The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-04

ming" "Wait" cried be- hoarsely edo you In
tend 20 marry him ?" II have aaid, Mr. Ley
ton, that love him, and MOI you, and a. |
have been somewhat Loid In telling H. yoH
will paHlon me for not again stepping beyond |
the bounds ofmaidenly deoorum,"
Ills teeth almost gnashed With rage a. be
again replied "lt matters moi you have IN
CURED the revenge ofQue who stops not At
triaing obstaolus, You never shall marry |
him" Stella was frightened by the yehe- !
menoe OF his words and aed from the ROOM
The neEt morning Charles Leyton was not %
be- found,
Months rolled on, and the hour which was
70 make Ralph Conant and Stdla l.abarce,
one, was fast approaching. III
one evening they sat in pleasant eonyor-
faiion when NJ, I.aharee burst into the rpon,
in a rage, sternly commanded Stella 10 her
room, then said % Ralph, "Sir, this house
must never hereafter know your presence
insist upon your leaving II Immediately
Ralph slowly rose and not drigning reply
len the room and the house Conaut Glt
deeply mortified and injured, "lt cannot
L." lhnughl hc. "ihnt BE- has scen ought nnly
character or appearance that can have made
W sudden an alteration in his behavior To-
wards me no doubt his mind has been inhu-
cnccd by the Vaccinations Of my enemies"
Al any rate he rcsolyed upon solving the
mystery a. soon as possible, but how could
this be accomplished no other way than
through the daughter, for no doubt ere thi.
she had been made acquainted with the cause.
Through the agency OF female slave lac OBJ
tanned q meeting with Stella aud also the de-
sired information" Upon the evening IN
question NJ l.aharcc had received a note, de-
rogaiory 20 tho gnnl name of Ralph Conanti
aud under the impulse of the moment, he
had forbidden the meeting again oithc lovers,
But to whom they were 10 attribute the cal
umny was ,till 10 them unknown.
Time upon his restless wing waited the
hours past, and yet the old man rclcntod not,
nor would he impart the explanation. Mat
tcrs stood thus until within a few months OF
the incident in New Orleans, At that time
tic Father was taken suddenly III, aud when
at the point OF death sent for Ralph. 10
him ho impaired the cause, aud. tnld the Hli-
thor as Charles Lcy,on, begged his forgive
ness for his ercdulty placed the hand OF his
daughter in that Of Ralph, blessed them and
died. Arrangements were again madc Tor
the nuptals, as soon as the weeds of mourn
ing could be replaced by the badges of4csI,-
ity with proprcty, In the meanwhile Ralph
was called to ST. Louis upon business. lie
went aud returned---hc was gono-wh,thcr
lac knew nol--thc only tidings that rcafied
his brr,ling heart were, that Charles hesto
had been seen lurking around the Labarcc
Mansion for several evenings previous Ia the
abduction of Stella. The riddle, MAS read
Lcytons threat was well nigh upon the iul-
filling, and Conant was wild with despair.
He resolved nlon lhe lonrsc Winch b. slh-
scquontly adopted that of repairing innnedl-
atcly To New Orleans. Day amer day,
did he search every street aud Gam
btIug huusr Of ttTr rrty i1uprs OF fruriruf,
the object oi his hatred, Tor thus ho hoped 10
find the one hc loved. Weeks of weary search
had grown to months ol despair until Ralph
Conant was but The shadow OF his former self
Ills sunkcn eye and sallow check, told IA tale
his li,s refused 10 utter. The eud oihis search
drew near. Worn down 10y his cares, and
the iatigucs of the day, he entered the Gam
bling house mentioned.
lie passed TO the bar, called for and drank
a glass OF brandy, then sat down to brood o.
yer his sorrow. lie sat not long before he
started as II an aJiutUr tJJu yturg FIRE
quick--his eycballs glared like a nlaniacs-
his lips quivcred as he sprang towards dark
looking man, almost immediately in front ot
him. 1t was LcytGn---lle clutchcd at his
rrhruat uur bore INN to the tiuor: ' titsttt,
he almost hssed 1--WE have met again, toll me
where you have hid that poor giri, OF this
moment YOU shall Join him who instigatGd you
to the crime" Leytons only reply was a
fcndish laugh and a thrust al thc breast oT
His Antagonist. sudden shriek and a eos-
vulsivc movement OF the limbs left Ralph
Conant a. corpse.
Suffice it that now Charles Legion serves
Il iitr-iofr imprisonment IN the Aississipf't
States Prison. aud Stella Labarec tenants a
cell in the Lunatic Asylum.
Derby, Dec. l, 1850.