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A New: Story by the Author of “The Bride of the Tomb” Ready Next Week.
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Livers Paneer
Entered according to Act af Congress, in the year 11, by NORMAN L, MUNRO, tn the offce of the Xbrartan of Congress, at Washington, D. C.i (Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second Clase Matter.)
Vol. VIII... {,XORMAN E, Mose
Hand 16 Vandewater!
$ NEW: YORK, JULY 18, 1881. . yer vow six woxtuas = f No. 406
From the South.
= a AW UM
Dear love, fcrome the Ocean's breast
Our lonely is on,
Mid chang ‘fvinds and. battling
; = nuscious, he was really in a
yh EET Hi 7 . . sate of extraordinary excitement,
That roll from ealis unknosin faa ‘ ata ee BA iba ea i fl itt anes: iaCR I : A strong, sudden, ‘mother
Yai while around us near and far, : beg we i I a m aha US hat SS pulse had’ e caused ber to dar a aay
he white foam hides the sea, i rr 5)
1 he jh Hf Too lat
ne haat sult shineth ke: @ i ‘ Pach ee tenets ope tne
’ hg bad been guilt
I'm coming home to thet Wouck a: lovely child walle
tig with ios nurse Loould net renied
Far from the South the icebergs i upalen soapeak to a sho said,
So to bar our course, ce y to fond of ebiidien, ”
Awesried phalana, grim as desth,
That ruoeka te wh iran’ ’s fore;
reathe
For oe T tool that, sate ‘through
a
rm coming home to thee!
Day after day ‘neath weeping skies,
, ‘Througt et h winds whose breathing
chi
The litedlood as the blasts that
low
« | From Greenland’s icy hills,
‘We keep our course; yet hath these
is
Nor bale hor chill for
herself.“ Real thread, and no mis
mo, Ke.
For, while they blow, full well I
“Ot Take it, Laurette.
I've been t thinking ‘ot giving you a
Present for some
“This Deautifulcollar! You mre-
They "ear me home to theo!
Night after night the Heavens are
‘Asdeath, with drifting snow
| OF through the arch of space’ im.
menise
Strange constellations low:
‘Yet in the darkest light
Suill shines across the ten,
And "mid the Austral stars one
ol to tell me all you know about
the litle gir] we saw in the park to-
tte comprehended at last,
Tear off the collar, she threw it
angrily on the floor.
YT kmow w what you are after! she
cried, “You would have me sei
And points we home to thee! my t nhistress for that paitry bit of
Taw:
y day o1 t, in calm or storm,..| “ Male, oa are quite melody
Pat Sug het or cold Linove matic, Suéli unimpeachable fidelity
“gerene is heart, for ev'ry Lour deserves to be rew:
Tiussten to my loves
And, while I wateh’ the sun go
down
Beneath the Western sei
I bow my head and thank tiny God
‘Who brings ine home to thee!
“Llove my mistress; and some-
thing tells me that you are her
enenty,
What, folly! sneered Miss
Wynde. “Ido not wish Mrs. Dela-
“1T 1S THE SAME HANDSOME STRANCER WHO DETAINED ALICIA IN THE RESTAURANT,” MISS WYNDE MUTTERED. seule lite ene orate bat
Alicia glanced at her husband,” He stood look-| Staggering across the threshold, she sank into the [scrupulous, I shall seek the information eise-
ing dow aul biting bis ip. arest chuir, gasping hoarsely? where.”
“1 ho} r at rete! Quick!” Tam fai She was as good -d, Finding Arnold
Miss Wynde,” she said, after a brief pau: ing no treacbery, ran down |alone in the eal tact Toom the next tnorning,
u I u Ss et 5 “Oh, yes; Lhave taken the pink root tas she could, As sounes che disap. | she sented herself near hima and said, wil
. my favorite, I always. make myself at tons Miss Wynde rushed to the qraver and | less lat
here.” oré it open. « The next instant she held it - ny, Tittle incident occurred in
: “‘Angusta lived ‘with’ my’ parents for some | hand tte chject that bad effected Alicia 9 park yesterday. ‘with hirs, Delamere
x, years,” Arnold whispered in his wife's ear. |erfully. It was only a child's toy, bruised, Dibleen and ber k ‘ae ci a happened to pass
CAST UPON "THE IV ORLD “Since their death she has bad no settled place fud tharved—a, worthless ting hat had evi-| along one of the side paths, and your wife broke
. ii "al Mi dently had its day and been a fas i seen ana fell to caressing the
i¢ia felt, annoyed. It looked as though Miss| —« Goo ” Miss Wynd .. | darling as if it had beew
Wiynde had "established. Herselt indefinitely at | ing Bie Sree eves eee paiea is Wy ejorene tie. ean mere em he
+ jarshlands; and she was by’ no, meaus certain a ji ry fou hildren,” Ng sa
By Rett Winwood. that she should relish her constant companion. aren pinpected to see something of wore conse: | 4, wane bl seeit this child before, 'T
ship. cette who hid she still gazed at the toy, she start- | Wynde resuined, bending ® keenly sence
rette who hid vdonls bd he gluse upon ince. “Ib is the same littl
otteTeho had wt a lonly, and a curious smile parted her thi Sie'Gnce stumbled upon inthe stret
ae
Miss
“The Colonel's Widow;" “ thet Dreeme;” “Lover |" Some remarks dropped b
ronged Heiress," Hte., Etc. been transferred id to, Marsh la
up be
of “Lured Away; * Katherine’
Author v ¥ and Husband,
fond not tend de allay hor th t, Delamere changed color. Bs, had almost
ieube curt fueled, al] Sia than appears on the torgoten the circumstan, faving found a
CHAPTER V. worldly pride, These words probed it to the |.~ The girl was in her mistress’ dressing-room that | I'm sure she m ost a ee sister or brother, | Chikl clasped in <Aivcine are that Insleshent wight
. quick. night, brushing Alicia’s hair when she said ab-| Ti matter wall bene investiga ion, after all. If Swhen he bad reseued her from the violence of ti
AFTER THE WEDDING. “Forgive me,” she eried, in imploring tones. rupuly: ny wrong iy being covered Up, I ‘in make it |Wintry storm, Now he recal with a vac 18
‘his iuatringe seemed the only way to evade | ‘I must tell you, my lady, what the servants are | my Unie to discover and expose 1 we of uneasiness.
You shudder to look ms face; do you feel ruin and exposure, amet woul, econ | s say yn duet emis have te oat weet ate sounded ‘on the stairs at this ‘moment, ees yan a li little jo girl?” vsti ietty ° me
ou lool our owt re ciled to it in time—I dit bh, give ee hn 2 | Miss. ne pl th id 0 ne, ler
No reproach when you look in your own hearty, | reconciled to it in thm bila” s iia cit you” aes tea ing wed barely. time to replace the toy, complexion was h hike Mrs, Delamere's.
way. hat nonsense!” | a droopiny attitude, ere Laurette returned with Teould not el ‘ai man 6 her dark, sparkling,
ne Se a a Nee use| she "Sxclain Bisa Ww. yada and 1 are | the gluso¢ water for whieh she had been sent. brunette beauty.”
vepen Februnty, and the nar. , @ handsome, old-fashioned alnost pecan other,” 4 ‘ish Alicia bad made some inquiries con-
~ de ate inthe month of Februney, eh, with the | mansion, conn delightful prospect. It ayer any cay “there is good cause for the — cerning her.
riage was celebrated in 'l follow. mn th fa orite residence of Arnold's parents ony she feels,’ CHAPTER VI. “So de I did not speak to the child myself,
fe Sclats the first week of the “April follow io you mean’ : I fancied dhe ‘Mrs, Delamere did not wish ie to
ing. tice her.”
, “Ob, that is not likely,” Arnold returned,
rs Delamere, and has been for| 1 pray nbs Spec tome ws tty thinking fusbing more than ever.’ “Why should she
(Sho was too weak and cowardly ears, She did’ ything i her power to. win| A¥'thon dost ruminate; and give thy worst of thought | care?"
to and she had been persuaded by him, cared er except in. a| Tie worst of words, “iJ idon't know-—it was merely my. impression,
sents thata secret of such moment; ones hide brotherly we "That's why she never married.| Nor many days later, the aisoovene an toy Tshall not undertake to account for it,”
anid;| den, could never With safety be revealed, But | She will bear watching, my'Iady. I'm sure there's | «2s followed by a second discovery of vastly imaginative,
in "You | the consciousness of her duplicity embittered every atte indignant. greater import h ns” enid Miss Wynde, with exas-
i“ moment, aud was continual mawing like can- The mornin on n whic it was made s Pperating raced in
pon remain at non thin summer, our Pape reeie hi ye 6 a esr He naa ie a as be unusually beawtiful; a early ae the “enfires of that little Pte a ‘ikeness to your
will be very g! e Yo is When Arnold. anxiously questioned her, as he | Fem bout ffi you the house. It cannot be | Mrs, Delamere drove th
But Alicia, who: had met the affectionate ad- | did sometimes;on er paitor nl gravity, she would J forbid you to repeat their gossip ss ye! be
eect he dthatsgr ts Ct fost, teased have lat the tvm, Try tte | SUnepenatl kSvery worst things that wer SPD eter,
to accept 4 3] ave lost their tone, Try to bear , = and. lett the carriay fe outside the ate with the in-| ‘‘ Did you 9 rat ” 1
oan tas nd his country seat refitted for | with Hy spirits they recover their usual elasticity.” sat "l short of ‘ln veal truth, "Augusta W ynse funtion of wandering about for Some tue tn the | Cecrtaint
said. ‘1 prefer to go there. “ Are you happy with me, darling?” hie deadly « isoppointe eo) uvating shade, “Tris very strange; but such chance resem-
eis ete mes from New York. “ Pully as happy as I deserve to be. . You, have Sines ‘omnnt he endl omy a in'the park half an hour, perhaps, | blances do oceu
“Ro nen the better, won iny-esteem and respect.” ceasful rival and bent upon her ruin. ig along acer li lessly, when | | He rose, as De, ‘spoke, and passed out, A little
jut, my dear, it ill seems like a final separa-| “She never spoke of love, or r yielded any show of | It did not take the man To jong to discover ve r little ery, ail at | later Miss W ynde sae him restlessly walking up
tion, I'sbalt only see you at intervals,’ | tenderness on these occasion that Alicia, though shiva serene and seif-| once, and, leaving her © companions, darted down a | aud down the vera A malicious smile parted
hat will be a relief Swocked, One day when Alicia had been settled some | possrated. was secretly unhappy, side-path ‘that was quite thickly’ screened with her lips at the mig, £ “ior Sho knew that the poison
pie Lonsiato looked shocked,and pressed her _ turning from |" The little fool!” she said relf, “She is| evergree a he few carstullye
embroidered handkerchief to ber eyes. 8 drive swith her husband, he, found raw. insani ely ncitterent to ole ‘ove, though he! “Tie action was significant, and aroused Mfias | Chosen insinuations shebad | tora out bad struck
“You ungrateful child!” she sobbed. “How in possession of a lady visitor owas worships the very grown s she wal is one Here's a/ Wy: ncle's sin nberiny curiosity. Perfectly reckless home.
enn you say that?” ed avvich Urwoetto beauty of | mys tery for mie to U Her grave look in’re ae Laurette g might think ot ber, After that a few uneventful days went by; then
3 Alicia Stood coldly aloof. These crocodile tears y, with val cheeks and intensely hack frequent. ighs ave not ‘th he ran ireerd a peered e: came a second visit to the cit
* failed to move her. hair and I sat plain her far, but arose | One morning’a little event ocemred that gave down the path. On this occasion Arnold drove the ladies over
What is the use of our plying fee mam-| at once with a jab was charming. her a slight clew to the trutl he was passing Ape elderly woman, soloing the hand of avery himself, A few formal calls were paid, so
app pier rt, * Augusta!” rey exci, {in ccente of | the opeitdoor of Alicia's room w wen she saw her was loil jortaring 4 it its seclusi shopping done, and about two ofclock in tho after:
‘an icel org you become. mat the moment his gaze upon the in- | rival 1 takegome object from the tireat-drawer Wants piss to therm, ite vont “a {noon they drove toa fashion
I don’ Veliove you love anybody or anything.” Wo hex ipa; then to her hence Se asty word mmantthen clasp the bila | dered Tanck
ie woe. e smiled nnd extended ber har , ith her back to the door, but quickly con. stl jn bie ‘ati Pan kiss her passionately 9 Alicia was in unusually high spirits. There was
» “rich cruel child! to'say this to your own you by. surprise 9 usual,” she coated ieeobyect ow bearing sovie movement Miss | The t cling toeach other inan unusu- d, and the lxcitenient of the morning's di-
mother saiat iexuaxen sical ye made, and swung round, looking white | ally ‘affections meet mene, versions helped to exhilarate h
And ‘Mrs, Lonaale's tears flowed aftesh, A sitet hat looked Like annoyance fitted over on i red. © Bless m he samo tittle girl my | | The room wa
a Bae
Jared p Loxspat gave his daughter no oppor-
tunity to repent. “The ominous betrothal was
while they liv
1 Thus far ‘Xtcia had sedulously kept her | ‘The facts are these, ny ny Indy,” said Laurette, THE DEAD ALIVE.
tnd mold took bis bride on a long tour trae? | nusband ail knowledge of tha Pata in inypradent sinking ler voice to a whisper. | Miss Wynde is
the Sex ther rn States, It was the middle Umi re | renga te exten of Tine ‘child that bad | love
ye af. | bee
r doing some nora started slightly, and his face took on a
eauttal with its mirrors and
cand its damasktraped tables, Sitter
d beaut:
ie Devt we shoul understand each other,” | Arnold’ passed on without speaking; but she | Iady picked up t So dread the streeu? | frescoin
* Atiel said, in jotonous voice. You are the very Inst person I expected to sai Thentalys The exclamation eame f net sil rat
Shall visit’ you" nally—to keep up on seo va exclaim “] wouder what that fool was hiding? Some| staring with e bewildered ait ov is Wynde's | ful I Roles eon frontal one on every hand
pect, to receive You at inter- ‘course it would have been more correct to | token from a farmer lover, perhinps Tshatl make shoulder, deeply Shocked and surprised Wynde, who was much more sybaritio in
in my own homes "But wo will inake no pre-| wait Coram Invitation.” But 1 was never one tofit my duty to thud as that lady herse iertee enjoyed the scene equally wi
“Hens o of affection, if you please, on these occa-| stand upou ceremony, you know. I heard you! The opportunity came within the hour. Alicia sat that RightT and who fs shef Tellme harming, charm
were heme from. tie honeymoon trip, and that] seemed restless when she came down stairs, ut it,” cried Miss Wy rnd ‘earning and seizi ing air of
Si, e I done to deserve such treat-| was suflivient.” Jength. | After draining awhile ‘at the pane, | tee girl's hand, agit cup in, whit theo toe eee ts
* ment te sour bana J bowed and led her up to his wife, and walking up and dow the drawing-room sev: | ut Lauretio. w on ber guard, Tie | ta She French manage everythin
“oa were n this lady is my- cou ‘Augusta | eral times, sheAnally put on hee hat aud passed | words sho hid uttered were involuntary—ealled | perfectly, I would like to dine bi
Hiyough the conservatory into the garden, forth by the moment's anazement.. She regret: | hoy tes
Tather threstenod, gonded and tortuved mse into-a| They greeted ench other politely. natane her back was turned Miss Wwnde| ted them the moment ent they had rast hi her ips, Te es they wore ready to go s eu) pressed co
marriage that Soe Uetle short of sneriege were no ot ‘at home to receive you,” hike sal, rhe dressing: room. ‘as there, | het ‘at—and she was beginning The crowd stiit Tingered a Man
Under the circumstances, the last yemnant of af |**Let us make aniend by attending to your com sisting the furnitures and putting everything it | stromgly to. tapes that sues might ‘be this case | tat the wines, and tasting the doticate
fection for you died in my heart. ‘The subject is fortatouce.” ita place, The key wis in the lock of the drasier, | she had no Suteution of lending her aid to briug it chatter of amnall ‘talk was inooe,
sinful) Jet us speak of it no more,” “It is not necessar ry,” Miss Wynde coolly re-| and the presence of the maid was all that rotect”| to li ‘he men and wome as Carel
nsdale had a heart, after all, though it| plied. ‘I have already been over. the house and | ed Alicia's secret from her unscrupulous enemy, vo eere is son tell.” sho answered sul- | light-hearted and unsuspicions ae of lilas some
wars Ton deep under a crust of selfishness and | ordered everything to s self. Miss Wynde did not long remain at a loss, |lenly, ‘1 spoke without thinking. Come away, | children; but the black coated waiters were v9 Fa
with crystal and silver. Rich
10)
vera true mother. ‘To you Towo| |“ Alic
of ny tnbappie, ‘When yon’ and my Wynde.