The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23

t1entha, and hAppins2s seemed to lie on Thrushcross Grange if 1t can lie any where. when one evening w6rd was brought to her that q stranger was Soon she returned bfeathIess and wild. soh. EaKar, EdEAFrs she panted. .oh. Edgar st&rilngl EFeaEhcliffS come baahl He iai" And she threw her arms around her hnsband's neck
 Linton replied crossiy, but Gather ines delight and anxiety to introduce Heathcliff prevailed over him and he sent . servant so ask the arrival In, l The three years of absenee had i'm proved him wonderfully. His tall, l athletic form was quite straight and graceful. having lost les Bl0uehing as- pect entirely Ills face was intensely Intelligent and retained no signs of its former degradation. Ferocity stiii | iuFked in the depressed brows ana the eyes full of black fire: but his manner was dlgnified and quite divestsd of fou9hnesa.
 Catherine kept her sase on him as if she feared that hA would vanish away were she to remove her eyes He did not look at her 90 often. but each quick glance flashed back the uridis9uised delight he drank from her looks. They were 50 much absorbed In mutual joy that they forgot embarrassment. i Edgar Linton grew pale with annoy ance--a feeling that reached its height when Catherine arose and seized Heath. cliffs hands again. laughing like one beside herself.
 However. Catherine managed to coax away his annoyance after Heathciiff had left and even succeeded In getting l his willing permission next day that | she should visit wuthertnR HeiRhts with fsAbella---for much to the surprise oe the eountryside, Heatheiiff had ln- stalled himself aa Hindiey Earnshaw's guest.
 The puEsis was soon explained. lfeathcliff was plentifully supplied with money Where or how Ne had obtained 1t no one ever knew But he had it: and Co Hindley Eaenshaw, for whom there was nothing left in life except drinking and gambling. the devfl him. self would have been a welcome guest under such circumstances That they stiii hated each other was plain enough. But that did not prevent them from drinking together till morning and drinkihB and gaming again as soon as they awoxe.
 l ETeathcliff took care to betray no
 sasns of this life in his visits to 1 Ihrushcrose Grange. He used hls
 welcome there cautiously at arst, un- tii he gradually established his right | to be expected, Edgar Linton,a un.
 eaainsss vanished, and HeathcIifF be- l came a welcome guest to more than one person. for Tsabella Linton de- | veloped an apparently irresistible lik- ing for the tolerated guest.
 The infatuaed girl betrayed her ss- eret to Catherine in a jealous mo- menE when she accueed her broth | CTS wife of keeping Heathciifg to
 herself. Catherine was no less angry than shocked. "Heathcliff Is q fierce. ! pitiless wolhsh rnanP' she exclaimed
 T know that he hates the Lintons. | and he would crush you like spar ] row. Yet he would be quite capable l of marrying you, for since he has re-
 turned I have seen that avarice is | growing on him like a besettinE sin, I and he knows that under your tathr l CTS win the estate is to go to you | if Edgar leaves no male heirs"
 Isabella answered angrily, accusing | Catherine of trying to islander him. Still. the warning might have had some effect if Catherine had not been seized by one of her mad whirns a few days later and told Heathcliff of Isabella's feelings in the girls pres ence. She fled. and HeathcIln looked after her with strange smile.
 A few days later Catherine saw him kissing Isabella, and demanded of Heathclif that he cease trifiing with the girl or trying to marry her.
 What is 1t to you" he growled, HeTCety. T nave IeW words to say to you. want you to be aware that I know that you have treated me nfernaliy-infernaliy do you hear? And if you think I can be consoled by sweet words you're an idiot; and if you fancy I'll suffer unrevenged I'll convince you of the contrary"
 Mr. Linton entered in time to hear the last few words. He stepped up to him quietly and ordered him from the house Heath cliff measured his person with an eye full of derisien. "Cathy," said he, "this lamb of yours threatens like e bull. It Is in danger of splitting it's skull against my knuckles."
 Mir. Linton called for his men. Fair meansl" cried Catherine, slamming the door and locking it. If you have not courage to attack him, make an apology or allow yourself to be beat en-" Edgar leaned on the back of a chair and his face grew pale.
 eI wish you joy of the milk blood ed coward. Cathy" said Heathciid. 1lnton sDranG af hla and struck htm