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THE STORY OF A HIDDEN FACE.

KY

J. MARSHALL MATHER (Author of “ Lancashire Idylls,” ko).

(Continued.)

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1901

antemn's falk, and showing up the life of the poor and the selūs lazurianos of the rich, But is only reply was that Art was a poor remedy for want and woe. Then she consulted bin about the charities she dispened on New Year's Dey anongst the villagers. But he sommarily dismissed the subject by saying that doles were spoor substitute for the sacrifice of a Christlun

Thoughout the whole of this forced conver- sation he walked backwards and forwards with increasing violence; then, suddenly drawing a chair before where she eat, he took his seat und peering into her eggs, and in almost hissing tones he said, Wealth and beauty are the curse of womanhood, and yon possess both."

Turning to the Vicar, Mrs. Boothly said: my poor mistress often wondered what you thought about her veil. It troubled her to think that you might suppose it eccentricity on her part, or even insanity. But belivcity on her. My poor mistress, sat spellbound-helpless what she felt to be an almost super was neither it was tragedy, a life-long tragedy natural power. Her lips refused speech, and To have told would have been to have broken she dared not raise her eyes to the face that she a vow, perhaps foolishly taken, that har secret felt was glowering down upon her. All she should reain sealed until her death. Now, heard was the boating of her own heart, and all however, you may know all; and it was her she felt was his bot breath, scorobing her aiready wish that you should.

“I was her servant and companion for over fifty years. My arma first clamped her when she saw the light, and those hands straightened out her limbs, and wrapped her in her shroud, She was an only child, and her parents died in her youth. Her friends used to say that she

} had two dowries--beauty and wealth. Two dangerous dowries, are they not? They have worked rain in many a life, and they worked ram in hers. Like many another if she had Iwen pluju and, poor her lot would have bron. happier. But We have to take what the fates send us.” moralised the old lady, and, our betters tanch us, wo are to be thankful."

The Vicar smiled, and told Mrs: Boothby there www philosophy in her words,

heated cheeks.

thom

Yes, he continued, slowly weighing his words, and speaking with a deep, and thrilling emphasis. wealth and beauty with the one men are bought, with the other they are destroyed. They are a temptation to her who owns they are damnation to those who come beneath their spell. Your wealth and your beauty are pits into which I have fallen, nots in which I have been caught. Then, attering a wait, he said, * w we are lost, we are lost.

Controlling herself as well as she could she assured him of bor willingness to part with her wealth, to part with anything she possessed, if by so doing she could bring solaco to his soul.

But your beauty, he cried, your beauty th pride of your life and the passion of my own.. You have both lived long enough, gentlemon, It is ever with me, it haunts ine, I see it in the to know that where wealth and beauty are the morning light and in the evening shadow; it is dowry of a woman there are not wanting those before me in any waking moments, it is the who seek her hand; and my poor mistress had glutour of my dreams, it comes between myself many 'snitora, The young squire, handseras and my duty, myself and my God. Othat I and generous, wouhi huro kissed the grass abo had never seen it, that I could forget is—that frod on, but all his appeals were in vain. There could free both of us from it, and then, thrust- was a barrister the pressed hard for her king his fingers into his eyes, be hissed, it by and though she once told me she liked him she binding these organs of sight. I could blind my did not love him, and she was not the girl to self to its vision, willingly, joyously would I do marry where she could not give her heart. it. But it is burnt to my memory, it is There was a catton lard from Laamahiry, 18 graven on my brain.'

man as ever stopped in shoe leather, and with a fortune to match her own, und.as handsome as she was beautiful. Bat it was all in vain; no inou veemed to steal her love, her

heart was fren.

One day, however, the came a man after her own heart, though he was mut after mine- I mean he was not the one I would have selected for her if I had had my own way. But then 1 was hard to please; indeed. I was jonious and thought no one gooil enough to try her. I never liked bin, and felf that he brought ill- luck in his train. I had an uncanny Iseling that nothing but sorrow and suffering would ecane out of their meeting. then," I

You were superstitious as well as joalcus.

I said.

Call it what you like, sir." she replied. " have lived long enough to find that what is often called superstition is instinet, a foresight that makes no mistake."

Had you any reasons for your dislike" asked this clergyman. "I mean did you know anything against him, or did you see anything abent him which led you to form the opinion of which you speak?

"

A woman cannot always give her reasons, kir, and I don't know that I could give mine. I did not like his looks, nor his manner. He was tall and dark and sallow, with restless eye and jerky gut. Sometimes he was boisterous Hardware, and in high spirità, at other times silent and Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Meruen; led, he was what you call moody

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She tried to reason with bira, assuring him by so doing she could save his soul and her that she was willing to sacrifice her wealth if

own, but my face, she said, I must carry with me to my grave.

Thy face, he hissed."'curses on thy face," and seizing the leg which stol upon the tabi ho lashed it at her face, and the foil with a servata to the ground.

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a moment I was by' bor side. There she lay, her had a mase of Hamne. Quicker than I tell you I throw over her the woollon swi which I was wasting round my shoulders, and extinguished the blaze; he, the white, standing over us and declaring in his idiocy that the sacrilico was complete.

We were long in nuraing her back to health, for the shock to the nervous system was great. how expretant we were for the first dawn of consciousness, for the first coluerent word. for the first grasp of her hand, for the first smile. But. O God, that smile! Draw, distorted, hideous-not a remuant of the beauty which had been her crown. One day, where she sat up in bed, she asked me for the glass that she might look at herself. This roquest I long withheld, hat so imperative were her demands that I was forced to give in to it. She took one look, one startled look, then she fainted a long dead faint. It was the last time I ever looked upon that face, and I believe it was the last time for ler also, for erer afterwards she was veiled. On her mcovery we left the neighbourhood,

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Come and saa," was her conic reply, and she led us to a room at the farther end of the house. It seemed to be filled with relics of by the antiques, tarnished gilt, faded brocade, old gure days. Here and there were remnants of THE volames, torn sheets of music, a broken guitar. and dismantled piano. hose." said the old lady, are some of the relics of her childhood, which I have preserved, and that is her portrait painted when she was eighteen."

and passionato. He was studying for and over afterwards returnal, for the memories Church and during his vacation. which he spent at the Vicarage, would give himself to long. spells of reading, when he would come out like a ghost, and I nod to think as 1 uw him of these words in the Bible

Much learning hath made thee mad." the stranger he became the stronger grow my mistress love for him. She seemed to anticipate his every want, and hungured him at every turn; indeed she spoiled him by becoming his slave. Shu read the books which R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

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pessible for him to do so I believe he returned her love. But I never trusted him; I never, felt that she was enfe in his presence, for id restiera ore and manner frightened mu. Ouce or twice I ventured to speak to her about my suspicions, for I felt sure that bis ruind t times was affected by the strain of his work; but she only smiled and told me that it was my funoy, Would to God it had been; bat, alas! it was all to be too true

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It happened one Christmastide, when he came over from the Vicarage to spend the festive eveuing with her. I was crossing the hall as they met, and as the lump shove ou to his face I saw that he wore a more will and restless look than I had ever before Goticed. Her welcome was warm and glid- some, but his seemed cold and ill-at-eage, and

It was a face of indescribable beauty, cast in perfect mould, with the bloom of a perfect com plexion; the eye was radiant, the brow luity, surmounted with an sureole of hair that was crown of glory.

"And that was the face destroyed," I said, **was it!'

But now the face restorail," replied the Vicar.

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us she offered to help him to take off his coat, Hugo g. 22nd May, 1901- he resented her assistance, and withdrew him. self hastily from her touch. She seemed hurt at his apparout rudeness, but like her, poor, dear, she turned it off with a joke, and led the

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I followed them with my eye, and would have given all I was worth had I been able to whisper a warning is her ear, for I was more than suspiatons-I was alarmad. Once more

3 am, to 5 p.m.my instinct mustered me; I saw mischief, and

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I determined to remain in the ball, so as to be

AGreat proportion of cataracts and discarea a press of a dead to the one whom I loved. affecting those advancing in life occur to For upwards of an hour I paced backwards and forwards, the thick pile of the carpets deacon. these having some deficiency in the constructioning my footsteps, the monotonous ticking of the of the eyes--the many years of Eya Strain' clock beating like a death watch on my ear, anding in serious forme of disease. Glasses The night was cold, and I threw a woollen wrap about my shoulders. But the excitement specially adapted in youth to those requiring fovered me, and I felt my pulses throk and my them save and preserve the sight.

temples ache with the strain. Constantly recurring headaches, spoils of || Suddenly a piercing shriek broke the still- diuess when reading, weak eyes, the letters ness of the night. In a moment I boomied running together; any of these symptoms indi. through the door, and saw my mistress cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir enveloped in fame, while her lover stood a catan spectator, muttering some words about the ing Glasses only to correct and ours

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ·

8.8. HEATHBURN." FROM NEW YORK, STRAITS AND MANILA

YONSIGNEES of Cargo ure hereby in-.

formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, wheneo and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 1st July, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-- sonted to the Undersigned on or before the lat July, or they will not be recognised.

All bruken, olusfed, and damaged Goods are

to be left in the Godowns.. where they will be examined on the 1st July, at 3 r.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, 20th June, 1901.

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FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERPEN, ROTTERDAM, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,

THE N.D. Steamship

THE

WURZBURG,” Captain Schader, laving arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to tako immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given bofors Roos FO-DAY

Any Cargo impoling her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited. and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after The Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods retaining undelivered after the 2nd instant will be subject to cont.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, who they will be brutained on the 22nd inst., at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has boon foetud,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office.

Hongkong, 15th June, 1901.

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YONSIGNEES of Cargo from London, ex B. Pei Ho, in connection with abore Steamer, are hereby informed that their goods, with the exception of Opiaro, Treasure and Valuables, are boing kuled and stored at their risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whert and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before 9.M. TO-DAY. the 16th inst, request ing it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, the 24th inst., at Noor, will bo subject to rent and landing charged.

All claims must be sent in,to me on or before the 24th inst., or they will not be regnised.

All damaged packages will be exx dined on MONDAY, the 24th inst, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurancs hus been offuetud

G. DE CHAPEAUX.

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Hongkong, 16th Juns, 1901

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

ALCINOUS"

CONSIGNE

aru hereby notified that the Cargo is being dis- charged into Craft, and/or landed at the Go- and Godown Company. Ld; in both cases it downs the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf

will lie at Consignees risk. The Cargo will le ready for delivery from Craft or Godown ca and after the 18th inst.

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Goods undelivered after the 22nd inst. will be subject to rent. All damaged Gods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined at 11 A.M. on the 25th inst..

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 13th June, 1901.

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FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. THE Company's Steamship

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side.

Cargo impeding the dicharge or remaining on board after 4 PM, the 20th instant, will bo landed at Consignees' risk and expense into Godowns at EAST POINT.

No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 18th June, 1901,

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FROM GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL.subject to rent.

THE Company's Steamship THE

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having arrived from the above part, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st June, 1901.

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All claims against tho Stearner must be pre sented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th inst, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be -exantined on the 25th instant, at 3 F.3. No Fire Insurance has been affected: Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 19th June, 1901.

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