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The Wingham Times, 1899-02-10, Page 3• H • C.."'N Aso 1F � 1 *s.�`n•••L A , VOA. VS ons ,,,�P� A A �A(y,, i�/ ♦w. Asso .,+,Y�i M,4 I,a#'♦y♦ •4� v° i" 4� ` ' (/t ii �1,"� ,° o*,�` **''P IO . so oman AGAINSToman sxa * * * * * * I 1 0 �� r BY MRS. MARY E. HOLMES.. A»thor d a' A Woman's Love," "The Wife's Secret,," "A. Readies Woman," "Her Fatal Sin," «A Wiles i?erflfi 44A Desperate Woman." gym' c*iu* ,%,•°I.,�IAegt*act c i '.�a off• **07 acJ1`!c vc ,c a* '�� V � V 6^ a U 4' tip V V' -u� -oe .0� 4 PACO 4 - she must die. rrr"('Y.»on mart said: "1Ye w1$1 She countered on, unheeding and Meng. too." ed in 'her thoughts till the 'trembling. of "IHow did you miss us?" asked Boy :her horse caused her to drink O. him, coldly of lies wile. "You hive cove otnd as site carne to a sort of thicket, trach the longest way round." 'she loosened her rein and les him "I enjoyed my ride," Aliee replied, -stand. quietly and coldly, too. She must hive ridden some elistnnce, "I am so' sorry yott did not see me :for even to her, who knew the cotuurrro beckon," continued. Lord Ratline. "Birt *ten for utiles 1:rnmid, ]laving walked now let ns explore the rules." 'it in the bygone days, this place wars "By all means," cried Valerie, •'.Plica .strange, in lower tone; "Who is this gouge - She loolced round at first in surprise; man?" • 'then, n little alarmed, she began to feel "Ws is Mr. lileleditll, who was kind ' weat;Y horn her agitation and exercise, ouontgh to show me my way, Lord Dar - when the sound df a cheery whistle was t'a'll." explained Alice quietly. born to her ears,' nod the next minute a The earl spoico a few cold word of footstep rustled over the dying leaves, thanks to the young num; then, with an • ,wind• a tall, *well•Ultilt young man cisme expressive glance at Alice, Prank ,13er:t- 'to*yards her. lith bowed and took Itis Neve, still 7315 stopped amazed is 4115 craw ,the in amazement, yet strangely lovely girl "ort h uzed els, her golden pleased to think ,he was her Mend. • curls limiting from their Tough conquer i Avery pretty boy!" exclaimed Vnd- wlth the wind in picturesque eonfnsiou erie, Dont you think stir, my Lady 1 Amor "round her face and neck. "II( looks good and honest," Alice ibegr?"a your pardon, ran I help your retilied. speaking her thoughts. •he said sudcle•n1y, lifting his lint,, then meriting his Alice hesitated, then looked sulky,. and Valerieo'bser'ved once more, in a]nrrn, that llo • frank, boyish face, She answered:y "If ,sou will, pious° I have lout my was goring at his wife with an a xlm(w Arai." of strange interest. "Pmt are, in the Abbey Woods; we Could it be possible he was beginning 'it -re 'close to the old Abbey ---the ruins( to ndm"ire tier, Eitel nil? •Ore just beyond those trees " She must *work tlsis art iry, at all "'iiia Abbey!" exclaimed Alice in our- hnr.,irds,' prise. "I thought I was quite In the Now • for the ruins! Roy give me your 'opposite direction—they have taken the hand." wrong path." , the earl *vas beside Ion instantly, arid she jumped to "'You have become separated from the ground., Loral '[tadine :sono friends?" asked the young nratn, put un his hand to help Alice. 'glancing again and again -at her. Y I don't thiole I will come; she said „ „ - dr0Whng back, "Well, perhaps I can nssiat you. ' Do "What Lady Alien afraid!" observed Talc 1 c with a sneer. .you want to find the Abbey?" "If you are nerh•ottst renutiri' otit in "I think I had better go there; as 'the will in. all probability make their . the air, a all 'me uls, said Roy almost y y ua;temptttonsty, When he was dot looking at Aliee, die forgot her chnlnts, and only remember- ed her as the blot on his life. ' "I will stay "with you," Whispered Lord Ttndine. '"No, T will go," Alice said firmly, her face growing -white beneath 'Valerie's sneers. "1 am- only -tired, not fright- ened," • ^hc' slipped from her horse; and gnth- eritt" her. Wilt in her hand. hair+rk't1 'wey to it," replied Alice. - "Let me lea(] your horse. \day 1 in-. ' tnoduee myself? I am ;Tonle 31ered.'th ,at 'your -service." "And I—eall ' me Alice," said the young countess quietly. ,. "hiss Alice!"- .*what it pretty whit • 'mne--sa- ri(l-fashioned,. Do you '•1.1:e -this pert of the country?' I nm staying •don'n here with friends. I have been • •shooting, as you see, though the spurt I is 110t good. Notiivg•�: •seeinca • •. to!.iter •the i! is. ":. --mune the old Abbey—even. the birds ; Lord Recline tied the reins of rhos four and lore is desert' it. It is dead,_ horsxxs ton stout branch and followed .deed," i her. Alice listened to Franks Itferi'd•ith s s if fh st Alice could see nothilr„; ns easy chatter quietly. She • agreed with NM in his estimate of the spot, . Ne* er; sae erect through the • damp, mouldy • had she seen, so weird and strange a ' rn'iis of what had once . been noble halls,but the forms of those two on Place, nue as they came in full sight of al+e;t(1 so last lit ane another's paesentee, 'the mine she could not repress a shuil•but ns they pt'uetrated into the gleamy •.(ler *which the young man noticed. „ vaults, her .strange sense. of fear re - Yes; is it not dismal? • It looks like turner!, and she shuddered again and tot great, grey ghost, I really don't thin]: ngtu u, But for her pride she would T should care to venture into its gloomy have turned back and fled into the open' •-t'tutlts, rent in broad daylight." "tF inn at1'il t It?" asked_Vice suddenly.air, brit 'Valerie's taunting voice name to "My friends dirt tell me, bait I have he;' t'a'••s- for;;Ctten. I will ask titan ligairi When they elimbed up the broken fragment I go home. Now, piss Alice, .s=hall 1 O. stone stens to what had been a leave you here alone, or Will my pre - the tenderly helping Valet•i� over ounce annoy son if I remain?"the ions h stories. "Ole, stay, please," cried .1![1515, •hoot Lard, Racine went first up the steps. t nerves unstrung still by •the terriblethen beak to ,give his hand to Alice, strllim pint on them at the time of Hes- she Maiming round nervously, she taee.Biyeis' murder; "Perhaps they will she thought she saw something 'glitter. not be alone." ing from a dark corner beneath on an - "I wonder if I shall see you again," tient ar ht*rnya said Plonk itiered:th, after n pause, She checked the cry tlutt rose to her 'vrltile he stroked •the' hor'se's neck; "I lips' • and arlanaed again; this time she tun staying here another fortnight:' Saw Manly-tlte something that glittered eyes set in a pale, grim "You nruv, perhaps," answered ,!lice;• were two dark` ns •-she .was drawn towards the yoinng man Ecce. ty his frank ways. • She drew her hared Swiftly from Mord . Be seemed little mere than a boy to Itadine's !old. • Sher, though he. numbered over twenty a ears. "It scenes• a strange thing to stir," Hent on the young nran quickly, abut if yon *want ane to da anything for you, : if I can. lova" Will," • Alice blushed, IS. little, then poled. ""Why do you say this?" she asked -hurriedly. "I ea nue( say, 1 only know I -wonhi ..give all I possess to be your frie,,.l. You don't look liitlmy, 1 sltottld llkz to help you." Alice hesitated, then held out her Itttnd. "Yon Anil," 'she sale!•simply: "I have riot one friend hi the -!whole *world. 'You . • • *lien be the -firsts" • "Oh, thank yon!" he elicit "If' your -Want ate, *trite to me there or 'there; ' be sore, if I can I will Always come." lhaudinglter t -ng matt. Alice took then* quietly, Some enticing • intitnitien seemed to come neer 'her th^f she should need his aid, but she !Mid noticing, and the next Instant the nonoil Of •c•oices e+tine to their ears, nod the • earl, Valerie and Lord 'iodine appeared Shefore them. "What at fright you have given us, Lady Darrell!" exclaimed the ]nater ns !re rode quickly up. ' Prank :Meredith drew back. Lady Darrell! 'This young lovely girl Who had just accepted his friendshipi • *mid it be true? he' thought. "We thought you were lost, icy Indy Atlee," observed Valerie with a drawl, • : *lt•rueing nt her y'oun>f rival with no op • • "1 can go no farther; 1 am tired," she • said huriedly,; and turning, she tied white and trembling back to the entr• ranee. , "My Ledo: Alice. is frightened after nil," sneered 'Valerie with a s'ho'rt laugh. I{oy glanced at his wife's pale fnee• ctorttemtst eiedy, thee .turned - n look of. Love and admiration on the ptosld, beaus tiful *roman beside him. •Lord Moline hitt-tied up to Alice.. "'You are looking quite startled' and ill. Lady Darrell." he said in conster— nation. "What was it—did you. see a. ghost?" • t "Yes. 1 saw a ghost," Alice answer- ed ,faintly. • She did hot add that. the ghost was at man of flesh and blood, with stn ugly peer nervosa his hem she wee silent benieath• Valerie's swifts and,ernel sneeos, • fa.rbenrinn' to nnitwer them as she might have done,, for in flint ttltnst in the dark bronco she had recognized Valerie's dis- gr+teed and hated brother, Paul :Roos. OXTA1"TBTt VII. ,The ridfnglrnrty reached the Castle in time for a into !Much. Aiiee was lifted froom her horse, mad Still white looking 411(1 iiervotis, gathered her habit in her lined and turned towards the staircase Wird her own apnrtments. The glfnmse she had caught cif Patti l.r,sru' sinister two filled her •tvith a velem+ sense of nlnrm, 'ii•list was Valerie'- brother doing in the Alabey. ruins. 'Why *vas he lurking in il:rl•k earueral WILNIGRAlit Ti teiti *H1BitUARYS a . • CASTORJA It Mils n prohlenr toe- diltienit for the soling Mil to solve: she steed before her dreming•tnlrle and read the earth; Monk 'Meredith had given her, nle4tstnily (leter•ntining to keep them safe, for c;aie" again tint strange sensation eine over her that idle might notal him. Then 'his offer of friendship, saddest and unorthodox as it was, had Item like to r•ny cci' sunshine an her (lurk lite. She was so terribly alone--rto rela- t'iuus or kinsmen near to hold nut their lssttlsls to her,. a wife hated by her hue - lona. a girl loathed by her huslnand's leve., Valerie Ross, . •- She took off her habit, and putting en a 100110, 11a*viug goiwn of soft *wltite'nu1- terinl, sut down by her fire to rest and think, holding the earls in her hand. Icer heard mired with the rnnitbtude of sorrows and vague troubles she had to bear.. so talking out the pins, she let the groat mnssces of golden hair slip from their knots rind fall in glorious waves over her shoulders almost to her eet. Sim was trying to make some pions for her future life. She was so ruing— as yet but eighteen year's had 'passed over her head, lint slte was brave, She saw what her lot must be in this grest Castle—a countess, yet nu outcust. and she deterrudncd to helve it to seek tate \serial -Oa be lost to Roy Dairen fin' r'ver, nod thus free Trim from his Spite- ful bondage. She' had no one to whom site could go. Farmer Ilrown and his wife had left illuglond Edi' America, sent by the earl's gold, and Alice bad known no other family but them, But despite the difficulties she was determined; life fu a • garret •' would 1'e better than this state of guildecl•Routempt and ill -disguise,! hatred. While -she was sitting Musing she heard antras come silting the corridor and pause itt the door of her boudoir. In another moment S. tap Came to the bed- room door, and in anewer to her .suns- ntmrs the handle was turned, and some - came in. - "1s that you, Davis?" said Alice, *wearily waking from -her miserable thougtts. "I do not want you. I eb Ul not dress to -night. I sten toe tired?' There wits a strange silence; then rising, and looking round, Mice 1i:wev- ecl n man's form behind het—the. man 11' ,srhont site had been titinkiug he'• husb:ntd, the clod. She blushed. and uttered e slight ex- eltimation; while ,she slipped the cat:'de uncouscionsly into her: locket, Itov was gnzilrg tit 11er in SIr0ee111e44S ndnriration, evert though his heart was bitter towards hers, Never had tie seen a more lovely vision than the' shrinking girlish foim in the white" • gown and cloud of golden hair, "T . nsnst apologise." • he said hastily, brcolcirtg the sllenie, "for my intrusion, bn t , T wished 'to sten ]c. to you very • par- tfenlnely. • "Yes," anewerecl Alice—growing more eenlpoaed stud ceiling; her !pride to her bclii. •. "T i'onnd on my,retnrn from, our ride that. the temple amend Imre determined to present au;ad'Iress of.condelenee and congtat'ilntion to are tonight. illy wither, in my absence, took upon -her- self the Elutes of the ennntess, and or. ;ionized nt owe at ]nrge Muster. to widish the principal people will be invited. It was necessary to au .so. hut she entrllsrrt- cd 'MO with her apologies to •your for taking soar' duties on her resttonsibjli ys as I i recent them to you now." Alice's head dropped; to her eerie/Rive ear this sneer ran with bitter srsireesnn, She nnswered'very low and distills; after a moment's noose: "folds- Darrell need net hare ofrered 7114' 117151' apology. She 11111st 101011. ho'v notch .she is in, this house, and how lit - Rey iilterrapted hen angrily: "Do you -Melt me to send my mother misty that you say such things?" • "Send your mother aivay1" repeated Alice quickly. "You - misunderstand me, rtuite; if nuyoue leaves the Castle it shosrtld be I." "Yon are niy wife," the earl said frigidly, thinking in his heatrt that Alice was .about to; reproach him; "do not fc;•get that." ' • "1 do not," the girl replied. proudly and cold/is "Have you anything flit they you• *vish to say?" • "Only that I desire you to be present at this din.leo ,You must now tante neon yourself:the datIes of the Conutees or Darrell. This • dinner is the begin- nieg,. 'Slunk :of the people, I dere 'say, yen may have seen 'when—" he stepped and bit kis lip its he recalled her humble orleiti "before Sort were Ino wife. '!`!rent thein eltsily npcl ,courteously. 1f.=if thew Is imytlling you wish to know, let per advise you. to consult- \disc Ross. She will he able to*" "I refuse to -consult hiss MSS," • 'Tin' en1I eared at hjs'young !rife in shoot toneretilent; bei lovely .f+ice was sot.mut .eoia.'.her figure, Wits clrntwn tip to its full heleht, defiance was in every or:reefer line of if. • • "I do not ut-u 1erstund you. I 'r nggest this, not only for the sake of yourself, buil -for the sake of my name and my flnn•ily," "1Ie .featls 1 Shells disgrncc him, end lie despises me." thought Alice to her- self: athord she said slowly: ".i trill ro- member, 1ny lord; ;your Mime and family ell;rll• he reshec ted as of 0141 Have no Year," Roy could not repress n feeling of geottisle admiration !It her pramd (our age: lint the Mkt 111stnttt it died down, null be only remembered her us the b'ir to his happiness. • "Please tnect Inc in the large drawing'- vont nt seven this uevenittg" he said coldly. "We nynst stand together and re.oeive the bonnie." '1'.lnen with it low born she turned away, and Alice ryas alone *tree more. Mc Mee. bruited with sinipe and nein. ',On fan•• sdmlla 'on' Warm and, Children. ► „ 6yit fin foal Some Wonderful Natural 1 •i New forces in nature are constant- ly being discovtced, and nobody bat as expert attempts to desetibe them accurately. Some of tie` experi• merits border on the miraculous. Tnertl is that one, for instance. with liquefied air in which quicksilver is froze». The mercury is poured into a. mnuld having a hammer shape,. and is subjected to the temperature of ligiied aft' two hundred and forty decrees below zero, from which it comes out in so solid a fano that it can be used to (hive nails. Fur an hour its solidity ug. form is preserved, Then there is another experiment, seemingly still metre marvellous. Liytie fled a?r is hrr.stight into contact With a lump of lee, and the latent heat in the ice, boils the liquified atir. Yet water freezes at thirty-two. Cumpreseed stir has been developed as a great power, and is soon to be put into pr•acticat operation on •some railroads. Two Bross town car lines are to he run by it within a few weeks, Errs! treat+een 125th Street and ' unkers at locomotive run by emnpressef au' is to be started. Think of ail .the dirt and dust that would be saved the t.utntner traveller were cars to be operired altogether by this force Private street carriages may ul'ti natefy be run by it. The cost is said ix be slight and, ttie power enormous. Even without Keelev,'s secrets, therefore, we can do very well for a decade yr two, arid by that time someone else will be on the track `of his special and .well warded discovery. For nature is nothing it' not prodigal with her raver:;, and her secrets ai'e never intended for the special •few. So soon as the majority tiara understand the latest of them she > iefds it over, and she is, not half as reluctant about revealing herself as we are slow in perceiving what- she intends to us. It is isntet'ertittg to remember that - tile hitherto and invisible and. suns rnsrteritl forces are those Which with• in the century huive been. put to the hi:gltesc unci,' and that while. men have been mourning the decadence of those crafts cvhictr made the glory of other tines, they have been steadily 'progressing. into the realm of higher revelations and to excel- k;nt:e on a different pt..,n.--Haaepor's Bazar. R a. �A. From +;; .a r To,Jaw. •'t I have been for years more or less subject to eruptions on ar akin: The Left side of my face from the top of my ear to half way down my jaw was in a very bad state -being almost raw, making shaving very painful. ' I was advised to try Burdock Blood Bitters. One bottle perfectly cured me. I can honestly re' commend B.B.B: to all who suffer from any skin disease." • G. WHITE,.Carie• vale,' N.W.T. 'B.B.E. cures Salt Rheum, Eczema, Tetter, Shingles, Boils, Pimples,. 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