The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-07

Ho stood alone. on the edge Of the platform:
his valise in his hand. his travelling rug over
his arm, look inR eagerly into every rarringr M
II passed. MY brother lid not wait for the train
to stop before he lenprd ont. and ~ tho other
with u look Of disnppointmcnt and .porplc xitv.
they met each other in.e TO lnce. J suw For
roster stnrt and rccol. but snw no more then,
Tor the train bore mo on past them several
yaWEdis: a,,,,o, a, ,,,.,,.,., a,...
could md them in the crowd At length saw
them standing under lamp. thu light vt which
Tell full unrn their iarrs-iny brothers. white
nnd stnru. Forrostrr's excited md p"rplryrd.
But assure you. Colonel Dane. tint have
told you the truth" the latter WIS saying III
approached. Your daughter is not with me-
nor do know where she H. She appointed 70
como by The $50 train; ms she did not con
cudcd she had been prevented. and waited
h9riing she, would arrive, 10y this one
You had note from her This evening: show
II me- said Francis abruptly, after plusr.
II will confirm whnt hnv. toll! you," the
other returned. us h. produced and handed To
him hail sheet NJ paper covered with hnsiiy
s.rnwrd lines. which read over my brothers.
Pipn IL IN England. and will he Mt 1.enmine-
ton tomorrow. H. il more than oyer deter
mined to part us. 1t seems. hay" made upmy
mind ~ last to consent to whnt YOU rropos, ia
clandrstlur marrinRc. Take the next train 80
Birmingham will follow 10y The onc TINT lrnyrs
her" NJ $3.50. Wrrnn 90 onto london whore
YOU will: ! trust the rest 10 YOU gave YOU my
heart long ago; now place my honor IN your
hands. Yours ever. SipSEY."
God knows I would not have betrayed her"
We rcnd. Before noon tomorrow she would
have been NV viii" AMI 49,"
Who would have been the witness to This
mnrringcY questioned my. brother. looking
him lgl in the face. Delpinnquc's sue
He sartci. and Redeemed to the roots Of his
hair. more. IA 1t sremcd. with the sudden sur
prs" than any other emotion.
nclrlgn1ur ia mn internal traitor he NUT
tcr"il looking down.
Like master Ike man" was the bitter rc-
but II Sidney is no, with YOU, where can she
be- exclaimed nnxiously; she is not Mt
\ vague dread Of knew not what was begin
Francis, " Us 80 back Mt once; ask when
Allow m to ascertain for you" enid For
r. stcr. lie hurried away. and returned ia a few
moments with III" Information that tho next
/ train was the midnight .Nurnss. Alter slight
hH- tHiion. h. turned To Francis and added.
shall hold uivs"l! ut your disposition. Colonel
Dane. for tn" next w""k. should You require
/ sat -inrlinn. Tint H. my London address. He
handrl my brother u card. which the latter tore
in two. md threw nwny without glnncing nt II.
" Gentlemen do not fight now. md n they did
no g"n rmnm would ngnt YOU. b. replied. with
| m rnlphnsis witch hrJngh; the houi to For
rtsi"r's "hrrks. " YOU hnd succeeded In your
vliiniiou. scheme. would have given you n
VliniA'- rha~ils"tucnt: ~ IL n. only REQUIRE
YOU 10 kcrpuut ~ my IHth for tlir fuur". Come.
k"t". and. drawing my hand through his arm.
The tcndrr luminous rosn-coor Of dawn was
cropping oyer tn" eastern sky when We reached
HON" once more.
In the lnlc mysterious twilight. tho house.
with ~ closed shutters md drawn blinds. had
! Rglpouiy look-H look thnt mad" me shudirr.
reminding mo OF death. The door wis ournod
"Wiere Ia Miss Sidney? Has she re,urncd?"
"Mi-s sidney. ma'nm' thought she was
with YOU; no. she has not returned
bankly.
Perhaps she has left letter" I suggested (:
let Us 20 upstairs and look" | led the way to
lfIUl a | tt1 81.
iug mn instinct hay" never been able to A.
count for. ino,ionrh 90 him to wait and let me
60 ~ Nr-t, entered. hut tnd hardly crossed
IN" threshold wlrn drew back with nm mar
ti"ulai" nv. The window was wilde open. nd
inittinS ihr cuili air and cold gray lght u
dawn n small writ,ng-inhc stood near II, On
which stu burnt shaded Iamp. and there. with
her lA'k To me, srt-Snn"y. She WIS dressed
~ had seen her the night before her hat and
nsmnll travelling vnlisr lay on u chair nenr hrr.
Her letter cs" was open before her. and She
writing. Tor her check rested on n half Unfinished
letter and the pen was still In her fingers. MI
ms s9w q glance ~ stood on ~" thrcsh;
sccmrd t. Turn ne 10 stone.
There was no answer hurried TO her side.
tn" nnnd Touched WAS marble cold ON the
fair inrr turned 10 the light was the deep mys-
terions calm which j. never soon on the fea-
tur-S ~ The living. Sho WIS dead. Hours h.-
fore. Gods messenger had come for her. In nre
from heaven. and withou, moments pain. n
moments warning she lad been snntrhed on
ol lie into eternity snat'hc,l from IN" brink Of
ruin. from dlshonor wur,r than death. from
long heart -brcak and bitter shame and misery.
Even to us who loved her. IL was not difficult to
saw. Heavens will he duu"."
The unfinished letter wg- To her lnther few
i'Ar. stained lines. cnirrAting his forgiveness
for tho st"u sh" was about tn tnke. We ns'rr-
tnin"i T. moment the tim" ot her d"nth. for
ih" works N her watch had been stopped by the
fatal fash. and the hands pp ui"h t. half past
seven. And now occurs IN" question which has
haunted 90" ever since. II sidney died AT Lnlf
past seven. who. or rather whnt was the figure
b.wrin- her Lkrnrss which | brhsld At eight
cIOckF leave the answer To my Reader.