The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-24

headache, attributable, probably, 10 th'
shock in the afternoon drive.
Just as night was closing in, Dr. far
icon was seen walking in the dlrectl1i
Of the house, and somewhat hDruPtlS
Walter uttered some unsatisfactory "
planation and Joined him. 1he TWO men
proceelcd toward the hcml0ck grove,
md ELLA. watching from an upper WIN
dow. could SEQ that the doctor R"sticu'
lated threatcningIy, ana tha. "a'ter'
her daring and chiyaIrons WAFER teoii'
ed 10 make pitcou8 appeals to tho othcrH
fOrbcarancc
"Wbat can it mean2 Oh, whatever
can it mean ?" aObbed the yrarning
yonng heart, as she stood, weary ana
wrrtched, watching the rctreatlng iorih7
ill thcy melted into the darkness.
In about M hour Walter returned.
Ho was almost boisterously cheeri.I'
There was triumph in he eye ana 5t,'b-
faction on his brow. Next day waS 0at'
urdny, and Ella and he spent Il dehght'
ful day. notwithstanding that ne m
formed her business would call Inn TO
the city on Monday, but only for a few
doyp After that he said he would re
'uru and spend n whole uninterrupted
fortnight at Kirkland.
On Sunday evening tho lovers at
tended the village church and rs the
congregation we're dispensing, II lad IN Il
slouch bat that almost concealed his
features, suddenly approached Walter,
aud, with u quick and dcxtcrons move,
mrnt, placed n note in his hand and
d]igapppafed. The action was 80 sudden
That the messenger had vanished before
the young mqn had recovered from ms
surprise and although Ella was close
by bis side, she neither saw the envoy
nor the missiye hG delivered.
Walter wac taciturn and reflective M
the gnpper-tahle, and later in the even
ing ne said he Thought hc would walk
over to Albany before bed time, sleep at
the DeIayan, aud ret the eprly boat IN
the morning. Ella was cIcnrIy VcSed
and disappointed, but she babe him an
alIcctionate ndieu notwithstanding,
Next morning she rose Ialcr IMAM
usual, and on reaching the brenklast.
table found great excitement, The par-
son and the village druggist were there,
40 wag the ancient Miss Needlcton, the
onondoI ruryrvor of fine place.
"piarrod t&rnuCh the brain from sar
:, ,or % crie,l tLo aninatcr
ivan not cyoctlv" said the drup-
oj.t ut6r boIl scome TO have entered
iLo LioLnai n~nrti,n If fine forehead
rlL,r Ia the Irft or fine medal line, and
n,nroc1cd dnwnwo.d ihroupb and TO
iho Lnsn ~ tho sunlI "
uThot eco,nq vrrv extraordinary,
,l,oonT upo nut in Ihr maroon. q"
| sL,uII Lnyo foucirJ fine ball travelled
ill., a,,I,n,, ,lir.c,inn inward and
wv I"'''"'J II,,' oIdI, r.n,, Io
,'"' I'o l''' ''''" u"
IIILh, i.I.lo
bUt t'Ieic " "iu "1'. ,"'b-' 90 W.
SrrlhCd, SnlI ''r' bJo"rIcH' ,, ,
WlAt ms laploh,", It ol'o'
flIa, ullhlo longer 10 po"f VA' ''"''
suspense.
Doctor Fiulo"h M" Iouh "'"t
dofrd! erred the P"r on, Vho "''HR'hV,
hnu lho RpIlb 'or III cno',7' hl"'o'i'''
at ten O'Clock 'A'v hlRhI Wy On aNs'tS7In'
WI" 'h''i," 't'i' w" ''ibI,'S "''',''
w, HnonialhIunRI ctio1 th' n'othIr
r0h'iluR 10 hrr poor uai'lhR no" VII
l horrld news mas shocked her!
When rho recovered she was IN lac
room with her parents. Once alone
she ldoueIt long and earnestly of th
= tragedy the mystcrious relations be
% tween hrr lover and the murdered MN
tLc mdlcu drpmrlure last pipht of tn
e former, md hIp atrnnro Il g of gloon
y siicchr first mrtthcd doctor. But, O
couldn't be. IL was monstrous it wa
= cruel It was unpnrlonable 10 mix Wa
. ter, even in imaginatiOn, with such
> crime. No, mo-; it wasn't Walter. Tina
was cortnin. She wOuId at ovco wrtt
to him, nud tell him what IL very terrlbIC
crimo had been committed. OF conrtt
ne would want to hcnr about 1t from
hlrhI'ld before ne fo"d IL IN tno news
paprr' ~ thc wrote Il long letter 10
walter; una whllo Hhe "ns engaged ON