The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-08-25

hundred year coming to you from your
mothers property. His solemn oath for
babe him to reveal this to you; and for
three years he endured your contempt,
and was silent Judge now of the wrong
have done himi Judge now the noble
heart which you have trampled upon and
tortured -
"Oh, Horace, Horace! what misery
this money has brought upon us!'
mo, Elliuor. What misery one devia-
ton from the straight line of honor has
brought upon u.s. Ellinor, dearest, only
beloved, can you forgive the man who has
so truly loved, yet so deeply injured you"
Forgive you I"
She rose from her knees, and smooth
ing the thick, dark hair from his white
forehead, with tender. plying hands look
ed him full in the face.
Horace" she said, when, long ago,
you thodght loved you, you read my
heart Alright; but the depth and truth of
that love you could never read. Now,
now that | am the wife of another, anoth-
er to whom owe so very much affection
in reparation of the wrong have done
him, / dare tell you without thought
which is a sin against him, how much
loved you-and you ask me if / can for
give As freely as ! would have resign
ed this money for your sake, can forgive
you for the loss of it. This confession
has set all right. will be a good wife to
Henry Dalton. and you and he may be sim
cere friends yet"
"What. Ellinor do you think that, did
| not know myself to be dying, | could
have made this confession? No, you see
me now under the influence of stimulants
which give me false strength; of excite
ment, which is strong enough to master
even death. Tomorrow night, Ellinor,
the doctors tell me, there will no longer
be in this weary world weak, vacilla-
ting, jishonorable wretch called Horace
Margrave."
He stretched out his atten uated hands
drew her towards him, and imprinted one
kiss upon her forehead.
1.-THE first and the last, Ellinor," he
said. "Gooi-by!"
His face changed to a deadlier white
than before, and he fell back, fainting
The physician, peeping in at the hall
open door, beckoned to El,Inor:-
you must leave him at once, my dear
madame" he said "Had not seen the
dreafully disturbed state of his mind, |
should never have permitted this inter>
view"
ooh, monsieur, tell me, can you save
him ?"
"Only by a miracle, madame. A mir.
acle far beyond medical skill"
"You yourself, then, have no hope ?"
mot shadow of hope"
She bowed her head. The physician
took her hand in his, and pressed it with
a fatherly tenderness, looking at her ear
nestly and mournfully.
"Send for me to morrow, she said i'm
ploringly.
"Your presence can only endanger him
madame; but will send you tidings o
his state. Adieu p
She bent her head once more, and with
out uttering another word, hurried from
the room.
The following morning, as she was
seated in her own apartment, she was
once more summoned into the drawing
room.
The sister OF mercy was there, talking
to her aunt. They both looked grave and
thoughtful, and glanced anxiously at FL
linor, as she entered the room.
ale is worse ?" said Ellnor TO thu
sister, before a word had been spoken.
"Unhappily, yes. Madame he is
''Oh, do not tell me any more! Fol-
PHYS sake for PHYS saker' she exclaim
ed 80 young, SO gifted, SO admired
and it was in this very room we passet
such happy hours together, years ago.
She walked with fearless eyes to tn
window, and, leaning her head agains
the glass, looked down into the street be
low, and out of the cherries gray of til
autumn sky.
She was thinking how new and strang
the world looked to her now tina
Horace Margrave was deal!
, They erected a very modest tom
over the remains of Horace Margrave, i
the Cemetery of Pere la Chaise. Their
had been some thoughts OF conveying hi
+ ashes to his native country, that they nigh
| rest in the church of Margrave, littl
5 village in Westmoreland, the chancel {
r which church was decorated with re
= cumbent statue Of Algernon Margrav,
q cavalier, who fell at Worcester fight; br
e as he, the deceased, had no nearer rela
: tons than a few second-cousins in til
n army and the church, and a superannu
c atei admiral, his great uncle, and, as
| was Furthermore discovered that the az
: complished solicitor of Nerulam Built
: ings, Gray's Inn, had left not penny bt
n hind him, the idea was very quick
v abandoned. and the last remains of I'll