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.Mra. Harker. search. ] do not BE-
iieve her" said Hammond.
II win not resist" said Kate. with
flashing eyes and blushing cheek.
Hammond turned his eyes elsewhere.
for a lingering spark Of manly DELI
cacy stung his ignoble nature.
"She has spoken the truth" said Mrs.
Harker. after an examination which
she made as tedious rs possible.
Now ! demand to know where you
have hidden 1t. Miss Elgin." exclaimed
Luke Hammond. ashy pale with rage.
You. Luke Hammond. have not The
power to force my lips to tell you"
said Kate. scornfuly.
"Foolish girlw exclaimed Hammond.
you do not know the man with whom
you dare to tamper."
"Oh. yes. l do" replied Kate with a
significant smile. II know him to be a
very bold and INSCRIPTIONS rascal.
But he lie too weak to force the secret
from my lips"
Luke Hammond strobe the room with
quick. fierce steps. and Kate smiled as
she heard the grating Of his teeth.
II could kill you" be cried. in a
tempest Of fur. /
II know It," said Kate. But you
dare not. And now. let me pass from
this room"
Never! Not until you restore to me
that stolen package. Catharine Elgin!'
said Hammond, placing his tall figure
in her path. daniel, take this key
and 90 to the crimson chamber. I will
be with You soon"
Dare you to keep me a prisoner
here" exclaimed Kate.
"very little daring in inc matter"
sa!d Hammond, as Daniel departed
with the key.
sAnd you. Mira. Harker," said Katei
will you lend yourself to this out.
rage?"
"Mr Hammond Is the master Of this
house. Catharine Elgin. and ] shall
do % he commands" said Nancy.
do You think such black villainy
VIII 60 long unpunished?' said Kate.
"YJu know I must some day be at lib
erty again. unless-and I begin to think
It not impossible-you murder me. Can
You imagine that Kate ElSin will bear
such treatment tamely"
II will place a bar In the way OF
your pury resentment" said Ham
mond. Mrs. Harker. see that a bed
and other room furniture is placed
here for Miss Elgin's accommodation.
Your father. Catharine Elgin. lived
here for twelve months. while the
world read his epitaph on his tomb.
stone In Greenwood. I think l can
safely say you shall remain here as
many days"
"You are q great villain" said Kate.
II begin to doubt whether my mother
could have been Of kindred blood with
such q monster"
Luke Hammond started. and fixed
his cold, keen eyes upon her.
She returned the scrutiny with q
glance of contempt.
"Your mother recognized me as her
brother. did she not?" asked Hammond.
with triumphant calmness.
"She was on her deathbed when yon
first placed your foot In this house."
said Kate. True. she recognized you
as. the brother she had known In her
girlhood. But she said you had changed
much since she saw you as n boy. Had
she known you as I know you now.
she might we'll have said, as she did
say Of you. Ny brother Luke is not
the man his boyhood promised She
saw enough Of you to dislike where
she had once loved"
"Sbe had not seen me for many
years, and my life Of travel had altered
me greatly" said Hammond. And
then, to avoid the dangerous subject,
he continued:
when you have made up your mind.
as / hope you will, to restore the stolen
package to me. you shall be less re.
strained Until then. Catharine Elgin.
you are q prisoner. In the meantime I
shall seek for the package myself"
And who will seek for Kate Elgin?'
inquired Kate. with a meaning look.
james Greene. the carpenter. per.
haps," said Hammond. with q scot.
Let him. I think Luke Hammond u
more than q match for James Greene"
james Greene will seek me. and he
will exact terrible r%eparation from
you" said Kate. as she seated herself
with calm dignity. You do not know
him as l do"
He il ali perfection In your eyes. !
know" said Hammond. IN introduce
you to a handsomer and better man ere
long. Mrs. Harker. see that this queen
II young dame has NJ lack Of COM
forts"
Trust to me-" said Nancy Harker.
But I must have the help Of the ser.
wants to move furniture here"
Daniels aid will be enough" said
Hammond. las for the other two. !
shall tie their tongues with golden
cords"
TO be continued.
London's Old Clothes.
"What becomes Of old clothes:" ID
the latest question set for solution by
our entertaining contemporary. the
Tailor and Cutter. We were not aware
that the "old clo'" man had almost dis.
appeared. But so It's said. The style
In which his modern successor does
business Is to leave a card or circular
intimating that he or she will be glad
to wait on the lady Of the house to