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PRE . TREE
is The Vital Prineipa of the
nBTAXINTED fry- a peenl,lOrlitocess in the
tj dist illation oithe tar, by,whieli its high
est medical properties arelaineci..
Have Yon a Cough! )1 on a Sore
Throat ! Have you any, $$ Story
symptoms of that taeal I drebri
muurlitioul • • • ,
,Those who shon/ , warned hy those
symptoms genensily . think lightly, of them
until it too int& From this fact, perhaps
more than any otter, arises the sad preva
lence and fatality of disease which sweeps
to the grave at least "one sixth" of dea2h's
victims.
Consumption hos destroyed more of the
human family than:any other disehse, and
the best physicians for many years have
despaired Procure, ora remedy thatwould
heal the lungs,_ but for more than two hun
dred years the whole medical world has
been impressed that there Ivasti mysterious ,
.power and efficiency in the Pine Tree Tar
to heal the lungs ; therefore they have re
commended the use of Tar Water, which
in many cases had a good elect; but how
to combine the medical properties so as to
heal the lungs, hos over been a mystery
until it wits discovered by 'Dr. L. Q. C.
WISELtRT. of Philadelphia, Pa., the pro
prietor of "Wishart's Pino Tree Cordial.V
1 Many, not only of the people, but phys
icians ot every school an d practi ce, are doily
asking me "What is the principle or cause
of your success in the treatment of Pahmo
,urry Cbusumptiom ?" My answer is this :
The invigoration of the digestive organs
--the strengthening of the tlebili tasted system
--the purification and enrichment of the
blood, must expel front the system the cor
ruption which scrofula breeds, Whilethis
Is effected by the powerful alterative (cluing
big front disease to health) properties of
the Tar Cordial, its healing and renovating
principle Is also acting upon the irritated
surfaces of the lungs and throat, penetra
ting: to each diseased part, , relieving pain,
subduing inhumation, and restoring a
healt Ifni' endency. Let th is two-fol d pow
er, the healing and the st retightening., con
tinue to act in conjanction with Nature's
consOant, recuperative tendency. and the
patient is saved, if he has not too long de•
layed a resort to the means Of cure.
:Into read the following ern ileal es.
They are from men and NV(iMelt of ninnies
flonable worth and rein/Udall :
„, Wtsrt Awe—Dear ,Sir! IllUd &very
ilrdialful cough snit sore thront for am: year
stud itty,whole system was fast glYing
Ittulq , wra:rpiostrateil'oit 'm'y bed witli but
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sto tae ' fist ha e gone to my graves )
but, thank t od; my (laughter-in-law 'WORM
not rest until she went to your store, No.
in N. Second street, and related lily tame to
you. purchased one bottle of your' Pine
Tree Tar <*orditl, and I is nnmeneed to' use
it. owl in one week I was innelt-betternind
after using, three bottles, 1 nut porteetly
well, and a wonder to all my friends.
they all prowattwed nue past cure. Pub
lish my ease if you thi uk proper. .
It ELIE:CU.\ IA M TLTON,
No. 13:21 Wylie street, Philadelphia.
Dr. Wishart's Pine Treo Tar Cordial ir;
an inihtliable cure for Dronehitin, Bleeding
of the Lungs, Sore Throat cud /11-
thunation of the Lungs.
Mr. Ward says
Da. WLSHATCT—Sir '1 baud Bronchitis.
Indamation of the Lungs, Shortness of
Breath, and Palpitation of the Heart 3n
their worst forms ; I had been treated by
several of the most eminent physicians in
Philadelphia, but they could notstop the
rapid course of lily disease, ILIA I had de
spaired ()rover being restored to healt h.—
I \VMS; oat he ye rge of the grave. Your
Pine Tree Tar Cordial was highly reeom-
Mended in me by a friend ; I tried it, and
am thankful to say that, after using four
large, and one small bottle, I was restored
to perfect health. You eau give refereneo
to lay house, No. 9118 N. Second street; or
at my °Mee of Receiver of Taxes. front 9
at In. to2p.m., corner of Chefuutand Sixth
streets. r JOHN WART).
lieuni the following, from Utica:
Dn. WISHAIIT---DPar Sir n I bike plette.-
nre in informing you through this Source
that your Pine - Tree Tar Cord's!, which
%rte.. recommended for my daughter by Dr.
J. A. Hull; of this cit3r, has cured her of a
cough of more titan II ve months' standing.
I had thought her beyond cure, and had
employed the best of medical aid without
any benefit. I can cheerfully recommend
it to the public as a .Bafe and sure remedy
for those similarly afflicted, en I know of
numvothercasesbesides4hat of my daugh
ter thut it has entirely cured of longstand—
ing coughs. Therm respectfully,
JOHN" PARKUR,
Daugerroan Artist 12.5 Ucnossee St., Utiea.
• • a • r i have used Dr. 'tVishart's
Pine Tree Titr*ordial In my family, and
can cordially* rm.%) zamend It as a Valuable
and safe medicine for colds, coughs, and
liaise predisposed to consumption.
Dr. O. A. FOSTER, IGO (ienessee St.
The above are a few among the thous
ands whleh. this great remedy has waved
front an untimely grave.
IVe have tl►ousands of letters from physt
clans and druggiste_who have prescribed
and sold the Tar Cordial, saying, that they
- have.never used or sold a Medicine which
gave such universal satisfaction.
The Tax Cording when taken In connec
tion. with Dr. Wishart's Dyspepsia
is au infallible care for Dyspepsia.
The VISE TREE TAR CORDIAL will
cure Coughs, Sore Throat and Breast, Bron
chitis, Astluna„ Whooping Cough, Dipthe
ria, and is all also an excellent remedylor
the diseases ortbekicineys,und female com
plaints.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS
The genuine has the name of the propri
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All others are spurious imitations. , = -
Price Fifty Onto and One Dollar per Bot
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to zrazrzrAscoxi) Street, PhiLadd
' polio Penney Lvania.
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ftitte by all Philadelphia and Now Ycirk
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IRENE
THE GIPSY LEADER.
A STORY OF LOVE fc TREACHERY
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BY FINLEY JOHNSON,
Arthor of "The Outeast.Daughter," "Alice
St. John," "Fannie Alowliray," "The Or
' phaus," "The Drunkard's Daughter."
CHAPTER IX
When overpowered by the number of
his foes—when held in the strong grasp
of the officers—poor Charles Handy - fottud
it impossible to interpose any effectual
resistance to the placing of the irons on
his wrists—he submitted, but it was with
an expression of pain and • angnish,.and
as his eyes met those of Irenc,n hotflush
came across his cheek, and she too, caught
the infection ; and, as if by that one act
he had been declared guilty and condemned
she sprang towards hini, and flung her
self at the - feet of the officers, shrieking
out in agony :
"you do not know him. He is inno
cent--0, so inuocent. Be merciful !
Be merciful."
Charles could not speak. Iris pent up
feelings could luive forced tears from hi:n
if he had persisted iu speaking; and it
was only by a great effort, interspersed
with deep drawn sighs, that he now saved
himself front what he would have coniid
ered an exhibition of weakness. There
is a freemasonary between those who truly
love, and she felt all that he did. She
kissed the" fetters that bound him, and
ecei► the stern hearts of the officers Were
melted „Soon there was a confusion at
the door. lead with his countenance very
rigid and iiale; Marshal Hand made his
appearance, accompanied by the wan
Davis, wile had with him searched the
house.
On Davis face there reigned'a look of
suprenie.satisfaetion, while llenry Handy
followed them slOwly, affecting n look of
'Wet:lee:grief and chagrin, hich sot et,
• . othltis out
T - 77 7e7 - 7 TT purer - la
, • "You, sir," said Charles,i s he Veld up
his hands, -"you dune this. It was' a need
less outrage."
Marshal Hand looked stern and cold.
and turning to Davis abruptly, he to,,k
from him the hat and feather he had
found in the box, and in a tone of cold
_irony, said :
• Perhaps, Mr. Charles Handy, you
never saw these before ?"
"Never."
"Indeed 1 Nor this ?"
. -
He held up the tarnished coat, and
fixed his eyes keenly upon those of Chas.
who wet the gaze withoutshrinking, and
merely said, as before, "Never."
"Well, sir, it was a hold trade, and I
don't wonder at the• denial. Is there any
one here present who can say a word iu
regard to this clothing ?"
"Zottntls, :Marshal," cried a voice, "it
was a fellow with just such a coat as that,
that robbed inc. it is the highwayman's
coat."
"And found in the prisoner's box,
which, coupled with the dying declara
tion of the murdered man, I think makes
a case that it will be r4ther difficult to
meet."
Marshal Hand ground out these last
words between his clenched teeth, and
there was wonder and amazement in Ms
gaze, as he could hardly believe it passi
ble that the mere youth he saw beibre
him, could be the bold highwayman, the
terror of the road.
"What is all this about ?" said a gen
tleman who had just rode up.
"Why, Judge Bond," said the Mar
shal, "we hate caught the red highway
man."
! Well, Marshal, if my advice
is worth anything, it will be to take both
the brothers or neither. The finding, of
the clothes in the house indicate a knowl
edge on the part of Henry.
"I will take him, Judge. But it was
Charles poor Stoops spoke of. We have
no proof against the other."
" I will speak to him. Mr. Henry
Handy will be so kind as to step this way.
Thank you. I deem it necessary , as
magistrate that a' fall inquiry into any
possibly alledged complicity of your bro
ther's suspicious position—l will not say
his guilt—is necessary."
Henry bowed loftily, and then he said
calmly, "I will give myself to the Mar
shal, if he thinks fit." ' -
'Then you are my prisoner," said the
Marshal.
A wild cheer arose from thO crowd, for
he was anything but popular.
Irene still clung to her lover, and was
Proceeding on with hint when her mother
.cried _ . _
"Take not my ohild-•-all that is Jon me
now."
"No, mother, no, I cannot stay. lam
his now. His before heaven. I cling to
him, and to him only. Ido love you,
mother, - but you think my Charles may
be guilty, and that is a gulf that separ
ates us just now—but only just now—for
the time will come when you, too, shall
think sal think. go With him, mother."
"But my dear young lady," said the
Judge, "he is going to prison.",
"Yon will•let me see him sometimes?"
- "Mies Irene, Ifitiyon form myheart.
If you wish to come to Columbus, you
shall, and ;Ay rife will be glad to reoeiVe
's9'otqW:T.46 iti.tollll : 9', NOR AilY PLEASt7RE . O . LASTING."
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA; SAT:PADAY MORNING:, JUNE 4 1 1864.
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-Let her go, madam I She , is actin
frout , a sense,of ".:JZ
liar:Eß.4od Mar.akatEnaud,: and
be., spoke in a voice . of deep emotion..---
Irene twitied'hOthher arreiutronnd mid of
peor'Oharhisj•and'ioi'th'rcine, thrOng
of peoPleiltin liitle-I:procession• - took• its
way. Poor. Jrene 'oohed pp in .Pharles'
face with such ineffable, love and confi
dence that he felt' an 4nttitllvalked by his
side, and more than once *heart melted
to- the soft influence of her dejected looks,
and his. tears fell . : -
"My Cheri*" she..e.Wfuthis is a pas
sing cloud, but the sunshine is beyond
it. You are innocent, You Isaac said so,
and I know it. Be brave, love, 'be - brave.
You wear armor—the panoply,Of inno
cence. ,
And Charles, as she spoke, looked at
her, and was happy.
The prisoners and their captors at last
reached Columbus, where already the re
port had been conveyed that the high
wayman with the zed lantern was taken,
so that a. dense crowd, with shouts and
yells, received the party. Then Henry
Randy forward and spoke to his
brother, before the officers could prevent
him.
"Charles, Charles, only say that you
are innocent, and I will endure anything
for your sake."
Charles made no reply, but turned to
Irene and said :
"There is faith only with those who
love 'us dearly."
"Separate the prisoners," said Marshal
Fraud.
•And now accompanied by; a crowd
which thronged every avenue, the pris
oners were taken into the court house.—
Marshal Iland spoke kindly td Charles;
saying
'You sholild prevail on :Miss Irene to
leave you, for she cannot remain here."
"You hear, my love," said Charles.
"I do, Charles. But I will be near
von."
"I can manage that," said Judge Bond,
"you shall stop with my wife."
When quiet was restored, Marshal
Hand stepped before' the Court and said:
"A'murder has been c'otainitteil, your
Honor, and Charles 'Handy is charged
with the-crime." -
"But you Dave two prisone
"Yes, your honor, the:
brother, and is tals.e.n:ag r oas
"
T 'e.n 14/in:that Ifnird relat
ing of the highwaytott,Wsdre
and the evidence of those we
hadheard the deciatition of
ea mat:
"Have you anything
to say sir ?" said
the Judge to Charles. • ''' '
All eyes were fixed upon him, and a
deep flush spread over his face. He spoke
calmly and clearly, and his soft, sweet
voice stilled every other sound in the
court, and made a strong impression in
his favor.
"I can say nothing, but to deny this
charge. I know nothing of the strange
garments found in my box. lam inno
cent, and heaven will yet prove it."
"Very well. Now, Mr. Henry Handy,
what have you to say ?"
"To ask what is the charge against
Mil
I •There is at present a suspicion that
you are an accomplice of your brother's,
therefore we shall remand you on that
charge. Remand both ildthree days." j
Charles turned and stepped front the
slightly elevated place ou which he had
been told to stand, and in another zuo
mut, his arm was claspedby„lrene.
"Three days, three long days, Charles.
Oh, tell me what I can do to aid yowl"
"You shall have free access to him,"
said the Judge. "My wife is now wait
ing for you."
"Let us•be friends," said Henry.
"Do you 'believe iaries innocent," in
quired Irene, abruptly.
"Well—yes—he says so."
"And yet yOU are half convinced.—
' Oh, Henry," said his brother, "there was
' one night when a horseman 'Was thrown
at our gate."
'`No, no, it was not I, Charles."
Charles Handy grasped his brother by
the arm, and whispered : • •
"A lantern 'with a red light roll from
his pocket."
Henry gasped as if death had seized
hint.
"No, uo, you did not see—me." ,
"Hush 1 hush ! you are my brother."
"Now, sirs," said the Marshal, "this
way, if you please. -Davis take charge
of the prisoners. I will tali* you to Mrs:
Bond, Miss Irene." „
"Thank you. Good bye, Charles ; I
will come to you soon."
Another moment, and She saw her lov
er taken through a doorway, and he was
lost to her sight. A. sharp pang of agOny
crossed her heart, and it was with great
difficulty she could control her tears; but
the-did so, and with compressed lips size
followed the kind hearted Marshal Hand
' from the court house.
A carriage was in waiting,. and -Mrs.
Bond, on seeing Irene , said. In a kindly
tone. "Como with me, Miss Irene: my
husband has told me all, and I feel- for
.
"Yon are very good to me."
Irene stepped into " the carriage,, and
it at once drove off, and Mrs. Bond add"-
ed:
"You have bat one thing to do, my
dear girl, and that. is to dismiss from four
mind all exaggerated notions of this young
man, who, no doubt, Lae taken the life of
your father s and kept the oouutryjn a
•
state of terror by bis robberies."
"34.dir0," mid faintly, "I sm
quite sire yam, moo: :dell; and have a
good hesit, • but own' you- please be mo
. ,
good as tii,sto . i this . carria.g.h. - wish to
" .
.0 • •1: •
'.ll thank you most sin
cerely all your kindness, but as
y. affianced husband—is, M-
I nocent,:and yonthink oiherwisijniust
]enve you."
"But, my , dear girl—" • •
"Oh, madam,spare me. Do not seek
to make me doubt all goodness, • all vir:
tue. When I see a sweet flower blos
soming in the dear sunlight, L will not
believe that. its breath rs poison. I know
him—My dear Charles—and unless air,
earth and sky be cheats, he is innocent."
"But really—"
"Thank you, madam."
Mrs. Bond had ordered the carriage
to be stopped, and it stood still. Irene
sprang to the ground.
"Stop, stop," said Mrs. Bond, for she
was deeply touched by this act of heroic
devotion, which had something sublime
in it. "Stop—you are young—you are
deceived ;—let me be your friend."
"And Charles, Madam."
"Oh, my dear girl, the evidence is so
strong against him—it is conclusive. I
beg of you- 7 —"
Irene sighed deeply, and after bowing
to Mrs. Bond, she hurried away from
the Carriage, and was soon lOst in, the
crowded street in which it had stopped.
How desolate was the heart of that
poor Irene Stoops, as she stood in the
thronged streets of that great city, with,
no one whom she' could call by the en
dearing name orftiend, to whisper words
of hope or consolation to her. What
had-she now to dream. of, or hold by,
with tho mental grasp of despair, but
that firtn and holy conviction of the in
nocence of Charles Handy, without which
she would fain have passed away at
once from the world and hopes and
wish
es, to seek for truth, and love, in a purer
atmosphere.
But she did believe him innocent
not for;one moment had doubt crossed
her mind. It was a something that
shared her faith With heaven, and if any
thing- can be imagined more heav
enly or -more sublime than another, it
must surely be this trusting faith of, one
huittatCheitig:ln'the - purity ma& trail.' of
some kindred is .irit to •tithicli.•-Olitioing
tio'r is lifs
on coin-
holds, asVo . the' one 'plank ill 'the of
troubles, which shall goat safe -.and
lin9yant to a harbor of happiness:.
Arid so, Irene would not wholly dei:'
pair, although the eircutostatices'•which
surrounded her lover were gloomy and
full of sad omens. .She remembered
what 31arslial Hand had told:her—Viz :
—that she shotild have access to Charles, '
and she looked into the countenances of
the people who passed her, in order that
she might detect that gentleness of dispo
sition in some one that •vrould ,encourage
her to ask her way to the prison where
the idol of her soul Was detained.
jie find
bo*,
jaken who
h' 9 murder-
A poor woman paused for a moment,
and to her, Irene put her question, and
got not only a ready answer, but a vol
untary offer to show her the way.
It. was with a shudder that Irene stood
before the portals of the prison and tap
ped at the barred door.
"Well, what now ?" was the gruff ejac
ulation of u surly turnkey, who looked
through a small grateing in the door.
"I want to see Charles Handy."
"Can't then."
With a sharp sound, a little
panel was shot over the grating of ,the
dour, and the tears came to Irene's eyes,
as she with her hands clasped, felt as if
there and then she would have sunk down
on the stone steps and given away to des
pair. But she was saved from a too lore -,
indulgence in grief by some one gently
touching her aria,
while a voice said :
"Have you knocked for. admission
Misi Irene ?"
It was the kind Marshal, and Irene
`Clung to him.
"They will not let me see him. I must
see him. "
The Marshal tapped at the door, and
the wicket was opened, -while the surly
turnkey shouted :
. "I tell you, you can't and you shan't
I see him. Be off with you, or know
the reason why."
"And pray, Mr. Atkins," said Mar
shal Hand, will you tell me the reason
why you behave like a brute, and not
like a man, to this young lady ?"
Atkins fooked confounded, and open-
ed the door.
"Como in,
Misslrene,"' added the
Marshal. "As for * you,Mr. .'Atkins I
shall report you to .th Judy. . This
young lady is priviledged to see the pris
oner at all times that the jail is open.
Oh; is That you, Smith? Lot this lady,
be shown to Mr. Charles Handy's cell.'
' "Yes, sir,"- said Smith. "Step this
way, Miss:" .
„Irene „looked, the thanks of her heart
were tea full to express to the . Marshal,
Mad then followed her guide. sThe'sinne
passages they traversed struck a gloomy
chill - to her young heart, but she 'con
trolled all outward show of emotion, al4
she had well schooled herself to-day on
ly she looked very pale and sad:
Irene felt that if anything was' to -be
done towards the unravelling of the fear
ful plot to which her lover seemed like-,
1y to frll a victim, it could., only be done
by.'the devotion of a love, such as her's,-
wtelfivotdd be probabltabie• to stir up
friends in his behalfy tmd• therefore, she
felt-the sec ssily qf,lritigArong, and to
st.certain d?gret-daynant., „
„ran ,indeti, "-an terdioni Strnple
with her feelings; lint she " - catered -into
' it with holy eiririt i and the
felt nemred that..tlodAvonld give her.the
CHAPTER X
$1,50 'PER YEAR' '2UADVANCE; $2,4,0 80rz.p4m.ror.A.Ry!*e-
victory. The turnkey spoke to her kiwi
ly ,
"You see, Miss, the brothers are in
different cells, but are well cared for:—
This•ivay, Miss:"
• The harsh sound of the well polished
key in the lock, grated on the senses of
Irene, and she clasped both. her hands
over her face, for a moment. Then she
heard the man say, iu a friendly tone
"A. visitor, Mr. Handy." . •
Mechanically, Irene crossed , the thresh
hold of the little-vaulted- scene .room in
which Charles was' confined, and in ano
ther moment was . clasped to his heart.
"My Irene—my darling Irene.' Oh,
dear angel of this prison house. - This is
no longer a cell. You are with me."
It would be impossible to describe the
tenderness with which these words were
spoken. All the firm resolves of Irene
not to give way to sensibility melted be
fore the soft breath of these loving ac
cents, and she sobbed upon his breast
like a child. . .
Charles again spoke, and in words of
hope, that fell like sunshine on her heart :
"Cheer up, dear, dear Irene, all will
yet be well. I am as you know inno
cent. .The meshes of a dark argt horri;
ble plot are around rue, but' they shall
yet be broken. All will be well. There
is no villany so cunning but it .will in
time overreach itself. You will smile
amain dear, dear Irene, and the time
will come—the hai time, When we
shall look back upon the present as a
dream. In some dear home of our own,
in the midst• of flowers, and the sweet
•tonip of happy birds around us, the rip- 1
piing of falling waters lendihg their tink
ling music to the air, eternal sunshine
about us:—the sunshine of that dear love
which will know no change. ,My Irene
—my loved one, you are•happier now.—
There is a smile upon your lips. Ah
if I could_ lope to tell you."
Irene did indeed look up into his face
with an expression of inefitable love and
joy. All the hope he had striven to im
, part to her, hovered about her fancy, and
as she '
gently disengaged herself from
his embrace , she looked quite happy. ,
• "I will be hopeful, dear Charles, lam
hopeful: '• ,
"Yes, dear, and- trustful and eortfi.
, •
—'4 , Ada * q6itttaai
otualeisr:,
7 pip • • 0 •.
somethingd.,l,4*to be done,
Cifoßee: what co
taken •to iirbirelionr innocence." .1
"Hush!"
"What is it, Charles?"
There were sounds of voices.and foot
steps without the cell door, and then-the
closidg of a dOor. Another moment, and
from - the adjoining cell there arose a
loud and mocking voice which made it;
self plainly hoard in that occupied by
Charles.
"Polly, worse' than folly," cried the
voice. "There are a thousand . dangers
to the caged eagle which the free bird
knows not of. You toast and shall be
free."
"Silence," cried a man's voice. _ "You
will be heard, Myra, all over the prison."
Charles whispered to Irene, and said :
"Iknow that voice that spoke so loudly.
It is Myra, the Queen of the Gipsies.—
Andl hear another voice—it is that of
the gipsy Hackets." •
"They speak agaiii;Charles . ."
"But only in whispers, for Henry
knows I ain close at hand. And now,
dear Irene, I imitate their caution, and
speak to you of things which have laid
heavy on my mind this many a day." •
"On your mind, Charles ?"
"Yei, dear, but of no 'guilt of. mine,
but of another's. I have so much to tell
you, and-I fear you will think I should
have not kept it from you so long. But
this is the first opportunity which has
offered, since the death of your father.—
, Let me toll you, who and what I am."
"Who and what you are, Charles?"
"Yes, dear. Listen. A. few words
will toll you all. The Into owners of
the mansion anti estates of Mount Hope
lost it fur a. otmbling debt to his broth-
er General Scott—that is—he "lost all
that he had retained- of it, which was
merely the house and, its immediate do
main. All the faruis had' been sold one
by bne to feed his ditiavaganee, so that
his two sons, when he 'died, were left
nearly destitute. These two sons came
here, and the eldest proposed 'to 'the
younger that they should - reside on' the
estate, and try to win it back.again piece
by piece. The youngest agreed to this.
The family name is Scott, but the name
was changed to . Handy:"
• "Then,- Charles,' you—you--and Hen
ry_r,
' "We are those brothers; and the right
ful heirs to Mount Hope-and all the es
tate."
Irene shuddered.
"Nay, dear one, do not let this effect
you. as ever, your own Charles,
for all the hopes that the home of my fa
ther's will be mine, have-pawn! away."
' "Have you no more to tell me?'! ,
, • "Alas 1 I have."
"You say "Alas!"
"I do indeed; my Irene. Let me
whisper gently to you. I was so young,
and knew so little of the world, that when
Henry told. me, be knew of
_moms by
which money could be • got, to ~buyyall
back—l believed him, and did no t . in
quire what they were?' '
."'
"Alta so you came to your - tarp r-
"Yes, dear s and frOm inement, too;
came Dte,gioi trilkr,",of W - . 12 - ToT that, wo
man, 'Myra it citteeft,"ana.froiniliaiiime,
too; =snide D. , fires and Irnbberies which
have:filled:slivisitk *erne' •
"Yes, Cherie*. I tremble; .„
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"Huilt One night I took a tutiy. to
surprise you by putting on, the_ sill,9f
your window seine flowers."
"Yes; love, I found them."
"There was no guard in' the - ,i4dgir .
but the dog, and he knew me
about
_two in th 3 morning • when. I left
our farm. I went - homewards by the
stream in the valley, and I .neared the
the bridge I heard the gallop of a horisq,
and - I drew back in the deep shadoir*Of
the trees to let him pass; butlthaAltersei
paused• on the..brink of the. stream-to
drink, and his-rider took from his.poolet
et a lantern, which was red.. - The light
fell upon the horseinan, and there, Iva
the highwayman."
"Charles—l think—l feel, what you:
are going to tell me."
"Yes, .Dear, I saw the face. It was
Henry's 1" '
"Oh, I see it all now, dear Charles, pit
are to be the saeriftoe."
"I fear it. Hush."
Some sound in the adjoining cell, At
meted Charles Handy's attention, and if
lie and Irene could but have looked in
upon the party assembled, they would
have found additional cause for appre.
hension - and conjecture.
Myra was there, and so was, Rackets.
Henry Handy stood in the cenre 'of the
cell, with a gloomy look upon his face:---:
Near to the roof of the cell there word
some small air,holes in the wall, which
admitted a cir culation of air from one cell
to the other, and into one of these, Myra,
had managed to fit the end of a piece of
twisted flannel, while the other end • she
conveyed to her ear. The contrivance
was simple, but it brought-with tolerable
distinctness to her sense of hearing all
that passed in the next cell.
• At times she.would wave her right arm
to demand sileticepas she listened to• the
statement Charles was making. -
"And what did you, Charles, dear;"
said Irene, "when you made this .fearful
discovery Y"
"I knew not what to do. I hurried•
home, and from that time to this have
been in a state of uncertainty. He r is
my brother."
"But4Ou..,must besaved,,Charles.".
. .
.. , . ~
"Or lost---; lost forayer." '
"Noi iso.• - .Liget' to me,: Charles.- I
will 'aee..llinnkan4;apeak , is6 him. .".17.-will
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' - ' 4 l;ut ad,natt, Irene as'Yet.proolaisnitil
guilt If , I could be free; and. he ,not,
wholly lost.'' • . , • • - it
"Oh, heaien 7 -4)ll,lleaveu, how distric,
ted I am. Can you ask me to anew] zikt
father's' murderer ?"
"I know not what to say to you, Irene.
But I have a terrible idea,--a suspioton
."What is it? Tell me all."
"There is in my brother's room, a
roan, in which-ho keeps some Matter"he
allows no ono to see, and it may be • that
some evidence can be got by it. I axrk
alsd convinced that. Henry pays , to
the old , mansion at Mount Hope; Irene;
I think tliat—that--",
"What, what ? Speak tome." •
"net lie has had the baseness to dis
guise himself in some way.as te,resenable
rue, and that accounts for your father's
error.," -
"Yes, yes, I will net. I will save y . cni .
yet. lam but a girl—but God will give
me strength."
• "What, dear, would you do ?"
"This night I will go to - the old man
sion: I Will go to my mother and get
money. - Sho will aid us. I will seaport
for-evidence, and free yea."
•
"Oh, Irene, love, be careful of your , .
self. Be wary, dear ono, in whatyonAp.
Go, love, and God bless you."
"J will go, Charles." lam strong now.
To-morrow we shall meet again." •
A half choking sob came from timbres's&
ofirene, as she was once mere pressed to
the heart of Charles. and she, then,,luft
the prison; but she was not aware that
close on her track lingered the gip)
Rackets, by order of Myra the queen of
the tribe. -
The •inotrient, Myra, was alone with
Henry, when Rackets had left to follow
Irene, she laid her long shiny fingein on
his arm, and in a hissing whisper she
said
, "Free to. night. You twist be freci.to
night; or 'else you are lost. It,is now
Charles or you that .the hangman limits
for."
Henry tumid deathly pale.
, • "Listen, and I will tell you enough- of
what passed in the other cell, .to-artn.sdl
your fears."'
Upon this, Myra relided to him the
statement that Charles had made; Arid the
determination of Ireneisayinr: -
"You must be free, Hairy, to - ambit
with all this, foryou are in:danger...lton,
mast be free this night."... , , Lt
'But how islhs.t possihle
th gs_are possibli3: "Mt ia *Am.
It shall be done.- Thist in ‘me:lareiriill
fora amok • Yoti.wHl be-free to night,i-et
have said it, and. Lhava seett, ie.'
It was in vain that Heniyetrovejoget
from Myra inforination-es.to4er,phins. -
Sim began Co her ivild-iteiiii;`and'
soon left ktln. ' • A..Shitilderitig,leirt
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