The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-08-15
ELLIN0R WILKINS
Oh THE
HIDDEN SECRET.

fllinut l. ka grave" Ant when the gentlemen
were "a alone, M, wilkins tep ped him.sf ever
vet more freely vet without the =. III test 90, CT
so the clearns-s o. hi lisu,y tis couversNtion
lie had always talked Ne.l AMI raIl, TAT IA h
Knew AMI ia ms power lie now recotn red tempt
st on 70 which he lie AIRED that ks fiturs father.
in.lsw had succumhei And vet while h. p~r-
ceiyei that III 2it lei into ternptsion h. coveted
u for himself, icr he ~ts perfectly aware that
wis n.'ncy' ti- happy choice 4 .psihet'.
he began y enter Into the more srtivc CO.
rser Of lis prufessiou. But ahsr some time
sient In st.i ne, AMI slu'ring, with Ills Lite
feel ng Of envy lurh ns in III. background, Mr.
Corbst became aware Of Mr VIII MS increasing
confusion u iieas, and rstler unnatural m.rr-
fnent and with . sudden revision from aimira-
too 70 disgust he rose up ~ 80 into the library
where Elihof aud Miss M1nro were stting. Mr.
W!lAins sceomianied him, laughing and talk ng
Somewhat loudly. Was Elnor awars Of her
faihers stsie' OF that Mr.. Corbet could MT be
sure. She looked up With grave, rsd eyes 40 they
came ihso the ROOM. but With no apparent sense
Won of surprise. annoy au,e, or shame. When her
glsnce met her fathers, Mr.. Corbet noticed thu, 10
seemed 10 softer the latter i.nuled st.ly. lie sat
down near ths open vintov, AND DID uot eAG
but sighed heavily rom time g. time. Miss Monro
took up book, in order " leave the youu. people
90 Themselves; and sher "a hte ow.murfnurei
convention, h lnor went up ssirs ~ pul Oh her
things Tor STROLL through the meadows BY the
riv.f-sde.
They we're sometime, sAurtsriug along In the
lovely sumner twilight, now resting on spme
grassy heigc-ruw hauk, or standing still, looking
81 The great bsrses, wiz their crimson sails,
la1ly floating down the river, making ripple- a
the CLASSY opal surface Of the water They did
not TAX very much. killncr So II ed drin, Incl
Tor The exert Oh and her lover was thinking
over Mr. NIkins's hshaviour, with some SURPRISE
upon him
They came home looking serious snd tired: yet
shey could moi account for thor 's,igve BY tie
Ienssh OF their wax and Miss Monro, for. citing
u 70 - ann1 kEV.s
and wondering bow u WAS she looked d. psl.
II she had Only hcen Is far as the Ash-me,dow
To escape from this wonder. Elllnor went early 10
bed. MI. Wi kins Vas zone no one knew vh.r,
aud Ralph and Mas Mouro were lett h . ha.f
hours tste-d-tete lie though, he could easily &c.
count Tor inor's !auYuor, II Indeed sh. h,d per
ceivsd as much as lie had OF her fathers slate
when they had come into the lirrary afer dinner
but there we're many details which he wssauNious
" hear OF from . comparatively ind ,sreni pers n
and |" soon ~ he could he passed on from the
Conversation shoLI Elinor's health, ~ injuries as
" the mole Affair OF Mr.. DInster's dss ia eSfauce
Next " ter anxiety sbJut fllinor NJ ~ Monro
liked 70 dilste on the mystery couue, ted with Mr.
Dunster's hl{nt-lor that WAS tbs word rhs
snIioyed "iIhont hesitation rs she gave him the
&C cunt ui thr eNsDs universal received and be.
leved In ry tho 10 pc of Ii,rnlsy. How Mr. Duns-
ger had never been liked by any one how every.
tody rsmenber.i that he could never look item
srs ghs IN shs lace how he always seemed 70 lie
hiding something that he did not want 10 have
known how he lad drawn . large sum ieysc,
quantity unknowng out OF the county hank ON Y
the day before he le't liamley, doubtless In p spa
Uun Tor his escsi" how some ono 10 told NJ
WAstn, he hsi seen man just ike DIns,er lurs =
ing nbrus the ducksat Liverpool about w ciay. ef
ter he had left Ais lodgings nut that this some
Icing In hurry hSd not cared " stop and
speak 10 the man u; how that the Affairs in the OF.
nee were scC~ered n he in such sad stat. IN Al
WAS no wonder that Mr.. Duustsr had absco..d.
ed-he that Lad been ~ trusted by poor, dear
Mr. wilkins. Money gone, NO one knew how or
where.
But has he no friends who can explain his pro-
coed ogs, and account for ths iuissins money In
som. way ," askei Nj C,rbrl
mo, none. Mr. wilkins has written eyery
Whefe, risht and leit, | believe. know he had a
letter from MI. Dunstsr's nespess relations
trsdesmAn IN tho city-a cousin, | think-and Ls
could give no Information In any way. II. knew
that about ten years ago M Dun stoi had hal Z.
great fancy for roins to Americ., md rad read a
great many traNClI eli just what man would do
before gong Of 60 couLtry.r
"Tsn yeArsi-a ong time beforehand" said M
Corbst haf sfni NJ "shows malice pr,nen..
vita vengeatce |" But then, turning xrav. n.
SAID, DID he cave IAnley 10 debit"
"So, never heard Of that" sail Mss nonro
IAshsr nn"i.hn.ly, Tor she considered 1t pisc. u
Loyalty ~ the Whkinse-, whom Mr. Dun,tr Lad
Injured tas she thought, To llack,n lis ac,.r ~
much a. was cons.atenI With any dsgre. VI truth
~, "ss strange story SAID Mr.. CUrt et nusipy
"No' ~ al, sue r'pled quickly Il AN sure II
you had sen the man, w.t. one or two siie.lok
OF hair oomb.d over Lis bsldn, ~, rs Al he r.r.
ashamed OF 10, and his eyes that never looked NJ,
you And hiswsy OF eating WITH his nife when he
.Loush' he "As not observed-oL, and nun bers of
ihiurs you would ma thin. H. strange"
M. Corbei smiled:
81 only meant sAa' he seems - have had no ...
T,vA~snt OF vicious habits which would sccount
Tor bis enhancement ftue money IA, IA mi,sny
but, 10 BE- sure, hoIsy IN itself "a teupt.tou|
o1y he b' ing = partner, was In lair way II NAH
ing IL wtaout risk TO himself H.sMr VIM.
ts"'n Any steVs g. have him Agrest.d In Am,rir.
lie M shI cas- ~ do shat"
'Oa, my dear Mr. k'ph. you don't know our
good M. wilkins lie y ould rather L.nr m. io..
am surr, aud al ,his sr.u3l. and care wn,cn i,
has broush' upon him. THAI ~ be revsngsd Ipon
Mr.. bupster."
"Rt '.ns What nonseuss SIMPLE jus.
tce-Jlsne. ~ himself asd ~ others-Io see tha,
'l'iSiuy 10 so suthcieluy punIh d as 10 deter
o'Aeis rom entering "a oa sgcu courses But |
have lItils doubt M. wlias has ,.k, "a tie risht
such loss
"Nu, Indeed lie had him advertised in IN.
TINES AMI Ia tie country papers, and offered 70.
wsrd OF twenty ponds Tor iniormAton coacernlug
him."
"r"eniy pounds was too little"
30 sad. ! told Ellinor that ! would Hvs
Menty pounds myself 10 have him appreciated,
AID she, poor dsrlngl fell a-Teulblils, and sad
Ahl 'hen The WAS In such distress, and sobbsd
So | pIomlssd hsE l would never name II 10 Lsr
a sim
Poor csiid-poor child she wsuts chang. Of
scene, Her nerves have been sadly shaken BY her
illness"
The next day WAS Sunday Ellnor WAS 10 so 10
church Tor the nrs. u ne since her ness Her 10
have stayed swsy-sas would hardly acSnow!sdge
why even ~ hoEssIf but II s.emsd N h., =. ~ as.