The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-22

som,s tfaeead Upon tGecsseD5a d ddtsefing
of garments in the passage, an entrance
at the parlor- door. and turning. Mr..
lyle greeted not Mrs. Claybnrn OF the
considerate Stephen, as he expected. but
the lady of his heart, his affianced wife
little pale, bnt fresh, smiling, lovely,
looking as il she had never swooned in
her life. n
"Now, Heaven be praisedl" he ejacu-
lated; "what load is removed from my
hearth I've been thinking of you az
sick, helpless, suffering. and almost ours
ing myself as the author of 30 much
mischief. and here you are"
II thought, perhaps, your fears would
magnify everything" said Juliet; ''espe-
cially after the contagion of fathers
anxiety. On the strength of last night.
he will keep me in prison for week. In
fact. I'm running the risk of incurring
his displeasure, in coming in to speak
be satisfied with short interview, The
be 30 hurt-thero really is no use nor
advantage, my stay ing up there-e1cept
to- please him, but that should be motive
enough. scarcely think should have
risked leaving my room, after his COM
mands, but desired 30 much to ask you
if you had heard anything which throws
light upon last night"
Theodore did not reply Immediately.
and looking up, Juliet met his eye. With
true feminine quickness of apprehen-
sion, she read the earnest searching
glance and fastened to add
"Not that the--the ghost is more in
teresting than you-or that would risk
more for the ghost than for you-or any
thing of that sort. You understand,
Theodore? 1t was only that wanted to
know if it is true was so foolish ms you
made believe, or whether the person was
really there"
"How we'll you read mel" exclaimed
Theodore, laughing; "there are many
shades of thought not communicable by
words, which make it delightful to meet
people who understand this eye Ian
guage-who can interpret those silent,
wordless messages, which come as flashes
of light and knowledge from the inward
mind, the secret magazine of thought.
But to return to your ghost-like the airy
hopes we build in youth, it has TUNED
out all shadow and no substance. You
have an excellent creative facnlty-nn
exuberant fancy"
"Areyou certain? Did you make dill
gent INQUIRY
II investigated the matter thorough
ly-there cannot bo the slightest doubt.
He has not been here at nll. The stage
arrived yesterday, but there were few
passengers-none answering the descrip.
ton. Travel is in the other direction
now. There was man who walked of
on foot to some country place: did not
learn his name, but I'm satisfied from a
H. hn &c al
gave, it was not the object of our search.
My darling, you must Danish this unfor-
tunate matter from your mind. Will
you not, to please mep I've been re-
penting in sackcloth and ashes, all day,
for beirg 80 thonghtless and causing you
! such fright. 1t was very wrong, con
sidering the time and place and every
thing, but believe me, did not know
your nervous temperament, nor that you
had ever been subject to such terrible
syncope. Had 1 known it. nothing could
have induced me to act in such way.
But You forgive me, do you not?"
"Freely-freely-and since the subject
annoys you 30 much, let us drop it now
and forever. will try not to be 80 fool
ish again-and thank you, Theodore,
for bearing with me so nobly and gene
rously. Few would have done 80, undcr
the circumstances.
In tie midst of Theodore's reply. Ju-
liet jumped up abruptly, exclaiming,
"Hnrk! there is fathers step. What
shall do? He told me was not we'll
enough to leave my room, and must not
do SO, upon any consideration. He will
be so vexed-so hurt. Oil Theodore, l
cannot bear to hurt fathers feelings"
"Run through this side door" said
Theodore, amused at her trepidation,
che will never be the wiser, for I sup
pose he's accustomed to such implicit
obedience, he will never think OF asking.
While I detain him here, to bewail III
doleful measures the sick lady mp stairs.
You can make your escape through the
passage"
Sniting the action to the word, lie
laughingly pushed her through the door.
closed it, and hud scarcely resumed his
seat, when Mr.. Clayburn entered the
room.
A few days before Juliet started tc
Ashburn, to attend Blanche Babbitt'.
wedding, she received letter from Ru.
] dulDh written in a strnin of anthusio al iC