Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-11

five minutes later, with attenuated
skirts, and without her shoes. The
voices inside the sitting room sounded
low and muiilei through the closed
door. and the listening woman could
only make ont word now and then ;
but what she did hear was sufficient to
send her back upstairs with a scared
face. when the noise of chairs being
moved inside the room warned her that
1t was time To 90.
Early next forenoon, without saving
a word 10 any one. Hannah3 Bracken-
ridge set out for the little seaside vii
lage of Merton, which lies about two
miles north of Finger Bay. Hannah
had some friends here ip the persons of
an old farmer and his Wife, whom she
was in the habit Of visiting two or three
times each .year: and here also lived
an old admirer of hers. Mark Purvis
by name. whose love she had cruelty
sighted But Marks memory still
dwelt kindly on the pale-faced
| Hannah, a fact which was well known
to hers and it was to Mark that she
now looked for assistance in carrying
out her scheme. On reaching Merton,
she found that Mark had gone out for
the day, and would not be home till a
late hour but whatever the hou. might
| be, she must wait and see him. She
left the old farmer and his wife. who
krcw nothing OF her real errand. nj
her usual hour for returning home and
then walking ont for couple of miles
along the road by which she knew
/ that Mark must reach Merton, she
waited Mt a little tavern, hour after
| hour. listening for the sound of his
/ horses hoofs. 1t was past ten o'clock
/ before he came and in half an hour
/ from that time Hannah was rowing
across to Inchmal!ow in her lovers
4 boat. She had resolutely refused
/ either 10 let Marx accompany her. or
To tell whittier she was going; only
\ he was To meet her at certain
/ tnns A certain ,po., and take
I tha boat back ID Mertol. IIannahs
father hal been keeper % one Of the
I no.';h .rn lighthouses, anu TIL girl was
thoroa Iflv at hone in the mana cement
',r - @--.' IIlw she succeeded in res
cdln4 john EAg,lsl IfoM ia, 81. which
NJ oac TIM seemed - eminent, we
have already seen.
john hired cAai,c and reached
h)m lhn following afternoon, fright
cnin- Mrs. .Iakcway exceedingly with
thr Sight ~ HI worn white face. He
Kept h,- promise to h~ my .tcrious pre-
server, AMI was imle -v.oIs % all Mrs.
Ja<cway'> hints and ha'f-qucs,ions As
10 where h hal been. aud what hail
happened TO him, to change hiiu 50
wol'u..y in 20 short time All he
could ba induced 70 say wa~. that he
Tia brcn taken suddenly ill during the
time III wa- away, but that hc was bet
ttr NOW. Naturally enough, he was
greatly purpicxcd IN his own mind as Il
the identity OF his rc,cuer: that h,
owed his life to the chemists sister
was a fact o. which he had not. the re-.
hottest suspicion.
Breckenridge coming home al the
end of eight days iipm his first depart.
urc- an bclng informed by His sister
that Mr. English hal been severely I'LL
hurr.e at once into Clilf Cottage, with
out waiting Ia take or his travelling.
things. 10 o,Icr his condolences. liz
VA, surprised-hc was ast.unIcd-hc
didn't know whether he WAS standing
on his head or his heels. when John
told hlIa what had befallcn him ut Inch.
mallom. The whole thing vas almost
to Incredible fur belief. said the chem.
~. Jerry Winch hal been employed
for years 70 take parties to the island
an hal been Il tayourite with every.
ho iy. What had put the idea into his
foolish head 10 play OFT such danger
Gus trick on Mr. English, was utterly
beyond his. breckenridge power even
family 10 imagine; but one thing he
would take care of, that Jerry should
never in future be allowed To otllciate
as guide to the island. But what did
Mr.. Englls h intend to do in the mat
ter: Did he intend to institute pro.
cecdln@s against the sinpleton No
Well. that was noble, that was gener.
ons; and he must be allowed TO say
that il was wise also. jerry friend.
must be careful that no similar respon,
slbllity should ever be allowed 10 rest
on him in future. But how did Mr
English succeed in escaping from the
island: That was pyint which he
Breckenridge, was much interested in
ascertaining.
But John, bearing in mind the prom
lsc he had given. positively declined tc
enlighten the chemist on that point
and Breckenridge was obliged to re-
turn home with his curiosity unsatis
fed. He was gloomy and preoccupied
all the evening; and about eleven
o'clock he st out for tAe H1ni and
Dggsr, entering it by back-way
which he made use oil whel he did not
wish 10 be seen by the ordinary Gus
toners of the hotel and Mrs. Winch
and he had q long interview together
in the private room Of the landladv.
The method OF John English's escape
from the island lay heavily on the
minds OF both of them ii was unknown.
and must Therefore, they felt, be to some
extent dangerous TO their peculiar in
terests. The chemists diabolical plan
had miscarried, though how or why.
neither the landlady nor her compau-
ion could 50 much as guess. The
promised three hundred pounds were
still as far as ever from the fingers that
itched to grasp them and the widow
WAS still as determined as eyer that