The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-09-17
ELLIN0R WILKINS
OR THE
HIDDEN SECRET.


mi hr7wn,s was just such letter ae be occs~
.onA y sent her from time W slime q oorrc.poo.
. Gehee h,' srtse out = their mutual regard for
their d I'D friend Mr.. Ne.. II TOO rad be, .,nt u
Ms Mosro b. direct Enor was IN th, roint n
punis u Asds eniireiy when the name OF Corbes
caught her eye:
You will he Interested to hear m., the old pupil
ofour depart 4 friend who vssso snsious to OBJ
tam he fol Virgil With he its ism notes is N.
POINTED Vie n'w ju5ge In room o. M Justice Jen.
II KIN ~ east con .ude ths Mr.. Rslph Corbet, G.
C.. "a the same a. the vrgil fancier"
fes" sid III NOR, bitterly: be sed wel-"lb
would never have IL me-"
They we're the fra words o, sny,hipg like re-
rrosch which sac ever formed In her own mind
during 81 these yesrs. shethoueh, for few mo-
m.ns OF ne Old times 1t ssemed to steady her
bra T. think Of them. Then she took up and
finished Mis- Nonro's citer
That excel eni friend lad done A. she shouehs
,has ~ nor wo Id hsyewished without delay. she
hhd written to Mr.. 10 nson, and charged him to do
AZ 10 cuu d TO defsud Dixon. snd 10 spare no ex.
psnss She was tfin.ing O.; going 70 the pr.son in
= c coittv town b. 20 the old man herself but
T. lnor coi.i 900 that all these enieavors ard pur-
p u Miss nonro's were asset on love FOR her
own pup an a d sire T. set her mind at s.se an
iai s'r . coui ,r'tler than from any idea tAaA
IN ~ 10 - II could be- nnocelt
Elltor put own lAe le,,.rs and went to thu
DO, IN surusd uask and ocke1 thsri up Ia her
wninS c 70 W.T. trembling hands, aud after thas
she eniarcd the drawing room, looking lker 10 .
shos. than 70 ,.Nins wlman
Can speak = you lot one minute soner'' Her
still tun' 'e's ylcc mads tie words into a com.
mani. Canon Livingstone arcs aud followed hep
into the little dining room. "Wili you tel the al
you know ~ al you have heard about my - You
know what"
Mss Monro was my in'o-7nan,-at ieAs, At hrss
1t WAS N the Times the day before leh MISC
Monro says il could only have been d he IN 9 mo-
ment Of anger, Il the cd servant liz reallv guilty
and lie was o steady snl good . man as she ever
Knew; sud she se,fns to have strong Zee ing
against t,S Nj. pgustr US slwsys giving your
"A nat al 10.
she h'nts that his ssppearance At the time
suppo-cd 10 be Il cause Of considerable loss Of
piOicry to NJ. wilkins.
"No :" SD Elnor. eagerly, feeling that soma
justice ought 60 be- done 10 the a, nj man;
snd then she stopped short, fearful Il
ssying anything VA, should betrsy her
Az know.eise. IL mean this," she went on;
M. Dunstcr was very d.ssgreesbs man per.
sonAly-snd paps-we none Of Us iikci him /; bus
lie WAC quite Lone.t-plesse remember that"
The canon l"wsi, aud sad . feS scquiescins
words. lie waited for her 70 speak s-ain.
:" Ms Monro says size is going to Dixon
in"
"oh, Mr.. Livingstone. l can't bsart,"
lie lei her alone, looking at her pit:ullv az she
twisted aud wrung Aer hsnts tosehoF in her en-
doavor TO regain the quiet manuer abe had strivsn
to maintain through the Interview. she looked
up At Lin with poor attempt At al sIolosetis
smile.
IN 30 terrible to think of thu. good old man in
prison"
You do not believe him .7iliy then :" SAID Can
on Livingstone, IN sotne surprise. II am afraid.
from all heard and read, thcrs 10 but little doubt
but that he d d XII tie man l trust in romo
moment q irritation, with no premediistsd ma
lice"
Elnor shook hc- head.
'HoN s'n can Ct TO Ensland'' asked she
Il must Start ~ once"
MRS. r. rbes sent out while you were lying down.
am sfrs.d there is no boa, to aarseiles tilThurs-
day, TIC day after to morrow"
But mus, go sooner" sail Fliinor, starting ur.
tist mos nj ma -, l..
fore can get there"
"Alss. fear TIA, vii be the case Whist YER
haste you make. To trial was " come on at
the He insflri Assizes, and that t,wn stand.
on the Midland Circuit lst To-day is the 18th
OF fetraary the Assizes begin on the 9th Of
March"
~ will start tomorrow morning early for C.vi,,:
there iuny te q tost there they do uot know OF
here. Atsny rate, shA te on my way. II be
d es, must die too. Oh / don't know what I
am saying, am ~ utterly CT .shod down Il
would lie a kindness II you would 60 away and
let no one come TO me. | knw Mrs. Forbes il
~ good sto WI. forgive me. will say od-ty 70
YOU 81 efore go tomorrow morning, but mus,
ihil k jus, now"
lie onsed 10 comfort her by more words He
. ought better OF il, however, and silently left the
room.
CHAPTER XIV.
For long time E.iuor sat still, now and then
taxing up Mss Mouro'. etscr ana re.read ne tho
few terrible detsi g. Then she b.thouRht her thas
ioS.tiy the canon might have brought copy ~
the Tunes containing the examination Of Dixon Ia
Tor. the magistrates. and she opened the door and
CO ei TO passiu. servant n make the Inquiry
she was quite right ~ her ,njecture Canon
Livingstone h.d had ,he paper IN 10, ket during
the interview with her, Tut he h,ught wishlu him
self that1 the evidence WAS 40 conclusive ths,
the perlissI 81 II would My lie sdding 10 her ex.
rtme distress by ncctl,rIting tie CONVICTION OF
D!,on's 10, which lie be ieyod size mus, arrive a.
sooner orlater
He had been resdiug the repor over with Mrs.
FORBES and her daughters sitter his return from
linot's room, and they were al psrtic,n,,;ne in
MS op nion upon Il when her request for tie Times
"aa CO 4yeytd
ihey had reluctant agreed. saying there dd
ho' al pear u be sha- ow OF doubt n the f.ct OF
nion'- having killed Mr.. Dunste-, only boppc
'here might poye T. DO some extcnuatug clrct,m
stances which LllInor hsd pfoostiy reooliected.
sud rh'ch sho was des!rous ofprOdsciu on the sp.
proschiug trisI.