Ellsworth American., 1875-11-18

en- IN such terms that feared Serions IN
ness was at the bottom OF il and fled home
ward Ike the wind. Janet was not II
SIGHT. a servant led me up To INV grand
'"'nef room. lie was sitting alone q
. majestic cray figure by the table b,.
! tened forward 10 greet him. but he sudden
~ stretched out his hand. and repul sed m,
WIN gesture SO stern, a look so pathetic
ana dignifed, that l stood as IL rooted Ia
the floor -
Don't speak don't touch met he said
until you have read that and explained
| it,"
lie pointed with long, lean finger to Al,
open letter on the table.
loon y up; it was the history Of nv in
tercourse with Rosalnd Harrison from be-
ginning TO end-tcrribly precise terribly
rue! irit The blood >urging hot aud dark
lnto my face under those piercing. needle
like gray eyes that watched me as | read
the damned trcachery.
Is this trueE my grandfather asked
outi could net reply. is 1t true. sir?'
| persisted the pitiess voice; aud then |
| forced myself to look up.
| III y true. in part.l am afraid. But. O
| grandiathcr' for PHYS sake, listen to me
i"t me speak one word for myself. AN,
hot so wholly base, or 10 blame, rs thi.
| says-"
stop my grandfather cried Fl will
not hear another word The one fact that
! wanted to be as>u>ed Of before | con
/ uemn'd you. y true. You have confessed
T. You have been false to NV Janet
Janet! Janet.
lhe pathetic old voice. break in. out in.
70 thi' strange, sad cry, rung through th,.
ioheis passages and reached her wher.
ever she was. She flew into the room. ami
bending over him, without look AT mo
A'ssrd hlS white hair and withcrcd cheek.
soothing him tendcrly
Janet my girl-my brave giri' i.s ,u
true. You and are EFT To love each o,h.
sr al"he, Janet. he said, clnginy To hrr
hands. ~ "''
And we are quite happy. grandpapa
answered her sweet clear voice. ..nni,..
Dada" "P' /
! stood apart, listening rs if on the other /
sac OF great guf. Neither OF them .
looked Al me. '''"'
torglVe me pleaded. for once In .
huthb'tntNs. III you are thus determined .
:" ca, me out of your hearts, let ne a,
fore | 20" '''' 'c-
" ny should We bear cumltv agaIn.,
4'Sn ger Janet 2 said my grandfather. sitb
C. n'' di'tinctness. Let him go in peace
, ! nose nom ~ took ID place vi IL ii i.
~ ''e"us nave already played the part OF
Judas aud betrayed hun.
What could | .ayg For II was Rnr,
hAfrl'"n's hand that, unskilfully di>pui.rJ
had Penned that miserable cpi.tIc in ,t.
,,I"P" "i forever separating me from Janet
frhtonsleigh. Was he not JuI,.s :,
'r' 'n''h' without another word Ana "a,
mat lat hour knew th,. t,ufh NJ.
had never cared for MI I'll
rept l"f Janrts lake. and when ne ,aori.t
'1at had ceased TO love her, h.. hated I'M,
I''t ne ruined man--siunu.d. re,l-
hS- - stepped out into the open air
"'"hA suddenly yawurd IN my nG.
hhd al" hys depended on JaD,r'. i,,.
neither were apparently mn m
a''t "h"'hc | laughed. ur ,pp,.r.d "
'ni,td al her. expected her 10 love me
IeIt X Inpo>siblc Tor her To b,, C,I.. IN.
III, possessing these qualities? Sometimes
pished and jrercd. ard told myself an
Lbs had come from the mans training /
Janet had received. She would have
,luug 10 me, "A spite ~ everything. a. a
woman ought, had She been reared by
woman. After all, preferred to think
hat She loved me, even then. 10 spite Of
hat iron old man; so | whi>tled Rosaliud
Harrison memory down the wind. and.
now that my Oh Janet was lost 10 me
hug1ed her dear image closer than ever
II vas a son, dark day-still. horribly
tlli.wllh thr calm that prrcedes or follow.
a tempest. Now and then the heavy plunge
Of sliding masses oi snow was heard a |
walked Ia the station. aud great flakes fell
from the clouds at long distances Our
train laborrd heavily along. TIE wheels
the rail. creakrd. aud the sulen
air seemed 10 be thrilled with fprebodiug-
OF disaster. TO add 10 cur gloom, a heavy
A.. a -.
yapor which nt stated intervals roll up
from the Thames, and make London Ike
the cities one sees in dreams, vague and
terrible. wOulC have been but silvery ni-ts
compared With the thick curtain that
wrapped us and crept se crept onward.
| was startled out Of NV dismal rrverie I
by horrible sense OF u filling. sIckeu-
Ing crash ~ though the world had been \
shattered; then came inaeu> tbiiity. When I
INV Jared senses returned. | realized that 4
| Was lying among dead and wounded Al 4
the bottom Of IA rocky gorge. amid and IN I
der the ruins OF the cars. | could not move,
was 80 bruised aud crushed. could 4
not tell ii MY limbs were broken. but | 7
felt the blood ,rickling over my cold face
from a wound In my head.
Half tie nj ght passed while we lay there |
before help came. wa, silent, listening
10 the means OF the wounded aud dying.
The weather changed; cold wind blew
up and liiled the fog; the clouds parted.
and | saw star looking down upon me.
it made me think OF Janet-my Cd Janet
and called her name aloud. The star
changed; ii was Jauet's face that bent over
me, ner hands wiped the blood from my
face, her voice sounded in my ear.
Ted, my darling. o. my darling-my
own love, he is not dead, o, thank God,
he is not dead!'
She stood up and beckoned to one Oft the
men who were helping TO draw out from
under the wrecked tiuibois the crushed hu-
man beings about Us. He came with
light looked, and then turned away.
There's others that's hurt far worse
than him, Miss. We must look to them
first"
Janet caught hold of his arm, and snatch
ing her purse from her pocket, thrust it in
to his hand.
"For Gods sake help me-" she cried,
"Oh. you must hei p me get him away from
here. Take that-there is money in it
and do as bd you"
The man yielded. Janet took off Ter
large thick shawl and spread II on the
| ground. They loosened me as tenderly
AS possible from the wreck, and placed me
| on the shawl Next Janet took of some
olHti VI uti uit>s CONtEtu me
| i felt her lips touch my cheek she did
! il; then she took two corners OF the shawl
IN her small fair hands, the man took the
other two. and so. step by step, tenderly,
not 10 jar my bruised body, slowly and la
! boriously, the delicate girl aud the strong
| man carried me up the rocky, ice-bound
side of the rayine. On, my Old Jan-t-my
lost darling! More than the bleeding of
my heart. and more than the pain OF my
hurts was the pain of my penitent love for
you during that desolate journey.
Through the days OF unavoidable sick
ness which followed that nights wounds
and exposure, through my convalesceBce,
and as long as | needed nurse, Janet
stayed with me. Every morning she re-
ceived letter from her grandfather.
couched in affectionate terms aud express
sing great anxiety for her. but not once al
luding to me. He never came near me.
never asked after my welfare; was dead
to the old granite heart. | felt bitterly in-