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iatueric novanc™ “LOVE, THE CONQUEROR,” “secins Sixrwenn”
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Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1905, by Street & Smith, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second Clase Batter.
Tol. 60, 79-89 Seventh Avenue, New York. New York, June 17, 1905. Two Coptes Pive Doers No. 36.
Two Copies Five Dollars.
“he,
. was a charming little spot, with its square, Het
THE WAYSIDE FLOWER ie Nel oid tanhioned lawns nd ts four flower beds, and foe
ee Tris picked a bunch '9f forget-me-nots and prim- ¢
BY GEORGIE KRIECHBAUM REED. ae roses ee the Dreaktast abies they ‘were the Rpt,
re’g favorite flowers. fs
i eae s she was rising from stooping over the bed. pe he
Snag came andthe wayside Nower Gi ae EY ow ee sgetage RT SEE A mR 5 at iy
Boomed forth in her dress of state, ey pen ; a 3 GE sa, = Hicardo’s “taco locking cout at her through the He
few queenly, she looked in her purple 4 ean le Lesoen ftoven es wrtita aoe Par foe ee tne hor if
i exes inet ‘bs It was rather a forced smile, Ree
hed ihe Sresmed of queenly fate; ! i i her moment he came across the lawn By
Renodded and bloomed by the wayside i ahah ate Ir seit ate a ‘ i tonard Phere treading. on the tips of his patent
ane : i. h a = eer cae 3 Te_was the frat time they had been
unted her rich at = a rf « * Nees Li i gether, and Iris, remembering her fathers i
sete ier ie wild flower heart i | fal me ot i functiong nd ‘his, evident dislike of the. siznor,
as planted a great desire. WAS Ra HG) hae, a ea we Tather @ cool response to his effusive greet
oe ae : 4 a Att ap “ah, Miss Iris!" be, exclaimed, fixing bla dark
. aa a eye3,,08 BEF yep Aurora , goddess ‘of the morning,
ona fending her flower: ae
Seloged t9 bloom in a silver, vase nding her flowers» aris, forcing a smile.
tood on. an ivory ‘TT’ mean all th soaidecses combined in one
Ad win the praise of the fairest lips, g charming aivinity 1h ro ected eta with
# a and a wave of whi ee auppl le hang a “What
And the touch of the softest han nd; 3 Ei me "evar g ile pot band. “What
longed to rival the lily and rose, ‘ a ue tam iy
a
moving toward the door.
site! So setul in its quietude
Had she rown ‘ina high kept bower; ial
ra ont sec
eset enate Ae a eee, is rete ae
Tilshe all but burst her litte heart
k ‘Omhe’signor regarded it with curious Interest,
regucded tt with curious’ interes
erthe unforgiven sing the dial! I did not notice it. Tt bs
ae ( iN i are iy object; and you can tell the hour of day
i is N a . ‘ t ;
fnyho would pause’ by the dusty road? i me f yy BEE ae 4 eS : Yulfes,"" said Tris, a up to its apd, uatiko
Ah, never in such a plac ee ae we q x * I" be 4 a watch, ia a wants winding u|
“Or cleaning?” pu the. slgaor, taterrogas
tively, TM mover’ dlsturbea, your dial,” Mi
1
ver!" said Iris, smiling at the idea. & |S
“te ios Deon there ever since the house was putlt, Th
and my: father would not think of having it
novel”
“That is right!" said the signor, in accents of
Would a sok white hand seek out a
Tolbioom in a silver vase,
ex wild flower in your dress of state,
in your query purple and gold, glrong approval. | Such antiquities should never
Yumust not dream of a queenly fate; . gacrllege? It this, beaut Jittle garden Delonged
"3 om an humble mot Ghereome fate He ebut my “special friends, “Aad
Gntent yourself with time's decree— as for the gardener, I nt y, My friend, ‘cut &
‘our own fair ¢ your. grass gad grow. your .Sowel
kt ce the dust by, the plain gray Bove, “ao not site, "ho arrahgnment
‘age and ilotorio associations ©
“iris smiled at the high-down languagi
“1 understand what, you mean, cignor,”” sbe
said, “There is no danger from ‘our gardener;
$e. quits’ as tond of the walled arden as
am, and would not think of introducing any im-
Provements.”
we your beauty and bloom shall
st,
Ye the flower sighed on through the
summer di
tout in her repal gow
ibe fates. were stem ‘and ‘ruel and
nor nodded again with approval and
satlatnctlon.
“It is a charming place!" he said. “Shall I
not carry your flowers for you?”
bose Tis | declined bis offer, and carried Ber
re uquet breakfast room, the signor fol-
And they kept her hampered dow: low re i, te Baler and totes
Tat last, to show how a hope may ail, able was lal e | bu
save,
wayside flower in her dress of state
Wes hid on a pauper’s gra
“Ts ever and so. the whole world o'er,
hat. wurple and et test niekt and aot well: Tam atraid,
ito the truest purple and ‘gold . very tired last night, and not. we “ap Mead,
left by the way unseen. He took the gems up and held them to the light of the lantern, “ Will the signorina come up to her room with me?” she said. Ihave told Bis valet net to disturb ‘him,”” and sbe
~ ired the signor.
‘he signor softly hummed a “iitele air and
upped hie Bands,
ro soo * nee ‘nighton—is he not down?” he said in a
asain R i ise.
a ‘ tong of sump
a emu
“y 0 remember that he did, not seem well:
instant he dropped ‘on his bands. and es m with the stealthy Te is the eater these cold winds and bot sun,
¥
In an icardo looked round him wit A
knees, and commenced to crawl toward the door, | alertness of a cat; thea golug om is knees, care- Bre fying 8 nd dangerous Te myseitYel
every limb seeming to turn to an ear in his acute | fully removed “Some of the stones, He did this aethhat the pallor which she had noticed was
. @ | attention. with bis. usual adroitness, his white, slender nat ae Pee it’ had. been in the. garden,
‘The ‘sound must awake the squire, he would | fngers loosening the stoues go gently that scarcely | [HPS gneiiey climate,” he went 0a, as he took hls
9 find the box open——Ricardo would be discovered, ‘urbed. pl Sit 3 van
bad adi
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a
all. would tt ail hs nice little plans. for raised three’ of the. stones, ana
curing a ma gulficent fortune wauld be ruined! | thereby made a, hole, he |
oR ited a second, his heart beating, fast, a3 | carefully put the stones in thelr place ag
. he crouched like a cat beside the bed, The ey a pace or two, bh
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IE nottecht. Yor fpeelt noticed ‘at
emed pale and—wlat shall I say?—wor
not s
he
ond passed and there came no sound from the | rockwork closely find | serutintzing! iris shed
Sleeping man, and Rieardo's courage returned ie keenest eyes could | fri sighed. | ona yet, what could there
e adaqdow o ame. Somewhat, “Giili'on bis knees, ‘he crawled back | not have detected: ay disturbance of the stones, | 5 vo ite true; and yet, what
to the box, and, putting the case straight, locked | which had stood for centurles, until the Italian's | P& ‘worry ‘heaviness weighed pore her; the
| the door. white, pllfering fingers had’ broken their long inge, heavines uP
2 ‘As he did co, with the keys, still ia, bis band, | rest
be,drew near the bed and ventured to bend, down: sigh of reliet, Ricardo retraced
tS ith a peared “to nut with ‘even te eh
‘The ine le shade through | bis steps, “and, going up the. préat stalroass, made | orutnse to ee ead eon ant sipped
By EMILY B. HARTWELL, a chink of the binds full upon’the face of God. | his way to his wa room, ott pe
frey Knighton, and every line of the stern, sad | as he epaseed sed the squire's door Bi ‘petite
, coy ye an 4 face was Tevesied in the white, clear light. , ee Fi ‘
duthor of ‘Friends and Rivals,’ ‘A Spoiled Darling, “Lowe s Whims,” | Sicarae looks ‘at tho’ squire with a sin- shdaee which had convulsed his frame as ‘he | Seemed anything but in its usual good condition,
‘ ister smile, but suddenly the ‘smile died ‘away, ent over’ the bed, shook through alll his Imbs | 27 Iris noticed that bis hand shook as he ralsed
“4 Plucky Little Lady,’’ ‘'Katharine’s Luck,’’ ete. nd he beat lower and scrutinized the sleeping | n. his coffee cup to his lips so that the spoon rattled .
man keenly. \e dawn came and the morning broke brightly. | 1" {P* Sauce™ | 4 tnis morning,” be said, as
What was it that he saw that made him recoit | the great house began to stir with the life of-@ |, “2, Mak tt ts cold, thls morning," he, sa ‘tout :
sisting aden tuck vba ae tint ae | ne ay, the dogs Eonked inne atte yard (86 Wank Sou Yor Bog ry Oreuy | flowers
(A Mawnraae vor Serre” was commenced in No. 82. Buck pumbera can be obtained of all newsdeaters.) his face turn wilte and then livid, and the sweat | peacocks’ strutted nd down the terrace,” and | thank you for sing
to stand out upon his forehead in great beads? | shricked their invocation to the sun, but all was | Foom, Miss Iris” tue post-bag and laid it
What was it that caused him to shake and trem- | still and quiet in the of the maste: be ide the er ree
ble like a man in ap ague, so that the dark lan- Felice, ‘going into the. pom of her beloved mis- | begide the squire’s Piste. ait for. our letters this
CHAPTER IX. will put back this interesting little sheepskin | tern in. bis hand sw ig ike @ pen ress, found Iris lying a r head upon her | 9 We shall bay ‘said Tris ween 4, faint
ws until @ more convenient opportunity. "It 1s a good nk e step, by step, | arm, a strange look of vague trouble and sadness | ony e, My father has the key of
A THIER IN THE NIGHT, thing to kai to when ¥ still “staring oo ances nell be backed | on her fa b hed the ie Bonen ¥
thou and'so' Twill take the Spuoresay tt ap against the wall, and there the Ypameless hor: | "The woren bent over her and smoothe -
Tivwrdo unlocked the sare and stood regarding providing myselt with a key like my dear God- seized upon him more fully suIL and he | dark’ hale “trom the white forenead, but gentle as set down his knife and fork sud
S cntents for a moment with greedy, curious Hlipped to the ground, and, ‘crow mbling | way the touch, Tris, aw en Gen “smitea a at thing!” he sald,
me One took the papers from their lin exquisite delicacy he molded a ot | and sweating while | could count vent. , “Wh 2 wae ft the, matter?” she said seg for me the delay, te pothing be | of
they | wai cok an improssion of the keys, replaced | At last he Tose, an wiping bis clammy tore-| in a co of alarm. “Ole ie it you, Fellee?" ‘ i
teed eawers, carefully noting how they | the will, and, locking. the sate, caretuliy setting | head with his hand, muttered ind’ she drew @ sigh of reliet thie the i wegen dents. But, set 1
mig! je them in| the articles on the table and the chat renee Baptiste! Keep you y friend! | “Yes, it is I; did I frighten the signorina?” aE up. It was unfastened. :
mi which be found them, and, seating found them when he had entered, Tett the room pthis—is rater “sudden "it unexpected drip Sook te up “mast “as er torgotten ta ek.
lsu at the table, commenced examining them. |, Cautiously ‘eondlng the stairs, he entered ine But keep steady, Baptiste! Let me. think! think I must " “| Tubbs
se 1 title deeds, lacurance poll. | % tires, chamber ealing ‘on tiptoe, laid | think ! hi dreaming. been dteamtog all
there were leases, title ins Pp the keys ‘pon the dteesing table in the spot from ging himself to the chair near the bed, | ni "and she shuddered faint!
6; then, in a parcel by themselves, came stock | which he bad takea t Thon be paused amo: | he dropped Into Hts and, drawing the curtain with
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ali. be Sit tigat when ri is" one. for" you or Ricardo,” she
2 Signor looked astonished: then shrugged
oh, ware ree he Has (Lafont he ithoulders gud ‘emiled as the butler bro
: must be y dewels, ‘and that Iris must ‘possess: an ire’ the, letter rown me
ein place in the sate; whatever in the future | Some of farail Linings ween Stonsicur, iatoxe uire’s valet. Mr. Kalghto sai ay tena i rive not forgotten me," he
aight be tempted to do, he could not take ey “are in, sane little box!” he murmured, Liquor Sena, ‘and teok a glass of curagoa to steady answered Sot ne was aloes and Lavon s b bigneantly. AT wonder, who, it js fromt
a to-night, seeing that Godfrey Knighton | almost, plaintively, “I must have one small nerves—the glass 2 linking against, the bottle left him ry good friend the Count of es
SM chance to examine the safe on the morrow, | 1K 5 fuse one i” a, torrie manner—then went to trary, | That right.” eald “Foor papa t well known, ar
+] faking the, keys again, he approached the bed | unlocked the safe, wand took out the. will be, lopked “trea and AM last Mileht, tell Latent 3 am q
no miss them, nd stole a glance at the sleeping wquire,, It He looked hard at tue cash box, but put it back } that he is not to room uniess his master | *!'g! ons requence "or ay he spoke, and bis face
ue came a z inner drawer, and only glance, for even in sles Knighton unopened shook his. sends ‘or iim, Fe opera at he ren poke,
‘wlekin key which he found on /psPlred fear, and, with a ite chek of Ino teeth, No, no, Baptiste! You sranot be too careful} | Felice went about the message, and Irls~pro- ore ven he said, “itis from my dear friend,
r the circumstan ceeded with her dressing, int! ‘1 dj
fhe, ‘te ‘alscovered a folded sheet of parch- box. ‘Then he thrust the vet ‘ne bis pocket and| ier dreams had not “ail, been ho ate oa the count! He wishes mo to rem? he is good
88 ‘Phere, tn their | went into the hall: but, with bis band upon the | for now and again Heron Coverdale had ero
indorsed “WIN of Godfrey ‘Katehton, mon were’ the ‘Kiishion Jewels and, as | balustrade, he paused and considered, his brow|the path ot her mental vision. Now missed by bis gracious majesty. But, no. deat
- ey Kate! held them in the Tight of'the | knit into deep wrinkles. xeeoat tncking cut of the window. toward the Holt, fount, much as rom, this moot Latent tans
a snd, with a low chuckle of satisfaction, we flushed and Up in their frames the dead and gone Kuight-| she wished thet she could tell her father of her | tar iyselt away
ried it to the table. their house; she had
"Siw we will see how my old friend is solng
vieve bis vast wealth, and whether any of
dare Y say it?—ot some
TRS
eae
paled, and friend, your father, Miss Irls.”
ons looked down at the thlef, some frowning, some | meeting with the enemy of and my dear old friend,: ¥ "
me men would be | smiling; but Signor Ricard was not aftecied by | nevor “concealed anything, from, him, (and, the Free coat eater ot bis stationery and ‘his
‘ot you, Baptiste: | them; be bad seen something more terrible that | secret ot her ‘meeting with Heron” Coverdale | 0" fhe etter contained one nentence onty,
Wait a while, | night’ thao family portraits! weighed ‘upon words, for the letter contained one sentence only,
igh to buy ‘twice | After thinking for a few minutes, he stole to a] ” She would tell him all after breakfast, and ask | aud, was en on Ba
smali glass door leading from the hall to an in-| him why the feud which bad existed so long | "Ot paper.
we and paintul reluctance | closure, which was culled the walled garden, a | should not cease, ‘aiBantiste, have a care; the bawks are. on the .
their place; so| favorite spot of Iris’. Untastening the door, he ew? Perhaps she might be the means| wing! Frrenp.”
that he seemed to| stepped out, and, taking care to Keep in’ the | of Masking. peace between the two races! aad at
jer of the cleep: | shadow, leaned agalust the wall and drank in the | fue thougt'a soft flush stole over her face, But, ominous as the sentence was, the sigi
Brey single penny, every acre of land, and | in ng cool night air. sae eee te baci and an, silence. Aished her | smiled and nodded over fe, and put it away a
tet of plate, and horse and cow, to our charm: idenly, d with his gleaming teeth | ‘Then he crept along the wall until be came to| mistress’ toilet, and Iris, picking up a wide-| his pocket ‘with an air of pleasure and gratifica~
arand deautitul Miss Iris!” he sald; “and noth compresied, Is eyes ved on the caves there shot | a, sundial, “At’the fost oF this was: A small heap | Hiseteed nee went down tate the hall *
i aot & scrap, for our friend, ‘the young lord. | a streak pf light full upon the box. | Tt was only | of stones, built up in the semblance of rockwork. he sun was pouring through the glass door “Titow dotightful it fs to - bear "from one’s
uaiy as F thought! But It'ts best to make! a beam from the young moon emerging trom a | The dial’ and 1 rustle pedestal bad probably | leading to, the walled garden. and knowing that | friends!" he murmured, pleasantly. “How wele
mm, Baptiste; a good business Iways | cloud, but Ricardo’s nerves were strained to thelr | stood in the walled garden for centuries: thers | fr would be warmer there than oa. the. terrace, | come. Is. the idle gossip about the, places and the
Bits sure. Now that 1" know what you are | utmost, and the ‘case he held ja mie hand fell to | wes moss upon the stones: and lichens ta the is: | She" ghened® the "doer ‘asd stepped’ into. the" in: | people one Knows, far" away. count is an
fg to-do with your wealth, my good friend, I] the ground with @ sharp crash, terstices, closure. Brebllent writer, excellent
mid tt through twice with the greatest care.
Then he looked up, and an evil smile shone
So
canes
