The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-11-19
Gabriel give tha, wretch his money-and re

Gabriel give that wretch his money-and re
lease me FROM the sight Of him =
The Sergeant was the only one among US whit
was ct to cope with her-Geing the only ont
among us who was In possession Of himself.
Il am no more answerable for this distressing
calamity, my lady, than you are,' he said. III
in half an hour from this, you still insist on my
leaving the house, will accept your ladyship'i
dismissal, but not your ladyship's money.
II was spoken very respectfully, but very
firmly ut the same time-and II had Its effect or
my mistress as well as on me. She suffered Mr.
Franklin to lead her back into the room. Al
the door closed on the two the Sergeant, looking
about among the women-servants In his obser'
want way, noticed that, while, all the rest Wer'
merely frightencd, Penelope was in tears. 'wher
your father mas changed his wet Clothes h
said to her. come and speak to US in your ia
TIERS room.'
Before the half hour was out had got my
dry clothes on, and had lent Sergeant Cuff suct
change Of dress as he required. Penelope csmt
In to us to hear what the Sergeant wanted with
her. don't think ever felt what good duti
full daughter had 30 strongly rs felt It at thai
moment. I took her and sat her on my knee
and prayed God bless her. She hid her head
on my bosom, and put her arms round my necl
and we waited little while In silence. Tit
poor dead girl must have been at the bottom oil
Il, I think, with my daughter and with me
The Sergeant went to the window and stood
there looking out. I thought II right to thank
him for considering us both In this way-and
did.
People In high life have oil the luxurics Of In
dulging their feelings. People in low life have
no such privilege. Necessity. which spares oul
bctters, has no pity on us. We learn to put ouI
feelings back into ourselves, and to Jog on with
our duties as patiently {. may be. don't com:
plain Of this-I only notice Il. Penelope and
were ready for the Sergeant s soon % the Scr'
geant was ready on his side. Asked II she knew
what led her fellow-servant to destroy herself.
my daughter answered (as you viii forcsee) that
Il was for love Of Mr.. Franklin Blake. Asked
next II she had mentioned this notion Of hers to
any other person, Penelope answered, Il have
not mentioned II, for Rosapna's sake felt y
necessary to add word to this. l said, And
for Mr.. Franklin's sake, my dear, as well. II
Rosanna has died for love Of him, 1t Is not with
his knowledge or by his fault, Let him leave
the house to day. II he does leave Il, without
the useless pain Of knowing the truth Ser
geant Cuff said, 'Quite right. and fell silent
again comparing Penclopc's notion (as II SEEM
ed TO mel with some other notion Of his own
which he kept to himself
At the end ofthe half hour my MISTRESS bell
rang.
On my way to answer II met Mr.. Franklin
coming out Of his aunt's sitting-room. He men.
toned that her ladyship was ready to see Ser
geant CuG-in my presence as before-and be
added that he himself wanted to say two words
to the Sergeant first. On our way back to my
room he stopped and looked at the railway time
table In the hall.
Are you really going to leave us, Sir 7 ask
cd. Miss Rachel will surely come right again,
II you only give her time"
'She will come right again. answered MIR,
Franklin. 'when she hears that have gone
away, aud that she will sec me no more.
thought he spoke In resentment Of my young
lady's treatment of him. But II was not 90. My
mistress had noticed, from the time when the
police FIRST came into the house, that the bare
mention Of him was enough to set Miss Rachel't
temper in fame. He had been too fond OF hi'
cousin TO like to confess this to himself, until the
truth had been forced on him when she drove
OF TO her aunt's His eyes once opened In that
cruel way which you know of, Mr.. Franklin
had taken his resolution-the one resolution
which man Of any spirit could ake-to leave
the house.
What he had to say to the Sergeant was spok-
en- in my presence. He described her ladyshir
as willing to acknowledge that she had spoken
And he asked IL Sergeant CUT
would consent-in that case-to accept his fec
and TO leave the matter Of the Diamond where
the matter stood now. The Sergeant answered,
NO, Sir. My fec Is paid me for doing my duty
decline TO take 1t until my duty is DONE
Il don't understand you,' says Mr.. Frank.
lin
I'll explain myself, Sir says the Sergeant
'when came here undertook to throw th'
necessary light on the matter Of the missing
Diamond. arp now ready, and waiting, TO re-
deem my pledge. When have stated the cas-
10 Lady Verinder as the case now stands, and
when have told her plainly what course Of ac-
ton to take for the recovery Of the Moonstone
the responsibility will be off my shoulders. Lei
her ladyship decide, aftcr that, whether sh'
docs or does not, allow me to 60 on. I shall ther
have done what undertook to do-and I'll take
my fec.'
In those words Sergeant Cuff reminded us tha
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r.n,,,a,;on 90 loo
The view he took wa, 10 plainly the right ON,
,h., ,hsrs wa, No morc to bc s,id AsI rose I,
."nd,., h;r, ., INV j,dv,s room no asked n Mr.
T"anII;, ,.;.hoJ - mo nressnt NJ PrankIir
answered .Not unl.s, I!,dy Verinder desire, H.
Jjs addsd In a wbisncr 70 me. a, was followin,
,h. Sercc,nt out 81 know what that man |,
rn;r. 90 .,v about Rachel |. and 7 am too fond
% hcr % hear n and Leen INV temner. Ieay,
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i lett MN, miserable enough, iean,ne On VI,
sill OF my window, WIN nus iAee n,daen A. ~ I'M ~,
hands-and fenelope Pcephg hrCusn 'ne ';'', uGo,
longing to comfort him. In MIR. FRANKLIN
place. should have called her In. when you
are ill-uscd by one woman there isgreat comior,
in telling it to another-bccause, nine times ou
OF ten, the other always takes your SIDE. rer'
haps. when my back was turned' nc did call mel
in In that case II Is only doing my daughter
justice to declare that she would stick at nothing
in the way OF comforting Mr. Franklin Blake.
In the mean time Sergeant Gun and pro
ceeded to my lady's room.
At the last conference we had held with her
we had found her not overwilling to lift her eye
from the book which she had ON the table. On