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iJiUXS & UU., i-ubiisbei iL.n. :k b-ros.. ' r|p«i«n In •GARS. llie urnck of Jiaifl BBY-A-T- I.-A. W f 18 soutli 4tb Street^ Esalon, taari (Jarmaa. Charges reaaonabia JE'S.'GALLEET. tnl'ie haa xtarted we are celtlaa Jaow, ii'in't lettoo manyardasgsp -yoo. tiima uow, aad gat Prolkaaat 'nilC FHOTOdBin Nazarem l^gricuitural Works, jihn H. Kreidler, M inuthcturer ol Buggies, • Phaetons, Ifarket & SDrineWagfons. foiwu wiAic; to Boy oajrtUaf Is aaj liao woiU & vonb^aaUlafSBd gotting |ti888 Mer* pududng olsewho'o. . T" ,*'¦'* "" **"* ' '"'¦*'""' ""• *** *• ipdy attended to. Criiirr Square, Na*ar*lh, Pa. Dr. RH. Satterlee OmCE: S7 Vertk n)i4 >ti Easton, Pa. Honaa:* tail A. ll_ a to 8 P. M. Fraetlea^llidlM exetoalvely ta dlsmsea o the Ktc and br. and to operatloaa on I laaa hf the Meat Msw York Kntiadelphia Dental • Rooms, No. 213 Northamptoa Mraat, EASTON, PA. Otllce open DriMn 7 a. ni. te R p. m. iiMt work and lowest prtem. _ Teeth FXUaoled 18eeaMa, Without pata, «8b. Treth llllsd ttoti Tie np ^at aftitaattLW. We gaamSeS sU ear wora In every ivsptci. So atargra tor examlna tlonsand ratimatm. ^AaClewell —Manufacturer of— Furniture gBB-i^OOM gUITBS, FnWCY HOCKiRB, i(XTCN8I0ti XflBI'C&. fJd' *wA farJiajJaWft. Hall Stamla, Ac 8TARf INO IN HOUSEKEEPING wdl And It to ihclr advantavn to order Uuilr nrw f^inittiirt now. U ^ ^. Dr. Seip's / Optical Rooms Inmi tl lirtl Si It., Two doors ftoBi Oalre Bquare. Optical examinatiofis free. HACKETT -:- & -:• CHIDSEY, inkers and Brokers, tt onmus HVJuu. usnx, ta. Losral .Stocks, Bonds and WaaQBs geeurltlea aooeur ahd bold, • oroneominlaatoa. Hpedal attantlon iaigh nsde Inveatmuit Baenrtta, and CH ba oflkred or rcemnmended but thoae have ieoetved our moat canAil Invaatl- Exeeatc oommlaaion orders lk>r Inveatore at turn New York, Buaton and Philadelphia Htmii Ksebangaa. ^^ i« tiilla ofexehange, available In flraat Ireland and all parts of Europe. k pr Kngland notrs, Uank of Pranes (lenaan Mark notea, Canada bUla ... .aad att klnda oT'OMalgB eota FURNpRE 1 We S|ve Owned a ^— furniture Store, tre St., Nazareth, ivc in stock R giJITES, K. I. SCHLABACH. Prap'r. Uanulketurrr at Tkniliij Nitliiiiii Separators, fiub Lever Horse Powers, One and Two-Horae Tread ¦bellera. Monitor and Exoelalor era. Monitor and Exoehdor CbllMP tlprlng Tooth Hanowa, ttalllTstara, • .Bd'SSllwrfcJ*.'- ran^t- and at Iron Wrangkt Bad Ul aad Blata OlrAgeai lor tl^MeOoraalek Barvastaisaad ' ' Itleapera. Maehlnei y. ^aVAgeal Btadeia, aad Mowen aad -~- IHxoial Agent For —• |(HiM|it||ittr|(itiii. We WtU be plaamd In give aettmalaa aad Itualah penona'daaliing theae Impierenieati pat late their dwaOlaga. Wa ara alao preaared lo glva artimatea aad do all KiB&ot PLUMBING We aaraaatly aak lor a ahsie ot your palroa* age. HalMbntlon gaaraatsad^ ar WIU. r. cbambebijub. A ...1. ^» luoo Kiippera, lai.ter tbe name, 't na I rummage, n ua a aign netraya tbe paia That Umgatt ia ay ttoacmii: And I «lt fn the (tarret th«^e would forgive Ibe tear-drofk..* '>' men muat bo Arm, thay aay— 11 joa knew of the bloasom which faded And fell with the flowetsot Mayi or how, on the quiet blllslda, V'.'e broke the earpatCiS aiM And .ilid away onr portion Of tbe angel raturned to Ood. Unsung aleep these.dear aecreta. And only now and then Are we permlttad to wander Away fron the marta of nen- To dwell with our houaehold treascia^ And tbelr hiatory, a* we ebogee— Dreaming auoh d -eama aa mine to-day Of tbla little pair of ahoea. Elb Poibt, 8. D. Dr.l6iisti'slis8ioD Do you want to If you ^, Buy your LUMBER B RemarKable Romance. BT EMILY THORNTON. E ¦OF. flsaWuNDEiRLy MILL WORK ^1^** *¦*¦¥¦*<* "^ l"l^ I" • noBaaarot new lawtilnaa and ara now batter prapared tbaa aaarheaae to aaeeaniodaie^ie pubUe. mi^. >>«>»!.)«?•«; allada, windowa,^ miMBtaa lumlahad. Aal>s>aoty«ar|i«tni|» age raweeUalty BotMled. Zmtar Ttfi ui wn Maueh Chunli atirwat. Naaarath, Pa. '>*.—Waalas go tarpaaler wark. q: Z CC 102-104 South 3d St. 'jujLervoN. CHAPTBm XXTL BTirai' aBTano.tlL aaoatras ab oitraa. *MlM Nevergall,"said Andrewi a aom- 08 footman at Castle Calni, « lis nocked at the door of Lady LlnarotNl'f boudoir, and waa bidden to enter, "s (sntleiBan Is In the drawlog-room who wlnhea to ade yoa." "DM he gIVQ you a card?" "No, Blt«^ neither wouM hh tetl' hit name." "Do you kaow hlair<* ttlll qnerted Etiiel. "I cannot call hit namti, yat I hate of ien seen hitn'.'' "It li of no conseqaence. . I will be with blm presently," returned tbe gov- olraeM, a* she reanmod ber book and coa¬ tinued the laaaon rhe wai giving her ckarga. On no aeconat would the .aaglact • duty for any person whatever. When the task waa tnlahad, and not tiiitii then, ahe detrpoded the iraiMl broad stairway andeatercd tbo drawlag- reom of. the cagUe. There a surprise; Indeed.'aaraNed hor. In the prateooe of Robert Olendeablag. Certainly she had nrver anticipated a visit from ber formor torraeator, and tbo tight of blm now brought back ao many napleaeant recolloctlons that she hastily taraed to retreat Too latet The young man started forward aod placed kilMaU batna^eea tha dmr aaA^ her slight Hgnre. thus oomiiletUy preventing ber sudden flight. "Pardon me, Bliss Nevergall," ho re¬ marked, la a perfectly respsctf ol man¬ ner, very different from htk formor unpleasantly famil ar one. "I am very aniloos to haves little conversation with yoa, before leaving this place forerar, and thereforo I besaaeh you to taataia a lew mInittoA 1 promise not to detain you long." "Vory well," returned the rtrang girl, fravely, taking the seat he offered her. •Whjr do yon leave shire?" 'The death of my node bat, of rourse, deprived my sister and myself of bis earo and gaardlanahlp. As tho title and asjtato uow fall to his younger bivther, Fitzroy, .the present lacumbent muat re¬ move and leave the hall, to be occupied or not by tbe new barotiot, as ho tees It. lAdy CoBStaoee will reek a resMance wltb some relatives In lymdoa, and w» shall make a boiaa fOiniewhere together, aaleas—unless—¦—' ' Here the ynung man xmnaei), greatly embarrassed for a propef conclusion tn tbe sontanoe be had commenced. Breaklag the silence again, for It was beeomlBg«ppirBsalve, he reaumed: "Mias Ethel, I romo this morning to lay beforo you a proposition that I hope will meet ^Itb your approval and sane- tloa. I moat flrst, however, eipyaes to you my deep rrgrets for tlie offensive mar ner In whjrh I nsed lo treat you. I know not wtty I was led to make myself so disagroesble. I was probably promptedby a spirit of mischief, but as soon as you loft the Hall so suddenly I became aware of my great mistake. "I never tnought I should mitt TW af much AS I did, but as sooa afcljuMlMH ton a« tkora I becaaie miyiM|.VSiit ¦y appetite and wai almbw ^wweWy- self wltb despair. ¦ I saw then, for the flrst tlue, tbat X really loved you. "Nay," said be, seelhg her start up In¬ dignantly, al though te leave bim, "do oot go. Allotv OM M> finish what I came to say- I loved yon, but I felt that It was wlthoat (io|w. Ia my egotistical ha«te I khew that I had woo, perhaps what I merited, your contempt. "To day I felt tbat I could endure this raillery no longer. I resolved to see you, to ask forgiveness tor my course tn the past, and to orave the privilege of ra. trlevlog my former mistaike by being al¬ lowed to visit yoii as a friend natil I ean win your love and ask yon to become ^y wifo. If you will permit me thus to vtalt you, I will send my slater to a safe retreat with a lady frlaod, aad wilt take board In this village, where I can see yon often, and fin«tty--si|cceed In perbapa wloniug your regard.'^ "Mr. Olendennlng," Interposing Bthel, < "what you propose Is an utter fanpoHt- bllity. I can and do forgive tho aimoy- aace I confess your conduct ooeaalonMI ma la other Jays, but the pro|MMd vlalts I must positively decline. ItcOnld never result as you seem to Ithagtne, for I assure yon my affecttons oould never be won." "Yon are baity in thu aniwering," ioterropted tbe lover. "You surely cao- oot.Aliiu Iflffttftll JChat your feelings would be undar sucli different auspice*. Allow me." "Indeed, Indeed, Mr. Olendlnnlng, .1 must Interrapt you by jlistjBctIv ya^ng that, as I am situated, I caunai yaaalvo vlslta: therefore, I mnit beg of you to recelvo thla, isy flnal' aaswar. It would be thn same after years of frleitdljr in¬ tercourse. I do not iove yon. aad raavar ran lovo yon. I forgive you, aad will CN <\ that "I'lipo ttior" IH no iiecp'sity ior my ra- malolDK," he said, sadly, as he^arose to ^i.T>uiHtt", mj,io»tl iM'^, MP iniin rorgivonp' ly for my unrerj fiirnuroll *• || reeling oeep- Iwlltbldyou ll ont his hand that genuine tears were fioating 11 l^lhejl laid bers In It wlthoat hr Stoopliig over the htue wnite haad ho pressed bit lips npon It, then hurriedly left the room and she saw his face ao That nighi the whole family left'tj!ie Halt, and tji« grand ol4- gaanskw waa closed *altlii"g ror lhe lirflvKi, or o^Srs, of Sir FIttroy Qlendennlng. The residence of this gentleman was unkoowa. but It was believed that he went to Aaierloa, tberafora every effort was to be made by t-he proper ones to discover his retreat. In oroar to make known to him the honors that awaited hlsji;cep.taf>i» Vet, iTbllb this resolve andduty #aa tb be Immediately pat In force, many hearts 'TMwlted against his return, and tha jirewnt aspect of affhirs certainly did not litanote estoen or affection. All nnited In feeling that, although ac- qattted by law of aay luiowledga af U» unhappy brother's fate, circumstances still looked very dark where he. wa* con*- cerned. .. CHAPTkB XXTII. TUB immiBIOOS WAU.ET. Drawing aii aasy seat close to the cen¬ ter-table for Mrs. fiom to occupy. Dr. Elfenstein seated himself la hfs own oHcAchair, and laying the wallet before him. galcH "This, Mrs. CInm, is a little bag, eon- talniitgaomething very moeh valued by the poor man who ban lust left this WMl). I presume ll will acqualat ni wlih; the residenco and address of his near relatives. In order tbat thoy may bo notlBed of his death, I deejn It my dttty to ImmHiately examiqe Its con- fefltt, and as I do so I wish you to be preaent as a witness ito tbe transactloB.* Signifying her willingness to be this wittMa, Mrs. Clum bade htm proceed. TBakeys to the wallet Dr., Elfenstein found tied closeito the edge of ihe handle. Inserting thla la tha lock, he at oaoe OMiiad it and flrow forth Its cou tents. All that presented itself to bis notice was abont flfty pounds In money, aud a package of closely written papers. These papers were withoot address or signature,, but leevxed a sh.wt Journal of, dallir event*. Little did Dr. BtfenitolQ dream, as ha •o coolly turned ovor these leaves, that tbey contained matters so vitally im¬ portant to himself and hin future life. SaelDi^no other mode of ascertaining who theUead man really was, the Doctor commencbd^^all the baglanlag to rtad what follows: ."June J8— "My Ood, my Qodl Why hast THon forsaken me? latiowalmMtdaily Say ery. "Akmel horribly, croally aionel how caa It be that t still rtlst? "Nearly eighteen years have I survived this dreadful soUtude, and not nntil to¬ day have I gained froas my uaaatural keeper the slight boon of pea. Ink and paper. Thla gained, I wlll divert my¬ self by Boting down some Incldeats of my life. Bnt to what purpose -do I write? "Who ean ever road what, out of an aching heart, I shall comUft to these pages? "I know not! . "Yet, atter my death,' some pftrson may paneiraie this living tomb, and then Uray shall here see recorded the terrible wrong, the fearful fate that has thus bo- fallen an unhappy peer of the realml "^ave I bec« aliased from my home? Bas any tiae mourned over my unei- plalaad abeenoe? Mas-my poor Con¬ stance wept ovor my loss? And has my dear brother Fltxroy forgiven my harsh- nes* now that be thlok* ma dhtd?- -Dead? Yes; all think m«.dcadt "I see oleariy at this late dat* the whole of BeginaM's fiendish plot "Ue used that dagger on my arm to draw blood, in order to leave the Impres- slan that I had been murdered, before ha shtU«aB Into this living tomb. "Yet I live. I, Sir Arthur Qlenden- alng, Barl, ara alive to-day, la^arceratcd in tflls concealed room, built In the rained part of my own resMeaca." "Ual" exclaimed Earle EKoDSl'.ln, starting to hts feat a* be -read thus far. "What have I here? If^this be truo, we bave an eiplanatlon of Hir Arthur's fate. Mr*. Oum, wo must have others present at the reading of this important liaper. hot as 'bottt seek Instantly for tlio presence, of our nelgbbors. Will you summon Lawyer Rnatiey^who lives next door, while I go for Bev.#fr. Leo? Not one aioment will we waste, for who kiidWs bnt yoader corpse may tie all tbat U left ot poor 9lr Arthur (ileiidennlng." Beplaclog the pa|i*r* and keeping the precious wallet in his hand, Earlo at once left the house for the manse, whilo Mra Clum ran out to summon Mr. Huntley. Ia l«a* thaa half aa hoar they both ¦vtiumA. JlL thfi. Pbutelan'* ogSoe, %c- companled t>y the' aViva-nanied gentle¬ men. Then, while eager attention was to ba seen ou overy face, tlie Doctor again opened tho wallet aud read as tar as wo havo written above. "Merciful lieaven, caa tht* be trae!" ovclalmed Mr. Huntley. "Doctor, pleaee road that last clause once more. I am s<> dazod wtth surprise tbat I can scarce¬ ly understand it." "Yet I live. I, Mr Arthur Glendea- niug, Bart, am altve to-day, lac*rGe^ ated to thU concealed room, built lo the ruined part of my own rostdenee," agaia read Dr. Elfeusletn. ; Afy>t! a pause he continued: -•^Tm fact that this room existed was kuown only to my father, Sir Geoffrey', and bu, shortly before his death, oonflded tbe secret to my brothUr Koglnsld and Aiy*«ll Wh thres were alone togothor whea be taught u* how to open the panels by the aid of a sharp pcNnted Icatfe, and after leading us losldo this strange apart- meat, be charged us to keep Uie exist¬ ence of the place a profotlnd secret, as the time might oome when such a hidden retreat mifht become of immense im¬ portance. "Dear father! how llttla did he dream tbat Reginald, for the sake of usurpluij my lawful UtM and aatate*. would dri^i me hither. In lhe darlums* of night, aud^ by ohalntnc tma UkeVbeast to tha floer^ by tiM help of bl* valat, AtiMne Duval, keep m* a prisoner for months, yearst taken Irom m "Ah, that II! I they overpow¬ ered, me to ray own nxim. Shall I ever forget It? "Shall tiiftt, t<(rrihlo nrnne ever be obllt- erai »ln? , "I trllerthan usual, and had fallen immediately asleep. About midnight, I should Judge, t was awakened by feeling a hand pressing aoasothing to my nostrils. "I Instantly had my complete senies, sodashed tho hand wiUi^e chloroformed ipOMl^frbin myTa^,'flS(6s *lltlRtHf~wTn> a bound npon the floor. "Two men stood above nie, ami firm hands seized and pressed.ne baek, while a gag wa* forced Into my mtitith. "A dim light was burning, and I saw. that, although masked, one figure was like PitEToy's, and hi*dressing-gown was wrapped aroand his form. OBAPTBB XXVm. TBB wnniBAt. ooanxTTao. On .how I straggled to free myself! Once I did get a aand loose, and tore the mask from one face, to flnd tt was not JpUroj but Heginald who was perpo-' trating this outrage upon me, hts elder brother. ."Xusatag thaa to tb* otbee, I. raeogJ nlaed the form and 'VolCA pt Aatdlhe Dnval. "In the course of the conflict, Regi¬ nald drew out a dagger and planged it into my arm, then threw Uie dagger, red wtth blood, on tbe carpet, saying grimly: "'KltZTOy's dagger. Lie there and testify that be did this deedl' "Ob, my brother, my Innocent brotherl have they dared aocusa thee of my death? I^Thls qnsstlon harrow* me night and dav. "Alas! I tremble for Ttttvoy, when such a flend as Reginald has proved himself to be Is let loose upon hts track. "But tq go on: nindlnir mr iiahd»7- for all my slrengC ivaTtlUCIe against two hardy -j paased a rope around my body, after flrst putting on my clothing, aad, dragging me from the window, swung me from tbe bal-' cony to the gronnd below. "Carrying then my helpless form iti the lake, they there bound up my aronnds, staupchlng tha flow of blood, which until then tbey bad allowed to drip a* It'woaM, then turned and noise-' ls**ty bore me to a lonely cave, aftoated In the heart of Demon'* Wood—a place never frequented, and, I presume, the existence of wbloh wa* untinown. "Tht* place had been prepared for my' reoeption, and after faatenlng me flrmiy to a staple wtth a chain tbey had in raadlne**, they left ase, gagged and. heipleas, there alone, for tiro days and- one night. "Twice they both came wltb food, and, while one stoad wtth a pistol over ttti headi t» prevent a worft^ tbe other fed me. "Ob tba second night they v1*lted ma about midnight, and, aierely Saying: " 'All i* mbw ready for yotir reception, rita ^ad go with us;' they placed me in a wagtm a* before, and took me back.to ttia HlelL "Leaving tho wagon coaeealed ontalde tho grouads, tbey between them carried me to the ruined pa!t%, and, entaring, conveyed me Into this, my prison, which they had sacrotly arranged for my use. I was not brought here at once. It seems; because on tbe very night- of their dar' ing outrage they had dlKcovered that some revolving iron shelves they had Otted to tho entrance could not do m- eiiraly fastened, as the lano screw* to be Inserted were too short. Not wishing td postpone the horrtblo business, they had hastily prepaijxl (ho t^v. and held m« thore unUI other scrows could be pro- cared. ¦Now all was ready, and hero. Just eighteen years ago, I wa* thni*i and kept a prisoner by moan* of a long chain fastoncd from my ankia to an Iron boll lu tha walL "No( one word wan ADoken until I was seearel]f Tasic Xtm §ig was tnkon from m and tb* -ropes from my llmba "At nyst my tongq* and mouth we to *tlff I eeuM make no soiynd, bul seeing that botli wero leaving fio, closing tb* entrance sec-urely instdo by standing u|l tbe shelves and tightly screwing ta place tha kmg •orews, ) found voice, and call- lag to thom to pause I begged ao ezpla* natltm of tbe crualty to which I had beeu sttbjeeted, and asked why I ara* ta be tmprl*oncd there and how long I was to be detained. ¦At flrst Rogtnal would not answer, but finally ho did astuniih me by these words: " 'Yon are to be kept concealed in this place as long as yon live, so the eoonoi^ you die Uio bettor for all! I shall not, however, take you llfel I uev.<ir wtll be a murderer! Food wtll eomd to yoit every night, about half past nlne>r ten) on those shalvea Yon will empty tho plat* oa dtsbes you havf hero, and sot¬ ting it back the empty plato wttl at once retnrn to moi By this returning plato I shall know you sUU live. Wheu you fall to return tt no more wlll come, a* you *wtll then be supposed to have died. I alone shall attend to sending this food.' |T0 BB OOaTUirBD.] Keep mi •NQbv tbat hwTlbIa Antolnel how I al- way* dtaUkM bla soft, fawalag ways, hi* ftfft'^'it.K t/MiirnA M.n#1 r*i>lnfrlnar fth-A 'ill wo TEBfilBLE DISASTLH TU TWU WOBLP'" ^*TP TWAINS. Uaoy Passengers Killed and fibred In a Colllaion on the Grand Triink at Battle Creek, Mich.-A Frlcht- ful Holocaust CaoseA by IMsobe- dtence of Orders. A terrible aocld*ntooonrred about 1 o'olook a. m. In tha yarJs ot the Ohieago and Orand Trnak Ballroad nlose by the roundhouse io Battle Creek, Hleh., by whieh at least twenty-six person* lost their Uvea, and twice as maay more were Iwdly iajared. A Raymond aad Wblteomb speolal trstn of paasengen from Mew York and Boston waa returning from Chteago, The train, madenp ot six PullBua ears, wtth a comple¬ ment of hagBBga aaia, left the Statleth atreet atstlon of the Oraad'Trunk Ballroad In Ohi¬ eago at S o'eioek p. m. It raa aa the flr.iit aeetlon of xegnlar train Mo. A CoQduolor gdott laeatved thi* mmasga i "Carry nd stgnski for aeoond aaetloa of No. * from Birttts Creak to Dufaad. Keat Ho. 9 on dauU* track.'~ ThtodmMe traek-iaaaort^of aiding ml» - --pRiiiatrattaBkBdMr. Hill. way between Battle Creek aad NiehoK, a *mail atatlon oae mlla to ths east. Trala No. • la known as tbs Paelfld ezpreas. The bigeaglBa waahaullagtaa ooaofaes. a bag¬ gage oar aad a mall oar. The eoaahas ware filed wtth Canadians snd How Yorksrs who were on their way to tbe Fair. At Lansing Odaduotor Burke, ot Mo. •, reeaired this aMaaage: . "Von to doable traak for Mo. <." Bngiasar lyooUy of Mo. S did aot ran npon tfcedontila'track, as hswaa ordered to do, and Ooaduotor Seott did aot ae* tbat the In- strauthms were toikwed. On the eontaaty, Beott, who liad baaa told by Piramaa Tnran that the Paelilo Kxpreaa had paaaed oat of the yarda, gave Ihe atgaal to move upon the main traek. Ths heavy trala ot PaUtaans nsoved off the aiding and atartadontat a Uvaly sneed for the Kast. It hadgone a qoartar ot -a mfle when Xn- clBaar -weolly aaw tbe kaadllgltf ol the FaotOe expreM bearlag down npon hint. Be made a nanHo but aasaeeeasful effort to Cheek hia train. There waa a terrible crMb, add whan tbe towsipaopte aaarobed the wreek they louad'twenty-flve bodlea, most •( them burned lieyoad moognttlon, and a Maedlagand dying man lying oa tbedrf lesvas near the tracks. This man was 0. C. aadosea, of flproet Brook, N. Y, He died a few mlautas after he reaohad the saaltai^ lam. Her* to a IM of tbe dead. Idaatlflad: Henry, W. W., WooaaoAet, B. I., lumlier dealer { Ideatlfled by buslnes* earda Ks- gooB, K. T., Provtdenee, R. L s IdaotHlad by' papers In a pookathooii. Yaa Daasan, Charlea, Sprout Brook. M..X.-; died ot In- Jariea. Van Densen, Ml*.' Cbarlee, wife ot above: ImnyiHo death. Daldci^iflsd: Kaa, too badly burned lor MentlHoatkta: Man. abont 14i pounds i ao aaftsn: stivar wateb with eagraved laiUals I'V. A." Man, aupposhd to be T. A. MeOar- vey, of Ontario i gold open-faoed watA hi vast poflket. Haa, welghl about IMponads i allk bsniiketohlet in hand i elothmg de¬ stroyed I ao idrntlBcattoii. Man, aoparanl- ly ahout MO ponads jopi aols make ;ao meaa* of apparently weighed aboat lag delitroyed ; tmraed be] ideaUflOBtion. Haa aupposad to bs uuruci,. AuuBo Wl ly bt the erash wei Buob a way that er After speolal viewed I u« I bis.aegleet« injaradhad i' home. That attcnioon warn by ProseenHng Attorni. iTooUy sad Oonloetor SeoU with slaaghter. . "Ut ioaa. nFTY-THIBD OONOBESS. The Senate. Kn DaV.—Seversl Iraportaat menta to tbe rulee i„reie offere<' Jones, ot Mavuda, spoke all day ay peal, 5*rB DAT.—The morning haur voted to a diaoUMlon at prop menta to the rules, after irtueh t bate waa reaumad. 67Ta 0*t.—The whole dmy wa* <l-" dUenarion ot the proposed amendm' ralea. MniDAT.—Tbe whole day ria rptgU debate ot the rules, during which Kr.>^M ' Ha: Senate, oio'^Dg t' to be A'dbssMi') Kllbfeth to 1 - York. xtitnii lo show* al tUDi Baasdsley, ot Watkitis. V. Y. i.1* B«ekaUl in •oftMiay aaA two ebeiifcs, ons'for fHOa the ether for ttOO. m. wenaai lo i^r. nowai apparairi^ about chirt h»*'i3rb»Ad 1 Ib poaket ¦agOib gold eoverelga A UHOOLN MEMOBIAL. The HoMala'WUohHaDledOadia** tad a* a PnMto HB*eniB. Oanmoalea ot a moat latereattag char- aoter, te • whieh Tie*-Prs*ideat Bteveneoa, lienatolf CuUomaad Pahnar and others of the IlUaols delegstion la Ckwgn**, and other pronlneot publlo men lent their aotlve pattiolpstloa, ware held to mark the formal openbig of th* newly eetabtlahed Lhi- eohi Miaiorlal House ia Waahlagtoa. Through the patrlbtie aflbrta of a number of promlaeatelflaaBs forming the Uaoohi Ma- mocial Aaaoetadoa at the Nitslet, tke unpre- tanthiua thrae staiy brick house oa Tenth street, lata which LtaieolA wa* carried after the fatal sh«« was flred ta th* eld Fard Thastr* oppoitta, and whsre h* tnontaiic, twenty-eight ••sored on la**e aad has muaenm of Lino^ rdUe* aad mammrlal*. The oolleetioa, whloh ti not yet aoasplele, wabraeee all thn laiereetlnK reUos wUM) Omtain Q. H. Olroyd has beeu ooUecUag oia rora mnaaire o died OB that April Team ago, ha* b*en i beea mada a muaenn aaamiL lanklni f>l laiKlMC-tatMl sinoe law, and wbiab <ui to hut aprlng retahi*dlntbah««**«f4prlngfleM,fU.,where Linaobi r«ald*dwb«l be mt aleeted Protl- deot. TMs MOMCty earns into the pos- s***ioa of RoMnt T. t4aeolB, who presented H to tto BtNt* Of nil""!- 'rh.r„ ur« l,».w...,., m»aadm*a«i Bold eoltoettoa ebanMtar WhtSh sro ^nuw iriu»ii>rr»u IO W**hlngtoB, aad laaiy aiors are to ba added. _ ¦ $76.0()?f FOR HTS LEGS. A Btg Vf iflohlgaali irijurlei. '-«>n»I daii aaA two ebeiifcs, otU Hsa, paper ia vest hst with statamsart from John Moaroei baakar. Mew York, to (^ait** X. Wsuel ateo a nets writtea in Gtarraaa trom Charlea 1. Wenaal to Dr. Howard B. Ya«*e. thlrty-flve y«aM oM, I ol iroaaera a*vecal Tverelgaa; Jaekkaife, with hon handle, in veat) sliver Wateb, gold apaetaelea -, haadhardiler, with the laltlala < ''n. O.," in oMBagliah lettera; tronaat* were brows, on tha old KogUah froat-liaf style. Woman, weight aboat 1*01 na idaiitl- floatloo. Wotnaa, oumad to a eriap i no olot blng remalaiag. Womaa, bhraod be¬ yond all po«*lbUtty ol td*ntia4aikm. Wo¬ maa, badly buraedj IdaotUoBUoa al¬ moat impa**lble. Wonsos, burned be¬ yond htsatlfloatlon j no clothing re¬ malaiag. Wonum, ai^ght abaat ito penoda; chaia t>rsoel*t, with kay lock ou right wHst; badly iajoral Woman, bdnied byroad idsatUloatiom i porttoa ot blaek *tlk dra*a and Mus striped uaderslUrt ramaia- lag;' htio ehata bracelet oa right ana. Woman, barasdt bad ia pockM of Bklrt letters addraaa ad to Mra. P. B, Kaiaie, and aigaed by Mra M. Parkar s envat^n jfraat- aurked Stamlord, Ooaa. ; .together wifQ 9K In Bionay; ia aaothar po*kat wm a haadker ehtaf wllb nam* ot F. & MaXoaaia la red pluah aoat taken ovA of tbe d*bils wttb tha ramaia* wa* a gold wateb la laathar e*** and a flair ot rahbers fu papwr marked • 'HiddMowa, Cona. Boy, appwaatly about twalva yann old; taea aad Bpper poitlon of head, a* w*)l at (sist, bntaed to a nnap; few red haJra ramsiaiag aa baak ol aaok; ia pocket of coal, bandketehlst with red border; nhrtatalaawatch. Baby, burned batyond reoognitlaa i aharrad tmak; limbs and head mlsstog i medieal axaralaatioB aeoessaiy to duisfWae *«x. It waa about 4 o'olook whea the two trains eame together Just east o( tbe algsal tower at Mbibol*. DayUghtwa*Jattb(eaklB«,aBda driaallag rata splaahed ogainst the waidows of the lofty room where the tetagiaphsn sat at thahr lei's. Tbar* waa no time to amiy att brake* or reverse lavers. Tbeeoglaaen and flraraan of both trains Jumped tor th^ lives, and a second fatar the gtant looomotlvoa aame together wtth a oraeh that eoald he heard a halt mile away. WKh laasfal force tha aa- glne of tha apedal plowed aeartv halt way Into lh*t ot the expreas, driving it bairiiward tato the baggHg* ear, aad the latter ta lum tato the dMF aoaehes behind. The shook was ao terrific thht the flrst tour ot thM* ware oomplately teleaeoped, tbe flrst coaoh cutttag tbrongh the seeond aad sec¬ ond lato third ta aataataat, the root of each paaatagovsr the :haad* of tha aleaptag poa- asngors and sweeping them In a msaa to the DOftii end ol the ear. • Inunadlately tha wreok took lire from ths Stoves or tamps. Through the dust sodes- ei^iingitaam a*h**tol flame leaped trom thawNdmge. „ . ¦me ttavelera on tha spectal, aeariy all ot whom had been ahafcen out ot thalr butba by the ahook, poured out at the eara. but be- kxa the tary of the flames they were almoat powarleaa to imder anv assistanoe axoept to tbe Iajared ta the fourth ear. The Plre Department was prompt in re- spoadlag,bnt the nearest hydraat was nearly 1000 fast away, aad, whan a line ol boaa waa laid, the ftaaatita waa aot aulBoieat to be ot mueh servioe. The flremen maaar" taeked the Uasta* wtaek withaxaa,! aud laaigtha of ralla found ta the by the time a supply of water .wa* taetatasooped ooaenea had been redi bagmant* ot ehsrtad timber, little the truck* rematntag. In reepooae to tha alarm from tha Hob pretty nearly thaeatlra town had o«t, and the raaldanta, aaaiated by wlva*, d«tvot*d themadv** to the lattef of Iboaetntaredtathefour ears. Theae ware BhMsd la baggi** and oatis and taken to the iOobAl* fltom*, where a corpe o( physl- elaa»aadnutw»wa**ta watting to mmhiler totbsbrwillsrtniBi JTac WMt ot a soflolent munibar ot stretchers, boaid* wweuaUCd to¬ gether, aad a Ir^ht ear staadlag on a side track was wmvertad lata a temporal' morgue. Wht}e the flame* were ragtag flscesst th* helpless reeeuM* saw a beanMnI r (MM ot thewtadoi Tltmf blade a deepaiai I the wnxst, but itin Mm Dat—A r*port from thc TIasi mittee tra*'pie*eiited and read.—- ' orawtan of tne p**t two days was theo ta i up, and M***rB. Stewart, Ihiboia aad Bn< i^ke on the oaaetlon of ohaaglagtba rulb.. MIth Dat.—Mr. Vouihaes latroduoed a oloenre rule. Hr. Morgan tatrodaced a bill to facilitate tbe oolleottap of debt* ol sided hUlTMd oompaaic* ta th^ Uaited States.^—Tli»>r«nlalBdM of tbe dsy ws* de¬ voted to an ezaeaUve eswioii. Tbe Howe*. 66tx Dat.—Debate on the hm to amead the Chtaeee Exclusloa net wa* coattauad by Meaara. Magulre, Oothwalte, Xverett, Her¬ man, Blbtey, Mshon wmiiuna and Bettram. 66™ Dat.—The ¦ hill, eatendtag for sta months the • h Cwtaeee reai- deats may register niuicr mn ijeaiy law, ,wa* paaaed. 1%e Cox bill, lor th* batter oon- trol of National banks, wa* takea up. and, without dlapoateg of the measure, the Honse adjourned. »Ttb Dat.-a bUI diapenatag wtth moo.'of loyaHy ta the casea ot penoaa wtio baforathn war wer* eatltlad to peaaton* and to boaaty hmd*, w** objected to by Hr. Burrows aa far aa tha pesaioa etaaaa waa oonadmad. Thereupon fb, Oatea, 'Who bad charge ot th* laoumta, withdrew the penaion ouiuae,' •nd tto blu Waa pntaMl. ^Thso oame up tto pn>pc*ttl09 tot the batter eOUrol Of Na¬ tional banfei,' aad after a brief aaefaaage of vlewilKiMweaB It* Moppertei* and oppoBania, It vraaagreadte witaunt a dhrtrton. r*nialn& ot the day waa cotM«at« rnasMarattoB ortbe PaWHe «9Ta DAT.-The bUI aa.< Htatutes relattag to Clark's' returns ot faee by dialrtet ahala, B»A elarka, oooiBii to oSaada • walnat Ito Ual BBsasd. Tto M*w York Bridge bUlwi reaumad tto bill, but witboM dtqaosiagotl 6»ra Dat.—XnlM^ea on ' saatatlve MatchMr, of Tt ddHvared. •l>Ta BiAi.—Th* House reaelirtloB hiefetng to ai iu«M tor saaMVHg tJ Nortb<#b0tier—W ot tto patatiM •aas.aiM.— the datts* Fair wa* pa**ed. •Mi cros«'—• -'- slve I save Mikry lag on Ha away, were , The Amy Bald bjr tke I maadlag to Be in ' ' The anaual report ot idlitg the Ol pabtlshed by Tto OcMfBl says tto m whieh ha* been ra*)i*re<i lag tto year, aad la aenv important, haa been tti. press aad paaltb W>>- betWtoethlae«uut I lb* Oeaeral rap. etpUas ot tb* MWiy c< asii n* afllclnaey of {to Brtat wWt" ably nen ¦oboflald tto nMMt staadard proTtdad volant****** _ *e«vl*a ta tha evraAaf I a**lsf- .;reH Ifl^i fabrl«ai m hlghi^o oc*-'-' ¦- ' -' in Iscoaat : Ctaa«ral objects ot Oovernment soldtecBh** I OcawalBni tagmof aaUst three ^•w* u~ •pon r»«aH«taMal to department may to «t those who** «*rvle*a Pl DEATH OF OOUBffD Tbe Oreat ConsB'Mer Bank SteadB Aftar ai*AVa M. Ooonod, tto I died patalcssty ^ never laeovered hi strieken. Maayofhbil were at hia bedside The direct eaoee eerttfled to tore tbe brata. Cbsries Paris on June of mualo was i hia mother, a gave him his t edueatlon. After flntablng Lyeee, Bt. Ixiuiv, I.ettersiu
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 48 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1893-10-27 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 10 |
Day | 27 |
Year | 1893 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 2 |
Issue | 48 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1893-10-27 |
Date Digitized | 2008-03-18 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 40199 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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•GARS.
llie urnck of
Jiaifl BBY-A-T- I.-A. W f 18 soutli 4tb Street^ Esalon,
taari (Jarmaa.
Charges reaaonabia
JE'S.'GALLEET.
tnl'ie haa xtarted we are celtlaa Jaow, ii'in't lettoo manyardasgsp -yoo. tiima uow, aad gat Prolkaaat
'nilC FHOTOdBin
Nazarem
l^gricuitural
Works,
jihn H. Kreidler,
M inuthcturer ol
Buggies, • Phaetons,
Ifarket & SDrineWagfons.
foiwu wiAic; to Boy oajrtUaf Is aaj
liao woiU & vonb^aaUlafSBd gotting
|ti888 Mer* pududng olsewho'o.
. T" ,*'¦'* "" **"* ' '"'¦*'""' ""• *** *• ipdy attended to. Criiirr Square, Na*ar*lh, Pa.
Dr. RH. Satterlee
OmCE: S7 Vertk n)i4 >ti
Easton, Pa.
Honaa:* tail A. ll_
a to 8 P. M.
Fraetlea^llidlM exetoalvely ta dlsmsea o the Ktc and br. and to operatloaa on I laaa
hf the Meat Msw York
Kntiadelphia
Dental • Rooms,
No. 213 Northamptoa Mraat, EASTON, PA.
Otllce open DriMn 7 a. ni. te R p. m.
iiMt work and lowest prtem. _
Teeth FXUaoled 18eeaMa,
Without pata, «8b.
Treth llllsd ttoti Tie np
^at aftitaattLW.
We gaamSeS sU ear wora In every ivsptci.
So atargra tor examlna tlonsand ratimatm.
^AaClewell
—Manufacturer of—
Furniture
gBB-i^OOM gUITBS,
FnWCY HOCKiRB,
i(XTCN8I0ti XflBI'C&. fJd' *wA farJiajJaWft. Hall Stamla, Ac
8TARf INO IN
HOUSEKEEPING
wdl And It to ihclr advantavn to order Uuilr
nrw f^inittiirt now.
U
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/ Optical Rooms Inmi tl lirtl Si It.,
Two doors ftoBi Oalre Bquare.
Optical examinatiofis free.
HACKETT
-:- & -:• CHIDSEY,
inkers and Brokers,
tt onmus HVJuu. usnx, ta. Losral .Stocks, Bonds and
WaaQBs geeurltlea aooeur ahd bold, • oroneominlaatoa. Hpedal attantlon iaigh nsde Inveatmuit Baenrtta, and CH ba oflkred or rcemnmended but thoae have ieoetved our moat canAil Invaatl-
Exeeatc oommlaaion orders lk>r Inveatore at turn New York, Buaton and Philadelphia Htmii Ksebangaa. ^^
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.aad att klnda oT'OMalgB eota
FURNpRE 1
We S|ve Owned a ^— furniture Store,
tre St., Nazareth, ivc in stock
R giJITES,
K. I. SCHLABACH. Prap'r.
Uanulketurrr at
Tkniliij Nitliiiiii
Separators,
fiub Lever Horse Powers,
One and Two-Horae Tread ¦bellera. Monitor and Exoelalor
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Wrangkt Bad
Ul aad Blata
OlrAgeai lor tl^MeOoraalek Barvastaisaad ' ' Itleapera.
Maehlnei y.
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Btadeia, aad Mowen aad
-~- IHxoial Agent For —•
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We WtU be plaamd In give aettmalaa aad
Itualah penona'daaliing theae Impierenieati
pat late their dwaOlaga.
Wa ara alao preaared lo glva artimatea aad do all KiB&ot
PLUMBING
We aaraaatly aak lor a ahsie ot your palroa* age. HalMbntlon gaaraatsad^
ar WIU. r. cbambebijub.
A ...1. ^» luoo Kiippera,
lai.ter tbe name, 't na I rummage, n ua a aign netraya tbe paia That Umgatt ia ay ttoacmii: And I «lt fn the (tarret th«^e
would forgive Ibe tear-drofk..*
'>' men muat bo Arm, thay aay—
11 joa knew of the bloasom which faded
And fell with the flowetsot Mayi or how, on the quiet blllslda, V'.'e broke the earpatCiS aiM And .ilid away onr portion Of tbe angel raturned to Ood.
Unsung aleep these.dear aecreta.
And only now and then Are we permlttad to wander
Away fron the marta of nen- To dwell with our houaehold treascia^
And tbelr hiatory, a* we ebogee— Dreaming auoh d -eama aa mine to-day
Of tbla little pair of ahoea. Elb Poibt, 8. D.
Dr.l6iisti'slis8ioD
Do you want to
If you ^,
Buy your
LUMBER
B RemarKable Romance.
BT EMILY THORNTON.
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flsaWuNDEiRLy
MILL WORK
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102-104 South 3d St.
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CHAPTBm XXTL
BTirai' aBTano.tlL aaoatras ab oitraa. *MlM Nevergall,"said Andrewi a aom- 08 footman at Castle Calni, « lis nocked at the door of Lady LlnarotNl'f boudoir, and waa bidden to enter, "s (sntleiBan Is In the drawlog-room who wlnhea to ade yoa." "DM he gIVQ you a card?" "No, Blt«^ neither wouM hh tetl' hit name."
"Do you kaow hlair<* ttlll qnerted Etiiel.
"I cannot call hit namti, yat I hate of ien seen hitn'.''
"It li of no conseqaence. . I will be with blm presently," returned tbe gov- olraeM, a* she reanmod ber book and coa¬ tinued the laaaon rhe wai giving her ckarga.
On no aeconat would the .aaglact • duty for any person whatever.
When the task waa tnlahad, and not tiiitii then, ahe detrpoded the iraiMl broad stairway andeatercd tbo drawlag- reom of. the cagUe.
There a surprise; Indeed.'aaraNed hor. In the prateooe of Robert Olendeablag. Certainly she had nrver anticipated a visit from ber formor torraeator, and tbo tight of blm now brought back ao many napleaeant recolloctlons that she hastily taraed to retreat Too latet
The young man started forward aod placed kilMaU batna^eea tha dmr aaA^ her slight Hgnre. thus oomiiletUy preventing ber sudden flight.
"Pardon me, Bliss Nevergall," ho re¬ marked, la a perfectly respsctf ol man¬ ner, very different from htk formor unpleasantly famil ar one. "I am very aniloos to haves little conversation with yoa, before leaving this place forerar, and thereforo I besaaeh you to taataia a lew mInittoA 1 promise not to detain you long."
"Vory well," returned the rtrang girl, fravely, taking the seat he offered her.
•Whjr do yon leave shire?"
'The death of my node bat, of rourse, deprived my sister and myself of bis earo and gaardlanahlp. As tho title and asjtato uow fall to his younger bivther, Fitzroy, .the present lacumbent muat re¬ move and leave the hall, to be occupied or not by tbe new barotiot, as ho tees It. lAdy CoBStaoee will reek a resMance wltb some relatives In lymdoa, and w» shall make a boiaa fOiniewhere together, aaleas—unless—¦—' '
Here the ynung man xmnaei), greatly embarrassed for a propef conclusion tn tbe sontanoe be had commenced.
Breaklag the silence again, for It was beeomlBg«ppirBsalve, he reaumed:
"Mias Ethel, I romo this morning to lay beforo you a proposition that I hope will meet ^Itb your approval and sane- tloa. I moat flrst, however, eipyaes to you my deep rrgrets for tlie offensive mar ner In whjrh I nsed lo treat you. I know not wtty I was led to make myself so disagroesble. I was probably promptedby a spirit of mischief, but as soon as you loft the Hall so suddenly I became aware of my great mistake.
"I never tnought I should mitt TW af much AS I did, but as sooa afcljuMlMH ton a« tkora I becaaie miyiM|.VSiit ¦y appetite and wai almbw ^wweWy- self wltb despair. ¦ I saw then, for the flrst tlue, tbat X really loved you.
"Nay," said be, seelhg her start up In¬ dignantly, al though te leave bim, "do oot go. Allotv OM M> finish what I came to say- I loved yon, but I felt that It was wlthoat (io|w. Ia my egotistical ha«te I khew that I had woo, perhaps what I merited, your contempt.
"To day I felt tbat I could endure this raillery no longer. I resolved to see you, to ask forgiveness tor my course tn the past, and to orave the privilege of ra. trlevlog my former mistaike by being al¬ lowed to visit yoii as a friend natil I ean win your love and ask yon to become ^y wifo. If you will permit me thus to vtalt you, I will send my slater to a safe retreat with a lady frlaod, aad wilt take board In this village, where I can see yon often, and fin«tty--si|cceed In perbapa wloniug your regard.'^
"Mr. Olendennlng," Interposing Bthel, < "what you propose Is an utter fanpoHt- bllity. I can and do forgive tho aimoy- aace I confess your conduct ooeaalonMI ma la other Jays, but the pro|MMd vlalts I must positively decline. ItcOnld never result as you seem to Ithagtne, for I assure yon my affecttons oould never be won."
"Yon are baity in thu aniwering," ioterropted tbe lover. "You surely cao- oot.Aliiu Iflffttftll JChat your feelings would be undar sucli different auspice*. Allow me."
"Indeed, Indeed, Mr. Olendlnnlng, .1 must Interrapt you by jlistjBctIv ya^ng that, as I am situated, I caunai yaaalvo vlslta: therefore, I mnit beg of you to recelvo thla, isy flnal' aaswar. It would be thn same after years of frleitdljr in¬ tercourse. I do not iove yon. aad raavar ran lovo yon. I forgive you, aad will CN <\ that
"I'lipo ttior" IH no iiecp'sity ior my ra- malolDK," he said, sadly, as he^arose to
^i.T>uiHtt", mj,io»tl iM'^, MP
iniin rorgivonp' ly for my unrerj
fiirnuroll *•
|| reeling oeep- Iwlltbldyou
ll ont his hand that genuine tears were fioating 11 l^lhejl laid
bers In It wlthoat hr
Stoopliig over the htue wnite haad ho pressed bit lips npon It, then hurriedly left the room and she saw his face ao
That nighi the whole family left'tj!ie Halt, and tji« grand ol4- gaanskw waa closed *altlii"g ror lhe lirflvKi, or o^Srs, of Sir FIttroy Qlendennlng.
The residence of this gentleman was unkoowa. but It was believed that he went to Aaierloa, tberafora every effort was to be made by t-he proper ones to discover his retreat. In oroar to make known to him the honors that awaited hlsji;cep.taf>i»
Vet, iTbllb this resolve andduty #aa tb be Immediately pat In force, many hearts 'TMwlted against his return, and tha
jirewnt aspect of affhirs certainly did not
litanote estoen or affection.
All nnited In feeling that, although ac- qattted by law of aay luiowledga af U» unhappy brother's fate, circumstances still looked very dark where he. wa* con*- cerned. ..
CHAPTkB XXTII.
TUB immiBIOOS WAU.ET.
Drawing aii aasy seat close to the cen¬ ter-table for Mrs. fiom to occupy. Dr. Elfenstein seated himself la hfs own oHcAchair, and laying the wallet before him. galcH
"This, Mrs. CInm, is a little bag, eon- talniitgaomething very moeh valued by the poor man who ban lust left this WMl). I presume ll will acqualat ni wlih; the residenco and address of his near relatives. In order tbat thoy may bo notlBed of his death, I deejn It my dttty to ImmHiately examiqe Its con- fefltt, and as I do so I wish you to be preaent as a witness ito tbe transactloB.* Signifying her willingness to be this wittMa, Mrs. Clum bade htm proceed.
TBakeys to the wallet Dr., Elfenstein found tied closeito the edge of ihe handle. Inserting thla la tha lock, he at oaoe OMiiad it and flrow forth Its cou tents.
All that presented itself to bis notice was abont flfty pounds In money, aud a package of closely written papers.
These papers were withoot address or signature,, but leevxed a sh.wt Journal of, dallir event*.
Little did Dr. BtfenitolQ dream, as ha •o coolly turned ovor these leaves, that tbey contained matters so vitally im¬ portant to himself and hin future life.
SaelDi^no other mode of ascertaining who theUead man really was, the Doctor commencbd^^all the baglanlag to rtad what follows: ."June J8—
"My Ood, my Qodl Why hast THon forsaken me? latiowalmMtdaily Say ery. "Akmel horribly, croally aionel how caa It be that t still rtlst?
"Nearly eighteen years have I survived this dreadful soUtude, and not nntil to¬ day have I gained froas my uaaatural keeper the slight boon of pea. Ink and paper. Thla gained, I wlll divert my¬ self by Boting down some Incldeats of my life. Bnt to what purpose -do I write?
"Who ean ever road what, out of an aching heart, I shall comUft to these pages? "I know not!
. "Yet, atter my death,' some pftrson may paneiraie this living tomb, and then Uray shall here see recorded the terrible wrong, the fearful fate that has thus bo- fallen an unhappy peer of the realml
"^ave I bec« aliased from my home? Bas any tiae mourned over my unei- plalaad abeenoe? Mas-my poor Con¬ stance wept ovor my loss? And has my dear brother Fltxroy forgiven my harsh- nes* now that be thlok* ma dhtd?- -Dead? Yes; all think m«.dcadt "I see oleariy at this late dat* the whole of BeginaM's fiendish plot
"Ue used that dagger on my arm to draw blood, in order to leave the Impres- slan that I had been murdered, before ha shtU«aB Into this living tomb.
"Yet I live. I, Sir Arthur Qlenden- alng, Barl, ara alive to-day, la^arceratcd in tflls concealed room, built In the rained part of my own resMeaca."
"Ual" exclaimed Earle EKoDSl'.ln, starting to hts feat a* be -read thus far. "What have I here? If^this be truo, we bave an eiplanatlon of Hir Arthur's fate. Mr*. Oum, wo must have others present at the reading of this important liaper. hot as 'bottt seek Instantly for tlio presence, of our nelgbbors. Will you summon Lawyer Rnatiey^who lives next door, while I go for Bev.#fr. Leo? Not one aioment will we waste, for who kiidWs bnt yoader corpse may tie all tbat U left ot poor 9lr Arthur (ileiidennlng." Beplaclog the pa|i*r* and keeping the precious wallet in his hand, Earlo at once left the house for the manse, whilo Mra Clum ran out to summon Mr. Huntley.
Ia l«a* thaa half aa hoar they both ¦vtiumA. JlL thfi. Pbutelan'* ogSoe, %c- companled t>y the' aViva-nanied gentle¬ men.
Then, while eager attention was to ba seen ou overy face, tlie Doctor again opened tho wallet aud read as tar as wo havo written above.
"Merciful lieaven, caa tht* be trae!" ovclalmed Mr. Huntley. "Doctor, pleaee road that last clause once more. I am s<> dazod wtth surprise tbat I can scarce¬ ly understand it."
"Yet I live. I, Mr Arthur Glendea- niug, Bart, am altve to-day, lac*rGe^ ated to thU concealed room, built lo the ruined part of my own rostdenee," agaia read Dr. Elfeusletn. ; Afy>t! a pause he continued:
-•^Tm fact that this room existed was kuown only to my father, Sir Geoffrey', and bu, shortly before his death, oonflded tbe secret to my brothUr Koglnsld and Aiy*«ll Wh thres were alone togothor whea be taught u* how to open the panels by the aid of a sharp pcNnted Icatfe, and after leading us losldo this strange apart- meat, be charged us to keep Uie exist¬ ence of the place a profotlnd secret, as the time might oome when such a hidden retreat mifht become of immense im¬ portance.
"Dear father! how llttla did he dream tbat Reginald, for the sake of usurpluij my lawful UtM and aatate*. would dri^i me hither. In lhe darlums* of night, aud^ by ohalntnc tma UkeVbeast to tha floer^ by tiM help of bl* valat, AtiMne Duval, keep m* a prisoner for months, yearst
taken Irom m
"Ah, that II! I they overpow¬
ered, me to ray own nxim. Shall I ever forget It?
"Shall tiiftt, t<(rrihlo nrnne ever be obllt- erai »ln? ,
"I trllerthan usual,
and had fallen immediately asleep. About midnight, I should Judge, t was awakened by feeling a hand pressing aoasothing to my nostrils.
"I Instantly had my complete senies, sodashed tho hand wiUi^e chloroformed ipOMl^frbin myTa^,'flS(6s *lltlRtHf~wTn> a bound npon the floor.
"Two men stood above nie, ami firm hands seized and pressed.ne baek, while a gag wa* forced Into my mtitith.
"A dim light was burning, and I saw. that, although masked, one figure was like PitEToy's, and hi*dressing-gown was wrapped aroand his form.
OBAPTBB XXVm.
TBB wnniBAt. ooanxTTao.
On .how I straggled to free myself! Once I did get a aand loose, and tore the mask from one face, to flnd tt was not JpUroj but Heginald who was perpo-' trating this outrage upon me, hts elder brother.
."Xusatag thaa to tb* otbee, I. raeogJ nlaed the form and 'VolCA pt Aatdlhe Dnval.
"In the course of the conflict, Regi¬ nald drew out a dagger and planged it into my arm, then threw Uie dagger, red wtth blood, on tbe carpet, saying grimly:
"'KltZTOy's dagger. Lie there and testify that be did this deedl'
"Ob, my brother, my Innocent brotherl have they dared aocusa thee of my death?
I^Thls qnsstlon harrow* me night and dav.
"Alas! I tremble for Ttttvoy, when such a flend as Reginald has proved himself to be Is let loose upon hts track.
"But tq go on: nindlnir mr iiahd»7- for all my slrengC ivaTtlUCIe
against two hardy -j paased a
rope around my body, after flrst putting on my clothing, aad, dragging me from the window, swung me from tbe bal-' cony to the gronnd below.
"Carrying then my helpless form iti the lake, they there bound up my aronnds, staupchlng tha flow of blood, which until then tbey bad allowed to drip a* It'woaM, then turned and noise-' ls**ty bore me to a lonely cave, aftoated In the heart of Demon'* Wood—a place never frequented, and, I presume, the existence of wbloh wa* untinown.
"Tht* place had been prepared for my' reoeption, and after faatenlng me flrmiy to a staple wtth a chain tbey had in raadlne**, they left ase, gagged and. heipleas, there alone, for tiro days and- one night.
"Twice they both came wltb food, and, while one stoad wtth a pistol over ttti headi t» prevent a worft^ tbe other fed me.
"Ob tba second night they v1*lted ma about midnight, and, aierely Saying:
" 'All i* mbw ready for yotir reception, rita ^ad go with us;' they placed me in a wagtm a* before, and took me back.to
ttia HlelL
"Leaving tho wagon coaeealed ontalde tho grouads, tbey between them carried me to the ruined pa!t%, and, entaring, conveyed me Into this, my prison, which they had sacrotly arranged for my use. I was not brought here at once. It seems; because on tbe very night- of their dar' ing outrage they had dlKcovered that some revolving iron shelves they had Otted to tho entrance could not do m- eiiraly fastened, as the lano screw* to be Inserted were too short. Not wishing td postpone the horrtblo business, they had hastily prepaijxl (ho t^v. and held m« thore unUI other scrows could be pro- cared.
¦Now all was ready, and hero. Just eighteen years ago, I wa* thni*i and kept a prisoner by moan* of a long chain fastoncd from my ankia to an Iron boll lu tha walL
"No( one word wan ADoken until I was seearel]f Tasic Xtm §ig was
tnkon from m and tb* -ropes
from my llmba
"At nyst my tongq* and mouth we to *tlff I eeuM make no soiynd, bul seeing that botli wero leaving fio, closing tb* entrance sec-urely instdo by standing u|l tbe shelves and tightly screwing ta place tha kmg •orews, ) found voice, and call- lag to thom to pause I begged ao ezpla* natltm of tbe crualty to which I had beeu sttbjeeted, and asked why I ara* ta be tmprl*oncd there and how long I was to be detained.
¦At flrst Rogtnal would not answer, but finally ho did astuniih me by these words:
" 'Yon are to be kept concealed in this place as long as yon live, so the eoonoi^ you die Uio bettor for all! I shall not, however, take you llfel I uev. |
Month | 10 |
Day | 27 |
Year | 1893 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 18931027_001.tif |
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