New York Clipper (Aug 1863)

I AMERICAN 'sporting AND THEATRICAL JOURNAL liar ABd Proprietor.; ■dlMr NEW YORK, SlTURD^t, AUGUST 8, 1868. 1 pjucB:8n vman. ocTOAvra* A EOHELT OITT FOBK. Tkar hnol the itraeU of Iha torn br alsUi '«h*r ooma aad go Uka tka ihtlowi out BroIauaaoaafiowIagilTer; Th« ghoiU of a awaataaH lou iIbo* iMt, OnplUailandondaailtopltr. ^ Xbar wiBdar, lonaly and temptot-lof^ «liar« blMknaaa ooran Iha ol^. ■her lira their Urea, forgotUa and dead, ForglTalaaamdnnfofgiTai- Far tS» annal orohlUhood aaoaa to aaQe Tham baok trom the porUU of haarsB. mUa Ue awar, amoag Baatern dalaa, In baantiftil ooonbr vUoaL Old ooaplea vblipar In Md o' aigkti Aid Ulh of tha ahiaat fkoaf. na old, old Ma with tb« do)e!Ut cad I— A heart either wleked or broken, A rasaot plaoe by the laglaalde, i, name that la nerar ipoken. The and?—nia Tondar beneath tha gae; The aln, the point, and tha patohea; Or In yonder houeo, where a vomaa dial Xo a chorua of druoben oalohei. The end 7—a akrlek from the moonlit bridge, Aplnnge to the death beneath, And a baiible of light 'rannd a flattering draaa Where the walera olrole and acttla. Vhtt onne Ilea jondor wlthoal the town, 'ffhere the blue, fteah rlTera tnn. There, In the puloral bomei whoie heartha ' AraamUedaponbytheinnt What taint ia alira In that free clear air 'ffhloh oomtfa not hither to woo ua. That It aendo these plUfal ahadowa forth To mock ua and to undo ua 7 WhatbUghtLinpooU,ihatitalTea ^ Theat wanderlDg dtaghteia to na? They load the girl with their homely glito, They rear bar In wifely aria; They dream of the girl In her brldd dreaa, While Bhe eln< and bieaka their haarlo. Ab, me I to aoe the ftcea that haaot The atreeta with their ghaatty mlrtli, To watch the Taeant dellghli and aeo Tho woman ao gromi with oailh; To dad tha sinner aweeteolng aln, Uad with a wild nnreat— And than to think of tha mother'a hope Ab eho amllea on the babe at her breaat? 0 Olty, rloh In money and man. And rlohor In work divine I WboM la Ibe aorrow and whoia the aln? And how much of the aln la thlnel Bnongh to know that tha aln waa bom or a bitter ddllglit or aorraw; That the aonow and aln oan be dleanaed avay Neither to-day nor to-morrow. Enongh (o know that the broken heart Meeda the bcanty of Otarlit to mend U; That ere we labor tu klU the aln. We moat Ubor io comprehend ik Wo men are narrow, and harah, and Tain, We are polty amid ovr acoral Bat oh I to gaze on the crowded street ,^ Where the BlnLora,wander forlorn; ' And then to kina our daughlara and wtrai I ■ And onr little babes new bom I To aeo tho aln aiiJ eocrow flannt When tha'beaallfnl day la done. And then to think of the homelsaa beart ' Which monrna for the abiMSt one— Of tha iraa Um wrand the poijiitry daia«, -Whafallia tAw«.l^^a?lTen ran—^ *. 01 th« gbl who aUgs'lh har D0th«^1lbM Aad the children that la^gti in lh«'na' GEOBGE "Vf. MOOKB. WM. P. DAVIDGE, EnnoFiuf Comedian. Combdiak. See Blographioal Sketofaea In another Colnmn. SB50 Ollpper Prlae Htorja THE 8ECILET CONCLAVE; OB. ni HTsmieDS hodse u thb fits poim A STORY UF RKW YOHK OITT LIFB. desert their fkmUlcs. The moat mlnnle and thoroagh aaaroh baa been made bat with no result whatever." «Bnt how ia It poealbls to account for it?" "There are a thoniand mmore afloat; aome aay then la a •eoret aoolety eilstlng, the members of which have awora to piotcoteaoh other to the last. Experienced deleotlTS ofBoen, are howerar employed, and we are In hopoa the tmth wiU soon, be dlfoorarod." "What a terrible state of thbiga to exist I" "Ton may well say that, my dear; crime waa never ao ram- pant as It la now. There la aoarcely a day paeaea bat some'one meet* his death by vlolinoe, and daring the paat week no leu than three well-known Indlvldnala have disappeared." ' Bat are not the aulhoritles iuvesiluallng ihe matter?" •1 believe theyprelond to do lomellilng of the klad, bat it amoonta to nothing." •■nave none of these people that have disappeared ever la- tamed 7" "Mot a single one." "Doctor, did yon know any of them persontlly I" "To be sure I did—by-the-by, I believe you know Senry Uor- daoot—do you not!" "Osrtalnly, I know Itr, Henry Uordannt. Bnl no harm has befallen him. Don't aay that I" retnmed Hand alasplng bar hamlR together. "VtlU my ohnd," returned the doctor, not notlolne the yonug girl's oDxIcua look; he has mysteriously dUappeared during the lait few days, and nothing mora has been heard of him." Father of Uoroy, protect him I" cried tho young girl turning deathly nule. O, doctor, yon do not think that he has fallen Into bidhiudedoyou? Biy yuu thiuk you are inistaken. The Idea of any harm l-efelling mm wonld kill me." Doctor Btandon perceived that he had oommlttedan error, and uow atrbve to repair IL "Well, my ohlld, after all I mavbe mlalaben. He may hare been sent for in tha connt<7—in sill probabUlly he will return In a fow daya." Maud was compelled to be satisflsd with this hope, but her heart «ai ntterly prostiited by her feara. Bhe ai> loogfd to be alpne that ahs wu' not aorry when Doctor Brandon took op his bat to leave her. The moment he waa gone, aha rnshed to her own room, and throwing htraelf on' the aofa, bnrled her head In one of tho pi- lows ^d wept as if her heart would bnrat. Tho loan however did her need, ahe grew calmer and l>egan after all to hope that itmlgbt be aa the doctor had told har. - The day wore on, and yet Mand did not leave the ohambar. She tblt that ahe repaired to lie alone, and aha paaaed in review all the happy hours ahe had passed with Henry—all the loving and afluclionate woida he hid addreaaed to her—thla train of thonghta ao cheated her imagination that ahe became eom- pieteTy absorbed. Klght osme on, one by one the stars peeped out ftom the bine dome of heaven, a gentle breeie SDrong up, and Mand opening her osttment wlii)fow<lnhakd it. BOnoda In BmnsLT roa tsb nw xoai BT J. A. UMDEBWOOD. Copyright Saoiued. OHAFTBB xxxnr. MAOD ILORE ATIBB IIHH VITHNB'S DI&TB—SOOTOB BnANSON VISITS BSa—KTSTBBIOUe OISAPPIUBANOEa—HSMET KOnS&UMT uiasiHa- midd's AKxiRrr— thb dooiob BaDEAVona to coa- MLS HSB—A VUROB—SHB IS ADIOTrED. Hand Walton sat weeping in her own room. Her father waa dead—that father whoa a1i3 loved ao muoh^ and who had been mob aa indulgent parent io her. The gloom of death hung Bbent the honae. Ton could traoe It lathe nelaeleaa tread of the aarranta, In the whispered tones, in ths darkened rooms, in the air of ghastly stlllaeis which pervaded every where. The Now had been ao sadden that Utud at Srat had act r.allEed tha •neat ef her bareavomenL It waa only by degrees that the SMrfiil truth dawned on hxr mind, and lhaa her heart was flllad nth regret that oa one or two cocaalons shs might have been a Ultla reailas in her attentions on her father. Bhenpbrkldad Iteiaelf for a oareloag word, and impatlont look, and' thought If he were only living how quuh ehe woald love him. It Is aoarcely Moeaiaryto say Ibataunihaae opbraldlaga were entirely an- Periled. Bhe had been to har father the moat affecUonato and aaroled of daaghteia. The ahado ws of evening began to invade the ohamber In whieh I?,™ "rr?*'!""' B"* ludtauaot Imthe dim twilight, but she ilia sat there, har head burled ia her hands and sobbing as if her heart wonld braak. iJIttL'??'J?"?' faiherl" ahe paaalonitely exclaimed, wonld t« Ojd that I hid died for you I And to die thoal to bo cat off J^out • ^ord of warning. 0 Father of Uaroyj reoalvd his nJl!?**5*'i' prayed-prayed long aad eameaUr. The utoat Bnler of the nnlverae hiatd her prayer, for she rose nomher kneee maoh oelmar, more tmitfal and oonddlng. arlSJiS*.'."'*' ft*/!*!'*" J?* Pl«»' ^» Immense conoonras •r people assembled before the hoose to witness it, for the news ttl.TiSf?"'"?;!'*'?*'.. thronghthe city. K"' " oontand. Henry Hordsnnt had not made hU appearance at Ihs foaeral, nor indeed had ahe seen »Mday they had held tbTo conversation tcgathorlS Bjlo^ Square. She aahd heradf a hundred times what oould Sui,-?.'?'?' °"/?'-J*»* aomoaooldent bafaUen him? Bad \w^t olitnged 7, Bha anawerod all these tnqnirles a hnndred SlSrt'.:'.tt S"V° «""' "PP'owkBd no nearer the ioluUon U 1mi' "5'' oommenoed on the matter at alL BieSl ih??^5l"°«,'?J''''"'V*'«"°^^^ After thA UlSn wf aoJl.t?«.'."S.7"'\.^*t l"""" Prwent lonely con. MdahrdeeMndSLftfr*i"*';'«*» '"'own gloomy thoughts, pleuuni ffshe h^*^™""'"«:^^ *» n"*' bim with mor^ fitobeforaT expartanoed fop his SMletylnher ^i'.'™'i?Th?v?ten\KI1.^'^'^l^^^^^ " 'ie.'nterca oondolenie for the hmm iiS'i' ^ o'" ta lerrtblft mos. f wii o!!/.^.^^*!;* "»"•!■"">. We are llvlag S aaurgenl « l,and^£S'X^ attending tha fa^eral aa^^ffifehry^oAin^ "lou are right, my dear Usi. Walton-yon are rIahL n.i.. laald uatnowwo live In tarrlUe Umea. Onedavi« h.r,. i?I waU-known clllien being astatslnaled, another Sw ,»5,V«.w ||»mluontoItU*»dl.app'e.r., and nothing'mow iVe^'.'iSS't "It Is cerlalnly very exlriordlnary," said ll»nd-«do »on 5!SJdr"° °" ''*^''"<""» oHlsens.h»ve dliV^ JlPfi ** «;wUr »bat 1 maan, my dear. Within the last year MW. there have bean at leaata doxtn who have aiiddanly dUath peered from our midat," "■•"jr aol wi^JAi"?' ''•«» '"»«'"*' toil Is It esrlaln that they did ■*'}|«woftholr own free will?" ' ■ be alMion^ifn^'J? •n«'t» waplofon wonW Ittst one-butu islmpdsnUiU tlutaU these men shouU the etreet oeaaad'but aHllthe young girl-^ss'enjoy lag'thifi bleasare of memory, and the beeame ao nidoh bunpled by the lhBna1itaorthep:<etthat nbedldBOtAilloa lier,iliMr«panad. ■■".i •■If yon pleSHe, Uiia Haujl, thoivts a Iad7 dewn atalta, whd aayaahe muataee yon on very iaportant DBatasM,". said the ■arvaot who had entered. "Did she give yon her name T" ■ "No, Miss, she said yen wonld not know het-fiom bertalk ■he is a foreigner." "thla is a strange honr to reoslTe a visitor—yon bad bettat ten her to call again hi the momlnit." The domestic wsntdown elalrawlth tha message—but returned again almost immediately. f' "If yon pleue, Ulaa," said ahe. "ahe saya ahe really most see yoa; that it la a matter which oonoema your hipplaess." "What kind of a looking person is she. Hary 1" •«he appears to be a perfect Udy, Hlis, and ahe leaOy aeema to have aomething of importance to oommuntoale. "Did she not refer to her bnalneea In any way. ' "ghe said it waa aomsthlag oonoeialng Hr. Henry mordaunt and your father." ., . "Admit her at once," sail Hand in an exolted manner. A moment or two afterwards, a lady closely veiled entered the chamber. OHAFIEBXXXy. j,ijxa Avxanx tboobedb towabos tbb unrEBiaaa hopiis — ^hb MIEIS EBKXSTDIB—mS OBDIBS—HBB OBJEOTIOHS—HB IBBIBIS AMD SBa OOMSIinS TO DO HIS BIDDINO—BBB-IMIEBVIBW WITH ICAUD—UAUli AaoOHPAMpa BBS TO TBB MIBTBaiQUB BOnSS ON IBB Tiya roimSi . . Alter Luke AverUl had oonflned the Inssnalbis deteotlve offleer in tho cellar, aa detailed in a previous ohspter of this history, he, as we have before stated, walked rapidly throngh the atreats. In the dlreotloa of the Biyattrloua house aeleoted In the neighbor- hood of the Five Points. NotwlthstandlES the exdtemant he had nndergone-notwlthitandlng that he waa for the flrat time In bla life detected of having committed the moat helGoas orlme known —he walked vrilh a firm step, and returned ttfenumerans salata. tlona made him with a amlle and grueful bow. When near the corner of Ohambars alieet and Broadway, he BBldenlj met Uad- emolaalle Eraeetlne faoe to face, TheyouBg French girl evidently saw him, bat the pretended' that ahe had not done ao, and endeavored to pass htm; bat whan she was elcso to him, he laid Us hand upon her ahonlder and alopped her. "Whither so tut, Smeatlnel" said he. "Ahl la It yon, Ur. Thornton?" she replied. "Taatisnotanaaswai to myqneallen. I asked yon where yon were going," "I am going to the theatre, to be sure: but why do yon ask 7" "Ua re you seen that young lady yet?'* "Who do yon mean?" "Ton know who I mean very well; tha ytnng lady I spoke to you about the other day." "I remember now—Hiss Hani WaHon." "Bxactlyl" "Well, I have net seen ber yet." "What do yon mesa? Do yoa dare disobey my Mdeia?" «[ tall yon what it la, Ilr. Thornton, I am tired of this kind ot thing—I have badenonghofitr* •'Yen refuse then 1" "I do not absototaly refase, but I wonld nnoh lather not do It I" I tell y(pi it Is Imparative-lt most be done; nay, I vrlll whlsoat something else la year ears—year very life depends open 111'. "I know yoa ban threaten, but I think it la agreatehame. Three or four daya ago you made ma Inveigle a yooag man into your dan, and even that doaa not aatlsfy youl" "Llalen to me, Krneatlae. I swear, if yon will do this, I will ask nothing of yon again 1" "WIU you, as Uoal Hoble Orsndbt the Oonolave, give ma Iha nanal dead, oanoelllag all farther servloes en my part 7" "IwllL" J "I will do what yon reqnlre then." "That'a right; now you begin to talk like yoaiaeU." "When do you want the glrll" - "To-night, without falll''^ Aa she entered the room Hand rose to meet ber,- and beggod that ahe wonld be seated, "MMain," said Hand, "yon wish to see me on some ImAortaat buslnsse?" "Tee, UIss Wsllon, I have oome to aak a great liavor of yon. -1>. bring a raea.aga from a dying man." "What do you mean 7" "Exeoae me, Ulaa Walloa, if I have to refer to a recent fright- ful eooorrenoe, but it Is absolutely neoesaary that I sbonid do ao." *'aaon; if year revelttlon will tend to discover themysUiry which enabronda my father's death, yon may apeak." "I have a father, Mlaa Walton, an old, gray-headed man—bent with yean. Dy some misfortune, some years sgo, he became aa- scclateil with a eitaret society, snd has been an aollve mrmber ever alnoe. What the parpoaea of thla aeoret sooted are I know not, but It la ovidont that thore Is something weighing very heav- ily on my father's mind. He was taken 111 on the day before yes- terday, and has been raving ever ahice, until ihla afternoon. To day he Iwcame calmer, but he la evidently ainklng. He talks continually of your late father, and a young man named Henry Itordannt" "Do you think he is sane, or Is it merely the ravings ot a beat- odlmagloatlcn." "OI tladam, he Is perfeell; sane. He vrlshes to make a reve- lation to yon, and ioelst'<d that I abould come and lee yon. I wanted him to defer It until the momin;, but he Inslste on see- ing yon to-alcht—in fact, Mlaa Walton, I do not think he can live tdl morning,*' "Do you really think ha knowa aaythlng of the matter to which hertfors?" "I am perfectly satteded that be docs. 0, Ulu Walton, if you would be kind enough to aooompany me homo, you wonld contrr a great favor upon me, and my poor father would die in peaee," '■It la ao late, and I know of no genlleuan that can accoDipaoy ma," ■■It la not neceassry, Uadam. I have a hackney ooach at the door, and we can go in it together to my father's house, and you can return home In it," "Voder theaeclrcumatasceeo^conrse I will go. Walt for moment while I pnt ob a scarf snd nubia, Uadd left the room, and Bineetlue rubbed her hands together with Joy at the anooesa of her ruse. In a moment or two they en- toreil tha hack, and the driver drove off without reqnlruig any direction to be given him. In a abort tliue the carriage stopped before the mysterious honae In the Five Polnta, The driver dlamonnted, opened the doni of ths carriage, and the two ladles desoonded from the ve: hide and entered tha dwelllDg. The room up sialre waa In deep obscurity, so that Hand had no oppcrtuulty of Judging of Iti ap- peatauce, Erneitlbe led Aer by the hand down the etalrs. and opening a doer uiihered her Into a room, and beggtd her to be seated, while ehe went to eee if her father could receive her. ^e closed tts door, and Hand was alone. thati In spltoef the hope the wonld hav«eharUlMd,thatdlh«r > heart aink wltbln her. Ton win never aee yoong Uordannt again," said ATtxU^ n». ttcing her look of despair. "Yen could not be so omel and heartleat ttto jtkehltlUt?" erled Hand, wringing her bands. "It certainly required a long time for me to make np my.mlad to Injnra snob a vlrtnona and pbUanthropIo young man," replied j Averiu wlthaaneer;-'batatlattldidmak«npmy mhid, and ha Isdeadl" _ '0, Ood, save me ftom this aonsterl aavt me ftava mtl" wtt' an that Hand coold alter. "Do not get excited, yoaog lady; yoa tea bsw etlm and qnlal I am, which most appear vary extraordinary to yoi^ aiaoa i bavt. 7on ia my power—a chanufng girl—the meat adsfabl* woman la all New Toik, and oae whom I Tore with all the ardor of a aavage ■S'"' *"*J»H*t» my intention toomverse with .yoa .baa- qnllly. You wlB natnrally be surprlaed at this, anf reqalia BomeexplAnatloa;lwm gIveityou. Do yoa tee lhatolookon the mantelpleoe? II now ahowa that it ia ball-put eleven. Br midnight you wUl bo phinoed^in a moat profound Uumbor-ae'^ profonnd that yon wlU hi utterly nnconacloua of everything. At mldnloht, than, you wiU be at my mercy. The water whtoh yon drank when you entered thia place was dragged vrith a moat . Kwerfol nareotlo; evennow you feel acme aymptomt of the death. - 0 stupor which will soon follow." Hind uttered a terrible ory; »ho recalled to mind the ttrangt ireling which tud tekrn posaeaalon of her after she had drauc' the water, and which ske had ascribed to sleep and fatlgoe. '•nwoplly on mer; sbo.orlcd, falling on ber kneesT "Ihla It.' hhrrlblel areatCodl whathaveldonetodeaervethls? Pityt . piiyl ... Lnke Averlll bnrsi Into a violent lit of laughtw. "What is the matter, youoR lady 1 Why do yon leproafib na ' What have I done to yon? Why thla emoilon? I cannotunder. VMd it,. Here am I, sealed very quietly and calmly In my ana ch A^^cooiilderable apace divides us. lam gazing on yoa with the moSk^itotonod respect, .and y^t you^in praying to mt oa your kne<>a> Iron are not Jast to me," Hand daapM ber hand to her forehead, aa If ehe would InleT. rogato her aensanoiis. Her conntonsnce revealed 4he most tcr- - nble anxiety. Her fsce burned—her head throbbeAaa if aomt heavy weight wore plaM npoo It—ber eyelids clpaed I^piu of' heraslf, Ani«nsherrsll2Mh«roon<tltlonBhetrembIedwitS~(esr. Rbe tried to rise from her knees, but she was niuble to do to for , the moment. "Ihla la not aleep," she cried in despair; "Ibis It horrlbl^- horriblel O, OodI—0. Qodl—is this sn illoslon of my senses? ' No; It Is reall I fiwl my strnij{th leaving me—a clpad.rises bo- furo my eyes. . Ortat Ood of Heaven I wUI Thou not oome to my relief?" < With a desperate effort ehe rose from her kae'elhig podtlon,' bat she could not support herself In a standing poiinra, bat in epito of herself ehe fell back Into a cbalr. Ber whole body was aclzed with a conviilalve trembling, and ahe eculi speak; b^t in ker ttnor ehe mads supplicating gear pcreeeutori * "I was ctrtala ot tha.effeetof the opiate," aaldAvi havo already tried it aevoral timet! Tun are now seati yon Will Iwlnsapiblo of making soy movement whatovi Mand heard what he.aald, and ahe fancied she.waa th of i<orae terrible dream. Her cyea berame fixed fad ih , wlldered'linaglnation ber pereecutor appeared to be endowed with euperualurtl poweil. For a minute or two'he was sUanL - uoud felt an InoreiHlog torpor invading b«r body, Twlee ehe tried to rlie up and call tor help. Har atrength and her TOloe' both failed her. . , . . "I tell you It is unnltss," said AverUl, ."but Ilaton to nSe,! want to make acme revelatlona to you. I(etrlrayearage,niy uncle, Oeneral Avonll, waa found aaaaaaloaled la bla bed. My brother, Bobort AverlU, was arrested for the murder, end con- demned to be liabged by a Jury. Be only encaiii'd that fate by abootlng hlneelf InnrUion, Uobert AverUl was Innocent—it was - I who klUed'tD/ uncle. It wan I who contarlred mkttert 'n each a manner that the guilt ivasfasteLcd on my brother-and do yoa - know my motive for thle?-revenae—revedbe oa my brother who struck ma when I was a boy. 0, -I trrannred that blow np in my - heart, and walled onlU the day ehauld comewhen I conld gmllfjr myrevenge. But this was not my flrat crime; llftsen years b»;^ foro, I atow a yonog man, the pride of Eia family. I irlU teU yon ■ why. In ths olty of FhUadelphla I diabovered In an bumble poaillon a pearl, a tteaenre in the s1ia('e'of a young girl, who ; pcaseMcd a noble beut and a charming mlnS. Tliat girl loved mo—and I would have uarrlod ber.' .Iv ^as at thie time I met .- the young man ot Vliom I speak—a Frenohmau by birth—wt became InHmato. 'I'oaBtdeiied to him mv love and my projects, and Introdflcqd h^ lb the yonog girl at my tnott intimate ' acareely itohe(> I "fbr I ■ Boon ber be-: OHAEtEB ZXX7I. itAKB-tB^Kanat dbuoobd watbs— Ajsanx ahd .ttf^utmm:^ lowi^ii^HxrLANATioNs-^^^sLina'iaAT- EB; • TB£ AatelBb 0* A PUIIB Cl'lvAIIT->ATIB0'A6HZIia UMboSr , .aoloiisNlsaVA.vnJ ' i:<D'iM8B«sniit^i Uaadfonndhertalfla'a^andeoraoly furalahed chamber—but to ber great anrprlse It Ml entirely naoooopled. StlUnofsellng oftnsplalonor fear eatWed her mind,' and ehe calmly aeatad herself on one of the handsome tofaa to await the personage who waa to give her the InforBatlon ehe aonghL Tha heat of the day and tha excitement of her ioterrlew with Bmeatlne made her vary thinly, and noticing In one comer ot the apirtment f aUver pitcher OUod with loo-water, aha took a coptous draught. Bhe had aoarcely done this when ahe felt a atracge weighing down of her eys-llds, and a moat unacconntable feeling of drowel- Bess pervaded her whole syatem. The thought for tbe flmt time presented Itsdf to her mind Ihat she migbt be the victim of some atratagem, and ehe roae np too eiwn. I manled that glrf for the s^e of revenge. I bavt abrnptly from her aeat, and mshrd to the door by which ehe dragged her throngh every crime, and Intend whon the time had entered, but to her dismay she found that it was faatened | shall come to end her exiatence in the moat terrible •aaimer. from the onlalde. Thla faotcondrmed her woretaaeplclous, and frlciM. >^/mist|]i'.aftA thta totrodnction I. waa 'opplanled l>r bldi. Be oaiijianlaied my nameand eednoA^lblt Innocent ohlld; r nntU that Ume, so help me Heaven 1 I wu ks pure sa the driven snow. In a yaar or two be abandoned her and ahe committed suicide, leaving an only daughter, who waa named HelolsOb be- hind her. I slew ths father and brought np the ohlld." WhUet AvarlU was making this confea^lon, hlsTCloe trembled, and for lbs moment the stniblinceof some gcntis ftellngappear- ed to have taken posaeaalon of bla heart • "That laat action fsa at leaata generous one," oiled traad,— "and I beaeeoh you by the recouootlon of lhat good aoUen to have pity on me I I feel that my alrengib Is deserting me." Luke AveriU egain responded by a loud bnnt of laughter. "Of coune your strength Is falling you," said b»-:"that ia iht ' nareotlo yoa have taken. Ton wUlaoon be nnconaolout of every- tblug. But to my story—yon gsve ms credit for s good sotton she ran from one side of the ohambar to tha other fer the pur- pose of dlBcoverlug a meaas ot outlet. At last ahe stood atUl In the middle of the apartment and endeavored to ooUect her thonghte. While in tbla poeitlon ahe fancied ehe heard a groan' proceeding from the direction ot a amaU door which ahe had not before noticed, i'ha aelzed a candle and ruabed towarda it poshing It vlgoroualy Inwarda; it yielded to her preaanre, and she found henelf lu a speolee ot olcaet, which contained an old faahtoned chair and a akeleton dangling by a rope from a beam In the celling. Hand uttered a terrible shriek, and rushed back again into the apartment, hhe aelzod aemaU'haud beU thatwaaontha table and rung it vlolanUy. Moonelansweredthe summons. Bhe mng it again even more violently than the first time, and wIUi tbe aama resnlt. A third trial waa not more eallstiiatory. A dread, mysterious snd foarful silence foUowod—a silence as It wen of the dead. Horrified by the epectede ahe had aeen, and a auperitltioua feehng ot terrible fear. taking pcaaesilon of har heart, she covered her face with her hande, aa If for Ibe pur- pose ot cheating tbe mind, by ahulting out external objeote, . It was now that a atrange sensation began to ateal throngh her frame, an unaccountoble feeling ol heaviness or weight seized on her limbs, and appeared aa it were to naU her to the spot. An extraordinary deelre for sleep csme over her; but fearlug to yield to it, ehe sterlel up from hsr plaoe, and began to pM>a the floor up and down, when suddenly she heard the lock ot ths door of the apartment forced back. Bhe sprang towatdi it, whon the dour ilowly openxd and the batetal form of Lnke AverUl appeared on tha threahold. He was very pile, but his face bore an expreasion ot diabolical "How am I to make her aocempiny me?" "U .w did you make Henry Uordannt aoobrnjiinyyon?" "Yea, but the aamewoul4notdo*llhihls youngglrL Bhe might give me rebel but ahe would not aocoAipany me." '■I will give you a hint which youeaausa toyour tdvantagA HauryUordaunt was her lover, and hit ftUier hat Jotl been fouud murdered In his bad." / ' "I undersund; you may depend npen me, tht tbdlbt In >our power by eleven o'dook lo-nlght," ■ r™',""'"'".. * "HhaU you want any astlstanoo?" "flo; but you had better have a haclt-:bn« that yon ein »ly upon, you kuow, near her realdehd* durlng-the night" ■ "I wiU attend to It-good by 1" \ "You'lJhri'b?Vet"' aJ.''Brr;:tire%'?£ittf ''^^^^ «» once to the hons^ h,*!li?i«.t hf-^^^'f I' '^S ♦hat nigbl, and was fine Bemember, ehe is M> chUd. The next man I kllltd wak yonr lover, Henry UordaunL" *• Luke AverlU here detailed the whole parUeulaia of MB perae- cutlotts of Henry, with which the reader la already acquainted. Maud'e only reply to this portloa of the villain's leTflatioaa wu a few atifled groans. -* "I have one more confession to maks," ssldAverllL "Tea father began to auapect me—tha^ waa hii deifh-wanant That same night be waa murdered m hia bed—and I am the murderer. Now, Ulaa Walton, yon know what yon nay expect from mr bands—yoa sparned ma once—yon reviled me—you intnllsl me. In ten mlnutea more you will be mine.. I wlU give yon your Uberty to-morrow-Wt poor, miserable, abJeot, degraded woman. I shaU bo on my' way to Europe by the time yoa again emerge from thla house.". , Hand graduilly fdt &er sentet leaving ber, Tha montta seated oppoalto to her apprarad to aaaume glgantlo proportlens. He was now eUent, and nothing but the ticking of the'tlm's-^leoe cuuld be hoard. At laat ber aiienglh was gone, and ahe could Sot move band nor foot. But etIU her mind waa not yet asleep ■ he BAW har penooutor rise from hit aeat and approach ber, Bhe fell bla hot breath on her cheek. Bhe fdt his band on bet bare abonlder. Making one tnpnme effort tha ihrleked In a voice agonized by terror:— "Henry I Henry I aavsmel rave me 1" Bhe then fell back in the chair, utterly Inieaatblt. 10 BB conrninED, "Tbbm" Babdihzs.— Hot long age, a weattm ItaAIoid, iqae-. what noted tor bto blgnden, took It into bis held to get up a ball at hit "tovem." As be Intended to do the thltg brown, aad hava triumph which caused a fading of utter despaU to take pcaies- l e,e„u,,„g on the big augnr plan, be fanded tiial a fiw "atoio :s;-aS5ejw^^^^^^^^^^ ■^i^X'Sv'e'J/ai^^ and, creatures of my wUL Every door is looked, no earthly , ^ ^ "two doann boxes ayrlnget," Tbe algtal of tha P°Ji?"5*"f™l''5'*"'5J'''''.,1 ... .V ....... I party came, and aa supper time drew near, the laaaiort looked Ottorlr stupefied, uid with a reding of horror invadhig her ; ;„,;naly down the street for ibe appearanoe of tbe atage which heart, ahe gazed on him In a fixed manner, without power to _u to brloa tha principal dlah on the bill. At lant it arrived, reply to him. He advanood towarda her, bla fsce flushed with ; „ j .m, pagkaga for the expectant landlord; Directly tbaie' paaslou and exnlteUon. Thla aoUon appeared to recaU her ^_„tg£t„,7^^ 01^,4 of cursing In tha ba^roqm. The tenae% tor she receded to the oppoalto side of tha aparimtint I .nu,s parly rnnhed cat. to aea what waa thV matter, and then ' "Do not come near me," ahe ezolalmed in a voloe rendered, ^f^oi the Boniface, u mad at a turkey oock, puffing and hlowlDg ifUd brfear—"do notaoDroacb mel" wlihrige, ^' wUd by fear—"do not approach me I He made a geature ot indifference, and eeited himself in one ot the luxurious arm-chalra which waa plaood nrar the flre-place. "Lotus converse together," be exclaimed, "I bavemnohto tty to yon—all down, you wlU be fatigued aUndlng." "Almighty Father, hava meroy on me—protect me from this dsmoul" exclaimed Maud Idling onherhneos, and addreaslug to heaven a fervent prayer. "I am about to teU yon aomething ihatwIU turprlie you," said Luke AverlU with tbe utmost coolness, croaalng bis legs with the iirestost noncAoIdnot. The prayer ahe had Just altered, appeared to have brought oomfort to Maud, for ahe roae up from her kneoi, and could now even dare to lock upon ber peraecutor without trembling. "There is a Uod in Heaven, and I have friends in the olty 1" she •xdalmed. "Of oonrae you hava—mysdf, for Inalancs. If yon reckon on Henry Mordaunt, I oan only say yoa reckon vrtthout your host— bets alroady cared fort" ' 4 A mortel pdlor overspresd Hand's fkce, and shs trembled to vldnntly. that ahe waa compalled to aalke the baok of a chair to aupnnrt nenelf, A andden thought appeared to etrike bar, "It ia falsel" ehe exolalmed; "yon tell me thla to Irlglitan me. Yon wonld nit dare to liijure one aingte hair of bla bead I 'lam glad yon haveauch a good opinion 01 me, lam afraid, bow. 'Bee there I* ttld he, "tee there t I sent to Dnbnqna, for two dozen boxet lardlnea for topper to-ntghl, and the cuaaedfool tent me Iwenty-throe boxes of them blamed pewter tqulit gnnt, and saya that's aU there waa in the maiketl''^ Pomna'g OA'zEaBiBU.—Why thonid lie male tax axold tttf letter A? Beoanseltraakrsmenmeaa. ^,jm What it Ui4t which every man can dlvldt, but no n«a etn 1^ wkete it has been divided? Watrr. Wbyla a woman often making % noise? Becanaa she's generaUy in a buatla. What part of a ahlp It like a farmer? The ttller. What la the oldeat tree in America 7 The elder tree. .>,.^ a What day ot tha year ia a oompiand to go thfta? 'Uarobilh. ;_ -Tna BLnBt,-Ohoerfalneiasnd •oonpallpn ato dosdy flM.; Idle men are very rsrdy happy. How ahoiUd. "^J'.^^''S' brain and mnadea wan made for aoUon, aUd neither oan_Dt evrr. you will change It before tbe morning dawns. Young ltdy, heallby wlUiont ''i>;^^",?V^r^y,'^^^;. .tit out thrilgW you do not kooiv Luke Avertli, If you lm.«Tno the death p a hnii- spldsMIke '^^'^.^^^^ &ie Sred min, if they stood In hli! way, wuul3 have the allglitest »f. and make It » «»'^k^'i^/bVoiSnu iSo ^ 1 "eUec oal. foot upon him. Has not Henry Uordsuni luyateriouely dHsu- ttout handmaid, brlikand^uavTho^^^^^ peiroddarii.g the lait tow daya? Did you not come to this *amberi,andah8 will soon b^^^^ ,he bsad, fcouie, hoping to hear tome newa from him 7 I am the oauae of tonao a. *".'^JS^t ohlm^^^^^ efl«lttally^ BdieropEon,; hUdlsappearauoe. IfIcouldschemesulBdently well to bt ng or bolBl ^'^'^l^^lt^^V^ Su?SSdof ihSoilginAlmofl. youheio, doyoanotthlokloanldgelblulntomyolutchesl" | baokod by the geaoeat ot witaom, oiapasoo w •» There waa tooHthlng to prabtbls In what Luke ATetill ttld, 1 iter of tbtt name.