The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-03

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@Thsrs e y BE- sous ans onss." ." b. said,
aand one VI be = msstsr- -piece.p
Imade ~ way past him, tsnenbWipg |
what mamma and Eleanor had said, and en-
tered one M the rooms where I'll the young |
people We assembled. A very fair bar |
from Lond&n was playing on the lawn, ard
coli. cd la13s were hung among all the trees.
Eleanor, dressed in . pearl colCfed, walnut
silk, trimnod with Brussels Lace, was leaning
ON Slf Jas3er's arm, end oame forward 70
speak to ne q moment. Twas sure shs did
mos look hxlf as radiant and happy - ! bad
seen her al bali ct home, but pefhaps u w@
her new dignity that made her seem III q
ease. | hoped 20, but when contEasted
Lord Ciarjbcs, whom saw watching her,
With S.r Taper, Wondered how any woman
in her = sss could prefer tie lstter.
The hoasekeepsr, Mrs. Lander, held her
self grizzly aloof, and attended to her duties,
but wondered mora than once. II she would
not like 70 poisoa ahe new mistress Of West
Meadovs.
Nistland Hnisys rsigned sapreme that
evening, for ~ hrst time 10 fifteen years,
and half the gloom OF the old ball seemed
removed. Sons one proposed nat We ran
sack they6ld building and open all the I'M
used rooms but Sir Jasper instantly released
the xsrmission.
Hhe tableaux were all ever except the last
one, and the company had risen from the
! banquet table and were about to form for the
dance, when Sir Jasper with Eleanor on his
arm, proposed to address them and announce
the wedding day, wDen Lord, Clarence rose
and requested him to wait until the last tab
leaux was seen. Sir Jasper bowed consents
but his brow darksned, aud he bit his neither
| lip in angry surprise at the ass trance Of
guest who dared to thwart him. " had been
| generally known that the concluding tableaux
was to be something very fne, and the whole
company present remained to see it. wss
simply indifferent, but my eyes were upon
the curtain as 1t slowly lifted and revealed q
single form. l gasped for breath, but never
| lifted my eyes from that solitary figure,
standing frm and infexible As statue Of
marble. One bare lifted arm raised 10 Hea-
ven, her long hai: falling over her 70 her very
feet, her sad rsproachfal eyes fixed full upon
Sir Jasper, who, amer gazing spell bound for
q moment, fell back purple and convulsed.
| Then there was q scene Of fearful confusion,
cries from teTor-striken people, and felt
my own sense giving way, and was just oon-
scious Of being received ia some ones arms
as | fell. When aw0ke to reason again
was in bed and mamma beside me, felt we'll
but strangely. Gradually the events Of the
past evening came back 20 me. Where is
Eleanoryn asked.
"She is with Mrs. Giles" said mamma in
faint voice.
"And Sir Jasperf"
"Ls dead ~
We were silent after that until asked
mamma If il really was the Lady Helen, or
her ghost.
SIT is the Lady Helen," said my mother.
81 have seen her and spoken with her, aud
she is veritabie hesk and blood. She did not
cc''cirpste spcb q tragic endlns = her scheme
Of punishing her warden. SIR Jasper has
gone bevsond the reach OF humaa vengeance
and 'aIs accomplice, Mrs. Landen, has dIsap
<pearcd. That is all there Is known now, "a
soon as you are we'll enough we will leav,
this mos. unhappy roof and 90 home. wis.
indeed we had nsver come here.r
But saw the lovely Lady Helen before /
left, and heard from her own lips her won
derful escape when Sir Jasper and his house
keeper had stolen up behind her and plangsd
her int the lake 7. .ss her less. = .hc m ~
tpaysng sweet music ia t5at near by.e.,d
7 he rssce,ved her, took her to France. and fo,
! kwelve years lived happily with her. Alone
and widowed, and poor, she returned tc
clam her inheritance but dared not discover
herself to SleJasper, until she met in Lon.
don her kinsman, Lord Clarence, rar d.
termined to circumyent Sic .,.sna. .aJ .e
store Lady Helen to beg Hrhts. Sir Ja.asr.
believed that BIS hE.s victim Ssd come 6ack from
she desd to condemn him, and died or fright
and congestion Of the brain and his equal.
ly guilty housekeeper was never again seen
there. Long after, when Lady Helen had
the entire building renewed, two small cof.
nns containing the bodies Of two infants
who had been strangled, showed how darL
the crimes had been that were perpetrsted
benesth that roof. Lady Helen did not care
TO retain what had cost her 20 much and ,hs
property was sold at aueti0n. sn
Eleanor did not wear the willow Iona fos
6lr Jasper, and Was not It I'll surrrised
when Lord Clarence Shelby made hls. -.
pearsnoe at Is Grange Place and Asksd d
see mamma. While they were ho;dine !
confidential inssssisw I soueht Rlsensr ID
congrstulate her With secret psue q nv
heart that tried in vain 70 smother. bci
Eleanor only shook her head.
II rfaley do not wsns hin Jsssfe.ss she
said, know h 10 handsoma and nifssd,
but ~ not love him, ard nsvss san. ihoue6
| esteell him very much. But i doubl II thss
10 bis mctive in comine, for I could never
see any such devotion e you imagine In his
eonduc<" .I n.
"Thea What 10 be here for 2'' asked, and
stamina came out thea sad asked me to 20
down and entertain Lord Clarence udtil Ei-
erncr was ready. 4 went, thinking ~ did
20, "Shs viii change her mind and consent
% make hin happy" aad then entered ths
drawing room and dropped deep cartesy.
Lord Clarence smiled slightly and came for
ward 70 meet me. @ 'e4 sef.
i s'Has your mother told you, Jsssis, whas
cans k0r ?" hs asked. la5iag ~ had u
aYssfs'I s.id, II kpov. al .bous Il, and
! DO hops that you aud Eleanor" - but then
burst ITO tesrs. s.H sai ~ .sasa1s
"Elss6er ~ he aid, ssvhyJsssis yos nis-,
understas1d hisy yo4 want end not H.
eanor. It's you love and nust have for !
mis Op, my darling one those tsAie for
/ Irsally do NOT kae~s uhas Il "a. ~ I
think ths sopne sxplained iteGIf ~ cisQ1l1
% mauma ind Eleaner uhen lkoy s1nefe
And jast 70 thipk that sfser IN D - ~
be wanted. raz M 81 u
Iaas's bssisvs Elsaasr 80 WI marry.
Ny wedding,dsg = 70 - y oandlsnas. Il.
dy Helea pes.ists in giving - : dogry .
pay for nearly frigbtSni1E ~ % deofA -
taIse N ny i3s, I'D, ~ eps tsx1 ~
dpsss she VIII with ~ & M I nsvw tn ~
soo grssssul e be- foe aearine - tA
| ENors.-Ike abose story, pIeksd - 4
papers yslIoM With - q nsso61aEl1y ~.
lrpssfsst Hl.essr ~ nars3, - kee$d9l
tie Honorable Mn MouArnis r. - -,
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