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In an instant the greatest excitement prevailed. Passengers had left. the coaches and were hurrying breathlessly to the spot that might have witnessed such a tragedy. The bright, glaring light from the engine fell full upon the pallid face, crowned in the curling ring! of golden hair clustered about it; that lovely .twe fairer than ever poet dreamed of or art- 153 paipted. _ .,,,xn,,- :_\ 3...”... Inn yuan. “1-. Two dark figures, one faultless in dress, had hurried toward the scene from among’ the shadow of the dark pines, and had mglzleg with tpe excitle pasaquer . - ~-â€"A “A ‘u14, luluEAUu "Ayn vuv vvvvvvv k... Harold Tremaineâ€"for the‘ one in fault Xena dress was he~¢round his teeth in impotent rage as he realized that his Icheme had been thwarted by some young girl who had discovered the loosened ties and payed mg train. “ a. ,A ,n n Inca wuu can,“ “Perhaps it. was just as well after all." he concluded; for Percy Granville did not appear to be among the passengers; he had not taken that train. Again hand- some Percy Granville had escaped the terrible fate his relentlesa foe had marked out for him. - - - u ,4“. vuu nu. nu». Tremaine pressed forward eagerly with the rest to behold the young girl who had saved the train, mentally wondering how in the world she had dlecovered ltâ€" how she happened 120 be at this lonely £18.66 at this unseemly hourâ€"and if she ad by any chance heard his oompanion and hlmself planning the affair when they had fancied themselves so securely alone in the denee oqpse. One glance at. that lovely white two, and despite the golden hair and the great changes illness had made. Tre- maine recognized her-«Gay Estarbrook whom he believed to be in the charred ruins of the old brick house on the river toadâ€"‘Gary 1n the flesh as sure as fate. No one notices him in the great. con- tuern about them. A 9311c]; thought toadâ€"‘Gary 1n the flesh as sure as fate. No one notices him in the great. con- turlion about them. A quick thou ht flashes through the villain'l brain, is black eyes glitter with a devilish gleam, he springs forwgard, raises Guy in his strong athletic arms, and in an instant, quite unnoticed, he has aimed the dark ahadowg beyond with h lovely uncon- lc-loué burdén. In the excitement which prevailed, the passengerehurrying hither and thither. all anxious to View the spot w 1011, but for a. young girl’s bravery mu t. have been the Scene of a. terrible disaster. Guy was for the moment forgot'gep. .1, "an nu mu, .... The engineer had born/011' ,‘lay- in: the slender, inanimate form upon it, hurrying to the baggage-oar for a flask of spirits with which to revive the heroic little heroine. The passengers as well as the engineer were mystified: none of them had seen her depart. They come to the natural conclusion that, upon regaining consciousness, the young girl had fled; why, no one could even conjecture. She had saved their lives, yet they oould. hot even express their heartfelt ratitude to her. One childless old mil- ionaire on the train avowed, if the bean- tifulyoung' stranger could be found, and her name learns . that he would make her his heir. They concluded that the best plan would be to put personals in the leading Journals on the morrow to that effect. Meanwhile the train hands were busily repairing the rails; a few moments more, and the train, which had escaped .dieas- ter in so miraculous a. manner, went thundering on its Way. i.“ c. ,1; AL- .s- mun-u». M... v> .7- Harold Tre aine, who still held the un- conscious fo’rm oeray in his arms, watch- ed it from a safe distance, with a. covert, smile playing about his curling, mus- bached lips. _ - ‘ ,,, ,4___n 1,.“ unvucu Anya. “Rogers. the coast is clear now,” he said, turning to his companion. who stood near him leaning against the trunk of a. tree. “You oan go to Hackenswk for the coth as soon as you like; mind on, make quick time in driving back ere, for we must. not be found here when day pranks.” .. -.. A ,,,,J Ann ___..‘ aw, u. ~........ “All right. chief,” returned the man addressed as Rogers; "I'll be back in a. trioe. It‘s a pity you hadn’t a little chloroform about you to settle the little beauty in case she should come to while I am; gone and 3116 you trouble.“ 7“ . n _ALA_L»_1 m-.. . um;3v.w w.” rw ,_- , "I’ll attend to 8.11 that,” retort/ed Tre- maine, imperatively. "Sho escaped me once.before. but I shall take good care that it don’t happen again. Make haste, will you, and bring a conveyance at once; confound your infernal slownesell The man m0ved OH with alacrity, while Tremaine carried his unconscious burden on the bridge. . l A . ‘1‘ uhl no u“; u.._:, . A few moments later Gay's eyelids flut- tered feebly for an instant. then flew wide open, encountering the triumphant gaze of the handsome villain bending over her. - - -n n,. v va “v. . A shriek of terror burst from Gay's lips as she struggled out of his arms, but he still maintained his hold of the slim, white wrists. "You!" she pants, with blazing eyes. at- tempting to wrench her delicate hands from his firm grasp. "Heaven help me! I am in your power again." "If {011 could strike me dead with those beaut ful eyes of yours, I am sure you would d9 it,”_1_w _sai_d Poglly‘. .n ... nun... uv .. "y ...7. "Yes, I would do it,” flashed Gay. bit- terly. “You have wrecked and spoiled my life #mada my very existence 9. torture to me. Only Heaven knows how I abhor you-won who are the wickedest of menâ€" : counterfeitqr~and g. would-be murderer -â€"yes, a murderer, who would have 36th many a. soul into eternity to-night. if I ha-d'not heard your nefarious plans as yq_u disgusgeq thl‘am#and thwarted you." , 1-,,A uWJAAJ LA;1_ ’Vu nun". m“. -._- Tremaines handswom; iffiacé flushed hotly under therfiye of _h§r Max:11ng words. "I would have informed upon you. and brought you all no speedy justice on the yight I made my «scape from the lone brick house in which you held me cap- tive, had I not been stricken down on that very night by a long and serious illness,” Gay went. on_ regklegsly. - wu. mm, r . You are not Wise in p'ersistently au- geriug me," returned Tremaine, coolly. "You know too much concerning me to ever escape from me. Take care how you spurn my proffered friendship. Beware lest, you make an enemy of me, my beau- For Wcal or for Woc; NA‘DRU'CO LAXATIVES A CHAPTER XVIII.â€"-(Cont‘d) are entirely' different from others both in their composi- tion and their effectâ€"complete evacuation without purging or discomfort. 250. a box at yqur druggisfa. 'IITIONAL DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO- 0! EANADA. LIHITCD. CHAPTER XIX. On, A Dark Temptation 165 tiful, defiant little fairy. I am your nlmste'r, but love would make me your aave.’ “A wicked man is incapable of the pure, holy sentiment called love,” she cried. “I spurn~you and your love alike.” "Notwithstanding that. you are destined to be my bride by fair means or foul,” reborted Tremaine. “I would kill myself first," panted Gay, defiantly. , V I Tremaine merely smiled at this bitter outbreak. "We shall have to move on to- ward the road," he said hastily, draw- ing he" arm within his own and moving awgy rom the shadows. Muv u' u» u “an; . Tremaine drew nearer to her and would have thrown his arm about the slender. ll‘ssom figure had she not, repulsed ‘him with a stinging blow, just as she had done once before for the same ofienae. stral ht upon his aristocratic face with her ittle clinched white hand. "Stand backâ€"do not much me," tbs girl panted, "or I will throw myself over this railing down into the Awptgr _below.”‘ “I suppose you are wondering how-'you fell into my arms again,” he said mock- ingly. and in a. few words he explained the matter to her. adding that she should never escape )1}sz pgain. n 0n, the bridge that spanned the rock- bedded rapids, Gay drew suddenly back. "Oh, if she could but die and and it. 8.11 in the dark seething water: below.” she thguchtA wilély. . ,, ,#.I _._.1.: cum G'a‘; shrunk from him in the most in- tense loathing. uvvu: muyv u.” Gay vouchsafe was bi).ter_ly‘ hemmed, him ,no answer. V n. can“; “‘1 u u The handeoméufillaj-i‘l; lgiâ€"lvéhedIEnd that mocking laugh froze the blood in poor hqlflgsg Gay’s veins...“ . ,_u___ _-.. a-“ “What. a preverse little darling you are to be sure, to stand out so bravely and defy me. By Gear 9, this dimoult wooing gives a zest to it; ut. from the first your esp-rooted dislike made me all the more anxious to win you and tame you and clip your wings, my beautiful, struggling bird of paradise, whole beauty has be- wi’oohed me. There'e nothing tame about this romance, by the eternal! But, my charming Gay, my bride to be, I must. exact a. kiss for the blow you dealt me, here and now. Why struggle when you know ‘you must submit to it?" No wonder the villain’s breath upon her cheek and the clasp of his arm around her maddened poor Gay and made heLVQespexjate, _she had suffered 60. ,LA n._.._ nu ucL uvayuuw, ., ...... _ ____-___ ,,, With a low, frenzied cry she flung off the clasp of the arm wound about her, scarcely realizing in her. terror that she was pressing him back with almost super- human stren th against the railing of the bridge w 116 he seemed nearly para.- lyzed at the suddenness of the attack. There was a crash and a terrible cry, and the thin boards that formedthe mil- lng parted, and Gay's persecutor was pre- cimmted down. down into the seething waters that lashed the rocks below in their relentless fury. The thri mg, awful cry. "Murder!" rang out, shrilly on the night air, quickly fol- lowed by the splash of a. heavy falling body, and in the fearful despair of that terrible moment poor Gay, who had peril< ed her soul by an awful crime. realized what she had done. . _ . .. ".4 wumu nnv uwu uvuv- The pale moon struggled out from the black, heavy cloudi. and with bated breath Gay peered down into the angry waves. '/ “0h, Heaven! I did not mean to do it!" she gasped, wringing her little white hands in mortal terror. “but he drove me to it; he goaded me to madness. One of our lives would have ended in a tragedy what does it matter that it. was his in- stead of mine?" "She looked at the little hands, white as lily-leaves, clutching the broken rails, and it almost seemed to her excited fancy that there were crimeon stains of blood upon them. v Would the angels up in heaven who had witnessed what she had done take venge- ance upon her?‘ she ‘wgndered vitgzuely. .l‘b “Ml cullw uyvu Mun: u..- .~7,_V,,,, Like an fascinated, Gay gazed into the dark, angry watere. tipped by the golden light of the gleaming stare; suddenly the waves parted, and in the flickering light she saw Harold Tremaine’e white face, and the piercing cry of “Murder lâ€"~help! help!” rose up from the wavel. , A hurried step was answering the call. It was too late to eave him, but She would be discovered there and chueed of it; yet, if her very life had depended upon it. she could not move hand or foot to fly; every nerve seemed paralyzed. As in a glass darkly, a picture of the future rose in a haetl vision before her ~she could see emelio in a prisoner's box, her golden head. wed on the rail, her white wrists manacled', the words "Charged with the murder of Harold Tre- maine" written in letters of fire against her nameâ€"even the picture of the hang- man and the scaffold rose before her mental vision; and she raised her lovely young face to the night sky with such infinite terror and such piteoue moans that the white angels must have pitied and went? for_ her. - "They will find me here and arrest me,” she moaned sinking down on her knees; and covering her white face and startled eyes with her poor little trembling halld‘B, she tried to utter a prayer, but the words died on her lipg i_n g._moan olf_ terror. wu‘. "yr- _.._ She realized Vitfiat she should fly from the terrible spot, but fate seemed to 01050 in aroundjleg gnd b~ind her‘there._ nay, an: cup, (3va “V “w. ._.,- __.._ Would the dark waters ever revewéfivifiéir terribPle secret until the day of judgment came “n”. v“ .._.- up, "No one can he'fi) 111m now," muttered Gag, 13.x; 511e, s_aw‘ he flid not rise again. “‘41 AL..‘_ Nearer, nearer came the swift footsteps, and ngain,the horrible cry of “Murder!” was faintly repeated, echoed weirdly back through the waving pines. We must now return to Percy Gran- vflle and Evelyn, whom we left bidding a hasty adieu to their friends and hurrying back m‘Redebone Hall in response to the telegram; Percy 119d received. , .. _‘_‘_ L-;._..‘.w. Scarcely a word was spoken between them during that long, swift ride; Eve- lyn could have been content. to sit for- ever by his side gazing wistfully into his handme face. wondroualy pale now in the flickering lighgof the carriage lamps. 1‘00111 Like one in a dream. Percy nurrled along the corridor. The sound of his own name fell upon his ears. .. 1 - ,_,-,, ,AnL." u: vuu v. u... .‘vâ€"um Internal hemorrhage had set in, and now his death was but a question of a. few short hours. - “if”, 'L..__:A.I He 1;th it for him. CHAPTER XX. in a dream. Percy hurried was his uncle's voice calling For hours the general had lain in an unconscious state, his burning, staring eyes fixed intently on the wall, and the doctor who watched at his bedside feared that. he would pass away without one word to the nephew whose coming be had so srdently desired. "The sound offfla’clrriage wheels aroused him as nothiugAelee could _]_1a.ye done. Another moment and the doctor open- ed hurriedly, and Percy Granville swiftly crossed the chamber of death and was kneeling beside his uncle‘s oouch.’ The doctor quietly withdrew to an ad- joining room, as he had been hidden. leaving Atliem alone fioget‘her. Who is believed to have killed Ne.â€" zim Pasha during the uprising of the Young Turks at Constanti- nople, and who aucceeds the man he killed. “Sega myiggphe\§ W me, he moaned. "and leave us alone tpgefihers" n A half hour passed,‘and as the doctor paced the luxurious room back and forth restlessly, was it. only fancyâ€"0r did he hear Percy iGrauville cyy out egci'wdly: The rest of the sentenceâ€"that is, if it were not an hallucination of the doo- mr's morbid fancyâ€"was drowned in the moaning of the trees that stood like grim sentinqh! guardingmfledjstone H8111. ‘ . ‘7 '1‘ large. magnificent room in which the old general lay, was quite in shadow â€"thQ white atamttes gleamed in the soft. semi-darkness; one blind- was half drawn, and through it came the clear. white moonlight. A large silver night-lamp stood upon the oenter~table; but it. was carefully jhaxded. #115]; angrtliink else ofâ€" me and I will gladly do it, uncle, but this which you urge upon n38} canupt do. Iâ€"-" m..- V. ..-_., __V_- __ Faint glimmers of light-fell upon the bed with its costly velvet. hangin a, and on the white, drawn rm fohat ay on the pillow with the filmyvlodk 1511M, comes only into eyes that death has begun to darken. “El-{gmdylng general had held out. his hand feebly to Percy as he entered the room. “You have come, Percy.” he said faint- lylfi “Thank Egaven yop fire: here.” The stern old general had never been demonstrative; now he.aeemed to tremble with'emotion as he clung to the strong hands that heldy 1113. n “Timémmafinygineâ€"rgyr,” said the 01d gen- eral, gaspingly, “my eyes grow dimâ€"I cannot see ypp."_ . . u... v VWuAAvv v”- N”... “Uncle,” said Percy, tremulou'sly, “H I could suffer every pang that you endure, I would gladly $19}? {or y‘our ggkeg’ “Heaven bless you, Percy," he murmur- ed, "you are a great comfort to meâ€"my hope and my trust are in you. Percy,” he cried, starting up with energy that started crimson flecks of blood to his mouth, “I have one last dying request to make of youâ€"you will grant, my prayer, my boyâ€"surely you will not. refuse my last, request." A Th;“‘guezn:1'wamlwlaftiv His 'fiinh’afi the hand- some bowed head. “My dearest uncle," cried the young man, with great emotion, “you know I would die for you, if dying would benefit. you. Why do you doubt my willingness to obey your wishes whatever they may be? Whatever I can do to comfort you, I will surely do, uncle.” "'I'I-éhven fiulesgqyou, my boy,” returned the general. gratefully. “You ‘muke death a thousand-£9111 easier Lo_bea1: In that moment Perchmliéinembered the parting words of the doctor as he quitted the room: “My dear young man,” he had said gently, "I must remind you that your uncle‘s life hangs on a mere thread. The least excitement, the least agitation would send him into eternity before you could call assistance. No matter what he may have to say to you, listen, and ac- cede if it be in your power." "I will remember,” Percy had answer- efi, gravely; “surely you may trust me, 511'.” “I do," the doctor had replied. "Your uncle’s life. for the present, lies in your hands. “Yes, I am dying, Percy,” whispered the general, breathing houmely; “but for that I should not. utter the one wishflthe one desire of my life, for perhaps years to come. You must say ‘Yes’ to my last re. quggt, Percy,” he ngurmured. ,,,_ .xA » n.- \i‘vavy - v- -4 , ..- “You need no it, uncle,’ the young man replied earnestly. 'I cannot Eg'f'use anything you may askâ€"why sl-(mld "AXE \tilhlavéufnust’gnt"hgflrajiéei his troubled eyes to a steelâ€"engraving hanging upon the; qppoeite wall, and his handsome face “As he spoke, he had not the faintest idea of what he wquld be 413(5de ’90 d9: The picture represented a bridal party emerging from an ivy-covered stone church, and in that moment his thoughts; traveled back to just such an episode in his own life; and in the shimmering mooubeam‘s that stole in through the win- dow he could see the face of Little Gay. He remembered how the’ lovely young face looked as it was raifled to his as the' )arted~the memory of it. as he knet here. brought tears to his eyes~ the sweet little bride from whom he had parted at the very gltar. " ,_ A___,1 l- flzmn W11.“ umw‘. ..- -m .n, V, , “Wae ever a man's fate as cruel as mine ha beéni’ he thought. “Who ever. lost a Wise on is wedding-day?” Surely there had never been a love dream so sweet. so passionate, or so bright as his; surely there had never been one so rudely broken! Poor little Gay. his _b_ri-de, cold now nin death! , ALA _-.‘-....v,. uay. 1118 011116, UUJu uuu u. uvwvun . The feeble pressure of the general’s hand-s reoafled hi}; wandering thnghjzs. , A_.u.. unuu-u lvuullvu u... “Listen, Percy.” he murguféd faintly, “my moments are precious." ,4,” ,1 “A any wvm‘1uvv ... v . _ fl , "Go on, my dear uncle,” replied Percy, gently; "I am attending closely to what you have to say to me.” - “Percy, my boy." he whispered gasping- ly, “I could not die and leave the words unspoken. I want my race to live long generations after me. All rests with you, my best loved nephewâ€"you who wear my ENVER BEY, name and inherit my fortune. You un- derstand me, Percy-you know the 11m re- quest I would make of you?" A cry broke from the young man's “is; the words pieroed like a sword to in heart. ' “Surely, uncle. you do not mean that yog wish meâ€"mâ€"-â€"â€"” .,x ;_.A A1.- ._.-_A Jun nu... luv u. The very agony crowded into the word “mgrry” seemed m_unman‘1h1 . ,. ;. _L_A 1' HAWLAJ Wynn-v“ u. ..___.._ __ “To marry, yes, Percy; thétria what I want. y9u_t0 prpxgiag my to‘ do.” A". u__|_ :31} Jégd,wufi’élé?rui1e_fiuf§t wovut, "ask anything but that: my heart is torn and bleeging; have mercy; spare and pity the!” Great dr0ps of 33011 stood on his brow, his whole frame shoe with agitation. Put another in Gay’s place? Marry] Heaven pity him; how could he harbor such a fancy for a. single instant, when he thought only of the cold, pale (we of Gay, his fair young bride, whom he had loved so madly, lyin in her fleecy shroud in the icy embrace 0 death. like a broken lily blighted in the bud. “Answer me, 111% boy,” whispered the old general, his reath growing fainter. “It is the common fate of all men to marry and to love; it is not a hardship, rather a. blessing." Most farmers do not get full use of their horses through failure to provide work for them during the winter months. There is general- ly not much doing on the farm then except, perhaps, hauling of a lit- tle produce to town, dragging in the logs for firewood and scatter~ ing manure on the snowy fields. ‘ Altogether they are kept idle for so many days that the average number of hours worked per day for a. year is even less than two, counting those days in summer overtime is the rule for man and beast. 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