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SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP- heiress, was fond of excitement and TEESâ€"Rex Lyon Daisy Brooks. They are separated by force of circumstances on their wedding day. Daisy thinks that Rex has cast her off. He is true but be- lieves that she is dead. According to his mother's dying wish he engages l mm; and novel. the . first marriage oflposc we shall have a ba-autuful platâ€" lhimself to Pluma Hurlhurst, daughter by the .the master of Whitestone Hall. Mr. Hurlhurst's second wife, whom he loved better than the first. died and her child is supposed to have. died with her. After seventeen years’ sil- ence, his dying housekeeper confes- Ecs' thn't his child did not die. but was stolen. He sets out to find her. ('IIAPI‘ER XXX.â€"Continu~d. Poor old Mason was literally as- tounded. \Vbat had come over his kind. courteous master? "I have nothing that could aid them lln the search," he said to himself, pacing restlessly up and down the room. “Ah! stay lâ€"thcre is Evalia‘s portrait! The little one must look like her mother if she is” living yet!" He went to his writing-desk and drew from a private drawer a little package tied with a faded ribbon, which he carefully untied with trem- bling fingers. It was a portrait o-n ivory of 3 beautiful, girlish, dimpled face, with shy. upraised blue eyes, a smiling rosebud mouth, soft pink cheeks, and a wealth of rippling, sunny-golden hair. She must look like this," he whis- pered. "God grant that I may find her!" “Mr. Rex Lyon says, please may he see you a few. moments”, sir," said Mason, popping his black head in at the door. "NO; I do not wish to see any one. and I will not see any one. Have you that satchel packed, I say?" "Yes, sir; it will be ready direct- ly. sir," said the man, obediently. "Don't come to me with any more messagesâ€"lock everybody out. Do you hear, Maso'n? I mill be obeyed!" "Yes. sir, I hear. No one shall dis- turb you." Again Basil I-Iurlhurst turned to the portrait, paying little attention to what was transpiring around him. "Ishall put it at once in the hands of the clevcrest detectives," he mused; "surely they will be able to find some trace of my lost darling." Seventeen years! Ah, what might [have happened her in that time? The master of \V-hitestone Hall always kept a file of the Baltimore papers; he rapidly ran his eye down the difâ€" ferent columns. "Ah. here is what I want," he ex- claimed, stopping s-hort. “Messrs. Tudor, Peck, & 00., Experienced De- tectives, â€"â€" Street, Baltimore. They are noted for their skill. I will give the case into their hands. If they re- store my darling child alive and well into my hands, I will make them wealthy menâ€"if she is” dead, the blow will surely kill me.” He heard voices corridor without. "Did you tell him I wished parti- cularly to see him?" asked Rex. rath- er disconrfited at the refusal. "Xes. sir," said Mason, dubiously. "Miss Pluma, his daughter, w'shes me to speak with him on a very im- portant matter. I am surprised t-lzat the so pusisti’ntly refu:es to 3:0 me," said Rex, proudly, \mundering if Pluma’s father had heard that gosâ€" sipâ€"among t'he guestsâ€"that he did not love his daughter. "I do not know that I have offended the old gentleman in any way," he told him- self. "If it comes to that,” he ,t-hought, "I can do no more than con- i'fcss’ the truth to himâ€"the. whole truth about poor little Daisy â€"â€" no imatter what the consequences may Fate. was playing at cross-purposes avith handsome Rex, but no subtle lwarning came to him. CHAPTER. XXXI. The preparations for the wedding avent steadily on. It was” to be a magnificent affair. Inside and out- side of \Vhitestocnc Hall fairly glowed with brilliancy and bloom. Rex’s department toward his prom- Ised bride was exemplary; he did his best to show her every possible atten- tion and kindness in lieu of the love which should have. been hers; There seemed to be no cloud in Plumb Hurlhurst's heaven“ She had no warning of the relent- less stca‘m-cloud that “us gathering above her head and was so soon to burst upon 'her in all its fury. She unlked among her guests” with a joyous, happy sur'le and the. air of a queen. \Vhy should she not? On the morrow sh: would gain the prize she coveted most on earth â€" she would be Rex's wife. Her father had gone unexpectedly to Baltimore, and the good old house- keeper :had been laid to rest, but in ,the excitement and buztle attend-. ’in-g the great coming event these two incidents created little comment. Mirth and gayety reigned supreme and the grim old halls responded with laughter and song and gay young Swices from morning until night. ' Pluma, the spoiled, petted, willful debating in the l t l l I secretly marries gay throngs. "Our marriage must be an event worthy of remembrance, Rex," she said, as tiwy walked together through the. grounds the morning before. the wedding. "We must have something I am. tired of tril- llmnt parlors and gas-light. I pro- form built, cork-red with mass and roses, beneath the blissoming trees, with the birds singing in their Loughs, upon which \‘v't‘ shall be unit- ed. \thit do you think of my idea is it not a pretty one!" "Your ideas are always” poetical and fanciful," said Rex, glancing down in- to the beautiful face bx-side him. "My thoughts are so dull and protsy com- pured with yours, are you not afraid you will have a very monotonous life- companion?" . _ "I am going to try my best to wm you from that cold reserve. There must not b) one shadow between us; do you knom’, Rex, I have, been thinkâ€" ing, if anything should ever hap- em to take your love from me I should surely die. 1â€"1 am jealous of your very thoughts. I know I ought not to admit it, but I can not help it." Rex flushed nervously; it was really ‘ embarrassing to him, the tender way in which she look-ed up to himâ€" 1101‘ black eyelids coyly drooping over her dark, slum’brrous eyes, inviting a carâ€" ess. He was certame wooed against his will, but there was no help Ifor ll; he was forced to take up his part and act it out gracefully. "You need not be jznlous of my thoughts, Pluma," he replied, "tor they were all of you." "I wonder if they were pleasant thoughts?” she asked, toying with the crimson flower-bells she holds in her white hands. "I have heard you sigh so much of late. Are you qurte happy, Rex?" she inquired, hesntat- ingly. . The abruptncss‘ of the quest;on staggered hm; he recovered his” com- posure instantly, however, “How can you ask 111:3. such a ques- tion, Pluma?" he asked, cvasively; “any man ought to be proud of win- ning so peerlessa treasure as you are. I shall be envied by scores of disap- pointed lovers, who have worshipped at your s‘hrime. I am not as’ demon- strative as some might be under sim- ilar circumstances. but my apprecm- tion is none the less keen.” She noticed he carefully avoided the wordâ€"love. In after years Rex liked to re- member t-hat, yielding to a kindly impulse, he bent down and kissed her forehead. It was the first time he had caress- ed her voluntarily; it was not love which prompted the actionâ€"only kindness. "Perhaps you will love me some day with your whole heart, Rex?" she asked. "You seem quite sure that I do not do that now ?” he remarked. “Yes,” she. said, clasping his arm more closely, "I often fear you do not, but as time passes you will give me all your affection. Love must win love." Other young girls would not have made such an open declaration with- out rolsy blushes suffusing their cheeks; they would have been fright- ened at their freeâ€"spoken words,cvcn though the morrow was their wed- ding-day. She stood before him in her tall. slim lovelings’s, as fair :1 picture as any man's eyes; could rest on. She wore a most becoming dress, and a spring blossom was in her hair. Al- most any other man's) heart would have warmed toward her as she rais- ed her dark eyes to his and the white fingers trembled on his arm. Rex was young, impulsive, and mortal; tender words from such love- ly lips mould have intoxicated any man. Yet from that faithful heart Gomfort for Fear The Mystery of Sleepâ€"Insomnia a Warnlng' of Overwork or Approaching Nervous Collapse Which is Not to be "Sleep is the vacation of the soul; ft is the mind gone into the playâ€" ground of dreams; it is the relaxaâ€" tion of muscles, and the solace of the nerves; it is the hush of activities; it is a calming of the pulse; it is a breathing much slower, but much deeper; it is a temporary oblivion of all carking cares; it is a doctor re- cognized by all schools of medicine. Lack of Lleep puts patients on the rack of torture or in the mad house, Oll‘ in the grave." Sleeplessness is a warning that the nervous force of the .body is being exhausted more rapidly than it is be- ing created and points to ultimate physical bankruptcy. ’I‘he nights do not repair the ‘waste of the day. Some unusual effort must be made to over- come this ptate of affairs, or collapse is certain. Scientists have pointed out certain elements of nature as being peculiarly suited to the needs of an exhausted nervous system. Through the medium of the blood and nervous system these restorativess carry new life and vital energy to every nerve cell in the human anatomy. \Vh’le those. elements of nature are combined in various proportions It is now genemliy conceded by physicians: tint the prescription used by Dr. 013,50 with cum mzrvycllous success in of his th.‘ word: did not” - (lid his UllltJi't to forget that sunny. take” one bring one charge he against me. I shall b) llsx's wifeâ€"it will avail him nothing." "Speaking of angels. you often ‘hear ‘lhu rustle of their wings”! I inlieve there is on old adage of that sort, or something similar," said a deep voice beside her, and turning around with a low cry sh) saw Les- ter Stanuiek himself standing be- fore her. For one moment Alzer lips opened as llnugh to utter a porcine: cry, but even the very breath seemed to die upon them, they were so fixed and still. The. flowers sh: hold im her hand fell into the fountain against which leaned, but she did not heed mm. Like one fascinated, her eyes met the gaze of the bold, flashing dark ones bent: so steadily upon her. "You thought you would escape me," he said. "How foolish and blind you are, my clever plotter. D'.d you think I did not see through your clev- er maneuverings? 't‘here shall be a wedding to-morrow, lut you shall marry me. instead of handsomé. de- bonair Rex. You can not fly from your fate." She set her lip‘.‘ firmly together. She had made a valiant struggle. She would defy him to the, bitter end. She was no coward, this beautiful, imperiâ€" ous girl. She would die hard. Alas! she. had been too sanguine, hoping Lester Stanwick would not return before the ceremony was performed. The last hope died out of that proud, passionate heartâ€"as well hop.) to di- vert a tiger from its helpless prey as expect Lester Stan-wick to relinquish any plans he had once formed. “I have fought my fight," she said to herself, "and have failed on the very threshold of victory, still, I know how to bear defeat. What do you propose to do?" she said, huskily. "if there is any way I can buy your sil- ence, name your price, keeping back the truth will avail me little now. I love Rex. and no power on. earth shrill prewnt me from becoming his wt e." Lester Stanwick smiled supercili- ouslyâ€"drawing from his pocket a package of letters. I I thought lh'lt belonng to Daisy; golden memory. To I’iuzim. handsome, courtly Rex was an enigma. In her own mind she liked him all thx better bn‘ausc no had not fallen down and worshiped her at once. Must 1110“ did that. For several mouwnts they walked along in utter silenceâ€"until they hild reached the brink of the dark pool, wlich lay quite at the further end of the inelosure. I‘luma gave a little scream: "I did not mean to bring you here," she cried. "I always avoid this path; the. waters of th‘ pool have always lrid a great dread for me." "It should be. fillcd up," said Rex, “or fenced around; it is. certainly a dangerous locality." “It can not be filled up," she re- turned, laughingly: “it is said lov be bottomless”. I (to not like to think of. it; come away, Rex." The magnificent bridal costume. ordered expressly from Paris. had or- rivedâ€"perfect even to the last (le- lail. The bridcmaids' costumes were all ready; and to everything in and about the Hall the last finishing touches had been given. All the young girls hovered com- stantly abound Pluma, in girl~fash~ iozn admiring the costume, the veil, this wreath, and abolve all the radiâ€" antly beautiful girl who was to wear them. Even the Glenn girls and Grace Alden were forced to admit the willful young heiress would make the most peerless bride they had ever be- held. Littl: Birdi: alone held aloof. much to Rex’s amusement and Pluma‘s in- tense. mortitfication. “Little children often take sueh strange freaks," she would say to Rex. sweetly. "I really believe your little sister intends never he like me; I can not win one smil: from her." "She is not like other children," he replied, with a strange twinkle in his eye. "She forms likes and dislikes to people from simply hearing their name. Of course I agree with you it is not riglzf’; to do so, but Birdie had been rhrumiored more or less all her life. I think she will grow to love you in time.” I’luma’s lips‘ quiVered like the lips of a grieving child. "I shall try so hard to make her love me, because she is your sister, Rex." IIe clasped the little jeweled hands that lay so confidingly within hi; own still closer, sayingr he knew she twould not help but succeed. The whoh country-side was” ringing with the coming marriage. No one could be. more popular than handsome ‘Rex Lyon, no one admired more than shuddering "Money could not purchase these charming billets-doux from me," he said. “This” will be charming read- ing matter for the Honorable Rex Lyon, and the general public to dis- cuss." She raised her flashing eyes unflin- chingly to his face, but no word is- sued from 'her white 11px”. “A splmdid morsel for the. go-ss’ps to whiser over. The very refined and exclusive heiress of \Vhitestone Hall connivcs to remove an innocent r-ival from her path, by providing money for her to be sent off secretly the, young heiress of \Vhitestcme to boarding-school, from which she is Hall. The county papers were in to be. abducted and confined in a mad-house. Your numerous letters giw. full instructions; it would be useless to ’deny these accusations. I hold proof positiJve.” "That would not screen you," she said, scornfully. "I did not carry out your plans. No matter what the intentions were, the points in the case are what actu- ally happened. ed to comply ecstasies; they discussed the mag- tnifiecnt preparations at the Hall, the number of brideâ€"maids, the superb wedding-presents”, the arrangements for the marriage. and; the ball to be given in the evening. The minister from Baltimore who was to perform the ceremony was ex- pected to arrive that day. That all preparations might be complete for the coming marrow, Rex had gone down to enact the train. and Pluma strolled into the conservatory, to he alone. for a few moments with her onvn happy thoughts. I can swear I refus- ‘with your nefarious wi. es‘,ev‘en th‘augh'you promised me yo hand and fortune if I succeed- ed," he answered mockingly. "Will not money purchase your Out CID the green lawns happy silence?" she said, with a deep-drawn maidens were tripping here and there breath. "I do not plead with you their guy laughter floating up to her for mercy or compassion," sh?” said, I where she stood. haugh t-ily. Every one seemed to be making the Lester Stanwick laughed a mockâ€" most of the happy occasion. Lawn- ing laugh. tennis parties where and croquet- “Do not mistake me, Mia‘s Pluma," parties there, and lovers; strolling he said. making no attempt at love- making; "I prefer to wrest you from Rex Lyon. I have contemplated with intense satisfaction the blow to his pride. It will be a glorious revenge, also giving me a charming bride, and last, but not least, the possession at some future day of \Vhitestone Hall and the. Hurlhurst Plantation. A pleasing picture, is‘ it not, my dear?" To Be Continued. under- the blossoming trees or reclin- ing on the rustic benchesâ€"it was in- deed a happy scene. Pluma leaned her dark head against the fragrant roses, The breeze, the perfume of the flowers, all told one story to the impassioned girlâ€"the story of her triumph and her mad. reckless love. She gathered a spray Olf the fair- est flowers”, and fastened them in the bodice of her dress. "To~morrow I shall have won the one (great prize I covet,” she mur- mured, rhalf aloud. "After to-mor- row I can defy Lester Stanwick to m A LaAy m uEU. Oh. What is so rare as a day in bed, A season of rest complete, A day of delight. from morning till night. With plenty of good things to eat, For scientists say, and we must believe, If we want a wise, clear thinking head, And a body that’s tough, of the right kind c stud. We must give it a day off in bed. Sleepers. Imagine the yawning and stretching and all Of the joys such lonfing would bring; Imagine the bliss of a day spent like this, While the' world was a-toil and a-swing! 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She was in his lap at the time.