Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-04-03
"How learned YOU this?p cried Ar

How learned you this?'' cried Ar
mold, breaking in for the first time.
VIII tell you presently" she re-
plled. "They made the plan that some-
time my uncle should way lay Thorn
ton in his walks and strike him down,
then make great outcry as though he
had just found him, call the servants,
etc. 1 cannot give you all the details, as
it would take too long. Enough, they
accomplished the deed; but were SEEM
lngly helped by some demon, who threw
poor Snow in the way just at the time
Uncle Frank charged it to him, called
the people, and as my uncle was rich,
and Snow poor, by some means or other,
the court decided in my uncle's favor,
and Snow was hung. At that time L
was fifteen. 1t was about six months
before everything was settled, and then
my father was taken sick and died. At
his deathbed, he called me to him and
said, " Jennie, if had lived, / should
have carried out a certain project to the
end, but am called, and 1 dare not die
without making confession of my great
sins. have written them out and
signed them. These men have been
witnesses, pointing to two men knew
to be Edward the George Landred. And
the will of your Uncle Thornton is here.
1t is dated on the day he died, and says,
II at first thought would disinherit
Jennie Carlysle, but now have rcconsid-
cred, and make a new will, entirely in
her favor"
"Now, Jennie, put these papers in that
iron chest, lock them up and at night
bury them yourself, twenty feet east of
the oak. And now Jennie, swear not to
open the box, or mention it to any one
till you are nineteen years old, and l can
die in peace.'
" gave the required promise, and lie
died. l went to my uncle's to live. He
had forged will making himself (as
friend to james Thornton) the inheritor
of all his property. Every one believed
it, because they knew of my fathers
quarrel with my uncle, and dared not,
on account of my oath, say word. 1t
did not matter anyway. L did net need
money; and until was nineteen, / liv-
ed i'll quiet happiness, unbroken except
by II fathers sins. But not dreaming
they We're so horrible.
1.-The day came, and 1 examined the
papers. you can imagiue my anguish.
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fortune then, and said not word. |
was soon called upon by my uncle to
marry a man named Richards, whom L
detested, and who was old enough to be
my father. Iofcourse resisted. He was
very angry, and said he would turn me
out of the house. AT that cried, Sir!
should try, all you possess would be
mine, and your life alsor"
"Woman! what mean you ?" he
shrieked, entirely off his guard.
Murderer, l have tongue, and I will
speak," cried l, almost mad. For an
instant he reeled, turned ashy pale, then
with a great effort, recovering his self
possession, he said quietly, "Go to your
room, I will think of this" Glad to es-
cape from his loathsome presence, hur-
ried up and was soon followed by my
maid, who commenced packing my
wardrobe. He called me down, and two
servants put a gag in my mouth and
was brought here. l have been here
four years and no one has believed my
story. They all say, "Poor creature,
how mad she isr But you, believe.
think am sane. Iimplore you to help
me. Help me, and if you succeed, half
of the estate shall be yours"
"Afiss Carlysle, let me think, let me
study this. L do, 1 must believe you
sane. Wait a week, and will tell you.
Trust me, | will look into this" The
week h3 spent in thought, calculating
the risks, etc., then at last concluded he
would try. He felt sure she was sane.
He told her he would try. He got the
necessary directions. and as his many
adventures would take too long to tell,
suffice it to say that he found all that
she had said was true and after a long
and troublesome lawsuit, Frank Car
lysle received the punishment due TO
him. and she received her property and
was released from the asylum.
The reader may wonder where the
money came from to keep up the suit
Arnold used it out of his own estate
Once entered on the enterprise, he would
not give it up; and at last found himself
with hundred thousand dollars gain
But that was not ali. When everything
was settled, and Jonnie Carlysle occu
pied her rightful home, the old lodge, ht
went to her and asked her to give hin
his own," and Ernest Arnold he's nevel
regretted his enterprise, nor for mo
ment doubted the sanity of his lovely
wile.-N. Y. Mercury.