The National tribune., 1878-01-01


about her was like wise crushing her bones his
kisses her cheek burned and stng the flesh and his
fierce breath and wskefs all unlike the gentle pre-
and moduated tones of Reginald Of the day before
where we? Is this the place? Are to stop
here p? she asked the carriage ceased in its wild dry
ing before old dark castle black and grim with dust
and OF ages.
"This is our home, my darling Welcome to It,
lie lifted her out on the earth, which burned her feet
the entrance Of the black pile where gloomy retainer
in solemn. sooty black opened the gates for their
master and closed them behind him with clang not un
like their thin jarrng augh, which the echo sped
after Edith and curdled her blood with horror
~Oh am afraid, take me home, please Reginald"
No, darling, you mine you gave youIselfto me.
He glued his lips her own and embraced her fierce
ly She raised her eyes to his and behed not the hand
some features Reginald Forsyth that had lured
from home and duty, but the face of horrible grinnng
fend. Arthur" she tried to gasp but her lips utter
ed not sound and as her thoughts flew back to her
band, she vainly tried to call upon his
her. her peaceful home flashed before her eyes just
for moment but long enough to see her husband all
forgetful of her. beside companion farer and love-
er than she had been with the happiness in his face
repeated in hers and all their surroundings. She tried
to wresf herself from the wise grip of her capor but he
seized her form and carried Ii swiftly his and
stopped before great yawning cleft in rock.
Now darling" laughed the fend and flung her down
the deep, black abyss.
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edith, Edith wife. Why dinner win be cold Come,
child wake up-you will break your neck if you lie this
Edith opened her eyes and stared at her husband aud
then fell over at him. trembling and clung to him and be-
gan TO sob bitterly.
sDon't, darling dom cry Why have you been dream
ingg called You, and thought you never wake,
g Such terrible dream Arthur. Don't put me in
that chair again want to feel your around me-.
You have had night mare, daymare more likely.
No wonder, this is too warm Its enough to give
you beast of headache, well as bad dreams Come
down TO dinner-never mind your dress
Mr.. Wyld almost carried her down stairs, talking to
her the while and chiding her for being nervous.
You must eat don't be used up by silly dream,
old married lady like YOU" He tried to laugh her
out Of her gloom, which she smiled family back him.
bu n ler was of tlanE
IL don't believe you quite well, Edith you have
not been yourself for weeks. You had better DR..
Ponsonby. You either sick unhappy If / were
jealous fellow instead of practical should say
you in love with of the uniforms that have
been dangling about you for three months. Dom mind
my chai child How silly you are Nay, if you don't
cry again. Every kind word cut her like knife as she
thought of how narrowly she escaped being very wick
ed woman.
Don't so out to night Arth," she begged. 81 want
you in the house -
Only for little while, pet they will have the Nova
Scotia debate in the House tonight and want to hear
Dir James speak on the Surrey
Please don't go. I'm ILL., Please stay'
Well, IT you put it that way, of course / will but
thought you were getting to shift along without 2'
81 love you better than did, Arthur, and she
kissed him with unusual vehemence. ssIndeed do
there is no one in the world like you.''
her husband smiled complacently in happy ignorance
Edith vel wisely never told him Siv and yand as she
was about many things she felt that it would be cruel
undeseryed blow to him to know that in thought
she had forgotten her allegiance He had been kind,
good husband to her: but his anger of the slow,
white kind; he would not easily forgive forget her
weakness. No. she would not wound him by loud con-
esson of her folly her repentance must be secret and
long and sincere.
Shall ask Forsyth and Campbell for whist on Thurs
day night Edith?" Mr.. Wyd asked his wife two days
afterward,
:" No, Arth. They have been here often. Ask SUIT
ton and young Pirie
Sntton is such prig Edie and he always rows if he
1osesn
!. de Is no more of plig than the rest. Everybody
soldiers, L
accident would call Her Majesys Lancers back the
regiment f. / D.
Debate in the Senate.
We publish below the debate in the Senat,
on want of clerical force in the Surgeon -Gener
aps QA;ca A tLo a+4o,a+;1a.. oe -. l.