The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-10-15
ing her back turned on the whole Of the CON-

ing her back turned on the whole Of the con
psny.
She faced me when asked Tor my instru,
tons, and saw the family frown gsthcrir
over her eyes. and the family temper twitchin
at the corners Of her mouth.
"Come 10 my room in half an hour" sl
. answered. al shall have something 10 say
/, you then"
|. With those words she went out II was plai
y enough that she was posed by the same difhcu
ty which had posed Mr.. Franklin and me In ou
. conference at the Shivering Sand. Was the les
scy Of the Noonstone q proof that she had treat
ed her brother with cruel injustice or was
proof that he was worse than the worst sh
had ever thought Of him! Serious question
those for my lady TO determine while he
daughter, innocent Of all knowledge Of the Col
onel's character, stood there with the Colonel
birthday gin in her hand.
Before l could leave the room, In my turn
Miss Rachel, always considerate to the seryan
who had been in the house when she was born
stopped me. "Look, Gabriel ~ she said, ant
flashed the jewel before my eyes in ray Of sun
light that poured through the window.
Il Lord bless us ! u was q Diamond As large
or nearly, ss plover's egg The light that
strcamed from Il was like the light Of the har-
vcst-moon. When you lookei down into the
stone. you looked into yellow deep that drew
your eyes into il - that they saw nothing else.
Il seemed unfathomable this ;evel. that Won
could hold between your thumb and 6nccr
seemed unf,thomable as the heavens themseiycs
We set Il In the sun. and then shut The liybt ont
Of the room and il shone awfally out Of its
own brightness, with mcony CLEAN, In the
dark. No wonder Mis- Rachei ,ss. s..;,.,s, .
no wonder her ooas;ns scrram.J Th. D;.n,o,j
laid snch hold on me that burst out with as
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nI .ne do. noaagers p, themselves Inc only
yne W US VINO AeP' ms senses was MT. oodirey.
ne put mn ar'h rouno eaeh OF ms sisters waists
' ar, % S.s" oV Pss'oua','y oaek"aru anu Ior-
' ,v."eeh ue p's'i'ona anu me- ss'a, Jar
oon, py'",o'se mere earoon' my good frend'
ME- m nj
ns oSyec,' suppose, was 70 instruct me.
All ne uI' however, was 10 remind me OF the
alnner. noooied on 10 my army OF walters
down stairs Asl went out Mr. Godfrey said.
o'r Dc,eredge, nave the truest regard
-,i, nm ,,, e vas emorse'ng ms sisters and
osgnng JUS ilsene' while ne honorcd me with
'." 'as, "st,mony s ol M'ec'ion. something like
eOSN " "'e 7" ura" on "e'e! hr. Franklin
was Periect a.age oy Comparison with him.
AZ 'ne Gnu oi hai an nour presented my
seI, as ulrec'su, IN my lady room.
"natpasse between my mistress and me ON
mis oScs'on was IN the main, repiution OF
sna' aal passea between Mr. Franklin and me
~ u 'ne oniNering oand-wita this diiierenc, that
'o"A care 70 Keep my own counsel about the
lussen' seeihs 'nat hothing had hapPened TO
lgsuy hie IN alarming my iady ON TINS head.
wneh reseNeu my dlsmissal could see that
snc .oA .ne oHckes' view possible OF the Co'-
onei : motives ana that she was bent on getting
The ,,o,',,,''' OUT OF her dsnghter's posseson
=, ,hs 6r., o,,ortnnity- O.
On NV x,v b,ck N INV own mart NJ the houu,se
90. .r,o,, n,sr,d nv Mr rr.nEIin Ue want
a :. - h, h,J .s.,,, .n, din, % M. .c,.-
- Dr., III -, ,.,i,;ns, as h.. Could
= I'll ~. ,h.rs Nj. cons;r Co.Isr,.v w.s, 5;an,t
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s"o"' ~ ~. - T. e. W - - 90 C'..":.s .sI.I
NY Tsutru,. n s,.n,s;an .nn.v.O,,S m ~ 49, ~.
am. tnrn He tugrri hard A. his bearJ. and
..,, .nd .h,t b;mself mn In the Iihr,rv with n
~, or abe Joor ,ha, hal |, uorld az meaning
=. n,
ix.s ,,,srr,,t,,, mn more \, the husipe.s of
-. -. NJ h;r,hd,y linn. an, 1, ~, ,;,ns
s,,.~,sn r,vss,s nm snr rsc.;,;n, the
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eo"ps., y,. s..s,.,,.si sss..,s -, 49, ,";,a, ON
.,,.s ~ hl,,sh;n', -, i;,,,s hsis h..s cot
"o anJ =, UroS;n, ~. ,;s 81 NV ~hi,s crarst
NJ 81, ~ IN h;oh sn;r;,. and 7 saw .hs hal
T sws,h;rr sh; !, .,H ta me- She va,e me = Hiss on
The ton Of nv bald head, and WHISPERED, .News
CO.. ,o,, f,,hsr, Mis- Rachel has rcf,.cj him. :
.:Wh,'s Air. -" a,ksI
..The l,dies, committeeman father" saws
p.,slone ga NASTY. slv fellow. I hate him
g -, 4, s,nrf,n, NJ FranLi;, -,
Is hsa Raj brs,ih cno,,h 7 sho,ld certain.
a -, 80 -, ,s;. ;,J...n, 80, .,
nav P'S' .rn".,, - .l
,pcaAns ~ aueunen' Pui"a'iVP'o A..
Du' my uaugn'.r n.PPenou " " iu'P.vs 'uo
he OF my crs'a, AZ 'na' .io'nsn,' anu 'ne "%o'o o
strength OF her leennss loaha its way ln,o nsr sa'
nhse.s' ine'e' ""' "''' "'"'9 ''""s'A '''
saw MN Gke ner away a1ne ln.o .ne ~,
,Ss holly 70 sec how thew came back. They had
',ons oni arm In arm 10th launching. They cam,
- ,..Il;,, scr.rs,e .s ,r,ye "a crave cculd
bs snd IooLi1c stra;rbt ,way from each otbe,
In !. nannar Which t6erc was no mistaking.
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