The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-11
fIFIU NARRATIVE.
rAs story ress->.i ~ PraRklis Blake.
CHATTER I.

FIrru NARRATIVE.
TIE story re..=ei ~ PraRkIia Blake.
CHATTER I.
Rnt few wor,is are needed. INV part, IN complete
The narrative that has been presented La lhe Joarn o
os M, s.iI d have only 10 say that s~oke on the
oTning of the twenty -slSih psrectly isnorsn o all
ira, the iin,e when ths drug sli it, had :"
the time when opeuc my eyes on the sois n hAehe's
az whst happens. a,er my waking do not feel called
up.In reeier sccoant In deiall. ConnanE hys.,
thorosz zly sRirrs--l each either b"fnre single word
of rNpltnstion had passed "n etthrr Side uecle b'
account sni Rachel dcnes b. account tor The extra
.riln.Ty TapIlty uf our reconciliation. Sir ad naia,
l"ok bsek 10 the iin,e When yon we're pass"na,sy AZ
.sse ,s ess S1r ssS @ .ss, ,Ss d"r Of the Sitting
room, A. well n I kno~ myself.
s,ss h"ss,sr ~ ss%s " nv NJ Mr. M.rTs% bot
fr ksehes p,.seucs oi ni'nd She heard lh. s1sa .t
cut /" m.st her, heard Mrs MrTrilew say, What Is
tile matter - aud heart Rachel answer, The eNplo-
sl"n? Mrs Mcrrlies m,sn,y Istas, ~, =, ~ M, n,
way of the nfsUtinz sh.ck. On her return to the
house she met n'e In the halt and eSrrrssd herss s
greatly struck by the vast improvement n Sclenc" since
~. tlEIe when she Eirl at Schoa. 'fNp"slons,
Mr.. Biake. are Infinitely miier than they were as
sur. you bar-ly h.ari Mr. Iennngss explosion rom
the gari-n And no ssll afterward that can detect
Ne have cDne back Ia The h"ase! ! must really
e. say that he has managed u beantihillyr
~, afisr ysR.Iuishing bstisr,dE- and Mr. lirun W.
Ia Jrnnngs yaS.aishsi Mrs. MerIhlrw bers"lL There
3 great deal of unsNelopei liberal Feeling In the
worli. amer alt. -,
~ breakfast w. Rruf made secret of his reasons
for Wishing that I sb,ald ACCOMPANY him to London by
che morning train. The watch Kept at the hank, aud
sIsiIby Raehrls curiosity that she at orc" dechis.
81 Mrs Mer,eth hsd na orrction. on accompanying
hack ." town. a. ." be within reach OF the earliest
Mrs Merrliew proved to he all plsbIity and Indul-
yrnce af,er ths truly easLcTat. nsnnsr In which te
.spisIon hal cnnctc Itself: and Ietiere,Ee MAS sc-
cur,iinxy informed that were all four to travel .k
@oad h.,. asked leave ia accompany 1s. MT Rachel
hal lei her fstul old servant with sn oe-
cupaton which interested him. lie was charged Win
completing the T,rnshing "T the boass. AMI ~ss i'so
fu of his donestic responsibilities to ieel TIE ietse-
tive FEVER ss he might have elt II under o'er e''e"
OGr one subject of regret. In g,px b. LONDON, ~s.
the Necessity Of parting. abruptly than Ne could
have wished with EIrs JsnninEs. II n-'ssbls Ia
prrsssi. him to aceonpsny us. coad nely ps"mlse
ing her when she retar,sd to YORKSHIRE. Taere
was every prosprei OF our n,.s,las sEsin ~ lev
Ing oar best and dearest riesd stsnliax alone the
plstfrm As the train mo'e'i out OF stai'oa
on cur arrival In London, Mr. Brun was secoste,i
at the terminus by snail soy, dtsss. s W..
narkable IN virtue of the extraordinary pronlnenee OF
his eyes They prected 81 far and th.y r1lra ss"a'
-, ko-sly, thai y"a Wondered uneasily Why they re-
mssss n their sockets. Amer listening io the hay Mt.
Ipn asked the ladies whether they w"ald exeass our
accompanying them back to Portland Place. hal
barely tim. promise Rschel that would return ami
tel hsr everything thai hsd hspp.ns bcfrr MI brSn
boy With the Insecure eyes took his place On the boS
by The driver, and the driyea Was dircetsd o 10 ."
:Ss~s NON, the han. p ssl.d, As We started,
'Ne~s rr"rl Mr. ihkrr ssd Nr: nrnn IN M ssI h'sr
accomplished by two neu, WIN we're rcogniked ~ nay
nsn pslice officers In plain clothes IL Mr. i.nkers
srrs of the Inians u al the httsn of all this the W.
frrrpce Is plsn enough lie Is going b. take he ds-
nIoDd oat oT the hsnk. i,
And We are going the bank Ia see what con'es of
YES or To- hear what has come orn " 10 - sll over
hy this time. Dh yoa sotice my DoS-oa the ooS
4 noticed his sys~.
G,seherry at the u,cs' he SAIL I emplUy him to 60
on ertans ani osly wish my clerks Win have n'ek-
T.. Gooseberry i one ~ the sharpst boys Ia Loni"n
Mr.. Blske, IN spite oI his eyes,
itwss twcniy minutes Ia ave whcn We drew M bst"Te
tho hank In InIbsrt sirvet GoosseTry los'ked long
ingly s his master ss he opcnc,l The cab d"3r A.,
w. 'Cnse IN ihen aud Keep at NY h~els I nrthcr "r-
dcrs, lIes ga'es a. llEetnns pur.nc, Mri hJsn si
,.""Seb~rry where twenty woum be wantrd with am
other hoy ~, II,
iunr coanicr behind whch IN. cashiers sat was eros
cd with people, all waiting their turn tb tai. nI"'y
"ui "r ;" pat money In before the bank closed ne
o'c"ek.
Tw" men among the crowd approached Mr.. Bruff as
sWsII ,.s.,I nm. ia~yrr .Ilay. Won seen hlmP
'ie passed. rs herr half Az hour since, sur AMI went
iato the Inner ufhce.'
HAS h. MT cune out again yetr
/, Mr.. Br1n turned to me. let us walt he said
k-,kr,i r,ani among the people about for the
thrre Indlsns Not sign of ih-n, tn be any
Sl.r. The enly prr,oE prssrn' With In , n.,icssss ga,
ruund hat, who hoksl like sailor. COuld this be one
oT ten, n dtssulser tmrosshs"i fh" man sas taller
than any of tl Iniisns and his face, where u not
hLiicn hy bashy hIack bearI, twice the breadth
of any II their faccs, nj least.
They u,nst have q sly s,,msvhere,' sail Nr. Rrun
inknT 81 the dsrk ss"t In his turn AMI this must be-
ths man
specially pul,i nv his ait-tRiant spFe with the gos-
h"rry eyes. Mr. Bpnleekci y hsrr the boy was look-
ins. 'Ilush' he sah. Here y Mr. L1ker"
The mooney lrp,ier came out from the inner regions
81 the hank. followed by his two guardian p''ceen n
'Krsp yoar eve On him. whispered Mr. Rrun III he
passes the dlas'ani Ia snyhsb hs viii pas herr.
III. wsy t the ds,or. In the thicSest, In the
ihinn-st part ofths crowd. Z distinctly saw his hsni
.iSsss. in -,ii oT .ssr gray The nan .tartsi ~.
tlc AMI looked sn.r him, Mr. iaker ain.ei oa slasS
selves on either side Of hln They were al thrrc fol
lowed by one of Mr. Brurs two men, and ss~ ihe"
IoaIes round at the lawyer, spi then looked signf
ncsntly toward the n th salt "f s.,her gray iesi
H. ssarch ~ his secoa.I n,sn TIE -i NJ
~h.r~ a. he seen. lie lo"ksd hehind him fr his at
What the devil d.,s mssnr sahi Mr. Rr,r. ansrily
They have b"'h en us at the very time when Ne want
u the turn of the man In The gray clothes :"
trsnssr his hns"~Ss a. tho cani-r Tie paid la acsck
a w.
What is 3, b. da."y ssksi Mr.. Brn. we can't
degrade earSslNes by mlh,slns him.
Ic,nr said. 4 woahiht lose slEm of that man foe
In that e,se.' rrlala-.i Nv. Rrur u ~ouldar lose
f'r a nav I-.sitioa h. auttsr~i b. hin,ssL
fspss-t tho stranger oat &C the hank. 'fur hraNens
sake, dat nent'oa u! ssoald be- rained if Il ~rrc
k1ash'
rhs man In ,hs Ersy sal, En, iaio s o"uIhas rnlpx
r".srsss q ,".,s .Ii len ~ Mr. Mu .s.s ,..s.
iihe, ~hrnh. tak his -csi In thr on,aias he elas's'
~, "u; IN os1.ri sifs-t. Ne sp~s,i lila. aaia. Iis
weut irto ch~mi-t's sh.p.
Mr. Rsad .,ar,s,,. Wv e,,-a,.,; he sSe'slms'i. I
We entered the shop. Mr.. hran sai the prorrieta,
.ssssas .,,s - 800 .S', N s, ,,.s % f:
It's yr~siiy ta our er>iu h. ss a. h- took nay arm
anl led ~. ont. that's oae e ,ns.,lstion.
'whst - a. er,.itr I ssks-i'
VT mslsi y"a s.d ar. IN. t.e -"rst .n,s,r"' ,- Is
sa In the sr.a,, has sssa slir,y s-sss a The eh~s-
iis ~"r,c Tie wss ~, b. IN. hank :" pay n'"ary '"
hts niAsisrs sce.aai. sTa h. kno~s n'Ore of tho
ssks-i shst was 3, b. i"s- nsNt.
s"m~ hsck ." ~, "aac'', Sshl Mr.. Bruf. t'osse-
hrrry AMI aiy secOn have Nkis,tiy t,llo~s,i
h-ly el~.. LIT .. h"ps u'Ni tAsy hal their syes Aat
ws~a We rrssh-.i ar.y'. Ipn sI-sr- ,N- .~c,.a ms.
hal srr,~i th-re .-a.s~. Ne had nsss -sitlaE Or
",c ,.. ,!s., ss,ssr %s n. e q s.. ss, ,..,
@ s,, - ry s-s ,stss the ss s Am mn, IT., ns,s
% ~, ss%. rs.s .oa.;sns ~ a. s s"iI@@aa Ia
iixht eore palett rbe c'teriy gentleman tarns cat
tsb- mcs,.f--r-rtsb'- master ron-n'orErr Ia Ea-'-
chesp.'
'wh.r, 4. t,..-enerry yrssed Nr. Brun rrsixneiiy.
The n.sa stNred- q daat ksaw. sir. l have seen
nothing 20 him sine. I len the hsBk. .
Mr. I,raa dismissed the m.a. Oue eftso things he
salt ta me. Elthrr ,!a.ssb~rry has rn awsN or ~ v
haatiPf as his a~a se~sant What ao y"a ssv ." dn
Inc hsrr "a r cl,saee that th~ h,y nav hscs IN
l-.sr .r t-.y have ga -a.e x--t in tina csl
iar. ant q eh.,p tlss e.sft-s-ha
We dised Al Mr. Rrsus ehss.h-rs. i.~f"r- thu el",h
wss removed p~rsaa' ANNOUNCED wanting to
spess "ue s~yer. wsstne t.ers.u Gcs~-n~rryf No:
onN tie nlsp ~l, hit n-en eTuploye,i % fcllo~ Mr.
LHksr when he len the h.ak.