The Morning herald., 1876-10-10
REALIZED WISHES
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAYS EDITION.

But she stood motionless- and mute
as marble statue, her features as color
less and rigid. With difficulty, and keep
ing her eyes intently fixed on Reginald,
she slowly r,ised an arm, and pointing
with her hand to where the glittering sails
of her husbands shi p were already fast
vanishing in the gloom and haze Of the
ocean.
"Agnes," cried Reginald in an implor-
ing ayitated voice, for her appalling looks,
even more than her manner, surprised and
alarmed him, twill you not say one word
to me? could no longer rest without
seeing you dearest; and SO I eagerly
availod myself Of this opportunity of &C.
companying Lord L., who is recres-
ting himselfwith flying visit to our ma
tive isle, after the marriage of my amia-
bic cousin, his daughter Isabel. Helen
has told Of Isabel, has she not, sweet Ag-
mes? How dear and true friend and
sister she has been to nae during my exile.
For oh, Agnes, my life, my love, is it not
Punishment indeed, this separation from
thee? But, heavenly powers, take care |!
you will fallw
He gave bound forward and caught
her arm, for she was tottering on the very
brink of the dizzy height and looking
wildly over as if meditating plunge. She
looked up in his face as Reginald clasped
her arm, with gaze Of most piteous sup
plication, and her voice was hollow and
tremulous as the broken words with diff
Guilty were articulated: "Yonder-yonder
on the ocean waves my husband sleeps
tonight Reginald, behold yon lessening
speckl my hopes are centred there"
In one moment had flashed across her
brain conviction of Helen's false represen-
tations and of Reginald's truth. Bnt what
availed such knowledge now? She had
but tho delerious wish to make him COM
prehend her position and fly her presence.
He drew back from the verge of the
cliff, let fall her arm, and glared upon her
until she quailed and trembled beneath
the fierce and deadly expression. The
lrby's were proud and passionate race,
and the glance of and incensed Irby's eye
struck terror into an agressor, so tradition
said.
= "False-fckle p he hissed, rather than
spoke the words between his set teeth
false, fckle," did you not bid me be true
to youT He waited long for q reply, but
her tongue Glove to the roof of her mouth,
dismay and agony choked her utterance.
agnes, you have dared to treat me
thus; to wed anotherw Reginalds voice
rose in passion. "False, fckle-hearted,
have you indeed cast away such love as
mine?'
She feebly Whispered one vord-that
word was Helen"
"Aud what of my sister, what Of HelenTs
vehemently cried he. "Helen best know
how an Irby loves. Agnes. you have bro
ken my heart by your falsehood; and men
speak not of broken hearts ss women DO.
They speak of blasted fortunes, talents
wasted, prospects ruined-al this you may
have wrought for me. GO to your happy
home, Agnes, await your husbands return,
and remember the lover of your youth, and
what you have made him.
Bitterly and fercely the young man
poured forth the words, regarding her with
an almost scornful look as her beautiful
head dropped on her heaving bosom. What
tale Agnes could have unfolded. She
was standing on the verge Of precipice-
and she was silent. :,
At that moment Captain Dormers rough
voice broke the dreadful silence and dis
solved the spell. He was calling on "Aggy"
-boisterous and clustering enough. As
the rolling mariner appeared on the level
patch o. greensward, with one last wither-
ing glance of agony and upraiding, Regi.
maid Irby vanished down the descent and
Agnes few into her fathers arms, where
tits Of convulsiye weeping, followed by a
fearful interval of insensibility, were at
trlbuted by the captain to grief for her
husbands departure, and his conscienca
was sorely disquieted to think he had been
the originator Of Wilfred's perilous ab-
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