, 1873-09-07

cnn1ostio, that stood on her lresatng-tablo. and
cnmo towards the spot whoro asooa.
n Uu mari Bsgn
-. Eat On voyage,s
sang a1aude, az eho onterod the library
It'll ec prepare rsvenir~-
THO song tralod on into ahriek aud the oAofls-
Bttct wpud l,avo faDn from her hand upon tha
-four, Ind not sprung forward anu caught's !"
II iliohard-you lorcl Why. how--whcn 2"
sEe gasled with palllsl checks and dating oyoa.
"You 300 could nut tear myHolf away from
Yon havo frightened mo torrib1yl" She
tried In valn to conccal llcr a3ltaton. =" 1t waa
Ss's' fg 81 Of you to alarm mo no. How did you got
"Dy tho little back door. / found 1t very con-
venient."
A thy fro WAS burning in tho grnto. sha
| crouclcd down Oh the lonrth-rug aB though try
ing to warm hor hands, which tremblei ner-
vouHly, but striving. IA could Bce to collect hor
thonElits. She was pitiablo object as she knott
thoro, hor gay drcss and Rttering ornaments
| tho blush shadows round her mouth, tho par.lo-
stricken look in her wido-opon Dyes, and llor
sparkling luckot quiyoring with tho wild throh-
| bing at hor heart. Suddenly aho eprang uptan
turned, as ii to leavo tho room.
Whore arc you going Z" asked.
~ wnnt to SEQ If you closed the door behind
| you. You hago mato mo 30 nervons-"
~ closed and botca 1t, 40 havo no foar.
| Como back hero; do not want you to go
| away"
chair. Relieved Of her nfst droad, :hat Of Cor
don Arnolls euddon appearance before mo, as!o
speedily grew moro composed. shg evidently
trusted that on andiug tho door bolted no would
SUSPECT that aomethlng was wrong md would
kllen quietly withdraw.
F" Wall, now that you aro loro, had re not bot
tor rottre :? elo aaid 1t IL alrnoss II O'clock"
glanced At hor costume.
"Yo,i wero going out, Bupposo }" asked.
! "Mo. III put on tltB dress merely to judge
Of ita effect. .Bosidcs WAS 30 louc1y without
you tnt l could not settle nlyacf to read Or do
anything olao," Tho lica sprang to hor lips with
spontaneous readiness. But you must bo tir-
Sho camo towavdn mo and bout over as II to
kiaa me- hut at that actson my hard
1y-maIntained co'uposuro Eavo wayt and
thrust ler from me with no gentle hand.
''Do not touch mo III you vaiuo yonr llfo"
cried.
She rocoilcd from mo with D now terror Creep
| ing over her wan foatures, for she realized IN
that nomont that know tho truth. just tilon
step sounded OH the gravcl-walk without. hIauae
heard 1t md turned to spring to tho winaoH
(Which was closed and the painted shades dawn
DOWN, but caught her wrists in L vise~liko
e"atay," said, In hoarse whisper. "You
shall not go near that window"
Eyen as 1 epoke loud lnrk from Gar broke
tho sslneaa. Thon there oamo cry-not
shout, but acroarn Of wild torror, though ut.
torod in q mans voico.
,"Holp-tle --halp-holp |"
4 40, my God Is Gar loose ?' gasped afnudo,
:" liz ia !" I cried In 3orco c1ul.atiou.
,"Let mo % goTcal 2; FL a him o1-oh, ho will kill
E"Kill whom ! Bomo wretohod thief por-
. hapB."
at is no thicti II is~~it ia-"
"lt is no thief. you Say? What, then, is ho
! , who corneb to rob my wifo Of her honor ?"
n.y.. "Taon Tier Yon know 1T is Gordon Arnola1 Oh
! !. Save himl" I ltstonod momont intently.
!, AL wsa silont.
: 90" ~ said, releasing hcr; ~ give you per-
y y 8ho totterod . fow atcpa towards the door.
: Then sbo turuod and locked into my face, aud
! must lavo road my moaning there, for with a
= | Wild CRY Rho throw up lot aims, wayorcd a mo-
y ment, ind fell sonscloys ut my fcot.
looked ut her with q strange pity. Poor,
frivolous butterty-yaln. falHe-heartoti, shallow
! souled child Which Of us waa the 1nost: to
( blame, aho who had wrongod mo. or who had
u placed the key Of my destiny in such unworthy
y hAndB? And could afford to pity her, for oven
o as took tho light md turned from her to de-.
:, acsud tho stairs know that 1 s7aa avenged.
j. I oponcd the outer door. AL was quiet, tho
It silence broken only by Tho quick paintings Of tho
y bloodhound, and BY low, suppressed growl that
. told OF his intonse excitomcnt. lowered tho
o light aud behold him crouchng on tho prostrate
Q form Of man whose white face was turned
u blaukly to- tho sky, aud whoso throat boro tho
scarlet imprint ot tho pitilesh tooth OF MY
0 nsaneor. ! atoopcd aud .gazod upon tho rigid
: features. Yes, l had made no mistake. It was
!. Gordon Arnold.
d Ny divorce was granted last week. Tonight
% rit hero d froe man: Froo ! What shall froe
!. nv soul fyon, remembering my name from dis.
y honor, my tloula from dosolatlon Tho namo
j. that was once hold honorable among mon las
! been dragged into shameful celebrity my face
= has Hcowled on the public from the pages Ut Po-
't lico Gazcttes aud illustrated journals. and
70 AIaudo's photograph has hceu on sato at all tha
y news stands on Broadway. Dearly has ms
'r freedom been purchased, but 1t is mine q: last.
t. I hayo elnkeu that wrotcllcd woman from my
9 life even as would hayo shaIon off vipor that
!, had fastonod itaat upon ny hand but the poison
o has curdled the very lifo-bluod IN my heart
q Over and over again my sick fancy rohenraeA the
q q acene In tho courtroom, tic stammorlug wit.
blushing spectators, my late friends and guosta
% aud Lear agan The reading Of those lettors
y that proved. bayond peradyenture, the guilt oi
y tic woman Ind ouco 30 loved.
II Woil ono Bn-&he gin that poets and romance
J. writer's dolglt go to baautify aud praiEe and
(, lnger over caressjngly, decking it With lowars
N rhetoric and touder fancios-has wrought q
% mighty work. For, through ith influence, Cor
n don Arnold sleeps to-day in Greenwood Ceno.
r tory, and Maudo pemberton dwolls q disgraced
Il woman In her mothers house, and sit hero be-
+ aldo my deao1ato hearth, with tho future lying
u droar and joylosB before mo, whlo my hand rostf
y On the ailken head Of my ayonger and tho 1eap
, ~ Ing flames reveal to mo the ominouB scone o.
!, tha prophetic picture Of the !" Sleeping Duonua,
=; Lucy Il. Hooper, IN tie Vic!orid Magazine.
THE WINDS.