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"Oh heaven and earth, the old story
—it is the oil story," groaned the dulie.
"Be loaned me books, he gave me in-
wtrnetion, he cultivated my taste in art
lotend literature, he sought and won my
ve—nay, do not start and frown—he
won bay love—no more."
"Go on, go on."
"You know the story of the ex -
Baroness Etheridge, and know how I,
unworthy that 1 was,' arose upon that
noble lady's fall."
"Yes, yes, dearest, 1 know the partic-
ulars of that event; proceed, proceed."
"It was while this nbble lady was
Mill called the Baroness Etheridge, and
upon the day precediug that fixed for
her wedding with Mr. Albert Hastings,
that William Lovell came down to our
village. He sought au interview with me,
and persuaded me, weak girl that I was,
to consent to a private marriage."
"And you consented? Unhappy girl!"
"Yes, 1 consented—weaklu and wick-
edly conseirtedr--to merry liim clandes-
tinely that same evening:"
"Uri ortuuate chill! Oh, Rose, Rose!"
".Bear with me. I consented, but L
was providentially saved from rthe con-
extrrnrrrntion, of that folly, and at the
seat time forever cured of my danger-
ous infatuation."
'Thank heaven for that, Go on—go
on!"
"That mane afternoon upon which iu
`foster-rnot?her with her Inst message to
pr .mfsed to meet him at a later ;hour
to be married, 1 nom sent by mer poor
I.rady Etheridge, at Swinburne Castle.
1 was ,shower up into the.library, where
�Indy sat, with the• -title dseda of` the
in,burne estates rbefore her, waiting
Veer the arrival of her betrothed husband,
Albert ftings, that she might put
•tt&m, in his hands, 'and. endow Kinn with
'.the whole .property. While I was still
evith the lady, the expected visitor en -
'Ural, and in Albert Hastings, the be-
rothed dxueband of Lady Etheridge, 1
ireoognized William Lovel, my lover.'
"Good 'leaven!"
"I was saved.! My misplaced love dried
hard, but it did dire. The man who could
'at the. Beans time deceive the noble lady
xvho endowed him with her princely for-
tune, and the humble maiden who gave
Ikea her whole heart—the man who could
deeliberetely plan the destruction of that
confiding maiden upon the very eve of
bac marriage with that high-souled lady,
was unworthy of regret, unworthy of re-
sentment, unworthy of everything ex-
cept total oblivion," said Rose, with a
beilritstiful and majestic expression.
• "Give, me your dear hand! Rose, you
are an angel!"
Rose shook her head with a sad tette(
end said:
'There never was a woman with more
antecedents to : acknowledge than 1.
There is yet another event that I meet
masheke known to you an event connected
•with nv earlier youth."
"Whit! another secret, dear Rosel a
itaand. secret r"
"A third secret!"
"1 will not hear it! Only assure me
tint your hated and :heart are now ppear-
ste:otltg free, and that you are winking
" o,bestow tthexn upon my unworthy self,
t> I cobalt be hapyp a,
°":bfy hand and heart are free, and
they are yowls, if you meant tlxam; yet
you elr mh1 know this third secret of
eny life,"
""I will not hear it! Dear Rose, you
are mine as I am yours! Ise it not so?"
Moe all arnewer she placed her hand
'"Aare yet I would, that you would hear
what I have yet to tell you.," she said,
t y earnestly,
wx o mora, dear girl, no more! T4tus
lego rut you into the confessional were
•my and un •onerous . Waist you
'+ already told ate is enmesh to prove
candor and purity of your heart.
9ady ;that you are mitre. Say it,
ear Rexed"
H• "I next yours."
* *
.The se,tne day the Duchess of Iiores-
leigh was informed of the engagement,
and a few day's after, the betrothal of
the Duke of Beresleigh to th.e Baronese
was announced to the world,
CHAPTER XXII.
The announcement of the betrothal of
the Duke of Beresleigh and the Baroness
Etheridge of SMeanburaxe surprised no one,
for, as must, the world knew all about
the affair long before the parties meat
concerned knew anything of it.
Only Colonel Hastings was astonished,
and Mr. Albert Ilastinge shocked.
"1 thought she would have preferred
to exercise her power a little Ionger be-
fore surrendering her liberty," said Col-
onel Hastings, auu,aingly.
"I hoped she would not soon forget. I
always. loved that girl, and 1 believe
that she loved ere. 1 did not
think that any woman's love could have
expired so soon," said. Mr. Hastings; in-
dignantly.
Ah, my dear fellow, liar passion did
not go into a gentle decline in the nat-
ural death," said the colonel, with a
shrug.
"Yes, by the shock she received in re-
cognizing me at the castle. Well, it is
all over now," sighed Albert Hastings,
"Pho, if there is one thing in this
world more tirosomc than another, it is
to be obliged to repeat the same things
over and over again to people upon
whom you can make no sort of impree-
cion. Have I not told you that if, instead
of the Duke of Berealeigix . it worm' a
royal duke to, whom -aha svr"s rescue stsd
I would, with a word, break the marriage
offs„
Albert Hastings looked at his worthy
father in incredulous astonishment,
"Yes—you doubt nie; but wait a few
days, and see if you do not have the
breaking off of this intended marriage
as publicly announced as its contrac-
tion was. I shall call upon Lady Ether-
idge to-tt y,"
This conversation took place in the
breakfast parlor at }footings House, as
the father and. eon sat over their coffee
and muffins. '
Colonel Hastings was as good as his
word, and in the course of the same day
presented himself at Berosicigit House,
and sent in his card, with a request to
see Lady Etheridge.
He received the answer that Lady
Etheridge was engaged, and could not
have the honor of seeing Colonel Hast-
inThis was just what he exixeoted, so he
went into a neighboring reading froom,
whence he addressed a note to Lady
Etheridge to the effect that he wished
to see her upon matters of the utmost
importance concernleg herself mostly.
To this note he rggeived an nnstwer
that any matters wISilth Colonel Hast-
ings had to communicate to Tardy Eth-
eridge must be addressed to her lady*
ship's solicitor,
dignity, saying:
Colonel Hastings was baffled for the
tine. He permitted a day to pass, and
then addressing the following note to
Lady Etheridge:
Hastings House, Sept. 12th, 18—.
Madam:—That whish 1 have to com-
municate to your ladyship is a matter
which you may not like to have confined
even to your own solleitor, and which
can be communicated to your ladyship
Mono., .Abiding your ladyship's orders
to wait upon you, 1 have the honor to
be, madamej your obedient servant.
William Henry T ratings.
Eoee took this note immediately to
the duchess, who read it and laughed,
saying: are no daughter of Eve if you
do not see the old gentleman and find
out what he means. See him, my love,
Me him. I confess to some curiosity,"
Rose accordingly wrote a note to Col-
onel Hastings regi;esting hint to call
the succeeding day at tweivo o'clock.
Punctually at noon the next day the
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colonel pr'eseuted' hilxtseif, lie was shove
at once to the library. Rae soon 'oats
od, 'Pia wan the first oceasiou upon
which Rose had ever met the father of
her former lover. She advaneed vtith cold
"Colonel Hastings, I presume?"
`The same, mer itis. I have the honor
of addresain I,ai"y Etheridge?" '
"Yes, stir, Will you be seated?" •
"1 thank you, madam," said the colonel
handing a chair to Lady Etheridge, and
taking one for •himae]f,
They sat down at opposite sides of ;the
reading table, -
"You demanded an interview with me,
sir; may 1 be informed for what pair-.
pose?" inquired Rose, coldly. '
"..1 requested au interview with you,
m.adaiiy,' itt order to communicate a fact
which cane to my knowledge through
my intimate and confidential relations
with the late baron, and which vitally
concerns your present position and pros-
peots."
enty—which memento my present posi-
tion and prospects. 1 do not understand
your sir."
"Your • present position as Baroness
Etheridge of Swinburne; your prospects
as the affianced wife of the Duke of
Berealeigh."
"I am very sure that nothing which
Colonel Hastings can have to communi-
cate can in any way affect the one or
the 'other," replied Rose, in so haughty
a tone that the old gentleman lost some
measure of his temper and self-control,
as he said:
e''We shall see that, madam, Your'
ladyship has heard of me, perbape, as
the lifelong, intimate friend of the late
baron?"
Rose bowed haughtily.
"You are also aware that 1 was left
guardian of the person and property of
the young lady who was broui;ht up as
his heiress."
.Again Rose bowed in cold silence.
"You have also heard, perhaps, that
upon the last day and night of the late
baron's life, when he refused to see eith-
er physician or clergyman, he summoned
me to his bedside, where' I remained Un-
til he died?"
`I have heard so," :�atd hose, coldly.
"On that last day anti night of his life,
the late Baron EtI'ex idg" of tiwinburne
confided to me a secret," said Colonel.
Hastings, pausing.
"Well, sir?'
"That secret, that tact, of which I
am the only custodia,., of which i only
possess proofs, would ,xf proclaimed, cast
you down from your present high posi-
tion: to your former penury and ob-
scurity," said the colonel, slowly. 'mooch-
ing the face of F-.o-a:r to see the effect
which hie words produced. '
She turned e. shade paler, but made no
comment.
'You now know whether this secret
concerns you or not," said the colonel,
sarcastically.
"Pray go on, sir; play the play out,"
replied Rose. •
"That secret, that 1.'t, vr.,:x all its
proofs, whielr, once rl1v ; °ypld, .cam d east
you down from wealth ted rank to por-
erty and obscurity, is Mine alone! and
whether it shall ever be divulged rests
with me and you alone! I only have
the power of dashing the coronet of
Swinburne from your brow; you only
have the choice of bidding zne close my
lips forever or open them upon this sub-
"
"Pray proceed, sir: tell ere what is in
your power to divulge, and the terns of
your silence," said Rose, sarcastically,
"I will. The secret confined to me on
the deathbed of the late Baron Etheridge
of Swinburne, together With the proofs
for establishing the fact, was the exiat-
enoe of another, the only true heir of the
barony of Swinburtle, before whose
claims all others must shrivel up ns stub-
ble before the flame," sal dthe colonel,
solemnly.
`
lam not surprised. It is just what
my heart prophesied," thought Rase,
within herself.
"You bolieve what I stole, Lady Eth-
eridge?"
"Yes, I believe it; l thoroughly be-
lieve it. Now, then, tell me the name of
this rightful heir," said Rose, earnestly.
"Nay Lady Etheridge; the name of
that he' is a secret Into 1 dare not con-
fide, even to yourself', as yet.
"Very well; then tell ;n3 the terms up-
on which.you will forever close your lips
upon the subject of this supposed heir,"
said Rose, with a sarcasm so fine as to
escape the apprehension of the obtuse
intellect of Colonel Hastings.
"Llstexi, then, Lady .Etheridge --- for
Lady' Etheridge . you may remain to the
end of ylnur life, 11 you list. More than
twelve months since, you'were acquaint-
ed with my son, Mr. Albert Hastings—"
"Nay, I never know Mr,,Albert Hast-
ings," replied: Rose, haughtily.
"Very well, then; let thtt pass. Mare
than a,year ago you knew a person call-
ing himself William Level."
"A 'traitor, who had no right to tho
name that he assumed."
"Albert Hastings loves you, loves you
only, has loved you ever!"'said Colonel
Meetings, earnestly.
"You are wandering from the point,
sir. Mr. Albert Mistimes' sentiments
can he of no importanee whatever to rise.
That which I would learn from you is
tint?—what aro the terms ..upon which
you propose: to suppress the existence of
the true hair of Swinburne?" inquired
Rost, coldly.'
"I will .suppress the existence of the
real heir of. Swinburne, and leave you in
possession` of your fictitious rank and.
wealth' upon the conditions that
you will at onee break off
your • impending marriage with
the Duke of Beresleigh, and contract
your hand to your first lover, nxy son,
Mr. Albert Eastings," said the old gen-
tleman, firmly,
""e7ever!'' exclaimed Rose, with tropes-
stionod emphasis, "Better any euffering
than the sift of keeping the rightful Ita,fr
out of the estate. Better arty foto
than the folly' of joining n,y life with.
that of te doehly-died traitor as Albert
li setings has proved himself to be. .°XO
al lof this 1 have ortc practical rept ': bth
Make. 1 will Immediately request the
"yrl<eaence of the Duke of Ber.ealeigh here,
.azo you shall repeat, in his promisee all
'that you have related to rue,' said rinse,
pilling the bell -rope.
• . "Lady Etheridge, you are excited;
calm yourself, pause, reflect, enclainted
Colonial Sastxngee ,anxiously.
The door openett anti. a foottnan ap-
peared.
"Mike my compliments to the Duke
of Bereeleigh. and say that i request
hie grace to join tis here,”
"Indy Etheridge, you are read! Coun-
termand your order before it le too,
Tate," exclaimed the Colonel, in an ex-
cited whisper.
But the servant had already bower.
and withdrawn from the room, while the
face of Lady eltheridge betrayed no
signs of relenting ,
"Nay, then, if you will be •so frantic,
I than withdraw; yet I beseech you be
careful; take tune to reflect; do not
commit yourself rashly: take time to
weigh conseguenees, and, if you eho'uld
come to a different decielon, a note di-
rected to ray town twine will always
find 331e. Be mentions not to betray your
own interests.and L on my part, shall be
careful to guard this secret for yet a few
days longer."
Footsteps were now heard approacr-
ing, and the colonel, bowing deeply,haat-
iiy*• withdrew.
He had soareely made his escape when
the Duke of Beresleigh" entered.
Rose was walking oxcitelly up and
;down the floor.
The duke entered, looking around, end
say -leg:
"1 thought to have found Colonel.
Hastings here."
"No. he hen run away. He came hith-
er to intimidate a wotnan. not to face
a man," said Rose, excitedly.
The duke stood still and looked at her
in amazement, for a moment, and then
leading her to a seat he said:
"Sit down and compose yourself, dear-
est Rose, end tell me calmly what has
occurred."
".first, it is as my heart prophesied,
dear George, and I am not the heiress
of Swinburne."
"Forgive the question, dean st It•rs3,
and tell me what reason, beyond your
own fancy, you have for saying so.HELPS THE BLIND.
"The old man who had just left ere ---
the
has said so. lie declares that when he
attended my late father in his last hours
the baron confided to him the secret of
the existence of an heir to the barony
and castle of Swinburne, together with Vaughan, whereby ilio bud
can
ecerrespon,
every proof necessary to establish his 'freely. either among themselves or witGx thein
rights. Colonel Hastings offered to sup- friends who are not oo alt}feted, The device,
. press these foots and destroy the proofs as deeorltxed by rho t>eiontU C etl' oast-;
if 1 would many Itis son, and threaten-
rights
hreaten- prisca urs it were a portable about
printing appear-+
etas. There is a srstatll box mbout 8 inches'
ed to product. the heir and establish his in tfnstb by 5 inches wide and s bathos
ri t3 b the roofs hi his eesesston, if deep divided into two compartments. one ;
I brEfused:' p P comprising a rack containing the type char- ..
aoters with which the printing is to be ea-
"I-
you, dearest, you replied to him cotnpiiahed, and the other a small empty,
a®. he deserved. ?" g atrn:g.
,; The type to of special deatgn, having the
!• requested hire to Say to your grace Braille character at one cad and the cornea
all that he had said to me, and 1 rang :ponding Roman letter at the other. At the
and sent a message requesting you to ! fraee of oaroch letter is a tanoll .ketch, raj"
join us,'v4lterettpoir Oolong? .Hastings hem ' meaais of which 'the band oprsetor Crap aero•
rigid tzsva "• certat}r .the tmeeninac.ac tbs +tlinrilr iyja .
y --'iv,','-''',".;_'''..,''-'* °• h'iuitrdlad 'Tfiaa ` etch fits lata 'groovro tiro -
"And • Morar. do you tnk of this • Tided in the small. rack, sat that the chfr.-:
Strange demeritnnioatiou, love?" impart rd caters may be stood vertically tat the Melt to ,
the Melee; smilin i form words, one by ono from lett to TVA,:
g When the rack has been tbtus filled, alt.!
"It confirms the prophetic feelings of in to its working usxw a binge, and br
my. heart; 1 feel that it must be true," etlghtly raising it, the sheet of raper can be,
replied Rose, gravely. inserted in position betweeen .guides beneath.
tOAnd I believe ii to be essentially • The rack is then dropped down into rositioa,,
and by a slight siree3ure the characters are.
false! This man bas probably beard of embossed upon the paper beneath. If •a eopit.
ytrur morbid forebodings upon the sub- of the communication is desisted„ a shoot et:
ject of your inheritance, which Is no le- paper is placed upon the npnornioet ebm-
position of lettere, and by a alight preesnre
cret to your friends, and he. has sought r the duplicate or copy is thus xrobured. Irne'
to practice upon your credulity for his • operator can correct his cznxpoettioa time by;
'Own purposes. That is all," I line. and effect any runs that may nee
required.. In this .nations, ttte type havit '
"But I credit this story, though 1 can- 1 the Braille tether upmost, the rt�sustant print»
not trust him. And, believiug the s.org tea is in Roman eharaetere, eo that tee cm -
as I do, pray tell xue what 1 trust do?" : Binary person can easily read the communis
"Nothing, simply nothing." 1 cation. rresponding with a blued friend {.�
'Is there mo way of compelling him l oerator este the ohcartote rs with the D elle ,
to produce the heir and proofs of letters downward. En tbo Carlo of an ppri-
which he speslcs ?" Binary persons desiring to write to a blttirii
`:do way in the world that 1 know, friend, the characters are sot with the 1 =
man lettere uppor•moet, so that they can We
unless you know the name of that !mina ; aeon by the ogsezator. The resultant tmpi•ea-
"Can he not be compelled to divulge
ii` reciipie to can readily read the w is a course in amiselva ?room
the name? I lett to right by the touch.
A SPRING DANGER,
a
Idauy People Weaken Their Systema tee
'hoeing With Pur;etive Medicine*.
A spring medicine is a rxemenity.
Nature demands it as an aid to eate
Melling the blood and carrying off
the impurities , that have accur ulet-
ed daring the indoor life of ibe vwina
ter menthe. Thou tende .of people re-
oogziming the necessity far a sari
medterne, dose themselves with berth.
griping purgatives. This is se ml --
take. Ask any doctor and be will
tell You that the use of purgative
methanes weaken the system andr
cannot possibly eure disease. In the
spring the system needs building up—
purgatives weaken. The blood ,should
be made 'deb, red and pule—purge-
tiv;•a cannot do this, 'What is needed
is a ionic, and the best tonne medi-
cal ecienee bas yet devised is Dr.
Will1axrxas' Pink Pills. Every dose of
this medicine acd:nally makes nest
rich blood, and this new bloom
strengthens every organ and every
part of the body. That is why these
pills banicih pimples and unsightly
akin eruptione. That is why they
cure headaches, baekaebes, rhea»
mutism, neuralgia, and a host or
other troubles that come from poor
watery blood. That is why the even
and women wino use Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills met well and sleep well and
feel active and strong. Mise Mabel
Synnott, Lisle, Ont., says: "1 was
pale and weak and suffered greatly
from headaches, and 1 found nothing
to help me until I began taleing I r.
Williasus' Pink Pills. These have oom-
pletedy restored not health and I blew
tate day I began taking them."
But be sure you get the genuine
Pills, with the full name, "Dr, Wil-
liams' Fink P111s for Pale People"
on the wrapper around each box--sdi
other so-called pink pills are frauduiezt'k
imitations. Sold by medicine dealers or
be- mail at 50 cents a boa or six boxes
Lor $2,50 from The 1)r. Williams' Medi -
eine Co„ Brockville, Ont.
Portable Printing Outfit for the Benefit
of Sightless People.
An appartus of widespread importance to
the blend has been Invented by Mr- Danar
"No, he cannot he compelled to give
the name, or to produce the heir or the
proofs even if such an heir and such
proofs exist, which, I repeat, I do not
believe. Your present policy is that
which a great statesman has termed
'masterly inactivity.' if such an heir
+mists, let Colonel Hastings bring him
forward and prove his claims to the bar-
ony of Swinburne, when you will at once
yield up your possessions. I need not
repeat to you that no change in your
fortunes can work any change in nay
feelings or purposes toward you. You
are, under all circumstances and vleissi-
tu.des, xnv promised wife, the future
Duchess of Baresleigh."
With a beaming smile Bose placed het
hand in his, and they went forth toge-
ther to join the deebess at dinner, who
was curious to kuow the nature of
C�$lonel Xisetings' communication to
Ley Etheridge. When made acquainted
with the sub set matter of the conver-
sation, her grace similod aercastically at
what she also nonsidered only as the
empty threat of a weak and deeigning
old man.
And. in the course of the same day,,
the fourteenth of the ensuing month was
fined for the marriage.
' (To be. continued-)
The hard driuker finds It ten times
harder to stop.
CRYING BABIES.
Babies do not cry for the fun of Me.
nor is it aiwnys because they are
hungry, as so many young mothers
think. Nine times out of ten baby's
cry indicates that his little stomach
is iut of order, Mothers will find
instant relief for their suffering little
ones in Baby's Own Tablets. A few
doses will cure the most ,obetinats
cases of conestipation, indigestion or
vonniting, and a Tablet given now
axil tlren to the well child will keep
it well, Mrs, Mary Pollock, (lawns,
Ont., saga: "Baby's Own Tablertae
have been a great benefit to my,
baby. They have made him happy','
peaceful and contented, when befog
be used to cry all the time. I ha
more comfort with him since gm
him the Tablets than 1 ever had b0-1
foie. He now sits and. plays amid
Laughs while I do niy work. What'
grenter praise can 1 give Baby's Oahe
Tablets." For salt set druggists da:
by mall at 25 cents a box from Tim;
Dr. Williams' lledieine C`o., }3rockviile.,
Ont;
-•o . What Makes Makees the Sky Blue.
It is the atnto:mhet'e that rmake& the
sky look blue and the moon yellow. if
we could ascend to an elevation of forty'
mild above the earth's surface wo should
am that the moon is a brilliant white,
while the sky would be black, with tine
stare shining as brightly in the daytime
as at night, Furthermore, as a most,
picturesque feature of the apeetaele, we
should talco notice that some of the ;tare
are red, others blue, yet others violet,
and still others green in color. Of comae
all of the stars (if we bar the planets of
our system) are burning suns and that
hues they wear depend upon tlxedr tem.
perature.----Reader,
Down at Eufaula last week a than wee;
given a $10 fine and thirty c'tiys in jail;
for anurder, whkxb is certainly a whole •
hot *beeper and less bolter than then
'furry Thaw method of netting a gaily i
of 1oetotrt to prove emotional inseenl. ,
with a fair oba.zaee of being Bent to Oa;
znadhoueen--•-Broken :t Mine, 1. T. twigs. tl,