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Londolt I wet, nitirriiel jest le.fore then,
and 011110 11.•re thinking to bet tee niyielt,
11 wase't long helm,. 1 istted mys, if leek t:
home. did get H.10,, WW1% 111 104, 1,111(11 (1,
it was, a day here and ,1 ,lay there ; till 1
hemline hick and tired of it, atal ready for
anything almost. I needn't tell you how I
g, ivith set of loose ,sonpanions, and how
win; isTsotaded to join them, . . 1 pc,t.
I sveive months, and only ensue old ten weeks
ttgo, I have tried to bellow -A. But it's he
Whilt With 01111 teelphttIOU 1011•
Other.
''AIIII 80 ytat have di•termined in try your
hand again. You i•iin all the rislt, and view
gentleinnoly friend gets all tlie pinnace:"
t Was beta stroke 00 Winehesterit.
part ; latt the siteeesa Was never for a 010.-
inen t in ,Itnibt. 'lavers's (3,01.314 features
relaxed tide perfeet apathy of terror. lle
looked et We speaker in 3,peeehless Wryer
mill emotion.
"We will waive that for the preseut,"
Winchester continued. "What I Wish to
know is how you have contrived to live for
the past ten woke?"
"I was (opting to that , sir, when y tot stoppea
me, Yon see, when t bet retitle came, my poor
wife 111.110'1 cam to let her friends know of
the diegmee, and tried hard to keep bersell
foe 0 Mine, But illness mune too, and she
and the little ones were well-nigh starving.
Mary, tey wife, eir, remembered olive thffi
mho ii•ite in service with an old lady whose
niece came into a large fortune. Well, nhe
just wrote to Itee 011,1 told her everything.
And what do yon think that blessed youug
ereatUre does? Why, comes straight dews
here into 018 den of a place and brings a
WI1010 lot ef dainty. things along, Aud Glut's
the very lady as is up in suy bit of a. room
at this very minute "
"1 ten mate twine) of that," said Winches.
ter quietly. "'Miss Deue, as she la called
now, andmyself nre old friends. I retnembei
everything now. Your wife was once a
hotteemitia at Rose Bank ; and you are the
son of 0111 David Chivers, whit kept the
blacksmith's shop at 'Weston village.-Iten,
do you ever remember being paught bird,
nesting in Squire Lechmere's preservee with
a ne'er-do-well fellow called desk Winches-
ter 1"
For answer, °lavers burst into tears.
Presently, atter wiping his eyes with the
tattered ft,r cap, ho ventured to raise his
eyes to hitt host, "You due't mean to say
it's Mr, Winchester? "he askeil brokenly,
Winchester gave a brief outline of his in.
Lerview with the inclividual he had chanced
to encounter in Arliugton Street. A litth
circitinstanec in which one day he luta beet,
histrtutuntal in saving iv diminutive Chiveet
front condign chastisement had recalled the
ex-conviet's face to his recollection. I'er.
haps-but the hope was a wild cole-,^11, little
jud1010118 kindness, and a delicate hint st the
"Indeed, I am ashamed to say it. is, This
worla of ours is a very stile-11piece, Ben, end
this is a very strange situation for you 011,1
me to meet. Bnt before wo begin to say
anything touching old times, there is some-
thmg serious to lse dismissed between us.
Iteniember, yell are altogether in my 11011118.
I might have waited my opportunity and
caright you roil -handed. Don't ank me foe s
11101118111 what is my eathority, but tell me"
-and here the speaker bent forward, drop-
ping his voice to an hnpressive whisper-
' everything about the Arlington Street rob-
bery you have planned with that scoundrel
Wingate."
01108 more the old look of frightened ter-
ror siassed like a. spasm across the convict',
heavy features. Bat taking heert of grace
rom Winchester's beuign expression, 111,
sitar Et lOng pause, proceeded.
" I don't know; how be found me out, 01
why ho mune to tempt mes-not that I mob,
ed 11111011 of that either. It seemed all
simple. enough, and I was very short nt
1110110Y just then, and desperete-like though
I won't make any excuse. I don't know all
the plans ; I don't know yet whose
FOR ET-- E -N
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l'ablishett by arrangement. With the nohli,itcc, fr,no advanced ,Meata Olio inbers'sJouPnal.
(1111 l'T I 1. , 18 waiting for ;,o11, 0110 will watt or pet till
flu( Of 1111111. 1Vilaterer 11111' 1111111S may
'111reo ere 0011114 118 born and reared far bo, N'ette aoes not forget."
enough beyoml the eontaminat ing influenees 1 dull red 1111311 mountetl. 1(1 the listener's
of evil, 'who, inwertheless, take so naturally elteekS, it passionate warmth flooded his
to rascality, thigsone is prem. to Link 11 (seer ; heart 0,1111101 10 overflowing ; hitt oven the
t1011 10 whether it is not the outeonut ttf quick sanguineness ot his noirourlal aisposi.
some hereditary taint or mental 'ro Lion e01111 11111 grer(L) the relieett1 1481011 1111
Itherre111 clas0, Anthony 1Vingate, late entirety, Its very eon templullon was too
of the Queen's Unni Steartete, naturally be- , deep -mons for f3allnary Pease of mind.
longed. I "(Me more tiling svi811 Isnow," road
Commencing a promising eltreer With every he, reverting doggedly to the original 'Levy%
advantage endured by larth, tanning, and
edutettion, to say 11011011g of the poes,•ssion
of rt considerable fortune, he had ipiteltly
qualified hinuielf for prominent pesitien
amongst thotte cavaliers of fortune who hov•
or on the debatable land between itelinow-
lodged viee and apparent respectability. In
the language of certain con teniporaries,
b1e1 Mee beon a pigeon before his callow
plumage had been stripped, and it hemline
neecesary to lay (111 hie dearly -
bought experience) in the chameter of
e, hawk. Five years of army life
had suilleml to dissipate it handsome patri.
11101Iy lire years of ratting aud gambling,
with their ecmcninitan vices, et the owl of
which he awoke to find himself with an
empty purse, and a large and viteied assort.
;nein tvorldly knowleege. Up to this
point, he had merely beet; regavtled as
companion to be avoided; ea et, nothing
absolutely dishonourable hadbeen laid to las
charge, only that common report elated that
Anthony Wingate WD.8 in ditlieulties ; ;nut
unless he ana lusbosom friend Chris Ashton
made zt radical change, the Soviets would
speedily have cause to mourn their irrepar-
f '
1 'Of enema, the dainty 11 ingot° (Mee not ln•
tend to soil his lingew 13y such ell ILA an
vulgar burglary. Who is the ineaner ram.
cal ?"
"So far as can gather, neighbour of
ours, aver) sitperwr workmen, I am told, who
is stalbriug feign tut eel:Ipso of fortune at pre-
sent. The gentleman's namo 18 Chivers -
Benjamin Clovers. Is the 1101110 familiar 1"
" Why„. yes," Winchester answered dry
1Y, " Which is merely what, for a better
word, we must torn) anothee coincidence.
The fellow has a most respectable wife and
three children, who aro distinguished from
the other waifs in the street by aeoniipien-
ruts absence of dirt. I thought reeog-
tatted the fellow's face."
" Beeognieed las face ? Ifave you Been
him, then ?"
late charitable demonstration, might suflici-
ently soften the thief's heart and cause him
to betray Wimple's plans. That they
would not be confided enth•ely to Ashton he
was perfectly aware, and that the inetinee
confederate heal been kept. in want, of funds
by las chief the fact of his begging from a
strangee amply testified.
"Which only allows you that truth is strung -
But, unfortunately, neither of them con.
°alum baton, said ho, as he rose to his feet
templatcd so desirable a contunimation, In
nod donned his 11 an "If I only dared to
every regiment there are always one or two
see her ; and even them shemight-but I am
111.81 young "subs" with a passion for seark
However, we svill make a. bold
aud unlimited too, and who have no obiee- arearning•
bid for freedom. And now you can amuse
tion top:vino- for that enviable knowledge.
yonrself hy setting out the Q00071 Anne
For a time this pleaeaut condition of :Whirs
lested, till at length the mush came. One silver and theprieeless Dresden for supper ;"
youn r officer more astute than the rest, de- saYing which, h° felt' 1113 .111.713;.11""11 Um
creakvstairs into the street
The ten days succeeding the night upon
which tlas important conversation was held
tected the cheats, and promptly laid the
matter hefore his brothel -loin -arms There
Wile no very grave scandal, nothing Hearty
so bed es Ashton lind suggested to \ inches, were so hot that even Ashton, much as he
ter,only that Captains \Vulgate and Ashton shrank from showing himself out of doors in
resigned their connnissions, and their place the ileytime, coula bear the oppressive
knew them na more. There wile a whisper warmth no longer, and loul tumbled away
of a forged. bill, some hint of a prosecution,
known only to the astute sob and his elder
brother and adviser-in.chief, Lora Ilearluiven
through Kennington 1 ark hoed, even as
tar es itlapinun Common, in his desire to
breathe a little elear fresh air. 1 inches -
end to ere Done, Ashton muster, who is 00. ter, tiea to his 1;:,; a commission which,
ported to have gone down on her knees to if not much, namtit at least board and lodge
his lordship and implored him to ing, looked at the blaring etty and shook his
stay the proueedings, How far this head longingly.
was true, and how Vero Deue t Despite the oppressive overpoweringheitt,
came to change her 1101110, We 0111111 the artifit worked steadily on for the
learn presently, 13tit that there WILS 11 forg- ' next three hours. There was less
ed bill there can be no doubt, fee Wingate noise than useal in the street belowr
had stolen it from Winchester's studie while it temporary quiet in which Winchester
visiting Ashton, after tho crash came; and, I inwardly rejoiced. At the end of this time
moreover, he Watt using it now in a manner lie rose and stretched Wilmot!, with the
calculated to impress upon Ashton the [awe comfortable feeling of amen who has earned
lute nate:4811y of becomiug the greater ; temporary rest. In the easy abandon of
scoundrel's tool and aceomplice. Since that shirt sleeves he leant out of the window,
fatal day when he had flown to careless 1 coutemplating the limited 1100lHon of life
bohemian leak Winchester with the story I presented to his view. There wero the
of his shame, and a fervid petition to the , usual complement, of children indulging in
latter to beg, borrow or steal the money some juvenile amusement, in which 801110
necessary to reticule elle fictitious acceptance ; broken pieces of nlatter and oyster shells
bearing Bearhaven's name, ho had not seen
his sister, though sho -would cheerfully have
laid down all her fortune to save him. But
all tido manhood within him wars not quite
aeml, and he shrank, as weak natures Will,
from. a painful interview. Winchester had
redeemed tho bill, and Wingate had pin.
leined it.
Winchester had. been bronght up under
the same roof as Vero Ashton, by the same
prim puritanical relative, who would hold
up her hands in horror at his boyish es-
capades, ana predict 1011100 evil to arise
from tho lad's artistic passion. It Ives the
old story of the flint and steel, fire and tee-
the; Ho, chafed itt length by Miss W jean.
ter's cold frigidity, he hail shaken the dust
from his feet, and vowed he would. never
return until he could bring fame ana for-
tune in his train. There was IL tender
parting between the future Raphael had 1115
girlish atlrnirer under the shadow of the
benches, a solemn interchange of sentiments,
and jack Winchester started off lo conquer
the world with it heart as light and unbur-
dened as his pocket.
But man proposes. Vereismother had been
the only daughter of a wealthy virtuoso, who
had literally turned. his only daughter out of
doors when she had dared to consult her own
W181100 in the choice of a husband ; and for
years, long years after Vera and Chris had
lost both parents, he made no sign. Then
the worla road that Vavasour Deno was
dead, and had left the whole of his immense
fortune to his grandchildren ; threo-forotths
to Vero on condition that she assumed the
name of Done, mid the remainder to Chris,
bemuse, so tho will ran, he ;was the son of
his mother. Presently, Winchester, leading
a jolly bohemian existence in Rome, heard
the nOWS, and decided, in tho cynical fashion
of the hour, that Vero would speedily forget
Min now. And 80 they drifted gratingly
apart. WinehoSter had been thoughtless,
carelese, and extravagant ; living trent hand
to 10011111, ill affluence ono day, in poverty
another ; buthe WaS nut, with011t self -respect,
and he hitcl never been guilty of a dishonour-
able action. 11:o hated Wingate with all the
rancour anaturallygenerons ndurewas cap.
able of fueling, and set his teeth close as he
listeued.
" Of course it was only a matter of Ono
to come to this," he said, " Well of all
the abandoned scoundrels 1 Ana that man try to keep 1110 children neat and tuly ; and
once had the andacity to make love to Vow, that makes the others jealous. They ain't
you say ? I wish I had knoWn before" been 80 smart lately," he continued, with a
" That was a. long time ego," Ashton re- glance half kindly, half shameful, 01 his now
plied ; "before -before we left tho army, sniffing offspring, "cense mother has been
when you were In Rome, Remember, Win- poorly lately, and I've been out o' luck too,"
gate was very different men, in IL very dif- In spite of his ehaniefaced manner and the
forent position then. De You 811 Plum thia furtive look common to every criminal, there
he knows whose place it is that ho content- leas. something in the man's blunt, candour
plates ?"— • 1 that appealed to Winehestor's bettor feel-
" Knows 1 of coarse he knows, -Now lie- ings, Besides, knowing something of the
ten to ITIO, my boy, and answer ;me ex -convict, and his doubtful eouncelson with
truthfully. I believe, yes, I do, that if you Wingate, it was 1,o his interest to onneiliato
had it ohanoo you wonld end this miserable his companion with a view to possiblo future
life. You say you are in Wineate's power, amothge.
formed itn important item, and in this re-
creation Winchester, who had, like meet
warnillearted men, a tender fueling towards
children, became deeply engrossed. One
or two street hawkers passed on orying
their wares, and presently round the corner
there earnethesunmistaltable figure of a lady,
followed by a servant in undress livery,
bearing hamper in his arms, a burden
which, from the expression of his face, he
by no means cared 101( or enjoyed.
"Some fashionable doing the Lady Boun-
tiful," Winchester murmured. "Anyway,
she lute plenty of pluck to venture here. If
She wee a relation of mine"—
He stopped abruptly and stared in blank
ninasoment, for there was no mistaking the
tall %ere and graceful carriage of Vero
Done. She passed directly -under him, and
entered a house a little lower down the
street with the air of ono who was no
stranger to the locality. 111 passing the
group of children, she paused for a moment,
and selecting one or two of the cleanest, al.
vided between them the contents of a paper
parcel she carried.
Directly she had disappeared, a free fight
for the spoils ensued. The tinterested
spectetor waited a moment to see which
way the battle was going, and then hurriod
down the stairs and out into the street to.
wards the combatants, The presence of the
110W ally was sorely needed. The throe re-
presentatives of the house of °lavers were
faring sorely in the hands of tho oommon
foe. In that commonwealth all signs of
favor were sternly discountenonced.
"What do you nioan by that ?" Winches-
ter demanded, jtst in time to owe the
whole of the precious sweetmeats, "Don't
you know it is stealing, you great girls, to
rob thews poor little chilclren ?"
"They don't mean it, bless you," said a
voice at the Inediator'S elhoW ; "and they
clon't kuow any butter. It's part of thoh
nettle, that's wot it is."
\ Vinehester 111000(1 round, and encounter.
oil the thickset form aud sullen features of
his Arlington Street acquaintance). AS their
eyes inot, those of Mears fell, and he Innt-
teeect some incoherent foem of thanks and
acknowledge= t for tho past seevice, Pres-
ently he weld: on to explain.
"You sue, my wife is better brought up
than most of them about here, nna she do
What 1 wont to know is whet ter ho carries i "It, must bo 0 miserable life, yours," he
that precious limper about, with larn 2" ' said not mikindly, 'Better, far bettor, try
" Always, always, Jack, With that lio something honest. Yon will nct, regret 11
elle 001111)01 1110 tO anything ; the only won- I by,ana.by.o
der is that 1 Immo never forced it from him "Honest, sir I Would to heaven I email
before 110W. 81111, I (10 1101 see whet, that got the elitume 1 You are a goiddenian ; I
has to do with the matter."
Winchester smoked in profound oilmen for I can see that, though you do live hero ; and
ktiow what misfortone is. If I could only
0 tirne, ruminating (100ply [WM. It 801100,10 , speak with yon and got, your advice. Yon
Which luta 0011111101100d 10 511050 HEW in 'us ,' have boon ltinff to me, and good to my poor
ready brain. "I don't suppose you do un, 1 little ones, and l'In-rin 'not uegrateful. If
clovetand," he said dogmatically, ', De yee 1 eoeld help you----"
think if I were to 3300 Vero she W0111(1 Ite. Winchester laia his hand upon his emu-
, knowledge me, knowing who I ont I" . ponien's shoulder with his most winning
For answer Ashton laughed almost gaily. manner, He began to fool hopeful. "You
" Your modesty is refreshing, Do you think can help mo a geoid, deal," said he ; "come
she hos forgotten you, and the obi days at, up to My room mut talk the matter over.'
Hose Hank ? Never 1 There aro better I Doves a very ordinary talo to which Ito
111011 than you 1 homilsomor, eltworer by far ; ' had to listen.
she meets daily good mon and true, who ' 'H. (711,8 a carpenter and joiner, with a fair
would love her for her sweet sell alone, She ' knowledge of lock smith's work, before X name
I
• • •
house—"
" Whose honse yeti are going to rob,"
'Winchester interrupted with a thrill 01
ultation at his heart. " Then I Will tell you
its an additiontd reason why you should make
it clean breast of it. Perhaps yeti may not
know that 'Miss Done lives in Arlington
Street ; and that Miss Done, whose name, I
see, puzzle5 you, is Miss Ashton, once of
Rose Bank ?'
" I didn't know," Chivers exclaimed. with
sudden interest. " If it is the sarne---
" It is tho Same, 510 changed her name
when she inherited ber grandfather's for-
tunes Come 1 youltnow enough of Win -
gate's plans to be able to bell me if No. '261
Arlington Street is the house ?"
"As sure as I am a living num, it is,'
sold Chiron solemnly. "Mr.Wincliester,
have been hadi; I was on the road te be
worse ; but if I did this, I should be the
most miserable scoundrel alive. If you
want to know everything, if you want me
to give it up this minute" -
1'1 want to knoweverything, and I certain.
lydo not want you to give it up this minde,
You must continue with Wingate its if you
are still his coefederate. And of this inter-
Vietv not r0 word. I think, I really think
that tois will prove Wins thebestday'swork
yen have ever done,"
Chivers answered nothing, but drew front
his pooket a greasy scrap of paper out from 11
chomp society paper, and placed. it in \ Vim
°heater's hand, As far as he could discern,
the paragraph ran as follows ;
"The delicate and refined fancy of slow.
el ball,' designed by tho Marchioness of
Harlinghatn, will be the means of display.
ing to an admiring world the finest gems
of Which our aristocracy can boast. Start.
and Fort:hero, hoe goiss OM/1e, are busy
setting and polishing for the important
event, not the least, valuable parune of bell
lints in their bands being those of :Hiss
Deno, theloyelyArlington Street heiresswho,
rumour says, intends topersonify diamonds,
Half a century ago the Vero diamonds had
become quite a househOld word. Certainly
they neve, had a more lovely mistress to dia.
play their matchless benaity, '
"That," explained the penitent criminal
in a 'hoarse whisper, "is about all I know at
present. Bet if I made tt guess, I should
say it would be the night after the ball,"
Pro TIM CONTINI.F.n)
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STIUPPLED °ARDS "ruu kuov, out, 1.4, 1 wt.; it ell, awl it "'rho e is no Niut,,t, iny men ote-
• ie the question, I emu.. here te ask could not hurry Mr. f 'ffiebrooke, Y011 1(183001
whells•r you are in pesitnal W refund even to tell yIl 11 tile seeel *time. IStel. he"
1'.ART 1. g11. (01.Filluowo, 4.?Anns. hueband has riddled orgi VeH ("Ye] overheats, els:mythicist.;
"Itarten, are you flare ?'' me, if mueselit te abstain horn preseent be knows it was it (.111111ell 11('11j/IlltiO11 4.1t,
(1( „„, thy bov'o. y1111 want any• him, met to iliferni you that in default ; memo yeit will Melte. (al 8 net t"
1 tang ?" mull jets need by twelve cl'eloeli to -morrow, abent it, and 'when when you are csmiet-
\\she or„ you eft; jug by tb, firelight 1 ehall have liseensry guested mithmit fin, well, yeti are to begin 10 rel0101 1 110 211tIrIVOY .
6111y ? 'we 1, be so ;tooth mere «eery for thdy." erd et seem eatery. But • 110 .00,y8 smut ger.
you." NOW tO 100kr,1 at ; question. emery is the only thiug tc, le ;thought
1,,, 'rho speaker moved noineless-
ty t-avards 11 le bed, 011 whit+ a stek nem lay,
and taking les' seat by hie side laid. ;t cool
hand upon his forehead, "L fie lea want
1111,11.1( light, and yen are bet ter withem its"
Nothing in Marion 'Saxon try's V141.11
111.1111141( letrayea the mom ien she felt ou
'leering hee husband ask au ealinary Amex
fent in his usual tone ; her heart wee
leetthtg allived loudly enough for him to
hear 117, end her knees were trembling, fee
these were the tivet. ratiocial words le, had
spelten during three days wet nights.
"1 tic -31 me something te said Pant
Daveutry, "and then I want to speak to
you,"
"Not yet, deereet, not, yet ; yon lined
keel) quiet for the pre00111, yeti hay, heel,
AO very ills you lillOW."
"I Ile 'snows -off my head, too, eince that
night. --0 year ago, was it, :Nlarion '?"
" Not a weelc. 1)rink this," She raised
his head, and he drank eagerly. As she laid
him gently intelt upon the pillows, a flame
sprang up in the fire and lighted the dim
loom showing plainly to the wife the Mee
Mg hese, N1:18 111 ler 11.% I 3, bet lie Met
1110111 11111411111kilIgV, 111111' With It tieri./1
Meth!. She only said 1
t•You want o kill hint,"
"Net ;it all ; that would in no wiee serve
my purpose. I want pea weaver 1 0 111y
quest thst. fag me have it, if yell
phase. Will yen picy 1 he moiety 1"
In the extremity of her leat• and anguish
she found ealitiness to answer :
"I have only 1;1 (1. If you would ei1 e me
time to sell ell we poseees, I 1001111010 1
00111,1 Fly 1 Ile 100)10y.
n HO 1 Wilt not give you time not a
day, net 011 hour."
in a strictest, quietness 81113 vearelted
his hoes and ehe wa,3 pffiinly revolving ewe°
question in her 31111111 apart from his reply.
"Vt lint is yeur real objeet
length. .11e ham never simpeeted p.e. to be
his twenty how nimbi Wit II his lettere ?
aud yon Were 01100 his frieed you gave bin
employment wl VIII dark deys had emne, and
saved us from banishmeet to a fereign land
in search of bread. Yon have been my;
enemy always, but he 0 It bt net this fault,
land's face, W1/11, (11110811, Wall 110110W eves crime -what you will -it 114 110t thl
which fever still burned, althengh there bretieli of trust, it is nothing of the present
Wet i11S Ares vour cenduct. if rat don't
want to -ill him, give me tune.
"Not a day, not an hour. '
She hardly seemed to hear him ; there
was something fresh in her thoughts.
I have a brother," she said, " lie is much
younger than I, and he ie strong, Mitre to
work, nal high-eouraged. He leis mimed
by hard toil IL little 1110111 thee Veep, Med Ile
geing to the Far West, to buy land and
settle there. He will give me the money,
to s.ave my lemband anct me, and we and our
elahl will go oat. as poor emigrants with him
Ile will give ine the nemey es soon as lie
can realize it. Mr. Colebroolte, I do not.
know what is in your mind, but if you don't
want to kill my lumband, and do WIL/10
youe revenge, you may be satisfied with this,
Will yon take my brother's meney and
spere DV 11081404 1"
°I 110t. If I would, you could not
make any snob promise, Why should the
young elan be such a fool as te give away
his hard earniugs, and with them all his
5111111117;,,ittel te start as a pauper on your ac -
"Yon could not understand," she an -
any papers, swered mildly. "Mr. Colebrooke, you shall
"Stomp," muttered the sick man, and 110X0 the money in a week from to -day, if
then seemed again to wander for a few inn- ton will take it And you will not be
unmerciful 05 to prefer the greater revenge.
Whatever your motive is, our atter ruin.
our disappearance, the loss of every prospeet
for our bey, will emelt, suffice, especially as
iht0115210t my husband but myself whom you
Again 0 ith ilerisive smile he answered
her : "This is a waste of time, let 05 end it.
Take the whole truth from 1110 now. Oppor-
tunity hits mane to me, and. the upper hand
is mine. 'Slarion Ferris."
His last words enlightened her, and she in-
terrupted hint with flashing eyes.
am not Marion Ferris, sir, but .1Iarion
Devout ry."
"So much the worse for you. It was
Marion Ferris who spoiled my life, and
Merlon lffiventry 011011 pay for it. NOW you
011011 hear the truth. I thought I had got
over your refusal of me, long ago, and had
almost forgotten you rrecognized you
as Paul Daventry s wife, after be came into
ny office. Then I knew I had not got over
't, and whether I meet hated or loved you,
I could not tell. I cannot tell 110W, 11,1111 it
does not matter ; it has nothing to do with
my reselution. Your husband has robbed
me, and my opportunity has come. I can
kill him if I choose, as you have yourself
staid, and I can ruin him utterly, if that
would suit me better, leaving you end your
son, in either ease, to beggary and din-
grallace''p'ausect, rose itiul stood behind his
chair, holding the rail in both hands. She
was speechless with terror and amazement.
"I will not wait for your brother's money.
I wanted power over you, and your husband's
crime has put it into my hands. I hoped it
W0111(1 einne to his being forced. to rob tne
one clay-tbere's only one end to a poor man
who is a gambler, and in a post of trust -
and I wasted for that day 1 1 hail it now,'
Some time ago, Daventry endeavored to
effect an insurance on his life, -I daresay
you know nothing about it," She assented
by a feeble movement. "Of course not. He
failed because the medical officer would not
'pass' him, and I have discovered Hie niecl-
ical officer's reason. Your husband has a
fatal disease, Mrs. Daventry, anal am in a
position to feel much more sure than you
dust his arrest and imprisonment wonld kill
himte.h: was past itny evidence of feeling be-
yona ft IOW moan.
"When he was taken ill, the other day, I
fully expected him to dio, kriewing his state
of mmil and nerves, and I footed isty oppor•
boats, heal escaped me. But Snell, who
knows the reel state of his health, believes
Butt with rest, care, easy circumetances and
was meaning and psrisme in them non, am
the revived trouble of the days before he had
fallen ill.
" Sit there, Marlon," he said, " and give
me your hand," She obeyea, and he turned
his head. towards her.
" Are we likely to be interrupted?"
11 All that: is wanted is in the room ; ne
will come in uutil the doctor makes his last
visit. He will be displeased if I let you
talk."
" I 3nust talk, Marion, I have been all
right 111 my head. for longer than you think,
aud I have been molting up my mind to tell
you, -but first I W10/11 tO 1181t y011 some
thing."
What is it, Paul ?"
He rolled his black eyes slowly round -
the flame cast a flickering light upon them,
seemed idly to mark the fantastic slutdows
on the wall, anti asked
"Has anything been heard of Mr. Cole-
brooke since my illness 1 What communicit-
thous have yon had from the °nice?"
"I have heard nothing from kb/. Cole.
brook°, Tritten celled twice to ask how
you were getting on, but he did not bring
meats, His wife sat still tuia \taw
1ng him intently. Presently he resumed --
1f have had a great trouble on my mind,
Marioe."
"I know, my love, I know."
"Anil a great ofl'enco."
She started, and her hand quiverea hi
t"rell me," she said, encircling his head
with lter free arm,
He told her.
4 • * 33
"Her face WU quite colorless, but her sgiice
,weads 1soteitIticslyt as she said, with hor cheek pros -
There must be a way ef escape, Paul, end
it shall be found."
"Mr. Colebrooke's forbearance is the only
way."
The doctor BMW hie patient that evening,
and gave a favorable opinion of his state.
On leaving the house, a suburban villa out
Clapham way, he stepped up to a brougham
drawn up at a little distance, in which a tall,
portly, prosperous -looking man WM seated.
This personage leanea out of the window
and ttsked the doctor how he found Mr.
Daventry,
"Going on well," was the reply. "Head
clear, aud better in every way. lie Will do
now, for the present."
...That is very good news, but I fear you
me still of the same opinion on the general
questiou."
"Yes;" the doctor shook his head ' sagely.
"Is there any objection to my aekin to
see Mrs. Daventry km a few minutes? ow
that his head is clear he may like to know I
have called."
"Nn objection whatever."
A cautious knock ab the door of Paul Dav-
entry's bedroom Wee answered by Marion,
with her finger on her lip.
Please ma'am," whispered thepgrlor-maid,
"Mr. Colebrook° has called to inquire for
master, and woeld you be glad if could see
hitn."
Robert Colebrook° was an "outside"
stockbroker, and enjoyed the reputation of
eonsiderable wealth. Ho hoped mid intends
ed to make that wealth colossal. Paul Daven-
try, who was very little his junior, was ems
ploged In his office. The two mon belonged
to Qs respeetable middle-class, both has
had small beginnings ;but there the parallel
sndeit, for fete bad dealt differently svith
Colobrooke and Daventry, as their relative
positions testified. .A.t length Mrs. Da-vont/7
sppearecl, and with his first glance at hoe
face, Ile said to himself, "She knows,"
Christiana toll Gentiles.
Christians aro not C3outiles, Sap the //Art ze
journal. They aro a religious sect, a Goa.
feerimg sect. They am the foil twers of the
teachuigs ofJosus isf Nazareth, who was lifer
self -aside from his peenlierities -a, God-
fearing 1111011, Gentiles wore idolaters (11
pagaes, who were called by the Hebrews, by
the name of Goim, and the Christittne called
them Gentiles, In the Now Testament we
find it eepeatedly. jaws and (hedges, are
often mentioned, Now it seems that the use
of the word Gentiles in 00111100130n with the
Christian people is an uujust misnomer, alio
yet some of the best Christians called them.
suavest* that name,
Stranger -Why aro thosepolicenten hurry.
ug armintl the 00ther ?"
Citizen -There is going bo
"Where 1 Around tho corner ?"
No, it is going to be lien.
"Timone way is Mr. Colebrooke forbear -
be prolonged for
slice," Paul bad maid, and the words rang in, pow of mhis. 111,3 moy
hor enrs, as she advanced towards the vieit.i • e
Ile nut hie 11%001 anus Freund her US atm'
1:11((h, 0.11(1 1/111(01 elthlillr) there. Alla
101-0 helg, his wife, pale, icy cold end tear -
hes ;00 atehiug his quiet eleep, with 4
beolteo Imart.
(.4 WE1(.10.)
AU Indian Cirime.
The. erime it, is proposed to briefly deneriists
certaiely exists in Cabman, and in Pampa
gem/molly, and is not tad sown, report says„, '
in the South of 11111 111. 11, i 1 he cirouniStenecHt
attending it, 110 related, are taken from re-
cord, or tomeled td etc rvathut in the Hardt.
western Provinees. The teljeetii e
however, not Mein -Imprimis because, es far
10, the writer is aware, the particular offense
is unknown elsewhere, awl, inflect's:in sug-
gested and led up te chiefly by habitsau ass.
sociations existing in that part of Ulu FAA -
A social outrage! strikieg very. forcildse
impreeseil itself on the writer's trund eaten.
he -tette eminneneing magisterial work in Tr.•
dietrict neat- Agra, many years ago. Anil
an wooled of it Wil$ written, entitled, "reek
Play in the st tingle," vslach -publeched en'
ephemeral magazine and long, forgotten by
(18 author as well as by everybody else --sm
ouly mentioned beeauee some of the filers
here put down were iloubtless put clowa
there also. It may be safely affirmed, how-
ever, thet net a letter of that account ham
ever readied England.
The crime is that of the mnrcler of children,
for their ornaments. And three strange.
',obits have been noticed about this terrible
outrage. First, that it le generally,cominits
ed without due provision for it0 concealment,
and often with eiremnstances of extreme:
folly, elegantly, that the crime appears us.
be utmost always discovered and punished -
The writer has never heard of missing child-
ren supposed to have come to violent eaule.,
about whom nothing further was known,
101` the people are with the authorities in,
this matter, and will do their utmost ter
bring the suspected to .justice. The Welt
point is that this especial offence does mat
seem materially to diminish. And here IS,
may be just said that murdere, if found out, •1
not necessarily reflect discredit On thepoliets.
Many women ere put to death in India, am
in other parts. of the East, from motives est
jealousy. If a num wishes to destroy hiss
wife and aoes not fear dying for the ac‘,
Vidocq himself could not. prevent him. Awl
so with this destruction of children. 17.1mn
could lie passed probibithig their vrearbag,
ornaments, but if they do wear ornaments.
law can prevent and no vieilance hincler
persone who will riek beinfrhangea front
=Meting them.
It will be remembered that among Hindrat
the son has the duty of performing the reline -
ens rites to his deadfather,anduntle children
are on this account, among others, 17114011L
valued and indulged. And affection often
displays itself by placing necklaces nun&
their throats, charms and horoscopes ease&
it; silver upon their arms, and bangles ons
their wrists.
er, and gmvely bade him be seatea, le
marble pallor of her face, the traces of anguish
did fatigue, conla not mar her beauty past
reccguition, and in the eyes of t to man DOA
gazing upon her, Ono enhanced it. 8110
%Yea an undeniably beautiful woman, now
twenty-ninth year, tall, elonder, grace-
ful., with a finelpshaped head, ditrk brown
ham, brown ryes, and au air of refinement,
which set her apart from ber visitor.
" Daventry is better ; out of cleaver, Dr.
Snell has just told me," he began, " and
there is no longer any reason why I shoela
poetpono the business on whiett I have
come here."
" is quiet unlit to attend to any bust -
noes,"
" I am aware of Hutt I Me ,Imrt will bo
passive one. I have not presiouoly lind the
advantage of seeing you alone, Mrs, Dealer
try it is unfortenate that our fiest private
interview, for so bug a. time, should be of
such a nature'
" Will you have the goodness to explain?"
" iertalttly, and as Welly as possible ; but
feel sure you are in posmoseion of the mitt -
ter which briegs me here," She uttered no
wora, she nuele no sign, " Your hesband
has been going wrong for a good while, mia
have been leold eg on with e. tolerably clear
notion of what Nelle 10 come, hut I aid not
mite foresee that) he would involve 11110801f
in hopeless ruin, by losses on ming bets,
mitletzgling money el mine entrusted to lam.
Phis is what he lets dene plainly put, and
,sott know it, Detection was at lutea when
to was taken ill, and he was making despot,
go attempts to raise the sum that would
cave him ; Show attempte would have failed
in any ease."
"You luta fomul it ontrovionslr ? And
so
Her lips moved, but no sound eseapcd
1
He tuts lived," continued Mr. Cele-
; brook°, " and I este my opportunity, You
, have a choice to make 'between killing yonr
'husband by your own act, -for I will. keep
111V WOra to the letter andhave lam arrested
unless I receive 4:1000 po uncle by noon to -
:morrow -and letting him live his allotted
I tune free from care, and With eVery als
I leviatine of illneso, and comfort in death
' that nuniey can give. .All this he shall
have from me -he will regard me its a friend
indeed, you know -if you ttecoptaut(liies (raiz
IT 0101 about to offer. st our husb
in prison, yen" own disgmee, an inheritance of
shame and beggary for your son, instead of
I tho position and eaueation of a gentleman,
these aro on the one side"-
; " And on the other I" she asked. faintly.
"On the other, you promise to become my
wife in one year after Paul Devantry s
de4411.;:vin 1 never 1" she eried, starting up
and rushing to the door, 'But Mr. Colo-
hrooke intercepted her. To mega his touch
she shrnallt into an angle of the wall and
crott, Aga there effivering.
1 This is your IL110WOr, 91011," eahl Mr,
Colobrooko, with slow debberation, " So
be it. I win in any ease. 'Your husband
shall be arrested toenorrow."
She fell OD her knees at his feet.
you were watching hint , 011, 0, Cole.'
wooke, why were you our enemy before he
lid you any wrong 2"
di")
1
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"Ilaster has been asleep, ma'am," said
the maid who had replaced Mrs. Daventry
in the slek man's room, rieillg 011 her en-
trance. tier mistress shaded tlw one lamp
before she 'spoke, and then gave the girt
leave to go. She knew too well that Pant
had not been sleeping.
"How very long you Immo been Way," he
said fretfully. " I could hardly bear it
:roll me at, once tho worst."'
She Marls Rim Naughty,
They met by chance in the berry fieTR,
thin bashful boy and laughing
eye0 were as black as the berries in hex- ;
basket and as brilliant as those of the cat-
birds chattering in the tree above her head..
Her full, rea, pouting lips seemed made ex,
pressly for kisses. 'The boy's basket wet'.
full mut he kindly volunteered to help the,
bewitching . meta fill hers. Oftem,
while plucking the melting fruit from some,
glorious clusters her curls brushed his cheeks ,
but still it, seemed to be purely aceidomtall
'The little maid, too, seemed anxious ter
workon the same clusters on which the boy
was engaged and her sweet yonng face WILLT.,
often temptingly near his own as from time -
to time she turned. to address him. At last
her lips pouted, her eyes flashed and she ;al-
most succeeded in conxing her sweet brow
o ,N,vDr ionukdteyloutili
ignthitunikti,Y"7said she, "that the.;
other day, when I was out here all alone.
w ith a certain boy of my acquaintance just.
as I am with you to -day, the naughty iittao
follow up and kissed. me. Ho just caught. ,
me this way," and her lips nearly toucher/
those of the boy by her side as she endeavor --
ed to show him how it had been done.
For it moment it seemed as if ho wouleti
have to be as naughty as that other
but his bashfulness saved him.
Still pouting, the little maid then placea
her diinpled lianas upon her shoulders amis.
looking archly into his eyes, she said :
"You are a clear good boy, ain't you, mit
you wouldn't be naughty and treat me the)
w ay Butt other boy did, would yoe ?"
Then the poor boy seemed to lose his heads,
and fifteen seconds later tb e little black-eyetV
maid We talking in this strain :
"Oh, please let me go 1 Yon are smother-
ing me with kisses, and I really behove that,
you are momi naughty than that other boys,
af tee
Tlie Bulbul.
Throughout India people will make pea..
of any tinimals which can be induced to,
contribute to their aninsement. We noticed_
hi Delhi that the average small boy', as Well
as Child) en of a larger growth, exhibited a.
particular fonauess for a certain little bird of
ashen plumage and black crest. This was,
tho famous bulbul of which Hafiz has nrr
much to say, and some Western poets also.
WI10 have sontilliontalized about the Vale of
Cashmere without ever having seen it. Ho
is usually tothereil by a string attached to. ,
his leg, and sits upon his owner's finger or •
hops about on his arm ; sometimos, too, he
adores a perch in front of the doorway.
A lady at the hotel remarked that "it Wee'
Will:111'11g 10 see how fond these poor people
wore of their little birds." The mystery '.
was soon solved. Reterning from a drive
ono afternoon we paseea the colossal gate-
way of the great, inotigne and saW that Jim
broad ana towering flight of steps before
the principal entrance was covered with,
scattered grotips of people, all intent upon.
some occupation of absorbing interest. So. .
Vast and imposing wasthe architectural back-,
;ground that the orowa of little figneees
suggested one ot Maetin's Weird. piettirest of'
the dud/puma Day. Some great roligious„
errelliony Wes evidently going on. So we
got. out, deeply impeessed, to obtain a nearer
vieW, when, behold, in the contra of each,.
111 tle group Wee ft 1)air of these bieds
mortal combat, luta they fought as pluckily
as the bravest of game fowl, and breathless,.
(11410 the interest shown by every spectator,,
whether street urchin or shawled and.
turbaned merchant.
Tho man Who falls in love will find plenty?
of occupation.