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4. .. THE NEW NORTH WEST, -THURSDArTJUhY 28, 1881. s 1 REAPING THE WHIRLWIND, ," , ' A Novel. '"" Br MART EliOMK tVMBH. 1 Application for Copyright forwarded to the Librarian of ' . 7 CfengreM at Washington, IX C.) , jn, . CHAPTER XIX. The next morning Bell wandered restlessly from room to room aud from place to plac! vainly try ihg to engage her mind lu aomethlng monj profit able than constantly thinking of Helen Langdon' s highly colored hUtory of Mr. Raynioud'a dlsrepq- table career- "Perhaps, after aU.,,7 she thought to herself, "he la not quite so black aa he's painted. He7 shall have a chance to defend himself." Bell sauntered Idly Into the conservatory, where hejanexpectedtj er.coantere4 het mpthcrhdm "Vie"had particularly avoided thia morning In or- der. to . escape dUagreeabl -quetloui ng, Aa he had anticipated, her mother plunged Into the -middle of the. distasteful subject without clrcum locution. ,t "Isabell, did uot Mr. Raymond ask special per mission to call this morning?" "No, manima; lie did not. I requested hlmto catue." v. v l'For what purpose, may I Inquire? "That I might answer a quetIon he asked me last night" "Isabell, my daughter, I think I can guess that question, and what your answer will be. I must tell you how' gratified and happy rshall be to witness tno consummation or . my nopeewna wishes." Bell felt like a criminal; but she was too -wounded, loo deeply grieved, "by, her mother's treachery to undeceive her. She was even selfish yiough to be happy when she thought of her dis appointment and defeat wlienr-ahc-dlscovcred-the truth. . , ' . ' AVheu Raymond canie, Bell went down to meet jinrwitb-reeolute-heart audj undaunted purpose. ,4MIs De Guerry, you look as cold and un friendly as you did last night. I had hoped that the morning would dispel the shadows between us." to 'forget the womau whom he promised before God to cleave to till death parted them and, while ahe was yet alive; marry, another. .. Miss De Guerry, I understand now that' our parting is .id deed forever. If you care for the good wishes of such a loathsome thing aa you consider me, pray remember that mine are always with you ; and If the time ever comes when you need a friend, rest assured you can never appeal to me In rain." ITe had spoken slowly and steadily. His deep toned voice never faltered, but his handsome face was stern and rigid,, and the, pain In his eyes showed that he suffered keenly. . ; Without giving her time to answer him, Jasper Raymond bowed haughtily to the wonian who had ao-cmelly dismissed him, and left the room, feeling as though the mark "of Cain was on his brow that all he cared for In life had eluded his grasp. " - - : 'Bell went slowly to her own room, wishing In her heart that she had not mentioned, the past to Mr. Raymond. . A.a LJ!,!Itwaa ye.ago.H lts ipented.Other have forgiven him'; why not J? Am I so much better than other women, that' I ehould.throw the first stone? How nnrnunlv li trMl m ! think yes, think If I could have known that Ire would not deny It, I would never have spoken of IJ. And yet, could anythlng.be paore disgraceful than an Intrigue with a married woman ? If he owed-tares.-he could not hoie "to rean wheal! The woman has garnered the bitter harvest: let a t A. A ' a . m. ' uini rasie ine poiaoneu rruiu" . There was a knock at the door, and a sen-apt told her that her mother was waiting to.sjeak with. her. In her deep study, she had forgotten the dreaded interview with Mrs. De Guerry. Mrs. De Guerry, In large capitals, was the way In which she thought of her mother, as she ehud dered at the contemplation of that lady's Indigna tion, and chagrin when she heard of the unex pected turn affairs had taken. "Mr. Raymond, the shadows have grown heav ler and darker. I can see and hear you through them now; but a little while, and they will sepa rate us forever." ' "Miss Bell, I cannot believe that fate baa any thing o cruel In store for me as the loss' of your friendship." -You speak as though I had commit ted some terrible sin.'" ' "You have." :.r - ' ' : ... - . Raymond smiled doubtfully, for he now thought the whole, nlattcrjt. farcetuJIc supposed that he had transgressed some minor rule of etiquette or propriety, and that It suited her capricious fancy t assume this tragical style in Informing him of her displeasure. With a great display of mortifi cation and penitence, he answered her. beg you to helleve that my wrong-doing was the result of Ignorance, not premeditated wicked ness." Bell thought that he willfully misunderstood her, and her Voice had a tone of rebuke as she an r awered, bitterly ; - "Pardon me, Mr. Raymond, If I say that, wlthi every evidence of your guilt before sue, It Is Im- possible for me to regard that deed otherwise thau l lnteutional and erlmlnal." . ' ' ". With a flash of thought that made every drop of blood In his veins tingle, Raymond understood her. -His mortification Was not mere pretense now, as he partially covered his face with one hand and held the other toward her in mute ap peal for mercy. . '. . , 'Mr. taymond, Irannot.flndjt In my heart to ""pity youJT TdiTuot kmfwVhfthefl am less mod est than other young ladles, or only less discreet, that I dare to mention your past life to you, and to tell you that It Is Impossible for me to call such a man ray friend." Rayinorfrs"haud dropped from his face aud he Utoket up, pale and distressed; snying, In a low, broken voice: V. Tliere Is naugh fr me to say, except ny sin has fvmnisouu!l uppo-od that "you were fa miliar with with that, long ago." "You were nUtaU than yoa cave me credit for, Mr. Raymond heard the story yesterday ; to-day I have repeated it to you. Your silence afilrms Its truth. 1 think that our Interview Is ended. Hoping that your future will be a '"better life" than your past, I will ; bid you a lasting farewelf" Raymond arxne and held out his hand, which Belt refused to notice. 1. 4MIs De GuerrjvJ thl final? Are there no -possible ctrcuwtahct under which I may claim "you for a friend V . " Mr. Rjiymosd, bring back -"that -woman, Agatha WycIlfTe, unspotted from the world; give back to her, husband, honor, friends; then, and uot till then, claim my friendship. When dying, hungry, forsaken and alone, then claim my pity. But now! hope that all pure wpmen will hate you and all honest men shun you, as a Just retri- sT5. You"have . placed all hope of If I voke.for any your friendship entirely; out of my reach. talnly know enough of the ways of the world to lUdlant-ls the-only word that would-flghtly know thatit was your mother's duty to talk will describe Mrs. De Guerry's expression of counte nance a "Bell entered" her preencev '-- She was leaning back" In-romrortable easy chair, her plump white bands complacently folded and her aristocratic head reposing on the velvet cover of her chair. . .- "Isabel I, my Iove,"T-Mrs. De. Guerry spoke In her ten'derest accents, varying a trifle the monot onous formula In which she always addressed Bell "are you so selfish that you caunot share your new happiness with your mother?" "I have no new happiness to share with my mother or to enjoy alone." -"'' The girl's attitude, voice and words were -so hopeless and dreary that (hey brought her mater nal ancestor to an erect 'position with a very un dignified Jerk. : s. . v Isabell VI JL'Mother.'!. "What Is the meaning of this? Where Is Mr. Raymond? - Gone," replied Bell, answering the last ques tion.. --.I- .--':.,,' --- ""HaVeyou rejected" him?" "I did uot have the opportunity. He did not offer himself." V "Whyrr,; - .'-J " . "Well, really, mother ". ' ' "Isabell, no nonsense. What was the question he asked you last night?" "He InqulmLif 1 was not offended with blmM "And you replied- . . - . - "I'gave htm to understand that I was." : ' ' ' "For what, pray tell r' - v r . "For eloping with Mrs. Wycliffe.l "Isabell Ie GuerTy, you never dared? You you did not ' , But words failed her, and sinking back in her chair, Mrs. De Guerry gasped In horror and amazementyC A moment's silence, so profound as to be almost painful, ensued. ' "Isabell, It Is scarcely worth while for me to in quire who was your Informant. There Is but one penoU f iy acquaintance who is base enough to repeat u Idle tale reflecting' on the character, of one to whom they pretend to be a friend." I agree with you, mamma. I know of only one such persou." - s "That is your cousin, Jack De Guerry .'? "It was not Jack who told me," ' ' "Then there Is another Individual as dishonor "I( Is Helen Langdon." The blow was almost cruel. tt stung Mrs. De vain longing to Guerry so deeply. the felt a catch Helen Langden In, her grasp and crush her out of existence. After doimr evervthinsr In her power to assist that woman In marrying the man of her choice, this was her reward. " Her reward for searing her conscience and staining her soul with falsehood, even perjury. was the contempt of her friends and the hatred of her child. iSbe was trying to think, of some loophole of escape through which she' could retire gracefully, but none pre sented Itself.- The calculating cold-blooded wom an sat there trembling and afraid, waiting for her daughter to take the Initiative. , ' Bell was silent. Her heart beat so loud that she' feared It would betray her agitation to the woman who was watching her so narrowly, and ho, with all her treachery and cunning, was VMlss De Ouerry; that lJL?filljitXqr3ft-lo ln still he mot lit r a mother a L5aTi1rTache'mlng had failed utterly and miserably.. Phe remem bered that,she was the ouly living creature in the tlon, that she had nearly thrust her out of her heart, that in the last few months ahe had lived entirely without her. The-fact could "riot be dis puted that she was growing old, and the day was not far distant when It would be too late to, ask her forgiveness or claim her love. .Bell looked up and saw her mother sitting there, cold and white and still, and a flood of pity swept over her souL Golnr to her. Bell knelt beside her Chair and, dropping her head In her lap, -whl pered, pleadingly: ' JlMpther, O mother t Why did you leave me to hear this story from the lips' of a stranger?" It was well for Mrs.' De.Guerryrifahe-wlshed to retain one vestige of her daughter's affection, that the contrue girl u hi not see - the gleam of, tri umph which flashed over her.face and brightened her eyes at this unusual display of pityful en treaty. But with ready tact she concealed her feelings aud assumed an air of patronizing conde scension aa she answered:.. "I would not believe or repeat anythingagainst a-person-w hora-we Tecelved as 'a friend," anoTT know of no reason why we should discard the ac qualntance of a man' whom the best socjety courts." ' . -. -r;-.c,-7. " ."It's the money, mother, not the man, that so ciety kneels to. If Mr. Rsymond had been a poor man, his sin would not have been, so soon forgot-v ten." ' """rsabell, what did Mr. Raymond say In his own defeuse ?" Bell raised her head, aud looking straight in her mother's face, answered, solemnly: 7 ' "He said that his sin badfaund him out." ...Mrs. De Guerry shuddered. . 'She realized that Jasper Raymond's future, would never be under her control, and the anger that she felt crept Into her voice, despite her most determined efforts to the contrary. , "Isabell, you are no longer a childrand you cer Mr. Raymond ou that subject, and, if necessary, dismiss him from the house." . ' Bell'Uiade no reply. She would not tell her mother that she could not trust her, and there was nothing else to be said. The door opeued and shut with a bang, and both looked up aud saw Jack standing in the room. He noticed their-positions, and hlr Hps curled wlththe cold sneer, which 'was fast becoming habitual to them. "I am a most singularly fortunate man In some respects. . For Instance, I always get in at exactly the wrong time and place." . .. This (was Jack's greeting after an absence of several weeks, lie pointed hi words by a mean ing glance at Bell, whJeh brought the hot blood to her face afftf tears to her eyes. " J t ." '.- &he. arose- from- Ier lowly position, and seating herself at a short distance, Inquired; InrlreT most Indifferent manner: "When did you return?" ' " V, 'Several days ago." - ' ' " MrJDe G uer ;ry looked amazed and incredulous i she said, questionlngly : .... . "Helen was here yesterday. . She said that she' bad hot heard from you since you went away." . "&he blundered on to the truth for once In her ife." : - . . ' '.- : . '. "Jack De Guerry P! exclaimed his aunt' ' -"You are surprised, Aunt Ann, to know that she ever spoke the truth, yet it 1 even so. I did not. write to her during my absence, nor do I wish f her to know of my return While Mrs. De Guerry was endeavoring to col-ect-her thought and breath sufficiently to ad minister a proper rebuke to the willful, defiant young man sitting mooililyopposlte her, Bell came to the attack by saying, maliciously : "Jack, are you developing heart disease, that you keep yonr hand over that organ so fixedly ?" "o," answered Jack, revengefully ; my heart s perfectly sound, but I an't say as much for my hand." .'.... - .. ' . As he spoke, Jack drswhls hand from the breast of: his coat and laid It upon his knee. It was bound and bandaged In the most skillful manner, proving that it had been handled by professional art. Bell's heart leaped to her throat till it al most stifled her Vitli its heavy beating, and before she thought what she was doing, she went to him and raised his hand tenderly Jto examlhe.Jti.numl oerless wrappings. "Don't it look awe-inspiring T' Jack's voice, with Its hard, metallic ring, re called her to a consciousness of her acts and wofds, and dropping his hand, .she Inquired, with Ill assumed Indifference: , "What js the; matter with It ? "I bad the miatprtune to get it crushed at oneof the factories yesterday. St. Claire was with me. and the same shuttle which smashed mr hand knocked him senseless!." Jack did not say that he had voluntarily thrust his hand Into danger to save St. Claire the Im pending blow, yVt that was the way In which his right band was renderedaiseless. ' Mrs. De Guerry dropped their former dlsarreea- ble topic, and expressed polite regrets at the un fortunate accident. Jack again slipped his hand Into his coat as the easlelmtani of caitj iog-itwttblltTheTfouble stunned, and not seriously injured, he looked as " happy as most men would on receiving news of the death of their mother-ln-law. i Is not his love! for .him. ' I think but then I've no founda tion for that, either. Bell, do you know any rea son?"; ,' ' v v - . .. "No, I do not.- Jack, let me see your hand " "I can't The doctor gave me strict orders not to undo It" - . , ',. Bell did not urge him, but In a few moments It commenced to ache and pain almost beyond en- f durance, and he appealed to Bell for assistance. ' "My hand Is tired, and I think perhaps if It was untied it would relieve R." . Bell went to .him and slowly removed the white" clofh, roll after roll, till the mangled, bleeding hand was exposed to view. A faint, gasping sound attracted the! x1-attention, and turning arouud, they saw Helen Langdon standing beside them.. .'"' ' " , ' "" .. . . .., ' EX-SENATOR CONK LIN O'.'""""' Many of the. papers opposed to ex-Senator Conk Ilijg, says the Sail Jose ' Mercury) have made bit- " ter comments in regard to hlni In connection wlth- the attempt on the President's life. They have endeavored In some roundabout way to place the responsibility of the . act of Oulteau upon Conk ling because he had potltfcaldlffcxeiicei with the" President. They have even made bitter comments on his alleged silence In, reference ta the matter. These bitter and unjust comments upon the ex Senator simply show that political vindictiveness has no reason, no sense and 'no conscience. Mr. Conkling wrote this very kind letter to Attorney- . General MacVeagh on the 5th of July : FiFTii-AYEi Hotei New York, July 5th. M Dear -S7". In the abhorrence- with which all-tlecentimeu-allke-huddtrat the attempt to - .1. T. t 1 . V ' f iiurucr me i resiueui, i nav given inougiu to a matter to whichyour attention may or may not turn. Our criminal code treats of premjeditatedll homicide lu all casernttke, IriFpecTrS'e of the victim. Murdejj.hould be visited by the greatest MMsible penaItytPerbais no distinctiou between one case and another could be founded on the public relations held by a person slain. Rutin the case of an attempt to inurder, a broad distinc tion cau be made between assailing the life of ah individual and the attemnt to take a life of soecial value to the whole people.' The shocking occur rence or .Saturday. I think, demands the definition and punishment, of assaults aimed at high execu tive officers, and, whether successful or not should be made thoroughly rigorous. A. man-who at tempts the life of a President., if morally respon sible, commits an offense which the nation ought to guard against and punish by all the power that civilized nations may. employ. I suggest this as : deserving of consideration. ' My profound sympa- thles are with the President and with all of you every hour. The conflicting reports keep hope and fear'striving with each other, with nothing stable except the facts, and I trust that the worst ie-past "f - wjshr-yoa ' would -express to the Presi dent my deepest sympathy-In this hour, which -should hush all discords and enlist the prayers of . all for his safe deliverance. Please, also, rive Mrs. Garfield my most' respectful condolence. Trusting all will soon be well, cordially yoursr - ItOSCQE LBKmitt The eold axe of Ashantee for Oueen Victoria- has beeu received by Lord Klmberleyat the Colo--nial Office In London. The origin of the axe is -lost in antiquity, but tradition says It was a bat-, tle-axe of an earlv Klnsr of Ashantee. A leobard skin cover symbolizes courage, while the gold is the emblem ef wealth. The King did not readily surrender the axe, but he was led to believe that some such sacrifice was essential to prove the sin--- rerity of his friendly and neaceful nrofeasions. He was espeelallyBxloTisrtWthonld-iiot Into anyboly's hands at the Cape, and he gave It up on condition that this emblem of hi eh sov ereignty should be presented to the Queen. With " u came a unique gold ornament the Royal Order of Ashantee worn by the KInr on state occasions. zlzzl r ; : . . "Won't you alease idav us something.' Miss Hamnierandbanr?" asked Fdgg." "I should like to ever so much," she said, looking at her watch, 4;but really I have no tlme. "So I have heard," replied Fogg; "but we will overlook that, you know." . -. " ' . - - Neighbor's pretty this a yard 7" Di daughter "How much Is- a yard ?" Draper's son (desperately poony" on her) "Only one kiss." Neighbor's dausrh- ter "If It's so eheap, I will take three yards, and grandma will pay you." ; . . The Old Testament will not be revised for three years yet. Paoale will have to break the ten com- mandnieuU as they are for the present '-Vcir Hvvrn Emitter. r : "':"" ' le- I de'nfT nd'w arp rang and inconveniences of .a sling, and said, with a speculative air: m ; I would give much to knowjhe wr of.. Bay urin fct. CUire. , He acted llkeIieJJT"?iy t n he found that St Claire was only I gUta. The follewlnesutement of William J. Coushlin. . of Somerville, Mass., is so remarkable Uiat we beg to, aK for in the attention of our readers. lie says: "In the Fair of IsTrt I was taken with a violent bleeding of the lunirs. followed bv a severe cough. I soon began to lose my aptetlte and flesli. I was so weak at one time that I could not eave my lied. Id the Summer of 1877 I was ad mitted to the Cltv.HMiUtaLWbIl-there-the - doctors sa)frt-t hal a hole In my left lung as big as a half dollar. x I expended over f 1(X in doctors and medicine. - I Waaso far rone at one time that a report went around that I was dead. I'gave up . hope, but a friend told me of Dr. Win. HaTl'B Bal sam far the Lungs. I laughed at my friends, thinking that my ease was incurable; but I got a bottle to satisfy them, when to my surprise and . gratification I commenced to feel better. . My hope, once dead, began to revlveand to-day I feel -In better spirits than I have for the past three years. I vrfitatlila 4KHltmi irTilltTTQ TuM rtual every one afflicted witli maMtl Innrs will Utnduced to take DrWm. Hall's Balsam for the' Lung, and be convinced that consumption can be cured. 1 hare taken two !otfl. ami run vol 4ml say ttmtrtitlllPtryoJ tTiaiYaTrrfir other medlcioee I hare takrjn. mrir. shall soon be able to go to work." Sold by drug