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’JW‘ Wamwas created there has baa-an About tho lainonplicnr. o Let any wickedneu be done. av. any time or Wis and sinners do declare. " A woman in Home fool to suicide inclined blows out his little " New. niark my words-a woman 1 " every pro Or ll)me fool another fool despatcbes from this It's significantly mentioned. " He has a pretty If a man, a thief my nature, steels his employer And aces alone to Canada, the girl was“ left Orifho'e seen lit-talking with a woman on the “The woman in the case goes, too,"thc daily in .. this thing makes as women all too miserably But for our dire existence, men would never kill ".1 fact, if EVe to Adam the Lord had never 'Ptiln earth had so continued a suburban sort of ..t occurs to mo, however, from another point of iiiatl we ne'er been given Adam, wb cauld havo a if the \Vurld were only women. wu could keep it For tluvsn't tho " ulil Adam " It was 11w who gsVe the apple that has brought But wnh no uno there to tabla it, she could never Though men Will kill and steel for us,bocausc You should nund they tlx our value by their When you come to think it ovcrumc conclusion's fled thcynovcr boon crusted we. would nc‘cr 'l‘hcir poor souls from paths of virtue; thcy Du Wo load With this nuw light on the subject, raihcr But instead 33th the blame for Lil] action to its It-miinin You Will evcr find a woman and it man 11.11:. in fill ti: .' . shoplays on earthâ€"all blamis thceasei" brain. het will osciaitn. life. Wife.” blind. lmhlud," Wiv- papcrs say. foul. nor steal; given. heaven. View, heaven.too. tree from crime. I work the mischief every time 7 us all our woe; have done so. We. am so dear, own existence here. very sure, have sought to lure from blame are not disrupt". thnm to temptation, they havu tomptwl us to tunier singular it Humps; its plainly plural, in rcnlily it means, hood you tvaco, the case. «Flora Jlt‘lh'mrll i. W...’a__..,._.._â€"_.._.._. sIR’Hchjs LOVES. And he learnt yet. another thing. as his anger slowly burnt itself out and only profound wrntchedness and intolerable suspense remained as to his wife’s fato~ something that startled him with a sense of sweetness, and you stung him with inlinito sin; when the haunting presence of his 0st wife secmed over with him and would not let him' rest; when his remorse was terrible ; and when he would have given up all he had in the world just 2: boar her say in her low fond voice that aim forgave him all. For ho knew now that ho had wronged lit: and that his neglect and coldness had :‘rivcu licr froxn her homo. 'l‘lic unit-ri‘niut} of her fate aonulimcs nearly show him wild. Now muld allc have laid llt‘l’ plans so scoucrmoly that no tracw of her and thc child .wd bi: found? Could evil have bcfallcn thorn '.' God llt'lp him if a hair of those innocent heads had been touched. In his weakness he could not always control the horrible imagina- tions that bosct him. Ufti n ho. wouldwako from some ghastly dream and lie till dawn, unable to shake off his deadly terror. Then all of :i. sudden he would remember that hasty yu’lstmzript, “ Do not be anxious about l am going to somo kind people. who xvii 3.x; good. to mo and tho boy ;" and he zinuid full stslccp again while vainly :rylng ' to recall if he had overboard Fay “ hit of any fricuds of ill rchildhoud. llut tiw cl“. lizlx' and Bliss .‘ilorilauut iris-d to h' i; ' 1m L:\nx..~ u oiil‘lwl to any of tltum. ll ‘.‘..l i :ux Zlillll 'l burden ll) liitn lli‘ll illit- w: 1'; l ;: him; but ill 'r.‘ “11:5 ll'l'llllli‘ ii‘. livltzl‘nVL‘ ll-"illfii‘. zllitl tl‘w Flll‘.kll,‘r‘-\h xvi-rt» l‘lU:lll‘,’_ round it. l'li‘lc «bull not lcavu his Huclc, but u rotc very kindly to poor con science-stricken llugli, and am i all in: could to t‘niilful‘l. him. It was ill tlmsv hours of dreary liclplcss- nch that llugh learnt to miss his Woo ' ‘Wiiic. in tlioac long summtr afternoons, while his foroign nurse nodded drowsily bt'slilt‘ llllll, and the hot air crept sluggishly in at tho open window, how he longed for tho small cool hand that ust to he laid so softly on his temples. or put the drink to lei-4 par-shat lips before tluy would frame llu-ir want. llc remembered thr- hours. slm had Fat. besido lzim, fanning tho llmi from his pillow or hatliinghis aching lli‘fttl. {who had lwvH' luft- bim~ ni‘vcr scouted tired or impativnt, though ll('f‘ face had grown so pan with watt-hing. “thorn Would have spurt-d hcr; others told him that she was spent and weary, but 'lll‘. had nevi‘r noticed 5;. “ And, brute that I was." he thought. l:th hcr aloxm in licr trouble with only .13 winners and hirclinigs about her. to light nor way through tho vory Vallcy of tho libs..an of liontli." He took out her letter and Huntlllli‘vl it out it was a trick of his show. he thought no ouc would sec. him. llc had read it ovcr until bc knch it off by lirart. Ah ? if Ilcavcn would but spars him this out o and give llllll back tltc strength be bad misuscd, that ho might i’md llt‘l‘. pour viiild. and brim: hcr homo, «and ('m'ufort her as only hc could Comfort lie-r. ilo would love bar now. lit" thought; yrs, if she would only boar with ‘iim and “no him limo, he know fmm tlu~ limp pity and (mutt-moss which ho fi-ll that he would low lll'r yet. for tho incrciful Providence that had laid lliccrriuu 1mm low was tt'aclz- im; him lot-titans that no othirr dissiplmc could have moulcutcd. 'llw mid ill-(umber wind was uhirliug throng". ill" barn bran: in s of tiu- oaks and licevhw. m the Rndmond in e'v Fulfil it) dmmd man. You. vhangnd outwardly as \vcll as in. \rarnilv. (infill Mrs. [it run cer \vlu ll sic saw lumrntcr ilze- hall on Savillv‘s nrm, lfinkihu w thin and worn undlvauiugou his sh k. , llis youth sl-cmml to have passod am“; his smooth for-chum! was alnwly furmwvd lllit' that of a middlc-auml man, and his fair him had \vorn off it slightly. making: him look tmi years oldc-r , and yct thcrcwae that in Hugh ltcdumud‘s facc, if Margarut could haw soon it. that Would lmvc lillr‘d hcr pure burnt with u-xc'mdinu thankful. mas. l‘vr though ilm pallur cmu‘md by suffering “in still illi‘l't'. and tl‘msc vvliu saw him fund that Sir lluuh WM abi'oiwu maxi. yi-t tlicro was a nolvli-r (\xprvsamn than it had rwr; “urn m lmppiwr days, tlv- l\l c i':‘l~;«'Il mvl'gv round at the (ill {.llHllldl‘l'U'i1,1l‘vlll"llillal moaning; 'l‘m fTIlv at turf in ~l. “fill. flu ro uni: ll. vii-uti-iml gravity alum! iv; \klnlll‘ nth n that spnlw (if a a: w an l 'r\ -: ‘ [unit-J. of :i lli‘llf‘l no 7.". :;.l i .i‘ in? that ii l‘ntl lid to 1:4 ll- 1 '. fujw lllxllvtlfil'll‘ll‘1lrt‘ll‘3lll in l':-‘ law "A, ‘lri l Mn! \ \ 'IL‘. « afwr'aus’n 1.. mvmil. to .n.» 's‘l'i"\‘~)\.\‘\lrlll4'11‘q'qf'rl'il‘l,‘lll‘t fl\\'ll<‘l' iii. Hmv' if nutlrimu l'ad bl - :l l «mph swd into thmu f. \\ :4lti‘if'l yr ars that bad fullmvml dis Lulu r‘s dmtli Tho whole plan and purpnw ml in: youth had born marred. his hour! is mated by a passion that was dcuind satisfaction, and lastly. fit“ as lw was bcqummg to turn to his neglected wifv With i (MIL hnd wine, am“ a n mmthv and intrth that prmui-mdwcll for l r futurv happiness. suldmily hr invi'l his lumw uutragml and his lio‘n-i lwr~'\k-n. “fill the load and terror iii an in 1- a! alilv N tiia‘it‘so laid hrvavilv upon him ' 'l in! mm n llrm'gi‘ motif to "null Rod «port tho strong. at. an? Mddrst ho had a. r award, \vlwn he spent long. glint?) aye in tho Old Hall; and anv l'lrlc generous, kind Hearted Erie t cry. flan-oode saw the on y cot over which cl. ascdtohan sef would since him for i be w he never held in his arms. some of his old strength and v back, and he was able to join personally is the search, whcna new seat and excitement seemed added to ardor of the chase he learnt to forget Margaret and the shadows of a too narrow fulwpast. seemed to lure him on, with the sad Undinc eyes that he remembered so‘well; when. with the contreriet of man ever eager for the unattainable, and more to see her;,when his anger revived and imp: though hardly both anger and impatience were born of love. And is there in God's world so drear a place, Where tears of penance come too late for greet. ripe 'olden days that October binds in her shes . the richest and rarest of the car’s harvest, had been followed by chill egoâ€"â€" dull sullen days~duriug which flaring gas- lights burnt in Mrs. Watkins' shop even at noonday, and Fern‘s busy willingly idle, worked by the light of a lamp long before the muffin boy and milkmsn made theiq ternoon rounds in Elysian F H i I 1 mm!“ It“? first. bot-nose I wnntml to speak to vou. . “ s. ‘y ‘ av , ‘ ‘0‘1 1:: ‘ I . m “o‘ ""“‘ "3m" " " “m” ‘ M“ ‘ \ llavc youhr-nrdfrom Miss Davcnportlately, _ li‘Tlll‘ll ~o if c in] h ‘ l r ll ill y vl v . hr: II mr it Hind”. ‘Illtflll ll) it‘ll \‘Hl. Penil- doa‘r' V ‘zty ,. \‘,.-|,‘ y \ ,f“ in, r“ i'i. .' - i i L b l.: ttl‘ may l‘i‘ri‘ l'W )0" " )ml By and by when the “married. came his life; if in the hen the sweet face of his Wee Wide began to long more tience with it. And, owned it to himself. CHAPTER xxxvn. ,, VANITAS WAS lTA'f‘lI. Where the loud bitter cry is raised in vain; As on the uprooted downr the genial rain. hcble. -St Luke's little summer was over, the fingers. never ! Fields. Anything farther removed from the typical idea of the Elysian Fields could scarcely be imagined than on such an after- noon. lt was diflicult, even for a light- hearted pcrson. to maintain a uniform choorfulness where damp exuded every. where. and the moist thick air seemed to close round one in vaporous folds. Some- where, no doubt, the sun was shining, and might. possibly shine again; butit was hard to realize itâ€"hard to maintain outward or inward genislity under such depressing cir- cumstances. Fern had turned from the window with an involuntary shudder. Then she lighted her lamp. stirred the fire, and sat down to her embroidery. As her needle flew through the canvas her lips seemed to close with an expression of patient sadness. There were sorrowful curves that no one ever saw, for Fern kept all her thoughts to her- self. Never since the night when she had Bob- bcd out her grid on her mother’s bosom, \V‘llcn tho utterance of her girlish despair and longing had filled that mother’s heart with dismay. never since then had horn spokm of her troublc. " We will ncvcr talk of it again,” shn had said. when the outburst was over; “ it will do no good ~," and her mother had sorrowfuliy acquiesced. Itlrs. 'l'ral‘ford knew that only time, that bsneficcnt healer, could deaden her child‘s pain. Fern‘s gentle nature was Capable of quiet but intense fooling. Nea‘s faithful and ardent affections were repro- duccd in hot child. It was not only the loss of hor girlish dreams over which ii‘crn liliJlll'llJA. Ht“? woman's lovc had uncon. s<:ious:y rootml (tacit, and would not be torn up Without enduring. An uuerring instinct told her that ff-Ylu had not always. been iudiflx‘rrut to her; that once, not so very long ago. his fricmlsoip bud bccu trun and tin p, \l'cli, all!) had forgivcu lfl-l ll-‘l‘lltflKSS. No biiiorur" .mnltlcd lll his. lltdll mfainst lizui. 3;“. (iiid lwiu very Lind to lli'l“, l‘n‘ Would tan: wivli lict‘ to be unhappy. l'».'.t Ellf‘ was, wry bravo. Silo Would not look at the fulurc. 'i'ho cold hlnnkucss. lll'.‘ narrow groovy, would have Chilled llcr llt'ill’l. She only 1 Will lurch day as it cams, and llli'il to do llt'l' host with it. With her usual unsoliishncss she deterâ€" mined that no one also should suffer through her unhappiness. llcr mother‘s brief hours of rcst should be unsliadowcd. it was a pric little sunbeam whose smiles grist:th her of an evening ; but it was still a sunbeam. The sweet looks and words and lovmg attention were stillalways ready. As Non. watched her child her heart would sxvcll with pridc :md reverence. She rccop; nist the innate strength and power of self- sacriliuc that Maurice had left her as his lunacy. " Of all my children, Fern is most him her father," Mrs Trafford would say ; “ shois strongcr than she looks ~~shc would rather die than tell me again that she is unhappy." llut li‘crn would not have owned that her lifc was unhappy as long as she had her mother to love her. She was taking her- self to task this afternoon as she sat alone for Hull had escaped as usual to Mrs. \Vatkins' wand was blaming; herself for her discontent ; and then she sang very softly as verso of her favorite hymn-â€" llo that thou lilcsscst is our good. And uuhlcet good is ill. And all is right that seems most wrong if it in) Thy sweot Will. but almost before she had finished the last lino, shv was startled by abrupt cntramu. " l’cri‘y ! oh, I did not hear you," she fulli‘rml, and she turned a little pale, and lit-r heart began to heat more quickly. It was fooliin of her, but she nnvcr hoard l'trcy's stop without listeninginvoluntarily for the .pdck light tread that used to follow it. but that nowr camcuow. “ You arc almw." he said quickly. with a kccu glance round the room. “ Woll, it is l'crn , " \ us." 5110 stammcrcd, raising hcr soft (_\« s to his {soc with a pitying expression: “ i had a letter the other day." " “til.” impaticntly. “ does she say whom they are coming back 1’” " In another fortuightmat least they uwan to start then ;"and thorn she stopped, and lnokml at him very pitcously. “ flow I \Vl‘ill mother would come ; she will not be wry long. and~ and I would rather that you heard it from hcr." “ lln you moan that you have anything :rpwinl totwll mo "Tho askvd, struck by her nmmmr. ‘ (lit. 1 Winll you had not asked me." she x. turm-vl, (-laspinu llt'f‘ hands ; " you are so and it unhappy .'but Will mako you mother said we 'l'licro was know shc and now Crystal is fond of (‘ry sin]. alavz‘.) i: told you in; in arm d' Mani. d3 ‘ h inlmost shouted. and his ll \l‘ loom“ _\(;!1HL' film; «routed to grow sharp ‘- )lnrri- d 3 you are and l'll~‘ “~‘imv’ “ l‘v .‘il' l“ W} ." ‘ Y‘U‘ .wf‘rt‘d, gently, " .l - you think I “wild yr»: with you on vi 3) :\ Mllllm t. im'. ml indeed it is truo. Slu- was man it'd .= or.“ tvn days ago to Mr. l'cri'vts. the blind z'lu-rgyman. who was staying at l‘vclnravc House. He had come flu lt‘ to look for l“ r. "0 had known her from a child, and they had long loved os‘h otlur. ‘ not he rrpoated, .in the same wire was smncthing in his fame that made Fern throw her arms round his llt't'k. n uh, it ishard," she robbed: " I know how h uni it is for you to hear - say this, but it has to lw faced. Rho new! deceived you. «lvar elm never let you hope for a ain‘le moment: she was always true to hi-rself and you. Try to beat it. Percy; try to be glad that her unhappiness ilovcr. and that she lc married to the can do '- Married ‘ her brother's l i i i that ;”, and than was silent mil. What wantbcrs he could sayâ€"die w for sympathy. arms were gene in another man's possession. should now see southern Iov his in in: to b m. seemed seemed to be built up aerocs his he could see no outlet. " I cannot stay now," he said, and his voice sounded strange in his own cars. H Will you give my love to my mother, Fern ?” tears were running stay with me,Peroy." did not wish to face seemed lifting a little. His mare was fresh. and she might take her own road, and follow her own or less would not matter to him in this mood. himv-that he could carve out dinnerâ€"part! ct Net-v- . “ Yes.” he answered. “ mothers are like asisaoueed' whet-inch cfhrn'cccft sertnrsto him. His idol Ina: aliases that hadscaathrallcd nation; and the idea was madden- In a little while he rose. but no speech possible to him. A wall of ice path, and " 0h, do not go," shepleaded,and nbw the down her face. “Do “Not now; I will come again," he answered, releasing himself impatiently ; but as be mounted his horse, some impulse made hands. gloom. him look up and wave his And then he rode out into the It was too early to go home; besides, he eople. The fog paceâ€"a few miles more Black care was sitting behind him on t e saddle, and had taken the reins from h hands; the murky atmosphere wane and a worse [floom than Osing round him. She had told him that his life was before his own future; but as he looked back on his past life-on the short tale of his four-and- twcnty ycnrs~»his heart was sick within him. What a pitiahle part he had played. Was it poasible that such a woman as Crystal could ever have loved him ? Had not his cowardly desertlon of his mother only won her silent contempt ? And now it was too late to redeem himself in her e 'es. )His fate was frowning on him. position at Belgrave House had long irkSome to him. His grandfather loved him, but not as he loved Erie; and in his heart he was secretly jealous of Erieâ€"4f it had been possible he would have sup lanted him. Only he himself knew how 9 had tempted him, and the subterfuges to which he had stooped. He had encouraged Erie’s visits‘to Beulah Place from motives of self- intcrest. and had been foiled by Erie‘s engagement to Evelyn Selby. fallow he loathed himself as he thought of it all. Oh. if he could only undo the past. Young as hclvas, ruin scomcd staringhini in tho face. He had squandered his handsome allowance; his dcbln‘ Were heavy. He had hoard his grandfather say that of all things he abhorer gambling; and yet. he know ho was s. gambler. Only the preceding night he had staked a large sum and had lost ; and that very morning he had appcalcd to Eric to save him from the consequence of his own rashness. As he rode on, his thoughts seemed to grow tangled and confused. His life was a failure; how was he to goon living? All those years he had fed on husks, and the taste was bitter in his mouth. Oh! if he could make a clean breast of it all. And then be repeated drearin that it was too late. ills reins were hanging loosaly on his horse‘s ncck. Ills highâ€"spirited little mare had been following her on n will for more than an hour now, and had relapsed into a walk. us l‘cruy roused liimsclf to sec wh- v in: was. He found himself on a bridge with the river on citlior side of him. lie wssuiilcs away from Bolgravo House; and for the moment he was pcrploxud, and drew up to ask a boy who was loitering on the footpath what bridge it was. There was a steamer passing; and a little lad had clambcred on the para ct to see it go by. Either he ovcrbalancc himself or grow giddy, but, to Percy's horror, there was a sharp scream, and the next moment the child had disappeared. In an instant Percy was off his horse, and, with the agility of a practised athlete, had swung himself on the parapet. Yes, he could see the eddy whore the rhild had sank; and in another moment he had dived into the dark water. "It was a plucky thing to do, 5hr," observed a miny who had sec-n hc proceeding, and who afterwards detailed it to lrlrls Huntiugdou; “I don’t know as ever i ‘saw a pluckicr thing in my whole life. Ay, and the poor young gentleman would have done it too,for any onccould see he knew what he wasaboui ; for he dived in straight after the child ; and then, that drafted steamerwyou mil excuse me, sir, but ono’s feelings are at tong ~whst must it do but back to pick up the child ; and the poor fellow, he must have struk his head against it, for he Went down again. Oh yes ! the child was all right, and the young gentleman would have been all right too, but for that nasty blow. itstunned him you see." ' Yes, it had stunucd him ; the young ill- spcnt life was over. Did he call upon his God for succor as he went down into his watery grave ? Who knows what cry went up to hesvc‘n ‘Z' The old epitaph that was engraved on the tomb of a notorious ill- livcr speaks quaintly of hope in such cases. [tctwixt the saddle and tho ground He morcy sought and mercy found. and Baby quoted them softly to Crystal as she wept over the fate of fur unhappy lover. . . . . “ His last act was to try and save another ; God only knows how far this would go to rcdccm a faulty past w God only knows. Do not cry [0 hittvrly. darling. Let us trust him to the All Merciful ; and, as the good bishop said to the mother of St. Augustine, ' the child of so many prayers cannot be lost.’ " lirlo llnntingdou had passed an anxious. uncomfortable day. Percy's confession of his gambling debts had made him seriously uneasy. It was in his power to help him this once, he had said, with unusual stern- ncss, but he would soon be a married man, and then l’crcy must look to himself ; and f'crcy, nettled at his tone, had answered somewhat shortly. and in spiln of Erie's generosity they had not parted friends. But this was not all. Aftorlunchcm Mr. llnntingdon had called Eric into his study, and had shown him a letter that ho had just rcvnivcd from some anonymous col-rm. PiNlilt'llf. Home unknoin friend and Will- wish" had thought it advisable to warn Mr. lluutingdon of his grandson‘s rccklcss: doings. Erie looked (loadfuliy shocked as he read it; and the expression of mnccn. tmtcd anger on Mr. Ifuntingdcn‘s face frightened him still more. " Perils s it is not true,“ ho. stammvrid, and then t in remembrance of his conversa- tion with Percy silenced him. " True," returned Mr. Huntingdon, in his hard reaping voice; "do you not ace that the write.- saya he can prove «or word ‘3 And thlsls mygramlsom whom have taken out of poverty. Well. Well, I might have known the ton of Ham-lee Trafford would never be worth anything." Strangely an act words to be spoken of Noa's idotl Ham-lee. who” pare soul would have revolved against his boy‘s sins.- we felt the cruelty of the speech ; but he dare not contradict his uncle. What were the Trafiorda to him new ? Tm was to be a la gentleman‘s 0”- M' m- «Manet! mm but. I All. to t It “resign. cues in the household. The butler whis- pered to Eric. who immediately left the room. and a few minutes later a usch was brought to Mr. Huntinadon. dreadful ha ha pencil. he must come is th their: at once ; and he had shuddcrcd and turned pale. take his behind him. and he found himself sur- 7 rounded by frightened servants, he tottered and his face grew grey. muttered. matter." had hap evil-demon: tliznnoldhim. an Somcthi He was growing old, and his nerves were not as strong as they used tube. and be sup ortcd himself with some dimcnlty as he wed to his guests with old-fashioned litcnccs, and amusing himself is old friend Sir Frederick Drunimon to place. But as the door closed “You will kill me among you." he " Where is my nephew? Will none of you fools tell me what is the " He’s in there," returned the blitler, who was looking very scared, and pointing to the library; and the next moment Erie came-out with a face as white as death. “ Ohl uncle, uncle. don’t go in till they have told you. Percy is there. and~â€"-â€"” but Mr. Buntingdon only motioned him aside with his old peremptori- ness, and then closed the door upon them. He ‘knew what he should find thereâ€"-he knew it when they whispered into his ear that something had happened; and then he walked feebly across the room to the couch, where something lay with strange rigid lines undo a satin coverlid that had been dung over it; and as he drew it down and looked at the face of his dead grandson, he knew that the hand of death had struck His him also, that he would never get over this been --:ievcrl ' ,5 CHAPTER XXXVIII. REA AND HER FATHER MEET AGAIN. ' Whoace art then sent from us? Whither thy goal '2 How art thou rent from us . Thou. that were whole? As vvith severing of eyelids and eyes, as with rendering of body and soul. (' Who shall raisetheo From the house of the dead '.’ Or What manshall praise thee That thy praise may be said? Alas thy beauty! alas thy body! alas thy head! What writ. thou leave mu , Now this thilig is done? A mun wilt thou give um, .A mm for my son. For the light of my eyes, tliodosirc of my life, tic tlziilliltblt) one. .5! (L701 bu rm’. Ll‘lt! had followed him into the room, but Mr. lfuntingdon took no notice of him. If he could, he would have spoken to him and implored him to leave him, but his tongue seemed to cling to the roof of his mouth. lie wished to be alone with his grandson, to hide. from every one, if he could, that he was stricken down at last. Lie had loved him, but not as he had loved Erlc ~~tho Benjamin of his old age ; his son of consolation. 110 had been stern With him. and had never sought to win his confidence ; and now the blood of the unhappy boy secured crying to him from the ground. And it was for this that he had taken him from his motlicr, that he should he then: in the prime of his youth with all the Minimum; of his sins full to the brim. flow had he died «but hr: dared not mic, and no one told him. l'lrlo had indced .‘inltl SODlC'llllltg about n. child; but he had not understood any more than he under- stood that they had sent to tell the mother. Eric's voice, broken with emotion, had cor- Algcmiuu I}, , taiuly vibrated in his cars, but no sense of the words had reached him. If he had kuowu that that mother was already on her way to claim the dead body of her son, he Would have hidden himself and his gray hairs. What a beautiful face it was,le thought; all that had marred it in life: was softened now ; tho snosrs, the hard bitter lines, were smoothed away. and something like a smile rusted on tho young lips. Ah, surely ho was at rcst now ! Some stray hairs clung damply to his temples. and Mt. Hunting; don stooped over him and put them aside with almost a woman’s tenderness. and thou he sat down on the chair beside him and bowed his grey head in his hands. He was struck down at last! If his idolized Erie had lain there in Percy‘s plucclie could have home it better. But Nca's boy! What if she should come and require him at his hands! "Conichonie with your own Nea, father" had he ever ceased to hear those words ’2 Had he ever forgotten her standing there in the snow with her baby hidden under her shawl, and her sweet thin face raised to his ? Had he ever ceased to love her and yearn for her when his anger was most bitter against her? Surely the demons must have leagued together to keep posses- sion of his soul, or he would never have so hardened himself against herl He had taken her boy from her; he had tempted his youthful weakness with the sight of wealth. and thou he hadlcft him to his owndoviccs. Ilohad not taught him to “ wash his hands in innoccncy, or to take hood to the things that were right." Day and night that lion‘s dmd face, with its liiouuss to his mother, would haunt his memory. ()h, lfcavcu! that he were indeed childless, that none of those things might have count timid»... ., .. “Enclo Rolf, will you not come away with mo?" implorcd Eric; “ the house is quite quiet now, and all the people have goncf‘ but Mr. fluiitingdon only shook his hmdwho had no strength to rise from his chair. and he could not tell Erie this. The poor boy was terribly alarmed at his uncle's looks; he did not scum to under- stand anyihi .4 he said; and what if Mrs. Traitor. should take it in her head to comm-if only he could get his uncle away. lint own as be framed the wish the door opened noiselessly. and Mr. Huntingdm raised his eyes. ,A tall woman with grey hair like his, and a pale, beautiful face wit an expression that almost from his blood, looked at him for a moment, then silently passed up the room, and with herdrcss brushinuliim as he sat there motionlos , pausul llf'filili‘ the couch. that N. ‘I. and hrr father mc-t nytin. llut shc «lad um. notion him : there was only one i chi. it for lu-r rycswche still m‘utc ligurcof . her bnv, Hilchtly, and still will: tlmti awful 1.3.». of woe on her face. she drew lilo 1 dark head into her arms, and laid the dead ‘ check against lit-a breast; and as she felt the irrcsponeive weight, the chilled touch, not drmdmpmiserygave way, and the tears streamed frorn llC‘.‘ eves. _ film was calling him he: darlingâ€"41¢! v..." ... m. «-nr--...... 4.».- onil‘v boy. he had forgotten his cowardly dcsertlon of her; the faults and follies of hi. youth. Living. he had been little to her, bit «he claimed the dead as her own. She had for- gotten all; she was the you again. as she cmomhed the dark her thin fingers and pressed the cold face to her' bosom, as though she could warm tho deadly chill of death. " Nos." exclaimvd a feeble voice in fret his a a new a l r 5.1.2.. and two entailed hands r v ‘ '1 ‘ i‘ ‘ by the concentrated agony of his votes. it. ca. Rea," he walled a db; “at local child. Neat" but as aha gturned, gloved he fell with his face downward on the couch. across the feet of his dead grandson. , , , O , O O O O The doctors who were "summoned said that a paralytic seizure had long been im- pending; he might linger for a few wash. at it was impossible to say whether he iwould ever recover full consciousness age n. ‘ Eric heard them sadly; he had been v fond of the old man in a lie of the tyrann ~ cal sway that had ruled in: from boyhood. His uncle had been his enemas benefactor, and he could not hear 0 his danger without emotion. , Mrs. Trafford had not left the house from the moment of her father’s alarming seiz- u_rc; she had taken quiet ion of the sick-room, and only left it tofollow her boy to the grave. Fern was there too. but Erie did not speak to her; the crepe veil hid her face, and he could Only see the gleam of her fair hair shining in the wintry sunlight. The two women had stood together. Fern holding her mother’s hand; and when the service was over, Mrs. Traflord had gone back to Bella-ave House, and some kindly neighbor had taken the girl home. Erie would gladly have spoken some word of sympathy, but Mrs. 'I‘raflord gave him no op ortanity. Neither of them know how so ly and wistfully the p33» girllooked after them. Erie's changed its, his paleness and depression made 'F‘crn's heart still heavier; she had not known that he had loved Pero so. She had no idea that it was the eight 0 her own slim young figure mov- ing between the graves that made Eric look so sad. She was dearer to him than ever, he told himself, as they drove away from the cemetery; and he hated himself as he said it. . He had not seen Evelyn since Percy's death. She was staying at some country house with her aunt, Lady Maltravers, where he was to‘havo joined them ; but of course this was impossible under the cir- cumstances; and though he did not like to own to himsle that her absence was a relief, he took the opportunity of tolling her not to hurry back to London on his account, as his time was so fully occupied with necessary husincss and watching his poor uncle that he would not be free to come ' to her. (To be continued.) M...- Ho Misfook Ills Man. Two men were standing on th corner. talking. Both were Well dressed and seemed to be gentlemen. One was s. quiet, unde- monstrative man, while the other was a Very enthusiastic personage. A man passed by, saluting the enthusias. tic individual, who failed to recognize the courtesy,but continued talking to the quiet :It‘flllf‘lllllll. “ 1 bag; your pirdori, sir, for interrupting: you, but a gentleman spoke to you just now.” -' “ Yes, I noticcd it. lie is a carpenter, who did some work for me rcccntly. Those follows are such a nuisance; if they happen to do a little job for you they presume to speak wherever they meet you. I don’t like it, ch ‘3" ‘ " if he is a gentleman, I would not hosi- tate to speak to him, no matter where I met him," mildly observed the other. “ ()h l You wouldn't. oh ‘2” “ No, I wouldn't ; but pardon me again if I am presumptuous, but 1 would like to know if you paid that carpenter for the little job he did for you ’2” “ ‘I don't see how that can interest you. or why I should make you my con- fident.” , “ Perhaps not; men who talk as you do don‘t generally soc very far.” “ Will you explain yourself, sir ?" “ (them-fully l You see I know you; you didn’t think so, but I do. You want to be so lllll"ll better than that carpenter, and I know you are not half as good or ncar so deserving of the title of gentleman as he is." - " You know this, ch ‘2” “ Yes, and I know more. i know your history from away back, and I can assure you that my lipinion of it would not be at all ccmplimentary. When I worked at the bench l was just as much a gentleman as 1 am now ; and if I had known it was for you that my workman. who just passed, did the work, he wouldn‘t have done : until you had paid for it. Do you want to know why ? No '2 I thought so."' â€"â€".â€" W“-.-â€" flang This i'p. Farm animals are hurt more by mediâ€" cine than by the lack of it. When an animal needs medicine it needs a compo- tmt physician. I‘ure water and a variety of wholesome food regularly given, with comfortable shcltcr and kind troatmmt, arc the bust pzevcntivts of disease. A mortgage on tho homo mnkcs lll'.‘ lire- of prosperity and freelicartcuim-ss. Sonic mun look at tho sky only to forc- cast the weather. see more beauty in a dol- lar than in a bed of flowcrs. and will hear the crow in d' cornfh-ld quicker than the lark in the air. Better is it to have one pair of trousch with money ill the pockets than two pairs with empty pockets. The horse knows all that the coltlcarncd, and boys tormenting the colt are not teach- ing it what it should know. System worked ten hours a day and was done. Hap-hazard got up at 4 in the morn. ing. hurried all day and was doing the chores at half-past it at night. Job had nvzr-‘i pails-nor. yct it was fortum nato for him that he did not join “not! with a neighbor who kept breachy stock. The man who fills his ion-house phn‘l'lts -. , l Am] "' “"3 fl” ‘ l himself with a couswvntor of health and a servant of pli-asurc. Tho man who is too pour to tskre the 'llmr: or to buy his wife a new drms with- ‘ont grumbling is rich cum 'll to afford fine picang for ltolfbmisn 0a swindlcrs and patent ginfuack frauds. ~ - 7.4%-... . .. n... Mrs. Dinah Mulock-Craik was unique among authors as regards her habits of work.’ She never began a work for publica. tion which she did not finish before begin. ning another. It is thought that she did act at her death leave a line of unfinished manuscript. ft ma ~ interest mic on millions to note rim not Gladstone an Bismarck are born on Privacy. Of Med men of the past whecamcintct world on that day of the week may. motioned Luther. It! Isaac Now-ion, amp Washington and W afield Scott. ‘ . leery A st von leow. sac hcw of not“: “52‘ slow, the fan: I. u a at. c coca to marry ' cs It .4 raw. ,0 \, bl .1 ‘ '." ‘10 " c soc W “the inn 3' It was an agit- '0! W at 3:: sight.” and this young ellow one and family antreaticb an ‘ threats we alike in vain. The young man ,d’ecla , that little wishes were thwarted he would . end his life with a revolver. be we on a vacation from his. coils e at Cirsnecster. ‘ f with the detective police of Birmingham. - and for weeks past private detectives have watched the barmaid’s movements night lilac cacti large the re. of area's all respect. AM ,isgte Antics lineman“. never marry any bet. would A friendchi '» sprang up. else. At this time outed The family common and day. She is the daughter of a poultcrdr living in Wolverhampton. Detectives, , solicitors, and olcr men have also visited the girl‘s home on half of the family to 't to obtain information of the hair's w ercabouts. for it was discovered that he had run away from college. Very little in. formation was, however. forthcoming. a (1, though one interview was secured at 3.. hotel between, the oung man and his mother, the only resu t was his declaration - that if he were taken b force he would be taken home on a'stretc er. Authenticnews was received on Sunday that the couple had ‘ sloped and had been married at. it is be- licved, a country church near Liverpool! The bride has-herselfcommunicated this in- formation and has asked for forgiveness. The young hair‘s family are nat'nrally greatly concerned. The young fellow has, during the latter part of the'proeeedings, backed up his independence by putting forward “ his solicitor “ when it has been threatened by his family. An attempt to secure a special license only a few days before the success- ful I slopement was frustrated by, the registrar hep ning to possess private in~ formation a ow the matter stood. In his second attempt, however,,he seems to have been more fortunate. In connection with the announcement of the romantic elopemcnt the following ad- vertisements, taken from local papers, will be read with interest, as supplying the needed key : " Foster-Devitt-â€"On the 26th inst., at St. Mark‘s. Winshall, Derb shire, by Rev. G. Clarke, l.’crcy.chinal , only son of Capt. Foster, Stourton Court, Stour- bridge, to Alice Dora, youngest daughter of John F. Dcvitt,Wolverhampton." “Notice â€"Capc. Foster, of Stourion Court. ncaf Stourbridge, hereby gives notice that he will not be responsible for any debts his son. Percival ltcgiuaid Foster, may contract.” ‘ In Love's Harness. Most women naturally look forward to “swabs of the city of Verona in the middle ages. but in 12 Huston Square last Tncsds _ Romeo‘s name was Ernest suitor. Jane Hares. 161’ est enrolment of all the Ca Course, Fine Arts,Commcrc hunt. This occurred. not in Cspulcts in the ancient morning. arlin and ALMA LADIEB‘ COLLEGE. sr. moxie. ammo. Thislnstitation which had’laet ya the than as for women is offering superior advantages to young womc in Literary Science and Music at the very lowest rates. Address, Principal Austin. 13. D. â€"â€"-.â€"â€"m L ' Prima Fade lvldonce. . “ Martinis," said a young lady just homo from school and gazing upon Alexander Harrison’s “ Open Sea.” “is this an oil 4 painting or a water color 2" “ 8h,” answered her mother. with a look of surprise and chagrin. “ It's a water color. Don't you see the water 7"â€"Uhf¢‘ugn Tribune. M...“ .L. Giddings. Superinteuduit of flit! Rio Grande 'and Proud Itaih pad, rcjoicrs in the possession of [a daughter born at Gal - vision oh Saturday. It is tho-first girl child born in the Giddings family for over 120 years. t. 0 9 Tillflflllllll \“chsnlv'raa 31°‘3'f33cuvsn 9\ 9‘5 PILLS. BEWARE or trunnion. ALWAYS ASK FOR BR. PIERCE?! FELLETI, OB 1.1mm swim-0045231) PILLS. Bcln onus-cl vegetable, they op. omtp \vlt tout distur sum to the system. diet, or occupation. Put upln lass vials, hermeti- cally scnlcd. Always trcs and reliable. As a laxative altorntlve, or purgntlvo, these littlo ’l‘cllots give the most perfect satisfaction. Sill! “Ellllllllf, tilllmm Headache, Dizziness, Von-tum. Hon, » Indira-Hon nlllous Attat-nmandull dt-rnngcmcnts of the stom- ach and bowels. are prom ‘t- ~- ly rcilovod and pcrmxfi' . cured hv tho use of â€" Piercola Pleasant Pu alive Pei...» in exp! nation or the romeo itl powr-r of Guy» . Pellets .vur so great a variety of dim-uses. n so matrimony as their proper sphere in life. ' may truthfully be said that their action up». but they should constantly bear in mind that. fair, rosy face, bright eyes, and a healthy, well-developed form, are the best passports to a happy marriage. All those wasting disorders, weaknesses, “ dragging,- down “sensations. and functional irregd laritics peculiar to their sex, have an unfail- ing specific in Dr. 1’iorcc’s Favorite Pro- scription. It is tho only medicine for women, sold by druggists, under a politic-c guarantee from tho nianufactucrs, that .it- will give satisfaction in every case, or money will be. l‘i‘flll'ltlt‘d. This guarantee has boon printed on tho. bottle-Wrapprr and friitiifully carrirl out for many years. _ ’ a.” Mrs. Cleveland's .Xhlc Movc. Mrs.Clevclandhss been making all of her bonncts this fall, thus setting an' example which will alienate the support of ever millincrin the land. But it makes all t- ie husbands solid,and, mind you, it‘s the husbands that have the votes, not the milliuers.~c'hicugo llrrala’. ..............n.._.__.__wâ€"~.tv.._.. You sturdy oak whose branches wide Boldly the. storms and winds defy, Not long ago an acorn, small, [my dormant ‘ncath the summer sky. Not unlike the thrifty oak in its germ. development and growth, is consumption. But even this mighty foe of mankind. positively yields to the wonderful curative . properticsof Dr. l’icrcc’s (loldon Medical Discovery if taken early. Don't be blind to your own interests and think yours a liopcli-ss case. This remarkable remedy has rescued thousands. ()f druggists. . , "e.-- In Maine. Mrs. Brailt-rwllcre’s Deacon (Juilds right in front of us. 'l‘om. See what hc's reading. and when the trainvlloy comes in buy the back for me. It’s sure to be inter. eating and instructive. Mr. Brailcr (looking over the doacon's shoulder) ~Larry Donshuo’s “ Bar-Keeper‘s Guidc."â€"~Puck Suit \‘ourscll‘. but there is no other remedy for sick headache, dizziness, constipation, bilious. ncss. or to restores regular, healthy action to the liver, stomach and bowels. equal to those reliable little “Pleasant I’urgative Pellets ” prepared by Dr. I‘icrce. Ofdrug gists. ' ‘ ' .â€"_.._.‘-, 7- “my Leave Nothing. First Burglar»“\\'ot'll I do with this burglar alarm, llillâ€"Atakc it along I" Svcond Burglar. 9‘ Yes, slip it in the § 1 (CI! I NU FILES. Sx mums «~Moisturc; intqnsc itching and stinging; most at night; worse by scratch ing. If allowed to continue tumors form: which often bleed and ulceratc, becoming very sore. Swa‘mn'a Uranium stops the itching and bleeding, heals ulceration, and in many cases removes the tumors. it” is equally cflicacious in curng all Skin Diseases. DR. SWAYNE d' SON. Proprie- tors, Philadelphia. Swnxiz‘s ()ixrmzsr can be obtained of druggists. Sent by mail for 50 cents. Lady (in a bric aâ€"hrac Moro-rm“ Let me Ht 1' sm nothing: handsome bumicap'." (tin u" \‘cs‘m; something fora Wedding pwst-ut?" Juan“ damn. ’ la.â€" Thc Far Reaching l’crfumo of a good name heralds the claim that l‘utnnm'a l'ainli-sc Corn Extractor is a snrc, cert tin and painless remedy for ('Ol'le. Fifty imitations prove it to be the best. ‘At druggiets. “*w. \ .‘vidl' .cl l-u~~- Pretty Servant Girl-Jon don't give full wci uht . Grocer (dlfihlflg)â€"~1 know it, but you store are to blame for that. . , ‘ Servant Girl-11 it's that. Grocer (Marcia on imp-imam to mo 3 our burden as light possible, my in. no Ion tech! I H skis.“ ‘ _. Thirst“! as”: (7.01:. this we aces-theme“ mam flannel den in y. ,3. O tho system is universal. not a gland or lists!"- escapin tliclr sanativo influence. Sold to. druggis .25ccnts avlsl. Manufactured at. ti..~ Chemical Laboratory of WoRLD's DISI'ENBA av Mame”. AssticiAri-on. Buflalo, N. Y. fi$500£lllllll is offered by the manufactur- crs of Dr. Sacc’n (‘utnrrh Remedy, for it ("usi- of ('hrmuc .‘nsnl l‘utut‘rh which .95“ they cannot our». SYMPTOMS 0F CATAR‘C‘IU. ~liull. lu-zi‘. 1.’ ho. :ldrtvhv, (:lmtrm-tmu of the naval pnrruuvs, dist-hurrah fallout from ll.“ Loud mm ilw thrust. auxin-lion‘s prniusw, wsuvi-y, and fu‘f‘ltl, :st othtrs. lhlcitflmmcious, 1.x -- us. purulent, bloody and putrid; tho (3:3 are weak, \vntr‘ry. and lullmuwl: flu‘ro is ringing in tho curs. dcnfnvss, hu him: or coughing: to clcnr the throat, i-xpu-tm-ution of oil‘rumvu mutter. together with scabs from ulwrs; lhr: voice is changed and has a nasal tit-min: the breath is offensive; sun-ll and tunic :trc im- paired; thorn is a sunsutlnn o't' diuincrs, u lzh Iui‘nftll do )rcssion. n hltClLlllR cough and m :1. cm! df‘lllll y. Only a. few of tho nhrn‘câ€"nuuu .l symptoms are liltcly to he proscnt. in nuy “no ('ilHl‘, Thousands of cos-"s annually. Without munil‘csting hqu of ll“! nhovc syin ilolns, rig. suit in Consumption, and end in tu- grew. No dispose is so conuuuu. morn dccvpllw and «humorous. or loss lllllli rstuml by plush-him. lty its uuld. mm himr. and healing proportion. lir. t-‘ngo's t'utarrh’"ltrmcdy curve the \vnrfif misvs nf‘ Cmnrrh, “ (‘Oh In the head,” (‘ox-yzn. and c'ninrrhcl llendnchv. Sold by druggiats every \vhc re; 5'.) culls. ' “l‘ntold Agony from (stat-rim.” l‘vvvf. \‘v'. llM‘FNllit. lllt' famous 11.6 slut-rirt, ‘ of [Hill-I'd, A". l'., \vrilvs: “r-nmn tvu y-nrs urn l willow-d untold lUt‘Oll)‘ from r-lnnuu: nusul t.l1tl'lll. My lumin physician mivi- nu“ up n3 ' wruhlv. und will I must (lio. My (also was a i: :1 lml Hll“, ihut (-vory day tmvmvls Mm. u ,l: _\ \uu'.‘ \\ 4,:3hl hl'CUlllf.‘ so within I cum.) ! H '5 "l i-zi‘t zilu-n' n whispvr. in the mornin l‘tQ’i;lliI|l'; :uui vii-urn”: of my throat \vuuh ;.:v:-.l :. ~f:';i:.,‘;l- l'H'. lly lln' mwnf llr. Snow‘s I nun-3h ilvr n d}, in lhi-w- nmnths. I wash well 1.11m, xiul ll wuro has lit-cu prrmuncnt." ! “(Inpdttully "inviting and Spitting.” ’i um:,\~'.l. “rattan, li-wp. 2W: I’inc Run-f, - ‘- Mm. writ w‘: “l wusn hrs-int suil‘vrur fin. . . ...r~.~h loi'tlu‘wr- ,vi urs. At tluu's i could landiy l.i:-ullu-. null was ('unslnntlv hawking and willing. llll'l for tiw- but right monile t't'lllil llilf 1‘1“.th ibmuuh tho nostrils. f :lunurin unlhiui: would in; «lnnu for mu. Lurk- Il_\'. l mu mhisml to try lir. Suiro‘a (‘mnvrh lit-unruly. and l um now it won mun. l lu-hvvo if in in' fhv only run-t: rt-uuwly lnr rulnrrh hmv muuufm-turcd, and mw hm: nnlv tn mu; 1, , fair trial to t‘.\‘["‘l'li‘ll(‘i‘ unto-.1” luv i-Mlll i ‘31; ll [wriunmut cure." 'l‘hrcc Boilch Curr ("aunt-h. ELI linnuiw, Runway: 1'. 0.. i.‘nius..»h;'.i (1., ML, says: “My dunnhtrr hull (1.l.i‘.'.'il it" .~ Sim Wm livu yi-um old. vi rv badly. I :-.'.‘.v Ill Sugv'o t‘ufnrrli lit-uu‘uly udvmt... l, 1.7.". i :r.» curt-.l u hutfll' for Mr. and mun Fuv.‘ ilm: :t - . , - » . ,V' . .v . punt (-urc. H is how t‘lglilt'v'll yum. aid and sound and hf'Lll‘f)‘." -â€"-â€"-â€"‘â€" l) 0 1‘1 L. 6" 81. M ..- .......~n.......m..'.. ..â€"..__ .-M “muâ€"v...“ wrunwsm'l Merchants. Butchers, AND TRADERS (iliXliltAldlY. We what u. «lush Mtk‘ in your lomEity to pick CALFSKINS For in. (lash furnis‘wl an RV] .f t “ try adaraut Adult-1M U. 8. PAGE. Hyd-i l’arlt, \‘l-runut, U. 3;» . r‘ ' 3,... . .4 ‘4 a p .v . I.‘ . A. 7.”... ‘5: l- b; ".a' he! ' It“: 1, , l l - Myv I “tr-Him“. MVHOH. l.‘ M.cs-...Is- rm n hit 5 ~- l 1-: t‘ l. i an r ' long lllluflnl In“! burn lurid lndn nl, s v H'th. vv fifth in it. O'N‘l":r!.{‘lll:'l' “,V‘Irfivgf rtvu cunuta . " together a ..s i .: ’lhA'lhk on ma vm,’ Mm. om upnu ind r n cums ~ “' LOT“, muslin‘ranscmu u U N N’s BAKING POWDER. THE Of‘Oi‘f‘S FEST'FRIENE. use r n. nfm .3. an. r.» use. stir-w can he» rim mus cram. Muslim-me Mummy“. I _ 0 may" as hm «my. warms my mt rnI-s . awn on as h «H mm M tow ("D‘VlI' a run it “M at rams my it Im nmc as by tarsus» n _ syncs... uu -e. n is no r. .M . i {will “a. in. I i , o Janet was . l ‘ dcad. Wt in in in t resuscit' ' bar-he sciscd awnidilvcrnand that blind-ll