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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1880, by NORMAN L. MUNRO, tn the offce of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. [Entered at the Post Oftee, New York, as Second Class Matter.)
NORMAN 1. MUNRO,
Mand 16 Vandewater St,
Vol. VIII:
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 8, 1880.
49200 Pre ania ix Apvance,
$1.50 vou six MONTBS,
No. 870
Fallen Leaves.
roe has paid, the il rooped,
suse lee
reary mon
wile fadiy through the fallen leaves
», The Autumn wind makes moan,
I wander by the sad sea waves,
1 track tie forest streams
In i erienaon, rowed
{ my path
‘and m
"ans eu Ment my ay
mock
Bitahtthelite te i sion
the warmeh,
‘The glory—ail is
s croupa croquet;
conlit bene
opelees lovers a
Or “ae the ball-room's sparkling
Will eye fash love to eye.
There Came to me in Noon-
day Sleep.
1E came to me in noonday sleep
TEE Hight and wondrous bisstd
‘They woke me rudely from the deep,
Sitatige glamor of tts leaun
1 Thad wrouata subtle magio round
of thought and
vat svithin ite spell st bound
grasped me with @ force ta-
ted from that sleepless sleep
I burst the shackles of thatdreazn—
donot laugh. donot weep,
simu lia eam
gaya oF at
pads te y tasks tulAlts
1 to the portals of the grave
‘That dream shall haunt my mom-
still,
ea rs bedew
stata icsaat uphesves,
It pever griet Serge word Tspeak,
lees for-thet my ‘sou
all beaide,""}"
Td part with and yet check regret,
‘Ware one word eld to anvenny pride,
‘But that Tnever ean f
And yet thelr words should slight
‘avail
‘When faultiess sky and throbbing
The tempest’s roar and lighter gale,
Have charm of voice aud look for
Asheart-stringssweetest musiemake
‘When touciied with sorrow's f0-
‘Their cokiness will in me awake
‘What otherwise I would not know.
HL
Lig
Just as she is about to mako her! Jast response, a voice whisper
her ear these word:
“Ray ie not false. He loves you. He is truetoyou. There has
i
_ been foul wrong done to him and you. ‘Treachery is at work, “Beware how you let fiends trifle with your life's happinces!”
)A’S TWIN BABIES:
‘ “OR,
THE RUTLEDGE MYSTERY.
Author of * The Sailmaker's Daughter;" * Rosalie
Lee Oa Sf connoughts
AMES.
remaine;”
ft Lily of Kitiarney.” te, Et
“ Heller's Pupits" Vs The Laat Wifes * Minnie
CHAPTER V.
Sure, if ye don’t belave in
ninst yo, ist, an! 908 how ‘1s ai it up for the
div’,
'Hemectlooked and saw tha it was true,
Lights flashed from every window of Hilda's. cot-
se, an the, sounds of revelry that floated from
indows through | the sultry ae et fhe
sumer ‘yehe
ebjmung of marriage bells
Iman bad returned somo tone before
id to his satisfacti
land
over so ‘quickly, aud the batefut marriage burr
"For tive mom nt Rex was so confounded by these
conflicting: thought io be unable lo any
thing but stare ab the g peeing Tights in the cote
tage, and listen toth 3 of the guests
y came floating Out upon the still night |
“The voice of Dickie Doyle aroused him.
Dickie Doyle was one of those waifs who, some-
how, kee continoally arriving in Rew York from
Treland, aly knows exactly ne
‘or it tink: to make se, and
piekfe newer romomired to fae! hed ror dollars
bead at any one > tame in his li
ihe Knee was that his father and Bother bad
aed of privation when he
tank 3 years when tho pot
a cup
berty, America, and he
ptat was’ ready to sail and
stowed himeolf away.
course he was canght when they were well
cutat eee, and of omures be, was soundly flogged
Dickie Doyle took it very
pitta, vind in bis Joy at Seine en route
For ‘the land ‘of promise, soon forgot. their
stings
¢ landed he was knocked about for some
tino, biacking boots, welling papers: doing light
jobs,’ otc,, until at last he was so fortunate ay to
ion
ind hurried |
ur
Jed | two suckin’ doves. By
do Hilda a service, and from that time found a
home with her,
“Jist listen fo ‘em, doethor, dont,” said Dickie
Doyle. ands to rayson there must be either
wak
ora weit jand sa there ain’tno onedead
in yonder, then, begorra, it must be the weddin’,
be the token. Aw ie yeu don't hurry up, doctor
darlin, ve'll be too late to see ony of the fun ab
Hat
Th x to the realization that he
was losing v1 valuable. time, if he wished to learn
anything about the marriage before it was con:
suinmated.,
“Dickie Doyle,” he said, “do you know how.
this thing was brought about?”
“ The divil a know, yer honor, But it’s aut
as thinks its a Hhoighty quare proceed
jist.
eWiey go zou think that?”
“Lord er simple soul!” said Dicks, as
“at pity nat ignorance of the stats of
aifaits, “iver y knows Mise Laura dou’t lov
Misther olan mo no more'n she loves me.
Ww about Kay Raymond?”
“Foo om ered ‘<I seen fem together
wanist, out in the ere re, an’ thes as lov:
‘my sowl, they was a-bille
in' an’ a-cooin’ fer all the warld like Misthress
Hilde’ white fantail pigeons.”
snd you believed they Jove ench other?”
“Paia'that,”
“And I believe go, still” said Rex,
shall do miy best to find out what bas caused this
estrany Dickie. Doyle, you aro a
jaa. Will youbelp
Twill, 6
“ Then’ say_ no to any have
spoken to you about tana hold yourself in rea
to act whenever I'sball call upon you, I arm
going into tho house, now, to flud out what all
this means, and stop it if Lean.”
He hurried toward the cottage, and Dickie Dose
followed softly on behini muttering to hin
Holl kick up a divil ay arow in yonder, or 'm
mistaken in the make of him, ‘The nixt thing to
an illegant wake isan illegant Tow, and Dickie
Doyle niver misse
help it, bedad,. Pll
the yiny, nlere
sea}
go an’ secyate me:
ean see tho fun,
an!
wi ickio Dosie mate his way stealthity to the
baloony, to which bo climbed by the trellis that
eupported ‘clinging vine, and sconce himself
ind one of the columns, from which be could
have an uninterrupted view through the “Sindow
In the
et
ander * ridestnaids had been very great.
‘When Laura rushed towards the stairway, as
—
van nor the other, if he could
‘ears “
ra
ceitful, wicked w
rength
related in the last
born of despair—s
in a moment, and she
‘Clutched at the railing for
su
‘Oke of the young girls sprang to her and sup-
ported her.
she is 11 she exclaimed, “She fs fainting.
ra! what is it
|The in Tased lot head with an effort,
“Nothing,” ahe sald, jn a faint, voice, trying to
smile. ‘It was the excitement, T le
all right now.“ Come, Je p
0
wile al "the timo her ‘heart fs Sreaicinge for
him.
So Claudia oojected to this marriage from tt
first, und stendfustly refused to be oo of Laur
losmaids.
Mingling in the parlors among the guests, she
fell to wondering what could catise the delay in
Laura’s appearatice, for the time that was set for
the marriage was past by several minutes,
Various conflicting ‘thoughts came
fhrough her mind, Had Laura resolved to remain
true fo the promptings of her heart; had she. de-
cided at the last moment not to marry Roland?
iad a prophetic vision of the future revealed to
ber the life of mi misery “and wretchedness she would
y the consummation of this
hashing 2
Grant that it might beso, was Claudia's
fervent prayer, "Just then, in her inmost sol, |»
she saw all the horror of Laura's situation, if she
‘ara the wife ofthe man sh did not lovs.
ms
‘the parlor, she started to go
irs
trouble “as when she was
startled by by the bridesmaid’s ev
Teeaping up statre, Claudia came npon the scene,
and
what
comprelended itall on the instant, whic was
the bridesmaids failed todo, They attrib:
re
in ‘act, with her
treachery, for Claudia be-
Ray was guilty, And
tie ina that it was as bitter as death to Laura
ioe ive her hand to Roland, while her heart be-
longed toone she thought unworthy.
eae Pitied the girl from the bottom of her
eat,
Throwing her arms around ber, she held ber
back from descending the stairs and whispered, s0
that the bridesmaids Feould not bear her:
“Laura, youmust not do this thing. It is
ness, ite wickedness. Pause, oh, iy darling
Paure and reflect before you do that which will
make you miserable for life.”
maith a weary, bunted look in. her face, Laura
wrenched herself free from Clandia’s grasp.
“must not go back, now that the tine has
she murmured. ‘The guests are w:
ng.
ri stn die of shane it I refused to go down | buck,
" ‘Bat think of Ray—you love him!”
wld despairing exqression came into Laura’
fen Ie wns succesed ot
Don't speak to mo. of bin cried, as she
thought how ho had jilted her, and oe tie tame
Ing letter he, had. written, + ant ear his
nate, Ohe T believe Ih
sind es she @ thought of the ‘thane, and humill-
§
ation 0 her through Ray and his
pli sha for the moment alncast believed. se
rate
roy” the thonght, “and for the sake of 8
5
de-
Qu, who did not mean
cast
word ofall the love you ‘spoke © to mn
, it was with
ength that gave away riteely | me
dad | been on the poe of starting up 10 go
aveay the love ot Roland, who is good and true to
“ Comey" sho cried wildly, t turning to the brides-
+1 Come, them waiting.
wi they think 6 inet TOR Tam ashamed,
ashamed of myself, ‘Not ancther ‘ord, Claudia
I willnot hear you. 1f you want to ar
ried, then come: but doit speak nother word to
me until Lam Roland's wife.”
With the calmness of a stntue s
staire with her brides
and entered the
Lawrence Rut! ge had been trembling in his
hat oA the Jast moment Laura
land: several times b
0 to har, but
that he would only make
mat
refraine
n | ters worse.
Hilda was busy in another part of the room
among the guests, and did not notice that the
time was past.
prNot 0 with Roland, the expectant
He cone and fumed inwardly, until er leet ‘the
reevion of bis face became black as midnight,
and le bitterly cursed Laura in hisheart for cai
ing, by ber delay, the ominous whisperings that
be heard going on around him.
Butall this was put an end to by Laura's en-
trance. The whispers were succeeded by the
of expectation, as ‘the guests, oue and all, pa
‘at ber curiously.
“Dear heart! muttered acomely matron. “She
looks more as if she were coming to her own fu-
neral than to her wedding. I never saw a brideso
white and ghastly.
And this was the unt ersal opinion. The guests
were shocked at her appearance, and prophesied
not bring happiness to
ae. Kiledge and Hilda bestened to her. The
rmer inwardly cursing her woebegon
Ba but his f face had the look of a saint, Tide
was startled and shocked by the terrible change
in Laura,
ss What i it, my daring she whispered, “In
ven’s name, what ail
Notting Uncle Law rane, 1 see Roland yon-
€ for his bride. Will you take mo to
ith, he tender smiteota saint upon. bis false
face, the rcacheroug men led her this sou a
Place hor hand in bis,
‘ r, Roland,” he said, in a vhining
which be vposely nade tremylou emotion
almost overpowered him, jenceforth 2 spall
2 both a gon and daughter, Bless y
children, biesa you both.”
» The hypoeri
obit th
PPSel be eaid to, himself, immediately
nichiding his pious benediction, What
Bee Roland “Wiend her. And Hilda! tia! hat upon
life, t know whether the moter or
deughige fete greater fool of the two.
wotttca wns we went For, i life sho
nd not lel it Ble ene make her
Fico i fe he eyes of f her g Hy vy Oe p when
wld_have gono merrily, but. somehow it
clemedt to her Nhat a dense, biack shadow over-
hung them all, and shocould net keep the tears.
And now the tragedy was bein; ‘om cummated,
Looking like death, Laura stood like a beautiful
statue, with her haha on Roland's sae while im
hasulien m se karing straight t before him,
for he felt that the ind inet b been, reated well.
‘The marriage bein ing rep repeated and
Lauia was making the responses as though every
word she uttered was nell of death,
But bark! Just asshe is about to make her last
response, a voice whispers in her ear these words:
“Ray isnot false,” He loves you, Ho is truete
Phere has been foul wrong doneto him and
ware how you
wasa wild s1 from
i ent wide Sith your lite’s Hoppus”
riek Laur
Ga lavata following,
d
used, cereainly loved Tay. ‘or she srould not
that there was something bebind it all which did ye,
ina whining voice | ria;
“Ray!
"Tne
too terrible.
Bag! Ob, Ray!” she
+ mind had
Mind now this
ery for her lost love, sbe sank
down, a white and senseless beap,
upon the floor.
CHAPTER VL.
= 4 COWARDLY SHOT.
IssTANTLY the utmost confa-
sion prevailed.
and uttered & ery,of anger
and a bitter oa wrence
Rutledge bent 4 wer Laura
ad tried to le her up, but Hilda
Prevented him,
jecling down beside her, she
raised her upon her knee
and tried to restore her to con-
sci
round,
inmaing, gesticulating
era Ke
sor ail trying to ‘to speal
bis chances ot pease for many
a day to com:
“Ivsan illegant row indade,
ejaculated Dick his face eerk.
ing with delight. “Sure, Doc-
tue ex's gut the best av Yem on
the first innins.
darlint. Hit
‘lleluh hearty, awe laddyy ant
"il tumble out at the top av the
Bes er
Rex no idea of strikinj
another ‘blow just then, “He be
fired bis shot and it had told.
Fors few minutes, at least, the
Hees ‘was put and
retiring ‘tom
event
mus with the crowd be
andia had een and
Fecognized him, Flushing as red
8 rose, etnd then paling Like a
ty, the acted ou the impulse of
e moment and walked straight
trite
moma 8
ts shat ai
ide with me a min-
want to
this means.”
6 mar-
ing on
a Not ngms at see They are carrying Laura
utledge, with the feeling of @ demon
within me but with the calm, serene ex;
id face, was making a Little
speee
PMY friends,” he was’ saying, in a loud voice,
“the “excitement and the close atmosphere ot
these crowded rooms have overcom
has caused a delay, which will. be only momenta:
Jn. fow minules she will be down and then
fe ceremony will be completed
“Noe i A now it muttered Rex,
along,” said Claudia, who ing o}
curios sity, “1 want to know how you accorphshe
ed ina momont wat Thave been vainly trying
for weeksto
‘They walked through one of the open, windows
and went out on the baleo
yf asked Claudia,
Isu’t he beref™
“Heard from him! No.
Rex was still entirely ignorant of Ray's ab-
sence.
Claudia explained, as well as she could,
ere has been'a great wrong done,” cried
Rox, | ‘There is something mysterious in bis dis-
appearan
fo tod her what he had said to Laura to cause
to mtwoon, arid they. both conchaded: that a
have been
so agitated by the mention of his
“Faiz, that's 0," epoke up Diekle Doyle, who
had beet, standing “unnoticed, in’ ‘the “shadow.
“What an illej w ye kicked up in yonder,
docther dear, good as a first-class wake,
0. ae don't forget that I
mor,” said, Dickie Doyle, tam-
of the balcor
ene: cP" asked Claudia, ear-
‘me we've only begun to
moive’ the myster zo
“Bush!” said
~ ‘The sound of approaching footsteps was heard,
Rolund canie out upon the baleory and looked
around asif in of $01
Tn'a moment bis glance fell on Rex and Claudia,
and be advanced towards them,
igely al
‘fiat yy vi sue ‘ant ou dene. interryy ot my mar-
set” he demanded Sercely, eee
” The right wehiot every man has ‘event a
friend from being made miserable for ike
How would siehave been shade miserablet”
“ Because she does at love y:
‘You dare say that
ped go iced Nas distorted with passion as he stop-
u Tie”
There was a quiek movement of Rex’s fst and
then Roland ‘went whirling backward. over th
Crash érash! crasht
Good Hf
backward over the
n he went through
‘vines that covered the trellis,
sididn't in-
feavens!” exclaimed Rex.
&
Howly
t. Peter an’ Paul an’ ail the rist av ’eri!
Me beck’: ‘tru all ll to aphinterean' Ln kilt intirely.
Ugh bl get spalpeen! ay.
by o i pumny @ poor Irishman thaws
ever rome nothin til yen at all, at all
wage lnbried sor ambling, and then
itched and bruised by the vines, aroso
to bis feet atul walked burried vot caring
to be found in such a Tidiculoue position,
<The haythen! the Turk! aculated Dickie
“Till get aven wid the baste for mashis
ck intil a Jilly. Fai Be T'wenier phat’s
going on up stairs, wiere they've tool Aliss
Sime diviment, Til bet a swig pothecn. i
wonder if there's any way 0? foindin’ out.” ,
His curiosity getting the better of him, Dickie
Doyle went round the house to # point directly
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