Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-22
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's e. w orliaary means, think we my y H.
= - s;ser that we are fully la;..a VI
'linr such step.-'enA
law begin. -. the - II
Jenkins whipped tus 'u
;mhlv out Of his pocke'
seaed to rub his NJ .rew-drlver
80 80. while r. and then pro-
a.;,;ca, e-' Sc with it appreci-
> an,t -garding the coffin with
> .e:evidently he had ghast-
Of relish for the task before him.
4dy screw, gentlemen. don't seem in
clined to bite said jenkins, speaking
thus of the nail. But at last the screw
did bite, yielding slowly and grudging-
ly to the force of the implement. A
famous fellow said the old man
holding up the nail between his thumb
and finger 'One of Deaths double
teeth-he, he
All present turned suddenly. They
felt, .bv the quick keen rush Of snow
laden air, that the iron door was being
opened by some one from the outside.
They turned. TO see black snow
sprinkled figure. half standing, half
crouching. at the entrance to the vault.
1t was a womans figure but the face
was hidden. in part by the black hood
drawn closely over the head. and in
part BY the white delicate hands.
oh, not too late say that am not
too late " 1t was Lady Spencelaughs
voice. but strangely altered. She
staggered forward as she spoke, like
one suddenly struck blind, till she stood
on the table in the centre of the vault
hv which rested the little coffin. DO
not touch that she exclaimed. 1t
contains not what YOU seek-what II
does contain matters not. / confess
everything. Arthur Spencelaugh did
not die. | sent hun away 10 White
Grange. from which place he was taken
to America by the kreefes. | wanted
the title and estates for my own son.
| have carried the wretched secret
about with me for twenty years. only
TO have il wrenched from me at the mo-
ment tie reward seemed In my grasp.
Pardon me-pity me. if YOU will: | care
4
AS the last words came almost inani-
IDLY from her lips. she sank in dead
faint on the floor of the vault. Mr.
Greenhough ran to support her; and
then, with the assistance of the other
gentlemen. she was carried out, and
through the churchyard. and into the
vesiv. Scarcely had they got there
with their burden. when Mrs Winch
made her appearance. That faithful
retainer, having left Lady Spencelaugh
for few minutes, and missing her
when she returned, had OWNED. as by
instinct, whittier her Ladyship had
gone, and had at once hurried after her.
Finding. after time, that Lady Spence
laugh showed signs of returning con
sciousness. the gentlemen left her 10
the care OF the landlady, with a promise
to send a carriage down from the Hall.
As Mr. Greenhough and Mr. Penning
walked back through the snowy park
said the former: Even if all this be
true that we have just heard, it by no
means proves that your man is the
genuine Simon Pure.
Mr. Penning smiled a little loftily.
we shall see what we shall see he
said. with the air or an vraslo and
with that. as by mutual consent. the
affair was put on one side for the NOR
rows settlement and Grcenhough
related a capital story of hanging
judge, which Penniny capped with
good thing. sir. told me by Dawkins,
z. c.
Cheer up, my Lady whispered Mrs
Winch reassuringly in the ear Of the
PROSTATE woman whose head lay Oh her
shoulder All is not lost. even after
what YOU have told them. The game
is still our own. You remember the
words of the telegram . The Ocean
Child has foundered with all on board.
Nothing can keep Mr. CASTOR out of
the title and the estates; and. for his
sake, what you have said tonight will
be hushed up and forgotten
To BE CONTINUED.