orphans. whose tine
Were only hen Opening, she descend-
ed the stairway, climbed over thei
fence and coming up to the kitten:..
Mewed and ruhlied her nose over
there, then took thera one at a Unto
over the fence and up the stalreray to
her net. The mistress was a hind?
Woman and allowed the increase in
the /amity.
ItAty's philanthropy, however, re-
sulted sadly to her own. offspring. far
the newcoraere secured more than
their share of nourishment and Katy's
smaller child finally died. Katy was
sorely grieved. She had in the mean-
time been moved to a shed on the
ground, and she now took. the dead
kitten in ber mouth and mounting the
stairs laid it at the feet oE !her mis-
tress with a pitiful mew, eceming to
comprehend the mournful and mys-
terious change which had come over
It. Then site went back eorrowfullo
and took up the burden of her duties
to the living, raring for the orphaus
until they were able to look out foe
themselves.
A little boy in the neighborhood
wanted one of the kittens for a pet.
He was an affectionate child, but his
mother refused him this gratification.
Children must have companions and
playmates. The little boy would sit
contentedly on the grass en our yard,
with the borrowed kitten. Doubtless
the mother finally forbade this also,
and the next we saw of him he was
running with rude boys on the street
Ulinont looked at the tiny, bit of lace
11, 11 an amused smila,
What Toted see In Guam.
Not a newspaper is published in
Guam.
„ There are fourteen horses in Guam.
Gaum has sixty soldiers and a:
many carbines.
There is one good road in Guam,
six miles long, extending from Pill to
the capital.
There are two dozen bulliek-carts in
good repair in Guam.
There are now two Spaniards in
uGeamu.m has a population of 5,000.
. Guam currency includes everything
from billiard checks (left by the
Charleston's crew) to Chile (worth
thirty-two cents) and Mexican (worth
forty-seven cents) dollars, but the edi,
ion is limited and all are marked.
Guam is a free port.
There are two Japanese on the isl-
and. They own the principal stores.
The subsidiary currency atGuam is
worn, chopped, and. bitten until its
early respectability is open to clues.
tion.
There is one Chinaman in Guam. He
Is the sole proprietor of the only A
No. 1 investment on the island—tho
distillery.
And yet, says Leslie's Weekly,
Guam has possibilities aside from that
of a cable station. Its soil is rich.
well -watered, and is abundant in trop-
ical products. And thee Guam has
other • advantages—a delightful cli-
mate, a good natured population, and
—an American flag. Many things rre,
therefore, possible to Guam.
SAW 1) EAT a NE
'It on e ide in- heart a elle," writes
L. C. Overstreet,. of Eigin, Tenn., "to
bear my wife 000.e0 until it '('00(1 Lev
weak and sore I tine," would tolieptat,
Good iloo ors :.aid she was so ear gone
(,,,,sto.opit,,o thaw 00 medicine ov
earthly help or uld ve bee, butlt, friend
recommended De. King's Netv Diatiov-
ery nee persist en(' uso of I his eszeellont
medicino savfo bor Hien
11 guat.;in teed ftti• Ootmhs,' Cold, Hron
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disetts('S. fiOu and $1. 00 i•it all denggisp,
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Every battle contains a coupon
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per bottle, and it's worth it.
Get a copy of "Leatherfood,"
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