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; _ CHAPTER X. fCornron.i
j ' It wa _ early in Maf ch when Constarc
i * perceived , or fancied she perceived , i
• marked alteration in the demeanor c
ter brother-in-law. He was not lcs
| kind , and his fraternal attentions wen
ii rendered freely and cordially as ever
jr but he was less gay , and was addictei
[ J to fits of abstraction , profound , al
11 though apparently not sad , while hi :
K , absence from the family circle , with
E out apology , became so common that i
ceased to provoke Harriet's frivoloui
if wonder , and to disappoint Mr. Withers
t& Constance had never complained of o :
C' remarked upon this. But her mint
Vl was tossed night and day upon a tu
I J multuous tide of conjectures , she wouli
P g fain have termed apprehensions , rath
< | r er than hopes. Up to this date she hat
* ! * believed her love and her misery to b <
Yj unshared and unsuspected by him ; hat
n reiterated , in her flimsy self-deception
R thanksgivings choked by tears that shf
JL was the only sufferer from her wretched -
ed folly. Did she grow suddenly crue
* and base the moment when the thoughi
. , that the error was mutual awoke
\ raptures , the remembrance of the suf-
! > "x \ feri r 1" < nuct iian t r--r ' * > • - ' -not * y > '
( [ t ffc. * - _ . , i
, [ rjt "po..ei 10 bull : \vdt > ihe salve to uti s = lr-
i j , respect supplied by the discovery thai
i , J\ _ er divinity was a fallible man , impo-
i V lent to resist the subtle temptation thai
\ ft had overcome her prejudices and sens ?
; "g of rlstt , worth the price paid for if
J\ new terror , more sweet ian any jo ;
fir she had ever known , soon laid holt
-T { of her. It was idle to ignore trie fac !
I \ & that Edward furtively , but persistent-
R 1 } ly , sought a private interview with her
lh % She might disregard his beseeching
? g glances , affect to misunderstand hi'
R\ff \ signals and his utteied hints , migh !
W ! % seek , in constant ministrations to hci
m\W \ husband's wants and whims , to guard
mM herself , and to forget these omens of a
Ww nearing crisis. Eut she comprehended
% F .nis designs ; marked with a thrill , thai
> * as t& opposite to pain , his chagri : ;
t j
W'M at his failure , and the augmented restlessness -
lessness of his mien , betokening per-
II plexity and desire. What was to be the
RaT end of this pursuit , and her evasion ci
S\ it , when her own heart was the temp-
mSL , ter's strongest ally ? She dared not
Jm hear him say that she was dear to
il him as he had long been to her. Know-
L % ing , as she did , that she ought to spurn
Kj him from her at the remotest approach
WmT to this theme , she was never able te
XV say with an honest purpose that she
ftftiwas likely to do it. If she doubted his
iitt , intentions , she doubted herself yet
Hftf * x more.
H jA \ , "John , " she called through the front
BjUFwindow , "where are you going ? Yvhat
Hl& $ brought ycu here ? "
Tr "Mr. Edward told nc to call for him
HB\t .at 4 o'clock , ma'am. I thought he had
* L spoken to you about it , " was the re-
_ ( Jr * spectful rejoinder.
EJjr ' There was no immediate reply , and
B if , lie cheeked his horses to inquire.
| > "Will I go back , ma'm ? "
_ _ k\ "No ; go on. "
Bi She threw herself upon the back seat
K _ F again , with throbbing pulses and a
BNT feeling that she had spoken the sen-
ttf V" tence which was to decide her fate for
HK f time and for eternity. ' "Heaven "help me
Hfju [ to stand fast ! " the tongue essayed to
KV Bay , and while the heart was melting
HIinto tenderness , and vibrating with es-
Kr , ' pectation.
B-r/ | It lacked ten minutes of the appoin-
BXV ( ed hour when they reached the office.
Dji | hut Edward stood upon the door step ,
iat aad Sieves on.
fK-lt
_ _ -
RtttLf "It is good in you to submit so quietly
Kgr t ° my meddling , " Tie began , by the
HKT time he was seated. ' "Eut I have some-
Ms , $ * • ( thing to say to you , a story to tell
KrtKi. Jv which I can Iceep no longer. You must
KMhave seen , although you have seemed
Hfr not to do so , how I have dogged your
H.Vt steps for some weeks past , in the hope
He | | of stealing an opportunity for confes-
R : .sion. I have sometimes ventured to
|
E&sJ "believe that your woman's wit and
Kriwoman's heart had penetrated my se-
HpS T ' cret ; that what entered so largely into
Hygfs my thoughts and motives , made up so
Hlvjfr much of my life , could not remain hid-
Hfctf1den from your eyes. I wanted to tell
JL * . you of It long ago , dear Connie , but
HJVwthe recollection of wliat was due tel
l ftn 'another ' v. 'ithheld me , while I was yet
nl mncertain that my love was returned.
Bj\l | " JI had so little reason for hope , although
HTf "hope has never flagged mine is a san-
Hn guine nature , you know that I hesi-
I h rated to speak open ! } ' . Now that I can
H * feel firm ground under my feet , my
Kl happiness is mixed with much alloy. I
H ( must either take from one who is a
KK ( hopeless invalid the ablest and most
r lovely nnrse that ever man had ; con-
HkVdemn \ him , whose claim the world would
Hif' declare to be superior to mine , to Jone-
I Ka ainess and sorrow , or consent to a sea-
j Bfs son of dreary waiting before I can
Bj& ! call my darling my own. Do you wonder -
der that thoughts such as these have
; preyed upon my spirits ; racked me
p -with anxiety , even in the blessed hour
B iof assurance that my devotion was not
B jwasted T *
K\ \ CHAPTER XI.
Bl &KWs & rapid articula-
mJziEL&Mh \ tion had Siven Con-
Rr x y fr ni rePJj , but her ex-
Hl rffS / lS citement equaled
3 / l fe/I / his , as she bent her
Kr " 7 Wi veiled face upon
Hii f * . her hands and lis _
y .
Kfr srl& „ ir tened in dumb
Hr M &W&P alarm at the emo-
lu/ / S $ * tions TXsins t0 meet
Kin his avowal of love
i j To her , what would have sounded in-
BT coherent to a third person , was explicit
L' ' and fervent He knew her as his mate ,
Hi ) nd would not give her up ; asserted hi3
Rv jlghts with a master ' s authority , while
HKB ; w " j u i ' ii i ' i ' - L iJ fJg ! . 'MSS3f g-w ge
j " )
\ ills heart ached at thought of the woe
Jin store for her nominal possessor.
"I have startled you by my vehc-
, mence , " he continued , taking the hand
that lay upon her lap. "I feared lest
this announcement might seem abrupt ,
but the steamer nails at five o'clock ,
and I last night obtained Evelyn's per
mission to bring you to sec her off.
She owes you a debt of gratitude for
your sisterly care of my lonely and
graceless self. She loves you dearly
already , as you will her when you have
had one glimpse of her face. You re
minded me of her the first day of % ur
meeting. I have traveled with her and
her sick father for three months , and
at parting more than hinted at my at
tachment. With candor that would
have driven me to desperation had : t
been less mournful , she declared her
intention not to marry while her lather
lived. 'Ho needs my constant care , '
she said. 'Without it he wculd die In
a week. He will never be tetter. The
kindest service ycu can do me , as the
wisest you can do yourself , is to forget
me. ' I have been steadily disobedient
to her advice. I told her as much when
I fcui' ! c" by c r"0 tve " 2cr.hc ago
Jiat iliv. ' . - - tiltcity. . She T7S3 vc.y
resolute for a time , often refusing to
sea me wh-n I called , and again tegiing
ize , even with tears , to dismiss all idea
of malii"5- her ' " ' ' * 'ife. It is now a
' : rtnihtIL6C : L. : lather u-enpectedly
a r.jiuced his detcrminat * cn to return
to Europe , and , in the anilcii. tlcn of
our second parting , aeiuio7rJc * - that
my love was returned. G.ir ccgr enent
would be an unsatisfactory one to mcsL
people , but she is the earthly imperson
ation of the angel cf patience , and I
can surely wait a few months , or even
yearf : r a gift so precicus. II r fa her
is alliicted by a complication of disor
ders , the most serious being an organic
affection of the heart. She is the only
living child. It would be sheer barbar
ity to separate them , and with an in
valid's obst.nacy he will not hear of
taking up his abode in his daughter's
house should she marry. My peer
Evelyn , my centle love ; she is a martyr
and I can do so little to lighten her
burden ! "
"It is very hard. " He had paused and
Constance must speak.
Too pre-oecupied by his own reflec
tions to note her thick articulation and
studiously averted face , Edward took
up the word warmly. "Hard ! What
could be harder for both of us ? " '
She interrupted him by an impet
uous gesture. "You are talking wild
ly wickedly ! Think what you would
suffer if you loved without 1iope of re
quital. "
He absolutely laughed. "As if that
could be. Affection , full and fervent as
mine , holds a witch-hazel that never
errs in pointing to the fount of answei-
ing love. Why. Connie , we were made
for one another Eva and I ! "
Was no scalding drop of bitterness to
be spared from her cup ? Whose , then ,
was the fatal mistake which had opened
the sluices of that other fountain that
was drowning her soul with cruel hu
miliation and anguish ?
"Drive us near to the steamer as you
can , John ! " called Edward from his
window , and in the appreciation of the
truth that the sharpest ordeal was yet
before her and fearfully near at hand ,
Constance submitted to be handed from
the carriage to the wharf.
Through a bewildering haze she saw
the noisy crowd , the smoke-stack c.f
the monstrous vessel , stumbled alonp-
the gangway connecting it with tht
yieidiu'passively o the mpv. > • *
of Edward's arm and regained sight ,
hearing and consciousness of brain
when she stood in a handsome saloon ,
a small hand , warm as hers was ic.f ,
fluttering in her grasp , and a pair f-f
dark ; thoughtful eyes fixed upon htr
face.
"You were very good to come , " sarl
a low voice , fraught with emotion , jt
steady. "Allow me to present iv.y
father , Mr. Pynsent Mrs. Witheis ,
father. "
She looked up and spoke the lady , and
her father arose from his divan , sup
porting himself upon a cane , and ? ; a-
luted Mrs. Withers with stately polite
ness. Eoth were high bred , but it was
not Evelyn's beauty that had won her
lover. Her eyes and mouth were her
only really good features. "Constance
knew herself to be the handsomer of
the two , but the persuasion added to
the hopelessness of her ill-fated love.
The qualities that had knit to this
girl's heart that of the man who had
seen the beauties of two hemispheres ,
which had kept him true to her and her
alone , although opposed by absence , dis
couragement and the wiles of scores
of other women , lay beyond her power
of-analysis and eounter-charms. She
began to understand how it had come
to pass when she had commanded her
wits so far as to talk five minutes with
Edward's betrothed ; owned reluctantly ,
that had she met her as new acquaint
ances generally meet she would have
been Irresistibly attracted by her win
ning ladyhood and the countenance
that united so much sweetness with
sense and spirit.
There was time now for little beyond
the kindly commonplaces suitable to
their meeting in a public place and
their prospective parting , and even
these Constance abridged ostensiblj- .
and the others deemed considerately ,
that the last precious moments with
his affianced might be all Edward's.
Without verbal pretext , she arose from
her place beside Evelyn and passed
around to Mr. Pynsent's side , engaging
him in conversation about his voy
age and destination. The atmosphere
was a degree less stifling there. If she
moved , smiled and talked mechanically ,
It mattered nothing now" that the pen-
WBa
etratlng cj'es she most dreaded nevei
left their resting-place upon the vlsagf
of which they were taking a long fare
well. There was little to bo appre
hended from the rich man's restless re
gards , which wandered incessantly
from her to the betrothed couple , H
gray eyebrows contracting with paii
or mental disquiet as he did so. Hac
Evelyn been free to maintain her U3uai
watch upon him , she would have taker
alarm at these increasing symptoms c !
distress and the livid hue settling up
on his complexion. Constance did nol
notice these until , simultaneously witi
the clanging of the bell overhead anc
the rapid rush of feet toward the shore
he threw both hands outward , with th <
aidless clutch of a sightless man , am
fell against her as she eat by him or
the sofa. \
The utmost confusion reigned in tht
saloon for a few moments exclama
tions , inquiries and orders loud
varied and useless. Then Edward's
strong voice recommended , in string
ent terms , that the room he ciearecl
of all except the immediate attendant :
of the sufferer , including a gentlemai
who had introduced himself as a phy
sician. The spasm pacscd into a swooe
: o deathly and protracted that Con
stance wes ready to believe the pa
tient was bej-ond the reach of earthly
aid , notwithstanding the doctor 's as
sertion that he would probably revive ,
and even Evelyn murmured once when
Edward would have confirmed the
cheering assurance : "It may be. 1
Iic-po so ; but I never saw him quite
to ill bercrc. "
Finally life fought its way back , ine > ;
by inch , to the worn heart ; the fingers
relaxed from their rigid clinch , the lipn
were lesa purple , and the eyes were un-
cloeed feebly upon the anxious group.
When he could move Edward and the
r-iivsicir.n sunnortediliz to ts state
room , fcllo-.tsd by Evelyn. Constance ,
left to herself , had leisure to observe
what had not until now drawn her at
'cntion. The bustle of embarkiti-jn had
ceased , but through the almost desert
ed saloon sounded the measured throb
of the powerful engines as they urged
the boat through the water. She threw
open a window and looked out. They
were already far down the bay , the
spires of the city lessening in the dis
tance , and the vessel under full head
way. She met Edward at the state
room door with the startling intelli
gence. For an instant he looked as
aghast as herself , then he recovered his
self-possession with a smile. She
must composs herself and trust
him to extricate them both from
the predicament in which his
thoughtlessness had placed them.
The worst that could befall them was a
few hours' delay in returning home.
He would see the captain forthwith ,
and request him to signal the first
homeward-bound pilot-boat or other
vessel they might espy.
Constance did as he bade her re
sumed her seat , and seemed to await
the result of the affair patiently. "I
am afraid your brother may be alarmed
at our continued absence , " was her on
ly remark.
"He will understand at once what has
happened when John goes home with
the news that he drove us down to see
the steamer off , " replied Edward , con
fidently. "We shall have a merry
laugh tomorrow at breakfast over our
adventure. So long as you are not un
happy or angry with me , I am com
fortable on the score of EInathan's di9
pleasure. "
( TO BE COXTIXUEQ. )
THE YARD MEASURE.
Standards Have Varied in the Different
A es of the World.
The yard is the British and Ameri
can standard of length. Down to 1824
the original standard of Britain ( and
from which ours was copied ) was a rod.
which had been deposited in the court
of exchequer , London , in the time ol
Queen Elisabeth. In those days , says
the St. Louis Republic , all measures in
tended for general use were taken tc
the court of exchequer to be examined
by the proper officer. That official took
the proposed measure and placed it par
allel with the standard , and if found
correct placed certain marks of identi
fication upon it. By an act of parlia
ment in 1S24 the old Elizabethan stand
ard was superseded by another , which
had been constructed under the di
rections of the Royal society sixty-foui
years previous. This act provided that
"the straight line or distance between
the centers of two points in the gold
studs in the brass rod now in the cus
tody of the clerk of the house of com
mons shall be the genuine standard ol
the 3'ard measure in Great Britain. '
The act further provided that the meas
urements of the rod must be made
when the temperature of the brass rod
was at 62 degrees Fahrenheit. That
standard was destroyed by fire in 1834
and the commission appointed to re
place it made the yard measure now
in use. The new standard was deposit
ed in the house of parliament in 1855
and authenticated copies of it are in
the possession of our government of
ficials at Washington.
Went Urionr.
The ground under the city of San
Salvador is full of caverns of unknown
lepths. A man was once digging a
well there. The last stroke he gave
with his pick , the bottom fell out and
tie and his pick fell through , nobedy
snows where.
TJicycles In the Dpjtertv
Practical tests have shown that u
jicycle runs easily on the sand of the
African deserts , and in due time the
; amel will follow the horse into obli
vion.
Died at Her Mother' * Fnneral.
Mrs. Belle Elliott , of Winamac , Ind. ,
lied in a carriage which had just
eached her home after bearing he :
o her mother's funeral.
* * * * * * * *
T _ / VlL- mjntMMiiristr ibjuEnsmyaiBfr"rffMlfiri
A TERRIBLE SAIL.
Two Thousand allies in Open IJoati It
the 1'ariflc.
On September 20 , 18D2. a native fish
erman off Nanawalla , Hawaii , saw oul
at sea what he thought to bi * a drift
ing log , but on approaching it found
it to be a ship's lifeboat ikying in
the bottom of the boat were twelve
men so weak as to be unable to speak ,
with their tongues swollen and bla. 'lc ,
protruding from their mouths.
Their eyes were sunken and glassy ,
and they all , though conscious.seemed
as if demented. They were unable to
move or give any account of them
selves until brought to shore by the
natives. The story of their voyage , as
told by the mate. Is one of horrible
suffering. He said that when they
left the scene of the wreck of their
ship , the Campbell , from Port Townsend -
send , Washington , he calculated that
Ililo was about 2,300 miles away , and
that with care and short rations they
could make the land safely. All went
well for a time , the lifeboat making ,
according to his estimate , about 10q
miles for each twenty-four hours. The
water gave out , however , some days
before they wer2 found , and the scen-
became a terrible one.
He and one of-the sailors alone re
tained their senses. The rest became
madmen , and at the last were fight
ing , shrieking , tearing their hair and
clothes , and raving generally. The two
managed , however , to ke3p them from
either jumping overbjard or drinking
the salt water until they became too
weak to do so.
Finally he and the sailor als : > gave
out , and for two da3s and nights the
boat drifted in a calm sea without any
effort to guide or propel her. A
friendly current carried thein inshore ,
or they would have all died in the
boat
A Novelty in 1'ortieres.
An agreeable change in the conven
tional portiere is to have for a door that
is not constantly used a set of hang
ings , consisting of two &ide curtains
and a deep valance , the former hunt *
upon rods , so that they rnay be opened ,
if need be , but -which are for the most
part kept closed. These should be oi
some peavy material , of which there is
a wide choice , running up and down
the scale of cost. Among the more ex
pensive fabrics velvets or some one oi
the thick , plain-surfaced goods of the
broadcloth order may be satifactorily
used. New York World.
The Cnnse of Warts.
Mechanical irritation of the papillae
is thought by Schaal ( Archiv fur Derm ,
u. Syph. , Ed. xxxv. . H. 2) ) to be the
cause of warty growths. In his owe
person , spiculea of glass seemed to
lead to increased formation of epider
mic cells and the development of warts.
The exposed surfaces being those oc
which warts habitually develop would
lend weight to this theory. The deli
cate tissues of childhood also favoi
easy penetration of foreign bodies.
An Aged Codfish.
The goldfish is not as tender an ani
mal as is imagined , for in handling and
moving them from one pond to another
they are dipped in nets aud carried
about in baskets , much like corn or po
tatoes. Sometimes they are out of the
water thirty minutes , and seldom is it
that they are injured. How long they
will live depends altogether on their
treatment. In the government aqua-
riam at Washington is a gold rish that
is known to be iifty years of age , and
it is not perceptibly larger than when
first placed there. There is said to be
in the Royal Aquarium at Rome , Italy ,
a fish that is more than 100 years. Its
color is the same , except a slight
change with the seasons. Indianapolis
Journal.
To Vny : i renalty for Dinins
Is railu-rli. . isn't itr Yet nor. many are
compelled lo do this after e\eiy meal. Dys
pepsia , that inexorable per-i'ctitor. never
ceases to torment of its own volition , and
raicly yields to ordinary medication. Uut
tranquility of tin * stomach is in store for
those who " pursue a toiiisp of Hostellers
btomach Hitters. This line correctiic also
remedies malarial and Kidney mplaint- - ,
rheumatism , constipation , biliousness and
nervousness
Consolation.
Mrs. Westside So your husband is
troubled with insomnia ? How tei-
rible !
Mrs. Eastsidc Oh. yes : still he sa-s
he has much to be thankful for.
Mrs. W. Yes ?
Mrs. E. He often shudders when he
thinks how fortunate it is that it's him
instead of the twins. Buffalo Times.
TO CUKE A COLD IN 0"CE DAY.
Talce Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c
Men generally I ehave lor the same reason
that they pay taxes ; they have to.
jt rs. 'Wiii lovi"f3 SootliznK Sjrup
For rhildrt'nti. 'cthJnfr.sof ten < = the sums , reduce : , inflam
mation , allajs pain , curt'i wind colic. 25 cents a bottle.
Men who loaf do not have as good a time
as men who work.
2sb cough so bad that Dr. Kay 's Lung
Bairn ill not cure it. Sea ad.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Important to AH thn JCcadcm of Thin
1'uprr.
We have decided to extend time to
January 15th , ' 97 , that wo will send to
every reader of this paper pre-paid
one 25c bottle of 5 drops for 10c. Large
bottles (300 doses ) , $1.00.
5 drops is not sold by druggists. On
ly by us and our agents.
This wonderful curative gives al
most instant relief and Is a permanent
cure in rheumatism , sciatica , neural
gia , dyspepsia , backache , asthma , hay
fever , catarrh , sleeplessness , nervous
ness , nervous and neuralgic headache ,
heat weakness , toothache , earache ,
croup , la grippe , malaria , creeping
numbness , bronchitis , and kindred dis
eases.
"It is not often that we commend in
these columns anything of a medicin
al character , but our Chicago repre
sentative has had personal access * to
the correspondence' of this Company ,
and has seen some of the many thous
ands of genuine testimonials and let
ters they receive daily , and assure us
that the cures affected by this remedy
border on the marvelous. Chicago
Opinion.
If sufferinc do not delay , but order
oday. Your money refunded if 5 drops
" alls in any way short of what we
claim.
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO. ,
1C7 Dearborn St. ,
Chicago , 111.
A Clock that Talks.
A hotel keeper at llreslau , Germany ,
has invented a billiard controling
clock which automatically registers
the exact time a billiard table has been
in use , without the possibility of an
error. The apparatus consists of an
ordinary clock and a small box at
tached just beneath and larire enough
to admit the balls. While the billiard
balls remain in the box the clock is
stopped ; when taken out the clock is
started and continues to run until they
are replaced.
SIOO Krwanl , SIOO.
The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages , and that is ( "atarih.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh beiii a constitutional disease , re
quires a constitutional tieatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken internally , acting
directly upon the blood and mucuous sul
fa es of the system , thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease , and giving
the patient strength by build ng up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers , that they of
fer One liundrid iiollats for any case
tliat.itfails to cuie. Send for list of Tes
timonials.
Address ,
T..T. C1ICNEV ic LO. , Toledo , O.
fold by Druggists. 75 cents.
hall's Family i'iils arc the best.
Kecowred His Conscience.
Clerk Sir. I've joined the church.
Grocer Right glad to hear it : I've
been a member for some 3'ears. It's i.
splendid thing , and "
* "Yes. sir : aud will you get some oth
er clerk to sell those pure spices now ? '
Adams Freeman.
AMONG THE DEAD OF THE YEAR. I
Ttisse Prominent Men All Died of That Great , Modern Gurse Briont's Disease. H
iSRf ilFsl r il Wfw tepH fe 6 ii I
PHOF. A33GTT. 21. B. BHAnT. COL. T. W. HNOX. M. M. POUEnOY. EX-GOV. OREI2.TIAI.GE. EDWIX IMnDIUDCE. |
The year just closed has furnished an
alarming array of prominent men who
have died of Brighfs disease of the kid
neys. The number includes Professor
Austin Abbott , the great jurist and author
of law books : _ M. B. Brady , the famous
photographer ; Col. Thos. Y\ * . Knox , the
author of the "Boy Travellers" ; Mark
M. Pomeroy , the well-known editor : Mr.
Edwin Pardridge. the prominent Chicago
merchant : and ex-Governor Greenhalge.
of Massachusetts.
If "death loves a shining mark. " it is
also certain that Bright's disease finds
Its victims among the prominent as well
as among the millions of people who arc
r f fe Celebrating in 1S97 its seventy first birthtg. . H
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