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The New Era, 1881-08-25, Page 6okee 4,12gust 25,1881. 'What Is the GoInt Whet is the erten If one gnome run a noble race, Ana at the last, -with weary papa Win to the gem, end And yeere Ai:wrest-field of waste met tears, Of turmoil awl of Derma trust, Itionwith dead hopes euu bettor (lusts, Ann strife and sneer and ceasologe pain, whet a the gain ? What is tne gain Wen, bowing rearoheaa euulit beight, Througli barren syreepe of gloonnnt night, Hoping to see beyond the crest Fair land:: of beauty. Auld of reek There lies before, etrobeetest f 0,,r away Unto theeoufineo tho day A desolate and ehedeiess mein, ' What is tho gain? What is me gain? The race is wen, we see the Pent, We conquer where the stornewinds fight ; We ehew tne way to those tvlio welt With faint hearte be nie wana of fate; Our banners euttee tu. rue van Of battles fougub for thought and man, And. ignorance ana darkness wane- . mins isthe gam. ^ LOVERS ET. , • (By tho author of "Matiollne'0 Lover.") "Yon do not look cruel, Kr. Fernely," continued. Ldllian. "Year face is good and true -I would trust you. Release my sie- ter. She was but a foolish, impetuous child when she made you that promise. If she keeps it, all her life will be wretched. • Be geneteue and release,her." • "Did she bid you ask Me ?" be interee- gated. "Ncanashareplieda, "bn do_you-knaw•- tivhat the keeping of that promise will cost her? Lord Beale will never forgive her. She will have to leave home, sister, friends -all she loves and values most. judge whether she.could ever catae for you, if you brought thia upon her." • " I cannot help -it," he said glitoniilY. "She promised to be my wife, Mies Mime. -heaven knows I ani speaking truthfully -and Theme lived on. het Words, You do not know What the true love of a strong man is. I love her so that, if she chose to. place her little foot upon me, and trample the life put of „me, I would not sayher nay. 1 znuat see her -the hungry, yearn- ing love that fills my heart must be tattle - lied," Great tearsshone in hie ogee, and deep sobs shook his atrong frame. "1 will not beam her," be said,'" but I • nivat see her: OW% ,and •once onty, her beautiful face . ley; on my breast -that beautiful proud face I No mother ever yearned tease° her child again more than 1 long to SSG her. Let her come to me: Miss Lillian; let me kneel at lief feet as I •did before. If she fiends me from her, there will be pity in: death; but she cannot. Thera is not a woman in the world who could send au& love as mine away 1 • " You. cannot understand;" he continued. "It is, more thautwo years since I left her ; night and day her face has been before me. I have lived upon my love; it is my life -my everything. I &mid no more drive it from my breast than I could tear my heart from my body and oitill„live on.". •• . • Even if.my faster oared for you," said -Lillian,. gently.,,far omelet:la:to _Words touched her -aa you must know, that Lord --Earle, -would never•.allow '-hee-tetkeep such a proinitie as eha =de, • "She knew nothing of Lord Earle when it was made," he replied.t "nor did I.. She was a beautiful child, pining awaylike a bright bird. taint up in a cage. I 'itemised • her freedom and liberty; she promised me ;her , hive. Where. waii Lord Earle, then? She Wati safe with me. I lovedler ; was kinder to her than her Own father; Itook care of hei-he did not" • • • "It is all'ohanged now," pia Lillian. "But I- cannea change," -he answered. "1! fortune had made me. 0. king, Should I have Dived .your sister leee?* •Is a man's heart a plaything? Can I !call back 'my love? It. has caused zee woe enough." ' tillian kneW not what to Say in the pre- • sence of this mighty love ; her gentle efforts at modiation'were bootless. She pitied him .-,-she pitied Beatrice. . " I, ani sure you ee.nbe generous," she said, after a, ehert silents°. "Great, true, noble love is never Beluga . My sister. can never be happy with you.ithen release her. If you term her, or try to force her, to hest) this rashanoraise, think how she will dislike . you. If ydu are generous, and release her, thinkhow tihe Will esteeth you., "Does she not love me?" he asked; an his voice was hoarse With pain. • • replied Lillian, gently : "W is better for you, to know: the, truth.. She. does not love you -she never will." "1 do not believe it I" he cried. "1 will never believe it from any lips but her own I • Not :love me. ,Great •beavene ! Po you • know you are apeaking of the woman who promised to be my wife? If she tells me so,•I 'will believe her:" ' "She will tell you," said Lillian, "and you Must not blame her. Come again • when she iewell." •. ' "No," -returned Hugb Fernely ; 'I have waited tong.enough.. I am here to see her, and Iswear I will not leave until she his spoken fel me." • • • • • He drew a, peneitease from his pocket • andairrote a few lines on the envelOpe which Beatrice had sent. "Give that to your sister," lin said, -softly; "and, :Miss .Lillian, thank you for poraing to. me. Yee have a fair, true. face. Never break a meatas heart for pas. time, or because the long i:sue yb 'ours \ hang heavy upon your hands.e . "1 -wish I could say something t COM- • s fort you," she seid. Ile held out his kenid, and he could not refuse hors. " Good-bye, Bilge Lillian 1 Heaven bless • yen for your sympathy." • "Good-bye,"elle retiirned, looking at th dark bandsothe face she was never more . to see." • The moon was bidderi behind a dense mass - of thick 'clouds. au& Pernely. Waked einickly demi the path. Lillian, taking the :folded 'paper, hastened across the gardetur. But ueither of them saw a toll, erect Beare; or a pale etrielten faze; neither of there heard Lionel Deere utter a low cry as the eitawl fell from Lil- lian's.golden lead, He had tried ever the WO, but It did not ' please him ;- he did' not, want music -he wanteO. Lillian, Beatrice played badly, too, aft though she did not know what she was doing. Plainly enough Lord Airlie wanted. him out of tbe way. ' "'Wherehate yeti going?" aeked Ileataice, as he placed the Mum on the piano. • " 'To look for a good tiger," he allied. "Neither Airlie nor you geed pretend to be polite, Dee, and Bay you hepo Labial not legate yoti," , He quitted the drawitig-roorn, and wont to • bis own toore, Where a box of eigarti awaited bird. He sieleeted one, and went out into the gatden te enjoy it. Was ,,it chance that led hire to the path 13y the shtilbbery? The Wind swayed the tall branehes,„ but thee° came & hill atia the murmur '6„f voices, Looking over the hedge,he trew the tall figure of a roan, and the slight figure of a young girl shrouded ' in bleak., "& Maid and her „aweetheart," goad • Lionel to hiinself, "low that is nett:lee- I eisely.thi'ltiud of thiug Lord Earle would like ; still, it is uo busineas of mine." But the ntanal voice struck was full of the dignity a true passion. The • wondered who he was. He SAW the young • girl place her heed in hie for •a moment, and then hasten rapidly away. * Ire thought himself strIcken meal when the black shawl fell, end eleowed in the faint moonlight the feir leo° and golden • hair of IilIian Earle. When I4Uiaii re-entered the drawing. room the pretty ormolu. °look was chiming half nest 9. The chess and °sad tables were limb as she bad left them. Beatrioe and Lord Airlinwere still at the piano. Lionel was nowhere to be mean. She went up to Beatrice and smilingly Weed I,or4 Arlie Hite eould spare her sister for five eninutes, Ten it you vatell it," he replied, "but no longer;,and the two aiaters walked through the long drawing -room into the little boudoir, " Quick, Lillian," cried Beatrice. "Have you seen laira? What does he say ?" "I have seen him," she replied; " there is no time now to tell all he said. He sent this note ;" and Lillian gave the folded paper into ' ber sister's hand, and then claimed bothhands in her own. "Let we tell you, BeAtrice'darling, before you read it,' she Said, "that Itried to often his heart; and I think, if you will see him yourself, and ask for your free- d,orn, you will not ask in vain." • A. tient that was dazzling as sunenine came into the beautiful face. "Oh, Lilly," she oried, "can it be true! Do not rnook me with false hopes; my life seente to tremble in the balance," "Re is not cruel," said Lillian. I am eorityfor lora. If yen see Mini feel sure he will release you. See what he says." Beatrice opened the Jotter; it contemned but a few penciled lines. She did not give .theni to Lillian to read. • "Beentme," wrote Hugh Pernely, "you •Must tell: nee with your ;awnlips that you:. -do not love me. Yon raust tell me 'your- self that every sweet hope you gave me was a false lie. I will not leave Males - court again without peeingyon: On Thuts- day night, at 10 o'clock, I will be at the same, place--ixteetpno; aud tell me if you Want your freedom. • aeon." "I shall win!" she cried. "Lilly, hold • my hauds-they tremble with happiness. See, I cannot hold the paper. Ile tvill release Me, and T shall not lose my love - ;ray love, who is all the world to me. How, must I thank you? Tido ie teuesday; how shall I. live until Thursday? feel as though a load, n burden, the weight of • which no words can tell, were Wart from me. Lilly, I shall be Lord Airlio's wife, and you will hale) saved me." . "13eatrice," Kati, Lord Earle, as the sm. tore, in returningeepessod by the chess- • table, our game is fimehecla wilt:you give us a sone" Never bad' the magnificent voice rung' out so joyously, never had the beautiful face: looked so bright. She sang something that was like tbe air of trinreph-no under cur- rent of sadness marred:its passionate Sweet- ness -Lord Airlie • bent over her chair enraptured.. • ' you sing like one inspired, Beatrice," ho said. • e • . . eI was thinkinie of you," she replied; andle saw by the dreamy rapt expression of her face that-shemaeant•whateshe -had, • Presently. Lord Airlie was summoned to Lady • Helena's. atisistance in same little argument over • cards, and Beatrice, while her fingers strayed mechanically over the keye, arrived at her decision. Shewould see Hugh. She couldtaot avert that i and • Wee meet nieet bin as bravely as she could. After all, Lillian% had said, he was .not cruel, and he diel bete her. The proud.lipS curled in scorfffurtriuMph es she thought how dearly, he toyed her. She would appeal to his . love, and beseech him to release her. ' •She would beseech Won with .such urgency that he could not refuse: Who ever refined her? Could she not move men's hearts as the wind move ti the leaves? He would be angry at first, per- haps fierce and paesionate, but in the end She would prevail.. ' As she sat there, • dreamy tender melodies stealing,: as. it • were, from her fingers, she went in fancy through the whole scene. She know bow' Silent the sleeping woods would', be -bow daek and 'still the night... •'She, bould imi- gine Trugn's Moe browned by the.sun and ' travel. 'Poor Hugh 1 Ill the overflow of ; her happiness she delt mareleindly toward She wished him well. He might marry some nice girl in his oWiastationt, of live, and be a prosperous, nappy man, and she would be a' good friend to him if he would let her. No one would ever know her, seeret. Lillian would keep it faithfully, and' down the fair vista of years she saw herself Lord Airlie's beloved wife, the.erria , of her youth repaired and eorgotten. The Mauro was so pleasant that it was no wonder bee songs grew more triumphant. Those who listened to the musics that night never forgot it. • . • CHAPTEB XXXVIL Lionel Dame, stood for some '' minntes stunned with the shock 'and sterprise, He • could not be mistaken:; unless his senses played him false, • it was Lillian Earle whom be had mistaken kr a Maid meeting her levee. It was the Lillian. he had believed So purii, a4 guileless who had stolen from her father's house nuclor the cover of night's darkness and silence -who had met in her father's grounds one whom she dared nett reeet in the light of day. " • If his deareet friend had sworn this to Lionel, he would not have believed it. His own senses he could not doubt. The faint, feeble moonlight had as surely ' fallen on the fair face, and golden hair of Lillian Earle as the sun shone • by day in the sky. He threw away his diger, ar.d ground his teeth With rage. 'Had the skies fallen at his feet, he couldnot have boon more 'startled and atnazed, Then, after all, all mett were alike.: There was in them no trtttb, no pollees; the whole -world Were ditly in her guileless. purityler truth, her alit. -et he had believed in her SO impli- freedo from ' every taint of the world. \ That fn't; spirituel form had"seemod to him 'only ' as beautiful casket hiding It pre: pious gem Nay, still motorthrough know- ing and lo big her, he had begun to- care for oterythrng good and pure that inter- ested het. Now all WWI fa100 alla hateful. There was eb truth in tbe World, he said .to biniself- This girl, whom he had amonget woman, as but a more Wald believed to bo 'tV!s fairest and sweetest little captious, hidi i narrow Moans and clooiever than the Ir. Ilie mother's & straitened cirouresteucerie wore as nothing conamered with Lilhan'eeleceit. • And be had loved berSo I Looking into those tender eyes, he lied believed love and truth shone there. tho dea face that had blughed and smiled for hitt kad lopked so pure and guileless. Itova tong was it sines he ha held her little latiuds clasped within his wn, end, abteelied befote her sweet Moot% ce, had tail dared to touch her lipta even when she had promised to love him/ Hove he had been duped and deeeived l How sho intuit have laughed at his blind folly I Who was thiman ? Some one she tenet We known years befeee, There was "no gentlemanin Lord Baelteseirole whe wotild ha,ve Baden into his grounds like a thief by night. Why had be not followed him, and thrashed hirn within an inoli of his life? Why had he let hire ONeape? The atrong hands were clenched tightly. It was well for Hugh Fernely that be was not at that monneut in ',tonere power. Then the iterce, hot anger died away, and a, peasant of deopair seized him. A long low cry oame from his lips, a: bitter sob ehoole his frame. lie bad lost bis fair, sweet love, The ideel be had worehipped lay titricasen ; falsehood ant deceit marred its fair form. While the first ereart of pain was 1.ipon bun, be would not return to the house he Would Wait until he was calm and geol. The he wonld see bow she dared to meet him. His hands ceased to tremble; the strong, • attgrY Pulsation of his heart gretv caltnet He Went back to the drawing -room; Ana, except that the littndeoute time was pale even to the hips, "and that a strange angry light gleamed in the frank, kindly eyes, there was little difference in Lionel Daore, She was there, bending over the large folio he had asked her to show him; the golden "hear fell upon the leaves. She looked up as he entered; her fair face was calm and swine : there was a faint pink flueh on the cheeks, and a brigbt smile trembled on•Iter features. Here aro the drawings," she maid; "will you look over them?" • • Re remembered how he bad, asked bee t4 sing to biro, and elm had refused, looking confused and uneasy the while. Pk under - tool now the reason why. • He took a chair by her side; the folio lay upon a table pieced in alarge recess, lighted by a silver lamp.. They were as much albne there as though they had been in another room. She took out a drawing, and laid it before hiin. He neither saw it nor heard what she rentiarked, • •a Lillian " he said, Suddenly, " you Wore asked: whet was the most deadly sin a woman could commit, wItat ahould you reply ?" • "That • is a strange question," sale answered. "I do • not know,‚ Lionel. I think I hate all sin alike," • "Then I will tell you," he !said bitterly ; "it is false, Joni deceit -Meek, heartleee treachery." - • She • looked up in kmazement at Ms angry 'tone ; then there was , for some moments unbroken silence, • " cannot see the drawings," he said; "take them away. Lillien Berle, raise your eyes. to mine; look mei in the face straight, How long is it since I naked yen to be my wife?" • Her gentle °year/ never wavered; they were fixed half in wonder on his, but at :this question the faint flush on her cheek grew deeper. " Not leer}, long," silo replied-" a few days." You said' you loved me," he (=tined. • " I do," said she. • • . " Now:et:levier me again. Have you ever loved or (sexed for any one else, as you say you do for nee?" ' - •.".Never," Was the quiet reply.• • • "Pray,. pardon the question -lave you received the attention of any joyer before receiving Mine ?" • •r • ‘, Certainly not," she said;wondeting still • ."' I have . alt your affection, 'yours; .con , , . -dace, Your trust; you Alava never duped or deceived ; y,oti have been open, truth- ful and honest with me." 1• . "You. forget yourself, Lionel,' she said, with gentle. diguity ; "you sbould not uee sueh wore to me.' ' ' " Answer !" he returned. "'You nave to do with a desperate man. • Hese, you deceived me ?" • " Never," she replied,'" in thought, word or deed:" • .•• • " Mereiful heaven 1" Me -cried.; "That one..can be ed fair anO 'so fals 1» There , was nothing but wonder M the face that was raised to his. • • . •" Lillian," •he said, "1 have loved you • as the ideal of all thab•was pure and noble in Women. in you I loved everything good and holy. May heaven pardon you that my faith has died a violent death." . "1 cannot understand you," she ma • slowly. Why do you speak to me so ?" "1• will Use plainer words," he replied-' " so plain ;that you. cannot mistake thOm. I, your •betratlied husband,the man you love and treat, ask you, Lillian Earle, who was' it you met to -night in your father's grounds ?."• • • • He. sztect the question strike her as, light - ming sometimes strikes a fair tree. The :color faded from her lips; a eloud came over the clear dove -like eyes ; she tried to answer, •but thewerds,died away in a faint murmur. •• • n130, you deny that you were there 7" he asked. teltemember, Isaw you, and L.saw Do you deny it?" •" •• "No," she replid, . • "Who' was it?" he cried; and his eyes flamed itio angrily upon her that she was • afraid.' "Tell me who it Was. • I•will fol- low him to the world's end. Tell me." • "1 candot, Lionel," she whispered -en 'I .catnot. For pity's eake • keep my Reoret 1" •, " You need not be afraid,"' he amid, kaughtly. "I shall not betray you to Lord Earle. Let him find • out for himself what you are, as I have 'done. I could curse • myself for my own trust. 'Who is he?" "1 cannottell you," he Stammered ; and • he Saw. her little white • Mardi wrung together in agony. "Oh, Lionel, trust me -do not beangry with me." • "Yon cannot expect me," hp said, al- though he was softened by the sight other sorrow; "to know of :Meta an action and not to speak of it, Lillian. Ifryou explain do so. If the man was an old lover of yoUre, tell me so; in time I may forget the dereeit, if you aro frank with me now. If there be any circumstance thee extenu- ates oiexplains what you did, tell it to ole now." "1 cannot," she said : and her fair face drooped Badly away from him. • "That I (Mite believe.% lie eontinherie bitterly. "You cannot and will not. YoU know the alternative, I six/mese?" The gentle -eyes wore raised to his mute "eappeeling sorrow, but she spoke not. "Toll me now," ho aaid, "wino it was you stele out of the hot's° tomeartwhy you met him. Be fear* with me ; and, if • it was but girlish nonsense, in time I may pardon you.. If you refuse to toll me, I shall leave Earleeo,ueteand never look upon your face -again." • . • She buried her face in her hands, and he heard a low moan of sorrow come from her white lips. Will you toll me, Lillian ?" he asked agaiii-emel lib never forgot the deadly anguish of the face turned toward him. ' cannot," he replied; her voice died away, and he thought elle was falling from her chair. "That is youg final doeitizon; you refuse to tell me as your accepted lover, I have a right to know?" Trnat me, Lionel!" oho implored, Try, for the love you bear me, to trust 1110 1" " will never believe in any one again," "Take batik your .promise, tau Lazio ; you have broken a. true and Ininest heart, you have blighted a Whole Heaven knows what I ellen -become, drifted' from you. X care not. You have deceived me, „Wake back yourying: I Will may good-bye to you. I shell liet care to look upon your tale°, fair bat, again," "Olt, Lionel, wait!" elm cried, "Give me time -do not leave me se!" n Time Owill make little difference " he ansWered, "It shall not teem° the' Hall until to-moreow morning; you 004 write • to rtie if you vvish me to remain." Ile laid the ring on the table, refueing to notice the trembling, outetretehed hand. He could not refrain from looking back at leer as he quitted the room. Ito saw the • gentle face, so full of deadly sorrow, with its white, quivering Ups; and yet he thought to himself, although ebe looked stricken with anguish, there was no guilt on the clear, fear brow. He turned back from the door and went straight to Lord Earle, shall leave Earlesoonrii to -morrow," be said, abruptly. "I rausb go, Lord Earle; do not press tine to stay." " Come and go as you will, Lionel," aaid Ronald, surprised at the brusquenesa of his manner, "we are always pleased to see you, and sorry to lose you. You will return soon, perhaps.?" "1 will Write to you in a few days," be replied, a must say good-bye to Lady gen- eral expression. of eurprise and regret, Ile, Zerle." She was astounded. Beatrice and Lord Airlie came up to him -there was a gen. unlike himself, was brusque, and almost haughty, . Sir,Idarry and Lady Lawrence had gone home. Beatrice, with a vague fear that something bad gone wrong, eahl she was tired; Lord Airlie said good -night; and in a few minutee Lady Helena and her son were left alone - `f Whet hafi_coneeeentere Limed?" Asked Ronald. • "Why, aiotner, how mistaken I am 1 'Do you know that I quite believed: he was falliog ire.love with Lillian 2" "He cbd that long ago," replied Lady Helena, •with a smile, Say- nothing about it. Lionel is very proud and impe- tuous. Ilnzmy hine mid Lillian have had. some little dismite. Matters of that kind • are. best' left alone -interference always • does harm. He will eoma back in a few days, and all will be right again. Ronald, there is onaquestton, I have been wishing to ask you -do noele angry if I pain you, my son, Beatrice *ill be married soon - do you not letend her mother to be present at the wedding 2" • Lord Earle tosefrom his (lair, and • her over, but I do not wish to SW her. I '" cannot tell what, to do, mother.. It Dorn began as he always did in time of anxiety have fought a head fight with my feelings, but I cannot brittg myeelf to see her." ' to pace tip and down the room, • Would be a cruel, unmerited slight to pass said Lady Helene. • • "I had not forgotten her claim," be .said. • " I did," he replied, gently. "Poor "Yet you. loved her very much once," en awfulthing to live et enmity One," said. Lady Helena -4 but • • with olio's own wife l cannot understand it, Benald." • "You mistake,', mother," be said, • eagerly ; "1 ananot at enmity with Dora. 'She Offended me -she hurt my honor -she pained me in a wayloan never Iorget." . ."You must forgive her 801n13 day," ae. 'OW Itedy.ltarle-eee. why.notmowl! oeNcieelleetaid, sadly. "1 • know -.myself' -I know what I can do and what I cannot • do. I could not tae wife in my arms, and kale her facee-I could not,live With her. I shall forgive her, mother, when all that is human hi dying away from Me. I shall forgive her in the hOur of death." • • CHAPTER XXXVIII.. Lillian 'Earle Wag no tragedy queen. She never talked about sacrifice er. dying, but there was in her calm, tentle native a depth of endurance' rarely, equalled. She • had risev.er owned, even to herself, how 'dearly she lotted Lionel Daere-how com- pletely evely thought andleopewascenttaed in Mane Since she had firEit learned to•i3are for him, she had never looked, her life in • the fameand imagined •What itwould be without him. • Ianever entered her mind to save hergelf atalte expense of her sister; the secret had been intrusted to her, ana she could not conceive the idea, of disclosing it._i _the. choice heel been Offered her -between death and betraying Boatels:se, he • would have &Mogen death, With a :Ample column:item:30e that she was bub doing het duty'. ' ' So; when Lionel uttered those terrible worde-when she found that he had seen her••••,•she never dreamed of freeing hereelf from blame; and telling •the etery of her 'sister's fault. His • words were bitterly eruel; they stung her With eharp pain.; She had never seen contempt ' or scorn befote on that kindly, hertest face; noeto she reed both. 'Yet what could:'Ele :Oo?Her- sister's life lay ineber hands, and elm MI* guard , : Therefore She bore the paid- taunts, and once, when the fear of losing him tortured ler, (stied out for pity and trust. But he' Juane trust; he stabbed her gentle boat with his fierce words, he Stared her with his hot anger ;she might, at the .expense of another, have esnithined. all, and stood higher than' ever in his esteear,' but she would not do it. ' • ' . She was almost etunned by the sorrow thatlad fallen upon ber. She • B&W like, with haught2, :erect bearing, . quit the • drawing -room, and she -knew that, unless Beatrice permitted • her to tell him" the truth, sheewould never see his !ape again, She went straight to her sieter's roo;x1, and: *sited for her. • ' . • The Pale faeogrew calm and still ; her. sister could not refuge he request when • She lead told h6r.all; then she would write to Lionel, and explain. Re would not leave" Earleseourt ; he would only love herbetter fox her standfast troth. •• "Send Susette away," She whispered to :Beatrice, when she euterea; ":I must see youalone et mice." - • Beatrice.diernissed her maid, Auld then turned to her sister. "What is it, 'Lilly?" she asked. "Your fitee is deathly. pale. What has happened?" • "Beatrice," said tiillian, "will you lot mo tell your secret to Litnel Daere ? It will be quite seered With him!' • " To Lionel Dacrel " she crieel. " No, & thousand times over 1 How eauyou ask me, Lilly? He la Lord Airlie's friend, and could not keep it from bine. 'Why do you ask me suqh an extraordinary quotation?" "He saw neo tonight," She replied; "he. was out in the ;retinae and .staw entes speaking to Hugh. Ifernely." •' • , • "Rave you told him anything?" ehie asked; and for a momept Beatrice looked despairing. " Not a word," said Lilly; "How could' I, when yfm truated mo?". " t.r hat is right," rettitned her sister, a. look of relief doming over her face; alias opinion doee not Matter muoli. What dM he say?" • Us thought X had boon • to moot genie one 1 knew," replied Lillien, hor fair taw growing crimson with -shame,. "And was dreadfully shocked, nodoubt," supplemented Beatrice"Well, never mind, darling,* I am -sorry it happened, but it will net inatter. 1 urn to near free: dora and happiness, cermet grieve over it. He will not eurely tell? Ile is too honor, able for that." taid Lillian, dreamily, 441.03 wilI not tell." "Thea do not look so geared, 1411YI ' nothing else matters." , "You, forgot What he neturt thiiik of me," Bahl Lillian, "Knowing his upright, truth, ful oberacter, whet must, be think of Me?" • ,That view of the question bed not Omit Beatrice. She looked grave and anxious. It'avais not right for her sister to be rail .‘StlageL nli so sorry," she began, but Lilliau interrupted ber ; she MEM close to her, and : toweiect her pale face over her eister'aarm: nekatrice," she said, slowly, " you must let me tell hiM. He cares for me. Ile • loves. we; I protniaed tohe his wife, and, 1 • love him -just as you do Lord Airhe." Under the shook of those worde Beatrice ..Earlo sat silent and motionless. "1 love him," continued Lillian. "1 did not eon you. .He said it was not to be • Mentioned until you were married. 1 16:ve nim so dearly,. Beatrice -and, when he asked me who it weal had been to moot, I (tonal not allSWer bun. Ile was very angry; he said sharp, cruel words to Me, and I could not tell him bow false they were. He will leave Earlescourt ; he will never look upon, my face again -unless I tell nine all. 11e has gaid so, and be will keep his word, Beatrice, ;meet I lose my love?" ' . . "It would only be for it tivne;" site re- : pined. "1 hate myself for being so selfish, but I dare not trust Lionel Deere, Ile is so. impetuous, so hasty, he wouldbetray me without intending to do so; but be would betray me, es surely as he knew it, Do you seot remember his saying the other day that it was well for him, he had no eecirets, for he could not nmuage . to teeeei them?" . •- . • ‘o.. "for your tiuSae e ftiwlda Ptihlisn'e",-"• PleatIQa'141'111147 " "Ile would not," said Beatrice; "and 1 arse so' near freedom, so neer happiness; Oh, Lilly4yoli have saved me once-eave me again ja My: dici.linga-ketp• ply seaket until I am married; then I swear to you I will. tell: Lionel every word bonorablv inyselob f,taieflie in e will yeu.donbly. Con121 you a "It is not fair tohi-ho has a eight to Brooymtcrortell;enee-it .is not lair to myself, jo• a " One'of us must be sacrificed," returned ber sister, "-If myself, the sacrifice Will last my life; will cause ray death; it you, it will last, at the -. most, only three or four weeke. I will write to Lionel on my wedding -day," . "'Why trent hira then and nob now?" asked Lillian. "Because, once married to Lord Airlio, I AO haye to fear. Three or four week; of happinese aro not so much to give up for .your own Meter, Lilly, I will say no ,ixtore,-, I leave it,for you to decide," " : • • • ".Nay„ ao net do that," said Lillian, in great distress. "1 could not clear 'myself at.yOur expense "-a fact which Beatrice Understood perfeetly. well. . . "Then let the . molter rest," said her gator ; " sorne day I.shall be able •th thank you for all you have done for me -t cannot now. On • my Wedding -day L. will tell Lionel Dame that the gal he loVes is the truest, the' noblest; the dearest . in 'the world." . • • "It is agslaSt 'my better judgment;"., returned Lillian. . ,' • • ' • . • • • - "It is against my..conecience,..juOginent'e love, ovraytning,""addedIteatrice i "Mit it. will save me from cruel ruin and eorrow; and it shell' not:hurt yen, Lilly -it shall being, you good, • not herrn. Now try to foiget it. .. Lionel is easily, inide angry; he, will soon relent: 'He *ill not knowehoweo atone to yen for -this; Think of your hap. piness when be returns." • • .' ' • : She .drew 'the Olden head down upon her shoulder, and, With the charm that -never failed, she talked • and oiliest:led, ler. Sister•until the had oveecomenll.objectione. But during the long hours of that night a fair head tossed weevily to and fro 'on its pillow, &lair face was. stained 'with bitter' tears. Lionel Deere lingered, hog hoping • that even itt the last elle *Mild come •and . bid hina stay because she wiFilied Olen • bite ell... '. • • ' ' •• • But' the 'lest, moment came, and no antessenget from Mimi brought the longed ,for words. He,passed out .from the hall. Ile coulO not refrain from looking once at - the -window -et her room,-buelluriblind was :closely drawn. He little. knew. or dreamed • bow and why he would return. • .ThursOay. morning:, deemed :bright and . beetail::al, as thengli autumn Wished: AO surpass the &tine Of auromen: Beatrice had not tolff Lillian when shlentas going to. ineet-Hugh,•partly bedause she dreaded her 'sister's anxiety, partly because she. did not Wieh any one m know:how. long elle 'might be with hirn ; for Beatrice anticipated a painful hiterview, although she felt sere of triumph inthe' end. • • ' ' ' Lillian was ill andemelle to rise ; unused to emotion,, the strain upon her 'mind had been too great. • • When . Lady Helena lis- tened to ber Maid's remarksand want up to. se q her granddaughter, she foreade her to get up, and Lillian., suffering intensely, was only too pleased to obey. The breakfast Tatty: was .a." very, small one. Lord Earle was absent; Imbed gone • te Hone. Lady :Helena hurried away to sit with Lillian. Lord • Airlio had been smilingevery happily over, it mysterious little packetthat had 'dome by post. Lk asked Beatrice if she evioula -go eat with him --he had something tO show her. • They went out int() the park, intending to -return in time for luncheon. • ' • . The - morning •wap bright. and . Cairn. Something of the . wartath end , beauty of sham:nee lingerea Still, although the ground eves strown.with,fallen leaves.., ' Lord Airlie and Beatrice pat at the foot Of the grand old eedar tree whence they could see the distant glimmer of the deep, . till Mike.- The . birds sang around them, and the .suneiliono brightly. On the bean. tiful face of Beatrico Earle hei. lever eeead nothing.but happluese end love, • • • '" I haVe sonnething bore 'for' you, Beat - trice," said Loyd Aitlie, allowing her a little ..pecket-'" a Surprise. You must •thank nee by saying that what it conteies will be more.preomus to you than anything' filo on earth." • • • • .. ' She opened the pretty' case; within it thee lay a fine gold. &lain of exquisite :fin:lion and it lotsket of m.arvidkue -boiluty, •Sliet uttered a little ory of surprise, and , glued the present in her hende, ".. . "Now thenk nee," said Lord. Airlie "121 the way I asked." • ''' Whaklb captains is more 'precious t� Inc than anythieg on earth," sho seid. "Yeti know that, IMbeet ; why do , you Make me repeat it?" " Because I like to hoar it," be answered, "1 like to See my proud love. looking Innu- Me for a few minutes ; I like to know that I have caged a bright, wild bird that 210 tine else could tune." "I am nob caged yet," she objecited. " Beatrice " !laid Lord Airlie, " make me it prorniee. '.Lcit me fasten this 'MEd around your neck, and tell nee that you will not pa t With it night or day for one =meet 4 ty 11 our weading-day.". "1 ea oasilY proniise that." she said. She bon -her beautiful head, and Lord Aitlie fastened the obein round her throat. Ile little knew what he had done. When Lord A irlie fastened that chain around the nook of the girl he loved, he bound her to him In life and in death: "It looks eharraing,' ho said. "Row everything beautiful becomes you, 13eatriee 1 You were born to be a queent-who am I • that I shaalld have won. you? Telt me over again -el never grow tired of hearing ite-do you, love me ? ' She told him again, her face glowing • with happinese. Ile bent over her, .194 kiseed the sweet face; be kiesed the httle white hands, and the tinge of dark hair the wind blew otirelesely near Mtn, "When the leaves are green„ and the feir spring is oorae," he OP44. "01Z Will be nay wife: Beatrice -Lady Airlie, of Lynn - ton. I love my name and title, when I remember that you will share them. And you sball be the happiest Lady Airlie that ever lived -the happiest bride, the hap - pica& wife the eun ever shone upon. You will never part with my locket, Beatrice?" "No," she replied -"never. I will keep it always." Theyeat through the long bright hours • under the shade of.the old cedar tree, while Lillian lay with head and heart aching, Wondering in her gentle way why thie sorrow shOuld have fallen upon her. She did not know, aft she lay there like a pale, broken lidy, that years ago her • father, in the recklese heyday of youth, • had wilfully deceived his father, and Married, against his wish and command; sbe did not know boW that unhappy marriage bad ended in pride, passion, and , sullen, jealous temper -while those who should have borne and forborne Went each their own road -the proud, irritated bus - bend abroad,away from every tie of home j or duty, the ernous, angry wife secluding herself in the bitterness of her boart-both neglecting the children intrusted to them. She know how one of those children hpd gorse wrong; elle .knew the deceit, the misery, the sorrow' that wroughad entailed. She was the chief victim, yob the sin had hot bben here. • • 9.'here were no fitace, rebellious thoughts in her gentle heart, no angry wettings with 'the raightt%; Hand that mule grosses and blessings alike. The flower bent. by the wind is not more •pliant. • 'Where • her sorrow and love had east her, she lay, • PlIently enduring her suffering; wbibe' Lionel travelled without intermiseion, wishing only to ilud himself far away from the young girl he declared he had ceased to hove,.yet emu not forget. • To bo continued. 'Why Women are at aroodiantage. A woman eau hardly do more than one thiug at a time; and this holde in all classes of society.' Men aro less resttioted in their choke. A mau may pursue' both business and pleasure, may Intve o. profes- sion arid sooiel enjoYments„virtue and vice, if he be so Minified, wide experiences and family life, liberty and paternity. But a woinv.n-who ee.ls her heart upon any one of these things Must almost' of necessity • renounce , the met, and must bo content with either the business Or the pleasure, the virtue or tha. tie°, the freedom or the maternity. If all parentsOf modest Means • • who cannot expect to leave their citildren independent would bring up their (laugh-. tent as well as their sons to some definite occupation, and • • have them thoroughly instruoted • in that, women would • be happier and less helpless, there wont(' belese husband-huuting, .and their whole• • , fa01241124 ,304151...44t. be.. ooneentrated, on :peetyeecenpreiee ex. the effert Cr? appear to lite better than the familyresources admit of, And it ;is very (earthen thee no woman would make 6. 'worse wife or mother for having gone through snoli mental discipline. The ye:waxy of *omen's minds, of which we Mesa so Much, their 'eve of gossip and. • intereetin insignificant trifles, is nothing : inherent in their priniitive etructute ; it is simply a n plural result of the cireumstencee of their litree,aif their attention being con- oentreAed on the smallest details of 'listing, apd their minds being totally undieciplined,:.• by the thorough ' mastery and intelligent exeroirie Of .any•regular occupation. It is . very rough to be doubted if the masculine • Mind, stiperior in itti ultimate molecular structure as it is supposed to po, would escape •degene,ra,tion if expelled to the same • detereorating inffuences.-etniericari. Singular Case et Blood Poisoning. ,• • • One of the most singular cases of blood poisoning *bion has evia been brought under our notice occurred last week in Otonebbee. Mr. Edward Braden, brother of Mr. John.Braden;Principal ot our Pillo- lio Schools, by some slight accident had • sustained an abrasion on the baok of the right hand, about the size of a ten -cent • piece. Whiloat.dinner on 'Monday bf last week a common house fiy lit on tho ,sore and gave hina sufficient anneyance just to • be remarked.' On Monday the hand was• . itchy and irritated, but net attention yam paid to it. On Wednesday it was swollen to such an extent that a poultieo and bandage was applied, without tem slightest thought of anything serious. On Thurs- day Mr. Braden. started . to gome in to Poterboro', • but on • reaching Keene • became so ill • that lie" . had to be removed to the offtqa of Dr, Harrison, whence he was eubsetientlY conveyed to . Ms Menne. The doctor found him' suffering from made, or blood-poitionnee, and in * very 'critical condition. With constant and unrenlitting care and Skill on the part of 5Dr. Harrison, and the best of attention, he has•now been pronotimed past the taiga of the malady, but not entirely out of danger. Under the most favorable conditions it will • be weeks before he recovers an approximate to his ordinary health,ana had he not been a man in full health would doubtless before , this have sueetnibed. It is the supposition that the fly:which lit on the unhealed abra- sion, had previously been on decomposed matter of some kind and bad conveyed the poison by the contaet of its feet.-Petereore -Review. ' • Ostrich feathers, according ' Co the host authorities in matters of dress, aro still to be fashionable, and It may therefore be iti- tereeting to the wearers of these fluffy '- glories to know that in the reeently pub- liehed " Statistical Abstraot of the 13ritisla Colonial Empire" information as to the trade in ostrich feathers in South Africa is gieen whieh ilould put an end to all fears of a scarcity or of high p.rices. Os- trich farming is now dovelomug yearly, while in former times the supply ef lea- • there was wholly' cloggedent on the wild birds. In 1865 only &Mut eighteen then - sand pounds were exported from the Cape Colony, veined, at about $300,000. Last year within a fraction of 100,000 pounds etune from the Cape, valued et about $3,- 000,000. Ontrich farming has increased the beauty of the leatbere, and therewith nearly doubled the vaitio of them. Of. imie • tation oetrieh feathers no atatistics ere et- tainahle. . During it fight in it ealoon on Sunday night, at Menomonee, Wig., 0. Monaski, with it butcher knif' e cleared the saloon. Four mon trying to etlettpo fell into a well, P. Sullivan and O'Day Werd taken out dead, and Louie Michael and Another rescued insensible and mortally 'Wounded. All had been frightfully,out. Morneki was ailed, Sotto claim that he pitehed the men into the well. • Bev, De. 1.1. W. Themes, bf Chicago, will be tried by the "lock Itivor Conforbike on the °barge of denying the inspiration of the Soriptares and the dot:trine of atone. reent, D•nd teaching probation after death, • ee ALAI