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IN WHITE RAIMENT.

BY

WILLIAM LE QUEUX.

Author of Whom Findeth a Wife," "Purple amt Fire Linen, The Day of Temptation," "Of Royal Blood," &o, &c.

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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS, PROLOGUE & CHAPTERS I. A II. Dr. Ricard Colkirk, a moment: West End specialist, tolla hie tary Early in his career in London he becomes for

a wool toe nih tekena to "Robert Raymond, surgeon. Quo morning he is summoned lustily to 'n house, and the proposition to there made to in that he shall marry, for ma kontr unly, the dying daughter of the man who sumuson him, the temptation being 220,000, Boing in indigent cirennstances by consents, and on tho instant hu is driven to a church in the neighbour. houl and married to a lady in white satin, whole up the aisle, and who signis her name as Beryl Wynd. The temptar tolls im that it is to ease the dying ments of his daughter who has been deceived by a villain. Being in a delirium the hudly as natin to letout the imposition. On returning hos, the temp fer tells him that it is impuritise fut the girl shall lie before souset hafore the money in his,

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to marry me. The mystery increased each me ment.

Was this along?" Ifuquired.

Ne. Her father was with her." How did you knew he was her father?" Ho introduced himself to me as ench Major Wynd." -

"Major Wynd!" I ejaculated. Bat Mr. Wynd is not an offcet. What kind of man wus hyb

Of military appearance, round faced, good-lumonrel."

Old?".

and

Certainly not. Scarcely fifty. He word single eye glass."

The description did not answer to that of the Temptor, but rather to that of Tattorsett. The trathi soomed plain. The Major lad posed as Beryl's father, and lud given his consent to the

marriage.

The registry official, alittle dry-as-dust in- dividual who were steel-rimmed spectacles poised far down his thin tee, endeavoured to learn who and what I was, but I morely replied that I was making inquiries on behalf of certain friends of the lady, and having satisfied myself by another glance at the signatures, I bade him good afternoon.

to call on the following morning at eleven o'elook. This despatched by boy messenger

Thob haring rested, I aroneed myself to duty, and went forth to visit the two or three patients whom I had so suddenly deserted a week before.

I contos frankly that with my thoughts so full of past events I felt bat little inclined to listen to those tales of human suffering which are hour by hour poured into the ear of a me- from my dical man. My heart was far away profession. I reflected solely upon the cowardig and mysterions crime that has been cómmitted while I and remained in doubt and ignorance. That dead beautiful face was ever before me--

the face with the bright blue eyes strangely contracted

Hence it was that next morning when I pus od down Stanhope Street and turned into Gloucester Gardens. I felt in no mood to h mour and syiapathise with the whims and ima. ginary maladies of a fashionable patient.

I was out of sorts, and felt thoroughly ill. "I have always held the theory that the feeling of well-being or ill-being is a purely mental pheno menon, and there is no necessary correspondence | between it and the condition of the bodily bealth.

With a fealing of irritation and how spirits I After a lusty lunch in a bar at the foot of mounted the steps of the honse in Gloucester Ludgate Hill I set forth by the underground Square and inquired for my new patient.

I was ushord into a pretty morning-room, railway to Earl's Court, and experienced and shortly aftergards there entered a slim, little difficulty in discovering Number 46. It stood on the right, between Park Terrace and youngish-looking woman, not exactly handsome but of rofiued appearance, dark, with hair woll coiled by an expert maid, and wearing a simple that it was not the house to which I had been dress of pearl grey cashmere, which elung about Scarsdale Villas, but at a single glance I NEW

him a cigarette, and they wanku together, the former conducted, The latter had been u lig sühætantialer form, and showed it to distinct advantage remarking on the strange sircumstance of the marmansion, with a spacious portico supported byBefore she had grected me I saw that she was n

CHAPTERS III, & 1 The Doctor in ligas declines to become a tool in the hands of the tempter. aisle, and who was introduced is the Majer, enters Suddenly the man who had led the lely up the church the room, and the tompter karesit. The Majorgivi

four huge pillars, whereas this was a smali old- riago. A ory. of puin is heard from upper chanher, and the Doctor leaves the room and cead the fairs, fashioned lanse of perhaps ton rooms. lying The tempter stands outside a ellamber door with back from the roadway, with a small neglected revolver, and struggle danes, The Doctor at last strip of garden in front, danked by a couple of entere the room, and finis young and beautiful wo

an lying, Apparently recently initrdorod, but by stanted trous, one of a row of similar villas built what means he ruble to kay. He seen as fewellest in the early thirties, whon Kensington was still axanlet and her neck shaped likon note of intera leafy subur and Hammersmith isolated in rogation. This he takes posterion of. Ha ale weesita market gardens. an old tattoo mark upon hor brösst three hearts ou-, twined. Under the pillow o fine piece of with thy words written on it. I have seen In Gjoks !'” Suddenly he is acized with carers is, and recognises that he has been potoned by the cigarette the stranger gave him. He falls to the floor ansersciouN.

CHAPTEES V, & VI-On recovering consulon newa the Doctor fula himself in a jdfocating abili on board a cont bout Ho discovers that he a beers takon in a state of confou to the boat and there delivered into the keeping of the erow by order of Measts. Hanway Brothers, owner of the boat. He manages to make his escape at Christians on the boat landing thura, and ko da ndvised by the Conal to retura as nedily as possible to London, and endea-. vont to solve the mystery.

CHAPTER VIL

MY NEW PATIENTS

type subject to perre-storms, perhaps with a craving for atimulants after the reaction.

"Good-morning. Doctor," she exclaimed,"

I received your note fuat night. You were ressing the room, and greeting me plansantly. absent each time I called."

"Yes." I responded. I was called out to an urgent case, and compelled to remain."

Nevertheless I walked up the gardnu path

Does that happen often in your profession ! and rang the bell My summons was answered she asked, sinking into a chair opposito me. by a neat maid, who called her mistress, anIf it does I fear that sloctor's wires must have elderly lady, and the latter declared that she had lived there five years and had never heard the uncomfortable time. Your housekeeper was

quite concerned about name of Wynd

"Have you ever let your house furnished!'"* I inquired.

.....

somewhat uncommon, and you ought to have no difculty in finding the aduresa,“

Never used you ought to have 13

On the contrary, it is very difficult." I answered, and apologising for disturbing her went down the steps, feeling that my mysterious wife had purposely given a false ndress in order to place say inquirer on a wrong scent.

Along to the corner of the Kensington Road On Friday morning I entered the affion of I strolled slowly, debating in my mind the Messrs. Hanway Brothery, in Ladenhall Street, best conces to pursue. I turned into the public and after a short wait was accorded on inter-house at the corner and asked to see s Loudon view with the manager.

Directory, which I searched eagerly. But there

"But when one is as I am, absence is not of my great moment," I laughed.

At that instant her dark brilliant eyes met

mine, and I fancied I detected a strange look in

them.

Well,"

1.” she said."with some hesitation, “I am

very glad you have come at last, Doctor, for I want to consult yon pou a secret and very seri ous matter. concerning myself, and to obtain your opinion.

“I shall be most happy to give you whatevor vice lies in my power, I responded; assuming an air of professional gravity, and preparing myself to listen to her symptoms. Luties aro always very, verbose where their personal ills ar concerned. "What is the nature of your ail

"Well," she

-I demanded, of course, an esplutwifi- why I was no such as Wynd among the residents.munt ?" I inquired. "I can scarcely des had been slipped away from London in such a naither could I find it among those of people summary panter, whereupon he apparently ro-living in the subacha, garded me as a lunatic.

I really had no knowledge of the affair replied, smiling incredulously. Do yon actual ly alloge you were taken on board the Patre and kept imprisoned in a cabin by Captain Banfield? A most extraordinary story, to say the least."

eribe it; I seem in perpetually low spirits, al Notiting daunted went along to the Kea-though I have no cause whatever to be sad, and hesington Town Hall, and having presented my further, there is a matter which troubles rae ex- card was allowed Locess to the list of ratepayers ceedingly. I hardly like to confpe it but of in the parish of St. Mary Abbott's, and the late I hate developed a terrible craving for other list-icts under the control of the vestry, stimulants. The name of Wynd did not, however, appear there. The Tempter was certainly not a rate paver in Kensington

I called upon the Vicar of St. Ann's, Wilton Place, and saw the register I had signed, but the officiating clergyman had been a friend of Wynd's, and ho did not know his address.

I told him of the inquiries made by the Brit ish Costlin Christians and addud-

I have here the captain written orders from your firm, signed by yourself!"

And I preduced the latter.

He glanced it through eagerly, and then re- fully serntiuised the signature

This rendersthonfleir far mere mysterious," ke exclaimed with increased interest. The lot ter paper is certainly ours, but the whole thing is a forgery

"It is not your signature P

No, certainly not only a clamsy imitation, snd taking up a non he wrote his signature and handed them both to me for comparison. At once I saw that several of the peculiarities of his handwriting were absent from Banfield's

orders.

It seemed suspiciously as though the name of Wynd was an asenned one. If a false dress had been given by the major at Doctors Con- mons, then, in all probability, the surname was likewise falso

Oh, Doctor 1 she cried, "whether have you been all this week I felt certain that some thing had happened to you, and yarterday I got my daughter to write a line to Dr. Raymond, But I'm so glad you are back again, sir given my daughter and me such a fright. We imagined all sorts of horrible things, like those we read of in Lloyd's' and 'Beynolds'a ****

It's

I put to her a number of questions, which it is unnecessary here to recount, and found her exactly as I had supposed-a bundle of nerves. But this uncountable craving for stimu lants is most reduarkable," she went on. I am matarily a most temporate woman, but nowa- days I feel that I cannot lire without having

course to braady or some other spirit." "Sometimes you feel quite well and strong; then suddenly you experience a sensation of being extremely ill?" I suggested.

Exactly. How do you secount for it?"

I took a cab to the Hammersmith Vestry and The fooling of strength and vigour is nat there also inspected the list of ratepayers, but necessarily the outcome of actual strength any without result. No one know the name of more than is the feeling of weaknes the neces Wynd. Of Wyndhams Wynnen, and Wynardsary outcome of actual weakness," I responded. there were many. but not a single Wynd.A person may be weak to a degree and the

Fatigued, hungry, and dusty I at lust found myself once again in Rowan Road before the sands of fe be almost run ont, and get feel | overwhelmingly strong and exuberantly happy; door of Bob Reymond's house, and entered with while, ou the other hand, when lo sound and The typewriting is done by a different my latch-key zanchine to on. We use Bar Looks, while

Old Mrs, Bishop come forward excitedly to vigorous health he may feel exhausted and do- pressed. Feelings, especially so with women of this has probably been written by a Reming: meet and tombet,

the bestier class, rise into being in connection ton," he went on. Besides, look at the edge

with the nervous systoru. Whether person of the paper, and you'll see that it is badly ent

fells well or ill depends upon the structure of It without a doubt a sheet out of several

bie nervous system and the way in which it is musical instrument, it reams that were delivered by the stationers

played upon; for, like may be made to give forth gay music or sad." some months ago, and were sjöcted by me. because of thir careless manner in which the

But is not my case remarkable?" she asked. edges had been cut.”

"Not at all." I responded. " "Sensory nerves Thon ho tanched his bell and the chief clerk

are distributed pratically to all parts of our appeared. To him be showed the letter and

Well, I'm back again, Mrs. Bishop," I ax- bodies, and terminate in the tissues as so-calleri without a moment's hesitation he dechired it swered, as carelessly as I could. And I'm end-organs-structures more or less elaborate, to be a forgery

Witheat going into details of the events of confoundedly hungry and tired. Get me a cup adapted to respond to stimuli of various kinds. that memorable night, I describe how I had of tea and a chop, there's a good woman," and the retins to waves of light, the auditory ex- cosy little den from which punse to sound-wares, and the various end I ascended to Bob's recovered consdousness to find myself at sen,

I had feri so suddenly called seven days before, organs of the skin to the stimuli of heat, cold, and the strict chedience of the captain to the

So Mrs. Bishop had written to Beb, and no pressure, and so forth. The end-organs situat urders he lied received,aptain

"Wel, al fan conjecture is declared donut he would be very surprised that I had dised in the deeper tissues are less elaborate, and the usanger, much puzzled that you have appeared and loft the practice to take care of it are stimulated for the most part by chemical self, He would certainly consider that my substances dissolved the fluids bathing then. fallen the victim of some chaver conspiracy gratitude took a curious form. Therefore I de These end-ergans constitute, so to speak, the Tho dotails show that there was some strong cided to send him a wito, telling him of my re- motive for your abduction and that the con-

turn and

1 promising explanations later. spirators well knew that Bandeld remained at home until almost the last moment before sail ing. They were themfore cusbled to put you on board during his absence. The forged or ders, tos, are brief, and well to the point; in fact, worded just as they might be if sent from no new patients during my absence this house

No, depend upon it, there has been some very ingenious plotting somewhere. S

I cast myself wearily into the big leather armchair, and sat plunged in thought until the old honkeeper entered fassily, with my tos,

"Well I asked, "I suppose there have been

Ch, yes, One, sit

44

Who was it

"Was she roung or old P

keyboard of ear sensorial instrument. This keyboard during conscious life in being con- tinually played upon, and yields a myriad noted chord, or canesthesia, which represents the sam total of our sensation at any one moment."

"And what is your theory the inquired.

My theory may differ from that of some other medical men, I said, "but Lum of opinion that the blood normally contains stimulouis, that these stimulanta exercies a favouring in- fluence or function, and conduce to, and may even be a necessary factor in the production

OE

A lady, sir, She came about noen on the I remained with him a short time longer,spond day of your absence, and said she wished then realising the uselessness of occupying his to consult 300 I told her that you'd been time I withdrew, and in further prosecution of called out two days ago, and that you had not the feeling of well-being, which explains the my inquiries drove to Doctors Commons

Here, after certain formalities gained turned his naked when you'd be in, and I widespread liking in man and beast for stimulat But I didn't know for certain. So she called ing substances. This liking. amounting often knowledge which seemed of distinct advantage.

Of the official there I learned that the special again later, und seemed very disappointed and to a craving, "is the expression of a great Licence by which I had been married had boon auxious. She came next day, but as you were physiological principle. When there is perfect still absent ahe left her card. Here it is," health when the blood is well provided with applied for by Beryl herself, and as shown And she took a card from the tray on a side its proper stimulants and not overcharged with copy of the application signed by her, Beryl table and handed it to me. Upon it was the depressants-there is no craving for extraneous stimulante as alcohol, tea, or coffes. But when Wynd

I read the document through, and is con naine Lady Pierrepoint Lane.

it is defective in the one or surcharged with the tents held me in amazement, for it prayed tast

other, then is felt a desire for the glass of wise a licencs might be issued for the solemnisation

or the cup of tea. In order to obriate this of marriage, in the church of St. Ann's Wilton

desire we should seek to keep the botly at the Flaco, between herself and Richard Dawes

highest level of health** Colkirk, bachelor, Doctor of Medicine, of 11 Rowan fload, Hammersmith Besides, It was

She came again two days ago, and finding dated nearly a fortnight before--soon after that you had not returned left this note, telling hed accepted Raymond's invitation to be his me to give it to you on arrival?” And the guest.

woman fumbled behind the mirror on the man But my

mais object in making inquiries at the Registry was in order to discover her adtel-self and handed me a dainty note, the enve dress; and in this I was successful, for is the lope of which bore a nest west of arms, same document I found that she was described The heading was 85, Gloucester Square, an Bery! Grace Wynd spinster, of 45, Earl's Hyde Park, and the brief note ran Court Road, Kensington

I had at least gained knowledge of the house in which the tragedy had been enacted

"When the young lady called to make this application were you present?" I inquired

Rather, young, sir. Not more than thirty, think. She was dressed in deep mourning."

And you have seen nothing more of her " I inquired. interested. Theres no address on the card

"Lady Pierrepoint-Lane would esteem its favour if Dr. Colkirk could make it convenient to call upon her at his earliest opportunity."

Curiosity prompted me to turn to "Debrett's Baronetage, in Raymond's bookcase, and from it I discovered that her ladyship was the wits of Sir Henry Pierpoint Lane, Bart, wealthy

What was the likef Could you give me a landowner, the patron of veral vinge in worXorkshirs sed Shropshire, and whose principal description of het

sent was Atworth in Wiltshire. His wife was the sldest daughter of General Sir Charles Naylon, late of the fudian Army.

She was good-looking, alegantly dressert kad about middle haight, if fremember right

And her hair?

“It was of à ouleur rather unusual answered the man, peering at me through his syntholes: “A kind of golden brown. *****

The description exact Boryl had been there, and of her own accord applied for a Koenos

Having re-read the short paragraph in die Baronetage, which gave a fac-simile of the Bost of arms upon the envelope, I dipped my tes and then wrote a short note regrafting my Absence from home, and stating my intention

Then you think that you can treat me, and prevent me from becoming a dipsomaniac?" she said eagerly.

Certainly. I replied. "I have no doubt that this craving can be removed by proner treatment I will write you a prescription.

"Ah!" she exclaimed with sigh.Yon doctors with your serums and the like a nowadays innoculate against almost every disease. Would that you could give us NO some potion which would render us immune from that deadly ailment so common among my sex, and so vary often fatal."

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What attinent I asked. rather surprised her sudden and impetuens apieða

This of love!" she responded in a low strain- voice-the voice of a woman desperate.

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Engineer Tool, Brugs and Iron Mar

chants, 144, Des Voux Bond.

MORE & SEIMUND;"

Shipchandlers, Balmakers, Biggers, Com- mission Agents agil. General Store-

kespera. 43 und 45. Pray: Central.

TAILORS

ALLMEN, HING-CHEONG & CO.,

Tailors, Drapers and Outfitters, Queen's

Road Central, Old Club Sita..

Branch: A MAN, opposite City Hall,

R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Naval Military and Court, 16, Queen's Bond,

Opposite Kuhn's Cario Store.

HUNG YUEN,

Outfitters, Shirt Makers, Hatters, Hosiers,

Drapers, 85, Queen's Load, Centrul.

TAK CHEONG,

Tailors, Gentleman's Outfitters. Hatters, Hoisters, and Drapers Chinese Silk of all kinds, 50, 55, Queen's Rd. Central,

Tailor, Draper and Outfitter; 67 und 69, YEE SANG FAT & CO.,

Queen's Road.

FLOUR MERCHANTS

SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,

Merchant Millers, San Francine). Eastern Branch, Podder Street,

WILLIAM WHILET, Manager.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.

Every Household Requisite. Depot for Eastman's Kodak Films and Axessories;

17s, Queen's Road Central

LI KWONG LOONG,

Cabinet maker, Furniture Dealer. Art De corator and Deslor, 17, Queen's Rond.

A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, Ita In appearance and heste finishing a most agreem able method of dininistering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WOEMS. It is a perfectly safe, and wild preparation, and is especially planted for f Children Bold in Bates, THE

Proprietor, THOMAS KEATING, London.

"by all Druggistojen

1304

GROCERS

MUTUAL STORES, SUR AGENTS LIFTON, LD,

8 and 10 D'Aguilar Street,

Provision and General Merchants

Outttern, Piece Goods, Uzulerwear, Shoes, Hats, Bilk Handkerchiefs: Opposite Poet

Office, Quenu's Road Central

TOBACCONISTS

D. §. DADY BUTJOR. “LOS FILIEINOR.”” Importer of the. Bost Manils Cigars; 25,

Pottinger Street,

KRUSE & CO.

Wholesale and Retail Havana and Manils Cigars, Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in

Fancy Goods, Agents.

Connaught House, Queen's Road,

VICTORIA, CIGAR DEPOT,

1 and 2. Lesyune Street East, AGENTS FOR W. KENNEDY & Co., 37 Cade San &acinto, Manila, “Windsor Lady” and

The Jockey" Cigure..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

HL. PRICE & CO...

12, Queen's Roed

and Calle Anlagua, Maniks.