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A DOCTOR’S MISSION
BY EMILY TN0BNT0N
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Piscator’s W ife — Oh, yes, they d o -
after the atory has been told a few
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C H A P T E R IX .— (Coutinnud.)
. *T am vsry glad to boar It,” c td iim s d
Earls, kindly, “ It seams Ilka a pleasant
spot, and I think this pure, fresh air
will benefit your health and spirit«. I
also have settled here, having bought a
practice.”
“ Shall we go to Sir Reginald now?”
returned she, at the end o f their ani­
mated conversation. ” 1 presume ho U
awake by this time.”
“ Yee! at onoe, and I hope I «hall find
him more easy than he was this morn­
ing.”
- Dr. Blfenetrtn made quite a long call,
as he had much to do to make the baro­
net comfortable for tho night, and as
Ethel aaw him handle the Injured man
so gently, and soothe him with kind, en­
couraging words, she felt that he most
poeeeee a heart o f almost womanly feel­
ing, and her Interest 'and admiration
deepened.
A fter Earle Elfenstein withdrew, a
late dinner was announced, and in the
dining room Lady Constance presented
to Ethel her nephew, Robert Glenden-
nlng, and niece, Belle, his sister, the
former greeting her with rather an inso­
lent look o f admiration, the latter with
a bow expressive o f haughty contempt.
From that moment Ethel saw that
neither o f these young people would pro­
mote her bapplnees while she remained
under this roof.
Mr. Glendenning did converse with
her, bnt it was with such an evident air
of con ud« scene ion that her replies were
brief and cold, while his slater remained
silent during the whole meal, with the
exooption o f answering one or two ques­
tions asked by Lady Constance, which
answers were given in a cold, mechanics]
way, that told of a mind preoccupied and
absent.
The truth was, this young lady was
surprised, and not at all pleased, with
the introduction o f such a rarely beauti­
ful girl Into tho homo over which she
held away.
She waa intensely proud and selfish,
and felt that here might be an influence
exerted upon her few
admirers that
might Interfere with her prospects.
The prospects particularly in view at
present were the winning o f the heart
and hand o f the new physician lately set­
tled In the place.
She had been introduced to him at tho
home o f a friend, and had admired his
elegant bearing, handsome face and quiet
manners, end instantly had resolved to
lsy siege to his heart.
A fte r leaving the table, the ladles re­
paired to the piazza, followed by Mr.
Glendenning. As Belle paused to pluck
from one o f the vines a few flowers for
her neck, Lady Constance turned to
Ethel and remarked:
“ I suppose you have no friends In
this vicinity, having bnt just arrived.”
Ethel hesitated, while a faint blush
suffused brow and cheek aa she replied:
“ I have found one here very unexpect­
edly. Dr. Elfenstein. W e crossed the
Atlantic on the same vessel, and as my
annt waa taken very lil during the voy­
age he attended her, and consequently,
became well acquainted.'
Instantly Belle’« attention was riveted
by these remarks, and’ with a sneer she
exclaimed:
“ I presume, then, yon waylaid him
thla afternoon in order to renew the ac­
quaintance.”
“ Pardon me!” replied Ethel, with dig­
nity. *T Waylaid no one! W e met cas­
ually on this piaaaa as he was about
entering to see Sir Reginald, and con­
versed for a few momenta.”
“ It seems to me for the future, when
my ancle’« physician visit« him, it would
be well for you to remember that you
now occupy the position o f a subordinate,
and therefore should not put on the sins
o f an equal to attract hia attention!” was
the rude and nnladylike reply.
“ Belle,” interposed Lady Constance,
who, with all her faults, was naturally
kind-hearted and just, “ you forget that
Mias Nevergail In coming to ua does not
cease to be a gentlewoman.”
“ Or, a gentlewoman’s poor relation!”
waa the cutting answer.
“ A remarkably beautifnl one, how­
ever,” said the brother. “ Say, Belle,”
he added, teaslngly, “ you must take care
or she w ill carry off some of your beaux!”
The Indignant girl gave him a glance
o f withering acorn, bnt merely said, with
an angry toes o f her head:
“ Let her beware how she interferes
with ms In any way! A word to the wins
la sufficient.”
Ethel could scarcely control her indig­
nant feelings, a« she listened to these in­
sulting remarks issuing from ths lovely
lips o f Che girlish speaker, but after an
effort Mis did control them, and without
a word turned away and again sought
the aide o f the Invalid.
But she found him Irritable, and hard
to please, and the momenta passed In hie
room became intolerably long, and the
sighed for the time to come when «he
oould retire to her own apartment, even
though she knew a strange and annoy­
ing duty would follow her there.
Finally the baronet told bar If aha
was waary to go, adding harshly: ” 1 am
tired alrsady of gaslng at your pal#
face,” than mote kindly, as ke eaw she
was startled by his rough way o f speak­
ing: “ I hope I shall feel better in the
morning: If so, I shall like to kave you
read to me, or, as you
will listen to a song.”
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C H A P T E R X.
A s aa elegant dock, with old cathedral
chimes, struck the hour o f ten, Ethel,
with 4 pale face and trembling hand,
lighted a candle, possessed herself o f the
strange looking knife, then opening the
wardrobe, and drawing back the bolt,
stepped into the passage and from thence
through the amall door tn the opposite
well.
She found herself In e long, straight,
dark corridor, that led directly to what
Sir Reginald assureu ner waa the Haunt­
ed Tower. A t the end where She stood,
however, on the left hand side, waa a
door, fastened with an old-faehioned
iron hook. This led to the ruin, and
with a beating heart she opened It. .
Cloee by the door she found a Email
covered basket that she knew most con­
tain what she sought Grasping It quick­
ly, she again fastened the door, as Sir
Reginald had Instructed her to do, and
passed down the corridor. -
There she found the entrance to the
tower, and resolving to take some bright
sunshiny day to visit this spot, she turn­
ed, as she had been directed, to count out
the number o f panels on the left hand
wall, and Immediately discovered the
faint crack, that she knew must bs what
she sought Inserting the point o f the
knife, she turned three times, when the
panels parted and there lay the shelve«.
Opening then the basket ehe found
food in email pieces, consisting o f broken
biscuits, bits o f .gbicken, potatoes, and
quite a quantity o f meat, cut in mouth­
fuls. This aha placed on the shelves
upon the wooden plate on which It was
heaped. Then gently shoving the shelves,
they slowly whirled around, and when
the aggie side returned to her, the plate
stood upon it empty, ready to be placed
again in the basket.
“ That ape mast have been trained,”
she thought, ’Ho empty the plate and re­
turn it!”
She listened for n moment, but all was
still. Shoving to the panels, she found
that they relocked themselves, so taking
up candlestick, knife and basket, she
placed the latter again outside the door,
fastened it securely, and reached her own
room in safety.
The task required of her had been a
singularly unpleasant one. She was a
brave young girl, and had endured but
few feelings o f fear, but ehe had trem­
bled, because the thing required so much
secrecy. She disliked mysteries o f all
kinds, and her honest, open nature re­
volted from the whole work.
One thing she decided to
do, she
should take some morning hour to ex­
plore the ruins, and that Hannted Tower,
so that she might become accustomed to
all the dangers and peculiarities of the
place before other offices were required
at her hands.
W ith this resolution still in her mind,
she sought the luxurious bed that await­
ed her, and there fell at once into e
pleasant sleep, from which aha never
aroused until the bright rays o f another
morning sun stole into her room.
Springing up, she .dressed as eoon as
possible, and opening her door, found
by questioning a maid, that the family
did not rise until late, as their breakfast
hour was from ten to eleven.
A ll being quiet In the room o f the in­
valid, she returned to her own apart­
ment, and fastening the door securely,
resolved at once to start upon her explor­
ing expedition, as she felt that she would
be for at least an hour and a half unob­
served, and mistress o f her own time and
motions.
W ith a little o f the trembling nerv­
ousness of the night before, the brave
girt opened the intervening doors and
stepped into the corridor. A ll was fold­
ed in the aame solemn stillness that made
the place oppressive on the previous
night.
She resolved to explore the ruined
parts before she sought the tower, there­
fore unhooked the door, and stepped out.
Aa she did so, she noticed that the cov­
ered basket was still there.
The door opened directly Into a small
ricksty hall that led into several large
rooms, all dusty, mouldy and more or leee
dilapidated. Broken windows, torn wall
papers, bare rafters, seen through im­
mense places where ceilings had fallen,
were everywhere visible. Some room«
were filled with broken furniture, pieces
of old china and fragments o f time-worn,
castoff clothing.
Ethel looked at these dilapidated ob­
jects, and found herself wondering why
Sir Reginald had not had the whole pull­
ed down and removed? Its destruction
certainly would heighten the value o f the
property, while its presence only spoke
of neglect and untidiness.
One thing aha observed in her ramble
there was an easy mode o f egress and in-
grass to this part into the hall, and
marks o f recent footsteps on the floor
told that thla formed the entrance place
to the person who prepared and brought
the food ahe waa nightly to place on the
Iron dielvee.
Another thing struck her; In all the
premises there was not the slightest ap­
pearance of tha concealed room. Only a
bare, blank wall appeared upon the aide
where ehe knew it moat be.
Retracing her etepe after all had been
examined, ehe («fastened the door, and
then nought the Haunted Tower. The
door leading to this wee closed, but not
bolted, so she opened it, and crossing
quite a large square place, ahe began m -
a long flight o f stairs. The steps
were steep, and not at all assy, and she
became vary tired before ehe reached
the top, but praeslng on, she did reach it,
but not before ehe paused to met upon a
broad flat landing; paused, too, with hor­
ror, at an unexpected eight that there
presented Itself.
It wee the stuffed image o f a man,
fixed upon wires, that worked upon the
same principle as tha jumping¿acka often
bought to amuse children.
Thla, however, waa naarly aa large as
life; its head wee hollow, with red glass
In place where the eyes would be, ao that
a lighted glass lamp, placed within,
wonld give a flaming appearance to those
eye«.
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From each tide horns projected, and
she could easily imagine what the whole
terrific effect must be to an outside be­
holder. This figure she saw could be
elevated and pat in motion by winding
up a crank to which it was attached. A r­
rangements for different colored lights
were also on every hand.
A fter carefully examining all the ma­
chinery, until she perfectly understood its
workings and the whole wicked plan to
give supernatural appearance to the tow­
er, Ethel passed upward until she could
gase without hindrance from the tall win­
dows o f thla lofty place.
Then exclamation« o f delight escaped
her, for there she could catch an unob­
structed view o f the grand panorama that
stretched for miles and miles away on
every ride. But ahe did not finger, fear­
ing she would be seen by some o f the
villagers, and her presence reported to
Sir Reginald.
Thla visit ahe knew would be displeas­
ing to him, if he wished K to be a place
that should fill every heart with fear,
in order to keep from it visitors by day
as well aa by night.
C H A P T E R X I.
Day after day passed, during which
Ethel became quite accustomed to her
routine o f work, and qnietly persevered
in her duties. Nothing difficult to accom­
plish wee required at her hands; nothing
beyond spending a couple of hours each
morning in her own room writing letters,
o f which an abstract was taken from Sir
Reginald’s own lips; then an hour or two
reading the daily papers for bis amuse­
ment. Very often would he find a chance
to whisper the question;
_
"D o you perform your evening tasks
regularly and well? Does all go on aa
safely as I could wish?”
Then when the answer came, “ A ll goes
well,” be would seem so satisfied and re­
lieved that ahe felt almost happy in giv­
ing th« information.
About a month after her arrival sit
Glendenning H all ah# had been reading
one afternoon a work in which he was
particularly interested, when she waa in­
terrupted by the entrance o f Dr. Elfen-
stein.
Aa the baronet motioned to her to re­
main where she was during the inter­
view, the regular nurse being absent,
and as the doctor might need tome things
from her band, she became interested in
the conversation that ensned.
Dr. Elfenstein was rather a email
talker, and this natural reserve tended to
make his professional interviews at the
hall brief, and usually confined closely
to his medical work.
But this morning he seemed to linger,
and conversed quite freely upon many o f
the topic« o f the day. Finally he com­
menced giving an account o f the severe
storm that had swept over the country
the night before the baronet’s accident,
and ended by relating his own adven­
tures, and what he had seen in the to w
er.
“ Sir Reginald, I thought I wonld tell,
yon this, and aek if you can explain the
meaning o f the spectacle then manifest*
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•“ I cannot,” was the reply Ethel watch­
ed for with anxiety. “ I am told by peo­
ple fa r and near o f strange appearances
in that tower, but I have never seen a
thing o f the kind there myself, therefore,
put no faith in the story.”
“ But you may believe me, air, when I
ensure you such things are really to be
seen there. Now, in order to satisfy my
mind, and perhaps enable me to explain
the mystery to the frightened inhabitants,
I crave your kind permission to visit the
premises. Have I that permission?”
“ It is impossible for me to grant it.
When these things were first whispered
about twenty-five years ago, we, as a
family, were exceedingly annoyed by con­
stant visitors to the spot, and the thing
became so much o f a nuisance that it waa
closed forever from all inspection. No,
you must not ask this, doctor, as I can­
not couaent to the place being entered,
after being fo long sealed. As it is, take
my word for it, and be satisfied. It ia
merely a vagary of the brain, an optical
delusion, something better to be forgot­
ten.”
Dr. Elfenstein said no more, bnt in­
wardly resolved to pay a surreptitious
visit there, if not a permitted one, as this
mystery he determined should be unrav­
eled.
A s he rose to leave, he happened to
glance towards the young girl opposite
to him, and aaw her head bent low over
the book ehe held, while a sad and pained
expression had floated over her speaking
face.
A fte r the reading had concluded, the
baronet said he would excuse her further
attendance upon him, therefore ehe start­
ed out for a ramble over the grounds.
She bad not gona far, before ehe re­
gretted having done so, as she was join­
ed a short distance from the hones by
Robert Glendenning, a person ahe instinc­
tively disliked.
This young man waa a great admirer
o f a pretty face, and from the first look
Into Rtbel’a speaking eyes, and upon
her rare beauty, he had acknowledged
that be hid never seen a person that so
exactly met the standard of the beautifnl
he had raised in his soul. But her proud
bearing In hie presence, her shrinking
from his approach gave such evidence o f
her dislike that be felt Irritated, and cot»
seqneatly determined to annoy her 1 b
every way possible daring her stay at
the halL
(T e he continued.)
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C U R B S IC K H B A D A O H K .
Oar Country's Growth.
N o nation on earth can show so
rapid a grow th in population aa tho
United States. T h e recent bulletin o f
the Census Bureau contains the esti­
mates o f population fo r 1901, 1902 and
1903 fo r all the cities h arin g 10,000
or more Inhabitants In 1900 and fo r
States and Territories. According to
the figures presented, the total estim at­
ed population o f the United States,
exclusive o f Alaska and the Insular
possessions o f the United States, la 79,-
900,39$. T his la an increase o f 8,905,-
814 since the census o f 1900. T h e pop­
ulation Is estimated fo r 438 cities hav­
ing 10,000 or more Inhabitants in 1900.
According to these estimates. N e w
York is now a city o f 3,710,139 Inhab­
itants; Chicago is rapidly approaching
the tw o million mark, having 1,873,880
Inhabitants; Philadelphia has 1,367,716;
St. Louis has just passed and Boston
has almost reached the 600,000 m ark;
Baltim ore has 531,313; Cleveland is
now a considerable distance ahead o f
Cincinnati, which cities have 414,960
and 832.234. Buffalo has also consid­
erably increased lta population, being
credited with 381,403 Inhabitants. San
Francisco and Pittsburg are also cloee
competitors, the form er having 866,919
and the latter 346,043. Detroit, M il­
waukee and N e w Orleans have ju st
passed 300,000 and W ashington la close
to that figure.
Heroic Treatment.
Mrs. Ebony— Doctah, my hnsban’ he
got the paralersis in the laigs, so he
carn’t move hia feet.
Doctor Dark— Is dat so, Mrs. Ebony?
W ell. I ’ll call right away.
Mrs. Ebony— Yes, doctah, an’ be anah
to brung yonh banjo erlong.
I f dat
doan start hia laigs goin’, nothin' will.
A prominent
club wom an,
M rs. Danforth, of S L Joseph,
M ich., tells how she w as cured
o f falling of the womb and its
accom panying pains and m isery
by Lydia C. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound.
“ D e a r M bs . P u t e h a h : — L ife looks
dark Indeed w hen a wom an feels th a t
h er strength is fa d in g aw ay and ahe haa
n o hopes o f ever b ein g restored. 8uch
waa m y fee lin g a fe w months ago w hen
I was advised th at m y poor health waa
eauaed b y prolapsus e r f a l l i n g o f the
wom b. T h e w ords sounded lik e a
k n ell to me, I fe lt th at m y sun had s e t ;
bn t Lydia E . P i n k h a m ’ s V e g e ­
t a b l e C o m p o u n d came to me aa an
e lix ir o f life ; i t restored the lost fo rce «
and b u ilt me up un til m y good health
returned to me. F o r fou r months I
took the medicine daily, and each dose
added health and strength. I am b o
th a n k fn lfo r th eh elp I obtained through
its nee.” — M bs . F lorence D a n fo b tii ,
1007 M iles Ave., St. Joseph, M ich .—
— 9BOOO f o r f lt If original of oOooo lottor proolog
fiflfl/flfflflflt nHujf A# produced.
«F R E E
M E D IC A L A D V IC E
TO WOMEN.**
W om en w ould save tim e and
much sickness I f th ey w ould
w rite to Mrs. P in k ham fo r ad ric e
ub soon as any dlBtressing symp­
toms appear. I t la free, and ha»
put thousands o f women on the
sight road to reoorerje
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