Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-04

OF mind. Again. with SLOW steps and
anxious eyes. she traversed the old
cosch-road rs far as the first stone-wall
without discovering the slightest token
such as she half-cxpected vet lrea led
10 find. When she hal got abolt half
way on her return. she felt compelled
10 sit down and rest for few minutes !;
anxiety cf mind scanned of late 10 have
weakened her bodily strength. She
knew the point from which the finest
view on the whole road could be obtain
ed. and as she was now close 10 il. she
made for il instinctivclv. II was the
hcadlanl called Martcil's Leap. Il
stood boldly out from the ordinary
cliif-line on that part Of the coast, and
was clothed at its summit with short
fine grass. while its white SCARED front
had an almost perpendicular fall of
more than two hundred feet to the
boulder-strewn beach below. Il was
called "Martelrs Leap" because. as
the story ran. more than century be-
fore. a certain Squire Martcll role his
horse over the brink in ft of mad
ness. and was dashed TO pieces at the
foot. Jane sat down on the era : close
to the edge of the cliff. and loos med
her honnct-strings, and rcStei her
aching head in her hands, aud closed
her eyes. and went back in memory Ia
the time-inoTc than thirty years be-
fore-when she and her mother. coming
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used To ride IN clumsy country cart
along that road To market. and never
passed the headland withou; shui-
der at the thought of the mad sluirc's
terrible leap.
James rcycric was interrupted 10y ihe
barking Of a distant shcep-inL. She
opened her eyes. AMI gazcl out sea
ward, and drank in the full beauty OF
the scene. Far away. on the very verge
Of the horizon. there wa~ a trailing
pennon of smoke from some hpme-com-
ing steamer; and nearer ai hand. TIN
sea-hirds were Wheeling AMI scream
i'm hut nn other sign NJ lie on "a OF
shore She hal been gazing f,r
minute ortwo down the face OF the clif.
in q vague. rIpo.,lc.s sort RI WAY.
when her wandering glance wa caught
hy pretty rci hoNcr growing ahsu,
halfway down. hut broke suiirnlv
away from that. attracted hy :, nnthiug
auticring In thc h-crzc something
twisted round bramhlc f,,t 81 two
below where she was sitting; ani u,
She looArl. her cycs dilatci and her
heart ~crmci L. and STILL ami ,hr
graspci the grass with both hands, 10
keep herself from Mlitn. What was
j; that she saw,
\ fragment ~ 4 wu.naa'- lTr,-
4, soon A. she hal recovered IN some
measure from the surprise uf thi. dis
coVery. ~hc took of hrr bonnet Ani
shawl. AMI strctch.u, hcr>clfuni at full
length on the gra>. drcw her body half
over the edge of the prcripicc ami
reaching down with unc hand. A. ~ur-
ccc,iel. ailer several attempts. ii
graSping the fragment of silk, ami IN
getting safely back again. Turn eAr
sat down. ami rubbed the silk gently
between her hands. and crici "a while
silently. and then she went so-gpwflily
home.
Her quest was ended She hai gone
as far n she dursi 20; from that point.
other ami more competent hands must
take up thr clue which she 30 thank
fully laid down. and work olt the dark
story To It's end.
xNin.-MR. pUrLEs,Is WIS
THE GAME.
The master Of Belair had been sick
almost unto death. but was now slowly
recovering and the hush OF dread cx-
pectancy. which had brooded like AN
ominous cloud over the Hall and its
inmates, So long As the life Of Sir Phil
ip was in danger. had already become
a shadow of the past and the we'll
trained hous hold had impcrceptihly
glided back into the easy npiscles,
groove which circled the dull round Of
everyday duties at Belair. Yes. the
baronet was SLOWLY recovering he was
'much-yery much better were the
exact words which emanating. in the
first instance, in the discreetest of
whispers. from the lips Of DIR. Roach,
spread rapidly from mouth 10 mouth
as something that everybody was glad
To hear: for the sick man was univer-
sally beloved. But DIR. Roach knew,
and Sir Philip knew. that this attack,
conquered with difficulty, was merely
the forerunner Of other attacks still
forces Of life must ultimately sue
cumb.
CASTOR Spencelaugh had been sum
moned from Paris-an eifeminately
handsome Young man. more at home in
the drawing-room than the hunting
field. and fonder of a billiard-cue than
n horse-who. now that all immediate
danger to his father was over, went
incoming listlessly about the house.
smoking interminable cigars, thinking
a good deal Of some absent Fitine. and
voting the whole business which had
called him from pleasant Paris, a bore.
You may be sure. dear. til it has
been very harassing time for your
Marguerite. wrote Lady Spencelaugh
to one of her confidential correspond
ents. Poor dear Sir Philip has re-
quired constant attention night and
day, and although not equal to the
task Of nursing him myself, have felt
it incumbent on me to be constantly
on the spot, and to superintend person
ally every arrangement for his com
fort. CASTOR, dear fellow is at home
very handsome, though it is who say
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