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uunrtiuaut, peering into oluaota, behind the curtains
or tho bed, oven bennlh ll. and nt innt pnuaed be-
lure the portrait, but only [or In ioalnnt.
AI it t uraughly renvaurud he returned to the
tnhIo,plnt:lug upon it ill! lump nnd the mar , th
III!" with the hilt rendylo hnnd.A
d (oil into I deep reveria.
me sound would now nmi Ihen nrunas
n Intl ntnuch iimrn he would start In though n
v hnd whispered in hin ear, nnd gaze nhuut him
wildly Ind clutch nt e wagon. -
again he rose, nud, niruoir y aoruo sudden notion.
Shroud out upon it were tho
mponm hia wedding costume.
' no outlook-
himsell In
'50
u
hue-lonlnug enough to Win’
geittianiun til i operiod,
u uld Ihey have Ieen Remington
lreiiswlill. out would luv; ncltuowladged thnt he
lo
in. tho very helm
mp in hnu urveyu iiimselrln the long
lnltrur iv h evil] c . d in brief
t he turns Iwuy will I on lib lips,
which Indtlenly fndel II he henra tile distant Iouuil
oi n rlurlr ntriittug wit on
It Ill Ilia midnight ulilrne of the Old South. lle
counted the Itrokel one y outs, and
lie] on hin eIr, obeyln n ’
Illliltlli lmpulee, he lice the porlrnll oi Sir lillmuntl
.lr0n.
t liit npprthsunlonn were grtlnntllan-tile
grim nurlnco of the portrnit remained unchanged.
hlill, nn he gnzen. n alight Iotln
ut could have nwcrn lltere w
nlenl. uanr him. but his neuaon, prelerrlalurally exv
cited. r.uIy hue nngulhad n ’ noine int
horror crer lug out his iaouliien that some prea-
ence enide is own no close at no .
At the nnnia ntantling there Ipellhmlnll,
he becotuen nouaihlo thnt n niiigulnr change ispnns
ing over the nut-race or the picture.
At nut ho reels-or inuciea no-
tlie cnnvu seem
rtsiu the Iplca hoyoud la
a cheat produced being not
mint;
udlnta vn byde .
rtrengihaulug light the outlined 0
ti - nd Is
I A white-
gure, the Xnlo. henutirtll lace ineeln hin
in t glue with I no ly reproaclilul look. he utter-
udia cry. nhuta is e e nud once a sin
ream hu hnull tightly ngninat his breast, wliila
ill: cnnnlbnlnce ls corrugnted with sharp lines ol
lent-nri p ‘n
than not, nlter nll, lvlsinn conjured us by nil
over-excited lnnc For when he looke A
there was nothing bhlore him out the dark, hlnu
e t clnvu, it w i is Iumpliglit dimly
brought out the hand line ments or I hullialn iigure.
He touched the cItlnn-Iuuck it. It gave out n
Iirm, renunnnl noun .
Yell Unlrlinlaiuhl he llld lieen the dupe of
hi! i en-no experlansn to iutniin ton Lreslr
w:ll- r 2 on route: ally nl I guilty conscience
In he ‘
him this lric .
Lhil juncture helore lilm like I reproIch-
Inl. lccuslng I ir'
a nut are contemptuous “l’thAw!" ntrode
heel to Iho hhle. Ind ellchlng up I laonlr llill ley
there.lriud to drown the lmpreasion hy iixing h
mind
ii on lisp es. .
Appuenily a succeeded in doing to, lot ha rend
or I few molne I w rnnllllznal, lnecinnled
lnlerrnt. Than Inlldenly hr unng down the book
I'll Icune, . . .
t was uuraoo Whlpnle'I -- Cnstle oi 0lnul.o,"
than lILely published. He had never men it hulurt,
Ind Id In on,uuti ' ’
5
o
Ipe
Bill: Ihl-‘I in my posnonelou, l
tut!" .
lla reputed llimilvll by the turtle, mid nnfuldlng
lhn document. inspected in uuntilnta, with I look oi
glunnng in e.
GtIlluIlly his hnnds lnll upon his kneel, his herd‘
droopn. Ind irom llverla he [usual to sleep.
And the '
clinnther. , .
.'l'he black povtniitnttho lnr end oi’ tho room hr
min to move - rhen Ilowly nuit cnutiourly it nvrluga
inurd, nud. tom ‘ dlnclined.l mhukud
Ind inn lad ' nine‘
leurly matter the side at tho nlurnherer.
' mung the inner lromlhelnert ringers oi
the Ilee lug men, the intruder glances at its con-
tents. hen, n n nwvelnenl uutsi e the door wnrnn
him xhnt some o in nhont to euier,he moves out
or night.
The next moment Berluln Vlsshll glided into the
r om. . ,
the lace tr hnggn d Ind hloutluhot. , .
n erceivin nlherirl tlgura this onemy,
he ntopn. regnrdlug him with I gnu which gradually
nnvum an ex rensioll Imin la nt nutl ierocity;
ha huhohia the glittering steel no ltiuptlngly within
rose . .
Ha n ears to struggle with Ilia lerrihle templa-
nn ha nous his hnied tyrant thu-
A hon, moved hy one unconlrollalile irnpulae, he
grnapv the deIdly hlnde. . r
Th no question or hindenpenle purpose.
A man, wild rrunzy wnn upon him-Ivory evil pui-
Iion of hu soul with written in Illl gluriug eyohnlln
wtou . t . l
a mm the wet tin. drawn hick o pit<:e,and
lhzn run much from in hunt) nnd iulia cluttering to
H1! 00!. v , l
The sound Ieemed lo he the nignnl lot I More 0!
ur Idown to it In) the region ui the ulynlenotu
yurtrnit. silently may draw near and torn: n cordon
rottnl the three ngurea by the table.
Then he reaesied '
u n ntngnlnr thing occur: in the Guest.‘ ‘
Lgs>;=.e ' t
as OFFICIILIAND A GIHTLBXAK.-"AH urn vi
l it nnsu litrnrzaslt-not won lrz man
1 t'
ENFOETUNATZ A
nunti glon vroaawell had npruug to his feet,
FRM‘ll('I LESLIFS
Lu ll. ,
Ll. an 1'01.‘ THROUGH 11- AS
n
ltlitvering Wllll deadly Iunr, every llicnliy nnhingnd.
Stlddenl ml: 8 it He I4: I
diluted with horror, lull his juwlelll
vll n ooh laive trembling, Ind npld cliiin
rlliw Aired In owed with: e or
in
nvrngtug host.
lie Irlell to npenli-, hnl only a gurgling llountl -i
- l.
r.
ahuhiug dnger to un old ma
auilering. who
d advanced and was regarding him fixedly like an “Are on the drill 2"
l.iIl eye
44‘
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11.
:HiMl‘lEY
“V. I
CORNER.
‘ LL N in until,
BEST I
oonduc
lllli ' then up
Ind root. nunrt wit
land V
hill“
l ,3 l‘
.nr ABOUT no Luvs MY llm‘, CHARLIE CDKNDLLY um
‘con wt-in-r WILL or nuts
cos.’ " -
Meanwhile the rvmllloli Eznre in whmn Remington
Cresiwell owed his life lind drawn Berlrnln Vaasnll
rll.
u iur ii, lltr. Vnusnll," he nsitl.
t your daughter hither.”
rqnclled Remington Ureuswell,
‘insult.
ltvenl you are In lea ne willt lliml”
ltiuled iron: his partad llpil.
e ol mun nt length apealts in a tone only and‘ H No, since our laugh: is uiaso rs ."
lhle to his ear: - no re his uiunlr nntl disclosed the face ui
"Fear not. itls (‘nleli llnrdlealmze in the ilosh, ‘ Paul Revere. - . .
nlive Ind wall, sinus nt d to nt oi-anaweli started hanlr.
daughler. 1 hnve (orglven you in my heart or " what do you mean hy tllIt?"lie gasped.
heartn, ere-" “Your eonicionru a mild tell you," rsitl the gold.
The othnratopped him with Ifi-euzled iroatuis. lltnitll, storm 4 “To Come to the point tit once,
-- ot ero- r all’: mite, speak not that name Remington resawell, you have been nlnying is
lielnre these propls l" he whisper: .
dttugerotlt garlle.
ln llucltlimes I! there, people
ctnvnu uuim.-ann run 122.
no”-oa<y,, ,
W, .
lm.
exclaimed the latter, wnnller
d n is lace
who are diittrnsted Ire Inhibited. You have Il-
lempbetl a dilllcull. Int, which pmvarblnlly end; In
’ on
dtanaher-tliht nl rldln llarses nt once.
know to hut I r t.’
Creaawelrtt itlce wn yellow
Ha reflected :1 meme
“ Well. whnt is the
some purpose in v . >
" Yea-I have 3 proposition to unite yon."
“Nt3mell."
“ That in presence of ‘hen? wlllleniiea you nuke
rapnratton hit one ot the rtlsst crimes of which
even you have been guilty-that you marry Judith
llnrdlentone.”
--supposutrei so?"
Revere Ipprllnclled lllm, l.llH lace stern and l'Ci0r
n
dyt-ill of All lllial You have
s in my sureesaiort a document hearing
r signature." he said, impressively. “ll nu
E
r.
5
:-
eovrare .
He well ltilow the he was completely at Revere‘:
inert: -that his very ile wnn at stake. He V.l.Ii.'ra<
lure speedily hnnouucad ‘ ision.
-- l nnt retidy to comply,” he snld. hie voice almost
him.
iorwerd his dung ler.
' Judith Leighton end Jutlitli Hurdleatone were. 0
1
course, the shine. llrongll Pnlll llevnre site had
‘ beeulrestoted to her lather, as doubtless has been
. Incordi
,lu
surmise .
meeting between cresnwoll and Judith wns
marked by much emotion on the latter'a pnri.-tor
and had once tondlylovod him-by caolrepuhiun
on his ai o.
“S0 1 owe this delightful coulusion 01 my plans
to ynn I" he said, with B nneel-.
‘ h the clergyman Ippronclied, tor Revere
had llzreptlrell tor the emergency, he said, nloud :
“ he '
to to dinnoaaesa you That will t-eIdily prove
or.
‘ the inc: flnybady huh I womiln would line known
III .'
He turned Iwhy IS lie spoke. and named himself
ith y uud listless ntr. Evidently the excite.
enle oi the night had been (on lunch for l.lll.lL
Revere Iurued quick an lightning to Judith.
“ an that eel-tillcnle I"
e bowed umrmntively.
‘ hen,” said the go dnmlth, in A land Vnlce,
ilperriiit me to oougrntulats yon, Lady llnvena.
to his feet.
0 t .
Percy Rilvenscrolt a ran
" What do you ny ?' he
a
tr ’erc llavenserott." g
Auk out into his lormer position as he
He u
uttered the name . V
Iserir ml Vtieiinll hnd by this time returned with
Gertru a, who apparently ad name hint or
vvhat was in progress. clyds Belllnghlm immedi-
atelyjoine er.
"You were invited to
A two weddings, friends,"
said Rave “ One oi lhern we m
w th. it seems. Captain Belltngliarn.” he continued
jocosely to Clyde, " Mr. Vnsnll was telling me but
ow that; '
re. , list dispense
“Pr
q I. even," raid the‘ gentleman in
I135 loll,
it me, R
lending iurvrurd hia hlushiug daughter and
y Clyde. ‘'1 wua elylng to our worthy
although it was ilolmlwhat iutorinsl
lva tegn r course, yeti hnvu no valid
lllsappo nli our ex eutnnl friends. i
will reserve the more iornlal cell: ration orihe wed-
Oil."
ding to s intura occur
.
t o ‘ s 4 ,-u ' I
. And wllilo Clyde Bellinglinm. Int] Gerirnlle VIA-
or one lluah, Ind all eye:
the handsome pnir, Sir Percy linens-
hns ennk built, his eyes closed, his sin
lelf-lot‘ ever deal to the sounds of earth.
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An Officer and a Gentleman.
BY JASPAR JYVEC()’l‘H.
CHAPTER I.
"Then n lloltller,
Full or arrange onihn Ind helrde-1 liko n para,
Junluur in hono nudtieu nml qlntzk in quarrel,
' s htihhle rt-plllulinn
in the cunnon nluulh."
Ihe cuunsught llnngtrr iu lite
t ounaud eight hundred rind
ugly heluok txlycell upon in lovely I day lll
ne I! ever came to the man! u t-oxen. ,
run - .
lly i.rother uruoern wrro urine uttnIl -- black-and
lllu.” We had uvriiug uwell,"Il.l English-
II of t e
u 'quito ,, out
and at uiretl the earthy eiltnto by way. thnvwere
dark. Yo llnd hlrd rlderl and hire! drinkers, Adon-
lsen and Dan nuns. ,
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