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The Herald, 1907-03-29, Page 9'µ.{tlSi7 This is the 1laappehled t0 'eo'ltte tO her rLai<iiq and, ?ici^ Iti3Untile; YOli DCA' I ba ve 'o stery ready to rtlAif tell." Paramount Feature Of "Ther o is some truth in what you ed.' vanee, so you may a-sewe11 mount by my side, Well, here We are at the carnage,' said McCarthy. GREEN TEA Free From Dust and All Foreign Substances. Lead packets only. 25c, 30c, 40c, 50c and 60c ;per Ib. At all grocers. HIGHEST AWARD ST, LOUIS, 1904 0000000000 00000 00040000 m IF Resietance on her part was perfectly vani; expostulation was equally useless. Half fainting with terror, she was borne along and forced into another closed car- riage, where she sank among the cush- ions, utterly overcome by terror. The carriage started, and she felt herself borne swiftly onward through the dark- nses—whither, she dared not even guess —she felt herself in the power of un- scrupulous ruffians, and she prayed for speedy death as for the least evil that could befall her. Intense terror takes no account of time. It seemed to her that she had been driven through the darkness for an eternity of anguish, •vhz n suddenly the gallop of horses was heard, a pistol was fired, torches blazed around the carriage, and a susiorous voice cried out: "Stop, villains, on your lives!" At the same moment the heads of the horses were seized, and the driver, as it struck with panic, sprang from the box and fled. "This is deliverance! Oh, thank hea- ven.!" cried Lady Etheridge, nearly swooning under the strong reaction of feeling. The carriage door was then opened, and a tall, dark, military -looking pian, holding a torch in his hand, appeared, ancl, bowing respectfully, hoped that the young lady was uninjured. "Oh, quite, thank you," replied Rose, still too strongly agitated to require an explanation of this unexpected deliver- ance, "The miscreants .have fled, yoking lady -s-en the fellow that was upon the. !box; but if you will kindly tell us where you wish to be driven, I will gladly perform the duty of your coachman." "We were on our Tway to Windsor when we were stopped," said Lady .Ltdh- eridge. "Windsor! You are entirely out of the road, madam. Windsor lies some fif- teen miles off to the left, and the cross- roads are difficult and dangerous travel- ling by night." "Then where is the Magpie Inn, which my unfortunate servants thought we could reach by supper time?" The Magpie Inn, madam, is on the London and Windsor road, full twenty miles from this spot." "Then I have been taken very fair out of my way," said Lady Etheridge, in per- plexity. "Some eighteen miles, I should judge,. madam." "Indeed I do not know what to do," exclaimed Rose, directly. Then, as a bright thought flashed through her brain, she said: "Yes, late as it is, I will request you to drive me directly to the nearest justice of peace, if you know of one in the neighborhood." "Certainly, madam, under all the cir- cumstanees, the •wisest plan; it is the very advice I should have offered had I dared to counsel," said the stranger. "You know of one, then?" gladly in- quired Rose, "Yes, my lady; there is Squire liow- bet, of H•owlet's Close, about a mile from this spot; he is a 'very zealous snagis- ttate, and will not mind being hacked up in the night to receive such import- ant information aseof this daring vio- lence." "I am the more anxious to see a me - 0 000 0 - gistrate as soon as possible, that 1 may send assistance to my unfortunate ser- vants," said Lady Etheridge. "And—pardon me, where were they left, madam?" "In a thick wood, about the middle of the heath, and half way between Houn- slow Hotel and the .Magpie Inn, as near- ly as I can judge." "Not dangerously wounded, I hope, my lady?" "No, quite unhurt, I believe, but bound and gagged, and desperately frightened; besides being exposed to the clump night air that may of itself be the death of the woman. The coach- man. I hope, is more inured to expos- ure. " "We will drive immediately to the magistrate's, and send assistance. I will take the box." "Will you first kindly inform mac to whom I amso deeply indebted?" inquir- ed the lady. "My name, madam, is McCarthy — Colonel McCarthy, of the Eleventh In- fantry. My companion here is Captain Roberts. I must entreat you to be so kind as to give him a seat in your car- riage, as his testimony will be neces- sary before the magistrate. Roberts, come hither." The person named had hitherto kept in the background, out now advanced to the side of the carriage. It happened that the face of Lady Etheridge was partly averted when Ro- berts came up. And. Roberts no sooner caught,?+- sigiet :q1 ])enlace. tlia"it0!be e ed and tetreated perdep'tibly.-. "Excuse me one moment,, madam," said the man who called himself 141Car- tlhy, bowing and hurrying after Rob- erts. Lady Etheridge bad seen nothing that passed in that moment in which her head was averted. McCarthy hurried after Roberts. "Roberts, what was the matter? you ran away as if from the face of a con- stable instead of that of a pretty wo- man.. What was the meaning of it?" Roberts was too much agitated to ans- wer at once, but after struggling violent- ly with some strong inward emotion, he asked: "Who is this lady whom we are en- gaged in deceiving?" "She is the Baroness Etheridge of Swinburne, in her own right. There, now confound you, if you ever breathe that, your tongue will have tied a knot around your neck." "The Baroness Etheridge of Swin- burne,! Whe-ew!" exclaimed the man Roberts, sinking into thought. "And now we must hurry back to the carriage. It is uncivil to leave the lady alone for a moment; but first tell me why you ran away from her." "Presently, presently, dear Mac. You must permit the to ride beside you on the box, first, because it will not be civil to thrust me in upon the lady; and secondly, because I will not intrude up- on her." "Durst not face her, you mean." "As you please, dear Mac. You always had a finer appreciation of nice shades of meaning than myself. At any rate, it would not only be uncivil, but it would be unwise, for either of us to in- trude upon the lady. She would be wanting an explanation as to how we 0 eop 41 0 .000 00 a }y00 Nursing baby? . les a heavy strain on mother. Her system is called upon to supply ourishment for two. Some form ©f nourishment that will be easily taken up by mother's system its needed. Setae °.f E mu ls ion contains the greatest possible amount of nourish. meii.t in easily digested form. Mother and baby are wonderfully helped by its use. ALL DRUGG!ST94 90c. AND $7.00 00 0,!;r 000000000000 00 0 0 0 Roberts pulled his collar up and his; hat down, to obscure ids face, and keep- ing out of the range of view from the carriage windows, went round and mounted upon the bore McCarthy went up tothe carriage win- dow, bowed, and said "Captain Roberts ));ill not intrude bhp- on your ladyship; he .wiltride on the box beside me." ', "I thank him very , ;icb," replied Lady Etheridge, very glade to be left alone. McCarthy then mounted the box, and the carriage drove oft. As they left the spot Lady Etherid e':caught 'a glimpse of two men leadhn e*ay the horses that had brought these>:deliverers; and with a pang of undefinable dreads she thought they had very much the air of the ruf- fians who had first attacked her car- riage. The carriage rolled rapidly Ore and soon entered a deep wood. The sky had been overclouded all night and now the 'rain began to fall. Ledy Etheridge thought with anxiety of her servants and long- ed to reach her journey's .end that she might send relief to them. In the thick. - est part of this wood the carriage at length drew up before an old-fashioned, gloomy looking country house. McCarthy got down and knocked. After a little delay the door was open- ed by an old servant in a very suspici- ous state of readiness. "Well, Jones, your master has been in bed hours, of course. • "Yes, please your honor" "And. the housekeeper, of course." "Yes, please your . honor." "Well, show us into the most comfort- able room at hand, and then see the horses put away after which come to mee said McCarthy, and be helped Lady" Eth- eridge to alight and attended her into the house. The old servant preceded them into the drawing -room, and retired to attend to the horses. McCarthy seated Lady Etheridge upon a sofa, and inquired what refreshments she would be pleased to take. Rose de- clined eclined any. Soon the old servant show- ed himself at the door, and McCarthy went out to speak with him. After a few moments he returned to the draw- ing -room, and going to Lody Etheridge, said: "Mr. Howiet is ill, and must not be disturbed to -night. In the morning, ing-room, and going to Lady Etheridge, him. In the meantime the bnusekeeper is getting up, and will r" rL nd to all your comforts for the nig "I feel very grateful; , my poor eoachma nand maid this rain storm!" exclaimed P 'ully. comfat ortedBefore, piIda st pro a'! H ger stpon„ that freq Ins dis- covered and release ~deed,' I think it quite certai o ; t • because a rumor was rife along ad that a carriage bad been waylai i d robbed, and a lady had been Carrie rf. It was the rumor that led us to challenge the suspicious -looking :;vehicle in which we found your ladyship a captive. Now, ,how could have such a rumor have got ofloat so soon, if your servants had not been discovered and released?" inquired Mc- Carthy, ingeniously. "Oh! heaven grant that they maybe!" said Lady Etheridge, fervently. The appearance •of the housekeeper now interrupted the conversation. She was a tall, stout, coarse, and florid wo- man, of fifty years of age, whose scarred face and overdressed form did not add to the respectability of her office. "I very much' regret that your master is too ill to rise. I commend this lady to your care, and hope you will make her comfortable," `I shall endeavor to do so.' Madam, would you choose to take refreshments before retiring?" said Mrs. Thomas, ad- dressing Lary Etheridge. "No, I thank you. I need rest More than anything else," replied her ladyship. "Then I wil show you at once to your room," said Mrs. Thomas, lighting a bed- room candle, and leading the way. Lady' Etheridge bowed to Colonel Mc- Carthy, and followed the housekeeper from the drawing -room. They passed up a flight of broad stairs, along several intricate passages, and finally entered a large, sombre Cham ber, with the windows and the heavy, four -post bedstead thickly curtained with dark damask,. The housekeeper set the candle upon the mantelpiece, mid out a nssht dress; and wishing the guest a pleasantnight's repose, withdrewfrom the room. But weary and exhausted as she was, Lary Etheridge was still too excited to think of sleep. She needed calmly to re= view all that had happened during the night in order to understand it. So, dressed as she was, she threw herself into an armchair simply to rest. Soon. the disturbed household scented to have sunk into perfect repose; The stillness of the hour was profound, and the sil- ence and the strangeness seemed to ak. feet her with an undefinable apprehe '- sion. She remembered that she had not fastened the door of her ;chamber after the housekeeper, and she arose to lock it, and then returned to her chair. Thea candle burned low, and the shadows of the vast room grew darker and darko, In her excited reverie,,her.eyes were fixe ed absently upon the dooiy of a Closet on the left of the fireplace.- While gazing abstractedly upon this door, it seemed to move a little outward, and though She believed that her senses lied deceived her she shuddered with a vague fear,. and kept her eyes, fixed upon the. door, It swung half open;, she hoped the motion' might have (leen caused by'the \vied, yet' her heart stood still. iii doubt'id.nd terror —only for a moment, when the fgettre of.; tall, stout men, wrapped in flier' - ilio his face covered with a black mask, emerged from the closet, and advanced into the room. Lady Etheridge shrieked, and started toward the door with the impulse of fly- gn"Be not frightened; I will not harm you," said the intruder, in a low whis- per, as he glided to the door, and stand- ing before it, intercepted her passage. nasi-w,u( lidedliepe fifhsog btoegfo,vhos, " Iain betrayed!" gasped Lady Ether- idge, in a dying voice, as she dropped, half -fainting, into her chair. "You are betrayed; but not by me, who would save you;" said the stranger, in the same low whisper. "In the name of Heaven, who are you 7" "A friend, who would rescue you from a danger worse than death." "Why do you intrude upon my pri- vacy at this hour?" "To warn you as I must; to save you, if I may!" said the stranger, in the same low, impressive whisper in which he had spoken from the first. "I am in the )house of a magistrate— I will summon assistance!" cried Rose, in terror, as she rushed from her chair. "This chamber is provided with no bell ropes; and it is, besides, far removed from the inhabited part of the house. But do not be alarmed; I will advance no nearer to you than I am now. Listen to me: You said that you were in the 'house of -a magistrate. You are de- ceived. You are in a house which no honorable woman ever entered and r•e- •parted without leaving her honor be- hind." "Oh, Heaven of heavens! what shall I do? where can I turn? whom can I trust?" exclaimed Rose, in the extrem- ity of distress. "Trust me. We are nearer London than you have been led to suppose. I will conduct you safely from this house, and take you to that of your friend., the Duchess of Beresleigh." "You know me, then?" ' Yes, Lady Etheridge! Yes, Rose El- mert" .. "And"tvho are you?' "One, who, as I said before, is prepar- ed to rescue you from a danger worse than death, I repeat that you are in a house whence no woman ever depart- ed without leaving her honor behind, but from which I am willing to deliver you honorably. I can say no more." "But, oh Heaven, how shall I trust you?" "Lady Etheridge, Rose Elmer, do you remember a scene, in which you acted a part, in the village church of Swinburne, on the first of July, some four years since?" said the stranger, in a low, sig- nificant tone. "Ha, oh Heaven! who are you that tell nee of that?" gasped Rose, turning pale as death. "I am one who, by my perfect knowl- edge of all that transpired in that church, adjure you to arise and follow nee." • "Man or demon, I will not! Although you may know the events of that fatshl day to which you allude, death has can- celled. that dreadful deed; I have noth- ing to regret or fear!" "Hel have you not?" "No; nothing to fear but you! 1 do not believe the tale that you have been telling me. I shall not leave this house to trust myself with a stranger. I shall remain where I am, and use thif if you advance one stay topard me!" said Rose, drawing a penknife from her pocket, and opening the largest blade. "Oh, then, if you will not be saved will- ingly,you hnust by force. There is no more time to be lost in persuasion," said the intruder ,and while he spoke he took off his cloak and throwing it over her head as quick as lightning, stifled her cries, muffled her form, and raising her in his powerful arms, bore her from the room, through the intricate passages, down the stairs, and to the great front door, which it seemed he had already un- barred and unlocked in readiness for his egress. A eab stood in the deep shadow of the trees before the house. Ile forced his half -suffocated burden into the vehicle, HELPINGMOTH 6 JR5. jumped in by )her side, and immediate- ly gave the order to drive on. They drove swiftly through the woods. When they had reached the heath beyond, the stranger threw the cloak. a little back from tho face of Rose, to give her air, at the same time saying: "Scream now, if it will be any relief to you, my dear; scream as much as you please; nobody will hear!" Rose beat loudly upon the frout of. the carriage, crying: "Cabman; cabman, Stop, stop! I command you! You are committing a felony, for which you will be transport- ed!' ' Yon the helping a ruffian in. a -ease Of -'abduction! The cabman at the first sound of the noise, stopped the carriage and listened; but when he distinguished the words, he replied in a soothing voice: '}ea, mum; In course; just so, mum. Compose your nerves, mum, do," and The St. Petersburg correspondent o$ drove on. the London Mail says that ear -drum And though Rose continued to beat up- made of thin leaves of silver are being Tent: the; front of the carriage, and to eall used in the Russian military hospitale Wally, she could make no further inn for diseases of the ear, to replace deice - man, whiz continued stolidly sikrnt and swiftly driving on. "Scream and bang my dean. It re- lieves you, and dogs me no harm," ob- served her eompanicn, in smooth irony. Rose sank book exhausted, and burst into a passion of tears. When she recovered from this storm of sobbing and weeping she looked out of the side window and . saw that day was dawning. They were now rolling rapidly along the high road over the )heath. The whole face of the country • was lonely, with that depth of loneliness only to be seen just at the dawn of day. The latest passengers had passed' away, the earliest had not come. The road before them stretched silent and solitary over the murky shadows of the heath. Suddenly, as she gazed hope lessly upon this seene—oh, sight of joy! —she perceived a post chaise containing two persons just appearing at the top of the hill alld driving silently toward them. Her companion, sitting quietly, had not seen tbe approaching vehicle. Rose took her resolution, and.acted upon it instantly. Dashing open the window nearest to her, she thrust her head out, and cried: "Help, help help, help, for the love of heaven!" The stranger started up with a half suppressed oath, seized and dragged her back, and muffling her head in his cloak stifled her cries. ;To be continued.) SPRANG ADVICE. Do Not Dose With Purgatives and Weakening Medicines—What People Need at This Season is a Tonic. Not ctly sick —t but not feeling• quite weexall. That's the spring feeling, You are easily tired, appetite vari- able, sometimes, headaches and a feeling of depression. 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