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AN ENTRANGING LOVE STORY, BY MRS. ALEX. McVEIGH MILLER; WILL SOON BE. COMMENCED.
Entered According (0 Act of Congress, wn the, Year 1834,
31
Office,
Rose
St. N.Y.
amore
SA NAT’S inst TER WAS,
SSO ENLY 1
POM Tee Bsn
by Street & Smith, in the Office of the Librarian of
Congress, Washingion, D. C.
aR
Three Dollars Per Year
9
Two Copies F Five Dollars. ,
No, 47.
Lerue, white as death, stretched out a long, quivering forefinger and p\
jut d at Woolford!
Stooping over, his bicycle stil moving, he caught up the slender form and swung it in front of him,
dashing at full speed almost from under the very heads of fhe maddened horses?
THIS,
‘ORY WILL NOT B
PUBL
HED IN BOOK-FORM,
THE BELLE OF THE WHEEL;
OR.
The Secret o
BY JULIA
f the Camera.
EDWARDS,
of “Madcap Meribel,” “The Little Widow,” “Stella Sterling,” ete.
Tho other bit his lip,
¥ not?”” he asked. “I will give you back
all the) money you gave me on them—every dol
Jar of it.”
“Lerue,”' returned Montgomery, leaning toward
bis companion, “I believe those nojes are forged !””
mean?” gasped Lerwe, turning
pales
‘1 mean’ just what I say," said Montgomery,
calmly; “I cashed those notes for you, and I be:
lieve you forged them.”
Birr
s.This ia unpleasant, T know, but you have only |
yourself to blame for T shall i
vestigate tho matter, ‘ands i PBnd may suey
to be correct, I stall tot hesitata to. proceed
inst You, and make you suffer the punishment
your crime deserves.’
Teruo suppresied his auger.
more ke said,
eyes; eyo intend to. persist in
tion kK my life—to blast all
with glittering
your dotermina-
f
‘The gentlemen bowed courteously and Woolford
wondered
“Het
eyes, hts own eyes. plaiuly showed his
of her beaut
“Come,
forminy
streteh
not extended
My
service?
the girk, Hashing haughty glance at Maud.
an
Their’ hal
ant, oh
Woolford turned nen ron Maud ‘ndhgahy, Beo-
ing, however, that she y
slight, the beautiful
why the lady had not been
ned to Natalie. As he
first pre-
Jooked into her
ration
Mr. Woolford,” said Baud, ‘they are
had plain!
he whee!
forth his hand with a fam
sther peevon i the room,
name is Wooltorh madane-at your | mi
ed hbo and
e had
name is Natalie Prescott,’? returned
nice et in the warmth of that
as pulse cat to plo for'a brief in-
0 shall say whet rn,
dd hopes arous
the dread cor
beer
nto each 0
he
Du ren
intended to| bad
mething to » say and
ott set her to qui
erupt tnt the could say De
ing ret
conse ences
n sown—the whirlwind was
ring inl
** cried the men.
as death, stretchel out a long,
ant point at W
s followed.
On ither, side of the dead mau stood Woolford
other's face,
oolford.
im! Do ot | eek him eeraper”
Wositora
ter oa eater be
tl
ivering with suck a
hing.
mmiaitied unsaid, and
‘The wind had
to be reaped.
“ men, Among these, was Maud Trae -Lenox. If cts? " “Let no one say that there is need
CHAPTER I. she had had’ hee. way, Natalio. Prescott would c tana either to unvanak a vila ot ohh tor love to grow: CHAPTER U.
@ THE WIN have received no ote mto that gatherio to y man, and be pardon for an Ab no! the love that kills indeed A DARING RESCUE,
ald. have: been the bello of the elab But un jac ‘isp icon, f you were honest, you wou
The pti ‘rt avenio mansion of Mrs. | Me'atatiy who wa ioe ily conceded to be | court investigation, rather than repel it The face of aed ie Lenox became as red as you hear about that tragedy af the ball
Tracy-Let was ablaze with light. A covered | the handsomest girl ‘among all its lady members, erwe's hae instinctively fell upon the breast | fire, She mumbled a few apologetic fronds, and given es Mrs. Tracy-Lenox last night, Jack???
ca say led from the sidowalW’in front], Standing a little apart, Maud. shot « ¢| pocket of his dres-coat aud clutched something NTonly came to Brooklyn this morning, You
> th | hatred froin her lustrous black eyes in the direction | hard and roun know”?
up the marble steps to the very door, and car-| CPNatalie, and her rosy Dalle into her palm | ‘Beware what you.do, Montgomery!” he “That's 29; but the papers are full of it. The
riage after carriay ischarging its load of as {rough h they wou draw bl issed. | ball was giver of our yeling clubs pac
beauty and manliness at inge-block, |“ e 2 matvered, stamping her] | Montgomery walked off to the other side of the TNlo start, this afternoon on a two wesks
Sounds of mirth and music floated out through auinty" “alippered foot. "Aad then “she sharted | hall wil tow Jaugh, and hed, soon Joined the in Something of 9 pall is thrown Over the arts
tho broad doors, to be watted sway aad lost an |2¥8¥; 0, Wear a hypocritical smile of pleasure admiring throng that surrounded Natalie Prescott, | sorved And if’ bate Montgomery, the- murdered man, was quite pop
iy and Vouchsate a few curt words of welcome to the | ‘Thom ns Woolford”? anounced, the wervante | coud awe killed, Natalie would have fallen dead | agri ail angements have been made,
ted, dusky street. yay Denaty, Wootton jones Woolford? ‘The| at jlaud’s and the tour ostponed. --Here’s a
But how quickly aud sudienly was this revelry Nat is as handsome as a god hi ent bane iy by a letter of introduction oulfords howover, managed to keop his eyes] picture, of Woo * yhurderer, Jack. BY
destined to be hushed, for the shadow of an evil | Bight ate ‘eset Gregory Larue, the'ehannpion | that day delivered to her. letter |on Lerue with a Persinteney that caused that in- gee, you Toole eng tke ha b9 bs. his twig
ee rier of the « of introduction w: a very oat frtentl Mes | Arettual uover tobe foe on eae of aeian, | Ree you ouly bad a full beard, now, I
feet yes even jovering above the gay premue m cata" fellow, but_he had a| Tracy-Lenox conld do no les {haw tender in an ey gamed be vous and constrained. Fre- should reall the onan greet. Gilbert Fie
o reacherovs eye, and was upiversally disitked by |i {It i8 in houor of the) quently he glanced at Montgomery with an an and his iIbert Fite
Mi sras giving a ball fa honor of e ribera veally disliked by she “had explained. | Soom No Slanced at Montgomery sy the "rotunda of the
nox
wry Gale Club, on so ore af the
members? departure for ts ou
in
ery
the country. Maud i Tracy Tenor the Banisome i
"
daughter of ‘the was a membe
“Century,” and hence the attempt of her “prod
make the atfair a red-letter event in
te i ‘. history:
talie Prescott !”? cried a liveried err.
ant, Mires wibg open the toons af the ball
. 4 wondlrously beautiful girl, wi
pon her, and not a few
ies fair ones fella pang of bitternew min re
fentriout at the undisguiced: admiration of the
hi fellow-mel
“You are ri
bh
replied, ‘sis Mr. Lerue a
ite "Sl
*Atior the waltz, Montgomery retired alone, to
the conservatory and We
ford followed Lerue.
wer the paltne banked in front of the musicians,
when the sharp crack of @ pis
~| from ti
Lerue isa| member, and is he inv’ he had replied | t
e aulirmatively, in both cas ery well, then, ’?
the society vine paper | he had said, “+I will com m the
a docs noe soem to wand ik Pe Woolford was a Ponkably hhandsoue man, ateeut.
ow half a dozen young. milllonaires | His full, Jet black beard ‘immed, gave} Next o
who’ are realy to throw their love and their | him a certain manliness erniner bat hare!
money at her feet.”? face was open, honest, and fearless, and
ok thi nk shall go over and ask hor for the Orst| reed. hin 5
ming:
danee,'? remarked Montgomery, starting away.
a ist a moment, ”?
forte, restraining him
oe, to talk business,
es t answer ix therd
yesteray? "Will you give me
i$ barily a proper
hat the matter fs br
p my question ol
thewe nfte
Sintgommery’ 's brow became clouded,
“No,” he anawored, sharply.
ras
- She disk
ith a coxuietey that set more t
She introduced Wool
Jae and gentionen, and finally rea
Sh
je spot where fat was standing
talking with Hor
Pe Montgomnery—my fr
he ras
looked at each
comnmon impulse, the:
fe conservatory.
on the floor lay Monty
wound in
‘ool
‘rhe three: men disappeared
‘Lerue follow
vall-room. " Maud Tracy-Lenox was also) avé
Programme was a waltz-quadritle
iy, Thad the first strains of music fi
stol Was heard contig
1 direction of the conservate
sic cease, and. the dancers stopped and
other in dread, ‘Then, as by a
all hurried to the door of
torrible scene met their
rs dead a gaping
‘rte in wasn
his temple,
autle,
fora’ a intel Sa Brea
to be is quent
avowel bis determination of at once qrocenltng
tnt xn have got
while in the ¢
is country home,
‘As Fitailiaurice sho
wed his friend the skete
ei the paper, Jack laughed earelesty, but’ made un
ellow,"
re old
were old-timn
Fitamauriee bind calted fo ask W arnor
ity, “But Jack bad
ch in
went on! Gilbert,
tot
au
t
il
tirvly ut of the knncl
Ie Warner thrust bis bats i his pockets and
to a a atiatve turn or two up and down the