The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-31
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IDELES TRIAL.

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1 She was little old lady, and would have
made you think. of a fairy, with her gold
headed cane, her glittering puffs of white
hair, her black eyes, bright as diamonds,
her long hooked nose, her sharp curying
chin.
The Young lady with her had, a face
3 like some rich-hued tropical flower; the
lips scarlet and sweet, the lovely dark
eyes shining. She had a yellow rose In
her black hair and another at her belt.
The third person was q gentleman
about twenty-eight, rather pale, but very
handsome and naughty looking:
The three had just left the breakfast
table, and came. out together for stroll
in madame's lovely rose garden. :.
The young gentleman was madame's
sou the young lady was her adopted
Z daughter. The son by blood. and the
daughter by adoption, were to be married
in. "a few weeks. 5, -,
Madame was not pleased that it should
he so. but her son was his own master i;
and. after all, though she did not know
/ who her parents were, Ideie was a,glr 70
be proud of. So she submitted with.
seeming gooo grace. =.
Madame was the. first to discover that
something unusual and strange IN the
path ahead of them, and. fastening on,
with the aid sot her gold-headed statf,
reached it before the others, who were
gazing into each others eyes, came up. :
What madame had discovered was the
body of q youth of. perhaps fourteen, ter
ribly deformed, but having g beautiful
face and fair, curling hair. He was
clothed in gay velvet. suit, trimmed ed
with lace, and wore scarlet hose and
handsome shoes with shining buckles.
he lay upon his side, and knife was
sticking in his back, whose curved handle.
Of silver proclaimed it to be no common
weapon.
Close by was summer house over
grown with roses, honeysnckle and sweet
Madame bent down to look closer; ).
then she uttered q scream and started
aPhilip!' she cried. 'Philip, come
here. 1T is Cock Robin; some one killed
him. Look at the knife in his back 7!
Philip Franshawe stepped quickly be-
tween theigirl he loved and that ghastly
sight. u.
sBus some fascination drew Fdele for
I ward. She looked once Itwas' enough.
With q stealthy, shuddering movement
her white hand crept, first to the flower
in her hair, then to the one at her belt,
and tearing both out, she dropped them,.
crushed in the path. Z. -
The real name of the murdered boy
was sRobby Reese; but some one had
dubbed him Cock Robin sone day, and
I the name had stuck to him.
He was what is called half:witted, and
was the only child ola fayorite servant
OF Madame Franshawe's. He was sort
of pet with madame, one of whose Rhlms
it had been to deck him IN such f9ery as
this he wore now. : Is.
3 You had better go into the house,
mother said Philip; you and Idele,
1 and send Biddie to him. This is no place
for you = y. -,
ssWho is. to tell his mother" cried
! madame, shrilly. s.Nora'll go mad"
ssTell her yourself. Wai-here she is
now. She has missed him. ="
"a woman was coming towards them
With her apron to her eyes. She was
crying. ),
she said. as soon as she was near enough.
ellis beds not been slept in all night:
Pm sore troubled for the boy. : -,
And then, as both Philip and Madame
Fansha had stepped between. her and
poor slain Cock Robin, she; caught
glimpse of his blue velvet jacket, and
flung herself past them like a mad crea-
S ture. .xs,I;
Ideles turned and ran suddenly from
: tbesound of those frightful screams, going
straight to her own room and locking her
self in. She had not been there long
when Madame Fanshawe came:
Let me. in quickly, Idele, = she called,
in an imperative tone, 81 must speak with
Won instantly Instantly, do you hear?"
Idele opened the door Her hairiwas-
tumbled, her eyes were red. She was
trembling. s..s..a'. - .s
aDid You wish to speak to me, Mad
anne ~ she asked looking down. "a
= And then Madame Fanshawe pulled
something out of her pocket and flashed
it before her.
So It was a string of carbunclesy each
bead joined to its fellow by a golden
link. 1s.
Ideie glanced at:t them indiferently.
ST had not missed them" she said.
Z Where did you find them 2"
Madame advanced into the room and
shut the door.
81 found them in the summer house
near which poor, murdered Cock Robin
lies.,, she said in a ;shrill. whisper, and
smiled to see the flower like face blanch
at the words. ssNo one knows where I
found them. Go away at. once. Leave
nv house without seeing Philip again,
and hide yourself from him from this
day, and will keep your secret. Stay
and I will publish it to- the winds and
help hunt you to your DOOM"
And only yesterday" saidIdele, with
qaiyering lips, this morning, even, you
called me daughter" :
ssBut never let you caltm mother. I
I: am glad of that now .<,. ~ .,-r-t.
HMadame, do you believe that i killed
him T., enestio ioIed Idele,, thanghtily. al
Madame tossed the chain oF carbun-
cles npona dressing table, [1,9;...,s : -
sfI have warned vol, she, said.g@aStay
atsyour peril. Exchange but one word
with Philip and fswillryery soon letyou
know HhattI Believe
She left the room.
twas no partlof msdame'sy plans that
Idele should really be suspected. She
only wanted to separate her from Philip.
When she found her room vacant, she
concealed her absence at first on a pre-
tencs Of illness, and then after q time
gaye out that she. had gone to visit a rel
alive of her own.
Philip, however, had to be told some
thing nearer the truth. So she told him
where she found the string of carbuncles,
and how Idele looked when she showed
them to her. But not q word more.
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