The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-02-11

the carriage by herself can hardly hold you re.
sponsible-considering you saw he, In my house Jus,
lucky Interview has inflicted on her: All 1 can do
Il 60 provide against repetition OF the miscnleI
She is young-she has resolute spirit-she wil get
over this With time and % rsst 70 help nes S,d,, se,
recovery. May depend on your making no second
attempt TO see her-eIcept with my sanction and
Amer what she has suffered, and after what have
suffered I said. you may rely on me-
Il have your promisep
You have my PROMISE
Mr. Bruff looked relieved lie put down MS nat,
and drew his chair nearer 10 mine.
That's settiedv he said. Now about the future
-yosr future, mean. To my mind the result OF
the extraordinary turn which the matter has now
taken Is briefly this. In the first place, we are sure
that Rachel has told you the whole truth, s plainly
as words can tell Il. In the second plsce-thoagh
somewhero-we can hardly blame her Cor believing
YOU 20 no guilty, the evidence OF her own senses
backed as that evidence has been, BY circumstances
which appear, on the face OF them, to tell dead
There interposed. Il don't blame Rachel
said. Il only regret that she cou,d MOI prevail on
herself 10 speak more plainly 10 me nj the nme''
you might n we'll regret that Rachel is not some
other person. rejoined Mr. Brun. And even then
doubt II girl Of any delicaey, whose heart had
been set on marrying you, could have brought hef.
self 20, charge you 10 your noe with being thief
Anyhow IL was not In Rachel's nature TO do II. In
A very different matter to this matter OF yours
which placed her, however. In q position not alto
know that she was influenced by similar motive 10
the motive which actuated her conduct In your case
Besides as she told me herself, on our way 70 town
no more have believed your denial then than abe
believes 10 now. What answer can you make 70
that, There Is no answer 10 be made to IL; Come,
come Mr.. Franklin, my view OF the case has oeen
proved % 10 all wrong. admit-but, as things are
now, my advice may be worth having Tor all that;
tell you plainly, shall be wasting our time and
cudgeling brains 10 no purpose " We attempt 70
try back, and unrayel this hightfnl complication
from the beginning Let US close our minds reso-
utsy to all that happened last year at Lady Verln
ders country houses and let Us look To what We can
discover in the future, instead Of TO what We can
surely YOU forget aid, that the whole thing
is essentially matter Of tho past-as hr 80 am
concernedv .
Answer me this retortod Mr. Bruf. is the
Moonstono at tho bottom Of all the mischcf-or Is II
notp
.v.ry good. What do we believe done with the
Moonsisoe when Il taken 10 LOndonf'
1t Was ptcdgci to Mr.. Laker.'
Wv. know thai you are not the person who pledged It,
Do We know who dhp
.whers do we believe the Mcoustooe 10 be no~'
Deposited In the keeping Of Mr Lukers bankers
sExactiy Nov observe. We are already In the mouth
Of June. Toward the eOl Of the month cant be partcu-
lar to d,y) year will have elspSrd from the time when
We believe te level &, have been pledged There Is q
may prepared 70 reem u when the years time has eS-
pirvd 1fhe reioems u, Mr.. Luker must hmseii-ac-
eociing TO the terms Of MS own Arr,hssmss.-e.e tne
DarnOod out d his blnkers hnhs Unner uese eircun-
propose sstling watch at the hank as the pre-
month draws en and discovering who the per-
soa Is to whom Mr.. Luker restores the Moonstooe. do
yOu sec ID nowr
admitted "a little unwilln:ly) that the tea was new
oos at any rate:
lr. MI Murshwaies hes quite mucn as nun,
said Mr.. Brun 1T might have never entered my head
but for A conversation We had together time since.
II Mr. Murthvate s right, the Indians are likely to be
On the lookout at The bank toward The eod o, e month
Oti doss's matter TO yOu aud meescet si may help
Us " lay ou, hsnds oa .he mys.er'oo, s,nsey sho o..
Pawned ue ps,nooi InI Ipsfs",, you my ry :" w. ~,
s nsponsb'e q dont Pse'e'si 70 koo~ now ~ tns ps
sition IN uhleh you se'pa ~ I,s VI 'A' ~
500 hoos on ss ouus., ,, ~ :. ' ra -, 80 ~ - .,,
cant deny, lsas,, INA. 'ne pan yoa peVp ''ss ~
% ms a..ncaS . HS n u nan, "s' '' wy '
gvnl,us, AMI rerJ nes; bu'- -,
put ySa nave an % .,n ~ -, ,.. a., IN
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Granted. As rekon ihe ume, Iequ,res you 70
walt about 6stnight-moro " less. IL uai % very
loogr
'irsa mstime Mr BrIn' IN such situation a. m'ne @
something toward clearing my character at onoe'
Wei, ven, understand that. Have yoa Thought ye'
Of what you eau dor ,.,.,x
y have Thought o1 CONSUMING se'Ssan' Ss, ouu. ..,
fle has retired h"m u'e l'ooce. Tvs susees " eAPV''
the Sergeant to help yoa
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uy:on my sne, ""s' "a" W uO"o ~ >s'P''e
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cry a the truth oetS"ds "n ue "oo'eiy " "e 80
who pawDed the Diamond. And let me hear "hAi The
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rOses-ani m eun away p'oyuus "''"
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oaeA u,"SNy, ~ a,. 80 ,,s s.s,.. =. n,,h .I,ns
found NE new ufsc"f5y worm poenlus. W "vt ss'ns
n.o' II you h'e sny u'e'sase '" 'e''s u" "'n 'AA'
care, sh. thsth sss ". a, l., ..,, .
gave hr my eani, having urss "naco gu ~ y" pVsn
have Snsh,ns 20 49, -, W h,,s Ths, jo,. ,hs,
w.s ,,thns lea but 10 submit 10 eircum,taDces and re-
turn IN Iooioo
In IN, Irritable condition OF my mpi at The time Of
vhch arm now writing the abo1ye result Of my Jour
nav 4, ho sr,.nt etare sim,ly Aggravated the rest.
I. mpulse IN me TO lie doing samelhng On the dsy u
INV r,arp frcu porkng determined that the next motn-
nm, .h.,d And mn. b.nt on A new eIfrt ircing my WAY
,hrouyh ali obstacles. frm t,e darkness % the light
ihsD,.-nc, to wear th,, mcruing the same cos which
Ih.I ,orn an The d,y a my interyiev with Rachel
s.,,. A.. .,-,h,rg s,.e ,n ore N INV psrt,ts came
- . $50 - - - ~ ,..,., a,d tslinv N os,, four.I
u MN Ssu.' , , ,s,,.f III nv h,ra ,.,,er .bich
s - ~ .,,.,s., ,,.,s,,t.nrs In 4, 4. NOT .Ivsys
cav lt,sr 10 .n.v,T present eYOrt At coz
rr.yooiinr with me came within this category Mr. Cam
AS, ,..l.,,p, srt. Exra JeonlDgs hal toli his mas-