Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-05-13


would have married her, Madame. rs
surely as Won read these lines land what
an excellent husband he would have
made her for he had the good, the noble
hcart). but for most unhappy acci-
dent. That accident was the escape
Of the Herr Van Goos, She got into
Van t'oost's private room the night
she went away, and ransacked his pa
pers till she found letter containing
NJ. llenri's address in England and
in less than mounth from that night.
she arrived at kingsthorpe Station.
She was disagrecablc at first, and
seemed inclined TO spill everything
but ultimately she fell into VI IIenri's
views. and agreed 10 pass as his sister,
but insisted upon being introduced as
such to his friends at Bclair. With an
understanding 10 that effect, nv mas
ter left her but to introduce this un-
cultured crcaturc-who required wind
ing up with cognac every morning. and
whose manners and conversation had a
coarse theatrical tinge--as his sister to
the refined and courtly Sir Philip. and
la the beautiful miss who was Ia be his
wife. was more than h. could bear to
do. In this emergency, Antoine proved
himself useful ally.
On the third day OF Madame.s stav
at kIngsthorpc, NJ. Henri went to fetch
her away. on prctencc of taking her To
more comfortable apartments in n
ncighbouring town. He drove her
round TN WAY of the old coast-road, as
being more lonely and suitable for the
purpose hc had in view. Halfway
along this roai, IN curve Of the moors.
there lay pcr,lue covered cart. in
attendance On which were Your humble
servant, and another individual whom
II - unucccc- sary ID name, Madame
was evidently di,in,tful of NJ IIenri'c
intentions and when. shortly aftcr
leaving king~thorpe, hhr nose began
Ia bleed. hrr snpcrStitious nature at
once pu, down that little incident as n
hal omen. and -he implorr. him "a take
her hack Int he only laughed at her
ridiculous fanctc>. as he called them.
and drove on faster. When opposite
the spot where We lay hidden NJ. Hen
ri requested Madame 10 alight, on the
plea that something was wrong with
one Of the wheels OF the gig She got
down. and seated herself on the grass.
close by the spot known as Martell's
Leap. The signal agreed upon as
sy.t ~
>hrill whistle. The signal was so
long In coming, that grew curious Mt
last. and popped my head over a hill
ock u see how affairs were progress
ing when what should see but Mon
sieur and Madame struggling together
like two mad people, and apparently
trying which could throw the other
over the precipice. One Of them was
really nad. and that was Madame. as
we were not long in discovering. xhen
We succeeded in separating them.
which We did only Just in tiIne-anoth-
or minute would have seen one or both
Of them tumbled from the clih Mad
anne old maladv had suddenly come
back upon her as she sat there on the
grass and when VI. Henri approached
her. sh- sprang up. and selze,i him by
the throat. and >wore that she would
tiiug him over the precipicr. In the
Sudden surprise Of such an attack.
forgot every thin. except the very prop
cr desire | had Ia keep my neck un-
broken said NJ Henri. afterwards.
i forgot entirely that a single cry FOR
help would have brought yon two
worthy fellows Ia my assistance and !
believe should have gone over the
clih IN grim silence. hal yon not APP
pcarcd just al that last opportune mo
meut which il always provided in plays
and romances for the rescue of virtue
ia distress
IL was raving mnlwoman. tied
tightly down among the straw at the
bottom Of the tight cart, that We took
that evening across the moors Ia a
certain house, where her coming as
sane woman had been provided for
Shut up here from the world. she was
1t liberty 10 be Inad or not. As pleased
her best what would be her ultimate
fate, was question left open for future
decision she was removed from nv
masters path, and NJ. Henri was now
at liberty TO act as though no such crea-
ture were in existence.
Who was the writer of the mysteri-
Gus letter received by my master one
night about two months after Madame
Marie had been 50 judiciously disposed
of: That is a question which neither
NJ Henri nor was able to answer 1t
was a letter written under wrong i'm
pression--written under the impression
that VI. Henri had committed a muir
der warning him that his crime was
discovered, and that the police were on
his track and advising him to flee
while he had yet an opportunity Of
doing 50. He did fiee-not that he
had committed the crime imputed To
him. but because his staying would
have involved the discovery to the
world of that dark secret which he had
been at such pains to hide from il and,
as he afterwards confessed. he lacked
the courage to 90 through such an or
deal. His hopes we're crushed at one
fell blow the edifice which he had been
patiently building for so long a time
had cruInbled into ruins at his feet and
there was nothing left for him but to
get away as quick as possible. He lay
hid in London for several weeks. and
then he ventured down To Monkshre
in disguise. and took up his abode for
a time in the very house where his mad
wife was shut up; and there joined
him. BY this time, his second fortune
was almost gone: for. without being