New York Clipper (Nov 1895)

OopTTlflitad, IBM, IIio Fnnk <)aeeo PabUahliif Oompur (Limited^ Foundtd by FRANK aUEEN. IB93. NEW YORK, 8^TURD-A.Y, NOVEMBER 16, 1896. (VOLUME XLIIk-NA 37. I PriM 10 CMItti THE SHAD OWS ON THE WALL witrmx roit Tin ytw tork CLlrm, BT niLL VATBRS. Sweet (boDgbu flock bone it iwlllglit, Wben niT Ump !• dim tni tow; Tbeo tano7 ptlDis dar plcmna Of Uie acena o( long tgo. Now, loving inng enfold mc^ Tls ibe iweeteet Bccno of all— 1 eee nij motber rocking 'Uasg (be ntwlows on mt will. Chorus, 1 lore tbedemr old ebadows, Aa I 111 irlibin m; room, Pur old time acenes come iroopigg Tbroagli tbo silence ind tbe gloom. A plcasote on will Ibrlll me, And R tear drop orion fall, Aamerooijpilnia nreplctur«a 'Hong tuo aORdowa oi (be wall. 1 vlewanolher picture Of a man so great and flrand— Uj brave and fearlcaa hero Of cblldbMd'a falrr land. Juvt oui iben In (he gloaming i rear Uanj call— I run 10 >:.co' mj falter 'Mong !bc pbidowB on tbe wall. Tbe (ace of a lair maiden Tbe sbailowa now dlecloee, mm amIlcB open ber featarea Like annlKtma on a rose, Tla lost a bli of romance Ttiat In mj llfo did fall. Her Mae ejca gate upon ne From (be ebadoffs on tbe wall I A VICTIM OF FATE. WKITTBIV rORTIIIIflW YORRCUFFRa, 87 LULU FRTOB. (OONTINIIID.) Herbert seized bcr Rrm wttb r tinn grtp, Rnd a look o( boiTor distorted bis feainrea. "Ilneb I" said be; "Do jon want to bang met" "Yon ara giiUtj, tbent" abe gaaped. "aoUtrt It I s¥ear to jog, no,"bewblapered baakUj; "but have jou nevor beard of Innocent men being accnaed, and even niuble (o eacape tbe penaItT ot maider, notwlttaataadlng tbelr Inno- cence t" Tbe joing woman staddei«d, but tbraw oir ber (emponrr weakieaa wllb a strong ellOrt or ber will. "We mnat And tlia polaoner I" aaM she. nerlMrt langbed agabi, wttb aa eHOrt; bat It wai not tbe old flippant, bojlab langk, and tbere was a faint clond on bli brow tbat no one bad ever seen ibeie before. Twice daring tbe dreadful nigbt tbe aick woman awoke to And tbe two eell accnalng walcben at ber side. "Come nearer, dwr nerbert," aald abe, stem and lortlble; and to JeBsl^ "and joo, too. I would see joo aide br aide. 1 feel safe when jon are near me." Both winced nndtr (he Btlng ot these words, wblcb might or might nol covsr a lilddtn meaning. 8o, wttb ber eotd,glaasTeje flxed on lbem,and gradnallr toeing Its loatre, abe sank back to revered sleep, and Ibe bearr ejetlds oortalned tbe accuUng glance thai temaed tbe nnbappr walcboni. Herbert conid no longer conceal bis distress. He waa plalalT worried bj tbe dreadful tun of aORlta. He paced tbe floor ggtU dajllgbl begaa to einiggle tbnggbtbt windows aad dim the tsjs of tbe shaded night lamp. Aa bs floallj strode back to tbe door. Intending to end blavtgU and retire to bla own room tor rest, bla ejea enconntered tboae ot Jeasle. Bbe bad arisen and stood iMfote blm, barring bla way. Tbej gazed speechleaa, (error sbrlckeg, Into each other's eyes. "It Is awtnl I" be whispered, aa It In answer to an naspoken tnasdon. "Yon moat release im fiom mf promlae I" said tbe jouDg woman flrmlj. "Releaae yuo, Jeaale I Then jon do not love—" "Do not speak, do not think or anything but (bla wretched womao anu tbe awFol clicnnuuncea that have eameabed qb. Henceforth we mnsl be aa Kimngem. Ilie dark cload tbat hsa come over us has aondered ns totever with I t awtnl shadow I" There wia no doubUog (ho torn In wbloh tbe woman aald (bls;and It wasRccompanled with such a steraoeasot rea(are and rlgldUj of pone tbat abe seemed qolte another creature tbau the pUant, lovo' lorn girl who bad been led aside rromliertnie palb, thiingh It were oDij a tew pacte abe bad aUajed. "Then joadonbtme, Jeaalet Yon, too, have sua- pi'logs that wtll got be queued t You havo atjan' dbued me; jon have joined the torcea ormj evil Fitu-.ta nuke ggre mj rulnr Yon have choeen a goul 'ime. Be prompt and aare jouiself." "l>o not mlatake mj motlTes, Herbert," she n- PIIM, stlU Onn and nnbendlag. "We must part; we are rrlmliuUa else. We cannot bear (be tortnre of ihat wnman's cogfldence, the bitter mockeijol her RllectKig. Those who lore must saciUce and •uirer fur ibeir love; so we to ours; we Immdats our happtoMB that joo maj be saved from Fate and car toea.'' "Bnl, JaiRlv, lithla toend ill? Arewenotunl' fjtog oorwlrea wlibont caoset" be ptoteued, leeblj. "Not anotli«r word. Weareatrangen. Ool"shs waved bimodlBipertogalj.agd be retired from tbe moD with a h«ivj Rtep, and (be Rbade on hia brow deepened. When he had gone bla conpaulon tamed wll b a hcavj algb, and aw wIUi a alnklng heart the emaclaiad flgore of liie Invalid standing erect In ber ghomij robea beside the Ultle Uhlo no which retted ber medlclnei and cooUngdrlnka. HrrhMk waa lowaida Jtaale, ai'l Hie waa leaning over the tBl>le. Bbe most have caoght sight ot the jonag woBRD In the mirror ax she approached, tor Rhe gave a start rs abe wheel/!* ibont, and wonld bate raliea had not Jetrie caught her lo ber anntagd half M, halt cankd hrr liark to her eaaj chair. . "Kh.joa Mfhtegedmeiio.'" Rhegaaped. V'SuWAtaiajoBtakmurliarlRkt To attempt to ^ T>v feeb> condltlpji" remonstrated her "I Ihoight jou had both goiM, and I waa alone* I waa bumlgg with thirst, and I felt attong enoogb — Bat jon wen there. And be—where Is bet" tbe Igvalld whispered boaraelj, the revcrlab glitter coming bade lo her ejea aa abe songbthUn In vain. "Be baa hnt (bla moment retired tor aome rest," replied tbe jonng womaa "Andjooberel do—jon mast boas wearj." It was In vain the watcher protested. Arter re- newing tbe potion she telnotanllj retired. At the doowaj the waa met hj Doctor Thatcher, who, aixompanled bj tbe regalar nuree, wu mak- ing hta morning vliiltto(healckroom. Tbejpaaaed In after Uie phjalclan bad made a fewlnqnirleiias "Ucan Doctor Lavnonr Whj notr or eonrae 1 meant him. Lord, woman i jou can'i bavean ounce of petaplcacltj In jou not to imdentand that at onee. Was Itnecesaarj to give nanea and detaltaP' con. tinned Thatcher, aggrllj, wlthogtnotlelng ber great agitation, or, Unoilolgg,aui1butlnglttobernatuial sotptlae at (be revelation be had made. "Youagrelj cannot be In earnest, Dootort" she added, almost Implorlnglj. "Snch a anaplclon la aoawrul.agd —" The Doctor httempted braiquolj again. ■See here. Who gave tbe patient ber medicine latt night r" "Iter huebaed," tbe joong womao replied, with a fibaddor. uid:iho lidjin her nofi voice. "And It aeema so awfal nowr.wheo jou lell me (his, that I regret ever having ipolen ot IL" "You have nothing (o regret, madam, It wu jour plain duijio expoeo and bring lo jualloe a TllUIn so baas aa lo tamper wllh mj preaorlpUou. You have noihigg lo locuio jouraelt of." tie paoeed on Ihe Ihrvekolil u be waa going out, and aald Impreaslvelj: "I,et go ono bgt tbo gnnowatoh Ihepatlenltonlghl, and let ihia jonngwomanwaloh kor—tbo nsrae. On no condition allow him to on* leror handle mj medtoloca." "Hut Anot Uaitha Iai4ita on having him near her illibetlmo, and will tako her mcdiolnea tromoo other band than hIa," auggaateil Hra. Hagtog, with -^.J>t l.'-'y.'.-^.iK< V . --^rit to the condition or the patient. Mn. Haotoii fol- lowed them skortlj, and ;etale paced the adjoining apartment In a atate of bewlldermeot and agitation Ihat forbade ill oflorts to rest or sleep. There wrs r confused bum of voices In Ihe sick room, snd Iben she heard tbe doctor golgg. She beard her name prnnonnced, and saw Hm. Uanton push aside (he alUcen curlRlo Rod usher ibc phjsl- clan Islo tbo apartmcoL Tbe old man's race wore a punted eipretalon. In bla hend ho carried a medicine bollle trom the Invalid's Ubie. Tbia be would shake up gain the liquid loached (he tip ot hie flgger, wblcb heuacd ai a atopper, and touching II to bl9 teniae, would amack bis llp^ snd taste wllh Ihe air of a gourmet teaUuK the flavor ot a aa- voij dLob, jet unable lo rcpreaa a wrj face (bat weald have been Irulj coibIcrI under other circnm- aunces. ^ ^ lie pRoscd In the middle ot Ihe floor, end Rbrupt- Ij a<idreaKdJct»le, who -naa regarding his RCilona wllbamaiemeut, not ngmlxcdwllb apprehenalon. "Did JOU Dot promlae me jou would remain wllb me patient all night anit watch f You were nol mere 1" he buret ool, wllh a frown. "I remalaed with ihe pailent nntll a tew mo- menu ago," abe replied, cod I j.rorahe wai anx- loon to hear more. "And the hnsband—l^wsonl" "He was there, too." "Ah I And joa doled In joor cbsir while he watched." ^ , ^, "I never eloeed mjejee once dgrlgg the nighi, nor did be." "Nonaenasl Don'l lell me I" wid (be old doe- tor angnij. "You (bink jon didn't, bot jou did; joo've alepi bair (he eight awaj, 1 have no donbu There now, don't answer; I know Joat how li la. And alter I leU JOU to watch everjbodj jon leave tbe very peiwn on whom the (amllj'a agaplclos, and mine, loo, icau tree w do a« he pkaKi. Well fltateHne'" -snsplclen of him—ot Docior Uwaont Too canoot mean IU(, aorelj P' eiclalmed Jeaale, wllb , parcel J prudent onlbaial otlndlgnaaon. Who else bandied thla prracrlptlog or mloot" lie shook Ihe bonis flercelj, holding It op to Ibe light and looking Uirongb Ita toanlag cogtegta. No one," abe replied, talntlj. Yon are aure that while jou were dosing, or while both of jnu were ateeping, no one came and tampered with mj medldheat" The old man waa working himscir up (o a high pilch ot lodlgnallog. I am positive I" was the flrm replj. "Dnl whj do JOU a«k t" "Wbj do I aekt Ixiok at thisi" biased tbe oM prsciliioner in s rarj. anjoue aak ihair Where did that white aedlmeni (bat I shake up here come front And this while powdery aulalaoce, these mionle erjsiala Ihat bare been spilled over the edge or the boule and oncmat Ibe cork i" Ho held up me vial wim an angrj air or triumph, that Bhe might eee. it was Ime, aa be bad uld. She would have taken Ihe boule Into ber hand lo scrullglie It more eloselj, hnt he draw It back. "No," aald be, "I'm going lo lake thla awaj and have It analjicd. Tlut to aatlaty omen; for ny ovnpartldon'tneedinjanaljaletoasllarjmo. I am convinced already. The outngs of the thlogl To umper wllb mj preactlptlonar'andmedoctor'a bald bead glowed, and he fairly tamed wllb ludlf- nallog. An Icj coldoeaa aelied gpon Jeaale'a heart. Aoaiemtnt, dogbi, grief, dttpair, were noligg In her bralo. The Doctor talked en. bat be seemed lo be ensbrooded In a mlat before her ejee, and his words came In an nnmeaolng bom lo ber eaii. It was but a momenl, however, till abe diaoovercd ikal bla words were addreaed to another peraos, asd,re- cotcrlni herself, iba tonnd Hra. Manton In me room. "I regret lo aaj. madam," he went on, aa fee edged bui waj politely towaids lbs door, "that Ita losplclons JOU flret binled at are proving contcL At least It looks very isaeh Ibal way—very macb that way." lie abovk op tbe bouie and gascd at li Stanly as be spoke. ' "Iiwassodnadroliotven lfelBko(sscbBlUaaP< her sweetcat amllo. Well, jonr Auot Hanbs Is Ibe patient and 1 am lbs phjalclan. Hbe doea not preacrllie rulea for mo, butebemo. Tbls order Is a part of Ihe treat- meet, ii la an ejipertmeni,soio spcek. I'm going 10 see If I cannot prevent ihe amaslng chemical changes In mj oKdlclnoi hj romoring tbo elumenl (hat occasions them. You underslandt Thla moat be enforced." And wlib a nod and a frown Ibe Irascible oM phjalclan left the apartraenu Jeaale, who bad been csgerlj wstobing Ihe two dorlDi Ibis Icrrlfylhg convcruilon, saw a amile nit acroM Nra, Haatoo's face—a cold, cmel sallc, wblob waa lostsDIly tncked awaj. aa II aeeined, behind her habitual maak of aweel anavKj. The ihonght flaabed upon her In an Initaati 11 was thla aoft apoheu, cruel, aelllab, feline woman—even the genile Ilia. Manton—who waa poisoging her aunL llui wbjr To secure her wealib. Budhen.s will had already been made, wim a liberal proTlilou tor the young haaband. It waa not of revenge, tbeo. Un wbomt On Herbert, who bad Innocenilj fallen Into tbo trap prepared for bim by thla artful womao. And aha, Jeaale, who bad teamed lo love bIm, had led him to ihe aoart, 11 was sbe who bad bean onplojed ss a base ap; on hIa aciiona, who had met his frankaeaa witti deceit, aod who dwelt even at ibai moment lo a raise eharaetar in fell home. un. Manton. after a aoft word or two, nollBg Jeaale'a evident wearlneaa, urged her to less, and left Ibe room, promlalng lo have ber called If bcr aervkes ahoold be reqolred, Bbe Bang beraelf upon a loagge, and aought to evolve older ou of me cbaoa ot ber tbooghta aod aoiipleloBa. The aosplclog ihatMra-Uanton waa the polaoner forced Itself forward aa tbe eonolaalon et every train ot mongfet nntll It became a flm conviction. Herbert? Tbat waa Impoarible I Tbe nnnei Out of the question, Bhe wu a little, round, florid, (at thing, laay and aiopld, wbo couldn't all awake In Ibe room tan mlautcs wlibont oOheuing her wske- tolaeu by aaortsg wllh an nncliioai settaets (or kallaskcu. Theonlyonewbe feadanlnlsrestln Ihe dealb of the patient wu Un. Manton. It wu abe. Thus did onnvlctlon como to the inlgtl of Ihe halt crurdwomag. Wllh li,too, csmo a floroa thiret fornvengo. Thiioiraiurowaatheeneuyol Her- bert; abo wu enaniring him 10 hlarutu;ahowu cvon biauly ploltlRg agalnit hla life. 8ho fell a de- aira In meet Herbert and nam him ot the plot, ot the drtadrul Misplclomi or Ihe old doolor, and her own couvlollona In regard lo Ibe real oulpilt; hut Hra- Manton managed ino shnwdlj for that. Whsn Jemlo, In kor dcapemilon, aiked what had beoonro u( the joiing huiliand, and whj ho made no more vlslla lo tbo tick room, that iRdj replied with e shadoof nalloo In bor vnico: "lib, thst'a no fRult of hli. You heard joutaolf. It u ilio ilooior'a order, and that old gonileman la very alubborg when bo gala a auaplelon Into hla head—oapcclallj a pnfeealnnal auaplclon. So Her- bert seeks dlvoralng olsowhoru for a tine. Kvery* thing la going well, itmugh. and he'll bo pormliled to vliilt us again nhortly, I havo no doubt." TbIa was aald ao aliarply anil deolaifcly, Ihat Jeaale ventured go further. It was evident thRt an Inionlew with hin, cspeolRlly r aooni one, wu Impnaalbhi. Hhc must wort alone, and inat to gootl ronuno (hai ho might um rurther entauglo hlmp«lf hy hlayoulbrulrecklesanouand nngoarded apooch. Thtea days and nlghls iwaaed, Tlio vlalla of tbo old dnotor were (tequent, anil Uie cogdlllon of the pailegi wu iMitor, BInon the eioliialon of llorbert from tho alok chamtjor iho alok woman bad abown algni or a apoodj reoovorj. Tbo Inforonco Ihat might lie ilrewu fnini Ihia faoi made tbo girl shud- dgr- Mho hs<l wnlolird Mrs. Manion oknely durigg thla llino; no action iir liar's hail oacaped Ibe keen a|iy;shD bs4 boviroil about Iho alok room at all hours, wllh her nenaes on tbo alert, lint nol a aue- pIrloiiH acilog, nol an liirrlmlnaUDg fact could ahe dlaiMvcr. (In the ruunb day Iho old doctor, who had lieeD linn In bin nogailve to tho pluadlnga of Ibe patient tliat hor hualianil might In permuted lo Rtlond her, wificncdand ounuiilod. Jeaalo (hougb( mat now tlio opportunity would lie altiinlcd hur to want llorbert or hla iliugor. Hut In this the wu mla- tskeo. In departing Doctor TliRlober gavo bor thla dnal direction: "lllaa Tnrakyn, jnu will roliro and devote mis en. tiro gighi 10 rest. Nn iloglsbi, now: 1 will not have II. You are not llr«d ? Why, you're bed soarooly llvo houi>i aloop lo a weak. Hot lhat'a nellher bore niir there, I frankly Roknowledge I don't care whelhcryuuRro weary or got; l'nithlgklngori|ulls snMhorihlng. You must not enter Ihat room Uh nlgbl. Only llerbarl aud Hra, Haninn mnat at- toad there. It's the other part ot ray experiment. I've nxcliided him nud noloil Iho offecl on my modi, olnea; now I wlHh lo aoe wbal will lie the ohomlcal rusulla or eacludigg "Ho I Kxolnding ino I Why, do yon think —" Hhopauaod In horror. A great lumpioeraed lortae liLhor throat and choke down the Indignant worda ahewu about In uller. Wim dlauiBj she realljuid that ahe, Ion, might be acouHOd; ludonl, Ihatahu waa already ao object of suspicion. "uruiuno," npllod Thatcher, drily, agd inih a cold, cannlgg look or Huiplcliin gllilsrigg from bis watery "Id eyes. "Did I nut uy, watch every one t riiu an ngo of Ibo houaeliold, aod you, loo, must lie aubjcclod in tbe leal." "I am wllllOB," uld Shu pruudlyi "but are yon Rwaro Ihcro la one poraog, Iho only one whom yon dduot acoin tu HUMpeol. who might lie urged toaoeh ail awful nrtino mrougb soinahncu and hope of mJu ?" "And who nay (hat Int" Inquired Ihe plijalobm Willi a puMlfd look. "Nut her buslianrt," aha wept on, "though your criwi auaplcloaa of hliii seemed lo have lilloded yiiti; nut I, for what could lie my modvo?" "lib, no, not you," be aaaonioil, wllh, u ahe tiKiuRht, a lingo of urcaam In hla voice; "What motive could vm have?" II WW evident Mrs. Hagiun had lieen talking con. Qdonllally Willi bIm, and had made him her enemy. She would lie og her guard, "Ah for llertiett," ho resumed, "he knows or bla wiru'a wtll leaving bIm the greater p«rt or ber properly. HIghi not Ihhi conaiituio a mollve? I wlah Ui Kilve this roynUiry and nllore bIm from all iiui h evil Innueniloca. lle'a a ralllebraln of go pnidoncr, who geoda an old chap like melowre blm from blmself." JrsKlu could nol deny Ihe plaualbllllj ot Uie ex- plinailoa, jet lecretlj sbe dreaded this Inquiry, thla apjing on lleilierl without bla knowlrdge. C^ould II In abo entertained atlll In her heart a lurk- ing auaplclon of lili gulh ? No; she acoraed Ibe Ihougbt and Bung It from her. And jet—agd yet, aho would to lieaven there might lie ou more light let In on Ihia inratery. The phyilclao, aboiil in depart, inddeoly hailed as If recollecling aoiaelhing more. Ah I" wId he, "yon apoke of a person whomsua- pldon bad not ration on yet, and lo whom I was bnnd, or aomeiblng llk« ibsl. Name Ihe perioD." 'It la unoccesury now," aald Jeaale, 'I Inilai," irged Thauber, bla cuiloally all aroused. Hhe hesltaied a moment, then a reeling oT batted tor thla woman came over her, and abe replied des perately: -'Mra. Haulon." Tbe wurda came trom her llpi wim eiploalTS force aod aeconpanled by a flerce fluh o( iige from her eye*. The effect on Ibe docior wu u l( a rifle ballet Iia4 auog put bla ear. For a moiaeiM be lost control or his hard, stem (eaturea, bgt, r» (overlog, with a grim amila again took ap bis way to Ibe door, uylng u he went: "Thai hi ndleokmC I thank you, tbough, for Ihe auggeaiinn; II provM ;oa have liean walebigg everyone, u I loM yon." There wu leu of algceniy than osoal In Us teas u be uld tbis, 10 leaving, and he did sol deeelTS Ibe young womag. Itwu plain tobsrbe wunois Impressed than he would acknowledge by lb* auaplclon abe bad ao boldly elated, (TO SI ooinii(vsn.J Aiiiowr Riwiaoio.—/fis wvt.—DU yon gmli mntb by working so Isle stjoorofllee IsstDlghl, dearrso Nr.-No—er-bnt I oaae wimio an ■«• o( gaining a great deat^-tmioopo Jlraortf.