Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-25

other end Of the town, and my lad Jach
always takes Mr.. English's letters FOL
him. Jack will do anything for cigar
and never peach after. The young
rascal Is only eleven, and he has learn.
ed TO smoke already"
'Do what / ask you to do" said
breckenridge, land l will engage tina,
Dilwood shall never trouble you again
about back-rent."
Jane Garrod, on her next visit Ia
Pevsev Bay, was thunderstruck to find
that John English had LEFT his lodgings
on the previous day, and gone away. no
one knew whittier. Had he left no let
ter, no message for her? she anxiously
asked. Neither one or the other. Mr..
English had written letter, Jack said.
which he, Jack, had taken TO the post
office; but it was addressed to some
gent, in London; and Jack having
volunteered this information, turned
round and winked to himself. and NUT
tered Walker Mr.. English had
paid his bill, and had left bv the 2.4O
Pm. train, added Hammock, and had
booked himself through to London.
Beyond that, they knew nothing as 70
the intentions or movements OF their
lodger. Jane, wondering more than
ever, and suspecting some treachcry,
went herself to the station, and there
ascertained that Hammock's statement
was true. After this, there was moth.
ing LETT for her but TO 90 back home.
Surely John would write in day or
two; and with this scrap Of hope she
was fain to comfort herself, in the midst
OF her surprise at his unaccountable
disappearance.
CHATTER xxIx.-Ar GRELLiER's AIMS
HOUSES.
A cheerless wintry morning, with a
clonded sky, and bitter north-eas.
blowing shrilly through the .denuded
woods Of Belair. But the discomfor.
outside served only to enhance the
charming coziness OF the bright little
morning-room which owned Miss
Spencelangh for its mistress. There
she sat, the most charming object in
that room. in a low chair on one side
OF the glowing fireplace. her white
dressing-robe falling in ample folds
around her, and all the wealth OF her
raven hair, held only by band Of blue
velvet, flowing loosely down her back.
On the opposite side OF tho fireplace
sat homely Jane Garrod, in strange
contrast with this lovely vision. There
was an expression Of doubt and per
plcxity on the face OF Frederica. She
was thinking intently, her cheek rest
ing on the tip Of her forefinger, while
her other hand held the statement
which had been drawn up BY John Eng
lish, and sent to her through Jane Gar
read and she was now thinking over
the strange story which had thus sim
gularly been brought TO her knowledge,
and rs to the merits of which she was
now called upon to decide.
Your eyes are brighter, my bonny
one. than when I saw you last, NUT
tered Jane to herself while waiting for
Frederick to speak and your checks
have got some Of the colour they used
To have in them when you were girl.
Whatever your trouble was, YOU have
pulled bravely through it. There is
one honest heart know Of that loves
you fondly. DO you feel any faint
feeble nuttcrings that way, ! wonder
think you dol think You do.
This is very strange story. Jane.
said Frederick at length, 'and | really
don't know what To think Of it. II
seems to bear the stamp Of truth on
every line, and yet some Of its state
ments are almost Incredible. The
points that still want clearing up are
many and difficult; and the whole af-
fair is certainly rendered more compli-
Gated by the unaccountable disappear
ance OF Mr.. English. Even suppos-
ing him to have been suddenly called
away, cannot understand why he has
not written to you since his depart
ure.
There's some treachery At work in
the matter, Miss Frederica, you take
nv word for it, said Jane with ener-
gy.
Il have once or twice had the same
thought myself; but then you told me
that YOU have ascertained that Mr..
English did really quit Pevsey Bay by
certain train, having taken q ticket
for London.
Just so, said Jane. Still, ar
none the less certain that some treach
,ry has been at work. He may have
oeen enticed away by false message
and be neither able to write nor come
back. Oh, Miss Frederick, darling
something must be done, and that al
once
Il feel with you, nurse, that some
thing must be done. The truth Oh
falsehood of this Statement must be
proved. II what is here put down b.
true, then has foul and hideous wrong
been done, and the sooner it is brought
to light, and the perpetrators Of it pun
ished, the better it will be for all Of US
II. ON the contrary, it be nothing but
an ingeniously woven web Of lies, ther
the writer ofit'-
But it is not . web Of lies, Mis-
Frederick, but gospel truth every wore
Of it, burst in Jane vehemently.-
Think Of the likeness-so strong tha
after twenty years it scared me as if
had seen ghost. Think Of the strang
mark on his shoulder-the coiled snak
holding the mystic lotos-nower in il
mouth. Think over, one BY one, tn
different things he has put down OF
that paper, and then you must be q
firmly convinced IS am that he ha
not written word more than the bar