The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-04-23


teristics of a weil-conditioned watering place.
But there was pure air, an open sea, good
bathing, and--what was most essential to
person in my condi,ion-pcrfect quiet
here, IN walking, swimming, reading and
"nung, passed three very happy weeks.
At the end of this time made the acquaint.
anee of the clergyman of the parish With
hln, and with his wife and daughter was
soon on excellent terms, and should prob
ably have become more intimate, but that
the attention of the family was entirely alb
sorbed in an approaching event-the mar.
rlage Of the young lady to Mr. Hugh e.
yyn, the son of the principal partner in a
London banking firm. The wedding was
10 take place within n fortnight after my
ilrst introduction to them. She was n girl
full Of animal spirits, and apparently madly
IN love with her future husband, whom she
had met the previous season in London
while on visit to her aunt, and about
whom she was never tired Of talking Tho
wedding day was fixed for Thursday, and
Hugh was coming down on Tuesday night,
and should be introduced 10 him, and we
should like each other so much after their
marriage, should come and stay with them
at the villa, at Richmond, which Huch's ia.
ther had given them, and so on, and so on.
until began to oe rather bored by the con.
slant repetition of Hugh's name, and TO pre-.
conceive dislike of him.
The long looked for Tuesday night arriy.
ed. dined at the parsonage and we sat
anXiously until the last train had come in.
but Mr. EIvyn did not come by it. The
"Wednesday morning passed, and it was not
until late in the afternoon of that day that
the Eivyns, father and son, arrived at Plen.
mouth. l walked to the parsonage in the
evening, and was introduced to them, and
then learned that their departure from town
had been delayed, owing to the discovery of
some heavy forgeries on the bank, which
through an anonymous letter, the writer OF
which promised, in the event Of certain un.
named events happening, as was believed
they would, TO name the forger. My pre-.
conceived dislike TO Mr.. Hugh Elyyn was
not done away with by his personal appear
ance or manner. He was good looking,
certainly-tall, well made, and with fine,
black hair and white teeth. But his eyes
were set very deeply in his head {; he had a
shifting, unsettled glance, never looking up
into your face; and his manner, even to-.
wards Anne Vaughn, his betrothed, was
nervous and constrained.
The next morning all the inhabitants
were dressed in their best the three bells of
the church tried their utmost 20 make a
merry peal and as the bridal party advanc-
ed, young girls strewed flowers in their
path.
L Joined the party at the church door
Mr.. Vaughn, who was about to perform the
service himself, hurried before us to put on
his robes, and we had just formed in semi
circle round the altar tails, when tall, thin
man, dressed in a tightly buttoned blue
frock coat, advanced. l recognised him at
once as a "plain clothes" member of ,he
metropolitan police, who, the year before,
had been instrumental in regaining some pa
pers which had lost. He stepped forward.
and bowing % the elder Mr.. Elvyn, gave
him Good morning"
Hello, Martin !" said the old gentleman.
" followed me here! News, already 2"
" Yes, sir" replied The man. lfyou and
the young gent II just step outside with me,
I've word to say to you"
"Wait until the ceremony's over" said
the old gentleman {; but on being urged and
told it " wouldn't take ninute," he passed
his arm through his sons and they went
out into the porch.
followed him closely, and no sooner
we're we clear of the church than Martin
said, "Very disagreeabe, this, sir, but bnsi-
ness is business" Then turning to Hugh
Elvyn, he added, as he grpped him by the
elbow, Sir, you're my prisoner ~
L never shall forget the abjcct look of
mingled rage and despair that passed across
the young mans face as he heard these
words. As for the father he stood perfectly
agbast, and it was some moments before
lie muttered, What does this mean 2"
"Only this, sir" replied Martin, a sec.
ond anonymous letter, in the same hand
writing as the first, came to the bank after
you left on Tuesday night, and according TO
your instructions, | opened it. 1t named
MIR. Hugh Elvyn as the forger Of the docu.
ments, and the writer gave an address where
further proof could be found. / went there
ut once and saw the writer of the letter,
heard certain evidence, and took the party
TO Bow street. Upon what she stated, upon
her oath, the magistrate issued a warran.
which I've got in my pocket now" ...
She !" exclaimed the father. "Was it
a woman, thenP e.. ssr-....
s. 1t was, sir" responded Martin, briefly,
Ellen Monroe by name" a.. .,..... .