Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25

effect.
One dark night was pacing the YER
andah long after midnight, when | was
startled by n bright light IN the room
which had been Anita's chamber. | in
stantly determined that thieves, having
heard the story which every gossip in the
village knew, had selected this night in
which to carry away some of the valuable
contents OF my poor, orring wile's apart
mont. For years her memory had been
to me Il thing of the past, but the idea
that rude hands could touch any-any-
thing once dear to the woman had
loved, set me in the Widest fury. Has
tily taking revolver from my desk
and snatching from a case OF curiosites q
two-pointed Malay dagger, | softly rar
through a passage which led to the room
whore the light was shining. l stopped
at Eunice's room to warn her against un.
necessary alarm, but to my surprise Eu'
nice was not there. Could she be in An
ita's chamber, wondered ? | cropt on
along the passage, pausing at every stop
or two to listen. The door of the long
closed chamber stood ajar, and suddenly
| heard sounds which seemed to stop my
heart beats. / heard the voice of Flu.
nice, and n voice which was hoarSo, rap
id, eager, and with n foreign accent.
For an instant | was almost mad with
jealousy. The well-dresscd foreign beg
gar--my wife's sorrow and her mysteri-
Gus conduct-her withdrawal from my
companionship and my chamberlain
frequent indispositions - the bountful
meals consumed at such times-her avor-
sion to my cnressos-all that had happen
ed since the day | had surprised my wife
and the beggar, linked itself together in
ono strong chain of damning evidence
against my wife. She had loved the for
eigner-shc had brought him into the
house of the man sho was wrongng she
had secreted him in tho rooms she knew
were safe from intrusion-she had even
fed him from her husbands table.
A terrible calm quickly succeeded my
fury, bat found mo cruel, vengeful, and
mercless. | would surprise them. |
would quickly and surely slay them, and
then, taxing my title daughter, would
fly from the homo which had so terribly
disgraced me.
Hastily ! throw open the door, but it
turned noiselcssly on its hinges without
disturbing the occupants OF tho room,
and revealed to mo scene that struck
me dumb. On the pillows OF the dainty
ed, unmistakeable form of Anita Loza-
tos BY the bedside, clad in white, with
hor golden hair unbound and ripping
over her face and shoulders stood Eu-
nice. Her eyes were iull of tears, while
all tho tenderness of pity, sorrow, and
compassion heightened tho beauty of her
pure features into something almost an
gelc. One OF her hands was tightly held
by Anita with the other sho was point
ing upward.
"Forgive mo again." groaned Anita,
hoarsely, "for the pain my presence has
given YOU"
"Ask the forgiveness Of God" replied
Eunice. 81 have only done my duty"
"The yoars Of pain | gave Norbert" "
continued Anita, "can he ever for
give"
"Ask Cod" said Eunicc, still pointing
upward.
"Ah, yes, my sister," said Anita, "but
am not n saint like you. God hnd nj
His angels to comfort Him when sim
ed, but Herbert was alone in his sorrow
Do you think he will forgive my soul aft
er it has left my body ?"
"IIe will forgive you now," replied
Eunice. ellis is n noble soul, and he is
our husband. Let me bring him"
"Oh, do not dare not meet him /
Before / could tell him all he would curse
me !" cried Anita, shuddering and shut
ting her eyes as if TO hide some dreadful
sight.
"You do not know him." replied Eu
nice. ale is honor itself. Whatever j,
pitifl, honorable, manly, Christian, that
is Herbert. lie shall forgive you"
"lle will ~ | cried, advancing to the
bedside. Eunice started ; Anita, with n
wild cry, hid her face in the pillow.
"Your wife is dying" whispered Eu-
nice. "Sho has suffered terribly. BE to
her all you can in her few remaining mo-
ments. And in an instant Eunice disap-
peared.
Tenderly | raised Anita in my arms
and kissed her brow. She opened hel
eyes and gazed into mine with look al
once glad and imploring.
Herbert she whispered, 81 was in :
fatuated on that awful night, but re-
pented before had got outside the
grounds. Ipursued my tempter as il |
we're mad. | hurried back to secure my
note before you should see it, but | arri-
we'd only in time to see you fall. Then
ran away KNOW not Wncre-Dut
never dared to come back to you. wa;
swept overheard at sea once, and before
| was rescued | was smitten by terrible
cold from which / never recovered
When | found must die | dragged my
self here, disguised in male attire, tc
look at you once more. Your noble
wife recognized me, and told her my
story. couldn't help tit seemed like
confessing to a pure angel. She declar
ed that she would tell you that | should
have my lawful husband, and she woulC
leave you forever. only prevented hel
by vowing to kill myself if she did
Then she declared these rooms were
mine that should live in them she