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t t i HAM TL%1 l+:t,, MARCH' a, 1.99.
t'•- Val and to:u'ihe r they pinet'c1 her C i
r t the bottom of the cart tifJN CR11C7TQR WicF.
,"put this or'er your line clvn,ates, ii Conetltudon Undermtned by Mer
(Ffin•(sl:" sang! PIM, lltu••in•� hie nom- •
mains n shuael•rroel nand draft' MN f Nervine Worked a Cumpiete
✓ 1 11road, -, '11 a must say we've ;Met
Smile back from Nestlev t iw n; w "'Vs.
been to sell a row. it's mark('t•tlay to-
day. 'to that will answer well, I*.t I
delft expect we shad be queetioeed."
The count slipped the blase blower over
bis evening -dress mid donned the slot' '
cel hat, then both' men mounted the e•a.:"t
stud droveslowly ,out of thrir
pinto to the !finely country ron(1 that
ti1.rem ll a clhslvi•tecl part to. the o'd ;O-
bey rains. while m1 the rough ;shrike
lay the still form of Roy Darr(11's yc 'ug
wife, Ignorant of the misery in stare for
her, wrapped in deep and dark oblivion.
„ 1 1 Vous Cogapil(.tttlana-�•Sout;h
, ('till
Amer'-
, mei, Saar eves, in rase we meet tippets i
e h 1 e oa ,'y
Nervous. prostration end liver complie
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EST MRS. MARY E. HOL]IIES-
l ° $? Author of "A Woman's Love," at The Wife's Secret," "A. Heartleee
• s Wornan," "Her Falai Sin," "A Wile's Peril,"
`u' . "A Desperate Tetuan"
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ft "Oh, thank yeet! Sty maid mut I • ,"IloVi else can we throw salatne on
!live searched everywhere; and thea . her? ' Have no fear. Though these go,
,she suddenly remembered that she sett will so".sal have others front the
•kenrcl I)tnis saw she had picked up nn care". • .
ornament belonginig to someone, land I Her face flushed, •
:thought she .alight ham brought it Contlt Jur+t moved to thio lmclsicle, and
titre.turned the inanimate falee, lovely in Rs
"Let us look; it may be in the room." pallor, round, lifting the form gently in
1 Alice at once lit en extra candle, and • his arms, "
1 Valerie, tubo was attired in a long, loupe "You Have given her enough," he mute_
+„peignoir of crimson silk, stood gaging term,
1 at tite girlish figure ns it moved from "Will it kill, her?" asked Valerie in
•tier with an expression of deepest mai- it low, eager whisper.
gnitv.- Ile shook his !head, and a wave o;
1 "T am sure it is not with the Das'- el ntemi►t passed over his facts.
1 roll diamonds, for I put them away "No; she will live but shit is out of, myself," Alice said, shaking hack her your path forever." •'
: ntaFses of hair and preparing to search. elyty:it will you do with ]ren•?"
the room. •"Ask 1.n questions," retorted the nein
"Hmv beautiful. they are. and how . fiercely. "I halve served your purpose;
well they became yowl You' .ware ' leave the rest to me."
1.c0ulaning!" "I want to know nothing, except that
} 'Valerie uttered the words in her,I ata free of her." Valerie answereel•
sswectest meaner, smiling pleasantly. with a sneer.
1 Alice glanced. up,. and, at the !rind ex I will answer for that. She will 1 e •
Pression on the ot'her's face. all her.i in my hands. and cannot esenpe n1:', 1
1 feelings oI dislike dis,tppeatred. l tl:nue:'
1, "Thank you very 'much," she said I "''hen come quickly, IIei a -take•thi
I•quickly. "I appreciate your words more cloak and hat. It will tools ns if she had
.then 1 earl sty, for I feared you did planned everything. The window must
• not like me."• Le anened, or they will detect the clllorc,-
• "Not like you,. my Lady Alice! Why form."
It would' be impossible to do itnythin t• 1•iiiWhile she sponte Valerie moved swift-
'
else. ' ly about, then, flinging the cloak ever
I All, then we may be friends after the. slender for.. iu the count's arms,
all!" cried the girl with joy, patting nut Ale led tin' way flvm tli 1rociln, 'tett eying
htpi sleau1el baud• the clianloud5.
."Yes --friends after all," repeated Vol- With. gentle t' entl and bated breath
'•erne, with n strange- gleam ermine, for they stole along the corridor tai tihcy
longe instant int) her eyes, rind clasping (;(m0 to the door Alive haul told the
1 the .hand outstretched, . ' eonut that morning led to an eninhabited
Against; herself a shiver went through palet of the Castle, '
A ]0s. as her fingers were held in. that , Ti ie Valerie pushed open, .:indsgnided
cold, tight clasp, but slhe was too hupp,y .' by the dim light of the- candle sin+ car -
td. give way .to presentiment and fears vied. 1122' count, clasping his precious
to -night. I burden close in his arms, clesccncled care -
"Conte, let us begin oar 2cnrell.' 10lly the stout' steps till they reach24l
She went to the ••dreesin -table and acorridor of stone tluit led to u. door
tient dirgcutly ower it. Wilde 1'lsit•1ie, opening into the grounds.
1•gIalu•:iug swiftly at her, took two stens • "Now can you find your war?" whls-
t to the door, nn(1 softly and noiselessly 1,(104 Valerie. "Reep straight 121)001,"
lxemoved the key. "I kuow; my cart TS colc•ealctl. these
"I can flee it nowhere here, batt If )'on .12 P110i hors done well."
i will wait an iatsthnt I. will go info the "Then fnreweIl; butt once before Ave
l-dr,essing-room. It may be there, Owlet lilt r(pelt your oath. Yon 5002r a:0ver
I �anl almost afraid to hope. I tit llk to let T';tal Ross l htlest me whe`ri on'('
t, 18.,1: a10UIk Imre been sure to tell me." - _.01100-4 :nn—"
, Valerie ie made some-shelit answer, tuts.! "(torotsss of 'TYan•rcil," fiui 2hod .lroe
sag' Alice disnppea.rcd through the ear- et:na"t (wieldy. "I sweep it!"
tains into the adjoining room. she hent „'that he s1tn11 not npprnnc•h tie'?"
i'0 er. the bed And . deftly poured "1' swear it!" he .repeated.
••contents of et small phial on to the lace- "Yon ]have more pe wer over Paul th,n•
•e -`fie;. pillow. She •was back diligently 1 inestrined' hnlusln creature to have if
!•searching the nuultelshelf n8 ,:!slice• re- yon caul de Aids." 'Valerie muttered.
••turned. . The count Innghed .softly, .
• "No, it is not tihere. ,Lisps Ross." She "Anrl this gh'l shall hewer come in
, said, feeling really distressed. "Now, my !matin again ?"•
i Wililt s11a111 I (10 next?" -"Never by my help. flood'night. We1 "Nothing," Valerie nnswered Wessel* 'suet pert h:ow. (live ale the diamonds."
Ily, "Yonhave already done .too !mach, ••• Vittorio held the candle above her
�•cl(mr Laidy Alice." 1 bead, andnodded as she handed him the
She had saturated her pocket-ha.udkel•• eerie The count took it and gave on"
•chief with the remnindcr of the field ;her 11!apt glance et her before he strode away.
h'1h0 24)101:0, and how drew !t from
j I11 her' crimson gown. red -brown hair,
dress, leaving the phial! hidden.in:an(1 eyes flashing with triumph. she
Sher,:! oeket. leaked like some spirit of evil pushing
"I feel so sorry for yon,"..Alice westi neid.e nil good.
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on; if yon will let me, If lva help you ! "She ie a she -devil!" mattered Count
ilook in the morning." 7nra with a slight shudder as Valerie
- `Yes, I shall be very glad if volt iw1:1; disappeared from his view, "but she 1's
helped me to clasp yon in ray, arms," he
added,: bending over the sweet, pale faeo
lying on his breast. "Yes, my time has
coring; before another night you will
have bang all pride nsi(le, and be at my
feet praying for mercy, which yon will
m t get. Carse these . diemendes-t,n ••
heavy they are! But for Pnui I wonlil
leave thele behind. I have the jewel i
crave; but )ie hlmst be silenced, and wit
tl"Pee I Tan shut his mouth and work
him .As I will."
1 -le drew the cloak over the girl's fare
ngnn(m, and crept on slowly till he re:s(rl-
' ed the end of the coppice: Here the step-
ped and uttered ,•.Ion' whistle. .
After as instant's silence. a man's
form. Brent from the bilehes, •
"All richt," he brenthed;
"Yes. Where is the cart?" '
"Her to the right, 'Yon are Into; I
• thonelit You were fleeter r nnling!"
"(1st the, Wag safe, Thud?" asked the
count ottic1(ly as he !landed the dihhnoilds
to the other. -
"Yes; .but you have not dole lnn(h,
tl ere are only three cups and a odd
Mute.'"
,"It is like n. lion's glen. my good Pant,
so closely eatirded; I !love do:to fir; legit,
Now lend the tray to the cart; my (arms
are full."
• "Whet have yotl got there?" rucked
Paul suspiciously, dimly seehig the bur-
den in the darkness.
"•t. woman!" •
"George, are you mad?"
"No; Perfectle sane. • Lead on" •
"A woman! W'lla•t i2re you going to do
with Aitch it burden on your blinds!. A
00tiraht! Whitt n fool!"
"Hold your tongue!" hissed the count,
suddenly cltiln_ing his tone; "beware
how you talk to Inv. You are fomget-
ting yourself, Pipit Ross." '
There nets a change at once in l'am'e
.eotttalning the clinmonds.. 1#e opened It, t non''.
. Stfut took out the ease: "Yon eurnriaed roe," 1Ie said iluerle(1-
"\Must you tante those?" murmured iv. "it is not like von, ilut let's harry;
tfielerie with knit brows,hetet is the cart"
- . Its viral/14a • The cotiuht wrapped the cloak round
ain¢ now I mush say good -night."
Vitier!e ]held out her hand to fray
, larewell,
! Alice put do11.11 the candle, •an(1 pass -
'•ed her. hand over her fere.
1 ':Ha, close the room is! (food-niglht.
('Vlrhat a curious odor!"
1.""It is the event on my llnn(latea'ohief,
1.i x am sorry I brought it tip—:t is some
'vbry pot -areal perfmne Riven ale by a
• =fi'knel from India. Do yoit like it?"
She put the handkerchief' to the girl's
farce as she spoke.
"It• as very strong," mtirwm•ed _Slice,
l'firintly, .feeling strangely stupid.
`"Yes; almost too. strong. Well, Int -
1 'most leave e you. Yet look NO Yes -s-
laved; it is really a shame to have rowed
1.7c'tt Good -night."
"(lood-might," replied Alice.' She moved with clitnenity after Vol-
-'4iise.,and closed the door. Her hand
Wandered to the key, but she was . two
:‘,confused to Notice it was 'gone.
•!"How (dose it • lit!" slit; murmured,
,""HowWhere nm 1-811 is detrk."
r She staggered ltlindly towards the
sled, noel fell =TOSS the pillow.
1 • There were a •few gnspg for bre-ire,
'3t slight struggle, as if for air, .and the
.young countess. lay still (11n1 inntionlees
!as (leafs
A • pew seconds elapsed, then the door
.'Was softly opened, and 'Valerie stele ui,
•'She. 'moved on tiptoe 'to the bed.
k . "Yes!," she muttered; "it has worked
Fa;ell. She will sleep well to•nigltt.
1111i('nd--lt friend • to this Moor, .many
"thing" I alt her enemy, ;ns he will soon
14.11S00ver--to the bitter end." •
-She � 5 c to the door, ,And heck
.'owed Without a• word to another form.
' Ll an iu24tt2Nf Count :Tern was 1n
the uioni. Glancing anxiously and lttrr
iiedly round, his eyes . felt 0)1 the sate
111111• ......
Roy, Earl of Darrell, wake early next
morning, A strange, delightful fec•i'•mg
filled h•is -cart .directly his eyes opened.
What wns it?•.lever in al his life held
he experienced so great a happinesss as
seemed t•:, live within) hila now.
A vision of a fair, pure, lovely face
row to his hind end solved the mystery.
it was 'love. Yes. love had come to
ttbn-love for (1130(ler, and that other
not the stately, handsome 'Valerie Ross,
Lor• his simple, low -born wife, Lady
,.lice.
The memory ar lier girlish sweetness
end manner or the night before,. her
taltcl:ng lips aiel great. wondrous, star -
11120 even, made his heart thrill ,with a.
•tclltic:ness that amazed Bila..
Now he tunny that he had never love!
Valo:e: the had •ndmired and liked her.
he had treesurcd her es a friend, but he
had never loved till now.
'frac. he had thono+Ilt of making her
his wife. but his feelings had been born
rather of adedration of her bean(y and
111e kiii1W1ee1ce tlutt she n•on'.d prove ac-
ceptable to his, mother.
For 11 brief Moment 11 vague passion
filled his heart for iter. but it lad cone
from pdtlned pahi(1e and justice, when his
duel friend Postage Rivers maligned
Valerie to him :old dissuaded him tram
3)1131'1'7!%Ii; ;!ler,
Ilnt nil these feelings died down now
n:a ho cn11t:',t(•tei 1•'1e two women; every-
thole lo. looked 11e eeeneet to see the
eel e't fall' ince of hi' wire gazing at
him. nod et the 112lnll Ws heart s: e lei.
"How beautiful Nle R•a'3 last !light,"
was his tlhotigli't as he hurriedly per-
formed his toilet: "No lady of the land
ec 01(1 have been 0101e superb. Theme a•t
hired in 1•er veins as bile es ilop•s in say
Iris fell -I know it; I nm .sure of it Oh,
how er,el we have been. Iiow I have
ntisind_c":1 leer! I have left her. all
these •mmnths-neolecte(1, unhappy, and
despised.. But now -now -all shod he
ehnrgcd. I feel lis if a heavy elated were
((.1:ed away from my life, ,nnshine as
cveryu'her(, and blue sky -bole as the
gieeiells radiance fir her wonderful eyes
• --argued Ines but.SI lutist 1201 start:e•120 .,
17nw do I know 'she will forgive 1114)-
nes poor, sweet (hoeing? I will plead
to her to-0ny. This very morning elladl
see n1.' at her feet; then, if she -wen
forst, 0, we will go away--at'Ay to Italy
or some sunny plate -together, alone
w;th our love."
i1's valet suavely knew his master,
he seemed so happy and Changed; he
suited and spoke, c410(.1f01y, and looked
1.ke ;t man who tasted joy after a long
sorrow..
"It is.a dark day. Jtason," the earl
said, lain he opened his letters by the
22thaw.
-Yet, nay lord; looks like a storm. I
beg pnrdon. my Iord, hut I forgot; here
is a note from my lady, your mother."
Roy took it and read it rapidly.
"Lady D111'i•e11 is fatigued. I will go
and see how- she is. Bend my letters
and Newspapers down to- the • breakfast -
Mason,"
The earl• left his room. and IMAM]
his way to his rnother's apnrtment. .nes
was still in bed.
"I nun too tired to rise for breakfast,
Roy," she said with n faint 5111al0, as
her (10(1 hent and hissed her white hand.
"IInd you not better go and ask your
Wife to take my place?"
Roy pressed his lips again to the
'slender fingers.
"-Mother," he whispered, passionately,
"Yon see :111,"
• "All," she answered gently. "I read
It In your face Inst night., You love
your wife, IRoy; it is good and right,
lay dearest, that you slhnnld • I honor
and respect the girl; 5010 1ri11 nlaalte pan
r1 true wife, and n proud countess. Site
haw been tried severely,' but has Coate
thrown the fire without a sear. Yon (.o
love her. -Roy?"
"Fes, mother. I do. I diel not know
hal- much till nc11w, when I hear you
praise her. I will go at once all:t give
her son? message. A1ld this Marling' I
want to write to Brown or this wife. to
make eugttiries About her birth; three
is some mystery,, 1 ,12113 sure. She is
holly both," ,
"I agree with yon,"..imdy Darrell 1•e -
plied. "We nest try and disr.•over the
truth nowt." •
A sharp knock at the door disterhed
them, and An nt15WCr to the sunlulont9
Davis entered • abruptly, with marks of
egitntion on ;her fare.
"Oh, my 142(13'-- ' T beg your word ril,
my Hirci; bot I ant so frightened, i ain't
find the entttltess anywhere!"
"Can't find the countess!" exclaimed
Indy Darrell, while '!toy stood silent,
gimping the bedpost.
"She is not in her room; the heti I1(ts
not been slept int her mottle nhd hitt
nee gone; and 1 think she has left the
Co silo."
"She herr gone for a walk," tiled Bop.
01311(10111y nothing :wide the horrible platin.
that crowded his breast. i1Fln.w den
you be so absurd! The eonutef s is in
the grounds somewhere; she will be in
muttons eo afflicted J. W. Dia woody, eon.
tractor. Carophellford, that phyinially he
Wes almost a total wreck. tits druggist '
I recommended South American Nervine.
A few dotes gave hilt great relief, in-.
(iuced Sound bleep, and a few bottles
built hlul u ►
f And cured him so that to. .
day he (st - as btror,g and rte hearty as
eler, Sold by A. L, ldamlituu,
If New York is riot worth more
than all the other cities in the land,
it is not her real estate assessor's
fault,
I•l•mety Per Cent,
Of the people are afflicted with some
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---
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BEIM Kn.
A llA1llLTO
Finds Taxa -Inver PI14 a pe
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'!illy ninety per dent, of the women At
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Liver disorder stud eonstipation are at
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Laxa-Liver Pills cure the head:whe by
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And they do their work easily and
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lint the Hamilton lady we referred to
Her name is Mrs, John Tonilinson.
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" Being 'troubled with severe head-
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lids sort le pat hp cheaply to gratify the iminissl meant demand for a low print'
If you don't find this sort of
Ripans- Tabuier
At the Druggist's'
Send Five Cents to Tens RIPANS ClIEMICA• COMPANY, NO. to
,spruce St., New York, and they will be sotht to you by mail; or
22 cartons will be mailed for 48 cents. 7':t chances ate tea t
MO digit Ripens 'rebates are the very mctl. inc you deed.
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