Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-12-07

III was 1eIC Win other chemicals,
by my predecessor, who amused him.
self with chemical experiments. When
| took the desk, | allowed it to re.
main, with some vague idea that ii
might be useful some day, to kill rats
or some other vermin.
"Well, we will get this fellow and
prove that he left it."
"He went to India, and died there
ayear after"
The hope had vanished; but | did
not despair.
"Who are the witnesses against
you?" l asked.
"Only the servants, poor things
They testified to what they had seen
and heard. Ny temper is not SO
good as it was, and-she-was some
times very trying. When she became
i'll | reproached myself, and wished to
take care Of her. The woman, per-
haps, did not like my interference
the fact, at any rate, made a strong
impression against me-"
The maid was new; how long had
she been with Won? ?"
"Only a month. Her old favorite
Norah, went home to be married, and
has gone with her husband, suppose
to America"
Had she-had Isabel ever given
you any reason to fear that she would
kill herself?"
"NO, assuredly not; she enioved
the pleasures of feXistence too keenly
| am sure that she was never, pur.
pOsely, the cause Of her own death. .
sifted the ground all over. There
was no clue anywhere, and the only
hope | saw was in finding Norah; but
what could she, who had been mouth
away, know about the death of her
mistress ? The lawyers engaged for
the defense could see no use in the
testimony, except to prove what every
body knew. Arthur was very much
attached to her mistress, and some
times jealous and irritable; was il
likely she could prove anything more
Besides, in all probability she was
then on the Atlantic.
Not moment was to be lost. The
trial would come off in a week, and
little as others hoped from Norah's
evidence, | determined that, if still il
the country, she would come and tes
tlty, at least, to her masters kindness
and love for her late mistress.
But Arthur had not got Norah',
address. He did not even know, OF
could not remember her surname.
"Give up, my dear fellow" sale
he; "it is Of no use. What good cal
Norah be, if you could find her? She
has gone by this time"
! But | would not give it up. | clune
desperately to the idea of this Irisl
girl-because, perhaps, there wa'
nothing else to cling to. | set off
for the Catholic chapel nearest Ar
thurs residence. | found the priest
who, after thinking a moment, remem
bered Norah. He took me into tn
chapel, and there on one of the seat
was still little card Inscribed wit
the name of Norah. | copied tn
name in my note book.
Can your reverence tell me wher
, she lived in Ireland ?" said |.
Indeed [ cannot said he, "but
remember writing a letter for her t
5 send to some relative of hers, at En-
niscorthy, county of Wexford"
r Here was a clue; and few hour
more saw me dashing along the nortl
1 western railway, through Rugby, tn
Trent valley and Chester, across tn
t Menia Straits to Holyhead, and theme
by steamer to Kingston. Here, i
Y too much haste to make the proper il
n quirieS, | took the railway to Rat
e drum, and so missed the stage coac
e at Wicklow. But | lost no time.
It .jaunting car took me down the swe,
!. vale of Avoca, and | was soon in E
it niscorthy.
It The parish priest was my first +
isource. He knew the O'Regans,
IS course, and went with me to fin
them. They lived in a respectful
y mud-walled cottage, with a roof {
Is thatch and floor of clay; and the p
? very politely stepped out of the doc
r way as soon as he saw his reveren
coming, and allowed US to enter.
They knew Norah. God bless he
tn Wasn't she their own cousin Z? Hadl
IN she sent them money to pay the re
II when the times were hard, and hadl
C. she been married to Dennis n
+. Grath ?"
IS. "And where is Dennis McGrath
e- [ asked anxiously.
re 'Is it where is he? It's far G
lis on the salt sea he'll be by this TIM
II, said the woman.
as "Are you sure they have gone
al his reverence asked.
ng "Sure | am that they talked Of s
it. ing, for | heard it from Ellen Room
ed and she was over to Kilkenny a
danced at the wedding"
EST Then Norah was married at I
Tin kenny? and if she has gone, tt
| started from there ?" said l.
gh, The woman looked at the pri
st, and on receiving a reassuring glar
Zen assented. There was nothing to
in but to 60 to Kilkenny. The ho
ter were speeding, and there was no r
sy. way to annihilate time and space.
ON jaunting car with feet horse, at
In extra price, was the only resour
lad and | was soon on the road again
at A few hours of hard posting, v
ent frequent change of horses, took m,
18th sight of the historic castle of Kill
for ny, and the humble home of the
Graths.
ew. Norah had gone. Five DAYS be.