The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-10
:. . 9. 4opular Galt.
CHAPTER vi.
THE INTERv VIEW.


II Notwithstanding the political excitement
that pervaded the town, the murder of the
goldsmith created great sensation. The
crcumstantial evidence which criminated
bis. nephew was deemed conclusive, even
by the young mans most intimate friends.
or his present retirement, nothing was
known, and his escape and subsequent alb
sepce were regarded as but an admission of
guilt But as nothing further was ascer-
ment among the townsmen gradually aba
ted, and finally ceased altogether. Still
there was one heart which yet bled with the
wound, it had caused. Amelia Powell refus-
ed to be .comforted. Her affections were too
deeply lacerated to be easily or speedily
heaied. Her father, by all the ingenuity Of
tenderness, s.rove to mitigate her sorrow;
but; in spite Of ull his exertions, she rapidly
declined in health and spirits.
Mr.. Wadeck was constant visitor at the
mansion Of Colonel Powell. His attentions
to,fAmelia were more marked, and more
persevering, Her father had gently intima-
ted his wish that she should accept the
hand of the indefatigable suitor, and the
daughter, with a desire to please him, had
liberated, rather than accepted his address,
es. To her, the world and life seemed but
ablank; she had nothing further to live for,
but to make those happy around her. She
had reluctantly resigned the hope of ever
meeting Robert again. He had deceived her
as'to his true character, and her heart was
broken, her affections we're wrecked. With
out any definite purpose of accepting his
hand, Amelia had endeavored toregard with
out loathng,.the man to whom her father
wished to unite her. She was still true to
the noble, beautiful idea of truth and good
ness which she had embodied in the churac-
ter of her lover. The vessel was broken,
but the IDEAL still existed in her heart. @
About four weeks after the events related
in the preceding chapters, Waldeck was
seated in the, back parlor.; II was evening,
and a fickering light threw its faint rays on
the ahaggard features Of the goldsmith. He
had grown paler and thinner than when we
last saw him. He was uneasy and nervous
as he attempted with an unsteady hand to
turn the leaves OF an account book. Unable
to- fxrhis mind upon, the business which
claimed his attention, he rose and paced the
room But "a vision Of horror continually
haunted hin:. 81 AT length, wearied with the
4orturing presence Of his own thoughts, he
tooktthe candle and ascended the stairs. AS
Returned into his sleeping apartment, a rust
ling noise disturbed him. '''i s's''" E'- l5. 5
'fsWho is, there's" exclaimed he, in q sud-
dea and nervous tone. y55.sgs-,yI
But no answer was returned. He sesrch-
cd the passage way without making any dis
cpvery.sa Ascribing it to the disordered state
Of bis nerves, he entered his room and
threw. himself upon the bed For an hour
oFnlnorehe tossed about, but sleep came not
tohihnn, ,nntil, Wearied beyond, the endurance
ofsnaEare, he spnk. into an uneasy slumber.
EyeRthsnthe terrible vision ilaunsed him. g., ~
With muttering sounds on his lips, he oc.
casisnally started, ias from fear, and then
grSsnea deeply bls, sp2; si,'5s,1 ,sa3 a Is s.s
THE CANDLE still burned on the table, the
sieklysAame curling reaand the long wick, 90
thatthe room was but dimly lighted. 7 +
Noisslessly the door was opened, and q