The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-23

1, to meet him again and again. As she dId not know any of the bitter his tory of the family she accepted Heath. cliff's statement that her father and he were unhappily estranged, and to save the parent she loved from pain sht concealed her meetings from him. Try as he would. however. Heath cliff could not arouse the languid. in 1 different boy to love his cousin. while Cath crimes affection and solicttude re- mairied So innocent and frank that he would not succeed in diplomacy but would have to fall back to the more congenial exercise of force.
 Catherine was sixteen when the op- portunity carried. Mir. Linton be- came Ill, and 1t became apparent that there could be no hope for his recoy- cry. Catherine discovered the truth though he tried to keep 1t from her From that moment the broken-heart- Cd girl Erudged every moment that did not lnd her bending over his pil- low. Her face grew wan with watch E ing. Mr. Linton urged her in yaina to seek recreation. The whole world for her was bounded by the walls of her fathers room.
 One day. when 1t was clear that ne was weakening fast. she received q note from her cousin begging her % come. She knew that the lad was ex- treuely Ill and tore herself from her fathers side to pay him visit Hardly had she entered Wuthering Heights before Heathcliff came in and locked the door. T have turned your horse loose.s said hs. Now. Mise Linton. you shall not quit this house till you are married to that snivelling
 aMr. Hsathciir.~ cried catherine, 'let me go homei promise to marry him, but please do not keep me. Papa will be miserable if do not return at once.''
 "silencsr said he. T shah enjoy myself remarkably well in thinkins your father win be miserable. You could not have hit on a surer way tc make me keep you here"
 'ssefd some one" begged Catherine ''to tei1 papa that I am safe. or have us married now" cried she. weeping bitterly. 'oh. dear papa, what shall I do9"
 Heathciiff looked on her Anguish without a culver. He knew that his son was dying. and he was deternhin- ed that he should not die before he married Catherine. 50 that in case the master of Thrushcross outlived him tho estate would stili fail into his handa. Even had his avarice played no part. the thought Of his eneFny's misery would have been quite enough to lead his dark spirit to take this revenge.
 Therefore he waited tin the frantic | girl was so desperate to sec her tath- CT at any cost that she consented as | one in q daze to any means that would | Insure her liberation. When she whs | freed at last and hurried to Thrush | cross Grange she was Mrs. Linton | Heathciiff.
 she reached her fathers bedsid, only in time to see him before ht closed his eyes forever. The evening aftr the funeral Heatheilff entered ths | Grange like the master Of if that ht l was to all intents and purposes. Seiz.
 ing Catherine by the arm. he said
 I've come to fetch you home. wheth- CT you like your precious mate or not | you must come. He's your concern
 now. I yield all my interest in hirn to you"
 She had to bear with her mate only
 little while. when he was dead
 Heatheliff showed her the will the
 lad had made. bequeathins all that | had been her fathers and hers tc
 him. The lands---belng Ffiner--hs
 could not leave by will; but Heath. cliff claimed them in his wife's right
 and hls sons also, and Catherine. des. | titate Of money and friends. could
 not disturb his possession,
 "A dfeary life began for her 1T wAthering Heights-1the life Of prisoner and drudge combined. Heath.
 ciiff tormented her with the ingenuit,
 of a nnonomAniac bent on tasting hii revenge to the full old Joseph | preached at her and bore malleioui
 tales to the master. The wicked oit
 rascal even stole her books and de.
 stroyed them. It was evident tha'
 Heathcliff was bent on crushing hei
 spirit and making her a hopeless, mis-
 efAble and sullen woman.
 Tn all Wutherlng Heights there wa
 enly one heart that was friendly. Ina
 was Hareton Eafnshaw grown Into
 handsome, sturdy fellow for all hi
 rustic garb and his ignorance. Bu
 she repelled his advances till he with
 drew Into the suiklness that he ha | learned from his surroundings. I
 moments of passion he even swore a
 her. For all that, he began secretly |
 learn to read, and tlnidly endeavore
 to copy her manners at table and t