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AN ACTOu'S STORY.1 IMutM i v JOHN COLELMAN. CHAPTER VIII PAHTI.WO Of OVKVTtm AND PVI.ADBH. , Curly** recovery now w<t*a ?uero ques tion of iiui\ O to day Dr. Dlxou sail to > ^Mrnywii. "I think your frlen i may leave the hos pital in a week or *0, but you thus! bj very careful - with him. Above alt things kaop him from drink. I fear he has a tpui*ncy - that way, and any outburst of that descrip tion nifty prove fat-il;. certainly to li s reason, probably to hh Ufo,' K>ep him from it, tor tiod'4 sake!" > "With Hod's help m do my bosi," said 0 At tbe end of the week he took hi* poor frland to hia lolgingo. and tended him u U, indaed. he had bp en the Utile hrotbor be hail lost so Ions ago. As for Curly, be aroom* -panlo l Willie dally to rehearsal, went with Mm at nigot to the theatre, assisted him te ? - .' ? ' ? , . .. drew, followQd him 4a the wing*, trot tad about a ft.?r him like a doc, Jt was qui to beautiful to noto tbe davotion of these tuaa to ?aeb other?more boautiful and mofa touching even (baa tbe lova of woman. ? Warned by former ejeparience, Jamleeoo was careful, nor or again to refer td Flora, swd Curly never oven mentioned her nam* ao henoefortb tbe subjoct was tabooed be tween thorn. Ai to wbat passed through <fUtwtured brain and wounded Mart none tywv but Ool and hlnuolf. Let us hope that Ood helped him to Lear hii burden. JUr. Pisou was unremitting in his atten tion*, but b* was stern in his discipline and wouldn't permit his patient any stimulant Jjovond a pint of clarot and two or threo whiffs of tobacco daily. Of oourse IVilUe had to fail into tho asms regimen to set a good oiamplo. Curly had never smoked before, and the nicotine weal soothed him awndlngly. At drat he dreaded the Ida* ? of acting again, but as ha oontlnued to gain IteaKli and strength a desire grew upon him .J Jo play far Willie's "benefit" He kept tbe Ji.'?otioa to himself for some time; at last bo courage an l ankod Olson if ha thought be might venture to fro/^w||fa was eanctlv the healthful stimutont that tbe doctor da ?trad, and bo at ouca gavo por mission. <5urlr ran ovar the siatje, a boy oooe mora, caught Willie by Loth hand* and buggoi HJ$: Wm, ha ha asctaimal jonr baaaBtTTrlaaso msy-J^jjay soma little part?something like Cbarlua. hJi friend f " jny brOlbur. WrtMi <lo tho 'Sehoul for Hcan dal,' eh, ifortorf Do >oii think it will Im too much for hlfti.1" V.' "Douce a bit," replied Dlx n. From this moment Cilrly aot tetter and batter. At length tho night of tho bsnefit arrived 6 Wl life's own abundant popularity, tha jromantlo Interovt surrounding Curly's .first larancsu and the knownattochmo:?t of tlie yojpg fallows for eafch other combined lake tbe night tho oveut oT.tho saalson. .... hou*j wtu full to overflowing, the musicians werscrowdel oat by tbe pittlt?s, tho overturn wan played on tha stags. After the first act tbe poor orchestra wo? --ttially sjut up to tha "flloa" Then the ig peopto ware driven l?hia|< the aoeues ?A there tbdy stood on the wings In sight I audlonoc. i; At iongtfi, in the h|WJ , tho stiige Itself was more tbaj* half led, a? in tlia old Eliwbetbaa Umo^with' bf tho placo, nnd when tha ta* was -i,.b?d ItHhttboa?? for tt? ?o?tumas it bly-lndeji.tbe cornely nl 0))gratu r% many ifl^kiinl rtt WmMI AOL? ?? rhiolpttl tri Jamie*on, and the ?tood At the foot the eite now ocou rr.r&'trfrr; & Tha gnlok ?y? Of the pompous ?t _ ?????i |)KJa you to i ? The youngtnnn tookod a little 1 Mf* - ' but wisely re <*n4? ?$???*? the at*** >; He found L JiilNMlildtt WM?bla ?W ?ttrrounded by the prompter, the cell i. ttV'ftfetru w?Ua? ?potted4 him out, however, la a'mo r??ui- ?1U..tr.ngj?" did not ^prS3?l'd >h*t. Ho rim, bow fend extending two Ah' iwrnm tbey heerd thetoaod nothing green ln U, exoept oceeeionelir I K kbotli *W?nt? g?ntteni?pf end t?uO* twelve im ttraSHPs merely eeldt "Lillet end gentletrffc per ...-at ?- * |rodtto#alentleman who tie?Mr. Jemleeon, from the )? Dundee." Rrery ofle bowed raoTe eoltlly then the new /t Cfcptei? ^Hmd, end left . to hank* hie trey Mbtit ho oould. tntvtbe greenroom wm notdlapo.ed ter him g oordtel welcome. Tbeetrea i very oonearveHre inatlttttlona, end the tm dremetlque regarded the atmnger ea interloper, end a pouihle treepeaeer on wee ? deed allonee, At leet o?ie 1? ssssuna asjM'ix ?on through hi* ejaglaee, raperotltonaly re Met hemj There 1* endh n gfleoe come where. I bellero it ie dn votei en tirely to the maamfectur* of mermalede." "*<* enthwjy," replied tfUhe. 'They ifi ?* wannfeoture men there ooogatonelly." whloh fouowed Mteeit mm i prat aho* hndatruek uome. aLA - ?-* ? - HHPME55S25d Inea "tot hint *en>b#rtpf he WM Mmodeet end I be pwgnaoloua WW i, bftgnn tothew, be and fl.mllyr received ere*/ night he vfalN?4 tkt aKil fcrtwortxrn for a week or tan day?, U?t M aign jf lit* tuune appeared in any of fba co.it i. At lout, up went "Too Miller tad HI* Men," ui be (mod^butU down Jet Grindoff. Tuea Muter W1I1I4 dii a, vary rude thing. "Before all brae!" be s*ua*had thipaneof glats In tie oast mm, took oat tbo cu<tof "Tbe Miller and HI* Men.1' tore li la pliws l>ut lb la the Ore, and stirred it up with thj poker. i > imaglu) if yuu caa tfae cuniteroatlou of tba court at Be Petersburg upon beholding - ivau Ivuuovltecb, euslgu in the Imperial Guard, walking luto tbo awful presence of tbe autocrat of all the Russia*, and wiring up, under bis very noee, tbo last imperial , uk im>. Then you may form wmo (aiui j of tho Edinburgh greemooa at tbuactof unparalleled. audacity. At this moment the ? ?tuue manager entered to put up th > call for Vho tob?arsei of uThe Miller aud Ilia M >u" ou tbe follotviug day. Tbe galiuut Captain '? tiu ai much astonished as the jrost when Jamloaon .-aid, very quietly-. "You can sp ire y*>ur*e!f tbe trouble of putting up that call, Captaiu; i shall not be hero Make I my complimunts to >1?and say I don't I play GnudotTri or mulodramatic ruittans of that description. Lt was distinctly uuder I stood that ( was to opon iu flamlot, and I open In that pai l and no otbor. If I don't I boar fiotn yon beioro 1J o'clock tomorrow I morniug I'm iiff to f<ondon by the mall. I (Jood.e veiling, sir; good e veiling, Indie* and I gentlemun." The moment ho left tb<j room I tbe placo ?v?_s all nlivo with eagerness and I eXpOCtntlOII i Old hi? ? ruled liispeoplo with n rod of I iron, 'Ibe means of communication with I England wore so few, an I tbo Jturueys mo I expensive, that t&o majority of the uonit I paity bad to grin and bear the managerial I caprice, however unjust it might be. No I one ns yet hail I'm pluck to "Iwll the cat," I bunco n.vo)*yWly rojpird-jd Wi.l.e the I champion iho coni|K?iiy. ' Ibestagu mutineer pu)l<*J his white mum | tachn. | "H'ml Mutiny 1" ltegrowlol; "but 1 like I tba lad's spirit, and bt-god, tin old loggar j shall have it boll" -Hosaying lie mate bis I war to tho managerial sanctum, whoro he I gave Willie's rncasugo to tlio autocrat, wltb I varlom verbal einbelUibiuin<s. J Old M mer.dy scratched Id* ear with J bis pen, and ?ald, "Diwr in? I d-:ar mo I a re I markablo youug muul Do you think he I moans it#" I "I don't think anything about it, sir, I'm I quite sure of it." I "Dear me, dear iruv What time docs the I. mail go tomorrow!" j ?*Twelvo o'clock." 1 "Well, well; come to mo iu thn morulug 1 at 11. Meanwhile,-l'li aloop on it." I Next day, at ll;8i), Juin>son wan ut tbo j coach ofllowlih bla bag^iuci. I Io waited I until 11 :JX>, then bo Lucked for f^o.idou und I paid Ilia imo. J Twelve o'd.jckcainn. Ho to.ik I.In mat on I tbo box I/Mid* tlio driver, tlio gum ?l blow I be born, tho driver fliurishu I hi. whip. mid rweenbout to* atarty when lol "down l.-iih I Myalls ranio tliu Captain, pufflu; und IiIo a 1 fug like n grump'i* Waving his hm and I bs handkerchief he called out. "Rtopl atopP* I 'ibt* driver pullo.t tip, exclaiming: j "What's thi row nowf" ; "IJotlilng," pasjwxl the Captain; "but I you, airl Mr. Juni.c.iuu, coniu duwu,?l want I yirtit" / I "Too late. Captain," replied WiWie. I "Driee on; cotchy. 1 ' | "But 1 toll you it's nil 'right!" voarod the r Captain. I ' "llaiulot or nothincr," aald Jnmlo-on. I "Obi Uamlnt, Olbodo, Mm lwth?the I whole lot o( thorn; onlv, ctme down." "OA your bonor, tlrl1' "On my Imnor as a gentleman!" I "AU right!" and Wllllo sprang down like I. "a 2-yoar-ol<t" 0e)siug his Carpot-tkig, h? I spun ovor a ball crown (almost the iiwt he ]. nkd loft) to tbe guard, and returned tri? I umpbantiy to the theatre,.where the boya I atruck tip "8ee tho . Conquering Horo \ Coinos," to the intense anno/aitoe of old Mr ?<"'!> ,? who could a't avoid honriig' thin i ottlbun* of musical mutiny. *ing Mouday Jmnioson opoied and s^aj rocalvfld with vjry a crowded hnu?e. A !*>ot so ebonp itJ<% w#i"d na ha tfdi<? ,,jput wii, . i A glimpse If her pale fao?i re\ bo ^coguiaed the mystorld obny cbnlsoat Abenlofn. J n -tlie stage his quick eye detecio I a which wns attached by a place'or rib : i>on. On on* side tho\e word* were written th a boll, bhi fomtnlno hhuds '"Yop Itil.r ' ?ne otum s()puM I ever boel a friend, .1 might rely on yon. I neod one now.* On tlio other ildo wo$ engrave 1: ' uM?a? Floha JMA?AL4,isT*n, Athol Hou-jo. ' Below wap wrlttani ( , "At home tc-morrow flrom Id to 6." CHAPTER X. ? ? AJTHOt KOUSB. Tho morrow's poet brought Jamtosou u let**r from Curjr', describing his imjros slons of London, of the thoatro, tho com pany, otc, I'll a gonoral tono vran elitt:> t\n I confUont, and be woutU op by st?tlng that h(a debut was fiml.for the following Mon day, and that he was to open aa Dorlcourt. ' At noon Jamlesoa prcsontodUiimself at Athol bouw?ono of thoel wondorful aid plftOMi twelvo or fourteen stories biff'), tJ?a like of which is to bo noon no where bui in "Auld Roekie.'V Its historical tnomoriji went back 1.don't kndw how long; bui tho viry room luto wljlcb be was now shown had ono? boon inhabited by the Regent Mur * ray,' after ward by ClAverhou?o,. ani the . "great mar qui* himself." It waa now in *onil-<Jnrkne?~tbe* blinda wero All down. 'J im atnvospher* waa'*01 gloomy aad doproesliig (bathe couldn't boar it, to ho pulloJup th-3 curtains and let in f the blessod sutiKhla*. Looking/through the window he contemplated the wonderful pto turo before him. Tho vulluy smiling at hla, i feet< where now the railway runs; to h'-e (?ft th9 owth and the Castle gnr.leiutto hit right Hoi r rood and Artlinr's aonf. ?tool the Oalton hill; a llttlo to the left of i that lay Leltb, with the blue flrtb be.'ond; f right in froiit ot him PriboaV afreet and i Newlbwa > ... ??>?: v., P* The Abbottiford monument, which Bad only recontly sprang into existettoo. stood forth oonaplonous at it glittered in tho Bun light It waa a glorlona panorama. TUro la ao dtjr in the world more beautiful thnn botoale Bdlnburjtht but hehal had ampin time to explore and admire Its boaptlw during the last fortnight, eo presently ha turned away to look at tbe room. Rnre books lay on the table, a few1 oboioo pir turoa ware on. the wall*, obj*oU ot art wi n soal* terad about In every direotlon. To liia left, catching the light from the opposite window, stood a painters easel, supporting a picture oorrered hy an Indian shnwl. On two or three stools were palettes, colors, brushoa and other Implnmonta of tbt studio. ,111a curiosity waa excited by the covered pic ture, eo he stepped forward and removal the shawL It dropped from his hands as be axelalnte?, "Curly r The painting wna not quite flnt?hed, bnt the r<?aembiati?a * as eo Hfeli?e you almost expected to se> p^or Donald start from the canvaa?to haor blM speak 1 While Wjllleetood lost iu contem plation a toft, low voloa murmured, m If In ireepwwe *0 bis utttpOkeft thoughts, "00%. ?ldering that it is only painted from meri Jty. I* la not a bad ikeeW*% 14 It, Mr. Jnmleaour "H i* not a bod We mm, U tt, Mr. Jam*?? , , ?' ?/; \j : Turntlltf found, h? MWlkhk n* bowftd ?Dd, <J#*t*rou*hr ?yol?Hnn h?r pfoff?r?cl h*nd, ooldly r?f?lM? "Ycm W^b<vl (OM WHS tuftdtua, ?m<t I ?m I ltoece wwafim Yon fie they MlW; dar lb# ihMtow of a jmhunderftAixling* and &*Ub<urot tb.'iufcnew exai&r bow to begin. Bhe, of coorse. <S??tx??d b*m4f one time ebe ha J rnado upb?r mind t bat ?be Mv?r ^oulnever nwU, forgive Curly. Bat after all ate was a women. She was aloof in'the world now, for bortatber had hum dmd tcs some mon'hi 8bo did not eron affect to bewail bim, thoeth in defer enoo to the prejudice of society sha wore | mouraiug. 8h? wan now fro# to think and act for herself. If Curly oouid uuly explain I ho if ' '1 Of all bcr hoped and fears. of tbo terriblo trial through which sbo and her lover bad passed. Willi? knew nothing. Ho only knew that hit frvend had beei c."u?lly wronged, and then, a* be Imagined, treacherously abandoned by thi woman ho loved. On tbo other hand, it must bo roni.'iubjred ihat It wa? she who bad rncst roaron to think ber self dew r ted an ) betray? I. Besides, "ha waft hi total Iguoranco of what had occurred to Curly, cr indeel what bad become of him gifioo tboir parting. She bad aeon Willie'* name aunouuoed at tha theatre, and she felt convinced tbat if any man know Curly'a whereabouts Wdlio Jamie-son was that man. Sbo romomlered, too, tho promise of tho latter on tho night of tho elopemeat. Henco it oocurrod to her as an inspiration to invite him to como anl 839 her He hod accopted her lnvitntlon, certainly, hut ho might ap parently as well have been ii> Abordeon, so coll and distant did bo soom ??-? "Mr. Janne'on," sbo >aid, uyou once told mo that should I need a friend, 1 might rely on you." "I did, but manv things havo happened alnce tbht night. You wero then about to becomo tho wife of the man whom you have sinco so cru?lly abandoned." "Stop, sir," site said, "one moment," anl she wont rapidly to an escritoire ?t tho other sido of tho room, and taking out tha fatal papor with Curly'* signatures sbo con tinued, "before you speak 'furthor, perhaps you had bettor road thij." Jaroleson read it, 'lhon ho exclalmcd; "My God t Wbatdoes it all mean!" '?That is the question 1 ask myself?by day, on my bendod knees, by night, on my sleepless pillow?but a iswor never oomoa 1 thought possibly you mlj;ht hwo beou ablo to explain." "I know Lore, Min MacAllistor, than you I know yourself. After you left Aberdeen i together, 1 never evon board from him, until the day after 1 last saw you. Tho next morning brought mo a mo^aago from him. An hour later, I wai on my way to Dundoo, where I found him in tho infirmary ?how, I havo not the heart to toll you," and be broko down utterly. it was astonishing how calm aho remalnod till ho bad recovorsd himself. Then ho re sumed oud toll her evenrthing which the reader knows already. Ic was her turn then. Sbo v. opt one moment and chafod the next, with clluchol hands anl set teeth - she strodo to aud fro, at tilio exclaimed: * "Tho vlllalnl tho cowardly, dastardly villain. Oh! that I woro a marl for your take. Daniel Deompstorl" "Don't ycu wt Bto your breath on that geutlemnn?!oavo bim to met" said Jamie son. jJHow, If you pl^aso, Miw MacAllister, ?yro frionds bonceforth, so givo mo your wwri." She exteudod it frankly end he rkbaod It rovorently. "Binco the time I told you of," ho contin ued; "your name has never paos^d between us, but. I know the poor follow love* you still, donrjrfhan life" "If ho love J mo, could he?oould ho havo i done this ahamiful tUihgf Aud to call God to witness it, tool Oal tho coward 1 the coward^ > "We most take human nature as we And it Ood help bim, if he is a coward, and God holp me, for loan love bim none the leas. Do you love him loss than I do!" "I did lovo bim ouoo, niorj than all the world, tut, oh 1 Mr. Jamlesou," she oxr: claimed, "the MacAHUters have held tbolr own In flcod and field sinoo Scotland was a' nation. And a coward I Oh I 1 can't bear It.*' And sbo cast boraolf on the conch, and wept bitterly. Thou she got up and pointed to the pictui-e. ?'Look''there," she said, "does that look 1 like a oower.if' "No," Willie replied, "and I doa't be lieve be ii a oownrd, but tlmo nrj momoma when tho bravest man Icbjj hoarfe, , Tell me ritTtr^f ria?wot^63al?p?? f VT"i^,'B^ ? (Tof; feaaeiaWBPP^TPti see-, they would have nlain^teitHri and tbeu, had be not _ of Woaknosa he yielded to their tttfatnc threats." " "H<r cu^ht net to have yielded?death, anything bub disuonor. J would b*ye avongod him first, and bewail >4 hUn It was Willie's turn to wait now. Whan she had tokened down a httlo he showo i her a letter ho had received that morning. At the very eight of the well-known band her heart laapel with Joy ( ho wa% olive?!;? etill loved bor?all was forgotten, forgivon. Jamleson aeked her per mi"'ion to write to Cutly to oxplain that" ho had seon hor, but she beggod him to leave her to tnko hor own oourso, which she did, with rosults to bo hereafter BtatoJ. (CHAPTER XI. TUB FATAL ANNIVKIWARY. Meanwhile ikurly was busy with his re hear-mln In town. At length cnmo tbo night of bis debut*. AH through tho oarly portion of the play ho Impressed tho i.ucilenco most favorably, and oacb fmcojollng i.ct pcfriflrmod the itnproasion. Tuo minuet in the maiqilerado scene woe danoed by hltu with audi iiupplo olnganoo that ho oompletfed his conquest r>t the capricious public. The ?adies woio in rapturos with the nev come dian, and ovon thetaen wore unwillingly moved to admiration. The debutant'* buo-, 1 oem wa? aacured?a brilliant future lay be | fore him. r When he roUirued to frls room to make hia change (or tlie last act a large parcel lay Upon bis drawing table. Be motioned th? ditfWer to unpack It. Whan be hadftnlshed oh?ji<?Jng he looked at the content* of the pan>jl. ? There was a quantity of iresb flower*, and a letter directed In the hand 1>? knew so well His boa it stood still for a *-'>.nont; then be took courage. Thore ^ould bo a feW;kind words, perhaps; some ?thing to give him a heart Of grace, lie toie open the enrol ops, and stootf tor a moment like a man tram for mod to atone. Trayed in oharacters of fire be aaw the fatal words* "These presents aro to attest, that Flora MaoAlllster U not my wlf<*{ and X call God to witness that neither now nor hereafter will 1 eeek to become her husband. "Donald Cam mux. ?Dudhope Ferry, May 1?, 18~w" Good Oodl It waa May lHh that very day. Yo\ twelve months to a day, almost to an hour; and now this aoourfted thing bad WM# to remind him of his hnmlllatlon, his dAgmdatton. and of the ruffianly outrage of whloh he had been the viottml ' Grlaf. shamo. rftge, despair filled hiq heart and fired his brain, and with a wild cry the un fortunate man felt senseless to the ground. A* that moment the manager, who had come round to congratulate him, entered hi* dreusing room. Mr. O - ? ? took stock of tbo situation at once. "Quick! to my room; bring a bottle of whisky?sharp's the wordl" Mn he to the drdi?r. Sharp was the word, and in a minute the dreSeer was back with the whisky. The manager in the interim had unloosed Curly*s eraflt and bathed bis forehand with ean de oologno. Then be administered a glass or two of neat whisky; the effect waa as In stantaneous as remarkable. Ourly palled himself together, said something about be ing overcome with heat and excitement, ptoked up the letter, put it into his pocket, aooeptod the manager's congratulations, ar ranged a boutopnlere from the flowers for his lkst scene, slipped on his dressing gown, thought he would have another glati of whisky, and rushed on the stage. It will be remembered that this is the sit uation In which ttorloourt pretends to go mad. Br this time Ourly had got the audi ence in tho bhll of his hand, and could do hist what he liked with them. Round fol lowed round of applause, roar followed roar of laughter, and Ourly laughed, too?In deed. he laughed louder than anv one. Evi dently he was enjoying the performance quite as much as the spectators. When the scone was over ha returned to his dressing room, slipped on bis coat* "allnped into" tho whisky, and finished the bottle. r>ecldodly to was enjoying himself. Yeel be was having a line high old time of it I 77i?f unfortunate man/tU umdMt, Back ho went to. tho prompt ontraacs? ho had tlel * handkjrouief grotos<juoly over his bead?and o? ho cam* for hit last toad Bccnn. Ho laugb>l louder than ever?the audlenoe laughed, the actors laughe-J, everybody laugh ?<i?-n >vor had a mad so^ne been acted so naturally bofore; Tho homa was In convuhlans??o *b? Curly. ^ He had just announce! bis intention of . Munching oq a steak of broUol btppcpotaiaus beforo bo wont bi) a voyago pi discovery to the moon," wh?n all at one* be appeared to change his mini on the subject. B anding still, ue glarod intc tho stage box lb his right. ?It wai empty?quite empty. Tb;?re was no mistake about that. But Doric juri eoomod to bo under tha Impression that some one was there, for he bjgun to apo*trophi?e on imaginary object "It wasn't my fault* darlinjc," ha ex o'.aim&l. "You know I would havo dloJ for your snk^.; but I bad no weapon. *lf 1 ball If I hail! Don't loo* at mo lifc* that, dear I Se.\ sjoI tUo coach Is at.tbo door; they're oouiing to ta'^e y-u away, but tbay," sha'n't, lak>your ha ul; from h^r, our?s' youi?take your haudi from hert Nay, then ?" And with' a wild, piercin; scream that raug tbroujh every corridor and every avenue in tho building tbo povr wretch loapoi into tho empty box, u raving madman I What signifies tho play or the audlonod now! . } v>' ? Whon Tsixgxly casta her sad and solentti Bhadow over tin soofte?wliou tho poUouod bowl overflows and tho keea dagger ii up lifted to strikoth* fatal blow?Tomfool lays aside his cap and bells, aqd the grocelcej h visa to?, Faroe and Comedy, retire, and hido their diniinishad boa It. Bo drop, the cur* tatn, Mr. B:ago Manager, put out the lights, and solid for the doctor! CHAP1ER XH , < drr tab scbnt. It eobappcnad in tlio nigbt c." Curly'* dobut t..at tliore was produced at Covont Garden thoatro a itfw sonsatlonal drama, with a real \Tatorfull, real elopbauU, aurl roal horso*. At tbo llaymarkot thsre wai * new con^ ?Jy, and *1 at that timo critic.) woro scarej and pennjr papora woro not la bo'.ng, tin mere dobut of a provincial oomeiian la' an old comedy eicaped iio'Joj, and 'therefore tbpro was no public msatloa of tha uceno recoid^ l in th? last chapter. .< ?' It rou ains to be explainad why Flora asnt tbo popor wbich had such disastrous result* Poor g^riI Who had nnnut it for A POBCO oFirlag, telievlnj in her lumosfc heart that r*nn1if WA.fl) 1 AA/ilrtf. If. no 'a MaTa'A'^\ L* Curly wcull acoapt lb as a ro'.oxso' fron t promiso which she fel* convinool had been as infamously oxtorted Ms It bad been un w.llingly given. She thnel tb? arrival of tbo parcol to take placa on tyho occasion of his opouin* in town, hoping, in the inoo alg oenc* of her heart, to lend additional elg nifloauco te this token of her forgivenw? bht- ordered all tbo Loudon gfc >er< expect ing to soe soma notiw of h>r lovor'4 first appoarance. Thoro was nob * lino, She showed tbo papors to Jamtejon. - Uq disappointed as berso'f. ,v Dtssppolptuultt i when tiioy found altogether ? from .f ? this tiiuo the eisctriov ouoj. Day sucaecdad day, yet th mm pair. All at onte"it*oconrred* tc'bTtft to ate direct to fcbe managor of Dru. v tana, frl* post in those d ayTSftk a long tiineK twesn London and H Iinburgh, and a fort night or more elapsel before be received a -reply. It was aympathotlo bat brier, and related in as few; words as possible thotra.jio Jtory told in the last chapter. It appear* that tbers were two or thr<* eminont modioli, mei iu the theatre, wjio oam.o i*>hiul Uie sceuWeni bold a hurried oountltatlon. Thoro was no doubt sis td Curly's condition. If. wee daugoron* to binuolc and other* for him to romaln at largo. A certificate to this effect was then and ihora proparod and duly attested. Throe or four roon were detailed to mount guard over bim iu bin drestdng-roora until the morrow. Early l\i the day the mafe* agor, with the accustomed generosity of ImJ oJass, or ran gel with the proprietor of a famous private lunatio asylu-n at KeWf to taVo chargo of the poor <roaturo for three months, paying the uun? stipulated in ad vance. At nightfall the kesp-jrs came to tako http ?way. Whon they arrived at Kew the doc tor diagnosed tho cae>, and had his wretch*! patient romovjl to the dangerous ward, whore after a tlmo tbo ravings of despair gavo place to blank oblivion. Jam logon's difficulty was to break the matter to Flora, bub there was no help for It. She boro the intoillsronoe better than he expocted?anything was better than silence and uncertainty, 8ha even found some shadow of ooniolation In the naws. She knew, at any rate, that the ? silence. of her Jover was not occasioned by perfidy or nealeot. When Willie had finished reading tho manager's letter she said abruptlyt fyj "I am going to Lo?lon to-morrow." "Alonor be inquirer]. "Not Jeaunie will aooompany mi" "if you could only wait a feW days X might get leave of abteuoe ?co with yon,* he said, ''You are very good,** "he replied: "hut my place i? by bis side. I cannot Wlf# ,dnv?an hour. My God I rty ?od l" she cried, "why can't 1 fly straight to him a> onool Thoro I tberel I know I am only mad I" On the morrow Jsmleson wm at the coach ofHce to see her off. Bha looked more hope ful thfn ehe hod done for tnany a day, and as the ooacb waa about to start she even smiled and saldp ? . "Don't look so sad, be sure I shall bring 1 him back with me," "Heaven grant yott may," he replied, and so they parted. Upon her arrival In town she took up her quarters at the Bedford hotel. An hour afterward, acoompantod by her faithful Jeannio, Mhe wae On her way to the asylum at Row. Upon *iplaining her bustneM the doctor was meet afTable, hot regretted he could be of no ssrvloe, her friend having loft his Charge a week ego. The news stunned her, she staggered and must have falleu bad not Annie caught her in her arms. The doctor assisted her to a seat and forc^ a glee* of wine upon her. Gradually she begafi to reoover, then ?b? overwhelmed him with qoettlon* She COuia only, however, slldt that his patient had osaaed to be violent, and that there wae no oooasion for further restraint* that he wae merely melanoholy and moping, and that his health and appetite had returned. Then, referring to hie note book, be said: "Yes, my contraot was only for three months, and that expired a fortnight ago, I gate a week's graoe, expecting to hear further from Mr. a (the manager), and then, of oourse, I had done with the matter. Let roe see, the patient left this establish ment at 0 o'clock in the. morning, exactly eight days ago. Do I know where he wentt Certainly noti be did not take me Into his eonfMenoe. Bo sorry?will yon excuse m?t Good morning,* Hopeless and despairing, Flora returned to town, Noxf day she oalled at Dfury Lane end endeavored to see Mr. d Alas) he had left town, was in Paris; and would not be baok until the winter. Blm Imd never been In London before, and ob. what a wilderness it Is to be alone in I ^ Fortunately she had Jeannle with her. whose attachment Was more devoted and profound than ever. Italdes, the had money, and wilh money one ran ,i0 muob WfeMUflAito wts&xum .tf tte > > vu ?oUy wtivtry myu. * the employment at Jin, Jlore assented, and in halt an ittnn? bright, intelligent man, who moreUkeagentUman fernx*- than i la plain clot^ee, presented him* Upon explaining bor Lu tinea the de > took a hopeful view of the subject, lly when carta blench.* wu allowed , as ttye*ponsai. < >oooituenoed operations by going down . where be bad 4 long interview with i doe tor. from whom he oould gain no in l beyond what Fiora had already "JJH% howevor, took notes of r/thing, and obtained n fairly accurate aription at Curly'8 personal appparanoix )?|othtu he wore. etc.. before he returned town. All this he duly reported' at the lford. Day nfter day, however, was barren of It*. As for Flore, she sat daily for ; and hour* and watched and waited, 93 ehe could euduro inactivity no longer. Jp she would etarU.aud call out: "Oorno, JL-aanie, last, let's be moving, or I i ball go mid!" onl the two forlorn woman ' rould trauip down tUj Strand, Floot street, ? nd a? L.udgat? hill and Cltoapjido, and so < a to thj Maort'in hous* Than down Hol *oru, U?rough Mid He row, by Bt. Giles1 < burc'j, into Oxford street, than to Regent ?treat, Lalcettsr square, and Bt. Martin's V no, always ending among the flower* in <? ovjnt aorden?tho sweet, froth flowers * bleb s Mined to breatlte some thing of the o lorn of the far north, whore shp hod flrnt n hi ml As tor food, she scarce looked at i', To ba jutt to Joaanle, however, she oon ?jientiouUy cndea*or*>l to m&ko amends r tha shortcoming) of her inistrots. At ght to bed, but n(A to rait, not to sleap? !%r heart was far away, out hi the cold the poor oatea.?k. ' ? . passed away a fortnight, and tber, nnd yoi another?still no sign, a trie detection thought of what- ho ?-btivo thou ;ht cf before, and, indoei. 'tjwivi strango tha idea had not oocurred to her or to Willie, although ehe was (constant communication with him. Bet* } late than never, so advertisements ap f-ed daily In all tlie London newspapera. vain, in va'ui It w as t-oo latol Dannie's hen 'i. sank within hoc as she saw lawful clumpy which was taking place |y and houW/ .botoro. her vary eyoj. jo or twice she vou-.urvd to hint ttu? pro P* ?ty of returning home, but was met with ?* *rt and stern rebuff. <v > it last it oocurrod to her that Jamleson ba<, oomldarable influence with her mis ** 9, so slw wrote him in hor homoly fttH inm, acquainting him with the.state of *?<ji|>s; and, to F?ora't astonishment', one moiuing ha walked into her room at the load heavens J"' sh> exclaimed. "Mr. son! What has brought you here!" > change in bor was ?<> great that for a at thu young ma<i wa* daze J. Ha re hinws:^ however, rapidly, and re* ^vo come to take ypu home." ?stronger pnture .asierted Itself and Ittotbo.denieJ, so, after interviewing Idteo^vo, and-arranging w|th him to pudlcate with them iu the event of Ills any information, thay decided to ; London on the morrow. Perhaps she to have soma one to lean upon, to one who kiSOW and loved tha hjLfey ,pt'\ : ; 'V/* w ' i.tuail rattle! tbtaagh,Birmingham repassed within ahione'* throw ~ ? woni man lay, auking one ccatmual lost lovol JU yon raver, even then K p IdtralAtwl ?? foond lineeon >U>M?. ? ' i ?< a HIESTOI ICE HOUSE, p.Vf,6A6E & CO. Pop'rs. jlOor, Market A Church Streets, or the oounlry a speolalty. ?rfroiflbt included, $1 10 1.25 or other points ofS. O. R?y. rtbd carloiid At lowest rates. ? GAGE & CO., rystoltz, and Wholesale Dealei in * Domestic Fruit, " I Coooanuts, | PoUtoe#, Urpons, Onions, ? ! Pi??t?pple?, |v;?i,b.ges. ir. Meatin# Mid Mftrkdl Klroets, WIAULB8TON, d. . ?? I'lllBlBS 0. LUB, Wholesale nntl Retail Commission Dealer ;^ ik ' F/ftir, O rftTKiut, (IAMB And POULTRY JWU No i and*, Fi?h Mark*. Office Km. 18 ahd 20 Market fltreel j ?ul of Rest Bay. <*\MlF>menl* of Coontry produce foliolted*-poultry, i??, fte. Perishable aoodg it owners risk afler de livery to Sotithara Kxpress Company. J < mi a iu.kmton ; h. 0. seplO end .? HemodelM and Newly Famlsbed. JLuiham* House, OA1CDBN, 8. 0. Transliot Board $2 Per Day A*J?* Tsble supplied W.i 1. ???) ik* fcffords. Krery attention paid to tba comfort of guests. 11.%!$ .vixv'uvr." * "r" "??? Feed art I Livery ft tab] a on premises. , bATHAM, Proprietor. - t ,1 i ? ?VrC Flnnr. ir>Ob!)U^riour?t lowmt prions, at II BAUM'?. GREAT CLOSING OUT S I A I L I E I . HAVING FULL Y DETERMINED TO CHAXSTOB OUPt BUSINESS, >YE NOW OFF EI? OUH ENTIRE STOCK -A-T J?.2>T?D BELOW COST Jor* Tjtm FoLLOwwa @stMc*nrst LOOK AT THESE FRIGES, ^ iii' 111 '' T' ?*)VJ***^"J~'Tfr * *?' \ . 1S& DRY GOODS Dlunkets as low as 75 ots a pair. Good whlto Blankets at $1 60 worth $2 00. Our $1.00 Blankets roduocrl to $2.50. ttest $6.50 Blankets now ,$4-25 Comfortables formless than the cost of Iho Oal'.co. SpeoialJBargalns In Boil Spreads. Shawls at loss than cost. Felt Shirts at any price. DRY GOODS Doylies reduoed from 60 to 85 ots a do*. $1.00 Doylies now 65 ots. Napkins reduced from $1.00 to 75 ots. Lowest prioea ever named on Towels. Curtain nets reduood 50 per -Mnt. Double width Waterproof at 40 ota for merly 60 ots. Our 85 ots Qoods now 60 ots Best $1,00 Waterproof at 75 ots. All Flannels at aotual oosl. Best 60 ots Kersey now 85 ots. Good Jeans as low as 15 ?ts, DRY GOODS All Domestios at aotual Oust. Cotton Dreeas Goods, reduced from 8 ft 10 ots, to 6 ots, Dress Goods formerly sold at 15 it 20 are bow 10 &12) ots. All fine Dress Goods are reduced from 10 to 25 ots per yard. Great Bargains in Silks, Cashmeres and Velvets. Table Damasks at 25 ots sold formerly at 50 cts. Better grades tqually low. Best Shirts, Unlaundriod as well as Laundried, at Now York Cost. Underwear, Collars, Nock Wear Etc., at cost. Our pricos on Trunks are Surprisingly low. Now is your time to save money. Come and see u?, : t will pay you. CLOAKS, CLOAKS, CLOAKS, CLOAKS, Mn*t be closed out at one-half of frormor I'rloea. Jacket* ?t Cost. Circulars at Cost. White Qoods, Laoee and Embroid eries atone liwlf former prlcoe, It will pay yon 10 buy them now. even If not wanted before nextsprlng. Prices out In two. See the prloeof out* OHrnets and Ruga. All Good? must be Sold. Groat Induoementa for Merohants. Bargains For Everybody. This Is your Chanoe. ? :BA.:R,GULi:csrs fob bveirtbodt-, LOOK AT THESE PRICES IIAT8.J Boya' hats, we have plenty of them at 260. Better Boys hots at 26e and 50o worth 60fl And 75o. Nobby ha(s for young men at 50 e?d 75 oents. Ask to see our mens and yduths flno lints, from $1.00 lo$i.03 Former prion, -1.60 to $8 00. BOOTH k flHOKS. Boys Boots $1.00, Treat the boya. First/Class Mens' Boots, only $1.50. Come look at them. Calf boots worth $8.50 now sold for $2.25, All shot* at First Cost. Do not let Ibis op portunity pass without taking advantage of i. CLOTHING. A Boys suit for $1.50. Roys' fine stills re dubee from $4.50 to $8* Rare bargains In boys overooalt. Mena A Boys suits AT COST. Our prlees on pants and overcoats are too Low, but I hey tuast be sold. S. A. ARNSTEIN & CO.