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i,-mi wSk BV- tohJ v N R? f 3M w- 4 , e Wf ri ff ) iiM jjBtiiMfa.saMawetiissjserss"issjazijii y j Secret of foe Plundered Safe y By KMILK GAHORIAU CHAl'TKK XIX. In 1810 llod hi his ancestral ensile ou the banks of the Khotic the U1 Mar quis lie Clameran nml his two sons, IJos ton nml Louis. They were tlie objects of hl km lu tlie same measure as for his hnte he vlcwetl his nelKhbor, the Countcs tie In Verbc rle. Stem, old nml nrroouit. she woiilil Iiiitc hceii the en eral detestation as she vn thin Individ unl one. had It not lieen for her beauti ful nml pontic dauhter. Viilontlue. The estates were separated only hy the river, here narrow out swlrtly flow Inc. It wan no harrier for hue. Valen tine law Gaston, and from that moment his Iiukkc filled her heart, lint so many obstacle sepirated them! Yet they met hnppily. until one fatal evenlinc. when the saw her lover swim the tide at the createst risk, and fall at her feet, al most exhausted. "la It yotiV she murmured, try hut to life him up. "Then heaven has heard my prayers, and had pity." "No," wan his cUHHiiy answer, "heav en has not been pitiful, for 1 am forted to flee. Our hive Is the sprt of the nifties, and to punl.h the Insolent I hate nearly killed two of the scoundrels, lint what doe this exile matter? Yon will accompany me, and vharc my home lu the. wilds." "I cannot leave my mother, Gaston." "llut If your mother knows we ure married " ' "You are poor, and she Is deternill ed I li nil marry a wealthy man, that flu may end her days lu luxury." "She shall have It." mM Gaston, bit terly: "make her wait three years, when I shall return rich, or you will lie free ' " " ""or ch l h jr one reason to preserve her. She was aoeu to be the mother of Gaston's child. She had net revealed this secret to him, but her mother divined It. She was a woman for emergencies. Bhe eseorted her daughter to KiiKland, where the child was bora, ami left with perrons hired to adopt It, without, of course, knowing what an aristocratic don they were fosterlwr. The young mother, bereft of her son nd of his father, returned home with her mother In passive resignation. Shu acrrowed for four years without tvcilv' luc any Intelligence of either. Then she learned Gaston was dead. Ucr mother remained a marble (mace to her, but she was alive to her selfish Interests. She was alwaya looking about her for tho means to rise from her genteel poverty. and at this period it presented Itself. They made the acquaintance of the young banker. Andre Kauvel. The first time he met Valentin he was struck by her beauty, and after looklne Into her large, melancholy eyes his admiration deepened luto love a lore so earnest and passionate that ho felt that be could never be happy with out her. lief ore being Introduced to her his heart had surrendered Itself to her charms. lie was wealthy, a splendid ca reer was open to him, and he vowed that Valentine should be bis. lie confided all his matrimonial plans to an old fnem of Mme. de la Verberie, who had no sooner breached them to the match-making mamma than the alliance was ar ranged. Eighteen months after her marriage Mme. Kauvel presented her husband with a son. llut neither this child, nor a second son born a year after, could make her forget the first one of all, the poor, forsaken babe who hud been thrown upon strangers, mercenaries, who valued the money, but not the child for whom It was paid. Louis de Clameran was now Marquis of Clameran; he was free, and compar atively rich. lie who had never had twenty-five crowns in his pocket at mice now found himself the possessor of two hundred thousand francs. This sudden, unexpected fortune so completely turned his head that he felt fettered In the country, and hastened, after disposing of nearly everything, to Paris. lie plunged Into the aea of dis sipation until the day came when he dragged himself out on tho shore, penni less, and glad to live quietly, while med itating any mean to regain wealth. Forced to quit bis country, he was eigh teen yearn abroad, living front hand to mouth for tlie most of tho time, when at a gaming resort he broke the bank and thought that he might oe his home one more, where perhaps the etil ha bad done had not lived after his depart ure, lie bad been twenty-live years ab sent, but tho old tenants remembered him, and warmly gave tlielr welcome. ' lie, the adventurer, the bully, tlio base accomplice of Loudon swindlers, delight ed In these marks of respect and venera tion, bestowed upon him as the, repre sentative of the house of Clameran; It seemed to make lilm ouce more feel a lit tlu elf)respect, fi rlf the' future' were not 'uttr'ly'hopeltr&av One of the fArmera was eager to buy a. niece' of land 'which' be had'rented'so long that he almost felt that It was bis J own; IamiIs disposed of It for ready money, and, already tired of rusticity, hurried again to tho gay city. llesldcs, ho hnd learned the secret of Valentino; he knew of the offspring of his brother mid the girl who was now tho wife of one of tho, most opulent of Parisian bankers. 1otils meant to levy blackmail ou her to Increase his store. CHAl'TKlt XX. Time had dulled the remorse and anx iety of Valentine. In tho gonial atmos phere of a happy home alio had found rest, and almost forgot fulness. She had suffered so much at being compelled to deceive Andre that she hoped alio was now even with fate. One rainy November day her husband had gone to Provence on business. She was sitting, gasing Into the bright tiro, and thankfully meditating upon her pres ent happiness, when the servant brought her n letter, which had boon loft by a stranger, who refused to give his name. Without tho faintest presentiment of evil she caretossly broke the seal, and In nn instant wan nlnio-t prlrlllcd by tho word which met her terrified eyes ".Madame: Would It be rchlng too much upon the memories of tho past to hope for half an hour of your time? To morrow, between two and three, I will do myself the honor of calling upon you. "Till-: MAltQUIS Oh' C'LA.MKItAN." Ahl she had hoped and believed that the fatal past was atoned for, nud bulled lu oblivion; and now It stood before her pitiless and threatening. The dreaded day came, and with It the man. Her emotion was too deep not to servo his purpo, and though she pro sen od enough coolness not to place her self lu his power by accepting his fictlou of Gaston dying In his arms and consign ing him to the care of his son, she could not altogether shake him off. On the other hand. the dared not con fess to her husband, who would never have contldetioe In her again, and she refused the sympathy of Madeleine. The girl bad divined that she was In distress. and pleaded hard to loarn the eanse. Tho plotter gave time for tho olon to work; when he communicated with her again, it was to ask her to call at hi hotel. The poor woman. In the rolls, dared not stay away. Hero another sur prise awaited hrr. The marquis wan not In the rooms. He who received her was a cherubic youth, who announced him self lu a sweet voice, which wrung her heart, as Itaoul Valentine "WIUou." it was her castaway sob! This voice was so like Gaston's that site seemnl once more to bo listening to the loer of her almost forgotten youth. It seemed only yesterday that Gaston had pressod her to his faithful heart; she saw him still, saying, gently: "In three yours, Valentine! Walt for me!" Andre, her two sous, Madeleine all were forgotten in this new-found affec tion. She Imagined that Madeleine look ed at her strangely on her return from the Hotel tl it Louvre. She must suspect something, but she did not suspect tho truth. For several day she asked embarrass ing questions as to where her aunt went, ami with whom she had been during these lone niwenees from home. Tills disquietude aud seeming curiosity chang ed the affection which Mine. Kauvel had hitherto felt for her adopted daughter luto positive dislike. She regretted having placed over her self a vigilant spy from whom she could not escape. She pondered what means she could take to avoid the penetrating watchfulness of a girl who was accus tomed to rend In her face every thought that crossed her mind. With unspeaka ble satisfaction she solved the ditllculty In a way which she thought would please all parties. 8h would hae her married and thus removed from her path and her son's, Clameran esiKiuscil her Idea, but want ed to modify it; It was himself thnt he proposed for the girl's hand, undertak ing to shelve Ilertoiny, to whom she had been tacitly engaged, and ha promised, as a substantial Inducement for tho banker's wife to consent to this change, to transfer to Itaoul all the dower that came with the bride. This time tho creature In his talons presumed to rebel. He left her with fear that his plan were not working smoothly a before. Clameran had cause foe fear. Mine. Kauvel' determination was not feigned. She wa firm In her resolve to confess. "yes," she cried, with the enthusiasm of a noble resolution; "yea, I will tell Andre everything!" She believed herself to be alone, but turned around suddenly at the sound of footsteps, and found herself face to face with Madeleine, who wa pale nnd well-eyed from weeping. "You must obey this man," she quiet ly said. "I despise M. de Clameran, and shall always regard him as the basest of men; nevertheless, I will marry him. I will not suffer dishonor to fall upon this house, which Is my home, while I have power to precvent it. Am 1 not Indebted to you for more than life? What would I now be had you not taken pity on me? A factory girl In my na tive village. You warmly welcomed the poor orphan, and became a mother to her. I It not to your husband thnt I owe tho fortune which ezcltes the cu pidity of this wicked Clameran.? Are not Aiel and Luclen brothers' to tne? And now, when the happiness of all who have been loving nad generous to me Is ,at stake, do you suppose I would heal- Claroernn." Then began 'struggle of sslf-sacrlflcs between Mme. Knuvel and her ule to which should be tho victim, online moro sublime, because each otTereder life to the other, not from any eitcn Impulse, but deliberately and wlllltr. llut Madeleine carried tho day, llrfri ln. was bv that holy enthusiasm o(c- r I lion whlih Is tho sustaining olemobf mnrtvrs. "Have coiirngo: wo two can llghto world and sllcnej our enemies, fjj shall ho saved, aunt; only trust In J Tim M omuls of Clamernii was ii- nbly surprised that evening by reoujg n letter from .Mine. I'auvoi, sho consented to everything linvu ii I It t In Hunt to enrrv (It A line from Madeleine, at the bottq?' the letter assured him that alio funjri curred with her mint. f. Poor girl, she did not spare her. Tho next day she took Prosper ' and forced front him tho fatal pro" to slum lur In tho future, and tff upon himself llu responsibility of til ing their engagement. Ct g by reooK d, sayluglt ng, but fjt out thii CHAITKU XXI. 4 After leaving Valentino de ljr hrrle Gnston underwent grout peril1 dltllcullv In effecting his eseapcW ! for his experienced and faltlifulfoj .Mcttnui no never wotuu nne sutvri . lu embarking. ' Having left his mother's Jewels i Valentino, his sole fortune ihiiisIsIol not quite a thousand francs, and ' this paltry sum lu his pookct. a fugll from Justice, and with no pntspeit entiling a livelihood, ho took pawngo t Valparaiso. lloforo Gaston had been on luxtrd t Tom Jones forty eight hours ho saw tl chalice had cast him among a rollret of tho most depraved bandits and c throats. The vessel, which seemed have recruited at all points of the co pass, possessed a crow composed of cry variety of thievish knaves; re country had contributed a specimen. Hut Gaston's mind was undisturbed to the character of the people w whom his lot wns cast for seve mouths. Tho Tom Jones set sail I, Valparaiso, but certainly went In roundatoHt way to reach her destlnath The real fact was that Captain Wat proood visiting tho Gulf of GuIhom. Gaston saw that he was sorvlilg I apprenticeship on a slaver, one of t M many sliln which made lmioene ft tunes bv rarrvlng on tho slave trade. though this dlxoivery tilled Gaston wlf ImllrnatloH and shamo. he was prwlcj enough to conceal his Impression. When Gaston had been with Capt Warth aliout a year tho Tom Jones rtt ped at Itlo Janeiro for a month, to J In supplies. Ho now decided to lea tho ship. He iwmcsed twelve thmim francs, as his share of the profits, wit h landed at Hraril. As a proof that tho stave trade wj repugnant to bis nature, he left I slaver the moment he itosnoMed a lit capital with which to ojiler some httliics. Finally, after toll and s gle, he was worth a million In gohl, sides immt-nse tracts of land. Arranging to return to his native In, he wan taken III ami dM, but loft l fortune anl Inst rue timis to it is raitNU cousin MchmiiI. The latter came Franco. An Iron mill was for sale u4 Oloron, ou the borders of the Gara; bought It with the Intention of utlttsl the Immense quantity of wood, wMi for want of means of transportation, w being wasted In tho mountains. Ho was soon settled comfortably his new home, and enjoying a lm, u tlvo life. One evening, as he was roti dating over the past, a sonant browg him a card, and sahl the gentleman w wfiltlng to see him. He read tho ns nn the card: Louis de Clameran, wl hailed him as a friend of bis brother. "We will have, to do the Iwst we MM ho said, "and keep house for ourolv We will live together like two old hr.e elors, ns we are. and ! a happy , kings: we will lead a gay lift ami enj everything that ran lie enjoyed," A few days after MpmoiiI was taki 111. He had a sort of vertigo ami wes dizzy that he was forced to He down, "I I'.now what is the matter," ho sal "I havo often been III lu this way Itlo, A couple of hours' sleep will om me. I will go to hod, and you can st some one to awaken me wbwti dluner reatly, Louis; ( shall be all right by Ik time." At the same time he ordered MabtH his old Hpnult.il servant, whit had till with him for ton yuan, to prtre ht some lemonade, i The next ilay Menoul apitoared to much better. He ate his hroNkfast, hi was about to take a walk, when I pains of tho previous 'day suddenly turned in a moro violent form. Without consulting his cousin, I.oi sent to Oloron for a physician who wonderful cures hail won him a w reputation. The doctor declared tli there was no danger ami merely l scribed a dose of valerian, and n hlUt with some grains of morphine sprluM ou It (To bs rontlnuad.l Unspoken Hinpatlijr, Mra. Ofillwy You forgot to congrnl, ulnto tlio bride, didn't you, John? Oldboy No, I dliln't forgot It may be wronjr, nnd I hopu I am, but didn't fool ns If I could conurutuluti licr without poalnjr ni u hyiwrlto." Mrs, Oldboy Why, Jolitil wliut li. tlie name of common hoiiso do yot inonn? Oluboy Hhern tnnrrlwl to n youna tnnn who not only mnokon dgurott nnd pnrtH hi a hair lu tlio middle, Uu ho ulbo tilaya a mouth orc'in. i As ICxplalnctl, Irate Customer I tlipiiKlit you said that parrot I !otilit of you luat weoH wan on educated bird. jjeaior ho i did, air. ii Ira to Customer But he can't hpcnlJ i'Vord. . . LN)aiei-or course not. lie was etlu cated In a deaf antf'durnb asylum. ' Tenant Points tlio House. A mini tocoiitly took n liousu upoii n Iriian In a coilnln croscout In Loudon without oxiiiuliilng tlio tonus of hi nurr-fiuont its olosoly iin ho should. Af Jcr ii tliuo ti, tmitllortl culled upoi mm nun pointed ,,ut Hint ho wns bound to do nil tho iiulslilo painting m oortiiln Inlorvuls. Ho protested, but Ii wna "so iiouiltmtod lu tlio bond." nml thoro wna o help for him. After n fowl do.il of thought ho hired II. Iiiiliitora nml directed them to puln ..... ...,..,.. or mo rront of tho lions rod. while ami blue -In stripes. When It was llulslioil tho uolghhoi hood-It won rather a riishlonnbio pur wna up In arms nml tho landlord wits frantic Tho tenant politely vs philuod to him thnt thoro wna uothliiL lu tho agreement about tl... ....i.. thnt red. white nml blue. In stripes wna his favorite combination, but ho thought ho might, porlmps. be bottoi plousod with the painting f the back which no proposed to color green, with yellow spots. The landlord, who well know thnt not another limine could he lot In tho crescent If ho curried out bis threat Hourly had a fit at the Idon, , wll, In it week tho tenant had n now loose SSISIBSI IIHSOSSliWrtWSH.iiSIStllll nwsswsa Ajjers Give nnitiro ilirco helps, ami nearly every case of con- simipiion will recover. Fresh air, most Important of all. Cherry Pectoral NonrlshliiR footl comes next. Then, a medicine 10 control (he couch and henl tlio luiius. Ask any jjooil doctor. " I (Wit ui.t Ay!'. I'litrrr l"lislM imii S li, ,., Lull,'. , ,, of hill iHt, 4t, rtt.l j ji am i..r -III. mil n ALSSur II, II. milium. lUllslU. Ot.tn. zto.Me ftee. . ,v-.w. ' .Inn ui. r i . ii Y, ' for Consumption Hnnllli l,tn...i .,,.. ",B .. i """"". unity IIOIIOII Or tlio OowoIb. Aid nnturo with Ayor'a Pllli. A .ew llettiilllon, "Say. ps." qiirrlo.1 little Johnny Ilum prrnloklr. "what l a high ohiirrh?" "A high eliun-li," repli the ol.l m, "Is on lu which the right hand of f.. 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