The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-15

I
ert Stanton, were In the formers library
IN brooklyn. The old gentleman Is at.
tackled by a stroke of apoplexy and diet
OF heart failure at two minutes past twelve
on the morning of December 6. Before
dying Olmstead made a will leaving his
fortune to his nephew If he married within
ten years. with. the exception of $10,00C
which was to go to an unnamed heir.
Chapter II.-After five years Stanton be-
comes engaged to young lady. He meets
a man from the west, Richard Raymond
and Is Induced to try glass of wine. Stan
ton awakens next morning at his home
and indsa letter breaking his engagement
He's He Is told that he was drunk the night
was drugged by Raymond. Five years
Later Raymond turns up as the unnamed
heir ,co5 TO .rsd claim the property on December
Qlmstead died on December instead OF
December 8.
Chapter III.-After securing proofs oi
the date of his uncle's death Stanton de-
termines to marry. il possible. before mid.
night Of December G. so as to beat Ray
mond out OF the property for the trick he
had played on him in druggirg the wire
he had given him and then sending him In
a carriage to his fiancee's house.
Chapter IV.-Stanton aevertlses for q
wife and his advertisement is answered
woman. Esther Thorndike. to marry hin
that night.
Chapter v-Esther Thorndike meets him
as arranged. and they seek Rev: DR.. Bor,
him on the Brooklyn ferry few minutes
before twelve.
Chapter vI-rhsy arc married on the
wishes her to become his wife In reality
but she refuses and asks him not to try
to communicate with her. She refuses to
accept money for her assistance to him
and announces that she Is going 10 Europe
The other claimant for the property sees
that he is beaten and withdraws, and STAN
ton starts on trip around the world
Chapter VIT.-The young woman whom
Stanton married Is tho niece and adopted
daughter of wealthy New York banker
tons nan motSer She had visited Stanton
| to seek legal advice and was mistaken fol
some one to answer his advertisement and
she impersonnasted nsI such person Until until stt e
act for him: Her stcpfather had long de-
sired that the two should marry, but they
had never met before.
Chapter VIII.-Stanton sees the woman
who visited him In his office and sent Es-
ther ThorndIke to him in Jerusalem. He
had been searching. for her to act as e
mediator between him and the woman he
married. with whom he was now desper-
ately in love. He had never seen the face
of the woman he married and did not know
that she and the woman who had arranged
the meeting were one and the same. He
did not get to speak to her now, es she
got away again.
CHAPTER VIlI.-Continued
Even in the heart of Persia-even in
Bagdad-he found himself making
friends, appreeiating them. and panied
at parting. They were new and de-
| lightful sensations. Even the pain was
a counter-irritant that served good
purpose,
In Bagdad he found young Persian.
Shiekali, educated in Europe, who met
him when the steamer arrived, warned
of his coming by friends in India. He
proved not only most agreeable hoss,
but profound antiquary, who was just
pushing forward to completion his dis
covery that the base of the great river
wall on the old Bagdad side of the III
girls river was laid of Baby hOnish brick.
One of these bricks was discovered
while Stanton was in Bagdad, bearing
the imprint of Nebuchadnezzar, prov
ing the city to be of rgreaterantiquity
than modern historians had been ready
to admit, and identifying 1t as the site
of the Bagdad mentioned In the Assy-
rian geographical catalogues of the
days of Sardanapalus.
At first it seemed of little consequence
or interest to Stanton; but Shiekali had
a faculty of enriching subject the mo-
ment he touched It, and before he left
Bagdad Stanton was not only an en-
| thpsiastic admirer of the Persian and
his theories, but an ardent participaEl
In his researches.
"What fabulous resources for enjoy
ment are within our reach in every al
rection, II our eyes are only open to
theml" he exclaimed. "And yet came
within hairs breadth of living my If,
out and dying in the theory that tn,
only interesting thing in the world wni
question of law"
At last he reached Jerusalem--pooi
Jerusalem!-when she was staggering
under the Christian orgies of Passion
| Week.
1t is pity to see Jerusalem then, ant
Stanton sat in silent disgust in the gal
lery Of the Church Of the Holy sepul
chre. looking down upon. the mob o
fanatics, and wishing himself back II
heathendom, when suddenly hii
thoughts flew far away TO his Office Ii
New York on that morning of Decem
ber 6.
He heard the voice of his first caller
| speaking. He saw her eyes, bright
flashing, beautiful.
He had thought about that day a
little as possible. of late. II was by NJ
means orgotten. nor was his struggl'
to bee me worthy Of the end Ia view onl
whit abated. but thoughts Of the pas
still reused only themorbid sentiment
he was struggling TO dispci.
Again and again he tried 10 put III,
memory out of his mind. but he sav
only those eyes. He moved restly. aps
involuntarily looked across TO the op
posite gallery.
She was there.
Her arm rested on the rail. her cheel
on her hand. Her head was bent forwars
as though she had been watching th,
rioters, but her eyes--as plainly a
though they two had been alone, he saw
that those beautiful eyes were fixed pl
him. For the moment be could no
move, Then, either because she saw
that ne was looking or because she die
not see him at all, her eyes turne,
slowly to the crowd below.
! Instantly be rose. and a quickly q