Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-29
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ONE OF TIE BEST STORIES EVER
PUBLISHED.
THE EXPERIEN CES
OF SUSAN CHASE.
ny TIE AUTHOR or THE HEIR TO ASHLEY
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TIE PRIZE WON

Twelve months more passed away, and I'm
ma, Carnagie's strange plans were bearing
fruit. Mr.. Carnagie had lost no time. The
very ship which had brought home Susan had
also brought certain instructions from Mr..
Carnagie TO bis solicitor, and he had followed
them later An action was forthwith CON-
menced against Captain Charl-"CaInngie
vs.. Chard." 1t was undetended on the trial,
and judgment and damages were suffered to
60 by defaal,. Then came the proceedings
before the House Of Lords, and in the eurly
spring, seventeen months after her departure
from her husbands home, Mrs. Carnagie was
pronounced to have forfeited all claims to his
name forever During the proceedings Mrs.
Carnagie had resided with one Of her brothers
for Ursula had been bitter, un!oTGlvinE AID
vehement.
Before the divorce was finally prorounccd,
Susan and Ursula wcreiuvited 10 spend some
time with an aged relative in Wales
They accepted it readily, glad. 10 be away from
their own neighborhood for while. Ursula,
was won't TO declare, every time she went
out, that the people looked at her. as to re-
mind her that she was the sister OF Mrs. Car
magic. They were away three months, and
the chief change which they found on Their re-
turn was that the rector had obtained SIX
months, leave Of absence, aud stranger was
residing in the rectory and otfcatingf for him.
On the following day-Sunday-they went
to church as usual. The new clergyman had
lust ascended to the readingdesk Susan
looked at him she rubbed her eyes and look
again it was surely Mr.. Leicester, whom she
had left in Barbadoes And now their guze
met and there was no mistake.
! Il like him very much," cried Ursula, allu.
! ding to the new Clergyman, as they were walk
| ing home from church after service. Il won.
der who he is"
II can tell you," said Susan. "My. Leices-
ter know him, Ursula"
"You! Where have you known hmi"
"In Barbados he had church there
II was to his house was removed from Mr..
Carnagie's You have forgotten the name,
perhaps. 1t was his sister, Mrs. Freeman,
who nursed me through the fever. They
we're very kind 20 me, and am under great
obligations TO them"
as he married, this Mr.. Leicester 7"
"No-at least be Was not then"
There was lady in the parsonage pew"
A quick step behind them-a step Susan
thought she remembered-and she turned
round to find h0r hand taken by Mr.. Leices-
ter, tall, fine man, with an intellectual coun-
tenauee. What with old recollections, aud
perhaps conscious present feelings, Susan felt
that her face became one crimson glow, us be
held her hand and looked into 1t.
"My sister Ursula" she said, turning II
away. II do not know when have been &c
much surprised as to day. Mr.. Leicester"
10 see me officiating 10 your own parish,
be laughed, "when you left me far away moi
so very long ago?"
"Haye you come over on leave OF aosence!'
al have come for good. Ny health hal
been very Indifferent for twelve mouths past
so resigned my appointment there. ] an
in expectation Of preferment in England, 6u
meanwhile this offered. and took 1t "
Wbeu they arrived AZ their bouser be en-