The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-09-18
ELLIN0R WILKINS
OR THE
HIDDEN SECRET

and eel sctsd enough to We Oh the sv. dence
Every line of u WAS condemnstorv. One n, two
~hnes-es pike Il Di1o's unconcesed disl &c ~
Dunster-A dist.e which Eliinor knew had been
entetts ned ~ ne Id servant out o' species 81
ossty to his mssssr, as vel - IRON personal dis.
taste
The foam was proved beyond sl doubt IN Re
,if on's. and msn, who bad been stab eeoy II
WI Wilkins's service. swore that on the day whsn
NJ bunster WAS m ssed and wh.n The wnoe town
Wonder ~ wat rad become II him. eertsis
100 NJ WAX ns's had needed bleeing. and thsA
ne mad been sent by Dixon 70 TIE farriefs fer .
no . Grand which be had remarked,
I'm he time, a. be knew that Dixon had
teNm ~ Tia own
NJ oshald stone was sxsrnined He kept inter-
.pnng h,msef terpetslly to express his surprise
we fact Of 50 ssady and vel-coaduet.d ms,
D Dixon beng gu ~ OF N heinous q or me. ana
Wing enough to tes,ify 10 the excel, Mt char
:, p, ION had born. during al che many yesrs
but he ap esrcl 10 he quite con vine.d by the ev-
den e previously gwen Of The prisoners gui IN the
matte, and strenashened the case ssaius, him ma.
trhty Is stating the circumssancs q the Old
man'. dorsed unviIl.nsness TO have We s. q
piece 4 .roInl.
Here T. nor shuds-sd.
Beor" her, IN that Ronsn b.d.rhar,ber r,ss TIA
f''s oh ons abs sn~ ~ hesrt-A little green moss
or Ichen, and o. nly-srosug blades 81 grsss
"Arslv covs-inc tie cAk.d and und.ture-
e. sol under the old Tree. Or, tuM she h.d
been IN En- and when the surveyors OF the rail~.v
between Asrcorhe and Hsrney hai altered tseir
nm; 81" would have enir ated, inp'orsd, comrel
ed h.r trustees 10 have tn Al risce OF ro.oi
Tor suy sum W stseser
she would nave br bed the surveyors. done s-s
knew ~ ~hst-hut now u was t. ate: she W u.i
not 81 her uii',d wander Of 20 whs, ms It nave
been, she would fo'ro b, rse ayau o. ,tttul. rs
newSisper columns. TIetc was i;t'. m re tbs
prisoner lAd Gu asket { lie could say unvth.nz
!" ceAr hitn'si. The poor old nlsa'. persln vas
des iib'i. and lis ,viicnt snlotion
,fhe pfirousr WAS observed 10 c, { a; the
raj hs'ore Inn to steady hms f. and IA, c,.or
chang ~ m a. this pIrt of tile svi emo tlnt
one q he irnseys offered him glass II wa,e-
Which 10 declined. He Is msu ofs -t-tn.lv.bIt
coutsnsnc'.
MY POOR, poor Dixon - sad Ennc-. i,-lay
GOWN the Page or an instant, and she vas nc,p
c'yinI' ouly she hai resolved to slel no tears ~
- h"d Rushed all, and could judge cf the cAar e..
Ihere were but few Inns more :" At one t'-,e
me ri"ncr seemed TO 10 des rous Of sltsia.
Hihe'n'ng ia his defense, but he changed MS
mind II such had been the case AID In re-
r,y o. Mr. Gordon the magistrate! ne only sid
i"nVe made prtty strong case ont again me,
sehtenen, and d: seems for 10 satisfy YOU so I
Nm, ma W not disturb your minds by saying any.
'nihS more Accordingly Dixon stands com.
,ea 'or tina fr murder a. the next lie lingford
nss'i"s,~hieh commence on March the SIKH 6efors
Baron Rushton and Mr. Justice Corbe,r
M. Justice Cotbet !"
Inc words ron through Ellinor as T. ugh size had
beensiabhed with knife, and BY an lrreiressio.s
movement abe stood up rigid. The young man,
her over 10 Fer yOth. the Old rvant who In d
days WAS rerIstlaliy abou, her, the two who had
90 often met in familiar If not friendly relations
now T. lace ,a,h other AZ Judge snd accused. So
could not tel! how much Mr. Corbe: had con ectur-
ell rom the partial rrvelas on she mad made to hin
81 the impending shame thst hung over her and
hers day or two ago she could hsve re member.
ed tlssXact words she had used in that rncmors-
ole interview; hsi now, strive as she would he
could only recall facts not words Afer all TIE
Mr.. Ju'tics Corlot IN ght not be Raj, u. There w,S
one chance "a hundred against the identity OF tbs
tvo,
While she wss wei thing probabilities in her alex,
dizzy mind she heard soft steps out !e the dor
aud low volDes whispering. II was The bedtime n
happy people with hesrts at ease. some OF TIE
footsteps passed lightly on. but there was a genta
rap at l. linor,s door. She pressed her hot hards
bar against her temples before she went l. opeu
the door. There sto Mrs. Forbe. in her hand.
some e'en.n. dress holding lighted lamp in nss
MAY come in, my DEAR" she asked.
Eluot's et n, dry lips refused t. utter the words
Of assent. winch indeed cid not come readily from
Ter Lesrt.
AZ an 40 grievcd II thi, SD news which ~,
canon briu,s. l can vel. understand what , .so,s
II inusi b 10 you. We rave Just i.en saving -
MUS be as bad 'or you as II wouid be 90 usii our
Donald should turn out TO be a hidden murderer all
thsss years that he has lived with really coud
hayes ssoon suspected Donald as that wai e.halre3
resp'ctAl lie oa man who used 10 come and see YOU
at East Cnestes."
Elllnor 1t that she mus, say some thing
at isa terrible shock-poor old mani Aud ~
TREND near iim. even Mr.. Osbndistoue z wing en-,
dsncc a. aiust him. oh dear, dear. why did i ever
come ~ RJhe,"
"Now my dear, you mun not let yourself tax.
an extra ~ ALI view of the case sad AID .ho...
ing ss It IL to have been deceived, IL /. wi
happens 10 many ofus, though not 10 50 terrible
d,gree' AMI as to your coming To Rome having say
thing TO do with -
Ms. Forbes almost smiled at the idea. A. .nx,ou,
was she ~ banish the idss OF se.,reproaeh rom
E.lInot's sensitive mind but Elluor interrupted
her abruptly:
Mrs. Forbes! did he-dld Canon Iivi,es,ors
tel you that must cave you tomorrow Imua
EotI EnglAud ss i.st No possible to do what 1 c,a
Tor DiAOu.'
YES lie tod us yon were think ing ofn and u
was partly ihs. that made mo free nv wny i'm IN,
On yun tonight think, my love. SOU ar mlsias.
IN n isouLg H. 4 YOU Ncrr called lp1n 10 do r.o,s
than what tnc csu,u trils me Misc Nauro has al
faGY done In your name -- eug..Ci tie ben Legal
-dvi'', ant SI' Ell 10 eXp,nss to give tue su.p,cI
ed man every ch ince. Whst cu,id You 30 'r,ors
even II You were on the sIot' AMI It IL very poA
ttple that the tria may have COME on tCfrr ou
get home. TLen what could you do H.. void
either h~N' cen s,q ~ condemned, 1t tbs
former, Lsw would hh. pubic sympathy all m h,.
fNoT, 1t aweys 10 To- he uuIust.y accused And
fho turns oUt TO b- guilty, my dear Elhn,r,n vii
lie lar tett,T You 10 have al the s'itenlu. rf ch
distance csn give io such dreadful tyrnlLator "a
the lie ui poor msn whom you Lave especial A
long"
Is Ell.or spoke again, vito a kind OF irrD.
cd differentiation very foreign to her usIsl sott 81,
ClAty,
p ease Just let me judg. Tor myself tni, oncs
NtN one who has been 70 kind 10 me az Won h,ys
been, dcr Mr.. Forbes; but mus so-nni ,ysry
worn you say 10 disophIa me ouly mats me mo
so"NHtei, l an going 10 CNia to.lnurtuw.