National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-26

interior, among the valleys ana
mountains. Yet never see young
girl in the streets without turning
to look at her. / never hear girl
ish voice without listening eagerly,
half fancying that it may prove the
the voice Of my lost Jessie ?
'Oh, plying heaven" sighed DIR.
Hutton, dashing a food of tears
from his eyes. will this long ago
ny meyer be over!
'We hope so, and even believe so,
answered Mrs. Preble, with the firm
ness of an unfaltering trust in Gods
mercy. The last message we re-
ceived from our enemy seems to
point to some kind of II change
'True,' assented DR.. Hutton, look
ing at the message in question. It
is unlike the others. 1t says that
his reward is at hand. He means
either that he intends to marry your
daughter, or that he intends to de.
mand money of you for bringing her
back-or both
'We shall soon know said Mrs.
Preble, with forced calmness. To-
day we shall have another message,
no doubt. What will it beg
The banker turned restlessly on
his sofa, and his face grew even pa,
Ter.
'W hatever it is, let it Gomez he
murmured. Anything can be borne
better than this awful suspense
Let it come =
As if his impatient words had
ptecipitated a crisiS,a step was heard
on the walk at this moment, and a
ring at the front door followed.
Another messager breathed the
banker.
A servant soon entered, bearing
letter, which he extended. to Mr..
Preble, saying:
'The bearer is in the hail.
With an eager gaze, the banker
glanced at the superscription of the
miSSive.
1T is from him = he faltered.
He tore the envelope open.
1t contained slip of paper, of
well.known shape and appearance,
upon which was scrawled a single
line, in an equally wellknown hand
writing, which the banker exhibited
to his wife and the physician.
This line was as follows:
August 8, 1868. At six l will
call =
A shock of wonder and horror
shook the three simultaneously.
'Will call' cried Mr.. Preble, start
ing to his feet and glaring wildly
around.
is coming here ?. cried Mrs. Pre-
bic, also arising.
1T seems So said DR.. Hutton, his
eyes again revrrting to the message.
He will be here at six o'clock, ano
see ! it is six alreadyn
Even as he spoke, the clock on
the mantelpiece commenced striking
the az pointed hour, and at that in,
Stant heavy footsteps resounded in
the hall, approaching the library.
1T is her cried the doctor also
rising.
As the last stroke of the hour re.
sounded, the door leading from the
hall again opened.
One long and Mortified glance cast
the banker and his wife IN that di-
rection, and then she fell heavily to
the floor.
| Her senses had left her. The
above we publish as II specimen
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