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REAPING IMS WHIRLWIND.
A Novel.
Br M ARY KIHHE COMIIM.
IAppUrUn for Copyr1ht forwarded to ths IJInrin of
CIIAPTKR JCXIy
, ' As. 0tf, entered 'Ihr room, Jack ateppi-d for
ward to meet lil in, face, more than hl words,
expretwhif his unbounded pleasure In seeing his
guest.' ' ,;::f
4,Catro, Tam glad to aee,you.
A simple greeting, often spoken, usually mean-
Inglessi but with "Jack meaning all that those
' word co'uld convey. . .
Castro did not heed his sincerity ; he was think
. Ing only of Jilmself. He strode toward Jack, and
'fclutchlng; his" outstretched hand ' In a vleelke
grip, exclaimed, hoarsely
, "Aw I too later'
"Jfo. You are Just time."
As Jack answered, he pushed a chair toward
Cairo, who sank down In it Utterly exhausted..
Looking around, he discovered St Claire, who
had remained a passive spectator of the scene.
"St Claire! You here? It is well. We will
talk together.!!.
Although Castro understood and spoke English
well, yet he always expressed his thoughts In
short sentencea.
"De Ouerry, commence and tell me all you
know about her. !
"I think It would be wiser to wait till you are
rented. How long have you been In the city T
"I came from the steamer here; bat I had time
to rest on the trip over, and I am very anxious to
hear what you have to tell me." -:
There Is but little to tell you, except that Miss
Langdon was to have been married day after to
morrow. Do you know If the Count of L'Fevre Is
alive r ' ' "- " ' ' '.
iiejy- v ; , r: - - --.
Where 1 her' " '
He is here.-Iatu the Count of L'Fevre."
, Jack sprang to tils feet. . ' j
'' "Great God I You the man she tried. to M
"Murder? Yes; I am the man." ; '
Jack sank back in his chair, his face a perfect
study, lie hesitated a moment as If undecided
what to say, then settled the matter by whistling
elearlyand coolly two bars of an appropriate'
hymn. When he had finished, Castro turned to
him, saying, anxiously : " T
"Will you tell me whori she Is was going to
marry ? ' -r" '
"Yes, Count of L'Fevre, I will tell you. I am
her other victim." 1 . , -
You, De GuerrrytTbu lovSTIier, too?"
"Jo, you are mistaken. I can think of no sentk
ment farther removed' from love than the feeling
I entertain for Miss Langdon." ' ;
, Castro raised his hands, palm outward, as If to
jtvolit a hlow. . - ,
"pon't 1 You must not speak disrespectfully of
her. Shel my wife."
"Your wife! That woman Is not worthy i
Castro's hand had covered -his "mouth, and he
interrupted Jrokenly : ;
"I ranuot hear you. I know that .she has
wronged you,' but you must remember that she
.believed me dead.' ii....
v"And I alo remeuYlr that slleliad the best "of
reasons ontwmcn to lounu ner neiier."
Yea ;
Ood knows you are right But If I can
forgive Iter, you certainly will." J "
'Forglvyher? - When she knows that I would
hot marry awldow to save her soul from perdi
tion J Forglvkher? When she Ud not have
respect enough for herself
once another man's wife !
or
she
faith enough In
to tell me that
)rgtve1irf?-Jfevef
8t. Claire Interfered now. In time to prevent the
hot words from growing Info quarrel.
.' "Ie Ouerry, Is It not Iest tKdrop that part) of
the subject now, and listen flrstto Mr. Castro's
Story ? That Is, of course. If he has -no object ions
to telllng.Us."
"I will tell you, certainly," answeredxf'astro,
his brow contracting and his lips qulverlngNwIth
feeling.' The love he bore for that woman and
hal burled so tenderly from human aight must be
uncovered to the unympathltlng gaie of slran-
gers. Ills chin was dropped upon his breast and
Jils voice was low and broken as he commenced.
- "As you know, I am an Italian by birth and
education, but my parents being wealthy, I had
the advantage of a very thorough English educa
tion. It was the ability to speak aud understand
her native tongue that'flrst Introduced me Into
the good grace of Helen Langdon. fthe came to
Jlaly with her brother, a wild, worthless young
'fellow, who, even for the sake of the sister he
Idolized, would not refrain from tarrying too long
T aftbe Wine. Jlut lu spite of Langdon'a Inferior
Jly, Heleu's fair beauty and great wealth soon
elevated her to a position coveted by all the dark
eyed beauties of Florence. My father mas dead,
and I was now Count of L'Fevre. My mother
and sisters became Intimate friends of MIm lang
don'. and In short time I was her most devoted
' ave. You know thst lUljan la(HfSrA-guarded
by society con ventlonallUea that .American girls
know nothing about. Helen treated me much the
alMfridiiljtt,
m a B t llAiSK kiVS S
gtven lor wnai tuey consigexeu lacs 01 mou
sty and maidenly reserve. Ave
botli 'misjudged
her actions. They thought her coarse and 111
bred, and I thought that she loved me. (WeIl, to
tell In a few. words what I was many, weeks In de
ciding o do, I asked her to marry, jiie.',, It was not
because I doubted her affection for me or my un
changing love for her that I hesitated to take that
fatal step. -Jtder the free institutions of America,
where; roan can, 'come and go, unhampered by
estate and family claims,, you can have only
faint understanding of . the meaning, in Italy, of
marrying a wife out of the pale of a-select few
and unapproved by your family. As I said, I
asked he? to marry meand 1 was surprised when
Lshe miuested a few days In which to consider the
mailer, i inougui inai, Knowing my iamuy
would object to the union, she ahrank from plac
ing me In such an embarrassing position.-' Now I
know that she shrank from giving her hand In
marriage where her heart could never go. IJke
many other American girls, she sold herself -for a
titled a title which she soon lost. As my wife and
the Countess of L'Fevret my mother and sister
were compelled to treat her courteously, and they
soon learned to love her as well as the wife they
had selected forme. ""h' , ,
u e had been married but a short time when
my brother, the eldest child, the heir to the title
and estates, whom for years we had supposed to
be dead, came back and claimed his own. lie
was the .'black sheep' of our family. He was half
grown when I was born, and I can Just faintly re
member, tne consternation and sorrow in our
home when he ran away. After a few months,.
we heard that he was dead; killed In a gambling
saloon. I was raised as the heir, yet I but speak
the truth when I say-that by far the bitterest
thought to me In parting With the possessions
had so-long regarded a, my own was that they
a m a ' a a ' a ' a a s a a
wouiu oe wasieu, squaqoereu at me gaming lauie,
and my mother jind sisters reduced to poverty,
We were away from, home. In Germany my wife
and I,'wheA the tidings reached me of my broth
er's return. . Home dim. vague forebodinir of my
wle's displeasure induced me to resolve to break
1q herJas gently-aa pornl bie-tlie-ne w-tha t- I-wair
no longer Count of IFeyre, hut only Mr. Castro."
Then your, name Is Castro?" :
"My name Is Castro, certainly. The time I se
lected to tell Helen was when we were out walk
I ng. I hadTnJa7leff"pTctense of deal re to sketch a
ciitr in our neighborhood, and, equipped with the
required paraphernalia, we sallied forth. With a
sinking heart, for, as I said, I had a presentiment
of her anger, I told her that my eldest brother had
returned from his self-imposed DanUhment, and
that we, she and I, must 'render unto Ciesar the
things that were Casara.' 8he did not speak for
several moments, but stood, motionless, actually
petrified with surprise and horror. Then-she
llurud to mer her frame quivering and her eyes
on fire. - '.
" Why did you never tell me of this before V
lhTeXctalmfd ' .
"'Because we never doubted the rejwrtof his
death,' I repliedThere lies In the family vault
"All goes to him? Title, estate, money, Jew
els all !
"Yes. All is his. t. ' ' '
" 'And who are you V " . ; ' :"
"'I am heir aprent, next In succession, pro-
jrlded,' I. added, tauntingly, for her words stung
tne, 'provided my brother never marries and has
no heir.'
had a Itirid,. red gleam that frightened me.
."Where will you get the money to support the
'"With my pencil and brush,' I answered.
coolly. I was too proud to tell this woman, who
oared nothing for me, that I was still able to sup
port he'r in luxury. '..:..S.
"And I have married not the Count of
L'Fevre, but Mr. -Castro, the painter I' -
'She fairly hissed the word In her rage and
(contempt,' and I answered, without the faintest
trace of excitement In voice or manner t ;
"Exactly. ' Mrs. Castm, you have been unfor
tunate.
"As I spoke, I laid down the articles I had heen
carrying, and sauntered to the edge of. the cllflT'to
look down." I stood there, wondering how the
woman who' had worn the title so short a time
could value It so much more than I. who. had
own no other name. I thought that perhaps,
afterll, it was for my sake that she cherished re
sentment against my brother. Filled with sorrow
aud shamXat my cruel words, I concluded to go
back to herconfess my. fault, and beg her for
giveness. I raised my head, half glanced back,
aud saw her dtrectlyNbehlhd me, with a face like a
beautiful fury, and he awful purpose shining In
her eyes. Before I could speak or move, I felt a
sudden shock, and reeliag,xcatchlng at space, I
Ml over the rocky cliff Into the angry waters be
Iow.J3llght-asJthe-warning hat! been, It was
sufficient to enable me to partly dive, so as to
break the force of my fall. A moment I struggled
n the waters, then a huge wave' caught and
d.hcd me Into a little shallow nook, far under
the cliff which the 'succeeding wave did net
reach. The place afforded me no safety, only
temporary release from Immediate death. I had
ngless, and had decided to let go and drop back
ntothe water, when Suddenly above the . roaring
"1 was that unfortunate Individual."
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was wm iiiiiw iviit s v a mm vuiim e
"It was comparatively easy retaining my hold
after that, and In a few moments tne men came
f up and took me away. A soon as they laid me
down In the boat, everj'thlng grew dark, and
blessed unconsciousness came, to my relief. For
two months my life was a blank, and during that
time I was carefully nursed by German women
who cared for me as If I had been a friend Inwteac
of a stranrer. When I recovered. I went back
hbme. My brother wks dead, my wife was gone.
and, having All, I had nothing. They told vme
how my wlfeliad grieved for me; that my home
held so many painful associations for her that, she
had gone back taAmerlca.'c-They were mistaken
I came here, but she was not here.-j I devoted
every moment of -my spare time to painting that
picture.' I exhibited it here and In England, In
a vain hope that she would see It or hear of It and
know that I was alive. I did not see her brother,
for I thought that he would aid her In avoiding
man whom she hated. The first, time I heard of Lne8a.IIIswords.jseemed ; prophetic .The jnext:
her was when Mr. 8t. Claire recognized her In It
Byflhat time I had despaired of finding her iu
America, so concluded to go back home. Of
coarse I heard nothing from her there. ' It was
therefore with mingled Joy and pain that I read
your letter and knew that fiiy search was ended."
t Castro's voice died away, leaving the. room In
solemn stillness.' There were n6 comments to be
made; all was explained. Castro raised his hand
kerchief and wiped the heavy drops of perspira
tion from his brow.
"ie uuerry, you nave not told me how you
knewthatl was interested inMiss Langdon."
Jack glanced questioningly at St. Claire, who
nodded affirmatively.'
"I received my Information from Mr. St. Claire."
Without waiting for Castro to question him, St.
Claire narrated as briefly as possible all that he
knew of the' Countess of L'Fevre, omitting to
mention' that he" had been a witness to the scene
which came so near costing Castro hi life. Wlieii
he had finished, Castro turned to Jack.
.VMr. De Guerry, I suppose that you have some
definite plan arranged upon which to act. How
am I to 1nformthe"1ady of my presence?""
: "I have a plan which I lioje will meet with
your approval. I had feared that I would not
hear from you In time to put It Into erecutlon.
Day after to-morrow,, as I told you, ts the tlmeaet
for the wedding. Until that time", I propose to
keep, your existence a secret. Then at the ap
pointed time we will go to the house together, you
and I the man she married and the man she In
tends to marry." ,--''
Castro jnadejiojeplyfor a moment, then said,
slowly; . v ;
"It will be a terribre hlo w ; but she deserves It,
And you are the only person who has both the
right and the desire to Inflict HJ
The man's words signified disapprobation of
Jack's conduct, even while he did not consider
that he had the right to Interfere with his plans.
Jack was angry.
"Perhaps, Count of L Fevre,- you can suggest
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hornet efflnwarkt?fwith his name andTtgfr.' All foucITof sarcasm was lowt upon the Italian
as ne replied, aeiioerateiy t
"No, I cannot. I am In your hands to 'do with
jijroulhlnlubestjy-- :
This answer was somewhat mollifying, and the
conversation con'tinuediore smoothly. Ht. Claire
noticed that the hour was late, and excused him
self, leaving the Count Jack's guest for the night
As St. Claire went slowly homeward, a familiar
HcrhimdrtlasredwnvuUlvelyremHHT-eyes Heea4!ed
aloud :
WyclifTerV
expensive tastes and habits youjiave acqu l redT4BuVthe-ma went-on-4urrledIy. Quickening
bis pace, Ht ylalre overtook bliu. .
'Wycllffe, whktTre you doing here this time in
the night; or morning, rather." i V .
Wycllfle looked around, his face white and des
perate In the gas-light He spoke to St Claire
Angrily for the first time during their acquaint
ance. -
"I might with propriety ask you the same ques
tion." ,
"I am going home from Ie Guerry's rooms."
"And I am attending to my own business." r - '
"A bad business, Wycliffe. I thought that you
had given It up." -
"St Claire, to what do you refer?"
"I refer to gambling.'.' r
JkYycUffe shrank-back, appalhjd by St Claire's
voice and word. - i
"WycllfTe, do you know where this will lead
tor' . . .
"St Claire, we are frlCnU We will remain
friends so long as you do not interfere with my
private business and no longer;"
WycllfTe attempted to walk on and lea ye St
Claire, but it was a failure, for St Clalrekept
pace with him.
"WycllfTe, I have an Interest in the matter to
the amount of -fifty thousand dollars.4 7
Wycliffe turned and looked at him as if lie
thought he was Insane.
"You have drank too much champagne. It has
gone to your bead."
"Your supposition Is flattering, but you 'are
mistaken. I think you will have no difficulty In
remembering a certain evening about a month
"What'a that to your
WftlwmMiWlWBsl
11 Why did you do that r' ,
"I kuew that; you were financially embarrassed.
You did riot-tell me, so I had no opportunity of
helping you. I took that mean of giving you the
money, hoping and believing that It would be
your last, game." , ,
. "St Claire, I Intended that It should be. When
I left the ball that night, I 'vowed never to touch
canls again, but tli4 fascination Is too strong! I
tell you men don't gi ve up that vice. Your money
shall be-epaid to the utmost farthing." '.
"If I had wanteI the' rrioney; I never would
have played with you. Keep ItTshall never
use one dollar of It." ; - - n'-
"I would retutn lt If It turnwl iue and my family
homeless Into the street" ' ' .
" "Wycliffe, ybu scorn my advice, you reject my r
friendship, thrust from you my affection, yet the
time will come when you will remember with
bitterness of heart your words of toh-nlght" " '
St, Claire turuetl and walketl away Inlhe dark-
time WycllfTe spoke to St Claire he would have
given his hofie of heaven to have blotted out that
Interview. , .
- fTo be eontlnueJ.1
The-records show that during the four years of
President Hayes' term thirteen 'persons were ar
rested for hanging about the Executive Mansion,
eleven of whom were sent to the asylum:- Among
the number were two women one a very wealthy
young lady from Indiana, and another an older
woman, both of whom were under the halluclna- ...
tion that President Hayes had sent after them to
marry them. The former, who exhibited no signs
of mental derangement, actually trot into, the
President's room and surprised htm very oonsid-
eraoiy dv telling nim tnatsnenaa received his ,
letter asking her to come on and be the mistress
of the White House; that she had always been
anxious to be known as "the first lady In the
land," and that the sooner the. legal part of the'
ceremony was -performed the better she-would-
line ii. ine iTesmeni oaoe ner laaeaseac ana
wait until he i returned. - Slipping outside, he in
formed one of the officers, who begged her to go "
into one of the lower room, for the reason that
marriages wercnot performett in the private of
fices of the Mansion. She was taken, to police
headquarters. Senators Voorhees and McDonald,
tf IndianarvoucJeit for hefrespectability and an "
oiueer was sent to ner norae in inuiana, me iaay
paying all the expenses of the trip.
The recently devised "self-levellnor berth" Is
claimed to he the only Invention yet brought fsr- -
warn wnicn emctuaiiy removes tne cause or sea-
sickness. It lieculiarity lie In the application -
of what is known. as the universal joint, upon
which the berth is noised, and which Is directed
lu Its motion by a crescent-shaped weight, thus
securing a perfectly level surface, no matter at ,
what angle the vessel may pitch ami roll: it Is
alo .controlled and regulated by India rubber :
springs, preventing any tendency to Jump up with
a sudden jert. I lie contrivance occupies no more
Tpacejhan an ordinary ttertb, requires no expen
sive setting or adjustment, Intrtferes-ln ho way
with the usual sleeping" arrangement on board
ship, and can'at once,' if desired, be transformed.
Into a fixed berth, : In a word, admitting the fact
that seasickness Is caused by the auiTerer being
forced by the law of gravitation out f his normal
position, the Invention, .being on the universal
joint principle, enables1 a passenger to maintain a
motion. - !
ANkw Device of Villainy. Tb criminal
element is constantly at work Inventing new and
uniiearu-or schemes or. villainy. tne or the de
vices lnauguratel a year or so ago Is that of se
lecting some person advanced In years and putting
a nuhiiter of insurance policies, in different offices,
Uon his life. The reader will probably remember "
the first cane of this kind which occurred in the
East some months ago. The man whose life was
insured wks murdered bv the insurers in order
that "they, IioTdi ng lTie"ncT?M
amount or tne insurance. Transactions or tnis .
kind, It 1 said, are becoming common In Western
Maryland and Pennsylvania. Two or three In
stances have recently occurred one In which, by.
the death of an old and decrepit colored man
named Bell, in West Maryland, the I usurers came
into possession of SdM.OOO. The worst feature
about thlsnew practice Is., that the person in-
sured, if iu good health and manifesting a disposi
tion to lengthen out his days, Is liable to be sud
denly made way with.
A Mormon "woman, Mrs. Hampton, has been
telling a Chicago reporter that when the Mor
mon women are getting married, a white, dress
with a flowing cape is worn. During, the cere
mony this cape is over the bride's face until the
groom-lifts it. When the wife die she Is burled
with this cape on her bead, and when she I laid
Iu her coffin the cane Is thrown over her face;
The teaching of the Mormon leaders Is that she
cannot be. lesu erected until the husband raises
the cape front her face ; that 1f he Is snti'fied that
she has been a faithful and obedient wife, he will
raise this cape and she will be resurrected,' but if
not satisfied he will refuse to do so, and site can
noli 'be resurrected. One of the most common
threats, she said. Iiv uhlch lur luikltunil n km1 to
compel her to obedience, wn that If she didn't
otey him. 'She should never lie resurrected."
Larue Cavf.EI. DePeatt describe the cave
which he explored last week, as well worth a
visit It is alNiuteightjniles from William creek,
Josephine county, a wagon road running to the
betd of the valley, and a good trail thence to the
cave It consists of a series of subterranean cav
erns or chambers through which a person can
walk for some 400 or 500 yards from the entrance,
and there are still other chamber beyond, the
entrances to which are too small to admit a per
son, but could be enlarged sufficiently, i It is
tlvought, bv a little labor with pick and hammer.
It I remarkable that such a natural curiosity has
not been visitvd by more of the tcopo of Ho'ithern
ago when you won from a new beginner the unir4ttjgolljAaw rf.f?r"
ier Ilttlt girl's feet after the fashion of her coun
try, and for several day the cries of the sufferer
were heai4heftogheHiheinitilng towni'-fnen-
K tt lmltr.t1.Ti f mlnuM KvxtrA Intfi Vi fiftR
cut off the LaiulHgeH, soaked the feet in hutment,
and threatened to hang the woman if she reuewed
J.he process. . - . - v '
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