The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-14

sr know how his hopes Of enriching me had pei
ishcd.
oaAPrER LII
lie was taken 10 the Police Court next lay. an
would have been Immediately committed for tria
but that II was necessary to send down for an Of
officer Of the prison-ship from which he had ono
escaped to spcak to his identity. Nobody dOu II
ell "; but COmpcysOn, who had meant b. dcpDs
10 II, was tumblng on the tides, dead, anil
happened that there was nOt at that time TrisO
officer in London who could give tho require,
evidence. had gone direct 10 Mr.. Jaggcrs n
his private house, on INV arrival overnight IN re-
tain his as-is ance. and Mr.. Jalagers ON the pris
oner's behalf would admit nothing. 1t was "a,
sole resource, for he told me that the use mus
be- over in five minutes when tho witn,ss wa
there, and that no power on earth could proven
its going against us.
impaired to Mr.. Jaggera my design Of korp-
| ing him in ignorance Of the fate Of his wealth
Mr.. Jaggcrs was querulous AMI angry wi.h ~
for having 'let il slip through my fingers and
/ said we must memorialize bv-snd-bv, aud try 4
all events for some Of il. But he did not concc
. from me that althou III there might be man,
! cases in which the forfeiture would not hc cxac .
] cd, there were no e. rcumStanccs IN this case 4,
make II one &C them. ] understood that We y
| well. ] was not related TO the outlaw, or co :
ncctcd with him Ivy any recognizable tir; he hls
| put his hand to no writing or settlement in nv
favor before his apprehension, and 10 do 50 nov,
would be lille. ha no claim. and finally e.
solved, and ever aitprwarl ahidcl by thr rrsllu.
tiun, that my heart should never he sickcn a
with the hopeless task OF attempting to establish
| one.
There appeared to bc reason for snrposn IA At
| the drowned informer had hoped for a reward ont
Of th. forfeiture, and hal Obtained some accurate
| knowledge Of Magwitch' affairs. when his bp w
was found many mile from the SEEM Of hi. ,ls 4.
and 20 horribly dstsurol that hc was only r'.
! Opnizihe by tho cun'cnt1 ~ his pick 49,. not,
Ii .....I1 & a a d
| Among thcae were the nlm' ia hiulin chou q.
in New South Wales where a sum Of money was,
AMI the designation Of certain Ian Is Of tunsil ia
| ble value.
Both these heads Of information were in L.
that Migwiicl, while in prison, gave 10 Il
! Iig,ots, Oi the possessions he supposed shlIl
| inherit Ill, ignorance, poor fellow, a. Ia
| rived him; he never instructed hut that my
| inheritance was quito safe with Mr.. Jaeger,
ad.
After three day " delay, during which tho crown
| prosecution stood over for the production If Ih.
| witness from the prison ship, the witness came,
and completed the easy cas-. llo was committed
q take his trial at the oxt Session, " hch would
! ONE ON in a NTH
| II was at this dark time Of my lf that Her
| 'cri returned home one evening, a guOl dth
asst down, and sud
| "My ii ur Handel fear shall soon have to
| leave you.
Ills partner having prepared mo for that, was
less surprised than he thought.
eve shall lose a fine opportunity If put on
going to Cairo, aud am very much afraid
must go Handel, when you most need me.
"llrrbcrl, shall alway need yor, because
| shall always love you but INV need /, no great
cr now than at another time.
''You will hc So lonely"
81 have not leisure to think Of that" said |.
| "Yuu know that am always with him 10 the
lull extent Of the time allowed, AMI that should
he with him all day long if could. Aud when
! come away from him, you know that my
thoughts are with him.
The dreadful condition 20 which he was
brought was 80 appalling to both Of rs that We
could not refer Ia it in palmer words.
MY dear fellow, said llc-lort, "ic' The urlr
prospect of or separation IT l. very near
bc my ju,tiiicit atom TO troubling YOU about your
self. Have You thought of your iuturci'
"No for have been afraid to think Of any
future"
"But your Gun be dsn's,el indie H. my
dear, dear Handel i, must not be- dismissed. /
wish you would enter on i now, as gs a few
friendly words go, with me"
~ will, -a.d /.
IN this brn.h house Of ours, llmlel, We
must have a.
| saw that his lclincy was avoiding Il tight
word, 80 said, "a clerk
~ clerk. Aud hope it is not at all unlikely
that hc may cNpInd tis clerk Of your lcquInt-
auoc ma, cNpmlcdh into plrtncr. Now, Han
dcl-in Short my dr boy, will you como tn
mc;'
There wa, something chaminslv cordial AMI
cngagin, in the manner in which, after sayin,
"Nuw, Handel, rs il it were the grave begin
ming ui a pprtcnt.HUs cuisines, rNurlum. he hat
suddenly siycuur that tone. stretched ont hi-
honest hand, and p1kru like school-hoy
"Clala AMI have talked about it aglin and
again, Herbert pur-urd; "anl the dear It'll,
q -. L. Al.
IN her eyes, to SAY 10 YOU that If YOU Will las,
with rs VII ~ w. come together she will do hc
best to make yol happy, and 10 convince he
l husband friend that he i her friend too. W.
a should gr' ON + we'll, Handel :"
< thanked he heartily, and | thanked hin
? heartily, bu, said could not yet make sure
' JOinn; him u, he 80 kincly Offered. f,rs'N
l. my mind was too prcoccupel 10 be able 90 tai,
j, in the subject clearly. Second, y-lps S.
u ondly, there was vague something lingcri'
in my thoughts that Will come out very ncl
the end Of this slight narrative.
s but fyou thought. Herbert. that you cpul
% wiihO II dong any injury To your business lpiv
, the question open for II lttl' VIII 10"
For any while, cried ll,rcry. "Six m1p..r
I II YEAR
" 'Not 80 long as that said |. 1.-Two {
- three muu,hs, Mt most"
Ia Herbert wa highly delighte when We -ho,
~, hands on this arranseDcnt, aud aid hr coul
r. now take courage to tell m ID I he believed 4
. must go away at Il cn 81 the week.
~ "Anl Clurdy" aid |.
n ''rhr dear little Thing, returned Hrrbrr
~, "hOlds duiitully to her father, as lons as /
" last; hut he won't last long. Mr.. Whipp
II conldes To me that he is certainly going.
mot to say an unleclins thing said !, 81
-, cannot do better than go
- 81 am afraid that must he admitted "a
-, Herbert; and then | shall come back lu- Il
IL, dear little thing AMI the dear little thing An
~ will walk quietly into tho nearest churrl
Remember The blessed darling comes of
a. family, my dear Handel, and never look ed in
o the red book, and hasn't "a notion about h
a.. grandpapl, What fortune for the son OF II
"' mother ~
hc On the Saturday in that same week | q
ed my leave of llcrbert--full OF bright hops, 4
,rt sad and sorry to leave meas he sat on one
AS the SEAPORT mail coaches. | went into a cot
No, house to write little note 70 Clara, telling Il
III he had gone OH sending his love to her over a
lie over again, and then went 20 my lonely HON,
If it deserved the name, for it was now no ho
L. 10 me, and had no home any whcr,
led On the stairs | encountered Wcmmck "
y A was coming dowa, after an unsuccessful apr
MI cation OF my knuckcs To his door. : had
m. seen him alone since the disastrou, issu, OF
oh attempted flight and he had come in his 4
,ch vate and personal capacity 10 say a few wO
Of explanation in reference To that failure.
MI 'Ihe late C,wpeyson, said Wcmmrk, ~
he W little and little got At the bottom If half
i'm the rcpul business now transacted, aud IL v
n from the 'llk of some OF hi, people in trnl
b, (,omc OF his people being ulway, in troIh
no that heard what did. | kept my ears op