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The Wingham Times, 1899-05-05, Page 7• "i"ll E WIN gAN T1111$8t MAY 5, 180 9. her Ir 0 and wound 9t 71F•5 :7 er:e rstetightly round his THAT 800Khahcl>a, finii("dcwtdenitti; xuty rliirrlc t;f fire!runicrrr7a. ,c,(°4�44Yi1C:4' y09L fG# �•t{VII��- II•• �` III ��, I �,� GAlrls j" tiro lou can walk all tight,' she s'al+l' d, 1� O a,.f4.�.G4r9, , ,Woman v. SS din Is talo n sr ith you?, It old 1 .!man, °s' ' "And Tnra?" asked alerie eltgerlr, #*ittklkBY MRS. MARY E. HOL1VdES- .s°►.uthor of "A Woman's. Love," "Tlie Wife's Secret," 44A Heartless Woman," 4"Her Fata1 Sin," "A Wife's Peril," oman. • A Desperate Woman," ",S,`alu and tI a v� „ • "Curse hila!" Paul muttered savagely, "gone! He (souped ns last night—taken -(;- cite girl with lain!. By now, 1 exfieet, he £s in I� ltitnee;' Valerie f('1t a thrill of pleasure, :lire +;, yes. gone, then!. After such dit(raee `o'l�' site could • never return to Iloy. Now let her btpt get Paul away, all Might yet go well.,. Who but Geoffrey Armistead knew of her brother? and against his word, site judged rightly, the counte's - nud Itoy would take hers; then, worked claimed the woman. '"So sweet mut well, Boy cattle be pushed to seek tt pretty, too!" . divorce, and the Castle and the loan "YeS—yes. Tiring me something to ' !die loved would yet be hers. eat, and a ']:irndsh:lw.' We must get "Will," said Paul impatiently, break - to Bornehester by to -night."- lug in on Valerie's reverie, "what etre 1 "I'll send you one at once, but the ;t -nn. going: to do? How am I to get next train, sip, I know, doesn't start till . assays nigh evening." - '9',ust me. Litten. 1 am going to Count ,Tina suppressed an oath he 1y48 . lend you to. the steps,ontside, they end uttering till she was Crone, in the cm'ridor that belongs to this "'That's devilish unlucky, but it strikes wines ' me she's jest about right. in one thing— • "My Lady Alice's room stands those, my Lady AI£cc• is going to he ill. Bove • impty; as one goes in, by miter"—Val- I frightened her too touch? It will be etie wieereel—"Uy order of the earl, You n fix if sure can't be moved, Ani:twav, we nnsk be hidden there till night-time, are safe here until to -morrow morning, then I will have thought of• some pinar nod then, ill or veil, slie must go," to ;,•,t yon out of the Cassie, Crap soa't- * * * ]y!' !:rave. the door open; they will Viden•Ie pit ped her room like tt caged tl:in k you 111nve rsr;lpcd that way. No,v_,. tigress. She could have torte her tongue net a word out for -The wild, foolish words site ii�id linldiug thrix. Ureaths, they stole tuise- nttercel before Geoffrey Armistead, and lrasly ant• and 011 the step. 1 now all was lout. Her revenge had fna d At the #op, 'Valerie pushed Panl into • ('11; er,shame, disgrace, discovery, Ina' lie- a corner And looked. out. The eo.riclor t • fort ]ter, was desrrtea, Paul, her brother, was below—a thief, She- eerted, cl him. to, remain there•; + a convict—an eternal lmlpiltttion• nm1 • cl ept along till . she reached the . She mute snddenrly to standstill. Two door of Alice's boudoir It was un- , of ..the gang +had been taken; who was lnc•i: ed: I the other? Had Tura been caught? Tf She, made as sign to Paul, who w.ts sa" what hnd Weenie of Alice? ,She must 'erne besid4� her. + know call. "Not tt sword; i 'all be hack in nag' She, rang ,the bNll, and her maid ap hru( dlnn't go !mar the window" - I peered. "Valerie, you care good to toes' row 1 "Bring me- some coffee." phe COM- steal wit'.i Something lilac rtentorsciul ate- a rounded sinking in EL langidd attitude on .nerves are quits' upset." "Ill bring it at once, mitis," ansi ened the maid. "I should think you was up- �e i �(,�'� x 400. • ao 'hoc ..,��Lr�sc \ 4��,��F'1.: .r .�. `�l9P.c ^,c9 ^a�x�`I.^�' ^c °i ^,1?a 9 9 , * R O1 Vii. " •6� L'� S� �, �4 � R. , * OR ✓�h She sent up a prayer for help and re - 1 lease• -if lived be, for death, rather than he longer in this man's power. " Seeing her lie so quirt, Count Tura 'put it -down to fright, and was well sat:sfie+.l. ;, This girl was no spitfire like Myra; lie %- , should be able to menage her well, t Ile talked to the driver leisurely, and E managed to extract the knowledge he • required. • i The town they were approaching was ' Some forty miles from 3tio1etovn, and ; branched off. the line that led to' meters There he Could get a train that would ;take him to one 'of the big mitriitdnotnr- tt nig towns, lie hidden there. for a day i or two,. then creep cautiously to Lon• don, and front there abroad. ! ,1 a reckoned at the rate they were go- ing it would„ be quite mid-day before t they reached the. town, but he was ,well gontertt. . ; If the station -master. at lllorets'a'n had telegraphed at once to T?xtou to J stop him there, it would be afi hour and 1 a half. or nearly two hours before the nest's,that he had escaped would reaeh Moretowo. and as, . he thottgirt, eon- ••• t:emptunusly there would be only one or • ttt•o policemen •]randy. the chances were the wholet.ttling would get into a good. muddle, and he would get canl- foptably away, 4 • Not one shred of pity was •its his he't.t ! for the girl he was carrying away. He was lost to -everything ' lint love and! ' desire. No- woman head ever inflamed Tris heart as this fair, lovely, shsider creetu •e slid, and he swore she shonld be his. As for Myra, •the woman he' had ruined, a. sense of gratification that she was, pereltance, dead was all her memory brought. Ho had long wearied . of hti', and sought tube rid of her, • He silt smoking - comfortably as the cart -jogged along making his plans with . calm minuteness. - while Alice lay in an agony'of fear, sltanme and weakness. Her mind was, peopled- with many visions. - ' She seemed to go back to her 'child - ]rood; and sate -once again the face • of ,Tat lovely woman she- had spoken of - When Roy's mother' had questioned her. Thep all the cruelty, the luu•shniess - ` of Aunt Martha, .thellsthet dark u!igh't, tire. ghasi:ly murder -in the woods, • the memory of Itov's -pale, handsome face, and then het• hurried marriage, , • T'hen her mind went over all the • unhrappiness• that . followed, and yet strangely through •it all -ran the picture of her husband's tender face as he look- il•,edr at. her the Iasi eight they were to- '� gether. - .A faint thrill of -• happiness went through her. heart as she recalled iris gentle words; .even Valerie's reveuge- ful form melted away, .naught remained but hon; and he was lost -now=•lost.to hair• foe ever: she should never see him again. Though le might not have cared foe her, thoughhe' hnd been cold an?l unjust, she loved hint,- and Would love him- on through all time, • - She ryas awakened_ from her dreamns by Count Tina slntktng her roughy, "()et up," he• lnnttcredc "we :1'e here• Now. rentem!lci; what I have said, Give me your hand. One -word—a unt.rttnr, and you are dead!" -• - - Alic:e stngeerod td, her feet, and he drew liar •dor.:; and. hood ,cai!eiully •round her. • • • She was in .11 maze of fear told Weak- .nees. main; the driver, catching :a, glim- -•pse of her white .face, exclalnwd, snit - pa tl'tetdt Illy . "Lob's, be she so bud as that, pour lees!" ' "She'll - be better directly.- Many thanks; my gond man; this n at to :the station, you Ray?" •- The driver nodded, and the tart mov- ed slowly away. The paesc'rs-by stared at the strang-r 'couple stoiding•at tie. etiti'nin• . to the town, and seting this and feeling Alice's . weight grow !heavier oh his iu,n.• he 'turned -round tnd addeessed a pollee- • loran. - "Is there. an hotel handy?" he asked, grasping the - diamonds tightly. "My . .wife is i11." "one just hose, sir." the roan an swerc'd kindly. "Shall I' -t?ive you a hand? It's only' -a step."' . The hotel proved to be .ftp .a ,qu'ieS • "oust,. and Count Tura, slipping• 0. into the man's hand, put Alice Into • It their while he, ordered n room. "We are going to Iiornchestep,'' ho said decisively; "shall only require it for an .hour, or so for my wife to rest. She ik not :strong.' ' The landlatdy 110(1 tw.t1, sympathetic maids ;helped Atice npstahts, and ite fol- . la.wed closely in ease •she should speak to them. She mule no effort to t10 this --indeed, she had lost all knowledge of what tuns passing The dadelad7 wog loi! in her pity. "You emit move her, sir," she dt�clrar- ed; "she isjust done—she is very ill." • "Pooh! n008011se! ' She is often like that; in fact"—he hesitated no instant, ' then said boldly, "9n That, she is not quite right in hes head, so, of eetwse, lore looks. strange." ",t.ox'. aist genu tie nsten+slh mel" !a IST AGENT TOO WEAK 1 The Pastor 1i%'rond warning, Erg,' 1:1174e''' Roberts, what makes you look so sad this morning?" ' 13ro, R. "'I nave come to sa good-bye, lilt. Brown, for I grin o of employrnel.t, and must go back t England." I The F.astor. "Go back to En land to get employment, what non sense I I can pt loos of work for • young loan like you la this country. Bro. R, "Well, I have hunte high and low and can get nothing so what am 1 to do ? The Pastor. •'I tell you what yo can. do, Bro. Itobeyts, take an agenc .food book, for there is mon. /in canvassing." Iy 0 Eng a d u moue Bro. R. ' D you tbin'ii I w.luld stoop to book canvassing i'" I (i' he Pastor, (Somewhat warmly). Strop to canvassing! Better men than you have canvassed. 1. pt,t myselfthrougll College with tt book ,prospectus, and I know many suc- cessful tuen who got tl•oir start in life as canvassers. My youngest son is canvassing now, and he makes enough at the business t� pay his way at the University, I .induced a man who failed in business, to take Up -canvassing, and he made enough money to start business again. I gave the same advise to a young mechanic, . who was out of employ.. ment, and he is now a prosperous Publisher. Why, some of the big- gest rnen its history have been book agents; 'Stoop to canvassing' ; you are very fortunate that you can STEP TIP to it. I advise - con to write the l3radley•Garretson Co., Limited, To- ronto, Ont., for this firm. publishes fast selling books, and I know many who aro doing well in its employ, Bro. R. "I ani -sorry for speak. ing, as I' did for I was certainly wrong. I will write' The Bradley Garretson Company an- see What they have.to oiler, and will postpone my departure in the meantime." ' troth ir. to a chair as the .woman came in; "my•`I?ah! .don't, lir n foal', • You must eseape, or: I am d'• mewed." She- shut the or gnietly, then stole . :thing to the .-mat-' she lied jnst left et set, mise. The Castle seems turned 1•,, l ctf e steps.' turned the key topsy-turvy, enendit's just horrid to. think tuIt1rifid slipped It into Iter pocket alio1• of them awful robber's being kept here!" . then with cheerfulness Crept btelr to her "Kept here, ;Tenet! What de you own room. . . . mean?" Valeeie started with well -feign She had two hours to .thiol hoist to ed surpri• se. rot Pae] awaj•, but the diflicultiies scent + "Why, they are in the treasure -rooms e o t i d t increase every niluite miss, with two policemen guarding, - Droning came. • Vahruitse maid had gone to her •toonl - to help her dress for dinner! but, pies -W- hig illness, Valerie •disniieeee. her, and • -told, her not .to entre again that night. • • Plan after• plan 11ad meleel ics cher mind, but nil seemed imposSihle: As yet she had not 1::•aril if Pnul's . escatpt, had been disceteterl. but each Moment witA more dangerous. IIx must go. even if he Left the. Cas- 1 Ile through n wititlow. Whet)all was Quiet she quitted the roses and stole Unci: to the wing In 1 •which she had left her brother•, and heel Kca1eer• • done so when she hear! .sounds of footsteps approaibing.. and, I 1(:nlaug round nervously, ,saw Davis, t Aliene maid. - "Pring me the coffee at once." Valerie s'too'd upright os the girl with drew. 'In the ttettsure-rooms!" she repeated "I must get down. Paul most f ecape d' cannot hear the,•degrndathes Miser= wretch, retch, he tins dragged etre deep enough in the mire! • And •Ttu'a, I' must see if he is 'there." • - She loused thonghtfully, till the maid returned with the coffee. - "Where -is everybody, 'Janet?" she asked indifferently. . "My luly Ss, in her- room with a na strange.geutlenn, and the peltfrith two others .and a .policetn00, has 1114ridden away --oto- Morefown, -••I think I 1lenrd say." "You may go, Tenet. Don't cope ti me before dinner. My head 'aches. I shall try and rest." • . • She amt -down the coffee when alone,and with sw.ift,•trembling hinds ebang- ed her long gottn for a Week walking • the She, wound some Week lace' round her • head ' and neck, then, unflsten•!ng h'e r floor, stole out., The mettles t its silent. She' turn- cd towards the wingin which poor Alice load lived-- ins solitary grandeur. -She co'njec'tured flint in all ppohalsitity the staircase and doordown which Alice lead . been castled that night world lie unlocked; she could creep down and le some -Way get Paul to- speak withher. She was right, The door ryas un- loek d—the whole of tine wing wits de- serted. knee Alice had gone no one had been near her epar'trtlonts• - She stole down the steps, and here she paused:• • Outside -in the gr unds she eorld hear uhe two' policethen chatting together; then the prisoners 'were (thole in the teem: y .She pushed the door, it yielded 'a tle, Illviden�tly it 1111(1 been 0 lit- .She as the -passage- from the other post .of the 'Castle wets the one aiming used.. She leant her 'Musks weight against: the door and it -slowly se nilg beets, in- side. the only light- saute front tw iron;ratings in the wall Stltilding with his 'hock to her. gazing up at the stating, wits tan. The mist cleared front her cyesl she saw he was alone.Another floor at the end led to a wow] ehnntlx+r, and here, doubtless, the, other mewas imprisoned. "Paul!" Rlie whispered faintly.Tile than timed swiftly, It was her •brother. r . "Va!olio !" -he eclaimed. "Mph! Speak low! Two policemen are just nutshle." "Whitt do yon went?" be muttered. "Yon roost 'escape," ?mil uttered n foto exnt elaa.tioa, "How?" he n.l.<d lrniefiy. Valerie thought for an ini;tant. Her felt wits going, she felt her Mint self again. "Yon must follow me," she said de, " e£siwcly, 1 Panl4ht'lrl• out his bands. "e a fixings on?" asked on ase askeasked1 "'Mkt these kratndv • forgotten, John Middleton, of Goderich town• ship, recently made a sale of fifty seven export cattle for April delivery at 5c per pound, which will return him between 83,500 and 84,000 On Every Bottle Of Shiloh's Consumption Cure is this guarantee :—"AlI we ask of you is to use. two•thirds of, tho contents of tide bottle faithfully. then if you can say you are not benetjtod return the bottle to your druggist and he may refund the price paid." Price 25 cts., 50 ots. and $1.00• Mrs. McMaster, aunt -of Mrs. Ilus- on, St. Marys, living on lot 15, con, cJ, Zone, is in her 103 year. "What do you Waft here? she da- 'neededrded h.trshly llctsis looked ,^•s if. she sonic! ask that A liO "My lady has desired me to come and ' nrrnngc Lade apartlrtents," she For Infantf� and Children. arr" gyred quietly. "What for?" Valerie drttun ddc d, this The tho- trnir. 1,•ith a scnS;ttion el' annoyance that dame was like pain denature aI don't know. Miss Rose. I am told I of an to obey ()races, ;and 1 mst do sty" . :Ton cnn come another time, then. 1 • The Dominion Government has Go nue tell Lady Dorrell that the ease nodded the E:sex Tobacco 11ssocia. p'trtieularly rcquest'ctl me to see that tion that nn•change will be made ' 1 o one. entered these rooms," :.this year in ,the excise and customs "1 drn't think I can lake that' mess- duties on tobacco, • age to her ladyship, -Miss .Roes," Davis t said firmly. "How Clare you answer me litre that!" 1 pen.e, AA,.. g'i10$phod�ne� CAM Valerie with flashing eyes. "Go at anee-ctt abet, do you hear?" '' The Great English Remedy. :Intteaiiig lottlr,•I)at't' twined a1Vay, �� , Sold and recommended by all druggists in Canada. Only re- but at the end of the corridor '•she able medicine discovered. Sia waited. ' `1�� packages guaranteed to cure all forms of Sexual weakness, all effects of abuse "I'1! just see twhnt my fine mldarne orescess, Mental Worry, Excessive use ofTo- •tvctrts•with the pent'• young countess, bacco,Opium or Stimulants. Mailed on receipt room, 1\ o good, I'll be bound." of price, one package $1, six, $5. One will please, fix toils cure, Pamphlets free to eny address. Int 'Valerie wa t ,cautious. chit did , The Wood Company, Windsor, Ont. notating but wait to and fro' its if in in Winghaln by Colin A. Campbell* deep thought, ,and Mavis nt last relttct- Sold Dru antly went away. ggist. As she diel so V:tleriq,opened the bon- i '�"�' der door. ! . .ani In'i 7 "(it.'ck-folloro Mei" She g especl Paul's men and dragged hits to,the window. • A Suet of velnndah ran round "(lot out!" elle' commanded. ".It is i • ,ynen only chance. Rete is 11100(T." i "Vnlen'io, 1 cannot move with these . B cursed things on my Ronde. 'Whet sirall. ds .18. G Cs wet gen otttsid'c,. LOSING efore placing your order Y do?" for Spring Clothing call and "Creep out Otto the vet'andatt first. '<see our will'thhik of soutcthing, but It Is grow- t ing dangerous. There," she posited open the window, and then listened. "Hash, NEW V� SA► i PLES posit!" she breathed. "What is that? Sotltenne is coming. 'They ha't'e die- • for 1899. Vire can afford to covered ,your escnne ,incl are searching• the awing, Crouch down, far Fleavern's sell New Goods cheaper than sitice!" okl stock that cost one-half She stepped back and drew the win,. more than new and better (low quic'lcly, but swift ass he was, she was not quick enough, for Davis, With goods of the latest styles will two 1'oictnton nod t'M•er,T of the sir- cost to -day. vantw..stoo(1 in the doorway. ��y As Mattis was going flown the ettiirs Vy make clothes t ltlt•.flt, At met the. others, foil of the prison - (We eseepe, and jtttnp':ttt with it wo wEBs:j1E'[�i v ('` o !non's intuition to the rollelusion that .16u \`glebe was hiding.something she led Queen's flot!k, DR. �` D'S 1 Milt • MIK An Ottawa Lady Relates Her Experience for Benefit of Others. Mrs. William A. Iioimas, 530 Con -- cession tit., Ottawa, Out., >iestiilea as follows: "J'or some years past I was greatiytroubled withweakness both of the nerves and heart. 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