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Offleo In 1st National Hank building, second lloor, first door to the left. Corner ot Main ana .Mama B treats Moomsburg, Pa. tWl'ennon and ISourtiea Colleclul, Jp P. BILLMEVEU, (J)JSTJUOT A T'J'OllNJiY.) ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. iJ-iTOIllco over lllooiiisbiirg, Pu. Dentler's shoe store, rnpr-oUoU II. H1IAWN. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Catnwlssn, ra. o nca, corner of Third and .Malnntruots. M ICHAEL F. EYEItLY, Convoyaneor, Collector of Claims. ano LEGAL ADVICE IN 1UK SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES, C urOfllco In Dentler's building with 1'. P. nil 1 wescr. nttorncy-al-law, Hunt, looms, and Uoor lilooinsburg, Pa. aprc. E. BM1TH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Rerwiek, l'a. D II. IIONOllA A. ItODlilNS. omco and residence, west First street, lilooms non'6 m ly. Curt', ra JB. McKELVY, M. D.,SurReon and I'hy .slclan, north side Main Btreet.below Market AI FRITZ, Attorney-U-Uw. Ofllce , ;Front room over Tost OfUce, rR. J. C. RUTTER, m YBIOIAN SUHOKON, omco, North Market street, Hloom6burfi, l'a On. wm. Physician, ireot. M. 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I sleep well now, and 1 lined to bo very restles. I cm fleshing up fast; good stidtig food and Simmons Liver Iteijulator have dotio it all. 1 write this in hopes of benclliing some one who has stiffen il as I did, and would tako oath to theso statements if debited." E S. ljAi.i.oir, Syracuse, AV. TFS OF PURE COD LIVER OIL lOSD Almost asPalntabloas Milk. Tho only preparation of (OH LIVEIt Oil. thl ran bo Liken readily and tolcratod for a long Umo by dcllrato fdomarh. ami t t iikmktit rrm rotgrMPnov, MIIQHII.IH.S AHHIII. AN.U.MH. (.K- Hll, Ill.llll.lH. (Ill I, IIS AMI II lilt Y AK- IHTIIIs, nil oil HAMIMI lllsOIHIMLS iW (llll.llltl. It l iii.irrrlloiH In Ita rr.alll. lTt'scnticd ami cmloraea by tho bout l'hyalclAns In tho cnuntries of tbo world. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. oct-as-ly MANY LAMP CHIMNEYS AHE ollorotl for salo represented as good as tho Famous BUT THEY And HLo all Counterfeits lack Iba Iteuturkublu I.ASTI.Vti ((nullltcs OX THE GENUINE npou HAYIXOI them With Pnt.0ct. 30 , 1883. The PEARL TOP is KlauiifHctiired ONLY I)jr GtO, A. MACBETH & CO,, 1'ITTSBUllGU. PA. dec 3 SO ncfico. CLOTHING CLOTHING Cr. W. BERTSCH, THE MEHCIIANT TAILOK. Eenls' Turnishing Goods, Hals Si Caps OF EVEHY DESCRIPTION. Suits made to order at shott notice and a lit always guaranteed or no tale. Call and examine the largest and best selected stock of goods ever shown in Columbia county. Store next door to First National Bank, MAIN STHEET, Blocmisliiirg Fa. obmmotilIhon fences OK CAST CH WBOUGHT IKON. Suitable for Yards, Cemetery Lots and Public Grounds The following shows the Picket Oothlc, one of the several beautiful siyiesui rvutc mu by tho undersigned. n..n..m.ia nnrnhiutv thev aro unsurpass ed. set up by experienced hands and warranted to give sausiaciiuu. Prices and specimens of other do- signs sent to any address. Address BbOOMSBURG PA- ia y 4-tf BLOOMSBUKIiJLANINl mill Tho undersigned Uavliig put hla rianlnff Ml on Hatlroad street, In rlrst-ciass condition, Is P'e parod to do an nines oi wur iu ma FRAMES, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS. MOULDINGS, FLOORING, Etc. furnished at roasonabloi rices. All lumber used !!f well seasoned and none but skilled workmen areempioyea. ESTIMATES FOR BUILDINGS nmiRi.nii on application. Plans and sreciaca oh prepared by an experienced arauguisumu (JlIAIltXI H11UU, HlooiiiNbiiri;, l'a M. UL0AI1 & , ULOOMSI5UKO, l'A. Manufacturers of CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS AC First-class work always on hand, REPAIRING NEA TL YDONh. Prlcti reduced to tuii the timet. EH ULS1QN i hites of Lima & Soda ASK S02t THE Amnusutxm?x tiiis He THE WITCH'S HEAD. By H. HITjER HAOOA1TD. "I am willing to do that If lie will nnolo. glzo for tho terms lio Used In connection with my mother." -Ah I" said tlio gallant enptain, "ttio yotilig gentleman i coming to renTOn." "Ho nlo ilematidi Hint you should lmnd over the noto you received from tlio lady." "That I certainly sliall not do," ho mi swered, and drawing tho card from his jKxkct bo toro It Into fragment", unread. Capt. Jutlcn lion ed ntnl left tho room. In n fow tnlnutei bo returned, and, addressing Mr. Alston and Ernest, snlds "Mr. Ken-hnw Is not sat Wlod with what you offer to do. Ho declines to apologize for any expression that lie may liavo used In reference to your mother, and he now wishes you to choose between signing nn npology which I shall dictate, or meeting him to-morrow morning. You must rcmomlwr that wo ore in France, where you cannot Insult a man on tho payment of forty shillings." Ernest felt tho Mood run to his henit He understood now whnt Captain Justlco monnt, Ho answered simply: "I shall 1kj very happy to meet my cousin In hatover plneo nnd way you and Mr. Alston mayngreo upoii,"nndthen horoturned to his chair and gave himself up to tho enjoy ment of his plpo nnd on entirely new sot of sensations. Captain Justice gazed after him pltlngly. "I nm sorry for him," he said to Mr. Alston; "Kershaw Is, I leliove, a good shot with pistols. Isupposo you will choose pistols; it would bo difllcult to get swords In such a hurry. IIo Is a fine young fellow, took it coolly, by Oeorgel Well, I don't think that ho will troublo tho world much longer." "This is a silly business, and likely to land us all in n nasty mess. Is thcro no way out of Hi" "None that I know of, unless your young friend will eat dirt. Ho Is n nasty tempered fellow, Kershaw, and w lid aliout that woman, o er whom he has spent thousands. Nor is ho likely to forglvo being rolled In tho gutter. You had better get your man to glvo in, for if you don't Korshaw will kill him." "It Is no good talking of it. I havo livod a rough life, ami know what men aro mado of. He Is not of that sort. Besidos your man ii In tho wrong, not that boy. If anybody spoko of my mother liko that I would shoot him." "Very good, Mr. Alston. And now about tho pistols; I have none." "I havo n pair of Hmlth & Wesson revolvers that I bought yesterday to take out to Africa with me. ihoy thrown very heavy bullet, Capt. Justlco," "Too heavy. If one of them Is hit nnywhero in the body" He did not llnisb his scm tenco. Mr. Alston nodded. "We must put them twonty paces apart to give thorn a chance of missing. And now aliout tho place and the time." "I know a place on tho beach, aliout n mllo and a half from hero, that will do very well, You go down that street till you striko tho beach, then turn to jour right and follow tho lino of tho sea till you como to n deserted hut or eottngo. There wo will meet you. "At what time I" "Let mo seel 6hall wo say 4:451 It will be light enough for us then." "Very good. The Newhaven boat leaves at 0:30. I am going to see aliout getting my thingi ready to go to meet It, I should nd vise you to do tho samo, Capt. Justlco. Wo had better not return hero after It is over." "No." And then they parted. Luckily tho manager of thn hotel had not gone to bed, so tho various parties concrnod wero nblo to pay their bills and make arrange ments nlout their luggago lieing sent to meet tho early boat without exciting tho sllgtitot suspicion. Ernest wrote a note, and left It to Iw given to his friend when ho should arrive on tho morrow, in hlch ho stated myste riously that business had called him away. Ho could not help smiling to hliiiM-lf sadly when ho thought thnt his business might lo of n sort that it would toko nil eternity to settle. Then ho went to his room and wroto two letters, ono to Hvn and ono to Dorothy. Mr. Alston was to poit them if anything hap pened to him. Tho first was of a passionate nature, and breathed hojies of a reunion in another place ah, how fondly the poor human heart clings to thnt ideal tho second. collected nnd sensible enough. The letters finished, ho followed Mr. Alston's advice, uiv dressed nnd took n hath, then ho said his pray ersthe prayers his mother had taught him put on n quiet, dark suit of clothes and went ntnl sat by tho open window. Tho night was very still and fragrant with tho sweet, strong breath of tho son. Not a sound came from tho quaint town beneath; all was at peace, i.rnt'K, sitting there, wondered whether lit he would live to see another night, and, if not, w hat the nights were liko in the land whither ho was journeying. And as ho thought of It tho gray damps that hide tlio unrison world from our gazo struck into ids soul nnd mado him feel afraid. Not afraid of death, but afraid of tho empty loneliness beyond it of tho cold nlr of an infinite spaeo in which nothing human enn live. Would his mother meet him there, ho wondered, or would sho put lilm from her, coming with blood upon Ida hands I And then ho thought of JJva, and in his solitude a tear gathored iu his dark eyes. It seemed 60 hard to go to that other placo without her, CHAPTER XVI. It A D A II K 'S W O n K Presently tho eastern sky liogau to bo barred witli rays of light, and Ernest know that the dawn was near. Hlsing with a sigh, ho made his last prepa rations, Inwardly determined that, if ho was to die, ho would dio In a way lieflttlng an English gentleman. Thero should bo no sign of fear on Ids face when ho looked at his ad versary's pistol. Presently thero came n soft knock at tho door, and Mr. Alston entered with his shoes oil'. Iu his hand ho held a case containing tho two Smith & Wessons. "Wo must bo off presently," ho said, "I just heard Capt. Justlco go down. Look hero, Kei-slmw, do you understand anything about theso i'' and ho tapid tho Smith & Wessons. "Yes; I havo often practiced with a pair of old dueling pistols at home. I used to be a very fair shot with them." "That Is lucky. Now tnko one of theso re volvers; I wont to glvo you a lesson and ac custom you to handle It," "No, I will not, It would not bo fair on the other mail, If I did, and killed him, I should feel like n murderer." "As you liko; but I am going to tell you something, nnd glvo you n bit of advice. Theso ro olrers aro hair triggered; I had tho scears filed, When the word is given, bring tlio barrel of your pistol down till you yet tho sight well on to your antagonist somew hero about tho chest, then press tho trigger, do not pull It; remember that. If you do as I tell you ho will never hear tho retiort. Above all, do not lose your nerve; and don't bosentl mental nnd lire Iu tho air, or any such non sense, for thnt is tho most futile proceeding, morally, and in every other may. Mark my words, If you do not kill him, he will kill you. Ho intends to kill you, and you are In tho right. Now we must 1k going, Your lug gago Is Iu the hall, is It not I" "All except this bag," "Very good; bring It down with you, My lioywlll bring It to tho lat with my own. If you nro not hit you w 111 do well to get out of this ns soon as possible. I meant to mako for (Southampton as straight as I can. Thero Is a vessel sailing forKouth Africa on Friday morning; I 6hnll embark in her. We will kettle w lint you are to do af terwnrd." "Yes," wihl Ernest, with a smile, "thero U no need to talk of that at present." Flvo minutes afterward they met in the hall, and slipiKsl quietly out through tho door that always stood 0n ull night for tho ac commodation of vlltors addlctod to lato hours. Following the street Capt. Justice had pointed out, they booh reached the bouch, and, turning to the right, walked along It leisurely, The early morning air was very weet, and nil naturo smiled dimly upon them as they went, for tho sun was not yet up; but at that moment Ernest did not think much of the beauty of tho morning. It all seemed liko a frightful dream. At last tuey came to tho deserted hut, looming large In tho gray mist, lly It stood two figures. "They are thero already," said Mr. Alstou. As they approached tho two figures lifted their hats, n compliment which they ro- BLOOMSBTTRG, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 8, turned. Then Mr, Alston went to Capt, Justice nnd fell Into conversation with him, nnu together they paced oir a certain dlstaneo on tho sand, mai king Its limits with their walking sticks. I. most noticed that It was nliout tho length of u short cricket pitch. "Shall we pinco themr bo lieanl capt. Justice say. Jot Just yet," was tho replyi "thero la barely light enough." "Now, gentlemen," said Mr. Alston, pros- enlly, "I have prepared In duplicate n paper setting forth ns fairly as I can tho rlrcum stance) under which this unhappy nlTnlr has has come about. I projioso to read It to you, and to ask you nil to sign It, as a protection toto us all. I havo brought a Jion and iwckct Ink pot with mo for that purpose," Nobody objected, so ho rend tho palter, It was short, conclso and just, and they nil signed it as it stood. Ernest's hand shook n good deal ns ho did so. "Come, that won t do," said Mr. Alston, encouragingly, as he ocketed ono copy of the document after handing tho other to Capt, Justlco. "Shako yourself together, mnul" Hut for all his brave words he looked tho more nervous of tho two. "I wish to say," Ix-gau Ernest, addressing himself to all thoother three, "that this quar rel is none of my seeking. 1 could not In honor glvo up the noto tho lady wroto to me. Hut I feel that this Is dreadful business: and If you," addressing his cousin, "aro rondy to apologize for w hat you said about my mother, i nm ready to do tho samo for attacking you." Mr. Hugh Kershaw smiled bitterly, and turning, said something to Ills second. Ernest caught the words "white feather." Mr. Hugh Kershaw refuses to offer any npology ; ho expects one," was Capt. Justice's ready answer. "Then If nny blood Is shed, on his head lie It!" said Mr. Alston, solemnly. "Come, let us get it over." Each took his man nnd placed Idm by ono of the sticks, nnd then handed him n revolver. "btand sideways, and remember whnt I told you," whispered Mr. Alston. "Aio you ready, gontlemeni" asked Capt. Justice, presently. Thero was no answer, but Ernest felt his heart stand still, and n mist gathered beforo his eyes. At thnt moment ho henrd n lark riso in tho nlr near him and begin to sing. Unless ho could get his sight back ho felt that ho was lost. "Onol" Tho mist cleared away from his eyes; ho saw his adversary's rlstol barrel pointing steadily nt him. "Two!" A ray broko from tho rising sun nnd caught a crystal pin Hugh Kershaw In cautiously wore. Instinctively ho rempm. bered Mr. Alston's ndvlco and lowered tho sight of his long barrel till it was dead on tho crystal pin. Curiously enough, it reminded him for tho moment of tho eyes In tho witch's head at Hum's Ness. His vital forces rosn tn tho emergency and his arm grew as steady ns much., iiicu came a pause that seemed uours long. "Three!" Thero was a double report, and Ernest beenmenwnro of a commotion in his hair. Hugh Kershaw flung up his arms wildly, sprung a few Inches off the cround and fell backward. Great Ood, it was overl Ernest staggered a moment from tho reac tion, and then ran witli tho others toward his cousin nny, toward what had been his cousin. Ho was lying on his back upon tho sund, his wide ojieneil eyes staring up at the blue iky, ns though to trace tho flight of his spirit, his arms extended. Tho heavy re volver ball had struck near the crystal pin, nnd then passed upward through tho throat and out at tlio baso of tho head, shattering tliofplnnl column. "He is dead," said Cnpt. Justlco, solemnly. Ernest wrung his hands, "I have killed him," liosnld "I havo killed my own cousin I" "Young man," said Mr. Alston, "do not stand thero wringing your hands, but thank Provldenco for your own escape. Ho was very near killing you, let mo tell you. Is your head cutf Instinctively Ernest took oft his hat, and, as ho diil so some fragments of his curly hair fell to tho ground. Thero was a neat holo through tho felt, and a neat groovo along his thick hair. His cousin had meant to kill him; nnd ho was a good shot, so good that ho thought that he could put n ball through Ernest's head. But ho forgot that a heavy American revolver, with forty grains of powder behind tho ball, Is apt to throw n iriuo high. And thou they all stood silent and lookod at the body; and tho lark that had been frightened by tho noiso began to sing ngaln. "This will not do," said Mr. Alston, pres ently. "Wo hail better movo tho body iu thero," and ho pointed to tho deserted hut. "Captain Justice, what do you intend to doi" "CSlvo myself up to tho authorities, I sup lKJM,"wa3 tho gallant captain's scared nn sner. "Vory well; then thero Is no need for you to bo In a hurry about that. You must glvo us viirio in j;eL clear iirsc. They lifted the conise. reverently lioro It Into the deserted hut and laid it on tho floor. Ernest remained standing, looking at tho red stain where it had been. Presently they camo out again nnd Mr. Alston kicked somo sand over tho stain and hid it. "how" ho said, "wo had better mako an addition to those documents, to say how this came aliout." They all went back to tho hut. and tho ml. dition was mado, standing thero by tho body. When it came to Ernest's turn to sign, ho almost wished that his signature was tho ono missing from the foot of that ghastly post scriptum. Mr. Alston gueswd his thoughts. "Tho fortuno of war," ho wild, coolly. "Now, Capt. Justice, wo aro going to catch the early boat, and we hope that you will not give yourself up liefore midday, if you can help it, Tim Inquiry Into the alialr will not then lie held lioforo to-morrow; and by 11 to-morrow morning I hoiwto havo seen the last of England for somo years to come," The captain was a good fellow at bottom, and had no wish to seo others dragged into trouble. "I shall certainly glvo myself up," ho said ; "but I don't seo any reason to hurry about It. PoorHughl ho can well ntrord to wait," ho added, with a sigh, glancing down nt tho figure that lay so still, with a coat thrown over the faco. "1 suppose they will lock mo up for six months pleasant prosmct I Hut I say, Mr. Kershaw, you had better keep clear; It will be more awkw ard for you. You seo, he was your cousin, and by his death you lw come, unless I am mistaken, next heir to tho title." "Yes, I suppose so," said Ernest, vaguely. "Come, wo must bo off," said Mr. Alston, "or wo shall bo lato for the boat," and, low ing to Capt. Justice, ho left the hut. Ernest followed his example, and when ho had gone a fow yards, glanced around nt tho hateful spot, Thero stood Capt, Justice In the doorway of tho hut, looking much depressed, and there, n fow yards to tho left, was tho Impress In tho sand that marked whero his cousin had fallen. Ho never saw either tho man or the pUico again. "Kershaw," said Mr, Alston, "what do you proiwse doing!" "I don't know.'" "I!ut you must think; remember you aro In an awkward fir. You know by English law dueling is murder." "I think I had better glvo myself up, liko Capt. Justice." "Nonaensol you must bldo away somew hero for a year or two till tho row blows over." "Whero urn I to hldoi" "Havo you any money, or can you get anyP "Yes, I havo nearly 350 on mo now." "My word, that is fortunate. Well, now, what I have to suggest is, that you should assume a false namo, and sail for South Africa with me, I am golug up country on a shooting exodltion, outside Urltlsli terri tory, so thero will bo llttlo fear of your being caught. Then In a year or so, when tho ad'alr is forgotten you can come back to Iltig land, What do you say to that I" "I suppose I may as well go thero as any w hero else, I shall bo a marked man all my life, anyhow. What does It matter whero I gol" "Ah, you aro down on your luck now; by and by you will cheer up ugaln." Just then they met it fisherman who gazed at them, wondering what the two foreign gentknieu were doing out walking at that hour; but, concluiliiig that, after tho mnd fashion of Englishmen, they had lietu to bathe, bo passed them wltu a civil "Hon jour," Ernest colored to the eyes under tho scrutiny; ha was beginning to feel the dnvul ful burden of bis secret. Presently they reached tho steamer, and found Mr, Alston little boy Roger, who, thoucb. ho was only 8 years oid, was as quick and self reliant ni many English lads of II, uniting for them by tho bridge. Oh, hero you are, father; you havo lieen walking so long that I thought you would inks tho boat. I bnvo brought tho luggage down nil right, and this gentleman's, too." " 1 hat s right, my laiL Kershaw, do you go and tnko th" tickets. 1 want to get rid of this;" and ho tap;ied tho revolver coso that was concealed Iwneath his cont. Kniest did so, and presently met Mr. Alston on tho liont. A few minutes more and, to his , lntcnso relief, sho cast oil and stood out to sea. Thero wero not very many passengers on bonrd, and thoso that wero wero too much taken up in making preparations to bo sen sick to tako any notice of Ernest. And yet ho could not shake himself freo from tho Idea that overybody know thnt ho had just killed a man. His own self consciousness was so ln tcnso that ho saw his guilt reflected on tlio faces of nil ho met, Ho gazed mound him In nwe, expecting overy moment to lie greeted as a murderer. Most people who havo over dono anything they should not nro acquainted with this sonsntlon. Overcomo with this Idea, ho took refuge In his berth, nor did ho emerge therefrom till the boat put in nt Now haven. Thero both ho and .Mr. Alston bought some rough clothes, nnd to a great extent succeeded in disguising themselves; and then made their way across country to Southampton In tho sumo train, but in sch arato carriages. Reaching Southampton without lot or hindrance, they agreed to tako pnisngo iu tho Union company's 11. M. H. .Moor, soiling on tho follow lug morning. Mr. Alston obtained a list of tho passengers. Fortunately there was nobody among them whom he know. For greater security, liow ovcr, they took steerngo jiassages, nnd hooked themselves under assumed names. Ernest took his second Christian name, nnd figured on tho passenger list ns K. Ileyton, while Mr. Alston and his boy assumed tho nemo of James. They took their passages nt different times, and feigned to bo unknon n to each other. At last the vessel sailed, and it was with a sigh of relief that Ernest saw his natlvo 6horos fado from view. As they disappeared, a fel low passenger, valet to n gentleman going to tho Cnjio for his health, politely ottered him a paper to rend. It w as Tlio Standard of that day's date. Ho took It nnd glanced nt tho foreign Intelligence, Tho Ilrst thing that caught his cyo was,tho following paragraph, headed "A fatal duel" "Tho tow n of Dieppo has Tmsch thrown Into n statu of consternation by tho discovery of tho body of an English gentleman, who was this morning shot dead In a duel. Capt. Jus tlco, of tho Hussars, who was the unfor tunnto gentleman's second, has surrendered himself to tho authorities. Tho otherparties, who nro at present unknown, havo ab sconded. It is said that they havo lieen traced to Nowhaveu; but thero nil trace of them has been lost. Thocnusoof tho duel Is unknown, and In tho present state of excite ment It is illlllcult to obtain authentic infor mation." By tho pilot who left tho vessel, Ernest disjiatched two letters, ono to Eva Ceswlck, aim tno oilier wnicu contained n copy of tho memoranda drawn up beforo and after tho duel, and attested by Mr. Alston to his un cle. To both ho told tho story of his misfor tune, fully nnd fairly, Imploring the former not to forget him and to wait for happier times, and asking tlio forgiveness of tho lat ter for tlio troublo that ho hail brought upon himself and nil belonging to him. Should they wish to writo to him, ho gnvo his address as Ernest Boyton, Postolllce, Maritzburg. The pilot boat hoisted her brown sail with nhugo white P. uiion it nnd mulshed into tho night; nnd Ernest, feeling that ho was n ruined man, and with tho stain of blood upon his hands, crept to his bunk and wept liko a cuiki. Yesterday ho had lieen loved, prosperous, happy, w 1th n bright enreer beforo him. To day ho was n nameless outcast, departing Into exile, anil ins young lilo shadowed by a cloud In which ho could see no break. Well might ho weep; ft was a hard lesson. CHAPTER XVII. my roon eva. Two days after the pilot boat, flitting away from tho vessel's sido liko somo silent flighted bird, had vnnished Into tho night, Florenco Ceswlck hnpienod to bo walking past the village postolllco on her way to pay a visit to Dorothy, when it struck her that tho after noon's post must bo in, and that sho might ns well ask if thcro wei o any letters for Hum's Ness. There was no second delivery at Kes terwlck, and sho know thnt it was not always convenient to Mr. Cai dus to send in. Tho civil old postmaster gnvo her a little bundle of letters, remarking nt tho same timo that ho thought there was ono for the CotUigo. "Is it tor me, -Mr. llrownf ' nsked Florence, No, miss; It Is for Miss Eva." "Oil, then, I will leavo it; I am going un to Hum's ress. iNoitoubt -iiiss livn will call." Sho knew that Eva watched tho arrival of tho posts very ran tuny. hen sho got out- sido tho olllco shn glanced nt tho bundlu of letters in her limd, and noticed with n start that ono of them, addressed to Mr. Cardus, was In Ernest's handwriting. It boro a Southampton iiostmnrk. What, sho won dered, could ho lie doing nt Southampton) IIo should novo been at inepiie. bho walked on briskly to Hum's Ness, and on her arrival found Dorothy sitting working in tho sitting room, After sho had greeted her sho handed over tho letters. "Thero is ono from Ernest," sho said. 'Oh, I am so glad!" answered Dorothy. " bom is it lorr "For Mr. Cardus. Oh, hero ho comes." Mr. Cardus shook hands with her nnd thanked her for bringing tlio letters, which ho turned over casually, after tho fashion of a man necustomed to receive large quantities of corresiiondenco of nn uninteresting nnture. Presently his manner quickened nnd he ojiened Ernest's letter. Florenco fixed her keen eyes upon nun. Ho read tho letter, sho rend his lace. Mr. Cardus was accustomed to conceal his emotions, but on this occasion it was clear that they w ero too strong tor him. Astonish ment and grief pursued each other across his features us he proceeded. Finally ho put tho letter uown nnd glanced at an inciosuro. 'What Is it, Reginald, what is It 1" asked Dorothy. 'It Is," nnswered Mr. Cardus, solemnly. "that Ernest Is a murderer and n fugitive." Dorothy sunk Into a chair with a groan, and covered her faco with her bands. Flor ence turned nshy pale. " hat do you mennr sho 6aid. "Read tho letter for yourself, and see. Stop, read it aloud, nnd tho inciosuro, too. I may havo misunderstood." Florenco did so in a quiet voice. It was wonderful how her pom cr camo out In con trust with tho intensodistiirbauco of tho other two. Tho old limn of tho world shook liko a leaf, the young girl stood firm as a rock, Yet, In all probability, her Interest in Ernest was moro Intense than Ins. When sho had finished, Mr. Cardus spoko again. "ou see," ho said, "I was right, He is a murdeier and an outcast. And I loved the boy, I loved him. Well, let him go." "Oh, Ernest! Ernest!" sobbud Dorothy. Florence glanced from ono to tho other with contempt. "What nro you talking about?" sho 6ald, at last, "What is thoro to mnko all this fuss alwut? 'Murderer' Indeed! then our grand fntbors were often murderers. What would you have him dot Would you havo had him glvo up tho woman's letter to snvo himself I Would you havo had him put up with this other man's Insults about Ids mother! If ho had I would never have siwken to him again Stop tlrat groaning, Dorothy. You should be proud of hint; he hchaod nsngentlemnn should. It 1 had the right I should bo pj'oud of him," and her breast heaved and tho proud litis curled iui she bnlil It. Mr, Cardus listened uttentively, and It was evnieni mat tier enthusiasm moved him. "Thero is something in what Florenco says," ho broke In, "1 should not havo liked tho boy to show tho while feather, But It Is an awful business to kill one's own first cousin, esiwlany w hen one is next in tho entail. Old Kershaw will Ir furious at losing his only son, and Ernest will never lw able to com.i back to this country while ho lives, or ho will set mo uw on miii. "It Isdiv.i Iful "said Dorothy; "Just as ho was iHigiuuiUri Hie, nnu going Intoaiirofes slou, and now to havo to go nnd wander in that far oir country under a false iianiol" "Oh, jes, It Is sad enough," said Mr. Car dus; "but what Is dono cannot bo umlono. He is young and will live It down, and If tho worst comes to the worst, must mako himself 1887. n urnr.oom ttvie. rtut It l rinrrtupon me, hard upon me," and ho wtnt oil to Ids olllce, muttering "hnrd uiwn mo." When Florenco started upon her home ward way tho nfternoon had set In wet and chilly, and the sen was hidden In wreaths of gray mist. Altogether the scone wes depress ing. On nrrlval at the eottngo sho found Eva standing the picture of melancholy by the window nnd staring out nt tho misty ten. "Oh, Florence, I am glad that you havo como alone; I really liegan to feel Inclined to commit suicide." "Indeed! nnd may I ask wbyp "I don't know; tlio rain Is so depressing, I suppose." "It does not depress me." "No, nothing ever docs; you llvo In the land of iierjietunlcalm." "I tako exercise and keep my liver In good order. Havo you lieen out this afternoon!" "No." "Ah, I thought not. No wonder you feel deprosscd, staying Indoors all day. Why don t you go ror nwaikr "There is nowhero to go." "Really, Eva, I don't know what bos como to you lately, Why don't you go along tho cllir, or, stop havo you lieen to the post olllce! I called for (no Hum's Ness letters, and Mr. Brown said that thero was ono for you." I-.vn lumtssl up with rcmarkablo anima tion, nnd nssed out of tho room with her peculiar light tread. Tho mention of thnt w oi u "letter" had sufllcod to change the as pect of things considerably, 1- lorence watched her go with a dark little smile. Mi," sho said aloud, as tho door closed. your feet will soon fall heavily enough." I'refcentiy I-.va went out, and Florence, hav ing thrown oif her clonk, took her sister's placo at tho window and waited. It was soveti minutes' walk to tho post olllce. Sho would bo back In aliout a quarter of an hour. Watch In linnd, 1-lorenco waited patiently. Seventeon minutes hod elapsed when tho garden gato was opened, and Eva ro-cntered, her fneo qulto gray with pain, and furtively applying n handkerchief to her eyes. Flor ence smiled again. I thought so," sho said. From all of which it will bo seen that Flor enco was a very remarknblo woman. She had scarcely exaggerated when sho said that her heart was ns deep as the sea. The lovo that she boro Ernest was tho strongest thing In all her strong nnd vigorous life; when every other cbaracte! Istlo and influence crumbled nway nnd was forgotten, It would still re main overmastering as over. And when sho discovered that her high love, th'o greatest and liest part of her, hud lieen mado a play. tiling oi uy n tnougntless boy, who kissed girls on tho samo principle that a duck takes to water, liecause It came natural to him, the love In its mortal agonies gnvo birth to a hato destined to gi ow great ns Itself. But with all a woman's injustice, It was not directed toward the samo object On Krnest, Indeed, sho would wreak vengeanco if sho could, but sho still loved him as dearly as at first; the re venge would bo a mere episode in tho history of her passion. But to her sister, tho Inno cent woman who, sho chcuo to consider, had robbed her, she gavo nil that bountiful hate. Herself tho moro powerful character of the two, sho determined upon tho utter destruc tion of tlio wenker. Strong ns fate, and un relenting as time, she dedicated her life to that end. Everything, she said, comes to those who can wait. She forgot that tho Providenco nbovo us can wait tho longost of us nil. In tho'bnd, it is Provldenco that wins. Eva came In, nnd Florence heard her mako her way up tho stairs to her room. Acain sho spoko to herself: Tho poor fool will weep over him nnd re nounce him. If sho had the courage she would follow him and comfort him in his trouble, and so tie him to her forever. Oh, that I had her chanco! but tho chances always como to fools." Then sho went up stairs and listened out- sido Eva's door. Sho was sobbing audibly, Turning tho handle, sho walked casually in. "Well, Kvn, did you Why, my dear girl, what Is tho matter with you I" i-.va, who was lying sobbing on her bed. turned her henil to tho wall and went on sobbing. "What is tho iatter, Eva! If you only know how absurd you lookl" "No-no-thlng." "Nonsense! Peoplo do not make such scenes as this for nothing." Io answer. "Come, my dear, as your nffectionnto sister I really must ask what has happened to you." i no tono was commanding, and half uncon sciously Eva obeyed it. "I-.niest!" sho ejaculated. "Well, what aliout Ernest? IIo Is nothing to you, is ho!" No that is, yes. Oh, It was so dreadful! It was tho letter," and sho touched tt sheet of closely written paper that lay on tho bed bo side her. Well, as you do not seem to lie in a condi tion to explain yourself, perhaps you had bettor let me read tho letter." ' Oil, no." "Nonsense! givo It ms; perhaps I may lie. able to help you," and sho took tho ivuwr from her unresisting grasp, and turning her face from tho light rend it deliberately through. It was very posstoiiato In Its terms, and rather Incoherent; such a letter, iu short, as a lad almost wild with lovo and grief would write under tho circumstances. So," said Florence, as sho coolly folded It up, "it upjieai-s that you nro engaged to hlni." ro answer, unless sobs can bo said to con stitute one. "And It seems that you are engagod.to a man who has just committed a frightful murder, and run away from tho conse quences." l-va sat up on tho bed. "It was not u murder; it was a duel." "Precisely; a duel about another woman; but the law calls It murder. If he is caught ho will bo banged." Oh, I- lorence, how can you say such dread ful things!'' 1 only say w hat Is true. Poor Eva, I do not wonder that you are distressed." "It is all so dreadful." "You lovo him, I suppose!'1 "Oh, yes, dearly." "Then you must get over it; you must nover think of him uuy more." "Nover think of him I Islmll think of him all my life." "that is as it may bo. ou must never havo anything more to do with him. Ho has blood uim ids hands, blood shed for somo bad woman," "I cannot desert htm, Florence, because ho has got Into trouble." "Over another woman." A peculiar expression of iiain passod over livn s face. "How cruel you are, Florencel Ho is only a boy, nnd lioys will go w rong sometimes. Anybody cnu niako a fool of a boy." And It seems that lioys can mako fools ot somu pooplo who should know better." Uh, t lorence, what Is to bo done! iou havo sucli a clear head; tell mo what I must do. I cannot givo him up, I cannot indeed, Florence seated hersolf on tho lied bosldo her sister, and put an arm around ber neck and kUseil her. Eva was much touched at her kindness. "My ;ioor Eva," tho snld, "I nm sorry for you! But tell mo, when did you get engaged to lilm ttiat evening you went out sailing together!' "Yes." "Ho kissed you, I supposo, and all that?" "Yes. Oil, I was so happy I" "My poor Evul" "I tell you I cannot glvo him up." "Well, iK-rhnps, there will bo no noed for you to do sol But you must not answer that letter." "Why not!" "Because it will not do. Look at It which way you will, Ernest has just klllod his own cousin in a quarrel ubout another woman. It is necessary that you should mark your dls. opprovul ot that Iu somo way or other, Do not answ er his letter. If In time ho can wash himself clear of tho reproach, and remains faithful to you, then it will bo soon enough to show that you still care for him." "But if 1 leavo hint liko that, bo will fall into tho hands of other women, though ho loves mo all tho time, I know him well; his is not a nature mat can stand alone." "Well, lot him," "Hut, Florenco, you forget I lovo lilm too. J cannot bear to think of It. Uh, I love him I lovo hhnl" and she dropped her head upon ber sitter s suouiuer ana began to sou again "My dear, it is just berau.o you do love htm so that you should prove him; and be sides, my dear, you havo your own self re soect to think of. Be guldsjl by mo, E,va; do THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXI. NO 37 COLUMBIA DKMOOHAT, VOL.L4, NO 18 ni ar.rver tt '.: totten I nm suro tnat you will regret It if you do. I't matters stand for n few months, then wo can nrrango a plan ot action. Abovo nil, do not lot your engagement transpire to anybody. Thcro will be n dreadful scandal nliout this business, and It will bo most unpleasant for you, nnd Indeed for us nil, to havo our name mixed up In the mat ter. Hark! there Is mint coming In. 1 will go and Lilk to her; you can stop haro and re cover yourself n little. You will follow my advice, will you not, dearest!" "I supposo so," answered Kvn, with a heavy sigh, as sho burled her faco in tho pillow. Then Florenco left her. CHAITER XVIII. THE LOCUM TKNENfl. And so It camo to pass that Ernest's letter remained unanswered. But Mr. Cardus, Dorothy nnd Jeremy all wrote. Mr. Cardus' letter was very kind and considerate. It ox- pressed his deep griel at what had liap;eiied, and told lilm of tho excitement that tho duel had caused, and of tho threatening letters which ho had received from sir liugli Ker shaw, who was half wild with grief and fury nt tho loss of his sou. Finally, it commended his wisdom in putting tho seas lietneeu him self and tho avengers of blood, nnd told him that ho should not want for money, as his drafts would lio honored to tlio extent of n thousand n year, should ho le qulro so much Mr. Cardus was very open handed whero Ernest was con cernedalso If ho required nny jmrtlculnr sum of money for any purpose, such as to buy land or start a business, no was to let him know. Dorothy's letter was liko horself, swoet and gentle, and overflowing with womanly sym pathy. Sho bade hhu not To bo downbeat ted, ut to bono for a umo when ull tins uienutul business would Iw forgotten and ho would bo nblo to return In Jienco to England. She bado him also, shyly unough, to remember that there was only one power that could really wasl'i nway tho statu of blood ujioii hls.hanils. Every month, sho said, sho would write him a letter, w bother ho answered it or not. This promise shu faithfully kept. Jeremy's letter was cuaracierisuc it u worth transcribing. "My Dcau Old Fellow Your now has knocked us ail Into tho middle of next week. To think of you fighting a duel, nnd my not being there to hold tlio spongnl And I will tell you what it is, old chap; somo of theso people around here, like thnt oldDo Taylor, call it murder, but that is gammon, aid don't you trouble your head about it. It was he who got up the row, not you, and he tried to shoot you into tlio bargain. I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve nnd plugged mni; It would havo been Hotter it you could havo nailed him through tho right shoulder, which would not havo killed him; but at the best of times you were never good enough with a pistol lor tnat. lion t you renieiniier when we used to shoot wish tho old pistols at tho man I cdtoutontheciitr, you were always just as likely to hit hlni on tho head or in the ttomach ns througli the heart. It is n sad pity that-you did not practice a little mole, but it is no use crying over split milk and after all tho shot seems to haveriieen a very rredltablo ono. S you nro going on a shooting exjie ditlon up in Sococann's country. That Is what I call glorious. To inline or a rhinoce ros makes my mouth water; I would givo ouo of my fingers to shoot one. Life hero is simply wretched since you have gono Mr. Cardus us glum as ritheburgn Auucy oh a cloudy day, und Doll always looking as though sho had been crying, or were golffg to cry. Old grnndfntner Atteneigu is quite lively compared to tnoso two. as ior tno ofllce, I hato it, everlasting copying deeds which I don't in tho slightest understand, nnd adding up figures In which I mako mistakes. Your respected uncle told mo tho other day, In his lolitest way, that ho considered I sailed ns near lieing a complete fool as any mnn ho over knew. I answered thut I quite agreed with hlni. I met that young fellow Suiithors tho other day, the ouo who gave Kvn Ceswlck that littlo biuto of a dog. IIo said something dis- ngreeablo about wondering if they would hang you. I told hlni thnt I didn't know If thoy would or not, but unless ho diopped his Infernal sneer I was very sure that I would break his neck. Ho concluded to move on. By tho way, I met Eva Ceswlck herself yesterday. Sho looked pale, nnd nskeil If wo hnd heard anything of you. She saaI that sho had got a letter from you. Florenco came up hero, nnd spoke up well for you; she said that sho wns proud of you, or would bo it sho had n right to. I nover liked her before, but now 1 think that she is a brick. Good by, old chap; 1 never wrote such n long letter liefore. You don't know how I miss you; life don't seem w orth having. Yesterday was the (list; I went out nnd killed twenty brace to iny own gun fired forty-six cnitridgcs. Not bad, eh! And yet somehow I didn't seem to enro n twopenny curse nliout the whole tiling, though If 3 ou had been thero you would havo dulled them awfully. I feel sure you would havo set my teeth on edge with letting them oil tho birds, I menu. Mind you writo to ino olten. Good by, old fel low. God bless you! "Your nlTectlonnto friend, "Jehemy Jones. "P. S. In shooting big gnme, n fellow told ino that tho top of the llauk raking forward Is a very deadly shot, ns it eltl.ir breaks the back or passes through tho Kidneys to tho lungs or heart. I should have thought that tho shot was very apt to waste Itself In the flesh of the flank, l'icoso try It, and tako notes of tho results." Miout n fortnight nftcr theso letters, ad dressed Ernest Ileyton, Esq., Postofllco.. Ma ritzburg, Natal, had lieen disiuitclitfl, Kester- wlck and its ucighliorhood uns thrown into a state of mild excitement by tho announce ment that Mr. Halford, tlio clergyman, whoso health had of lato been none of the liest, pur posed taking n year's rest, mid that the bishop had consented to tho duties of the parish lie ing enrried on by a locum tencns named tho Rev. Jellies l'iowden. Mr. Halford wns much liked mid resiwcted, nnd the Intelllgeneo'was received witli general regrej, which was, however, tomiered with curiosity ns U tlio new comer. Thus, when it Iwcume known that Mr. l'iowden was to preach in tho jar- Ish chureli at tlio evening service on the third Sunday in September, all Keterwick was seized with a profound religious frver und went to hear hlni. Tho parish church of KVsterwUk wns un usually largo and beautiful, Mng a rello of nn age when, whatever men's lives might havn been, they spnred neither their money nor their thought iu rearing up lltthig habi tations to tho Divinity whom they regarded, licrhaps, with mere -suiwrstitious awe than true religious feeling, Standing as it did somew lint back from tho sea, It ulono had es caped the shock of the devouring waves, und remained till this day a monument of archi tectural triumph. Its tall tower, jobbing like a great linger up to Heaven, looked very solemn on that quiet September ovenlng us the crowd of church goers passed beneath its shadow Into the old doorway, through w hich mast of them had boon carried to their chris tening, and would iu due timo bo curried to their burial. At least so thought Eva and Dorothy, ns they stood for a moment by tho monument to "five unknown sailors," wnsbod ashoro after a great galo and buried iu a common grave. How many sullerbig, er ring human beings had stood upon the samo spot and thought the samo thoughts? How many moro now sleeping In the womb of timo would stand thcro and think them, when thoso two had suffered and erred their full, and lieen long forgotten I Thoy formed a strange contrast, thoso two sweet women, as they passed together Into the sacred stillness of the church tho one stately, dark and splendid, with un unrestful troublo in her eyes; the other almost Inslg nlflcant iu figure, but pure and patient of face and with steady blue eyes which never wavered. Did they guess, thoso tw o, as thoy walked thus together, how closely their destl nles were lliikedl Did thoy know that each at heart was striving for tho same prize a poor one, Indeed, but still all tho world to them? Pel haps thoy did, vory vaguely, and It was the pressure of their common trouble that drew thein closer together Iu thoso days. But If thoy did they never spokoot It; and as for little Dorothy, she never dreamed of w Iu nlng, She was content to bo allowed to toll along In the painful race. When they reached the pew that tho'Ces wicks habitually occupied they found Miss Ceswlck and Florence already there. Jeremy had refused to come; ho had a most unreason able antipathy to parsons. Mr, Hnlfprd be liked, but of this now man ho would havo none The general curiosity to seo him was to Jeremy iuoxplloable, his opinion being that lie should soon soon great deal moro of hirft than lie liked. "Just like a pack of girls run ning after anew doll," ho growled; "well, there Is ono thing, you will soon tw tired of hearing him squeak." As the services went on tho aisles of tho grcnt church grow dim, except whero tho set ting sun shot n srlmson shaft through tl wet window, which wandered from spot to spot nnd faco lo fnro nnd mndothein glorious. When It camo to tho hymn beforo tlio sermon Kvn csuld scarcely seo to read, nnd with tho exception of tlio crimson pencil of sunlight thnt enmo through tho head of Virgin Jtary, and wavered restlessly about, and tho strong glow of tho lights upon the pul It, the church wns almost dark. When tho now clergyman, Mr. Plowdon, nscciuled the sU pa of the ancient pulpit and gnvo out his text, Eva looked nt him in com mon with tho rest of tho congregation. Mr. l'iowden was a large man of n somewhat lumbering make. His bond, too, was large, and covered with masses of rather coarsa textured black hair The forehead was prominent, mid gavo signs of intellectual power; tho eyebrows thick and strongly marked, nnd Iu curious contrmt to tho cold, light gray eyes that played unceasingly benonth them. All the lower uirt of tho face, which, to judgo from the purple huo of tho skin, nature had Intended should be plentifully clothod with hair, was clean shaven, and revcnled n large jaw, squnro chin, and n pair of thick lips. Altogether Mr. l'iowden wns considered n lino man, and his face was generally rimken of as "striking." Perhaps tho most curious thing nbout It, however, was a spcclos of varlcoso vein on the forehead, which was generally quite unnotlcenblo, but whenever he was excited or nervous stood out aliovo tho level of tho skin In tho form of a perfect cross. It was thus visible when Eva looked at blm, and It struck her us being an un pleasant mark to havo on one's forehend. Sho turned her eyes way tho man did not please her fastidious taste and listened for his voice. Presently it camo; it was power ful nnd oven musical, but course. "IIo Is not a gentleman," thought Eva to herself, nnd then dismissing him nnd his sermon, too, from tier mind, sho leaned back against the poppy bead nt the cud of tho pew, half closed her eyes, and let her thoughts wander hi the way that thoughts have the power to do in church. Far across the sen thoy flew, to whero a great vessel laboring la a heavy gnle was plowing her sturdy way along to whero n young man stood clinging to tho Iron stanchions, und gazed oututo tlio darkness w Itli sorrow In his eyes. Wonderfully soft and tender grow her beautiful f nco ns the vision passed before her soul, tho riiw lii quivered, und thero was a world of lovo in the half oiwncd eyes. And just then tho wandering pnteh of glory per ceiving her, settled on his- liko a butterfly uion n flower, and for a w hllo wandered no longer. Suddenly she becamo awaro of a moment ary pause in tho even How of tho clergyman's eloquence, and waking from her reverie, glanced up at the s)t of light surrounding him, nnd as she did so It struck her that she herself was Illuminated with a morelicautlful light that ho nnd sho ulono were distinguish able out of nil tho tieople lienenth that roof. The same thought hnd evidently struck Mr. Plow den, for ho was gazjng intently at hor, Instinctively sho drew back Into tho shadow, and Mr. l'iowden went on with his sermon. But ho had driven nway ioor Eva's vision; there only remained of it tho snd, re proachful look of those dark eyes. Outside tho church Dorothy found Jeremy waiting t escort her homo. They nil went together as far ns tho cottage. When they got clear of tho crowd Florence spoke. "What n good looking man Mr. l'iowden Is, and how well he preached!" "I did not liko him much," said Dorothy. "What do you think of him, Eva!" asked Florenco. "I! Oh, 1 do not know. I do not think ho is n gentleman." "I am sure that ho Is not," put iu Jeremy. "1 saw him by the postoflico this afternoon. Ho is n cad." "Rather u sweeping remark that, is It not, Mr. Jones!" said Florence. "I don't know- if it Is snooping or not," answered Jeremy, sententiously, "but I am sure that it is true." Then they said good night and went their separata ways. CHAPTER XIX. EVA TAKES A DISTKICT. Within u week or so of his arrival, Mr. Plowdcn, in his character of spiritual adviser to the motley ICesterwick flock, paid ft cere monious call on tho Misses Ceswlck. They were nil nt home. Miss Ceswlck and Florence welcomed him graciously; Kvn iwlitely, but with nn nlr w hich said plainly that ho interested ber not nt nil. Yet is wns to Kvn that ho chiefly di rected himself. Ho took this opjioitunity to inform thorn ull, es;ieciully Eva, that ho felt tho responsibilities of his jiosition ns locum tencns to weigh lieuvily u;ion blm. IIo ni poaled to them nil, osiiecmlly Eva, to help him to liear his load. Ho was going to insti tute a now system of district visiting. Would thoy nil, esM-cinlly Eva, assist hlni! If they would tho good work was already half done. There was so much for young ladies to do. Ho could assure them, from his iicrsonal ex perienco, that ono visit from u young lady, however useless sho might lu iu a general way, which his instinct assured lilm theso pai tlcular young ladies bef ore him were not, bad more Influence w it li n distressed nnd god less fuinily than six from well meaning but unsympathetic clergymen likohlniself. Might bo rely on their help! "I am afraid that 1 nm too old for thnt sort of tiling, Mr. Plow den," nnswered Miss Com wick. "You must seo w hat you can do w it li my nieces." "I um sure thut I shall bo delighted to help," said Florence, "if Eva will lionr mo company. I always feel u shyness nbout In truding myself into cottages unsupported." "Your shyness is not surprising, Miss Ccs w ick. I buttered from it myself for many years, but ut lost I have, I am thankful to say, got tho 1A tier of It. But lam sure that wo shall not apjieal to your sister in vain." "I shall be glad to help If you think that I can do any good," put iu Evu, thus directly appealed to; "but I must tell you I have no great faith in myself," "Do tho work, Miss Ceswlck, nnd tbo faith will come; sow tho seed and the tree will spring up, and bear fruit, too, in season. " There wns no reply, so he continued: "Then I havo j our lermission to put vou down tor a district f" "Uh, yes, Mr. l'iowden," answered Flor ence. " Will you tako some more ten!" Mr. Plowden would tuke no mora tea, but went on his way to llnish tho day's work ho had inapiied out for himself for ho worked hard and according to a strict rale reflect ing that Eva Keswick was tho lovelies w oinan ho bail over seen. "1 think thnt wo must congratulate you on a conquest, Eva," said Miss Ceswlck, cheer fully, as tho front door closed. "Mr. l'iow den never took his eyes off yon, and really, my dear, I do, not wonder at it, you look charming," Eva tlu-fced up angrily. "Nonsense, auntl" sho said, and left tho room. , ; "Really," said Miss Ceswlck, "I don't know w hat has como to Eva lately, sho is so very strange." "I expect that you touched her on a soro ixilnt. I rather fancy that she has taken a liking to Mr. l'iowden," said Florence, dryly, "Oil, indeed," nnswered tho old lady, nod ding her head wisely. In duo course a district was assigned to tho two Misses Cesw ick, and for her part Eva was glad of tho occupation. It brought her a good deal into contact with Mr. Plowden, which was not altogether pleasant to her, for she cherished a vnguo dislike of the clergy man, und did not admire his shifty eyes. But, as sho got to know hlni better, she could find nothing to justify her dislike. Ho was not, it Is true, quite u gentleman, but that wns his misfortune. Ills manner to herself was sub dued and almost deferential; he never in truded himself uin her society, though somehow ho was In it almost dally. Indeed, ho even succeeded In raising her to somo en thusiasm nliout her work, u quality In which poor Eva had of late been sadly lacking. Sho thought him n very good clergyman, with hut heart In his duty, but sho disliked hlni nil a.i :oc. '"TO UK OONUNCEU IS OCT. NEXT. formerly it wa within the ruios to wrestle, trip and throw n the ring. One man could grasp tho other round the nook, turn bis hip und throw his opjionent over his shoulder us bard as possible. That was tlio cross buttock. Then bo could fall ujioh the prostrate man and knock tho wind out of him. lie could do almost iinything, except hit U-low tho belt, catch by tho legs or bite. Ho might get his opponent's bend under his nrin, if ho could, and punch nway at his fuco until ho got tired. That was culled getting a man in chancery. It wasn't done often, hocnuso u clever man couldn't bo caught and held In such a iosltlon. Tho Quoensberry ruli do not allow wrestling und tripping, but tho loss In that respect Is moro thau iniuW up for by tbo advantage of tho skin gloves. Even tho two ounce stull'od glove is an udMuitagn, Tho ttuflliigcun li pushed uu.j, flom ,10 knuckles ousily mid then the H.t I. Md to gether and cat. deul it more janiug Uow and a more jiowurful ono than u nun would risk with bare bauds. The kid gloe b a giwit thing for the knocking out busJiuw und uiv ivuhw ior tue tiioitnoM of i In.- fights in thu days. 1'iofcbsor Mike Duiiovuu.
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