Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-09-30

THE BROKER UNMASKED.
One morning the widow was summon
ed into her parlor very early. A stran-
ger sat there, shrewd, misunderstanding
man whom she had never seen before
He appeared as if laboring under some
nervous arrangement.
Madam, said he, presenting sigma
ture, the rest of the paper being covered
with his hands, do you know that wri-
tingr
Certainly, / do; it is my husbands.
No man ever wrote more singular hand.
'Will you oblige me by bringing some
of his letters, that / may compare them
The letters were brought; the sigma
ture was like-just as exact and peculiar.
Madam, said the gentleman, / found
that writing fresh on my dressing table,
the sand not yet having dried up the ink.
/ found it last night when l returned
home. 1t contains intelligence that no
one but your husband and / were aware
of. Did he ever tell you, madam, that l
bought shares in the M road for
him?
Never replied Mrs. Danvers, grow
ing little cold.
'Such was the fact, however, and /
knew your husband too well to think he
ever spoke of it to a living soul, and yet
l find something here about it, written in
his style. The fact is, madam, those
: shares have gone up unprecedentedly,
and were your husband alive, he would
!, be rich man again. Now, was it his hand
, that wrote and signed this document
The widow felt decided chill, now,
the subject was so unearthly, the voice of
the man so solemn.
q Really, it is very mysterious, she
said, family.
Very. am in maze myself, / con-
fess. Thought would call in and speak
:. of it. As to the business, l will see you
= again good-morning, madam
oh, motherp cried Ella, a moment
after, running pale, frightened, and al
most breathless into the room; 'you
must turn that impudent fellow out of the
house, indeed you must
What impudent fellow, daughter ?
Mr., Mr.-the broker cried Ella
= forgetting bis name. He, he insulted
me; caught me in his arms, and said he
loved me dearly.
y The cheeks of Mrs. Danyers blazed.-
. Her heart beat as if it would leap from
her body.
IA Ella, Ella, did be ever do this before
p Never, never sobbed Ella, now cry
y ing outright. I'll liked the man wei
y enough, but, but, l never dreamed of hi
taking such liberties. And, as l wa
81 going out of the door, he caught me an
" and kissed me, ever so many times
The wretchp The mothers eye
=, were blazing. Come, Ella, 90 with N
and confront this wicked man; he mut
leave the house Immediately
- She raised her eyes. The 'wicke
man stood before her, inside the doc
audaciously smiling.
Sir, sir, my daughter and myself ha1
been wronged and insulted. Oh, n
husband-Chauncey, wh~aaid you lea
~ me? Alas know not whom to trus
Madam, what have l done? ask
''O the broker, lifting his eyebrows, inn
Gently.
Taken advantage of an unprotect
" woman, sir; how dared you speak to +
child in the manner you did?
anu Il protest. 1 do not see that ha
FPS been guilty of the least improprie
madam
Ella, did understand you?'
IL. He insulted me, mamma
But madam, preposterous me
,;sh ly told the grid loved her-so
-, | have the right, think. To you
,;nn the same thing / love you, more Il
language can express. This young Il
:, - I took the liberty to kiss; by your lea
-, I will take the same sweet token Fl
I'M, your lips, Also
Sir !! man what do you mean? ]
- - language is audacious this conduc
,ord unbearable. If you do not leave
.uoa sir, i shall cali for help
-, my dear Mrs. Danvers.'
,oo,. 'Will you leave the room, sir 2
49, No, madam. solemnly declare
/ regard this room and everything
mart as my absolute property returned
n 20 broker, composedly.
=, .ho Oh, dear, mother, the man is n
-, he viii murder us allp cried Ella, shr
10 e ing in alright to the farthest corns
49, the room.
! tel, And to prove this, | farther say