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The Crime of liallowit en:
THE HEIRESS GRAYSTONE HALL.
IR El
By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY.
Author of "A Broken Betrothal," "The Heiress of
Cameron Hall," "Parted at the Altar," Etc,
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an entrance through oru af tho tatiton, was unable to :follow
windows. 'I hey. Ivenial not be. dial- them awl, they jet wad out of sieht.
cult to t•each, as a gigantic oak wi.h "e400ie horrible fustinct 10'd me 1.
iow-soreedii.g 1.);n1,eiles .,••ew close was too late 1.0 ' 11) O1y
to the house, giri-that it was i.e. 1,,oe1y
•"1 lost Ito time in warng the they heti retetove d u the coffin
tree. l'he sash of the neat•est under cover of inalit. • •
window yieeded to my tout ji, nd "1 et owlet' Irvin th's • hcese of
1 vaulted liehtly into filo loom. horrors os quickly as 1 totild, and
'1 fat ad, as had Mirka:412d. the °tit to the nude road, whets) 1 lay
crumbled down strtletIlre W/18 Out until the next moreing-heing
pik-
1 '1 h•• room in which 1 ed up -thee by on .old farmer, to
found tti•self was hare, with the dust, whets° home . I wets conveyed and my
of long yours upon the door, tha sPralued knee- cared for.
wells, and the broad win "I told theta my stay • at d beg.,
'I own frita':ly I felt strangely ill gt.d them to get the nearest au.,; -
at ease 118 1 li101411 s( 1] 11110 ga,eti tborities to investigate tle matter;
111.0111. a forelioel 114 Its of some int- but my en • nest.. apreals 'were only
pending evil seeent d eta Mug at met with daision and laughter,
my heart. 1 liesti•tily wished 1 "The house Is hauuted, •they de -
had uot 00010, yet the 1 hout ht Q elared,and that 110 0110 1104 in-
thv bean( Mit, uneetese:ous young gi 1, hitbitoti • it, and for years ' it • Intel
whole I wits stir,. the two men had boon Wren. 111) to 411/81, 0.114
'brought 1)1 or this threshold, seem- ness, to ghosts and 'its own bad
fed to appeal to nee to push ere.: d name. •
atl sots 1 Ito end of this midnight '"They ileelared 1 had been taking
adventure. too much Wine the night before, and
"I mu% ed toward a. door at the .had waodered into the grounds, and
further tit(' of the apartment. had ()teamed all this; but, I assure
'I'his 1 found 8( c•trely fastened. you, str, it is -trite:in every detail:.
I 1&'I'&' wilti 1111 linloo!ed-for .1.1i'e1lli1a; • 1 determined, as soon as 1. was' aide
thert• was hat 1004 wily Amtof it, to travel,to Como to yea and lay
and that tvottiel be to t•emove the tile' riattter before you, which 1 !text)
lock wi; h my knife, elating away done."
the woudwork, 'That 1•0110ireil 1 ollg "It, is certainty 000om
f the ost
hout•s." • remarkable 'StOrft'S I have ever list..
The detect lux listen( 41 with atsorb- tened to," said tho thief, "1 Will
interest, never taking his sencl detectives to look, into ' 11111
keen gi•Ity eyes fee a :singie • affair, with you acting; aS Clair
instant front the yoUng Illall'S guide; but •why, may 1 Rik,. do
thoughtful fee e• you coneect this albtie ia any .fray.
"flo 011, sir, go 011!" tnsor.d. with. the trageelY •the1 oee•rrrid at
The 0111114 1111111 did 11.11 notice the ball .11, month -since?" „.
that, the expi•rt chief was 1a -,111g. "Because, sir, . the mune of the.
shoet-Ittind notes of his story as beautiful , tieettSed was :1301taylin,
lit' prot.00tIt cl. It is an a noonaneo -
''11 was Cvrtv.i10' it work of time "Do you. know Air. Le.110YPico-
(1) remove a look whit sue!, 101 pont.?" asked .the chief, suddenly
impletn(nt." th • -el, ts•ctive.'I do not know hint, •sir. I -have
-1 found it 1440 “ he r
„. 11.1 111'1101 tyone geell him seVeral times; Monet.'
man, "especially as 1 had to "J)id either of the inuiPed men.you
work . with extreme ('01111111 to • dt,Sellbe 014:4401111)1e him. in • any • .witY
prevent being ill 11111,, and my Think NVe1 1 _hefOre'YOU •SPeAllc,:"
vitve there f11)111 dif4V0Vvrett- '"I'hey did not," •respolicted the .
for eVvry sow awl then I- dot (sit d fie, youngmete. thefightfullet eleith
sounds of footsteps • were Shorter • by neen•ly• half e.
eelfoime through 1110. empty rooms head thhn
1111,1 effiTictoi.s 1l8thvytlI$SOdikaa ; The- chief looked- exceedingly; .puz-e
repassed the door, eled.: . : •
'I could not come (O1I1 f..001 irn Studied :eareftillY roi1 & 111.0.11V."Ot.
my place of «In ealment mail night.. then ho • looked if Pe.: • .. • . •
fell, I had not lecie to . wee "IVhen could N•ott
for a 11111)111 I (act: e .1 l'i'oeto lie 11 W are 11 fr.-Mr . IA) its i ng.: to .e.teteetijiteiv
Pf the short winter day d ew • two of My. 10011 _to, the let ality ittel•
1 0 a l'1051', 111/11 Olt' 101111,41 ing 1 n i- 1101180 in otiestion?" ' • • .. ‘' .
light (10e; (meet into ni 11,; t, , • "'At any • • time," . eke:et:ed.(' the
unlike the night previous, the stain y000g.mLin. • • • ••••
clime out in tht• sky, mid-. a new • "Vei•y then: we Will • censklet•
inoen rose over the dark,: sway- YOu in :our . service 'from this liine;
ing trees." Come_ to this oflire'.prepared,(or your
-Von must have been Mint Ci•oto ionrney . nine to-Mght.....1 shall
Want of 100(1," reinarkt d the chief detail two of inY Men .to go ..wit1.1
thoughtfully, • • Y011,.''. he • said,. jottieg f104v11-' EI'lleS11
••I Would have been -had it: • !lot lainsing's • • • .
been for the remnant of my Tail- • "It is eieht, noty,". po'fitint:•ei1 the-.
way Ita 11 tvItih I Auld thr..st in-- chief,. coastal:11g his watch, "Will.
to ply pocl et. 011 'hour give yea 'Suilletetin time to
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hie fried be.elc to tie room%
Ile was raving like a maniac. I. next 007 tie wee met by the startling
intelligence, that the young num lea.
This was a new end unexpected 411- been remeved by two frienes, and hi
WhereaboutWere unknown.
41)PleUrtutto' it saw at once 0, doctor woithi When nine o'clock had aerived all
s
''-'111(Ve ' to be summoned,' but. whom the young man failed to put in an
could he trust? Who would uot appearance at the detective bureau
betray Le Ite,y PlerPont'S Identity? the two detectives who were to ac
Suddenly he remembered Pr. eompany him were clespatched . at
Mloregyoihn,eutiy
'all been college chums . ZIttleeme ,to
the 4thireee ho 110,4 left. witi
together; for the sake of old times. The iletectiveS lost 00 time Meant
Moutgotnery • would riot betrete municating what had"fleeppened, and
thleIlell.sent a hurried message to the nioved by- them at once where h
the chief gave orders that Ito be re -
doctor itt onee, and quite as quick. 00111d be attended to by the detective
ly the youtig doctor iesponded.
"Alt, Vent on!" ' ho exclaimed, seTryhloceetleixell eltsitylepleyti
to the conclusion
, bolding out his hand; "you and l at once that f401110 040 had discover -
are (mite forgetting our old eel- ed his visit to the bureau, end had
lege-de:Vs., it semis, •we see 80 little earingly attempted to make away
of each other. I was thlaing se with him C1'0 /10 could aid theta with
coin s ball, By 1110 way, Venton."
the night tve met leet-at Mrs. Lin- the sehelne on foot.
Foe two Weeks the young man
110 went on, 4.4 he too'; oli Ws Over- hovered between life end death.
coa , nit Stab a had 4144411 the,t Would ho die and the. terrible se -
happened that eight; WOrtiS 00.11,- Cret be buried with hint?
not express how si,(1 .1 felt for our It .was a question they could not,
old chitin Pierpont; at.d as for his detide; at the end of the second
. .
bride 1 cannot bring. myself to the wee% 13, etexthog, event happened,
belief that tind. loveiy, golden- .
'mired little creature I saW theat i CITAPTER XV.
that night eVer committed the hoe- 1 • •
rible deed she is charged with. ' Thiring that ill-fated fortnight 'Pen -
I could as soon imagine en angel to and Dr'. Montgomery tvatehed ev-
.
coming clow11. from. ileavert and ery train; but much to their surprise
striking the blow. I am glitel,front and amazement the tereible event
the bottom of my heart, Pier. they expected did not take place,
pont succeeded hi getting' her safely, Nor was there any startling de -
out of the ‘vay. : Why, eo you noileinent in the papers front ,day to
:know, I have been in f.4. feVey Of OX- : day. .
eitemeut ewer 81'1,00, for fear tie,y - "it must lutve turned out to be a
Will he taken?" false :clew," Vent on 'declared • hope-
• .
Prank ' Vent( it's • ilehle /deo Wes • fully. . • •
white With emotion, aitd. he .gresPod Le Roy Pierpont could artier • n6
his friend's hand and shook it with word, he was too sick at heart.
a n'artitth that stleprised the 3'01111g ,130anylin should have acquainted
doctor. 010 With -hor whereaboute,"•he gloom -
"1 thank .you for those words' in ily, told :Penton one day. "She Must
j iorpout s mune, -he said huskily, know this ueeertainty is tweaking
"1 see you Would have been -a - good . my hearte-fairly driving me mad!"
friend to hine Veer wined 'neve aid-. • "There:may beat scere or more of
, • ed hint: to have gotten her atvey .11 reasons why'. she does not;" replied
;eon. could," Penton cheerfully, "Be brave, All
are tillite: right.," admitted ' will come:•but night Yeta feet Sure!,
: lir.' Montgomery; - "I would • have Dr. Montgoineey die his' best te
et tioet by •Plerpoitt 'and his hride to. . cheer his • friceil'e drociping: spirits. • •
the4 death. .Pierpont otwe • did . e• In those terrible days, if Le Iteiy
groat favor for atie; he moved my life could but have known hie : darling
at the risk •tif his own iri• a ratlway was 'sleeping; the Peaceful - sieeP of
• itecident. \that •would I not de for • death, his grief. would not have been
lieu to rePely that debt. of gi.at17. so, hard to bear; hut this uncertainty
'10(10!" ' . . . • • as to her'fate -was.heort.rendifig, •
• *".12111s 'is my patient, T stIPP0se," ••In'the fertnight that f011owed, 'Lei
. he added, approaching the -eouch.. Roy, •assisteci by his feienth4; lambed
., -Turn up. 1116 g118,, Ft:atilt; 51•00.11S• a. 11114 'search. with renewed vigor. •
good. light." . • . • • Ile hunted through every'pla.ce but
One moment he bent'over the form the •right one. .Anci in those' hom•s in
on the c'euelt, tlien• he wheeled emitted alti.dh . he was eremhteg, so vninjy
With a 'sudden. /Tye .. • . • Bonnylin Was holding her white arms
• ''This: Man. is iti disgetise, .fentoili pp to ,the blue Sky, '1111111 the one in-
: Who_ ill Ileevtit's • eame is. he, - and 'tense ; bittor,, piteems• cry front litorn•
n.hat. does thig inettn?" • ' :. • ing to night: • • . - . , .
: SW caring the yoting cliictor to • se. • :"C`ouie to Me, "Le Roy, OIV, inyeave,
' cre0Y. 10.'0 few brief Words, Venttia come to me, or "I: s))1111 •(.110." .
1014 111n1 an, , ... - ,. . .. The day. rolled •around, at. length
Guy iliontgolnery was mere teluaz- • 'when •Erneet Litesiug,'-fito -young stu-.
ed .and soery than words can tell . at •,, dent,. wtis copsidered strong enough
.11131 ' heti i•Yrrettei i itg ..Si thati on of . . af••:- to • undertake the i0 (Raley, accein pan -
hairs, , : • • .:..• • , ' - •-'.. ied by the detectives, to the • itiaily
• .
'It will is' Itiitiler',' imder. the •piti, . stone houSii 'that .1telt1 .the sit:trill:1g
fill eirOunistaectie,, 10 'keep rierpont ' .mystery,
• • • • ...
- under the- tuflitence of opiates until • ft wee 'deigned priident that the
we see this affair threingli. . Why, if ... trip 'should be made' with 011" tithe-
• she were brought. beck 'to-nuierolv, stifle Secrecy, lest the, young ' nian's
.-1"Terimilt, wmlid .10Se his rints011, • 'UV ',ifilknown, .reven;eful fie.' simuld inal,p
. mest not knew, Yint did well 1,0 tellanothee."attempt. • 4(1 assassinate.121.10,
me, eeirton: • • , • .. . • ' 'rho ' would.be Murder:0e had loft.
. ' Frank Fulton •• 'reale heaier, •his• ' lain. ler .dead •• then -1 • Wendell -0 pt.
• • . • • , , a i . 11
• Ill'e'lliftls.. he. were hrottght bacY, Yeti' and thne. Stilt the' young at:tide:et. •felt
, ••• • :- -to make sure of his w'ork the. eetxt
1 must -tied seine- meet nil .or.;rescuing no • fettle • .
bee, Montgomery," hi said.-. "While . It 'was decided, -.that they -,..should•
Vierl vitt is lying .hei.elees 11111110', YOU take the Midnight train, as -Mr; Lan-
.. etor I must tict, for him.", . , . singy bad (1040 et that•extembeable
. "1, woeld .' la,y cieWn.niy. life, • for • night. • • :••• • • •
him!". •exclatilled Br. '111.011tgoluerY• • • • The three men .libarded the. 'train
•
impulsively, • "L„aitt, With Sbu heart .without attractin4 special attention;
• • . and were sooa on the way . on their
' "We must Watch the trainS," ceni. missiOn. • *:... • ,.
,
-.Unveil :1'eitt on. " We Antnit be :" thera The ' clock. in tin . adjOieing belfry
. . • -.- •
dis.i,ttised, end take: her from them. by . tolled the hour of one as, the. ' trio
.foree if .. We eallaot- nillitoge. it 'by - alighted at the • cross-roads • delta.
• •
strettegY. • Meanwhile, my . 'man, As tishal, . there ,waS .no.COnveytin .6
• • ..
•S I hirkS4 . 111111, • Wa 10.1. 01011' . Vi('ll)()11 t . " to take' stray passengers to. the vil-
.
: Beth .yot ng. men shook hands aii. .a . • loge that lay Several miles beybint.
solemn 1 o lid . Of . agreeluent•
, • .. .
' •••• . "Yoo see, gentleinenl'.-eXPlaitteil, :
." "1 111,Ve Yon anY Plan?" asked.. the ..'the .stettiOn niester, "so. for' .peoplee
dector, eexieusly. ' • - • •eteip etI heree it. thin't pa.i, :to • run
• ,
- "Yes " '1'08)0.11 led •Fentore thought-. 'the stage, especially -to tho midnight
• •••• , t .
eftlevl "halt mast:he exceuted iyitle ...train.'" . • •
the • • tilmost :caret- lila risks ere "1 -suppese we ,s1.1:111 have . to walk.
• • .
1:411t.:1Alts:71 teliele I 'would 111413.11l'life , Air, .,Latisteg. • • ,
. . • , the,11," said-'.otte" of 1 he' defectives 'to ,.
. .
(o..the Aleath 1,11.1.'ieepoet.'s servire," 1 -11a advise yoli to lake the roagrto;
replii•el . tin; ••ydting: ,ilbeter earnestly.' the right up, to the villager" • ., sug•-;..'
'i -Will 001 01-03 '111 the. course . Of .. en gested. the station. intislee.' " 1 ho roed ..
• houe: 0 r Ao, 1.10. I then you : ititli tell .• to the lef t • lemls t o ite but.if '. won •
hie ;lone phut," he.: eel et rieing. • • t 'go that way, you'd have to pass. thq
• 'Pe t Ws i.fe it ton as -reed , and, . 1130... gray. ,i0Aino 116th3c; on• tee hell, It's .0,-
t
tWo tried- afteleteffe Mende anyted. - I rather uncanny' Plape;.• they' de •
Pentou staed' thoughtfully bi..181 410 .as it's 'hnfilitod,l! ' .
.
the..cottch ti• moment and igteeeci down Tee gentleinea i•Octiced.:at, eactli oar;
.111to bee frieiiirs fee c• - ,.. • .. er eignifienntly, .... .• . • . ,
. ''A horrible 'initrciee Was eomirilttcd
. 'Tlow'''wcrli Le 110y looked!
.• The' disguise • Mid been laid aside, ' thcre one dark, etortny night,".. • the
and Lie handsome, haegard face was . official wee t; on glibly, "mid since..
.1 1/1 it'll; r(stlesSly to -and fro an ..the,'.- that, time the 1011(:4 herealieut: shim
pillow,. • - .' '. • . ,:_ • ' • the spot. It a, straegt:r talses . the•,•
!To nelto." exelitinteel the suffeeer- : read' (het leacke paiet it, • he' is newer
e4111e IN :his .derl;. Illirldote . 0•Ves. :Seen tillte again."
reatlic.1.abotti, :the rotim, "liontlyfin, ' ' "WoUld..Yott tided telling um. itimut ..
nw ' little clerl'ag, l'..:113*4 d...0't 410/1 'Abe Murder?" a.skeel one ..of the ' de-.•.•
.
'come to my arms ard clasp ',those . tectives, as they loitered a • 010110 lit
lit t le white • 11 etas n001111(1 my. 21.010. by the' stove in the clepot,.'. to Warm
I:et ibil heed, cried World believe up before starting out.- ••• ,
.witat it . will, 1 know 'yen, are gut it- • "Theee isn't much to til," said •
10:18. .1.1arlfril,.. You are as mire as the • the men, piling ..104;re •coal into '
seow, Itly ,heart.: heill. be yeur rest. • :gave as tbey took 80448, "IPA. y.011'•
ing-itlitee, my ...strotil-artes shall fihnil hear it, ail filo snme.".
shit•Id you, I will saye. yeti, l'onh3'- '.'"I'lle etono. henee belongs to. . a
lin, er we will 'Ile together, dear." 'loan :who: would. aerie, lete the . place .
: - Vent on turned &twee • wit il .tetirS in 'or ocettpy • it himself ; a dayk-browed,. .
his eyes, he could. not beer . it ---• 'theetilarly luin•ilsiene end ettraetlye
steam; men though Ile was,
Ail tideineh -that long, never-toAxe. 'Ono, etonte five year% ago, the •
. • Inan, wholio. mune:ho•one kilows. :
fo eget '('11 night, the cry that eehoecl. inan..brolight, a yonng • and beautiful -
despairingly 1 heouph •these monis '• girl here: by the midnight -I rain, Slut .
was,: -lionitylineetionnylin, my dari- was :weeping: wittily, thoegh •at, Li,'
big, come bark ti) me." ' • , commune front lilat she. grOw :stritogo.
. '!•Nlontgriinery was' right,' sighed iy, quiet. ' • • • .
Pent on, t hrowing himself down. . e n 'lee took her . • to the gray stone ,
the' tottell, really .dressed to 'await hoese„ and then sent fer. ae minister .,
o11(1•:11,-tere(;)1f1.:(1',5:IiniIreti.010,1(1)'we'illt.ilf'106,r1;IiIt(tItIlet'sWg: t:_e marry them; . 'The Pareon Will nelti.
hOrror of thiS night Would. coSt, hint or forget' the strange event..
his reason." •• "It WaS midnight, and standing in
'MeituwIlle rio. Alentgon . ,e i ' .the dustY, empty parlor that had
101y, . r v-• fttllen into decay long years ago,
, weekS.
L'. "It May he that the poor bride
4 crossed the seas, bat, be that as it
, may, the. villagers -declare her giant
''-'• still walks at midnight through those !
rooms and in the grounds, Wringing
• her heeds aud uttering piteouS We keep all the best makes, including
- luntuts, titta die itIvily triter the trees,
'"I'lett is the story of the uneanny Persiatie Sheep Dip
yen 10 te,ke tho road to the right Little's Sheep Dip
.Aliller's, Kemp s, ete.
2 peace, and for that reckon I advise
* that leads to the village. The route .
$
May` be a trifle longer, but you
wouldn't mind that -there is three :
of you to bear each other company."
to scare away tin army of ghosts,"
"Quite enough of us grim niortals ' R. P R
. .
eekie .
, Sleeceeser tfei elydney eiackson.
VII:ESoraPTIoN Dauct STOUE 00
little -lion tile yoiing detective whota . .B. -Spray retie, trees. We have all the requieites, including Blue
-Fenton heal addressed as "Alf." ' Stowe P411.10 theme Me.
A few moments later; tho dotes:- 9
(Ives awl their guide set. out on them get..-14-,14..-14.,Sle-Se'ef.'ve•IttVqb.110,411/11beiti. iffkets.110‘-'111061, 4110%-"Illorli. 0 •
AlSit to the stone hottse. If the sta, —. .. . .
(ion master had but watched; their -
retreating forms he would have :
140011, thctt in spite of all warnings, . _
they deliberately chose the path. to ,
11 Wee 411.111.0 an hour, beating about • Shoe -
through the tortuous Windings of
the todrectueuted snow -drifted path,
ere they came in sight .of. the high :
14'01 kinds of
Never before have we given fetch Bargains
stone wall that hedged in the thieit- 1 i
The modnlight, clear, and at its
1y -wooded. itirk.
. • First Class Footwear . .
. full, rendered every object, plainly •
11 1!I 11,...1 411,11,1,1 1.11101111 1111. ,
461,10.• 114. -44 -*•*,11,11 ','Ilb"11frifr******W410
Sheep Dips
As Soon as I I•elrel. d it to lie 10114 Sone 1)eelnleali00e7” - •
safe and prteteet,. 1 tioiseles'y open- 'That vf1l he ample tline,''! he Its.: -
empty eort•idor so earrow that A moment letter he. Was bbwedout
both ii,titels tom•Led either wall. of the dfliee•I • •
115 ex t ended hem, groping my. Ih/t the .startlinte .cliselosure had'
W4'44Y 111101g. been hear(1. by otliCe yars than those
•
'1 must hate gone thi orgh a of the, chief, even in that Hewett/dee',
labyrinth of serpentine windings, private ofilre, • .
for t 104W4141(41'011 in the abrupt Ori the halekere :outside • or ale 11110-
111111 sodden chauges. 1 attempted flow, -whleb he had •gained by 2h0l'fl
1 0 eetrLiee my steps, Ina • 1 (volt{ of the. thick trellis -work Oi
the left.
argains For You
diecerOilde, mid they experienced lit,
the difliculty in finding the entrance
gate, and penetrating the wooded
P.11.11Ilett:(14)eti(1)01YuLcon'sttiteel a moment as
to whether :it 31111(1 best to push bold-
ly foewarel in a bOtly, 01' for the
trio to (rein the interior of Ihe "efts-
.(tvliesejl,:tetwerotts" by strategy.
TIM hitter c001)050w
rse as deemed the
.
They adVaneed singly up the long,
narrow path that led to the house,
itou,11,,ImintogINI.:(,,etre. to- keep Well in the shad-
' elver were standing *at length be,
001 of the trets. •
(t1411.1.LCI.,''8.1t1t(littillui°1'telscle.one of the
detectives, "the next move, I Rule:
pose.. is to force an entrance!' ' •
Like all his profession he always
earried the Implements for such work
4:4A,(11,11t11111111111y11:1,V1.113 quickly produced, and
•
110 WaS 11141; .8110111, to step upon the
poecli,when, be heard 'a sound, and
so.* a sight that fairly rootod him,
Its well as his cement nions,, to the
stmt.
The soural that he heard was a ter -
rifled in a, girlish voice, and
(101. 1)11 the night air: .
• "" oil . maykill' me, but 1' shall.
. never coosent, 1 wetild deepest."
At thet instant a flood of light
illumined an tipper Window, and they
saw, cloudy and Idaitny, 041t1141041 021.
. tba white slmele, the• figure of
—
.1Iany of the -Lines we nave) t keel lest ok are cleared out •
an11. our nutomous eustomees were delighted ..witit their porch-
ases.. This weilt -1 (Ideals!' mfr. Me 1 go in f'ottoters, with 'ex-
ceptional value's, 41111011 it Will.pay you te • ,
30 pails Mem: theyele Iiocits„inst yoo Peed
few Summer 410441' They 1*141 wort 12 $1.75 end $2,
Your choice ler
25 pairs youth's Tall .1..41Wel.1 „Ei well 1%40 11 Still;;25
awl $1.75 to elem. at
18 pairs Aletes rine Laced 1301,18,. new st) 11., worth
1:io 12111013
misties"rati. Oxfords, t be; 11)1.' * 02111.°C)
$3, going 111,1
to Slew, you can have yotte choice for
e They ere 21 Liergaiti 90e and *1.28
. .tstt 0111' Girl's Buttoned Boots wen tit $1, only .., '780
Some, extra values in till kinds of Ladies' Kid Oxtee tie
Our stock tenet be t educed. ---- No•trotible to ehow goods
A keill 'Solicited.
OLD•ItELIAIILE,
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n) TAYLOR & SON.
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Cash anti Ono Price
13utter and 'Begs taken as Cash
startling„ piteous words wailed • •
0•20.0 40400-0440•04144. ileeeeeei et.* ....t.cpeeste•teet0A11.11.***** 42••
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HE GREAT
9
young girr cowering' On. her • knees:.
-1304'• long. hair .was m11,011011 anet'bell -4.
o let „A 0.1S. 111 100:4 y .eurlfe her •
1(;fy0.11)., one
oti
band on her white. throat,' the Other
p 1.4 t sect: arid ;clinched; St oott.ti, „beard-
.
AijtI once egain. as they gliZetl., in
t'error too great Itit• tvorcls;. that pit- .
- emus' ere. rt upon:the night air,.
• I1ti8ls1c4, with. aPpeal • for
'Was 1.1"tite'to
11033' on 41,10131 courSe 1.11 11.
1111141, . 1)1>10 • 81 101114' 'Sh111.1,41,0Vs. :0-4210
put • ag a rust 1 lu 1 .1 . lu It w as a, .4.
" fierce straining •ef herenlean inuscles,
a 11(.1 the (101)1'fel1 111 AVith. 0014811, 0
. le 11, thesh the. 'Once .elitrlt fortes
sprang over it miti'lizt,I.Itiounted the
St airway. three stens .a.t a time, and
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1 etieht!••1'• tho • door front •)VIletivo the
:pounds .peoreeeled. "
This 'teas • 1o1', o(1; nil 11 ,ttgain. the
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dope .yieldcd. 48 hew . pp werful
t Instant..they
Mv.ER SAL
O(ir• 1)114ec11e is new he II blast,. This IS the geneine.'..
111h11111%;.e heve neede NW" %"1:1;3.' ileaYY• Puy'
tor fait a oleo311111 arpict.•in Angto,t, and before titat
lute Olen nust be inarleso -older 11, do 110 we give tile •
• pulite/I (1)10 (111 he grandest, tipper( unit tee it, the ecente to to
tidy ht.i.'et goods itt,"•gt.ently reelneed prices. ' • •
. l‘ ill pey y dri ve miles 10 tee. a re 5(11(1121)1the bni•gelos
• 11(01)114 111)11. hi ('010(1(11)1414 Salo., • . •
Sntte0.01 I 1 NW SI1o1V fiktO :o41,till'filkior• the. sale, but JIM
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• ' 1111 Vt. .10. 1)1'y (to((011)1'.t1i4 0041 all -1111e8 or priots.,111.1.1447
10.1a1Tvls, itmlet•Weite•ittali:oiset. Is Situp-
, .
iy. inarviitous.
• . See the towO111314.nt.:1;SC 11)141 .-14 100V 31111 :
• .. ' 1400:i:10.1 carpets tit 3:1e asni -1-00 41.01 111 55c ate!' fitic peer yeted. .
See the Integeins tee ere offering. hi 13elys,' Clothing
G.. • end ‘Veteeeroof Coats. • . . • • •
• • 8evi.1.1,1 lines of leice tains at vice d11g. f)t,ic'es ,"
•
In the 13ii11..11 nd Shoe department WO haVe 'S011141 8peCit1,111...
.* • }Lab 1)1' 10014 1141 lio,V4IaLsweekting Petitivtii/113.
•2(11111110)31at greatly reduced priees.
51111,111, mai111 811011301
}ma 1 v014111 over 4 t bre:on-MI and ^•,...•,!=4••• • .
,
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• olio he room; and :there the most
ELY:TH..-
not tind the room 1 Nut se erntnihrn a. . n.tan, wit:0. had listened :
lately quitted, or any trace of It, with lveathless .intenSity • 10 : • every
"1 grew extremely nervous over. eantionsly•-uttece:d ,word. • • .
this. for 1 did not know, from • Peeving threligh :the blind, he lied •
w ha t u none, t , d .fent 01 or a. door caught. a good 1,11,i4V ef Ernest Late. :
might 01040 0101410111y. 1111(1 I might st11'''''s face,' • •• •••••.'
theusand..curses the• .
(11SCOVert..(i 11141'0.
•`I felt a. ('('('1 11111 conviction that. low!" be ,inuttereci; • •grlialleg • his
111 1)1 1)11' discovery, my doom won't! white' teeth . 'fiercely . together end .1.
be sealed. • • bis blitelt moustache. -There would
"While 1 51 1)11(1 there, reflecting. be ten thousand •devils to pity if de -
111)0>1 my dpipto. owe sitnnth 11, [ feettves founci their way. there. ...The
in•a:c1 t•oicest, imn's voiecs in hot fool. •has •broitglit his .pivn . doom
discussion, but my sharpened 00140 upon himself. 'meet_ be put 01.1
eotild not, (111 001 the put•port of a of the Wey, nod, Speocitly,• 'tan," 011(.1
sing!, word,
as the youtig man Walked, -hastily '
'•Then smidentt• another round down. the StrePt,' a, elark foemeglided
smote my ears-- a sound that frove stealthily :on,
the hteod in sty vins (1 1)41 1140 C143 - .
crying out in sodden ft•enzy: 'You
Some ttventy minutes' following the
hat -0 W114414(1 111V life. 1 hate you --
131 thrilling scenes rttertate.(1 in. our laNt
1 w" (1 1 3'0111(1 P".('. chap ter :a yottlig detee t ve, • hiirrying
with you -do tem hear? 1 wenid ' d
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• to. face meth. 1'ranit Pcnton. . : •
"-filen eel mkt a feat shriek, •
and I Iteind (1;i1 1 th. d on the with a nod •of re 'ognit ion, tvlien
die first 1' raludIY <>Wu. tlie street, eatne are
ITe was about to pass qufekly by
itoor, Hee 1110 of 0 heavy Fvnton stopp,ed short..
to ca1 1 -to serl'il 111 0111, 1,111 the 01 y hurry, it .8,01„.,
(.111 (1 in a gasp of 11))' 101' on my ..,..
-14 0.1.0,": confessed the young
10/0. 1 t 0 1410;I' my way buya, 1,0p4. ease ..011
to w henry the sounds pro wile (1, hut how tu_nigat; :the, 4/lief has eee
in the illia•avtralC0 (fort 11045 f rush- ta,11(,d. too to take ft hurried trip.
441 over a stairWny 11 lid 'Wtifi 11 I am sneeevsini, yon mny .1 ool,
for startill4 diseloeureS the moele-
body.
•Al(1' ekciainted, holding
-The sound paralyzed nue i tried
out his Itaod, "yoti're. in a, deuce of
plunged 111',) (101114 down them.
-1 tried to rel. to wev feel, 1)111 ing's :pie Per " cried the yoting detee-
fon 1141rk 11 a, 1Wiss*0 (.1. pain .1 1.„,
that wrung a deep groan cr,niii my
it-cotineeled with. the-tne
lips. knew then what had Imp- I'ierpont camel" he risked hoarsely ;
eened--I bed sitrilined 011e l'e" ; otell nier Alf, has it anything. . to
limy long 1 ley there In ItiV do,. with ------
(1)11 ("121)111',' ••
teerthie s"R"1.1"g 1 'lever k"ew: "Yes," responded his companioth
wei,,,ey a, floor open( CI ri out hvse eontothide(1 rePorters will g..lt
it must. have been an 40111' 01' 11101.0 ham 11y: "11 on!t, drop . word Oa 1
corridor id•eve th 'owing a flood hold of oran te, are ready to give
Of lie.111 down the StairWay,
it 10 '011.1; but the fact i5i we' 1,0
01 wen -it'd me
that the two Wen Were coming clown have tracked her .dottri beyond the
got thing's dead to righte now; we,
the steeP sthirw"Y: 1 drelv 1"tek • shadow of. a clotibt . You may
1" 1" the l'arIe"(.1 1."111° °I -41°w' expect to hear that, we lurve
wondering in an agony 31 (1') ran-
broug•lit ottr. pris: ty,r to.
autifill Nottng erva 111'e 1 had Thero 4.118 mighty from
11,118 11004 POW(41'10q4 to 11 id. In a. farmer's garb,.
"Ieven lee the ho fie t remised my lee had darted torn%) cl with (cur -
mind. 1)11' men alele'acia- 111031 9"13' prising agility for MU 11 0,
coining n)owlY down the mt" H hie, ve)Irrable-appt•arftig permon, bit t
1 %resell them.
_ tendon of springing utou his
" 'Were 111N, 131ni4es taking' Attu 100 nun, mid fairly (baking the truth
lenve of ine?' I gasp( d in horror, from his lips, he felt back upon the
3 straini d 111y eyes— n>, it was no payment, writhing in hori•iblo cone
deltision-no itnaginateon.
not describe, what had 11111,111 11'd the morrow morning... ne or niieele
come there to reicte, elect 22.110111 1 man pasnilig hy, (1 (wiled
lettering n 1101111Vy object lee 1,efore (.001(1, (131'l'31 01(1- his in.,
hnerilde . nite• •tleit.• gaze. thtit.
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pen (icier pictured, '
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For an' 111Stant the deteet ives, used
.• ng .1..1foy Ni•el'e tp 1 11141 1 fog Svt'aeS'• of - . • . . 41 '''.4 ''.4)'''''''!''... 4) :.'"').6 4"4".31'4'•° -°'"'"*****4 110.4,
horror, stocid fairly sin...II-bound iiy ,....; • ...
...,...±... ...-.._. . . - . ...r ---....Y...1.71.2. . .
• ( 11 l. S11.2 111, that P141411 1(1 13 ,1.11 ' - .1,0 ,-- ---1:-"mATt:":-.---- - 7-- '',-.47.', -.._ 74,, „
. 1.11:11 ..‘"ill)Vo. .. • ".; ' . .
..1 11 '1 1.11..11,111111/1.4. Of 111)1 11(101' 1411.00,d .0. .
. hi 1)111 1111 girl; hex fair ttilite arniti.
eCtiellY hour /I td•••,e,11.4. with . steel
blinds, and th,• •11106(i ii•ickling front •
11, eerunt on her fer01100(i ' :
The Mall '11"110 8110,11 1W:4140 1110 girl
' wheel( d about • wit 11 1(0 eS4,141 lnatlalt
Of ititVOSV, 0 1110i:01.000 1. 4114 tha . door -, -
waif weld mly Ino•st ;it mid the • th.,,
teCli‘ce, 1 illo‘.ccd...1' 3': 1 l'eth caull'uu," Our • I arie warcroonis..arb
ton, 8131111114 1111(1 '110' V00111.
.fic;,1r1101,11();11:t1.1•Jstititlkiity.;,1 1;100t(1,8yite(itif titihieiriMIt,11.i.S:: ftii.ly: ,:t, 9.c,is..,:ed. with fcif,iitvr.,
ii,...0.1.1,,,,i,,,,,, owl,. lf,ader; and • h. • 'r II . 1 • • ..' i ..1 .:.
.1112,1300. poi, to tii,, lips 1 nd,„1. his ,oi. a..tts, .1(1110S allit: lt 014 131
..1witr,,• I lack- Illoill't11C1104 • 4. tbijikinn. of purchasing
"(Airs(' rote, it.. is bet" he noittelpd . .. 0
isltod hint ,whio i dealt him '• - that in
vi
!IIIP.' ("4 ' display and learn.onr. prices.' ' 1
th'er his beenth, "i' themobt•F fin- .;„, ..,. . .
VI 1;t3 you...,to :call,....see our
' l'o he 'celitinedel.) .•
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..P.teeeit eerie • 1 e I (2 et le. •
40. •
'unitive
itof buirittelly ' home; e»counteeed
quit12. et crowd gathered upon (Inc of ,t,hee dailit411)1•1th' 18104 in'th' this
the iiide etreets, in front of a house "-.1,7,11,isienWif.eiolio.,,,ed tt scene fhot no.
they were (11)011t to .enter; . •
,doeforie cried some elle. in mortal mate could depict. fa all•its
"What is this Mattee?" asked 1411`1''1;;thleY 4)147011.4d1‘(111!..Wet'e ,stareely tittered
eroW(1, "he IS .11.1St lo time,"
einenang, from his .inee,e, that bound these ttVo together, ere
duty ITIN do way for 1111,,, and he t'873%; hoist:Mate whoStrfiery black steed
a man'a forni etretched on a rough iWatgt0 aVir TheeediieVe.tilttitle..f 01.1110 (41:sh-
Mier,
fie tviitl found on the Streete With t "With 414 helmet he threw himself
ft. horrible soon wound on the hack aeon his here°, dashed over the
Of his head," exclaimed. one or the porth and through •the Icing nenelt
croWl1; "the assassin left Min for 'window into the parlor.
"Wh011 110 found he hnd come too.
1121(11, and • lite poor fellow • seems late, it horrible cry fell front his •
near it; it cute1 with the ad- lips; the bride shrieked, and fell
dress F,,.„,,st 1.1 14411g, No, latetireg to the floor.
$t: itel, wits tome! in Lie Ineast "The bridegroom, With a, sneer and
so Ire Wttfi hrought here. a laugh on his (nee that Satan might,
emus the t. Is 0 t of the erdaer. have been proud of, .wheeled sharply
sity students win) I oartis there," : on the fair-haired, handsome strang.
A 114111 MOW, hat. mit necessarily er•
alai," the (11>1) 1))' said briell,e, after "Then followed a dual to this death
nciemining mei dressing fhe wound. in that dark, Wainseoted rootn, Which
(,)111101.80,,ii(1)11 11t11,1, trid 04tyiout ta the intd been lighted up • ouly by the
, white mootibeauts.
'Ali, thn doctor had but, knovn1 "The straeger fell. Nothing cofild
vho the young matt wits, and Whet be done with the bridegroom, for
vital leverets he held. ho would not Yott nee, -he acted in Serf -defence.
littiamvuetlelifit;12.tim te "1112 took his bride away twain
1141 ('4114 uf tIios within the hour. ft wan efticl that
When lie canoe professionally elm they went abroad, where the poor
. ereeture (lied within a few ehort,
vulsi one.- - .
""l'he long, dark &evil the men "A eitse of elrerik,' " laughed the
bore strictly down the stoop, ear- dote. eti ve; "good -bee, Pen ten ; I
vow it irwey-end witl in ten feet haven't it moment to keel". :
of where I ley (emceed( el by the And before Penton eou'd reply, be 1'
(10ork110451F4. 117'4-001%1. 1 heard 0110 W119 hurrYIng thrall, the street
of the men dieitinctly ehisper the "1day fled help yoit, Pierpont
ilkaimr-Donnyl in ," thee is awful!" cited Fent on, num-
"c1 0 on, sir, go ow" excleimect the teeming the everted cab, and plare
detective, excitedly as the yol ng mon Ng his 'friend ill it. "1 111w1xe.S. '
slopped, Wiping tile 4811(1, olivine's, knew this WoUld be the reteilt t
moisture from his forehead the rait- sooner or leter„ and the swoed
mory of the horrible oceurretwe has fallen at histi Great Cod! at
had hennaht theea. "What hap- Int4t•"
. "1 an (((>1 1.11097, tair ," rote/lewd ton, hie colored eervant, arid the I
I It took the Invited efforts of ren -
period altel' t hat?" •
the young 1110,11, 11) difitt'COtted ha:n1C-dr131('1' toellege'eti 9oliveying
Dralsouil tilelam .9t !•tOdlit..
Diamone. needs. in India Wove knoW12
front the ;Very earliest times, in the
sacred books (1 India eight localities
mei:. mentioned tts yielellit,...1 dianIondS,
and of these three have beep Wend -
fled et the present day -3/a binge (list'
\
tia Mel Giodavery), Pamela 1Chota Nag -
purl inel Venn Outten VIVitiragintrl.
The dinmendiferoug erect of India, so
far as 'is known, is perhaps more ee•
tenelve (eau 'that Of the reef. of the
witted, end nitekeittlis of the famous-
..iitwele are Indian stones. ,
A De
To the Eyes
(Mr PlUdograpits Whether tif tle
situp -le " mini:Omni" style or the
line picture poses arc always a de-
light to tha•eyes. People colt-
staldly stop to feet: the beentiftet
and interesting pictured faces' here
displayed.: •
• • . Peewit .()Atiyerre,
este
ille1410 Hams.
;31(citErAitt .
• • Boot.; ••
Ontemeetelts ,
1)12.es141eret Teile•es
lieu, Rivets • '
leetta 12Y TABLES
Vane?. TAD LES •
Jenotegniii Seisaxos
ElASLIES
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Terme:ill es
Piteett ItACKS
:1;01/clitilk3
good to 016 beautiful line a Fahey
'llodkers, Morris Chairs and Odd f,'arlor Piec'eS: WO are offering:
-We Ni4.1 1 consider.it -a Pleasure to show, yon- through our
. Wareoomsoyen if. you do not want to purchase.
WM ?}!OPO STUDIO,'
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. —•Jr.. 'W. Cilidley
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:light anti 800(11(31 ('1(1114 ensweved et,!•eel•illence of oer • ..
Femoral 1)irector, J. W. Ohidley,. Rifig etc et,.oeposite fouttdry.
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FOR TIREDISWEATY,EILISTERING revs -
.There is no better shoe
Than. the GlIC% sLATnn SHOE
Sold in Clinton only by
OLUFF