Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-09-11
NO. II.

vi h curiosity. Well, I have inst heard from the
coachman that there has been an elopemsnt next
| door,
Exciamat.ons Of surprise broke from his audi
ence.
Harriet CIin.on,' pursued Oswald, has gone
OF With Mr. Be;wvol..
did yon say Mr. BeIwooir' cri.l Milficant,
Even Mr. Belwocd. Why are ,ou - inter
ested about him.'
BecaHse-because hc eatsnot marry her. He j.
married already
! Married.
! 'Yes. privately married know h.- wife AMI
saw her only Yesterday
TINS must be looked to immesiiately.. s,ii Sir
/ Charles, while Fanny and Oswald sat speechIess
with astoa;shntcnt. 4 will go and speak 10 Mrs
Clinton
And left the room.
CHAPTER Nv.
II was al the Horticultural Fete a Chiswicka
few hours previously To his visit TO Helen. OF
which M;llIcent bad been an unseen witness fbst
Beiwood, so long bailled BY Mrs Clinton en-
countered Harriet. In an instant she sIpprd A.
way from her step-lnother, and joined him.
Il have been watching and following yo1 for
some time, to obtain this maeting.' he saif ~ h.
led her into a Se ludtd walk. snppressinv for the
moment. from regard Of his critical position. aif
trace ot tie spleen swelling in h.s heart and a.
sInIng tone and manner iHeSpressihlv tender.
'ioI have seen me. tgo- dear Harriet. and yn.s
have never tried TO speak TO me-
'You might have judged from my looks how
much desired IT, replied Harriet 80 do nor
scold me, Charles. Ii Won knew how | have been
tetiered, you would pity me-Fm sure Won
would, with your kind heart
And am not TO be pited? I. who have been
longing, dying. n see yoH; were il only 10 say
word
Have you, though? ilow cool of You but
you are always good. And YET cannot stay witt,
you moment. dear Charles | could not have
got away at all, only Dud helped me-
We'll, won't keep you, as you NAV be miss
cd, and 1t will excite Suspicion. should ask you
to come Off with me at once. and be mine forey-
er, but flying now, in the day time we should be
overtaken, and yon know what would follow
But can you NEE: me this evening"
no, for we are going 10 a rout: and Mrs Clln-
ton, am sure will not leave nv side. But could
contrire TO steal ont Tomorrow
To- morrow IT must be, then. At ten O'Clock
IN The evening, will BE- at the nearest corner Of
tie square, and, 10 avoid observation. viii leave
the carriage at ST Peters church. Then viii
Get off by the last train for Carlisle, and be nd
Gretna by morning. -e ..-.@---a.
Il shall be sure 10 meet yon,' said Harriet. I'm a
voice trcmulous with JOY. Now, good-by.' And
they parted.
Belwood. fearing he might encounter Mrs
Clinton, LETT the gardens. His first object now
was TO get rd OF Helen. by inducing her to proceed
TO America. and with this view, he had already
ascertaned when the next packet was TO sail and
made arrangements for her departure II has
teen shown, however, that Helen, on being ap-
prised of his proposal, did not prove so managea-
bic as he had expected.
Still, he could not draw back. His fortunes. -
long tottering, had become desperate. and the
remedy to be applied must be equally So He
u7lst 60 on OF coarse. his iefeetion-h!s crime
as the law pronounced it-could not long be con-
cealed from Helen; but her devoted love, which
had led her to submit uncomplalninrIy to 80 ma
ny sacrifices, ,woald still be his safeynartI-wou.t
prevent her betraying and denonncin- him. This
was his firm conviction.
Other points Of defence were not wanting
should he he driven 10 resort To them His mar
riage with Helen, solemnizeI Al nm obscure Scot
tish village. the very name of which he had cor
trived to misrcpresent, could never be proved and
thus, even shoIld his expectations of her acqui-
escence be falsifed, wolld rest solely on her own
assertion. Who woulh credit thaR and even sur
posing the case of its being generally received.
wha' weight would attach 10 it in a court of JUS
tice?
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