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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1913-03-20, Page 6eke T o T NS ., x t Tst Put' "SALA A" TEA in a warm teapot ---pour on freshly boiled water --- let stand for five minutes—and you will have the most delicious cup of tea you ever tasted. HAS THE FLAVOR! THE FRAGRANCE! THE DELICIOUSNESS 050 that makes Ceylon. Tea the beverage of delight. In sealed lead packages ONLY. CLACK. GIIEEE! or RUM, Ff r cal r for Or, A Dark Temptation CHAPTER Xh.VI.-(Cont'd) Again a diabolical plot entered the brain of Evelyn St. Claire. She crept to her couch and threw herself upon it, dressed acs she was, muttering: "I must snatch a few hours' sleep .to give me the nerve to carry out the scheme of vengeance I have mapped out. I must be up with the sun to put it in execu- tion.' She was up withthe sun the next morn- ing, and arrayed_ herself for an early walk. Again she hailed the first coupe when ehe had turned the corner, and gave the directions where to drive in a cool, steady voice. An hour or more of sharp driv- ing brought her to a low, irregular stone building, almost hidden by tall poplar trees, on the outskirts of the city. "Wait for me here," said Evelyn, alight- ing from the vehicle and turning to- ward the stone house. "I may be gone but a few minutes -or an hour, perhaps." She glances up hesitatingly at the heav- ily curtained windows with something like a feeling of awe. Few knew of the existence of this et r•i a abode so near the throbbing heart the ens - bed nri- hoard bat its five [ter ter, ave 'tied rho he rho ith the Elie th- ed, a ,m- �a t ike d'e ing om hc- ole l me nw Cog sk. .d ur •th et voice; •-re,t"aured I shall do all in my power to assist you in any way." "Thanks," replied Evelyn, emboldened by the stress he laid upon the last three words, and the peculiar knowing nod that accompanied them. "I may as well come to the point at once," she said, flushing constrainedly. "Certainly," responded the French doc- tor; "pray do so by all means, I am all attention," Evelyn toyed nervously with the dia- mond bracelet, on her wrests a moment, then proceeded hesitatingly. "1' have a relative --a young and beau- tiful girl -whom I wish to place in your asylum under your charge. She ie hope- lessly insane, though of the mild order, and may require your constant care for long years. Guard her well --let no hu- man eye from the outside world rest up- on her face, and you shall name your own price. That is my errand, doctor; now I ask if I can bring her to you -re- member, I will pay handsomely for se- curing your services for her under your own roof." "I shall he only too pleased to be of It's the CLEANEST, SIMPLEST, and BEST ROME DYE, ono can buy --Why you don't oven have to know what KIND of Cloth your Goods aro made of. --So MIstakea are Impossible. Send for Pree Color Card, Story Booklet, and Booklet giving results of Dyeing over other colors. The TOHNSON-RICHARDSON CO., Limited, Montreal. Canada. assistance to you, dear madam," murmur- ed the doctor blandly. 'Bring the young lady here, by all means, during the course of the afternoon, and here she shall rest secure until you desire her release." A wicked gleam of triumph shot into Evelyn St. Claire's steel -blue eyes as she rose to depart. The doctor soon after bowed his visi- tor out of the office, and watched the coupe roll away, with a crafty smile play- ing about the corners of his beardedl3pa. "I wonder who she is," he ruminated, closing his fingers tightly over the roll of bills she placed in his hand. "I shouldn't wonder if I had stumbled across a veri- table gold mine this time. I have my doubts as to whether the girl she intends bringing here is insane or not, but, of course, that's none of my affair. Here the girl shall stay, insane or not, as long as her friends are able to pay handsomely for it." As Evelyn ran hurriedly up the marble steps of the Remington mansion, she saw Gay standing pale and hollow-eyed at the parlor window. "I awaited breakfast to take it with you, Evelyn," she said, advancing out in- to the corridor, to meet her treacherous friend. "I went to your room, and find- ing it empty surmised that you had gone out to take an early morning ramble. "I have a wretched headache this morn- ing, Evelyn," little handnt to herthrobbplaintively, temples. "I feel dazed, quite unlike my usual merry self." "I am so sorry," returned Evelyn in a sympathetic voice. "Late hours and re- ceptions don't seem to agree with you. If you have no engagement for this af- ternoon to compel you to remain in doors, come to the matinee with me, and see the 'Mikado:' it's perfectly charming." "Perhaps I may," returned Gay. indif- ferently, 'though I don't care very much for theatrical performances." Before Evelyn could reply, the footman brought in the morning mail, and laid it upon the table. There were a dozen of letters or more for the banker, quite as many for his wife, and four for Gay, d simply to Miss re Remngton, No. ad— dreGr Gra- mercy Park, caught Evelyn's eye as she stood beside her, and her face paled to a dead white as she recognized Percy Gran- ville's dashing chirography. and this let- ter Gay took up first and broke the seal. One glance at its contents -a few brief lines -and her lovely rose -bud face flushed a burning red, It ran as follows: "Miss Remington, --I shall de myself the honor of •calling upon you this evening, if agreeable. Trusting you are fully re- covered from your recent shock in the nark, I remain, yours with respect, "PERCY GRANVILLE." Evelyn St. Claire could have struck Little Gay down, she was so bitterly angry at the happy light that flooded the gil'l's thee. she knew quite as well as if she bad read Gay's letter that Percy Granville had made an appointment to call. The headache Gay had complained of seemed to leave her as if by magic; and her lovely dark eyes shone bright as stars. "Some one whom you 'know, Evelyn, is to call upon me this evening," ,he said, hiding her blushing face among the rones in the silver vase beside her. "I do not know whether I had better go to the matinee with you this afternoon or net, I really wish, Evelyn, that you would excuse me." "I shall no nothing of the kind," laugh- ed Miss St. Claire. "It is a long time af- ter the matinee is over until evening. I shall not leave you by yourself to indulge in day -dreams. You must come with me to see the 'Mikado,"" Alas, it was an evil moment in which Gay laughingly consented, at length, and walked blindly into the pit that had been dug for her unwary feet. It had been with a very guilty fate in- deed that Fanny, the maid, had met her young mistress that morning, and de- spite the money that nestled snugly in her bosom, and the promise that she had given the haughty 'heiress -to keep her terrible secret, she could rcarcely repress the longing to fling herself down at Lit- tle Gay's feet and confess all. She heard the order that she was to lay out Gay's blue silk walking -dress -for she was going to the matinee that afternoon, with Miss St. Claire --with a perceptible shudder. She longed with all her heart to warn Gay to look out for the treacherous blonde. The wary heiress, however, gave her no such opportunity; she never left Gay for a single moment alone. Gay had not mentioned to Mrs. Reming, ton that she intended going to the mat- inee, and when ehe went to ides her good- bye, the grand old lady was taking her usual afternoon siesta, so she tiptoed noiselessly out of the room again with- out waking her, and joined Evelyn, who was waiting her in a coupe at the door. Evelyn threw her arms about her, and quickly drew her into the vehicle, and the door closed after her with a sharp click. To Gay's intense surprise, the curtains of heavy silken teal -brown were closely drawn, and a heavy odor of Mareehai- Neil roses pervaded the coupe --from the bouquet Evelyn carried. "We shall have a very cozy ride, my dear,', said Evelyn, with a shrill laugh that sounded strangely out of place. "I have a call to make -I knew you would not mind accompanying me, Gay, we shall have plenty of time." Evelyn exerted herself to' chat so gayly that Gay never noticed how swiftly time was flying, or the long distance they were traversing, until the coupe came to a sudden halt, Here we are," cried Evelyn, "come in with me." She slipped her arm through Gay's, and drew her innocent Victim,up the stone steps and into the wide, dak ball, to the meet piteous fate a young, girl ever met, A small, dark, wiry Men had opened the door for theme Gay did not notice the peculiar look that passed, between them. Evelyn passed into the office er library, Gay following her. "What a etrange place," said Gey, BMW: deringly, as she followed " Evelyn's ex- ample by seating herself; "what in the world can bring you hero, I wonder; This room is so dark and grim I actually feel uncomfortable in it. ou"must eat laugh at me, Evelyn," she went on thoughtful- ly. "but it seems to recall all the stories 1 have ever read of haunted houses; these Paneled walls, dark painted ceilings, and huge frowning book -cases,, together with that dark -looking foreigner who admitted us, actually frighten me. Do tell me, Evelyn, what brings you here?" • Evelyn's answer was out ,short,*by the most unearthly, horrible sound that ever fell upon mortal ears, a series of blooi - curdling shrieks and piercing oriel that fairly froze the blood in Gay's veins. No words could portray what they were like. She sprung to her feet with a gasp of terror, and would have fled percipitately out of the room and out of the house, had not Evelyn clutched her firmly by the white arm, holding her back by main force, with gleaming, triumphant eyes. "Don't • attempt to break • away from here in such unpardonable aste,' sneered Evelyn, contemptuously; "listen and I will tell you why-• we are here." "I -I am so afraid, Evelyn," gasped Gay, piteously. "I pray you let ms hasten away at once. I am faint -those awful sounds. Oh—" here -inhale the fragrant breath of these roses and it will revive you," inter- rupted Evelyn, catching up her bouquet, and fairly burying Gay's white face in it. The bouquet •contained something more than the fragrant, innocent breath of the roses, which Evelyn was pressing so steadily to her nostrils. "Take them away!" gasped 'Gay, •tear- ing frantically at the flowers with one hand, while with the other she grasped gropingly the back of an adjacent chair for support. Evelyn," she whispered wildly, "I -I - eh, I see it all now; you have drugged the roses. I am fainting-dying-I— A deadly whiteness spread over poor Little Gay's face, her limbs trembled. The piteous entreaty in her Each"would have melted any heart to pity save that of her cruel rival and 'bitterest foe. Gay's senses were fast becoming dazed, but through it all she could hear Evelyn St. Claire's sneering, discordant laugh, and the beautiful luring blonde face seemed to whirl about her. The guilty heiress saw that the roses hadmercy. done their work -poor Gay was at her Then the mask of smiles she had as- sumed so well dropped from her revenge- ful face, and she turned upon Gay with the wickedest laugh that ever, was heard rippling over her crimson lips. You are not going to die, Gttynell Es- terbrook," she cried. "1, your rival, have planned a fate a thousand times worse titan that for you. I may as well tell you the truth, girl," she went on merci- lessly, retreating toward the door, back- ward, like a writhing serpent. "I used a clever ruse to lure you here. This is a private asylum for the incurable in'iane; their friends keep the howling, frenzied creatures here until death relieves them of the task of maintaining them; and in these walls, where no cry ever penetrates to the outer world, and amid. these 'fright- ful wretches, you aro to stay until you die, and the sooner you die the better." "Evelyn!" The name fell from Gay's white lips in a low, wailing cry of mortal. terror, but Miss St. Claire never heeded and went on pitilessly: • It was I who separated • ou fleaPercy Granville so effectually; I'vc,wed epee I would do it, and I have kept my vow of vengeance!" CHAPTER YXYIII. Who can port'ay the horror of the efts, - tion -the pitiful anguish of Little Gay as she realized the foul conspiracy closing in around her. 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"Percy Granville never was false to you as you supposed. It was I who received the piteous let- ter you wrote to him to Redstone Hall, and it was then that I conceived the dar- ma plot of separating you two forever - by fair means or foul -for lie loved you, girl -do you hear me? he fairly idolized You, and that is the reason 1 have blighted your life. PerI answered that letter to you, signing 's name to it, requesting you should. look upon him as a stranger if you ever met. And while you have believed him false, he was cleverly trapped into the belief that you were dead -how I manag- ed that little affair so adroitly, and with such daring skill, you need never know. "Now listen to the sequel which cul- minates my revenge," screamed the beau- tiful, treacherous blonde; "weary and heart -broken, Percy Granville hats turned to me -at last -for sympathy, and on the 20th of the coming month I am to be his bride -do you hear, Gaynell Esterbrook?" she cried, "he has asked me to become his bride. Think of that until the torture of it turns your brain, girl, which it soon will do. I knew Percy Granville was coming to call upon the young girl he had rescued in the park a few days previous, little dreaming it was you whom he believed resting in your grave -think of the thril- ling denouement that would have follow- ed had I not spirited you away just in time to prevent fate from bringing you two face to face, I should have been un- masked, and you would have won from me the man I love. I leave you now in your living tomb," Miss St. Claire cried mockingly. "It is the maddest folly, at- tempting to plead or pray to me," she went on, as Gay sunk down on her knees holding out her white arms imploringly, and vainly endeavoring to utter one arti- culate word, the agony of death on her lovely face. With a horrible laugh, Evelyn turned from her hapless victim, gathered up her silken train in her jeweled hands, and swept swiftly from the room; and. unable to cry out, stir hand or foot, or utter any moan, Gay heard the door eloee after #or,- and the sharp' click: of the spring lock. She was so young and fair, life and free. dom seemed so sweet to her. She had looked upon the beautiful, bright world outside for the last time. She was a Prisoner in those grim walls -confined among maniacs, whose blood -curdling cries would soon drive her mad, too -even be. fore she could die and end it all. Poor Little Gay! (To bo continued,) "Has the price of sirloin stead advanced since yesterday?" "No, " " ma'am. Dear me! . How do you account for that ?" 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