The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-25

sn0 na0 unlSn00 reading II.
She felt that her rival was on her knee
before that book, impregnating its leave
with the volatile poison" which Waite
ished each Leaf, and turned It slowly Ovel
} her long muslin sleeve swept the edge G
the book, making the stealthy sound
which had aroused her intended victim.
Dora lay bound hand and foot by
feeling which almost stopped the beatin,
Of her heart
Remember, she had grown up ami,
scenes OF passion and violence; she Ia.
been among the helpless ones at Gavin
pore. when the Sepoys massacred thei
victims in cold blood; and death was NO
SO strange weapon in the hands Of ,
young girl, to her, as II would DO to US
nay, it seemed the one weapon BY which
Penelope AriingfOrd would most likely
strike for love and wealth.
MOtonless, her eyes distended, the
cold dew Of agony dripping from every
limb. the orphan girl lay and listened d
this evidence Of treachery.
All at once board at the side OF the
bed creaked. a. though q wary foot was
passing over it, and the long swish Of the
garments followed
Then the door softly burst open a. Il
without hand. flow Of air from the pass-
age rushed across the girls rigid face, and
she heard amid the suffocating throbbings
in her ears, the first crow Of some neigh
boring chanucieer:
Msf Usfior ended In swoon-
When she came to herself It was broad
daylight
me eoideh sunshine was lying ACROSS
ner pillow, and the perfumes OF the red
honeysucKie came IN through the open
"nuow ana niied the pretty chamber.
An seemed innocence and peace around
asr, out the soul OF the orphan giH was
hiied win astonlshment.
Sne could scarcely arrange her thoughts
AT nrst, SO terrible was the ordeal through
mmen s.ie hah passed; but al length she
saw .hat sne must leave the house imme-
diateiy; That she must relinquish both her
ahanced and her fortune. II she would
'esi ner NE SAFE.
on' papa! my papa; wept poor Dora,
you nave made terrible mistake!
| wheh sne loihed tne ianiiy In answer
70 inc Dreaklast pen, she was In her trav-
ennE IreSS' anu her trunks were al re-
Pa sX
Wy, m E'J Ia..an o a, ~nas ~ ne n.'e.s
are you III, GEAR: exclaimed feneiope, In
al TO her.
Dora turned her hack IN ber ,r,r,n;oht
visitor. and striving To snesk ca,mIv SeiJ
to Mr.. Ariingford. Z wish to 90 To london
to-day. sir. Please allow some one to
drive me to the station.
There was pause Of CONSERVATION,
then they all with one accord began to
plead with her tO change her mind, and
none OF the three were 50 urgent and ten
der about it as Penelope.
Just Try US, dear cOusin! she entreated. |
VI course You will be lonely at frst-ev- |
erything Is so diherent-but who will |
make you happier than We can? Has ANY |
body offended you, dear DOra?"
NO answered Dora, shuddering, but
l shall prefer living alone"
You are so young. so ignorant Of the |
ways OF our towns, said quiet Mrs. Ar |
lingford, here Ginning in anxiOusly, 1T Ii |
mad thing Tor you to think OF, child.
Il must 60" responded the orphan.
averting her pallid face that the dark mis-
cry OF it might not be seen.
So, when the persuasiOns Of himself,
and the pleadings and tears Of his women
availed not, Mr.. Ariingford got offended,
and cried, Let her please herself, Pensie.
Ring and order Sam to bring the carriage
arOnnd."
Dora swallowed Gun Of tea and choked
down a morsel of bread and then sbe
went back to her room to nut ON her hat
Locking the trunk took but a few mo-
ments.
She flung herself upon a chair and want
silently. feeling berseN tn be the moet do9-
olate and friendless being on the fsce ~
the earth.
What should abe do in london,
Go to her fathers LAWYER and toll him sbe
did not wish to marry Water Carv then
live alone in such lodgings AZ the remnant
pf her fortune could sfYond her
All, it was. indeed A terrible mistake I