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CHAPTER VI. ( Continued. )
"That Is what I cannot tell you ,
Miss Lonnox. " said Paul. Hl heart
had sunk llko load at her words , and
Btlll moro at the change In her volco
and expression. "Dut one- thing I can
loll , you , " ho said , after a mlnnto'8
pause "I have doubts about the valid
ity Of the charges made againnt the
accused'and I could not conscientious
ly take up the side of the prosecution
when I am moro than doubtful ot the
criminal's guUt. "
Cecil burst Into a laugh.
Paiil felt a chill como over him as
ho hoard tllat laugh , clear and silvery
as It was.
" 'Oh , just young Judge ! a Daniel
como to Judgment ! ' " uho cried , In a
1.0110 of mockery , which hit Paiil hard
in her volre. "Why , It Is the first tlmo
I know of a barrister boliig tioublod
witltf a consclbnco where a brlof was
concerned ! My dear Mr. Endorby , you
are going to let all chances clip past
you like this ? If ao. do your friends
ncod to look forward to the tlipe whqn
you will bo a successful Queen's Coun
sel or aspiring to the Woolsack ? "
"It success depends on my putting
wealth and ambition before honor and
Justice ns 'an end , Miss Lennox,1' ' Paul
answered gravely. "I certainly shall
not attain It. Dut you do not moan
what you sny ? " ho added , a tone of
keen pau In his volcq.
Ho turned to her suddenly , and lookIng -
Ing fnto the beautiful ) fascinating face ,
a sudden wave of hut , young passion
swept oyqr himand , ho seized her
hands' ' . * U < . ' ' r' „ " 1 1' '
"Cecil , " ho said , a little hoarsely ,
"for' i'lty'slsAko'Bay you .do 'not1 fnoutl ,
that ! t would willingly win fame ana
wealth that I might win you ; but/cyan
for so precious a prize I cannot sacrifice
my BOHE9 of right. Tell mo , la tharcv
any "ijopcl Jfor , mo , even , It { ( lo not atr
talnhmch success as you dream of ? "
For a , momon.t ? ( there was , olltjnco
a Bllonco during which Enderby's Heartbeat
, boat with almost sickening speed. Ho
dared noflook Into her beautiful face.
If lip had d no so , ho. would have seen
an expression that wbuVl have chilled
the warm passion In his voice.
Ablnst'Yiho said , almost In n whls-
per , though they wore In a deserted
corner of the room , with no one near :
"Paul , . I have ihYayB looked/forward /
to your success , ' because because I
wished It to bo niso mine. Shall wo
make a compact , 'twixt us twain , as
Scotch people say ? If you undertake
this case with my father , and the case
la won , wo shall take future successes
as granted , and you will win that
prize you speak of. "
Endorby's face i > njcil , and kls throat
swelled , his pulsca beat with the wild ,
strong pulsations of victory. Ho had
just dared to hope for this great prize ,
and now , lo , It was almost within his
hands ! Almost ! for nothing stood bo-
twdcn him and It but this wretched
man , who might be dying , or might bo
Insane , for anything ho know , and his
daughter. Nothing but a half-formed
belief In , tlio Innocence of a criminal
*
whoso case ho had not Investigated.
And all his future happiness was at
stake , .
Sudenly , as 'Paul ' Eiidorby hesitated ,
i there camo' to Ills' memory thtr words
IIQ had heard chanted In the gray old.
abbey last night : i '
"Ho that hath not taken reward 1
against the Innocent. . i tthough It w'oro
to his own hindrance. "
He turned towards Cecil , the flush
gone out of his face , his lips suddenly
grave and sot. ,
"You do not ask mo to do this
thing , Cecil to sell my soul for your
love ? "
Her ripe red lips curved thomsolvps
as if into a laugh , ' then became
steady , and , bonding a little nearer to
him , she whispered :
"Would you not give up anything on
earth for my love , Paul ? "
Somehow , the whisper , meant to
tempt him beyond resistance , was the
means of strengthening the manhood
and uprightness of Paul Enderby. For
ono moment only ono that strange
revulsion of fooling which uomotlmcs
comes to a man In his love for a wom i-
an , came over him. Ho felt as If the
beautiful girl ho had loved ao passion t-
ately hud undergone some such changa ;
, ns that which the lovely Goraldlno un i-
derwent when
'The lady's oycs they shrank In her
head-
Each Bhrank up to a serpent's oyo. "
'and he aaw her as a temptress , not as
the woman ho loved. Ho looked at
her In the faco.
"Anything but manhood and honor ,
'Cecil. ' I should bo worthy of scprn
and contempt If I sold thorn for my
happiness , or for the fulfilment of my
dearest earthly hope. "
For a moment Cecil Lennox's fair
face grow dark and ovll. She was accustomed - "
customed to flattery and love. They >
were the very llfo of her soul , the
breath ot her llfo. She herself felt for
Paul Endcrby such love as such jra
woman Is capable of ; but In this mo
ment It was changed to angry hatred.
"Very well , " oho said , all the softness '
't6.
ness gone , out of her caressing tones ,
and a harsh ring In thorn which Ender
byhad never heard before , "that set
tles the question for ud , Mr. Enderby.
I have no doubt your ileclfilon Is n wise
ono for mo. And now , will you cx-
CIIHO mo If I speak to someone else ? I
see some of my friends are growing
Impatient"
Endcrby bowed and left her , feeling
aa If a page In his llfo had closed forst
over.
CHAPTER VII.
It was the next day before Endorby
was able to call upon Dr. Dunthorno.
"You are Interested In those- people ,
Endorby ? " said the doctor , looking at
the young man uharply.
Dr. Dunthorno was a clover man of
middle age , whom Paul had known for
many years.
"Wcro you aware the nick man had
a doctor of ills own attending hlm-
Dr. Lyndon , wliom I know by name
and report ? "
"I was aware of that , Dr. Dunthorno ,
though I did not mention It to you for
fear professional etiquette , of which
you doctors make u divinity , should
preVent your going. The truth is , I'm
afraid , Dr. Dunthorne , what I am goIng -
Ing to say will bo held as confiden
tial ? '
"Certainly ! At Uio same tlmo , you
know , my dear Endorby , medical men
make It a rule never to hoar anything
lo each other's disadvantage ? "
"Moro of your etiquette ! " cried En
derby. "Well , I'm not going to Bay
anything against your brother-profcs-
slonal ; I'm 8imnly going to ask your
udvlco. " -
Very briefly he told how he had first
mot Jasmine Lloyd , and then repeated
the Incident of his last visit , and Jas11
mine's statement abpwt , the strange at
tacks to which her father had twice
succumbed. * ' * ' > *
Dr. Dunthorno listened In silence ,
and when Paijl cnasml , ho asked :
"Dojlyou Jihpuen to have this bottle
of medicine with you ? "
, ( Endorby produced It from an Inner
pocket , and laid It on 'Dr. Dunthorne's
table. It was \arglsli \ bottle , with the
label on which "Hypophosphates" was
printed * 4111 upon It.
The doctor lifted Jt and looked at It
critically } f Thpre , y.as a very small
quantity of lfght-coior"ed fluid at the
bottom. The doctor uncorked It , and
applied his nose to tha mouth.
"Seems all right , " ho said critically.
"llowovor,1 Voli leave'li'wltli me , and I
shall have It analyzed by my own ana
lytical fchomlst. I don't half llko the
business , mind you ; still , ns you have
applied to me. I feel bound to satisfy
yon so far. Dut , you know , thing Is
absurd. Dr. , thq man we speak
of , has the highest reputation ? "
"What should you say Mr. Lloyd
was suffering trom ? " Eudorby Inter
rupted.
"Well ahem ! ono hardly cares to
say front a flfst examination. It looks
rather llko nn epileptic attack from
your description. He seemed nil right
when I saw him , only his mind was
wandering a bjt ; he evidently did not
know who or what I was. "
"And yet when I spoke to him a few !
days ago ho was perfectly sensible ,
and as sane as you or I , " said Euddr-
by. "Do attacks iron
of this kind you
speak of not affect the
mind pernm- ,
nently. " ay
"Usually , " answered the doctor dry
ly. "Dut , of course , there are cases yof
periodical insanity , , I should guy thin !
is one. "
As Paul Enderby walked slowly
away from the doctor's West End
house , he asked himself If perhaps hem
had been too hasty In forming his can-
elusions ? Had his Instinctive dislike
of Dr. Lyndon misled him ? If D.ivld
Lloyd and the man florard were moire
and 'tho same yerspn as ho felt sure
they were WHS It not very likely that
Sir Jlenry Lennox's account was the :
correct ono , and that the c.rlme of five
years ago had been committed In a fit
of temporary mental aberration ?
Ho was very busy after that for a
day or two : A brief had been put Into
his hands , and ho had to bo a good
deal with his solicitor ,
He was glad to bo occupied just
then. It kept him from thinking of
iCecil Lennox , aa ho , Imagined he
. .
should do had ha inugh leisure. Ho
thad been In love with her of that hb
had no doubt , and ho had lost her for-
iover. . It was natural ho should feel
such a blow deeply.
And yet , when leisure did come , the
singular thing was that It was not
Cecil Lennox's face which came up ID
Endcrby'n in I nil and haunted him hp
persistently. It was the eoft , delicate :
face , half-child's , half-woman's , of
Jasmine Lloyd.
Towards the end of the werj : ho
made up his mind to go and sco them.
He was turning round the corner
which led to Burden Mansions when a
closed carriage drove rrfoidly past him
' Something In the turn-out scorned
famlllat : tb'Eiiderby. ' Ho glanced at t U.
and .us It'rolled past him hoicauRht n
glimpse of the Inmate Sir Henry Lennox -
nox , leaning back nn his cushions , his
hands Idly crossed on his knees , his
eyes upon them , his face ghastly pale \ !
Could ha have been , seeing David
Lloyd ? The thought Ipit-d ] ) 'tAroijsh
Enderby's mind , only t'q be dismissed
-Instantly. Dut he hnrrlo'd on towards
the block of dull gray buildings , and In
a few minutes found himself before
Vho Lloyds' door.
Dut just as ho was about to knoclc
there wan a sound of hurried steps In
side , the door flew open , and Jasmine ,
pnlo and breathless , almoat foil Into
Endorby'8 arms.
"Oh , Mr. Emlerby ! Oh , thank God'
My father my dear father ! 1 think
he is dyliic' "
"No. no , my child ; not that not so
bad as that , " said Endcrby soothingly.
He took her hand It was trembling ,
and blio hcrnnlf was shaking from head
to foot and drawing her gently with
in the house , closed the door.
Jasmine was not crying , but her
breath was coming in short , pitiful
gaapa , and there was a look of such
terrible fear and grief In her dark eyes
as touched Endorby strangely , feeling
of pitying tenderness took possession
of him.
"May I go to BCC him ? " he aslwd ,
still holding her hand.
"Y s oh , yes ! Dut I am afraid no
ono can do much for him not even a
doctor. And his mind oh , that Is the
worst of It that In the worst of It ! "
cried the girl passionately , yet with
strange control over her voice , so that
it never rose above a whisper.
"He doesn't seem to know mo and
he says such terrible things ! "
They were at the door of the bed
room , which stood ajar. Jasmine went
in , , and Endorby followed her ; and ns
IK did so ho heard the low , weak mur-
mur-of a voice that wont on talking
without cessation or alteration of tono.
Jasmine grasped his arm , uttering a
little cry under her breath.
"Look ! look ! Oh , ho Is looking at
you ! "
"Tho sick man had suddenly risen
In bed. His ghastly face , hollow-
cheeked and sunken-eyed , was turned
to the door ; In the dim eyes there was
a strange Hash of fire. Ho raised a
thin , shaking finger , and pointed It
at Enderby.
"Yes , It was for her sake I did It.
Hal and for yours ! Oh , God , to
think what I have suffered all these
years < for your sakes ! And now I am
como back , this Is how you treat me !
Hal , Hal ! old friend , mate of other
days , whom I loved and was proud of
because < you wore getting on so well ,
and I I know I had helped you yet
how did you repay me ? And my
child my little Jasmine , my Httlo ono
will you bring this shame on her
head ? Oh , God , most merciful , In
Ills name , Hal , you will do it you
will ! "
He fell back on his pillows with a
moan , and his eyes closed. Jasmine ,
a sob bursting from her lips , sprang
forward ; but Enderby was before her.
He bent over the sick man.
"No , no ; thank God , ho lives yet'
Have you anything to give him to
strengthen him ? A Httlo wlno or
brandy ? "
"I have Doctor Lyndon's medicines ,
but I dare not give him any , " whisp
ered the girl , In an agonized tone. "He
took the medicine Doctor Lyndon
gave It to him when I was out ami I
am sure that has hurt him. Tell mo
what I shall do. "
"Stay with him , and I shall run out
myself for something , " said Enderby
hurriedly , and he was Just about to dose
so when the sick man suddenly opened
his eyes , and fixed them on Enderby's
face. Then , with a great effort , ho
raised himself once moro on his pil
low , and spoke in a changed voice ,
slow and deliberate , yet with a certain
determination In It. His eyes were
fixed on Endorby's face , and the lat
ter felt a strnngo thrill , so like did
It seem as though the words were
actually spoken to him.
"Then there Is only one thing for
mo to do , and 1 will do It , Hal , for my
child's sake. I must tell the whole
truth , and I can do so. I have the
proof the proof ! "
Once more lie fell back In bed , his
eyes closed. Endorby felt his pulse.
It beat pretty rcgulariy , though feebly
and slowly.
( To bo Continued. )
A KING'S WIFE.
niniimlt Selection Usimlly 1'nlln to the
Lot of HCiteitiiiun ,
Selecting a wife for a king Is as dif
ficult as picking out a good horse , and
In some Instances It has been carried
out In much the same manner. When
lloi VII. of
ry England meditated es
pousing the princess of Naples ho sent
three commissioners to examine and
report on her attractions and quallflca-
tlons mental , moral and physical.
The envoys were instructed to study
the habits and character of the prln-
cess , to teat the houmlnp.ss of her
lungs and to note her pcrt > onal appcar-
mice , with especial reference to the
color of her hair and the shape of her
nose. They performed their duty with
scrupulous fidelity and made a detail
ed report. "The nose of the princess , "
they wrote , "hna a littl" elevation In
the middle of Its length , from which
point It bends down toward her lips ,
as 'If It were seeking to kiss thorn. "
Doing permitted to klaa her hand they
utilized the occasion to study that
member with cue and reported that It
wna of n pretty shape and soft as satin ,
adding that her oycs were brown anil
her ejebrowa and hair nearly black
They took such notu of her icsplratlon
ns clicumstnnccs and etiquette per
mitted. The kinsiis dcshous of ob
taining a wife who was not addicted
to the use of perfumes and the com-
mlsBloncrsvero able to report that
the princess , like n ro o , exhaled only
her own fragrance. Hnr disposition
oappeared to them to bo a happy com-
binatlon of modesty and sprlghtllncss.
But notwithstanding thla pleasing
description the kins dirt not marry
her. Perhaps the uoso was too tuuaU
for him. Plttsburg Dispatch.
The govcrunicnt 1ms In contempla
tion the erection of u memorial bridge
across the Potomac river at Washing
ton to commemorate the patriotism of
the Amerlenn .people. It will be a
structure surpassing In beauty any
other of a similar kind In the world.
The designs have already been agreed
upon and contemplate a roadway sixty
feet In width with nldewalks twelve
feet wldn on each side. It was felt by
practically a majority of both the sen
ate and the house that the tlmo had
come when the construction of such
a bridge as that exemplified by the
successful plans should be commenced.
A resolution favoring the appropria
tion of $200,000 for the beginning of
work was passed by both houses ,
A design has been prepared by
Architect Burr and Is presented here
with. As designed It Is a very ornate
structure , and yet some of the chief
elements of Its effectiveness are sim
plicity and grandeur. The river spans
of such unusually long arches possess
an imprcsslveness as complete struc
tures which It Is essentially Impossible
lo realize from any plan on paper. It
has been suggested that the plan might
be more ornate In character.
The structure Is estimated to have
on It about $1.000.000 worth of statu
ary and carving. Indeed , the gteat
river arches , with all their Impressive-
must be simple and harmonious with
the structural elements of desfgn , and
the successful plans are pre-eminent
In this admirable kind of excellence.
A comprehensive examination of the
entire design shows that the composi
tion of the bridge as a whole and In
Us several parts Is dictated by the re
quirements of the problem and that It
Is a common sense solution , possessing
the essential qualities of good engin
eering and architecture.
Masonry construction was chosen on
account of Its more monumental and
lasting qualities , and this necessitated
the arch motive. The portion over the
river proper requiring free passage for
the current , as well as for ice in the
winter , is of comparatively open con
struction , consisting of graceful segmental -
mental arches of long span. The approaches
preaches are of cmaller and semicir
cular arches , the very costly construc
tion of the river portion not being ra
tional at these points.
The difference of function of the
river and land parts Is thus sharply
expressed , adding very much to the
true artistic quality of the composi
tion ; moreover , the points at which
the thrusts terminate are re-enforced
by masses of masonry built up into
monuments , which by their weight
add to the stability of the structure.
The eight heroic groups placed
rlcd out along the whole length of the
roadway , where bronze utatuos of
celebrated men arc to Bo placed on
each side , and these , together with
very elaborate electric light supports ,
will hem in the approach to Arlington
with the most artistic surroundings.
The sculpture and ornament upon the
structure has been placed where the
artistic requirements call for it and
without regard to expense. The char
acter of the structure has been always
kept In mind , and vulgar overorna-
mentatlon avoided as being worse
than useless.
The entire structure as designed , in
cluding the embankment approaches
and the granite arch masonry portions ,
has a length of a little over one mlle
and would form a much-needed line
of communication between the Na
tional cemetery nt Arlington , the ad
joining country , and the city of Wash-
Ington. Its roadway and sidewalk
surface , eighty-four feet in width ,
would constitute , with the tributary
avenues at each end , one of the most
Impressive and beautiful avenues in
the world. Nothing could bo more-
fitting as a memorial to the lofty sen
timent of American patriotism than
this suitably embellished great bridge
structure between the capital of the
nation and the city of Its heroic dead.
DESIGN FOR THE GREAT MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
ness and long series of beautiful approach
preach arches on each side of the river
are admirably adapted to the recep
tion of such emblematic figures , statu
ary ; or carving as may bo suitable to
give It any desired intensity of expres
sion as a memorial to American pa
triotism. This additional embellish
ment need not necessarily bo given to
the bridge at the tlmo of Its construc
tion , but could bo added from time to
time in the future as historical events
or epochs in the history of the country
might . require. There are many pedes
tals along the entire course of the
structure which could receive from
tlmo to time in the future statues of
patriotic Americans , as was indicated
In the letter of transmission which ac
companied the original plans. In con
nection with this entire matter of ornate -
nato treatment it should be rcmem-
'bered that the foundation elements of
the design for the best artistic results
against the archways are emblematic
of such subjects as patriotism , valor ,
concord , etc. , and will bo groups of
great size and elaborate compositions ,
and are to be executed In stone. The
spandrels of the arches will be fitted
with subjects emblematic of the army
and navy , etc. On the sides of the
towers will be shields- and plaques In
scribed with names of battles , and the
whole will be crowned with bronze
victories heroic in size. The towers
will contain stairways or elevators ad
mitting people to the top , over the arch
and In the rear of the balustrade.
The whole will form two triumphal
archways , elaborately ornamented and
rich In detail , although In perfect
harmony with the severity of the
great bridge structure of which they
are but one of the structurally essen
tial members.
The memorial and monumental
character of the bridge is further car-
Prof. Jacob H. Hollander of Johns
Hopkins University , the treasurer of
Porto Rico , has just returned to Balti
more on a short visit. "The people aa
a whole , " ho says , "aro paying little
attention to the furore that the politi
cal situation in this country has raised
and seem perfectly contented. The
raising df frr.lt in the island , which
heretofore has not been practiced so
extensively , Uas become quite an In
dustry , and with encouragement and
a little time should do well there. "
The United States are known in
China as Nel-Kwo , or "the beautiful
country , " though the Chinese masses
today aiways call an American a Kwa
Keo Kwoh Yul , which may be trans
lated as a "countryman of the flower
flag. " The reason of this Is that when
first the stars and stripes were seen In
Canton harbor the natives flocked to
the shore , hailing It as the Kwa Kee
Cheun , or the "flower flagship. "
Shag rock No. 1 and Shag rock No. 2
in San Francisco bay having been dis
posed of , contractors are now busily
engaged In work preliminary to the
demoiltlon of the still more famous
Arch rock In the same maritime thor
oughfare. The forty-niner cannot re
call the day when this picturesque
menace to navigation was not anathe
matized by the sailor man. Many a
tlmo Its destruction has been suggested
and Its demolition would have been ac
complished long ago but for the senti
mental opposition of a few veteran
Callfornlans. who hated to see their
odd-looking old friend disappear for
ever. Residents of Snnsaltto have al
ways been particularly averse to Its de
struction , their cry always being that
It wad one of the sights of the hay.
Eventually continued agitation by pi
lots and others interested in shipping
bore fruit , and now Arch rock must
follow in the way of the two others.
Contractors are working hard getting
ready for the coming explosion. The
Eooncr the work la done the sooner will
the government turn over the final
payment , and upon the length of tlmo
it takes to get this money depends In
some degree their profit or loss. More
explosives will be used In blowing up
Arch rock than were necessary In the
case ot the other two combined , but
no alarm Is felt
In San Francisco pver
the coming blast. The more timid cit
izens there were much exercised pre
vious to the blowing up of Shag rock ,
but the concussions In that case hardly
jarred the city.
In early days of California's history
it was a favorite amusement for young
men to wait for an unusually low tldo
and then pull a boat through the arch.
So far as is known the first time this
feat was accomplished was in 1857 ,
when Capt. Frank Murphy , ono of the
best known pilots of his day , rowed
a small boat through. For a few years
the daring trip was occasionally made
or attempted , but eventually a couple
of young fellows , in trying to do the
trick , were dashed against the arch
by the heavy swell. The boat was
smashed and the young men lost their
lives. Since that tlmo row boats have
given Arch rock a wide berth.
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IIPWsM -
ARCH ROCK , NOTED LANDMARK IN SAN FRANCISCO
BAY. TO
. BE DESTROYED.
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