, 1873-01-12

NOW see that sun dimly !" (pointing to him, as b
gloEious!y, blindingly, blazes from the sky
tinue, paesonate1yt after an interval. "Yo1
will run the risk Of my dream coming true-yo,
will stay on here in spite OF it? Oh, II I coul'
persuade you to 60 from MISUNDERSTANDING
where--for time, until the danger vas past !"
"And leaye the harvest to itself p answered
he, with smile OF quist sarcasm; "be u lose
Of two or three hundred pounds, probably, ant
. !nughing-stock. to my acquaintanccs into til.
bargain, and all for-uhat7 \ dream-a fancy
| nightmare !"
"But do you know anything Of the man q
his antecedents ?-of his character ?" persisted
eagerly.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"Nothiag whatever; nothing to his dieadyan
tage, certainly: He camo over with . lot oi
otaers fortnight ago, aud I engaged him fol
tho harvesting. For anything have heard tc
the contrary, he is . Simple, inot1ensive fellow
| enough"
/ I am ei1enccd but not convinced. + turn to
Jane. " You remember your promise; you will
now PIT nj no more hindrances in the way Of my
You do not mean to s.y that you are going,
real1y?" says Jane, who ia looking rather awed
BY what abe calls the surprising coincidence, but
bands want OF faith.
"1 d." reply I, emphatically. IT ehould 60
stark, staring mad If I wero to sleep another
night in that room. I shall SO to Chester to-
night, and cross tomorrow from Holyhead-"
do as I say. make my maid, to her ex-
| trenne surprise, repsck my Just unpacked ward
robe, and take an afternoon t1nin to Chester.
As drive away with bag and baggage down the
leafy lane, look back and see my two friends
standing at their gate. Jane is leaning her head
on her old mans shoulder, and looking rather
wistfully after me; an expression Of mingled
regret for my departure, aud vexation ut nv
folly. c1ouding their kind and happy faces. at
least my last living recollection of them is
pleasant ono.
CHAPTER ~.
The joy with which my family welcome my
return is largely mingled with Eurprise, bit still
more largely with curiosity, as to the cause OF
my 80 sudden temperance. But keep my
own counsel. I have reluctance to give the
real reason, aud possess no inventive faculty in
the way OF lying, so give none. asy, II am
back ia not that enough for you? Set your
minds at rest for that is az much az you viii ey-
er know about the matter"
For one thing, am occasionally rather
ashamed Of my ccn1utt- It is not that the iIn-
preston produced by my dream Ia efraced, but
that Absence and distance from the scene and.
weakening effect. Once or twice during the
voyage, when writhing in Iaughab1e tor1nents in
the ladies' cabin In tho steamboat said to my
cell, Most likely you are fool!" I, there
fore, continually ward of the cross-questionings
OF my family with what defensive a1mor of
silence and evasion may.
II feal convinced It. mas the husband, !" says
one Of my sistarB, after long catechsrn, which,
as usual, has resulted in nothing. tYou arc too
loyal to your friend to own it, hut always felt
On that poor, peevish old jane must be some
wonderful freak OF nature. Conc, confess. Is
not he = oross between an orang-outang and .
Methodist paraons" Z"
heat, recalling the nbeued Robins clean, fresh
cololed, human face. '' You will be very lucky
it you ever secura any one hall &c kind pleas
ant, and gentloman-liEe."
Three days after my return I received letter
from Jane:-
"WEsrox HOUSE, cAn1F1E1D.
MY DEAR D1HAH: hope you are eafo home
again, and that you have made up Your mind
that tTo crossings Of St. Georges Channel
within <orty-elght hours are almost as bad Al
grau,ne yon laid out forms. nave good news |
for you Our murderer elect is COMO. After
hearing OF tho connection that there was to be I
between Us, Robin naturally WAS 1ather INTEREST,"
ed in him, and found out his name, which is tho !
One OF Watty Doolan. After asking !
his name, ho asked other things about him, and,
finding that he never did stroke of work, and uas
Inclined to be tipsy and qua1elsome, be paid and |
packed him off at once. He is nov, hope, on /
his way back to his native shores, aud il he |
murder nybody. it will bo you, my doar. Good-
bye, Dinah. Hardly jet, have forgiven you for |
tho way in which you frightened me with your
graphic description of poor Robin and me, with
our heads loose and waggling.
"Evsr yours, af1eesionatoly.
fold up this nota with q feeling Of exceeding
reliof, and q thorough faith that have beeu q
.nparstitioua, hysterical fool. More resolved
han ever am to keep the reason Of my return
secret from my family. Tho next
morning but one we were all in tho breakfast
oom after breakfast, ha4ging about, aud look
ug ut the papers. 3iY sister has tust thrown
lown the Times, with polish exclamation
hat there ia nothing in it, and that it really ia
.othing but Advertisements and police reports.
pick it up as she throws it down, mud look !
Istlessly over its tall columns from top to bot
ON. Suddenly my lktlessneea vanisies.. What
. this that an reading this in staring cap !
tails:
sEocK1sa TRAGEDY AT oAuI71E1D DOUBLE .,
- AUNDER-' !
I an in the middle OF a paragraph before I =
ea1ze what it is:
ssFrom an early hour OF The morning this vii. /
ago has been the scene Of q deep and painful ex-
itemcnt, in consequence Of the discovery of tho
trociouB murder Of Mr. and Airs. Watson, Of
7eston House, two Of its most respected !nhab- =
ants. Il appears that the deceased had retired 6
rest on Tuesday night at their usual honr, and I
J their usual health and spirits, The house !
laid, on going to call them ut the aceuato1ned 6
our on Wednesday morning, received no an- t
yer, In spite Of repeated KNOCKING. She. there
ofa, ~ length opened the door and cntare1- ! 4
he rest Of tho servants, attracted by her cries,
1shed to the spot, aad found tue untortupass
and lady lying on the bed nth their
lroata cut from ear to ear. Life must have ;
cen extinct for sono hours, as they we're both i
etfect13 cold. Tho room presented . hideoua
pectac1e, being literally swimming in blood, 4 !
:apiuE-hook, evidently the instrument With (
hich the crime Was perpotrated, was picked up
ear the door. An lrish lsborer OF the name Of !
'stty Doolan, discharged By the lamcnted gan- I
eman few days ago on account Of nisoon=
ae*, has already been arrested on strong suspi-
on, ID at an early hour On Wednesday morn
Ig he was seen by 3 faru-laborer, who was 8
oing to his work, washing Ills waistcoat at a 0
tired spot in tho stream which flows through ! :,
10 meadows below the scene Of tba murder, u
n being apprehended and searched, several |
nall articles Of jeweiry, identified ss having
slongea to AF. Watson, were discovered in his h
! drop the paper and sink into chair, feeling i
'adly sick. d
So you see that my dream came trus, after r
Tho facts narrated in the above eto1y oc- /.
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ken with them is in tsanslating them to Eng q