le CSolturibikq.
Isaaeit Weekly, everj I'Hilny Morning;, nt
UliOOMSDUItO, COMJMMA CO., ra.
At 11.60 per yenr. To subscribers out ot tho coun.
v llm mrmstirn Mtrletlvln ni1vnnn
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t 75 t 25 1 M
1 60 1 00 S 25
2 00 I 75 3 50
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4 00 4 75 7 60 1 10
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Column B 00 18 00 15 00 35 00 00 00 40 00 W 10
Ynarir dr rtlsemcnts payable Quarterly. Trn.
tsr.No paper discontinued excopt at tho option
of tho publishers, until nil arrearages aro paid, but
LslentadreitlscmenismuHtbopam for wrore
Pscrted except where parties have accounts.
IUI1K uuiiiiiiuuu vicuna win uui, uo given.
All tinners sent nut of the Hljltnnrtn .infant n,
OTlcos must bo paid forln advance.unless a respon.
Iblo person In Columbia county assumes to pay
..Legs advertisements two uuimr. v.
no Buusunpuuuuuuuu uomana.
,TO Q PHINTINGr.
The Job Printing Department of tho Columbian
Is very complete. It contains the latest now typo
anlmiihlticrynnd Is tho only omcothat runs Job
presses by power, Riving us tho best facilities. lis
jmatcs furnished on largo Jobs.
Insertions without ref erenco to length.
Executor's, Administrator's, and Auditors no
tlccs three dollars.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line, reg
ular advertisements halt rates.
In lha lillti.ltir... TllrpetOrV" COlUmD. OhO
9. G, BLWEiiU, . . .
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1887.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXI NO 7
COLUMBIA DKMOORAT, VOL L, NO 48
5 BITTENBENDEB, l""""""
dollar a year for each line.
Trr-AINWIUGIIT &CO
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
I'lllLADKI.l'IIU, I'A.
TKA8, SYKUl'S, COFFKK, BUtlAH, OLASME&
1II0K , Bt'lOKS, 1IIOA1U! SODA, KTO , Km
N. It. Corner Second and Arch sts.
lOrders will receive prompt attention.
w,
II. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
llLooMsuuitci, Coi.umiiia County, Pa
At styles ot work done In a superior manner, work
warrantee; as represented Tistn Kitraoi
id without Pun by the uso ot Gas, and
freoot charge when arllflctaltceta
are Inserted,
Olllce In Barton's building, Main street,
below Market, Itvo doors lielow Klcim's
drug storo, Ilrst lloor.
1o be open at all hourt during the r'aj
Nov s -ly
BLOOMSBURG PMHING MILL
to.
Tho undorslgned having put his Planing Ml
on ltallroad Htreet, In nrst-ciass condition, Is pre
pared to do all kinds ot work In his line.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS.MOU.-DINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
turntsned at reasonabloprlcea. All lumber used
Is well seasoned and nono but skilled workmen
are employed.
estjmat.es foe buildings
nrntshed on application. Plans and apcclflca
ons prepared by an oxporlenced draught sman
CHARL.ES KRCG,
liloomsltiiri', I'm
WILKZS-BARRE
MANUFACTURER OP ALL KINDS OP
BRUSHES,
No. 3 North Canal St , Near L. V.
It. It. Depot.
John H. Derby,
pmopkietoh.
HrWill call on dealers ouco In six
weeks. Save your orders. octl.ly
CLOTHIJ&Gl JCLOTHING
G. W. BERTSCH,
THE MEHCIIANT TAILOR.
Gsnts Mhi Goods, Eats & Ci;:
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits made to order at short notice
and a litalwajs guaranteed or no sale.
Call and examine the largest and best
selected stock of goods ever shown in
Columbia county.
Store next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Blooinsburg Pa.
CHAMPION
POSITIVELY
Patent Safety
Kon-KiplotlT
EXTDfOUISUUR
Will "tRf
BREAK A
Cleanly.
th. 4TA
UDHimili
or
OIL.
mm.
Gives a Lighi
Tit CBPI0H
equal In Brilliancy
It tho Heat,
Ch.ap.at uud
Bafeat Lamp
10 uu tanaij or
k uu uurnert
Ihitli the most
for Churches,
1'owerfui and
Perfect
I, I GUT
ever made
Ilalla. or
Family Uae.
Send for
Illustrated
Circular.
VIIOM OIL.
.an be used on VOUT
old Gai or Oil Cbinde-
I J. WE1DENEB,
I en or brackets, and
ill increase your light
35 B. 2d ot.
A 1 ill 1.1. '
run. a.
Bole Owner
of ltent
AGENTS
WANTED
4
GENTS
llKAIIllFl'I. IHMIK.
11 tMV.-slla-LAMCIIftCt
nml tenllment ot Cvtrv
Flower rid Sbrub, JItlUll
(lint-mil KIiiiIh. Alnitll
the Known Ruleiol fllrta.
Itoi ulth Clavi. Pmsei,
HindkerdilcUadrai. It
Uitiemoit corjplili work
of the kind v -r (niO
llHbetl.Cbcntl
Ceulitni. stuium lor
a Rumple copy, tifnu our
price to uKei.t. Abi-iiis
wanted ivcnwhtrs. Au.
Tislittrnt.Plillsl'a.P.
CP.ICAN FUE. CO.. 17 Morta
SINGER CH7
A r- -DAIS' JKWli.
T a Fall Not of
I J Attnrliiiieiila.
5WAVRAHTKU
Toars. Semi for
Circular.
E. C. IIOWE A CO.,
133 N. Othfit., Vblla.. l'c
Apr. Stw.
DSlNES
5YRUP
CURES
2bUGHS
novlu-l-6m3.
PATENTS.
( btaloed and all patent business attended to for
moderate fees.
Our omce is opposite tho U. S. ratent Oftlce, and
we can obtain patents In less time than those re.
mote from Washington.
Sent model or drawing. We advise as to pat
entability freoot charge, and we make no charge
unless patent Is secured.
We refer here, to tho rostmaster, the Supt,of
Money Order Olv., and to ofllclals of the U. B.
I'atcnt onico. Kor circular, advice, terms and
references to actual clients In your own btateor
county, write to
C. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opposite ratenl OHl'A 't'asblngton, D 0
AGENTS WlNTED I
ltemuneratlre empl mint offered energctlo
and reliable men. Ada, iu
Security Mutual SeiisGt Society,
SM I1HOAUWAY, NBW YOltK.
nnvit 1!U
Working Classes Attention.
We are now prepared to furnish all classes with
employment at uuu', tho whole of the time, or
for their spare moments. Dullness new, light and
rontaule. l'crbonsof t-ltheracx easily earn from
) cents to i 00 per etenlng, and a proportional
sum by devoting all tlit-lr time to the buali.eii
Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. That
allwhoHco this may send their addreas, and tea
the bUblntMa, wo make tula oner. T" such as aro
not, well satisfied we will bend one dollar to piy
for the trouble of writing. Full particulars ana
outat free. Addrnsi atonal BriNsox & Co., fort
Ana, Mitnu. deotli-ly.
f
JlaW V
At:
kWpm
lUa hJ-
Catarrh
,SVY
in
'HAVFEVERl
i
i u
U.S.A.
HAY-FEVER
ELY'S 01112 AM HALM
Is not a liquid, snuff or poicder. Applied
into nostrils is quickly absorbed. It cleanse
thehaul. Allays inflammation. IltaUthi
sores, lletlores thesemea of ttute and smell.
50 n( nf Drugirittt; bn mail, njiiltrtd, CO cent).
ELY BROTHERS, l)n..ffIsts(Owego,NV.
rcbldlt
Ask your retailer for the James Means' 83Hhoe
Caution t Some dealers revomniena inferior
KihnN tti nnler to mako a larger profit. This is the
nrlultinl $.1 Shoe. Ueware of Imitations which nc
KiitnvltHlRo their own Inferiority by attemptlntf to
Imllil iiixm tho reputAtion of thoorlfrlnal.
'oik (Jeiitilno udIcbsi bearln. this Htnmp(
JAMES MEANS'
TsrCcitltaea, g O DUA
I M.lllA In tllH tnn. rVinfrraoa nn.t
lLav Jtrjt Calf . ski,,. Uricx.
Kceuotl in vurabilUu, Comfort A
Aliixarance. A poalal cant
avuCtouswill brlogyouln.
formation how to uvt thi.
?3V SP08 I" any State or
J. Means & Co
launoM
OdrrIebratiMlfaptorr nrmturpr. Alai-irinna.nM(v
of Shoes of this grade than any other factory In tho
world. Thousands who wear them will tell you tho
Lc.VfanJf.yoV.Mlc.tnem' J AM KM MEANS' g
ttllOK for Uoysla uiiapproaclied In Durability.
Full Utiea ot llm uu vu bhut. rur bale by
1 W. HARTMN &S0N.
Sole agents for Illoomsburg, I'a. febll-i3U
Pfinnsjhaaia kmm Works, M, h
SffMjfjtmOmWiiliilui Stpiei4 Biililh.
BaaAlbrlUaitnU
ork. n.
OC22 66 49t.ald.
GERMAN ASTHMA CURE
Instantly reltoTet tho rauet violent t tacit, and 1
murew ctiraioimnie mood rtu ttaiii.i rtr II K.
SL LTV llfllntF ii-nrl liv inhalnllnn ttm .At t..n t. 1 J
mediate, drrrx-t and rcrtnlu. and ft core Is the C
i-ftlCftH Ihn rnrMtt. Irrmtlnai ' Prlr jia anrl
(of any druggist, or by mall, tiampla Frep I
BUmp. Ir. ILS llUFM AN N.M.I ii. ri.
DOT20 HO 3 ms. a is.
RAUCH'S S25 PHOSPHATE
Wmm i,nl Oontaiaa th. lifa and Eueoce cl
Rfl0t nlrr'' Animal Bonaa. CIIBAP,
lIV HKliIABLE, LASTING
BAUGH & SONS.
Manuiactarera.
Pitii.ADKr.Pin a. ta.
iAvX V WorSalobrCW.LOH',
jTiBLisHi:n lttSK. Oransevllle. Pa.
TO ADVERTISERS
For a cliecK for fi wo will print a ten-line ad
vertisement In one million fanes or leading Amer
ican newspapers. Tlil Is at the rate ot only one
mih ota cent aline, for i.ohi circulation 1 'Hie
advertisement will be placed before one million
mih rrnt newspaper purch iser': or Fiva .Million
in-, i. bus -Ten lines will accommodate about 75
words. Address with copv of Adv. and check, or
wyl 30 cents tor book oflT0 pnKCS.
(IKO 1'. liOWELI. & CO., 10 Hpruco St., New
York. llteblt
ATENTS.
Hut small percentage of fees In ad-
tnltmrl. Send for circular Hiving full
Inrormatlon. and containing lUt of
references. M. J. CLAUBTT, Wasningtou, 1). o.
1-acinc Building. (seplT.cra.
to be made. Cut this out and return to
us, and wo will send y.m tree, some
thing of great value and Importance to
you, lUUl, "in Blill, jim i,
which wl 1 bring you U moio mony right away
mo worK anu live hi. iiumu. a.nuci anv
snmethtnc new. that lust coins money for nil
.-in . . . ..mi. n.mlti.1 nA, nitfNl.fl.
This Is one ot the genuine, imfiortantcUiinces of a
tnn-.tlll nr., riiOnv. llr:inrl nutllL free. AtdlCSS.
Tkuk & Co.. Augusta JIaluo. dec5t-so,ly.
S WITHIN C. SHOHTLI DOE'S ACADEMV,
FOIl YOUSO HEN AND 1IDV8, MK11IA, I'A.
vi miles from Philadelphia. Filed pi Ico covers
every expense, even books, xc. Noexira charges.
No incidental expenses. No examination for ad
mission. Twelve experienced teachers, all men,
nit ..rttriiinrns. sntHMul nimortunltles for ant
students to advance rapidly, bpeclal drl 1 for dull
and backward boys. Patrons or students may se
lect any studies or chooso the regular tnillsh, Sci
entific, Business, Classical or civil Engineering
course, students nttcd at Media Academy aro
now in liarvara, laic, itiikx-iuu uuu ,cu umw
Colleges and I'olj technic schoils. 10 students
sent to college In 1&, 15 In 181, 10 In I1M, 10 In
186. A graduating class every year In tho com
mercial department. A Physical and Chemical
Laboratory, nyii naslum and Hall around. 1600
vo s. added to library In 1 Wl. Physical apparatus
doubled In 18- Media has heven churches nnu a
teiuneranco charter which prohibits the sale ot all
Intoxicating drinks. For now illustrated circular
address tne rnucipai uuu i i"..,, n .. .
SUOIt'l LII.UK, A. il., (Ilarvaid Graduate,) Media,
I"enn' Aug.ti.ly.
S
65
A7f.ll, and Board (luaran
JVLOTILllteeil. :s Young Men
or Ladles In eacn county, and highest
commission paid (often J150 a montn.
NKW BOOK already on
rS WONDERS
In North and S-outh America, at tho Ice-Bound
Poles, over the land- of the .Midnight Sun, under
the Hiu itor, througn the Dark continent, among
the Old Temples ot Inola. In the Flowery hlng
doinsot china and Japan, amid the ruins ot lncas
Aztecs ana scum, whuiu i-aiiuua, n
and Hardens ot the nods on the Isles of tho Sea,
and in all parts of tho globe. 8"0 engraWugs.
Low price, oulok sales, cend fori Ircular.
rhlladelphla, l'V deo 17, ou
Dr, a TVTTCe ltscauses auda new and
hh.S IN .'.bb succesiitul CUHE at your
own home, by one who was deaf twenty
oi.rht ppan. Treated bv most of the noted
bpeclnllts without benent. turrd himself In S
. . it... t.i.mlrr.ild nf MliPr. Villi
particulars sent on application. T. S. l'AGE,No.
fi West 3lst St., New Yoik city. febtdlt.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
tho popular favorite for dreulng
the hair, ttCHtorlntr color htn
fray, anit prercuUn lniruir.
b cleanm-a the mailp, atopn the
hair fallinff, ami U vure to jiteu.
ftuc. anJ S1.U0 at DruggUta.
HINDERCORNS.
Theiaff "I. ur.t aud Urt our. for Corai, Dunloni. o.
Stir-all lVa Eu.ure. comfort to h. fMl, M.rjalli
U i'li. 14 nu at PruKKta'a. llwtoi Co., A Y.
m, AI?KIrC VANTi:i(amplC(froe
P IV I V rnrDR. SCOTT'S'"
fort
UtOTRIO CORSETS.
rltk.cmiclcattlea.crr
ILfOTRIG C0R3
BRUSH
nuick attlen. Territory niu'ii, aaiuftttuon yuar-
autttid.
V.
fewan.
11
T nA inc. Enamel your
JjaUlcb Itaugcs twice a
)e.ir, lops once a week and
)Ou uatetholluest polish
ed stove In the world, tor
sale by all grocers and
tebisdll.
dealers.
FIRST-CLASS INVE3TMBNT3
And UIANW. Five liuudted dollars and upwards
bend for pamphlet No a. Boat relcrouces.
FAHNIIAM, fKUKIFM t CO., Dulutti, Mich.
febtdlt.
H.W.AYER ft S0r3
ADVERTISING AGENTS
niSffia PHILADELPHIA
Cur. t'lii .lii-l nml lilcbth M
ltrcrho Adierllarmt'iU' to' thu Vr tt
ESTIMATES tStSiV1" WiViS FCEE
at . - 'vn- "m.
SM wKL--"Vlir.aL TSaV
.1 "aaiaau aaaas'
rz.M .a
''Addrois A. u. rAiutvuxiin
TIRED OUT!
At tt.lt Mkaaon nioartr vrtxT (ma nfda to tian sotna
ort rf tonto. I HON ntr Into altaoet ry Vt'
tclan't praacrlptloD for Uiot if bo nd boDding op.
BEST TONIC
Da. Wnnlramaa. 1 .m Mil M(t. I.nrk
Knrnrr etc., It HAS NO i:QITAj and ii
lite nlllT iron moaicmi taat ia ni iiijurioiin
It lirirlrlirm the Jllood. ldvlaoriUrH thm
tiyMrmt ItPstorcsAtipetUf Aid IHcmtlon
It dona not blackon or Injnro th teth, eaura had
acha iprodooeoondtipitln Mhr iron mfiitinrtd
Pn, O. II, niwst-ET, a loading phj-ticlin of Bprlns
fipld, Ohio. w, ...
"BMwn'B Iron Ilittra Is a IhnrnrciilT pood medl
eln, I una It In ray jirarticn, ant) fiml fta action tt
crin all otlior forma of Inm. 1 n wm ki'M. or a low con
ditionpf thijfdtsm, Itrown' Iron I(ittrn 1 osnnlly
a noBitiva nccenMiy. It h all tUt Ii claimed for It
Da. W, N. WATCH!. 121 ThIrtr-rond Btwl,
OaorgoUiwn, 1) O Knya" "llrawn'a Inm llittera ia
tttoTonioof tii9 nee Not hi ti it httcr, H cmntM
appotlW, givati Urouclh and improvoa dittlon."
Oaoatoa ban abore Trada llnrV and crowtd ml lloea
on wrapper. Tukn no tli'r Mads only !
UUOW.N C1IKM1CALCU., UAI.TIilOUK, SID.
HAS mOVED TO BE
1 THE REMEDY
I'OIl ItllKUMATISM.
Maihom. Imp , An. 13,
My wife wm ho afflkted with lilirii.
mittfiuli liori-houWer and ami that
ishecouM do nothlmtfor herwlf.and
could not alep ! l- ,ut hs1 v! ,KI
lMlU'red up In tt rtxkliijir ehuir. i'hy.
pic'HiiM vrpBorUHtl, maiiv patent turdl
ciiitM wero U-hjiI, but the pain atlU
irot worw. I pent for tlio timtinn
ithpnnvttltn Cur; uudera cloud of
dttubtn It m ut-ed aronrdinic to
U'rvctlonfor onowtPk.nnd my wife
wan cuml. It wm one of theme atcrotv
able wirpriwa that J ou tnret once in a
lifetlmH. It 14 now or four montha
ninto tha rum was effected, and ano
cau ali. iron. In o In tho garden, and
do all kind of work n well a ever,
and ban no symptom of the old dla.
eano. SehaenihCBltaucyin recom.
menditnf tho euro to all fclmllarljr
illcted, a Hafk ani Sure.
Thousands of others have
been cured.
PRICE S2.50.
For complete Information. I)crr!ptlve I'nm
plilet with teptlmouiaU, tree.
yorfialflbynllilruKKlflH. Hone ortheotberla
not In position to fuiulsh It to jou.d.j not bo per.
auadjd to tale anythiutr elBo. but apply direct to tbo
General Anta, VVAV.lAV.11 HltOS. A; CO.
810 & Hl Jltuki't Strict. I'htludelphla.
march 9-ly.a
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
OF PURE COD LIVER OIL
And Hypophosphites of Lime & Soda
Almost as Palatabloas Milk.
Tho only preparation of C0I MVKlt Oil. that
can bo taken rcaJlly and tolerutod for a long Unto
hr dellrale .touiarlis.
ixt as k iit:Mrnr rnr. roNSfiMrrmv,
SI UOH l.dl M Ar UrilllNv. A.VAK.liU, lit.S
K1MI. IIHIIIIIV. (HI II IIS AMI I II 110 AT XV.
IM'llOMs and all IIAMIMI IIIM)lillKII. O?
OIU.IIKI.N It is iniTTeiTon In lis rnu'lii.
l'rrscribi'd and entlorhed by tUe bcsl I tiyslclana
In the couutrlej of the woild.
FOR CALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
ooi-aa-1)'
YOU CcinVt Foffle116"!'111!11110
DCAT TUClilllll,' " '""I P"0'
ULHIIMUnillto
ALL other Itinda.
THE FAMOUS HOP
"PLASTERS
Clean, fragrant, curative and highly medicia!,
prepared from Frcah Hop. Palaami, Extnota
and Oumi, tprtod on white muslin.
The? rcatoro and Tltailxo weaK poru. autxiae
lnilamzaatlon and lnstautly banlali pain Trhetiier
La the Sack. Side, nip, Leg, KldncyH, JolnU,
Shoulder. Cheat. Breaat, Btomooh or Muaolea,
rowcrfully a oo thing, pal n allaying and atrenffth
enlng. 27m bett plntttr on earth la the verdict of
ULOuaonds. Hailed for price by proprietors.
Hep l'laatcr Company, Uotton, Maaa,
-srftHni.1(T ahroflill This nlaatcp la rnnrtsaA
I on white mujlin, ready for Instant tue, HOP
PIABTEU CO., Bicnature on every plaater.
MANY LAMP CHIMNEYS ARE
oil c rod for salo represented
as good as tho Famous
PEARL TOP
BUT THEY
ARE NOT!
Anil llko all Counter! din lack tho
llcntarltubla I.ASTIMJ Qualities
or run GCNUINC.
JkSTX. 3?OEt THE
CHIM.NEY
rnt-Oct. U0 , 1S83.
The PEARL TOP is
itluniiCuclurcd OSIV by
ge:o,a,maci3e;th&cOm
lUTTSBUItOU. 1A.
deo 3 6 n c Jt co.
GET YOUIt SALU HILLS
PRINTED AT THIS OFFICE
SECOND TO NONE
IN CROP VALUE.
Tbl U nt a new tlnu. but I l ai)ptall'hetl ftrt
warranted hy jwn p( w.i-rt mM irt In mm.
itltlon with th U:i!i0t rrl.nl tru-id-otltiM lu the
American luarkrt. A bold on,.u't tr tar
Uitn tay it Is true, and tlivy kuow,
COiTtlVllLK. 1'i.FlP l'W
' Rei'lrlDvtovourini ilryio tedatdto llatwliv C1
S'bo-fLate. would ay I ha v mod it mi a II at4
t uwmI alou-rildt ol htrherrrlctd thou bate. ULi
tutaa troo-laud laatictrrciulU 1 hae alwayibrard
t ipobvu of, by rrtie bobaetned It tUorouvlily.
hub of ib b. .n tbt untlti t. it gardles of i me,
and woult recoromen4 U fartx.f to ne It. I cou.
aider tt irreatly lurenor to Acidulatid Kock. tail cut
culy iua ..tiiru. but lfny jo...
BAUGHSS25 PHOSPHATE
ACTIVC, ri'.ItMANKNT, CIIKA1'
ANIMAL BONE MANURE,
, BAUGH & SONS
RAW BONE (Inly HuuTittur.ri,
SUPER-PHOSPHATE I PH.II M1FI PHIA. pA,
IHEUIATISM
fiM. CURE
win 'VITLK
RETRIBUTION.
BY "THE DUCHESS."
CHAPTER XIII.
Mr. Duron's house In Ilorkclcy nqtmrs
U presided over by his mint n little,
thin, wiry, kindly old !ady, with cork
(crew rlngletA mid n high peaky nose.
Her Bcqunlntnnccs nre ns olil-fashloncd
&9 her curls, but It la ninnzlnit how many
Bliohosof thorn. They nro of the stnld,
eminently respcctnblo order, nil able to
count their Kcncrntlons.nnd all "carrlafto
people." Yet It might bo admitted Hint
sometimes Miss Durnn pines for the
young nnfl frivolous, and would be glad to
welcome them Inside her nephew's doors
her doors, as they might be called, no
little docs ho Interfere with her arrange
ments, and so seldom does ho show him
self between 13 a. in. and lip. m.
On this particular Wednesday qulto h
stir and bustle ot tho thick silken skirts
take place, ns Gerald Mnssnreotie, smil
ing and gay, enters Miss Duran's draw
ing room. There Is, In splto of the dob
onalr manner that distinguishes him,
and induces all these old young men to
look askance at him, and grow green
with envy, and that causes the quite old
men to wink nnd nudgo each other, and
call him "a sad dog" a suspicion of anx
iety that renders his kind eyes melan
choly, and makes him a favorite at once
with all tho gentle, elderly women.
He Is a fashionable looking young
man, exquisitely dressed, and is, In fact,
such a departure from Miss Durnn's
drawing room, that he creates an im
mense sensation, that is only to be sur
passed by the entrance of a lovely young
woman ten minutes afterward, who
sweeps up to Miss Durnn with tho most
charming smile In the world on her beau
tiful faco.
"Dear Miss Duran," she says, slipping
her little, gray clad hnnd into that of tho
astonished spliihlcr, "we have been want
ing to come nml see you for surh.fi time
auntlo and I but there have been so
many other tiresome engagements. And,
after nil, it is better, is It not, to leavo the
best to tho last?" this with a swift glauco
at Mnssiirccno that sets his heart n-bcat-iug.
"Even now, wo could not como
together; thero was sotno absurd crush
Bomewliere, and wo had promised to go,
so I told nuntlo I wanted to see you even
more than she did; so I packed her off to
her afternoon and I came to mine."
Her low tralnnnte voice, her pretty
smile, the gentle pressure nf the little
hand, nil won Miss Duran's heart nt once.
She had met Mllliccnt two or three
times, but now she persuades herself that
they have been good friends for many
years. What a lovely crenturol How
nice of her to como to this dull old
house just to see a stupid old maid I Dear,
dear me, there were not many who would
do that I
Meantime the "lovely creature" Is
taking her tea from Gerald Mossareene's
bands. Tea of nn exquisite flavor and
rich with country cream, sent up spec
ially from the heart of Hnmpshlro for
Miss Duran's Wednesdays. Ten served in
prlceloss old Crown Derby, before which
the modern Imitations might hold down
mcir neaas.
"Sugarf" asks Gerald In a society
tone; and then, considerably lower, "my
own dnrllngl"
"Eh?" says Miss Grey In return to this
Impassioned address, with n startling
promptitude that is rather dispiriting.
In truth, having got here, no matter
how, and so acknowledged to Massareene
that she has thought It worth her while
to give up for his sake one of the most
brilliant concerns of tho season, she Is n
little frightened, a little impatient nnd
yet a good denl glad.
"Milllcent," says Gerald, dropping into
the chair near her, "that you have como
nt all Is so much moro than I dared hopo
for that I would now entreat you to let
my Joy continue by being kind to me for
tne short hour we may bo together."
His tone Is very sad, in spite of the joy
ho mentions. Old Miss Duran, looking
kindly at tho two young people who
have descended into her midst and cast
such n cloud of sunshine upon tho dull
stately driwlng room, reads us clearly ns
though it wero all in print before her
thnt this young man tho ton of her dead
cousin is breaking his heart for lovo of
the pretty, slender girl staring so sol.
enmly into her tea cup, nnd that tho
pretty girl Is not altogether Indifferent
about it.
"Dlcss mol And I hear sho i' to bo
married to that nephew of Lucy Drand's,
Well, to Judge by her fuce, I should say
her heart is not In It. Poor young things!
bvluently they have entered Into tho bliss
ful realms of love. Cupid's darts have
fouml a lodging In their tender breasts!
Someymos Miss Duran, In splto of tho
ringlets, Indulged in flights of poetic
fancy. "How romntlcl How full of
puthosl That dear boy! why, I can sco
him dwindling away before my eyes.
Quite a wreck he Is becoming, though nit
nnd his tailor may try to delude mo.
Well, I must see what can be done. Ger
ald, my dear, do you think Miss Grey
would iiko to ueo thnt painting of your
great-grandfather thut adorns tho west
wall of tho library? It Is well worth u
visit, I assuro yoivmydenr Miss Grey.
Do let Gerald persuade you to look nt It.
A masterpiece, I assuro you. One of
Lely's brightest etrortsl"
"Cornel" says Gerald, In a low entrent
ing tone.
Milllcent hesitates for a moment, and
then, according to custom. Is lost.
She rises, gives her cup to him to lay
upon a table near, and with a bright
smile and glance directed to her hostess
follows him out of tli room.
A.though bis spirits huve risen almost
beyond his control, Mr. Massareene be-
limes himself wonderfully until the hall
19 crossed and the library gained. Then
I regret to say, he considerably forgets
himself, lie throws honor to the winds
and taking Grnnit Doyle's fiancee in hli
arms, strains her to his heart.
"Darling of my henrtl" whispers he,
with a sigh of passionate gladness.
At Miss Grey's couduct on this occasion
I inn also bound to express regret. In
stead of tho Indignation sho should have
shown, she simply pushes him away
from her with a very lenient hand, and
laughs a little.
"Was there over such a bad boyl" snys
she, standing back from him with palm
extonded to keep him ou. "Are you to
tally without grace!"
"On tho contrary, I am filled with ltl
I have gained you."
"Gnlnedf"
"Milllcent, will you tell me now that I
am nothing to you?"
"Certainly not; you nro always, as I
nope, my very good friend l"
"I am not. I nm your lover, or noth
Ing I"
"It is not good for a woman to huve
two lovers."
"Call Doyle a loverf Pshaw!" say
Mr. Mnssareeno with fine contempt,
"Compare him with me, and where ure
youf"
"Why hercf" says she, laughing. And
then nil nt on'o her cayety comes to an
end, and her faco clouds. "Alusl" cries
she, "what is to bo tho end ot It all!"
"bt. ueorgo s, Hanover square," re
turns he, with undiminished conrago,
"Yes; with Grnnit as bridegroom.'
"With me, you meun. Sweetheart,
why can you not break all these chains
that bind you, und give yourself as your
ueart uirecw"
Miss Grey has subsided into tears, und
a big chair.
"If I only dure," sobs bIio from behind
her handkerchief.
At this half admission Mr, Massar
cone's hope rises fortyfold.
"If you dured what theuf" ho asks,
Kneeling uesuie her ami possessing him
self of ono dainty hand.
"i might learn what happlnoss really
means."
"With mo. you meanf"
"Oh, Gcraldl" whispers she; and then
it Is all over, and she Is caught to his
breast, and for a llttlo while tho world Is
forgotten by both,
Being the woman, she Is the first to
awako from the happy dream.
"It Is in&dnesul" she says lifting her
head and eazliignj.lilru with teurful eyes.
"Wot U youtvhl trust to me. r.ot If
you are sure of that you honestly love
inc. Speak to me, Milltccntl Why do
ou turn your head nwnyf You do love
mef"
At this ulie lets her gaze return to his.
"I wl.h I had never sceu you." she
snys with trembling Hps.
"Thnt is n hnrd speech, my tinning!"
"It Is true, though. If I had never
seen you, I might hnve been willing to
concludo this contract with Urnnlt. If I
had never seen you, I could never
have"
"Go on."
"Iovcd you!"
Sho bows her head upon her hands and
bursts Into fresh tears.
Mr. Massareeno draws her head down
upon his shoulder.
"Don't cry llko that, Milllcent," says
he. "It will all como right In the end.
Something tells mo so." Something tells
him quite the reverse; but ho would not
bo tho truo lover ho Is If ho could not
strain a point to pleaso his beloved.
hat wo navo got to do now is to thlnK
what Is the llrst, best step to bo taken,"
"Tlio llrst, best step will mean ruin.'
Thero is n touch of impatience In her
tone. Althouuh she loves him. It is
hnrd for her to give up the glided loaves
and fishes of fashionable life.
It will not," retorts ho stoutly; "It
will mean emancipation If you hnve the
pluck to go through with it."
"Oh! emancipation!" snys sho disdain
fully, though she Is glad of his resolute
ness. "All you Irishmen nro mad about
freedom I Ono would think you were n
land leaguer tho way you spenkl 1 won
der you nro not nfrntd to lovo one of tho
hated bnssennchs."
"I nm not afraid of nnythlng except
your strength of mind. You nre mine
now, but will you bo mine un hour
hence!"
"If I wero n man." says MIs9 Grey re
flectively, "I should not chooso to fall In
lovo with a woman upon whom I could
placu no dependence."
'If I were n woman," responds ho
promptly, "I should know better than to
marry ono man when I loved another."
"Well, but you nre not a woman,"
says sho triumphantly.
'either aro you a man," replies he.
That squares our accounts. Sweet
heart," regarding her very gravely,
"tell mo nt least that you will think
seriously of my proposal."
"I am always thinking of It," returns
sho, sighing. "Oh! why are not you
Grnnit."
"Tho gods forbid!" says ho piously.
"I am n better mnn ns I stand, though no
doubt n poorer one. Well, however the
wind blows, I nm n happier fellow to-day
than I ever expecctd to be. I have heard
from your own lips thnt you lovo me."
"Do not plnco too much confluence In
thnt."
"You will not deny tho truth of It,
however?"
'No. II is truo. You arc moro to
me, Gerald, thnn any mnn I over hnve
met thnn nny man I ever shnll meet."
Her eyes grow large and dim with
tears. She holds out her baud to him;
'Strengthened by such nn ussurnncc, I
will believe in nothing less thnn victory,"
replies he, In tt clear, resonant voice, his
face bright with a hopo thnt nt this mo-
neut has grown Into n certainty.
Milllcent, watching him, feels hcrhenrt
grow Fiul. "Will not the weight of cir
cumstances, of custom, provo too strong
tor mm?
"I must go homo," she snys, starting a
little.
"Good by then for tho present, darl
ing," whispers ho proudly. He draws her
to liim nnd looks down nnxlously Into
her face. A question seems hovering on
his lips. At last he gives it words.
"Do do you ever kiss him?" asks ho In
n Jerky, vehement way that speaks of
suppressed agony.
"Never!" returns Bhe nlmost ns vehe
mently. She flushes crimson. Massareene's
arms tighten round her, and an expres
sion of unspeakable relief alters his face.
"I ennnot tell you how often I have
thought of thnt, how it bus preyed upon
me," ho exclaims eagerly. "And after
all, the torment I endured hnd no foun
dntlon." Ho looks tenderly down upon
her. "My love, you seem moro mine
now thnn ever!" Then his tone changes,
nnd au accent of scorn unmitigated runs
through it. Evidently his thoughts are
wandering to some one absent. "What
sort of u fellow was ho nt all?" Bays he,
with a curl ot his lips.
A faint smile breaks through tho sad
ness of Milllcent's face.
"Would you have had him different
then!" she asks, with a slight return oi
her usual gayety.
"Different! Do you know," says ho
presently, "that I don't think I dislike
him now half ns much as I did five mln
ntesago!" Then pressing his cheek to
hers, nnd sncnklng In a much lower tono.
and wither shyly, "Milllcent, will you be
kinder to mo than you nro to him!"
"Have I not been kinder?" asks she,
faintly.
"Hut kinder kinder still?"
Sho lifts her face to his!
CHAPTER XIV.
Lady Vulworth sighs profoundly as she
drops into a chair, and receives with a
thankful smile her late but ever welcome
cup of ten.
"Such a crusht Such an abnormal
temperature) Talk of India!"
Sho sighs mildly, ns all fat women
sigh. Tho concert hnd Indeed been over
crowded, ns the diva was to sing.
"I hate the ultra fashionable concertsl"
says her sister-in-law, Mrs. Brand, ho
Is feeling slightly fractious. "The otners
are nearly, If not qulto, as good, and
there is the advantage of finding one's
self nllvo uftcr them; but this nfternooul
To look at the Duchess of Dowushiro
was to guess the rest. Poor woman I she
grew so flushed, so heavy, toward tho
end, that I wonder the chair didn't give
way under her."
"Where Is Milllcent?" asks Lady
Valworth, rather Inconsequently.
"In her boudoir with Miss Roche."
Mrs. Brand's tone is slightly sharp. "I
asked Drown as I came In, and he told
me so."
"How did she spend her day?"
"With some people rather out of my
set, though in a specially good one If a
rather dull ono of their own. You re
member the Durans old Fanny Duran
moro particularly? She Is keeping house
for her nephew now."
"Maurice Duran, who lost his wifo
some years ago? A silly little woman
with a tcmpur, as I remembor her. A
daughter of Ixird Ashborough's."
"Yes. The wife was Insupportable to
a degree. Well he lives with his aunt
now. And whnt on earth Milllcent could
see In Fanny Duran to make her miss
to-day's concert Is moro than I cau con
ceive; sometimes thut girl worries me
byond belief."
"Well, I think It wns very nice of her,"
returns Lady Valworth, pleasantly.
"Few girls nowadays would give oven a
thought to an old woman like Fanny,
Yes, it was kind of her."
She taps her spoon softly against the
edge of her cup, aud tells herself that this
niece of hers so soon to bo her daughter-in-law
is indeed a treasure to be doslred.
"I dare say you aro right," she says.
"And as to Nadlne Hoche, that little
friend ot hers, I have wanted to say a
word to you about her for some time.
Sho Is such a sweet girl so gentle, so
thoroughly bred but poor, you know.
Her father, Gen, Roche, died suddenly,
and there was no provision for tho family
a very usuul thing with military men
aud so the poor child has to give lessons
to eke out the slender Income that she
and her mother possess."
"A sad story but hardly an uncom
mon one. You suggested that I could
help her that you wished to onllst my
sympathies with regard to her, but as
yet 1 hardly see how I can be ot use. It
money"
"Oh! no. Nothing at all of thut sort.
But ot lato It has seemed to me that
she Is looking pale; and, now that the
season Is drawing to a close, and Milll
cent and I are to go to you to tho park,
1 think It would be very good of you If
you would ask the poor child there, too,
it ouly to give her a breath ot fresh air.
She is looking really 111, It strikes m,
' And. if you could out hjr us foe a hit, I
know It would delight Jlllllcent."
Why, of course of course," snys
kindly Lady Valworth. "Anything to
please dear Milllcent; and, besides, all
you havo said about Miss Roche qulto In
terests me."
"Sho Is well worth your Interest," be
gins Mrs. llrnnd warmly, when foot
steps on the landing outside check her.
"Ahl hero sue comes, prounuiy. pioiv
you will bo nblo to sco for yourself what
a remarkably charming creature sho Is."
rhe door, opening, admits the two
girls. Milllcent smiling, and a little mis
chievous perhaps, as a sort of armor
against tho scolding Impending. Nadlne
calm nml gentlo ns usual. Lady Valworth,
ns sho takes her hand, holdn it kindly,
and gazes long into tho girl s lovciy face.
Her blue eyes. Innocent ns a summer
sky, her soft wnvlng hair, tho charm of
her mobllo mouth, nil make a deep Im
pression upon the mother of Uranlt
Boylo.
Mrs. llrnnd tens me you nro looKing
pale, my dear," sho begins, drawing tho
girl down upon the sent nenr her; "that
London smoke has robbed you of nil yonr
pretty roses. I cannot speak from my
own experience, of course, as this Is the
nrst time we nuvo met, out, it, seems 10
mo thnt a protty ohild like you should
not have such sorrowful eyes."
Nadlne lnughs a little, but the tears
rise ns she does so to the "sorrowful
eyes."
"Are you strong nre you well?" goes
on Lady Valworth, stlH keeping posses
sion ot tho girl's hnnd.
"I think so. You nro very good. To
trouble yourself at all about mo Ib very
kind. And Indeed there Is nothing tho
matter with me except except that
sometimes I feel n little tired."
"Tired. Ahl yes, I see. Well, there
Is a llttlo scheme afloat about you. A
tiny conspiracy, let mo tell you. Have
you ever heard of Vnlworth Park? Yest
It Is a very pretty pluce, I will allow, and
ono calculated to bring back tho blushes
to pale checks," touching Nadino's faco
as sho speaks. "Weill What do you
think of our scheme? Will you like to
como to me to tho park for a week or
two?"
"To go to tho country to see again tho
green fields the trees tho flowers,"
breathes Nadlne faintly.
"Aud more thnn that," laughs Lady
Valworth gayly. "You shall not be left
to the lambs for company. Milllcent
Is coming to mo, too, and u good many
others. Somo frelnds of yours. Mr.
Durnn nnd his llttlo Clytle, for example."
Where ure tho pale cheeks now, the
lnngftld lids? Gone. Uplifted nre tho
litis, nnd from Itenenth them two great,
eager, sparkling eyes gleam forth.
"it is true, my dear," chatters on her
ladyship, please jj with the effect her an
nouncement Is having on the pretty child
beside her, though sho entirely misunder
stands tho pretty child's agitation. "I
always havo my houso full in August,
for many reasons. For one, the grouse;
for another, becnuso Ciipt. Doyle's birth
day (my son, rrg- dear) occurs in Au
gust, nnd I always give my big dance
then." Sho smiles charmingly nnd pats
Nadlne's hnnd as though tho mention ot
her handsome son is sweet to her. "So
you see you will not be compelled to a
prosy tete-a-tcte with an old woman.
You shall have youth to make you merry
and take that tired look out ot your
pretty eyes. Though I regret my son
will not be with us until the seventeenth,
tho evening of his birthday fete Just
barely In time for It, lu fact."
"He Is going away!" murmurs Na
dlne, by way ot making conversation,
though, In truth, she hears little, nnd
can think of nothing but that Maurice
Duran is to be at the park at the time
for which she has been invited. Can she
accent the invitation? Dare she? Hut,
oh! how good u thing It would bo to bo
near him for a whole week perhaps b
fortnight!
"Yes," ljidy Vnlworth Is saying npro
pos her son "he Is going abroud to Swit
zerland, ho tells me, with somo bachelor
friends of his. Of course ho has many
friends. When you meet him," with n
proud smile, "you will understand that.
And so you will come, my dear? Milll
ent, I hear, will be Inconsolable it you
refuse."
"I-I should like it" begins Nadlne
stammering nnd faltering, afraid to refuse
afraid (far moro afraid) to accept, that
llttlo struggle with her conscience not
being yet ended.
"Then that's all right," declares Lady
Valworth heartily mistaking her indecis
ion for shyness. "Milllcent, darling,"
calling to Miss Groy, who has Just come
oil victorious in au encounter with her
auntie, who has, at the close of it, found
herself declaring, very much against her
better Judgment, thnt Gerald Massareone,
for a pauper, is a wonderfully well regu
lated young man, and that, of course,
there was no harm In Miss Grey's meet
ing him at Miss Duran's afternoons.
"So long as you remember you nre en
gaged to your cousin," sho winds up,
desperately. Miss Grey shrugs her shoul
ders and nods acquiescence. Tho time
Is not yet ripe, she tells herself, for spring
ing tho entire truth "upon her nlrcndy
too distressed aunt." As sho finishes
this remarkable sontence In her own mind
Bhe laughs and assures herself that the
lessons In German have not been entirely
wuntedl
"Milllcent, darling," .calls Lady Val
worth, and Milllcent, starting slightly,
turns to her, "your little friend hero has
promised to come to me on the fifth.
That Is the lay on which you have de
cided, is It not?" looking at Mrs. Brand.
"Of course, my dear," to Nadine, "It
will be nicer and more comfortable for
you to travel with Mrs. Brand."
"Of course," says Mrs. Brand, and so
the discussion ends. Nadlne's conscience,
whether satisfied or not, Is forbidden
further Interference. All management
in the affair has been taken out of her
hands.
She Is feeling depressed and rather
nervous. Rising, as Milllcent comes
toward hor, sho bids a soft but hasty
adlou to Lady Valworth.
"So soon, Nadlne?" says Mrs. Brand.
"Why, Lady Valworth has not hnd time
to grow accustomed oven to your face
yet. Could you not stay and dine? You
so seldom come to us ou an oft day, one
that Is separate from your German, that
I should like to keep you to-night."
"Yes, do stay, Nadlne," entreats Milll
cent. "Yon need not mind your gown,"
says Mrs. Brand. "There will be nobody
but Cupt. Boyle."
"Thank you. Not to-night. Mamma
would be uneasy if she did not know
what had kept me," returns Nadine,
gently. Sho would another time have
been delighted to stay, but now she
longs only for the moment when she shall
And horselt alone, that Bhe may think
without interruption of this strange Joy
this happiness ialt tear that has been
offered to her.
The ontranco ot other visitors checks
further solicitations from Mrs, Brand
nnd Milllcent, nnd, pressing the latter's
hand gently, sho slips post her, nnd runs
down the staircase into the hall.
The sound ot somo ono whistling as she
reaches It attracts her attention. Look
ing round, she sees a young man, with
his back turned to her, bending over n
letter under the center lamp. Her foot
step, light always, hnd been unheard
upon the carpet ot tho stairs, but now,
as it reaches tho marble beneath, a faint
click makes itself known. The young
man, turning sharply, looks at hor. He
Is standing exactly beneath tho lamp, so
that his face Is distinctly visible. It Is
Paul Annerlcyl
CHAPTER XV.
If the Idea thnt ho looked stnrtled and
turned pale on seeing her at llrst sug
gested itself to Nadlne, It I s speedily
routed. Mr. Anncrley, coming up to hor,
holds out his hand with quite a beaming
smile,
"You I It Is not one of your days,
surely," ho snys.
His tone Is crisp, nhrupt; In another
man It might be called flurried. A lone.
light overcoat covers him from his neck
to hli boots, Even though she ennnot
see thu clothes beneath, somo sudden
fancy strikes Nadlno that ho Is slightly
en fete. This Idea, too, however, Is put
to flight before It has time to harden on
her brain.
"Ns. It Is not one at my djir. Uut"rr
Sho Is so astonished nt seeing him here
in Mrs, Brand's house, that sho finds a
difficulty In speaking quickly or freoly.
"You aro going," interrupts ne, shortly,
"bo nm I. Come."
Ho opens the hall door as he speaks,
and motions to her to precede htm. It Is
all done In n moment. It he had meant
to get her out of the house with a speed
that ndmlttcd of no delay, ho could not
have dono It more promptly. Still de
voured with surprise nt his presence In
Park Lane, Nadlne forgets to comment
upon this, even In her thoughts, until
long afterward.
As they leave Mrs. Brand's houso be
hind them Annerloy's mnnncr undergoes
a change It loses Its briskness, and re
turns to its usual calm habit.
"But you perhaps you did not want to
como away so soon," says Nadlne, In n
low bewildered tone.
What could a city clerk want In Mrs.
Brand's houso nt that hour?
"Yes; I was quite ready. My business
wns finished," returns he, steadily,
"Your business? Business with Mrs.
Brnnd?"
"And very serious buslnesst So se
rious thnt It Is condncted ns secretly as
possible."
"It has to do with your your firm?"
asks she, In an awed tone.
"With my linn? Yes. I was sorry
you met mo here. It Is of the utmost
consequence that my comings and goings
nt that house should bo kept dark."
Ho glances nt her keenly ns ho speaks.
"You need not be nfrald," says Nadlne,
quietly. "I shall sny nothing of it. I
shnll not mention having met you. You
mny be at rest about that. But I confess
I am amazed astonished I"
"Como in here. It Is a fine ovening.
A walk will do you good, and I have
something to say to you."
Entering tho principal entrance to tho
park, they stroll togother in silence
pass tho row, the drive, tho last touch of
humanity in the shape of llfcguardsmcn
nnd nursery maids, until they find them
selves lu a dull, out of the way spot, and
virtually speaking alone.
"Yes; I am more surprised than I can
tell you," says Nadine again, pausing to
look into his fuce. "To meet you therel
And this secret business I hope It means
no harm to Milllcent Miss Grey?"
"None at all, I assure you." lie
laughs easily. "I shall not harm Miss
Grey. My business, so fur as she is con
cerned, will very soon bo nt nn end."
"Then sho is mixed up with it."
"Well, yes."
"Paul," says Nndine, leaning forward
and speaking In a low tone, "I think 1
have guessed It. It It has something to
do with her sapphires."
An extraordinary gleam flashes across
Mr. Anncrley s features. It is moment
ary, but brilliant. Fear, suspicion and
something stronger still are blendod In it.
It may be that he Is disconcerted nt hav
ing his "business" with Mrs. 3rand thus
publicly put Into words. To bo discov
ered, no matter how Innocent the offense,
is disagreeable to most.
"You are not pleased that I navo found
It out?" suggests Nadlne, timidly. "But
do not lot it distress you. I shall bury
the knowledge in my heart. No one shall
be tho wler for it."
"You will do well to do so," says An
nerley, recovering himself with un effort.
"You will tnke cure also not to let It be
known by word or glance that you met
mo to-night at Mrs. Brand's. Much de
pends upon your faithfulness In this
matter."
"Then you have found a clew to the
thief? You nro on his track?" asks she,
breathlessly.
"Yes; there Is a clew." He pauses a
moment, looking down into her eyes as
though he would read her very soul.
"Swear to me you will not mention hav
ing met me to-night," he says at last, in a
low, vehement tone.
His Intensity frightens her.
"There is no need for it. I have prom
ised; but if you wish it, yes I swear not
to reveal our having met," she answers,
nervously. "Was it this you wished to
say to me, raul?"
"This and something else. But
first"
He breaks off abruptly, and laying his
hands upon her shoulders, turns her so
he can boo her better. He has been gaz
ing at her intently, and the extremo
beauty ot her flower like face, enhanced
by the touch of timidity his stern voice
and manner have brought Into it, has
set on Are tho love that already burns
brightly in his bosom. She Is the one
solitary thing on earth that he cares for
the one human creature he adores with
a passion, wild, ungovernable, that some
times from the very strength of It makes
even him tremble. If he should lose her!
The very idea makes tho blood rush tu
multuously to his head. And there is
that to be said to her to-night that
But sho will not fail him she shall notl
"Nadlnol" exclaims he, in a suppressed
tone low, vehement. "Tell me thnt you
love me! I have loved you so well that
I will not believe you have given me no
return. All my heart nay, my very
soul, Is yours to save or ruin, as you
will. Is such devotion to go unrewarded?
Seol I am waiting trembling befere you
as the veriest leaf that grows, lest your
word fall me. Does not this touch you?
Aro you Insensible, heartless? Well, then I
if you cannot from your heart say that
you love me, at least tell me that your
heart is empty that you aro Indifferent
to all the world."
He waited breathlessly. But as tho
waiting lengthens a dark frown gathers
on his brow, and a savage expression
curves his lips. Nadlne, faint, terrified,
and still with that terrible numbness
overpowering her, draws back a step or
two ami presses her hund convulsively
against her face. Anncrley, laying his
hands upon her shoulders, gives her a
violent shake. A low cry e.scupes her,
This cry relenses her from the nervous
bondage In which she has been held.
"Spenk, glrll" cries he roughly. "It
is true you never yet told me thnt you
love me. Am I now to learn that you
have made that confession to another
man?"
"Oh! nol nol" The assurance falls
from her with a ferver which ho places
to a wrong account. With a passionate
thankfulness sho tells herself that sho
can at least answer this last question
with truth. To no man has sho sold,
"I love you."
"Ahl" says Annerley, drawing a long
breath of eager relief, "that is well for
my rival had he existed."
Thero Is Bitch subdued ferocity In his
tone that Nadlne shivers.
"Be content," sho says, calmly, "you
havo no rival. There is no ono I can
marry"
"Except mo. That is as It should bo."
He sighs heavily, and still regards her
with a lowering brow. "Now for my
news," he says.
"To-morrow. Will not to-morrow do?"
asks she, faintly, feeling tired nnd over
done, "To-morrow I shnll probably be out of
town. Yes," answering her glanco of
surprise. "I shall be abroad for a week
or two on business."
"The snmo business?" demands she,
eagerly,
"You re a wonderful guesser," re
turns he. There Is a vaguo suggestion of
a sneer In his smile. "Before going,
however, I want to tell you that u stroke
of luck has at last fallen at my feet. To
day the my my chtet sent for me nnd
olfered me a a higher stool In the office.
In f.K-t'l '
in fact
He hesitated a good deal, and seems in
deed singularly Ignorant of tho proper
terms to be used with regard to his rise
In his position.
"I am very glad," says Nadlne, In her
clear, cold, girlish voice, so devoid of real
interest.
"This rise will enable me to marry."
continues he, watching her closely. She
Is evidently nwnre of his scrutiny, be
cause her face remains impassive, even
whllo her fingers Interlace each other and
grow Into u clasp that leaves her knuckles
white. She nods her head softly in an
swer to his remark, not trusting herself
to speak.
"But it will tako me out of town." Ho
Is watching her still narrowly. But this
time she manages to meet his guze. It,
Indeed, her fate Is to marry this man,
and go with him wheresoever ho iroes.
then it will Us uili- kind ot fortune, to
drive Ihcii'i Into (tie country, far frniu UiTI
great London, where one meets every
one, and where thoso known to her In her
present life might sometimes (cruel
thought) bo seen by her.
"Well?" she snys.
"It will take me out of tho country.
The fact Is," continues he, rushing nt the
rest ot his communication, "I havo been
offered a post of of trust that wlU take
me to America."
"You go there in search of this man
who has stolen the sapphires?" says she,
quickly. "Yon are hunting him down.
Is this your iost ot trust? Are you a a
detective?"
Something like a vague smile flits
across his face as he notices how she
shrinks from him.
"Not exactly." His tone Is full of mys
tery. "If detectives aro abhorrent to
yon, be happy In the thought that 1 have
nothing In common with them; that, in
fact, I detest them qulto as much ns yon
do. No; I am going thero In advnnco ot
tho detectives, as I hope. You'll ho
ready to come with me?"
"Is It to be soon?"
"It mny sound soon to you, perhaps. In
about a month from to-day." It Is now
growing toward the end of July. "But
I may havo to start earlier than that. You
will be ready?"
He is very palo ns ho presses tho ques
tion. If sho refuses if sho even bar
gains for moro time, It will cnuso confus
ion. But she does not retusc. A pro
found sigh escapes her, but she says:
"Yes, I shall be ready," In n voico sub
dued but void of trembling. If sho Is to
marry him, nnd thus to resign all good
tho world can give her, It will mako llt
tlo difference whether sho lives with him
hero or in that far country he haa
named; then a sudden thought occur
ring, she looks nt him eagerly: "My
mother!" sho says.
"WlU of course accompany us."
"Will your stay there be long!"
"I hardly know for somo years cer
talnly; nftcr thut it Is undecided."
"Everything is undecided thnt lies In
the years beyond;" oho Blghs again.
"You nro going nbroad to-morrow, you
say!"
"Yes, for a week or two perhaps
three. But I shall bo back in time for
our wedding."
Ho attempts to spenk lightly, but the
sad look on the girl's fnco checks him.
Ho Is, however, too elated by the victory
already achieved to know nny fear for
the future. No doubt she is pining at the
thought of leaving her home, but once
married to him, the power and persist
ence of his love will conquer all regrcU.
So ho thinks; so he vainly belioves.
"Don't look so grieved, my darling,"
ho whispers fondly, pressing her
hand between both his own. "Think "
of tho long and happy future that
lies before you, with mo forever
as your slave. The time will come,
Nadine, when you will not rcgnrd any
ties but tho one that binds mo to you.
Ties of homo and kindred will be as
naught beside it. Though now, perhaps,
you give me your heart unwillingly,
then you will love even ns you are be
loved. Oh, that that glad hour wero
blended with thiB I" He presses his lips
ecstatically to the hand ho still holds.
His whole face grows bright with the
affection that glows within him. Then
one word that he has used returns to him
with unplensnnt force. "Unwilling,"
he goes on musingly, frjwnlng slightly.
"Yes, you nre unwilling to give me your
henrt."
"Ah, nol" says sho gently, and with a
troubled nlr of uncertainty; "I am not
unwilling. You mistake me. I would,
with all my soul, that I could love you as
you desire, and perhaps, Indeed, in
time" she hesitates, as though lost
in a labyrinth ot painful thought. "No,
I am not unwilling," she repeats again,
feeling how good a thing It would be for
her could sho indeed obliterate from her
mind nil the too dear past nnd give her
self entirely to this man. "You speak ns
though I am obstinately withholding
something as if you believed you were
robbing me of the heurt on which you
set such store. But it Is not so. What
ever else you may have stolen, it was not
my love. You cannot steal that; but
somo day, perhaps, I shtJlglvelt to you."
Preoccupied as she is with sad and
hurtful memory, sho Is roused to present
life by tho curious glnnco nnd start that
follows on her speech. Both are subdued
as suddenly as they came, and Anncrley
once more regards her with only the ar
dent look of affection that before was his;
but Nndine cannot forget thnt they were
there. Has ho heard of Mr. Duran! Has
Nadino's acquaintance with him come to
his ears? Docs he suspect Duran of
being tho thief who has stolen from him
his love's heart? She feels n little cold
nnd sick with nnxlety as sho wnits for
his next words. They reassure her.
"You give me fresh life," ho snys.
'Some day, indeed, the love I crave shall
be mine. And now," glancing at his
watch, "I fear our last moment has come.
Now I must bid you farowell, until tho
hnppy time thnt will see mo homo with
you, with our nenr mnrringo only n few
hours distant. Uood-by. my darling, my
best beloved I"
Not a living soul is in sight. Folding
her closely in his nrms, ho holds her to
him as though he could never again
suffer her to go. Sho feels the reality,
tho wild earnestness of his love at this
instant ns she never before realized it.
Softened, subdued by it, she gently re
turns his embrace, and then stnuds back
from htm.
"You will think of mo kindly, lov
ingly?" breathes he with passionate cn
treuty. "Sweetheartl if you could only
know how hnrd it is to part from .you for
even thesofewdnys! Nndine, hnve pity on
me,nnd try to love miin my nbsence. They
say -unseuce muses the henrt grow fon
der;' prove th saying true. Alas! how
tntnlly honest your sweet eyes can be.
There Is nothing in them for me noth
ing but pltyl Well, oven that is better
than a few other things I could name
It Is at least akin to love. But have you
no sorrow In that we must part? Are
you cold always? Suppose wo should
never meet agnln nfter this hour never
In all our years oh earth? would not this
move you? Why, nol You look bewil
dered, but not sad. It Is tho last mo
mentl I cannot see you ngain to-night
because because of Never mind
that. Qood-by, my pretty glrll"
Once again ho folds her In his arms.
Once agnln he passionately presses his
lips to hers.
Ho releases her.
"This fear of mine is folly," ho whis
pers heavily. "It Is but for a week or
two. We shall meet again, to know no
other parting save death I"
Ho guides her quickly on her backward
way to where ngnln tho gntes loom lnrgo
and dnrk. Into a cab outside he puts
her, lays his face for an Instant against
her palm, and then is lost among tho
growing mists of the night.
Now, nnd only now, Nudlno remem
bers how she had forgotten to tell him of
the projected visit to Valworth Park!
TO llg CONTINUED IN OPII NEXT,
Fig Pudding: Three-quarters of a
paund of giated bread, half a pound of
best figs, six ounces of suet, six minces ot
moist sunr, n teaspoonful of milk, anil a
llttlo nutmeg grated, Tho figs and suet
must be chopped very fine. Mix the bread
and suet first, then tho figs, sugar and nut
meg, ono cng beaten well, nnd lastly tho
milk. Boll In a mould for four hours. To
be tatcn v.lth sweet sauce, lloMon Vott,
Minced Veals Cut Iho meat from tho
bines, and having minced It very II no with
a small plice ot Union peel, grate over It u
Utile nutmeg, and sprinklu ou It somo pep.
per and salt. Put tho bones In a sauce-pun
with a lurge onion chopped fine nnd water
enough to moisten well; thicken with a lit
tle flour and butter and servo on buttered
toasl Iht Hwuhold.
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