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V f- DOOMED. S By VILLARD tt &&C&QQGQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ CHAPTKtt V (Continued.) "Stafford," she said, laying her hand vpon hi shoulder, wew my fortune 10", 1 would share It with you only too gladly, for It would be my greatest happiness to enrich the man I love. Hut jrou know th condition! by which I am bound. My mothers ruling passion was family pride, Herself of an ancient family. she never ceased to regret that tny father, who had oprung front the most humble origin, and trained hl riches entirely by hu own nenty ami rood fortune, una not her s-ijuat In hlrti. A ah crew older, thli pride inn-easts to a morbid extent. A little before her death, a something hap Iened" here her voice faltered "which estranged her from me, and decided her o to alter her wilt that t should forfeit the whole of mr father's fortune, except ing an annuity of fifty pound n year, 'to keep me from actual want,' a ahe worded it. If I contracted a marriage with any lut a man of ancJent family, or failed o be united to uch an one before my onc-and-twcntletb birthday." "".And the caue of thl estrangement, That you ay brought about thU (Insular will 7" "I'pon that subject my lip are sealed for the present," she Mid, In a low, sad voice. "And to whom wouM the fortune de scend In the crent of your forfeiture! To jour uncle, I suppose" "Oh, no! Were such the ease, I should liave nothing to fear; as were he to in herit It to-day he would give It back to me to-morrow. It would pats Into the hands of more distant relatives, from whose forbearance I could hope nothing." "Well, let them take It all !" cried Staf ford. "My income Is sufficient to keep jou In comfort, although not In luxury. Kcery year aJJs to my professional fame owl prosperity; and with you by my slde with the blessing of your lore for my In nplratlon. what might I not achieve?" "It la Imiorsiblf. for the present," she answered; then, observing the cloud upon his face, she added. In a softer tone : "IK not think that It Is because I cling to the luxuries of wealth that I could not forego ha all for your sake that I could not I happy In the home that you could offer tne. The motlrea of my refusal are far, sery far removed from such causes. Hut be assured of one thing: my objections to being your wife bold equally to being the wife of any man. were he a duke. These objections may nerer be cleared away; therefore It Is that I entreat you, for your oan sake, not to waste your life In lopes that may never be realized. Ask tne for no explanation, as I cannot give It. And now 1 must go. It Is nearly nunset, and they will be growing uneasy about me at the Crango. I am afraid the ior drawing will not be completed this rvenlBg." "Oh, yes: I shall bare plenty of time; and, had I not, I should U able to draw It from memory. Toere Is not a spot in the whole scree that will ever be forgotten liy me." He watched ber cross the bridge. She turned round ones, wared her hand, and then gradually disappeared down the loping path, and was lost to his eager rjw. With a sigh, he went bark to his yvalntlng. His thoughts, wandering Into a hnn sired different channels, came suddenly upon that story of Circe, that be had told to Arthur I'enrbyddyn, and by a fantas tic association of Ideas, b began to com lare the features he bad described with ahose of Constance. The more he com pared, Oie more wonderful did the simi larity appear the aame figure, the same face and hair, but not the same manner. Strange it had never struck blm before that the story had slumbered In his mind. forgotten until It bad been aroue-d by the conversation at Richmond. - Huch an as- sMK-iatlea of Ideas was so monstrously asbtiud. that he grew angry with himself for 'even allowing It to rise up In bis ntmd; bat there It was, and. spite of all Ills self-Indignation, he could not thrust It away. "What did ahe mean by aaylng that she was fettered by circumstances of whieh I Iiad no conception," he muttered, ponder ing over the conversation that bad passed between them. A strange bumor had fallen upon him since sunset a humor of doubts and feara, and strange, unacknowledged sus picions, not confessed even to himself. CHAITKU VI. On the day after the meeting between Constance and Stafford, at about 4 p'eloek in the afternoon, a gentleman waa seated liefure a table covered with papers. In a prlrate apartment of an old-fashioned hotel, in the neighborhood of St. James street. That man was Rir I.aance I'enrbyddyn. Kle waa busily engaged In writing letters; lie looked anxious and careworn. Presently the servant Daniel, after a preliminary knock, entered the room to announce "Master Arthur." Ten years had wrought but little ehani-e upon the old servant's Iron fea tures ; ha waa much the same man as we described him on the day that be found lila young master gating upon the portrait Jn the western 'turret. Arthur 'followed upon the heels of his Announcement, and going up to his father with a glow of pleasure upon his face, warmly grasped his hands. Hut for the expression of the tell-tale, eyes, a looker 00 would have thought that Sir Iaunce received bla son but coldly, Requesting Daniel to leave the room, ba motioned .Arthur to take a seat opposite him. "JTathsr, you are looking anxious un MacKENZIE well," said the young man, feelingly . "what has happened? Iet me know the worst ; jour letter has filled me with anx iety, I have not been able to rest since I received It." "Arthur, you have now arrived nt that age when it la necessary that you should understand mine ami your own position In life. As the scion of an ancient fam ily, and the heir of an hereditary estate, you have, doubtless, hitherto regarded yourself as the world does that Is to say, as the possessor of ample means. Hut such la not the case. Misfortune has followed our house, and each succeeding representative has left the estates more and more embarrassed. Arthur thought of the picture that lay hidden away In that lonely chamber down In Cornwall, the story of which he had neier forgotten. Was this decay of the family the mere natural course of events, or was It that terrible curse working Its fulfillment? "Father." he exclaimed, "do not fet any thought of me add to your afflictions. I am young, educated; I can work my own way In life," "That la not sufficient. As the repre sentative of an ancient name, you have other duties to think of, beside mere per sonal success the preservation and trans mission of the name which has been hand ed down to you through so many cen turies. Hut I am talking bombast." he added, suddenly checking himself; "and It I time I came to the end of my explana tions. All the mortgage ami debts were bought up, some ten years ago, by a rich parvenu, who Is since dead. From his hands they hare passed Into those of hi brother, who hold them, and the whole property of the deceased. In trust for the daughter. Some little time ago Mr. Orler soii came down to I'enrbyddyn, to express his Intention of foreclosing unless the sum could be repaid by a certain date. I told blm that payment wa Impossible. He then suggested a most extraordinary compromise that an alliance should be contracted betneen my son and his niece. Hy a strange will, the fortune had been bequeathed to the young lady under the condition that she should marry Into none but a good family, and before her twentl- I Tv SesasaasaK.SJasoii3. I !aaiasavawsrHrlsTAU IESiut HIR LACSCE WtXCOMClt ins bo.-v. etb birthday. I rrquested a l.ttle (bus for consideration, and wrote to you Imme diately upon the subject. I leave the de cision In your band. The inly, I under stand, Is young, well bred and beautiful. It Is not an alliance I should select, were I a free agent; but In It ties the only bop of I'enrbyddyn." "I can make no possible objection to an alliance to which you are reconciled, sir," anaered Arthur. And so It was agreed between tbera; and the volunteer ball at Keldon, by Mr. Orlersoa'a desire, waa to he the scene of the first meeting between Arthur and Con stance. With a sad, sinking heart the young man left bis father's presence, and repair ed to his own chamber. The .asory of struggles and disappointments bad pro duced a profound Impression upon him an Impression rendered deeper by the dark sense of fatalism that to him was apparent through all. "Our race la doomed!" h murmured to himself. "Struggle as we will, I feel that It Is use less. Kleonore de Solssons' vengeance will be consummated at last. Were It not for my father sake I would let all go, and find an unknown grare In some for eign land." esses The volunteer ball at Keldon was a great event. It was crowded with the elite of the nelghborhotxl, as the local newspaier afterward Informed the world playing at officer being then the favor ite amusement of lb) Idle young gentle men of the county. It Mas In anything rather than an ex hilarated mood that Arthur, accompanied by his servant, arrived early In the even ing at Keldon. II at once proceeded to tbe principal hotel, dined, drrssed, and then departed In a cab for tbe Town Hall. Inwardly anathematizing the eccentric-, Ily of Mr. Grleraon, for choosing so sin gular a place at a public ball room for a first Introduction, and feeling somewhat awkward at th thought of mingling atone among a crowd, not one Individual of whom waa known to him, bo entered the room, Mr. Orlerson, a rubicund faced, pleas ant looking man of about alxty years of age, with a retired tradesman Ilka appear ance, was Impatiently awaiting bis com- the young In due time be was Introduced to sev eral people, who honed very low to Sir Iaunce i'eiirh)dd)u's sou, and, lastly, to Constance herself. Arthur was greatly struck both by her beauty and her manner. She was hull, putably the belle of the room, and was a conspicuous among the crowd of over dressed dowdies by the simple taste of her dress as by the refined beauty of her fca tures. Nor was Arthur Penrhyddyn unworthy of wi lovely a partner. Pull dress Is a .-riiclal test of a man'a appearance. It either Impart to him the took of a waiter or of n gentleman. Arthur's slight and graceful figure, and pale, almost effemi nate face, never appeared to such advan tage n when he wa thus attired. As they took their place In their first ipivtrlllc, they became the cynosure of every eye, and a bun, not of admiration, but of envy, mingled with the first bars of the music. Arthur began very soon to think that It would not lie quite so difficult to obey his father's wishes a he had at first Imag ined. They danced together the first two dance. As soon as he was disengaged from hi pnrtnrr, Mr. Orler-son beckoned him Into an ante-room. ".Vow, If you have had enough of danc ing for a little time," he said, "you and t wilt have a little quiet rhtt tngvther. Well, what do you thing of my girl?" 'There cannot he two opinions as to her beauty," ansnervd Arthur, warmly; "and I feel convinced that a closer ac quaintance with the young lady will prove to me that her disposition Is as charming as her pernon." "Well, I am very glad to hear you say so, sir; and I heartily wish It may b a match, for both our sikes" replied lb oM man, much gratified by Arthur's praise. "If the girl had been left to do as she liked about the choice of a hus band. It would ham been all right. Instead of being tied down by absurd conditions. The Idea of a girl forfeiting all her money , It she should take a fancy to soqie hon est young fellow, who didn't happen to have a grand name; I tell jou. sir, when ever I think of that. It makes me trem Me; ami if she was to do It, all her money would go; halt of It to distant relation In Kngland, ami half to some foreign connections of her mother's." "It was a strange will," remarked Ar thur. "A strange will! It wa a cruel, un natural one!" cried the old man, hotly. "Hut her mother was an awful woman, with all sorts of grand notion. My broth er willed that. In case of hi wife's death, I should b his daughter's guardian: so she wa obllgeil In make me Joint eiecti- tor with her cousin. Mr. Wylle. Well. one day. when I wa. thinking the matter hit tn.i i,M,nl, m. .1,1 h.,tf and there was another trouble that Mad- ame Orlerson had bueatbI to me. She had ptarvd In her lawyer's hand written instructions that, unless the whole of the principal wa paid up by the thirtieth of November, the mortgage upon I'enrhyd dyn should ! foreclosed; and to Insure there Mng no dlay or uncertainty, she wllleil ten thousand ounds to Iter cousin Wylle a man with no more mercy than a bailiff whieh was to be paid out of that money, or out of the procesxl of the sale of the estate. If she had had her will, I'enrhyddyn would have been told up year ago. Hut, fortunately, Sir Jounce had got Tern, before his marriage, to tlgn a bond that he should not be trou bled for the principal until the end of tueniy yetra; which time is up In No vember. She always had an awful spite against your father, and that bond mada a good many word between ber aud Tom." "A aplte against my father!" cried Ar thur. "For what rasonV "Well, I certainly did once hear sonw cock-and-bull story. Hut I heard so many of them flora hrr that tbey all got mixed up together In my head. So, If I was to pretend to tell you, it might be another ttory altogether. Hut It doesn't much matter, diqiend on't, for Madame Orler son'a bate, like herself, had no reason In 'em. Well, at I waa telling you, while I wat weighing over In my mind the ques tion of Constance's marriage, I suddenly thought to myself, there's Sir tauncs I'enrbyddyn, he's got a son ; and If I could arrange a match there, I should get rid of both my difficulties at the same time, and turn the tablet nicely upon Madame Orlerson'a revenge, by making her own tyrannical will the means of defeating It. I arranged that Constance and you should be Introduced to each other at thtt ball, for I'm a great believer In first Impres sions, and girl always make the most of themselves and look their beat at such times. Hut you should hava aeen tbe rage that Mr. Wylle fell Into when be beard what I'd done. I don't know what ha didn't threaten; but at far at the girl a concerned, be'a no power. Hut " lit stopped suddenly, nudged bit com panion, and pointed to tho open window which ltd Into ths rtfreahmtnt room, (To U continued.) Ing; and most cordial waa man's reception. CS5S555 POEMS WE ALL REMKMLER. I vafNiNsaWtmsssit I 'TWENTY YEAIUJ AdO." 11 u 1 iTjMisaar!S'1 1 m 1 SlirTp: ssim oSttsW-1 fSHr I wandered to the village, Tom, I sat benralb the tree, Hut thing were sadly different from The way they used to tie; The advertisement signs were out To such a gresit degree, It took me nearly half the day To find the dog goned tree! HAS HANDLED BILLIONS. An a Without Hit Loss of tint) Cent tis ths fliisvriiment. Ono of lli most ndinlrnlilo rworila ever iuad by n public official stands to th credit of MJ, tlcorvt W. Kvnns, chief of the divis ion of ilimiico and dlsburss'liii'iita of the li-Kirtnn-nt of the Interior n t Wiistiliik'tnii. Ma J. KvniiV account have latily Im-mi cxrtiiilln-il by a COilltllltllV of ex- MTts, w Ihis.' rt Hrt mya lilm n hlifli if iiiitillinont . , M ., I-. ...wu - - - - on the cltlclency and ncvuracy of til service The ins jtir lias Invii at tlto licnd of tho dlvta Ion untniil for over twcnty-llin year. During that time the illaluirMtiieiita of the offlcy iaVn oggrvgatrd llaMaa),0), I.. t,,BM .. i... i. e.,ului t.u ngl,tt,t prror ln ,,, ,. T,w major baa also tu the rlxl nnmet aiierlntcndiM advances of funds to other oltlcvra, settled clalliia, and nt hwcil payments, iimnuiitllig In all to f.1,-WM.i),iM. wltlimit tin loss of mm rvtit to tint govtniiiuiit Tin dl nvtlona In wlilcli illshursonicnt nre Hindi under Ills charge are liumeriius, ntiit only great ability ami vlgllanro could prevent coinpllcathins ami Iei. MaJ Kvnns tM-gaii tils ncthi cntvi-r us 11 new sixty with tilt Army of tin I'olo mar Ili ontcrvd tin I)eirttiKtit of ,t!io Interior In ISM at tlw ngo nf Id an a nii's'iigi'r. He wa iirewnt at Ford's TlHtMi-r on tin night of I.ln oilii's ansaulnntlmi, wns an liiterctit Is-ctator at tin trial of II' iimplra tor mid nltncsvtl their tticuth)ii. PENSION FOn MI13. JACKSON. One of the closing acta of tint Fifty- niniu v-siiiKri-" ' ln""Ke n a " frrniltliiu Mrs. Jackson, widow of On. Htonownll Jackson, tlio famoua Confederal! battle hero, a snalon of month. Sho will draw that US. HTONEWAM. JACKHOX, amount from tho government nt th widow of a Mexican war officer, Senator Overman, of North Carolina, Intruducttl tho bill. It kihmiI tin Sen ate ami wih tiling up In tho llouso com mittee. Tim l'resldciit was unofficially Informed Unit Cougrc might adjourn without nrtlon on tho bill, Ho nnt lteptvwntntUe Ingortli, hi wm-ln-luw, to nee Hejiresentntlvt) !udcnln Ker of New Jersey, chairman of the IIoiiho committee. Prompt nitlon fol lowed. Tlio nbovo pli-turu of Mrs, Jack rod la from a war time photograph and the Inst ono alio had Mt fur. No Itonni for Itoubt, Cnndldnte You have not any doubta at to my character, have youT Voter Ob, no! Of courno not Candidate-' Then why don't you vote for met Voter Hecauso I have no doubt at to your character. Hoaton I'oat, It'a coaler for tome men to make lore than It U for them to make a tiring. via J. a. w. ?.V) a 4 A NsflBtBBtBBtm. fr -V iSaassssBsV t v" SjJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJgffff Spring The best is Hood's S.irsnp.irill.i. It is the best because it docs tlio most Rood. While it makes the blood pure, fresh and lively, it tones the stomach to bet ter digestion, creates an appetite, stimu lates the kidneys and liver, gives new brain, nerve and digestive strength. An unequ'aled list of cures .,0,366 tes- timoiuals in two years proves Btirantnba-I'nr ltn l trfr mwU'ln tfttill f.,m. iIimi.1 s HsnslisrllU Is lmf lull UD n rniMiAii isihiis rsni oar.sini... ii h :r -.'.-.".... .: - w . - '..i. . -n -- n III nsusl Iklil'l fifii Psrssisi.s list I.ISHII lh IUihM It. SO.MI' tAlt lit BSI1M ri form, lMs 4-u umt Hu ra Wins tin loss l.i ..sl-lsllmi. .fi f.riiU. l ' N "',' '.Sti.TlSI hso tCMIiilnlslsufMitlt7iiisil. Swiss in-Wllis , II ' MUI ssllsiss , 11. Jl .. I....H ll..i tLu, in iai till. ' t, or Uk Oi'Jktit.s ri:i:tt under llm I'mid ami Mesvspapee .MrUnsitirs lis Iriinilnn, Judgo Iti-nlntil'a rofennco mi ttm IhmioIi to tlK Times ai tlio 'Tlmndervr" remind u how rt'iunrkably till nick iinini has ticrslstcil. The Morning Toil la mi loiigvr "JiMtues"; tlio Stnudnnt has not Ixfii "Airs. (Ianii" aliico the do ccaso of the Mnrnliig Herald lint "Mrs. Harris" to whom It nnuld nlludo iwvn IndrixMideiit nuttiorlty. Hut tho Times I still the Thunderer." It owes tint nniiii' to C'npt. lelwanl Sterling, wIk la said to Iiavp iN-giui n TlimV article with llm word : "We ttimidi'rti! forth the other day nn article on tlio subject of s.x'1.11 mill iHilitlcnt reform." Urn don Dully Chronicle. I.lsnnls' Tails. Certain llwnl are remarkable for tho frnglllty nf their tails, nlthmigli this wenknea I not nlwaya (he draw back that may he Ininliiisl. Tlie dia mond tailed gecko, fur Instance, fre ijllontly n en Its existence to the riMill iu'ihs with which Ibi caudal appendac ran be snepil off. This reptile, which will Nreli Um a rock bend downward aud tall Hi the air, I liable to tie preyed uou by hawk. One of theso furHuld nble birds will avtiaip down iixin a titan! and Mir what It takes to be tho head, but la really tin tall. The brittle tall simp off, and the gecko wriggle away, not much tho worse, to grow an other. frfsiutliNar7 Vntlttln, The man who rnterrd the smoking car of lh elevated train at Forty-third street strode to th rear end and opened th doors. Then he went half way bark, tat down tnd lighted a clear. An ley gale blew through I lit car, and two or thrr men started for th rear door for the pur of closing them. "Walt a few moment, gnitlemen," said the aswnger silling next to th new romtr. This man knew what kind nf a riasr hs wa going to fke a great deal setter than w did." Chicago Trlbun. Ths l.lmti. Jim (iniet I terribly absent mind cd. Jack I should My so I've known IiIm U) tekndMHM to hit otttoo aud nsk If he waa In. Alisnliilvlr eersajrr. Chicago Judge Walt a minute. Where la the court Interpreter) Attorney The witness It an Ameri can, jour Honor Why la It necessary to Imve tlio Interpreter? Chicago Judge I leva use the wltnctt la from Hoaton. B Different from other oil us in economy, cjcanuncM, and euy operation. The NEW PERFECTION Wick Blue Flame ve fuel cxpenie and lessens the work. Produces a strong working flame nstantly. Flame alway under immediate control. Gives quick rerults without overheating the kitchen. ivlSJe in three aizes. Every stove warranted. If not at you? circufar Ur nMre,t "2cncy for dcriptivc JRsyb TUB 'i X' W Ump ,0.r "ounl houithold uie. Mad of bran throughout tad beautifully nickel,! Perfectly conitrucndj abtoluWly safe uaeici Ud In Illht-llWoi pow.r, to onum.nt to any roonu Ev.ry limp warrint.d. II not at your dtal.r'a: wilt to our ntarart aieney. STAIVDARD OH. COMPANY (uwirT) Medicine its merit. Mis. i K. (1m l Vix llU , SSI .. Ill ,1 . JJrt.M-l"J slllSISIlsssr II III! S f ( .1 1 , ini.i v .,.! Dniii'Act, Juno ), MOd. o. J'. I. 1,'rn I'Mrtius, Marshall Wilder lella of an elderly Indy In Cuhoes, who, Ixisldea her deaf ness, experienced much Iruubln with false leelli. Consequently sho wns disposed In rrgard thl world at a vale of (ears. A uelglilxir. pitMlng her house one day. Iieheld the Indy sitting at llm window, wearing an rxpresshm of more than usual kIooiii, Thinking to cheer the unfortunate one, the good. hearted neliilibor screamed nt the top of her voire. "(lixxl morning, Mrs. Hlank. Fin weather we're having" "yes." replied llu ehlerly lady, "but I can't eat with 'em ylt." "Tho way to get a thing done proper ly." remarknl the lHiiegron philoso pher. "I to do It youriNIf." "That'a where ywu go lame," rejoin cd tho man with the absent hair. Th pn!rr way Is to let your wlf do It then aha can't say 'I told you so,'" llm1r lar I'.tstis lis rati nan A hint to tho who may thought lessly at soin time or other Indulge In excess III eating. If thli Indiscretion It committed, especially In high sea soned things with rich sauce, a draft of cold water acidulated with lemon Jules will take off th sense of weight at th ttomach and assist (lie dlgestlvo proce by moderating th alimentary forweulatlou. CURED OF QUAVEL. Not a Single Htona Hit Formed .Since Using; Ooan't Kidney Plllt. J. I). lAiik'litiry, musk" publisher, of Suffolk, Va., aaya "Ihirlng two or three yen 1 a that I had kidney trundle I s. x about "S mmiii.s of i;m.cl ami samljr ssxliiueiit In lliourlive. I haven't pnnl a tone since using Doan'a Kidney I'ilU, li'iwrver.amltlmt wo three yeans sip). I usesl t'iaiif!-'rtlie iiKsst SIMll ttUldlW llll.l,!.. Kratel attack, nnd had tho otlur usual syiiipiuiii in sKiney iruuwe lawiitiiii, lirndselie, alii In the lsu.k, urinary illsiirilim, iliMiinallo tnln, tc. I Ihimi a box ifintnliilng U itrnvel stnncn thai I va(., but that I not one-)iiarter of the whole numlier. I consider Doan'a Kidney Fills n linn kidney tonic," Hold hy nil dealer. fiOcenl a Ixu. Kostcr-Milhurn Co., Huffuli), N. Y. The New Oil Stove itove. Superior became Oil Cook-Stove Lamp I I lnul.l hlll. ftl.ili.hsm. Ai