Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-01

you can yet do So Soon it will be too
late"
Go. 90 saii the widow in hoarse
whisper, with one hand pressed to her
heart, while the other pointed to the
door. go, before do myself or YOU
IN injury. lou prcsuma on yonr posi-
ton. Miss Spcncclaugh, to come and
insult me in my own house. Bu. | can
bear it no longer. Got"
Frederica bowed her head, and drew
her veil over her face, and passed out
| slowly without another word.
Who told her about White Grange
! wonder said the widow to herself as
/ soon as the door was closed be-
hind her visitor. ''Whv, who could
tell her but old Meg Fcnnell There's
no one else left alive that knows of it.
To think that the old witch should tell.
after keeping the secret SO faithfully
all these years But she would sell
her own soul for gold. thought
had buried her alive. put her out of the
way Of being found by anybody, when
got her into the almshouse at
Eastringham. But though they've
found ont all about White Grange,
they've yet 70 prove who the child was
that was taken there and who is there
now living that could tell them that,
except her Ladyship and myself? And
even If. by some miracle, they got 10
know it. and the worst came to the
worst, why, even in that ease. we should
have nothing really to fear. .-Ah Miss
frederica, dear, it j. plain 10 see who
has Won your proud heart ut last hnt
you little dream that at the end OF Your
search yol will find yourself in the
arms ofa skeleton" There was some
thing diaholical in the laugh with which
the widow ended these words. She
then took a purse from her pocket,
which she proceeded 10 open, and drew
from it a piece ofpaper toidel up into
q Ncry small compass, which she open
ci AMI smoothed ont very carefully.
II was a Telegram. and the information
1t conveyed was comprised in one short
line. \ triumphant smile lighted up
the widows face n, she real it. so
ends the tragedy" she said. The
heroine may weep for her hero, but he
WI MEYER co'it ""cN A-Ali MS y 'iit
a'crP INV Knows ~ "aAlliT' VII
Y" up y ht'Ah aiter 'n'h th'a c'thli-.
""'' s'io" 'HlN paper !" W lazy htt
weary loIl il will litt oF her heart II
She carefully fcto.dcd the telegram.
'i'I pAI NJ away ~ het PURSE i"1r
YOUNG -thlicHhih sae hlFhitei-
ZIP" A'h'"N. "l.t pra'e' ahi i'''iid-
'h'' HI ""N ~ "cHfINe' "t'IV'
-n---. iAi H. "iiiI lilt \ Iias' oi co3-
~
ri.tr} ~rrN,ELAt t.H'.
'ilrF LliNSh'p compliments. ant
N'r "ill he -ian !" sec S"a lii hcF orta'-
ih--i'o.h aittF hr"iAia>i' u you "'H
kI'niN so - iaf.
Thus said one OF the Bclar Ahigails To
Mis- Npcncclau-h, the morning after
Frrdcrica', visit 10 Grcllier's aims
house. More strongly convinced than
ever that Joan EuLlish's narrative was
based upon truth, and that for hcr there
WAS now no going back from the cause
sh- hal taken in hand. fredcrica had
pondcrcd through a sleep,css night,
questioning herselfas to what her next
step ought tp br. She had al last de-
c!dti I" sehh LAZY >PcLceianSh acopy
ol 'oilh Statement to@ttL'F WIN
shPPIeih'h' eiii'"lN ln2 'he ihftileF m
formation ENtl ~ ''he ''a1f"l J. aha
thc result p freott'ca own 'I''t Y
thc aiih'hou't' WIZ request tha'
haF LadyshlP woala throw some il9ht
upoh lilit pprtloh ol the narrative Which
seemed y ihcuIpate ler IN some ihNs-
ferrous WY a''i ~ 'h'A Up TIT ii''i'e
lh \ nrl'I'pu' t'a''s'c iol' 2. tHe "'th-
lh27 n WHY" sit ili,-'i'' a''ef III rs
IA htttr ignorance. ~ Any ti"t' ric''-
tfIca decided 'Aal 7he "oali 'aAe ~
unfair advantage u Lazy >pehceiau7h;
every particular q the cas- ~ known
y heFsell sloaIu be mate known tn hef
LalN'hiP also- bu. t'ils reluc,l ioF =
personal interview chaii9ed ffeaerica
iecls!oh- VIII sec hef' ana leii her
eVcrythn@' she sa'd 10 herself. "a
le" aIihp!e "orus oi explanation IRON
her may she" no" entirely innocent
she Is OF any complcity III TINS dark
pot. l pray Heaven 'lat IL may prove
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My dear Frederick, this is really
very Kind OF you, SAID Lady Spence
laugh with languId smile, as she eN-
tended the tips OF her fingers To Miss
Spehcelaugh. My nerves are very
variable this weather, and dld not
feel equal to the task OF looking You np
N your own rooms. l"l have break
tasted OF course .- ts. HOW | Wish