The workingman's advocate., 1868-07-11

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sminous resolve Poor, motherloss child
There was no faithful heart TO rest on. Dam
ger ssd de<psir beses her on every side.
She had been too refined In her nature 10 nss
simmilats with those among whom she bad
lived. aud she friends she might have chosen
moved in different sphere.
She waited Until q was almost dark the
eas in the streets was just lighted when =
dark, silent figure stole forth from Ray Gil
bertss house, and fed with steslthy II ,ps TO-
wa-ds the lake. No one noticed IL or cared to
know that its errand was death and not life
Il never paused or halted until it reachedthe
shove, where, throwing back the hood ol the
long, circular cloak, Gabrielle stool like
Evangeline, looking out over the dark wa
ter. Only for brief moment she stood
and watched with sad eycs the blue undutat-
ing waves; then she stepped softly aud 81
icntly into the waters, going down step by
step into the baptism Of death. On, how
coei and blessed they felt to ber, those low
ing, clinging waters. They came higher
and higher, and then, 40 wild cry s@ote
the air, Gabrielle threw up both white bands
and sank slowly and wss gone. There was
only . ripple on the calm b som OF the lake
to tell Of the tragedy 90 lately enacted.
That cry was not from Gabrielle. 1t wis
the sudden impulsive response Of an af
frighsed man, who had beea pacing the quiet
shore aa some distance, too much occupied
Gith his own thoughts to note others. He
had not seen Gabrielle until that moment,
when her white. peaceful face shone on him
from the vatsrs, ~ she gave her last look
on errth, bad seen and recognised her, for
be was no other than Myers Hosland, who
had been driven BY his own distracted
thoughts to take this WALK after bis return
rom the cottage, whore he had made but y
brief stay, since Clara Was absent staying,
as his mother assured him, with school girl
friend in the city. he and Ray had returned
both disappointed and not on good terms
With each other. Ray bad gone 70 bis home
angry and unreasonable, aud tempted to do
any wrong which circumstances might per-
INIT.
"Fcre Pve reformed and acted like a
saiut,'' be argued, land I'm blown sky high |
by my squeamish friend, who sees only evil !
in what was intended for great good Poor |
Gabrielle commenced by making william |
OF myself in intention, and at every step am |
dIsarmed by her goodness. | wish hai /
opened my heart to Jlara's mother, aud had
her to help. By Jove Why not tell Clara |
herself. She surely would not take the same
view OF it tha: her anticipated bro.her does.
III do it tomorrow, and tine dear girl will
find home and employment for Gabrielle,
Who, poor child, seems to be dreadiqIly Ia
everybody's way,n
And Myers. depressed and gloomy, strolled /
of by himself and faced the cool waters To |
refresh his brain With their elixir Hs was
embarrassed In his husiness--his situation
at the bank was not q very profitable one,
and bis ambition, which urged him 70 study
and mental effort, was sadly at variance With
bis habits Of luxury and ease.
How little woman knows OF the daily and
hourly temptations by which men are beset.
Ii they did they would oftener seek to win
them by love instead of frowns. Myers was
inclined 10 be morbid. While Ray regarded
the scene at the gamling table ~ only piece
oI mad iolly, his freud meyer forgot Its fatal
horrors, and sometimes half promised him.
self that Clara was . victim, going straight
70 her own destruction 70 save him. nay
was far more impressed by the vision, sppA-
rItioa, or whatever it was, that his heated
fancy conjared up or saw. That pale facc
oIten haunted him in his sl.ep, aai ne could
have sgora' that often, when with Gabrielle,
1t csmstoetween him and her, bear ing che
sane ssd, pleading look.
CHAPTER X.
DISCOVERY.
The boy who informed tine lawyer and
Clara with so I'd -ch assurance, that Ray had
gone with Gabrielle, was of course mistaken,
for even while he was speaking Ray him
self appeared, and though exceedingly sur
prised TO see Clara, was Ut course delighted
as well for no su,psijn Of the trash nId,
as yet, reaciic him in his first thou shls
but he was not long eft in doubt as 70 the
cause Of the visit, lor Clara looked at him
with the utter impsssioility of perfect
stranger, except that her face suddenly grew
white and stoay. Tnen Ray saw what was
coming and turned to the lawyer, whom ne
kn~w as brother colleague.
TO what am indebted tor the pleasure
Cf this visit" he asked, gravely, Tor ne felt
that no trihlng could avail hun now.
"Ask yourself that question, Mr.. GILBERT"
said Clara, colby. ''Ne come to see Ia
brieIle Webster, bu. fnd tnat sle has been
spirited away"
"Yus, sir !" thundered the lawyer. to the
embarrassed man, "and il is Of the greatest,
the mcst solemn importance, TO you and all
Of US, that we know Immediately where
she is"
Atthat moment the housekeeper came into
the hall, her eyes wild with alright.
"Whers is the young girl who came here
last night, and whom | plsc,i in your care :"
be asked, sternly.
"0h, sir, Pun sure don't know" she said,
wringing aer hands, "Dut fear ste has
gone ~ do herself hurt-I do, indeed,
sir.'
do herself hurt. What d. you mean,
woman Y"
"Oh, sir, she rayel I'll night about her
mother, aud OF its MT beng right for her to
be here, and she never put a shoe on her
foot, or dress on her, but just wrapped
herself in great cloak and-and, Pm aieard
she is drowned, sir !"
"Oh, trust not--I pray not ~ said the
lawyer, in distress. Let as 90 at once, to
find her; we may overtake her or find some
trace Of her yet. Into the carriage at once
do not lose moment Of time tina, may be
so important"
81 cannot understand, sir,r said Ray, /
"Wny you feel this interest in the poor gIri, |
but thxnk you tor 1t, for she is deserving |
OF il, though ] much fear Clara misdoubls |
me-"
"And | hope to Heaven, Young man, thai
you are inaocent-that your own instincts |
have kept you from the commission of ter
rible crimer'
BY this time they were dashing toward
the lake shore, as fast as they could go, and
were soon in th. midst of an excited crowd,
who blocked up their further progress.
"What sltf' asked Ray, looking out Of
the window, over the heads Of the densely-
hacked neoDIe