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CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE WHITE CHAMBER.
TboH o'clock train drew up at the Breton
vil!c station, ami thu young husband alighted
a rliangol man. The brick walk of bus mills
looked -.trangely unfamiliar to him. Was he
indivd tbe owner of theuif Was that hia
bon-o M.-t like a istIo oa tbe hill off to th
left' It x-eiiK-d i:npovsiblo that any of his
old ar.'viinlaiif- ibnuM recognize bini, but
here xonielxjdy v. .is hhakhig bands with him.
--Wlj.it, mj mwii away from your young
wife.'"
"J Jumiicss,"' mutterel riiilip, breaking away
from him iiiipatieutly. Uovv the man's sim
pie blue eyes would start out of their sockets
if Jie gued what tbe business bad been
How lie uouId regale bis eager family w itl:
the infamous story, and sleep more compla
ently that night for tbe sudden calamity
thtt bad fal'cu on tbe rich man's home, while
be was. safe and hi home pot:oss.
Anotlier acijuaiutaiK-e drew Philip's hand
through !ik arm lofore be could reach bis
carriage. "Something very confidential,'' be
whisjH'red myU'riou.ly.
Then Philip hail hrilwd the greedy lawyer
to keep a sfrel uhich he had already feiisUfl
the win ila country oil 111 . nvd around
liim witJi a ww, hunted look u hi-, face. He
fancied he saw a HVuhar expression in the
eye- of the bystanders. Some of them ap
iKsured to avoid looking at him.
"It is tliiO Philip held his breath and
tbe man laughed at Ii: humor. "One wuld
think you were seared to death. 1 was only
going to .say my wife anil I want to call to
morrow on your cliarming bride."
'By all means," Philip answered huskily,
and threw himself into his carnage. He had
nothing to fear from this man at least; he
clearly enough had not beard the news.
People don't trail on it was too terrible! He
let down the carriage window for fresh air.
The village jiolicenian .stood by the roadside
talking to a stranger. As the carriage passed
they sjoke of Breton, apparently, and
laugbwl. The man must lie a detective,
armed with tho authority to break into his
home and carry uwa bis wife. They would
shut her in the dock, crowded close by mur
derers and foul mouthed thieves. Tbe court
house galleries would Lo packed w itb ruffians
to stare at her sweet, frightened face, and
her high bred friends w ould sit below and
look insoleut disdain at her, and wonder how
they ever escaped contamination from her.
"Drive faster!'' he shouted to the coach
man. Perhaps they had not seized her yet
mid clasjHxl their hideous iron bracelets about
ber dimpled anus.
If he were there they would not dare to
touch her. Would they dare burst hi his gate
and break down bis massive oaken doors,
stride with their soiled boots through his par
lors and tear her from his very arms? His
father created this ery town, and the men
whom Philip Breton bad befriended would
rush to his help. Who ever heard of a house
so grand us his Iteiitg in aded by loud voiced
officers of justice they called it, to drag a
wife trom her home.' Iet them dare to do it.
"Faster! Dr.vc taster!"1
Tho carnage rolled into his grounds and he
leaped out and looked about him. He saw
no signs of disturbance yet. His gardener
was cutting u liomjuet of roses. Bless his
gray bead, be would not be making bouquets
for an outraged, plundered home.
"Whom aie you cutting the roses forf
How heavy Ins master's hand rested on his
fchouldcr.
"For the mist-ess. if you please, sir."
"Is she v. ltlim, thenf"
"Can't you bear her playin', sir.'"'
Thank God for that gentle breeze that
brought the music to bis ears. It was that
same familiar air from "Traviata,'" that sb
bud placed tho night he bad left her for tho
lalior meeting, before the tirst shadow Unci
crossed her lite. And she was safe yet.
He mounted the brown stone steps, mid un
locked tbe door. He closed it very softly
utter him and with noiseless step made hw
in to the drawing room. The door stood
half open; he looked 1:1 at Bertha, his one
week wife. She wore no cloak or hat to
show she had s kui to go. uud her foot that
rested on the H-dal was slippered; why not!
She hud come to stay, night, morning, noon,
always. She had come to stay.
But ti sudden change i-a-M-d over his face.
Tint proud fared woman was a they called
it a criminal, a felon, on whose soft, white
shoulder any jxhcciimn in the state might
lively la bis rude baud. She would look to
him, but he could not help iter; he bad under
taken to protect her, hut he must stand back
with breaking heart while they dragged her
awaj. (."ould they not let him imprison her
tit home' She should utter go outside; a cell,
lor such as she. She ould die. Was there
no pity in their iron laws' To-morrow her
name would be heralded abroad. Perhaps
her suvt face, almost too fair for kisses,
blazoned on the outsit), sheet of the lowest
picture papers, anil tb ibvgs of the great
ritiei would revel m its insulting beauty.
Poor girl, she was thinking she had a right
with him, that her I ome was in his arms,
ierh.ips dreaming of a hou-ehold whose
queen she should be. of pretty, proud faced
lioysand blue eyed daughters, who should
sometimes cluster about her knees. She was
living in a false world. Her children God
grant that she may never have them ah,
the law had a bitter name for what their
children would lie. Ho was the wealthiest
man in 1CW miles, and he could not give bis
children a name. Her children; bow he
could love them; but each young faco la
turn must mantle with shame. And wm
there nothing he could do for this woman'
She bud given herself to him; all his vowi
were upon him.
"Bertha." She looked up and smiled on
bis stricken face and played on.
He came up liehind her. She was his yet.
He lent down and kixsl her warm white
neck beneath her red gold liair. The law
liad not claimed her yet, and all the rites of
religion had made her his wife. One moment
he stood by her side: the next be fell upon his
knees, and imprisoned tbe quick living bands.
He felt be could not lear tbe music now, it
was a wild waltz she was playing; be bowed
bis bead in her lap.
"Wiry Philip, are you so tired f
"I am weary unto death."' and his bent
fonn shook with agony and battled love.
Bertha's eyes rested calmly on his bead for
u moment, then glanced at tbe music sheet on
its rack: not a spark of emotion showed in
their clear depths. The perfect shape of her
mouth w as not hurt by one disturbing quiver
of the rare red lips: they did not curve down
ward in gentle tenderness, nor part in sweet
pity. There was not one shade more of color
in her fair cheeks fortius trembling heart
broken man whoe w bole soul seemed dis
solving in love and sacrifice; who would Lav
suffered a lifetime to save her from the un
guessed fate which hovered fearfully above
her gold crowned bead.
It was two hours later that Philip saddled
and bridled Joe, the white horse, and set out
for ilrs. Ellmgsworth's. Strangely enough,
as be sat at tea be bad remembered the first
malevolent expression in Jane Ellingsworth's
face as bis bride and he drove past that very
noon. It had changed so quickly to smiles
that he bad doubted bis eyes, but be trembled
at bis memory of it now, and the piece of
paiier that had fluttered to her feet, what
could it l,ef Could it be she knew all; that
while he was buying over tbe lawyer so that
he should not use his terrible power, there
might be near at hand an enemy to the death,
who only toyed a moment with her poisoned
arrow to shoot it when it would strike with
deadliest effect! Philip had parted with
Bertha as p-ainfully as if he were leaving her
to die, and as he rode off be looked up and
down the street as if danger lurked in every
shadow.
Ought he not to have told her? But what
good! She might enjoy a few more days of
Mlm The worst could not lie worso than
such tortunj ot fear and hourly dread as be
suffered. She trusted him perfectly, and he
believed he could light best alone. He would
ward off every ikuiger human brain could
foresee, and wealth ami strength and inge
nuity oppose, mi'l then, oh God, and then I
Bat it could do no good to warn her. Bhe
Blight flutter in her terror straight into the
rervjaws of destruction. As for him. hn
- I 'I W 1
ouuiu oe ccoi ana unn, tnougn ins neart was
consuming within him. And who knows;
tbeliair that held the sword over her head
might never snap, and at last, after many
years what years of agony they would be
to him she might lie down at last in an
honored grave. No, he would not tell her.
If God in his mercy would permit him he
would thank him night and morning, and
carry the burden of hourly terror, for her
sake, alone.
The horse was not happy. His master had
no kind word for him after his absencCj nor
one stroke for his glossy neck. He sidled
sulkily to and fro across the road and made
but verv slow progress, till a sharp blow of
tbe hand that was used to pat him sent him
bounding in great leaps on his way, forgetful
of everything except his own resentment.
When bo reached Mr. Ellingsworth's gate,
Philip was sorrv he had come so fast, for he
bad not thought yet bow to conceal his mo
tive in coming. " But Jano received him so
cordially that he quite forgot he had any
thing to conceal.
This evening Jane appeared at her very
best. She made Philip tell her where he had
been with his bride, on their short trip, and
all they had seen, and was so charmingly
interested that he imagined ho was suc
ceeding in quite winning her over in Bertha's
favor. Then she hoped they would le so
"very happy," and droojed her black lashes
at last in a beautiful stroke of daring.
"Will you Imj sure and quite forget I over
thought I disliked Bertha! I mean to be so
very devoted now if you and she will let me."'
"Do you s" he exclaimed, drawiag u deep
breath of relief. "God bless you for it; make
our bouse your other home." How he liad
misjudged this amiable girL He would per
suade fibrtlui to be very kind to her. How
very fortunate it is, be thought, women do not
hold their bates as men do. While ho had
Iteen sjiealitiig .-he liad turned her hoad away,
but as he said good night, she looked him in
the face again.
"Why, what is tho matterr ho said quickly,
"your lip is bleeding."
"Oh. it is nothing, good night."
Tbe horse was put into the stall with his
master's own hand that night, and rewarded
for bis services, at last, with the kind worths
that m-yje him lay baek his ears in content.
Then Pmnp went into the house and Iwlted
be doors with a new senso of possession.
Bertha was within with him; the whole
world l,esiiles was shut without, for to-night,
at least. He hung up his liat and looked into
the drawing room. Tbe gas was in full blaze,
tho piano open and the music sheets in place;
a book lay on a chair as if just dropped
there. But Bertha was not in the room. He
turned out the gas and stepped along to tho
library. But it was dark, and no one was
there. In sudden, vague fear he bounded
up the stairs. She was not in her bou
doir, and he pushed open tho door into tho
white chamber. Tho gas was turned down
low, but he put aside the curtains of tho
canopv and there lay Bertha. Her lips were
just parted in a sweet dream, and the de
licious suggestion of a smile was in her closed
eyelids too. All the thunders of hell might
be echoing around her, the dear head rested
In iierfeet peace. A terrible fate trembled
over her, but she was as unconscious of it as
tho babe of an hour. He bent over her with
a yearning tenderness in l?is eyes. One white
arm lay tin the coverlet, he kissed it as softly
as if it were a holy thing. Ho bowed his
hoad low over her face, that seemed in her
sleep to have a new gentleness and warmth
in it. He drank her sweet, child like breath.
What was she dreaming of, he wondered.
He just touched her lips, when she moved
uneasily in her sleep, and murmured his
name.
"Bertha, you camo to mo pure, with no sin
on your white soul. It is I who have put it
there; I, who loved you better than myself,
have put the sin upon you. And you never
knew, my love, my darling, yes, my holy
one, you ueer knew what j-ou did. His
slight form shook with a great tearless sob.
Then he closed kho curtains about her bed
with lingering tenderness, turned out tho
light and left the room.
It was at the same moment that Jano EU
ingsworth drew a letter from her pocket, as
6he sat in the parlor where Philip had lelt
her. SiV had read the letter a dozen times;
it was the samo that had fluttered to the floor
when she liad thrown kisses to tho bridal
jair, and this was the part that had inter
ested her so much:
"You ask me why I did not marry Bertha!
Who lias lieen insnlting her, then! She is
my wife, so far as laws can make a wife. Sho
left me lecauo she no longer loved me. I
supiose I was too ill bred and common a man
for her. If she bad only known it before. I
watched her in terror as sho began to awake
from her dream of love. I tried to woo her
again. I thought it might be I was not fond
enough, and 1 became so tender I wearied
her. I thought ierhaps I was not gentlo
enough, anil then I never spoke to her but in
approval. But her lieaiitiful face grew colder
and colder every day. I saw tho light of lovo
that bail made it an angers fade hour by
hour. Then I fell on my knees and prayed
her to love me, but she only drew back her
;l."i t TVikii T told her 1 Millet, die if sh well
cruel to me, and asked begged her to lovo
ine for prtv. But when the tide of love liegius
to ebb all the prayers and lamentations of a
world cannot stay it. Her face grew cold
anil hard and the "love died out of her voice.
She never confessed she bad mistaken herself
in marrying me till the very hour she left
me. Yes, she is mv wite, and my heartaches
always for her. Write and tell me where she
is perhaps somfc tune she may come back to
me, lor she once seemed to lovo mo, and they
ay love cannot die. Ccuban."
CHAPTER XXIX.
EVIL KYE3.
Philip Breton began to notice in tho neit
few days that a new spirit of discontent had
come over tho factory hands. Before the
walls of the new mill had risen ten feet from
its foundations, the smiles that used to sa
lute him, and warm his heart, as he walked
among his people and through tho village
that ho had made smile too had faded from
averted, sullen faces. Once, tho men and
women could find no words strong enough t j
express their love and gratitude to him. Now
he heard constant complaints against the
long hours that he still thought necessary;
and against tbe smallness of their share in
the profits of tho mill.
Philip was fast losing his only hope and
consolation. Tho dissatisfaction seemed to
incre.iso every day, and it was boruo in upon
him that his life in all itn relations was to
prove n complete failure. The people seemed
to have forgotten how much better off they
were tlian others; to have forgotten tho con
cessions he had given them, such as no other
mill owner thought of for a moment. There
was so much more they wanted that he had
not granted. Ho had opened their eyes to
their condition more than he had satisfied
their ambition. They accepted the priuciplo
he had explained and illustrated to them, and
carried it out in relentless logic. Philip
thought they were more restless now, than in
the worst days under his father's inflexible
management; there were more frequent
meetings and bolder threats.
It was at this time, when the light of hopo
was almost faded from his soul, and when he
was fearful of dangers on every side, that
Bertha said she would like to see her hus
band's mill. He could not tell her that ho
did not dare to liavo her soon; that he sus
pected her secret had spread among tho vil
lagers; and that ho feared the people whose
master he was.
"Isn't it too co'd this morning," ho an
swered, avoiding her eyes, while ho cast
about wildly for a pretense to keep her at
homo.
"I am not an invalid," Philip, she said
smilingly, "and you have kept me shut up as
if I were a prisoner. What crime have I
committed j"
He tried to laugh, but a sorry thing he
made of it.
"Well, shall wo have the coupor
"Why no; you aren't jealous of me, are
youT
In a few moments his beach wagon was nt
the door. Ho helped her in and taking his
sect in front with a strange, binding sensa
tion in his throat, looked neither to the right
hand nor tho left, but drove.as if he were on
I a race course.
"Why, Philip, you take my breath away.
Why don't you enjoy the morning with me'f
How the people gathered in the windows to
pee them go bv.
"I am in a fiurry," he said.
"There is Jane signaling us; aren't you
going to stop! Oh, yes, that is right Hero
is a good chance to bo friendly, as you
wished."
"May I ride, toor said Mrs. Ellingsworth,
with childlike eagerness. One might have
thought sometimes she bad grown ten years
younger with her new accomplishments.
The carriage drew up to the curbstone, and
the usual greetings were exchanged. "Isnt
it delightful f said she, as she took her scat
with them. Jane was all smiles and bright
glances this morning.
"How does it seem to be married, Berthar
she asked, with charming innocence. Philip
caught up his whip with a look so black
Jane thought he would strike her.
She saw he. knew all; be had found it out
some way; but certainly not from Bertha,
whose face changed not in the smallest ex
pression as she made a graceful answer.
While Jane Ellingsworth affected to be ad
miring the horses, she studied the stern set
look of the face of this devoted husband, the
deathly weariness about his mouth, the sus
pense in his eyes. Then she glanced at
Bertha, the woman who now tho second time
had struck him; this time mortally; who had
given him for the reward of his matchless
love and tenderness, first humiliation and
loneliness, and now the hourly fear of
infamy, certain to come in due time. Bertha
was smiling idly at tome children at play by
the roadside; tho old indifference was on her
face; the old pride in the untroubled depths
of bgr blue ejm. Well, let her wear it
awniic, aontJtiess mere was a sname that
could touch her; doubtless her cold heart
would bo racked at last, unshaken as it was
yet by the ruin it had worked in three lives.
Philip pulled up his horses at the counting
room door.
"There are the mills," and he pointed his
whip at tho great brick buildings, that
seemed murmuring hoarsely to themselves in
their own strange language.
"But I want to go into them," insisted
Bertha after she had alighted.
"It would not interest you," answered
Philii) steadily. "Would it, Mrs. Ellings
worth P
Jane understood tho looks and words; ho
feared for her, and glanced curiously at tho
woman who struggled so blindly against bis
protective love. The lower part of herfaco
hail become set and slightly unpleasant.
"It is very dusty, and the smell of the oil
would make yoa ill, suggested Mrs. Ellings
Wvrtli. Thev were standing at Ihoedge of
tho piazza in full view of tho windows of tho
workroom alxve. and the help were collect
ing curiously and looking down.
"Please como into the Olliee." Philip laid
his luiml lightly on Bertlia's arm, but sho
stepped a little away from him. I
"No; I thank you," she answered, in meas
ured tones. "I will wait hero for you."
A man whom no one noticed had coxno up '
tho street from the de;ot, and was just cross-
ing over toward them. ,
"Pleaso not wait here, my love " urfrctl :
Philip, very gently. "Only see; tho help from
the windows above are all staring at you."
"It will not harm me. Ma3" I trouble 3 ou
to help me into tho carriage! I think I will
sit there. Thank you."
Jano stood back a little watching tho un
raveling of tho plot whose threads she held in
her hands. It was very thrilling. She saw
the stranger come up and lay uis hand on
Philip Breton's shoulder. Who could he be,
with his mysterious air, his black felt hut,
torn in tho crown, and his shiuy broadcloth
coat without cuffs! Philip had glanced up
nt the windows on the floor aboe, where a
number of the operatives had gathered. Be
hind them stood a man, who fancied himself
in tho sliadow; but Philip could see him iwint
his linger at Bertha and uis lips move. Then
the rest looked back at him anil laughed, and
looked at Bertha and laughed again. The
fellow ieered forward incautiously, and the
light fell iqwii the sumo malicious, distorted
features Philip had seen reflected in the side
board mirror the day he brought his bride
home. It was Thomas Bailes, ono of tho
witnesses to Bertha's marriage with Curran.
But Bertha sat superbly indifferent, the cen
ter of their evil eyes, tho mark of their scur
rilous words. Philip turned as the stranger's
hand fell on his shoulder.
"May I havo your ear for a moment P
said tho ill dresseu man in n low tone. Philip
seemed to stagger under a new blow. Jane's
keen eyes were very curious over this odd
meeting, but Bertha noticed nothing.
So three enemies to Bertha and his own
honor met by chance in his great mill yard,
ignorant each of tho very existence and of
the motives of tho others, but each working
for tho ruin of a life. Three mines were
planted under ono weak woman's feet, but
neither enemy knew there was another;
they were plotters, but not conspirators, and
more deadly far. If sho escaped one, she
must fall by another; if one were melted by
prayers, still two remained; if one .were
tirilied with uncounted wealth, still there was
one unappeascd. Tho woman sat the focus
of three pairs of hostile eyes, calm, bcautilul,
unconscious. The air might bo thick with
horrid hate, sho never guessed tliat even 0110
sliadow liad fallen across tho sun's bright
beams. But one man had planted himself
before her. Ho did not know how many
foesho must fight, ho did not know their
plan of battle, but if sleepless guardianship
and devotion unto death will save her ho
will do it Ho looks up pitifully at her faco
averted from him in displeasure. Ah, if sho
knew, sho would give him strength for tho
conflict by a kind smile at least. But sho
preferred to watch the impatient horses jaw
ing the earth leneath their feet, and Philip
turned to the man who had touched his
shoulder. The man was staring with in
solent familiarity nt Bertha, as if ho had a
certain right of property in her.
"I am read-,'" saw! Philip fiereery, "'como
inside." Tho paymaster called his naino as
he luisscd, but he did not listen to him. He
waited till the attorney, Giddings, passed
over tho threshold of hisoflice, then ho locked
tbe door and turned ouhim like an infuri
ated animal.
"Do you dare look so at my wife! Do you
think stio is like the low creatures you asso
ciate with!"'
Tho man's faco grew a ghastly yellow,
whilo his eyes tried to seek out some safe
corner in the room.
"Mj- God,' and Philip advanced upon the
lawyer's retreating form till he shrank down
in a" chair, and winced as if he already felt
the threatening blow. -I would kill you as
1 would a dog" He stopped, and the mad
gleam died outof his eyes. Rethrew him
self into a chair, and covered his face with
his trembling lingers. "But one crime in u
household is enough." There was u dead
silence for a moment, then the lawyer, see
ing he was out of danger, plucked up cour
age. "That was the very thing I calLtl about."
Philip took his bauds from his face, and bis
eyes seemed to Giddings to be burning their
way deep down into bis contemptible soul.
Then Philip looked at tho man's t rayed coat,
frayed at the etb'es, and the lawyer tw itched
uneasily under his scrutiny.
"I thought I was done w ith you forever,"
he said with a bitter smile at last, "why, it
was only a little time ago let me see"
"I know it, I know it, but somehow the
money went pretty fast." And anew cun
ning leer came into his face. He wits liegiu
ning to feel at home, though somehow, bo
could not look his victim in the eye today.
"But there is a new iwint 1 have thought of
since I saw you," He tried to look at him,
but could not get his eyes to stay any higher
than Philip's shoulder. The baptism of lire
ho had suffered, had given a certain new
dignity to tbe young man's face, that cowed
his visitor. "I mean the risk I run; do you
know what tho law calls what 1 am doing!"
Giddings lowered his voice to affect a 1 light
ened whisper "It is compounding of felony.
I was only thinking 1 ought to be paid lor
my risk."
"Let me see," said Philip in stem irony,
"?"200 for keeping your secret now how
much for tho risk P
"Well," and the man grinned painfully,
"you might make it up to an oven SoOO, all
together you know, to include everything.'"
Giddings 'managed to raise his eyes, for un
instant, to Philip's face.
"Ami do vou think there won't lxs any
more points! Vou know I can't submit to le
bled at this rate."
"Oh, no, I assure you, not another cent i
had to pay debts with the first, you know,
and buy clothes." Philip was astonished at
himself, but ho really had heart to smile as
he as looked the man over.
"Yes, you must havo laid out tho greater
part of it on clothes." Giddings pulled his
choir up to the table.
"J thought I was done xcith you forever."
"I will sign anything you say." Philip
had risen, and was crossing to the paymaster's
office. "Wait," insisted the lawyer, "I will
write an agreement in a minute."
"Your agreement, eh J No, I won't trouble
you." He stepped into the paymaster's room.
"Have you 1300 in tho safe, Mr, Smith!
Coupon bonds will do. Thank you.
"Will you step in here as soon aspossi
bleF sail! the paymaster, as ho handed him
the bonds. "There is a very important
mat"
"Yes, certainly. Please send upstairs for
Bailes. I want to see him."
At the foot of the stairs Bailes and Gid
dings passed each other.
"Good morning. Bailes," began Philip,
without turning his face to his discharged
servant, "I supiose I was a little harsh in
sending you away as 1 did. "He spoke hur
riedly, as if it were a painful task he were
perfonning. "Let this mako it up to vou,"'
and tho mill owner threw a roll of bills on
the table much as a man would throw a bono
to a dog. though he would have been hearty
if be could have forced his tongu to do the
false service. The man took up the money
with the air of tho trained waiter taking up
his fee. He asked no questions, he uttered no
thanks. He understood. Philip was filled
with shame, and the fellow's silence made it
verv hard for him.
"If you are faithful to me," Philip looked
fixedly at the wall over the rascal's bead, "I
may be able to do something handsome for
you,"
As Philip went out he glanced on neither
side, but unhitched bis horses and drove off
as if a pack of wolves were behind him. He
never dreamed of cause of fear from tho
pretty, black eyed woman who sat on tho
seat with him, who was amiable enough to
keep up the conversation all the way homo in
spite of the ungraciousness of the others.
After Mr& jgiingswQrth. ha4 alighted at her
nouso Dcrina saiu, in a cispieasea tone:
"I so wanted to go through the mill." But
her husband did not hear. He. was thinking
how mighty his gold was. It had purchased
them four weeks of immunity, four weeks of
honor; their honeymoon. It surely would
control this dangerous servant since it had
worked so marvelously with th- lawyer.
"I am so anxious to see how cloth is mado,"
persisted Bertha, never losing sight of her
object.
To bo sure the servant had had personal of
fense with his master. Ho might not, un
naturally, cherish malice. Gold is & sov
ereign balm for wt-uuded pride: but wouldn't
it havo been wiser t have given him more
since he gave him something! He must at
tend to tho matter to-morrow. Perhaps, after
all, there might be soma hope lor "his wife
and for him. How glorious it was to be rich
raid have jiowcr to save her. lie woul I scat
ter his wealth like leaves in autumn for her
sake. His mil!, yi s, no would even sell his
dear old mill, anil pay out its price as tho
price of ono year after another of respite,
till he an 1 she grew so ioor at last that oven
their enemies and tormentors w ould weep for
them, and let bis beautiful brido lie down to
die in piece.
"You really must tako me through the
mills to-morrow."
Philip liad alighted and l"-l.l up his hinds
to help Bertha to the go !. She held back
a moment with a new pre.. coquettishness.
"Will you:' sho said.
Ho bad not even heard her before. He
smiled w ith his line rare tenderness us bo
answered very gently, "Anything jou like,
Bertha." Then he caught her into his arms.
CHAPTER I.XX.
INCAUTIOUS DRIVING.
"Good morning, my darling." But there
was another letter at Philip Bretons Lrcak
fast plate, and the old look of dread camo
back to his face tbo t'.url: In .'Ion . under his
eyes sho weil again. He hud i written for a
moment, but he ought nev er to forget How
could ho bell what moment be v. ould be called
upon to strain every licrw to save bis dar
ling. Ho toro open the l.-tt r in uncontroll
able terror; oh, it was ou! 110:11 Philbrick.
Hud Bertha noticed bis excitement and would
sho question him in wifely concern! Ho had
so much to gu ml agaiiu.-t. But no, bor grace
ful arm was raised to pour his coffee, inclin
ing her head prettily 011 ono side, as women
do always nt tea and coffee inuring. Sho did
not watch his face a? be did hers. Sho had
not even noticed tho change that had como
over him of late, that shocked every casuul
acquaintance 0:1 tho street. But that mado
it so much tho easier for him to keep tho
secret from her: ho told himself ho ought to
bo thankful for it, instead of ever permitting
his foolish heart to ache. Ho ran his eyes
rapidly over tho letter his white haired
friend had sent him.
"I supiose it is paper thrown away, but I
want to remind j-ou once more of my offer
to tako your mill off jour hands. I havo
made up my mind to try 1113' scheme some
where. I am old and feel as if I would like
to do somethiugfor my nice with my money,
which I liave now well in baud. Will you
let me have your mills for what I have got!
If not I shall try elsewhere. Tho reason I
want your mills is lceauso I propose to give
you a chance to take part in my Lunutiful in
dustrial plan. I will iay yen one-third its
valuation, oue-thinl you shall keep at 4 per
cent interest till v.o can buy that in also, the
other third lam going to let you givo in trust
for the benefit of the help as my discretion
shall dictate. This is a glorious opportunity,
but I suppose I am wild to espect you to take
it, except that I have read in the iiews-jiapera
of growing discontent among 011r help.
Various roasoi are given for it ; my explana
tion is that a little leaven Kivcneth the
whole lump. If you were working to stop
complaints you should not have lie-nm your
reforms. You may happen to see things us I
do. and lie willing "to let me tr where you
have failed. If so, telegraph me at once
and 1 will come."
Philip folded the letter thoughtfully and
put it back in its cvciojK.'. No, he was not
ready for that jet. But he did not snide.
If it should ever hapien that be l.e called
upon t.) sacrifice even thing to . hi., v. i:e
but Philbrick required that be accept at
oniv. No, bo was not rial jet.
Oh!' Kiid his wife, a.s if a sudden thought
had struck her, "do jou remember j'o.'.r
promise, jou ure to tako mo tkiough tho im.L
todsij i"
"Did I promr-e tliatP He put back h3
coffee cup tllllttstcd.
"tVrtamh, Philip, and I cannot let vou
off."
But you must.'" His face drew dark at
tbo thought that she should put at naught :;'!
bis careful nluns to secure her present safe! y
Bertha pushed Imek her chair anil rising aii-grilj-
to her feet, swept from the room with
out another word. Philip tried iuain to
swallow the uioutiifiils ot fond he so much
needed, then he started on foot for tba mill.
That Bertha should 1' inigry with him
seemed the List intolerable blow. Was he not
bearing enough before.' He hail l.i.'de her
unhappj. Perhaps she was weeping but (ears
of iiKputiencu i"ow. She had thought he
loved her enough to giimt bor eveij- wish
that might cross her heart Philip was
tempted to go I tack and explain everything.
Then she would not doubt his Ioe, but she
would have to share bis agonj' with him. It
were better to lear his burdens alone even
to this last burden of her unmerited reproach,
llissjuipathy for her grew stronger than his
consciousness of his own uuhappiness. of
course she would be hurt that ho had denied
her turything; if it had been a rillon, it
would have lieen the same. Ro was to blame
for letting her leive him in vexation. He
should have forgotten his own grievances
and soothed her with gentle words till she
smiled on him. It was not liecause she
wanted the thing so much, but it was the
first time ho had ever crossed her w Mies.
Philip was so absoiied in his thoughts that
ho did not observe that ho was close upon an
excited crowd of village people, until stieh
words us these fell uion his ear:
"A noieo friend of the poor man hobo,
with his four fancy bosses, ids silver dishes
to eat his victuals out of, and his house like a
kings palace, while wo lives and dies in dirt
and poverty. Who made him better nor us!
do he work harder! do be sleep less! No, but
h- have his venison and bis game dinners,
whilo us starves on tea and crackers; ho
sprawls on bis line cushions, und sleejs in his
soft beds, while we rot in close atticks, and
loafs iii tlirtj- saloons, the ioor man's only
home. What titlo havo bo got to have bet
ter than we, and give himself airs over us!"
Philip was astonished. Tho man who stood
on the stcjis of one of the tenement houses,
instructing an audience extending quite
across tho highwaj, was no other than the
incendiarv' who had so neaiij' caused tho niin
of the Breton Mills the night of the great
fire. The fellow's hair was cropped as closo
to his bullet head as it was then.
The audience was inostlj mado up of old
men, women and children, with here and
there an able bodied man, who preferred talk
ing about his rights to deserving airything.
One or two had observed the j'oung mill
owner, but thej' took no pains to spread the
intelligence, and in a moment more the agita
tor had caught his breath and went on:
"He feeds his bosses more'n would keep two
poor families. The wines he drinks every daj
cost enough to keep another two.
Perhaps the man was right in bis tirade.
Perhajis Philip Breton had onlj- begun to
grasp the first outlines of tho great question
he bad fancied mastered.
"But yo kiss his hand."
"No, we won't!" shouted tho crowd. There
stood Thomas Bailes, Philip's discharged ser
vant, in the middle of tho street, shouting
with the rest. Ho could afford to bo idle
since his last liberal present
"Yo will thank him for hialxin' so kind to
ye."
"No, no!' screamed tho women. What a
fool Philip Breton bad been to count on grati
tude. Human nature is too progressive to Iks
grateful. Perhap he deserved no thanks.
He had done more than others for his help.
The more fool he was. all sides would agree,
unless h- went further. He ought to have
Ikvii either a thorough radical, or a thorough
conservative. All parties abuse the half waj'
reiormcr. A vessel of potterj' between two
jars of iron, h is certain to bo crushed.
A carriage was struggling down the street
How slow the crowd were to give waj-. Thej'
were so much interested in their orator that
thej did not notice they were obstructing
th'highwaj-.
"What good is such men as him! our wo
men is stronger than them sort."
Tho horso seemed spirited, or eke not
properlj' guided. Ah, tho driver ought not
to use a w hij in such a situation as this
Good heavens! tho horso had becomo un
manageable. A man, it was Bailes himself,
and a woman had been struck bj- tho shafts
and rolled under tbe feet of tho horse, who
was now rearing and plunging, while tho
crowd scattered in all directions with screams
and curses.
Under tbe very wheels of tho carriage laj
a woman stunned and helpless from the blow
sho had received. Instant death threatened
her, when u man's form rose suddenly out of
the dust under the horse's iron shoes and
caught the excited animal bj- bis bit The
crowd gathered in more closelj than ever,
whilo a dozen hands dragged out the old wo
man from her terrible situation and wiped
the dust from her white, ghastlj' face. The
orator had ceased his eloquence, and all dan-
f;r of accident seemed now averted, so
hilip Breton, was passing on his way.
But Bertha, for the occupant of tho car
riage was no other than she, found her wa;
blocked in all directions bj an angry mob.
"Pull her out, scarlet face,' screamed tho
women. "Tear her pretty rags off from her "
The barefooted children threw earth at her;
lean, dirty fingers plucked at her delicate
skirts.. How dared they touch her! sho
shrank from the pollution of contact with
such creatures as these, with a terror that
Kould be incaooeiTabla to a man. Sho saw
them gather around tho restive horse, who
seemed as impatient of their touch as sho;
they were beginning to undo his harness. In
another moment she would be lost But the
hor.-o was strong, could ho not break through
them! Shu did not care how manj-he should
trample to death; she would rather, a thou
sfind times rather, die heuclf, than endure
their insulting tench. But a rough hand
caught tbe whip from her grasp; the crea
ture's unpared nails hurt her; another hand
wa3 on her shoulders; and vilo words, whoso
meaning she onlj- felt, were on overj- tongue.
Her heart grew sick; oh, sho prayed God
would not let her faint; oh. not now; oh, not
now yet her vision seemed failing, she could
not see tho horse's head, and tho terrible in
sults tho people hurled at her grew indistinct,
like a roaring of iiianj' waters in her ears.
But sho saw a hit'eouj faced hag reach her
bare, brawny arm into the carriage and clutch
at her feet, thej were lifting her out. But
a hand like iron Hung tho virugo back.
"Stand off. It is my wife!" Tho mill own
er's w ife. Tho crowd 'fell back for a moment,
as if it. was news lor them; but Philip know
bj instinct, tho lull would oidj' last for u mo
nient. He must make tho most of it He
had only time to refasten a little of tho har
ncs.;, whc:iu sharp stouo btruck him on tho
cheek and drew blood.
"How man j' husbands cnuawomau havoP
screamed a woman on tho sidewalk.
Jail's the place for her," growled a man
at his bhoulder. Theu tho crowd closed in
again.
"Let j"0 the bit," demanded Philip, never
quailing. But Bailes onlj- grinned at him, as
Philip had seen him iki'ore,and tightened bis
hold on the horso.
Yt.uVo too small to givo orders; I aint in
your pa j' now." But beforo tho fellow had
time to" put up u guard, his joung master
bad struck him a blow i.i the faco time fairlj
slageivd him, large mnn as be was.
"Oh, that's jour game, is it! Mako way,
boj's, a!) I want is room. I'll finish him up
quick "
1 ::u.n wanted to make use of his weight
and strength in tho dires. rest waj possible, so
ho rusixd forward to kIum with liis antag
oui t. throw ing up bis bauds to protect him
self. But he miscalculated and his cheek
bono lji.ly . inched with thu torco of the
sect.: I blow. Bailes drew back for another
attack. The smile of contempt was go;?o
from lib lnuistil and bleeding face, but a
erj- tia.jt r.nis J(o!i was in bis ej'es. His
young master had lost bis first paleness, a
bright rod spot burned in each cheek and his
black ej"s lkished forth doliance. Tho dis-1-ht.rgeil
-urtui't ducked his bead and camo ut
Philip like a maddened ox. The crowd held
ita breath: the slight form of the master
would j-o tlov. 11, and the victor would ouiid
bis joung h.'e out of him. Wus the lad
cray to invite c. battle with a man of almost
twice bis weigh.' Tho young man did not
llihch u hr.ir'o breatlih. Ho raised his arm
again. What good of latter ing against the
fellow's thick skull? Ho was upon him no,
Philip bad leaj tl aside at tho last moment,
und, as Bailes went jwist, had dealt him a
blow in the temple that sent bis great tonn
reeling to the ground.
Betore the crowd had timo to move Philip
had lea'ied into the carriage and caught tho
reins from his fainting wife. Ho turned his
horso into an ojeii sace and tho half fastened
harness let the carriage run against tho ani
mal's legs. It was letter tlian a thousand
whi'K, and he broke into a wild gallop.
Bailes bad onlj time to get his feet and shout
after tho young mill owner:
"This is onlj the first round I"
Philip heard his words and muttered to
himself: "I ought to havo killed him, since
1 bad to Ix-at him. There isn't gold enough
in California to buj him over now."
"What did thej mean, Philip!"" Bertha
woslj'ing on tho sofi in her own little blue
room. Philip had put a pillow beneath her
tired head, and was kneeling bj her side
watching for the color to come back to her
frightened cheeks.
"Thank God she did not know, not yet"
He looked down at the veins in her prettj
baiiiis; bow many there were to-daj.
"It was onlj- tlieir 'useless jargon. They
are angry with me, j-ou know. Do not think
aiiout it again."
Siie ojened her great blue cj'eson him.
She ;;. going to thank him no doubt for her
1 t-cuo out 1 : the tei ri bit- pji il.
" Yt:i 1 -ok so .-..Kill and weak. I wouldn't
hate t'uiii-j'it j ii bad anj niiength." That
wsi . s.l I !:e had tor h:in.
t'11 , t v .
.!
To Keep P1:iiik in Winter.
A new principle for keeping plants
through the winter without nr'iticial heat
was rocentlj" shown sit Hegeut'.s park,
Loudon, with the plants grown in thein
last winter. The essence of the invention
is that all light and beat shall previously
pass through a shallow lajer of water.
The water is found to exercise jjreat con
trol over temperature, protecting plants
entirely from frost in winter and
from excessive direct heat in summer.
The application involves no difficulty. In
the case of a garden frame a sliding
"water light." about three inches deep, is
made to fit over the frame containing the
plants, the onlj difference from a class
light being that it holds water and is al
wajs placed in a Hat position. The depth
of water generally kept in the tank is
about two inches in summer and winter,
and half the depth in spring and autumn.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Two Dot.
Must I put sonic muzzle on mj dog"
he jiskeil at police headquarters.
"Well, no: not now."
"Dot's how 1 belief it vhas injself.
Can I do somethings mit a bov"
"What for4"
"Yhell, a few daj".s ago a boj cornea by
my place. " My big dog vhas oudt doors.
Dot boy baf a dog aboudt so high My
tlog chaws him (Hip in two minutes. Dot
Iwy comes in nnd suj's if I (loan put some
muzzle on my dog he haf him shot."
"I see."
"I puts dot muzzle on. Today my dog
vhas oudt doors. Dot boy comes along
mit his slmmll dog. When he sees dot
muzzle he cries, out: 'Seek him, Tiger!'
und clot shinail dog licks my big dog until
he can't shtand oop no more. Yhas dot
some conspiracy or what? Do I haf some
false pretense on dot boy, or vnill ho walk
nrouudt und tell eferybody dot it vhas a
big shoke on Snyder?" Detroit Free
Press.
Peculiarities of Lichens.
The lichen is remarkable for the great
age to which it lives: there is good ground
for believing that they endure as long as
100 years. An authority states that some
plants have been found by actual observa
tion to endure 45 jears. Their growth is
exceedingly slow, indicating that only a
little nourishment serves to keep them
nlive. In a dry time they have power of
feuspending growth altogether, renewing
it again at the fall of rain. In time of
rain they change their color, becoming
greener. " Another interesting fact about
lichens is that they grow only where the
air is free from smoke or dust. They are
never fountl growing in the neighborhood
of towns, where the atmosphere is im
pregnated with soot and smoke. Thus
these plants afford an indication of th
purity of the air. Forest and Stream.
Novel Movable Dam.
A Pittsburg mechanical engineer has in
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of which, he claims, a boating stage of
water may be obtained in shallow rivers
at all Feasons of the year. Tbe invention
has been examined by old river men and
pronounced practicable. The inventor is
82 years old. New York World.
A I.oii; Dintuuce Itidtfe
The greatest long distance rid oa
record is now to the credit of Col. Gat
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!)' miles, In 8 l-'2 hours, with three
quarters of an hour allowed for changes,
and returned, 1. taking 11)2 miles under '22
hours. Chicago I'vrald.
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Price 2."i cents per box. For sale ly
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The taste of the kitchen is better than
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Want of Sleep
Is sending thousands annually to the
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trouble is alarmingly on the increase.
The usual remedies, while thej may
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more harm than good. What is needed
is. an Alterative and Blood-purifier.
Ayerti Sarsapurilla Is incomparably
the best. It corrects those disturbances
iu the circulation which cause sleepless
ness, gives increased vitality, aud re
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Rev. T. G. A. Cote, agent of the Mass.
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lils stomach was out of order, his sleep
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Frederick W. Pratt, 424 Washington
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Wealth is like rheum, it falls on the
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Why will you lay awake all night,
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