CHAPTER V.—fCoscrtMt r.t> | The ominous word produced not u thrill of surprise In any one who lis tened. Lynde himself heard It with out a Mingle shade of change, HI* face grew no paler, he did not drop IiIm calm eye from the face of his condemning Judge for a moment. He hud expected it and wan strong to boar I*. But they carried Agnes Trenholme out In a dead faint for Just before the Huai rendering of the verdict she bad crept ipwlde the door, and stood there unobserved. And It was weeks before she came to herself one cold morning In December, when the snow lay thick ly without, and the wild winds howled dismally around the old house on the Rock, The second day after her return to consriousnMS they had to tell her all that hat) transpired. Lynde Orabam had been remanded to prison for six days. at the'end of which time he was again taken before his Judge, and there received the sentence of death. He •vns to die by the hand of the execu tloner on the Hiith day of December, be tween the hours of ten and two. It was uow the tenth of December, still fifteen days to hi* death, Agne* astonished every one by the rapidity with which she gained strength. On the fifteenth of the month she went below stairs, and ten day* afterward *ne took a abort walk. On the morning of the eighteenth «he came Into the sit ting-room clad In her rldltyf-hablt, Ralph and her mother both looked up at her In amazement. The calm reeo !ill loti on her white face told them both that she was resolved on something from which nothing could turn her. "Mother, Ralph,” she said, In a clear voice. 'I am going to beg for the life of Ryride Graham. No, you need not utter one word, for I warn you It will fall tipon a deaf ear. No authority shall keep me from saving an Innocent man!" "Apnea,” said Mrs. Trenholme, "1 do not comprehend your strange Interest In this dastard son of a rude flsher rnanr 'Mother," she replied, "I love him, and I know him to be guiltless. It would have been Impossible for hands so pure as bis to have done this wicked thiag'” "Agnes.” said Ralph, sternly, "re member you are speaking of a mur derer!" "I am speaking of an Innocent man. Some time, Ralph, If I save him and something tells me I shall you will thank God that your revenge was not accomplished In the death of one guilt less as yourself. I am going to Gov ernor Kulton. He Is a Just man a Christian, 1 am told. He holds the pardoning power, and he shall save for hip the life of Lynde Graham!” R^lpb rose from his chair, his face wrought upon by the excess of passion within. "Agnes,” he said, with terrible em phasis. "I might lay the iron hand of authority upon you and force you to give up this mad scheme. But that I w111 not do. I leave you free. But so surely as you do this thing, I cast you off! You are no sister of mine! And mind you this- -never come back to dis grace with your footsteps the thresh old ibf n dishonored home!” She hoard him through without the , ’nuigc of a muscle, and when he had Dntshed she bowed In sad submission. So be it. I will never come back r.ityi you bid me. Uood-by! She pakiitil out into Ihe hull. Mr*. Tfrnholmc aprnng up to detain her. but Ralph laid It la aiming hand* on her ,trm. **'h|o ther, ahe baa choaen. Remember •lie trt»« dlagruced ua forever!" Rut. ahe la my child1 O. Ralph! Mi if geeiifeed pride!" It will help ua through," ha eald. hoarifely. "(toil know a what would be >m«- of me without It!" \abea went out to the alablea, aad tied her own horae Jove, and apriugtug ittto the waddle, took he road to Madl •nut, tha reaolence of tloveruor Kill ton taillaon waa tlWIanl nearly MU mile*, imi much of the way lay through the • uodlaud of a aparaey tell led country Itut of Ult* Arnica never thought Iter vale atm waa lo reach the place in «*• ■ *>’ get a rrprtve teach to Kurt let before the twenty fifth And all* hat Hitt# more than aeven day a In which '# aicontplUh It Her korae waa a five! one, with great power* of endttr inee. and waa well acquainted with hi* t Idar the Aiet day Iiiitwotuiiouely enough Night overtook her at Kree lelgU, Joel atkly mltea ftoui home She had made good pace and eel out ant ly the neat morning At town aha reated a couple of hour* amt pitched on l*he .awe now upon the vet) gloumtect part nf ip* way The road lay through vaat tract* of fdrea< with here and there • Pul In n altering, to ahe* that the nand nf efttlu • *»« had not mitre » vante had from the world It at mud •dhaaedUM If * jPw ^BYCLARAMGWtA | portance of the errand upon which ha I 'van going, for he gave no nlgn of wearl nena, but hurried on, animated pcrhapn | by the nplrlt of hla rider. About nunnet It began to rain heavily, J and the home aank In hla fetlocka In mud. Agnen drew rein ai the flrnt nhelter nhe reached n email, rude hut In the heart of a define pine foreat. It wan a moat forbidding looking place, and had her mind been lean occupied, Agnen might have henltaled about necking nheller there; but. juat now ahe wan not thinking of danger to herneif. The Inhabltanta, an old man and woman, were an rude aa their home. They gave her a gruff Invitation to walk In, and led Jove off to a ahed at the rear of the but, Hhe neated herneif before the lira to dry her clothe*, and the woman brought her a bowl of milk. The man now came In, and the ava* rlcloun eye* of the couple wandered frequently to the contly watch Agnen wore at her girdle, The look In I tael f would have been very nuggentlve to an acuta obaerver, but Agnca wm* no abnorbed In her own thought* that ahe noticed nothing that wo* panning around her. Her grim entertainer* made u few rough attempt* at conver natlon, but meeting with no encourage ment, they noon relapned Into alienee, and after a little while they told her nhe might retire when *he cho*«. Hhe rone quickly, glad of the pronpeci of being alone, and followed the woman up the rude ladder leading to the chant her above the kitchen. In one corner there wan a naek filled j with dried leave*, and covered with a warm quilt. The woman pointed to tbl* meagre bed. "It bo the beet wo ve got," ahe said; "but It’s not such as the like of ye have been use to. Hoi I hope ye’ll < sleep well." Hhe lay down on the outside of the bed, without undressing, and tried to sleep. But slurnl*er held aloof. The longer she lay, the more wakeful she became. Full two hour* pa**ed. and she was still restle**. Just as she wa* about to rl*e and walk about a little In the hope that It would bring the sleep she needed, she heard a distinct and ominous whisper coming from the room below Home secret, unaccountable Impulse led her to put her ear to a crack In the flooring and listen. The woman was speaking. "It can be done In a minute, ami It will make us rich. Yott are a fool to dally!" "Boftly, old woman. Hhe may not be asleep. Hhe look* like a lady in some sort o' trouble, Heeh don't go to sleep as Innocent like you and I do." And he gave the woman a nudge intended to be facetious. Hhe answered, Impatiently: "What I want to know is will you do It or not? Time's passing. She'll die easy. The knife Is sharp. And the old well Is a safe place to rest In. No danger of ever being rooted out." "It's a deed I don’t like to do,” said the man rubbing his grizzled, bald head thoughtfully. "A man I don’t. mind, but a woman I* a different thing But I won't be a coward. (Jive me the toothpick. That watch would tempt a speaker In meeting.” Ague* waited to bear no more. She knew that It wa* her own death xhe had heard planned, and Mtepplng nolxe lexaly to the window xhe opened It and looked out. The rain *1111 fell, hut It wa* not *<> very dark Somewhere under the eloud* there wa* a nearly full moon. The window looked out on a xhed. and within It* rude *helter *he j heard Jove quietly munching hi* coarse 1 provender. The very *ound gave her courage She did not feel the danger to hereelf: xhe wax only thinking that If xhe perlxhed there. I.ynde (Jrahaiu would he xai rlflced. She sprang lightly upon the xhed. xllpped to the ground, end. untying her horxe. mounted and daxhed away. All ' the night xhe kept on. uever daring in xtop, and wheu the Him route In the ' morning; red amt cheerful ufter the xtoriu. It ahowed her the glittering xplrex of the city of Madlxon People stall'd ut her In lilglik auiKSe- j 1 incut a* xhe rode along the yet quiet I street*. Her habit wa* xplaxlied with mud, her riding cap nulled. and Ita white feather ruined by the rain of the 1 1 night before, her Horae waa Jaded and ( travel atalned. and her pallid face and eager eyex, above all It waa no won I der xhe excited a wondering attention. She aakrd for the realdenee of (Jut Pulton and a atately atone manaton In | a ahaded square waa pointed out to her The goal waa reached at laal She *tipped from her horee, left him at the great gate, and. aareitdlHg the marble atep* put a tremulous band upon • be silver ted I knob i'llAt’TKM VI IIK live! led >il v almost lo.lcli t ■ ► ,»• t MM ■ • al ham*, he aaid in quealton he waa abwwnl at Preopm i heme until ten that • trMug I'etb'M * i not until morning U the roads were had "It hts wife al home t" ! “lie In a widower, madam." an awered the man. “HI* daughter, then’ 1 am aure I have heard (hat he had a daughter. I* »he here?" “Ml** Fulton I* In (he parlor." "Take me to her at once. I■>■ Ml*4 Fulton!" "What name *hall I take to her?" "None. Hhe doe* not know me, f wilt explain everything to her, and hear the blame, If any fall*," lie opened a door leading Into a apac Ion* room, ahadowy with the aoft gloom of erlniNon curtain*, but wonderfully brightened by the gleam of a wood lire on a wide hearth. Before the fire, cur - ed up on n lounge, a klttten purring In her lap, and a hook In her hand, wa* a little golden-haired girl of B! or IX. Hhe Htartled up at Night of the vl» (tor, and opened her wide, brown eye* In amaaemont. "(let down, Juno," *he HO Id to the kitten then to Ague*, "Whom have I the pleaaure of meeting?" "Are you Ml** Fulton?" trembling ly waked Agne*. "Veg," Agne* caught her hand in her* "Vou look good and kind your fath er rmiMt love you. Will you help nie?" "To he aure, If I can. What ahull I do flr*l?(!'ean the mud from your habit, or comb you hair'1 Both are ahocklng" "1 know 1 am In wretched array, hut, my dear girl, I have ridden on hortw hack from Bortlea, almoat ZOO mile*, and only halted when rny poor hor** could go no further, I have been too miserable to think of my appearance I have come on an errand of life and death. Ml** Fulton, let me tell you very briefly my *ad *tory, and then Judge whether I have any chance with your father. Vou have heard of the murder at Bortlea?" "Yea, The beautiful young bride waa murdered almoat at tbe altar?" "Hhe wa» And you know, perhap*. that there !» matt under ucntenrc of death for th murder?” , "Yea; pap old me," "We I, I li e rome to aak thla man'* life of you f 11 her. Not hla pardon that wei < t much to p|ead for hut hla life - of thla man, falaely a<> euaed, ..g.ully convicted!" Mia* Fulton gave a little Increduloua glare "I I,link he dcaervea to he hung!" "No; becauae he la innocent. If h» had done the baae deed though he were dearer to me than my own aoul. I would not lift a finger to aave him The girl they aald he murdered waa my adopted alater ahe waa to have been the wife of my only brother," "And what la thla I,yndo firaharn to you ?" Ague* bluahed acarlet, and at.ood trembling and abaahed before the gov ernors daughter. Hut Helen Fulton waa quick-witted; ahe underatood It all, and put her hand on tbe drooping head 1 careaalngly, aa ahe aald, aoflly; "tie waa your lover?" "No; not that. Hut he haa been my companion from my earlleat childhood and and you can gueaa the real" "You loved him? I'oor girl! No won der you are wretched. Hut what If he did murder her?" "He did not! Never think It for a moment. I would atake the aal vat Ion of my aoul on hla Innocence! The real murderer la yet to he brought, to Jua tlee. Will you take my word? Will you help me?" Yea, I think I will," aald Helen, thoughtfully "that la, I will go to papa with yon, If be don't happen to he lig«ne*r hag rather the lo**t of It liatltuaii 11*' sells me Mtiyit* r»,»n II It Is tru* that the toad to perduictt t# paved with good Intention* while thg way to the other place ts strait and tier* tow, beside* being a rough and thorny IMih It doe* not require inn, It shill |a goeweing to predict whC h path the hi* i yrlcre Will select there ta nothing mare serious than • hni some people consider a loh* AN ARRANT COWARD. Uoor«« win* a protnlalni young lawyer of <' • *1M III I HIM, Ohio, bui in* that rli) win* already ovtiratoekof with blight lawyer*, nlil ami young IiIm ndvufloe inetil wbm too m|iiw fur 111* 1 umhllloii llu decided to go Wi*Mt and hunt foi a thriving Hull* town, where tin* pro* peels were far moii' Invlilnit thim In llu* illy whin' ho had llvfil from hoy IioimI. After a brief examination of the In ilui'fuii'iitM of Itvf or Mix progressive loWIIM Ilf Mft tl**ll III Hrtllll'M'k t'lty, Mont,, throw hi* Mliluale lo tin* bre<"/,e, mnl In Iomm lImn two year* hud enlali IImIioiI ii puyluK prat'lli’ii mnl wu* eon alilnrotJ u promlnlnK mini of 'tin* |ibioe, to whom imlltloal honora would very likely ho Moon awarded. Ho had kept up a reicular ■* mum < anif to («• a vary Wflfonif vlnlfor ami to itlinoi-li v«ry imifli of flu* tlnif ami o4tentton of ilia r/nr noaic**. ir 'ir*. Dexter Ituii been wise *lie would have taken core to divide her attention*, There 1* safety lii ininilier*, and *be really meant no harm. Hut ttlie wa* young and loexperieneed ami Harold Danny wa* neither, 't ill* happened about *|* month* after the arrival of the Utile woman, and at a time when, a* luck would have It, Dexter wa* more than usually bn*y. Danhy had eonfrlvcd to clear the field of rival*. He wa* not a imrtleu larly nice man, though he wa* on aueh good term* with Mr*, Dexter. A* re gard* reputation, tie wa* ohe of the beat bated men tu the vlelnlty by husband*. Ami the art range thing wa* Unit he wa* not a good looking man. On the contrary, he wa* rather ugly, f'erhaji* It wa* III* swagger and self assertion that proved Irreelatlhle, It been me a matter of eourae for him to l»- In constant attendance on Mr*, Dexter, Frequently they were out to gether, walking, riding or driving. The people In I lie neighborhood looked on with lnfere*f. They ex fleet ad a repo til Inn i»f the old *tory. And In tin- na ture of thing* It happened that the htiMlMtud wa* the only person Ignorant of the threatening tragedy. tine day, however, Dexter waa *ud denly brought to III* *en*e* by a dianee remark. Jt wa* not Intended fur III* ear*, hill he heard It, and It went home. He followed It* example, and, having arrived at Id* own houae, mil mi the veranda mid considered the Situation for an hour and a half. At tier end of that time he inquired for hi* wife. Him wa* out, a* UMiial, with Harold Danhy; and the aervant who answered hi* question weemcd to treat the event a* In toe usual order of things. Dexter did not try to obtain any more Information. He aim id v went to hi* room and changed Ida ehdliea, ruin aging alaiiil aa If In aearclt of amm' thing. Then be came nut, looking quite cheerful .lighted a cigar, and naked which way Mra. Dexter had gone. Having learned thla he walked briekly In the direction Indicated. In the meantime Mra. Dexter and the man were altilng together in a favorite dell, alamt half a mile away. She wan rapidly approaching tin* atage where folly end* and glllll hegllia. Whether alia would ever actually have traii">greaaed la a delicate |Kiiut. She hail realaled the voice of the tempter aiieiexafiilly ao far, gicatly to flu* tempter'* ehagrtu. They luid. In fact, reached a poaltlve dlHlciilty. lie waa getting rather angry and ahe waa not exactly happy, ao that It waa aotuelbltig of a relief to tad It of them to hear aome one ap priaielilng. Neither of them expected Dexter. He waa Mltppoaed to In* aoilie twenty tnllea away, on a vlalt to a client Hut unfortunately, their calcul.xH'iua went wrong, for It happened to lie Dexter who dlalurltetl tluHr nolltude. He knew Ida way will, ami came etialulit Into the opening to Itml them alltlug aide hy aide on a fallen tree l and when lie aaw them he Klopped for a moment amt looked at them, a grim Miuile oil Ida face % they tail h aaw llllli HI the an lie* III alaiii Dnttlty ]um|H*d up ItitMllY '* for 'll" Dexter, ahe Mitered It alight ki n am The hit-dutml waa the cooh at of the three He walked up to them atowly. with the amile griidually effacing lt**'lf. The man waa far from happy. He now danger lit the pale fine and tlunlf eye*, atol mder hi* *w tgger he waa, Ilk, lie nil of Ilia i l.laa, *• Iterant a w atd naetrr walked X|r* Dexter * imply ant •till wliere aim waa, her eye* glancing alternately fit mi Hiu man In her hn*l»an>l ami law* •gain Xftei hei lti*t exeUttmtlhui »he dill rnd Utter * »y liable lwxier did mu w t»t« t inny w»mU "Ytttl <'<>UteUI|)ttide *« Mttmlit l‘ be Mtd I'unity had expected awmetbing wav vt>*h'ttt Tltett. ' nr like he la gan t-* |i|m k up niMrage lie even lagan In •wagger a Hide •« Mattel »ml tn «»l up "tratghter hut Mr* Dextnr, who 11,0 mi Mug him di'ti h, Moth * d that hi* hand trettdded •• h* ewitct hi* mtiHgehe <| hat* leva i hinking lit* mat mi wxer," |N*«l*r twiitutnrd 'and M t-enti t„ u,i that owe of w* I* *ot* > ltmm* I * an mdi *ew mt* wgy h* *eill* the difft rutty ll*r« «• kttt • he* «p*h <*|M I well lighted, and In every way i AAiiiiiiiK u|» on the nlclii: Ilnwke made two of If on flint winter afternoon whon. with ft < Kale bowline on a lee ahore, he fol- j lowed (V nflaiiM throneh the ahnllowa ; and hef ween the era title reef a Into (Jullteron hay, and lloaoawen adopted It when M, de la tine allowed him Ida heel a alone the Itarhary eoaat. -Tenv 1 pie liar, rtMieiiKkUi of onFiana Coiiilltlona I'lulrr Wlileli Three Voiiiik trull** Inhrrlt u F'ortnne There are In thh'uaii at the preaant time three young Huaalun Indlea of cre.it w enIth, it ho are engmied In the naeful I'lilllnc of aelllnc run la. wnah Inc linen and amine on a farm, and j the eliurhiiiiulere, the wnalierwoman ! and the fiirm aeiMinl have rei'elveil ; nml divided iimonu them ditrlnc the j Inal few weeka Mk'i olTera of tnurrlnce I They have hoeil ealled the t'lliderellna of iid<-an, In'inuae ttielr airiince fate fun ml them out In that town "I ! think ihnt t>rv few have alehod when fate at luat ha.' found them," writea ' I'nied and I hunch tlieae Indlea have antiie eailNe to alull. their troulde la a , |utaa|tic one A wealthy llnaalaii had lately died at t Ideaait anil left them H fort title of many iidliloit ruhlea, hut on I'omlltlou lhai enrh and all ahottld take ttielr , turn at nrteeu ueuitlia' aer» lie Inlair In i the I'ondllliilia ulri'ildy afa’i llli il "to Hie end Mutt, lint me known the life of the i»M,r Muy might rightly euiliraee the life of the rh'h" They may, If the* think well. afterward form a league I'f Ill'll ear* wit.' ahull follow I tie an me iiiwrae to niairtrlliate a* miilloMlna An amuatng fixture la Mu* indite arlf leltuin hilli'li of the Wt •ultora win*, urn* and all agree to overtook the fifteen mouth*' hard la taw In lonattleration of the miiiiu year* whlrlt Ihev, Ihr liulrea»ea wilt aw lot and ahnre ever after "Y»ur a* |wt ti1 lii t •" will ra title "will lie Invaltl' aid. to N. loll will not only la< mv Imrtner hut tnv rhatge d ntv vile* A* the t’friM h tnlntatel on. ,. mM •'Afea i haryi * d i" or, wot (urge de MiVvtter tea gffntie*" t'nll M tM line'll* % tU*H«a** r*tr«t faunMaal that n«lMh>narf wa ve |w«t ratal* rewind* n,a of a ia,unify hi let Me. oiol t annltial tAhtl I'trai I unit .t Mo* tg • wayalde Inn hut vI • I old duffer la away ta •nla New York M***w4ar. •1100.00 for ai.oo. TTnadllla, N. Y., (Special)—Ono of our iubRCantlal men here, Kresvr tot CkiiSrss TsstkU* Metropolitan *<,.1st v will b# uaors mlaoal Isnaoua this winter than avar. Pure fllood means sound health. With purs, rich, healthy blood, ths stomach and dlgestl?# organs will lie vigorous, ami Ult ra will ba no dyspepsia. Itheumatlsm and neuralgia will bs unknown. Scrofula and salt rheum will dlsap. pear. Vour nerves will l>u strong, yaur sleep souutl,sweet ami refreshing, flood's Harsaps rilla makes pure blood, '/ hat Is why It oures so many diseases. That Is why Uiousands Uko It to cure disease, retain good health, liemember U/xA/l’e ■ I VVVI9 Sarsaparilla i. min; One True Mood I'urlfli-r. AlldriiggluU. (I. a, ‘’tire Over 111*1 May to rlOOCl 8 Mills take,ra»yUroperate,'/to, Don’t buy cheap, traahy ldnd Irga that arc dear at any prlc* Vou pay but a trifle SKIRT BINDINGS and wave your time, your money and your dre»». Look for “S. H. A M."on the label and take no other. If your dealer will not aupply you we will. Send lor templet, thowlng label* end materiel*, to the S. H. U M. Co., V. O. Bo* L99, New York City. _ ■_ ASK YOUR DEALER FOR W. L. Douglas ®3. SHOE "WoW.dTm‘ , If you pay U4 to 4nl for *hoe», ea* amlrus tlie W. I.. Dougin* hlioe, and tee what a good ehoe you can buy for OVER IOO STYLES AND WIDTHS, [(O.NOItKHH, MUTTON, and l.ACK, made In all kind* of tlie fleet (elected leather by (killed work* men. We make and all more f3 him.* than any other inannfH.dnrer In the world. Noon genuine unlev. name and priii- i. stumped on tint Imttom. Ask your dealer for our UA, • I. ae.l.nn, •tt.no, • t.ito Slioee; •'(..no, •'! arid SI.1A lor boy*. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE If your *Um\tr miiuji tupidy you, scud to fac tory, enclosing price and V» unit* to p-ty c.;rr iu■;»*. St.it" kind, style of toe ( 4p <*r pleiin), si/e and width, (>ur ( u*tom I >*-pt. will till )our mdir, Mend for new Illus trated Catalogue to Hu* ll. W. L. 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