THE LEGACY OF CAIN.

BY WILKIE COLLINS. ARTHUR OFTHE WOMAN IN Ward," - The Bvn, Gepius? &o, &c:

[Now First Published.)

CHAPTER LVII. HELENA'S DIARY' IESUMED.

So it was all wattled intween them. Philip is to throw me away, like one of his bad sigurs, for this unanswerable reason: “Helena disgusts mo.” And he is to persnade-Ennies to take my place, and be his wile. Yes if I let him do it.

I heard no more of their talk. With that last, Worst.catrage barsing in memory. I left the place.

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wait. The Morvant was afraid I should find waiting very tedious. I reminded him that I would go away if I found it tedioce. At last, the polits old man left me.

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Placed meanwhile under the cars of Miss Baliua Julgal"

Why is this mysterious letter to be sort to Phihp's father? I wonder. whether that cir Jocastange will puzzle you as it has puzzled xe.

I begged her to forgive me; I mid I meant no Tasture of Digitals, and the young lady paid for it, and took it away with her. You have had sil

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Well I was not an object of disgust to the dog. story in my diary anything to do with the mýn slevar man he is When I bilo Philip, to go fato Philip's room. It was not eat of Helens had gone into the consulting-room. He Eatshar

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"I gave him up to my slater," sks continued, the information that I can give you, siv; and I when I'believed that his happiness depended, may now as, if you can throw any light an not on me, but on her... Iake him back to my this." Our good friend thought of the poor I went into ths.conaniting room, and read the books of the medical noks ranged round the I have kopt my report back, no na to Boud you self, when he is at the merey of a demon who Minister, so sorely afflicted, and of the famous go to une so sincerely, rospected in the town and in the country road, and said he could not vader.

Abyssinia walls, and foured a volume that interested me the les nous relating to Philip's state of bealth. tarosteps his life Cumu, Salina, let There was sucb curious information in it that I To my great regret, his illues sector to havs Philip."EN

She put her arm rannd me, and made we got take to give an immediate anaway. The chemist T ataused myealf by making extracts, using the made a serious advance sinon yesterday. When

Ebian't exotly up from my chair. I was a casily personded was excessively angry."You know as well as I Best sheets of papar that I could find. They I ask if bois in pain. ho says: bed printed directions at the top, which showed pain, I feel as if I was joking. Sometimas by her, that the fear of what Helma's jealousy da," he said, "that Digitalis, given in certai that the doctor was accustomed to write his am giddy and sometimes I did myself feeling and Helors's anger might do was marcely predisor, is a poison, and you enunot deny that I prosariptions on thom. We had many, to thirty sad slak." I have no opportunity of east in my thoughts. The door of companies honestly believed myself to be dispensing your Anchisen

Jooking after him as I coull wish; for Helenation was looked, on the side of the bedchamber. prescription. While you are hesitating to give

me an answer, my character muy autor: I may Arahi zany, of his prescriptions in our hapan.

The servant's doubts of my patienos provadasists on narsing him, esisted by the bausomaid. I wout into the hall, to enter Philip's room by

July to have hoen well-founded. I get tired of watt-Maria is a very good girl in her way, but too the other door. She followed, waiting behind be suspected myself." He ondor in Reclaring her in Friars als

stupid to be of much use. If he is not betler to-me I heard what passed between them when should coll his larger. The doctor went Cambodia

home, and questioned. Its worvent. The man Carthenshire Jai 10 Dreyer ag and went horns before the doctor returned

remembered "the day of Miss, Helen's visit in Charga "Where is Miss Graobdion P From morcing to night, zathing has beau marrow, I shall insist on sending for the doctor. Maria went out to her.

He is no botter ;and he wishes to have mill

the afternoon, and the intention that she ex- Cinaro "Rosting upstairs, Ming, in her room.” On my way back to the irrings, the dog matsen of Mrs. Terbruggen to day. Nor bas any

"Lonk at the aleak, and tell me when 3vu ex-pressed of waiting for his mastor's roturn. He

ily of bydney. 16 D. B. Frielo me Truly, a real crestazo. 1 oalled him by his apology for her nagloat of us been received, fond help. Helens don't sen to understand bas

had shown her into the parlour, which opened Clara name, and patted him. He linked my hand she is of writing little notes. Has that story illness. It was not antil Philip had insisted on

Dalila Tara to call her, Miss, in ten minutes more." into the consulting room. No other visitor was Something made me speak to bim. I said: "It in toy diary driven her away? Let me see what seeing him that she consented to and for the peot her to came down here."

doctor.

Walt in the dining-room, Maria, till I come in the house at the time or bad arrived during

Danabe way to tell you to test air. Philip Dazborne to tomorrow may bring forth.

You had some talk with this experienced physi

the rest of the day. The dottor's own experience Devawodge To-day has brought forth--rothing. Mrs. picees, would you do it?" The great good-natured

She joined me I held the door open for her when he got home, led him to conclade that that he

Diarie brito hold out his paw to shake hands. Well: Tenbruggen still koops away from us as thesian when you were here, wd you know what a back to you."

hositstes to say what is the matter with But the enchman was startled, when te same tery of her absence?

I am not in good spirits to-day. My Darvasyou will feel as mar alarmed as I do. I will onciosity, the fouling that urged me was sym- had outared that room, for the purpose of writing Farms mo again. He said something, I did not know baro such things, which is more than I know wait to send this to the post until I can write in pathy, when I waited a moment to wes their first some prescriptions, and had found the leases of ten. Werler

mesting. She bent over the poor, pallid, tram- paper that he neol diminished in number. After Glencon what it was; and be produced a pocket-desk,

Two days moro have passed. The doctor has bling, suffering man, and raised him it her arms, what ho hell heard, and what ho bad discovered containing some spicits. I suppose. Perhaps he by my own experience have been a little shakena moro definite way.

My Philip!" (to say nothing of what he enspacted), Itoconrted flautor and fald his hosil on her. bcsom. thought I was going to faint. Holittle know me. by a horrid dream. The metas! information, I told him to drive back to the pisos at which I which my thirst for knowledge absorbed in the put two very atrange questions to me.

He asked, first, if there was anybody staying She urmared those words in a kiss. I elased to him to look along the shelves of the medical Hom doctor's consalting-room, tarned traiter-med

Tissus with a slip of paper loft between the leavor; the Independent had hired the cab, and earn hie money. He self with the grotesqne horrors of nightmare with us besides the regular members of the the door; I had a good cry; and, oh, how it library. He found a volume, treating of Poisons, served it.

There was only a minute to apare when she poison described at the placo so marked being On getting bows, I found Mrs. Tenluggan and a thoroughly frightened me that I was on household. I said we had no visitor. He wanted comforted me! walking ups and down the dining room, doen in the point of Leing foolish enough to destroy my to know vert if Mr. Philip Dunboyan had made thought. She was started when we first con-notes. I thought bettor of it, and my notes are any enemies since he has been living in certow. car out of the room. Maria was waiting for Digitalis, and the paper used baig nie of Miss I said none that I know of-and I took the her. Dunoone seid, as quietly as ever: "Go own prosoription papers. If, as I fear, logat dari

investigation into Helens's gunduet is a possible kaling frouted each other. "You look dreadfully ill, safe under lock and kay.

Mr. Philip Dnohoyne is trying to pave the liberty of asking what he meant. He answered and cal Miss Gracedien."

The girl looked at her, and saw-I don't know event the doctor concluded, there is the Kinor char she said,

I stared that I had been ont for a little way for his light from this use. He speaks to this, that he has a few more inquiries to make,

·Pasig⋅ exercise, und bad over-fatigued myself: sad then of friends in London, whose interest will help and that he will tell me what he means to-morrow what Maris became alarmed. Dat she went evidence that I shall bo obliged to give, when I fetal

For God's sake come hora as soon as you pas up the stairs, ai veturaed in haste to tell us am called as a witness." changed the subject. "Des my father seem to hit to and the employment which is the ahjut

of his ambiticu. "In a few days more," he said, silly can. The whole burden is thrown or mo- that her young mistrow was ooming dowa. improve under your treatment P" I asked.

and I am quite unequal to it. "Very far from it, my dear. I promised that I shall ask for leave of absence."

Instead of loukiag at 3, his eyes wandered to 1 would try what Msange would do for him, und the window; his fingers played restlessly with

find wayself compellal is give it up.'

bis watch chain while he space. I thought I "Why?"

would give him a chance, a last chance, of making the atonement that he owes to me. This, shows shameful weakness, en ny part. Does my own resolution startlo me? Or does the wretoa ap peal-to what ? To ay pity. It cannot be my love; I am positively are that 1 hate him. Well, I am not the first girl who has been an ann swerable riddle to horesis.

"It excites kim dreadfuly," "In what way ?"

"He has been talking wildly of events in his paat lite. His brain is ingome condition which is hayond my powers of investigation. Did you over hear him spook of his wife's brother Pu

"No.

Or of a place called Low Lanes ?" She waited for my reply to this last inquiry with an appearance of anxiety that surprised me. I had never heard bim 'speak of Low Lanes.

Have you any partialar interest in the pince I asked.

"None whatever.”

"Is there any other motive for your depar tore ?" I naked.

What other motive can there ba?" be replied. I put-whit I had to say to him in pleizer worde will Tell me, Chilip, are you beginning to wish that you were a free so again

He still prevaricated. Was this because he is Sho wantsway to attend on a patient. I retired to my bedroom. and opened my diary. Again and fraid of me, or because he is not quite brata again, I rind that zomarkabla xtery of the intend-enough to insult me to my face? I tried agale ed poisoning, and of the manner in which it had for the third and last time. I almost put the ended. Isat thinking over this romance in real words into his ment

Iloucy you have been out of tamper lately." life, till I was interrupted by the announcement Ind. You have not boen your own kinder of dinner.

and better self. Is this the right interpretation of the change that I think I seo in yɔa ?'".

He answered: "I bare not boon vary wall lately."

"And that is all!"

Mr. Philip Draboyus had returned. To Mies Jilgall's absence we were alone at the table. My appetite was gone. I made 's pretence of esting and another protones of being glad to use my da voted lover. talked to him in the prettiest manner. Aashypocrite, he thoroughly matched, me: be was gallant, he was amusing. basouENG like ours had been punishable by the law, a pri son was the right place for toth of us.

Mrs. Tenbruggen came in again, after dinner, till not quite easy about my health. How finshad you ace" she said. "Let me feel your palss." I laughed, and left her with Mr. Philip Dunboyna.

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"Yes-that In all"

I recoired the doctor to-day in the drawing room. To my muzoment, he naked leave monk with me in the garden. When T asked why, he answered, "I don't want to have listener at the door. Come out on the lawn, where we can be sure tisut we are alone."

When we were in the garden, ha notioad, that I was trombling-

Rouse your courage, Niss Jillgall," he said In the Minister's helpless state there is nobody whom I can speak to but yourself."

I ventured to remind him that he might speak to Eelona as well as to mysolf.

He looked sa black as thunder when I men- All ho said was, "No!" B, tioned her name. oh, if you had heard bis voice-au be so gentle and swest-trapered at other times you would hare felt, as I did, that he had Helena in s mind!

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It is my belief that I can have felt no greater Pilot Fish The faint rustling of Helena's dross as she left dismay, if the long arm of the Law had laid its Ponan ber room reassed as in the silenes. I remained hold on me while he was speaking. Iacked what Fropost

Recorder If the leaves the house at nuca," the doctorit at the opon dior of the dining room, and Maria was to be dose. approached and stood near me. We were both frightened. Suneecastepped forward, and stood replied, "aha mey escape the infamy of being cohor on the mat it the foot of the stairs, waiting. charged with us uttet at murder by polena Thales ho stavu di me; I could only see that and, in her abanico, I can answer for Philip's life. Winge ag bho was as stil, as a statue. The roalling of the I don't urge you to warn her, because that might wyr dress came wearer. Ok, Basrens! what was be a dangerous thing to do. It is for you to going to bapua? My teeth chattered in my decide, as a member of the family, whether you head; I helt by Maria's shoulder. Drops of will run the risk." perspiration showed themselves on the girl's fore- bead; she stired in vacant terror at the slim Hittle figure, josted firm and still on this mat

Helena tuned the corner of the stairs, and waited a moment on the last landing, and saw her sister.

I tried to speak to bim of Enugues, and to iell bim what I have already related to yourself. Ho was in-no bumour to listen to me. Keep it for a fitter tima," he answered: "and think of what I have just said to you." With that, ho left me, on his way to Philip's room.

Mental exertion was completely hegend me. Can you understand a poor middle-aged spinster being frightened into doing a dangerous thing That may seem to be nonsense. But if you ask

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"Yon here?" she mid. What do you want There wasno reply: Helena descended, until aho reached the last stair but one. There, she Now, isten to this, he went on. Every stopped. staring yes grow large and wild: thing that my art can do for Mr. Philip Desher Land shokas she stretched it out, feeling for why I bouk a morsel of paper, sad wrote the John Nisbetsoczy boyne while I am at his bolside, is undone while the bannisto; she staggered as she naught stit.warning which I was afraid to commuuieste by Norden

and held beself up. The silenpe was still unword of mouth why I went upstairs with my brokan. Sepelbing in me, stronger than myself, knees knocking together, and opened the door of sents drew my steps along the Lall, acaver and nearer Helena's room just wide enough to let my hand Spinsway

Sia. Filomena to the stain, til. I sold see the face, which had pass through-why I throw the papar in, and

fanged the door to again, and ran downstairs as Tarapaca struck that marderas wretch with terror.

I have never ron since I was a little girl-1 can Totain cokođ

only say, in the way of explanation, what I have Vicenty said already: I was frightened into doing it

What I have written, thus far, I shall good to

There mus no more to bo said; 1 turned away to leave the room. He followed me to the dour. After a momentary hasitation, he made the atheuse." tempt to kiss me. Fonly looked at hin-he

I am away by some other person. He is worse to day than I have been him yet."

"Oh, sir, do you thlak he will die f" "He will certainly die unless the right means are taken to gave bias, nad taken at once. It is my daty not to Binch from talling you the trath. I have made a discovery since yesterday No! it was not my sweet girl; it was a horrid wich satisfies me that I aur right. Somebody transformation of her. I saw a fearful creatur is trying to poison Mr. Dunboyne; and anime with glittering eyes that threatened some on- body will anoceed unless he is removed from this imaginable rangesnos. Her lips were drawn back; they showed herblanched teeth. A burning I am a poor feeble creature. The coetor red Ansh dyed her face The hair of her head drew back from uc in silence. I left the new caught me, or I should have drepped on the rose little by little, sily. And, most dreadful only shook sight of all, she seed, in the stillness of the Judas, standing alene, while the shades of events. I was not a fainting-ft.

and shivered on that I rse too weak to stand up. house; to bo listening to something. If I could ing began to gather ever the room.

Encouraged by the doctor, I recoveral s have moved, I should have fled to the first place ciently to be able to ask him where Philip was of refuge I could ind. If I could have raised to be taken to. He said: " To the hospital. No my roles. I slcul have cried for holp I could poisoner can follow my patient there. Persuade do neither the anonor the other. i could only to let me take him away, when I call again look, look, leak; eld by the herrow of it with a it-an-hour's time

CHAPTER LVIII.

EVENTH IN THE FAMILY, RELATED BY MISS JILLGALL

Passing my father's door, I looked in, antion to see if he was in the suitable state which Mrs. Tenbruggen had described Yas; he was still

"If anything of importance happens, I trust talking. The attendant told me it bad gene.on. for heretogether. Un my approaching his chair, to you to write an aonunt of it, and to send the be called at: Which are you? Eunice or He-writing to me. I will come to you at eines, if I Jana P" When I had answered him, he beckoned see reason to believe that my presence is r me to come nearer. "I'm getting stronger every quired."

Bod! xu! how will it end ?

As 2005 sa I could hold a pen, I sent a fele gram to you. Pry, pray ceus by the earliest train also telegraphed to old Mr. Danbagne, at the hotel in London.

It was impossible for me to face Helena; I own

It was the house- I was afraid. The cour kindly sent upstairs to see who was in Philip's room. maid's turn to look after him for a white. I want istuully to his bedside.

There was no porausding him to allow himself to be taken to the hospital. "I am tring," he sir. "If you have any pity for me, woud for Feece. Let me see her mice more, loft ma hear her say that she forgives me, befare I die." I hesitated. It was too terribis to think of Hapesce in the same house with her sister. Her

minute,” he said. "We will go teselling to These lines, in your lust kind reply to mo morrow, and see the placa mare pon were born.ronse my courage, dear Mr. Governor, and shar- Low Lanas. What a legal What a pen the vigilates which has always been one of stupid game! I dreamt of my brother in-law, the the strong points in my character. Every rector, last night. Do you rolly think he is suspicione cirenmiatanes which vaars in this dead? Or is it list Suppose we go and see. house will be (ao to speak) seized on by my pen, Don't tell anybody. I belists I am getting a will find itself (so to speak aguia) plied

ita trial, before your merging judgment. fat goang again. Goodbye."

the wickad tremble! I menti no names

Taking up my narrative where it catce to an end, when I het wete, I have to say a word first on the subject of my discoveries in regard to Philip's movement

The advertisement of a private inquiry office,life night ho in danger! Philip gave me which I read in a newspaper, put the thing into look, a dreadful glastly look. "If you rotues,"

ho said wildly, "the grave won't bold me. head. I provided myself with money to haunt you for the rest of your life." the expenses by-I blush while 1 write it-pawn-

"So shall bear that yen, are ill." I coveral ing my watch. This humiliation of my pond ran out of the room before he could speak self kas tawn rewarded by success.-led-in-

I wonder whether there is such a place ́sa Low Lance, and whether I was really born there? If be said to Mrs. Teabrigger what he has said to ine, why did she not mention that he had spoken of Low Lanes as my birthplace? Perhaps she thonght it was deedless to pay much attention to werde spoken in a state of delirium. And a doubt she was right.

I went back to my bedroom, and opened my diary, and read the atory again.

me to his sensen again, exactly on Istpposed.

I'll

hand of iron.

Helena anat lave roused her courage, and resisted lier terre. I heard her spen

"Let me by. "No."

Slowly, stendy, in a whisper, Engesce made that reply.

Filena tried noe more still fighting against her own terror I kaas it by the trambling of

her voice:

"Lat me by she repeated; "I'am on my way to Philip's rect.

You will never sater Philip's mom agnin." "Who will pop m "I will."

She had spokna in the same steady whisper throughout-bat nov sha moved. I saw her set her fat on the fire stair. I saw, the horrid glitter in her eyes e close into Helona's face.

baard her any "Poisoner, go back to your ream.".

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The doctor came to me, efter he had seen Philip, and spoken with Eancere. He was in a barry, as usual One of two things," he said. Either that girl is crazy, or she is ons in a thousand. I shall put of insisting on Philip's romosal till to-morrow. A day's deny will fail me if Miss Eunica's sets and courage are to be. trusted."

Having no doubt of her sense and courage myself, I was not surprised when those good Kiang ping qualities showed themselves on the doctor's de- Recorder

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While I remained at home on the watch, keep- ing the doors of both rooms lockal, Daucoco wat oat to get Philip's. medicine. She came back, followed by a hoy carrying a portable ap pamtas for cooking. All that Philip wants, E. J. Spence

Fooke..og and all that we want." she explained, we con

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Kwooz-les Unhooking the little paucif attached to hor watch chain, she panged, and looked towards the Kutsang door, "Somebody listening." she whisperad. Tha "et them listen." She wrote a list of necos- saries, in the way of things to out and things to drink, and asked me to go out and get them myself. I don't doubt the servant, she said, speaking distinctly enough to be head outside:

but I am afraid of what a Poisoner's canning Chen Kamryti und a Poisoner's desperation may ilo, in a kitchen: Columbo which is open to her." I went away on my orrand Diamond City July F. Sass

Falcon Bitant and studering. Helena shrank away-discovering no listerer outside, I need hardy from her-dauntedly hor glittering oyes, mes say. On my retaru. I found the door of commn- tered by her liftedhand painting up the straire.nisation with Philip's room closed, bat no longer aged Was the poison of that resonte young vestigation has proved that our young man basi

What I had promised to write, Idid write. But,

Helous slowly scended till she reached the looked. Wo oan now attend on him in arn," wifa proposed to make something that acted slowly, and fold the dusters nothing if they On woh occasion when he was suspiciously placed between Eumece's danger and Philip's landing. She tured erd looked down: the tried she said without opening either of the doors looked for it after death?

absent from the house, he has been followed to danger, my heart was all for Euneecs. Would to speak. The parting baad atrack her duab, which lead into the ball. At night we can reliere Would it be running toe great a risk to show the fares. I have been staying there myself for Helena spare her, if she can to Philip's bedside? and drove her ap de next dight of stairs. She each other, and each of us can get sleep as we the story to the doctor, and try to get a little a day or two, in the hope of perenaling Eunice in such terror as I never felt before ja my Life, I was lost to view. Only the small restling sound waut it in the large arts-chair in the dining-room. saeful information in that way? It would ha to relent. The hope has not yet been realised. added a word moro, entreating her not to wave of the dross was the beard, growing fainter and Philip must be safe under our ebarge, or the

When we went Maria's help, from time time, Chiguen seless. He would make some feeble joke; he Bat Philip's devotion, assisted by my inflause, the farm, and I mentioned that I expected the fainter; then an atertal of stillness; then the doctor will insist on taking bin to the hospital.China

Governce to return to us immediately. "De noise of a door opined and closed again; then

we can employ her under our dwa wapes inten: Losang would say, girls and poisons are not fit company will pet prevail. Let us not despair. for sach other.

Whether Helena knows positively that she has thing." I wrote, "without his advico. My sound more-but change to be seen; the trana-

formal creature, fearful creature no longer,dence. Have you anything else, Selina to Melita But I might discover what I want to knot lost her wicked bold on Philip, I cannot say. It letter having bees mapleted, I sent the cont

was crouching on her knear, still and silent, bersuggest P in another way. I might call on the doctor, seems hardly possible that she could have made away with it, in a ho. She belonged to the

face covered by her hands. I was afraid to sp There was nothing left to suggest. Young and after he has goas out on his afternoon round of the discovery just yet. The one thing of which neighbourhood, and so knew the farmhouse well

Noerly two boa afterwards. I heard the preach her; Iwai sfraid to speak to her. After inexperienced as she was, how I asked) had she visite, and right tell the servant I would wait I am certain is, that she looks like a fond.

Philip has wisely taken my advice, zat an- chaise siop at the door, and ran out, inpatient to

a fime she rose. Suddenly, swiftly, with Leroontsivad to think of all this? She answered for his master's return. Nobody would be in}

came to me while I was looking at Philip." my way; I might get at the medical fiterature ployed pics fraud. He will get away from the hear how my sweet girl had received my letter. had turned away from me, she opened this door simply: "I'm sure I don't know; my thoughts in the celting room, and find the information wretch, who has tempted him ones and may God help us all When I opened the dear, the of Philip's room-and was gone.

I looked round. There was coly Maria in the for malt.

tempt him again, ander pretence of neing the infirst person whom 1 : was Eunsee herself.

lonely hall. shall boy to tell you what my sersations were It may sound strangely, but EVENTS IN THE FAMILY, RELATED BY MIss it is trao-1 folt is alsopar, whe has half

awakend from droBIL

A knock at my door interrupted me in the terest of his friends in London to find a place ---------------· · · OHAPTER LIX--- midst of my plans. Mr. Tenbruggen again! ander Government. He has not been very well still in a fidgetty state of feeling on the subject for the last day or two, and the execution of our of my health. Which is it she said: "Pain project is in consequence delayed. of body, may deur, or pain of mind? I am un- xious about you."

"My dear Elizabeth, your sympathy is thrown away on me. As I have told you already, I am over-tired-nothing more."

Blap was relieved to hear that I had noriental trombles to complain of

Loo

I havo news of Mrs. Teabragggen which will, 1 think, surprise you.

She has kept away from us in a most use constable murer. I called on her at the hotel, and beard that she was engaged with her lawyer

JILLGALL.

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When my fondness had ore.

after I had on-

CHAPTER LX

her for setting A little later, that eventful day, when I the well-meant advice in my letter at defano, I was most in need of all that yent wisdom and

Fidelio

Soon afterwards I found an opportunity of in- Nankiang quiring if Helens bad leit the house. She hadWhampon just-rang her hall; and Maris had found her, quietly reading, in her room. Hours afterwards, when I was on the watch at night. I heard Philip's Her dreadin door softly tried from the outside purpose hed net, beon given up: even yet.

It had been a disappointment to me to receive

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was conscious of expecting to ses har in tears; kindness could do to guide me, came the tela. On the next day, she suddenly returnal to her ager, distressingly sager, to hear what hope gram which annanced that you were helpless brought the explanation in & letter to Philip Fee-cheu Fatigue," she re- old habits and paid the customary visit. I ob-hers might be of Philip's recovery. I saw no under an attack of gent: As soon as I had in some from his father, directed to him at the botol here. Glencoe marked, "ante iself right with rest. Did you served a singular alteration in ber stale.of feel- tear, I heard no inquiries. She was pale, and degree gotorer ty disappointment, I remember This showed that my telegram, giving my address Hideyoshi Muly take a very long walk!"

ing. She is now coldly civil to Helena; and she quiot, and silent. Net's word fell from her when of having tell Exeece in my latter that I expoot at this house, had not been received. Mr. Dan. "You'

asks after Bunice with a maternal interent touch we met, not word when she kissed me, ut aed her kind old friend to come to me. With oyne announced that he had returned to Ire "Beyond the limits of the town, of course? ing to do, I said to her: "Elizabeth, yen sp. ward when she led the way into the nearest room the telegram in my hend, I knocked softy at band, finding thean of London unendurable, after Charley

the san-brace at home. If Philip had already Direct. Barrow June 29 Helm Philip has been taking a walk in-the-country, pase to have changed your opinion of the two the dining room. It was only when we were Philip's door.

The voice that bade me come in was the gan-married, his father would leave his to a life of Galveston He doesn't say that he met you."

girl, since I saw you. She answered, with a shut in together that she spoke.

"Which te Philip's room ?" she asked. flo voice that I know so well Philip was sloop- genteel poverty with Helena Gracedion.. If be Thesrelever people sometime overran the delightful cauidar which cominded me of old selves. How she suggested it to me, I cannot times: Completely!" I said: "A woman of Instead of wanting to know how he was, she ing. Thoro, by a bedside, with his hand rest had thought better of it, his welewa was wait_ pretend to have discovered. Bat. I did certainly your intellectual calibre, dear, doesn't change daaired to know where he was? I pointed towards ing in her hand, was Eluneece, so completely re-ing for him. suspect that she had led Philip, while they were her mind without a good reason for it." Eliza the back dining rout,hich had booa made into atered to har om sweat aalf that I would bardly Little did Mr. Dunboyne know what changes ⚫together downstairs, into saying to her what be beth cordially agreed with me. I ventured to bedroom for Philip. He had chewer it himself, beltave in what had wean, not an hour ainot. bad taken place since he and his son had last showed her four mos-met, and phut hope might yet present itself of had already kid to Mis Jillgall. Laso angry be a little more explicit. You have no doubt because the window spared into the garden, and She talked of you, when that I tried to pump my excellent friend, as she made some intorosting discovery." Elizabeth he could slip out and smoke si sny roar of the age, with affectionate interest and regret. Took brighter days for poor Fursona! I thought of had boon trying to pump mo a rulgar expres agreed again; and I ventured again: Imp. day or night, when he pleased. sion, but vulgar writing is such a convenient way puse I may not ask what the discovery is "

of writing sometimes. My first attempt to entrap" No, Selino, you may not ask."

the Maasanse failed completely. She coolly changed the subject,

"Have I interrupted you in writing ?" she asked, pointing to my diary.

"No; I was idling over what I have written streely an extraordinary story which I copied from a book!"

"May I look at it P

I pushed the opon diary across the table. If

clared "Mere sensation. No analysis of claro. ter. A made-up story"

Well made up, surely?" I answered

Who is with bim now Ps the next strange thing this sadly changed girl said to me.

"Maria is taking her turn," I answered;"sbe This is curious, but it is nothing to what I have got to tell you next. Just on I was long ranista in nursing Philip. ing to take her to my besom again as my friend Where is Eaneeoe get no farther than and confidant, Elizabeth has disappeared. And that. Her breath quickened, ber colour fade alas alas! there is a reason for it which no way. I had on people look as she was looking Bow, when they entered ander some suddon pain sympathetic person can dispute

I have just received this overwhelming nowe, Before I could offer to help her, she rallied, and in the form of a neat parool, addressed to myself. went on: There," she began again, is the

Thoro has been a sandal at the hotel. That other paree

You than Halens ?” I said." "I'mean the Faisoger."

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back, my admirable friend, at what I bave written writing to him. But how would that orabbed Balear as Brook Jana 27 W. Burges

Graham Fu-yow July on the two or thria pages which precede this, old man receive a confidential letter from a lady big-wo and explain the astounding contrast if you can who was a stranger?

My doable were set at rest by Philip himself. Glenfenin I was left along to watch by Philip, while Buncees went away to sed her father. Soon He asked me to write a few lines of reply to his Hae-an afterwards, Mark took my place I had been father; declaring that his marriage with Helena Hangobov

M'mouthshire wit for to the next room to receive the doctor. was broken off that he had not given up all Kotag

He looked care-worn and grieved. I said I hops of being permitted to offer the sincere or

prosston of his penitence to Euneece and that Norstein was afraid he had brought bad news with him.

"Tho morat possible nowe." he answered. A. would gladly claim his welcome as soon as he Orantas terrible exporare threatens this family, and I was well enough to undertake the journey to Pukio am powerbowa to present it.”

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He then sted me to remember the day when plasal that I made a smart remark. I said; Stern Nordlaks Jo

Terun I was the object of any auspicious which she monster bi human form, Elisabeth's husband, is

I had been surprised by the singular questions This is a treaty of passe between father and son."

Yokohama M. (July 8 Svaln wanted to ovnfirm, it would be ourious to see if aware of his wife's professional fame, has heard the poisoning story helped her. It's a piece of of the large sums of money which she earns a When I remind you, dear Mr. Governor, that which he had pat to us, and when he had engag-When the doctor came on the same day, and family history" I said I think you will agree the greatest living professor of Massage, has my lottar had osrefully concealed from her the ed to explain hitself after he had made some en-trand an improvement in Phillp's health, he was with me that it is really interesting.”

been long on the look-out for her, and as die horrible dissovery made by the doctor, your quiries. Why, sud how, he had set thoes on satisfied. On the day after, there was more im-C. bhe began to read. As she went on, not all covered for at last. He has not only forced his imagination will picture my state of mind. She quiries on font, was what be bad now to tell I will provement. He spoke kindly, and eren grate. Ines Rehl har power of controlling horsolf could prevent her way into her sitting-room at the hotel; be lusiets saw that I was overpowered. Her sweet nature, repeat what he said, iz, his own words, eserly fally to Euneece. Ko more allusions to the Ketvertale from turning pale. This change of colour (in on her living with him again her money being so strangely frozen up thus far, melted at last, as I can remember them. While he was in at hospital as a place of safety scaped him. Be Primas Bach a woman little alarmed me. When a the attraction, it is needless to say. If the re- "You don't know wist I have heard," the tail; laadanoe on Philip, he had cbserved symptoms asked me cautiously for news of Helens. I could girl in devoured by deadly hatred of a wau, dos fuses, he threatens her with the law-the bar-you don't know what thoughts have been roused which made him suspect that Digitalis had boon only tell him that she land gene ont at her ous- the fesling show itself to other persons in her barons law which, to ass bis own care expres in me." She left her obair, and sat on my knee given to the young man, in doses often repeated. tomary time, and had returned at her customary face I must practice before the glass, and sion, will "restore his conjugal rights.". with the familiarity of the dear old times, and Cases of attempted poisoning by this medicine tims. He did not attempt to corceal that my train my face into a trustworthy state of discipline. All this I gather from the narrative of my took the letter that i had written to her from harware so rare that he fat bound to pat his auspi- reply had made him reaaY.

sions to the test by going round among the cho- Are you still afraid that she way sucosed in "Ceara melodrams!" Mrs. Texbruggen de unhappy friend, which forms one of the two pocket,

enclosarse,in her parcel. She has already made Look at it yourself," she said, "and tell me mists' shops-ezeeplink of course the shop at poisoning Philip Parked, her escape. Ha! the man doesn't live who can if anybody could read It" and not see that you which his own prescriptions wore made up and I au sfraid of her canning." be suwered. El Dot de

"If she is charged with attempting to poison circumvent Elisabeth. The English Court of were concealing something. My dear, I have asking if they bad lady dispensed any propar-i I don't agree with you." Her voice was not Law lea't built which can catch her, when she driven round by the doctor's hones--I have seen ation of Digitalis, orared perhaps in a larger young Duxboyne, she has some system of de Ele quite so steady as osal. She asked suddenly if roams the free and glorious Continent him-I have persuaded him, or perhaps Tought quanilty than usual. As the second shop he visit fonoe, you may rely on it for which we are not George my clock was right-sadeclared, that she should The vastness of this amazing women's mind is to say enrprised him, in to telling as the trath.ed, the chemist laughed. Way, donor, he said prepared. Thare, in my opinion, in the true rɔë- be late for an appointant. On taking leave what 1 anst pacea to admire. In the frightful But the kind old man is obstinato. He wouldn't have you forgotten your own prescription Peon for her extraordinary insensibility to her on the pressed my hand eyed me with catastrophe that has bafallen her, she can still believe me when I told him I was on my way here After this, the presceration was asked for, and dauger."!

Two more days pamod, and we ware still safe distrustful attention--auri skid very emphs think of Philip and Euneece. She is eager to to eare Philip's life. He said: My child, you will prodnead. It was on the paper used by an tically: "Take care of yourself, Kolona; pray hear of their marriage, and renounces Helena only put your own life in jeopardy. If I had not doctor-paper which had his address printed at under the protection of lock and key.

On the evening of the second day (which was Clan Macfarlane will her whole heart. I too was deceived by seen that danger, I should never have told you of the top, and notice added, telling patients who I am afraid I did very foolish thing when I that canning young woman," she writes. Be the dreadful rate of things at home. Go back came to consult him for the second time to a Monday) Maria came to me, in great tribula Comet showed her the poisoning story. Has it helped were of her, Salinu. Unless I am very much to the good people at the farm, and leave the bring their presniptions with them. Then, tion. On asking what the matter, I re Granite State the wily old creaturs to look into my inmost mistakes, she is going to and badly. Take care saving of Philip to me.'"*

there followed in writingTincture of Digi- caived a disquoting reply: "Ms Helens is Adolph

She is so miserable at being pre- talis, one ounce"with his signature at the end, tempting me He was right, Bunsane, entirely right." thoughts?

of Philip, take care of Eunoose. If you want Impossible!

help, apply at once to my favourite hare in read "No, dest, he was wrong. I bagged kim to not badly imitated, but a forgery paverthalam. vented from seeing Mr. Philip, and helping To-day Mise, Jiligall returned, looking bids life, The Governor." I don't presnine to sor- come here, sud judge for himself, and I ask you to chemist noticed the effect which this dis- Durse hin, that It is quite distressing to see her. Wakefield New York. May 15 Telemachus (a) Shonghai, do ery had preansed on the doctor, and asked if at the same time, Mix, it'e hard on a poor ser Wordsworth (3.)....Hamburg May 16 Patrocina (8)... Shoghal, to ously healthy and spitefully obeerful Although reet Elizabeth's language. I should have called to do the same." she tried to conceal it, while I was present, T. you The Idol of the Woman.

I was obstinate. Go book!" I persisted. th was his signature. Ha dould badly, as avant. She asks me to take the key secretly out Gem) could see that Pillip has recovered his place in The second enclosure contains, as I suppose, a Go back to the farm i"!

honest tasu. have amarted that a fagery was a of the dear, and lend it to her a night for a few ign.tare of his own writing. So is made the minutes only. I'm really strid I shall be led toimetezi her favour. After what he had aid to her be-wedding prosent. It is carefully sealed it feels "Can I see Philip " she asked. bind the hedge at the farm, she would be relicvol no bigger than an ordinary letter--and it con I have heard some insolent mon say that wo-tran reply, and sched who had presented the into Roing it, if he goes on persuading me much John M'Lood.....Hamburg.......

Anchies (B)........Loaden...... from all fear of my becoming his wife, and would tains an inoription which year highly cultivated me are like oats. If they mean that we do, prescription. The chemist called to his nanistant longer."

I commended Maria for feeling serules which Serpedes (s)Glasgow joyfully anticipate his marriage to Eunice intelligaade may be able to explain I copy it as figuratively speaking, scratch at times. I am come forward. Did you tell me that you There are thoughts Irma which I don't set follows:

afraid they are not altogether wrong. Au irre knew, by sight, the young lady who brought proved her to be the best of good girls and pro DekecfWast ter(e) Glasgow, down in my book. I caly say: We shall see, "To be enclosed in another envelope, address-mistible icapulsa made me say to poor Euresce: this prescription " The anaistant admitted it. mised to relieve her from all fear of future

This afternoon, I decided on visiting the doctored to Mr. Dauboyne the elder, at Party's Pri. This is a chiage indeed, since you refused to "Did you tell me the wee Helens temptation. This was easily done. Eumece Carthenshire (a.)... Londen Gracedion P I dial. Are you sure of not kept the key of Pullip's doar in her pocket; I Glenora (8.)... Londen The Bernt was quite sorry for me when he vate Hotel London, and delivered by a trust receive Philip ""** aswared the door. His ranater I just loft worthy messenger, on the day when Mr. Philip Is there no change in the circumstances" having inada any mistake Quite sure." The kept the key of the alking-room door in mine..

to be concluded! the house for a round of visite I said I woull Dunboyne is married to Edim Eunion Grapedian, the unlod andly." Tan't ho ill and in danger chemist then said: "I agent supplied the

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