VOL.* xxxv
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t
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S' -a'.h 'uaiu street
Over Shau! k Nast's Cloihin» S!ore
T' • -
'
A Wicked VVur^at^
CHAPTFR VII.
"All fjt Nru ill."
; I . i moment the woman confronted
Arris ley, her eyes binzing, he beautiful
face stern and haughty, she locked
like a queen, standing there in her
royal beauty. Then the pansy blue
. eyes dropped, as though sho could not
i meet her accuser and all the co'or
• | fled from her checks; she trembled
visibly, r.nd, burying her face in her
white, Jeweled hands, she exclaimed,
! terrified, horror stricken:
"Can the dt..i come back to liin
I again?"
; Ah, her past was rising before her,
, In judgment, and she could not, dared
, not confront it. John Ardsity's face
j was a study, as he stood before her;
. j scorn, contempt and utter loathing
were in his eyes.
"Ah, Lurline St. Cyr!" he cried,
scornfully, "why did you not remain
in your native element, in the "
I She sprang forward with a mad ges
ture, and caught his arm wildly, ex
citedly.
"Don't!'' she panted, breathlessly,
"don't dare to breathe that word
now."
He gazed upon her in utter contempt.
"The day of reckoning is drawing
nigh!" he said, slowly and bitterly. "I
will spare you, madam; but do not
thii." to escape retribution!"
Then, turning abruptly to Lesley,
he added:
"Miss Dinsmote, are you abie to
waik home? 1 fear something is wrong
with Brownie: I have made a discovery
of which 1 will speHk to you later."
Lesley bad arisen, and stood leaning
against the tree, her face pallid, her
slender form trembling visibly with
the excitement which she could no:
control. Max Hu'.hven's fa<e paled
suddenly, as Ardidey said these words,
then, controlling himself, he pressed
forward, and paused before Lesley.
"Miss Dinsmore,, if you will allow
me," he b'v.a::. hurriedly, ' my phae
ton is at the cress roads; I was on my
way to town when hearing the sound
of horse's feet teaiing ; long the river
bank, I alighted and came to see what
was the mntter. 1 found you jvt in
time." he added.
A loolc oi unco-cious disappoint
ment stole ov.:r ine girl's fate.
"So yf>u saved nr. li.• ..r. Ruth
ven," she said carelessly. "I aui un
der obligations. But thanks very
much, I thiuK I wiil walk home. The
. xorcise will in beneficial. Are you
coming, Mr. Ardsley? she added, turn
ing to the steward, who was examin
ing Brownie'.- bntilc with apparent in
terest.
He bowed composedly, and then,
leading th- heirse. he moved aw i\ at
side, and they were soon out
of sight. v
When they had disappeared in the
belt of green forest which skirted the
rivet, Lurline ipproached Ruthvofi,
ur>d laiei her hand upon h>s arm.
".V. a, ' she said. softly.
He drew away impatiently frrrn
detalrlntr clasp.
H«r face flushed hotly, then grew
pale as marble.
"You arc changed to me," she sigh
ed.
The man wheeled about and con
fronted her Insolently.
"Changed?" he repeated, in a harsh
tone. "Yes, 1 r.diuit it! I thought I
loved you, Lurline-; I swear 1 believed
that i did! but —but "
"You have transferred your love to
Lesley Dinsmore," tile woman return
ed, slowly.
He bowed.
"You are, as usual, about correct,"
he rer ponded. "I never really caied
for you, Lurline. I can see it all now;
and when I found you so deuced will
ing to —to do the unpleasant deed that
you acknowledge to have committed, I
confess I felt my admiration goirg
down to zero. No love would
over stand the test which you applied.
No man would ever continue to lore a
woman who commits a crime—for his
sake! In fact, the more you do for
us the leas we care, I believe."
Her face was as white as the face
of a corpse, and it was full of despair.
She caught his arm frantically in both
her snowy hands; her pansy-blue eyes
bluzed into his; her breath came in
gasps.
"You —mean —this — she fal
tered, slowly; "after ail that I have
done? Think of it. Max—l have lost
my own soul for your sake!"
He shrugged his shoulders with a
contemptuous little laugh.
"That's your own affair," he return
ed, carelessly. "It's the way with all
you women. If it were not for you,
Lurline, I would not be the villain that
I feel myself at times, when my dor
mant conscience wakes up and gives
me a reminder that it is not dead but
only sleeping. You alone were to
bianie in this instance, Lurline, as
usuui. 'lt was the woman who tempt
ed me.'"
This was more than ahe could en
dure. She turned savagely, and con
fronted him with pallid face and blar
ing, wrathful eyes.
"You coward!" she hissed between
her little white teeth. "You perjured
covfard! To share in a crime, and
then —oh, noble, brave, manly!—lay
all the blame and responsibility upon
the slender shoulders of a w"sk wo
aiwi! Max Ruthven, for whose sake
(lid I commit this sin, which has lain
waste my whole iif», and m. de me in
the sight of my own soul a thing un
worthy even of contempt? Never in
ciy long sinful existence can a wrong
act or a committed crime be assigned
to we, hut 'he man whom I loved was
the can ■■ and lnstujator ot it all—this
tove which has lain like a vile worm
at the toot of rny life, and destroyed
all—all!"
She paused, and the wrath and ungor
vanished, as her eyos met his own for
au instant. She laid her hand softly
on his arm again.
"Max," she whispered, faintly, "take
back those cruel words —tell nio that
you do care a little for me; look! 1 am
Content with a little love!"
But his eye. drooped from her gaze,
and he turned away contemptuously.
"Do you mean your cruel wordn
Max?" she panted -"that you no longer
love me? No —you cannot—cannot
mean it! Oh, for Heaven's sake, tell
me that it is only an ugly jest! I will
forgive you. Max; only—only—tell mo
—that you are not in earnost. Oh,
Heaven! I have bartered my soul. 1
shall suffer eternally for your sake —
Max Ruthven!"
He shook off her clinging touch, and
• l»s. nlng • han I some :«• • d i/u',nst th
j trunk of the tree behind him, yawned
1 slightly.
J She ivi'ui.': h:r liMids hi mpotc t
j liespan
| "Lord pity me!" she wailed. "I
j have asked for bread, hut receive a
Btuue. 1 have lost my ho>c ot lioavc-.
BUTLER PA., THURSDAY, JUNE -• ISQS
and- ill in vain, all in vain!"
; r n'"
v- ■ to future hajtpl :«-< were
before I ever met
have not ' irr-.itten the life
. JV . Luri'ne? the old gid
dy 1.1"? in Fnris--<y. cafe. tin opera
boaCe vhtr ; it ?'«rhtl>,
i'i r v Pis, • ■ g •••!;' the • x.doits
of the trapew i irtomm Mad
emoiselle T.ur'i •J* """her. -1 ~re WHS
the Iff.- at qnnlr.t « P= don, .vhera
you i . ?:d at th: -oule<*. tabk n<*.l
men ri k«-d 'lie': \1! at rouge ?t ncii,
b-- :.-.e v •.!' br ; gt*. y--- ! ired tr.ri
nn tc their own destruction, until
th"y were vilV-g ,r > r: 1: their tor.is
f~r yam Mike. And then" -he pan »ei
i ; u;.,.-mi ' : .vlth e: ' ever as
'.houch floating over her therue end
misery- "there pretty Viva D—'
Sh" fj - : forward, like a fury, la
his f-ath.
"'I h!" she printed, "bus* Mitt
R- fh' en or as cert-ir. af you stanj
i there before me, I will take your lif"!"
He smiled.
"V-'el!, v.e v in nc rien'ion Viva then,
rei chere I believe she's dc-ad, any
: way, t.r —worse: we will rot talk o|
L We will contemplate the chs.ige
1 (to you) from the old dead life to your
! respectable, gilded niseiy with Barton
Chadwicke. How cleverly you dupei
hiin! How completely he beMevcd irt
| you, wor-.hipel you; and yet. f'om first
to las! you loved me; and Bnrton
| Chadwicke existed and finally left this
: mundane sphere, noa" the "iser. Lls-
I ten I.urline. Only you and I kr.ow
j how ttart>n Chadwickm dit'd!"
Hr slender fcr:n r,waye.l like a
: in the wtr.d; her eyes, dilate ' with fcor
! rcr, were fixed upon his sneering,
; e eking face. s!.e ;»ut up both hand 9
j as though to ward off a blow.
"Have mere !" she ".T-.i«!ed, in a low,
desp:<ir'-.g voice. T1 .n. with a -udde.3
< hange, sfcu v ent on. passionately : "It
1 h
Ruthven. You do not love Lesley Dins- :
more, bat the Chadwicke fortune I be- J
Here, if I were on.e more in possession
at Chadw; ke hall, 1 jould win yoi
back to mc-.
"Try it," he returned, coarsely.
She ,-linehed her two small hands to
getiior, and turned he: v.liite f...e up
ward to ac blue morning sky, ai. aw
fui cipres.-'oa ir. her lovely blue eyas.
A lit i-ird liltl'.g oi. a bough abova
her bead, trilling melodiously, paused
a;-.(1 : i-jm.-d to hold its broach in ter
ror, th' won an hisred, fiercely:
"i a ill hav- my own again; 1 shall
reL'ia to Cha viclie Hall, through fair
in.-aas or foui, it* xnistr.- , and the
d.-.; will dav,Moi Ruthven (mark
ji) v. jrds, fui you .- 1 have biiter
.-ause to remembi.i ttem), the day will
aurel> • ome wi.ru you v. •II sue *o me,
on your knees »or my love, and I will
laugh iiou lo sc\>rn. Onto more in
po.v ou oi the Chadwicke fortune, I
.-! •!»! Ift ijc.s to the hife..**i>t iii 1110
i.ino. Ah! Max Ituti. .tn, you will find
wijtit n woman h bitter hrtiod ami
lifctce ambitioti <:an a^uicTo!'
She turned away, .ind glided like a
shadow through the nreen fo:e*t, 1 «v
--.He .i.ain o. ■ ....aiion u,.a..>na.
ba< k in the small notel in the vil
lagl. uere Luriine had secured upart
mentJ, she looked herself in her cham
ber, duel beriau to pace ttiido Up and
down, her haiios oi,iSped couvuisively,
her face set and stern.
"Max, on, nij love!" ohe wailed, in
biltei atiguisli. "1 have steeped u>y
si i in ciime •jr his SuKo, and (oh,
was there ever such vile ingratitude?)
h" turns irum rat now. I have sinr.ed
-I have sinned —and for naugnt. But
I s\v»!«j. to make him repent, to repent
,n di.st and ashes, and, so help me
lie.i en, I will do it!"
Ana Lurline Chadwlckc >;ept uer
vow.
CHAPTER VIII.
Two Lovers.
Ar Lesley Dinsmore and John Ards
ley moved away through the green,
shady woods, there oame the clatter of
a horse's hoofs, and a small gray pony
dashed in sight, with a slim, graceful
girl upon his back. At sight of tha
two, she reined in her horse.
"Ah, good-morning! she cried, air
ily. "1 was on my way to the hall,
Lesley. Why, what is the matter?
Has Brownie been fractious?"
And Maud Bradburn sprang to the
ground, and prepared to walk with her
friend, while the steward led the two
horses.
It was Brownie's fault," returned
Lesley, smiling; "he ran away; hia
bridle is—i.s broken, 1 believe, so I
thought it wisest to walk homo. Are
you going to stay all day with me,
Maude? I'm so Kl»d!"
"•Ir. Ardsley falls to echo your sen
timent*." laughed the pretty brunette,
arclily, "lie looks bored to death in
advance. Honestly now, Mr. Ardsley,
aren't you awfully sorry to bear the
infliction of a whol< day of Maude
Bradburn?"
The gentleman removed his hat, and
ex*cuted a profound salaam.
"It will save me from death by
stagnation!" he oiled, with serio-comic
gravity
And Maude turned away with a pret
ty. becoming blush. L iley's face had
gotten very pale; somehow ;he did not
relish this badinage between John
Ardsley and pretty Maude He ad
mired her Leslie was weji aware or it,
and somehow lie !;• .-.rt thrll: .!
strangely with .. f« • i::ig of ;• in. Was
she jealous? Si;< -the hfir ■ .> to he
great Chad xii ke e. ur- . vho • Id
hit v. her cholc-- fit til th eligible
young men in to* jJciaity— jeai .j-- -,{
bw own steward? She put the • ought
away proudly and neiached on, v. ry
erect, and u at. u < anothoi wot 1,
merely replying vhen addrcs-jod by
her comp nloiis.
Arrived at the hall, the two girls
hast ned inside, and Job a Ardeiey led
the borses around to the stabh resig:.-
tng Maude's pony t > a groom, and lead
ng Brownie himself to the usual
stall There was a look of stem dis
plea.sure darkening iiis face, ind mak
ing his eyes (lash .vith wrathful rtre.
"I believe it was an attempt upon
hci life!" ho muttered, suvageJy, be
tween his set teeth; "or an attack of a
different nature, nearly as murderous,
for I found under the pommel of
Brownie's saddle a cunningly contrived
instrument, similar to a spur, arranged
in such u way as to goad the high
spirited animal to madness. Who did
such a dastardly deed, if not Max
I Ruthvon? I swear I thought I saw
I him hanging around the stable. ; when
the groom was saddling Brownie. And
how came Ruthven so opportunely on
the spot, just at the moment when
Lesley might have lost her life?— and
with his own phaeton concealed
among the trees. Can It be that he
had contrived that the accident should
| happen, intending tc sa\ In Ji; .
j thus givie/ himself ■ claim upon ht i
j gratitude; and 'he:. ■ . ted i .> tp
i the bandit of a tote a lot. dilvc •ic,.ue
tin ju, tut- wo »u .to .'.* ito marry
I ii.m .' How fortunate that I returned
1 from the fields in time to follow her,
at a distance. She doat not know
who saved her lifp. My darling —my
beautiful darling!'
He hastened awy toward the man
sion. jt:st In t en • M: x Ruthven
ascending the n.irblo The
■teward clinched hici haros and his •
•yes shone w.Th a wi .aiul t:sn;.
"Insolent;" he maiteicd, fiercely, un
der his breath, to dare ititrude
again!"
Max Ruthven wuiki ; bo! into >h! 1
house, and encountering Mn. Guysou
In the wide, cool hallway, begged to ;
see Mies Dlusmoio. '
M". jn . xjked trravo.
"?Jr Kuthv.-n " -ha said ?!ov. ly.
"yoar uawarrantable, and (excuse me,
bit ti.e treth is ' -.s;) iil-b d : .irusion 1
last nlsht, has ! f'uiak, glvei Miss
Dinsr ~re an ui.iatt uiag opinion of 1
vou. But I wiil t-".'l her that you are .
here, s~d the vii' do as she thinks 1
best."
S^ l leaving hirn standing in the hall,
the 'dd lady -ought L' iiey, vho looked
annoyed at the ann' nt mcnt.
"Ho saved ray lif«* " the girl whis- |
per«-i softly to herself. "I will see 1
lira Mrs Oreyson," -he added, I
"I'll not be absent many minute.-,
Bfcide."
She had removed her riding habit,
ar4 in a leus, trailing dress of snowy
BT>s!in, profttsely trimmed vith Valon-
lace and a pink rosebud nest
!!i g 4 n her gold-brown h Ur, she look
ed pretty enough to turn the fjead of
aey ma.n.
She bowed coolly to TlutJivon as ah?
'entered *he r»ceptton-r. . i. whither a
1 servant had conducted him.
I "Pi.Hon my irtrj.-iar,. M!.-.•• ')ins
! Taoro," h® be?ac, "bt't I < ould rot rest
'until I had assured my.-alf 'hat you
1 h-.ve r .':c"y not - from the acci
dent *hle morninr;."
Le3le • was very impulsive na
' tur nad f*:l'.y beHevin;; »t it i* he
i wh~ had saved b--r from that mad leap
i pv>r the bnnk'-lnto ' *o;'in ; g torrent
I beJor.% she held c\v In.; hand, with a
; sweet smile
"I !av •( thank you that lam her®
now," said
I* tcok the little hand extended,
nn.l forgo, to release it. ,
Joh.\ /-"d-iey, p.vssing the open win
dow, chanced to raise his "yes, and
ra ' 'hen standing wit:. Ltsley's h ,u;i
In n.ithven's, hi- ' p isots. ho:, '.- Nt
I lowly above «t. H .wn face gtevz
I fcwlf ly pa'. .nd h - hiiwle-' . t>.
Ma Ri tl.v a l;ii/ •' t' while the
j i':- ;it:E of inttn , tit ■l\ iliK .1 ;!iis
J gi.-r- hoar* i*o.' war proi;i ieus
' tlnu for his •b. t.
He pressed hK lips p.o-sionately to
tlie littl. ' nd in hi' -.ivn.
'Miss Dinsijuirr i.eslej ' )io falter
ed. "I have kn< wn you but a short
time, f«v I have not darfed'to venture
into your presence u..r:l i ;st night,
end then I fould not restrain mys-if;
but i have watched yo'.i from a dis
tance, and —aiy heart lies under your
f'iet Lesley."
He p .is-'d, and his bold 'ye; sof-ht
her own.
Lesley drew her hand 'way. r.ntl
turned aside ijuickly
Ho wont on, fiercely:
"Language fails to c"xp:;:-.3 the in
teusi'y of my !ov< for you!" ho pant.ad.
"Tel' me. is there no h pe for :r.e?
True, 1 hav , no wealth to olfrr you,
hut I h.dievc thyo.. are :> wom.'i to
wed for ar;d no: for fortune Will
y;n: answer m? Lesley di.rling for
my whole life, my f if. it re, my hope of
Heaven, !>a:i v ; ne roar reniy."
Her eyes met his now, with a steady
gaze.
"Air. Ruthven." she said, "you sur-
Ipi iso me. 1 am almost a straugei to
you, and —and —I have no intention of
marrying' uuj\.ae at present."
''Then i am to consiJer this a rejec
tion .' he said, slowly, and the iook in
his eyes was not good to see.
She bowed gravely.
"1 do not wish to marry," sho said,
simply.
"Farewell, Miss Dinsmore!"
Max Ruthven hurried from her pres
ence. Once outside, his face became
demoniac with rage.
"Curses upon her!" he hissed, sav
agely. "I'll bow that proud head in
the dust yet, so sure as i live, i < ,in
See it all. She ia in love with that
beggar, Ardsloy, as he calls himself, I
Think I hud better let in a little ray of
light upon his private history."
He was walking rapidly away from
the house now. In a clump of ever
greens, which shielded him from ob
servation, lie turned, and looking back,
he shook his fist threateningly.
"Ah, my lady," he muttered, between
his white teeth, "I'll bring down your
pride before lam many days older! I
can afford to wait."
more alone, Lesley sank into a
seat, and bowing hei head upon her
clasped hands, wept bitter tears,
though why she wept It was "difficult to
tell, uub. through a prescience of
coming sorrow. A light touch upon
her hand, like a caress, made her start
up in surprise. John Ardsley was
3tuuding beside her.
"I beg your pardon, Miss Dinsmore,"
he said, "for disturbing you, but Mrs.
Gteyson told tue to ask you to
to her room if you are dln ngagod."
The tear .stained face wat, uplifted to
his own. John Ardsley iost all elf
coinm.lid. He uci:c he. little Land
and covered it with kisses.
"Lesley, L sloy," he cried, madly, "I
love you as I love m> own life!"
Leslie faced lit- 'ruth at last, and
know that si., hud giver, to this iuu'j
her v. „Ole heart for ail time.
i HAi';rmK ix.
Back Again.
Au hour passo'h but the lovers heed
ed not th-- flight "f tins". At length
Ardsley arose.
"I must leave you, darling." he said,
"and your guest will wonder at your
Jong absence."
He jtoopod and kissod bor once, I
and then he 1-' ft the room, while Lesley i
returned to Mrs Oreyson and Maude, '
who had begun to think that |
uho war asleep 1 here was a look of |
pcrf'":t happiness on Lesley Dlnsmore's I
fu •< , which not even her sudden acyui- |
sition to fortune hud had power to j
bring there. But she kept her own 1
eoun. e! and the day passed somehow, I
and Maude returned to her home with- .
out .•> pieion of the strange happiness i
that had crept into Lc ley's life. For .
Lesley had promie d John Ardsley to ;
keep their secret tor tke preseat; tr-i »*
were reasons, he said, why no one .
shoHb know the truth just at that i
time Stolen waters ;te siveet," and
Lesipy was quite willing to k< < p their
secret unshared; and thus a week
passed In p.-rfec*. unallaye-'. happiness.
Alas! in this world of sin and sorrow, '
to how many of us poor mortals ir, one '
week of happiness vouchsafed?
T. -icy #i. ' on the ver-tnda one
*• ht ,i t; ,• it ,ao->t > iv. a wi Up
twl hp d a'.out li' i. . i d her eye:
■.:■ i l. ! .
Then s no one near, ami lie stooped
and kissed her.
"Darling," iic whispered, softly, "I i
"■ o:..- *o tiskiyou to prove your !ovo
and co:»fldi-«(o in by naVlna a sac
riflc,-. h. . > < uld yot would you
irferry me at oace, in secret, and l6t \
the nuttti eta -in a aaeret for a certain ,
time, not f.r !'«tar.' when I will dl
vubje it to the v.-orid?"
Sl-r i'WWI bet I upon Ut -"houl
dT. ard t * face flushed.
"I trust you " ■ he murmured.
,' •t. > u "it '« :: u-rt?" he cried,
tit'' rly
• I will 'fclrk it ov»r, and let you
'•y to-moirov " she responded
in ■ " hisper.
bless yon!" i
...r tho'D -t step upon tho veraudft
starti the levers and when Mrs.
Oi« sc»a aj';-toa h-d, 'ahn was stand- 1
jr.- i it-nd lestiiig tdiy upon
r... : ilia near upon waich the Ouoider j
r . - i iceping • '.v.*.-ly. their fra- |
g. .:. be- .it - littering w'th d> w; while j
L . Hi: ir. >er ej -y-chair, some I
a'.- tanc away. But no one saw the
dat . ih ure which crouch d behind a I
rt. ,\ :* trunk covered with clinging
ir v forming a screen; or the white,
wrathful fare, and bu-ning eyes', which i
had been watching them intently.
Lesley iciiew that she loved John
Ard-ley with all - Ite strength of her
young heart, which had never cared for
any rcan before She trur.tod him, al
though she had not known him over
three months. And considering the
hii--h r<-< ommendatloas in rega-d to his
ha: asier—from sca*.c of the r.:s*: ex
alted dignitaries in 'he land—the girl
Wi not so much to b? blamed and rr>a- !
s'.tr?r a- blindly credulous Sb<- gave
him her inswer. and, as or.o misrht pre
dict, ®r was not aav c.i She ha ! made
• • h' : ral'd t--» ir ■ y Jfohr. Ardsley so
crvtl** and r.t once Why ne*d they
wait? Tr.:e she would not come Into
onr.'i-"te control of tor fortune for
i.ea r 'o tw years but why cotild
they tiot live ob ia tl ey inn i < d ye:
be would hav-: wep one alv.ay rear
ler \v> n would hav? rlsht to prc'ect
hr -.d care for tar' °.ho was in
t laely romantic you will perceive.
Sho never cared f' r any one he
for 1 'ohn \rdticv "as the nlv man
who had ever kissod her lips, and sh-*
lnv'shed :tpor *i>« all ih" wealth o*
!ov.- *n bo- ' ■ ■ ''hr- '"id not an
♦Job bis rentier for ! eeplng th eir l*>vs
a secret, or for asking her to marry
V" c'andostinely; she- b>d r.!! the
beatrtiful tru?t and oocfidence of youth,
which, once lost. Is like the down
'.re-bed r'-oii the )ic'c cheok rt the
ri:»t pe» h —it can nover be restored, j
though v.e barter or lives *o regain
it.
Th days rarfe aat" went, Maude
Bradbvrn flitied in ar;'t out of the
house like " fairy, but Lesley felt no
longer jealous of bor pretty friend.
Uhn Ardsley loved her; he had no
soft words or tender glances for any
other woin.il and I sloy wa» content,
and oh, so happy!
\nd one night. Jr. the fair moon
ligh*. Lesley stole forth from Chnd
wicke Hal!, nnd entering the carriage
vVhic.h At i.dey inn' it: v.aitina she '.as
driven to a distant town, and there the
solemn vows were plighted which
made them husband and wife
In the pearly moonlight they drove
slowly back to the hall too intensely
huppy for words.
Mrs. Oreyson believing tiiet Lesley
hiid been visiting her friend Maude,
met her in the entrance hail.
"Why, my dear," she cried, taking
tho white hands in her own. and kiss
ing the girl's soft cheeks "horv lovely,
ho'.v radiant you are! You iook so hap
py, Lesley'"
And both of them recalled thesa
words in the dread, dark afterward;
for it was man; <i iong day ere I he
heiress of Chadwicke Hail was happy
and care-free again.
Sitting in the pretty mornius-room,
the next morning, all in white, as usu
al, Lesley was startled as a servant an
nounced Max Huthvcn. She arose with
Quiet dignity. He came in, white to
the very lips, and his dark eyes glinted
maliciously as they fell upon the
young girl.
"Good-morning," he began, with ill
concealed derision, "good-morning,
Mrs. Ardsley!"
Losic-y, pallid as marble, sank into
her seat again.
How had he learned her secret?
'"What —do—you —mean?" she fal
tered
Max Ruthven's cold eyes never re
moved their glance of triumph and ha
tred from her white face.
"Ah!" he sneered, insolently, "you
fancied your secret unknown; but —
listen to ino, madam —you can never
hide anything from Max Ruthven; so
don't you try it! Stop a moment," ho
continued, as Lesley arose with quiet
dignity, and laid her hand upon the
bell rope; "iisteu to what I have to
say, if you please, madam; it will not
detain you long; and then, if you think
best, you can order your servants to
put me out. You have seen fit to wed
v. ith this stranger; now let me tell you
a secret. 1 know all about him. He
calls himself John Ardsley; but his
real name is Gu> Raleigh, and —he is a
married man!"
V» ith a low groan of mortal agony,
LesleyV hand dropped from the bell
rope, and she reeled forward unsteadi
ly.
There was a hustle in the hail with
out. and glancing up, her eyes fell up
on the face of Lurline Chudwicke.
She came fot ward with insolent
giaoe X
"Mauam." she cried, in a clear, ring
ing tone, "i swore never to cross the
threshold of Chadwiclte Hail again un
til 1 came back to my own —until I re
turned its mistress. Lesley Dinsmore
Ardsley— whatever you call yourself—
mj houi has come!"
CHAPTER X.
Lurilne's Triumph.
' \ly hour hus cown!^-
Lurline Chadwicke uttered these |
words she turned her face, glowing j
with triumph, full upon Lesley, and ;
her blue eyes scintillated as she saw
her rival quatl before her gaze and
ti eruble like a storm-driven leaf. Mrs.
Oreyson had entered the room, and
quietly witnessed the whole scene;
she ouuic forward now, dignified and
composed, and put her arm around
Lesley's trembling form.
"What is it, my dear?" she asked,
anxiously, "and what are these people
doing here?"
I.'irline advanced slowly, her rich
black print "ss robe trailing over the
green velvet carpet strewn with white
ror' buils. She p used directly in Mrs.
Greyson's path.
"You will ioarn soon enough, mad
a- she hissed, insolently, "und you
will realize the truth thoroughly when
you are turned out of doors and Chad
wick Holl is ono m •» in the hand."
of t-'htsui owner.- If you desire
aiv fui !:■ "Xplanf.fion 1 im prepared
to St 'or 1 Luriirt Ch • iwiel'.e,
a '1: ■ he-r "••'« . <»ate I '
ue hs tl:. ! 'til 'of »•?!.*•.-.i Oliadwioke,
wi. . U.. been mis; :u,. ail these years.
Mrs. Ureyson stared at the woman ;
with scornful Incredulity, while Les- ;
ley, rvUHe as a # snow-wreui* Wued
her km f mean.
" v rv.sd'" said the lady. con
temptuously.
• Pchape so." sh'J lurline, coolly.
I "Nevertheless. yov. will speedily dis
cover that ther« If method in my mad
ness. A>- "ou all aware. the trus
heir to •he bas never been uis
overed. and it was not even known if
i ma l * n* female hud a right to the
0} idwlcke fortune. Strange as it
may appear. I have lately come into
possession o f papers which prove my
ripht to the name of Chadwicke, even
before I became Barton Chadwicke'a
w!f> I am, of course, prepared ta
prove mv assertion, and phall take
step- to so immediately. Ah,
l«»y, niy dear it wasn't wise to be quite
so hl;rh and mighty with me; it is m/
turn now to show yon the door and the
I soou?- you leave the better for all eon
i cerr.ed."
| "Not so fast, madnm. If you please," ;
interposed Mrs. Orey c on. sternly. "You
must be c-ut of your senses to think
for a moment thn'. Lesley Dinsmorc is
sroing to relinquish her inheritance in
favor of any impostor who comes along •
with a trumped-up tale. Be kind j
enough to take your departure, mad- ,
! am, at least until this matter can be
| investigated."
! "Very well." said Lurline, sardonic- ;
! ally, "the delay of a few days can mat- !
; *er but little to me. I am ready for
' the investigation, and will speedily
j prove my cla'.ms, and I warn you that
, 1 shall have Mttle difficulty in enforc
ing my claims. Ah, Dinsmore
j—M--s. Ardsley—you will find out how
| much John Ardsley, as ho calls him
self, cares for you, when your 'riches
: shall take to themselves wings and fly
away.' Good-morning, ladies."
Th.'re was the swish of a sweeping
train over the floor of the marble hall
without, the outer door closed behind
hei and Lurline Chadwicke was gene.
Max followed her.
Lesley stood for some time like one
bereft of life. Mrs. Greyson led her to
a sofa, and seated herself by her side.
"Lesley," she said, kindly, "my poor
| child, wliut means that —that fiend in
woman's snape by calling you Mrs.
Ardsley?"
Lesley laid her head upon Mrs.
Greyson's motherly breast and sobbed
out the whole story of her clandestine
marriage. Mrs. Grey son's' kind face
looked grave and troubled.
'I fear that you have acted unwisely,
!my child," she said softly. "I like
I .Mr. Ardsley veiy much; but secret
I marriages seldom bring happiness,
j „.nd—he evidently has something to
| conceal. Lesley, we must be wise as
serpents and work diligently to cir
cumvent this terrible woman. My
dear, I fear that she has some founda
tion for her assertion. She must real
ly possess such papers as she declares
to be in her hands; and, even though
they are forged, I apprehend that we
can do nothing unless it is In our pow
er to prove their falseness. We will
have to fight her, Lesley."
The girl a.ose, pallid and stern; her
eyes flashed with an ominous light,
and her face was set, and resolute and
determined.
"We will light her, Mrs. Greyson!"
she said, calmly—"to the bitter end!
If we arc conquered at least I shall
have ni> husband."
But Mrs. Greyson made no reply,
only shook her head gravely.
A telegram flew over the wires at
ouce, which brought Lawyer Greyson
to Ghadwicke Hall, pale and anxious.
He was accompanied by Dr. Dudley,
for impelled by an irresistible impulse
for which he could riot account, though
he afterward blessed it as an inspira
tion, he had begged the young physi
cian to go down with him.
Once arrived at the hall, the old law
yer went to work with a will in the
case. But he found the papers wMch
were produced by Mrs. Chadwicke, to
be cunningly contrived. Whether false
or genuine, there was no way of prov
ing the truth.
Days came and went. Lurline had
gone to a neighboring city, where she
had retained famous counsel to push
her case. Her beauty, and the strange
fascination of her manner, were not
without effect upon the counsel, who
as she had been well aware when she,
engaged him, was a very impressiona
ble old bachelor, and when the case
was brought to issue It was decided in
her favor.
And all this time, John Ardsley had
not been seen or heard from. Since the
night that she had become his wifo.and
he had kissed her good-night in the
porch, Lesley had not seen him. And
now, bereft of her wealth, worse than
widowed, and heartbroken, poor Lesley
was driven like an outcast from Chad
wicke Hall.
(v> y it coNTinuim.j
Here Art* For You.
The Grosvenor family (Dukes oi
Westminster) trace their pedigree it
England back to 1066, liaxing com*
over with \yUllam the Conqueror
while the family In Normandy from
which they are directly descended flour-
I ished : here for at least a century and
a half before the Conquest, so that tht
family pedigree goes back for close up
on a thousand years. The most an
cient family in Great Britain is that ol
the Earl of Mar, in Scotland. Lord
Hailes, speaking of the title, says:
"It existed before our records and be
fore the era of genuine history, being
«;n earldom whose origin is lost in an
tiquity." The Campbells, to whom be
longs the present Duke of Argyll, be
gan in *l9O. Of the four hundred bar
ons in the British peerage only aboul
a dozen actually date back 600 years
The most ancient family in the worlc
is that of the Mikado of Japan, which
has had an unbroken lino of descent
for more than 2,500 years, the present
ruler being the 122 d of the line.
Shockingly Practical.
t "Miss Wigglesworth thinks she's
i «lip'.ble to the Order of the Crown.
She's sure she can tract her lineage
back to one of the English sovereigns."
"How far hut. she got?"
"She told me yesterday she had
struck a bar sinister."
"I guess that's right. 1 knew her
| great grandfather was a bartender."
Herr Schultze of the Berlin Academy
of Sciences, has taken upon himself
the formidable task of preparing a
work describing all animals that exist
' now or have existed within historical
times. The Academy allows him $7,000
to cover the expenses of his undertak
i lug.
A r»lrt slioveter.
\\ p McClelland, who shovels dirt
for the panhandle Itallrond Company
fur $1.25 a day, speaks eight languages
aiid hold:, diplomas from the College
, nd the liiiv-:- y of Ma-
Howls T< lirlOUH M.lllip*.
p [- '! ti, popular Dresden *
~.uv i: are kept on writing
lies Us or library table to hold the curi- j
! Dir. tamp.i, monograms or letterheads J
:lired from the daily correspondence.
No. 22
iM dtii-lUcn to Love.
Fathe - - So you think our daughten
has fallen in love with that young'man.
Mother —She is perfectly infatuated
with hint
Fatli.-r- WVat «]•> you propose to do?
Mctlier That undyingioTt
wt.h hi' has must be turned to aver
sion or she may elope with him in spite
of us. We must do it at onee.
Father-—But how?
Mot tier We rnu.-t try to five her the
impulsion that none of the other girls
want him.—N. Y. Weekly.
The Iliiclier Walk*.
Mrs Greening—Mrs. Cn.nston never
lets .-lit' aii opportunity to boast that
sh> has always been accustomed to as
soti.'tiig v.ith p-ople in the higher
walks of life. Who were her people,
anyway?
Mis. liousely—l don't know much
. about them, except that 1 believe her
father was one of those what-you-call
'enis who wear spars and walk up tele
graph poles—linemen, I believe is the
name they go by.—Chicago Dally News.
A C'cnuul Gluace.
Mrs. Hymen— Did you notice the gen
tleman \>ho just got off the ear?
Miss All kali us-"-The brunette man 1b
i a brown suit and derby, wearing a
I polka-dot scarf and opal pin, chrysan
themum, patent leathers, tun gloves
and smoking a cigarette? I didn't ob-'
serve him closely. Did he speak to uaT
•—Judge.
A Case Wlierc It Did.
Raskins—Do you place any faith In
the absurd idea that the giving of a
knife to a person severs friendship?
l'crkins-1 used to scoff at it, but I
don't any more. I gave a knife to a
small boy for bis birthday, and when
he got through carving an SBOO piano
with it his parents cut me dead.—N. Y.
Journal.
I'leasant to the Lout.
First Passenger (irritably)— Where
are your eyes?
Celtic l'aasenger (pleasantly)—ln me
hi ail.
First Passenger (warming up)— Well,
can't you see mv feet?
Celtic Passenger (more pleasantly)—
No; yc have shoes on.—Tit-Bits.
A liuru"lii Trniicilr.
"My wife and her best friend are not
on speaking terms."
'"What's the trouble?"
"Well, her friend persuaded her to
buy u golf-cape for sl2—and in the very
next shop they found the same thing
marked down to nine dollars."—Detroit
Free Pres.- .
Tie Mortifying Fact.
Twj lui —So you had burglars at your
house. Triplett?
Triplett—Yes. and the thing about It
that grinds Is the fact that they went
all over the house and found nothing
worth carrying off. and all the newt
paper* are proclaiming the fact.—Har
lem Life l .
A >!lmm-1 uderMtnndinpr.
American Tourist—l understand,
marquis, that you fell in love with a
distinguished American lady on ac
count of her pretty foot.
Marquis—Dat is it. Dat Is it. Do
pretty vuy she foots de bills. —N. Y.
Vfcpekly.
\ntnral Hlntorjr.
A l>ark!ng dog, the sages say.
Is never known to bite; •
Likewise the talking pugilist
Will very nel'lmi fight.
—Washington Star. '
Tliriti; Alll3 BOOKS .VXD DOOKS.
Wag* .. viV7
Mainly—l see by this paper, Hiram,
that Jim my Stone has lieeu a bookmak
er.
1 lira in —'i'liat so? I alius thought
he'd ti: -a cut a literary feller; he wua
so smart at Aggers an' spellin'.—Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
Sl-jnn nnd Tokt-na.
Don't oount upon the rohln
To improve the weather crop.
But put faith In the urchin
Wh'i gets out and spins his top.
—Chicago Kocord.
It l)fjirnil?«l.
"Are you a believer in the theory that
to the victors belong the spoils?"
"That," replied Senator Sorghum,
"depends entirely on whether or not
i am one of the victors."—Washiwrton
THE ri.\K OF POUTEKEW.
- «1 . ft*'
"Really, Mr. Joues, I" must say you
are about the most original man I have
ever met; you haven't said a Ringle word
about the weather."
"Well, 1 couldnt say what I think
about the weather in the presence of a
lady."—London Sketch.
And It Proceeded to Stick.
Above Ihe sleeper's nose.
Trembling a every Joint,
Ituzzxl the young mosquito: "I want to
sup.
And I'm trying to screw my murage up.
Up to the sticking point!"
—Chicago Tribune.
I Helen* to lllm.
"Here's ft vaiuable little book called
'ltlght Living,' " suid the canvasser.
The man at the desk waved him
#way.
"I'll have no use for it until I get out
of politics," he said.—Chicago Post.
A ClilruKu Society Event.
Mrs. Wabash—Mrs. lakeside is going l
to celebrate her golden wedding next
week.
Mrs. Manhattan —You don't say sol
Mrs. Wabash— Yes; she will then have
been married R0 times.—Town Topics.
\\ hat He \Vn» About.
Lawyer— I'm afraid you'll have a
hard time proving your innocence.
Bill On■ i:ui"!ar Well, dang it!
that"' "I 1 t 1 hired voti fer. Philadel
phia v-rfh \merican.
Tc, »o rtpfttnlTf I.ainrlft.
Van ' >■ Don't you liml keepiug
j up n yacht expensive. Von Miner?
Yon Miner—Ob, no. 1 once kept up
I a camera, you know.—Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.