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A WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE tii music-room, and planum;? an .ires dance I. vprp husilv ini'-ronptu taney r t! e evening. Two OR A Modern Pos tia Wto Clnif d Hit Minil. Oetober. and Manor, with doors thrown .T-lWAS late in Hawthorne hosmtable wide, was in its glory. Each October it was Arthur Hawthorift-s and his young wife s custom to gather around them, in their beautiful home as cay and congenial a company of clever men and fair young women as could he brought together under one roof. For Mrs. Hawthorne's birthday and their wedding anniversary both came during this month ot beautiful days an. brilliant tohajre and as Ion as the weather held pleasant for out-.lor I'lsures, tf-.ey kept o:en house, to celebiate these two events. And all their gursts tain yladly and left tli.sm with regret, lor it meant much to be invited to the Manor in th se days Itoth host and hostess were gay and charniimr, and the house wan spacious and beautiful. The stable was stocked with tine horses, all at the guests' disposal Th" ground were lae, with many oeauuiui wuum.i"' r1.'-' which were most attractive lor ouiet promenades, while the liver was an id il place for their fie o lent boaiiiu parties. ' The Hawthornes were not match makers in the accepted meaning o! the term, but yet more than one marri-we could be traced to an ac ( i tintance that had been mad-, or had ripjned. during an October visit at the Manor. Jt was now late in the and the gaiety was at i'.s When there was nothing foot, it was finite the custom for the partv to divide and wander otl in pairs, to ride or walk to aether; and now it was even whispered that one of these cou p.'ts was upon the very verge of their romance. The heroine was a young and prettv girl from a distant town, the orphaned child of a Mergympn who had lived an 1 died in honor able obscurity in hisdistant parish among the hi'.is. And now. I r the first tune in lier voum: lit"-, she was surrounded bv all th? luxury v'nieh her na unconsciously month, lieight. else on not what you thought I lo tl,e f(Jol!" it is best toif. should A laugh followed, dur t ., .' In. ....t),uru,l .... .1 (H'rii.: t'lie iiid cravei. The hcr . no longer in his l;r.t voath, ni lieorge Osborn. a man of tho woiM, and weary of niot of the w. lid's plea-nres. V man whose history in tlie past was not without dark stains noon it, but who now was charmed by the piipiant giace of this beautitul voting girl, and seemed ready to lav his fortune, and what remained of' his worn-out auction, at h'-r left. few of the guests had left the Manor the day before our story opens, and others, who had been unable to come before, had now arrived. It was Kverett CaryU. one of these new-coin rs. who was now, in the ear'v aiterno m of the bril liant Ootob.-r dav, walking in the woodland pit'i above the river tvirh Ma'el Netcom", the heroine of 'he sitopo-ed romance That th"ir w.i'k t .'eth.r had not , bcu a plei-ant one wa evident, from the expression upon each j ;a e. The iri'l's cheeks glowed, ; ar.l her ey sparkled with a troubled, h'l'i angry light, while Caryil wa :ookln.'st her with an expression of piiivd surprise. i ivw'i von had not come." she va;d imianntlv. '"or that, being I She was looking up at him now, half-frightened, iialf-fat-einated by his earnestness and by the worus tht came with suppressed passion frooi his lips. '"Last week, when' Hawthorne ureed me again to come here for a holiday, he told ire 1 shoulu meet some of my old friends, aiui it was the mention of your name alone that brought nie. But when 1 came I heard strange rumors. a story that a man, unworthy of you, Mabel, in every way, hut vety rich, was about to a-k you to be come Ilia wife, and that you would not refuse! 1 could not tielieve it then, but row I do not know what to think: YVIiat does it; mean ? "You e.Vled it a caprice!" He tlu-hed, bui she went on hastily: "You have no riaht to uuistio" me, or criticise me so, even if what you heard were true! Am 1 not Ireto make my own choice in such a matter? And if luxury seems better to me than privation and wr.vtb the be-' tm'ng in the world, am I to blame V "I always hated to be poor; mv nature rebelled against the com nionph.ce routine of daily life at home you know it ! And now, if a life of lixury comes within mv rea.-h, hall I !a.t take i? We have always been good tnends, hut nothing more; and now you seem 10 Maine me oecause vou him I am me. lint know me as I am. You called me frivolous and heartless awhile ago: you h ive told me some hard truths and they do not help to turn me from the path thnt I shall take." "Is a man's lo,ve nothing to you, then?" he exclaimed, passionate ly. "Mabel, mv love for vou is" "Hush, hush!" she in'errupted hastily, "do not go on. I cannot listen to yo1' ! Kverett, old friend forgive me; I have already thosi-n, and have pro111'' to marrv Mr. "shorn." A sten was heard, and, turning.' Mabel saw the man whose name she had just 'spoken approaching tlxon. "Ah. Miss Ma'!," he exelaim ed. adjusting h's glas, "I have found vou a last ! I have been' looking for yon everwhere;" then' appntently seeing h"r companion for thn tirsf tune, he a'liled, Mnit nardon ing." fabel looked from Caryll's stern white face to Osborn's smiling one. "I am glad you have come," she said. "Xow we will go for a walk, is T Dro'nised yo'i this morning, and perhaps Mr. CaryU" glancing up at him, "will accom pany us." Hut Carvll muttered something about "returning to the Manor," and after a few casual remarks on either pide. Mabd an-' Mr. Osborn passed on Vigpther under the pine trees, while Cnryll stood there alone, thinking bitterly of all his shatteied hopes. How mistaken he had been in I her, this girl he had loved so well ! She hated poverty, she said, and he knew it. For t'ois he had left the ipiiet town when1 h had learned to love her. and had gone out into the world to work for her, to pain wealth for her, and his lream had been to reMirn and lav chests of co-tuines, usc'l in tab le, in v and on miny similar occa sions, had b.-eii brought do n f o'n t'le attic, and Mrs. Haw thorne was gaily apportioning them t ) her guests. "1 am r v-tiug the vnler of tilings," .she said. ' a d a:n ti ting out toe gentlemen li st, so that they can go off and smoke in peace, while we decide upon nut costumes at our leisure. Then, too, e shall have the advantage of knowing their characteis, while t'.ey will have to 'i.,d out ours to niht by observation. XovyUfjC nUi'is. your turn, and whidioPSr4-Uitii, various costumes will you s dec ?'' 15ut CaryU was not there, an.l a momentary silence fo lowed toe cpuestion. Then a merry, dark eyed girl suggested that they should assign him a character in his ahsenrv, and "Let it be some thing d uk and sombre," she add ed, "for our friend has gr iwn moody of late, until I could almost fancy him to be the victim of an uiir-pi fed' i.asion. Have v u not a brigand's cloak, or a monk'.-, gown and cowl to give him? Or better still, let him appear as Dante; there is something in his profile that suggests Oiottu's por trait, is there not? The Floren tine rone and cap would heroine him rarely, and then he could sigh openly for his fair Beatrice, who ever she may be. Hut here. he comes to speak for himself, though my suggestion is worth considering." 1 CaryU had entered in time lo Ueur the allusi in, and had s en Mabel's face Hush with momentarv a"novanee as her eves encounter- d his from the other side of th room. He smiled rather bittt ily. "Tan as I sigh for no neatr ce.'wonld not the character be misplaced?" he said, "beside, 1 am not tool enough to attempt to niasipierade as a wise man ; hut." as lie caught sight of a suit of mot lev lvii.g near. "let me see if I hae wit enough I'lam.-ment Caryl! had joined him i:i the hall, where several ot'i-r men had l.vtiiv gathered. "What is the matter?" he aske I. "Ihe girdeners lcuse is on (in no dangei of its spreading the onlv wooden biiiiding on the place. 'S.-iv nothing to the others. Whoever is willing tohelp.come!'' Without ai instant's Hesitation all followed him bat one. Osborn said something about "violent e.- itu (1. dues an i smoke to save the child ; n w he was on the etair. ! toning hi- way down, with the b.ihy in his i.rms ; now the stairs .veie tailing all a!out iiim, "ilelpl" Ti.en, with a groan, he would agjin relat sj into uncon b ioiisnesa. But at last hi strong constitu ti.f. j.ot the upper hand ; he r.i i 1 1 - i and cinsciousner-s retiirind. Al ter that his convalesieic-! was ertion and night air, but no one : j ipid, but if was December, and heeded hiui, n'r was he even j snow was on the ground, before he missed, as the men. once out ol i wa s r.-ng enoiige to leave the I'll VM : txs i.'i; Kl.t.lS, HI'MI IA.V fr.t All'' Ol-tf''l. ruon li. Stm- oi'm t Or't- all i U A. the house dashed forward at the top of their speed, girded by the Manor. '1 have no voids in which to light from the burning building in ; thank you for all your unwearied a distant part ol the grounds. I ku d:ies-. ' he naid. as he took' his The lire, whtcti had Diouen out I Je ive. "1 owe mv recoverv to in some lifit shels connected with j your rare, and I know that I have the gardener's cottage, had gained, taxed vour hospitality severely such headway, that by the time ti.ey i'i ached it there was little hope of saving the building. Still they worked aiifully, pissmg 1U Ui:.IVei.n Ol 'Hl'O .,,, a.vo',,( j the ui n with th few small hand- wim the cue of a helpless invalid fo a:l t:ie-e weeks." "Indeed you are wrong, and the dtbi is ail on nnrside, Mr. Carvll," repiied M.s Hawthorne, warmly. "You did noble deed that night, pnmpi that were about tin piaee. ; and 1 coi.ld liardiy tti.ink you But the rlamaf mounted rapidly i mo'e s ncer ly if you had risked and soon the sav that the little j your liie to save my own little house wasdooinel. Thegardener's clidd. But it was "a dcsteiate wifd and sister, vith the children ' thing to do. nevertheless, and 1 wrapped in n things as they can lianl'v yet think of it calmly, na i caugui up in vne;r jiuinc ai th- rlrst a'ariii. were gathered in two little groan near by, watch ing and lou Uv bewailing the de struction of their holil", when sudd- n!y a piercing siiiiek rem tlie air. -Mv babv! My h,dl ! tiiat Mary had the Kiby. is not here ! idi v- ib ' I And theag ni. J n oi o i lion, nt i nt 'n" mi :.eii 1" iM-hed f -r i he risk w as fearful. "If it were not for the ingrati tude of it, after all your kindness, I should s iv I hat the risk oeeined a small tiling to me that night. Lite itseii was a mattei lit li tie ii". men' to me then. 1 was horri biy iiio.hi'l, 1 fear; but now I think 1 a ii in a healthier condi- :::KhiNAKv m . 'iil-c mi.1 Mt" 'iir.riii vvT-t:i;. nry tue-lioij n..-iei, id iir, f 'r,i to tiw t'. ,l:si',s ,,f at. -loii-e-'i t neieiiiiiic prin.-i; tut. oiite t Aw VhsJiju 4 KiKi'lrne 4tn and Ci..i.ljli Still iovtd Ueotge I I 1K- JicuhTBK-H.nioPAriin; thy , I J. fii:iui) ati.l iirrnn i 1. Id ha- and mg v. tuc I he gathered 'jp the suit, accented the jester's cap and hells from Mrs. Hawthorne with mock grav ity, and carried .'u treasures aw ay to his room. That evening the Manor pre sented as gay a picture as could be imagined, it had cea-ed raining in the early afternoon, and Haw thorne ha I ridden forth to invite frietlils from the surrounding country-houses to their impromptu dance, and many of them hail come in strange costumes, hastily ; improvised tor the occasion. And j now, it's usual in such assemblies, couit ladies and cavaliers of a l i eras and nationalitii s mingled j with pretty Bo-peeps am: gvp-ii s, j w bile Beatrice Cenci danced with Iv 'ineo, and Juli- t held eirn -st converse with a Chinese Man ia j riii. j Alif.-gether, they weie a bright and meny throng ; and as Can ll, in his character as Jester, passed from group to group, laughter greeted his In i 1 1 i t tit sallies w.ich. true to his prerogative, spared no one. The evening was half over when he suddenly f mud himself face to face with Mab"l, who ooked love lier than ever as I'oitia, clad in the sc irlet g wn of the young doc tor of the law. "How is it that I find fair I'or tia of the Nineteen' h Century alone?" he exclaim d, with a sh-nh; of sarcasm hi his tone. "Where is my Lord Bassino?"and he looked about him. "I wi.l go seek him. and say I found his iady pining for his company." Mabel colored. "No, stay here. You have not spoken to me before, to-night; why do you avoid me?" she asked. "I avoid no one, 'for misery loves company,' " he replied.. "You called me "Portia of the Nineteenth Century,' " s-he said forward tow-aids ih hon Ilawthorne c ingot h-r a her L-ack. " Yo, , inn t too late; the po littie thing been eutlocaled before this vou would on i v lose our well!" Then some one suddenly d.irte I j out of the crowd. "Wheie i- 'he child? ihereisyet hope will save her if lean," "In the room up over the stai'-s. ' May Heaven hless you!" sobbed' the unhappy woman. I "Cary h. this is inalness! Yon ! must not go, it is certain death !" I thev cried, and tried to hjld iiim i ti' ti of mind, and 1 siiail endeavor to :n i!e hetier use ol the life you iia e i-en hack to me than I piolj.ih'v won! I have done had 1 e-e ip. d t to . niching. A burnt chi d -ii. ads the tire,- you know ; vet beiieve me, I owe you far Hie as it.ore tlmn my light words would i months before i Seem to unplv. Thev h id gro-vn verv fond of ' ar il li n ing t&A rwi...i-cd h o.1tc intii Ont-furil' blm-V. All clU ir..D.i.t ty atundeit ui. his convalescence. Mis. Hawthorne's original liking .strangely itidiH'etent it mean, this revulsion of feeling, this strange uph' hvmI of all ti e old emotions which he thought were one forever? Wou.d he never be able to forg ; . or to calm ly hear her nunc; or Wk, ii need be, upon tier face? remans, in time, thi wished forcahn would come: bir now wild liimnlt. within iiim. The t " Moi-k. iove lie th .light he had sirangied P" was onlv sleeping, and had re I I J. Rokitki' awakened with a t.-iri !c lore; had gained strength, een uuiing itj rep i.se. un i i.ov th.rea'e'ii d to 1 ...... .......t.. i- I i oi lr vi' i.fl ii.r turn that everv minute was 'aking vi'ku.v t.t.u i ...... ..." r ... . ' nun iurtin r aw a v noui iier, nie woman he Os'. nun's wife! Why wa it that his j)assion had slept w bile she was free, or bound only by a word that could have been broken as easily as a silken cord? He might have won her then, in spite ol all; surely she almost loved him once! But no; at her lirst word he had coldly acquiesced; 1 had scorned for aw hile, mid I lieu forgotten her until he learned that she was the wife of another man; and then, with overw helming ton e, his pa--sion rose again and threatened his destruction. .Soon the wide ocean would roll between them, but tin t coulo seuaiate them no further than I lu- few cold wmds which he had blindly let her any. hong before the vessel reached port Caryl I had gained control of himself; but be had passed through a tenible ordeal, and iie felt as if nothing could ever moe him deeply again. It was astern, grave man that entered the ollice of Krii-soti v Company year older than the Caivil wiio had lett there not tive He received their congratulations unmoved, and even hen he was advanced, in recognition of his .services, iie KWIS, M l I'HYSICIA aj .e--i. i.' n "r (fMn.l t h.d ..p..- C KM, V, rtlVS'.illvV Al rtfR- ireii Al -aiii 'irt.;-.. ,. Pi-,-- oih.e li'.t.t"., fr-'ii 9 4. H: :,( PiRO A. Wlit'XKV. PHVSICIAX if ur.'rt.ti. lir-lt .if BHie.ue Him. UI Meiii'il CollB-tf. N- Vork Citv. l)i(.e:i ol women a iet.-iiltv. o,H, in rwttn n on 7th slrtut liei s een C'aljH)oi atiu Via', All.anv orc- DR. M.J HATTOV. PHTSU IAN USD Suriroon, Bliiiulier?r! Block, All.anv, Or. Female diM-jseu clalty. Comult-t.".i free. (U'. HAM.JiC JMN, M. I)., TtomoBrathio J I'hynic'aii. ..itii at Dr. Walla'ii n',1 Hand, liroadiilbiii Hrett. Oitice lioiirs, 7 ta !..; 1 to 3 and (f to s p. m. AITOKVEVS. B T. RCRXBT. L. T. BARIX, 1. W DRAI- UKNiY, BARI.V DRAPER. ATTOR- neys at law, Oiezon Citv, Oregon. Twen tv yean xperien .e v r-lister of thj L. .S. Land Ottli-e t Oreaon City and in tlie lar. ! I'raitice recnmiiK-ndii us in nur spei-'ji.tv i'Usinesn Uef.ire the -!.:ind Office o- the caurfi mul itiv .Ivin the practice in the e"c-J Land Office. nC. WATSON", attorney-at-law, AI-i . Or..i('jn. Olfi: ill Strahan block J. X. DL XCAX ATTORN E V- T La w and notary public o hoe in the trah i I'm...-., rooii' o. I auu z. j . . .. n K. k. !!lai kbi kv w KXI tiir ILAvKi;i'KN, i WlilrtHTAlToRNEN AT 1 Law. APiany Or-Kuii. .ift.ee in o : 1 ellow'j Ten n, Ic. prai-tice in all iD-jr.i feit f " a!"l ti special attention t ) a:i j buHineii for htm nad stienctheiied into a strong feeling of friendship, whiie her husband admired more and more cer:ain (-telling qualities which showed more plainly upon close acquaintance.. And Car 11 him? elf was, as he had said, in a healthier condition back: but he shook theniot!', and dashed through the opet:; door and of mind than he hid been for some out of their sight. time. He knew that I e must be- Minutes passedr-and thev seem-' gin afresh, for the position he had i over bv the wagonette, thinking , . ..i I,.,. . .. ...i. ..ui.. . .. . ei tours to mose who were hem had ot necessity oeen uiiea : u would Lie plea-ant to wa.k to watching oagerlv for Caryil to re- doring his ioiig illnei-e, and now he ; tiie Manor bv the hort -ut had no wish to supersede the man throtign the woods, and up tlie who was doing his old work well, j path by the liver. It. ..s a dillicitlt thing t ) find a I It was all s i familiar, and yet he good opening, but Caiyll had was so change I ! The trees" we'e Drains, and he had no doiiht but bare, and the Wivember sunshine that he would suec-e 1 in lime. bhoi.e aslant upon h:in through Stili it was wi th some surprise j the open in twoi K of the bratn he-. that earlv m tie- winter lie rceived j liv and bv he leached the ..iove ol store K. U Koh era block, over L. K. tilyir. Alllnmr l.iK lltM l,e follnl ill ll.UI.t.KlilS CilAKLMfc. Alf.IKM:T ,.1 , Tl ", r:u.ll , ,l . , 'ttlx III r'li.Il." I ii ii noioaii vii'i.iiiu noui i i .i . ii ,i thorne, congratulating him upon his success, ami a king iiim to come i nd see them at tlie Manor at Ids lirst opportunity. Tlie follow ing day Cary'd resoived t run low n and spend the night witti them. When he arrived at the f-tai ion. he bent his ha"d-bag J. Kiirm V.-VATIIKKKOHI. AmitNEV AT aw, Altiauy, Oregon. ''t in the IJI-ok. Wiil pra-ti. o a!l t. w i-rturtM )( thesute. na give sia. attct.iica to all tmxiueha J appeaj --rnndeiily there was a heaVy crash wiihin, and then dese volumef of smoke and ll.inie poured out of the open door. "The stairs have fallen!" some one said, and then a moment alter out from the scotching Haines came Carvll's fall figure, wrapped A'lES P ME.VII. A rTORN K Y-AT-L W and title examiner. A I ban v. Or. Witt pnctii-e in all th-c."irt of the 8tte. A strict, of title fnrnialici 911 i,hort n"ti . Ten yfar experience in a blanket he mid hastily caught 1 the oiler of a position of high trust i pine-trees by the liver.. It w;is up. He reeled forward a few steps ' 011 I such as is rarely attained by a here, hardlv moi" man a vear ago, thai he had quurieled with her, in-lead ol trying to win her love: He had called her frivolous and ie eiiscd In r of caprice; and then had tieated her with seor.i because she chose hoii'-ved llai- uncoticious ot the cries ot joy with which he was greeted, and then 'ell into tlie friendly arms held out lo receive nlm. A niulHedirv came from be neath the blanket, and there casped close 'o Ins Dreast was tlie 1 and tlie answer strugglirg chili'' iinhuit! lut i chara -teristic. man, however well qiiilmed to till it, tvithout the aid of inllueiice 111 high places. lie at once felt sure Unit he owed it to Hawthorne, and as he was not. 111 toivn. a; vll w ro'.e to linn. was i-hort SKCKKT SOCIKTIES. L. W.Sifetv Lrtlire- No. 13: itx'.f everv Mondv eveniii'' at rl. A U I hill on Terry Ht.reet. Leiwecn Second an.l i 'I hini. A'unv, o.-.'.i'i. StranTerii in Tr.'i j . ii , and Traiwicnt i.ri-thren rurdinliv iniitel ; 10 afei .1. t it -I'll, pon l'..st No. S, A. 1". I -v tints at the li. A H. If:ill t,e fr.s...ind Sfcod Ko::r'f3 Kri'I. e, cf tach tirbi h i lr.e.f 'omra.lcs l:e o..i-v-i- ftlJhA mir, 1. is- with n K. '!.. . An 1 . Con. in ii...-r here, vou would be less disagree- "Yon never used t,. tbinK nie ' diragr-je.'.b'.e,'' he answered quick- it nil t l.ar fnot a.l ,l.-n. l , ! 0 lent. . , i gtioi i ng i is rep i y. ",m life'o making hers beautiful and!1 so unmisiaKaoiy mo.iern mat happy. He had been so sur that Then a-d now are very iliirer 'nt." siie rep'ied col li.: "as dit ft -ent as life at Hillside is from this a Haw thorne M.inor." iie t I'U-'I and loikel a her, ..nd th- n. "! do not understand v. i at all I" : e burst "-.lr impelii- l'-.y. "What h;ss . hanged you j so? " Y"ti weie s gentle, so lova- h''- in evry way : but now I can- i no; tin I the M-.ihel i have always ( kr- i.vn in vou at all! Kver since i I iine last night. 1 have tried to I sf ak w tii yoti alone, mid you j have avoided' me. And now you, seem so heartless and frivolous What caprice has taken possession vou?" -'he looked at him with sco-n. "If this is what you brought me here to listen to, I will go back," she said. "No, no!" hi? exclaimed quickly "but your coldness has made me wild." I do not kno'v what I have said, but Mab d, I love you so I ir.iist speak .low !" A strange -pn fsion came into the girl's face. "You have waited too long.'' she said (utterly "and now i i ;o h.te!" And she turned a ay from him. He nut ot:' a detaining hand, and in ii voice that was strangely intense ;ml i-uiet, he said: "We must underst md e.uh other now, wi'.atevrr cd. ties. Mabel, you must have k envn t hat I loved you. and yo .r reproach is most untust. I "ii; I not si e: k b-fore, she loved him! And surely she must have known !!a!i! sh w is not worth regretting, s-he would sell herself to the highest bidder! If he could has-e told her then, "1 too am rich," would she not hive cho'en him nerhaps? l!ut she j should never have the chance! A t "r all, she was nothing to l.im J he did not really care, it wns a ! mere idea." He roused himself, and, puliino his hat tlown over his eyes, turned hastily towiirl the Mi nor. It was not late, and he could cit'-h the evening train ba k o t wn. After what had h ijipened h". could not stay, lie mu-t fnnl Hawthorne and te 1 him what? Her name could not be mentioned! Rut he would look out ot i)hc- in the Venice of Shvlock's time?"' " h ro. yo'l look the eh:ir cter to the life ; but in these .legener ite days even our lovely I'oitia's are changed. Now the old story is re versed, and the caskets of iead, :nid silver, and. gold ore brought for Portia to choose from, and she is wise enough to take the gold, no matter to whal manner of man it may belong. Now Portia savs, "1 see you, 1 ord Hassino. where you st ind, such as yon are. Would vou were trebled twenty times yourself, with thousand times much more gold, ten thousand times more ri.-h '' Right well does our modern Po, '- know 'the qul 'tv of motiei --"it of mercy' " . Her eves Hashed as she drew because our sis: the place of a n. acted a p.omi-o would not speak ier vou a In-nie. who stands in 'her to von. ex- from me that I until I could ol- 'Yon are a poo- man,' she s id, 'and .Mabel is very voting. Hir.d her bj no p- eidse vet it would n t he laiv to I t r ; "but if she loves you, she will un derstand: and when yon en oiler, her a home that is worthy of her. come again.' Mabel, I thought yon kn- v ! a' was wiiy I we::t awav :t: t I me! I5y what ngtit '"Only the fool's privilege tf speaking the truth, fair lady. Re sides, I spoke of Portia, no one elpe. Rut if tne cap fits, it is at . . . . ... . . I liortaolf nn ill UTi.riie n'riiij .i h. could not leave po suddenly with-1 " ' , 1 ' , - out reason And it never n.'-enrred ! manly. How dare you 1 1 insult to him to invent an excuse to serve his put pose! So there seemed nothing left for him to do Kut stay tne week out, and see as little as possible f.t Mabel and this lover of hers during that time, Carvll would turn away and try to cruth his involuntary thought of "I could forgive htr if she had chosMi one who was worthy"! with "They are worthy, one of the ! other!" " " i And then he would plunge reck-1 lessly into the pleasure of the n.o-' ment' devote himself to the fairest i vour me!" And with a mocking bow- he held his cap and bauble out to her. P.v this time the by-play had been observed, and others gathered near: while Mrs. Hawthorne, as unlike her assumed character of Lady Macbeth as a gentle, graci ous woman could well be, ex- Carvl. himself, blackened and scorched, with a g;vat ga-h across his head from the falling beams, lay there insensible. They improvised a litter, and, as gently and us quickly as they could, they carried him back to the Manor. Two of the party went on ahead to see tnat the hall was free from guests, foi they dreaded the ghastly etb-et of the litter, with its unconcious burden, appearing suddenly in the midst of a group of merrymakers. Th.-y were assem bled in the sunper-room. however, and the hallway for tne moment was quite deserted. The doors, through which they could hear the sound of voices and laughter, were quickly closed, and tlien swiftly they Pore their insensible companion up the stairway to his room. But. unknown to them, there had been one spectator to thi scene. A few moments before Mabel had gone to her room to repair some damage her gown had met with in the dance, and eom;ng down again, had been at the h-.t . of the stairs when -he saw them e.iii-r the h.t.l. As :hev pa-seii under tlltj great hanging lamp, the light tell lull upon the seu-eless figure, and in a moment she saw 1hi ghastl.t d.- -.ired face, and the scorched arm and hand hung pow erless over tne side ui tne li' ter, a hi. e she recognize ! tne burned and discolored garments :s the suit of motley which Caryil had worn. She shrank back into the shad ow am mg the draperies and no one saw her. though they parsed so near as to a. most touched them as they went by. had disappeared mere, conscious ol nothing hut a dull sensation of misery, until at last she heard footsteps again and looking up, she saw Hawthorne coming quickly along the hall. Then she went forwaid and laid her hand upon his arm ; she wa so white and still, that she might wrote Haw- "My dear fellow, i home, "whatever position has been oll'en d to vi u, accept it with out hesitation. 1 do not congrat-' the mate you, because it is not halt what you deserve; but I shall congratulate Krieson cS: Company if ihev succeed in securing your valuable services. " I o not forget that ihe Manor doors are always open, and a hearty welcome awaits you from Mrs. Hawthorne and myself, whenever yov can spare the time to come. "Always cordially yours, ' A urn c it Ha w ti i okn k' ' In the early summer an im portant matter of business necess itated immediate, personal atten tion in Kngland, and lo Caryll's siirpri-e, the linn appointed him to go over and at end to it. He had oei line' 10 receive the necessary i s r .i li-.ns, pay a Hy ing visit t" ne ., a or to diid tne Hawthorn '.-g. i!-lye, and then start otl o.. tne :i;st steamer that I -ft New o k. Hester d in arranging the on -mess 1. 1 a highly sdishieiorv ii r. :m ' iieio'd u 1 1 -x;nca t oils, thi'llgli H Kept Inlli dnaj longer iImii he had expee'ed. The muiiner and early autumn h id p i.ssed ; November i.ad come an I Caryil was si i'i In Loudon. Rut now at la-t all was settled and the next day he was to sail, iie had been to the hankers lot tiie l.ir-t time, and now was hast 'ii ii'g back to hi, hotel, when sud denly a voice, with which he ha I no p easant associati ns, exclaim : "Carvll ! by Jove !" He looked up and found himseli I '.ce. to face with ieorg - Osbiru. i.ong a- er tiny .. rlliH N in lt,.,i tl'" had i.o i tea that v, claimed, comedy woman, laugh V ith the merriest. iest with the brightest tl.oiudi nil the while he onlv saw Iter face, i nerfej' They found him a brilliant com panion during those daws when he was in torture, tie n ;h his i; was "Why, Portia dear, what are you tao playing apt to be biting and. 'his s:ir-asni keen. onie of the guest" ; had were own that .Id trie':. Mi i this time become his m:ii mis. d th.it place bftW'. I and a'i'i t'mi lam e of i: ;o:,l n in n-el had tnein. vet l reallv g lessed the truth. It was a rainv ni'.irnii.g. Manor Carvll gli bv -r had V ST- 'takeii t.o o:lc ten shower boating i'.'iiy w ! a'? e I for that i f cv :it-.r,v I iad put an end to the h:ch ha'i !een ar-: lay. find now nio-st service; pi ay wear it for j almost have been tauen fo- the ghost of the brilliant Portia oi an hour ago. "1 saw you," she said faintly, "s vou came in. What has hap pened? Oh Mr. Hawthorne, is he ; dead?" I "Not dead, thank (rod!" he j answered quickly, "though d in- , gerously hurt, I fear. Th' ie has j been a fire, and he saved a child's life at the risk of his own.. I am: going for the doc'or; say nothing ' yet to the others." Then he bur- j ried on, and at the foot of the stair j was met by Osborn, who was seek- j ing her no doubt, tie, too, stopped I Hawthorne. i For weeks Caryli lay between! life and death in his upper room. ' Rrain fi-ver h:'.d resulted trcm the j f tliing h -anis, and he had also j ii-en severely hurne.l. i t-y one the guest? depa-ted, j and .sti.i theie, heavily uncon-1 scions, or else In his delt-riurn going tlirough with nainfu! mirmte ness tiie scenes of tliut ventmi night. Now he was the mad .lis ter, with a word for eveiy one; now lie v. as : aching : l.r jug a biitid .Nocoineuv, out a tarce, re ! plied Mah-I, quickly. "This pre ; sumptions .b ster has chos-en to i usurp my character of a 'Iianiel I come to judgemeiil ,' and offers- m,. his fools cap instead ; but I will ! not deprive him of what becomes ; li s head so well." And linking her arm in 1 ady Macbeth'?, Portia turned end left him without another word. I - f ''li-vl stoo' th re. .!i!l a siirnrise; J u weie in Lon don," said Caryil. "We have only just arrived ; in fact, Caryli, I am a subject for congratulation; 1 am her on my wedding-trip, and am still enj-j"-ing the honeymoon." In uite "of himseli, Caryll's ustiil eli-control was shaken. However he managed tc mutter something civii, and Osborn was so much taken up with his own jj.tr.ti r thaf he noticed nothing amiss in Caryll's manner. "You really must come and dine with us to-night; we are stopping it the (irand, and Mrs. Oshorn will he delighted to see vou," he went O" :he often speaks of r with hi ri.t f Haw! roor-. an I b... k.'iie.2 h. 'i f n e 1 iving iis;r. eve has 1 s he u night t'l v !e iving '. as their ev.'s Carvll. at th i ra-i? o:t !ti g -r your risking your lite m tliat (Quixotic f.is'iio'i last fall at the Manor. 1 lech rel am souietiuies inclined to be jea ous, she makes such a hero of jou. I see tiiai falling beam has left vou an ugly scar across your face." Oaryl! clinch-d his hands in his etlorts to control h m-'elf ind speak with apparent unconcern. "Thank you," he -:i;d. "but it j will pe impossible f..r m to come. even to call, us I am on the j point of itaving London. 1 goon i to Liverpool this nftcrnoon, and jsail to-niorro'v. Piay give my i co'eoatt:!ations to Mis. Oshorn ; an !. go., d-bye." j No more troubled spirit ever p vd a siean.i-; 's deck than C..rvll otl the iollow ing night. Wiiat (Vii and ' terv and wealth to his h;u -li w r ts- and ji iveity : Mie wa i i.-id : tor even now whal could he "lb r her in c )mp irisoii w iih Osborn. if she weie free? If she were free ! Ah, remorseful agony cd the though'! What did it mean? Could iie never free himself from this love? would it always rise up in this way and haunt him like a ghost, all his life long? Like a ghost? What is this figure coming up the path toward him, clad in a soft black gow n, and with the sunlight changing the golden hair on her bent head into a crow n of glory ? She is coming neater, nearer; her light footfall on the pine needles under foot. Has Ins love and loiuing wrought this spell a d brought her again oefore him for an Instant, only to fade away from before his eves forever? Or can it be ? "Mabel ! ' ' She was veiy near before she raised the bent head and saw him Then she started a littie, and there was no trace f color in her face; but she only said "Kveiett!" in the old glad wav, and held cut her hand. He grasped it, tightly to assure himself thdt this was no flootieg vision, and in spite of ihc i ,,,iu it gave In r. s e smi'e '. ou are tin pi.se.i to see tne here,'' she said. "Then you had not heard th't '"' t-ister is dead, and lam with Mrs. Hawthorne again ; not a a guest this I time, but as her companion." "I'.iit 1 do not understand," stammeted; "1 thought that a id (shorn " "She turned her face aav. tried to withdraw her hand Osborn married Miss Alison a mon'h ag; lo yon not r member ne eting le-r here last fa'l ?" "but you How dared he tritle wih vou!" Caryil exclaimed hotly. Her face llusiml c:iinson. "No. n". no; you do not "nderstand He was very kind; I I asked him to release n.e. It it was an her caprice, perh'ps." Caryil dr-w her towards him. 'Mabel!" I ean hardy believe that I am not dreiming! You askd him to release you when?" "Tne morning after you were hint." she murmured. "O Kverett! 1 saw vou tiiat night, ad for aAhi'.e I thought that y-"i were dead." There was a pitiful tremor in her voice, but in another moment she was tight'y clasiied in his strong arms, and lit held her as, if he would never let her go. "My love," he said, "my darling, if 1 had only known ! I under stand at last ; but with your own swept lios tell me why you asked for your release?" '"Because even a modem Poitia may change her mind,'' she said. 4.8 nil Mirir.iins. jARTIKH MCsfKINi HURVX1INO MVt CAN .8- j tuin a ;,'nratc nd prnne.T ..rk l,y call':: ni-'ii e-.H.nty surveyr;! r. T. T. F;st,er. Ha h:vu'o;ip;eU; .0i'.-i? of 2eld iieti? and tow n ship ii'itta, anil is prepare 1 rodo ni)r.eir.jf in anv jart of I. inn cotirav. Posiotr;-.' vi'treM. Miilerii stati.m. Linn cu nv.oreiton. (r AVKRS, ARCIHTKCT ANt SCHER J. intendant. Orti over Kimt Natiooa! lianklMiildinir, Alliany, Or. Work noliciu J from nil i.rt of hi omntv O.NEY TO LOAN' HOME CAPITAL ON i?l itoihI real eatate nevurity. For particu tare enquire of Ot-.. Humphrey. r EVERK HOUSE, ALbAXV, OR.-CHAS i I'fcifler, Prop. Only first eclane boua ii the city. Lnrc sample rooms for com mcrcial mt-u. No Chinan:et employed in t44 kitchen. Oeneral stave ottii Corvalhs. 1 IS. WISV. ACEXT 1 inic tin;, lit,- uni ar:: i c tartie. THE .VD. FIRST BATI0S4LBASK 'T1RANSACTS A JL UL'SixitSs,. OKI E3AL BAN KINO rRl'sDIINT L. Fl.l.N.V. vick ri'.KsioKST s. k vorso. AS1I1KH K. W. L,A';-0N. ' he Vol! and Mr. . K. Yr'j, t.. E. W. Lanodon se-.sire t ly sliioh s C'atarrJi lic..tei . ir s ."' -ents. Na.il Injo.ctor tree. For i.e 1 y For lanjo l-a.-k j rruu P.aster- i M it or'-hes. use n. 'h a L BAN Y i I i alsam; i I 1 i OREGCii Its 9 Mr. Julius (r-ndwoM. j'tojirietor of the iolden Rule P.azaar store, informs- u- that be invite-' the general public who desire to pur chase any holiday present--! to hurry nn, as l is foods are iroinv: very fast, and New Year's is too i-'tc at band to m ike new orders, lie 8fi,l lias pl'tiiy of btiiutif il holiday K'ooda. I'i'.t, ha cann. t tell how 'ong they will last, and some items aie abeady eold cut. A Lull Cc rps of Instructors. Classical, sci tific, literary. 01 mtr.i-rci. nd nomial cla-sK. t'oursesof tu.iy ar rainre.1 to mwt the nei-d ..f all irroufi of ntuiientH. ' 8r ial ind'U-eti cuts effrisi t stu.lents from .ilroa.L Tuition rantres from 5.50 in 2.5d Per Term. Instrumental inntnirtion in n wiu t (riven hy MiKS liiim Ooltra. Board in private t .inilii at low n'K. xr.i t'Miiw for self Soar.lin at small expense. A mreftil sup'Tviniou exercised O'er k'ny frotc home. For circul irs and full particulars, al:res the presider.t. REV. Et.BERT X. CONMT, Allwriy, Ort'tfoc, JOHN SCHMEER'S Livery. Feeds Sale statue drrner Second and ElUworth St AZ.BAX1', - - ORKGON Tl oasKS koabito hy 'he riav or cion-.h Car 11 ria-es ortuarira on rtAsomMe ?erir, vrnl h Pi
