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

to Australia, where, after some time,
Igot some gold. But I soon lost the
greater part by gambling; and so, tired
Of Knocking about the world, came
back to the old country, and a 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 supposeIshall ever go
out from here.'' I. 5s
His reckless tone distressed Indiana,
and she began to urge on him the ne
cessity of seeing clergyman, and pre-
pairing for his end; but he interrupted
her by saying: ga 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 w illoughby,
of the One Hundred and Thirty-frs p
Indiana S blush answered, for she re-
manned silent, and Spurgeon proceed
ed 80 You probably thought that the
cause of your quarrel was known only
to yourselves-I mean his previous
marriage with Meenah Baee-but I
knew it all, for it was a plot of my own
devlsing: was mad with jealousy at
Willoughby'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-frst Native Infantry, but, as
well knew, had been missing for a
year or more, ever since some skirm-
ish or other. His name, Henry Mil
lingsby, SO capable of transformation
into Willoughby !; the fact of the num-
Der Of their regiments being the same.
and certain similarity between their
persons-they were both tall and fair
and 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
it's stead Il forged deed, initiating Will
oughby's signature and those of the
witnesses, who l ascertained were safe
out Of the way.
Meenah Baee, who could not read
English, and only knew her husband S
Christian name. never discovered the
forgery and, after making her prom
Use that she would not betray me to
Willoughby. who would, told her,
never forgive me for destroying his
prospects ola rich marriage, sent her
to you. and my plot succeeded beyond
my hopes. Your indignation, and the
regiments sudden removal, were most
favorable to me; and though I was
deeply wounded at being a second time
rejected, it was some comfort to know
that my hated rival had no better
chance than myself
''Can this be true % gasped Indi-
ana, who had listened in speechless as
constituent. "Surely you could not
have been so cruel? Poor Henry :"
she murmured in low tone to herself,
g If had only known the truth! Mr..
Sturgeon, 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 SO now, should wish to be able
to clear Capt. Willoughpy'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 acknowledgement, and
affixed his signature to the paper and
then, with trembling limbs and an ag-
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
tinguish their features. but she. felt a
strange trembling as 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 orssIn.
diana, after her long trial ); but by de-
grees she recovered sufficiently. to be
able to learn how this meeting was
brought about. And,s 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