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One thought had been dominant In
e heart of Beatrice Mercer since the
,,ory ttmcnt of that her duplicity Raymond had MarshaU^dis- crushed her
..ttfi humiliation. A bitter, cruel re
Solve that, come what might, be should
aever again see tho face of the woman
he loved 1 heart had
“Patience!" her fierce
throbbed out “He luves her yet- he
h me I cannot low
»ature to subtle, sinister regard of al
Bje Issues In the case in which ml go
Jove Mercer ^d full J’ ulou-y to studjlng Involved the her, chances Beatrice I
her favor. had th
She know where Edna gone
letter that ‘dlia had only half r ad
fcnii'S her f*x< itwiv »t and anxiety, ha«.
been conned mer and over again by tb«
plotting Hcatricc.
Its contcnie gave her an insight of toe
jbaracti i of l ira father win had sent
for Urn belov. d c luld, in « “Is secrets^
wdl, ami 'h.1 knew hat i n. of tw.
thing ' u .'ildhapic.. « '< » Idna ' •
forget h„mc all m frlen.G bi'h''' ..f the past, r .‘ ..r, V Vr if „nv any
lottor or word was Bent to Baymon
Marnhail, i* v>ou\ bo ihrougi «
a"' hc,|.,v pu-sci by »*. however, ,..w am
.,.1.
zied, dl - - u rl.i o.'l I" 1 ' 1 ?
Tl.c cvcniira pre ; . ding (hat upon wh . et .
Raym>.ml -da. h» * 'TP' 1 ' 11 " “ "
Beminai > h, : r »°" e ,'j' ”,. ’i
made a'U-. .ivery tl.at startled ar d erlnte er n b
anew tram of thought and .....
expected, aHHR selling. dlMuee ..
A atm ent i m, iat site a
^'blshed^bcr T home, amlglamd.ra
over
ici iin item trad told her intul
tlvelv f that “lie Ira I brand u trace of the
"Tea , , . ,
• of the death
«lrowui*g » ,1# , lltl .r r i ; thM Srokeii
‘
^ tUrt
fcjt filler, wuet li... two vIRageiH had
K4n#> F ftOVe compuniou plung*
to bM 4en>h, witii and hod accredited Kdnn
herself fallini? a victim to th*
name fate.
Within an hour, from a careful study
of the ilvvu and from tv Knowledge oi
the route taken by Kdna and In r guide had
Beatrice km*w that sin* no longer a
rival i.dua Deane was* dead!
Bhe km* 01 cthing more. Bhe knew
that w»ih the death of theao two hao
ptn^l ice! a mighty secret—that some*
when and ahe know where, an anx.*
Unis fath -r wa awaiting the return ot
his b> luv. tl .inugiitor, to lay at her f. «t.
as an a * »t>Jl l for tlie forced neglect
of year n a royal fortune.
1 he iif vt morning lieatriee Mercer’s
mind was made tip. All night long she
had plotted mid planned. The Jealous
minded school girt of th<’ night previous
had become in a few brief hours a will¬
ful, wicked tdreii, imbued with scheme*
as bold and cruet as the hardest heart
over yet designed.
Bhe wont straight U the town wher*
u’.dna and her compuni n lia»l disap¬
peared. Within twenty-four hours she
whs satisfied that both had met theii
fate tn the turbulent tom nt that flowed
beneath the hioken rustic bridge.
“Forwealth for Knymomi Marshall’*
love!" *he murmured resolutely, as. a
few hours later, she took a train far th«
nuxt station.
Kveuing shadows were creeping ovei
the autumnal landscape as Beatrice
Mercer left the little depot and walked
towards the outskirts of the village.
ln tho dim light she made out an
Antique but magnificent mansion, occu¬
pying elaborate grounds, but surround¬
ed by grea'. high walls.
“So near to home find then to lose
life, fortune, and love!* murmured th*
steely hearted siren. "Boor Fdna' but
1 cannot miss this royal chance."
Iter eyes sparkle*! as sho drew from
her pocket a little chain ami locket that
Kdnn L had worn at school and which sht
had left behind her isi her hurry to gc
to seek her father.
She calmed herself, a* if for a mighty
ordeal, he seDed the beii-knob at
the iron gate and sounded one resonant,
discordant peal through the gloomy
atructure icvoiid.
“la v .hi the threshold’" she breathed
vrildlv. y.d ultantly, as she awaited a
reply to: .■ r -urainona "one bold stroke,
a K.ngie oiute assumption, and 1
shall be res* of wealth untohi, to
pave t the heart of the man
I lo ,e jnd Marshall!"
. U*iTK IV
(Kixsi
A vrabV l-faced man answered the
ring at t lion gate after a lapse of
A 4 «v«rat uses, stared at the veiie .1
figure vi. first penetrating y and
then wa suspicion, and asked, uu
per iv
“ W h are vo what do you want'
Beatrice Mercer was an actress She
had prepared to feign a part, and
a.ie did it well.
All the lire and impetuosity of her
passionate nature was subdued to the
ngly shrinking . ,
seem tiroiauy o as i
y Tbe stammered out a frightened apol
ogy and clung to the iron gate as l!
weary and weak.
“I have come a long ways, she mur
noured, “and I must make no mistake.
The gentleman who lives here Mr.
Caleb Marston.
. .
- Who told you that Mr Caleb Marstou
lived here?" he demanded.
“I—J—does h<* not' 'then 1 wiJI f°>
if I am In error, and Beatnoe re
treated ' , th.
Quick as a flash the man unlocked
j*te, seized tier arm, dragged her inside
ihe overgrown, ill-kept garden, and re
yarded Jf her much with the angry ’ glare
an enemy.
‘No, you don’t!" he said. "Where did
[ » 0 u get that name—Marston? Who told
feVJ ? 8 pnak! Have they guessed hU
? 1 °«„?f “ mU
m
. «oh!” muttered the man. “I'll guar
wtee he nov ,, r told you to use that f
3ame hereabouts, all the same. Rais
km, girl! Marston Do you understand? friends N’evci ,
vhisper again, if you’re j
>f our , -
“Fan *c* I see him?” who 9 * j
an vou aoe
'
« Mr M ar _iir. Ralston? He sent
.
-or me." I
“He did?"
-y 08 Take me to him. He will tell
fou lt l8 all rlght ...
Th. man studied a bit. He relocked
the gate and made sure that noonewas
urklng f about the place. ‘ Then taking
w on jrmou8 ,, un h of keys from hi.
pocket, ho lod the way to the house.
A masnive, gloomy structure, the care 1
{*« m«.nl f est«ri in penetrating the doubly .
nlshed within, [ but the closed and barred
and ch(H pervadlng eacb
apartment made th» antiquated man
»l«n seem somber, gloomy, and uninvlt
mg in lira extreme.
“You wait here.” ;
Beatrice’s guide pointed surlily to dls- a
, halr ln , waiting-room, and
»Pf arod throu « h a door at “s other .
* on I 11 tho was adjoining the iow hum apartment. of oonversa- Her |
?yes glowing like two sinister stars of
light, Beatrice tL gilded noiselessly to the
'!• A ...... not#e\«BBly of d,.or; that h«l just
f ,-n. hvr corupan^^*
'''*r m .,t Me strove to uanslato
-he gruff, explanatory accents of the
man, the anarp, quorulous, excited
uincs of hi* companion. .
Whon the door egain opened, how
9vor. wltli th*' grm o and agility of a
:>anth* r »ho bad regained the chair.
m (i 6 Hb" nodded the keeper, and the i :
ioor opened and closed after her, usher
Ing her into a roomy a|jartment, and ,
leaving her face to face with her fate 1
Half reclining in an Invalid ohair was
. thin, white-haired man. She studied
Ms working face from beneath her veil; 1
,he noted the nervous tension of brain ,
*nd holy, for he was almost panting
with excitement, his eyes were keenly ,
Give with unconcealed suspense.
"My steward tells me you como here ; 1
with a letter,” spoke the master of the !
umiTion ' t0 “ CS scarooly audlble,rom
“Yes,” murmured Beatrice. 1 1
“I have written hut one letter—it was ,
to one I have not teen for years.” I
"Your daughter, Alice Edna Ralston? }
[ am she. lather!”
The plot the fraud, the false assump
tion of the fair schemer was revealed at
a-t. She had determined to personate ,
her dead friend and schoolmate; and >
Jie stolen letter had well equipped her I
'or “My the child’ cruel imposture. j
She had sprung forward at that wild
.-earning cry. Not a heart-throb of
>ity for tho fond, doluded old man, soul
mngry for tho love and sympathy of hia
ong-absent child stirred her heart— ‘
>niy fierce, covetous joy and triumph. :
His real daughter was dead, a knowl- ;
jdge of that fact, in his evident critical
condition of health, might kill him.
Purely, it was a mercy to step into her 1
place, to solace the last days of a dying
M»n. to benefit by s fortune that, else,
would go to strangers or sordid coin
sanions tn his she inexplicable exile. telling the J
8Le knew was safe in
itory she had framed, and that circum
itanc os would carry out her claims. She ■
ihowfid the letter she had stolen from :
idna; she told how she and her guide
tad been overtaken by the storm at the
rroketi l.ridge. He had perished, she
tad escaped, and she the showed the news- the j
taper containing account of
loubie tragedy, unconsciously portray- |
ng what had really transpired, little ,
*£'nCBiaGUr^^tC::
iad not gone down in that wcir.1 swirl j
»t waters.
But there was much to learn. Her |
tath was vet one ot pitfalls, and she j
nust be secretive, ana yet draw out the
lecreta of the unsuspecting old man I
*ho accepted her unreservedly as his j j
urn child, blinded by clever falsehoods, j
he changes of years, and her eircum
itantiai narration of events he knew to !
i»ve happened as she related them
“When you enter this house." he said.
‘you close a >1 cor on the past never to
>e op ened. Boo* Rodney’ he died in ;
>r.: sing you to me He was my beat
riend. All these fugitive years, wanderings, amld tny its- he j
irisonment, my
.as been true to me. He alone knew !
chore you had been placed. Now, un- |
lef a new nam4, you come to share my
onelfness. Fehr not! it will only be for
i few brief years. Then, mistress of
ny fortune, you can go forth into the
rorld and enjoy the liberty denied me.
-Father, I do not understand," rnur
aured the false daughter. ”u“Sir”“kl
,„”V°“S £ Sw unjustly laid to ray
>enalty of a crime
1 touted* dovro. a this reward
»r>on my recapture. I sought Here se
luded spot to die In peace. we
«rill live in quiet contentment, your love
;^“ C« ar *' _£? r \ r ? 0 K£ “!?“ ,,0t °° content" ntent witfthat '
hi
- yes," murmured Beatrice, .since yoc
Why not? Life here, surrounded bj
iver y luxury, would not be so arduous
hat she could not find some enjoyment
tothinkof, the man sh€
w&s determined to win, come what
ailaht.
i m perfectly understanding the vague
mystery surrounding Ralston, she ye>
^ ^ ^ , n danger oI appre .
hension for ->ome entanglement of thr
past. Some day she must possess that
secret in full.* It would give her added
power to sway him to her will if evet
her tmcosture‘were discovered.
^e^uoceis n . M comprehend aii, the
her imposture later
*«“■ evening, she sat In the boudoir of
D i,j ji r Kalvfon accepted her as the
,
? ' hild he had not seen since infancy.
Her past, like his own, he would never
, e ek to probe or revive. Yesterday was
dead ami gone a 3 the ages past.
Here Bhe CO uld change her own identi
ty L in the undisputed lf«lston possession of a
r n i fnrtnnA deaxl that for
tune acquired, 3 and with her youth,
beauty intelligence, she could go
out into the world and become a queen
trough lmon s women, tread a velvet path
Ufc-she, the poor, obscure
teacher on half-pay, the friendless
drudge of H.pedale Seminary.
Vet there vas a canker at the heart
0 t the rose. Conscience did not trouble
her. She even justified her fraudulent
representation-*. No, all she thought of. of
ail that disturbed her was a memory
.............
handsome “haR animated face of Raymond
M a haunted her.
“For his s..l,e I did it all!” she mur
mured, tumultuously. “He must benefit
bv it all. How? Ah! patience, destiny! ray
eager hear! I hold the strings of
jf j ZTrZ, r „ (1 ko no misstep, the'end.” fortune and love
in
Her rooms had be«t papered for her
^ ^ ^
steward aM a housekeeper were the
sole senrtms, but thee attended like
mute iw^f sl<aves*\j her ever, caprice as the
w n^t oTAcung. .. He it« asked
nmflHIa of her time each day to
the garden, or play for
him somber drawing-room shadow
on Ever under the
..? ^iV«r, he never lolt the
the estate, and re
to r|..pv!(>(^^V the uo^^Hnted confine roads her leading long drives away
from the Se.
A week [Bed lie thus, then the novelty
of her new AltcE began to w. real ar away, Bea
The false Cegan Ralston, the
trice Mercer, to grow reatless,
anxiou-, nio<x%. (ell plotting. If she
Then she (lraL to
could on v from that past life the
object of her lpvo, Raymond Marshall,
she would be cbntcnt.
“You are getting wearied spoke of the Ralston, lone
liness here, I| j fear,”
» n M<ra8ly^ one deceiving evening.
“You arc me. I can read it
in your face. Rpeakj B caught you crying yes
terday. my child, if you have
any secret sorrbw.
The veiled eyes of the siren glowed for
triumphantly The hour had come
a master-stroke'of finesse.
"Shall I tell yiu the truth, even low, if it
disturbs you." ahked Beatrice, in a
purring tone. !
“Always, my diear.*
“1 am happy ’here, only there is a
chapter in my faisf ’ast that haunts me,’
pursued the hearted Beatrice_ J
have friends trouble. whtAm I love, whom I left
t n poverty, Father, if I had
the means to visit them, to place them
ia a position satisfied, beyolnd want, I would re
turn here never to leave you
again." j daughter?”
-You mean this, fattier." my
*1 mean lt, .
“ As I uniicrstanii it, you wish to goto
;heso friends—to bid them a final fare
we iL and to cnricll them?"
"Y’es." I
He led her to a room guarded with an
ron door. YVith a key he unlocked a
;a binet. It was Stored with money—
, oini bank notes, bonds.
-Yours,” he said generously; all
vours. Take what you want. I shall
never ask how rouoh, nor care. Deal as
liberally with your triends as you like,
jnly—must you go to them?"
-1 must, father.”
“Alone?”
,; \:— fuj ~ r ' 0thins WiU hap -
a
* shall absence will tor
-1 worry—vour
rure me.
"Not for long. Oh! dear father, you
■nake me happy in enabling me to make
■ny dearest friends happy. Let me go
once—to-night, to-m. rrow. In a
week—two, at the farthest, I shall re
urn. Then I shall forget them—all the
world save you. ”
She had carried her point. The first
Important step in ;he plot of her life
was accomplished. ,
As th» next mori tn F . a Iftt'.e money.
Lied sachet in her ! icd. she left the
x-ansion bounj ‘or Hoped ate. her con
ident heart toM bet that she would
aever return until ska hod won the man
ihe loved.
to a* cwntixrxn. i
THROUGH GEORGIA.
A special car left Atlanta over the ,
Central road Monday morning at»:-«
o’clock and carried a jolly crowd of
litors, who are to go on the annua 1
i
;uu»g O, .h. o»,Ei. ft.,, „„oci.
„ , ,
.Tndge Alexander M. Speer, one of
the most honored and revered citizens
of Madison, died a few days ago after
an illness extending over some months,
“ tL f ^venty-seventh year of his age
His death removes one of the political
landmarks in Georgia.
* * *
Thomas A Barton, of Augusta, filed
two mortgaes last Saturday, one for
39300 in favor of the Commercial
Company,of Cincinnati. Thomas & Bar
ton conducted the largest music house
in Augusta, and one of the largest in
: Georgia or the south. They are very
I ^nnlar popumr men men, and ami their them embarrassment em^a
regret y ■
a
| Governor Atkinson has been re
j the department to
, quested by navy of
! communicate with the governors
' Vorth and South Carolina and make
arrangements 8 for the tour of duty for
j the n ftval reserves of Georgia. The
! cruise and'give the men a better
chance to take advantage of the in
! K ,r,rations given them.
» * *
‘V * . for ? K *’! >;1 4-00 was S filed in the
l nited States circuit court , at Atlanta
a few days ago. The suit was filed by
attorneys for H. B. T. Montgomery,
, of Operika, Ala., who is suing the
Kll! r, . au d Phenix mills for six promis
; f nr er. 0 00 each tvestern The suit
| y 1 ' 1 b « Hied m the western circu circuit.
An order was secured from Judge New
man and the papers were sent to Co
lumbtts.
* * *
Captain Brown will write to the
comnilU|derg of the various companies
«« what r time .w.y** will be most r convenient for
! them to go to the Teuness e Centen
j nial. The be dav named that suits Georgia all of Day. them It
! ; best will as
■ illtended that a crftn d parade of
j , e 'b'J . 4 ' f j’ 1 ;]J , , , thja
1 , . before . the ..
day is . decided on
\ courthouse The extra in ,evy DeKalb o, tax county, to build made a
i
; p y the ex-commissioners of that conn
tv last ^^Uector^ October has been paid in at
Aint
is ^->0,000 and is now on . deposit i . await
I mg the order of Treasurer Johneon
, be delivered to the ordinary for the
priding of a new temple of justice,
'n,e ordinary • has advertised for bids,
. , • t :i v av .jtb
* * *
The federal court v of . Jacksonville, T , ...
.
I la., appointed Judge A. James A. An
aeraou aud Mr. M. O’Byrne as re
. ceivers for the Southern Mutual Build
. b (1 a880ci » tion in state,
, The rl appointments • , t were not altogether
unexjiected, as both gentlemen were
present receivers in Georgia. I hey
will take hold of the Florida business
n t once, however, and attempt to bring
\ to a success f u j termination. Tlie
company did a large business in Flor
i‘la, and has about SGOJHl i xxoith of
assets there.
» ♦ «
I One of the largest water power elec
trie plants ever established in the south
; will soon be built in Georgia. It will
j , . ‘ 9t ‘ Hi ^ _ h Fa i|s on theTowliira
, ,,
river, between the southern anuLen
tra! railroads, sixteen miles trom tint
fin, nine miles from Jackson, eleven
, u i] e s from Forsyth and fourteen miles
j {rom Barnesville. At this point there
j a SUlWeu dr op i* in the section of the
• country and the i has what > has
j , t r1Vftr rner )nt , ias
| been pronounced by eminent engineers
one of the finest natural advantages
for water power development that is
anywhere f... offered south of the Niagara
fal There is a fall of 105 feet, pro
' ^ primate fnllv '> 000
horsepower.
* ^ * *
1 Comptroller General VVright is hot
j I after the Marietta aud North Georgia
r8 il r oad for its failure to par the tax
i evied on lt f or doing an express busi
Air, Wright, through his coun
j s ’® 1 Attorney General , Terrell lerrell has b •
’
filed a petition 111 the United Htates
circuit court, asking that the court
pass an order compelling J. B. Glover,
receiver of the Marietta and North
Georgia, to pav the taxes due. Mr.
WriBht back to its ;th., the railroad business owes for
taxes on express
the last ten years. The whole amount
claimed with interest is nearly $ff,000.
The comptroller general issued execu
tions against the railroad for the tax,
but has failed to secure a payment so
far, and now he carries the matter in¬
to the United States eourts to force
the payment of the monev.
These are days of commotion and
upheavals, and men’s hearts are fail¬
ing for fear of the things that are
here now. and are coming upon the
world, but the Lord yet reignetb and
ruleth. So we take courage.
SOME LAWS OF THE ROAD.
Facts That Are Not Known by All Who Co
Upon the Highways.
The talk of the many thousands is
often turned toward the law of the
road, for there is no one who does
not make use of roads either to ride,
drive, or walk upon, For the pro
tection of the travelling public it is
necessary that certain rules regulating
travel upon the public highways be
generally observed.
Our statutes do not require a travel¬
ler to keep upon any particular part of
the road, nor to turn out in any cer¬
tain direction, but it is universal cus¬
tom in this country for vehicles and
animals under the charge of man to
take the right side of the road when
meeting others, if it is reasonably prac¬
tical to do so. A team should, in gen¬
eral, keep the right side, whether meet¬
ing another or not. Yet, when two
are going in the same direction, and
one wishes to pass the other, he should
pass on the left side, as the first team
has the right of way and cannot be
expected to deviate from his course
upon the right side, One passing
another must use great care to avoid
a collision, as nothing hut necessity
will warrant him in doing this, tor
both, going in the same dire^ion, be
^he rule must be \ery . ri
at uight, or when, y
or *<*• 11 *»« ht ^ difficult to dwtin- ....
guish others approaching,
A traveller on foot or on horseback
must give ® way to a vehicle, and a light
y iodueu , d d team e must give way to a
heavily loaded one but “ Vf . +h
heavy load ought, n certain cases caeee. to
stand still so as to allow a lighter
vehicle to pass. The driver of a horse
must use ordinary care in its manage
and is liable for all damage
•
^ j driving ° and if he
leaves ^ h f ordinary S
care in bitching it, for if , a
unhitched starts and occasions damage
the responsibility rests upon him who
rrs d".-re But if a team
-..
frightened by , some* ome un««ial , 1!111C iial disturb- d sturb
ante, as by « r • •
H and f* te ®® s ** hitched
-
breaka ^ay and m turn runs and ,
causes damage, no liability rests upon
him who carefully hitched his horse.
The movenHmt of sleighs and sleds
tbe sn<m being comparatively
° f ^f? b ^ 1Is 11 wou,d or . r ® n< , ’ liThip
* or damages. Bicycles . a are recarded regarded
as i,, ^ . ? l are subj-s-t, -I to the
same rules—they must give way to
heayif>r " veh|cles> and foot passengers
nl glve wav to them. Mas
; ’
khehusette laws require . bells ... to . be at- t
tached to all bicycles. As no one is
obliged to build fences next t~e hn,h
way, the use of which is common to
all neoole ^ Who choose to travel upon it,
j 0 f cattle and other animals
«« «? responsible f„ tor r ,\a ^^ maire tons done
by then travelling herd ,
care be exercised m thete managems .
—Flic a (N. Y.) Observer.
Cold in Their Cizzards.
Bert E. Fisher has located a gold
_ ine jn t jie Livermore foothills
“7 tnro "* . !l which he found in the
-
gizzards of ducks.
Mr. Fisher is engaged in the butcher
business in Alameda. Last w r eek he
purchased some ducks from a farmer
ot Livermore Valley. In cleaning the
. . he t open the gi zza rds of two
° ^ "mill^Mr f d ^ least $ 2 50 shir worth Vn
f *’ 0,d in n smaH nuggets. .>11. F 11 u
: quired of the farmer where he raised
big duci(s and w hen informed he took
j j nex j h ra j D for Livermore on a pros
t(mr He succeeded in locat
j | ^ , h e believes to be a rich pla
! 3 d hafl lM>nde<i acres
m ihc the rootmns. o ( ehill S
, often bea rd of fine pieces . of
„ x had
go]d being found in the gizzards of
c hickens but I never believed it,” said
M; . Fjsher *q thought all such sto
'
invented When I cut open
the two two ducks dU and found U nuggets ",f g in '
; their . gizzards , r I was more than sur
prised. I picked out the gold and took
it to the bank and received $ 2.50 for it.
. l{ customers had only known it they
wou j d pr< >baldy have found enough
s ., , *h p ! r ducks w par for them ”_
1
San Francisco Examiner.
1
Best Cure for Chilblains.
‘‘For chilblains, though it may not
be professional for me to s&y so public¬
ly." said a physician, “the best cure
that i can now think of is snow. The
snow can be applied in any way, either
by walking in tbe snow barefooted, as I
did as a last resort, or apply the snow
to the feet in a foot tub or otherwise.
What is peeded is to get a good quan
trty of snow directly to the feet. My
experience has been that the feet
should remain in contact with the
snow for at least five or ten minutes.
There is no danger from catching cold
if the snow foot bath is used in a warm
room. There are all kinds of remedies
for chilblains, of course, nearly all of
them good, but snow is a cure in itself,
not a remedy, There may be cases
where it may fail, but I have never ex¬
perienced any."—Washington Star.
