- . - ' - . , ' - T I * .f - r . . I . . - . . i . " ( c : . 4t. . 1 l&i , ' - w' . ' ' 4' I &Q a. d s p ' ouC O v O C . L ° - I I ' b G tl r r i l1 M1 , C 1 CHAPTER XIX.-CoSTINutmI . , Ralph sent for Judge Ireton , Imo- gene's father , but the fatal news had already reached him , and it had been ' too much for the proud old man. His feeble constitution had been unable to withstand the shock of his daughter's guilt , and ho was stricken down in a fit. Ho never regained his consciousness - ness , but on the third day after the attack - tack , he died in blissful insensibility. Imogeno was confined to the room in the third story , which was made as comfortable as might be for her use , and Ralph went about the house a gloomy , grief-stricken man. For sorrow - row such as his , who could offer words of comfort ? Governor Fulton prepared to return home , and he Insisted on taking Helen withhim.TheRock nowwas no place for a giddy thing like her , he said. On the day of her departure Helen met Guy St. Cyril in one of the empty parlors. She went up to him and held out her hand , "Mr. St. Cyril , " she said , "I am going ' to start for home today. Let us shake hands and part good friends. He took her band in his , and looked into her face a little reproachfully. p "Do you think I have been very naughty with you , Mr. St. Cyril ? " she asked , demurely. "Yes , I do. You have treated me shamefully , when I have loved you so ! " "Indeed. Well , I wasn't aware I had - been so wicked ! Will you ever forgive me ? „ "Do you wish me to ? " "I don't much care-If you do ? " "And If I do not ? " "Guy , I shall be sorry. " She bowed her head a little , her soft curls swept his hand. He flung his arm around her. t "Helen , one thing tell me. Do you j love me ? " "Let me go ! I won't tell you ! " "You shall not go until you do tell me ! And here is your honored father I to witness your assertion. " r _ , The governor looked on in a puzzled perplexity. { "What ? how ? What is the meaning of 'this ! I don't understand. " "You don't see it , do you , papa ? " said Helen , saucily. t "I really don't think I do , " said the ' - governor , slowly. "I'll be obliged if somebody will explain. " "I love your daughter , sir , " said St. Cyril , manfully ; "but I cannot win a like confession from her. Still , I take the liberty of thinking I am not indifferent - ferent to her. " I "Box his ears , papa. He is an impertinent - ' , - pertinent puppy. " "Helen , you must tell me ! Do you love me ? Yes or no ? " "Yes and no both. I love you till you let me go , and then I don't" "Then I will never let you go ! " "It strikes me your arms will ache in about a week from now. "Helen , answer met" "Well , what if I do love you ? " He strained her closer , and put down his face to hers. . "Papa , run out quick ! " cried the incorrigible - corrigible girl. "This fellow is pucker- lug up his mouth to kiss me ! And I wouldn't have you see him for the world ! " The governorputtheirhandstogether. "She loves you , my boy , " he said , kindly , "and I give her to you ; but I i warn you in the beginning , she's hard I to manage. You'll lead an awful life of it ! " " ' the and "I'll take responsibility , reckon myself the most fortunate , " ref - f plied St Cyril. "And now you'll come home with uS , t won't you , and see sister Letitia ? " said Helen. "I want her to look you over and see if you'll do. She's a great judge of men. So much so that she's never found one to suit her. You'll 1 come , won't you , dear Guy ? " t The last words were spoken so low that no one heard them save St Cyril , but with them she could have coaxed , him to the ends of the earth. "Yes , " said the governor , "you must go with us , and your sister , also. I must look upon you now as one of the family. " So when Governor Fulton and his daughter departed , they took away with them the St. Cyrils , and a quiet that was absolutely horrible settled down over the household at the Rock. Lynde Graham was the only visitor , and he did not come very often , for he ! 1 .feared that his presence might make it t . , harder- for Ralph Trenholme to bear his terrible affliction. But 'he and Agnes met very often out on the cliffs that overhung the sea and sat there through the long sweet sums - s .f mer twilights , hand in hand , forgetful .oi everything save the perfect peace and content in their own hearts. Lynde had been two months out of - prison before he said anything to Agnes of what lay so near his heart They were sitting one evening on the beach , ? ' watching the tide. creep up the glitter- i . ing sand. He turned suddenly toward' her. ; ( it "Agnes , dear , " he said , "you have ' ' not misunderstood me during all these I ( „ . .w - days we have been together ? You know that I love you ? " Her blushing silence answered him , "I have not spoken , because I hardly thought it right for us to be selfishly happy while poor Ralph is miserable so very near us. But it is best to understand - stand each other fully , Agnes. Once I loved Imogene ; but as I told you , that love died long ago , and another' has taken Its place. Not the wild , headstrong - strong passion I felt for her , but the calm , pure , all-enduring affection that will last through all time. Once you periled your life , and , what is even dearer to a woman than her life-your reputation-for me. Why did you do it ? Shall I-dare I-put upon that action - tion the sweetest interpretation I can think of ? " "What would that be ? " she asked timidly. ' "It would be that you did it because you loved me. " "I did love you. 0 Lynde ! Isuffered so much because of it ! And I never dared to think you would care for me. "My darling ! I trust in Gad the suffering - fering is o'er past. The joy is begun. " CHAPTER XX. MOGENE TREN- HOLME'S condition - tion did not im- prove. On the contrary - trary , her violent fits grew more frequent - quent a s time passed. Ralph had the best medical advice that could be procured , but without giving her any benefit. She became so dangerous - gerous that he did not trust any of the servants to take her food , but attended her constantly him- self. And singularly enough , with him she was always gentle and pliable. She never yielded to one of her paroxysms in his presence. It wap pitiful to see how her wan face would light up at his coming , and her great eyes lose their restless brilliancy and grow soft and almost tender. She talked to him confidingly , as a little child might ; always - ways of things long past , incidents connected - nected with her childhood. She told him plaintive stories of the brooks she had played beside , the bird's nests she had found and the nice books she had read. She used to beg for flowers , and he brought them to her in lavish profusion - fusion , and she would twine the red roses and the white lilies in her black hair , and fasten knots of them upon her bosom. All memory of the dark two years just past seemed to have fled from her ; she never alluded to any past save that which crowned the years of her childhood. But if a stranger ventured into her presence , then all was changed. It was frightful to see her. Her eyes became like livid coals , her fair face purpled , her pale lips were drawn away from the sharp , white teeth , and she took on all the form of an infuriate demon. It was the first of September-a wild night of storm and wet. Ralph had retired - tired early , but there was no sleep for him. He had fallen into a kind of waking - ing dream , when he was aroused by what seemed to him like the stealthy closing of a door. He started up and listened , but all was still , save the roar of the waves on the beach and the thunder of the wind in the chimneys. He must have been deceived , he said to himself. He was absolutely getting weak and nervous. He lay back and composed himself to sleep. But in vain. He thought of Imogene. Perhaps he had forgotten to secure her door properly - erly when he took up her supper. He sprang out of bed , threw on a dressing- gown , and hurried up to the third story. He tried the door. It was fast. He listened at the keyhole. All within was quiet. He hastened back to his chamber and flung himself down on the bed. He was falling into a state of semi-forgetfulness , when he heard Quito howl dolorously. Since the confinement - finement of Imogene the dog had been suffered to go at large , as he showed no disposition to be quarrelsome. There was something in that midnight wail that grated ominously on the nerves of Mr. Trenholme. He was not a superstitious - perstitious man , but it always startled him to hear a dog howl at night. He rose again , and dressed himself in haste. And , led by some uncontrollable - lable impulse , he stepped into the passage - sage , walking up the corridor until he came opposite the door of the haunted chamber. There he stopped. He could not well do otherwise. A bright glare of light shot through the keyhole , and he heard a strange , rushing sound with- in. He tried the handle. It turned , but the door was secured on the inside. With one blow of his foot he sent it shattered from the hinges ; and stood transfixed by the sight he beheld. Before the great mirror , dressed in the bridal robe of the dead Marina , her black hair covered with the bloodstained - stained veil , and wreathed with the faded orange flowers , stood Imogene. Her dress left her neck and arms bare , and they literally blazed with jewels ; the diamonds that for years had been the pride of the Trenholmes. Her cheeks were crimson with strange excitement - citement , her eyes blazed like stars. All around her she had piled everything of a combustible nature that the room contained , and she was surrounded by smoke and flame. Even as he looked , her light dress was a mass of fire. He sprang forward , but she waved him back. . . _ -L- - ' ; T - rfa , t s r "Keep off , all of you ! " she cried. "I am to be married ! Don't murder me on my bridal day ! See ! the flames are my wedding garments , and my jewels are coals of living fire ! " Ho rushed toward her , tearing away the blazing obstacles that intervened between them , but even as he laid his hand upon her , she fell forward into the surging sea of fire , and then the smote and flame closed over every- thing. Ralph's loud cry of horror brought the servants to the spot , and the flames were stayed ; but when they lifted Im- ogene up , she was past all aid. In this world she would never suffer more. They buried her in the old graveyard by the sea , and with her they buried her great crime. It was never after mentioned in the family. ( The end. ) A NATURAL LIFE BELT. Air In jcctcii Dndor the Skin Will Float a 1.lan. Dr. Schneider-Preiswerk , in Basle , has discovered a novel means of saving - ing life in marine accidents , which if generally used will probably lessen greatly the number of lives lost by such accidents , says the Philadelphia Record. His invention has been pronounced very important by the French Academy - emy of Sciences , which in one of their last meetings listened very attentively to a lecture by Dr. Lanveraux upon the new invention. The inventor does away with all artificial' belts and other floating appliances ; he proposes to inflate - flate the cellular texture beneath the human skin on the breast , which , if filled with air , forms a natural pneumatic - matic belt , by the aid of which one may not only float himself but even support another body. The idea is said to be perfectly practicable. It has been proved that a man weighing 160 pounds , whose specific weight is between 1.08 and 1.10 , whose head may weigh seven pounds , needs only about 200 cubic inches of air within his body in order to float with the head out of the water. This amount of air is easily inserted into this hollow space beneath the skin with Dr. Schneider's aseptic syringes - inges , which will in one injection inflate - flate from twenty to thirty-five cubic inches of air. The introduction of the point , which is only two millimeters thick , will hardly be felt. Such a pump is not even necessary. It is much simpler - pler to use a little apparatus , also patented - ented by Dr. Schneider , which consists of a hollow needle , a thin rubber hose eighteen inches long , into which this needle is inserted. A little aseptic cotton placed into the open end of the rubber hose is all that is necessary. The skin is simply raised , the hollow needle introduced into it , and then the other end of the rubber hose is taken into the mouth and the man's own breath blown into it. Two deep respirations - pirations , which are blown into each side of the breast , will be sufficient to float a man , however heavy. Didn't finow His Neighbor. Jonathan has been into the Maine woods eighteen seasons , and his occupation - pation there has been gathering spruce gum. He builds a cabin in the fall when he is about to begin work in a new territory. It is generally a small one , but he takes great pains to make it one that can easily be kept warm. One year he passed five months without seeing - ing a human being , and at the end of that time he found that another man had been in camp less than two miles from his all winter. They did not see each other's tracks for the reason that the other fellow was trapping , and con- fjned his journeyings to a valley where a large stream and its branches gave him a field for his operations. Two miles away Mr. Stone lived in his little camp on the edge of a big spruce growth , and in following this he went away from , instead of toward , his neighbor , the trapper. When they had finished their season's work and got acquainted coming out , they told each ether of the lonesome evenings passed it. their respective camps. The Postal Staff and the Cats. The cats are invariably treated with great kindness by the postal staff. Kittens are born in all sorts of odd corners - ners , even occasionally under a desk or table in the sorting office. One cat has successfully reared during the present year a family of six in the registered - tered letter department , but this , of course , is exceptional. They are generally - erally born in the kitchens , . as there are plenty of old wornout coats about which makes a comfortable bed. As soon as they are old enough some one requiring a cat takes one home to the domestic hearth. There is often a keen struggle for their possession and a man will feed both mother and kitten on milk and watch them with anxious eye , only to find in the end that he is a day too late , some one having forestalled - stalled him and disappeared with the' coveted pet.-Westminster Gazette. Tickets are Transferrable. The Supreme court of Maryland has decided that the purchaser of a berth or a section of a sleeping car has the right to give another person the use thereof if he leaves the car before it reaches the end of the trip for which the berth was bought. A passenger secured a section , rode in it for part of the trip and then sold his section ticket to another passenger , be leaving the train. The second purchaser was refused the use of the section by thei conductor of the car and was ejected , whereupon he brought suit with the above result. Getting Even with Worcoster. The story is told of Oliver Wendell Holmes that when one of his friends announced his intention of delivering ' L lecture in Worcester Holmes cheerfully - ! fully responded : "I'm awfully glad to hear It. I always did hate those Wor- cester people. ' f Judges of the Olympian Games , I Universal peace during the month of } the games was proclaimed by heralds ! n every part of deltas , and the slightest - est breaking of the sacred truce was ( thought sacrilege , which deities and 1 men alike were bound to punish. The 1 judges of the games , or "HcUanodi- cate , " ranging from nine to twelve in number at different times , were elected by the Eleans. All who wished to be judges were required to show not only that they had 'never committed a crime , public or private , but that they were stainless in moral character. Not unfrequently even loon of distinction - tion were excluded by this severe test during the golden age of Ilellenie honor.-"The Olympian Games , " by G. T. Ferris , in April St. Nicholas. how's This ! We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , 0. We , the undersigned , have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years , and believe - lieve him perfectly honorable in all business transactions , and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WALDING , KINNAN & MARVIN , Wholesale Druggists , Tola 3o , Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally - ly , acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials menials sent free. Price , 75c per bottle. Sold by a1 druggists. Hall's Family Pills , i5c. 'I ards Off Charity hunters. A well known judge has invented rather a neat reply to the letters of busybodies soliciting subscriptions for useless societies. lie fills the first page on the note paper with these words , written in a bold hand : Dear sir , in reply to your letter , I have much pleasure in subscribing"-here the secretary joyfully turns the page to find the conclusion of the sentence on the following leaf-"myself , your obedient servant , John So and so.- " St. James Budget. Coos Cough Balsam Is the oldest and best. It wilt break up a Cold yutc : 'scan anything e'e. ' Itls always relabie. Try tt. She Told Them. M. de Strop-Mary , remember , I amn at home to none except Mr. Vere Brownkins this afternoon. Mary ( half an hour later-I've ) told four gentlemen callers that you were at home to none except Mr. Vere L'rownkins , ma'am , and they left very mad indeed.-Judge. Piso's Cure lor Consumption is our only medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs. C. Uetz ! , 489 Eth Ave. , Denver , Col. , Nov. S95. , An 7nstonce. "Moral courage , " said the teacher , "is the courage that snakes a boy do what he thinks is right , regardless of the jeers of his companions. " ' , Then , " said 11'illie , 'if a feller has candy and eats it all hisself , and ain't afraid of the other fellers eallin' him stingy , is that moral courage-Cin- cinnati Enquirer. There are Dictionaries and Dictionaries l.ut the notlest Roulan of them all seems to le Weister. it is still easily in the lead in the ; rent rare for popularity. Well and ] sappy When She Had Enough. We once knew a woman , an inmate of acounty infirmary , who attained the ripe age of lOG years , who had always been an inveterate user of tobacco , which owing to her poverty was a luxury - ury not easily obtained. To economize in its use , she first chewed the plug and dried the quids , from which she made a tea and drank of it freely , then the residue - idue was carefully redried for consumption - tion in her T D. pipe. The old lady proudly affirmed that she had never been ill.-Cleveland Medical Gazette. If the Baby is Cutting Teetn. de nitre and use that old and well trted remedy , 3f . tVrnst.ow's St10TmNG Svrut' far Children Teething. Hard Fate. "This , ladies and gentlemen , " said the dime museum orator , leading his auditors over to the next platform , "is the armless wonder , Signor Bagstock , who was not only born without arms , but is also deaf and dumb. The great grief of his life , ladies and gentlemen , is that he can neither say anything nor can he saw wood.-Chicago Tribune. it -.tllFitxstoppcd lrrPbcDr.Iilluc'sCrr t fiervellestorer. AtFltsalter toefrstday'su.e. Narvelouscures. TreatiscandStr.It.atlrlre , t , kite us bend to Lr.lilue,931.uenbt.,1'hIIu.ia. There are fifty-one anarchist papers published - lished in England and America. There are twenty creeks in the country -with the name of the ' 111 er. Sreaker Reed denies the report that he studied for the nlinistrc. Nearly every citizen or a town Le ieves that he "made" it. IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT. DES MOINES , APri1L-Patents have been allowed to Iowa inventors as follows : To H. Mendenhall and F. B. Davis , of Audubon , for important improvements - provements relating to a feed trough for animals , for which patent No. 339.x15 was issued to the said 3lenden- hail April 13 , 1SSG. To J. W. Terman , of Nt w Sharon , for a composition for purifying and preserving butter , sweet milk , etc. , and destroying bacteria or other micro-organisms therein. Rancid butter treated therewith and sterilized tht'reby is said to be as good and sweet as fresh butter. Valuable information about obtaining , valuing and selling patents sent free to any address. Printed copies of the drawings and specifications of any United States patent sent upon receipt of 25 cents. Our practice is not restricted to Iowa and inventors in other states can have our services on same terms as the llawkeyes. THoMAs G. dxi J. RALPH Oivvfo , Solicitors of Patents. Probably Has Not Occurred to Him. "If the British lion , " chuckled the American eagle , " "is hurrying to dis- cocer the south pole so he can wrap his tail around it and take possession , let him go ahead. The revolution of the earth on its axis will give his tail the hardest twist it has ever had yet.- Chicago Tribune. The Pilgrim-Eastef Number. SYill be ready the early part of April. Everything in it will be new and orig- inal. It will contain articles by Capt. Chas. King. U. S. A. , ex-Gor. Geo. W. Peck , of Wisconsin , and other noted writers An entertaining number , well illustrated. Send ten (10) ( ) cents to Geo. H. Heafford , publisher , 915 Old Colony building , Chicago , Ill. , for a copy. A Prince Altert coat often covers a multitude titude of patches. If you think anyone is wise , it is because Sou don't know him very -cell. When Traveling , Whether on pleasure bent , or business , take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs , as it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys , liver , and bowels , preventing fevers , headaches , and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cent and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the Call- fornia Fig Syrup Company only. Trade In Bananas. Few persons are aware of the extent to which the banana has become popularized - larized in the United States. According - ing to the statistics theio were imported - ed 16:0,1.7 bunches of banannas in 1895 , of which number 9 ° 8,336 bunches came to Baltimore , 1G37.S02 to Boston , 2,999,615 to Mobile , 5OSS,110 to New Orleans , 4,595,57' to New York and 2,026,780 to Philadelphia. The Baltimore - more , Bostotl and Philadelphia supply was from Jamaica. New Orleans and Mobile got their supply largely from Central America , while New York got hers from all sources. The people find in the banana a cheap and wholesome article dl food , which is valuable at seasons when few fruits arc to be had. .rust hnvv it doc , It is not the qucntion. It is enough to kt , 'w t hat Hindereurns tokes out the corns , and a very plea ingr 1IctItis.15catdrugglsts Lovely. "Oh , yes , " continued the girl of the prehistoric period , "we had birds twenty feet high in those days. " "Dear me , " exclaimed the fin do sicele person , "what lovely hats you must have had ! Well , well-Detroit ! Tribune. " 1 have tried Parker's Ginger Tonic and believe in ! t , " sys , a mother- and to wbl you cay when familiar with its reritullzieg properties. The queen of Roumania fairly revels in literature. half Fare Excursions via the Wabash , The short line to St. Louis , and quick route East or South , April 21st and May 5th. 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