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* CHAPTER lll.—(Continued.) Ij -""there was dead silence in the room. Martin Ray grew paie. The girls looked < atartled and surprised. The silence was ! painful. “My children.” said Martin Ray, “I I leave It to you.” He turned his head away, too proud at that moment to let the expression of his face be seen. | “And I,” said Gen. Hatton, looking at each of his nieces, “leave it to you also. My dead sister’s children, do as you will; „ but do not forget your mother’s words.” With a cry the girls clasped their arms around each other. In that moment they felt quite alone in the world. How were ptey to make such a choice? To Leah’s mind recurred the memory of her fervent Kyers for some one who would deliver from her “furnace of fire.” She looked into the blue eyes of her sister. “It is what I prayed for,” she whispered. " Then slowly, as the waters of a great era divide, the two girls separated, sadly, mournfully, looking back with lingering yet never faltering; and Leah, the id whom Martin Ray had loved, of whom he had been so unutterably proud, whom he had hoped to see his political successor, beautiful, dark-eyed Leah, went to her uncle and laid her hand upon his.

“I prayed to heaven for deliverance,” ■he said, “and you have brought it. I accept your offer.” With a bitter cry Martin Ray turned to her. There was dignity in the sorrow •f Ms voice and face. Loving arms were placed around his Beck; a loving, beautiful face was laid against his. , “I will never leave you, father,” said Hettie. “I will give my life to you.” So for some minutes they stood—the general with his arm thrown round Leah, as though from that moment he would Shield her from all harm and from every •ne; Hettie clasping her father's neck, her face wet with tears. “I accept your offer, uncle,” said Leah, hi a calm, clear voice; “and I shall always believe that heaven sent you to me.” "I will never leave you, father”’ cried Hettie. “My love shall make up to you tot the loss of Leah’s!”

CHAPTER IV. Gen. Sir Arthur Hatton and his niece were soon settled in their new and magnificent home. To Leah it seemed as though she must be in the whirl of a dream. Her own story was to her very much like one of the fairy tales that had delighted her when she was a child. “I am a real Cinderella,” she said to herself, with a smile. But in no way did ■he resemble that humble little maiden. 6he was proud by instinct and by nature. She was proud of her mother’s name of Hatton, of the good old family from which her mother came, of the blood that ran in her veins from her mother’s side. She was proud of being true to herself, of being loyal to whut she believed to be right principles. The compact made between her uncle and herself bnd not been broken. The name of Ray had been given up, and she bad adopted that of Hatton. People are not curious. It was sufflrlent to know that I.eah Hatton was the adopted daughter and heiress of (Jen. Sir Arthur Hatton. K. C. 8., one of the wealthiest and most famous men in England.

But. when Leah had taken possession of the suite of rooms prepared for her, when the magnificent dresses had been put away in the wardrobes made of cedar wood, when the superb store of Indian treasures had all been examined, when •he had grown accustomed to the luxury of a lady's maid and a groom, of horses and carriages, her heart turned with a great and wistful yearning to Hettie. The remembrance of that loving sister was the only drawbnck to her perfect happiness. 1 She was alone in the cozy morning room one morning when Sir Arthur came to aeek her, his face full of delight. “Leah,” he cried, ‘‘can you guess what ■trange good fortune has happened to me?” She looked up at him with the brightest of smiles. “How can I guess, uncle, when you have already ail the good fortune in the world?” “I have my share of it, I.eah; that is quite certain. But this piece of good luck Is something quite unlooked for and un expected. You have heard me speak of a ▼ery dear friend I had nvauy years ago—a young captain in our regiment—Harry Egremont?” “Ye«,” replied Leah, who delighted in nothing so much as in listening to her ancle’s stories of Indian life. "Yes, I remember the name." **He was one of the finest fellows in the wr-dd,” cried the general—“so siin-

pie, generous, brave and noble! I have lost sight of him for many years. 1 hear that he has unexpectedly succeeded to a peerage. I find that he is Duke of Rosedene, and that he lives only seven miles .from here. His estate and mine run parallel for miles; and I am so delighted Leah." "So am I, for your sake," she said. "What is the place called V” “Craig," he replied. "The duke and duchess lire there about three months in the year; they arc generally in town for the season, and during the rest of the > gear they lire at Dene Abbey, a beautiful place in Sussex." "Then the duke is married?" said Leah. "Yes; he married a fashionable beauty, and I hear that she is a very nice woman. lam glad for your sake; she will be such an excellent friend for you.” Leah was warmly welcomed st Craig; Hie duchess even grew attached to her; and when, after a gay autumn and innumerable shooting parties, the time for a tour to Rome came, she invited Leah to accompany her. At first the general was Inclined to refuse. He had just learned, he said* that he could not lire without

BETWEEN TWO LOVES

BY CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME.

her, and it was cruel to wish to take her away. But when the duchess showed him all the advantages to be gained he yielded at once. “You have asked me to complete your niece's education,” she said; “in no way can it be done better than by taking her abroad. A few weeks with me in Paris and in Rome will change her altogether; she will be a different girl.” He fixed bis eyes lovingly on Leah. “Do you think it well to change her?” he asked, slowly. “She seems to me perfect.” “If you intend to make her a woman of the world, she must change in some respects,” said the duchess, a little impatiently. “Leave her to me, Sir Arthur; 1 will promise that you shall be satisfied with the result.” And after that Sir Alfred offered no further opposition. The Duchess of Rosedene was detained for a considerable time on the Continent by a severe illness of her husband, and in reply to her anxious entreaties the general allowed his beautiful niece to remain with her. Although his heart yearned for her, he knew that the care and training which the duchess could bestow were invaluable, and were such as he could not have found elsew here. He was content to wait.

During Leah’s absence he purchased a magnificent mansion in Belgravia, to which, in loving memory of his native town, he gave the name of Harbury House. The decorations were so magnificent, the furniture was so elegant and costly, that public attention was drawn to the bouse, and it soon became known that Sir Arthur had made this purchase for his adopted niece and heiress, who was now in Italy with the Duchess of Rosedene, and who was—so rumor said—as beautiful as a vision. The duke’s health having been quite restored, the duchess had arranged that the traveling party should return to London at once. It was then the very end of April, and the season had begun. A drawing room had been held, at which some fair young faces had been seen; but she knew that none could have equaled that of Leah Hatton. The duke had a grand old mansion named Park View. The duke and duchess went there on their return. Sir Arthur was invited to meet them, and from their house he was to take Leah home. He was impatient to see her. The long absence had wonderfully improved her. He grew pale as he went up to her and kissed her in silence; for his emotion was too great for words. The duchess had been right after aIL Nothing but constant association with an accomplished and refined woman of the world could have given such high-bred ease and grace to her. The next drawing room was held the following Tuesday. When, after a few days of anxious preparation, Leah stood before Sir Arthur, dressed for the presentation, he owned himself perfectly well pleased. The duchess, whose taste was irreproachable, had chosen her court dress; and the general had presented her with a suite of diamonds—stones that shone and scintillated with every movement —diamonds that made many envious. “Are you quite satisfied with me, uncle?” she asked, with a smile that deepened her bright loveliness.

“Quite,” he answered. “I always thought the fashion of wearing feathers awkward until now.” The duchess called for her, and they drove away to the palace together. The day was fine, the crowd great. Many of the royal family were present. There were debutantes from many of the noblest families in the land; but outshone them all, as a planet outshines the stars. i\ She never forgot the moment when she stood first in the presence of the gracious lady who rules the vast empire over which the sun never sets. True loyalty rose in her heart, and she thanked heaven once more that she had been saved from what seemed to her worse thaa “a furnace of fire." She could never have spoken against the Queen, or led the hearts of her people from her. She stullr ed to herself a half-sad smile. It seemed so strange that she, who was once destined to be a lecturer against royalty, should now be presented tfo her majesty.

CHAPTER V. During the next three years Leah Hattou was the very queen of fashion. She was more popular, more sought after, more admired, more beloved, more envied than any other woman of her day. Her beauty grew with her years. She was twenty-oue now. and the magnificent promise of her girlhood had been fulfilled. Her loveliness had grown richer; the gleam in her dark eyes was brighter; the dainty bloom that bad been faint as the hue of a blush rose had deepened; the face was radiant in its own lovelinessmen found it more than fair. During thoss three years she had presided with infinite grace over the large establishment at Brentwood and the magnificent house in town. “Beautiful Leah Hatton!” What more in life coujd she desire than she had — wealth, popularity, affection? Yet she was not happy; her soul had found no rest. Brilliant and gay a* was her life, it did not satisfy her. It was but as a dream to one who has infinite longings and infinite desires. If Martin Ray succeeded in nothing else, he had done this for his daughter—he had taken her out of the common groove; he had made her think; be had filled her with a thousand ideas of life. These were always puuliag her. She had the air, the manner, the look of one whose thoughts and aims were higher and loftier than those of others. This added much to the charm of her passionate, proud beauty. The men who danced with her admired her the more because no flush of vanity came to her face. There was upon it the far-off look, the restless longing that nothing could gratify. ' Some of Urn offers Mias Hatton wceiv

pot be Countess of Barberry. There was the Duke of Lincoln, who had country neats, a town aiuiua mi untold wealth, who would have made her his dndheas. She would aot be Duchess of Uaeafta; that ohe^^Mt'lm'himraa/timowe thing she Waged for ia this life was lore. “Love!” said the duchess. “It will come with marriage.” “Not the lore I waul.” she replied; “that must come before. I want a romance in my life.” “It is the way with those dart-eyed girls.” said the duchess. “What a pity it is!” The Duke and Duchess of Rosedene had become very much attached to Leah. the general and her to come to pay them a Wag visit at Dene Abbey. They were to remain there daring the antamn and winter. Sir Arthur at first did not quite like the idea, aad a compromise was made. The whole party were to visit Brentwood first and remain there for six weeks; then they were to go to Dene Abbey aad stay there as Wag as Sir Arthur wished—aa arrangement which pleased every one. Leah by this time had grows to Wve the duchess so much that she never liked to be separated from her for Wag together. Brentwood was looking Its best at the end of July. Thb general had invited several guests to Brentwood, and the party promised to be a very pleasant one. “At some future day you will be sole mistress of this beautiful place. Leah,” said the duchess, as they were walking one morning on the great terrace. “I suppose so," the replied; “but I never like to think of the time. I wish that my uncle could live ns Wag as, if not Wager, t han I shalL” “I have had aa adventure this morning.” said Sir Arthur, as they sat down to luncheon. I find that the young master of Glen is expected home during the week. I lost my way in the woods, and came out quite done to the mansion; I have been all over it." “Where and what is Glen?” asked the duchess. Aad Sir Arthur smiled as he said: “I ought to be a poet to answer you; it is almost impossible to do so ia prose. GWa is simply one of the most lovely spots I know in England.” “More beautiful than Brentwood, unde?” asked Leah. “Quite different, Leah. Glen was oaee the dower house of a queen; three hundred years ago it came into possession of the Carltons, and has been theirs ever since. It is simply perfect. Tour eyes are almost dazzled by the gleam of sunlight in the waters of the many fountains and by the bright colors of the Bowers. The surroundings, too, are most picturesque.” “I should like to see it.” mid the dnchess. “So should I.” added Leah. “Fair ladies.” cried Sir Arthur, “you shall see it whenever yon wilL The house itself looks so cheerful one would never think that it had once been the scene of a tragedy.” “Was it?” asked the duchess. “Tell it to us.” “I am a newcomer.” said the general, “and naturally enough 1 know hut little about it. But one of the gardeners at Glen spoke of the story this morning. 1 asked him how Wng the house had been closed, and he said fifteen years. Of course. I asked him how that was. and he said that I-adr Carlton could never bear to enter it again, and that, after the accident, she had taken her son. Sir Basil, to Italy, where she spent the remainder of her life, but that he. now that his mother was dead, was coming back to live here.” “What was the accident?" asked the duchess.

**A very horrible one. She had hat two children—a girl and a boy; the daughter, Adel a. was seven years older than the son. She was a very winning girt, the very joy or Lady Carlton's heart. She fell in love —I forget who the lover was—and everything was arranged for the wedding. She was then eighteen and the young brother only eleven. On the night before the wedding Lady Carlton gave a grand ball, and Glen was filled with a gay crowd of guests; they danced until the very walk seemed to rock. The old man told me that the bridge was lit» some lovely, laughing fairy. Just as tho ball was closing, and when the happiness and gayety were greatest, a terrible cry was heard. It came from the supper room, the grand old banqueting t»«H. where kings and querns had feasted. The guests rushed oat. only to witness a moat horrible scene. The beautiful bride, with terrible cries, was seen flying across tho halt her bright gossamer robes all aflame. Her light, flattering ball diene had caught fire. and. the draught of air fanning the flames, they met over her head and enveloped her. For a moment everyone was paralysed; then one of tha guests, a gentleman, caught up a thick rug and rolled it around her. He was burned terribly, hot he extinguished the flame*. It was too late. When the hapless lover hastened to the hall he saw the girl lying in her agony on the ground, her golden hair burned, her face distorted. her pretty dress of white lac* and white water lilies all hanging in scorched shreds around her. She spoke a few words to him. and then they carried her upstairs to die. -What a terrible storyF* said the doefa“Wben I-ady Carlton recovered from the shock,” added Sir Arthur, “she went abroad, and took her son with her. She died at Naples last year, and the asaster. Sir Basil, in coming home.” -It will he a great trial to him to return to the scene of each a catastrophe,** said the kindly duchess. “You mast ask him here aa often aa yon can.** “The bonae is ao cheerful, so bright and beautiful, yon would never think that a tragedy had happened there." “There b a tragedy aaooriated with most bowses, bat the world does not know it.” mid the duchess. >■ ”1 pray heaven,” said the general, “that them wU never he one in tUar (To be continued.)

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HEIR TO $45,000,000.

Alfred Gwynas Vanderbilt Gets Bulb me the Greet Batata. The last will and teatament of Cornelius Vanderbilt was filed in New York Friday. Its terms reveal a strange, romance of lore, revenge and generosity. The story in brief, as shown by the will, is that of an angry father, chagrined at the stubbornness of bis eldest son tn persisting in marrying the girl he loved, catting that son off with what is practically a pittance when compared to the great fortune involved. A generous brother, who received the balk of the fortune, gives liberally of his share, and by doing so probably avoids a bitter will contest. Cornelius Vanderbilt’s will disposes of an estate the gross value of which is placed at $80,000,000. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. the second son, receives the bulk of the fortune, about $50,000,000, and he is thus made the head of the family. Cornelias Vanderbilt, the eldest son, whose marriage to Grace Wilson angered his father, receives $1,500,000. Only $500,000 is given to him absolutely. He js to receive the income from the $l,000,00t) for life, the principal then to go to his children. The other children and the ‘ widow are provided for as follows: i To Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney is given a portion similar to that of the other children, with an additional bequest of $1,000,000; in all $8,500,000. . To Reginald C. Vanderbilt is given $7,500,0001 To GladysMV. Vanderbilt is given 57,500,000. j To the dridow is given a bequest of $2,000.000, real estate, paintings, etc., rained at $1,000,000, including the mansion on Fifth avenue and that at Newport, and the income from a trust fimd of $5,000.000: in all $8,000,000. The delay in filing the will for probate and the family conferences h.-ld receutly are explained by an announcement by Senator Depew. It was as follows: When Alfml Vanderbilt returned he decided. from brotherly affection and for family harmony, to take out of his own inheritance and giTe to his brother Cornelius a sum sufficient to make the fortune of Cornelius the same as that of his brothers and sisters. This has been accepted by Cornelius in the same spirit. This means that Alfred will tarn over to Cornelius $6,000,000. Cornelius’ acceptance of this and his consent to waive a citation of the will is proof sufficient that there will be no contest for the Vanderbilt fortune.

GEN. GUY V. HENRY DEAD.

Late Governor General of Porto Bico Expires of Paeamoata. Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry, U. S. A., died F*riday morning at Ms home in New Tork, of pneumonia, aged 60 years. Gen. Henry had been ill but a week. AH the members of his family were at his bedside except his son. Captain Guy V. Henry. Jr., who is in the Philippines. Last December the deceased succeeded Gen. John R. Brooke as governor general of Porto Rico. In the civil and Indian wars he served bravely and was noted as

GEN. GUY V. HENRY.

a rigid disciplinarian and a capable leader. Gen. Henry was born in an army post on the frontier in 1831). His father, May. William Seaton Henry, was fighting Indians at the time. The son afterward went to West Point, gradua'.'ng in 18(51. and later becoming colonel of the Fortieth Massachusetts infantry. During the Wounded Knee campaign in 1891 Gen. Henry was complimented by the War Department for distinguished service. Gen. Henry was buried at Arlingtou on Sunday afternoon, the War Department at Washington having charge of the funeral ceremonies in the national capitol.

MAKES A GOOD SHOWING.

Free Delivery Service Is Now Extended to 738 Po.toffices. In working on his annual report First Assistant Postmaster General Heath is both surprised and pleased at the favorable showing of tbe free delivery service. In the fiscal year ended June 30 last fifty offices were given free delivery, ■taking a total of 7:18. Tbe number of carriers is now 14.250. an increase of 4 per <-ent over the preceding year. The groatTreeeipts were $(18,957,815.81, as against ss»^#tßl,Bo4.(iß. ao increase of 21.51 per cent, substantial!/ double the figures for any other year since the free delivery service began.

SENATOR MASON MAY RESIGN.

Tn Give Up Hie fleet If Republicans Come (hit for Expansion. William E. Mason, junior Senator from Illinois, will resign from the United States Senate unless tbe Republican national platform of 1900 be in accord with his position on tbe lMdUppine question. This open declaration of opposition to the policy of the administration waa made by Senator Mason in an interview at Chicago, and in his conversation Mr. Mason atntefl that there must be no evasion on tike vital issue of pare and unadulterated freedom for the Filipinos or the Senator will step down and out.

DIAMOND MINES “ANNEXED."

FreoMont ftcys, of the Orange Free State, Make* a Bold Move. President Stejrn of the Orange Tree State has issued a proclamation annexing n portion of Cape Colony to the west of the Free State and south of the Vaal ■leer. The territory covered by Steyn’s proclamation of annexation includes where are located thej-icheet has been under investment knee the beginning of hostilities. It is there that

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Mother Abduct* Her Owu ChildBunk Wrecker Muet Serve tint Hia Term—Suicide Caused by Domestic Troubles—Fight et North Salem. A man and woman abdueted Elvah, the 6-year-old adopted daughter of JoeO Jackson of Red Bridge. The child was attending school when the pair drove up and the man entered the school room. He told the teacher, Joseph Long, that Mr. Jackson had sent for the girl. They put her into the buggy and drove away. Long, suspecting something wrong, dismissed school and went to Jackson, who started in pursuit. The couple were captured at Logans port. The woman is Mrs. Alvafa Sherrill, of Attica, the mother of the child. She asserts 6he never surrendered her claim to the girl.

Victims Head Off * Pardon. John F. Johnson, president of the State National Bank, Ix>ganspoirt, which institution he was convicted of wrecking by his embezzlement of $500,000, will not be pardoned. The stockholders of the defunct concern have followed up the petitions circulated for his pardon with such diligence that the prayer of the friends of Johnson, now serving a sevenyear sentence in the Ohio penitentiary, wffll never reach President McKinley. The share owners appealed to Judge Baker and District Attorney Wishard, who tried the case, to stop the agitation for otemency and both agreed not to sign the petition for a parole. Die* to Win Bar Insurance. In Terre Haute Mrs. Pearl Kennedy, depressed by domestic troubles, committed suicide by taking poison after beseeching her 17-year-old daughter also to take, poison. The daughter thought her mother was making an idle threat until a few hours later, when the elder woman’s heavy breathing alarmed her. When Mrs. Kennedy paid a premium on her life insurance policy a few days before she told the agent that it would be her last and that the company’s tnrn to pay her would come before another payment would be due from her.

Meets Death in a Quarrel. Shade Mackey, who went to North Salem some time ago from Tennessee, where he claimed to have killed two men and served a term in prison, was killed by William Ragan, a drug clerk, with whom he became involved in a street fight. Mackey was shot through the head and Ragan through the body. Within Our Border*. Jay County farmers will raise tobacco. Hanover College ia making SIO,OOO worth of repairs. John Romos was killed by a falling tree near Terre Haute. Terre Haute street fair association had $483 left to divide among the stockhofflers. Ohio FaUs iron works has begun to “blow in” its furnaces after five years’ rest. William Herrendeems, Wabash freight brakeman, was killed in the yards at Peru. Public monument will be erected to the memory of the men killed in the Knightstown fire. John McGuigan, Mmicie saloonkeeper, laughed at a joke, and could not stop for two hoars.

Peter Rishei, 42, Muncie carpenter, who fell from a two-story building ten weeks ago, is dead. Miss Myrtle Bond, 17. Brazil, killed herself with morphine because her father would not quit drinking. Wm. Herrendeems. a Wabash freight brakeman from Delray. Mieh., was run over and killed in the Peru yards. Rufus Wait Lane, formerly a student at Barlham and now consul at Smyrna, married to Miss Marie Psiache. a Greek. Charles Walker, 19, Evansville, turned his gun loose in a crowd of negroes because some of them jostled a lady. Scott Davis and Ernest Hackner were hit, but not seriously hurt. The biggest sale of wool ever made in Indiana was closed in Orawfordsvi!!e when McClure, Graham & Rountree sold to the Manchester Mills Company of Manchester, N. H., over 300,000 pounds of fine wool. The clip was bought at from 18 to 22 cents and was sold at a slight advance. Dynamite was exploded under the house the house of James Pitman in Rockville. Mrs. Pitman, who was alone with two children, Was in the kitchen, which was wrecked'. Site was stunned, but not seriously injured. Mrs. Pitman says that not long ago she found a bundle of switches and u threatening note at her door.

Thomas Apple, aged <SO years, ami a resident of In wood, shot aud killed his divorced wife and immediately afterward killed himself. The couple were divorced a few days ago and trouble arose when the woman attempted to move some of her effects from the house. Many persons witnessed the affair, but could not interfere in time to save either. W. W. Watkins, the telegraph operator at Lakeville for the Vandalia road, was knocked down the other night by one of three men, who bore down upon him from a dark place behind n box car. Forty dollars in money and a gold watch were taken. Watkins was then carried to the yards of the company. After being repeatedly warned that if be made any outcry be would be killed the three men hoisted him into a refrigerator car. A bottle of whisky was thrown in and the door bolted on the outside. Watkins shouted himself hoarse. He was heard pounding on the door the next Morning, after having been a prisoner more than ten hours. Outlier gas well struck at Hagerstown. Blood hounds are Clacking thieves around Plymouth. v ; V Big Four freight houses at Anderson are being enlarged. Martin Kraeger, GO, Oakland City, was killed by a train. F. J. Hosier’s spoke factory, Mitchell, is in ashes. Loss $12,000. Cause unknown. Richard Mrooncr. Terre Haute, called Fannie Book’.ocker. who had rejected him, to the door and shot at her twice. The womau fell, but was not hit. I

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An Important Industry.

The Brockton, Mass., Times says that at the factory of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company in that city the pay roll for the week ending Sept. 30, excluding superintendent. foremen, salesmen and all clerical help, showed the average earnings of the employes, large and small, to be $15.54 per week. This was not an extraordinary week. It waa the customary pay roll. The Douglas factory has been closed but one week this year, and that for the usual summer stock taking, and it will be closed bat three days the latter part of December. This would make but nine days oat of the year that the factory is closed. Owing to increased business, another addition is to be made to the Douglas factory. It will be 100 feet long, 40 feet wide, and five stoffies high. This addle tion increases the capacity 25 per cent. The W. L. Douglas Shoe Company has the largest factory in the world, producing an advertised line $3.50 and s3.o* shoes.

Family Autocrats.

“There’s nothing worse than a spoiled child.” “I don’t know; there’s a spoiled cook.”

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