Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-02-09


was pervading its every line
"Joking apart. though, Mr.. valcntia,"
els :"
1T does. Valuable jewels"
"And what shall you do with so many p
Bestow them oi, my wife when mar
ry again." looking full into her handsome
face.
Had he OWNED her secret thoughts p
For once Mrs. Clytton showed that she was
annoyed: she turned to her cousin, speak
ing tartly. "Auta, how neglectful YOU are |!
Poor mamma keeps her cabin and
you sit here. never locking after her."
Auta Gore, meek as ever, and lovely in
her meekness, was fastening away, when
Mr.. valenta offered her his arm. She
blnshed as she took it.
our cousin is curious as to nv lew
els, Miss Gore. 1t does seem strange,
suppose, for single man to possess so
many. They were my wifc's. Had my
child lived they would have been hers but
she likewise died. My wife had a passion
for costly gems. Many of them were heir
looms.'
But do not talk of y0ur wife. if it
pains you to do so,' said Auta simply
I'VE cannot always hear to speak Of the
lost when they have been very dear to
u.s."
True. but my case is the opposite one.
did not love my wife, Miss Gore. Her
memory is painful to me: had almost
said hateful
"Oh!" exclaimed Auta.
'She gave me cause to hate her." he
continued in q low tone. at was not a
happy marriage from the first she was
older than by some years, and we did
not assimilate. married her for money,
not for love. more shame to me 4; still l.
tried to do my duty by her. There's a
confidence for you, Miss Gore. But I'm
sure don't know why I've told you, un-
less it is that you have seemed to belong
me since knew yonr name was Auta it
was my child's. Let the confidence rest
| between u.s."
She blushed again in the pIettiest man
ncr possible, by way of answer,and glanc-
ed up an assent from her blue eyes, AS Mr..
Nalentia resigned her at the stairs leading
to Mrs. Cores cabin
| And the contrary winds continued, in
tcrsperscd with dead cams; and the sail
ors looked gloomy as death. How long
was the voyage to last One thing it fav
ourcd-and that was close and ripcning
intimacy between the passengers; and Mrs
Clytton might always he seen by the side
of Mr. Naentia. For hours together they
would pace the deck, her arm in his
Whispers went abroad in the ship that he
surely meant to make her his second wife.
1t might be so. Mr.. Nalentia was not the
first man who has sueeumhcd, spite Of will,
to the charms of an attractive woman,
Was it Il dream, Mrs. Clyttnn sat up
in her berth, the drops of horror gathered
on her brow. The ship was tossing abou,
in II fearful storm, aud she suspected they
were in danger Not ut that was her ter
ror awak encd, for she was eonstitutlonally
brave; bnt at the whispered words of two
of the crew who had come down to secure
something or other that had broken from
its iaStenings close hy her head. Snatch
cs of words, at the best but their import
all distinct and terrible. The ebony chest
which had been the subject of so much
comment on board, so much cOvetousness
to her, did not contain Jewels but the wife
of Mr.. Nalcntia; the wife whom he was
strongly suspected of having murdcrcd.-
The remains had been smuggled on board
in that chest. out of the way of the South
American authorities, and he himself set
ailoat the false report thet it held jewels
There had lain the cause of all the ship
had encountered; it had led to The dcscr-
ton of most of the crew at Madeira; and
| those two sailors lamentcd in rather strong
language that they had not deserted too;
and they spoke mutlnously of the captain
for not hurlng the chest overheard, i'll
stead of keeping it there to curse the slip
and put their lives i'll danger. Geraldine
| Ciyttou's hair stood on end as she listened
and her face turned cold ami damp with
faln,ncss.
The storm subsidized Not so the tunult
in the brain of Mrs. CIyttqp. Over and
over again she asked herself, did she real.
| " hear such words, or We're they but the
fancies of Il troubled dream In th+
broad light of day, in the reassuring hustle
of social life, she laughed at the utter alb
surdity of the strange tale; nevertheless
down deep in her heart lay doubt-truc,
| or untrue And she saw the sailors cx-
change discontentcd whispers one with the
other, and heard them say. us they glanc-
ed around with oininuos faces, that they
should never see land again.
Il cannot stand this SUSPENSE she mur-
INJURED on the even NJ of the second day
Yet how end it, 1t is not thing can
speak aloud. The ship would conclude
that the fright of the storm had turned me
mad -
"A regular Gale ma'am, that last wasu't
| il, But we shall go alon. well, | hope