, 1870-07-24

i VIA .eloved-phantoms which Hwore by Alta1u
and taidal voi1s 10 recurc her pardon.
6he imagined DuycInois orettakinE her with
the words. "Alice. I fosgiso Eour madncss
do you also forgive tho co1dnets which tlrorc
She Imagined herself spsiuging to hun.
reaching out her hands Tot reconciliation. put
ting up ber mouth for kiss, and sobblug,
All, why wa1p you not IFaya so?'
Then Of sudden she scorucd this fancy,
t1amplcd il under her weAry, aching feet, aud
aLhol1ed hcrse1f for being faitllcss TO Lcist-
ton
At last ehe reached sandy lonely coast
road, 4 mile from the village, With a ,eaIcn.
the night long stretch Of black, funeresl
marshes. SeAtiAg herself on 1uinuus ltttle
bridge OF Imprinted and woImeatcn timbers,
she louked d,wn into narrow, eluggish rivu-
let, Of the color Of ink, which oozed uoiseless-
y from the moraks into the ocean. Her
-trepgA was gone: for the present farther
fight was impossible, unless EAe fed from
ea1tl-1ed into the unknown,
This thought had indeed followed her from
the house: at first il had bcen vague, almost
unnosiced, Ike tho whisper Of some one far
behind then 1t bad become clearer. as II tho
nn1Hnading fend went faster than aee thzoush
the darkness, and were oEe1tsNrg her. Now
It WIS urgent, and would not be bushed, and
demanded consideration.
''U you should de-" 1t muttered, "then
you Will escape moreover, thase who now
hohor you and ecorn you, will pity you; aud
RI''y Iese: ~ 'h' dead 'S Almost respect almost
"Oh, how can ruined wor1an de-
fend herself but By Gying:" She wept
as shs gazed With shuddcr iIto tho black riv-
ulet~
7hen ahs thought that the water seemed
foul; that her body would become tangled in
the SHINY reeds aud doatiuG things; tLat when
] they found ler she would be lurrible to look
upon. But even in this there was pcuauce,
| ue1iung Of forgiveness, claim for pity.
Slowly, inch bs inch, Ike one who proposes
step Alicl, cannot be retrscei, she creI't tn
: the edge OF the shaky planking aud continued
| to gxze into the inky waters.
4 quarter OF III Lour later, when the clergy
man Of Nor1hpos, passed BY that spot, re-
| turning from a visit to q dying sallt VI llis
! Gock, no one WIS tAete-
We must revert to the two husbands Du-
] ver1,ois had long wondered Hhkt could keep
his wife IN a sequestercd hamlet, aid immetll-
Ately OIL her refusal to join linn in . summer
tour he lad resolved TO look Into Asz naanueE
OF life.
At tho village hotel lie lad learned that
lads named Duyernoia had arrived in the place
du,ing the previous summer, and that she had
bees publicly married TO Doctor Lelslton
! He did not divuIgo Ills name-he did not 10
much ss divu1Ge lis emotion he Gstened to
this story calmly, his eyes fixed on sacancy.
At tle door Ut the toazding-house he asked
for Mrs. DuSernois, and then corrected llm-
| self, saying. mean Mrs. Leighton"
He mnat have lad Singular emotions At the
moment, get the servant gill noticed Aotliuss
singular IN lis derncanor- =.
Airs. Leighton could not be found. None Of
the family had seen ler enter or so out It
~as not known that abe bad been In tie house
fe1 III bonr.
:" But there comes Doctor Leighton" re-
marked the girl At tito sss,tor turned to leave.
Even in this friehtful coniLn tue The CHAR
acteIietic coolneaa Of Duvesnois did uot forsake
him after moments hesitation and 4uick
glance at Lin rival, ha ssid, ~ 10 not Know
him will cali again"
On the grAvc1led walk which led from the
yard gate 10 tue doorstep tie two men met aud
passed uithout = wora-tne face OF the one ~
Inexpensive Of the bt1augeness npd horror OK
! tho encounter Al tha mind Of the other waA
| unconscious Of them.
Leighton immediately miasel Aitca. In a
quarter of HI hour he became anxious: in an
lour lie VAS IN furious search Of her.
Somewhh later, Wien Duvernoia cana once
ably dfessed youth, who, ~ it subsequently
appeared, was l!ia younger t1otlar, he found
the family and the neighborhood in Wild alarm
| over the disappearance Of Ara. Leighton.
The Two at once returned to the hotel, pro-
| eurtd saddle horses and joined III the general
.Lnaa.
1t was ten o'clock at night, aud tho moon
was shining with vAporous, spectral hight,
wlen tho naddest Of chances brought the Two
| llueban1s together over Lody which the tile,
with its multitudinous cold fingers, Lad gently
| laid upon the beach,
Leighton leaped from his horse, lifted the
] corIee with loud cry, and covered Tho white
| Vet face with kisses.
| Duyernais loaned forward in his saddle, and
! Gazcd At both without word OF a 1noyen,cnt
"Ol, what could haro led her to this -
Eroane1 the physician, already too suro that
| l,tc lod departed.
.Insanity," WAS tho mouotoncd responso
! Of the statue Oh lorreback.
The funeral took place two days later; the
| conn plato Lore The Inscription. Alice Leigh
sun. aged g." Du.crnois lead it and said not
| > word
| IN you don't claim her as your wife,
whispered tho brother, "you may tind it diff
| cult to many again.
"Do you think I sLall want to mxrr3
again {" responded the widower, with III ~
| stare.
lie was AWARD that lo lad lost shamo ani
| torment, and not awa1o that she might Layt
bcen M honor and ioy, il only lie bad bee1
| able to lUTe.