Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-11

BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
r' THOMAS ,rr".ur,


The laudlad, or the Hp,i nnd Day
g.r. Sitting one afternoon in thought
Nl mouI in the bow-window uf her 1T
Tie snuCEcrv, which looked across the
markci-plarc. saw John English turn
the corner NJ the opposite street. and
make a. though h. were coming to the
hotel The widows heart lat faster
a. She drew hack into the darkest cor
ner of the room. hui still with her eve
fixed un the Young photographer lie
hai been ri her thoughts 81 the VERY
moment Of pming into view -hc had
been there indeed II late 10 the cNclu-
Sion ~ almost every other topic. Ills
prolonged STAY IN Normanfori made
her anxious ami uneasy. Nearly a
month had elapsed since his dismissal
from Bolair. but still h" fingered and.
aS Mrs Winch had hcarci from rrla-
hic source. me- hint had vet been rccciV-
.i hy Mrs Jakeway as - the probahi.l-
Is ~ his carly departure. Why lid he
moi 90: And why did he call so oflen
Nh that gu--lpin. oll Mr. Edwin and
hi- -i,tyr-people who had known her
Mrs " Inchl ever since her arrival at
Nuruanturl: Above all. what ami
luw much of d certain matter did he
know. That was the great question /;
and il wa- one that troubled Mr. Winchs
rcacc ~ mind ~ day and night And
now a. wa~ actually coming 10 visit
her The widow drew in her breath
ami Acr thin lips compressed them
selves tightly. while her eyebrow, fell
little lower over the cold wary eyes
beneath them She became intent on
hcr sewing suddenly the door open
rd and John English stood before her
WHY. Mr. English. what q stranger
Won are - said the landladv, dropping
her work. and rising with much corliali-
Is of manner. Il thought YOU had en-
iirelv forgotten the old roof that first
sheltered YOU when YOU came 10 Nor
nanforl >. she stopped Ia smile on him
and then she added:
.Will Won not take chair . Pray.
+ he seated
John English was rather taken aback
By this reception. 80 different from
what he had expected and forgot for
/ a moment or two what he had intended
to say. Could it be really true that
he had been labouring all this time
under some terrible misapprehen-
~ion-that there was nothing but q
mares nest at the bottom of the busi-
ness. and that the widow was secretly
laughing at him: No, the proofs were
too overwhelming and the woman who
stood before him had merely put on
that smiling mask TO help her in her en-
/ deavours TO hide the truth.
I'VE will never mind the old root
just now, if you please, Mrs. Winch
said John gravely. as he closed the
door. and advanced into the room. Il
have no doubt YOU are quite as well
aware as ! am ofthe nature of the busi-
ness which has brought me here to-day
better. perhaps"
No. really, answered the widow
with little dissentient smile and shake
of the head: You credit me with faI
more knowledge. Mr.. English. than
can claim to possess. Positively, since
YOU put the case on a business footing
have not the remotest idea as TO what
has induced you TO favour Inc with 3
visit this afternoon" She paused for 4
moment to thread her needle witt
steady hand and clear eye. Stay
thought" she added as John was about
to speak now that come to thinl
of it. can perhaps guess the cause o
Your visit. 1t is about that ridiculou,
business of the crossed notes! ANNOY
ing to you. have no doubt especial,
after reading by accident my opinion
of YOU as expressed in the note intend
ed for Lady Spencelaugh. How yol
must have looked when you read it
and the only wonder is, you have no
been here about it before. / declare
have had several good laughs to mysel
when | have thought about it. But
am forgetting that it has not yet bee
explained to you. No wonder you loo
; mystiied. You see, it all arose throug
a mistake of mine Your name is no
such very uncommon one: an
mistook You for another Mr.. Englis
"a Mr.. Ephraim English, man whor
| have never seen but who, unfortu
! nately. has it in his power seriously t
annoy both Lady Spencelaugh and me
As soon as discovered the mistake,
: sent Jerry to your lodgings with me'