The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
THE TRACK. |

Graham Forbes had spoken kindly, hr
his utterance had never been moved b
passion. Phrases of love she now hear
for the first time in ali her life.
Let the truth be sPoken. She had hitb
erto only thought she loved; now. all IN
known to her, the great passion was talkin
her life prisoner.
Austin continued.
If you had determined to see so little O
me-to refuse to receive NE again, fey
weeks belu z past,-why u.C you ever le
me see you at allf Why did YOU welcom
mef DID you not read i'll my ewes that
loved your You knew that my heart ant
life were no more my own, but yours,
offered you both; and, silently, you tool
theln! 1ou took these-my life and m,
heart; and you have no right, for the mer,
sake OF caprice, to play ut football will
| them.
She answered, in sweet, soft voice, %
have done you wrong"
In uttering these words. Margaret was,
for the moment, quite truthful and sim
eere.
d" Be little merciful," he pleaded.
"lrcat me like sick patieut-like one
recovering from terrible illness-and
perhaps some day shall be healthy again.
Then send me out into the world"
This was the safest possible Ian guage he
could address to such woman as Manga
ret Under any other circumstances than
those which had brought these two persous
lace to face, she would have at oIce felt
tnat he was right, and herself wrong.
AS it was, she remained no longer SO con-
vlnced Of Austins guilt as to dlre longer
play the part she had enacted, aud she
determined to renounce the idea of carry-
ing her project farther. She rejected all
further completely with the detective
Webber, aud she cancelled the sort of
agreement she had made W til the magis-
tr.te upon the day when first she saw Aus
tin Sivory. O
But. ut the same time, she was not suffi-
GENTLY se!f-conN inCcd Cf CfAus1in'sinnocenc
70 sign with him the treaty be offered her.
IIle the slightest shadow of suspicion
rested up,n him she could not accept him
as an intimate friend.
Armng herself with all her natural eour.
agc, Margaret at last turned to Sivory, and
SAID, "lf You love me. as you say You do
if you respect your love, if you respect ME,
go, Austin Sivory, go, pray you, and
never seek to see me mCre!"
"And is this all the answer you will give
meQ'
g, am unable, believe me, to give you
any other"
"But you will break my heart"
"Blasw she replied sadly; "and if do, 1t
is no fault Of mine"
AT least, )" he replied, "tell me the motive
for so much coldness-for harshness l
could not have thought you capable CT
"No; what you ask is utterly impossi-
be."
''rhis is too muchr' he cried, as he fell
upon seat, and pressed his throbjing
forehead with both hands.
At this junturo of affairs. Ellen Fother-
iuGay came into his room.
Cousin" she said, approaching, "there
is somebody in the other room who wants
to see YOU"
"Who is it7"
"a person who is quite unknown to me.
1t appears that he has come upon very i'm
portant business"
Margaret rose, and without looking at |
Austin, followed Ellen to the back draw
ing-room, where she found an officer from |
Scotland Yard.
"lf you please, miss" said this individ-
S1e took the letter, and whilst Ellen
showed the officer down stairs, she return
ed to the room in which she had left Aus
tin Sivory, approached a window, and lead
Is toilows:-
"MApAM,--
att ia my duty to inform you that we have DIS
covered the assassin who killed Mr.. Graham
Forbes. He is man called Langley, convict |
who had broken out of Jail We have overwheim-
ng proofs against him. Indeed, the man HIM
,ef has, 10 II certain extent, confessed his guilt.
All the suspicious which have been entertained |
lgaius Nj. Austin Svory are therefore completely |
destroyed. The police supervision To which he |
has been subjected up to the present time ceases
his day.
THE police willingly and unsrudgtngly did
III in their power to assist you TO convict this
gentleman II guilty OF the murder, but OF course,
it Is their duty now to do all in their power TO
rotcGt lin from any evil consequences arising
pat Of the charge brought against him.
I'VE have to cOngra uae you that this affair
g go near being cleared up, and that you will be
abe to know that tho gentleman who was So
;rueily killed. is being avenged.
81 an, madam, your obedtent servant,
"JANEs MACPHERSON,
superintendent"
Twice she read this letter, before she
.ould comprehend that she did not read
he words in o contrary sense to their real
meaning.
The second perusal achieved, she went
o the fireplace, flung the letter into the
James, watched until it was totally con-
;unlcd, and then turned towards Austin
5iy0ry, still seated, his head buried in his
lands, until she was near him, when, by
5omo mysterious influence, feeling her ap-
roach, he looked up. Why she came near
lin. with countenance completely
hanged, he could not divine.
Coming quite to his side, she said, II
ave caused You much sutfering-forgive
ne. and never ask me to explain the past.
have wrongs that have done you to re-
sair, and / will repair them"
Scarcely had she uttered these words,
han she broke into food of tears.
One morning carriage, a ooToneJ on
he doors was pulled up at the entrance to
be Westminster Palace Hotel.
A footman leaped quickly from the box,
TODD at the door, and waited for orders.
"Ask the hotel people" said fretful but