The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-12 00:00:00

No 1,110

REGISTERED FOR t
( TRANSMISSION ABROAD.)

HAGLEY STOCK SALE.
EVERY 310NDAY.
THE usual Supply of CATTLE, SHEEP,
Plus. &c.
OATES. PEURENS, & WOOLDRIDGE

SI OURBRIE GE UNION..
RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY.
TOWNSHIPS OF UPPER SWINFORD, WOLLAS-
TON, AND AMB uECOTE.
/PEW GUAR -)IANS of the above UNION, acting as
the Rural Sanitary Authority, HERE B
CAUTION the OWNERS and OCCUPIKR 4of PRO.
i'ißtY and other pprsons *wing on their behalf against
CONNECTING HOUSE DRAINS with the PUB IC
SEWERS, without the consent of the said Authority.
Persons acting in c :ntraveLtion of this notice render
themsplves li.ble to the p -nalties pr,bvi,ed by the Public
Health Act, 1875. which will ba strictly enforced.
By order,
THOILtS WALL,
Clerk.
Board Room, Work
,Jng.wlf th,":" - •
lith*December; 18S5.

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by
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eY LENTBA,
NG CWITHOUTOSD, s I
ID:
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(Regd.) 28, Bedford Street, Strand, London. •
Capital £150,000. Reserve Rind £50,000.
Advances immediately made upon promissory notes as
0 lows, without deductions,
Advan £25, 12 monthly repayments of £2 6 10
11 50 11 411 8
100 11 9 3 4
Larger amounts the same in proportion.
Advances of £25 to £2,000 granted at a few hours
aotice iu town or country, male or female, on mortgage
of furniture, trade and Gam stock, piant, crops, &c.,
without removal, and to assist persons into business
Also en deeds, pol,cies, and reversions, at 5 per cent.
for one month to 14 years. Distance no object. Easy
repay merits. Strictly private. Call or write.
Notice,—Before applying elsewhere, ask any solicitor
auctioneer, &c„ in England and Wales knowing this
Bank and y.O will at once find out you are treating with
an old establish (1870), safe and bowl fide Bank. Having
larke capital we do business cherper than othtrs. Re-
sponsible '1 radersf Farmers, and others can have money
without a till of sale. No good loan ever refused.
Current accounts opened according to the practice of
Gther banks. No charge for keeping accounts, or clear-
kg country cheques. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent.
allowed on the minimum monthly balances.
Deposits of 1,10 and upwards received at 4 per cent.
per annum, payable on demand.
Subject to tine months' notice of withdrawal, 6 per:cent
Subject to six months' notice of withdrawal, 7 per cent
Subject to twelv montbs' notice of withdrawal, 8 per cent
Interest
.paid monthly, quarterly, or as agreed.
A. WILLIAMS, Manager.

SEASON 1885.
VALENTINE, HARDAWAY & SOPPING
(Members of Tattersall's, Boulogne-Sun./der, France.)
LIH Is; Oldest Established Firm in existence. Entries
. for the C EIMRIOVICH AND CAkaDRIDOZeDinIi,
taxEs, forwarded free upon receipt of address
DoUBLE AND TBaBLE EYENTa.
SH•RES—"I he secret of success is }mining what
to buy and when to sel,," Mining kbares when ju-
diciously dealt in, make the largest profits and in the
Shortest time. Mr. T. G. Duos, Shari broker, Hull,
haa always placed in his bands for sale good Mining and
*Thor Shares, that make from 50 to 100 per cett in a
fortnight. Send for particulars
• Book showing "How to make a £lOO per year by
Maturing one acre of ground; and auoth-r .ZlOO per
year by Keeping Poultry. Bees, Itabbite and Pigs—
Post free sd. from the Fobasher, Sun °lnce, Buil.
..—Agents supplied at Ba. Fer dozen.
WILT RXLIABLI TURF ADVICZ, sent by an old tate.-
fished Turf Correspondent, whose practical experience
in,forwartted directly, he learns a good Wig. What to
Illy and whet to bark. s,ht by priva • writleu letter, 12
Stamps telegrams with finals any day 21., addressed, B.
Vinson, Turf Herald Otte°, Hui. No cAnwissions
eD•o.
SIXPENNY TELEGRANIS.—NICIIAKL SCOTT,
' The Wizard cf the North,' will wire hi., Finale svy
tsce pay for 12 at.mps ;or including the Saturday's
Sporting opinion private siremar, containing selections
cie week's training reports with a telegram on day of
....4ce for 18 stamps.—Address, sitinsor of Sporikg
Wtasse Office, Liu 1.

NERVOUS DEBILITY
PEAFNESS
NOISES IN THE EARS, AFFECTIONS OF
Hit EYES, tud other bodily
.ailments. Stflerers
'basal scud for Bev. E. J. SILVERTON'S WORK on
LI ese complaints (275th Thousand), contsining vain.
Ws i ,formation. Pott frce Six Penny btasups None
116,11.1.. d despair. Note the IQ address, Rev. E. J.SILVER
jrol4, 16 to 19, IIdPERIAL.IIILDINGS, LIIDGATS CIRCI.IB,
Agiatoox, E.C.

MIDLAND MUSIC WAREHOUSE
181, LOWER HIGH STREET,
Is the only plan in Stourbridge whero you can obtain
a PIANOFORTE, HARMONIUM, AMERICAN
ORGAN, or any other kind of Musical Instrument on
the easy system of payment by Weekly, Monthly, or
Quarterly Instalments.
Either Pilnoforte .or Harm nium may be had for
down.—For fureber particulars, apply, 181, Lower High-
treet.
A ccord ions, Concertina s, Musical BOW, Guitars,
Bid°, Fiutee, F.tes, Barrel Organs. (Nannies, Melo-
deons. Violins. ad a great variety of other Instruments,
may be had on Weekly Payments of Is.
1 be Musical 1, 'ornate:tits, by cele-rated makers, now
in st••ck, veil be found superior to many and inferior to
to none., An early inspection is earnestly invited.
PIANOS,',7 On.. Aves, "Irichord.' in Rosewood or Walnut
,Ca-es from £l7.
PIANOS, Iron Frame.
Overstrung.
PIANOS, Double Overstrung.
THE M.ORS PIANOS.:
AMERICAN ORGANS •ekND HARMONIUMS.
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS FOR CASH,
LOWEST PRICES ON "THE HIRING SYSTEM."
To Intendinaurehasers References will be Submitted.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
, Pianos, Organs. and Harmoniums purcLased from this
Establishment will be kept in lune and Repair,
Free of Charge, for 12 mouths.
A CONCERT PIANOFORTE for HIRE, by the Night.
' TUNING in Stourbridge and surrounding district: Con.
traded for by the yew or otherwise.;
,REPAIRS of every description undertsken.:
•
TO BAND MASTERS AND OTHERS.
INSTRUMENTS,SUPPLIED on the Shortest Notice
EASY TERMS IF REQUIRED.
CHARLES y 4 GREEN,
1 •
MIDLAND MUSIC WAREHOUSE,
1 1, LOWER HIGH SFREET
SIOURBRIDGE.

Alfre,d -J. OTTER,
RAILWAY AND CANAL WHARVES.
ST OURBRID GE.
COAL of all the Best Quslitice Delivered at Loaves!
Possible Bice )...nd at the Shortest .Notiee.
Special quotations for Truck and Boat Loads.
USUAL TRADE TERMS.
Cheap qualities of Coal always in Stock, which
A. J. 0. can deliver at as law a price as anyone
in the trade.
Price Lists on application.
SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR WINTER
STOCKS.

MONEY TO LEND.
AT A FL.W lit;UliS NOTICE, at much lower
rates of 'merest than chargco by other (Alice..
Private,) from £5 ;o £l,lOO to Ma e and Females, upon
Note • f fr; nu alone. also up, n Furniinre, irade and
Eatlll :Audi. Crops, or any nvatiable security, without
rem6val publicity, or rairees liespousibie persems
can have the-meirey without 13;11 of hale. Also upon
Deeds. Life Bouds, shares. Jewels, Dock
Wariantas d:c„ at 5 per cent. Repayments to suit
borrowers own convenience. s tricst secrecy observed
in all transactions. Call or write the manager,
Bristol Advance and Depcsit Company,
84, Stephens Chambers,
Baldwin Street,
BRISI OL.
•

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX)
BEECIIAII'S PILLS
A RE admitted by those
,
it val& to be worth above
\a UCINE• A Box for Billion
and Nervous Disorders
s
„Lliy
44r• k such as wind and Pain at
%. the Stomach, sick Head-
PATENT 't' ache. Giddiness, Fu ness
I/3
'4 PILLS. r. 4 and ttwellieg after meals.
Do,zine-ti and Drowsiness,
'lO Co!cl h us, Flushing.. of
. 0118 of Appetite.
`GA Lortness of Breath. (0.,-
tivene.s, curvy. lotches
un the Skin D,s urbed
t.leep, Frightful Dreams
and al, nervous and : rena-
bib : ensations, ttc ezc.
The first dose will pive relief in twenty mint Les
Ibis is no fiction. for they hi.ve done it in thousands
of cases. The Proprietor ..f the Ph-s having obtained
a great expense) a Patent for :hew. he LlA.leligeti the
whole world to produce a medicine esinal to them or
removing e sb.ve ripmea coltipla tits. and rt storing
the patient to SOllll,l Mid itiaillr; health.
Every sufferer is earnestly invite to try one box of
ese Pils, and they will be acknowledgeu to be.
WORIII A GUINEA A BOA.
For females of all ages these Pills are invaluable, as
a few doses of them carry off all.gross Lu.,ours. open
all ebstiuctions, and bring a- out ail that i 5 required.
No female should be wi.liout them, There is no remedy
to bet' nod to equal BE. CILIA:Cs PlLLa.,tur reinov.,ng
any obstruction or irregularity f the system. It wawa
according to the directions given with each box, th y
wil soon resto.e femmea of all ages to sound and ru
bus i alit'.
For a wr-sk t-tr.macb, unpaired digestion, and all dis-
orders of the liver, they act like '•111/toio," and a few
doses Wi Ibe found to work w.,nders u,un the mot
important orgat,s in the human machine, They
strengthen the whole muscular system, restore the
tutig-loat comp exion, brn back th keen edge ot
appetite, and arou,e into action, with the I{OBEBUD ot
health, the whole ih)sical a. eigy of the human tram,.
These ale a..niitted by thousands embracing
all ciass.ii of zociety. and one ot t..e !art guulantees tu
the Nerwus and Deb.litated is, I.sEk.cuaat's PaLs
have the largest sale of any Patent fileuic.ne in the
world.
Beecham's Magic Cough Pills.
As a remedy for Coughs in g.-ueral., rxaclinia, Diffi-
culty in Brer.thing tqaortness of Brea.h, ii6htue,s and
Oppression of th. Chest, 1,5 heeziug. Etc., these Pihs
stand unrivalled, and anyoLe labouring under any oh
the shove complaints, need only try One Buz to prove
that they are the best ever vii, rod to the public for
Asthmatic and Consumptive Coughs, lieatseness and
Oppression of toe Che.,i. They speedily remove that
_ whii it
sense of oppression and pith I it di;
nightly deprive the the patient of rest They give
almost instant rd l et and comfort to these afil,cted with
the above istressing and, when neglected. dangerous
complaints. Let any person troubled with any of the
above complaints give Beeeham's Cough Pills a
tr.al.
The most violent Cough will n a shirt time be
removed.
CauTioN.—,-The public are requested to notice that
the words. “Iskacumes PiLLe, at, Helen's;' are on
tke Government stamp affixed to e.ch box of the Pills
i 1 not on, they are LI t rgery.
Preparen only, Lod sold wholesale and retail, by the
proprietor, ...T. Beechen' Chetah, Lt. Helen's
Lancashire, in boxes at La. lid and 'ts. 9d. each. Stu
post ate tor 15 or 36 rtazips.
sold 6)all Drugsruits and Patent IdedicLe Dealers
in the 1.1...ited
N .B.—Full Direcaui,a are given with each box.

COUPON.
We hereby ogree to fur ward, on receipt of P. 6.0
for 3g. 11d. cr 49 .Stamps, Carriage Paid, to any
town in th,,, Uyyire4 Kingdom, 1 pair of Ladies' 07
(ichtlt4l4.3,t'S R at Ru,sia 4 Bear tined S.ippers. at
P. 0.0. 2/1 i 'or 37 stamps,l pair of Chrldras ditty
'rid present /rte el charge, lath etch pus, a beauti-
ful ph.tograpi. or the Houses of Parhawnt,
tland:ome Uriental frame. This Cy upon entitles
he holder to order not more th«n 6 pairs.
Signed C. E. LANGD ON,
113 or more pairs are ordered at once a reductio.
uf 3d. per pAir will be a.liwt.d. this reduction by,tn
merely the amount of carriage saved.
Cheques (cud P,,LO's payable, C E. Langdon.

DR, SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVEIt PILLS,
'I BE BEST FAMILY APE It lEN T MEDICINE.]
E isE6-r FAMILY APEIt LENT MEiiitANE.
THE BEST FAMILY APERIENT MEDICINE.
TUE BEkil FAMELY APEEEENT MEDICINE.

DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS,
MILD, but EiTICACIOUS, WITHOUT MERCURY
14ILD. but Li I'I,JA• lOU .•.s. Wri 1, 0 f3l Alb ROL itY
AULD: but Et EIJACIOU WI! LOU f MERCURY
2.1L1), bLt Lk 1 ILAC.OLb, %

DR. tCOTT's BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS.
CURE BEAD kcliE sun LUSti of APPETITE.
CURL En.11.1).“.;,1.E bald Lon., 0, aVvETIT
LUAU: BE ~.uu I.oa of APPr.'IITE.
(' [ix; LEAA)ALAiA MU i.0b(.4 .11113;1:11'.6.

1)R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS awl LIVER PILLS.
CURE IhDIGEST iON , FLAI ULENCY and WIND
el-LE libJlON, FLATU und WIND
CUBE i IGE,TIuP., YLAIIi LENCY auci INI)
CURL INLILNESTIO%, tLA:II;LLNeY, tuad WIND

• R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS.
Alt t UNL.QUALLILD as a lA, /0..) P ttIFIER.
ARE •E 4.4 u 4 LLD lib b liuUi P LAW ils'at.
dlvt, UNI,...kiLJALLED ab iSLOoD PUi‘lr
Altli U Q.A1....1)1.4.) nd a lAA OUL Lit 1414.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12,1885.

BUY ONLY ENGLISH WATCHES
BENSON'S
(NEW PATENT No. 4658)
LUDGATE" WATCH 2
HAS OBTAINED THE
! IGHE ST AWARD
OF A
GFOIAD MTfID 14,
AT THE
INVENTIONS EXHIBTION, 1885.
SILVER GOLD
(A 4-57. ;41_41 112,1
41-4
re‘
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TdE
'Ludgate' Watch is a Silver English Lever
OF MY BEST LONDON MAKE,
WITH
''SPECIAL STRENGTH"
THREE-QUARTER PLATE MOVEMENT,
JEWELLED THROUGHOUT'. IN RUBIES,
TRUE CHRONOMETE't BALANCE,
ADJUSTED IOR EXTREMES,
WITH DAMP AND DUST PROOF
PATENT RING BAND AND EXTENDED
BARREL.
MASSIVE STERLING SILVER DOME CASES
WITH CRYSTAL GLASS FR9NT,
hich combint a the Strength of the Hunter with
the conveninee of ti,e, Open Face Watch.
WINDS, NETS HANDS AND OPENS AT BACK.
The Immense superiori y in 'retie. Accuracy.
and Durability of th- "Ludgate" Watch to
Swiss and American (ma e in imitation (1
and sold as Eugli-11,) and to the (Au Full • Plate,
Eng:isit Lav,r) and 1! by ~tier mak, rs,) from tht
great defects of which th "Ludgate- is ex uipt,—
is proved by th-• Award of a
GOLD 'ME DAL.
THE ONLY ONE ADJUDGED TO ENGLISH
AVATCHEs.
THE "LUDGA rE" Is OF BETTEIt QUALITY
AND VALUE.
THAN ANY £lO WATM MADE.
THE "LUDO :VIE' iS MY BEST LONDON
MAKE,
STRONG. HANDSOME, & PELIABLE,
WILL STAND THE 1-IA.RDESU WEAR AND
ROUT tiEsT USAGE,
AND IS THEREFORE HIE BEST WATCH
FOR HOME, INDIAN & COLONIAL WEAR, BY
RAILWAY MEN", MINERS &ND
COLONISTS. (Na. 1, LA GE Srzs)
WORKMEN & ARLIZANS, (Ni. 2. As SKETcrt),
GENTLEMEN, OFFIcERS & NEN IN H.M.,
SERVICES, YOUllls' d: BOYS' (No. 3, SHALL)
WILL BESENT FREE & SAFE AT MY RISK
TO ALL PARTS OF THE WOULD PHI Lb 58
OR IN 18-CARAT GOLD uRYSTAL GLASS
G ',.bES, TWELVE GUINEAS, (No.
3 Sag.)
A Remmittance by P. 0.0., Draft or Cash, must
accompany Order, •
SPECIALLY NOTE that J. W. BENSON is the
only Maker of a Three - Quarter Plate
English Watch Or .£5 ss, in Silver, or £l2 12s.
in Gold, and that our Patent "Ludgate" Watch
cannot be had through, or of any oth:r Watch
maker in the Kingdom. Any infringement of
the Patent Rights will be p, o.:eed-ai against.:
An illustrated and Priced BOOK, explain.
log the advantaaas of this Watch oyfr
the Full Plate English Watches sold by all
other makers, will be sent Post Free ou
application, to
J. W. BENSON,:.
WATCHMAKER TO 11. M. '11.11: QELEN,
THE SIEAM
62 AND 64, LUDGATE HILL, E.C.,
AND 25, OLD BOND STREET, W, LONJON
Conseuent upon th-, award cf the GOLD MEDAL,
the deinaud, al ',flys great, ha si increased as to
ne.essitate tcore et isive Mdehinely, which now
enables its to EXECU PE ALL o.ltoEltS for the
"LUDGATE" WA ICH WI 1110E4 DEALAY.
Illustrate! Pamphlet, of Writches from .£2 to
£5OO, Li, Id an Sdver J,wcilerv, Cl ,eks, ([lons
hiine and Turret) Elettro-Plate, and Musical
Boxes, Free on Application.
CLUB AssociaTtoss.— FOREMEN, SECRE'
TARIES OF FRIENDLY SOCIE LIES, AGENTS.
and others will lied trieir In omes cons.derably in-
creased by e-t•ibl!siring Clubs, for the N w Parent
"Ludgate" Watch, as it is worth (rein .£5 to £lO
more than tiny English Watch sold, and therefore
hound to sup,lsede all others. Particulars on ap-
plication.

PRICE ONE PENNY

PRINTING! rtINTING 7 'RINTING 11.
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GENERAL PRINTERS'
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other Posters. PLAIN and FANCY STATIONERY.
Handbills, Circulars, Cards, Programmes Large Stock of PLAYING CARDS, New
Heads. Designs and Patt3rus.
Club Articles, Address Cards, Post Cards, j.BILL PIPER, PENS, INK, &a.
ktit: I:Mr of iPIiNTINCI, in Black—or POCKET BOOKS, CHILDREN S BOOK'
Coloured Inks Toy Books, Spelling and Reading Book.
GENERAL ADVhRTISING AGENT S.

“FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE:'
WORLD-FAMED
. -
'BLOOD:Mt ;NE-
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THE CREAT.BLOOD PURIFIER& RESTORER
LARGEST SALE Or ANY
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OVERWHELMING TESTIMONY ACCOMPANIES
LEVERY BOTTLE, PROVING THIS TO BE
11,
-:.-irnr:cleansing and clearing the blood from . Impart
ties, it cannot be too highly recommended,
For Sc,oftra, Scurvy, Skin and Blood Diseases, an,
Sores of ali:kinds, it is a never-failing and I.erzueeen,
cure,
It Cares Old Sores.
Cures Ulcerated Sores on the Neck.
Cares Theerated Sore •Legs.
Cures Blackheath', or Pimples ea the race.;
Cures Scurvy Sores.
Cures Cancerous Ulcers.
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases.
Cures Glandular Swellings,
Clears the Blood from all impure matter.
From whatever cause arising,
As-this mixture is pleasant to the taste, and warranted
free from anything injurious to the most delicate cob•
sti ution of either sex, the Proprietors solicit sufferers to
give it a trial to test its va!tie.
.t IITANY TIME 4 IVI:sHED MYSELF DEAD'
.111. • 92. St. Joho's•wood-terrace, London, N.W
I am thankful to Pr vidence for the won.ier
ful cue yoLl BioJd Mixture Las effected on me
I was satprised, after taking hat the first bottle
how well 1 felt ; and after I had taken onelarg
bottle the wounds on my legs healed. I wit,
v,i,h Iha I tri.d the Mixture before. I shoal
hive saved five years of continued bufferii,g.
used to feel all the changes of the atnitspiher.
in my b‘nes, tut that is rntirelv gone ; in fact,
I feel likA a new tIPITI. I eg.n ti tii,.k
sboUl never get 11,11, for I had attend, d
Diary's Hospital stud Welbeck street Dispen.
eery, under Dr. Notman, Dr. Adam C ark, Dr
Ailchtu, Head 1-invaician to Wes,miuster Hoe
pital and several eminent ebctora. My buff,r•
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r t,u dais people that knew rt.i were as-
tonished at my appearance. I have taken just
two Ils b•ttles of your Blood Mixture, an•
tney hay • eff,cted this wonderful cure.
4•Alt that I cu say to tilos:3 ahv stsTer is.
try it, it will recommend it.self.—l aw, you's
respectfully,
"WILLIAM minus.”
THOUSANDS of TESTIMONIALS
Sold in Bottles 2s 9.1 each, and in cases, contsinint.
six ttme4 tar quantity, lit each—autlihieut to fratt
permanent cure in the great mai ;HO/ of long staudini
eases, BY ALL CUESIIS I'S and PAThN MKDICIN
VENDOIis t roughout the worid, or sent for 33 or 13..
stamps by the Proprietors, 1 lid LINCOLN AND AILDLANI
COL NTIKS COIIPANY, Lincoln.
(Trade Mark—" Blood Mixture.")

THE SUBSTITUTE FOR f HE MANNA CAKI-
CASTOR OIL. BEN- j_ is an cet,;ient orn.
NE FTE'S MANNA CAKE, Cake.Childreu take it as a
price lid. each (not a patent Sweetmeat.
mediciue). One Cake equals It is perhaps the moat
halt-au-ouuce of Castor Oil, suitable aperient knowt,
without its griping %Lid sub. for use during pregnanc)
sequent constipations. It has Order from Chemists
a mild but ctrtnin actie‘. it only or Post Free, b
is mainly sugar fLotoured with for 6d. ; 6 for lid ;
liquorice jillea.:l for 1 9d.; and 36 for 4.
From sole Agent. Mr. T.
H. bland, chemist, 76
High Street, sitourbridge,

4' Ma'mselle Line," he said, "we have had a visitor.
. eau, Rimers RESITRVRp.3 , , -Miss SVace has been with your mother all the evening;
CATHERINE'S MISTAK•E it seems they are old friends."
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Isciteam 14.i,W,. '- ' 1,E1:..7 •'!44ews of the young heir's
death in ale" 10, kip;
,i 49 occupied ;at London.' It
would-lie
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hiee'inlid:44ttisr: If-the Veil *Mad hide from View
, . . .
..the one.elarle staiudekefif .; : . a characeee.
IS'eeesklaskurseeekeeo eo.es' ;'.i..14;.„..f.-- it..--..;! Pi: ikell: liiin; and
eselStOtre rite :e ;:e; 04 4 T.r..i ;1,t7:: 4,.14. fislgers
4.,:- Ate eiktectie,s'.4- i' , : ..s.ei.. ientsteaelech he
eigtmelaagiisht"tri**einbref ' Line ;
I '4l*t@oughetiftEllitiy4gt,A.T.:44'4o.44.l'6•l3l3itiess•
'.*lis4ila telVte: iznikii- :46.t,11;6011ari: re4zet, . fot the
•':',l*fo4N.4l:looe.-aucldery -Reel awful-, departure from
. '. • thii.everlddia&reviVed MVO. its his lealeitle see,4l
.I?itieliessqted:cf-ged; he Wafk.o4lloifetAlßObOd oti?
'aerethe'eliWc4.n.44',llaaknivgi toxeceiszabsii*a On* 17
140. aesever. she: had 'promised 'k' 1543 Id
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Living, creatyrie '. di'd.,',ll;6•See,, 'eaVe-. Maeleniaiell:e . ern-
._Btele'S'l4reeterrier3. which - barked and then Lean away,
e...e.*".persiSted.ia entering the lereali.fast'parldisie,;
' '.•-.., He waited there-MOtibently, taio,*,threA Minutes,
and . theil-',,A4eid PerVant, Passing Stheeepen, doors'.
.._Bt9espestaidlOoked,•ine. evidently astonished to seize
lithe. there.; :She .asked his 'btleineses,',no On being told
' that it was with Madame Berneteerreew k4l spok
ieleer head desPondingiy. . . ,•. . , ~elee.- . '
;,. "Mistress is very ill ; she had -a sort'ors fit yester-
,s :day morning—a stroke of pOelyeAketthink, the
- doctor said—all along of heating .ef that dreadful
, murder of Squire Ingestre's son.- I'll ,eallthe docter
you are here, sir. .
L . . And before he could forbid her tie di) 0, the :girl
'. ewas off on her errand.
.. Ingram did not wait to see the man he so cordially
.(letested. .• Why on earth the baroness kept that
, ;humbug in her house he could not imagine—prying
- and interfering with all her domestic concerns, just as
~
.if he were her father confessor.
He Was angry, disappointed, and capable just at
' that moment of any piece of rudeness. So when, in
` marching down the garden walk, he came face to face
S with Dr. Creusa and the younger Do Resimont walk-
ing arm-in-arm, he turned his nose up in the air, and
. passed them with a snort of contemptuous defiance.
. "Who is that P said Ferdinand, in a low voice,
"Wait for me here," returned the doctor, without
' -replying to his question. "I will be with yon in a
: Moment. I must speak with that young man." '
s . And he followed him down to the gate.
. Ingram's hand was on the latch when Dr. Cli•eusa
addressed him. He turned round with a haughty
e look, and asked what he wanted. •
"Merely to give you a message from the baroness,
to this effect—her daughter's hand is already disposed
- of to the Count de Wsimont." ,
Then the doctor walked back and joined Ferdinand.
• Ingram went on, but I do not think he knew very
:. 'well where he was going. About a hundred yards
. from the house he sat down upon a bank, and 'then
. the resolve entered his mind that ,he would wait by
the house all day, mid all night, too, if only to catch
a glimpse of Lina, that he might insist upon learning
, the truth of that man's story from her own lips. '
-. He rejected it altogether ;he thought it was a lie.
He never moved from that bank until sundown;
s then it was only to rise and glide behind a large elm
' tree, because he saw two figures, instead of one,
Coming up the lane towards him. The little elegantl
. dressed lady he knew well enough, but not the gentle-
man at whose side she walked. .
They were conversing earneetly, and he alimost
: heard the sweet, imploring tones of the girl's voide, as
, -she aided them with animated, passionate gesthres.
I They halted not a dozen yards from where he was
- hiding, and then it was no fancy which brought the
I echo of their voices to his straining ear.
- The lady seemed half-weeping, pleading, and remoa-
. atrating ; while the man, in his stern, dark beauty,
. looked down upon her wth contempt and disdainful
.' Pity.. There was command, too, in the tones he Used,
. such as he might have addressed a slave with.
It ended by Line falling on her knees in the dusty
: road, and lifting her clasped hands in pitiful suppli-
. Cation to her companion, who rudely turned his back,
, and walked on. She did not follow, but remained
crouching down on the bank behind the hedgerow,
evidently crying miserably.
i Ingram walked from his hiding-place, and went up
- to her. He was calm, but savagely determined to
It. now the cause of the scene he had witnessed. .
Who was that man? and what right had ho to. use '
those tones of insult and authority to the girl? ' He
Was not jealous, for the fellow had behaved as no lover
e 'Would have done.
- . Lina almost screamed at the sight of him, and then
' 'she made a brave effort to coneeal her tears and agita-
tion; but Ingram's first question told her disguise was
_. emavailing with him.
"Mademoiselle Bernstein, have I your perpission to
„horsewhip that, gentleman, who is just turning .the
•..orner of the lane? He has insulted you." :
: • "No, no, sir; do not harm him, I beg of you! It is
• I).nlY Count de-Resimont ; he is at present on a visit
. Lo us, with his invalid brother. No, indeed, he has
, not insulted me."
e "I witnessed the whole scene; I saw you-- -" •
. "Oh, Monsieur Ingram! what did you see?" she
* elled. wringing her tiny hands, and beginning to Cry
~ afresh.
..
' "I saw you kneel to that man, and he purn you
, frora his feet." ,
: his cheeks crimsoned as he spoke.
The lady's only reply was a shower of tears. Ingram
. 100ked down upon her, and his heart grew very cold;
' a thought pierced his brain like a dart of fire. What ,
might be the reason of this extravagant display of
, ,grief ? ..,
_
- • : With. a wenian's. quick perception, the girl read
hie fearful suspicion in the ominous silence he main-
. tainee. .
S "I will tell you," she wept fetth ; " oheMr. Ingram,
I- think I can trust you—you seem more lione4 than
' "Pane I have ever knewn ! But, in deed and truth,
. Vate that man. I do, I do with all my soul, I hate
. e!rn ! If you really love me, you will protect me from
' "Inn, for I have no power now to help myself."
' ~,,The young man was calm and undemonstrative in
ifee earnest offer of assistance to the lady, in whatever
she might require it. Somehow, his opinion of
was lessened from what had transpired within
' le,'" last few minutes; she was not the immaculate
' "in,g his imagination had represented her to he. There
7 ‘s'es a disagreeable secret connected with this man;
, 'what was it?"
,- lie felt he had neither the right to ask nor to hear;
tet it was not possible to aid and protect her unless
8 knew in what way his protection was needed. •
S 1` Tell me what you please, nia'mselle, withhold what
.13,°11 Please; only put into my hands the power of
•,, teeing you."
e " It is a long story," she said, drying her tears, "and
' ti eal afraid you will blame me for the silly part I have
, Cted; but if I tell you frankly, half my fault at least •
be amended. And still I almost fear to speak of
• usat shuddering, and looking all round,
! ~,f.°r niti
lug power aici
rs is almost diabolical. He knows every- ,
stun
. 1 g, lie sees everything, and by what means'
_cannot imagine, except it is the detestable one of
rPionage. A.h, monsieur, how to -tell you this man's
, 7crets, little as I know of them, seems difficult in-
I eeel- lam all in the dark. I have no certain know-
s edge of anything. I only guess at—and at times I
• ani afraid to let my imagination wander and dream
s °f the terrible crimes this man may have committed."
"You mean the Count de Resimont I'.
She laughed a little mocking laugh.
"The Count .de R6simont ! No; if you are really
be my
.friend and help me, I will tell you what lie
•' -eallY is as far as I know. Stoop down your head,
, oTisietir, and listen; for not even the birds in the
• - eagerow must hear."
' Ingram did so, and the girl whispered a few short
:. :Words in his ear—whispered them as if in passing her
'IN they burnt them. • . .
e Ingram started, and looked earnestly at the White
~ ,ace of Miss Bernstein. . •
I,
." You jeaye a powerful enemy to cope with. And
- "nsfe did you 'find that out, ma'mselles?" - .
tee" ~By; reading .a .letter not intended for my sight;
t'ie.! postmark was Rome, and I had a strange fancy
grinw who it was from. He found out, of course,
e . 1,74' tr.hßd read it, and in consequence .he lies little
on .me for Tea:seeing .ihae. piee47.o.f.; his.seesret,his-
: lie APVe; Il.loneieeei:lnAlfie;insiysing. :What Ceinit -
; e sal.4.A.fly Ise you reiey 4flggine. what- PoeitiO It
' 'ellll447qtyrfe ier a to' •: .... ..
. - .
.. Ap ~. liiin• . ~ ..
- noieed, I do. not. I,cannot see—e--- - . -, .. . .
Y°ll eannoesee that he must have human tools of
i soeueseriptions ready for his use. Mr. Ingram, he has
, See n° hatching in his brain now, arid the
- tialne eof it lies between Westwood and Redfern. The
•,Q.er of using human tools is that they have human
I 81,0_4 am deeper in his plans than he thinks for; so
u
, The teln think you might guess the part he hassused
The
Ply
In
'
to. eid the them."
arge dark eyes of the speaker flashed as she
words, and she looketi up at the young
, kee.
c,if half afraid to read the knowledge in his
l ille,,ii,e3tira enough, she saw a flash of • intelligence
. ceetee.‘"e it; then followed an expression .very like
; L 0 Pt.
borwa covered her face with her hands, but she did
• e eel).
I keeeW i
- nsee, t," she said. "I knew you would Math°
i the
; And thee •
she uncovered her eyes, and they rested on
geoterie •
44 L , with a-hard, defiant stare.
. told ~,?athe you; oh, Lina! But indeed, you have not
• beeatti'Le rn!leh yet; I must learn how you became—
tie e his
eetir tool. You must confide in me fully
CL rely, or I cannot assist you. How am I
•
18 c Illny. indeed? Sit down, Mr. Ingram—this lane
ell_
acuilet, e_nough—sit down, and I will tell you how
4,180, ,c,:1,.1
_first met Count Philippe; I will tell you,
elgesteelsB:' 1 guess about his business with these
Iv 8 man. . will tell you how I once thought I loved
ee, , now' I know now that I hate hate, bate
esetendown ; there will be an hour's 'twilightyet.
T 1 ! and
I Will tell all."
t.t.:l- I.loeut...7?naained seated n the bank for more than
;',relreee Le and then Line walked home, and Ingram
•Llssanwl 4eross the fields to Lowmoor. Ferdinand de
elltered°ll.t l'raS walking about the garden when the girl

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