Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-04-10
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hurried, la the teeth Ut the gale. down "a
the beach. But before reached H. |
paused; ihore on the high cliffs over the
sea, stood Louis Hillary and bic wife
face TO face. q moro stormy scene passlnl
between them than that which set the Gle
ments IL M uproar. She war talking rap
idly, passionately; be was ss white - deail
with rage. | could not hear their word'
from where | stood, but | ssv all, and
| saw him suddenly rush upoa her.
Whether he meant Il OF not, l do not
know; only know a wild scream rang
out above the stormy blast as she rsslsd
and fell over the horrible clin, -
lie stood like man petrIfed : I. too,
for an instant-ihen / echoed her cry.
lie turned, lisid as dead man, and saw
me; the next instant wss where she had
been, looking over the dizzy height She
had sunk already-nothing was seen but
tho churning waves.
"Murdorerl" cried, "you murderer,
you shall swing for thisl saw you do itl''
He erasped my hand, ghsstly, bot not
unneryed.
at was an'accidepi; swear i'll She fell
over herself. Are you mad, Miss Inger-
soll?p
~ shall be If you touch me, you wife
killer! Let me gol Before night falls
will have you in prisonl'
"You will not' he said through bis
clenched teeth, still holding me fast. mo,
by heaven, If have to throw you after
herl / swear il was no fault Of mine, Miss
lngersoll; she fell herself. can prove
INV innocence, but don't want story
for the papers. What shall ! give you to
say nothing Of fhis? Half of my fortune,
If you will?"
| caught my breath. Even at that mo-
mont the golden bait lured me. 1852.
"You are poor; will make you rich
for life, only be silent. 1t can do no
good to speak. repeat, it was no fault
of mine. Swear to me never to reveal
what you saw, and ! will give you thirty
thousand pounds tomorrow. Don't an.
swer now; take the night TO think of il"
He let me go, and | walked home, my
brain reeling. Oh the golden lurel Com
fort, luxury. happiness, all once more,
and all to keep one little secret. Don't
condemn me until you are tempted as l
was.
When morning came, the struggle was
over.
81 will keep your secret, Louis Hillary"
/ said. Pay me the price, and let me
60"
''Swear first" was his reply, ''never to
reveal to living mortal what you saw"
took the oath; before night l had left
the cottage. So had Miss fremont,
great deal too proper to stay. The miss
ing lady was sought high and low; the
search was fruitless; but week after the
body went ashore miles away. Then ey-
cry one knew that she had been wander
ing on the cliffs, and fallen over by acci-
dent, in the high wind.
l Iwent back to town, took my mother
from Harriet, and hired handsome house.
Here, in the din and tumult of fashionable
life, l could best forget. 1t puzzles Har-
riet, and more than Harriet, to know
where my sudden wealth came from; but
l treat her now as she treated me in my
adyersity-haye nothing to do with her.
keep my secret, and it haunts me by
night and day-the ghost of that drown
ed woman never leaves me-bu. | keep
it. There is possibility Of buying gold
too dear, after all. When | am dead,
this revelation will be found, but it will
do little harm; the names are not real,
and he is far away.
Yes, far away from the scene Of the
tragedy, with the fair haired governess
for his second wife. know that much
and no more-all ask to know. If that
ghost from the stormy sea
haunts him as it does me, then, indeed, be
has purchased his second wife dearly.