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THE BLACK RIBBON.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1905.
lite gay joking supper table. Rebecca few back to her room, and on her way there she passed Maurice Doldold' She entered, put the hitle Lotzle which looked almost as full us ever, back into its receptacle. She wrenchal open a drawer, and took a pocket-book, woh she knew contained numberless notes and gold coins. She slipped this into the bosom of her dress, and then ran downstairs
L. T. MEADE.
(Author of "A Wowza in Grey," do.) CHAPTER XIX.
The silver chimes, which summoned the lif. Robocca went straight upstairs, knowing that ferent guests to supper, were already pealing timo was infuitely precious, In moment che service of Deintiold. She found his medicino shest, secured the key, and took out a tiny phial which he deseriad to her, and which contained a voiowless liquid.
"If you will promise to be mine, I think I can manage to saté him,” he said in a whisper.
Helén started back, her face like death.” *No, no, no!" she mosned. She covered hor face with her hands.
Take him away, and be quick, Count," said Robecon.
YOU MAY HAVE IT, AND NOT
KNOW IT.
The bidneys are intended by Nature to drain off the surplus water and the body's impurition. You know how well and strong and robust you feel when the bidaags are working right. You feel right in every way.
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was in the roon which Ind been devoted to this throngli the house, and roan and women, beak Olga Iorself lay back asleep, dead asleep, past | back lame, and acting and weak-can't stoop, Argus, ganboat, 123 tons, — guns, 500 h.p.. Annapolis, ganhout, ivul tons, 12 guns, 1237
fifally dressed, streamed into the supper room. It was a common meal, for dinner was usu ally the order of the hour. But on the cee sien when the members of the Blank Ribbon met together, Professor Kristofski preferred tho less elaborate meal of supper.
Ab, little treasured Rebocca, slipping it into her pocket as she spoke, "You will
He sated himself now at the head of the save the man who has saved my life, and you table. Olga took the Foot. Rebecca glided m.. will send to destruction the man who is my and stood a few feet away from her mistress's bitter enemy"
In the past Robecca had good reason to hate chair Count Sheri, excited, and in excellent Count Sheri. On more than one occasion spirits, sat not far from his hostess. Ind voted against her when certain important work was to done. Once his vote had cast on her devoted head the onus of a crime, which se shuddered, even now, to think of, and yet she
was forest to commit it, because she was
manded by the dread Brembors of the Black Ribbont la the work. Yes, she would not be sorry to feel that she had got rid of what she considered a monster from the face of the earth. Bat time was hurrying by, she must work as she had never worked before. She went quickly into this room where Olga was getting realy for wapper. Olga's face was unwont: fly pale, The moment the sow Rebecca, she went up "Rebecca," she said, "how long a time hare we before Mr. Dolatiold has to give is deof.
to her.
Nearly an hour," said Rebecca. gloneng at the clock on the mantelpiece as she spoke.
But supper comes first, don't forget that." *Sopar? said Olga. As if I bouki eat! Habera, I want that inun to be saved."
I know it," said Rebecca steadily. "You know it! What do you invau P** "Yes, I know it. I seem to be able to read you wind, Male."
"Parblou!" he exclaimed. one confoundedly thirsty!
This heat makes Ha took the little curiously carved stopper from the goblet of sparkling wise, filled up his glass and drained it off. If ayns could express rapture. He cea's din at that moment. She watched the Professor and the guests as they laughed and talked together. Her scheme would cert inly succeed with admirable effoot She knew that the potior in the wine would not take effect for at least half an hour. So much the better. Thoro was exactly half an hour in- which to finish the meal, before those members of the supper tabl who belonged to the Order of the Black Ribbon would go downstairs to hear Delafield's decisi n.
"!
You are thirsty, madam. Let me help you," auid Robeces, taking the stopper from Oigo's de afer, and pouring out the wine.
"How it sparkles! How delicious it is?" said Olga.
She looked at it with eyes full of light. She was thinking all the time how she cor'd sare, Delafield in order to secure him for herself, and she enjoyed her draught of good wine. The Professor had alrearly taker-hig
Rebreca.
The meal come to an end. The ladies with You do." said Olga suddenly. You road draw, suuntering about the garden. Exactly my wind, my thoughts and my hopes. Yes, be as the clock struck the appointed hour Og will be a print man yet. It would be en aol to stood on the threshold. Behind her gded cast away such a life."
"Well," said Rebecca, in a cold tone, “ you |· Iare influence, and you can use it. You are practicrlly at the end of the Order of the Black Ribbon. You have but to declaro your wish, and his death will at least be postponed. But you must be ready when he contes back To the Council Chatabor to give his decision."
"Robiicen, I un thirsty," said Olga.
Thon you will drink of the good wiue ut dinner said Robecca, a gleam of light in her eyes "But, Madan, I have something to tell you. It is a secret; but then I have never kept things from you. for there have been matters in Pigeon will the Black Ribbon which I have revealed to you. I will tell you this."
What is it
suid Olga. "L'ount Sacri is in love with the fair English girl, Helen Enzasdale."
Olga.
You had botter come down with me" eaid
She went up to her father and spoke to him. The Professor nodded, looking at her in e semi-bewildered way.
"I am frightfully sleepy," he said. "Mast we have another meeting to-night? Can we not postpone the matter p
It is searcoly safe," murmured Olga, glancing at Rebecca.
It is certainly very unsafe," whispered Rebecca back.
"Well, gn, you know what to do If you. require me, call mo. In those matters the fewer
witnesses the better."
We need have no witnesses," said Rebecca suddenly "Count Sucri, are you willing to do what I asked you to do a short, time ago?" Is ho, indeed " said Olga. "Impossible.
I am more than willing," said the Count, staggerine to his feet, and coming up the room. He is about to marry Miss Templeton."
"I feel "He does not love ber. He has tired of hor.Ium ut no hot as I was," he said. You can give her to some one else. He is in love stronger and calmer and more determined." with the beautiful dark-eyed English girl, and you are in love with Maurice D-lafield. You we'd almost give your life to win him. Why should not matters bo put right. Why should not Belen be given to Count Sacri? What do you say "
he would almost give his life to win ber. Now
How can it be mangod
Leave matters to mo. I feel I have overy fread in my possession. Now I must hurry
downstairs."
The other guests remained at the table. Olgo
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led the way to her father's study. A fow utes later found them in the secret Council Chamber. There Olga immediately flung herself on a deep sext.
"I don't know what is over me,” she said: "I never was so frightfully sleepy in my life." "But you mast koop awake at least for a short time," said Rebecca, "to hear the decision of Maurice Delafield.
"I don't want that decision to be made t- right," said Olga, still maro sleepily. My father is not here. Why should I decide! It is not good to take a man's life, is it, Count Sacri P
"Sometimes it is good," said the Count, gloomy eyes looking larger than ever. loant against the table as he spoke.
Kebecca left Olga. When she reached the door she turned round for one moment to look at her. Olga had dressed herself, for some extraordinary reason, in the deepest purple velvet, of such a deep shade that at night it. would look almost black. She had glittering diamonds round her throat, and diamond star in her coal black,hair. The dead white of her face shone against the background of lar black as night and soft us tineat slk. She looked stately und majestic.
'Ent not beautife," said Robaera to herself.open." "And even I, after all, bave nearly as much power as she has. Ab! I am lain, common- pisco, despised; but I can do work at the present moment that she cannot touch."
ir,
She left the room, and went downstairs to the supper room. It was arranged for a nam ber of guests, for many wore staying in the hensa. Rebecca know well where Count Sacri, Professor Kristofski, and Olga would sit. She glanced round her. The room was entirely empty, for all the first arrangements for supper had been made, and it was not yet time to place Die different dishes on the board:
By each plate was pat, according to the castor of the country, a little goblet, enrionsty earved, containing a light, exhilarating wine Each goblet held a little over a glassful of this Iteberra now took three claret glasses, vino. and placed them before her on a side table. She took the tiny phial of precious fluid from her Tooket, and begun to drop a certain ineasure. ment into each glass; into one two drops, inte
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The sext instant Delafield and Count Sacri left the council chambor by the private door. But how do you feel whon the kidneys become Holen uttered a piero ng cry, and fell in a heapologged and diseased ? near Olga's sofa. She was quite unconacions. Tired, misorable, sleepless, nervous, restless, awakening, past rousing, on the low couch or can't stand without pain; rheumatic, gouty, divan which occupied the far end of the room, dizzy, weak, uo appetite, de She took no more notice of Helen than if she were dead.
**This is my hour." said Rebecca to horself, "must give him a few minutes. God in
These symptoms and a thousand others coms from the impurities in the blood, which sick kidneys have not taken out of the body.
Don's backache kidney pille tone and heal Heaven help him. He gots rid of a vermin. The the kidneys, and enable them to take all thesa man mast and shall die. Clint indood is a rodises maisons out of the system. The medi. lease that Russia may be proud of. As to this vino's effect is quick and sure; it does not act on
the bowels, only on the kidunys and bladder, sweet cung lady-""
She turned Holon round tunderly, and ap The pille de one thing, and do it well.
All the chief chemists nad medicine-dealers pliod some strong salts to her nostril. The poor girl opened her eyes with a skudder. sell Doan's Baokaohe Kidney Hills, price 2/9 Rouse yourself, dear," said Robecos. "I for 1 box, or 13/9 for 6 boxe<; or the medicine beface all will be well. But it depends on your may be had, post free on receipt of prics, dirset courage. Look at her. She will be undis from the proprietors-the. Foster McClellan tarbed and will not wake for at least twenty Co., & Wells streak, Oxford-street, Londen, four hours. And the Professor pairs is England, who will also send a Sample Box oqually fast asl p. The rest of the members Free to anyone who writes for it and mentions of the Black Ribbon have dispersed and will not this paper." come here aga to-night. We have the plac to ourselves.
"Oh, yos," said poor Helen, but Maurice?" "I believe he will be with you in a minute, The time has come when I may go to him. Bu ready, be prepoved We must learo Lore immediately."
Rebecca softly opened the door which led up: the narrow winding stairs. She did not dare to take a light with her. She went forward. trembling as she had never trombled before.
Maurice Delafieid, you saved my life, have
I saved yours?" she said in a whisper,
In a moment a hand grasped hers. She felt that it was strong and muscular, and Delafeld reappeared in the room.
The Count "whispered Rebecca.
"Gone! I knocked him over. At least I soo'd not help myseli Bo struggled with me, but I obeyr your instructions. I seized the ring, and I ofsa sudden F's strengths med to fail him.
It was your potent draught. He was an evil man, and is well out of the world. Don't think of him another moment. Here is your} future wife. She and you and I must make our e cape this very night."
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"Now, at once," said Dolzfeld. "Oh, Helen, my darling!" He clasped his arus road her. Oh, come," said Rebecca, "you can kiss each. other afterwards. Mr. Delafield, I took a liberty: with you. I have your pocket-book, which contains your passport and a number of notes and valuable papers end gold, just inside zay stay. I also have my own passport and that of T BOAT 00, 2.D. is prepared to supply M. Lumsdule on my person. We can take a fishing mack which leaves Peterhof bow, by pier at midnight, and by this time to-morrow, by the time Professor Kristuski and Madam Olga awaken, we shall be out of the country, away from the cruel power which calls itself good, hut which is evil-away from the Black Ribbon and its victims."
Rebecca was as good as her word. The secret passage which ran underground for nearly two miles was traversed in the dark, and Holen and
Delafield romained in one of its gloomy recesses til Rebecca had made certain that her friend, the fisherman, to whom she was related through her late husband, was ready to take his freight on board. All her plans succeeded, and in less then a wook's time, Helon Lumadale, Maurice Delafield and Robecon Rawlinson were safe in England once more. Helen's dark hair was| ting with white and Delafield owned that he corld never be the same man again since he had | sent author en into eternity and stood alone on the slippery step, holding va to the iron ring, while he listened for the splash of Conat Sacri's body as he fell into the Neva.
But all is well that ends well," he also evid when he clasped Helen in his arma.
In good time they were married, and are happy and some people now, Hélen having quit gov over her craze to assist the Nihiliste
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There is something sleepy about the night, be continued, and yet I don't feal sleepy never felt better in my life. Why, what is it,
As to poor Kity Pembridge, she was not Madam P
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DEPAIR WORK to Rupert Lumsdale died of forex almost imme- Lannotes. Castings in Brass and Iren. Thetle, cruiser. 2600 tons. 23 guns, 8000 h.p. never joined Kitty, and his money was 1 st to diately after arriving at Petersburg. Thus he Moderate charges. Work solicited.
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saic' Rebecca.
Shivaid not went Olga to sleep yet.
The time has come," continued Rebecca. will the English gratieman and the English by Yudam, as head of this society, and, Count Sacri, and I, form a quorum. We can carry into effect the sonterco which has already been practically pronounced."
Quite se, replied Olga.
She caught hold of Rebecca's arm. pulled her down to her side.
"You will save him," she whispered. The Count heard the words.
What does this mean he said. whem? What are you talking about.*
She
**Sare
Oh, no one." said Olga." At least, I mean you. You are the person who is so valuable to our society.
He looked at her with what would have been
As to the story of the Russian adventure, it is faithfly kept the annals of the Delufields' house, but is not spoken of even to their most intimate friends.
(TH END.]
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Robin, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 gaas. 240
Cha-. E. Monro, Labuan
hp., Lieut.-Coudr. Vaughan, Hongkong Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tons, & guns, 240 Rosario, aloop, ju reserve, Hongkong
Sirius, 2nd class cruiser, 3,600 tons, Capt. C. H, b.p, Lieat.-Comdr. L. W. Jones, Hongkong
H. Moore, Weibaiwei
Snipe, ziver gun-bost, 85 tons, 2 gas, 240 hp.,
Lient.-Comdr. Ernest W. G. Davidson, on Yaugisze
Kaiserliot Deutscher Konsulats zu as hitherto, by the steamers of the NORTHERN Adamastor, craiser, 1960 tons, 14 guns, 4600 Sutlej, Ist class oruiser, 12,000 tons, 21,000 ibp.. another three drops, and into the third agam, | a full suspicion, but for the affect of the potent durch den USTASIATIS HEN LLOYD und die end. TOWBOAT CO.'S, OCEAN B.8. CO., Dio, gunboat, 720 tons, 6 gaus, 700 h.p., Capt. Taku, torpedo-bost destroyer, 250.tous, & gan",
something more than three drops, yet not quite
tour.
strong,
drug.
Rebocos crossed the room and flung open the iron doors, which led into the room beyond, and said in a clear voice-
Will "The time is up, Maurice Delafield. you and Miss Lomédale come into the Corneil Chamber?"
"There is risk, slight risk," she murmured, but the woman is
and the risk must be run. The cause is worth the risk. Now let me think. One drop gave calm, joined to a certain indifferences. Two drops paye absoluto peace. and an inclination to slumber, also a "Come, dear," said Delafold, glancing at certain unsteadiness of limb, most des rable for Helen.
We will be true to each other, and
She took his hand, and they walked slowly Delafield look tall and into the next room
It
calm and strong. He glanced at Count Saeri, who was changing colour, and feeling a taure undefined sen-e of russiness each moment. I seemed to Count Sucri that a deadly four was seizing at his heart. He had nover known the sensation before. As to Olga, she merely Dodded her head, and then said in a low ton
I cannot imagine why all sounds am so distant, and why I can scarcely see your face, Maurice Delafield. Believe me, I do not wish you to die."
"He shall not die! You must save him!" said Helen,
my purpose. Three drops gave the dark and we must believe what Rebecca Rawlinson has dreamless sleep of the blessed dead. Cornt said to we," Baori, you shall have the two drops, for it will do nothing more than at the crucial moment unnerve you and cause your limbs to sway your hands to refuse their grip. That is all that is required of you, Conat, so far. Yer, Professor, thail sleep, ob, a beautiful slesp, during which certain affairs of importance will vanish ompletely from your mind. And as to you, Madam Olga, you shall sleep even sounder. So sound, that the now toy which you are about to claim as your own will be forgotten as thongh he had never existed. You will -leep for hours and hours, and when you wake again -sh what may not have happened befors you awake, Madam Oleaf Se. with ve asleep, and therefore harmless, with the Professor asleep, and therefore harmless, and with Count Sucri, sleeping the soundest, deepest sleep of all, that sleep that knows no waking, I think Rebecca Rawlinson will exactly know whet course to pursue. But now to be ready?
Rebecca haring measured out her drops, teak the three littio decanters of wine and filled up cach glass from their contente. She then throw away the remainder, for it was necessary for her purpose that every drop of the liqu'd which contained the drops should be swallowed. She then returned the wine to the little goblets, and put them in their places on the table.
It was Rebecca's custom often to steal into the room at supper time, and to stand behind
She flung herself on her knees by Olga's side.
•Hask, child, hush! You are too fearful, too reasy. Now then, Maurice Delafield, will you become a member of the Black Ribbon, or not?"
"I will not become a member of the Black Ribbon. I am an Englishman and will abide by the laws of my country. That is my decision."
"Then von know the alternative. willing to face it, sir F" said Count Sacri.
re you
Yes, sir, fam willing," replied Delafield. Then will you come with me Helen rose. She went to Count Saori and took his hand.
"Oh, you will save him! You will not let him die "
He looked at her, and the passion he was al-
her mistress's chair, and thus be ready to toready beginning to feul for one so eautiful, so
attend her slightest bebest.
The hour for enpper was rapidly approaching. No trace of her deadly work was apparent ou
young, so unlike any woman he had ever seen bofore, ross up in his heart and almost ever powered him.
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Commander Gramatobiokcaff, Port Arthur Askold, erniser, 6000 tous, 27 guns, 24,000 h.
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1.000 b.p., in reserve Hongkong Woodcock, gunbout, 150 tone, 2 raus. 550 hp,
Lieut-Gomdr. Hugh Somerville, Yangtse Woodlark, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 gaus, 550 hp,
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