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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1886-5-28, Page 311Ay 2S, ISMS, five miles from 1&aywooc . Alan, you allowed him the green ane! !Bowery gar. thought of that, Wee Rodney ?" lieu of Delaney lionso. The quiet, elf the girl you slow is really .ply rue0icaonts, the cool ;pray of the fount. sister, it proves also that 'sire is a ',us, the COOP 8114u0 or the troost vuu =lamer somewhere," Ellesaid,musing. .,,31100b0 (ragranoe of tho Bowers, all iii• 1y "It plaoea the mystery in a now •,Arad one with a souse of peace and aspect altogether. We had thought that 1'"lit ; and the master of all this wealth Aline, offended by her punishment that l.f sunlmar sweetness, Its ho walked day, had run away merely to annoy us, among the quiet, graveled paths, did and thab, when a ealficienb time had not inspire ouo with any eeepioion, One elapsed, she would return to us again. envied him, rather, he looked so calm Clan it bo that she was abducted and and peaceful, as though the canoe and imprisoned 2" the sorrows of tho weary world touched "It looks that way," said Dr. Anthony. him not, hidden, as it were, behind his "At any rate, 1 have thought it best to high stone walls and grim, forbidding come here and tell my story. You towers, with their close -shut windows. understand now why 1 wished to sae a Yes, here bo still walked daily, as on picture of tho missing girl. I could that day when wilful Aline had gone to time have told most eortainly whether 1 her fate along a path as rosy and /lower-' the girl whose strange wound 1 dressed strewn, as ever delighted the eyes of was your sister." heedless youth. Ills dark, grave face err is moat unfortunate thab wo have gavo no hinbof the seorethoheld, and ex- novor had a picture of Aline; but your j pressed no sympathy nor sorrow for the description corresponds exactly with her shadow that had fallen on his neighbor's appearance," declared Ellie, house, Ile appeared calm, grave, in - "She was vary beautiful. Even if I different to all things but himself. never soo her again, I shall never for. Tho New York doteotivo studied the get hor charming face," said Dr. Au. man and the house with a good deal of thony. interest. He asked questions about Ho rose to go as ho spoke,and the them, but ho ebood well back from the look: of respectful admiration hbent on window, and did not permit Mr. Dela. Ellie's sweet, sad fano seemed to mutely nog, by any chance, to observe his ouri- declare that he would never forget hor, ous glances. He was very cautions. either. Her long lashes drooped, and a Mr. Rodney was a man of quite acute delicate blush rose to her cheeks, ro- perceptions. Ile quickly saw whore Mr. minding him that his thoughts were too Lane's suspicions were insensibly drift - plainly expressed in his eyes. She ing. thanked Lim in sweet, courteous "Your suspicions aro tending in quite phrases for his information, and half the wrong direction," he said; "Dr, timidly requested him to call again, and Anthony is quite sure that the house recount his strange story to hor father. whore ho saw the wounded girl is quite Dr.. Anthony very willingly promised five miles distant from hero." to do so. He was very sorry for the It was a curious yet so natural mistake afflicted family, and very much in. that all had drifted insensibly into it. -Wrested in the hazel -Dyed Ellie. She, Dr. Anthony had said that ho was car. on hor part, was vaguely interested in rind at least five miles from Maywood to him. the mysterious mansion. No one had "The most interestieg young mall I redooted thab Maywood was five miles ever met," she mentally decided, re- from Chester, or if they had it did not calling the handsome face and clear, connect itself at all with the mystery frank voice, after ho had gone away. of Aline's disappearance. No one except She wont back to her mother's bed. tho keen -witted detective dreamed for side, and related Dr. Anthony's story. an instant of connecting Delaney house Mrs. Rodney was greatly excited. Aline's with the mystery, and his suspicions mysterious absence assumed a now were at once diverted by his employer's phase. Sho was full of wonder and confident remark. He turned his atben. dismay and grief, bion ab once to another subject, and gave "My poor little Aline I She may be up the vague idea Delaney House was dead ere this I" was the burden of her destined to hold its secret yet. grief, and she became so hysterical and "{pith ono bink shadow at Ito feet, violent during the long hours of the The house thro' all the level shines, night that E9le regretted she had told Olose-latioad to the brooding host, hor tho strange story, And silent in its dusty vines; g Sho was ro. And'Avo, Mary,' was tier moan, bared when hor father came home nextMaaattua, sad is night and morn; morning from another fruitless quest. And lie She sung, lova forlorn'" Sho felt that the charge of hor grief. stricken mother was becoming too heavy for hor. No one could soothe Mrs. Iboduoy's bitter grief but her patient, though almost distracted husband. CHAPTER XV. Mr. Rodney did not wait for Dr. An. thony to return to Chester. Ilis anxiety was too great, Ho drove over to 'May- wood in the early morning to see the young physician. Ho hoard the whole story over again. It impressed him strangely. Ho bo- iioved with the doctor that the mysteri- ous wounded girl was Aline herself. "I have been haunted by that belief aver since 1 hoard of your daughter's disappearance," he said. "1 feared you might think me foolish or presuming, but I could not rest until T had gond over to Chester and told you my story." "For whiah kindness I am most grate- fuI to you," said Mr. Rodney, grasping his hand cordially. "Who knows but that this information will lead to my daughter's recovery?" He found the young doctor most in- telligent and agreeable. Ho consulted with biro as to the best method of fol- lowing up this strange discovery. Both agreed that it would be web to confide the matter to a skilful detective. Mr. Rodney sent to New York at once for the most noted one in the service. They agreed that they would keep tho strange story of the dootor's exporionce a profound seoret from the public. 11 once it became publicly known, it might put the villain on his guard. Ho might hustle Aline off to another place. Whoa Mr. Rodney went home, be gave Dr. Anthony a most cordial invitation to come over to Chester andvisit him. Tho doctor was not slow to avail himsolf of the courtesy. It was the beginning of a most pleasant friendship. Perhaps hazol•oyod Effie had some- thing to do with it. It is certain that she enjoyed the non•,professional visits of the Maywood pbysioian as much as was consistent with the trouble and anxiety she was enduring. And Dr. Anthony certainly found the fair, digni, fled young lady veryfascinating. He came often to the dainty little cottage home that nestled in the shadow of the tall trees and pretentious towers of Delaney House. He woe so gay and cheerful, so determinatsly hopeful that he sometimes wiled Effie to a momentary forgetfulness of their loss and sorrow, Ho made little Max fond of him. He pleased the nervous, fretful, invalid mother, st;yl prostrated by her grief and remorse. His oven, sunnytemper and handsome face always brightened the cottageparlor when they mono in it, All claimed him as a friend and comforter. The New York detective Dame down promptly to Mostar. Igo wee quite willing to undertake the case. He flat. tared himself that he should unravel the mystery. showed him the little and room from whouco Aline had been spirited away. Ho examined it with a groat interest. Ho stood at each of the three windows in torn, and gazed curiously mit. The front one gave him a potepoo. tivo of a quiet little village street. The back one looked out oh a brick•pavod yard and a tiny kitchen. The end one presented a more inviting preened. It Mr. Lane gave his closest attention and best talents to the solution of the mystery, and he felt perfectly confident of success. When had he, the most able detective in the great city of New York, failed in any undertaking 2 It was not likely he should be foiled here, in this little country town. He settled himself at the pretentious hotel as an invalid gentleman in search of health. Ho had his own private buggy sent down from the city, and he made solitary excursions into the sur- rounding country in quest of the God- dess of Health, as he pretended. Some times he varied tho monotony of these trips by going afoot. No one suspected his real reasons for being in tbo town. IIs passed everywhere for that which ho represented himself to bo. Weeks camp and went, and ho was no nearer the solntion of the mystery, no nearer the finding of Aline than when he first came to Chester. A baffled feeling began to grow upon him, but still he would nob own himself dofeated, would not give up the quest. It was quite impossible that he should fail, ho told himself, inspired by the natural solf-confidence of one who has always succeeded. Some day he would be sure to find the aristooratic mansion with the beautiful blue -room where the wounded girl was hidden away from the yearning hearts of those who loved and mourned her. CHAPTER XVI. Aline Rodney possessed a vary quick and passionate temper. She had been very injudioiooaly spoiled by her father, and very injudiciously punished by her mother. The result showed itself in a wilful, capricious temper that could not bear contradiction and restraint. When Mr. Delaney firmly reiterated bis assertion, that sho should no'ver ,be permitted to leave Delaney Hquso un- less she solemly pledged herself to ' silence regarding her sojourn there, Aline's young heart was filled with tho bitterest anger and rebellion. Sho was unaccustomed to absolute control. T-Ior mother's efforts in that direction were weak and fitful, her father's love made him blind to the inherent obstinacy of her nature. When Oran Delaney, strong and masterful as he was by nature, undertook to dictate to this spoiled, petted child, he found that he incurred a serious risk. I am ashamed to record this of my heroine—such eharaoters are expected to realize our ideal of perfection—but she flew into a passion. She scolded Mr. Delaney in the bittereeb terms hor Sharp little tongue could devie°. She reproached him angrily, laying all the blame of her presence in the house upon his shoulders, and utterly ignoring her share in it. She wag half•maddenod by her sense of wrong end injury, and when slio found that all hor remon- strances broke against his, strong, firm will; like wator against a rook, she .ro lapsed into violent hysterics. She was not your ideal of a heroine, reader, nor mine, nor Oran Delaney% 1 Itis proud lip curled, half in pity, half in scorn, at her passionate ravings. Re was not at all frightened by her anger. Ile said to himself that it was the !m - potent, unreasoning anger of a child, and that sho had a decidedly ahrowieh temper; but at the seine time ho could (20$14 OONTII,Tt11]D.) Tlii1. t32,11S8.lgl.h POSY. �..rrJ11Old'.1'Allld[, ?I011S1, FOR O101% Ell 011U acre et spiengic haht propel t 1 t a '1140101%l_-.-�.,... le Tcon v1.1111 oneetc Tho prKiporty Will be sold or ill 11 00111101101.00 4.11114111/Th. 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Our Regulator is nearly double the length of others, render- ing accurate regulation a very simple runt. ter. '1'c re laeu a broken .lain Spring the Nsrp, can he r,:movutl without removing the ihlhtnao 01' interfering with the regula- tion, Our flair Spring Stud 15 00 formed that two t r more wits of Spring cannot cool, in th'e llegulator Pine and cause the Watch to either stop or gain time at an unusual rate. The B0110000 comes under the round, or edge, the strougost part of the 01100, not as 1, all others in 11,0 centre anti 5,1101.1' 1111 110(110(01 11111. ':hose are Intpt'ol eu,l:ntu that m,nnet be elairt101I by , Oaf' Trade is more than doubled this Season. Don't forget to ask any 011100 Inanufuotnrore. There are other ' to zoo the May Corset at 601. advautagt0 which the watohmaher can readily explain, and once exon, all must agree with Lis in saying that wo have the strongest and best watch in the world. kr.a.' 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