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" ABBEVILLE."S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1875. " VOLUME XXIII---NO. 7. i jCON($$EE Oolum^ln, S. O. Proprietor. Manufacturer of Steam En gines and Boilers, Iron a$d Brass Castings of al descriptions made to Order Ivas awarded t^e $r8]t premiuir on castings at the State Agrieul tijral and Mechanical Society Fairs held in Columbia, November, 1871 72. 73. MANUFACTURE Cricular Saw Mills of all sizes, ALSO Trtrtlr +Virt Pivot. Premium nt, State Fairs held November, 187l7 '72, '72 Manufacturer of Grist Mills Irons of all sizes, For Sale. Gin Gearing of the following sizes. 9 feet wheel and pinion $30 0( 10 " 14 * " " 32 5( 11 " ? " " 3-5 0( 12 " " " " 4-5 0( 14 " " " " 50 0( With Bolts $6.50 Extra for each set. Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cot ton Press $10.00 and $12.00 per set. D. B. SMITH, Agent, Abbeyille S. C. Dec. 10, 1873, 35-tf Maw SWfi! A1 V TV w vv* v NEW GOODS!! THE undersigned have just opne* an entire ne\y stock of GROCERIES, Provision and Liquors, Aii well as Other Goods in their Liu#, r At the Old Stand of A.- M. HILL, recently TROWBRIDGE & CO., where we will be pleased to serve the public CHEAP FOR CASH. A. M. HILL. Jan. 29, 1873, 42-tt I ~ C. WEST & SONS, ALADDIN SE^TT THE BEST OIL IN USE. WARRANTED 150 DEGREES FIRE TEST. "Water white iu color. Fully deoderlzed. And it will not explode. It burns in all Coal Oil and Kerosene Lamps. TRY IT. Ask for "Aladdin Security," and take no other. C. WEST & SON^. 113 and 115 W. Lombard St., Bait. Md. Nov. 7, 1874 gO-Gm S. B. NORRELL, Harness and Saddle Maker, A T his Old Stand over Parker & Perrin's Drug Store, has a supply ol Northern HARNESS LEATHER, and other material for Making and Repairing Saddles and Harness. T\..~ O 1Q7.4 QA ff XJCC. U) AKJt-Xj vrx, VI FRESH COUNRY MEAL, At $1.40 per bushel, received ever) week, by Cunningham & Templeton ' Nov. 11 31-tf i : ESTATE OF JAS. C. BAY, dec'd ALL persons indebted to James C Ray at the time of his deatl are requested to make payment to us and those having demands a.$ains ' him to render them in properly veri fied to us. WILLIA3I ANDERSON, ANDREW ANDERSON, Executors. Abbeville, March 13,1875, 49-6m C.E. BRUCE, Boot and Shoe Maker Oyer Pate & Perrin's Store. .Abbeville, S. C. TkESIRES to say that he is fully pr< w pared to meet all demands tl: public may make in his line. He keei constantly on hand a large lot of tr best material and employs only the fine workmen. He keeps a full stock < custom-made Boots aud Shoes, an f;uarantees the most entire satisfactic n every instance. Sept. 1, 1874, Zl-U Mark the Spot of Tour D< ceased Friends. Marble WorksA FULL line of stock on band at all work sold at the lowest pric and work done in thebest workmau-lil manner. Several hundred new ar handsome designs on hand to mal selections from. We will duplicate ci price in all monumental work, by whi< parties can save freight. Very respectfully. J. D. CHALMERS. Sept. 1,1874, a-tf STEAM 1 Columbia, S. C. ,P. W. WING, | _1_ A ^/L/X XWVA MANUFACTURER OF A1 I . Sash, Blinds, Poors, \ : WINDOW C( : AND DOOR FRAMES, . Insifle Pivot Blinds ani Slitters COLUMNS, Cc 1 Pilasters, a MANTEL PIECES, J Mouldings, Brackets, 0| Hand-Rails, -?NEWELS. BALUSTRES, f )l ! Scroll fori of all Description. ' All Work Guaranteed A No. 1. May 28, 1874, 7-ly. J. D. CHALMERS & CO. DEALERS IN I IChairs, Parlor Sails, CWerMs, Walnut & Mahogany Bareaus, ; Washstands, Tables, Bedsteads, j Window Shades, &c. Looking Glasses, Oil Chroraos, &c. Abbeville, S. C. j Also agents for the sale of the celebrated Philadelphia Improved Eusifi<; Window Shndo. which for di'.ra bility, cheapness, convenience and beaut}*, cannot be surpassed. Each shade is furnished with all tho fixtures complete, and only requires two Jlath nails or small screws to fasten it ' up with. Should they become soiled | by flies, the}- can bo spread on a table, j washed and made as bright as new, (and will last for years, 'i bis style of j shade is much superior to cloth I shades. In warm weather, when the j window is raised, the shade admits jjJ) j the air but prevents flies and mosquijtocB entering the room. The simplic1 - ' - 1. i L ?!.. niyoi men* nxiures is ir.ucn m men- I favor, as tlicy require no rollers, each shade being complete, and any one ?sto can drive two nails by which to hang 1 li them. The}- are low in price, dura- '(,M bio, convenient, and never get out ol order. Call at store and sec samples. Nov. 18, 1874 32-tf wt) ; DENTISTRY! DENTISTRY!! 1 Dr. H. D. WILSON ^ ma OFFERS his professional services to the people of Abbeville County j)o [and of upper South Carolina. Having jj0 just linisiieu a course 01 siuuy in me Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, he feels fully competent to attend to all cases requiring the exeicise oj .. skilled Dental Surgery that may be U r brought to him. He asks the patronage 111 , of the people, and guarantees full and complete satisfaction. He has procured a full set of first-class Dental Instru- * ments, and is prepared to do first-class 1 work at most reasonable rates. ? flST" OFFICE jnst over Post Office. M. GOLDSMITH. ' P. KIND. G-oldsmitli & "Kind, FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS, * (P1ICEXIX IRON WOKKS, . TT*\ rTlT A c< LJ -LVXJOJL^., O. Manufacturers of steam Engines of all sizes; Horse powers, R1 Circular and Muley Saw Mills, Grist and Sugar Cane Mills, Flour Mills, Ornamental, House and Store Fronts, Iron Railings, Agricultural Implements, etc. Brass and Iron Castings of all kinds .1 . made to order on short notice, and on ? j the most reasonable terms. Also, manufacturers of Cotton Presses. '? May 2S, 1873, 7-12m ' THOMAS' SAW MILL , is ? I m j r t> uiubeu lur xiepaim, ? tii wl PARTIES who have contractcd for LUMBER will call on AL- su , LEN McCANTY at Mr. Edwards. Ca f I have some lumber on hand which m will be disposed of for the cash. w J. W. THOMAS. 1 e- March 24, 1875, 50-tf - DR. JOHN S. THOMPSON, l\ DENTIST, | (1 ^^FFEItS his professional services to J 'ii the citizens of Abbeville, and the g? surrounding country. Office over Citizens' Savings ti Bank, Abbeville, S. C. Oct. 2, 1873,28tf .d PTTWWTWflTIAlVr X, TEMPT,ETON , e UU111U11Unam u. luuiiuu * I JL ce ri id Havo just opened a Bice lino of r <c & SEGARS, i from 83 to ??? per box; a good Segar at 5 cents. Give them a call. Nov. 11 31-tf C IEW FIRM! /hristian & Co. DEALERS IN * Jroceri e s AND . ARMERS' SUPPLIES, Abbeville, #, C., t Trowbridge's Old Stand, WriLL keep ahvays.on hand a full v supely of >RN, BACON, FLOUR, CIGARRS, COFFEES, &c., Also a select stock of mfectionarifis and Fruits iNNED GOODS, &c., Ve sell for cash at short prifits. Give a call. HRISTIAN & CQ. )ec. 23, 1S74 37-tf Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay street, CHARLESTON, S. C. STATIONERS First-Class Work OUR SPECIALTY, YET, BY VSING CHEAPER GRADES OF STsCK, WE CAN FCKNIKH WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. [ FINE FASHIQSrSTflTfOKERY, Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and ?all (Invitations ON THE OEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE t LATEST STYLE. n n il *n 1 _ f ep it rare tie rupi A VVSON'S is the place to purchase 4 your .STOVES. Remember each ve has the following fixtures: 2 pots, am boiler, 1 Tea kettle, 1 spider, 1 g giiddle, 1 wattle iron, 3 iron pans, read pan, 2 pudding and 2 eustard is, 1 large fork, 1 spoon, 1 cake turn1 coffee pot,1 dipper and 15 feet pipe. Ve name below some of the Stoves sell: CHARTER OAK, FOREST rV, FIRE SIDE, MARION COOK, SL1\ DIRECTOR, STONE WALL, TTON STATES, COLUMBIA OK, ALL RIGHT, BEST and :ORN COOK, warranted by the nufacturers to last 25 years. Vc will send any of the above Stoves :h fixtures complete, freight paid to nnaldsville, Belton, Honea Path, dges, Greenwood, New "Market and tiety Six, at the following prices: . 7, $31 ; No. 8, $30; No. 9, ?41. , W, LAWSON & CO, Abbeville, S. C. \>b. 17, 1875, 45-tf ~ J7 H. bryson" 'reenwood, S. C, STEEPS constantly on band a large |L assortment of ready made ^jonins. BPAIRS FURNITURE OF ALL DISCItlPTIONS AT SHORT NOTICE. raji.27, lSTo-Sin. BATCHLLEY'S Improved Cucum ? ?/ber Wood Pump is vk, <y theacknowlged - VJW*/ STANDARD of the market, by popular verdict, the best pump for least money. Attention is invited to Batchley's Improved Bracket, the Droy Check Valve, which can be withdrawn without disturbing e joints, and the copper chamber licli never cracks, scales or rusts, and 11 last a life time. For sale by dealers iho trjiiln ircMierallv. In order to be re that you get Blatchley's Pump, bej reful and see that it has my tradeark as above. If you do not know here to buy, discriptive circulars, tother with the name and address of e agent nearest you, will be promptly rnished by addressing with stamp. CHAS. C. BATCHLFY, Man'r, 506 Commerce St., Philadelphia. April 14th, 1875?9m. Medical Card. rkRS. 1JECKHAM & JOHNSON LF have associated themselves tojther in thepraciice of their profession, id may be found at their office in owndesville. They respectfully offer leir professional services to the'public. "adt a -n-cnvrr a at- \r r* IVV/iJ It U. AT* J. G. JOHNSON, M. D. April 12, 1875, l-3m* ^ NICE LINE OF toM anil Brown Hoiresp&ns *retty Slyles Spring Prints, AT Junningham & Templeton's, Malcolm, the Avenger; OB, TEE HYSTERICUS MT7RDEB, BY HARRISON AINSWORTH. ^crnou of "Towkr itill," "Baffled at Last "A Talk of Mtstkuv," etc., era CHAPTER III. BRAVING THE DANGEB. As Waltei*s stood muttering xnd execrating the conduct of his unknown adviser, Charles Malcolm came up, and forcibly i,:?, " 5Iy dear Rob, do you know tliat every one is staring at you ? What on earth is the matter? Had't you Letter come away?" " Come away!" Why do you say that ? Why should I leave here before any one else ?" his consin sharply and suspiciously questioned. "Becauseyou are hot and excited enough to warrant my proposing this as the most prudent course you can pursue. Or, if you will stay," he hastily added, as he saw that the suggestion was distasteful?"if you will stay, don't go in to supper. Let us have a quiet stroll together in the gardens till it is over. Seriously, Walters, mine host's goou wine has mounted into your head, and will betray you into follies you will regret, if you swallow any more of it. For Misa Lindtdy's sake take care of yourself," Walters stamped his foot impatienly on the floor. "Am I n child, that every one torments me with their impertinent advice? Was the Kray domino incited by you to annoy ?ue?'' Charles Malcolm's look of actonislnnent was sutficiunt proof that he was innocent of such connivance; but, with equal vehemence, Walters added, " I tell you that I will ticif. crti Kick to town lo-niL'ht?no. nor to morrow night, unless 1 please. Neither will I bo dictated to by you as to what I shall, or shall not do. And ob to the danger predicted, I would brave it, even if I had convincing proofs of its reality. It is a trick?a petty trick to get rid of me, to drive me hence; but it lias failed?it has failed, sir, for here I will remain, come what may!" He was fast working himself into a furious passion, and Jl;il?olm, with a shrug of hi6 shoulders, released his arm. "Go your own headstrong way, Rob. I was well set to work to attempt to influence you! I might have known, by this time, that was the surest way to make you doubly self-willed !"' So drying, lie crossed the room, and joined Vernon Aubrey, who, however, proved such a silent and unsociable companion, that he was soon thrown upon his own resources. Meanwhile, Walters elbowed his way into the supper-room. He was very much annoyed to lind that Violet had been escorted thither by some one else; and refusing the seat, that was offered to him, he took up his station behind her chair. There lie persisted in remaining; and set all the rules of good breeding at defiance by the overbearing manner in which he silenced every one who attsmpted to address her. Aware that he was rendering her quite conspicuous by his conduct, Violet pleaded a violent headache, and escaped to her own room the lirst lime her persevering lover's attention was momentarily diverted. Charles Malcolm rejoiced heartily when the <ruests be<ran to dropoff; for his cousin's irascibility, after Violet's disappearance, increased to such a pitch, that he was in continual dread of an esclandre. He could see that many of the younger men were burning to avenge the insolence with which Walt-'ia was treating them, and that Mr. Derwent's soothing interposition was required more than once to preserve an outward show of good feeling. Sybil?though there was a strange light in her eye, and her paleness was excessive ?had contrived to play her part in the entertainment without flinching. Too proud to permit anyone to suspect how deeply Walters' insults had galled her, she wore a smile for all; and was the indefatigable and courteous hostess till the last carriage rolled away, and there was no oue left at Derwent Lodge, except the few who had accepted her father's hospitality f<-r the night. Amongst those were the cousins, and the still silent and dissatisfied Vernon Auorey. Without openly appearing to do so, she had contrived to avoid Charles Malcolm throughout tlu cveniig; and a stiff bov. was his sole acknowledgment of the cold good night she uttered when sho was about to retire to rest. The eyes of Walters met hers as she slowly moved p tst the couch on which he had thrown himself. Was there fear, hate or defiance in the inexplicable look she bmt upon him ? He imagined that it was the latter; and in the pettiness of his conceit he exulted at the thought of the annoyance he believed that ho had c uisod her, by his open avowal that ho saw through her schemes to entrap him, and despised thorn. " Pleasant dreams attend your slumbers, Miss Derwent," he cried mockingly. " And yours also mine host. Shall you bo able to spare me an hour of your valuable time in the course of the morning This was meant for Sybil's onr, and that it reached it, was evident hy her start, and the way she lingered to hoar lier father's answer. It was given with courteous readiness. " Two, if you should continue to wish it, when the morning come9." The doobt this speech implied was und..-rBtood and pettishly commented upon. ' Of course, I shall continue to wish it, Mr. Derwent. Do you think I can change my purposes with every hour ? Or has my clever cousin been inoculating you with his disbelief in my stability, as he phrases it. You shall find, sir, that J am not so fickle as I am supposed to be," he added, irritably. "And I'll wageryou anything you like that T Bhall be first at our appoiutment. In your study, did you say that you would see mo ?" Mr. Derwcnt bowed assent! ugly. "It shall be in my study, if you like ; and the time had better be oirectly after breakfast." Sybil stayed to hear no more, and the rest of tho party soon separated; Charles Malcolm following his cousin to t'ie uoor or liis room, with the friendly intention of remonstrating with him on the linste of his proceedings with regard to Violet Lindsly. But Walters guessed this, and, resolving to thwart him, brusquely observed, " If you have anything to say to me, Charlie, you may just keep it until I have had some sleep, for I shan't listen to you now." And passing into his chamber, he clcsod the door in Malcolm's face, who retired to his own muttering anathemas at the young man's folly. Despite his assertion that he should be first at the appointment ho had made with Mr. Derwent, every one else had assembled at a late breakfast, without Walters making i.:~ Mr. nni>. hmvfivi'r. choau to mo a^'cuntuivv* v>.?, , _ comment upon his absence in tho presence of his relative, until Malcolm himself remarked that it wa9 unusual for his cousin to oversleep himself?his mercurial and restless temperament generally bringing him out of bed before any one else. " Wo will not disturb his slumbers," said Mr. Derwent, pleasantly. "Alter the extraordinary excitement ho seemed to labor under last night, some additional repose will do him no harm." " But Mr. Walters ith tho amuthing," lisped Mima C'alverly, a young liwly-friend of Violet's;?"tho very amuthing, that it ith a pity he doth not join us. Doth no one know whether ho ith stirring yet ?" She glanced inquiringly at tho manservant who was in waiting, and he replied, " No, Miss, he is not. He desired that ho ' v~ ?.n-.i CUnA.il-frtof Q.nrl migni/ uu uiuuu in Liinu iui uiuiaiiw., ?? I have been to his door twice, but ho does not answer." Charles Malcolm, who knew that Walters was a very light sleeper, looked ap in some surprise when he hoard thiB. As ho did so, his gaze accidently fell on Sybil Derwent. She, too, had been listenting to what the servant said, and was growing ghastly i pale. Her eyea dilated?her lipa quivered ' ' ** ...S. . and blanched?and then the lids fell over those dark orbs, as if to shut out some terrible sight, and, with a faint gp^p, s^e 8an^ back in her chair. Violet was the only person, besides Mr, Malcolm, who saw the change in her friend's countenance, and leaning forward, she exclaimed, " You are ill, dear. Mr. Derwent, Sybil is ill." But Sybil recovered herself directly, and though she could not bring back the color to her toll-tide face, she forced a smile, and replied with calmness, "My head aches, that's all. Dear Violet, do not bo fussy. I shall be much better it loft to myself." Violet, a little hurt "by the pettish tone in which this was said, colored up, and silently resumed her breakfast; and Mr. Derwent, thovlgh he looked dissatisfied, and cast more than one inquiring glance at his daughter, returned to the conversaCtuaji he was carrying on with Mima Calverly'a > father, a rampant politician. Charles Malcolm, however, startled and troubled, he could scarcely tell why, had risen from his scat, then sat down again; and finally requested the servant to go to Mr. Walters1 chamber, and not to come away without thoroughly awakening him. Ab the man departed on his errand, Malcolm looked at Sybil, but she had shadod her features with a hand that trembled as if she was suffering acute pains; nor had she stirred or spoken when the man returned and whispered a word in the ear of ] master, which made him start up and qua the room, with a strangely perturbed countenance. No one commented on this, bat a silence fell upon the whole party, as if an indefinable sense of something unpleasant having occurred, had stolen over them. Vernon Aubrey quitted his place, and walked to a distant window, Violet following his move mens wim wonuering eyes, mu ayuu seemed to have suddenly recovered hor composure, and sat at the head of the tible, very pale still, certainly, but with all traccs of her former emotion thoroughly Bubdued, arid hor features so rigid, that she looked as though she had suddenly grown ten years older. A minute had barely elapsed, when Mr. Malcolm was called from the room. He found Mr. Derwent awaiting him in the hall, with doubt and dread legibly depieted on his countenance. He was walking about the hall in great perturbation, and as soon &3 the young man appeared, he hoarsely whispered, " John tei.s me that there is something amiss up-stairs. Have you the courage to go aud see what i3 ??for I dare not!" Without stopping to reply, Mtlcolm began to mount the stairs three at a time, closely followed by the mau-sirvant. When his fingers were c n the hauule of his c oin's chamber-door, ho briefly asked, " is it locked? nu r Then you have been in ?"' "Yes, sir; after knocking several times, I tried the door; and then?and tlien " But Miilcohn had not waited to hear his answer. He had already entered, and Hung bark the shutters that partially darkened the room. When the full liyht of day was thus admitted, he drew aside the drapery surrounding the bed. Its motionless tenant lay back on the downy pillows, as if buried in the profoundest slumber; and as Malcolm put out his hind to touch the averted face, he spoke the name of Walters gently, Feeling half reluctant to awaken him. Then a cry of pain, mingled with horror, broke from his lips. That touch had told him all. The gay, handsome, reckless Robert Walters?the false lover of Millioeut Vyner, the bold suitor for the hand of Violet Lindaly?had looked his last upon them both. He was dead! Starting from Ills momentary trance of awe and astonishmyjt, Malcolm hastened to raise the inanimate form in his arms, and call imperatively for assistance and a doctor. Mr. Derwent's scared visacre now appeared at the door, and though he hod not the resolution to cross the threshold, he took care that every suggestion Malcolm made was promptly carried out. Two medical men were speedily in attendance, but their aid was of no avail. The young man had been dead for some hours, and an examination of the body resulted in their agreeing that his sudden decease might be attributed to a diseased heart, and the excitement under which they learned, in answer to their searching inquiries, that he had labored during the preceding evening. A London physician, whom Walters had occasionally consulted, came down to Norwood at Malcolm's request, and added the weight of his opinion to that of his professional brethren. He testified no surprise at what had occured, but stated that he had warned the young man once or twice that he inherited a delicate constitution from his parents; and, though not precisely anticipating that his patient's life woul 1 bo such a short one, he had, he said, cautioned Mr. Walters that he was living much too fast to ?>?:_ i in 1 ,i. lr.nr.fVi ICllfrlU iiuaiba U.I1U OtlCII^bU ?ui auj *wujjuu ened period. This medical testimony wag considered conclusive, and the judicial inquiry at which it was given, resulted in a verdict of "Death from natural causes." Every one who had been present at Mr. Derwcnt's fancy ball was, or professed to be, very much shocked at the awful occurrence that followed so quickly after. Violet . Lindsly closely confined herself to her own apartments; but whether to weep' over the untimely fate of her wealthy suitor, or to avoid the condolences and curiosity of her acquaintances, no one knew. After the inquest, the body of Robert Walters was romoved from Derwent Lodge, for interment in the family grave at Walters Park, shire, and Charles Malcolm sought the presence of Sybil Derwent once more, to say his adieux to her and her father. Ho wished also to thank them for the kindness and consideration with which the latter, at :ill events, had treated him during the first hours of liis sincere and manly grief for the 15 J _ . _ e it 1 Via suuaen.uemise 01 uiv umj uuu ickmio inhad possessed. This clone, he proposed quitting Derwent Lodge directly, and for ever. CHAPTER IV. A STARTLING DISCOVERY. Mr. Derwent met Malcolm with his usual urbanity, perhaps with a little more, for it was not iu? yet known, even to him, that the young barrister profited nothing by tho death of his cousin, tho property passing to another branch of tho Walters family. In tho shadow of the half-darkened saloon, it was difficult to see how Sybil looked as she coldly returned liis greeting, and apologized for tho absence of Violet, who still kept her room. But Malcolm fancied that tho unnatural pallor that had stolen over her faeo on the morning Walters' death was discovered, blanched her cheeks again as soon as he accosted her, and the hand that just touched his own at parting was so cold and trembling that it surprised him. He could not but recall the agitation she had evinced on that never-to-be-forgotten morning; and as he slowly left the apartment, and got out of hearing of Mr. Derwent's civil Bpeeches, ho began asking himself for the fiftieth time what had occasioned it. As before, ho came to the conclusion that it had mortified her terribly to see Walters at the feot of the pretty Violet, aud that shd^ had not been able to wholly conceal her vexation at the loss of so rich a lover. Then reddening, and biting hie lip3, though there was no one near to see him or guess his thoughts, he rated him-olf sharply for n.w>nlntinrr on the causes that actuated a woman who hod shown herself to be so heartless and mercenary. "If she really laid herself out to win poor Rob, as he hinted, may heaven forgive, even as it has punished her," he muttered, "And I will now try to forget that I have l again looked upon her false, yet lovely face. She is nought to me now, t*id tho sooner I get back to hard work, and can put the events of these last few weeks out of my head, the better it will be for my peace of ?:-.i ? Uiinu. With another sighing exclamation of " Poor, poor Eob !" and a sad reminiscence of Walters as ho last saw him, apparently ' - ' ' ... . J in the full vigor of health and strength, he was crossing the hall, when ho stumbled c against a female servant. With Something e carefully held in her apron?flhe was goimg towards tho apartment where Malcolm had c just left Mr. Derwent and his daughter. * She stopped and courtesied as he* apolo- j gized, a smile of pleasure at the gentleman's ^ politeness lighted up her stolid, simple features. o "It is no matter sir, thank you sir; I ain't t hurt a bit. I was only going to ask Mis3 * Derwent if this is the scout bottle as I heird j her say she could not find the other clay. It t wa3 lying among the ahrubs on the lawn? e in tho cluster just under the window of the f room where the poor dear young gentleman I died." While speaking, she displayed the glit- fc tering remains of a tiny flask or phial of cut- t glass. It was of a peculiar shape, asd-w^ a, x doubtedly of foreign workmanship; but 'A r?-^what induced Malcolm to take the -fragments in hia hand, and closely examine s them, was the circumstance that some pieces of red paper clung to some of them, as if y they had been pasted on. When these were a fitted together, the ominous word '-Poison.' ? was distinctly visible, and a chill crept over him as he deciphered it. fc " Strange," he exclaimed; "surely Miss t Derwent??" And then he checked hira- g self. No, it was not credible that Sybil had r ever possessed lierselt of a death-dealing I drug, such as this flask had indubitably q held. But as in his mind ho had exonerated her from the folly and wickedness of an at- t tempt upon her own life, he recollected r where the won) an said she had found the c broken glass, and he grew very pale. I " You say that you found this in some shrubs beneath the casement of the chamber h where my consin, Mr. Walters, breathed his last! How came it there ?" 0 The girl stared at him stupidly. " Dear me now, I never thought of that, sir ? I'm j sure I can't say ; all I know is that it was j not there this day week." t ' How do ycu know that ?" ^ Sho colored and simpered. "Because 1 f< Btood under them 'dentical laurels, a-talking j. to?to Jem Thompson, the under gardener; , ana one 01 my ear-rings ieu out; real goiu j they are, and I grudge losing either of 'em, ^ because you see, sir, it spoils the pair." "Go on," said Malcolm, so sharply thai j he startled and confused her. j, " Yes, sir, it was one of my ear-rings, sir. j. that came unfastened an I foil out; and 1 s went the next morniug?th.it was the morning before the ball?and searched for it, sii a high and low, without finding it." r "Andyou are positive that this brok v phial was not there t!t ;n ?" queried .M 8 wJm, now ea*er to giin ull 1 information c J-Xissible about the poison. c "Quite positive; bec.in ;e, if it had been, I t dust have soim it, mmtu't I, sir ? I meant \ bo go the next day, and h;ive another hunt for my ear-ring; but what with the ball, ^ ?-.J . n.l.Un ilnnUi A. f?.iu iuc |;uw ^viiviuiuaii o RIIMMCU uv.?ia, uuu tie doctors a-coming, and the inquest, I c never had no chance of it till this morning, t and there it was safe and sound, and these f hits scattered about close by it." 1 " Come and show me the precise spot t where they laid," said Malcolm, striding j across ?he hall at a ^reat rate. Slie obeyed, j not w.thout a Uttle inward astonishment at the interest he was taking in a broken bottle, which, after all, might not be the one r missing from her toilet table, which Miss c Sybil had been inquiring about. I The cluster of evergreens to which she \ led the way, were,as she said, close beneath V the window of the room where Robert <] Walters expired ; and Malcolm, after a care- a ful examination of the place, came to the t conclusion that the phial had been flung from the window, and dashed to pieces in e the fall. h An 1 now rose the perplexing question, r " By whose hand was this done ? and who a had been the owner of this phial ?" Not n Walters himself. No, no. Charles Malcolm g knew the workings of his cousin's mind, and s the peculiarities of his temperament, too a well to believe for a moment that he com- i: mittetl suicide. Yet was he now becoming t equally positive that the young man's death had not been the result of some internal and ' h hitherto unsuspected disease. With this e evidence of a secret crime in his possession, r tvliiif- rnnlil Tip fchinlr tiiif that. Wnlt^rs had been h imied out of the world by a foul deed p of which this poison had been the agent? p Murder had been done?treacherously, p secretly, deliberately done. That young d life had been taken by some hidden and si remorseless enemy; and a cold perspiration ii bathed Malcolm's brow, and a trembling per- h railed his limbs, a3 he remembered that he it was bound by a solemn injunction not only p to discover who had committed the deed, u but also to avenge it. w Dismissing the girl with an outward composure which dissipated her rising vender, is ho returned towards the house. IJut as he h wa3 about to enter it, and acquaint Mr. ci Derwent of his startling discovery, some 1 impulse restrained him. The crafty haud n that must have administered the death potion to the unsuspecting Walters, must la be the hand of oue who dwelt beneath this tl roof; and he might not cross the threshold tl of Derwent Lodge except as the avowed t( avenger of the crime. oi He stood for some few mintites, hesitating s< whether he should send for Mr. Derwent, s< acquaint him with what he had learned, a and the conclusions he ilrew from it. But t< it was both a difficult and unpleasant task t< to say to his hospitable entertaiger, " There k has been a terrible sin committed in your dwelling," until he had more proofs to pro- 01 duce than half-a-dozen morsels of shattered 11 glass, lie must actually connect this phial ai wifli tVin <1 a-iMi nf lita nriimin. hfifftl'l! hrt made pi such accusations; an.I his first stop must be oi to hasten to London, and l'rom thence to L "Walters Park, there to deter the funeral obsequies, which was fixed for the following c< day. Clever men, who hid made the nature u of poisons, and their effect on the human ci body, the study of their life-time, must ir ascertain for him what deadly liquid the flask last held, and whether Walters had Li fallen a victim to a dose of its contents. si Dcterming thus, he steppei into the cab " that had been waiting for him for the lost si hour, and was soon on his way to town. s( The responsibility that had so suddenly and c< strangely fallen upon him, weighed more and t( > ;i xi:? a c. more neavuy on nu eiiiniug njjiriwj. j_iin iuiuu iv grew confused, his brain whirled; for, with ai the image of Walters, dead in the very hey- f( day of his youth?dead at the moment he s< thought to crown his life with the glory of c; a fair woman's jlove?c une ever and anon o< the ghastly looks and troubled oyos of Sybil ti Derwent, as she sa6 at the breakfast-fcible. before the death of the young man teas (lis E covercd. y Often and often, since she so cruelly jilted S him, he had told himself that his only feel- bc rags with regard to his false mistress were bc Bcora and aversion. Yet now that, in some w inexplicable way, she seemed guiltily connected with the demise of Walters, he was w frightened at the anguish the thought cost S Viim Ii Sybil Derwent capable of taking a human vi life! Nay?with all her faults, this idea was pi too monstrous to be entertained ! d: He drew hia handkerchief over his clam- pi my brow?he tried to banish the suspicion V altogether/to put himself steadily to work k before him, and put aside all other thoughts G and feelings. But Still the dark, troubled d eyes of Sybil seemed ever before his own, the sickening emotions evoked by these h sjccbllections, paralyzed his wonted energies. w 1 " I must have help," he muttered to him- Ic self, "I cannot go through so heavy a matter alone. If anything should be proved e< ncrainar. t.hia-wretched arirl, it mifjlit be said | 0 that I acted out of petty revenge for my own C ill-treatment. I must have some one with. li me whom I can rely on?some one who will b temper justice with mercy. I will go to tl Vernon Aubrey," he added, suddenly; and accordingly, to Vernon Aubrey's lodgings he cl went. He found the young man gloomy and de- E pressed, but unselfishly ready to listen to, y? and aid him, as soon as he knew that he was in trouble. Yet, when Vernon learnod that v Malcom wished him to be his companion to si Walters Park, and to assist him in penetrating the mystery that hung over his cousin's g] death, he drew back with a shud ler, and I ic decidedly refused coiuplianco. p a -:,T. . "You must not ask mo to do this," he exlaimed, in great agitation. "Anything ilse, Malcolm; anything else, but not this!" "What are your objections ?" asked Malolm, in unfeigned astonishment. "I do>ended upon you to stand by me in thia )ainful and difficult task. Tell me frankly J ?hy you will not do so ?" Vernon Aubrey tooktwo or three turns M .cross the room before he answered, and i hen his voice was hoarse and unsteady. ' Forgive me, Malcolm; I know my refusal nuat appear strange and ungenerous. But here are reasons why I cannot assist you ' yen with my advice. Do not question me, , or I cannot satisfy you. Only believe that ! am not willingly refusing your request." p Malcolm was annoyed, and he did not ? leaitate to say so. " I certainly did not hink that .you would fail me in my need, G tor canlimagino wliat scruples dictate your s "if I had no others," Vernon replied,"" F lowly and reluctantly, " t&o-fact that Mr. J Valtera and I were t nobu5n,friendly terms rould bo sufficient to d?tcr n?e from taking * n active part in anyUungr-tlufc concerned lis decease." "Indeed! I should haTO.tfitnlght it would- J lave made you all the moro 6a:jcr to show hat, with his cle.it h, thi ui-foi lin<?was ior- jottcn. Nor (lid 1 know* that your rivalry? t oust I call it ??for tlij amilcs'of Violet ? jindsly had risen to the height of an actual [uarrel." j " It was not on Mis'! Iiindsly's account j. hat I provoked Air. Waltera* wrath," Verlon replied. Our dirf:i0'iveinout was oc- ^ asioned by his unpfiMviiablo rudeness to j, JiaB Derwent." v Malcolm's interest in<ieisol diivctlyhe eard this, nor did lu rest until he had I sarned all Vernon Aubrey had to HI. At the I onclusion, he leaned his be;ul on his ban Is, j lore chilled and miserable than before. J lere, then, was a motive for the dreadful 1: eed. Walters, after wmtonly pi lying with a he affections of this passionate and am- c itioua woman, had not only deserted her g or the wealthier Violet, but had coarsely aunted her with the futility of the wiles he had practised upon himself. IKos Sybil e )crwent's the nature that endures such thingt c latiently and calmly ( The link's connecting ler with the crime were strengthening! e Jnwillingly he acknowled this to his boding I teart, and almost in silenco he pressed his \ lat over hie brows, and quitted Vernon c Lubrey's chambers. I There were wondering looks and whispers v ,t Walters Park when Charles Malcolm ar* t ived, and postponed the interment. He e iras accompanied by Mr. Cayson, a shrewd o olicitor, who had occasionally acted for his i ousin, and two learned professors of modi- 1 :ine, and the amazement increase<l when 1 -he errand of these gentlemen began to be c >ruited abroad. I A time of agonizing suspense to Malcolm vas the interval that followed. Hut, at last, 'v he result of the investigation was proclaim- i *1. The broken phial had been submitted c o delicate and unmist ikablo tests. It was S ound to have contained a preparation little a :nown to this country, except to tho few I Tin/? mnylo f wifli fho V iropertiea of the noxious drugs that com- o >oscd it. To a dose of this phial Robert I Valters undoubtedly owed his untimely fate. i The superficial examination of his re- c uains, instituted by the medic il men first 1 ailed in, warranted the conclusions they * I tad arrived at; but now convincing proofs 1 vere found chat the unfortunate young man t >ad been poisoned, the dose having been a loubtless administered in a glass of lemon- f de, which had been at his request place t t leside his bed. I The news spread like wild-fire. Tin: lewapapers, which a few days previously e lad simply published Kobert Walters' e lame in the list of deaths, now teemed with t cconnts of his strange demise, and tuo r nystery surrounding it. One of those par i- ^ graphs met the eye of Mr. Derwont, as ho * at at his breakfast-table with his d mghtcr a nd ward, and both the J;wlics looked up f aquiringly, when thev hoard the exclama- c ion he uttered, as he perused it. o He passed the paper to Sybil, and laid his and caressingly on Miss Linds'.y, iis?alarm- 1 fd at the change of his countenance?she j T ose and came to his side. "Don't bo frightened, dear child; buf. repare yourself to hear str;uige and unleasant things. If this account may be deended upon, the unfortunate Mr. Walters' eath was occaaioncd by an overJose of Dine drug which he was in the habit of t.;k- y lg and carrying about with Him. Whetlier ne e swallowed this accidontly or deliberately, D_ j ; is difficult to conjecture; but as it hap- ? ened in our house, I foresee a great deal of ^?r npleasant notoriety to us, which there is no ay of avoiding." . Violet grew as pale as her guardian. "This i terrible, indeed ! Died by poison ! Ah, ow very, very dreadful! Surely it was ac- } ideutal! Yes?yes it niuct have been so, wii [r. Derwent! Sybil, don't you agree with i sio le?" Sybil read thii pur .graph carefully, then ?U lid the papor down wiih no other comment | pr( lan her ghashtly looks afforded, and left cat le room. Mr. Derwent, though listening rot ), and answering Violet, caught a glimpse Ml P the perturbed facc of his daughter. It the ieined to startle him, and rising from his for :at, he was about to follow her. But after rec moment's consideration he altered his in- in mtion, and returning to the table, began gr? > busy himself with the coutents of the in itter-bag. ' to Here, amongst other epistles, he found do] ae from the solicitor employed by Charles ter [alcolm, briefly detailing the proceedings I a t Walters Park, and the necessity his 'exI ient had consequently felt himself under th( : placing the affair in the hands of tho era ondon police. ab< "Malcolm might have shown mo the ed >urtesy of writing himself." Mr. Derwent j^e luttered, with a frown. " What suspicions all. in he be cherishing, that he haa kept me eg; i the dark as Ion# as he could ?" Violet caught part of his mutterings, and j)U tfiiitf uowu yue ucwsppa iupun, vruiv/u | ^j0j ie had been intently studying, sho said, j j^e Mr. Malcolm has written to you, did you j jn. ly ? I wonder how he bears this ? He | , >eined much attached to his unfortunate kn >usin. Poor Mr. Walters! How dreadful I ) be cut off so suddenly ! Dreadful, both j , * >r him and his survivors. T declare," she i Ided, excitedly,?" I declare I shall never ; \ ' :el contented in this house again. A gloom I ems to rest upou it now, which nothing j mc in ever dispel! The thought of what has j j.eJ :cuiTcd will haunt and sadden me con- j !lCl nually. I do wish we could go right away!" j j11 " Be calm, my dear Violet j becalm. If j erwont Lodge has become so distasteful to j riu ou, quit it by all means without delay. 9PC ybil and I must remain until this trouble- s!? jme affair is arranged, but you need not do ;110 >. There are several of our friends who I 'ac ill bo delighted to have a visit from you." | " I could not be so selfish," said Violet, !tai armly, " as to go away and leave you and I cm ybil here to contend with your annoyances, the : you must remain, so will I. But it is I in ery, very unpleasant, dear sir; and sup- ling ose"?her cheek whitened, and her eyes i apj dated at the idea alio conjured up,?"sup- the ose it should turn out, after all, that Mr. 1 wil falters neither died a natural death nor we illed himself, but was really murdered'( I wh reat heavens! how dreadful! how very J bio readful!" j bei Mr. Derwent shaded his brow with his i thi and. "Dreadful, indeed! especially to you, j W< horn he loved. How if it was that very I Sli ive which brought this fate upon him P" j urj Clasping her hands, Violet Lindsly recoil- ! hai I from him. -'No, no! it could not be so I eai h, Mr. Derwent, what makes you say this ? an his death rest upon my conscience? npossible, impossible I How could I ever J e happy again if I wore obliged to believe fcjta ii3 ? Tell me that you do not mean it ?" Til Mr. Derwent led the trembling eirl to a vei lair, and hung over her affectionately. Th " My dear ward, you are too sensitive, he Iven if it were so, no blame can rest upon Oh w." by " But how could I?how could I be in any the ay the causo of such a horrible event ?" un. ie queried eagerly. q , " Only in this way; and remember tliat I * peak upon the merest supposition, for I still .. j icline to the belief that Air. Walters was ft| oisoned by his own hand?accidentally, of " Durse." "But yon looked and spoke bo strangely," a Violet persisted. " Ton must have meant - "A more than you trill acknowledge."' * M " Promise to hear me calmly, and I will iMl tell you all that was in my thoughts when I made the remark that has disturbed you," , be replied. " Mr. Walters' impetuous temper?so Sybil has told me?drew him into r t serious quarrel that'night. You, too, + " Yes," said Violet, flushing, and then jfl paling. "IremembM,thfl.qa*rrelwithVqftfrM aon?with Mr. AulOTj|Pr * A quarrel," her gUftf&iHi' coMBB* .r which words were said and taunHr9HH9n& /hich were not to be easily forgotton or iven. Wiu> it uot so?' i*T T /1<.l nnthflftr.'' nfcarr (I Violet. "Neither do' I know how th? di -grecfnent ^.rose-'J * ?. "And cn'r yon not guess," ho inquired, bc neaningly that -.dhe reddened, and then \?--%'sr-- mrst into tears?for that her attempt tc v^j'% % ivoid Walters had been the primary caw >f the violeaoe hahadf displayed, shir could "Dear Violet, I; will/not have yon distress roureelf in this way" said Mr. Derwent, I'%?Hf oothingly. "Whatever may have occnrred, rou are entirely blameless. If Vernon.* . Lubrey.in the bitterness of his wrath against %. he man who so cruelly .insulted him, yieldsd to an overwhelminprtemptation.and?' '</ But here a cry of horror from the white . ' ips of Violet silenced him, and he hastened o sustain her trembling form. "Vernon Aubrey a murderer I?the murler of Mr. Walters ?" she exclaimed, start- " ng to her feet, and clinging to Mr. Der* cent's arm for support?"Vernon Aubrey V-1 " tt._ ia 1 I v i r> n.j. . nusnpmy iovu?nusn : xwwiiwv bum ; have no proofs that thLs is so, beyond Mr. *" w- " Lubrey's smothered threats that he w<Ntld . et be avenged, and his very 8trango-4>e* lavior over since that night. But he iave other reasons for looking so depress#!, ,nd for avoiding ns. Par be it from me to ondemn hini unless we were assured of.his ;uilt." Violet pi\t her hands to her head. .. " My brain is confused. I hear, jet I <!b lot comprehend you. Te)l me again, and aore clearly, what you have been saying."! " For what purpose, my love ? That yen nay harass yourself with what, as I have iefore Observed, is simply conjecture? Valters has died suddenly?poisonedrso the loctors aver. If not by his own hand, as I >elieve, then by another*s. Then people rrill tiafnwtillir /Iiimrt/ ! 1\*? 9 HA 1*A? ?U1 iillliuuiijl Ujr T* UUCW ? AAVJ A V ired to rest in this house, at canity with ivery one who slept beneath onr roof, <am - : ne; and that one was Vernon Aubrey. But t does not follow that Mr. Aubrey is actualy guilty, because appearances are so greaty against him. Neither will you and I, my lear Violet, be too hasty in condemning dm." She did not reply, but stored atr him, racantly, as if stijji scarcely capable of taking n the sense of his words. Yet were they leeply impressed upon her throbbing brain. She knew that Vernon Aubrey had passionately loved her from his boyhood; that he tad chafed at the coldness with which,-in ler girlish wilfullness, she had treated him; . nd that he had watched her flirtation with lobert Walters with jealous anger. Nafr, tot many days before the ball, he had exer ised the privilege their old friendship gave tim, and remonstrated with her upon it, till ter proud refusal to bo dictated to.by him tad sent him away more angry than ever .On hat fatal night she had scarcely deigned to ,ccept the gtft which signified liis anxiety or a reconciliation, and had passed nearly he whole cf the evening dancing with, or ? longing on the arm of his hated nvaL If Vernon Aubrev was, indeed, a mnrderr, as Mr. Derwent had suggested?if, good* r d to madness by her caprice, and the unlearable insolence of the man for whom she tegleoted him, he had mixed the fatal Lraught?why, she was the cause of it t On ier head lay the sin of his conduct; and, in k paroxysm of despair, she suddenly broke rem her guardian, and fled to her own liamber. There Sybil found her, some hours fterwards, extended on the floor; and ao xhausted with the tears she had shed, that lie lay in a kind of stupor, from which it /us dillicult to arouse her. To be continued. ' Raid on the Whiskey Ring. Washington May 11.?The best planti and moat skilfully executed camign ever made by the Government iiast whiskey rings culminated yesday in the seizure of more than thirty the largest distilleries and rectifying uses in St. Louis,' Chidago and Mil,ukie. Washington May 10.?In connection th the recent removal of the commisner of Internal Revenue, Douglass, d the comments thereon, the fbllowj authenticated and startling facts will )ve interesting and will fully vindie the action of the President and Secarv of the Treasury in dealing with . *. Douglass, and will reflect credit on ; Solicitor of the Treasury. Col. Bud Wilson, under whose personal dlstion the facts have been worked up a way that will speedily break up the sat whiskey ring which has existed this county for some time, and save tno uovernment many millions or liars annually in the collection of In* nal revenue taxes: Something Over year ago the existence of an tensive whiskey ring in several of ; Western Slates was charged in sev.1 prominent Western papers, and >ut the same time letters were receivfroin the commissioner of Internal venue from private citizens in Indla, Illinois and Missouri to the same 3ct. Acting on hints furnished by jse letters and those contained in the blic prints, Commissioner Douglass egated the Supervisor of Internal venue to investigate the matter. The restigation failed to establish the char i made. The Supervisor in hia report ted that he had made a thorough instigation, but failed to find any evlice of the existence of a whiskey ring, d, in his opinion,, it was impossible successfully carry on such an immse illicit trade as was charged. This , >ort satisfied the internal revenue ofials, and no further action was taken the matter, and there was no further k on the subject until some time dug the past Winter, when certain remsible parties informed the Commisner of the continued existence of a tr and offered to furnish sufficient ts to convict all concerned, provided 3 Comm ssioner would authorize cern parties outside of the Internal Revue force to work up the matter. This > Commissioner declined to do, saying reply that the law forbid him employ- * \ any other force than the regularly pointed and commissioned officers of i bureau. Here matters rested until thin a few weeks since, when plans re laid for the detection of operations lich to-day culminated in the heaviest w ever struck at the whiskey ring, ng no less than the seizure of over rty prominent establishments at the jst including Chicago, St. Louis and Iwaukie. The Seoretary of the Treasr, aided by Solicitor Wilson, has beeu ru at work lor over two montns untiling the secrets of the ring. I ^ t ? U a Meeting of the Ohio Democratic tte Central Committee at Columbus on ursday, it was resolved to hold a Conition on the 17tli of June. Senator urman made a speech, during which said the day had gone by for carry!#: io by stump speeches. Organization townships was what was needed. ??e ) ight it appeared to every one that .ess the Republican party can carry iio this Fall; its fate is sealed, and if Democratic party carry the State s Fall, it would settle the question of rty ascendency in the nation. \ : . . ..