Litchfield enquirer., 1869-08-05
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time, unless fortune favored. Fortune aid favor about ianlhour after, fora young la. dy in silk and velvet came to call on Miss Grey. As the servant hesitated, nos hay. ing received instructions, T called out from the drawing.room, Emily is at home she is up in her room. I'll call her.Y .d p5.s sss So She young lady swept in and took . seat. In high glee went up to Hmiie's room and rapped on the door. ae9.T 9"53' T" Emily, there's Flora McFlimseY dewn in the drawing-room to see youl" yias ,.. Tell her I'm not at home, Charlie"
 70, but can't, Emily; I have alrssdy told her you were upstairs, and Wsald
 linen I suppose up mus. go dovn,. sh. said, in a tone of vexation, and came eut carefully closing and looking the door after her. So much the bettert, T knew anoth- CT way to reach her roon-by going through my mothers, and my mother had gone herself for her violet silk, 60 there was no danger of being waylaid. This plan succeeded, and I stepped boldly into the pretty chamber. where . subtle per funne of heliotrope pervaded the air. Hri. ly had laid out all her dresses On the bed. and her trunk was open.A I wondered if she would have the efrontery to ssad fer It some time. But my business was with letters. not with dresses; so | sought the little desk-table;) the true key was in the lock this time. andzin a4 mnmant T pes.e.s- ed myself of the fatal documents. How fortunate that Flora came just at that tine. for it might be that Emily was about un. locking that desk to destroy the papsrsi | My heart beat fast with excitement co left the room again, ,sby the same way that entered, and hastened to my own little den, Q flight above, betting the door after
 Then I sat down and wrote . lettsr to Philip Rayburn, telling him all I had heard, and all had done, enclosing the sheets of paper as proofs. I felt very man. ly at last, 80 to vindicate my sisters truth; and 1t made mo smile to be able to write that expected him to apologize fully to Louise, and after that never to darken cur doors again. finished the letter. sealsd 1t, and coaxed the butler to deliver it at once into Mir. Rayburn's 8 hands. and had ten minutes to compose myself before Ma fly politely attended her visitor tO the door. Then she flew up to her room aRain. My. spirits ran so high could hardly keep from shouting my secret aloud T found Louise sitting lonesomely in her chamber, like Mariana in the moatsd grange" and kissed her hand again cad again, telling her would set everything right, while she looked at me half fright, ened, and wholly puzzled. Then I imitat- ed an Indian war-whoop at Emily's ksy- hole, and as it grew darker lay in wais for her behind an open door, and spRang out at her when at last heard her 9lidine hstep.a I liked to see her skrink and shud- der. At tea she was pale and thoughtfal while my father and mother and Louise grew kinder than ever, heaping her plata with delicacies, and delighting to pet ksc
 But I took no trouble to pass, her any thing but strawberry jam. which, I knew she hated. '-.' '' The night was clear, ,--there were stars5 in the heavens. After tea VIC all went ia. to the parlor; Emily played. and sang, ,snA chatted, with now and then. c restless glance at the clock on the mantel piece At ten she would retire, and bade us ell '.good night.''a That was 8 signal for . general departing and before long was going lap stairs noisily, so that Emily might hear nc and think all were out of her way at last. But no, sooner had I Slammed my door than turned again, and crept down stairs Equieter than any mouse, past all the sleep ing-roon1s, down to the drawing room, and thereI waited in the dark. I always liked to stay in the dark, imagining grotesQua
 
 I lay on the sofa very contentedly, hearing the clock tick and my heart beat. .aa .g1ic1T-
 At last became conscious by, some iA. stinct finer than hearing, that Emily was coming down from her room. The clock chlmed eleven. and began to fear my plot would fail, for why was there DO word to me from Philip? How softly Emily gli- ded down, like some impalpable pres ence She stood hesitatingly an instant on the lower stair, when the door bell rang peal which startled all the sleepers. s1 ,s.is ss ,s2s I ran out with a shoutx Emily woulA have fled from me, but Icaught her hand and dragged her to the door, which I opsAa ed. There stood Philip Rayburn, his syasJ ablaze with fierce indignation, grasping the fatal letters in his hand. He held then up before Emily; he compelled her to recoR- nizei their ineaningy then casting them st her feet with gesture ofsutteri scorn. 4ha1 strode, into the. parler, drawing me ,EithlI him. .r-,..,.... !. T was proud then, as collected all niy four-feetshigh dignity, and called him te account. He did not notice my manner, though, he was too full of wrath and grief and contrite love. I almost began to pity him at last, but remembered that would heverdes sQ T told him that I accepted his apQlO9leS, Duk ue guuSt never 1ucutb ue Uy his presence again. That moment Louisa came fnthuffiedly, looking terrified aha perplex9d. .eyia toaaho tuJ .eyctqIi Esm r yfMhers is Emily Charlie9 Who Tapg. the bell, and why IS the door opene 0A ,sI will go and find Emily" saidl ,.1 will leave you with Mr. Rayburn. He has i a confession to.make to you, Louise. and after that you will forbid him the houssi''
 Emily was not be found; I hunted fer her above and below. but she was gone. I The hall door still stood ,openss She had | fled away with her guilty conscience undef' the keen. eyed stars. So I went back toF the parlori without her; Louise and Philip
 were at the, door. 3a sH sai44s 3AdI ysfzsd | 1T will come early tomorrow" he aid, Esmiling brightly, and Louise smiled bri9hk lly,t too.o13 -5on9ls1at sab taoalsw gd FsEq ,I.sMhatl have you net forbiddeA shim
 the housep. exclaimed, t.4 :,
 a"'sNo, Charlie, that cannot dor And
 with an astonishing lack of spirit shs let
 him fold her in his arms.b go ssdsatsib sf
 I have, decided to have nothing more te
 do with my sisters love affairs or the fan
 fly dignity My little part is playsi.1 and
 now Twill hide away behind ths surtaia l with my dreams of fairies and slfs. zsausq | ~ stf.=