Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-07-05

lZ4t. At W0u1u Dc cruel 20 keep mayor
VilieTs in suspense In regard to the young
1ady's fate.
A darker scowI gathered on the Woman's
brow as she answered, seornfu1lys
News of her death would be the pleas
ATTEST tidings he could hear. Don't bOr-
row trouble so far as his feelings are con-
cened.
Whether Mrs. Griffin was right or not.
that night had seemed equally long and
trying at BOnnyYieW Hall. Major Viilars
sent the servants In every direction with
persmpt0ry orders to find their young mis-
tresi and bring her fOrcibly back.
After the manner Of their kind, they
went as far as the avenue gate, then
turned back the instant their masters
back was turned, and gathered In the
kitchen at the rear of the house, to dis
cuss ROsine's declaration that there was
two TOinettes as like as two peas, and for
the life of her she couldn't tell which
from other"
As the night deepened. Major Villars
strobe up and down the floor OF the libra
~, groaning, cursing, and savagely biting
his lips, a habit he had when deeply
brOoding over any subject.
Now that he had time for sober refec-
/ ton, the fact that another girl had taken
IOinette s place, lived for days under his
roof, sat at the same table and met him at
all hours without the fraud being sUs-
Pected, filed him with greater dismay
than ever.
Il thought the girl strangely shy, silent
and submissive, he mutteFed, gnaWing
away like a wild beast at his lips, during
the frequent pauses in his solilOquy. She
kept alOof and seemed to avoid discussing
subjects with which ICinette would have
been perfectly familiar She has been
meeting Philip RaynOr secretly, it ap-
pears, though believed he was still alb
| sent looking after his affairs in the West.
She has duped him more than she de-
ceived the rest of US, for now they have
fed together.
But where was Toinette while this i'm
poster enjoyed all the advantages of her
luxurious home and exalted social posi-
ton? And what share had my wiIlful
ward in the plot that must have been laid?
above all, who is this girl so marvel
ously like TOinette that even a lovers eyes
were blinded? It is no freak of nature,
| the resemblance is too marked to be acct
dental. There is some mystery, and for
my own safety 1 must sift it to the bottom.
! Sometimes am almost persuaded there
/ were two children born that night, and ons
| Of them was hidden and spirited away by
| the nurse"
] He broke abruptly into Oaths and curses,
and quickened his restless striding up and
! down the room.
He wished Guy MandeviIIe were there
/ that they might counsel together; but
/ Guy had frequently absented himself Of
| late, and was moody and preOccupied when
/ present.
It was relief when DR.. DOdge's mes
| senger arrived about daylight to inform
him where TOinette was to be found, and
| he lost no time In fastening to her bed
/ side.
A slip-shod girl let Major Villars in.
| He did not see the trembling woman glow
| ering at him from door he was compelled
THE same harsh, sensual, determined
| face, muttered Mrs. Griffin. Time has
| hardened its lines and grizzled his hair;
/ that is the only change. I can see he is
! as selfish and tyrannical as ever.
/ And she was even more firmly resolved
to keep out of his way whenever he came
/ to the house.
Meanwhile Major Villars had entered
| the chamber where TOinette was lying, ap-
! preached the bed, and taken her feYer-hot
hand in his clasp.
You see now what comes of defying
| me, running away and trying to work out
! your destiny unaided, he said, reproach-
fully. "A pretty mess you have made Of
/ it by your folly"
| But the girl was too miserable for con-
! tention. She snatched away her hand,
/ and, hinging both hands above her head,
| sobbed pitifully:
| "Lost-Iost! I wish we're dead"
Major Villars stood gazing at her, fix
/ eddy, in silence a few minutes, then said,
| in a gentler tone.
"It may not be so bad as you believe.
! Trust me, TOinette; / am your friend. /
! may be able to help you in this emergency.
/ But you must tell me all thathas happened
/ to you-everything without reservation "
/ TOinette lifted her fearful eyes. and as
| she recalled the tyranny and persecution
she had endured before being driven away
from BonnyVieW Hall her heart swelled
! with bitterness, and she answered:
Il will Among other things, you viii
learn the true nature Of the villain you
would have compelled me to marry, If you
do not understand it already"
And, in low, excited tones, she related
! ell that had transpired; how she had been
| driven to assume the garb of q neWsbOy,
fallen in with Dulcie disguised like her
self, and how she had plotted to send Dull
! Gle to Bonnyview Hall in her stead.
Then she told him of the cruel trick to
! which Guy Vaudeville had resorted to en-
tice her to Dead Mans Cottage, and the
terrible experiences through which she
had passed while a helpless prisoner there.
Major Villars manifested but lttle
interest in the last part of the recital.
/ When Toinette paused for moment and
/ said, with flashing eyes, Bad as you are,
I know you would never sanction such q
proceeding" he only smiled half con-
temptuously, and said to himself:
Guy need not have feared to trust me
Indeed, it would have been better for ali
if he had kept nothing back.
It was in what related to Dulcie Dane
that the unscrupulous wretch became in
tensely absorbed.
"Toinette, he said, his voice trembling
with eagerness, for your own sake, en-
treat you to tell me all that you have
learned in regard to that strange girls
history"
fro BE CONTINUED.
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