HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1877-11-8, Page 24 ROMANCE . Of
THE TIME S OVEAt3iER 8, 1877
itniteted head,
distiug. It was a llrightiairoot light night, and
svrEY I4.1.1GHa3te0 0. my shallowwas oast on the gravel
,•,_„ , Miss earriae,o road almost as distinctly as in
netexto\ RAU., OCt, 7cit, a old the sunshine. The wiled sighed mourn.
have been here a week me -day, a refine- fully ' through the trees that waved
have never openefl, my diary. Thew > „+hats the, their large arms, above my h, ad ; ;ut1
is a bitted. in my book from that day . t made hie I confess when I turned down the
we lett exit: dear another slid our triet!a'p radar keyed steps leading to the euurel►,sard, a
house till this day. Oet, 9.7tll. , way descended tea thrill of Leve—1 would not a11aw it to
O •t' fro:.i main.11a was asa41 \I All s next undo be fear--p.is;;eit titio glc me.
Our pal lug hair. Al I approached the church more
out:. We had haver left; her before',
,'Margery and I feared shot Mr. O'llttllor mode etruck with closely, this feeling of reverentialau , '!1t ;, ',�'ey' ;tlibrnt•ry'e beauty, and offers be . the reluctance t•.i performs. my fool.%ro. .. . :)e very lonely without 1
•dirt to ', ou tbat acnaant, wish to no. ; wikleas 1301111W. p:iyitin her cotltpli- i;h desk increased. 130 it n'is et:w-
•:;Vise Lan h:Heir's itivittttion, brit : ,wants so personal as to be quite flit. bated by the fear' of ridicule, and tel
our :*;•)titer tbo l ht it teat dist we phentant. 31y sieter bltlehee end 1nt•k; the (leeks ,try ee e.lsnninns might fee .
$lc•r'-2ttl. indignant ; but be et'tnn.et perceive as to my real motive. So the formulae,
t i Bette Hats otrtnde'd. Iv' dc' nr.t at;C :m+ 1 cru}. rotted the tower. tSt:Ode:11y, I
B. t «Luso 1115 father() ie Foal C a . ,«.} , , ,• v . footsteps. , .
youtl. r 13+ te1:vae net rielt, only poses- tt h tit deal of Mille, 1. C. td r1 ee'' 4}'t,
he fxfi elle) aou )d or ielat3 I lei 1 tlalrt't
ar hN i, Rtioalillg a,1 $1 1/e4nt the pre.,let) an enibraeurtl, :Sled cronetietl
x21 :2t' pay ofe an officer in tc toner; • 4`711c'S, or rattier, I x:tr:','4, talking t t I eaehlesa behind piffle bettrees. '1.'lte t
and •: t':Blasi !4u had illsrrir'd a crteMad- the ;;:ar:tel:efteere, c s Aseteet1. ti Abe text lir went 1 heard voices a:l 171-4411 .1,s
]t) m 1�a11'e daughter atil' 11 only a 11iat1-
'8r,.t - :i, -errti, )ey scaree y t i8 1;.'•'t a load .ah et, f++trkatsa�} 7.
tl 1 tolaa alit ' cmo- ., ,
t � f'.irde:�tt 11 t1>o tree 1s 'llil 1e1tt tlieetti irr °` �, tell ft�tt.' `!;ti.t Cttte' yt.it'e. ".l# is
Oct. '."t him. + 1 .t1At`:r it;;ltl pt.Ar!1' i laic: it • ts+ tut. 1etlte:, lee a
tier J-tnxthan Leel tient, Iiia: matte, ire) use to mike .t
feet +'f yf4atr.-rll.
t tele BattilltNi elect?g'., 1''. '411 1'41 ie, l* :I' threat get tilt' 1r ol'ertr lit t)e. ,,'or.
!t+'r tt a: gi.;st int; l€m apt Malden n kiall, batt c �.,
Alien, ..,. !yen a#al wilt bo Petrael S=lat. 11+ri ' the
111 g ia, the P4'1' sTe'
after :lin df1lt g the meiit�n 1xelrl k;ett' l' t ts'41 rite''' Ali the u:tete , l n 1: el 1.1 ••ee, if yon line' t rave it t:s lees',"'
'tfimYt_ , S' Altogether from, the wor�d. • f.d. ettA, ii jest that 1 "-1,1 Mi,- l,.Ltm r '• ':R " ' r .
In
nal,. v 4211 tette, net' even itttii}i$te j� _ 'r, • . 1� rt'1'liea tett' r et a ref tJ 11 im14 r
#t'1,. 1e. rie* t' "+l. tt:tr! 4'w {:ilei,?..; . ,., t .tet tat: +art, '''I caul do R. Si le vera , i;t.,..
We had fr_'r;, 'trri their exist
etre•• )Feu '• .rtaRii ;I.tant,'1lzitil'i tf'fltr ii etre, trimer 1't!y yew::: 1.. e t . i s .. who l t :Tilt trvait waft .tet: what wit, t .[tela• ill'
"rs43;4_ •,:1''-411 li3'tt, 1, Lo. kir. Li -t t: -'1 .i;d lit: if I maul [:,,Beit reit', why. ,...v,.: 601A
"1" ativa..t d age she, .n.t+l haat 11• r , t,:ol l :t!+'. .tart altlt:1 hailer" a •lri)ti4 br,t't' `1\ «ir1,
81 tlmtl tilltArti •.,„a. , 'Iter err i x. * a ';<,. a,..ti i e. , ,t; .el tett, i.f t" 1•lttte, if ic. d:,Al`t 4; { ell..
.attfit.r Mies. A1n,.. , e (;'ti_ .,t' tt1. a.'• Vine : is .ar.:ieiml• at f1,• ••lA alttil'til'.:.r- �` 'r"' ' e' t"s� lle~4. lint 1tiR Aro tLl'A 1'12.';Zt, tlit't
.ttttl !r«;111 plc.
h +1r ttva Neurit eivr11...;4„ Icne , a, le.: britt"at* i at:i Y :ti, tfne vl +let Sal' of spiel ,• >. L', .ve r t.dre n
.F. r d�rt1 ""�....
it ,a', Sal 'at art I�i r 11POt ray, Rti�t•t r; e "-'tilt y d. tier .. the. ;de t yee ate ill OA, 1'R' yer le 1. r'+ a. 1$4.11 iter the
w ,ire.' the Alt] t 'tu 1.9a we•t'1 1 , 14 r um., :41e.1 tea:4' Ir' k, irk;:..- i -men' r t,l-m ,,,route 1 ,se ` t tea .r C:.11at1 t11
$1,,2 :.
%ee111) ) t 11,4i t e . 1 t L. /:t A„mltil'ny '1 ii/g'1A ►•,t 1 *'a it 1t' preseirt ; i + 140.111*lea bet your
a'a4 ono 'yr•r 1_lr t'+, �+
melee C t 1.t a r tm' I ,a .::: 1'! 111,--A%t a«r 1 ' Lar A,, • !4,1 At1a•;tt!•a rt, +', .a4 !e • l,r,e to t1 i`llid
ti, ,:e . :l, � t LA dt.►lr' v.i'L t let>t'y i t ] t 1 r '
14-4..i.;�,tligiA f`� 1.44:e'er. ,.it.1, ^-4'!'"r' !emcee meet 'Aai 11ai.ese en. \1 eat .e iwn or 0 ' t. t• -44.1 NC •
Lay :: 0111t'r ti•piet,C n-4 tri her for a feat: La 814414 l tis'd 1i4'e1ei14g: ,+1.1 41'1'4.'4'. 'L+aelr Ned 1' t!14• vet.' e' tato .114•,1;,:.
'tic .' .' i."a..t' .St wife? 14 linNu .al: Zit* +ctr.t;tt'c :*r thin ttatt:e.1. 'a t.. :...:..., fleet-11'^king
• Ili 4,17 Int. however," 4a)ltttmlte'+1 the
Willer, 14 etltlaia th it his nett with
:he cilcarmee evt:uitt.; earri••:l tet;.
WI,: lea: prt:.;ena'�d M.ere;a•ry 1x14111
'titer t.,e1v dressy, f�•r tirta aCt:4�i:rat
amay ti �s tot 4110 dia;p.t4,i1 ati'tl,^ f )rtnlmf.
that 1 :total alit e.tyittrite (relate. stey pretty 4 ua) they Ate.
pale, ul! f.ta!+er'a will di,4A'.1,a� t;f it. at g iL? b1•au't.ful £,i •)ter bete evident!,
t won ,
ter the death ()f lila .i tel;;^lt Pa, to {!.l 1 tlrllta:t-"t3 i iA) 1t trill' 1►1gii i,l•^ti-
ntaxt i i tlo heir, and this heir now t►1t• ,'..1iithlaly Laugltalu levee her., 1 )'taw
reale to be 41 tett 144.1*Ittu, vely �r "1°1'0ce tbin" is kba•
'set front r side
distlai,tiy rclett.J. .Ile Li tt.) vieit i2:e (ty toe f.'teete4I1 'vJ +lift1lnese ref Mr,
sb"rllte.' O lhii11.rnu ; 6+4, 4ty Eons .4 0 htut`4'If, lir•
- takes 1emee with me tu4 adlui. el h•':
My ,tither was decided let }ler de.
C.Ot i1t :•, at't ll•+ g4). by tisk1'ttr5 of the 10 Ili". tLJll l iteh)d to my $L•tu, l
tetter. Mi4.3 I.:antth;nn could not ptaises w14It 1I "el su4ile1. II 1P1'4
ta-e4ibea on: Veit to ail'' mercenary mo.
3,larger` ! If mho marry y hims sue will
tive. be truly fin-Mutate1 tole her eta this
It scar a tea! 1 autumn twilight when evetring asr We were s1rea,ing for dower, 1►tr x441 tb'1 park ; a11'1 afe feeling of but elle o s,} l4Ln t1rd, an'1 said :
etr.tn'tin awe, a bind of g e•f ap. 'ti .i a6 8 1 '41 1 red 11' ' kl, > 1112y 1
1410 aelai1g evil. stele over elle, ni 1 Ile* Hera only Ilii wits for dower.'
'watched the cid e03 betting their
1ti lewaen chute. Al large party
beagle s •Itlttlnly toward nae as if in to etteetnb ed iu the stately Baleen, •,11.'14' rt
keu ',f :i ;;i:3,llny sreie:.unt'. let the trot timein forty yietee. Wo
Melfi ;n le a 14(4.1:3 t.ta Itilo ; and 1Ls. buil 1a grapd dinner. Iptw7,1i11 i"
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RA ett'1'etl into thefatleient hall, and ilia iot pr'eeidf', tele receer tat tic•g h:•
glanced animal et the pillars and titt4!4 ; nud after flintier we j:ritl•';1 her
arch 1:4, the ..14 twiner and trophies of
the ch tee, I could pot bole liking to
feel it bed been the home of my an-
ceet:lrs.
in the (tramline romn, I4:hl began, nye.
dor her dirtctilttl, the magic rilt,K ..1
time A:vetting. We limited netts to;ltt')
er (having famed timenl fir,t) and, lead
butler, whose ago and appearance • tau 1.11;114 4"4.11ry from their eilet1..o-,
vas en good keej iug with the dwelling, 'm'' quiet ou«cib114ti0+u. Wo felt ibliu 1.
ushered us into the grand iicrary, fol,be;l)frar ova; s hul;ittig earth, water,
3i;l,ted by a large, glowing fire, near
which pat an obi larty, who rose as we
entered, anti advanced to grt►et:ns.
She lett tier to seats near the fire, and
"began by int:pitin4 lifter the health of
emptlueee, and ono a pooket-pistol,
these symbols }teeing prophetic of our
future hltelnieds' professions ; and
1Ir. O'Halloran loudly exclaimed
against tho truth of the oracles, when
our niether, iteenring us that she .felt +I.treery pert her little hands 'into the
gratef.l} to ,warm+a for permitting ns bv.mu, wl2i.ali foreboded single life. The
to visit herr. fnu of the evening moved even Miss
.'I knew your father very intimately Lvigilant to merry senile=. It lliuit
-in my youth,,' else -said ; 'we were colts. have seemed as if a glimpse cf her
ins, you know. but time and talo youth batt revisited her. During a
changes el the world divided us. Ile- pause she sac', 'There are sei11a Mal.
was some years yammer than myself, lowe'042 rites more trying to the nerves;
but leo is gone fi:est.' than these : sowing he:111)860d for ex -
She sighed deeply, and gazed for a alnl''e•
element into the blazing fire. Then What is that we asked simultaueous-
etaruing her gaze full on us, addressing ly
eine, she added:: 'The lady who questions fate,' 8.20
Yvon most resemble your father.' replied, 'takes some Ielnpseed, gee
•'Yes,' I replied : 'Margery is exactly' at inidni rht to a ehnmullytore, and sower
like our mother.' 1t round the belfry tower from whence
d bare two other guests besides peal the moat rriage-.bulls, and says :
....yourselves,' she said, after a pauee.
'The heir of m3f«tldon, Mr. Cornelius
O'Halloran, anti a Lenghaw—though
of u, remote branch. They are shoot-
ing, brit will be ilrtreduced to'rrou at.
sheet,. terhaps now Foil would like'
•tr* go to yr.,ur rooms and take off your
tb ,,meek.' •
-Wo asseuted, aril were c.lndneted by
Lahgliltni herself to •t.vo ellarin-t
lug bedrooms opening tat suite with u
smell boudoir.
'These three rooms are at yonr dis-
posal,' she fetid. 'Shall 1 send ..11.2;
maid to you .?
f declined with thanks-; 1L:ltliaan, that
eve hall no-1attly's maid ourselves, and,
(could dress without assistance ; '0r -ata
31ett:lt,' :f melded, 'we help eat;h other.'
The old lady '.nodded approvin ly,
and welleed away.. We aulxtckedand
preepILred for dinner.
Just betere atelier .the 'two guests
were introduced to els .by Miss Lr'ng.
ale, her. companion, a ;chatty,, pleas.;
;ant person, anal the rentor, z rather
.taciturn old gentleman, were e•f our
,cottipany. The rector's silence wait
atoned for, However, by the ceaseless!
chatter of h1x. •011elleren. He is the
most astounding individual I ever Meat i
Tall, handsome and arintir:.bly dressed,
*he is nevertheless vutger. 1 Yes, the
heir of Maldottl would Bever be takci,
for a gentleman if our) dirt not kuosv
jie birth. Xscou14l .].tot help ,oiesei'viug
eaonlpaeed, Iso:v you;
Hen,pr;eecl, I nuev you
An I he that sh 111 m wry ule,
C t ie after me and harrow ye. -
.e."
We l i(1» ill 1, and 0' Ilene out de
dared that he wished some of the
ladies would try it. A universal ex
chunattiori of dielilie to rho experiment
•fullowed, when a footman entered, ;and
told hike the a pereon wished' to speak
to 211141 t n hely:retie° business.
I fauciod that O'Hallnr Le changed
Countenance ;l little, but bo laughed
still, and hoi,iug that •sntnehndy would
provo heroic 11.11:1 fly the hempsoed
sowing, lie left the roman.
Tine 'conversation eoutiuued on the
same sclhject, till, 441 pleyfut daring, I
offered to so,v heinpseatl myself. Fet-
a moment .itfissLLugit1Ln1 hesiteted,
then she leh}iede
t'So yon all:1.t1., eloplly 1 Only :I stiaiu-
11Lte -that you blfall wrap yourself in a
large shawl, and sow your belnpseed'
running to keep yourself warm. The
church is so cio to et hand and 30 pri-
vate than there is no 'renal .cause for
fear."
"Sorely :fou worf4i go, Miss Seithy I"
was the general .cry, tweet Mrs. lI .ore,
apprt'achlu: nil, renton: trate)! iia .a lore:
tone.; but .1 persisted in ;t.
About teal minutes or a quarter to
t evelve 1 loft. the ]mall aloue, wrap(. cam e,
heavy ,:lmttwl, wkielt1 'drow over my
we met Anthony Lang lam hastening
toward them. lie field they had beeu
alarmed at my long absence, and Miss
,Langjiam had sent hint to look for me.
Oitalloran at once related how he had
followed me for a joke, and bow I had
been so frightened by hie shalow that
1 nearly [«tithed, and was only just able
to walk lame. This .story any pale
looks eertaim ly confirmed, Anthony
'looked very vexed, 1 thought, and said,
Snell jeltes Late fe,o1is11 and d:iimgerene.
I feared to watch over your safety,:4lise
hopI2y, he Continued, a'1 I wished to
have done, lest I might inveinntai'lly
alarm you, ,Mould you see ole ;'alttl 1
did net think any one wo:11t1 take the
liberty of realty t'llowing yore'
'Olt, is 1'1 nothing,' I Said ; 'mist.
Melte appears to betting to Helton e'en;
3414 illy ftr was tae absurd to be an}
thing bat tri liettl.fus,'
Everytltimeg tied f:mltoweed serene
rnelfneell to any unemory. I knew thee
&it' bony blamed Mire Laugh= fie
her folly, and swill that het tt,,lo was :err
4 1.1Y 1.-3,e11+'e for l'er11iitt111g earth tt
tl.io� ; end l ebat 0 Halloran agreed
with him and (pate truthfully. I d'eubt
net) ri3.retttldthat 1 hent undertaken
theadventure. And t11411 Is reliable
home; and there were :1 Ile jests from
the young 1'01)1)1•1, n}iten Mr, l:t''.11111'r'
-L1l'e having 'harrowed my is"dell.. t•d 1'
I fancied that both Mergers 441111 All,
111087 I.'ingliai,l were very eile•nt, twat
twee appeared ilist'ivaalc•ti ; batt the -m:
for +1 _ n
110 t ata]:bt r mt t
wan It n
'� mind tfs t 1� •�f)
in alai 1 F p i +� Buchanan
))pn'►•t�)1m�
he a:tl+ab'o of clearly ju.l i:1; of :tl,y hien e' Safi 1U4(VlmG4r1a
tlmitl 1. Certl4inly ?I treer'l'0 " (:%,)+a.l-
Wait" w481 cold(r ti':tit it+ti!al.
N(.vsasamt 2.•• \'. .A.'i 1 woke this
morning 1 ca'i4i'-t d1=+a1'ilata the ;mama',
mental pain thee C•an)0 with t11=' 1t1'o1•
cen000ted Mat even Mies Langham's
cautious malt of business was deceived,
and the footman's l,elibew leas received
at Mahlon' Ilsdl as its future possessor.
Doubts bad, however, ocenrt'ed duce
to the fancily lawyer, and he lead 1et.t
a clerk 'o Amerwa to investigate more
el:lsely the t' etender"s «laitns. Know•
ledge of this lied renehed 'Green 804
induced hint to come. et:,rsn to M.41Llw11
to warn H+ eonfe }(rate9.
Humbly 110 I thank Providence
whioli lees iso mox'eifeiily revealed t}.i.l
iiligellty before it was too late. 'Feer
even if it 11'4.1 been elm e +eeretl by the
lawyer .the di -covary 1r' 1114 have erete
only after Margery',1 nr'rriag(`. 811(1
walla have e.eer.%helloed its all t.ltti
ell ¢;race. But my 1.119.}ey 1111104.s vera
this d•:'i.r .beef'.]: sweet. lit frf'mn Hulett 4a
fate, and -11:3 lict-s jtn=•t now itc;lt.ered
me to forgive her. Pair, clear Mar.
eery ! 1 cn421.1 • tl'y draw her to Ley
imam), ;tett '1't Ii veer her.
1n'im.Rt.y.-1Fir'0 d.-:4ntir "t n(V dean.
ter tte°:etif,l nay 1:1 'niter. teal; won f.r'lit
her the met '1t 1 teer..t of my diery.--:
:le tI rt f11,4-:1 1., 94'014 the rt•fsisal I wive
1:1111 11lite 1 1e14:.:V0d mil) talet.ee cine:1.1
n 1: axe,., ti hien.
'444' ere, theref'1ro, to ';11.163 Lang. I
ltnnl'M gloat j;ty, be:rot1ie•1.
T tfaxt. ''"'+M t,vtr ?ra''E?l11 3!
eve men, ahem ;thee L'tn.',tt a at bed en. 1 leeti'n of me di •r**telt y and 4'•4 #lett.
e e't e't seen of-t`r /n. r • . . il•^:ttli,
ti helot she re .-e. A,•.1 tA'-' . • -n e, euest.
•el i'tte.ecei 3+4 :Sli1I1it':' T•.r141..
+heli, ;alit 1t-ne ttel,rd tenet Jim
r Iterate sari 1. lie Wellel.hi ;. have et+1110
down wedeln to sr:lrn *Fifer t ething.
dive llfr thi•r d tee; s•u t.i::,tr ei flu'
5 eke of tato 'f;'lttmata. "en 1 yea will lee
tat e'er "1 'r.' t,) -tit + r•.fi.'
'11t tee, irsid 1 wole", and I tenni,'
rt ryi 4.1 O'1lall0>•.a:1, d•a,;.!eally. 'Yawl
111 CT d.i it y.etlreell. if yit ieke ; but
h1 .•.., 1 d'en't Bowra tit to it.'
re,' a t441114 {aingllo:'t, and 814441, to
e'r'-nion.4 bill that, but 1 441)4 tut) e.l>l
hal t-' be took with clan r. 1 aiu
lie;; t•' 1•1)4t nay Head in an 'al:'•r f,
°1911; Nett I advise you to tetl.:e.
.,d. i'''. rand wanting. Now, I c
1 a'I.ell be nliesetl.'
T1ry moved on. The nt74
l'I1:Lil..r'Ln'a feet crushed. so
Itnii,tty 111 the stimlm'est,
'•iiial'a!" said he, with- an t',.
'''.'4'e tide ? 11ewest:ell all Mang
the pet11 1" Another oath. *name:, of
11 se o.,tlt"uteled gals Utero been strew-
:. ' them I Can' we leave been over-
1ttl-?'
' Nel udy wee here a mi1.11tt' or two
t;;.,," rt'1r1.. l N.'tl ; "l bloke 1 beeind
every 1111 trese to -trig] it bt''tr W3 lafel;;u1
'.elft
"They may 1144VC 0:1111(.1 since. Follow
the track of the seed," said O'LlaLlir,-
ran.
And they d2'1 follow it with fetal ae-
CltrlLcy, and drew me, *421v01 ins tv:th
fear a d 'terror, from my hiding -place.
'Miss 5 •play 1" cried uncle Ned, in
toile of dismay. Then with fearful
•)«tth:3. eltie1 even now ring in my
ears, he drew a largo eltspltnife from
hit pocket. I saw 'the blade glitter in
the lnraanliillt.
'Ned,' said O'Halloran, in a whisper,
'it won't do'! Detaetinn would be cer-
tain. Go home and wait, for fear you
.hould be missed ; I will take care of
the dal,'
Ned lncised hie hold, but O'IIellortne
bele] tuy roller arir'.
'New, Mite Selby,' be said, as ve
were loft alone"yon .tn have leerned yoir
Rite. and no mistake, Dle you mist,
and that this,in:4tanr, ttnlese you swear
than yen will never tell a word of what
yon have heard this otessed uiglit.'
I hositated.; surely death wonld ho.
preferable to even an •involnnta ry'par-'
ticipa.r.10r1 1n so terrible a fraud. Brit,
life seeino.l more preciou-1 to me than
the 01,1 inheritance of our taco. I
weighed (with rapidity of exciter}
thonglmt)4ny luotller's and . lfalg;iret's
tears aeliiust the wrong done to il.nth;'
on7 .Lt lghnm. Besides, *11(40 Ned
evidently feared detection. It 1114.b4
come with tint lll, aid. Mereeer,, 3 am
ashamed to caufe i:it, I was (hea•lfully
afraid 'of being mttelera•d 1 Fear con-
fuse,] all my perceptioue.
'Come.,' he stud, 'will von swear?'
I.fele:wed anassent, lima there, ma
der the gray shadow of the chinch, the
impostor dictated ail otmth so terrible
that ;I8h1(1dler now at the bare rec'el-
IeCtian of it,
" And now, Mise Snphy, he said,
when nay 14(1.11+ 1;p3 had faltered it out,
" we aviil go home. /on have Urea
sowing hempseorl, and I suspecting
your intention, fuio v -e11 -yen for a juke,
andd frightened you greatly. Recollect
:that tb.La is the story for Aunt Lane-
ham."
;an114th."
I obeyer] in stnn,tod despair, au4. "ve
left the churchyard. As we ascen,ieat
the fcty eteip8ifroni v1<te,gttts to theeiat:i
VI ole:t erect 1 mime; Jere ',-,t
L.laghilrta the inr1,:Istvan: ire ., .
'..lies leing±cant. the honied., .1: :
lotion with a low Leiden thief f., -(eel
"Wan us, rmmdhelltat illy mind at 4.4104'.
I t+C.irae'ly kitten 1mlten til.,. 1 have get
thsant4l4 the eery.
Anthony L it1. h ctrl ha* boon cold
and til -lane "l'i1,tt horrid O'Halloran
began 'by Paying 10e) great ltttel'tton,
but perct'ivad my ciie;.;ust, lilt:l prudennt•
ty left my side.
l vomiter 3.---I heat far better have
died 1 far better 1
the welch L -the monster 1 the
nnl''r'r, lite prr,1•osed tee
been at'ct-pto.l !
tt at her feat; 1 1 tut•
t airy hien. She
wealth -he ac -
loves 111111 1
1.,ney_. Oh,
Osla s a
few moments n , .earned the
nowt". He bre; an by urging on me the
Net that be wee restoring to ns .the iu
heritanco of he family; 'that we
• liould benefit by laic crime ; when 1
grtvo utterance to my agony. 111y [lis.
#;u.;t, my horror, and warned him that.
it he pereistcd in seeking dargery's
Hand, I ]night be tempted to break flay
eer.11, be threatened to take uny life.
What shall I do ? What will be the
end?
I have Peen very i11 since I wrote
last in this voiutne, and remember
nothing- of many unrec.,rded +l.Ly.s. d
brain -fever pros'rateu me. They sent
for my mother : she came, and at once
installed herself by my bedside.
One night, while she was watching,
she 11'ard ane s.►y, "if T die, they wilt
road my diary."
'Miss Sophy often says that,aual amn.'
obsertt'd the nurse, who sat up with
mamma. ' tier diary .r.uias a steal in
her bead.'
'Where is i, ?` asked my mother, n
sudden'tl1e11;;1at darling into ter mind
.Go and ask Miss 41ari cry.'
Margery had 'locked any bode up •1
the beginning of my illness—she gave
it to the r,urae _ and my 'lotller, be-
lieving that her 5'phy had no secrets
frnin 144tr, opened is.
The whole Fc-cret was plain now,.
'rhe ,r'tt moaning almost at day -dawn,'
my mother sought the reatnr and Dot)
filled the talo to i int. 11e calve' rip
:slid saw : f1148 L tngiietn, she, rude off
And seeerell 8 pr;l:ce is:specter at once,
O'I-LLilnran and the footman were
taken into our-tnciv. G'1latllnran ft•11 on
hie knees r.n'l confessed everything.
They are 'h,) h now ocditlil)n penal.
80441141'o -for life. -
It seems that Edward, the. (00111181),
was one of a gang of Lou lon thieves,
who,, with a false charaetcsr, bed got
himself engaged in ilKies'Z,rsugh4am's
family, for the purpose of robbing the
house, , Soon after ills arrival, Jervis,
the bracer, related to him the 'family
history, and how Mr., Anthony Lang.
ham wits heir, because Miss Dorothy
Le/tall:un, a great Meets of Sir Jona•:
than's, had never been 1,0,ircl of si•nee'
she iran away with the I1•i8h officer to'.
America.; nor could they trace her or
fin1 dint she had left any ehrldron,
thoughthe lawyers bad advertised for
them litany tunes. Neel hart a nephew
who had received ft good education', atilt
might, he than• -tat, pass for the beir.
With the ale] rf a km attnrr'ey eta•
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oat.- et Lee:tee yea
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