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CHAFTKR VII fCoxriwi vi. I
Mho left an Icy klaa on hla llpa and
vanlahed. Ralph awoke with a atari. It
wan all ao real It wa* very difficult to
make It appear a simple dream. Huf
It took hold of thla sensitive man. It
aeemed to him, Iri hla excited stale, like
a message from heaven, lie rose, dress
ed hlmaelf, and went down to the hotiae
of Ur. lludaon. Ferhupa hla mother had
expected him, for ahe met him at the
door and led him In to Apnea,
All Ralph's pride and anger broke
down at, alght of that poor stricken
face. He could have curved hlmaelf that
he had ever been angry with her for a
moment. He went, to the bedalde and
lifted her bead to hla boaom, and put
hla face down to here.
"My darling! my alater!" he cried,
"Agnea, look up at me! I love you atlll!"
Hbe seemed dimly to comprehend, for
abc smiled and put her weak arms
around hla neck, and lying there on hla
boaom ahe fell asleep.
From that time she rallied, and by
arid-by the old doctor void ahe would
live. Httt aim came back lo life weak
and feeble as a babe; It waa weeks be
fore her memory returned to her fully,
and the spring opened with many a
bud ami blossom before they thought It
safe to remove her to the Rock,.
And then, as the warm weather ad
vanced, and Agnes grew stronger, she
was changed from her old self. She
cared no more for the old charms of so
ciety, she sought no companionship,
but would wander for hour* down on
the I tench where she had played with
Lynde Graham In childhood, with no
companion save the great dog Quito,
which had been Marina's.
She liked, too, to take long rides on
horseback In fact, she seemed to give
out all the love she had to give on Jove,
for the faithful horse had not died, hut
•till lived and throve under the care
ful tenderness of his mistress; and Ag
nes cotfld never forget that Jove had
lengthened out his life the life of the
man she loved.
CHAPTER VIII.
HK return of Agnes
to the Rock gave
Imogen* Ireton an
excuse for visiting
there. During the
summer she came
over quite frequent
ly, always making
some errand the
plea.
She was us beau
tiful and fascinat
ing u« ever, and It was not long be
fore she tried her power on Ralph
Trenholnie. It was Impossible to be In
her society without feeling Iter magnet
ic Influence, and then the sympathy
•he gave him was so very delicate, so
entirely milled to Ills needs. He won
dered he had not before discovered
what a refinement of feeling she pos
scs'-ted She made him understand with
out telling him that she pitied him;
made him feel that his sufferings were
more than the whole world.
Mrs Trenholtne looked on In secrei ,
exultation. Agnes with a half defined
feeling of dread for which she could notj
account,
Iinngene professed to he terribly
superstitious and could not be prevall
. — ... _„i„hi (>,„
on any Oceanian. But one day n etorm
net In while ahe waa there and It raged
ao fearfully thut It waa unaafa to at
tempt reaching home, and ahe waa
obliged to remain. She waa atrangely
noi'voua and reatluaa all the evening.
Rhe forgot to ■mile when Italph apoke
to her, and played cheer, ao badly that
he put away the hoard In dlaguat. Imo
gene begged to he allowed to aleep w ith
Aguea. It waa aueh a fearful night, ahe
•aid, and the idd houae waa ao lonely.
To ranch the chamber of \gnea they
had to pain the door of the room where
Marina had boon murdered. Imogene
grew aahen pale aa they approached
It, and clutched the arm uf her com
panion with aometning ilka terror. Ag
nea atopped and looked at her with
wonder.
"What ta It. Imogene? Are you III!"
The nitration acted on Imogene like a
•bock of electricity Hhe laughed ouUb
"III? Nat I. Only a Utile uervuua. Thta
•Id bonne la enough to give one the ter
rot*, with Ita gloomy corridor* aud It*
Innumerable dark clneelnT
"I did not know oul you might he
thinking «f the murder whh h waa done
In that loom,*' anld Agnew. "hut I never
tear pom Marina The dead never come
ha, k "
Hun I they! I te|| you, Aguea Tren
holme, they da!" There waa aoiaethlng
•baoleiely fearful In the voice in which
•he apohr hut the n»tt moment ahe
*414 in her owe t 'ear tunoa. " hi leuat
ao»t* paoph think Mg"
t roar k«d elapaod aince the murdet
of Marino wh»n Mr*. Tvenhulme von
lured to .»p< »k to her aon uf what lav
no near her hem) Nalph had bean vary
tender to her that day more like hi*
•Id eelf than ha had hoea aince Ibe
tragedy, Hhe pul her hand on hi* and
"poke a little timidly.
“Ralph, you once Intended to marry
to p)ea»e yourself; I wish you would
really marry to please me!"
He arnllod a little sadly and touched ;
her hair rure*«lugly.
"Ho you have not quite given up the
old project, mother mine! Wall, I will
think of It, I love no one, I ahull not |
caally love again,"
"And Imogen* love* you, my »on; I
think It no more than honorable that j
you Mliould give her the benefit of your
an mo. With anch a woman for a wife,
love will aurely come. Trual me for It,"
Me klNacd the llpu that were ao near
hla own.
"Mother, I will try to gratify you I
will oak Ml** Ireton to be my wife." j
Mra, Trenholme'a face fluahed rap
turoualy. Her lifelong wl*b would be j
gratified. Her only *on, the pride of her (
heart, would be the hoeband of the moat
beautiful and nobly-born woman In :
that part of the atate.
That night, Ralph sal hy the aide of
Mia* Ireton. Ho wa* pale and calm
nothing of the nervoua expectancy that
characterize* the doubtful lover. H*
took her hand In hi* and upoke very
quietly,
"Ml** Ireton, you know my sad his
tory, Vou know of the blight that fell
upon my life u little more than a year
ago, and knowing what you do, will
you bo my wife?”
Hhe looked Into his cool eyes, and
saw that he did not love her. And she
had given him mo much! All the hom
age of her Impassioned soul! Hhe flush
ed crimson and set her white teeth
hard. It was cruel to bo won In that
cold way; but anything to be near him.
Hhe would have been happy as his dog,
If she could have been no more to this
man she loved so fervently. Hhe put her
hot hand Into his.
"I will be your wife,” she said, as
coolly as he had spoken,
lie touched the jeweled fingers with
Ills lips arid placed upon one of them a
diamond the betrothal ring.
All that night Imogene Ireton tossed
restlessly on her bead. Her ambition, at
lust, was to be satisfied she was to be
Ralph Trenholnie's wife; blit Ills love,
for which she would have given her
soul, was not to be hers.
“He sha.’l love me!” she cried, pas
sionately “1 will win him! Hood heav
ens! why Is he so much unlike other
men that my beauty has no attraction
for him? Can H be that f am hideous
In his eyes?"
They were married In the first week
of January. There was no parade not
even a bridesmaid, save Agnes Tren
hotme. The old house at the Rock shook
opposed all display, Hhe would have no
wedding party, no bridal tour,
A terrible storm swept over Portlea
the night after Ralph look home a wife.
Its like had not been known on the
coast since that fearful storm when the
foreign ship had been wrecked outside
the harbor, arid the waves had cast
Marina up at the feet of Ralph Tren
holme. The old house at the Rock shook
with the force of the tempest, the.very
foundations trembled, the roar of the
waves on the rocks below was perfectly
deafening. Imogene paced her chamber
all the night through; she could not
sleep, she said a storm like this al
ways made her restless.
CHAPTKR IX.
HRKB weeks after
her wedding. Imo
gene Trenbolme
was mlsHlng. Hhe
hail dined with the
family, and was In
her usual health
anil spirits. At tea
the hell hail fulled !
to bring her down, j
and the girl that
\ went to tier room
Buiil Hite wan not there. The family felt
little unettHlueaH until night fell, und
then tin ahe did not return they became
xerloualy alarmed. Search begun, and
wiim continued through the next day,
and fur into the night: hut no clue to
the iiilHHlng woman could he found.
Halph came home toward* daybreak
to mug It 1 inwt-1f upon the couth for an
hour'* Bleep, and when he awake hi*
wife alept hy hi* aide, lie atarled up
and looked at her, a mom doubling hi*
own aeuaea How very beautiful abe
waa. her mouth with the Juat parted ]
acarlel llpa, allowing the pearl* within,
oua wxt|ulalte arm uutter her head, and
the long eyelaahea curving upward
from the glowing cheek Halph touched
her hand and ahe awoke.
"Imogen*!" he aatd aternly, "will you
explain till* prubleiu to me! Here hava
1 been w ar. Mug for you tbean four
and-twvnty hour* aud more, and uow I
and you calmly aaleep, without a alnglg
word la me to relieve uiy anxiety.
Where have you been! 1
"I have beeu away. I waa tailed away
on burl hear "
tin hualitvaa* Very well Whai waa
the waiura wt that bualneaa!"
"II waa a private matter which con
cerna no one hut inyaelf " ahe replied
a IHlte haughtily
I'll tele bitalneae' lutngeue a wife
•hoiild hate no etcreia from her yt«
lie u I' | do mi * tab to pry Into your at
fair*, bul H will ha batter to rontda thta
thing to me at onca.H
I have nolfeing that I ran contdo*
Tbit ta van xlngotar Itoagtne I
warn you (hat tbe like of this mutt not
occur again. If It doe*, I ahall be severe
ly displeased. Mark you that! My wife
must not subject hereelf to vulgar re
mark."
"We will pass the subject If you
pleaae," she ssld, In such a manner that
he did not resume It.
A* tbe time passed Ralph Trenholme
grew cold and reticent. All his old gen
iality seemed to have died out of him
He wae never cross, but he waa not af
fectionate. He did not kiss bis mother
and Agnes as he waa wont, and though
he treated his wife with the most punc
tilious respect, she was to him no dear
er than any other woman,
Btrange storlee were afloat among the
servants and at last they reached the
ears of the master. At first they excited
only his Indignation. He regarded them
merely as silly Inventions of the elder
ly butler, who was of Celtic origin, and
most ridiculously superstitious. They
said that at nights the doors of the
chamber where Marina had died were
heard to open and shut; that ghosily
feet paced hack and forth across the
floor, and that sometimes late at night
pale, spectral light* gleamed from the
dusky windows, far out through the
gloom.
Mr*. Trenholme was greatly dis
tressed hy these tales, and Ralph posi
tively forbade the discussion of tbe sub
ject at any time In the house. He would
not encourage such foolish supersti
tion, he said, Indignantly, lint soon be
was forced to acknowledge that there
was something at work beside Imagin
ation, He was detained until late one
night In his study, which waa In tbe
east wing of tbe house, and only a little
distance from the chamber of blood.
Through the dead silence came dle
tlnctly to his ear the sound of a door
being opened, a door which creaked
upon Ite hinges, Ilk# one long disused.
He remembered, with a half-suppress
ed shudder, that the door of that « bam
ber creaked.
He sprang up, sel/.cd the lamp and
hurried to the place. The door, which
had always been kept locked since tbe
tragedy, was ajar. He entered the
chamber and stood appalled by wbat he
saw. In the center of the room, stand
ing Just where the dark spot on tbe
carpet showed that there the crime had
been done, waa a tall, white figure, Its
head enveloped In something misty and
white. Its right arm extended toward
i nd empty 'iitur wiierw mum hwi
For ft moment Ralph stood still with
amazement, but only for ft moment. H*
was a man of nerve, and be reached
forward to seize upon Ihe apparition—
to determine whether It belonged to
tbe world of shadows or of flesh and
blood. Hut at the first step a rush of
ulr, cold as that from an Inclosed tomb,
swept over him. extinguishing bit
light.
The place was dark as Krebus. Ho
heard a faint, shivering sigh at bis very
elbow, then the soft closing of a dis
tant door, and all was still. He groped
his way out of the dreadful place, got
another light, and went up to his wife's
chamber. Hhe was sleeping soundly,
and he did not disturb her. but sat
down to think over tbe strange thing
he had witnessed. Hut the more he
thought the more clouded his mind be
came. He could And no reasonable solu
tion of the mystery, and by-and-by he
fell asleep. When he awoke Imogen*
was gone. He knew at once that she
had left the house, for a note directed
In her hand to himself lay on the table.
He tore It open and read:
"Mr. Trenholme—Again I am culled
away. Business may keep me absent a
couple of days. You need make no
search.”
(TO IIS CONTIMUSD.J
PRACTICAL ANARCHISM.
Michael II rami Iteatroya Property to
N|ili« tin* Kiel.
Practical anarchism could he seen
at work In the houHe of Mrs. Mary M.
Hryson of New York recently. Mrs.
Hryson engaged a man named Michael
Hraun to varnish the furniture, and
she agreed to puy him $4 a day. Ac
cording to the story which Mrs. Hry
son told the magistrate of the York
vlllo police court llrauu destroyed
properly In her house to the value of
over $1,000 and he had no othor appar
ent motive but bis hatred of the rich
and his principles of anarchism. He
Is charged with mutilating u valuable
oil painting entitled "The Holy Fami
ly.” It Is alleged that he cut off the
urm of the Virgin, represented In the
painting, and slushed the figure of tbe
child Christ In a way that suggested his
desire lo show his hutred of things re
ligious. He Is a small man, with low
forehead. Mrs. Hryson told the magis
trate that she and her sister lived alone
in Mir IHIMW, Him m i «:»r ainiumi m
the pwoora of the itittn. who coutluued
hie work of polUhlng Hhe aald that
mIh ii they addressed a remark to blia
he would reply lu vile language, and
they would he obliged to eeek Ihe ee
idiielon of their rooms He bad ruat
pleto run of the Uouae When epoken
lo on Aug < he anawered with an oath.
A few momenta later they »aw him
leave the huuae and. going upstairs,
dlatovered the mutilation of the pie
lure. He haa been arreeted
liar* v« Nit
"I gueoe y«u didn't eell no panta la
that man that Just went out. did yau»
That a the harden! feller to ault I meet
ever are, Him an' me board* at Ilia |
an me plate He aoulda't eat hie .tga
iht# iii.nula 'eauaa they waa both fried
on one aide, he wanted one fried on
■me aide an' one on Ihe ether Why
wouldn't he lahe Ihe pantaf
"llirlpM all run the earn* way Maid
he eenied 'em lo run down one tog
and up lh» other *
Utile alligator* or* admired aa draw
Ingrwom polo la aunt* of the trails**
able hooaea of Parts ,
Ltrr THK V. K nTIf NK.IOIC E CM»
far mem alng With our new hardy
graanea. cloveia and fodder planla the
pooreat, moat worn out, tougbeat. worst
piece of land ran he made aa fertile ur
the valley of the Nile. Only take* a
year or ao to do au! At the name time
you will be get ting big < ropn.' Teonlute,
(llant Hpurry, Hacallne, Lgthyrua, what
a variety of namen' Catalogue tella
you!
ir »»u will rut Ihia nut unit • A I
It to the John A. Halier Heed Co., Im
Croaae, Wla.. with 10c. pontage, you will
get free their mammoth catalogue and
ten giaau and grain fodder sample*
(worth 910.00 to get a atari). w.n.
Calling • ling by Telephone
An Intelligent hunting dog who hail
atrayed away waa found In -New Hart
ford, Conn,, recently, and the Under
notified the dog'* owner in WmMcd.
The New Hartford iiiun called up tin
owner by telephone to arrange for re
turning the dog, and while tulUing
aulerd the owuer the dog'* name "Hold
him up to the telephone," wa* tin- re
nlv 'lln- nurt of t bn i n*t ru iru-n t Mil*
put again*! the dog'a ear, uml the
owner called, "liaah," 'I'lla dog rec
ognized the voice, and act up u harking
which allowed Ilia joy lloatoli Herald
We A re r»la»»e>l liy Air anil Wan-r
When lliny contain the germaof malaria
To annihilate tlieae nod avoid and compier
chill" and fever, Idlllooa renilllent ordl.mli
axlie, uae peratalenI ly and lexulnrly Ho-.li I
ler'a tornaeli Hitler". which alao reniedle
dy"p< p"ia. Hear trouble eoio-tlpaiioii. lo««
of atrenglli, nervon a, » rhmim<ill»iu mil .
kidney complaint. Appetite and >leepan i
IroproVi d hy thin Ihorouith no dl< Inal a eat.
mid the Inflrmltlnv of axe udtlgiiicil hy It '
A wlm xln»*fol three tinea a day.
IVlien llaihlox the llaliy
The beat kind of apt on to uae when
bathing the baby la made of two thick- |
ncaaca of flannel, with a piece of rub- ;
her cloth laid between. The rubber
preventa all poaalblllty of the dreaaget
ling wet, andean eaally be removed
when tip- apron la lattndried
Walter Baker A Co.. I.lmltcd, Pm
cheater, Ma*«., the well-known mmitifac
turera of Brei.kfaat I‘oeoii and other
Cocoa and Chocolate preparation#, have
an extraordinary collection of uunjala and
dlplomna awarded at the great Interna
t Iona I and other exhibit Iona In Kurope
and America. The liouae lina had un
interrupted proxpePily for nearly a cen
tury and a ipiarter and la now not only
the nldeat lull I he htrgeal eatabliahuieut
of the kind on thla eoiitliimif, The high
degree of perfect loll which the company
haa attained in Ita manufactured prod
uela la the reaiilt of long experience com
bined with an intelligent liae of the new
foreea which are eonatnntly being intro
duced to inercaae the |aiwer and Improve
the i|iinllty of production, and cheapen
the coat to thu, i onaumer,
'l l.- /oil 0III, „,..l
urn) flavor of flic raw material are pre
served itniiiiuaireil In all of Walter Baker
h (Vtmpsny's preparations: >o tlml their
product* Ilia) trill) hr amd to form the
standard for purity ami exeelleuee.
Ill view of the many iinituliona of the
name, label* ami wrapper* on their good*
eoiiNiimer* Mliould ask for ami he sure
that they get the genuine article* made
at Dorchester, Mu**.
The PSMlng of the Outlaw.
The wonderful strides of develop
ment In Oklahoma and Indian Territor
ies during the past three years, and the
rapid advancement of civilization aud
Christianity In those territories during
that time, leave the outlaw no longer a
ri sting place on this continent.
Beautiful cities, rich valleys and the
rolling prairies of that country now
teeming with an Industrious and enter
prising class of people lake the place
where such hands were roaming at will
only a few short years ago. The peo
ple of that territory have as little to feur
from any further outrages from such a
source as those In the east, and such Is
the result of favorable legislation,
backed up by the courage, push and en
terprise of the American people.
IIdw In liny a ferriage.
The great need of the times is a con
dition whereby the producer and con
sumer may deal with each other with
out the intervention of the middleman
The common carrier should lie the only
middle man. The IClkhurtt 'arriupe and
Harness Co., of Klkhart, Ind . deals di
rectly with tiie consumer. Their poods
are shipped anywhere for examination
before sale. Every car. iage, every set
of harness, every article sold, war
ranted. One hundred styles of carri
ages, ninety styles of harness and forty
one stylca of riding saddles Send for
their 113 page catalogue. This con
cern does au extensive business
throughout the United States.
What the fool does in the end, the wise
man does in the beginning.
Two I ott'.es of I’Iko'h Cure for < oumiiii|>
tion cured me of a bad lung troub'e. Mrs
J. Nichols, Princeton, lud , Mar. ‘id, lsti.‘>
Young man, don t Is* afraid to soil tour
bands st honest toil
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Bp.o«M'hiti«. Hudden 'h»n ,-eeof th# weath
ip «aoee bron him Trouhiea i ro> tie
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t dwelt fill woman leaver track* th«l ell
»«l one h«r
llegeman'i Camptier Ire with (tlyrer.ne,
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