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l.ie • .ri..-.l i lide, and remain, d silent
for (Mniw tui-ai in. When next lie spoke
it va* ia alttrrd tones. "Tell me what
).'! wont? I- it n."»tiey?"
"Monry!" »ie cried. "M ney from
you! l-»*uk Ii re." ii it.! she tore open a
lad•'• rrticuJf thnt lay upon the table;
'tl, re an th» two hundred dollars you
«*'B mm euelo-ed in your farewell letter;
1,.., 1 what I do with thorn:" And IBS
tot'- ''hvm iu:.o *hre<U. "Here are the
|>r* cut* you gave me; N what I do
wU-i then)/' A lid she took out some
Jrt- ..••• aiid crushed them beneath her i
fe<r. ".Vim will you ask me if it hi
mo iaf I wait of jaaYl
ilvr facp vr* •"•iiu'tliiiiff awful to look
u|, v in its leathly pallor, and coin ul
fiivi• quiveris :. end th«»e glaring eves.
Th it man, w th all his iron will, quailed
bet .re her.
' What do rnn want, then?"
• ItejtjHft. and I will have it. I ■■• hip
r»-f «»s»h jour memory. You found me in
a traveling < bow. I »«* a mere child
tli. i. jm»«*"!»* «d of a strange power over
rcr sin mini*. ♦—a power thnt to an am
bit i». uaar -upulous achetner like >f-ur-
Beh might one day prove invaluable.
You *jw n«- way t<» urn* me at the time,
but toil wei | loth to lose sight of so ad
muabia an iu*trui!M*nt. You wormed
yot rM-lf in? i tny confidence, and got
fro ii me Ii it 1 was discontented with
a :cwie of !.;• whiih gave me but a
bare living, and til!c<i the pockets of my
etn doytf. 9 was raiu of the attention of
a liii«* Bent i»mar» —I who had been
bmuslit up ia a brick alley. You told
Uij f.'ither I iat if he liked to go to lir.ry
Bt, 1-•ln»:n> l*« you would help to set
bin up tofl B«ine»i that you would n-c
--oil. uentj bin «*uMotn. a» yon i>os*essed
BoSitf i:.■'.;:. »cc in tb« neixhborbood."
* Hare y -n evir had rvasoo to repent
tat ing my "oanael?"
*My fati tT litt ufHin a mor<* ■ r.nd
pp fitable Taile than itSioornaking," t-he
wa it <•»». >ii heeding the interruption.
"Irad we 'BjM'mle 1 ujiou your promises,
we mightJare rtarvenj. Yuu thought no
mtf* of t'.cm, siH y^sni elapsed after
otn partfa.^ at SpaMing Iwforv I ivir
hci H Ujrthlßg "f you again. One day
%»«> r\r\ in 'he str^t* of llury. Although
}*•» r% hail rlapsej. we IWOgatod each
oti pf in*'ant]j. Y«a •■\jiresj**"! great
delight at th»" m<N-ting. which certainly
w«« iit>! 'oiffn**!. an it cave into jour
bi; »«V* th« exact tool you required, to
t..- me of the nioiit diabolic*]
■Cjfmaea hat «>i «-rer hatcbed in hu
ni;M tirji-o*. i;«t »>««r«>rp ).»u dared to
|ir •'.■-•• t tn vw it wa« necessary to
lat k«- nit yowr ».!;!*/•. When you last
*a «■ n\f 1 *bi ia ungainly k>okb3g, ugly
ci'l; D«w ! wa» a well grown woman,
wS *s g\m> ! |.M»k« enough to have M»cured
«^ era! a Tern <if a«i»-BKtagw»u< niarriii^e.
liut I m i<r»nl. ambit iocs; the life
I I"-!, an 1 all it* &**<M-iA!ton*. were hate
'n't'» m ' —1 I»w»g««.J t>t Iw ffe«» of thrin
a!'. «!»■! waite-l anJ waitcdL You. with
jn-jr f.r: 'i»h nißaing. <i»rin*><l my feori't;
pj ifj^iw l.»r^ for me. ■ '.'.■■■'. by am
bi* «oa * i.i raaity. ! Iw'iev^l j<mi—b*»
lii^fd t »at you. th* fine gentleman,
w vj !i. arrj m*> Ifut at that time you
*!■ iij»!t i«J. tn iserre jonr own purjxise.
V■« w» v *#tt mutism*. t«*» —you boond
IB* •?*•*■ a tn lireathe o<» wurd ft Jour
M r»*» t» tay fatlur You nai.l, once
ie Li« tnmrr. >««» w«aM iievt-r I* trw
tt'-va h * »'tff»rt».»ii«.*'
"£iW> n^hT" u.i-r»-.) II *!well, spring
"We t. rn>:c?» of that for the pres
et; i. \fl*r Ji^ cirTa Cicht, yon left
I. try, tad I 4M u»t s#* y««a again for a
lf»C Img tim*. At U*t. you igtuintd.
t*» ?«»» fc»T» e»t h*>r into y«nir clutch
a rahs TThat bitto ** thi* tsme —mur-
& if a* laarr.srvT'
Dn eit t«-art Wmped! Conld it h*
< "mr* ef wfcoos »&♦ wa« *p^akiu«? The
f iftn si 1 t««l »»*« ta tits nann-Kjike'd
t Xtmr* —tW IOl«»#*» to her. forgotten
f-szU bat n*««tt«it. l!«43«^l njfc>n m# with
t W <*€*•*• vt tsaaiTKnirta. Oh, h»w «^ii:er
l , few« brillst«n«ij, i 1i*!»>b«1 b<«» !
"ll)» «lar» jwu tcjwak *n< h w«>r>!« to
n* si r.b* |ifM«wt nf a *!rsßffrr be I
crt#»i "\'im ar» Tir»«B»*^» *«oti3rh ta en
-4 *•» *r !»• f-stsbJlA *&& a cbsrge ag&iust
•1 lrS«» *«« t» ht> of any
'ttfefßlly; "BTTiWHilii y«*a »«^sJ.l civr the
t»rft»t>r» t» tk*t wfek* eocDpTotntfted
~s«pf»««p 1 tlimit that I intend tr» mir
"7 k*T. wfcar ft.#«r fc* <S«nsadrd. U»!d
f. mXm stfl f*k t(» tbw*rt m»r
*"* t**f aej ta*estf«* ta m; *elt. Dal
•" la 4 ttvr£>*.ii*m; pta%Mfm j*m are not
««-*!» y«*a luitr a rsT«.l3** A* wH. us.- k
s* f "V«a »«8y b<« imaciae Mr.
.■"«-«*««• ia ih» rtiti^fT «f a gay de
'« *t; yet I ems a*Mm> fan thit. <for-
Ok* • «b*ft ••••«(•» fmca liim KTrinje »ifp.
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- C1«r» *» m «mV catl^maa, aa.i !,.>?
Tfcii I* ao mbfirt ta J«t ejwm." he
«a 4. I— mg.'\ «B| "1»« tan ate* i» »»y
»* it tkfe» frll»t» h.*-* 4*rwS ~
He t^rma«^d ewfc»rtiM:!y tfti-irfi bjm>;
t« i. •#•»% as I »n I !*••» sp. iM c«»a
fr«t»4 Mm. I frtt a>» f*>ar of him. al
!•«•«& 1 w»» tnm axtT*t»»l t* «p*ak —t..
**-«"»ti#J»*<f hf l%# tttmu^-t* of taj
»■«•• th.*n pfv*oTi**m ftnairi^e.
■■ p*mr4: Vaaaaili •" *' a l«w* of »o
l*^«w» seam, k# laiawd asM« hl» fce*J «M
• MISIJSI< Jw*:**: ■•*-». mm ehj«-t is t<W
I nw ffc«* §m tie fn?^-» y«a mill
r-«tT«s» ta M» *•»■* rwism pr.«r*a«*
, _^^^SBBBBaMBB^ m a** **^ ■* d^saßaßMaVafl^M^M
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-mm *£>*** ft>»mtß «"* MpaaaaV ia him this
"weias. N»* es* ead«tt»ad. l»«
*, aaßß^aahaßßi «r f^r
"I pledge myself to nothing I cither
wry. For yean you used me as a tool.
Now we have the reverse of the medal;
you are utterly within my power, and I
will use that power to minister solely '
to my own interest, or caprice, as the
case may ho, without one thought of you.
You • >uid have remembered that those
who love Intensely, hate intensely."
He regarded her. for a moment with a
disconcerted look, which she met by one
of determination. lie tried to laugh off
the effect of her words, but the laugh
was I woful failure. "What a fool I
I must be to stand; listening to the words
of ii mad woman!" he cried.
He was leaving the room when she
railed to him. "Where are you going?
If you are going to her room, I have the
key. I will accompany you."
Ho looked more aghast than ever; then
be broke out Into strong anathemas
against .Montgomery, against whom he
vowed the most deadly vengeance,
"Montgomery has served me well, and
I dare you to harm him in any way,"
she said, in the some tone of calm supe
riority. "Do so, John Kodwell, and be
fore two hours your uncle shall know
all that I can tell him. Do not fall
Into a passion. You have fallen into
the trap, and you will never get out of
it by beating yourself against the bars!"
He muttered and laughed scornfully,
but ho was conquered —cowed. Her
triumph was complete. Presently they
left the room together, Judith double
locking the door behind her.
I saw no more of Judith or Mr. Rod
well. As soon as they were gone I
crawled back to bed, utterly prostrated
both mentally and bodily. Soon after:
wanls the nurse returned, and after giv
ing me my medicine, and some beef tea,
wrapped herself op in a blanket, and
putting the key of the door under her
head, us was her custom, lay down upon
the sofa to take her night's repose.
CHAPTER *XXV.
Flour after hour I lay tossing about
in a sleepless, mental agony. Clara was
undoubtedly in the same house with me,
exposed to heaven knows what sufferings
and persecutions; and yet, for any hope
of seeing or succoring her, I might as
well have been hundreds of miles away.
At last, unable to lie there any longer,
I rose mid dressed myself. A fire was
still ildering in the huge grate, and a
night light was burning upon the table.
The nurse, by her hard, regular brea
ing. teemed to bo in a deep sleep, an<
moved about cautiously. Her face m
turned to the open side of the sofa.
crept behind it and Inserted my trp
bling hand beneath the pillow, feeli
further and further until my fingt
touched a hard substance—it was 1
ward key. Little by little I drew
away—she still sleeping profound/
fitted it noiselessly in the lock, turneif
mid the next moment found myself i.. ..
large, dark hall, at the foot of an im
mensely wide staircase.
I closed the door softly behind me.
A long window, that stretched upwards
fata the first landing, admitted suffi
cient light to guide me, and, with a
noiseless • -p. 1 crept up the stairs. At
the top of the first flight was a long
! corridor, on each side of which, as far
M I could see. for the further end was
lost in obscurity, was a line of doors.
Now came my difficulty; the slightest
error would not only defeat my present
«»bje«-t. but consign me to a stricter sur
veillance than ever, and perhaps bring
about Clara's removal to some spot to
which I ■ #uld obtain no clue. Suppose,
by Hiancp. that I should go to Judith's
rhamber door? 1 shuddered at the
thought.
I «t.>..d for some moments at the h«""i
<»f the corridor, irresolute what to
listening eagerly for he <■':: test soi
that might guide mo. Hut the silej
vu deathlike. Down the corridor
mored noi<«Hes«]y. Through the crj
ic«>« of the third door came faint strea.
I of light and faint muffled sounds, pit!
suc-aus or ■! low, monotonous singing
the walls nnd doors were so thick, ti
it was difficult to distinguish which. !
I listened more eagerly, until 1 fj
cied I could distinguish Clara's vofl
I panned for n moment, and then, w
my heart beating in my throat, tapi
irently. Breathlessly 1 waited for n
ernl porniM*. No answer. > Then I t
|«i! it MH*on<l time ii little louder, i
Bound of moving, and then a soft, tri
ulmm voice, that thrilled my very m
asked faintly. "Who is there?"
1 '■ ■■ .-\ doubt no longer. The I
«« ia the U»ck outside. I tried it —tv
ed it—opened the —met her wh
I umifrht —heard ii low cry of aston'i
tn«*ut. and n:y darling was in my imu
At that moment l fancied that I he.
a •nnnd like th*» click of a lock in »
corridor. 1 suddenly turned, dlsengag
tn>**'lf from her arms, and looked o
All (whined precisely as 1 had left h
ni light, no object, no sound; it nil
have •..•<• I gently drew
key from the outside, and, reversing
. k. ! the door from within. We «
■ lone—no nti* 1 could surprise u< now.
To her pager questions, how had I i
mvrrwl her. 1 scarcely knew what
st»*tfr; for. the first excitement of •
n*<N»th»s «rrr, 1 repented that I had c
•KWght it. Could 1 have freed her f
her enesnie* then, and then only, w<
it h»T»» Iwn justifiable? As it »■«•
vu fw>!i»s my own hopeless paw
■ :;■! er.ffasine ni«»re and more closely
as**-tion* «f a siniplt*-heirtt»d girl,
nmth th« Tery rwif that sheltered
tm{i!itrsis<!e v •. ■-. who claimed a#
• !.ii»hau-! Oh, all this wit weak, cr
i&aily weak; and I felt it SO, and ft
ton.l not the courage to end It honestly.
After a while I asked her what hap
pened upon the fatal night that we lost
her —how she came to be separated from
us."
She told me that a rush of people had
suddenly impelled her forward, and that
by the time she could turn her head to
look round, she found that she had been
curried out of sight of Mrs. Wilson.
At that moment a young man, evident
ly the same who had delivered Montgom
ery'! message to me, touched her upon
the shoulder, and snid that I was wait
ing for her in a cab a little way down
the street.
"He was harrying me along all the
time he was speaking," she went on;
"and I whs too bewildered by my situa
-1 tion to offer the slightest resistance.
There was a-long line of cabs and car
riages; the one lie pointed out as ours
was the last of all. and stood up an un
frequented side street, lie opened the
door and pushed me in; at the same
moment a strange man jumped in past
me, the door was slammed, the windows
raised, and the horses were off at full
speed, before 1 could recover my breath."
From her description, I discovered
that this man who accompanied her
was Montgomery.
"I am such a poor, nerveless crea
ture — utterly destitute of all pres
ence of mind—that I could only crouch
in a comer and sob with terror."
After a drive, which seemed to her
excited fancy to endure for hours, they
stopped before a tall iron gate, which,
after a time, was opened from within.
They drove over a Ion*:, winding walk,
at the end of which was a large, gloomy
looking house, before which the vehicle
stopped. Then, assisted by Montgomery,
she was suffered to alight, A female
servant conducted her to the apartment
in which I found her.
"She was very kind to me,'.' Clara
went on, "and assured me over and over
again that no harm would be done to
me—that I was among friends, and
whatever I liked to ask for 1 should
have, but that she could not permit me to
leave that room. But no entreaty could
wring from her who her employer was.
1 have been here now nearly a fortnight
—everything I have expressed a wish for
has been given me, and I was growing
quite reconciled to my position, for I
can be content in any place where I am
treated kindly; but this evening, just as
I was watching the great red sun sink
behind the trees, 1 heard my door open,
and upon looking round 1 saw "
She buried her face in her hands,
seemingly unable to proceed. I knew
perfectly well whom she had seen, al
though I asked the question.
"Those terrible eyes!" she answered,
sinking her voice to a whisper.
By the old of words I had heard spok
en a few hours before. I began to un
derstand it all now, but only dimly. I
asked h(y what she meant.
"Ah, I have never told you!" shet said,
with a shudder. "I will tell you now,
ay
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a year. She wan v..» „ ng
est and favorite daughter; and, after
her death, he seemed to have trans
ferred all his affection to me, for he lit
erally doted upon me. I had a cousin
who was much —much older than my
self, but, like myself, an orphan. I
never liked himor, I should rather say,
I was always frightened of him; yet ev
erybody called him handsome, especially
all the women. Until my mother brought
me home, a little girl, from India, he was
the favorite nephew, and was supposed
to be the heir to all his grandfather's
wealth. John Rodwell hated me, and
showed it, too, and that turned the old
gentleman against him. When 1 was
about thirteen, grandfather made a fresh
will; and as he was never content to
have me a moment from his side, it was
dictated to the lawyer in my presence.
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HE CAME TO VISIT. I
Mr. Stoggln likes to spend his sum
-1 mer vacation in some quiet country
place with his wife and Children,
where he can get good country fare
and decent boating and fishing. The
' farm of his cousin, says the Chicago
| News, just answers that description.
' It naturally follows Unit Mr. Stoggln
and his family have been hospitably
entertained there for soteral seasons. ;
i Of course the cousin wns cordially in
! vlted to return these visits, and when
I Mr. Stoggin received word that his
cousin was coming he was really
pleased. t
"We must give him a good time." j
he said to Mrs. Stoggin. "You know
j he told us thnt he hadn't been in Chi
cago for fifteen years, and then only
•tayed over night. I guess he'll want
| to see about all there is to be seen.
j And," he added, "by the time he gets
! through he'll know more about Chi
cago than I do myself after a lifetime
•pent here."
In the course of a few days the
cousin arrived and received a hearty
welcome. He came on the evening
train, and was conducted to Stoggin's
house, where a good dinner was
spread, with candles on the tables and
the solid silver in use. The evening
passed pleasantly. Before they retired
Stoggln touched on the subject of en
tertainments.
"Now, Jim," he said, "what do you
think you'd like to do to morrow?"
"We-ell, I dunno, exactly," said the
cousin, doubtfully.
"I've got to be at the office myself,"
continued Stoggln, "but Bessie, hero,
will be glad to take you round. What
do you say to the stock yards'.'"
The cousin smiled. '"I came here
for a change," he remarked, simply.
"How al>out the museum?"
"I don't know as I care about it,"
| said the cousin.
"The Art Institute, then," suggest d
stoggin. "How would that strike
you?"
"Pictures, ain't It?"
"Yes. They've got some good ones."
"Well, no, unless Bessie wants to
•go."
"No. I wouldn't have you go on my
account," Raid Mrs. Stoggln.
"We want to give you a good time,"
■aid Stoggln. "Now. I don't suppose
you have seen the public library
and "
"See here, Thomas," said the cousin,
"if you want me to have a good time,
don't you entertain me. I never was
much of a hand at sightseeing. It
tuckers me clear out. I didn't come
to Chicago to see the sights; I come
to have a visit with you."
He stayed a week, and except that
ire went down town ono afternoon
nnd bought some toys for the children,
he hardly stirred out of the house.
Mrs. Stoggin declares that it was a
great disappointment to her not to get
H chance to see something of the city.
HAS THE SPIDER'S TRAITS.
I'urloun Plant Found in the Cape Negro
Colony in Africa*
One of the most curious plants in
the world Is one described by travel
ers recently returned from the Cape
aegro colony, a little known region of
Africa, and called the spider plant,
These travelers often heard from the
natives of a plant that was part
spider and that, growing, threw its
legs about in continual struggles to
escape. It was the good fortune of
Dr. Welwltsch to discover the origin,
of the fcigend. Strolling along through
9 wind-swept tableland Country, he
came upon a plant that rested low up
-m the ground, but had two enormous
leaves that had twisted about in the
wind like serpents— in fact, it looked,
js the natives had said, like a glgan
llc spider.
Its stem was four feet across and
but a foot high. It had but two loaves.
In reality, that were six or eight feet
long, and split up by the wind so that
they resembled ribbons. This is prob
ably the most extraordinary trco
known. It grows for nearly if not
quite a century, but never upward
beyond about a foot, simply expanding
until it reaches the diameter given,
looking in Its adult state like a singu
lar stool on the plain from ten to eigh
toon feet in circumference.
When the wind came rushing in
from the sea, lifting the curious ribbon
like leaves and tossing them about. It
almost seemed to the discoverer that
the strange plant had suddenly bet
come, imbued with life and was stnig.
gllng to escape. When a description
and picture of the plant was Bent to
England it was, like many other dis
coveries, discredited, but soon the plant
Itself was received and now Wei wit
schia mirabllis is well known to bot
unlsts.
Changing Color.
Nell—Did you ever see such a lob*
ster as Mr. Timmld?
Belle—Well, he was more like a
chameleon last night. He always was
green at love-making, you know, but
last night he got red and proposed to
me; the very next minute he was blue
—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A successful man roots while his un
i | successful brother stands axe*uu} t >*i
squeals.
NEEDLE AND SF^OOL OF THREAD.
The Baaia Upon Which Frank Purmi e «
Built a Fortune.
When Frank Paruielee, founder of a
I Chicago transportation line and a man
' of much wealth, died in Chicago the
„. IJ II . 1
fcrfft .'M?' £0^
other day there
was found in the
pocket of the coat
which lie had lust
worn thread and a
needle, lie had car
ri ed them so
throughout n j 8
long and success
ful career and they
were burled with
him. To them he
FRAirX PABXELES, often attributed hia
success and he never wearied of tell
ing the story of his "needle and thread
capital."
Seventy-six years ago, when Panne
lee was 12 years old and living with
his parents at Byron, N. V., he decided
to leave home. The family was poor
and the boy considered himself old
enough to make his own livelihood.
Ills parents granted their consent re
luctantly, and the son arranged for a
"job" in a stage coach ottlee at Erie,
Pa. Ho was not concerned as to the
manner in which he was to reach that
point because his future employers
were willing to transport him most of
the way and lie could walk if he had
to. The day of his departure his moth
er btrde him good-by in this fashion:
"Franklin, I wish your father was
able to give you a little money to start
on, but you know he hasn't got it. Now
then, Franklin, your mother, who
thinks a good deal more of you than
you ever imagined, is going to give
you a bit of advice and something else
with it, and she wants you to treasure
both of them.
"Above all things I want you \o
take a great deal of pride in yourself
and just make up your mind that you
are going to be successful. And yon
must always keep neat and clean and
keep your clothes in good repair and
don't lot the buttons come off or else
you won't respect yourself. Now then,
I'm going to give you a reminder."
The mother held out her hand and
young Parmelee reached for the "re
minder." It was a spooi of black
thread with a needle stuck through it
crosswise.
The boy kissed his mother and put
the thread and needle in his carpet
bag. Then he started out for Krie.
He afterward went to» work on th«
lakes, saved money, started a street
car line In Chicago anu later engaged
in the express business*.
MOTOR FARMING.
Latest Plume of Scientific Agriculture
in England.
The many uses to which the motor
has been put are illustrated in the ac
companying pliotograuh, which shows
the Ivel agricultural motor, an English
invention, at work. This machine is
capable of hauling any kind of two or
three furrow plow, or, In fact, any
agricultural Implement. It can also be
used for driving all kinds of machinery
usually driven by steam or gas en
gines, and when not at work in the
field it can be doing cartage work.
In a plowing experiment the Ivel
iuotor, hauling a three furrow plow,
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THE IVEL AOIUCrLTUnAI, MOTOB.
plowed six acres one rood nine poles
of land of very hard surface to nn
average depth of seven inches in el^tit
hours fifty-four minutes, and the cost
worked out at n rate of 5 shillings per
acre, which included everything.
Comparing these figures with the
cost of doing the same work In the or
dinary old-fashioned way, it will be
realized that by using the Ivel motor
you can get the work done very much
cheaper and quicker.
Machines have already been export
ed to Portugal, Egypt and South Af
rica, as in these countries the superi
ority of mechanical power over horses
and cattle is appreciated.
It \\ hn the Black Hand.
"Charley had a dreadful time lart
night," said young Mrs. Torkins. "He
•ays he was a victim of the 'Black
Hand.'"
"You don't say so!" exclaimed the
caller.
"Yes. lie came home without «
cent. I don't quite understand the par
ticulars as he explained them. But
they pulled a deadly weapon on him
that is known as a club flush."—Wash
ington Star.
It is almost impossible to believe
there was once a day when Father
theught so much of Mother he didn't
cale a rap if she could cook or not
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