FETTERED BY FATE
nY ALMANDIH ROBERTSON
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Tprr." "flora's itgtcr." etc.cte.
CHAPTER Vl.-fCoatlaued.)
At lint came the eventful day, and
Dame Nature could never have mail a
note glorious one, for the wn shono
from a cloudless sky, cool, delicious
hrecxes blew, and everything looked
bright and beautiful.
When Carol assumed her bridal robes
he looked too sweet and sad for mortal
eyes, and eren the heart of the Acre old
man throbbed with a halt-pity when she
directed a look at him, as If In mute en
treaty.
He had hoped against hope, and now
only anger and despair reigned In Ms
heart. There was no chance of rescue
left now, it seemed to him, and the sac
rifice must go on, though It cut him to
the heart to see his darling child wedded
to such n desperate villain as he knew
the Captain to be.
Prom an open window a pair of keen
eyes watched all that was transpiring.
Though many years had passed an ay
since he had set ejes on the Interior of
the Terrace, Roger did not seem to for-
get certain things About the mansion with
which he had been familiar at that time,
and from among the vines outside a little
balcony he could observe without being
himself seen. Not twenty yards away
the swiftest horse in all the surrouudlng
country was in waiting, hidden by the
trees.
Iloger Darrel's was not the only form
that crouched at a window and looked
on, for a man dressed In black, and with
a certain foreign air about him, was at
one of those opening upon the plana,
and his eyes were glued upon Captain
(.rant with a cold gleam in them, while
from his mustached lips fell the words
"At last I have run him down!"
sorted him at this Juncture, leaving him
the embodiment of savage rage. The idea
advanced by the old mau might have
gained more headway but that in again
searching the face of LnWTCiiee Rich
mond with his keen eyes, ho detected n
gleam in the other's orbs which It seem
ed to him was Induced by triumph.
That settled it. All he might say
would go for naught, and Lawrence Rich
mond saw from the Hash upon the other's
face that he was doomed. The soldier
clutched him, and his face, purple with
passion, looked more like the possession
of a fiend than a human being.
"You have plsyeduue false, and now I
shall bring ruin upon you. 1 told ou
it was a dangerous game playing with
fire, and it seems you would not heed it.
The consequences be upon your own
head. Do you hear me, traitor?"
Ills hand had caught the old man'a
throat, and in his fury of madness he
would in all probability have choked
Lawrence ltlchmond, for the few guests
present were so filled with horror that
they could move neither hand nor limb.
but at tills juncture the form of the mys
terious foreigner darted across the Moor,
One hand fell upon the shoulder of the
erased soldier.
"Just In time to prevent the charge of
murder from being added to the list of
crimes of which you stand accused, my
dear Count."
The Captain did not relax his grip up
on the old man, but, as the voice of the
stranger reached his ears, It was obierv
ed that he not simply shivered, but shud
dered like a man with the ague.
He slowly turned his head, his face still
scarlet, and there was a look In his eves
I that was most wonderful to behold, but
Now that the skies sremid brlghtrnlnir,
his thoughts turned upon tho abduction of
Ms child. Then) had Ih'cu no change In
his Ideas thus far, and when lie declared
to the Captain that It was his opinion
Roger Dnrrcl wss the one they hud to
thank for this madcap act ho spoke his
convictions truly.
He was Just about to give some order
In reference tu pursuit, which would have
been quite useless as the ttoltl abductor
must bj miles awsy by this time, when
one of the windows of the room Was
darkened and a man entered in whom
they recognised Captain Orant.
He was alone
OIIAITIIR VIII.
Although Carol Richmond had hoped
for something to occur In her favor wheu
nope seemed, even a uemsion ami a Hol
low mockery, she hsd never exbeclctl It to
come In the way It did.
When the gss was so suddenly extin
guished, through the agency of th
shrewd Andrew, who had arranged nil
these matters with the young man be
forehand, she too was somewhat alarmed
by the total darkness that came titxia
the scene, llefore sho had time, how
ever, to collect her sense she felt the
Captaln'a arm encircle her waist and
draw her close to him. Then sho was
suddenly torn from his grasp. '
Into whose possession she hsd now
come Carol could not even guess, and,
taken even at the very worst. It could
not be more bitter than finding herself
in tne arms of the man she hated nnd
dcsptscd-Captaln (Irani.
Somehow, a delirious seme of repose
seemed to porvsUe her whole being, and
ahe gave way to the multitude of fancies
that flooded her brain, by fainting dead
way.
She was dimly conscious of a jolting
motion, as If one the back of a horse and
moving rapidly, but It waa'a long time
before consciousness returned in full. She
was still clasped In the arms of her ab
ductor, and looking up, could see his face
In the mystic star light.
It waa the countenance of Roger Dar-rell
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Upon Examination at the Hospital, Hor Body was
Discovered to bo Covorod with Scars, Caused
by the Hypodermic Injection of Morphine
Facts Published as Warning to Other Women.
The ceremony commenced. It was dev whether of fear or defiance, or both, it
lined never to go through, and yet not I would have been hard to say. Ior half
turouglt this mysterious rorelgncr who
appearvd to have such an attachment for
the soldier duelist came any interruption. '
From the easy attitude he had assumed,
It was easy to see that he intended watch
ing it through.
"One wife more cannot hurt the rogue.
for be has already had at least ten. t
far as my knowledge of him goes. As for
the girl, she loves htm not, and It will '
only please her to lesrn that she Is not
his wife. The Count plays his cards I
well, but that branded band and the
black glove have betrayed him."
In the midst of the ceremony, however,
qnite an unlooked-for event occurred.
Both at Richmond Terrace and Darrel
Chace there were machines for manufac
turing gas, such as Is the general custom
among the wealthy planters of the South
cm States, and the whole supply was fur
nished by a single pipe.
While the minister was just propound
ing to Carol the solemn question as to
whether she would "take this man to be
your lawfully wedded husband" sudden
and complete darkness came upon the
whole bouse, every gas jet being extin
guished on the instant.
The effect can be Imagined. Conster
nation filled the mind of almost every
one, and the few guests present were
alarmed, not knowing what was about tj
happen.
Captain Orant did not realize whether
this was an accident or part of a deep
laid plan to rob him of his Intended bride,
so, in order to be ready for emergencies,
he threw one arm around her. At almott
the same Instant, however, Carol was
jerked from his encircling arm, auj he
received a blow on the bead that stag
gered him. He made a clutch, but bis
arm only clasped the empty air. Whither
the young girl had gone be could not
guess.
A light was struck, and upon being ap
plied to the gas the rooms were once
more Illuminated. Then the truth became
apparent.
Carol was missing.
Whither she had gone, or who had car
ried her away, not a soul in that room
could say. Perhaps Lawrence ltlchmond
could give a shrewd guess, and, as some
thing like tho truth came through his
mind, he could not help the faint, grim
smile that crept over his countenance. It
caught the eye of Captain Grant, and In
another Instant be was at the man's side,
Ids hand clutching his arm.
"You haro sealed your doom by this
act, Lawrence ltlchmond," he hissed,
savagely.
He seemed to be aware, of the fact
that she hsd once more come back to life.
for'pretently be looked down and softly !
spoke her name.
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Her health began to fall, anil Instead
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ftnd morphlnsv
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CHATTER VII.
The Captain's face was as black as a
thundercloud when he grated those words
out between his teeth, and well might he
be enraged, believing, as he did, that this
was some of the treacherous work of the
man whom he bold In his power.
"You hare played me false, Richmond,
dray It if you dare," be hissed, "llurk,
even now I can hear your accomplice rid
ing off, and doubtless carrying your
daughter with him a second Lochinvar.
Highly romantic, no doubt, but you shall
suffer for it, even If It should bo the last
act of my life. A brave foe I can honor,
but a traitor I despise, and would risk
life to cive blm the punishment he de
serves." "Listen to mel" cried the old man, now
fully alarmed for his safety, as he saw
that the mad sotdlcr-adventurer was in a
fit state to do any rash act, "although I
would bare saved my daughtrr if it had
been possible, yet I swear to you I had
not the remotest suspicion of such a tldng
occurring; but now I see through it nil
plainly. Do you know who has carried
away your bride, Captain Grant? Tho
young master of Darrel Chace has been
hcrel"
"Roger Darrel herol" snarled the Cap
tain. His coolness, which had always seemed
a part of Ms nature, hsd apparently ds-
n minute be looked at the man In black
over his shoulder. The light deserted
his eyes and sullen fury alone raged
there.
"What do you seekr he finally dc
mn tided.
"I seek you. Count. lie careful how
you carry yourself If you would not havo
all made known here," returned the new
comer. Cunning crept Into the eyes of tho
Captain. Home men would have been
foolish enough to have flown at tho
stranger, and have been defeated, but ho
was too wl for such a false course.
"(U-ntlemen, yon will excuse me for a
few minutes while I retlro with this per
son and explain to him the mistake un
der which he labors," said the Captain.
Of course those present murmured nn
audible assent, at which the mysterious
stranger smiled, and came my near
laughing.
He accompanied tne Captain, however,
and there were some who saw thut he
held In his hand a little revolver, which
was kept half concealed, Evidently the
foreign gentleman had no Intention of be
ing overpowered by treachery. .
Cuptnin Orant went away with n look
upon his face of mingled bate and shrewd
cunning a look that would perhaps have
alarmed the foreigner bad he noticed it
and been more cautious; but he was not
willing to give the Count, as ho called
Grant, credit for the sagacity bo really
possessed. '
There were those present who really
expected they would never seo him again.
They know not who tho mysterious man
waj, but he was evidently on tho Cap
tain's trail, and upon the faco of the lat
ter they had read guilt plainly,
Lawrence Richmond was among the
number. He felt sure that the Nemesis
for whom he bad longed had come, and
that the Captain had fallen Into his
grasp. That it was due to the judicious
Item In the newspapers he also had no
doubt.
"Oh, Roger, yon have saved mo from
that dreadful man, I am so glad, so
glad."
It was all she could say; simple enough
In Itself truly, snd-y'et the relieved cry of
an overburdened heart. Roger looked
down upon her tenderly, and even drew
her closer to him, an action she could do
nothing to prevent, even had she so de
sired. u
How long they had been riding Carol
could not even guess, but It must havo
been quite a time. Whero was Roger
taking her? The thought caino to her
suddenly, and she Instantly mado up her
mind to ask.
"I will take you anywhere you wish,
Carol. I was heading for tho old ruined
mill, where, as you know, the widow,
Mrs, Randall, lives slone. If you can
think of snrbetter place, tell me, ami. I
shall carry you there. My only object in
carrying you off was to save you from
a designing villain, a man whom I nave
met before, and about whom there Is a '
mysterious familiarity that puzxic mo at
times,"
"I believe you, Roger, and sooner would
Miuve died than bavt become his wlfo;
but It seemed as If my senses were
bound, and all flint I did was In n mo
chanlial way. Thank heaven, you saved
me from such a fate. I shall never for
get It, Roger, never."
There was sincerity In her voice, but
Roger made no reply. Ills heart was too
full for utterance, knowing, as ha did,
that all was over between them, and that
of her own freo will sho bad yielded to
tho db-tntes of fate, and renounced all
happiness and peace.
(To be continued.)
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Ho Oh, nol Tho question Is, whero
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