' N Q ' CHAPTER XXTV.Continued. He turned aside, and remained silent lor some seconds. When next he spoke It was in altered tones. "Tell me what ton w4ant? Is it money?" "Money!" she cried. "Money from yon! Look here," and she tore open a lady's reticule' that lay upon the table; "there are the two hundred dollars you sent me enclosed in your farewell letter; look what I -do with them!" And she tore them into shreds. "Here are the presents you gave me; see what 1 do with them!" And she took out some trinkets, and crushed them beneath her feet- "Now will you ask me if it is money I want of yon?" Her face was something awful to look upon in its deathly pallor, and convul sive quivering, and those glaring eyes. That man, with all his iron will, quailed before her. "What do you want, then?" j "Respect, and I will have it. Let me refresh your memory. You found me in a traveling show. I was a mere child ' then, possessed of a strange power over certain minds a power that to an am bitious, unscrupulous schemer like your self, might one day prove invaluable. You saw no way to use me at the time, but you were loth to lose sight of so ad mirable an instrument. You wormed yourself into my confidence, and .got from me that I was discontented with a mode of life which gave me but a bare living, and. filled the pockets of my employer. I was vain of the attention of a fine gentleman I who had been brought up. in a back alley. You told my father that if he liked to go to Bury St Edmund's you would help to set him np in business that you. would rec ommend him custom, as you possessed some influence in the neighborhood." "Have you ever had reason to repent taking my counsel?" "My father hit upon a more easy and profitable trade than shoemaking," she went on, not heeding the interruption. "Had we depended upon your promises, we might have starved. . You thought no more of them, and years elapsed after our parting at Spalding before I ever heard anything of you again. One day we met in the streets of Bury. Although years had elapsed, we recognized each other instantly. You expressed great delight at the meeting, which certainly was not feigned, as it gave into your hands the exact tool you required, to fashion ' one of the most diabolical schemes that was ever hatched in hu man obraius. But before you dared to propose it to . me it was necessary to 'RiAt mA oIotta TC7Kn irnn loat saw me I was. an ungainly looking, ugly girl; now I was a well-grown woman, with good looks enough to have secured several offers of advantageous marriage. But I was proud, ambitious; the life I led, and all its associations, were hate ful to- me I longed to be free of them all, and I waited and waited. You, with your fiendish cunning, divined my secret; professed love for me. Blinded by am bition and vanity, I believed you be lieved that you, the fine gentleman, would marry me. But at that time you simply lied, to serve your own purpose. You were very cautious, too you bound me down to breathe no word of your secrets to my father. You said, once in his power, you would never be free from his extortions." ' "Silence!" thundered Rod well, spring ing to his feet. "Well, enough of that for the pres- Bury, and I did not see you again for a long, long time. At last, you returned. So you have got her into your clutch again. What is it to be this time mur der or marriage?" How my heart leaped! Could it be Clara of whom she was speaking? The . portrait I -had seen in his namesake's cottage the likeness to her, forgotten until that moment, flashed upon me with the force of conviction.. Oh, how eager ly, how breathlessly, I listened now! "How dare you speak such words to me in the presence of a stranger?" he cried. "You are venomous enough to en deavor to establish such a charge against me!" ' "I believe you to be capable of any crime, John Rodwell," she answered, dis dainfully; "although you would give the preference to that which compromised you least." "Suppose I admit that t intend to mar ry her, what thenr he demanded, bold ly. "You will seek to thwart me?" "I keep my intentions to myself. . But I had .forgotten; perhaps yon are-not aware you have a rival? she said, mock ingly. "You would not imagine Mr. Carston in the character of a gay de ceiver; yet, I can assure you that, dur- : ing a short absence from his loving wife, he was making violent love to Miss Clara as a single gentleman, and not unsuccessfully, I believe. "This is no subject to jest upon," he said, haughtily. "Do yon mean to say that this fellow has dared " He advanced menacingly towards me but, weak as I was,. I rose up, and con fronted him. I felt no fear of him, "al though I was too agitated to speak too overwhelmed by the thoughts of my worse than powerless .position. He paused; then, with a look of su preme scorn, he turned upon his heel and addressed Judith. "Such an object is too contemptible to excite anger. However, . I presume that for the future you will restrain in him such roving propensi ties, more especially after the confidence you have chosen to repose in him this evening. Now let me understand. Do .'we part friends or foes?" "1 pledge myself to nothing either . way. : For years you used me as a tool Now we have the reverse of the medal you are utterly within my power, and I will use that power to minister solely to my Own interest, or caprice, as the case may be, without one thought of you. .You should have, remembered that those who love intensely, hate intensely." .. He regarded her for a moment with a disconcerted look, which she met by one 'of determination. He tried to laugh off the effect pf her words, but the laugh -was a woful failure. "What a fool I must be to stand listening to, the words of a mad woman!" he cried. He ,was leaving the room when she called to him. "Where are you going? If you are going to her room, I have the key. I will accompany you." He looked more aghast than ever; then he broke out into strong anathemas against Montgomery, against whom he vowed the most deadly vengeance. "Montgomery has served me well, and I dare you to harm him in, any way," she said, in the same tone of calm super riority. "Do so, John' Rodwell, and be fore two hours your uncle shall know all that I can tell him. Do not fall into a passion. . You have fallen into the trap, and you will never get out of it by beating yourself against the bars!" He " muttered and laughed scornfully, but he was conquered cowed. Her triumph was complete. Presently they left the room together, Judith double locking the door behind her. I saw no more of Judith or Mr. Rod well. As soon as they were gone I crawled back to bed, utterly prostrated both mentally and bodily. Soon after wards the nurse returned, .and after giv ing me my medicine, and some beef tea, wrapped herself up in a blanket, and putting the key of the door under her head, as was her custom, lay down upon the sofa 'to take her night's repose. . CHAPTER XXV. Hour after hour I lay tossing about in a sleepless, mental agony. Clara was undoubtedly in the same house with me, exposed to heaven knows what sufferings and persecutions; and yet, for any hope of seeing or succoring her, I might as well have been hundreds of miles away. At last, unable to lie there any longer, I rose and dressed myself. A fire was still smoldering in the huge grate, and a night light was burning upon the table. The nurse, by her hard, regular breath ing, seemed to be in a deep sleep, and I moved about cautiously. Her face was turned to the open side of the sofa. I crept behind it and inserted my trem bling hand beneath the' pillow, feeling further and further until my fingers L touched a hard substance it was the ward key. Little by little I drew it away she still sleeping profoundly fitted it noiselessly in the lock, turned it and the next moment found myself In a large, dark ball, at the foot of an im mensely wide staircase, I closed the door softly behind me. A long window, that stretched upwards from the first landing, - admitted sum cient light to guide me, and, with a noiseless step, I crept up the stairs. At the top of the first flight was a long corridor, on each side of which, as far as I could see, for the further end was lost in obscurity, was a line of doors. Now came my difficulty; the slightest error would not only defeat my present object, but consign me to a stricter sur veillance than ever, and perhaps bring about Clara's removal to some spot to which I could obtain no clue. Suppose by chance, that I should go to Judith's chamber door? I shuddered at the thought I stood for some moments at the head of the corridor, irresolute what to do, listening eagerly for the slightest sound that might guide me. But the silence was deathlike. Down the corridor I moved noiselessly. Through the crev ices of the third door came faint streaks of light and faint muffled sounds, either moans or a low, monotonous singing the walls and doors were so thick, that it. was difficult to distinguish which. I listened 'more eagerly, until I fan cied I could distinguish Clara's voice. I paused for a moment and then, with my heart beating in my throat tapped gently. Breathlessly I waited for sev eral seconds. No answer. Then I tap ped a second time a little louder. A sound of moving, and then a soft, trem ulous voice, that thrilled my very soul, asked faintly, "Who is there? I could doubt no longer. The key was in the lock outside. I tried it turn ed it opened the . door1 met her whom I sought heard a low. cry of astonish ment and my darling was in my arms. At that moment I fancied that I heard a sound iLEe the click or a lock in the corridor. I suddenly turned, disengaged myself from her arms, and looked out All seemed precisely as I had left it- no light no object no sound; it must have been fancy. I gently drew the key from the outside, and, reversing it locked the door from within. We were alone no one could surprise us now. To her eager questions, -how had I dis covered her, I scarcely knew what to ai'swer; for, the first excitement of out meeting over, I repented that I had evei sought it" Could I have freed her from her enemies then, and then only, would it have been justifiable? As it was, I was feeding my own hopeless passion, and engaging more and more closely the affections of a simple-hearted girl, be- neath the very roof that sheltered the implacable Woman who claimed as her husband. Oh, all this was weak, crim inally weak; and I felt it so, and yet I had not the courage to end it honestly. After a while I asked her what hap pened upon the fatal night that we lost her how she came to be separated from us. She told me that a rush of people had suddenly impelled her forward, and that by the time she could turn her head to look round, she found that she had been earned out of sight of Mrs. Wilson At that moment a young man, evident ly the same who had delivered Montgom ery's message to me, touched her upon the shoulder, and said that I was wait ing for her in a cab a little way down the street "He was hurrying me along all the time he was speaking," she went on; "and I was too bewildered by. my situa tion to offer, the slightest resistance. There was a long line of cabs aud car- riages; the one . he pointed out as ourS was the last of all, and stood up an un frequented side street He opened the door and pushed me in ; at the . same moment a strange man jumped in past me, the door was slammed, the windows raised, and the horses were off at full speed, before I could recover my breath." From her - description, I discovered! that this man .who accompanied , her Was Montgomery;"'"' "I am such poor, neteless Jcrea tore bo utterly destitute' of. all . pres--ence of mind -that I could only crouch in a corner and sob with terror." ,! ii;; -After a drive, : which seemed to her excited fancy to endure for hours, they stopped before a tall iron gate,, which, after a time, was opened from within. : They drove over a long,' winding walk, at the end of which was a large, gloomy looking house, before which the vehicle stopped. Then, assisted by Montgomery, she was suffered to alight. ' A. female servant conducted her to the apartment in which I found her. "She was very kind to me," Clara went on. "and assured me over sad over again ,that no harm wonld be done to -that I was among friends, and whatever I liked to ask for I should have, but that she could not permit me to leave that room. But no entreaty could wring from her who her employer was. I I have been here now nearly a fortnight everything I have expressed a wish for 1 i J I : quite reconciled to my position, for I can be content in any place where I am treated kindly; but this evening, just as I was watching the great red sun sink .behind the trees, I heard my door open. and upon looking round I saw " She buried her face in her hands. seemingly unable to proceed. I knew perfectly well whom she had seen, al though I asked the question. . - 'Those terrible eyes!" she answered. sinking her voice to a whisper. By the aid of words I had heard spok en a few hours before, 1 began to un derstand it all now, but only dimly. I asked her what she meant. 'Ah, I have never told you!" shet said. with a shudder. "I will tell you now, that you may understand my fearful po sition, and that you may take me away from it" She knelt down at my feet and nestled close to me as she told her story, speak ing in a subdued voice. - "I was brought up by a dear, kind grandfather,' the only friend I ever knew; for my father, who was an officer, died ! in India, when I was very young, and U1ULUC1 lUUVffCU 11 1111 W1UI1U ICOQ 1 I'll 14 a year. She was my grandfather's young est and favorite daughter? and, after her death, he seemed to have trans ferred all his affection to me. for he lit erally doted upon me. I tad a cousin who was much much older than, my self, but, like myself, an orphan. I never liked him or, I should rather say, I was always frightened of him; yet ev erybody called him handsome, especially all the women. Until my mother brought home R lme girl from India he wag the favorite nephew, and was supposed to be the heir to all his grandfather's wealth. John Rodwell hated me, and showed it too, and that turned . the old gentleman against him. When I was about thirteen, grandfather made a fresh will; and as he-was never -content to have me a moment from his side, it was dictated to the' lawyer in my presence. In it I was named heiress to all he pos sessed, with the exception of an annu itv to John, and the .former will, by which John would have inherited all his wealth, was destroyed. I was very much troubled when I heard this; and I told grandfather how much happier I should be if he would let things remain as they were, as l was certain uousin jonu . . ,, A , . would know better what to do with the,for P6 good. and tben 18 not money than I should. "Well, in some way or other Cousin John found out that a new will had , very good price. Among the most pro been made, and that I was present at liflc layers will be found the Black the time. Once or twice he put some questions to me in an off-hand kind of manner as to its contents; but mindful of the strict injunctions I had received.. I was very cautious, and finding that he could elicit nothing from me, he gave np the attempt ' But he became a more frequent visitor to us. He also took great pains to ingratiate himself into grandfather's good graces, and not un successfully. (Ta be eon tinned. COW LIKED THE SMOKE. But She Kef used to Give Usual Supply of Milk. Alfred James, of the University, of Vinginia, was a disturbing element in farm life one day last week, says the Baltimore Sun, He went out to Relsterstown to visit a friend. He found the young man in the barn about to begin the day's milk ing. His friend is a civil engineer, but is spending the summer at his coun try home, in Baltimore county, and de: lights in the simple occupations of the farm. One of his hobbies is milking the cows, and he was about to begin, on a very ladylike old briudle when Mr. James climbed the fence and call ed out to him. Mr. R., the gentleman of bucolic tastes, came to meet him, and the two shook hands and chatted for a few minutes. - "Excuse me, old man," he said to Mr. James, "while I milk the cow." "Go ahead," the latter replied. "I'd like to watch you do it." Thereupon Mr. R. put his stool in I place, arrange! his legs as long-limbed ,iikmpn have to do and nroceeded. Mr. James walked to the cow's head and gently stroked her neck, saying appropriate and endearing things the while. He had his pipe in his hand and held it under the cow's nose. She sniffed, looked about, sniffed again and loked about, and then sniff ed. She seemed to like it Mr. James began to laugh, but In a few minutes Mr. R. got up in disgust He said a a few things about the cow and com plained that the "blooming old thing won't let down a drop of milk." He then kicked her in the ribs, drove her into her stall arid turned the job of milking over to one of the farm hands as he went off with his guest'-. ' - ' ' '" : -, The cow was so delighted with the odor of the smoke that she forgot all about giving milk as usual. Mr. James thought it was' a grea I joke on a suitable occasion. But the funniest part of the joke didn't seem to appeal, to him so much 'the morn ing following the incident, when at breakfast, coffee had to be drunk with out cream, as it did the afternoon be fore.. The greatest happiness comes from the greatest--activity .--Bovee.. Plan for Chicken-House. A Texas woman in Farm and Ranch describes chicken house for the ben- ent ny who may wish a clean, con- venient one. , - It is built of 1x12 boards, well slat- ted on three sides: the front has a ,tHmi nr lofri in n " . y , , the roosts are swinging poles, bub- COITVEITIENT CHICKEW HOUSE, pended by heavy wire, out of the draft The walls come within four teen inches of the ground and . the nests are made on the outside, then securely boxed up with a slanting cover that is hinged on and can be raised from the outside. This prevents having to enter the henhouse when you wish to gather up the eggs. It nas the appearance shown in the illus- TT-Q Tl Small tin cans are tacked on the roost the walls and near the nests; In them is kept mothine balls; they keep out all vermin. Marketing the Bare. Eggs should be gathered every day in summer and oftener in winter, un less the hen house is warm enough so that the eggs will not freeze and burst the shell. ; Put the eggs into a basket with the small end down until ready to pact in boxes for shipping and keep in a cool room. Then pack In the box, with the card-board .separa tors, with the small end down. They will keep fresh longer if packed in this way than if put' into the boxes in a haphazard manner. The reason for this is found in the fact that the yolk cannot settle to the shell when the small end is put down and the air cannot, strike the yolk as long as it does not touch the shell. When eggs hrlnir a eood Drice it is better to sell ttan to ralse chlcken8 to 8el, so great au vuuiaj. xjr an uiraus raise chickens when eggs do not bring a Spanish, the Black, White and Brown Leghorns", Poland, Hamburg, Creve and La Fleche, which are larger Blaek Spanlshf but Bomewhat ,,. 1 Cleft Grafting. Varieties of grafting are many, but cleft grafting represents the method commonly in use for the grafting of orchard trees where the old top is to be removed during the course of a few years and a new one is- to be grown in its place. The ideal time for this top grafting is wen the leaves are just pushing out, for then the CLEFT GRAFT SCION CLEFT GBA7TXNQ A WAXED STUB. Wounds of grafting heal rapidly. But in practice, if a large amount of work is to be done, it may be necessary to begin from one to two months earlier and to continue several weeks beyond the ideal point of time. The whole operation of cleft grafting appears clearly in the illustration. : - Hogs in the Orchard. In regard to the hogs skinning the orchard trees, if you put a dozen or two of hogs on an acre of land, very likely they will skin the trees, or a flock of sheep would also," They must have room. There must, not be too many in a bunch. It Is said that hogs will tear down a pigpen to get the wood to eat If you throw them a lit tle lime they will let the pen alone, I know that they have been known to dig out a stone wall for the lime. If you feed a hog some corn, and don't starve him to death, he will let your trees alone. Give the hog room enough and give him something to eat J. J. Blackwell. T each in sr a Horse to Stand. As soon as the colt is fairly gentle and has been ridden a few times, throw the reins down, and .with strong but soft, rope hobble his front legs. Fasten a rope twenty feet long to one front leg and the other to a tout post. .or stake.- Ordinarily the horse will not move when thus fasten ed, but if he does he soon comes to grief. A few lessons of this sort will never be 'forgotten. . ' . After a; while It will only be neces sary to wrap the . reins . around the horse's front legs, and later simp'.y dropping the reins to the ground will be sufficient If any time the horse gets to moving around and forgets his early training, pass the reins through the stirrup and then up and over the horn of the saddle. This pulls the head around to one side and the horse will generally not go far. Farm and Home. Remedies In the Barn. The writer has recently erected a small closet in the barn, in which is kept a few articles such as experience has taught us should be handy. At the suggestion of the mother of the family, a large bottle of witch hazel and several bottles of vaseline were added, together with a roll of partly worn muslin. The very day this closet was completed and. its contents place 1, one of the horses by accident struck its head against the side of the stall so that there was a decided bruise around the eye. Out came the witch hazel', and by frequent applications of it during the day the swelling was subdued and the horse made more comfortable. We- have two bottles of vaseline each of the plain sort and the car bolated vaseline, and this last has been found very useful on a number of occasions-. A calf had an ugly spot on its side, a raw proud-flesh sort ' of eczema, for which we could not ac count We took a spoonful of flour of sulphur and made a batter of it with a little carbolated vaseline and treated that spot for a week, healing It perfectly. Have a little closet as described' and keep odd things in it, but don't forget witch hazel, vaseline and a roll of soft clean, muslin. In dianapolis News. TJeefnl Bowline. The bow and knot Is one of the most useful knots we have, and one which comparatively few can tie.- It is a knot sailors use constantly. The illus tration will show exactly how it is tied. Lay the parts together as In the first figure, b crossing over a. Then bring a over b, bringing the end up HOW TO TIE THE KNOTS. through the loop as in the next fig ure. Now carry b around and under a, passing it down through the loop as in the final figure. It is impossible for this ' knot to slip when properly tied. It is useful in all sorts of emergen cies. In a loop thus made a man can safely be hoisted to any height with no danger of the knot slipping. It is especially useful for the farmer. An animal can be led by means of it with no danger of the knots slipping and choking the animal, no matter how much it may plunge or pull. Ameri can Agriculturist To Prevent Tree Frauds. The Indiana farmer that has been swindled by the fruit tree agent. will be pleased with the law, enacted by the last General Assembly, providing a fine of from ?50M $500 for fruit tree fraud. It is said that the bill which was introduced by Representa tive Shively, of South Bend, grew out of Notre Dame University's purchase of trees that were not what they were represented to be. As introduced, the bill provided a year's imprisonment, but this was stricken out Sheep Shearings. Sheep are more economical meat producers than steers. To secure the best returns In feed ing have the sheep as even as possible; When breeding to improve ewes should be two years, old when bred. The more sheep you can keep and keep right the less per-, sheep will the cost be. ' Under ordinary conditions the man ure from sheep should pay for the la bor of caring for them. - A good foot rot medicine must be somewhat caustic, in liquid form and cheap enough to use freely. Sheep cannot be fattened profitably when they are full of parasites. Kill the vermin and then fatten. If the best profit is realized, not only the wool, but the mutton and the Iamb, must contribute theipart It will pay, if you Intend to sell your sheep at public sale, to have some one grade them up in even lots. Gathered in the Garden. . The best thing for the . garden brains. , Cut the black knot out of the plum and cherry trees. Radishes are usually ready for use in six weeks from sowing. ; Bone meal and wood ashes In the soil are great for sweet peas. Don't trim the cherry trees now, Wait tm June and then be ' light handed. - .. To bleed the grapevines by cutting during March, April or May la bad management Cold frames are useful for forward ing lettuce and cabbage in spring or early summer. ; ;Vi , Probably no other small fruit will give more weight of crop for the space It occupies than the currant. - 'J "a THEVEEKLY One Hundred Years Ago. Sweden was obliged by the vernea strance of Prussia to decline fbe prof fered subsidy of England. The city of Lubeck, Germany, was surrounded by French troops to pre vent English products from being In troduced. Eighteen American vessels were at the port of Amsterdam. The French government passed a law granting pensions to all emigrants from Santo Domingo. ' Three thousand French troops were ordered to The Hague to prevent an uprising which was daxj expected. ne-eniorcemeats of .t rench troops ar rived at Santo Domingo and effectual ly repulsed Emperor Dessalines' army. Portugal purchased with the concur rence of England the sufferance ef France to remain neutral in the war. Seventy-live Years Ago. Yucatan declared itself independent Pasturing . of cows on the Bostoa common was forbidden by law. Sioux Indians annihilated the Sae and Fox tribes near Dubuque, Iowa. The first light of the Blackroek light- house, at Liverpool appeared. Congress provided for a boundary line to be run between Louisiana and Arkansas territories. Petroleum was discovered 3b Ken tucky, and as it was supposed to have ' healing properties it was bottled and sold throughout the United States and Europe for medicine. The first gold from Georgia mines was received at the United States mint " Fifty Years Ago. Don Carlos, the Spanish vnetender. died at Triest The Niagara suspension fridge was completed. A free public school system was es tablished In Illinois. ' The Atlantic and St Lawrence rail road was leased to the Grand Trunk railroad for 999 years. 1 Nassau hall at Princeton university, built in 1756, was destroyed by fire. Several persons were killed by the falling in of the floor of the town hall at Meredith, N. H. . The plenipotentiaries at "Vienna ex changed powers and commenced pro ceedings toward agreeing upon 'the terms of R usso-Turkish peace. Forty Years Ago. The panic in gold carried quotations down to 17514, a drop of 144 pomta in three days. The Parliament at Quebee adopted the confederation scheme by a large vote. Reports of Sheridan and Sherman's successes sent gold down to 189. A short time before it was quoted at 220 and over. - News reached the North that the Confederate Congress . had passed a bill to arm and equip the negroes as soldiers. : ' Richmond (Va.) papers published an exposure of an alleged conspiracy to oust Davis and Stephens, make Hunter president, and end the war. President Lincoln issued a proclama tion ordering that all citizens or domi ciled agents . trafficking with Confed erates be arrested and held as prison ers of war. Thirty Years Ago. The Hawaiian treaty was being fought in the Seriate by sugar Inter ests. At a consistory held-at the Vatican Archbishop McCloskey of New York was made a cardinal. The French Assembly passed the military reorganization bill, the consti tution having been adopted several weeks previously. A tornado devastated the town of Rienzi, Miss. The river bottoms in the Northwest States were flooded. ' Quite a sensation was caused In England by the outcome of the Mor daunt divorce case in which Lady Mor daunt was decreed guilty. Twenty Years Ago. The militia was mobilized at Sedalia and other points in Missouri to sup press riota incident to the railroad strike on the Gould system. London papers admitted that the re lations between England and Russia were strained almost to the breaking point' over the latter's Afghan frontier aggression. " ' President Cleveland issued a procla mation barring the "boomers" from Oklahoma. Ten thousand of the 12,000 coal min ers in the Pittsburg district struck for higher wages. ' ', The powers agreed to a conference to.be held In Paris to determine the status of the Suez canaL