Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-01


smoulderng fury and ea.uu>v in his
white face.
You did? Who i he? Where were
they? Oh heaven, Herbert, il Won are
lying to me.
Herbert lips curlcd.
Il can see no advantage to be derived
by such a course. If yuu wish, vii.
take You to the conservatory, and YOU
can see tor yourself
They went silently, ike toe creep
ing on his victim, and in the tender
gloom of the quiet. warmly fragrant
place. Roland We>tcrtun had seen Berry !
Dean-hs beautiful, reserved darling
whose reticent reserve had cnchante,i
HIM. his own brtroth"i wilc-with hrl
arms ab"It the neck OF her companion
and her lovely. eager ewes looking up
in his.
He Wa a tall. handsome fellow Eo-
land saw that at the first bewildering
glance, and he would have sprung at
him, and tr"ttlrd him before her eyes,
had not Herbert gently restrained him
Don't be rash Listen and hear what
she -avs to him.
And he listened. STOPPING behind
the luxuriant shrubberv. to Bervl's low
loving voice.
1t almost Kills me to think it will be
so long before | sce you again, dear
Must you go
The young man was caresslng a tiny
curl that lay on Beryl's ialr forehead.
II dare not stay where you are, Berry
1t is the sheerc,t madness. What il
vour husband tU be should suspect
She silcnced him bv a soft hand laid
on his lips
Hush, dearest, He will never know
you may be sure. love YOU too wel.
to betray Tou You believe that don /
You. dear ~
Then he stopped and kissed her.
My darling, believe everything you
say. Let Us walk farther on: lmagin-
ed heard some one coming One little
quarter of an hour, and then must q
as came. II only might take You
with me? Oh, Berry,
And as his entreatlng Voice died away
III the distance, Roland Strengthened his
tall figure in a rigiditv OF furious wrath
"She is false, Herbert. thank YOU
ANA after that night ferNI Dean
name had never passed his lips. Wher
note came from her that expressed
nc' WohieF Al MS Pt"!ohS"n absence
from n'F' nc TrttFhcd II WITHOUT opening
II. "heh an lhulghant reiIohstranc'
followed, 1t suffered 4 like tate, and sC
II eH"t"'
Months alter. Bcryl Dean .ett the city
ana now. twenty wears alter, no word OI
news ntu come from heI ulrec'iS' "hii'
ho'ahH tlNeu ms lonely; careless NE. II
the midst "i MS wealth. not even lh'
memory OF 'Dcaut;iU! past /" thinh upon
with Only the taste "t such bitter l'"a'
Sea iruit upon ms lips as was there thl'
stormy November night
breaking III upon the revere OF pan
that Wa, unusually acute tonight, there
came sharp, lmp,rlou> summons at The
front entrance "t the mansion. Il l"Gr
series "i Jerks on the Sl.Ver gong, thai
thrilled out above tue noise ot the storm
that penetrated with unpleasant start
ing dleunctnesS L. the room where Mr
Wr>terton sat
He listened to the prompt response o
the servant, wondering with an energy
| OF interest that surprised himself VII" ul
what could Nant him or hl> at such Z;
, time ot night. III >nch :. fearful tempest
lie did not hnow the path tate had been
mahI"G Tor his i"rt al. th">" weary
l@'u>, was At last ready f"r!nm I" tread.
or that III" mprrail'" peal "t his door
bel. WAS the slgrhi lhat the grim, M.
seen woman on the threshold aS hur.
ring on her work To- the Inevitable end
whose h"ginnng dated wears ago.
II" did not know how plainly the fin
ger OF destiny Wa pointing t" the ap-
pointed way when servant handed
nm Il clum>ly folded. ha>tIIy-penclIe'l
note, written evid"utly in an extremity
OF pain and determination
He SAW that much at Il glance AT tie
tremu.ous chirographv tremuluuS. and
yet Indicating, IN its sharp up.and-down
strokes. a do-.cd Stubbornncss to sa,
what was To be said. If the nnnar,v ot
the excrlipn were severely paid when
the name was scrawlngly subscribed Z;
and the name subscribed was Herbert
We>tcrton. with a long. Struggling mark
at the bottom ot the first letter. that
looked as il the pencil and hand had fll-
.cu and dragged across the paper in
sheer prostration when the effort was
completed.
Mr. Wcsterton's brows contracted then
his mouth comrrcssed still more than il.
uSuaI stern expression. As he saw the
signature for the first time in wears and
v.ars-tor the first time since his broth.
er had gone from hom. so long. LONG