The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-19

ed. rsyoltsd against IL. On the day % tho
inquest, aher il was over, hs came 20 condolc
With me-hypoerite land suddenly said %
him, 'that bottle Of laudAnum which you
keep IN your dresslngroom was away fTomt
Il the evening before Tom died, where WA
IitP lie turned aS white as ashes his lips
we're ghnsly and uemulous az they suove
TO say il was not away from Il so far a. he
knew. That look alone would be aufieieJt
I 70 prove his guilt. ] said no more, only
gazed steadily az him, and he turned away
| could Ret. be the frat 70 ueouse him he had
been my husband had any one else done 40
/ should have said what knew. came
down here the next day, with my dreadful
seeretI he comes sometimes, but We have
lived Rh-tstranged life ever since, and sho Is
here, my keeper
Mr.. Kngo now leaned his head upon bis
hand.
Yes, am here with my dreadful secret,
she reiterated, and he IL living IN a Whirl Of
gayety, Of sin. sometimes wonder whether
It ia burdsnsome upon him also. in tho silence
Of the accusing mig h.
"A dreadful secret indeed = he echoed. wip-
ing his brow. Caroline, why did you tell Il
mep
Not for you 10 accuse and betrAy him
not to repeat.again when once this eonyer- =.
saton Is over, you can bury Il in the solitude
Of your breast and leave him to his conscience
and the future. But Teould not 20 to my
grave without telling you what has sent mo
there.
Mr.. Rage sat thinking thinking over tho
chain Of events from their commencement.
The foolish marriage Of Mr.. Canterbury with
this young girl the upjus, will the danger.
Gus clause Of the fortune reverting to her.
should the child die Yes, dangerous Mrs
Dawkes had called il by As right name dan
gerous should abe marry needy aud un.
serupulous second husband
oh, it was an awful temptation he e1-
claimed aloud. awful awful to such a one o.
Dawkes Poor mani
You sny poor man" DO you pity him
Not his guilty weakness in yielding to i,,
not his wicked sin hut pity him for lis
exposure 10 the temptation. Better that Mr..
Canterbury had left his money to his daugh-
ters, amer the child better he bad leh it to
the country hospital.
Did you think o. this horrible contingent
oy when you urged me- almost with a prayer,
not tc inherit afIer my childT
do not reeur 10 what thought, he sharp
ly cried, rs IL the question struck an unpleas-
ant chord within him. II am given to Fights
Of fancy, and don't know what ! have
thought
Mr.. Kage rose took her bands as before,
and bent over her. i shall come in state to
the front entrance tomorrow, Caroline, and
pay you formal visits as though We had not
met since you left London
Since the day Of my boys funeral she re-
peated. DO SOL she will be in the room oil
the timei there is no chance for any visitor
being allowed to see me alone. Good night.
good night 1--WE shall not meet many times
ia this world
Caroline he fingered to whisper, an anxious
look arising to his own face, are you prepaf.
"a g. sl.- ,.-'., -
Il think OF il as rest nom weai, so,,v-,
l think OF il as a loving place Of pardon and
peacci wish was better llted for IT,
why do YOU not send for Mr.. Rhrort p
'Sho would not let him eome--not 10 see
me alone
She must let him she shall let him.
Let me get the will made first, and / shall
be HsaEa- -At-RaSe.'
Good night, MY dear child. Keep up your
spirits
Mrs Ddwkcs touched bell, aud Fry came
flying out of a room at the end ofthe corridor.
one close to the new baize door. Thomas
Kage saw the door as he looked that way.
Fry conducted him down the dusty stairs.
aud out at the rusty doors and he went on
his way lost in pondering over what the
night had brought forth.
II.
Once moss a. stately funeral issued from,
the Rock. II was in May, Mrs. Dawkes had
fingered longer than expected by herself, by
her medical attendants, or by Mr.. Rufori,
who, toward the last, had been much with
her. A Atelegruphic message, sent By his sis
ter, appriscd Major Dawkes that the end was
nj hand but he did not hurry himself to obey
Il, and arrived when the Closing scene waS
over. Mr.. Rhfort put into his hands note
left By his wiEei it simply gave directions for
her funeral, mentioning those she wished to
attend it and desiring that the Miss Canter-
burys should be at the Rock the day it took
place.
MINOR Dawkes was all susvity. Had his
ate wife wished the whole parish should he
here, he would cordially have invited them.
The magnificent mansion, with its costly APP
pendages, and eight or ten thousand year,
was golden nugget for Mhjor Dawkes to
have dropped into-and that there was any
doubt that he had dropped into itf never for