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CHAPTER VII. !
We will now return to look a little into
the welfare of Mrs. Nevergail and her
sorrowful niece, after they had reached
the home of their relative, Mr. Charles
Rogers, in Charles street, Liverpool, and
bidden the handsome young physician
farewell, who had cared for them both
so tenderly during their passage across
the Atlantic.
It need only be said, in reference to
that farewell, that the tears rushed to
the hazel eyes of Ethel as she saw him
disappear in the distance, and a great
and lonely void seemed suddenly to have
dropped into her heart.
She knew not why she had taken such
a deep interest in this grave and often
pre-occupied stranger, but from the first
word of kindness he had spoken to her,
the first glance into his earnest eyes, she
had felt towards him as she had never
done towards any person of the opposite
sex before.
But now it was all over, he had gone,
and henceforward she can but learn to do
without him. For a day or so it had al
most seemed an impossibility, but with
the rapid failure of her aunt's strength
her thoughts were forced into another
channel, and her own lonely feelings had
to be pushed aside for the more moment
ous and important one of their impend
ing separation.
The third week was drawing to a close
and the young girl had thrown herself
upon her knees by the bedside of the
Invalid to catch the last words that she
had to speak in her ear. At her request,
he had been left alone with her child,
and now, with her hand in hers, she mur
mured: ; "Ebhei, darling, I feel that I have but
a few hours more to be with you, as my
strength is fast waning; but while I may,
Z wish to tell you what I thought might
be kept from your ears until your twenty-first
birthday; but as I shall not be
with you then, I must impart to you now
en important secret, and give into your
charge some documents not to be opened
until that day. My dear, will you take
these papers, and promise me that you
will not break their seal untif that time
arrives?"
"I will, dearest aunt: rest assured I
will do exactly as you wish."
"The papers I speak of, then, are in
my trunk, inside a small wallet. Take
charge of them immediately, and be sure
to aottend to them at the time I mention.
Now, I must tell you a fact that I have
withheld from your knowledge for the
best of reasdns, and in order to keep a
solemn pledge of secrecy given to your
father when a babe. I took you, as you
are aware, when a child of a few weeks
old, as my own had died, as well as my
husband's sister, who was your dear
mother.
"You were so young, and to be so en
tlrely ours until your twenty-first birth
day, that all thought it best to call you
by our own name. I now tell you, for
the first time what has been kept secret.
Your father still lives, but for various
reasons did not wish to claim you or be
known to you until that time. I have
Informed him of my husband's death,
my failing health, and of my return to
England. I have also given him Cousin
Rogers address, who will tell him where
you can be found when that date arrives.
"I will only add that there is nothing
to be ashamed of in your birth. You are
a true gentlewoman, and when twenty
one will come into possession of
property sufficient for your support; but
this fact is not to be generally known.
Four months will elapse before that
time comes, and I can leave only enough
to bury me' and purchase suitable
mourning apparel for yourself.
"I dare not leave you without a pro
tector and guardian, and as our present
host is poor and has a struggle to pro
vide for his own six children and wife,
I have written to my brother. Sir Regi
nald Glendenning, asking him to take
charge of you. I told him unless he did,
you would be obliged to earn your own
living, and I hated to send Jou out into
the world alone for such a purpose. I
asked him if you could not be of use in
some way to him, until the fifth of Oc
tober, when you would be otherwise pro
Tided for. This letter must be sent af
ter my interment. Let him be notified of
my death and invited to my funeral;
then, after all is over -and your mourn
ing garments are made, send him the let
ter. "Now, my love, I wish you to promise
me that you will go to him if he sends
for you. and assist him in whatever ca
pacity he offers, even though it may be
distasteful. Will you do this for your
dying aunt, Ethel, my child"
"I surely will," was the low reply, sob
bed out almost with a wail; "but I can
not think of your dying. O, auntie! I
have loved you so, how can I live with
.out you?"
" 'As thy day, so shall thy strength
be." is all I can say. God will comfort
you, and in a few more months your
father will claim and protect you. But
what i this? I cannot see! 1 am grow
ing numb cold! Ethel Ethel I am
dying!"
She spoke no more, and as Mr. and
Mrs. Rogers hastened back to the "room
at Ethel's hurried call, they saw that
he was indeed breathing her last.
Ethel mourned, as one with such a
lcvlug heart would naturally do, over
her great loss, but amid all her grief
he remembered distinctly every direc
tion she had received from those loved,
dying lips. The package spoken of was
hidden instantly amid her own posses
Ions, and a message dispatched to tfce
baronet.
The next day a telegraphic dlspateh
aantmoned the young girl Immediately
to the presence of the baronet, saying
that he was ill. and needed her at once."
An hour later saw her seated In a rail
way tram on her way to the HalL Poor
girl; she Utile know what awaked her
there!
CHAPTER VIII.
"Has she earner asked Sir Bogteala
BY EMILY THORNTON .
Author of " Roy Russbll's Ruue,"
"The Fashionable: Mother, ' ' Etc
Glendenning of Lady Constance, as ho
distinctly heard a carriage stop before
the door, and his own coachman's voice
speaking to the horses.
"She has; shall she be brought direct
ly to your presence?"
"Yes; and see to it that no one enters
this room until they are summoned, as I
wish to see this girl alone. Do you hear?
Alone! entirely alone!" replied the baro
net. Lady Constance withdrew, and very
soon reopened the door to usher in and
present to her sick husband Ethel Never
gail, his sister's adopted niece, then in
stantly retired, closing the door behind
her. Very beautiful looked the young
girl as she stood by the side of the bed,
her heavy crape veil thrown back, re
vealing her sad, sweet face and large,
pitying eyes.
"Oh, sir!" said she, after an eager,
yet half haughty greeting. "I grieve to
see you so helpless! Have you just been
injured?"
"Yes; this morning I was thrown from
my horse, and am to lie here helpless
for months. I sent for you then, in an
swer to a letter received a few moments
before the accident from my sister, writ
ten before her death. In that she asks
me to give yon a-home for. four months in
return for any service I may wish ren
dered. I sent, because I need assist
ance: immediately of a very peculiar na
ture. Are yon willing to undertake it,
at a fair salary?"
"Probably. I can tell better when I
hear what the duties will be."
"Before I tell you that, I wish you. to
hand me the small Bible you see upon
that table."
With wondering eyes, Ethel handed
him the book.
"The duties to be performed are of a
purely confidential nature. No human
being must know what I tell you. Wife,
nephew, niece, man servant, nor maid
servant must ever know that you do more
than read to and amuse me, write my let
ters and attend to my daily business af
fairs. The true duties will be perform
ed in half an hour each evening, alone.
Will you swear on this book to keep my
secret?"
"I will swear, If yon will assure me
that these duties can be done with a pure
conscience, and that they are -perfectly
proper for mo to do."
"I assnre you you can do them with
perfect propriety. Will you tako the
oath?"
"I will," came from the lips of the
trembling girl, reluctantly, it must be
confessed, but still came, because of the
promise given to her dying aunt that she
vould not refuse his offer.
"Then kiss that book, and repeat af
ter me these words: 'I, Ethel Nevergain,
swear I will tell no person the nature of
ny nightly duties, and that I will per-
torm them to the best of my ability.'
Again Ethel shuddered, yet did as he
required; and, after kissing the book,
repeated the words.
Sit down, and come very close, so yon
can hear, while I whisper the secret.
Now," he continued, "listen to me in
tently. I have in my possession a very
rare animal, one entirely unknown. It
is the property of a friend, and I am
secretly taking care of it for him. He
is absent now abroad, searching for more
wonders to add to a collection. On his
return he is going to exhibit all, and ex
pects to realize a fortune by doing so,
which I am to share. Now, although
wealthy, I love money, and always have;
therefore, I take every care of this crea
ture, iu order to obtain more gold. No
human being, save myself and its owner,-
aware of its existence. It is hidden in
a ruined part of this house in fact, in
a concealed room, the existence of which
no one knows but myself, and in close
connection with, but not in, a place we
call 'The Haunted Tower.' What I wish
you to do is this: I myself have always
fed this ape, or ourang-outang, for It pos
sesses some of their, nature, and if he is
not attended to he will starve. About
ten every evening you are to do this for
me.
"A basket is always standing in a cer
tain place in the ruined part. A person
I pay well comes every evening, under
a promise of secrecy, and puts food in
it. You must get this basket, go through
a long, cov.ered corridor that connects
this tower to the main building and opens
directly into a small hall, or passageway
near your room, and the door from your
room is hidden by a wardrobe.
Open it, and pass through, taking a
knife of a peculiar shape that you will
find in a bookcase drawer in your room,
together with plenty of candles and
matches for your use, also there; and to
this drawer I will give you the key.
You will find several of these knives
pot there, for fear one might accidentally
get broken. Take one, with a lighted
candle, I say, go down the passage to the
tower, then count on the wall from the
door that leads up the tower stairs, back
ward, three panels, into a seeming crack
that you will see there Insert the knife
point, and then turn It around three
times, when the panels will fly apart, re
vealing a small opening, where a set of
revolving iron shelves will be seen.
"On these place the food. Water is in
the room, where the creature can help
himself, as he wishes it. Keep and re
store the basket to its place; also be sure
and keep the knife. Push then the
shelves, and they will turn slowly around,
and come back to you witn tbe plate
empty.
"After this, replace the panel and re
turn to your room silently. That will bo
all for about two or tares weeks, wnsn
I shall add a small service, such as plac
ing a light of a certain nature in tha
tower, and winding up a little machinery,
Will you do an this?" asked ha, eagerly
"Yes, half moaned the poor girl,
whoso soul shrank In horror from tha
task; "If yea assure mo I will not bo
harmed by the boast.''
"You never will. He is chained to a
heavy iron bolt; besides, this room ho is
lav has no windows or doors, being light
ed from the ceiling, and there Is no mod
of reaching him, save by those shelves. CI
could not; yon can never even see him,
or be seen by Mm.' When my friend re
turns, and wants him, we will unscrew
the iron shelves, and so take him hence.
: "Will yon stay now, as he must-be seen
to this very night?" asked Sir Reginald,
after a pause. "You can send for your
trunks when you wish. I will pay you
twenty pounds a month."
'I will stay."
"Then please ring the bell you -see yon
der, as I must inform my wife."
The bell brought a footman, woo took
the desired message, and Lady Constance
soon appeared. -
"Miss Nevergail Is to remain. Sne is
to be my amanuensis, reader, and assist
you- and the nurse generally, in my care.
wish the room next uus prep area lor
her immediate use."
'Why dhat one? It will not be wise to
put her there."
'Wise or not, there she goes, so nave it
in readiness."
CHAPTER IX.
In about an hour , a servant maid en
tered, to say that the room was in readi
ness. Taking up her bonnet ana wrapsy
the young girl passed through the front
hall into the room adjoining, wnicn sne
found exceedingly beautiful. It had evi
dently always been exclusively a guest
chamber, and so richly was it furnished,
that she guessed at once why Lady Con
stance had objected to ibs daily use.
As soon as the maid had witharawn.
Ethel commenced an examination of the
implemcnts Sir Reginald had mentioned.
The bookcase he had spoken ol she knew
had been carried thither from the library
for her use since her arrival. The draw
erto which he had given her a key of a
peculiar shape was a secret one, found,
as he had whispered, behind the dooks.
and remembering his directions, she pro
ceeded to open it, after carefully locking
her door.
There lay the three singularly shaped,
large knives, with long, sharp-pointed
blades,' there, also was a china candle
stick, with three or four dozen wax can
dles. Matches were in a large nn dox,
ready for constant -and instant use. .
Refastening the drawer, and replac-
ine the books, the young girl proceeded
to the wardrobe on the opposite side of
the room, and unlocking it, she saw at
the back a door bolted on her side, which
gave her an immediate feeling of se
curity. Softly drawing the bolt, she looked out
into a email passage that led merely from
her own room to a similar door inside
a wardrobe she had seen in the baronet's..
These two rooms communicated with
this little passageway from the inhab
ited part of the house, and these alone.
Directly opposite her door was a smaller
one, which she at once knew must lead
to the Haunted Tower, and deserted
rooms, belonging to this singular old
mansion.
Retreating to her own apartment'
through the wardrobe, Ethel bathed her
face and hands, smoothed her hair, and
once mote turned towards the room of
the invalid.
At the threshold, however, she met old
Mrs. Fredon. the nurse, who had been in
the family for years, who whispered that
the baronet had fallen asleep, therefore,
she might walk around the grounds if
she chose.
Feeling that the fresh air would revive
her shrinking spirit, Ethel tripped down
the broad staircase and stepped upon
the piazza. As she did so, she almost
ran against a gentleman just entering.
Raising her eyes to apologize, she
found herself face to face with Dr. Elf en-
stein, the kind friend that she had part
ed with a few weeks before. He was as
much astounded as herself it seemed, at
her unexpected appearance.
"Is it possible that this can be Miss
Nevergail?"
"It is, indeed; but I can scarcely be
lieve this my friend, Dr. Elfenstein. How
is it we meet in this unexpected place
and manner?"
"I was about calling on my patient,
Sir Reginald Glendenning, when, instead
of being received by a servant. Miss Nev
ergail comes flying towards me. How is
it you are here? I see by your black
robes that your aunt must have passed
away! But come out upon the piazza.
as you were about to do, and tell me of
yourself.
Passing from the door to the shadow or
the trained vines, followed by the phy
sician, the young giTl related the occur
rences of the last few weeks.
"Did I understand that you were to re
main here some time?"
"Yes! I am to be Sir Reginald s secre
tary, amanuensis and reader. Jfor this,
and helping to amuse him, I am to re
ceive a good salary, and will have a home
for the summer.
(To be continued.)
Money in Railroading.
A New York boulevard car was go
ing north one day recently when, with
a sudden jar, the current was thrown
off and the passengers were bumped
rudely together. The car came to a
standstill. The motorman, says the
New York Times, threw open the front
door and ran back to the conductor
on the rear platform.
They exchanged a few words; then
both ran through the car to the front
platform. Every passenger sat mute
with surprise. Suddenly the car start
ed, and then backed. Then it started
again, and once more backed. Then
It stopped. Off jumped motorman and
conductor, and as the astonished pas
sengers looked out of the windows
they saw the two men down on their
bands and knees, trying to crawl un
der the car. Presently, with an ex
clamation of delight, the motorman.
covered with mud and grime, slowly
emerged. Entering the car and hold
ing up for Inspection a ten-dollar bill.
he said:
"Excuse me, passengers, for jarring
.you and keeping you waiting; but
came near running over this ten-dollar
bill, and I hated to do it and leave It
for tha motorman on tha car behind
me."
Patience And aha said ho fell at
her feet.
Patrice on, well, u ha fell any
where In the room it would be near
her feet. Yonkers Statesman.
Suicide In Russia
Fully X500 persons commit suicide
In Russia vary yeazw
This traveling business is all right
as long as you stick to getting or
ders," said the young man as he wear
ily put down his grips and registered.
"But sometimes a fellow makes a fool
ol himself."
"Why, what's wrong?" asked tin
hotel clerk, as he wrote the traveler's
name down on a little slip of white
paper.
"You know Jackson that grocery
salesman who stops here. I met him
on the train up in Wisconsin among
the Inland lakes. Every time the train
stopped some prosperous-looking man
would get on with a bunch of ducks.
By the time we head reached Oshkosh
Jackson and I had it all fixed up that
we would go duck hunting. He said
he was born and raised in that part
of the country and knew of an old
slough that the ducks simply couldn't
pass, and we could shoot as many as
the law allowed. It is fine to plan a
hunting trip-better than getting or
ders on the books.
"We rented a complete outfit, from
suits to guns, and started early in the
afternoon. It was a fine day for ducks
so the man said who rented us the
layout and held all the rest of our
money on deposit In case we dian t
come back.
"I don't want to be a knocker, but I
really don't think Jackson knows much
about duck shooting. We sneaked
along the shores of a small river, then
along a lake, crawling under barb
wire fences and over wooden fences
and making new trails through thick
underbrush. It snowed most of the
time and rained the rest I never saw
so many ducks before in my life,' but
THE HANSOM
A FAVORITE MODE OF TRAVEL.
The means of locomotion most affected in Korea is shown in the accom
panying cut, and it is largely used by oflicials of the Hermit Kingdom In
making official calls and transacting public business. It Is somewhat differ
ent from the Chinese wheelbarrow, yet very similar to it The coolies who
propel these vehicles allow the wheel to come In contact with the ground
only at intervals and at such places as the surface is comparatively level.
They cover the ground with great celerity on occasions when they are
prodded by the distinguished person whom they have the honor to have as
passenger.
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A HELPFUL: TEACHER.
School life in Scotland seems not to
show all the discipline by which Scot
tish life has been stiffened for so many
centuries. Clifton Johnson thus de
scribes in "The Land of Heather" a
little school in a Scottish glen, when
the master put his children on exhibi
tion for the benefit of his American
visitor:
"Stand, then," said the master.
The children stood up and repeated
the Lord's Prayer in unison.
- "Sit, then," said the master.
Usually the session began with the
singing of a hymn, but the dominie ex
plained that as several of his best
singers were absent, he did not feel
like having the singing before a stran
ger. At the close of the prayer he asked
several pupils to repeat certain of the
commandments, and tell what was
meant by them. The whole hour was
spent in these and other exercises of a
religious character. The master said
it was the hour of- "the conscience
clause." Attendance was not compul
sory, and any parents who chose could
keep their children out till It was over.
But as a matter of fact, few of them
took advantage of this privilege.
At 10 o'clock the master called off
the 30 names he had on his roll, and
then he bade his oldest class read Sir
Walter Scott's poem, "The Battle of
Flodden."
This class of seniors, which the mas
ter spoke of as "the sixth standard,"
recited sitting in the corner next the
platform, with their backs against the
continuous wall desk. Every child
kept the ' same key of voice right
through, and only used punctuation
marks to catch breath. One would
think the poem itself conveyed no
meaning to their minds, and that they
were simply reciting a list of words.
After the reading the master put
some questions to the class, beginning
with, "Where Is Flodden?" If the
ones questioned hesitated, he hastened
they were always on the opposite side
of the river or they would fly away
before we could get a shot at-them.
Jackson and I didn't claim to be good
shots and we didn't care to run the
chances of shooting any stray hunters.
"I got disgusted and suggested going !
back, but the -grocery salesman saia
we must go to that old slough where
be had never failed to get at least three
or. four ducks with one shot. We
dragged ourselves along another mile
or two, but felt repaid when we saw
a little bay half covered with ducks.
Jackson said they were mallards. We
crawled along on the wet ground until
we were within shooting distance.
"Suddenly we heard people talking.
Looking up, we saw a new farmhouse
just a little back from the lake. Then
an awful suspicion flashed through our
minds at the same time. Jackson said
they must be tame ducks belonging to
a farmer. They certainly did. appear
civilized didn't seem to be worrying
a bit about being shot, and kept get
ting nearer and nearer. But we didn't
dare run the risk of shooting taiue
ducks. We didn't care to run the risk
of getting arrested, as It might have
hurt our employers' feelings to see our
names In the paper when we were sup
posed to be getting orders.
"In a disgusted frame of mind we
started for home, and hadn't gone ten
yards when that whole flock started
to fly away, but shots from real hunt
ers made a lot of them change their
minds.
"No, I don't believe I want any more
duck shooting it's too much like
work, and if one Isn't willing to take
big risks he gets left" Chicago Daily
News.
OF KOREA.
their wits by exclaiming, "Come on.
now!"-
Besides geographical and historical
questions he asked meanings of words,
had the pupils parse and spell, and
sometimes called foiwthe Latin deriva
tion of a word. When he had doubts
as to whether the children were going
to answer, he would give a partial
reply himself, as, for instance, when
he asked, "What Is the meaning of
volley?" Pause. "What is IWessie?"
Anxious silence, which the master
breaks by - saying, "A great many
guns." He lingered over every word
in the hope that the girl would catch
the cue "going off at the same t "
"Time," says Jessie, quickly, and
that passed for an answer. The pupils
picked the final word of an answer
off the teacher's tongue In that way
again and again, and he would dwell
on the first letter of the key-word as
long as he could, and lean forward in
keen anxiety that the pupil should not
force him to pronounce it all. Usually
his efforts met with a prompt reward.
and he could settle back in relief and
In pride over his pupils' ability.
Master of tbe House.
A tale is told of a family consisting
of two members, a middle-aged, under
sized man and his strapping, belliger
ent wife, a woman whose temper was
worse than uncertain.
One evening, just at dusk, the neigh
bors were startled by hearing shrieks,
thumps and other unaccustomed noises
issuing from the bouse, and supposing
that the place had been entered by
burglars several persons went In at
the open door and proceeded to lnves
tigate.
The sounds came from an upper
room. Rushing upstairs, the intruders
flung open a door, to discover the stal
wart lady of the house brandishing a
rolling pin, while her unfortunate oth
er half, huddled against tbe wall under
the bed, was piping in a quavering
voice:
"I will be master in my own house!
I will be master in my own house!"
If a woman cant keep a secret she
can always find some other woman to
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PETRIFIED MILK.
It Is One of tbe Achievements of Mod
ern Chemistry.
"Chemistry is incessantly at work
to create new industrial values from
substances heretofore considered value
less," says Consul General Guenther
at Frankfort in a report to the newly
invented "milk stone," or petrified
milk.
It is a well known fact," M he, .
quoting expert authority, "that the
success of a creamery, where, the chief
source of profit Is, of course, butter.
does not depend so much upon tbe cost
of production and the selling price of
butter as on the profits derived from
the skimmed milk. The right market
for the milk skimmed for the purpose
cf butter making is really the vital
question of tbe milk Industry. Skim
med milk has been used for various
purposes for the manufacture of su
gar of milk, as food for animals and
for milk champagne, which is skim
med milk mixed with fruit juices and
impregnated with carbonic acid. A
rather large percentage of skimmed
milk is also separated into its com
ponent parts, which are then worked
up. The casein serves for tbe manu
facture of cheese; also for glue, putty
and isolating substances.
"But all these different uses of skim
med milk did not solve the question
most favorably. This, however is
now expected from the newly invented
petrified milk. It is' manufactured in
the following manner:
"By a chemical process the casein
is precipitated as a yellowish-brown
powder. Which is mixed with forma
line. Thereby a hornlike product is
formed, called milk stone. This sub
stance, with various admixtures, forms
a substitute for horn turtle shell, ivory.
celluloid, marble, amber and hard
rubber. Handles ' for knives and
forks, paper cutters, crayons, pipes,
cigar holders, seals, marbles, stone
ornaments and billiard balls are now
made of skimmed milk. The insolu
bility of galalith, Its easy working,
elasticity and proof against fire make
it very desirable. Already 20.000
auarts of skimmed milk are daily used
for this purpose in Austria."
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neighbors remarked it, and my bus
band fell in love with me all over
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I had been suffering with infiamma
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new woman. Sincerely yours, Mas.
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