The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-04-13
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frnpetuotis movement he received them, and
applying them to the principal doors, un-
closed aperture after aperture with a ready
hand. Suddenly hidden drawer emptied
n hidden letter into his hand. Elsie saw
the supgrscription, II was Rupert Whar-
tom" Knox examined It eagerly, seeming
quite unconscious, in his strange eagerness,
of the wondering eyes Of the girl beside him.
"a message from the dead p he hurmur-
ed.
His hands were shaking violently. To her
atnazement, he broke the seal, glanced at its
contents, and strobe from the room.
Amazed, puzzled and half frightened, El-
sic hastily locked the cabinet, fearing lest
Angelique should discover the strange trans
| action.
The guests of the previous day still re-
maued at Linden Walks. But when they
assembled at dinner Hubert Knox was not
of their number, and no one knew where he
had gone. A servant saw him go down the
avenue, but he could not be found in the
grounds, and the family were obliged to dino
without him.
In the afternoon the remainder Of tho
guests went away, and Angelique and Elsie
were alone in the drawing
al have delicate matter to explain,
| Elsie" said the former, "but IL is best to be
frank. You must have noticed Mr.. Knox's
increasing attentions to mel have reason
to believe that he will soon make me an Of
| fer of marriage and well, can afford to
marry a literary man without fortune, and
/ adore talent. With you it is different.
You must have rich husband, Elsie.
have been thinking that for the present, to
relieve the awkwardness of this affair, you
| would like to return home."
She paused.
"By and bye you could come back, you
know, and would do my best to get you
well settled in life. What do you say?"
al will 90 home," said Elsie family.
The gathering twilight hid her pallor and
trembling. She could not move to leave the
room and her cruel cousins presence just
then, for the walls were swimming round
and round her.
"Mrs. Wharton" said deep voice, "therc
is third party to this arrangement"
Looking up, they saw Hubert's tall form
leaning in the doorway.
al wish now to be known in my true
character" he said, advancing into the room.
"Please address me no longer by my liter
ary name. l am Rupert Wharton, the run
away son of Israel Wharton; and, madam,
to-day my suspicious have been verified
my father did not die by fair means"
"How dare you thus insult mcT" cried
Angelique angrily.
al have the proof" he said.
"Proof" she faltered.
Unmistakable," he responded.
There was thud upon the velvet carpet.
Elsie lay their senselesS.
"My little darlingl" and Rupert Wharton
bent over her.
Angelique escaped from the room, and
that night left Linden Walks.
In the confusion of finding the mistress
absent the next morning, Wharton drew
Elsie aside.
"she has gone forever. She has fed, and
this confirms my belief. Elsie, dreaded to
come to Linden Walks, which left six
years ago in boyish anger. l should not
have come but for your dear sake. But my
father never would have cut me off penni-
lees, Elsie, but for the wiles and plottings Of
that woman. She married the old man for
his money, and then deprived him of his
life by slow, insidious poison. He wrote
to me in appeal, begging me to return to his
relief, for he suspected the truth but for
some reason the letter never was posted. l
found it yesterday in the ebony cabinet.
Well, Elsie, she has gone to save her life, for
she is a cruel murdersss. But she is Of your
blood, and you shall have a word in this.
Shall we let her go?"
"The law would have no mercy?"
"Nonew
pray let her go!"
"As you say, my little Elsie"
In two days more the mansion of Linden
Walks was closed. Elsie White returned to
the humber but safer retreat of Fern Cot
tage, and Rupert Wharton went to London.
But on the following Christmas the old man
sion was all alive with the wit and wealth
of the country, for Rupert Whartons we'd
ding dinner took place there, and little FL
sic was his bride.
A REMARKABLE RESULT. 1t
makes no difference how many Physicians
or how much medicine you have tried, it is
now an established fact thnt German Svrnn