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MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY” MORNING. NOVEMBER 20, 1889.
MISADVENTURE,
By W: E. NORRIS,
Author of “My Frixkd Jim,” “Major and Minor,” “La Bells America; nc,”
“Matomony,” etc., etc,
' f All Bights Reserved.]
CHAPTER XXXI.—A Revelation. I maybe double,” answered Coppard. with
To bo at u wtw * werev b (with all l a 8 j R h and a-aad memory of previous con-
doe respect and admiration for the rarnv victions. “Come to that, I don't know
virtue* which women poasees and we do but that it might run to penal servitude
net) an undesirable portion f* any man f or a term o’ years. *Tis cruel ’nrd, sir,
to occupy. No one will denv that women upon- a man with a ’ungry family.”
aro often merciful, but few even of "Tho pains and penalties of the law,”
themselves would assert that they are observed Mark, csilmlv, “are always hard
vont to show mercy to rivals or traitors, in individual canes. It is a comfort to
and it is as well not to expect of them think that no individual is compelled to
that ih^y should. Vjhat Mark expected j ajr himself open to them.”
bald, he seemed sort o’ mazed like; and
there bo were, setiirv' on the grass, for
the best part of a quart* r of an hour, I
should say, nforo he jumps up aud runs
off toward tho station a* fast as ho can
go. Desaay you may have heard, sir, as
he missed tho train he said he meant to
travel by that night and didn’t leave till
after midnight. A very orkard circum
stance, by my way o’ lookin' at it.'
“And you never said a word about all
thi<*’
“Not me, sir! Thinks I to myself:
‘Tins may bo misfortun'or it may be
intention; 'taint for me to speak posi
tive as to one or t'other. But tbi* I
knows forisuro—I ain’t goin’ to break
Miss Cicely’s 'cart. Nor yet I shouldn't
ha' spoke as I done to-night if I’d
thought as there was any fear o* that,
Mr.”
of Madame Souravleff was that she
would make a full revelation to Cicely of
hi* designs and hers, and bo very sorry
for it afterward. After a fashion ho un-
‘What should you do yourself, air, if
your wife and children was in want and
you couldn't get no work?"
’Really I don’t know: very likely I
derstood her, but only after ^fashion, re- should rob somebody. But tiiat it no
ccgmz'ng the enthusiasm and impulsive- reason for allowing myself to be robbed.
noss of her temperament, without allow- ji, addition to which, I don't believe
ini* her credit for a certain nobility j tlmt your wife and children aro hungry,
which was Ukely to deter her from in- becauss that Is a State of things which
iuring him in the manner that ho feared. • Miss Bligli would never permit.”
lie t bought it an ominous sign that she, “There’s a many things, sir,” answered
l A not asked hlmlo return to dinner Coppard solemnly, “as Miss Cicely would
itla her. Whlto he disposed of the un-, no t permit, if she knowed of 'eth, and
,r,pctizing meal which went| bv that cou id prerent ’em. My being sent into wh J you should be believed, nnd there is
/ame under the roof of Mr. Simpkins ho panal servitude for one. She won't thank more than one reason for looking ujoa
pictured her sitting alone in tho gloomy
dining room at Upton Cbetwoda and re
viewing tho situation. His representa
tions had produced some effect upon her;
penal servitude
you fir doin’ o' tiiat there job, you may
depend.”
But since Mark did not take that hint,
ar d rouiaiued obdurate in spito of a very
tut wus there any chance of the effect penitent and touching appeal for pity, it
being other than transitory? He could ■ socuied as though tho time had come to
imagine that tshe would at firs, laugh , take a step which Coppard had coutem-
it herself for having been taken in by pi*teJ for some time past. He aaid:
nieh obvious falsehoods, then f ill to “Look ’ec litre, sir; 1 could tell you
1 rooding bvor her wrongs, then work J somethin* as'ud make it well worth your
herself up into another fury, and finally. w i t i| e lo overlook what I done to-night. Ion S afu ’r the event. You swear that
resolve to be avenged upon him, cost *jis well known in Abbotsport a-t you’re J ou *aw certain things; young Mr. Bligli
what it might. Her habit was to strike j sweet t p u Miss Cicely. You'll oxcuno
while tho iron was hot: it wan far from mo puu,n' tilings so plain; but a niau in
improbable that she would1 drive over lo I my deepVato plight can’t afford to be
the Priory immediately after breakfast OTer n ce y OU sir. Well, sir, you
next morning, in order to take a give me your word as you’ll take no pro-
fc iep which could never bo retraced.
Tiie more Mark reflected upon'this
contingency the greater became his un-
easiness and bia desire to avert it. It
ceedin’s in thin unfortnit business and
I’ll ’clp you with her in a way as’U maybe
astonish you.”
“You aro very obliging,” answered
might be averted by the exercise of per- j Murk; ‘but I thiuk 1 will hear what you
tonal influence, but then again it might
le precipitated by tho same means; tor
of course it would be a fatal mistake to
appear too anxious. He hesitated,
therefore, to yield to his inclination.
v.lich was to stroll up to Upton Cliet-
«ro.ie In the course ot the eveni.ig for a
e g iietto and a quiet chat with his ten
ant. There would be nothing out of tho
wav in his doing what ho had done so
many times before; still, if she shou d
»u peetthe object of hit v Lit. he would
I e ir a worse predicament than if he had
remained away. ^ ...
tic had uov yei made up his miuu
t hat he would do, when be loft lib
Huffy little lodgings and wandered
through the steep street which lud out
cf tho village to the bights abovo it. It
vaa a still, sultry night, and whether be
v<nt to Upton Cbetwodo or not, ho felt
that ho could not remain within doors,
bunted by the odors of Mr. Simpkins’
lacoti r.nd cheese. As ho slowly
»i»t. 1 u..* lull »:• 1 |
Hues of the property winch was nil that
rtrajfined to him oi lib ancestral estates,
tli* summer twilight was fading into
| d irkmws and tiie stars were lieginniiig
show themselves, one by one,
a blue-black sky. Ho was by
t .it ure n melancholy man; his
■ l.f. had been spent chiefly in
I > ivy cities: ho did not love the country,
rndtho i.uih of the failing nij;iitop-
j n .^ed him. On reaching the margin of
| one of his own woods he seated himself
unon n felk-d trunk,dropped hU head upon
hm hund and pom.cud over tho past, the
{.rew-nt nnd the future. None of the
three apjsared satisfactory. The best
lalf of life wav over for him and iiad be-
([('cathi'd him no ; 1 auuit memories; at
sn age when most men are sap|ioaed to
t».> exempt from the rnk of tailing in
love lie had, for the first lime, exfwrf-
mail a passion of auch intensity that
the mere idea of failure mado him thud-
dei; and when, somewhat against the
train, he forced himself to look forward,
“Oh, you don't think there is any fear
that ” ani.l K.vl. ntuanll.
of that,” said Mark, abeenUy.
“Elso I should ha* kep’ my mouth
shut, air, as I tell 'ce. But you know
better nor I do .what Miss Cicely's feel-
in’s is.”
There was a rather long pause, after
which Mark said:
“I should recommend you to keep your
mouth shut until I call upon you to
open it again—and that, most likely,
will be never. I dare say you liavo sense
enough to seo that you would do your
self no good by telling this story so late
in the (lav. There is no reason at all
your statement with suspicionf You
uro known to bear a grudge against the
man whom you accuse, for instance.”
“Upon my solemn Bible oath—*' began
Ccppard.
“Oh, you needn't trouble about that;
you have couvinced me. Tho question
for you to consider is what your unsup-
ported evidence b worth; and m nur
opinion it isn't worth much, coming so
have to say before I commit myself to
any promises.”
This e.\c sdve caution grieved Mr.
Coppatd, who observed that be was not
one to ueceive those who repooed trust
in him. Hb own di-position, he gave it
to be understood, w ; ■ eminently trustful;
nevertheless, he should feel it due to him
self to keep his lips closed iu default of a
distinct undertaking that he should not
be haled licforu the magistrates.
“What 1 got to say to you, air,” he
added by way of incentive, “is a tiling
as ’ml remove young Mr. Bligh out u
your way for liever and for hover; I don't
mind tellin' you so much os that.”
“Ch. something to young Mr. Bligh’a
disadvantage, is it?’ returned Mark,
I “Very well; say on. Probanly your in
formation will be of no value; but on tho
awears that you couldn't have seen them,
•ince they never occurred; Impartial poo-
f ue have to decide which is telling tho
rutii, nnd they naturally conclude that
you are a malignant -Slanderer; at least,
that i« my idea of what will happen. 1
am not sure whether malignant slander
la as heinous an offense as killing liares;
but 1 presume that you may bo Qent to
prion for It.”
Cuppard scratched his head in per
plexity.
“Then baln't you going to take ad
vantage of this here, sir? " he a»ked.
“I haven't made up my mind yet what
I shall do; I am only giving you reasons
for silence. By your own account you
wish to avoid dbtreesing Miss Bligli if
l.e saw difficulties nnd dangers without
end.
How much better' it would he for
m**,” ho thought, “if 1 were as cold as
Olga makes me out, and if I wanted
r. tiling more now than I wanted when
die and old W ingtieid (lersuadvd me to
try conclusions with an unknown train-
■ar dc saber! 1 might have beaten
truineur de sab r—l may beat him
possible, and of course tint i • also my
wish. It is quite u|*>u the cards that 1
may dteide to let her remain in igno
rance of the whole affair.”
“As you please, sir,” answered Cop
pard, with a puzzled look; “’tiv for you
to say what anaii be done. Though i
can’t think,” bo .added presently, “as
you’ll allow Miss Cicely to marry her
brothel's murderer,”
“That, however, seems to have b**n
tile intentions that flic fet forth. Proba
bly if she could have fathomed her own
motives, which is always a difficult thing
to do, she would have discovered tint
curiosity held tho chief place amon^i
them. Did Cicely Bligh possess any at
tractions which could oe accounted other
than skin deep? Wa&slio i. ally in lovo
with Mark or only out oi petit nco
with her cousin? Would there
much trouble about moulding
and directing her after her maniac*
These were questions to which Madame
bouravieff was desirous of finding sum#
answers, aud do.ibtleai bhe would have
succeeded in doing so before long, l.ad
bIiu not found Murk liinuelf t>euU»d in
the drawing-room at tho Priory when
she was admitted. That was a rather
provokiug circumstance; still it was
almost compensated for by the sight of
his dismayed and interrogative face, and
Madame BouravielT, who undent.- «1
I efteclly well what ho was afraid of, v. ns
S ut into good humor when she perceived
ow deeply his hab.tual calm bad been
disturbed, it gave her spirits tho little
fillip of which they stood in need; she
felt able to be billliant, aud certainly
proved herself so.
“I have called nt an inadmissible
hour,” she began, “but 1 am glad to see
that somebody else has takeu tho same
liberty without the same excuse. Mr.
Cheiwode can’t plead, aa I cau, that this
may be liia last chance of seeing you." : -,.v
And when Cicely had exprr ^ed tho I f/
surprise and regret which su< h an an- i i >
nouncement appeared to call for, sho
went on:—
“Oh, 1 don’t know for certain that I
am going away; iny movements are al
most always uncertain, I am sorry to
say. But it is quite possible that I nuy
vnnlili in tho courto of a day or twv, ana
I didn't want to vanish without wi&iiing
you good-bye.”
Site did not explain herself further,
but began to talk in a very lively and
umusiug way about topics of general in
terest; insomuch that Mnrk couU not
irn gino what she would be at, and
Cicely, who did not liko her, wan com
pelled, not for the flrbt time, to acknowl
edge tho charm of her manner. And so,
when Miss Skipwitli came into the room,
and tho luncheon bell was heard, ill‘re
was nothing for it but to give an invita
tion which was promptly accepted.
Archie joined tiie party in tho dining
room. He looked dull aud depressed, aa
indeed he generally did at th.a time, but
Madume Souravicff soon mado him talk.'
It was apropos of tome remarks of hers
about U.e German cavalry which were
that«
filing and mado a gracotul
( ieely, ns .libs been said, was not best
j l .< ed either with Madame SouraviclT or
wiih Mark; and this, perhaps, may have
made her feel more kindlv disposed to-
w nrd Archie than she had done of late.
• • V/hat are you going to do this after*
n on?” she Asked. “Would you liko to
i o : <; for a ride with me?”
11 was a long time since she had made
any auch suggia ion to him, and there
\ a- something pathetic in the eagerness
with which tho young fellow jumped
apparently rousing himself from a fit of
obstruction. “If I wus, I suppose it
was because I was thinking of him, not
of you. Ho is very much to be pitied.”
A 8500 COTTAGE.
. petition
The remark was an astute one, because
it couid be mado to up; ly to various fu
ture nnd ns yet uncertain contingencies;
hut Cicely, of course, interpreted it us
ho had intended her to do.
“Do you mean because Madame Sou-
raveiff is going away.” she added tran
quilly. “Yes, I am afraid ho will miss — — --- n . --
h»r a good ileal if .he docs go: but ik.t- : U* .uperfluotu luxiiriw by tbe refleottm
hai« ,no won’t She didn't deprive ui t|»t tb.ro »ro iliouwind, of hot icllo"
ItY It. TV. SBOl'l
fO»pjr<ght by
A correlative of th f
neither poverty nor rfclies” migl'
give mo not a largo mansion but a small
cottage in which to dw.dl.
Tlio mansion coats a great sum, so
great indeed tuat a g*x)d man may well
bo disturbed sometimes while viewing
OII1CIN OT IMIWII
“Of course I should,” he answered.
“When shad \t& start?’
Mark could do no less than get up and
n\y that iio must bo going; nor could
( ioely very well do less than offer bint a
mount, if he cared to accompany her
ana her cousin. This offer, however,
ho declined, upon tiie plea tliat he was
<mt diessed lor ruling; so sho shook
hands with him and left the room, say
ing that sho w ould go and put on her
of all hope.”
(To be continued.)
Ah soon as she was gone, Mark asked
Archio whether ho was inclined to smoke
n cigarette in the garden while Misa
Bbgh was getting ready.
“I rather want to speak to you, if you
.to spare a few minutes," he added,
ho poor Archie went with a light heart
to bear his doom. Tradition does not
ibother the suspended sword ever
ppon the neck of. tho ttartlcd
Damn les; but if he hnd nervo enough to
ftnkh hb ditnir, the chances aro that
he recovered his tH;uanimitj before rising
from tho talde. Archie Bligh had of
l .te grown accustomed to his scarcely
mom enviable position. The conscioua-
i. ss ot the dreadful secret which must
ol'vitj* exist between him and Cicely
II weighed upon him, it is true; but be
i almost ceased to dread detection,
1 Le had no foreboding of what was
aipg when his companion said, in a
grave voice:
“l heard something last night, Bligh,
which I was very sorry to hear. 1
thought I ought to lose iio time in tell
ing you about it.”
“People are always coming to tell me
utteia.l for kb benefit that Cicely said:
“I suppose we may at least claim to
have tho best cavalry in tiie world. I
should sav we had tiie beat army all
round, # only one isn't allowed nows'daya
to assert that we surpass other nations
in any stable thing. I had a letter thb
morning iro.ni Jane Dare, who b at
WitslMibn. ami who draw* m.-a. on.
unplanaant things,' remarked
Archie, with a slight laugh,
ii akv them understand that tills pro|>-
erty doesn't belong to me, and that 1
have to powor to check evil-doers or
c!h< k aLuies.”
“What l wka told last night did not
nftr to the property,” answered Mark;
“it referred to you. 5Iy first impulse
was to keep what I had own told to my-
“Oh. they aro at Wie.sbr.din, th«
i»• 1 '. • 1.11111*'• I Ml.'- •' u
vieff, breaking into .i r .ilo. i . It
“That m counts for it. '*
; but I doubt whether 1 should serve
} ou much by doing that, evt n if I could
f«rl it to be justitinble; becau»o my in-
faraant was a man whom you liavo un-
lo. innately offended, and probably he b
r.ot at all to be relied upon. You know
tin old proverb: ‘Murder will out!* It
serins to be as true as tome pi o verbs,
amt trn»r than •ftnw "
Archie had turned deadly white.
*. What in the world are you talking
at inf. ‘ he managed lo gasp < u\
*1 slit uld think you can guess. To
m.he a! story short, that old Usher-
m .n ( -.ir*i was an eye-witness of it
Vasliluns In IMNiiioiids.
Paris Letter In tbc Jewelers' Weekly.
Dinmondii—fine diamonds especially—
aro as fashionable as ever. Jowcb com-
pcacd of clustered diamonds of different
sixes are losing ground in general esti
mation. They are now considered a* in
effective at a distance, pretty aa they
may appear on close inspection. Tho
new idea is to set the stouox in rows so
they constitute geometric, or nt least
conventional, designs, which exhibit the
diamonds to tho best advantage, show
off from afar as well as near. The
reader need not ho told tliat fur mdre
care and careful manipulation b neces
sary to create a jewel of this description.
The stones must be matched in size and
color, as the slightest variation is imme
diately noticeable, whereas in the clus
tered arrangements diamonds of all sorts
and shapes may be crowded together
with Mote or lea* artLtio effect. Few
designs are more difficult to execute
than tlm Greek patUr.i, for Instance.
Tills style of design b—and will douLt-
lesa remain for some time—one of tho
most fashionable. There b also the dia
mond chaiu, made of oval links ami a
great variety of scroll forms and leaves
arranged in conventional fashion, and
Renaissance arnU squos, in which yellow
diamonds and pearls aro used to set off
tlio beauty of guru white brilli-ntc
Stars and crescents aro no longer in
creuturcs who are not provided with tlio,
barest necessities of fife. The cottage b
of low cost, having tho conscience clear
and tiie heart merry. Tho mansion in
volves the wearisome labor of suiierin-
tending servants; tho cottage imposes
tho easy tanks of simple housewprk. Tho
mansion requires workmen to mnko re
pairs; tiie cottage may lie easily watched
and promptly repaired—“a stitch in
time”—by tho owner. Tho owner of a
mansion must liavo a largo income; tho
owner of a cottage and a fertile aero or
two b practically independent, the labor
of tho hands providing fruit, vegetables,
poultry, etc., sufficient forhb need*.
A touching picture b aeon, suggestivo
of nobility of character, when an elderly
couple resume tho simple cottage life of
their early wedded years. Their Uvea
havn been too um*UisJi to permit tlio ac
quisition of wealth. They educated their
children and started thorn in prosper* *u-
coreers, and now they have planned u
bo sclf-supt ortlag to tho end. Tho son
uml daughters, turnover honored am!
prosiierous, who do not kbatho labor
browned hands of such parents arc not
worthy of tho uamef they hour.
Stars and credent* aro no longer in
tlio ascendant, bandeaux and small tiaras
taking their places as ornament* for the
hair. Tlio best combs and pins aro sot
witli plain rows of diamonds. Earrings
aro ousted entirely by solitaires worn ou
tho lobe of tlio ear. Jewelled necklets
and collars may lie worn with high
bodices in the evening, but necklaces aro
considered rather out of date; rivieres,
instead of encircling tlio throat, arc used
to decorate tho draptry of the boot re.
The jewelled epaulet b the novelty Hint
carries all before it, as a hundsomo gem
may I e placed on one shoulder only. 1
liavo h en one or two superb ornaments
for the bodice, consisting of two bauds
of diutncnJ scrolls, meeting nt tho wabt
and curving outward to tiie shoulder*.
How in tl« a model Iloilo
From tlo Ladles' Hone Journal.
A hostess bus so very charming a po
sition, if she b amiable, ono wonders she
should ever peril it by being unam table.
She b, in lier lmur of hostessshlr, uer-
Imp* at the acme of a woman’saint Mun.
It is her pLoo to a.o that a number ot
people are well fed and happy. She b
tlio person of ull others to v horn
gentle, sweet emotion, every gn
i-elit-g turns. A hosU
tpaii U>rn and bred, he nev*-r did or said
any thing without duo deliU>ra*ion, nnd
because helf-ronpcct required of him tlmt
be should explain how it was tiiat lie
came to bo octing in what a superficial
nlwrvnr n.itdif an unfrietulle u-ny
to “thelamfir,” Any superficial observer
bo should jump to such a cunclu-icn
uuld, it apjwured, be tolling into a very
great mb take.
What l s.tn I kep’ to myself, sir,
and should liavo continued to keep to
my»elf, of any temptation as you
could ha holTcred to u.e. without 1M
come to feel .snrtain sure ns that there
young gentleman was no firoirr
r u<tUmd for our Mir* Cti »-ly. Wanted to
turn me out of ’ouso aud cine, hu did—
an l would lm’done it too, on’y Mi s
Licely khe wom’t ugoin' to be dictated to
by he, files* lier!”
“I can fully enter Into yoursontimentt
with regard to him,” raid Mark. “Hi
evidently deserve# neither pity nor sym
pathy. Now perhaps you will ull uio
about what yon saw him do.”
Coppanl’s reply was very startling
and very unexjiectcd.
~**I seen him commit murder, sir—that’i
wliat I seen him do. And the murdt-red
.u- uhuwui un 9PPI HML». man was Mr. Morton Bligh, a* met his
■ rt, it l am not interurad wlU:, Ikcuio dMlh by nmadyemur.. wcordin' b> iho
Ubu'l .erv bard to U«t-but idmll I verdict of tlio crownor* jury. Samoa,
1 obtain til. only thing that i rare i mndo me imploaunt and uocallwl for
Aoioa of land, and |«.ckfU lull of i otmoriaunn. about you, dr, you It re-
>r.ey—at the best. I can hardly hope to
t’nn.3 timse, aud tliey ought to
: fy iny ambition. The unfortunate
tuirg b tliat tliey don’t.”
This was a bad beginning, and things
DoLtd darker still when lie reflected
ti nt even the acres nnd the money were
in 'crious jeopardy. He felt too de
le new when you wira examined at tho
inquest, D > you understand?’
Gcppard replied t.'int lu- did, pledged
hiniMClf tokcciecy and went off home,
taking his booty with him, since ho had
not been i ri led to relinquish iu Mr.
Chrtwode, ho presumed, am net want to
eat hb own lutes, and might have been
puzzled to account for his po'usettion of
them if questioned by that inquisitive
fellow biuipkins. As U r Mmk. he ant
down ogaiu and pondered tor a whi.e.
It need M-urcely lie said that he had no
idea of allowing t >e formidable weapon
which had been plat »i in lib hands to
rust; but there were more ways than ono
of striking with it. and he had to con
sider which of litem would be the best
to adopt. H
member.'
Mark's emotions were not easily
stirred, but id* lu-ait l«gan to beat fust
now, aud it was with a somewhat thick
utterance that ho said:
“Thb b a serious matter,”
“So ’tu, sir," C’opperd assented. “ Tb
what you might call a ’angin’ matter,
, . k nnA* unoemd to o airy oat hb! Uwi«*» u “ }\ woo ’f «>*«•
alf-formed intention of facing Mmlauiu, tliat. Any way, what I seen 1 seen, and
ieff again that night, eo ho re- *’
-ned motionless whero ho was, not-
withstanding tho darknes* and tiie
•' w, iu>til tlio round of a cautious foot-
fall in tlio wood behind him attracted
I!i attention. Homebody who evidently
- I r.ot wLh to attract utteution was
t picaching him, and lu&d he been
I r* i^-ht up in Kuglaud ho would Imre
pu-ss*-d at once wliat that unseen indi-
i htal was about. As it was, he only
*ii|>i-*ed small i ortions of hb tlm-
l -r were being appropriated, and did
nut much care if tliey were. But after
* dine a thhk-sot, heavily-built man
r-iu r^ed from tlio wood within a stone's
can depose to upou hoatli, If required.'
“You were placed unon your oath at
the inquest, were >ou not?*
“I were, sir, and replied truthfully to
all questions asked, as in dooty bound.”
“Ah! 1 thought you were bound to tell
not ouly tho truth but tho wluilo truth.
1 am afraid you mar get into trouble if
you dou’t tell tho whole truth now. Let
us hear it, at all er enta.”
••If you ploaso, sir,” answered Cop-
pari.
Ub narrative, if somewhat diffuse,
was circumstantial and Loro the I uprose
of veracity. It mewed that on tlio night
of tho fatal occurrence bo had been, for
I *row of bim and .rood for a mot^nt TO** ot htoownoTarwhich b. pund
f'. '...in* right nnd Uft .nd lu.tonlnir. ' Ugl.llr.lo th. riclnlty of th. *potwii.ro
Jh pockew ot till. man', pilot COM lu» auditor and ho now w.n. He bad
bul^-Wl out ftorn Id. pfrooo iu a iu^ I w!tn««d th. m«Ut« l*twMn tho two
P-ciiu. nanaer; .‘ho, *to trmoTe'all' cousin*. «»1 alth«i*h b. had boon tco
Jhobt an to tiie on-unation upon which, far off to hear what
passed between
k. 'n.( iLro d.ngW! them, he had Jutod V tMrndw.l
tram hu kit h.w.i th, UftlMt bodj of a »ofcee that aoinetbing like an altercation
U rr , 1 had inuueouttelf en.ucd. Ilk impnuioa
‘;Ohor Uioocht Mark; and with » 1 had certainly U*t that Mr. Morten wa»
suddett siring T»o threw himself upon toot
*• -. unwsp^amg pot-her, tno collar ot l wcu » £*» *'!*• •sswmsws* •«*
»htwcoMlm^lpVcdUrailr. Itw M not 1 Jfc,
JJ- ufrot thing wthe world to da; hut Jiidhe “rohe. old ot other bjr th.
*t-rk wu no nifferor from timid.tj, .od . • 1 »™ , him ?““• 1“^*-
‘ ca Uy cotucWn, mi «. kuow, .ill -Bo,'thiuk. I. •,ou-»e made ft up. and a
et.k. coward, of th. inert intrepid! row robtoo!' tor jou w..tir. "tu m«w
Mr. Coppard'. eoweime. nt no* touikhw to qnamt with . man u
roiwiall, Muaitiv.; norcithrlm., b. dot don't know what b. • about, anda thing
h‘tau«upt to allow light burdKpped I »<”» Tg-^ r Ul :
JcLSl!!!" 4 “ cUi,n “ la * lammahU.
j didn't look no more, but turned my bock
"herd lor. 'c, air, you ain't go* 1 upon’em. lutin’o*h«r thing, to-tend to.
*• klU a nun! I’m ready to go along tr^
quite quiet and be give tato custody—if ■cwflUn and run* out from the trees
•O U a.jron-T. tb. ’Sit to do it, «r.‘- j j;> = hurSSI
."I «ail r mo no rwawn wl.r 1 ^ouldal 'he cliff nod Mr. JUrchibahloo hU and.
K're you into cuatotiv,** nail Mirk; —you aad kncca clow to the hedge. Twa.
*. : ‘P»ar to ha.e l«cn robHng mo of my touch and.go with him, tir, you may dw
pine. WhatpnnMimcatare jouiiah!, !• 1 •' ■ J ,n " J? 1
to form. . . .-'at .' t- • an., inloo uml;
mouth'. ard labor, fir— .-r
cue, that ni c iit, Mr. liarcu
CHAPTER XXX1L - Tue Sword
Falls. .
Mark was so far right in bis forecast
of the probefilo effect of solitude upon
Madame Souravietfs mood that situ did
in the course of the evening begin to fe*-l
incapable of passivo submbsion to wliat
she 1 erself had declared to be her inevita
ble fate.. Naturally enoagli she was
more incensed against tlio irnocent
Cicely than aguinst the fuithlcj* Mark.
It was ratlur upon Cicely than upon
Mark that she defired to bo avenged,
aud of course nothing could bo easier
tlum to gratify such a desire to tho full.
Ail she had to do w as to drivo over to
the Priory in the morning and make a
more or less penitent confcsdon of the
plot upon winch she had been engaged.
That, U was true, would involve her in
a certain amount of obloquy and would
likewise cut forever tho tie w hich still
bouud her to tiie man wlioin she loved.
But what llieu? A* a pis aller, one may
be content to parish, like Hair.son, aiul 1
the ruins which destroy one’s enenuox.
But tlieso were only visions; and even
while sho indulged in them sho knew
that she would never translate them into
rcaUticx, After all, she loved the man;
and if nothing else can be said for lier,
it must be said that her love for him had
always been unneUlih, From tbe first
her ono wish liad been tliat bo sltould be
rich, powerful and happy; from tlio first
sho had recognized tiiat, as matters
stood, hi* happiness would hardly be
mado compatible with her own! Was
sho to ruin him now because her heart
was selling with on agony of jealousy
of whkh it was still just possible that
Uiero might be no suflicient cause? That
last thought might have made her slay
her hand if nothing else did. Illusions
dio very hard, and hope, according to
the ancients, never dies at all. Madamo
Souravleff thought she knew Mark Chet-
wodew Being a man, ho was like other
men, capable of being fascinated by
beauty, but be was even leas capable
than other men of remaining constant to
euch' fascinations. Granted ^tba* thi*
her pretty face, it diii not follow that
she would be able to retain what she had
won. “On ne revient jetnais a sea pre
mieres amours,” that malicious old count
had written; but the assertion, if true at
all, was only true of tbe kind of love
which pretty face* can excite; it did not
apply to attachment* founded upon
something more permanent than phys
ical beauty.
Madame Bouravieff, It will be per
ceived, was somewhat hard not to it to
find sources of consolation for herself;
stiff these, such es they were, sufficed in
default of better one* to restrain her
from the comm : aion of a radt act of re
venge . and although, when tbe next
morning came, she could not reslat or-
fitting tba carriage and haring hrrvfif
driven toiL-j Priory, it w_ ; with no'
daily
Count Souravleff ha* given
leave tiffs place in tantly. And f r -ucii
a reusunt I came here, it teem*, in or
der to be near Mr. Chetwrode, of w hom
I am supjKised to Le much too fond.
Thu kwuul ihutsiuvi* Uiw scatrfiaiwUi,
and he knew* that it is true, becuu.e lie
ha* been told of it Upon excellent au
thority. And I, who thought tbatHir
George and Ixidy Dare were such nice,
innocent old people!"
Hlie laughed heart ilr once more; but
nobody joined in her Lu^hter, and ouly
Mark looked amused. Mbs Skipwith
drew down the corners of her moulii and
assumed an air of severity; in hcropinit n
the joke, if it wus a joke, was one oi very
questionable taste. Archie frowned,
and Cicely, not quite knowing wfiat site
w as expected to say, held her peace.
Madame riouravk-tT* attempt to relieve
u portion of the melancholy of the world
would ccrtuinly have fallen very fiat If
Mark ha 1 not hastened to respond. He,
at least, had the advantage or knowing
wliat ho woo expected to say, and he
said it. Why such a candid statement
of tho circumstances hail been made ho
did not know; but it was evidently in
tended that he should deride tlio suspi-
cions of tho count—which thing hu hud
uo objection in tho world lo «.a
“This comes of disregarding one's in
tuitions," ho remarked, with a shrug of
Ills shoulders. “When 1 took lodgings
in Abbctqort 1 felt sure that all the
goed people round about would bo scan
dalized. They were certain to oay that
I could not tear myself away from the
society of my tenant; and the unfortu
nate part o( it was tlmt if they did say
so they would not be very far wrong.
As for Count Souravleff, bo in liko the
absent-ho is always wrong.”
“And almost always aiis.nt,” put in
the count’s wife. “However, 1 am not
convinced that lie would ho more often
in tlio right if be were present; bccau c
lie is not a very acute person. He might
have been here the whole time and yet
never discovered that it was not for mv
sake tliat Mr. Chetwodo hod taken up
his alodu above a grocer's shop."
Madame Souravleff glanced at h<r
hostess as sho sniff ngly delivered thU
slot, and gat here-1 from Cicely’s fare
tlat it had found its way Itomc. Cicel v
was not in the least embarrassed; but
sho w as decidedly annoyed, and showed
that site was ao by changing the subject
emphatically. Madame HouravioffV
whole touo was diqfi .. iug to her; nor
did she altogether like Mark’s jocular
treatment of wh it it w ould surely have
U-en more becoming In him to resent at
a gross calumny.
As soon as luncheon wae over Madamo
Soursvieff took her leave. ,B!i* had
hoped for a short private conversation
with Miss Bligli; but it was very certain
that Mark would remain when be was
litoli
M»•. ! . '. mi it. a grand
ii /. 1 . i i I< <!:. 1
contribute*, the following to
leans Picavuno:
“Verily, there Isn-.ili.n
- I.alii no'
Bcripture it—-it •:! •.% s »iot
truth tii n is t ml:, -ii.-d in t!
teace of Tapper. Error cr:
where, but m
i-lido iu with sucli fri
•eminiacenct hero is
11 . - • • • ! ' " . t. T |
gentlemen and old ladi
treasure min- . > n il <•
Jmvo closed around tfi«*n
mistiness ttieir recollect
Auger of time has in
truded itself and t-liatfi
icdler tb
•d fa.
Andfitr.' t 11 in>t tii<- lap*
very, many years either is n
toworlia mans tnemor\ into tlm
dilion of uncertainty win. Ii prove!
::i quite
to :» register of facta. Now lor ji
-Mr
m
PKSHPECT1VR VIEW.
Following will bo found a brief de
scription of the design illustrating this
articlo:
Hize of Structure.—Width, 23 feet
depth, U0 feetfl inches.
Materials for Exterior.—Foundations,
posts or picra; aide wall and roof, shin-
glca
Hq ht of Story.— 1 Ten feet.
Interior Finish.—Smoothed and cliam-
ferul studded and celling joists to be left
exposed. Walla between studding and
Collins joists to be papered. Flooring
sad si! trim cf windows and doers to be
of white pino or • t' • r s< !t wo I. All
doors and sashes of m mufactoml ck
s. The window tlmt. 'iin.inl I'm-
.ii!- . .« •.t \- i• : i - ' /" ^I.i-
d; 'ii>!(> lint 1.
Qefe in the city of New Orleans, on
I - ..f -11. -ii. .1
' I n P. Bowie, a well m n . a
■ - ! I 1 I .*• | u..h
of Iberville, and now, less than ii\o fi««-
cades since his death, a f. .l«.w -m/.n
commits a grievous mistake in deplet
ing his care*T and that of hts brother, a
i take thntcan only \to ixplained bv
fir i'lfnry.of so*.: • ouo'h memory, *a
Utake 1 propose to correct.
Colonel Rezio P„ Jamc . John and
Stephen Bowie warn the runs or ;i plan
ter, B ;:in Bowie, Hr., who, during tho
lution, had the glory of bein ; * ne
on’s men. Well dowered Willi this
d's gocnls lumsolf, ho bestowed a
fair share of tlio name on each ono of his
Ulldrcn; his sotw were all planters. Not
ono was under the necessity of acquiring
a trade; nor did ono of them ever karn
trade; yet in Monday's issue of the
•ayuno some dear old “Uncle Silas”
iat iron up with his “remini-< ences*
iviously published in The Galveston
ws, anil remember tlmt Rczin and
nes Bowie, “partnership owner* of
> Acadia plantation. on Ixifourclie,
re blacksmiths!" O, immortal Truth,
lat error* liavo been written iu thy
she\.
All ii tv
Fortunately thoro are aotuo jiorsons
who are not given to penning “reminis
cences," but who aro armed with facts,
and aolid, incoutestible proof*: and ono
of thsoe, by right of her immediaU 1 de
scent from Rczin Bowie an 1 her conse-
qu -nt knowledge of all fact* com erning
him and hia brothers, denies “in toto"
H at any onoof tho Bowlo brothers was
ever a btecVsmith, “Uncle end
his informant to tlio contrary nolwith-
ctandiry.
Rczin 1*. Bowlo was a
Louisiau-i legislature in
such position was an ht
of hb time, now I eforc
him as a “remmkabio n
and dauotlt m li> r<> of l
“one in uhoin were hi.*n
enilx
«»f tho
id nofile
eiai i
i nmi
Tho atovo would nrp’y equally io
•lil< time.
lfi:t you aro wrong!" exclalmc
Archie; “what hap|«nea waanotatali
what you suppose. I never threw Mor
ton ori-r tho cliff, it wsi he who tried to
thre— zns Gtsr-Ja fact, he srtns!!y dH
push n o over—and it wa* only in strug
gling to recover myself that I dragged
him to tho (round. Of course bew*»
drunk. 1 don’t know that be would
have tried to murder me in cold blood;
but bo certainly dll try then, anda»
nearly as poaUds succeeded. As for
me, I didn't even know that ho hail
fallen for a minute or two. and 1 don’t
know'now how it occurred. That old
villain Coppexd may say what it aulu
him to soy; but »urely you must know
that I am not o murderer!"
■“I don't doubt you* word for a single
moment, my d<a* fellow,” answered
Mark o itnpa?sionuielv; “but it would bo
no kiudnes* to you to assert that others
will not doubt il llow oould you bo so
foilsh os to run away?'
“I don't know,” groeued Archie. “It
was foolish, I daro soy; but I thought,
just as you say, that there would bo jkjo-
plo who would duu'.t my word, and I
couldn't bring Morton to life again, und
1 had uo time to think tbingaovercoolly.
Anyhow, 1 won’t run away again. If
I'm to be tried for my Uft 1 shall tell the
truth, aud if my story isn't believed I
•hall bo liangcd, 1 suppose. Death
won't be very much worse than wliat I
have been suffering all this summer.”
“There aro somo other coiuidcratioi
which will occur to you when you have
Imd more leisure for n-fiictiou.” ob
served Mark, after remaining silent a
few seconds. “If I can be of any as
sistance to you—and I think that per-
fiaitf 1 can—I ahull be very glad. 1
heard Madamo Houraveiff say tliat you
were dining with her to-night, won’t
you come in aud see me afterwards?
Then v.-e can talk matter* over aud de
cide w list 1* be»t to La done. Now you
will have to go out for your ride, and
you must try to look and speak as
usual.
“That 1* utterly impowible,!” ex
claimed Arch a*, cie.paiiingly. “Look
liere, Cheiwode, you must make some
excuse for ino to Cicely. Hoy anything
Tli
li we ha 1
ardly believe
car n-' tfiia pcwrtr to make h
ugrecable is moot anuxir
not seen it dm.*, we could
it pgseible.
A hmtMS «HmiM M*»r rsjwnvs her
rvants.n tbe presence of h- rgui-v-.
Ml that wonies her must be carefully
o iccalcd from them, it is her place to
un tbe wheels of tbe domestic machinery
o that nothing shall jar. It is quite lin-
pisfi le in America tliat such aertof
trained * >r^ant» could he obtained who
should make the domestic wheel* move
without jarring. But the hostess mu-»t
not app< ur to uotfco it. If she is dL-
turbt d, or flustered, or miscraUe, who
can enjoy anything?
This necessity for calmness on the part
of a iiostess is well satirized in an old-
fashioned nm el called “Ucil,” where the
liero writes to hb sister, “la'stn to bo
perfectly unmoved at your own table,
even if your cook aenda up stewed
puppy*” And an old poet eulogis*
calm hostess, who Is—
the
MUtroM or hrntelf, tliouxh China fslL"
There is no such utter mistake as to
lose one's teuitwr, one's nerve, ones
unpoiure in company. Kociaty may to
I faho condition of things, but, wliat-
o o. its faults, It demands of a woman
tiie vary high virtue* of self-comiuand,
gentleness and composure, politeness,
cool nine and serenity. Good manners
aro saiJ to be the shadows of virtue**.
But they are virtues. To be polite is a
virtue of the very highest.
you like; but 1 can’t s>.-e her now.
turn up at your place this evening;
though I don't know wliat you or any
body e lse can do for me."
•litfturmd away as be spoke, hurried
down one of the shrubberies and was
soon out of sight.
M >rk entered the home with a grave
and pro-occupied mien, which lie did
not discard when Cicely, in her riding
habit, met him at tbe foot of the stair-
(lillt'a Nm Ironclad,
From the Uokdon Time*.
A new ironclad for the Chilian govern
ment will shortvy bo launched by tl.c
French company of tiie Mediterranean,
and it claims to realize the ideal of of-l
Ifenxlvo power sufficient for naming
lights, and of d* tensive strength ade
quate to the ecu test of Urge armored
allow her that privilege, so she said that
she would try to look in again before
her departure.
'Thai U, If I do drp.it. Oofht I to
"I liavo como back to bring you ft
llrouaiid Motoric from >uur .cu.in,
Mb. bligli," uh! Ik*. “Ho remrmbftml
that In: luid * .n.i* a; pointui.nl or in-
r,*:^.-and' he could’nt stop*to offer Ids
excu>e« in fx-rson."
Cicely’s eye* grew Urge and angry.
She not unnaturally smqwcUd that Mad
amo Houraveiff l.al something to do
with this appointment or cngagt-mrut,
and six? felt pretty sure that Mark sus
pected tiie same thing.
“Ob, very well," she answered; “I
wifi tell them that wc don’t want “
bones, then.”
She knew that it would be unwise and
ndLuiiied tosey unvtliing more; but
.f delicacy p event you 1 Mark’s seri/ *i* and compomionaU gaze
;’r i»irB-d M iia . t Sou-1|o prov. U l her tliat she could not
Is, while et tbe same time it pos
aesetm perfect maniability and a moderate
displacement.
Tho ship le to he named the Arturo
Ilatt, (Arthur Plain, after the captain
of the Esmeralda, wl.o was killed In the
engagement off fquiquo in 1871*. Iti
length will lie .7.5 feet nnd its breadth ffJ
feet. IU displacement will be 0,900 tons,
nnd its normal speed, with a horse
power of 0,000 seventeen knots. The
armdmentof (he ship Lv exceedingly for
midable. The central* redoubt U com
posed of four turrets, each containing a
S un workab'o by hand, and not exceed-
lg twenty-thrr a tons iu weight, whicii
U capable of piercing at 100 yards a plate
of lH-lncb iron. Tliere aro fo*jr other
turrets, each containing two guns of
aiualler caliber. The ship also carrier
four guns for rapid firing, eight mitrail-
N-uses. and four tubes for discharging
t‘jri«does.
depait, do you think? Mr. Chetwode re
fuses to give me any advicz.”
‘Only because I am not a disinterested
adviser ” nut in Mark. “How can on im
poverished landlord whoU threatened
with tbeiuts of bis tenant bo dbintcr-
ested?”
“Oh, if you think that I had better
stand my ground, nrav don't let a mis-
t»ken feeling of delicacy
trom
Frelllns Fades Ibe Fare,
•d, tJiowiug nit urn! color of James IWm*, • f
* * time d»- crriM-d m* “priruo among
.■ui u •• Ilmiin luarricij th.tdiiuxh-
i r or I - V.r.im. n.li of Texas
l> hoi •• then-, -.tjuiqaiig lu.i
• li-libly on the tag- «>l i!m fii-
fvi ho v. .i-i cue- c-i the-
% of tlio Alamo.” Texas soil liolda
hi. •!• i-t, T> • i-* lilM-rty wa. n-.iir.alM-d ly
hin Llood, and Ti-xoa, to iti honor l^ it
sai l, throughout it-* length and l.re»ltl»
remembers hU eloquenco in nmincil, fii*
noble deeds of arms aud dwrUhrs, and
over will cherish, hisaama. Tlio Ha
FIRST (1TORT,
Accommodations—AU of the rooms
are shown by the floor plan. The attic
is floored and is readied by a utep-ladder.
No cellar Is provkl d. as this cottage,
built os described, is intended for sum
mer occupancy only. To Ut it for use a
cfflir under tho whole houao should ba
built at au additional cost of about 0200;
and tlio Interior walls of the cottage
should he plastered at an additional cost
Hjct iul Features—Tbe large bey* may
he said to |^ve character to tbe exterior
of this ilefiga as well as to provide at-
receive*! all tho education the
oould afford in their early life; t" th *
they constantly added by leamiff aw
travel; they spoke English, FFetx )> aid
Spanish with equal fluimry, and van... *
Indian tongues in addition; they trav-
etedmudh and in placea their Mv ;
petition was of tbe best
Many wild fictions hat* been cbtuk
ted,by seu'.itlonalist* in regard to tn«
Bowies, for the reason, port and Maple,
that Reein P. Bowie, not Jaiur^. roii-
ctivot tho idea of the howieLuifo. rh*!
invention of this knife arom from a *W?
ordinary accident. At tfio tim- »»i it-
ersation CoL Resin P. Bowie wu s
planter in Opelouses; while MBtii ft wild
cattle in the company of sons Wa»h»
attacked a young steer which, hi tin
inguphi* head, struck hUliin ’.:.^ Luifo
with its horn in «uch a way iwt to kn<« k
itthr.m i his ban l, cuti ' c, it •!■»**h
eevereiy between the thimili Mi l fon-
fin ..r. As wasu . fi with all j-Unt'-r..
Od. llowtohadonhlsplantaiiori.-ilfii' !.-
Hrnlth fdion for plantation pur; * —.it
this time be employed in it a hired whitu
by tlio name of Jeeso Cliffe.
•# fr,-.
Ot Uln aro «.w •*»-
tractive features within. With cushions
returning from the hunt ho repaired
t lie shop, determined to liavo a kr
mado which wtuUl insure protect
from the r» currency of tbe morning’s
provided for tho hay window scats, the clWnt. fii.-king up m *■■*•* *•»- ^
■itting-rcor.i is indeed » comfortafilo den-*! (liffo to make of it a k
place. The overhanging roof give* an
appearance of large size. Tiie chimneys
(.me over the kitchen and one ov.er the
Mttlng-rooui) are simplo an J inexpens
ive hut subdantial. built of terra cotta
resting on the ceiling Joists.
Coat—In all localities where tho price*
for labor nnd materials aro about the
tamo a-* those of New York city, 0300.
W .. mocking glance at hlnu
Then, as be did Doiicply, and aeCicely I
- ’ * : a :> « • I.q 1 i * • - * l I’..- «
sai l K" d-! ;e to < %■ r- .ly, r< ..... I--d ;
Arcbi-. ti..it he had j r«vuits.-d to diuv w »iii i
at adding.
“You r* .*lly need not look eo sorry for
ie; th“ d. ippuiniment is not au over-
Tho woman who cries must expect to
have fa-led eyes; and th-re is nuti.htg
that will breed such’deepfuriousadow n
the cheeks as the lit(!e aaltv tears, of
wbidi the nervous, fretful woman seems
to have such a surprising quantity! The
womah who would retain lier youth
steers as dear of unnecessary worry and
repining as she would of the plague.
She nor* superior to tbe petty annoy
ances of tbe day; keeps her f»c* studi
ously turned on tiie bright side of life
and is rt-peid by unfurrowed cheeks and
tbe Mit re alienee of tbe tell-tale crows-
feet. Such a woman U never u day older
then she wants to be, and she can cling
to “just twenty-five” for a decade and be
a living verification of tbo statement.
.1 Lone fleurner*s Parallels,
From the NsahrUlo America*.’
A lone mourner fer the Blair bill at
tempts to justify tlmt preposterous meas
ure by ir.>lituimg a com;.-irieon between
the expenditures proposed In that bill
and those for tbe uiaiutcaapco of West
Point, the clothing and oiucation of the
Indians nod other instances equally re
mote from tbepolnL It eecois neces
sary to inform this lone mourner that
Wed Point D * national institution, reg
ulated end controlled aheoiytsly by the
fwleral government, while the public
•cltools <are the creatures of tbe states,
manaxed and cootroUed ahsolat. lv by
live status. As toib* ludlsns, they are
tho wards of tho government, living
upon its bounty. Those wbo believe,
with tbe republicans, in * paternal gov
ernment might consistently place tbe
sovereign citizen upon tbe same level
with a Comancho buck in thisn»p^ct,
I Hit such a parallel was hardly expected
Low a democrat.
piece placed betwixt bfit 3
- . tint it would bo . ' ' 'his fi r
blade, so that ft would be ImpomiM
it to ho driven through a ntiuT band.
Tlius did the boorieknifo owe lb
to a mishap on a hunting ex»
and its orignator nev* r .i signo i
fin tli
other tlian n hunting knife.
Cot Ikiwie'iv *111 -hier, my u)e ther, is
' ' ' • w:i<
with her fatt er when he D-u i I. n order,
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