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Tea nfttaetes after wards, Mr. Paw
ner Bine ie staadiag ia front oi a
small private room, oveloset, leadiae; herself with it.
cff Gram tbe doctor's bed-ehacner. AH determined that, even as a mat-
and fe "at work." ter of humanity, cbe afiuir should be
He had scaled the veraadah, prised t looked into and inquiries made,
open the window with tbe ease of' Frampton, tbe dry old lawyer, and
oi ihoronebry aeeestoed.o each aa.d cepreseaSittlve ef the post, ree-p-ocefditiss
aad bow, wia his tools ecHB&nded the empleyiaee't ol a de
placewoat before kaai ia a rae&feedie&l i teettve.
and basiaess Hke ascaner, is besily ' Jefferson Faae," bright keen man ef
it work" the iron door of Doctor the present, respectfully ridiculed the
Balm's strong-room. idea.
The London safe, ondr tbe hands
3 root a raaalpolator, prove. as he
had prophe-ied, no ecy &OmtrK b
It eonted of a stroog iroa door. ej Up ja an y affair I wicbed hopeless
en beddd ia stooe-work, aad eoved jy nauddle, I guess I shoeld em
itpon a rfsr. j poy a detective. What is your pri-
To Qod ot thH sprfes was hl art Vate detective? A mean fellow, by
".ask : to do which he rs-crtd to tb i tfee iMitare of his ealling ; a lying fel
we.i kaora tak f 'kmnin-r.'sieec-
ins f-r the operatioa soee tools from
L.is 'kit.' i
He ftrst af ill boree throegfe. the
zsetal lining of tbe ac-cH door, se- ereatiog, aud -the decer he makes
.eeuac the spots with the eye of a f that fog, the better for him. He's a
thoroaffh wockawta ; thea, with a sort of human cuttle-fish, fouling the
fjrnaidaol Jls ret, ntf-erowbsr, waters that before were elear bah !'
fci.f-cUw, b wrencted away the Iroa And tbe AmeEieun, who was smok
?4en.9 thooffh it hi beea pper. , ing a cigarette, nearly swallowed it in
Tb keys he carried hd beea of ao , his iodtgaatioa. 'I never knew
a ail, so he ao-w ast ge at thesocing aayfehiag gaiaed oat of a 'private ie
a I force "oju the lock. j auiry' by sueh zseaiM, bat grief, dis-
Hs hd drilled aad tos-a a way aa- HppoiBtment, and dlsraee.'
ier and yet aaotbec steg, when
j dent gave him a iMtterr beyoed
- jcps.
ii
e powerfnl teer a was iue
tae -aiaw-JesBy.' as is wa kaowa ia j
t'.e ' trade ' jecfcd ed froet where
- operatiac. acd traek violent- s
a pomt of the iroa works Httle dis- f
inee off.
7ue e&et was eleatrieal. The
eavy door, yieldias to ite spriag,
-.a -ted open, aad Powder Bloe re-
ccruiied with difSearty a shoot of joy.
P.ob fMr life! he Blattered ; and
izathieg ap hie iaateta, be harried
x ne rofm was fkoed with stose, and
.-r everv side were shelves
hat tbe
shelves were caaptr f f
The bwr-fcr. as be aasbed hfe bxa-
tern Taodg8aredaisa) fa - i
T.rKiT aiuatBttftr Tfcimr I I
'ever had haataa face acodaeed aa ,
-xprsseaB of more attr disaapaiat
laeut. I kaow tbe plate w here be
groaned, wiping the thick pergpira
ttjnfrooahis heavy brows. 'What's
this ?r aad be stooped to pick ap a
all glittering object that lay jast be
fore biraoa the grouad.
It was only a eoataso piaebbeck
.rixwb, bathe had seea that brooch
,u tne bosom of Mrs. Pvadeaee that
jrninc
H. attered a bowl of fary.
Robbed ! by jingo! Cob' that wo-1
man, tie sate,
and dthoes;
'with ber hTartfelae
ways I Sae beea
afj'-ehand wi nse!'
And be wag right.
Vrs. iVa-cacc had gm&ei the m I
jut of bisfBiad with T&eea ba-S-1 alladac to the awful malady of in
ed avaraie. tbe dteHaaotwted barcterf saaity) than I am. It's thai blessed
d asked tbe brooch apon tbe groond.
and literally danaed trpoa it in his!
paeetoa.
! n fortunately for him, as he did so,
u!s f ot aad arm struck aeaiast tbe
h&l f-eloed door. It sweag back un
der tbe force of the blow ; then swift- '
i
ly returning on its well-oiled hiages. ,
:2osed with a startling ciaag, and tbe
spring refixed itself with a jerk.
Powder Blee gajre a sereaaa of hor
ror. a
I
Hie hoasebreekiasg toofa were
the oatside.
He bad aotbiag with him
J an f era be held ia Ms head.
bet tbe !
!
CHAPTE8 isyrxrs. j
.. JLESK IX IOTX. j
Iota Bromiptoa , opoa r each i n Loa- j
nv after tte eventful nteht at the'
Abbey, had baste&ed to eoavenics.te ,
wbat bad ocearred to his racster. i
At first It was with the atatost ia- ;
credality that Mr. Everard Corbett I
.. u CM-r e eiiraoruioary j T, B. Yo kaow'd more of that beae
tory, bat tbe Uas almost passionate tiful ercnr tHa , UfcsH f .
... ,. itl J iT . . I
kis -i wn, ana tne
ble eSeot It had made u eon fcis not
too impressioaable aatere, eaased the
youa barrister at last to pay a more
geriaa attestfoa to his aarrative; so
muh so, that be made him repeat it
ie tbe presence of his two friends,
Mr. Framptos aad Jefiferaoa Fane,
sad, afterwards, to the jsced Teotor,
Fraacis Mi id may, who hapoesed to
be ia town at the time.
A word concerning the rector.
Tbe raeciories aoaaected with
Wentworth aad Dripeey had proved
too pataiui lor toe easj-5wtate par-,
. a. a & 1? ."
"
on, u. -teBOrt ra' "- I
ae BO fcOIKUeB S3 C - -
caaace of Hviacs, takias with him.
to a place where hid vagabond &me
aedeats wexe nnkno -Ji, Peter Ap-
niethwaite makinsr that eater fellow .
g w a
jjis enH wwt-stsvBBt, who iae ee 1
Hceeatrie eoadltion. that ao livery
woeld be required ; and ao better or '
zaore attached servitor was to be found ,
in all tb-Couatry.
Tbey laughed together, they fished
together, and,, while waiting for the
ever-expected bits, the reator woaid
read from his fav&rke Book.tHl Peter,
la time, became as T.neroGe.mj au-jjesa confasion, and fitting them to
quainted with the 'Complete Angler j gether carefully, though with no hope
m kit niBater . bt. in bi case, famil-; 0f a satisfactsry resolj.
iarfcv never bred Cfntemat.and his re-
'spect was only sarpaeaed by fafe af-
1 fectien. So a council of fear was held
in Everard's chambers, and varieas
, conclusions arrived at.
It was asreed that the nocturnal vis
itor at the Abbey was some poor In-
saae ereaturereeeaped from an asylum
ami who h&vir.e beard of the sad
, story eoaaected with Wen worth Ab -
! hey, bad, as is Usual with persons in
ber UHf .rtunate condition.
identlfied
A detective. said he, 'fe the great
est sham, the most thorsegh wiad
bag , of modera tiroes. If I were mix-
low, because, like a 'foreign corre-
poodent.' unless be regularly makes '
his Bevrs, he gets no pay ; he walks in
a pecpetual fog, generally ef his own ;
Sppse we go down to Iripsey foe
a day or two?' said the easy goiag
Parson Frank. 'It wouldn't be time
lose. I can assert voe there is some
jaipitaL fioiiing in the neighborhood, t
aoa &y man Peter, knows all tha best i
soots.'
Fiwt-rate notion ! said Jtfierson.
laarhing; 'and I don'; eare, minister.
if I BMike oae of the paccy. We shall
be safe
to iaed soetethiag, at any
rate.'
And so It was decided that Everard,
tbe lawyer. Faae, the dootor, aad
Frank Mildraav. tbe parson, should
make the journey to Drippy Bridge, j
and take ao their quarters ia its '
aeighborhood.
This joaraey, however, was
ed aot be made.
doom-
-ShMB&ecea'kywfediga&aw a4ffeeiaM4"e2.
nrxHtuu rrar in Ti-k!4t KI Mmraiia. ! Verh
ieatiou had at first been received, re-
solved tpoa an
excee3igly bold
stroke.
He would substantiate
his evidence
by a witness.
Ee would briag p Mrs. Bleek.
Yes, be would uproot that aadent
tree, aad bring ber bodily, wfeh ber
drejitts. into nis masters oresence in
LoooVmi.
Mrs. Bleek ia London I The Idea
was arofeby of Tom's colossal mind.
TTo draw the old owl from her aa-
leiest dwelling' pia.ee, ad set her
bliukiog ber dim eyes Is the full glare
of eager, hurrying, bustling, day.
' It's oae of two things,' thoeght ,
Tom. 'If it doesn' kill her, it will
waken ber up. She' no more h'orf
her ant' (this was his plaj ful way of.
nttf-4 vl - - T i-i-i fcfai jn ir II
- it-j-aza t -4Be a- s iiwu- - on
with her. and that creepy h'aatedilu-
viae- Mr. Dark noli. Oh!
be's a nice
'an, Ac is! Skim oaT tbe top cream,
aad I ahould Hke to see what's be-!
neath ! Ugh ! he's a subjee' for a
h 'analytical chemist, and no mistake, i
Besides, as heir ia 'prospective to the (
Bleek estate, I won't see the oW girl ,
sat upon by saeh e. goblin ! H'orf her I
not, indeed ! I wonder how she's got '
any nut at all with that hunchback .
ehap a follering her everywhere, and
cuttin' her up short whenever she
pens her month. No; I'li get
her i
i ap to London for a few days. I've j
had my holiday, aad she soaK have
hers. Blessed If I won't take her to
Cremorae to see the fire fireworks ; ,
aad, as she is such a lively old party
give ber a hot supper afterwards , al
ways supposing she dosen't prefer a '
music hall. No, no. Daddy Dark-1
aoM; you .didn't qeite throw dust In- i
to the eyes of yours faithfully, always
to oommand. over the left shoulder. !
- . -,,.
visi-,aadj Ilke ray cheerfllI granny,
t ... . . . .
. 7
the
poor creetar stood ia desperate fear
of you. I aintagoia' to lei the mat
ter drop, I eon tell you ; and the first
move is to de sway with your h'in-
fluence over eranny. So, whether j
cork from a bottle !'
Aad the energetic Tom was as good
as bis word. Up she did come, after
much strategy and nearly forcible
persuasion ; her own fears of Dars
boU, and the deepening horror of her
position, aiding the lad's endeavor
q a j rB sh atme dM sood
ilrs. Bleek ; and kept moving (as he I
Callea ltl fer- K-r Jrr,, -Q
j j --- ujra:tc iauucujt 1
urweo Kioverara uorbetfs eham-
bers. i
it woeiu oe impeeeibie to describe '
in what maaner and htr -H-oi.. h-'
j- " u civ rw ijc:-
grees me oewiHiereu woman, fcept
moviag' told her strange stories ; how
treatiag her with the utmost kind-'
nese, the young lawyer (alwaya aided
by Tom, who managed Li- grand-
mother admirably) drew from Mrs.
Bleek what she knew, collecting the
disjointed pieces as they lay In her
' mind, jumbled in
seemingly
be pe-
The dream as she called It in. the
church yard on the evening after the
. great funeral she very fully desori bed.
j She spoke of the great storm as
having rum-fasticated' her, and de
scribed her coming to grief under the
( spreading branches of the yew.
' She told, trembling herself the
, while, and ever fearful lest the little
1 hunchbacked steward should appear
at any moment, grinning and menac-
. ing at her shoulder how, in her
j dream always in ber dream of the
stopping of the carnage at the church
yard gates, and its waiting there in
that lonely spot, at that unearthly
boor, and in the midst of the raging
storm.
She shuddered and wrung her
hands as she went on to tell that in
her dream, the Abbey vaults were
opeited, and bow she had seen figures
one, two, three, four, flve, (counting
on her fieers) emerge from the-eide
door beneath the great pointed win
dow a door never, or but rarely
y. i
used ; how, moved by, as it seemed to
her. an irresistible impulse, she had
crept toward them over the rain-soaked
hillocks and tall, coarse grass ; how
it was, then, that she perceived a
sixth figure, not walking, but carried
by the rest; and how, as tbe poor soul
craned her neck and raised herself up-
oa her knees, urged so to de by
an
l awe-struek overpowering curiosity,
I the fierce wind had disturbed for a
, moment the folds of the mantle that
j was wrapped around tbe figure that
was carried and she bad seen and
that was tbe all-abiding terror of the
dream which, as she said, pursued ber
night and day the beautiful dead
face of ber beloved young mistress,
' Gertrude Weatworth.
i We will not pause to remark upon
1 the eSect the housekeeper's strange
story bad upon Evesxrd, nor the fear-
i ful too fearful to be entertaiaed at
onee sespieioa that darted aeross his
mind ; but go on with Mrs. Bleek's
i narrative, which Tom
! nouneed a 'stunner.'
mentally pro-
With the utmost difiiculty It was
drawn from the hotekener that
Ifrom the tkaeofher beins- found Ivia
-- .
aaiidst the graves in a swoon by
Beajamin DarknoII, she bad been ,
almost a prisooer at the Abbey. Not
that she had eared much to naader
eke w bare, her frieace in tbe vil-
lag e being few and, for the most part, '
as old aad crumbly as herself ; bet
, tbe wateh kept over her was evident
even to her dazed faculties ; and at l
wbea ar we.aHaae W tae.Le'J Everard stili hefd in his bsfl&dtts.'
ver-haunting terror of ber dream. I
tbe soft-spoken steward ehaaed into ,
the image of wbat the poor soul de-'
nominated 'the wust of fiends aa ever .
spit fire an' smoke, clawin' and fist-;
sbakin,' and a gnashin' of the few
teeth he had in bis head, as if be wur
a ehurnin' his words to make 'em
sound whs. He was always a-threat-
eain' me wi' bein;
?nt off to a mad-
boose so be bead-shaven, and
iron- i
chased, and bireh-hroomed every
morning without soap or towels which
is a state of things not pleasant at my
time of life.'
But and here came the anxious
question for Tom, it involving the
state of hfe
eiative's 'intellectuals'
Mrs. Bleek wa positive as to one
thing; that, if ever tbe dead walked
tbe earth (as she most firmly believed ,
it was their constant habit to do), i
Gertrude Weatworth hod ut in her !
room the night when the strange vi i
Itant had anved. 'Strange,' assever-
ated the old woman, 'to all others .
bet ne but my own dear one sat in
that chair, sndao other ; and it was (
Miss Gertrude and no other I saw to ,
her chamber. She was sadly changed .
poor weary one' (Mrs. Bleek looked '
upon her entirely as a vision) 'as j
had come back to see the great place, j
and give a smile to one as loved ber.
2so oae had a smile like Miss Gertrude; '
often has it warmed my old heart!
when all was dreary and low, and the
chilis was over everything.'
The cross examination of Mrs. Bleek
was a very stubborn affair.
Everard Corbett, as a barrister, prid
ed himself apon possessing that pleas
ing power of pulling a witnesses's ev
idence to bits, dragging out the reluct
ant, and renderiog still more Ioaua-
cioas the talkative. The mo-t human
of men away from his professional
duties, his cruelty to the 'witness ia
thx ho-r wm nrvjitWuir- -fi and
.v .- - ww..w.r .rua.. kivb
many a man, after undergoing tbe
fiery ordeal, have attributed their first
gray hairs to 'Corbett's crosss-exam-ination.'
Bless you ! had he been fifty Cor
betts fifty thousand Corfeetts. with a
'. regiment of Hawkinses and Ballan-
tiaes hovering in his rear he and
they could have get nothing by cross
examining Mrs. Bleek.
Her story told, as far as she was con
cerned, the matter yzvls. ever; and
Tom marched off with his grandmoth
er, with full directions from his mas
ter to make ber thoroughly comforta
ble at his expense.
'Guv'nor'sa brick!' said Tom.as be
pocketed the cash ; 'but the old 'un is
nna oc hotu tn ho nnrfa- ,r5,lf ir.
i- --: v w wuuu aa uuii,ativilS
to csners, aao 1 perteciiy agrees with;
her. So. as she's brought un a little
nile of her awn. for uarrantiw
, . . '
.i .. . ur
we'll use that
up before we open
a new account. She's come out came
has tbe old 'un, and deserves to have ,
a spin for her money!' !
And the old 'un. squired by Tom,
did have a spin, that nearly spun her
out of tba few ren.aiuisg senses she
possessed.
Theaters, rousle-balls, and public
gardens excursions by rail and river,
"Make your grandmother happy,'
said Mr.Corbett. I will,7 said Tom).
-aa bewildered tiaa poor, son!,, tha;
she felt like one looking at the world
through a kaleidoscope ; and, while
gratefully recognning the kindness of
her grandson, and meekly obeyingall
bia behests, sighed for the solemn
stillness of the home she had left, and
the dnll routine of to her the dear
old Abbey.
But ilaat2r Tom had a fine time of
it.
CHAPTER XL.
3rOEE VISITORS.
Scarcely had Mrs. Bleek and her
grandson taken their departure than
two other visitors were announced to
Mr. Everard Corbett.
Announced by a splendid card,
beautifully embossed, and tinted a
delicate rose-pink.
On the card Mrs. Balm's name bod
been inserted above that of her hus
band, and "Wisdlestraw House Sani
tary and Hydropathic Establishment'
appeared in fancy characters at the
rfeht hand corner.
Balm! Balm! Who the duce is
Doctor Balm, and Mrs. Balm? Show
them in.'
It was a sight worth seeing, that
charming couple, as the entered, so
perfectly self-possessed, so affection
ate to each other, so urbanely polite
to the happy gentlemaa they had
condescended it seemed like conde
scension to visit.
A pair of plump tartle-doves, that
cooed as they walked, and seemed to
be murmuring thanksgivings to a
kind world, that had made them so
sleek and nappy.
The doctor, with his face of a sheep
and beak of & bird of prey, was fault
less in his 'get-up ;' and though he
hobbled slightly from the tightness of,
his varnished boots, hie demeanor j whije the doctor, horrified at the pos-j me? a,e ea purchase or beaevo
would have done eredit to Beau , cihHircnf nrBl mn and nhikn-! leBCe r.' ebimed 'H be
Brummel, or the loas forgotten Mr.
Simpson, of Yauxhall notoriety.
Hk wife! Ah I if imagination
could conceive an angel en tbe high
est of pen-top heels, wearing tbe
sweetest, fairy-like bat, carrying tbe
niost eharming of laee-frinsed para -
! sois, and with a juveaiie btash apon
l either cheek (just a little too vivid,
-
perhaps), that angel was present in
she person of Mrs. Balm.
'Yor bosiness with me?' a-ked
Everard, somewhat sharply; for.
strange so say. ae was not mvorabiy
irapressed, neither by the manner nor
appearance of his visitors
'My name is. perhaps, known to
yoo,' and the doctor pointed to the
Leard Ever
T'Baira Dk
ialra Doctor Bains, of n indtestraw
Houe. This is my good lady. A
treasure a perfect treasure, though I
say it, who shouldn't !'
'Septimus!' murmured the lady, in
atone of reraoa-tmnce, at the saee
time touch inr him lightly with her
parasol. 'Septimus uoa't !
'My dear, I will I Merit shall be
siven where merit is due I' Then,
turning with a smile to Everard, who
! ct3. lAArtrifr aji at t Ivc a fAti TinKiufitw
with much icspaUenee.'Isee, my dear
sir, you have yet to learn the position
and hi;rn moral philanthropic purpose
of the large and widely eeiebrated es
tablishment of which I have tbe hon
or to be tbe proprietor. Windlestraw
has been found' (here tbe doctor be-
ean to quote the prospectus) 'will be ,
found to combine health ia its bieh-
est forms, and happiness in its most j
domestic character !'
Everard here again broke in with
increased impatience.
' My time is of value,' he said ; 'and
unless you can eorae to the point at
once, and state your bosiness, I most
besyou to reture, and do so by letter;
or one of my clerks, perhaps, will do
as well as myself.'
'Stop, Mr. Corbett' (it was the lady
who now spoke), 'and please don't
ring, as the nusiuess we eome upon is
ot tne greatest importance to very
many persons, including yours
elf.
Shall I go on, Dolly ?'
'My heart's jewel, proceed. If it is
to be done, as the poet has ably re-'
marked, 'it were well It were done
quickly ; which I'm afraid ah, ah ! j
excuse a little outburst of merriment, I
Mr. Corbett would not do as a motto I
for our law-courts. 'Procrastination,' ,
as I think the same sublime poet has
done us the honor fh observe, 'is the
the thief of time,' but a thief that
makes the fortune of lawyers. No i
offence, Mr. Corbett ao Seaee !'
'Septimes !'
'My aagei !
'Hold your tongue!' s&Id the lady,
severely, and with a greenish glare in
her round eyes. 'Hold your tongue!'
I am silent, my soul's 2dored!
Then to Everard, who began to think
he had to do with a couple of luna
tics, the doctor added, confidentially,
'A most eloquent woman, Mr. Corbet,
and a woman of the highest princi
ple!' 'We are here,' sootinued the lady,
only noticing her husband's compli
ment by giving him a severe prod
with ber parasol, 'on a matter of the
gravest importance, before enterinzl
I into
tne details Of WhKJh It IS nece5-I
sary tnat we that is to ssy, the doc-
tor and I shall be assured
ar our
thAranh sa f hot tm :h.n ka nrn.
a f ti j .
j ,.." -.. inv
. '
1 ces
And after rewrsre.' mnrmord the
irrepressible doctor, 'we shall obeer -
fully leave to tbe geaeroeity of the
parties.'
If ' ke lady dropping her voice,
and keeping her cunning false gaze
fixed on Everard Corbett 'it has been
our misfortune to have been uncon
scious ageats in a great crime
Quite unconscious,' put in the doc
tor. 'Yoa will nlesse to emnhapfse
thai WOrd a UJUe.mcr.e, my dear. Let
us havs no blot no blot upon the es
cutcheon of the House of Windie
straw. Iet everything be open as
day, and pure as its own bracing air
i
'Innocent agents in the hands of
others,' the woman went on. 'What,
I ask you, Mr. Corbett, both as a man
and a lawyer, what i-? it oar first duty
to da!'
'To remedy the erroryou have com-
mitted, and to richt, as far as posni -
ble, any wrong that others have com-!
mitted, answered Everard, who,
struck by the woman's change of man
ner, was growing a little more inter
ested. Just so! But, Mr. Crbett,' contin
ued theflady, 'it Is one thing to assist
the cause of justice, and quite another
thmgtc'cfieroneself as-a martyr to it.
Xow, with a heart overflowing with
benevolence '
A tremendous sigh here escaped
from the doctor.
'And a sincere love of truth aad
justice, we must, however, fee made
personally safe, Mr. Corbett perpaet
hfsafe before we render assistance in
this matter, and help to unravel what
I fear wiH prGVS a plot of the most
subtle and darkest kind.
All trace of coquetry had disap
peared. Mrs. Balm was, at last,
speaking to the purpose. She wa3
terribly In earnest, and locked it.
The doctor said nothing; he knew!
the case to be in better hands than his
own, and smiled upon her, satisfied.
If I understand you rightly, said
j Everard, 'and it is well we should
avoid all circumlocution ta these
matters', you possess a secret, and
woolo-sell it?'
'No said the lady eraafaatfeally ;
, j .
thropist harboring sueh a mercenary I
idea, threw up his plump little hands
in profcstiag horror,
the lady. 'What we
'So,' repeated
woain bargain
for, aali what we mmi have, is a posi-
tive and written assurance of our own
' 5ttfefy aa understanding that, under
flBV ctraanistiincps mm shall be wi -
,
i seerf fram all DHnkant ponseooeB -
ces. j)0 make mveff eiear. Mr.
Corbett?'
Se far,, yes. Bat I meet aojr ask
I w v w i-if -: cvu-a,n c t
Tn t T-Om f1 nm ! Ij rn omtbi aam FKaa I
, rf itie mJ adviee yoa seek, yoa most;
, do so !a toe ref:Bar wav throegh a ,
solicitor.
'Oar vfek L? paid to yoe in your pri
vate," and aot your professional eapae-
a! rpT n rb- a' rlanaaj 9
'As ever! and the doctor pressed
hi finger-tips to his Kpe, aad waved
them lightly In the air.
'In my private capacity I' Everard
had again taken up tbe era boused eard.
'But, my good people' (he bestr&ted j
at the word good). I never even
beard your names before!
The. doctor shook his bead pitying
ly, and stehed.
'Nor that of Windlestraw Hoese.' ;
"Strange ! broke ia the doetor ; i
'and yet' f be was at tbe advertieeaieat J
again), 'its fame may be considered ,
as world-wide. Situated in one of the .
healthiest spot in England, h offers '
advantages not to be met with else
where. It will be found beneficial to
those suffering from nervosa exhaus
tion, from hallucination of the mind,
et cetera. It k there, Mr. Corbett, at
a small profit a very small profit to
ours-eives we, as the poet says, have
learned-the luxury of doing good.'
'Septimus!'
'Treasure ?
'Do keep quiet!'
'As a mouse, my dear as a mouse
! in the heart of a cheese. Not aaoth-
er aqueak ! not another squeak !'
But the doctor's quotation from his
eternal prospectus bad started an idea
in tbe young lawyer's mind, not an
unnatural one, connected ae it was
with Tom Brocapton's story, and tbe
j ...... .r w . , .
recent visit of Mrs. Bleek. Were
these two people owners of the asy
lum from which the poor girl had es
caped ?
His question followed immediately
upon his thought.
'Is this Windlestraw Hoase of
yours,' he asked, with assumed care
lessness, but narrowly watching the
faces of the two turtle-doves before '
him 'anywhere nearDripey Bridge?
Despite their usual self-control, tbe '
doctor and bis wife started violently,
aad there passed between them a ;
glance of 3larm.
'I was right,' tbosght Everard.
'Has anybody been beforehand with
as? Wbat does he know, aad how
much ? were tbe thoughts that passed
t brooch the minds of both Mr. aad !
Mrs. Balm. The lady was the first to
speak.
'Why do you ask?' she said guard
edly. 'Oh ! I have no xeasaa- for secrecy.
A poof lunatic was fcusd wenderins
in
the tatter place, and, from yeer
.
eard, and what this geatteman savs, I
theuzht ' f he paused and looked at
them attentively, but they had quite
recovered their composure) 'tbatshe
mWit hnvo f.nnofl frnm ronnnstoh.
IishmenL1
There was silence for some mo
menta, when, to Everard Corbett's
immense astonishment, the woman
! rose suddenly from her chair, and laid
ur hand nnnn hu rm
j 'Give u yoor word of beaor, Mr.
Corbett, that what I am about to say
J shall be sacred between us, aad that,
aader no circumstances, shall the
! present congdeace be need to-oar, the
i doctor, mv hnband's iaiunr. and ev
own.
Corbett
hesitated. Matters
were.
indeed, becoming sedous.
'How can I do that, he asked, 'even
, if I had the pawer?'
said the wo-
man, impatiently, the same fierce
glare showing itself la the crafty
eyes; 'or we should not be here.
Come we will play the cards or the
table : that is to sayI will show you
a part of my band, aad yoa shall
, judge for yourself whether it is worth
i your while to bid for the remainder,
j We are not seek lag to extort blaefc
mail. We are the lBBceat vietims
' of other people's viilany.
'The world is full of bad people r
ehorused the doetor.
We have been grossly deeeived,
and would do justice to everyone.'
What we aak is protection from'
She paused, as for a word ; the law-
yer supplied a conetasion to her sen -
tence.
'Prom the cosseqeeaces of year Sei
Iy. Is that it?
'From, the coaseque&ees of a too
ready trust in others, said the dootor ;
from a belief in the goodn-est? and
humanity of the world.
Everard turned from him to the wo
man. 'You have not yet showed me the
portion, of the cards you spoke of;
play the first, and we may the better
understand one ane&her.
'I will.'
'My dear!' began the doctor nerv
ously. 'Pshaw ! do yoc keep qiefc- I know
what I'm about. My appeal will be to
Mr. Corbett fs interest, not bis feel
inss;' and addressing the now thor
oughly amazed lawyer, the little wo
man went on, Xow to play eard the
first. The wanderer you speak of did
escape from ber asylam.'
'From all tits eomforts of a fireside.
upersoeea to tnose luxuries wnien
'She had been HB-der our care for
' y6"9' f nd wa3 t" wlih 8Be B -
"""!. .iuunwsa toe tmve
"v """ " "J?-
Here the doctor, who bad drawn a
', sa3 eambrie haadkerehief from his
' Pket la readiness for any little bh-
! ao8al eHie'' hK ne mat say suae-
t.
i tB,a?-
'We ooeld aot have doae more for I
our own dear efaild had Provideaoe
voeehsafed as one ; bet the amteraal
faculty in Jlrs. iielm is great very l
great; as a pbreaotogtet, l nay say
that when 'beaevoleaee' is ia eues-
tioa, Mrs. Balm is all bump!'
Without deigning to listen to him,
his wife west on.
'Vrhen with m she was kw ss
Ik-Try FerWYal; baXbeTorTSlrc aara
us, and in the world, she had another
name. Shall I tell it you V
U. hntstrnnero fVtIi nrs hn? pnrwnTr '
-w0- -w. w.
Everard Corbett, that when he assay-
ed to speak, his tongue seemed paral-
vzed, and, as under the fascination of
a serpent, he looked into the women's
eruet, viperoee eyes, aaii expecat or
w hat was to eoete.
'I will tell yon,' she said. 'Her
name was Gextucde Wextwobtte. !
So Mrs. Balm played ber first eard,
and with a triempbaat effect.
'Bless me! Mr. Corbett! Sir! My
dear, ring tbe bell for a glass ef wa
ter.' Everard, pale as death, his eyes
opea, but like eyes that see aot, had
fallen back in his ebair, bet for tbe
support of which he weekl have fall
en to tbe ground.
He looked as oae dead, aad for a
moment the doetor aad his wife be
lieved him to be so.
'Bing for water !'
'I'll do nothing of the kind. Do yoa
want witnesses? Doa't be a fool,
Dolly, but loosen hi necktie. Stop!
he's coming to himself. The shock la
more than I thought it would be.'
When Everard recovered eoaseioos-
'Tan have the power,
1 ness, it was with diiSenlty aad bat for it was aereed that Philip bad bat
1 slowly that he recalled what bad ee- ter be kept oat of tbe-way Jtol it was
1 curred. When be bad doae so, be mo- seea, oa tbe part af Gertradte (iacaaa-
.. .. .u. j.k 1 u: 1. v. L.
! tHneu " tu uwtw aiw aia " " "
I ScrcU.
- r W r J
'Aad, now, let me know all yoa
qcuc, j. can awsives Hr toat. x jm.uc:
yoe my book yoe csaj speais. wn -
vrut.i-e.
t i .-J .l- :.. t- i-L-i.
jiog itisieti me ibise. w utut toi-
lowed ; so locg that the eoaSdeatial
clerk ia the outer office grew naeaey,
. .. mj
ana was aoout snoesiog at tne boot
upon some exeese, waea it opeeect
and the turtle-doves fiattered oet at
Un7f n.iAA tijwft- 1104 a.iH Wa athar Wam.
. -. i--
ped a somewhat nnoove-Iike means
of progression,
bet tbe simile btast
stand.
Thev quitted tbe eaaasbers soberly
enough ; but, like tbe two aacars ia J
the story, ao sooner ware tbey safely
arrived on tbe great staircase of the -
suite of chambers below, ibaa tbey
looked each other ia the face, aad ,
laughed. 1
The earde bad beea played watt. I
They had sold their eoafedera.ee
j tv z .. - r c &.
aao an, ana tne cewsoeoeea 0 t as
: . v 1
i :thy people
were
etaeeea.ofT
- r
! Hgbteaed.
It is pieeaaat to think that tbeir
mirth was saoe to have a abeck, aad 1
a severe oae.
When tbe dtxUK opeas tbe door of
hie private room at Wiadlestraw. a.
curioes sight will irreet him. A set
of boesebreakia? tools oat-ide tbe
eftMcaTsttfe; W'hile ia it, all muddled
ap, is the body of tbe housebreaker ,
I bimlft dead ae a door-Bail, with a ;
' fierce frawa oa bis arlv braw. aad a
blue mark, more dtsttaet than ever,
on his white aad rigid face.
For Mrs. Balm there- is -also ia sfcace!
a-little surprise.
"..,.. -1
-Lruatwocitry Jira. rrnuenee jcsiere
Is she ?
AKt thof wnd lorir. Wa tiiotaA.cr TvnvrTi.
XU . LAU) )UJM &UT IliwwWa i" u
I J30W to take time bv t.be forelaek, an-d
r
provide Hke the
exeeneot geaosal
she was a secure reteea.
She is at present readfwg tbe
PB -
grira3 Progress, her favorite book.
the deck of a Canard steamer.
1 destination 2Tew York, aad ia
aer!
her:
pocket aad trunks the
plate of the poiiaathropilst
diestraw.
As Doetor aad Mrs Bain pass oat
of the Teas pie gateway aad cross toe
I bosy street, they are both aeacly rea
a?er by a sraart bcoeebam, dciviag J
- up at a daageroos speed. '
j The doctor, covered with mad, hope '
oa the opposite kerb, frightened aad i
anry, followed by hie -fcioy teea-ere,1
1 wh is jostled hither and tMthe; by
1 the crowd of oosseBeer. a? sfee re-
' gards her spoilt afaataee crith aorcor.
jr rom the bcoecaeea. window a
eaarmissiy pretty head is Bostsnded,
' aad its owner eoeteoaptaoaeiy laughs
' at them.
It is Totty Fay, ever deUhtiag ia
misehief; bt she is sedtiealy drawn
beak into the interiec of the veaJale
by a hand of iron.
Fool ! those ase tae folk front Wla-
diestraw, aad they've beea beiore-
hand wi' u.
The speaker was Mrs. Jaoe Mar -
doch ; aad j was on her road ta Sv-
erard Corbett, in oompaay with aer
daagater.
CHAPTEBXLI.
TEE GAXSS r?I
The game's up !' Seen woce the
words Boekwood wrote to tohk wife.,
WartaBts were already oat for hfev
arrest aad Malyoa's, bet tbe wily law
yer had disappeared ; aad the eoealiy
wily doetor, doaoly fore warned, fest!
by Mrs, Prudence, aad then by his af -
feetiocate relatives, the Balme, had
faded away into hie original nothing-
Bess. Tha brooehaai vaaieaed like
1 Ciaderelllas aarrteso aad
tbe
Boose ta iiariey street was
to
fe. x ae wwiu-idk ie, io
I tor's fashionable salients Aw world
weadced sreatly for a few days or
, 50: p4 life its too short for as tointar
, ggt ourselves for loan- ia any bat
, -
'Najaber Oae ; ao ia a
or two.
at mot. the fiirhinaihir mrrinrr roiled
fel here, sad tbe jovial doetor was
i for-otten.
Ia bis hiding-place, haw devoutly ;
he hoped be was by tbe police I j
Mrs. Bleek k still eacaed in a
roand of ceaseless dissipation, rushing
about London from place to plaoe ao-1
.X. Wa t 8 -i .n i. . - B. Sfc I
w J. . ta wfeaaal
I UC1 kUe KHBiBIIBC SBU BKnMKHWW
r ahctioaaite gsaadcoa. ta
. . . a " -..
' . ohfldow. w "---.
, trm t. ,kwMM A t ,
"w Aw v rwrmwasM w- .-. j v
three teaaats.
i TVirfy TWrfearfl TTaaoa RwkMd.
mjd bersoo
3 yet why. it was difficalt say
n6 atepa bad beea takes aeaiaot tba
two mea.
'Q.-frfr. im. 1 1 iTTf mtnti asW A s.Ai&
abject fear.
DarkaoH. not for btaaself. bat for
tbe child of bis heart th Bacaaat af
hie own ereatioa Philip, tbe coward-!
ly, tbe ungrateful, aad tbe false.
Philip, who, in this boo of extrease
peril, wae thoroughly an nerved, al
ternately eorsiag them all for haviag
brooght him into this scrape, aad es
treating wildly for eoaneel aad help.
Tbe reproaches the old man aad hie
caagbter bore ateekly ; tbe ea treaties
they responded to as for se -was ia their
power.
Diana's
aare was greatly I
broken by what bad ocearred. Sbe,
like tbe rest, was bewildered by the
sodden eruatbliag ia of tbe edifice
ir Bt a&m ixn. a .uu..j --
eeived, tbeir evil baada so earefaUy
bailt
'Wbea are yoa goiag taaaallaatfaf
bad been prepared for ftiebt, ( t - te r y wrt-ac.
All
li e ..ii 1 n w.-
we " acMa- ,wt " w Eat -
1 m MM 1 r V . i P l
c -e .l.
j To all intents aad perposes, arseea
j v Meir ueiKt in uie uuu miwhrve
1 tneir oppoaeats possesseu. rauip was
rsuuouxuiiiu ncutiuiiu, ou mwc
I w. . .. ..L-, .-
oci ne cooiu own nis ut-wtz s eet. ,
'They most sbow tbeir hand soon,'
1 "
advised Bckwood, gncocsciogaly re -
r l , -- -r j
, aeanng tne simiw 01 jars, imus, aae
aotafng can be done tm we see what
cards thev raaan to d!it : Bat at eve-
t pt a.yftairl mt ?zlv Mnff fltrT ft-ikA. I
T-r , ,
way. He will, af coarse, if oaceiat
s their baaBf. ruin cvervthrns- maA eve- r
1 . in w,:--,,! .
To carry out tbfe desirable ntd. tbe
lawyer forwarded aoaoy to bis wife.
Tbey eaa's toocb yoo,' he sabi; a' w"" mutm " -"
wife fe aadar tbe eaatroi of ber baa-.611 karnd- Taa aaaat aaill-
hii t w k- !. w mjiji .
himaeif as be wrote the words. I
.& k ,1.- ii- .v ,.a .l...l,.
bad bees aianied ta Diaaa !'
a it w. 7k-(.ji -iui
n- ' ' "-jr """i "T
J
seensed to have reeovecad the energy
f t un a m unw 1 1 11 twa kiilI
j
1 tn aaarr a uuku kite i una aa-ar raxaa;ajB l
; w - 1
made preparation? for Philip's
da -
I par tare aow alwajs ia gran pa ay
-
with tbe old man, for the Cootiaeat.
where, aader aa assamed' naase, he
eoeld await in scfetj the aroajraai of
' eveati
Tt WQS -fcg aiabt before bi project -
ed daartn tbt Pfcm vba rmm
. c rv -- cr
mere inofat as be tboazbt biaaself
store fc, broke oat into storms af
ia veetiT apon the two wbo were do-
j las so meeh to serve bam. ad one of
wnoca wae so seamisvre to bis win.
v hat rfeht have any of voe to enx
1 me ap with yoor plots sad devises?'
. -
I was safe eaoczb as thiacs were.
Who coeld have stood en against me.
x J .' I- -r,
pruaKiKt: bji tc;e cs 5,duu : zsxz
you" (tils to feis mother) 'yen aa'
!! HazVijsrf f3iu:I fmrtkrzrmn muk'tl
Miuw uaut.. .ow a...v m, wwm.mu
let well aloae ' Wbat- was x- ta gate
by ary stetar Foaaoval tali a
" Yoa know we Triotarf a
'heia
of oatbrias
Svc 1 hilin ca hiat siu
SaeBoted! Yes. that's fiac Nfca
yoo, always inapt allaa, lonnaaadyy or
a- if evo4 was as had
wtesad oM soifT
Tao old BMUt MKr the iarilt asaekt
ly. ead eaM Batfciae; while XfeiBa
went oa. still atot aonrilr. 'Aad
bow I'w got to ak aad ia far laT
kiokinc vieiooaty at & lacg aalfee
which Dork noli had joat foisted
pack inc.) 'For aw, tbte3 ao pfeoe
iikooid Eaabtnd ! It's, taeoaij pauae
! a fellow caa eo the aao a sa
! jaoatd. TTaose eat
kraow
a kaa-
. ae ataca aooat a aorsa I do
! ga
less; besMpp. I aewec
their beastly Jfaga!
TBSJ
tried
with
to whack it hrta ate at :
Latin aa Greek, aad a lot of
? staff; bat. as ! tote of tin. I
tipped tao otaec rhipg a do aaa
! 'aaeaed' lossoaa for ne; so I saowlao
; 3s tanrjio-hye, aad woafa a aaatec.
j I taak throe prias aad neec wBote. a
Be. Oae toafte's eooagh Jar am.
i SagUbkawa, aad a ptoeiaaj doat too
!tanh fav&aoe SaglLh woatuii' aece
j he glaaaed at his motaee) : they da
' aot know how to atalte a poapec nee
! of it r Aad the joaac aaoriattMad
I hhaeelf a xUea of wio fitoos a aso&a-
lux that stood oa tha taafe.
'W ntast start by the aaclj ttaiav
said DarkaoU. rfeing. nroat taa vanfee,
i waoe straa? he aad boea
fcltf.' aad PalUp pallttd
aad nuilp palMMt a
?OBe wateb from bis aoefcot. 'A i
I time for a fellow ta
be roeead oat of
Why. k3 aaac
his baaoty-aleop '.
l twelve o'eJoek
: its aa vary
well for yoa old laagfli atrde who go ta
j roost whan tbe aea aana down, arao
, eaa rise ritii the aecTk, aad! aD tfaat
; sort of thins;- I eaa,!. My hate ae
of tb town sort, that woat
I till Etorniag.' '
He was teoEfciag at tale
concert, wbea biK aCtaetioa
w6' at-
traeted to a Mdad aaosealedfa
wbieb. se be draw oat bfa watdb,
faUaa from aie pocket ta the
Ob r be said, kiefctnr fa wMa bte
foct; taatt a letter for yoa fta Dt
aa.) 'Piak it ap. Dadu.
Tbe saawaffw did! o.
'I sot it tbw afteraoaa firaaaa fct
ow who aaot an in ta Parik m raa-ai-lookias
cbap. wbo waUced atway
after delivering it. withoat aabJaa? aac
a saaaaaec aot tans a'a aaaaaaa ii
at
h.
iai that.
1
all
ta till
' now ; bat better
Why. what's ap?'
He auarbt well ask. for
aioa oa bat another's face, ae
raued taa letter &he bad
terrible. AU txaca of
r
from her swarthy face, aad bar dark.
brows wexe knitted
ia an
agoaj of aaptebenaion
Tbe letter was
coatnlned tbsse
aaaf ao
:e :
WilT'otmtt : Gmme'i ap!
to bk ct'klijd 1
A $f 3ua Talfe rOWbS-
Oae of taa oldest and
atabie citroen of Sata Aataaio. Ibsa,
forgot, ae was bia caatoaa,' a pajr far
the saBfle' be bad jast takaa. Tha aid
santlentaa wa a little- deaf. taa. The
barfceeaer wildlv intimated that If bo
qBarteT .. y &
wocId f witfc 3.., fc
t nyfi
, .AllMbdr ext -t. m
1 aKf)Md awing toward the
ia a toae af votee, am
ward ban.
The aid geatf : anitaai aaaf Thai-
CT
fooed back, 'Yee, Hayes ia m.
, of fc flte w
j ne barfc&aoar
kirfc.
lbor tTitAiv
; astmm oodaT '
i ,li. ,w X ,
J""1- -
3T.
Bradley,' and badlai oat jast? the
' tymmn.amm-'?i mm tomix. m m met.
! .. swi .
aoa wis vjetoic tor DoaBeBS ibo
-
top
old
ttaawiaipae
eoatiooed
1
tract.
with a eaaiia oa
fa fwaate were wbaaMrtaajna
i weJtaowaf a
who ie very lever, alee, ;
sitioaed, tfeaete headed ort mi a. fallaw
atat thaa be
i :Mma f " "
' bia one day with iuhi t 1
lm
, lifatlsa i
.. , .
-vj. 1 eaa lenatainerr aae
Htm
tbarapiy.
' Tbe day yea
bora!
1 . ...
ea oawor taa laateaoi uic party.
Fraafc. weat eaa yoa
on
that day?
'O. I recaecaher wry
aa ch day T waa bora, I
; U2t
ia the earner of
aad cried for fear I a
A aaw-atyla of gaa,
IH
shape a waUtiae-eaae-. Is
latofo
bein? afde-
dared ia Sen fn ni:i Mm
1 .
gwaerany aaoprtu ae a
' fene. It will propyl a
bead red paces, aad only a
se-
bi
, -
' port fe given. It fe
, tee city, aad bo
' .-JL .
. voBatwiu mw me taarnxsei.
ThesaeSf. meh aged! .
1 ,3 g 3ea.
BDwf -aaaaaTa awW
am dam a Ibo
bieateeafe if
'How avp bmc ia aaav
aoa iimiatbn; fiaahr
I was
j.1 j- 'i--gg