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STOP, WOflAN I t as if it were something very Important. Already I am accepted ns your secretary; that will account for our Mug together AND CONSIDER THE ALL-IMPORTANT FACT as we now are. CHAPTER XVIII. Gerald Tenby turned upon his compan ion. There was Kometliing wild in his ex pression tho look of an animal at bay; then the wildneus went, and over his face there stole that musk that hid all expression. moan fo keep my eye upon yoti. Como this way. See I take this letter and read j One Man's Evil f n Bv EFFIIfi ROWLAND wl I W HLsSSsV tSSSW JHLt ISSSSSSSkW 1 gmmm CIIAl'TKU XVI. (Continued.) The woman hii t down and stared at tlie flat, white envelojie, thai, wiim to he the jirleo of her Jrevdom. Suddenly Sylvia turned. She held In her hand a small, old-fuHhioned picture. "That was how I looked twenty-two yearn ao, (JcorRe Stanton," hIic said. "You will find no liitnliii'HH, no HellishnesH in tliat girl's face. 1 Htnrteil life hmn My, If you will; hut nt least there was purity and honesty .surrouiiiliiit me. Many have tried to search out my origin and few have sueceeded. I have hoen too careful for thai. It was not of myself I thounht so much, hut of those who, in the long ago, helonsed to me and cherish ed me. I have novel spoken to a living koiiI of that past till now; hut as we Ntaiiil on the brink of hei-oniing man and wife, I nm driven to look hack on that jmst. Somethinj; of my old self sonm to cry aloud against what you would have me do. 1 have never willingly stooped to crime. See, this picture represents my wiiil. In those days, I was as white as a lily. Swear to me on this picture that tills money came to you hy no evil means, nnd I will take you for my husband." Advancing toward her, ho took the pic ture she held ami pressed it to Ills lips. "I swear. to you," he said, thickly, "that this money lias come to me honorably." The next moment she lay in Stanton's arms, but the lips he kissed were tinre Kponsivc, mid he knew that though he had trained ids soul to win this woman, she would never really be his. fMIAlTHU XVII. Antonia had given very little thought to her uncle's wife in these long, sad, anx ious days, and she was almost startled on the afternoon following that meeting with (icrald when a little note was brought to her with the message that Lady Hetty .Marchinouf was waiting be low in her carriage, and desired to see her. The girl's lirst instinct was to re fuse the reipiest. Hut even while she paused, Lady Char lotte's maid came to tell her that Lady Hetty had left her carriage, and had tak en it for granted that Autoula would nee. her ; it would be, therefore, impossi ble for the girl to avoid going down stairs. Lady Hetty, to carry through her plans an regards (ierald, however, had to play a role with Antonia. Therefore she be gan to probe Antonia delicately. 'There is something written in your face that m-viiis to tell me you are still troubled, that the news that caused you to ipiarrel with your father is still the name. "Hubert is still missing," answered An tonia ; "for five long days he has been lost to us. You remember that I spoke to you of this faithful friend of his; it Js Hen who has been searching; yet we cannot find a trace of Hubert." "Oh! you must have help!" cried Lady Hetty. "This is not the matter for an amateur; you must have professional aid. You ought to have had detectives from the very beginning." "It is this suspense, tills uncertainty," Antonia said, In a low, suffering voice, "that kills slowly." "You must hope always, dear; I am Hiiro you are passing through a very hard time; hut, believe me, it will come to an end a happy end, I mean." At that moment the door was opened, and one of the maids appeared. , "Sir Gerald Tenby wishes to know, miss, if you will speak to him for a few minutes." Hetty Mnrchmont turned very pale. She necmcd to tremble from head to foot. This was a confirmation of what she had im agined; but she found that the truth was very unpalatable. Antonia had said one word only as the maid gave her this men ase, "Impossible!" fell from her lips, nnd then she paused and hesitated. Hack to her memory came the task she Jind set herself; the acute necessity of ob taining information about Hubert, no mat ter at what cost to herself. Hefore she could speak, however, Lady Hetty had sprung to her feet. "I will see Sir (Ierald for you, An tonia," she said, hurriedly; "you really are not lit to see any one, Let me ex plain to hint that you are ill." a e . . , . . . A sngiii irown comracien Amounts brows. Once again there rushed over her mind that strong feeling of distrust for this other woman. Her manner was at Hn coldest as she spoke in answer: "There is no need to burden yourself 'With this errand," she said, "unless, of course, you wisli to speak to Sir Oerahl yourself." Hut Lady Hetty was already half out of the room. "I can explain so much better than a maid," she said, and she passed down the staircase with an excitement thrilling her. Gerald was waiting on the doorstep. He had refused to enter the house until he knew that Antonia would see him. 'His face was very, dark as ho turned sudden ly and saw Hetty Marchmont coming to ward liim. She saw IiIh expression, and resented it bitterly ; but this was too good an op portunity to be lost. She made full de mand on her subtlety. "He does not want to see me," she said to herself. "I will punish him for this. I regret to say, Sir Gerald." she said, aloud, "that; Antonia is not well enough to see you. I wis just leaving her, and she begged me to convey this message to you.-' She was quick to note that a kind of relief flitted across his face as ho heard her voice. Site had managed to convey so much in her tone, and to carry out this effect to a more successful issue, she was passing him to go to her carriage without another word; hut Gerald stop-ied her. "Pray forgive me, Lady Hetty," he said. "I have a great weight on my conscience, nnd a thousand apologies to make to you. Would It be possible for us to speak to gether for a little while?" He glanced at her carriage as he spoke, hut though she was elated beyond meas ure at her success, Lady Hetty played now the part of prudence to perfection. She Ignored his suggestion that she should ask liim to drive with her. I am going to the park in about half an hour's time," she said, coldly; "per haps we might find an opportunity of speaking for a few minutes there," and, hcndiitg her head, she went forward, and sat in her victoria. He found his way to the park, and soon located Lady Hetty. Let us go to those two chairs," lie said, indicating two placed under the grateful shade of the trees some little dis tance away from the crowd. Gerald helped her to alight, and they strolled over the grass together. She felt that he was playing a part, and she won dered what truth lie was trying to hide. While lie was endeavoring to make flowery little speeches to !:n: she broke in upon them abruptly. "I don't want any more excuses," she said. "You cannot put aside the fact that you treated me very rudely. I don't think there are many women who would have done what 1 did the other day, to go by myself to your rooms simply for the pur pose of warning you." The smile had frozen on Gerald Ten by's Hps. His face was now cutlet and set. lie had himself well in hand, and yet somehow Lady Hetty's eyes discon certed him. "To warn me!" he said, in accents of profound surprise. "Dear Lady Hetty, this is most mysterious ! I. don't under stand." "Of course you don't understand. How could you, if you do not know what has happened? 1 tried to explain in my let ters that I wanted to see you, not for a liersoiial matter, but 1 got no answer." "I have told you," Gerald said, hur riedly, "that 1 only received all your let ters at once." "I don't know why. or how. you did not receive my letters," she said, with a touch of peevishness, "1 should not have troubled about you at all; but I thought you were my friend; hut, of course, you must have known that 1 called at your chambers. That odious man you have en gaged as your secretary must have told you that he met me at your door." Sir Gerald shook his head. "Stanton told me something about meet ing a lady on the stairs, but he gave me to understand that it was a stranger to him. How could I have possibly imag ined that yon would have conic?" Ger ald tried to put a tone of affection into his voice. "Won't you tell me now," he said, pleadingly, "why you troubled your- seit a Dou t me so much? "Perhaps my information is stale news," she said. "Ijt me hear It," Gerald answered: but before Lady Hetty could speak a bland voice broke In on their conversation, and tioorge htanton emerged from behind their chairs, He was faultlessly dressed, and looked what he really was a handsome anil well bred man yet had he been n reptile Lady Hetty could not have shrunk from him more completely. "Pray forgive me, Lady Hetty," Stan ton said, raising his hut ; "hut I caught sight of Sir Gerald in the distance, and as 1 have some important papers for him 1 was obliged to take this opportunity of giving tlieni. Lady Hety rose to her foot with flounce. "Will you take mo back to ringo?" she' said to Sir Gerald. my car When he had put Lady Hetty Into her carriage, and had stood and watched it roll away, he turned and retraced hi steps. Ills face was very pale, and In his eyes there blazed a fierce expression which was comprehensible enough to Stan ton. As the two men stood for a mo nient side by side, Gerald said: "Iet us be clear with each other, Stan ton. I retuso to be dogged and spiei upon in this way. Stanton slirugged Ills shoulders and laughed. ton are uui me master io give or tiers," he said. "It is as much to my in teivst as to your own that 1 should know what you are doing. You are a bit of a fool, you know, Tenby, if the truth is told. Look at yourself this moment. Why you cannot control yourself. Hero we are with the world looking at you, and you are ready to fly at my throat and make a scene. Take a pJl at yourself, man and hear in mind one thing; that, wheth Say what you have to say," ho said, sullenly, "and then let us change the con versation. 1 am a hit sick of talking al ways on the same theme. Come, let us walk In the direction of my club." h they utrolled along, speaking appar ently In casual fashion, Sylvia Castella passed them In her carriage. She noted them from a distance, and her eyes follow ed them with an Interest that was strange- new to her. Neither man looked nt her as she went y, and she drew a deep breath of relief. I'lioiigh Khe stood now pledged to marry Stanton, she dreaded the mere thought of being in his presence. I cannot help.tloiihtins him." she said to herself, restlessly. "He swore last night Hint that money had come to him tonorobly, yet it would be easy enouch for him to perjure himself. Oh ! why was such a fool as to have any dealings with this man? Drive mc to the Hrltish .Mu seum," she ordered hor coachman. Here in this lonely place Sylvia seemed to feel that the shadows of coining even ing were significant of the coining evening of her life. And as" she sat wonderlnc vaguely what had come to pass with her. she noticed a girl walking slowly down the room. The girl wore a long, straight, blacfc gown that fell in folds about her. Syl via recognized at once the proud bearing and the small head, and her approbation went out. in a whole-hearted fashion to Xntonia's grace and beauty. She was conscious, too, of a strange beat of excitement at her heart. It was ertainly odd that she should have met this girl two days running and In two such opposite directions. Sylvia had risen from her seat, and was ihout to go. Anothei nomcnt and she would have passed Antonia, perhaps never to be again in such close contact with the girl, when a little accident o.currod. Strung around her waist Sylvia wore a gold and jeweled belt ; from ic dangled many costly and useless objects. One of these small jeweled trifles snapped and tell to the ground as she rose, rolling to iitonia s feet. Instantly the girl stooped tiid picked up the toy. and turned with :t smile to give it to this tall, beautiful woman, whose face seemed vaguely fundi- ir to her. Sylvia took the trinket, paused an itv stant, and then, yielding to a rush of feel ing such as had not come to her for many a day, and which had been caused by the sight of Antonia's companion the day he- fore, she spoke to the girl. "Please forgive me," said Sylvia, "but in you direct me? I cannot find my way to the entrance." If you will allow mc, I will take you there. I am on my way out of the mu seum; in fact, I think we must ho two of the last people left in the building. L'ortunately they know me," Antonia add ed, with a faint smile. "I come here very often." l'hey spoke casually as they walked to gether through the long room, and some thing in the tone of Sylvia's voice brought back to Antonio the burr of her nativo country. She said this quite frankly. 1 believe! that you oome from the same part of the world that I do," she said. It is not a beautiful place, yet 1 love it very dearly." "I was born in Lancashire," By I tin an swered; "hut it is a long time since I was there. I thought," she added, hur riedly, "that 1 had long ago lost the ac cent." "Don't try to lose it," said Antonia. "I know to Southern ears it has an ugly sound; hut to mine I confess there is both music and sweet remembrance in such an accent." They passed on n few yards Ir. silence and then Sylvia seemed to awaken to a sense of -duty. "I think I can find my way now," hc said; "it is very kind of you to have tak en so much trouble for me. Perbops I ought to tell you that I am Sylvia Cas tella, (he actress." "I have heard your name," said An tonia, gently, "and now I understand why your face seemed familiar to me. Do you come here often, Miss Castella?" "I hardly know whut brought me here to-day." Then epiito abruptly: "Yes, I do know ; I wanted to think quietly to my self. You are very young, and, there fore, .oii will not understand that there aro moments when one has to pause and take stock, as it were, of one's life." "I am not very old, certainly," said Antonia, with her beautiful smile; "at least, as years are counted, but I think I have grasped already the knowledge that there can bo great delight and terrible bitterness in life." "There is something about you," said Sylvia. thot makes me speak out frank ly. When I saw you coining toward me just now I recognized you. I was sitting under ibo trees in the park vesterday morning when you passed me with your dogs. You were talking to a big, sun- nurned man, and you seemed both of yrti to be very sad. I watched you not from curiosity, but Iwcause I was interested in you. I admire you with all mv heart You won't mind my saying thai, will you? Aim l iiiougnt Here Sylvia's voice hur ried a little- "that the man who was with you looked good." "Indeed, you are right," said Antonia. He Is good, simple nad noble. A snlen did friend. One whom I honor and love." "Yet he is a working man." Svlvla Castella said, with a faint smile on her That in addressing Mrs. TMnkham you are confiding your private ills to u woman a woman wlioho experience with wo men s diseases covers twenty-live years. The present Mrs. Piukhiim in tho daughter-in-law of Lydiu M. Pinkliara, and or many years tinder her direction, nnd since her decease, her advice has been ireciy given to sick women. Many women NUtTcr in silence, and drift along from 1)11 d tft U'llrin Ir uninlnir full !.,.( 41 ought to have immediate assistance, buta natural modesty impels them to shrink from exposing them selves to the questions and probahlo examinations MCVen tno,r tumy physician. It is unnecessary. 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U. 941 YORK, NEB H I MA lips. (To be continued.) or you like it or whether you don't,