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Second Cousin arah 1
r TUB AVTHOR OP
-AHKB JVDte. SPIttSTBB." "IITTIB MATB UHSt.-
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; CHAPTER XX.-tContlnndJ
What did It 11 meant If Mary Hot
lund wer not to b trusted, if this
strange girl bad for years deceived Mia,
If hli mother's wanting were after all cor
rect, what waa to be done at the elor
enth hour, when he wni In great trouble?
5 he door opened, and Mar; Holland came
Into the room. i
'8fou sent for me?" ahe aald.
"Yea," he aald, "In misery and fear I
sent for you. Pit down, pleaae," he aid;
"I am anxious to tsk you many ques
tion" The old pallor which Sarah Eastbell
had perceived Itole to Mary's face a
Reuben spoke, but she took the chair
which he had Indicated, and which was
at a little distance from the couch, and
at down facing him.
"Though we have not seen a great deal
cf each other In onr lives, Mary," he be
gan, kindly and earnestly, "still It Is
tRrough yon that great changes have oc
curred' that I have lost my father's love,
and home, and fortune."
"Yes,", said Mary sadly, "that is true."
"I lost the three without losing confi
dence In yoa. As I learned to reject
you, so I began to think of the posslbll
Ity of many past mistakes, on my side und
my mother's. Of late days I have con
sidered you the friend of all in this
house."
"I have done my best to be the friend,"
he answered.
"Last night, and for the first time In
my life, suspicion seized me. I hardly
kaow what It was. It would have pass
ed away, but that It cam figaiu to-day,
strengthened by new doubts. You ere
tlii Jcttor ? Are you aware of its pur
port ?" .
"Ha, save that It waa written In my
nmne by (itptnip IVterson. Dare he
des ke refer to me In that?" she cried,
wilt the color mounting to her chocks
aaa atoaiesrt, and then dying awae Into
ate gray tint.
"Vm if wmt. Tie la aa ailetit respect
Ik) Mm- jm relatloae btwc you as
trin tan edUsaM Wit."
"Vk tow, Meat she sale, hi die-
"t tm that yea ae ha wea coulee
3 watkm tUa last i)lat;
nW arrt Mtwii yn wale.
1 eVr ant iaa, east . yee tm !
m tabs ta a I aeHev tliee
mm fas W Mhit fcaataI is, eei
la ft a rnmmH st vlltans. Tt me wfcat
mm kw af fcfyfc 7QU kamr
1U 4."
tBMMK,1 eaeS la a low voice.
"IS hi ft ftu fciiMii (4 a terrible myr-
(' ; he lu bvmei nm4 to me; he hi
&&i4f wifli Tana KiMttatU aralna tna
PW af due tmmm; and r Witt ejae yr
W mu Hr km Me."
' 1 ftaa V K4t f alas, llrwtrei,"
tfxt ajitiMmrMsX "ea4 Hurt I caaae rtta
BrcDO.. i w mmm t n ww iv
Mfiaaaaa) h), I 4 eska te
t tlnau0; 1 laasi te ye taa
fjtnas, I eea y say tea 1 as weasaa
tpi wlaafcanaitai I," ' '
. -Wtsw HottwM," Sttixi Baatsai, "f.
' Wty, kwt I muuaa) tsuat yen aay lata
liMtMsaai."
fife 14 aw asndl aautet Ska tanked
aw Mm akxMfalf hm f w noiaeitia, a4
AftMa went awny, ad up the stales to her
N ass, at tiw eead of tke coeriaVir, and
H mm (Jaw kears Mm was sec
IMpjje k Iftal Was. It waa aeatly mkl
tfjft witm, aVwwul aa frvmf, saa
tBawHiB W laa earrali a4 facaa
tli'Mfl, UJ at kaa U pmt, weataa
tmrn (swi
"taa traay anwvaa, llaMWy,".
fAllanaa aa attvewaal; "tnrt yea laaat
t(0W t?iha, tsoac, a4 (,
CM eaMsusaj, waits I aa away."
"A yai 4ka tinn, Via
. aVjeMaw Ilastkty, as aas-
"tfai I1HW wtiita. I wi weMa
9 tW Kav 19 swa (mt."
t Win nisKaittt" aacesaaat Uuf-
"TUMarBAlta kwoa Maa am ya
M) esaal a mi Jiaia, I twlwiae." '
aaataasl i what MS ye a
A Is MyaMy k (Via aevia, afiit I
IHmai (lie at4 for all o ua-r-tf 1
sawa) ssrt af tka mystery, too, It
cmbi jlie to aram one who will
i rro.HJ master hese. But listen
a fia ass,"
"I o not understand, madam.1
"kSi the brink of many strange coufea
aia, tlwt poor wiffnnn has slept In much
snrMy. It haa been our mission more
tksa oneji to keeg the truth from killing
4ui, and heaven will pardon the fiction we
have woven round her life, aa I pray that
heaven will pardon me."
Mary went awlftly down the statra. and
(Ait of the house wherein she had sppnt
nearly tlx years of her lifo, wluntug no
inan e love, or woman a grautudo.
e OIIArTKUXXI.
Sedge IlilUwas mora desolate aftttr
Mary Holland had departed. Though
Miss Holland knew It not, ahe had been
the ruling agtrnt of that bouse, for good
or ewll, for a,longer period than that from
which the opening of our story dates. A
forlorn little woman, set forever under
simpleton by an adverse fate beyond her
' power to resist, she wss still to be mimed
when she had pasaed from the homo Into
whii'h riimou Cuiwick's charity, had In
stalled her.
The newa reached Thomas Eustbell
wnen wins naa Drougnt mm his lunch
Into the picture gallery after he had rung
for it, Jiot before. It waa strange what
s small amount of respect he had gained
' from tli8 servants during his stay, and
' with what distrust he was rvsarded.
Ia response to on or two qviesions, the
news was elicited from the man servant
that Miss Holland had left Bedg Hill for
good. o
"And good Job, too," said Thomas
Bastbell frankly and Inelegantly; "vtliat
- did the old gal want with her about the
place? It's full enough now of people
who've no business here, although they're
making themselves scare by degrees.
Where's that Culwlckl"
"The young master, air?"
"The young humbug! the young paiv
, pert" screamed Thomas Eastbell with
unnecessary violence; "you shut np about
. the young maater,' or you'll go next, If I
have anything to do with thia house
which I may have which I shall have,
mind you though everybody treats m
bad here."
Thomas Eastbell consumed tils lunch
with difficulty. II had no appetite, hut
It was necessary to keep himself up, the
captain hd aaid, and all bis lift he had
believed in Captain Teterson. II fell
sleep after hia meal, and when he wok
up h stared vacantly round, and fought
hard to recollect where h waa, and how
long he had aat huddled In th armchair,
a angular distortion In his comfortless
lumber.
It was night, and th hug room was
full of darkness, which had crept upon
Bedg Hill befor It tiin, or he had slept
long and 1st, and alt In that unsettled
ttouM had forgottan Us ulstanc, wrr
hia fimj ideas when he began to remem
ber that h was hi th pictur gallery
which Simon Culwick hsd built. What a
heavy sleep his must hav been, to b
sum! He stood up, and tried to pierc
through th darkness, and sudden chill
seized upon his veins, and turned him sick
as ha fancied that he might hav woke
np blind like his grandmother! Why not?
it waa lu the family and all befor
him was awfully black and thick and Im
penetrable. It was raining outride, too
that accounted for th hissing In hia
ears which he had awakened with, and
which ha had thought waa hia brain.
Finally b groped his way toward th
door, keeping hi hand on the wall, nr on
th Tarnished surfaces of th plflntlng
with which th wall was hung. Ha had
mads up iTis mind, h would seek Oroad
mother Eastbell, and tell her the truth,
and more than th truth if it were equi
eite. He was being Imposed upon. Peo
ple At no principle had taken advaatng
of hia slumbers, and wer setting his near
est and dearest relation against him. Ken
ben Culwick was V tna head of affairs,
and poisoning the public mtnd. Even th
servant had turned npon him, and
brought him no dinner, and left him In th
dark, II cam to t full stop, and fell
against th pictures, scratching .them
with his trembling hands, In his alarm;
for th door behind him in th distance
th aid door leading away from th
corridor-vhad opened suddenly and
sharply, and was shut again aa he glanc
ed toward fitful gleam pt tight which
narrowed and then passed away. In that
fleeting moment he had seen enouoti to
scar stronger nerv than his fes a
white figure had glided Into th chamber,
and wa advancing toward him, h was
sure I II remained silent and taembllng
till th 'rustling of garments assured htm
that something was approaahlng him,
with noiseless steps, that reminded him
of the ghost la th "Castle Spectr,"
which be had seen one from th gallery
of theater. He m'ad swift plung for
th door In his horror.
It wss his sister's spirit, he was sure
she had been murdered by thoae from
whose clutches he had mad no eUnrt to
anv her and sh had com fo him! Ills
Inst hoar bad arrived, and It waa ajl over
with him dreans of alory.
"Ton Eaataall," askl sharp Tolas In
kls as, "aa yea kee? Why don't yod
spesa to ma?"
n;ata)tttMa," la jacilatsa, "k 14
oi?"
"Coat a aaa aa wa eas talk
beat k ta ara, 4 t Wkat to talk to
fim."
"I'd ratto hav Ugit, thaak yea,"
ata Toss, w still ksd his susoIcImm
Ift-s all wa aat elit. lis found ht way
Hi ketnciaal Vm, aad opened M, hi
tins la-s atrsam pi Hat front th corrl
iW .wr)So. II Imaod fcck it aia
geawiatt. wis. wa standing by th
tl whkfc a fc qa&ted, strsng
attantoea MMMira. la feet wkit night 4reaa,
wUii count aaaa wrabpa) roust!
tnoa-faahina, mmt Ut)iaj e tk
'lt'i taa Mattaar aaU Tom Wraa-
olntaly; "ake't ye wH? What kav ftm
coate aowasla far, aacti a akja as
-tiir
"I can't rasa. TVeee's snasetklag
wrotig, Toaa. I'sa aaaaaay. Tkay'r ati
yoa wll taa Mat af 'wa karaia
Me4eila7 froas ase. Wkasa' Hatak?
uh! whtra's my ? 4l as."
"Wait asoaMsH i'U tM yoa asery
tain" Aa Idea ks s4aA aha at last. Tfc
optMfttralty whir h thougkt thai k
miaaiMl kal eeaas t klaa la tkia asaaaer.
Tkata waa no tima ta loa.
"lUWy'a raa away," k sail. . I
"Kh wkat?" ehrleaa Mrs. Kaatajll;
"'run tr Umt real"
"lea taat'a it I" aaaerated Teas, Ne
cosaiac bolat ka ka atateasent aa his
graawtmotVv aut imyocsk faitk la arsay
wdrd M.uttamt.
"Raa away lesav, tm you faaaa?"
eaelaiaia Mta, KastbeM, ka aat klffcatt
hey.
"f ia, IwwrV"
"ah! Aoa't aay " ie," aald t nM
woasaa, plteotaisy; "I'll try and die r,
IVim. I doa't want to live an hour loup
es, t wa alwaya o fond of Sally, Tom."
"Yewao waa I," he eaclnlmed; "but If
sh don't desear our 'love, what's the
oiVln? I've been cut up all day, but I'm
getting mora composed liko, Ion't die"
tlint'a what ah wants what she expects,
p'rnps can't you ae It all?"
Th handa that wer muffled In the
counterpane were brtught down with
their cowering from the face, which seem
ed harder and sterner now, and looked so
Ilk her brother Simon' that any one
acquainted with th lata owner miglit'
have thought that he had com buclt in
th flesh.
"Ah, yes; I'm beginning to find out
what wicked and ungrateful world It
la, Tom," she said.
"That's right Cheer up, aud look
bout you."
"Sh and that Reuben planned thl.
then? They have gon away together,
ain't they gone without word?"
Thomas Eastbell hesitated in hia reply.
Ha1 would hav been extremely glad to
offer that a solution to th mystery,
and turn th table against Iteuben Cul
wick and hia sister, but Reuben mlxlit
come back at any moment aud defeat his
machinations. ,
"No, they ln't gone," he replied; "It's
Sally and the Captain."
"What!" and Mra. Kastbell'a high note
rang out again with startling shrillness,
and vibrated through the room.
"They planned to go away. Sally was
to get you to make will in her favor,
but to pretend to 4 fond of Reuben Cul
wick all the while, and then ah was to
steal off, and th Captain waa to get
awayjm the morning, aa he did, leaving
a tin or two to me, which I found on the
table In my room."
"It mattera great deal to me and my
prospecta that'a all."
"Ye yea; but I shsn't forget you.
Why, I can make another will at once,
if yon will help ms."
"I'm not good hand at writing, but I
don't mind trying," aald hsr willing
grandson.
"Ye yes; but there's Reuben, too. He
haa been aerved terribl bad. Where is
her
"He's looking for her. He don't know
yet of th Captain'a letter to me. He
haan't been horn all day. H thiuks
something's hsppsned to Sally."
"I'll wait till he cornea back, Tom. He
write a will like any lawyer."
"II said h left word that h wann't
sure of coming back at all. If yoa could
let m writ out fw line. I hav got
form her handy, too, and that' sin
gular, Isn't it?"
"Very."
"Very ilngter, aa I say, tooa merciful
dispensation like; why not few lines
now. If you'v left everything to Bally?"
"Very well. Writ m out lln or
two, and than call In witnesses as Reu
ben did. Half to Reuben Culwick noth
ing to that ungrateful glrL to begin with
and half to yourself j yoa mustn't forget
yoarsslf, Tom,"
"Thankee, I won't," said Tom, ap
proaching th table.
He took a printed form from hia pock
et, andPbegan writing In great haste, blot
ting and smearing as h went, being
clumsy with bis pen, and unsteady of
hond that day. He and the Captain, pre
pared for business, had brought down a
form of will, praying for cbanc like
this, nd, lol it bad com in an hour of
depression and incertitude. It didn't look
nice will; but it would atand Its ground,
bo hoped, being natnral sort of testa
ment l its way, and leaving all thing
fair and square. .
Th old woman waa standing by his
aide, with two cold hands pressing heav
ily upon hi honlder, and great heav
en I th gray eye wer unsealed and
staring t biml
"Don't go on with It," ahVhlsper
ed. "Sally wouldn't wouldn't go away
for good."
"I tell you "
"I tell ou that you He!
She turned, as If to totter feebly to her
chair again, and he sprang up with a
shout of horror m sh fell back heavily.
"Grandmother!" he cried.
"Tell my dear Sally that I "
It was all over, and tragedy took a
deeper shade unto Itself from that hour.
Grandmother Eastbell was deadt
(To be continued.) -
CROWS LEARN TO FISH.
s
Taught by Ovlls They Have Now Be
coma Experts,
"Bee those crow flying loj ower the
water out there?" aid a Santa Fa
railroad conductor the other day, aa
hi train wai speeding along near the
Daaplaine rivef, below Jollet "They
are the smartest bird you ever saw.
I've been watching them for a year,
and all other will have to take a
lower perch .when they are around.
"Maybe you think those crowi are
Just flying about for the fun of It
Fact ta, they are very busy. They're
fishing, and they have the petrels,
guns, and hawk beat at thelr own
game. Never heard of crow' that
fish? We aan't atop and watch 'era,
but If we could you'd afe I am right
"It's a new industry, aa to apeak,
with them. Two year ago a crow
didn't knew a thltag about- the pisca
torial H. But wheat the drainage
canal was tid th gulls Billowed It
from , Lake Mieblgaa, aad they, have
taufH ttva ctews bew te oatck alce
shlaa. Mow tlx river loa here la
almast Uacfc.wita crow, at you -can
ara fur yourself.
"WfeM th guile first appeared here
.atntsta and lew aver tlx water look
In fur k the cre-w sat oa the tree
ad waited unfit the lake fowl had
ntMl catfU. Tfca the crow w,ould
wep daw) frees the tree aad chase
the fall ttuttt H draf ped the fish.
Vary etfew the foil would away,
ao4 tfc crow would have to fSy back
hungry. Tbey are wlsr now, aad not
only do their owo filling, but they
have driven most of the gulJs away.
"I've Mn ctows by the cVwen sitting
la lb low tree watchln the gulls
skim slowly down tbe river. Every
tl'ma Vgull wo)d dip hi to the water
th crew we,i Id strike afte It and
rwt H af the pray. .
"WW the gull left the valley the
tjtffait ftattlof foe themselves.
The only treaWe wlrt then wa they
ewalila't Bf alew enough, and they
didn't teeta to vaat to take to the
water when thejr aaw a fish. They
hav got bravely oT?r tfcat bjow. They
srt o ftoattnf tMMrtht or lee and keep
a eye oa the water, and will catch
twe fta while a foil te catching oa.
"Worn paote say that a bird loarn
oulr by UatlAcf to do a tbUig Ilk this,
but tlii la a cane where the crow
have tte) tatiffM by other btrda. They
are the champion fishers of the Dea
plalnea vHy, and I wouldn't bo aur
p1a4 If tbey would tench all the
etber crow twtll thy wlH become
kewwa a water fowl. It'll b pretty
hard to teach 'am to swtos but they're
got the flghrln art dowa te a fine
' ooint."-Mco tttler-Ooeaak
tHK tMQt AQ H lONDOm
t4 mif M af Yaakea JO-fkinia
Maa ltrouol Taer Ye.
New Yorker who go to London are
IwBf (tirprlevd at the elemtntary
methods of the street bootblack wVb"
tilt carry the traditional box and
expect their patrons to lean agalntf a
wall uatlf their ehoes are cleaned.
This kind fiai practically disappeared
In New York, bu,t London Is, still lg
nornnt of aiy better.
But progress Is not altogether un
known among the London bootblack,
and they have recently taken to what
Is regarded as n American lnuova
tlon. Thia la ne rag with which the
final polish is given to shoes. Only
the most enterprising of the ys have
taken to this Improvement, which they
proudly describe as an Importation
fj-om America.
"I have often thought that there
would be ample return tor any man
with the courage to establish boot
black room In I,ondon," said -a New
i'orker, wha has Just returned to this
country, "for at present there are no
such convenience to be enjoyed there.
Situated in the right parte of London,
a bootblack Ing room, In my opinion,
would make a fortune for Ita proprie
tor.
"To-day d,he average Londoner who
has been brought up with the Idea of
having hi shoe cleaned by the chain
bermald at home or a small boy In the
street, has no conception of the com
fort of the American bootblacklug
tuothods." New York Sun..
Roasting Coffee,
In Norway, where superb coffee la
made, a bit of butter li added to the
beans while they are roasting In the
covered shovel ustHl there for that pur
pose. In France, as well, a piece of
butter the size of a walnut Is put with
three pouuds of coffee beans, and also
a dessertspoouful of powdered sugar.
This brings out both flavor and scent,
and, moreover, gives the slight caramel
taste which will be remembered aa a
pleasing part of French coffee.
Despite law against adulteration,
"olive oil" li eecured from the cotton
plant, marmalade from the turnip, and
cherry Jelly from the foot of a calf.
If you have a bad headache rub
lice of lemon aUmg tbe tempe. The
pain will not be long In disappearing,
or at least In growing easier to bear.'
Tell neither of your own fault nor
those of other.
H 5ebQnd Cousin arah
r TMB AVTHOK OP
"AnnB JVM, SPINSTER." -UTT LB MATB MIRBT."
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CHAPTER XXII.
It I time that w follow th fortune
of Second-cousin Sarah, whom w left
with her shabby sister-in-law In the
grounds of Sedg Hill. Taken off her
guard by Mr. Thomas Eastbell' mdden
appearance, disturbed by th events of
the night, and ever conacioua of th dan
ger which th presence of the two In
truder in ner aunt s bouse foresnaaoweii,
she followed the woman In good fajth
some distance along th gasmen paths
and In the direction of the high road.
We vdll go no further," she saii; "tell
me whnt I have to fear from your hiw
bepd and Peterson, and I will reward you
handsomely." ,
"Listen then aa well aa you can. I
ain't a-going to apeak loud for aiPybody."
"1 am listening."
Sarah Eastbell Inclined her head more
closely to the woman, who began whis
pering aboyt her husband in a rambling
fashion that was difficult to follow, un
til she went suddenly back three steps, to
earan s surprise, tind stood gailug at
her, or st something near her,
-wnat is it 7" exclaimed Sarah; "whnt
ti
There was no opportunity to say more,
to scream, or to struggle. , Two strong
srms clsed round her, and a cloth, wet
snd sickly with drugs, wss. pressed to
her mouth and nostrils by a merciless
hand, that seemed to snatch ber at once
from active life t'o oblivion. -.
'When ah rnma hark tA consrlniiHiiess
It wa to a life apart from Sedge Hill.l
and those who loved her there. She was
lying on a bed, with Sophy Eastbell doz-
Jng by th side of a acaatily furnished
fir. Ttfer waa a narrow window in the
Ide of the room, with om board nail
ed across it to keae the light of on splut
tering candle fross betraying Itself to th
night.
' Buddenly Sophy wok up, and gave a
nervous jump In her. chair at finding her
eister-in-ltfw crouched upon the bed, with
ner grest dark eyes glaring at ber.
Where nav you brought me? Why
am I In thia dreadful place?" Barak nak
ed Inl in eager voice.
"You v com round, have you?'1 aaid
Sophy. "Well, I ass glad of that Blest
if I didn't think they'd overdone it with
their klory-what's-lts-name, snd sent you
bang off afore they meant It."
Sarah Eaitbell wn sitting it the edge
pf th bed now, regarding her Jailer
with eager attentiou. Sh wa scarcely
back from dreamland yet
"Why Uave I been brought here? (he
asked less patiently.
"You'M know In good time, gal. There'a
no 'caslon for a hurry, or a flurry. Take
it cool. You're sate enuf. '
Sarah Enstbell was standing at the
door of the room when she hsd recovered
herself. It waa locked, as she hsd sus
pected. "It's nn IMA vnne thlnblns nf irottlnir
out, Sally," said Tom'a.wife; "don't build
on that, or harm will happen to you.
Thcfe certain."
"Do you think I am the weak - girl
whom you- remember last?" said Sarah,
walking from the door t the woman's
side, and clutching her tightly by the
waist, "or that I am to be frightened by
this trick of yours, and of the wretches
who hav assisted you? Do you know in
what peril yon hav put yourself?" "
"Oh, yes, we all know; It's all been
thought on," said the woman Ironically.
"V'r of the don't care sort, and have
chanced it You can't say it wasn't well
done, Sally."
"Give ms th key of th door, or you
will find me the stronger woman of the
two!" erred Sarah. ,
"Don't ketch hold of my wrist like
that," cried her slter-ln-lnw, "or you'll
be lorry If I go away, or li any one
downstairs comes up instead of me, be
cause yon are too wlolent.for-my.com-pany,
You can't behave like lady, for
all your fine Hash silk. I hsv only to
threett out, snd there are three ale be
low who don't stsnd nonsense sich as
yourn.'t-
S'l'rah Eastbell released her hold. Yes.
he' aa hi danger, and must h .cau
tion? They who brought her to this
den'had risked a great deal In strapping
herl 'and would risk mere rathe .than
qU'V her to escape. She must be pr
dej), and on her guard, not defiant und
9CRr,sslve.
1 "I Sin' ant no kev. If $ nn kiiuA know."
Uald Sophy, as she returned to her chair
and ant Mown; "this is my room, and
we're both, locked In together. I'm to
take charge pf yon, that' all, my ul,
and think yonrfclf lucky It' nje."
"What place is it?" Sarah ssketj aaln.
"A place of bis'oess," was th enigmat
ic answer. .
"Coiners th old gang "from Pottey'
ouri me reiersons , criea Hsrnn.
Mr. Eastbell did lot snswer. Sh
warmed her Jhln hand, .t th fire, and a
convenient cough prevented all possibil
ity of reply. She was a pi'wlent woman.
and not likely to commit herself and hey
irivuus oj ni'unuuig vu icauiug ques
tion of this character. v
The spiriting away of young lady
from horn without her consent, and with
out leaving clue wherewith to race bjer,
1 no light feat In th nineteenth cen
tury, ind Mr. Thomas Eastbell had
shown a natural pride In the neatness of
th achievement. True, the house wa
five or ix milea from a quiet city, and
wa desolate enough at all times, th
hour wa late, the clrcumajtagce were
opportune, snd how to profit by the tidies
of old Mrs. Eastbell ana ber granddaugh
ter had been tbe study of six months, but
still Mrs. Thomas Eastbell had some
thing to otnke credit for. It wa a bold
stroke carried out by desperate men, and
It had succeeded where a mor timid
line of policy would hav assuredly fail
ed." It was the boldest bit of business that
the Petersivn gang had ever been enpuj
ed in, and the Petersons hsd been en
gaged, under various aliases, in innumer-
sble shady tranaactions. They had come
to "freab fields and pastures new by
sdopting the fair county of Worcester as
a sphere for their operations; they had
rented a tumble-down old edifice in a
wild part of the country, snd put on the
door the nam of Jackson, button maker;
they had even made a few acquaintances
in distant villages, and bore a respecta
ble name among honest, unsuspicious folk
who believed in them and their buttons.
No one visited them certainly it was an
out-of-the-way place, to which nobody
waa ihvited, and where only button mak
ing waa the order of th day.
No one confounded the name of Jack
son with Peterson and It waa possibly
good policy In the Captain adopting his
own nam when he went with Thomn
Eastbell to Sedg Hill. It kept matt-Mr
clear and distinct though, he had not bar
gained for Sarah East bell's good mem
ory, or Imagined that h waa known to
her by eight
It waa li mho unlocked the door of
Sarah' extempore cell at seven in th
morning, and stood befor her, th avow
ed agent of her captivity.
1 hav com to apologise for my
friends' rough treatment of last night,"
k Mid, reclining languidly against tb
v
wall, and crossing his gloved hands, one
With a very glossy hat in It, "and to ex
press a hope that yon have Buffered no
Inconvenience from your temporary with
drawal from a home whio.li yon are ac
customed to adorn. I, for one," he add
ed with a low bow, "should regret very
much to hear one word of complaint"
"Thia is your work then," said-Sarah
bitterly; "it Is as I suspected. Tell m
whst my brother wants?"
"I would say a fair redresa for th
injury which you bare done him. Your
grandmother larieh, and will leave you
all her money. And your only brother,
a man of many admirable qualities
will be left to drag on hia life In indi
gence, and to die in utter abjectness of
spirit, without you assist him as fairly
and liberally as a fond sister should do.
Thomaa, who I In difficulties, want fif
teen thonsand pounds!"
Sarah drew a sudden and deep breath,
but Aid not reply. The thin face of the
woman stooping over the fire peered
round at her, horrible in its eagerness
and greed.
"Fifteen thousand pounds only from
that Immense fortune which must come
to you when old Mrs. Eastbell dies, th
simple condition being that tho sum
must be paid at once, as yonr brother is
very poor, and there ia a balance of six
teen thousand three hundred and twenty
eight pounds, lodged at your banker's, in
your name, for th convenience of, a cur
rent account." ,,
"How do you know what money I
lodged in my nam at the bank?"
"Thome tells e that is all. He
sent me here with your check book he
found that in your desk, too, he tells me.
Ion hav only to draw a draft for th
amount, and yon are free, Miss Eastbell.
I promised a friend of yours that you
should be at Sedge Hill this evening.
Miss Holland will tell you everything to
night," he said a he drew the check
book from his pocket and pitched it care
lessly upon the deal table that was there.
"I have left everything for that young
lady to explain. It is a story apart from
yours, and suits not my style of -narrative."
"This mcney is "held In trust for an
other," she, said; "it belongs neither to
me nor to my grandmother."
"It to Mr. Culwick, we I should SRy,
yaur brother Thomas objects to the title."
"Let him!" cried Sarah with a sudden
outburst of anger.
"Am I to understand then"
"That I Viil, not sign one of those
checks. Yes, understand that for jour
friend. .You may kill me," she cried,
"but you shall not touch penny of lieu
ben Culwick's money?'
CHAPTER XXIII.
Captain Peterson, merchant service, re
ceived the ultimatum f Miss Sarah East
bell with his customary sang froid. He
was a man whom it took a great deal to
dinturb, or who concealed his annoyance
by an enviable semblance of Imperturba
bility. "After that, I need nol; trespass further
on your time," he said. "I will communi
cate with Thomas at once."
He unlocked the door and went to the
landing place beyond, closing and locking
the door behind him. Finally he went
down the rickety stairs, which were
crumbling to pieces with the house, halt
ed nt the bottom of the next flight and
listened at the right-hand door, aa though
there were another prisoner close at
hand. The door was not locked, and he
opened It softly, and put his head into
the' room beyond, withdrawing It In sii
Nice, sa If contented with what had met
hia gaie; and proceeding down another
flight of stairs, to a room on the ground
floor, where three tall men, ..in shirt
sleeves, were cowering before a fire. If
these men were Petersons, Captain Ed
ward had taken the good looks of the
fsmily to himself.
"You'v done your parts well, boys," he
said In a quick, sharp voice, "but there
may be snore to do."
"How's that?" inquired scoundrel num
ber one; "we've done enough now to get
ourselves lagged for ten years."
"It's not easy," said Peterson, "but
it must be gone on with at any risk.
Failure means Worcester jail, success
.means ten thousand pounds between us
all."
He had mentioned fitetn thousand
pounds upstairs, but he and Thomaa
Krfstbell were keeping an extra five thou
sand to themselves. Edward Peterson
did not tell Lis brothers everything when
money wss in question.
"What more Is to be done?" asked the
first scoundrel,' who was the worst-tempered
and uitist disputatious member of
the gang.
"You will know when it' necessary,"
waa the short answer; "at present the
young lady is refractory."
"Will the sirl sign the check before the
day is out? that.' th question," ssked
number one, "for w can't go on like
this."
"I have said that it's her money or her
life, and I mean It! She will be back to
night at Sedge Hill, or she will never re
turn again. Mark that Do yon think
any woman would prefer to be found in
the Severn, to paying away money that
ahe can afford to part with?"
, "We don't want to hear, anything about
th Severn," said the first scoundrel; "you
know what's safe better ' than we do, but
we'll have no hand In it Dennis and I
and Mike have talked It over, and won't
go further than we've done already
there!" .5
"You fools, have I asked you?" shout
ed Peterson, springing to his feet;
"you've done th work Pre set you to
do, and I will pay you for it and be rid
of you. The money's safe, and I'll keep
my word aa I always do, and alwaya
will. I don't want your help yon are in
the way, and must go." 0 '
"Oo!" echoed the men.
"Thiohouse will be unsafe after to
light, and we must vanish before It's
spotted. I will be In London to-morrow
evening, at the old place, with your
money." . , .
One by one these met? drifted away
from home, without a thought of Sarah
Eastbeli's safety, and with an Immense
amount of consideration for their own.
It wss not murder thst troubled their
mind so acutely aa complicity with it de
tection, and sentence. If Ned would
take all the risk, h might murder bulf
Worcester for what they cared; but it
waa out of their line, and they would pre
fer to return to London quickly a
possible, and wait for the money that irad
been promised them, or the bad news
they halt expected Instead. It was two
o'clock in the afternoon before the last
of tbe three men passed out of the house,
snd went away down the. narrow lane
which led from the high road.
Captain Peterson stood at th front
door. H waa in excellent spirits, and
he waved his hand to th disputations
Barney, who wss th lastto leave, by
wsy of friendly salutation at parting.
"They're gone," he muttered, "nd
they're better gone, whichever wy thi
affair Is likely to turn out"
II lingered at th door meditating ea
th great scheme of his life. The sky was
overcast, and h looked np at it and
prophesied to himself that it would rsin
befor the morning. He walked round to
the opposite aid of the house and gaxed
moodily at th water Sowing twenty
paces from him, and at a boat lying on
th long grass sbov th river bank. On
glance at th darkened window in th top
most story wher hi fortune lay, he
thought and then he returned to the
honse meditating, oa the difficulties in
hi way, and of hi geniu to aurmount
them. He went into th house, and up
stairs to th first floor room, wherein w
hsv seen him gaze with interest at an
early hour of the morning.
"Beis," he said In a sharp voice, and
t the summons a small thin-faced child.
lu a hat and cloak, appeared at the door.
"Ton hare come back then, father."
"Ye,"
Edward Peterson went downstairs, fol
lowed by th Utile girl. At the front
door he said:
"You wer wfs to keep to your room
to-day, little women, for they hav jeen
very cross, and Mrs. Eastbell has been
worse than ever. Yon must find your
way to Worcester to-night, all by your
self. Two miles from here 1 a railway
atatlon yoa know It where th red and
green light shine out like big eye after
dark. Yoa hav run about her a good
deal, and know your way well, and you
can find the station. . Now, take car of
that money." - .
He placed some money In her hands,
and she wrapped it up in a corner of a
dirty whit handkerchief, and tucked it
down th bosom of her dress, wrapping
her cloak round her afterward, with all
th carefulness and confidence of a
woman.
"At th railway statloo ask for a third
class ticket for Worcester. When th
trsln comes np to the platform, get In.
Whan they call out 'Worcester,' get out
At Worcester a lady, very pretty, and
with handa full of toya, will be waiting
for you at the postofflce. Ask the way
to the postonlce like a woman ns you are,
and when you sea th lady under th
clock, ay, 'Pa keep his word I'm Bes
sie.' '
"All right" JJ the child again, with a
rare amount of confidence In her own
comprehension of the details, which,
however, he aaked her to repeat, listen
ing attentively to the recital. .
She needed no second bidding to be c fit
It had not been so happy a home that
she should grieve for it or him, and there
had been a promise of a glorious change
for her, and a bright child-world. She
ran off quickly toward th narrow lane,
already full of shadow thst murky after
noon. (To be continued.)
LAWYERS AT CHEAP RATES.
Thirty-Bin Cent la the Cost of Mak
ing One In the CMd Dominion.
A local buslnes man who waa once
tbe representative of one of the big
mercantile agencies tells a story of
how be became a member of the bar
In the State of Virginia a number of
years ago. He had occasion to go to
one of the Inland counties of the State
to make an examination of the county
records In order to ascertain the stand
ing In the county of a number of coun
try merchants. Upon reaching the
railroad station be found It necessary
to drive a distance of ten miles or more
over a road which was a mere apology
for a highway. Reaching the county
seat, be went to the clerk'a office In the
courthouse and proceeded to look over
the records aa be bad. done In many
other place without any objection be.
Ing offered. While he was still on his
first book he waa asked by one of the
clerka If be waa a member of the bar.
"Not In , Virginia," he answered In a
tone Indicating that he waa a member
of tbe bar elsewhere.
"I'm sorry," laid the young man,
"but in thli county It la against the
rules for anybody other than 'a lawyer
to handle the books."
It waa explained to the clerk that the
legal talent In the firm' employ could
not be found, and a the lawyer lived
more than two. mile away he would
not have time to get him unless he
mlsaed the next train.
"There will be no trouble in arrang
ing tbe matter," the clerk informed th
Washlngtonlan.
Entering a private room, tbe oath
subscribed to by attorneys waa ad
mlnlatered and a certificate showing
tbe stranger was a full-fledged lawyer
waa banded over to him.
"What ahall I do now?" the clerk
was asked.
"Pay tbe fee," he answered.
"What la the amount?"
"Thirty-nine cents," was tbe clerk's
prompt response. -
Tbe money was paid and the man
from Washington returned home and
told bow be became a lawyer for the
small sum of 39 cents. Washington
Star. - ;
Tribe of Eskimos Foundf. , .
Tbe remnant of a remarkable and
hitherto lost tribe of Eskimos has re
cently been discovered on Southampton
Island, at tbe extreme nortb end of
Hudson. Bay. It Is said tb,at until re
cently tljSse people bave never bad an
opportunity 01 aeetng a wane man,
Their buta are built of the great Jaws
of wbalea covered with skins. In the
middle is an elevation, on which la a
stone lamp osed for lighting, beating,
cooking,' melting snow and drying
clothes. The lamp Is only a dlsb of
whale oil, In which Is wick of dry
moss. Indeed, the Whale Is tbe chief
means by which these people live, the
bones being utilized for making plates,
cups and sledges, but they alao use
sledges and walrus tusks, with deer
antler for cross pieces. The tribe Is
almost extinct, as only some sixteen
are left. They speak a dialect peculiar
to themselves and are very daring
hunters,
. .Tltey Ara Sensitive.
Tbe sensitiveness of the families of
distinguished men as to tbe early oc
cupations of their aocestors Is some
what remarkable. Recently an author
was asked to writeo brief history of
tbe life of a man who bad done service
to his state, Like Lincoln, this man
had been a woodchopper, a fact to
which his historian gave prominence.
"Don't say be was a 'woodchopper,' "
said the spokesman of the family.
"That will never do."
"What shall I say then?" asked tbe
author.
"Say let me see now. Just say that
be was connected with tbe lumber
business."
Kaiser WUhelm take great Interest
In the work of the Y. M. C. A. In
Europe. '
Tbe rarest of flowers Is candor. Ra-cilia.
GEO. P. CROVELL
WueceMor to It. L. Smith,
Oldest Eilsbikbed Hobm in th nil 'i
DEALER IN
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Hardware,
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Th ia old-established house will con
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pays no rent; it employs a clerk, bnt
does not bave to divide with a partner.
All dividends are made with customers
in tbe way of reasonable prices.
Lumber
Wood,
Posts, Etc.
Davenport Bros.
Lumber Co.
Have opened an office in Hood River.
Call and get price -and leave orders,
which will be promptly filled.
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