St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-03

OF having been slept IN. Footsteps of
one man. and one man only. are dis
covered going to and returning from
the river. III blood is alleged to have
existed between you. and last of all the
notes. their numbers tallying with those
recorded 10y the owner. are found in the
pocket-bOOk of the supposed murdered
man. secreted i'll one of your pOrtman-
tcaus. You may he innocent. but
stronger chain of cilcumStantial evil
dcncr have never known In vain |
urged the improbability of crime so
certain of detection. Were criminals
/ logical he reioined. in their reasoning
as To results, there would he either no
crimes or no detectiou.' My impas-
/ stoned avowal of my being the victim
of II conspiracy. was received with
courteous incredulity. You may he
right. sir, but no jury will believe You.
1t is palpahly your only defence, and
there is evidence of Il good feeling eX-
listing between Yourself and Sir Guy.
which will alone suffice to nullity its
value | saw everything now plainly
enough | had lost all-my liberty.
my honor, and her love-and | felt that
it were well my life should go with
them. Hopeless, helpless despair
crushed my misery !: | could only love
and die-die as | will die now, please
/ God. with her name the last upon my
| lips the one great hope of meeting her
| again where there shall he no sorrow.
| to bear me to my doom. In sad memo
rieS. III frequent prayers. i'll mad misery,
/ | lived those weary weeks. God only
knows how | suffered. how | prayed,
/ how lived the while. At last it was
/ hut Il few days To my trial.
/ was sitting wearily in my cell one
evening. with closed eyes and busy
brain. was in the garden at Daryl
/ House again. saving goodhy to Maud.
/ | felt her sweet, warm breath upon me.
Smelt the fragrance of her hair. felt the
soft touch of her clinging lips. heard the
low music of her voice-the sweet
words, Il am yours the brave words.
wait for the end | would wait.
I thought wait until up there in high
heaven. beyond the blue sky. where
/ loves endure and eyes are bright and
fearless. my love shall he my own for
ever. The sweet thought cntranccd me.
and scarce felt Il repeated touch upon
my shoulder. At length aroused my
self. The governor of the prison stood
before me. Mr.. Meredith. | bear you
good news. The Crown has abandoned
the prosecution against you. and by its
authority yOu are Il free man The
suddcnncSS of the shock oVerpOWered
me. For some moments | was as one
stunned. | could neither speak nor
move until warm tears of JOY courSed
down my cheeks. There is Il Joy. aS
there i grief, past words and while
could not speak. a great chaos Of
thoughts. wild and strange. blend into
one word and that was Maud Mcchan-
ically take my hat and move toward
the door. The good governor wishes
me goodhv. and holds ont Il letter for
me to take. Heavens It's from Maud
Douhtlr>> loving word of welcome. |
think. And then utterly fnrgetful of
everything and everybody in the intoxi-
cation of my hope. pass ont into the
street with that dear note i'll my hands
Beneath the light of Il tiaring gaS-lamp
pause To read her dear writing. Itcar
the envelope open tcnderIy. and the
wnrd>-htr words-are before me. one
moment more and | read that which
makes my brain reel 81 badly that Il
great darkness and uumhneSS comes
over me. and remember no more.
Nv hen | am next sensible. am lying
with >havcn head and parchcd. dry skin
in room where are many beds. They
tell me that am in 81. Georges llu>pi-
tai that | have been there fnr more
than three weeks. aud that had near
~ died. enquire tor my things. and
they bring them tu me. and in my coat
pocket find her letter. When have
read it again | wish had died in my
=. This N-.,s fl.
'GEoHGE.-l have sacrificed ma life
fuI your> MAJOR Mortimer has reap
pcarcd. and any absurd idea of yom
having killed him is di>>ipatrd forever.
But he i vehement in his protcStation>
of your having robbed him of the S2O0O.
Need say cannot. will not. believe
il f! But the lawyer whom papa rr-
taiucd for Nuur defence assures lis ot
y"ur conviction. and. rs Il result of youI
i. imprisonment for life. Sir Guy offers
to torcgo his prosecution if consent Ia
become his wife. To save You | have
done So. and when You read this. free
man. shall he To you but IL holy mem
nrV Mav God bless you MAUD.
In the weary days and nights thai
. followed. many and wild were the
thoughts that consumed me. Revenge
al
. hut then remembered how in revemg-
l ing myself upon him ! must also hurt
her. Base and trcachcrouS as he WAS
= he WAS still her husband. and a. Sucl
safe from me. Surely. her sacrifice was
| sufficient. would not emhittcr it
Rather let her think it availed to SaV,
, me from just indignity. And my lit,
( should I've Il counter sacrifice. l woulc
Il. = tI,.,t
\ should purify me and embolden me t'
: wait for the eud.' would pass silent
lv ont of her life that | might not dark
: en- it the more.
1T was hard so hard. Glyn. that
4 now it is 50 nearly over. wonder how
could have done it. My God and my
| love for her upbore me. and with tn,
p end so near for which | have waited st
: YEARLY. feel not all unhappy i'll think
;, ing that she will know now of my limo
e cence and my lOve-lOyalty
: "Glyn. when passed out among my
=. fellowmcn | was penniless, and the
| agony of that terrible night had let
J.. its mark upon me in more than these
/. blanched eyebrows. Haggard. gaun
a and thin. little remained of my formc
n self. and Misery's mark of lines anC
4 wrinkles had distorted my face beyOnC
! recognition.
|. II went abroad and served in th'
1 Prussian army. and when left it | haC
Il won on the field the rank of lieutenant
II mine months ago | heard of th'
# violent death of Sir Guy. 1qnitted th'
r service and came to England. ! wen
n down to Daryl House, and requested
= permission to sketch the view of th
| lake. | saw Maud then for the las