Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1893 — Page 12

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, ...I CHAI'TKIl I. Wrvn Mr. I.llhtirn rtnrnM from th I'l nie ati'l ll?iu"iintf,1 at hr fwn garden tent fftn ih thrri-hor"i brnk which Jml arrl'J tli iarty, h ui'M Mr. ChoHf.iil that nh h'l hnl ni't enjoy. aM Any. nrnl hr infant what h ruM. Mr. l.lllnitn wni fcnt of 1 -iili H, o nl t tt h luul ln-r-n h Vrry urcMf w I iio. M if I .111. nt Ii. .. (.i Mr. fh'-Kiill t lut t who ti.nl rnjoyt-il Irnlf Immmmr-ly, nnl thn wh'n l" "mllr-il t'urk nt hr, wHI pl-n-.ril, h wonlri1 whrMhr h li.t-l lfn i rfV tly cmvll't uibl truthful, IriMlciul rf Rein Into Iii h"U' aim fit ilumi on oiia of th cr1n viitn to think thi inattir over. In th flrnt l.u h wa null itr that hho oiiKht ! hiiv fnJnyiMl th f.lrnlo vry iiiticli I . J ; fur ln wan iijriiKnJ to Mr. h-w.ill. ami ho hH'l r"t lip th wrViU tiling hl' ily to lrno hr h ha1 tuM brr hiin. h:'l t n r 1 1 1 1 I iwr wK i fi'r a t who hh'MiM Im Invited, ati'l about H tin- othT nrranKenientn. Then th v iith r hnl t" -n TfTt atnl nobody lui.l Im ii 111 naliiii,l or Klixiiny. Still. Ml Milium f-lt that th aff.ilr hal not bf.-n very lively, Hurt "h wan In. lln.-.l o think that It wan brauMr. t'h'M;ull h.vl b-nun-d too much. Th nriMH' of ll.ilr ft-tlvll y hn1 been Krlvlntn cimIi-, h famoiiM iH ruin, mi"! Mr. Onnll bail IIiiuih'. on It antl'il1Im at gr'-at length, lie hml talke.t a KrMi il-nl of r.nulNh history anl t rl . I nevv rnl aiifc...t'H. Sh had rend thm all bi-ln-; liNiory und aiHM'dot- alike wit In tin "Aiititillln of South hevon," and It wa plain that AuKUttiM (Mr. Che, null bad K"t up th- KiilJe t from that Volum'. And then hl peh wa ho wry l', b u5d mkIi Me wonl. and h had n"l.id ifinebo.ly yaulnir while )) lali.r.d -n. And In the tnldnt of hta loiu.-n. hh. bad ben ph-tnrtn lh future U'li.'ii lhy were nmrrb-d they wool. I Mill l Ihlnic In Knasford anl frlfiidn would come and tay with tlu-m In Ihc Mtmnier - K naß ford wa mull a pp-tly plaoe, und I here wn auch K'd fWhlnir and all tbH. frlendfl would b taktn to KelvltiRton rastle and her huxb.md would fllffouife t-. Ihent a he hid l.iif today, and ihe would hear the name Morien ovt and over aaln. The proHIert n-ein-d a little d'prrMnK. At tli- name time idi filt that ahe ounht not to f.-.-l like that. One may detrrt fault.! In a husband; a lover must be perfect. Ml Lllburne'H reflections were Inter-rnpte-1 by her mother, who came out Into the garden, holding a card In her hand. "Adelaide," hhe nald, "do you. remember lb- Christian nanm of that Pr WllFiin who used to live In KnagfordV" A Hk'lit bluf-h Hpiung to the glrl"a check ns nhe replied: "I think It was Kniest, mamma; I nm nearly sure of It." '"Well." Mr, l.llburne continued, handing' the card to her daughter, "a Dr. KrneHt Wilson tailed while we were out this afternoon; I nuppone I fa the name. Hut U'h tiv- or nix years since he went out to Australia or somewhere there, no I wonder whit he can want at Knagford now?" Adelaide did not reply for some time; at last nh" sa hi slowly: "I xie. t It 1 the same man, mamma. lUit It was Morneo he went to, not Australia. And he hns come to fe (Joorge. Tu i know what friends they were!" Here Mrs. Lllburne's youngest daughter, Maud, a tall, good-loolng girl of eighteen, emerged from a sort of rustlo ailoir of trellis-work and overhanging creepers. Ah! you plcknlckers are back again." Fhe said abruptly. "I'm very glad I didn't go; I had a most Interesting novel quite exciting. And I've Just finished It. and everything turns out beautl'ully." Then her eye fell on the card which Adelaide was still twirling between her fingers. "I saw him." fhe exclaimed. "It's the tall doctor you remember him, Adelaide? who used to go fishing with George. Only he's got dreadfully brown. I was In the arbor, you know, ami I could see quite well, though he couldn't seo me. "When he found you weren't In he came away very slowly and he Mopped right In front of the arbor, and I was afraid he was coming in. But he didn't." This incident had quite changed the current of Adelaide's thoughts, but they were busier than ever In the nw direction they had taken. At the "high tea," which, in deference to the solid nature of Mr. Chessall's lunch, had replaced the usual dinner, she was very absentminded, and had to endure much raillery from her younger sister, who supposed she was thinking tenrterly of the absent Augustus. Later on, Mr. Chessall came, and Adelaide and he strolled about In the garden together, while Mrs. LUburne sat under the veranda and beamed on them benevolently. This was the usual course of procedure In fine weather. Generally Mr. Cbswall. when left alone with this betrothed, hadn't very much to say, but on this occasion the picnic had given him some material and put him In excellent vein. He was able to make depreciatory, remarks on the dress of more than one young lady who had been present, and he found this exercise of his sarcastic powers very agreeable. So Adelaide's abstraction passed unnoticed, and the evenln;; went by very pleasantly, and he wis quite surprised when he found It was time to go. As he pressed Miss Lllburne's hand at parting he murmured. "Six weeks and five days." The reference was to the wedding day. Fince that Interesting date had been fixed Mr. Chessall had never failed to remind Adelaide, every time he took leave of her at night, of the exact num. br of days which still Intervened. He had an Idea that this or something like this was expected of him. CHAPTER II. The next morning Mr. Chessall called at Mrs. Lllburne's before 12 o'clock. She was not very pleased at being called off from housekeeping cares, but disguised her annoyance admirably. "Adelaide Is out," she said, "walking with Miss Gray. She didn't expect you, I"m sure." .Mr. Chessall pmlled complacently at the mention of Miss Gray. Adelaide's friendship for Miss Gray amused him mightily. "I shouldn't have come so soon," he aid, '"If I hadn't brought a piece of news. We have actually a distinguished Mranger stopping at Knagford, and I thought you would like to hear about it." Mr. Chessall received every morning by post the Times of th day before; he had brought the paper with him and he now read the extract: "The distinguished traveler and explorer. Dr. "Wilson, has now left town and betaken himself to the rural seclusion of Devonshire. He proposes to spend a month or two in the little village of Knagford. where he will devot himself to his forthcoming book." Mr. Chessall read this passage very flowly, and t,hen looked at Mrs. Lllbunr. "It"a not often that Knagford gets such a distinguished visitor." he said. "The papers have leen full of him, you know. He had a great reception given by the geographical society, and he was at the prince's garden party, you know." Mrs. LUburne replied vaguely. She was thinking how fortunate It waa that fhe had been out the day before when Dr. Wilson had called. For she had not cared to encourage his visits to the hoyse live years before, and she might

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hav been very chilly In her manner to "th dlstlngtilnheil traveler and explorer" thrmiKh being unaware, of his social Importance. "I think I shall cull on him at once." Mr. Cheall continued. "Now that we have gt a Hon we ought to enierlnln him an well n we can." "He called here yesterday afternoon." Mrs. LUburne said, with sonn triumph In her tone. Mr. 'hessaU'a astonishment wns ev. dent, and Mrs. Lllburne was glad lo have someihlng b explain. "Dr. WlNon wns In practice here." she said, "before you enm to Knagford. We knew hlni very well; he and George were very friendly." Mr. Chewnall w duly Impressed with this Intelligence, and roue to take hta leave. "I think I rh.tll call nil the same," ha said. "Hut what a pity that our plonle wasn't filed for next week." Mrs. . Milium npprc lnl d to th full the Importance of the news Mr. Chessall had brouicht; she set herself lo nhow elaborate hospitality for th distinguish, ed traveler. There must h a dinner party and a garden party, and perhaps another picnic not at Kelylngtoti castle. She propounded these schemes lit the luncheon table, to whl h Adeluld had Invited Mtsa Gruy. That lady establlihed tin! fame of Dr. Wilson by one clenchtng fact. "His portrait was In nil the Illustrated papers of last week," she said, "and a short biography of litni. Hut Knagford wasn't eei mentioned." Adelaide made a public protest HKlnst her mother's scheine of entertainment. "Why do you take so much trouble?" she nald. "I darn say he'd ruther be quiet nnd write bis book." This Speech of Adelaide's roused the IndlKiiatlon of her younger ulster. "That's all very well for you, Ade. nid--,-" she said; "1 suppose ou prefer walking about the garden with your Augustus to anything else, You ought to think of others who are glad enough to tue t a in. in who won't be quite as heavy and Mupld as-aa most of the men around Knagford are." When lunch was over Adelaide and Mis; Gray sought the coolness and shade of the arbor In the garden. They sat together a long lime in silence, till at last Adelaide broke out abruptly; "Laura, It was here I saw him last, a month before he started on the Horneo expedition." Miss Gray's look expressed a sympathetic curiosity. "He cume to say good-bye." Adelaide continued. "I thing he knew I should he alone. And he told rue why he was going. The expedition was a dangerous one, but If he were successful he would gain wealth and reputation, nnd then he wanted to know If-If I could give him any hopeIn case" Sllss Gray darted a look of mild reproach at her friend. "Voii iie( r told me anything about It till this morning." she Mild. "I couldn't Somehow." Adelaide replied. "I never mentioned It to anybody. I was very much afraid of mamma's knowing It." "What did you tell him?" Miss Gray asked, after a pause. Adelaide hung her head as nhe replied: "I don't quite remember. Hut I think I told him that there was no one else and that I hoped he would su-ce.il. And I gave him two loses, one red and one white. "It was five years igo." Adelaide continued, "and I haven't seen him since. Hut now I urn so afraid that he b is com! down to to see me. If he has. It will be dreadful, for I know he Is not a man who would take things quietly. If he should make a scene " And Miss Lllburne gave a little shiver of dismay. Her friend hastened to reassure her. '"Very likely you are alarming yourself about nothing. Adelaide," phe paid. "Five years is a long 'time, and most men have very snort memories." "Hut then, why has ne come to Kangford?" Adelaide queried. Miss Gray looked at her friend doubtfully. "Tell me, Adelaide." she said solemnly, "did you really care for him?" "I don't know," Adelaide refilled rapIdly; "you mustn't ask me. It was no long ago and I was only Just eighteen. IVrhaps I did a little. Hut I wish he hadn't come down here Just now. I wish that with all my heart and soul." "My dear child." Miss Gray said warmly, "don't frighten yourself unnecessarily. Dr. Wilson has very likely come down only for quiet and to write his book, as the newspaper says. He has perhaps forgotten all aliout what he said and felt live years ago." "It will be best for both of us If he has." Adelaide replied solemnly. "Hut I am afraid that" She let her sentence trail off Into silence, and the two friends sat togtrvr for sonv lime without spcakin-r. Then they talked fitfully of other things, and by and by Miss Gray dozed and Adelaide was left to her own reflections. Miss Gray's drowsy noddings were banished by the sound of footsteps on the gravel path outside. Adelaide peered cautiously through the foliage and then sank back In her seat, looking more than half frightened. "It's Dr. Wilson," she said faintly. "Oh, Laura, you don't know how silly and timid I feel. I suppose I must see him." "You'll have to see him some time," Miss Gray calmly replied. "You may as well get over the awkwardness of the first meeting as soon as you can." When Adelaide got Into the drawingroom she found that her mother had turned on the full flow of her affability for the benefit of the explorer of Horneo. How nice it was for him to find time M see his friends at Kangford! They had all been so interested lr reading about him In the papers. And when would his book be ready? etc. Dr. Wilson made the appropriate replies to these effusions. He seemed very grave and a little formal, Adelaide thought. He greeted her quietly, and when she had had time to recover from her Inward tremors she noticed his tint of bronze and how well It suited him. Mrs. Lllburne, after he had left, broke Into ecstasies of admiration. "So handsome and dignified, you know. And this Is his first call In Knagford. We muj-t have George down front Plymouth and give a dinner party." At dinner, too. when Maud returned rather late from a tennis party, Dr. Wilson was still the theme. "The Lamberts were talking of nothing else." she cried. "It seems he Is very rich as welll as famous. He's got lots of shares In some new company or something. The Lamberts are very glad that he was their doctor when he was here before. Iklla remembers him very well; he came when she had the mumps." Later on Mr. Chesall came and brought a heap of new rtupers, from which he read extracts relating to the exploits of the recently returned traveler. He had also read up the article "Horneo" In an encyclopedia, and was able to give a good deal of Information about the Island. Mrs. Lllburne was lmmmensely Interested. Adelaide listened almost In silence, and when taxed with being absent-minded, put forth the plea of headache. She wandered about the garden with her lover as usual, and when they parted she received his customary enthusiasm as to the approaching day with a responsive smile. Hut all the time the Image of the tall figure and bronzed face of the great traveler was flitting before her mental vision. "Does he remember?" was the question that agitated her doubtful mind. And then she wondered If he had been told of her ecjagement to Mr. Chessall. CIIArTKR III. Adelaide met Dr. Wilson several times during the next week, for Knagford was effusively hospitable to the famous traveler, and then he showed himself the most amiable of lions and accepted every

Invitation. Hut at these Rntherlngs 6 o'clock teas nnd tennis parties dinners there waa no opportunity i private speech. Mr. Chessall was go-e -ally by th side of his betrothed, and whAt was patslng In Dr. Wilson's mind could only guessed at. Hut on the day after Mrs. Lllburne's dinner (he expected explosion lame. Miss Gray was a district visitor, and Adelaide had accompanied her to n vlltnK about a mll und a half from Knagford. On their return they were overtaken by lr. Wilson, who had been out fifhlng. Ills fish banket excited Ml Gray's rurloally, nnd. being found empty, called forth her sarcastic powera, nnd conversation flowed merrily n the three Journeyed together townnf their respective homes. Huddenly Miss Gray stoppeil before a stile, "I inunt (all at thh cottage," rhe said, pointing to a picturesquely wretch, e.l hovel a hundred yards off, "to ask after a little patient. You two can sit on the ntllo slid talk about Horneo (111 I com back. I won't be long." Hhe glanced sUnlficantly at Adelaide as she tripped off. When the tW( were left alone a long silence ensued. Adelaide felt that th moment waa critical, and her heart best furiously. At last, to break Ihe hortll'le awkwardness of the silence, she made a arreat effort to command her voice, and said: "When will you finish your book. Dr. Wilson? I Suppose It Will brt full of dreadful adventures?" She stole a timid glance at hlrnasshe Spoke, nnd saw that she had guessed hi luood rightly; for his face wore the tragic mask and his ryes glowed "Adventures? Yes," he replied, "plenty of them 'moving accidents by flood and field.' l'eople will read nil about them by nnd by, but Ihey will nd read why It was I went out there and risked my life for rpeedv gains. Hut 1 HUppoHw you know. You can't quite have t'lgotten those old days when I loved you so and told you of my love, and you listened and -good heaven! 1 remember everything you did nnd said. Out In the poisonous Jungle I have lain awake night after night under the stars and conjured up your fac e and recalled every word and smile- and then at last I come back Just In time to wit nets your wedding." Dr. Wilson was fairly launched on a sea of wild words, and the poor girl listened in terror. "I know I've treated you badly. Ktnest," she walled at last; "but t generous and forgive me. Think of the scandal, of what people will say about me. Go away and leave me In peace. What have you to gain by making me misern bio Just when I ought to be happiest, too, before my wedding?" Dr. Wilson looked nt her sternly. "Your happbuss!" he cried. "Ah! If you really love that man" Miss Gray Joined theni again. "I haven't been long, have 17" hhe said, looking from one to the other. "Anil I hope you have learned a lot about Horneo, Adelaide." She kept up the conversation vigorously, talking glibly and making Inquiries about tropical beat and tropical vegetation, till they reached Mrs. I -1 1 burn's garden gate and Adelaide left them. Then her manner suddenly changed; Hie became suddenly grave and silent. "Dr. Wilson," she said at last, "I hope I shan't give you uric use If I t-pe.uk to you very frankly." He looked at her gravely, with some comprehension of her meaning. "Is it about '.'" be began, and then hesitated. "Aliout poor Adelaide?" Fhe replied. "Yes, It is. 1 want you to go right away from Knagford. and leave the poor girl alone. You think she has treated you badly, I know; and you've told her so this morning I can see that. Let that be enough, tmd g' away now, and don't frighten the poor child with any more Useless heroics." "She has told you everything, then," Dr. Wilson said, half savagely. "I don't know about everything." Miss Gray replied, calmly; but a good deal. I've no doubt you feel very bad about the business, but I'm sure I wish things had turned out differently. Your devotion Is very grand and noble, and I admire it very much Indeed; but I do Ihl. k you are Just a bit unreasonable. Five years Is a very long time, you know. And then you needn't plume yourself too much on your own constancy, tiecause you were In Horneo, it seems nearly all the time, and I suppose the young ladles In that interesting island were not very serious rivals to poor Adelaide. However, we'll admire you very much Indeed if you will only go away and write your book In some other quiet village. And then you can think of her as badly as you like.' They had reached the point where their ways parted, and Miss Gray turned off abruptly, not wishing to give him the chance of replying. Hut she faced round again to say quickly: "Iteniember, Dr. Wilson, I've had my troubles, and they've left me a hopeless old maid." The doctor's first impulse was to be angry with Miss Gray as a meddlesome Intruder, but her closing words touched him with compunction, and he only saw In her evidently well-meant Interference a fresh proof of Adelaide's weakness. She hadn't even been able to keep his secret! ile mediated much on the advice he had received and tried to make up his mind to leave Knagford forthwith. To remain was torture the heavy dull pain of disappointment, goaded by constant pin-pricks of momentary irritation. That eternal Mr. Chessall. with his constant thirst f' .lscellaneous Information about "your wonderful discoveries In that Interesting Island." and his absurd tone of exaggerated deference. And then to feel obliged to watch him walking or sitting with Adelaide, and to note his proud air of proprietorship; Mrs. Lllburne. too, had hit him hard once or twice. Her maternal pride over the approaching nuptials was hard to bear she felt so pleased that dear Adelaide would not go away from Knagford It was such a suitable match, and they were so much attached to each other, and she had seen It coming on for a long time before they were actually engaged, etc. Dr. Wilson's reflections drove him up to Mrs. Lllburne's tm the afternoon of the next day. He was determined to see Adelaide once more alone, and then to be gualded by circumstances. One passionate appeal might yet win his cause, and if not, then he would choose some Tyrolese or Swiss mountain height, where he could work hard at his book, and where nature's gradeur might help to make him forget feminine fickleness. He was so eager for prompt decision that he was, very disappointed when he reached the- cottage to find that Adelaide and her mother had gone to Plymouth for the day. The reflection that this errand had probably aome relation to the approaching event was an additional exasperation. He moved slowly away from the door, and then, led by a sudden Impulse, turned toward the little arbor In the garden. He wanted to look once more at t".ie place where he had taken his final farewell of Adelaide, Ave years before. It had ben her favorite haunt, and he sighed profoundly as he thought of it. As he reached the entrance he saw the place was not untenanted. A tall girl was sitting with a book before her Intently reading. It was Maud Lllburne, and Dr. Wilson saw that she was not aware of his presence. He stood quite still for a few seconds watching her. Maud, with clear-cut features, seen In profile, her long lashes drooping a little, and her youthfully rounded figure bending forward, made a very pretty picture framed in the green of the foliage. One ray of sunlight, struggling through the leaves. Ughed up the gold of her hair.. Dr. Wilson gar.ed for a few seconds, and then a sigh betrayed him. Maud looked up and let her book fall In astonishment. Hut though surprised, fhe was not at all embarrassed to see the unexpected Intruder on her solitude; there were no signs of confusion discernible behind the frank smile with which she greeted him. "I see you haven't forgotten your way to our arbor," she said. "The creepers have grown, and It Is much better hidden than It used to be. Do you remember," she continued, as they strolled back toward the garden, "helplnsr me with mv German In there? You explained

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J f VVIth Ihrlr wmry, dull, si hin, UM, v l.l -i.il 'ii.itiiiu, r-vi vici in Ott nL ml ml . th Cullrur Anll-t'nln 4 l'Uier, I ii fWt ml nuiy liiuiin. feou. plu -killing trcngihrntiitf iUWr. ki rDl, to nie nil about th scpnrnbl verbs, nd whn I used to write my exrnUcn ami hud r-ininbrr the rulM, I ilwuyn thought of you." "Whnt a dreadfully dull a-soclatlonl" pp. Wilson snl-1 llnhtly. "Perhaps It I," h said, "but It In belter than none. I notice ihat you hav completely forgotten m." Pr. Wilson mad an emphatic disclaimer, while Maud looked him search. Ingly. T.ll tiif," sh s:ild. "one ulngte thing you run remember about me." Pr. Wilson hesitated for some time, and then said: "You used ti be fond of climbing trees and sltllng on Ihe branches." M.iud blushed slightly and then laughed. "You might as well have forgotten Ihfit. Hut Ihe Inst lime I climbed a tree was or my twelfth birthday. Let me have some more of your reminiscences." "You had a little strip of garden f your own," the doctor continued, "nnd I planted a plum tree fur you." Oh. vou're beginning to remember things." Mnud said brightly. "Hut you nre not exactly right; for there are pears growing on your plum tree. Come und hoc them." The tour round the garden lasted only a quarter of nn hour, und then Pr. W'llmn walked back elowly to the Inn, thinking as h' went of the young lady he had Just left. How beautiful Khe was and how frank nnd unsnphlstlcated! Sinllea strayed over his f.-ice iim he mentally catalogued her perfections. Then h thought of Adelaide, and became appropriately gloomy again. Ills visit had not settled anything after all. Then he remembered thnt he had promised Maud to play lawn tennis with her at a forthcoming party, and so would bo obliged to May In Knagford for nearly another week. CIIAPTKR IV. Two days after her friendly counsel und advice to.Pr. Wilson, Miss Gray left Knagford' and was away about a monlh. When she got back her llrst visit was to Mrs. Pllburne's. She had a good deal to talk about, for she had been to town and visited the academy, and noticed the toilets at a great garden party, and Mrs. Lllburne was curious on many points, and for an hour or two after lunch was over the conversation continued. Then Miss Gray escaped with her friend to the seclusion of the garden arbor. They sat for a little while in silence, and then Adelaide said suddenly: "Laura, I wish I could tell you how miserable I am." Miss Gray's glance expressed her sympathy. "Has anything happened?" she asked doubtfully. "Nothing." Adelaide rejlied; "but he Is still in Knagford." "Has he spoken to you again?" Miss Gray deniamded. "No," Adelaide replied; "he has not had the opportunity. I have avoided him all I could. I've stopped at home till people are beginning to wonder what the matter can be. He goes everywhere, and I am sure he means to see me again and to speak to me again, or he wouldn't stop here. And I am so terribly frightened, so afraid of what he will say and do and the wedding so close now, and Augustus always talking about the honeymoon trip. I do think I am the unhappiest girl In all England, just when " Adelaide could get no further; tears intervened, and sobs which fhe could with difficulty repress. "This is mere Tjolish excitement," Miss Gray said, when her friend had grown calmer: "you mustn't give way to it; you mustn't really. There Is nothing to be frightened about. Pr. Wilson may feel a little hurt, but then, you know, whenever a girl marries, there's generally some man a bit doleful over It. But men are seldom as unhappy as they think they are, and, besides, you know in these days people don't make scenes. It Isn't good form." "I shall be dreadfully afraid." Adelaide said slowly, "right up to the wedding, if Pr. Wilson stops In Knagford." "Then we must get him to go away," Miss Gray replied decisively. Adelaide burried her face In her hands. When she looked up again her cheeks were crimson. "1'iura," she said. "I wasn't quite frank and truthful with you the other day. I wanted to be, but somehow I couldn't." Fhe stopped for a few seconds, and then went on hurriedly: "I did love him In those days. And we were engaged. He used to kiss me sometimes. And when I gave him the roses I gave him a lock of hair too. And there were more things I said If he were to remind me of them I know I shouldn't be able to bear It. And yet yet I don't want him to go away without my seeing him." Miss dray looked at her friend in silence. She was hurt by the previous want of confidence, and now she realized the full Importance of Adelaide's confession. "The wedding dress came In this morning from Plymouth," the other said suddenly, "but they sha'n't Induce me to try it on." "Adelaide," Miss Gray replied solemnly, "all this is very serious. You ought to have told me all this before. Hut I really think that you ought to marry Mr. Chessall, feeling as you do. And yet now the wedding is so near " "You must find some excuse for putting it off, Laura," the other cried vehemently; "you must indeed." Miss Gray was very thoughtful as she walked home. "Poor Adelaide !"she sighed, "she has had a great deal to go through in these last days. But things will come oft all right, I expect. There will be an explosion, and then the great Augustus ChesKall will go on his tour by himself. If he hadn't been so dreadfully tedious, things might have turned out differently." Meantime Adelaide was still elttlng In arbor, thinking of many things. "How will It all end?" was the question which circled round and round In her mind. Dy and by her imagination began to paint the ending she scarcely wished for. Only within the last few days had she .admitted to herself what her heart really prompted; now that Fhe had ppoken to her friend, her ideas became more definite, and she could surrender herself to visions ot a future in which Augustus Chessell had no part. She was aroused from her reverie by voices in the garden. She recognized Bister's lively staccato, and then, with an Inward tremor, Dr. Wilson's deeper Jones. Soon they came nearer, and Adelaide crtuld tell what they were saying. "You'll be back for the wedding." Maud said; "I shall be dreadfully disappointed if you are not." . Dr. Wilson laughed. "You want me see you as bridesmaid," he said. "What vanity! But I'll be back, before then. 1 don't think I could stop away from you if I tried." "And It is only a monlh since you dis

covered m In there," Maud replied, nodding toward th srbor. You hardly rpoke to me bofore." "I think I've made up since for the few days I lost," ho replied with a laugh. "I dAre say the gossips of Knag, rnrd are already beginning to talk about us." "Let them." Maud replied scornfully, "the silly things!" "We ahn n't have to keep our secret very long." Dr. Wilson said; "Just (HI your sister's wedding Is over. Then I'll ask vonr mamma' consent, snd I hop 1 shall get It." "Oh, there's no fear about thai." Maud replied frankly. "You are a treat man, you know, Kniest, and a very eligible son-ln-lAW," All this Ihe poor listener In the arbor ibilnly heard, and then a brief sp.ce of ilcSMcd oblivion blotted out nil further sr-nurt f sound. It was but for a moment; slowly and jul-tly the cunscloiiMiiena of otii side objects returned, and the memory of wht had happened. The two wer still talking Ip the garden, but they had moved further oft, and their tone wer low and Indistinct. Peering through the leaves, Adelaide dull Se that l hey were faring each other, and that he was holding both her hands. Finking hark In her -eat. Im strained her ears to c.itch the light susurrus of tender toiu-s. l'"ir nome time the low hutihl ltf(l; then came u moment' Hence, followed by a light, silvery laugh; the lovers were parting, and hud klnM.1. Adelaide listened to tint doctor's retreating footsteps grinding on thu gravel of the garden palh. and then beard th door clone br-hlnd her sister. Th poor girl did not stir from her place. An hour puened, und evening came on, but she sat motionless, gaxlng blankly Into the gathering twilight. Not a muscle of her fac moved, not a tear dropped us the tumult In her mind rolled on, as the gray perspective of what must be obliterated presented Itshi lf to her. 1'ootsttpn passed outhlde, but ehe harly heard them: It was not till Mr. Chessall stood at the entrance that she n.n.aj Huo aoi( unuj j.i..iq poxnoj "Adelaide;" h" exclaimed, "why are you sitting hero alone In the dark?" They told me you were at Miss (iray's. AnytlTlng the matter?" She moved a little to make room for him by her side. "Don't let us go in Just yet, dear." she said; "It's so pleasant out here. I don't think I ever knew the roses to Smell o BWeet." And she touched his hand with the Hps of her fingers carelessly. Mr. Cln-a-sail was delighted with IiIh prospect of a tete-a-tete. It seemed so appropriate to circumstances. And Mrs. Lllburne would scold him gently for stopping out, which wna also In harmony with the situation. He tulked of the balmy night, of the roses, and of tin moon, a liny circlet which he had noticed as he came In. while Adelaide let her hand rest In hM and liste ed. "The day Is very near." he whispered, becoming more tender, "very iwar now. In a fortnight's time Just a fortnight today wo shall bo at Lucerne. I Imagine we shall be out on the lake gazing at the summit of the Itlgl, If that point Is visible from the water. Hut on a still summer night, out on the water floating alone we two" Adelaide roso to her foot, disengaging her hand. "I feel a lltle (hilly." she Paid. "I think we had better go In." At her lover's sugention they made one turn of the garden lirst. Adelaide was silent and unresponsive, but Just as thoy were entering the house she threw hejarms round his neck and kissed him. Chessall was not used to such outbursts, and he was almost as much surprised as delighted. When they got In Maud was telling her mother of the afternoon's tennis. She had played three sets with Dr. Wilson as her partner and had won them all. Adelaide looked at her sister and saw her happiness beaming on her face. Mr. Chessall produced a packet. "Adelaide." he said, "these arc patterns c f wallpapers for the little sitting room: you must choose one. We shall generally be sitting there, you know, through the long winter evenings." he added, dropping his voice. "We musn't. have an ugly pattern always staring us In the face." Adelaide sighed faintly. "Tomorrow. Augustus." she said. "I'll choose wallpapers or do anything you like tomorrow, but not tonight. I am tired and nervous tonight." When the time came for Mr. Cheysall's going Adelaide wrote hurriedly a short not e. "I want you to leave this at Miss Grav's. Augustus." she said. "Miss Gray!" he exclaimed. "I reallv shall begin to be Jealous of Miss Gray." "I want her to be here tomorrow," Adelaide said calmly, "when we are trying on a new dress." "Oh! the wedding bress," Maud exclaimed. "What fun! I didn't know It was come." Mr. Chessall darted a rapturous glance at hl3 betrothed. "I suppose I mustn't see It till the auspicious day arrives," he said. Adelaide threw a shawl over her shoulders and accompanied him to the garden gate. When she was gone Maud broke out suddenly: "Mamma, why does Adelaide look so unhappy?" "Unhappy, child!" Mrs. Lllburne replier: "what nonsense you talk! I should be the first to see the signs of unhapplness, if there were any." Mrs. Lllburne etopped a minute and then added: "Girls are often a little low-splrlted Just before they are going to be married and leave their old home for good and all. It's only natural. I'm sure." Maud considered the proposition carefully in the recesses of her young mind and found it quite Incredible. "I dare say Adelaide's right enough." she thought, "though she looked a little sad. I should be dismal, I know, if I were going to marry Augustus Chessall and live in this dull place, and listen to all his long stories over and over again. Hut then. I suppose Adelaide's very much In love with him and doesn't see his faults'at all." Ill li t H AM'S IIKi JIMP. He Shoot Tliroaah tlie Air 120 Feet In Two Seconds.

Burnham. the reckless young man who has been sending cold chills down the spines of London's sensation lovers by Jumping into a tank at the aquarium from a platform 120 feet high, travels the entire distance through the air in two seconds. He wears a loose scarlet bathing costume, and when he drops there is a flash of red, a great splash In the water, and the dangerous feat is over. The first time Burnham made his great leap the swift flight through the air took away his breath and he was almost unconscious when he struck the water, but after he had performed the hazardous trick several times he experienced no further Inconvenience. He now apparently fear the Jump no more than a boy fears a dive from an ordinary spring-board, although a slight miscalculation might result in his striking the water broadside or the edge of the tank with fatal results. He always strikes the water feet first and uses his hands and teet to stop his descent the moment he enters the water. He takes several full breaths before he starts and deliberately gets rid of the air In his lungs on the way down, taking a quick, short inhalation the moment he strikes the water. His hands are above his head at the start. During the Journey he puts them at his side. Going up to the roof he carries a small union Jack In his right hand. Coming down he carries It In his mouth. A Question of Good Dreedlnar. "You hypocrite!" exclaimed a woman who listened to the story of how another woman had been entertained by a woman rhe hadn't any llkir.ir for. "Not at all." she explained. "I don t 11k her. I must confess, and nevr would make any effort to meet her, but when I do meet her I hope I have common serine enough and enough respect for myself to treat her decently, even If I don't like her," and she had the best of the argument. Buffalo News. If out of order, use Beechara's Fills.

A VERY FATAL OSCULATION.

Till: or a tu mim ami a mimkin. AHV IS ArillrA. Charit !. Fi(i In r.iilnUnil-lie Tired Ills Cargo of l'oivdrr tu Lampe I'll n Uli turn t for litaulilnit Ihr M'lf of n Mlalonnr II otun ! ml Tmaeil) In fflnry from Ihe Inier- I loe of the Dark Conti tritt Mad Ihe i Trader nml (lie Woman Met llrforrf 1 You will find more trugedy than romance In Africa. Hömel hues far fimn th hnunlN of I v 1 1 1 1 inoti. limn nf life drawn from other lands crosa and recross and th old ninry of human pistuns la tnld anew. Mmm ( lim s there ar dramatic lnidMitii that In a country of mall., telegraphs nnd in-wfpapei would b eagerly picked up and recounted In all lh.ird. iuil, but In Afii' .i they nre nevt-r fully told and rc n i forgo! ten. This I such a story. It In true and II did not happen mi lung ugo that Ihe leal name can be uad. The south coast of Africa I one of the iriot dangerous in ihe world. 'urtentn, constantly varying both In direction and Intensity, carry the navigator far out of his course And often .laud blni upon Some reef or sandbar. The fact that the Hoben Mlll.-r. from London for Hoiubay. should have been wrecked near ihe buy of l'urt Natal was. therefore, not sinnige. Hut what was uiniroi.il wan the gr.-al loss of life that attended the wre. k. only one man out of all thou.- on board managed to reach Hie f-hore In safely. This man, Charles !... an American by birth, but a citizen of the world by choice, belonged to that constantly Increasing clasa who prefer to spend their wandering from chine to clinic, pl-ktim; up an orten precarious livelihood, but seHng life In nearly every phase. I-.-had made a lucky strike In 1. Ion. and was on hin way to India. He had l.ik. n passage In the Uol.vrt Miller, loping that the long a voyage would drive from his body some lingering se. di of fever picked up In South Aim i lea. Klung by the wuvea on thy coact of Natal, with his money safe In a waterproof belt, he chaiiKi d his pi inn with threadlnesa characteristic of his class and resolved upon a trading trip Into the Interior, l'urchasing a wagon and a span of oxen and hlrliiR two native assistants. he"trekked" north to üu Inland. In his wagon he carried numerous articles for trade with the natlv.s. Among them, carefully concealed under the wagon seat, he carried ten kegs of powd.-r. They were corn .-alcd because the law forbids the sale of powder to natives. At the end of three months Ie considered that his trip had tu en a successful one and he decided to return home, following another route to Natal. One morning ho "outspanned" at a small village where there was a missionary station. The missionary himself was away, but his wife came down to the trader s wagon, expecting to find many articles needed to replenish her household stores. Lrf-e sold what she wished, all the time looking at her In a puzzled manner. At last he exclaimed: "Hy ileorge. I know you now! How under heaven did you get hero, Mollie?" "Sir," said the woman, deadly pal but drawing herself up proudly, "what do you mean by this Insult?" "Oh, stuff, Mollie; ou can't fool me. As soon as 1 saw you I knew 1 had seen you before. Hut H seemed so o,uecr that Mollie Flanders Moll of San Francisco should turn up here, of all places In the world. I'retty as ever. Moll, 1 6ee. (live us a kiss for old times' .sake." Grasping her suddenly In his arms, he kissed ner again and again. Finally she tore herself loose and lied, white with emotion. Was she Mollie Flanders or was she not? Lee was sure of it, but mistakes of Identification do sometimes happen. At any rate she acted as if innocent Sitting down the woman wrote a letter to her husband, telling hlni how she had been Insulted and demanding reparation. This letter she sent by a native to the neighboring village, where her husband was visiting. That night the trader took advantage of the moonlight to pursue his Journey, and. as fate would have It, he and the letter reached the village and the missionary at the same time. The missionary was a man of sudden and violent temper. He loved hin wife dearly, and the news of an insult to her broke down all the barriers he had built up by constant training. Urged by him. the chief of the village sent men to seize the trader. Surprised without his arms, Lee was made a captive after a desperate struggle and was carried before the chief and the missionary. The former was anxious not to go any further. The Zulu war was Just over and the natives hardly liked to injure a white man so soon after the sharp lesson they had received. Still, urged by the missionary, the chief finally ordered that Lee receive P0 lashes on his bare back. The trader heard his sentence calmly, lie made no defense to the charges, and begged for mercy. He merely asked that he be given an hour to put his affairs in order, in view of the possibility of a fatal result from so tremendous a beating. After a little hesitation the missionary agreed to this. The 'wagon was searched and all weapons removed. Then Lee was hoisted upon the seat and his hands were freed, but his legs were still kept bound. The missionary warned him that any attempt to free them would result in the immediate execution of the sentence. Cnce upon the box Lee took out his writing materials and wrote two letters which he sealed and threw upon t heground. Then he reached down below the seat and quietly drew the plugs from the powder kegs. The powder flowed out Into a black heap with which each keg connected. Lee then lighted his pipe and quietly leaned back to await tne expiration of the hour. When It was nearly up he bent down and began to unfasten the bonds upon his legs. Instantly two natives sprang at him, but he raised his head and looked at them with so deadlv a gleam in his eyes that they hesitated. Another moment and his feet would be free. The missionary, seeing his prey about to escape, rushed upon him, followed by the whole assemblage of natives. Lee waited until they were nearly upon him and then emptied the glowing contents of his ripe upon the powder. A sharp cry of horror from the missionary was lost in a burst of flame and a roar like thunder; then a volume of heavy white smoke rolled and spread about the scene like a thick fog. When It had cleared away the trader and missionary had both gone to carry their disputes to a higher tribunal. Only two blackened masses, hardly human In form, remained to show that they had ever lived. Of the natives fifteen lay dead or dying upon the field. To this day. If the traveler In that region is annoyed by too curious and intrusive natives, he has but to throw a handful of powder Into the fire to secure absolute solitude. The last resource of the desperate white man has not been forgotten. John Crittenden Marriott in San Francisco Chronicle. rntrdrr Masniine III on I p. KINGSTON, N. Y., July 6. During the terrible lightning storm that passed over this city last night Vandusen Bros.' powder magazine at Devil's Lake, a small settlement on the outskirts of the city, was struck by lightning and completely demolished. There were about i Hfty-five kegs of powder In the magaI zlne and their explosion blew the brick ; structure to atoms, destroyed several ; buildings near by and injured nine per sons, none or them fatally. Those unhappy persons who suffer from nervousness and dyspepsia should use Carter's Little Nerve Pills, made expressly for this class.

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