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' IMh.J BSSSSsaS Ik Planter's Daughter 2S FATE'S REVENGE Dy MRS. AUCI3 P. CARRISTON Author of "A Waif from the Sea," "Her Brightest Hope," "Wayward Wlnnefred," etc. GHAITHR XIX. Grwham lagged oti the way hack to the Tills., lie hnd failed rtKnnl!r In his mlsMon, he dreaded to face hti constitu ents ami admit how thoroughly he had been routed, and consequently he yield ed to a certain acnio of cowardice. Hut the loneliness of the night and the fe rocity of the storm nothing daunted him; Indeed, they conspired favorably to as sist him In shaping his plana for the fu ture, afforded him time and freedom to think. Once a dim consciousness of belttg tracked assailed him; not that tie posi tively heard a footstep; on the contrary It was merely that Indefinable sense of a human presence, that peculiar power xvCilch a watching eye possess to rounc a Ieeter from deep iutconaclousmii. lie heeded It so far as to turn and look be hind hhn: In fact, he paused until a re current (lash Illumined the sodden road, but ho saw nothing hut the dripping branches swayed by the soughing wind. Had he taken the trouble to retrace his steps n short distance and glance la at a darkling gateway, he would havo found the man. Oauiille. crouching there. waiting to contlnuo upon his tnyutcrlous erranU. Tho sound of the doctor's footfall upon tho steps of Hie villa was the signal to attract Luelan Courtlandt to the doorway followed by Claire. The radiance of a lighted hall fell out upon Gresham's face and dripping form, lire a query as to the nuuit of his mission could be framed, he cseJalmcd, cheerily, addressing Claire: "Come, come! You are violating my orders by remaining up so late. You tftould bo snugly In bed and out of thU miserable dampness." "Hut. doctor." pleaded Claire, "how could yon expect me to rehire without seeing you? What liave you to tell us? What ays the poor woman?" "I barn to tell you $hat I am drenched to the skin and can't bo expected to stand hero hlrcring." he answered, with a forced hugh; "a to the 'poor woman.' I hare merely to say that you hare seen her for the last time; she -will trouhlo you do more. Now, away to bod w!3i you. and permit me to retire." With an involuntary sigh of relief, Claire went towards the otalrcase, but paused and returned to tbe doctor. "You were gentle wirti her, were you not?" she asked. - M-gtflW-aiT lamktcjme the men- daclous reply. And so poor Olriro retired -with a lighter heart than tfie had borne In her bosom for many a long day. Scarcely fiad the hem of her flowing robe ranfeh cd at the bend of the staircase than Gretfeom laid his band upon Oourtlandi's enn, whispering: "Come with me into the library." Inttantly Ae transitory look of relief upon the young husband's face vanished and he turned deadly pale with appre hension. The door being closed, he fal tered: "Well, what la It, doctor? You have failed 7" Signally," -was the curt reply. "Well, out with It. What Is It?" de manded Courtlandt, despairingly. "I have failed I I did not talf unoVr tand the peroon with whom I toad to deal. She has worked herself Into a roost unmanageable frame of mind, and Is prepared to do anything." "What said she?" "nverythlng but the right tiling." "What does the insist upon?" "Tbe custody of toer child." Luolan Courtlandt's face darkened and be sank upon a chair. "What are wo to dor Gtvnhsm indulked in another of his aggravating smiles. "She proposes to kill hersolf unless you come to her within an hour," die re plied. "The hour must have elapsed." "Yea, by fifteen minutes," answered the doctor, consulting his watch. Courtlandt rose quickly and fixed both bis hands firmly upon Gresbam'H arm. "Do you think It possible that die can have made good her throat?" he breath ed. "Bab!" Luoian Courtlandt turned a-way with an air of deep despondency. He paced tho room, frequently passing bin hands agltntedly through his hair, while his palKd lips framed Inartieulato words. Presently he returned to Grenbam mid abruptly exclaimed: "I know not what to do. You must di rect me. Whift must J do?" "You must see this woman to-night." "To-nlghtl" gasped Courtlandt, in dis may; "see her to-night? To what end?" "There U but ono way of adjusting this dreadful complication. You must tnako a concession." "What concesilon?" "Her child. It is Fate' revenge." Whatever anguished reply I.ucian Courtlandt might have made was sent flyiug Into the realm of the unknown by a shriek, distant but distinctly audi ble to the two men. The door was flung open, and with one accord they burst into the hall to find It wrapped In Stygian darkness, and while they pausod an Instant bewildered, a rushing sound as of feet rapidly descend ing the staircase greeted Cheni; tbe out er door was violently slammed, then all eras silence. At th door of the nursery they paus od, transfixed with amaiement. A night limp burned dimly In the empty fireplace, feebly Illuminating the chamber, across the threshold of whlrh Claire lay pros trate In a dead swoon, the train of her snowy whits robo soiled by the Imprint of a muddy boot. Martha Dunn, radden- ly awakened from n surreptitious uap, was starting from her chair In dire alarm, while, strangest of all. little Leon sat holt upright upon his pretty cot, star ing In amazement upon the bystanders. "In heaven's name, what has happen ed here?" burst from Courtlandt's lips. "Never mind what has happened," an swered Grctfinm, as he stooped to raise his stricken patient; "order out your car riage and go to that woman. Do as 1 bade you. If you have any consideration for this poor crvaturel" "For man so fond of money, five thousand dollars Is a neat sum. Hut you may possess the sum to-morrowno de cide!" "No, no!" he exclaimed, placing th(f weapon upon tho table with a ring, mid umvlng nwny, but suddenly pausing to nsk, "how do I know thnt you would stand to your agreement? What security hnvo I? it Isn't likely that you oarry to much alwut you" "You think uot?" she retorted, tri umphantly; "1 mn Imppy to be able to In form you that I liac twice that amount about me at this momentl' Camllle recoiled nghast. "Ten thousand dollars!" he gasped. "See for youmolf," She took from Its resting place bWiInd a sofa, a small leathern satchel, and ex tracted from It a mass of bank notes, bound with a narrow strap of paper, "la there ten thousand dollars there?" panted Camllle, hoarsely. "Yes, ten thousand dollars. It means a farm, a tranquil life and happiness." Seising tho revolver, the tnsn exclaim ed, -wildly: "You know wc I ene m- t l tat th. .! Kane, 172 Sober .Street, C I.I work of a moment. In a few hours you ca0' I"' w'"' can be far from here and In safety." I "I'erunn lim been used bo lonir In "Conceal those bills!" cried the wretch- ur family thnt I do not know how I ed victim; "they dazilo me, farclnnte me, could get nlong without It. I luvo make me mad!" i Riven It to all of my children at differ-. She broke the band, and flaunted tho ent " v'""' ey Mirrored with crisp leaves before his eye. I croup, coldi and tho many ailments Moic at them well " she nersWedi "'"l "iurcii nro miojcu iu, nnu nm 4i Have Every Reason io Praise Pe-ru-nn," WR1TI1S MRS. KANU, OP CIIICAdO. CIIAITKK XX. "Where I my child?" The words were pronounced In a low, sibilant tone, like the hiss of a venomous rep:lle. To speak truly, the voice of Sylphldo Couramont In that supreme mo went betrayed less of maternal anguish at dlssppolnted hope, than of ruppressed fury at being baflled In her revenge. At the sound of the returning foot steps of her emissary, ide had darted from Uie lounge, upon which she hud (lung her woary, -waiting body, wtoh the celerity that a swallow wings Its tHght from Its threatened nest beneath the eaves; aha had recoiled n step, having thrown open the blinds to admit Camllle, nnd stood waiting for hit reply, her dell cite hands clenched until the nails pene trated the flesh. "I haven't anything to say," .replied the man. sullenly, prepared to face the woptt; "I haven't got the child that's all.". "Why not?" "Because 1 siw her." "Saw whom r ".My young mistress Mrs. Court landt." "Shut the blinds," sbe satd, merely, "and tell me bow It happened." She crossed to an easy chair beside the table that occupied the middle of the room; but Instead of seating hemelf sbe stood leaning upon Its back, waiting for him to speak. With the slow Indifference of a man -won feels himself hopelessly coodemne!rCan'll!e fixed bis leaden eyes HSpGa her with a dogged deflsjice.JmnivLrJ... lng luridly IrWKnr dark depths. "There ain't much to tell," he began, moodily; "I did my best; I stole in at tbe library window like a thief; I got upstairs and into the nursery, where I found the boy anleep. She came to the door a min ute later and, groat heaven! ihall I ever forget he look she gave me?" "You're a coward!" panted Sylphkle; "why didn't you kill her?" "I tried It once," he answered, dar ingly; "ami I don't propose to do It again. She raised the home with a shriek, and fell down at my feet. Then I got out." For a moment or two silence rvlgned in the apartment, broken only by tho slow drip, drip, drip of tbe eaten, and the occasional thunder, wMch now boom ed and rolled nway In the dlxtancc. At last Sjrlphlde Couramont ' spoke, as It were to herself. "Kate 'rliall avenge me!" she muttered; "I will hare my child!" "You can apply to him, since he's com lng here." "Who Is coming here?" sbe demanded In a startled way. "Mr. Cour-sndt. I overheard the doc tor tell him It was best he should." Again there was a momentary silence. At fhe end of which she glanced up at him cunningly, as she said: "Whatever I may effect through an In terrlvw with Mr. Courtlandt, bear In mind that I am indebted to you for noth ing." "I have done all I could," he retorted, assuming his sullen air agalu; "more than I ought to have done. I cpufens I want the money. But even had I succeeded you -wouldn't have profited by it, since air. uounianui no longer loves you." "I am well awuro of the fact," she replied, defiantly; "but understand that ho said to me on the day we parted, 'When Claire has ceased to live, I swear to you thnt you shall have your child agam, and that I will return to you.' Were she dead, whether ho still loves me or not, he, being a gentleman of his word, would render me my child, and give me tho refuge of hU name, for I am free now. Do jou comprehend? I nm free, and yet everything slips hrougb my nngiTT. mcrytiiing that by right be longs to me I lose through her. And ihy1 Because you have no courage, be cause you are a coward!" He met the torrent of her, disdainful wrath with patience. "You forget," he said, "that she took arsenic enough to LIU twenty women. Since ho Is still olive, it U heaven's will that she should be." "Hud you employed other means' she rejoined; "look, a weapon like thirl" She raised tbe little revolver and balanced It In her hand, adding Insinuatingly, "if you bad used a -weapon like this, you would have secured you can still secure the Ore thousand dollars, If you will!" She forced the little gleaming Instru ment of death Into his hand, unconscious ly thrust forth in a covetous attitude; but he seemed unaware of what ho held, since be only murmured dreamily; "Firs thoufsuxd dollars!" "they mean fortune, well being, happl ness." "In heaven's name, don't you under stand me?" he shrieked, fairly besldo hlmielf. "Don't you see they tempt me to kill your "Mel" She recoiled half way across the room, palpitating with terror. "Yes, you!" he hissed. "And what.lo I risk? You have, signified your Intention nf committing sulelde to-night, tand I rtilnk you can guess that I had far rath er make the money by killing a wrotoh llko you than by assassinating nn honest woman!" Ml MtS, OlICAOO, I U- YsLIbbH TBBSISBSBSBSBsKu i iigm --. :sMsjsisi I I BBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBBBsl ISaWrSJBW-JA ! jP"SaSBSBSBSBSBSBBsB I fl ftleaied to say that It hni kept them n splendid health. I hnvo also used It for a catarrhal difficulty of long atandlnj; nnd It cured mo In a short time, so I have ovory reason to pralso I'cruna." Mrs. K. Kane. Pc-ru-na Protects tho Untlro House hold Against Catarrhal Diseases, One of the greatest foes with which every fatuity has to contend Is our changeable cllnmto. To protect the family from colds and roughs Is nlnnvs "Oh. no. not You will not. dsre not-I ?.,lor,ou I-roMoni, - often Impotsl will summon " mo . , . "Silence." noonor or Inter It Is the Inevitable He took deadly aim. Sbe prsng to- ' ol very ono to catch cold. Cam in wards a door opening upon Uie hall of "voiding oxpoatiro and tho uio of prop the honrc. or clothing will iirotect from tho fre- "Help, help!" quency and perhaps the severity of "Hush, I tell you!" colds, but with the greatest of piecau. There was a sham report of the re. ilnn. )... iu ..... ti.i. i. . - . i.i ltewJ!fIl?"fC"T.'!!rX,,,liibj '"to'-iuman experience. Kverybc-ly Flinging aside his weapon, C-mllle. omo' ow' , . ... sprang to the side of his vk-lii. knoH' , IoiP will Iw wot feet, or s down, and tore Uie fatal fortune from -'R't, or dstnp clothes, or it rosy lo hvr cramped Angers. Kre he could rise, ono ' a thousand other little mishaps, there came a crssh at the blind, and in hut no one is shrewd enough to always a flash, I.uclan Courtlandt stood within avoid tho Inevitable catching cold, the room, f ....... I T''" " 'ct of medical scienco ," . Vu cllrJ herV l" exclalme.1, botjer known than that Pcrunn cures vf irr0li . , .' catarrh wherovcr located. Thousands h.veV.Urer.a"hrrami0km l! '?"- ,n " . W ! your wife. I fIJ0r-wW the Mson, snd fM,f" f '" Prowc, "om " a ff didn't see fluo-rry lead. Well, I'm roady Urrh b l"Utta Onco in tho fsrnlly to take thsconscquences!" I j- I'oruim slwnrs stays. No home can spurn l'cruim niter the first trial of It. Mrs. A Holxon, '.".'.1 Washington St,, ltnslng, Mirli, writes; "i'cruna has Itccn such a blessing to my only child, ai well as myself, that I fool Induced to glvo my testl uionlsl. Ho has nlwnvs suffered from catarrh of tho head nnd throat, add I had to use extra precautions so as not to havo lilm exposed to damp or cold weather. Last year ho was taken with la grippe, and as It was n severe case, caused ma much ntmlcty. No med cine helped hint till ho took Pc runa,. I noticed an Improvement nt once and In three weeks ho was dif ferent child; tho grippe had been com pletely cured and I noticed that tho catarrh was made bettor. He kept taking It two weeks longer, when he was entirely well. I now uso It off and on for colds, cramps, Indigestion or general Indisposition, -and find It superior to any doctors or modlclne I our tried. It keeps me, as well as my child, In perfect health, and i gladly recommend It to mothers." Mrs. A. Ilobson. We have nn file many thniisaanil tes Unionists liko tho ones glrrn above. Wo ran only glvo our readers slight gilmppe of the vast Array of tiniollritml endorsements wo are reviving every rnniith. 'o other ph) aiclan In the world lias received such a volume of en thusiastic anil grateful lettorsof thanks as Dr. Ilartman for l'cruim. Another sun Is settlnr. and unob th vine-bung plana of the Newport villa, I.nclnn and Claire sit side by fide. I For some time silence hss folded Its wings above them, after tbe recital that he has glrrn her. "Claire," ho eks, at last, "can you accord her your forglveneas for all she has done to yon?" I "How can you ask that. Luelan?" r'ie murmurs. "I am unworthy even to for give. Let heaven forgive her If she lino sinned." Then, after a pause, she looks up at him, tearfully. "But, Luelsn, can you forgive me for my unjust suspicion of you?" she asks, tremulously He takes her hi his arms and I. tunes br for tbe first time, tenderly. "If you arc unworthy to forgive," he whispers, "how unfitting am L" And so tho night falls with a greit peace, and rests upon them like a bono- diction. (The end.) ' i It 1 Written. Young Lady (In book store) I would llko something In tho way of a novel that Is really Interesting. Proprietor Something on the roman tic order or soniothlng realistic? ' Young Lady Which would you rec ommend? Proprietor Oh, It's merely a matter of pergonal taste. In tho romantic nov el tho hero and heroine marry In thai last chapter after all their troubles are ' ended and live happily ever after, whllo in tho realistic they doublo up In tho first chapter and then their trou bles begin. I.nntt-l'olt Want. 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