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The Wingham Times, 1898-06-17, Page 7t;.A .1,41' 41 '411talt (..01'Yrs, Is G,�* 16N ry Trlt' Al/71100i ' 611,A, Ai TIM ES, JUNE 17 r 1E398* and in the evening playthings, but they' it szot tool for borne a ::'sed ollance that , ,0.,.,«, •.. are neverneceeaarice, except in the sense kept her awake and let her hear me 1. s ry evils,and that only fl r mturiag f th ep ' au would havo woke up this coming, y of being necessary e morning to find that your old siv al was a 'c ... ...+W ', s„ -.nes teens,..,., laid out cold and stark, freed from to ,'I Wive lie desire to be an appendage world to au idle singer," said Mrs, De Witt AtrillOta *Metre MOM:a- .Y.S SECRE 'TtA rrtsrt ti WRE S 'teY W1liosE NANO"„ e o C. 'THE OLD MILL 11YSTCRY EU. EGT,.iO..t a ep w -of a (leek. bciug drawn, the knew that it hours' slrcp, knovviug that the servants is boCtle, and she Was prepared to would be moving about the manor and was to the further attack, `• see him pour the cone, h on that she Beed fear no handkerchief. This aone, he thrust the Early in the morning she was wak- bottle hastily into side pocket and erred by a servant who eapltiiued that a moved slowly and very stealthily to- sen cr had coma from y ter ward the head of the bed. A faint smell of dru.s spread itself • over the recut, and Beryl recognized it instantly as chloroform. It was now quite clear to her what •he meant to do. Ile was going to drug her first and probably suffocate her and then search for the paper which sho had told him j that morning was the only incriminat- :ing piece of evidence in her possession. He meant to murder her. This thought, which might well have unnerved ber, bad a quite opposite ,•effect. It stimulated her courage, and from the security of ber 'hiding place, t and with the assurance that she had 1 only to step out in the corridor and call I loudly for help to be quite safe, she watched his every movement with iu- •.finite interest. i He had passed now out of the line of the window, and his movements in the -deeper gloom were more difficult to fol- low, but she could still make out what '.he did. Before he reached the bead of the bed it was obvious that he was puzzled by something unusual, probably, sho thought, by hearing no sound of breath- ing from the bed. He bent forward and listened again intently, and as be was in the act of doing this the clouds part - ',ad again from before the moon's face, i. and the silver light came. once more streaming brilliantly into the room. Before it vanished Beryl heard him mutter an oath in French into his mus- tache while he stood not knowing what to do. Then he moved forward again to the bead of the bed and stooped low dowu, keeping the chloroformed handkerchief in evident readiness to hold over the -taco of the sleeper. • There was now no possibility of mis- take as to his intentions, and Beryl '• chose that moment to intervene. • In a low but perfectly clear voice she ••8�id ; messenger a cos Conrt'to say that her father was ill and wished her to return home instantly. Before this summons all other ecu- sideratious vanished, and, explaining hastily the circumstances to old Lady Walcote and leaving a letter for Lola, the girl hurried home, leaving the com- plication in which she had become en- tangled exactly where it had stood on the previous day. Thus when Pierre Turriau inquired at breakfast with some perturbation where Miss Leycester was hese home. to hie great relief that she had g This meant a respite for him. He had come down determined to brazen it all out, to dare Beryl to dot her er worst, to deny absolutely any which she might tell os to the attempt on her life and to risk everything on the chance of getting a few more days at the manor house in order to complete a plan which bad been shaping itself in his thoughts as a sort of last desperate act. of Lola In that he needed the help ta f witho and resolved to have a long her and compel, ber to fall in with his views. But he let nothing of his darker thoughts appear in his manner, and he 'Was as jaunty in air, light of tongue and pleasantly chatty as usual during the whole of breakfast. In whatever direction the conversa- tion turned lie took such share as was usual with him, whether he knew any- thing about a subject or not, andnex- cept that be looked a little hag„ rd from a sleepless night there was noth- ing in his manner to suggest to any of the others that anything unusual had happeued or was being planned by biro. He was annoyed wbeu he heard Sir Jaffray say that he and Lola were going to ride out together, because he wanted to have his interview with her as soon as possible and had intended to speak to her that morning, but be accepted the tem- porary check with eglmnintity as in- evitable. Before she started, howevese, be man- aged to get two minutes alone with her when she stood with her habit on wait- ing for Sir Jaffrey. "I must see you today alone for an hour," he said. "Thank you. I have nothing what- ever to say to you in private," she an - Severed curtly. "Something has happened of which you know nothing. I want to tell you. It affects tho whole position here, and everything is in peril. You must be warned for your own safety. I'm not a fool to cry `wolf' without a very real cause. You know that. There is serious danger." Lola bit her lip and was startled de- spite her efforts: "I shall probably be back some time before Sir Jaffray and will see you be- fore lanch." "`I wish you both . a pleasant ride," he said aloud and with a smile, for Sir Jaffray had come up. "I shall try to do an hour or two's work at music." And he stood, smiling and bareheaded, looking after them as they rode away down the drive. Then he turned back into the house and went to the music room, where he found Mrs. Do Witt ev- idently waiting for him, but he vas in no mood for flirting or fooling with her. very angrily, and sho swept out o e be- tween. his present mpo previous day. Pierre Turriau was glad to get rid of her so easily, and he went out soon afterward, azul choosing a part of the drive which world ewiblo him to catch the earliest glimpse of Lola au her re- turn be walleecl up and down, thinking and smoking cigarettes incessantly un- til she came. As soon as ho caught sight of her coating he hurried back to the house and waited for her. to dismount, and the moment the entered the great hall of the manor ho spoilt to her. "Where can we go? We must be very private." „ "Colne into the library, she an- swered, leading the way into -the room where they had had their first inter- view at the manor. "If. any ono wants me, I sift en- gaged," she said to the servant. `Then, when the latter had closed the door, she turned to the 'Frenchman. "Now, what is it?" fie looked at ber for a moment with- out replying, and then said with em- phatic deliberation: "The worst that it could be. Every- thing is known." And for the moment Lola lost all her tentless halide the power to wusu hoz self possession in the cold cramp that life and dog Iter to ruin? seemed to seize and paralyze her heart Whore could it all end save in greater at the man' words and planner. misery for them all? And then sho xe- man's fretting troubles of this 'wicked w • by the blessing .of chloroform and spy urray 1 room disappointed at the difference bo 1 t chatter ng t mood and that of the about other people's busiucgs d to murder strong arm and until) e o go �� A "Do you mean you trie t in her bed in tBryl is house?" cried Lola, Jpal ug with ex- cited this agitation. Ile monied, before be answered and looked at her aelant, with hie eyelids half closed. "Is meatier so much uglier in a bed- room then on a znountaiu side that you shudder at the sound in the one case l and yet can do the deed in the other? Bahl" He sneered"Don't be aaed his fool, Lclai impatiently. , Tell me the truth and say you're as sorry as I am that I failed, Don't cant." "'As God is xuy judge," elle cried passionately, "I would rather ten thou- sand times, that yon bad killed mel" And then, overwrought, she sunk on a chair that was by her, end, leaning her arcus on the table, buried her face in them in au agony of tearless misery. His words had revealed to her with lightuing vividness the full horror and hopelessness of her position. The price of her sin had nearly been murder, and the thought overwhelmed her, yet she was helpless. Why was her fate linked evith that of 11is man of infamy, who held in his re - preached herself bitterly for having CHAPTER XV• sought to escape from the meshes of the „m slit TATFRAY WERE TO nti sun- net which fate had woven round bor. DI.NLY." F01 some time she could not regain For more than a minute Lola was unable to frame a word in reply to her self commaud; but, recognizing at last how worse than useless with a man what Pierre Turriau had said. The al- like Pierre Turrian was any attitude most brutal frankness with which be .over- delivered the thrust hadbut that of firmness, she mado a great haddeliveredto show a bold front to him. whelmed Iter, and the host of nervous 'Better?" be sneered as soon as she fears which had plagued her during raised her head. "It was rather a hard the time of his presence in the house now recurred withit, I dare say, but you mustn't lose li.exuel and distressing your nerve just•uow. There's work to force. be done." It was Pierre Tueeian who broke the "you are right," she answered stead - silence with a jeer. ily; "there is work, but it must not and "kou seem a good deal upset by a shall not be murder." simple thiug which you ought certain- "You'd be much wiser if you didn't ly to have expected. Where are your use such ugly teems. You seem to for - wits? You couldn't think this kind of get that half the actions of the whole -» world depend fax their respectability Tltis speech started the hope that the upon their description, Now, if you've thing was to go on forever?" l h puck left to listen quietly, I'll man was really deceiving her and play- enough "What do you menu by the secret be- liesyou which way your interest lug for his own purposes. scow ."spew ing known? What secret?" she asked. „You can say what you like. It is "You're not going to hark back to the immaterial." rubbishy nonsense that we played at He glanced at her angrily and =tit- he we met here first, 1 hope." And tend an oath at her for the tone in he laughed sneeritogly. "I don't care which she spoke. whet you do, though. You can start any fool's tale you like, for that matter, "There is 110 time now for losing our tempers, or else you'd make me do but what i mean is this—that there is so with that infernal sneering manner," he cried augrily. "This is how things nova a third person who knows that you stand: You married nee at Montreux and I were married in the Church of et the Chapel of St. Sulpice, and you St. Sulpice at Montreux, and that por- are now in law, if not in love, my wife son means to tell everybody else." Being still my wife, you married the "Who is it?" Thwhich t wagquestion wits the tone in which the q master of this place, and in doing that hope in asked. committed whet your law calls bigamy. "Some one who doesn't bear you much love--BerylLeycester--and a very You did it, as you will say, in igoori�l,ee, unpleasant antagonist she is, I can as hoping that you bad seen the last of me when the stamp of that pretty but ener- sure you." getio foot of yours sent me rolling down "How do you know that she knows?" ito the gorge from the Devil's rook, "For the best of all possible reasons. but unfortunately for your plea of ig- She told me so. She pint into my hands nuance when I came here you went on a Dopy of the register from St. Sulpice pretending that you were Sir Jeffrey's and asked me what it meant." wife and continued to stay here, though "And what did you say?" came the you knew the marriage was bigamous question, eagerly interposed. and void. Do you see what that does? `:'What should I say? That it was a lie, and that she was the victim of an it just pricks the bubble of your iuuo- ceuce, and it puts you deeper a deal 1 were before. extraordinary delusion, but sho very into the spud than y and soon showed me that I was the liar, That's all, add if it's any consolation gav when I found that she did know I to you you may lcuow that I saw that gave Ilio business up and told my ver- from the first, and it suited my purpose sion." that you ehould be compromised as "It's you who let out the truth with much as possible." your tale of the Devil's rook!" cried He stopped and looked at her in tri - Lola vehemently. umph and as if expecting an outburst, "Nonsensel She had the facts, and it but she had mastered her emotion by was only a matter of when she should this tune completely. speak. She spoke to me yesterday, and 1 "Go on," she said quietly.' told her ray version of •the matter. 3Iy "That means that you Can at any rn0- faith, but I painted myself as black as ment be put on your trial for bigamy a raven and you as white as a dowel" and have to face the whole world from Be laughed heartily as he said this. the prisoner's dock, and, what is more, "Imagine you white as a dove, the in- that I can put you there and will if you noceut and all unsuspecting Marguerite drive ilio to it. Get that into your head persecuted by an atrocious villain of a Mephistopheles, myself! I compelled clearly." „I am waiting to know whet you you to marry me. I made your lift, a want. I have never doubted either your hell. I drove you to rebel. I ill treated bullying cowardice or your cunning. you ad@ fell over that rock, with lever ”"What I want is easily said. I want a stamp of the foot to help me. I hid myself, waiting for vengeance. I to clear away from your path the difi- tracked you down when you bad roar- cuities that threaten to ruin you.""You aro suddedly very solicitous on tied. I drove you to this life of lies. my account," she retorted, All 1, a, I for the villainy, and you for "And I mean to thew you the only the sweet, pure victim. On my, soul, way in -which it can bo done," he con - 'when I think of it I laugh down to mtinued, not heeding the interruption..y "Sir Jaffray has settled on you a good bootsl"g puffed at p many thousands of pounds, and, as I He lighted a cigarette and happen to know, he has in bis will, it in silence for a minute, and when ho . like a loving husband should, left you spoke again there was a sharp change s everything that he could leave without in his tone and manner which mads touchingthe entailed estates. Now Lola look up. • he paused and looked very closely at "But 1 hada Purpose' hark you, and her and spoke very deliberately—"if if the devil hadn't failed me for once 1 Sir Jaferay were to die, say, by any ao- would have carried it out and have sl- cident or suddenly in any way you lenced that sly she eat once for all. I would as suddenly be freed from all sought to get delay by snaking you out your embarrassments.''is the victim, and I meant to stop that She mot his look and returned it with fool's chatter ter good and a1L" oue which seemed to /sold bis eyes fixed "What do you meat?" 611 11or. "'chef that -cold faced eat' Was within Lee ..........1: `k. -.k cline,#na a ,elan 7 YEARS OF SUflERI}K i n tita„GIIT Ai301TT 13i. A FAI,I, IN WIIIQE 1 THE BACH WAS SI:VEItis,he' 1NJURR - -THE, PAIN AT TIellee AI-xiOST UIN 1 133'l.ARAMX,. a� �9 Dlr. gage. 1,`. Everett, tt highly re- • . ',peewit and well known farmer of L. Foul' Falls, Victoria Co.,'�,11., mates FLORIDA WATER the following statement: - {linty years ago while working in a barn 1 Tilli SWEETEST lo$t my balance and, fe11 from a beam, MOST FRAGRANT, MOST RC:Fi kiSlik*.ti badly injuring illy baek, For years AND r5nitu7lerl;, CIF Ali. I tITt: id with the itljar'y and tte tete PER FOIYi«, 1=0R 'i tlr? s'tnae time doing 14111 could to r e- I•IANDKERCHIEFg TOILET OR CATH, move it, but in vain. 1 at last gave up hopes and stopped tloetoring,. r°; :;? °!My back had ;tot so bad that when, R gg �, impossible to get strait• l ne GENERAL B£ .�.1 �• . again. When I would move with a, &1L DRU -1 t ,lf � ,,� . °.,�' a:�. I would stoop over It woe ellen lto d u1 •"It is useless, M. Turriau. Yon will have to choose some other time and means to murder me." The elan started from the bed as though the outlined figure bad sudden - ay taken life and struck pine. Ho could ,lot tell from where the sound of the ' lvoico came, and he stood irresolute and ;apprehensive and muttered a half sup- pressed oath. you since "I have been watching eared out - the moment your face first app ride the window. I have waited only to eee what you intend to do. I can see that plainly now. I know the smell of thloroforin"--be pushed the handker- • • chief hurriedly into his pocket as she said this—"and now if you do not go instantly I will rouse the whole house- hold and proclaim you a murderer be- fore every soul in the manor." He glared across the spot where Beryl Beryl showed herself, having door partly open. "You aro the devill" be growled be- tween his clinched teeth, while he seemed as though he would venture to attack her where she stood, binshe did not flinch, and the impulse passed. He muttered a whole volley of oaths in French under his breath, and, recog- nizing the uselessness of attempting to • do anything, he opened the window again and got out on to the ladder just as the moon shone out forhe third d time, lighting up with its gt he evil, vindictive, handsome face. ,rw She fastened the window after ho had gone out and stood and watched biro as he slunk away, keeping in the shadow of tho house. Then she lit a lamp, and, • DR. WOOD'S " NORWAY PINE SYRUP .n. --••mom i scythe fur slate little time withola» stopping i; 'w..luld pain toe so that it seethed as if 1 e?uld scarcely endures it, and I would lean on the handle of Illy scythe in order to get ease and straighten up. At other times 1 would be laid up entirely. After some years of suffering 1 was advised to use Dr. '4'i:liams' Pink Pills, and decided to use one box. Before I, bad finished it 1 saw the pills were. helping, me. I bought six. boxes 1 more and the seven boxes completely 1 cured me. 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