Middletown transcript., 1875-07-24

gong over 20 the taDie she tooA iroIn
the open casket several letters and with
them a picture turning them over and
over, she came to the conclusion that
these could not be Of much account. so
she returned them again, and glided to
the CRATE just in time to hear Sly leave
the Hall.
She darted to the window and threw
up the sash, when he gave whistle
and rode away. ''It is all well. Mon
sieur," she muttered, Il will see you.
tonight, at one." She closed the win
dow, and passing over to the CRATE
placed more fagots on the dying en-
bers in short time the sound Of a
gun came from a ship on the ocean
and the house that was SO quiet before
in few moments seemed transformed
into Tower Of Babel. When the
sound Of the gun reached Sly's ears, he
instantly aismounted, hitched his horse
at ths-+lodge keepers gate. and pro-
ceeded to the beach He walked several
times up and down Phillissie was
watching from her mistress sitting room
window the doctor and Bessie with the
servants descend the cliffs. She saw
them when they reached the beach !,
saw the sturdy fishermen, in the torch
light, put out in boats only to be dash
ed to pieces on the rocks. When Sly
heard of the doctors arrival. he secreted
himself behind wall Of rocks. like a
lion awaiting his prey He knew that
the doctor would be up that way, for it
was favorite spot with the old man.
The doctor walked slowly up the beach; Z;
on, on to death. As he passed Sly's
hiding place. Sly stepped oat behind
him, his eyes glowing liikf. GOALS 9f fire,
and showing two rows Of even white
teeth like tiger in its anger, he drew
d,kgaf sesafa1 snes .bstsespi bis
fingers; in moment it was raised and
plunged deep in the heart Of his victim.
The Old man reeled and fell without q
groAu at. his feet, desda .sOne lessH'
be inuttered, Is BE leaned over ,is him and
drew , out the, tie knife as be did 50, =
shadow fell across his path.l Looking
uPl &e .behsld5 an lubwsleoHs visitor, IL
was old Simon 4hs fisherman
Asiook Of intense hatred passed over !.
the countenance of both. Simon was
the frat to speak. s.Wsll, Misthsr Sly
ye ave ave some more blood, ave YET aud
in the same pbce' :looo Al thpnghs fse
repinted, an was goin'for to marry the
angel up there" be said, with q wag
of his head towards Arnold Hall; "but
niver bit-a divil an saint dom do
well tegithsr,'"'., A seowl passed over
Sly's face, and save this, he made no
answer. but hurled the dagger in the
ocean, - Humph r gruntsd Simon,
s:.that, is not left behind to tell any tales,
/ suppose you wish Twas there. = mo,
it / did. / could pretty soon send ysu;
but I have some work for you yet
awhile,'Y. and taking shisuvallet from his
pocket, handed him z s1,, saying, a'this
will keep your mouth. for a fortnight" !"
Simon nodded his head in silence, and
looking down the beach. he. said hur-
riedly, "Come, We must be gettin' from
ere. smooth your tracks over in the
sand and step on this ere rock for we
must get up there without them seeing
us, / will go first; ,yop follow, but
you know how We worked this before -
Slowly they mounted the cliffs, Simon
going ahead. .ls ss
They reached the beach just as the
ship was wrecked. Sly did everything
he could for Bessie. At last there
came q fluttering breath, and the heavy
fringed lids opened slowly" Garry
them to the Hail." she said feebly,
meaning the last two. washed ashore, for
they were her cousins, and the first one
she came to was her betrothed, Stanley
Baynard, the other Owen Ashmead /;
then psrceiving Sly standing BY her,
she screamed ''Take him away! take
him away! don't let him come near me-"
and covering her face with her hands
she rocked herself to and fro. ''Where
is my father7 Why is be not beside
me ?" she said quickly, 1hurriedly look
ing at each sorrowful and sympathizing
face around her, for all expected as soon
as the doctor was missed that foul play
was going on. F.What has happened?''
she demanded, stamping her',foot on the
rock that she was on; II will know the
worst, whynot tell me it now!'h she add
ed walking up tho beach in the direction
her father had gone. She had proceed
ed but short distance when she saw
several Of the fishermen carrying dark
object between them. She stopped as
soon as she perceived them and waited
until they came up to bar She could hear
the thpd Of their feet in the wet sand,
and it made her Esehbld With ali an-
known fear There she stood, her un-
bound hair flying and -clinging by turns
to her pale face, her robes tapping
wildly about her in the wind. When