The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-07-28


thing. and his house and furniture. and all
is to be sold next week.
The heart OF SEYMOUR beat with a secret
iov Can the reader guess his thoughts!
M le;terr exclaimed John; Il never
wrote you that Mr.. Seymour was dead!''
Yes You did
Never Let me such letter.,
His wife found in her little budget the let
ter. He took it, and said with great round
oath
.Its forgery. | never wrote that wife,
Look at this Mr.. seymour This is letter
some one has written and imposed on my
wife! Buried under great rock! Ha, ha
ha.''
Mr. Seymour calculated Amy. .'Is
this Mr. Seymour. all alivel For You called
him SOP
s.Yes Amyi'' an ,wered S.anhope, smiling.
1t is l. You see | am alive
Il know you now By your voice and the
smile, with all yoar great brown beard and
long hair! How glad Miss Kate will be. for
she loves you yet She was here o-day and
told me sol Then YOU didn't die and leave
your gold to Spanish girls'
Not Bit of itl''
Nor love herr
+ No 1t is all made up tale, Amy. l
have been true 10 Kate in heart and thought
have come home rict--rich enough! So
has John, you will live like aqueen now! So
much for letting him go TO the gold region!
I Aud now | should like to know who wrote
that letter"
/ Il think | can guess with my woman's
wit, said Amy. ut was written by some
BODY that wished YOU dead, and tried TO
make it out YOU were. Now who could be
advantaged by Your death and telling you
loved a Spanish girl. who nursed you, and
/ to whom you left your gold? Nobody but
the man who couldn't get Miss Kate while
she thought you were living and still true to
her. 1t must have been Colling Wippell.-
/ And now | remember he borrowed the letter
you wrote, John, about Mr.. Seymour being
sick ard kept it whole day
"Yes, to copy my hand writing. see II
all, don't You Mr.. Seymourl'
Il think | do. / will lind out if our sus-
pcions are true and give him his reward
! lie was my rival, but | did net suppose he
would descend to 50 base trick to deceive
Miss Trevener?"
..Well, the coast is all very clear to you
now, Mr. seymour" said Amy. "Sbe has
only to sec YOU alive TO be all to you she ever
was, and more to!'
y do not wish her to know that am
! alive Amy Keep it secret. l will board
here wild. You as Mr.. Jones. have plan
to see if she is true and to surprise her"
The week following the sale took place Of
the ,elegant mansion and grounds of Mr..
1revener. Colling Wippel was desirous Of
obtaining the superb abode partly to play OF
a low kind of partial revenge upon Kate, by
possessing her property and introducing as
a wife new mistress into it. But stranger
"a Californian--bid perseveringly and siea-
/ DIV against him. until Wippell deserted the
field, and the place was knocked down to Mr.
J. Jones cash $4,000.
Nobody knew Mr. J Jones, as John How
ell was his proxy and bid for him.
By the terms of the sale Mr.. Trevener and
his daughter were to remain in the house
eight days.
TIE money aid by Mr.. Jones went to the
creditors Mr. Trevener the next day went
/ to New York TO seek private board in plain
! style for himself and daughter, and try and
/ find book keepers place. So low had he
/ fallen.
| The evening Of the day which he left,
as our hero was planning with Amy and John
at the Inn how he should make himself
+ know to Miss Trevener, the door opened and
/ she entered She was drawing back on be-
holding the strangers, but John shorn of his
/ heavy beard stepped forth and said
/ do not be afraid of Us Miss Trevener. l
/ hope you welcome me back
.sOh, yes, sirl" she said, with hesitation;
'but more-oh. more welcome if he who
had gone with you had also returned with
j youl''
These words were said in low voice. so
as not TO be heard by the bearded stranger;
but Sanhope heard them. aud they made his
+ heart thrill with 10y. She now looked to-
wards him and said, with mingled JOY and
! sorrow:
.sSir, heard that the purchaser of my
fathers home was boarding at this Inn.
waiting for US to vacate the premises.
presume YOU are the gentleman, from des
cription. | called to ask Mistress Amy to
say to you that [ will leave them this
evening and give you possession; as It better
becomes my fortune to remain at the lnn'
and not keep the rightful owner out Of it
You are therefore at liberty 10 occupy it as
soon as you please.
Stanhope turned away his face to conceal
his emotion She waited for a reply, which
he could not trust himself to make, for he
felt that a. soon as he should speak he should
betray himself-his heart was so full OF pity,
love. ioy-all commingled. He crossed the
room and whispered brokenly to Amy:
..Ter her who-who | am Break the
news-gently, gently
He then fastened from the apartment and.
burst into food Of tears as soon as he
was away by himself.
Miss Kate" said John. II have news to
tell you. Now prepare brave strong hear.
to hear it! The letter about Mr.. Seymour's
death | never wrote--Il is a forgery"
Isis he then not dead?'
"Be calm. He recovered; he is alivep'
..Where?' she gasped-
"Alive and well. and will be here eie long!
Don't pale and trembls So This is good,
not bad neHsr'
do you mock met
Not for the worlds goldl He came with
me from California, aud boarded in New
York with me-