Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-05-05

P0A lay 4
would be a good e1ase for one of thos
lorg, moonlight raDles which they use,
to have together mid times.
"Ah, coward (! b yourself?"
Well, | do notcyen think then
should be afraid. have never harmed
any n of these splits, and why SHOULD
they harm me -eyesupposibg there t.
be such things? b whereabouts Is thu
dungeon where tlejay the lady Of Hugh
Gayeston lived andied =?
" Come and see Fou are so brave
The stone steps areafe, although some
what decayed, andou have little te
dread, except the dip and vermin.
ConstaHce eEcouered these too often
to fear either andlcking up her white
dress, she olloweher young brother
with light and ace steps and they
passed out of the light sunshine into
those vaults, whichIr years no feet but
their W had venEed tic tread. But
the innocent are fetess.
What a capit echo r said Con
stance, singing a fdlines of some sweet
melody, while the q walls which had
often wrung with sound Of wild cries
and groans. never, lrhaps gave back so
glad a strain. But strikes very cold,
brother"
"Shall we go ba then 2"
"Oh, no, not no; but which way lay
the dungeon? Al are you sure that
you can thread allhese passages again
on your return.
20 be sure oinot, there is a short
er path, which leal US at the back
Here we are at laPa
And the key llded slowly to the
touch. while he ME his sister remain
without for a few putes. until some Of
the toul ar had belpen>Gitted to escape.
And this" saiGonstance, was the
grave Of thSdy Of Hugh Caves
tom"
" Yes, see here ] &ser5 marks on tie
stones, which are woIaway, 1t IS saIu,
by the unceasingneswith which she
knelt and supplicatedeayen for mercy.
And there is somethi written on the
wall, most likely by 9 unhappy lady
herself /; but it is noiwholIy illegible.
How should you likeConstance, to be
shut up here tor an hr ~ tsa
6 Oh, l should not nd | should then
have time t~olexamine we'll, and try and
make out this mysteras writing. Poor
creature; what she lst have suffered,
shut out frompthe glous sunlight and
the free air for so mg yearsl while l,
who have remained he only so short q
time, already sicken it. 1t must have
been very terrible t after all, would
rather have been thedy upon her death
bed, than the stern ma Hugh Gavestonl'
81 wonder wheth she was really
false to him." said Yaon, while a fierce
frown gathered dark npon his young
brow; if so, shedeseed her fate"
mo matter for thanow-let Us hope
not !; orif it was so, lat her sufferings
atoned for her crimeS
And as she stood iahat lonely place
with her white garm(ts, and bright "a
diant face, one mightlmost have taker
her for an angel.
Vernon was standg upon the greer
sward In front of th{castle about hal.
an hour, after the consrsation above mar
rated had taken plac-when a man OF
horseback passed raplly along the roa,
in the direction Of Gyeston House, TIN
modern residence of 10 family, but catch
ing a glimpse Of the yung heir, he paus
ed suddenly, and salusd him by name.
Thank goodness have been unfor
tunate enough to med you, Mr.. Caves
tom" 5aga
@What, Mostyn ~ laid the boy. An
your master, Percy DIifford-is he a
ready arrived 2"
no, 0 neyr vii l fear but b
pleased to read thll note, here, which re
quires an immediad answer" Sc
Vernon tore it kpen ; it was date
from a town about lily miles off, wher
the writer was dying, as he said, an
.entreated Gayestoi to lose no time i
coming to him-bt on no account t
mention the Circumstance to Constanc
as after all, the decor had not qaiteagiN
enfup all hopes Of his recovery, and
was useless to agiAte her unnecessarily
'rfphis is my ans yer, exclaimed VeI
non, leaping on the back Of his steet
which he unfastend forIthat purpose
You a proceed On toI the house, g
some refreshments, and ftllow me at you
leisure"
But Mostyn protested himself not to (
in the least tired and itwas agreed th;
Vernon should think Of Isome excuse
account for his absence to Constanc
and write as soon as possible to prevel
her feeling uneasy. Mosyn had Just b
gan to tell his young companion some
the particulars of Chfford's illness. whe
he pulling SO suddenly, that the nor
reared back, and had neatly thrown BIZ
by Joye r said he. rs had almo
forgotten /; but she is a brave girl.n
And entering the cottage Of one of b
tenants, he wrote a hasty billet to his s.
ter-and another, accompanied by a Ike
to Mrs. Brown, the housekeeper at Gave
toms, which he charged the man to
sure and lose no time in delivering, 81
ing him a handsomereward for bis pair
and once again they were on horsebat
and rushing on GkaTfaRgipd.