The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 7, 1883, Page 2

| i oneeeeetenemnememeeee ene as it was Possible for him to be. Mocha. The strange light in his eves WAS | «I shoald think not,” the old gen- * not human—it was like the gleam ot | tleman returned, rather tesuly; “matchless shape and | tal windows ot the St. Maur villa | were flushed with the sunrise flame | | of rose and gold, and John St. Maur aud his daughter were breakfasting | in adehghtful room, the casements of which were open toward the sea, where the low swells flashed like | chiysoberyl im the light ; and tarough these open casements swept a soft, tresh wind with a delicious Waftage THE FATAL RING. itera- “Refused! I am refuse: ted Olive Somers, furious with jeal- ousy, disappointment and humilia- won. Lurline St. Maur has refused me, and all that T possess would I hazard to bring low her pride, and punish her ter her disdain of me.’’ Tne aspect of the man at that moment was realiy dramatic. He) die ep ae oreoued about was as unlike his fastidiously cOM-| Siiney, have you, papa?’ queered eae eee aye penne Lurline as she absently slipped her of songs and scents. ice or the glitter of polished meta!. Ns classically cut features were) | i os marred by a vindictive frown, and} “But suppose it was alla mistake, ee Se snags — er, papa? I mean about the money,” aoe ca . renee _ me . a of @ fcopares | she ventured appealingly. e. pa eee Tue girl was unnaturally quiet. © was i 2 ae E Ds | but her eyes were brilliant as with paths closely a < a |tever, and a touch of hetic scarlet recess a ee op peers burned on each delicate cheek. summer sea—a_ vast, 2 = a : G i | t could not be, Lurline, he leyel beneath a pale saphron moon. | aeeine a s g Here and there a spectral sail glint- Pte 2 ed athwart the magic splendor of| “It could be, and it is,” the girl wave and sky, 4 mysterious melo- averred in tones so ere and =e dy tinged through the ar, as of mer- | Pressive that her Gree te maids singing : decided to maintain a gracious si- On the broad sea-worl!’’s in the crimson lence. ‘‘Papa, I have learned the shells, whole truth of that affair,’’ she pro- in the purple twilight under the sea.”” ceeded. ‘*Sidnev mussed the car- riage that evening, as we know, and That serene and dehcious hour was not atime forthe stormy pas-| walked toward the laniing. He sions of hate and vengeance, yet this! was soon joined by another pedes- man pacing through those dence|trian whom he did not recognize. shadows, was wild with deadly wrath | The man was closely muffed. It because his <ccited self had been | was quite dark, and the fine snow politely declined by a charming|that was falling was blown over woman. them in blinding drifts. Just whore **I should hke to humble her; I} the footpath winds by the sea-wall should like to bring her proud head/the man touched the parcel and to the dust; I should hke to bring|dealt Sidney a powertul blow. her, a writhing suppliant, at my; Sidney was not hurt or frightened, feet,’’ be muttered, viciously. - but it was all done se suddenly that, Just then he was startled by aj as he whirled toward his assailant, little sound at one terminus of the | he was not sufficiently wary, per- path. Instantly he stood motionless! haps, fur the next morning ne slip- —a phantoin, -black and undistin- | ped and stumbled over the bank into guishable, where all was one vague | the rough sea below. He was not shadow, and as he histened and| drowned. He was rescued by the gazed, an expression of singular ex-| crew ot a vessel bound for a south ultation came upon his eager visage. |... port.”” That rich and sweetly vibrated **And as he Jared to write this voice could not be mistaken; and i g ao ate: 79 unmistakable was the peculiar and | improbable statement to you?’’ was the indignant comment. imperial grace of the lady who had P **No; he did not write at all,’” re- paused where tke moonshine fell} . like a silver rain over her head, her|Plied Lurlne. ‘*He was too ill for months; and, besides, he be- her elegant she was not alone. | lieved that silence would be best until he could return and _ identify the offender that he has reason to suspect,’” ‘Identification will be remarka- bly easy, no doubt,’ was the sar- “T have sufficient cause te remem- garments; and Her companion obviously a gentle- | man, despite his incongruous and | disordered garments, and tne pain- ful uneasiness of his manner. Their conference was necessarily : patomimic to the unseen and grati- | be observation. fied watcher, who was ever prone | aaY es,’ the said, calmy ‘*When to believe evil of what che did not | Sidney made the bills into a pack- clearly comprehend. He could | 2S¢—you remember, papa, what he only hear inarticulate speech, but he said, and hew he laughed at using could plainty perceive the scared, |2 Cigar-box?—he put into it his imploring of Lurline’s exquisite diamond ring—a large band, with face, and the passion and pain on | Solitaire, sucn as is now so much the countenance of the gentleman| Worn. But the band was hollow, whom, however he could not rec-/| opening by a spring in the setting, ognize. And presently the gentle- | and held within « thin, quaintly- man as if finally persuaded or con-/ Chased hoop, that he meant to have vinced, clasped Lurine carelessly fashioned over fo.—for me, papa.”’ to his heart, kissing again and again | Her father could listen patiently her responsive lips, and then the | 2° longer. two, she leaning on his arm walked | “T will hear no more of this non- slowly away. | sence,’’ he protested, angrily, nor will I allow you to interest yourselt uny way in Sidney Gerard. 1 “And on her lover's arm she leaned, And round her waist she felt it told, | in And far across the hills they went, ‘never hked to believe that he ap- } In that new world which is the old.” propriaced the money entrusted to is care that day. tor Iwas always and sibilant whisper, Olive Somers! fond enough of him. But suppos- Quoting the stanza m a venomous stammered—*‘it began in jest; but Sidney and I were married that | Iam his wedded wite; | ful ot runabout, the same quantity of day, papa. and he 1s here—he came last night.’’ For a moment Mr. St. Maur was speechless with incredulity aud con- sternation. He stern man but never unjust, and he dearly loved his only child. *“*Whv did not Sidney come to me at once?’’ he inquired, “Oh, I do not know,’’ sobbed Lurline. ‘*‘We have both been foolish and wrong, | suppose.’” “Send him to me directly.” he ordered. And then in a kindlier voice he added: **You may be com- posed. [shall make the best of what can not be helped.”’ Many days passed and the un- guessed marriage of Lurhne St. Maur was not yet announced to the mall world around the white stone villa. Nor was that same world apprised of the return otf Sidney Gerard who, a had been accused of absconding with « considerable sum that he had been desired to bank for St. Maur who employed him as private* sec- retary. One evening the crystal windows of the parlors blazed with light, and the sound of music and-soft laugh- ter filled the rooms. Curline had given a soiree, and Oliver Somers was there, her guest. She could be ungracious to none; and otten the sleek. finical man, who was her deadly foe, half regretted the insidious defamation of her that he was already effecting. Often as he had watched her with hostile, yet enamored eyes, he marveled if she might be conscious of the wrong he was working against her. But his uncertainty was destined to be of brief duration. He was soon to learn that those beautitul, contemplative eyes were not to be dazzled by the sophistic. He was standing py her side at the piano, and he was adjusting the music with one long white hand, upon which flashed a superb dia- mond. **Do you wear an enchanted ring. Mr. Somers ?’’ she remarked gaily. “Is there not something legendary about the gem ?—scmething magical andtatal? Ordo Ibut fancy it 1s peculiar? I would not touch :t for the world."” ‘‘Would you notii he returned galliantly, instantly slipped the ring from his finger and placing it in the sly little hand which siezed it with inconsistent eagerness. was a ina second she was on her ‘eet, and her face was as white as the dress she wore. She had touched the hidden spring, and there in the golden hollow was revealed the quaint hoop taat two brides had worn and that she herselt was to wear. “O, papa! O, Sidney!" she pant- ed, quivering with agitation. And at the same moment Sidney Gerard stepped trom a curtained alcove and paused by her side. But it was the father, ever wise and considerate, who made the un unavoidable explanations to the wondering guests, who soon under- stood that Lurline had long been the wife ot him whom she met at midnight in the lonely walk by the sea—the wife ot a gentleman whose honor was as stainless as her own behavior had been above reproach. And while Lurline and her hus | | | i | few months before, | tollowed along the way they had} gone until they had vanished upon a dim balcony that opened trom Lerhne’s darkened boudoir. ~*An intrigue. nation!” he murmured in gice, **The fine and scornful Lurhine St. Maur is in. my power. The white goddess is but) smirched and hollow clav; and pedestal 1s. shaky and when the hauty sham be fallen T shall have my revenge.”” And so he went his way, hke lago, prepared: —“To give his worst of thoughts ‘The worst of words—” prepared to shrug and sneer, to gar ble and distort what was to him al mystery, that he might blacken the unholy fair name of the sweet woman he; could not win. in the meantime the first amber! me, and the time has come whea I | Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and | fires of dawn were hindliag in the | must tell you somethir East, waxing rapidly and more bnghtly until all the world a blaze of glory. ‘The white stone walls and chrys- was A midnight assig- | i cheice family ing, even, that he did not get it dis- z | honestly—granting that his incred- wee were being congratulated ible story may prove true--l could the father led Oliver Somers away. | never wish you to marry him. He euoud nave spare you ths is not prosperous, nor do I think he exposure, Oliver, fer the sake of 1s the sort of a mam to succeed in bus- | y. he said, “but I have iness, and it is always ill for a wealthy | °° been unaware of your unmanly girl to choose a moneyless husband. detractions of my daughter. It is And besides, my dear, I have hoped | ES EE see the world knows _you would be Oliver's wife.. He | YOUF duplicity and baseness. If j vour far seems worthy, his father 1s my old- | YOU would evade legal punishment | | & lest friend, and his family is excel. | ¥2U Will leave this place to return no j more.”’ Jehn St. Maur fad never been | a = the ao. ferned iviaced “that the j away he muttered a fierce anathema otal may be lent.” scion : is | upon the ring that -had to him veen eM utter- jo, | fatal. ly worthless excrecence,. H “Oh, my dear papa!’’ she cried, | fearfully, ‘*you Malions Given Away. Millions of buitles of Dr. King’s New y never forgive ! y ' Colds, Have been given away as Trial One day | Sottles of the large size This enormous a year ago, when I was out in the | outlay would be disastrous to the propri- ane nore = Sensei etors, were it not for the rare merits yacht, there was a young clerzyman | sessed bythe wonderful medicine. Peli with our party, and I cannot quite | at F. M. Crumly & Cos, Drug Store explain how it all happened.”’ she ar t never fails to cure. Nos get atrial bottle Free, and try your- | Take agrain of falsehood, a hand- | nimble tongue, a sprig of the herb | of backbite, 2 teaspoontul of dont- | you-tell it, six drops of malice, and | a few drams of envy. Add a little | discentent and jealousy, and _ strain | through a bag of mis-construction, |cork it up ina bottle of male-vo- j lence. and hang it upon a scale of | street yarn. Shake it occasionally | for a few days and it will be fit ior; use. Let a few drops be taken be- | fore walking out and the desired re- sult will tollow. A Kansas City firm, we see it re. ported, has purchased 125,000 bush els of corn, at 35 cents per bushel, | to be deinvered on the cars at Cen- tralia. Geod Steck Farm. My farm of 160 acres 7 miles east ot Butler is tor sale. 80 acres of wnich is jin cultivation, balance in pasture and meadow. Good young orchard; Ever- | lasting stock water in pasture; Good | house, smoke house, cellar and well. | One halt of 18 acres of wheat thrown in. All for $3.000, payments to suit the pur- chaser R. G. Conarp. § 2m. * Swindling cattle buyers at work in the northern part of the State. They go abcut buyingcattle, paying one- third cash, and the balance in bogus checks on banks. The men_ hurry the cattle away and ship them East. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. i The greatest medical wonder of the world. Warranted to speedily cure Burns Bruises, Cuts, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, ancer , Piles, Uhilblains, Corns, Teter, Chapped Hands, and a I skin erup- tions, guaranteed to cure in every in- stance, or money refuuded. Prive 25 cts per box. Forsale by F. M. Crumlin Co. tt While some boys were out coon hunting on the Muscle Fork of Chariton, a tew days ago, they found the skeleton of a hog hanging in a Lyons & Noli tree fitteen feet from the ground, supposed to have lodged there in time of the over—hundred. Farmers and others desiring a genteel, and lucrative agency business, by which $5 to $20 a day can be earned, send ad- dess at once, on postal, to H..Wil kinson &Cu., 195 anp 197 Fulton Street, New York. 46m* A rich lead mine has beea discov- ered in the eastern part of Morgan county on land belonging to non- residents, Hicks and Shelton, who are developing the ‘‘find,’’ say they have taken out several chunks ot al- most pure galena weighing from 800 to 1,000 pounds each. Well Rewarded. A liberal reward will be paid to any par- ty who will produce a case of Liver, Kid- Lev, or Stomach complaint tnat klec tric . itters will not speedily cure. ring them along, it will cost you nothing for the medicine ii it fails to cure, and you will be well rewarded for your trouble besides. All vlond diseases, Billiousness, Jaundice, Constipation and general de- bility are quickly cured. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refundeg. Price only fifty cents per bottle. For sale by F. M. Crumly & Co. nos Ben Shirley got wood, Mo.. during the ‘‘cold snap,”’ and tell by the wayside on his way home, and but for his faithful dog Ben would have been a dead man, The dog slept near him and kept the } vital spark from fleeing by the | warmth of his body and hair. | Nevada Nursery s drunk at Glen- Mr. T. G. Houston, of the firm of Am- brose & Houston, Nevada nursery, is here with men to canvass Uates county for the spring delivery ot nursery stock. In addition to men brought with him they have employed Mr, O. J.Welton, a | HIDES & FURS C. B. LEWIS —Ia Biz Demand— ST. LOUIS PRICES FOR. ——Att Kinds or— | Boss Liveryman FURS 03 ae | THE | LOUIS HOFFMAN NEW STABLE ——ON—— j One block west of | North MainStreet, - - BUTLER, MO. | OPERA HOUSE, (North Main St.) i His Buggies are Ney Two Doors South of The | His Teams Fresh and Spirited ang ! POSTOFFICE| “= “=+seeune <teeies. | CALL AND SEE HIM, GROCERIES mARDWARE [LIVERY STABLE —AND— Onis QUEENSWARE North Main Street, BUTLER, MU. no tt THE OLD BRICK —is the place to get— Good Buggies, and Teams, —The new Firm— HILL & EVANS, Know their business and will spay ou Pains to accommodate you Their Customers. When you want a neat high-toned ow fitor a drive don't fail to give them 4 call. 45-tt. THE HORNS eee cannes nemememeesentt Grocery ; House crea | oe 'C. DENNEY at their well known and popula CHICAGO, ILL- —_ *ORAN aND ATLANTA SPRAGUE & HKUNTER, AGENTS. | BUTLER, - - | MISSOURI. stand on the East side of the square, are leading the zPlain English: |GROCERY TRADE IN SHERE ff x aaa af 7. E= Gun Free CincyLag TELLS THE REST mr BUTLER. .cv Their stock 1s composed of ims! Occ. Bal, Feed Flour and the les ciermearct | gudliy of Staple und resident of Butler tor the past five years and who has had fitteem years experience | is well and fa- in the tree business and In what-way a prevalent evil shorn of its powerto arm. Malaria is a broad name for many dis- | eases—all originating in blood poisoning. Billious tever, the typhus and typhoid tevers and chills and fever are promi-! nent members of theefamily. 3.alaria defies alike the builders, the plumbers | jand the physicians. Despairing ot tne | ordinary treatment the latter atmost } unanimously recommend Benson's Cap-} cine Porus Plaster as the greatest antj- malaria! specific of the age. These | piasters act upen the liver, soleen, bow- eis and kidneys Worn over the region of the liver, and upon the back over the | kidneys, they ward off mala like an-j {armor. No other plasters do this. j “hen you purchase, satisty yourselt that the word -‘Capcine”’ is cut in the | centre of tie plaster. may be} | } } fancy Groceries, Glass, Queenusware and Crtiers. |vorably known. The company ask all | or physical debili- THE ¢ ARE AT i wishin stock to wait for their agents as} peat pines ore FSS iE PENSE they guaranteed ali stock to be as repre- | a. St, Louis, Moe | cX PENSE sented and true to name given. rtf { Thaa any house in the rity, any | | fore do ‘not fear competition \ wn | They ps for Produce x M ED. £ i 7 ' es for Produ ee i | They solicit n continuance of the j Fonage of their many custome will gladly attend to the hany and all times. | Goods delivered in the city iim | promptiy. Chas. Denev. 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