Middletown transcript., 1875-07-31
H DELAWARE SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 81, 1876

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,bt1s r ,ssYes,ns said Stanley feebly'
ssShs VA going to do that llistls fricl
j oncel bs6cre this morning, but I inter
4 rupted her, "When win the Inquest
take, place. Mark ~ "1rhis afternoon
at two o'clock viii you come down r
]rsNo, Mark, / am not strong enough
yet awhile. Is Owen going p ai"Yes.
sir !; be is. going with Miss Bessie. L
is ! mighty sorrovful thing, this muir
der ISL rYes. Mark. it 10 avery sad
thing glindsed sss sa* is = :
One O'Clock, and Sly was on his way
to the inquest. he was riding leisurely
/ alongsFith his bat drawn down. almost
covering, his sseyes. Evidently he VAS
in deep study; thinking Of the part
Iathat he had acted and was about to act.
! All at once his horse reared and alaost
,dismoppsed him. Looking mp With an
OATH hes ssw Msrgery standing before
him. leaning on her long crooked stick,
her hair streaming sildly around her ;
and her garments torn and besmeared
With dust and mud; resembling the
Meg Merriles in us'Guy Mannering. !"
"What DO you want. you old hsg 7"
- LNrWy
demanded Sly in stern voice. "This
much" answered Margery calmly !;
rTo tell you that you have bshsld the
last sunset. Your career has been an
evil one and ike it will be your end !;
| ii is close at hand. Ha! ha! ha r
Curse yours be said, striking 1t her
with bis riding whip. ''Go on" she
said, waving her hands. aa"Go on.
don't stop; death is following you,ppi
and raising her stick pointed to the
sun. saying, Before. .yon ,san sets yod
will be dead dead rs: the one yoniars
on your way to look upon. You don't
see it. bat ID" Here she shrieked,
waved her hands above her head and
with . wild laugh disappeared am,pg4
the bushes. When Sly reached the
Hsllhe entered, and passing into the
study approached the corpse, and stood.
in the same position that Mark had on.
the night Of the murder. Mark and
DrsdMontrose exchanged glances, for
they were both thinking Of the co1yere.
satiop that had been held on that nights
~ ire all present r. said the DOCTOR,
fiaing.s mo p'ansMered a.shrill voice
from the Hall. and Margery made her,
sppesr,ahcs ID the doorway. Lodking
II Dr Mop.rose, she said. II am ready
10 ,giFe my testimony. Lam NOT cresy
nows sIsknow s'eserything shsk Lam
seelngsto issy.na As she finished. her
eyes fell upon Sly, and pointing With.
ber stick at him, her face distortnred
With rage and her whole formrquiser-
ing, ,ushe sxclaimed: ,'He Is going to
telfs lie, but the Judgment Of God viii
ossrtake bin and. be win die! Die
before another hour rolls over bis head :
for headis iimya husbands murdar4r r
ssHideous wretch! put hefoussfor such
an Infamous lieirf lshrisksd sSly. his
face livid With rage + ana turning
around be bshsA Sister Agnes before
him. .'My Godl has the sea giSenlup
it's dead r. he screamed. threw up bis
hands, staggered and fell dead. With |
a'iaugh horrible enough u sxake the
Iassd. !. Mareery pointed to him and,
shsiskeds NJ soldshim hs would disl I /
told youPsll hsawodld die. lHst H. L|
be-! He vas going y murder ri g Bes-
sis !, look = him nowY and With AM
other burstiof laughter. stilhvaying her
hands shove her head, she Aed from the.
Hall All were dumbfounded Even
Bessie and Sister Agnes we're aston |
ished and terrified. Phillissie stood
gazing at Sister Agnes as ifashe Vas q |
statue, while Old Simon covered his
face with his hands and murmured,
"It cannot be L cannot be I" Phil |
lissie was the arst to control herself,
and a. she took the vial from her bosom,
Bessie screamed. but too late, for Phil
lissie had swallowed the contents and
fell without . groan. Or word, dead.
Simon was instantly bound hand and
foot and coofessed that he had taken q
part in the attempt to murder Made
moisslIe De Lancost, Sly's wife, alias
Sister Agnes. and that he had Wit
nessedsthe murder Of Doctor sArnold. /
He was executed two months after, and
thus perished tho murderer aud his ac-
completes. =
After the funeral Of DR.. Arnold, Mar
gerry returned to the Hall and was car
ed for. Stanley and QTsp's health be-
coming better. Sister Agnes returned
toIthe convent. iifs1 is,ss.'sii
= - Three years have passed again The
inmates of the Old Hall are busy. for
Stanley1and Bessie are expected home
from their wedding tour. Mark Dun
can. Who had proven such true friend
to Bessie, resumed hia studies under
the care Of DR.. Montrose, and gradu-
ated in time to 'congratulatsnthe happy
pair. He commenced the practice Of
medicine in the Office Of his deceased
friend and benefactor, DR.. Arnold.