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most engiDie ui Hisci IN lhe country. there
were several legal questions TO be set at
rest concerning certain property he wished
to settle upon her. Thee OF course caused
delay. As soon as they we're adjusted to his
| own, or, rather, to his lawyers satisfaction.
be purposed going TO Scotland and carrying
away his beautiful bride. In the meantime
he cast about for residence.
Somewhat Bohemian in his nature, Carris-
ton had no intention of settling down lust
yet to live the life OF an ordinary moneyed
Englishman. HIS intention was to take
Madeline abroad for some months. He had
fixed upon Cannes as desirable place at
which to winter, but having groan some.
what tired of hotel life, wished to ront
furnished house. He had received from an
agent to whom he had been advised to apply
the refusal Of a house, which, from the glow
ing description given, seemed the one above
all Others he wanted As an early decision
was insisted upon, my impulSve young
friend thought nothing Of crossing the chan
mel and running down to the south of France
to see with his own eyes that the much.
lauded place was worthy of the fair being
who was to lie its temporary mistress.
He wrote to Madeline and told her he was
going from home for few days. He said
he should be travelling tho greatest part of
the time, SO 1t would he no use her writing
to him until his return. He did not reveal
the object of his journey. We're Madeline
to know 1t was TO choose a winter re,ience
at Cannes, she would be filled with amaze
ment, and the innocent deception he was
still keeping up would not bo carried
througi 4. mru;tc snd which he pic
,urel L E.n.
The d. s,iv.o ho started for France
Madeline wrote that her aunt was very
unwel, but said nothing as TO her malndy
causing any alarm. Perhaps Carrston
thought less about the old Scotch widow
than her relationship and kindness to Miss
Rowan merited. He started on his travels
without any forebodings of evil.
His journey to Cannes and back was hur
riod-he wasted no time on the road, but
was delayed for two days at the place itself
before he could make final arrangements
with the owner and the present occupier of
the house. Thinking he was going to start
every moment, he did not write to Madeline.
AT the rate at which he meant to return,
letter posted in England would reach her
almost as quickly as if posted at Cannes.
He reached his home, which for the last
few weeks had been Oxford, and found two
letters waiting for him. The tirt, datel on
the day he left England, was from Madeline.
1t told him that her aunt's illness had sud
denly taken a fatal turn-that she had died
that day, almost without warning Tho
second letter was anonymous
It was written apparently by woman,
aud advised Mr.. Carr to look sharply after
his lady love, or he would find himself left
in the lurcb. The writer would not he sur
prised to hear some fine day that she had
elopcd with certain gentleman who should
In mi .tl nIpI al
| an emanation of feminine spite, CaJriston
| treated it as it de.ervel-he tore it up and
threw the pieces to the wind.
But the thought of Madeline being alone
at that lonely house troubled him greatly.
The dead woman had no sons or daughters
all the anxiety and responsibility connected
with her affairs would fall on the poor girl.
The next day he threw himself into the
Scotch express and started for her far away
home.
On arriving there he found it occupied
only by the rough farm servants. Thoy
seemed in n state Of wOndormpnt AMI vol
ubly questioned Garrison a. to the where
abouts OF Madeline. The question sent a
chill Of fear to his heart. He answered their
questions by others, AMI soon learned all
they had to communicate.
Little enough il was On the morning
after the old woman's funeral Madeline had
go,o to C,lIepd.r Ia ask tho nd v;co ~ o,
oId friend Of her aunt os To what stanx
sboId now he taken. She hoj nei,ber haa,
To this friend, nor had she returned Loms
She had however. sent "A me ,s,ce that eho
muvt on IN London at once and vnulI yyr,t,
from there, That wa, the last heard of her
ali that was known abont her
Upon hearing this news Carriston became
n nrev to tbe acutest terror-an emo,i ion
which was nuite inexnIicahle Ia the bore.t
neonIo his informonts. The Girl had gono
but She had sent word whittier she had cone
T,uc they did not know the reason for her
d.narture 81 sudden and witbout mggooo
of any descrip.iop-trus, she had not writ
ten AS promised. hut no doubt they woud
hear from her tomorrow. Carriston knew
na,,.r without revealing tbo evtont ~
bis fears he flaw bark tn Calendar In
,rir;es at the railway station informed hin,
,hat sho bnd gone or bad nurnoseI r,in,
70 London Lut whether shs ever re ,ched il
mr. v,betLcr any trace of her couId he founJ
tboro ,os 81, leost n matter of d,uht n,
gnod culI be p,ipel nv remoinin,, in Scot.
Iand :, be travelled hack st onc. tn to,yr
hoIf distracted sleonless and ro,kina bi
h,..in. 10 kpoy whera to look for bar
.Sba has been deceived away he said I,
conclusion "She is hidden irnrisn,,aJ
aan,,ubera And know as ,v.II as :, ba
,o,d n,n who has done This tbing can
troco Rolnb Corri.tor,s cnrsed bonI t1ro,,,r
- INV
r,oroaj NJ him asko,ce This no-,id
s,,s,';o,nn -, hi, cousin omorpt.J ,In1n,t -,
,,,ai,a,a,ia ia bad toJ ,bo ,aIo ~ Nj,
,;ne,s disanne,ranco clearly md tarsnlv. INT
nbar Il. began to account for il his tb.orv
,.as n w;Id and unten,hIe o,n Unweynr
much he susnected RaInh Csrriston of Iono-
;na, 20 st.nd in bis .b,.s | could 20. No. ~
,ao, tor tb, crime nf which he nc,u.ol him,