The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

stopped me. ] thought at first it was all up
didn't tell you how they would look ON
the affair il they ever found 1t out?) but
something she said showed me that-what
do you think ?-I can't guess how it came
about, but it seems she has taken it into her
head that those Jew beasts were talking OF
you"
"Of me ~ the words came with an accent
Of utter surprise and agitation, and were ae-
companied by hasty movement, az though
| the lieutenant were about to spring to his
| feet. Garsford's heavy hand held him in his
| place.
eyes and, Cyril, boy what want to ask
you is to let it remain so. Itwont hurt you;
for she'll never breathe a word Of it to any
one, and it doesn't matter q fig to her how
many wives you might happen to have.
| "Iet it remain so!' repeated Cyril. The
suggestion seemed in some sort to stun him.
Garsford grasped his shoulder tighter.
'Yes," he said, eagerly almost imploring-
" cit will be only trfle to you, after all;
and, Granger, you know what it will be for
me. Ruin, and absolute ruin believe Il
would simply kill my father and as for
Ethel, if it weren't for her implicit belief
bless her girls heart lin my sanctity and
perfection, she would never be willing to
coax sufficient supplies from him, as it Is, to
keep nv head ahoat, and a roof over that
poor child in Islinston. If it were found
out, | should be cut off with a shilling, have
to leave the service, and should have all the
Jews down on me in heap"
"But would not she-Ethel, keep your
?" asked Cyril, too much agitated for
a nice choice of names. Garsford shook his
head.
'.She would try--yes, but it would be- just
as fatal to me in the end You don't know
that sister of mine, Granger. She's one OF
those ultra. truthful, upright girls, without
an atom of knowledge Of the world or OF
men and their temptations, who would think
), all this sort of thing 'damnatien doubly
damned. and concealment even worse.
. | verify believe even her love for me wouldn't
stand it and then sue would be always 60
!. ing on at me to tell my father and fretting
. about it and as to continuing to get extra
y supplies out OF him for me, there'd be an
~ end of that. She'd break her heart; but she
wouldt do it; and in the end it would all
81 come out and---I might as well cut my
throat now as think Of it."
= "And-if ] agree ?" said Cyril, very low.
- The FIRE had died out of him by now aud
6. the fair face looked ten years older.
- - "You will be The saving Of me, nothing
~ less, and shall thank you all my life for it.
y Cyril, YOU know yourself no man could feel
more bitterly remorseful than l do for that
:, page of my life; but | was younger then and
had got into the hands of an internally bad
. set. On my honor, ever since l got my step
I've done my very utmost to keep straight,
and pay off the interest on my debts at any
3; rate"
y 81 know you have. old fellow" said Cyril
me- gently.
- "Aud if am only given time-thcy say
-, the poor old Governor cart last more thar
a couple of years-I can clear everything al!
, . terwards, and begin afresh. Zitella viii
pass muster well enough if she's not blOwI
upon; and she's been brick-I will sa,
> it for her-Iince we've been married. Some
times, pon my word, | don't know hov
- ,he lives on so little and it would 60 rath
er hard on her if were smashed now
Granger, I've laughed at you sometimes an
called YOU stick and too church ) bu,
=, on my soul, when looked at that poor oil
~, man, who the doctors say might be carrie
800 off by an hours excitement or worry, an
those two women both looking to me {
their owe thing on earth, / envy you, / d
indeed. viii you do this for me?
49,. wouldn't ask you if it could hurt you, or
~, I'd any other resource; or even if Eth
~ hadn't taken it into her own head b.
an you're almost stranger to her, after a
a,a She didn't even rant me to give her al
H. explanation. said your affairs were nothil
80 to her land of course they're not, you kno'
-, and seemed quite in hurry to get away
something else while if it were me-We
,,.o III Just tell you, only don't laugh at it, S
anou took me round the neck just as was tur
ing away and said; oh George, tina
. :, God, it isn't you. You are all the world
on, me. What should do if you were d
hon.. ferent from what you are' Granger, j
n0Io guess how | felt as | thoughtful !
knew"
''She need not say So" said Cyril, gra
ly. II told you l owed you my life.
w,, can pay Ithe debt this way, George, it
Iu done. There don't say anything. ,
leave Brighton tomorrow.
"No need for that, old fellow" said G;
A.. ford, huskily. "You need only h,
'' your tongue. I'll bind over Ethel no
- ,is breathe word of it to any one and
Ia. may be sure she would never allude to j
,ioo, you"
- Il am sure of it but all the same, it
;o,.o- he better for me TO 60. don't care at
!. - staying, and-and | think III put ap
cam things now, and turn in early "
He arose as he spoke. II was q hint
the Captain to go, and the latter took it
p'aN 81 am so awIully grateful 10 you, Cy
''u'eS he said, holding out his hand You
not realize what you've saved me from
o'"0'' - never felt nearer putting buic, IN
- nr head than an hour ago"
's"'" II am glad did then" said Cyril
'oou1 ply. Goodnight George I suppo,
if circumstances were TO make it i'll
tant to me, you wouldn't mind the trut
WV ing known after your fathers death ~
"Of course not. But you ueed't be a
zone " 1t will never get beyond Ethel; aud so
'ea' oi as it's not ne she doesn't care, and vii
get the whole incident in week"
d only "Yes? Well supposc so Good.
way again, Garsford. You will hid them
erhaps bye for me | shall not see them again
of the And then Garsford took himself off
r. Il ly. with last wring of the hand and
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