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turned abruptly. Ihad followed. biro
Into the, room, and the door stood
Open. I But I turned now with him and
followed!the direction of his -gaze. The -.
man Hood stood forward in the door-
way with an apologetic air. Mr. Kes.
teven' S hand dropped sharply, and with
a ce brusqueness he demanded,
"Wha doirou want?"
The I ex -valet touched an imaginary •
hat beg your pardon, sir, I am
sure but I 'called to know If you would
be Wanting that gun you spoke of the
other day. Mrs. Main didn't know,
and thought that maybe it would
save time if I was to ask, you myself."
He Was a perfect. model of servile
You are admiring my little brook," held so much with Llanellan, sir, Mb deportment" displayed no sign of nerv-
•
ousnees, but only the rigid good man-.
e said. "Yes,sit is pretty, but prettier is a, tidy hoarse, and business will im-
in the copses below, where I think you prove, I hope." ners Of the trained servant Mr. Kcs-
must imve observed it yesterday. Here `Veil, well, let us hope so," was Mr, teven stepped down from the chair
it 'utis vei7 gsharaly; below it is a noisy Kesteven's answer as his eyes Wander- and leisurely dusted his coat sleeves.
vagabond. You see it has uses here!' ed toward the inn. "A pretty place, Then be looked up, and the westering
"You drawa your water here?" I ask- is it not, Mr. Greatorex?" And then sun struck full upon his face,
which I
ed, fascinated with the primitive idea. with a glance of scrutiny at the lane couldl not but observe was more color -
"Not unusually," he replied, "but lord, "You have had an accident less than usual*
there is a well within the castle, doubt- I Hood?" ' "No, thank you, Hood," he said
less from the same springs. -Yet the I "Yes, sir," was the answer; "a slight suavely, "I have changed my mind.
brook rendered a more important serv- accident, sir -nothing of consequence. It was good of you, but I shall not need
ice in my predecessors' times." -
I looked at him inquiringly. He
smiled.
"Let me see," he resumed, "if I can
give you Ocular proof. It should be
here." He stopped and, dipping his ,
stick'. into the water, poked arnoeg the
pebbles of the stream. "Ah, here it is!
I think I have it!" He looked toward to which the innkeeper responded with 3 Y" r
the castle, above the battlements of a sahtte. As he did so he, turned and, breathing hard, as from his exertions,
ou see e•w "I should be obliged if you would
which now flamed the morning sun. taking my arm, smiled back at Hood,
sometime, Hood. Mr. Greatorex is not eo young as I was, naturally., Mr.
- staying with me. perhaps we may Greatorex," he explained, turning to
turn the Woodman in time into a Lash- f me 101h 'a faint
smile
ionable resort of seciety." I There was a perceptible pause for so
He laughed as if at his own small ready a servant, I thought, as Hood
jest, in which the innkeeper joined, j moved from his place by the door to
and, pressing my arm, walked on. He - 001 the order. I thought, too; that I
seemed a very kindly master, notiOed a sudden flash ,of amazement
thought, and I had no doubt but that pass', in his eyes, but when he went by
they were merely deferential, and
iniagined that I had been mistaken.
"And now, my friend," said Mr. Kes-
teven genially, putting his hand through
'#iine when the panel had been closed,
.`eveivvill get into the open air. We can-
not avail ourselves too much or too of-
ten Of these summer days; eh, Hood?"
"Peo, sir," said Hood promptly, with
the Promptness of a machine and with
no More inflection than a good servant
- should have.
• "Ab, I feel it myself, Mr. Greatorex,"
skid, the old man, leaning' somewhat
heseeily upon mf arm as we issued
from the chamber.
Hood closed and locked the door
afte him.
• " e key, Mr," he said respectfully,
holding it out,
"Oh, the key will do where it is," re-
plied Mr. Kesteven, without looking
round. "Leave it in the lock, Hood."
As we retraced our steps along the
corridor, which echoed dull to the
tread, he conversed about other things,
I fell against the bar yesterday," and ,"
he put a linger apologetically to his The two men eyed each other for an
clean shaved lip, which I now per- instant, and then the servant's eyes
ceived to be somewhat swollen. fell with civil politeness.
"A nasty fall, a nasty fall," said Mr. "Thank you, sir, Sorry to trouble
Kesteven, shaking his head. "It is you, sir," he said and turned about on
lucky it was no worse." He moved the threshold. But Mr. Kesteven stop -
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They rose some fifty yards away,
"There is a connection with the moat
by means of a conduit," explained Mr• .
Kesteven. - .
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and yawed that I must explore farther.
Aneenting graciously, he led the way
tossausd the house and, letting himself
gently down the sloping bank, walked,
peering about him, along the _ bottom
of the moat "You will -find it over-
grown, me' datibt,740. said. "But your
e• -es are better than,. mine. It is ten
ears since I looked for it"
I searched amid the trailing creepers
end presently discovered the mouth of
the cone
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believe
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ult. It was of thick stone and
d. from its appearance must
n of very ancient cionstruction.
• penieg was choked with earth
s and probably had been_ so
ries. said as muele to Mr.
he returned, "I think not. I
• y predecessor in the, tenancy
stle bad. it opened some fifty
years a 0, and flooded the moar t for
his own anausement I understand that
the exp iment was quite successful.
and ent rtained a party of guests, One
of whom," he added dryly, "fell into
the water and was only rescued with
some difficulty. But you, shall make
better aCquaintance with our neigh-
borhood' after breakfast. I assure you,
Mr. Greatorex, it is -worth your study,
and. this castle of mine is by no means
singular."
I was. quite at his disposal for a
stroll later in the morning and upon
that occasion got my first knowledge
of the topography of the 'Gwent, *a
knowledge which, as you shall hear, I
-was glad enough to profit by at a little
later period. And here May set forth
In a few words the- character of that
country which was destined to be so
strangely connected with my fortunes.
The castle stood upon a little eminence
toward the higher parts of the hills
and' looked down toward the east upon
a long, broad valley as upon its special
domain. This valley, which was some
three miles long and little more than a
mile across, was inclosed by,undulat-
Mg hills' and enveloped in a, -dense
giowth of forest. Two roads trate from
the castle toward ,the east downward,
one upon either side of the ravine. One
of them - not that by 'which I had
moented on the previous afternohn-
we 'took upon this walk together.
• We had gone about te„ mile or rather
less upon this road when we came
up-
on the first signs of life. The country
was but sparsely peopled, but here, at
any rate, was some remote and faith-
ful settler. The inn -for such it was -
bore the name of the Woodman and
was, as conceived, of the sixteenth
century at least It was small, but the
outbuildings attaching to it rambled
away Into the forest behind. The sign
ewung, creaking, on a green patch of
graseebefore the door. As we drew
near, a man lounging in front of the
Inn suddenly drew he pipe from his
mouth end: touched his hat.
"Good, merning, Hood," said my com-
panion qiiletly, pausing and leaning on
his stick. "These are very pleasant
days for -us all."
"They are, sir," responded the man,
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He was of middle height, with a great
appearance of activity in his sinewy
body, and his thin dark face bore a ha-
bitual eixpression of polite deference.
It was as if his air apologized ,for not
already, interpreting your . unuttered
f
wishes. I understeed the reason the
next. tient.
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Mr. esteven, turning to me, nodded
in a fri ndly, way toward the man.
"Youhave heard me speak of Hood,"
said h with a faint smile. "He was
the valet I mentioied, whom I lost a
month back. A month, isn't it, Hood?"
"Yes, sir; just a Month -four weeks
and three days, that is," replied the ,
nem respectfully. •
kindly close that panel for me. I am
Hood had been an excellent servant. I
remarked as much, to which he as-
sented. cordially. -
"I have never come upon a man who
fell into my ways better and knew his
work more efficiently," he said. "An
admirable servant-altegether admire-
'
Our walk had exhilarated me and,
wbet is more, had given me a huge
appetite. The result ' was that I ate
heattily of lunch, which was delicately
served by the agreeable old housekeep-
er. Mr. Kesteven also seemed to rally
his appetite, for he had eaten lent little
_•the previous evening, and drank a good
dear of brown sherry, in which he jest-
ingly invited me to join him. But I
was for the sour or perfumed claret,
,svhich I found much to my palate.
Whether it was the sherry or not, my
_host's tongue plied very continuously
during the meal, but always In the
most possessed and. civil manner. He
spoke of his house, of his ancient de-
scent (which was as ancient as the
castle). and finally of himself. The Kes-
tevens had been people of note in oth-
er centuries, had hoarded gains. and
fulfilled the pomp even of courts; had
fluttered briefly and very brightly and
in various characters across_ the (stage
of history. But now they were dwin-
OA to this vale old feeble man. The
race had, lost its physical vigor. From
contesting tournaments, lighting bat-
tles .gild intriguing against courts it
had come t� philosophizing over life
between four walls. And then, lateng
Silent for a time, he Inspected his file
ger nails and suddenly and after a
space rose and -pushed back his chair.
"I beg your pardon, Mr. Greatorex,"
• he said, with a gesture of apology. "I
had not noticed you have not finished.
Pray forgive my discourtesy."
Of course I put myself at his dispos-
al, for, in truth, I had eaten and drunk
quite enough. But, seeming not to
hear me, he looked upon the table, and
at last, raising his eyes to mine and
playing gently, but scarcely in a nerv-
ous fashion, with the forks before him,
he said very quietly;
"I have had the honor of your ac-
quaintance for some twenty hours, Mr.
Greatorex. It is little two men may
know of each otherein so brief a time.
But I am wont to take qtflek cogni-
zance of people and content to risk a
mistake. You have, if you will forgive
me saying so, an admirable habit of si-
lence." He paused, and, as lif it bad
been to justify his, sentence, 4 held my
tongue. "A recluse like myself -that
Is how you would style me," be re-
sumed, "must have some occupation
for his thoughts. I have eiplalned that
I am no student. It follows that I
have some other bobby -shall we say?"
A ghost of a smile glittered on his
face, and then his head turned sharply
toward a window which overlooked
the courtyard. There was the sound
of footsteps upon the rough cobble.
"I am about to disclose to you, Mr.
Greatorex, the secret of my seclusion."
I rose with him, strangely influenced
by this solemn scene. Was it really
solemn, or was it •the mere whim of
old/age, the pompous revelation of se-
nile eccentricity? I followed him down
the stone passage to the eastern wing
of • the castle. Fifty, paees fertile'
,brought us to the entrance to the keep,
but a doeen yards from this „Mr. lees -
"Ab, indeed; Wonderful how long
time tarries," said my host cheerfully.
"Business good, Hood? hope you are
not losing by the experiment. I sup-
pose," he said, turning to me again,
"that it is a trying position to be in #
subordinate state. Every ono, likes hie
independence."
I assented conventionally, and flood,
waited very courteqUsly until I had
made my answer heave he took up his
-to reply to his former master's- ques-
tion,
"I can't complain, sir," he said,
"'there's not mut *traffic in the Gwent, touched the topmost panel near the
sir, but I do a e Ttain bueiness."
teven paused and, turning the key in
a heavY oaken door, entered a room of'
considerable size, which, as you will
see, lOoked fortkupon the back part of
the park from the second floor. Islke
all the chambers in that ancient -build-
ing, it was paWeled with oak.
The room was devoid of furniture
save for a rickety chair or two and
was wholly destitute Of corpet, so that
•our feet rang loudly wen the etone
floor. It seethed -to me at that- mo-
ment, and with the odd preparations
for that mission, that I was, so to speak,.
upon the very edge of a mysterious dis-
covery. Mr. Kesteven placed a chair
ahainst the wall and, stepping upon it
with difficulty, raised his hand till it
window. There followed a slight creak,
"Ale I should have thought t a wiser and- the panel slid back, disclosing a
policy to have gone neiti•er
Hood. Why not have taken a place at
LI anel I an ?"
A faint but respec4u1 smile hovered
on the man's neevour face. PI don't
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dark and vacant Space -in which I could
dimly discern the separation of shelves.
My host had- but deopped his fingers
1110 the recesses of this cupboard when
a faint noise caught his ears, and he
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the bid ientleman alighted and entered
the house. It was not very long after- fi
ward that he reappeared with a pleas
ant little lawyer behind him, and I no-
ticed that he himself seemed very well
pleased. He talked as if a lead was
'off his mind; but, to tell the truth, I
felt that it was time I had some ex-
planation. It wee not that I grudged
the old gentleman my fello ship, such
as it was, and it certainly '%vl� not that
I was tired of the experie ce. Quite
the contrary. I was ta talized by
these strange tastes _of adventure. My
nose took up the scent of mystery as a
hound sniffs the air, and when I spoke
so abruptly it was only in the wish to
let him understand that I thought my
fidelity bad elements wages.
"It is well to bearraed at all points,
my friend," he had remarked compla-
cently. "I find a complete equipment
is a solace against possible evils."
"That's very true," I said, "and I
am delighted if my small services this
afternoon have, as it would seem, been
the happy occasion of suggesting to
you this comfortable reflection. But
now, if you will excuse me, Mr. Kes-
teven, I will put my thanks in your
hands for a very agreeable hospitality
-and"-
'He was visibly disconcerted, as I had
hoped he would be,
"You are not thinking of your inn?"
he demanded after a pause in which he
recovered,
"My dear, sir," I replied, "I have been
thrust upon you, a complete stranger,
for a day and a night."
His face suffused with amusement.
"I don't think we are strangers to each
other, Mr. Greatorex.," he observed
quietly. "I dare say we understand
• one` another better than appears. If,
however, it be any relief to your con-
science, I assure you that I am much
better for your company. But," he
added dryly, "I should be the last to
hold you if your duty claims you else-
where." -
We looked at each other for a mo-
meut, in which time I noted a twinkle
gleaming in his eyes, and then simul-
taneously, I think, we burst forth into
laughter.
"Come, come, I think I understand,
Mr. Greatorex," said he; "and the un-
derstanding notches another score to
you in my stick. I admit that you have
a right to something further. I freely
confess it, only I am an old man and
must take my time. Are we agreed?'
"My dear sir," said I hastily, "I
would not press you for the world, and
I am no more inquisitive than any hon-
est man .rho hopes that he might be of
soine service to a friend in trouble."
"You are very good'," he returned
gently. "You ean he silent, and you
can proffer a question at the right time.
The pcvnel, slid back.
but made no reference whatever to the
mater upon which he had been ens
gaged when we were interrupted. At
the top of the stairway be took his arm
froM mine.
"If you will excuse me for a few
minutes, Mr. Greatorex," he said, - "I
will join, you in the dining room."
He walked backward a few yards
toward the room which I bad learned
wee. his bedroom, and as he did so the
leen: figure of the deferential innkeeper
rose out of the gloom as if to meet
hire, I myself went down into the
courtyard, and then found my way
into the large oaken dining room.
When he entered, some few minutes
later, I was astounded by the change
in his face. Naturally pale, it was now
of a peculiar and ghastly pallor, which
gave his head almost the appearance
Oa 'skull. Laying a finger on my arm,
he spoke .quite sharply,
"Mr. Greatorex," said he, "you can
do me a particular favor if you will."
I listened, murmuring my willingness I
"Can you drive me to Raymond al
once? I will have the horses put in
the dogcart."
"Most certainly," I anseiered, staring
and at a loss for more words.
"I owe you many thanks," he said
and, slipping away with that, noiseleei
tottering gait of his, ?he disappeared
into the courtyard. .
It was not fifteen minutes ere ws
were upon the road. I drove the mars
_ at a rapid pace, being conucious of me
cornpauion's restlessness, and for s
time" he spoke no word save to direct
me at the crossroads, but lay back on
his 'eat with his arms folded, his hat
lowering upon his eyes and his eyes
fixed upon the immediate purview. But
after awhile he uttered a little sigh, as
of one whose deliberations had relieved
him, and turned a mild eye upon Me.
"You drive well, my friend," he said.
"From all appearances you have a
hard nerve. It is well. It is well. 'It
is the one thing I have aimed at, and
I might have succeeded had' not my
ascetedants weakened the blood."
I told him that so far as -I- could see
he had no reason -to complain of his
nerve.
"You think so? Then it seems that
-you are not only a silent but an ob.
serving person," he said, sniffing. "But
you are wrong -you are wrong. Never-
theless, I am glad to find you so oh-
sereaut My dear sir, there is nothing
so tmOirtant as observation, Educa-
tion and breeding and birth, these you
may 'buy or feign, but observation is
the measure. of a man's character."
With that he sank into silence once
more, nor, so far as I can recall, did
we exchange one sentence till we ar-
rived 4n. Raymond. .
We drew up in the main, street, off a
/ergo and formless building, upon the
Idoor of which was erablazonee the
' nante of a solicitor and public notary.
And.here begging me to await him,
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And a True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
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( it to, be Offered for Public Sale in Di -ug Stores.
This remarkable woman, whose
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Lynn, Mass., February9th, 1819, com-
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For some years she taught school, and,
bee -ante known 2,Ei a woman of an alert
and investigating mind, an earnest seeker
after knowledge, and above all, Posseesed
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their mother, combined forces to restore
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medicine which was .90 good for their
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The Pinkhams had no money, and
„little credit, Their first laboratory was
the kitchen, where roots and herbs were
steeped on the stove, gradually filling a
igross of bailee. Then came the question
of selling it, for always before they had
given it away freely. They hired a job
tinter to run off some pamphlets setting
orth the merits of the medicine, now
called Lydia E. Pinkharats Vegetable
Compoimd, and these were distributed
by the Pinktiam sons in Boston,
New York, and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties of
the medicine were, to a great extent,
self -advertising, for whoever used it re-
commended it to others, and the, demand
gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the family
had saved enough thoemy to eommence
newspaper advertising and from that
time the growth and success of the enter-
prise Were fIFFured, until to -day -Lydia E.
Pinkham and her Vegetable Coinpound
have become household words every- ,
where, and many tons of roots and herhe
In 1843 she marrisld Ieaac Pinkham, are 118Gd annually in its Inanautur-e-
a builder and real estate operator, and Lydia E Pinkham herself did not live
their early married his was marked b
Y to see the great success of this worle She
prosperity and happiness, They had
our childreu, passed to her reward years ago, but not
three suns and. a daughter* till she had provided means PO continu-
In those good. old fashioned days it mg her work as effectively as ehe could
have done it herself,
was common for mothers to make their
own home medicines from roots and
herbs, nature's own remedies =Meg in
a physician only in specially urgent cases.
By tradition and experienee many of
them gained a wonderful knowledge of
the curative properties of the various
roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinldiam took a great interest in
the study of roots -and herbs, their char-
acteristics and power over disease, She
'ntained that just as nature eo bounti-
y provides in the hareetedields and
fu
orchards e etable foods of all kinds;
I think all the better of you. And for g
so, if we but take the pains to find them,
what you say of friendship, why, I am in the roots and herbs of the field there
sincerely obliged to you, and I think are remedies eepreshy designee to cure
you can render me an invaluable aid.", the various ills and •weaknesses of the
"I have no warmer wish," I answer- body, and it was her pleaeure to search
ed, and I turned the horse's head forth- these out, and prepare simple and effec-
with upon the road to the Gwent , thee medicines for her own family and
We reached the castle in the twilight, friends.
but it was not -until after dinner that Chief of these was a rare combination
Mr, Kesteven reverted to the subject of the choicest medicinal roots and herbs
of our conversation, He was very found best ,adapted for the cure of the
bright during the meal and talked with ills and wealtnesses eeenliar to the female
sex, and Lydia, E. Ihnkham's friends and
more wit and philosophy than I had yet
neighbors
seen in him. But when he had finished relieveanlrcured ahe
neathndt. it became pound
ec'caommeguite
be drew away from the table and said popular among them, ,
more soberly;
Mr. Greatorex, or, rather, I have gath-
"I have heti important news today,
inofolnvoeye.
A.11 this so far was done freely, without
and ' without price as a labor
.
ered from several signs that there is . in 18
But 73the
financial crisis struck
Important news for -myself. I had Lynn. Its length and severitY were too
thought that it would be unnecessary much for the large real eatate interests
to trouble you in regard to ray affairs of the Pinkham family, as this class of
until tomorrow, but it will be best to business suffered most from fearful de -
night it is more wise to be prepared.- rivieseal'ion, .so when the Centennial year
if you will pardon me for a short time ed it feund their pm eperty swept
I will return directly, and in the mean- away. Some other source ot income had
time I dare say you can amuse your- to be found'
self with one of those venerable At this point Lydia E - Pinkham's
books," concluding with a glance to Vegetable Compound was made knoivii
. -
ward the shelves which occupied the to the world
_ •
alcoves la the dining room.
When he had gone I obeyed him me-
chanically, taking down several of the
musty volumes, though my mind al
that moment was very far from 'their
contents. Indeed, I could make no
long pretense of interest in them' and
shortly afterward pushed open the
casement and . looked out on the park.
The dusk had settled on the forest al
last. All lay very still. *-
Sudclenlyi a sound rose on the st
hence, indehnite, but perturbieg. Foi
a second I kept my post, with my
head hanglirg from the window,t'uncer.
tam n as to the direction,iif the cry. Ther
I grew aware that it came from withir
the house, and, hurriedly withdrawing
myself, I stood, up still within th€
room and likened. Again It rose, some
what shrill and ghastly, echoing from
the floor above. Now, the dining room,
as I have explained, was upon the
ground floor, and Mr. Kesteven's room,
as well as my room and most of the
living chambers, was above it on the
northern wing of the castle. I ran
quickly therefore through the doorway ,
and bounded up the stone staircase
three step i at a time. When I reached
the corridor I made straight for my
host's room . without any reason, but
Under the guidance of more impulse.
The door sto d ajar, and I flung it open.
;3
A single la p streamed faintly upon
the room n$ its contents, illunaching
*1th a silv r radiance the old man's
body where it lay stretched upon the
carpet.
I knelt swiftly and raised his head,
loosening his coat and waistcoat. But
as I did so the movement brought the
face into the glow of the lamp, and I
saw it was struck with a deaddy pal-
lor. I lifted him upon the bed and
rang a peal of bells for the housekeep-
er. While she was coming, which was
not a matter of more than a minute,
my glance ran around tthe bedroom.
Could it be possible that there was
foul play? I could see no signs of vio-
lence upon the body -for that it was
Abut a poor corpse I had no doubt, since
the horrible color of the face had been
revealed to me. The window tiltOOd
open, 'Wit there was nothing significant
th that I glanced out, but if any one
had escaped that way the falling night
had long since swallowed him up.
When I turned again -to the body I no-
ticed that one of the hands was clutch-
ing a paper. This I gently swithdrew,
and as I did so the housekeeper knock-
ed
tei inmoane aingfttait aidin lo towslour
ed at the door and ealledrupon her mail-
sedvoicefr . '
.
During her long and eventful exheii-
enee she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful to pre-
eerve a record of every case that came to
her attention. The case- of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice -
and there were thousands-reeeived.
careful study and the details, including
symptoms, treatment and results were
recorded for future reference, and to -day
these records, together with hundreds of
thousands izia.de since, are available to
sick -women the world overeand repre-
sent a wast collaboration of information
regarding the treatment of woman's ills,
which for authenticity and curacy eat
hardly be equaled in any library -in the
world.
With Lydia E Pinkham ked her
daughter-in-law, the present Mrs. Pink-
ham. She was carefully instructed in
all her hard-won knowledge, and for
years she assisted her in her vaat toms-
pondence.
To her hands naturally fell the dine -
tion of the work when its originator
passed away. For nearly twenty-five
years she has continued it, and nothing
Ill the work 45hows when the first Lydia
E. Pinkham dropped her pen, and the
present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mother
of a large family, took it net With
woman asista.nts, some as capable as her-,
Belf, the present Mrs. Pinkham continues
this great work, and probably from the
oThee of no other person have so malty
women been advised how to -regain
health, Sick women, this advice is
"Yours for Health" freely given if you
only write to ask for it. .
Such is the history of Lydia E. Pink!
ham's Vegetable CoMpound: made hem).
-simple roots and herbs; the one ,great
medicine for women's ailments and the
fitting monumeotto the noble woniah
The three sons and the daughter, with whose barne it bears. ,
111.1.1101119""-
we. . 0; k ever, '60'y ,
been mating them -the bestliverpil
a esever made. They are used in every
civilized land on the face of the globe.
All vegetable, -sugzir-coited. gently
iesmossek
Liver P air ksss
s( srfAll.sCri F#Veslilecittli 1°1'2; Pi
allo$:
e e
The Ota mares bodu Tau stretched upon
the carpet,
master Is very ill. Where is the near-
est doctor?",
"At Llanellane sir," said she tremu-
lously.
"Send the man posthaste," I ordered.
"Let him gallop all the way."
"Le he"- she asked, and stared at me
fearfully.
"Yes, I fear.so," I answered.
CHAPTER IV.
FfE events of that day, 'together
with the two surprising se-
quels, to which I shall come
presently, set me for the whole
of a week upon the horns of doubt and
perplexity. I was embarrassed by so
strange a sequence of accidents, Some-
where behind and still aloof, bit self
confessed, as it were, by the conduct
and deportment of my unfortunate
host, hung the shadows of a, mystery
to which I haa no Otte. It was plain
that he had a secret which he icept
:very private and to which I , should
have been admitted on the very eve or
his unhappy death. That death, so to
say, had robbed me of my opportunity,
and I could see no means to regain it.
My dim suspicion that he had come by
ins end through violence was dissipat-
ed soon enough. The doctor certified
to heart disease, from which he told
me that Mr. Kesteven had long suf-
fered.
"He might have gone off 'any mo -
merit, Mr. Greatorex," he explained.
"A shock, a violent exertion, even a
strong emotion -this would suffice to
detemine the climax of the disease.
A bhocki The word lingered some .
how in my thoughts withodt particular
reason. The cries IL had heard might
well enough have been dawn from the
old man in his last pains, and yet A
had the impression that such deathe
were usually instant, if not painless..
Those shrieks had been tprolonged and
reiterated.
And here it was that I bad my. first
surprise. Under.the stress et the paine
ful emotions of that time I had for
gotten the leaf of paper which I bad
taken from the dead fingers. But
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