The Morning herald., 1877-10-16

,r,+ 70 assure her Of his inno-
ar +Sot svds with which she charged him.
would S not listen to him. "a ana 1 GROWN own
wou sost efforts Of voice with her loud
Emsa; " ss'9;t till you are more calm" Ar,
n+,;ved II lived to make her hear "and VIII
rli ll;nca YOU | am not the dastardly
,lrll ro1 now believe me-"
s1o s"t hla a hvpocrite-begone p was Au-
ela ran1v, "auit, at once, and for ever,
,n:;nn ,sIam to which your presence has
oGlI 4;M 7 have seen and spoken with my |
;th t Rosalie I" Arthur said, emphat-
al aHow YOU have come to the know
,hich YOU possess amazes me; but
"n % do know that Rosalie is my wife,
i III know NC also that my authority over
AN here, in her fathers mansion, Is
cnnt: WI let me go to her!'
as necessary that he should ask this
Etress Camelford, for that lady had
'lE horself before the door, her arms
al her fingers playing convulsively,
b. ewes glarlng like those OF a tlgress
pbo1t to spring upon it's victim.
II for nv defence ere you so utterly
"u me-" demonstrated Gresham.
u;l1 vii not listen now, nor have l now
W. m 10 nrove TO YOU my perfect inno-
Of all with which you charge me-"
1nrjts ever protest their innocence,
they made to dangle on the gallows-
and such should be your fate had !
to rule it SOP Mistress Camelford
med with an incredulous sneer.
Arthur, needing not the interruption,
pued-
|ayrants have been issued to arrest me
[-for-"
ou need not hesitate, it is already
h here, even to your Rosalie, that you
slain Albert Marsden, and have your
been wounded, m.ortally wounded, we
heard. and still believes your poor
wife," Augusta said, with ironlcal
asson, and terribly malicious smile
I'd up her face, as she read on Arthur's
Tres how great the agony she had driven
heart.
Inch sldings to reach her now, in her
Int stste,' Arthur exclaimed, despair
"Oh, the blow will kill her ~
lain Augusta smiled; and with even
malicious satisfaction than before.
entreat you stand aside, and let me
to her" proceeded Arthur. 81 have
moment to remain with her, for me1
b pursuit Of me, and will certainly seei
here"
IND they shall as certainly find you
eH, will well provide for that!" Mis-
Camelford cried, and now laughed
unfeminine, most unnatural laugh.
distress Augusta Camelford would no
er Gresham to pass from the room, an
u was he to do?
] he could have brought his mind to re
! to force, it would have availed HIM III
now with the woman with whom n
bld have to struggle; wounded, as n
he would have been but as child l
clutches Of the fury who now with gla7
eyes and foaming lips confronted hlm.
But as these two stood thus, face to fac
locking into each others eyes - tt
, with half appealing, half menacin
the woman with a gaze OF perfect
blute and determined hatred-the do'
Fhe apartment suddenly opened, and 5
las RAthborne hurriedly entered IL
m.
was neither surprise nor indignatlt
ich the baronet evinced as he saw stan
there the man who, without consultl1
b, had chosen to become his son-in-laW
ri know, sir, all that I have merited
hr hands, but pray have pity on Ine, tlr' M
then reproach me after as you will
me Of my wife, OF Rosalie 7" Arth
ed imploringly, bending till he was /
Rst kneeling before the baronet.
phcre We're tears in the eyes OF Sir Jon
thborne, trembling in his voice
erting his face from Arthur, he SAID
l-
'You are father, sir, but few mome1
Ne passed since son was born to 20
Rosalie, my disobedient daughter-.
nronet was pausing, vainlyendeavoril
give sternness to his manner, for as I
Prd daughter" quilted his lips, ne appe
to be seized with choking in his thro
p then he cast himself into chair, a
fpt and sobbed aloud.
And then, Arthur sank quite upon his XII
iore Rosalie's father, whose hand ne Sc
and gratefully pressed, weeping, p
fps, as plentifully, if not as noisily, as
PHaS Rathborne himself.
Mistress Augusta Camelford stood,
Pen, and unnoticed by them, gazing
Penn both with looks of bitter spite 6
eadly hatred.
"You will be kind and forbearing for
while with the poor young mother,
|ou not ?" pleaded Arthur to the baron
you will not upbraid her, for that would
b kill her."
"She is my daughter, and has dared
llsobey me, cruelty, but am rightly p
bhed for having 50 long shut her from
leart, and SOL pardon her, and
''aused moment, and then added, "as
l'asy' perhaps, I may be brought to par
I'M whom she has welded"
Augusta writhed and with difficulty s