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— — S a S 2 5 2 S 2 5 H 5 2 S 2 5 E S H 5 2 S 2 5 H 5 2 S E 5 B S 2 5 E 5 H 5 H 5 K 5 a S H 5 ^ •••••••••••••••• ^ Lambert Mystery. By MRS. ALEXANDER. ,X$<i^aSH 5 E 5 E S E 5 B 5 E 5 H S H 5 E S E 5 Z 5 B 5 H 5 Z 5 rH 5 2 5 E S E 5 B 5 a 5 E 5 2 ^ CHAPTER IX. 17 Continued. *'I pretended to take the proposi tion of giving her up to Deering into consideration. Then you came back, nnd I played a last card. I asked you to m arry my Elsie. But you couldn’t, or w o u ldn't.” \Glynn started up. “I don't know,” he began. “Let me finish,” interrupted Lam bert. “ The thought came into my mind to hide my darling. I ran over to England, telegraphed to Mrs. Kel- lett to meet me at a neighboring town, and told her som ething of my difficulties. “A day or two before the ball Mrs. K e llett, down at her brother's place, was laid up with a severe cold, and was waited on by a faithful old ser vant who was partly in , h e r confi dence, and let no one else into her room ; whereas in the night she had slipped out of the house and walked to the nearest station, where she caught the first train for London, and came through to Paris, bringing with her some English-m ade clothes to dress Elsie in. I did not warn my jew el, lest she should betray any un easiness, but at the last moment I m ade her promise to come home from the ball— not to go to Madam's. This between ourselves. “ Then I met her, and took her into the kitchen of the empty etage be low us. I had to contrive to get hold of the key. She was terribly startled, but I made her believe her hiding wTas essential to my safety. She changed her clothes and tried to eat something. We waited until I heard th e concierge going about, for the danger was in going out. I had brought. Mrs. K e llett in -with myself the night before as soon as the house was shut up, so that no voice but mine was heard when the concierge asked, ‘Who was th e r e ? ’ Well, they got out exactly as th a t thief of a de tective guessed, while the concierge was at the pump. They walked qui etly along over the Pont d’Alma, w h e re they got rid of the ball dress, and near the Invalides took a fiacre; thus they got off by the first train. “ Once landed in England, it would be next to impossible to track them. In London, they went to a lady’s school at Clapham, kept by a cousin of Mrs. K e llett’s, where Elsie was to go as a teacher w ithout salary. “ I made up my mind to do without letters for m o n ths; only one I must have, to say she was safe; th a t was sent to a false name at Marseilles, w h e re I journeyed to get it. \So I waited and w aited, never w riting to England except to Mrs. K e llett now and then, letters com posed for inspection; never rem itting money; waiting, watching for a chance of seeming to go back to A m erica; really, of joining my jewel, and I found it at last; but there, I can’t say another word. If it hadn’t been for this unlucky illness, we’d have been on our way to A u stralia.” He lay back profoundly exhausted. “ W h a t an extraordinary piece of evidence! ” exclaimed Glynn. “ I t corroborates the effect of your daughter's rem a rkable likeness to her m o ther, ‘There is a providence that shapes our ends,’ ” said Lady Gcthin. “There is no tim e to be lost in m aking some arrangem e n t that will relieve you from this horrible condi tion of fear and concealment. Let us consult my law y er.” “A law y er— no, no!” cried Lam bert. “ T h at would be dangerous.” “ We m u st proceed w ith infinite caution,” observed Glynn. “ Deer- ing’s position is a strong one. If we could get hold of V incent?” “There is little chance of th a t,” said Lam b ert. “ If I could only be sure my precious Elsie were safe.” “She shall come and stay with me,” cried Lady Gethin. “T h a t would be going into the lion’s jaw ,” said Glynn. “This is my plan: I have learned to love your daughter f^s I still consider h e r ) ; let me try and win her; and let us all keep dark till she is my wife.” Lam b ert stretched out his hand to grasp Glynn’s; he tried to speak in vain, and burst into a fit of hysterical weeping. “Moreover,” continued Glynn sol emnly, “ I promise, that if Deering resigns his bold attem p ts at revenge, no love of mere wealth shall induce me to open up the question of E ls ie’s parentage or your past life.” The sound of her father's sobs brought Elsie into the room, and broke off the conversation. • I CHAPTER X. A True Lover’s Knot. L a m b e rt's hearers were silent for a few minutes. Both perceived the danger and difficulty of his situation. To Glynn there seemed but one m eans of security to both— one he was the most ready to adopt. As his wife, Elsie would be out of Deering's reach. W hile ho thought Lam b ert seem ed to revive. ; “ If not inconvenient, I should like to see the ring you m entioned,” said Lady Gethin. “ C e rtainly,” said Lam b ert. “ Glynn, ask Elsie to bring the little despatch box from the table in my room .” Glynn went to deliver the message, and Elsie, who came down stairs, in quired anxiously if her father was n o t overtired. Glynn assured her th a t he seemed better for the relief of complete confidence. “ I trust we jshall be able to find a way out of all bis difficulties,\ he concluded. Elsie brought the box, and placing It in his hands, looked up in his eyes w ith a sweet, frank smile. \If his mind is at rest, he will soon be better.\ “ I am sure he will,” said Glynn. “ And you, too,” he added, “ you need rest and a sense of security.\ “ When I see him well, I too shall be myself again.” Glynn took her hand and kissed it reverently. Something of conscious ness called the color to her cheek at the touch of his lips, and it was w ith a faint, delicious glow of hope th a t Glynn went back to Lam b ert, who, draw ing out a key which hung to his watch chain, unlocked the box. After a little search he produced a email case from which he took an old-fashioned gold ring, two hands clasped, and a bracelet of tiny tu r quoises on each wrist. “There,” said Lambert, “ th a t Is the ring I took from the poor fellow's hand after he had breathed his last.\ Lady Gethin took it and sat look ing at It for a moment or two, her keen black eyes suffused with tears. “This Is Indeed a message from the tve,\ she said, with much emotion, gave this ring to Elisabeth Acton, lew days before she married say W ativet Gilbert Dewing. “ I t is altogether the most extraor dinary romance I ever heard ‘of,” said Lady Gethin, when Glynn called a few days after these exciting dis closures. “Suppose I take Elsie abroad with me, and you follow. You can be m arried quietly, and then snap your fingers at Deering.” “ You m u st remember I have not yet been accepted. I have not even tried my chance.” “ P ray do not lose any more time. She would never be such a fool as to refuse you.” “ T h anks for the compliment. I dread the complications which would ensue if she refuses m e !” “ Fiddle-de-dee. She w o n 't refuse you! I would not refuse you were I a young lady.” Glynn laughed, and then grew grave. “ I was rather annoyed yes terday to hear from Mrs. K e llett, who is staying at her cousin’s school at Clapham, that she is afraid -she is being w a tched.” “ Well! ’ said Lady Gethin, “ I shall make my preparations for going abroad; and you go and settle things with Elsie and her father. By the way, have you found out how he es caped from the steam er where Vin cent .absolutely saw him en route for A m erica?” “ By arvery clever dodge. Lam b ert waited and watched till he found a needy countrym an about his own height and color, who wishes to go to New York. He offered to pay this m a n ’s passage from Liverpool if he would go under the name of Lambert. This he readily agreed t o . ’ It was late before Glynn reached Garston Terrace. W hen he reached the door, the landlady informed him th a t Missee “ was very much upset and waiting for him in the drawing room .” The moment he entered she flew to him with outstretched hands, which he took and tenderly held. “ Why have you been so long? ; Oh! I have seen him. He has fol lowed us here! W h at shall we do? — how shall we escape?” “Whom have you seen?” asked Glynn, drawing her to him. “V incent!\ she whispered. “ He , did not see me, I am sure. W h at ! can we do? W ill you not help us?” “ I would give my life to buy peace , heard bias say som ething about 'my F jew el,’ as ho so o ften called me, and,'* hesitating, “ 1 listened. I knew it was sham eful, but I could not resist. W h at struck me was that he offered to go away,' not to se'e me. I won dered w h a t sort of man you could be to need such an assurance!” “ W h at could you have thought of m e?” cried Glynn. “Can you ever forgive my insane folly?” “Oh! I didn’t mind! These plans of m arriage are often made by thoughtful parents. You hardly knew me th e n ; it would have been folish to agree to w h a t might not have been suitable. I did not dream of m a rry ing you. You seemed to me too ------- ” “Old?” suggested Glynn, more charm ed than ever with her sweet, grave s i m p lic ity , and thirsting to kiss the lovely mouth that spoke so melo diously. , “No,” w ith a smile, “not old, but grand; I cannot exactly express what I mean. I did not want to m arry you. Indeed, I was so taken up with w h a t my father said about keeping away from me, th a t I did not think much about you.” “Will you think of me now ? ” ex claimed Glynn. “Look at me, dear est! read my heart in my eyes. Be lieve me, there is nothing in heaven above, or earth beneath, that I desire as I desire your love!” Elsie grew a little pale. “ I am half frightened at the idea. It is not good for you; it is not wise of you; though I am ignorant of the world, I know it m u st be bad for any man to m a rry a girl who has been obliged to hide away as I have been — who is surrounded with m y stery and fear, and who could never, never forsake her dear father even for you! ” “Even for me! then you love me a little, E lsie?” “ I do ! ” with a slight sob. “ I love your for your loyalty and goodness to my father. I love you”— she stopped and added with gentle sol emnity— “ for yourself.” Yielding to his passionate embrace, she clung to him and burst into a fit of wild weep ing that surprised and disturbed him. “ I hope it is not wrong to let you love me,” she m u rm u red brokenly; “ I do not know w h a t is behind, and if we must p a r t ------- ” “We never shall unless by your special wish, my own, my life. I FREEPORT DIRECTORY for you, sw eetest,” cried Glynn, pas sionately. “ Give me the right to be with you, to guard you and your father! I love you with all my heart and soul. Give me a little love in return! be ray own dear wife. I ! swear, w h e ther you are or not, that accursed American shall do you no harm. Elsie, beloved; will you be , m ine?” He grasped her hands tight- I ly, and held her eyes with his, as if he would penetrate her h e a r t’s secret. At first an expression of profoundest am azem ent flitted over her face, suc ceeded by a deep burning blush, as she shrank back from him. “Are you sure this is not compas sion?” she asked, in a very low voice. “ C ompassion? No; why should it be compassion? Do you not feel, do iyou not see, th a t I love you, as men rarely love?” A curious, amused smile stole round Elsie’s lips, and her eyes sunk to the ground. “W h at do you smile a t? ” asked Glynn, sur prised in his turn. “ A t your change of mind. Some seven or eight m onths ago you re fused to m arry m e !” “ How do you know ? ” cried Glynn, feeling as if the glowing currents in his veins were arrested and turned to Ice. “ By means of which I ought to be and am asham e d .\ “Tell me.\ \Ton were sitting after dinner with my father, and I came into my little room. The ear tain was down, hut I • i - hi v]iMlf flirt know everything, and you shall know everything by and by. Will you not wait and tru s t your father and m e ? ” “I w ill,” she returned, and Glynn felt her “ I w ill” was equal to an other's oatn. She disengaged herself from his arm s, and stood for an in stant with clasped hands in silent, prayerful thought. Glynn waited till she s tirred, and then taking her hand, began softly to explain to her the necessity of a speedy m arriage, and Lady G e thin’s wish to take her abroad at once. This Elsie dem u rred to; she could not leave her father. “ L et us go and consult him ,” said Glynn. \Oh yes; I have forgotten him too long. Shall we tell him th a t I saw V incent?” “No, c ertainly not. The knowledge will not add to his safety, and may injure him. He must leave th is ------- ” “ He is very safe here. The house is really ours.” “Ah! an excellent plan. But come to your father— we must consult him .” He welcomed them cordially, glanc- ng from one to the ottifer, as if per ceiving traces of unusual emotion. “L a m b e rt,” said Glynn, “ we have come to ask your co.nsent. I am so infinitely happy as to have won El sie’s; you will not withhold yours?” “ My God, I thank T h e e !” m u r mured Lam b ert. “ My child— my E l sie, you will be safe now, and I have done w ith life! ” Elsie ran to him, and putting her arms round his neck, kissed him oyer and over again, exclaiming, “ No, my own dear father, you will begin life anew; the best of it is to come. He loves you, too; he will help me to make you happy.” Elsie left the room, and Lam b ert, more contented than in a long time, raid to Glynn: “She will be safe in your hands.” “ As safe as love and care can make her,” said Glynn in a low, sol emn tone. “Then it m a tters little about m e,” said Lam b ert. “Suppose you let me see Deering V i l l a g e O f f i c i a l s . —DanielMorrison, president; F rank H. Stevens, Win. h Patterson, Charles A. Sigmond, Framc- lin Bedell, trustees; John E. Golding, treasurer; Elvin A. Dor Ion, collector, S. P. Shea, village clerk; Sidney H. Swezey, police ju s tice; D. Wesley Pine, street commissioner. B oard of H ea l t h . — J . W. F itz- simons, president; J. II. Ellison, secre tary and , registrar of vital statistics; Alexander Ackermann; Edwin Carman, M. D., health officer. T h e Freeport BanK C a p i t a l . 8 3 0 , 0 0 0 . S u r p l u s , 8 3 6 , 0 0 0 . Main Street Freeport Jo n s J. R a n d a l l , President D. 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T H E Church Street FREEPORT, N. T. C e n t r a l A v e n u e , H A I . I J W I I S , I . . I . Office H o u rs : 8 to 9 a . ii. 1 to 2 p. M. « to 7 p. M. r ________ Tel. Call N Y.and N.J.,04-J-1 1M1 J. VERME ® CO. Telephone, 82-J-l Baldwin. HENRY L. IVUXSO* F r e e p o r t w a iter r . jo n f s Hempstead MAXSON A. JONES C O U N S E L O R S AT LAW 2 5 3 Br oa dw ay Ne w YorK City SIDNEY H. SWEZEY C O U N S E L O R AT LAW Money to Loan on Bond and Mortgaee 29 Broadway, Now York Residence, Main St., north of LI.R.R., Freepor# on your behalf?” suggested Glynn. ” 1 m ight ------- ” “ No, no,” interrupted Lam b e rt vehem ently; ‘‘none m u st meddle with him but me. Once Elsie is away. Id will go and see him. If I could get out I’d gather strength, and I don't want to face that scoundrel till I have the pluck to stand up to him. Oh, Glynn, Gfynn, I feel; as it he would get the better of m e !” “ You m u st keep up your heart, I Lam b ert, for her sake. If Deering knows th a t Elsie Is, or soon will be, my wife, and th a t you will not press any claim upon him, he will be glad enough to keep quiet.\ “May be so, may be so. You tell Elsie to get all ready to start with Lady G ethin; and, Glynn, promise me one thing— never let her know that I shot her father. Your hand on it.” “ I promise you,” said Glynn grave ly. Another delightful hour with Elsie and he was obliged to go. “ B efore you go,” said Elsie, rais ing her eyes to his with a grave smile, “tell me your name! I never heard It, and I want to know; I want to call you bv some name more fam iliar than Mr. Glynn In my thoughts.” “ I hope you will, dearest. I am '••'H-d H u g h .” ‘ o be Continued. America’s first printing press was erected Harvard In the year ICSt. CLINTON M. FLINT C O U N S E L O R AT LAW F R E E P O R T , N Y NEW YORK OFFICE 132 Nassau Street Room 1219 MARTIN V. W. HALL C O U N S E L O R - A T - L A W x FREEPORT, N. Y. has no “Cheap-Jolm” qualities. 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