Plymouth banner., 1855-04-05

isbns Wtsheacl t0s HON .AE g htos
chandeliers the light stsesmed for'h az
brilliantly es ever Bright eyes were
besming just ss clearly-lewels weFe
Gashiug plnmes were waving-5at
whsse was the glow, tie zadiancc that
made the scene enc Of eRchsnimsnt
Gone--aN gone Il had emausted frem
bis own heert--and frem that the sun-
light had departed.
He could no, liDgef there The gayeiy
and splenjer seemed mcckiug hinl--snd
With hurried step he ssrods through
those stately halls, gained TIE street. and.
be scarcely knew how, reached his owE
house. He ran UP the long nighs % steps
ana rang tie bell. The servant wac ed
;aitt4d him stared wonderiaelY ss his
master. returned or tsoi alone. when IGe
carrisgs wss IN svaising. OF less thu" q
the hsggasd cheek and glitteEing eye, O.
which Ae caush. hus glimpse as M
Fletcher swept pas; him. mafaed in the
thick folds of his cleak. entered ths j.
bIary. and turned the key.
"Where is your master. James 2 ask
et Airs Fletcher, as. not very leng after,
she. too. rang the door bell.
"In the library, madam lie returned
ha.f sn hour ego"
adelaide hastily ascended the stairs
Ibid aside her hood anl shawl--paid 5
short visit 10 the nurssry-lnpEinsed
soft hiss upon littls Ka.e's foressAd. and
,hen ven, down TO the libssty.
She tapped lightly a. the doos. Sat nc
one opened IT she knocked still more
loudly, at the same sime cslliag her hus-
band by name, but still there wss ne re-
ply, and then she tried o open j. herself.
/ { Was locked and she turned away.
James. are you sure your master is IL
the issary''
yes. u.adsm--I ssw him 20 n with
ny own eyes"
Taking a lamp tia, stood upon the
hall-table. she passed through the paT!ors
into tie little boudoir. OF which we have
before spoken. From shence there wai
enother entrance 10 the iibrGEy--and II
usually stood open. New. 70 her sur.
prise, that also was not only shut. but
| locked--and cn underlined fear began TO
creep ints aer heart. She !isteued in.
senlly. bu, could 10. catch the slightest
sound. VIA: il ha' husband were very
i'll ?--snd as tia: shoughs ;ushed over
her. she shook the door violently.
"Wiilis Willis ARE you here :"
"Do no, disturb me- wish to be e.
lone"
Adelaide cou.d hardly believe she heard
her husbands voice--it wss SO changed
so hoarse--snd the simple words seem
cd 10 be spoken with such on eifer!; but
af,sr stAnaing irresolutely for 3 rroment.
! sac wen! Up stairs 30 tbs nursery again.
| For long time she sat tho'e ia her
! ga!s-rob bes. watching the quie. breath
! ings af heI child. and hsrkening fot Will
iie's step upon the s,sirs--but he did no.
come; and al last she stole quietly io her
own room. Tha gray dawn Was begin
ming to struggle with the darkness. and
hurriedly ihrowing off the rich dress and
dazzling Jewels chat locged SO strangely
OF, OF place IN that faint Uncertain light.
she w,apt herself in loose dressing
gown. and threw herself upon tbs bed.
Though with liit,e hope OF sleep.
She wes anxious and roubled-shs 6
scarcely knew Why, for she attributed her
husbands wish to be alone 10 some un-
expected and important bdsinoss. She
never thought Of charging it to tbs oc-
curences ct the evening; and, In fact. as
she lay there. longing for her husband s
pseseEce aud thinking what could keep
him from hes side, her exciting interview
with Gsorgs Tilden scarcely fitted
uthwsrt AeE memory.
At length she heard a movement. in
the librery-!hs door opened softly. nnd
MI Fieicher stepped cautiously across The
hall and want into the street. Adelaide
sprang 70 the window and Looked ou,.
Her husband WA pacing back and forth in
iron, ef the house. with his arms folded 4.
and his hat drawn ever his face.
''I must know wha. is the matter" shs
murmured. II will sc down 70 tho Ii
brary and Ne will be IN presently"
She did so. and before she had waited
leng he, husband entered the room. He
started when he saw her, bu, did net
speak. She ,p,ang forward and gsaspsd
his arm.
"Oh, Willis. Willis, what has hap
pened2 yeu look SO strangely"
With smile of scorn he shook OF The
ligh, burden.
DE lit is very singular
She gazed earnestly in his face. Il
wore look ,ha. she had nsves seen be-
fore; and though hs smiled. che felt thai
he was battling with some great sorrow
to which he wsuld not yield The mastery.
"You have heard sens bad news. dear
yVilis--et me shaTs il with fou;' and
lwning her arms about him. she Ibid her
head tsnderly on his shoulder.
"Forcibly be ex,Tlcaied himself from
her embrace.
"Lst rne alone, Adelaide, unless you
weuld drive me madl Is il ne. enough
for me TO know that for Ave long years
you have acted lie, without being mock-
ed in ,his way new?"
Adelaide sunk upon chair. with a
cheek white as ashes. The hour that she
had 90 long instinctively dreaded, had
come--she was sure sf (which wey
should she turn; she attempted TO speak,
but. though her lips moved. no audible
sound came forth.
"I would rather have died, Adelaide" ("
her husband continued more calmly. 81