The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-29


died suddenly Immediately after my de
parture and was already buried.
How long ago ?" asked Ashley, hoarsely
A horrible light was breaking in upor
him.
Six years left Lima the following
day. never even visited her grave, but re
turned to England at once; and now after
4 these years / find your wife SO like her ii
4 every feature that my old wound is TORI
llopen afresh, and intolerable anguish ha.
a made me cry out in this way" Y bs7al stla'i
/ Ashley started up and laid his hand upon
his friends shoulder with a grasp like vice
A His voicewas harsh5and dry, and his eyes
i were bloodshot and staring.
Y Holt, for Gods sake let de- DO netting
rashly Come HitiHnie Aoyour wife'sigfaye,
and let us be very .sure.'' sol bqr5ii5 TN siv
Holt looked ND and saw all in aAstley's
face. = II NON ,s-,, Lrs 7si t,.,os a., ,rt.l III
\ 'iSpeak,n. he shouted ,.yssshe il, nv wife,l
Tell me how. YOU. met her sneak vGi,lckly
| while l can hear Won for there is tbe 'sound
of cataract in nv ears that deafeus mel mel :,
| And lie fell in a swoon at Astleg's feet. !.
He might have died in it It for all Ashley
could 'fetivey him. liz stood blindly STARING
at the bale face. hut was Il pcapabIe. of So
much as holli fsFo ont a hand to iiiim' sh'H =
w Holt came to himself before long. and
rising up hitS IA III ana wild, repeated his
demand that Ashley should Tell him where
he had met his wife .fDs = fsTG TssSf ~
n And he did tell, him, sparinc' nothing
saying plainly out that she had been brought
to him by the body snaic hers as, "a subject
| that she had laid as dead upon his table,
for a night, sheeted and shrouded like al
corpse. ;, I'M .,,a s,gao m, stsiis7 81 ii 5
u And you dared i burst in Holt, who
was almost beside himself. ,to.,s,s,,u. i-,,,a
saved her life,' said Ashley, gently; he
had softened US he thought of that restora.
tion. win you come with me to the grave
that we may be very sure r., l,,.gg D,si !,
mo, no. no, Holt moancd: the fi,ry WAS
passing away, and giving place to a dull
sorrow. sIican bear no more. Ii is rs Ger.
tain, more certain than death. that your
wife is mine. God helm usr
I Which of the MEN was The most to be
pitied lea2aa ahf 20 -fHiflio
There were some moments Of horrible 81.
alence, in which each heard the beating of
his heart, like a heavy drum. Holt .spukc-
again. -,
Ask Edith to come here Surely she
cannot have forgotten me-, omit ~ ~ y
i' AIary-I call here Mary. 1t will1only 1
distress her. give you my word of honor 4
that she has no memory of ANYTHING before !
the trance
BIZ But when he saw the passion in Hollis
face he judged it best for his sake that she
should come. Since he chose to hear from
her own mouth what he had refused TO be
lieve from his friends he should do So y
She came quickly at the sound of tile
loved voice and plided in tbe room loolino
like an angel of peace between two evil
spirits. ssS6e stopped short as she. CAUGHT
sight of Astley's lace all drawn ana set With
the effort to suppress his emotion and then
threw her arms round his neck with, a crv
of love and terror. 'T',',.'->N,'' ''' - ''f'
But he unwound her orms and Go, a..
first time drew back from her embrace
MARY. nv loye,-Holt,s eres f,asbod fro
at the fender words and tnnos Ill, NJ.
Holt if Won remember onrtb;nn, :, i ~.
before Won awokc from ynnr trsnoa nv ny
honse9' 7 - ''''--r-ee ~ ihA's
Il do not, she said .I bor ~. ,;ro -
have said it SO many times et N "''
.Swear i or;ad G0I .i"'' 81
i swear Il, She said INV r,u h,s,5
Richard Ashley, '11'''
Poor Holt, He threw himself at ber foot
sob Edith have Won farSot t,, ,na ~.
husband David HoliS OF 49,. nou'
Won must remember mo and 5o1, as,
were for that short two vaara ~ HaPP' VIC
y Rrt sbo hrol-a So 'a.s =. = ni
herself into astlo,,,s a,.,,,. s.a;p nv WI Z"
n 9 Send him awcv, WIo. y dns, IL h aau
Send him awav, She was male and tremb
ling with terror -, - - 49,
tILet her 90 - shonted Holt uor Inv :,
The oath was interrupted by Astley.
. Holt, God knows will try to do what
is right and for her sake T ask Won 10 no
calm" He placed her in chair, where she =
4 You shall say all you can to bring the !
past to her memory. and if she can rrmemm,
berlin the faintest degree l will give mn INV
claim to yours But if she does notch II
Holt, / saved her life p The struggle was -
IN awful one, and shook him as the wind
hakes reed. r s-v.n, .-fi ais. B., .,-T6a .
You tell her." said Holt, bitterly =" per-il
laps she will believe what you saw. AT any
ate, she will listen to it =, 40 =. !,
It WIS hard to begin the cruel task ;. vet T
Or hef sake he undertook il his VOICE tram !
ling though lie tried with all his will to
teadS it. Co. te
"Ifary, love. listen You know That ro
lust have lived twenty wears before Won
ere brought here that nightn -aIlI'a sf z
!" 1 do not know" she said; at cannot re- II '
ember." - ~ 7-f'l y I
But it must have been so, for. you were
woman then.n 'a1 F'oHoH s'a-'V7fi
81 cannot understand ~ she raneoted ar 4
ave no recollection of anvtl,inei 'before fiat
me- .-..... -. q. - n
Ashley turned to Holt with look of j.
rony. You see how Il is Lot NC onJ .l';. h
rturen 800 /,
=" Give me- back NV w;fa,, so;d t1oi, &C., Il !.
T'5i OF" be- = : - 4
Z" You will not take her" Ashley cried &c g
e thought of his doing so aeainst her viii Il
ruck him for the first time. )" s.
6 She is mine y s.;d nj. - 20, e.
r the whole story IF She dos NOT ~ nd ,e.i
and it, she will believe il W Nd, Ho, u .a11 !. q
herr The sneer withiwbieh tle D w ,.,r IL v
ere spoken was cruel one but n mr v
ID made him cruel. and he scarcely tne, h
hat he SAID or did. r,
And Ashley told her all in a few ,rro,rds n
le look bewldered. h -. -, w. ~ 80 n
..It must he true if Won Gov so hut =
It recollect: and oh, Ashley love o nav II
W II
e She must conc with me = sbonted HoIt is
vagely. The demon had got the better of nj
m, and the poor wretch, mad with Jealous W
in, spoke bitter and unjust words, that pl
lde the terrified woman cling more closely IN
Ashley for protection. in
The scene must be ended for her sake, and W
tley besought Holt to leave them till the er