The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-12


to seek her PARENTS and to go immediately;
| never again would she willingly set eyes on
him who had so wronged her and them. Wrap
ping a large shawl round her, and with no lug
gage money except what was in her purse,
she left the lodgings she was in, and, i'm order
to hinder pursuit, said she was going for n
| walk. They We're staying at German water
ing place, and 1T was easy to ind means OF
leaving it. Taking a railway ticket TO Cologne,
she entered that city few hours afterwards,
and immediately went on board q steamboat
going to Rotterdam, whence she sailed Tor Eng
| land; and then again by train to Scotland.
She took no rest by the way, "a feverish desire
! to look once more ON the face of those whom
she had loved though she f0rsook them, to
hear words of pardon and pity from them, had
possession of her, and she was flying from q
terrible recollection, while fatigne of body and
mind deadened the sense of mental misery.
Tins she reached the home of her childhood,
! but she could not enter or even knock at the
door, aud inquiring from a passer-by II that
was DIR. Graylie's house, she learned that it
| had been, but the doctor had been dead for
fifteen months past. Stunned, notiouIess she
stood. She felt she had killed her father She
could not now enter that house-lts very walls
+ would condemn her disUbedienee. EMeetani-
1 cally. she found herway to the station, retnrn-
| cd to Edinburgh, and with last effort OF
1 strength wrote TO her mother, and, as we laye
seen, was immediately Joined by that faithful
/ FREUD and loving heart Roor MIS-. A5EaXlle
ffnat -fheys Should never AGAIN be separated.
1 But'the shock of learning her fathers death,
her reniorss and misery, al! eonsrlpneeu 70
| bring on brain fever, from which she recovered
! with shattered systcm--a harmless but con-
frmed imbecile.a A lady lodging in the house
| advised Mrs. Graylie to reside IN France, ana
recommended village in Normandy where the
air was inyigorating rent and food very cheap,
| and there poor LiZzie's story would be utterly
! unknown. Upon consideration Mrs arayile
acted upon this advice, and she had been re-
! siding there for six years at the time OF Nine.
! de Mesne's accident. 1t was to her humble
abode Gas being country woman OF hersJ
| though indeed it was of the best in the
Twill
urged her to tell Clare her daughters and heI
own sad history.
I A week after this time Mrs. Marstoh ant
AGNES arrived at Chateau de Mesme- they
had written to excuse their being present a
Beatrice Trevis's wedding, but they hat
brought with them portraits OF the betrothet
pair. Mrs. Graylie and Lizzie mad come owe =
her mother and sister. After q family dinne
, Mrs Marston showed some English photo
graphs to the twog uests. L,zzle iooKen ii sh
) gazed fixedly at Beyerley's, aud turstlng Ny
tears, said, fThat is the yiliainv' loTtunatel!
, Lizzie had wandered off TO tbs garden, am
. Mrs Biarston was able quietly to inquire lht
the cause of this strange emotion Mrs. tray
lie repeated that that was the face OF him WI
!, had so wronged them, and as she persistee
s Mrs Marston thought it would be well for he
aud Mrs CraYlie to go to England aud max
g everything known to Mrs and Mr.. BetingtoI
4 for beatrice must be saved; and If IT weI
4 pessible to prove poor LiHzie's marriage,
:. mist be done, No time to be lost, as tn
d wctdiug- was to take place in ten days time
~ = Arrived in London, after a short rest Mr.
Marston, eoncealing her own face nndeL q Ihsg
II thought most likely Beverly would be aoou
!, six o'clock, and she was not wrong Leanih
n over the ratings he stood conNersing VIII AZ, q
II acouaintance on horseback, and poor Mt
n Graylic was able fully to ideutlfy him. AImo'
II fnnting she reached the CAB ia waltlls i, Is
o them they drove home, and having hTSed 80
/ to retire to bed Immediately, and seen HOY To
is ! erably quiet, Mrs. MaFston went 10 MI. bclllbl
70 -toIi, and, asking for private INTERVIEWS 10
lt4 him her tafe. az,
A. the possibilty of its truth, and IL vas Arrange
); that he should question Beverly that evenii
~ and If Dissatisfied forbid, for the present
a. least all Interviews with Beatrice. MI
M Nnrston then left, promising to call ne
d. morning and hear the resultof Mr. BelllnStoi
hi iuouiries She called accordin ely, and LEARNT
a that Beverly had owned that ut such q ia
ri he mad been in Germany with female col
nh panion, but he denied being maFrlSd; y.
hn Bclliurtuu who had been informed ny II
Tia husband of the matter, suggested advertising
~, nfferjnor :, rev.srd~.foF any information ca
rd corning marriage said to have taken place
I'll Edinburgh in the year 1850, under sucli ~
sir such circumstances Mr. BclllhSton conS III,
no his lawyer, aud thiss uSgestlon was I'M
re- IL act ed attot. Meantime Beatrice had pceh u
d. that some unexpected legal matters hnei 10
er settled, and until they were tho marriage "9u
nd not take place. Beatrice felt sure thas th'
ad was some terrible mistake, some hwSe
hc fallacy. Why ask her not to see her pr9lhis
ne husband but she consented bechuSc u, Suo y. ;
lis he would come out hoilorhpiy 49, JaJ c,rsL
W and she would not now stoOp to plead Ior II
~. ! or herself
en- The advertisement was answered. inc liz
lily day by a man OF 6loated ana HlsSl p,e i; :
X / pearance He said he could give some mi
- nation but he must first have pF"ff'He u
no no harm should como to any one concern
est THIS was readlly proihiSeu' o - AZ. y,
mi owned that no himself, being in great disIi
q at the Time and his circumstances being hn"
md IN Beverly WHO had assumed the name
cr- Smith, having Hcd iInih hi9 - e n
led scotland, he tempted him 10y the bride Oh