The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-29
DAILY LEADER.
UNDER SUSPICION.
CHAPTER 1.-TaE Arrest.

"Unels Joseph, viii you see to the lul
eager"
= "Certainly, madam" 1 replied. L
ways called my brothers second wife inns
b dam we never quarreled but esc
i thought that the other was the most dist
greeable person in the universe and 8
We esch knew what the other thought
may be imagined our intercourse was nc
offs very cordial nature.
l did see 10 the luggage, and then too
tickets for the party Tor the York Ex
press By the Great Northern Railway.
Fortunately we had a compartment +
ourselves, that is, Mrs. Webster, my nice
Clara and myself.
"ClArs, my dear, you look as i'll as yol
can look no one would ever think ths
tomorrow Wss your w~eddiDg-dsy."
ado 1 look id, mamma" said Clara
dreamily.
ayes, my dear, and wretched too.
wonder you've not more sense at your age
8 girl of twenty-five and breaking hel
heart for love of s man who for four year
has taken not ven the slightest notice. Of
you"
"Wby, it was one of the conditions, Mrs
Webster, that he should not WRITE" l ex
claimed.
Clara said nothing but looked her thankH
at her old uncle.
However, Uncle Joseph, he ought TO
have come back and taken his dismissal
quietly. I have no patience with these
poor men blighting 8 girls chance of get
ting well settled in life in. this way how
ever, thank goodness, it's all over now, the
four years are gone this three months, and
tomorrow you will be the happy wife of a
man whose age will command your res
pect and whose position viii secure you
every comfort"
HAnd one, mamma, whom nothing en-
earth but my solemn promise to my poor
dear father would make me call husband"
"Well, my dear, it's fortunate for your
future interests that you made that promise.
Pm sure that Mr.. Tredgar is q man after
my own heart If 1 hadn't other views
for my children's sake 1 should have set
my cap at him myself"
"Im sure, madam, Mr.. Tredgsr would
feel only too much honored if he knew
your sentiments; the candid avoWal of
them is, 1 think, highly calculated to add
to Clara's happiness under the existing cir
cumstSnces."
Well, yyu know, Uncle Joseph, I am
candid to 3 fault"
decidedly, madam, most decidedly" 1
replied, a remark which caused Mrs. Web.
ster to read q yellow covered novel for
some time in silence. though shortly after
wards she dropped asleep.
Clara stole TO my side of the carriage,
leaned her head on my shoulder.
"Oh, uncle, 1 wish 1 we're dead; can it
be so very wrong to die2 lam SO wretch
ed, I dread to morrow. OH why will not
God pity me, and take away my ife2'
"My dear CLARA, don't, there's 8 good
child; it's wicked to talk IN this way: life
must be borne; L have felt as you feel, and
yet l live, and SIN not positively unhappy,
only a vague, shsdowy regret for what
have been stands like 8 cloud be-
tween me and any happiness that might
be mine. Yours are keen sufferings, but
bear them patiently, and use will dull the
pain"
But, uncle..wby, did he not let me hear
rom him, rs mamma ssysP"
because he was 8 man Of honor; the
our years were up only last April, and
is but July; who can tell where he isl
Wherever he is, he is faithful and true, l
know"
"Oh uncle God bless you for those
words, 1 know it too, but what can 1 do
[ cannot delay longer: my poor fathers
lying words, my solemn promise to marry
bis man, my stspmoiher's prosecutions,
What can 1 do2 Three months have l
and o l wish 1 could lie down
nd die. q, uncle, is there no escspe2 1
lave such q dread hat he will come back
.lter 1 am married, and then-oh it
would be worse than bis death to see him
The temptation l-chl why cannot 1 die2'
"PoOr child poor child" WIS., sl l could
Bound by q vow made at her fathers
Iesth. bed, she was going the next day to
marry q man who was old enough to beher
ather, and who, but for the fact of his per-
isting in his claim, spite of her openly ex-
dislike of him, was esteemed 8 good
ind of man.
True, Cara wss beautiful and accom-
beyond the average of women Of
Ter class, and it would be q struggle TO any
nan 10 give up such a prize, backed as he
vas by the assurances of the stepmother
hat il was only a girlish fancy, and that
owe coming after marriage was more to be
~ PM S 'H0H "S"M
Ieoniess l was but poor coun-
ellor under such circumstances; still l
owed her very truly, she was almost as my
WI daughter ior was schlldless WldoWeT,
md l would have given my life to save
her. Bu' it Wss impossible, and tomorrow
would seal her fate.
1t was nota pleasant journey, that. Mrs.
Webster slept and read at intervals the
whole time, and when she slept Clara nest
ed close up TO me.
We arrived at York about 6 o'clock, and,
ust as the train was slsckening speed into
he station, 8 guard jumped on to the foot
BOARD, locked or unlocked the door, Re-
his position there until the train
fHave you all your parcels, madam 2"
aAn, thank you, Uncle Joseph, except
ny umbIellA-Oh ! that's under the seat"
aid Mrs. Webster.
nNow, guard, unlock the door,"