OUT OF DARKNESS; OR The Priory Mystery.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 121, 11 January 1909, Page 4

OUT OF DARKNESS; OR The Priory Mystery.

(All Right* BmiiO

fly lIRI>LEV RItHAUt'S Author of \\ f>»y of Reckoning, From the Mill to the Mansion." t.tc. Me.

ruir iv t nm soirv to hear Mi** l.'K.str«ng»' i * t ,ot. ur|| ■• [),» vou km)*. I'm rather glad. v* of her-w is.- »ft»e would have -one t» the ♦ .range. »n« that would S■-*V* i • !>een m\ !'«:«." hi- vai'l. "i » low linn' that *»s meant to ci'in I '} more, thnn word.* "f should h»\'" had to spend th« ;ifi nation .ilone it' I hadn't Com> „ti'. mid f didn't car»« for that when Nellie g rt ve me the alterns' ivc o( h. r -or let,, •• | ~-e No*, I shouldn't hav> l!oi;'.;-hl Mill and N»:f.ti«: had lil'lfh it common. " W,- aro iioth girls." she said. (jui.-i iv . Cut very different in charu-.'ter. U.\ the »*\, did jnu enjoy jour drit ■ • this morning ''" Pr.'.'la regarded him with *urprne. How .liil i,)ii know t had l--'u out. V she asked. H" wiilM " I li.ippi-n.il to *e«* v otj. anil 1 must. n,i\ th.- sicht made me a ht.tl. U n -;im \ our cousin cert ami; do.--liri'i- iii a dare-devil fashion ■■.ln'oi.-. .' Ni-w. f don't thmV hi-'.- , t i-,-oil lint I ili'ln't -•••.

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U Hint iron* "t . « ii. n h.' w.i.* ln-mlir?'.,' o-or Iff. iin'f ' ''-"iU. ioolnru. ~,, ~ i li.i.i. Hi.- il..m- i-»r»-ii •! .irul .1 i',„ii ni.in .inn"'." >'l " Mi-« Uo\ •■'■ 111.- \vpt»H.«. lom'oiiivl h.>r '" wr>' tnnff.-ivrl i.> llnwt' L,"Kj»trnnc . •"«'• low in Mi.-;, w.-iv «pok. -ii th.- t.«i> ,-irl, h.-.u - '! 'lii-i>i. Th»- n\> moment It- w»>» ijr.-.-t rtiij >!».«>• Uo.vO' in >» n. mil-, iii.i nn.-t- n < thrt f l*'ly ».«vf>'l h.,r-.rli rv-tir t>--ii|la I -.i-i- vmi rii.l'- ovw." «h'' •>*l'l. ;i-i.in:nnr if ,1 "' ii"" I'* 1 '* h*»'" r •*,,.-. I \m».. out in ni, .-.>tntn'.« i,ml iiri-.li- thr-i tiHiri-iinii. >ir>'l I i huMi;-hi, 11, wmihl •>•' t> rhunc to ,•;,!,- S.-iiin ■• \|,,i I:.)- i■■• tlv-ii I><-S.>ri N> ll,.ran- ! 'I- - r ''.uisj.-. who 1.-'.Ti.-»» t» ~|. it- » a ii.l V-' ''■•■ ill--* ' i--"l.v to (,h.' oth- r ii" I <>' th-. l\>om a* lli>r.-.»i-i----l/K..-11-ni- l'*'"t ir-■■llo-h M-v-ft -I-'- '■" .'-t a little whiN- - «.«>.! iru-mi* At i.-ait. M,,-> «..-i,i.-.i to Ukr tnl»in< 'n '-ach n'h'T . h'»t *h'''* »*.»li)us t>i* ion ■■.r-alons oi* tn»-'.' Notion.-' »ho't , .ipl.'nclnt woman. *h> >hnuUl «h'' ]}• jfolDM.-H o< I"'* '" 'lVtau'd Hiir»'v i* in In**" with so'i. li'-. rn> n-i- ■'«: i "ST h j«" i-"i't '■ tt'-l p:»t'V't 111 i-\,T\ l.l!'- I *hi>H|'l it's lu-.-n :i <■*»-.- i»r 1,.'.- .it tir.*t with him " I .J.in't- lil*'- I'"" *"' ••'"ir-..-. h.-'* .1 pI.M anf «-<jin|.'HMit>ii. uml t *ll th.it. but sn-ii'-hnw i it»;u't i>'-1 t'> fru-f. »mn Vi'l won! frit turn ' ' *h»- U'l-ili-ii. ri-iii'-m | "'i'iiH': ti'.it Ni-i'ui waS jmptrl«ii i- u.n'l out--pot..-n

"N»> *'■ bftn-ii't niui'h i" #*} '•> «irh nth"!-. ft'- kn'jw-4 thai ' U*Uto *r him in .I*4:!*'* pU»o- Ah. hcru t.»« t«M ' " llulf an hour t«t.r. i»h«n l"r»»il» M.iil ■•(JooM.n- ' to >li-m t.'K.-rr rt nm>. tlv i«hi-i- -i'"l. in i* i ')«■'' th»it »*«« scurrt-tv «i»»m- a whi*! 1 *' 1 ' : ■ Find th.' nas with the miwinc iinni'." -llhnf. (Jo jnu uu,'«tn ''" i».-»k»'»l I r■'l'inrl if-." wtvt 'h' - rtn,-w,T : »nd h»,-r lir'" -"•I''"* "showiruc th«ftrl thut lui-thi-r .luwstioninj; would • ci!\rT*:i: xviii. a w\tc\is»t Vh*> t\r\t. morrinj «kt »Ti;«Kf»lll, ai't»r th»* hnUvr h«»«l h't't tho room. Hr. C'»rthorp in<|uirtt| of rr?»»»l» how *t»! bmd *\<vnl the prr*toiu» «!•>-. Ite

Ji«l no: ca«e for tJho .servant.* to rvmain in during the moat, a* he took it in a leisurely fashion. reading hi? paprr and talking about anything that he thought might interest Vr «ula He wa* beginning to like tho cranrfut girl with the Interesting iv.o- that some caJlrd beautiful, others charming, but every oik had »' fascinating personality . and lav ing hi* pa(>er down, hf «atd :

"What did vou do with yoursell

I |i-.»t a drive with .Julius in his uh»: «»: - -»-nr in the morning, then ' n.nr to V> tlvmrov fl Hull in th«

iitf n-am. Mi. »,-.«-,• cloud-d. •I•> i r p;>> there lon much : let Vfrrr rmiir here f verv much dislike Mr Horn r '* I.'Km range." "« I don't co to *.*• him t'nele. ua* Mi-* I,'K.trangv nlwnv** been a-* [»•' ulir,r ai -he t"> now ?"

.Kn.- h»*» aUitv t»ii-iturr». I»«f it ha* grovru on h-r iik.- most |«r«-irliari»i« , !» »o as wo r»'l »r.l-•:•. I iw|ji-\r (pom nhftt I h«t« h.'.:r.| M;,i.f utt It'T hl'r h«*t t'n-t----l.rf I),-, ii.us.o th-- ilranjjn jms-ncd from fh>- I.'l-'..'.tr,if,si-s to UJ*. Of rntirr-T -h>- -<£»•- nnlv n «hi!il tvhni xh- !••<! In rv, hut i»n would find she coult. t.l! ton «hr Wlo«ra|»hy of this hou<w ts Hit! a< I rotit.l Srholfs think* -h • ha* hoo.iil hut tin- losw of the Cimuvv It hj- th-- birth|.lar» i>t tin- fninilx front «h«r ti«n«* of tbf i on*|ii'Tor until sho has Iwonin n w,tn.in of irac rflt-.i —that ihf fstatt m-'sr . orn- i.n> s to th>- I. K*trailers \\h"n h«-r f.iU,. i h .\» •!• mi; h- -ait if n.mlrl h.' c»i|i.'il Ihi-'Hish n womnn.

he iloj..- 'h;l» -h.' Mill live to Se«f[e liiri.hpl.ice e» her I'a'ud.v lx-long lo .• 1,1 "sf again is the ruling

r. ; ,.- on ~:' 1). r Ire. v ,r:.d joili'il »o ll i- -i -lr> ng ho..' for h'T tinfortunatr ne;l,e.-. f.i.', rn-i a hatred of th^ I. ...nUm's o.' h-r stepmother, i, |l, ..■ ."■.' MUnfilßrn «as the rttus< of •;•" Krari-;- 'u\'- m<T ''" hj" sold." I kn.o U. di .likes Mr Horace l/lvtiiinc " said I :■■'ilii.

•'Pi .lik>- r. too mild a Hnrtl : she ii.it-'■ him. Si holes -avs it is gall ,nd woi mn nod to h'-r t., have him

% t Ih,- ll.ltl. t.uf s»ie P. ti.-V.-s th'. n.-phew sh" !«>v •-- mil come |, n rk hefore long and hi* inn'xence »>.- mad' pi. in. Sotti,- people rail poor .late'. ■r.--.-v I think sh- is niore a »tl^ -id.-d ch-ira'fer ; there is suldility. avarice, and running Ulou tbe surface nd-eme.i hv h> r love for .lack."

"I nrle. sh- m.ole a remark about ,i rinse •■-. ifli a nii'-ing -ton.-. I To:dcr«f»rnl it P_irl some conm-clior •ith th- nun i! i of Mr p.whirst." •'Tla n fr-r mud'-- duelling on that still? The |o'ii-'- tone! in the room wherv I'rw hirst «?■• murder.-rl a miignif.ceut dtr.tioi •*. air! as th'T, wa no -tone of the kind mi* -mc from an> of the |vnhirst's rings am: frorn Hw* cutting the . \|-ert- said it

!>»;»£ K-rn in a rit»sr- «' »«*• 'ho'icht fti- man who Mllrd him nni>.t h.«v< ttK'.t il. Xu riiiK wi'h n mi.v 1 n -4 :*ft-w oiultl i-r (ounfi j e p<i"« -•nrk - !* hoKsws'ohs*. Mi.-. I.'t- • rr-»ri-K»* «i*kr«l In .*.— t|-'- -ifrtji'-. nri'l tf» f - - Unit Un b* r l«» wpv* : •»»»! in «i'M-»- ..« hi- - «»fvH thirty ;■•'%>• <ai r l ".fnthat t* hn»l it'-vi-r lw»W»r>e«'fl t,, .!j\i k \tt.r«tu44 fli--« tonnil ih** tin;- i' ri««.-.i »h->'f U.nn «hrrc to look »'i»i- thf niur.l. n-r. '.xhifh. >tt rntir*"', "n 1 * n :u\(>: :■■ ■•Hiirk «" It Would !»' OTIJIIR «o nt-o-il rt .fur.'\r th.tf iiir.trifnl tb>- but lor .nt«r.-f) v. ith Hhf l.'tr»-r?». « , »>'- w «.v t'f.r t"r----,n1,». v. hj" in- thnr thr v/ri'inc w n .« -'i.Mi'T''. Tcnring lb'' >-n\ i'lo|»* ol>"n, ■ Th«* Vico>'ap» > . M> thrmroy«l. |'r»r I|K% f'afrlfirp —W 1!! >i.n mru- i.viT rt»l»l f>rr- r: 1 ■ lii-m(nro» tnm-nr|T({ ? I porr.,Mt to s»i in Mm. With kind rrirttrrl*. V»ur. 1',.-'h :.:M • . " M.I. n l!o-.-.- •' t"r«tH'o l(ii)kr«l rit h-r wn'!•• 111 -nfit ■ "M»-h Ifot rr nan's !•.•• t,. rail at th>- \ir..r.u;<- 'b'-. innrrim-.; ••"Ili.-n CI ,-iurr;- t,» tii- pit t.. -..-.• •h'- nmniiI -1..M ),.- .»b m' n roup!.- << ilMtir.. ;.;;.! ','. ill <.-M fiT ; ii'l oil mi it,,- i,.iik." h- i-.-t>it-il. \n b.mr f.t t-T- 1 If. w.T.' ilruin^ i,,u.ii,|.. th«- • u-.u-i-e ■ l f lay '"'• f ....- ft Hi- <;-.,.•:■•:- pri.l 'h- t.IU.'K.-.'( \l- 11,. -:»u ■».; il. I.m' in 'h >ti- 'hurrh mil M -;'..m-| in .1 l.tii'- Ihsit 'urn.-fl ~;i th- ii-j;b r.>...| to th" \iiUir"- I'r.]i. v | lo ,| i,, • n ■,. \-i-.t! tttiK-- lr» th-* h-i■ h. I.ut rf.-r t'» Hi.- \ ii-arni,'.-, ."vl .t» 'li'' c-tri >»iCi- -»'»Pp'-fl n' '> '.:cf h.iti l;.. t- u- .1 bipb u-ill -h.: ■ ml-! mill .-tt; tli- ii|.(»-r poif ot'«h<*

('<.[.,ri m-- in ,\n ho'ir ncfl n. hivir." ,m.I Mr «'nli h.»r;.. o-- oh- (fot ..if ~f tli, r.irtt.is;.- niwl thf foo':n;ill .[-. n.-.l tin cil',- !'"«■ hiT. Th'-n Cr---'i!«» --i.i" -m- ".1 'fl « u.>t|-|k.-|»t ;'„|-||T. -,'.. v v.Hh fnt«- A liu'htjr '!ri%.- 1.-.l (mm th.- »,'.!».• T.i i"- turn-'-, -Alii'h hn«l n lint'- I.ml. ; I, if th-- «lo«->r. that «*«"'i«l ,»r»ti. *h<- ~»u .i w irf'-. i nint'.irt nf>!>: lii.ill. \ f>-t.t tnni'l i»n«. w.t.-«I Ibe

1..-I! ami >hi>"--.I h- -r into «hf #|rnniiC-'''">'". .i"'l -»i' ha'' *.r.iri-.-ly tinvc ! n ii-.'t h.-r..-Il' N-t'or.- t h«' il<i'>r njx'll-i-i-J ,in<f V< % * !!»} <«: 'rtr-r.-rl - I lit_il»-(l ;. ull tviultl CriMf. r..tthnrp." :'«icl. a.tt th'" .**h«>ok ll.vßllv I ntn zUmI t () o.mfv .' »>u ,vi>in»"l ■ urio'-it-v I'm !.)tijrin« ti> l.n-'w i--h.it importumt matter t»." ,ih.- -.»n-«j. lightly. Mm,. Hiimt "an itl' nf ii>r n mmnt. Sh. .«.;♦• n» i! tw !■• thr Crt'.» t'.trr-. V..-1 ii.ii. ha'i a hwppy eirlh....ri ■'•■ *h- «.«i'l. app.ircntH ißimririi; I r-'il.. \ n.»i'l.-. Iri-I ••<! I ba\> Mi- fo'-t.-r-par-rrit* riiii'l- m> »»'•• l ' Imp|>> . I

..mm. t.nm * r hulls I «>'t nnjjrnf-Mil In:- , a r|j,- f fl.m' '•'«' tH!S«Tltl>lr ii«a> from I tl. -: ii I (V'V.T fX{»''' , «'»l 'O •*: -,, ti.i-fp. h'-f'v t «»»» talking to Mrs 1'11.,. th>- hi>u.M. k.-.-j» r. «lM»i»f tl. *>r»«l t.lltti!; hi.' I --»tlrlii t miu». r tami in line s t , ri-lli'-n'c-l. nm> -h<- ««i«l it «.h fh>- • *tll oi th»* Mn«»<l—that I ««< ,r"i"HC-t ">.* " n » |"»0|'1p" "I h- full «>!" tl»' Mockl ?' What i .*u.M.f..- .\|>p-».»U>n !" onrl M*»* ir»«., «hM.n«! »ltehti>. T>»on »h«: j'ltl.'l : •You l*«\c mui'h »«• l* thnnki»a i'«»r. Mi«» f'nl»hf>r|> A l>ap|>> ;u-'ht)i»«l i* » *tv'"U'i*i''«l : '•'»'- i' •*-"•'' •■fen »i >'rr;in . Hi.irrvn time. •'» which ion h ;l v. irit nothing l»ut stagnation, i? tr.»l>i-'s i>iu- Mtvtch out OlM*'* h 4 ri'l" '" sfn*!' I»'•''.•' jnv.t. to bO> •. h '"» a( *l nt \'Vhrr. j»nrl •intllCtiOlCß ihs'i mm w> (|n4 oit'l. pjihcn " The inUi-r w.»rd» p-»-r«' »|>t»fc«*n In a tlrwwiy torn*. ••w.-r-r ion unhappy In >our girlh.**« ' " n k.»| I r»tito. gently.

MiMit Rojco startad. and her face betrayed a tumult of emotions.

"f hail no girlhood. A brother of my mother'•* adopted nic when I loft .xrhofd. I was told that it was n trondfiful |»ii->i- of luck, as 1 -hould •»•• a groat hoirexs, at"' ' b«liihi-*! what 1 nis told. At school I had l«H-tt ih«- |»oot* jrirl ntnong a minder of ri< ii on*--. i - -nd with the i;ooi| .ffi|.n> lon I rfffivifl I ha»l to • nnlhot iiiaiiv u fiitU-r pill. I looked forw'anl t»» earning my living a*n £■>*'rni->- M\ mih'Ts |n*»pl'- h«d l»md f«>r iii\ sUurution. and I was i >'|» n<>•«!'■.• iiiiorn.« v d it was a- much or i!tor«« than I had «it> nj:lil lo rx{«i r Then «h<-n Hirhnrd Hagol. a rt-t irii! -loi t,«»i..k<r. ofti-M-d to adopt up-. t| t .r nluili inaiin-r changed.

I v. as ntii.fi.- loui h oi 'hiring the w.-r-U ..r rwo i hat i!nf>«i| frinv I went to liM" a» ihe Rookery. I i nnnot l.'ll you thi' j«n • f'lt at »h.- pro-|M>t:t of changing a life of f!ruilif»T> for on" of luxury. I |>i.'ur.fl Hi.- |taj life I should h«n< ••- f«>ith lead, th'.- Ixrailtiful rjolhc- 1 ••h'tuld "ear. and when I entered th-j I look.!-. I i'lt like a c|i|«-"n <~ominc nn hei kingdom. lint my elation v.: t s short-lived. I soon ienrnrrl th.rt ti>;. \ii'- would l»e even dulli-r than if hail at -'h.ifil. There I had girls a t my own ag'- for rompanion- : hut in my new life I wavurroumle«| li\ servant- who had Etiittn grey in my uncle's s'-rvire. .>ml he was a man who eared for ftnthiiitr hut his garden and the ilnily p;»p»M's. He was rold. hu; ii..t actively unkind t<> nu-. though he fie.-iinod either to have a n.v one io ih-- him*--, or let tn« accept imitat t1 ,.,s \".-Br< passed. Xmv and fli'-n I w.-nt to we the on.; irien<l I had mad.- while at. school. S|v

'tvefi in London. Those, vi-its sa - -e.| m.- iiom stagnation. Then. shnr<l» al'.er my I.t'other hcratlie v irav of M\ themrti.vil. my unrle died, and n'l I uidierited vv.,- fifty jMinnds a.var.

A I! ite was left s n \mg lie had rotll' to tl.e conclusion jt vi.-i-i a mistake to l'-ave a woman inurh mom-y. ami he had he.|U'athed the rest of hi* fort une to c hai it>

"It was an awful Mow <;.. d alone knows uli.it. evil has the outcome of th.it v ill." she said, l.itterh, Then sh- vf i| to re.ollrcl herself, and her ton'- changed as -lv said . "Ilui I won't hole vnu any longer, only I felt that I should like vou to know something of my past.' Perhaps it. would help you to understand that I've MifTered too much myself to say anything to I'inr -iirrnu- io a girl like v on, un'.-'-s [ knew it was my dut.v."

I r.ul.i lonkv-.l at h-i tti astonishi..i.'. .-ir.d lh l>n Uovf-o lai«l h'.-r imn<i s;''» ! l'» «»> h'TH as sh«- -saifl : " Mi-, «"alt).'.!|.. Ilor.-..<: I.'Ks- • '"nt-U-" a<in>it<\s \<>u. Pon't encourap- him if >ou value your pcact: oi mud "' ■What ilc _i on mean?" and Ursula's iill'n flll.slll'fl. ".fu-t what 1 sniij. 1 thought I u.eilrl warn you before it was too lat'v" 'Why .should you warn im- ? What is In- to you ?" ntifl there «as a, • ihk' - of indignation in 'he Rirl's voice !ff|<n Hoy... looked troubled "I want So r-ave you sorrow. Ilornc' l.'Ksiransre is not n good nmn." "'Yet > fin iirf his Hitima'f friend. Vo'i lik.- him i<> talk if» you." cx-claim-d I r--ii!a. impulsively. "I *».,. yi'i think my .'ifivic- is j,i Miii|>tnfl |.\ jial"'i>y. I.istm. I • o'llfl morned him. hut I refund, though hj" is tnor«: than a friend roiilcJ •:\,r 1m: to nit:. Jlut I know him too well to marry him. If h- ask'"l in" acain I should only ■-ai 'No :' hut h- won't. 11.- hopes t.i win >o;i. and • ''■!' you it would I.; Iwtf.T- lor you to die than become his uifr. Ilfli'M- me, I have spoVcn whih- I thought \our heart wasiinto'irli.il. i s\an' to save you sor-

I i-.hml»i v. .is d'-eply movi-d. i-.-.»li---d nr.u ili.-»i her companion w as hi d.-adlv .-arn--». and sh«- answered h.-r -irnicli' forwardh :

"1 don't lik-- him. and I ho|>" you .u■■< miMnki-n 111 thinking hj" admires in.- : hut it aou'.il uuik.. no diff.-r-

11-I-n It-.. •■ ;>. ia«.- "Xpi. ssed satisf.v'ion Ti»«-ti said. "I am no' mistaken, mi'l I know Horace will l«.fl\c n" ?»ton" unturn••d to »in >o»i : but rriii"Hilx-r lhat I. who know him wHI. t«•!I you it. uoulil lx- Im-lUt to die Ihnii lovehim

•'Winn i|.> \on know about him?" I I'^ula. •| know wh.it I i"n n n-M-r t"ll \im Uoil grant Hint no man may ■wr brine ih" sorrow in«o your life Hint hj" ha"" brought into mine." til \ITKU XIX. TWli MKN AMI A MA ll'. Th" t'f»in<<->s of Hoilificld wa> givinsf a grand li.sll. and i-mry oii<- lor mil.-i round who ivnft am body, and n f.-v, jil.su »liotu -h<- <onsid«-r.-d nol)ot|\ . »i>ri. mvit'-d. It was •-'HI krioun that t h>- ball was in honour of h.-r nnU Rranddn'ißhti-r. whom shy wished to introduce in ih" country. The ballroom at II"Hificl«l Mall «as a K' anil room, but of late it had t»"n <.-!dom tis« d. Ihe Inst limr- being when' Julius i-simo of w Wh'-n th>- count.--J- did .1 thing sh<- did it »""11. and th'- arrangements were on a lilwral >col'-. Moreover. she had told Ir.-ula that sh«- w i-hid to choose her gown, and the girl had h«n glad to [•■av il to h-r. Mr ('a I thorp had U-gged the '-f.ni|i.-s> to excuse him. Since the death of his son he had r.ol Ih'-ii to any ga\ >:v function than a dinmr-part \ . so i' «ni arranged that I rsula should dri\e iik.t on t hi- morning of the d.i>, and remain two or three da> s. (To l'« Continued).