The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27

loved, aud deceived, and forsaken. -
The old law proceedings had been dis
continued when sho let. her home, and
be had 10 gotten them.
His FIRST Impulse now was one Of ex-
ceedlng tenderness for a moment he
thought of abandoning all to her claim.
Her very name had magic power at that
Instant, a. the names Of the once loved
always must have, il We have left them
and they have not forsaken u,.
But the next mo nent his cool villiany
r, TUNED 10 him, and hc proceeded to
examine the old claim again. In his
younger days, when he had loved Kate
Cameron, he had thought her fathers
views correct, and be had intended that
night, if the old judge had permitted, to
tell him he believed he would be sue
cessful. he woull now see whether
love had warped his judgment, and
whether he was not foolish boy then.
lie examined the case, and became con-
. vinced that he was
lie went to the city and laid it before
eminent counsel aud was advised other
wise. 'The will of John Bromley,
senior said the brief and clear opinion
of the e1 chancellor whom he nsultcd,
is maniiesily void, and the property
goes to his heirs at law
Other COUNSEL but confirmed this
view. He could get no one in whom he
had any confidence to say otherwise.
Troubles thickeued around him. If
this fourtl. of the estate aud the i'm
mcnsc profits were to be taken from
him, as they would be, he would be
bankrupt. His position, character,
reputation, all were at stake, and all
now rested on some successful scheme
to retrieve his falling fortunes. The
marriage appeared most feasible and
he began to reason with himself, that if
she were to marry against her own will,
her grandfather would surely not cut
her off, and at length he resolved to abb
duet her.
His plan was adroity laid. There
was a man in the city, an old ally Of his
younger rascallties, who had once help
ed him in asemewhat similar adventure,
though in that case the lady was not
unwilling.
Stevens had personated clergyman
then for his aid, and possibly he might
provide one who would do up a mar
riagc in fact.
Bromley wrote him TO come and see
him lie came. Almost twenty yea >
had not changed him very much. He
was the same round faced, jolly, good
natured fellow he had known, with a
broad English brogue, aud broader
English laugh.
When Bromley reminded him of the
old scrape, bis face fell The look Of
contentment and happiness left it. lie
was sill nt for moment. Il did not
th pk you had sent for me to speak OF
that, or should not have come, Brom
ley
Well, we will not speak of it. l
want TO marry woman against her will
| will have nothing to do with it,
Nensonse, Stevens. You will do it.
1t is just this
And he told him all the circumstan-
ccs, and his plan. Stevens listened,
and his eyes opened wider and wider,
until when be named Kate Carlton, his
eyes shut with snap so quick they
could almost have been heard. Stevens
now seemed to enter fully into his plans
and they arranged tue minutiac without
difficulty.
The nexl week was 6I,d for tho ao-
complishment.
On the appointed morning Stevens
was to present himself at the school as
a messenger from the city with the IN.
tsIligrncs of the severe illness of Mrs.
Carlton, and request for tue immedi-
ate attendance OF the daughter. lie
was to convey her by carriage to the
riv r where they would take the steam
bat to New York, aud Bromley would
jiin them the same evening, at a place
e. bs appointed by Stevens. Every
thing promised success, and the clergy
man whom Stevens had promised. W..