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am lylitrwould have me belleVe," Said ery bea flaw to obey -guests. sert It watt the &Ming room of Lady veined hands grasPed, even ill eleeP. COMMOn soaps destroy the
good looking, and adored by the searched -every corner and crevsice trodeeed the render. Qnce again she to the soft, white bosont, and the an
a v , ,A t me Yo Wits u stood before the Mirror while her long, golden lashes lay br g 1 y a e e ema.
We% Owe is a vulgar prejudice vain. The owner of the Inysteriotio maid avoided at her toilet/ Paid chat. the rosy sleep hushed cheeks.
existing in favor of bread and but- voice could Dot be discovered. ted with the little duchess of D., "The lovely law of Ledy Mande
ter, and neither Of the three iten's Looking et each Others' faces, whit wit*, anagnificent in white velvet and flushed with pride, love and happl-
Mentioned will exactly supply me faces, emeralds, sat (or rather lay) hail ness; and bentibig ,down, softly es the
with that useful article. I.intend try- wtieteekwinigth watoridecere,htlaceYtbavee' up the lauded in the downy dePths of a west •wind kisses the sleeping flow-
ing the inetriniOnial dodge. some frUitleSS seareh, and returned to the lounge-havieg taken advantage of ere, her lips touched the babe's.
day, if I can pick up anything under saloon.
fifty, with three or lour thousand a. her girihoOd's idiraacy with Lady Light as the caress was, it awoke
Like a flock of frightened birde, the Maude to come early, and indulge in little Eratinie. The golden lashes
year, •is ho weres a nice youth to
spend it for her.", ladies, pale With mortal taPprehene• what. be Phrased. the "eWeeteet Of slowly IMO, and a pair of sweet
'Love, of course, being out of the isologn,evweenre httroddltelpdotookgether-not 'der- talkti.': befere Fin should delicenct to blue eyes looked fearlessly up.
quest ion?" Ill brief, awe- the drawing room, and begirt her gldannes,.. she cried, sto joyfully,
struck whispers the result was told; nightly ocel•IPation of breaking ma& holding up her rosy little arms -
"Level" said the guardsmen, Con- and then, chill With apprehension, culine heart.
temptuouely, "I Jost ail faith in that the gueste began rapidly to disperse. Very fair, very !genet, very lovel3r, "1114111tuilit itiattt?aNdiaerniiiretk"1" exclaimed
article since I was fourteen years And in less than an hour, the stately looked Lax13/ Maude as she stoed the duchess, catching her' imPuisitelY - - -• .• - •
Lord Villiere. laughing' "Young' vitas. and ail. Each, room wee Matide, inte which we once Were ine a prettY Preach doll, holding n dose clothesd render the
ai h t would u haverexamined.l3t they ateerched. tl on- handsII bl to a
Ask Air the (Wage* Bit
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whet' 1 fell In hive with our house of Maude Percy Was Wrapped in • there with a soft smile oo her gentlertnti latif.rnaotherieg her with
mi contlisea dream -of hearing for It was a pleasant scene on Which rook, Ia young lady of six-auclethirty. signce, solitaae and, gleero. The lips, and a Wm, 'deep Joy_ welling kisup
oes. "Oh, did yin; ever hee such
41. lime the feeble cries of an infant, the 1tht Of the rese-Shaded ehandel- NY father forbade the banns; she ren Video SUrf011Arled by her attendants, from the brooding depths of her Soft a sweetlittle cherub ? Oh, there
the news was OPreading of er dress was white,
laLeautiful eyee of Iteg:n- in' room of Lady Maude Percy was S'Aen, and I awoke to the unpleas- Londolay still unconscious, while all over dark eyes.
xi Reines as I It's just the sweetest dearest, blessed,
never was stale a lovely little angeli
large. bck,
und seeing a baby face, with the b•r fell. The superbly furnished dress-, otT With a httiop-backed chimney -
Lad Germaine. I thought, at the all ablaze With numbeelese little jets ant conselousnesti that 'Love's, young the appalling termination of the wed. it .harti been that night -White . tidsy ickie sing that ever was, so it,
time, a strange, unaccountable of flame, .Whiell the immense Inirroes dream' Was nil bosh." (neg. blonde over white satin with is I"
change had come over hint; though 1 inugnified four-fOld. Priceless jewels
could not tell what. When I was well lay carelessly strewn, about on the in -
again, I learned. Standing before me; drasing table, mingling with
one morning*, he eahnly and quietly rare I3ouquets, laces, gloves, and
told me how he had deceiveil nat - tiny satin slippers, that woulsi scarce,
that, instead of being a French lY have fitted 'Cinderella hers13. 1. Lady
count, he was the son of a strolling' Kate 11164re:tor, proud and stately,
gipsy; but that, having repented of in white satin and point lace, and
what he had done, he was willing to pale, (1..licate pearls; Stood leaning
give me up, to a ainst the marble ma.ntel, her hand -
"The very life seemed striclem cut - some eyes growing cold and scorn-
eof my heart as I listened, Then ply ful whenever they 'rested Ort Miss
pride -the aroused pride of my race- Clara dein. nthani, ghat frivolous
arose; I n c h! words aro weak to little lady, quite bewildering In the
tell how I loathed myself and him. same snowy robes, was all uncoil -
That 1, a Percy -the daughter of a scious of those icy glances, as she
• raee that has mated with royalty fluttered, like a butterfly over arose,
hith rto-had fallen SO low as to wed around another lady standing before
a gil.syl 1 Alvin% in horror unspeak- a full-length mirror, while her maid.
able, ft•om the black, bottonnees arranged the mist -like bridal -veil on
quagmire into which I had sunk. An . her head, t set the oYange wreath
ley love in that instant turned to on her dark, shining curls. -
bitterest scorn, and passi:nately It was Lady Maude Percy; end this.
lade him leave me, and never ,ciare to was her bridal eve: Peerlessly lovely
eome near me again, or breathe a she looked as she stood there, with
AN'Oril of the past. Ile obeyed; and the light of a henjiy heart flushing
from that day I never beluld him her rca ivied cheeks, swelling her
more. white bosom, and flushing from her.
dark, Syrinn twist. The bridal dress
'After that, 'I met you, Lord Er-
nest, end I loved you as I rover she wore was worth a duke's ran -
loved him. For hint, I cherished a som. It fell around her like a suinmer
.eloud, th:.ee glistening folds of rich -
Win 1, mad passion; for you, I felt
est lace. so light, so gauzy, so bril-
the strong, eat•nest love of woman-
hood. You loved me; but I slu'ank liant, that it looked like a flashing
from the ehectior, my very soul was mist. Diamonds that blinded.the eyes
crying out for, knowing I dared not - with th..ir insufferable. light •rose and
love you wIthot.t guilt. Now you fell on: her a hite boSom.With :every
know the secret of my coldness and _tuniultuous throb. of the heart •- be -
mysterious inelan.holy. heath. Like a floating eleuti, 'fell over
••I heard oftin of liermaine; and all the bridal veil, and glittering
his name was like a spear thrust to above it rose the orange wreath o;
my heat•t. When I was told of his ar- ramst jewels. There was.a .streatning
ret . trial and condemnation for light in her ma, nificent eyes,. a liv-
grand larceny, you gentians may ima- lag, glowing flush on her. cheek„ all
gine, but 1 can never tell exactly unasual there;tin.1nttle MiSe' . -Clara
what I felt His na.me was the theme stood op and clasped he' haMIS - . as
of every tongue; and day after day I she gazed in. speechless .ailittiration.- .
wits forced to listen to the agonizing It was one .month- after. the inter-
d..tails, knowing -low as he had'fa.11- view i•ecorded .in • the last . chaPter,
en, guilty as he might be -he was Lord Villiers, wilh a. levees impati7
my husband still. Thank God! Gat*, would consent ' to wait no long-
er; anti as Lady Maude had -not de -
through all his ignominy, he had
>11, honor er.o.e„h n,.ver to reveal our posed him, this -day had. beeh'fixed,
dark secret.. Then came the news of The Marriage' .was..tO have token,
his ‘'eath, and Heaven forgive me, Place- at St Clenege!s, in the.•,mora,
if my heart b.am:led as I heard. it? ing; but early that eventful., dayl-'the•
. "0 I old Er.iest 1 • You were my bride had been seized with. so. Severe
flist thotalit. I felt I could dm* to a headache, that- she AVO..4 . unable to
love you lloW as you deserved to be Retie" lur rooin. Therefore,: the eere-
loved, without shining. 1 determined mony. had been' neeessarily .deliiked
to tell you all, and to love you still; until- the evening,. when the .anguit
even though you sptirncd me from Bishop of C—...•himself, Ayes . to
you forever. () Ernest! my noble- come and perform the n.uptial • rite'
: hearted! niay Cod forever bless you at the- Percy • mansion.- Some were
: tor furgiving me as you have demi, inclined to look .upon this interrup-:
and loving me still!" tion in .the light of .aii. evil • . omen;
:Her voice (eased, but the dark, but Lady Maude Only snaile'd,',.and in-
t uttnt eyes, were full of untold love wardly • thought that, .aS- bia--•briclei
ove that could never die for all nothing cal eart.h cauld ever. darken
:--,, . her life_ inore. HoW little did she
own! -my o i nleevso well dream of the bitter 'cup. Of • •SOrroar
loved as now! A ..alaudel- my she was destined yet. to drain, to the
bridel-iny wife!! blot out from the dregs! .. .
leaves of your life that dark page-- The old earl, •her father, who. was
somewhat old4a0tioned-. in Ids .... no -
that yuar of passion, of error, .... of
sorrow : ad shame. We will never tions, and- liked ancient- customs
sp'a'( or think of it more, • sweet kept UP,. had. determined...his -,daugh-.
Maud.. Germaine has gone to an- ter's bridal should be ediebrieted... bY•
swer for what he has done, if he has the grandest' ball of the Season,
sinned while living, so also he has • "I don't like this new-fangted • way'
deeply suffered end sorrow -atoned for young people uowaclays have. of. get -
nil married in the morning,' coming
'
till. I'lerY• passionate and impulsive,
if he has wronged others, so also has home. for a:hasty breakfast, • urnl,
he heen deeply wronged. May Goa then , tearing-. .oft, - posthaste, - for
forgive him!" France, or Germany, :ors soinewhere,
" A men," was the solemn response. as • if they•wanted change of Scene to.
"And now, Maude. what need of reconcile them to What they • have.
further deny? When shall this dear done,'' said :the .Old gehtioman, in,.
striet confidence, • to Lord de Courcy.,.
hen I be mine'?" •
"Whenever, you claim it, dear Er- , .. . . , , .. .__,..
-ft wasn t so in ity tune.. Then' We
nest. I shall hive no will but yoars had. all our friends ..asseinbled,. . and
now," she answered, with all a w�- enjoyed ourselves together oVer,a'bote ‘
man's devotion in her deep eyes. •il tie or • taro ;of •old : Wine until - morn-
anting. Ah! those. were the days."
yours -yours through life, and
Resolving,' therefore,. to keen- .•.- -• nP.•
beyond death, if I may."
— - ' those halcyon days:. at -all hazards; -
CHAPTER X. the great saloons of the itately hall
"And you have been heart -whole
ever s'nce?"
her favorite jewels (pale omit- 'Baby, who evidently was an adept
tal pearls) wreathing her shining in broken English, end fully under -
ringlets of jet, and iluttering and stood that profoundly mysterious
felt a peculiar sensation under 01Y CHAPTER XL
Ufl
shimmering in pparks of subdued fire language known as "baby -talk, '
"Well, I rather think FO. 1 have
im-
voot-pockot now and then, Into the' reat dark gulf of the -
wit"' Past, u earlygtwo years, like two On her white a.rms and Imeere. The mediately as if in reward for those
mine, But psh4w! where's the use of wa.ves froman ever flowing sea, had
Kate MeGregoies black eyes metlovely young face looking out from exclamatory sentences, emphasized by
talking? She's as poor as a church -
should set up a chandler'e
'rouse, so em I; and unless we
shop, timA0a,tdoomh tofheorreos .hajodyt,hasPor two
Vanished, freighted wwith their trattal
nel despair. ..fueso fairer now in her gentle maturity rosy little mouth to be kissed again,
those silky curls Was sweeter and the strongest italics; held up her
beauty of her girlhood. Scarcely fond of thet operation,
than it had ever been in the brilliant being evidently (like ail of her sex),
Tlines • headed: Weltmeholy death hy years
An
bwrouaghet.tallogthe various person- - thp roundness of Perfect womanhood, perfedly lovely little duck 1" es-
teem would be a naragrat h in The twenty,, her form had not attained' "Oh I never, never saw such a
ages connected with Toour tale?
starvation. Two bodiee of an wirer- but WAS slight and slender as a gird claimed the duchess • Clara, in a
Pirst Mr, 0. 0. unyPegn, in
tunato co.uple were found yestet day. • of fourteen, yet perfect. in its elegant 'second .burst • of enthusisiem. "Such
whom Is hope my fair readers feel an
in the attic of .a rickety, six -story , - -..., f ,, contooe. • -
intend, had closea tue eyeS o his „ sweet hair and such splendid eyes 1
And the baby is well ?" the Who does she look like, Maude? Not
house, and the coroner's inquest re- rich uncle, Pocketed two thousand duchess was languidly saying,,as she yea, I'm sure."
turned a verdict of death for want of pounds,' attired himself in the very
played . with a beautiful little water • "She has her . father's blue eyes
something to eat. The unfortunate deepest weeds, and began to turn his
and' a • military shako -leaving pawn- ail "the ieal nice people around atPh,ftegtnliii‘ivi:i. osAv"oelit, -vothi::kot yo Ladyu, " . Maude, replied mother, smiling at Cllara's emphasis,
. - . and fair hair," said the happy youeg
man was dressed in a' vele ot spurs thoughts toward Disinal Rollow, and
ed the rest of his clothing, and held there." which rendered every other word net
with her soft, Musing snide.
"I need not ask for his lordshiP, ewe into capitals.
in hishand the jugular bone ore, red Mimi Clara Jernynghara had ob- only in Italics, but ' in some cases
herring • half dey•aured.' Not any, talned.the desire Of her heart at last, for I saw him last night at the bal "Oh, sh.e is the most charming lit- '
thank yew,' ' , - ,, • l'• was "Her Grace of l3,," and, blazing masque of Madame la Oomtesse De tie duck's '0' diamonds I. ever beheld
• Captain George .stroed his mous- in `lanaily diamonds," was toasted St. "limy 1". said the duchess, with in my life ! Such a.beautiful skin,
tache complacently. w'hile Lord Vil- as one of the reigning beauties and some animatiote . "He was looking just like white satin gt reiterated the
Hers lau; bed. . . . belles Of the London ha* ton. As quite kingly •as 'Leicester.' By the duchesa, pOnctuatieg her remarks by
"A pleasaut picture that! Well, 1 to that '"deaf old thing,'. the duke,
in a Cottage' often comes tie:" head. very little about hint; and he einswinie seemed slightly indisnes- , large blue oyes in subdued wonder.
way, Lady Ildatzde, why were you not
shouldrVt wcnder, if it's what 'love the pretty little duchess troubled her • a series of short; sharp, little kisses,
. ,_ there ?" that made sweet Erminie open her
A servant APProaehed at this mom- • was left ' at home to amuse himself - "Oh Maude 1 I
Lord Vi,liers. . gout; and the other diseases old , he d?,;,.. i.':' iraat,ntipscsolve,edsr:ebdaiendtheleeY'lluull::ig: raannooltd.lioeera2ye seraph ever ,with you ! .Sweet little
ent, aird. whisperee something to with. alternate fits of the palsy and don't -wonder you aro
so saintly :with this beentiful little
"The ladies era waiting, Jernyng- gentlemen' are heir to. angel Erminie 1. thou almost persuad.
ard, . end ecaue ' along.." - risen to the rank of colonel now„ :fond of ch'ildren; but 1 de not thiek
est nie to be a chid:sliest l''
ham," he said, hastily, "Call HoW- Captain George Jernynghexo. 1M4 I could give up se hrillia.nt an affair
There was a. soft tap. at -the decor,
and 'at the foot of. the grand, stair- ery in a certain active; aid an old sausthleasts,Inviegoltiti'sittmlonsagougeortaadoe Eevrennlinfioer.
niained in the baelcground, and list -
ase
He hastened Out .to the lofty hail, having been promoted, for his bray- . and the nurse; who had'hithertO n-
and 'Howard, the seeorid.groonietnan, before. coming . at the same time neelanchOly..Turitish.
yOU 'think, Mande, I made a
embassador, I who • these raptures, went and opened it
cried with professional stoicism to.
ea..se -he seas. joined •by Jernyngham. ,uncle, of Whom he .had hardly heard What d�
Lard De Convey', Earl Percy; and a. from the East .Indies with an un- complete conquest of that handsome
is till the• rage. lore' ! .1 had him all and Lord Villiers entered. .- ' '
few other intimate family friends: eosin -faille let of money, and the liv- He Started in some surprise, as he
, The bride and her attendants had :Cr disease, wes accommodating • cn- "Was his. grace present ?" said ' beheld how the room was. tenanted,
to myself the Whole evening !" • .'
eiready loft her "maiden bower," and •ollgh • to ' die in the nick • of ' and then advanced with it smile. -
the stairs by Lord Villiers, who drew- gay .guerdeman. These two Strokes . so much by surPriet, that she raised adoring love of two. years *before;
Lady Maude, a little.. gravely.
Lady Mande was met at the -feet of time, • leaving all his .wealth to • our. The Lady Maude, with more than the
her • arta Within hie, and whispered. of good . fortune . enabled Vaster . herself on her elbow, opened- her blue
question took the little 'duchess '
went- over; and, laying' her 1. ..A ea
in a thrilling voiee: - .
cY, and Lady Maude, were -standing
convinsing together, when, as if
struck by a sudden thought, the
ducliess exclaimed:
"Oh, ! by the way, Lady Ida,ude,
do you recollect the strange' voice
that interrupted the ceremony the
night you were married ? Have
you ever discovered. who that was ?"
Dotal Lady Maude and the earl.
grew pale.
"Nevtr ! The whole affair hes
been wrapped in in3•stery ever since,"
said Lady Maude, with it slight
shudder.
-Dear me, how frightened I was
that night 1" said the duchess, arto
.rangitig her bracelets. "It was quite
dreadful; the most mysterious thing
-just like a ghost, or something in
it
The duchess broke, off stidtlenly and
listened, as the great hall-clocic toll-
ed the hour of twelve.
And just as the last Stroke died
awaY, that same terrine voice they
had heard yeareehelore pealed through
the spacious room like the . deep toll-
ing of a death bell,
- Two years -ago this night a legal
ruineier was committed, and now tho.
ho r of retribution is at hand, The
sins of the father shall' be visited
oil' the • ,children and the children's'
children, even to the third and fourth
generations. Woe to all of the house
of De Courcy 1" •
As if the angel of death had sud-
denl,y descended in their midst, every
fa ee blanched, and every heart stood
still with nameless horror. For one
moment, the silence of -the grat e
reigned, then a wild; piercing shriek
was heard through the house, and
the nurse Martha, with. terror -blanch-
ed fare, and .uplifted arms, rushed in-
to the midst of the assembled guests.
screarning:
' "0 Miss • Minnie 1 'llise•Minnie
Miss Minnie !" • .
"0 God 1 my child 1" came front
the white lips of. Lady Maude, in a
voiee that those who heard • never
•
• To be % continued.)
• ..
•essontle-neesieneeoneageteeireesao
• • George to Offer his with it gain : •
, . .. • ed in .sileec,e a. ser questioner'. T.heil • "Charm wonted to Sea ErmInie be -
my beautiful Maude! never's° beeuti- - I which he did without even hinting et seeing Ledy Maude was quite 'serious,. fore' we 'desecialed to the drawing
, ful as 'now! Mine, mine forever!" . truth a thing' as •a, chandler's shop. she lay back among the velvet pil- mem; dearest Ernest,' and has fal'en
-• Y 6 •S fare -v -1 he softly Lad Kiit - .
!`My bride! my wife! my 'queen! conscience, to hand,handsdreeLadY Kate • °YET to their widest extent, and star-
t I
his shoulder, said:
"Oh positively, your ladyship is
looking perfectly dazzling! I never,
no, never saw anybody half so beau-
tiful in my life: 0 Lady Kate! isn't
she th trilling?" And little Miss Clara
es, y in ez $ Y e showedher good taste m lows, and buret into a silvery. peal • even, more deeply in 'eve with her .
and earnestly said, looking up in the selection Of a husband, by ac- .0f laughter. than she has With the Terkish
his face With. a joy too intenge for cepting hint ort the spot;,. and two oThe grace ! Oht, that is too bassador, the fortunate possessor of
Wanted
smiles., •• ' • . ' weeks after, The Times, under _ the goOd. i llihy;. Lady Maude, the last the . inteeestingli... melancholy dark : - • •• • . .
•
. There. . Was no time for further . heading. of "Marriage in 'Sigh. Life," 4: .. 1- .. . . .
speech. Captain .,Ternynehain had announced the melancholy fact that . .
w"illirch''ilseeit-w thecokpoor o• tew'xid 'eaagre. , ohked•culouitlnir eYLeeCr'd' 'Villier.s • srieled, . rend ..lOok d . '. •
draere the. willing hand of • proud. Colonel:. ',Terny'n ham v • b h
• • to be .earz•ied about by that 'odious ittinie; who sprung tiP, crewilig .glee- 10 .
his heart. theob in- a most unaecaung.‘ Of • the•gips3/ leatura, nothing was Indian valet of his,. in 'a chair,. whent , fully, and crying, "Papa 1". - • ' A
aide nittnner beneath her light tench. ..known, Now and then,. at intervals,' • '' "Wait one moment, till I.eee. Why, 't .. . .
. . •
heart end aced was bent on the con- steearning- hair, and .hollow ' •stInken
(gest she Was about to make. of that.. eyes, flitting after. hira. like a haunt- •
. ;h4adt.t•t• rlicciciStiold4Insoutrg.lbeasrl*Ictoil:o
heleless• old thing ! he did looin•lottkoo:vhselo:
the same large,- . blue, :Saxon eyes;
. For Sale.
our. gay. Miss Chiang. Whose ' whole glimpse of .0:I dark, Wild• face, - with ever he Wanted to move. 'The ,dear,
ship ! lieeP,.still,. little -girl,' till I
'. Young 'Howard took possession Of Eitel De .: Conroy - would . Catch a- . ' site's the 'very picture of , your lord-. • F . • • .
Lady hate withn ,his arnt, end •felt 'no longer. • • • ..
as a• ae °ler' not stir either hand or foot, and had ' • 50() bushels Titnothg . Seed.
Highest prices
with ey.es full of love, op, Sweet Er- r.
• -
Choice, honie-groWn
• • ' • with that .disagreettble palsy a his, Compare you•With your papa. There's • ' . • Timothy .
"dear, old thing," • the..Dtace of Ing shadow from the geave, Where- room since. My maid,•Pancliette,.ale . ghe same earling hair; the :Same
the :grand,. flower -strewn *atom. .. dueky, Orainmis • shadow ' followed, high,. princely ferehead; the same -
ed -es every, one held tholeireitth to from :the dead. Neither night nor ' a,,rid, • ..i. ells.
. . m"aYs:untail•le.dilse:'714'.07dweahre: niis;
And the affectiona e wife.n the Same long; aristocratic, white
me. ' But the idea of his going to the.
" The comPailY parted on. either side" .dogging MS steps like a sleUth-houed • pliment a 'married Men -eh, Maude?)
handsome mou th. Oid. harm, to. coni-
es they advanced, andunder -the bat."' until the dread of. it '
. . grew. to be . a • ." • tWe t off
ter y of many hundrecI eyes,they Ape herror upspeakable-the. Teague nays- into another loss', musical peal; that
proached the bishcite Book • hi hand, terious terror " of • his. lite. • - No pre- fthgerse-yeue veey image, my lord
made the pretty, soft -eyed. water.
that revereed persoriage stood, : pa- cautions could rid him of it. Until it • ' '''.7 had rather she rooked -like
spaniel sbalce his, necklace. -of tinY •Matide," said the young husband, en :
tiently awiiiting theirtgoming, •and • became the Very tonne •of his :exist- silver' hells, Irma pyinpathy till they. , circling his wife's Small walk foecily•
looked approvingly Over his spat-. • ened: If he walked, lookIng over his •
tinkled- again', , .: " • '. with his arM. ' .' • '
1. les ; at: the batutiful bride and shoulder he Would sebahat tall, epee-
handetene, stately lariciegraoln .. . 0,s . g F , • - • ' •Lady Maude looked as .she felt -a
"Wele-Se. she does When she sniiies.
littleishokede-•at .this beart ese ast
they stood Up before him. - . .• , , 'his caring
---ge, and it .chancied. to stop.' - Don't you perreive the reseMblance
ity; and 'Madame la, ducheese,•• Per'. nett, ? Mies Evniinie; - will .you be .
And then, amid the profoundest ste for ft Mordent, . a white, .Wild faee,
lence, the,inarriage ceremony was be.. withogreat Warning eyes, Would gleam 'dying it, beganl • ' • . still ? What restless little .crea-
'Wow. Maude; thei'e• is rie use in • ture •It is. ?" '
gun. . • in upon him • for an indent with . • •
your looking- so profoundly scandal. •
. You might.have heard a pin drop, , • deadly hate and menace in every fes- "Papa, papa,' ttte Minnie,'" crowed.. 1
ized about it, beeause I have done 4_
tnat small 'individual, holding. out
So deep- was the stilinese that reign- :thee," and then vanish like a ... lice
nothing so treey eaughty'. You don't her little arina 'and looking Pathetic e
expect •me. tie go and shut myself and imploring': - • • • . • •
Catch paella word pf thet most inter-. ' day was he safe. • froin-bis terrible
up and nurse •hiut-do you? Though • • • • •
ting of rites doubly interesting t pursuer until the d cad f ttisghost-eS . • — 0 6 . • • r o . •- • -
I care say:You. lisivilig the elements
lading: Of the three standing before• ly 'ghoul Wore the 'verY ileieh off 'hie
of a- meet -yr. in you, would' do: it
hare one *heart Wes ..beating with' a ' bones, recinCee him to a, mere 'living .
just as soon as 'net !" .
joy too deep • and too iiitertee for : Skeleton, 'poisoned every joy of • his •
"I Would:not •.ilirt with Viet. 1rurk-
*Ode to tell. Lady Eate's handsome . existence.' -made death ..and life a '
ish 'embassader,i,at all events' t"' Said
eyes stole euick' glancee !tow eed- ..biank and a horror,' until the birth
Lady Mande, .ia a. tone of slight re -
the at the gay young guardsman; as 01- hi tittle granddaughter. And the "Have: you riot heard he has
she thought, with :a thrilling heart,- .only tender feeling in his 'stony heart huke• '
four wivas already ?".
h. iw int ch she could love' hitn,„but foe centred in her: she hecanin the .only
"Perhaps lie•thinks I'll Make a fifth
the hamiliatiOn • of loving unsought. :' thing that ••rendered life desiritble.
same day !" said theduchese, laugh -
Li die Mies' Clara; with her "head His love for the child ainourited to
Ing. • "Well, I woeldn't 'mind .much;
. poised on one side, and her linger on idialatne he its infant: innocence and
and the bridal cortege passed into over he Went, night or day, that
he is handsome enough .for anything.
were thrown open, and now they iiij,T was building a castle in laeatity, it seemed •hice.a. protecting knew I would shoek. you
T.here.!
were filled with the elite of the City, Spain, where she saw herself -blazing angel 'standing between him, and his
agein. How saintly you haVe grown
waiting impatiently for the Corning', With "family diamonds,": and aci- terrible pursuer, lighting the gloom of
of tete tfaude !:' ' • •)
of the bride. • dressed as "Duchess of Ireg---•." As that ;awful' haunting -shade* with the
"0 Clara !-Olara ! what e. tria.d
Lord Thigh De Courcy, suave, for (he geetlemen,1 don't intend de- brightness of urteeen wings.
stately, ccairteous„ and bland„ was scril,ing their sensatione-never having • 1 ie last: cold gleans of yellow sun. little flirt you are 1" said Lady
Maude half siiiiiing-half soreowful.
See us for
Choice Crawford Peaches,
. Plums Pears
Extra Fine Totnatoes
Moore's Miley Grapes, the
sweet jcind
Piekling Onions
Pare Spices
Gem Rirbbers, Etc, '
. We keep the best only
avid our prieee as low as
any.
• P. MAITLAND,
• Successor to Ogle Coopeti.. '
. • 'Here, 'papa, take the youeg. lady," .
. ,
said• -the duchess, depositing . her in' • eabe4
the yOung than's. arms, and shaking.
out her- .glittering pleinage,
• discomposed by the frantic exertiens
of the• '..`"young ladY" ••• in question
"She is•.fonder of gentlemen • than- •
ladies, -I :perceiVe...‘ She • wouldn't be
a true female,. though, if she wase't."
MISS Erzainie;. a..pa.rdxyem of dee
light,„ iminediately buried her "long, .
. 'aristocratic, white lingers" in-Pahn'e !. -
thick, burnished locks,' with Verlag
Unite .of rattling his whiskers. and '
moustache and •then teriderly •kiseing.
the above' hirsute 'rappels 'ages • to
realm them well' again.. And papa,
like all other young eapas, looted es • '•
• if lie thegght lice tie/ most wend/eau! .
Je.rnynt,ham, in an outburst of en- .. there, conversing with •the hither • of boon a gentleman myself. (more"s the sit e faded from the etill Morella ty. , •
baby' that crec lived, tind danced her
thusiasm, earnestly clapped her little tho bride and two or three of • the- pity) but will' leave it to the being, . NAtitt, with' blaek, starless, moonleSs ' ."11...e.11; you see it's' ' iny nature.
most - distinguished politiciens of 1 he 'nation of my readers. • • •feice, with cold, piercing wind' and ,..TU* a love of a little dog- this is 1. up. and rieseii tete 'she -forgot all
day -hie eyes oow and then wander... The last "lavill" had bee' n uttered. sleet, was falling oVer London. • ' x made it marriage cie eonyeriance; end. sense 01 eticioqta en.a •pre.tuaety.eika
ing from the faces . of his friends, to 'and amid, that breathless silence •Er- ' The gorgeous. rooms, the glittering what other .repult,' cOuld you aritice-. fairly screamed. with delight. • .
rest proudly on the .eandscine terni is• st Seyton Viscount Villiers ' and abins, the' seiteiouS halls of. the Pe
hpladt.e:oroineltn;e3iii!eiedinatihrreiodpukmape•ihDecatfict}ier• he 'said, risieg et last; and laughing
. "'NoW, nurse:, 'nice. Miss Minnie,"
, think -eyed daughter of an impoverish- of his son, who, in the abseace • 'Of Mettde Polley, *ere' peauothiced man Colurcy. nionsien: Were , one blaze of
. . he wanted seem one to nurse :hitn.,......
and poriltice up his constitution, and - "Come, Minrite, be .good now! papa .
. .011 Scottish nobleman, smiled quietly ci. 3 i au e, was e cynosure Co a i wife:' • light and niagnineence, • Jest as they ly" shaking hack his' thick, fair .hair..
as she said: . eyes,' the 'ionserved of all'olniervers.".'.. •Ihere was an.'-instant"s pause, and were that very night two years be- ...
"Lady Maude is always lovely, and 1 he venerable and 'high -salaried 'th.o guests were about to press foie • feireg-that' •atettli • night• of darkest sit
talfet h'ehttselife.atreeft111 gthetatlflybi.e: ;I and
nifiustiiIrc;:t:Witig tt. She considered •
lila all brides, looks doubly so aow. bishop, attended by several other ward to offer Clair eongeatulations, glObna....133e. all but -one, that night.
.whatg,I• 011110t1 At; and .if she had clo'he ,ines not,
- Ho* many of the gentlemen will envy "journey soul savers," as Captain . wlikn peajing through the silence wai•forgotten new; for a gay fzuriilY- .ne sOinething ' rather exta-
r
Lord Villiers, to-nitnt1" George .Jerityrighani irreverentle calie einne• an ' unseett voice, in clear, Party were tci nteet to celebrate -the oi it sthhoont"stwo.
aisratotoh(et., obiltotoer.:optoirlitihcillitton ordinary then otherwise, AliSe Minnie
"Yes, indeed!" exclaimed Miss ed them, was tlibee, too, in full non- bell -like tones that thrilled through ()1st tiethoistrt of Lord De 'CourcY's ' ..cilloSeed heeeelf to be taken 4))' the
" Clara, earnestly. "'I am quite sure if tilleals, ell ready; and waiting to tie • every •heart,..with the words:- grandchild.at on ; Strange. that the
legs, Prince 1 ' And therefore, ,o wiee nurse; and saw paint, and materna,
I wits a men (uhich, thank the gods! the Gordian knot. • "An 0310 for au 031re, a tooth for a veey anniversary of that dreadful iclo,ettppyLiaudoytheVri,Ilyieoros . oil and the little lady in eelVet and die.
must not /needs, smile it good-bye, and tern
'13o Captain Jerrryngliam does not Captnin .1.ernynghtim, first grooms. shrieks they wcaitid have uttered were • with sunken eyes, peojectittg brews, • Al Lvili ; le idininder
and 'shave made.euite a long ereech, ' "I 'know It is 'foolish," said Lady •
-I. ain not), I would be tempted to Standing by. themselves,. as when teeth,' and. a life• for a, life i My curse1 night, aricither scion should ,be horn.
hoot him, or do something else we first saw them, were Lord Er.. arid the curse of Heaven rest on all to th6 hoetise of De Coarey. ' . expect one *he is neither, to - rodyo .to leate the room. ' , • .
"Poolish, • little wife," said I ord
equally di eadful. for carrying ofT the nest Villiers and his heckle, Captain •of the hottee of De •COuregf":• ' The guests head not yet begnh to otherwise than as she does.' 7
ref, ning belle! I really don't see how dernyrighitin, of .the Comails. '. ' Blanched with wonder, liovror and asseiniale. and etandiag by himself, --I- -- th - • el • " •
AA eal• IV 'IMOD iieSS COUSIgt9 In a •
Villiers, laughing as lia .eitsv Lady
eny man in his proper 'muses could Handsome, stately and 'noble, Loed • 'coUstetnation, every face :Wife turned. wrapped hi &looney' thought, the eine • '
. coach and four; superb diamonds, an Maude east it •"longing, lingering"
look. beheld" at her treaet's treasure,
help felling in love with Maude. And Villiers always looked; but niore so - in the, direction whence the • voice gazed darkly out'irdo the deepening -unlimited riumber -of lovers, and ra'.
:tet there's brotlter George, now, he now then ever. Wha:t. men .does not "'came; but frothing Watt to be seen. night.% Yoti 'Would scaroely have box rat the (neva, why; I rather think " can you iset even tem, yourself, •
, . ,
takes it as cnolly as -as -I 'don't I look well when haPPY, :fatiltlees in So Sudden, so uniooked for was this known him, no changed had he groWn I .should be perreitted to, enjoy thene, . .
since I' tun really not a bad gill iteo • away train yon' derling for it few
know what." The usual fate of Miss I costume, end. about to be married to:. awitil interruption; so teeriile was •by the blighterat influence' of that
()ara's shniles. ' the uoincii he loves? • ' that deep, hollow Voice, Oita. the horrible incubus. Thin and haggerd, •
now', AS your toilet is connected, to retell it lest glimpse ?" ' . ' •
ter all, and . never mean to be. And beers, without . straining : yotir eyee •
care?" said Lady Kate, in a voice man, ete,, was`also 'looking remaric- froetit on the lips of the terrified wo- snow-white hair, and care-worrt beak,
will your ladyship be good enough to. :Maude, half ttpologetlially, yet etill
not quite steady. ably well -a fact of ninth the young men. And • while they still stood 'Ite stood the very shadow of his
, , ,,,_. ,,. k , b - ea lead the Way to the nausery ? 1 keeping •ber yeerning eyee fixed ow ,
, "No," arewered Miss Clara, "no: . gentlemen himself was Well aware; eigechless, h.orroiestruCk, gazing in .orniei self -a Slate f.11, OW 0 "
gloomy old man,' • I want to see this little stray angel of • little Erteinhe "but I feel so Huang:0
which is it -horrid proof of las insen. , hi d lounging' In his Usual listless: atg deeP slitince,- the deep. direful • voice . . f o. I yourS before 1 deseend among the ly about leaving het' to•night, 'YOU
iii,"-teorge neveit.. fated° against a marble' &sheen, he ii;)littlietlireXttit titileltitIll of to Vent a . vow nte , w y o , will be sure to take good care of het' •
•
life, and 'never Witt ..lientifidly atheittil his aristocratical, szSnlilnerirlitIgle;191ae;:d. passing her arm Martha ?" '
n see.• •Ife • er„:;.:1.e.•Ariall .foot ill his shining boot, .• ' • "As' the Heil man nho stole the woe, had gleamed upon him itn
a face, white 'with wciman's utmost
thl .1 around the slender waist of the "Sitetia, MY lady," responded Mei.-
.
most likely, ch. an oia im.rhdlii6 :Ir. 4..'"^rhere are some Men, born to good 000. ewe lauth wit..e ateuesee, se ale - very it , as e 15 o ' thoughtless little duchess, Laily .tha, rather offended at thvir went of
some ridi heiress' does riot-trilte•iiity 'ileek, just its others ere bona to be be ail who bear the name of De Cour°. Maude passed with her from the trust itt, her care, '
on him, mitten ....IAA, and. pay his 'hanged"e-he was saying, with the ey. Mity their bridal robes turn to same spot. He thought of it now
room, and the two young girls en- "New, Maude," said Lord VT Hers,
debts, before ltale-Illitiyou eee. the '. eh' of a mart delivering an Oration feneral pailsi may their hours of re. iliignohlzivsecesmhtetdddleirk;0 itondnotghoeit
amused at her still apparent .aniti.
Duke of B---- t liA:hVening; though,- . :-"heril With a silver spoon in their joking' end in blackest -misery! . Of bloodeed flame pointino 2-11) to I
wfilictkherwingen tered ttie nursery.
It was a beautiful rooni, all chewed. ety.
an tte. '
heaven, and invoking Hi wrath upon
tame it is! Going ;Itaheut shaking so, er incredible figuee .et Vocal,' You, they love --hated 1* earth, d • him With aft lite/4rd prementfireent • in White and . pale tecen pure and ' Down in the spaeious drawing' ilium
Lady 1{atel Whitt, a, dear old crea. mouthe, .to.ttee a, eotamon, but rah,' tillt,h ed be their lives! (loomed be all
white lands, flashing with jewele, to-
gether, and went off into a look of
• ecstasy wonderful to liehold.
. Lady leate McGregor, the proud
slhI ity. The.:
ire in
be, as far as
like it lot of terthe inalige. I'm going Ini lar Villiers, are one of item; you wised by Heaven!" , he looked throngh the darkness as if 'peaceful its a glimpee of lieaVen. Arid Lady Maude soon :found herself.folly.
thl fin the ceetre •of the morn Stood a ocetzpied la receiving the guests, who
tt, marry him rifo
ily diamonds;
best. ledge. }'
Jerril
Lady Kate,
14, forvilie ram. were horrie above the power of Ivor. 1 he voice ceitscd, A wild shriek re. expec ng a earns, .
411114, eh?" thee-cousequently, the toadying jade sounded • through the It (An la I th
•• i n o 0 face to appear; and 10 1 Willie he gaz- little rdsewood crib, with ,, snowy
' began to arriVe thick and fast. But .
this did .not remove her strange atoc-
: s herself the ihows you it face all Smiles, and bride fell fainting to the grotthi. ed, aft if she had eforting up thrOtigh hangings, wherein lay la young in_ fay concerning Entente; and about .
caldlY replied .giVes the eold shoulder to poor dew lin an instant, all was contusion, the earth, it tall, shadowy figure Taut, so surpassingly lotely that
an hour eine, she stole away foe a 111E MAKING
.w.J. , Emilie face grow- ils like me, svho really stand in need Ladies shrieked and dreamed; ser, emerged froni the darkness, and that the duchess might well call it a
Ing proud rieditette, as she listened of her good ,graces. This world's a -vante ettlleb rushing in, gentlemen, aw " 43" a fse drad I re St! ttY angel." moment to pay a hurried visit to the
to Miss Claltekt• Peech about het - humbug! Virtuous poverty, illustrat- pale arid hOrrer-strUek, hurried hith- than that of the arch fiend himself, Little Prminie-sweet glrininie-the nursery.
. • •
Our Rimless
Glasses Please
the Particular.
They are lItt•d be.
corningly to the fest.
tires of (tack ptitron.
The finish of our'
spectseleware Is fault. •
less, the At perfect.
•
j-ScieAnt14ifjic. jGetsliGe,and
Optical's% .
CLINTON, Om%
. • •,, , gleamed white and a,wfad thi oug, , e. child of nohle, trincely
sidy• Idaude, it's my dittY. dernynghtint it; Snubbed and sent to T.ord Villiers, with Iiiii senseless bride gloom. She behold hint there m tne here and heiditiful Maude lltredy-hVoisl; , Little. Pieninie lay asleep once "mire
. ed hi the Person or Captain George or end thither,. in wildest eonfusion.
ti'•nre look g meetly Ceeentry, while potent, rich, and de.. in his arms, was struggling to force light and again that long bony shalt I describe her ?.' it is not often iti her Crib, rand :Mettle. sat dmitg in
• briden Prayed youths like you, are borne hie Way from the room; and then Arra Watt raised, and that fliCkerieg ' young babies are really pretty -dot. het rockitig choir, Half ashamed of
ad riev- alornten beds of ree.es, Yes, I re-: high 0.bove tha'air resounded ' the finger pointed up to the lowieringasety leg' graminiarnmas and aunties to the her :groundless fears, Lady Mamie
0, ho post it, the World's a lithnbug! ao. dear, coming:riding tolce •of Earl De 'above* bit ditrloste v.eleteless .1"e" • contrary notwithstanding; but, this lightly' kissed her sleeping infant and
that', tiety's it nuisance .friendShip's a word Couro. . Then, flitting away in he darkness, . .
one really wee. A snew-wl.ite coin- hureied away. Little did she dream •
it of two eyllable8 'foetid in dictionar- • "Let all belquiett There if; no den- to which she seemed to belong, the i , ,. , . .
.,,,t,., . . p mon, wadi the soitest pink tinge how matey suns would rise' and seta --
les, ,n0Whoe else! and tigers. , kid gerl Secure the doors, and look tor i gjtatitlY Vsio‘il ,.,%°,,,c.1 geue,t,',19,,Z,L'It_et ' on the rounded cheeks and tips, tiS . how Ina" Wmrs would cut" tind go
gloves, and pale ale , are the only the intruder. This is the Welt Of " 'eue:e sLee" "'en- "'"'" IT"'"r. ' faint and delicate as the •heart a a -before they two should meet again.
things Worth liVing for There's an some evil-minded person to create rt to the spot, unable etto Speut or Aea.shell; a. profusion of palestgold. 'rho
paSsing on and the hour of midnight
night in mirth and xnusle Waft. .
• h th All watt eithn and peaceful there.
OF A PICTURE
Virst, an intended subject Sec.
end, good light, background, ac.
cessories ; third, a slcilifel artist:
'to repose tout other's to retouch,
paint out or hi ; Mid fourth, ex-
perience. •
We can. Coneriatici all these ad-
vantages, and that's why Went% so
very successful in the Making of a
pieture,
opinion its is an Opinion.' ,! sensation," move.
cOme neW, Jerhynghairt! , Ills word broke the spell of super. oettl'ett fit
Ivl'allo°11111:t% Itintaoror'kqtriaatet
ot the ' en hair tithing itt Slight, rippling
waves, Jike reveled silk, on the white, • cour
appreac e •
.ppe 1, uertesS "' 41" }/EI.
fillY'8 P110111 8111Dt)
hibris sro no means so tiestArem stplous terror that hound them roul (Ire tea .
d I 1 d '1'Wo tiny bine,
t'Ot..attl Vinyls
h d