Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-02

and amid the glorious scenery, the
good fishing and the novelty of life, en-
ioyed ourselves much.
Zone day, as we were walking to-
wards small town, carriage passed,
Gerald started, turned pale. and gasped
out one word Lucy.
"'Whose carriage was that? said /,
to an English slate miner passing.
"'His lordship's', said the man civil
ly; me owns all our mines hereabouts.
Not Lord Desserton?'
eyes SIR
"Gerald Stauncel's face wore the
bold look of vengeance which had gone
from 1t so long. / tried to soothe him,
but my efforts were useless.
&" You heard me swear, Chasemore,
said he sternly, that I'd be revenged.
You can do no good. You know me,
and might guess that, therefore
Il said nothing, and We reached our
inn. All night long in the next room
heard my companions restless steps,
and in the morning he looked haggard
with Watching and care: but over his
face there brooded that grim and saw
age look which BODIED the worst.
"He ate nothing, and after breakfast
asked the way to Desserton Hall. 1t
Law three miles off, and seeing he was
bent on going, decided on accompa-
nying him.
1--WE went con for some two miles,
until we crossed a railway line. By the
side of this ran private road, marked
Private.
&" His private path, said mechan-
ically.
Yes, said Gerald, with a ferocious
glare in his eyes that made me shudder,
therefore let us use it.
Hardly had we crossed and entered
on the road, when coming towards us
from a little copse on the other side. we
saw two women. They advanced from
some distance, and TO reach us would
cross the line.
"'Merciful heaven said Gerald.
with a quick gasp, Lucy =
II looked and recognized Lady Des-
serton, her companion nurse, carry
ing growing, laughing baby. Staun.
cePs eyes fell on it like those of fam
ished wolf the hungry glare in them
was horrible, and the CONFUSION of
his features was dreadful.
Ellis child he muttered; the fu-
ture viscount-t their heir.
eyes, said /, and her child, Ger
aid, too
"He shivered, passed his hand over
his eyes, and said In a calmer tone,
AVE, hers - Lucy's-Lucy's with a
pathetic intonation very pitiful to hear
1.-The gallop of horse was heard
behind us. / looked back and saw
Lord Desserton. Stauncel looked round
and started, while the red flush dark
ened hls face with passion.
"'Do you see the dog? said he, furi'
ously. 'Now's my time-nowP
"He turned. 1 seized his arm, dread
ing some act of violence, when the
shrill whistle of steam engine rang
out. I looked and saw the. express
coming at tremendous speed, while a
shrek from Lucy drew my attention to
what was indeed terrible sight. The
nurse had slipped on the rails, and the
child had rolled in front of the advanc-
ing train, while the unhappy mother
made the air resound with her screams;
suddenly her eyes fell on my compan-
ion. Stretching out her hands she
shrieked, Save him, Gerald, save himF
and then fell fainting into her husbands
arms, who had reached the spot.
"Gerald paused second, and then,
with glance at Lucy, sprang to the
line. He seized the baby, tossed it to
the purse, and turned; but the express
was on him like flash, it passed, and
Gerald Stauncel lay motionless between
the rails. Desserton, his face blanched
TO the lips, hurried over, as did some
laborers near half frantic, rushed
to orr poor friend, and a cursory exam
nation showed me how fatal his inju-
ries-arms and ribs broken. by the blow
of the engine buffer, and internal
wounds. He only lived for an hour
from the time he was struck down. He
was sensible, and we carried him into a
cottage near, and there in a strange
gronp We stayed.
"By-and-by, the white face grew for
second flushed, the eyes opened, the
lips quivered. And Lady Desserton
burst into tears.
" The child?' gasped Stauncel, half
inarticulately.
You've saved him-you whom | so
wronged, she sobbed out.
'"T, he said, with look of happi-
ness on his bleeding face, Il, Phil; you
hear her? that's my revenge. "
W. READE, JUN.