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.‘fiA mutt WWW fritylitld 01', The Strange Disappearance WWW CHAPTER XX .â€"â€"( Continued) , "And now, I ask could prevent it?" “I shall not. be required to prevent such an act, Thurston, as such it ore never can take place. You speak so only to try your Marion's faith or you, how you temperâ€"both are proof against jests.. t rim-d for I think. Hitherto you have. with the young lady's rillections more ennui and tliouglitlessness, 1 do. believe! but, now that, some of the evil consequences have been suggest- ed to your mind, you will nbnnilon such perilous pastime. You are no- ing to France soonâ€"that will be. a. fuvm‘ublo opportunity of breaking off the acquaintance." “And breaking her heartâ€"who knons‘.’ But suppose now that i should prefer to marry her nud talio her with me?" “Nay. of course, I cannot for instant suppose such a. thing." “But in spite of all your warnings were such an event about. to take place?" “In such an exigeucy I should di- vulgo our marriage." "You would?" "Assuredly! How can you possibly doubt it? Such an event. would abrogate my obligations to silence, and would impose upon me the posite 'duty'of speaking." "I judged you would reason so," he said, bitterly. "But, dear Thurston, of what are. you talking? Of the event of your doing an unprinciplcd act! imposi- ble, dear Thurston! possible!" i an "And equally impossible, fair seine, : op- - and forever ini-' niiiiiscence of its days resembled more in Vogue dream of n lireâ€"existence, than a rational l‘t‘COliU‘liOh of a part of her actual life on earth. l'o'or Jacko was Wondering “If I he 1‘? (il‘llil out in a leatheru chair, at thu furthest extri-iiiit)’ of that room oceupierl with reading .Yaequelinn Suddenly bi'oko into her brown study by claiming: "I should like. to know what you are .l.»ing\ and how long you intend to ieiiiztin standing before that glass." (‘K- reverie .liicko, sturtled out. of her yet instantly reiienibering to bo pr- Yoking. "What. Were you doing. rindâ€"â€" "Looking at llinell in the to be. sure." “Don't cut off my question, if y’ii please. I was going on to inquire of what. you were thinking so profound- lv. “lltl modem, or niissâ€"â€"-' . “Madam, if you please! the deer knows, I paid heavy enough for my new dignity, and don't intend to abate one degree of it. So if you lciill me miss again. I'll get some one Say, Grim! ain't you a proud and ‘happy man to be married?" asked Jucko, tauntingly. “You jibe! pose. thoughts as you stood before mirror." _ I New, none but a half madman like. that you siiould divulge our marrzugo‘ Grim would have gravely niatle SUC'I with any chance of proving it. Mu rlan, the minister that married us has sailed as a missionary to Farth- er India. 'And I only have the certi- ficate of our marriage. You cannot prove it." “I shall not need to prove it, Thurston. Now that I have awakenâ€" ed your thoughts, I know that you will not further risk the peace of that confiding girl. Come! take or] hand and let us return. We must hasten, too, for there is rain in that cloud." Thurstonâ€"piqued that he could not trouble her moreâ€"for under her calm and unrufhed face he could not see the bleeding heartâ€"arose sullenlv. drew her hand within his arm and led her forth. And as they went the wind arose, and the storm clouds drove over the sky and lowered and darkened around them. Marian urged him to walk fast on account of the approaching tempest, and the anxiety the family at cottage would feel upon her account. 'f‘hcy hurried onward, but just as they reached the neighborhood of Old Fields a terrible storm of hail and snow burst upon the earth. It was as much as they could do to make any progress forward, 01' even to keep themselves upon their feet. While struggling and plungirg blindly through the storm. amid the rushing of the wind and the rattling of the hail, and the crackling and creaking of the dry trees in the for- est, and the rush of waters, and all the din of the tempest, Marian’s ear caught the sound of a. child wailing and sobbing. A pang shot througa her heart. She listened breathlesst â€"-and then in the pauses of the storm she heard a child crying, “Mariqn, Marian! Oh! where are you, Mar- fan?" It was Miriam's voice! It Was Miriam wandering in night at d storm in search of her beloved nurse. Marian dropped Thurston's arm and plunged blindly forward through the Snow, in the direction of voice, crying, “Here I am, my dttl‘r Ing, my treasure-here I mm. Wth brought my baby out this bitter night?" she asked, as she found the child half perishing with cold and wet, and caught and strained her to her bosom. “Oh, the bail and snow came down so fast, mid the wind shook tlw house so hard, and I could not sleep in the warm bed while you were o«.! in the storm. So I stole softly down to find you. Don't go again, Mnriqu. '1 love you soâ€"oh! I love you so!" At this moment the child caught night of Thurston standing with his face iinlf inutlled in his cloak. A figure to be strangely recognized un- der similar circunistnnci‘s in af‘i-r years. Then she did not know liiui.‘ but inquired : “Who is that, Marion?” “A friend, denr. who came hour.- with me. Good-night. sir." And so dismissing 'i‘liurs-toii. bx: walked rapidly away. She ll‘ll'l‘l-tl with Miriam to the house. CHAPTER XX I. Sans Souci stood before the parlor mirror. gluing into it, steing~nut the reflected image of her U\\'n ellisl. figure, or pretty, witcliing fiice. With its round, polished forehead. its mocking eyes, its Skinny, dancing, curls, its piquunt little nos-o, or in. iulaiit little lipsâ€"but contemplating. as though :i inue’ir grin“, far down iiiw vistii of fill t‘illltlililtltiâ€"t‘llliliht v'l svurmly post. yet in its strong (:milrust. to the present, seeming so distant, tliziz, :iiid unreal. that her rm] the' the. . ‘a demand, or exposed himself to such a rebut‘l as it deserved. .lacko lookâ€" ied at1 him quizzically. | “Hem!” she answered, "I'm sure I‘m so awestricken, your worship, that I can scarcefy find the. use of my tongue to obey your re- verence. I hope your excellenev won’t be offended with me. was wondering in general, whether the Lord really did make all the peo- ple upon earth, and in particular. whether He made you, and if so, for what inscrutable reason He did it" l i "You are an lBut, by the saints, I will have. an ianswer to my question, and know. l What you were thinking of while gaz ling in that mirror." 1 “Sorry the first explanation didn'tl please your eminence. But now ‘honor bright!’ I'll tell you what I [was thinking of. l thinking how excessively.pretty I am. lNow, tell the truth, and shame the 'old gentleman. Did you ever, in a‘l 'your life, see Such a beautiful, he.- .witching, tantalizing, ensnaring face ins mine is?" . X “I think I never saw such a fool! ’ "Really? Then your holiness new er looked at. yourself in a mirror! never beheld ‘your natural face in a .glassl' ncver‘saw ‘what manner 0' man' you are.” _ _ “By St. Peter! I Will not be, in- sulted, and dishonored, and delieil in this outrageous manner. will have your thoughts, if I to pluck them from your heart." i "Wlie~ew! Well, if I didn't always think thought was free, may I newr be an interesting young widow, and captivate Thurston Willcoxen." "You impudent, audacious, ‘titlnC’d-â€"â€"'” "'Uiiing a ring a ring chum chool "And a bio ring tum larky!” .sang the elf, dancing about, film: bellows and flourishing it her head like a tambourine, ns danced. 1 “Be still, you termagant. Be still, ‘you lunatic, or I'll have you put in rt aban sei 1/ i n at over she straitâ€"jacket!" cried the exasperated i professor. l “Poor fellow!" said Jacko, drop« iping the bellows and sidliug up to him in a wlieedling, illOCK-Sylilllallltr tic manner. “P-o-o-r fâ€"eâ€"l»l-oâ€"wl ‘don't get excited and go into the :liighstrikes. You (‘31th help it if ‘you’re ugly and repulsive as ’l'ime inl lthe Primer, any more than ’l‘liurstrm llVillcom-n can (lllti attractive as Mngnus Apollo. i “It was of him, then you wire ithinking. niinion‘? I knew it! 1 limew it I" exclaimed the pron-85m. ‘starting up, throwing down his ilth).[and pacing the floor. I “lleur it like a “lull!” said ‘with soleninity. i "You admit it. then. ' ‘l‘nprincipleil feninle.’ ‘liave helped you to Ull,"\\'(‘:l'(lS. new, if you will be InOltl-(il‘iilllallc you should grip up your liziir with ‘luiiil hands. and stride up and down the lloor and vociierute, ,disli'nctionl perdition!’ or any other Ill\\'illi words you can think of. That the uny they do it in the plays.’ i "\lnriiuii, your inipertinence liil‘mving beyond sulieriinee. i cannot t‘ll‘llll‘t‘ li.‘ "'i‘liut's a mighty great pity. non, lul‘ you (ain't cure it." Youâ€"1v ouâ€" ' is "St. Mary? I \iiil hour this no longer.‘ "'l'heu l‘ni iii'rniti you'll have to: .xiiiiu'riitel" "l’ll Commit suicide." "'i'lizit‘s you! 1‘0! I should likeI very well to near bonibaixine this t«lili \ventlir-r. Please do it at once it“, if you‘re :40ng to, for I should holding it book, but“ he “Oh, indeed! should you?" niocl-Zed; gloss, ‘ who loves me to call you ‘out! 130â€"; sides, i'd have you to know, I Ln ‘very proud of it. Ain't you, too? You do so with a, pur-I But it shall not avail you. i. demand to know the subject of ylou: . t ici . . demurely. . But. I . impertinent minion. , I was thiiikiiigâ€"â€"1 i swear it“ have V help being handsome .lac‘..o : ‘ l Sixteen screens and riddles, grading any- ‘ thing from ilnestseed toconrsest grain. Screens There! I j .r\ nil 't‘onfusion' i 'rather be out of deep mourning b; midsummer!" “fly heaven, I this." “Any time at your convenience, Dr. will pay you for GTimshnw! And I Shall be rendy to give you a receipt in full upon the spot!" said the elf, rising. “Anvâ€" thing else in Dr. (lrinislinw? (live me a cull when you come my way! i Siiilll be much obliged for your patronage," she con- tinued, cur-tseving and dancing ofi’ toward the door. "By the way, in dear sir, there is a lecture to be de- livered this chning by our young fellow-citizen, Mr. Thurston Will- coxcn. (loiug to hear him? I am! .(Joodâ€"duy!" she said, and kissed her hand and vanished. lrim was going ernVy! Everybody said it, and what. everybody says has ever been universally reel-ived iii indisputiibio testimony, Many people, indeed, averrcd that (i-rini nevi-r had been quite rightâ€"that he always ll'il’l and that since his mud i been queer, Eei‘ than ever. ' He would have been glad to pre‘ vent Jiicquelina from going to the lecture. upon the evening in question; abut there \vns no reasonable excuse ifor doing so. Everybody went to the. lectures, which were Very populzir. Mrs. Waugh liilltlU 21 point of being ipunctunlly present at every one. And She took charge of .lacquelinzi, wlien< ever the whim of the letter induced her to go, which was as often as she 1secretly wished to “annoy Grim" ind, in fact, "to plague the Ogre" ,was her only motive in being presv gent, for, truth to tell, the, elf cared ‘very little either for the lecturer or this subjects, and usually spent the ipocket handkerchief. Upon this (were log, however, the lecture fixed even {the flighty fancy of .lanuelinn, as she set. upon the front sent between :Mrs. Waugh and Dr. (lririisliaw. l .IvallvllnEt was magnetized, anti l . scarcely took her eyes from the ‘speaker (luring the whole of the disâ€" Mrs. Waugh was also too interested to notice her com- ‘ course. . much panions. Grim was agoiii/ed. The. result of the whole of which was-â€" that after they all got home, Dr. Grimshnwâ€"to use a common but graphic phraseâ€"“put his foot down" upon the resolution to prevent Jac- ‘ quolina‘s future attendance ill; the lee- tures. Whether he would have sno- ‘t‘eeded in keeping her away is verv doubtful, had not a remarkably inâ€" clement senson of weather set in, and rinsted a, fortnight. leaving the road. nearly impassable for two other Weeks. And just rts traveling was getting to be possible; Thurston Will- ‘coxen was called to Baltimore, on his grandfather's business, and was absent a fortnight. So, altogether. lsix weeks had passed without .lne- quelina’s finding an opportunity to idefy Dr. Griiiishnw by attending the lectures against his consent. ’ At the end of that time, on Sun- idziy morning, it was announced ir. the church that Mr. Willcoxen having returned to the county, would reâ€" lsume his lectures on the Wednesday evening following. Dr. (lrimshaw :looked at Jacqueline. to note how ,sho would receive this news. Poor Jucko had been under Marian's gnod ‘influences for the week previous, and was, in her fitful and uncertain way, “trying to be good." "As an ex- periment to please you, Mnriun," she said, “and to see how it will anâ€" Bidder Grain. Clean, Larée Seed weight of everything you i ‘ Increases the Yield 20%. CHATHAM FANNING MILL 4 Capacity 40m to bush. per hour. Cleans Wheat. Rye Oats, Barley, Flax, seeds. Lu rge Hopper, Screw Feed easily regulated. Agitator prevents clogging and distributes grain evenly on screen. Lower Shoo keeps screens cleanâ€"no other mill has this. End shake and adjustable side shake (three widthsl. I in uniicheanjt rust. . ares screenings for feed. plieity with ingenuity. 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So she culled up no false, provoking smile of joy, to idrive (lrini frantic, but, heard the inews of 'l‘hurston's arrival with the ‘ioutw-tird calmness that was perfectly ,truc to the perfect inward indill‘ei» ‘ ence.” l "She has grown guardedâ€"that is :1 Every bud signâ€"l slinll watch iii! closer," li‘illtlr'l‘ed (il‘illl behind hisl closed teeth. .\nd when the professor ‘wont home that day, his keen, piilliii face was frightful to look upon. And runny were the comments made by the dispersing congregation. From that Sunday to the following Wednesday, not one word was spoken of Thurston Willcoxen or his lecture. i But on Wednesday morning Dr. Grin» shnw entered the parlor, where .Jne.‘ quelinu lingered alone, gazing out of ‘the window, and going up to her ‘side, astonished her beyond measure by speaking in a calm, kind tone, and saying: "Jacqueline, you have been ;to«. much confined to the lions-:0 lutelv. You are languid. You must go out. more. Mr. \Villt‘oxen ll‘CLll|‘i--; tliisi '(’-Vi'llilz;;. l‘crlinps you would like to lllmll‘ him. if So, i \i'itlidrnw niy for- enebrou's were knotted together, and his eyes sought the ground, us he cont inued: "I myself have an engagement at gimonardtown this afternoon, which will detnin me all night, and there- fore shall not lm able to escm't you; but Mrs. Wnugli, who is going, wi'l doubtless take you under her charge. Would you like to go?" "I hull already intended to go," .replied Jacqueline, without relaxing a muscle of her face. ' The professor nodded rind left room. the nunty, whom she found in the pan- try, mixing lliiilCC'nlC‘dt. "I say. minty " "Well, Lapwing?” "When Sntnn turns siiint, suspicion is safe, is it not“? "What do you mean, Lapwing?" “Why, just now the professor come to me, politely apologized for his late rudeness, and proposed that I 'should go with you to hear Mr. Will- coxen’s lecture. \vliile lit", the prufeS< sor, goes to Leonor-‘(ltown to ion engngeinent. 1 say, aunty, I snif‘i‘ a. plot, don't you?" “I don't know what to make of it, Lapwing. Are you going?" “Of course I am; I always intend-- ‘ed to." No more. was said at the time. I Immediately after dinner Dr. Grim- shaW ordered his horse, and saying: mer prohibition, “lilt‘il v'us, perhaps ‘too harsh, and I beg you \\.ill inllt-w ;_vour own inclinations, if the}. lent, :yml to go." You should have .w-vn .lnc‘m’s eyes. and eyebrova the former wt ro dilut- ed to their utmost. capacity, while. ‘the latter were elmntul to their Ihighest altitude. ’l‘he professor's Soon after, .Incour-lina sought neri fulfilll that he was going to Leonnrdtown and should not. be back till the next day, set forth. 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