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The Dying Request.
AUTiirn J. bimndt,
AttT:t r *H op •• THK s;t U)OW ON TITK SNOW
I FAVIi: TO TUUJt ;" '• U.Uir
BIJ.BE 1 KTU.
elusion, "will von kindly inform mo
whole von k»I Tour pin • ’
“Wiiiitnm I to B r > t for the informa
tion? inked the Btranj, r er.
" Tlmt ilepmulH on the kind of infor
mation you Kive,’ rej.li.nl tin- little law
yer. o.intionm.N. Htlt he added. " I ran
promne you there Hindi be no cause for
complaint."
t idinuld likn to know," murmured
the prostrate mall.
”Impossible, my good friend," an
swered Mr. Ma,viand, briskly. "How
ean I telj wlmt va ne your information
ill lie to mo, until know wlmt it is?
.mining
in the dark. Spunk
or I wdl nut ttmibl. von with an. inoro
qlle-thin* on the mlijeot That. mo
more ways than one to ttml out « pn.zio,
1 Imhevc; Slid wl.eu lay uiind is set
f:is, eol.Vy ; and so they nfrreed to part.
lire lus left the room, and resumed
his ordinary ilnti m with his ordinary de
meanor; but ut the end of the day. ho
paced his little liired nparuieut like u
imutmiin.
" It i her doing, or Kir Wilfreds." lie.
mutter d with alenehed teeth and doubled
list ; "I.know it is! They shall suffer
for it! How dare Anyone suspect me of
that jewel affair ? I am guilty only ill in-
,t aition ! I meant it ifalie had been kind.
It would have been to my advantage to
raise the diamonds from the old idiots
.tomb, but she was not kind, and so i did
not dirty my lingers with the job. Who
has done it, I wonder? I ll move heaven
and earth to find out. if only to olnur my
.own character ; and then, liy dove, they
the pin ; and to prove that tie wais inn
eout of the charge he set to work to fin
out the real truth, aud fortune favorer
the guiltless. Ho succeeded when tin
.detectives failed. It is to ho hoped Air.
Mayland will try to atone in some wav
for a conduct of which 1 never believed
him capable. Poor Mr. Dreyfus! In
was quite broken-hearted when he came
to see me nt the hospitn 1 . "
" Indeed !" said Janet sureastioidlv.
‘‘.My dear Juliet," exclaimed .Sister
Clare, with surprise. “ wlmt .can you
mean by speaking in that tone' ()ue
would think that you did not believe Mr.
Drevfns had ti l i the trutl
papers in which tfic advertisement had
appeared, . He then turned over some
pages ol his lodger, and gave tlio ditto of
the payment for the pin.
Alter some difficulty, Mr. Mnylnnd
succeeded in finding the crossing-sweeper,
wno asserted that lie ha 1 picked up the
jewel near the Hunk of Mnglaiid. close to
one ot tin* entrances. The lawyer imme
diately asked him it he could point out
the spot, nhd ho did so without hesita
tion, remarking, •• 1 saw something glit
ter in (lie mud, when I moved it lesido
with my broom, and stooped (town to sec
what it was."
On inquiry at the Hunk of England,
the
you after our conversation this morning, ; J 0,n : 9} ul , . u tUK °* i lOV, ‘ r I
for 1 told him who you wero. And, be- ! lto4,UH > CttVul expSOWU lus friend to ap
sides," ho added, ‘‘you need not bo all v : I M1U ', ... , . , .
! you will meet my friend under different I, „ 1 c:m . 1 romgine "’liat can detain the
1 circumstances. Ho will forget the posi- 1,0 * nui ', Rt l " n l& '• V' J,ule1 ' ,} '<
lion in which ho has seen you when j I think I II go luul look after him. A walk .
you
present you as Miss Cavol,"
" Miss Clave! I ’ murmured Janet. “All,
I I a 1 forgotten that I hail a new name I"
"And don t you like it, dear?" said
Itoluud omliincing tier.
"Oh, yoal" answered Janet. "But
wlmt, child?" inquired her
"Nor do J Sister Ohm.’” venlied u d 1 , -, "" l ’" ,IK ol f-nglnn
Janet, quietly.' 1 am very sorry." 1 oltlY Muon, wY I"" I' tlmt 1,0116 of 11
"Hut Mr. Mavliind is.coming to cou- , A" lm V'" K T" 1"
tlrm the story I said Sister Clare, ear- Si^mt** U ‘ “ V
"But
brother.
"Well. Hoiaud. 1 hardly liko to say
’* " whispered Janet, huling hoi foeo
| will do me more good than fidgeting
I here." j
And be went out.
The night was much darker than Rol- 1
land Cavol expected; but n few stars
g irameriug hero and there awaited tlio!
! uirdy advent of the moon.
The "'ey, however, was familiar ; so|
! iloliunl lit a eignr und moved briskly for-
I » iinl in anticipation of meeting liis friend
very moment; Imt no sign of Sir \\TI- j
link hh
TO
It would lie judging the worth of a II iug
dark. Spunk out, mid mist me,
ucstlv.
“ Oh, thru," said Janet, "I must hog
Mr. Dreyfus s pardon for my doubt, and i„,|j (
I hope his discovery will ho of benrllt to i ,, i
M.. , • 1 If . 1 1 Ollllil
An errand-boy, however, belonging to
tile establishment said ho hud one day
""l something shining in a man s
The mun was jaisHiug the Bank
thoughtfully ; " we shall have to wait and
lienr Mnylnmi'a opinion."
As she spoke, footsteps were heard
without, und tlio next moment lluluuil
Cavol entered the apartment.
Three years had not changed him nt
all; hut lie looked more cheerful than
when lie went away.
Janet advanced to moot him, wonder
ing how this oould he, for he had ooiuo
, ,, , , bop. The man, ho added,
liud light hair, ami did not look like a
gentleman.
Here the elite was lost, and the utmost
oudiMvors of the detectives terminated in
disappointment.
CHAPTER XIV.
The knowledge of certain incidents in
against her brother's arm ; “but with a ,m * Hcarsou's approach was up|)arent
now name and a new position I think I *'b" u 1,0 reached tlio gate of which the
onglit to lmvc another kind of dress I daronet might he expected to enter Wei-!
do not wish to .lisg nee you ; my dress Jo “ 1 ’ ,lv1 !' . •, „ , ,, . . I
is all too plain for Air. (,'aval's sister." j Hokum cast omilu the end of Ins cigar, j
“tin, hal” laughed liolnud. " \Vhftt ■ wondering at tha. and leant against the
matter about your dress if your face is , -fate for a moment oonsidering li is course,
pretty, little sister? ‘Tis your face, and l t'bere were two ways by which Sir Wil-
not your dress, Sir Wilfred Pearson will irn *l might come to Weldon Hall liy tlio
look at. Hasides, there are roses in the ,u Kk road and by tlio Wood Hiding,
garden and in the eonserviitorr ; you wliioh was the suortest way. Roland
will uood no other omnmont. I shall go ' 0 ' llVul •leeidod that li.s friend would take
and gather the sweetest mid the best for :lle hiding route; and, accordingly,
you, and so no more about your uon-np- (crossing the road, lie entered the wood
peuranoe at dinner. ” lirougfi u gate guarded liy a tall post
And Jauot said no nmra When tlio 'earing the information that the wav
homo under such different circiinmtnnees ,< 1,0 curtain incidents in
to those which ho Boomed to have a right Z', 1 °, f H D'"c.y Dreyfus, which
t„ expect be did not not wrsli to he knowt milled
expr
Instead of n crowd of tenants going
out to receive him with every demon
stration of weleonie, lie returned alone
mid apparently unnoticed.
His young housekeeper was distressed
as sho compared his home-coming with
what she thought it ought to have been ;
and words rose to hill - lips relative to the
s' ail know wlmt stuff Sydney Ore. fas is j . r,, b'ined her limni in a strange nf-
junde of." J J | feotionnto manner, and guzoil at her
He lost no time in beginning to oxoouto bn,idly.
•Jp’i) lirst part of iiis progmtmne. I , '. ul V'i' ,! Mlu ln ‘ no1 ’ M Hie east
The very next morning he went to 1 ld '“sued by the pres,me,, of,Sister (Haro,
JMr. Muyinml, ami Haiti in a nuiot, Imai- , * l | a\oa lifflii to u wunuor woloumo
jioHs-liko liiaunor, “ I Nbouid »*<* Klml to 4 ^J 1114 . l, V 1 1 ‘ H , m K° * ro, . u y\ m - .
know, hit. all you litivuluarueil ic nmeting 4 , ‘ u , u3 , violently, ami
thi i j ow ,.j matU*r ” 1 ” • to witlidraw her huiul Itut Kohunl (!av»»l
' Ti.o littie lawyer BtareJ at tho Bpoaker would not lot it go. Huiilin« at her ef-
1U umazemeut. 1 fo^ ho eamotl U to hw hp».
“Wlmt ilo you mean, Dreyftn?" ho , ^ r * kohunl. cnml Janet;
iwketl. " wlmt enn you menu hy this btUmvior?
** Simply to eYnr my elmraeter in your ^ jiat will fSistor Claro thiiik ? ’
.I'stinmtion," was dm lejilv, “As I'live, I 1 lint.it is quite right, i am sum. all
’s wered Hound, laughing. “Eli, Mis
ter Clare? Don’t you think it quite
proper ?"
"Certainly," assented Sister Clare,
nodding mid siuil.ug nt Juliets
color nud dismay. "It is quite right,
his employer to restrain him from the
persecution of Janet .Mason without de
priving him of his situation ; Imt nt tlio
same time the sharp little law yor thought
in his heart that he richly deserved his
dismissal, for Mr. Mayland, lining of a
very unsentimental turn of mind, could
u not believe that the person of the fair
subject; but son ehow Tier tongue would ‘buiel was wholly and solely tho object
not Utter them. Her eyes, however, evi- "fb's clerk s nnfliitnm.
I dently ready to brim over with tears, ,! 6 much, Hie rasmd 1"
i t«M h«r tiioughtH ns m1i<» toult tlm luiml ^biymml, iw ho iiiicjhI hi«
Holaucl Cavol offered her. V ’ ,lft " r ,,V H r " lt,!, ' vln ' v "I 1 * Hir Wilfred
I’cni-son. However, we ll take earn we
do not inoi'oaso liia information in future.
In the next case of a similar kind we ll
have another assistant.”
And Mr. Mayland resumed Ids pen, I
and was not disturbed by any more
thoughts about Sydney Dreyfus until
the mutter of the diamond hair-pin wus
brought under his notice.
Then he lmd very ntrango thoughts in- i
deed about him thoughts so strange!
that lie eoiild not rest by day or night. |
Somehow, he oould not help connecting 1
bis clerk with the appearance of tho
jew 1 and it made him o.vt/cmely uncom
fortable.
Hut lie would not say a word about the
subject to Dreyfus until the clue he had
got from the mun lit the hospital dropped.
Thru he called him into his private of-
. , r, , line, mid uskud him seriously if ho knew
dear ; Imt if 1 was Mr. Kolnud, 1 would anything about the pin how it came to
kiss your face us well as your bond." be out of Lady Maud Weldon's tomb
"And so I will," answered itoland when Sister Clare swore she had placed
Cuvrl, snatching the girl into ids arms, it in tlio hair of the dead peeress,
and embracing her iiffootiiumtcly. " l know nothing nlnmt it, sir," an-
" Brothers nlwiijs kiss their sisters when swored Dreyfus, with his usual calmness,
they return from a long journey. Don’t Ho might or might not he speaking
tlioy, Janet?" ‘ the truth ; Mr. Mayland could not do-
"Oil, dear, dear!' cried Juliet, still cide from tho expression of his oouuto-
struggling. "Duut, Mr. Hoiaud nmico.
please ilon 11' The little lawyer began his inarch up
Well’ then, kiss me, said Hoiaud, and down tlio room, ns liis way was when
'and I WI 1 let you free! Ooinn oomo, he was puzzled. At last ho paused, and
Janet ; I am your brother, really and said, abruptly, "Well, Dreyfus, I holm
truly . Am I not, HisUt Clare? ' you are telling mo the truth and I hiivo
Acs ; 111! is your brotner, Janet, really no reason to think that yon arc not; hut
and truly . answered Mister Clare, m ro- at the smue time, lmtting one thing with
spouse to this appeal. anothor, there is a shadow of ovidonoa
i Ami theu tho ustoniHlunl Jauot, who utfniuHt you - only a hImiIow, Ihuv notli-
ha>l HiuMfuly cuMwtul I,or miiltiivnrn to in K that cun Im lirovetl; but it troubloH
oHoupo from tlju urniH wlm-h uuoireloil mi*, und I would rathor wo wont a d-ill'or.
her, listened to a slmnge story. ( .„ t f„ r t l,o future. It would oblige
T A,wo orphans luul bc ou brought up by mo oxtromoly if you would kindly Ldvo
Iiddy Maud, mid not ono ulom*, m nil tho mo notiov*.” J h
world supposed - a twin brother and him-’ •• M r , Mayland, yoiiastonisirmol" said
tea : but while the hoy laid been taken Dreyfus.
to Weldon Hull to grow up under tho eye "No doubt, no doubt,” auswerod tho
of its mistress as her presumed heir, the lawyer, nervously. •• My conduct must
girl had linen carried to a cottage and seonivoryfooiiHhtoyou—extrenielyfool-
plaecd under the cure of an old servant, id, to you extremely foolish but I beg
who would not betray the secret of her you will excuse it. The idea has taken
• ur ,• I,ft ! no , . ,< l ’ boiiefiicjtruRH. 'moll u firm hold upon mo that 1 canuot
lliis gUiirdiau had instructed Janet to idmkeite.ir. Besides, a change will do
call her grandmother, and Janet never you no harm. Thorn is lines a very
knew that she ha, no right to tho titlo ; fellow Im wants a clerk of your stamii
preparation lie I rang she wont up to her
room, mid standing before her looking-
glass, dressed herself in tile prettiest
black gown she hud ; und Mary Brown,
who insisted upon attending upon her in
the capacity of lady’s-muid, now sho
knew the secret of tier birth, hound up
her beautiful fair lmir in innumerable
braids, aud set a dainty hunch of wliito
roses among them.
" I'm blessed," said she, when hIio lmd
finished this part of Janet's toilet, "if
you don't look like n fairy queen I Mir
Wilfred won't have any eyes in his head
if ho don't fall in love with von and make
you an offer of his hand and heart straight
uway I”
"Oh, don't talk nonsense, Mary I" re-
plied Janet, witli a blush t .ut was very
beooining, as she completed her adorn
ment with another bunch of white roses
in lier bosom.
" I uin t talking nonsense, miss," uu-
swered pretty Mrs. Browne, quickly, us
she retreated a step or two to regard tho
"fairy queen" to better advantage;
"not I, indeed I I’ve uuvor talked no
lionsonHo to speak of since my man iago,
b cause Hiclmsd don't l.ko it. Do you
think Richard und uie r.iu't noticed how
Hir Wilfrod looked nt you when lie's
come up to see how things were going
on ? A protty excuse, iudood I Mo and
Hiahard ain t been in love ourselves n
dozen times for nothing; tee know tlio .
pro inuunries. Hmhurd's often and often
'I' 1 .
1 wi.l unravel dii.i uiyo • ry ! I w ill not ho
suspected and jlisinli >sed lor nothing."
"Come, come, Dreyfus!' raid Mr.
Mayland, fidgeting witji liispey. "Don't
bo i ot, hie detectives are doing their
best."
"I do net doubt tWt they tiro, sir,"
replied Dreyfus. •' But they lmvc not
Dm same interest in the mutter ns 1 have.
Will you tell me wlmt you know, or will
jolt leave me to tiuil out ?'
"(Jh I'll tell you with pleasure," an-
.Bwered Air. Muylnrid. uneasily. " There
is no reason why I should not." And ho
,did so, wymdering whether tlio mail wus
lading a part, as he had before wondered
(whether lie wus lulling tlio truth.
And wkilo Hydnuv Dreyfus wus trying
to find the Oxutiuilation ol thcohln wliien
All*. Mayland and tlioiletoetivoswere also
aisikiug, time sped, and brought near
tho .day appointed liy tho deceased Lady
Maud Wvifllou for .certaig oxplniiutious,
jBUil the execution ofeertaiu cinnmi.ssioiis,
if certain events hud come to pass.
Mr. AUiyliuul, Janet Mason and Hiy
AVilfred Pearson lmd all Writ ten to Hnl-
ymd Cnvel about tlm iqqieariinee of the
diamond pin, eneh telling tlm story in
llm way which they thought would
trouble him least ; mill lie unsweriid tlio
three letters by the next nik.ll. To Air.
Jiuy land lie wrote : —
" Of course it isn gioat disappointment
for a man to liml out tlmt Im is not to
enjoy an immuiai fortune, when Im has
) "ell led all lus Ill'll to expect it, nud 1ms
yietu.illy lmd tlm bird in lus hand for a
short tune ; but don't trouhlo yunrseJf
,about me; 1 am not to Im leftpeliuuors,
you renmniber. Eive hmulred a year is ! and when she died, wept for her bitterly (to to him I will give you'tho best of
ii llloe little liest egg ; and, liesides, I I as her only relation. recommendations; you liavo boon with
liave a good iisoful head and a pair of I ho woman dual wlmn Jaunt was about me a long lime."
liiuids. Many a fellow is worse oil'. If, twelve years old ; and than La ly Maud
however, you wish to sympathize with ' ohose to take lmr into her own’ euro -
ino stj|), tjjo best wuy to do so is to grant ■ strati go euro it was, us wo have seen.
Jim a favor. Lot me ooniimniieato wlmt Mho lundo tho daughter of her rival her
jias Jmjipouod to my sueciuior." | maid, for si.o oould not forgivo lmr for
having tlio fueo of tlm hoauty who had
vns private.
Itoland ndvancod along the dark path,
expecting to hear horse's hoofs ; but uo
such sound greeted his cur.
" Moniothiiig has luippoued at Dalu-
•norc 1'liieo," he tliought. "Ihad better
go nil tlm way Olid timl out wlmt it is.”
.Mukiug up liis mind that lie would
have to do this, he lighted another cigar,
and proceeded leisurely.
All at mice ho wus slnrU.odby thesouiid
of mot,'s voieos -angry voioes tin fancied;
and tl.o fancy made him hurry onward
lest Ii'ischiel should ho done. Tliovoic.es
were uoeiMiimuiod by tho striking of a
horse's hoofs upon the stony by-rond, as
f tlm aninitd was impatient to bo gono.
Wus it Arab, tlm Baronet's favorite
deed ? Boland felt almost sure tlmt it
cits, ns lie quickened liis pace into a run,
uis heart seeming to increase its palpd-
ution ut tlm same time with u vague
read.
Anothor half n dozen stops n turn
a tlm road and ho recognised tho
lonnlod Hguro of Mir Wilfred, and dis-
inguislmd Ins vuieo.
He was spunking in a loud tone of an-
i allot! t" Koine one stiimhng nt lus
.. s hi'ii.l. who wus evidently intor-
■ progrois.
i is. k'. lie was saying, “lot go
" "ryousludl foiillho butt
j «ud of my whip!”
"Not until you promise to g'vo up
your intoutions," was the answer. "
jfo nuciviTcd Sir Wilfrod with a jest
'‘Probably," ho snid, "your generous
(heart will suggest sunm menus of repair
ing my ntisfoiMino. for my loss will, no
doubt, lie your gain, if all goes as wo
wish. Moiuiwh.le, if you do not do-tiro
to drop my ueqnnintium.i on naoimut of
jny d -luck, as the way of tlm world is,
gontiimo to follow my iidvieo. Jte pu-
)ii lit mid lot me prejiire your way, lest
pmu trip liy being too precipitate."
.Juliet only received a few lines
“ My dear Juliet, " wrote Hi ilnnd Cnvel,
J‘ I ilon t ware u hiittnn for Lml.V Alainl
Weldon's fortune us long us sho' has left
fdu Homotiling to live upon in my old
jige. Louie for me on the IStli, when,
Blank goodness, tho necessity for mys-
Hry will bo ended."
"Wlmt can lm mean ?" raid Janet pon
dering over the 1 St seiiteueo of H.lmd
jCavofs letter again and ngain.
But her imiiginulioii eo d
/lutisfactojw solution oj ; in c;i
But at length the ilu.y wli
just light on the strange niuti
mid Janet arose to hegm it, 1.
excited.
It sis'med to her to lm ti e end of her
n d life, anil the beginning of tier new,
though slm imagined not what her new
life was to be.
As tho hours passed oil, and the tirno
jlrew imam mid nearer for the iippour-
jiuoc of Holiuid Cuvel. she b e.inm more
and more iiiihcItied, till ut hot, fearing
illiat tho fgirVBJtts wpiild remark her uer-
yousnoss, sjjo retired to her own loom.
Eoliuid wus to arrive by i;n afternoon
train, and Janet seyt the dog-cart to
meet him ; hut instead of its expected
occupant, tlm vchio o brought lama Mis
ter (Haro.
Jt appeared to .Timet like u rej rieve,
and she ffow into her friend's arms w ith
boon preferred before her, though Janet s
pleasant manners anil constant good
humor presently induced her to strivo
mid school hursolf tu do uo in lmr own
oceeutrio fashion.
“ Why- oh, why, 1 ’ exclaimed Janet,
wlmn Mister Clare had finished speaking,
"did you no! tell me that I hudubrother
before? it Lady Maud tliought well to
keep inn out of llm knowledge while she
was living, surely I ought to lmvobuon
informed of it immediately after her
death? ’
"Certainly, little Janet," answered
Boland Cuvel, "one would think so, Imt
she took care that sh mid not Lie.
Ibid 1 recognised you as my sister, why
then you would liavo boon a sttlVoyir
Von would huv
."A very long time, Mr. Mayland,"
said I) icy I us "evm - since l wits a boy ;
mid I mu now twenty-seven."
"Dour me!" oxelatmed Mr. Mayland.
“Ho old? How Umo piuwes I It semiiH
but tho other day since I took you into
the (illloo, a lad of ten.”
" And now you would tium mo out I"
remarked I treyfus.
"Oh, dear, no!" auswerod tlm little
lawyer, isily ; " I only suggost a
change—that you should givo mo notice,
und take tlm position llees offers ; Imt,
of oomse, if you do not liko it, wo emi
g i miuH wo nru doing, nud liovcr mind
my fancies."
" But I do mind your fancies, Mr.
Mayliuid." said Dreyfus, gravely. “Tlio
know ledgo tlmt you inditlgo tlmm would
annoy me. Von evidently suspect mo
of wlmt I am quite innocent ; so I will
ff""
“A cry well, Dreyfus," said the little
lawyer, hurriedly, but with evidont ro-
suid to mo after one of tlm Baronet's vis-
its, • Well, Murv girl that'll bo a «,« " luw CIU1 1,0 returned with uu intercs,
for tho parson as sure'as eggs is eggs! °f'. I “»* "inioj,1"
He’ll spouk tho word to the housekeeper .em-nfall* •• i f XU I' lllU |''l' l l "
some of those days, despite old Lady ® cor ^ ud y- would scarcely do for
Pearson. 1 And Jolin noil, John’s seen 7^ “ Ut T ' m , * Ul! | dlr, >’ wt ; rk lm ;
how tlm wind wus blowing, too, of Into * e **,J ou wer< - Let go the rein, 1 say!
nmlifH ucmi* b owed him out of his l /L vo „ you onB woro oIml,uo bcforu 1
wiU it'H botlu rod him bo. Havo you i *“1,®; a - , . , , . . . .
not notic«Hi him moping about liko a "J® raiaed hia whip rh ho
bird loaing hia foatlioiH I *^1! a* i „ .. , ,, .
“ I can’t aay l har«,” answorod Junot, ' 8t ” k0 '' 8^7 Dreyfus, for
laughing. H* Booms to have kept out i * wM 10 striko, if it pleaHo you ; btit
of my wuy latljor ” j fP V0 jour word ut thoniimo time that you
"And he II keep out of it more now, I f, 11 Uot offur 1,ur J' our Uml ’ or -
expect," snid Mary. " llo'v so struck T° l > ar * “ dea ‘ l *““>» 1 one
n.l of a lump at ttmling out that ho « been ; ,) c , r d } do n . ot .
making an offer to Miss Cnvel, that I'm , And tho click of a pisto’-tnggor was
afraid, if you don’t tell him that you are ,,,,' , , , ...
uot offeuded, he’ll go and drownd him- 1 ,. S?. wn ™ ! kissed Sir Wilfrod, lotting
Bolf he's that ashamed and molauclioly. M b ,s wnip descend, but with no otlu*r of-
“ J)our mo !” osc aiinnd Jauot, focding *? ct M 1 * 11 of starting * his horse,
— 1 1 .... 1 •_ . .... A 1 . Hlriltiyh li ill.I mi.# fena t* fsi.m • 4 a,
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DRY OOODH AND NOTIONS, FANcV GOODS, ETC.
Prices uiiequulcd,stylo unsurpassed, assortment the best.
Closely examine our stock of dress goods for they contain
The Latest Novelties of The Season
and will compare with any first class house in price ns well ns quality. Our Silk
Velvets, Cut Caslitners, Plaids and Flannels cannot fail to pleaae.
Consider our olnitiiH on your attention nud be convinced that no house oas offer
better inducements in
FALL AND WINTER SUITS
Foil
right for waiting ut tub o. I’m afraiil, in
hi’i present state of mind, lie'll upset sumo
of tlm dishes if you don't. Richard's
boon telling him lm hound he won n't
make a scene witli Ilia foolm's, and lm
save us how ho don’t sec how ho cun help
it, when lie observer you and Sir Wil
fred sitting leu filler at tlm same table.”
"But lie must help it.” said Janet, cov
ering her face with lior pocket-handker
chief. "Toll him to go into toe little
pink sitting-room, and wait for methoro.
1 dure say I shall find some means to
prevent the threatened catastrophe.’’
Mary waited for uo further orders, aud
not even a squall for her son, as sha
fus, coolly, "Do you promise, or do
you not ?"
"No!" thunderod Sir Wilfrod; "I
make no promise of tho kind. Why
should I ? Stand off, before I ride you
down I I am nut afraid of your threats,
not 11"
Sir Wilfrod made his animal plungo
violently ns ho uttered the lost words,
snil by so doing wrenelied it from tlio
hold of Droyfus ; but tho next moment
lie would linve fallen fatally wuuudod to
the ground lmd uot Roland Cuvel, spring
ing forward, turned tlio aim of tho pistol
directed at Iuh friend by catching tlm arm
of tho villain who pomtod it; turned it—
JEWELRY and SILVERWARE.
Our Bales in this lino exceeded our expectations tho pnst season, houoe we
bought n much larger aud more select assortment than ever,
REHEIWBER
IPo hnve everything usually kept in tho dry goods lino aud suiuy thi u a" oui.me
too numerous to mention uml yet claim to bo none of tho uiuuisl tribe.
Setter Still,
We attended no forced sales and auctions, neither did we enter garrets or col-
liirnwbilo purchasing our stock for
HOW COULD WE
AND
Then stop proudly to the front with good goods anil the latest styles.
We nre determined not to be undersold by any linuso in this section so come
along with your cash nnd givo us n fair showing.
M. Newman & Son.
m would have lofi your fortune." lief. “TI Ifm matter is settled. 1
It ih not mmih to low, luutfluul Janot will annuli to lhuw.
"two hundml pouutU u your l <lo “ 'limn U you." nnswflreil Sydney Droy-
lifttiVSTS -"ixs'vim
fOIgge
arrived;
ei mli mill
not
roue
liavo taken cure of roe
" Of course he would, darling ?" re
plied Hoiaud Cavol, drawing liia sister
closer to liis side ; “ but when yon know
all, you will see I was w iser to keep si
lent, though I had to go out of England
to avoid betraying myself. Had 1 not
been able to restrain my feelings, the
Weldon estate would lmvc gone to a
stranger. Now it is yours."
“Mine! Mr. Hoiaud—Hoiaud, wlmt
do you mean ("
>• Why just wlmt I say, do ir !"answorod
the voting man. "The Wol.hm ofiuto
woiil l have boon mine if one of those
oopfumided jewels lmil not turned up;
but tlmt ucoidjnit having happeun I, it is
“Marry Sir Wilfred Pearson I" ooliood
Jauot, blushing morn violently tlmn she
hud done when her unknown brother as
tonished her with liis embrace. ‘ Havo
you hourd that foolish report ? There iu
no truth in it—indeed there is not!"
“ But you would like there to be soma
truth in it, eli ?" whispered Roland,
slyly.
For answer, Jauot hid her faoo in hoi
brother's breast.
CHAPTER XV.
Mr. Boland Cnvel had a long inter
view with Mir Wilfred Pearson the next
yours ; nnd ypt it woulU not *i nvs been rooming, and tlui result was that the
ul uot boon ho uisoreot to ilofcoruiiuou to vinit «Iuuot iu tho
voiq's if I lmd
Keep my relationship to you a secret for
three } ears."
“ l v. ilj not hove auytliing to do with
the oHi.ite!" cried Jimot,
“Ob, nonsejase!' replied Boland,
evening mid learn liis fate.
“I'll call about seven o'clock, old fol
low," lie said, us they shook hands.
"Eight is your diunor-liour, I believe.
Meet me if you cun, for, upon my word,
1 feel eonfoundeiUy nervous—as if sumo-
j Hissed the quarter whore he was lying, . llo ' v utt '} 11,0 words he written ?—in such
arrested her fleet footeteps. 0 ' VI '.V tlmt it caught tlio bough of n tree,
Janet meanwhile doHcendod to tho 1 \ ml fel ‘ f P’ m Ul « bunds of Dreyfus, ,1m-
drawing-rooui nud prosontod hursulf to ollllr K. II1 g in its full tho murderous hull it
lier brother, i contained at Hir Wilfred’s deliverer.
"Wlmt do you think of mo, Mr.! , Inland Cavel dropped to tho ground,
Cnvel ? ’ she asked, mnkiug a low curtsey. B “‘. beHrb
"Do you oimsidor the rosea atone for tha I. , Hlr Wilfred Pearson, conscious only of
other defiuiuuuios of my toilet ?" Ins own narrow escape, for he lmd not
For answer, ho folded her in his aims, seen Boland, rode on, without drawing
aud kissed lier nguiti and again. rein, to \\oldon Hull, uitending to sut
" Oil, how swoet it is to havo a brother!” Ul ° BO fVBut« on tlio track of liis intended
murmured Janet, rutiiruiug liis embrace. { u,Nlu f Hlu I but on arriving there, and
“But n lover would he sweeter," nu* bearing that Roland had gone in search
swered Hoiaud, gnz ng w.-th admiration 01 lllul t “, e birued pale, and rotrucud liis
at liis fair sinter ; "and no doubt I shall M«ps, followed by Hiclmrd Brown and
soon bo out out." John Wickuia ; "Fur,’ 1 snid ho, “if
’’ Perhaps to-night," ropliod Janet, Cuvel meets that fellow iu his present
saucily. mood, there is uo knowing wlmt lio will
" Iliopo so," snid Roland Cnvel, for- do ' ,I believe ho moans murder to somo-
veiitly ; and ho was going to add some- ou ?’ , ’ , ,
thing olso, but Jauot put her baud over . Aiul so poor Ivolaua was found, whilo
hiH moustached lips, nml told him she be was still warm, nnd tho truth was
could not Htuy to near any more just then, B" ,IBS4, d I bir the place where he was dis-
bocause an old suitor was awaiting to 1 11111 position in which he lay,
speak to lier, who win making himself offered plain evidence of wlmt hud hup-
miserable because ho lmd found out, na*P c !‘ lH *- .
ho tliought, tlmt his offer was a preaump- Dreyfus lmd fled; but being greatly
tion ; and then she told him about John, ox wtod by the unexpected turn ofuveuts,
the fo tmau, uml Mary's fear lest tlio P}!!! j V0l * rl °d by hiH efforts to detain Mir
dishes should bo upset if he was uot com- Wilfred's horse, lie w as not able to flee
forted. far. Not half a mile from his victim ho'
Janet found John Btauding in a dis- w ,a s found lying iuseusiblo in a littlo'
consulate nttitudo in tho pink sitting- plantation of firs. Menus wero instantly
room. Ho was arrayed in lus host livery, "sod to restore him, but he hud tnkcu
mid lmd his lmr finely pjwdered. hut the rnthor too much of the drug which lie
express.ou of Ins handsome fuce was uot °noo administered to John Wickins to
in accordance witli liis holiday uttire. keep him oat of tlio wny. Feeling that
Ho looked very miserable, und when bis capture was inevitable, he hud not i
ho saw his mistress, in both sunHo, up. nbosou to be taken alivo. ]
prouching, adorned witli roses, lie evi- Janet was broken-hearted for many a I
dently did not know what to do. d *y over tlie loss of her uew-foutid
Janet, however, was not in tho least brother ; but Sir Wilfred persuaded her
disturbed by tho presence of the hand- to shed her tears upon his bosom, and
some rejected John. Hue moruhud boldly fbis remedy presently southed tho sharp-
up to him, und holding out her hand, U08H °f bor boroavemont, and ultimately
which somehow ho did uot notice, said, stored lior healtli and spirits.
” Wlmtisthe matter, John ? Mary Brown | In oonclusiou, Lady Pearson humbly
tells mo there is something on your apologised for hear rude behavior, and
mind. ” j was generously forgiven.
“ Yea, miss ; that’s quite truo I” said . The diamond pin wus formnlly placed
John instantly fulling on liis knooa bo- 1 ? a *be coftiii of the eccontric Lady Maud,
fore liis divinity, and looking asif ho was 1,1 order tliatdior desiromiglit be entirely
going to burst into tears. “ l canuot fulfilled; and John Wickins made him-
hear to think of tlmt day iu tlio moon- 81,11 ugroeablo to tho postmaster's dough-
light, when I boo you homo from tlio ter fbe vory day after tlie Lord of Ilale-
lodgo, and Lady Maud was lying doad I” wore Place wus married to the Lady of
* " ’ Janet, smil- Weldon Hall.
A hire, returning the girl s *areases. •• |
am come to tell you that tlie diamond
"hair-pin wjis never lnnied with Lady
Maud, though 1 p need it in lier lmir."
“ Never buried?” echoed Janet, wi
pn excliinmlion of surprise.
"No,” said Mister Clare, “it was
Dropped up. iu the ground when wo placed
with
add to liis savings.
tiie'poor lu.iy in lier lust bed". 1 rciuom- \ an , ,''t •' 1 - 1
tented withmypresenta lowince. How
ever, we won't quarrel about the matter,
whichever way it is. Well live togotliei
upon unriddling one I never give it up !’’
Tho stranger was ooufiuorcd. Aftei
all. lie, had very little to eomnumientn ,
and whatever lie rccaivod fur it wuuhl
1 could not l Link wlmt you were driv
ing ut when you begged me so earnestly
not to unsettle your housekeeper until
yon oume homo."
"Because my hoqsekoeper would liavo
refused you, that's all r said Boland
Cuvel, vaulting upon his horse. "Mhe|
her well niw how the corner of tho
.Shroud will 'll covered the head came nil- j y,
‘fastened by some acmdent, aud wmt u ! r . r , ... ,;—
■ ■ - J “ i of a pawnbroker m the City wlier
hi el jigrclmsml tlio hair-pin,
Well air " ho raid “on nffenen T b , tlmullu 'y proud, uml lias u groat idea
id he gave Mr. Mayland the address “P 5 ’ bh ° wl11 mi3 ' vcr you u3 ““
ilusler I was in during tho ro-nrrang
incut lest anything should bo revealed tq
the limn yho was assisting me. A wo-
maii in the neighborhood, who tidied up
tee room after the funeral, found tho
diamond in u corner, and earned it away
equal."
" But who knows wlmt nmv turn tho
soa’o against me?" murunu-ed Hir Wil
fred, nervously. "At your request, I
j fsjtid he wus a dealer in such nrti.
a I. ,i. m ^ ““ a* 1 ® asswsy? :
ing able to Und it ng. iu, nnd) up her .. llieru ' >•> bad in a most provoking manner hefi.ro tl
mind never to mention tlie. matter, lest
pile should get into trouble. A few woelja
pfterwiud^, some alterations, if you re
removed it (° his hreimt knot, trusting Ba=c^U ^hmlra ZoZ!™
W iiphwunl mistake tlie ilmniond Ou his return to Weldon Hall, Roland
for paste, as many iu his profession wove , told his sister tlmt lie hail asked Mir
inomber, were made in tlio park, and one ! U,,,] ° |?f} 1 , ow-y ornaments ol tlmt Wilfred to dine with themiii thoovouincr.
pi the strange men then employed dug ! “A 1 b fV* “““’'y.reached lus destl- "Am
up the dinmoiui pin. and conccalod it ns ? ■ : J 11 ''hen tlie accident which broke place at
lus’find.' He was taking it to a brokers | 11H 1°II happened, llio pawnbroker, lie in cone!
them in the evening.
■Vinl you’ll have to take your proper
o at the tab.o, liltle Jauot,"headded,
hid linn. 4it> mm4uuiiiu u tu ii uroKfru i „n ** i T"~ f—.... aaa x.oiieluaion.
in London, to uHeertuiu ita va no, wJieu LAi V," 11 ? rtM . * ho lmd dealt- “Oh, 1 eau’t, Itoland dear," nuHwerod
he a ho lost it." n/,li,,!!!!“if^ r .. hud Janot * Wufidiig .“At la.mt, not just at
“ OI». Sister Clnr<*. how did yon barn uu V* 1 ,R i 1 ooul i i ( K'Y 6 11 f
J»u tills ?" cried Janet, when '(lie story ('•■roalioq of how the jewel
came into liis dine n’.ono, for, of course, you will hive
possession. a great ileal to talk about spoil a long
iK bo ," ,l T H ' TJ ie j'awnbrokcr Tory repd- parting ; and after dinner, if I can su.ii-
ily told Mr. Mayland tlmt ho lmd re- ipon courage, I will go into tho drawing-
» *.»ui iniHW ■ Dll. ..Jwo 1 :# ^ • - , mwca.^a., a nm uuu URJ UlUWllIg.
I im iii’il him out lus service 0 , ai 0 t-iossuig-swecper, who room, nud ytlu cau visit ino there for a
lek* ago Oil snspieti.i, that he liml ■ i 11 , l m,liod 11 U B> Il|i' man, ha added, few minutos.”
.g to do with lbs aiii”.’._uuee of [ l!U Oonostly navortmed lus ’■ lind," but “Nonseiisar said Roland Cavol, de-
* ‘ ! 6 111 ooiiflrmaliou of cldcdly. • • Mir Wi frod \viU ejtnect i<f see
w yhcji tlio story
"was ended.
"From Mr. Drovfus.” onsworod Mister
Clare naively "1’ijoi fellow I Air.
?■ uylstni in
p tow '••ell
lyypfitu
Mrs be product^ 049 of Jljy
And why not? ropliod Juliet, smil
ing nt lier rejected lover’s attitude,
though ho fortunately attributed tho
smile to auother cause. "It was very
kind of you to speak to me as you iliu,
and 1 was sorry 1 was obliged to givu^-ou
an answer so diffureut to what you
wished."
"Then you are not angry, miss?" said
John, like a naughty boy who had boon
scolded into an npofogy.
"Oil, dear, no!’ auswerod Jauot.
" Get up, aud shake hands with mo, anil
think no more about the matter."
John obeyed tlm :ust part of the com
mand trembling, bill lie remarked it would
pot he so easy to do tlie latter.
"Nonsense!" said Janet. "It will be
quite easy when you get nuotlier sweet
heart."
" Aud tlmt’ll not l>e until von'ro mar
ried, miss,” repled the faithful Joliu.
"Mays 1 to myself. ‘Ill see if I ciiu't
fancy Husnu Mteelo, tho postmaster's
daughter, for 1 know she's sweet on me
by the pretty wuy she Usnds l»e tlionfai.l
noon letters ; nud 1 won't let 110 ono suf
fer disappointment as I nave, if I can
help it,
"Avery good sentiinont, and a very
good resolution, John," repliod Janet,
hastily concluding tlio interview with n
remark tlmt it must bo near diunor-tinie,
for sho xvas afraid she should not bo able
to sustain further conversation with be
coming seriousness.
Tho dinner-hour nt Woldon Hall xvas
fixed for 0 gilt o 'clock ; but when hftlf |»u
hour after the appointed time lmd elapsed
and Hir Wilfrod Real-son lmd uot put in
an appearance, the 000k became impa-
tieut, and the Baronet's proposed enter-
turners began to wonder wlmt was
tlio roason of their guest’s want of punc
tuality. Roland Cnvel especially could
uot understand it, for lovers are prover-
bully too soon when tlieir mistress is to
make ope of jhe company which thoj uo
[thb snd.}
Notice to Trespassers.
All purHons nre hereby Notified not to
Trespass on my plantation, known tot the
Mills place, where 1 reside, by fi»hiiig, hunt
iug, fox limiting and passing through the
place or trespassing 111 any manner, under
'.lie penality of the law.
MRS. NANCY A. DUGGAN.
Sept ldtli, 188!, 2m.
For Rent.
A six room dwelling with dining room
nnd kitchen nltnclied, commodious cellar
under dining room. Servant’s house,
smoko house, crib, nnd a good well of
water. Four acres in the lot, including
a good orchard. Will bo let cheap to
good tenant. Pleasantly located on
Harris street, Ssiulersville, On.
Apply to B. E. HOUGHTON
Mniidersville.
A.GALLAHER. Tennille
.NOTICE.
The luid.Tsigned wishing to change their
business oilers to sell their plantation two
miles fro,,i Davisboro on both sides of the
Sparta road. Consisting of 787} acres ly
ing on Williamson Swamp, will sell, ifA-
sired one half at a time, together with Ml
stock etc, on the place. A place beautifully
situated with a good dweiing house with 8
rooms, a splendid gin house nnd all necessa
ry out buildings, and one of the healthiest
places in middle Georgia. Will tell the whole
or either pgrt thereof nt a bargain.
One of the best wells of wnternud springs
of water jn middle Gg., is situated on the
place.
Get, II 1884 -qt II. II. Davis,
J. Davis,
TO THE PUBLIC.
The Democratic party has
pledged itself to purify the
administration of pub'he af
fairs, to manage tne govern
ment with economy, to en
force the laws and,to reduce
taxation to the lowest limit
consistent with just pro
tection to American labor
and capital.
Sparks, Brothers & Co.
Stand pledged to purify the administration of Mercantile af
fairs, and by practicing the most rigid economy to reduceprofits
to the lowest limit: consistent with just protection to themselves
and customers.
Our stock for the fall trade is now complete and w:are ready
to show the many bargains we have to offjr at greatly reduced
prices such as
Jeans worth 50c reduced to 40c.
Jeans worth 35c reduced to 25c.
Jeans worth 25c reduced to 20c.
Prints good quality 5c.
Our dress goods department is full and complete,and the fol
lowing reductions have been made.
Nice Jolored Cashmers worth 50c reduced to 40c.
Nice Brocaded dress goods worth 25c reduced to 20c.
Nice Brocaded dress goods worth 20c reduced to 15c
Nice Brocaded dress goods worth 15c reduced to 10c.
Our shoe department is as usual the most complete and better se-
lycted_ than any in the town, and corresponding reductions have been
made in all cIubscb of shoes.
First class Hand sewed calf congress worth 36,60 reduced to $6,;0
Good first class Gents calf shoes in every style reduced at least
twenty per cent below their actual value.
Onr stock of ladies shoes is superb the best ever offered in this
market at prices that follow:
* h*st class b pencil K.id Button Boots worth in any market $6 00
Reduced to 36,00. ’
French Kid worth $6,00 reduced to $4, 00.
Curacoa Kid worth 1 $4,00 reduced to $3,00.
Curacoa Kid worthjj^^o reduce, to $2,50.
American Kid worth $2,50 reduced to £2,00.
Children and Misses, shoes all reduced to suit the times in |, lc t
our whole slock is offered at the lowest cash prices and’our pro
gramme is to sell, nnd never miss a sale if low prices will induce you
*° ,lls0 rUDnin £ 11 Glooer y hnsiness at the old et#ud of
A. Sparks where gocid BargaiuB in fuss class Groceries are lo be
found. CALL AND SEE US,
Happy Ed’s Colimn.
I ts my determina
tion to hold the lead
in Fruits, Confection
ery and Fancy Gro-
ceries.
Thanks to an ap
preciative public my
business is growing
every day
I handle nothing
but the best and fresh
est of goods, and sell
at a very small ad
vance above cost; am
considered by all a
very clever fellow and
it can readily be per
ceived that I am con
tented at making a
living.
It might be well to
mention a few articles
now in stock but am
constanly adding new
goodslor the holidays:
UKAXBKRRIE8,
MINCE MEAT,
BUCKWHEAT,
riOM FKKT,
FORK 8AUHAGK,
LUNCH TONGUE,
CORNED BERK,
ROTTED HAM.
OX TONGUE,
HAM SAUSAGE,
DCLCH HERRING,
MCHTARD HAKMNKC
BARDIN KM,
MACKEREL,
BRAWN
RUANDY PEACES,
BRANDY CII EUUIEfl,
•ERA AND TOMATOES
Canned Corn, Apples,
Tomatoes, Oysters, Sal
mon, Mackerel, Peach
es, Pine Apple, dbc., Ac
1 am the depot for
Apples, Oranages, Co-
coanuts, Lemons, Ba
nanas, Figs, Raisins,
Dates, Grapes, Nuts,
Candy, &c.
Cabbages, Turnips,
Onions and Potates.
Give me a share of
your favors and the
same will be appre
ciated to the best ot
my ability.
Very Truly,
Happy Ed McCabty.