The Morning herald., 1877-08-13

1t was because $1,000 III OaRSeC OI my lie
If told the truth"
: His head fell, and it was only after long
silence that he said, IF break Jail again,
win you take me back-will you give me
one more chance"
s"Neverw she replied, bitterly. "Every-
thing between us is at an end. III live no
more as / have lived. I'll tremble no more
for my life. and will be free in q new
laud and with new name."
\ Every word ground upon his heart, but
heonly said, II had a good deal to say to
YOU, butI don't know where to find the
words."' .a. .. q
~,.Words!' she said; "if you wanted to
help me to blows, you would not be much
troubled to; find them."
"But can suffer myself, I tell you, Sun
fower.""9 ....
= His habltual dark complexion was now
1ery pale. Sunfower drew back and
trembled. She knew what that change
upon his face presaged. However, ne said
in the quiet tone in which he had spoken
throughout their interview. so. if l get
away, and come to you again"
She interrupted him, and said. "You will
never know what has become of me-"
Then Pm seeing you for the very last
timeY"
~ The very last"
SIN few days you will be free; while
Ms for me, shall be at Portland. Chaps
at Portland do sometimes see their wives
Won't you ever come and shake me by the
bandW
"Never-never OnceF
"Still, it has been your fault that l am
what ANA convict. If had never
fallen in love with you, should never
have. been sent to Jail, and should not
now be going back to Portland"
,"rhen YOU should never have fallen in
love with me-"
He continued in his quiet voice, "And ii,
instead of being sent to Portland, 1 am
sent to the gallows for killing HIM VINO
was your lover, would you come and say
last good-byeW
NO" she said.
"Wretchm he cried, and leaping at the
bars, he seized and shook them-but with
out bending the iron.
The woman's first movement was toward
| the door. But when she saw how all hls
efforts made no impression on the railing
she stopped, came up to the second line o1
| ironwork, and fairly laughed at him In
| wbiIl of scorn.
.'Ha! how you would break me up like
| toy if you could get at me-" she said, IN
cruel voice. "But am out of your reach
am no longer your plaything. Don't wor
rv yourself, Samson, because you can
worry me. All, roar, but you can't get a
me; you're in safe cage at last"
This last taunt gave, 10 doubt, to Lang
lev force almost superhuman. He selze'
4 one of the bars with both hands, and CAV
it wrench with savage suddenness-l
j Welded, and bent towards him.
In a moment her fear predomlnated.
She uttered shrek upon shrek.
| Another jerk, and the bar would hav
given way. A moment. and she note
that the second line of bars were muc
| weaker than the first.
I The wild beast might get at its prey, al
ter all.
But the force OF human nature has II
limits. Langley had suffered so much dul
ing some hours-five, at least-that eve
his strength gave way. His blood, VII
lently shooting along bis veins and arte
les, flooded his quivering brain, and n
staggering. let 60 the bar, and fell heaVh
eeu,alcss. to the floor.
| CHAPTER XIV.
CHANGED,
And what has happened to Margaret an
Anstin sivory while the exigencles OF TN
narrative have led us away to scenes VIII
which apparently at first they had l'e1'
or nothing to Go! .., W.,
The day after tho dinner, at which Wel
her nut in force that terrible test or u
knife with which Forbes had been SIAN
the day after, about three IN the al'e
noon, Austin Sivory was once more
Porl, street. and knocking at the door
, the house under the roof OF Wnlch WI
| now to be found all that made life emu
| able. r,,o T.
;herinpay. who received him, land she Ca
see nobody" ,o. T.
II was in vain that Austin pleaded Il
onIv a moments interview. All entrea
I was in vain, and be left the house IN Sud
a almost of desperation. He went at"hco
tho Westminster Palace Hotel, that
8 might talk about her if he could not s.
] her. ., that dow h.
heen 40 talkative, gracious, hospi'aol
Z had become cold, cautious. ceremohlo'
n He now responded by the merest mon MOI,
% svIlables. and became entirely silent Wh'
~ / ~ -. ,aarnin n his SiStcr.