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August .7th, 1:902
The Crime of liallowat en
THE HEIRESS OF GRA.YSTOINE HALL.
By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY,
Author of "A Broken Betrothal," "The Heiress of
Cameron Hall," "Farted at the Altar," Etc.
voured his frieud's face. IIis Ifas
twitched, and his A ho'1.5 (1%.1.111,0 tag')."
bled.
.•('an you 1.e.ti• up tai•'er g.'434,tt,
good news, my boy?" el Ltd Fent on,
cheerily, ".1 Oy ilt•Ver h il Is, theY
say. Are ymt ',reposed to hear
Wonderful news -good news, 1
mettie?''
"Yes -yes!" cried Le lloy. '"I'ell
me at once. Oh! Fenton, you -
you Moe towel ley littb• onnylin-
is it not so?" lio cried breathlessly.
"In Coil's hajlie to seer 11.0 - yes
Qt' no!"
Fent on no d j.
"I have mind her, niy boy!" he
'•alive awl %tell, and — Ilere
-hold on-weitl"
'1 t a nnot !'' j nfl el Pierpont,
struggling to fi•ce himself ft•om his
friciiti's grasp, end to rush madly
to t he door.
'•:-:he is not hi.rre: 1 did not
bring her with int,'' said Fenton,
pityingly. "Yoe m111 realize when
1 tv11 you how and Achere I found
her, mid nil ithout it, that I was
wise in tiot bringing het• with me.
You Omit go to her, but not until -
al t Ir tIt rk to -night , roue Mber."
"Ito you think 1 tould stay here,
(MAY 110111 Itly 144;0 h tigess darling
all the long bouts that will inter- -
view until dare?" cii d 1.0 Roe,
desperately. "1 sleet(' go mad.
1 itlit Wt.II eti, Fenton: why
muy I not go le her?"
Fenton linshi•ri his frietel lute n.
seat.
"1 will 1..1 1 you all, and then you
shall judge for yo rself," he re-
spotuled quietly. " 't• tun ise 'me you
will hear me through with fotcrti
calmness atid wit bout 1111 ert•u p11 On,
and 1 will tell you alT. l'e a man
of iron nerve, rim 0. t. and control
your el1101.
Le Roy Pierpont rooked up with
a foretdsmile.
"Lei it ht. os you say, Feettm,
but, in 1fee1 11'8 name, spenk quick-
ly. I have stinel'eil too mu, h . to
bear one additional moment - of
suspense."
Quiet ly Fronk Fent on 1 egan at.•
the htguln 1 ng, and 1 o'd hith All -
all that the l'(!ktder ulready knows.
'1 he yOung husband liCarcely breath- '
ecl as he listtied, so great WAS his .
powerfully rep resst U exci 1 ement and
011(1)10(1
"No W yon 00 why you cannot go
to her tle re," h edt1,d. in eon-
clusicm. "With it little strategy, 1
shall he able to 1.0 e her away fro in
there to -night, tont bring her to -
you."
This Le Roy saw plainly enough
was the (ally practicable plan to.
pursue. And while the long hones of
atrolacit ayd thoina1 10-1 \veai'ily hy, Leirtaogy-
"'Relent t and his stanch, noble
friend waptiel out a course ,of pro•
cedilla, for the future.
Ile was so gay and bouyant,
__ling tallc-
SO 010.111y of the golden, sun-
ny days ahead, when this dark cloud -
should have blown o‘er, that he in-
fused the. fm•lorn young husband
with somethieg 11hethe cheery spirit
of 'happier times.
Fent on bought ono of the extras,
and affected to laugh heat•tily over
it, declaring that Me very shrewd'
officers had not moven theineelves
the som ('1 men 1 her 10011 them-
selves to be: and that the last place
-
they wonld . think of loot ing for •
their wotild be the piece
froni which she was supposed to
has..e 110:1 so simarte,••ily• -
Le Hoy achnitttd that this Was
quite true. As soon as tong " De.
Mont goniery heard the start ling ru-
mor, 11 i1 11 it vi,ite, tr °utile(' .. face
he hurried at once te Fenton's
rooms, ond he in threi heat d the•
tru 1 h. and tome her t he two mutual
friends (levetd t hemeelves 10 cheer- •
ing 11 l{0 4I1 ana laughing down
his feats end plede ine Relent My
anew their friendship and united
efforts to the t nte
-.1)1/1 ever a 1(1(1)1 ha,ve truer,•warm-
er friends?'; said l& Rey,. gra'efully.'
'If the time 0' er • "eiiines when I
00t4 repay you for thie, I will. spill
my heart's blood to do it, '. You
have both stood' so mibly by poor
little flono•lin and 11 e; and I thank •
you more then weak woe& cen,
ell, for your 1 lean ed assiwances
of your belief in her innocenee. No
one can 100!: into her sweet -face
and those ch ar hire eyes and
donia her, Heaven bless hel'l'' he
added, fervently. • a,
CD A 1"l'Elt X XT.'
As the shades of night drew near
Le Roy with bent ing „heat 1. Net out
with his friend Venton to the old
/44'N. t °WS 11011W.
410end hy 841(11A circuitous route,
They were obliged to go on root,
1111mr" it was nearly ten o'clock at night
ere they reachel there.
"Will she he experting tut, do you
think?" asked Le Roy, in a tremu-
lous whisper, es they passed
through the gate.
"Yes," I'M 1 1Thd Fenton; "Mrs.
Anderson will have preparal her for
oer coming."
The sex' 011'8 wife opened the door
for then', fairly beaming with
SndleS,
"Come right in, gentlemen," she
said, lending the way. "She's
been at the einflow' stroinIng her
Oyes WatChing for you slive dusk,"
she whispered, turning to Le HOY,
whom she know must be the young
heejggad Fenton had describcd. "Step
title way. sir."
She °rotted (ho door to 4he right,
end with st bound he Cleared the
threshold,
They heard a joyful, startled cry:
"Oh, Le Roy, Le itoY," and a hoarse
ejaculation of: "Datniviin, nEv
love. my darling thank (lod-oh,
thenh God!"
Then the door quickly closed, and
Penton find the sexton's wife Were
shut. out frotn all sight, all 50110(10.
Half crYing, half laughing, she led
Mr. Fenton to the cozy sitting-roOM
nerose the hall.
"We will leave them to themSelves
for n, little spell, Air," the said; and
to the; arrangement Frank: heartily
agreed.
At length it berame evident ea
he Itoy and his bride had certain-
ly forgotten the flight of tinte,and
how much remained to be ttlohe while
e darkness lasted:
"Le ' /toy must be reminded," he
• e -
the hall and tappeU lightly on the,
door.
Ile found then as be entered, in
response to 1.0 Itoy's glad, "Come in
Fenton," 1 ing on the chintz -
covered lot ]1.e, clasped tightly in
each other's none, exchanging love's
blissful ItiSSCS.
"Come in, Peitkort," said Le Boy,
heartily. "I have Just hecn
13.oxinylin what ycnt have done for
us, a.ntt her poor little heart 1$ too
full for utterance,."
"Never udnd speaking about that,
old fellow." said honest, good-
hearted Frank Fenton, with a
blush of embarrassment, and tura-
ing to Bonnylln. With 0.; 1013 reveren-
tial bow; "remember, we must not
cry 'hallo! until we are out of the
woods,' as the ol-1 saying goes.
Hoare you explainol to your wife'
how muoh remains to be done yet?"
"He has told.„nie that we are to
adopt disguises lind go to tenement
rooms and occupy them, pretending
we are brother and sister, and that
we may be forced to seek employ-
ment in one of the woollen mills
to guard, against Suspicion. Olt, lir.
Fenton, isn't- it hard to do all
this when one is innocent?" she
asked, raising those big blue eyes
piteously to ,his fhee. .
"It is, in •eed;" responded leen...
ton, Proniptly. • :"Itut then, you
know, Mrs. Pierpont, it fallS to
many a person's lot to-do marlY.'
a disagreeable duty brought-
by force of uncontrollable Circum-
stances. You are only to do this
until the reel assassin. ean be
brought to Justice, which we hope
soon to do ---only until then."
"Doee any , one really belieVe I did
it?" cried the poo' little bride, in
the niost piteous: horror.
"No, indeed!" 'declared Fenton,
-hastily:, "eveyy. olio knows better,"
he Said, thinking it by far the best
plan to utterly deceive her in this,
to give her. courage,,••'but all the.
same, you Would have to be put
in custody of -o1 --the -la we until your
innocence could be: proven, and you
fellow that takes long menthe,and
to see you. there Would break your .
husband's heart,' don't you -see"
"Yes; I think I understaivh"
said Bonnytin. "Of course I ought
to go forth and. elecla3.0 My. 1nm:i-
ce/lee before the 'woad; it almoet
ki 1 Is • me • to think of such a
charge as thatbeing: made -against
me -it hurts my Pride; but still
I will do as Le Roythinks best."
, "That is the right spirit,": de-
clared• Fenton; cheerily; "it is by:
far the . Most prudent ande wisest '
course," •
'I shall have to go and see Le
Hoy's mother first," she said deter-
minedly; • "how frightened slie must
have been at My .mysterlous, :unac-
countable absence. I could :searce-
ly _ credit -• the fact that I' hare
been lying.ill in this: strange place
long weeks:" •
Again Fenton took subterfuge hi
evaSion. • . . -
"Has, not Le Rey told you his,•
mother is riot at •home, and that the
house is ,closed?"he :asked itincs!
cently:. •' • „ . • •
"Why, no," said Bonnylin, turn -
ng her wondering eyes Upon. the
confused face of her husband; "but
thenwe have had so much to talk
about *,:rio 'doubt he forgot all about
"
Pierpont and hie, friend exche nged
pitying .glaneer. Ah, how. Innocent •
this .poor girl -bride really
was. , :
"You are; to consider this only AS
a very rorhantie effeir, Mrs.
PlerPont," said Fenton, unfolding
the disguise he had brought With
him, and forcing -himself, to laugh,.
as though this terrible matter Which
'meant life er death to the.. poor
little soul, Were Only a fine joke
or "a romantic -affair," as he phrase
' It • was. only the Plain,- ordinary
garb Of .s. Werkitig-girle, betight., at
one of the :ready-anade • ' stores - p,
dark, navy-blue stuff dress, cheap
in quality, with...0„jaunty little jack-
et and a. bate cloth cap to Match.
• Out of the capacious pookets of a
long, girigha:ni work-aprOzi, rolled 'a
bleck,heurly Wig'. •'
"Am I to pat oh that think too?",
cried tionnylin., -throwing up -her lit-
tle white hands in .contical
•
"Of eosurse,• 'darling'," said ' 'Le
Roy; "either that or stain these
golden curls black, whichever : You
prefer." . •
"I'd rather color irty own hair
than wear wig," deplored Pon-
nylin; "why, do you know, dear,"
she cried, with a Merry. iaugh that
cut his heart, like a nife,. "some-
times Vd be sure to forget to Put it
on -what theh/i'•
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nolo *me 22 2110 011 011, 0(1-
thusiastteally, wbllo
ton and his good wife stood by
M *Pen -mouthed amazement at the
transforMation. "I would defy row
one to recognize either of yon.
1 believe We are all ready iriow.
The horse and sleigh ore at the
door. You will have to tAk0 Y011r
wife On your lap, Pierpont, as the
euttev • 't e)4:tro CO2fl1fl0410U8,"
When the Parting with the Ander-
sons was over, and vows of eter-
ne.1 secrecy exchanged, the bless-
ings
d "God protect nnd specd
you," given, the trio took their
deprolure.
OnlY Le Roy end Fenton realized
the terrible danger of an encoun-
i ter they ran, .
Le Roy was trembling With ex-
citement, aeul leenton, who was
white to the lips, hept a sharp
lookout.
But IlOnnYlin, Poor un?onscious
semi, so glad' to he with (tee der-
: ling young' hushand agaie, and item
realizing' her peril, Icept up a brisk
conversation, brettling now multi -ten
Roy wae always careful to instantly
itiniLatoielt:herpeeiloyeif laughter, width Le
check, until, with a. pout, she nes-
of their peril, and fill her with .witit
tle4 back in his strong., protecting
111(1042)]."
How
him "quite ghnuA
How could he in mercy 'warn her
each indolent of hap-
.
piness she could, for Heaven, 1:nows
he expected each to be her last.
But he ftnit.ijy made up his nund
that tbe man who her front
hiz t. should walk. over his dead body
to do it, and take her fi•oin arms
that were cold in death, and from
a heart that had ceased to beat with
the throb of life.
The sleigh bells had been removed,
and no soundsave the horse's hoof$ •
broke the stillnesS 0( 1130 night.
Ban Le rtoy and Fenton had
phayed for darkness, but no; as
tbe clouds rolled. back, Da new moon
shone fot•th• that dimly - lighted
the earth, aed as he saw. it, Le
Roy's heart St 33!3, with a forebod-
ing Of impending evil he •could nOt
ehake off.
"She'd better color her own hair,
Le noy,.* sad Fenton, ciecislietty,
"We Intve the ' dye with us for
the eye-broWs and fece. you know.
Time is flying, you must apply it for
her at once, Le Itoy," he said,
warningly, "I will step across the
hall and leave you, to attire* the
horse brought arotted. Yoe meat
have everything completed within
,half an houe, so We can take our
departere."
In less time thee he haa anticipat-
ed, Le Roy led tionnylin forth,
Even Fenton could not repress
the dry of -surprise that broke
from his lips as lie beheld them.
They were only atnateure at diS-
guising, still they had managed to
perfection.
Penton might have passed thein 011
, the streets, 4ttirl never recOgnizoa
' them-neVer dreamed of their hien-
! tity.
Le Roy Wee perfect representa-
tion of att Italiati-brown Of skin,
hair raven black, and a ble.ek
rootelitache and goatee, perfecting his
general inalf,e-up. Ire Made no
handsome an 1thlian as one Would
care tO see. •
And Donnylin. Who would have
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inowisiosorm , -
the windows, end on no amnia
Must you go down on the etreet--re-
member, those are my solemn, warn-
ing words."
Domes:En promised faithfully and
he took his leave. The long hours of
the forenooa dritgged 'by slowly en-
ough. There were 110 books to read,
no piano, of course, with which to
while away the hours, no fancy
work to employ the restless little.
white hands, and Donnyiin fejt, des.
erately lonely
If it had not been for the solemn
proraise Le itoy had enacted of her
sho would, most assuredly, have gone
'to the nearest news-stami for the Jet -
est atuither of some hiageteine. While
she was devoutly whiling somethine
would happen to break •the loneli-
oess, something did happen.
She was startled by a loud rap on
the door,
In answer to Donnylin's "come -in"
the door Opined, and a tate :hire
haired, handeonie yotehe girl showily
dressed stepped into the room, bear-
ing a large white WW1 in her heads.
"Allow meeto introduce myself,"
she" said, :thanking llonnylia for
VolIered seat 1135 she took it. "1 :leo
Kate 111orhan; Qt1r folks heve the
rooms across the hall. should lilte
I to be wighborly, and have hoped to
make overtures toward friendship by
bringing- you a bowl of Mee hot
soup."
ani snre ant very neich obliged
to you," said Bonnylin, tekleg. the
bowl from her hands.' e •
. "Who' was that young.geriLleman I
met ceininh out of this r.0011.1. t./ItS
morning/ •asked .1hate. with ill-bred
. Ronnylin started at the •poMt-blank
question, hut answered direetly:
'My brother -11o1,'
"Your-htrotber!" cried Kate Mor-
gan, delightedly, with a, decided silo -
per and giggle, "I dida't know but,
what he might be youe husband. Do
you 1010W, although I ought td. be
Whatnot' to own it, I'm awfully glad
to find out he's your brother. Ile's as
hapdsorne es prince, 'and just the
style of a young num I ad4
"Yes," said Bonnylin .y, feel-
hig .e.hat she wits called upon to eay
, fancy work she held in her hand.
"Gracious goodness, then you don't
•
I ing the matter lightly and good na4 know anything that is going ori
turedly. "I think, though, my darl. the world. I don't suppose You have
Mg, that you rather ovordraW thiS -heard, then, the 3,tory of the beitiati-
youtig woman's apparent infatuam I Ad
tion," he .added, graVely. I by a jealous bride."
girl that was laUnlered at a ball
BOtinylin shook her curly head.
"I have not, clear," she declared: stBa:triletidYlillerd;,algiddlit'r fltvte°erk ‘t,I'lliLl'Illed"
"and i repeat, this troUblesome
1301gp001' wa 1 lo 0 a a stain.
. The ehvesdropper waited to hear 1 U11.111/3)11/1' iii.t4hice;:e ,,wwohayid.ertfitaxel Itt1221•.8," ic:toolio-
ounce. '
' nsov:Itt170trne:or,t,sifiisetttotrihnhaciatiehe°h. ;eh ebe
bride and her taisbItetel filceitill.11:11e ot•lasle •
been full Of it these two months -past.
Smarting with rage and burning As 1 was saying,
etting beautiful girl at the ball, the young
glided away, muttering -bitterly to afterweed seen by the police in a
berkelf:
"You have made an enemy for edtothe:Q:11)11a; Iltiht.)ecl plol'ic°.0 51111.4v14.); tietililiisnel-,
yourself to -night,. Lorlie Belmont but they did not succeed in tithing
And I shall be even with you if it her, They have Item hunting her
talnes illiotjtjar;eltrIteet:"the presented here "Do the.y think the -the bride coin -
down like ferrets ever since."
self, with her face wreathed in.erailes, mitted thet uturdee?" gasped homer -
ph Bonnylin's emir. ' lin, in unspeakable hort•me.
ghastly white underneath its dark
•
nothing. human, it was so wildly mr-
nattirel, like -a voice from the tomb. •
"Suppose," repeated Kate. "I
don't have to sit -Infuse. I know what
they would do with her. Ask every
child you meet on the street, • anith
they will tell hou what the movspa-
pers and the -people •intee declered
teloeg, she would Ming on the gal-
heatt so cohl to her, elle wontleredh• lows for murder, jest. es sure • as
• Mtge Afore -Ail found no other sub- iete,,, •
1
Of course there was nothieg to do "Why, of course, everything goes
but to Invite her 111, and this. Don- to show that she was the guilty -
nylin did with the Pare hatura to one," returned Kate. htorgan, eona
her. placently; "why, the dying girl'a
heart in receiving an introductien to .cused, her ot it before ell the people
RAO .i.ealized the .desire Of :her lost Words condekteed her. She ne-
slior C=Cire(tnOnly° Yet10111TigVafteeir hVerwhioanhcELYd; with her if she's caught, 1 ewe tell
• at the grand ball„, it will gb ' hard
but her anger know no bounds when you. All the aristocrat's money
liittet.6eix, cal:Trued d•iclits)telfrea,4pfpMeyarinodirrint4s_
of being wieked enough, this dainty .
can't save her. Nobody suspeetedher
thiecarteosthn.oft
lahlew:NN:Cns ii7inife'd, right reyale papers say -she was OS beautifill as a
bride to commit sail a crime, The •
ly among the employee of the mill.. dream, with a face like a flower end
There .was not ohe young ennti among hair like splin• gold, while, her eyes
Duni who was not the pretty, dirt's were like blue -bells streped in dew." - '
most alneet slave.
.It piqued her wenderfully to see
this _handsome stranger, whom she
had vowed to herself she had -fallen
in love With et first sight, se (welly
indifferent to her charms, '
The etiquettish looks she gave- him
front beneath her yellow lialles did
• nof seem to affect him in the least;
yet she knew • 110 Wag by
no Ineaire cold and hard-
. hearted, judging . from the
lendeeness lie had displayed in greet.
• " • •' • " •Y .h 1
llonnylin had arisen toher ftet.
and stood before her.
"What would they do wrth. the
poor bride if they found her, (10 you
supposa?''' she 'aSked, in a voice like
•
. . -- . • • . . , . .., . • Lorlie's hentlsome brother; what' th- wild, shrill, piercing cry. -
het agietedde Mee the d ecuss on o 'Oh, no, nth cried Bonnylitheeith.
something' anti not knowing' exactly .
CTIAPI'Eti, XXII. • '• N11111:. she ought to 'say.
. . .••1 hear that be.hafi found eitipOY-. young girls he luta mot, if he .liked The fancy Work fell from her lierve-
Despite the nervous leans entertain- meet in the same mill where I work tiny 01 theme or •kopt company. with. less little - hands to 1110 floor, ,the
ed by Le 'Roy' and hie friend, they, -the "empire inill,'' pursued teate. tow of them.. ' .
succeeded in rli
reaching their destinne• ' onnylin nodchid. • All this, •naturally enough, worked. room seethed to roue]: uround her,
:
and the fire hi the grate to his teed
tion in safety. • . • "He'll 1(11)]•a "set of jolly girls. and . Donnylin up to (Mite a pitch of nere blaze; then suddenly to 410 0111, lease.
They' found the furnished rooms fellows there, if he's inclined to be . vousness, althoughshe could not "rig her in the darkest gloom. • Site
day ready for them.' , - • of 'her yellow thee, eTeeehe deeeee . not. Of the impression that he . was tried to speak,- but her. tongue clove,
which lattl been engaged during the sociable," Kate went on, with a tciss reelly theme this girl, for was she
. Fenten's servant hail' made , the . every. night soine*liere end WO 1111 unmarried and free to woo and will A
to the i•oof of her mouth... ' .• •
ilicae• settilitalet roofarfiaTforifIllwathliehresr. etatni-,:e1
meager apartments quite tidy and: go -all of us milt hands; your broth- • arlY.girt if he should take h fancy to•
cemfohtable. :
••
• ea mees (len' t e?' • through it all she. heard those ter-
- A cheerful fire burned -In the e. deeet •..,ciotto /hum,' faitorea heating all this from • the rible words ringima like a detail:-
next room, pitied poor. •Bonnylin's
grate, ana . a. warm stepper • . wae palefeliy, knell,.in her pars: If :they' 0411)51)1 1100
:ready . to be Pleeed, on the table, , "1 could get you •intO the wleY .0h. • embarrassment' more than tongue they wouldhatig.her oti the gallows
which was ,witlr a snowy
hae•ing gay thues this winter if you celled toll,. ancl vowed grimly to lora- for murder. '
eloth, •
conic!' bring it • ai•ound so that• Ile, self that he would soon change.. al ith a gasping:, - shuddering . cry,
"Oh, • 'Le ,Bonnylini could take •ine-eh- 1 eiiiil(elind 'emu() that .by hinting to Miss elorgan that she ecii• 033 hee•faxo•to tee fpor in. 0
d1tgbtediy'ithis wen't be half the ' • • • he was already engaged. " .
- one to take. you along Nvitit us, said • ' 'deadly swoon. • • • ' . •
hardship linagi»ed,
ibl ,•1 ' t • I fell wdh I
been caused by epplving 'water to•
her bier- brill0Wr ktr to.
As leate flung (nen the door to
Whitt indignantly otit 01 (1(0 rooM,
she found (mite a crowd of curious
eavesdroppees gathered: about the
door attraeted the sound of her
high-pitched., angry voice. Among
the number, nitwit to her delight,
stood 0 blue -coaled denizen of the
wiCe
them, Kate repeated the whole
111 everY detail, 01011 to the
a • ." ' 1 + 1 f t
etory she was repeating of the trag-
edy in high life that had happened
tile bail.. •
In the interior of the room all Was
dire ebtdesion; I.e Roy was hastily
packing a -few necesearY articles to-
gether,- urging upon poor stricken
13onnylin the neeessity of instant
"Alt will yet be well, my darling,".
he iv/del/ere:a thyleg to infese. he.r
with courage to nwet the terrible
einetetency with which they • were
brolight face to /oho.
"She hes discovered hie -she huh 11,-
001017Ni • me," Bon taylia-, cried out.
gm. -eg1y, .elingIng to him In the
wilciest terror.. •
• "lt is not 'so- bad as that, dear,"
he replied, "lint to -preven•t any-
thine- serious •froin occurring, now
that she suspects You are not my
siker, we inust fly from litre. Every
moment Is precious:"
There • was po time to prepare a
disguise; he threw . her long darle
reloaltathout .her just as she wus, tied,
guilwrieg up tile few Articles lie had
collected, drew her out cif OA OPPOS-
lie deer, elosinie end locking it after
litm, and down the back•etairs to
the street.
lhiiling. coupe just passing, he .
thrust Donuylin into it, and 'sprung
quiekly t� the heat :beside her: . '
'Drive es hilichly poesibleh to
ihe eincher-ot Avenue atiCirn-*.
• Street, ' maid hurriedly. '"htirn
the first corner to thh right." -
T1 .r ePed his 'hip and
the vehicee started; etel at that mo-
ment lioy's etie detected.. boarsca,
euppiesstel etas, ant he knew • but •
too well -thole :absence had lieew dise
covered,. lie wets buoyed hy • the
mitt hope that those Whom .he. had
krt. behind tiever deettmed:. .of--
11onnylin'e real•ieentity; • • .
No sootier had Kato MOrgan fin-
ished' her 'strange, graphic, descriP7
tion of • how, the diehovery came'
alegit, end what they were speaking
of n t. the time, than, like .a keen.
tuition, the thotight flashed 'acrose,
•the'etlIcer'S. brain that :thie. disguised
...yoling girl /dela. ilt•ove 1/C young.
rie.epont's bride. .
'1110- rieXt.iiiStatit .he was knOcking
,eherply..,oa the: dour; N.o 'souittl" Ise.
frhin • Wit21111; 1,110, $1.111110'''.:(21
heath. 'reigned. there.: • .•..
"Devil' the dooy!" he cheleimed,
•sharpiy. ,"II demend it..in. the name
•qf Ile law re, . • . • •
.. • q'lit.,111,WaS no l'eSpOnSO,. and•setting
hie broad shoulder atgainet the thin
hianeiee evithe one lierceltrin • effort;
tticled..bY the trine had Ceded ".t6
tSSist LI •it wag btirst ofteir,'
, and he imrang jilt°. the room, 'fol.‘;
lowed„. .of course, . by the eurioes•
,.tht•oette
• ...•orte eapfcl guinee •aliont, the (1,..seet,
r n , • st .•tiholit by di fftreat
aetieles hireecottrusierth end. ...he.
hteW that. the .occuptent,:ehad
, )<.-0to,..holaly.. . ...:. . , .. • Tie nianaged to he present; the heit - • • e.----. • . • •
-Ale ineereepted .her hastily, - ..., , . • 1- e.veni the w.iti Kitcaled, e .
elfemehiber, : my
((41)1105 1)0 aro
Tbo Pl'oneelt ion . sl aiegered ihinny. .• • te .l ..
ctsually
lin. -Oh! how• she longed with all leer - reinarking• ,,eluring "the conversation .•
' - otx4r1,'.R XXIV: ; •• .
-,3----- Ih- !wart :te•hei.11 with "inutility digeity that 'ha 'respeeteh ail' lailire highly •
• hot • te. be. Le Itoy and. •• 3 °env i
to ner with sueit'uttwur(ratitL ble f 1 4.110101•11t11111e's bSeirttliwee,Of one tvhoe Several: . Phtte efoeghn. pprting to hot 'feet, in •
-husliaed ni0 wife -;40 -0110.1 cithey 4 4, t., 1
.33011,7; hiee ' are to be Itee, and Lore , ,
,o• teus. st verge gir1•411 t• 1.15 '.1;41irrit .: •
1 tiant y,'. atm say:. . , ou gent ienum 1),..littited,:„toalrldd: ' Nhvihinciushhee .the 'eheategt dismay. .
lie., Behriont-lirother ane.• • sihter -. e• • • .. , ei, - • 1 , "1 1.• would be his e'What it the worlh is the inattew
•for the -presentievou know." •
vote t O'er ,-1 0 is 'um husenual, rmidame" elovehl do
all his heart, • .. • ". with ..the girleh ehe cried, - stuoi.itig '
"1. ee eot believe it," eemailted over the' prostrate f.ori.u. "1, ,w0,11117 !
, "I Shaehtyy • het to _forget, , dear," .-
Ae.it NYA.S, S 4,0 anewered a little chil- •
. yi ix t oes not. care for' tile : thi-• , . ,. .
these four lithie..tve.0 rooifis,•not 'etre . : : . . • .. ... ..• cerite'd to' ----------------------. , .and effeeted 'her se?'' . . .
••
. *
dreanie t e arc ereee
ture, Whose round, dimpled fa*
was fradied ht the darkest of cur.
113)5 hitir, and whose arched eye-
brows and Ring lashee were inky
bleek, was the little, fair* • golden -
haired ereature of an hour before?
The eye S alone, so' beautifully,
softly blue, Were the only feature
that rernitined unchanged,
power on earth could change'
told himself, dMilingly, 48 he Crossed thoSe• 119V017, bltle-b0.11 teti,
wh t he s tOry • of that .yothig
said .1.3onnhlin; penitently. • But lil "lei 1 . .Katee•to her •hicither, when she -re- L
of them Scercely big ' enough to • i•elatetl'all that had 'no:teeth do Quickly: raisin 1 i
g t elight loyh,
clety e , 111
ii•votrn It dice " •
•ture, round in., yet so ..cezy, reininded- not believe he has h Sweetheart," she "her erme, khe • eore her to a 'lounge
. • •,riddle.sticksi 'l' -hat's 's What the.
fellows think meta they meet
me • halieh Of 'the Way 'poore•pretty. • Vhilllg declareci. '`If 'he.lited; she •wolild be ,:hhcl• laid hpon it. . • • ••• •
the right ene,h respooded .
little 'Dora 'went to heusekeepitig sure t p write to him, if she. is• hot in A bottle.ed. trenitenities•:.Lood 911 the
with 'hex...husband,. Daylti Cepperfielde
.do not more .atiy Mere' • ,about
hoeisekeeping than. Dora ,..rild; do
:e ilear?” ; • . •
"Noe.e. admitted Le Doh., lane:Weir
for the first time in latig weeks,
as he looked cbmically at .the. little
helpfeas white 'hands:. that-' had ' peen.
folded. sell:3'0101e ideetwee up ,•to •
•the day he married her, find had been
weighed doen with jewels ever sineeh
"but doubt, We shall get atong
• •famously, clear," • '
h.Theye at together by the grate.
.fit:e an hour or .121.0i0 after •• .Fen-
ton hied. tahenhis 'deem tere with
: the servaut.• • • . _
"We may spend tts•-nuirralv in Ce,cli
other`a socriity,"•• said Le •Iloy. at
length;, "but after .fithe, I meet, .
.gete' .cimployinent .0210 Of the, ad-:
jiteent .. woollen general..
principles. I. =at.' have seine visi-• •
ble• 01 .suppert
with out...surroundings to, ward off
suspicion. 'If we . were to live
here- without work the neighbOrs, of
whom.- there 11.1.e ..a 'dozen
iri this fiat, :would ,soon anspect*.
tiS, and it Would lend to .oere beinth
weaned to .seet what dithkeep es."' •
"1. see," said Bonnvlin,, nestling
. .
closet' to him. and. winding, her arms
around his neck,' as she. ldd her .
velvety.. 'cheek 'against. his.. "Yeti •
are very wi8e, Le. Roy, !clear; ••• you
'know' best." . .
. me itex."• ire correeted •gent34.•
ly. "you must not -forget I ant to
be Jee33, from 'that time forth,"
"Let its call • each. .other by enr
own narriee When we 0043 13.1000, deer ."
Said Bonnylln, Piteously.
Le Boy shook his •head,
• "Na, no • 'the Sooner we get ae-
.
• cm:towed to our new' itatnee the bet-
ter t one ,slip .91 ' the tongue Would„
.ruin 118, so OleaSQ nte, tlettreall ine
Ilex front this time out." • • '
"Ali right, nex,". She said 'demure-
ly. agreeable."
"I never knew the time when you.
.were not," cried the ,young husband;
•-claspieg .her passionately in his arms'
and kissing the rihiebud mouth over .
tend aver agnin,
• •
next clay peesed too quickly
23114 011 lbe .following morning, me,
cording' to the strict, provain laid
out, Lc Roy rierpont, the han-dsonie,
debonair heft- to' a Million, went °tit,
heavile disguised, to search. for worlc,
which he eesily peoeured, es he
tholight be should, in an adjacent
weollen mill. • e
' little to say to' thee° teigh-
bees," warned Le 'toy as he kissed
het' good-bye. "Remember, they, are
of a class that Will itartiele at the
'mist possible oprortunity. Treat
thent civilly and piensantly,' but mind
4 -don't imve much to say, dear. You
are easily led out ite eonversation;
you know very well, dear, yoU 'are
not very diplomatie. There's; some
people who lolow viiiat to say, how .
'to 841/1t, and when; but that's not,
you, my thoughtless Donny. guard
your tongue, dear."
"1 am. not half fetch herturt-icar-
. eattle-braitied, 'thoughtless per-
sOn as you • attempt to motto me
out," pouted llonnyiltr, bridling up
with amusing dignity. "I never knew
you hail so ninny Welts inid Up
against me, Le Roy." .
"Your faults -as you 001 them --
are ( a g, • 1,
endeavoring • to &ale hei' into Ilia
arroe; "and deat•er to me then any
one elsehl virtues, wo will kiss und
make, up, darling; remember r Was
oidsP (an:minting to Warn yoU, that's
Itis all,"
e0axing, Winning Smile. And eata
• essea Melted hot montentary petul- -
anee /Ike Mist before the itenshiee,
"Now inind, darling," he *Mailer'
ed as they parted, 'keep aWah froth
promptly. "I ineuit.• ruithhick to • the. the city.. me post:Man' brings.' , drOPPIng tt few- (trope
mill -the noon hour ie almost
.iture and' speak a. 'good word .for .me
Op• Be • no ietters--tbe• derider told nie 'so of at lath h.baein water, *slue seize
to your ',handsome beotla;r. I'll run ellitheela-ane 110 never gOos out of ari ed e towel' and commenced laying the
in to see you. this, eveeinge and erou avenin4 to visit. any girl. 1 tell You fa.ce of the encotacious
6(11
the •sweetheart is a mytii-he .simply The' tacit,: hende, end hair were
t • dice - 0 11 spe
• ti d b•i 1.1 • t start the eircith-t-
I WAS .1110rd. 1.11.: 11 ' convinced ..new
. that •he bed* iraleed 'tracked cloWn.the
'fair fithieeve 1.0 'eugetly, soaeht fdr,•
.nteci• whohe:hri•est would mean cer-
tain' fame firr 11114. • . •
To he' -conthined,)
32 11 1 0 LS. ft • • filet te draw ine onh • . ea le sc y o . . . • .
, .
MY. eveniiitie wit 11 „vote if you like, to latch to Le.11oy's amazement, even- -tion of blood,- when,• lo! a' 441.34111 43
•
•
14'ell. YOU frOU1 getting' 1OUPSO. YOU actor this. eanversation; 'Miss '<ate , thing hePPene'd limier the actioil of el it 1W1.1.-''
.p,a1e, , .
'1' • •• 1 hie ' 'ero' t 11 $"
fhth jr.TAtfe; ouch WO' 1 WO 1/011AUS: in
the hieptiti allenge Cup itFt h
know'. . . • eentinued •to bring the whole the 'strong ammonia; the ;dark stain
. looked at the girl aghesh,
artillery oe, her, charms to bear en commenced to quickly disapPear
..I.Tere. was a .rietv .teouble in this hex-. eh,* , .„ -..• .. , . : .' . . ,. .. .• fram.hoth lee° ane,:hair, : • .
eh of. rest hhe had foetid iliitt' she
whew 'woulh &the' deer/hied eh ' • • • dOtnieig t0 and going frornalig•hill;• • The 'intense astonishment- of eKate-
she Was 0113038 On hand to 'bear'hini lfergan knew no houittis. .. .
'"What a: •stiff, prudish little. thing company. ' Ile '..04/tild not.• step' lath "Great Heaven!'" she' _cried agile:, ,
that es!" thought Kate Morgan, - as the street .without seeirig her,' ehrlao, ."she is not dark; her face is as: fair
she 'hurried hack' to the..ndfl. ...I, niake 1trfaihs 'still More niaddeninge. .31.8 a, H1Y : and her hair it4 be 401.0(1(1
.slia'.n't"like iierie fae.e.; I. hate her! .' eveey evenilig found Mise : Kate: ha • fend, golden. The girl is in •dleguieel..
She tris to lie. go stuck,. ha. bet ' ,. 1. Bonuyl in's apartments: . . •What .dat•k mystery is thie? 1 'will
shppoott I shell,' levee to rniure her ."Was e\alr a inan so tormented be:: • ffed.it oet if it costs rrfefftrYliie!" •
•
•
In •Associ Ition:Cup
.7-111:61- bs, a.• gmt-
•inar or of haleit 1, •pe ferint,d the 11111
e•ui tag )11) consecutiee3
bellehi et: ot _site./ yards, . • . ,
'on account of flee handeonie ineettaiie. eeehh, he week( Ash hhhaelf..., erten, ' • A sodden •suspii•lon ceossed lwr - •
Whom 1, fel! in • love•:, w i 1.) " sight . • earth scat-crew:11 hd tithe 'for a gelet heind thet, the -t('1 was 1101. what • • • •
If shotibil marry Itim-'-and•I never talk with toy :Wiee tiny Itiore," and .she represented herself to be... •
failed yet' in getting% thaf -On• which. soniething likehiet impreettt *Was • At :this 'critic/el..' niciment /WY-
• I eet .-ley heart-hf`ti tut that einter g-rniont through hiS teeth.. piehmet entered tee :moues • one
of Itis (Mt .:at 'fliose.rolirne titheker• Ntlither . coldness, , stiffeess, • aloe ,glitheeeei n „1.•••t. thill .0I.• deal 11 •:eseept.' .
lean' e. name Qr 1(1 11(111)31 • No 110» 114 Were of ruler rivall he eh:Moine .• heel, eeare, • . • •
doubt 'shied. to.-inart.y some hlealti;CI fixed determination ef De Stood: entitienleeee 4111,11) — like
flee lader. ibstead of a wel•king gill, eying hie11,. even theugh he hatee her. once tertied to putritie e 111 -
the -impatient ehing! I'll. show, bee 131 :her -1)140; adoring love for . hirn, scant: of horror, . ' • • •
It hat's whet! . • • she•would hove persited him through And ie tiett moment K.'ati3 11horgati- "
• • "I'll hear What • Abe hes to :tell the gates of death if that:tonic': have., . theevered herself. • „ •
•
about: nut.'when• he gete heme 1- woe him. • • .. "Who is this gii•l?" she cried, . •ad -
night, s1(( 11 never . dreatit of the .• With • such fierce, -desperate, hold ..vexteitig toWeed -wieh a steely
'tening- itt the •keybole!'' -- clew:sled love th'er•ee wee eletnee of eg- ' glitter In her pale . blue eyes; can • ..
1<itie, , egalle tessing her yellow. cepe .tor its objeet. AD this•was bar- you explain. the..nwaning of 111)8 Mas-
braidee • . ' • assing • in the exti.ente• to seriSieihe .; tpioracling in an •hmieet, , setae: et• le
• :The Whiter 'day &the. to a close : little .13onnyline The gihre open ade neighbot•hootl?" . • .
earlh, mid aftet. the fee•tery mien:don for "ltex".. filled her , with • 1 le feted. to speak, lira no sound
whistle had Mown sharply. /inner to:- disgust aitti hiseitty eithi licee.t pangs issotet front% his lips - tlie horror of
Ina; the hone :of. 81x; 1.e 'Roy 'came innumerable, • .the eituatione appalled him so ct.tich,
harrying ne' the' :delis of the tone- • • '‘‘ixihere ptie :way oat or it, .3: "ly that' he.h1110 dazed• .
-1110111., 114 Ji ' it 't cie-; •
20111 ing 1.) . ue e . a. , , I
• fol./night, • "end that is to move •
"I do 'not believe this' girl is e•ofir
.eurred tti • hint: that 'this daY's breed • 6 °Y 'c.a. d lit• tile end a til""t '
h•on) three' rootifs to some. other 'Jo- to he," Kate weet on, Neale seatleine,
• the sweat of .. his. broar.i' Ile never. • cality. It would never d to "1 • 1 wrath, born :of -intense jealouSy, • "I
14»eiv before- how to syttipatlifie with. „"alce" ehall find out before I rest tehrig. lith :•
nn (Mini' • 1 ti t i .1 ol
the bread winnetei o lan)]. .
' f the 1 old Now • , Y 0 le g '2 -8 1°' Mr°t1 .
• ' ' 2101:11d 'a man dOwn to Iiiii donna " • who and w1111t. 111111. girt 18."
he realized that they were the. bone • . ,.1 am. 9 1 ' - - ' •
o 1 red.'of this maseuerad- Le ItOy stepped up, 10. the hid: awl. -
and, sinew -- the lever that , set •ing ,, I 1 1 , 13 3 • hie lahh his hand on her arm.
8 g le: onnyi n o ' —
ley darling, I am s'eeeite"`""ehrhe• '' "ITushe for the love, Of, Ileaveh'
the whole cohntry in healthy motion. • ,.01:,
e On1(11 .I.,140 unpiet; lan0,111 ding al tall, •flasli-
not wait patiently until the • real ,
1' ' , 't ' t I 'SI , deiht speak so loud," he iniploiad,• .
'you' will arouse the whole•hoirse.".•
tielicliect°mreyr rot gr111)4(f)tri).10 .illnadeltal it tfohuendw,ortled. "That is what 1 intend to (10,'' 5)10
cried, is
we-will soot) tineartlethis
ed .i1uskily. "All this is far • more
again. • ,. .
' Is OAS girl in •teuth your sister, or
•
• "You must wait, dear," heanswer- mystery. • 1 ask • You 0 fe iv f atesti on; .
painful t�' Me than to you, but we . is she 11•01.3'!' . . •,- .
must leear it brrtvely,•thunking O.od "Why .do eou ask tottt?" Ati: said,
we are .together; I am gOing, to See: More to . gain time to 11(3-11 ,110.10
Fenton to -eight, and he will try nn d rnl'i'd . l'ilinhing in this d'ell4 rate
arratteee it for ug. This place lias Strait than caring how she . would
'been a • safe refuge far .us, ' and I anew" hhil. '. • . .. .
dread to leave it, to face clangers, "If she is not yOur•icistere" •ci'icel
Perimps, thnt I know' not of, Still, : Kate Morgan, with. eii frig wrath; "I
under the circumstances, we must." finish out 10 respect lo 1 lie holies
than (MCP io Miss
„hd Iteneat e 1)41)1 roof, that she le t 111'11'.
Le Roy was colder, sternee
illbegart that day. Still, it seentod ed out into the street at once."
more haughty .
utterly imeossible to evade. hee; the Morgan," he said, wi:11 forced 001 we
"You 8111111 lutie your any, Miss
overtook him on his way home from nese, "I will take her awity from
• eister, • as .you fleet+ reeves/ iited •Ikr •-•..
• . • . •
1
was the first he had e ect by •
ve r "ea .11
arms, then drew quickly back, stam-
mering an ateltwat upo ogy. in-
,
d 1 • n
stantly recognized her as one of the
young girls he had seen In the mill
that day. He iiited his hat with. a
grave, courteous bow, arid passed.
On to hie' '
• •
The door ,of his aparinietit had
scarcely clokeil after him; ere, with a
sudden moe•tenent, .Kate 'Morgan. ex-
tinguished the gitelight tbo hall,
erelit '10 the door throUgh Whieli Le
Roy had • so lately paseed, 1111d-
grirt,'e to admit it, 'Mit the truth
must be told -she applied her eat' to
the 'keyhole and liatened intently and
breathleasly.
• OlTABT$I1, XXIII.
• With 'breathless interest, arid guile.
ering With repressed excitement, •the
eaves-dropeer W110 CrOnelled at Don -
door in the darkened hall lie.
toned.
She heard the Worde, "My dor-.
ling," and loolcin; theough the key*
bole she saw the handsome young
folloW Clasp the slender little figure
tenderly fit his arms and rein pas-
sionate kisses down upon her up.
turned • taco until she ,eried out for
mercy. •
Then, as is proverbially the ease,
the listeher heard littIe good of here
self.
She heard the "sistei"' tell' him of
the hold forward gild tteeose the hall
'who had designs upon him, And with
whom she could foresee they were
to have no end of trouble, for she
had declared her intention of paseing
her eve/dohs with Oben.
"On Ruch ectatlions T will be Aura
to retire to tny rooln With little
the mill; and although he answered here within the liout.''.
her ouestione..eurtly, tuul almost in'Ibtmilt °t by 1)0 "101121s
monosyllabic:3, see persisted in eede. pleased Nate. She could cot telve no
lowing him into his apai•tments, tin- b°1""' &eater than lo leg this
der the •pretense of Seeing his sister. handsome 14)01 whom sly •worshipped
Le 'toy left tam together, while so madly, in this, findlion, 511? would ,,, . „ ,
he went out to seek Penton. It was . rather have seen hint Lithe ci ad ' atwtateetilleith '
a- hnzardouS undertaking to venture wi e,e.,e . . t .* , , . ' I, ...,..' OF .' '.1/4 -
the girt whine see now emieveci to
e ---: --e ' ee- ., ' • i. ,
into the aristocratic:portion of,, the a teethee-alia eah-elheee,' a"
hheihee-ahetar. - '
city. where he was so well • known; he her rival. •
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but, it could hot ba hal pad., //a dere "Send her off by • herself !" she re -
not trust all ho would 13117 to writ, I timed bitterly, "atteniet t o mated°
Ph
ing.
and ,hield her and I will publish this o ographs
"t shall not be gone very long.'', SWartrittlotts proceeding to (he Wor '
said Le Roy, pausing citt the thresh- At this moment llonnylin'e blue With Guality
old,' and giving 13onnylin, mean- eyes opened :4101017, and elle flung ota.
)101' 0,111114 crying Wildly 11114 1112.00128* •
frig look. ,Gtaad-bys.
"0 d " -she t d looking Y•
oo - we, rep a. o ,
at hint with .a smile. "Oh, 1.e Roy, Le lloyi''.
• Then he passed out of her sight.' Again Kate Itletrgen "1 m ried • derul
. . Itai 1 an' hour or more Kate Mor- white. 1)2 33 monfent of leiwiltlerintiot
gan sat by the glowing' grate talking lloenylhe had foegotten to cad him
to Doneylin , of indifferent subjects,
when 811(1(1)')) (7 she asked: . 1 . "Moro mystery 1" mut 1 end hate,
"Vase yOu one of the Morning pa,- 1 as lo' Ow to Tu'' si".
. great for words What. had ettused Inn*
; faint. 'Ile readily divii:eti
nem? pd Hee 1 0 look eeer a a, r ' Ile WaS wondering in agony too
Meld."
"We taht) no pahere " said Benny-
eeremonee lauhlted Le Iloy, treat, -
bending' fuce '10-ther Over the
ad,a,
to1 •
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