The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-02-14

" Show Mr.. Emiyn up he cried in
harsh, shrieling tones. {: Come here,
sir-come here
Mr.. Emlyn pushed has way in, and
up the staircase Alice was too fright
ened To forbid him. The gardener
presently came in for pens and ink,
took them up to his master, and then
waited at the bottom of the stairs
. You had better go to your work
again, Thomas" said Alice /; ave can
manage without you now"
: Master said [ was to stay here"
She said nothing more but went into
the sitting-room, and waited and
watched in dull bewlldered expecta,
ton. Then she heard Mr. Emlyn's
voice:
"Thomas, come up, and bring one of
your fellow servants
= There was a trampling mp stairs and
then down after that Mr. Emiyn
came out of her husbands room he
left the house forthwith without speak
ing to Alice. Then the doctor came
he too was shown up stairs By and
by he came down into the room where
Alice was. He took her kindly by the
hand.
I" My dear Mrs. loft, prepare your.
self for bad news"
Is he very ill.," gasped Alice.
Yes, very i'll ; nay, he is dead"
After that the days passed like a
dream till the day of the funeral She
wished to follow him to the grave
or he had been very good to her, she
thought; and now that he was gone
her mind misgave her that she had
been faithless to him, not in deed, but
in heart-but this was forbidden by
those who had the management of at
fairs.
A relation of Mr.. loft had turned
up, nephew, lanky, raw-boned
youth, with long neck, and a tuft of
red hair on his chin; and this Eph-
rain loft was the chief mourner. Mr.
Emlyn also was at the funeral, and
when they returned they went into the
parlOr and drank wine, and afterward
sent for Mrs. loft to hear the Will read
He was solemn, courteous man, this
Emlyn, with a full resounding voice,
and he read out the terms of the will
distinctly and generously. 1t was diff
iicult to repress feeling of elation as
he rolled over the list Of Mr.. loft s
possessions, and ended with the clause
hat left his wife sole legaiee and ex-
ecutrix. How, through the gloom of
this day, bright vistas of the future
cleaned and shone
"Ahem there is a codicil," said
| Mr.. Emlyn; and bit by bit the codicil
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lanky nephew uncoiled himself and
glowered and blinked with amazement
and delight. There was but one be,
quest to Alicia copy of the Times OF
of - June, of the day previous to the
old man death.
They left her TO herself for a while,
and she tried to grasp what ali this
meant. The lawyer had politely
handed the widow her legacy, the copy
of the Times. What could IT mean
All, yes, it was dreadful, this pow
erty, after wealth had seemed within
her grasp. But still there was youth
and hope; and WilIiam-yes, she
might think of him now, fully and
freely. She carried no burden OF
gratitude, she was bound to no re-
spectful memory Of the dead. She was
free now, and perhaps William was
close at hand. Well, she would read
this Times.
Presently she clasped her hands to
| her forehead, and with strained and
horror-struck eyes, read this para
graph
DERELtcT Al f5EA.-A pathetic incident is
narrated 10y the master OF the steamship Suez,
just arrived at Liverpool. 1t appears that IN
| the Indian Ocean she met with a dismasted
| vessel apparently abandoned by the crew. A
| boat was sent to board her. whom the follow
! ing sight met the eyes OF the officer The
main and upper decks bad been swept clean
by the sea, the buIwarks We're carried away,
and every yestlge OF the spars and rigging.
| No living being was found on board, but in
| the captains cabin was the body Of a young
| man, with golden hair and beard, much de-
| composed. A letter was lying on the table,
which was brought away by the boats crew,
ana we are requested to give it III full, as it
may lead to the identification of the ship
Dearest Alice-How often have | thought OF
! our last parting, and longed once more to
| clasp you III my arms Love like ours Is
never to be parted; let the sulky old centen-
| aran do as he pleases. | write to you at your
sisters, as you desired me, No 10 Bond street,
MClford Regis. How well ] remember the
haFpJ hours we have spent there. | am in
command or the ship uOW." The rest OF the
letter is ileglble, except the words, Come to
me, your loving VIII am Black" The body
was sunk III the sea, the vessel left to Its fate,
aud the steamer continued her course.
That night, as the sun was setting
lighting up with golden flames the
broad estuary at Melford, the tide was
at It's full, and white winged ships were
floating in upon its bosom, young girl
appeared on the farthest extremity of
the landing stage, and, posing herself
for moment, and taking last long
look at all the beautiful scene around,
cast herself into the waters, which
closed around her with a sullen ripple
Once and once again white arm was
seen at the surface; boats put out, and
men with ropes shouted and gesticu-
lated from The shore; but it was of no
use the sea claimed it's own, and still
boards in its hidden treasury the
bones OF William and Alice
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