, 1873-01-12

1t has come in time am sure it has come for
come purpose, Listen to me- till the end; it is
very near" She does not speak, and take her
silence for assent. II Was staring at you both in
atony Way" 70 on. "feeling-if felt at all--
that was turning idiotic with horror-:standing
In exactly the game spot. with my neck csaned to
look round the door, and MY eyes unable to stlr
from that hideous scarlet bed, when slight
noise, as OF come one cautiously stepping on the
carpet, turned my stony terror into q living,
quiveripg agony. looked and sew man, with
his back toward me, walking across the room
from the bed to the dressing-table. He Tas
dressed in the dirty fustian OF an ordinary work
, man. and in his hand he held red, wet sickle.
When he reached the dressing -table, he laid it
down on the floor beside him, aud began to col
let all tho rings, open The cases Of tho brace
pockets. While ho waa thus busy, caughta
full view Ut the reflection OF the faca in the
glass" stop for breath, my heart ia painting
almost as hardly as it seemed to pant during the
awful momenta am describing.
''What was he like-what WAS ho like 2" cries
Jane, greatly excited. "Did sou aee him dis
tinctly enough to recollect his features again?
Would you know him again il you saw hin7"
"shou!d know my own face il saw it in the
L now more clearly than do yours, though that
is before my eyes, and the other only before my
memory"
"Well, what was he llke7-be quick, for
heavens eake!"
AAo III Auou1Elk AIab l. Eau5Ht SIEut
Of him." continue /, speaking aufckly,' II
felt certain that ho was frieh; to no
other nationality could such type Of
face have belonged His wild, rough hair
fell down orer, his. forehead, reaching bis
vide, grinning slit Of mouth-the long noso,
the cunning1y tHinkling eyes-that one so often
sees, in combination with . sh1mbling gait and
ragged tailcoat at the railway stations or in the
haryest-helds at this time OF year.. 4 pause.
4 ~ 1ex,n,. how ~
presently, "but felt ns convinced .s II had
been told-as il had known it for npositive fact
that he WAS ono OF your own laborers-one of
your own harvest-men. Have you my hiahmen
working for you ,"
"Of course ne hage," answers Jane, rather
sharply; but that proves nothing. Do not
they, ia you observed Just now, como over in
droyss at this time Of year for tho harvest ?"
:, ~ M an sqrry"say ], sishins: ~ , wish yoa,
mechanically in my hand; lsuppose.I pulled it
toward me, for tho door-hinge
creakad q little, but quite audbly. 10 my un-
epeakable horror the man turnod round and
saw me. Good heaveut he would CIT my
throat, too, with that red, red Ieapng-hook! I
tried to get into the passage and lock tho door,
but the key was On the inside. tried to scream,
tried to run bnt voice and legs disobeyed !
me. The bed and room nnd man began
to dance before me; q black earthquake seemed
w
q sWoon. When avoke really, tho blessed morn
ing had come and robin WIS singing outside
my window on an app1c-bough. There, yon
hare it all, and now let ne look for Brad !
shaw for am SO frightened and unhinged that
so must"
CHAPTER III.
T" must own that it has taken away my npre-
around the breakfas-tablc. ~ assure you that
mean no insult to your fresh eggs and bread
Ind butter, but simply connot eat
" It certainly was III exceptionally dreadful
1ream," says Jsne, whose oolpr has returned,
and who is good deal fortified and reassured
oy the influence Of breakfast and her husbands
skepticism for condensed a shortened yor-
'iou of my dream has been told to him, aud 1ia
las eaaily laughed it to acorn. 3 Exceptionally
lreadful chiefly from ita extreme consistency
lear, one has had hidcous dreams one's self
imes out Of mind, and they never came to any,
hing. remember once dreamed that all my
eeth came out in my mouth at once--donble
mes and all but that was ten years ago, and
hey still keep their situations, nor did about
hat time loso any friend, which they say such b
lream is 3 sign OF"
"You say that somo unaccountable instinct
old you that the hero OF your dream was ono Of
ny own men," SAYS Robin, turning toward me
ay supera:iti9rsness; ''dil not understand
Gu to say so !?
"Yes, "reply ], not in the 1east ehakon by his
nrdly-Teiled disbelief, II do not know how it
auo to mo, but was as much persuaded Of
hat; and an 80 still, as ! am Of my own {den-
IT will tell you of q p1an, then, to provo the
:uth Of your yision," returns he, smiling. II
i'll talto you through tue fields this morning,
ID you ahal! see II ny men at work. beth the
u. II among them YOU find tho counterpart Of !
ane'a and my murderer " "a smile), II will !
romiso then-no, not even then Gnu promise
, believe you, for there is such d family fikr- ]
cas between ali 1tishmea, ct Ill events between
! the Irish1nen that ono secs out OF Ireland" I
" Take me" I Gay, eagerly, jumping up, now |
this minute! Iou cannot bo more anxious, t
Or half SO anxious, to prove mo false prophet {
am to be proved ono" {
I" am quite at your service, The answers, "as
ION as yen please, Jenny, get Jour hat aud
IS And il ne do not find him." says Jane, | T
niling plnyful1y-" think am growing pretty 9
Isy on that heal-you will promise to eat q \ t
eat deal OF luncheon, s;I anti never mention
"I promise" replied !, grave1y. And il, on | r
q other hand, we do find him, you will /.
.omiso to put no more obstacles in the way OF .
= going, but wi1! let ne depart in peace, With Il
it taking any offence thereat-" Il
- It is bargain" she says, gayly. Witness 2
abin." l
So We set on in the bright dewiness OF tho Ii
orring on our walk over Robins farm. 1t is tt
grand harvest day, and the Nlitened shcavos il
. everywhere d1ying-drying in the genial sun. it
9 hayo been walking for en- hour, aud both ss
ne aud are rat1er tired. The sun beats with
his late-suumer strength on our heads, and
kes tho forco nnd spring out Of our hot limbs II
:: .rhs hour OF triumph is approaching" eays
bin, with quiet sm!le; as We draw near m Ia
en- gate through which loaded vain, she'd ci
ng ripo wheat ears from it's abundance as it nt
awls along, is passing. "And time for it, too; =
is quartey-past u, and you hare been on it
ur legs fullJ and hour. Miss Bellairs. you to
1st make hasta an find the murderer, for ! IN
ere is only one more field to do it in.' m
's Is not 'there7' Tory eagerly. "0h, anu hi
I'd! Thank Heaven, begin to breathe asatn!" 81
We pass through the open gate, and begin to "a
'ad across the stubb1e, for almost the last load T.
q gons. IT
. NE must get nearer the hedge," zaya Robin, e.
y yon, will not see teir faces; they are all st t.
Iye do az he suggests, In the shadow of tho ps
dge We walk closo in front OF the heated Ia II
rers, WHO, sitting or lying on the hedge-bank, re
eating unattrsctivo looking dinners. scan vi
Q face after another, honest bovine, Ep&lish nt
es. haYe seen hundred thousand faces "
0 each ono Of thu faces now before til
-verv 1iln b11t tha eyact conptnrnart | CJ