New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-21

absurdly resounding epistles, and unl0cke
it. They were gone.
He rang furionsly for Henry Addison.
Hs was gone-3nd where! To Ne,
York with his sister. He had departed III
night before. and had left letter:
"MYD DEAR Mr.. BRIERLY-I am sure yo
will he glad to learn that my brOther-in-la'
has been called home. now some moath
since, to attend the relation whose deaf
was to give him some property. Tire
days ago NV sister received some letter
announcing the death Ut that person, an
her hus bands accession to fortune. 1t be
came necessary for her to hurry 10 Nov
York to catch the steamer, aud | wa
obliged to leave Washington with her.
saw her off for England, with proper escort
this day, and l shall return to you 10 lnor
row.
Il left keys and papers with sLrs. Tray
nor. and, hoping that my brief absence
may not nave Occasioned you any incOnve
nience, shall be ready Tor work on Wednes
day. l can not sufficiently express M,
happiness in the recovery OF Duke. 1t is,
hear. an assured thing.
Ever respectfully yours.
''HENRY ADDISON"
Mr.. Briefly sent for MIS-. Traynor.
did any one enter my library during
the absence of MIR. AddisOn T.
Mrs. Traynor said: "Oh, yes. sir, several
gentlemen. One, deputation from Lis
comb, asked permission to go IN and wrI5t
you note; another, MIR. Carey, Of the
House, went in one evening to look at q
book; again, man whom | rather hest
tated to let 10, but he had a written Per
mission from yourself"
And MIS-. TrayDor produced note signe
with Mr.. Brierly's own maine, and sealed
with red wax, as was the fashion then in
Washington; with MIR. Briefly 5 coat-ofarms
impressed on the SEAL
Mr.. Briefly saw in vii this the cunning
and the knavery Of Joe Peters. He had
undoubtedly got in, in Henry Addison's
absence, with the committee Of the constitu-
ency Of Liscomb. After that all was easy.
Mr.. Brierly's desk was not constructed On
any very original pattern, keys could be
easily bought to unlock IL; and, alas! the
rogue had found the sentimental and fool
ish letters Of silly woman.
The next Issue OF the LiscOmb Free
Scourge contained this paragraph:
Further Developments ia the Briefly
private secretary as attendant; Brierly's
money freely spent; false names used;
extract from the iady's letters:
"DEAR UR. BRIEFLY: How can l ever
thank you sufficiently for concealing nv
name and secret2-were it known il would
ruin mt! My employment ia the - De-
parrment is, ct course. only for time;
thanks to you, it has been highly remuner-
alive, 1T least to one who has suffered as
have. Yours,
GENEvIEvE"
DEAR MIR. BRIEFLY: Could see you
to morrow at Clay borne's HoteR Come
either early in the morning. or after the
guests of the hotel have gone in to dinner,
as am naturally anxious to avoid observa-
CENEyIEvE."
And so on. Silly letters which meant
nothing. but which. read i'll print and in
were damnatory to Mr.. Briefly.
He could not charge Mrs. Feunick witt,
any coquetry, except that which always
II pretty. foolish woman. He
had nothing to charge himself with, except
the first flush OF pardonable admiration
with which he had observed her beauty.
Still less could he charge Henry Addison
with any thing wrong; he had only been
br0tberly.
1t was case where nobody was to blame,
and yet where every buhy would suffer.
II would be impossible to describe Henry
Addisons CONSERVATION VIXEN he read
these atrocious libels. He was struck on
all sides. His love for Edith mad been
growing. growing, and he did not think it
was wholly unreturned. OF eourse he had
to conquer much before he could aspire to
high road to better position, and his sis
ters change Of fortune Lad been one of the
most Important advantages on which he
mad counted.
Then his sistel! How it would dash all
Ter claims to social position were this
lreadful thing to be known ia England.
Then his patron aud friend, Mr. Brit rly!
The man SO noble, SO generous, so epotless,
% utterly incapable OF mean action, how
lad he, Henry. repaid the hospitality, the
the tavors, the patronage OF Mr..
Briefly?
He was clear-headed and right-minded
nough to know that he must offer himself
md his sister up Is sacrifices, if necessary.
Zone thing must be done. Harry" said !
ir. Briefly; "you must go immediately to |
uy wife; you must explain every thug TO |
Ter; never held secret from her before. |
Iou remember asked you tor permission |
o explain your sisters POSITION"
Bat, before he could 90 further, there |
vas rush of umbrella aud an aGiascutom |
loak into the room, a psir'ot familiar arms |
we're thrown abont Mr.. B.ierly's neck, and |
dear and well known voice said:
II don't believe q word of it!'
Ii was Mrs. Hrieriy, as Wet AS a drowned |
A. fresh from the railway station: aad, |
bivious of carriages, she had rushed |
hrough the heavy April rain. just IS she |
ad rushed from Handyside College and
er boys sick bed in tie first conscious
lOment which she haG known since the |
nonymous copy of the Lisoo,n Free |
'courgc, carefully forwarded to her, had
ntoided its precious intelligence to hsr |!
tfectionate and astoniahfd eyes.
cake good care of Duke, Nathan said |
he. II have to go ON to Mr.. Briefly. |
Eho knows but he has takF n the feverp
Take care of Duke! Nathan Thornley, |
new how to do that, aud was rather |
Tended with Mrs: Briefly for suggesting it. |
$50 the captains in trouble, Ia he!" re-
larked Nathan to himself. "WelI, Joe
eters amt go smart as he. thinks he IA y
or Nathan had not been forgotten in the
istribution Of the Liscomb Free Scou,gcJ. |
Miss Briefly she'll he too smart for min
INFLOW. and don't believe the captains
DO! neither!'
When this immense relief came to Mr
rierly: when he felt those arms round his
eek; hen he heard that reass uriDg voice
he broke down entirely, and we may as
ell do as Henry Addison did, come out.
nd leave them, and shut the library door
ehind us.
Henry went to Lisco:nb, told the whole
cry to Judge Grizzly ard BIZ. Prentiss: an
rticle was written for the Liscomb Liberal
epying the scandal, and Joe Peters had
andsome libel suit on hand, which went
gh to ruin him.
Mrs. Bitterly, az soon a. Dake was well
rough, gave q splendid ball. at which
dith's engagement to Henry Addison was
They condescanded to ex.
ain to few friends tho crcumst lance of
r. Brierly's acquaintance with Mrs.
eunick, but they never told her real name
It of regard to Henry.
They behaved just as we'll as people
'uld, yet that scandal was never killed.
travelled through all the opposition
,pers; Mr.. Brierly's portrait and ticti-
GUS one of the "beautitul clerk in the--