The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-03-27
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fame, and left her alone and literally
friendlcss in Bombay, where he breathed
his last. "@Hi sSs}{1&'&.s.' }1 @23#sF ri
His dying words were: eco home, my
poor girl. to your Aunt Arlingford, at
Elmslcy, near London, and stay with her
until you arc married to Walter" .-
: For General Guild and Colonel Gary ha1
been friends together, and comrades in
many a battle, and had long ago atfianced
their motherless children to one an
other, the wedding, to take ace as soon
as the young man had attained his ma
jority. Fl ~s%
So here was the orphan girl nearing
the end of her journey, and gazing visit
fully at the strange and unfamiliar land
of her BIRTH "5
- There was one Clause in her dead ia
theirs will which had REQUIRED to Dora's
mind with, ever present pain, ever since
she had first heard it; and that was,
should she, upon making the acquaint-
ance of Walter Cary, refuse to marry him
the bulk Of her fortune should be passed
over to her cousin, Penelope Ar.ingford.
= That her dear father should think it
necessary to coerce her into compliance
had rung from her many a tear. Wholly
IMMERSED in the strong minded ways Of
some English maidens, she had never
dreamed of disobeyiug him, or of choes-
ng a mate for herself.
The journey was over at last.
Miss Guild found herself in a quiet
country house, surrounded by the most
fervent assurances of welcome from her
sole surviving relatives, who, Of course,
knew all about her affairs, ana treated
her with tho most delicate consideration
Mr.. Arlingford was bluff and hearty
gentleman farmer; Mrs. Arlingford re-
served lady, who, however seemed kind
ness itself; while Penelope, the only
daughter, and Dora's possible rival tor
the fortune, was a gentle faced, chestnut
haired girl of twenty, who greeted Dora
by winding her arms around her and lay
ing her cheek to hers without a word.
In The course of the evening of Miss
Guilds arrival, while she was giving her
aunt some account Of her voyage from
India, she observed her cousin Penelope
Standing out on the lawn, talking earn
estly with gentleman.
1t was a brilliant night in midsummer;
the moon, white and searching as great
time-light, shore on the pair, and showed
Miss Arhngton's companion to be not
only young and hansome, but also a
lover
His hand held hers, and his stately
head was often bent in unmistakable
alteration close to her tresses, while she
leaned towards him in all the loving
confidence Of returned Affection
Very soon theyentered the parlor, and
Walter Cary was directly presented to
Miss Guild.
And the lover of Penelope!
Dismay, Consideration, fell upon the
heart Of the orphan. There could be no
mistakc-every look, every action of the
two betrayed it.
She was atfianced to man who loved
another. %-E.-s
The cold touch of his hand on hers,
the distant: salutation, as if she were the
merest stranger, proclaimed that he was
resolved to ignore the contract which was
between them.
Dora shrank into the darkest corner Of
the room, and bitter disappointment fill
ed her soul. .r..ss
q Very soon however, the conversation.
going on round the table arrested her at
stention: Walter Cary was telling Mr..
Arlingford and Penelope an account of
strange murder which had lately occur
ed. @s'.-s..s ~ II! ...-
''The man. said he 'swas rather a clever
chemist, and accomplished his purpose
in a manner savoring more of the exploits
of the Arabian Nights epoch than those
of our day. He got possession Of her
journal, and impregnated its leaves with
a sort of volatile poison, which she of
course inhaled the first time she made a
record in the book, the result being a
mysterious death which no one could &C.
count for" v.n.-.
The eyes of Penelope Arlingford were
. fixed upon the narrator with pulsating
eagerness which arrested the attention Of
the orphan: ."S
~ "'What could it have been?' she almost
whispered. r. @
..s"Don't believe it, remarked Mr.. Ar
lingford sententiously. t3
The lovers were gazing at each other.
and there was half smile on the features
of each. eEa..= .srF
Soon after this, Dora, being considered
weary after her railway journey, was con
Quoted to her bed chamber by her cousin.
who again embracing her in mute, cling.
ing fashion, hoped she would rest we'll,
and left her. .. ~. .....s . 80
= Not one word had been said about her
betrothal to the young man in the parlor.
Her claims had been wholly ignored. Her
cousin was likely not only to rob her of
her inheritance, but of her husband also.
The young girl retired to bed with a
feeling OF desolation at her heart which
may be easily imagined, and fell asleep
weeping bitterly for her old, happy In
dian life, when she was the idol Of her
father, and darling Of her ayab.
III he woke-or,l rather, she struggled
back to consciousness with these words
'irunningLthrough her mind --"t the result
being a: mysterious death, which no one
could account for"
7 It was a disagreeable remark to occur
Stozone in the middle Of the night, and it
reused her to a preternatural wakeful.
ness.
So she began to ponder over the events OF
the past evening, when suddenly some-