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Show of Goufage ' Tlip , f nlo.ii nftiiiigl iiiiVninnrrr of ilii'iif l-iit t." f'MiM Mill hearotery i nr'l I ' . ' v i" i 1, iind IN- r p!.v nuiile liitn nlr.-o-st ron Hint, he Itail held tlh ii. nl v hilt in h.nt Item in nigh: "Tin, Mf,ft-J"ortyWi'-ly. WtwAw It thrtt Hi. r ppf;hbor Wf our'n In yoit'' iVr'n Ma nooiln' like ho vn vrlten l- pill, i" lliiin.'" -Vo i n ii ' iM-r on hit, TUitMy: I 'low T wnt ii 'iiUv . lint 1 rt'fkiin I nln't iin-.li I i i' mi lilffnun mitnal that lltnr li i mi i " Thrio u.ih n litlle nilonri'. nrc! then one of fui' i j iKe apniu. "Whtlnt w'iri - I ' i . , .leff. o nun lit ;ro oierul.'' ' ' M'rt n-nK111 ,n' n I 'r to-Morrer to-Morrer mi lit 1 luln't got lilt rl(rht clear in m I. ml jet." "Ject hoi' mi o minute, (liinuie Hint thnr lljtht, I ill I hop If the cfty fellerV wltnr ho ort to lie." C'nriofilty to know whnt n to lie explained ex-plained mrrrauw Itiiifrbioiiii' ilefiiro for unpenim-, oml ho eroucln'il in tho hlindow Mhlle the imniiihilnivr mode IiIh inietiti;nllou. "Ir he thnr?"nfikel theotlx rwiloe. "Shore; heHn-lnyln'ri(rlil plmnuliar lie did ln' iilffht. Don't irekon he ever inored." Then Jlinirlirniid undemtooil tlmt tho dim light had mlalcil tlirm.atul that Hie shot had heen fired nl the luff, lie had netireely llnin lo !). Ihnnkftil that he had not inoi ed the latter tluritijr the day, hefore the light dltMppenri'd from theereileeund theeonicrMitionwiiBru-mimed. theeonicrMitionwiiBru-mimed. "A'ow, nbotit thnt thar jirojeo for to-inorrvr to-inorrvr tilRht, Duddy, I'd figured lilt jvat tlilH-u-wny. .fule uhe'll light out 111 the morntii' for McNnirvlllo on the mar', an' we'll fetch tho letl. o' tl homes up on tho mounting by tho Dnnlmr road endurln tho day. Then, 'long Into in the cvenln', when cver'boly' gone to hald, ivo-nll Ml Jest rldo oior to the eolouel'H, lenio the liinaen ivith Jed in tliat thnr little pateh o' trees front o' the house, nn' then you'n me'll go smoke 'em out. iviien they shows up, you tnko the young on an' leute the colonel to me. 1 reeknn I'll sliowhiui I hat I don't nilwi tlio suiue man twleet." ,,, "How 'liout thegalV" 'l' "Nceiln't. to mlml 'liont her; bIio'II loolt out for herself;" und then the onin" mice added: "I reehon .Ied'tlil' glad enough to take licer o' her, if shc'tl 'low hit." - llien nfter the eonilnelngobject-le-.-f.on of the utteinpt upon his own life, Itlnghrnnd eonld icarcely believe the evidence of his cntHi. Could It he possible that these two-men were calmly calm-ly illseusslng n plot whieh pointed to U douhie mimlor a its object? "I'liey were npenkllig agotn, and ho strnlneil his enrs tti catch every pnl. "Tlioy'f only mio JUlnn about hit that lotiltH nort o-shVtky, .feff, that's Iho part ulMiiit tlio ga). course I Knows wc-nll .nln't flf!itiii weemln' hut hit 'II bo tiikln' a riht siimit mo' ehnlncen if she gets it n!,ht o' we-nll." "She hain't gvt Ino lo. hen the fUr'-i done Hlnrted. you'u me can Iiltle in the Ity htishea." . , "That '11 lis lilt; an' ntti rwtirds jo 'low to ride for MeXnlrvllle .'" "rii-hiih; we enn jest'lHiut make hit In time for the cars, if u put out f.ort n' liely." "How nlioul the hosscs? Y'-till sold 'em with Hi" pJuoo, didn't ye Y" "I. did so, mi' the feller enn tnki 'em wlmrsomeier he's Uiekl enough to tit!" '(.Ill, eiijn'l lie?" They weie Kilenl again, mid Iting-lirniul Iting-lirniul Niuellril tolmeeo-smoke. He xtood lnollonlehs in tin daikiu -, (ryltj in think of hour' wuy in wlinli the onltl-lilood' onltl-lilood' d plot eonld hcfiuMiiitid, tiiero Ceinetl to he bul niicTwuy, ami lii.Jle Hire for icngeance cooled a little lis he thought of it, but he. crept into .1 position posi-tion wluieht couliii-ouimuutj the vviuibi runge of hp.u-e In the other chumbcr, und watched for the men lo cross the narrow Hi hi orvisionou thcirway btn.-k to tho mine. Jt Deemed hours before they spoke ngnin, mid then tho gruffer olcu wild: "X don't believe tliat thar lump's gine out, liutldy." "I reckon hit nlr, for shore," was tho reply; "hut hit don't make no clilt'r-once; clilt'r-once; wo-all can flu' the way without hit." A little later the light faded and tlick-eied tlick-eied nod then went out, lenUng U-hlnd It n darkness that was almost tangible, nnd Tiiugbrnnd's heart sniik uu ho reul-ia'tX reul-ia'tX lluil one chance of saving llestor's fnther mid brother wus gone. It was only u chance, ho knew, for the mountaineers moun-taineers were two to one, and he wuh not enough of n marksman to Ik sura of doubling oieu one of them; nevertheless, neverthe-less, Jio had made up his mind to fire, upon them when they unino again In lew, ti listing to the shortness of the rnuge to offset Ilia luek of skill with the weapon. He thought ho hen id them when they left the chamber, and agnln, after w Inn seemed an Inlerininublu Interval, tin n wosa faint rustling such as uiiglit Ihmc 1mnii mnde by the two men 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 out of the cine, Theeoireetm.,sof 1I11 . Inst supposition wa- i-ond lined short Iv nfterwanl by the dull nimble or it ilistuttt explosion, anil the listener knew that nuother of Iho inystctloiiK iittaekn Jitul licen ncifksfiilly nuulo on the working 111 the Mi-N'ubb mine. Willi the eeil.unly that the men hail left tho enn rn und lliul w ilh Hull ilis iiupearamc bN only i huine if pieient ing the terrible mu I union of ilu ii plot IihiI taken IIIkIiI. iiinnhrnnil nut up in l utroie flerel to eomentinte lih li.iml Upon some i .j ilu ut lluil would tree hlin ill time to eii.ilile Mm to -.uu the UithnerH. I'or tiwliile the rtrvftil ie-sHiusibllily ie-sHiusibllily restiiig upon him pushed htm so ni-iir to the edge of distraction thut t-oiiuecii (I thought wax no lni .-slblliu .-slblliu und he got up anil 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 I up nil') !" ii tin- f.iiuili.n Iiiuiti- nl In- nil In ii fiveiiHh agony of In Ipli .-.m '1 ii l.i br.iio Ii art d iiKinn, .in.l mu. phiu after uliothw vui"i -idind m.l n-Ji cled. The Mindstonn wus eompnru I tiiely oil mibl he not dig through I in tlit other eluimbei? -yes, pussildy, hut il would tuke too tnueli time. The nl hi I end oT the lllM'l 11 WUH fllh .1 i Ith InnUeii lock nnd e.uth which hud ltilh n mio the crivlec fn'i.i uboic i miM In not Ut? ebotitrlt ofthl dnwti ' tu.iUe it MSlTife 1 1 elin'i out o,i t'n I- t-p of tle-ht tle-ht :..-' in '..ubtrdh i" i n. . Mf t ,. Ci ' r '-tut sirfjle I i I. Ml I 'it I,. . , , II- IHO I I . II Ml I' ,H I I II Al In when the tin .nl of rn-"rc i lion had !.' otne well nirh unbeiiiitbl In H'i Imp' 1. i In 1-t' no he tumblri! nev '- ' - i ii '.nil. ii- I I ' rorillh' nil ' ' Mil Of , in i i . .ii .iii ii M-ry i" ii l i hi . ' , i I i ,i i i ,int- t.r 1. tlllll . till. V Ii I !"!! tlie i end t lint. '. i '.oi 1:1,1 ,'o. the dayl'ght, ptaylug i Hi wluitfniili there wns In Inm fop Micngth nnd dexterity toMkble hlitt toenrn Ids fn-How quickly- . x7 a nivKiwrtr nit nriKtoits. Jftnil I 'rteil Mi" T.udlow, overflow . Injf- v ' ' "' Mm' i ' ' wlde'i li tin nn! ,' -nl ' d I i .if linm! o, i nC i" i i end di.nun n n ' onifii 1 ; I . i i 'dm . v !' i -tl'i Hi ft i ' . , . .1 1 1, i ' I ,',. i in. .lion .li-on i t ' . i n i i m M ' i I. I ii inly I- , . I tv i i i ,i , ho-i ho-i . . ' , I I ' -. d"illv I i iiii;im 1,1 i.l Iniii-h of nit i -i , i i I' i i I ' i rf foi , ,, ( , i. i lilt i pi to. piui.i 'mu, nod tie ii t fiance nut of the wmdnw at tin- llj'iin-of her hiislinnd noP.nl eon-tent eon-tent Uy on I I'm Im'i of his elinlr und readin; iii" iu i tnlile new-i, Hi-i Presently In went lo t he doo.-. "I mi, 1 wi h ei d i ill "Ir. Uin.'l mud; Aiinl Mmi.i'i h i up I . ice, and tho liieal.- fill !' f t 1 ,l,fp I'M" i llo I hi i Ii! i wn out of the d ' rlii'h of in .M I trni'ipt I i e.iily it'i f,tn . In 1 1 i'omi tif the guest's n in "Hi ', - In i lied "Oh, Hugh! go.r" to In' nl" I n!l ihiy .' ' 'I here u.is no nn wer, and lie opened the ilOMr TI- bed had not bci n oei II-pkil, II-pkil, i.n.l It (' i lied upon him tl .it Hir; bund 1, id Mn'd.-nly oclnl upmi the h'i t thnt hi i il I t find it itnKisible tin n dure tlio oi deal of a fofmul lome-tn lug. r.tnll iw went downktnlrs, tryili:-to tryili:-to Ui i nk of some way of ii 'I ig his win williinii ii tlctlngtooiseei-ely upon hh f rionrl's lit. i. of courage. "Von sold lllngl rnud went tip with the colonel yesterday, didn't jrou?" he nski tl, hoping to gain time, "Why, yes; they drove off together Obout tin c- o'clMck." "Well, I i'iii n't i .ni" back. 1'erhap" tl ' ,. , MS l..-lt ! im." L.i.'l mi In i' idpii7Ied "I hardly hard-ly tuoar,'iil lie -. mild nay. 1 rnthen v )ectl hlin back to tea last evening. It isn't like hlin to stay awny without & "i.fI.U4 J -i--,. Hra I.u(ll4w looka.1 puaal.il "I hardly thouvht bo would atay-" i.nlng Miiuethlng or sending word Sin- scaled herself Isdilnil tlio colli urn nnd touched the liell for Aunt Mima. "f)h, T ilon'i know about that," re-pbtil re-pbtil her1 ii ti.tiul enn lessh . ttikinghi pl.n Hi le " man's liable to du tun ilnn; v 1,1 n In 's ii bndly hipped its llu-h is.' ' I'letisc, Tom, lilt mo all about it, vv Jii't you.' 1 i-nti't p-t n word out of lb. tor, und 1 1 n' Ii ip in u bout lool ing like ii mini v. hob id lo.t nil his friends ill ii Mnde night ' "Illon't kii'nv liny tiling to tell, oxei pt wlini Ja evident i mimrh to u niiiii up u i.iodeintcly tall ttce. Hugh lmn nlsuii a i Itfmiioiineed a case as I ever saw develop lno short n lime, and It'll go haul with liiRiJf he doeuu't win. If lie ,.i should refilaju him, I nliotildn'l Ik mu u, hmI to haH, him have tin vv illiMiil n word, it wmitA t,o vi i inn. h lil e Inm." Sm much fluod-'muui, d Toiii lanlliivv ventured on the clinn,ee Hut rtintJmind had carried out his'thj-eut "Why bhould llerter refuse lilSj" 'Jtli us my soul! how should I kno$ I'm not iu the young woman's couil-deme; couil-deme; mid, bastdoM, 1 don't know Hint she 1ms." I rdlovv hurried through his brenk-fii-it, nnd breathed freely iigiiiu when he vv.is well out of our shot of hii. home "Tin a lucky man:" he chuckled; "ilvi mu, uli s more, nnd i-ln-M have hud tin hole stoiy out of ii e, uud I really mu tn't tell her (hut not yet awhile; It 'd I" ci ueliy ttinnlm.ili. I'd like to ki ov. if t'nit niltlle-Hit.il rttfcitl 1 -is .T i ill ' liikin 1 iciieh 1 . i". 1 inn t tiv mid ' I il fi mil tin-colonel if lie l Mllll I ill! .", It Ml ll,l ." 'i iu i oi-;ii' l-l ' i riue dnv n, lint l..ud-w l..ud-w tenrned u" i me t an Hiri i.ingbtaii'l had h ft " I ' it.l uly in tin? even". . i i I , I ,i sii'd iiiioti wall-i.i I ' It.i. 1 ken Ilu iti-ilh i i ' ' ' m i," inward Tl. ;; ill n 1 , i . id il I s inutn' ' I i I, . I ,,u I h I nifiltalitv fan ' ' 1 1 i it on. e. "Do 1 undmi i I ii'H mil) f 1 1, i 1 n't enmc li uu i ' in, hi ,'"hatl id. I idlovv ndnuiiid it, in d haNlcueil to Id tll.M I 'ill i mii 1 linen , ' i i. In in I i I-. I 'In nil It .'.' ! lllictlilllg A , , li , tl ill i l li MM.'il out ,1 nt" I ' ' , ihllh'n I'M I is' , i i.i(i i v ,-ii'w, nn' I MM 1 I ,' i I. , I , i. ' ii the i-oa I I . . . nil , ' , d i i. Ilovv ; "III '! ,- , I f ili ii be felt like ii. II Mm ii i I . ' i ' I .1 ditful. ! I M I i u ini,'hl , ' e.ilillli..i( 1 ni.dii lie ' - p.'J.(T !..,.! . , . li l-onfi ssi ll of i,, min i ii. i. i ii iii t i ; llVd , '',il , . I , ; I bin k t 1 i vi ' 11. I, II, i I! I ,,d In lil. e II.,. v in I , , , I II til i I npH ,n .nn , In Id wid.lv ilitTorvni v, v -, ' i t Jr'aam t'-e i" ' cd vatffMi iK f.,, 8l-H ,,, . i.i-t..-itly S1WWf-liheii-i mi:. in iiat.d siijfJMaynJ. llc,. ,, j a.,,, II it I he o7i!P d lei IK lor hail tvrwSpiI t,m;!,,, , i w! at W-ttcr InlWBHtv , . ,, t- , m-th.it m-th.it the iineetjMBlji.ei)tui-'v ''" ,,,uh,krU!JP"WPhr-tow-ii-ii, 'i-.el wm,Jtraii a sCglitlv-cnn- r.i id Idea mMalm' ;nntabilily of uthoia 'WJW'JB rltem, whose "in -'1 l-45''3.1 iw he hospl-b.litioa hospl-b.litioa of NtlMli !d mansion for the take ntpfad!Mi might in wnn-d, wnn-d, ringnbotitOjitl.etoj itnln. Dp j ailing ail-ing !.- convltsttens to wt,.r, toppti wuh the Information Jimt ijiiigbmnd had not reliirnffl Inj jhrcgnrthen, he nwukeneil nn emotion tie i,nrt nf thut ingenuoufJ jtSung ,romnn ttliUh had slept cpillo iiWSefi iy throiigli the .iiiobtru-Ive Wooluflf ol 1Pr jer. n ,. r i.uitl- Intuition, II ji,, intln . Jci torj than the !( . t lm, 0tli. n, .ul iie:-cr th" puurfe. pg i,cr i(, J:fiie npprehenaloujfT I i;igi,ri.-.,irs afely. r.he lmwri.''l. recalled the ohm nntlon of WJ:'loii evening, .uu inliering VWMllnn nnd the ibrunl levf"ihUUPA1,r'm she rend- u d : nf UaBrTWd muI , 1)l0 ,, ,. W . 1,.k clllfm,Mids!l ,,h ,,. '' "".'iAh ?''!"!! " uatcouWb, MilrromthntBAut e.l,tron,nlllll, , ,..,.. ofeomtortlrftbcnl ,h , ' ,1 ,01t,"""?T "'" L'io could not .lp thinking that the mek hIoi, rti, icvolvor proml..d !,,,, ror ,l(j Tin following tnontlnpl w, l Into nml rod atralfht (il y. j j i,,v.'. in thehopoof fin. uI,, ,;; n .' -ilued premonition .' ,,,,, -. oitn.l less; but thei-e I mi i.l n n() m ( iioi'i the winning fjue mil lm, mj, mill lit .Tker madii iu fMgf,,) ,( .mi to . unci ,, her re., Mj (flw jrij tl... girl whoWlBora m, ,,,. , I. d her bentitlfulnlrca domp.. tie f I. city. H "Whcro do you .tupiio . -1,1 i1?" asked Hester, when the -' ' L mi,, lmd been lioiiglil.nrotiiHl ! 'J,'.;,, guarded "PKrii-MajBt jm.,, had prompted her t.T,B'aW ;"." , mountain. B-fl "I'm sure I don't lr I ',. n,, I.iullovv, trying to lool i 'llpiVi.ir "I'erhnprt lie's lost on '"JlAiul i- I'm suic- I'm lad w 'it f IW i"t t o to get lost." . M Ik iter looked niysl .1 alJShurt "Why. Helen, do you i .. n IJffi,t Vil ought U) havo trioil Jim dor . ' him '" , i, IF ' "1 think you wouldn'. l'llv,,itotr v ci-y hard. If you'd con d ,.n j i'lng ot Bji about klui." 'I Heater blushjKl liu'ullv j , j. tntod. "It would be for l. h if ,,:'", , ... ,, , ,Iii,eimnot to understand you, Hi I n, lu( bvi j, Un'lntall as you think; iiideJj tiu,i And her voice cpuavoreil a I Je t ., It vwftftlrs.f udlovv'g turn l .,' I.hcd, n.WsIWc n Jll.le f r.i'S: jtrlw. "Do-fim menu tl.tf-'J"JrSJ WUitl him iiwaTlaat ulgbl ,1.", !' 'i,T Hester's embmniim). nt f , . , ,af hut ho made u brutaWo I ) a", l,"!Slt ness. ".N'ot in the wayhni1-I-I couldn't, very well.lwll -v"" " glvomethoehunee." '.ldldi.t There wore tcurs in here , ... I.udlo-v crossed over to the es, unu aira. her arms around her. "T famu '"' it, den." sho said, strokn " ""' ,nbu" head temlerly. '"' U,e bowcl1 "Thcro Isn't any thing lo ,. , b , tho girl; "ho'sjuitbcenfi1 ,' ?i T. i and Vrentle-n he is to ev 01 '"" I"'d 'uml last ulght he told me , ' uj7 .J ld hem. thoni-iMrctK 'Z-'Z-aTol,l you good-by? 1) K" ina going nwny?" ll "l Bay uo f''oi father nnd Henry . . HuQTMWJ - !' -- I0'"0 " ' J ' .invA.ClJ..-7' yancetosay "IthlAl,. in. itt -.11 Ifjt,?ino ll, n in . I r-denr." WBlitofttotellnic ni.i. mi '" -"'I'"' rtftidthenhohaiditwiil ' ""'" Jlenoy, oriu.conse- MraLutllow ihought li.M ' maul araj then .nk. W1 r"r n,m the Iep.f little b.t oru,lnM,1t ,h"' aoftwlfctet. ilenr.'" trnlabout Hester sat up nml sliu.a vcletBetII.V. "Indeed, .1 ' '" ' nf,ll not the buiallost vviinl 'M "' " l tnlklntr nix-lit the f. ...l i M l""' ,H'C" jtlritted Into mi i " "' ,Ua' OOitMte; I re me mis i . "' ''l'""1 tfgrot.biittheiewu n'l mvB"1" ' 'l"" riWtrtl. lung like Jit. I.ildlow'n mind r. v. iB y p WhBth u-band I, .lu'-t-'nt hwfailll being a p.i-i.1 l."' '"VI aprHntr to ll, , i ,i ' '"'r" Wta pointing ... i 'iB1' '' 1"'".u' "t5Ml.-if joill iv, i ,, if'1;",11' rH,Uear,"Hl , i M' 'I," coma Imek; mid 1 I ; i ''' , ' h doesn't, rcgn.i v... u '"" ""' oiwltitanc--ii.n i v i i i !m ' ' '"' wlint In Hie wo. kl do miuM1"'1 ''" lioeomoofl.ii laW1'1'" ' "I can't h, , , iM washed d..v. ,. i v , .in jV l'1" Ju aoiwthiug c" .ii i r " U,B. know It's fool ii i i' I V H': ', "ItoTPjou mi, ,.thinf 'I' '! ttterHboni it . 1"""'' "Not yvt. In. . I ' . l now to ask bun i - "aw " ' I veil's; Ida (a Hi. in i 1 . l"'"1 "" u know. 'li,. I. i d ,ii"d"" dowiitoDiiiibi.. i i my iorM "1 haVu svukHiI i iB'-' , , niHt.rToimipv ....i. .ll -lo tlmi , . 0ii-h to dill Ji-S ner, nnd if we cnn'l Und out any thing to day, we'll juiit .rake tin m get up a hcnreh arty to-moriovv." When llesU'i had r.d.lrn away on her ci rand, Mrs. I uillnw I e,"nn lo wntih bir the lioino i unii g of in r hushnn-l. und that inn. h-tiutl imliv idiuil siiw tin-light tin-light of inquiry in her eyes 1 efore she had ki.iI n word upon the subject of Itlnglil.iml'H dlnaiM-ai..tiie. Uhilo I.tidlova- wnscpiitc t-ure thai ho liehl Hi" key to the mystery, he could not i id himself of a ceitnlii Indrllinte iiM'.im-l-billty for In-i frieiul's t-nb (y Dining Iho preerdlng dny lie had found ion. fort In the belief that In- uniild soon git a telegriini from the nn- nig man. direct Ing the disposition of lim-ffeeti i ml when the s.-ioud iiu-i nnuf did not bring IIiIh he h ul j lietly ti h grnpheil to Dtinl-nr ami l. Xnlrvlllo to uncertain If Iliiigbiend hud taken Hie train nt fit li' r of thrso llaccs 'Iho negative iiiinv on cuiiic prninptly, and on his vvaj h imc from the fuinmu I.udlovv met the down train for tho purpose of asking the same quest lou of tho conductor. The man remembered Itlnghrand perfectly, per-fectly, nnd was quite sure that he hud not hud him aa n passenger since the day when he luid ridden to Trcgorthcn on ti fare paid to Klngvillc. In view of these unsuccessful imcntlgatlons, Ludlow's Lud-low's well-simulated Indifference to IiIb wife's anxiety was worthy of nil praise. "Don't you worry about Hugh," he said; "he'll turn up all right when he m is pood nnd ready. I supss- he .11 II. stcr hud some little tlfl nnd In "sp,.,i.i olt to sulk." "D iHii't nnythliig of the kii d " i Insisted "IleMei'u km I i. I I morning, and iihi- told in.- n'1 i ' , t They parted good ft hi.' ,,n ' ' sure something du ailful h. m lm , i i' to Iii in Don'' von l.i, w im , . r ' , friend- In New York lov.l.om v ,. niukl t ' i.iph " '" i mid if Id.d, thy woulibi't I i - lie h -n't I ml tin e to i"i I to V .v Yoi!, i '' . . it Inn balloon." ., Continued next weak. |