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She Slipped down upon the floor of the car
riage and clasped his knees. Writhing in
her terror there upon the ground, in hoarse
accents she begged and prayed for mercy.
"You used to kiss mo- she said "vou can
not kill woman you used to kiss years ago
Oh, spare me, spare mel"
He set his lips and placed the muzzlc Of the
pistol against her head, and at the contact
she shivcred and her teeth began to CHATTER.
He could not do it. He must let her 60,
and leave her to her fate. After all she
could hurt him no more, for before another
sun had set he would be beyond her reach.
His pistol hand fell against his side, and he
looked down with loathing not unmixed with
pity at the abiect human snake who was
writing at his feet.
She caught his eye, and her faculties, sharp
ened by the imminent peril, read relentment
there. For the moment at any rate he was
softencd. II she could master him now while
he was Off his guard--hc was not a very
strong man. But the pistol
Slowly, still grooming out applications,
she rose TO her feet.
YES he said, "be quiet while think if l
can spare YOU" and he half turned his head
away from her, and for a moment nothing
was heard but the rush of the gale and the
roll Of the wheels running over the bridges.
This was her opportunity. All her natural
ferocity arose within her, intensified a hun
dred times by the instinct of self protection.
With a sudden blow che struck the pistol
from his hand, and it fell upon the floor Of
the carriage, and then, with frightful yell,
she sprung like wildcat straight at his
throat. SO sudden was the attack that the
long, lean hands We're gripping his wind
pipe before he knew that it had been made
Back she boro him, though he seized her
round the waist. She was the heavier of the
two, and back they went crash! against the
carriage door,
1t gave. Oh, God, the worn catch gave!
Out together, out with yell of despair into
the night and the raging gale, down to-
gether through sixty feet of space kito tho
black river beneathl Down together, deep
into the watery Gcpths-down into the abyss
of Death!
The train rushed on, the wild winds bleJy.
and the night was as the night had been
But there in the black water, though there
was never Il star to sec them, there, locked
together in death, as they had been locked to-
gether in life, the fierce glare of hate and
terror yet staring from their glazed eyes, two
bodies rolled over and over as they sped
silently toward the sea-
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walked across the room toward the bell She
placed herself between him and it.
"What are you going to do,'
"Goiug to do; 1 am going to send for a
policeman and give you into custody for at
tempted murder, that is all"
She caught his arm and looked him in the
face. In another second she had loosed it.
"Of course she said, on have q right 70
do that. Ring and send for the policeman,
only remember that tho whole truth Will
como out at the trial.
This checked him, and he stood thinking.
"Well, she said, why don't you ringr
81 do not ring he answered, "bccause, on
the whole, think had better let you 70 1
do not wish to be mixed up with You any
more. You have done me mischief enough;
you have finished by attempting TO murder
me. Go; l think that the convent is the best
place for YOU you are too bad and too
dangerous to be left at large
"Oh," she said, like one in pain. "Ohl and
you are the man for whom I have come 20
this! Oh God it is a cruel world" Aud
she pressed her hands to her heart aud
stumbled rather than walked to the door
Reaching it, She turned, and her hands still
pressing the coarse blue gown against har
heart she leaned her back against the door.
"Ed ard she said in u strained whisper,
for her breath came thick, "Edward--I an
going forever have you no kind word to say
to meg
He looked at her, scowl upon his hand
some face, and then by way of answer lie
turned upon his heel
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And SO, stili holding her hand. against heI
pool broken heart she went out Of the house.
ont Of Boisingham, and % touch and knowi-
edge of the world. These two were, though
she knew il not once and once only, fatcd to
meet again, in after years, and under crcum-
stances sufficiently tragic, but the story #
that meeting does not lie within the scene of
this history. TO the world Belle was dead,
but there is another world of sickness, and
sorrow, and sordid uuchanging misery and
shame, whore The lovely face Of Sister Agnes
moves to and fro like a ray Of Gods own
light and there those who would know her
must go to seek her.
Poor Belle! Poor, shamcd, deserted wo
man! She was an evil doer, and the fatality Of
love and the rush Of her quick blood and the
unbalanced yigor of her mind, which might,
had She been moro happily placed, have led
her to all things that are pure, and true, and
of good report, had combined to drag her
into shame and misery. But the evil that
she did has been paid back to her in full
measure pressed down and running over.
Few of Us need to wait for place Of punish
mcnt to get the duo of our foliies and our sin.
Here we cxpiate them They are with u3
day and night, about our path and about our
bed, scourging Us with the whips Of memory,
hooking Us with empty longing, and the
hopelessncss of despair. Who can escape the
consequence Of sin, or even Of the misfortune
which led to sin' Certainly Belle did not,
nor did Mr.. Quest, nor even that fierce
hearted harpy who haunted him to hii
grave.
And so good-by to Belle May she fnJ
peace in its season.
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CHAPTER XXNVII.

COL. QUARITCH EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS.
Meanwhile things had been going very i'll
at the castle. Edward Cossey's lawyers vera
carrying out their clients instructions TO tho
letter with a perseverance and ingenuity
worthy of county court solicitor. Day by
day they found some new point upon which
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Heman Shows Billy a Trick.

William Sparks and Heman Brainard
were exchanging fish tales, when Heman
suggested that he should show his friend
how to catch black-bass The offer was
accepted. "Well, then," said Heman,
"before We go | will let you into the
secret. We must have at least two dozen
shingles OF the ordinary length and about
four inches wide. The lines should be
about three and half feet long, passed
through hole in the center of the shingle."
What do you bait them with ?' in
quired Billy.
=" was just going to tell you that. Bait
the hooks with live frogs, so that they can
swim about in the natural way Attach
one frog to each hook, and when the line,
shingle, hook and frog are all arranged,
just drop them overheard and the big bass
will go for the frogs" a.
The day for the fishing expedition ar
rived. The hooks were all baited and put
into the water together, and Heman pro-
posed that they should row away and fish
for perch awhile and then row back to
pull in the lines. The water was a little
rough, but the instructor said that was Just
what the occasion demanded, and he an
ticipated great sport little later.
Said he: " As we row down you will see
shingles bobbing up and down, and as you
reach out after one it will disappear, and
then you will see it on top OF the water
again, perhaps fifty feet away, and so on
until we get them"
They decided what to do with the bass
and then rowed back. The shingles were
coming in sight again, and as Heman
pulled the oars Billy held his breath and
gazed forward.
He thought he saw shingle dive, but
it was only his imagination for there,
Rlacidly and unconcernedly on each and
every shingle sat baited .frog.-Ner
HaUe1 Nescs.
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NUMBER Ii.

tiai paralysis of the nervous and muscular
system. In man, his devotion to business,
the hasty lunch, the dozens OF cigars, the
slmulants imbibed under the delusion
that his system requires them. are equally
reprehensible, aud no one given to such
habits can attain to natures physical
standard of perfection"
will not athletics benefit n man and
help toward that perfection -
General athletics, together with tenn
perate habits, yes. What is wanted, how,
ever, Is a sport or pastime that will de-
yetop all portions of the body ut ouee-
the muscles, the brain aud the will at the
same hme-and to my mind horseback
riding and fencing are about the only form
OF athletics that will bring about this de-
Slreable end. As means of physical
culture sword practice and horseback rid
ing stand uRrivalled in calisthenitS. By
them every one OF the 400 muscles of the
entire body are brought into active plav.
Medical men, however-that is. many
OF them-allege that athletic exercises are
attended by hurtful consequence: thst
they cause ruptures, aneuriSm. heart dis
ease, and that the athlete Is short-lived.
That Is where the medical men make
mistake. The physical man, If he expects
to attain anything like perfection, must he
developed, and work is the only means
Of development known. Athletics are
lIie-promoting Dr. Sargent Of Harvard
holds TO the opinion that in many in
stances the illness and early demise of
athletes cannot be as directly attributed 10
the results of athletic works as to the free
indulgence of gross appetites. Inquiry
seems to establish the fact that the aas,i-
patton of athletes is more favorable 10
longevity than many Of the mechanical ar
industrial pursuits, and, if further trust
may be placed III vital statistics. mer-
chants, capitalists snd inancicrs have not
the same average lease of life. To I've z
perfect man or woman one should have
bodily strength, endurance. skin and aI-
dress. These qualities make better fathers.
men and citizens, and healthier won-n
and mothers. In brief physical perf.s-
tlon IN men and women must result from
development alone, and until this develop
ment is given the consideration it de-
serves, the perfect man and the perfect
woman will be, as is now the case, the
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should be of clear cherry red color,
marbled with fat; the fat should be light
straw color, and firm. Veal should be
avoided in summer. Mutton should be
fat, and the fat clear, hard and white The
fatter the mutton the more juicy and
tender will be the lean part. Sweetbreads
should be plump, white and fat. Tongues
should be thick, firm, with plenty of fat on
the under side. Lamb has reputation it
does not deserve, and Is more indigestible
than any other immature meat. If you
buy it, see that the meat is fat and light
red. 1t IS very hard to keep. In buying
game and poultry in summer, draw it at
once, thoroughly wash, wipe, dry and hang
in it a cool, dark place till used. Fresh
fish have stiff body, full eyes, clear red
gills and a smell not unpleasant.
And now, first, word about the place
where all these delectable things are to
find temporary abode before they grace
the table. In many families cellar is
luxury unknown; in twice as many more
four by six refrigerator is the only cellar
they ever knew, while there are many
other households fortunate enough to have
an extra room or big pantry in the house
they use for that comfort of comforts, a
storeroom. 1t ought to be airy, cool and
dry, even if only closet; and, above all
earthly things, clean. 1t ought to have
shelves around three sides, with hooks fast
ened to their edges. All jars should be
labeled and kept with their labels in front,
SO that when any particular jar is required
1t Is only minutes work to find it. Bis
cult, cake and bread should be kept in
cl 1sely-covered tin boxes. Lemons should
be hung in bags of netting.
In convenient place should hang
memorandum book, with pencil attached,
and whenever you discover you need any
thing in your housekeeping department
jot it down. A clean, well-arranged store
room or closer, whichever it may be, is an
excellent sign Of good methodical house
keeper.
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Three Tales of Pluck. p

Three stories were told over after-din-
ner cigars the other day, showing the
power of mans will. One was of Young
officer in the English army, who was pc
culiarly stubborn and irascible He had
been confined to his bed after severe at
tack of the heart, aud was unable to move.
His physicians asked one of his fellow
officers to warn him that he would never
get out of bed again; that he might ar
range his affairs before death. When the
sick man was told what the doctors had
said, he arose in bed excitedly and said ::
will never get up again, Ell? | will
walk to the doctor myself and show him."
He jumped to the floor, walked across the
room and fell dead. The other was about
Sheriff out West who when arresting a
man, was stabbed through the heart He
seized the man by the shoulders, after the
blade had struck him, pressed him to the
ground, drew his revolver and, deliberately
thrusting 1t down the struggling prison
er's throat, pulled the trigger at the in
slant he himself died. The third story
was regarding another officer who was
hunting down a thief. The man thought
he had given his pursuer the slip, but Just
as he entered one door of a railroad car the
officer appeared in the other. The thief
Instantly fired, the bullet penetrating his
pursuer's brain. The officer, however. re-
turned the shot, bringing his man to the
ground. He then dragged himself along
the aisle Of the car, firing as he crawled,
until his revolver vas empty. He was
dead when he was picked up second
after he had ceased to shoot-Neg York
Tribune,
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NEWEST STYLES IN JEWELRY.

Tiny TASKS in gold wickerwork have been
designed as earrings.
Simple pearl headings fo- side combs
continue to gain admirers.
Eiffel tower jewelry threatens to become
fad here as well as in Paris.
Flying cupids with sachels of arrows
form pretty queen chain pendants.
Choice link cuff buttons are of almond
shape, thickly covered with pearls.
Candelabra of faience, in delicate boudoir
tints, appeal to the tastes of many.
Link sleeve buttons, in the form of spiral
gold bars are very much in vogue.
Richly chased gold and opaque amber is
new combination for umbrella handles
Roman gold cuff buttons with delicate
tracings of colored enamel are all the go.
God hairpins are out in imitation of
the old coach horn, with little or no en-
craving
A brooch suitable for mourning wear is
black onyx palm leaf with plain gold
stem.
The miniature lorgnette queen chain
pendant, lately introduced, finds hosts of
admirers.
In new watch charms is noticed small
block of agatized wood with an intaglio in
each side.
The cutest queen charm yet seen is a
tiny cage formed of gold wire inclosing an
enameled bird.
Deserving of much favor as a scarfpin is
blue enamel button on which is outlined
a diamond heart.
-Four small gold stripes crossed in
square, having ruby in the center, tend
to make an exceedingly pretty lace pin.
Colored crystal lamp bowls with a cover
ing OF large open work silver is an appre-
ciable change in piano lamps.
!. The ornamentation on duplicate mir
Tor recently seen, was Pompeiian scene,
sketched in the most exquisite manner.
Marrow shanked rings have settings of
three or four colored pearls, whose con-
trasting hues add beauty to the ring.
Finger-rings of recent origin are COM
posed of number of slender gold wires
linked together with tiny enamel bows.
Among the most desirable scarfpin
novelties is a pretty blue enamel disk bear
ing moonstone cameo.
White enamel daises of varying sizes are
neatly arranged in star pattern as
brooch. Each flower is centered with
diamond.
An artistic style of ring setting consists
of four diamonds in vertical setting.
fanked on either sideby ruby above
sapphire.
For second mourning may be recon-
mended a black and white onyx shell-like
brooch, with diamonds and pearls set in
the hollow.
A brooch of high order is formed of two
gold circles, between which runs a band Of
eream-colored enamel set at intervals with
rubies
An innovation in bracelets recently no.
ticed was a broad band of red elastic, with
an immense double diamond star adorning
the center.
Rich-looking hairpin tops are bunch
of gold loops interlaoed, the center one
terminating in point, and pear-shaped
pearl mounting the loops.
One of fashions latest fancies is an ear
ring composed of blood-red ruby of unu-
sual size in close setting. with a circle of
alternate diamonds and sapphlres sur
rounding it.
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ART NOTES.

DR.. Annie McCowen, of Davenport
Iowa, has been elected "fellow" of tie
Society Of Science, Letters and Art of
London.
A panorama of New York and Brock
lyn, seen from the deck OF an ocean
steamer, will be erected in Bremen. The
painters are three artists of Munich.
Meissonier, Gerome, Nibert, Bouguereau
and such big masters are disposed 10 de-
cry Millet's " "Angelus," declaring absurd
the price we Americans have paid for it,
and We believe from all the testimony
given that Bouguereau and his colleagues
are OF sound Judgment in this matter.
The Due de DurcaPs lovely Van der
Weyden, "St. Luke Painting the Virgin"
Is now TO be seen at the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts, where its anonymous owner
has placed it. This is without much
question the finest painting of all those
which the Duke drew by lot from the
gallery of his father, Don Sebastian.
Boston proposes to erect statues OF
heroic size in bronze to the memory of
Admiral Farragut and Generals Grant
and Sheridan, the last mentioned to be
equestrian. Propositions should he di-
rected to the clerk of the Committee on
Statues at the City Han. Designs should
include that Of the pedestal as well rs the
statue, and models and designs must be
in by noon OF November lst
Frederick Wedmore, of London, is dis
gusted that people should laud the
French Romanticists s''-"people quite ad-
mirable in their way, but just now exalted
even above Turner himself by the unbal-
anced or the imperfectly educatedw He
finds nothing charming in Decamps and
Delacroix. They may be masters, per-
haps, of an accomplished brutality" More
lenient to Others he says: "Rousseau,
Troyon, Diaz are three charming artists"
Mr.. Wedmore is considered, after Philip
G. Hamerton, the leading art critic of
England.
The August Century on John ?. Davis
tells us less about the "new school of wood
engra wing" than about W. L. Linton. who
represents 4 phase of engraving no longer
new. "He worked with his graver," saws
this pupil of Mr.. Linton atectionately.
''using just the same kind of intelligence
he used when working with his brush His
bitterest opponent in the so-called new
school of engravings most heartily would
desire, | know, that he were a young man
leading in the present advance of the art
he has done so much to establish" An
inference might be made that Mr. Linton
was assailed by younger engravers; but the
facts were that the veteran Chartist did
most Of the attacking himself. He has no
bitter opponents 10 speak of, but thousands
of admirers of his work, whatever may
be thought of his intemperate writings.
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TRUSTS AND UNIONS.
An Apcient Law of England Against
Combines"

More than two hundred year ago-in
l6S2-England passed the following law
under the title of Conspiracies:
If any butchers, brewers, bakers poult-
erers, costermongers, cooks or fruiterers
shall conspire, covenant, make promise or
oath not to sell their victuals but at certain
prices; or if artiticers, woEkmeu or labor
ers conspire, covenant or promise, or make
oaths that they will not do their work but
at certain prices or rates, or shall not work
but at certain hours and times, or shall not
take on them to finish what another hath
begun, or shall do but certain work in
day such person convicted by witness or
otherwise shall have twenty days impris-
onment, and shall have only bread and
water. And for the third otfense shall
forfeit $40, and if he pay it not within six
days shall be set in the pillory and have
one of his ears cut off and be infamous.
And if such conspiracy be made in So
ciety, company, or any craft, mystery or
occupation of the victualers above mem
toned by the more part of them: then
over and besides the particular punish
ment above mentioned the corporation be
dissolved. Justices of the Peace, Mayors,
etc, at their sessions and Courts, shall
hear and determine the offenseS and pun
ish the affenders
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reside.permanently in France. The elder
daughter, Mrs. Horace Russell, is expected
shortly from the seashore; the younger
Mrs. Hughes is already here, and both, 1t
can be added, are attractive women. The
Judge himself, in appearance, can be set
down as neutrality-suspicious.. Neither
very good nor ill-looking; neither very
stout nor thin; neither very tall nor short;
now gray, with roundish face, neither
light nor dark. His dress is rather care
less, though not extremely SO. He is gen
orally without gloves, walks with shuttle,
and has rather downcast expression.
RosAIINp MAY.
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Robert Stowell Newall, who has done
so much useful work in his time, recently
died at the advanced age of II. Mr..
Newall took out patent for making wire
rope, and it was this invention that caused
his name to be known throughout the
world, as it made submarine telegraphy
possible. He devoted much of his time
to general scientific work, and had a
twenty-fve-inch refracting telescope, con-
structed by Clarke & Sons, which, Just be-
fore his death, he presented as gilt to the
University Of Cambridge,