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F.u tho Iauisa Of CART Etlar.
s15,. --sssTUE OF rAISG AARR
CASTLE.



rtal CONTINUED.
Tie Cartela t-a.s O. small white pocket
handkerchief iron bis p1ckot-hook. and
handed &c To Ca'cl. whose ewes were in.
staurly attracted iv ;bo arms. embroidered
in thc csur. Ii. examined it narrowly,
ana acemed a.reeabIv surprised.
the squirrel and stars, he said, " is the
-i-n o. the Ei-laulcr."
''lt is icr mark, and there ia much mean
iu. in il. czclaimcd tbo Captain. as he care
fully folded tLe har3kercbici q. rccor-
uizo1 i imm1 iiatalv. Atfrst I couldno get
the Jew 20 a3ui. tle truth be said be lad
bought tire handkerchief at Horscn. then
:a.t be had EXCHANGED it for sometime else
At la-t be admitted that De had found it. 50
Where"
Wonder. uron tie oiI bridge. near the
.a-ar-mili''
J5reen Bfaho was ut the moment too much
taken up with himself % observe the deep
attontion Wit1 which the Bentcmester was
l,.cuiug O. him. There was a significant
smile upon The olj man S face, and it's cx-
preston WAS canning; bic clever eyes we're
fixed inquiri0gly and penetraunglv uroa the
aear the pafe-uiii: y0g perceive that
81 perceive that l''' Ga6el repeated.
It cannot Pc so long ago either the
pocket handkerchief is white and fresh
tacre are s.iI traces ot TIE perfume she uses.
must. therefore. ssek-seeS until find Ter.
and Tint Is tle reason shy cannot accom-
ranY YOU"
3. Wbcn l3 1ol rr0v9>e to .eeammeuce
Your sea-c32" asked the elder gentleman.
5. Tomorrow. az davbreak'
-' Thatisrieht. p.ocrastiuatilni j. not good
but Won might also comply with NV whim
and g1 to the ruins tl-aisht 10 see whence
the lisit proceeds that shines and aickers
..l viii - there ut onca.' he said 3. the
clock is close upon the stroke Of twelve
50 saying, Gle Captain hucklcd bis sword
belt tighter and lcr. the inn The Rente-
mester remained long standing in the open
doorway looking after him As BE turned
round and walked into the next room a smile
Of mingled satisfaction and riiicule passed
over hs hce he rubbed bis hands, and
muttrei One person often reaps what
another h5s s1wn. So * goes In the world.
Iha, cannot Be denied.
When the Captain reached the castle. he
s.oci i0r moment still and allowed his ewes
TO wander over the nearest objects. While
,-t,.l. ..---...-.,i.5 H., 3D.. .-.,.f - s,,b
d1cd lut clear voice Issued from one of the
passages within the tower. lie drew eau
u1usly nearer; the sound came again. more
distinctly. 10 was the complaining voice ola
woman or ola cl,ilI. Immediately afterward
, 1.,- ,--.s ..-...,r o.. .l.,, So g. .+i,. +,-, .
a darklv-clad female f-ure auueared and
projected in sloe and measured stems toward
aBe side of tho e.s.ls-ya-d The r,r,ss and
weeds softeued the sound of her f,osteps.
hut it was iniu5-sible I, he mistaken. the balf
CIRCLE or tbe moon inst ,beo .-Iiain, from,
among the clouds. castinr it's beams clearly
and distinctly down uu5n the G1atiu, dra-
perry Of the form.
Jorrau Brahc was n brave man: his whole
lie bore witness % this be bad never
known what rar was. and vet bis heart. at
that moment. best almost audiblv. lie bent
forward. razei and eazsl. The figure con-
iinuci TO Glide onward. calmly and solemnlv.
AMI with -, limit a step that l. was imp5ssi-
BE to distinguish football. suddenly the
Captain seamei Co come 70 n resolution; he
issued from the -i15, sdroudei in darkness,
where be bad been c1nccaled toward the
vision. The unknown woman paused at the
sound OF bis footsteps. Just then cloud
passed before the moon; its ligat became
obscure. and the Captain beheld nothing
more. Down IN the cellars the faint creak-
ing OF door was heard, turning on lis
hinges; tEen came q hang, as if il were