J • I ^Ths Postmaster at Bible Hill, » I' I BY ROBERT YULEE TOOMBS plated re ’e*««® upon the woman was born in upon him a strang«- hose early life he had bligbte«!; feeling of unreasoning terror—such her husband, for as as one Rometitnes feels at night w when alone with the dead—and a and also upon V • ■'^'x xllthoT-SOof CJ--F- wo Alono ov/r 'soon as Lawrence and Mamie were sensation that he wio hid never safely married and g««n«* beyond made a foe in his life was haunted recall he iiitend«-«! to reveal the ter CHAPTER VI. Who havo weak ortv;. DEVELOPED, or diseased organa, who arc suffer­ ing from ennottsoFYOunr and any Excesses, cr cf of oiitljne in the midnight gloom Parson Rakestraw was often at that he bad reason to fee! good .................... ami fantastic in movement flitted the house watching with the sick But fiite bail even then just turned a bout him gleaming in the clearings, I man hik I assisting in nursing him. against him and he was a doomed half developed among roadside 7 I He heartlessly seized everv oppor man. Vina, now became Lawrence’s tuiiitv to insinuate the awful truth Io the distr.mt«-d mother, riot know­ nurse, determined in her heart to ing that it was already clearly borne win him all to herself away from >> in upon her, and taunted her with |||Ht “big headed Mamie Gault, Influenced by a wholesome fear her helplessness to interfeie against ! h / I % LI I road«. He mused over the mystery for a 1 » ! revelation. Nor did 2.D09 Rofirenr.es. Barna this tio 8tl had consulted Thrall. He fijst consulted Colonel Gault soul. Mr. Crow.” cried Jack Mustang Linim A Cure for the Ailments cf Man: Thrill when he ha J Í miles on your road N<«. vou ’mist The \ > ill g man had I « en shot while I hr town. Lawrence bad mad«* good use of May here and l«e use«] for momshii.- runnii g «low n th«* violators *-f th«* revenue law h was verv unfortu- his t’me however, as Thrall learned er bait ’’ b«* at the court house where the clerk Lroiigi’t up agaim-t him as a reason of the court informed him a mar f>»r coiinterimimling th«* prepara- ring«' license had just been issued lion« already in progress for t lu­ t«» Charles Law-ci.ce ami Miss Mai UrepoSod wedding. It was. ll wa»*. In* vina Rakestraw . agree«! with Mamie, rather a reason CllAP’l ER VII for hitstening it that th«* voting fel­ It really seemed to Henry Crow low might « i j«»y a wife’s car«* and th« wno r that the woods around fei kwor n. a si «••eiiiiqs sav—that Th'a I heard of to indefiiiitelv postjHine. lent studious intro-p« ctive man w h • Liwrence’s fl ght with M s- Vina. At this crisis Jack Thr.-i’l—th«* genial, elvv«-r, careless svnii-rvt«»- look li111«1 note ot the worldly asp ct I A« is wr.tn n h -iein he hurriedly 4 gad«* and stranger—«atm* to the of what was going on in tin* world p«a>r w« im-n's aid. Sh«- coulilhave ulx'Ut him lie .kept irregular hours—oft w *si>«-«| lii, fla t in thankful tears working hard all day at his times am! w i|a d th« m «Irv with her gray hairs w li« n she had talked half an desk and seeking reereation and liotir with Ja«k He km-w rverv- brain rest in long lonelv walks after tu purm«-d ami r»ached Joneslmro on I* in time I«» 1« am that a marriage license had just 1 een issued to the i runaway couple—brother ami sis- . V ter. lie enjoyed these Wsllf^ ter's residence.. lie held the fate of Bi­ night ■fall. « .« kernlv for awlnle. but lat« r there bl«' Hill iti his «-artless «'«»-n hand (To BE CoSThNfEP ) He w<>ul«l guard her gtaal name I st i r« «I. nor I,« r daughter ami ptui- i»li her fa rs«« mors. Ja.kl Thrall G«a>d, noble wtnl in to haw 5 little 1alk with !..'«w r« nev after leaving Mis («atilt. aid I be n aull was that •j tl.rw«md«d man was that same • ft« rt ton r«mov«d to Parson Rake- • flaw's. The «>|«l |«rs«4« I i0t «pinta, «1 ntii tiailv « « ■ * was in aihjiiug (,*«»p«l I-,'lun', si>al< li< a. foil« “1U> trt-a," and anlicipttlii g the early <«.>1 isu mmatron «>f Ins l H » rr ni- » imi *••! x\ V Ml on«** ] ut fh«» «««nd^Mul Pi»» ki’t a i » • • Kt**ai ha * brrn ili* driiiand Wf air A n »• ihTWUtvUl I * » L a undrt lhe t.amr ul <« tt«4 11 » Ali 11» | IT IS V Ivi! furn ths I and lie soon traced them to a minis­ ihillg......... I ! ag< tut foil Rta not of I nes att< to ent ♦.hr his fra sou J- V “It is he 'iml had provided tor a change of realized hi> true p-i-itioi laughing matter I shall get «•« nl«l gather from tier hv«t«rieal horses mill way on the to ol but he ■ F*at« im-nts no reason whv l,esh«>ul>t f«ei«re yon g«-t ten w ithdraw- his consent aireadv given. hour when Jack Thrall also entend lint»* of e.’iirs«' I m could du taflar wtep s« riously alarmed until he pr« V» nt the marriage, t ut said t lI)’ H< he then be break her engagement, but insisted ttie }oung <| ,ndy; ami when a week sassinate vou just as we did ' “ * your on imim diatc marring«*, that she later he disappear«-«! at midii'ght friend Griv two year® ago. It’s the might th«- better nurse her hus­ tn company with Miss Vina. Thrall very thing! Congratulate me Mr. 1 band. was in close pursuit befi.re the «-lop- I rnw I "It seem« to Hmu«e you.” Crow Colom 1 Gault list« m <1 calmlv u.g couple had been an hour on the! i 8!,’d in troubled tone«, his f ice and patieiitlvlo his wife's entreaties road. was a reckless driver i bbmelv-d white with terror a« he tbiit he si otild at on«-«* inh-rler«* to' Lawn nee » .J/i CO., ti t him until little Caddies' Uaticed sonal acquaintance overdue ant! shaking hands in irrepressi le de The girl clung to her l«iv» r with interest' bearing to settle with Mr. I'ght continued; “Yon ar«* a ‘reve nil the irresist b|e senseless passion Lawrence. At anv rate he was nil -r.’ that s whit you are! Don’t i f a misguided first love ami re­ «luring these days and nights keep-j jdenv it! Parson Rakestraw ami I fused to listen io anv proposition to I ing an eye on «-very movement of I know better ami w«- ar«* going to as- I » £/«- . ¡«UCCSSS. vainly with Mamie « send scaled. po<>r. piu.l, f t>r a Lnitea u-v . Remember,no« -.- -;aua:U)r - ■»h<>. ■.,.A'WM goods feller’s name 'stead <>f mine,” H"’d nation turned his heart to receive | the parson one «lav, “I'll send Law ! Vina’s warm caresses retire off.” I ossiblv. us shrewd read« rs sus­ The wre died mother labored peer. Mr. Thrall had a private urr­ v-fvlicár. • • Don’t brood over your wndl‘!—', r«--.- Thousands of •'sset tho Vv'or.-.s Cases 7/?£d7T/:W7. t.muln < r b. -. .- ev J - -V , i without that th«' colonel thought no more about, the matter. It is possible that Lawrence in turn spoke of the I • could she prevent this unholy Therefore after Jack Thrall’s little | affair to Parson Rakestraw. At' ■ union? talk—for reasons liest known to j “If ion’ll go tell vniir o’d man bin self and Jack — Lawrence knew anv rate Crow saw no mote of his nil about mine ami vour fnilie as that he would never le permitted haunts. "Bl* ss y«-ur innocent scribbling! boy ami gal. oidv using some other to nrirrv Mamie and so without bes Thut h«* must never ki ow, «et h«>w. cd the god given without ifctrayihg her guilty seen t, question. r:8 A LIMITED 71MLE.E • » 1 «ved each other as 1« V'-rs, uncon- Lawrence knew not that the par­ »c mis of this guilty secret and were son was his father. He otiiv knew however wh ■ at once laid the mat­ ter before his pro-pe«-tive son in-law to be married verv soon. *’"w that the old man had sought him j «mid she save her daughter with (lllt given him money and brought young Lawrence. That voung man simply laughei at Crow’s hysterics! ■ «mt revealing to h< r nolle husband |1|(|1 |lt.re f,,r purposes of his own. h'-r < wn wicked and unhappy past? ||e adventurer like, simply accept- ami overwrought nerves so lightly! I / ■ 011« OWN ESA Zu flecked moonlight at lone cross­ come r»ÏXT»m iuarar.tco to t they car sro/tso. metnoa andi aliord a CU. • • • .1 time in an idle way. never his wicked plans for revenge upon (>f his sharp-rmsed dilapidated little »* I long • ■ * ■ o » . I me 1 . dreaming that danger or death I nane f shrulil ere, or standing like strange­ ly distorted shadows in the cloud- her for having deserted him and wife, and ¡Mtssiblv by other reasons ■•relapsed into virtue” long years pan.«m R,,kes»r¡>w had never r spok- to Lawrence of ago. en to Ids wife nor with Mrs. Yes, Lawrence wa« her son, and former relations he was Mamie’s brother. Yet they (iau|t I »« tko :; • ML.;« ■■ bv enemies. rible truth to Colonel Gault. 'Strange forms mistv and vague Parson Rakestraw considered . • • I A ,_1.«Skill From The CiOtopoll B» C7 I ECTLY h ARMLEbS ASO S imple ANY CHILOCANUrr I I U« th* haU ower an ' <> ’ i»-tinr» for • few rinati • ' H I . 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