The Exeter Times, 1877-3-8, Page 3Mao $, 1877
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THE TIMES
.t ' viaer1I%331ding that it stele Arthur Gresham pose Burford hu''now in
.3`£ �' lit ` • who hacllnade of the ruffian'befele'lzer, a He•procuredw;
cripple for life. then practising
I "Strive to moderate thin excessive 'rage, ceded to alto"
and listen to me," the widow '.;•lid, :e quw. silo£ them v-ei
etIy1 and then tw:e:t 1, withant .q, ai.ia:g, • He acldresse"
till At14,n, Ilnrft F{l hiul ! r0►Yn Calm a. in, jeer ---ha bad
which was rat without e•: t effort, s td• mot parents or a yo
till several minutes had e.l:epeed, no hope, it h
And then Mistress Caall..:;ore spoke ao lin. chap ;e of an
"You promise that y. et will listen • to lav destroying her, so
caaUy arld reasonably z„ . outing to Italy, and
Burford nodded.•i tress to provide. for• h 1
"Yon are very poor arse would have mon, who would fly t,. tied poor young l; dy i
ey
r ' .tugusia paused for a reply, and diately she a sive i in F:or. i
Adam Burford again nodded approvingly. t One after another, a14 pronounced,. to be
I Then the weeny added, '.cath strong em- • meet skillful Alpe:rins, evert 11.^eeee to
visom have received om hurts ?'" en-
CHAPTR;t Y.11—:Col: morcel) i , an) prose lei e, Tie..velem/
one step towerds .euguetta. again. no doubt, other names from the bet of hie i h'. ]rail
And Hien iz_ went en to tall leer, that a about to knee out with load ravings; but Iloeeessed hlluse]f. •
resent ) .ssin:; along in the i.n ly winning the lady held up her Luger w'.l ningly, nand -7idj ideiitfG Ft x''Erzt such aerie might do-- I�
+fit the famine: ins; day. Revel bevel Iiia g0aree; he limp :•1 back ;:sir., and Cnee more nod- then thee he would try another, whose shill
lu'lp was got, fined he was. "arri'11 home, and tied, without 'saying a word. • had been extolledtoh in by the person frost •
• bee 11,.r,4�►,h escaped with hi life; had ""You have not, I imagine. a very scrupu- whom he was stet e, info mate n•—)rut he
'� o 1 months in 1- o► ering, and bad only lour conscience:" continued to rc ,l alr,al,l name atter: nearer,
vow, 'at. list, been ails to cling himself so A derisive grin was Auotesta's answer to till ho had reached, and I,ror e,ac • l thee, e
• ,l renete vee ecneottaa; es io roach the •
that
J--.- ti4,n. It Matisl"":gel h, r, rand 13he ins & "livero thought n€him,"tilt' t?:t►libc f
And ]:trek at zee al un; he emeluded l - Uoli ev ;won shall have! when) opinion eo111Mi4 Alt.t • tier uumvr0114
'an seem -feted 1 44 1elte, T'!le dest4J'r says, l One et 1 4)411 rti'a eyes roma Reel! inquire • physielnns cf 1Tan,.te, Buena eves then
*]ell Beni} all els life." ingly on 114 tre=ss Caine:for l s unruffled solicitirl
"And v..' i were, I ]:resume, very peer in f:4ee. and the other se:e,med loo.:in;, intently
Wlt•'1l t'lir'.,ICeidellt 0l'enrre 2 to you? into 1413St:ant coiner of the rood.
A,u;�llst:t 111 t• 1. a dead you shall bevy, t..o, your revenge
• "Ij atlrl't 44, siteling," wee the reply. '4 011 the elan who- -•-" and, 31istrees Camel.
".)h! if I heel int knots 1" slued the ford p4ust:e1 in her speech, eta pointed to
`tielatw, loseein. 411 're pitsin '1y then ever on liurfurel'e er:l,p►,4.1 ler;e
the nun; to el next ;e t;t'.)11w-•-•"l'411st :ver I;urtcee iris note again aletut to break'
Weld yi•;i dee m End rel ]611±]1 emergency?" tGl`i1F, but AI;!u.,f1G un eln raised her finger
"I diel nothing,"" wag the answer, "but Be tvarn'lu:.;ly, .roil the r1Liran wii3, 9.9 before,
week reser 1Y.'eili on my beat and grane for tae! 1,14aleent t'1r le'.1.
• How c' •1?el I ? I;nt I saes to Merg t'4 t. says "But vtlur r.'v,:)ge wast tate the shape
La a e l.a^:.11a to elite Leis turn; ;and if 1 into ►vhi4'h 1 shall yiesesa to fora] it," per -
don't !nee ...ryteiu, as I ought to • have, sued Auguste
ea 1.14 I ala bad, it will be the wale for "11`4U you - prarniee me it E1:a11 be a re -
wen i .►.t I get well again. that's all!" veng with tr)1iei1 1 man leo t:cll content-
, sit f "•ing thatt lee had apulcen to ed ' Adam e " 'rly 1-z jllira•:1.
• ':'9 1.. e'r wife in thr '11141st proper manner, :1111 �4i: t '::r t:i.1n.' ;ore] premi'.11 thdt
endi d elect rt' l nothing 1411reisf 1.ibl1, he her n, e, lei. t i -R 1!r e'3ediiehle a t"I'.l.lillieuee
n:ld 'tel' cin.;; 1!tr's. C .1r11elf.•4Yl : semen reeve tee ince 1i'11 to conte]:a.n Cfineern-
•'ii a •1..1. e:tli t support hitenilf. well of her 1)4.t 4 earl • her new 1M'.1 aintarc4e ex.
it's his mitt's yl•4ew t eleme i. ]lira. ain't' 314" ..•11aette• rte ).1':l l feene14al with that
ice" es:s"er :no lie heti 1' ite•in:4.
' t':i t tia: 1""vete the reply to his ones. - "l oily 11eva' 1.441 .1 for SFU to do," the
teen. Iii )sale dent .,.at i; "raid droll deal liberally
• "I xleeil l think sit;" gr4ew1'.1 Burford. twil l e,�..a 111 the 1.•.:tt4er et velment S, r new
"Els1ye..,v.,a:t liar..,la man n1:a1'r fur? 1 - 141t 4• ,. sa 1oft,, alit 1141ay depend. on your
94 et i ly , reit Augusta. And then— . fidelity."
'P<: -
end diel your w;�." -•--°1 "tiliV.,111ee E. revenge 111 twit inane and
he r :gee*l mu how it wee to J1 a done e"" IAA l 4r ply etc' with tl.cene St end I will he
imeweret Mane ttnelerstincling whet Au. bus:to �.a:1. end tla your bidding, whatever
E,'11Rt3.1aa,t I.t-n talrseit to teed "Yes,ellc ye4 ;du.tll eemit:c1m1. Its; 1411 neeeted,
reedier1 we how itw;•st to he clone? aultl f with aa. dialne,:e: crud z::vst rxpr.salvo leer,
dial. that ►wag her bueinelas, only it must be -""11 :!!ever em ineay.•.eneitiand:" •
ileac' ; awl it was time." " Uunel !"' eh:donn 1 :lugu'ta, erisleutly
Anil se thi:t F:e'•1el 1i 3:and was. as he well l,l`raared; then, fedi the: Tenet hee during
1'W e. 'r e ,1 himself, pal•feetly et:tislhwt. her la•;a;,; MynV.411:ati••a with this 1n:a1.. she
The until was. that Melrt; lrct I;nr €oul, mese from her chair, ;lust, :l1 she t:alkee to-
wbnsel at eeetinta1lare ase vh:etl very shortly W:1n. the dots.. said. 'eriat+,l;v gle t.► lay
Make. heel gene front 11aa et to • house, and, Jin'?, for here Wt' s311ould,rle s:ntly be in-
fer her own s.11:.', bud obtained that aid tenured by Sir emus; end n..W that we
which wall nec.:rxlry kl her hesteutd, who have Rome, to en nne.er:standing; with each
tvae leo well Ltwuvn to Ii an object of aqui. ot};ir, -1 411:111 have i.lue.h to to to yeti."
p..thy to any. . Pers 14'11; Wain tat± conference between
And lee:;;,lic'14 '1'1trM,'-ateino'e had been these two twinge, ee 41intiuiilar in every
drawn for Margaret Burford], although 111hs. other respect, blit r'1 alike ill the deformity
trees t'lerenelfor,) k114W it not. To the Letter of their heerto; and the first results of their
lady, elarg,.wt Ilail too thought of applying long anti twerit eotteerzatian towther were,
for 4Eoi:.t.ulcc, because she fiat convinced. It that Adam Burford. left' the man.'lien linden
would have been aliened. . ling mt1ey is hie pt:ckets, of which he dill
There weal s4. short silence between these not give hie wife a shilling, nor did Ile tell
two; :Mistress Ceene'lford reflected for a few lug, :le may be supposed, whence nor from
Moments, told then said ebrnptty—"Why whorl his newly e1r•rivecl wealth harts, come
UM' you tram your borne en that cold fwd to hire; aerie) so lL1l',,;.urt Burford wag lei to
and darer January night?" believe: that her husl/an.lut 1 been concern -
111,' man hal.it:lted, Haul leered with his ed in Fume robbery, of wheel, Weed. she
.odd ey3'•'U etuiously alt his interrogator. • knew him to l to 1x rlcctly 414publc.
.ell, I— I dun's exactly remtuuber; 1Ie had soon a new suit of clothes, of bat-
but--„ ter thrid material than the scarecrow at-
Mistrees Camelford looked him through tire ill whir,1111e was first introduced to us ;
and throw:el with her cold and lerciug lived well, ;mil having, in about three
sac. _ -
y e�tnt iDAY, M,LBG1I 8, 1'17
O +'..a R S BIAL.
fOSA1-I1 ] A,t-4.114: .,.AI ;
AND SOIUWW.
nb-`,
the
ere was .
eept in a '
linnet) was
yo ng lady was
ns Ihtrf'ord"s bust-
akilktlul phyozetan
r las "And revantge on the arra from ]urn•
ti youy ery good, but he wo:'?S. try fertiler,"
Burford shook in every limb, and limped Buda said • e c ,, a r
°Dian1i4''s him freed year mind." preened
thio Alan; ""for P• eizzi ie no dieter now,
tied 1 ala snrpriectl that his nan:•a Iris riot
been, before] this, erased fr0.0 tat! tueelieul
list:"
""Indeed leel41W is thct I" l,ur +: rrl asked.
Mlle Lea 1"91 Tuan "" wee the telly; "and
"tis t4 pity, for 11e wa,3 const )'•r:eel tee tea 14:17
skillful 341 his prof4 '+1••41; bet now, un out-
e.'1st from all d"c:at eoc1-'t, • anti sueia .
Wretch lute ho become, that if 1:;' well get
more by ki111sg a intent ent to as by curing
him, I can lenity well genie what suule be
the sick =nee fate"
"Deer,'] e! t,'1:at is vert abee ::41;1" 13tu'.
ford exelairr::l.e ,
Then, h.tsil3f,"r.aai t9r.t 1e.* r in i --on fete
his C14Qiee n r?1 F,.i" 9et 4.313 n er.,, •4, t:41! pay-
eician4 who let 1•.'.,n rAsnee•inn:n')..tl to1.eat
.t'4.:l l lhz.-tet e l tcrl. )u3 leve o rite 3 +::1t
with whole 14:' bid 1.' •:t e'• :''sae. -1 *. vial .
limped away ..'.T.ar l till h. f ua l lura
self before the .:11 ra!eie dwelling -pace c£
tiro slow fe;ll4 n D ttc4re l'.eni:ai.
The E u12id v '1.1414 v71r0 answered Ilan•
ford's imptiry.p_•rf.ttly. fan. '1"•1 at the 3.16a.
of Iiia expeetln;; tv find the de ter -+t ::elite,
and mfernx'1i hien to a lent drinking den in
the iiclghts,rhcwlal, aa the pl, ce where i .41-
izzi might alwiten b • fewad,
Burford4 '21 carivtll a title chic cr .p.
entered., and raw teat it was ereerti .1►t!th •
low-lo.?:in men, ler the meet iri4.rt sore:i .ly
attired, and r•)tiz d11nk•eoduanetl, line neer ,
over ele;em @ewnteln 414 oe. t • ti
The 1n:41,3 whore It etfere ware aseltineSwee
there, and eels 1''l11 ' l out to • hila li, the '
prapl'k?t41r of tide very far fr. X111 sel,eet betel,
so Mistr'ss t'aaneb'lud's a ;cent walked far-
ward till hu had repeal a tale, waiclr
stood.. in a remote 2,11 IO of the iatric, queer-
ly,sliape.l bole., at which. four Te..3l, who `
might have 1.4.1! renounced to Ilene salt
better days, were eh .ted, and pri:eyii g with
cards whle:1. that'„; s ver, conA L'ral.ly 1 i fl-
ed, wer4' not iewhit mere re foul than were the •
hands into which tit 1y nate ]kelt fallen.
At one corner 4,f tide e'& watt seated fl
Blunt, round, podgy man, who was wren;
ling with. the three o!,llc:s to whom eve )rave
alluded,conceri:inf4 s.m,'obit in the genie s.
which he and they were playing; thein.
The nada einem watt the fallen gaol de -
beset' Bottom t''44nisai, once st engirt, clam-
per, well -formed little men, but noir w'ifit
ileetre such an we have described it, and
with a pu1•pl l col(.r, 1 face, tvJ,1. ,agar]]], in-
flamed oyes, and with ti•.iek sens:l'ai lips,
which debaual:nu ]ret) swollen even beyond
their natural heiavinen
lw; . , it �veoul,:
re lruglaad, was dauge
Or kb long time. but is now recover' .'
.Indeed, you ora aucistalten, zn r g
friend," was very quietly, yet very s f„tni,fi,,,
t a:tl y spoken by Augusta's agent; "Arthur
Gresham is deed."
Again a fixed look from the one, and as
restless leer from theother.
"Dead? Oh! Arthur Gresham is dead?
ver; good; but at. present, I do not pre-
eiseiyunderotanci •' Pai ie=re d very husk-
ily.
""Who should know better than you' that
Arthur Greeh:11n, the artist: is dead—since
you were his phyaiedue " Burford boldly ti
utter'41.
"You would hive some trouble to oor,-
vinee me of that."
Burford p1.intee to the guintsa on the
tabta.
nar3ue11 the doctor, "certainly
their eyelet:ce is nct unimportant; but, at
present, quite ins't91e!ent to prove to rue
that 1 wee the i byaician of e. men whom X
i1A,vo never yet beheld."
""I assere you, my t nee fr'e•e<1, you. and
only sou, attendee Arthur (Iree.wtn through
his dines and Heat tiro your;; f entlemau.
trcngeer evi'i nee Before I
bu axim
111'it
Gazlielf
stre
pa
no
is nosy recti.”
I 1111LAt }h4.41e s
can believe that !" ,excLl.ilu4'l swab.
lowing a glees of w1n4/alm08t every i11 tent,
and hie voice growing; more ena oxrolanky
at every 4vurd ho utteeree.
.Adtun Burford egain prce0111ce d hie ltlrket •
book, and 41111,.•41 twenty gnineve to tlinsa
alregdy upon, the table; and t:ien.as b,"".area
the pocket.11Wk went luck to its 11iet111a.
glace.
"Very well, 1'1 all believe for the rreeent,.
at any rate. tied 1 wee this Arthur Ur'sh-
ends physician:. ;eel that lints deed,"
izzi tl „id; then, with a, laugh, as hue:lay . a
his speech, lee aelehsli
"Tho snppo.:itian is net very fled's:rirg to
lay '.kill; but 110 tumid nut to, p•_rl..;le.?, the
greet p:ltient I heel Lilted."
""Lend new," Adam ilurfor1 r r ' ;1
"now that yrean tress.. at Int * 'ru 0 f ;rel
that Srthue elr,.'alhull. is dine, I 4:1.'.1.1 x44.
quire free% y101 titin ivtere hie ). 11 eena.
Bert;4leat. , hi..•iz shell lose1.4u thee et the
ms ca.rt:opa r
10uinde c€1n(Yof 81114;12! in 1lslae, of 313141W142 1 . t.ye ly ceased to eget.
Prodi'.] sleaze: 11:4 lend.
mit, is a ding' re4115 piece of wort: you
Would 1114.4141 me de!".
Burford t':la3n pointed towards the neer.]
upon the tale'..
"'Tis 410 nets," sai,i P lniezi, in grower t•i
that min m4+1:1, "I 4.414'2 de :t, nay, mare', I
won't do it,' leen 1:e sl..l a nese Dwells
an more 1u,.1kily; "fur the .monee i.t pre .
•
ent offered;"
'"Ahl you ere very ovarl'it:ent," growled
Bu1ferd, and •gelded tial ty gaiill•:.►s mere tl
Hoose on the table,; tinet'1.4:a:• ! a41vre�1
guinene .iter much h e iced] t, I),.tt : 1 1'aen-
i7,z1 agre 141 to 1:1!1•J.1.1L 111d to write ,1:1 214
wee re per ed of ar.m.
"In the tir::t niece, .teem Betrl r1 get
from Plratirzi 11, written 14knowl.te,!e.1n4.11t
of the money, wlu,.lh that d •rt 'r 14.'.t no time
in gatberir.g up from thetabid.
•h:tl,f 4.et;on o:
Burfter41's etuployrr, who had stria she would
regltire it from hila.
The a ttuieetal w11ie)4. Panizzi wine: awl
signet], sot forth that Arthur tire:ll4nl'1
wound, after laving at one thee s ,, :1011 ao
if about to heal, lri,} smit hnlr anti 1.1t,t111
chn3egee in it43 apI•e;tr,ance, :lid after e r d4x:1:
awl lingeringr suffering, Arthur tilt 11111:
had died. Ili; heti not written to lea wit.',
because he wattle not delict Ler with the
knowledge of his dene-erteus coruiti'•n; tete
was besides abu4.ya falling t'h.at it'w4;u1.1 •
soon bo teeninrnced to inial that lie was in a
fair way of recovery. Arthur 1141' 3;rieveti
n:aro for Rosnlio duan that he hila tit ,v:ls
gaze as next she Haid—"It was only amuse weeks, added very rensiderably to Ins This merited] gcellanien, was shouting
you saw the loan of whom you have spoke*
quitting our house so strangely and ouepio-
mealy, that you laid violent hands upon
him?"
Adam Burford leered came horribly than
over.
"What else should be want with the
man?", Ile acked hi questioner in a very
bullying time with which the young widow
did not .seem at all offended.
Only she looked harder then ever at the
man before her, and her thin lipa parted
"with a meaning smile. lead Burford's odd
eyes fell beneath her glance; and he was
growing nervous and restless in his present
company.
Mistress Camelford was not mist i. ren In
her thoughts of this man, who had, in real-
ity, left his home on thaatvery dark January
might, resolved to waylay any traveler whom
it might be his luck to encounter.
The pian whole Burford had caught de-
scending from a window of Sir Jonae Rath-
borne's mansion, would prove an way vic-
tim, he thought, since that man, whoever
he might be, could have no lawful Imminent
*there, and so would readily yield his money.
et only to purchase sileaoe from his wFe,e;l-
nn.,.
But we have seen how greatly. to histown
cost. Adam Burford had been mistaken. and
that Grell]11uu, when grappled with, had al -
leaved no opportunity for parley.
"And now let we elk why you have come
hither?" said Augeusta.
"To see Sir Joules Rxthbornit; to tell bits
that some young gentleman is in the habit
of dropping from the windows of his man-
sion on to the shoulders 01
users by ; to
ask for scene cozupennation for having been
crippled for life in trying to secure a fellow
who certainly could be after nothing honest,
and lastly, and above all,'" --cried Burford,
now raising his voice and leering and scowl-
ing so ferociously, that even Mistress Cain-
elford almost trembled. as then she looked
upon him—
"Yes, lastly. and above all;' he repeated,
•'to discover whom it is I have to thank for
a broken leg, and for being compelled to lie
in my bed and wast° away till the clothes
that used to fit nicely are now like sacks
upon me, and as I walk, I am compelled to
hold them fast to keep them on my shrunk-
en limbs at all."
"You have not then discovered the name
of the roan from whom you reeeived your
hurts 2" Mistress Camelford inquired.
"No -no ; 1 Wish .1 hail—1wish 1 had re
Burford growled and lirnped about the
room. Then, suddenly, as he stopped near
to Augusta, 1e: shouted, entirely forgetting
where and with whom he was, and dashin
his fist: on one of the tables -"But I will
find out, I will. somehow, before long, learn
wn') the fellow wast—I will 3"
"Tun lin shall." A1.i1'11Rta said. ;slietl0.
"Clan you tell mu ?"!
Pe: near'
"Thou do id' -1'n sae meet. o? me now
your fl a den Stave, nolo dal• i for ever 1'
C., inine•, ., :nes a had not Imam ions.'ir.
weight and strength, he outs morning quiet-
ly disuppearald, iron the neighborhood,
leaving no word, rat oven with his wife,
whither he had gone.
But the reader nzust be told that Athem.
Burford was on his way to Italy, and thith-
ex it is necess0ryewe should. accompany him.
It was to Florence Adam Burford was
bound; and, hating arrived there, he at
once set himself to work to obtain informa- ,
tion concerning Arthur Gresham, which in-
formation he did soon obtain, and with
which ho was well pleased.
He discovered that Gresham had not yet
left Florence; ferreted out his residence,
1 and contrived to make acquaintance with
one of the artist's servants; and soon had
an opportunity, himself unseen, of looking
upon the artist himself.
Arthur Gresham was now but a ghost of
, his former self, His wound having long
before entirely healed, he had flown to his
easel, laboring almost unceasingly, day and
night, with the hope somewhat to lessen the
pain of that other and far more terrible
wound which had been struck at his heart,
and which no physician—not even Time it-
self that greatest of all physicians for those
stricken as had been Arthur, could ever
have the power to solace.
i He had been made to believe that his
darting Rosalie, and the little child whose
coining had been so anxiously awaited, were
lost to him for ever.
From the servant whose acquaintance he
had so cunningly • made, Mistress Camel -
ford's agent learned that Glreshane had no
intention, even if the way ware free to him,
i had indeed no wish now, to return to Eng-
• land
How delighted was Adam Burford to hear
this
1 Painting rapidly, rashly, desperately,
hoping by the constant practice of ari art,
which now, like all else on the world, had
lost for him its every charm, Arthur Gresh-
I tem suddenly found himself a celebrated
i man; his pictures were greatly in demand,
and brought immense sums, and the artist
had it in his power rapidly to become a
wealthy roan.
I 'In that dreamy state to which his grief
had; brought hien, he was painting marvel-
lously. •
What now were wealth and fame to Ar-
thur 4resham ? His Rosalie could not share
with him tho one, nor rejoice with him for,
' the other. i • •
; Arthur Gresham weer inexactly those con-
ditions of mind . and body which Mistress.
Camelford had hoped her agent would find
him --worn and wasted in 'frame, wretched'
and despairing in thought, • with aloathing
for the lane of his supposecilosses,aand with.
let present, en insururou. itablehorroragainst
returning to it.1
I Adam Burford lost no time in forwarding
to Auguste intelligence which she would so
gladly welcome, 0.
Mistress Camelford's agent had next to
hunt for a physician -that is to say. aphy-
sician who would answer the particular put -
loudly and angrily, and with the very husky
voice, which. was one of the many heavy
penalties he wen mane to pay for an inordi-
nate love of »•torn;; - drinks, when Burford,
touching hen on the cheekier, sails—"Ton
are Doctor Panizzi 1"
"You aro afool!" was that gentleman's
husky answer. The other three ]nen at the
table laughed corluely, and Panizzi told
Burford to go elsewhere, that be heel some-
thing to do just then which he liked much
better than attending, patients.
"You must, however, atte ul to me !" Bur-
ford said quietly.
"Nonsense !" cried Paui.zi. "Cure your-
self—or die, if you prefer it --only don't
bother me."
"You will do yourself" a great wrong if
you refuse yourself a. few words with me in
private."
This was .almost whispered to Panizzi,
and Burford, as he spoke, leered in his pe-
culiar manner, and pointedly jingled the
coins with which his pockets were 'well
filled.
Panizzi was on his feet in an instant, and
Burford beckoned to him, and let] the way
to a small, shabby room, which the owner
of this hotel had been ordered to prepare.
Wine was newplaced upon the table; the
door was next securely locked by Burford,.
and then these two men seated themselves,
face to face, at the little round table, and
looked hard, each at the other, for several
seconds, before another word ;vas spoken by
either of them.
At length, "Now, then, to business r'
said Burford, who was th.e fieit to break a
silence.
I And Burford proved that ho understood
business, in the present cease, at all events ;
and that ho had ascertained the best way to
deal with his present cue—tomer; for this re-
liable agent proceeded 10 draw a bulky
pocket -book froth the inner ]ining of his
vest, and to take from it, and slowly
and deliberately place, ono by one,
upon the table, fifty golden guineas --and
then eoclosod, and gruetly retuunad the
pocket -book to his vest.
Burford glanced'first towards the 'money
on the table; next at Panizzi, and then
again at the. money—end Panizzi proved
that he wail not slow of comprehension, for
the little doctor thrust his leads into :his
pockets, and said, very quietly and deliber-
ately --
"Yes
eliber-ately="Yes; I shone like that money were;
well!" .
• "No doubt of it; therefore, listen r said
Burford
The physician pieced hie elbgws car the
table, and fixed, he eyes 'on those'. fifty
guineas.
"You have, perhaps, heani that there was
lately in ,Florence an Englishman, su ar
Lig, named Arthur Cerecshan 2"
elle is Here still l c ted Pa,nizzli ``arse: ft
great genius, it seems."'
"You are mistaken, he is no lor,gnv iA
• Flarneo !" said 14n236.d
irei]yt
whence, t..,:, i hicle,
01ntintl; mere then
puppet in, the ]Farele
1y.' was glowing ;se
mini, that 3e roar
liertine with ,lint. C!
elthat :tie Via,t.l3llte e
e-;:kAY a
Wei .=r Fa like to
t.e his grave; 11
l.. -t. .at :est, she eras remora,
leet. her "grief 'i1.`1 lessening—th + d,
r'.1..•],terl fell back ap•ain into u11 his ole
ars, neeh a:: they had been before ea
ail a :y t ..ruts had erterded up= him to
senile 1,141 filen los humdrum existence.
heir Jn a 13 4tbeTne•--little as he would
have ar Le's's e:1 the fact —eras no loner Inas-
ter of 144- filen henna; the very dolneetice
soberly 2 41,ubled themselves to obey his
0 rice- 1'l et they were v(4.r eiutiful to
Mietr,:.' as t tinte;fwr'l, whom they fear41).
Sa`evita,Ae1:'Jteserve l�k''oi.tlle,whom. 111027
14v'°el.
lino k; Int no Ionger bre.^..'.afy tot1 so
vary ea 1s, ee hal 111;.;:8, we l,t ere, les ruse
,' l ft rn• riy. Ilea niece a 11.1 lately dis-
eove:2a1 . e :t. i1, sineeten Cel •A ever :till`
joule iiia .eerow ntc bit+ 4'(4443)11t'. 'sunt] x':th•
4; at`111t t 1.l;st biz I eeith etwe :4 )..,e newer
,4 3. Lee to rine zei t' sly. 11411.31e seg.
gested thee her a sh'. neve t►, ,t eseire were
4.1I'a 4. 1".11,1, t'. 4'.1141 be butt ?.^,
414,'44 fcr lougor rest titan it hi ). boa Ida
Welt with feel
t) 4 l+iva , " himself,
Yee zee. 1':•l'') r SiM1 n: tiatithcrire
slat 1'stir the reelifeetetanhe view, greetly
lie ,e:,y eel 31w.-414% meal, burwaiting' to
cwinlore it for the arrival of his 'piece.
'{:1.o w.,;,14-31 j*e U1t;1 14.311 3101;en;nt 1 *1114 it
aa.•a11 141. ase hes, ru.1 s.114a wee tee 117
►, athent 4, ..; c•f incl tin;; linen the Bennet.
ferraet , as 'we iaeve ]seen so ea-Inti:e f i4n:1
-
ea 1n inn Co:14:4rning p'unetuitlity at 1113
Ir.•4:.al:l...aw-tattle,
lien dieter es Cenaelferd hail elle: e ain
t.1a:
xis.l•.' 1 ' rood, fen a long time br r ]grated
only in11eer emu wing et 214.1 mc:rraon. unci
all t ho u bt gal reprint en thatsubbeet 14,1
long p eeeal feint her father's
s nand; not
slang beea*3'. of I:e :41i':'a3 metering 3tat.Y,
but truce, ane snore letrtiettler. ', b.4.'423(44
Au u*t.4.1t-1:.t1;dt1.t4.d that 1.4 W.:-•1 nae:es-
zzry 114 t t•usin aahould be oo ineu1g d•
'Miseries (, 44,1ltelftl.d, on entente; rho
breala:..st room, cn this partieu.ar weather.
rather later teveu than now was main with
heir, feline Sir ,longs looking vacantly and
listheesly frt':n ore of its ►vin lot tl,ut
view window from 'whieh Arthur tin: ,''.,ate
hen t 1:alttl w''1 u 1ugoo ai. ha.1 b n in re-
veellin-, in the i e;rt a. my k.1 1$s ease tiro.
I$ut e!r Jt1ae Ind u..t len t 13 :Ila."; of
that meet,le•ri•1.eeil et' !mete:ten extent
that he weaned his lee 41.t 14 4, 1 tti..!1•cel
that hie niece cod,' le' altlle more rune -
hub ane, when .at lone . a „1.:' e ull:,i into
the roma, it was with the teener see Wes,
the glee 111111ch ra linage$ ciliiS t,u.il •.li
play, that he rceeived lees.
"".`'orgies na, dear uncle, is T hay.1 kola
sou vr.uteug," ..r.;;aate gravely s.eid, err
s110 took her um iv a ,.leered hand, Matjrl.;t
touched his cheek wit:r her 001d, than lips.
The ileasaret begged to &word her, Poor
man, glint it vats not worth t:aticingar.out—
the delay had given him a gw•'reater a_'pee-
r
tits;
nit4ldthat t.as all the h.ar a uie:h had re-
.
A•ig asta allowed her uncle to satisfy the
,Shot glint craviu,;s of his hunger without
disturbing him -with further speech, and
theushe said:
"inti must blame Rosalie that I have
kept you waiting, uncle, for my visit to
her this morning was made to baa longer
one tit'', usual."
"Oh ! indeed 1" mumbled the I;aronot,
eating away—"and how is the poor girl,
thin morning ?" he asked, but with no par-
ticular interest in his tone.
"Well !—very well indeed—her health
and spirits improve now every day," Au -
D ata replied, as unblushingly as falsely.
The Baronet was, of course, glad to hear
that, and said that his daughter hard fought
her greatest sorrow much better and faster
than ho had believed would be possible to
her. •
Next Sir Jonas asked concerning the
little Arthur, of whorl he was very fond,
indeed, and received also a good actwunt
of his grandson: •
A servant brought into the room, and
laid upon the breakfast -table, re, letter
which had just arrived for the .FB.aronet,, •
"From whom comes it ? what in it
about?—just look, will -you, Augusto, ?"
Sir. Jonas said; and such of lath, almost
to a word, was his constant speech when
letters arrived to him.
But now, almost before the Bennet liar]
commenced his stereot9podslleeeh, Mistress
Camolford had broken tee sal aft his epis-
tle, and having glanced at its signature,
started from eat man, and, turning her
back upon tee Baronet, proceeded silently
to ream the letter before she would aanl-
nunicate its eonteuts w het uwiesle,
•
�, w_try. t
about to din -knew she would n :4r ce111a
to think of him had seosen tell•rly of hie
little child—grad of ether matters 'whit It '
could but give an air of truth to this atro-
cious lying certificate.
Burford, as soon as he had done withhizr, '
left Panizzi to the enjoyment of the hon.
dred guineas; the latter, however, soon lost
the whole at the raising table, 811.1 in ' -ass
than three months, Dottore Panizzi had
gone to his long aeeount--his body Avis
found floating in the river; whether to sui-
cide, or whether, in a tit of drunkenness, ho
had stumble.] into his watery grave, none
could say -
Tho packet which contained that certifi-
cate, and which Burford, imitating Panizri's
sexaw1, had dineeted to Sic Jonas Bath -
borne, had all the effect which Mistress
Camelford and her agent were well asemed
it would produce.
Rosalie was struck to the heart, it seemed
impossible she could survive this last, most
terrible calamity.
The fondest mother, the most devoted
sister could not have lavished more dare on
those they loved, than Mistress Ceenelford
bestowed on tho h°1u whrokcu, 4bnd soauung-
ly dying Rosalie; night and slay was Au-
gusta betide her cousin's caul, wittering
and tending her.
"Will she live—oh ! will she live?" Sig
Jonas would distractedly ask his niece, and
praying Heaven to reward Augusta for her
most loving care of his sweet darling Rosa-
lie; and Sir Jonas itathborno's niece would
reply to h1m :
"As earnestly els eau you, clone tmcle, do
I hope that Rosalie mile survive to us !"
And that hope. WIL8 sincere; for should)
Rosalie now die, Mistress Cemelford would
have labored in vale for the acconlpliah-
meant of that perfect vengeance which she
•
moditaatod, and towards which but two steps
had yet been taken on the difficult road
which must'eonducti her to its realization.
CIIArTER VIII.
=senses ('.444 ]].Vons rs artr.r. vr^Y ne r -
I Rosalie struggled with all the shrength
of a most, determined will to survive the
h'osbend whom she wa,; evade to Wenn. as
dead, and she suceced,ld.
Not for hur4.'lf did she clin2,to life, but
for her boy—bur littlla Arthur—whom her
death would have rendered entirely an
orphan. .
Mistress Camelford hn.1 well calculated
-,-had carried Rosalie: to tai, very extrerne1t
point of human suffering which the poor
girl could 0ndilee and live; and when .she
had 41,40 r1ed el )0.11 to yield, and 'seek within
the grave vis: for herr tortured•hcart, trap-
quility for her. distracted blain, then would
Augusta place. the, 11!,tlo i,1tby, Artlnu•, with-
in his mother's arms, and Rilsalio would
feel all the force oi