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...1 -.J' ' r y- - , THE NEW NORTHWEST, THUIlSDAr, AUGUSTS, 1881. :! ' -I '. .".. . f ' """ " i tr. ' - J 4 . X I 1 i ; i REAPING THE WHIRLWiND. - A Novel. Br MAKV KM1E CO Mils. I Application fortCoiiyiicht forwurdwi to tit IJl.rurtun f CVtAcr! Wellington, IX, CI . f 6t, Claire looked at Jark !n blank aroa-ement. "You knew It ?' knew that the De Guerry money waa your for the claiming V . .. . , f'Hardly that.' I knew that It waa mtne ", hut It was useles to claim U without proof of my right; and I bad no proof. When I left school, I waa . placed In possession of my father's enonal effect. Among other thing, I found papers and hooka containing a very methodical account of hlsbusi- DfH up to the time of iila fatal Illness. It I wild that 'figures don't lle,L and the figures; went to ; prove that the entire business waa In truth my father'a, although it waa conducted with Amos De Guerry, whom through affection I bad always caller! Uncle,1 aa a full partner. The paper also showed the balance on hand to be large, and after a thorough, though secret, Investigation, I waa totally unable to account for Its sudden disappear ance. I did not mention the matter for two rea- CIIAITKH XXIII. sons. . One, 1 had no proor. Anomer, i expecieu at that time to marry Bell, and I thought it made lull nine auierence io huicii ui u ie uium-jr w tohgel. Now I would not claim it If it was the wealth of an Aster." ' "Jack, Countess Castro anticipated that, and placed It out1 of ypbr power to diweutty leaving Uie papers in' the hands of your father'a lawyer, with instructions to proceed at once for the recov ery of you restate." , .' ' . vll- J;-,.; ,-. "My father'a lawyer will of course abide by my commands,, unheeding the . Instructions .of the Count ess of L'Fevre.. The only interest I have In the .affair now is to know In what manner that despicable woman came In possession of her knowledge aud the pajwrs." I-wI I tef I vou frrart 1 v what aho tnlttm pr"Mi ft" - -- -r- :- - - i - - - aald that your father and Isabella father were, partners In business for years, and your father had a shock of paralysis which rendered mind -and JidJyJce.bJend as a necessary consequence the jJ.ir.V m entire management of his ' financial affairs fell lltto the hands of his cousin, Amos De Guerry." , &L Claire stopped asllf loth to rtnlsh hltory, but Jack locllnpd ils head gravely." Bight so far. ioon." , "This Anion I)e Guerry wrongetl your father out of his share of the business, and when your fathcjr died and his estate was settled, It was found that, Instead of being wealthy, as every one supposed, his asset only met hi liabilities, lour uncle took you lhen and raised and educated you on the money that waa your own by right.?' " Claire again hesitated and glancetat Jack, who rested his elbow on the arm of Ids chair, and dropping his chin In the hollow. of his hand, aald, reflectively: " ";. ""1J inielle i ve'ltiiFlo Te"Tr ue"fTul ho wHTJl lelen "Langdon know all this?" . . After the death of Amos De G uerry, his busl liess house waa closed and the furniture of his private office wa sold at auction, among the rest avery handsome and costly table or writing-desk, ebony inlaid with mosaic of woods rare and valuable. This piece of furniture was purchased by Harry Langdon and Conveyed home for his own private . usc .Tne nay u was laaen nome, iieien proeureti the keys from her brother and examined It care- was cpncealetl a letter and a tightly folded paper, which proved to be the last will and testament of Amos l)e (l uerry. The letter-was not addressed to anyone, bat was evidently Intended for his ..Wife, It contained full confession of- " ; "Shereadltr' ' 7 "Yes." ' . : : , 'That was honorable 1" "I presume that she considered it hers by the right of "purchase. At ny rate, she appropriated its contents. As, I said, the loiter was a written confession of his dishonorable conduct, which he Iteggeti Should be kept secret, saying that he Had -rtghtCil the matter as far as lay In hi power by willing you its-TnUr4sst'islos. Instead of Increasing, the fortune lie liad takeliwos -greati y-4Unl4delr-fieV-lie -sincerely tieplored, possessetl of these pHjers she wiis angry with you, and that, I u stead of giving theiu to you, shecarrWil them with her to Italy. y And now, with the In tentlon of humiliating and distressing Mrs. De "Guerry and her daughter, who are entirely igho . raut of the existence of such documents, she brings them to light.? , ' ' . VJIer f icTarlous schetiK? will prove a flat failure." "I do not see how that la possible, De Guerry. fihnrpe had order to place the letter in Mrs. Ie Ouerry hftndA Wlthjn an hour-&fterit stcamcrf startel." ; . . "St. Claire, why did you not tell me this sooner?" 1 ' . ,l . "I have talked 'about as fast as I could, and I 4ild not see that it could make any difference to jou.' ' " - -'' ". "I would have prevented K2iare from giving . . . .... . . I . A BOW. remaps 11 is 1101 too iaie even yei. -And thanking Kt. Claire for hi kindness and pitnuit ttaJ went t Mr. Hharpe's office; but that gentleman waa out. Jack sat down and wrote a note commanding him to take no steps toward proving the last wlU 'of Amoa De Guerry,, and then weut to Mrs. Je Guerry's., But the letter with its humiliating content had reached,, there before hlmj ' ... v. j :J . Ilell was sitting with hands tightly folded and esei heavy' with unshed tears. - Hh'e - was oiot thinking of the, fortune. ' The loss of the mouey was as nothing to her compared with the loss jot respect for her -father's v memory. Her heart qua'ted and, iulvereil with tdiam when she thought of tliat fearfui -ecret. being ' disclose! to the world. MrsDe Guerry was fiourisTiingtne letter lira distract! manner and weeping hyster ically. .. - ; When Jack entewl, IteTl rose and extftldedliier clased hand" toward hiraipleadingly'.' " i "()hr Jack, this is terrible terrible V Jack' clasned the eager, outstretched hand closely In his own. ( . "Bell, heaven knows I iwould have saved you this, but I did not know it till Uto late. But be lieve me, iio one else shall 'ever hear this story. Your father's name Is as dear to me as to you. No breath of scandal shall ever tbuch it." .. Bell thanked him with a grateful look; that brought hl heart to his Hps, and withdrawing her hand from hi retaining grasp; turned-slowly away.-! . 11 - : - .-r--. : ... - When Jack's wonls fell upon i her taf rsDe Guerry ceased her.lamentatlons and revived per ceptibly, Hhe spoke tr!umphantly,-her words showing the effect the letter had had on her mind and heart. " j .1: " : v "Isabel I, I told you r that Jack would nejrerftc cept such a sacrifice from "me. I ha vV always loved him and treated' him like a son, and I knew that he would not leave' me homeless in my old age.- : . ' ' Bell's face flushed painfully, and tears of morti fication sprang to her eyes, v J"Oh, mother I Jack waa-promising that the the disgrace should never bo made public-' "Made. public?" echoed Mrs. De Guerry. "I ahpy!d Jill ikkjlQti-. larly request that It be kept secret." : V Bell was silent through sheer Inability to articu late a woH... Jack answered for lier, v -.ri ''Ills rtMjuest shall be complied with, Mrs. De T-r'Of wurse. Why not?-1 never thought of do ing otherwise. -My dear husband suffered much In his last illness, and his mind became very weak. I cannot help thinking that this letter was the re sult, of a. diseased Imagination- of coercion. Jack, you were with him most of the time during his sickness. I hope I sincerely hoje that you did not Induce him to write the letter or make th will." ' , , ; . "Aunt Ann I'exclalmed Jack, angrily. "! hope that misfortune Jiaa not turned your brain." "Jack, you. are disrespectful. I did not say' that you Ami used undue Inlluence to obtain the ui pers, but on the -contrary that I IiojkhI you had not; and there yop fly Into a paslou." -v "Au nt. .Ann,: you eft iiiiote x pccLl hatfl jkould tamely submit to such unjust redectioiis on my character." : . ' -i . ', Mrs. De Guerry, saw that she had carriel her Insinuations too far, and she attempted to apolo gize. ....... . . . ' "1 did not Intend to offend you, Jack; but you must know what this mouey Is to us. y You are a' man, and can make your way In the world with out It." ' 'f.. 'DliotherJltgroanelIteH. T "You know It Is true, Isubell. l'ray how could yon-live without itT How could you Support yourself?" ' - '. "I could swtH-p chlmucyauAni I will dolt, too, rather than use this money, which docs not be long to us." . 'Isabel! .7. gasped her 'mother, 11 most breathless with horror. . . ' ' t "Bell," Interriipted Jack. hastily, "doit- say that. I shall never claim one dollar of the estate. You told me years ago to go to work, aud If I had had mpre ambition and less false pride, I should have followed'your advice. However, it is not too late yet.. I aniyoung young enough to make a new start in life and I shall do it.' A friend of my, father's,"" merchant In India, wrote to me . f w ' . 1 a t at phtyi 1 had" Interests here then, and T declined." -Jack. hesltaUwl-'a mojnautrwt-lUs-fwee-grew nt4mW4hatHiUtetlmiMihehewmra" ,,ow ,MI ,,aJ crushed those Interest oiit of life. Boll was thinking with heavy heart and tight-set li of Helen Langdon's flirtation and Jack's darkened future. Jack con tinued, slowly : , .. , "Now I shall accept the position, and in a few days I shall settle my affairs that means, pay my board and puck my valise and leave civiliza tion, with Us false prehension of friendship and I kinship, and go out "among the Indians, where, exjH'Cting nothing, I shall not bo dlsappolnfedTn hnmnnlty."5 ' "' - 1 Bell's eyes droppeV and' there was a choking sensation in' lier throat which forbade her attempt ing to answer Jack. . But her mother smiled en couragingly, and said,, with an air of satisfied oonclusiveues: ' ,,. "Indled, Jack, I approve of your resolution. Many men make fortunes out there. No doubt MryTwriiiArry tlui lrttur."; I will go to his-ttftltT j j mi w HthrrPn"tirniniiTc, nml In a few j'enri ftnitt - million. II uaviv m luiiiiuiiauv., j- "And then, Aunt?" VdJyfiifJ.iia 1 what4uuSMJ4. Jaekyl'- . ' I haven t a wry clear Idea, of my meaning my self, Aunt.. Is there not a conundrum In the Bible somewhere which reads, 'What will it profl a man If he gains the whole world and loses his.owh souir " " r"' ' ,Tp "Jack,' said Mrs. Dell "uerry, severelythat i blasphemous." . J , "I hoie not. I only mentone It because I thought perhaps In your careful researches In that volume you might have chancel to stumble ou the answer.", , j V- . ' "'The answer i plain enough if j'ou wlsiiel t see if."" It says : - 'He, shall be east Into a lake of tire and brimstone.' " .ir ' . "Whew! - That's not" much f an-Iuduceinent, Aont Ann, for-me to go to India to make a for tune.!' ' ' . '. . "jacK," Jtell broke in, passionately,' "say no more, about going to India, That is absurd. You must stay here and take charge of your j inherit ance." ( . . . . ' ,. - '"' , "Bellt I was in earnest when t said that every' thing In'your posxession was your to have and to ihold forever.". 1 ' -:: "I decline to accept It." 1 "My Independent cousin, what do you propose to do?" i "I wisli to remain here for a few days, till I can find some suitable employment ; then ! will sup port my mother and. myself. " It Is only whaf. hundreds of other women have done and are do- i n g. I a m no t af ra id t o work'- t .. "WhaT""tIo"you mean by 'sultablefreinptoyt meut?'" ' ... ' , '. - . "I mean something that I am capable of doing." I have noniad.llme-tothlnkthe'matteroveryetv" "Rrwill go now and give you time for considera tion, and I hone, Bell, that a little thinking will convince you tliaJt;my projwsition Jsreferable to yours.''' v , . f Jack rose as he spokej and there was a weary sadness in . voice and manner which evinced wounded feeling. . , 'Jack, I beg that you will not think me un grateful for your generosity, for Indeed I thank you. I thank vou, but I cannot sacrifice my self-. TPflpecttoT the "sake 6r3seeiffHgTiTajpeani neesT1' 'Isabel I ! Isabell !" shrieked her mother. ou will drive me mad I know you will! I could never look anybody in the. face again. I should die of shame. If ywhave-imynecTIonTeft' fr ourmotlier, I leg, I praythat you will gl vejip this wild notion of working.'? - But Bell's face was as hard as Iron. ' . "Mother, if you are willing to live here ou Jack J De Guerry's charity, j'oii" iiiiiv do so. I will not," And Lowing as if the question was sett Iel for ever as far as she was coucerhed, she noiselessly left the room. V . : "Suitable emloyment J" . " With bowed head and sleepiest eyes Bell sat that. long night thinking of tlic lulureTplaiinlng and fearing the duys to come. What .could she'do to-earn a living? That was the quest ion she asked over and over, and aeh time it seemed more difficult to answer. ;. Not with a needle. That was too slow. . Besides, yhe had no khowl- sA KOPOIHFIC FOB FOOTBADS. - r' 4 - The Vienna Torjhlatt gives an account of a rather disagreeabJeinventlon which has Just been brought to perfection by a 'cheinlst Jn the Aus-r IrJan capftal. It is a powerful' aud Instantaneous Horlfic, easy of application, by which a man can be helplessly stupefied in a'few seconds, andre"uT dered utterly defenseless.- The Inventor has ar the same time provided an antidote, by the anbll- -cation of which .the stuetled person can -be lar jneAllatfly restorel .to hi sens.es.' A number of -exeriuients were riel with the 4 wo preparations in the office of the TtfgUntt, and the results are elven at lensrth. The Inventor made no secret of " tlie character uud iompOrtltlon of hi VBandlger," as he ealls. it The first .idea of it was suggested to ' him npfHi IK-Ing: attaekel by a dog during hi evening walk4u4 he iielgfWhMl of the Hunds-"" thuruier 'Cemetery. Aftenpreiwring his "BundU ger" he went out nnd attracted the angry atten- i lions of the dog; but upon shaking a few drojw of his mixture tijnn tne beast's head, thedog rubbed his muzzle iqtou-the eaflh with every sign of -anxious terroi, 4lroptHl bis (ail, and then rushed tiff as hurd as he eould run. The rudimentary preparation whkkh was umnl fur this exeriineiit has since been developed to greater perfection, and its result were so terribly 'siuHessful that the chemist determined to couple with it a corrective antidote before making any communication about It. The "Bandiger," as 'now completed, takes nearly a minute in operation. - The inventor went' straight to the head of-the olice with his dicoy- . ery, and suggested that it might be useful to sup ply each policeman witli a small phial of it, as jt would materially aUt him when dealing wit lra r powerful and obMtreerous criminal. The official replied, after, wituessiug an exfieriment, , that he dared not arm the whole watch with so fearful an .Instrument. Woe to Vienna, and. terhans. to many other cltleswhen the secret Is' betrayed. J ..I.I ... I!?: .11 1 i ' auu.,iiie muiiiiuuinous guitu 01. rogues come into possession of this novel weapon which science has -prepared for the service of their craft. LomioH ".'St. Iuis loudly demands that Guiteau be hangwl.- She don't care so much about his crlnie being punishe'l, but his death will reduce the Imputation of Chicago. Uoxtun Pt. h- The Inqnirj Is often male whether It Is worse for the Chinese to admire a small. deformeI footr -thanloxUht-FjiUich and Fnglish to ndmlrw a small, deforinetl waist. - Iiiidy'lMlger "Your dog, nlr,- is unlK'arable. He howls all hlght.',' 3Iale IimtgeT?Tudeed ! iVl'lirlie 111 i ghT itiTworse than that he might play - the piano all day !"... " " .r vertlsements. Carefully she scariued each col umh. There were the usual demands for domestic servants, required to possess the attributes of an angdJu -order.to till the place of a slave. - She skipped a these hurrietily. Not yet ! Surely she could find something more "suitable" than that. Child's nurse? No. . She had hoped to find some one In need of a copyist.- But the supply was greater than the demand. Ah, here' w,ns.somc- thlng. Wsntetl n yonn ltily of k'smI nl.lrf to nil (ho MMtihn u( rrriMmllni rl'-rk in , niervMiillle (HllllimtiiU No one noed Spply unltm pruvltlttl with the l't oC rt'frrvnwa: some time ago olferlng measlllojiM-hlsm4 references." Slie could furnish those. After n few moment's deliberation, she concluded, to uss thw iiaiHtfs itf.Wy-eBtrtf and Sti eFge of anything but the flnesTof work a kind of work that fsllever paid for. " Teach school ? Im- po-wiuie. l'eopio said mat she Had a tuorough eluca"tloif.: ISIre kncwe'iactlj' what her' education was worth a smattering 6f everyth ngt a know U edge of nothing. Of solid, teachable studies she was too Ignorant to attempt to communicate In formation to others a Besides, the jKwitlon of In structor waa uatlo be hadfor J he asking. She could teach music, butso could hundred of others. Her nnliitlliirs aiid drawl 11 m. that everv one bail 1 i n 5 "s w r'-Hf..-.,r;,-, vrwATTTAvr ii...T. teacher. Suddenly she thought of the dally ad- originate andlmalntaln the reputation which Calre. She would show Jack De Guerry what an easy thing it was to earn a living where a per son had a will and the Incentive to exertion. The dawn was creeping up cold and, gray when Bell laid down for a few hours sleep before trying to face the. trials of the new day In hcryiew life. ITo Iw cnt4nuHl.l ' ) Three women were standing side by side in by side In a d ry jqodAjOore-of-1 Trrrdoi 1 , O n f a rTo: rTJ U e hxmjr ner nmoreiiany tne nsndie .on the edsre or the equiiter,.andmoyeLiiwa'.. iVnotJt:rIiJJ4kwtt: her iocketlHok where it fell Into the unbrolla nhseeut and when It was misned the third woman was aceusrd of stealing It. searched bv'an officer. and finally released without being able to relieve herself from suspicion. The umbrella was rolled up, flth the lot money stilt In It, and only after a lapse of a week was the truth revealed. "frlgate-bird, often nicasurine sixteen -feet from tin to tin. It hovers at an elevation of 10.000 feet wlien a storm sWeivps oer the ocean. If It wishes to trsvel. rv a hrnh n-urnHf. It can -aJnotbiiikllate-Tgteevsgl t- f aa-ln wskfat in- mnnji 1 1 ir lr - yLpstJXmA jlPsC4sasAsyaAwpXLk stswsCaXwXsUsaNsjSisjstsai lis great inotloulvs mg.S literally 'Sleeping on yiu Ik)9uui of the uir." Rewened tmni Dralh. 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