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BURSTING with supptcsscd anguish.

bursting with suppressed anguish.
No ma,,cr--n few minutes can be OF no
consequence, replied lllnman' olwlhS,"n
ding he was secretly annoyed at the de'ay'
Grace umldlv withdrew her shrinking
! form from his arm, aud arose, tor Der pow.
ors Of self command were leaving her.
! Embroidered by he unrcslstng genllencss
of her manner. Human also lett his scat,
and while s,lll retaining her hand IN his,
he threw his arms again around her waist,
md drawing her suddenly to his bosom.
pressed n kiss on her lips. The poor BRIDE
struggled moment, as if she had been gltl
b, the col, of a serpent; shlver ran thro'
| her frame, and she lay iain,ng IN his arms.
| Human lald the lnsensibe girl on the
sofa, add went calmly INTO the kitchen tor
water. He had placed his arm under her
head and was sprinkllng her lace, when
the door suddenly opened, and his father
entered, followed by Nancy. 1t was no
wonder ,hat young Human dropped the
pa @ head from his arm and sprang upon his
feet. IN rhc establishment of the moment:
tor never was human being so changed as
was the man before him.
His tall, robust form had fallen away,
tin his clothes hung loosely On his limbs as
# they had been made for larger person.
| His hair, but few months before scarcely
tInped with silver. now hung IN thick gray
masses over bis forehead; his eyes were
{ supken. and the skin lay IN wrinkles on his
| lean checks, formerly SO foil aud rudy
| HIS whole appearance was that OF man
who had suffered Imprisonment Tor long
season. Nancy Human stood behind hlm,
| with her barr blown about her face, and her
white dress wet deep with dew.
! Leave the room SAID he old man, iur-
ninc toward her. He waited TIL The Coor
was closed and then advanced s'ernIy TO
! his son, on when he fixed his sunken eyes,
with deep and threatening meaning.
.Dar'd YOU think of marrying her?' he
demanded. pointing TO the nscnsbIc Grace.
James was about To speak The ole
man prevented him. Don't open your lips.
but leave the house.
Human drew himself No. and haughtlly
returned hi fathers glancc:-'l am OF age,
he SAID, 'and shall act my own pleasure.
The Ole mans face became boodless-
he cast q rapid glance round the room, and
then advancing close to his son, he LAID his
hand on his shoulder and whispered a lew
words in his ear.
James Human sprang from under his
fathers hand, as if 1t had contained an IN
s,rument of death. His face was coIorIess
and he stood covering and trembling like &
whipped hound, under the old mans eye
Go said the father, sternly pointing tc
the door. go-I wouldn't have your bIoot
on my head-go"
Human walked to the door. He wa.
about to open it, when the old man TUNED
and stretched his arms towards him. hi:
thin lips ttembled, and tears rolled over hl:
wrnkled cheek.
James, he said in a broken voice
James, will never see you again on thl:
side The grave; take This, and if there il
any good in you, repent Of your sinful do
iugs : and, placing a shot bag half full o
silver. in his discarded sons hand he turned
away covered his face, and wept aloud.
:, When Grace opened her eyes, James
r IInman' had gone, and his father was knee
, Ing before the sofa on which she lay.
Grace Sulhgarc,' said the old man, :
have treated you most cruelly-l have bee
, sick and didn't know of what was passln!
out of doors. or I'd never have let thing
90 so far. It's hard thing to turn agl
ones own flesh aud blood. It's like dealt
for me to say it. but Grace Suthgate, !
was my son, my only son, that killed you
> father. No wonder you start, and stare 5
r wdly-no wondor-who'd have thought
of bin, that used to be so proud Of whe
he was little fellow, following me to III
, meadow, when went a moving, an
L h1, l..
when | sat down to rest--whod hav
, thought he'd shoot man down before m
t eyes,
Here the wre,ched old man buried hi
face in his hand, and sobbed lIll the roof
4 was filed with hls voice Of mourning
After awhile. he raised his face.
g i havnt slept a night since knew it.
you've been IN trouble, but look here--ha
o sorrow taken eff Your flesh ike that
p He held his hand before the light; tn
o skin was shriveled, and his long bony fit
gers seemed almost entirely fleshIesS.
h i never expected to come out agin, an
d | shut myself up alone, tina, need not Sc
. he boy, as he passed IN and OUTPUT sha
70 feel easier. now I've told you the truth.
believe should have died, If I'D kept pir
o mo over it aonc--but now feel bette
IL But I'll tell you ust all ! know about ii
# wicked deed. and rten if youv a mind
N complain agin the boy, can't find fault
N but u'lI xiii me and the poor old woma
and little Nancy, that thinks so well Of HI
1t yet.
m Grace s,rove to comfort the poor old ia
% mer. She assured him, that she won
IL, INK q no measures against his SON and IN
70 The secret OF his crime should never
dlvulged, excep, to Henry Blair. III
m promise trauquluzed the old man; AN
- before he left her, she bad gathered fro
HIM all that he knew of her fathers deaf
n, On The morning Of The murder, Nancy Hmm
IN had called on some erraud 10 her FRIEND and h
~ entered The parlor in search Of her, just as BIZ
III was assisting her TO nail the honey sucke TO