The Morning herald., 1877-10-15

!, ronpt was greatly shocked. Mis-
D',v ''@,,sta Camelford clutched with q
" ;so a' GRASP the arm Of her waiting1
rb vb;le p her coldly bright grey eyes
W., H, with the hearts despair which
'aactad. u and her face, in a moment
i uwrinkied and haggard, as though
re an aged woman, and had suffered
= ns,,sta's ,lr heart but one corner had
uinarable, and there had she been
now, there had yet a heavier blow!
poea1ie-what Of her? Did she
word, not even when hearing that
pbsnd Of but a few months, was
! die did she utter no despairing
no groan Of agonyP i
Roesalie, silently and unobserved.
i towards the door as if striving to
. annaltment, then stopped, incapa-
|rrocsesoding further, passed one hand
across her brow, staggered back
! step or two-and then fell senseless
ffather's feet,
Eonas and his niece gazed, first on
4 as she lay without sense or motion
led on the carpet, and then at each
with an amazement which was, for
moments, too deep for words.
{0tally absorbed were both uncle and
~ the fearful suspicious which Rosa
!, by swooning at this particular time.
! them to conceive, that they entirely
| to offer, or even to suggest any means
restoration Of the poor girls facul-
! Laura Hutchinson, without eviden-
Inv kind Of feeling for the sad plight
fch she now saw Rosalie, without even
|budering look-so well did she under
|the duties which were expected from
ing-maid-proceeded in a cool, busi-
Ike way, assisted by two servants Of
buse, then in the room, to the recovery
fainting girl; and presently sue
! in restoring her to a state Of semi
BUSINESS, and to a partial understand
what it was that had so stricken her
Ira Hutchinson and the other servants
ent from the apartment, and then
mas Rathborne addressing poor, shiver'
Osalie, said to her
serable girl! what is this artist
5lthu Gresham to you, that you should
when hearing Of his danger ?"
the reply came in tremulous whis-
pm between the young wife's white
pivering lips-"He is more than all
brld to me-his life is my life p
boks had the power to kill, Rosalie
not have survived that which Mis-
augusta Camelford now flashed upon
has dared to woo you, here, in you,
Is mansion, in which; almost out Of
\, he has been employed-and you
(dient girl, have thought SO little oi
pame and lineage, that you have
ID him to win your love ?"
Jonas questioned Of his daughter
}, in his own mind, that nothing
Or worse, could have happened.
Augusta's suspicious went further
bat they were, at last, aroused,
u have been his victim-have beer
Jed by him ?" Augusta said, in E
questioning tone, as if she doubted
e answer she must receive.
no." faltered Rosalie; and would
ppbraided her cousin, even at tha
Y moment, that she could think s<
dly Of both Arthur and her, but was
pt power to utter the reproving words
shame. Augusta |" exclaimed thu
et looking sternly on his niece.
uel and defiant sneer was Augusta
eply to her uncle's reproach.
petner he live or die, and Sir iona,
sed his daughter as if itrequired onl.
be should command to be at once
,-"you will from this moment for
Pt the william, Arthur Gresham, has
kisted."
ennot, father, Forgive me!' Rosalie
d; and sinking, as much from weak
s to implore her fathers pardon or
er knees before him, "Oh, l canno
"a, she pursued-"I I cannot; for NJ
my husband p
confession was uttered in the yer,
y whisper; but a thunderbolt crash
2 the room could not have more as
ea the baronet and his niece thai
pW those few words, which had bee1
STOOD less by their sound than by tn
them,
Jonas, overpowered by many an
IC!hS emotions against which his poo1
lnlnd was ill-ftted to struggle, san
sly and helplessly back int, his eas
1t was not thus with Mistress Angus
lnelford. She strobe, for some mt
round and about the room, glarin
Gaming, and with low grumbling
some newly y-@ged wild beast vain]
ns to break its bounds, and pantin
Jungle from which it has SO recent1
torn.
sently she stepped before Rosali
coked savagely down upon the sti
ing girl, over whom she lowered lii
gantlc fury. In her writings an
gnngs with herself, Augusta ha
Ched her hair fraa Of the bonds Nhi(