THE LEGACY OF CAIN.
BY WILKIE COLLINS, AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN WRITE,"
THE EL GENIUS," ko, ke
[Now First Published.). CHAPTER XLIV.
THE DAILY PA388, WEDNESDAY JUNE 18, 1888.
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Mr. Wollwood was waiting in the passage, War there a weapon concealed in the room! of of sorrow and alarm that escaped birmof the atside the Minister's balcham bor. He asked it had he got it in the pocket of his dressing gown desperate unner in which she hid by my arm. ha conki apeak to me,, without iuterraption, sad I listened for the sound of the doctor's return and implored me not to go away, when. I without the four of being overheard. I had bi ing footsteps in the passage outside, and heard ses for myself that "she was a person entirely at ancs to the room which I occupied as a guest. nothing. My life had onga deponded, yoara stuce, dostituto of presence of mind-I shall say At the very time when it is most important on my sues in heading the arrest of an can nothing. The audeserved suffering that in in- to keep Mr. Graceding quiet," he said, "gomed prisoner. I was not enacious, then, af feelflicted on innocent persons by the sins of others Using has led to excito-I might almost lag my energies weakened by fear. But that demande silent sympathy and, to that extent at my to infuriate him. He has left his bed, and man was not mal; and I was younger, in those least, I can say that I honestly felt for our In the-avoning the doctor, salled on me at tho is walking up and down the mom; and, I don't days, by a good icenly years or more. At my quaint sad pleasant little friend. RELATED BY THE GOVERNOR Koraple to say, ho is on the verge of madness. later time of life I could show my oki friend that
encceeded to exining the saddened brain ander After having identified my handwriting. 1 He insists on seeing you. Boing whelly unable I was not afraid of him-but I was conscions of hotel. The medical treatment of his patient lind I opened the paper. "Am I to read this to the influence of sleep. If the night pasted quietly; vaited with some suriosity to see whether l'elees to control him in any our way, I bave conant an effort in doing it.
On the next day I rad arranged to drive to the would let hur anger hinestly. show itself, orod to this But I must vot allow you to place
Read it aloud!"
farm, being resolved not to disappoint Eanies. whether she would keep it down. Her hand youranlf is what may ko's disagreeable positiva, myself?" I asked. "Or am I to readjit nioud "better nows might be hoped for in the morning.
In these terms, kie doughter adressed him a trembled as sko Look up the letter from the table; without a word of warning. Judging by his
"I have been so unfortunate, dearest father, But I shrank from the prospect of having to die. the expression of her brilliant eyes hardoped antil tones and his looks, in rentes to have no very thoy fooked a clutely hitsons-but ab kept it riendly motive for wishing to see you."
Knowing perfectly well what had happened, as to displease yon, and I dare not hope that you trees her as I had already distressed Miss Villa down.
"Allow me to turn good for evil. (Tha eriland being one of those inpatient people who can will consent to sive me. What it is my gall. The only alternative left way to repent "Grived as I na to distress you, in year pra calmante which I had already observed. This I E uppermost, neverts, when Miss Grace narer sailure suspenso, I offered to go at once to painful duly to tell you, must be told in writing. the mad story in writing: subjected to the con- sent state of health, I must not hesitate to re-did, and sent the letter by messenger, overnight,
COMPANY. to exped herself in thees wolf denying Mr. Gracadieu's room. The doctor asked lesvo
The toedical report, in the morning, justified
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Agente. htm. If he is insolent and overbearing, don't 'to read."
In those tuppy past dogs, when I was still doar fram ermuraglug when we spoke of the future, Buswer lam. In the state of his brain the one us this in, that I am not mistaken. I looked it over.
hopeful course to take is to let him have his own
invite a dearly-valnod friend to pay a visit to ing the Minister under restraint-unless some way. Prag remember hat. I will be withinte my father, you said you thunght of writing to He did not anticipate the cruel necessity of plac this house. You bad drat kaera him, as I anew provocation led to a new outbreak. Thə derstood, when my mothor wwe still living. Many misfortune to be feared was imbecility.
I was just leaving the hotel, to keep my ap interesting things you told me about this old friend, but you never mentioned that he know, or pointment with Eunice, when, the waiter an- that be had oven seen, my other. I was left tonounced the arrival of a young lady who wisbed mentioned her pame, the young lady hereof appose that these two bad romained strangers to speak with me. Before I could ask if she had to each other to the day of her beath
walked in. Helena Gracetiou
CHAPTER XLV.
I knocked at the bedroom door. "Who's there?"
Au-ocentric plitancpher is as enyable as the most commonplace bains being in existance of behaving lika u benourable mon. Mr. Duchyne, iu ense of your granting us." read the latter which bore the Minişier's signa- fare, and handed it to his no. "Can you muswert: that was all he said. Philip's silnon confass that he was unable to answer it--and Philiphim. elf, I may adi, rose armorslingly in my estima
Only two words-hat the voice that ritared lion. He fathar pointed to the writing desk. "I there, hoares and paraplury, was altered afrost must spare my cramped fund," the philosopher besend recognition. If I had not known when ranted, "aul I must answer Me. Gracedious better. Write, and leaves place for my signature.om it was. I might have doubted whatter the At the ingloat when I answered him, I was 1le legan to distato his repy. "Sir.-My son Ministar had really spoken to me. Philip bir son your letter, and lupo de fonce to ranke In this respect he has a good example, allowed to pass in. Having admitted me, he class the clor; and placed himmelf with his back whirl I prapon to follow. There is no excuse for
against it. The customary pullor of his face had his. What I can do to show that I feel for yon, darkened to a deep rod; there was an expression and are with your shall be done, At the age which this young man has renorul, the of ferocious mockery in his eyes. Helena's ven love of England abolish the authority of his genee had hurt her unhappy father for were father. If he is suficiently infatuated to place bis severely than it s likely to hurt me. The honua and his happiness at the mercy of a larly actor had said he was on the verge of madness. who bes behaved to her sister na gon daughter my thinking, he had aireaily paved the has behaved to Miss Eanies, I wan the married boundary line.
He received me with a boisterous affectation of couple not exposta farthing of my money, either cordiality. during my lifetime or after my death. Your
My excellent friend! My admirable, honour performed his duty as secretary, Philip received
is discaissal. You way send my raply to them to see you. Stand a little nearer to the light: post," his father said: and you may ep Mr.I went to admire you."
Remembering the doctor's advice, I obeyed Gracedion's letter. Morally speaking, I cogard hire in silence. this last drement as a species of mirror, in
"Ah, you were a handsome fellow when I first which a young gentleman like yourself may gen how agly by looks. This, Philip declared, was his own, he wid "aud you have gone remains father's form of farewell, fiterally reported. He of it still left. Do you remember the time when also considerately enclosed the correspondeos you were a favourite with the ladies f Oh, don't that is to say, the original latter composed by pretend to he rodest; don't turn your back, now me, and signed by the Minister, and a copy of you are old, on what you were in the prime or Mr. Panty's reply. What we are to do your life. Do you own that I am right P"
What his object might be in asying his-f
"If there is any misinterpretation here of what pray destroy what I have writter without turn go raid, or perhaps of what yon meant to say, ing to the next page; and forgive me for having
Mr. Greedieu interrupted us innocently started you by a fake alarm,"
"Fat it downl," he cried;"I won't wait till you have got to the end-I shall goestion you now. Give me the paper; it will help me to keep
I gave him the payer... this mystery of iniquity clear in my own mind." Ho besitated-and looked at the portrait once Tara her away from mo," he said.; I can't face my wifa." more.
1 placed the picture with its book to him. Te consulted the paper, roading it with but little of the confusion and hesitation which my
She explained her objectiu calling on me, with the exsperating composure which was pecziarly alicial experiecon of shameless vOILEN. her owa. No parallel to it occurs to me in my
"I don't wish to speak of what happened your terday, so far as I know nothing about it," she
began. It is quile snough for me that you have hoen clliged to leave the house and to take refury the fature. Are yon konotring mo with your in this hotel. I have come to say a word about
attention P
I signed to tor to go on. If I had answered in words, should have told her to leave the room. "At first, she resumed, "I thought of writing; but it occurred to mu,that you might keep my latter, and show it to Philip, by way of lowering
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Helena tells me," he began, "that you said you
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"And you raade an excuse for leaving berser! and left her when she asked for an explanation.
"I did." He consulted the paper again.
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next," the bipless lover confessed, is, I deeply indeed he had an chjest-it was impossible to regret to say, more than I can tell you. Aleguess. The doctor's adrice left me no alterna. here it is, written down. You made an excuses, women, by prolonging your visit. Now, Miss premiume received during the 5 Year period in
As tioustely yours, P."
I bandel back to Helena the letter and the five, I hastened to own that he was right. enclosures, Nut a wurd passed between us. In 1 made that answer. I observed that he hal siisler stence, she opened the door and left meething in his hand whink was half hidden ap the sleave of his dressing gown. What the nature alone in the row.
That Mrs. Grection and I had set in the bre. of the object was, I failed to disaver.
And Then I happened to speak of you stime gans time, and this was the only serions part of it--hal met in seerst, would now be mads where," bewerten, "I forget wheres membarof known to the Minister. 1 to blame for my congregation---I don't recallout who it was
good friend, told me yen were connected with the aristocracy. Laving sarunk from disire...
How were you connected 2"
"My daughter Bays No! I won't be hurried and I won't be interrupted-ske says you wore confused. Is that so?"
"It is so. Lat your questions wait for a Haven't I said I won't be intereapta ? Du moment. I wish to tell you why I was confused. you think you can shake my resolation ?" Bel referred to the paper again. "I have lost the place. It's your fault-find it for me."
I rang for the water. "Show this lady out," I said.
Even this failed to have the slightest effect on ber. She scurtored to the door, as parfectly at hor ense as if the room had been hers-not mise.HE
I had thought of driving to the farm. Shall confess it? My temper was so completely ipset that active movement of some kind ofered the one means of relief in which I ocald Bud distant, and I had been a good walker ali my stage. The farm was not more than five miles fifo. After making the needful inquiries, I eat My way through the town led me past the forth to visit Eunice on foot, Minister's house. I had left the door some ty ing. They were walking, in the friendliest. monter, arm in arm. As they come asaror, I discovered as Jillgall. Her companion was the middle-aged lady who had declined to give har name when we met fecilentally at Mr. Gracedien's door.
by rolling him that his wife to abely on-
He sarprised me'; bat, however he had got milted ma on the means of ring is adopted child from his house? And I had been his information, be bat not bean desired. I eras enengh to do this, would s have beliored told him that I was condrated, throngh my The aridea which was intended to convict my statement against the positivo denial with mother, with the family to which he had alluded me was the evidenes which I was expected to
"The aristocracy!" he repeated. A race of find! I painted it out te bias.
Hie sataral courtesy asserted itself in spite of which the woman whom he loved and trusted would have certainly met it? Not let the coupeuple vs rich, without earning their money, requences of the coming dedosura be shat they and noble because their great-grandfathers were his angers He id "Thank you," and quos nobis before them. They live in idleness and ticnel me the moment after as. Bertely as ever. might. I failed to see any valid reason for regret.usury-proffigstes who gratify their passions"Go back to the time, sir, when we met in your
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It was really pitiable. Baartily sorry for him, I pacified bim again.
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Helens frightens me,” she said.." I met her on her way opstairs, Ob, dear sir. what dread ful thing base you done?"
I told her how Mr. Dunboyne had answered! of them.
the Binister's letter, and how I had best dis reply anrerad as the writer of it. No charateristic clitors he sued, I don't complain of outbreak of rejoicing over the obstacle to Philip's you. You have pot attempted to deceive m marriage followed on this cension. The little ret. Absalute silence is what I require next. Tremu tremble as the confided her fears to me Thengt you may not suspect it, my mind is in
revenge ferment; I must try to think."
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I availed myself of Mr. Dunboyne's system of
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"Dil yon and she ses och other-n! I've "And don't suppose I forgot that you are one got it now-did you see sach other after I had left the town? Ne prevarication! You own to Do you hear me, my uable friend" There was no hely for it-I made aucther con-talling Belena that you knew her by her likeness to her mother. You must have seen her mother. Funde another effort to defend myself He again refused furiously hear me. It was use a less to persist. Whatever the danger that threatened might be, the sooner it showed To some extent, at least, his thoughts betrayed itself the easier I should feel I told big that theaias res in his actions. He put the objects. Gradien had calked on me, after he had that I had discovered in his hand into the pocket been appointed to a new circuit.
"Do you mean to teli me" bo cried, "that of this dressing easy and mored to the toilet She same to You"
1 do." fable. Opening one of the drawers took from
it a folded sheet of paper, and catav look to me.
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Hystorically irapaisive, Miss Jilgall seized both my hauls, murecebelmol me with entreaties that I would go back with bor to the honse. 1. listourd rather absently. The middle- aged lady happened to be nearer to me now on either of the former cosusions on which I had sen her. There was something in the expression But the effort of my memory was not holped by of her eras, which seemed to be familiar to me. what Lebsarred in the other parts of her face. The iron-grey buir, the baggy lower eyelids, the faf cheers, the custre voiplexion, and the deable: chin, were features, and very disagrovable fea teres too, which I had never seen at any former THE LONDON ASSURANCE Hzpid
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There was a sharp ring of the bull at the house Miss Jillgal informed me that it was only the
After that answ he no longer required the doctor. I told her I was wutions to speak to him "A minister of the Gospel," he said, "iz a
the floor. I bave & on the subject of Mr. Gracedieu's besith. She nered man, and has a horror of crime. You are paper to helji hi. He throw it from kin on "And you received how," he said, " without in- introduced we to Mr. Wellwood, ar an old and safe, so far-provided you obey me. dear friend of the Minister, and left us together roles and terrible duty to perform. This is In the dining room I was disappointed in the net the right place for it. Follow me downstairs.uiring whether 1 know of her visit or not?ploaded. We were just talking of you. I and
Agents for the above Corporation, are Canton....... He ll the way out. The doctor, waiting in Guilty deception on your part-guilty deception my friend There she stopped, evidently doctor. His face was Imepish; his clothes were
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7.mai The lady sailed her provokingly familiar prepared to grant Insurances as followe badly made; his big hands looked as if they had the passage, was not near the staire, and see her part. Oh, the bileous wiskedness of it the point-of-blarting out the nape which shaTHE Undersigned having been appointed been employed to manusi labour, atcome former escaped notics What is it ? Mr. Wellwood wife's lover betrayed itself in this way, I made u rice. I fund often seen each a man, in the straste, whispered. In the same. guarded way, I said:
Ha bus not told us yet; kave been caraful last attempt, in the face of my own conviction eyes rested on me with a hamoreus enjoyment Policies at current rates, payable aither here. Whumpos superintending workmen employed on building
not to irritato kim." When we descended the that it was hopeless to place my conduct and be the scene.
"My dear," she said to Miss Jilgall, caution in Londen, or at the principal Forts of India,
FIRE DEPARTMENT. "Mr. Gragedien's object was to consult me-casso to be a virtue when it ceases to be of any China, and Australia repeating the first quesian, that I, put. "Well, He zender his pace when the Minister opened Before I could say the rust words, I saw him put use. The Governor is beginning to remember Policies lasted for long or short periods at
"What do I think of Me. Granadian he said, stairs. the doctor followed us at a safe distance. wife's condust before him in the true light,
the door of the study, and when he saw us both his hand into the pocket of his dressing gown. me, and the inevitable, recognition with his sir, I think badly of bim."
"An innocent man." he sternly declared, gniokausn of perception-is likely to be a matter errent rates,
She tnrued to me." In more Entering into details, after that ominous reply, pass in. Bofors he could follow the door was Mr. Wellwood did not hesitate to my that Lis closed and locked in his fees. Mr. Gracadies would how told me that my wife had hean to of minutes now." Fatient's nerves worcompletely shattered. Dis took out the key and throw it, through the open 265 bim von kept it a secret. Ass innocent wo wars than me, sir, women are hardly used by ease of the brain had, as he feared, been already window, iatt le garden below.
Turning back into the room, he laid the foll man would have giver moa Tsou for wishing Natura As they advance in years they lose up. As to the eases which have produced
my bopso; she kept it a secret when she came this lamentable break down," the doctor con- short of paper on the table. That does, he spoke 30 to you-she kept it a secret, when she left mers in pectoral appearance than the men do. tinued,
back" they seen to be plain enough. Re. to me..
I distrust my own weakness," he said. "A member that Mr. Gracolion doesn't read his
"Mr. Grondion, I insist on being heard! cormons from manuscript. He has been in the driful necessity confronts me right shrink
Ho draw from bis pocket the thing than bo bad habit of prouching arlampora, twice a day on
from the horrid ordeal, and, if I could open the Your wife's motive Sundays, and sometimes in the week as well. If door, aight try to get away. Escape is impos hidden from me. This time, there was a cou-say on the stage. I am Mrs. Tenbruggen. you have ever attended his chapel, you have seen ble now. We are prisoners together. But
Tazor. It was ne time for asserting my iulo- a run a state of fiory palkusisz, feeling don't suppose that we are alone. There is a third cement; he let me so that he was opening & cence; I had to think of presarting my Bfo, intensely every word that be atters.. Think of person present, who will jułgelbetween you and such exbonation as that implies going on for a Look there!"
He pointed solemnly to the portrait of his Whos a man is without firearms, what defence years together, and accumulating its wasting influences on a sensitively-organized constitution wife. It was a small picture, vory simply fram- can avail againat a razor in the hands of a mad- And that he is tormented by paraonal antistics. ed, representing the fues in a three-quarter" is? A bair was at my side; it offered the I don't know, and don't wish to know, what they view, and port of the 6guro osly. As a work of poor means of garding myself that I could are; a destor's duty, as I naderstand it, is to art it was, contemptible; hat na a likeness, it nes.. I laid my hand on it, and kopt my eya on keep strictly within his professional limits. I swored ite purpose. My unhappy friend stood He paused, inoicing backwards and forwards only alinde to Mr. Gracedien sanxieties benass before it in an attitude of dejection, covering between the picture and me. they bare largely insreused to mischief-and bis fuus with his hands.
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INSURANCE COMPANY. you stoop at the shoulders-bat you have not en- tirely lost your good looks. I am a longer reЯ Undersigned, Ageuls of the above Com- cegaisable. Allow me to prompt you, no theyT
pany, are authorized to INSURE against FTEL at Current Bates.
GELMAN & Co Hongkong, lat January, 1892. Mr Tobruggen in het Grasedion Graded TRANSATLANTICHIERINSURAN
The Undersigned, haring bear appointed sad justly dreaded, stood before me-free, ss s friend of big kiuswoman, to outor hir house, at
Ak a man of the world, I ought to have boun capable of concealing my astonishment and dis- may. She struck we dumb.
The
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I bower-and bagged to be excused---mad said I "Which of them alall I kill Brat 27 30 said to.
Abercoon the sum of all is that a wors case of its kind, In the interval of silose that followed, I was himself. The man who was my trusted friend was in a barry, all in a breath
Bellerophon -Hearing wis, the best of genial-old-maids was
Failung I am truly grieved to say, has never odeurred in reminded that an ungan friend was keeping Or the wenda whom I believed to be sa angel my sperience."
Alarasd by having heard the key turned in on earth?" He stopped once more, in a state of unable to restrain ber sarinity. Where are
FHE Undersigned having been appointed Glenoroby Teo confused to think of no excuse, I said I grants for the above Company, are Hydaspes Was it possible that I net 'wen foolish exv the lock, and realising the embarassment of the Aereo salf-concoutration, debating what ho skonlit | you going?" she taked to form an unfavourable opinion of this may
do. The woman," he decided. "Wretch!
was going to the farm." merely because his personal appearance had position in which Tas plased, the doctor had Find! Harlet! Hun I loved her!!!"
13 800 my deer Eanesce?" Miss Fillgall prepared to GRANT POLICIES against King-giau
Seller failed to plamene! It would have been a relief decorered a discreet way of comrannicating with
With a yell of fury, he pounced on the picture
PUSTAV & Co. Ospack May 31 J. C. Jaques
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May 26 Bradley to my feelings to have bagged his pardon, if I me. He'slipped one of bis visiting carda onder could have venturest to confess how rashly I had the door, with these words written on it. Howtipped the onras out of the frame and ons burns out. Oh, we will gh with you Ms. FILE AND LIFE at Current Rates.
it malignantly into fragments. As they druped Tenbruggen's politeness added Immediately,
Rindh
May 31 Mace Mave PHOTOGRAPHER TOkic-maru
5 Wyon judged him. Before he la't me to go to scan I help paa!
I took the pencil from my pocket book and from the tutor on the floor, be slamped on them, "With the greatest pleasure."
(To be continued. and grennd them under his foot. Go, wife of
200 Kleffe patient, I asked leayo to occupy a minute incre
A Has just added to his COLLECTION Watergous wrote on the blank side of the card:
about Bionics,
He ha
my bosom." he cried, with a dreadful mockery of
Hongkong, April, 1885.
FONG
NATIVE TYPES, which
of his time. My abject was, of course, to open on the key into the garden; look for it no-voice and look go, and bura ararlastingly in
Mr. Wellgo of named to be greatly before I returned my reply, showed that his at the place of tormenti: His syon gisted af ma DOMINION ORGAN & PIANO Co. of Nam's Tyres, repies of wou ek urt obtaimble to Wellwood. He smiled good-humouredly his at «Tour turn now be mid-and rushed at me You need foal no alarm about the health of titude was unchanged. Without being seen or with his weapon ready in his hand. I hurled the that interesting girl," he sail. When she com suspected, I, in my turn, slipped the card ander chair at his right arm. The razor dropped on plaired to meat hor age of not being able to the door.
sleep, I should have takvo it more seriously, if I
Eunice.'
Minister's rooEL.
DA.
the floor. I caught him by the wrist. Like a
My anxiety to see how the ductor's search for hand-if I had known how to defend myself in
other way, I would have taken that may Any
CHAPTER XLVI
1. cannot prevail upon myself to dwell at any length on the vents that followed.
We secured my echappy friend, and carried to his bed. It was necessary to have men
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The slow minutes followwl each other-and wild animal he tried to bits mo. With my frea bad been told that she too led her troubles, poor still nothing happened. little soul. Lore-troubles, most likely-but don't
Sole right to na Foley's Automatic PEDAL forget, that my professional limits keep us in the the key was succeeding, lempted me to approach with my free hand I said it by the throat; dark! Hare you heard that she took some the window. On my way to it, the tail of my forced his banks; and held him against the wall. Coven for the whole Continent of EUROPE composing medicino, which I tid prescribed for cost threw down a little tray containing pers hor father? The effect (certain, in any case, to and poncils, which had been left sices to they grasp on his threat kept bim quiet But This device absolutely closes the Organ, render
the dread of seriously injuring bin so complete- ! be injurious to a young girl,) was considerably go of the table. Slight ar the some of the ly everonmo me, that I farget I was a prisonering, it proof agalust Mius, Faserty, Dust, &c. aggravated by the state of her mi? at the time fall was, it disturbed Mfr. Gracedian. He looked in the room, and was on the point of alarming A dream that frightened bor, and something round vacantly.
"I have been comforted by prayer," ho toki the household by a org for help resembling delirium, seems to have followed.
I was still struggling to preserve my self. The weakness of poor humanity Zas And she made matters worse, poor child, by me. writing in her diary about tas visions and found atrength in the Lord" To pointed to control, when the sound of footsteps broke the supernatural appearances that had torrilled her the portrait once more. My bauds must not silence outside. I heard the key turn in the I was afraid of lever on the day when they drat presume to tonoh it. while I am stili In doubt. lack, and saw the doctor at the open door. sant for me. We escaped thai mplication, and Take it down. Fwas at liberty to try the best vil readies I removed the picture and pinead it, by his quiet and change of air. base no fos for directions, on a chair that stoot midway between To my surprise his tones faltered; I saw fish cheering reply he went up to the tears rising in his eyes. You may think you seo a pietura thers," he said. "Yon are wrong. All that I had found perplexing in Eunice You see my wife herself. Stand bere, and look was now made clear. I understood how her at her with mo."
We stood together, with our eyes fixed on the agony at the loss of tor lover, and hor keen sense of the wrong that he had offered, had been portrait:
Without anything said or done on my part to strengthened in their disastrma Laduence by her experiment on the sleeping dranght intended for irritate him, he saddeuly turned to ma in a state All that I could do to spare Miss Jillgall, I' her father. In mind and body, bosh, the poor girl of farious rage. "Not a sign of sorrow he did. I was obliged to acknowledge that there was in the adition which offered its opportunity burst out. Not a bleak of shame! Wreth, had been an outbreak of violence, and that the to the lurking bereditary taint. Could the you stand condemned by the atrocious composare portrait of the Minister's wife had been de
troyed by the Minister himself. Of Helena's education of which Mr. Gracadien was so proud, that I seu in your fuco!"
A first dovery of the odious suspicion of revenge on me I said nothing. It had led to -conld-the-abstrant ideas which it is the office of
moralitytoinstil, have saved that suffering young which I was the object, dawned on my mind-consequences which aven her merciless malies: creature from singing under trial and temptation that moment. My espacity for rastraining my would not have contemplatedThere were no that were mysteries to her? No! Woman act of completely fuiled me. I spoke to him if obstacles in the way of keeping secret the at- the motive of he had boon an accountable being. "Once for tempt on my bin. But I was compelled to own on personal impressions, and the moment. Teachers and booke mean well, all," I said, "Tell me what I hare a right to that Mr. Gracedieu had taken dislike to me, hut can-barer be their bent friends. Their ons know. You suspect me of something. What is which rendered it necessary that my visit abould
ba brought to an end. I hastanod to add that ICUMS to be lent on, FinST. MORTGAGE, invincible ally, when defeat threatens them in it?"
Instead of directly replying, he sained my arm, should go to the hotel, and should wait there 85,000 to $15,000.
For particulars, apply, by letter, to the battle of life, in the woman's guardian angel
Lore..
and led me to the table. Take up that paper," until the next day, in the hope of hearing better 1 had not been long stone when the servant-ho aid. "There is writing on it. Bed--and new
Your life dependa ou
Of the molitude of questions with whisk poor f maid came in, aud said the doctor wanted to see! 1st Her judge hotweed sa
how you answer me."
in attendance who would perform the daty of watching him, Tho doctor seat for them, while I went downstairs to make the best I could of the miserable news which it was impossible en- tirely to concual.
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