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a* • d: :• >. nmnnr u • - *1 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, heard it uml witn-v -l iu fultillmenL Ho much for “Unde BHa.v ces,” whkhb**Mnel*haV • ucceptodaO second hand from ^MW party no more , ,.i. iv mfmi" l Hum luniroelf. Wo ...... ■ .i i vilfr his error; w© suy to him, “pax Tobbr* '. |Ufct as well if writer* v ‘ .. : • r.-miii.-'M (pray excuse the coina. ; i v. i.-iId->**• k material of tli« •• vv:. . i-*vv, tho-.- w)u> art* tui^A inter* t ! in - r .; tiling-* as they are, the faiuil;. > ■ un!- rtun it** \ artv who lit i i • ii _ . the sup i«.-*.t ot re mini.-** kia-iPMt Ltorlons old 3(. From the <»al*«to* Xewa The democratic maio is stili growing. It hi 12,010, with a leglsU thirteen on joint ball sus|»icion that the detu r Jersey, ityinNewJer- i still * luti* ■ . i ivAing fcorrj’?* a-.kc-l Mark,! j 1 Fer a disordered try Bcccham's