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I .L THE BESBOROUGH OONNEOTIOHSS
Dy BRET HARTE.
( Copyright , 193. b )3ret Ilarte. )
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Aa Bhe entered theiron gates at the lower
end of the park , and glanced at the lntr
s- ' L cipher and crest of the Amelyn tIlI
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V. above. she wa conscIous tbat the wind wA
: I blowing moro chill , and that a few cloudi
: bad gathered , /ts ahe walked on down the
F long , wlndlbg nenue. the sky became over-
caat-and In one of tho8c Btrange contrat
ot the EnglIsh climate the glory of the
whole day went out with the un5hIne. The
woods euddenly became wrinkled and gray ,
the diatant hills ornber. the ery EnglIsh
turf beneath her feet greW brown ; a mile
and a halt away , through the opening of the
trees , the west part of the Priory looked a
crumbling , Iry.eatefl ruin. 4 few drops of
rain fell. She hurried on. Suddenly abe remembered -
mombered that the avenue made a long dr.
cult before approaching the houae , and that
1t3 lower end , where aho was walking , waa
but & fringe of the park. Consequently
there must be a abort cut across some folds
and farm buIldings to the back of the park
and the Priory. ho at once diverged to the
rIght , presently found a low fence , which
she clambered over , and again found a footpath -
path which led to a stile. Crossing that ,
she could ace the footpath now led directly
to the Priory-now a grim and austere look-
tog pile in the suddenly dejected landacapo
-and that it was probably Used only by the
servants and farmers. A gust of wind
brought some swift noodles of rain to her
cheek : she could ace the sad hills beyond
the Priory already veiling their faces ; she
gathered her skirts and ran. The next field
was a long one. but beside the further stile
was a small clump of trees , the only ones
between her and the park. Hurrying on to
that shelter. she saw that the stile was already -
ready occupied by a tall. but bent fipre.
holding a long stick In his hand , which gave
him the appearance , against the horizon , of
the figure of Time leaning on his scythe.
As she came nearer she saw it was , indeed ,
en old man , half resting on his rake. lie
was very rugged and weather-beaten. and ,
although near the shelter of the trees , ap-
. , u parently unmindful of the rain that was
, L falling on his bald bead , and the limp cap
ho was holding useless In ono hand. lie
was staring at her , yet apparently uncon-
aclous of her presence , A sudden Instinct
came upon her-it was "Debs ! "
She went directly up to him , and with
that frank common sense which ordinarily
distinguished her , took his cap from his
band and put it on his head , grasped his
arm firmly , and led him to the shelter of the
trees. Then she wiped the raindrops from
his face with her handkerchiel , shook out
her own dress and wet parasol , and , propping
. , . her companion against a tree. said :
"There. Mr. Deb ! I've heard of people
who didn't know enough to come in when
it rained , but I never met one before. "
The old man started , lifted his hairy ,
J sinewy arm , bared to the elbow , and wiped
his bare throat with the dry side of it.
Then a look of intelligence-albeit half ag-
gresalve-came to his face. " 'heer beest
tim going ? " be said.
Something In his voice struck Sadie like
a vague echo. Perhaps it was only the queer
dialect-or some resemblance to his grand-
daughter's voice. She looked at him a little
more closely , as she said : "To the Priory. "
. "Wbaat ? "
She pointed with her parasol to the gray
pile in the distance , It was possible that
this demented , peasant didn't even understand -
: stand English.
. "The hall ? 0. ny ! " Suddenly his brows
1-nit. omtnouly as ho faced her. "An'
wassist tha' doln' dreast oop in this foinery ?
Wheer gettest thee that goawn ? Thissen , or
. thy meester ? Newt , even a n'apron , fit for
thy wark as maid at aerriss ; an' parson a
gettin' tha' place at hall ! So thou'lt be high
. and moity will tha ! tbou'it not walk WI'
maids , but trapse by this son like a slut in
the toon-dang tha ! "
Although it was plain to Sadie that the old
man , in his wandering perception , had mistaken -
taken her for his granddaughter In service
at the Priory , there was still enough rudeness -
ness in his speech for her to have resented
it. nut , strange to say , there was a kind
of authority in it that touched her with an
'
uneasiness antI repulsion that was stronger
than any other feeling. ' 1 think you have
' L.i mistaken me for some one else. " sh saii
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) hurriedly , yet wondering why she had ad-
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SHE KISSEI ) TIlE COLD. hARD FORE-
IlEtD1T1iOUT , A TREMOR.
mUted it , and even irritated at the admts-
i'lon ; ' 1 am a stranger here , a vIsitor at the
Priory. I called with Miss Amelyn at your
cottage , and saw your other granddaughter ;
that's how I knew your pame. "
The aid man's face changed. A sad ,
senile smile of hopeless bewilderment crept
into his hard mouth ; be plucked his limp
cap from his head and let it hang submis.
elvely in his fingers as if It were his sole
apology. Then be trie4 to straighten him.
self and said , 'Naw oflns , miss , naw oflius !
: If ( ha knaws inca tha'll knaw I'm grand-
feyther to two galls as znolgbt be tha oworu
age ; tba'll tell cc that old Dobbs at baaty
years 'as warked and nlvver lost a day as
man or ho > - ; has flyer coome oopen 'em for
'ba-porth , An' 'e'il keap out o' warkus
till he doy. An' 'ce's put by euow to by
wI' his own feythers in Lankaheer , an
not liggen aloano in Parson's choorchyard. "
It. was part of her uneasiness that ,
scared > ' understanding , nor , indeed , feeling
any Interest in these maundering details ,
she still seemed to have an odd comprehcn-
sloe of his character and some reminiscent -
niscent knowledge of him , as if abe were
going through the repetition of some un-
pleasaut dream , Even his wrinkled face
was becoming familiar to her , Some weird
P
. attraction was holding her ; she wanted to
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get away from it as much as she wanted to
analyze it. Iho glanced ostentatiously at
the sky , prepared to open her parasol , and
befan to edge cautiously away ,
"Then tha' beant from thtse pearts ? "
ho said , suddenly ,
"No , no ! she said , quickly and em-
phatlcaiiy-"no , I'm an American , "
The old mgn btarted and moved toward
hpr , eagerly , his keen eyes breakIng
tblough the film that at limes obscured
them , 4'Merrikanl tha baist Merrikan ?
Thea tha knaws ma son John , 'cc war aowt
but a bairn when brother Dick took Un to
Merriky ! Naw ! Nowl that. woe fifty years
sen-niver ! wroate to his old feyther-niver
eootned back. 'Se wor tali-loike , an' thea
said 'e feavored mea. " lie stopped , threw
up his bead , and with his skinny fingers
drew back his long , straggling locks from
his sunken cheeks , and stared in her face.
The quick transition of fascination , repulsion -
sion , shock and indefinable apprehension
made her laugh hysterically. To her terror
ho joined in it , and eagerly clasped her
wrists : "Eh basal tha' knaws John-tha'
coomes from un to old gritndfeytber. Who-
er-ut Eay ! but tha' tho't to fool rnea , did
tha' lass ? W'hoy I knoawed tha' voice , for
a' tha' tome peacock feathers. So tha' be
John's geli cooni from Ameriky , Dear ! a
dear ! Coom neaur less ! let's see What
tha's bike. Sb-but tboul't kiss tha' grand.
father sewerely ? "
A wild terror and undofied consternation
had completely overpowered her ! flut she
made a desperate effort to free her wrists ,
and burst out madly :
"Let me go ! 110w dare you ! I don't
know you or yourst I'm nothing to you or
your kin ! My name is Desborough-do you
understand-do you bear me , Mr. Debs- .
Desborough ! "
"So thou'lt call tbissen-Des-borough- !
wilt tha ? Let me tell tha , then , that 'Debs , '
'Debban , ' Debbrook' and 'Des-borough' are
all the seame ! y ! Thy feyther and thy
feyther's feytber ! Thou'lt be a Des.bor-
ough , will tba ? Doug that And look doon
on tha kin , and dress thissen In silks 0'
shame ! Tell 'ec thou'rt an ass , gell ! Don't
the. ' hear ? An ass ! For all tha bean
John's bairn ! An ass ! That's what tha'
beast ! "
With flashing eyes and burning cheeks she
rnide one more supreme effort. lifting her
arms , freeing her wrists and throwing the
old man staggering from her. Then she
leaped the stile , turned and fled through
the rain. But before she reached the end
of the field she stopped ! She had freed
herself-she was stronger than he-what had
she to fear ? lie was crazy ! Yes , be must
be crazy , and he had insulted her , but he
was an old man-and Cod knows what !
Her heart was beating rapidly-her breath
was hurried-but she ran back to the stile.
lie was not there. The field sloped away
on either side of it. flut she could dig-
tinguish nothing In the pouring rain above
the windswept meadow. lie must have gone
home. Relieved for a moment she turned
and hurried on toward the Priory.
But at every step she was followed , not
by the old man's presence , but by what he
had said to her , which she could not shake
of ! as she bad shaken elf his detaining
fingers. Was it the ravings of Insanity or
bad she stumbled unwittingly upon some
awful secret-was it after all a Secret ? Perhaps -
haps it was something they all knew or
would know later. And she had come down
here for this. For , back of her Indignation ,
back even of her disbelief in his insanity ,
there was an awful sense of truth. The
names he had flung out , of "Debs , " "Deb-
ban" and "Debbrook" now flashed upon her
as something she had seen before , but bad
not understood. Until she satisfied herself
of tb's she felt she could not live nor
breathe ! She loathed the Priory , with its
austere exclusiveness as It rose before
her ; she wished she had never entered -
tered it , but it contained that whb'h she
must know , and know at once. She entered
the nearest door , and ran up the' grand
staircase. Her flushed face and disordered
appearaiPe were easily accounted for by her
exposure to the sudden storm. She went
to her bedroom , sent her maid to another
room to prepare a change of dress , and
sinking down before her traveling desk ,
groped for a document. Ah , there it was-
the expensive toy that she bad played with !
She hastily ran over its leaves to the page
she already remembered. And there , among
the dashes and perpendicular lines she had
jested over last night , on which she had
thought was a collateral branch of the line ,
stood her father's annie and that of Richard.
his uncle , with the bracketed notes in red
ink , "see Debbrook , Daybrook , Debbers and
Debs. " Yes , this gaunt , half.crazy , overworked -
worked peasant , content to rake the dead
leaves before the rolling chariots of the
Beverdales , was her grandfather ; that
poorly.clad girl In the cottage-and even
the menial in the scuilery of this very house
that might be hers-were her cousins ! She
burst into a laugh , and then refolded the
document and put it away.
At luncheon she was radiant and spark-
ling. Her drenched clothes were in excuse
for a new and ravishing toilette. She bad
never looked so beautiful before , and slgnfi-
cant glances were exchanged between some
of the guests , who believed that the cx-
pected proposal hod already come. But
those who ware of the carriage party knew
otherwise , and of Lord Algernon's disap-
pointment. Lord I3overdale contented himself -
self with rallying his fair guest on the be-
comingucas of "good works , " But ho continued -
tinued , "You're offering a dreadful example
to these women , Miss Desborough , and I
know I shall never hereafter be able to content -
tent them with any frivolous morning
amusement at the Priory. For myself. when
I am grown gouty and hideous , I know I
shall bloom again as a district visItor. "
Yet under this surface sparkle and nervous
exaltation Sadie never lost consciousness of
the gravity of the situation. If her sense of
humor enabled her to see one side of its
grim irony-if she experienced a wicked satisfaction -
isfaction in accepting the admiration and easy
confidence of the high-born guests. knowing
that her cousin bad assisted in preparing
the dinner they wore eating , she had never
lost sight of the practical effect of the dis.
covery she had made. And she had come tea
a final resolution. She should leave the
Priory at once and abandon all idea of a
matrimonial alliance with Its heir ! Inconsistent -
sistent as this might seem to 'nor selfish ,
worldly nature , it sas nevertheless In keep-
lug with a certain pride and Independence
that was in her blood , She did not Jove
Lord Algernon. neither did she love her
grandfather : she was equally willing to
sacrifice either or both ; she knew that
neither Lord Algernon nor his father would
make bier connections an objection , however
they might wish to keep the fact a secretor -
or otherwise dispose of them by pensions
or emigration. but she could not bear to
know it herself ! She never could be happy
as the mistress of Scrooby Pirory with that
knowledge ; she dId not idealize it as a prln-
cipie ! Carefully weighing it by her own
practical common sense , she said to herself
that "IL wouldn't pay. " The highest hide-
pendenee is often akin to the lowest selfishness -
ness ; she did not drtam that the same pride
which kept her grhdfather from the work.
house and support by his daughters hail kept
him from communicating with his own son ,
now kept her from acknowledging them ,
even for the gift of a title and domain.
There was only one question before her ;
should he stay long enough to receive the
proposal of Lord Aigernon and then decline
it ? Vby should she not snatch that single
feminine joy out of the ashes of her burnt-up
Illusion ? She knew that an oppoleunhly
would be offered that afternoon , The party
were to take tea at Broxby hall , and Lord
Algernon wag to drive her there in his dog-
cart. Miss Desborough had gone up to her
bedroem to put on a warmer cloak , and had
rung twice or thrice Impatiently for her
maid. 'hen the girl made her appearance ,
apologetic , voluble and excited , Miss Des.
borough scarcely lIstened t her excuses , ,
untIl a single word suddenly arrested her
attention. It " '
was "old DeW ?
'What are you talking about ? " Mid 554110 ,
pausing in the adjustment of her hat on her
biown hair ,
"Old Bobs , miss : that's what they call
him ; an old park keeper , just found dead in
a pool of water In the fields : the grandfather -
father of Ofle of the servants here ; and
there's such an excitement in the easnts'
ball , The gentlemen all knew it , too , for I
beard Lord Mgernon say that be was look-
lag very queer lately and might have had a
fit ; and Lord Ileverdale baa sent word to
the coroner. And only think , the people
here are such fools that they daren't touch
or move the poor man , and him lyin' there
in the rain all the time , until the coroner
comes I"
Miss Desborough had been steadily regard.
Ing herself in the glass to see if she had
turned pale. She bad. She set her teeth
together until the color partly returned.
But she kept her face away from the maid.
"That'il do , " she said quietly , "You can
tell me all later , I have some important
news myself , and I may not go out after
all. I Want you to take a note for me. "
She went to her table , wrote a line in pen-
cii , folded It , scribbled an address upon it.
banded it to the girl , and gently pushed her
from th room.
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The consul was lingering on the terrace
beside one of the carriages ; at a little distance -
tance a groom was holding the nervous
thoroughbred of Lord Algernon's dogcart.
Suddenly he felt a touch on his shoulder ,
and Miss Dcsborough's maid put a note in
his hand. It contained only a line.
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but without making any fuss about it-at
once-S. D. "
The consul glanced around him ; no one
had apparently noticed the incident. lie
slipped back into the house and made his
way to the library. It was a long gallery ,
at the further end Miss Desborough stood
cloaked , veiled and coquettishly batted. She
was looking very beautiful and animated :
"I want you to please do me a great favor , "
she said with an aIorable smile , "as your
own countrywoman , you know , for the sa1e
of Fourth of July and pumpkin pie and the
old flag ! I don't want to go to this circus
today. I am going to leave here tonight !
I am ! Honest Injun ! I want you to manage -
age It. I Want YOU to say that as consul
you've received Important news for
me-the death of some relative ,
if 'Ou like-or better , something -
thing affecting my property , you know"-
with a little satirical laugh-"I guess that
would fetch 'em ! So go at once. "
"But real ! ) ' , Miss Desborough , do let us
talk this over before you decide ! " Implored
the bewildered consul. Think what a disappointment -
appointment to your host aud these ladies.
Lnrd Airernan xnects to drive you there-
he is already waiting ! The party was gotten - i
ten up for you , " Miss Desbcrough made a
slight grimace. "I mean you ought to sacri-
lice something-but I trust there is really
nothing serious-to them ! "
"If you don't not. speak to them I will ! "
iil Miss Desborough firmly. "If you say
what I tell you it will come the more
plausibly from you. Come ! My mind is
made up. One of us must break the news !
Shall it be you or I ? " She drew her cloak
over her shoulders and made a step for.
ward.
The consul saw she determined.
"Then wait here till I return , but keep
yourself out of sight , " be said , and hur-
dod away. Between the library and the
terrace he coaccived his plan. his perplexity -
plexity lent him a seriousness which befitted -
fitted the gravity of the news he had to
disclose. "I am sorry to have to tell you , "
ho said , taking Lord Beverdaie aside , "that
I was the unlucky bearer of some sad news
to Miss Iesborotigb this morning , through
my consular letters. Some matter concerning -
ing the death of a relation of hers. and
some wearisome question of property. I
thought that it was of little importance ,
and that she would not take It seriously ,
but I find I mistaken. It may even
oblige her to catch the Lqndon train to-
night. I promised to make her excuses to
you for the present , and I'm afraid I must
add my own to them , as she wishes me to
stay and advise her in this matter , which
requires some prompt action. "
Miss Desborough was right ; the magic
word "property" changed the slight annoyance -
ance on the earl's face to a sympathetic
concern. "Dear trio ! I trust it is nothing
really serious , " he said , "Of course you xviii
advise her , and , by the way , if my solicitor ,
Withers , who'll be here tomorrow , can do
anything , you know , call him in. I hope
she'll be able to see me later. It could not
be a near relation who died , I fancy-she
has no brothers or sisters , I understand. "
"A. cousin-I think-an old friend , " said
the consul , hastily. He heard Lord Bever.
ilalo say a few words to his companions , saw
with a tinge of remorse , a cloud settle upon
Lord Algernon's fresh face , as he appealed
In a whisper to old Lady Mesthyn , who
lc.nied foiward from the carriage and said :
"if the dear child thought I could be of any
sefvice , I should only be too glad to stay
with her. "
"I knew she would apprecIate Lady Mes-
thyn's sympathy , " said the ingenious consul
quickly , "but I really think the question is
more a business one-and- "
"Au , yes , " said the old lady , shaking her
head , "it's dreadful of course-but we must
all think of that ! "
As the carriage drove away the consul
hurried back a little viciously to his fair
countrywoman. "There ! " he said , "I have
done it ! It I have managed to convey
either the idea that you are a penniless
orphan , or that I have official information
that you are suspected of a dynamite con.
splracy-don't blame me ! And now , " lie
said , "as I have excused myself on the
ground that I must devote myself to this
dreadful business of yours , perhaps you'll
tell toe what It really is , "
"Not a word more , " said Miss Desborough ,
"except , " she added , checking her smile
with a weary gesture , "except that I want
to leave this dreadful place at once ! There !
Don't ask me any more ! "
There could be no doubt of the girl's sin.
ccrity , nor wag it the extravagant caprice
of a petted idol.'hat had happened ? lie
mIght have believed In a lover's quarrel , but
be knew that she and Lord Algernon couicl
have had no private interview that evening ,
lie must , perforce , accept her silence , yet
be could not help saying :
"You seemed to like the DIsco 50 much
last night , I say , you haven't seen the
priory ghost , have you ? "
"The pricey ghost , " she said quickly ,
"what's that ? "
"The old monk who passes through the
cloisters with the sacred oil , the bell and
the smell of incense whenever any one is
to die here. fly jove ! it 'would have been
a good story to tell instead of this cock-and'
bull one about your property , And there
was a death here today. You'd have added
the Sybil's gifts to your other charms. "
"Tell me about that old man , " she said ,
looking past him out of the window , "I
was at his cottage this morning. But , not
first let us go out. You can take me for a
walk , if you like. You see I am all ready ,
and I'm 'ust ' stifling here. "
They descended to the terrace togcther.
"Where would you like to go ? " he asked.
"To the village , I may want to telegraph ,
you know. "
They turned into the avenue , but Miss Des'
borough stopped.
"Is there not a shorter cut across the
fields , " she asked , "over there ? "
"There is , " said the consul.
They both turned into the footpath which
led to the farm and stile. After a pause
she said : "Did you ever talk with that
poor old man ? "
"Then you don't know if he really was
crazy , as they think ? "
"No. But they may have thought an old
man's forgetfulness of present things and
his habit of communing with the past was
insanity. For all that be was a plucky , independent -
dependent old fellow with a grim purpose
that was certainly rational. "
'I suppose in his Independence he
wouldn't have taken favors from these peo-
pie-or anybody ? "
"I should think nnt. "
"Don't you think It was just horrid-
their laving him alone in the rain , when
he might have been only in a fit ? "
"The doctor says he died suddenly of
heart disease , " siid the consul. "It aught
have happened at any moment and without
warning. "
" 4th , that was the coroner's verdict , then , "
said Miss Desborough , quickly.
"The coroner did not think it necessary
to have any inquest after Lord Beverdale's
statement. It wouldn't have been very joyous -
ous for the Priory party. And I dare say he
thought It might not be very cheerful for
yOU. "
"I-Iou' very kind , " said the young girl.
with a quick laugh. "But do you know
' that it's about the only thing human , origi-
nai and strihing that has happened in this
place snco I've been here : Ana so unex-
peeled , considering how comfortably everything -
thing Is ordered here beforehand. "
"Yet you seemed to like that kind of
thing very well , last. evening , " said the con-
sul. mischievously.
"That was last night , " retorted Miss Ies-
borough , "and you know the line , 'Colors
seen by candlelight tb not look the same by
day. ' But Viii going to be very consistent
today , for I intend to go over to that poor
man's cottage again , and see if I can be or
any service. Will you go with me ? "
"Certainly , " said the consul , mystified by
his companion's extraordinary conduct ,
apparent coolness of purpose , and hoping
for some further explanation. Was she only
an inexperienced dirt , who had found herself -
self on the point of a serious entaglenuent
she bad uiot contemplated ? Yet even then
he knew she was clever enough to extricate
herself in some other way than this abrupt
and brutal tearing 'through the meshes , Or
was it possible that she really bad an ) '
intelligence affecting her property ? lie re-
flectcd that he knew very little of the Des.
boroughs , but , on the other hand , he knew
that I3everdale knew them much better , and
was a prudent man. lie had no right to demand -
mand her confidence as a reward for his
secrecy-he must wait her pleasure. Per.
haps she would still explain ; women seldom
could resist the triumph of telling the secret
that puzzled others.
When they reached the village she halted
before the low roof of Debs' cottage. " 1
liid better go in first , " she said ; "you can
come in later , and in the meantime you
might go to the station for me and find out
the exact time that the express train leaves
for the north. "
"But. " said the astonished consul , "I
thought you were going to London ? "
"No , " said Miss Dcsborough quietly , "I
am going to join some friends at Harro-
gate. "
"lint that train goes much earlier than
the train south , and-and I'm afraid Lord
IleverdaIe viil not hove returned so soon. "
" 110w sad ! " said 3liss Desborougli with a
faint smile , 'but we must bear up under it
and I'll write him , I will be here until you
, return. "
She turned away and entered the cottages ,
The granddaughter she had already seen
and her sister , the servant at the Priory ,
were both chatting comfortably , but ceased
as site entered , and both rose with awkward
respect. There was little to suggest that
the body of their grandfather , already in a
rougb oak shell , was lying Upon trestles be.
side them.
"You have carried out my orders , I see , "
said Miss Desborough , laying down her
varas9l.
"Aye , miss , but it was main harr1 gettin'
et dooan t soon , and et cooast-
"Never mind the cost. I've given you
money enough , I think-and If I haven't I
gues I can give you more. "
"Aye , miss , About the pason 'eatl gi Un
a funeral for nowt. "
"But I understood you to say , " said Miss
Desborough . , with an impatient flash of eye ,
that your graudfathe wished to be buried
with his kindred in the north ? "
"Aye , miss , " said the girl. apologetically ,
"an' naw 'cog savit th' munny. Abbut ed
bean tickled 'ad 'cc knowed it , Dearl Dearl
' 0 niver thowi et. 'ud be gl'en by stranger
an' not 'Cs ownt fammaly. "
"For all that you needn't tell anybody it
was given by me , " said Miss Desborougli ,
"And you'll be sure to be ready to talue the
train this afternoon-without delay , " There
was a certain peremptoriness in her voice
very unlike Miss Amelyn's. yet aparently
much more effective with the granddaughter.
"Aye , miss , 'I'lien , If tha'll excooso me's ,
I'll go streight to 'oory oop sexton. "
She bustled away. "Now , " said Miss Des
borough , turning to the other girl , "I shall
take the same train , and wIll probably see
you on the platform at York to give my
fInal directions , That's all. ( Jo and see if
the gentleman who came with inc baa re
turned from the station , "
The girl obeyed , Left entirely alone , Miss
Desborough glanced around the room and
then went quietly up to the unlidded cotfln.
The repose of death bad softened the bard
lines of the old man's mouth ned brow into
a resemblance she now more than ever understood -
derstood , She had stood thus , only a few
years before , looking at the same face in a
gorgeously inlaid mahogany casket , smothered -
ered amid costly flowers , and surrounded by
friends attired in all the luxurious trappings
of woe-yet now the same face , that was
rigidly upturned to the bare thatch mud
rafters of that crumbling cottage-herself its
only companion. She lifted her delicate veil
with both hands and , stooping down , kissed
the hard , cold forehead without a tremor.
Then she dropped her veil again over her
dry eyes , readjusted it In the little , cheap ,
black-framed mirror that hung against the
wall , and opened the door as the granddaughter -
daughter returned , The gentleman was just
coming from the station.
"Remember to look out for me at York , "
said Miss Desborough , extending her gloved
hand , "Goodby till then. " Tue young girl
respectfully touched the coils of Miss Des-
borough's fingers , dropped a curtsey , and
Miss Desborough rejoIned the consul.
"You have barely time to return to the
priory and see to your luggage , " said the
consul , "if you must. go. But let me hope
that you have changed your mind. "
"I have not changed my mind , " said Miss
Desborough quietly , "and my luggage is at-
ready packed , " After a pause , she said
thoughtfully , "I've been wondering- "
"What ? " said the consul , e&gerly.
"I've been wondering It people brought
up to speak in a certain dialect , where cer-
tam words have their own significance and
color and are part of their own lives and
experience , if even when they understand
another dialect , they really feel any sympathy -
pathy 'with it , or the person who speaks IL"
" " the consul.
"Apropos of- asked
"These people I've just leftl I don't think
I quite felt with them , and I sues they
didn't feel with me. "
"But , " said the consul , laughingly , "you
know that we Americans speak with a decided -
cided dialect of our own , and attach the
same occult meaning to it. Yet , upon my
word , I think that Lord Beverdale-or , shall
I say , Lord Algernonwould not only understand -
derstand that American word 'guess' as you
mean it , but would perfectly sympathize
with you. "
Miss Desborough's eyes sparkled even
through her veil as she glanced at her
companion and said ;
"I guess not , "
As the "tea" party had ot yet returned ,
it , tell to the consul to accompany Miss Des-
borough and her maid to the station. But
here ho was startled to find a collection of
villagers upon the platform , gathered round
two young women in mourning and an
ominous-looking box , lie mingled for a
moment with the crowd , and then returned
to Miss Desborough's side.
"Really , " he said , with a concern that
was scarcely assumed , "I ought not to let
you go. The omens are most disastrous !
You came hero to a death ; you are going
away with a funeral ! "
"Then its high time I took myself off , "
said the lady , lightly ,
"Unless , like the ghostly monk , you caine
here on a mission , and have fulfilled it. "
"Perhaps I have. Goodby ! "
a . * S S S S S I
In spite of the bright and characteristic
letter whch Miss Desborough left for her
host-a letter which mingled her peculiar
shrewd sense with her humorous extrava.
gance of expression-the consul spent a
somewhat uneasy evening under the fire of
questions that assailed him in reference to
the lair deserter , But he kept loyal faith
with her-adhering even to the letter of her
instructions-and only once was goaded into
mote active mendacity. The conversation
had turned upon "Debs , " and the consul
had remarked on the singularity of the
name. A guest rrom the north observed ,
however , that the annie was undoubtedly a
contraction. "Pos3ibly , it might have been
'Dcbborough , ' or even the same name as our
fair friend , "
"But didn't Miss Desborough toll you last
night that she had been hunting up her pco-
plc-with a family tree , or eomething like
that ? ' said Lord Algernon eagerly. "I just
caught a word hero and there-for you were
both laughing. "
The consul smiled blandly. "You may
well say so-for it was all the most delightful -
ful piece of pure invention and utter cx-
travagance. It would have aroused her still
more if she had thought you were listening
and took it seriously ! ' '
"Of course-I see ! " said the young fellow
with a laugh and a slight rise of color. "I
knew she was taking some kind of a rise
out of you-and that remark reminded me
of it. ' '
Xevertlieless , within a year , Lord Alger-
non was happily married to the daughter of
a South African millionaire , whose bridal
offerings alone touched the sum of half a
million , it was also said that the mother
was "impossible" and the father "unspeak-
able , " the relations "inextinguishable , " but
the wedding was an "occasion , " and in the
Succeeding year of festivity it is presumed
that the names of "Debs" and "Desbor.
ough" were nliko forgotten.
Du they existed still in a little hamlet near
the edge of a black northern moor , wherothoy
were singularly exalted on a soaring shaft
of pure marble above the submerged and
moss-grown tombstones of a simple country
churchyard , So great was the contrast between -
tween the modern and pretentious nunnu-
ment and the graves of the humbler fore.
fathers of th village that even the Amen-
cans who chanced to visit it were shocked
at what they believed was the ostentatious
and vulgar pride of one of their wn cmiii-
trywomen , For on Its pedestal was inscribed -
scribed :
?
S
Sacred to the Memory
. . of
j JOHN DEBS IESnOnouGII ,
i Formerly of this parish ,
; \'ho departed this life October 20th ,
: lS2 ,
. At Scrooby Prior ) ' ,
At the ago of eighty-two years ,
This monument was erected as a by-
: ing ttstimony by lila grand.
daughter ,
: Sadie Desborougli , of New York ,
; U.S.A.
"Anti evening brings us borne. "
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( TIlE END. )
St'JIllllit CO3il'L.tl.'r ,
? ut lisngcroiis W'Ii'n I'rozleriy
'I'rcntcd ,
Our baby has been continually troubled
with colic and cholera infautum Since hia
birth , and all that we could do for him did
not seem to give more than I'nporary
relief , until we tried Chamberlain's Colic ,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Itetnedy. Since glv-
ing , that remedy ho baa not been troublcd ,
\se want to give you this testimonial as an
evidence of our gratitude , not that you
zuced it to advertise your meritorious
renuedy-G , M. Law , ICeokuk , iowa , For
sale hI' all druggists.
POISONED CANDY IN THE MAIL
One ' , % nmnhi ileadnuti .nitler iing
ii' tli' itesult Of izutitig
ioni.of it.
D0''EIt , Del. , Aug. 12.-Mrs. .1. l'olk
Ieane of this place is tlegtl and her sister ,
Mrs. , I P. Dunning , is seriously ill , the
result of poisoning from eating csa1iy. Mrs.
Iunning is the wife of 3. Preston lutmlng ,
the nell known Associated I'rese correspondent -
ent , now in Porto Rico , antI both women
are ( laughters of ex-Congreasman John II.
l'ennington. The candy came through the I
mails on Wednesday. The postmark on the
box was iiiegible , but It is suposeel by
Mrs. Dunning to have been sent by a woman
friend In San Francisco , named Craven.
After opening the box Mrs. DunnIng handed
it to those 8itting on the porch. No unpleasantness -
pleasantness was felt by any of the party
until they had retired for the uuight , when
Mrs. Deane was taken iii ith a violent
vomiting spell , Mrs. Dunning , later in the
, , . , , . . , , ,
wanln ' ti. tnn III ' II ) n IImIlnr n'Il
Toward morning Mrs. Deane's daughter was
taken sick in the same way , as were also
her grandson , Miss Ilateman and Miss Mlii-
ington , hut they soon recovered.
Mrs. Deane dieti inst night. Mrs. Dun-
ning's condition today is pronounced serious ,
ith little hope of recovery. The candy
remaining Uneaten wilt be analyzed ,
(1t0W"i'll OL' ' 11112 iltuN isit'STitV ,
lxiort lnrgeIyln'rnnst',1 , W'lile liii-
ilorts Art' l'nllIitg Off.
\VASIIINGTON , Aug. 12.-The vhenomenal
growth of our manufacturing industries.
both in supplying our own markets and
those of other 1arts of the world , is illtis-
trated by sonic figures just compiled by the
treasury Bureau of Statistics regarding the
imports and exports of manufactures of iron
anu ? steel. These tables show that the
exports of manufactures of iron and steel
in the fiscal year 1S9-lSuS ! were live times
as great as in 1SSO , more than double those
in any year prior to ISG , and 23 per cent
greater than in 1S7. ! On the other hand. the
imports of manufactured 'iron and steel
in IS9S Irene in value but one-sixth those of I
Isso , one.fourth those of ISSS nod one-half
those of 1S06. To quote the official tlgures.
the exports from the United States of all
the articles classified as manufactures of
iron and steel amounted in ISSO to $ Ii.'lG-
524 , in 1SIO to 25I42,2OS , in 1S96 to $41.-
160S77 , in ISOT to $57.494S'2 and in IS'S '
to $ O.367,62' . Meantime the imports of
manufactures of iron and steel , which in
ISSO vere $71,266G99 , fell by 1SIO to $41.-
67PlOI , b3' lS9d to $23,33S,103 and in ISS to
$12,615,913. Thus , while the exports of
manufactures of Iron and steel are in 1SPS
five times those of 1SSO , the imports of the
same articles were in 1SS less than one-
fifth of those of 1SSO. American mann-
facturers have , sliuce ISSO , takemu iosscs-
sion of five-sixths of ( lint portion of time
home market whIch was held by foreign
manufacturers of iron and steel and have
at the saute time increased their sales in
foreign markets 400 per cent.
Tnleit .tloi.g it , the 1'lmIiiipiiies.
Those who have relatives and friends In
the several expeditions to the Philippine
islands will be pleased to know that a good
supply of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and I
Diarrhoea Remedy has been taken along
and more will be procured rron : tIme agency
in Hong Kong as required. The great sue-
cess of this remedy in the treatment of
bowel complaints has made it standard over
the greater part of the civilized world.
During the epidemic of cholera in honolulu
it proved more successful than any ether
treatment. For sale by all druggists.
thnhliHH'Is .tre It IiIIii flhiC.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Aug. 12.-Governor
Richards has received information from
Deputy Game Warden Pyle that forty Bannock -
nock Indians from Idaho , who are killing
elk in the vicinity of Jackson's bole , had
successfully resisted arrest. On request of
Governor Richards , Secretary of the Interior I
Bliss has issued orders to Fort Wasbakie
authorities to drive the Indians back to their
reservation.
1oc'n t e U M iss I iig % % 'nhimumn.
WEST SUPERIOR , \'is. , Aug. 12.-It is
believed that the mystery surroundIng the
disappearance of Mrs. L' . G. harmon from
the \Vest Superior hotel on the night of
July 23 is now about to be solved. Chief
of Police Crunupton today received a message -
ago from the chief of police of Oshkosh ,
-I
statIng that a woman snswerlng the 4ecrp.
flott of Mrs. 1isrmn in eery particular hail
been fomirnl in that city wandering about in
It demnnte'tl condition. The' woman wsg
taken into custody and will be heM situ
her identity rca tie fully establlehed b
ihntogrphs. which will be forwarded from
Butte , Mont
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Bruises. Sores , Ulcers , Salt ltheum , Feer
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Corns nd all Skin Eruptions , stul positively
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I refunded. Print' 2 cents per box. For sale
by luluuu & Co.
llnt niliuti ( ' , , iiits' Ormu ni'lihnir out ,
SAN FRANCISCo , Aug. 12.-The directors
of the llaeuiiian Commercial company have
decided to propose to the stockholders an
increase of capital stock from $10,000,000 $
to $15,000,000. It is declared to be the plamu
of the directors to increase the output of
the plantations nnl mills and to introduce
Improved methods of manufacture on the
islande.
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