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Portland **)• m,( Vp m
A!l«ny 12 10 p m , >1 »• p ni.
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Harrainrnto 7 VY !■ m., S SS « in
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Pan I'rMciaoo 7.M p in , * .55 a
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( hair car« ba. ram-nto to Of-
Irn and k I Paao. and toun.t car, to
Chicago, Ht l^nu«, ?*•* Orlnana and
W »•hingt' ii.
('onnntma at Fan Franci»co with
everai line« f r Honolulu, J«|xin. Chin»
'hilippluaa, Cautral and South Antar
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1905.
NO. 42.
*1 am au b a p *>r. a»rv»i»»a rtsa-
NO HOPk OF TARIFF RÉVISION.
tare—«-• atferly ¿»vtltute of all pre«
•ar« of uuo4 that I rouiJ >«ly cruucb
Han«t>rough Say« N»«t S»««ion Will
i ia a rurwsr anJ aob with tertur."
After a drive, which »eeniad !• kef
Be Devoted to Rat» Question.
• lifted fat* v to •iidare fwr h »ura. tfa«y
Washington, April II. — h«naU>r
• tupped before a tall irva gate whir fa,
llan»i>r«>ugh, of N rth ¡Rak >1«, a str« ng
after a tons, waa v|»»t>«d from witbla.
adv ole • 4 a readjustment *d tbr tariff,
Tbe> Jruv» e»»r a U>«<. wtoSieg walk,
tolirvre that the chance of tariff revia-
al t~« • . 1 vf w
«•• « arg« g * h . j
i n has paaerd and that nothing will be
■■ a
fa a .*♦ V*" r* «
I f » v.
«
• taV. el
Lb»:» a»« »ted by M
tg i»ery.
«1 ne tn the Immolate future looking to
n * i »offered I m a l«i»t
k feu*a »
the rrwdjuattnent «»f thr Ihngley rates
•♦I rant rood acted her lu ths apart meot
t«> inert changing o«mlitiona.
While
tn whirb I found her
Mr llansbrough is a atroug protection-
"Kha was very kind lo m»" Clara
•t, he believe« the existing tariff
«•at on. "and assured me over aud ov»r
• L "lid to riadjuated. but hr Ims rum«
a«ain that no harm would bs d«*us ts
L» the . t . Iu«i«>n that the »tend {«tiers
me (hat I was aw-*ug friend», and Chicago Irquiftora D»v» Irto tight
have cvmvimrd thr president that do
whatever I lihe-d to a«k for I should
Trunk« Conltming Story of
revision is Doreeaary.
have but that »L» ro«M u<H permit iue tu
Packer«' 0«aHng«.
He thinks the puetponement of th«
hats that r**‘m
Hut t»o entreaty reeld
wring from her who her employer waa
extra NSiio« until October IB pul an
I hav* i**-n here n«>w nearly a fortnight
j eu-l tu all chance of tariff r«v»« »n.
¡1
—■ everything I have elpre««*-! • wish fur
Chicago, April I) —»The »-ontenta of 1« Ina opini n, an ! tbr view :• shared
ha« b**n gfren me. and I was growing
eigtit uh <-steii<»iia trunk«, unearthed by by many other men in AVaahtngton,
quits n**«*nrilrd t*> my po«iti*m. f »r I
■ ■ 11 • *e*-
A
« rt (fa f. tor IB
•an to (rmt«*nt Is any plar» «here I am government srvrrt service n>rn in the for the I'ur|*^ . t peaeing a railr ad
vault»
<4
the
National
Safe
|h*)sNiit
treated kindly, but thia evening, just ae
rate bill «ill !.■ A find opportunity !*»
I waa watching the great real «un amk mm|»any, occupied the attention toiay
« hr at.
* n n «t ghty L>ptc aa
>»ehind the tree«. I beard my door o |* sb . <»f thr Federal grand Jury which ia in
thr tariff
lie declares that n-ngrree
ami upon to>hia« ru«»n»l I aaw"" —"
vestigating tto affaire of thr href trust
Khe btirisd her far* in her hands, A aub|wtrna duct« tr» um fot Iid j • ill »■ H•time the tune from October IB
aeemingly suable to pr»*'**xl
I anew Prvkhaui. < m rvelary »»Í the »ale dr|MMÌt tu Ito-emtor I in organising commit-
perfectly well whom she bad seen, al
company, waa ti iuw I Ly Jttdtfv* luandi« tree and getting ready far actual work.
though I a «he* I (be question.
He furthermore t>ehevoe that the two
to force thr company to prttoiorv* the
"Thoee terrible evr«!’* ah» answered,
■ r three Wokt prttrd t g the holiday
trunk» in the jury room,
The trunks
sinking her vmra to a whivper.
11
By the ai«l of words I had heard ap* h were taken to the office of Ihatrict Al
»»r other, ami that mtigres« will not get
en a few-hour» be for». I began tn un lumey Morvtsion, where, it la «aid.
down to husinrae before the erc»tt»d
drr»tand it all now, but only dimly.
I they were o]*rnrd am! their ivn tent«
week in January
In bis opinion it
a »feed her what ah» meant
examined
will to easy enough to drag out tbe die-
"Ah. I have never (»»Id you*** she( said,
What thr trunk» contained and <• lull
with a «hmbier
"I will tell you now, connection they have with the ram< ia « uaeionof the railroad rate bill tl n>ugh
that you may understand my fearful po not known, a» the govrrrtmriit othciala the entire long «•’•«ion, leaving m> ttmw
Kition, an! that y«> • may take me auay
rrfu»r to dm u»e thr matter, declining tot a ctmelderation of a tariff bill This
from it ’*
toing tbr situation, a» hr »•■»• it, Mr
to either deny or o.nflrm thr explana
Rhe tone it »town at my feet, and neetled
Hat »bi igh ha» atomhmrd all bojie of
tion
lurrriil
that
thr
trunk«
might
l<e*
rl<»«e to me a« she (old her at»»r>, «peak
having the tariff revise*!.
I long to thr |*ackrni.
ing iu a anbdued voice.
District Atmrnry Morriston inetitut-
"I was brought up by a dear, hind
¡PUT NO TRUST IN MINLS
grandfather, the only friend I ever knew, «*1 the a< lion by which the tilinks were
for tny father, who was an officer, died •rixr») after a witn«-«*, w I mwm ’ nlmtity is
in India, when I was vary ynung. and t carefully g'lardrd, had startled the Fortification Eaperts
Favor Subma-
my mother fnltowed him within le»Mi than grand Juror« with revelations a* to tbr
rln»t fvr Coast Defsnas.
a year. She w«« my grandfather*» young lormrr buainrea metho»!» of tbr |H»ck-
ewt am! favorite daughter, and, after erw.
Ne«|mrt. R I . April II —The third
lie i» «aid to have trstitird that a
her death, he aeemed to have trans- -
«fauble system of UM>kkeeping Lad been • «uniiMtlr»» «»I the hirtiflva’b»ii I mn H n I, ut
ferred all hia affection to me. for h» tit- '
••mployed by certain ¡»a» king lirina, one tlih h Admiral Charlrft N Thuotag* I'«
•tally (feted upon me.
I had a cousin
S N , in chairman, in devoting »|«rcial
w ho waa mu» h-• much older than my- •rt of I mm U s »how i r»g the secret rrlation«
attrnti nu t*> the dangvis inculmt t»» the
of
thr
alleged
combine
ami
toing
ar«
«elf. but. like iny«elf. an nrptoo.
I
u»e of suhmarinr inn»««, and it ia
never liked him -or. I should rather «ajr, t^cMiiblr only to trusted employ»», and
I wa » always frightened »f him. yet ev thr «»thrr srt showing figures t«> which !«am«*d that rmphaai« will !•« placrii on
erybody called him hsnd«ome. especially * tto pat her» invit«-«l (hr Httrntom •»( thr the adxantagr «>f aubetituting »uhmar-
all ti>e w.unen I util uiy mother brought government eapeffe who .:••••■ gated tm? l»Kts for minra t«»r Garlmir defense
lhm u»s)iig this auhjev’t, a nirmlwr of
me home, a little girl, from India, he was f.«r < '■ -nin i » bi « 'tier <»ur
1 !
th» favorite nephew, aud was auppo«*d
While Mr Peckham deedirtrd tn dis* the committee said Uday
tn be th» heir to ail hie grsn«! fat her e clumr tto i«leuCHy <4 the |>«-r»*»n »>r
".Mine* cannot ¡»e relied on in times
I*«-
wealth.
John ¡Indwell hated me. and
•on» w ho stored thr trunks with h la • 4 war. Trial» given «uLmaiinra tn
«honed it, ton. and that turned th» old
company, hr admitted that this «li Narragan»«'!t toy rreulted atiKiivrM-
gentleman against him.
When I wa»
fully, due chirdy to thr atrong niirmU
about thirteen gr»n<lfathrr mads a fresh done on March 23, three days alter tbe
which sweep trbongh the harbor an !
will, and a« he was never content to gran«l jury began its i nv ret t gat ions
Suspicion» have l»vrfi entertained for • ntramr« to the toy and make three
hare me a moment from hia »ide. Il was
Thia is
dictated tn the lawyer in my preasinn. a long time by the Federal ofbcials <*«»»• -1» -fruim extremely dangrrou»
nr «4 the im)>*>ftaht atibjrcfs that the
In it I wa» name*) heireas to all he poe- nrc to I with the in vest igatmn that the
ae»ae»i. with the exception of an annu rra»linn»s with which thr packing firms fort itU at ion Umnl has already taken np
ity to John, and the
farmer
will, by Mrlcomr»! an exammatiuh of
their and will tL<*r>nighly ««gamine during
which John would have inherited all hi» book» by thr government osperta was the inspeA-tb it of fortifleatioua and the
wealth, was destroyed. 1 was very much
not altogether genuine. Tbr w»*rk <»f land an«| fLwting defer *rs,
troubled when I heard this, and 1 told
**The mtahliahed fact that a numkr
thr erervt service operators produced
grandfather how much happier I «hould
of th»’ RiiBsian Marsiiips w«*rw blown up
rrwults,
it
i»-said,
which
trmtol
to
b» if he would let thing» remain ae they
by th« ir own submarine tninre, and the
were, aa 1 was certain Coti,ln John strengthen these suepicon«. ami when a
prrtunt practice in England of dis*
would know better what to d» with the witnr*» who trstiil«-«i more than » week
aiding submarine mine »Irfmera to a
ag«» let drop the hint that C<»mmi«*i»n-
money than I should.
"Well, in some way or nth«r CoOein er Garth-Id*» exp-rte had not seen all great client tn harbor« where there are
John found out that a new will had the book» of the |>a« krrs, hr was caUrd wulr channels to defend ami where tl r
tnlt» art* strong, anti plactng there sub»
toen made, and that I waa present nt Upon to riplatn.
the lime
Once or twir» he put noms
marine Ixwts, ha» added to thr arnti*
queallona to me In au tri? hand kind ut
ment in favor of replacing mine« with
Biaiiiihr •• I*» It« contents. hut mindful NO EIGHT HOUR LAW ON CANAL • Itoafe,**
of th» strict Injunction« I had rvernd.
I was '»ry cautious, an«! Andine that to European Nation« W.ll A| do nt En
JAPANESE EQUALLY CONFIDENT
could eheit nothin* from me. h» <av» up
gineert to Advtte Commi «, ion.
But be became • more
th» attempt
Washington, April 11 —Chief Em Believe Rutnan Fleet Ha« Secret Base
He also took
frequent viaitor to ua
grrat pain« to infratlate hitnwlf Into gtnrer Wallace, of the l«thmian canal
in Pacific Ocean.
grandfather’s good gra. ra, and not un commission, had an interview with
T ki«>, April I! —Vice Admiral Ro-
«Udrà* fully.
Rrrrrtary Tuft !« m U v , in which the c«»n- jretvmsky *» aerond Paci< A squadron
iT» I*» cwntlatted-*
diti»»n» «»n thr « anal w**rr »iiscuaerd. Las not l>crn rr|H»rtcd since it pa«w»rd
Aftcrwnr«!» Mr. Wulhicr met those Singa|Mirr.
Its wberratouts ami the
COW LIKED THE SMOKE.
mrinl>er» ol the commission who are in plans of R»jretvrii»ky are aubjet ta uf
the city.
A» to thr right *»f the com- the krem*»! sjtrculation.
llut Hhe RrfuoJ lo Give l'«M«l Aupi.l, miaeion to employ lalsjr for mure
than
Il ia quite generally »Mumr«l that
ut Milk.
eight b< »ura |»cr day, there is a twhef R- jretvrnaky d»*ee not desire an immo
t'nl<
rr»
tj
nt
Alfred Jamea. ut the
that thr eight-hour law dors not apply liate tottle am! that be will attempt
Vlnglnla. wa« a disturbing • lament in
t<i the canal i»»nr.
to reach Vla*!ri”»t*«k, where there are
farm life one day last week, ways the
Chief Engineer Wallace eu\s that it »torto and simps, or »me a tose. The
llaltlmore Sun.
would very »« rmualv impt'dr work to latter course is deemed uneati»fa<*toryf
lie went out to Ilelstervtown to «toll
have th* eight-hour law in effect »lur <»n a»»«>unt of pour fa< 11 Hire ami the
a friend, lie found the young man lu
ing the constru»’ti«»n of thr canal.
(t •langer of |M>litical complicai ions.
tbe tarn aboot to begin tb* d»y'« ml k- would lie imp«**4iblr to make uniform
Many tohetr that the Rumian naval
ing
HI« friend Is a civil eng ne r. but hours fur all lal>or, le-x ausr tome lal»or
<»»mman«ler ha» a err<md rendezvous in
Ir «pending the suuuuvr at hia coun must to employ«<I ll‘ hour», while 10
th« Pacific ocean, an»! Chat he will
try home, In llaltlmore county, ami de hours is the rule for moat of thr work
-p^’rdily quit the ('lima sea ami go
lights In the aimpie occupations of tbo ingmen.
eastward of the Philippines
If Vladi-
farm, due of bls b« bldea is milking
The srwoon of the canal evunmiaeiun \ stok ia hia objective, thr Pa«iflc is
tbe cow», and be waa about to begin today was devoted to an explanation <»f
< onsidered to to more favorable for the
on a very ladylike old brindle wbei eiisting comlitions on thr isthmus, en
•» »ompliahment of his purp«iee, al
Mr James cllmle-d tbe fence and call gineering ami otherwise, by Chief En though it largely de|»enda on Rojee!«
ed out to blm.
gineer Wallace, m ho att»-nd»xl the meet venaky himself.
Mr It., the gentleman nf bu oh* ing as a rommissHrtirr (or t|^r first tiine.
The Japanrae new»pa|»ers and public
taste«, came to meet blm, and tbe two Chairman Htonta is eiprctrd to I* rgpreae relief and pleasure over the ap-
shook bands and < i.»tt>-<l f--r 8 few present at thr meeting tomorrow.
l«mch of the Russian squadron, end
uilnutca.
con fi dr me that Togo will win.
American Squadron I, Out.
"Kicuae me. old nun." tie said to
Mr James, "while I milk the cow.“
Manila, April 11 —The American
Put Togo Between Two Firas.
“Go ahead,** tbe latter replied. "I'd vice consul at Singapore reports that a
Ht. Petersburg, April II.— -There ia
like to watch you do It"
Russian fleet ronsisting ■■( si, tmttle- rrweon to l»elieve that Vic« Admiral
Tbereu|M>n Mr It put til, •(<»>! In ■hi|«, an rruiaere, «ig omverte«l cruis R, j. .1». •■.In '• etilran. e into the China
place, arranged bls legs as long limbed er«, eight torpeiio Iv-el destroyers, one wa I im been followed by orders lor ll>«
milk men have to do and prweeded. hospital ship, one repair «hip and HI cruisers which have Iven ready for
Mr James walker! to tb« cow a bead colliers, have passed Hingn|«ire, headed ■otue lune al Vtodivoetok lo put to era.
The American cruiser Ral Their appearance outside the r.wUted
end gently •tr< k<d her neck. *ayin< thia way
appropriate and endearing tilings tb* eigh, the torpedo b«wt destroyer» Harry of Vladivoetok will lon.lltute a |»>tea-
while,
lie bad hl« pipe In bla hand and I'bauiicey and tlm supply «hip tial threat again«! Admiral Togo’s rear
Gentral Alvarado, have lu-vn dispatch- nhirh will > •nipel the retention in or
and held It under the cow‘8 rose.
Hbe sniffed, looked atvmt. sniffed rd to |>atrol tbe neat roauri of Palawan diapetch of a nuniler of fighting ahl|«
i«land to enforce neutrality
Three to Ja|rtnrae water»
again and Inked about, and then ■ • ff
Thus Admiral
adL Kbe seemed to like It. Mr. James other destroyers are preparing to rail.
Tog" «wm« to I* actually placed be
tween two tire«.
begun to laugh, but tn a few minute«
Mr It got up In disgust He «aid a Can't Convict for Deporting Miner«
Cripple Creek. Col., April II.—Die-
Now Mraican Steamer Linet.
a few tblngv about th« cow and com
plained that the “bio imlng eld thing ttict Attorm v Clarence llamlin today
Melico City, April 11.—Con eiders bl«
noIler I the caw« of the people against pr.<r>-«a haa Iwrn made toward tb« in*
won't let down a drop of milk.“
lie then kicked hrr In tbe riba, Nelson Franklin and «« other pmmiB* a>igurati<>n of a steamship Ime I >e tnren
drove her Into her stall and turned (!■• ent citiaem of Cripple Creek district Mei'-ian r>ilf ports snd Carnuto snd it
Job of milklug over to one of tb« who errs charged with the dr|>>rtation is prolable that «tram>*ni of the new
of certain persona August 20 la«t ami line will l«*Kin their trips neat month.
farm hands aa he went of! with hia
prior to that time, and with looting The question hss snsrn sa to whethar
guest
union store«
Mr. Hamlin »aid the steamers ehsll rail at Culan ports, aa
Tbe cow waa ao dellgtifi'd with tb»
caara had al remit cauawl an espenae of first intended end aflt-rward changed.
odor of the smoke that »be forgot all
nearly |Y,000 and in hia opinion there The itovernmrnt object« to making stop«
atiout gblng milk aa usual
waa «mall chance of convicting.
at Lilian porta, Imi it is hoped lo ae*
Mr. Jamea thought It was a great
rure its consent to this.
Joke on a aultal l* oc.-valon
But th*
Brandt OflAcsrt a« Coward«
funnleat part ut the pike didn't err a
Design, for Menlco's New Coin,.
Gun»hu Paa*. April II —General
to appeal tn blm Be mu h tlie m Tn
l.inievitch haa pilloried a numtor of
Melico City, April 11. —President
Ing following tbr Incident when nt
• »tftrera who displayed cowardice during bias has tamed a decree regulating the
breakfast coffee bad to be drunk w th
the tottle of Mulkfen, publicly «lisgrac- designs for the new cnina of the re
out < ream, ne It did tbe afternoon lie
ing them by porting ttoir name« at all public.
Provision ia made for the new
fore.
the diviaion hradqnartere, while r>m« gold errine of |10 ami |’i each, and for
The grratet bapptneaa romea from of them were ignominiously <lrumm«d ì new silver »lolIan differing but slightly
out of camp.
| from tbe preoant coma.
th« greateat act.vitjr — UviM.
I
Federal Grand Jury Has Secrets
ol Beef Trust
RLASOMBLL RATES
Corner *K'
14.
I
Irei Tumliaam
THE SKIPTON STABLES
1.1
AP1ML
CHAPTKH XXIV <<^«-la»od 1
II» turned sei'», and remained Bileftt
for eome wnm«la ìli.«# ueit h» »( vta»
it was in altere.) fot...»
* Tel) u.« »hat
Iou want? la it money?**
"Money*** »ha crie»!
"Money frein
you J ¡»ok here.” and ab» tur» «
lady'a reticule that lay up-«» the table,
“there are the twu huodr«*d dollars you
•»nt me em loecd in your farewell letter;
¡ k*.»k what I du with them *
An«! she
ti»re thrui into shred«
Here are the
presents yon gave me. see what I do
AtJ'l »h» tonfa out
with them/
I trinkets, and crushed them beneath b«*r
feet.
* Now will you ask me if it la
m«M»ey 1 want of you?*’
Her face waa something awful to lm»k
upon In ha deathly pallor, and c»nvul
sive quivering and tho*e glaring eres
That man with all hi« Iron will, quailed
before brr
"What do you want, then?”
"Respect, and I will hare it
l.»t me
refroeb )<>ur memory
You found me in
a traveling show
¡ waa a m**r* child
then, i*»*»« ««ed of a strange p<>w»r over
certain mind» a power that to an am
bilious, unscrupulous schemer like your*
•elf. might
i.e day pr.v» Invaluable
You Mw m» way Io use me at the time,
hut you were loth to I. .*» sight of s<> «4
mlrabla an instrument
You wormed
yourwclf Into my ronflden«-», and
got
from me that I was discontented with
a ex ** le of hf* which gave me but a
bar» living and RU sh I th» pockets of my
employer
I waa vain of the attafttmn of
a Ane gentleman I
who
had
l»ern
brought up m a hack alley
You t‘4d
my father that If h» liked to g to II« ry
Kt
E-'uiundi you would help to act
him up in huaine*»'• that you w ould r*r
ommrtid him custom, aa yon pn«»eased
soma influence in the neighborhood *’
"Have you ever had reason tn rapent
tak.ng my «.»uuselT*
"My father hit upon a m«»re easy «nd
profitable tra !» than ahoemaking," she
went < n r»' i beetling tl.e interrupti '■ b
"Had we Irpvmled upon your promises,
we might have «tarved
You thought no
more of them, and years elapsed after
our parting at Mpalding before I ♦ ver
bean! anything of you again. Ona day
Although
we met In the atreets of Bury
year» had elapsed. »• recognised euch
other instantly
You »<pr«-A*ed great
delight at the meeting, which rertaiuly
waa not feignad. aa it gaie iute» your
h«ud« the »tact tool you required. to
fashion one of the ttw»t diabolical
arhein*» that waa i aver batched ii> hu
man brains
But ; tofox* ,«»u dare.l to
pr<»|M»se It to IB» It wan uecraaary to
When you last
make me your alava,
saw me I was an ungainly locking, ugly
girl, now I was a well grown Human.
with good luoka enough to bar» secured
srvrral rtffrr« of advantage is marriage
But I wa« proud, ambiti-ua: the life
I led. and all its association«, wer» hate
ful to me I lougc*l to Le frv* of them
ah. and I waited and waits!
You. with
y<»ur fiendish running, divined my act ret;
Blinded by am
professed love for me
bition and vanity. 1 believed you—be
tin»
gentleman,
Heved that you. th»
But at that time you
would marry tu»
simply lied, to serve your own purpose
You were very cautious, too— you bound
nt* down to breath» no word of your
»e«-rrt» to my father
You sail once
In hi« power, you would never l«e free
from hia eitorfiona"
* Hílem e!” tbuudered ¡Indwell, «pi mg
Ing to hi» feet.
"Well, enough of that for th» pfea-
»nt
After the girl's flight, you left
Bury, and I did not see you again for a
kmg long time
At last, you returned
B*> you have got her luto your clutch
again. What is It to b» thia time— mur
der <>r marnag» Y*
How my heart leaped' Could it !>e
Clara of wh«»tn «he was «jwaklug? The
portrait I had seen in hia oamraake'e
cottage th» hkeneaa to ber. forgotten
until that moment, flashed upon me with
the force of c«*nviction
<>h. bow eager
ly. how Lreathlewaly. I liatened now!
’ ¡low dare you apeak »mb words to
me in the presence of a stranger?" ho
crie*!
"You are venomous enough to en
Jeavor t<> establish such a charge «gaiu«t
•*1 believe you to be rapaLI» of any
prime. J»»hn Rodwell.* «ha anewerrd. dis
Gainfully; "although you would give the
preference to that which compromised
you least ”
"Ruppoae I admit that I intend to mar
ry her. what theaT* !*• de<uande«l. bold
ly
"You will errk to thwart n»»?*’
"I keep my iutrntxous to myself. Hut
I had forgotten, perhapa you are not
aware you base a rival?*’ ah» said, m«- k
Ingly
"You would not imagtn» .Mr
Caratou la the character of a gay de
ceiver. yet. I caa assure you that, dur
ing a short altaence fr«»m his loving wife,
he was making violent l«iv» to Miaa
Clara as a single gentleman, and not
unaurreaafully. I believe.**
’This la so subject to Je»t upon." be
said, haughtily. **|M you mean to aay
that thia fellow has dared-------**
lie gdvaBred menacingly towards vne.
but. weak as I was. I rose up. and < on-
I f- • Q • fr«r .f I HI. al
(hough I waa too agitated to apeak -too
ovet whelmed by the thoughts of my
worse th"» pow»rleee position
lie paused, then, with a look of tu
preme scorn, he turned upon hie heel and
•d«trew»ed Judith "Buch an object la too
contemptible to etclte anger
However.
| presume that for th» future you will
restrain 1« bi» •««‘b roving pmtobah
tie«. m«»re especially after the confldem-e
jou hare chosen to repose in hiru thia
evening.
N«*w let me understand
|h>
we part friend» or foes?**
"I pledge myself to nothing either
way. Cor year« you used me as a tool
Now we have the reverse of the medal,
you are utterly within my power, ami I
will use that power to mluister a»4»|y
to my own Interval, or caprice, as the
rase may be. without one thought of you.
You should have remembered that fhoee
who love intensely, bate intensely **
lie regarded her for a moment with a
dls«-ofKertrd U*»k. which »he met by (»nr
of dcterminatl«»n
lie tried to laugh off
the effect of her wofda, hut the laugh
«»•a woful failure.
"U hat a ft*»! I
miiet be to ataml listening to the Word«
ef a »»‘I nuBuiii.”* he cried.
a» leafing tl.» room »hrr » •
railed lo fatui
Where ar» y o gu..g?
If you are guiag tu brr renm I ha«* It*
key.
I will accompany you.”
He look*») Ui'-r* »gttaat than »ver then
be broke out into
«tr»»ng
»nathrmss
against Montgomery, agamet w t -«u he
towed the moot deadly v»mg*ance
"M »ufgotjirry hat i«rrH me well, and
I dare y«»u to harm him in an» way/*
•I e said, tn th»
riority. "Ih» a« Jolie Itodweil «Ml be
fore two boun your nm le »hall far»»w
all that I can teil bim
I m not fall
into a paaaton
ï<»ii hare fall«-» int »
the trap, ami you will never get • -•»< of
it l»y l**ating yourself again«! the tor«
II* muttere*! and laughed scontri Uy.
I.at to was < i.:-i‘ -rr*'!
|l*-r
triumph waa romp let«
I’rroetrfly they
.ft He
- -u f>•<■■ «her
I I :•
htokiug the d<K»r behind her
I saw no more of Judith nr Mr Hod
well
As «.»<■« a« they were g*»nr I
crawled b«< k to bed. utterly prostrated
toth mentally and bodily.
M»e>n after
ward« the n«ir»« returned. and after giv
mg me my mein ine. and som* Iwef tea.
wrapped herself up tn a blatitol. and
putting the key of the d«H»r under her
head, ae wa« het custom. la* »town upon
the «of« tn tato her night*« repots
<-IIAPTKK XXV
11 out »fier hmir I lay tosai ng stout
(’Urn wan
»n a aleepl*»«. mental agony
undoubtedly in the tame house with me.
eypowed to leaven know« w I at «tifferaig«
an<! persecution»; aiwl yet. for any hope
of teeing or succoring her. 1 might aa
wr I have l»ern hundred« of mile« away
At last, unable to lie there any longer
I ro«e and dreseed myself
A fire wa«
■till «moldrrtng In the huge grate, and a
night light wa« burning upon the table.
Th» nurse, by her hard regular bre.nth
Ing, seemed to be In a deep «Jeep, and I
moved about cautiously.
H»r fare wa*
turued tn the open «»tie of the «*»fa
I
crept behind It and inserted my tretn
bling hand beneath t’-e t • ’ ■ w
fev
g
further ami further until my hug« r»
touched a hard «u tot a ace it wa» the
ward key.
Little by little I drew it
away «h» «till sleeping profoundly
fitted It noiselessly In the lock, turn*«! it.
and the neit moment found myaelf In a
large, dark ball, at the foot of an irn
men«ely wide «tairraae
I rlo»ed th» door aoftly behind me
\ long window, that «tretrhed upward«
from th» Cret landing, admitted »urtl
dent light to guide me. and. with a
noiaelr»« atep. I crept up the atairw Kt
the top of the lint flight wa« a l'»ng
corridor, on each »id» of whh-h. «• far
«« 1 could aee. fo • the further end waa
v«t In obacurlty. wa« a line of door»
Now «ame my difficulty; th» «lightest
error would not only defeat tny prvaent
objec t, but couaigo me to a «trirter «ur
vaillanc* than ever, am! perhapa bring
at>out Clara*« removal to worn» »pot to
which I could obtain no clue
Ruppoee
by chance, that I «hould go to Judith'«
chamber door?
1 ahuddered
at
the
thought
I Blood for •• inr moment« at the head
of the corridor. Irrvaolute what to do.
Ilatrulng eagerly for the «Hghtent ««»und
that might guide me
lint th» «ilence
wa« deathlike.
¡»own the corridor I
moved noi»»leaaly
Through the rrev-
lc»a of the third d<x»r came faint atreake
of light an<l faint muffled aoumla. either
moaua or a low, monotomm« «ringing
th» walla and door» werv ao thick, that
it wa« difficult to di«tingui«h which
I liataned inor* eagerly, until 1 fan
ried I could diatingulah Claras voire
I pau**<1 for a moment, and then, with
my heart beating in my throat, tapped
gtntly.
Iirvathle»»ly 1 wait«*«l far
rrai aeconda
No anawer
Than I lap
ped a aecond time a little louder
A
««»urn! of moving, am! then a aoft, item
uloua vvie». that thrilled my very a««ul.
asked faintly, "Who 1« there?”
1 could doubt m> longer
The key
was iu the lock outside
I tried it -turu
rd It—opened th» dm»r—met her whom
I sought beard a k»w cry of aatofu«b
ment. and my darling wa« in my arma
At that moment I fancied that I heard
a »ound hke the click of a l<«*k In the
corridor
I auddeoly tumol, disengaged
myarlf frv>m her arms, and 1«
d • ut.
All *e«m»d pre. is»ly aa I had left It—
n> light. m> object, no «onnd. it must
have l>een fancy.
I gmtly drew the
key from the outside, ami. reversing tt,
lorkrd the door from within.
Wr were
alone no one could aurprise us now
To her eagrr qurstiou«. bow bad I di«
covered her, I acanely knew what te
aiawer. for, th» first et< Itruirnt of out
meeting over, I repentewl that I had ever
sought It. Could I have freed her from
h»r enemies then, aud then only, would
It have been Justifiable? Ai it was, I
waa feeding my nwfi hope lean pa«w»<-n.
and engaging more ami more closely tbs
affect Iofta of a simple hearted girl. to-
neath th» very roof that sheltered the
Implacable woman who claimed aa her
husl>aud
Oh. all th!» w«» weak, er.m
Inally weak, and I felt It ae. and yet I
had not the courage to end It honestly
After a while 1 a«krd her what hap
pened upm the fatal night that we lost
her—bow »he came to !•« separated from
aa.
Rhe told me that a rush of peoplo had
•uddvnly Impelled her forward, ami that
b/ the time ehe could turn h»r head to
look round, she found that eh» ha«t lem
catried out of eight of Mr». U'lleon
At that moment a y«»ung man. ««idmt
!y the same who had «lelivcrod Montg'>m
try*» meoaag» to me. touched her tapes
the »boulder, and «aid that I was writ
Ing for her tn a cab a little way down
the street
-He was hurrying me along all the
time he was »peaking.** ah» went <»n
"and I wa» too bewilder*«! by my altua
lion to offer the slightrat resistance
There was a long line of eato a ini rar
riagea. th» ooe he pointed out aa ours
was th» last of «11. «nd atood up an un
frequented able st «vet.
||» opened the
<|oor and pn«b»d me la. at the a*»m*
moment a strange man Jumped in past
u»». the door was slammed, th» window«
mlae*!. and the horam wrrv off at full
speed, before I could recover my breath.**
Fn>m hrr deerrtptloa. I discovered
that this man who accompanied her
waa Montgomery.
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