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-V r ; THE NEW NORTHWEST, THURSDAY", JULY 14, 1881. J- fc. J-4: 1 I-' READING THE WHIRLWIND. . A Novel. Br MAUY KLOIHK COMB?. tAppUcatio Ar Copyriht "forwarded to lb Librarian of CXnrrcM at Wanlilnfton. D. C.) v - U ,.. - --CHAPTER XVIL. The time from the Incarceration of the Princess and Scraggy till th day fixed for the trial passed by-relowly foriM Princess and the public, that , . vu anxious to see her convicted and punished for , breakings the laws of the laud and bringing sorrow . to a happy family. But the days were not long or tiresome to Scraggy or bis friends. '''Friends? Yea A legion had spruug to his assistance. Jfot , .'; his boon companions of former days ; riiot thieves and drunken brawlers from the slums and mire of the city; but ladles, wives and daughters of men of wealth and high, repute ; women,' the purest aod best Wives aud mothers, who would have bowed their heads In grief and shame had a hus band, or son Inhabited that celjv flocked to se a -r-jmih who was'nofworOi y"tdliave"unlacei their anoesw Young ladies, who a week before would . ..1a.a claimed the protection of the police had ... Itonggy dared to. have spoken to them on the atreet, trailed their rich dresses over the dirty floor of hla cell, and robbed the hot-bouse of Its holcest bloom to decorate the room and win a - word of jul ml ration from thls Jow-bred, , low "minded murderer. It was marvelous, tbe amount of valuuable Information that was gleaned during these visits. Tbe papers gave the result, but not ' the manner of obtaining it. ..'; "He looks like an Englishman," one of1 these sympathising angels had communicated to an other during one of these visits, which was imme diately followed ty the Inquiry: 1 "Did you come from England, sir?' -V r Vea, mum," answered Scraggy, with a grin. ' '"' M"ow. did J00 cof" t leave your native heath?" ' Beraggy looked alarmed. ' lie thought that she wadlsputlng Jhla ilghibe-' J this country but - In a moment he answered,pnfldently : - . , -'It's all rightml. Ljtot.AJJcketflea'e tronxller Majesty." - . . The young ladles lookel puzzled for au Instant ; tben one of them surmounted.the difficulty. - You must have been a colnmlMrioued officer?" ; - - "Yes, mum ; klnd'er," ; V ' v Dld you come over ou duty, and desert ?" . No, miss. I had a Tight to stay." you wurr.. .vr,,.,r - l bad, miss, afore I come here." . . Scraggy meant before hcame to Jail. The ' young ladies supposed that he referred to the time - previous to his advent In America. T "What was her name TV . The Princes." V , . ' ,; The man looked abashed as he made this con -feMton, thlnkingthat lt m!fhl-lower their high opinion of him to know that he was related to the woman who was under arrest nut they had ever heard that Individual's name, and the title had great significance .to them. iThey glanced at each other fn surprise and- exultation. A- prince h disguise 1 ' They knew It That' rich accent; that broad brow, the heritage of-noble ancestry ; those beaming eyes, through which a soul was 7 shining ; Incapable of . harboring - a single evil thought dl betokened It. And the papers told 77 itrtonr-ewlsnrioTIdnger any doubt of the i truth of the story which was hinted at the time of ' -the arrest -of the-man calling himself Rcraggy.T :Li Efe-fcejonga to one of the oldest juidLinnst high! tirmoredTamTlIes of England. An officer In Her Majesty's service, he became' dissipated, squan dered a fortune, and, driven by fate, is now lying " In Jail awaiting trial oh the very serious charge of ' abduction and murder. Verily, truth Is stranger 5 than'Sctton," etc., etc. r :'";- - But the Princess? No one exalted her to the -noettton-of ar tnartyr ana Dewaned her rate: no one wept over her; flowers were au unknown lux- " nrrt n delicacies to tempt the appetite were for s bidden fruit When the ladles first visited Hcraggy, tlie Jailer V; .Invariably Inquired : Do yoa wish to see the woman, too ?" But the dainty skirt were raised from the floor ' - -contemptuously as they passed her door, and heads . , were- teased and beautifotitps curled In disdain. The woman? No. She is totally depraved. 1 We cVwild never reform her." ' Afew-thfcmstrawwha W : Bcrjrgy left tracts to be given to the Princess. One of; them, "A Hure- Reward to be Oiven," she spelled and studied out with great rlabor and diffl- eulty, and findjng no allusion to dollars and cents, " she eyed It suspiciously, regarding it as a seditious - Instrument uwl to Wtray her Into the hands of - the enemy. With a string of profanity that would ) have thrown the saintly givers into hysterics, she - tore the obnoxious paper Into bit, and chewing It . YlclpUbly, spit It on the floor. And when after- wards the turnkey oifered her another, ''I jiojo zj tpHWrTn.'1orb'rmli flow at him In a i ' frenzy, an J but for the timely interposition of the j- i door would have done Inhllly injury. , . the Christian ladies, compared this" wltli the - I meet and gentle spirit in which Hcraggy receive! i jt their guide-books to en41Mis Joy, uuoousclous of the fact that Hcraggy was unable to read a word ; and consequently their title, In many Instances capable of referring t two very different subjeeta, coukl not letray him t lruitleM ( erusal of their unintelligible contents Qn one wctlon, one of the ladles inquired. If he did not "feel nearly ready to take the' Journey to the Promised Land." Knowing nothing of that Jocallty, and thinking that perhaps some opportunity of escape from the clutches of Justice might present Itself on the road, he replied promptly that he was ready to start at any moment This was taken as Incontrovertible evidence of his. conversion to Christianity.1' Wycllffe and St Claire went several times to visit the prisoners. Once they were accompanied by Jack, who, knowing of the presence of the young ladies, carried with him a bunch of onions and presented them to Scraggy,' saying "that their perfume would serve as ar pleasant reminder of old associates and connections." Scraggy, unconscious of the sarcasm lurking In act and words, took them, ahdlhanklng Jack for his kindness' in remembering him, devoured them voraciously. Jack did not call at the Jail again. The time for the trial came at last Public In terest, which In the commencement. was on the alert, gradually subsided as -it dragged slowly along. Scraggy was tried first, and St Claire was the-princfpal'wltneMfor1hi roecntlonifAHe said that the first he had ever heard of Scraggy. 1idbeeh"loTd"himIl)yMeg, and afterwards site had pointed him out on the street Tbe first time that he ever spoke to him was In the saloon, when. disguised as Mr. Hunter, he went In search of Mens. ' Then followed a detailed account of his conversation With Scraggy ; of the visit that night to his home ; of seeing Mena and the Princess the next morning: of.Teaving-thereland.going to WycIlAVe; of, the party's return and Scraggy entrance and capture ; their search for the child with' Scraggy for a guide, and their flnaLsuccess. "In whose eare was the child?" Inquired the. counsel for defendant ' , "In the woman's' " - "Tliat is all. " You may stand down." ' J Wycllffe followed. He had never seen Scraggy till the night of the rescue; knew nothing of the relations existing between him and the woman ; they did not. seem to' be on good terms, blaming each Other for Jh carelessness which led to their discovery. 'AYes fthehildseemed to be under the special care of the woman." - - I)eGuerry,wfts summonett lleyoml confirming the testimony of the others regarding the event of the capture of the prisoners, he knew nothing. ' There was no evidence to offer in rebuttal of the testimony f-but the main object, to prove the man the murderer of Meg, was defeated. There was absolutely nothing on which to hang even bus-. plcion. It 'wis even Impossible to prove that Scraggy stole the children, Inasmuch as they were constantly In the woman's possession. Scraggy was found gullcy, however, after a new trial and an appeal to the Supreme Court, but not as charged in the Indictment Oh, no I It was a special verdict lie was. guilty, but not of . mur der ; guilty, but not of abduction, lie was simply an accessory before the fact, and as such be was sentenced to Ave years In theidteutrary."" " The trial of the Princess followed. The wit nesses were almost the same,, i et the evidence all went to prove that the Princes had stolen the children and murdered Meg. Mena was brought Into the court-room,' and when her eyes fell on the Princess,, she elung to her father and shrieked with terror. With difficulty her cries were sub dued, and when asked if that was the woman who took her, she said that it was- When questioned, she gave straightforward answers, that could ot fait to have weight with the jury; and, although the told the exact truth, yet her statements made the Princess case look much blacker than' It was Aity...,. , ' . . ...... '. " The principal' witness agal list the woman was the mau who kept tbe variety store where Wycll ffe and St. Claire went "In search of the woman and found her. He testified that he had sold her a pistol on the. night of the murder; that he had asked her what, she wanted with It, and she said to kill a fool, The man. lied, willfully, knowingly and ma liciously. He hated the Princess, and now, when she was unable to defend herself, was his time to reap vengeance, and he Improved his opportunity. The man did not bear a good character, and under ordinary circumstances his testimony would not have been considered very valuable; but now well, they needed more evidence In that direction, sd it was accepted. A great crime had been com mitted. Public sentiment demanded that some one should suffer for It The man had been cleared. 'om" was left, not InnocenLtlll-Drovea guilty, but guilty UU4roveii lnnncent The policemen ' who had escorted her and Scraggy to Jail were summoned, and testified that when the prisoners were ungaggeLMie woman Cursed the man for Informing on her, telling hint, of the prison walls which would enclose him, and he made, the reply I "lot! won't have a chance to grieve about If, old woman, for you'll awing for killiii' the girl." That was about all. The evidence hf the wom an's guilt was not very conclusive, but she could not proveJieEjnnocence. That was sufficient Hungry Judge mon th ntnr lsn, .-- And wrUhi hang, that Jury turn may dine.1 There was no one sufficiently Interested to bring forward the plea of Insanity; no one besieged.the Governor, Interceding for mercy, aud ou the gal lows the "Princess expiated her sin the love of gold. T ' , . ' nd the man?' The murderer remained In the was drawing near, but on account of "uniform good conduct and extra services 'rendered." Scraggy had been tried and condemned at an ex )ense to the State of several thousand ddllars, and for the same reason that children are discharged from the reform schooj-for "uniform good con duct" he was turned at large to again prey upon the public. Neither Is It supposable that the. "extra services rendered" were sumclent to re munerate the State for the expense of putting him in better quarters than fie had ever before Inhab ited. ,. Thfc Wycllfrealntentlelv after the death of Meg and the summary punishment meted out to her destroyers, to go across the sea for a change of cli mate and association. Mena grieved for Meg constantly,, and her father hoped by new scents and new faces to divert her raindirom her loss. They could not Join In the festivities of the season, nor could they remain at home with closed doors. But while canvassingUhe advisability of such movement, their plans were altered by the an nouncement of tnc approaching inuptlals of Mr. im uuerry anu .miss lnguon. jieien was a cousio of Mrs. WycllfTe's, and, although not.very warm friends, It was of course impossible to start on the proposed tour now without giving offense, and besides, they liked Jack very sincerely. St Claire heard the names of De Uuerry and Miss Langdon coupled without any special inter est beyond feeling a trifle hurt that Jack should have disregarded his advice. But after his denial, St Claire had no thought that they w,ou!d ever marry. The announcement In the papers of the engagement .struck him dumb with surprise and consternation. He took the paper and went straight to Jack. - - '-- "De Ouerry, tell me, Is this true?" pointing as he spoke to the obnoxious item. Jack read it through with" perfect nonchalance, as though seeing It for the flrst"tlme, and then answered, slowly : " . . s' . , '" ' "Yes; It Isrue," .. "You are going to marry Helen Langilon?" "I am." "Then I shall give you page in her history." "St Claire, I cannot llsten.xl have heard too much already?" I "Jack, you must listen. What I shall tejl you Is not a flying rumor, but my own personal knowl edge of facta." ' " : "Why did you not tell me long ago?", "Because you iold me that you would never marry that woman." v " ' ' " .. . "As Heaven Is my witness, I had no thought theu of ever doing so." :.... "You never will; you must not." "SfXlalre. lt Is too late flow. ' Nothing that you can say will alter facts. T hv promlaed to marry Miss Langdon. I shall keep my promise." "You will hear my story." 1 "Again I tell you, I will not" . " : . St Claire arose, and going to Jack, took him by the shoulders and forcibly pushed, him Into a chair. Then crossing his hands behind him, he stood there with compressed Hps and determined air. -'-' - - 'De Ouerry, you will hear, or I will go toMiss Langdon. The story Is not long or tiresome.". . Jack made no further resistance, and without altering his position, St. Claire -commenced : " "Three years ago I was In Italy, and while there I was told 6f a beautiful American girl who had married a-titled Italian. Finaltjrshe was pointed out to me, and her delicate blonde beauty won my admiration at once-1 never saw her A chance resemblance would never have de-. i . .i .i if. . t.i not because he Was a voter and the day of election JlMLS.baudJiutouosT-so Itad n opport u nltyDtrjadg- ng of his devotion, butj t was said that he wor shiped hlsfalr young wife. I saw her In Ger many, and there, aa in Italy, she was courted and admired for her beauty, rank and wealth. I never a a ' w a ' . nearu ner maiuen name,, nor uo i snow me name of her husband. I heard them spoken of as the 'Countess of L'Fevre and her husband.' . I went to England, and never saw her again until I met her at the home of your aunt and was Introduced to her as Miss Langdon.'! Jack; leaped to his feat, 'and St Claire stepped back and folded his arms across his breast wait ing for him to speak. He did not have long to wait' ' "St. Claire, it Is false ! has misled you. Helen eel ved me like that" "I never forget a face, and the lady's appearance has not changed. To convince-you, I-will aay thatXchargedJierwitU-ibdeeeptlonTaml she ' knowledged It" ' ' -wv ,.,. Tliere flashed through Jack's mind the Kene in Mrs. IK? Guerry's parlor He evening that he In trouced St Claire to Helen Ijingdon , ."Acknowledged that she,, was the Countess of L'Fevre?" . ' :. .,' Vyes." ' . "Where Is her husband T' t "She said that he was dead' "Why did she Hot tell the truth when she came back here?'. ,'. - . - "She daredot tell the whole truth. I did. not Intend to do sowhen I came here, but I will. One day while In Germany I Went a few miles from Lilbeck to take exerclse and to view the scenery.' While standing dreaming and listless, ! was aroused by the sqund of voices. The words were Indistinguishable, ''but the faces of the speak ers were perfectly distinct A man and a woman came on slowly and stopped a short dlftiip' frr IttMttlary fur two'years then l?vame the icclp- Me in mil view, though I was partially hidden by bushes of low growth between us. It was the Count and" CouhteM of L'Fevre., JTiey . were standing on the edge of a rocky cliff, evident! v quarreling. The Count looked surprised and dls appointed, while the woman's face was red and ngry. The man turned from her, unheeding her last bitter speech, and walked to the, edge of the precipice. He stood there looking down Into ths churnlng mass of waters. The woman glanced around searchlngly, then crept slowly toward him nearer and nearer, till he stood Just back of him! Still he did not look ardttmL .TThen with a quick motion slie threw up both hands and pushed him ' over the brink;" - -. . , 1 'I "Impossible! , Oh, God! she could not!''. "She fled. -1 went to the Mt, but could see or hear nothing of the man. But his cries -would have been drowned In the rushing waters." " "She killed him-murdered him In cold blood?".'. "I thought so until that daV In the gallerv at Castro's. Jack, do you- remember the picture of Saved' 7" . .. Remember? Yes; he remembered.. with "s?rt. ling distinctness the face of Helen Langdon a she leaned in awful terror over the dizzy height " niat twii her,, then 7 res;x-astro toiajne that It was her. I had thought till then that the man she tried tojkill was dead. Whether or no 4 thinks so, I canuot tell ; but I believe that the Count, her lawful hus band, Is living.' - ' c L"AnI I came nearmarrying almunlcress? I believe that I will have her hanged for It. Why do you suppose she wanted him put of -the way ?' r""That Is a mystery ; but she shall solve It" ' "S Cllret I would give tlie-best year of "my life to bring her face to fice with her husband." . "I think tliat you would have little difficulty In finding him." . . ' .. .1 . "How?V ..'.'. y ' "Write to Castro, the artist He knew thestory of the picture, and the Count must have told htm, for I am sure that no one besides myself saw the deed." : "St Claire, why did you not give the woman Into the charge of the proper authorities, to an swer for her crl me?". . , . :.' "Well, Germany Is different from America. I m peratlve buslnesa cai led 1. jweoJEngland -the-fol lowing day, so that I could not remain for a witness. I knew that no punlsh.ment that the law could Inflict would bring the dead to life, and thought that memory and conscience would punish her enough." "I think-that those organs are deficient In her anatomy; I shall not mention this affair to, Mitts Langdon until I have made an effort' to Aud her discarded husband." "Will 'you allow her to think that you Intend , to marry her?" . "Yes.. Why not?" "That la not acting honorably. ' ';.-., ; , -,"Honorably!" Jack repeated, with great acorn. "Has she treated me honorably, -or my friends, or her Italian lover, or - "-'trJ""""".. "" "'Do unto others as you ' ", "St Claire, that is a sentiment that Is entirely obsolete In the present generation. It's too slow. It la among the thingsthat were. The woman baa treated me vilely, artdthedayof .atonement - sathaud." To be continued.1 , )li-Bred Brctk. There has Iieen a very con siderable number of titled gentlemen of England who have visited Ban Francisco and accepted hosnttalltles from our citizens. We have hat dukes, earls, marquises, lords and baronets la some considerable proportion. -.But a more un-. jnanQeriyriUbrdr l-behave4l--awl 41t-dresed ck- of brutes U has never been our misfortune to see. With a few noticeable exceptions. they i have- seemed to endeavor to violate every canon of po liteness, and to set at denanc, in bearing, ares and deportment' evefy rule of eentlemanly con duct The ordinary costume of these people Is a short Jacket with pockets, trousers cut narrow In the legs, a waistcoat of the same, always made of Scotch tweed, small plaids always dirty alwaya -wTth a round hat ami stout shoes, looking some thing like a cross between an agricultural laborer and a Jockey. They surge through the streets - with an anectatlon of contemptuous indirrereoce that they Intend as a mark of Independence. If Invited to dine; they will not pay their hoat-tbe- compliment of a clean shirt. To look like a guy and act like a pig, seems to be the standard of gentlemanly manners which the titled traveler from Kngland thlnke the thing for this barbarian locality.. The best specimens of the English nor bility have been barbers, music masters, and other frauds, who have imposed themselves upon our credulity for the genuine thing. Argmanf. i'i.K-M kthoi--to-Toio hex0 fcJwratThe- following recipe for keeping lamp chimneys from cracking Is taken from the Diamond, a Leipzig Journal devoted to the glass Interest: n ace your tumblers, chimneys or vessels which "you desire to keep from cracking In a pot filled with cold water, add a little cooking salt, allow the mixture to boll well over a fire, and then cool slowly. Glas treated In this way Is said not to crack even If exposed to very sudden changes of temperature. Chimneys are said to become very durable by this process, which may also' be extended to.crockerv stoneware porcelain, etc. Tbe proeess Is simply one of annealing, and the slower the process, e lteclally the cooling portion of It, the more effect ive will be the work. ' . Dor You n irf a daughter of I?r.glianV who hAndoneJ the Mormon faith, declares thtt the I F-ttt filMiimufanAA tlw KaWlr KlAF tfWatl flllne& 111 w M.iiininv sums r- w? n a . x - . the system was the wholesale perjury resorted to y ner lamer auo oiner leauers lit me i. iiwrvti nc. ntirrhrftAA nt l rn mv.ntlnv tVim Ktxieral laWS' and screening their co-religionists. ' -A patent medicine advertisement 1 hetdedr U'nmiMi vvr Thin It nut lot mi And a Per fumed note, written in 4eminine hand, in her husband's coat pocket, and she will think with all ner might ami main for upward ot consmeraufEi -r