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The Power of PeFSuasion Or Lady Caraven|s Labor of Love. CHAPTEll XVIII. WiUi an intolerable sens* of slmiue ami diHgnice. it suihlenly occurred to Lady L'araveii that her lot in life | was quito different from other ixjo- j pic's. It socmod to paas over her With a fj'.idden, terrible commotion. Sh(j hud been so occupied before witli | hor eftorts us reffnrded her husbami, j lier plans of reform, her schemes for i the benefit of others, that she had , Hot given much thought to her own position as a wife whose husband jnado no pretense of loving her. The knowledge of lier real status came to her now with a keen sense of iiitol- eralilo pain, yet .sihe would have borne its bitters but for the fear lest the brilliant, beautiful blonde .should become us v/ise as herself. That would have been intolerable. Hhut she suiTercd from the fear of her rivol discovering hor secret none but a .st-nsitivc, tender-hearted, ne- glected woman could understand; all the WQrld might know rather than I the blue-eyed coquette, who would j smile and say to her.self: "His wife j is not beautiful enough to charm , him." That would be intolerable to ] her. Wlienover she saw her husband - talking .seriously to Lady Hamilton, j she imagined that lie was telling the | »tory of his unhappy marriage. She ' watched liini incessantly; if he went ^ anywhere with Lady Hamilton, she ' not only contrived to be of the par- ^ ty, but also to bo near them. She ; Watched their faces anxiously, to find out from the expression if it wore of her they were speaking. Un- der the pain of this silent brooding Jealousy, the beautiful face grew pale, the dark eyes Eccmed to lose their light and brightness. He might not love her, but he should not love any one else. He should not laugh because she was jealous, he should not admire this fair woman while he so cruelly ne- , glected her. She worked herself in- to a frenzy of jealous despair, yet WHS outwardly calm and proud as usual . j The dinner party at the castle that day was not a large one; many of ' the guests had left. Lord and Lady Pamers had returned home. La<ly Caraven had dressed herself with un- usual care and attention. She wore a beautiful dress of amber satin and t>lacl< locc which suited her dark bru- nette loveliness. She wore her fav- orite suit of rubies â€" rubies that had in them a light like deepest flame. A grandly beautiful woman she looked as she took her scat at the dinner table. During dinner she watched her hus- band and Lady Hamilton. More than once she saw them laughing and heaixl them talking merrily. Was it of her? Was the earl telling hor that his wife was jealous? And was she laughing because the very cream of the jest was that her husband did not care for her? Then she grow ashamed of herself. Huch suspicions were unworthy of her'. She Uicd to banish them, but they were too strong for her. When- ever the golden hair stirred, when- ever the sweet sound of musical laughter came to her, she fancied that she was the subject of the jest, until her jealous pain grew intolera- ble and she could bear it no longer. It was a relief to her when she could give the signal and the ladles could withdraw. She wanted to be alone to think. For the convenience of one of the guests who was leaving they had dined a little earlier than usual. When the Indies reached the draw- ing-room, tlio room was filled with ruddy light from the .sun setting in tJic we.stern sky. It would be cruel, they said, to spend such a warm, lovely evening indoors. The gentle- men, thinking the same thing, had hurried from their wine, saying that it would be a pity to lose the last gleam of sunlight. "Let us gather the roses while wo may," sang Lord Caraven, in his rich, ringing U.'nor. But before they went out some one prayed the earl to smg one song "t will sing a dUi*t " ''" """' he said, if Lady Hamilton will heip me." It was useless, he thought, appeal- I ing to his wife. The last time he had asked her to sing with him she had refused. | Lady Hamilton was only too pleas- ed. She went to the piano, and very soon the two beautiful voices' seemed to fill the room â€" Lady Ham- ilton's clear and sweet, tlie earl's rich and musical â€" while the young countess watched them with longing pitiful eyes. They were singing about love, love that would never die, love that was immortal. Morel than once the unhappy young wife saw the widow look at her husband; more than once there came to her a wild impulse, a longing to strike the fair face. When the song was over, it was timu to go and watch the sunset. Hildrc<l saw that her hus- ; band did not leave Lady Hamilton's side. He remained near her .saying: "Wo will watch the sun.sot over the lake. It is one of the prettiest Slights of Ravcnsmcre." She did not hear Lady Hamilton's answer; it was given with smiling lips and laughing eyes. Wius it her morbid fancy, or did she really hear her husband say, "Yes. and I will tell you the s.tory of my marriage?" She did not wait to ask herself it it were mere fancy. She boliovod that she had hoard it, and the idea of it drove hor almost mad. They were going to watch ths sun fade among the flower.i, and the earl would meanwhile entertain his com- [>anion with the story of his mar- riage â€" liow he had to wed the money-lender's daughter, or else lose Ravensmere. but how ho hart aveng- ed himself by neglecting her. Hil- dred's heart and bruin were on fire. The husband .-^ho loved despite his neglect and the rival whom she had disliked were going to laugh over her together. An idea suddenly occurred to the unhappy wife â€" they should not do this, they Sihould not laugh at her; her love and her jealousy should not ! be sport for them. She would fol- I low them unperccivcd. and then, when they began to laugh over her story, she would confront them, and dare them to amu.sc themselves with her anguish. All the pride of her nature was aroused. She would auf- ; fer death rather than be laughed at by her husband and her rival. I She was bewildered â€" not herself. She had never been her.sclf from the Imonieiil in which she recognized the fact that : lie loved her husband with all the stnurth and passion of her nature. She \ :s bewildered by the pain of her ioM: and the snuirt of her jealousy. The only idea quite clear to her mind was that hor hus- band and his gue.st should not laugh at her. When the idea of goiiiS ""*• ""i" first been mentioned, she had sent for a scarf, and it iay upon a couch now, a glittering masa of silvery gauze. She saw her husband take it up. "Whose is this?" he asked; and no one answered. "It is very pretty," lie added; "and, if it has no owner, you shall have it. Lady Hiimilton." The young countess did not step forward to claim it; she saw her hus- iband throw it over lh<? pearly shoul- I dors and the whilo neck, and Lady Hamilton look up at him with a coquetti.=>h laugh. "Evidently," she said, "you are quite ignorant of the fashion in which ladies now wear .sc:>rfs. Our great grandmothers drew them tight- ly stretched across the shoulders â€" we like them in this fashion." Raising her arm, she wound the silvery gauze round her head and neck and arms. shading the bright face, nnd making her look so piquant- ly beautiful that Lord Caraven cried out in admiration. "That is capital," he said â€" "la- dies always know what is pictur- e.squo." The young countess saw them fluit the room together. She resolved upon following them. She heard her husband say, laughingly, to his com- 'panion: "We will go straight to the lake â€" 1 want you to watch the sunact there." Lady Caraven delayed only a few moments â€" it was to go to her room for a lurgo dark -s-huwl that should hide her â€" hide the amber satin and rich black- lace â€" hide her face and head, so that any one meeting her should quite fail to recognize her. "Creeping along in tlie dark, who will know me? Or, if tliey know me, who will care for me?" she said to herself. When she reached her room uhe found a message there from Sir Haoul. asking if she would go to his apartments for a short lime. She said to herself. "No;" with her heart and soui in a ferment, Siho could not talk to Sir Uaoul. She had a dim idea that what .slus was about to do was wrong, undignilied, ungenerous. She could not have I)erscverod in her purpose had she looked but once in the calm noble face of the man who wanted her to be a heroine. "Tell Sir Raoul that I am engaged just at present, but that I will see him later on in the evening," she said. She sent him some books and flow- ers â€" she did not go to him. "Later on in tlic evening." She had said the words quite thoughtlessly; they returned to her afterward with keen pain. She was wreckless as to wh.'.t followed, as to whether her husband would be angry or not she was indifferent. The only thing was that she had re- solvctl upon preventing her husband and her rival from jesting about her; that should never be. She went round by the postern door, and in the distance she caught a glimpse of the white dress and the silver veil. it was a most pe- culiar night. At any other time she would have been lost in wonder and delight â€" now she took no heed. The earth seemed to be growing dark while the light lingered in the sky; musses of crimson clouds edged with purple and gold api>earod to be making a bed for the sun to lie on; the roseate light seemed to Mnger; among the trues and flowers silence reigned unbroken; in the far dift- tanco the waters of the lake shone like crimson and gold. Jl was one of those nights when the darkness seems to come on in a few minutesâ€" when it descends swiftly and sudden- ly, as though the sky were falling and covering the earth. There was such deep silence among the trees as she went gently along that it seem- ed to Hildied's excited fancy as though this were a niy.stical night holding secrets and strange meaning. To think that her husband did not recognize that silver veil as hers! She had worn it ever since she had been at Raveiismere; there was not a servant about the place who would not have recognized it in a minute; whereas her husband did not even know to whom it belonged. "That proves what little notice ho has bestowed on me," she thought i bitterly. I The grounds of Uavensmere were so well wooded that behind the safe shelter of the t;\.ll trees she could I walk quite unseen by the earl and his companion. The sweet southern wind that scarcely .stirred the leaves brought to her from lime to time j chance words, but none of thom were of her. She did not want to listen I to their conversation; she only wish- ed to prevent the story of her mar- riage from being told. Sometimes the low, musical laughter of Lady Hamilton reached her, and then the rich ring of her husband's voice would sound cheerily in the gather- ing gloom; and all the lime she, his wife, was slowly treading her way after him. like the shadow of fate. There had not been one word of her yet â€" the conversation had all been about people they had known years before; and now they .itood on tho borders of the lake, wliero the CATARRH CURE Is seal direct to tlu disetud p»rt» by iho Itrproved Blower. Heila Ilia ulcers, clean tfiooir piSMjci, ilopj droppings In lllg tllroat and permanantly cures Cji jrrh aad Hty Fever. Blower free. All dealers, er Dr. A. W. Cktso (.fudlcina Co., Toronto and nuCUo. crimson waters, to tho dazed mind of tho young countess, looked like blood. Siie shuddered as the idea occurred to her. Some of tho crim- son glow fell on tho white dress and on the silken veil. She saw Lady Hamilton hold out her little white hand, and cry, gleefully: "Look, Lord Caraven â€" my hand is dyed red!" Rid the System of And You Need Have No Fec\r of Appendicitis, Peritonitis and Other Dreaded tils. -Or. Chase's Kidney Liver Piils. the Qreat Family IVIedicine. "They had not spoken of hor. The red sun was fast descending. "This is what I wish you to see," said tho earl. "The moment in which the suh seems to touch tho wa- ter, a red gleam posses through it, then the next moment it is quite dark." 'I'hey watched in silence, while tho dark figure stood motionless and still behind them. The sun, as it set, sciinod to touch the outer edge of the lake; a red gleam came over it, beautiful and curious, and then almost at once, it was dark. "Wo will go home by the coppice," said Lord Caraven; and his wife re- membered that the long avenue of trees extended to the very gate. She could walk almost side by side with thom, yet fjuite unseen. They had not mentioned her name. Could she have been wrong In her suspicion? Had she mistaken her husband's word.s? They were standing at the edge of the lake â€" a cold, dark sheet of water now â€" and she established herself be- hind a group of alder-trees. It seem- ed to her that the silver veil on the fair woman's head and shoulders ab- sorbed ail the light there was. Vre- seaitly she drew near. .'Vnother grouj) of trees separated her from two who were so unconscious of presence â€" largo trees with ying branches; through them, tho ht wind brought every word to her. They talked only of the light on the water, and the sudden dark- ness tliere â€" of some one who had known and loved Lady Hamilton be- fore her marriage. She laughed coqucttishly over it. How long was that nonsense to last, the unhappy young wife a.sked herself. How long was she to stand under tlxe darkening evening skies, with Uie great alder-branches sway- ing to r|-id fro, tho soughing of the wind in her ears, the f.'e of love, the madness of jealousy raging in her heart â€" how long? It was almost unbearable. She felt inclined to cry out that it must end. She clinched her fingers, she bit her lip; then sud- denly she heard the sound of her name â€" her maiden name â€" "Hil- drc>cl Ransome!" What were they saying? Was the earl telling her how ho had been compelled to en- cumber himself with a wife he did not love? Was ho saying that, al- though he did not love her and they were strangers to each other, she Cared for him? Was he laughing be- cause she had owned that she was jealous of him? "I cannot bear it!" she thought. The ni'xt moment there was the sound of a shot â€" something seemed to rattle through the alder-branches â€" there was a low cry, a startled ex- clamation. "There arc poachers in the wood," she thought; "ho will go In search of them, and then he will find me!" She turned to fly; now that there was tho danger of being caught she seemed to wake to a full conscious- ness of what she was doing, the bare fact that she was listening scorned to come to her as it had nev- er done before. She turned to fly; not for anything that could bo given would she be caught there. She wanted to hasten, but she could not; it was us though great w^oights of lead were fastened to her feet. Her brain was dizzy; the unusual excite- ment, the fren?:y of love nnd jeal- ou.sy, had been too much for her; her tall, graceful figure swayed for a minute like a leaf in the wind, a low moan came from her lips, and then, as in a dream, the white, anp:ry face of her husband was looking into hers and he grasped her arm in a hard, cruel grasp. (To Be Continued). MRS. YOUM'S mi A STRANGE CASE THAT FLED DOCTOKS. AAS* None of Her Friends Believed Shi Could Eecover and Her Case Has Excited Great Interest. : rom the (..'ouricr, Trenton, Ont. The Case of ilrs. Robert Young, o Unnley street, Trenton, is opo tha as caused a great deal of tall imong those who are acquaintet .vith her Mrs. Young is now In hei icventy-eighth jear, and is quiti • igoro'.is for a woman of that age Three years ago she took a chill which appeared to al'ect her wholi •ystem. Her lower limbs and bodj .swelled to such an extent that tin could scarcely move them. Hei stomach became so disordered tha' she could not take solid food, ant her heart fluttered so violently th.ai she could not lie in bed, and foi two years had to bo bolstered uf • day and night. Tho chills whicl wore apparently the original causi of the trouble, became chronic, anc affected her two or three times e week, and after a chill har skir would turn a dark brown color. Hci friends did not believe she could re cover, but nevertheless did all the.> coiild for her. Three doctors trieo their skill, but to no f. urpose. ano li-.e strongest consolation they coulc o!Ier was "Well, you know we art all growing old." Several advertis- ed me'.'icinos were then given her, bu( with no Better results. In August 1901, -Mrs. Young had become sc bad that her daughter-in-law had to como from a distance to nurse her She brought with her some Dr Williams' Pink Fills, and persuadee tho old lady to begin Iheir use. Ir the (ourie of a few weeks then could be no doubt that thoy wen helping her, and the doctor ad- vised continuing their use, and now after using them for some months the swelling that had atTected hei limbs is gone; the chills no longei bother her: her stomach is restores to its normaT condition, and tht heart fluttering that had made H necessary to bolster her up In bet has al.so discirpeared. It is no won dor that tho case has excited mucl j comment, and the editor of tht I Courier, who has personally in- vestigated it, can vouch for thi facts related above. Such marvel lous cures as this prove Ur. Wil liams' Pink Pills to bo the best mediane olTercd the public to-day ami all those who are ailing shoult promptly give them a trial. Al druggists sell these pills, or thej can be obtained by mail at ."lOc. s box, or si.x boxes for 52. ."lO, bj writing direct to the Er. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Htnv IT SOUNDS. Many ix-rsons who ought to know better persist in mispronouncing some of the commonest wortls in the language. A schotilboy explained hia tardiness one morning by saying that his father was away from home, and had sent him a telegraphic des- patch to let him know that he would bo a day or two late in returning, as he had accepted an invitation to take part iiv a patriotic celebration. Tho boy had stopped to read the tele- gram. The cxplaimtion sounded a trifle "fishy" to the teacher. "What is tho progr'm of the celebration, Tom- m.v?" she asked. "I don't know, ma'tun," ho repliotl. "Papa didn't say in his tclegr'ra." There was a twinkle in the boy's eye, but his face was prcternaturally grave, and after eyeing him a mio- ment suspiciously, the teacher sent him to his scat. Later on she look- ed in hor dictionar.v. WHAT iliE STOOD ON. When Mr. Disraeli made his entrj into public life he contested Higl Wycombe, and then, as ever, hii ready wit lielped him to success. His opponent was a county man o influent?e. In an a<;-dress to the peo- ple this man a.ssorted that he wai ".standing for the scat upon the con stitution of the country, upon thi broad acres of his fatliers, upon law property and order." "What docs Mr. Disraeli stand up on?" demanded one of tho count; miagnate's adhe.i>nts, with somethinj of a .sneer. Disraeli instantly rcse. "I stant upon my head," he an.swered, with i rheaning glance at tho I>ortly rersoi of his opponent. He procoodod ti demonstrate it in a telling speech. LESSENING APPUE,CIATION. Mrs. Newlywed â€" "Oh, mother John said this mornfng I was on; woman in a huitdred." Her Mother â€" "1 see in that ni cau.s© for tears." Mrs. Newlywed â€" "But, mother, h used to say I was one woman in ; thousand! " Wlien the howeis are constipated or •lugflsh in action the human body Bcenis an ensy prey to nearly every ailment to which human beings are •uhjcct. The Immediate result of iHactivity of tho bowels is the rlORging and ol)fiti4lt-.tion of the action of the Vtd- novB and liver, the upsetting of the iUkcsIIvc organs and the forcing b»c'; into tho system of polsoaoun Impurities "hicfc .-lontain the germs 01 dl8e«»«. Not only are »old« «Qd all ccm- taglotM M>^ lafMtious 41««a8«a mo** likely to attack a person .â- â€¢u.bjoctad to constipation, but apponiUcitui, poritonitls, inflammation of t^o bowels and chro lie dyspepsia are tho direct result of noglneting to keep the bowels regular and active. In health tho boweln ahouM naova about once a day, otht-rwlse. the effect* ar» man felt in tho way of Indigestion, he.idache, dizaJness, bodily pains and fealingA of un- eiuilntwa, languor and depreMiion. Tka mast prompt relief as well as the luoat thoroiMfh cure for consti- pation •• Dr. Chase's Kitlnejr-Llvcr rata. No merely cathartic medicine con (To more than relievo constipation. Tho bile which is poiued Into the inteatincs by the liver is nature't cathartic atid consequently healthy liver action is e.<a8cntial to regularity of the bowels. Dr. Cha.se's Kiilney- Llver Pills have a dfrect action on the liver and kidneys n.4 well as tha bowels, and for tfals reason effect a thorough cure of constipation Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills ar« of inFstiniable value as a family medicine. One pill a dose. 3S cents a box. At all dealers or h^dmansoa, Bale* 4 Co., Toronto. A TOO COMMON ATTITUDE. A small girl who has just begun to attend school recently brought home a pumpkin-scetl, and told her mother tiiat tho teacher .said that al- though the sootl was white the pump- kin would bo yellow. ",^nd what will tho color o| the vines be?" aikcd the mother. Tho little girl replied that the toaclier had not taught her that. "But," said her mother, "you know, dear, for we have pumpkin vine"! in our garden." "Of course I do, but we ain't e.x- pected to know anything until wo are taught." WISE \nLLIE. His Manuna (who has just caugh him smoking) â€" "I don't want yoi to ever let me catch you smokiin again." Willieâ€" "You wouldn't have caugh me dis time it you luuhi't come ii th" room so quick." STOUT IN DEFENCE. Sidnc.y â€" "H«.vc you any marked ability of any kind?" Flodney â€" "Well, I've kept a.lo.t of widows from marrying me." "I have only tho most distant rela- tives" "Has tho f.imily died out?" "No; they have all become rich." mOTHEKLY ADVICE. To Mothers Who Have Cross o Sickly Babies. Cross or crying babies are cilho sick or in pain, and make everyon in tho ht>use miserable. Health; babies are always happy babicE, am all little ones can be kept botl healthy and happy by the occaslona use of Baby's Own Tablets. If yoiu little t)ne is cross, give him a Tab let and stc how ipiickly it will worl a change for the better. Mrs. W H. Austin. FarmingtOM. N.S.. .'a,ys â€" 'Itaby's Own Tablets are just what every mother needs when hoi little ones arc cutting their teeth When my little one cries. I give hi!ii a Tablet, nnd it helps him at once Mothers who use the Tablets will have no trouble with their babies. ' These Tablets nro sold under a posi- tive gimrunteo to contain noithoi opiate nor any poisonous drug, art! they will promptly cure all tht minor ailments of little ones. ,SoU by druffgists o.r. sent by mail post paid, at '25 cents a box, by writing direct to the Dr. Williams' MedifcVnt Co , Bror.kvllla, Olt , or 3cll>«neo tady, N.Y. i .*