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Nothtno; will er:nlii :ite it from ilie py-ti-m and pre vent its tr:tiiM!iisr,,n to 'onvpriin; but Ayf.R's Ptic-iArAi.-n.i.A. This prerartu tlon is alto tlio oi;!y(.!v t!mt will cleane the blooil of ,(n(.ii nr:d the taint of 'ont;i-.-i-'. ! M-":om-. Liupovtr Ulitd blood is iirwinctiVf of A rctoh'-d cf iiiliti .n in.iii-.t'nl hy Pallbl Skin, l''l:ifcifl .ilusclfs, Slinttereil Nerves, u-.id "T( lain-'ioly. Its first synijt'iii arc M'cukiu-ss, Itnnor, Ixi f Norvn I'r-o, tind Mental le jM-tiou. Its ti!-M, iiniborWfd, k-ads iiii-vit:ih!v to in- iiiity or d'lith. Women. fre;in-n'ty Mi"i-r Ir un it. The only meli- in! t!i;it. v liii" I'urifving the blood, en-rirhi-i! it ii i: -,v itality, and Invigorates thu whole yst.-i:i, is Aycr's Sarsaparilla, Iliri'AHII) 1IY Ir. J. C. Aj er & Co., Lotvcll, Mass. Sold by ail Druisu: Trice fl; bix bottles for 5. .!i:! V" :1 Co., Cbchnati, 0. i t jst - yTfFvr tTnn ! rl.f--BrJvj Jst.isi1iiih r, 1 f"T"n i totr.p sl whiily of na- -"'!.". ' ' i : It. 'Mot ti. enrh one I : w:. .i, I y trie me.il- 3 a! : ' -. :. - t.. r- 'rwit'.'nt r all 1. : r . -i 1 to raMical i-. I'" j'i ; : " Trory ca.sO m If i i - zxxsz&msn 4 e fTirsnicf'nl irr'n o-v-timpf Sort. j I 'ti-nfriil an'i Nrrvom Dcbilltr j I 'y wT-.tl j-ia. hronic. Khcnma- j 'is-ti, i ' :i ?'-t j-i. Motif in thp ; f ti!.vi!r. i; - ;-ln - i)is'ic, lv- I I Hi.ca-.cs or the Momueh. ; I CLAREJIOT COLONY ! ( LAKK.nUJiT t'OLOXV t I'LaHE.nONT t CLAitDnOKT ( OLO.NJ I CUKE.nuT COLOKVI C LA It K.IOS T tOI-OHYI t I.AKEIOT ((HUM I A new HotiF every 16 dayg In the last 6 yearg. Char vlHare, only 33! m9nths old, ha & stores, t hotel, 3 cbarchs. school, newspap.r, fActory, foundry, i tmbtl9, 2 it. in. and 2 man s daily. I And r.puily advancing. Snd. send, send by 11 means, fmad for circu.ars wim 4 maps, 4fl Fliolufrraphic cuts of houses, all about the wunderful growth of our col ony, lLa ol'..cllinare,n3rk!s,buiuesa opportunities, hith, priri. terms, and othr disilucl uUl Farma lur ffG on monthly Installments to tho-o hmrirr empl'ymm. without I-avins; their sitnauoa. Address J. F. SLAMC'llA.Claremuut,8urry Co.Ta. t I? out of ourpanph-j . . f I. or if you are ''raSf1.'! not men: on.l .. a U-r "jm-'Tlta, a-l-lresal - B. li. Hrlc:a &'V.. Co- P o 1 1 1 vel y cur-- Cotisti Sm, 1 by all I .- !.ot:; six for E... I . .r- . . . ' . a Lv ' i ::!t, v. i i i n:il "if'riiian. pi CHAPTER IX. The anxiety and trrief that succeeded Jrank's rescue of Kate from the vault to winch her sister had consigned her, had blanched the youn man's hair and aged him as by the lapse of many vears. irevious to this event he had not lived in his mother's cottage, though when in England he frequently went to see her. but now, though it wis torture IOr him to CO thr ofton ia oahI.i Keep away for more than a few days at a time. There was no improvement in Kate's . mental condition; at any day he might joe obliged to leavo England on the busi ness of the firm in which he was a part ner, and in view of such a contingency uo was trying to make up his mind to brave all consequences, go to Mr. Lil burne, and make a full confession of his share in Kate's abduction, when. iortunateiy for him, Roland Ayre visited him at his office as already de scribed. But Frank was convinced that he must be more than usually cautious. Kate was to be considered, and he re solved that until he had thought the matber over and taken counsel with his mother, it would be best to learn all he could and say as little as possible. ; The consequence of this course of conduct we know. And now we must return to Mrs. Fairfield's cottage, where, it will be re membered Roland Ayre was very un willingly following Kate's former nurse into an inner room, his anxiety to hasten to riilverton Castle and make Grace confess what she had done with her Bister, making him impatient of a moment a delay. I This back sitting-room was larger 1 than the one in which lie had been re- i ceived, it was better furnished too. and the window looked out upon a large garden thickly planted with fruit-trees. A work-basket with pretty bright Fieces of silk and wool and feminine ancy-work lay temptingly upon a small table, but its contents were untouched, a bright lire with A guard over it burn ed in the grate, and near it in a low easv-chaif, with hev hands clasped list lessly upon hr-kner. sat Kate Lilburne. Roland recognised her in an instant, though he was dimly conscious of some great change having taken place in the woman he loved, and he sprang forward exclaiming: "Kate, my darling, I have found you at last:-' Rut she never row to mc;t his era brace, bhe barely glanced at him. but sat motionless with her eyes fixed va cantly upon the tire. A cold chill seemed to strike Roland to the heart, and he turned in question ing dismay to Mrs. Fairfield, who stood eadly looking on. "Won't you speak to Mr. Ayre, Katie darling?'' she asked in a tone she might have used to a wihul child; "speak to him, dearie, and tell him you will let him take vou back to your father and to Grace. ' The words made no impression upon her, though Roland held ner hand ten derly while her nurse w.is speaking. If there was a change in her face it was at the name of (irace, but the frown was bo slight as scarcely to be percepti ble, and ijeyotv.l this stie might have been a lay figure fur all the heed sii paid to the man who had once the pow er above all others to move her to re spond to his devotion. "What is the initter with her? What has caused this change V he ask'd fear- who had been guilty of such a piece of cruelty and treachery," responded Frank. "I knew that Miss Kate must be seri ously injured," he went on, "for such a fail was enough to kill her; but I did not for a moment anticipate that rea son would so completely and perma nently desert her as it has done. ' The depressing silence that ensued was broken by Mrs. Fairfield, who ex pressed her opinion that Mr. Lilburne ought to be acquainted with bis daugh ter's condition, and his consent obtain ed to any operation that might endanger her life. But Roland said positively: "No; Mr. Lilburne has Buffered enough, and the shock of knowing Kate s condition, coupled with the fact that in all probability Grace is the cause of it, might have a fatal effect upon him. She is supposed by many to be dead already, but this is not the opinion of her father, for I heard yes terday from a mutual friend that Grace is very indignant with him because he will not allow her to put on mourning for her sister, neither will he sanction the assumption that his eldest daughter is dead." "Then what do you propose?" asked Mrs. Fairfield witn a sigh of resigna tion. "Miss Kate is known here as my daughter; do you wish her to stay here as she is?" "I wish her to remain with you until she regains her reason if she ever does but where vou and she go will of course depend upon the doctors. I am acting within my right in making these arrangements, for Mr. Lilburne gave me permission to marry his daughter when ever I found her. ' "And you will marry her if her mind comes back to her'f" "Without a duubt; and Heaven grant that day may not be far distant." Before Roland Ayre returned to town he went into the room where Kate was still seated watching the fire, but she took no notice of him, and when he clasped her hand and tried to attract her attention, phe shrank from him, and her indifference seemed to change to dislike. "She doesn't know you," said Mrs. Fairfield, seeing the pained expression of his face. Hut I do so dread an operjr tion, I feel sure it will kill her." "I do not Share your forebodings; what is your son's opinion?'' "Oh. he is like most of the young men of the time, full of new-fangled notions," was the impatient answer. "I also am a young mau. Mrs. Fair field, and 1 agree with your sou that the attempt ought to be made." i OVER I.000O0O ECTTLES SOLD AND fluB FUS TO CUFC0UGHS.COLDa. :-rWA3AilLUNQTrUBl3 .CPUS GISTS SELLIT ZS CTX. Thr stitcrrx, ofltniiirh' ?- Pfcihntc stn rxrrllfiil crop pr nil m-er ami pi-rmn ncnt Improve r oflhe Mil. I ennily nrrnnmeil lr II ix in n ilr of (he bnnr of o iiimn l. n nd is lib epecinl restnrd to n grnetnl n4M.t tiiluy on n plnnt food." I ,rrr pnrtlrlr of v lil. h toiir arr rnm p,.c., Ik n dlrert lood of veerl a bli-n. Vie render thia food iniinedintelr nvnilnh!e In the S25 PHOSPHATE Whirb yrr rlr.im 10 hr n ery p-cinl ad antaae, as It girea Hie crop an early Mart nnd sustains it aaill tully msiarrd, be sides permanently Improving the noil. Morra. Pa.. 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Indeed it may hare been gradually strenoih.-ning: its hold for years, t or instance. - folks believe Rheumatism cannot be cured. Their fathers believed so .before them. So did frKWiitm Now, RHEUMATISM CAN BE CURED notwithstanding this prejudice, but the trouble is to make people think so. .-a AOTTO then present the FUil 1 i v a-vww .t,, hew are facts. It IS a t"t tn russan rheumatism cure Tot only relieves but brushes Rheumatic Tain. There is positive proof of it to" comes from thoe ho have Suffered untold Sony with Rheumatism and havt b com pletely cured by this remedy. All who .have tried it have had this experience. Some of them permit us to pnnr inc.. -J r " makente a little U. which we send free intef"!Stea enougn iu Russian Rheumatism Cure, had onTy by enclosing the amount as above, and PFAELZER BROS & Cl., ft 8ai Market at., rn.u" to any w ho are A complete 819 1 PA a rATKXT BU SIS ESS at nr1 nil viHe s to r""",:;:,AV -r s pa tkst ro.-tmaster. Hie rue mtke IS SECURED. We rerer, rn-.r. - . M ,lffirials in your own jv-j C. A- SXOW & CO, r. fully, all his eager delight turned to grief and dismay. "Her bead has been injured; my son declares that she was thrown down the secret vault of which he speaks." was the reply-"but come into the next room, and Frank will give you his own ac count about it. 1'sni shall see her again if vou desire it before you go. but she is best left alone. I hoped your pres ence might rouse her, but you see she takes no more notice of you than she does of me." Roland tried' rmce again to win a irl.iurp of rpcocrnition from the woman be loved, but all in vain: the body was alive, the reasouing soul was dormant or dead. , More depressed if iopsihle than he had been when he thought he had lost her for ever, he followed Mrs. Fairfield into the room where Frank was await ing them. "How long lias Bhe been like this.-1" he asked dejectedly. "Her mind has been gone since the hour vou last saw her." was the reply; "but she is stronger in health than she has been since that dreadful night, and I believe her reason may be restored to her. Modern science has worked even greater miracles." "It may be it raav be," assented R land drearily; "but you have not told me how she came here." "No. When I told my mother, she would not believe me." replied Frank with ill-concealed bitterness, "but vou, who know what happened before Kate was lost, may not b so sceptical. "If you doubt me, however, I can take you to the very spot where she fell at my feet." "There is no reason why T should doubt you," replied Roland sadly. "Mr. Lilburne, who knew you well .could not have spoken more highly of you had you been his own son. and it is evident his daughter has not wanted for kind ness at your hands or at those of your mother." "No. We would give our lives to do Miss Kate a Bervice; but whether I acted wisely or not in bringing her here I leave you and hef father to judge. I did Wnat L urucrru " "I am sure you did; and now tell me what happened." Fairfield complied. lie made no at tempt to shield himself, or in any way to hide the hon-te-s love that on ("Hirist ma night seemed to gain the mastery over him. ' , . "I bad no intention of speaking to Mfss Kate," he said humbly. "I should i,avi turned awav in silence if I had met her face to 1 nee. but I wanted to look at her. ami after I dad been wan dering round the custle in th cold for hours, an impulse that I could not con quer or control drotfe me. to go to the old tower and get into the building by the secret entrance I had .used when a bov." " - Roland did not interned; him as he listened with breaXhless attention while Fairfield described how he wrapped Kate in li'is ulsTer. carried her to the river, placed her in a boat, and brought her through the darkness and the thick-lv-faliing snow all those weary miles to li'is mother's house. Vivi'llvas though lie had been with him Roland serir.ed to see the scene, and' he paid ffaiVkly when Fairfield paused in bis narmtive: "Jf I had been ym I believe I should have atfd as yon did. and I think now that it was the wisest course to take. If Grace-Really tried to kill her sister, she wouM have found some means to aecomolish h'-r end eventuaiiv. and in 1 our Kate's condition she could neither protect herself nor expose the traitress." "Tttpt was my feeling with regard to the p rK0n. whoever lie or sh might be. Cn.UTEH X. ! LOV Kit's litWAUD. ' Some time had elapsed beforo Ro land Ayre could engage the services of a very celebrated doctor, who had al- j ready performed several succpssful op- ' erations of a kind similar to that which alone could restoro Kale Lilburne's rea- j 6011. 1 The injury which had reduced Kate j Lilburne to a condition little better j than that of idiocy was. as we know, ! caused by her tall, the skull being tract- ; ured. ! A piece of the skull was pressing up on the brain, and only by relieving this I pressure could the organ of reason be , made more capable of acting in a nat- 1 urs.1 manner. The danger was very great, and M rs. Fairfield over and over again en treated that Mrs. Lilburne should be consulted before such a terrible risk was incurred. Rut Roland s argument w as that to do as the nurse wished would be to give him unnecessary anxiety and pain with out doing his daughter one particle of good, while the accounts which he in directly obtained from Silveiton Castle described Mr. Lilburne as generally um-heerful and resigned, though sometimes sad and anxious at the cer tain! v of his daughter's fate. "Ifer father would not hesitate for a moment," he said confidently; "and I wish to spare him the ttrrible dread of failurtj that haunts me day and nieht." As her son was of the same opinion afl Roland. Mrs. Fairfield was obliged to yield, though she did so unwillingly and against her judgment. The news of Grace Lilburne's con templated marriage with Victor Gav- herd did more to reconcile the nurse to Roland's views than anything else, and even when she heard that the wedding was not to take place until after Christ mas )ay, her feelings on the subject underwent no change. From this time she quite fell in with Mr. Ayro's plans, and lent him her hearty co-operation. So the day was fixed upon when Kate Lilburne was to be restored to reason, health, and happiness, or was to depart without further delay to that land to wards which we sons and daughters of mortal race are all slowly but surely traveling. Two of the most eminent surgeons in Europe had undertaken to assist the great Sir Felix Ferris in perf orming the critical operation, and even their cool heads and practised hands must have felt some extra strain upon them as they began their work with the con sciouness that only .the thinness of pa per stood between their patient and eternity. The case was so critical that no one was allowed in the room besides the operating surgeon and his assistants. In the adjoining apartment Roland Ayre paced slowly to and iro, his hands tightly holding hjs head as though it would burst with feverish anxiety. At this last moment he began to re gret that he had sent for Mr. Lilburne. But it was too late now, the die was cast, and as ho looked at Frank Fair field and his mother, and saw thatthe.r anxiety was scarcely second to his own, he felt that he already had companions enough in his misery. To the three watcher the minutes that pass are like hours before the door they watch so eagerly gently opens, and one of the surgeons with a smiling face beckons them into the room. "We have succeeded. Her reason is already coming back to her, said Sir Felix Ferris in a low tone. And just then Kate lifted her head, and extending her hands in terror ex claimed; y Grace, I won't hide here; I tell you I am afraid." She looked about her," but the room was strange, bo were the faces until her eyes lighted upon that of her lover. Then the first smile that had wreath ed her face sine" th:u fenrful night came over it, ami she held out her hands to him as she asked: "Roland, have I been dreaming? I thought it was Christmas night, and we were all playing at hide-and-seek, and Grace was persuading me to hide in the turret-chatuW r in the old tower, f.ud suddenly 1 thought I was falling down newiv awakened intellect. So ICate was persuaded to try to sleep for a while, having previously been as sured that everything should be ex plained to her in good time, and Roland and Frank went away w ith the doctors, w Idle Mrs. Fairfield alone remained to guard her nursling. "The young lady should be taken to some quiet place by the sea, and excite ment of every kino should be carefully avoided for some time to come," said the great surgeon who bad conducted the operation. "For several months!" repeated Ro land in dismay; "do you mean that sev eral months must elapse betore it will be sate for her to marry ?" "Most decidedly" was the reply; "un der very favorable conditions, and pro vided stie is kept free from all trouble and anxiety in the interval, it may be safe for her to marry in December, but certainly not before, and it i3 now the end of July." I So the matter was decided, though i Mrs. Fairfield shook her head over the arrangement, but she did not refuse to take her foster-child down to the quiet fishing village, and remain there with her while Roland very reluctantly went for a short tour on the Continent, and on his return to Fngland he embraced a girl who was strangely like the lost Kate Lilburne. Strangely like her indeed. The bloom of health had returned to her cheek; the fearless queenly dignity that had de serted her with the loss of reason, but j for which she had been distinguished I before that terrible fall, had come back to her now, while she was as winning and loving as she had ever been. No trace now remained of the terri ble ordeal which she had recently pass ed through. Next tii her delight at meeting her lover, and the near prospect of being united to him. was the desire to be era braced by her father, and to dissipate the grief which she knew he must feel at her loss. "I hope we have not been selfish In not sending to papa." she said anxious ly, as she talked to Roland about her father. "I shall never forgive myself if our silence has injured his health." "You need have no fear upon that account, dearest," he replied somewhat bitterlv; "your absence from Silverton will be celebrated this year with rejoic ing rather than be mourned over with tears. A wedding party is to be as sembled, the castle is to le filled with f uests, and I am among the number of hose invited to the Christmas and wed ding festivities." "Vou!" exclaimed Kate in surprise. "Ves; and I have written to your father to say I will corai on Christmas night and bring mv bride with me. I thought my letter would prepare him." "Io you think he will suspect who your bride will be?"' she asked with blushing cheeks and downcast eyes. "I should think so," was the answer "for I told him when we parted that I would never enter Silverton Castle again unless I came to meet you or brought you with me." She said no more; his devotion touch ed her deeply, and all her past suffer ings seemed" as nothing in presence of the life of perfect love that lay before her. It was soon after this and about the middle of December that a quiet wed ding took place in the parish church of the village where Kate Lilburne had for some months found a home. He was a young man though his hair was white, who gave the bride away, ; and no one but himself knew how by j this act he crushed out the last linger ; ing hope that he had uuconsciously cherished in his heart. Rut Frank Fairfield gave no outward ! sign of his self-conquest, and he wrote his name in the register as a witness. I without a tremble in the signature, t The marriage had been conducted 1 with all possible secrecy, but the names l of the contracting parties could not lie , kept from the officiating clergyman or '. the clerk, and it was from the former, ' that Miriam Hindman received a hint ! to the effect that Mr. Lilburne's eldest ' daughter, whose unaccountable disap l pearance had caused so much consterna I tion a vear atro, was still alive. I More she could not learn, but she I shrewdly suspected that Christmas : would not pass by without witnessing i Kate's return to her father's house. ! This expectation went a great way towards inducing her to accept the in j vitation to he Grace Lilburne s brides- maid, thourjh at that time she had no I intention of bringing the bridegroom as j a truant lover to tier own feet. I The strength of their old love, how i ever, proved too strong for Miriam and j Victor to withstand, and they were 1 both resolving that bis marriage with Grace must be prevented, when, as al ready narrated, the doors, w ere tnrown open and Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ayre appeared on the threshold. CrfATTF.n si. itKTr.inr'i'ioN. Mr. Lilburne caught Kate in his arms, and expressed his delight at see ing her, then he grasped Roland's hand and bade him also welcome. "Vou see I have taken you at your word," said the bridegroom gaily. "Kate and I were married more than a week ago." "A weekl Hut where has she been all the past year?" "That is too long a story to tell now," was the reply; "but where is Grace?" In the general delight at welcoming back the lost iieir.-vs and the new bride, (irace hail for the moment been forgot ten. Rut they had not far to seek for her. There in their midst she lay liko one stricken with death, and people looked at each other curiously as tney lifted her, for this sudden swoon looked moro like the consequence of fear than the effect of ioy. "Take her to her room, she has only fainted," said Mr. Lilburne to the ser vants who were called. The order was miiekly obeyed, Vic tor somewhat careiesslv giving his as sistanc". Rut her father and friends noticed that Kate showed 110 sympathy for her sister, neither did she offer in "anv way Kate of woke liui where am 1? I place, and who are some awtul chasm, and then 1 with the fright, don't know this these people?"' tMie asked this in a low tone, not wish ing to seem rude, but Mrs. Fairfield came forward and asked: "Don't you know me, dearie?" '"(Jf course IdA--Nurse Fairfield, my foster-mother; but that isn't Frank?" "It is Frank."'' w:is the reply. But now the doctors interposed and suggested quirt and an absence of all excitement. The operation had been completely successful, but it was well not to put too great a strairj upon the to help her. This was very unlike the lormer days. Then she had b?en the first to hasten to tht side of the suffering and to trv to assuage their pain. But now she only looked after her sister with an expression on her face of wondering pity not unmixed witn aver sion, and she neither tried to caress nor to receive her. The curiosity of the guests, however, was rot to tn; restrained, and so many qui stions poun d in upon our hesoine that slip id length briefly told her friends that in finding a hidingplact the previous Christinas, she had fallen down a trap-door in the disused tower, and would have remained there, and perished, if her foster-brother had not rescued her. And then Roland told the rest of the story, even down to the present day. "There is something she lias not told us." said Miriam Hindm.in to Victor Gayhrrd; "she has not, told us what hand Grace had in her disappearance. Depend upon it, we have onlv heard half the story." Miriam's curiosity was not satisfied, however; only Mr. Lilburne was ever told how Grace had corsieccd her sis ter to what fie beiitved wo..ld be hei tomb. j By this time a servant came to sav ' that Miss (irace was conscious, but i would not leave her room again that night, though she requested her guests 1 would not let her absence interfere with their amusement. They took her at her word; the danc ing to commenced, and 110 one seemed to miss the girl who had been hostess untill now, and who to-morrow was to be a bride. In view of the ceremony of the mor row, the 1 'arty broke up soou after the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Avre. Those guests who were not staying in tne nouse iook tneir leave, and those who were went off to their own rooms. Victor (iayherd alone lingered. Ro land was his cousin, and he tried to find out from him the motive which had made him keep even her father in ignor ance of her existence for so long a time. "I cannot tell you why, but we had a very good reason," was the evasive re ply. "Had Grace anything to do with it?" was the next question. "(irace did not know that her sister was alive any more than you did." "Probably not; she assured me she waa dead; but that is no answer to my question. Did Grace know that her sister had fallen through this trap door?" "I cannot tell you I can tell you nothing." "I think it very unfair of you not to tell me; do you know I am expected to marry the girl to-morrow?" "I would rather you than I-but ques tion her yourself if you have any doubt." "Oh, I know what her answer will be; she i3 not too careful of the truth, and though she is not the great heiress she was supposed to be, still, as I have gone so far, I wouldn't draw back now if I were convinced that she was inno cent of all guilty knowledge of what had Itefallen her sister." Roland made no reply. He felt sorry for his kinsman, but he had promised Kate not to expose net sister, and he telt that he must keep his word to his wife whatever happen- ed to his cousin. 1 "I'll ask Mrs. Ayre herself," exclaim- ed Victor passionately. "Vou will do nothing of the kind, my dear fellow," said Roland firmly; "my wife has had quite enough to go through without being cross-questioned about her sister. "Use your own judgment in the mat ter. If I loved a woman I should want iioliody else to tell me whether to believe in her or not." "And what if you didn't love her?" asked Victor grimly. Roland shrugged his shoulders, then be held out his hand, and said: "Good-night." Though he did not say so, be knew quite well what his cousin's decision would be. When he joined his wife and her father in the study of the latter, Kate asked nervously: "Vou have not said anything against Grace to Victor, have you. Roland?" Certainly not," was the reply; "but he is susp.cioTis, and has been question ing me." "I shall not allow the marriage to take place to-morrow," said Mr. Lil burne decidedly, "(irace is unfit to be the wife of any honorable man." "I think she must have been mad that night."' Kate said gently; "1 have often thought so since." "She was thoroughtly bad." returned her father gloomily; "she is only too like her mother." Soon after this they retired to rest, Mr. Lilburne grateful and satisfied at the reeovery of his best-loved daughter, and she happy beyond the power of words to tell m the" blissful possession of her husband"s love, and her restora tion to her fattier. The only cloud that cast a shadow upon the perfect contentment of both was the treachery of Grace, and the question as to what would become of her. When the cold grey morning dawned the snow rustled at the windows as it had done a year ago when the eldest daughter of the Lilburnes was lost and could not be found. Grace sat up in bed, and wondered if the past year riad been a dream; but the sight of her wedding-dress spread out on a coucn at tne iuriner ena 01 i::a room convinced her of the reality of all that had passed. Rut she would not or could not think, neither would she allow herself to real ise the possibility thai Kate's return would in any way interfere with her own marriage. She meant to carry everything w ith a high hand, to deny any charge ra.uli against her, and to defy her sister and her sister's husband to prove anything against her. In this trame of mind she rang for her morning cup of tea. and the maid brought the tray, on which, besides the tea and toast, there was a carefully sealed note. For a second or two Bhe did not break the seal, but when the waiting-woman had left the room, she tore the letter open wildly and read its brief contents. "Your own conscience, Grace Lil burne. will probably tell you why I re fuse to fulfill my engagement to marry you this morning. 1 offer 110 further explanation or excuse for the step I am aliout to take, but am ready to Ix-ar all consequences which you or anybody be longing t vou may thibk fit to ii.flict upon me. "By the time this reaches vou I shall be on my way to London. where, as soon as the law will permit, Miriam Hindman will become my wife." i This was signed "Victor Gayherd, j and had evidently been written with a j total disregard for the feelings of the 1 wretched girl to whom it was address- j ed. I Her reason had been tottering on its throne for some months past, though ! neither (irace nor her friends knew it, j and now the last bolt hail fallen, and she started up madly from her tied wild and dangerous maniac. The servants met her as she was on her wav. shrieking and gesticulating frantically, to the d.sused tower. They secured her and a doctor was sei t for. and all that care and skill rou'd do for her was done, but nothing could save the unhappy girl. For a few davs she lingered in great pa:n and mental aeonv. but as th- old year was dying she. likewise drilled aw .v into the unknown. Her death was a relief to all who were connected w ith her. Anotht r vear swiftly passes by and Christmas Dav is again upon us. Mut this dav" is the brightest of alithe three for Kate and her husband and her father. To Mr. Lilburne a grandson has 1 .en born who will bear his name, and b - is, if possible., more proud of the tiny Nvy than are his fond parents. Nothing indeed is wanting to com plete Kate's perfect happiness, though even now shrt somet imes n members, with a shudder that awful moment when she was a victim to heartless treachery. rii': 1 xi. A SYSTEMATIC 8TAGE ROGBEW fax ana 'WereXoAs bi Whtrrt Blan-fc. ft Hoboed on the Hla.lk1.a9k - Rlfu.k Rart," a gtnae robber, w ho b ramf th terror of Well). Kargo St Co.'b Express Compevry, looks llk a rnper-lbte business nuic, amd l earn no trce orf the criminal. Hi- first the sysUroiule course of stae robbery, whU h he followed for ycn, In l--7. H!s plan -w as to thor oughly ax-quaint himself with any section of country ard ttieu to waylay a fcteige which he ki.ew contaUied money, lie always operated sinKltj-lmnded and he never tackled a erta.'e wlucJl carried a nhotjruii express, mcssemKftr Jkiott of Ms rotte-rieji were- commltevl tu lonely rAacea In the foot bills. The passengers ni a coach. Just ait-r daybreak, would be Bur pnaftj hj the apparition tf a man In the roadway, with a fruiutiy stt k over hi head and a Winchester In his hand, who won hi order the. driver to throw down the express; tiox and mall ba-j. He never disturbed tie pasjwi-ers aud he never left any clt-w to his Identity except bits of doe-rcl verso bilftied Hlaok Bart, the pn-s" As theso were always written In a different hand, this clevr was valuleas. In six years he com mitted twenty-threa robteries and the re wanls for his capture, offered in the var ious counties, amounted to the handsome Bum of 1 MOO. Atior.t every U reo mouths he emerired from seclusion and startled tho Ktate with a frc&h robbery and a new set of verses, In w hich he generally ridiculed the police and detectives for thelx failure, to catch him. But, finally. In November, ipsa, he be trayed himself by a bit of carelessness. In that month he robbed the stawje from Sonora to Milton, in Calaveras county. The treasure consisted of $4,400 In trold am ahram and t -VM) In coin. He used a pow erful pair of field glasses to surv ey the etaare from a distance. The driver, under the strong persuasion of a Winchester, threw down the express box and the stage proceeded on its way. When it reached Milton the Sheriff started In pursuit. They found the rifled treasure txx. bnt no trace of the robber or Lis booty. H had evidently left In a great hurry, however, as a cuT and a pocket handkerchief were found on the around. The cuff tone plainly a white laundry mark, and wus the first real clew the police had eer gained. After long search the detectives locntd tho laundry oiliie where the ou!T hail leen taken from. They learned that it had formed part cf the wah of a milling man nnmed Bolton, who always brought lu-J clothes iu person and took away the freshly laundnred parcel. They watched for him and were rewarded iu a few days by tho appearance of the supjosed ruining man. He was arrested, and a visit to his moms j revealed mai y implements of lib craft. ! ne coiifet-1-ed to his latest criiuo, and he ! waa punished for that alone. It seeuis that he lived quietly in this city, and from time to time went off on a stag robbing I trip to recruit for funds. The people, with ; whom he lived supposed tho? excursions I were prospecting tours. His Immunity from discovery was due mainly to the fact that ho never drai.k anything strtnur' t 1 than coffee, and never made any one the , confidant of hL. c rimes. He islncarce.xated In the buji CjuentUi prison. EDUCATING APPKENTICES. A Sy .temXVhirh Ha- lte--lted In tha Heat 1-rariu al Keeulta. Yo-irs ngo the late Richard Marh Hoe) ;-'-.idi, .1 the apprentice question rt al-un- in thi- country but in F.npland, 1'r rre and Germany. He Ix'camc convinced that education was necessary in all branches of indus try, in fact that it was indisjaensable to success. In the manufacture of print ing presses the utmost accuracy must le observed. Skill and ii tcllipence are indn-iH usable in such work, and a thor ough knowledge cannot le obtained by Fhort apprenticeships. Unlike marry trsades, employees cannot le changed i will w ithout seriously impairing the per fection of the machines. Besides the men employed in the Hoe establishment a preat number of boyt are required as apprentice. In order to secure a place in the estab lishment the loy has to meke up hia mind to make his work a life study. Upon entering the establishment he baa to answer questions as to his ape, the occupation of his parents, and how far he is advanced in his studies. He must also agree to remain five years. A record is kept of all this in a book kept expressly for this purpose, so thst the superintendent may have a general idea of the new apprentice without see ing him. After accepting a boy, the next thing done is to educate him." During the day he has a practical education in the shop and in the evening at school. There are more than a dozen departments, includ ing the foundry, carpenter, pattern, blacksmith and machine shops. As a rule the ltoys are put into the grinding room, a preparatory department, where they grind chisel-bits for use in the factory. When a vacancy occurs in one of the other departments, a boy is selected whose inclinations lest fit him for the place. Every two or three months they are changed" around on the lathes, planers, i-hearers, etc., in order that they msv got a thorough knowledge of the whole work. A tLe l.wt thing, be fore they emerge into practical mechan ics, they ure put on the ibir to erect tLe presHc. The boys nre ro-i-iirod to le at work at seven o'clock in th.' morning and con tinue until five jn the evening, with one hour for dinner. Then tiny wa-.li up find go neros-? to a building on Sheriff street, wher" they i;r obliged to attend school until hidf-past six o'chx k. This school ii in cl.nrire of a penth man who i T'i"r.!'-d as particularly well Ciu-d fur l is duties. The iasjrtetii -n, 1..., .- and materials are tree, ui-,1 ti c ton l.it.e-s of this an nex to the pmcticnl work of the day are i also tin .roughly pnietic d in voiy pur i tieular. The lvs l ie i'.stru t- d in tho A VICTIMIZED CUSBi. 1 Iia Monkuri Arouad tho Parlow ami ts I'roiuptly Jroiiot?L. A young clerk of a French merchant re cently received an invitation to a maskol ball at his employer's and was the envy of his comrades. It was considered a mark Of very great favor, and whs looked iipoa as a sln that he would soon le offered a place in the firm Itself. Kesolved to t!o all he couli to make th occasion a .suc cess, he spent a good deal of time and con siderable money in devising and m- kb g his masquerade costume, wl.ii h after lon-t deliberation be resolved t-hould l that of a monkey. Tl.cn he -pent a week learn ing a number of tricks grinning, clamber ing on the ch'.nn , sprii ging over tta led, and balancing himself on the bat k of a chair. The evenirig t ame, lie rang lic boll, flung his o ere. .at into the servant's arms, and with a grin and after turned a somersault nnder ths chandelier. Tho gentlemen stood stupefied, the ladies screamed. His msisk prevented Mm from seeing much, but the noise encourage,! him to bound over a sofa and throw down a cabinet of old china. At ibis moment a hand seized him, tore off his mask, and the voice of h:s em .lover uiked him what he meant by his disgraceful tonduct. lie fore he could exp.ain he was Lustiod out of the house, learning by one glimpse that the rest of the company was tn evening dress. The next day he was sent for aud entered the oftico with trembliLg knees. I had the pleasurs of a visit from you last evening, " said the gentleman. Yes, sir that la I " "No excuses," sa.d the other, "no excuses I have raised your salary. I noticed you were overlooked for promotion last year. Good morning : shn the door after you." His employer had made an early investigation into the mat ter, and found that the other rlerk had hoaxed the young man by sendmx him a bogus invitation. ; ci'iiiin n brMid. : tion js c. -. icftl dmvii:.'. I '1 be cp.iT.eif y ; ; are can -fully i -i j particular j nounc-d .ipt ! 1 I placed ini'iT tii i haver in that dot. j the f..r I port u! -s, but p'.id ;U!i !;.atn-s u ..a atten- li.ecl.ttU- t.::.:i of rat a'.l tl nil t:e t." P of t fleh lad ni. : . I determine his If he has a pro- U r I'.ri.w iug. he i r.r i f 7!r. Spa'ck. . : i.- t ( m a inorth i ii loom ini.k' s a r e Love uu b. r 1 is are. APPETIZERS. A tVie C'om-lii.ion. One summer evening after Harry and his little sitcr Helen had 1-ecn y.-nt to Ih-.I. a severe thunder-storm came up. Their cril stood side by aid.-, and their mother, in the next ro. m, rd thorn asthfysat up in bed s-n 1 t-.lVc d. in low voices, about the thin ner and lightning. They toll each other their Thev "were afraid the lightnii-g strike them 1. ars. would Thev wond. red wL. t!.. r they won! 1 jcr the They out be killed right off and whttl house would lie burned up. trembled i. fresh r.t e;ich 1 'O'iL But tired nature could net Lcl 1 as long as the storm. Harry became very sleepy, and at last with renewed t iie rfulness in his voice, he said, as he laid his Lead on the pillow : "Well, I'm going to trust in God." Little Hlcn Fat a minute longer thinking it over, and then laid her own little head down, saying: " Well, I doss I will too!" And they both went to sleep, without more words. A Short War Storf. I heard a short story the other day about the late Delegate Raymond, of Dakota who died early in the year, which is quite romantic. He was the last man to see General McFhrrson alive at th ! ittle of Atlanta. He was just in the act of deiir erini a siesseit to the (ieneral when the party ot Confederate horsemen came upon j them and McPherson was shot down and j sent, to Andertonville. After he had been j there a year er eo there was aa exchange of prisoners and the whole body of men in the prison were assembled in line te bear read the list of thope were to be exchang ed. Those whose names were read were ordered to answer '-Here'' and sU p for ward. When the officer in charge was going ever the roster he called out the name of one who had died the light be fore. Raymond had the presence of m'nd to say "here" in the place of the dead nan and stepped forward, and although his deeeptiou was Immediately discovered by his tellow-pritv-iners they were all too generons to tlvp him sway. He was ex changed nawieT 'he same of his dead com rade, returned North and reentered the army. Philadelphia Times. World's Women. Lady Anne Blunt, the granddaughter of Hyron, 1b one of the cleverest women :n ' F.nisr.d. she is an antVr, aa ml p: li muni- irrrd painting, a srndart of Oriel t politics, a srhoUr rmnbV ..f writ ng to her Ceylon frienas in their o-.n lan. t. ago t he capable irnnsiier of hi r beaut If :. . ho Ci.ab k t Park, nud the tos. ut of her oi.i.. i.ai.ghter. A 1'njlng Investment. One of the best paying investments we liave heard of in this region in a long time is that made by Henry Aldrich of Galena. A year ego, being out of health. Le leased twelve acres of land for a year f .r 8220. He planted it with opH-ri!ii! t roots at a cost of 40, and cultivated and distilled the crop at an ixji-ne 1 ?1(4 more making the total outlav So44. In return he had 3G3 pounds of l-p-perniint oil, which he sold a few weeks ago for S4 a pound, or 1,452, for the whole yield. Then he sold all the peppermint roots on the land at fifty cents a s vuare rod, or S71S for the whole. When he closed the books a short time ago he found that his total receipts were 82-. 170, and his total disburse ments SsMf.-l leaving a profit of 81,:'ot for his little investment one year ago and a few months' labor. Lyons (N. Y.) Republican. A .iii-ricnii l!aty. e' -lO 1 Tl. No d.-ubt G rover ( rners nc-o v as a f i calico sun lor net. i-arti. .1 admiring female hiirii.-. f n.l little doubt that the 1:- -Vly; at the i.b a of his' K lf-j Pr. si a fond grandmnth r il.vl nvi; felt her bones a-tingle w :th s-.i CCies. Abraham Line. .In R pr-ttv b;.l v. ; n.i 1 i-.i S-im- t . ,k : .v is d n a p .nl, t 1. r I 1. fame of Mine. I.o V..-c-.i si rhcr f it e.-ul e'.l nvi r i' Probably Expenjrfve. Smith : "I saw yon carrying home a couple of rice watermelons last night. Brown. How much did they cct yon?" Brown : I don't know yet. Tho doctor is up at the house new. '- fLifrt. The Greek King was told that tl.e supper cost lv thousand francs. Th " tu.i u a ' v i . d ;. forty tlnnr and by the ; inn- th f.m y use . c i Borne. Mnr l ! .rv.n wtp.e-: -At Vienna the Baroness dr-St rogoti ill bed .. that l had spent sixty tho .--.no franc- . .r my Greek sunr; at St. Petersburg ".: price was fixed St eighty li- .-:i: d fra- c. and the truth is that supper cost meat .,i fifteen f i ancs. Mr. F.lia Offul Kean, who-u .li.a.juir. Milhr Mor.ouvccd iLc most i--a-.il :t I : woman lie had descrit- d as tall and iigr'-e.d 1 in dm k i r-w n and Her com. l"x:on her natun-s ;; stjoiiire. ft en in any c;:me. is T,d sly! sli. ar.i rii: l i am er. Her c.-- al ia r hair a golden tint, is a clear ere mi. aid - .A::- V ::vd :! 'l.t:y on.- ot the 1 nvrve soi. t n. ' worth w hile t t ry A baby is a i-e.- l . sprout. You ciiii't fruit it's p-i l g to b deal 1- p m'.s vj u di -jwiub i nt! i' smip'v l ing :.t tell what it s en- l l n l a d III -l . f l. . b Ml i :.'.y l.o:.i was ! i -' ; of 7-.. 1 les-c. 11. all 11 t a -. k r.o s. A pip i i ?i.iy ! a . is frei.t it, or v,mr sons UeSed baby i : r. l! c tl.c i.r m: t , 1 v.. us hrn.ee t i k juicy 1 er and in f. i ! v old m at s v oil r-nv b' b. n.g 'that puf fer r. I ost ( 'dice. N. o.slv knows what t'.ie Am.ricsn ivd.v id tnin out or wlu m b ll turn ' bi.t we'll give 1 im a find-' ai c..-.,id word whcr-. Vct we 1U.--I bim hia lungs never lx' wial.cr. t.. v r l.sm. i-turdv. or bis v full. lLavcu bkss Lim'.-lU-Mo).T...:'-l. . 1 .s 1- -As d a L'S .-3 :-3 -- wi orvadway. New r
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