Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-21
CHATTER Y.

CHAPTER V.
RETURNED to the village with tempest
raging in my breast. This, then. was the
result of my chance visit to the place! In
two days had fallen in love with woman
told her that | loved her-been answered
MS | should have been-and was going away
forever! What a pretty subject for 70
manceW muttered, with despairing sneeys:
Eyes. Mr. Wadsworth, you have made fool
of yourself. 1t is best that yon should go
back to your law-books."
But | did not recover from my pain by
these woeful sarcasms. The wondering look
the quick exclamation of the young lady,
in a tone of so much outraged pride-remain-
ed. When reached the village was perfect
ly wretched.
Then came the recollection of Wescot to
put the finishing stroke to my mental excite
ment How had triumphed in the thought
that would make him disgorge his fraud-ac-
quircd wealth How / had thrilled with the
idea that. in open court, before the whole dis
trict. would charge him with forgery and
perjury! How. even if Miss Peterborough
did not regain her property, | would brand
the miserable knave with the ineffacable
marks of public seorn and loathingi
And now | was punished. He was secure
the arms had collected were taken from
my hands-be triumphed, and the orphan
childred would feel all the woes of poverty,
while he was rolling in wealth and luxury /!
The thought stung me TO madness. / could
not leave the country without telling this
man to his teeth that he was knave. / or
dercn my carriage again, and determined to
go to his house.
| do not know what special providence
made me think of passing the quarter of an
hour necessary to harness my horse in exam
ming the will filed by Wescot in the clerk s
aTfs. Of Ia Tha
near the tavern, and | went thither and re-
quested the official to show me the paper. He
very obligingly complied. aud | read il atten-
lively. There was nothing To find fault with;
every thing was perfectly regular. 1t was in
plain and busineSs-like handwriting-per-
fectly common place, as of an Indifferent per-
son. who had written it from dictation. Twas
about to return it to the clerk, when suddenly
my eyes were rivetcd upon the upper left
hand corner of the sheet Then my glance
dartcd to the date-a sort OF tremor passed
over my frame-I think the clerk must have
observed my emotion. Subduing every evil
dence OF il. however, | gave him the paper.
strolled out of the courthouse, went TO the
tavern and entered my vehicle. Gathering
up the reins set off toward Hockey nj a flu
rious gallop. Boniface must have given mp
all hopes of ever receiving payment of his bill.
But did not think of trites- glowed with
vague triumph. IN ten OF ulleeu minutes
was Mt Wescot's door.
Fe received me in the library. His keen
and sinister eye took in every detail OF my
person. and asked, before he spake. what bus
mess brought me.
II viii first tell you my name, Sir" / said.
with ill-concealed disgust, n | thus found N.Y.
self in presence of the forger; lit is Wads-
worth. represent Mr. Josiah Green, of -,
counsel for Miss Etlenboroagh."
saw a slight pallor invade his cheek.
well. ST. your basiness!f he muttersd.
"It relates to the will 81 the late Mr. Ellen
borough; aud yesterday / obtained the requi-
site papers for instituling legal proceedings.
The character Of the proposed proceedings
will probably surprise you, Sir"
What proceedings. Sirl' be said Ia a blus-
tering tone; land what do You mean! Miss
Eilenboroagh thea means To st up her claim
does she. So she's not content with the char
ity bestowed on b, by . deceased 81 anu I
try aud lay hands GA hts property after his
death must she, Yon aud your employer
this Green-must have plenty of leisure
time 10 hunt up these parties aud prosecute
tn ir impudent claim ~
Nv face flushed with Indignation be thus
spoke OF Miss Eilenboroagh. bot remained
coal. saw that be bad deliberately adopted
clustering tone 10 trighten me.