, 1877-08-04

ness to gall. Barry Chester was a apcndtllrift,
man devoid Of principle, an ttHpostor. Harry
Chester, unless. pretty stringent measures
cntangle everybody WHO Ind tt,c misfortune 70
be connected with him in his own ruin.
Accordingly, nno Saturday hight when, by
rcason OF next mornings asBoeiatiuna, tllo
rruliga1 might be expected to return from Ills
haunts at an earlier hour sllan usual, It was
planned tAut thu t!rgc Miss runstttarts should
slt 10 In solemn, snauls|torial state for ha re-
ccpt!on. ~.
for Mr. Chester; not plea to advance In cxtct,-
,,ation Of his guilt. YET confess, when I thtnk
moment 'n which his fate presented Itself to his
eyes, ! feel that this young man owned COM
It was q ru'lc Maryh midnight; thc caster'J
blasts blowing up sheer, from the Chcrbourg
Straits, aud Learing Icy destruction to tho early
bloom In orchards and ifult-sarlcns around
head bent low, made hts way along sl,o narrow
never very keen at thfs. hour OF tho
twontY-four, were too blinded to note
tho hingsa shatter shinks Of lbs parior win:
short duration. Whllt, viii, unsteady fingers,
be was still yalnly endeavurtng tn 1T the latch
aiy ay @ esab,Ssa a. ia,ekey Il @ fcfdeaRe'ne a ss1e
before l,iln,-an apparltlon whose import, stupc.
fled though hts scnscs might be, he graapcd' on
hleT sceonl:6cst siik, her head b: :r.b.
Sapea saprarted f'1 By one q tho seldom used
parlor canllesticRa-in her hand.
Barry Chester staggered into the house
then turned su!ienly round upon Miss Thco.
dora, VINO by this time had locked and barred
tho trout door and stood coldly confronting
him.
"You have not taken 10 any Of Daphns'.-
Ihis WIS his greeting 10 her.
q! nave waited up for you once. Ar. Chea-
ter" replied Tncodora. 10 staerato, arctic
sunc. ~ have walte.! un for you. Once! .On
may % quits surs shall not lose ny reat on
your account Z ser0nl tlnc.n
An.l upon that st1o turned back into tho par.
ior, with all tho majesty that conscious. vIftuo
he knew the kind ot scene that must await him,
il walked up to the heatth.rag, held hls
chilled hands out for q moment before such
in ths grate, then turned round .nd locked
ola sisters, Miss lsabeila, deaf, incxora-
hle, in her easy chair and spectacles; p;
oe %ua 'f os qhes heT soop .es coSr. S5
from him.
~ am In for judgment, ! aee." he remarked.
Let US get It over without delay. uaphne,- -
where this ia Dophncin glazing sayagc!y
round the room Tor hts wife. s' Better l,a7e !
full court, had NC not. befotn tho trial begtns !"
"Daphue went to her bed THREE hours ago. II
cried Aunt ttoaic, looking up quickly. "Daphne
knows nothiDg Ahout our-ouT-n
The words died on her lipa. Never were lips
lcss fitted for onuns4atlny judicial sentcuccs
than Aunt Hos!c's. But Miss Tteodosa took up
tue cue promptly.
"-ahout our teel!nE Il duty, Mr. Chester, to
expostulate with you as 10 your conduct. Yes.
we have waited NOW eight months-it ia eight
months on The 2Ath stuce your marriage, and
Ysur preparations for Virginia an NJ more I'd.
v4need than they were then. W. dcatre 10 aak
explicitly. on behalf of Daphne, aud Of our
sc1res, wh3t your 1nteuslons about tho future
art1"
"Wcll, IT Chester had down into hearty,
seaaonlrss pasaion, tt had been better foi
hlm,. 50 faf ~ the immediate defense
Of 'hts po4ttlon went. Instead Of this,
he began thictir, stowiy, doeRedly "a
argue. A fool who krgues can scaIro fal to
pre4ent yott With Al analysis OF tho very height,
breadth. and depth Of his own folly. Through
Barry Chestes's hazy, tneonsecut!Ve talk, xhas
~cre the fass prominently ahownt Not,