Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-07-03

IKE gltterlng, but the unconscious Margaret
continued, not to expose our unhappness l
Know iiot how much you have seen, nor how
yOu saw 1t, Tor thought the door closed upon
you, as came into the hvuse.'
4 viii explain 10 You, interrupted Graham.
I " hen your husband shut me out 50 rudeIy, |
observed that one OF the drawing room shutters
had been but slightly closed, and still remained
una'iened sent the harkman of, and, sta
tiomug myself upon the balcony, | watched, fear.
ing that Howard might have been TO some club
meeting, aud returned under the influence Of
wine and you might suffer from his violence.
| could not account Tor the change in his man
ners IN any other way. saw all, and after he
had LEFT the rdom would have come to you but
AT each attempt to open the shutter wider,
saw that alarmed YOU. When you went out
into the hall, crept carefully and quickly IN,
and divnng that you had gone 10 tie library,
followed you. You know the rest
'llow imprudenl!" was the exclamation that
escaped Margarets lips.
n irown darkened Graham's brow. IL am
nothing to you Mrs. Dorranoe," he said impa-
tIen,iy; you do not even seem tv consider me
| Il friend
"llow can you say so, Mr.. Craham?" and
she extended her hand. Il have always thought
well ol you; but you must see how imprudenl
YOU have been Tonight what a position you
have placed Inc in If my husband should appear
how. Wish he would though! wish he
wuuld.' she added eagerly, IL would not ex-
PLAIN one wore. TO him; he should suffer what he
deserves to suiler!"
Thought we'll of mel" repeated Edward
Graham 'yol have thought well OF me you say;
Margaret Dorranee, If your whole heart " ere
lreighted with love Tor another, ii his voice
was the only music your ears cared TO listen TO,
his smile your only sunlight, would you ba sat,
isiled that one should only think wH Of you IN
re urn?"
Mrs. Dorrance's large eyes first dila,ed with
surprise, then dropped beneath the steady and
burning gaze that met her own.
"Mr. Graham," she said II am wife, and
canno, listen to such words; | beg you to leave
me now. Had ever dreamed that your kind
ness to ine arose from other feelings than those
OF friendship, should not have met it as al
ways have"
lie did no: turn his eyes from her as ho
s"ered,
Yes you are wle--an unlovel wife, these
papers bespeak you your own heart
tells YOU that II Is 50. Margaret, listen to me;
You SAID but now that you would have revenge
-you cannot love one who 50 tyrannizes over
you while his hear, Is devoted to anulLer-lo ou
canuo, love"
II do, do love him. broke on, Mrs. Dor
rancc Il love him bu. too well; but he shall
never anuw it; | will convince him TO the coll
,rary," and she sighed heavily when she thought
tha, by that evenings conduct, and by her harsh
and hA.ty words, she had already, perhaps, too
well convinced him.
She crossed ,he library to the door, and open
ing II, said,
Il would have You 90 this moinen,;" and as
he approached she added, "lf ever you wish me
to consider You in the light OF friend again, do
: not speak another word to me OF love. | will
, bury the past within my own bosom, and Iust
you will give me the same promise"
) He did not ans wer; but he raised her hand
to his lips, aud it, another momeLt lei cursing in
his heart the preciplta,e haste lha, would now
place her on her guard towards him. The front
door swung to heavily after hun; and Mrs. Dor.
rance went down to tho drawing room, and
, bolted the shutters which she thought Richard
, had so carelessly left uniasteLed.
. And now falling back upon the same iauteull
where she had thrown herself an hour before
in such a storm of passion, she gave herself up
to reflection. Sho saw the dangers to which
/, she had exposed herself, and she no longer
wondered that her husband would shield her
. from the world and lis temptations. And now
: her conscience, once awakened from it, sum-
> ber, failed not to accuse her Of her errors. The
" veil was stripped away which self love had
thrown over all, aud humbed at the sight, she
would have gone to her husband with penitent
. confessions, had it not been for the relics OF the
past which the open drawer had revealed IL
y her
Il canno, doubt that he has loved me-" she
: said recalling many incidents OF their mprried
y life, IL cannot doubt it, and it is | who have
y driven hun back to memories o! his first love
:, Bot he wrongcd me in concealing that from me-
= had known his heart had oEce been another
should have been more careful ufu: but was
too coniiden, of my own power. Now, II
. should tell him that have done wrong, that
saw my errors, how no would exult over me
always holding up hi. first love sort o
70 bug hear to irighten me into submission. No
:. he shall no, do that. | will adhere to my frs
!" purpose he shall think tha, ! loo have mem1n
- toe..'
D. So fostering spin, of revenge, ,ho put on
- -, the lights, aud went back to the library.
~ ~ Taking slip Of paper from her own writing
de.k, she wrote upon it, Edward Midnight
Juror et consiamiia," Then enclosing the loci
~ uf hair which she had severed from Graham
- head. she laid i, in her unlocked drawer.
H. She went up to her children's bed chamber
and, after awakening Mat,y. she stole softly int
id her own room for her night dress. What wa
-, her surprise to find her husband still up, whe
-, she had supposed him asleep long ago, ii
ul was standing beside the man,el, and h!s fac
"a, was as white aud rigid as the marble upo
nm which no leaned. Her heart accused her
no, but she would not listen to its better promp'
On. ings.