Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-05-01
From Household Words.l
TWO COLLIE G. e FRIENDS
Continued from last Week.)
CHApTFR Ju
CHAPTER III.

Wilmington took the offered hand II knew
your heart could not be really changed" he
said, ''as you tried to make it appear. You are
1 Ill, Arthur; your brain is too much excited ]
VIII not let you get up so early, or take sucl
exercise. 1t will put you into fever Let me
feel your pulse, and you owe me my first
fee"
The pulse was galioping; the cheek alter
nately flushed and paled.
This is beyond my present skill" said Win
nington, shaking his head. "You must apply
to the nearest doctor for advice"
you are very kind my dear Wilmington, as
you always are; but don't think medicine will
be of much avail
But you will see the doctor?"
Whatever you like" replied Arthur now
quite submissive to his friends directions
And you will write to Lucy quietly, sobery
She IL be alarmed if you give way to your dreams
of wealth" said Wilmington.
And AladdIn's Palace and the sa,ary?" re
piled Arthur, with smile. "Well, / will be as
subdued as can, and the note shall be ready
| for you in time.''
He took the pen as he spoke, and common
ced letter Wilmington looked Mt him, but
more IN sorrow than in anger. There wa.
something in the pertinacious offer of Arthur to
accompany him which displeased him. "He
watches me" he SAID, "as if afraid of my wills
pering word of what | know, TO the Warleighs
| shall reach London i'll time, and carry a spec
linen of the ore with me- The clock struck
one. "You don't seem very quick in writing
Arthur. Perhaps you will leave the letter on
the table. | am going to bed.
"No-Just five minutes-and tell her, Win
nington-tcll her that / am unchanged; that
riches. rank, position-nothing will alter my af.
fection-" a-e M
"And that You will come to see her soonl"
Eyes; when have been to London"
I Niunnuton startad .. nd yha,, 10
! there!'
'In two days. / will come to Warwick shire
on my retnrn-perhaps before you have gone
back TO Oxford"
! 'Ah! that will put all right. That will be a
| renewal of the old time.
| Here's the letter; put it carefully away
have told her l am unchanged You must tell
her so too
Wilmington shook his head, but said nothing.
They joined hands
I ''And now" said Wilmington, farewell, |
didn't think our parting would be like this
But remember, if we should never meet again,
that never changed; no, not for momont in
my affection to you
why shouldn't we meet again? Do you
think me very ILL" inquired Arthur
don't know. There are thoughts that come
upon us, we don't know why. 1t wasn't of
your health was thinking But there are ma
ny unexpected chances in life. Farewell. You
SINH get up III the morning..
They parted for the night. Arthur, instead
OF going to bed, looked out upon the moor. A
wild and desolate scene it was, which seemed to
have some attraction for him, for which it was
difficult TO account. When he had sat an hour
perhaps tws hours, for he took no note of time
in perfect stiffness, observing the stars, winch
threw strange light upon the heath, he tho't
he heard a creaking on the rckety old stairs, as
of some one slipping on tiptoc down. He stood
up at his window, which commanded view of
the top of the wooden porch. Stealthily look
ing round, as if in fear of observation, he saw
man with a lanthOrn cautiously held before him,
emerge from the house, and walk rapidly away. "a
He turned off towards the left. Over his shout
der he carried Il pickaxc and a spade. They
shone fitfully in the light. He passed down
the declivity towards the waterfall, and then
disappeared.
Next morning Mt six o'clock, the old woman,
on coming to her daily work, found the door
the latch. On the table she saw note, and
took it upstairs. She knocked at Arthur door.
Come in" he said. SIS that you Winning
ton? l shall get up in moment"
NO, EUR, the young gentleman be gone, and
l thought this here letter might be of conze-
quence."
Arthur took the letter, and, by the grey light
of dawn; read as follows:
II am going TO leave you, dear Arthur, and
feel that did not part from you 20 kindly as |
wished | don't like to show my feelings; for
i'll fact have so little command of Them that
am always afraid you will despise me for my
weakness. | will give your messages and your
letter to Lucy. i will tell her you arc coming
soon. Even now the dawn is not far off, and
l am going before the hour l told you; tor will
not allow YOU, in your present state of health;to
accompany me to Hawsleigh. 1t is to London
| am going o! pardon me for going. / think
it my duty to 60 You will think so, too, when
you reflect 1fthey are surprised at my absence
(for | may be detained) explain to them where
l am gone | should have told you this last
night, but did not dare, Dear Arthur, think
kindly of me. l always think affectionately of
you W. H."
''IIe should have signed his name in full, )"
said Arthur, and laid the letter under his pillow
ITO LondOn-tO the attorney-with specimens
of the ore. | shall get to town before him, in
spite of his early rising.
There a smile upon his face, and he get
up in hurry. :.
"He can't have been long gone" he said to
the old woman 'for the nk'he wrote was not
dry"
Il thought saw him as came" she replied,
"a long way across the heath; but praps it was
bush, or maybe a cow. | don't know but it
was very like him."
After breakfast he hurried to the village The
drunken shoemaker was earning farther title
to that designation, and was speechless in bed,
with bandagc over his head; which some one
had broken the night before. The money Win
nington had paid him for earting his luggage,
was answerabe for his helpless condition
There was no other horse or vehicle in the place
So, moody and disconnected, Arthur returned.
put shirt in each pocket of his coat, and pro-
ceeded on foot to Hawsleigh. He arrived there
at one o'clock. The post-wagon had started at
ten. The shoemaker had carefully instructed
the driver TO convey Winnngton's luggage to
Exeter and as he only logged on at the rate of
four miles an hour, and loitered besides on the
way, he was not to wait for his passenger, who
would probably walk on a few miles, and take
his scat when he was tired.
There was no conveyance in Hawsleigh rap
i'll enough to overtalle vehicle which travelled
even at so slow pace as four miles an hour,
with the advantage of three hours start; and
once in the coach at Exeter, there was no posi-.
Ality of contending with such rapidity oe loco
motion. 1t would take him to London in q lit
tls more than FIVE days.
Arthur, however, discovered that a carrier $
cart started at three O'Clock for the village of
Oakfeld, twelve miles onward on the Exeter
road. He was in such state of excitement and
anxiety to get on, that rest in one place was in
tolerable: and though he knew that he was not
yard advanced in reality by awaiting himself
of this chance as after all he would have to wait
somewhere other for the NEXT mornings post
wagon he psid small fee for the carriage OF a