, 1874-08-09

looked upon broad park, whose tail trees wers
moaning IN tho wind, md over whose ice-cpycrrl
paths j few walkers were picking their ways.
| There was bright fire in the gratc.
4 Miss Kingsfnrd was exceedingly auxioug. St,t
showed ne her wallet. It contained bank rotes
! Of large denomination in all, %l9, 900.
She sent TO inquire if anT ouc were awaitin:
] her arrival.
In > moment tho president" was usherci
| in. He way tho man already described to mr.
both By 3fss fingsfoz1l and her brother Hi.
faco wore IN expression Of profound sympathy
/! Tlis vanishnd. however, when his eyes rcsteC
uron NE. Hc locked annoyed, if not alarmed
Miss kin2sford following my Instructions,
| tDld hro that WAS her maid.
| He bowed, and thcn asked, with an eagcrness
! rh1ch ho cnnld not conceal tfrom mo At lcast},
| IF SHE = HAD COME PrC1AEED'
| She replied in tile affirmative.
! Ills delight t,!esn1ad o:,t OF his eyes and his
mouth, As Ece CLEANS from between the bricks
! Of 4 1illn.
He offered her many conEolations, and then
| approached tie main subject once more.
Miss Efngsfori asked fox specification OF tIlc
character of the property ilcr brother had ab-
| s:rastca from, rho vaults Of the Company.
Tic MIN replied. in substance, that 1t consist
| ed Of ten St,uto Government bonds of tho old
| Issue Of 'C5, numbered from euch and sncn ur-
ward; five 81 Gao bonds Of the ISSUE OF 'G7, and
tArea OF tho Issue of 'Gs. I committed this
statement to memory
=
elaborate statement-hHed with all du9 express
sioHs Of sono1y and regrot-of kiagHord's Con-
dnct, and ended by saying that time wss press
ing, and that, II Miss KiaEsford wonll trus:
him. he would SEQ taat her family and her broth
er emerged IRON the danger Nhici, lEape1ilel
their pcace and Integrity.
@W=it . usotncnt, Please" said I. SIN
stead Of Being President Of the Ttus.
Company,
Are Tou not \ c1EGs?
Is not your Ealne Marshall !"
The man turned Iyid.
joining aparhrent. Einesforl WAS there, pncing
up and down, i1ncousclous Of The ne2r presence
Of thaso wno were Interested IN him.
beckoncd to lin.
He stepped into tuo rocm-
Each Of the three people recoiled, with ex-
}cesaions OF profound CONSERVATION. They cou-
templated one another for few seconds in dis
uiaTed silence.
must say that felt very much like laugliug.
finally addressed Marshall;
tcderata has faiied: Tho money to repurchase
tho honda he took has been raised, but Ihe mon-
cy to replace those yot have taken has 1lot bean
raiscd" did not tee1 that Was vcnturiug on
dangerous ground, Tor it Was too likely that Mar
shall, being party to felony, ll2d also proftci
pcrsonatins to his uuwary sister a grieved but
kind hearted superior, while you we're in reality
nothing more than = wretch who sought not only
to grow rich On tho wrongs committed by him,
bus to sex; eoTer hin 9. with 80 much sLame~whch
brought cown-tiiat his n2ue would have
been ! perpetual suggestion Of oyil aud re-
proach- You aIo thousand times the
criminal TINT ho is, and tlaulz Heaven that
yon have been thrown in my way. shall see
that
you Are PUNISHED"
While utteriug this piece Of bornbast, fixed
my eyrs upon him. and then added, quietly:
''lnu will be arrested to omorroW morning."
BE tuned about and hastened to the door. I
followed him. Ny private Officer was In waiting.
Marshall WIS acized tho instant he passed into
tue hall, and Was taken, as had previously di-
rectcd thnt he should be, to another aud i more
secluded part OF the house, and was there kept
Under surveillance for m hour and 4 half.
Having eecu that ho was secured and incapa-
citated from mating any interruption, I returned
to tho brother aud sister.
Miss Kingsfora WAS standing. With hes face
hidden in her hands, beside the mantel.
Her brother, almost bresthlens as statue,
stood ncar M opposite corner, with Ills face
ayerted.
..hIr Kin5sford," saia I. "yo1 hare been ros-
cued from destruction; you wore upon the verge
Of exposure. The dolay OF feu hours would
have ruined you isredeelaasdy, and the remainder
of your life and Of tho lives Of your relatives
wol!I hare been made bu1deusome+ Iou haro
distanco Of ali tho pcrdi.ion TINT is afforded
upon cartn. and you haso been insensbiy drawn |
back by ono hand. fou now owe L great deal to |
that haud. 1ou can now become upright. It
has afforded you another opportunity to becomo |
truo to yourself aud to those whom yon should |
love- Your sister robbed herself OF all her POSSES
sions, in order that roa might regaln another |
footho!d. md this aftez you have repeatedly de-
coived her and proved treachezous to thoae tlas |
believed in you. The great suzn tba: will alono |
be sufficient to o11zct tne amount yoM hare stolen |
Ind squandc:ed has been produced By her By tho
,alo of her dresses, and By the pledge OF her t
levels to 4 pawnbroiieT- I aln the pawubroker."
Hiss Kingslord sobbed Violently; aud her
3rotGos, overcome with tlis Tretched reflections
seemed to endeayor to hide himself behind him
eff
/ went On with the speech had prepared:
-.Iilnt you have been worse than useless
n the world, must be evident to yourself Is
;ou rpYipr your lilo. It is plain, however, to |
ue, that yon hAyo been Z
MONSTER or 1HGRAIiTUnE AND cEUELTT.
know that you llaTe disreganded the afections
nd rights Of those wtlo demanded respect from
'on / know that you have fnttercd away your
lfiLcip1es md yolr heart. know that you have
descended 30 low that you havo BECOME the Coz
idnut Of thieves. know that you have been
apabe Of 3 degree Of meanness that should
.ether, as one unfit for its company. You 1ob~
ed xour afIiancoo Of diamoud cross which your |
ister had loaned to her, and you eudeavo1ed to
ell it to me. Ed that you might with tho
roceeds escape from tho city. aud nyoid
le Consequences Of your crimes. Tia.
ross, previous to this attempt Of yours, WAS
ledEdl to NE By your sister for tie purpose OF I
asing money enough to sare you from exposure
nd punishment. Hero is the cso:g."
l produced It,
The sister uttered fresh cry OF distress, and
10 bro.her vas overwhelmed with rcmorse.
" Yes" cried /. s. 5ou have done i'll. You hare
ons nothing but to mako yourself dreaded and
Jared by those that.are upright. You hare per-
lifted your fancies to become passions, and your
assions to lead you to commit felnn!e5. You !
a4s approached very near to prison. 1t this
omeut you deserve arrest, a11aignn1en:, tIial.
Id condemnation. Iou should be, 1ebuked
: q Judge in open court. You should DO
ode infamous by the Press. fou should
clothed in the colored jacket Of tho con-
ct, and you should bo placed In + cell aud be
1arded By man Hho Kould shoot Joa should
III attempt to escape. Your hear. should bo
rtured III the knowledge that vou haFo broken
10 hearts of others. You should be weighed
,wn By the belief that nothing is uo7T due you
It everlasting sco.L. You should never have
lother moment OF peace. Iou should epend
10 reuoainder Of your life in
SORROW AND UTTER DEGRADATION.
ID should 10 wrapped up in the contemplation |
your Qxn sin, and tbs devastation that it has
ado" (kingzford was So a51ta:od thai: the !
I 1no. r. -.AL.