The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-12
look at the suffering stamped upon hi

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features.
"The explanation, he said huskily.-
"Give /: to me quickly, Ginnie, for ev-
cry moment is torture"
at is at hand" I answered family,
my heart beating heavily at the sound Of
light footsteps in the hall. l turned as
Ellen Myre stood upon the threshold and
pointed to her
There 1t is, Charles Delaney. Look
at her face well, and you will need no
other"
Ellen uttered Quick, sharp cry, as
her eyes fell upon the tall figure, then
with parted lips, white as marble, leaned
against the panel of the door. Search
ing Charles's face for confirmation of
guilt, | saw only amazement upon it, d
blank, bewildercd expression that was
unmstakable.
81 cannot understand you, Ginnie.-
There is some mistake here Who is
this young girl, and what has she to do
with us p
AT The sound Of his voice, Ellen reused
herself and scanned his face with look
that might have annihilated guilty man,
then she sai'l slowly:
at must be Charles Delaney. / cam
not forget the face and figure, but it is
not his voice or manner"
Charles turned to me again inquiringly.
''Who is she, and what has she to do
with me ? | do not know her."
''I this be true, do not know what
to say. Ellen Myre has sad story ot
trcachery to tell against Charles Delaney,
and recognized your picture readily, call
ing your name as she did so. Between
you the mystery must be solved to my
satisfaction"
Charles remained silent and bewillcred
for full minute. Suddenly light
flashed all over his handsome face.
81 think / can, now, Ginnic, though
it must be at the expense of my cousin,
Charles Zilion Delaney, who is enough
like me TO be twin brother. He must
be the one OF whom this girl speaks, for
on the honor of gentleman, / have new
cr before seen her in my life"
''Thank God oh, thank God !" burst
from my lips as l fell into chair and
wept for very joy. l could understand it
all now, for | remembered that he had
cousin Charles, but knew nothing beforo
of the strong resemblance between them.
This revelation filled me with gladness
unspeakable, and as ''my Charley" knelt
beside me with tender words, placed my
arms around his neck and rested my head
upon his shoulder, until the tears were
spent, and l could smile again.
sob, dearest, how could you doubt
me !" he murmured as he put back my
hair with his TENDER caressing touch.
"IIow could I help it, Charleyl" 1
answered, and then told him the whole
story from first to last. Ellen had glided
away Immediately otter the solution of
the mystery, and we were alone.
Charles looked very grave and sad when
| had done, paced the room thoughtfully
several times, and then said deliberately
My cousin Charles has acted like n
william. will make him repair the wrong
he has done this poor girl, or expose him
myself. l will send for him this very
night"
And he did So despatching boy with
in half an hour after he made the deter
mination to do so. 1t was but few
minutes ride by railway to the town where
he resided, and by ten o'clock he knocked
at the door Of my " snuggery."
Ellen was with us when he entered,
prepared for the meeting and had need
ed further proof than | possessed to re-
establish "my Charley" in my confidence,
| might have had it in tho stare he gave
at seeing her. and the pallor that over
spread his face. My Charley stood up
like prince, and addressed him gravely:
" DO you know this young girl, sirl'
/" | think l have seen her before" an
swered tho other hesitatingly. ''But
what in the name of wisdom have you
me here forl l thought you
deep in business out West"
8 So | was until your wild freaks came
near loosing me my atlianccd bride, and
must needs come and look to my interests.
What l have sent for you to do is. to re-
pair the wrong done that girl, whose
you won, and whose good name
you have destroyed, though she was wise
enough to elude your treacherous designs.
Are you ready to marry her p
Marry her! Why, cousin Charley,
are you mad !"
No, sir-in sound, sober earnest. No
man is gentleman who will pass his
word to any living being, and break it
wilfully.. | choose to have those who
bear my name, and in whose veins kin
lred blood flows, called gentlemen; there
fore, as you gave her your promise of
| demand of you to keep it, for
you have made her an outcast, deprived
her Of home and friends, and thrown her
nercilessly upon tn, cold charities of the
world"
':'This is summary proceeding,
must say. Ellen is not woman calcul-
lted to make man feel proud when he"
introduces her to society and his friends
is his wife"
She is ten times your superior, for all
hat" answered Charley in deer, omin-
'us tones. Yes, a thousand times, for
he has been guilty of the one error only
loving you. All the injustice of friends
md the world has nnt dahasad bo. .,I