, 1877-07-14

wns salh, WAS having no tneans unt'itd to dis
cover Tho fate VI the stolen corpa, but without
It vas an exceedingly dlszracssuf prcdtca.
mc,,t to flnd onrscIvts fn, and poor 3hakoVEkY
rated hin,sclf bitterly for bis folly In dragging
me into such acrapc, bue wo resolved 70
The mills u the gods" would at last etinl
out Justice to all inyo1vod IN the wretehe1
mystery. ......
yitlon Of his fathers will restoring to htEl bis
patrtmony in easo hts cousin Mary died without
hctts, had cotns Into possession Of his forfeited
rights. md had again disappeared from Ash.
inorcIand. lcaynR tho fai'ily house In charge of
English, maintained solitary state among tho
country people aboat them. There were vnguc
tales; ahyly reported, of ghostly etghts and
sounds about ett old mansion. and It was ru-
rlored To he in consequence ot such disturbance
that tho strange occunapts finally cleared out,
taking With them one Of tht!: number, 1aia 10
lave been so craxed with superstitItrls fear as
to nccessttate tne close shroul!nE ot her face
from the possible view Sue might fancy she
would get of the dreaded appar,tiun.
Six years went on. Having paid tho penalty
OF Our alleged crime, we had finished our med.
fcal course aud cntnred upon the practice Of
our protesslon. not, however, without suffering
much from The stigma attached to Our names,
but which We bad determined stocal1y 10 live
down II subsequent events failed to establish our
Innocence. ......
shakovsky had developed into q noroee, mel
nncso!y man, restless, utsaatisQcd, and troubled
with haunting visions of his love IN pcrilous
straitt, startled aud agon'zcd often BY ttlc echo
of her voice calling hls name dcspntr!ngly, yet
resptutc tn putting down oil such irregular i'm"
prcsslous, chaty even about naming them, re-
fncmbcrtpg witt, Aclfehltng intn what per-
plexisy his crcdulous following of lllns!ona had
0nco plunged both hMscll and friend. pittcd
found hcart.rcst and fuI1ncse Ut life in happy
lore, but on that punt there was little aud con-
tinuatly lcssentng expression Of confidence aid
sympathy between ut "a the vcars rah lsy.
circumstances transplred which sast tue lrat ray
of light on the mystery that had 80 long en-
relopcl the fate OF Mary Munfoc.
Pressed into active service III Que Of the over.
rounds. one jay man OF middle agc, viii, ,eatl,
50 plainly stamped on tl!s cunning, sinister face
that saw at onto MY mission 10 lin was sinl-
ply to lessen Ills CONSCIOUSNESS Of suffering.
said In broken English. axiag bis wild eyes On
my faco:
"You think die. Doctors''
ut seems probable, my friend"
"Mon dlc!i." cried tho poor wretch, growing
more grccnish1s pale. with pain md terror.
soul--hAasl he CONS not i"
s'Wtiat ttn lies on your conscience, my
brother, TINT can help Yo'l to Retrieved"
questioned, aeetlE tl!e necessity Of giving
H4CHtht 10 rEat AH 0NAItf LaoIt
hand With a tlespalring clutch. Il What yoi,
call craxe-number fecity-scscn-'' and hc
drew mo down to wllisper IL nv car the name
continual, 70 Louisl am not nnnd, Louis!
Louis, saye! Ze world think ler dead-cut up
-prcscrve in a'eoofi'
"Her nunnc. ny poor te11ow1' ! said, ;trly-
| lninlktered to him scaatirc.
Number fcc{ty-HeYen,H he said cautiously,
but a1monsllefl by sharpcr1. ranx to nuke 4
| clean breast Of hts trouble: Marie Munroc-
be nake lure to lcr-shc scorn him-shc insult
him. He appeal 10 me, his atnl, bis compagnon.
We mako her sleep like death. n aarant Doc
tors tell size die Of hcnrt nalatlic. No llavc
cousin eanuot endure that she another in zo
Etuyc. lie command mo ut re first sladc II
night 10 ltE her QUITO bring her by fstireli
path to enr secret chatnbru, ind keep her In
from 70 city two mcd'cIne students to stenl sc
beautiful subject for dissection. We, going
back to MAKO xuro xat We have covered up xe
tomb, discover &c wrctchcs at Faro foul play.
e beautiful !spdy sto'en-splr1ted away Zen
The wrctrhed fellow doubled up With y tlt of
crastlps, which 1 thought, Indeed, would be tic
srssess Ct % H; G9assf, Gss!nf psssf"s snS 5 n e
part Of the COUSIN Munrue.
| ? Diaht p croancd tho knave. flo proceed
to make Eood his claims to zc patcrnal rishtsse
he take hlsclt oH to Europe axaiu, and leasu
ne and ma tntgaonAe In Charge vi ~ Etrl, with
liberal sdldrie SO long as w keep hcr dSistcncc
secret. But ~ dead alive mako trouble--wc
fear exposition; VIC spread r1lfnor Of haunted
hoilse; nc get 70 subject hy sirntS}sbls away to
reluge safe, and with 10 old eha's dispose Of wo
| euiuy lIfp In &c now eountree. Hut now 10
stipend grow 10 lcct!e; wu nothing hear Of Mon
sicnr A!unroc, mud W swear We maks :xposcl
when z[s pain dia5o'lqne scizc-dsatA ! Doc
tor.---hclpt @, Nun Died! ia alae ~
Fearful paro1ysns cut the dying n,an's story
short agaln, antl hc lapsct Into incolIcrent raf'
Inga, from Which could gather no further !ntel'
1lEeilce Of matter that lie little dreamed was
OF suel. absorbing interest to lus listener. Duty
to my other patients not permitting the to lin
ger longer nt hts cot, inoyc.t away, andl.,g,
when caulc again, nuothcF it llis place. 0y
which token KNOW ho had passed. beyond nred
"of course. i lost no time In communicating Ia
6lakoysky tlc facts, which, BY their coi,llccttou
with previous events, seemed less InyredbIe to
us tAAn to you who arc listcniny with sonlc
You may tudGef from ,slat you know ol
ahak'. grim ,ktcadfastness. tha'. l,asi!p;
gained this lons-souEht clcw !" the
aS ~ ct a hs h. sye ~ dh n1' ,ore{ aSs{
the statement 0t the dying wtuess nilu drllycs-
cd from tho mrshca Of nit internal plot thu long
suffering latiy Wlluut, to see HOW lu hrr quiet
matronfY happiness, yuu would not lMugtiir t.
have been f0r I've years the wtetc1cd auu despair
tng inmate Of q uladhuuse,
True to hts Instincts Ut scseryc, and lila re-
pugnance to vulgar notoncty, S1lakovsky itlstst
cd that ro exposure Of facts sauuIl b9 1uade
outside the vary sMall circle Vt friends nuSrs-
sa7ly yintcrestel, ami, practically, Mary Munros
continues dead to the Wurld, tls loyet1 alrs
6t.akoysky being lu no way ide,lltel NTH hcr
and, nndinr In thts frGe Wsstrtu tity, to which
the Doctor Immediately brought her, 10 assoc'A
t!ons ur reminders VI the lie that was.
'si}ut That dlatplcal k.nsnah oi hers. Dreck
does hs still walk thu eastA unnappcd OF jus
tlcet"
We cannot tell. Nothing has been heard o
him In yeurs,-nuthing. tn tRet. stnec hts final
Eubblc uf tic lust remnant Vi ths family estate.
6hakovsky has thu impression that tho scoan.
tlrtl will apt'css uN The Ste,,u aguu, and hha'
kossky'A Impressions rarely fntl Vt rontr'llatlon
though hc Alu.sclf pcrslslrntIy sct'ils at any
thu. wlllctl. to ILLS mind, has nut hrM basis u
reason Asfor sentiment, H. vi sharply sldl:ulrs
1t you would swcaT the fellow had nut lit, tnd
he IN tbs lust psrsun III the wosll you would
takr for the hero of u tunlAl!ca:. Yet. viii, al
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