The Stayton mail., May 15, 1908, Image 6

pentance, and of a w illingness fo undo
“ My good m an,” she said in a trem bling
T h « I’ m « « R o s t » .
th e h arm you have done.”
voice, for his ap p earan ce w as fat from
A New O rle a n s w om an, w ell k now n
“ If you mean u n til I ra n sent to m arry n assu rin g , “ 1 wish to go past and to get
/o r h e r w ork fo r c h a r ity , rec i'n tly a o
y o u r son. then I sh all live and die here,” to lleeiaw orth. H ere is a shilling, and I
ev
p ted a n • In v ita tio n to apeak a t an
the girl said bravely.
heg th a t you will uot d etaiu me.”
n n tl-tu lie rc u lo sla m eetin g . On th e p la t­
“ T h a t rests w ith yourself. As I said
H er com panion strelcheel ou a very
b< fore, you are u n d er discipline hare, aud d iity hand, took the e-oiu, spun It up form sh e fo u n d h cra elf se a le d b etw een
you may not find existence such a bed of ill th e uir, caught it. hit it, unit finally a bish o p a n d n rab b i, a n d th e to n e of
4
roses as it w as in K ivleston sq u are.”
plunged it in to the ilcpths of his tro u ser th e im q'tlng see mis! to l»e re n d e re d ex
“( 'a n 1 have my m a id ?” K ate asked. “ I pockets. “ No roael th is w ay, m issy,” h« tri'in i'ly solem n by th e co m b in atio n .
can hardly stay here w ith uo one b ut the said. " I ’ve given my w ord to the guv'-
In o r d e r to lig h te n th e so lem n ity , she
old w oman in the house.”
nor, and 1 c a n 't go hack from it.”
•a id , tu r n in g to th e r a b b i; “ Do you
Do you like ic? Then why
“ Rebecca is coming down. I had a tele­
"Y ou have no right to d etain me,” K ate k n o w , I feel a s If I w ere a lenf lie
be
contented with It? Have
gram from Kzra to th a t effect, and he will cried an g rily . “ I have good friem ls in
tw een th e O ld a n d th e New T e sta
him self jo in us for a day or tw o in each l.omioii who will make you suffer for
to be? Oh, not Just put on
in e n ta."
w eek.”
th is,"
Ayer’s Hair Vigor and have
B Y
T h e rab b i tu rn e d a and ey ed gnxe
“ K ira h e re !” K ate cried in h o rro r. H er
She w as only a doxen y ard s from th*
UiH»n
her.
long, thick hair; soft, even
chief consolation th ro u g h all her tro u ­ lane w hich le-d to frratlom , so she mail*
A. C O N A N DOYLE
"Y es. m a d a m ,” he said , “ an d . If you
bles had brau th a t th e re seemed to be a quick little fem inine rush in th e ho|>«
hair; beautiful hair, without a
some chance of g ettin g rid of her te rrib le of avoiding th is d read fu l sen tin el which w ill roe-all, th a t p ag e Is u aiislly ■ b lan k
single
gray line in it. Have a
su ito r.
barred her passage. He e»aught her ruuud one."
“ And why n o t?” th e old man asked a n ­ the w aist, however, and hurleel her back
little pride. Keep young |ust
a s m W e lle r.
grily. “ A re you so b itte r ag ain st th e lad w ith such violence th a t she stnggereel
I t w a s Mam W eller w ho m ad e D ick j as long as you can.
as to grudge him th e society of his owu a< rosa th e p ath and would have falleu had
g...L
en a funions. "P ic k w ic k P a p e r s ” were- I
•• I am Hft? Mvtn f«»r« «»Id, and tmlll r t
f a th e r? UM
”
she not atrue'k violently ag ain st a tree.
«»•fitly rny l» «lr w •• y » r y irr*f
H a t In * tmm
C IIA P T K R X V .
a co m p lete fa ilu re Itnam -lally u n til M ils'
wtMilf• A y « r ’a H a ir V ig o r r N lm a d lit « n a tu ra l
K ate w as saved from fu rth e r reproaches
K
ate
turneei
and
retrac
ed
her
steps
W hen »upper w as over th e crone, who
colo r to rny h air •o no w i l i a » » 1» not a g r a f
u
n
iq
u
e
c
h
a
r
a
c
te
r
w
as
In
tro
d
u
c
ed
.
T
h
e
I
by
th
e
e
n
tra
n
ce
of
th
e
old
woman
to
d
e
a
n
slow ly and sadly up the avenue. As she
ftoMid»«
h a ir lu ha • • • » - J W. IIA
was address. n 1 by tJm ilestone as Jo rro ck s,
th e table. T he last item of intelligence, glanced buck she saw a g au n t, h ard -fea­ p reaa w as all b ut u n a n im o u s in p ru ls | Cr«*k. Cat.
led the way uiw lairs and showed K ate
to her room. I f the fu rn itu re of the diu- how ever, had given her a te rrib le shock, tu red w om an tru d g in g up the lane w ith a lug S am lv a l us nn e n tire ly o rig in a l ;
by J. C. Ajrer Co. , l.owall,
an d at the sam e tim e had filled h er w ith tin can in her hand, (sinely an d forlorn, c h a r a c te r w hom n one b u j u g r e a t gen- j
Aldo nanu AM tu rari o f
ing room had been S p a rta n in its sim plic­
asto n ish m en t. W hat could the fast-living, hut uot yet q u ite d estitu te of hope, she lu s could tiuve c re a te d .
9
SARSAPARILLA.
D ick en s re
ity. th is w as even more so, for there w as
PULS.
nothing in it save a sm all iron bedstead, com fort-seeking man about tow n w an t in tu rn ed to th e rig h t aiming the trees, and i w ived o v e r $ ltl.tss) fo r “ P ickw ick
u in rttr peer oral .
th is d rea ry abode? She knew Kxra well, pii»bi‘d h er way through bushes am) b ram ­
much rusted from w ant of use, and a high
P a p e rs ," iiml a t th e ag e o f tw e n ty six
l ’riory
wooden box on which stood the sim plest and w as su re th a t he wits not a m an to ble's to th e boundary of the
It w as s lofty wall, a t least he w a s In co m p arab ly th e m ost |x>piilnr
toilet requisites. In spite of the poverty a lte r his w ays of life o r suffer discom fort grounds.
of
any
kind
w
ith
o
u
t
some
very
definite
ob­
nine
110*1
in
height, w ith a coping th a t a u th o r o f h is d ay . 1 ^>n«l«»ti S ta n d a rd
T h « M r.t l* a rl.
of th e a p a rtm e n t K ate had never been
“T om m y, elld you give y o u r b r o th e r
more glad to en ter her lu x u rio u s cham ber ject. It seemed to h er th a t th is w as a bristles! w ith jsggiol piece's of glass. K ate CITO Bt- V'ttuP t'eoir« * rut all N.rr.-u* D i r e «
a t home. T he little carpetless room w as new mesh in th e net w hich w as being w alked along th e base o it, her fa ir skin Tl I U p-rnisMsnlly ounxt hr I»r. Klim's eir, »1 th " ts-st p u rl of th e a p p le a s I told you
all torn anil bleeding w ith scratch es from S«t\a fn-*u>r«r, send f»-r KUKF gXtrlsl l»-*ttl- and t o ? '
a haven of rest w here she would be left, d raw n round her.
irssuaet. JJr. U. U. Kiln.-. IriL.Ul ArchbL, 1-Llla..l a.
W
hen
her
g
u
ard
ia
n
had
left
th
e
room
th e b riars, u n til she satisfies! herself th a t
for one night at least, to her ow n
“ Y casutn. I g av e him th e sceils. II*
K
ate
asked
M
rs.
Jo
rro
c
k
s
for
a
sheet
of
th
e
re
w
as
no
hre-ak
ill
it.
T
h
ere
w
as
thoughts. As she lay in Us I, however, she
T h « lt« s l I h l ■»«.
| ca n p la n t th em atul h av e it w hole o r ­
cc-uld h ear fa r aw ay the subdued m urm ur paper. T h e crone shook her head and out- sm all wooelen d o o r on the side which
“ Do you th in k (h a t u n co n scio u s spell c h a rd .”
____________
w as skirteel by th e railw ay Hue, but it
of (¡irdlestone’s voice and the sh rill tones w-agged her (»endulous lip in derision.
w
hich
MI
nm S h a r p h u d u t th e b all w as
“
M
ister
G
irdlestone
thought
as
you
w as locked and iui|uisKable, T he only
Mother* wilt find Mr* Winslow** s....thing
of th e old woman. They w ere in deep
a sw o o n
Syrui» the» b-*t ramedv l»-ui* tut il»*ituti Uir-a
and anim ated converse. T hough they w ere w ould he a fte r th a t.” she said. "T h e re o|»ening th ro u g h vvliie-h a hum an being
lu rlu g ib« Uathlug par.od.
" N o ; I uin s u r e It w as a f e in t.”
too fa r d ista n t for her to distinguish a a in 't no p aper here, n o r j»ens, neith er, nor rau ld pass w as th a t which w as guardtsi
" W h a t d o you m en u ?”
iu th e m an n er she hud sran. T h e aicken-
word, som ething told her th a t th e ir talk ink, n eith er."
a l i m i i l u l » « « re t.
“ W h at, n o n e! IV a r M rs. Jo rro ck s, do ing conviction tesik possession of her tnitul
“ S h e h ail d eclarix l h e r In te n tio n of
was about herself, and th e sam e in stin ct
W
ife
—H
av e you an y
se c re ts
you
have
p
ity
on
me.
and
get
me
a
sheet,
how
­
th a t w ithout w ings it was nn u tte r ini|s>s- m a k in g a s e n sa tio n a t th e b all, am t I
assured her th a t it boded her little good
I keep from me, d e a r e s t?
ever
old
and
soiled.
See.
here
is
some
sibility
e
ith
e
r
to
get
aw
ay
or
to
give
the
W hen K ate awoke in the m orning it
th in k sh e w as lik e h e r In te n tio n sh*
Husbtttiel N one, elnrllng
was some little tim e before she could re­ silv e r! You are very welcome to it if least in fo rm atio n to uny one in the world w u n te d to be' cn rrlcei o u t.”
W ife T h e n I am d e te rm in e d I will
alize w here she was, or recall the events you will give me the m a teria ls for w ritin g a s to w here she was o r w hat might be-
full her.
h av e none fro m you. e ith e r.
w hich had made such a sudden change in one le tte r.”
T h « O M F la m «.
M rs. Jo rro ck s looked longingly w ith
W hen she came hack to the house, tireei
H u sb a n d H av e you seq-rets, th e n ?
her life. T he »mail window of her a p a r t­
Kva — Yes, sh e usee! to keep h is love
m ent w as covered by a d irty m uslin blind. he- bleared eyes a t th e few shillings w hich and dishevelesl a fte r her jo urney of ex­ le tte r s u n d e r h e r pillow .
W ife O nly one. an il I nut re-aolred
She rose, and, draw ing it aside, looked th e girl held out to her. hut she shook her p lo ratio n , Ginllesttone was staneling by
i to make- a clea n b re a s t o f It.
K
dua
And
now
?
eagerly out.
From w hat she had seen head. “ I d u rsn 't do it," she said. “ I t ’s the door to receive her w ith a sardonic
H u sb a n d (h o a r s e ly ) Get o n !
K v a—Oh, she k eep s th em o v er h er
sm ile upon his th in li|>s. "H o w elo you
the night before she had hoped th a t th is as much as my place is w o rth .”
W ife - F o r se v e ra l d a y s I h av e h a d
pillow
uow.
“T
hen
I
shall
walk
down
to
B
edsw
orth
like th e grounds, th e n ? ” he aske*d, w ith
pfisoj) to w hich she had been conveyed
| n ree-ret a aee-ret lon g in g fe>r a *«*»w
myself,”
said
K
ate
an
g
rily
.
“
I
have
no
the
n
earest
ap
p
ro
ach
to
h
ilarity
which
sh*
K
d
u
a
—O
v
er?
might make am ends for its loneliness by
K v a— Yes. sh e u ses th em as c u r l p a ­ dre-ss. w ith h at to m a tch , fo r iny b irth -
some degree of n a tu ra l beauty. T he scene doubt th a t the people in th e postoffice will had ever heard from him. "Anel the or­
| elny.
n am en tal fencing? unit the loeige k*«|>er? is* ra.
which now met her eyes soon dispelled let me sit th ere an d w rite it.”
T h e old hag laughed hoarsely to her­ How did you like them a ll? ” K ate tried
T h a t fetc h ed him . -T n tle r,
any expectations of the sort. T he avenue
Wo O p r n ln g .
w ith its trees lay on the o th e r side of th e self u n til the scraggy sinew s of her w ith ­ fur a m om ent to make s o m e brave reto rt,
K s f rp itiM ,
“ W hy elon't yi*n go to w o rk ? ” aske*».'
house. F rom her window nothing w as ered neck stood out like w hipcord. She hut it w as a useless a ttem p t. H er li|m
"PsreloO
in»."
said the d»»wsgrr w ilb th t
w
as
still
chuckling
an
d
coughing
w
hen
the
trem bled, her eyes filled, and w ith a cry th e p ro sp e ro u s citiz en sliu rp ly .
visible but a dreary expanse of bogland
mol* on h*r i-hin, "but there is h trilly
m
erchant
cam
e
back
in
to
the
room.
of
g
rief
an
d
desfsiir
which
might
have
aud mudbanks, st.etch in g down to the sea.
“G 'w m i.” reto rte el th e iiHMidleunt. room for I w o of it* her* if ye»u s rs going
“ W h a t th e n ? ” he asked stern ly , looking nie>ve»d a wild beast, she fie-el to her res»m.
At high tide th is enorm ous w aste of
“y o u 'se fello w s th a t h av e all the* »»"t te> k**p tb at thing on your bead."
d reariness and tilth was covered by th e from otie to the o th er. H e w as him self and, th ro w iu g herself i i i m i i i her Issl, burst s u m *
h av e a .n e rv e ." — P h ila d e lp h ia
" o , I guess th ere's room enough, mad
w ater, but a t present it lay before her in co n stitu tio n ally averse to m errim ent, and in to such sealding P a r s as few women I.i'd g er.
am
.” snswereel th* sh arp feature»! young
h
*
w
as
irrita
te
d
by
it
in
oth
ers.
“
Why
are ever called upon to shed.
all its naked hideousnesss, the very type
woman w ith the um brageous hat, whs
are
you
laughing,
M
rs.
Jo
rro
c
k
s?
”
N
at
M
a
ra
K
a
a
r
g
.
••f dullness and of desolation. H ere an d
rw-eupied the adjoining sent. " I ’m not
“ I w as a-laughing a t h er,” the w oman
C IIA P T K R X V I.
th e re a few sc attered reeds, o r an u n ­
“ W hen I saw him la st he* w as g e ttin g making any kie-k about th e spae-a yaut
It would l»e iinpe»KMible to describe' the to tie a r e g u la r g ro u ch . H a Im ag in ed fee-l take ut) " t'h h -a m T rib u n e
healthy greenish scum upon th e mud. gave wheezed, pointing w ith trem ulous fingers.
She w as ask in ' me for pa[>er. and say in ' susjeense in which Te>m D im sdale livi'd
a touch of color to the scene, but for th e
everyl»oely d islik e d lilm .”
K s o r k r A O a t.
most p a rt th e g reat plain w as all of the a» she would go and w rite a le tte r a t the d u rin g these weeks. In vain he tried in
“ Oh, all t h a t 's ch a n g e d .”
every m an n er to find some w ay of tracin g
T he pogilint a moment drop|»ee! his g’tard.
seme som ber mud tin t, w ith its m onot­ B edsw orth postoffice.”
“
Y
es?”
“ You m ust u n d ersta n d once for all." the fugitive's.
He wanelered aim lessly
A stiff rig h th an d er laid hitn on the floor
ony broken only by the w hite flecks w here
“ Yes. he k now s It now.'*— P h ila d e l­
And se-nt him into dream land
When ha
th • sw arm s of gnlls and kittiew ak es had O irdlestone roared, tu rn in g savagely upon about I»nelon from one inquiry office to
woke
settled in th e hope of picking up w h a t­ the girl, " th a t you a re cu t off en tirely an o th er, telling his sto ry ami appealing p h ia P re ss.
Ilia elreani of im m ortality was o'er
ever had been left by the receding tide. from the o u te r world. I shall give you no for a-ssistani-e. lie adverti»#»el in papers
A r k s a r a to tie t H lr h .
A w ay across the broad su rface a line of loophole which you may utilize to con­ and e»ros»*-que»stioneel every on* who might
........ "
,
A f o rtu n e a w a its th e ta ilo r w ho can
T h ere
sparkling foam m arked the fringp of the tin u e y o u r intim acy w ith undesirable peo­ kue»w a n y th in g of th e m atter.
*nd
rhwnlR.
o
w
A t t n r . »rriTON — A m
M
.
WAPH
prt'M- Wollt,
ocean, which stretched aw ay to the h o ri­ ple. I have given o rd ers th a t you should were none, however, who could help him. In v en t a aecret pe»e-kPt in a co n t w h p ra Hi lve I^gge!
f, V a4g l l ; H
not be provided w ith e ith e r paper or in k .” o r th ro w any light upon the m ystery. No a m a n m ay c a r ry h is c ig a rs w ith o u t C r>|>|M
zon.
-r, f I. « * van
yanldt b » ». Maliln« *-n> «* "i** » And
I ’oor K ate 's last ho[»e seemed to be fad
i
. . ‘ -^iicaiiu iL C ontrol *r><t t ji
one at th e i>ffiere knew an y th in g of the e x p o sin g them to th* ninny frlc iu ts w ho aiiipr'<wU*t*»i»iooapi.i
A mile o r tw o to the ea stw ard of her
, , .,
. . .
plr**"rk lolldlaiL
It« «•ferenr*: i ur'.on*!« Sm-
L oi . b Hank.
K ate saw some sign of houses, apd a blue mg aw ay. H er h eart sank w ithin her. m ovem ents of the sen io r isirtn e r. T o all b H p tbetziftelfes D etroit b re * I Y m i .
but
she
kept
a
brave
face,
for
she
did
not
in q u iries Kzra replie»d th a t he hail he*e*n
stroke which flickered up into the a it.
T h is she guessed to be the fishing village w ish him to see how his w ords had stric k ­ ordereel by th e e|es»tors to se-e-k com plete
of Is»a C laxton. w hich th e driv er had en her. She had a des|>erute plan in her repose ¡ a the ra u n try .
H is fa th e r Ite-i-nme seriously anxious
tut ntioned the night before.
She felt head, w hich would be more likely to be
ao she gazed a t the little ham let, and the successful could she b u t put him off bis alsjiit the young fellow ’s health. H<» ate
ne>thing, am i his sleep was much broken.
m asts of th e boats in fro n t o f it. th a t she gt ard.
She spent the m orning in her own little B oth th e old |s»e»ple trie-d t<» inculcate pa-
w as not alone in the world, and th a t even
in this stran g e and desolate place th ere room. A bout one o'clock she beard the ticne-e an d mesh-rat ion.
c la tte r of hoofs and th e sound of wheels
“ T h a t fellow. Kzrn G irdlestone. know s
w ere honest h ea rts to whom as a last re­
on th e drive. Going down she found th a t w here they are,'" Tom would cry, strieiing
source she could appeal.
it was a » art w hich had come from Beds- wildly up and down the room w ith u n ­
She w as still stan d in g a t the window
w o rth w ith fu rn itu re . T h ere w ere c a r­ kem pt h a ir and clenchesl hnnds. " I will
when there cam e a knocking a t the door,
pi ts. a e-he-st of d raw ers, tables, and sev­ have his ses-ret. if I have* to te a r it out
and she heard th e voice of the old w oman
eral o th e r articles, w hich the d riv er pro­ of him ."
s.sking if she w ere aw ake. “ B rea k fast
Tilt* K in d Y o u llu v c A lw a y s l i n u c l i t lia s b o r n e t h e s it'iu t-
ceeded to c a rry u p sta irs, helped by Jo h n
"Sternly, lael. s te a d y !" the eloe-tor re*-
•’ t o r e o f C h a s . I I . F l e t c h e r , an«l lia s b e e n m a d e u n d e r liis
is ready,” she said, “and the m aster is a-
G irdlestone. T he old w om an w as in the plied to one of tin»»«* o u tb u rsts. "T h e re
p e r s o n a l s u p e r v is io n f o r o x e r ilO y e a r s . A llo w n o o n o
w ondering why you b ean't dow n."
upi»er room. It seemed to K ate th a t she is n o th in g to Is» gaine»el by violence. They
t o d e c e iv e y o u i n th is . C o u n t e r f e it s , I m i ta t io n s n m l
O n th is sum m ons K ate hastened her
might never again have such an o p p o rtu ­ a re on th e right sieie of the law a t (»res­
•• * J u s t-a s -|jo o d ** a r e h u t K x p e r iin e n ts , a n d e n d a n g e r t h e
to ilet and made her way down the old
nity of ca rry in g out th e resolve w hich she ent and you will Is» on the w rong if you
h e a l t h o f C h i l d r e n —E x p e r ie n c e a g a i n s t E x p e r im e n t.
w inding s ta ir to th e room in w hich they
bad form ed. She p ut on Ji«-r bonnet and do a n y th in g rash. The» girl e-emid irav*
la d gupped the night before. S urely G ir-
began to stro ll listlessly about in fro n t w ritte n if she w»»re u n com fortable."
llestone m ust have had a h e a rt of flint
of the door, picking a few strag g lin g
“ Ah. so she e-oillel. She m ust have for
not to be melted by the sight of th a t fair,
C a s to r lu is a h a r m le s s s u h s t i t u t e f o r C a s to r O il, l*ar<v
leaves from th e neglected law n. G rad u ally gotten us. How ceiulel she. a fte r all th a t
fresh face. Ilia features set as iiard as
Ito ric , D r o p s a n d S o o th in g S .v rn p s. I t is F le a s a n t. I t
she sau n tered aw ay in th is m anner to the has passeel ?"
ndam nnt as she entered the room, and be
c o n ta in s n e i t h e r O n iu n i, M o r p h in e n o r o t h e r N a rc o tic
bead of the avenue, an d then tak in g one
"L e t us hope for the lie-sl. let u« ho|»e
looked at her w ith eyes w hich were puck­
s u b s ta n c e . I ts a g e 'i s its g u a r a n t e e . I t d e s tro y * W o rm s
sw ift, tim id glance aro u n d , she slipped in for the b est." the e|octe»r we>u Id say sooth­
a n d a lla y s F e v e r is h n e s s . I t c u r e s D i a r r h u - a a n d W in d
ered and angry.
am ong th e trees, and made the best of her
C o lie. I t r e lie v e s T e e t h i n g T r o u b le s , c u r e s C o n s tip a tio n
“ You are la te,” he said coldly. “ You way, half-w alking, h alf-ru n n in g , down the ingly. Yet it must lx» e»onfessed th a t he
a n d F la tu le n c y . I t u s s in iila ts 'S t h e Foe»d, r e g u l a te s th e
w as eonslelerahly staggerer! by the tu rn
tru s t rem em ber th a t you nre not in Kecle- d ark w inding drive.
S to m a c h a n d iio w e ls , g iv in g h e a lth y a m i n a t u r a l s le e p .
wliieh
th
in
g
s
hail
tak
en
,
lie
l»a>l
seen
so
sion square. You are here to Is* disci­
Oh. the joy of the moment wlien the much e»f the world in his profe»Hsional ca-
T h e C h i l d r e n ’s P a n a c e a —T h e M o th e r 's F r ie n d .
plined, and disciplined you shall be."
great w hite house w hich had alread y be­
“ I am so rry ,” she answ ered. “ I think come so h atefu l to her was obscured pacity th a t he had Iss-nnie a very reliable
judge of eharae-ter. All his in stin cts told
I m ust have been tired by ou r jo u rn ey .”
am ong th e trees behind h e r! S he had
T h e vast room looked even more com­ some idea of the road w hich she had tr a v ­ him th a t K ale H artso n was a trap -h eart-
fortless and {¿leak th an on th e preceding erses! the night before. Behind ber were exl and we»ll-prine»ipled girl. It w as ne>t in
th e S ignature of
her n a tu re to leave lyotiehin and never to
evening. On th e table was a plate of barn all her troubles.
In front the avenue
and eggs. Jo h n O irdlestone served o u t a gate. B edsw orth and freedom. She weuild send a single line* to her frienels to tell
isn't ion, and pushed it in her direction. send Imth a telegram anil a letter to Dr. them w here or why she hail gone. T h ere
She sa t down on one of the rough wooden D imsdale. and explain to him her exact m ust, he was sure, he soiiie good reason
chairs and a te listlessly, w ondering how situ atio n . If the kind-henrte-d and e n e r­ for her silener. anil th is reason resolved
itself in to one of tw o th in g s eith er she
ail th is w as going to end.
getic physician ones» knew of if. he would
w as ill and unable to hotel a pen, o r she
A fter b rea k fa st O irdlestone ordered the take e-are th a t no harm befell her. She
had lost her fr»»»»eh>m anil was re-strained
old woman out of the room. and. stan d in g (siulil retu rn then, anel face with a light
from w ritin g to them . T he Inst suppo­
in fro n t of th e fire w ith his long legs h eart the worst which her guard ian emulel
T M C C t N T * U a C O M * » » , . T , M U M M • ▼ » ■ * , . H I , , O . H C )TT.
sition se-emeel to Hie eloe-tor to he the more
He»re w as the avenue e-n-
a p a rt and his hands behind his b a c k , lie ele» to her.
wriem s o f the two.
told her in harsh concise language w hat trnnee now. th e high lichen-eaten stone
Hail he know n the- in stab ility of the»
pillars, w ith the bat tercel device upon the
his intentions were.
O irdlestone firm, nnel th e nee-essity they
top.
T
h
e
iron
gate
betw
een
was
open.
“ I had long determ ined,” he said, “ th a t
were under of g ettin g reaely money, he
ft you ra n co u n ter to rny wishes, and p e r­ W ith a glnel cry she quickened her pae»e.
would a t ones- have held the key te> the
and
in
an
o
th
er
moment
would
have
bran
sisted in your in fatu ate d affection for th a t
enigm a, lie- had no ieh-a of th a t, but in
Kcai**grace, I should remove you to some in th e high roael. w hen------
sp ite of his ignorane-e he was deeply d is­
secluded spot w here you m ight reconsider
“ Now then, w here a re you a-eom in’
tru stfu l of both fn th er am i son. lie knew
your conduct and form b etter resolutions to ?” crle»<l a gruff voie*e from am ong the
nml bail o f t en de-plored tin- clause in Jo h n
fur the fu tu re . T h is co u n try house nn- bnshe>s wliie-h flanke»<l th e gate*.
H u rsto n ’s will by w hich th e w ard 's money
sw ered the purpose adm irably, and as an
T h e girl stopped all in a trem ble. In
S H O E S A T ALL
reverted to the gnsreliun. F o rty Ihousuml
old serv an t of mine, Mrs. Jo rro c k s, ch an c­ the shadow of the trees th ere was a cam p
P R IC E S . EOR E V ER Y
pounds w as a b ait whie-li might tem pt
M
E
M
B E R O f T H E FAM IL Y,
ed to reside in the neighliorhood. I had stool, anil on th e cam p stool sat a sav­
even a w ealthy man Into crooked paths.
MEN, B O Y S . W O M E N , M I S S E S A N D C H IL D R E N .
w arned her th a t at any tim e | might comp age looking mnn, dresse»d in a d ark cor­
L Doug!mm mmhmm mnd mmllm /norm —
(T o be co ntinued.)
down and should expect to find things duroy su it, w ith a b!aekene»d d a y pipe
*■'* $ 2 . AO, 9 3 .0 0 mnti $ 3 .SO mhoom
ny othmr
mmnufmaturmr In thm__
Ihm
Inmn mny
trthmm ntmnufmalurmr
_
ready. Y our rash and hcartl»‘ss conduct ritfie-k in th e e-orner of his mouth. H is
l,e»«l<-.
¡H air world, bmqmumm ihmy hold thmlr"bJ&
lias, how ever, precipitated m atters, and we athpr-l»esit«»n m ahogany face w as plen­
r« n
mhmpo. III bmtlmr, wmmr longor. mnd
" D id y o u ta k e y o u r g ir l's m o th e r to
Color
we have arriv ed before her p rep a ra tio n s tifu lly covereel w ith sm allpox m arks, and
* mrm of aromtor va/wa than mny o t t e r — - .
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th
e
g
a
m
e
w
ith
y
o
u
?
mhoom
In
Ihm
world
to-dmy.
tWS
r/MW
were com plete. O ur fu tu re arran g e m en ts one of his eyes w as sightless and w hite
ArrlaiiiWy.
W.L Douglas $ 4 and $ 5 Gilt td g t Shoot Cannot Be Equalled At An; Price
“ N o ; w e le ft h e r a t hom e. W h a t la
will therefore be less prim itive th a n they from th e effrats of the sam e disease. H e
V A « r r iO W .
W . in Dougla* name and prioe 1« *t.imped on bottom . r T n h e N . S n M I l a t »
a re a t present. H ere you shall rem ain, rose now, and inter|K»sed him self between hom e w ith o u t a m o th e r? ”— Y ale Row
tkM >/^th*he«t
.ho« d*»l*r*
*,«rywh*rw
““
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I (ns lo soy
U ' X a o o ff& a k ’ i
voting lady, u n til you show signs o ' re ­ her an d the gate.
oflL
My
The Firm of
1 Girdlestone 1
H is
Straggly
>xC -€l-3 v<
An yers
mh
What is C A S T O R IA
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears
In Use F o r Over 3 0
Years.