The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-09-20


employed an agent to transact her busi-
ness, but thinking him too lenient, has
taken it into her own hands
Sedley hurried back to his sisters ho-
ping to reach there before she and Clar-
ibel had set out on their shopping ex-
cursion. He was just in time. Mrs.
Onslow equipped for her walk, entered
the drawing room by one door, as he
entered it by another.
you are in season to accompany u.s.
said his sister.
Instead of noticing her remark, he
said that he wished to see Miss Larpcnt
alone, few minutes
She smiled Significantly, glanced with
pleasure beaming eyes towards Claribel +,
and left the room.
1t was evident that Miss Larpent's
thoughts were similar to Mrs. Onslow's.
There was an abruptness in Sedley,s
manner, she thought, in approaching
the subject, which might have been dis
pcnsed with, bat it was nothing more
than she had reason to expect, as that
very morning she had heard his sister
remark, that Scdley was growing more
and more eccentric every day
AS soon as his sister had withdrawn,
he entered at once on the subject.
What | have to say said he must
be embarrassing to you as well as tc
myself
Having proceeded thus far, he stopped
short, for the way that Claribel KEEP
her eyes fastened on the carpet, togcth
er with the joy and cxultation which she
could not entirely prevent manifestine
itself in her countenance, caused the
suspicion to flash upon his mind, that
she was anticipating something quite
different from what he had to say to her.
The sooner, he thought, that she was
undeceived the better.
When | left here about an hour
ago, said he, we had been speaking of
the governess in my sisters employ, |
believe
Yes,' said she, with look of sur
prise.
Was her name mentioned =
No, and though | felt so much in
terested about her, didn't think to in
quire.'
1t is Lindsay
Miss Larpent started and changed
color, but did not speak.
You understand why she was in
want of money. Here is what is due
you from her for the next quarters
rent
And she commissioned you to pay
to
'No, I volunteered my services, her
mother being SO unwell that she could
not leave her
You might think said she, that !
should refuse to take the money. Il
you did, you will be disappointed. My
refusal would not raise me in your esti
nation, for after what has happened, !
cannot rate your powers of discrimina.
ton so low, as to imagine that you
have not only been able to pierce the
veil of duplicity, which, at certain times
l have condesccnded to draw around me
but that you can conjecture the motives
by which | was actuated Henceforth
we shall, of course, meet as strangers
and cannot new, as shall have nc
other opportunity, spare myself the
pleasure of telling you, that had L sue
ceeded in my design | should at the
same time, that enjoyed my triumph,
spurned you from my feet
The looks and attitude of Nemesis
herself, when abou to execute the dir
est revenge, could have appeared little
less vinjictive than those of the beauti-
full Claribel, as she pronounced these
last words. Scdloy was too much as
to nished to attempt to reply, and before
he had recovered himself, she was gone.
From that time, Mrs. Onslow sought
every opportunity to cultivate the ac-
quaintance of Miss Lindsay, which soon
led to warm and sincere friendship.
Miss Lindsay's father had been a
prosperous merchant, and within a short
time before he died, the family had
lived in aflluence. Having sustained
heavy losses few months previous tc