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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
CHAPTER XIV.
Spectre Of the Past

Lurline Chadwick sat alone in her
blue and silver boudoir There was
disconnected look upon her beautiful
face, which showed that she had not
found her new life as mistress of Chad
wicke Hall thornless path to tread.
She had found the ruffled roseleaf, the
thorn amid the flowers. With all her
intense love Of admiration and society,
Lurlne Chsdwicke had found herself,
as Maude had predicted, socially ostra-
cized. Not lady in all the aristocrat-
ic circle in which the Chadwickes had
ever moved had called upon her or ex-
tended her an invitation, or any notice,
more than that bestowed upon the low
est hireling at Chadwick Hall. And
there was something more now to
bring CONSERVATION to the woman's
heart. Sitting alone in the pretty, per-
fumed boudoir, arrayed in an elegant
dress of pale blue velvet, with turquois
ornaments, Lurline held in her hand
a cablegram which had flashed over
the ocean and reached her that day.
"Lurline Chadwick: | am indebted
to you, for | have found my wife.
Morris Dudley"
And the bafled woman knew that
her wicked scheme Of vengeance had
failed. She tossed the dispatch aside.
and arising, began to pace up and
down the beautiful room. pausing oc-
casionally to glance at her own superb
face and figure reflected in a full-length
mirror on the azure satin wall. A look
of Impotence flashed over her beauti-
full face.
II wonder II he Is ever coming?" she
muttered, clinching her white hands,
all glittering with costly jewels. Thine
was when he never kept me waiting!
But he has changed so fearfully; he sell
dom-com to the house; and how hap
py | was tonight when l received his
note, which told me that he would be
with me at eight o'clock. Max-dar-
ling Max! l can never cease to love
him, no matter how coldly he treats
me. He is the one object for whom
have fought my hard battle with fate;
for him l have planned and plotted.
And now, to think he will be with me
soon. Perhaps-perhaps the old love
has come back. and he cares for me as
of old"
Even as she spoke there was a firm
footstep outside the door, and low
tap upon the panel. She threw it open
with an eager hand. Max Ruthyen
stood before her, pale and sad
Flow happy l am to see you!>~she
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Saving wood, working in MS garden,
walking three times day to and from his
place Of business--these form cart Of the
daily routine Of Edwin r. Trip, Post
master Of Middlefield Centre, N. Y. He
is past his seventeen birthday.
Nearly fifty years blacksmith thirty
two years Justice Of the Peace; three years
town clerk, then postmaster forty-six years
a resident Of the town he now lives in
these are the bare outlines of useful life.
Mr.. Trips career is type. His story
will &c read with heartfelt sympathy by
thousands. His hearty endorsement Of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People will
be echoed by tens Of thousands.
He said;
an March, 1892, was attacked by
what afterwards learned was loSomotor
ataxia.
1.-TWO skil1fu doctors did everything
they could for me. l steadily became
worse. Was unable to dress myself.
Later could not move even about the
room, bot was carried in my chair.
II gave up hope. The doctors gave me
no encouragement. l did not expect 10 live
very long. l was more helpless than
baby. sank lower and lower.
an June the tide turned! From the
lowest cbb, it-hegan to set toward health
and vigor.
"The turning point was newspaper
article.
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sravely. "and If anu not mistaken we
will yet unearth terrible mystery and
and that he has been foully dealt
with"
At that very moment Lesley-alone
n the pretty sltting-room assigned
aer-chanced to raise her eyes and shs
Jaw standing before her-MaY Ruth
ven
She arose, and moved toward this
door, without word. He followed
her.
Sit down, Mrs. Ardsley," he said in
tone of the deepest respect. and adj
dressing her by her new name. as 4
matter of course. II would not have
lhtruded upon you-believe me-but
have something of Importance to conf
municate!"
She started, and the faint color
surged into her pallid face. He went
On slowly, transfixing her with his
lark, scintillating eyes.
Eyes, 1t Is very important-gravely
so; and you must prepare yourself for
4 fearful shock. Mrs. Ardsley-" He
hesitated.
Lesley spranS forward, her form
luivering with intense emotion, her
eyes shining, her breath short and
quick. She could scarcely speak, SO
great was her emotion.
"Tell mel" she painted; "for Heav=
ems sake, tell me, Mr., Ruthven-is-is
It anything about hlm?"
He bowed, with grave look upon
his dark face.
John Ardsley has been heard from, +"
he said slowly; "his whereabouts has
been discovered at last;
Thank Heaven"
The words burst like d wall from
Lesley's white lips. "Oh; thank Heav;
en!" she repeated, wildly, even
though he is false to me! Better false
to me than that he is dead. or per-
chance suffering! Tell me-tell me all,
implore you!"
Max Ruthven stood amazed. Never
before in all his sordid. selfish life
had he encountered love like this, self
abnegating. caring for naught save the
welfare OF the loved one. Black
hearted villain as he was, he paused,
overcome, in the presence of this girls
unselflsh devotion.
"He Is not false to you'll" Ruthven
said, In low tone; mot false to your
for-he is dead! Listen, Lesley! Do
not look like that. Do you hear what
am saying? He was drowned in the
river, not far from the spot where he
saved you-where your horse ran away
with you that day-you remember
and-and his body was washed ashore
this morning."
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'eason. See how vacan'ly she stares!"
Maude few from the room to break
he sad news to her parents,
A conveyance was dispatched at once
% bring the body; and later in the day
the solemn little procession wound
slowly up the long avenue which led
10 the Cedars.
The body was fearfully mutilated,
The face swollen and discolored but the
hair and mustache were of the same
hue as John Ardsley's and the gar
ments were identified as those of the
missing man; even ring-a peculiar
ring, which all present recognized as
having belonged to John Ardsley-was
found upon one swollen hand of the
corpse. But no papers were discovered
upon the body; nothing, save a satiny
card-a lady's visiting Garland on
the back line penciled in a delicate
hand.
The detective who had been upon
John Ardsley's track, and who had
been the one to flrst discover the body
took this card from the band of the
coroner, with grave expression upon
his shrewd face. and he kept his own
counsel.
There were no marks OF violence up
On the body, and the inquest resulted
In verdict Of accidental drowning.
He had douBrtess fallen over the steep,
precipitous bank, into the t0aming tor
rent below; though there were those
who shook their heads obviously at
this theory, for ne one knew that road
and the steep bank just at Its curve
better than the late steward of the
Chadwicke estate
The body was buried at once, in the
family burial place of the Bradburns,
and a plain monument, erected; for
Lesley was too poor now to afford a
more costly structure, and silence fell
53er the whole sad affair.
1t was the Eight after the funeral, a
dark, gloomy night. lesley had at
last found relief in tears, AID had
sobbedi and wept, and moaned until
she was weak worn. She went to
the window O. tr room, and pushing
aside the curtain peered oGt Into the
night. 1t was dark and dreary enough.
The Wind stirred the bare branches
of the trees uneasily, and n few drops
Of rain were beginning to fall herald
ing the coming storm. At last Lesley
turned and caught up her waterproof,
and putting II 5n, drew the hood over
her head; then, unobsetyed by any one
in the house. she glided downstairs,
out into the starless night. She turn
ed in the direction Of the burying
ground with wild desire to stand be-
side his grave, a frenzied impulse to
throw herself down beside it and sob
herself to sleep,
The wind was raging wildly and tear
ing through the trees with ah eerie
WALL the rain, fine and sleety, fell
fast now upon her head: but Lesley
felt nothing, knew nothing only that
she was going to John Ardsley's grave
one redcHeu tHe spot dt last. Ddfh
and gloomy, and stormy as the night
was, the girl felt no terror. She paus-
ed beside the low, slim mound, with
the red clod piled high above It, and
sank upon her knees upon the cold
ground.
Suddenly she lifted her eyes and q
wild shrek burst from her tremblins
iips.A There before her peering at her
by the dim light made by a rift in the
dark clouds above was the dead white
face of John Ardsley
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CHAPTER XIII.


When DR.. Dudley returned to the ho-
tel he found awaiting him sealed let
ter. addressed in a strange hand. He
opened it mechanically; but as he read
the contents all the color faded from
his face, leaving It white as marble.
"Oh, Father In Heaven" he groan-
ed, Keeling as though he had been
struck and clutching the fatal letter in
one cold hand. IF might have been
spared this!" he moaned. Can it be
true?"
Again he read the letter, which ran
as follows:
Morris Dudley: When l told you
that your Viva was ad told you that
which is false. She is not dead: and
If you will visit No 211 Rue de Villere,
Paris, you will find your innocent
darling your pure little flower twas
not that what you called her, mon
sieur); living in gilded sin! When
you do see her, l imagine you will con-
clude that the morgue would have been
better fate. All, Norris Dudley, l
think am even with you now. Before
you insult woman 1t would be better
to pause, and ask-'will 1t pay?'
Lurline Chadwicke."
For time the stricken man stood
like statue, bereft of life and motion;
then low groan escaped his pale lips
and sinking into seat. he bowed his
head upon table near and gave way
to the awful sorrow which had fallen
upon him like sudden blow. For he
had believed. he had hoped. that she
was dead; better death than a life OF
sin. He had thought that Viva could
not be living, and Lurline's reply to his
question had confirmed his belief.
Still, might there not be faint hope
Of her reformation-if he could only
find her. and strive to lead her back
to the paths Of rectitude; not his wife
no, never again, for the Dudleys were
proud race, and Morris would not
blot his own fair name. But-might
he not save this erring woman from
eternal ruin? There was but one step
to take, and 1t was the very step which
Lurline Chadwicke had not counted
upon-had been certain that he never,
never would take. He decided to 60
at once to Paris. and prove the truth
OF this vile assertion. Lurline had be-
lieved that he would sooner die than
face his wife. She would have been
full of CONSERVATION had she Known
the truth; that in his room at the III
lage hotel Morris Dudley was prepar-
ing for hasty trip to Paris. He had
taken Lawyer Greyson into his conf
dence, and the old man approved oil
his course: so one cool. crisp autumn
morning Morris Dudley stepped on
board the vessel which was to bear him
over the ocean. to look upon the sin
and degradation of the woman who had
once been dearer to him than life itself
The voyage was not a protracted one
and at last he landed at Havre. and
started at once for Paris-gay, giddy
glittering Paris, given over to the
frivolous reign OF the monarch Misrule
Arrived there, he left his luggage at his
hotel, and started without delay for
the place indicated in that cruel let.
ter-No. 211 Rue de villere. He
found small, communicating house
not at all the palace which he had pic.
tured, and ascending the steps rams
the bell. A neat little maid servant
answered the summons. Dudley WA.
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1T told how man, who suffered as .
had suffered, had been cured by DR.. vii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
1t gave me faith and hope. took two
boxes Of the pills; then four more boxes.
Ny gain was steady; my return to
health was source of daily qualification.
In all took eighteen boxes of the pill,
before was entirely well. At first paid
so cents a box, but afterwards l saved
money BY getting six boxes at time,
paying $3.50.
I owe my core entirely to Dr.Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People"
To clinch his remarkable story and add
to its helpfulncss to others, Mr.. Trip made
affidavit to its truthfulness tefore Homer
Hanna, local Notary Public.
From helplessness, suffering and despair
MIR. Trip was restored to The healthful,
useful activity suggested al tie BEGINNING
Of this sketch. His experience is like Others.
While locomotor ataxia is one Of the
most battling nervous diseases with which
physicians are called to contend, Its cure by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
has become matter of almost daily oc-
currence. Smaller nervous troubles yield
much more readily to the powerful influ-
ence these vegetable pills exert in restoring
wasted nerve force and in purifying and
enriching the blood.
Druggists everywhere sell Dr.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Coffee at night. 1t spoils their sleep.
You can drink Grain-O when you please
and sleep like top. For Grain-O does
not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and
feeds. Yet it looks and tastes like the
best coffee. For nervous persons, young
people and children Grain 0 is the perfect
drink Made from pure grains. Get a
package from your grocer today. Try
it in place of coffee. 10 and c5c.
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An Old Mans
Last Hope.

Made helpless as a BABY BY a dyeadtM nervous DIS
ease he read Of "A like his o7eu and had enough
faith 10 /ollo0 tie example At set him. Noe he is
himself an example to others aeho are suffering from
disorders Of tie ne,zous system.
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They Think in Millions.

The London Bankers Clearing
House was established 125 years ago,
and last year nearly $4,000, 100000
passed through it. London's daily
bank business averages $125,O00,000.
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Nursery Statesmen

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fles are right here AT home. The demand is for
Hardy Stock Grown ia Blcae New England.
Vrite at once WHITING NURSERY co.
457 Blue Hill Ave-, Boston.
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Nursery Statesmen

Wanted. Inducements unequai'ed. Orr
\ reri-s are tight here at home. The
demand is for Hardy Stock Crown in
Bleak New England. Write at
WHITING NURSERY CO., 4s7 Blue nm Ave.
Boston.
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BOIL one year for S1.55.
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Removal
$50 Sale !!
=S=SESEsES==


The undersigned begs to an
nounce to the public that he will
have a CLOSING OUT SALE before
moving to his new place of bust
ness, commencing January IT.
We invite every one to call at our
store, and examine the few lots of
Ladies and Misses COATS and
CAPES, which will be sold out at
one-halt less than the original
price. We have a large line Z
single and double shawls that vi
be sold at rs per cent. less than
regular price. Several numbersy
white and colored blankets, andt
large selection Of comforts AMI
white spreads will be sacrif- i al
IS per cent. less than the regular
price.
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STRICTLY ONE PRICE.
From March 3rd. wan he the Rule at l.
GOldin's Mammoth store.

NoAAA = 1AoAOs
The popular clothing mart of Shenandoah,
L.. COLLINS mammoth store, is the scene of
much activity just now. He will dispose of
his present stock to the people of Shenan-
doah at auction prices until February 10.
After that date the stock will be removed TO
New York and sold at auction. Take ad-
vantage of the opportunity, and secure
clothing at so cents on the dollar. After
March Srd strictly one price to all, rich and
poor, will be the rule. Your child can come
to this store and secure clothing as
cheap as if you came yourself. My
store is the leading clothing house in Shen-
andOah and We are confident that with One
Price we eau prosper fully as we'll as we do
at present under the cut rate system. / will
deposit a check for $500 with a responsible
Shenandoah citizen as a forfeit to any charit-
able institution in case il may be shown that
| have deviated from the One Price system
after March Bird, 1898. Every article in the
store will be marked with plain figures and
at a price so low that people will be ashamed
to ask us to educe it. By February 10th, we
are going to send our stock now on hand to
the auction houses, but until that date we
will give tho beneft TO the people of Shenan-
doqh and vicinity. Until February 18th we
will positively sell our goods way below cost
TO make room for our new stock.
MAMMOTH CLOTHING HOUSE,
l.. Goldin, Prop.
9and IL South Main street,
l-2Otf Shenandoah, Pa.
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ALARM AT YATESVIlLE.
Eight Dwellings Left on the Brink OF "a
Cave-in.

Intense excitement was occasioned at Yates
vile this afternoon by the caving in of
workings of the Indian Ridge colliery which
was so extensive that it caused a large area
Of surface to fall and left four double dwoll-
ing houses occupied by the families of
Henry Fry, Thomas Farnan, George Whit
aksr, Frederick Pagelow, Henry Busick,
James Watson, Solomon Lawrence and Henry
Shirley standing on the brink.
The houses are in the row near the station
of the Lakeside Electric Railway Company
and about 100 yards distant from it.
The cave-in occurred at 2:O5 o'clock this
afternoon, 1t occasioned a loud rumbling
noise that terrified the residents of the patch.
The occupants of the damaged houses fled
from them to the electric railway station,
where a car had just arrived. The terrified
people pleaded with Conductor Jacob GILES
pie and George Quinn, the motor man, to
take them on the car to Shenandoah for
safety. Gillespie and Quinn succeeded in
pacifying the people to some extent and in
duced them to leave the car and seek shelter
at other houses in the patch which were not
disturbed by the csve-in.
The double block occupied by the Fry and
Whitaker families is pulled from its place
on the foundation walls and is hanging at an
angle.
The plastering in all the damaged houses
was thrown frem the walls and ceilings ana
much of the furniture in some of the houses
was destroyed.
The families named will DO obliged to seek
quarters elsewhere for a few days. They say
they will not remove their household goods.
but will return to the buildings az soon as
the repairs are made.
The surface in the Affected district, for
hundreds of yards, is marked by assures
ranging in depth from one to four feet, and
some of them are two feet in diameter.
In front of the block the Fry and Whitaker
families occupied there is a breach fully 100
feet in depth and about the same dimensions
in diameter.
No further damage is anticipated at Yates
vile, but the engine house at the bore hole,
midway between that place and this town, is
threatened.
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Eight asplrants for the position Of Mine
Inspector of the Seventh anthracite district
appeared before the Examining board to
stand the examination. Among them was
IL " Brennan, who now holds the OFF CO.
The Others are as follows John Curran,
B%ranchdale Charles j. Price and Martin
Kelly, Minersyillei James G.. Baterman,
Llewellyn John E.. Ambrose, Mt. Carmel
John J. Brennan, Hecksherville Elias
Cooper, Shenandoah. The examination is
now being held at POttsville. The candidates
yesterday were examined in writing. From
now on it will be oral, each man being taken
alone and given full day.
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Little Emile Hoehler pleasantly enter
tanned a number of her little friends at her
home on South Jardin street last evening in
honor of her fourth b rthday. Tho little
ones mao s~"rg enioyahl, time. Those
present wore Frances Skinger, re. HJsTIs
Flossie Snyder, Edna Robinson, Mary
Dougherty, Fannie and Lizzie Hintcrleitner
Eddie Skinger, Eddie Capper, James ant
Edward Gallagher, Willie Ferris, Willie
Fred and Harry Hoehler.
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Jacob Noll, the s~aloonkesper of town, has
purchased tho Streigle property he occupies
on North Main street for ga, $50. The deed
was recorded to-day.
The final transfer of the Scheihy property
on North Main street to R. f. Gill, the dry
goods merchant, was made to-day.
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Mine Inspector William Stein has prepared
his January report for the Sixth Anthracite
District. There were seven fatal and six
non-fatal accidents. Inspector Stein is en-.
gagged on his annual report, but is somewhat
delayed in the work on account of ths tardi-
ness of officials in some parts of his district
in making returnI.
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Miss Fannie Morgan, missionary of the
Reading Baptist Association, who is well and
favorably known here, will conduct meetings
at PottsvilIe this evening. Tomorrow she
will go to Mahsnoy City and will %inaugurate
a series Of revival meetings in that town.
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Mr.. Martin, you nave asked that
question several times already. The
juror has already answered it. Here
after / hope you will be satisfied with
one response"
The judges words were spoken with
an asperity unusual to him, and it was
evident that he was a good deal an
noyed. But the district attorney was
i~mperturbable, and he simply abandon
ed the Objectionable question and went
on with something else.
When John Jones, an engineer. Of
Plymouth, was called 1t did not take
long to see that the prosecution wanted
him in the jury box. It was revealed
that he was born in Wales, n had
lived in this country only about ten
years. He swore that he had formed
an opinion, and had talked frequently
about the case. but hat his opinion
had been modified since he had first
heard about the shooting. This aroused
the suspicion Of the defense, and Mr..
Jones was put out of the way for good
by being challenged peremptorlly.
1t was developed In the examination
of Levi Wenner, of Butler township,
that he was related by marriage to one
of the defendants, and at this the de-
ieHse CndlIenEeu IOI cause ms set up
a tilt between the lawyers, but Judge
woodward sustained the challenge,
whereupon Mr.. Lenahan asked to have
an exception recorded,
The crush at the trial this morning
was greatly reduced, owing to unusual
precautions taken by the t~ipstaves,
under orders, to keep out all except
those directly interested in the case.
The idle curiosity seeker is therefore
having a hard time trying to run the
gauntlet. Once in a while there is a
successful attempt, but in general the
court room has been kept free from a
MISCELLANEOUS crowd.
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Brooding over his arrest on a charge Of
assault and battery Samuel Morgan, of Ia
msqus, aged 80, a retired real estate ewner,
yesterday afternoon blew Off his head with n
musket.
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Until Saturday February 9TH.
Boys skates, all sizes, 25 cents.
English dinner sets, 100 pieces, $3.50.
Floor oil cloth, 80 cent quality, per yard
10 cents.
zoe. vegetable dishes, 10 cents.
SOC. vegetable dishes, decorated, Is cents.
Chocolate coated marsh mallous. Fresh
supply to-day. ct
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A special meeting will be held in tho Welsh
Presbyterian church this Thursday even
ing, at seven o'clock. All member arc ss-
pscially requested to attend, as Rev, r.. f.
Williams, of Plymouth, Pa, will be present.