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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
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when alone with the dead—and a
and also upon
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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,
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man hik I assisting in nursing him. against him and he was a doomed half developed among
roadside
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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
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in upon her, and taunted her with |||Ht “big headed Mamie Gault,
Influenced by a wholesome fear
her helplessness to interfeie against
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He mused over the mystery for a
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revelation.
Nor did
2.D09 Rofirenr.es.
Barna this
tio
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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<l first heard the oaunt
A long-tested pain reliever.
Its use is almost universal by the Housewife^ the
Stock Raiser, and by every one require-
liniment.
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No other application compares with it in efficr
"¡«is well-known remedy has stood the test a. J ‘lb
generations.
No medicine chest is complete without a boKi an(
L iniment .
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Occasions arise for its use almost every day.
Ail druggists and dealers have it.
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ed man’s story, With beaming
ciiuntemince he sprang up ami
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For sale.by H AL Horion.
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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.
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wa»*. In* vina Rakestraw .
agree«! with Mamie, rather a reason
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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 <ler imrsing.
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and
.anci
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“Who are you? ’ said C.‘ *w as a
light broke hi up- n b m and he
not.
turned again to Thrall, regarding
him curiously a* if they ha«i how
met fm tie first tine.
you?”
Who are
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Thrall’s reply was entirely satis
factory
SUBSCEIEE
H er al
“I will s’uy.” Crow sai«l.
Thus th«* t «M»r mother milv pre Bible Hill I on soft summer nights
It wa«just at this j met lire—in
«ipitate«! what she was ««« anxious were full I «if whispering evasive tl e ni'nu’es of country church pro-
eha|H‘s. lie
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was a bo> 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
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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
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purm«-d ami r»ached Joneslmro on
I* in time I«» 1« am that a marriage
license had just 1 een issued to the
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runaway couple—brother ami sis-
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ter.
lie enjoyed these Wsllf^ ter's residence..
lie held the fate of Bi night ■fall.
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kernlv
for
awlnle.
but
lat«
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there
bl«' Hill iti his «-artless «'«»-n hand
(To BE CoSThNfEP )
He w<>ul«l guard her gtaal name
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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
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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
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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<aig cout« m-
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who
that
felt i
ited
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... caOOHRY fy ACCIDENT
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x\ V Ml on«** ] ut fh«» «««nd^Mul
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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»
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lie soon traced them to a minis
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of I
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att<
to
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♦.hr
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“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<l hail not been in Jonesboro half an out of this "
*’ \nd I»- sh>>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
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H<
he then be
break her engagement, but insisted ttie }oung <| ,ndy; ami when a week sassinate vou just
as we did
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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.
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band.
was in close pursuit befi.re the «-lop- I rnw
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"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
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bbmelv-d white with terror a« he
tbiit he si otild at on«-«* inh-rler«* to'
Lawn nee
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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-
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vainly with Mamie
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send scaled. po<>r. piu.l,
f t>r a Lnitea u-v
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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.
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Don’t brood over your wndl‘!—', r«--.-
Thousands
of •'sset
tho Vv'or.-.s
Cases
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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.
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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!
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ESA Zu
flecked moonlight at lone cross
come
r»ÏXT»m
iuarar.tco to
t they car
sro/tso.
metnoa andi
aliord a CU.
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time in an idle way. never
his wicked plans for revenge upon (>f his sharp-rmsed dilapidated little »* I long
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. dreaming that danger or death
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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
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bv enemies.
rible truth to Colonel Gault.
'Strange forms mistv and vague
Parson Rakestraw considered
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