, 1873-09-07

quot parttos lunchos, driving parties, and .s>n-
Ing rocoptons drow all our noghboru and t..eir
| visitors to our house, With ono exception. Mrn.
sisted @ iu ignoring our advent Sic wa ditRni- tni
| lod, higl-brod n'asron, motl,or Of two charming
dnn8htors, aud was O rsssonsge highly enses'nea
| and Of mulch confederation IN tAo no'ghborhood.
Mr. uarterot was exceedingly ftiendly whenoyor
wo olanced to moot, but hiB re1nod, high-nindod
wifc novor paid my wife eyon tho ordinary civil
ity Of 3 call. lcaynod why, Quo day.
| self on my way to The Wcntbrook Station. had
parted from Maudo rather reluctantly that
| morning, for busineaa Of Importance susnmonod
mo TO Pliiladelphia, and would not 10 ablo to
roturu TO MaudoHeigh until tho last train ou tho
| following dny. It waB tho first timo l Ind ovor
| left my wfe aince our marriage. aud folt
nang Of rosl rogrot when iaonght qt passing
face, ono kiAa from tho rosy lips that hal
INIT prehsnt, nlino 80 tendarly, one glance fso'n
tho bluo oycs whose last toar-veiled LOOK WaH
to tho station, aa tlc morning was 50 delightful,
anu WAS strollng along beHido tho thick hedgo
that separated Mr. Carserots grounds from, tlo
road, whom my own 1'amo, pronounced IN acloaf'
! aietinct toIo, Httuck my car,
"Of courao, Mr. KerEison docs not know how
horribly his w.fc bohaved last spring with that
"Ai old affair revived, Ia Il mott"
] Aud .hon tho Bpcakois passed OIL, and heard
no moro.
NY first impulee Naa to force my way through
tho hedge and confPhnt them, but refleotlon cane
to my aia, and paused. Should ladyetl'so my
Bolf as m cavoadroppor oreat0 talk by oxllipit-
ing myself in tho character Of q newly aroused
Othelfo7 No, l would whit. I would watch. !
vbud-no, would no-quostion Maudc. Had
Blle thon, 40 deceived mop Oh, II Hho lad
WOO to her loyorl ZOO TO horl WOO, alas, to my
solfl For whnt thon would 10 loft to ne-to
me, who had given hor my whole hoart?
IL roachod the station. and, on consulting tho
clock thare, found that was mitch too carly, my
watch being, for somo lne4plicablo rcaaon. too
faat; 80, full Of troubled thoughts and dark fore
bodings turned into tho little poht-ofllcc, whlch
was established In Ru1all Btotc junt no1t to tho
station. intending to purchase there . paper Or
magazine wherewith to beguile tho tinao and, II
; possible, distract my thoughte. selected Bon1o
periodicals, md willie tho boy way H., w11;apping 70;
!, piietor Of tho ssoro, came in, uniastonod tho
1ettor-box from tho window, unlocked it, and
} poured ita coutentB on tho counter. preparatory
10 putting thom Into tho maii-hag for trnnnmis-
, aion to Now York. I watched him idly, with
sort Of vague curioaity, and saw that, ns ho did
so, ono Of tho letters foil hoavily, a. though
: como hard substance whs inclosed in 1t. It
. dropped near me-, glanced at it. ana recog-
, ! niscd at onoo tho slender running hand, tho
0 creamy papor. and tho dainty, twisted medimval
9 monogram IN gold and gay colors t was writ
, mold. ..
was about to eoize 1t, whom tho Postmaster
; swopt up Ill tho lotters. and, with MI angry
glanco At mo, thrust them uto tho lettcr~bag:
=
/ now. No tamporlng with tho lottors, il you
. took ont my pocket book and drew hun
= drea-dollar note from its depths. This laid Oh
"Givo me that lottcr with tho gay monogram
{, o on the seal," said inn whisper, "nnd this Is
yours"
It looked ut tho money, aud thon ut mo. just then
p tho whistle OF tho approaching train was heard
J. in the distance. lilo locked tho mail-bas
IS with jerk, tossed tho note. back to mo with
U shake Of his head, and hurried out to
= tho patform. ns II in haste to get out Of
% the way Of temptation. I followed hum without
a word. In that one ipntant had resolved upon
the courao OF action which Afterwards puf-
10 | sred.
. Whit could that object bo which was inoloBcd
70 In tho letter? Unfortunately, could guess only
too readily. I have boforo spokon OF tho small
bach door giving ingrsgs tony wifos apartments IT.
u fact that il was oloaod with dead~latch. Now
d the glance had cast upon tho letter had ro
veaied to ,ne tho fact that the inclosoa objeot
ID was 1toy md tho paper had Gcon 30 a1npsod By
u pressure to it's form tlnt tho outlines could be
ar clearly distinguished, tho peculiar shape OF the
r handle aud tho odd, pyramdal form Of tat
G. wards botug very pcrceptible It 'uas tho key o.
" tho little back door.
d. by the timo tho train was fairly on Its wny tc
Now York, had recovered my holt-possession
cr WAS perfectly calm aud cool. had recognized
b. at glance, the magnitude Of tho evil that hae
I'd bcfallen mo, the dopth and blIcknoss Of tht
II gulf Of intsmy that yaunod before my fost
IN 1raos light mir, coifr1lod the atory told b,
: tionlng as to lilo ,lo',gth Of my proposed ab
10 aencs, tho fact that my usually unTarying watel
10 WAS twenty minutes tuo fast, thus showing thai
= it had been tamperea with to Rroyont tht
as lottors tho refusal Of tho .Cartorot fam
or lily to associate with hor, all roEo befors
MO in an Instant each separate incilcnt crying
10 trumpot-tongued, Betrayed! botrayedl But tht
worry extent and certainty OF tho caiatnity Gavt
me composuro. Hope, dread. wrath arc agitatot
or and nnreasontng vengeance is calm, collected
and determined
reached Now York, announced overyThert
that WAS going to Philadelphia, and. ii fact
IN went 80 far to tho ferry to Jerdoy City
upon 1sa4s ny actions. 1 ordered dinnor 1t restau
n 1ant thoro, and forced mysolf to cat aud drink
for know should neod al my strength. Tho,
~ I:wont back to Now York and took tue train t.
!" tho ovoping. I had calculated TINT Ar
IL, 10 tl,no to taRo that traip !. aud, moreover
I supposed he would wish, TO wait til
Ut tho darkness. Tho next train that stoppet
III at Wostbrook did not come in till near II
~ ~. the intermediate ono being tho fast expzeas
10 10 NY calculations proved correct. MS no traca q
him appeared either in the or at the station
III greatly to MY satisfaction.
~ ~. walkcd to Maudesleigh, and, avoiding th'
IN main entrance, made my way by tho servants
~ gato into the grounds, and concealed myself il
n little summon house. There waitod till III,
10 repeater told mo it was half-past 10 o'clock;
w then loft tho eummar-houaa and went ro,lu>
1T to tho kounol whore Czur WAS chained. Th
~ ~ | noiso and motion of tle cars in travelling
to 30 worrisd and excited him, that sol
ho dom took him to tho city; and
~ ~ by Mrs. Korriaon's commands be was kept con
=" etautly chained, except when was Ut homo.
Ar knew, therefore, exactly whore to find Linn. Il
a. o. recognized my stop at onco aud started up witl
Ut a,quick, Joyous b17k but . Whisper from ny
''' agony Of mite delight. STOPPING down, un
m claspod tho clau aud. taking him by Tho collar
M M I lcd him to tho little back door.
~ tLio down, Czar." Tho Intelligent ani,na
- oboyol, his dark form lcing totally invinlhl
N. agalnbt tho dushy groen Of tho sward and in th