Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-11-19

had grasped arevolver at the first alarm " would
like nothing better than TO meet them"
Stay, papa. The only thief IS celeste; tne new
dressng-maid, and she. doubtless, mas maze her es
cape. Thank heaven / am but light sleeper; or
she would have gained her object. as II Is De-
heYe she has used something to stupely me. -,
There ooaS perceptible odor OF chlorolorm LII uie
room. as. .t ..f4..I
Some of the servants by this time were at the
door, and Mr. Brockelthorpe lmmedlately dls-
patched them to search the house. and 10 go quick
ly to the front pavement in hopes of lnterceptlng
the girl girl. ,.a ,o.so,f 18th valuable
RTeVn Where do yoH kgeP s9 pace She might
take away ten thousand dollars in her pocket,
No, mamma. predict you Will ind my Jeweis
and laces all right Celeste is no common r0DDer !;
neither is If for fine money-value of this ornament
that she has the risk of trying 10 TAKE IL IL Is
the locket only that she was after ard MI. &oraon
mas sent her to this house, IN the cha Vi ser
want for NJ other purpose than 10 OBTAIN posses
sion OF it," .
While her parents gazed at her in establishment,
her face went suddenly down into aer nanas ana d
moan, such as they never before nad heafu Wrupg
from her lips escaped her:
IF l am to be haunted, even here, in my own
t to oe GH ir as tb
then, my God, know not what to DO, sne muir
INJURED, presently, lifting white face, ana looking
at her parents with wild, intense eyes.
They were the more startled at her Venemence
because usually she was so calm; her motner an
swered her beseeching look with one OF trembling
sympathy but every drop OF blood IN her lalher
You shall not be prosecuted, Evelyn, not while
I live to defend you Curse him will see him in
the morning shaking his revolver, ana we VIII
settle this matter at once and forever
"Oh, /" exclaimed Evelyn springlng from
the bed, and graspng her fathers hands, as n TO
mold him back from the threatened Vloiehce, NJ.
no mol father; whatever may say when l am
excited-however indignant you may 1eel at times
promise me that you will never injure MI Cor
don. If you kill him. you kill me, father-remeh-
There was an agony of fear in her voice-Was
there the agony of lore also? Did she still love inns
man or could his death bring to light FACTS wElcn
would distress her in some other wayY Ihose
nearest and dearest to her could only conjecture
Her father, for the first time grew very angry win
her, pale and suppliant though she appeared. HIS
very anxiety for her welfare made him impatient at
her reticence and seeming obstinacy,
Il think it's high time this damned fooling came
to an end J.! he said, pulling his hands away " am
His daughter burst into tears saying, humbly:
II cannot blame you for speaking so. Ii IL was
in my power to rightly explain this matter 10 yn"
thence with me, dear father. Oh, can't you pear
little while with your poor Eva, papa!,
With those arms about his neck, with that pale
young face upon his bosom, what could he do!
Nothing, but kiss her. --'.. ...e ~ e.. -.
'At least, may hold Celeste, if she is found?"
Eyes, father-but do not question her. 1 must
do that, and Alone" FL u
However, the dressing maid was not to be found.
The front basement door was untastened, and she
mad probably escaped at the hrst ALARM
"This comes of taking girl without looking
up her CREDENTIALS complained Mrs. Brockel-
thorpe. I" But Mrs BIS name, in Paris, L
thought quite sufficient; and l recognized the
handwriting as really hers. Evelyn will you come
and lie on the sofa in nay room the remainder OF
the night?'
"No, thank you mamma. Ii Celeste is ont OF
the house, she will not come back. am safe for
the present. just leave your door open, papa and
1 will leave mine, for l am little nervous"
They obeyed her: and, if the startled and mystl-
fed parents slept little did their daughter. She
lay for hours, with the locket clasped in her hand
her eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling, her fea-
lures set almost as if in a spasm.
If her mother had seen her thus, she would have
been more seriously alarmed than ever for so sue
cessfully had Evelyn hidden the wound in her
heart that no one dreamed that it was likely to
prove mortal
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