The Morning herald., 1877-10-09

the fact, was striving to depict himP No.
Augusta might swear 1.-THE whole Worio
might declare tit was Impossible :,
"It is 40 wonder you have not suspected
our love-" the widow proceeded to say; "for
as if INCREASINGLY he feared the presence Of
a dangerous witness, Arthur Gresham nAs
never addressed to me word, not even d
look, which could betray to me the secret OF
his heart and have never urged the 1ui,
filment Of the promise which, as you Will
remember, he long since made me, to paln1
NV portrait. Those would have been happy
meetings which that task would nave
brought, but they would have been danger"
ms9mieht have led to premature dlscoV-
erv of our love, you know! But, Mistress
Camelford added, her face radiant with
smiles. and her voice trembling with an al
most perfect ecstacy, "our letters ana one
hopes we cherish for the future, are our re-
wards for reserve which, to botn OF U.s.
has been none the less torture because so
absolutely necessary.
All this sounded to Rosalie like dream
as she stood, constantly, while her COUSIN
| was speaking, whisperingly repeating TO
herself, Impossible-impossible" " -.
"And now that have told you OF this
| dear secret Of my heart, good night, Rosa
lie, I feel satisfied, now that have taken
YOU into my confidence. 1t is so delicious
cousin, as YOU, perhaps, may some day
| know, to speak to others Of him we love.
| have no fear that you will betray me; some
day, may ask you to help me, and the ex-
preston Of my gratitude would be to rem
state YOU fully in your father 8 love, which
of late"-this hypocrite added-'and with
out any reason, that l have been able 10 als-
cover. has almost entirely forsaken you"
Mistress Augusta Camelford having TAX
an. and very slightly pressed Rosahe's pas
s;ve hand, turned and left her, with her own
heart, such as it was, greatly relieved, and
with her mind well satisfied that her cousin,
even if she liked it not, must be to her
very useful ally when called upon 10 alo hef
with Sir Jonas Rathborne. ,o,
| Her marriage with old Martin Camelforo
had been the first great mistake OF Angus,
tas life; we shall see to what her second
will lead.
Mistress Camelford had no sooner quilted
the room, than Rosalie, aroused from tha'
species of lethargy, that overpowering stu
nor into which almost the first words OF mel
cousins strange revelation had plunged
her. darted to the door, closed and made II
fast: then hurrying towards the window
dashed aside the curtains, and threw Il
open. ,,,c ~,
This time no screen was placed before tn
fire, she extinguished no light, could tmhi
of nothing now save the dreadful tale u
which, stunned, and with every sense almos
entirely annihilated, she had been compelled
so verv lono. almost an age, it had seemed
to her, to listen.
l She leaned eagerly forward once NOR
!, from the window, listening, and striving,
pierce the outer darkness; she heard ne
name whispered, threw down the rope-lad
: der, and Arthur Gresham, for the secon
time that night, ascended to the apartment
Rosalie stood and gazed upon him &c
+ seme moments, powerless to utter word.
t "Here l am again, and alive!' Arthu
o exclaimed gaily, then-"It was rather NJ ha'
o ardous to leave the candles burning while
ascended: - and continued, while hastll
/; drawing up the ladder, reclosing the VIII
l. dow, and replacing the curtains before
y "you knew l would return as soon as you
= charming cousin had left you. Is it posss
j. BILE that you have only now got rid OF her
IS Then without waiting for an answer ne ra
70 tied on-"Perhaps you are not aware m
l. love, that two not very gentle hands wei
ON my throat while ago, as soon as ma
1t reached the ground? 1t is fact, thougf
h / wonder what the fellow meant by it! Il
vt did not give me the opportunity to ask hll
sr and not being at all gifted like cat 1t WI
quite impossible that should dlstlnguls
ID in the utter darkness what the rascal WI
er like. 1t cannot surely be that we are su
8, pected, and that this fellow was set to ca.
0, ture me? ?"
ID "Arthurp' Rosalie now said family.
j. "No, no y' Arthur continued, still busy
the window, and without observing h
10 wife; "be not alarmed, my darling, that
not ikely-some night-prowler, most pro.
- ably, who thought that I might have a Ii
as tie money in my pockets. At any rate
ur managed to hurl him into the hollow 20
ia der, and drove the senses out OF him Tor
st while, for waited several minutes and dl
it not hear him stir. It would not mu'
ed grieve me to know that I had broken te
~ Of the ruffian's ribs" ..
It, Now, at last, he turned towards Rosalle'
n, approaching to embrace her-looked IN
Nv her face, and receiled terrified =
fro BB Continued