The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-21

got some gold. But | soon lost the
greater part by gambling and so, tired
of knocking about the world, came
back to the old country, and warm
reception she has given me The very
day landed [ met with this accident,
and unless the pain in my side gets
better don't suppose shall ever go
out from here"
His reckless tone distressed Indiana,
and she began to urge ON him the ne
cessity OF seeing a clergyman, and pre-
pairing for his end but he interrupted
her by saying: "A parson would do
me little good but there is one thing
which | must confess before die, and
to you only, for it principally concerns
yourself. You remember Willoughby,
of the One Hundred and Thirty-first :"
Indiana's blush answered, for she re-
manned silent, and Sturgeon proceed
ed: :: You probably thought that the
cause of your quarrel was known only
to yourselves-I mean his previous
marriage with Meenah Baee-but
knew it ali, for it was plot of my own
devising. l was mad with jealousy at
NlllOughby'S success, and was medita-
ting in what way could injure him,
when my evil genius threw in my
may Meenah Baee, who had come to
Agra in search of her husband, who
was Captain in the One Hundred and
Thirty-tirst Native Infantry. but. as l
well knew, had been missing for
year OF more. ever since some skirm-
ish Or other. His name, Henry Mil
lingshy. SO capable of transformation
into NlllOUghby the fact of the num-
Der Of their regiments being the same.
and a certain similarity between their
persons they were both tall and fair
and a delusion that the poor woman
had gotten into her head. but Will
oughby, whom she saw one day on
parade. was really her husband. sug-
gested to me the practicability Of de-
stroying his prospects and. under
pretense Of assisting her search. | pro-
cured from her her marriage contract.
which | destroyed and substituted in
its stead Il forged deed. initiating Will
oughhy's signature and those of the
witnesses. who ascertained were safe
out Of the way.
Meenah Baee, who could not read
English. and only knew her husbands
Christian name. never discovered the
forgery; and, after making her prom.
Use that she would not betray me to
WillouShby: who would, told her.
never forgive me for DESTROYING his
prospects Ola rich marriage, I sent her
to you. and my plot succeeded beyond
my hopes. Your Indignation, and the
regiment S sudden removal, were most
favorable to me: and though I was
IaQn|V N-n)11oI01 81 hni,o|r ~
rejected, it was some comfort to know
that my hated rival had no better
chance than myself:
Scan this be true?' gasped Indi-
ana. who had listened in speechless as
constituent. s'Surely you could not
have been SO cruel? Poor Henry -
she murmured in low tone to herself. |
- II had only known the truth! Mr..
Spurgeon, it is a hard matter, but |
still forgive you the wrong you have
done me; perhaps you hardly knew
how great it was. Although it is late
to do 50 now. should wish to he able
to clear Capt. Willough1y's name of
the stain that has rested upon it. and
write down the deposition you have
just made
Spurgeon-who: to do him justice.
had never known the extent of her af-
lection for Willoughby-agreed, and
affixed his signature to the paper and !
then. with trembling limbs and an ;eg.
itated look that surprised the nurses.
she left the hospital and hurried home
to rejoice her sister with the intelli-
gence that her confidence in Willough- |
by,s honor had not been misplaced.
AS she entered the drawing room.
where she knew she would find Miss |
Keith, she exclaimed, with breathless
eagerness, 80, Anne, Henry is inno-
cent; it was all a wicked-:' but |
stopped short on seeing two strangers
engaged in conversation with her Sis
ter and Meenah Baee. Her bewilder-
ment did not at first allow her to dis
tlngulsh their features, but she felt a |
strange trembling us she marked the |
tall figure of the one who came for
ward to meet her. No, she could not |
be mistaken, and in another moment |
her hands were clasped in Henry Will
loughby's, and her tremulous, s'Henry,
can you forgive meg answered by |
their warm pressure. Excess of hap
piness was almost too much for In
oldlld. tlIei llei long Jr1al out by de-
grees she recovered sufficiently to be
able to learn how this meeting was
brought about. And, first, Col. Will
loughby-for he now held that rank
had to present to her his friend Major
Millingsby. who had unwittingly been
the cause of their long estrangement.
''After you left Agra," continued |
the Colonel. Il went through all the
Sikh campaign. and then my regiment
was ordered to Gibraltar. After that
rather unfairly, as we thought,
though had it not been for this piece