The sun., 1863-08-20
ELLINCR WILKINS
OR THE
HIDDEN SECRET.

kins white Oh ~, An tr, in. g. say something.
tut nhAoe L. flrn. = 20 lie ssutenre
Hood God si', wu9t is tne NATTER" s,id
ing
Mr. Wilkin. AT iowr, AID fepeltd his nearer
APPROACH without speaking
IL !, nhhut, only this hes1sche which
shoo's through me sttines Don't look a, me.
sir IN thst way . is''ry unpleasant, let til
yon' 10 thd auoiAef mans eyes psrpe,ualy HXed
uiou yod.'
"I beg your r.rdon," sail Ralph. coldly HE
'hott'h7ri slupnay. thus reruls'd, giving wa,
T. Lis curi2sr. But Ae -s,ed fors ininne or
'~o without daring tn renew tAe con'ersstion IA ~
te T. lat whore th.y hAl st ppcd whether in-
ier-upt.d ly b. lily or m.utal discomfort on the
pA' oi lis oni alior, We are not quite sure.
"hie he he,.;,tei ho~ - tc.in again ibs
tu1yet, ~ w'ltiss pulled 'he bi,tl- OF trsndy
10 hitnselt aud TILED his glaze azain toss. ns ~
the sI.r.t AZ if 10 hat teen wsisr. Tnen he thsd
y look NJ. C,fhe, q IN the Aco, with q stare
'rer'Laei 10 IS . he could make II, III very difs
ief h' itoin tie -" n ol7tr'Ant gaze Which wss
81! inr g. read him through.
What were We talsipg about" "a Ralph. -
len. N, W th the mot n,iYrsl 10 III. worl iuss
- II he Lsd rally been or,otM, 9f setni hllf.d.s.
cusss sut ect 8 iliars.
"Of villa, vou'l d - .eL bat,r o 4 your
tonsuc about" grovel out NJ. Wlk.-t, - sur-
u, III OK voice
"sr !" sid Ralph. startns to hi, .cet with real
torncy."
yes" continued tie latter. "ru man,ge my
own stisr~, AMI I'll ow OF no med in. snd 10 Jyes>
Nonug. is.d 80 once t.f1re, aud | Was uo, niini-
ell. and Nad came of II. aud nov say assn.
AID d you're to come here sud put impervuene
questions and stare a, me ~ youve been dong this
lsli hour past, why she sooner you eave this Louss
thc better .r
Ralph halfturuet " take him at his word, AMI
go ~ One; but then he gave Ellinor anoth'r
chance" 40 te wordei It IN his thoughts. but IL Was
II TO sIri Of conci.isu n that he said,
you've tkcn ~ much ~ that stuf. sir, and
YOU GO!i'k You're Ii dif,
should leave your house ., once, sad never so re-
turn"
"fou think a., do ycu' said Mr.. wilkins. try
Ing " stand up and look dignihed and soOer
say, sir, that n YOU ever ventura again 10 talk and
look you havs done t,-nieht, why, sir, will
ring the bell and have you shown the door by my
lo~w lie sci down, laughing . foolish. 1psy
laugh Of triumph. IL another minute hs arm Was
held firmly bus gently by Ralph.
Listen, Mr.. VI kins." he said, in low, hoarse
voice. you shAll never have TO say ~ me twice
what You have ssii fortnight. Hsuceorwsrd We
are A. strangers TO each other. As 70 Elnor"--hie
tones softened . lite, and he ghed In spite Of
himsc II do NOT u ink we should have lesn hap
py. Ibelievs our engagement WAS formed whsn
We were too young 70 know our own minds bus
would have done my duty and kept to my words
bns YOU sr, have yourself severed ths eonhe Noo
tesw'en US ~ your insol.ncs tonight ! !" 70
turned out OF your house by your serssnE!- II.
Corb,t OF Wesley, Who would not submit 70 such
thrests from . eer Of the realm, let him 10 svsy
40 drunk" lie vas out OF the room, slmoss ous -
| the house, before lie had spoken che last word&
Mr. wilkins -, still, fn, nefceiy angry, then ~
tonished, and last y dismsyed into sobriety.
'CoroeG Corteti Ralph T. he called in vsint
then he got up and went 10 ths door, opened II.
looked into the fully lghtcd hal Al was so quies
thers shat he could hear che quiet voices Of the
women 10 shs dra ing-room taking together. He
thought for . moment, and went ~ the hat stAnds
and missei Re pt's slpw-cro~nel straw hat
Then he went be, and sal down once more II
Che d,ning. ruorn and end. svored 70 make out ex.
acsiy what had passed but he eo-ld nos believe
| that Ar. Corbst had come 10 any sndur1ng or hnA
| resolution h break cr bis engagement, end he had
almost rescued himsef pack into bis former stAts
| OF ind .gna,ioa At impcrtinence and injury whea
Ei.in1r came IL, pale, hurried, and snIious
Papa what docs this mean" sad ahe, putting
al open uote into hls hand He tnk up his slAsses,
but his Lau.. sho X so lie could hardly read. The
note was from thn p.r-onage " flinor only three
lines sent ty Mr.. Noss's serv.n' WHO had come "
fetch Mr. COrbers things. liz written three lines
with some consiiorsti for E!linor, even when he
was bis nrsl u oh Of ange against her father and
1t must be ccslfesaed u relief a. his own freedom,
thus brought atout by No act of another, and NOS
II h,r own working oltwhich pardy saved inh con-
science. The note ran thus:
"DKAH fLLIsoR,-wotds have passed betvees
your father and me Which have obliged me ~ leave
his house, feI never to ,etutn 10 II. viii wr1te
mora fIly tomorrow. But do mt grieye zoo
much, f1r am not. aud never have been, good
eool enough fgr YOU. tod ess you, my deareN
Nelly, though csl you So for tie !Ast lime.-R.
e."
"P,ps, VIA, a. ~" Fllinor cried. caspns
her hands tose,hor IN her father still 70, eilent.
vscantly gazing into the hre, sner hniAhins the
nute
~ J,on', know - ssid ne, looking up At hep
pite)usly "its tie world, think. Everything
goes wrong ytl rs and m.ne II wcus wrong
before M hl-so 1t can't be that an u. Elib
nor Y''
"Oh, pap, - 81 q size, kneelng down ty him.
her arms round his lie h., her lace hidden on his
breast
lie pu, one sru, lsnsuiily round her. 81
used /, read 4 Or,ses and thc Fur.es t Etos
when WAS boy, and | th ught i was al .
hCsIheu fiction. Poor little mothcrleis girl !" SAID
he, having lis other hand oa her heAI, ~th Ne
csrcss r,{ .es'4re be had been accustomed 10 Use
when s'e lad been q. cid. "p d you iavs
hin So yery d ag,y, Nely'' 10 whispered mis-
check a.ain.t hers "for som,lov OF Mte he has
MT s.enled TO me TO be good eloHsn for Gee
srn sure 10 has so, IN nSltng thA' son e'iIns -
soHe " -org: lui - was very lhfulsiv. ! may
say he Questioned tne n relcntc's Kind UI way
'.oE. iapa, 1, wa, n. ding. am ,gaid laid
son,YtLin. lorg ago shout Tossbe oisgrac.."
lie pushoi ler away he stood Up snd Looked ~
ter with the eve, da,ei half In fear hAf H fierce
uess o an suiual a. bay he did not heed that III
ahruit movement Lsi A'laosi IrowA her PROSTATE
On the ground
"Yol. Eu.nori YoY--you-"
sOh, dsrl.ug 'ather, ls en- :, ,ai She creepina
10 his knees aud c.Asping theIn with hcr hands I
, sad 1t az { were y - lie case oi som, one else
last August be iinme lately app led IT, and
ltkcd me- 4 I wis over the III grace, or sha ana
i 70 get the words usod-.4us and whAa
1o..d | .sy"
"AnytLi g anyihing 10 put linn OF ,h.
scent. H,i Z .se' AN losi man, letayed
ri inor ct g. ~ hi- knees and C oversd her taoe
fy,ry one sab 81 sttrhs "o7r heart In minuu
~ ~ cr fb-,r .Ick s.s!n.
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