' , \ ' " " " "I [ . " " , , . " , . . . , . " . " " . , . , . , . , , . ' -t' " " " "
. . ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , i.-t' , . ,
, , 'JIrt" " ' " ' . .L. . . , ' . . . . . . . . . . - ' , ' " " ' -YT - . , . - , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . \t. _ . - - . . - " "
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A SISTER9S VENGEANCE ,
Dy CEORCE MANVILLE FENN
_ . . - . . . - ' . . " . , . ' ' - . . . . " ' " , - . . . - ! :
- . . : - -
. :
" ' . . . . . . . r.- ' T ' ' : ; ' II" - " " ' ' : " - -
_ .
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
" " . . , . . . . . , . . . . . - -
CIIAl"l'Elt IV.-ICOlltlIlIlCd.1
"CIII'Re lIUIII ! " ( 'xil'l Ahrl , llti Ill ! l'l'l\ch-
cd lhe ollwr tihh ! o [ UII' ( lOlllt , 111111 lia w
thllt which hlH Rister hrul sel'lI f"JlIJ lhe
cliff 1/hIlHllllc / ! ! 1 lItlu l' .
Un lool < ed roullil 11111I Cor II Cn' h wuy
of C1ICIII ) ( ! . 'l'hl're1111 tile 111'11 , I ( lIIl'Y
IIIcII If I leoLI 111 1111I1 swllll : huL thl' ) ' coultl
bo enslly orcrlukell. 'i'lll ! rocl'lI IIhuvu
them werl ! lee o\'erhullgillg lo clhllh , nnll
there \VUR 110 "lhcl' wuy , IInlel' 1I Ihl'Y re-
turnell , ullil lrlcl1 to rllRh through lhelr
purHllerR : ror heyolld 1I1l ! [ Iolnl lhe tilll'
lied UIIIIII lhe dllT ,
"No glHHI , Hurt ; we're trIlIIIH tI , " Hnlll
"t'li ' Corglve her.-
Ahel , Rlolhlly. Iw\'cr
neverl"
"Yell , , rou will , " Hllhl Bal'l , f\lttillg tlown
on n l'oek , 1111I1 curcfullr lnldllg off , hlH
'
Cur cnll to wil'I' ' hili Illatell LJI'IlIv. I , uu
'wlll HOllie dn1' . Why , I ( 'Oulll ffrJ.ive Iwr
lIII1'thlllJ-1 cUllltl. She'K Il wOllllerful
"
gell : IlIIl , 'I HU.my JIIIM ) nre werry IIUI'I : ,
He Hut Hlarili1I0wII / III the hual bl'-
101111 lhe ) lOllIl , the ullchor hllVlug hcell
tneell ! 1111 honrd , ulIll thl' ourn bl'llig fllIl
to heep her off lhl' rochs , ilK tlw rOlle IUld
f { ' ) ) wilh Ihe COIIIIII ! ; lillI' ,
"No ! " 111I111 Ahel , hiltl'rly. "I'll lIeVl'r
for ! ; \'e Illr-lIevl'rl" !
"Nay , 11111 , dOll'l AUY thllt , " Halll Hllrt ,
, Tuhlllllg aile Hth' ! , " ( ( I' ) ' , I lit ! " ( 'I'liurc
slle Is. ' 1'ofl 0' the clllT. Lool , ut lIer ,
Dlute. "
"No , " lIultl AlJzl'l ; "Iel her loolt-lIlIllr
cownrdly worlc.
uN OW , tlllm I" Bholllell the 111'1\(1 ( cOIIslu-
bll' , IlII he came 11111111111 ; Ull , "II : ! It Hur-
rCllller , OT ITght' "
11'01' all8wer , Ahel cllmhed lIoIowly down
to the annllH , fllllo\Trd hy Bart : nllil lhe
next mllllllu lIllY wel'tJ flllrroullflcl ) nnd
SlOOI' wi g'vell ullon lhelr wrllllri.
" 'Vnrm worlc , " Huld lIle CO III U ! .It e ,
cheerfully ; "LlUt wilve gOl you sllfe noW. "
In silence the [ Inrly wlLk thdr Ill'l oJ.-
era " 'l\lIcCI' ' Rlowly bncJc , 1\1111 bl'neatla the
Blmt whcru l\llIry sloollillce n IIgurl ! corv-
ed out ol roclt , tur nbove lbl'lr hcuds ,
,
till they hud olle out ol Hight , without
once looldlll ; UII or lIIuldllg u trigll ,
'i'hen the 11001' girl Blink clowlI In te
roclcy nlchu where Ahc hllrl cJllllhl'1 lil t ,
and bural illto all agolllzt-d fil ol Wl'el-
Ing.
Ing."l ul1ler - mother - broUler-:11I g011l1
Lover In IIle I Alllnt'-alolltJ-ulollll" IIIIl'
lohbed. "Whut Imve 1 dOlle to deservtJ
It nil ? NollllIl ! ; ! " Bhe crirll , flercly ! , liS
Bhe Bprnng to hcr tect 1\111' turlled 111111
ItlOIt her cllncJled fists IUIIiI ward. "i'loU.-
tng but lovc n colli , cruel wrelcJl , Yell ,
love ; and now-oh , bow 1 hate hl"-aIIlJ
all the world I"
She Banle down ngnln In the nlclJe l l of
a henp , nnd Hat thl're WIUI thu 9'1111 Hlow-
Iy lllklllg lowlr , nnd Ule aenblrds wLwel-
log roulld null r01ll1l1 nbove her hellll , I1mj
wntchlllg her wllh IlIqulsltlve eye. . , nil
they earh : now nnd Ulen uttered 11 11I0urn-
tul wnll , which 801ll1Cleci IIYI1\)1ntheUe. )
AIIII lIIC1'I' IIhe Hnt , hour utter hUUI' , till
It WWI quile tlnrl" "hell Hhe lIerun ; Rlow-
Iy to descend , lt81dllg Illrsclf whl1t IIhe
IOhoulll do t.o sn ve her hrstlllr Ulltl hili
triend , haUl 1II11Ier mlllconeellUIIII , but
sulTerlng ( or her nle.
"And I atny here I" Hbe suld , pnRslou-
ately. "Let tllllII Ullnk whnt tlwy wlJl.
I'll try und IInvo lhem , for thl'Y must lIc
In IIrl80n now. "
Ml\ry wa Ilullu rllhl ; Cor 1l:1 night Cell
Abel Dell und Bnrt , hili cllml1l1ll10ll , were
Ilnl'tllldllg of II Vlry ! frugal melli , 1U1l1
ulnllu uncomCorluhlu by the fnct thlit It
wns not good , und tllnl lIley-mcu fl' o
to COUll' IInll go on HI'II and IUlld-wer\ !
now IInfl'ly cugetl beblnd n mn'mYe 11'011
grill.
" 'Yell , " Imld arl , nt IUllt , " 1'11I only
sorr ' for one tlllllg now. "
"Whnt's thutItry : , helng 110 1IIl1le' ! "
Mnry bl'll1 ! : HII hllRe' ! '
IINIlY , 1'lUllorry tor lhnt , " rl'lllIell Bart ,
"bnt whut 1 IUl'nnt WIJI Ihllt 1 tlllu't ,
Jtlvo the cUlltuln olle hllrll ' 1111 IIn thl'
tlCul ! . "
QIIAP'j'IOIl V.
'l'he la wa wl're trtJInllllloUllly litringent
In those duys when Il wnll condllm'ed
IllUch ellHler to brlllg 1111 olTlutlcr'lI bud
enreer to un cUll thnn to keell him at lhe
Jlutlon'H UXllellle : lIud whell the titl'.IIII1j : ;
of IIhl'l'lI WIIS consltlercd II crimI ! to he
IJ'UniHhed with dl'llth IIU I\ltncl ( Ullon lhc
sacred Ilcrson of 0111' of the klng'M ollle rH
by 1\ couple ol notorious law-hrcaJccrs
wns 1I0t lIIely to he looltld uIIOU lenient.
Iy Iy n judge well knolVn Cor Htl'ru sell-
tCIIItJS. :
But II jury ol De\'ou men WUH IIUlIUI ;
Ufl 1II tll offense of Abcl Dell : lnll Hal'l
W.\Ijley , ulld tel'llllg dllillOscd tu tJe-.I1
" 1111111' with It L'OuLJle Itl Joung tl'llows
WhORC prevloull ball ehnracter W1\8 nil III
cOUlll'cUon wilh sUluggHng , a crlweTlth
thl' Hltld jury ol n VI'I'T light le , L'Crtalu-
Iy nol blllek. Abul uut. ! Bart clcullel1
the rope , and wl're Il'ntenced lo trnuII-
1lort/llion to one DC W8' lDajcllty'a ( ( Jlunll'lI
III the Wl'sl Indies , th 1't. . . do COli viet
worl ( In connection willt plantations , or
the mnklng . .f roadll , as lhcJr tnsk IlII1S-
tel'lI IIIlght think fit.
Time glided liT , alul AlarT D\'U Coulld
thnt her life nl home bnd 1.teoc > > u lu..iU -
Ilorlnllle.
She WUII not IMlg Ln finding lhut. U\V"
thut Hhe'us Iclt aloae ud uuprotected , :
she wns not lo lie free trolll [ tll'1iccutiun.
Her L'Onteml1luous rl.jecUoR ol 0311tl1l.
Al'lUlltrOng's nllvnucffl seemed t. hl\Ve thu
elleet oC Inerellslng his perBL'CuUoU ; Ilne !
one evening nt the end ol a COUIII" .r
monthH , Mnry Dell ! lilt on one ol tau
Tucks outside lhe cllttnge door , ! ; Iulnl : :
out to lieu , nnd wulchlng the ships sail
w twnrd , ftK she woudered whether
the ! ! ! ! 011 bonrd would eTer see tlte lIrolh.
cr who seemed to he all thut wus lett to
this world.
her In I
Thnt llurtleulnr night the thougbt . . . . .hlch
had been hntchlng 10 her lIraln ever
IilllCt ! Allel bnll lIeen sent aWn ) ' tll'W forth
tllily tlellged nUll reudr , lIud IIhe rOliu
trom wht'ro Hhe hud bl'en 1Iltllnl : In th\ !
on-ulng IIIUlshlne , aud walked luw the
. , ttne : ,
She wellt Into her brolher Ahel'lI ! ted-
" ' 00111 , whcre she stn'ed for soml' minutes ,
&nd tlltJI , with n quIrk , resolute Atcp ,
. .11\1 rl'.t'ut = I'd the cottne ! kitchen , thrllst
Ute Cew embers together thnt burncd upon -
on the henrth , toolc n pair ot scissons
trom a .box , nlld Realn lIedcll bersell bu-
' 01'1' a Ius. ! :
'J'h ( ' 61n wnB sellin ! : , aDd filled tl , , '
alnte.lllJarl"l kitchen with. UJht which
- -
IInllllld hacl ( froUl the hlurred looldnl ;
JflnsH , 111111 cll8l II Cllrloull Jlnrc III the
Jfirl'n IIll'rn COUll tell nileI' . with ItM 11l'1I\'Y ,
Ilnrl , hroWH , ! ! 1I11-hroWlIl'lI , ru lly clICcl'H ,
111111 Jll'nllllng I'II'S.
Sllllil
'fill' fIllUrl1 HclllsorH hncl Iltllled thrc.ugh
Iltll' lock or thl' IIUlllllive hlnck treell !
whIch Hhhnll Hhnkl'u over her slwuhlcrM ,
tHl which tlll'lI rI\llll'd \ tll the cllttng ! !
tloor.
Sulpl
A Iwlhl1' cut , aull llocI's hnd Culll'lI.
'J'lIclI rU\lldly \ 1111111 , liltlf' , SIlI1I-11 ellrl-
UUIi lhlcle , shuI'I1 Sll 1\1-11 \ 1111 thl ! ll'lIt
WII\'II lIC glorlllllll hair 1'llt [ nllllll ; 11M thl'
hare , Hllu-huruell , rllddy nl'lII plnYI'IJ ! Jerl'
nllll tlwrc , nnd the : lled hlndel IlItlerccJ
nlld olllwcl [ null elosl'lI , Uli Il a 1'11I , hunl.l
ullfl IIcI/I'lIUrli forllllc1 the neck , htHltl ulIlI
IIl1gry hili of SO III I' lIerce hlrll nttllcldllg
lhnt wlII'Hhnllctllll'nd , nllclllt CVl'I' ' IIIJIII :
lool , off II lhlelc lrl'lI ! ! of hlllr ,
Au huur luler , jlHlt us tLw red moou
I'ose Hlowly IIhu\'e the Hurtl\eO of the Hen ,
II IIlurd ) ' IOllldllg YUllllg 11I1111 , with U stout
HUel , lu onl' hlltHl-lhe vl'ry illicit which
hall 1IlIIIell lo beillbor OU\ltu11l \ Arllllltrou
-null II blludle tiell1 \ lu II hnlldlterchl t
bellcath hili nl'lII , Hll'\lllld \ out of the cot-
tngl' , chullged the Iwy frUI IIIilh' to out-
sldc , closed the old door , loclwd it , drugged -
ged out the leey , lIull with a lIulldfu ! jorl (
lIelltlt lIylll fllr Ollt lulo dCI'll wntcr ! JI' .
YOllcl lh ! ! rocks. ' 1'111'11 tIll ! figure tm'lIl'
ollce Ulore to the cottagl' , gazl'd at It fix-
cllly for u few 1II0llleutll , lool < n Htcl ) or
t.wo a\ray ; bllt lijlrlln ! ; hllek tlirl'etl ) ' with
1111 ( 'xccelllllg hitter cry , /11111 / Id hwd the
rough , UIIIllIllIll'lI wooll work ugnlll an
1I lIlu with rupltl uelloll , nlll.l lhell clushed
oil' lo thu foot of the cliff nnd climbed
rl1flllll , to the shl'll ) trael-the talntl ) '
seen Imlh lhat led lowllrd Siuplon Len
nllil the old hull , Whl'r\ ! the elj\ltaln \ stili
HlIlYl'd with his YOllng wife , nud then
jolnell the west road \Thlch led to l'ly-
mou th.
Shl' Btrodo olt IIInufulIy lor allother
11unrtl'r of 1\ lillie , whclI ull at OIlCtJ lhere
wn ! ! 11 slolillngl' , for : uwther figurWilli
Sl'ell comlllg from lhe cllrl'cllon of 'ror-
crosq , alld the 1II00n shlnlllg full u\lon \
the tllce ahowl'd [ llnluly who It wnll ,
'rhere wnll IIU Ilueatioll fll Itlentlty , Cor
thnt eTellln Ollptlliu J alllcs Arlllltl'oug
-whose journl' ) . hnd heu llOlIt\lonell-hnLl \
Huubbl'd his young wlfl ! el'lllllT , quu1'l'd ,
I'll with his coulIllI lIulU\lhre1 \ , who IUllt
heeu tlll're to 1I111l' , aud tlll'n Il'ft till'
house. t.cll'rlllhJld ! to go do"n to ar1
Dell's solilarl cottag ! ! .
"Who's thlll ? " lIIutterell the cnplnill.
"Humphl Hllllor on the tralllp to Ply-
mouth. Well , Ill ! won't know DlC. I
WOII't turn bucl ( . "
lie IItrodl' 011 n dozell yartlIJ nllli lIll'lI
slopped lihort , a ! ! the figur ! ! before hllll
hnd stoPlll'd n fuw momellts hefore : unli
theu n ehunge cnllloVl'r the nspect of the
cuptllill. II I IOll'cli Shlllll < , his face tUl'U'
l-d wol , IIl1d his throllt Irew dry.
It wnll horrible ; but tlll're could be 110
IIIll1lalcl' .
"Abel D1'1It" hu cried , hoarsely , ns hI'
lenpl'd nt the Idl'll thnt the brutlllr Illul
retllrlled lu spirit , to su VI' his lilster Crom
nil hal'lII ,
"Out of my path ! " 1'lIng forth III nil'
SWl'r , till ! volcu bdul : loud , Imperlo\l \ IUIII
fierce ; 1\1111 theil , III a tOile of IlItl'nsl'
hutrl'd ulld supfJl'essed IJIISIi 10 II , the ( , IH'
wurrl-"Jol ; ! "
AII : thu last word raug out lhl're wns
11 whlslliu ! ; nil at a HlIelc fHHlslu ; ; thl'Oug1 !
UII' nil' , a trClIlllIl1oUI ! thu , 111111 Ihe cup
lalll fdl helHllolI ; ; IIpOIl thl' roely I'OIllIlI
' .rhell thl'rl''IIS uLler HilellCI' a : ! , the
1'OUIIJ ; slIlIor Illacl'tl au ! ! toot UpOII the
III'ostl'utl' IIIl1n's dllMt ! , HtUlllfll'd UIHHI II
suvaI.ly ; , alld MtroLle 011 I'i ht awn ) ' 0\1'1
the wild cOUlltl' ) ' hordl'rlug thl' seu.
'l'he IIgllre loullled up OIlCU iu the 1II00U-
lIht : , us lhu Cl1lltnlll rOlle slowly 11111111 IJIII'
clhow nllll . ; . ; azl'd nfter it , tll IIl'e thllt It
IIcell1cd to bl' ot superlllltllrnlll1'ollOrtlollll ,
/11I11 thell he ! ! Imlc lIuelc 111:1111 : with u
grouu.
' 'It'lI : a spirit , " hsnltl , 'ICOUIl ! hack to
hl'r : " 1111I1 thl'lI the poltroou flllllttJd dl'ud
.
u \\'U1. .
-
CIIAP'l' U VI.
SOllll'olle wus ! ! IIIIII ; ; ' ; a wl'st-couutry
dltt1' , 'l'here wa II IHlllse lu till' sillg.
illg , and the ! ! trlldug of IIl'verul hloWII
with n rouh ; hol' , to till' lIestructiou of
weells Illn colTeu plulltatloll ; while , ns till'
chops of the hol' Htrllck thl' clods of ( 'IlI'th ,
lhe tettl'l1I worn by the IItrllcer ga'tJ ! ol.th
talut Clllllcs ,
"Oh , 1 KUY , Abel , mall ! ; dou't , lnd ,
1I0u't. "
"Dou't what " salll A lIel Deil , rl'still ) . :
UIIOII his hal' , aud looldllg lip nt 1I1 BU1.t
Wrigley. clothed 1II , , hlmselt , nru1l'd with
n hol' , aud , ,1110 decornll'd with fettl'rs ,
UII he IItood wiping thl' perspiration frolll
hili fordll'ltll. .
"Dou't 11111 ; ' ; thnt there old SOU ! ; . It O
1lI1l1'e IIIfl'cl so uukl'I. "
"UIIIell , Bart ? WI'II , wbat Illt does' ,
'j'hese I1ruuled dIl1'S. "
"Ar ; but ench time IOU alngs thnt I
seem tll see the roelcs nlon ; . ; by tbe Rhort !
at hOIllI' , with the Ivy buuglng down , Iud
lhe sheell tOllIln ! : , nn the Sl1I rolllll ; In ,
aull the blu ! ! 1Il. : ' , with gull ! ! n-th'lug : aud
It Ulukl'li mo tool 1Il.:0 : a boy nglllu , aud ,
big ali I um , as If I IIhouhl cry. "
. .
Alwn's wl're like n bl ! : 1I0y , Hart ,
Hoe uwny , 11111 : thl' o\'ersel'r's looklnl ; . "
Harl Weut ou chllllplnl'clIIIi , IlIlhelltl ) '
followlug hl'J friud'/i enm\lle. : \ 11:1 : II lIour.
looellll ! ; , 1'ellow-Cllcl'd IIIUII caUle lIr hI
COlUlHlIIY wilh a soldier 100seiT IIhouhler.
Ing hili mllaltot. Hul th ! ' ) ' Ilussed b , with ,
out IIlleuldu , nn111'1 eontlnut- , } :
" 'l'here'/i ! ; eu here , nud blue Ilk , . uu
IIUU9hlllt ! , "
"Ay , " ! ! ald Hart ; "there'li 'llullhln hot
enough to Crr 11 Ulllck'rl'l. PIA e II : \.Ihl \
enullgh It ) ' 011 WIlS Crl'e : hut It I\rclI'l
home , AlIel , It areu't hOllle. "
"HoUle ! 110 , " suld thyoulIg man , sn : ,
1I1ft-ly. "Uut we huv 110 lIOnHhl
&lJOIId t ha t. "
"Alt. ) 'ou're n harl1 'UII , AlIel , " remurl"
ed Burt , utter n time.
"ys : IIUlI 'ou're u 110ft 'UII , HI\\'t. Sia
coulll ulwn1i turn ) 'ou rouud t.r IIltlt
fiuer. : "
"Ay , ble hl'l' : lIud ube dldll't teU 01
UII , "
"Ye9 , IIhe did , " Bnld Abel , sourlr : nUl
hi' tnrul' lInck 11\1011 \ his 1.011I IHlI\lnn , UIII
tolled away to hid\ ! the workllll ; of hi :
tncl' ,
'rhe : iun Jihoue down :1S hoUr ast Cll !
. . -1----- . . . '
. ' - - . . . . " " . . . . . . , . . . , . . " , . " _ . .
_ .J _ _ -
"hlnc lu the 'Vesl luelll'lI , ullil thl ! CIIIII.III !
shirts till ! ) .OUIII : IIII'll Wllru Hho"ell
pntehes ol nlOlRturl' where thu Pl'rllllll'll'
lIolI cnmc throu h : but thcy worked OU ,
tor the labor dl'utll'lwd lhu mlll'r ! ) ' In
their IIrl'nstll ,
"How long hnve WI' heeu here , IIIntl" : "
snlcl Bnrt , I\tter a 11I11I l' ,
"Dunuo , " rl'pll'e1 A 1)1 , fll'rcdy.
"I1ow 10111 ; will thcy fW1'11 11M In lhl
ller ! ! plncc'lnld Burt , IInl'l' IIllf1tlwr lu-
tI'1'\'III , nlill hu .Iooh-d troln thc beautiful
Rhot { . at the bottolll ol the IIlopl' on whlela
th'y worked to thl' cltJsttr ! of IIlono : lIud
wooll-hllllt hUlldlnltll , which Cormed the
Ilrllioll IIndthe stutlou lurm , with fuctory
nud mill , ull worJwd lIy convict 1111101' ,
while thosl' lu thc nehhborhood weru
ulUuuJtl'd by blncls.
Abl'l did uot I\U8Wer , only St'Owlcd
flerclly : IInd Bart slghl'lI nud rellel1teel
his clllelillol1 ,
" ' 1'11I wu dll'l" IInld Abel , anvn ely ; ,
"Hnmc ns WU'VI' IIl'en other Cellow ! ! dl-
oC flVl'r. unll hurll wurlc , nl1d thu InMh. '
Cursl' the \ltnlul \ Curllt'- "
Hllrt cluPlled onl' hl1ll1l over hll ! com' :
pnnlou' ! ! 111111 , nud he held thu otlllr be- I
hll1tl hi ! ! heud , droPlllug his hou to lenvl'
[ ull IIbll'ty to net.
"I ue\'l'r qUllrrels with you , Abel , Inll , "
he lIuld , Hhorlly : "bllt If you ! ! nYIi words
ngllill thnt [ 1001' JtI'II , 1'11I Jtolng to flght-
null thllt wou't do , Is It ells ) " ! "
Ahel sl'elllell 11IIWSl'd ! to IItruggle : hut
he gnVe In , uotltled his Illnll , ullil Burt
loosl'd him null plckl'd 1111 hl hol' , jUMt as
the O\'I'rSl'l'r , who hull cOllie Iottl ' 111' '
bl'hlnd , brolllht dowu the whip he car-
rll'd with Htiultlll'Iolence .
\ ueroi. " ! tIC
Hhouldl'rll of IIrHt oUe lIud theu till ! "tlllr ,
' ! 'III ! 'ouUJt IIIl'n IIllr/1l11t rouud foIU'IIe ; -
Iy : but tilerI' wns n st'urry closc IH.hiJlIl ,
lIIuslwt.nrme nud with LII11'onet tixlll ,
uUlI they Imew tllat lirty lIoldlel's Were
within cnll , nud thnt It they struel ( theil'
tllslullustl'r down nnd mllde Cor the juulll'
thl'Y would be huuted out with dOIS , bl1
IIhot lIowu IIlce willI bl'nlltll , or llle or
stnr\'ntloll , nll : other ullfortunllle1l hud
lliell 1I1'fore them.
'j'here wns nothln. ! : Cor It hut 10 rcsume
tbl'lr lullor unll hoe to the clauldu ; : or
their t'tters , while , nfter n prolllisc of
whut WUII lo follow , 11.1 the Hhupe of tylug
up to the triuu les , nnd till ! cat , if they
Clullrrcled ngnln , the overeer Wl'nt on to
sel' to the others of his 1I0ck ,
"It's worse thl\n 1dog's II f ! ! I" snlll
Abll , hltterly , "A do. ! : docs get pulletl
us wrll us kicked , Bart , Ind , 1'm sorl'y
I got 1'OU that InHh. "
"Nay , lad ; ne\'l'r mind , " sulll Bnrt.
"I'm sorry tor you : but too'tsllenlt. hard
thluJs of lury. "
"I'll try not , " anld Abel , nil he hoed
IIWl1r excitedly ; "but I hope this eOfCl'\ !
we grow mny 1I0lsoo those who drink It. "
Bllrt wus close up to n dense pnteh of
for'st-ouc wild tnngle of cuuc aud crerp-
I'r , which IItl'rully tlell the tall trce to-
getlwr lIull mud ! ! thl ! corest IlIIpnssnhle--
when the IIhrleklnl : ; ot II Idlld ol jny which
hu bcen flitting I1bout uxcitedly stopped.
nnd wnf ! foll0\\'l'f1 h ' the lI1elodlonR whistle -
tle of a white bh'd I\ull the twlUl'rlu ; ; of
( lulle n flock of Illtle fellows ot Ii gor-
I'OIlS scvurlet crllllson , 'rheo till ! shriek-
111 ; ' ; of sevrrnllurrots \ nnswer lu ; eneh
other nros ! ! ; while just nbove urt'g helld ,
wlllre ehltl'rs ! ot tl'umpet-blossom : ! hun ; ;
down from the edge of the forest , scores
of brllllunlly senled hummlllg blrlla lit-
Cl'all ) ' buzzl'd nbout on nlmoRt tl'nuspnr-
ent wln , nnd then lIuiilleut1l'd thl'llI l'lvel : :
In mid nil' nil they prohell the lll'ctnries of
the flowers with tlllir lon bill' ! , Hnrt
Ianccd nt his fcllow-con\'lct 111111 was
nhout to,01'1 , huck , when there Cllllle n
sOUIIlI frolll out thr durk torest which
iliadI' him stnrl' wildly , IInll then thl'
sOllnl1 IIrose ngnln , Hurt ehno cd cohlr
anll did not IItop to hol' , but wnleml ! rnp.
idl ' Ul'ross to Ahll ,
" " 'hnt's till ! matter " salll the lattel"
"DUIIIIO , lutl , " snltl the other , ru hill ; !
his brow with hi ! ! Ul'lII : "bnt there'li tOIlIl ! .
thlll wroll ; ; . "
"What 1M It ? "
' ' 'j'hnt's whlll I Iullno : hut JURt UOW , .
SOllll'lhlllg sail ! Ilulte plain. 'Bart. art ! '
" : -ouselUl ! ! ! You werl ! Ill'camlag , "
" a1' , I \\'as wltle aWlllte as I 11m now ,
nlld all I turnetl : wd Htured It : ; ultl it
nllllu , "
"Pull IHlrrot , " saltI Ahl'l , rul1ly. loGo
on with 1'our WOl'JC. nero's Ihe over ,
sler ! , "
' 1'hl' 1'oUn ! ; men WOl'kl'd uway , and tlwlr
! ; ullr\.llIor ) ! Ilassl'll them , alld , uppnrcntl )
satlsfil'd , cOlltlnuel1 hili jourlllY rOUIlt ! ,
" lU1' hu vu hcen a poll parrot , " salt !
Bnrt , " ' 1'IIlY do tullt plain , Ahl'l , Ind'
hut this soulldcd III'e ROlllethln ellie , "
" " 'hnt else coull ! It he'l"
"Sountled like n ghost , "
Ahel blll'sl Illto u heurty Inugh-fill
hcarty thut Bart'll fnee was slowl , ovel
spreud lIy a brontl smile.
" " 'h ) ' , Iud. that' ! ! heltN' , " he said , grim
Iy , "I ar'II't lIeen 1'OU do that Cor mOllth. !
\Vorl , nWIl1' . "
'l'1' hint was h'en 1I1'cause of the over.
sl'er glnnclng In their lt'eellon : 1\1111 the '
now worlwd 011 toetlllr ; Idowly , going
down thl' row toward the junglnt !
which Bnrt kept all dlrtlng , unensy :
: ; llInces ,
"I nough to lIIale n lIIau luuh ; to hear
1'OU tall , of ghollts , llurt , " suld Abel , at'
tCl' a tillie ,
"Whnt coull ! It 111. . then t"
"Pnrl'ut SOIllIudr talU d , " lIald Abl.'l ,
shortl ) ' , as they worked au IIlde 111 sldl ,
, "CSCUIId to the woods again. Some at
thl's\ ! birds tull ( JURt llke II. Chrl U .o. "
"A ' , " sRld Bnrt , lifter a few moments'
Ilull't thoujht ; "I've hl' "il 'eln , Ind : but
Ihere's no ( loll Ilurrot out here lIB kuows
III e. "
"Kno\vs you 1"
"WI'II , dldu't I tell Tall as It callll me
'Burt. Burtl' "
"Soulllled like It , " IilhI Abl'l , Illcon.
IClllly. "What dOl'S be wnnt ? "
101' ; jUlit tllln till ! oVt'rseer shoutd , hull
, ,1 11I'11 to thu ! ; UUlIIcn ; lo come to hIm.
" 'fo blln ! ! Anoth r job-Io-rollln , : ; , 1
think , " growled Bart , IIhouldurlog hIs
hoc.
hoc.At
At that moment , as Abel tollowed his
I eumlll' : ) , thl're CIlIII ! ! In a 10\T , aer ! tonl.
of voice frolll out of the jungle , t\Tenty
1'ards nway :
"Burt IAhelAbell" !
, > "Don't look , " whlsller d Abel , who r el-
cd Uti If IItrnck , nnd rtcoTerl'd hlm lr ! hi
cntrh hili cOlIIlunlon ) br thl' arz. . "All
. , r1htl" ; he ! laid nloudTU'U ; b ( . ; :1" tv-
ulUrrow. " 'c must 1:0. "
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CllAP'l' H V1I.
,
It wnll Quite n wl'ek b'Cllro the two
roung IIIl'n W\rl' at'ul'k In the plall atloll
of young trecg lIgllln , nntl durin ; ; 1111 that
1 tlmthl ! ) hud fl'VI'rlshl ) ' dlsCUllst'l1 th"
\'nlce the ) ' 'lI\d ' hearl ! . vl'ry thul ! they
I ul1llroachetl the bordl'rs ot the 1IIIIutution
I wheru It rnn up to the virgin torlhlt th\'y
II hnll lIe\'n 011 the Qui vlve , eXl1l'ctlns : to
hcar tlll'lr nnllles called again , but only
1 to be dlsaVllolnted ; aud , after duo con.
, \ , ' . . . . . ; L"'L'.IiPJIiIill. ' . . . . . . . . ' . .
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, Hltlurlll1on , Alwl Illucet ! n rIght Interprc-
tntllJll IIPOII thl' reuson.
, "J t WU ! ! ROllleone who Itot ashore Cram
honl , " he Huld , "unt ! mllnngl'd to crnwl up
'there. ' It'H the only 1)lace where anyont
cOl/ld Il't 1/11. "
"No old matu would tnke 1\11 thaI
trouhll' for IIH , Ind. It'll sOllleoUe llIrY'H
Rl'nt to hrlng us 11 INIlr und n lilt ol
nuws. "
Il wnll nt nllht In lhc prwn ! 11111'1 that
Hllrt 1111111 lIrls , 111111 thell II ( ! IIslunetVnll ] -
derlngly In till ! llnrk , for he henrd sonle-
thlnl ; like 11 Roh from clollu to his elhow.
"Abl'l , muley I" Iw whlsperl'd ,
"Dou't tnll ( to me , old Ind , " cnml' hnck
hourslly nfter u time. Aud then , ntter n
Ion It : dh ncl' . "Yes , 1'ou're right. Poor
lIur-poor lussl"
"Sny thlltngnln , Ahel : Ray thllt ngaln , "
whlBpered Burt , excitedly ,
"Poor lusHt I'VI' hl'l'u too bard on Illr.
She dllln'l Itet us took , "
' ' 'l'hullk Goll t"
'nll'sc were BnrL's hoarsely whlsperl'd
worll ! ! , choked with emotlou : nud I1lrl'ctly
ufter , as Ill ! IllY tlwre , AIIlI Dell ( elt 11
! ; rent , rough , trllIIhllng hund IlallS ncross
his fncl' 1\1It. ! sl'l1reh nbout 11111I till It
rl'uehed 1I1s owu , which It gripped nnd
held with 11 slronJt , lit'lII clnsp , Cor there
wns helllath Bart's rough , husk-lIItu ( ! x-
ll'rlor II grl'llt lIelll uf thu trIll ! , 101'ul 11111-
terlal of whlelt EIIlIsh ! JtllIth'lI\eu ure
11I:1111' : ; nnll when tawilI'll morning tl1f/SI'
two prisoners Cell asleep in lheh' ehulns ,
hl1l1d WUS HUll rlllpell III 11111I11 , whlll ! the
.h'l'ams thnt hrl htl'lIed thl' rllnalnlng
hours o ( their rl'lIt trom peul1l lubol' were
\'ery simllur , bclu of II I'ough hunw 110\\11
Iwueuth DI'\'on'H IO\'l'11' clln's , whl'rl' the
sell ruu : ! 'llIIrJcllllg o\'er the c11'ln-wlIshcll
pl'hbll's , unll the hllnilsollll' fuee ol hlry
IIl11ilell U\lOIl \ l'nch In turll ,
( ' 1'0 lie cuutluued. )
POSES AS TRAMP ; WINS A BRIDE ,
HnlJctl , Uutthnvcll Hired 1\llIu 1'urll8
Uut to Ue u Uich Suftor.
Miss Laura ll , Keller , of Montros ! ! ,
W. Va" a gll'l of excl'pUonal buauty
, ur 11 YlIIugo hell ! ! , \'cl'Use In a lUat.
rlmoulal paper for a cot'rellpOII : ! ! nt ,
thlllklllg to ita ve SllOI't. ' 1'\\0 of tito re-
( Illes Interestml her an she began a
COrl'OllpOlldellee wllh the wrlturs. pito-
tOg't'aphs w\t.o exchange and a meet.
lug wIth the two suitors was urrungell ,
PrIor to the medlug a trump nppl'lu' ,
od ut the Keller homo and procurc
emploJ'mont , lie wus ruge ; un un-
aha vuu , but gll.0 o\'l l'ucu of hn'lng
seen beHur UJ's I\II wns g'eutelln hi ! !
deportment. lIe f1l In love with lIss
Luura , und Iu spill ! of his beIng a
trump she l'eturlle h ! ! ! lo\ ' ! ! , although
shu told 111m IIho coul novel' thInk oC
mat'l'ylng' him.
Hccenlly lIellry Snodgrass , ono of her
uukllowu sultOt.s , uppearo unll was re-
jr.ctell. On the l1ext day llUITJ' WlII-
Iu IIIH , the other man with whom she
had cOl'ruspol1lled , was to appcat. . llut
she wulte ull dnr ; and he failed to put
In llis alpenrul1ce.
That evnlllg' the trump spol , , to hcr
ot love an she told him she love
him , but cou1l1ncver marry a poor muu ,
'l'hrowlng' off his disguise , HOl'rJ' WillIams -
Iams , J'oullg. wcalthy llnd d\'essed In
thu helghl of Cashlou , stood befot'e her ,
Uss Keller was 'Iulto overcome nt the
ououol1lent , but all obstacles having
buu O\\t'collle she renewed her love
vows nn tlllY were marl'led , WlIIlamH
Is said to hl1 vo wenlth und social standIng -
Ing , suys u speehtl to th ! ! New York
World , hut tool { the disguise of a trump
to uscel'tuln unsuspected whl1t l1Iuuner
oC girl Miss Kellet' WitS , Both wrc
satlslled ,
TummY'H Hnuuncl' ,
.
' 1'he Beuel1em Camlly was II haPlJ. '
Jo.lueky one , aud rosy-eheekCll
Bridget , "just u week over ( t'OIU th
ould eounthry , " seeu1ld u most appro.
pl'lute hlndtuaill. ! 1"01' the most Plll.t
her mlstals umused nnd dcllghted
them , but 011 one occasion : l mlstaku
catno nenr tnuldug serious trou le ,
I She had been with the fumlly two
! duys , and was In the llurser , ) ' with
' ' ! 'o ,
3-yeut'-01l1 Ul illY
"Hl'lll/et / , " cried Irs. Beachem , us
she rushed Into the l1ursCl'y , " Ir ,
BeaehelU hns just telephoned me thut
he lort his re\'oh'er on his dl'esslng
tu le b , ) ' mistake , alld It Isu't iliere !
UII'e yon seen It ? 1 Imow you WOl'\ :
there tldJ'ln : ; up the t'oom. "
"Whnt Is It 1011\0 , Ullm ? " l1slced
nrldget , " ' ! 'hCl'e WIIS II little thing
about so Iou : ; , wid a crook 1011\0 ut wlln
end , 111111 brolht : 1011\0 sll\'er , Coul
thnt ho It ? 01 Jn'e It to 'i'ommy forte
to hammer hIs IIltlc tneks Into the
boorll , but ho hud no funey for It , nno
01 tiJlnlc he 1I00nIt / under the bcd.
Yls , mtm , there It Is , 11 WilY ever ln the
tar cornor. "
Irs. euehelll glnnccd under the bOil.
l.'he rovolvcr was there. "Let It stU ) '
until Mr , el1chcm comes hOlUe , " she
9tld : , faintly , "I'll take ' ! 'ommy Into
'wy room ! lnd lock up the nursery. "
l xnotne88 ,
"I IIUpp090 11 mun must have an tn'
tenoo loye for his I1rt to succecII on the
sluge. "
"lIe mnst. . " unswered rr. StormIng.
tOI1 Barnes ,
" 110 UlUt ! bo11ln \ : ; to mllk the
1I00r lu order to attain his IlIeaIs , "
"Not precisely. lIe tullT hn ve to
. . not ilio 1100r.-WI19hlutoll
, , .alkut ) ;
Still' .
'Whllt He fl1ht ,
"Novor , " 9111d the Il'son ( ! of good iU ) ,
vlel ! to the dellcntely nurtured UostOD
" 'I elln't. ' "
louth. "never say
"Iudeol1 , sir , " respondl-d the Intellee-
tunlllld , "I trust thut my diction 19 not
so ( lpen to criticism. It ) 'OU \ \ ' 11bm \
be I\ttentlvo to my cou\'ersntlon you
w\11 \ ohsel'\'o thut 1 sny 'ell.wn't.-
UIlIUmoro Amcl'lcan.
In Hili 1.lne ,
Alent-Do you nel'll nnytllln : ; In th
way of dalr , ) ' s\lllplles
. ' Ontcakl.--o ; ' '
1.'l1rl1ler - : , 1 hl1ln't needln'
ony Jest ucow ; but I heel' NOlghbot
lIn'rlx dcown tow th' cross rends say.
In' 1111 hl'oW he W\lS oln' tOl' glt II nuw
pump. You mhht stop 1\n' SOO Wm.-
Ohlcugo Nv\Ys.
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CUT OUT this RUr' nnll fioull It at oneo wIth $1.7 null you
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FREE -An the IFiSUOS , or .rho Youth'Compnnloll for the remnln-
rn week" of 10 ( ) .
FREE -1'h" llelllltlful1y 111ustrnt < ' 11 Double Numbol's for Thnnl.s-
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FP..EE-.1'JO Compnnton . Cnlol1llnl' fOl' 1003 , lIt1lojl'nphell In twelTe
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Anll ' .rho COIl1\lllnron fOl- the r. weoc of IOO:1-n lIbl'nl'Y of the best
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TIlE YOUTIl'J' COMP.t1.N10N. 7JOJ'TON. N.IIJ'J' ,
LINIMOO
IS THE 7JEST FOR.
Cuts , Old Sores , and
All Open Wounds
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Trallllullity ,
Who does not love a tranquil heart ,
\\eet.tcmpeled , bllancecJ : lite ? I ,
lWeS nlt Ulutter wllOther It ruins or
I\hlnes , or what misfortune come t. . .
t se j10sscssl nrt these blessl ngs for' '
t ey uro always sweetl serene mid
caltu. I
'l'hat exqulslto rolso ot charaoter !
putter , , " -Now York Sun ,
A sn.ull boy Is never so Indllstrlous
AS when It Is tlmo tote ! t.o bed.
T1I1iI
CLEA SING
AND DEALING
CU1W Iron
CATARRH
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Ely's Cream Balm
Eul and pl.uant : to
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'arlool ' dru , ; . ,
) lllqnlcklyabcorh&d. c
alrea ! teller at oneil. " , > ' /
It Oplnl and CleaniCI
till Nltal ) 'al-aKe. , COLD I H EAD
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.A1I..lunlmmIUon ,
nutl and J'rolectl Iho , Memhrane. lttltorn the
S.nee. or ' 1'111 and /mell / : ! , Larlt' 8tEP , 60 centl at I
Drnutill or hr mall : ' ! 'rlL1 ! RIE ! ! , to c'nll by mall . , !
I ELY JJIIO'l'l.I lC3 , WArren Street. New ) .orll : .
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Fronf ot FIlt I A11'.ct on. t {
When a Carthage futller bel'ame 8f f.
b Idly jllgged a few nlJ.thts ngo thab 'l
he could ( Jot walk , hIs musculdr sun 1
throw him over his shollJder nnd
"totec1" him homo much liS 00 would ,
have carried u sack or nour-an ex. i
htbltlon which tends to dlspro , " the .
theory that IJIIul ulfection Is dearens.
Irlg.-Kansas Olty Journal. _ 1
No wonder a DIaD kickS \heD In
comes to footlllg the butcl1er's bill :
What a pity It Is that a law pr
venting the birth ai fools Is Imprac-
tleu ble.
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No trollhle to 1:1'1 hrl'lIkf st f1l1lc1c If 70'4
hnve Mt'lt U II"8 flllllf1l1 . PRncak , Flout.
ollr croceI' wulls to SIIPI'I ) yea ,
Any wotUan who nrtmlts that bel'
shoes are too tight Is Inclined to be
.
You cun 110 yonr 11YI'II1In / hnlr alt
bour wltb PU'1' A 1 1'AIH L SS
l ) r gS ,
I Hissing may tJo unhealthy , bat !
nothing rlsleed nothlurt gained ,
I
I )1.'In.IAw' , NOIHt\f1 \ ! l1.HUI' tor chll < 1rwso
h I"lnll' , . .oflenatu'n. ' . , " " , IUM' hU1. . , , , . . , , , , , ,
. .u _ ) _ 1..ln. ulu wla,1 olh' , u 1 > 0\\1. ,
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It doens' ( mutter If a woman Isn't
pretty If : he doesn't know she Is ugly ,
It ou 10'0 YOllr wife , mnke It u , . tor h 1' ,
to Il't hrl'nkt'18t , Tnke bome rll. Ultlu'1I j. . . '
l'aul'lIkIlour. . .
Couslstaucy Is a jewel tbat Is often
swapped for SlllJCeSi ,
UIl'lhol"amllus Het ! Cro. . " Dan DIne. Lar
2-01. pank. ! : , , , Ii COlltl. Till ) nUll Compliur ,
South lIoud , Iud
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