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tI6 cas Caledon, IIRJRBiSS of oMRD0 HInwQrs. y WLORENCE E. DIAMOND. OHAPTER X. Whut happened next I do not know, but when I rogained consciousnoss I was lyin on the pavement and the keen winter wind fanned my temples. I was alive, yet some one held my head. I turned to see who it wa qd uttered a ,cry of surprise. It was OliverD dley l I could not see plainly ih the glare of the burning building. I sat up at once. "Mr. Dudley 1" I cried, but could say no more, so overcome was I by the ter rible scene through which I had passed. "You are bettor now, Dorcas," he sal i, his tones calm as though we had met but yesterday. "I must look after Miss Armund, for I fear she is hurt. We should never have escaped but for her," ho added, as ho rose to hIs feet and assisted me up. "But for Miss Armundi" I said, breath lessly. "Was she hero f" "Yes, it was her who found the side win dow and forced it open," he answered. "Surely she sprang through after us. Still I can find no trace of her." We searched through the different cor ners, going as near the burning building as we dared, but no trace could wo find of the missing woman. The crowd had somewhat cleared from the front; thero was a quiet settling down on those who had escaped, I " FL1INO RER O01T TnEnIiL. the dumb anguish of grief to the most, for few families had escaped cut ire, while thu shrieks from the burn lig bu iId iug had all been hushed when the great. walls fell in. I was still searching among the crow<d for a trace of Miss Armtund, when aa call froui Mr. Dudley sumnmoned me to him. 1 founl him bending over the still form of the pour old woman, whose white fae looked still and set as if in dcath. IIer clothing was badly burned, but her injuries must havc been mainly duo to her fall on the brikh pavement. I raised her head aid fanned her face, meanwhile rublihe; ti' c old handscti; but no sign of life returning, 1 Iegged Ncr. Dudley to get a carriage, if passi ile, and "have her taken to a house. Ile did so, but it was when attempting to help t i' it river lift her in that I observed his right a rm was helpless. I ran to help in his stead, inquir ing if he was hurt. ''It is my arm,'' ho said, steadily, Ihough he was deadly pale. 'I fear it is hroken .'' I could have knelt down at his fe t in thct cold street and begged his forgiveness for all the unkind things i had ever said of h nt; but he motioned me to cnter the crriaccge, and, after giving the driver rc"d,rs to dri ve' to Mrs. Leiberg's, I lid so. W ecut ered ihe great house that I had left a short hour be fore in such gaiety and splendor, icn sorrow and miourning. Mr. Leiberg hcad escapecd unhurt, but his wife had been severely ini jured by the crush, we found. She was lying on a couch, palo acid s'ill, gasping faintly, when we bore Miss. Armnund it te room. The doctor who was at.foninig Mrs. Le-i. berg had the satisfaction of seeinlg herc son appear a little revived; but. Miss Arc:dc remained unconscious for ten houurs, cdevi;c the combined ecforts of Mrs. Kenit, t he doc tor and myself to arouse hcer. But jusat at dawn she revived. I bent, over hccr, asklinmg softly if she was better. She looke/] ap into my eyes, a stranigo gladness in hcecs, ac sort of dumb ioy that. made my heart alce, but she did not answver. The doecur gave her ai sleeping draught and then haule uc- all leavci the room except Mrs. Kenct, who woul watch with the sic-k wvomanc. 1 went to may room and, after thiroing off my rich dre s and donning a enlico wrapper, I went downc again to inquire about Mr. Dudcley, whlo I found was boincg at tended by the physiicccns, who pronoun-cd lisa armcc broken inc t wo places, and he was now lying icn the we"st parlor, looking stcrangcly pdaho acnd ill; yet he smiled faintly andl enudeavorecd to) makol light of his injurcies whcen I inqutiired and ex pressed my rogr-et at is misfortune. For the next few dayvs little else was at tended to except tho wants ouf thce thcee in-. valids at the Leiberg mansion. 1 devoted myself almost enctiirely to Miss A rmnid, who seemed ill at ease wheciever- 1 lef t her sight. Her- injuriles were of a v-ery serious character, and the doctor gave lit tle hope of her recovery, even frocm thce first, andc at thce end of threc days lhe expr-esseud i very grave doubts as to her surcviviung twenctv. four hours longec-, and hinted that if she had any business affairs to set tle shec lad better attendh to thecm at once. 'lie dloctoi was then closeted with hcer for somic timce, at the end of which ho camne ouct lookincg es, tremely gr-ave and concerncedl. lie moticnedl me to his side. ''Miss Armiund,"' ihe said, dcs much worse, but she seems inc mcoc e an.. guish of mind thcan body. SheC dcesires mce to telegraph cit once for Mi-s. Claytoni, wvhoc, she says, is a friend of hers; and she also desires to see Oliver Ducdley at once.[ will,'' hce continiued, '-go cat. oncce to the tc-le graph ofilco and scencd the dlispch l. Will you, Miss Lynni, 1be so 1kind as to deliv-er her message toMi-. Dudley C"' "I will at on-e,"' I ainswec-ed, andcc thce doe. toar hurried awvay. Then all cat one it flacshed upon me thcat niow mcost lib ly wasic to be revealed the mnystery thact surr-iounidedl me, for thcat Mr-s Clayton andi Miss Armuncccd possessed a secrect that, was of mioc-e or- less value to mc I nievecr doubted. ilut wvoucld the dying womani reveal iti or wocud she die and the precious 5eerOt be tuin -idc wit h her? I felt iiy bri-cin wvhiat hce tIcouight. Surely fteb woulcd nevei- be Socr) (1 . Miss .A.rmund had s.ceimcd to llncd mcy prcesencce agreeable ini the laist few cdays, thcuigh her injuries hacd precvenctcd hem- fromn cncvec-siing. I clunug to the hope that she was may fiendic, after all, and this helped to cahnc, scclewhat, my excited feelings. I delivor-ed hcer mxccs sage to Mcr. Dudley wvithl tcicrblo coin posure, ancd then rushed off to my owna room to wait in stranige, shliveiing sucspc-nso the arrival of Lena Claytonc. An hiouri passed, two, three anch thiein therie wacs a summnons from Miss Armuicd's r-oomn. I was sent for. I went, in andc was struck at oniee by the change inc her a few hiours hcad wrought; her face was gray awl drawn, lher eyes sunken, yet glitteriing with ai deadly brightness. Evidently this wccild and its troubles were nceai-ly over with hei-. I wont In softly. Mrs. Kent, Mirs. L~ei berg and Oliver D)udley were icn the r-oom, but they withdrew iatf<mco, leaving ucs alone together. A stranigo, solcecmn hush br-ooded over all at fir-st; the bright fir-o crackled and blazed on the hear-thi, sendinig a warm glow over the richly-fur-nished room; Lice rich damask curtains, draiwn aside, re, veahed t.he sniowy wcorhi outside, whlero, Ice keeni winter- winds whcist led shriilly'. A fcow chattering snow-birds flew wildly ibucuit, -and now and then. a pasise-b y .walkeud swlftly past. All withiin wan wcarmth cand luxury; ouctsidlo c-old andic bit ter wvincl; buit to the pallid fco on the pillow sncow and sun wore alike unheeded. Shic hacd passed thce line whec-e earthly elements ceacsce tc) ve-x us I sat down negar the head of the bed aund took one of the cold hands in mine. She smiled up in my face. "You aro kind to vie, Dctea,: littUe Dorcas that I wronged so fearfully," she murmured, dre'mly. "Yet he was cruel," Bho cried, suddenly. "Ho know how madly, vtr ie 1 I lved him; yet, he did not . was poor-so pQ , lnd4 he was Wich me!' how rioh ad a'dsome was Phillip Caledon, v01th that dark bonnie beauty that wins women's hearts so easily." Bhe paused. I listened breathlessly. Of whom was she speakingl My heart boat hard and fast with expectation, but she was silent. She seemed to have been talking more to herself than to me. But presently she started up suCdenly. "1 helped to save her; surely that will be part utonenent for my crne, yet Lena was as much to blamo as I, and I hate her I _ 5+ 4~(4 "PHII,LIP, I 1IIOnITEI) THII; WIoNo.' I hate her, with her false, cruel faso a' sneering ways, and I will not, I can not, I shall not die with so great a wrong un righted. It is righted, Phillip I I did it for revenge upon you, but 1 have righted it; surely you will forgive '' llor voice had risen to a shriek almost as she cout inued; but at the last she fell baolc uloin her pillow quite whito and still. I was terribly frightened by her words, so strange and t ilhl, tnd by her ghostly ap pearanec; but I ulppliedl rest. rat ives to her, andu, finally, she b:-eatlhed again, but faint ly, 11(1 her eyes did tnot unclose. " Phillip," she murintred, softly, while a snile of ineffable peace settled over her wan face. " 'hillip, I righted the wrong. I am so glad tow --it. was for love 1 did it,'' .1 the faint voice t railed away iito silence, and agrain she was still aid white. Itt vain I triel to arouse her. I opened the window finally, and the ka ett air .filled the room; the light wind lift id a tress of her gray hair alt tossed it over tie still face. But nO wind or warmtth could ever stir the stiil, shrutken tigure to lifo again. Niss Ar muntl was deia, 1 found. Whn uable to revive ht- again, I sutmnmoned the rest of the fatily. I stootd for srtte time gazing down on the st ill formt, Si)(piet anmd p)oa(0ful luuking in death. TIho har d lines W(-re softened down, now, andi d("ntIi lent kindIly smo'ott hd nut all the manuy wrinkh1s, andl her toi1-hartdotned hands wero folded calmly as a ctilds on her bosom. I dotuted not but o titto great trouble hatd wrecked this wottntu's life, ste poignant grief htud broketn hr h, art. and eibibt tered her nat are; ht, wit that lut l htteaen I co II not, guess; sotnethtig in connec"tiolt it I Phillip ( aledont, dith,less, for it was his nime that. was last on her lips in life. But what, wrong t'oltd she htatve touttntit ted to him or his' lie was dead, haid die0 vears ago; his wife, als(, was d('adt(, atil their lit tlu girl, the hahy h("ire::s of ( ldon. Ihltu death frim the sevinuits at thte tigt si Sur'ly htert thotights huid bteet wintte.ring,' for wr1-tgs to) t he dead cani hat'dly lac right, I said. CITAPI-:RE XT. I wvent, up to mty room1 tand sat, dlown by theo flrc, in at dreary', unih:tp.v Ioot. Miss otut revlt'in'g tii- st'ir't of myix birt h, wvhich' bled uni'anioelestic *of peopsle who weret notingt~ to i:'. Wil nat ttral it I satid lter- talk of 1'hlp tiletln; hte wats tittighitto mte, sttrely. I wvas .wakened in thit a ftteoon fromi a dattghter Ihad arrtivedl. Mrs. Ket [eittnt til t"Yotu Iad h K*r go diownt, D ereas, anti greet tin'' site satit ; ''Mrs. Li-Ittir' evi dontt ly I tints vout ire auatinted wit t them antttd t' et uplod for* ylli'u ttt:uiit tushem." (il harduly tne i'tIwt t o. Idaldt sutlin unulnwra'tt wic h-n'I fet surtt tli woldteIt txibi a It dar*teVt:ti nt stay away liit Aodittngly, rted 'by Mrsi. Ken1yto i.itt meihtest tI parler,st whsr thi oml'tii assei btl'du1the l.teitily. )iv r 1ude , ls Clato landot he 'daughte, besid. e ae phit sia randtt ai or ti , <, ou'therts.tyo titt islo to be wodre t ht istteotteo tfelt wmMrs. y ('itn wat'' and iing liw it. hIhr her de. bted ititliat extanhit iny thandttie bt th(lim itt-I o f ri ndlyts grtt . lu itit whaet wit ity tnint,and VihaVtgritn whten ateyonttlyt retrne lmtlty silta t ion Itwihit, hautt y,ttiuiig str, t asi itf weii wIr itthi inttri disn t nes. t I fe tlt Id to ink. dewit ituu ttll tiin on o .a l eyesvwer fntgtit ut' mit,tandl fist . Mis hputhew wat itru' fren t hei roitom tyia hidtt mylself, drown11 11nyditf,tn tin only- ith'tt Y mig h e g'parsal hcins a ralm th tistml ae hnieiwd uon nie ti tt next:enit itny prudl, iitasre ittseil) li f.itx Ii oi nit ht. fauteldti h aten wihout a sts.iiltruge. ti S"Yuunty wr viitou to rtt not'recog itme ma is tonit tlt'i, st tese ppl' t tat thertt. tCPlaytont ooe andt f htItit ir lidi Trm tendeavored to anih iate mi wtillh aii itlhtic, b I i d i t , li tt fa ltt. Jutt a. ithi crti cal Itt nometti-, Ilwntthi all ltttt vIetwi i m ith t siilg mti' hotd inIt tilhaft out-a'gos waytof h fanying-gly f s if- A tiitwer was oer dertooid hItll ; tl,tr iittiia-iI "a s i't psbers. (el(tgs t'.tn, tthat ft-I 'eofe the room at 'as' if al'wore *(iifng to her somethiug 9f j rtaaoo; btt p.es entl 'Mr. Cleytion sid spbke'some what burriodly and sharply: "Mr. Dudley," she said, "you informed metbatmy presence and my aughters (in fot I>rau ps p,t<,1r, s fr, 'was, aa thmt t Jlof Ml.s und. at they are Iam sure I can not hnagilne,. or how they can interest us; I atn, vyilling to bear them, howover, but pleaso -bo asa explicit as l "asiblo, as I have important business to attend to yet to-d " Sho sat down, and Mr. Rathbun, a little, white-haired pld gentleman, arose. He an nounced himbelf as Miss Ariund's legal advisor, and also that ho hold in his posses sion hor will and other documents of some valuo ho presuned. Mrs. Clayton smiled. It was a siThlo of triumph and disdain. What did the will of the old, unloved woman amount to, anyway 1 It said. "I have no wish to cause you unnccessa ry delay, Mrs. Clayton," baid the old gen tieman, politely; "I will therefore proceed at once to business." Ho then began to read the will of Agnes Armund, which bequeathed to an asylum for indigent widows her entiro fortune, which consisted of ton thousand dollars, which amount would ho found deposited in the B-- bank, and it also appointed Mr. lithbun and Oliver 1)udley as executors. The lawyer laid down the will when he had lunislied reading it, Mrs. Clayton Inado a mQvemet to rise and leave, but he de tained her with a motion of his hand. le patient, please, ho said; "this other paper I have hero is probably the one in which you are concerned.'' le held up a sealed imettkot. "This," ho continued, "was given me by Miss Armund about a year ago; of its con tents I know nothing, but shO requested me to read it. at the same time I should her will; 1 will now do so." lie tore open the packet, disclosing several sheets of note paper closely written. Mrs. Clayton turned palo, 1 saw her gasp suddenly, as if choked; but tho next instant she regained her sel f-composure. 'lhe lawyer began to read slowly--every word being distinctly heard in the dead stillness tllat, reigned, even the clock ticked less loudly thau before it seemed. "Years ago," the letter or statement rani, there lived in A--- a family known as the Caledons; they were a proud race, rich as i1 IT's CONTEN's 1 s\No,w NOTIIXO." ;hry were proudl also, but kind-hearted, withul, an d liospitable as one couli wish. liut this ra-e, though omnc eiifnmrous, was3 fast dying out, so that, at the tim of my story thero was only one family that bore th e old mname. Th ey hadl four daughters, but only one son, young 1>hillip (aledun, the pet of his isit rs, tho idal of hii pareits, was tle only one left to bear the line old a indml mioral young mani, adsensible, toinspit e of all the spoiling lie had re. cid.Yet, like all young nmeni who arie a goodb deal sought, after lhe was a little ini elinied ti flirt,. withl the fair sex, though not by any eanis a lady's mian or adandy. ie ihanmre t han one fair faee blushed at his glneuii molre t 1uma onie h artaheb 1he the dIiscoveredl t hat yogl>hili> wstill heart whole and faney free. But ie w're' oin, aind it was lit last do iltdi at Mast er Ph l ip hadiat last, fallen avictimi to) thle tenderb' paissi(in. Prettyv Henora Ed9e, withI her black eyes and wiinig siih-I, had aiwakened a feelinig of loe ihertoii mhnwni in imt inmly biosomi. Thiiswat. ihe go,s'ips said(, but, whether Seewais lany tru hiiI or noti in this repo5rt at tetime o fits sprea d ing i know not. Btt that it was wrong was evidenit when, n 111onth lit',er, ais 31 r. (Caledonu, ini compjany withlli is E.1lrige, was out on ai pleasuire excuii n in compan'ii~by wbit lhia large crowd, a younig hilly accbidnlly fe V ll overbiloard and muiist hamve drowni ed hi:ul it niot been for the tielid ofPhlllbIIiiiiip aildon, wiho spruiginig inito thle water, irese'ued Ih.er and brought her saifely tbo landi. Shi, it probved, was a young teailier whoii, iinteit upon a hltiday, had (billi U o at I endedbi on b)oard( the yacht. Shle was El t.111 hansb)ine, y s hieroines are general fully at i rail i ye. A t least so) Pillip P aledlon found her, for lie devoted hlim)sblf to her from thlatI <iy, ami ini 1ess thain three monith they wI ariedb. hoe wasil an orphlani, iid he( tookb b l .hir a t onbc to live ini his grai (biunlily Senl, where hie habd ever'y welie aslipy as I we h1ids, t hey said, being enirlydvbtbbl to) em-hl (Ither. But llusw fared it, with L enora ElIribdge, who hall Ii ruuly set her hebart oil being mnis trs o05(f ( aledbon, and( whomil rlinobr vcryv kiily pinlted (but as the jilledI lair one o~f l>hiillip Calledt n. Thaiit she wasl anigry, mor11 titilid lul wobiruded( we0 haveyl n dbtb, but shii dlid ilbot (ch ose to pilso her maniiy adl iiirinig frilib Is by w earinig the wvillow'even fbr Phlillipb ('atbddon. Aerrdinigly the wed dling hillis hlid hlyl enasedI ringinig fobr Philli ip ( aledon andbb Doreas Welby when they rantg again for Edgar JJarrett and Le nora Eldridi(go. Thlein all seemecd set thod fobr awill for everbody1 I exb ept for Agnesa Arnmn1 ld, lit tibe (bt taig& bbi ill h( ledobn e'stlate, iluil wvh:> lul lovedl andbIl wosipeidl( I>hillip Cailedon las 1111 ii hr' I 0110 illridlgb nobr I l'ares Wobilby ever dlid. It was the lovo of a life t.ime, t lie love that, is ihe curse of som.', that, she Ii" lred, all unla-ked, at, his feet. Andb lie whly a careless not a h~ indly qlmile, a helpinlg hland, was al h li er dV Ireacd b of Iblstowinig bil th lb)oaiurse, 111onely hirelilbg whob wonuld have giveni her Ii to for him F'o gladIly. "'But wit hi A grnes A rmndi, as 1 saiul be fore, all seamed stranligely lumsettled, and l -1ple worio wont to shako thieir hielids whieni thliy pbassed hil, for 'twasi said she wvas a lit l clueer. Ilowhbeit, a year passbed away, arlll thr wiun~ as Iibiln to ir . BaHrr(t t a heaiuti fiil twin bIy mall girl. They were the jboy of thirl fathleu's hieart, lie saidl, andib if rumorbI spibolmI rile, hie lui' heed of someiithinig to) comilfort him inbesiide the (oId, uniifeel ig worniani w141ho lul maiirriedi him simly for a sii,tc fugb froiin gsj aSS w' nuiIWiIiide hi s life a biirdlbn by her sharp conmplalining liabout 11heir Illoveit y; for lie was onIly ai st ruggliiig younlg bariristbr, andib couil not. adorIIil 'imnyi luxuries to his bieaultifuil, but uS pli'ei t lb were( beginhinilg to brighten forii wife ini poori circciustances,b5 wVith her Iwo chiilbie bnly ia year~i (bll. Minnildtaueoulsly wvitht hisi daith wa x.s the death obf 1)orea's (ialdlon, Plip Cl alodoni's ylung, miuch-hovedi wife. .Hhio lIft a tiny babo onlhy a day old; a little girl - )oreas, they called her, afte,r her miiotheilr. Mr. Cailedoni was nearly crazed withI grief aIt the lbbss of his wife; blut gradb uially lie began to look upon the babe with SimiO inl I rest anld in find( 'omfofbrt in wvatch big itat pret ty ait tempt at playfuilness, for it whis a stronlig, hjealt hiy chihl(, and grew fast. "'hut what was thin hiorror and( aniguiish of the father and the grief alnd consternat In oIf the servatts, whlen one (lay the little (rilb was found enmpty, and1( noi trace of the Iimi bouild lie obtained. The nurse hiad left it (jiietiv sleeping i., i. ,:tj hd a. we searched; in vain offered immense rewa for even the faintest clue; none couldibe ned. It rem ry, a If the nd had lid d owed up, so.stde 1 by e of Oedn disi/ppor .r li he*'v4ome:4 d the 1qving hearts t4....er b*. Mr. edon was n or t e s o m again; grow sileat a d ti +ha Even presou o IS at an munother to che and ort as, asf yooe, tbtigh they etrove to te u ostt chango grieofors+w ifo and od a , set his nd inm*fferent c oanls. 1 "it waa thus that Lena Barrett fdund him on her return front bor-par 1te, wit whom sh9 had beon'living, and she at OCce set about devising means for winning the master of Caledon for a 'second husband. In this she succeeded, for Mr.' Caledon, ugod by his parent., who feared their Son's reason would become impaired by his grief, finally tarried tho boautiful Widow Barrett, and installed her as tho future rnistress of Caledon. "Now, Indeed, was Lenora Caledon tri uinphant; the position she coveted vas hors; she was supremely happy for a season. But there is a croaso in evel"y roselcaf, 'tis said, and Mrs. Caledon found hers to be mo ex ception to the general rule, for she had been married but a short time wheu who should appear but Agnes Armund, who shaply asked to see Mrs. Caledon, and in the interview that followed gavo evidenco of a very correct knowledge of tho where abouts of Doroas Caledon, for whom the sor rowful father was then mourning his life away, praying ever for only one glimpse of baby I)orcas before ho died. "It would havo been naturally supposed that Mrs. Caledon would have caught eager ly at this clue of restoring to her husband what would have boon such a stimulant to his failing sate, the restoration of his be loved child. Uut far from it, indeed, were her intentions, she had no idea of being sec ond to littlo Dorcas in the affections and generosity of the master of Caledon; be sides her Owit children wore just gaining favor with their stelsnther, and there was no doubt if he died without leaving an heir, they would ihterit the t'aledoutn property. ''o the fujillnent of this wish Mrs. Caledon bent all the energies of her strong, passion ate nature. "By skillful bribes she secured the promise of half-crazed Agnes Armunl to keep the knowledge she possessed a secret. She also worked upon the fears of the poor creature, declaring if she wore to reveal the whereabouts of tlie. babe or even rc store it to its father, she would certainly be inprisoned for abduction, and no doubt a long term of penal servit tide would bo her reward. She tot>k care, also, to enlarge upon the debt of revenge that Agnes owed Philip Caledon for the sliglting of tho great love she bore him. ''All these combined sufticed to bewilder and confuse t he already tortured ind, and so with evil teuanity she hugged the pre cious secret to her bosom, and lived on, ever unhappy and wretched, yet bitter and un relenting. t "But in a few years, worn by grief and vain searching for his lost child, Mr. Cale don sank into his grave, and ('aledon Ueights was wit hout a mast er, and 1th old name extinct, except for old Mr. Caledon, whose heart was broken at his son's death, and for whom he had never ceased to mliourn. ''Mrs. ('aledon, though she mourned her husband, it seems was not incolso,lable, as she married again shortly aft er his death. Irma and Irving Barrett, on opening the will of 'lillip Caledon, were found to he his sole heirs with one clause only in the will that was should the lost heir of his estate, his beloved daughter, Dorcis Caledon, ever be discovered, then the estate should be hers with the exception of a legacy to both lrma and her brother. "It was after the death of Plhillip ('aledon that a glimpse of the great, wrong she had commit led to this man began to dawn upon the itind of A gnes A r-mnuind. But ev'en then the di'siiro for r-evenige was too st i'ong to al laM: to make reparat ion. Shie loved to if fthe heiress of Caledon ats a deipe'nd mnonig strangers, to gloat, ov'er tho it that wvhien she should have grown she . nouhd go out itoe *!'i.Li, - y"odi, nd poor,i oprse,haiw e drudge S1saepit iless workhthat had ti-eated Ans)so cruelly. I tie yeairs flew on. Dorecas Calcen wa's st ilt an inmliate of an orplhaSl homtie and Unledon I eight s still was thle ptropertiv of 'the Ihiirrett s. 1t was whieni Doren-:S I':ile'don wans ten years old that A gnes Armnund (cn ei'ived tie idia of binging her to heri right ful homie andf therte have her edlucated and( r-ear-ed as weore the Btariret t child r'en. Per haps it was a dlesire to annomy the iinistriess of Caledon, whitm. she Itmt ed, or' perhlaps a feeling of remorise piomupted tis act. Ulow boit it was done, and I oreas ('aledon be came an i linint e of her righit fil homie. IIow she was treated by the initates of Caledlon 1 caln not justly say,1 but in ait inot indulil gent mannier, I should infer, fi-onm thle fact that at. the age of fifteeni the girl ran away and coutld not be traced or again heard ol', though st rncmiuous effoit s were iado to dis cov'er her whiereabonuts bithI by A gnes Ar muund and Oliver I udvley, a yoiiiig man whoii had alway's felt ai sI long inter-est ini the lit tle wai f who was miiintained at the lleights in so straiigc a manner. IHe had just re tu rued fromli abroi-ad, and deter-mined, as lie had promiised the child, to see after her wel fare; but she, evidently tir-ed of lher dull, unhlaptpy lifi', had fledi just ait the miiet, whien heir presencie was int st, de-sired, and seairch ais they- miighit, no0 ew could ho ob tainied of heri." "HI ere I he lawyver patusedl, aind Mir. Du)idley hianded himii a folded paper. lie openied it and again i-cad on: ''One, t wo years passed, and A gnes Arimuid and Oliver 1 udley weroi' beginning to deslir iof over- tiniin zg i- girl, concluding sho luist have (lied unihieai'd if, whn, what wais Agnes' surpr)iiso mad delight, onie day, while driivinig ini ihe par-k, to suiddeiily mneet the long looked- for one, and nt hisor, wr-eted'( or hiaggaid, ats her feverish fancy had painted her, but, bloomiiing,beaut i fuil and happtly, and1( richly (1ressed andii in comipaniy wit h ladies of unmistukable wealth and high stand ing. Littile moore is ther-e to tell ; you ni-e all faiiar (iwithi the )1 brinig oif thle op~era house. Agnes A rmuninl d ' ver Dudley were pr-eseit anti haul jut, cisicotvere'd t ho per'soin ty si ught whenith a i ilarm of firie wvas given. JBy a niere act-ident they sue ~eeded ini sa1-ing hier li fe ia theiir owin. TI it th~ (end. I Agins .Armid, oin my lyinig betd, have frecely coni fessedi the crimo I commiiit ted1 sevente-n yearils ago, and1 foe sinice. liut wvlimt-jpaa itti ie ini miy po wier I makte. 'Thei r'ight ful hirem'.ss of (Caltedon is, i)orc-as I ,ynni, tbitttedl dahiteri of Mirs. Kenit. H etr tight fut niaime is IDortas (Caltdoni itiid slit iS, tiht only livinigs dosceindant of H aving imadeo this~ rep)aration I r-est cn wvill tol juidge met too harushily, for t ho cimoi -ealed aftei'wardi bty fear, revi-n'go imdiv av 'fThe latwyer paused, laid dotwn tho papler md1( satt downi. A deathly at illniess remnaiined or sever'at innti(Is otveir all.- Hurpris, vondter, hoiro helin-d ivt,riy (one speechbl(5s, 'or a I imo. I hit thle siliin'e wasi bl n byl \lrt-. C layton. a straingte wihil irv c-amou fr'ivi ier lipis; she roseai, ttt-rtd a iiiimienit auth hitn fill forwardit tin litei fat'. All ruivshied o het' assist ncie. Irnt lifte her lim'uothert'isu icatd, her ownm i.Ie whlito iau thle deadit, lint ips drmawin, 1:'ull out ardly slut wais calhni. testot-rativ-s -vter-i apl id, but, it was long )efor'e Mirs. ( lat-n- rega ineid coniSl5 less, andit then shoc was nt, lieurself, but 'aveid wild1ly (of false atteiitts, oif llots tto hiliilip Caludotn, Agnies A i-i lit ato t tiers, itixig upi naiies aiid people ill sI malign ion ulsion.i Mrits. Le'iher-g insislted til lit-i being >ut to bedl aind it pthysil-ut i-nmt, for, wvihe vais at last donoii, thouitgh iiima it Iirist, de lured her mo(t her titust leaveo wilth heri, a~s t was ver-y imtpoatant, they~ sihiould be at It hint ntighit,; btit seceing 'how violeint her ntother wit hectimb- shm n-o..hl -.OisulO Bbo would not Show the e a brought, bup stsrted on fOot isr t - station thotigh it was sn urged. wind blew $ierooly, Mr. re made Jae trust her alone, acogmp lng Mr. Col- has i her 'otestatlons, an rsing the pro board he train and t" aw and oppos- To th gratulato ine, t rovlsious until (l" dor again ove ppress ve of the rights the 1 startling revela at to the railroads. resoli fr red sine die on the to vii wcul $UU'l QAItLINA' O n inquirles as to the Coy Maiden's Resource. il Comtig from all Part. of the Unlon. O b. Inquiries continue to come to the Do- t< partment of Agriculture regarding the rc- n sources of the State. ''he gentleian from 1 Ohio who, soen weeks ago, inquired about a graziwng lands writcs that he will visit South o Carolina in the course of a few months and v examine some of the numerous farins that it have been offered him. lie has made a visit to Teunessee, but returncd home n somewhat disappointed with the result of b his investigations there. lie evidently cx- I pcects to tind better grazing lands in South 0 Carolina, and refers particularly to the coast region of the State. S 'l'he gentleman who inquired about the g growth of iusheR, with a view of estab- '1 lishing a $250,000 factory to manufacture v them into surnmer matting, acknowledges a the receilpt of information sent him; aid d has c'pened correspondence with parties r, who can furnisli the rushes in albundance. n A gent,leman in New York city writes ( for a copy of the )epartment's slceial re port. on the State's exhibit at New Orleans. 'T'he report, he says, contains valuatble in- t: firmiatiou that lie desires to use in his t, studies on natural history. A party in Plhiladelphia desires in forma t tion about the mineral, timber aid :igricul tural resources of the State.--ulumuji, o liily/ Uceord. Mil. lIILAlE IN M%w II1i(. It is interesting to observe thme comments of the leading New York papers upo n Mr. Jnines G. hiimne's recent letter piurporting to be at declination to be the Republicai candidate for President. Thc T'irm'. remarks thant ''if whien the ('hicago coinvetiion adjrnirs Mr'. Blaine shalI disrover that he is its uontinec, noth lig will be easier than for himt to write anither lettcr to Mr. .1ones, or to Mr. t .Jone's successor, txplaining that wlen lie was iii Florence he rea'ly did not under- i sl:uit the wei;ht. and potency and irresisti ble cbareteltr of the popular leianl for .1 Gaiei(h. Illauie.'' ''he (I (111 ex lnresscs it Ielf after this fashlion: "'l'iTis letter has the catr of sinceti ty. It is pliin tlat Mar. hilaiine has m itI' Up hi is miind thmt he cannot be again nomi natcl for IPresident, and tlmnt if nomiinated lie c:inot be e'lectel. 'lhis is the interore tation that will be placed upon the locu nlt:t. II is f'ricn1s, who lave doubted the pal icy of bringing him into the contest again, will gIld ly nccept Iheir release. ''hey will .eek other u Illiiations, auid be fore twenty-fnur hours there will be a gene ral reorganization in the 1{epublican camip. 'Tlie 'r//mnoe1U professes to be Sorry, aind to make kil>lwu i this feeling, says: "We re gret the li-cisinu 1 pr foundty, siHtec we have t bIiceI ':I ih:t. lie wonl 1 ccommand more vtes in thell doubt ful Saites thau any other 1 lepulliaan yet proposed. lnt various c:ndidates, alt excellent men and deserving well of the l;elubih an paurty, are 'actively 1 im the liell, and the next few weeks maty he expeicd to pien it so me unmusually live- t ly politi's . hry iithe best. mian win ' ''lie lIki-uld, whicl has iil was aspire t to lie at1 onice idepiendent and11 sagaciouIs in its5 judgmenitst o loibl111ic meni~, thir- actions t~ 2111l the ell'eet of these upon the :ourJse of 2 11ublit' all'atirs, approves M~t5 1r. I liainte's step asa it'n, gi vinig thei follIowing realsonIs: a conclus. ilt, anlie2 lookil otfrn a ) ; Reu15 ei,inlt (if v'iew, it iiiii-t lit regirdedi 2as I ITe "igir'121 iterSonaiil ittracions11 If a'r. intellee I: his skill ini disI-overing thle numii .1i1w< tilt wVar: I he traiIlilily ol his giniii hlat tha1ii t is 2a h'ath-r ihl was withioiut en o lii-, frutialdships, gr'2atiude ort fear:; his chess 1 lntn inte great gamne oi' whihl lie was 10naster; andt addd t th11Iese' thle elho. jlience of Illr Chr ( and3 th11 Ile keen, pea sistenit buhs inlt 53L uese oif Thuiirlow Weed. ais he(II re ined ini Rep1ublicantt leader-shii II li ki. AIri. 3leGraegioit in thle nove~tl .Whierev'ei lit' 3)w;as thle head of thle talet."' fi heI liihihol ellphia / 'n. *af1flects to believe tha Mr1 N . lhhiinet's forma2l wVithdrawail is fuilly' in kee-pinig with whIat lias' long bn.ni knoiwn to1 lii his priceelinte ill 11he maitter1. litre are its re:,sons: "'Noi (lil famiiliar' with reserved ly txpr'esse I to his frilendls will tbe surpIrised1 itt this uitterancie. It is lyl the (il eleit', lie m;s tel t that it is w,,'as diae to ti' e, 11a11ly tlitd it shld lie adv,ised tof the faIt inl aliantle time toa gover'n itIselfI ateerd liinly hIle lih2iir EtIIII'ntioind h ill passed ft' ln iruled CSe S'imatt' Wedusday b21Iy 1 a1 vo'ite iof 12 811 VlS Ill 47 nayIs. Sert' ortii 11hunpon)1 votdd h>r ii hle Il i and SetIllr I lhiitle'r aigainst1 it. year's the1 fllowI,ingj st11m1 to lie "e'cxpendiedl to seilIre thle blenefit t f t'ommolni schiool ed hentio lo all i hireln ofI 3(chool age, living ill lie Utedota Staltes:' Fir1st year11, $ i000,000; seeoail year' $10, tighithiy 3r, $5,0,000tt. Thae tney' is toi lie iledi amonlilg the sev,erall StaItes and (o Ito be nu121le neodinIlg to thle censuas ofI 1ss) '.di (aftrlwar lit) 18110. '[here are( to Ii 51'painte schlsll for whiletm1111 t'olore1( thib t.i dren-. No Slate tor Territory iS toI receive Is the money13 uraler1 the A ('t ulaihil ils Giovernolr 5( shall1 leave lilied with the secretary of the in. am111unt oft money(3 t'ex'i-ndl <hiriing heI pie ctdimie sc'hooil year11 fir thle slupporit, oft tiom I ; lihe nIluIlher of schloils in oiper-ationt, a1vera2gt'211 alteralcI tof sicholar1s, &'. Nol expeneIId ult tof its own r-eveues iun lie pirt-eeding yeari ftor tile Jliienllan11 lce oft com-i mon1( sthllS. No~ 11art oif the( flund i-s to lie buiihings, but an1 thlitionaill fund( ofi .$',- rj t000,00hit i tol bei allottedt in the first yearu fori -2hi 11) hosiS, eitherii for ('ons1 tuti(on ort rhletng 11)1 inparfel 211 TullllOatd Ilcs not111'P Tlthe-a Iailrom2i Couni5 o av2em a Aa it 1 thel i Georg t-ia li Crow" em- i oi u,liTey hoht Ihh,t li rieonun ldatiens It) Ibe P lhe -salie.fralwopyte m ae a thouh rparte arsnmy e povied or A Letter From Mr. Dai. :KSON, Miss., January 80 -Mr. Davis ritten the following letter: BEAuvoni, Miss., January 24. ' 9 &na(e and 110u8e of RepresEn1taives: NTLEMEN: I am sincerely thankful for onor conferred by your concurrent ition of the 12th instant, inviting me it you during your present session. It 1 give me great pleasure to meet the t yes of the people I have served rittee of -oOvd so much. m response to thesu lo the time I| f the Beaufort Artillry, which of .. ball take such stops as shall seem expedien raise funds for the erection of a suitabl onumnent to the memory of Lleut. Ger ichard H. Anderson, of South Carolina ad that this committee shall invite the c< peration of thu several associations of su: ivors, and of individuals, in this State an i other States." Under this resolution the following con tittee was appointed: Gen. i. 11. Hlu sige, chairman; Col. R. M. Sims, Ma j< N. Thurston, Capt. E. B, White, Cap W. Dawson. Gen. Anderson was buried at Beaufor outh Carolina, where he died, and hi rave is marked by a plain head-board 'here is no other visible memorial of hir ho rendered so heroic service to his Stal ad the Southern Confederacy, and wh eservedly held an exalted position in th agard and con tidence of the troops he con tandcd and of his illustrious comunander en. H. E. Lee. Gen. Anderson first commanded a hr ade of Soul h1 Carolinians. ' In his livisio i the Army of Northern Virginia, wer oops from Georgia, Virginia, F'lorid lississippi and Alabama. At ditl'eret mues, ie comm anded troops from ever outhern States. Everywhere, and on it ecasions, he provcd the litness of the nan y which Ie was best known, that U 'Fighting DItck Anderson." The committee feel that it would be in eccessary, and perhaps unbecoming, t r large upon the reasons why the last res tg place of (len. An"rson should I rkel by a mortunuental shaft whieb, i s length and simplicity. shall fitly symib 'e the character of the dead sohlier, :u( t the same time, shall bear witness to ti )ving remembrance of his comrades i r1ms. It is proper to say, however, tl: here is no desire to incur aty considerlb xpense, or to go beyond the honds of wh: i proper as a mark of the ailectioin of hi otrades and of his own mdispute d wort I It is lesirable ihat the mlonltent sht >e crceted Wit hout delay, taul it is urge( herefore, that suhscriptions to the moni wint fund be forwarded at once to Ca t. I V. )awson, Treasurer, Ch:urleston, S. ( t is proposed to close the list at the ci < tpril next. Newspapers which ppriove of the oljpa or which the committee was appointed 0 cc<uested to give this circular such pul icily as tley dlcem appropriate. H. M. Si ms, E. . i unsroN, E. H. V irr.:, F. V. 1),iwsox, B. II. IltarT..i m:n, Chairtan. The press (If the Southern States are ia ited to (direct the attention of their rea<c rs to the circular of tie Anlderson Menat ul ('ommitittec, and the diliernt orgn:uiz: ous of Ex-Contederates are eualest ly ri uested to giye the c ircular their acarly ani :voralIe considerationt. The ima:rl Was asledl to comtposc a lit 11 OdIe upaon his chilh(I. d, and Ihis is wih ie proclu ed: "llow dear to lay heart bet s school 1 atl t'1i11(<l, :and ihiw 1 re n m ,er diist:unt and dimt, thtt rtsd-hend<li ill an be pin thart 1 becndc<d, and c:urefiilly.m o lie ben:ch undtier him i. And haow I reen: bie surprise of thle ma:ster, w~heat Ba i gav' yell anid spranig uap from the pint, so1 bia tat his bl let hei a sah aup thle phiisti hove, and the scholars all Iset up ai dii 'hat act iv~e hoy JUlly, thait hi h~l lea pinl Forc the blood, use U. B. I. For scrofuha, uae B. JI. 1B. F"or catairrh, us~e J.1 I. II. For rheumatism, use II. I . 1 I. For kidney troubles, use B. H. i For skini diseases, use B. 1. ] . FoIr erup~ tins, use H. I. 1U. Fo r all blood oisonsiMll, use 11. B. IU. Ask your neighbor whol has u.'wd I . B. of its mer ts. ( et onr' book fre lled with certificates of wondelrfuli citres A COMhl>ANY HfAS BEEN fl )W\hEj iait are niow (lpetating thes:e wvorke 11anuf actuin mg the~ Celebra:tci TO)ZElC 'ATJENT' A MIRICUJJ'PtURAL AN I TJATiIONAlY~ A E NIES, nIoted ft tcir great dur tability, si11m11licity an sInomy im fuel. Excellent woIrkmaunship aind design Return Tlubulor floilers a specitht Iso Haw Mill Shaftiag and boxer lost conivenient shop in the State fo avmg yonr repairs done. All work garanlteed. Fouandry wor] i ron and( Urass. Writo uts for estimuates. W. P.* LESTER I, Suiperin tendient. TIIORNW ELL4 MeMAST1ER, Bhusintess Manager. The current session (of this I nstituat< osos January 21st, 1888, wheni tht pring Session beginus, which enids d,Ji h, 1888. Tihte present sessionis 15ott of the mios cosporouis inl the history (If the Inasti to. T1here is room for (only aL few mor >ardinlg puapils. 'ITh heaulth (If thl hool, the aIccommlodaLtions4 of its Iboard1 g depailrtmenat, and1( the efieiency of it rps oIf teachters are unlsutrpIassed iany here in thm Sou1th. Th'le first of Janiuar', a v'ery convenient rame for entering, ipils are charged only fromi datto ol traineo. R1ev. NWr. R. AT1k I NSON, Charlotte, N. C. Picpl 'ITTSI~~ OARMINATrIV E! FOlt iIFANTS ANE) An insatant relief for colic of infants. ires J)ysentery, Diarrh<oa, Cholera fantumi or any dliseases of the fsAttomeb d1 hIowels. M!akes the critical period Teething safo and1 easy. Is a saife and 35asanut toic. Folr sale by all dIruggista, d for wholesale biy HIOWAIW, Wxraa Co., Augusta, (Ga, HOWs CASE._waLLCASES. SKS, OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. Expoaneed and , brsoianr an lsureons. HRONIC DISEASES A SPEOIA.TV. ente treated hero or at their homes. y treated at hou o, through correspondenoo, t su cessfully as if hero in person. Como iwd seo u1s, or sBnd tett oents in stamp. for o u " Invalids' Guido-Book," which gives all partlo. * ulatr*. Address: vo1y.)'H I)IsHENsAIty MxD. CA. AssouIATLoN, 663 Main t., iutfalo, N.Y. Oll1SOlTj For " worn-ouit," " rutn-dlown," debilltated( school teatchery, Inilliners, seanistresses, house keepers, ntd overworkt<l wotncn generall )r. l'icrce' 1'avoritn I'reciptiont is the best s of all rt ort.t ive toi s. It is not a "Cure-all.'" but a<dtirably fulills a slng;cetess of purpose, ' bliing a nitost potcnt tiecifie for nll thoso C Chronic WYeakniessts i<iui i)lsases peculiar to e WOilen. ''Te trettti(n of inlfly thousl adtts o of suo eule u, at the Int alis' I[otel and Surg. i("al IntstIt tittoh lu ')rd afotl a Jargo cxp)erkiCO C in adapitig rieCitdies for their cure, anid Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is tho result of this vast ex perIence. For i- iriternal Co11gestiou, ii iniflatiolGi and ulceration, it is at siecifilC. It is at pOWerrl1 int"ral, a*s W(eit 1s t rie, tonic C anid nervine, tin<l lin arto \ iiror anil strength t, to th witole shytetm. it. ('uris weakness of t stomach, inclunlton, 1l10at ng, weak back. neruts prn5s ration), cxbanlt istion, (e.bilit y tnd .' shleeph:,sltsns, it Cit her 'X. 1'vo rite 'rescrip 11 tion ils sold i <1rigaist i tutnler our posittUt c guaranttcc. Seu Wa;tll:r lrututi bottle. r PRICE $1.00, re),t i,s.Oo. Send 10 cents in stamip fi 1i. l'icrre's lar"ge Treatiso ou I)iscases iif' Wuntctn S10 page. ( patper-covcrc<l). A(ldtI' . W\oti 1.1) s 1)ulM'F.N". SAY MElt'A tI A:OoCiAIoN, 03 Muin Street, I3uftalo, N. Y. LITTLE p? leasan LIVER e o eegg,PILL ,. ANTI-U3ILIOU;S and CATUIARTW, SICK HDDACE, ii Riliotts Iheadnehte, D llizzitaos, ('orastia (lin, Iii g1re tio l, .' 1 1ttd(1lliiousAtinck'., f " t)olutlyI (urel l 1)y D)r. > ieret)5 P'lea:a5att 'l rgn live Pcllets. "5 touets a ".ial, by I )ruit. 'lt PRiV. TAT E LVAR{DING.w ON TilE FI ST OF OCTOBER, tho undersignled opened a ['JIS'' CLASS bOAU1)ING IIUOSE in Charleston, for the accommodation of both Transient and Permanent Boarders. The liuilding, located on the northeast corner of Wentworth and Globo streets, is conveniently near the business portion of King street, yet free from the noise of the thoroughfares. It is within easy reach from the Academy of Music and . from Churches of all the dillerent (10 1 nomninations. n The house has been thoroughly re paired, and fitted up in good style with sl new furniture and lixtures. n 'rms reasonable. Il F~or further in formation adldre1s e- Mus E. E. HIASELL, or M\ims S3. S. El DWARDS, r' LIf Charleston, S. C. 1. W E DO WE A R THE N. Y. STANDARD $3.00 CUSTO PANTS lin it i i 4ehr. )e hn in 4pio, t m keou rIdsl a3( f1, as w.114n. ii.. th.-ap. \v ,o -nn no- 1 th a f the intes 4a4.4 44uaa E tt.r It1h r srn F I EC 'E', s M f af~e l It all r .inn e ihi 44'"e . 'I htco,ns r, n ti .. t ; 1 -' a*t'n L'i . (44 h . Ina rOll - we4, ar 4,1 .ah 4 teenir, po el 1 4 f 144 ni 4a naa l that h1d4 rI ath iesour dea d, 'rI, wesne -, I il y no 43et4h4 iew e 4 e 1,1:4-1. *4 - I < enthhoks Ty t b ait . n nua t411 f 'It P(acova,,. Y City, ear Una,,Sionm Sq.1 4*E4 t. ovli i..4 N D '...~.r,1411 H D414 3et"aI4 ~'l44. 4I ,aJaau, paEaallBE}. ryliaalaal,TH .,.4 N.Y ARMDAR/iD SHANTL CO.0 UlErA FEAONTS, HOR ON1RMN SEND F OFR RlOCK TO MTHERS Gilde r's Liver Th juily IV chI bra4ted I 0 UT ) I.'I 1:11N VEI'ABIl i'l la having been 11sed4 as a hotusehbohl ren4ieduy for1 til'he pst hatlf Stalt's, for the cairet oif I >v4pjsia, I ih iouisness, An1ailaria and4( all disease of tile WONDERFUL1jj CURIES, gined)(41Il the ii )l'upreac ove a'' '' ll ot ier i~LLfS (11 n (i th 4 marlLIt. Ae f oai p,i( ui youk wvil jomn thle cry faor "Oiil)IU1'8 i'IILS" with the ten3 muillion peop1Ile of the United Stattes who aro) now uinig If your merebanit hase not got them, scud 25 cents in stamps to G. BARRET T & CO4, AtJ1USmw, CA.e