The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-26
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CHAPTER XXXII1.-CONTTNUED
One day MS she hung thus, glarlng into
the water, she heard u deep sigh. She
looked up, and there was II face almost Is
palc Us her own, and even more haggAEll
looking ut her with astFaBgq mixture d
main and pity. ThiSgha stly specta ton q
her agony was himself miserable man
1t was Frederick Coventry. His crime
had brt6ih t;hiul no hppptncss, no hope ol
RGnpht " VIZ sNr.P
At sight Of him, Grace Garden groancd,
and covered her face with her hands.
Coventry drew back dismaycd. His
guilty conscience misinterpreted this.
"You can forgive us now" said Grace
with deep sOIE then turned away with q
sullcn listlessneSs, and continued her sad
,t i&jt loved Net; amer lliis fashion,
and her mute but eloquent misery moved
him.
Lie drew nearer to her, and said softly,
"DO not, look 50: l cant bear II. lie is
not therGp II ~ Z !. H. Sbj
"Ah! How do you know"
Coventry was silent for moment, and
seemed uneasy: but, at last, he replied
thus:-"T were two explosions. The
chimney fell into the river moment be-
fore the explosion TINT blew up the works.
So how can he be buried under the ruins
Of the rChimnew?VS ] know this rom a
WOrlmaniIh0 was standing on the bridge
when the explosions took place.
"BlcsS the tongue that tells me TINT.
Oh, how much wiser you are ulGn the
rest Of us! Mr.. Coventry, pity and for
give poor girl who has used you Ill.
pTelI me-telI me-what canhAVe become
Of him." =,
Coventry was much AgitNted, and could
not speak for some time, and, when he
did, Il was in faint voice as Of one eX;
ha,istcd by d mental struggle. would
YOU rather he was-deall-Or-Ialse!
"Oh, lnlse-a thousand times. Prove 10
me he his not dead, but only false to bis
poor Grace, and | will bless you on my
knees"
Coycntrys eyes flashed. "Well, then,
he was the lover of Jael Dencc, the girl
| whoifOheht Ibri1lirn, and shed her blo9l
EoF' linn and avedliiSsnfe The cbnnec-
ton was open and notorious
GracG was silent.
"NIany man has fled from two wo-
men, who could have been happy with
either Of them. ! believe that this man
found himself unable 10 play the double
game any longer, and that he has fled the
country a: n 10 MI, g.,
Grace5 ES5H5 ! NJ " DGS u 3
"-ThrOugll rcmOrsc, or from dread OF
exposure. Have patience. DO not kill
yourself, and break MI our hearts. take
nv word for It, you will hear from him In
few days, and he will give you reasons
for his slrangc disappearance
busiuess.llke reasons, but not the true
ones; therG will not be p word about Jaeel
l'DenCe." This Inst with sncer' -
Grace turned on him with eyes TINT lit
cralIy cleaned: "YOu hated him living,
yOu SANDER him dead FaIscliOOl was not
In him: Ills affection for .lael Dence was
no secret. KNEW 1t, and approved 1t. 1t
was rs pure rs heaven. His poor mlltill'
ted body will soon contradict these vile
calumnirs. hate you! l hate you"
| Coventry drew back ut first from this
burst of ire; but soon he met her glance
with one Of flcndish bitterness. 6 You hate
me for plying you, md saying that man
is not dead. Well, have your own way,
tllGg he Is not fiIlSG, but dead" j,l' !
jII6 turned olt hisllcol, and went awayv'
As for Mr.. Garden, he declined to nd
nit that Little was dead, and said his
conduct was objectionable, AM, Indeed,
so nearly rcSem6lCd madness, that, con-
silertnC the young mans father lad COM
mittctl suicide, he was determined never
to aIlmit, him into his house again, ut nII
events rs il suitOr TO Grace ~
Mr. Coventry lad now taken spacious
apartments, and furnished them. lie re-
sIlnled lis visits to tic Glib, Mr.. Garden
met him there, and spoke more cOnildcn'
tally to him than he did to Ills daughter,
md admitted he had grave doubts, but
said he WAS, director Of the GpSsllawli,
Ind would mover. either inpuhlic Or pfi'
vatC, allow that Little was dead, unless
his body should be found, and properly
identified. <hUOsl ..ljaauU.
All this time there was alOt discussion
in the Journals; and ,the SawSgrintlers'
Union repuliatcd' The Outrage with lor'
ror, and offered considerable reward.
{ih0htsidets were taken by this; but not a
single manufacturer or workman.
Nr. HOldElst denounced 1t us Trade
outrage; and Ransomc CROPPED the town
T STi5fRSs Ad5S$stAeBB was lpuztS3 eno
CIay by an anonymous letter telling lin
he was all on tho wrong tack; 1t was
not Trade job, hut COptriHed. by "a gen
tICmNn for his private ends. Advantage
had been taken Of Little being wrong with
the Trade; ''but,% said tile letter, "yOl
should look 70 the, head for the motive, not
10 the hatitls.! " One Or two saw them to.
gctllor good many times before the decd
WAS done, and The Swell was seen
on the very bridge when the explosion
took placeFUJ lIpJlHiI
This set RanSomc thinking very serious
" and comparing notes.
Week alter week went by and LEFT the
mystery unsOlvcd, :,
Mr.. Coventry saw. Mr.. Garden nearly
Iuycry DIV, and asked him swNs there up
news ofi.ittlG? The hnswcf was always
in the negative, and this surprised Gov
entry more and more. Ir,l .'.,;L.l
When a Whole month had elapsed, even
he began to fancy, strange things, and to
nurse Wildproiccts that hid 1levtr entered
Ills head before. Hc studied books OfmCd-
ical Jurisprudence, and tnndel itll manner
OrcSperiments. lie resumed his intimacy
With Cole, and thGS,wTe often clnsetc'l
together.
Five weeks had elapsed, and Grace Car.
den had lost all her FGvcrislI energy, and
remained passive, lethargic, fearing every;
thing, hoping noth.ing, but qulyattng ,nlI
kday with Ell tGtattO6o Of the neXEhloEi for
what had she lcl TO expect now but s0r-
row In some form or other? ,.-.,.
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