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Full Title	Street and Smith's New York Weekly : a journal of useful knowledge, romance, amusement, &c., v. 60, no. 30, May 6, 1905.
Contributor	Hathaway, Charles W.
Date Added	30 November 2021
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Language	English
Publish Date	1905-05-06
Publisher	New York : Street & Smith
Alternate Title	New York Weekly. A long martyrdom / by Charles W. Hathaway.
Topic	New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers. Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals
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OCR the deference due to a ant ney amb “honored to and ai Brea, M. Marcel, sot shail be, to his ia inbed, in t {That nifured Rovuiie to Ve pathize. . Weil, and, you J ten through an inner doo! wate: = ood gin!” sotthudeed she fs,” never be too sighed. ald; “and, tue: ry to the girl wae then playing, to Vert digner—at Teast, ing her head, ‘The manager tol me a place. f am shall not £0." “Why ni panion was “uy I have kno Vera, quietly, Eheatr ical’ wor Rot, ike the @ manager’ anid gee, “Ma the place or ext week to the know the sta Re me yur ow! or eculte alone call upon, you? “and 1 think Nera Bertram in jo know jarcel Rosalie er belonging Gences In papa returt and had Rosalle, though gr veh good young racter End abiding to ‘bear the worthy Ros Haining saved ber attitude. as might ne Phage In tne shop, re, it wo! backed chairs and So Vera was, for e made ee years of lite, for bi have done Brandes by this al Ssflademotselie is too aid ash of pleased, surprise grossing Tis fentures at tle. gree as You som eyes or his Publicang, were. degree without “blood” were mean and antiquity 3 an old-fashioned Frenchman, know oo mulch, hot said walng benevolontly om the’ beautifui and latency delighted to have a congenial iistenct and quaint "reneh, yet she 2 0 te must ru nd ‘father can Myabber away about, the a other old curios. until” it's eeked about the w Hand T know something of Ue yell |. Marcel, erior, for Ver he treated her, though she was far p his own daughter. Perbaps be ‘was not accustomed to defere Vera ve tea with us, father, salie; “and T told ber’ that. you and she utd ee on splendidiy together, “You must trot information, for, Ber; she, de: Mhe govt of thing you ike so much dm too stupid to understand or care about; “Oh, yes!” eried Vera, clasping her hands; she our equabie youug women, but full sand very foreign ip ‘her ways 1 make you talk til you are will.” mored, histories, “Ma bles,” said tI ‘but, of course, ‘anid look after ¢ adv. ith a-merry grimace to her father, who replied by shaking bis*fnger af her, she vanished good girl,” he said, smiling; “a very said Vera, earnestly grateful to her for her kindness to Mapa Marcel looked wistfully. at the girl and “Tt ds mot hard to be kind to you, mademotselley” he after all, Rosalie bas dot reat does not soem Uitte to me, monsieur; ft fe a : er ocalle “pad told him about theater, f they wanted mand w er, trai ‘Vera, evigen ay a relia of the world, od Rosalie asked if f L ed tims Sifoqd—and f Waut 0 earn enough to ive: somes “You won't earn it here, thon,” said Rosalie, ‘Vera smiled, Id me he would be sure to find to call again to-morrow; but 1 oF auked, Rosalte, to ace Sf her com: orld a great is that outside it, manner,’ eli, laughing, “you ca Yoowed anit sua could, bat “I should a t you were, | Besides, you have a rt_in a burlesque; you ca: rms, ort you are ‘all’ there, the English say,” sald Rosalie. eo) le, a Dorie, att come, SoM cat My address 1s 48 1 Boos vou wlll have to clit three breakneck stairs, I must my dresses for the Doric. ‘Au revoir.” Pa and ys of disposition about {hat saved Mer from beltg ev comprehended this element in her when she came fr fruits dered, and purest faith and tru: e only said tha Orphan, and f{riendless ; that she mostly lived 'abroad—t “you ant ees have know nd ZL ‘only dance. ther a nice little e's eine Your f Bbarese, T will § you, ‘and let you know.” ae very kind, 1 pogelahimed the dancer, will you. ¢ Foon." Rosalie came. the next day, and had tea with the ck Foom—an odd) jere was a certain he told her new friend all about herself and 25 but, Ver m5 a Bertram gave no feeling to ask que; ‘women, so difte iterent sa of, a in CHAPTER VIIL t THE CURIO HUNTER. Uttle tea in the shop parlor Irom awkwardness Papa Marcel ms ae dainty and prec enina 5 cigateenth century ould be endowe the panior, where, to ld feel pre ty well at home amid bigh- a pindle-legned para Marve! el Ther the bist s worse, These people, too, paltry; they had they knew nothing about wacted on an. old pletu d to go and attend to a cus- ted off Vera to her room to ith which she pro- wits and he was only too deltgnted he treasures of his experience to listens t with which rig ane, aad, at any rate, hap of 60 he rouse? you could know that cat smolselle, I loved it! morrew lucky, for my size Wie The out, of concelt wien That hat” Vera you ook 60 lovely in It. wish T were, half aa beau tiful as you ere, Ty, deans T should have been a and in bis mann tperior’ out Vor held out so he knew Tike a native— how Madame. La Saint Ger- my customers, le, and “tke jyous The Drandes Games of to-day are parvenes. fi true French fashion, with an ex- this girl, who had where the: French oa. wa Tea ro Tiere atay on your mademoiselle, as “But T don't tke fam, leaving, 1 6 said Vera, astonished ‘You don't make suMctent al- actions, my dear, in London—and in ' the ! that is dreadful ! with tears In her eyes. I should like to so much ! i it most Kind of tage all my life, er really vulgar. Vera T had it six ‘which Ss You'll er said 0, good he tea, “I can me but anyon; wery ly Ae deal,” laid ike the @ mo- * lion, eak to Are let me ly as~ native confi- birth, d wit Time of it “and none the happier,"* returned "I don’t know. Now’ wouldn't _ ve ‘be nice to marry an immensely rich ‘man? s1vit, Paused a moment before ‘she answered, lowly “I don't know. I suppose, for some reasons, It. would.” “Poy every reason, T should think,”* Rosa- a1 geo, Wopld soon, get to like your, husband 1 enough, if you did not at the begioning, and Then Jou esula myers drive, instead of walking, and never I mn omnibus, and wear diamonds and sealskins, nd 80 be—supremely happy !” ANY Sou are jaughing, at, me ing Jady at the Doric, you know—calls You won't like her, by the way; but you get a’ cha my Ine to ‘datter up,’ Ro 5 you won't get on. An! you re {29 proud am afraid I am prot aise Silent ; but i ‘cannot speak Mingo But allence dgean’t, alw It’s often, Just as anding Sault, “People want say beetty things. I confess I like them, 3ven ‘whe on’ pelieve em “Yes, is very ‘odd, isn’t said Vora, Taughings “that roo a spoutd 1 Me hat they now is not said sincerely, tru “1 shouldn't ke om Your” Said. Rosalie, abakiog ber hess t shui’ feel hurt if you ev wich more of you ze Jou don't humbug. you know, 'T am not likely to ‘cut you up,’ os » eplte ied Vera. ‘you. a beautiful. danc d_enerally I niefer ‘a Ttallan dancers to “the French.” Jupposo you went to lots of thes- ‘Oh, yes.” «How happy you must have been !”" sighed Ros ite, "whose "acne of felicity was going. to the theater. Yera laughed rather bitterly. T PPY sometimes, and sometimes not,”” she UVR sorgot, by the way, to. enumerate sald. every night at the theater among the delights of a rich marriage: oT did; Dut not every night; balls ai I should want just aa she rand, a “ essed aman decidculy & stare of mag Gmnvelled sdmmiration that her anger rose, and. her eyes ae rie ¢ look, that made him recollect bimseit wax. but stood still as the girls passed on, to gaze er. atten ve muttered, through his “what a wonderftl Tacs Tivo great mind ut at that moment the two figures disappeared, where, he could not, at the distance, tell He tured back ‘and walked elotg the Strand, past the, weno at which Bue. could see no trace ne where “ie was Wk ely impatient exclamation, ine resumed bis way. seuttalle” sald Vera did. you notice that man who stared so bard g “What man, we put Ld Ho stared rudely,” said the otter, with @ quick, Pagglonate quiver of the delicate 1s 100 particular, Vera, . If you wut be fe 80 handsoine, men’ will Took at you. “What Ww swell?” wyeu” ‘ish I had seon him, Hero we are.” And eit Turned Up the eourt’ that ied’ tothe siege A “Vor the time, Vera forgot the fueldent, and never froubled her, bead as to whether she were: likely vo ssue, alas! for her, she aid seo him again, and that before another month was past. 3 CHAPTER IX. *O8IR LEICESTER, ‘The stage manager of the Doric engaged Vera Bertram at a salary of one guinea per week, and she was to com her duties the foliowing night. Those Seeetste in ad te Jack the by the sea- peasant, in a actors, a badiy ventilated room, as rough as a barn, ‘but wretchediy stuffy, with ten other girls, there being only comfortable space for four of thane slrts-were ladles, most ware equal in. speech, and e “fellows” in ‘he business on tho stage, ‘were desperately curious about thelr new cot a mnfon. » asked more straight, downright ques- tlons in a singlo evening than were ever put fo English tourist in America in the course of a month. Who was she? What was she? he father? | Had she drothore and sisters t=-brothers specially. What nation. was, she? Engli: uy. lian? her hair colon, of dyed? Where id she live? he stage?’ Had she ever acted? Wher Did che lke Roralle Marcel ese, wel fraction of the questions, to hothing of remarks. per rsonal or otherwise could not ‘find any real flaws in Vera's ey ut one girl, in an audible nies said too tal. pair isto~ dyed? a third. remark cratic amateurs. Keep themecives. to themselves” 3 but Vera hold her own, apparently ated and, in truth, the frivolity of the girls amused h At Was too achall to annoy ber stions were un ansirorcd say They oir remarks unnoticed’; but eady. help, brougbt ‘her ‘cultured taste to bear on the falt the set of a cap, or the blending of soiore. nance apex vil of anyone, or seemed to Fomember any alight, In speech or word to herself, Rave herself no “aird.” and was altogether so fie'and considerate, that she. won golden vagal, and. inde ved, her good nature was frequen! Posed, up “Miss ‘Dertram, dear, for me, Miss Bertram, f Vera's’ ears, ‘The companionship, w congenial. She had ber living fo makes hose girls were uo ‘worse than most of thelr class, and better than some: for, be it remembered, the’ D sent perform Woman. who, as_Vera remarked," 1. ed by a Han’ anne. "the a1 tarantula at’al ‘When the stage manager saw Vera in the robe ip wnich she appeared as a guett, ee book, is 04 head, but is do, my dear,” he sald “ae cantblog vwron she wromaid Den” Too’ right, that's Jt, oe, “you're a sight too handsome, mY Sear? immersoa won't like It You ‘know what tending “Jadies. are-—or don't. Loot here, do you mind Keeping well up stage? “No. indeed! sald she, laughing. “I do. not care where Tg “Well. your Fe a gem!” eaid he, daring: “Never sa) before that didn’t want to be as much in 8! wa girl et as the could « Ia the bose fel you to do that?" asked o “rd stick forward, $t 1 was you, just to spite that haterut Boomer in the Neapolitan. scene icture” re- quired that Vera should be well tu views and she was far too striking a personality, in her pictur: esque dress. to escape notice. no of the papers, indeed, in a passing review ee, In order, to notice Rosalle Marcel's a that “among the crowd in the last rpansing beauty, Who Tiebt. enbie a ian.” delight over the lines, and som! xtra vsdles hinted, pretty, broadiy that “ re ‘friend’ in front.” while rere. ve fe father tha otherivise. Mi ‘ald, “may manage to get me out of th csghe'll try, meyoe;, Dut Curtis is rather high and mighty. ' He likes you, and he doesn’t care overmuch for her. One night n Vera had been about a fort- it, night at the Borie, one’ of her room companions sald to her fics Bertram, you ecored to-night. repeated the girl. ‘How do you digo, you see bow Sir. Letcester Sabine mean, Why, stared ai “Ayia. not totice that anyone stared, and T don't know Sir Letcester, Sabine from Adam. “Don't you? Well, ig swell, ou, and He had bis eyes fixed on you all the b: mn When 3 ou're on again, was in front ‘Mrs. Dene—do hte cl you new: ce “1 have béen such @ know bardly anyone. was mur a yea oer was the dagransnatical rejotnder. “spe cohen, She's altting In the drat tier box next the stage, on the o.p. side. { wonder if they Over eatch the chap thet aid that murder Nera shrugged her ‘shoulder “He wouldn't be the caped altogether,” she on the gir! Hille time Jn England 1 as Ie the Mrs. Dene. whose Bai but I hope he’ how." She’ was'no sata" “Do you mean generally?" “Oh, T dont know. I never heard of her till that tral came, But I mean Carew was a lover of ers. No doubt-—T mean, very. lik ‘When the eth act, came, Vera glanced at the stallay and as she he man her compastion Ms hag described, she recoguiced: tue man who ther 80. fixediy in the Strand. * ghe way far irom pleased to see bimai che knew the sort of thing she had to expect. Of course, she ld take no notice of letters or presents; but, ail the same, it ant to bave the stage: rosa, and w! Bit none such came the next day, or the next, nor for four or five days, though on ‘each of those nie hers eb Whose onthe stage could not era's etitical judgment did not Ht may be men- Honea, fully Indorse the, descr ption of ber com- iF Lelcester was decidedly good-looking, But not ‘very handsome." But one night a letter was. given to her a2 she left the theater. a bal ise it, wut it flashed across h per ™ would then probably tegale himself with tee conten she took it careleecly, said, “Goodnight” and went the’ letter; tt wae dated trom Prince's Gate, and hen she reached her lodging she broke open was cert fair, EAR MIss Seemann! : efor turing to adatess van tent at will not imie- pnderstand ‘me when I ask to grant me an interv 1 ‘aware that the osial SUE Bo tween us’ makes tt seem, perhaps, un to you that 1 nave, loporsh ba 180. re, eel Gon ahd? inheritance treat you to reply to thie ‘all tunity’ of proving to you hat itis my name old ofter you. Hallave me, yours. wiost jost. faite vera laid down the letter. ‘The flush on her check faded to paleness.” Her sensitive pride revolted against woolng of this sort: and yet she was not unjust; she saw clearly that it the man really meant honorably, it was the only Way to approach her. | But did he? | Was it likely this wealthy man would want to marry a girl, 4 Nora's, position, be her birth and training’ wha at * Bo he girl argued, with the bitterness of world- ‘knowled; It worldly knowledge 4s some: # and perbap ease, va F Lele ester oa that’ sha was above the com: mon must be ‘opmeaciea wit i zoore chr cumspection. en he thought ber mn for ‘wae suficlentiy e casted, himadlt or for hie money: be id dro] k, and show his in- tentlo ome. irk. cnord “the etter and did not an- Bwer But ight try to meet ber as she came home, she vecacrally ‘contrived 10, leave the theater with two or thre d she never saw Sir Leicester. ‘One night, ho awever, it chan ced ifhat, she was detained ; “the others ines waited. for er, Bat iSrnient ‘she ome earlier, so Vera, Bio" hurried through theo and at the entrance was form barred way. instinctively she re- even in the darkness, Sir He ‘bad Sreised his het, ana stood bareheaded before Tat is Bk? please,” she said, a1 “at you wish it; Dut alley; me to aptal ove word rst, “Are you just ‘You, sureiz, had my letter?” nee “But you did not answer i “Gertaity pot, I do not aleve what you said, Sir, Lelees jonor ear- nestiy. meant, and T meas, nothing teat cna Breve you. Will you not allow me to call upon yor live alone—in one roo} 1e of some place "ybere yrith you. Don’ ain iT have "Then,” he urged, we can meet, Bing = friend treat me as if T mu a villad eas touched, despite herself; shg might after ail, be wronging thormen. “T cannot apeale a hore to you here, at this hour,” she a ind I must have time to think. Hil write to you SRousand hanks, I will not seek to detain and went on her Not that her ter of a et A FIGHT WITH A SHARK. Barbadoes, cne of the Caribbean Islands, was the scene of the following vivid and Teli-authienticated fight with a shark, one of tl Feat man-eating tribes * oA Ship named the, Southern, ae st Gischaree eelght at tbs part veterrcd tor when the erew who had been engaged in the aisty work resolved upon salt-water bath, and accordingly ventured Ta the wea ‘The coral shores of Barbadoes abound in sharks, and the first mate of the ship, who remained on Donrd, espied one of these monsiers making toward ten minutes in the e alarm. The sailors ym Liver- wales the 1 Jaws and literally bit raliowing @ portion of the shark's black dorsal fin showed al the, wate s the ebum They had beon and many years, and the bitterness et hs feelings mage him for the moment quite dumb. meantime, the insatiable shark was swimming hither and thither through the blood- stained water i h of inder of bi ey. The rest of the crew were only too thankf fo be safe in the boat, but pot so with John Hodge. the dead man’s m to board the shpgwhers ye centered the cook's galley. and having secured a long, sharp butcher's cfs | w x: ngside, ca fearlessly into all done so quickly fered’ hed they heen 96 disposed, but all looked at each other in silent amazement at cuch temerity. je moment that the intrepid seaman struck the water the shark him, and made for the t. were equally cager,,the one for 2 on his jon’ beside his on his back, see im tm. hin terrible Jews. sessed, and at that instant Roath the charie at the same time thrust sting bis before ‘he came again to the surface. | The en- fish became confused, his adversary, Evsiding bis ‘head, gave eated stabs wit the butcher's kn! whe Teti a mo- ment out of the bloody circle that now surrounded them, toliowed fa gallant serie oy y he sailor age 8 him’ The men In th onthe, ship hela thet very, breaths in ee “iteasiy sof thelr excitement mi fused ir daring comrade. As wo have said, the tea monster had turned, and was again making toward the saflor, but thé latter 80. far from eallzing any fear, seemed t Eave gelned comidonce daring the brict encounter, and ag the shark approached him once’ mora hé dove beneath him, and infileted two vital stabs in bowels. became red blot all directions, in the think that their be din ee to they ey over, and the lashing the water slowly death throe! | John Hodge fied and mh a tale with the rest of the corpse, it Nelther Jobn Hodge nor the crew Trader will ever forget this fight wich a shark at arb FOR HONOR'S SAKE}: > By BERTHA M. CLAY, z Author ¥ “Wie tn Name Only, Jueen Among Women," fagdaten,” tat ete, (For Honor's Saxe” was commenced fn'No, 20, Back numvers can be obtained of all newadealers.) CHAPTER XXXIX. frou WILL STAY HERE UNTIL YoU YIELD!" mm Grange was an old-fashioned, red brick houses datiag from the Previous century. It8 po- sition was very secluded; the nearest dwelling W Bearly'a mite distaut, and ‘the ‘house rounded by thickly wooded gardens, was not “sible fbg Fond which p nd an she: had rather “ pot only, in two ‘or three tenants were volt Delta dozen tenants alto ony a ere, —and Malda decided to lock into matters, seveee and put Titin"thorouehly. en in efore she could ‘not have’ entertain set “oven it she desired to do 0, oF cou a spare ethe necessary fot some of thé guest bers were needing and renovations, ‘and the grange was. Dy extensive. ‘So Maida ‘asked Claude “the girl had. no spiher, engegenient, and frould probably preter lerton "Grange to The Ferns, 8 geagon of they She would be a books, @ if she took athe, dogs, with hi warn inst. long "W the’ © open Gountey j the girl was elty-bred and had a wholesome fear of solitary expeditions in, the wil bed sho found Merton dull, poor child, it was only 10" dull where’ Capt. Stew: She greatly preferred this to @ house- .mhere she wust be on the perpetuat what she did not feel, In Malda’s revence ake Must wear the mask, but she was often alone, and then she was under no such restraint She wrote to Stewart the day. following her arrival 1 wut the ‘grange, and wai tter, he would is usual wring, and tse necensty a5 ceajment, gave the girl a Ikind ‘Ater breakfast, Mat Claude went out ech Grounds, “and opened” the etter. was the dear handwriting ; with aushed rt, she pressed the letter again a took Claude the best part of the morning to id that letter. simply Deeduse she read andere til ‘known ft by beart. pit! there e the stab, ‘en and “lee, for this Brtceless treas ure, is first love ster, Ww: was from @ who Could net be her lawfal lovee why had no lawful right to gant her. i “dearest,” hts “ ‘prectous lov Jove could ne be read between The a perhaps, ‘ what we what van ‘ort a: aid?—no Torecastivg of the ‘ruture, hi nothtoy og of of the gio orton hopes of betrothial ! re time to. come existence for the writer, He io the woman ee, loved, but nen } there poke closer unfon “It is so long si you, darling ” wrote; “and yet barely two dayst "it T could only be with yout. Four days more, at least, betore we m write, every thing al "your Thou! T want, as it were, to feel our heart; would that 1 could Peathy close to my own te fe letter was shined. “Your fatthful Eric.” Gleude Kissed ‘the name, with blinding ‘tears, Oh, for the long, long years to o How could she crush down the cry of her “Must we live out our lifetime ‘ah neither hopes aie 's wolve, tela, atarttea the girl, Had she 80 long away? | put the letter quic ily fato her pocket, a Woatier Rrostmmore' she cated back: am her ang she Tan toward the sound 0 fata role, and soon came t © Mrs. Westmore stoo ST thought. you “night ike 0 go for a “rive,” gald, the latter, or ar d= please call mo Maida, if vou don't m “Ewould | ‘much rather, if you'll let) me, ssing her arm’ round her shorter e Shoulders, at you, so don’t let me hear ‘Mrs. began Claude, roguishly ; but ae ‘clapped ‘her aad “over,the pretty lips, Not “Mrs, anything come, new and gress." that any passed. and the noxt, and after Malda went to the library torsee the builder agaiae and ber steward; but she and Claude had sat chat- ting for 20 one time on the terrace, so it was already growing dusk when Maida left’ her young com- Panton after lounge and pe, dnwa'to the lawn, across which the aun Plunged inte the ‘deeper wooding of the ‘bed in her own thoughts, she wan- ep gloom chimed in with what re to ly the girl was startled in real earnest. she heard, aston, Dehind her. swift and stealthy hi in esveaine, said 4 her terror, Tera kind ‘of relief, for lt was Chris Davenant but the other man?:, He bad not spoken. but ‘there She knew that it was Basil Tolle- struggle; she hed no power toe It was quite useless. and ery ow ees over left her. | Cinude possessed that rare ogi, pres~ ence of mind; and it did not er, even in ENS Ceeible ‘crisis; Indeed, ‘the ‘very ‘strength of tho emergency Kept her faculties the more keenly "Ghrie carried her carofally enough, and she new she must have been very near the'end of tbe srounds, by the short tine that el wpsed hardly & jninute—betore a. ga! pened, the Jay Deyond was reac aude knew that this gate was a wicket lead- toe. Mio Gs narrow. lanes-e thoroughfare ooly ta feory, for scarcely anyone passed along it ftom Week end to weeks end. Wehr ht Tied ber into a carriage, as she percelved, ‘as he ie followed. ‘never Tosi ache mounted tl away rapidly. Davenant closed, both windows, and pulled the cloak She ‘did not utter a off, the girl's head, She know how futile it was to attempt to t deadly white, with, blazing sre ae draased ‘herself trora her captor’s arms She ‘saw. by the Tighe in in the enrriage, that’ be was isguised, both in face and dress, was a. fh 's face; his e3 retived’ to’ meat Cliudes.. Villain thoun the saa Was, be was ashamed of the part he was playing. to ty” he sald, ina sort of halt ‘ou drovi defensive tone. ‘There was unutterable scorn In the girl's look. 1" she repeated. “What are_ you going oo do ‘wit h me? He turned away his fac FYou will have to ‘nan “Tottemache,” he said. ~ “Uncle Chris!” Suddenly she was’ at his fel ber hands elut hed his with a convulsive grip that he could not loosed without violence; (her livid ips “could “hardly, frame. the words: came through her teeth in “Uncle Chis You are not going to leave me 2 clone with that mi You can't do it! Ob, Heaven! Sou can't do tel No, Twoa't let go!” You daren't leave me with im! "You daren’t!” The force of frighilul terror’ affected hisi- her led to answer her—to tell ber what laude, no hari meant it. “I'm not “But don't leave me with “Uncle Chris, you can't tri ox bere. childs you'll beg * put you'll yu will far. as the world Know the. house with ‘bitn.” “But not—not ‘What | fierce - really, alone!” styength mortal agony gave these’ fragile, hands ; wed her face down on his hands; she was quivering’ from head to foots fer the moment ane Was conscious of nothing but relief from this over fering tel ‘Chris went on, trying to loosen ber n't going to be ‘unnerved vr this sort you no, mitt ax ehtolog ind the thought of Maida'e speedy - Knowledge of her guests disappearance, and prompt action; the Keen-witted little woman’ might ruspect something o ind, that eapactty for ‘raptd aude | In good stead in this eriste— 's weapon, @tesem- at first’; but let, she began to-! her captors se n, yw in z nation, for which, in truth, she cared notbing. gain’ time was to gain all. If every other means falled, Capt. Stewart would find ber; could not minute of two, the girl raised herel, and shrank back Into {he corner of the carriage. “tet the world say its worst, “Twill ry Toltemache 1" wee Fords! "We shall see what a few daye id Toltemaghe descend trom the ‘bos “Don't let him touch me!” she ‘sald: through i, faeth ” he answered, rather roughly; b in thith’ Chris Davenant bad an eye to the lols failure of this Gesperate scheme, and Re might set me, mercy from Earle Stewart, If he ‘protected Glauae froin ssa Hie woud get none JF he per mitted it, and Claude understood this motive. She Knew Chie well, aud haa far more faith in i hen in his mercy. ‘The carriage door was opened, and Tollemacho’ swarthy face appeared, a triumphant smile on bis “come! he satd, holding out his band.” ? But Davenant said, cool! ing her. “rll by Go on, and light up, Basil.” ‘The: E midst of a dense wood, the ad h was only @ disused had been jolting for thé Claude oul See, vaguely, before her, the out. Mnes of a rmall, low cottage, Toliemache opened or with a key, and, euvering, struck a mate, Highted a “canite within, Davenant followed, joor was shut. Y were int siall, perfectly bare room, whled Swept oui. Dut showed ‘lest. ich he carriage fast, aiasier of. The g| aueguleta "being ma try rnd. get the enrtiage into t He Dayeuant, briefly, and Tollemache wen! Chris, ‘meanwhile took up the sangio, ana ted Giaude, up a litle, narrow, statrcass, that went up unlock ng a door, ushered het 5 that the ty a sai from 1 nto @Fo0 bue it Was ugheed escape from the window would be hopeless; but tt is passably habitable. were a table, and a chair, and, in 4 Ine room opening out, wasting apparatues bab dno window of any sort. . midnight,” a a sald. © “Will wil have read and water—nothing cloak, here, Claude, this ace Very is qui ite Mog here until ball never ried you say to-night He Went out, ‘aud closed tho door, locking it oa - the, uted, Dut leaving ber the cand ‘on hi couch ‘covering b i t90 reat ‘of such iy of souk iy ‘reach the very soul of the man d her, Whose spirit always walked with “Bsrie! Horie! Ob, Esriot ‘You must hear me! ie cant bo found, 1. Do you ‘inderstand? Save me, save met Come to me!” CHAPTER LOVER'S INTENSE DREAD, It was past eight o'clock when Malda sluded her business and sake ta the eg Ke, tha fain ® Leot supper about halts past nino. Thinking Claude wat grounds, or in the lbrary. | Malda, took itil the servant eame to say Supper was Gining tm the anedie ready, Then she told the man to find Miss Verner. man’ departed, but presently returned. » Miss ver Ter was not in the Vibrary. of inher own Toons fome. one. had ‘nee her, about seven o’clock, crose- ng, the iawn "E.gho tust be ja, the grounds, then,” sald Maida; one and search for her, James, and ring the dinner She herself went out on the terrace, and called cha name; but there was no answer. James Sad “another went all over the grounds and the bell resounded through the night alr In, Seriously alarmed, Maida joined in he search but. of course, without result. It was im- possible Claude could bave gone beyond the grounds. ‘The house was from cellar. garret, by the now terrified mistress and her se fie grounds? She dared not go beyond that. Sout but, ents, something had befallen Claude, and action , mui taken. Maida’ thoughts sprang Tosant, instinctively, to Capt. ‘Stewart: but it was now imidnight-—teo late, alas! to wire to bim, e 01 not grange a Inberlog People he met heir way to ft anything had’ been’ seen of the. missing aoe dng dirangers noticed ia the locality; but m had seen or beard an: eanwhtle, Hitted in and out.of the house - aida, mi in a state bordering on distraction, knowing not what to think, even blaming herself for being care: _ less, though, ‘assuredly, she was not in fault, At o’clock she ordered the pony carringe to be g a rattling et fold. Langdale. “nat Imesenges sent to. his fm Pall Malt would be forw fardod to. im Wherever noe Wappened that on that day Stewart had rm down in the morning to spend the day and part of jus Langdale, ae with like a feve laude; perbape that would soothe fnrobbing. pu He had just taken up the pen bis hand, and he spran far away? and tull of wild.” uined iteading wild, for, away, ye ana 1 of wi ‘eo i aa . when ii come. to me!” Mery broke from him, He sprang to the door

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