Pittston Gazette

              si*,  I hi i * JJk »D i,4. W4D \ V vevvsuaDei in the Wyoming Valle\ PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST !D »rot,. 11- *o.~. Hues V Journal. D IS ut Keynote. no couia oniy near tno murmur of voices, and was unable to dlslin■"ight that was said, but tho very of his new keeper, the bloodthirsty ow whom he had hired especially for recognized ner, due was immediately reassured oil this point by his words. fortune in that paper. It shall never bo laid that a Tuehinoiid accented such h. ftiD;:i a sir. * ; l :■ ' W'Mlii many blows of late that I seem to bo in a species of daze tho wlitlo; but if It is your intention to push tho dastardly act in which you wero engaged on that night when I was saved at the last minute from your wollish power by tho bravery of the only truo friend I had left, then I will tel' you it can never be." ishvo mis spot, at once, or i win nna a moans to mako you. I would not hesitate a minute about giving you in charge, and having you locked up as a mad woman." vy nt; la uuttu uuu luuctu uiey nau uuimj oi cue jijoi. .viuou were uuu very I.it It ma ••I shall not attempt to deceive you; Carol haD boon here. She Is out for a -walk, but will bo back soon, when you can see her If you wish. Wo have nothing to fear from you, Lawrenco liit'hmoiut, for the girl Is of age, and no JIC- groaned with mental anguish, and it stilted tli;s woman's heart to its full depth to hear the mau whom she had never erased to love,, thus exhibiting his terrible suffering. behcltl the ma;! i! fu:-o wreathed with a demo(riuinpli, as they could read.ud, and, to cap the climax, 11 had commenced to ring out numerous Ur tli guish leaped mat It was all and wait in, that had lii stan 3ing there Uou of the sound tuis id ou lo nitnent I "I believo you, villain. Perhaps the timo hiss not yet come for your downfall, but it is closo at hand, never fear. You thought me dead, but Heaven spared my lift! most miraculously, not because l( was worth much to me, but in order that I might become an avenging Nemesis, to track you down to your doom. Oh, man, foul wretch that you are, when you remember the cruel, heartless deeds of the ny mmei-t.; the alarm bC larmed Nora a, rci If y .ur lift- s tli tC got' er i r nrp 1 any work of an extra severe nature, being engaged In a low conversation with Nora Warner, was enough to excite his "No, a shrivel up arid ti What was it? yours again "Wc er \ ii "Not so, La-.vrence. You see before you the unhappy woman who was once its brazen not Here w What v Had it been a human shout or a cry of distress? Tho very *iif nee seemed suggcstivo of evil, and a hiver crept over him as he alffavv l his thoughts to take this turn. ol or iil, f louger subject to your authority a, who are van?" ha gaspod, bhe spoke oaiiniy, and in a manner that carried tho conviction of her firmness, but tho only result was to causo tho ly cool Captain to grpw excited. Yotir li es .ispicions These were partially allayed upon hearing tho curses honest Jack gave vent to when ho learned what torturo tho wo- your v Dr remain and see her if you your The years have como and gone i-inoo lust, wo stood face to face, years of suffering to me, and yet 1 have patiently awaited tlio will of Heaven. I'erliaps there may bo more in this meeting than wo*cither of 119 imagine." o much of he caught her by th" wrists an ! turned her to the light. k not to kno usua bed Worn He started at sound of her voice, a? though memory had given him a stab, He could not bear to bo balked in anything, and tho Idea of this puny girl eluding tho trap he had so neatly set for her was enough to completely demoralize him. and lost 11 ark ! there it was again Clearly it re;i hi d their ears this time, and Jack reco. i.:ed the sound as one ho had often h".ud jtmong tho uwumps of the South. It was the long drawn bay of a bloodhound. ;h, of course, )S0D1 loved hail already submtttc the doctor was not to understand what it was t;ht oaths from the lips unused to I to anil yet just thou he could :Dt com pre Proudly she met tho mad blaze of 1 ould do w in Ijviuir li i hend why I JO.I?" and then look upon tho face of this ;trl, does not your heart reproach "Not doad, not dead," ho mutterod, with hushed breath, as he gazed eagerly upon her; "oh, then God has heard my prayer. He has sent you to mo that tho last act of my lifo should bo my atonement to you. There, see mo kneoiicffat your feet, With the prido, the cursed pride that ruined my lif«D and yours, trampled down foravcr. Oh, can you forgive mo for the past, my wretched r,:i- .mid broi His keen omod to search tti« My Oort ! it is my wife ! This i ribution. M he foil back e out doetc i Lcartsi sht swearing. Under the circumstances Jack could not bo blamed very much, and, as his anger was at white heat, had ho been aware of the fact that Dr. Grim was spying upon his movements even then, he would have made it particularly disag reeablo for that worthy. face of the v lan, but she was so uttcrlj mo ho ha 1 loved, ve\ "Say not 80, Carol. Do you not know that your father's wishos are bound up ithis affair? I hold a dreadful secret ore his head, and, should I lot it fall, ho is a ruined man, not financially, I do no* mean that., but in the eyes of the law ho becomes 4 felon." Again he laughed, this time coldly. "You are pleased to be melodramatic, [ see. There is nothing in my j ast to mnkfe mc shudder when 1 look upon tho f ice of this young girl, whom I hope to inated at t Fortunately for her. she had Jack a The doctor h td set loose his dogs. changed from t t from him, that not the faint* CIIAPTEB XXIII ma t iii;d , one qu ready FETTERED SI Fffi .ruth penetrated hii to ; CHAPTER XXVII ITTER tears of v, n 11 g u i s h wept I Carol Kichmonil S I' '■ ' y 'hW"" that afternoon ;* ...yy f | w hon Kogor Par 'v'fn'l, thCD ma,!i t he THE DEAD ALlVi- that ore was only In less than HUAVE JACK You talk boldly, madam. lVrh the t luake my wife." D:is of tli • donioii 71 HE dreadful fe m sound that came m jj , ii n to the cars of the I N r?lfugitives was 'C enough to para), b"ze them, such iW'' VsCwas iCpS tcrr'tj'e V-' I M iK 'r significant. / \ Again the long(Cl/mA,. ' M drawn bay was J*tK jKxi i/~ borne to their Jears, and, though *• but a dozen seconds had passed, they understood that it :ame from a point much nearer than beforo.you for You an r and fr idles: in our stai ion net "A felon!" "Yes, a felon; a murderer I" "Oh, my God!" what Is this you telling me. It cannot be; it cannot "Your wife? Never! Think you Heaven would permit you to accomplish such a fiendish set? Sooner than you suspect, wretch, a just God will strike you down in the midst of your crimes. liememlicr my words, RogorDarrel, for I shall ham jrovi like a shadow," and the gips lown upon tl; The mad-house doctor was a man far erri Lawrence Richmond take which I have deplored in tC had red nnngod to A Thrilling Virginia Romance above the average in cunning, and, once his suspicions in regard to the mock keeper were aroused, he was like a tiger Terra do you thi blood ever Sim I know I do n ' -i ii' ;'!l i Theso words fell q In a hoarse whisper,; woiud have the w .1 - loved Capt. Grant, if you had the heart of a man, you would never persecute a po r girl In this way. You will drive me to d - epalr," sho wailed. serve it, but it you lil only forgive fr irn his lijx BY EMMA S. SOUTHWOllTEL in the watch ) inr mistrusted, had left her wii li .?ueh it would bo the act of an angel. Pity r pardon nic if course, were He knew nothing, only that the man's actions seemed suspicious; ho might bo entirely Innocent, and tho doctor was not j our secrets are unkuowi tshed atu Dng tlio trees lib au evil sprite vati- Ile had sunk at her feet in abject misery. Ilia mind was once iSore cleared oi ull doubts, nnd he knew that he waa in the presence of the noblest woman God evor made. Intended for tho girl. His thoughts were bent upon other subjects, and suddenly, like a tiger, he sprang at the doctor. Copyright 1888, by Laird & Lm. e, La nee 1 :aged to its full valu Jl f«'/ upon his li »:,t hc.-irt \v;i, ' V w o r d s "On the contrary, it is you who will drive me to despair. You have bewitched me by your beauty until I would risk the torments of hell itself to win you. Wh not yield to fate? Surely you can struggU but little longer. Come, give mo a fair answer, Carol." Darrei 1 Surely she must bo out of her mind "to call him hy his name. Perhys she has mistaken you for him; there is a certain rosemblaneo which I have sometimes noticed," saidCarol. after* "ItOfi CHAPTER XXI, the one to ucaro away such a promising hand simply for want of a little watch ins. any il 1 to you doue s the real owner may fi Nora Warner saw them o!i:i -h and fall heavilj- upon the earth, and then, with a mental prayer for her lover, she turned to hunt for tho missing key. HER 011A iDd it lias been a source of won very .-"i iii'lt'etl toil tin II KN that OH' •vhy 1 na-i nut Never bad she even at dwelt She was deeply jiffccted by this evidence of Ms contrition, and her whole frame trembled, while the tears streamed *nrfe „ If ho proved to be tho spy suspected, uneo of tho mad-house wished vonr daughter to niai rv Grant. You believed him to' bo wealthy, the heir to vast estates. Had you let him know tho truth on your Ride, he would never have troubled you about your daughter's hand, for ho believed her to be an heiress." you wealth of love for this man t within her heart until she saw 1 im stand- the gipsy girl had gone That Jack had tho  far she readily believed, for tli of thCj fight eo then tho veng doetor would descend upon him like avalanche, crushing him like a worm ing there alone before her defending himself against the char-res brought by her, and, while avowing himself as innocent as the unborn babe, repudiating the lovo she had onei him lignantly The crisis had como and passed, and she was deeper in tho mire than ever. Capt. Grant was quick to see this, and he stfliled. doctor ■'\ nnd /X xtTN D k 0 °p e t I /x~~ \Viinier ut U f low cry, i jf» Y A arauzein J-i0Tl» 'Shoh "■" I ' V' eel so N era "Can you not be merciful, sir? M.v father lias never wronged you; why bring him into tho matter? Why did you not woo mo as other mon might, and i) Heaven decreed that it should not be, accept tho decreo with fortitude." Now sho could rf man must havi down her cheel .lize what this proud had boon taken rather by sur. eho did not fancy that he w There was no timo to lose. The pursuers, led by the dogs, were fast overtaking them, and ere long the expected elimax would come to pass. Although Jack was not fully conscious of being watched, except on general principles, he was very careful in his a tlons, fearful lest all might tiedi at the last minute The night fell nfTered in t! of the liini moan. Slu lie days and i past-, and, cope with her lover, for whose pro n (1 e d lven "You are right, Carol, tho girl is mad. It seems to me every, one almost lias gone dtazy of late. Only the other day I was forced into a duel by an unknown party who proclaimed herself my wife and called herself Nora Warner, and declared I was Roger Darrel. I wish I wa-*, I declare; then I would go and hang myself for having Injured so many people and Caused them to curse my name !" months and yC Buffering, ln.'.di that all the th she seemed to have a great admira' ii •OVtTOd lii' had been haunted bv knew now Besides, it -was quite certain that the mari-house doctor would have mad-- an outcry so as to have drawn some of his keepers to the spot, had iio been allowed nd the fact that •■Come," said Jack, hastily, "let us fly. The doctor himself must b-? with those who are in the rear, and jjhou'd they xDmo up with us, they would just as 3oon let the brutes attack us. Can you xpeot- "Woman," gasped the old man, "how know you this? I supposed there was not a soul in the world acquainted with the facts save nxy lawyer and Lionel Marsden, to whom the mort.-r longs. What witchery is this bo ruined by a babbling tonguu Heaven punishes mo terribly mad act of the past Oh, God ! and had it come to this, that she who had loved him in tho past, who had promised co lovo on through good and evil report, should bo the first to doubt, and doubting, to accuse him of such heninous crimes? tho demon of i liat had well X not] tor- Gradually the noises of the housi died "Because," ho replied, with a sneer, "1 saw the game was too well decided when I came, and that only bv some super- nigh devou bio to h n p p e n, but in the place awav, for the doctor was everc in his The pas wiped oi e t w 1 ho did not gave Nora hope Siie stood before tho gate for a few t oads lost in thought. She had an indistinct recollection of g from tho grated window of her rty i of it something wonderful had occurn Never would she have penetrated t rule his most unruly patients human agency could you bo saved from throwing yourself away on that villian ol a Roger Darrell." preseut tepentai She showed him that sho could, but tlio thickets barred their progress considerably. They had tlio satisfaction of knowing, however, that their pursuers were no better off, for they could hear the impatient noises given vent toby tho hounds as they struggled in leash. run, Nora." persisted in making night hideous irt'.l he quickly disci their particular fear la\ Am I No wonder she shuddered, sitting there upon tho old log; no wonder her whole frame seemed shaken with emotion. "Kneel no e. I sgui.se assumed by tlio other here ihl shri SurCily ' 'Hush, sir; do not bring him into the present matter." . sin v long rwinu t mc vhen he spoke a (lawpod oul, for only one man in th •peak her name like that It was Jack! When he left the w 1 JUT 1 them to a dose of it until they She buried her faco in lier hands as though she could not bear to hear him talk so of the one she loved so well. Nothing could cause her to doubt Roger Again, but at the simii time, she was nowplaced in a po it ion whero she dare not think of him iotttiloubts should creep into hor mind, and ut the same time it served to keep hcr-from guessing the truth. n forgiven. Mv I lm liavir cell orid to ol Ho almost groaned these last words, and she knew to what he referred, for a low exclamation fell from her lips. She wept bitterly, and it seemed to her they wore tears of blood that fell from her eyes, coming straight from her heart. "I would that he had never been in it, and then all might havo brDen plain- ailing for me. Come, girl, your answ D provi seen some ono plaeo the key on several occasions in a different hole from that which usually contained it, and during that short space of time her thoughts however, some i ii out into wild er -v.i vo to r •givo you, i? and Carol, the a I in truth come after him, t' '••"■'M "When you believed that, you wore right. Not a soul in tho world doos iiuow of the fact but your lawyer and Lionel Slarsden. See, Lawrence Richmond, do you recognize that document?" and frjm her bosom she drew a scroll; "it is the paper that takes from you Richmond Terrace, tho homo of your ancestors. I am the one whom it has pleased to call herself Lionel Marsden." Would ho ever come back? "It is easily given. Oncobcforo I came near yielding to your wishes, because oi a false idea of duty toward my father. Thank Hoaven I was saved from the pit by one who knew far better than I the wrong that was being put upon me. Since then I have found my mother i.nd learned her story. I still lovo my father and would do much for him, but I can not, will not, mako the sacrifice of my life, my honor, my happiness, for the sake of tho man who sent his innocent wife from him, and has since braved Heaven itself. 1 to Jar Jack still had liis arm around his companion, but had long since replaced the revolver, as he needed his good right hand to assist him In his passage ihiough the thickets, and, besides, ho would probably have plenty of warning sre the pursuers came upon them. man had immediately tu toward the mad-house on but this was not so easy had Imagined, for, like many gr the people in its viaini bout It 1 his s 1 IV. o it v luty of the keo; Yes, sho has his word to that effect; but ho had said he would only return to provo how utterly false were all those charges against him. and then, having done that, he never wished to look upon iuar rv word were ve busy as she endeavored to ihere this receptacle was. s he juiet outbursts, sinks me iiitu mv«e! remem All at oneo -it seemed to Hash her mind like an inspiration. She uttered a low cry of D hope, mingled with fear leashould not be there, a.id, spring ward, inseri.od her hand in the ori Utfs never of long duration in doctor not wot to t ross knew the it it to Strango that Roger's words did not occur to her. "Wo shall meet once in .re, and when you .ice 1110 a* the man I am, and not in the guise of a villain who chances to belong to my family und heat my name, then perhaps you will deign to offer me your forgivenes.}." leaven K'tvt and After being sent off on a fa!- several times, Jack flnaiiy rnn th down, and then he realized that h; hail only begun. twoentl inn par her faco again jtive i'it tho key te room-;. so that it did not ai: " Oh, God!" sho cried out in hor agony, as she wrung her white hands, "have I not enough to bear already? I am born to woe. lost to me are father, homo and lover, yet thank Heaven that in my destitution I havo found a mother." S!ie n ana, weals, and trembling, he sank back Into a Chair, almost incapable of motion. Tho fieri ■ will, the strong frame, they seemed withered up by the mad force of this demon, remorse. for- They had tho satisfaction of knowing 'hat all tho while they were drawing nearer to thoir point of safety, and that if tho pursuant took no livelier turn, and they were able to keep at their present pace, all would bo well. ..•» wort iiek ( liim to any extent rod the cell just aft ii;iht, fully prepared f It was .1 time to shiver in suspense, f r should she fail to find that which oho hour of i lie stood there mute, his eyes glued upon tho precious document. Ah, if it were but destroyed, Richmond Terrace might yet by his, and yet littlo good it would be for him to do the deed, for beyond a doubt her lawyer had made it se- When he gazed upon those grim walls iind saw how almost Impossible it would them vcntu lie found Nora \V night, then all indeed would bo lost. Thank Heaven, the key was there! Eagerly rho drew it out. All, thei be for an inmat to escape fr ad 1 11 a fevi r of In hor agonized self-abasement she had sunk upon the ground and let her head fall upon her arms as they rested upon the log. Then she gave full sway to her emotions, and sobbed convulsively for Hail she but thought of these all would have been well, but not ilurlng to lot h r mind rest upon the subject, she lin not how closo ahe lusU beeu lo a solut i of the tc "Oh, La wren lng us face to fat e ju.'. 11. I have with mo proof of my purity, proofs that 'will all those terrible chargca of the •ing- The country seemed to grow still wilder, but Jack knew ho was going in tho proper direction, for now and then they could catch a glimpso of the silvery mrfaco Of the rivor beyond the hanging moss and masses of Virginia creepers that lay between it nnd them. without outside influence, 1 1 ai thing fearing kD«' icy hil l no' littl I Ol "You have my answor, sir. What more can I say to make It stronger? Your wife I can never be. I do not loo6 for happiness In the future, but I do claim a woman's right to live at least in peace. Go from me, then, Capt. Grant, and as you deal with my poor father may God so deal with you. I am a heart-broken woman, and all I ask is for peace and rest. ;is not yet lost Jeepatr; but. remembering v. ha J plans She lost not a second in inserting it in tho lock. It was a ponderous key for her linnda to turn, but excitcmept had lent her new strong; h, and she was a giant in.tr for, he began his the end h joccedeJ isven tno presence of Jack, in her prosit, trembling state was of much aid to iure ible secret pas "Mysterious woman, who are you? What cause for enmity have you against me that you hunt mo down? God has seen lit to punish mo for my great sin; but even she, if she lived, could not look, save with pity upon the wreck of the once, proud Lawrence Richmond. I keep some time Capt. Grant hand, kept or, seeing he had tlio UppC "Ponce," lie said, interrupting her; "I would not look upon one of them for a ting's ransom. Oh, did I not find out the truth for myself? J';is it not been the consciousness-of this that has pierced my heart like a knife at tin:t me almost mad? Wif. atoned in suffering for my sin" has punished me well, punished well' .1 been recently discharge upon she proved her womanly nature i tting i 9 • heart tremble, whereas had she but herself to depend upon, she would have been as flrni as a rock. she had some one Tears! what magic In their falling. They caso tho wearied braiu, anil ofttimes bring rest and peace in their train. "I have sMrvhCDd far for but at last I I yon, Carol for the timo being. the new k Evidently it by 1C found you. Will you The key turned, the gate was opeu. When she realized this fact the young woman uttered a cry of joy, and hastily taking out the key Inserted it in the lock outside, so that they could pla-.--' a barrier in the way of pursuit by locking the gato after them, which it must bo admitted was a very wise movo on the part of thf M Things were working nicely, and in their favor, too, so that Jack had no reason to complain ; but he suspected that it was too good to last, ami awaited with each passing minute for some eliauge in the program. recommendation in the en After a while her emotion spent itself, and she gradually became calm but it ms the calmness that Indicated stuny despair. go back W house doctor, and knowing this All nD on iulnd of tliiC past, and lb hero flashed across the leriug , wife, 1 have guised Jack gave him to under 'fhoy must now 1I-housc ani r work was I manage to leave lao grounds, and to do this began up a show of prido still, but It is a hollow moekerj', for my heart Is crushed within, and I am lit only for the grim reaper. Death. Tho past haunts mo, and yet I do not regret it, for I was right. I loved her, oh, my God; how dearly, but she was false to me; false as Hados, and 1 sent her from me." "Those you shall And with mo, Carol. Girl, did I not tell you I had sworn to make you my wife? Though the heavens fall, that.shall bo so. What sense is there in thus lighting against your destiny ! Mine you are, and miue you shall be, and I defy man or angel to come bo- yoii i C g;rl bought of the H.man toward he was by nature quite a Moot rascal, ready to obey all order Now that Rosier Darrel was lost to hor forever, and that between them, dug by the hand of fate, guided by herself, lay an unfathomable pit, she realized that her love for him was lis boundless as the heavens and as deep as the ocoan. Sho firmly believed him innocent of all that had been charged against him, simply by the power of his own word. her. 11 would o I m 110 ;ent leuiau God question Id requ no little boldness and in and she now recoiled All at once the hounds.took up a new ciry, and no longer gave vent to the longdrawn bay, but this had been supplanted by short, eager barks of fierce, satisfaction.It came 1ft' had already been in the in ami his Jaek had observed the 'way well, and hml even gained a couple of keys which would aid them in reaching the yard at least, though the great gate would still bar their way, unless they could discover where the key wn kept. from hit How sho trembled at the mention of that saercd name 1 Sho was no wife of his; the law had come between long years before. His wife! Oh, Father in Heaven, that v\ ould be too much! two days. bv what he had seen. 1 soul w tor had r.otu mtlipr, tho only iDm» loft for mo to love—tlie only our t'D III 1 would iv.iilc, how progressed affairs k and tho mad-house doctor: hired him for a special imrj' yet he had not been required in an tween." between The old man seemed overcome with these reollections, and apparently forgot that there was any one present. His head had fallen upon his chest, and hU whole attitude was one of despair. Ho had seized her wrist in an iron clasp, and bis eyes wore fastened upon hers with the fascinating glare of a serpent's. She seemed charmed, powerless to move, nnd could only look into his scintillating orb 5 and shudder. no) so, Carol," I Tho latter was a wiry individual and no mean antagonist for even an athlete; but his opponent, besides being inordi- Jaek's face turned a trifle pale, and he shut his teeth hard together, but his •-yes flashed, and his frame seumed to become firm as rock. keei k, t igh h me s.-lf papain:;: gan tl i of t he w !. ranch U "Yes," the old man went on, brokenly ; "a thousand times havo I clasped my child to my heart, and, seeing your face hi hers, rained kisses upon it, in memory of you. Heaven bears mo witness that these long years havo been ono continual fcC uson of bitter repentance. I sought nol gaiety, but when I gave up all hope Of finding you, I retired from life to brood over the past, and give myself to the care of my child. The old demon passion was not entirely subdued, for when she told me she loved tho man who is the son of my enemy, I forgot all tho pasf? Oh, to think, after all my bitter experience, I had nearly brought ruin on that young heart, too! Often have I raved in her presence liko a madman, and tried to bend her to my will, for which God forgive me. He must have sent her to you to bring about this meeting." with the Inside urraugenna man ol' tl Softly they glided from the cell and along the corridor. Suddenly the deathlike silenee was broken by a terrible !D : I found In you a woman ,;.d i 'nr. o grov n to I n nate-ly strung and supple, was urged forward by tho combined powers of love and hate, and this rendered him a giant indeed.asylum That was true love, a love that nothing could break or bend, that would be as strong in tho face of opposition as the flintv face of a cliff. WOltl Either the hounds had been suffered to go free, or else they had slipped the leash; at any rate, tlioy were untrammeled by masters, and were racing along after the fugitives, rapidly comirut up with them. One of the men complainin shriek as some mailman awoke from his awful dreams; and so highly strung wero her nerves that Nora could not but utter Fancy the footings of his lost wifo, standing there in front of him and hearing such a tirade from his Hps. you ii-fs'l thai I pick on ■ this evening powder which .lack had It had been with her all along, but she had only needod somo shock like this to bring ft out. Was it not too late? Alas ! she feared so. k1 tj off. you villain ! and 1 \v i M to it ii I.H-e He had leaped upon Dr. Grim so suddenly taat the latter was not oven enabled lo cry out ere he felt his throat seized in a grip of iron and himself borne with supper le lattt Tho voice was not,that of a man, and dropping tho wrist of Carol, Capt. Grant tin-nod like lightning to the spot from whence it came. Then a cry foil from his lips—the cry of a baffled conspirator almost driven to tho wall: mm ini'r w.D t;D a p [HVK'i l ed to ti*i ie l atiei a cry It was very evident that Time, healer of many wounds, botli of body and heart, had failed to entirely alleviato the pain that hau lain in the breast of this man who supposed himself to bo an outraged husband. thrown v ift!. i KnyvD iis ;t e. el«e i would !i* \ D i have used ray influence with j our father to hasten our marriage. Forgive me for the past, and give me a grain of hope for the futuro. With your love I 6hould be able to Clo much in litis world ; without it I feel like a rudderless vessel, dlftlnc at tlio mercy of fate." Ho had had much experience -with blood-hounds in the South, and kuew the-ro was but one remedy for It. and leave thoni If Out of the mad-houso they passed, and across the yard. The moon was shining and the trees cast gaunt shadows upon the white ground. They came to the gale, but a hurried search failed to disclose the key. What was to be done? :uvt vo to th o und. She had fallen Into a sad, dreamy reverie, when her thoughts were Interrupted by the sound of footsteps. Of course he struggled desperately, for he believed his life to bo ill, danger, and what will not a man do for his life? Thus, for the spuee of a minute, it was nip and tuck botween the two, although it was soon made manifest that the young man had the doctor in his hands. nam "Barbara Mcrriles, Jby all the fiends! ho gasped. Perhaps, after all, it would be for the best, for, the hounds once out of the way, their pursuers would have no means of tinding out where they had gone, not being skilled,in following a trail; yet it was far from a pleasant task the young man had before him. Love! tfhat wondrous power lies In the word—powop to overturn nations and to build thom ;up again. Though he had strong proof of his wife's unfaithfulness, and was willing to swoar that he hated even the mention of her name, yet there were times when the mask was rudely swept aside, and ho beheld himself as he really was. Startled, sho looked up, the b}ood darting into her face as the thought flashed into her mind that perhaps this was Roger come back again for a reconciliation.lov him oc 'ur or her 1 o 1m een ti Even while they stood there, irresolute, a low, mocking laugh smoto their ears, and, turning like a flash, they saw the mad-house doctor standing within a few yards of them, an evil smile on his face. CHAPTER XXIV her 1 Oh, Jack, you have come to save *ne, ake me away from this terrible place," 1 cried. a woman worth wissinc His words were eloquent, his acting of the very flnest order, for he saw what he believed to bo a good chance, and, i s Carol was separated from her lover, hopi d to catch her heart in the rebound ; but sho half-fathomed his motives and shrank from him as though he were a spirit of evil. ller eyed were hot and inllamed from the scalding tears she had shed, but no sooner had they rested the figure of the man before her than she uttered a low cry, partly of surprise, partly of fear. It was Capt. Grant. T AVAS in truth thC- tdi'-y giri who stoiHl there—-ho v.-hoiu Capt. Grant It would not have taken very much to have caused Jack to ehoko the life out of the wretch while he had his hands upou him, such was Ills hatred of the mau, and his bitter memory of the wrong Nora had suffered at his hands. Nora speedily comprehended the truth, for she saw that something had occurred to give her lover a start, and soon recognized the difference in the sounds back of them. At almost the same instant the great bcli in the tower clanged out its wild appeals of alarm. Slie had been brave before when sh hal to depend upon herself, but nC 30 jner did she understand that her love had come than this courage seemed t forsake her, and she clung to him as i in the greatest terror. All was lost! One little, lingering hope had remainod and by this sienuer thread he was saved from utter darkness. /ft) iL'1-il 1 j :'i ."rrii.-lo pr« I . \ jXi i\ I: ii 'i an-1 w!io:,t Ij! ' • -I' ""'in ; / 'f !"",.vho sudjk.-.m | •.C' | s\ i'•»' I / l.i l».wi been erush.v I j h I I out of all shi;D' I *• / jl uj-.on the jagy. ISlil f i 'tji '•KsfarboKiw.o I ill I ' | iiif-l sw('!,taw»j'byth jajjV; If p rc-i !C'.«* Dvatcr:- «C jl j I'M the Potomac. Xiuo, in- ii.-s * Mkkt.jf..?,! , »i't lDurie.I !:C• go over "I believe It, Lawrence. What I have suffered shall remain sealed within my heart; you can imagine it; but never will you hear the story from my lips. The moit bitter blow of all canio to mo when I heard that, in your anger, you had applied for, and received, the decree of divorce—that I was no longer your wife." Still she was brave, and uttered no word of fear, only striving to increase her pace to the utmost. CHAPl'ER XXII, He stood there gloating upon her. The merest accident had led him to the spot In time to h#ar her sobs, and for some little time he had observed her from the bushes, finally approaching, unable to further keep his peace. "I can never bo more to you th.tn I am now, Capt. Grant. My h Dart is too poro to think of love. Leave me in peace to return to my mother," she said, slowly. As it was, after ho had gotten him fully in his power, ho took great delight in choking him until he was black in the face, and otherwise treating him as he had treated many a patient before then. "MX SIN IIAS FOCND ME OUT." He loved the memory of what his wife had once been to him; oven while he hated and cursed that fatal day when they had separated to meet no more. Thus it was tho recollection rushing upon him seemed to bewilder his brain, and ho even forgot for the timo whore he was. He soon soothed her, however, • and a few hasty words were exchanged. Nearer and nearer came the dread sounds, and it was evident that the hounds, knowing they were fast overtaking the fugitives, were anxious for the carnival of blood. They could not say much, for the time was limited, and there inight*iDo dang -r of so.me one overhearing them, but Jack told her to be ready and expecting hiiu at any minute. When he stood In tiie doorway beforo leaving, ho called back TRANGE things often come to His face flamed and a tierce light shone In his eye. It seemed as though he wu? pass in this queer world of ours, bat 'never could anything happen He saw the horror in her face, but it did not alarm him. His was a naturo cold and cruel, and the more resistance ho met with the more determined he became to accomplish his ultimate end. "It was false, yes, false as Hades; and whoever told you that wilfully deceived you. I nover applied for a divorce, never received one. So far as the law is concerned, you are as much my wife as you over wero, though the bitter past can never bo wiped out—never; and wo must ever remain estransed." Remembering all the cruelties lie had heard of nnd witnessed, Jack was visiting his just indignation upon the madhouse doctor, nnd that this species of chastisement as not very agreeable to the party on whom it fell can be readily imagined. tempted just then to carry her o'T, ev i against her will, but on second thought he dismissed the Idea. It could only be delayed a few moments more, and then all would bo-over. There that woman stood with folded hands, and eyes full of unshed tears, waiting in an agony of suspense. Something of tho truth must have entered her mind, for sho did not betray herself. The wrongs of the past, endured at the hands of this man, arose before her mental vision, and the sight must have given her both courage and strength, for she gradually drew her form back until from a wistful, pleading position, 6he had assumed the attitude of a queen. in o r o singular in its nature than "As you will, Miss Richmond; your word is law to me. Cm «l-bv until we meet again," and ho lied in the direction the gipsy girl. uono. What would bo the end ? the one encouraging word This girl seemed to defy him, and ho was most firmly resolved that she 6hould bo his through fair means or foul, believing, as ho did, that she was a great heiress. Perhaps ho might have been just as obstinate had he learned of her father's poverty, for Carol was a girl worth winning, and he had not been brought into close companionship with her all these weeks i'or nothing. Nora shuddered as the thought came to her, for she knew the peril would fall upon Jn. k alone. Oh, if she wcro only armed, she would stand at his side and meet the assault bravely with him, but she had not a weapon of any sort. He did not see the dark form that had come to a sudden halt down the passage and stepped into an alcove. It was IDr. Remember! the meeting, face to face, of Lawrence Richmond, the man of strong over, but i been beeausi He had just about finished his work when a cry of alarm from Nora reached his ear, and looking up he saw in the moonlight three of tho keepers rapidly bearing down upou ihera from tho directi Dn of tho house. him she had fallen, and when he n "Oh,i"atherin Heaven, I thank Thee for this mercy. Husband, lot us then t: • and forget that bitter past. It has darkened our lives for many years; why should it shadow our whole future?" And slio stCHDd beforo him, alight shining in her eyee, and a flush upon her checks tlmt had not been seen there for many a dav. havo saved her lie would n Dt raise h. hand, so that he was at heart a mue derer ever siucC, and the sight of h' standing there alive and iu the flesh gavD "Remember what?" that worthy said to himself as he watched tho new keeper go on'down tho corridor; "he came out of her cell, too. Besides, it seemed to me I missed his usual accent in that word. Yes, I shall remember to keep a watch on your movements, Lanty O'Shane, and if you trip up, so much the Grim impulses and CHAPTER XXY. fierce passions, with the woman who had been his wife, ami yet upon wtiom his eyes had never fallen during tho past fifteen years. a wouan's love. All depended udou his revolver. Carefully Jack looked at tjio weapon to see that it was in proper order. liirn sucli a shock DU'*ed for many n dav ,s he had not expei **8 these wor.T; /• . F fel1 from the Hr! i'i' Lawrcnct \ R i o h m o n d, lit stood ai if rooted \N *° *'1C 6Potwoman who lived Y God! it is my wife. This is retribution. Illy bin lins fouud me To act with Jack was the work of an instant.Carol, too, recognized her as the strange girl -who had first warned her of Roger Darrel, and 6he know not whether to look upon her as friend or foo, though the gipsy's words would seem to place her aa tho former. Casting tho limp and apparently lifeless form of tho sadly-demoralized doctor from him, he sprang to his feet At last the ferocious hounds were so near that their sharp barks seemed to fill the wood full of ochoes, and Jack could even "hear them dashing through the underbrush. Between those two, though thoy seemed separated by but a step, lay a chasm so deep that it would have been almost Impossiblo to have crossed it. This was the pit time had dug and ovor which even love had not built a bridgo. It was strange that Lawrence Richmond should so close to her, and not realize aught that was passing in her brain—strange that he should gaze upon her face, even with its changes, and not have the cobwebs of time brushed aside by tho magic hand of memory, and yet his mind was full of a thousand thoughts just then, that seemed to mingle in fantastic fashion. "Carol," ho said, subduing his voice, I have found you at last." Lawrence Richmond seemed dazed out." "Do I hear aright? Are you an angel, that you can live down all natural fee!- ings of outraged innocence in tho pas.„— that you can kiss the rod that smote you ? Ah ! what a soul is thero back of this, a noble, womanly soul, and I am un wort into receive you. Do not touch mo, for 1 have done you the worst wrong a man could do a loving woman, his wife— thrust you out Into the cold world, a* though you were accursed. God, in II.j, She slowly arose to her feet. As she stood thero before him, her The keepers were only a dozen yards away as he bounded through the opening, while Nora held tho gate open for him, and no sooner did she seo that he was safe than, with all her strength, she closed the pondorous structure. worse for you Thus Jack was shadowed great eyes seemed to be taking upon themselves a now and deep in their depths burned a lire which he little understood. Tho time for action had come, Quickly he put Nora among the lower branches of a tree ami took up his station beside it. Not a second too soon was this done, for out from tho bushes sprang ah enormous dun-colored hound. Tho doctor was too shrewd a m lot the other koepers know that In pected the new man, for his induct over them would be gone. Already tli feared the bogus Lanty O" Shane, who eould tell such terrible stories about himself, and seemed ready to back up the argument at any time, that they instinctively acknowledged in him a leader, and were ready to give him tho allegiance in- 1 to tfho tableau was quite a dramatlo one for about the space of a minute, none of tho throe moving a particle. During this while, however, the arch-schoiner was rapidly recovering himself, diul that meant much. Sho knew him at once. His hair, when last sho looked upon the lover of her youth, had been black as the raven's wing,'while now it was white as the snow, but there was that upon his face—a look that never changed. That look of deadly anger had been the last she had seen upon his faco and it had all tiiese years haunted her, so that when she looked upon the same expression now, the knowledge of who stood beforo her flashed like a meteor over her mind, causing her to reel at the first, although sho soon regained her self-possession. As for him, he had not the remotest suspicion of tho truth as he stood there. "Well, sir, now that you have found me, what then? Jack was quickly at her 6ide, and, seeing tho key in the lock, comprehended hex strategy. The beast crouched at sight of him and uttered a low, terribly fierce growl. Even in the moonlight it could be seen that the hound was a ferocious brute, black about tho muzzle, and with two rows of suggestive white teeth showing behind as ho curled his lips. ••You must return home , with me, home to tho father you left so heartlessly," ho In tho haunted mill raised her head proudly, and her eyes wero looking Into his, so that he found himself tazinc speechlessly upon the luce of that who whom lie fiaa not seen in all tho years that had passed since ho drove her away from him with curses that were to be so bitterly repented —curses that were to come back homo to roost—curscs that had ever sinco remained in his memory like plague spots, and which would not bo erased, though at times they almost set him crazy. Ho knew that Barbara had not come there without a purpose, and, although ho had cause to fear her,, ho was just the man to bravo it all through, trusting to fortune to clear him in the end. Just as he turned this the three keepers on the inside hurled themselves against the covered gate, TD:it they had been a few seconds too la! . « "it was he who was heartless, he who drove mo from what ha3 been my home. Think you I would over have gone but i'or his.cruelty? I promised him I would never marry without his consent, but I did not tell him lie could chooso my husband for mo. I know all, sir—how you held a power over his head and forced him to do this cruel deed, but that docs not entirely exonerate him. Why do you ask mo, Capt. Grant?" indignation, struck a blow at my heart, but Ho should have palsied my tongue, my hand." fei'8g $ spired by fear. ■'Hush, LqwreDce. He knew what was best, and it was through His will that this meeting was brought about. Let peaco reign between us, and when Carol comos, she will bless our reunion. Poor child, she has troubles enough of With a laugh. hurled the heavy kev far awav ftmoiii! the bushes. Then, bottling nio revolver in oue haud, and assisting Nora with the other, he rapidly left the spot. It chanced, however, that Jack was very circumspect in his actions. Perhaps he had caught the cunning eye of the doctor fastened upon him. At any rate, as time passed on the master of the mad-house found nothing to complain about iu his actions, though he did not give up watching him en- Therefore ho faced her boldly, and in a way that staggered Barbara, who had fully expected him to cower at sight of her, and perhaps slink out of sight like a whipped cur. She ought to have known that was not his way of doing business. His blazing eyes were fastened upon Jack, and it was evident that, like a panther, he was crouching in order to make a fatal leap. It would be 60:110 tlmo at least before a regularly-organized pursuit could be started, for they would have to lirs t resuscitate the doctor; and Jack chuckled to think what a sweet task they would have before them, as lie remembered how black the mad house doctor had he- Knowing th«- naturo of the brute so well, the young wan was well aware of the fact that tho tlmo for action U*d some, and that if he delayed now, all mitfht, Indeed be lost That this kind-looking, elderly lady, from whoso life his hand had driven all happiness except what she drew from Within, was his -wife of the past —tho ono whom he had once loved with all tho fire of his nature—was something that did not enter his mind Just then, so that he had not a glimmer of tho truth, and was all unprepared for what was to come. 'h=i 4 her own." Had he been married a dozen times, he would have faced the whole of his wives Unflinchingly, and have denied them all with the same cool, sneering manner which ho could assume so well. All the fierce power seemed to have been taken out of the old man at one fell blow, and ho, who had but a minute before boon so full of savage force, now stood there almost incapable of motion and drawing his breath in gasps, as it were, while his eyes, round with wonder and a vague horror, rested upon that woman's face. "And I am the miserable author of theni; but if Heaven spares me, I will make the fut'ire speak for itsolf. I will, from this moment, cast o(T the miserable cloak that has hidden and almost strangled what good thoughts wero In my heart, and show a new nature to the world. My poor, wronged wife, would it bo too much if I dared to kiss your hand, in token of this new peace and the forgiveness you extend to me?" tirely "Because I would tako you homo again ; because I would have you for my wife. In spite of all I am ready to forgive you and take you back again. You see how I love you, gill.' You ran away with a man of the woild, a man your father had no confidence in, and had refused admission to his house, but I am disposed to be magnanimous and forgot it all." Nora Warner now lived in an agony of suspense. She feared for the safety of her lover much more than she had done for herself. ■failing a Keen aim, no nrca come in the face before he was donewitii There was a sharp yelp, and, as the littie cloud of white smoke was swept away by the wind, the hound was. seen writhing in the agonies of death. Although sho knew It not, there had come a crisis in the affairs of Carol llichmond, and, whilo all stood thus in silence, the fates wero shaping matters as they willed. him Thero were times when a fierce joy would sweep over her, as she realized how near ho was to her, this noble man who loved her so well that ho had taken 6ldes with her against the one to whom she owed such a debt of hatred. Before this time came it might bo expected that tho two fugitives would In quite a distanco away, for they would bf given a little start, which, of course, would be improved. He was hot with anger. The bullet had done its work Again the hammer was raised, and Ju«t in time, for oneo more tho bushes wero parted, and the form of another dog sprang into view. Having followed Roger Darrel in the direction of the haunted mill, he knew just where his child had been hidden away, and had hurriod on as fast as possible.He could not just then comprehend the noblo sacrifice she had just made for him. She expected no good news from this dark-skinned girl. She watched for him continually, and yet guarded well her feelings, for unless she wa3 careful his betrayal might come through her, and should such be the case, she would die of sorrow. — if ~"Ii deed! w ill. no on • • tkod you to be so magnanimous, Capt. Grant. I havo found a protector against whom ovon ray father could not prevail to givo me up." The Captain uttered a cry. When they had met before It had'been in her power to wound Carol terribly, and in her mistake Barbara had been as cruel as it were poseibio for her to bo, s D that tho young girl had no causo to look upon her with favor, crcept, perhaps, from tho fact that her opportuno The burnt mortgage was still smouldering upon the littlo fire, but ho had completely forgotten it in the excitement, still more intense, produced by this astounding discovery. For answer, tho old lady put her arms around his neck and held up her face for him to kiss. He trembled like an aspen leaf, and then, bending down, gently kissod her. Would they hunt theiu at all ? knowing tlio lmplaealilo hatred of tho u e doctor for any ,Dne who had ' hi;n, they could . ! IHiove that : • "Ubrought I'.-i t-s oi'ii n-ious- i Cio would at one- -tiiute a hot which would 1"D 1 Like the first one, at sight of the foa he came to a sudden halt, and, crouching for a spring, gnashed his teeth in fury. In common with others, Lawrence Richmond had heard of the widow who occupied the old mill, but he had never paid any attention to the gossip that was circulated concerning her, and the fact that she never seemed to want for any thing so long as money would buy It. SUE HCRIiED THE MORTGAGE INTO THE inju FLAMES if lie was Whatever plans Jack had formed, ho had to l»e so careful In their carrying out that time passed by, but Ifora. conscious of his strong presence, and the fact that ho was risking all for her sake', felt her spirits buoyed up. Chief of all arose the mission that had brought him there, and his anger eoon assumed full sway again. "My soul! you are not married? cried. Ho had wronged this woman terribly in tho past, in a manner that had shocked him whenever ho thought of it—for he had afterward learned that sho was as innocent as an angel, and had searched for her, but sho could not be found, and the old doubts crept over his mind again, obscuring it—and in that dread moment ho only saw what a splendid chance for revenge had come to her. Tim past was healed, tho abysspannod, and, in th D fu . they co-.;' go forward, hand-in-han \vn life's r clino. Ho could make what lie had done, hat it hfr that he had expiated ti sorrow and remorse. CHAPTER XXVIII "Married! I marriod? No, I did not mean to imply that. Roger Barrel took, mo to my mother whon lie carried ma away from the Torratfe." up as long SATED ! "Madame, you are more than you seem; you hold a power over my head; and can send Lawrence Richmond out into tho world almost a begger; but he lever asked a favor of man or woman In his life, and it is too late to bo?in now. I see you are allied with my enemies, but I defy you; do your worst!" coming and sharp words had caused Capt. Grant to loosen the hold he had upon her wrist and turn his hated attention in another quarter. 110 i ation for !Du!gh for 11 chance remained I not ft nvever. for he IAT pause, short hough it was, iroved fatal to ho terrible lound. Again Jack's .veapon sounded. His nerves were of steel, and He was enraged at the idea of his child being carried off In the audacious manD ner she had been, and then kept so close to home. In his anger, ho forgot that Carol was of age, and that tho law oould not and would not help him In the matter.was a imm brave nd, besidea, | "Your mother! Why, girl, your mother died many years ago, whC-n all the rest of your family went, ' said th 1 C tpiain. wrong protecting care Twice again had she suffered the terrible torture of the falling water upon her hC ad. Heaven alono knows what tho result might have been but for that one thought ever before her—tho fact of Jack's presence under the same roof. Tho first words of the gipsy reassured her, and she loarned much of which she had boon innorant before. They tell us woman's nature 1ms i boon understood; that. It is uufat able, and so it would seem. the woman whom lie life! Urn I better than nces ho would have died sooner,than allow her to l»e ! knowing what licr fate ( the eircums "So every one was made to believe, but it was not so. My mother was believed unfaithful by iier husband, who sent her from him with curves that soon came back to him,-for there fell tho terrible blow that left him almost chlldloss as well as wifeless. My mothor is living, and on her hearth I have found tho peace that was denied mo elsewhere." "Lady, you remembur that when Irst we mot I warned you against your lover, From this calm and joyous conlonij tiou of tho future, they won; sutldC aroused by the cntiauco of Carol Uen La mid be. There was something really heroic In tho old man's manner as he folded his arms over his chest and threw back his iind told you that he was a scoundrel of (he first water, that he had terribly wronged me in tho past and thai lie had a wife in tho mad-housc—one Nora Warner. Though I know it not at the time, I was wronging both you and n n honora'Dle man, but I thought thlg man who now s'.ands before you was your lover, and Should she so desire, sho Could crush him with a single blow. When ho found himself ffcee to faea with the mysterious widow, he saw with Boino satisfaction that sho evidentij seemed disturbed by his presence, and tho fact gave him pleasure. This was why the feeling of horror had entered his brain as ho Btood there, still clutching her white wrist so fiercely. iirough the dense undergrowth On tho second occasion she had fainted tears, v nia c 1 hi'ir way, leaving, the mad her behind thC*m all the whi uifh for a lim . nothing could have - exceeded coolness, for ho realized all thero dead away, and when Jaok came to visit her in the evening—he managed to have the keeper remain sick—he saw from her pale face that something was wrong. head. The breeze blow his long white hair fitfully, and added new strength to the picture CHAPTER XXVI, 1 SOOIUOvl Then there flashed upon his mind the late act and words of the noble woman, and his eyes almost unconsoiously were turned upon tho fire where tho document was still smouldering, though past rc- TI1K I'.SCArE. was not fa a .ray. oik! the ra wns at stake. He also saw her lips form his name, I although tho sound, if any issued from 1 between them was not audible to him. "Yes, It is Lawrence Richmond, mad- 1 am. At last I found you out. By track- i ing that young lmp Gf Satan I havC ! struck the bower to which he harried her Dp not attempt to deny it, madam; mj child is here!" he thundered. I "Heaven forbid that I should wish to barm you. No, no; I have forgiven all. Do you see this document? It is worth a king's ransom. There, it is lost, lost forever I" SL. Iho lips or X ; ;iH|i as •W:\f\ rr" r 7r realized 1 dreadful nal E are to-4!" e night wu •listrc of the tear When a few seconds later this cloud of smoke "was blown aside, it revealed the second hound lying across the body of the first, nnd yot a third teriible animal was in the act of living through the bushes. When he finally managed to foreo the story from her, ho was filled with tho greatest horror and indignation, and another nleht should pass without his making an attempt to save her from this plaee of horrors. "Come, come, this will uovor do; you must go homo with mo. Girl, I havo sworn to mako you my wife, either by fair means or foul, and Capt. Grant was never known to make a vow without boing able to carry it out. Mino you shall be, must be. Do you give in to the working of fate ?" Ii \ the t as like a ddonlv XC rodo in not the other Can you over for ery that 1 front 1 upon the ' Before Carol could reply the Captain broke in with a harsh laugh. 'or such a mistake, lady?" covery. His nerveless hand loosened its grasp upon her wrist, and ho staggered b.iok a paco or two. arm or ner companion and brought hiia I to a full pause. j As she spoke she turned into tho house and hurled tho mortgage into tho flames of a small fire burning upon the hearth, an operation Lawrence Richmond witnessed with amazement. "Listen! i ortunately for them they spoke low, for just outside crouched the mad-houso doctor, and his keen ear was bent to the "You must bo crazy, eirl. Why, I never let ey*s on you before. What do you mean by coming here and Intruding yourself upon out presence unasked'/ Go! They stood li ute, their cars on t but llio sileneo of I! rest upon ail u said hoarsely atues for half a mln- Once more tho bloody tragedy had to be repeated, but this time, for eoine causo or other, ho failed to deal out a death shot, and, wounded as the brute was, it made tho lean. "My wife!" ho muttored; "m come back to mo from the dead? am dreaming. This Is some wife Oh, I The great gutC» was locked, and Jack had failed to find alert for sounds, firej §ho had thpt hC? had "I hardly know what you moan, Capt Grant. Mv noor brain hnCj rnnnivnri aD horrid rave seemed to " Woman »ra vnn mad? TKoi-a the key. "Then there had come tli ' ui e, except for tho bl gilt 'O.XTIN'UEU ON SECOND PA&g)